The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
Rough on the prstanders.

Rough on the Bystanders.
| Los Angeles. August 16.-To-day ].
d. Lynch and VIM. a. Spaulding, edit
ors respectively of the l;erald and Ex-
press, engaged in a sho, ting affray on
the street Several bystanders were
unhurt- The trouble aro>c from an ar
ticle in the Herald rejecting on Spaul-
ding.
The Great Oil Fire
TrTUsvILLE, Aug. 16.-The fire which
| occurred Thursday morning at Parker's
Landing, by lightning, has proved to be
more destructive than was expected. The
efforts to eXtInguish the burning oil have
up to this morning been Intellectual.
Five tanks, containing 5000 barrels of
oil, have burned. The third tank caught
at eleven O'Clock this morning, and burst
with terrific force, shattering every pane
of glass on River avenue, and knocking
several people senseless Burning oil
rushed into the river, and the river be-
came sheet of flame. The greatest con-
sternatiOn prevailed, every one fleeing
to the hills for safety. The wind sud
denly changed, and the town was saved.
The flames are now confined to the tanks.
Nellie All Right.
LONDON, August 1S.-The announce
ment of the death of Mrs. SartOris, daugh-
ter of General Grant, is not true. The
mistake arose from the death of Mrs. +.
w. Sartoris, formerly Adelaide Kemble.
French RailrOading.
PARIS, August 1S.-The number of
victims on the Argentan and Granville
railroad is larger than was reported
There were fifteen killed and thirty-six
wounded.
France will not go to war to protect
Greece from Turkey.
Heavy Rain.
LONDON, August 1S.-A Times dis
patch from Geneva reports IA water-spout
which occurred on the 10Th inst. at Pals
DeGeXi, causing the river Versoor to
overflow. Buildings at Divoinne were
damaged to the extent of 100000 francs,
and several persons were killed.
The NihiIists.
ST.. PETERSBURG, August 1S.-The Ga
los announces that last night the police
seized several carts conveying boxes of
guns, powder, grenades and other eXplo-
Sives to Il small chambers shop in st.
Petersburg. A large store of explosives
was also found in the shop, and its pro-
prietOrs were arrested.
English Weather and Business.
LONDON, August 1S.-In consequence
of u terrific and furious storm, traffic is
suspended Oh the railway between Ches-
ter and HOlyhead. The viaduct at Liam
dular, Wales, has been washed away, al
so some of the bridges. Several sewers
were burst by the freshet on the lines of
the Liverpool railways. Wilkenhead is
flooded. There have been thirty hours
of continuous rain at Chester, in Derby
shire. The Trent and Derwent rivers
have oVert1own, and all the low lying
lands are flooded Wheat is gradually
rotting, and any crops left standing will
not pay for cutting. The rain at Shelf
field was so violent as to wash away the
foundations of five houses in the course
of construction.
A weeks notice of five per cent reduc-
ton of the wages of operatives has been
posted in most of the cotton mills at
Paisley Bridge, where 100000 spindles
are running on short time, and 100000
have stopped altogether while 100000
are working on full time. A more gen
eral adoption of the short time system is
expected next winter. In Ashton, on the
Tyne, 425,O 900 spindles are stopped, and
100000 are working on short time.
Irish Sports.
LONDON, August 1S.-At Lurgan, Ire
land, Saturday, two hundred police
charged on a mob with fixed bayonets.
The police were beaten back, and twenty
of their number were injured. Rival
mobs fired at each other with rifles. One
of the leaders of the Catholic party had
some dynamite, which exploded, iniur-
ing him fatally.
A Sea Coast Zephyr.
CAPE MAY, August 1S.-A terrific
storm of wind and rain swept along the
coast today, from Wilmington, n. c.,
to beyond Atlantic City. Great damage
was done here and at other points along
the coast, and many vessels wrecked
LeavenwOrth Finances.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, August 19.-|
Further investigation into the accounts
of City Clerk Fred Spaulding, who alb
seconded recently, shows that his deficit
thus far is nearly $4,000. The work of
investigation is still going ON and it is
thought that the amount taken will be
found to be much greater.
LEAvENwORTII, Kansas, August IS
A brakeman named David Waite, on the
Kansas Central road, went into a drug
store, at Havenville, Saturday evening
and thinking to take drink from a
bottle of whisky took poison, and died
in Il few hours.
A Georgia Railroad.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August IS. - Two
coaches OF the south bound train on the
Charlotte, Columbus 81 Augusta railroad
were thrown down an embankment near
Columbia by broken rail on Sunday
night, and turned over Sixteen persons
were injured, but none seriously.
Illinois Wheat Crop.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August 1S.-The
ing to figures received by the state board
of agriculture, will amount to a total of
AZ, O31 ,252 bushels, an average of 1898
bushels per acre, and is valued at $37,-
266, 757, or an average of lightweight
cents per bushel in the producers hands.
1t is considered the largest and most
valuable wheat crop ever raised in the
state.
SchurZ.
WASHINGTON, August 1S.-Secretary
SchurZ left tonight for Ohio and an in
Spection OF the Indian agencies. Webb
Hayes, son of the president, accom-
panies him. Secretary Sherman leaves
tomorrow for Ohio. SchurZ will deliver
his financial speech in English, speaking
at Cincinnati Wednesday evening.
st. Louis to be Reformed.
ST. LOUIS, August 19.-A number of
new or amended laws particularly affect
ing St. Louis, passed by the legislature
last winter, went into effect to-day. Those
OF chief interest apply to gamblers, lot
terry men and prostitutes. The lottery
law as it now stands makes it fineable
Ofense. for lottery company to adver-
tise, or for newspapers to publish adver-
tIsements of lotteries. The law against
gambling is more severe than the old
one, and makes the act of gambling or
keeping gambling house misdemean-
or fineable in not over 81 600. The same
penalty applies to women who follow
the vocation of prostitute The execu-
ton of these laws is in the hands of the
police officials, and the police commits
sioners say they are going to make des-
perate onslaught on the gamblers and
lottery men, and intend to stop all street
walking by baYds, close designation
houses in respectable neighhorhoods,
and restrict prostitution in every POSI-
BILE manner.
The Great Seullers.
BARRE, Ontario, August 1S.-The sim
gle scull race of two miles, to-day, was a
dead heat between Hanlan and Riley,
the former having been fouled by an un-
known sculler. They row again Wednes-
day. Courtney and other famous oars
men are at Charlotte, N. Y, to take part
in the international regatta there this