The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-07-11

that the mortgage was made years before
the Santa Fe company had anything to
do with the road. The conclusion was
that the ReceiYership must stand.
In the Grand Canon case, il was decid-
ed that the Rio Grande company must
pay for the construction of the road in
those parts of the Canon which were too
| narrow for more than one track. and TO
which the Rio Grande had u prior right
under the decision of the Supreme Court,
and that a mandate for possession could |
! not he executed until this matter was
settled.
Emaneipating Slaves.
NEW YORK, July "a Havana letter
says that the Cuban government propose |
asking Madrid to distribute about four |
hundred of the troops on the Island as
field hands among the sugar plantations, |
at fixed wages to be paid by the planters,
under the supervision of their officers. |
This measure Is expected to secure tran
guilty and to protect the estates during |
the period of the gradual emancipation |
ofthe slaves. The sOldiery thus getting |
accustomed to field work, would form
| applicants for free labor on the day slav- |
cry ceased.
Extensive Packing House Burned.
| OswEGo, Kansas, July 3.-The extern |
sive packing house of Jennings & Co., |
located at this place, was, last night, to- |
gether with its contents, entirely de- |
stroyed by fire. This was the most ex |
tensive packing establishment in SOUTH. |
ern Kansas. Loss $4,000 Immediate |
steps will be taken to rebuild. The loss |
Is partly COVERED by insurance. The ORR |
gin OF the fire is unknown.
Fatal Accidents.
| Som NTnN pa TnIr I.llo
molten steel upsetting in the mill here, |
burned James Hurley and Henry Long. |
The former Is dead: the latter dying. |
John Humphreys, foreman in Corten & |
Co.'S mines, was crushed 70 death.
Died.
GBOFOE, y. Y, June 3.-Rev DIR. Jas. |
). Backus, former secretary of the Amer |
lean Baptist Home Mission society, died |
to-day, aged 70 years.
Democrats Fighting,
san Francisco, July 3.-On the re-as
| sSmbltng OF the Democratic convention |
this evening, resolution Was offered |
that, with the exception of the governor l
and Judiciary, no candidates of any
| state convention be endorsed A long
and heated discussion ensued, delegates |
accusing each other of dislOyalty to the |
party, which eliminated when a tele-
gram was received from Glenn, annOunc-
ing his acceptance of the gubernatorial |
nomination. One delegate accused an.
other OF selling out to railroads, when
the latter made rush for his accuser,
and for few moments 9 general ROW
was imminent. Order was finally re
stored.
st. Louis looking to Kansas Wheat.
QsWEap, KAHsAs, July 3-WOrk on the
st; Louis, Wichita 4 Western FailFnad,
pelng constructed under the management
OF st. Lonis u San Francisco Railroad,
mas Deen ralriy inaugurated, 1000 labor
ers being employed between OsWegO
and Cherryvale. tits expected the track
laying will reach the latter point by
August 10Th, or in time to give ST. Louis
the benefit of the immense wheat crop
OF Southern Kansas, and a trade that has
heretofore been controlled by Kansas City
and Chicago.
BY CaBble-AiESFs Burned to Death.
GLASGOW, July 3.-There were only
thiTty-ODe persons in the high Blaintigre
Colllery PHI at the time Of the explosion,
four We're buried alive. Twenty one
coFpses were recovered.
Depression of Trade In Russia.
ST. PETERsBURa, July Sowing to
the dizziness Of trade u general feeling of
uncertainty prevails in regard to the In.
dustrial exhibition CONTEMPLATED for
Moscow in 1880. If postponed one wear.
freight could be dispatched from st.
Petersburg by rail. During April there
vas falling off in trade of 43 per cent
as compared with April, 1878.
Bismark aud The PObe.
ROME, July 3.-Negotiations between
Blsmark and the Pope concerning the
religious differences are proceeding rapid
", and il is expected it will be success
fGiiy teEm!pated before the appointment
OF DR.: Falks as successor of ecciesiasli-
cal affairs.
Famine Abating.
SIhIA, July 3.-PrOspects improve
for the cessation of the famine in Cash
mere.
Fatally Burned.
,PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y. July 81
Miss Jessie Dunbar, aged %, burned to
death to-day, boys having ignited her
clothing with firecrackers.
Disastrous Accident.
WORCESTER, Mass, July 5.-At Lake
Quinslgamond this afternoon the steam
er lsaap Days, loaded with passengers.
oareened. The hurricane deck was bro.
ken off and scores of passengers were
thrown into the lake. There were about
two hundred passengers on the boat, one
w VIC lccK anu no i
opportunity TO get off The drowned
were John Cahill and child, Lewis LIE.
chapella, Nellie Thockrow and three
others not identified. Edward Colver,
l.. Dishalles and Lewis Powers are miss
ing. Several other persons were injured
Shot.
Boston. July 5.-GeOrge Richardson,
aged "a, while marking target ranges at
Medlord this afternoon, was shot dead |
by his nephew, Horace Richardson.
Agricultural Depression In England.
London, July Sin the House of Com
mons last night the Government agreed |
To motion for the appointment of a |
Royal Commission to inquire into the |
causes of agricultural depression. The |
matter caused 2 great debate. All agreed |
that Q great cause If the depression |
was American competition. Chaplain, |
in his opening speech, said that lie re-
garded free trade rs question definitely |
settled, but he could not shut his eyes to |
1.-THE feature of many of the predictions of
advocates of free trade. He pointed out
that the future fate of British agriculture
was dependent upon the cost of produc-
| ton in America. If the cost of
importation fell below the cost of
production ut home, the ruin of British
| agriculture was not far distant The
| Liberals, Sucn as BraSsey, McDuH and
Duff, blamed the Irish land system and
game laws for the depression. Their
4 arguments were summed up in a speech
by Bright, who warned land owners that
competition of the United States would
go on increasing, and the only way of
meeting it was to get rid of the stupid
and Mischiey0Ns legislation regulating
the tenuFe and transfer of land. McIver
AMI Bentierch advocated protective meas
ures, but the Marquis of Harrington and
the government, as represented by Wis
count SandOn, q Conservative, aud Sir
Stafford NOrthcOte, Chancellor OF Elk
chequer, declared that no cause had
been shown. for such measures, which
certainly would never be sanctioned.
The Marquis of Harrington attributed
the depression primarily To a bad sea-
son.
Another Kerosene Lnnatie.
New Y0RK, July 5.-Mary Anderson
and infant burned 10 death. Cause,
starting fire with kerosene.
Almost Fearful Tragedy.
ST, PAUL, July 5.-Seventeen persons
at LanesboFO were poisoned by some
substance, supposed to be tartar Pmetic,
in the lemonade al picnic. Some dan
gerousiy, and recovery doubtful,
Iud1e Ivneh,s Work