The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-21
Troublesome students

siderations.
Troublesome students
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Nov. 15.-The soph-
omore, freshman, senior and junior class
es have gone into voluntary suspension.
The faculty has suspended the two lower
classes, and probably will suspend the
Others. Every student was engaged in
the rebellion The troubles grew out of
an alledged unjust action of the faculty
toward a member of the sophomore
class.
Railroad News.
ST.. LOUIS, NoY 15.-InterYiews with
OLIVER TaTrin and COrlos and S. Freely
confirm the reported sale of Commodore
C. K. Garrison's interest in the Missouri
Pacific railroad to Jay Gould.
Resumed Work.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-The workmen of
the packing and provision company, re-
summed work this morning, when the fore
man whose discharge they had deprecat-
ed and struck against was reInstated.
Indian News.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-The follow
ing was received to-day:
Los PINos, Col, Nov. 15.-To Hon.
Carl Schurz: The commission Is now
organized, and Chiefs Douglas, johnson
and Sawawich are in attendance to give
testimony. All going smoothly.
(Signed) G. ADAMS, Special Agent.
Los Pinos agency, Colorado, Nov. Il,
via Lake City, Colorado, November 10.
-Ouray carried his point at the Indian
council on the night of the 18th inst, and
the principal chiefs of the White river
Utes, except Jack, were present atthe
agency yesterday, ready to give testimo-
ny when called upon. The Indians who
testify before the commission are sworn
by chief Ouray, according to the custom
of the Ute nation.
Douglass was the first witness called
At the order of Ouray he arose from his
seat, and, standing erect with his arm
raised, he administered the oath TO him.
self, as follows: by the Heavens above
by the Earth that will receive me, by the
Great SPIRIT that looks down upon me, /
dare not speak anything but the truth
This was said with much force and APP
propriate gesture. The oath, like all the
Indian testimony, was translated into
Spanish by our agent, and then into Eng
lish by the interpreter Townsend. Al
first he was somewhat nervous and very
pale, but towards the close of his testimo
ny had regained his wonted composure
He saw nothing, heard nothing, and took
no part in the killing of Meeker and en-
ployes and the fight with Thornburg. He
found old Mrs. Meeker running around
loose, and took her to his house and took
care of her. His time was so much occu
pied with the care of his wounded boy
that he did not know anything in relation
to what was going on ut the time of the
killing of the employees. He was in the
warehouse when 1t commenced, and doe:
not know who began the attack.
T. L. e. \.
and it made him cry TO think into wha
Il condition his friends had fallen. Meek
er told him that in two days the soldiers
would come. Douglass replied that i
would be better to have the officers come
to the agency and have a council, and try
and settle the existing difficulties, as thu
Indians were afraid of the soldiers
Meeker promised TO go with Douglass
i'll the morning, and Inject the officers, bu
while they were talking the fight will
Thornburg was going on, though Meth
err Douglass nor Meeker were aware o
the fact at the time.
Ouray has made all necessary prepa
| rations for the protection of the commits
sioners, and if the White River Ute
should make any attempt toward an out
break, fifty picked men, who are now en-
camped within rifle shot of the commits
sioners, would be on hand the instant any
thing of that kind were attempted.
Latest; D. m.-Johnson has been OF
| the stand all the forenoon, but knows ever
less than Douglas. To the question, I'D,
| you know whether there has been an
| tight at White river ?" he answered: No
none of his relatives were in the fight, 81
far as he knew, and he could not give tn
name of single Indian engaged in tn
| killing of Meeker and his employees no
of the troops.
Great Excitement in Maine.
! AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 17.-The OK
! element over expected counting out O
the Republican legislature runs very higl
here to-day. BY the early trains, a larg
number of leading Republicans from al
parts oftle state arrived. A lengthy con
| sultation with the governor, resulted il
| the assurance from the latter that tn
returns would not be considered open il
the sense of allowing any amendmen
or correction under the statutes until tn
committee on elections should repur
the result of their canvass to the Cover
nor and council, and that there would b
! twenty days from that time for any lega
correction.
Horrible Death.
| LEAvENwoRTH, Kans, Nov. 17.-Thi
morning at three O'Clock, John Kapp
who was employed in the Leavenwortl
coal shaft, was struck by falling mas
| of rock, and fell with it distance of 81,
hundred and seventy feet. He was tel
| ribly mangled when found dead at til
| bottom of the shaft The affair is sal,
to have been purely accidental.
The Indian Testimony Humbug.
Los PINOs, Col, Nov. 10, 10 a. M
| The afternoon session of yesterday wa
occupied in taking the testimony of Sc
wawick, who proved himself either tn
greatest ignoramus or greater liar thai
any Indian that has yet appeared bef0r
| the commissioners. He knew absolute
| ly nothing about the massacre or til
! fight, and even denied the fact that Ger
Adams slept in his tent while at Whit
River. There is evidently an agreed plal
on the part of the Indians to furnish n
| information of any kind and by thi
means thwart the wishes of Ouray ant
the object of the commissioners. At tn
present writing the outlook is not favor
able for a peaceful solution of affairs
and unless there is a decided change OIL
the part of the Indians, and willing
ness to testify TO the facts as they hav
occurred. the commission will be CON
! PEELED to close its labors, and turn tn
whole subject over to the tender mercie
of the war department.
Declines High Office.
| DETROIT, Mich, Nov. II Hon. F.
Beamen, recently appointed Unite'
States Senator to fill the unexpired tern
of the late Senator Chandler, has declines
On account of i'll health, and Governo
Crosswell this afternoon appointed ez
Governor Baldwin of this city to fill tn
vacancy.
Make it Fifty.
! CABUI., Nov. 17.-Forty-nine Afghan
have been hanged for completely in tn
massacre of the British embassy.
An Old Kan-an Gone.
ST. JOSEPH, Noy. 17.-Col. Levi
Burnes, president and managing edIto
| of the Gazette printing company, die,
very suddenly this morning of conges
ton of the lungs Col. Burnes was six
| ty-eight years old. Hewas born in Day
ton, Ohio, and had BEEN Il member of tn
| Legislature of Indiana before he came f
this state. He settled in Platte COUNT
in 1888, and was in the state senate from
| 1912 to 1850. After the opening of Kan
sas he became president of Leavenworth
Fire at Auburn State Prison.
AUBURN, New YORK, Nov. IA
8 80 this evening an alarm of fire wa
| sounded from the Auburn Prison, ant
proved to be in 4 large brick btIildin.
occupied by Hayden s. Smith, of tn
Auburn saddlery, hardware and hame
works, employing one hundred and tel
cOnvicts The fire at one time threat
ened destruction to all the shops, blu
was confined to this one building by tn
| energetic efforts of the convict COMPANY
and the entire fire department of tn
city. The contents were destroyed, ex