The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-03
crowd was in attendance and the occa.
sion was madea gala day for the city.
Stanley's Mysterious Mission.

Stanley's Mysterious Mission
LONDON, Sept. %. = Stanley Is a,
Zierre Leona. lie gave his name as
Swlnburn, and Invested his expedition
with so much secrecy and mystery that
the steamer Albion, on which he and his
party arrived, was in danger of BEING
stopped by the authorities. Stanley then
declared himself and his purpose of ex-
ploring the river Congo.
The Freedmans' Bank
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The Fyening
Star publishes an interview with Sena-
tor Bruce, chairman of the senate COM
mlttee to invest gate the affairs of the
treedmans' bank, in which the Senator
is reported to have said that inasmuch
as he was the only member of the com
mittee at present in the city, he felt con-
strained to keep a paddock ON his mouth.
But" he said "when we do make our
report, there Will be startling revelations
which l cannot now speak of There is
one great trouble / find our experts
have in balancing books, and that is,
that just when they reach point which
ought to lead to some important devel-
op ments they find three or four pages
of the ledger torn out. What l want to
do is to induce congress to buy the
Freedmans' bank building and the prop
erty up TO the corner of Sixteenth street"
Pure Gold
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The steamer
Amerique, from Havre, brought So ,2296,-
200 IN twenty franc pieces.
The Beautiful Snow.
QUEBEC, Sept. 25.-Twoinches of snow
fell ut Mount Louis this morning.
The Presidential Party.
DODGE CITY. Sept 26.-The presiden-
tial party arrived here at O'Clock
this morning. The President, Gen. Sher
man and Gov. St. John were conveyed
from this place to Fort Dodge in ambu-
lances, where they were received with
military salutes suitable to the rauk of
the party. The balance of the party
took breakfast at this point, at which a
halt was made of about two hours, after
which the party proceeded to Larned
LARNED, Kansas, Sept, 26.-Presi-
dent Hayes and party arrived here at 8
i. m, and were driven in carriages to
the grounds of the Pawnee county fair
association. Captain Henry Booth de
livered an address of welcome, after
which Mr.. Hayes made quite a lengthy
address, cOmphmenting the people on
the evidences of thrift and prosperity to
be seen on every side. He dwelt upon
the educational facilities afforded every
where in Kansas, and congratulated the
people on this sure evidence of
the permanency of our civilization
He also spoke at some length of the
evident return of better times, and ex-
pressed the heartiest feeling for those
who have to endure the harClships of a
pioneer life. He was attentively listen
ed to, and here, as at every other point
in Kansas where he has appeared, he
Or0i fri l.
ner of addressing the people.
General Sherman was also called forth
and his address was heartily enjoyed
lie INDUCED in many "reminiscences of
the time when he was stationed at old
Fort Larned, and cOntrasted the present
prosperity of this portion of the state
with the desOlate condition it was in
when he formerly lived here, and when
Black Kettle and Kicking Bird were
monarchsof the region
At the conclusion of Gen. Sherman's
remarks, Mrs. Hayes was called for, and
on being presented to the crowd by Gen.
Sherman, as the best part of his speech,
she was greeted in an enthusiastic man.
ner, and made Kansas mother happy
by taking her babe in her arms, which
she handed on the platform as speci-
men of Juvenile western humanity. AT
tCt SpCLldlhS dDOQl Two BOulS HtTC TIC
party proceeded on their way to Topeka.
TOPEKA, Sept. 26-President Hayes
and party arrived here tonight ut II
O'Clock and were received by a large num-
Der of our people with every demonstra
ton of JOY. The old Flambeaux Club
turned out in full force, and the illumi-
nation of our streets was brilliant. The
Capital Guards and st. John Guards
were on hand, and made an imposing
The President and Mrs
Hayes went TO the residence of Judge Nc
Farland, whittier they were escorted by
the Guards, the band and large number
of our citizens. Owing to the lateness
of the hour he excused himself from
speaking. General Sherman and STAFF
remained in the cars, the General being
asleep when the train came in, and not
feeling disposed to be disturbed. 1t is
intended to hold n reception at the CAPT
tol at 10 O'Clock tomorrow, at which
the President and Mrs. Hayes, General
Sherman and staff, and Gov. st. John
and staff will be present. The reception
will last about an hour, after which the
party will start for Leavenworth, where
they will spend the Sabbath 1t is eX-
pectcd that halt of an hour or two viii
be made ut Lawrence.
btttuNVoN DtSbIp9tu ny FIIts
DEADwooD, d. T., Sept, 26.-A fire
broke out in the Star bakery, on Sher-
man street, ut , 30 this morning, and
following that thoroughfare, swept every
thing before it on Lee, Main, Gold, Wall,
Patton and William streets, and several
residences or Centennial avenue. Fam
cd by light breeze and nothing to con-
tend with except very inefficient fire
department everything was nj the mercy
of the flames. Less than half score of
pronounced fire-proof warehouses with
stood the severe test. The buildings be
ing mostly of wood and poorly con-
structed they burned like so much chaff.
The FIRE spread with such wonderful "a
pidity that any attempts at saving any
thing would have been useless. All
along its course terrific explosions of
gun powder, petroleum and liquor were
of frequent occurrence, and buildings
were blown into atoms. The hook and
ladder apparatus and hoSe carriage
were the first things to burn, leaving
nothing but few feet of worthless hose
with which TO battle against the devour-
ing elements. The new water works
were tried for the first time yesterday,
and this morning were put to their full
with little success in subduing
the flames, on account of scarcity of wa
ter The hill side was almost solid
sheet of flame, and the water from the
Boulder ditch could not be had; other
wise, considerable property would prob
ably have been saved, as the ditch ran az
most directly over the worst spot,
The widest excitement prevailed on
account of the fearful force of the flames,
and the people though of little besides
saving their own lives, hundreds escap-
ing with only their night clothes. Every
team within five miles of the city was
called into service to help save what
could be got out, though thousands of
people were rendered homeless and in
destitute condition The loss is roughly
at million and half to two
million dollars, with little or no insur-
ance.
Several Fires
CHICAGO, Sept. ga frs yesterday
morning destroyed portion OF the
Marsh Harvester works at Plano, ILL
nois. Owing TO the isolation of the
place, particulars were hard to obtain,