The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
Relief from, st. Joe.

Relief from St Joe.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Bishop
thousand dollars for the relief of the
Irish sufferers
Trinity Church Gone.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Trinity
| Episcopal church, corner of Fourth aven-
ue and 125th street, burned to-day The
building cost 1925 900; insurance, $780,
$1,000.
The Kansas Pacific Office.
OMAHA, Feb. 1.-THE Kansas CITY
Times, Journal and Omaha Republican
announce this morning the removal of
the auditors office and other clerical
force of the Kansas division of the L. P.
railway to Omaha. Only the general
| superintendent and assistant general pas
senger agent remaing in Kansas City,
without material change. These
| two departments will soon remove 10 a
building nearer the Union depot
Bank Robbers.
NEW YORK, Feb. I1-BurgIars visited
| Westport, Connecticut, last night, gag
| ged the village Waterman, carried him
to the national bank DOORS of which they
| forced, and locked him in a closet
They then blew open the door of the
vault, but the explosion was so violent
that the plate glass front of the bank
was blown into the street. The villagers
were aroused, and the burglars fed with
| $500 cash.
Prisoners Escaped From Jail
LAWRENCE, Kans., Feb. 1.-Two
prisoners. Henry b. Taylor, alias "Yo-
cum, and James O'DOnnel, alias Grimes.
forgeIs, escaped from the county Jail this
evening by cutting a hole through the
Jail floor. Taylor is a white man about
five feet ten inches tall, dark hair and
full beard, rather slight built, and will
weigh about $50 pounds. He has a wife
in Albea, Iowa. James O'Donnel is five
feet three and half inches high, red
hair, hazel eyes, weighs 160 pounds and
has fresh cut in the palm of the left
hand. The clothes of both men are COW
cred with mud.
False Bank Statement.
ST. Louis, Feb, III. Phil Creiger,
president of the Broadway savings bank,
which failed about year ago, has been
found guilty Of swearing falsely TO a
statement of the condition of that bank,
and sentenced to three months impris-
onment in the county Jail and TO pay
fine of five hundred dollars.
temperance convention.
BELoIT, Kans., Feb. 11-Fourteen
counties III the northwest will send dele
gates to the temperance convention to be
held at Cawker City on the gath, 25th
and Goth of this month. Gov. ST. John
and other prominent speakers will be
present, and the gathering will be very
large and influential one
The Rich May Ride
CHICAGO. Feb 10.-Warou makers
from all over the country met to day and
decided to advance prices on wagons 10
per cent. The firms represented made
$4,000 wagons last year.
Bad Business
PEORIA, Ill, Fen. 10.-Jacob FRYE, an
old and respected citizen, engaged in the
cattle business, was shot and almost in
stantly killed today in the court house
square, by his daughters husband, Lu-
Their B. Mckinney. The cause of the
shooting WIS a divorce suit pending
| against Mckinney, who is a violent man.
An Official Shoot.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 11.-About eight
O'Clock to night H. II. Dell, commits
sion merchant, went to his store for the
purpose of ascertaining if everything
was safe, as he had been robbed ON two
occasions within the past two weeks
He found Steve Dederick Il colored man,
in the act of carrying away a lot of but
ter. Pursuing the thief and hallooIng
attracted the attention of patrollman
Flahive TO the scene, who Joined IN the
chase. AS the thief was nearing the levee
and about hundred feet ahead, the Off
Ger fired a second shot, which hit Deder-
lex in the back and ranged upward
The wound Is considered fatal. The
wounded man was convicted of stealing
cigars four weeks ago.
Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11.-Rex arrived
yesterday, and was received royalty
The procession included body guard of
United States troops and local military
The procession moved according to pro-
gramme- First came the band of the
Royal household. Then the Assyrian
warriors, driven in chariots, followed by
generals, priests, astrologers and other
attaches. Then in a gorgeous chariot
came Rex, as ShallamonZer. the Assyrian
conquerer. The Royal chariot was close
ly followed by his majesty's favorite
band of the thirteenth infantry and royal
division of troops. The pageant proper
came next in the shape of twenty magni-
ficent cars, representing the four ele-
ments of creation. Then came the bur
lesque of the German herdirtofel and the
phorty phunny phellows, and the mis-
CellaueOuS l0aSQ H6rS.
The streets along the line of the pIo
cession were crowded with spectators
Thousands of strangers are in the CITY,
Rex's reception at Exposition hall to-
night is a great success, 900 persons
are present.
The procession of the Mystic Knew of
Comas tonight, illustrated the phases in
the history of the Aztec proper, and their
conquest by CorteZ, by sixteen tableaux
on floats. The exhibition concluded
with tableaux at the opera house and a
grand bail, which was attended by 1000
people. 1t was magnificent affair.
Strike Among Weavers.
WooNsoCKET, r. l., Feb. 1.-THE
weavers in Harris mill are on a strike
for twenty per cent. advance. A general
strike is Imminent
Signed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE CONNER
cial says that a contract was certainly
signed last evening by the heads of the
Lake Shore and Erie interests, and this
brings in the New York Central as an
asserting party.
Railroad Completed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-THE rail-
road from Battle Mountain station on
the Central Pacific railroad, to Austin,
Nevada, was completed Monday even
ing. The citizens of Austin and sur
rounding country celebrated by firing
salutes. The road opens mining and
grazing district in the center of the state.
Navigation Opening.
DETROIT, Feb. IA special from
Mackinac says that the ice in the straits
broke up to-day, and is now moving out
Costly Dinner.
BosToN, Feb. 12-The residence of
George H. Norman, on Bacon street, was
entered by thieves last evening while the
family were at dinner, and robbed of
bonds, checks. money and diamonds ag-