The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19

calitT the dearth of snow is deplored,
but should not severe changes occur, the
winter wheat crop will be bounteous
one.
Under Arrest.
San FRANCISCO, March 13.-P. +. Ben
son, one of the proprielors of the Grand
Central hotel, at Oakland, and H. II.
Hurget, partner, were arrested on the
charge of purloining valuables of guests
during the fire which destroyed the
building Tuesday morning. Large
amounts of stolen property have been
found, and it has been shown that the
fire was incendiary and that plumber was
part of the programme.
Railroad Notes.
ST. LOUIS. March 16-All the mechan.
/ les working in the Missouri Pacific rail.
road shops in the western part of the
city, embracing boiler makers, black,
smiths, carpenters, painters, ETC., mum.
boring about 400, struck to-day for 10
! per cent. advance in wages.
NEW YORK, March 16.-At meeting
of the st. Louis & San Francisco rail.
road company Gen. E. F. Winslow was
elected president; James ID. Fish. vice
president; Calvin Littlefield, secretary
and treasurer, and Z. w. Rogers general
manager and superintendent.
! CINCINNATI, March 16.-The National
Association of Passenger and Ticket
Agents met to-day and elected w. B.
| Shattuc president, besides fixing rates
The convention will consider the consol-
idation of the central and western asSo-
Citations After the election of officers
the convention went into committee OF
! the whole on passenger rates. A long
session will be required to complete the
work.
Concerning Kearney.
| SAN Francisco, March 16.-The pc.
| lice judge this morning sentenced Den.
mis- Kearney TO six months imprison.
ment in the house of correction, and to
! pay fine of 81 600. The magnitude OF
| the sentence was surprise to Kearney
| who had expected to get off with nomi.
| nal punishments. 1t is probable he will
take the case to the supreme court on a
writ of hd6eds corpus.
In passing sentence on Kearney the
| Judge said that it was not his duty to
| punish the prisoner for similar offenses
| in the past, but 10 contine himself strict
| " to the consideration of the present
case. He would pass judgment without
prejudice, feeling or vindictivenesS, but
! the sentence imposed would indicate his
estimate of the gravity of the otfense
He then proceeded TO sentence as before
stated. Kearney received his sentence
in silence, but his feelings expressed the
utmost surprise and indignation.
The Indians.
CHEYENNE, March 15.-The daily
Leader has received the following specia
from Big Horn Postof.ice, March 14th
via Fort Mckinney, March 18th: Thu
| settlements to the north of us are in
great state of excitement because of thu
latest news regarding the Indians. Gen
eral Miles sends word from Fort CuSte
that the Crows have formed treaty will
the Sioux. Settlers to the north O
| Tongue River have come into lowe
creek valley for mutual protection. A
Big Horn postoffice all is excitement
which increases, from the fact that Their
are only two companies of troops at Pos
Fort Mckinney.
Kansas Crops.
LEAvENwoRTu, Kan, March 16.-Th
Times Will publish tomorrow mornin
the reports from the county clerks of III
various counties, in regard TO the cor
dItion and acreage of the fall wheat froI
every point in the state, by which it al
pears that the acreage is twenty per cen
greater than last year, and the conditio
fully fifty per cent. better, so that III
yield this year will exceed thirty mi
lion bushels. The immigration
larger than ever before known, and
notably composed of persons of mean
to improve the country.
Mexican Politics.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 6.-Presider
Diaz has issued an order that the perfec
and army officers shall desist from tai
ing part or interfering with the politics
cam paign. The same rule is applied
post masters and telegraph operator
who ID case of disobedience, will be r
: moved The order enjoins perfect fire
dom of the people at the polls withoI
q distinction of party.
} Texas Fruit.
J., GALVESTON, March 1G.-A New
5 special reports from various portions
. the state show The fruit and corn crop
+ materially injured, and in many insiac'
f entirely destroyed. Snow and ice III
n hail; and many rivers and creeks in Il
+; eastern part of the state are very mug
i | swollen.