The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-20

IOalefON At the nciill.
Increased Liberaiity.
LONDON, Feb 16-In the house of
commons to-day Sir Stafford Northcote
announced that the government would
make an advance for Ireland OF e150.00O
instead ofej00, 900 as originally intended.
The Status of Affairs
LONDON, Feb. f6.-The Duchess Of
Mari borough, in q letter to Lord Mayor
of London, says that danger of a fImine
appears to be over. If charity for the pub
lie continues no person in Ireland need
be allowed to die for lack of food but the
committee to bring their labors TO sue
cessful close must spend over 10000.
pounds per week for six weeks more.
There is considerable suffering among
small farmers in Ulster who are too
proud TO complain. Fever has appeared
in some districts in the south and IN
Tipperary and West Cork, in couse-
quenCe Of destitution. Relief has been
given, but il has come too late and is Of
no kind suited 10 sufferers.
Exodus as Domination
WAsHIN6ToN, Feb 16.-The senate ex-
odus committee 10 day examined Green
! Rutfin, 4 middle aged calorcd man from
Wilson, North Carolina, and formerly
slave of eX congressman Thomas Ruiiin
ttt StttGsi lb-il Att itil NOT I'll 1dlCiIfl3
early in December and went to Indian
apoiiS, and was now "aimin' 10 eii back
and jus die dar." This exodus MAS a
domination" on his Face.
j. b. SyphaX, VINO resides near Airing
ton Virginia, and once Il member OF the
Virginia legislature, stated that in the
testimony which he intended to give, he
would charge senator Windom with or
/ gaining the exodus, but IS the senator
vas absent, he requested the committee
to postpone his examination until the
senator could DC present.
Biz Fire.
CHICAGO, III, Feb. ia fire in the
| Empire warehouse wiis discovered about
Midnight Saturday night, and gained
/ considerable head way before the first en-
| CINE was ON the ground, and spread SO
rapidly among inflamable material in
| side that the engines were powerless to
! do more than to prevent il from break
| ing through the doors into the bonded
| warehouse adjoining, and which was
| protected by 4 lire wall. Even this last
was rendered extremely difficult by the
| intensity of the heat, and up TO two
o'clock it was doubtful whether the
! bonded structure would be saved. After
an hour, however the firemen prevailed
| and at three O'Clock had the fire partial
! ~ unutT CDulTOi.
The list Of losses given below al oc-
| Cured in the Free warehouse, which was
worth $50,0O0 Its machinery was val
ued at $4,000. The building was occu-
pied by Wallace, kingnan & Co, seed
merchants, and by the Empire Ware
| house Co. Wallace, Kingman s. Co.
had in storage about $152,000 worth of
seed, mostly timothy. or this the firm
owned $4,000 worth, but were secured
4 by ware house receipts and Insurance.
| The other owners were Il. Colgate 81 Co,
| New York, $4,000; McGowan Bros,
| Steubenyilie, $4,000; Conklin s Keller,
Binghamton, $4,000; various Chicago
| firms owned the rest. Chaplin & Gore
had six thousand barrels of different
| brands Of choice whisky stored They
put their loss at 5l25, 900 to $4,000; Il.
| P, Howell 81 Co, -four, $50, 600; Foster,
| Lee d CO.. -four and seeds, 5000;
| Sprague, Warner & Co, dried fruits,
! $4,000; o. a. Gibbs & Co, seeds, So, 600 /;
! Phoenix Distilling Co, seeds, $13, 0G0
| The seeds stored in the bonded house
were not injured in the least.
/ The origin of the fire is Z complete
| mystery.
About Ingalls,.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1.-THE
| senate committee on privileges and cleo
I LACAiS unanimously upon INC It
| port generating senator Ingalls, from
the charges Of bribery preferred by
/ Kansas memorialIss II is understood,
however, that the Democratic majority
of the committee, while agreeing that In
gals is not implicated, viii present an
accompanying report irfiecting severely
upon methods employed tY Kansas petit
tions in securing The election of a senate
rial candidate.
Memphis Sends Relief
MEMPHIS, Feb. Fifteen hundred
dollars was subscribed by the citizens of
Memphis for the relief of suffering Ire
land to be forwarded to morrow to Arch
bishop McHall, of Ireland.
The Ohio River On the Rise.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE Ohio river
reached the height of forty-two feet and
nine inches this afternoon. and is now
slowly falling. This. is higher than ii has
been since 1877 No serious damage has
been done, though it caused much incon-
Eenience IN the lower portion Of the city
from flooded cellars.
Election Returns Foand.
AUGUsTA, Feb. THE missing county
returns Of last SeptemGeIis election were
found to-day in the chamber recently Ok
cupied 10y Gov. GitFcelpR. and with other
papers, are in The hands Of the inyestigat
ing committee, who will give thea
special attention. These papers, il is
said, impiicate several persons in Kenne-
bee AndrQscoggiB, Oxford, Franklin a1.d
Washington counties in changing and
substituting returns
Colored Convention
GALVESTON, Texas. Feb. 1.-THE col
ored men of the state in convention
adopted resolutions approving emigra-
Al.
river, aud denying the necessity OF emi-
grating from Texas, showing the advan-
tages offered by the state 10 those seeking
new homes and inviting Their colored
brethren to turn toward Texas instead of
more northegly states.
Good tor St. joe.
81. JOSEPH, Feb. 17.-OfIicial notice
has been received thai. the trains on the
c, r. |. s. p. road viii commenee run
ming into this city This viii
give ST. Joe another important line To
Chicago. and the western trains OF the
Missouri Pacific road begin running to
this city Sunday next.
Among the First.
UTIeA, Feb. 17.-At the first assembly |
district (Oneiaa) Republican convention |
IN Utica, two conventions were held, !
each claiming to have the majority of |
duly elected delegates. One elected |
Roscoe Conkling. Gordon Haeket and J |
p. Richardson delegates to the Utica /
convention, and the other elected Samuel /
S. Lower, s. 4. Willard and n A. Pierce,
delegates. The latter adopted the fol. /
lowing resolution:
Resolgcf, That we repeat earnestly the /
declaration Of The New York Republican I
state convention OF 1910, Of fhe unaIter, /
able opposition to the election of any
president for the third term, and instruct l
our delegates to the convention to be I
held on Inc 25ih inst, to enforce the /
principle in every honorable way.
Centennial Celebration.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 17--GeneraI
John y. Wheeiess. chairman of the I
military committee Of the centennial ex-
hibifion viii issue tomorrow an invita-
tIon 10 the citizen soldiers Of the United
States to participate in centennial ceIe-
bTation az this point April 24fh, at
which time th@re viii be awarded two
dollars IN prizes to the COM
panies exhibiting the highest perfection
IN drill and soidierly appearance and it
i probable that the equestrian statute OF
Sen. Jackson viii be unveiled II Is
anticipated that the military ia every
state OF the uRien viii be represented on
hat occasion. for he,fnore than any other.
avs Gen TFheefn<a IN, his s,.rsfofs<s,,