The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
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Special dispatch TO EhPoUA DAILY NEWS.
LONDON. Oct. .27.-An outbreak in Ire.
land is momentarily expected. There has
been no such excitement since the
French Revolution. Murders of land
lords are becoming more frequent, and
the feeling against England Is growing
in intensity Parnell has declared that
Ireland is no longer q part OF
England, but an American state, and af.
Arms that an army can be raised in the
United States in aid of her struggle for
independence. The greatest alarm pre-
walls in London which Is shared by
Gladstone.
Killed by Lightning.
SPECIAL dispatch to EMPoRIA DAILY NEWS.
SHELBIEA, Mo. Oct. 27.-Barr's school
house near this place was struck by
lightning yesterday while school was in
session. killing one pupil and injuring a
number of others so seriously that they
will die. The teacher was severely
shocked and the house utterly destroyed.
Ameer Rumor
special to EAPoRIA DAILY NEWS.
LONDON, Oct 27-The rumor which
prevails here to the effect that Cabul had
been destroyed and the Amer murder
ed is generally believed to be true.
There is great excitement over the Irish
aAd Eastern questions.
Parnell's ShilIaiah
Special TO EAPORIA DAILY News.
NEW YORK, Oct ga cablegram
from London says that Parnen and his
followers have decided to no longer adj.
vocate peaceable measures. Agrarian
outrages are becoming more numerous
and Ireland is almost ready for revolt
Smoked out-The FoIger of the MOrey Let
ter Found.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24-After some elab-
crate work the state central committee
has secured all the facts fixing the au.
thorship of Garfield's alleged Chinese
letter. That letter has been proven to
DO forgery. The committee has fas-
tened the work ON Kenward Philip, one
Of the editors of the New York Truth.
The story of the discovery is an inter.
estlng one. From the first it has been
known that the letter was bogus. but the
best efforts of Gen. Arthur and those
under his directions to pin the artist
have been without avail. They suspect.
ed number of innocent people, and II
is rumored here that detective was sent
20 Cincinnati TO shadow an indi-
VtduAl who might have been
guilty had he known how
The statement that Joe Howard
might have done it "for a flyer" was
knocked in the head by Mr.. Howard,s
well-known Republican affiliations, and
grave suspicious against other we'll.
known sensational newspaper men were
one by one dispelled. Detectives were
also sent into the Democratic national
committee rooms and mass of manu-.
script was secured and the writing care.
fully compared with the photograph OF
the letter, but, while certain resemblan,
eeS were detected. there was not an ex
pert willing to say that he had caught the
man. While all this was going on, Col
Thos. E. Lonergan, formerly OF
81. Louis, and who now runs
wa busy at work on the
trail. Assuming that if the
letter were genuine the holder could
lave made more money by offering il to
the Republican party for sale at q high
price, he arrived at the conclusion that
twas fraud. and from that starting
point he traced il right into the Office Of
TIE Truth. The paper is run by G. A.
Byrne and Josh Hart, in equal shares,
Byrne putting in an immense amount OF
ability, and Hart furnishing the reoui.
site amount of cash. Almost since the
establishment of the paper, Philip, for
nerly employed by Byrne on the Ora.
matte News, has been its guiding spirit.
Philip Ia man Of wonderful inventive
genius, and practical joker of almost
national reputation, and one who believes
firmly IN the justification of the means
by the end attained. A careful review
OF the ONCE by Lonergan satisfied him
that If the forger were there it was Phil.
Up. and securing some of Philips man.
useript, compared 1t with the photo
graph OF the letter, and found that he
had the man. In some way, not yet dis
covered, Mr.. Lonergan became possessed
Of the copy Of an editorial written by
Philip. On one OF the pages was the
name Of Garfield, in which the dot was
eveS abe "s' instead Of the az" as In the