The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-11-19
The Irish Trouble

Inc suspension OF the t1bedS corpus is /
still demanded for Ireland. 1t is now
announced that several members of the |
cabinet have rendered their designations. |
LONDON, Nov. 15.-Large Land League |
meetings were held yesterday through
out1reland
LONDON, Nov. 16.-At a pronlonged |
meeting of the cabinet yesterday two
schemes were earnestly discussed for the
settlement of the Irish difficulties One
of these was to establish u board of ar
bitration, to which all matters of differ
ence were to be referred. The other was
to adopt Parnells plan of allowing
tenauts to buy land with state money 1t
is believed that the cabinet favors the
latter method
Sherman Wanted in the Il easury
Special to EAPORIA DAILY NEWS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Steps are be-
ing taken in influential quarters to have
president elect Garfield retain the Hon.
john Sherman in the cabinet as score
tary of the treasury. 1t is understood
that Sherman has expressed willing
ness to remain.
seiting Report.
Special dispatch to EAPoRIA DAILY NEWS.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-Much excitement
prevails here by report that Parnell
proposes to organize an army in America
for the war in Ireland.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Special to EAPoRIA DAILY NEWS.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. II, ESQ, p. m.
Cattle-Receipts heavy; feeling good
on all classes of feeding and stock cattle
HoGs-Market steady at $40 to $445
for bulk. Receipts heany.
WHITE & HOLMES,
Live Stock Commission Merchants.
Burning of the Minnesota Insane ASYLUM.
Special dispatch to EMPoRIA DAILY NEWS.
ST. PETERS, MINI, Nov. 16.-The
west wing of the state asylum for the in
sane, at this place, burned last night
The means for extinguIshing fire were
inadequate, and the wing of the build
ing was completely destroyed 1t is
now thought that many of the unfortun-
ate inmates persisted in the flames, but
the number cannot yet be ascertained
ST. PAUL, Nov. 17.-From the best in
| formation it is now believed that the
number of insane who persisted by
the burning of the asylum at st. Peter, is
considerably less than at first estimated.
This will be good news to the country at
large. Many of the insane are scattered
through the country, and cannot be gath
cred together for some time to come.
Every effort is being made to have the
poor patients cared for. Many of them
are worse off, SO far as their mental con-
dition is concerned, than before the fire
/ CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-A dispatch re-
ccived from st. Paul at O'Clock this
morning, after the report had closed
says Il fire in the Minnesota Insane
Asylum at st. Paul originated in the
northwest corner of the basement of the
north wing, and at about the same time
there was "A fire in the basement in the
adjoining section. The cause of the fire
is still unknown. No one knows how
many inmates persisted, but it is feared
that the number Will nj least reach fifty.
1t will be some time before the exact
number can be given, as some of the
patients, taking advantage of the confu-
sion, ran away, while others wandered
off aimlessly and it will not be surpris
ing if some have persisted from the
cold. The loss on the building is esti
mated at from 100000 to $4,000; nc
insurance.
Later-Dispatches in the latest edition
of the morning papers indicate that the
fire in st. Peters asylum was not so sc.
rious as feared last night. Only one
wing of the building was destroyed
The whole structure, which was ten
years in course of erection, was only
finished three years ago, at IA cost of over
half a million dollars.
Reports of the loss of life are in
definite and conflicting. Different ru.
mors place the number of victims from
200 or 800 to 500, but no bodies have
been found and no one is
surely identified as missing. The
superintendent ordered the release
of all patients rs soon as the dan
ger became imminent, and it is probable
that in the confusion of the night some
were overlooked and were burned. This
probability is increased by the fact thai
some of the rooms were quickly filled
with smoke and could not be entered by
the rescqers, There were 656 patients in
the hospital last year. The inmates were
cared for last night by the citizens. Some
provision will be made for them TO-DAY
by the state authorities.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 16-A bulletin
to the Pioneer Press from St Peter says
1.-THE number of lives lost by burning
and freezing in the insane asylum arr
!, variously estimated at from 800 to 500
The loss on the building is $4,000"
a special dated at 4 a. IN. says that thu
scenes at the burning of the south wing
! of the hospital were heartrending in thu
extreme. So appalling sight has rare
ly been witnessed. The patients in tho
annex building were males; many o.
them refused TO leaye the building at all
but ran up and down the halls, capering
screaming and crying and acting likt
bedlamites; they were of course thOst
who could not be coaxc1 nor forced GU
: of the building, and became the unhap
: py victims of the flames, suffocated
/ others were saved, some by ladders anC
some by leaPing from the windows
some were nearly nude, and all were ex
posed to the exceeding cold of the night
I Many of the poor demented and crazet
creatures fed as for their lives and
could not be oYertaken and confined.
SF. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 16.-Anothel
special says that while the flames wert
slowly progressing, the matrons of thu
female department made all haste TO &c
the inmates out and many of them RAJ
screaming in their night clothes in III,
, snow drifts even buryIng themselves il
the snow and had to be dragged to barn
and sheds while those near by wrapped
> blankets and shawls around them; hence
intense suffering could not beavoided, a
, they had 10 be taken about fifteen o
twenty rods through snow Ia tli,
4 nearest shelter, which was OF
l hall tsstx h. ut II.
south wing. The actual mum
! Der of male patients burned cannot bC
gotten at the present time as many ar.
, known TO have wandered away durin.
{ the intense excitement that prevailed
throughout the whole premises. Severa
bodies were taken out of some of thi
. rooms and halls, and several persons
! gotten out into the halls seemed deter.
mined 10 return to the flames One room
occupied BY two persons was broker
into, and while one was dragged out, III,
other was determined 10 remain in hi
warm bed, and when dragged out, he in
sisted on waiting TO be dressed An OLE
man named Adams. was-faken out dead
: The engine tciegrapied for, from ST
Paul did not arrive in Lin G TO do aay
| good The flames spread very rapidly
from the basement, filling the mills com
pletely full of smoke. and making il i'm
possible to do anything al saying the in
mates Of the north wing only by putting
, up ladders and prying tie screens snoIn
the doors, taking them oct aud aciuall,
bringing them dow in their arms, with
out clothing, in nauy cases. While al
! the either windows there were. three 81
four begging to be saved from death
One poor fellow was dragged through
half open seFeen and badly maueied
: One fireman was alSn injured. also a 81
. Peter man injured by falling on the
steps n the main ball Assistance has
been se'ogrAIilesi fer "a Rochester, Nina.
and 81 Paul. for food, clothing and slcj.