The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-27

an account OF the discovery OF perpetual
motion, by s. Obcrn and VIM. T. Hyett,
OF Richland township, Marion county.
The truth of the discovery is vouched
| for by the leading citizens. Saws the
special: 1t consists Of a large iron
wheel containing a large number OF
slides, inclined planes, etc, and it will
start itself. Obern is miller by trade
and Hyett is a mechanic They have
been working at the machine for some
| time. The model has been sent 10
Washington for patent, meanwhile the
patentees keep the machine under lock
and key.
Tie Western Union Ahead.
NEW YORK, Feb. lS-The decision
sustaining the claims OF the Page patent,
now owned by the Western Union tele.
| graph company, Will compel all other
| lines 20 pay royalty 20 the Western Tn
ion for tue use Of the patent. 1t is even
contehdea that the company VIII also.
{ under lie decision, be enai4ied 10 recov-
F.. Gr damages for the past use 81 tie appli-
aAces- IN technical form the decision
( covers the ioilU9yi.. points: First, tbs
AL 5ulcat oE tiEc leJFactilo OF an auto
/ a"tIc o.Icuit breaker, second, The con-
l4shti9A oI IA electro afma}uTe and al
/ Unstable relractor; third, adjustment or
+ regulation ,easta ri vibration of artlla
+ e
/ SCI screw or any mechanical equivalent
/ Tor substantially The same purpose The
/ decision Is very broad and covers the
! principles necessary for the operation Of
| any instrument. Steps will be taken at
| once 10 enforce the decision, and suits
| for damages will probably be brought
against other telegraph companies, rail.
road companies and private persons.
Daring Highway Robbery
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb 1S-A daring
highway robbery was committed this
afternoon on Main street. James Themp-
son, of the Pickett tobacco warehouse.
drew from the second national bank 81.
GOO and placed the money in his coat
| pocket and started for the warehouse.
When at the corner OF Seventh and Main
two men who followed him iostled
against him in a rough manner. He
| turned 10 see what was the matter, when
one OF the men turned around and started
rapidly up the street. Thompson seized
mold OF the other man, who protested that
he was gentleman, and when Thomp-
son released his hold upon him, he too
ran off. Thompson then discovered that
the package of $4,000 was missing. At
that hour of the day Main street is crowd
ed, and IT Is strange that the parties
escaped so easily. There is no clue 10
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The Risks Of Russian Officials.
ST.. PETERsBURG, Feb. IS-The fol
lowing is the official account of the ex
pl0sion in the Winter Palace, at about
seven o'clock last evening: The eXDlo-
sion WIS under the principal guard room
by which eight soldiers OF the Finland
regiment of the guard then on duty were
killed and fourteen injured The floor
Ing OF the guard room and several gas
pipes were damaged. Official inquiry
into the cause of the explosion is pro
ceeding.
The mine which exploded last evening
III the basement of the Winter Palace,
was filled with dynamite and gun cotton.
The train can be traced to the cellar of
the inner court, where n quantity of fuel
was stored.
Reminding the National Debt
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The following
Is Il text OF the bill to facilitate the refund
ing of the national debt as agreed upon
by the committee on wayS and means
BE az enacted, etc, That all the existing
provisions OF Law authorizing the refund !
ing of the national debt shall apply to
any bond oftlle United States. bearing AT
her rate Of interest than IL per centum
per annum which may hereafter become
redeemablc, provided that III lieu of /
OoIN-o dutiiOI4ZEu 10 BG lSSuCu Dy an act |
of July II, 1870, entitled an act To author |
izc the funding of the national debt and |
acts amendatory thereto, and certificates |
authorized by act OF February 26th, |
1879, entitled an act TO authorize the issue
of certificates ofdeposit il aid of refund |
ing the public debt; that the secretay of |
the treasury is hereby authorized to is |
sue the bonds in amount not exceeding |
Soo,OO0OO0, which shall bear interest at |
the rate o. 21a per cent. per annum, re- !
deemable at Tie pleasure of the United /
States after twenty Years, and payable !
forty years from date Of issue and also /
notes in the amount Of 5000. 900, 900, hear |
ing interest at the rate of 81 per cent. I
per annln, redeemable at the pleasure (
OF the United States, after two years, AID I
payable IN ten years from the date Of Is I
sue Dat not more than $4,000 goo Of said |
notes, shall bc redeemed in any one fiscal /
year and particular notes 10 be redeemed /
from time - time SHAH be determined |
by lot 3nder such rules as the secretary |
OF the treasury may presCribe; bonds and /
notes shall lee in al respects Of like (
character and subject to the same pro
visions as bonds authorized 10 be issued 1
by the net Of January Nth, 1870 entitled |
IN act to authorize the refunding of the /
national deiH, and acts amcndatory |
thereto.
The Utes.
Los PINos AGENCY, Col, Feb Is. via /
Lake City, Feb. 17.-Promptly at the
expiration of the ten days, as promised, I
Jack rode up TO the agency with three Of |
the twelve prisoners demanded 10y the I
government viz: Chief Douglass. Tim |
johnson and Thomas. Jack is very re-
ticcnt and deciinesNO state how or in what
manner the capture was affected Indi-
like j. 20 nj Z L. !
himself. Sowerick returned several
hours later, but brought no prisoners.
Jack assured general Adams that owing |
TO the depth of snow on the mountains
and the scattered location of the camps
1t would take at least three weaks to cap
ture the remaining nine prisoners.
The Negroes IN Indiana.
GREENCAsTl-E, Ind. Feb. 1S.-In-
quiries have been made of business men
and farmers all over the ceuntry,-with a
view to substaBtiating the denial of
sheriff LeWnan's statement before the
senate exodus committee that there was |
no demand for labor, and that the color
ed men threw the whites out of work.
There never was greater want of labor
ing men Of all kinds than there is at
present. The increased acreage of
wheat which is nearly 100 per cent.
greater than last year, the active
made by farmers. and the
growing business activity makes an in
iuxof work hands for the coming season
necessary, be they white or black, and it
g impossible to get domestics of any
'haTucter.
Statements Of farmers are given that
asst year they suffered for q sufficient ,
lumber of hands to attend to the crops,
md viii suffer more this year unless
men come in IN time. Trade Of all kinds ;
8 improving, and iaborers are wanted |
)aGly. One man short time ago was
OTced to bring fifteen men from St
Louis, after diligently searching for
hem in lhis city, to work in a stone /
quarry, and paid them fifty cents more
scr day than those living here demanded
The negroes have al settled down, and
perhaps have suffered some during the
old weather, but they are sending back {
or their families and relatives, and a I
arger lmmI grafton, { general one, is ex- I
)ected this spring. One man learned | {
hat the sheriff would pay his way back, !
accepted the offer and went for his fam /
IL, expecting To return in few weeks
)ne witness has been IN Washington /
yer two weeks, and has not testified yet. ]
No Republicans have been summoned, I
o far.
The New Mexico Excursionists
KANSAS Cry, Feb. 1S.-A large party j
# excursionists from New Mexico are !
n the city tonight, having arrived this !
Ifternoon for the purpose of becoming !
acquainted with business men and talk {
ne up closer trade relations Theparty {
lave been in the hands of a committee ]
rom the board Of trade all the afternoon
nd evening Comparatively few of I
hem can speak the English language.
rat they bring competent Interpreters {
with them The party includes ierrIto-
ial officers, the territorial councli, tgren- :
y-sevea members Of the house of repre-
eI1tatiges and twenty mine invited guests, :
eslies AID gentlemen.
Slavery abolished In fsul,a.