The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-20
NO. g.

move in one'body to this place, at "A time
| to be agreed upon. They number 500
people, all we'll armed and determined
men, and aver in strong language that
they are going to Oklahoma and intend
To stag.
Horizontal Elevator.
! CaIcAeo, Feb. 12.-The Imperial ele-
vator, situated at the corner of Sixteenth
and Dearborn streets, was blown down
| this morning, and ia, 600 bushels of
wheat, which it contained, were spilled
| on the ground. 1t was 100 feet high,
| and 1f0x60 feet in extent, with a capaci-
ty of 100000 bushels. The mill adioin-
ing was badly damaged The establish
ment was owned by Douglass & Stuart,
who have other extensive mills in Iowa
and Canada, and was rented to Munger.
Wheel & Co. The elevator, which cost
from ninety to hundred thousand dol
lars, is total loss. Loss ON wheat about
$4,000; loss TO mill, $5o,0G0; no insur-
ance covering this kind of property.
The Wheat Crop.
GREAT BEND, Kan, Feb. 12.-An i'm
mense wheat crop is being practically
assured throughout this portion of the
great Arkansas Valley, the surplus of
this (Bar;"a) county, alone being esti-
mated at over one million bushels. The
citizens of this city and county are deter
mined TO secure additional railroad con-
nection with Kansas City, St. Louis and
the east. AT a meeting held in the CITY
last night il Was determined to subscribe
stock, issue bonds and offer other induce
ments to secure, during the ensuing sum-
mer, railroad connection with the Kan
sas Pacific on the north and northwest,
and with the St. Louis 6 San Francisco
N tho entafh Tho httsIIH,o- ofI al,
one hundred miles of road will secure 10
this city both of these desirable connec-
tions. The grain, flour, beef and pork
business of this city justifies the inaugu-
ration and early contamination of these
important railroad enterprises, and there
is no doubt these roads will be built. The
tide of immigration has again set in to-
wards this modern Canaan, and the Ar
kansas Valley is actually booming"
China and Japan.
SAN Francisco, Feb 12-The steam
er Gaelic brings the following news:
5000 HOUSES BURNED.
SHANGHAI Jan. ia dreadful fire
occurred yesterday at Toxic. Nine
thousand houses were burned, including
many foreign dwellings.
EXTREME POLICY.
HONG KONG, Jan. 1.-THE signs at
Pekin increase for the Inauguration of a
strong anti-foreign policy, even to the
exclusion of all foreign Improvements,
railways, telegraphs, etc. A manifesto
is circulating for the purpose of working
up public opinion on the subject. This
movement may shape the Chinese policy
entirely within year or two.
HAS BEHEADED 1000.
Sheer Poo Schen, the honest but cruel
viceroy of Liong Kiang, post worth
two million dollars, has Just died Dur
ing four years he has ordered the decapi-
tation of four thousand persons.
LARGE SCHOOLS.
YoKAHAMA, Jan. 26.-The latest re-
port of the minister of education shows
steady increase in public instruction
throughout the Empire The school at
tendance now is 36,000,O00 males. How
ever preponderiDg the feeling against
the German envoy, embittered by his
violation of the official sincerity of the
numerous charges, the policy here is at
tributed to the advice of Grant
The cholora is completely subdued.
Cases, 10000; deaths, 101 900; one case
to every 500 inhabitants. In the south
ern districts the ravages were frightful.
In Loochoo 725 out of every 10000 were
attacked
The rebuilding of the vast burnt dis
trict in Toxic continues slowly, and
steps are being planned to avoid re-
currence of the disaster.
Sherman Sentiment.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 13.-About 800
citizens attended a Sherman meeting
held in the city hall tonight Governor
Foster presided.
Another Defaulting Treasurer.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 13.-Andrew
Smith, of North AndOver, the defaulting
towE treasurer, acknowledged that year
ly, since first elected in 1869, he has con.
verted the money of the town to his own
use. The amount of his defalcation will
reach $29S22.
Destructive Cyclone.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. ia cy-
clone, accompanied by lightning, thun
der and heavy rain, passed over this city
at 12 O'Clock last night. The wind blew
at the rate of forty miles per hour. The
spires of the First ColOred Baptist, st.
Johns Colored and st. -Paul's Colored
churches were blown down, also the in
side brick wall of the new custom-house;
the roof of Rhea & Sons elevator, con-
tanning 10000 bushels of grain, was
swept off; the third story of the Edge
Filed manufacturing company was
blown away, and the roofs of large
number of private residences were blown
off. The damage up to this hour can't
possibly be estimated.
AT Frankfort, Kentucky, the river is
rising at the rate of one foot an hour.
The lower end of the city is flooded, ard
before morning water will be in the state
house yard. The loss of tugs, etc, on
the river, will be very great. Reports to
the Courier-J ournal from the interior are
to the effect that considerable damage
al, L..
etc.
Damages Obtained.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb 13.-ChristIan
Schempf, saloon keeper, obtained YER
dict for $3.50 against the Cincinnati Com
mercial, in an action for libel.
English LaureIs.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-In the house of
commons to-day Mr.. Wheeihouse, con-
sentative, moved the appointment of
select committee TO consider commercial
relations between England and foreign
nations, with reference to the importa-
ton of manufactured goods from abroad,
and to effect free trade. He said Ameri-
ca has beaten England in cotton cloths
and that the great manufacturing mills
which were once working here were
now only to be found IN America. At
ter a short debate the motion was re-
jected.
Irish Relief.
OMAHA, Feb. 13-Omaha sent two
thousand dollars to-day to the Irish re-
lief fund five hundred dollars was sent
previously, and more will be sent in a
few days.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-The Com
mercial Exchange is moving TO send a
ship load of grain and flour to the starv-
ing people of Ireland.
DUBLIN, Feb. 13.-The Mansion House
has letters, giving particulars of increas-
ing distress in the country
DUBLIN, Feb. 13.-The unemployed
laborers of this city held another demon
stration to-day. In their speeches, they
declared they were on the brink of star
Vation