The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-28

county commissioners of the county of
Leavenworth upon their action IN secret
~ lat midnight) compromising the
Platte City Il Fort Dies Moines railroad
bonds at three times the price heretofore
offered. The meeting was stormy one,
the people from the county numbering
three hundred or more, and unanimously
condemned the commissioners. Resolu-
tons were passed by vote of two to
one instructing the commissioners to
redeem the bonds by exchanging them
and returning the old Londs, in accord
| ance with the pledge made by the COM
missioners and Swan s. HYDE, the par
ties TO whom the bonds were delivered,
| and a promise from Hyde & Swan TO
return them.
The resolutions condemn the mid
| night meeting of the commissioners, and
their withholding of the publication of
the proceedings of their secret meeting
from the official report.
The attempt on the part of a few per
sons 10 obtain from the county 1925 900,
instead of 5000, the sum heretofore
| offered, is frustrated, unless the county
commissioners and the Hyde-Swan
| Syndi ate go back on their pledges.
Contract Completed.
PANAMA, May 24.-The Star and Her
aid says a contract has been made be-
| tween \. G. Monacal. on the part of the
American company, and the government
of the Republic of Nicaragua for the con-
! struction of canal across the Nicaraguan
| territory. 1t now awaits only the ap-
prevail of the legislative congress, which
has been convened for the purpose, to be-
co he law. The forms of the contract
have not been made public, but il is SAID
| that 1hny- pYfrnFanlxy liberal nrf ha
part of the government, and more eX-
| plicit in details than the Salgar contract
The Parvenis, of Nicaragua, asserts that
| the moving spirits OF the new American
company are: President, Gen. Grant.
Admiral Aimen and Monacal Great
| enthusiasm exists in the various cities of
| Nicaragua In favor of the contract.
The Arkansas Valley Redeemed.
GREAT BEND, Kansas, May 24-The
dry weather which has prevailed
| throughout central and western Kansas
during the past six months is now hap
| PLY ended, so far, at least as the great
! Arkansas valley is concerned. Two
heavy rains have fallen throughout this
entire region during the present week,
and at Great Bend it rained for several
hours each time. These rains were most
| Opportune, and insure fair Yield ofwin-
ter wheat as far west as Larned. The
yield in this (Barton) county is esti-
mated NJ 100000 bushels. The prospect
for corn, vegetables, etc, is of course
good. This county is again booming,
and the people are happy. Emigrants
are coming in; land agents are busy sell
ing farms, claims and city lots.
The Political Pot ut Chicago.
CHICAGO, May A.-The Greenback
headquarters have been opened at the
| IL,
F. Butler in charge. Delegates to the
National Republican convention have
begun to arrive, and the hotels are rapid
ly filling up with visitors and pOliti
clans. The various headquarters pre-
sent scenes of great activity
News Briefs.
Ninc-tenths of the delegates chosen al
the Kansas City convention, are anti-Til
den, though none of them are instructed
The Omaha smelterS are being kept in
hand by the state militia.
Fifteen hundred militia have been
sent from Quebec to Montreal 10 guard
the city from the stevedores.
Pittsburgh has just had another $50,
600 fire
\ communistic demonstration in Pari,
was promptly suppressed on the 9th.
J The Fun at Louisville.
1EOJISN Ii-I4f-, ~ y, nd9 81 nv hlS
race, three-quarter mile heats: Knigh
Tcmplar 1, l. Florence B., 5, ,. Hat
tie H, :, 3. Time-1: Is, 1 II.
Second race, for three year old, TIVE
miles: Kinkade won. Aurora's Babv
second. Bye and Bye third. Time
3:31
Third race, Tennessee stake for twt
year Odds, three-quarter mile: HindO,
won. Bramble second. Ripple third
; Time :16.
Last race for all ages, mile dash
! Montreal and AndoX run a tie heal
Jno. Happy third. In the run of the III
, Montreal beat AndoX four lengths
Time :4434.
Louisiana for Sherman.
New ORLEANS, May 25.-It is nov
announced that Sherman has eight o
the Louisiana delegation to Chicago
= and that on the second ballot that SUP
port will be increased.
Foreign News.
PARIS, May 25.-Lcon Say WAS electet
: president of the senate, receiving IA
f votes; Leroc, 3; Pallet, 2; Simon, l /; ant
e Degavardie, l. There were l21 blanl
r ballots.
BERLIN, May 25.-The Prussian min
istry has made known that il does intenC
, to withdraw the clerical bill now befor
the IIuSSldu ulti, DcCduSt vi TIE dllcIct
} altitude of the Vatican.
} PARIS, May 25.-Of the sixteen per
I SONS arrested for being concerned in tn
: disorder attending the Communist dem
onstratiOn, two were Belgians, one Ital
ian, one German, one Greek, one Swis
and one Luxemburger. All these vii
probably be expelled from France.
I ST. PETERSBURG, May 25.-Militar
a authorities, presided over by Gen. Tod
> ben, are discussing the plan of campaign
to be followed in case of war with Chi
ma. General Todlben, in such event
would DE commandments
: BERLIN, May 35.-Germany has with
! drawn her objection to the conference q
: representatives signatory of the Berlil
treaty, but stipulatcs that definite pre-
;, gramme shall be formed before the con
! ference is called. The powers are nov
agreed if the use of force shall becOm
necessary in Turkey all the powers shall
e combine for common action.
+ LONDON, May 25.-Letters have bee
: received from the mission to Al
e dorrohman Khan. The mission WI.
] received with every distinction. Thre
interviews have been held with AL