The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-21
Mourning Milton

of the flames until the entire business
portion of the town had been destroyed.
Four hundred buildings were burned,
including all the churches. Assistance
came from Sunbury, Danville, Williams
port, Lewisburg and WATERFOWL. Among
the buildings destroyed are the Lawson
machine shops, the armOry. academy OF
music, Reformed Presbyterian, Catholic,
Lutheran, Baptist, Reformed Preshyte-
rian, Baptist and Evangelical churches,
banks, telegraph Office, newspaper offices,
Pennsylvania railroad depot, gas works
and all the hotels. The only Important
business places saved are the rolling
mill, nail mill, Williams fly net facto.
~ and the planning mills. Several bodies
have been recovered, but are burned be
yond recognition. Two hundred fami
lies are rendered homeless and are camp
IONS and clothing are needed at once
Large quantities of household goods
were loaded ON the cars and taken up
and down the road, and tie fields around
the town are filled with goods. During
the confusion many articles were stolen
One lady lost sixty thousand dollars in
government bonds. The fire ragged Sc
fiercely in the upper part of the town
that most of the people barely escaped
with their lives. The wife of DR. Cyrus
Brown is badly burned, and several 9th.
ers are known TO be severely injured
The mansion of ex-Gov. Pollock was de.
stroyed. The latest estimate places the
loss by fire at $1,S00,00O; insurance,
100000.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1j.-At a meet
ing in the mayors Office to day, Sd, 1880
were contributed for Milton
SUNBURY, Pa, May 15-The scene at
Milton this morning beggars descrip,
ton. Nothing remains but the black
and desolate ruins of u once prosperous
town. The people spent last night in
the remaining houses, the nail works
and planning mill.
The number of buildings DESTROYED is
666. The vaults and books OF the banks
are uninjured
The people of the town are almost en-
tirely destitute. Presents have been
pouring into the town from the sur
rounding country.
The KaIlOehs Whitewashed
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-The Baptist
state convention at Sacramento tabled a
resolution expressing condemnation of
the course of Rev. /. 5. and J. NJ. Kali
loch. and giving notice that pre-
liminary recess would be taken for a
hearing between the aggrieved church,
and the Metropolitan church, of which
the kallochs are pastors, by vote of &c
to sc, after sharp debate
The Unruly Utes.
CHICAGO, Nav 15.-The Times this
morning publishes a story from Lead
vile, told by John Allenorf to u reporter
of that city, regarding terrible maSsa
ores of white prospectOrs in the Ute res
ervation. Allendorf says he left his
home in Linn county, Kansas, seven
weeks ago, with seventeen others
equipped for an expedition in search o.
mineral, which they found in the heaC
waters of the Gunnison river in ricf
placers, and which yielded from two Il
four thousand dollars per day.
On May Sd, while the party was wide
ly scattered, the Indians mounted anC
fired, hundred strong, and gallopeC
down upon the encampment, massacre
ing the whole party and cutting theil
bodies into pieces Allendorf witnessed
the affair from the mountain whittier he
had gone huHting. The Utes carried of
the gold and the entire outfit.
AllendOrf escaped and walked for sew
eral days until he reached settlement
He gives the following as the names o
the murdered men: Charles and join
Andrews, Ellis Morton, James Hender
son, John and Isaac DitmOre, Martin
Fleming, Peter Amberg, Fred and Loui
Smell, Edward Marion Philip Jackson
Josiah Warner, Jesse, Jerry and Adam
Holman, Julius Leroy.
Mr.. Allendorf confesses that his stOrl
| has been discredIted by the settlers 4
whom he told it, who attributed it TO
| disordered brain. A telegram receives
: i 10 hot N,
| coming from the reservation to LAX
City report IA party of twenty-five
prospectors corralled in Gunnison an
twelve killed. This is supposed to b
Bradbury's party, which left belmont
three weeks ago. Gen. Mckenzie Co
umn is on his way to the scene.
4 letter from Saguache says the Ute
are reported to have killed twelve mil
ers forty miles west of that place, an
troops from Fort Garland are en- rout
thither. All these stories are subject I
doubt, and cannot be verified until til
roads are in better condition, but is b.
lieved the Indians are making prepari
tions for the war path, and stirring new
is expected soon.
The Whitaker Case.
WEST POINT, May 15.-Cadet Whitt
ker WAS subjected to a rigid cross-exam
nation to-day but nothing of importanC
was gained. A feature of the day Wa
the reading of the letter which Whit
ker wrote to cOlored man in Ne
York City, describing tine barbaroU
treatment 10 which he had been sublec
ed. Whitaker read it aloud in mo-
dramatic manner, and marked sensatiO
was created. At the close, hitherto SUI
pressed portions of the reports of the fly
experts were produced, which shove
bat they had unanimously agreed thi
handwriting of the person who wrote I'll
famous note was that of Whitaker. TIL
stir was further augmented by the assn
ance that the piece of paper on whiC
the note was written was torn from ii
sheet upon which Whitaker had con
menced Il letter to his mother. TIL
court then adjourned until Monday
Rain at Dodge City.
DODGE CITY, Kansas, May 15.-It hs
been raining here for four hours-th
first in nine months. The grass is lool
ing fine and everybody is jubilant.
Lightning Train.
NEW YORK, May ia special e,
press train of four cars. pulled by a ne
locomotive, which has but one six and
half foot driving wheel ON each sid
was run on IA trial trip to-day, betwee
Philadelphia and Jersey City, and a,
cOmplIshed the distance, 90 miles, in
minutes. On the return trip to Phil:
delphia, the run was made in 9015 mil
utes.
The Forest Fires.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Forest fires i
Cumberland, Atlantic and Burlingto
counties, New Jersey, continue to bur
| fiaroalv Ofhar f;rac ayhauStad fur W q r
of material.
And Still They Come.
New YORK, May 1.-THE number {
immigrants who arrived this morning
! l, 432 The total number thus far in Ma
is 81, 346, more than the number arrivin
in any entire month of May, exceptin
1852, when So, 1875 emigrants landed.
The Forest Fires
MILFORD, Pa, May 17-Eight thoU
sand acres of woodland is now burning
more houses destroyed this morning
men are stationed along the line of til
fire to prevent it advancing; immens
fires in Morris county, n. J.
A SmouIdering City.
MILTON, Pa, May 17.-Abraham Al
gerry was killed and several person
slightly injured. This place has bee
crowded with people all day. AT moo
hundreds gathered around the planin
mill, where food was distributed by tn
relief committee. Several car loads G
provisions arrived during the day !
| telegraph order was received from tn
treasurer of the Philadelphia relief CON
mittee for 5000, and promising more
and another from Col. MINERS author
iZing the proper persons to draw on tn
Times for $3.50. Two hundred and f1ft
tents were forwarded by Gov. Hoy
which were erected in the fields.
Four car loads of people went to Wa
sontown to spend the night. Food wa