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

found all the windows broken and walls !
in ruins. Dinner had been delayed half t
an hour for myarriyal, and it was owing |
to this circumstance that the imperial /
family had not assembled in the dining |
hall" y St Petersburg dispatch states |
six more of the soldiers wounded by the |
explosion in the Winter Palace have
died
Irrepressible Nihilists.
ST. PETERsBURG, Feb. 23.-Gen.
Gourllo, governor general of St. Peters
burg, the chief imperial of police, and the
project of police, of St. Petersburg, hare
received notices IRON the Nihilist COM
mittee informing them that they need not
trouble themselves ~ make arrange
ments for illumination on the occasion
OF the Cars anniversary, as the RevoiG-
tionists are preparing for such illumina.
ton as has not been since Nero burned
Rome.
Democratic Convention.
WAsuTNGToS, Feb. 23.-The Demo
cratic rational committee has fixed June
23d as the date for holding "A national
convention and Cincinnati has been Sc
lected as the place
Lottery Dealers Beaten.
WAsHINGToN. Feb 23.-Thc supreme
court has refused to restrain the postmas-
ter general FROM Withholding lottery let
tsrs.
Congress Aprropriates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The house
committee Oh foreign affairs in
struct,d its Chairman to-day to
report favorabiy - tie house the resolu-
ton making au appropriation for the re-
liet of The suffering people of Ireland.
The resolution was amended by the COM
miitee increasing the appropriation
from 100000. the amount originally
proposed, to 100000.
Hotel Clerks Sill Ahead.
LONDON. Feb 23.-Prof Roscoe. of
Owens college, Manchester, says lie re
CARDS tie evidence iiIUs lar submitted by
j. BallautyRa HanEay, Is insufficient To
establish the conclusions that he has dis
discovered q process for making dia-
mOnGs
New York for Grant.
NEW G0RK, Feb. 2l-A Utica dis
patch 20 the Evening Posi- says; The Re
publican convention Will soon be so com
pictelv under ihc control Of the Grant
men rs 10 render Il discard practically
out OF The question. 1t Is positive thai
the Blaine men, however, do not propose
to keep entirely still. Delegates arrive
slowly, the trains bringing fewer than
was expected. Senator Conkling Will
arrive in the morning. 1t is proposed
10 appoint . new state committee, lc:tv-
ing 30 doubtful Grant men on guard
NEW York. Feb 24-The Times this
morning publishes tie Teturns from every
county in the STATE, and @ives Inc strength
oil tho The candidates ia tenoirow's Re
/ publican convention rs follows: Grant,
Pr; Blame, l2t scattering, y ;Cuk.loSl-l u,
/ 20.
Where is Iayar Ealloeh?
i SAN FRANCIsco, Feb. 2&.-At the Sand
/ Lot Yesterday. Cannon. leader OF the TN
/ employed, intiElajcd That they would
| finish their rounds among the employers
j Of Chinese this week, after which there
would be less noise made, but the meet
/ ings would be secret and dangerous to
/ those who had refused To comply with
their demands. The board of supervis-
ors, chief of police and 4, number OF
prominent citizens held private con,
sultation yesterday, which is believed to
have reference to the threat made by
Kearney, Sunday, to erect Il gallows on
I the Sand Lots this week. Among the
business class there are expressions heard
in favor of rcyiving committee o!
safety.
Terrible Snow storm
CHICAGO, Feb. PA Bismarck spe
cial says the worst snow storm ever known
in the northwest ragged here for two days
For two months Il succession of storm;
has interrupted travel on the NonherI
Pacific, causing very large losses to the
road and TO the Black Hills stage com
pany. But three trains from the cas-
have arrived since February LIST. All eX
tensions, improvements and repairs arr
suspended.
The Panama Canal.
New York. Feb. 24-M. De Lcssep
and some Of his engineers arrived to-da,
on the steamer Ccylun, from Panama
The Star and Herald says: The cana
route has been thoroughly studied, ii
difficulties investigated and practice
plans laid for their successful treatment
material obtained for the settlement O
: all disputes, and many prejudicrs IN tn
minds Of some OF the committee remoy
: cd, as to the practicability Of creating
tide level coast The whole work, ii
GLIDING every eveniuaiiiy, is set down q
S43,O00,000 francs, or Sl65, 100000 Sci
entific engineers are still at work, and
is believed these figures viii bc material
Is reduced. Several members OF th
, commission believe that the enterpTis
will moi involve an outlay of more tina
= $4,000, 600. The time allowed for tn
completion Of the work IS eight years.
Tie Fire Fiena.
Trenton, J., Feb. 24-Thc who'll
? sale grocery store Of William Dalton
. Co. is burned. Loss heavy; insurance
/ $4,000.
/ BaEwsrERs, y. Y, Feb. 24-On
4 third of the business portion of the vi
4 lage burned last night. Loss, 100000
! insurance, S70,000.
g CLEVELAND, Feb. 24-At 8 o'cloc
/ this afternoon the bottom fell ont of
5 still, containing 1900 barrels of crnG
4 oil at the Standard oil works. The o
caught fire and communicated the fam
to another still, and the burning q
# flowed down>kIngsDury run, thTcatenin
e destruction 10 the Standards work
S Five hundred men were put III work an
s a dam constructed across the run conf
! ing the fire in narrow limits and saviH
the other property. Loss estimated
$50, 0o0 on the machinery and $4,000 {
4 oil.
h Murder in Kansas.
Z ATCmTsoS, Feb. 24-On Tuesday eve
r. ing of last week, German fdrfner naI
Ie ed C. G. Member, living in the west pa
d of this county, was shot dead while 5
< ting 1T his supper with his wife and "
Y other persons. The shot was lir,
o through the window. which WIS slight
n raised. \ great deal of mystery h
a suuouBded the affair, and it was impC
:. sible for time TO learn any particular
On Saturday evening last Members vi
was arrested, charged with being ace
n sorry TO the crime, and the,officers belle
k they have discovered the man who fir
8 the fatal shot. An examination is nc
Y. in progress. Member was hard woI
re ing man, who bore a good Teputatio
and the neighborhood IS greatly excit
over his cold-bloodcd murder.
Il Down With Polygamy.
e LOUISVILLE, Feb. 24-General Z.
n Murray, lately appointed governor
e. Utah, left this city tonight Tor SAT- i4al
be Governor Blackburn and the state mill
n accompany him on the o. & NJ ira
al The depot was profusely decorated. ii
nc more than one thousand people gather
3. to bid him farewell. Governor BlaC
a; burn made a complimentary speech,
s | which general Murray responded.