The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The secretary
of the treasury instructed the assistant
treasurer at New York to purchase So
O00, 900 United states bonds for the sink
ing fund.
4 convention has been arranged be-
tween the United States and Canada by
which postal money orders have been
simplified and the cost reduced.
HanIan won the bolt race easily in
about thirty-siX minutes. Riley was two
and one half minutes behind.
Senators Logan and Cameron have
goneto Chicago and Conkling will start
tomorrow.
The latest in political circles is
boom for Col. VIM. r. Morrison, who is
set forth by the Democrats as an avail
acle candidate for president.
Secretary Blackburn, pro tenn laid be-
fore the house to-day, a message from
the president urging on congress the ne
ceSsity of action on il.
WASHINGTON May 27.-A bill passed
in the senate today providing for re
appOrtionment for members of the legis-
latures of Montana, Idaho and Wyom-
ing, the board to be composed of the
speakers of the house of representatives,
and the presidents of the councils of the
several territories, and to be upon the
basis of the census of 1880.
The agricultural appropriation bill
with amendments which add about $2S,-
600 to 1t as it came from the house was
passed by the senate.
The house committee on Pacific rail-
roads, with two dissenting votes, decided
to recommend the passage of the New
berry bill granting an extension of six
years to the Northern Pacific railroad
The committee is still in session on the
Texas Pacific bill.
The following note was to-day sent to
the heads of all departments of the gov
eminent, printer and chief of the agricul
tural Bureau:
DEAR SIRs-I am directed by the pres
ident to say that the several departments
of the government will be closed
| Saturday in commemoratiOn of those
who fell in the defense of the nation, and
| to enable the employees to participate in
commemorative services that day.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. X. RODGERS,
Private Secretary.
Carry the News to Schurz.
ST.. LOUIS, May 26.-The Republicans
| special from Santa Fe says the adviccs
| from Las Lunas state that four more
ranchmen have been killed near Tune
Rose by Indians, and il is estimated that
| in Sorrocco county and the Magneilan
mountains some five Mexican herders
and five Americans, including two WON
en-, have been massacTed- The number
killed since the first of the month is
said to be seventy-eight. Several settle,
ments will, no doubt, have TO be aban-
dOned.
Gen. Hatch arrived at Calienta on the
2lst inst, nearly two days in advance OF
his command. His horses are almost
entirely exhausted, and he will be
obliged to dismnunt his force, and leave
his stock at CalieDta to recuperate.
1t is thought that Victoria now has
nearly if not quite as large a force az
Gen. Hatch, and that more troops will
have TO be sent To him.
The Charge of the Cyclone.
MITCHELL, ID. T. May ga cyclone
passed through this place about p. m
Today doing much damage to life and
properly. Jacob Luther, of New Alama.
kee, Iowa, was killed; Henry Smith
Blackberry Station. Kane county, Hi.
nois, badly wounded; Fred Francis, De
corah, Iowa. Mr.. Phelps, Kane county
Illinois, and Fritz Baden, slightly in,
jured. Luther's remains were taken in
charge by the Masonic fraternity, who
will accompany them to his late home
Many buildings were blown down in
this village, which contains 600 inhabi.
tants, all The buildings have been bull
this spring. Most of the farm building.
near town were blown to pieces. Tit
extent of the damage outside OF the
county is yet unknown.
The Welcome Rain.
VALLEY FAILS Kas.. May 26.-A
heavy rain visited this section Of countrl
to-day. It will be of vast benefit to tn
wheat and other crops
Lueky LittIefeld.
PRovIDScE. May 26.-The general as
. sembly elected A H. Littlefeld governor
and H. II, Fay lieutenant governor.