The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-14

Ia, 1881.
20 remain within the cars hour upon
hour, and their indignation is increased
yania employees, who hold the delayed
train by every possible pretense. Sever
al congressman have been thus detained
and by it have become more or less sd
herents Of the Reagan bill, which, IS Is
we'll known, seeks 20 prevent such out
RACES upon the travelling public.
To-dsy's trains were held from one TO
two hours and 80 delayed IS to render it
impossible to reach destination any
where near schedule time.
A dispatch was received here today
BY the attorneys Of the Baltimore q
Ohio road, giving the points of the de-
car company against the Baltimore &
Ohio road, to restrain the latter COM
pany from running its new sleeping car
line. The decision Is against the Pail
man car company and very decidedly in
faYer Of the Baltimore & Ohio COM
pany.
CRIcAeo, Jan. THE Railway Age in
the forthcoming number presents sum
mary showing the mileage of track ac-
tually laid down during the year 1880.
The feotiRgs are astonishing, showing as
they do that no less than 7,20T miles Of
new track were laid during the past
twelve months, on at least 234 different
lines. These figures are greater than any
year since 1911, and the mileage Is
greater by 81 per cent. than that Of 1879.
The Age anticipates that the FINAL figures
will increase the grand total Of $500
miles, Q mileage greater than has been
constructed in the United StatAs or any
ether country in any previous year. The
only state in which no work has been
ries are Idaho, Wyoming and Indian.
from which railways are kept, although
eager TO enter, and Alaska. Another
year will see large additions in these
territories. Dakota leads the country
with $50 miles of new track; Texas
comes next with $50; then Ohio, 526;
New Mexico, SO; Iowa, AS. Colorado,
40l; Nebraska, 1856; Illinois and Kan
sas, $40 each. The total mileage in the
United States is 93,704, against 60.2S3
in 1871, and 74.096 in 1875.
A Shocking Accident.
NEWARK, N. J., Jan. IAN explosion
which was heard for several miles took
place At IL 80 q. m. in the Yitriol depart
ment of Balback & Sons smelling
works on the Passaic river. Two boil
ers exploded, instantly killing the en-
gineer and three workmen and seriously
injuring two others. Three buildings
and about $1,000 worth of machinery
were destroyed. One end Of the house
of T. Balback, ST., was wrecked, his
conservatory and stables ruined and two
valuable horses killed. The house of E.
Balback, Jr., was injured by a flying
brick and Q woman in the third story
was seriously hurt. The bodies of the
killed were frightfully mangled. All
were married men and leave families.
Their names are John MUTT, engineer;
]. w. Schlee, George o. German and
John Queen. The badly injured are
Oscar Jacobs and Joseph Verst. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Bourbon County Horror
FoRT SCoTT, Kans.. Jan. GA horri-
bic accident occurred at Coalvale, on the
southern boundary of this county last
Tuesday. Miss Davis let her dress strike
the blaze in q fireplace; it ignited inn
mediately and in her alarm, she rushed
into the yard. The wind was blowing
freshly, and she was soon enveloped in
sheet of hames. Her mother rushed to
her relief and made frantic efforts to
save her child, and while doing so let
own clothing catch fire. Before help
could arrive, her clothing was nearly
burned from her person, and her daugh-
| ter, from whom the fierce flames had
consumed the last garment, was lying
blackened corpse at her feet. The
mother fingered in great agony for about
twenty -four hours, when she, too, cross
ed the silent river. At the time Of the
horrible holocaust of the IRE nend.
the husband, Mr. Davis, was in the city
| on business.
Eads' Ship Railroad.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6.-Captain
JamesiB. Eads has returned from Vera
Cruz on board OF Q Mexican war steam-
er. The Mexican government has given
TO Captain Eads' company the right to
5aiid pahip railway Across- the ist1mas.
Tehuantepec grants it 1909, 900 acres of
land on the shore of the Pacific on which
to build the terminus of the road and es-
tablish harbor. It empowers it to
charge and collect q toll of five dollars
per ton on weight of ship and cargo
| passing over the road. The right is also
| given for q railroad and telegraph line,
on which only customary rates can be
charged In return for this Captain
Eads agrees to carry on the railroad all
| shlps OF war, munitions, mails, etc., free
OF charge. The building Of the road
must be commenced within two years,
and completed in ten years from May /,
1881.
COnger's Cake.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 6.-The legisla-
ture of this state assembled at Lansing
this noon. The house organized by the
election Of Seth G. MOffatt speaker.
Gov. Creswell's retiring message will be
delivered tomorrow. A senatorial eau
Gus was held tonight. Great interest IS
felt over the matter. The three prime
pal candidates are Senator II. p. Bald.
win, ex-Gov. John ]. Begley and Hen
o. D. COnger. The first ballot in the
caucus stood, Bagiey 43, BsldwIn 90
Conger 80, the second ballot, Bagley As,
Baldwin IS, Conger 80.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 6.-The seventh
and final ballot stood, COnger SO, Bag
ley 81. Conger was then declared the
unanimous nominee.
GOuld's Grasp.
ELDoRADo, Kas-. Jan. 6.-Parties rep
resenting Jay Gould are here for the pur
pose ofWorking up the franchises for the
extension Of the Leroy branch of the
Missouri Pacific railroad 70 the Arkan.
sas river. This branch leaves the main
line at Holden. Mo-, passing through
the towns of Paola and Garnet, Kansas
and making connection with the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas at Leroy. It il
now proposed to extend this line from
Leroy into the Arkansas river district
one hundred miles. This will give
TO Gould an air line from st. Louis Il
southwest Kansas, and enables him q
make the southern Pacific connection OF
the Rio Gfande with 175 miles shoFte
route than any other line.
Dead Lock in the Indiana legislature
II INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. THE dead loci
still continues in the senate. Senate
! Poindexteer voted for G. w. Brown
| national, for secretary. This mornin.
! 3 resolution was offered from the Dem
J ocTatic side, declaring the election Of
81. Rice, democrat, for principal sec
rotary, and Sears and Monroe, republl
cans, for assistant secretary and door
! keeper. The resolution was lost by
lie vote The republicans and senate
Poindexter voting against it
There Is no change In the Legislative
situation. The dead lock in the senatl
remains unbroken. A proposition from
the democrats TO divide the officers va
rejected by the other side.
!; Chinese Tseaties.
WAsHExaToN, Jan. THE Chimes
treaties were received yesterday. Onei
. understood 20 give the United States ftzi
power to regulate tie immigration 0
, Chinese lebcFegs, whenever this govern
mens deems IL Of importance 70 impos.
= any restrictions on the travel of Chimes
. subjects or their full freedom 70 Fesidl
, here for purposes Of study Or for com
. meFcial purposes The ether treat
. gives to China number Of coumercla
advantages, snd it Is believed that IN
/ United States agrees 10 exers It's inf1uencl
: 4 a0nirnG the offsum erade and make
some concession IN the matter Of fariI
! that will prove o. great advantages I.
China.