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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-14
Kate Bender

A recent issue Of the Leadville Her
aid contained the following, which will
probably prove of interest to the older
residents of the city and country who
were acquainted with the notorious
Bender family:
"The story of Mrs. CoffoEd and her
brothef-in-laW who q short time ago
prepared to murder Clifford for the sake
of getting the money for which his life
was INSURED, is unquesIlOnably esh in
the mind of every Frader of the Herald
The arrest of the parties and the txplo-
sion Of their dab, lical tlpt created q
profound srDsAliOn. Last EVENING dis
closure Was made that will prove no less
startling II Is 10 the effect that the
woman inplica'e1 in III htllish i,lH is
TO other than the notorious Kate Bender,
" hn. in conjunt ton vi b their parents,
has caused the death of sore OF IN
SUI pecting tr Ivelers. Among the rest
dents of TIL, city is a genil. N an by the
name of Bone, form, Fly residing on 8
farm near Parsons, Kansas. He has
been engaged as mast m. ehanic In the
Denver & Rio Grande railway yards here
for some time Mt long ago he was
tsken down vi h rheumatism, and he
has since beeu C min d t. his home
within he limits f he r o 9rsnde rail-
way yard. VII lie living on his little
farm ia Kansas be was q neighbor o!
the Benders ami knew the entire family
very well. Whtn the hoffman mates
was exfos d. he TO k quite an interest IN
il, and more so when he saw the illus
ira ion gwen in the Herald of the she
devil, who ccnspirt with her broth In
law e. kill her husbsn1. He secured
The description IF the woman. and final
ly he declared she eoaln be 40 othtr thar
Ia Bender, the sccomplice ~ 81 many
mercenary mudess. As vet Boone bases
his opinion entirely on descriptions OF
the weman's appearance obtained from
pnties VIII have seen her at her home
an Poplar street, or al the county jsil
As soon a. B,S0ne recoveFs sufficiently
to ga about he viii visit the county Jail
and if the womsn is Kate Bender be
will have no trouble IN identifying her
rs her features and prDtrudiDg eYeI
when once SEEN Can never be forgotten. >
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tragedy At Hot springs

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. S.-A tCrri-
BILE tragedy was enacted on our main
street this morning about IL O'Clock.
Three brothers, Frank, Jack and William
FLYNN, were proceeding home IN hack
when q party OF seven men armed with
double-barreled shot guns and WinChes
ter rifles stepped out from the door of q
saloon and opened IRE. The
Flynns were armed, but the
attack was totally unexpected.
Jack Flynn was shot through the fore.
head by a ball from a Winchester gun
and died in q few minutes. VIM
Flynn was shot through the breast with
Winchester, probably fatally. Frank
Flynn received q shot through the hand
Infiictinp slight would. Frank Hall
the driver of the hack. was shot through
the back of the neck and died In az
hour afterwards. Robert Hargreave, 9
by stander, was shot through the breast
and will probably die. j. d. Craig, {
iumberman, received load of buckshot
through the back, and his condition is
considered precarinus
The difficulty originated some weeks
ago on account of Frank Flynn endeay
oring TO prevent Doran from opening 9
gambling house. 1t eliminated at the
time in Doran making a cowardly at
tempt To assassinate Flynn. falling il
which he fled the city. He returned
secretly few nights ago. Flynn wa
unaware of his presence in the city til
the fatal v,tlley was opened on him.
Intense excitement prevails and strong
threats are made of mobbing the pris
oners, seyen of whom We're arrested ant
are now in Jail, S a DOran, two Pruit
I nn \ Il.
| citizens are loud in their Condemnation
| of the murderefs aud denounce tn
| shooting as cowardIy act.
| Judge Wood has been teiegraphed {
by the leading citizens requesting hin
20 adjourn court st Malvern and return
here and hold q special session to tt.
| the murderers. If he consents the LAY
will probably be allowed to take il
course. If he does not the citizen
boldly threaten to burn the jail an
hang the prisoners.
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NORMAL NOTES.

Miss HELM Potter, whose classic en-
tertainment at the opera house last
Thursday evening was so largely attend
ed by the students, visited the school
Friday morning. She seemed Very
much pleased with the different depart
ments and while in the ID. drawing class
favored them with a short talk upon in
duslri4l drawing, which subject she at
one time handled as public lecturer.
Rev. Burnell, The evangelist, conduct.
ell devOtIonals e,ierday morning.
Miss Lou Pauy, who is teaching In
Council Grove, wish, the y ceum last
evening.
Charlie Wrighisman, une of the
"preps," met With quite u severe accl-
dent yesterday morniug. We did not
learn the cause.
Prof. Taylor has substitut Il paTlIa-
m.ntary practice for regular work In
orAtions in his class ia rhetoricals. A
member is appointed Ia preside and all
sorts OF questions ia lrllamentarY
usages are discussed, MIR. John Minor
conducted the exercise yesterday.
AT last the long talked Of fitting up
has commeLc cd, aud the literary halls
will soon be "decked with silver and
gold" so u speak The
Literati committee awarded their
contract for decorative work to John
Morgan, the Sixth avenue d=corat IT, and
work has already bs Ell commenced. Mr.
I'D. Fox will sIperinlend the work in
the Lyceum hall. The carpets
and curtains have not been selected
as yet. Each hall will receive about the
same amount of work. Walls to- be pa
pered, ceilings tinted with kalsomine
with cent,r pieces fer each OF the chap
deliers aud a deep, ioIr to tive inch b0r-
der round the edge The old seats will
still be kept ON duty.
The LiieraLi society held forth IN the
assembly room last night on acc Iunt d
their hall being occupied BY the decora
tor.
The oratorical organization is in a
serious dilemma. Tue o her schools Il
be represents d in The stat. contest dc
not want t. recognize our repre sebta-
tive, as he was not at the time of The
contest, and is not nlw member of the
sch OF. The contest is over; the time il
too sh,rI To- have an, ther. AID thus mat
ters have assumed rather mnddIed, NO
to say lud,crous, appearance. Y.
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AROUND TOWN.

The Gilchrist Bros. have enlarged the
Office at their livery stable by taking In
ten feet at the rear.
Lawrence Nation purchased Saturday
the interest of Mr.. Warner 10 the livery
stable ownei by Ace s. Warner on
Fourth avenue
@. Rus II Is kalsomining the walls
and ceiling of the City book store. The
woodwork is also to be painted, and
other improvements will be made.
The Santa Fe employees are justly
proud of their handsome new reading
room which has been opened 1t is
already quite well supplied with papers
ant periodicals. and is as comfortable
and attractive AS private parlor. The
SAINTS Fe company never did more
graceful thing than tn provide such a
beautiful place of resort for the persons
engaged in its service, when off duty,
al d there is no estimating the benefits
of this lRs;iruti"n as a means Of culture
among those who avail themselves OF
the advantAg S which il affords.
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Fire Record.

WHEELING, W. Va. Feb Sc. P.
Rboies' Touring mill of B idgeport.
caught fire this morn ng al d irom this
side of the river It lo,ks a. il tie hole
block, comprising t. n houses would go.
It is two miles from this city and as the
fire engines ATE employed at home III y
cannot reach tue sc, ne of the fire
LATER.-fbe fire caught IN Wells q
Dents drug store, ana was eau ed by an
explosion of chemicals. 1t then COM
municated to The Heinlih blocEecon-
tanning ten houses. and at this writing
the houss are all abl4ze. Relief steam
ers have gone down the river hut 1t is
impossible 10 reach the fire. If the fire
is not checked il will sweep away many
houses.
To adj to the horror of the food ia
Bridgeport, this morning at 10 O'Clock
J. e. Dent, of the firm of Wells & Dent
druggists went into his Wholesale and
retail drug store, in fhs Heinlin block,
with an alcohol lamp. The. store had
been more than two-thirds submerged
and a barrel of gssoline had beer
upset. The gas from this hao
risen to the second story aud nc
sooner did this come in contact with the
flame than an explosion took place and
the buildings were set on fire. Dem
| jumped from the second story window
and wa badly burned, and in the fsl
was injured seriously internally.
AT wheeling the fire department wal
udabls tn cross the Is and which is stIll
| covered to gre at depth with water, aDc
there were no means of checking the
| fire.
The Heinlin estate will lose on the
buildings Sit 900; insured for $500
Wells & Dent lose 1000, Insurance.
| Sc, 500. Geo. Griffin. grocer, loses
| 5000. insurance $500 Bowie 6
Dean, druggists, lose $500, insured
James sMcConnahey. conf ctioner, los
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HARTFORD.

We CLEAN he following items from
The Call:
Monday morning DR.. Emory Ian.
phear lett for St. Louis to be gone a
week or SO on business.
Two young ladies have lately arrived
at Hartford, one at the res dsn ce Of
Postmaster Rogan and the other at the
house of w. II. Priest. The old rleu
are very much pleased. Mrs. Priest and
Mrs Rogan are doing vel, sni the
young ladies will stay awhile.
Last week W. I. F. Harden hr u lat
six hogs into town, put them on the
scales and they just bal ,nced the scales al
2S50. What do you think of that? But
here they drove of all but one aud he
just sat on tina, platform as heavy as he
could, until the figures ran up to 675
pounds. It was q berkshire, and q
grand sight TO see. Now who has hos
that can sit d0wn hevier than that.
Report has it that when Jim Campbell
OF Emporia, blYs cattle of man hs
viii purchase new suit IF clothes Iol
the old gentleman. new dress Tor tGs
old lady aud new rig for e1ch of the
seventeen children.
The incorporate. b. m is still b. ON
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Educ.tIonaI Maat,nr

The following will be the program
of exercises at al educational meeting
to be held at the Section, district 90, on
Friday, February IS:
Class drills in language conducted by
Miss Cassie Thompson, aud in fractions
by Mr.. SchefmeIhorn. Earh TO be fol.
lowed by discus4ions by the teachers
present.
Vocal Music-When and how to teach
ltin our common schools, by Miss Lu
ella Tal Tor.
DiscussIon-"What We can all do fol
our schoolsr" by Supt Klock.
Addr. IS by Prof. P. J. Carm'cha.
"Thc Relalian of Our Schools TO the
Busint IS Int rests ofthe CJrn'ry"
Come one, come sll, aud spend pleas
ant and profitable afternoon. listen to az
address by one whom We seldom have
an opportunity of hearing, aud help i'm.
prove our schools. Exercises will begir
promptly at 2 q IN, aud viii probably b,
inIerspersed with music.
BY oIder of committee.
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shsridan.. Fox Hunt.

During the winter, y rites Gen Badeau.
in the Ceatuiy, be (Sh-Iidan1 remained
near Winchester. but as soSn Is the roads
and the rains allowed, Grsnt dlrccted
hum TO push once more up the valley
this time Hol to return He was % ad-
vance in the direction of Richmond,
destroying the railroads in every direc-
ton, rs we'll as all stores that cs,uld pos
slb'y be Of uee 20 the enemy. In order
TO conceal his PURPOSE, sheridan re
sorted to one of thess ingeaious devices
IN which he was unrivaled since the days
of Hannibal. He learned the people Of
Of the relgdbofhood were fond of hunt
ing, and enc puraged hie staff to make
their acquaintance and talk OF foxea and
hounds. A pack Of hounds were found
and day sci for the clssae. The houGtis
were bruught Euin Winch estsr, the
horses were ehOd, and ali the talk Of tlie
country sround was SheF1dan's hanf
On the appoint d dag the whole neigh
b1Thood came 60 the meeting. the gen
eTai and his staff being conspicuoEs.
The starr was made and tbs run was
good but the general and staff weas fHf-
tbeF than The Vlrginians. and the army
followed. They rode after the enemy
| and net er Ftturned. The strafexem bad
kept all news Of Sheridanas intentions
secret as iii psepaFaf ions were attribat
ed q the hunt. aad he Was on his WAY
b fore the vile visa discogeEed.
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miscellaneous.
D. O. GRINNELL, y. z

A MERICUs, KANSAS. Real Estate and
"A Collection Agent. Otice third door, east
cor. Broadway and Maine. Correspondence
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PERSONAL MENrIon.

Mr.. and n. 5. john Bani. OF Am ricuo,
COX IN the Helen Potisr eht rlainmrni-
Hon. VIM Mar,indale called Al TINS
NEWS Office Friday. 70 see our new ma
chinery. Come sgain.
Mrs. N. K Mouliea, oF ST joe, Michi-
gan. arrived In EmporIa Saturday on 6
visit TO her daughter, Mrs F. w.
Drake.
]. w. Walker, who has had charge of
the Office al the Park Place for some
days past, has accepted the position OF
night clerk At the Coolidge.
Miss He'en Peter, like every one who
visits this city. was highly delighted
with EmpOria. She r,gaTds il one Of
the protest ard most enterpEising
towns she has stopped al in the west.
Hon. J. Jay Buck, Deputy Grsnd
Master Of Blasons, has been minis
stoned by the Moet WoIshipful Grand
Master Of Maryland as representative Of
the Grand Lodge of Maryland, near the
Grand Lodge Of Kansas.
Ed. GImble severed :; q connt c;ion
Friday with the HoItl Cool .dge, pre-
pAratory TO accepting the position Of
day clerk at the new hotel 1t Eureka
Ed. is a gosd fellow and has many
friends here who will slwsys be inter
ested 10 his success.
Geo. n. Rowland and his bride ar
rived Friday from Iowa, and Will lake up
their quarters for the present Al the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Roberts, on Market street.
The new couple will be welcomed to
Emporia by very large circle of
friends and well-wishers.
David G.. Jones, Of Chicago, has ar
rived 10 Emp0ria to take the position
which has been occupied for some time
p $ IN the store of Lewis 3 Edwards
by David ,Rowlsnds. Mr. Jones
has been employed Ia some OF
the b. 81 establishments Ia Chicago, an.i
comes ~ this place with the Lest OF
recommendations.
Mrs. Custer Calhoun. i,'es of The late
General Custer, hrs consented 10 cine
to Emporia aud give an rntr aInmenI
under the auspices Of Emporia Post No
So, q. A. II. Mrs. Cslboan's husband
was killed In the same engagement in
which her distinguished brother lost hi,
life. She was present at the g A. Z.
encampment At Topeka, and was given
q handsome reception by the old veter-
ans. She is hne elocuiionist.
Hartford Gail: G s. Van Eman, Of
Ottumwa, who Is we'll known 10 many
OF our readers as prominent sheep.
raiser Of COff.y county, and who va;
formerly resident of Americas, was ad
united TO the bar al the last session Of
the district court at Burlington. We be
lieve Mr. Van EmAn has great clpabili-
ties in this direciinB, and We hope hIt
success as an attorney may be as greai
rs We believe his merit, rn'ille him to
Marshal Fleming ntlIned Satur
day from his visit e. Iowa. During hi
his abs nee Tom had narrow escape
from drowning in the Mississippi river
He had walked out ON the ice at tht
town OF Mnlin, TO get into a boat
when he went through an air hOlt
into thirty feet of water. an
was carried down the stream quite 4
ways before lac was taken into tue boat
Barring this accident his visit was
| s1cceSs
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CONFESSIONAL sUMl1Aav
srsArR.

1
| WASHINGTON, Feb. -Riddlekefgel
offered resolution providing for ajoini
COMMITTEES OF 18th hcuses-shree sena
tors and i've membera Of the house-so
inquire into snd report the causes Of all
the removals of subordinate officers
made by the secEstary and sergeant-st-
arms or the senate and by the clerk,
sergeant at aFu;s, door-keeptr and post
master of the house. The resolution
| further directs the committee TO report
how ntany disabled and other SOLDIERS
have been removed, and the states u
which they and all other discharged and
appointed persons belong; also, whether
the civil service act applies TO congress
sIonRl appointments.
Finerty offered the following pream-
bic and resolutions:
Whereas, In The death eff Wendell
Phillips America has been deprived OF
an orator worthy TO rank with her great
est. from Patrick Henry of Yirginis. to
Daniel Webster of Massachusetts,
and,
Whereas, HIS lite was an incessant
and unselfish struggle for the liberty OF
mankind irrespective of race, creed,
country or color, be it
Resolved, BY the house of representa-
tives that it laments the death Of Wen
dell Phillips as national bereavement
which at once deprives the American
rostum of suberb intellect and human
freedom Of devoted friend.
Eaton objected.
Turner, Of Georgia, chairman Of the
committee on elections, rep Irted q Teso-
luton on the Mississippi election case,
Chalmers vs.. Aanaing. discharging the
committee from further consideration OF
the prima facie case and. awarding the
seat to neither conts slant. Ordered
printed.
The report OF the committee on rules
Was adopted
Wells introduced a bill temporarily
providing for the support of common
schools. Referred. Il provides for an
| annual appropriation of from $4,000
I. 600 to 81 ,000, 600 for the next ten years
appropriation to be reduced to 81 ,00O, 00C
each succeeding year.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Cobb in the chair, on the private
calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was one
to provide for the muster and pay of GER
| tain officers and enlisted men In the vol
| unteer forces. It authorizes the secre
| tary of war 10 correct the muster rolls o
| volunteer forces, so that the muster o
officers snd enlisted men shall cover the
whole period during which they wer'
regularly commissioned and actually
performed duties to which so commits
stoned, or were prevented from per
forming their duties by reason o
wounds received, etc.
After a short debate the COMMITTEES
rose and the bill passed.
Golf introduced joint resolution ap
propriatIng 100000 TOR the relief of TIT
/ sufferers by the overflow of the OhiC
river ana its tributaries. Referred.
Adjourned until Monday.
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The READING News.
EDITED BY MANY DE zEAN
FRIDAY. Feb. g.. 1881

FRIDAY, Feb. g.. 1884
Will Dunmire and A. @. Lawrence
have moved into d. Nickel's house and
work a part of the farm IN corn next
year.
George w. COwden expects to remain
at w. H. Douglass
VIM. Fem has ben section boss here
on the Santa Fe road for five years and
is Of good report as key ping the track
well fixed. He is asked IN step up and
take charge OF the railroad yard tracks
at Usage City. He has rented his house
on Franklin sire,t to Rev. Henry
Smith. Mr. Fem expects TO move TO
Usage City next week.
Lloyd Beat desires to sell out his meat
market. Il is gOod chance for a prac.
teal man - engage IN good paying
business.
Swan & COnreY are selling hardware
chelp TO close ou'. THIS gives a good
opening g hard ware merchant To open
mp here. He will hive plenty Os trade
If he has goods and business tact.
Joe Mlntsr has BEEN here two days
selling goods and noii, rs 10 our trader.
heie ami n, ar by.
The people g Derally src well pleas,
with the result Of the election, II It wa
cloudy, smoky and doubtful all day
The count At night gave it to the Repub
lIcans and TO good men
The cloudy, damp. Icy weather of thil
week is hard on stock.
Thursday night, February "A 1884
there is to be almost a dead issue re
vived. tits debate at our school hous.
between N. Endsley, Frank SA,lsr and
some very able farmer from Rock creek
on one side and W. d. EIrod and an,
two men in common lsfe he may choos
70 select on tie other side. Question
Resolved, That the United Stats gov
ernmeni should not. or had no need o
Issuing interest bearing bonds In tim
Of the civil war;
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PIcaaant ReoeptIon-

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Rowland, who
= rived Emporia Friday, were Civ
en- del ghtfOI reception that evening at
the Loomis residence at No. 165 Con-
stltutlon street, which has been rented
By Mr.. Rowland. The party was arraug-
ed BY the Sunday schosl class of The
groom, which Is c imposed of twelve or
nfteen young ladies. aud the preparations
were complete in every respect. Re
freshmeDt4 we're provided in great
abundance, and the various means EN-
ployed for the entertainment of the com.
pany were highly successful. Mrs
Rjwland Is highly agreeable lady and
made q most favorable impression on
all who hal tbs pleasure OF me, ting hel
last evening. The new couple VIII r.
main for some days at the residence o.
Mrs Roberto, on Market street. and Their
win go 20 housekeeping At the pIac'
where ,he reception was held IN thei
honor last night
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rae FEELING IN EMPoRIA

The election of Hon. Almerin Gillelt
to the Office of railway commissioner Is
gratifying IN the extreme to the people
Of this city, and his fsllow-members of
the bar are especially pronounced IN
their endorsement of the action of the
executive council in this matter The
fact that the place was en-
tirely unsolicited by him places
bis election in the light of q
compliment which but few public men
IN Kansas have ever been 30 fortunate
as to enjoy, aud the people of this city
iully appreciate the value of such a tes-
umonial of confidence and regard.
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Tn. Funeral or Mr.- Br.zor

EmporIa was quite largely represent
ed at the funeral OF Mrs. w. J. Brewer,
which took place Friday If ernoon at 2
O'Clock, from her late home near Hat
ford The deceased was very highly
esteemed in this community, aud the
sorrow which the intelligence of her
death coca Toned is widespread and sin.
cere. She hayes three children who are
orphans indct d, their fAthtr having died
about six months ago. The deceased was
Al wears of age.
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snrenlIInr0nf

G p. Jones s. Gu. leceIved last Fra
day ir m the Hall company at C. ncin-
natl large and handsome ssfs which
was placed in their sto.e by Ci- Holle-
way. The proprietns of This flourish
ing establishments have been making
some recent changea IN .heIr sto-eIoom
which adds greatly IA its appearance
and tbs If facilities for showing goods and
theY have leased additional RON IN the
addition which is being completed By
Mr. Jsy AT the west end of his aptrs
house. We doubt If lhsre is N, rchsnl
tailoring establishment in Ksnsas which
employs mote hands than @ +. Jon.r
y Co. ara their trsde extends To al
parts Of the state.
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e restores gray hair TO its original
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It IS the most economical preparation
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remain . long sine, naking only an
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recommended and used By eminent
medical men, end ofncsaIIy endorsed b
the Stste Assayer Of Massachusetts,.
The popularity Of Halls Hair ReneweE
has Increased with the test Of many
years, both IN this country and in
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used a ell the civilized countries q
he world
Ecr sale Il 81 dealers.