The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-06
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LONDON, Nov. She Tiass akis
morning devotes 9 leader 70 ths poIEii-
cal contest In Amerlca. In the eOEEss g
which it says: Although tie uunbsB
polled tomorrow viii probably sz1sea
those polled 81 any prssiSu8 co11zB
nevertheless 1t would noe b rAza - ~
that the vast majority Of AmeEfe11z -
gard the issue with indifeEc1ce- z1z-
esnsrs have still less rezsoa % 81 q
keen Interest In the campaign which -
been almost exclusively managed b
experienced and adTcft pFo1s8sioaaz pos-
it1cian. To them a1One tie Ees1lt WI
bring exultstion or disappol1tmsz1, So
the most satisfactory feature q ess
whole campaign Is the failure q al -
tempts to revive. for party purposes a.
sectional jealousies OF the Eoztn 81
and south.
DOUBTFUL
LoNDox, Nov. a,-Ths Tins go
siders the news reported frOn CEaees
the Paris Morning News % ne sEs14
that Khartoum has faIlsa INTO shs haz1g
of the rebels and GOr1ou taken pEisGas<.
6 extremely dO1btfuL his Vis3, IS
thinks. is especially 50.
WILL 60 TO zEw OELEAsz-
LoNDoE. NOV. In the hose q ss-
mons today Leonard H COsrf1ey 80
Rotary Of the treasury an1SuHesd IA
Hon. L. s. SackviIIs West, lie BEi1ish
minister st Washington. ksd hss1 -
pointed special commi8ioDeE % Eea
Orleans exposition, and The Hrsftzh
COUNSEL ct New Orleans, local cozEts-
sioneT.
THEATRE HORROR
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occurred this evening at The St4E tksAfsr
caused by cEyOf sire" D1Eiag tAs
rush OF the audiences TO escape Gso4 tAs
building sixteen people were klIss 81
thirteen seriously injured lie perszEs-
ance had proceeded without tntezTuFetun
until shortly after o'eIock VIA 500
person shouted fire." The Wksss -
dience instantly rose 60 10 fheir feEe sd
made Q rush 70 the several exss8- 1ks
great mass Of People In he Pir FuzAi1E
therefron met the crushing csoSe pU0z-
ing down from the gallery 4
followed. The shrieas q s1g
and despairing cries for help o5aA -
then be answered The USzs oG -
panic stricken and struggling humaa11y
Were appealed 20 by the oflefES q Ne
theater and by the police 20 hold bsck.
but the appeals were unAeedssL Ne
crnzed crowd Practically pzssst t1UAs1
the outlets. sranPli1g dOSn sd ever
the weaker ones
When the fheater Was finally e1e4Essl
sixteen cOrpses were f0u1d On The ststzs
leading from the gallery sad twelve psz-
sons were so badly iliured t1a@ tAsy
only gave evidence tks1 life Wa1 n1S e.
tinCt By their piteoGs EoaninGs-
Upon the first alarm being rang -
whole Are brigade quickly vent 60 -
rescue, and with the police. dil tbelE
utmost 10 ailsy the panic and ssssas -
dead and dying. but they we're to9 LAss
20 be OF any effective service Tbe pa
lice and citizens followed md s1cceS1Gs
In forcing their way into The bu1ldE12s
and then aided ali they eOald % eseApe
to the street, but the hall Was % UoeE14
that they were sadly inleFlered vita ~
their humane Iabors- The city sBos-
lance corps conveyed the WiEesDA
the wounded and the dead % The inerD-
ary. The wounded were % OVeEco4e
that they were IS helpless - the dad
IL was learned that the author Of theOy
Of IRE was sn empl0ye Of TIE the1aer
who had been dismissed- he perform
ence was chiefly Music hall busineA
Another account says the alaT2 e1nss
while trapese performer Uas taking
dive from the ceiling Of the thse1er - .
net hanging in mid-alr- One q -
audience shouted 'dre." meaning 1h41
the performer had gone tno ne4r TIE
footlights.