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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-04

On motion OF MIR. Watson the commit
tee on streets and alleys were instructed
TO ascertain which OF the parking
grounds for which bills have
been filed for building OF the
area of sidewalks for Same have
been parked around, and report at the
next meeting OF the city councils the
vote standing as follows: ayes, z; nays. /.
Sealed BIDS for sidewalks and Cross
walks were opened and the same refer
red TO the committee on streets and al
leys. To investigate the relative qualities
of the stone proposed to be used, and re-
port the result of such investigation at
the next meeting of the city council.
Mr.. Bierke being present asked the
council sixty days to comply with the
city ordInaces IN regard 10 removing
his oil tanks etc, from the city
On motion of Mr. Bill the time was
granted.
On motion the committee on claims
was requested to refer the bill OF j. A.
Moore for medicine furnished smallpox
patient to the board of health for its &C
ton.
MIR. ID. f. Jones being present called
the attention OF the council to the hlthy
condition of the alley between Mechan-
les and Market streets, south OF the rail-
road. On motion of Mr. Watson the
matter was referred to the board OF
health.
| the request OF Col. Whitley for snoth-
ar drain we'll at the Hotel Coolidge was
referred to board of health on motion of
Mr.. Walkup, with the request to report
at the next meeting of the council.
On motion OF Mr. Waikup the two
| propositions of Z. Nj. Forde 70 codtfy
the present ordinances, and to arrange
and prepare other ordinances, were &C
cepted by unanimous vote.
| Council went into executive session:
The mayor indicated desire 70 make
some appointments. The members Of
the council commenced to prepare bal
lots. The mayor said ballots were not
necessary as he should call the roll on
the confirmation of the appointments.
The mayor appointed n. II. HinshAW
for city marshal, and asked for roll call.
At the same time Mr. Watson moved
to proceed TO confirm by ballot, which
was seconded by Thatcher.
The mayor decided Ar. Watson's mo-
ton out of order. Mr.. Watson appealed
from the decision of the mayor.
The mayor then asked Messfs. Morse,
Mccain and Adds If they desired roll
call They answered IN the affirmative.
| During the discussion and endeavor OF
the mayor to have roll call, Mr.. wat
son moved to adjourn. seconded by Mr.
Bill.
The motion was entertained and the
council adjourned by the following vote
Ayes-Walkup. DaYis, Bill. Thatcher
and Watson. Nays-McCain, Morse
and Adds 81. D. WEAvRR,
Acting City Clerk.
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Baker and 1 are out."-state Jour
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-04
A Prominent OmciaI Kills Himself.

ST. LOUIS, June ar. NJ. Reynolds,
late first auditor of the United States
treasury, killed himself this morning at
the Southern Hotel. There is an air
shaft IN the hotel over the rotunda which
cuts through the different floors. At five
minutes to O'Clock Reynolds either
jumped or fell over the railing on the
third story into the air shaft. He
struck the marble floor of
the rotunda with report heard all over
the hotel. He was picked up quite
dead in front of the office desk. His
skull was fractured and one of his legs
shattered. A visit made to Reynolds
room disclosed the fact that it was full
of gas although the stop cock was turn
ed, hence the theory is held in the hotel
that it must be suicide, and after the
failure to asphyxlate himself, he took
the terrible dive to the marble floor
below. Reynolds had made a care
ful toilet this morning. He has
been IN St. Louis since Saturday, stop
ping with Mr.. G. II. Albers. But he
left that gentleman's house and put up
at the hotel last night. He was in ex-
celIent spirits when last seen alive and
no motive can be suggested for self-kill-
ing. He was on his way to Kansas to
buy land. He left the United States
treasury a couple of weeks ago. He
was about 60 years of age and fine
looking, healthy man.
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PArRONIZE HOME INSTITUTION

Topeka Is building q new $15, 700
school house.
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Presidential Appointments.

WASHINGTON, D. c. June 2.-The
president TO- day appointed the following
presidential postmasters: D. G. Eas-
horne, Fowler, Ind, vice Geo. W. Mel
lish, resigned: John l.. Etzel, Clear
Lake, Iowa, vice A. d. Eldridge, resign
ed; David Frakers, Ouray, Colo, vice
Albert Moore, resigned; A. Il. Simpson,
North Clarendon, Pa, vice II. Z. Nor
ris, resigned John r. Brunt, Usage Mis-
sion, Kas., vice J, S. Curtis, resigned !;
Augustine G. RespeZZ, MaysvIlle, KY,
vice III. G. Hutchins, resigned; John
Klttle, Seward, Neb., vice G. Z.
VanPelt, commission expired; Jos.
F. Henderson, Aledo, ILL.,, vice
John Mckinney. commission ex-
PRED, Justin Msyberry, Burlingame,
Kan, vice G. W. DAILY, commission ex-
PRED; W. II. Gibbs, Columbia, s. c.,
vice &. n. Wilder, commission expired ;
Alex. WertZ, Merchandising, Pa, vice
Miss Catherine Singer, commission ex-
pired !; C. A. Glider, Brackettsville, Tex,
vice w. w. Lembert, commission eX
pired; Martin V. Merideth, East Sagl-
nav, Mich, vice w. Gage, suspended be.
cause he had been found guilty of fraud
ulentlY apprOpriating to his own use
part of his allowance for Office rent by
means of false vouchers and of sub-let-
ting q portion of the premises without
accounting for rent received for same
Tulley Scott, to be receiver of public
moneys at Oberlin, Kan. ] ohm G. Byax-
by, collector af customs district of New
Haven, Conn. The president appointed
Charles H. Robinson to be collector OF
customs for the district of Wilmington,
N. c., also commissioned the following
postmasters: Cyrus A. Rieder,. An
thony, Kas GottlIeb Christ, Sabetha,
Kas., Geo. T. Litcomb, Wsterville, Kas.
Z. b. Bancroft. Mankate. Kas.
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LightnIng's Freaks.

CHICAGO, June 3 -During the height
of the storm last night the switchmen
working near the Illinois Central round
house at the foot of Sixteenth street,
heard men shouting flor help. The
switchmen went down to the break wa
ter and hallowed. They were answered
by a chorus of shouts, which seemed to
come from q number of men out in the
lake. The railway men continued to
call, but the answers gradually became
fainter. Shortly afterward wharfsman
heard cries at the foot of Eighteenth
street. He rushed down to the
break-Waler and called again
and was answered by the voices
OF several men. The watchmen thought
that the meh were drifting south. He
attempted to call the police through a
patrol box, but was driven away by the
sheets of lightning which leaped from
the telephone instrument whenever he
touched it. When the police finally
learned OF the men being out in the lake
patrolmgn were sent to the foot of
Eighteenth street. The officers took
lanterns and patrOlled the beach but
could not see out into the lake sixty
yards on Occouut OF the darkness. When
they first came the officers heard cries,
but the voices were very faint and SEEM
ed long way out. 1t is thought that q
vessel must have been struck by light
ming and that the crew had been forced
TO take to boat or raft.
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An HEROIC ACT


During the storm Henry Carmody,
bridge tender at the Halstead street
bridge, was the hero of performance
that probably saved the lives of a num-
Der of people In the midst of binding
wind and rain he had closed the bridge
through which a vessel had passed and
stepped into his shanty. A street car
boudd north dashed upon the bridge and
as it neared the center of the structure
Cgrmody glanced out of the window and
was Mortified To see the bridge slowly
swinging open. The driver had his head
ducked down to ward off the force of
the storm and was apparently unaware
of the fearful consequences of his neg
lect and the danger ahead. Carmody
took In the situation at once and dashed
out of the bridge house aud ran at the top
of bis speed across the bridge towards
the car. Reaching the advancing team
he grabbed the horses buy the bits and
sung out to the driver to put on the brake.
The car was stopped about ten feet from
the end of the rails and over the muddy
water of the river. The driver in haste
to get across, allowed the team to traYel
at rapid gait and horrible catastrophe
and loss OF life was only prevented by
Carmody's nerve and prompt action.
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LONDON, June 1.-The official state
ment published in the daily News to-day
from Earl Granville to the effect that
the Russo Afghan boundary question
still remains unsettled has highly dis
concerted liberals and made tories jubi-
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want dat fer ter get shucken. But de
pre- lcher man wouldn't shake dat un. He
say dat amt nigh gwine ter do, bekaZe
when folks got any pcrlitenesS Ter dey
don't never hol' out de lef han. DE
oman she say her right wuZ cripple, but
her ole man low he amt never year bout
dat hcfO, en- den he tuck'n make her pull
it out from und' de kivVer, en- den dey
seed dat one of Ter fingers wnz done clean
gone. De miller man he up'n low
"'IloW come diSY
''Dc oman she low, 4 cut it or
ape miller man he low, How you cut
it off =
"De oman she low. ~ knock it Off
90. e miller man he low, 'WharbOuts
you knock it off p
"De 'oman she low i broke 1t of =
ODE miller man, he low, When you
break it oil -
DEN de oman she amt say nothin'.
She dies lay dar, she did, en- pant en- look
skeercd De preacher man he study Il
little en- den he say he Spcck he kin kNO
dat han, en- he tuck dc finger out'n he
pocket en- tired it on de 'omAn's ham en- it
litl Nasser it fit de place right smick
smoove. Den de preacher man up'n tell
he miller man dat de oman WIZ witch,
ell " id dat de oman fetched yell en- XIV
cred her head wild de cuunterpin.
"Yit dis amt do her no good, kaze de
preacher man say he done look in de books
en- de oniest way fer ter kyo' Il witch is
ter BUN 'cr en- 1t amt look so b d, nuth-
cr, kazc wneu day tied her she tuk'n tu'n
ter be great big black cat, en- OATS dc
way she WIZ wen she wuz burnt.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Duty on Lumber-A Case of Interest
to burlington Dealers.

An important case has just been de
Cided in the United States Circuit Court
at Syracuse, Judge Wallace presiding,
says the Troy Times. BY the United
States statutes in regard to duties upon
lumber it is provided that certain lum-
Der shall pay II duty on importation of
81 per thousand feet board measure, and
certain other lumber 81 IL thousand feet.
The government has always interpreted
the law as fixing 81 II thousand feet upon
sawed pine lumber Under this interpre-
tation of the law very nearly s., 600 900 in
duties has been collected every year ON
lumber. Within the last six months there
have been five actions commenced against
stephen Mofiitt, collector of customs
for the Champlaln district, for over
charge of duties ON pine lumber. The
oldest of these cases came on for
trial Tuesday before Judge Wallace and a
jury. The Hon, Matthew Hale appeared
for the plaintiff and the United States at
torney, the Hon. NJ. |. Townsend, in per,
son, for the defendants The facts were
conceded, and after an earnest discussion
by counsel, Judge Wallace directed the
jury to render verdict in favor of Molfit
holding that the treasury department haC
correctly construed the law. The decision
will save, as stated above, nearly 81 ,OO0 OOl
year to the government.
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In the Boston stock market on the nth
Consolidated railroad of Vermont 5s were
quoted ut 1S4,
The following extract from the report
of the Grand Trunk shows that this com
pany has increased its holding in the Cen
trail Vermont and it is now an equal own
er OF stock with President Smith and his
friends, says the Boston IdrCrtiSCr,
though by no means 50 large Il holder of
the consolidated bonds The chief owners
besides President Smith are b. p. Cheney
of Boston and James X. Langdon of Mont
pelier "An agreement, dated July %,
1885, between the Central Vermont rail
road and this company, will be submitted
to the shareholders for their approval.
This agreement provides that the Central
Vermont company shall transfer to the
Grand Trunk company, in pursuance of
former arrangements, 1870 shares of its
capital stock thereby securing to the
Grand Trunk one-half interest in the or
binary stock of the Central Vermont rail
way. In return the Grand Trunk com
pany undertakes to foster and promote
the development and traffic between the
respective lines, and to enter into arrange
ments for rates fares and trains for the
mutual advantage. No monetary liability
attaches to this company in respect vi this
agreement"
William V. Smith, chief engineer, has
filed mortgage for S6,O0O,OOO signed by
tnuunCtl ' lJDdItl, pItSltlcllJ VI lut ANOl IL
eastern and Southwestern railway, to the
Central Trust company of New York.
The mortgage covers IA line from the Erie
connection to Brewster, twenty-siX miles,
including the projected bridge over the
/ Hudson ut Storm King. The Phoenix
/ Bridge company has the contract to build
the bridge. Four prominent railroad men
will become directors. Bonds have been
taken and a syndicate is now being form
ed.
a meeting of the general passenger
agents of roads interested in the proposed
Boston passenger pool has been in session
ed the New York Central, Grand Trunk,
Boston and Albany, Filchburg, Lowell
and Central Vermont The question of
pooling first and second class traffic from
Boston was taken up, but no agreement
reached, owing to the refusal of the Bos
ton and Albany to become members OF the
pool unless the Lowell would also become
n member. 1t is claimed that Lowell
would not join the pool because the Central
Vermont would not Withdraw its Boston
ticket Office. 1t Is within the power of the
Lowell to abrOgate its contract with the
Central Vermont. This the Boston ant
Lowell will not do for fear that the Cen
trail Vermont will utilize the Fltchburl
to greater extent IMAM at present
Owing To the nOn-agreement of the Bos
ton lines to formulate plan for the pool
1t was recommended that the matter o
issuing tickets should be referred to tn,
general manager for adjustment
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BOSTON'S LATEST SENSATION.
A Prepossessing Young Woman's Attempt
at Wholesale Poisoning.

Boston, Nov. l9.-Anuie Lyons, IA pre-
terday on ii charge of attempted whole
sale poisoning of the family and servants
of Charles w. Parker 1t was only by
the active eXertions of the physicians that
the intended victims were saved from a
horrible death Miss Lyons was, up to Il
few days ago, employed as cook by Par
ker and gave satisfaction, but could not
agree with the other servants and on ac-
count of frequent controversies she was
discharged. A short time before this
Parker had purchased a barrel of Hour
and half of it had been used. The cook
made bread out of this flour, and, though
nothing peculiar was noticed in the looks
or taste of it, all of the family and ser
wants were made seriously i'll by partak-
ing of it. The immediate admnistia alton
of antidOtes by the physicians prevented
the poison from successfully accomplish
luz It's deadly work, but all those taken
sick are still somewhat affected by the
drug. Prof Hill of Harvard college made
an examination of the bread and discover
ed traces OF arsenic in it. The flour in the
| barrel was also inspected and it was found
that the centre had been scooped out and
/ that arsenic sufficient To kill ten persons
| had been put in the cavity The poisoner
! had also mixed arsenic with loose flour in
another receptacle. Miss Lyons, who is
about tw nty-eight years old, denies put
ting any poison in the -four and says she
has no knowledge whatever OF the affair
| She was hired by Parker at dn intelligence
office. The officers are now trying to find
out where the arsenic was purchased. a
| Deggar girl who was given some of The
! bread the day the poisoning occurred was
made deathly sick, but was saved by hav
ing taken an overdose of the arsenic.
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DEPARTMENT DISHONESTY.
Pay Director Wales aud Others Squander
Government Money.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-The second
comptroller of the treasury has furnished
the following statement in relation to the
claims disalowed by him In adjusting
the accounts of the pay director of the
United States navy yard. the second
comptroller discovered two vouchers, one
for s27 purporting to be for $40 five cent
foreign postage stamps and another
for $50, purporting to be for photograph
ing, 80 anatomical specimens for the naval
dispensary. They were both made out in
the name of a woman who is an artist re-
siding in Washington, and certified to
and approved by Phillip 5. Wales,
chief of the bureau of medicine and surg
cry. The comptroller reports that inves-
CATION proved they were both false and
fraudulent and that money was actually
paid for two crayOn portraits OF Wales,
drawn by this artist one OF winch hung
on the walls of the surgeon general
office and the Othel at his private resi-
dence. The artist signed the vouchers
upon representation that there was no APP
preparation out of which such eNpendi
lures could be properly paid. The comp
trOller also diSallOWS an item of SAL, be
ing for two days subsistence of the com
mlttee on appropriations while making Il
WISH on DOulu lne Onllcu states steamer
TalapoOsa from Washington to Norfolk
Fort Monroe and Hampton in March
1854.
The comptroller also disallows Pay
master smith, United States army, al
item of Sl340 for 1874 miles OF
travel claimed to have been performed
10y surgeon Billings in attending the in
teruational medical congress at London
in August 1881, and in travelling else
where throughout various countries in
Europe, under order from the war depart
ment of May 10, 1881. The comptroller
holds that the war department had NJ
authority to send a delegate to the interna
tional medical congress at the govern
ment's expense, that Congress alone
! could authorize such representation
and that such service was in no prOpe,
sense military service. He also holds tina
an order of the war department whlcl
| leaves it to the officers discretion to de
termine the intent of his travel is void
| that the department must designate II
order the place or places from where AM
point or points to which travel is to b
performed and directs that the amour
paid in this case shall be charged agaiu>
! Surgeon Billings in his pay account. Tn
question as to the legality of the cOur
turned upon this point. The opinion o
the attorney generaatli rms its legality.
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CONTAGIOUS

Diseases are Prevalent all over the World
am "A native of England, and while ! was
in that country contracted a terrible blood
poison, ana for two years was under lIral-
mcnt as an outdoor patient ut NUttlrEhain
HOSPITAL England bur was not cured. SUI
fcred the most agOnlHlng pains IN my i0h's :,
and was covered with sores all ov my houy
and limbs. had vertigo and deaf ess, with
partial lose of sight. severe pains IN my heaq
and ewes, etc. which nearly ran me Graz /
lost al hope III hat country. ana sailed LOT
Anne RIGA, aud was treated at Roosevelt III TINS
city, as well ms bya prominent physician IN
New York having no connection Win the
hospitals. ..., .,;n,
and determined TO give il Il trial hs ist re-
sort | had given up al hope of being cured.
as | had gone through he hands 81 the pest
took six bottles of :. =. :. and can say WIN
great joy that they have cured me entirety.
am rs sound and well rs ever was n NY
life. l.. FRED HALfpttb'
New York city, June 18th, ISIS
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TELEGKApnIC spAKks.



fortunes of u Day.
Robert j. Cook, treasurer and business
manager of the Philadelphia Press pub
hshing company, whose life was despair
ed of II few weeks ago on account of
wounds received at the hands of IL color
ed janitor at the building, who assaulted
him with u hatChet, has almost entirely
recovered and will soon resume his duties.
His recovery is considered II surgical mar
vel
Tim Mccarthy, the notorious New York
dive keeper and woman heater has been
convicted of assaulting Catherine Barrow
and sentenced to one years Imprisonment
and fined $500.
In New York Mrs. Angelina Brown has
brought suit against Drs. >. and Alfred
f.. NJ. Purdy, claiming $4,000 damages,
for causing her removal to the smallpox
hospital when, rs she alleges she was not
suffering from that disease.
The striking nailers ut Pittsburg, Penn,
have issued circular calling upon tn
members of all trades unions to bOycOte
the manufacturers employing nOn-uniun
men. The strike is now six months old
and reconciliation seems farther away.
John Hoag, of Cleveland, Ohio, and
Jacob Scheller of Lafayette, Ind, were de-
vOured by wolves while crossing the
mountains in Montana. companion,
James Dempsey, witnessed the tragedy
from the branches of Il tree.
rho dshiny snason ,t Clorcas.
tar Mas il ovpr NE catch fails short
of last venr's Inv many thousnnd hor.
rels.
In the limited STATES Court nj Auburn
William r Orchard a Rochnster mai
cnrrinr was ined s15O "Wednesday for
onpninp letter
T ,,,' na,,,i,,io,, ..o,.on,,,,o,+ h,, ,o.or
mined to nrosecnte iii insurance comnan
les that Transact y General insurance bus
moss without The necessary licenses
The grand inrv has returned trne bill,
against ! VAN Kusse editor and I Les
snrd manager of lie Monde for criminal
| " libpllnr Mayor Beauprand of Mon
treal
- II ,,or,,;,,i ,o,.. t,,,.o,,,. ,,,,,,;,ho,
i, ro,,ord 70 hiu fnrei,a,,nse of H. PGa"hte
WAS y cruel and Infamous lie, His daIph
ter had married II loater, II man whom III
believed had intended to kill him by pur
posely throwing him out of his carriage
and both of them had passed out of hi
life forever.
A local freight train on the Cincinnati
Hamilton and INDIANAPOLIS railway tel
into Big Buck creek Wednesday muInin.
Three men were seriously injured ana If,
engineer will die. The engine ana tNeh
cars were wrecked.
rho rubIic committea onnniut i,.
,,aat;,,apta NO .vnnISinu ri hn CL,,,o.
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A Remarkable Escape.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, of Tunkhannock, Pa
was afflicted W tn Athma and Bronchitis, dur
il y which time the best physicians could give
no relief IIerlife was dcspared of, until in
last October she procured bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery, when immediate re-
lief was felt, and 10y continuing its use for II
short time she was completely cured, gainng
IN flesh 80 lbs in n few months, Free Trial
Bottles of this certain cure of all Throat
and Lung Diseases at Bcaupre ~ Lowrcy 5
Drng Store. LMrge Hotties. Sl0O
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THE BEST SALvE IN the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores
letter, Chapped Hands, Chilbans Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Beaupre
& Lowrey.
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AHURGLAK CAPTURED

This morning about two o'clock, John Wood
the well known plumber who resides ON Nam
Street, was awakened 10y hearing glass break.
ON getting out of bed he received blow ON
the head. lie Immediately gmpplcd with the
burglar, and after n terrible struggle succeed
ed ~ holding him until h 5 wife obtained helm.
ON beng searched ut the station, Mr. Woods
watch and wallet was found ON his person. lie
gave the name Robert Terry. The broken
which had almost cured Mrs. Wood of rheu-
mats IN ,-ErChdngC.