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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04
Burglars. v1llalnous Work.

GREENsBURG, Pa, March 2.-Satur-
day evening, Grapeville, small town on
the pike, about four miles west of this
place, was the scene of one Of the bold
est robberies ever committed In this
county. The victims were John Snyder
and wife aged 60 and 70 respectively.
About z O'Clock Snyder went to the door
and while there saw three men standing
but few feet distant, who stated that
they had 'cOme to make that gas lease
all right" AS soon as they were inside
they assaulted, and after a desperate
struggle, overpowereu him. Two of the
men tied his hands and feet and the
third jumped at Mrs. snyder. The
man choked her brutaIlY. She
screamed and they took shirt which
was lying on the bed and covered her,
head. The three then bound her hands.
and feet and one of them stood on her
breast and tramped her In the face. He
then took feather bed and covered her
head and she remained in this uncon-
scIous condition three hours, during
which time they ransacked the house.
All they found was s ten dollar gold
piece momento and pocketbook con-
tanning $104. The robbers then left and
several hours later the old couple were
discovered and released from their pre-
dicsment. Both are in critical condI-
ton.
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ALL POIS il fHE sOU7H. EHH.
Il. E. NORTON
OFFERS FOR SALE
The following property in and near
this city:

Lot %, West street. house aad 4 rooms,
10. 80. West street, house and 2 rooms.
lots 90. 81. IS, Rural street, swo houses.
Lots 81, GO, 70, 104, 316, $40, aS2. 3e4,
326 32S, Commercial street
Loss Gs. 20, 70, Congress street.
Lot l59, East street.
Lot i27 Exchange street.
Icta 81, l45, 16l, Sylvan street
% acres Of land in feoss OF the College
Of Emporia.
672 acres Of land miles north Of En-
roma, 50 acres of which Il timbos; 3
houses and other improvements.
Also the Undivided half Interest In Sec
ton %, T "a, h IL. soiolning Fal.
legs0n. on the railroad. 10 Green
weed county.
Also the n. E. quarter Of eoetion IS, Z
81, r Q, In Chase countys
The shove property 10 Wcrsh over &c.,
600. and viii be sold Ia pieces 20 suit
purchasers.
Desiring to Isave this city, Mr.. Nos-
ton will sell tie above, and otksR prop
erty of which be IL owner, not Dea-
toned In the list. at bargains nsVeg b.
| fore offered IN thIs city % etsze. Re s.
| determined 70 leave EnpOria, 18d equal
| IL determiued % sell. rs has clo q
/ the finast real estate ores a11 busl1es
| houses IL The city, and larse buelae9.
which he viii kufn over On 1efn8 t9at
| cannot beequGIed elsewhere Ia keoea1.
The title to al property fs eseer. eEiE-
numbered ana psrfect. end vii b sold
/ for cash only.
ms Knnsns City TInes end 5olrnal
and Topeka CoRn5nWeeIEh win copy,
/ and Gsnd bills % this ollef.
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Waahington Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Secretary
Whitney to- day telegrapbed instructions
to Capt. Chester, commanding the United
States steamer Gslena, at Key West, to
deliver TO the United States marshal at
Key West the steamer City of Mexico,
seized on suspicion of being engaged in
a filIibustering expedition against Hon
duras. together with all persons and
property connected therewieh. The case
has been referred to the attorney general
and further proceedings have been di-
rected by him.
The judiciary committee of the house
to-day agreed 20 the adverse report upon
the senate bill providing for an increase
of salaries of the United States district
court to So 600 per annum.
The test vote taken by the house COM
mfttee on public lands to-day, on the
proposition to repeal pre- -emption law,
resulted decidedly IN favor the report
repeating the measure.
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roREx-NIErH OonaaEss.
H0T7aE


WAsHINeroN, March 2.-Morriil Of
Kansas, from committee on Invalid pen.
slons, reported the bill extending until
July /, 1888, - the time within which
applications for arrears on 1ensionl
may be filed, and extending provisions
OF the srrears act 20 special pensioners
and providing that in applications for
pension, the person shall be presumed TO
have been sound and free from disease
At the date of entering the service. Com.
mIttee Of The whole.
The speaker laid before the house the
response of the secretary of the treasury
to The Bland resolution calling for iafor.
nation concerning the circulation of
the standard silver dollar and the pelicy
70 Be pursued In regard to silver. Re
feroed TO committee on coinage, weights
and measures.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The speaker
laid before the house the message of the
president on the Chinese troubles and il
was read by ne clerk.
The chair laid before the senate the
Presidents message on the treatment Of
the Chinese in the west, which has al.
ready been published, and It was refer
red to the committee on foreign rela-
tons.
Also message from the president re-
lating to the payment Of claims of the
Cherokee Indians and the sale of q tract
of land belonging TO the Sac and Fox
Indians. Referred to committee on In
dian Affairs
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a Terrible Railway Aeca91+4z
ToRoNTo, Ont March a---A teEl4ble
railway accident occurred isst NIGH on
the Grand Junction division Of a1he
Grand Trunk railway, near Bsllasille.
The express train crowded with passesg
ers jumped the rails while crossing ne
bridge oyer the rlver Ouse. and brea1-
ing through the timbers, the engine and
cars fell distance of nearly forty feet
on the ice below. Many people were
badly hurt, but No more tnan four
fatally. Most of the cars took fire from
the upsetting Of stoves. Conductor
Morris Of BellevilIes in charge
Of the train, wss held
between the timbers OF the smashed
passenger cars and badly injured. He
was unable 70 extricAte himself until
nearly every stitch OF his clothing was
burned of his body. Mr.. Irwin OF To-
ronto was caught between two cars
when the train fell through the bridge,
and fatally hurt. Mann, brakeman,
was hurt in the breast, probably fatally.
Mrs. Crawford, q young mar
red lady from Petersburg, received
q great shock, her injuries
will prove fatal. Conductor Morris. al
though badly burned and injured,
worked heroically to get the lady pas
ssngers out of the wrecked cars. He
procured sleighs and took the ladies to
a neighborIng farm house, and in doing
SO was exposed so long TO the severe
weather that he was badly frozen.
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Men Resume Work.

CHICAGO, March 1.-The Mccormick
reaper works resumed operations this
morning, $50 men reporting for duty.
Great crowds were IN the vicinity of the
works early in the morning, and to their
presence is ascribed the fact that larger
number did not apply for work through
fear or intimidation. A large force of
police were on hand to preserve order,
and arrested three or four men who
Were noisy and aggressive. Locked
out men are TO hold mass meeting.
This morning near the works, five min.
utes after the gates were opened, there
were, according to Mr.. McCoFmick's
count, $50 men at work IN the various
departments. superintendent AveriIl
said number OF men had not returned
owing to having received threatening
notes, but by tomorrow he expected the
works would be in full operation. Nc.
Cormick opened the yards in person and
declared be would not shut down now if
he had but dozen men at work. Just
previous 10 opening the gates those not
intending to apply for work made
slight opposition to those about to enter
the works, but dispersed precipitately
upon movement in their direction by
the police. Alter the first dispersal, the
men began assembling again In little
groups in the neIghboring streets
When requested "to move on" they re-
fused and about twenty were put into
patrol wagon and taken to Herman
street station. Fifty men gathered in
front 1867 Blue Island avenue. None
were very beiigerant except Stenroff
Gender, who is described as the ring
leader he got upon door step and
shouted ia Polish ''now is the time to
set, hurry the men on with pistols and
LIT Us live or die for the cause Officer
Marks was standing by and is familiar
with the Polish language. when be
heard of the incend!ary Outburst grabbed
Gender and took him to the station,
when searched. there was a 4S-calibre
revolver found IN Gender's posses
sion, The reaper works, distance from
the court house is five miles, but the po-
lice headquarters are kept fully advised
of the situation. Chief Police Ebercold,
who was seen this morning said
although he was not apprehensive OF
any serious trouble. still l am prepared
for receipt of the very worst news
from Mccormick quarters. sincerely
hope there Will be no disturbance. and
from reports received I am constrained
10 believe the day win pass quietly by
without my outbreak or disturbance. ]
have an adequate force on the ground
/ tor immediate necessities and haYe ar
ranged matters so that within IN
1 hour from the time an
alarm is given l can be on the
grounds with the police" At 10 O'Clock
about 500 hundred locked-out men
| formed procession and headed by Z
brass band started for Workingmens
hall. corner of Twelfth and Waller
streets, to attend meeting there.
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NEW YoRK. March S.-The third trial
Of George ". Lake on an indictment of
improper relations with young woman
who. 1t is alleged Is his own illegitmate
daughter, and OF whom he had five chill
dren, ell OF which are now inmates
Of the Richmond county Door house,
while the WiIe-danghser Is an inmate Of
the MiddlssOwn. New York. lasans asY-
lum, began and ended yesterday before
Judge Stevens At Richmond county,
Long Islsnd. court house The children,
four Of whom sre idiots. were in court
and were ident1ded by Witnesses as de-
fendEn1s. The prisoner acted a. hls own
COUNSEL, bat presented no testimony,
simply cros8-examinlng the witnessses.
The case was closed ct 6 D. M. ana fhe
| Jury in . few minutes later returned :
verdics Of guilty.
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A STRIKE,


Fl. WORTH, Texas, March, 2.-TheFe
is universal surprise in this city ct the
great railroad strike which began here
last evening. There was no intimation
that it was coming, until at Gao .
whistle st the rouud- house blew, and At
once every man who belongs to As
sembly No. 101, Knights of Labor,
stopped work. Business of the Texas
Pacific and Missouri Pacific is almost
completely suspended here. The order
for the strike came from SedAlia. The
causes are said TO be numerous, but the
chief one is that $50 per day IL de-
mAnded Is Q days wages for unskiiled
laborers, who now receive $f.15- Other
reasons are the refusal TO
make eight hours q days
work aud 70 discharge the men ct
Marahali. No Failroed work Of shy de-
ecTiption il being done except the move
ment Of passenger trains. and no one IL
left to handle baggage but the baggage
master.
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Raaa BAN maatinr

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 1.-The
Spring meeting OF the American Base
Ball association convened at noon to-
day at the Louisville hotel. a full list
of those attending in an official capacity
is as follows. G. T. Williams
and j. n. Clifford, MetropoIItans,
VIM. BARNET BalImores; Will
Shorsig and Len Simmons, Athletics /;
o. P. Caylor. John Houck, CIncinnatis
Chris. T. Vondenape and Harry Wei.
don, st. Louis; 81. B Phillips and A r.
Scandrett and W. A. Nimick, Pitts
burgs; r. A. Abel and g. A. Byrns,
Brooklyns. Business opened by meet
ing of the board of directors, who took
up the Burch and BuFlay cases.
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In Favor of the Strikers.
49, AT. =

NEW YORK, March 3.-After a confer
ence with committee from the drivers
and conductors of the four east side
striking street car Tines, Railroad Com
missioner Herman delivered the opinion
in which he held that railroads, as COM
mon carriers. have no right to iDconven-
Ince the public while carrying on COM
paritively insignificant controversies
with employees as TO hours OF labor eaa
prices therefor. he said he would Con-
fer with his colleages and the probable
outcome would be a msndamus to the
roads to resume the performance of
their duties as CARRIERS.
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Ra.o Ra1Ir.onh,a

LOUISVILLE, KY, March AT the
American base bail association this
morning. Messrs. Phelps and Simmons
reported on the Barley case, suspend
ing one year and fning him 500. A
stormy scene followed the decision.
Nimmick appealed to the chair
against the report President Nc
knight sided with him, Phelps appeal
ed from the chairs decision and then
his report was adopted by q vote of 5
to 2. Il is SAID that PIttsburg will take
the matter to the courts.
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Kansas City Journal: What an ex-
cellent thing 1t is, TO he sure, that George
Graham did rot kin his vile while he
Was still living in Kansas and that her
body was not found in n Kansas well.
George now has a chance 10 he hang
Ell decently and ia order. OF course
the effect OF ii properly conducted hang
ing will be just rs disastrous TO George.
but it will be less demoralizing to the
community than one of those sudden
and badly managed affairs across the
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

An iowa legislator las introduced a
bill prOvid ng tn, both parties IN pro.
posed matrimonial contract shall give
satisfactory evidence 10 the clerk that
they are able to msinJain each other
with all the necessities Of life. and also
TO take care o. tue children iftbey should
have any. A this puts husband and
wife on an equality, it ought to make
the advocates Of women's rights happy.
Bat (, WON'T.
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The arrest Of Mrs Emma Mslloy, the
prohibition lecturer and writer, ia con
nectiOn with the Graham murder case,
is another instance OF trouble resulting
from eYii associations. Life was kind to
Mrs. Malloy until she came to Kansas
and became r crusader under St. John
Her many converts in Council Grove aud
elsewhere will hear Of her trouble, no
doubt with feelings of regret
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In Il little French commune near
Rouen may resd the following notice on
the door of the cemetery: In conse-
quence of decision OF the mum
cipal council no one can be buried
here tx, ept dead people who live in the
commune" There must be an Irish
colony somewhere in that nei ghbothood
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OrderIssusa.

IsDIAHAPoLLs, Mach 2.-The federal
court issued an order Tor the Chicago s.
Atlantic railroad company to appear be-
fore Judge Gresham in Chicago, March
10th, and show why . receiver should
not be appointed. Il is understood that
this action Is the outcome Of suits IN the
federal courts IS Indianapolis, filed Sat
urday by the Farmers Loan and Trust
company Of New YORK, and e.. Bippers,
trust for default OF interest on first and
second mortgage bonds.
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NE,sste.ippi valIev Roufe

The North, Central snd South Ameri-
can exposition will open In New Or
leans, November 10Th 1885. The man
sgement report that more extensive
display thsn last year win be made.
Parties who contemplate visiting It.
tickets over the Louisville, New Or
leans and Texas railway and make {
trip through the sugar and rice planta.
lions of the beautiful Mississippi valley.
For price of tickets to Vicksburg
Baton Rouge, New Orleans and ell
other points rescued by this line. spply
to p. r Rogers, Gen. Trav. Pass
Agent, II Monroe street, HemphIa
Tenn. or A. j. Knapp, Gen. Pass agent
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BY using DR.. FFazIeE's Threat and
Lung Balsam-the only sure eure for
Coughs, Colds. Hnarsenees and Sore
Thr0at, and sli diseases Of the Throat
ana Lungs. Do not negIesk cough.
Il maY prove fatal Scores and handreds
of grntefHl people owe their lives 30 DR..
Frazler's Throat and Lung Balsam and
10 family viii ever be without Il alter
once using il. and discovering its mar
yelous power. 1t Is put up n large fam.
Flv bottles and sold for Tho ssne4 price
OF 50 cents 3 bottle. By p. w.
Norris, druggist
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Ynted hnnohiae

NEW York, March BIN spite of
Billy Mslloney's absence, we'll organ
lied majority Of the board OF aldermen
voted the consent of the city yesterday
to the franchise for building variety of
railroads to run through TO nearly all un-
occupied streets of the city. The work
was put through with a system and per-
sistency that indicated . preconeerted
and withAl . logged cbstinacy, against
which q minority board could MAKE no
Roadway,
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The Tamalla is about SIX inches long,
with its interior made of chapped par
boiled meat, seasoned with ii. xican
herb called chile, then rolled in corn
meal and covered with cora shuck like
cigar, and boiled tor two and a half
hours Il Is now sold largely 10 Kansas
City and is conducive to beer drinking.
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Young men who play on the fia.e and
clarire' ia Sans D.IlIars. C@i.. s.e lined
by the local authorities. Mayor Whit
uesey ey denly did not make IA note oil
this during his stay IN California, or he
would recommtnd g netting OF The kind
for EmpDria
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Governor Sharpe. of the Council Grove
Guard. tells good deal oil plain truthhn
atew woIds ia his Issue-of last week. In
referring 70 the controversy between D.
II Anthony, Mill Reynolds, Jake Stotler
and Marsh Murdoch as 70 whether Sens-
tor Lane or some OF the above named
goal, men secured the nomination OF 8.
J Crawford for governor, Mr.. Sharpe
saws that Senator Lane used to influence
MessTs. Anthony, Rry n"lds and Stotler
bat rs for "Pimplebead" Murdoch the
senator only FUSED him as one would
rah
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ADrunLen NTuraarar

CATLETTsBURe, KY, March 2.--News
comes from Marrowbone creek. West
Virginia, of tragedy at school house
last Saturday night. Col. Bennett, a
magic and siigbto.-hand performer, was
giving an entertainment in a school
house, when j. N. Pickittheimer rode
up. drunk, with shot gun in his hand
and demSpded admission. Beng re-
fused, he fred through the door, killing
Col. Bennett instantly. Robert Hamil-
ton, aged z, died in an hour from wounds
and four other person were wounded.
The murderer escaped.
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NexsP GIVE Up.

If You are suffering with low and de
pressed spiritss loss OF appetite. general
debility. dieoEdered blood, weak coseti-
tuition, headache, or any disease OF .
bilious nature. by all means procure 3
bottle of ElectrIc BitteFs. You Will be
surprised TO see the rapid improvement
that will follow; yoa will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return pain and misery VIII cease, asd
henceEoTth you viii rejoice 10 the praise
OF Electric Bifters. Sold ct fifty cents 3
bottle BY 3. Wheldon. %
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The storm.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 1.-The snow
storm which commenced Saturday af-
ternoon developed into the worst OF the
season. Snow has fallen to the depth of
fifteen inches and drifted until the banks
are five to eight feet high. Passenger
trains are badly delayed. Two live
stock trains are stuck between here and
Fon du Lac. SILL the snow drifts with
unabated fury. The chances arc in favor
of long blockade.
AT GAINESVILLE, WISCONSIN.
JANEsvILLE, Wis, March 1.-The
heavy snow storm which set in Saturday
night has continued since, accompanied
by high winds from the northeast. The
snow is drifting, and threatens to block
traffic.
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Can any enc bring as q case of kidney
or liver complaint that Electric BitssFs
viii not cuEes We say they cannot, AZ
thousands Of cases already permanently
cured and who are daily recommending
Electric EitfeEs. viii prove. BFight's
Disease, diabetes. weak Lack. or any
urinary complaint quickly cured Thsy
purify the blood, regulate the bowels,
and act directly on the diseased parts
Every hottie guaranteed. For sale n
SOC. per bottle By B. Wheldon- q
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Several OF the leading cleTgymen in
San Francisco have bcen delivering
antI-Chluesc TmoDs, fact which
lends the Sacramento Bee 10 suggest bat
the clergy of the state set apart some
Sundayfor the preaching OF anti-Chi
ncse sermons Ia all the churches. Il
thinks this would open the eyes Of the
eastern people Ii would.
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TIE story that member OF congress
has been Frustrated by ovtrwork must
be taken with several grains OF allow
ance. II there has been enough work
done by that whole body during the
presenLsessiou to PROSTATE a single IN.
dividual, the country hiss not found II
n,t
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S. &S.

We thank the OF bic
kindly for their liberal
patronage the past sea-
son, it being our first IN
Emporia. We shall con-
tinue, as heretofore, our
strict business rules,
viz:
No goods misrepre-
sented.
Everything marked in
plain English.
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II Mr. Cleveluni shcnId decide To
3. NJ 20 rhe seneio the papers on file in
rccarl 80 removed flics holders, he
would apparen'ly only increase The tenn
p.rstare of the hot water Into
whlch he has got hjmsfl'. Dem
ocretic Senators and Office holders
are st'd 70 b. in tosr and trem-
bling over this possibility. Certainly
'hosf who have schemrd 10 get plSces
for thoIr supporters will ret stand in an
enyiable ligh', Tor they may be proved
guilty Il ta'seh"oj and OF bearing false
witness IN order To compass their ends.
II charges were cooked 40 against OH,
cials whose beads went into the baske,
The perspps rNsi.onsihle Tor them will
decidedly a'iAcs 20 being shown mn
IA their true light. Mr.
Cleveland mifhtclesr his skirts by shift
ing The responsibility In this way: bu
where would the remaining shreds o
pretenee thatth is Reform Admin
isirafionn be in that case,
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One Price to Everybody !!

We are now opening a
large line Of new designs
in Dress Goods, consist
ing Of Wooden, Wo~sted
and Wash Goods, COM
prising Spring Suitings,
Ladies Cloth, New
Serges; also Fancy and
Plain Batists, Satins,
Hainsooks, Mulls, Lawns
and White Checks Of
every manageable size
and quality.
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The End Not Yet.


NEW York, March IA Washington
special TO the Herald. says the following
cablegram has been received by the
Chinese minister from the governor
general of Canton. Lswlessness in
California is evidently breeding trouble
for our people in China:
"CANFoN, Feb. %, 1886.
sATo His Exoellency Cheng, Chinese Minister
Washington:
"a cablegram has been received from
the Chinese merchants st San Francisco,
stating that the Chinese in
the United States have been most
outrageousIy attacked. Hearing of this
news the Canton people are furious. Re
taliation is threatened. How did the
American government act in the matter
Can you not ask the president TO adopt
measures for the protection of the
Chinese there add for the prevention of
these inhuman acts in order to preserve
the good friendship of the two countries
Otherwise the consequences here may
serious"
ISlgnedI CHANG CHI june.