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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-07

THE New York Herald. in speaking
about Americans In Europe, has the fol-
lowing pithy remarks:
One of the most pitlable features of
European travel is large party of Ameri-
cams being driven from one end of Europe
70 the other by their couriers like SO many
herds Of cattle. The Cooks tourist Is
. most enviable person as compared with
the victim" of the courier; for the Cook g
tourist is usually q shrewd, educated man
who knows how TO combine economy with
sight seeing. The courier saw" Do this 20
do thatI" "You must be here at such
an hour" and "be there at such q min
ute" The victim of these perambulating
autocrats returns home worried, fleeced
hArasssed, tired out and bullied, and ali
he remembers OF his European tour is the
strideDt voice, the iron will and the capa-
cious and voraclous purse of the swAg.
gering, busting courier.
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How Emory StOrrs Died.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. "A local paper
prints this morning a story purporting to
show that Emory Storrs of Chicago, was
deliberately assassinated while at Ottawa,
Illinois, presenting the case of Joseph C.
Mackin to the supreme court. A gang of
leaders, SO the story goes, who dreaded
Mackin found means to close his
mouth and make away with S.orrs. The
lawyer was settled with digitalis, not in q
hurry but the drug was ad-
minIstered day after day in liquors
which Storrs drank. Mackin had, IT Is
stated, given away completely the secret OF
the election frauds to Siorrs and q fear OF
following the little boss to Joliet was what
prompted an attempt to get Sborrs out OF
the way. Storre, after taking charge OF
the Mackin case, resorted, to q certain ex-
tent, to the uss OF stimulants. This made
the work of settling him." when that had
been determined on. matter of consider
able ease, for any alcoholic liquor is cate
vehicle for the criminal use OF digatIline
or digatills. 1t w6s some days before the
lsWyer went to Ottawa thLt his
assassination was nrst contem plated and
the initial attempt was made one evening
in a bar room on Michigan street next to
the jail. Later that same night in a sa-
loon connected with the Revere house,
Storrs poured out his drink at the counter
and stepped back with 1t to steam heater
on which he placed his glass and the dead
ly dose found it's way into the LIQUOR while
the intended victim was busy in converse
ton. Then turning he raised the potion
to his lips, but merely tasted 1t. He got
enough however, TO make him seriously
i'll, and was unable TO leave the
hotel that night. The next
day he had recovered, but hsd no sus-
picIon what caused lis sudden ailment.
He then went to Ottawa, Illinois, Sep
TENDER II, to make his argument before
the supreme court. Among those who
fingered about him during his leasuTe and
convivial moments were two men, who
had their work cut out for them IN ad-
vance. There was to be no hurry but the
job was to be done. Liquor and cigars
abounded, but in the liquor there was the
insidious poison which was piled up in
the syssfm of the doomed man
until that fatal Friday it clutched his
vItsls and landed him q corpse on his bed
at the hotel early that Saturday morning,
September IL. The story concludes as
follows: A partial confession has already
been obtained from one of the tools who
were instrumental In Storrs' assassination
and the man is now under the constant
surveillance of the detectives.
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NEW ORLEANS, OCT. 1.-Ches. Ed
wards, colored, alias Charles Gorham,
who killed his mistress, Hettis Refuge,
in A'giers on June 20, was executed to-
day In the grounds Of the parish prison
In the presence of the fifteen witnesses
allowed by law. The drop fell a. IL ;55
p. m. Jeslousy caused the trouble be-
tween Edwards and his paramour. He
acknowledged the killing from the time
of his arrest, and said he was willing to
be hung for 1t. The particulars Of the
murder show that Edwards remained
quiet until the woman WAS asleep. when
he arose from the bed, secured his razor,
and returned. He raised the mosquito
bar, suddenly placed his left hand over
the wOman's mouth to prevent any out
cry and with the other drew the razor
across her throat, inflictiDg Q horrible
wound extending almost from ear to ear,
and eevering the windpipe, external ana
internal jugulAr veins and carotid ar
teries. The blade Of the razor cut through
20 the spinal column and death was ale
most instantaneous.
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Down in Louisiana they play base ball
with the magnetic enthusiasm and lofty
scorn of the consequence which has done
so much to endear the game to the people
of the north. The New-Orleans Times
Democrat reports q game In which the
dauntless first baseman had "his leg brok.
en- squarly of between the knee and the
ankle" 1t must have been a notable oc-
casion for the spectators. for the paper
adds that "the bones snapped like pistol,
the noise being heard all over the grounds"
II it is beautiful to die for ones
country, perhaps in the eyes of the true
baseball man there is also q modified
beauty in breaking ones leg in q close
game New York Herald.
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An Alaska volcano.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dot. IA letter
published in the Bulletin, under date Of
Rodisrque, Alaska, September 16, says:
A volcanic peak of the Pataloff noun
tains, 800 miles southwest on the Alaska
peninsula, is in eruption. Sight falls Of
volcanic dust resembling emery powder
have been observed. Capt. Curry OF the
steamer Rodiarque reports that on
August II, when 100 miles from the
volcano, his vessel was en-
veloped In Q black cloud.
The darkness was so great that lamps
were kept burning from 10 .. N. until 2
D. IN. at the same time black dust fell
upon the deck to a depth OF several
inches. Capt. Abbey Of the United
States steamer COrwin, who arrived here
August %, also brought samples Of the
dust and reported having heard noise
like thunder while passing near tha vol
canic region. No earthquake shocks
nave been reported thus far IN connec-
ton with the outbreak.
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ProcIamatson by Oov-Nartan.


TOPEKA, Kss., September 3O.-Goy-
ernor John A. Martin issued the follow.
ing proclsms alton:
State Of Kansas, Executive Depart
ment.-TOPEKA, September 30.-WneSe-
e., Reliable Information has reached The
live stock sanitary commission OF the
state of Kansas that contagious pleuro
pneumonia of cattle has made its Ap.
pearance IN 4 large number Of animals
within the states Of Illinois rnd Ohio and
the dominion Of Canada; and
state Of KansAs are greatly
endangered by the prevalence Of the cat
tie plague ct points situated on the pEin-
cipal avenues Of the live stock tEafdc Of
the country, thereby making IL possible
for the disease 20 become widespread;
and
whereas, An outbreak Of this disease
within the state Of Kansas would serious
ly deprecIste the value Of our cattle and
close the markets Of the world against
our beef.
Now, therefore I, John A. Martin,
governor Of Kansas, do hereby, BY virtue
Of the authority vested In me by law,
and in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the live stock sanitary
commission, declare and establish 3
quarantine against the Introduction Into
the state Of all animals Of the bovine
species coming from the states Of Ohio
and Illinois and from the dominion of
Canada, unless AL snch cattle are
quarantined ct the point Of entry for .
period Of ninety days, and retained
there until they shall receive 3 certificate
Of health.
Signed by the state veterinarian.
In testimony whereof have hereunec
suhecribed my name and caused to be
fixed the great seal Of the state. Done
af the city o. Topeka on the day and
year first above written. By the govern
or: JOHN A. MARFTE,
Z. B. ALLEN,
Secretary Of State.
By W. 7. Oayanaush, assistant scores
eaay Of asaeo.
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DISAPPOINTED.
No Word of Sympathy Received by
the Distressed at Charleston
From Cleveland. Hampton and Butler
the Idols Of Democracy.
Their Silence KseRIy Felt by those.
Who Loved them Best.
A Mob at SteeIville Hang a Prisoner
to Force Confession.
A Prolonged Fight Over the Ten Hour
System Anticipated.
Hung byaMob.

ST. LOUIS, OcE. IA special from Steel
Vile. Missouri, says: Ever since P. F.
Wallace was brought here under arrest for
the murder OF sthe Logan family there
have been threats of lynching and rumors
of plan on foot for carrying the threats
into effect. At IL O'Clock last night il
seemed as if the Wallace case would never
come before q legal court and that lynch
law would dispose of his case. Al the
above hour a body of masked men marched
to the Jail where Wallace was confined
and demanded entrance of the sheriff
The sheriff refused to admit the men and
appealed TO them to dispense and let the
law take its course in Wal
iace's case HIS appeals aud
threats amounted to nothing with the de-
termined men and with q shout they
rushed at the jail gate, which gave way.
few select men proceeded to Wallace's cell
and dragged him forth. They we're met by
cries fTcm the mob OF chang hin"
stretch him up" "iynch him." More
dead than alive Wallace was led under 8
tree in the court house yard and rope
was passed about his neck and he was
told that he had but few minutes to live
and that If he wanted to say anything he
had better hurry up. Wallace then made
ceDce and claiming that Sam Vaughan,
colored, was the murderer of the Logan
family and had given him (WalIece) $40
TO keep the secret. At this the mob hooted
and yelled and the rope WAS thrown over q
limb and Wallace was suspended In
midair. He was held there for a few
minutes and then let down again, the mob
still hoping he would confess. 1t was
several minutes before the half dead man
could regain strength enough to talk, but
when he did bis denial of the crime and
protestation of innocence was as firmly
made as before. The crowd at this time
he'd greatly increased and many calls for
mercy were heard. Col. A. j. Seay, G
man greatly respected in town, was called
upon to address the mob. He responded
and advised them to desist and allow the
law to take its course. The sheriff and
several others followed in the same
vein and the mob lost their vim and their
prisoner was delivered to the sheriff who
replaced him IN his cell. The crowd then
dfonnrSG6
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NJ IEn TIM.
Blood Hounds Put en- the Track Of
an Assassin.
An Omcer in Texas Murders His
Step-SOn.
Nebraska Republican Convention De-
clares for Prohibition.
A Bank President Works His Institu-
ton for ALI it Is Worth.
Railroad Braksmen Strike on an OBJ
ncuous Superintendent.
IxiIIeA bv F4Ia step.Father.

Killed by HIS SSePsFather.
yellow PRAIRIE, Tex, Sept. S0.-This
usually quiet and peaceful little cOmmu-
nifty was shocked to learn that Jack
Campbell, 9 young farmer, had been killed
by his step-faIher, County Commissioner
John Cairnes II seems that the parties
had difficulty Saturday, in which Camp
bell received one or two blows from q
hammer In the hands OF Cairnes, and
Csirnes was choked until nearly lnsensi-
be by Campbell, when an old negro, w.
II. Burton succeeded IN separating them.
When CAirnes was seated at
the breakfast table Campbell en-
tered the room and began cursing Csirnes.
saying he would not eat at the table with
Cairnes At this junctuTe the negro, Bur
tor, attempted to interfere, but Campbell
kept HIM of by threats. Campbell then
grsppled with Cairnes, both falling TO the
floor and rolling under the table. Cairnes
here states that Campbell choked him
until he could scarcely see or think, but
he succeeded In getting out his pistol and.
plscing it against bis assajlent's side, fred.
This is corroborated by Burton. Campbell
then released him and staggered away,
saying: "You have killed me-" Cairnee
then fired two more shots and Camp
bell fell in the doorway and died In
stantlY.
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KANSAS City News: The news associa-
tlons, both the United and Associated
press, yesterday imposed big canard on
the afternoon newspapers ofthe country in
was the product of the fertile brain of
some Canadian correspondent. This is
the second cOck-and-bull story that has
been sent out from that region in the past
two weeks. Itoccurs to THE DAILY News
thatan account Of the lynching of Wig
stnrv
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Sensational Developments.

SKowHEGAN, Mich. Sept 2O-Altred
Hurd was arrested here yesterday. He has
confessed to the burning of Frost's and
Laughton's buildings. He lived at Laugh
toms. Hu:d is but sixteen years of age
and not very intelligent. Lsughton and
Frost lived only half mile apart. De-
tectiVes expect to have the whole business
cleared up shortly, as 1t is now stated that
q woman will come in "a an accom- plice, If
not the instigator of the firing of these
two buildings. Sensational developments
are exDected
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ALAnoR1re MANS IDEAS.

Editor News
DEAR STR: As Iaboring man can say
from the bottom Of my heart that lfke
the way in which you oct " Nj. Tax ray
err back on his launches. such men e
Tax Payer are our worst enemies. II they
had it IN their power they would make
slaves of our sons and harlots OF our
daughters, and in the great and maj Gay
would cast our souls into outer darkness.
They hoard their money up and live On
Other men's labor, and when one OF %
does a lob of work for them the prob2-
biIitles are thst we will never get pay tor
il. or If we do va are Obliged to ask for IL
so often that il Is equal 70 earning 1t twice.
NV advice, If were giving advice TO Ia.
boring men, would be 20 vote for the new
court house, es il will give quite goooly
number Of as work. and with Work We
will well support our wives and children
LABoRIEG MAN.
EAPoRIA,lKas., Sept so, 1885.
While we fully concur in most OF the ar
guments used by our correspondent above,
still, as explained in our editorial Of yes
terday, we do not argue that the couri
house or other Improvements should be
built IN the interest of any one class alone
bat for the benefit of all OF our citizens
Tax Payer, we are satisfied, is but one o
an extremely small class of our citizens
and the fewer like him the better for al
the Fest.-ED.
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s.red m.Mn

Dir. D. L. WIlcoxsOn, Of Horse
Cave, Kentucky, says he was, for many
years, badly afflicted with phthisics also
diabetes; the palns were almost unendur-
able and would sometimes almost throw
him into commissions. He tried Electric
Brtters and got relief from the first bottle,
and after taking six bottles. was entirely
cured. and had gained In flesh eighteen
pounds. Says he positively believes he
would have died, had It not been for the
relief afforded by Electric BItters Sold al
afty cents bottle by B. w6eldon.
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PIeuro PneumonIa.

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Oct. Twenty five
of the one hundred bulls sent from the
Chicago dIsiillery before the quarantine to
Tripplel's ranch near ST. Mary, Kankakee
county, have died presumably of pleUr
pnuemoGia. The herd Of bulls dying of,
presumably from pleuro pneumoniH,areo on
the Tripplet ranch recently purchased by
Miller and Pogue. The bulls were
shipped 10 the ranch recently from Rice'l
dIstilleTy, Chicago. Some say because
they were not doing we'll and others that
they were sent there TO be reduced
tosteers. The symptoms are the same as
described in Chicago. The ranch is on
the state line and joining the largest farm
in the neighborhood. with the large
ranches OF Cooley s. Gregory Of Chicago
Leminal Milk of Rankakee. and ] W.
Gsf of Cincinnati More definite details
are not now obtsinable. as the ranch is
sixteen miles from the nearest telegraph
station
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non,t Experiment.

You cannot afford to waste time in ex-
perimenting when your lungs are in dan
ger. Consumption always seems at first
only a cold. Do not permit any dealer TO
impose upon you with some cheap imita-
tion Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for con.
sumption, coughs and colds, but be sure
you get the genuine. Because.he makes
more profit he may tell you he has some.
thing just as good, or just the same. Don''
be deceived, but insist upon getting DR.
Kings New Discovery, which Is guaran-
teed to give relief in all throat, lung and
chest affections. Trial bottles free at B
Wheldon's drug store.
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CHICAGO, Oct. This forenoon some
Of the owners Of the cattle quArantined at
the Phoenix dIstillery loaded up .
quantity Of baled hay, which is also un-
der quarantine, and started to drive of
with It. Special Deputy Sheriff VIM.
Taylor 1nterfered and ordered the hay
unloaded. A young man named Ryan,
after cursing the state officers, the vet
erinarians and every body connected
with the quarantine, knocked the c filcer
down. A crowd Of cattle owners gath
cred and the officer was again kn0 ked
down and badly bruised, while the milk
wagon with the bales Of hay was driven
away Two special guards wearing
sheriff. stars were near by but did not
come to the rescue. No arrests have yet
occurred though the penalty Tor the Of.
fence is q serious one.
shall not kill an animal that we hGYe
not the money to pay for, said Commits
sionef McCheeney, to-day. It may be
that after we get this thing within
bounds where We are sure It win not
spread that the general slaughter
may be delayed till the meeting Of the
legislature or until the number OF sick
cattle becomes small enough 50 fhst the
appropriation viii cover the value Of
the animals killed.
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washington Notes.

WAsHINGToN, D. O., Oct. 1.-The
secretary Of state was officially informed
that the Canadian authorities having
learned that further representations in be.
half Of SprOule, the American, convicted
of murder In British Colombia, were on
the way from the department of state to
London have again reepited him until
October Goth. He was TO have been ex-
ecuted to-day.
The president has appointed the follow
ing named pOstm0sters: at Columb US
Kas., WaIstine e. Eddy, vice Hugh v.
Gavigan, suspended. Land offioes have
been established at OhadwIn and Sidney,
Neb. VIM. Heisley, of Cleveland, O.,
has been appointed special agent OF the
general land Office.
The extension Of the special delivery
system Of the postof1ce department to all
Doetofices and to all classes Of matter
goes into effect to-day.
The Bnjted States treasurer to-day Is
sued the following notice In regard to
the issue OF o. silver certificates: SOW
Ing 70 the great demand for other de-
nominations Of notes the treasurer Of
the United States Is unable TO supply
one dollar notes except In small amounts.
In order to satisfy As far as possible the
public demands IL has been decided to
furnish from this Office these notes
In sums Of 81, 900 to each of the banks
making application ana 1t the same time
depositing that sum with the assistant
| treasurer at New York. Upon receipt OF
the certificate Of deposit like sum
win be forwarded at the expense Of the
| banks making application. In order 70
effect an equitable distribution as far as
pose BILE applicants will obtain these
notes In the orders in which they
are made at the sub treasury ct New
York. Until further notice no second
| application win be granted until the sup
| ply Of notes Il adequate to al demands.
| The maximum amount OF these certifi-
| viii not exceed so, 600, and IL Is suggeet-
| ed By the acting treasurer that It will be
wen for banks 20 ascertain through theiI
New York correspondent, the probable
| time when they viii receive the ship
ments Of ones in the order In which
deposits are made. The total coinage
executed Is the minis Of the United
States curing September was s15, O70,-
055 so, CT which o. SIC, 100 Eas In stand
Commissioners Coleman, Of the de-
| parsment Of agriculture, has received {
/ report from DE-. @. II. Dyer. the vet
| ertnAPian who was sent 70 ascertain Whai
| disease had broken out In the counties o.
London, FarquIer and Prince William
| In Virginia, communicated by cattle OBJ
tanned from Chicago. In Whi b he says
| the disease h Texas fever and not pleurC
/ pneumonia.
NE public debt stasemens shows re-.
ductio1 og the debt during the month d
/ September e1O, e27 ,0I3 and the total casK
In the treasury, e465, 3z5,7 ia. The totA
aG interest bearing debt, Including inter
1 est, Il S1,18o. 494,123. Net cash Il
fhstEeasury, e67. sess 81.
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A Board of Survey, composed of three
accomplished army officers has been Or
dered to New York to investigate and re-
port how a gun went off-that is, disap-
peared. The powder is altogether dispro-
portioned to the gun. The government
might buy forty muskets for what this
one will cost. But army honor Is puctil-
ious and the rules and regulations must be
scrupulousy observed. Still it does look a
little ridiculous to send three capable Off
GERS to look after one musket.
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A BUFFALO newspaper tells of a young
man, the usual ''well known society man.,
of course who wrote to a pretty girl in
the east. whom he had met and admired,
asking her IN the course of the letter a
good many questions. She answered
promptly, not the questions, but the letter,
and asked some questions on her own
hook, such As these: "What kind of
tooth powder do you use? Who gave you
this namep Do worms Think What do
you think of the pre-Adamitist theory
Are the Jews going to return to Russia
If you are discoVerd, are you found ?''
The young man thinks that she's making
fun OF him.
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AN item ais going the rounds of the
press to the effect that Cutting has refused
an offer of $3.50 night TO lecture. To
anyone who was ever acquainted with tie
man the idea is ridiculous. Cutting was
never known to refuse anything, from q
drink or a cigar up, and his bump OF
gotism would lead him to lecture OF
anything else that would gain him
notorlety, even were there much lees
money in 1t than in the above supposl-
ton.