The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
ANARCHISTS LEASE.
A Supsrsedsas Granted the Con-
demnsd Seven.
The Final Test Applied to Sugar Cane
atFort Scott.
Butler Sac ificss the Strikers Inter
est for Political Gain.
Bradstrsets RepOrta Decrease in the
Volume of Trade.

BLoOMINGToN, ILL Nov. Is This
morning Judge Scott granted Suppress
deas In the anarchists cases. Messrs.
Black, SWEET and Solomon started at
once to Ottawa TO have the clerk issue the
order In pursuance to Judge Scott's in
struction. The { # ct of the order for .
suOers IDEAS win be 80 delay the execu-
ZION until the full bench OF the supreme
court has passed upon the questions
raised tor Q new trial. Il Is estimated
that in the ordinary course OF procedure
the hearing and decision cannot be
reached for six or eight weeks; that even
though the lower court IL sustained the
sentence cannot be carried out until some
tune in March or April.
Judge SCOTS order granting the SUI
perEe0eas IL purely formal. Without
going into any particulars or giving any
reasons, he simply cert,fies that his
opinion Is on reasonable ground for
granting The writ. The news was re-
cslVed by the condemned men quietly,
with some expressions OF pleasure. But
few Of them were surprised, ard they
treated the eupt rsedeas IS . matter Of
cOu 81, and said lille except to intimate
an increasing belief that the Illinois
supreme court would grant them q new
trial, though they admit; ed having eeen
still more confident that Judge Gary e
rulings wound be in their favor.
CHICAGO, Nov % "A special to the
Inter. Ocean from OGtaWa, Illinois, says !:
Counsel for the condemned anarchists
arrived this evening, bat did not expect
issue the superaedess ordered by Chief
Justice Scott There was q question as
to the legality OF having the writ issued
on Thanksgiving.
When the holiday had ended, one min
ute after midnigh', che record was q ed
and the certified writ issued.
PANIC IN 4 HOTEL.
CHICAGO, NCv. % The Continental
hotel, corner OF wabash avenue and
Madison street, was damaged by fire
early this morning. A panic ensued
amO. & the guests Of the hotel. Many
women rushed cut In their night clothes.
Luckily no one was injured. The fir.
was inCendiAry.
LIBERTY's MARROW ESCAPE.
NEW YORK, Nov. as The heavy
cloth curtain which curing the day time
covers the electric light lenses on the
statue OF liberty, caught d Monday
night and fell on the light word work OF
the stair case In the interior of the statue
and IL was only by the hardest work that
fire was aVerted ard the great statue
was saved from ruin.
LOST ON LAKE ERIE.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. %. - The
schooner o ROsRo, iE Is feared, has gone
down on Lake Erie with crew of nine
persons. She cleared Saturday Last
from FairpOrr OHIO with 600 tons Of coal
for Detroit.
CUMMINGS AT OMAHA.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. IS The Journals
Moberly, Mo-, special says: The Head
light received to-day 9 characteristic leG-
ter from the alleged Jim Cummings, the
notorious express robber. The persona
description aud the handW VT ting CORES.
ponds with that of q man who swindle6
several persons during the fair here las
autumn. The letter Is dated Omaha, AnC
was mailed ct Council B uffs. SCUM
mings'' says he Is having good time
and still has The most of Lne stolen ex.
press money.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
RUSSELL, Kss., Nov. ga widow
named PeLn0erJOD, residing four miles
north of this city, Was accidentally shoi
and killed this afternoon by her son
aged sixteen. Another case OF ''didn
know Il WAS loaded"
REEDS EMBFZZLEMENT-
BOSTON, Nov. % Nothing new hAi
been deVeioped ia the Reed embezzle
meo case. The expert accountant Il
silIl at work on the books and he will no
be able TO present his report IOr st Vera
| days. At the jail Reed il reported as be-
| ing in q very bad stale mentally, hi
MIND having been greatly shaken and hi
memcry much impaired. Il is prsctiCal
Iy ted that the company Is lIAbt
for the ov T issue OF stock. on the GROUND
that iL is responsible for the acts OF II
| Ulcers and agents. The stock OF the
railroad was sold yesterday at auction q
| 933<, for the reason that q number u
| brOk rs had sold short, and did SO Il
cover their deals. Tn owners OF the
stock do not know what iC Is worth
II IL slated that tne eXper
examination Of eos accounts have AL
ready brOuE hit to light proof Of more x
tenslVe Q oekedness than W sc FIST
believ, d. The fact thAt he mad beer
| using the surplus Of the road for private
speculation eeems TO hive been estab-
iisIeu. and IL has b eo discovered that ht
| had gwen notes upon The c. Dpanv for &
cOnsiderab Jun. OGe for % 500 hAl
turnt d up, and the company has sdver-
Lised for all nutea HRatBs It 81 the pres
eat time. The fflcers Of he road are al
az sea In regard TO h5 full extent Oi
Re d's defalcaIion, the amounE Low
being placed &C $3.50 600 to $500 COO.
FURNITURE FACTORY BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25-Lhe four
story furniture factory Of John d. Rag
| gio " ~ burned Cd 9 afternoon, loss $780,
| OOO Large sparks were carried . long
distance, and but for heavy down poul
| of rain u serious con g sgration woulC
have resulted. As is was two anal
dwelli. e. were destroyed, and about &
dozen o,ners damaged. The Inhabitant
| in Q panic. II moved their goods aud they
were much dsmt ged by rain. Los
| %, 900 to go 600.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
| KANSAS CITY, Nov "A. j. Wayne
and Paris AshIr were arrested this even
ing charged with the murder OF Charlie
| Springer, Q bar tender in Shane's saloon
On Lydia sv-nue, shortly after midnigh
last n ghf. The men make Eai her CON
fl,ctinx statements, which fact support
the theory that they Quarreled Wit
Springer over Q drink, anu that Wagons
shot springer. Wagner 10 = very ba
character. Asher is 3 IEborer.
the sorghum experiments.
Fl. SCOTT, Kas., Nov. 25.-The &
periments conducted here by the depAr!
4 Tosnk NJ Agriculture On I.oufsiAnA car