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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
Hot Tempared AIadi

ST. LOUIS, NoY. 3O.-Trouble in the
American Opera company began early in
their engagement yesterday. The min
tssers Of the Evangelical alliance de-
nOunCed the ballet and advised their
pGrisni0neEs 70 avoid those performances
81 which the ballet predominated. To-day
II developed that Nine. Fursch Maci had
been disciplined and win not appear dur
ing the engagement in this city. At the
rehearsal yesterday the property mana
ger had placed table In the center Of
the stage, and not in the usual position
Nine. Fursch MAdI stumbled over ir, and
refused 10 proceed with the rehearsal
until IL should be removed. The stage
manager informed the madam that the
table would not be removed. Nine.
Fursch Asdi then refused to sing, and
the rehearsal broke up. Manager Locke
now says that she has been s'laid OFF, for
time and will not appear until the de-
cision OF the board Of directors on her
case Is received. E.
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IT lie nov settled that Mr.. 8. y. Il. Clarke
will succeed to the office OF first vice
president OF the Missouri Pacific system,
made vacant by the death of Mr.. Hoxle.
He is well known - an able man, from
hue long experience on the Union Pacific
In positions OF great responsibility and
trust Mr.. Clarke has been for years one
ot the chief advisers Of Jay Gould. Il
was due TO his sagacity that the practical
consolidation OF the Wabash, Iron Noun
tain, Missouri Pacific, Missouri, KAnsas &
Texas and the Texas Pacific was formed.
He was with Mr.. Gould when the Wabash
ana Iron Mountain roads were acquired
and at the time was RI gArded as the most
potent OF all his advisers. 1t was due to
his advice aud assistance that the lines
were 90 merged.
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An Advance An Coa1

NV York. Nov. 80. The Herald this
morning prints the following: There il
to be an advance of from % to 80 Der cant
in the cost Of bituminons coal. The price
Is 10 be put at . higher figure than il haa
reached IN over three years. Two Rrust
combinations have been formed to control
the entire soft coal output Of the country.
Tn y have rules a. rigid ss 4st iron, snc
they hsve sent forth the edict, tshiRher
prices" Every railroad and every man
ufscturer IN the country will be affected
by this gigantic scheme, meanInR, a II
does, an advance OF sixty cents Per ton in
the price OF all soft coal hereafter 90 be
used in every fuTnace and engine in the
United States. There are 20 81
two new pools in control Of the sofs coal
propuction. One Ohio pool has lust been
formed. Il will direct absolutely the out
put from the great coal fields Of Ohio.
the syndicate consists OF four coal carry-
ing railroads, which control transportation
from thai sectIoa-The Hooking Valley
railroad, Wheeling s. Lake Erie Toledo
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A Jump In Wheat.

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-Tbs advance in
wheat this morning is largely attributed
to the big fire at Duluth Saturday, which
burned up two big elevators and 10000
bushels of wheat. The fire seemed TO
please almost everybody this morning, an
indication that the majority Of the Chicago
Spectators are "long' on wheat, and are
happy to get aid of any sort 20 advance
the price. The burning up of the wheat
apparently afforded more satisfaction than
its export would have done, for in the lat
ter event the wheat would have FLIED q
hole that under tho present circumstances
must still exist. The bulls did not waste
any sympathy on the insurance. Oompa-
MES. nor any on the elevator proprietoTe
They were little anxious TO know, how
ever, whether the $50 600 bosh, Is of wheat
that went up in flames and smoke Satur
day night would disappear from the t'vis-
ible," or whether some SORT of red tape
would keep the stuff still in the 80, 600 600
bushels supply, to harrass believers 10
higher prices TOR another seven days.
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Murdered ana Ro66aA.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 29s-HeDry
Jehrles and q companion named Ross,
stockmen from Texas, were murdered FRI
day last 1T pOiat between BsstroD, La,
and the line of Ashley county, Arkansas
The men stopped the preceding night
at the house of a planter, and the next
morning they were followed distance of
twelve miles by three men who had no.
uced their money the night before, and
who attacked them with clubs, knocking
them from their horses and beating them
to death. The Assassihs then plundered
the bodies of their victims and escaped.
Il Is expected they will be caught and
hanged.
PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. ga tragic
stfair occurred late last night in this CITY,
resulting IN the fatal burning Of Susan
SpurlOck, aged 60 years. She and Mary
SpFigG, aged 20 years, occupied the came
house, and before retiring the women
quarreled over some trifling matter, when
the younger woman threw lighted kero-
sene lamp at the elder, striking her in the
face. The lamp exploded and Susan was
almost roasted alive. Mary Sprigg was
arrested, but denies having thrown the
lamp,
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ARractIous Cattle Owner.

CHICAGO, Nov. 29-According to an
agreement made between the state com.
missiOners and the owners of healthy cat.
tie, at Phoenix distillery the Work of
slaughtering animals commenced yester.
day morning At Bridgeport. Ryan was
the principal owner that objected to the
arrangement and when he discovered
early yesterday morning what had been
done he started for the abbatoir vowing
that he would get out an Injunction 90
stop the killing. He was too lac how
ever, and now he says he will cue the
commission tor the value OF the animals
as they were appraised. One hundred and
twentY-four head belonging TO Nelson
Morris we're sent to Bridgeport last night
and will be killed TO- day while $50 NOR.
belonging to that owner will be taken TO
the slaughter house to day.
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II aine and Arthur.

BOSTON. Dec. Tine Herald prints a
letter from Ex-Secretsry Vim E Cnsad
er, concerning the relations which ex-
listed between President Arthur and while
Blaine remaiued in President Arthur's
cabinet, and subs quently, which, says the
assertion, Was ma0e at length end In va
rious forms thai 'Blaine was determined
to remain at the head of the stats depart
ment or be turned out" THAT the secretary
of state supposed that mad he succeeded :,
Arthur would not dare disturb him.; s'the
Immediate quarrel with the president,
which led to his quitting
breach Of good faith regarding insrruc-
tiOns gwen to Prescott" 'sSoon after
Blaine was forced TO resign on account of
difference of opinion between himself and
the president on the South American poll
ICY" "FrOm that time on Blaine and
family were strangers al the White House,
'This EMMY was intensified by the result
OF the last presidential election and Arthur
and friends were accused of covertly as
sisting by their indifference st least, the
triumph of President CleVelaLd.n
This is nearly all q tissue of falsehoOds
The designations of members of the Gar
field cabinet were all placed in President
Arth0r's hands Immediately after he took
the oath of ofica but the president asked
until there could be q fuller conference.
The next dag Blaine asked the president
at what datehe would probably be released
from the state department, and the latter
replied that he desired Blaine TO remain
until sitter the Yorktown celebration of
October 10, and the entertainment of the
french and German visitors should be
ompieted. Blaine consented. Soon after
congress convened, aud on the day on
sThlch Frelinghuyssn had signif1ed that he
desired to commence has Official duties
Blaine left the department During
ali this period saw Blaine frequently and
he conversed with me freely and mani.
tested to me no desire whatever to remain
in the presidents cabinet, and sfgnifled no
such wish to the president The president
urged him to accept they appointment Of
minister to England, which Blaine de-
ciined with thanks. and the parted in 9
friendly spirit.
"Tne Herald of Saturday last states that
did not speak 20 President Hayes on the
late funeral occasion. This is untrue.
l greeted him respectfully" The refusal
OF Blame TO accept Senator Edmund's
hand Is to be regretted. Baine's assigned
reason was that two days before there had
been made public letter written by Ed
munds in the spring OF 1885, which i'm
peached Blaine's personal integrity .
Blaine had = right to draw this inference
from the letter but considering the sur
Foundin9s should have recIpr0cated Ed
mund'e salutstiOn He acted, however,
from sudden impulse and thereby wId-
ened the breach, which like that with
COnkling, ought never TO have existed.
While our great republican leaders quarrel
the party suffers and by reason of such
ference loses the presidential election.
1t Is for the interests of the country that
such purely personal controversy should
not arise or continue between prominent
leaders of either party.
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RIM Aahora.

DETROIT, Dec. The Evening Journal,
MAnistee. Michigan. special says that
during heavy gale and binding snow
storm the sIeam barge Maggie MarshalI
and coneort Arundel. went ashore three
miles south of Manistee Harbor at three
O'Clock this morning. Both crews are
safe. The vessels belong TO LOUIS Sands
The Marshall wss insured for So COO. No
fnsurancs on the Arundel. The latter has
6,OO1 bushels of osis on board and lies
high and dry The Marshal
10 light and 1ss seuttIed
to prevent laundering The vessels will
weather the z lie Withcu: harm Captain
James AnkeT of the Arundel says he haa
been sailor for many years bar he never
experienced such . gale IS that of last
night. The AarsbaII was menned with
atnSseen men and the Arundel with sixs
Efforts will be made 10 get the oats out
the Arundel The tug Wright. all o
beloaginR TO L9nis Sands, is , total wreeke
Loss, Sc COO.
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Chicago Tribune: When Senator Jones
OF Florida WAs elected to the United
States senate in 1915, he was member OF
the Legislature ana voted for himself. The
funny port Of the business il that his vote
was necessary 70 effect the election. and he
thus practically elected himself. When
Jones saw that his vote was necessary to
choice. he drew himself up to his full
height. and, looking severely at the pre-
siding of1cer, said: "In the name and by
the command Of the 5000 democrats of
Escambia county, I cast my vote for
Charles w. Jones'" The assembly burst
into uproarious laughter and applause.
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Charters surrendered,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Ian important
feature has entered into the controversy
between the green class manufacturers
and blowers over the abolition OF the ap
prentice system. On Monday night
meetings of the local assemblies Of glass
blowers were held in Clayton, MiIIvilIe,
Salem, Woodbury., WilliamstOWn and
GlassboTO, N z, when it was decided
that they wOulu not strike as ordered by
the executive board of district assembly
No. 149, Knights of Labor, but would sur
render their charters rather than do so.
These blowers are working with appren-
tices under reduction in wages of five
per cent according TO agreement entered
into with the manufacturers some weeks
ago. The respective charters of the six
Assem- blies were sent to General Secretary
Charles Il Lrtchman at general headquar.
tiers IN this city yesterday.
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The proposed labor candidate for mayor
Of Boston has withdrawn, the requisite
1000 signatures to q pledge to support
him, not being forthcoming. In Philsdel-
phIA collapse has also taken place for .
similar reason. 4 convention to perfect
. national organic stIOn. however. has bsen
called, and there 10 little doubt that su1fi-
eIent impetus will be then given the
movement 10 enable it to make good
showing at the prssIdential csmpaign in
1888 wheL 1t may be instrumental In &C
comP'ishi9G great good In an Indirect
nsaner ioE the entire country.
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A Question of Wages.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 29.-The secretary of
assembly No. 90. Knights of Labor, COM
prising the miners OF MOnongshely and
YOughIOgheny rivers. has addressed let
ter TO the coal operators, requesting their
advice in the matter of wages, giving them
until December 2 to reply. II no answer
Is received q convention will be called for
the purpose OF taxing final action. There
are 900 miners in four pools which, COM
prise the district. The operators are will
ling TO confer with them but say the mar
ket will not jus tlfv higher wages. A Joint
convention of miners belonging to the
Knights of Labor and members Of the
Minors association will be held at Scott
Dale December 4 to decide upon united
action in the event of 9 strike in the Con-
nellsville region.
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TWENTY CENTS.
Coal Operators Deny that the Raul
roads are in the Pool,
But Admit that the Price is to be
Raised Twenty Cents.
Six K. of L. Charters Surrendered
Rather than Strike.
Relations Between Blame and Ar
thur Explained.

CHICAGO, Dec. l.-Chas. r. Abbott, the
Chicago agent Of the Columbus & Hook
Ing Valley Coal and Iron company, said to
a reporter last night that the statement 10
the New YORK dispatch that q com bina-
tion had been. formed between the four
great coal carrying railroads end the
Hooking OPT raiOrs to restrict the output
and advance the prices of soft coal, had
not vestige of truth in it. The coal
owners of ohio had certainly formed q
pool. but did not IN any way take In the
railroad companies. The price of Hook
Ing Valley coal At the NINE would be
advanced twenty cents on December LIST,
which would MAKE It So 20 a ton, or just
double che cost Of mining The nbjacG OF
the operators in making this advance was
simply to get little more than cost Tor
their coal
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The Advance DenIed.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Dec. IA sIAtment to
the fleet that there is TO be an Immediate
advance Of from IS to 80 per cent in btu
minous cOel Is denied by all prominent
operators in western Pennsylvania and
Ohio. W. B. Brooks, one OF the heavIest
operators in the Hooking valley, said
there was no truth 10 the stony. President
McCrickert of the Fort Piu Coal company
said there is not one word of truth IN the
report so far % any advance in the price
OF soft coal is concerned. A number o.:
other operators express the same viz VS.
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SENATOR PLUNB on his way 20 Wash
ingtOn stopped over Thanksgiving in
Chicago and was interviewed by Times
reporter. The substance Of the inter.
view Ii published as follows:
In conversation with reporter for the
T1mee last evening Senator Plumb said
that prohibition has come 70 stay In
Kansas. Already its influence IL widely
felt, and the consumption Of liquor 9s g
beverage has been reduced in his opinion
from 80 70 60 per cent, while the prohi-
OiGaon1sts claim that the reduction
amounts TO fully IS per cent. This was
largely brought about by the moral SEN
timeDt and exercise Of common sense
aroused by the fact Of prohibition.
The Ant-sAlOon republican side-shOW
was not especially q Kansas movement,
although Albert Griffin, An able and
reputable man, who was its originator,
lives In Kansas. The Antt-e0loOn move
mOnt was considered al right, but the
people Of Kansas had gone beyond that
He regarded 1t ~ certain that Kansas
would never Tecede from her advanced
position on the liquor, question. Con-
corning the presidential candidates In
1888, Senator Plumb said that Mr.. Blaine
could have the nomination II he wanted
IL. The recent elections had materially
strengthened the republican party
throughout the country, and Mr.. BlaIne's
strength had increased COrrespondingly.
Whether or not Mr.. Blaine will want the
nomination he could not say, but it
seemed to him that he would. In that
event his friends were sufficient In num-
Der and In the faith that he would be
elected TO renominAte him. He re-
garded President CleVelandIs renOminA-
ton as . fOregone conclusion. The SEN
AtOr expressed the nVeliest con-
tempt for the frequently expressed opin-
lon that the president IL no politician,
and that he goes into everything In q
bull-headed way, without regard 70 con-
sequences, politically. Neither does the
president, the senator said, have such q
high regard for the civil service as not to
possess the disposition aAd knowled ge
necessary 70 make IL another vehicle for
his own political advancement. Like all
New York men he has by inheritance and
training the Idea that New York Is the
governing state, and with Il and the solid
south nothing else IL needed. Accordingly
he, aided by two OF the smartest political
advisers in New York, Whitney and
Manning, constantly at his side, IL taking
what the trio deem proper care TO retain
New York, and he dispenses fAvors with
80 liberal g hand 70 the ex-confederates
that he IL certain OF the solid south. The
union democrats of the south are the suf-
terers by his favors to the cOnfederates,
and they are now having the worst time
OF II they have had at any time since the
rebellion.
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WHEN Miss Winnie D.v,. w.. n No,

WHEN Miss Winnie Davis was in Mont.
gomery, Ala. with her father, the other
day, man who had walked forty -four
miles 70 see Jeff Davis, approached Miss
Winnie with the remark, "You must have
been quite youth endurin' of the rebel
lion" The Daughter Of the Confedera-
cS" promptly answered, ''I know of No
rebellion, but know al about the war
between sovereign StAtes." Miss Winnie,
Il appears, had been thoroughly rooted
and grounded In the Apocryphal gospel of
secession.
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Another Man Leaps from the Brook
lyn Bridge.
He Will Probably Live but Wishe
He Was Dead.
A Young Woman Throws a Lighted
Lamp at Another.
An Explosion Causes the Latter to be
Burned to a Crisp.
GerOnimos Band to Remain In Florida
for Life.

Leape0 From the Brooklyn Bridge
AEW YORK, Nov. pa brewery wagon
started from the New York entrance st
l 40 p. m TO go over the bridge TO Brook
lyn. After the wagon had passed the
New York pier bridge policeman noticed
something resembling q bundle Of coats in
the end OF the wagon. This bundle as
sumed an upright position and turned out
70 be man. The man jumped lightly
from the vehicle to the road way, mounted
the iron gIrder that encloses
shot straight down into the river. The
officer ashore was the only one who had
setn the man leap, and he rushed into the
roadway and ordered the driver to stop.
The driver was surprised at the order and
demanded an explanation, and on being
informed it was evident from his esion-
ishment that he was ignorant Of
10 proceed, The name OF tie man who
made the leap Is VIM. Kurse. An eye.
witness who was on the Dover street pier
said te reporter: l was looking up at
the bridge, and saw q man get over the
railing next TO the lamp post outside OF
the New York tower. He chung TO the
rail tor q moment and then let 90. He
turned two sOmersaults IN the air and fell
On his back In the water and disappeared
In and the spray splashed up
several feet in the air. Policeman Jas.
O'NeIl of the bridge squad arrived q few
later and took the tug Columbia out to
PICK up Nurse, but the captain of lighter
steamer went out and picked him up be-
lore the tug arrived. The jumper was un
der water about five minutes and when
picked up he was frOthing at the mouth
and too exhausted to speak. His face had
and he r,l.a
and vacant in expression. At the station
he was able 20 talk and told the officer In
charge that he wanted to commit suicide.
He complained of pain in his head aRd
side ard began to rave and was taken from
the station to the Chambers street hospi-
tai, where he was found to be suffering
from shock of conclusion. 1t is thought
he Will recover. When asked the reason
for tn jump he replied: az wish l was
dead -
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CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-A special to the
Daily News from Terre Haute, Ind, says
. recount Of the votes cast ia this county
for joint representative, petitioned Tor by
Downing, republican, who on the face Of
the returns was defeated by thirty
majority, was finished this forenoon.
BsAsley, democrat, gained six. Dowsng
had gained seven IN another county IN
the district. The republicans hoped 70
gaia enough in this county 20 give the
lot in the legislature.
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Freight Rates for Kan.a..

ST. Louis, Nov. 29-Freigh representa-
tives Of the Union Pacific; AtchisOn, To-
peks s. Santa Fe railroad; Southern Kan.
sas. Fl Scott s. Gulf; st. Louis & Santa
Fei and Missouri Pacific railroads met
again At the Southern hotel this morning.
to arrange rates 20 Kansas points, The
four arbitrators appointed to settle the
points IN dispute failed TO agree Saturday
and have gone to Chicago where they
will consider the matter with Q fifth erbi.
traitor. Unless they come 20 an agree
ment by Wednesday next, the meeting
will adjourn indefinitely.
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a srRoLLINo gypsy told . West VIr-
GINA farmer that If he would place $25 in
certain hollow stump and leave 1t there
all night IL would DO doubled in the morn
ing. The farmer tried IL, and sure enough
found $50 In the stump. Then the gypsy
advised the farmer to put all he had, S7OO,
In the stump and draw out 81 400 In the
morning The farmer took this advice,
and now IL looking for . gypsy who he
says has stolen 500 from him.
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Ten Jurors

NEW YORK. Dec Thirty five of the
talesmen announced as having been drawn
IN the panel for to-day's iBQuisition to
obtain jury for the trial of McQusce, the
Doodle ex-alderman, were present in the
court OF general sessions to-day and pro
ceedings we're begun. Ten jurors have
now been obtained.
charge of dishonest conduct toward his
former employers. The case has teen
under consideration for over two months.
The charges against Dickinson were pre-
feEred BY r. A Crittenden, who was
receiver for and former partner in the
frm by whom Dickinson was employed.
Both Crittenden aud Harvey were last
month suspended for sixty days each on
counter charges brought by Dickinson.
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THE Sigr idcsnt bit of news comes to
hand, says the New York Tribune, that
the military garrison Of ed, Eng
land. has been supplied with new swords
from Solingeu, Germany. Sheffield is the
most famous place in the world for the
manufacture of steel and all manner of
edSeo eOols Yes to-day her workshops
are nntenanted, the turDaoe nres extin-
'guisoed' and the workmen starving or
Eo'Dg 10 desperate madness over to social
ism' while foreign Roods monopolize her
markets. No wonder tha, English states
men are b 'Einuing TO talk OF . protective
tarih' When the fee trade regime calls
Tor foreign swords and bayorets to keep
In ordsr the disconten,ed host Of unem-
pl"Vsd WoIkmen At home, a crisis Il with =
measurable distance.
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Glove Fight.

PHILADsLPHIA. Nov. 27.-Jack Lang
dOn OF Philadelphia and Pete Mccoy of
Boston fought three vicious rounds with
small gloves. Pete Mccoy was in fne
condition and pushed the fight from the
start, Furnishing his opponent severely
about the head and face. In the third
round Mccoy sent 10 Q swinging right
hand blow on LangdOn's neck, flooring
him like an OK. He rem ainGd unconscious
twenty five seconds and Mccoy was award
id the afakea