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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-14
business Moving West.

CHICAGO. Oct. IA published inter
view concerning the stock yards strike
with Armour says: The day of Chicago's
supremacy as pork packing center will
soon be thing of the past. Kansas City,
Omaha, Cedar Rapids and other western
points are fast taking business away from
here. Take Kansas City for instance; the
price of hogs there is twenty. five cents d
hundred less than it is here, while her
freight rates to all western and southern
points are as low as ours aud her freight
rates to the Atlantic sea board are only
twelve or at the most fifteen cents q hun
dred higher. In other words Kansas
City freight rates to markets where nine
ty per cent of our products are sold are
lust as good as ours while hogs are cheap
er. What Is true of Kansas City Is true in
a greater or lower degree Of all western
points. 1t ia the natural course
of events. The corn belt moved
west aud with 1t hog raising. His
tory is repeating itself. Only few years
ago Chicago took away the supremacy
from Cincinnati and St. Louis To show
this is not idle talk or brought on by the
present trouble l will say have not added
single brick to my packing house prop
erty here in Chicago, while in Kansas
City, where already had 5 SOC. 900 worth
of packing house property, have built
$500, 900 worth additional this summer
and between now and next January will
build another $500, coo addition.
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THE STRIKE.
Packing Houses at the Stock Yards in
Chicago Closed Up.
Knights Of Labor Discuss the Dues
tiOn of Cooperative Concerns.
Neeld's Rascallty Leads to SuspiciOni
of Former Transactions.
University Students Out for a Larh
Get the Worst of Row,
StorDeSWork.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-None of the large
pork packing establishments ct the Union
Stock yards opened their doors this morn.
ing, and none of the 10 900 men usually
employed in these departments Cffered 70
return 20 work on the ten hours
basis proposed by the owners
of the packing houses. There Is q
tremendous crowd of idle men in and
about the yards, but there was no disturb
ance during the early hours of
the forenoon. Shortly before 8
O'Clock fifty beef killers employed
in the Fowler packing house stopped
work and Joined the main body of strikers.
Shortly after, the men employed to load
freight cars by the Armour house also
stopped work aud the pressure from sirik-
ers lie SO greas that fears are entertained
that the strike will involve all the men
emplt yed about the yards and occasion an
entire cessation of work in all houses.
The two delegates sent by the general
convention Of Knights Of Labor 20 en-
deavor to adjust the troubles among the
men at the stock yards, have arrived and
are now holdi. z q conference with the
packers. 1t can be stated positively,
however, that the latte are not disposed
to compromise but wilt insist upon ten
hours. The presence OF an increased
force Of PiDkerton men srmed with Win
ehesters had very Irritating effect upon
the men this morning and was the cause
of swelling the force OF strikers to-day.
About 90 men and so engineers employed
by Armour Joined the strikers to-day.
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NeeIdInferYieIKed

CHICAGO, Oct 13.-The Daily News
Montreal correspondent had an interview
with Neeld. the missing partntr in the
firm of Ferguson s. &C. of Chicago.
Neeld said: prefer making no state
ment for publication at present. 1 have,
az many before me, been unfortunate In
business and got into temporary trouble
which hope some dsy to be able to
straighten out. Iregret the past, but could
not help it. Idon't know how long will
remain in Canada. That depends
upon how the estate turns out.
haven't dollar of apybody's money with
nae. The liabilities OF the firm have been
grossly exaggerated and believe il will
resume business and that before many
years. Every cent will be paid. Neeld
arrived Saturday and as soon as the British
bank knew he was here they took steps TO
have him arrested, but upon consultation
with the crown prosecutor, Davidson, II
was found they could not even
arrest him much less extradi.s
him with the evidence at present in theiI
possession. They have sent to Chicago
for additional papers and IN the meantime
have men on his track. Need consulted
Lawyer DickeFsOn here, who informed him
| he was as safe Ia Montreal as Emo was In
Quebec. He is now rusticating few
miles from here at fashionable summer
resort.
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K.of y. Entertainment.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 11.-TO-dsy was
DEVOTED by the delegates of the general
assembly of knights of Labor to the en-
joymeni Of an entertainment arranged IN
their honor by the Knights of Labor local
assemblies of this CITY. In accordance
with the mayors proclamation all city of-
fees were closed IN order TO permit the
employees 20 take part ia the days festiVf-
ties. Nearly all work shops, manufactures
and other establishments were alsO closed.
Delegates to the general assembly were %
assemble at O'Clock in ArmorY hall, but
It Was long past that hour when they re-
ceived word TO fall In line and proceeded
10 Broad and Fourth streets where the pro
cession Yves formed. Il was after 10 O'Clock
when the word ''march" was gIvens The
entire body marched 70 Main street, then
to Laurel, thence n State and QUIT the fair
grounds at the upper end of the city. When
the entire procession was formed it con-
tanned between 1900 and 5 900 men and
was headed by squad of police Behind
rode on horseback Grand Marshal Lynch
White. and coloEed aides riding on either
side of him. Behind the matching men
rode in carriages Mr. PoWdeFlY, members
of the executive board and other leading
knights.
me carriage in which PowdeEIy rode
| halted st the entrance OF the fair grounds
| and from it be reviewed the procession
ss Il passed through the entrance gates
within the grounds The grand maste1
workman held an informal reception, {
large number Of knights seeking an In
/ Production TO him.
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q. J. fireman, sandiego, Kss
TheY WIN Hanr.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The sentence Of
death was passed upon the six con-
demned anarchists By Judge Gary yes
#tsxday. He was about to pronounce
sentence when Capt. Black desired that
. motion in arresf-of Judgment should
be entered, Mr.. Grinnen having assured
him that 10 merely technical matters
should interfere with the defendants
right. The court proceeded to execute
the solemn duty devOlving upon him. In
brief but Impressive words, and in tones
which at any time would hove COM
mAnded respectful attention, the Judge
gave fitting expression to the judgment
Of the court. His face worked convul-
stvely when he began and when he
reached the word changed" he faltered
and could with difficulty utter EttiIl-you
are dead" The last words were scarce
ly audible. The date fixed was the third
OF December. a deep hum arose and
every spectator was on his feet to get
glimpse Of the prisoners. Captain Black
arose TO save some technical point. When
silence was restored for q moment and
the matter WAS decided, the prisoners
arose and began slowly to walk
out OF the court room with the bailiffs
who had them in charge. The prisoners
turned to listen to the sentence, but ex-
hiDited no other emotion on hearing the
fatal words. AS they rose Mrs Parsons
came up and kissed her husband. Ms.
Ames also kissed Parsons on the cheek.
The relatives of the other defendants
wrung their hands but none of the women
shed tear. They aimed to cheer up the
condemned men by q show of fortitude.
The condemned men then passed eloWly
out of the court room to the Jail.
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tbs reunion now being of our hands
IL behOoves us to think about the court
house and water works propositions, and
study well the pros and cons. We most
assuredlY need new court house. We
also need . change IN our water works
system unless We wish to see our city de-
populated In the near future by disease
Typhoid fever is already in our midst, and
those who remember its rAvAges just about
. year ago will most assuFedly favor 9
better water supply If they have any re-
gard for their own health or that of theiz
friends and relatives. And the reservoir
system proposed u the only one pFacti.
cable at this place. ss the water taken IRON
either river is unit for household use
before beng allowed to become purified
BY the reservoir system of settlement
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THE rAYLoRs IN TENyEssEE

THE TAYLORS IN TENNESSEE.
With all the fun that IL evolved out of
the strange ancmoly in Tennessee, Of two
brothers running as candidates for govern
or on opposite tickets, there is something
very beautiful IN the conduct of the joint
campaign, without all the usual political
unkindness and inVeCtIves ana Washing of
dirty clothes generally in vogue under
such circumstances.
An incident the other night, while the
brothers were at Bridgeport illustrates
the spirit OF the canvass. They spoke as
usual and then went arm in arm 20 the
same bed. AS they came down to break.
fast the next morning the hotel proprie-
tors wife, smiling old lady of sixty, APP
preached them with bunch Of rival roses
in each hand and said: Colonel Bob and
Colonel ALT, I'm not politician, and
don't know anything about politics, but I
want you to accept these flowers because
il makes my mothers heart glad to zee two
brothers making canvass against each
other and yet treating each other as loving
as they tel me you two~do. Let me see
you shake hands before yOn CO."
They took the flowers, shook as desired
and laughinglY took the train tor Tulla-
hnma. where they spoke the next night.
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monKeVInr WIN Coons.

DANvILLE, Va. Oct. 12-SAturdsy night
q number OF University students at Chapel
Hill, North Care lima went out on lark and
disturbances took place tween them AuI
q number of negroes who reside at that
place. The students then put out for the
college s5riVing there about IL 80 Q. m,
and made complaint 70 J. A. Freeze that
the negroes had inRuited them. He was
in bed ct the time, but arose and went out
with the complainants 20 the place where
the trouble occurred. He saw G number
Of negroes lettering near house occupied
by Q negro named BArbee, and upon
asking for the parties, who offered the In.
suit to tire students, theY were answered
by fusllade Of shot e1d bsIls from the
house, which resulted in the killing OF
Freeze and WoundiDg Of TWO students.
Pat Brewer, Jesse Harris and Wesley
MarTett, coloEed, after firing, made theiI
escape. Up TO the lest eccOunt they have
not bean captured, and no doubt IL caught
they will be iYnched.
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IT seems after all that Virgins did not
make the earthquake and cyclone predIc-
lions which have caused such fearful ap-
prehension at the south, and some uneasi-
ness at the north. He is clerk in the
office of the minister of finance at Ottawa,
and assumes to be a great meteOrologist,
but 1t appears that the predictions which
have been printed. with his name attached,
were intended as 0urlesque. The Brook
Ign Eagle explains thAtS Virgins has sue
ceeded Ia obtaining his present notoriety
from the fact that he happens to reside Al
Ottawa, where there are some of the most
INSCRIPTIONS newspaper men that eVel
were on the press. These men invent the
Virgins earthquakes and the Virgins
storms and proclaim them to the world
Virgins. In the meantime, by reason Of
his conceit, being willing to stand respon.
sible for almost anything they may pre-
dict in his name"
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IkDEPENDENOE, Kansas, Oct, a.
The soldiers reunion opened here today
under the most favorable auspices. The
weather IL all that could be desired and
the preparations to accommodate the old
veterans al that q generous and patriotic
people could provide. Tents have been
erected IN Camp MCPHERSON for AL who
want to enjoy the pleasure Of camp
life, and our hospitable people have
thrown wide open their houses to the
visiting thousands. The Winfield bat
terry Of artillery II here and Humphrey
Post, Of Neodeshs. Altoona Post, Nc
Pherson Post, and detachments from
other posts arrived tonight and TO-
moFFoW's trains over cur railroad lines
win bring In thousands. Eminent
speakers are present, and with banda Of
music TO arrive, We shall have greal
time tomorrow and the rest Of the
week.
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THE EMPoRIA REUNION,

As specimen Of what our exchanges
are saying about our last weeks reunion,
We copy the following from the Atchison
Champion OF Saturday last:
The soldiers were yesterday dropping IN
by ones and tWos on their way home from
the grand annual encampmenl at Emporia.
We call IL . reunion, for such il was; for.
after all, IL is 10 ''see the bye" that the
veteran goes TO such places. The decorA-
tons, and the playing on the wind and
shrugged instruments are all very well. but
the 'old bows" are the nam feature with
him.
All the returning visitors speaks well
OF Emporia; thay say-and THAI . always
for the town. This cannot very well Be
helped, for the bigger the town
the bigger the crowd will be.
There Is no complaint made Of
extortion or Of any difficulties for which
the people Of Emporia could be held 70
sponsible. The decorations of the streets,
residences and public buildings are de-
scribed - superb; the finest. We are Led 10
believe, which have ever DISTINGUISHED
one OF these annual military gafherIBgs.
The large crowd was gathered from
sQQtherR and southwestern Kansas.
Northeastern Kansas was, Of course, not
90 numerouely represented as at LeAven-
worth and Topeka. This affected the
number OF regimentAl gatherings. The
Eighth and Seventh Kansas cavalry,
which met In great force ct Topeka last
year. gathered In diminished numbers In
Emporia; yet Of the Eighth Kansas
twenty -four met around the colofs, re-
elected the old officers of the association.
Atchison, getting the president, Col. Mar
tin, the secretary. Charles Rust, and the
treasure, Capt. David Baker. They also.
while they were about Il, appointed
twentY-fouF committees OF one man each,
70 labor for the reelection OF their old
commander as governor Of Kansas.
There Is belief, founded on obserVa-
ton, that great battles are always followed
by rain. The reunion had 80 much Of the
pomp and circumstance of war about it
that 1t brought rain; the first of Impor--
lance since july; and 60 the proceedings
were ended sooner than was expected, and
90 with his fun somewhat abbreviated, yet
reasonably happy, Johnny went marching
b ONE.
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THK strength which has been developed
by Henry George as labor candidate for
Mayor Of Ney York seems to have scared
both Tammsny and the County Democracy
and there is talk Of overtures tor harmony
II not for full reconciliation. II the war
betwe' these fac,ioLs goes on, there will
b no Lees than i've candidates for Mayor,
20 be voted for Al the election, and the fear
OF the democrais IL that In the discordant
and belligsreDt condition OF the party, .
republican will succeed Mayor Grace. Il
IL conceded that the voies tor George will,
In the main. be distracted from the DEM
ocrats. and the possibility that he may get
10000 stArtles both TammAny and the
county democracy. IncllninR each 20 seeh
for . reconciliation to the extent OF work.
ing togetheriEor the election OF one candi-
date for mayor. and the spoil ich MAJ
Ne Be saved 10 the party.
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DIABOLICAL.
A Bride of Two Months Murdered
While Asleep.
No Clue to the Flsnds or Why the
Desd Was Done.
Labor Committee Hopes for a Speedy
Settlement.
Neeld. the Defaulter, Interviewed by.
a Press Reporter.
The War Sentiment Spreading Over
UnluCky France.
KiIlea bride.

Houston, No., Oct. I3.-The most
mysterious and dIsbolicsl crime ever per-
petrated In southern Missouri was COM
mItted on Big creek, six miles east of this
city last Friday morning. On that morn
ing about O'Clock Mrs. Ella Williams,
bride of RalT Williams was lying asleep
when some unknown person entered her
bedroom, placed pistol against her fore
head and sent bullet through her brain.
The report of the revolver awakened
Williams but he had been i'll Tor
some time and was unable TO
pursue the murderer. Two men sleeping
in an adjoining room we're also awakened.
They Immediately went to the room
after procuring q light, where most re-
voting scene met their eyes. The young
bride lay motion:ess on q bed, the blood
streaming from her forehead and her
brains prOtruding from the wound. The
bullet had entered just above the right eye
and that organ had been forced from the
socket and was hanging by cord upon
her cheek. The men Immediately made
search for the murderer, but
could find no trace of him aud he Is still
at large. No possible motive can be as
signed for the deed except that some dis
appointed former lover Of the bride took
this means of revenge. Mrs. Williams.
before her marriage was the belle of the
county and bore an irreproachablec harac-
ter. The couple, who were children of
wealthy and respected farmers had
been married but two months.
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Hopes OF Settlement.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-BarTy. of the aEbi-
trstion committee appointed by the
Knights of Labor TO adjust the labor
troubles in the stock yards, said to re-
porter that he had hopes OF making Q set
element this morning, and would ct any
rate know before noon what the prospects
for compromising the difficulties were.
Quiet has attended the strike, which Is the
wonder of everyone who comes to the
yGids and has made thousands of friends
to the Knights of Labor to whose efforts
this admirable order is due. The impoT-
tation of men by Armour & Co.
IL making some of the strikers
Q trifle FESTIVE, and the task of con-
trolling the younger element is becoming
more difficult. Everything this morning
was as IL was yesterday. Pinkerton's men
have q complete culinary apparatus and
will now live entirely with the
butchers at the packing house. They can
not buy anything outside except at the
Transit house. as there is rigid boycott
against them.
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The question has been asked why the
court house bonds should not be issued
In denominations Of less than 81 900 each,
as provided for In the sherff's proclamation
lin, say, bonds OF IS, $40 and up, and
given out in payment for labor performed
on the proposed buildIngH The reasons
arc too numerous TO mention, but one, in
che form Of question. will probably be
sufficient, viz: How many Workingmen
would - willing 70 take pay for THEFT
labor In 4 per cent bonds, while they can
be paid in money which may readily be
loaned At 10 per cent?
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The News may well pride itself on its
issues during the reunion. On account of
the liberal patronage bestowed on 1t by
our advt rlIsers it was found necessary to
enlarge during the week 70 . nine column
paper in order 70 give our readers the
usual amount Of the news of the day. It
also distributed several hundred copies
each evening free to the comrades in
camp. By this Mberality it lost nothing,
IS many1new subscribers were gained
not only At home, but from abroad.
1t undoubtedly was the newspaper of the
reunion. Not q few OF our exchanges
have been pleased to compliment rs oD
our enterprise. a. they term 1t. for which
they have our thanks,
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CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Samuel Fielden,
one Of the condemned anarchists, sends
letter 20 the papers here In which be
speaks Of the assault made on the IN.
former, Waller, In . north side saloon.
and intimAtes that the assault was az
ranged by police to make certain the
doom Ct the condemned men, He says
that Il Waller knew the saloon was an
anarchist resort, why did be venture into
such 9 dangerous place. He finally de-
cleres that he has been led 20 believe that
the speeches made by the seven con-
demned men have changed the current
Of public opinion more In their favor.
Wm. 8. Snyder and Thomas Brown,
the two anarchists who have been heid
In iail since the HaymGrket Riot and were
indicted for not and conspiracy In con-
nection with that 0ftair, were this morn
ing discharged upon their own Tec0Gniz-
Gnce by Judge Gary. HF. GFinneu re-
Queseed this dlspozstion oe the prisoners.
Il is probable that they will never Be
tried. Snyder Il an Americas by birth
and Brown 1s the only irlshman con-
neoted with the events Of Nay 4, save
the policemen. Both men are quite
young and considered by the 0GiClals q
more i0cliGh than criminal.
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PITTsBURG. Oct. 1.-THE Chronicle Tele-
graph, East Liverpool, Ohio, special ssye
that ct 1915 this morning = shocking &C.
cident occurred on the Cleveland 8 Pitts
burg railroad at this place. The accident
was caused by switch being left open and
the east bound freight train running into
. shifting engine, killing the
brakeman OF the shifter and
fatally iDjuring Fireman Peck. Both
men were In the cab of the engine and
both were asleep. Several others were
injured. Both locomotives are badly
wrecked and also several freight cars. The
accident caused 3 loss OF 5000 to the
railroad company.
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ATruee. NOT Pcace.

PARIS, Oct. I'm. Camille PelIeton,
in an article in,La Justice, commenting on
II. Lavedon's statement In the Figaro that
General Boulanger has prepared plan
tor q continental campaign. says: France
does not desire war but the war cloud
hanging over her may break any moment.
No French general can materially effect
the situation either for peace or
for war; but If the general
fdence. no good Frenchman should blame
HIM. Europe enjoys q truce not peace,
and the situation of France and Germany
has been created by force over right.
Can that offspring ot.force of the German
Empire go on living except by continued
victory of violence?
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Puhliahars Arrsasad.

PARSONS, Kas., Oct 11.-Jones and
Byrne, publishers Of the Parsons Arbi-
traitor; James TdaIe, Leonard Mason
and Wilson q Allison, publishers Of the
with cTiminally hbelling Rev. II. A.
Tucker. Methodist minister ct this place.
The affair creates . grest deal Of ex-
element and the trial promises to be Q
sensational one. Jones "a deputy reve-
nue. collector appointed by n. 2. Acres.
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FRANK MAcLRNNAN, in the Topeka
journal, has the following to say regard
ing the late reunion:
The Emporia people may generally feel
satisfied with the success Of the reunion at
their city last week. The citizens deserve
Ehe greatest praise for their hospitality,
which was literally extended. From
what We learn no reunion WAS freer from
attempts ct extortion. No city IN Kansas
was ever 90 deliberately or beautifully dec
Grated. a gorgeous arch containing two
hundred colored glass globes spanned
Commercial street, presenting at night q
handsome spectacle, the admiration of all
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LenHon,aiena.

FARGO, Dakota, Oct. 12.-PTaIrie fires
in the past few days swept over the great
or part of Mcintosh county in the Mis-
souri, valley destroying nay, grain, houses
and barns, leaving scores of settlers desti-
tute with nothing TO carry them through
the long winter. Prairie fires have been
unusually numerous and destructive IN
the Red River valley the past few weeks,
owing TO the IuxuFiant vegetation and
long contioued dry spell. Il is estimated
that $3.50 700 worth of property has bsen