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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
JUDGE LYNCH At LARGE.
Three Negroes Taken from Jail at
Plymouth, N. C.
The Victims Tied to Trees and Rid
died with Bullets.
An Aged Couple Roasted in a Mich
igan Blaze.
The Snow Storm in the East Raging
Worse than Ever.

PLYMOUTH, n. c., Jan. 2S.-Lynch
law ran riot here Thursday night and
yesterday morning. The people were
Mortified to find that three negro pris-
oners had been taken from the county
Jail by masked men, conveyed to the
woods on the outskirts of town, tied to
trees and then shot to death. Their
bodies were found in the position in
which the lynehers left them, securely
bound to the trees, riddled with bullets.
The lynching party gathered at the
jail shortly before midnight and de-
manded that the jailer should deliver
to them Jack Blount, his brother,
Mathew Blount, and Patterson Spruft,
all colored, who had been failed,
charged with the murder of John
Dawson, a peddler on New Years
day last. The jailer refused, but was
overpowered and was forced to permit
the men to be taken away. When the
woods were reached the victims begged
for mercy, but no attention was paid to
their outcrieS, except the stern reply
that they would be given moment to
pray, when the lynchers, who were
armed with shotguns, muSkets and pis-
tolls, began their bloody work and fired
volley after volley until the wretches
were dead. Matthew Blount was a
preacher of some local notoriety and
had previously lost an arm.
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no The women OF Kansas.

AS national superintendent OF fran
chise, appeal to you,-the women of
the w. G. T. U.,-and through you to
every woman of this great and pro-
greSSive state, to register at once, in
order to vote at the next municipal
and school elections.
In the cities of the first and second
has previously been registered. The
books are now open. Register i'm
mediately. Do not lose day. De-
lays are dangerous.
Twenty-six thousand women voted
in Kansas last April, in two hundred
and fifty towns and cities. Here is the
result, as stated by Hon. F. S. Adams,
secretary of the State Historical So
ciety:
women have voted with good judy
ment, and for the common welfare. II
the question was to better school man
agement. they voted for the best. If
it was for street, sanitary or other re-
forms, they voted prudently for what
| it would seem the good of all demanded.
If it was for the change of an admins
tration VIGOROUSLY involved in specula-
tions with water works or other corpor-
atiOns, they voted to deliver the city
from such corrupt entanglements. If
political parties, controlled by saloon
odor of whisky on their garments, the
| women rebuked the party managers
| and voted for candidates who would
better promote the moral welfare of the
community. In every instance they
voted for the freeing of the community
from those demoraliZing influences and
| temptations from which every good
woman would deliver those of her own
| household"
If twenty-six thousand women have
| been able to do all this, how much more
may one hundred thousand women do
at the next election? In cities of the
first and second class, you can secure
| the election of a council of temperate,
honest, efficient, public-spirited men,
who will suppress the sale of liquor,
close up dens of gambling and debauch-
cry, reduce taxation. relieve poverty
improve the schools, and make the
dren, by day and by night. In cities
of the third class, you can elect all the
officers.
In the unorganiZed country towns
you can attend the school meetings and
provide coed, warm, dry, Well-venti
lated schoOl-houSes, efficient teachers
library, apparatus, and temperance
textbooks. Let us begin at once thu
work of preparation.
All the states of the Union and thu
nations of Europe are watching the ex
pertinent. For the establishment o
. Justice, for the elevation of woman
hood, for the best interests of humanity
rally to the polls, bringing with you ey
cry woman of your community to vot
good government and the protectiod o
} your homes.
Yours for God and home and nativ
land, ANNA III. SHAW,
National superintendent of Franchie
a for the VIC T. u.
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ReaI Estate Assoelation OrganIzea

BELLEvILLE, kaS., Jan. 26.-Ehe or
ganization of the Northern Kansas
Real Estate Mems Association was
perfected in this city to-day. Twenty
five counties were represented, and
steps were taken to combine the North
ern Kansas Association and the assO-
citation projected at Beloit yesterday.
Representatives of the five railroads Oc-
cupying northern Kansas were pres
emit, and addressed the association,
pledging themselves, so far as they
could without further conference with
their chiefs. hearty cooperation or
even more, on what the association
may deem to be expedient to bring
northern Kansas to the notice of the
world. The plan, as reported by the
committee, was to request the rail
roads to restore the land explorers
tickets with bi-monthly excursions
from the east as practieed in the years
gone by, with the privilege of stop-Offf
at all stations.
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AHeaVy 6now storm.

BOSTON. Jan. 26.-Reports this
morning from various points in Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont, state
that the heaviest snow storm for
years prevailed last night, and at
most places it is still showing. Snow
fell from fifteen to sixteen inches and
travel is greatly impeded. Many
trains are entirely suspended and the
highways are practically impossible.
A dispatch from Bellows Falls, Yer
mont, says solid blOcade of
snow exists in all direc-
lions to-day. There was probably
about two feet on the ground and last
nights heavy fall of snow added
eighteen inches to the previous amount.
Biddeford, Maine, reports the roads
are everywhere blockaded and up to IL
o'clock no train has passed there over
either division of the Boston s. Maine
railroad. The morning express which
left Portland at 7:30 is snowd in near
Old Orchard. Help has been tele-
graphed for and engines and snow
plows sent from Portland.
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Territory yesterday, and when about
eight miles out was attacked with
rheumatism Of the heart and died at
O'Clock to-day.
PAssENaER DEPOT BURNED.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Jan. o.
The large passenger depot OF the New
York Central railroad was discovered
to be on fire about one o'clock this
afternoon and It is now almost entirely
DESTROYED. The fremen hope to save
the baggage, but everything else Is
doomed. The loss win be about s25, 600.
VESSELS IN THE ICE.
NEWPORT, r. l.. Jan. 26.-The
schooner J. Kennedy arrived here dur
ing the night. Her captain reports
that last night there were about forty
vessels In the ice on the shoals and, it
Is feared that they all went ashore this
morning.
CABLE CAR GETS LOOSE.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. GA grip car, with
its accompanying car, filed with pas
sengers, was coming down St. .Antho-
ny Hill on Selby avenue, when, in some
way, the grip man lost control of the
car and the grip slipped from the ca
BILE. The cars at once started on q mad
career down the hill and were only
stopped by running OF the track.
Fourteen persons were injured, some
Va LuoA AaIdllys z. N. CduAOOAos VI
the Northwestern Fuel Company, was
fatally injured, and q boy named John
Roberts had his arm broken. Mrs.
Seine, of st. Paul, Miss Chorsten and
Mrs. Leoman, of Milwaukee, were
among the injured, and were taken to
the Ryan Hotel. A boy, Louis Rob
erts, had his arm torn from the body.
He will die. The only others fatally in
jured were NJ. l.. Saunders, of the
Northwestern Fuel Company, who was
fatally crushed. Mrs. Charles Steele
was probably fatally injured. So far
the list of bruised and injured is as fol-
lows: Mrs. Smith, OF Smith & Son;
Miss Edith Castor, Henry Z. Smith, A.
Bertram. A. L. Darrows, 7. II. Stem
straw, and r. Z. v. Nelson; the con-
ductor, North T. Jest, and a man
named Brown. Mr.. Jest had his knee
badly shattered. Later particulars are
to the effect that in some inexplicable
way at the top of the hill the grip re-
gripman to control the car. With the
passenger car it dashed away down the
hill, and soon attained a speed of
twenty miles an hour. AT the bottom
Of Selby avenue is a sharp curve, and
when the cars reached this they were
overturned and smashed. |
A stove in the rear of the car did much |
Injury to passengers.
SAD AFFAIR.
JI8TTOwN, /. T.. Jan. 27.-Charles |
Foster, a well to do farmer who lost |
MS wife and babe few days days ago,
yesterday in a fit of desperation,
the roof of his barn and tying |
! rope to q beam and to his neck, |
capped into the air and nearly jerked |
MS head of.
BURNED OUT.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 27.-At |
Vevay, Switzerland county, at o'clock |
his morning, fire destroyed the Tower |
Hotel, Gardner Nash's dry goods store, |
Hertz's cigar stores, Phillips |
Brothers saloon, BOyd's tin store and |
Simmons saloon. The loss is $40, 600;
insured.
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rho Sugnr Rnainean

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-JOhn D. Rock
afeller yesterday denied the report con-
Meeting the Standard Oil Company with
the sugar trust, and the formation of a
great syndicate to control the raw
sugar market of the world. The week
ly sugar statement shows an increase
of 1880 tons in receipts of raw sugar
at New York since January 1st, over
mated total production of sugar for the
year ending October list, 1888,
is placed at 4,43O,9OO tons;
stock on hand. $50 ,1sS, making a total
of 4, 99S, 1ss tons, against the estimated
consumption which is SIZE, 90 tons,
showing an apparent deficiency of
173, 812 tons. This is one of the
statements used to account for the
advancing price of sugar.
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SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 2s.-About
six o'clock this morning the great
printing and binding establishment of
W. H. Rocker was discovered to be on
fire. Two engines are still at work,
but the building, machinery and stock
are total loss. The plant was one of
most complete in the west and the esti-
mated loss is over S75, 900, on which the
insurance was $35, 600. The firm
was carrying large contracts
among which were the supreme court
reports Of Illinois, almost completed
and on which the insurance had lapsed;
loss SIG, 900; the state election registers,
the canal commissioners reports, var
ious small jobs from different state Off
ces and large private contracts, the
value of which cannot be estimated.
It is not yet known whether the large
vault in which the valuable plates were
stored is intact. The origin of the fire
is unknown as the building was in
flames when discovered.
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were recently investigated. The sec
rotary is said TO be very much dis
pleased at the situation Of affairs in
certain departments OF the yard, as de-
yeIoped by the investigation, and
will take prompt measures to
bring the offenders to punishment.
It is rumored at the navy department
to-day that several of the officers are to
be court martialed.
LEAVES FOR FORTRESS MONROE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The inn
provement in Speaker Carlisle's health
still continues. This morning he and
Mrs. Carlisle and the Speakers niece,
Miss Queen, left this city for Baltimore
where they took a revenue cutter for
Fortress Monroe. They viii probably
be gone ten days or two weeks.
TO REPORT IT FAvoRABLY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house
committee on war claims will report
favorably on the house bill appropriat-
ing $50, S73 for the relief of the Union
Bank of Louisiana. This money is al
legged to have been illegally seized by
General Banks in 1858, and the supreme
court of the United States affirmed the
decision of the circuit court compelling
the bank to make good the amount to
the Planters Bank of Tennessee,
which had deposits there.
SENT TO A SUBCOMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house
on manufactures discussed
at length to-day the resolution to in
vestigate the trusts, and it was finally
determined to place the matter in
the hands of subcommittee
to determine the best methods of
and which one of the
trusts should be first investigated.
The committee will probably not meet
again before Friday next.
TO BE REFERRED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The COM
merce committee of the house has de-
cided to report back Mr.. Anderson's
resolution providing for a congressional
inquiry into the Reading strike with
the recommendation that the whole
subject be referred to the interstate
commerce commission.
AS REGARDS THE C. c. & X.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The bill to |
authorize the Choctaw Coal s. Railway |
Company to construct railroad /
through the Indian Territory will be |
reported favorably to the house from |
the house committee on Indian affairs. |
FAVoRABLY REPORTED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The sub |
of the committee on mer- |
chant marine and fisheries, Messrs. |
Springer. Dunn and Farquhar, to-day |
reported to the full committee with a |
favorable recommendation for the |
Dunn free ship bill.
FAVORABLE REPORT ORDERED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house
committee on commerce has ordered |
favorable reports on the bill to bridge |
ihe Missouri river at st. Charles and at |
Jefferson City, Mo.
AS TO TURPIE's SEAT.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-The senate |
committee on elections has named Feb |
.uary II for the hearing of Mr.. Tur-
PIES title to a seat in the senate.
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The snow blockade.

OswEeo, Jan. 2s.-The storm ragged
worse than ever last night. The deep
cuts on the railroads that had just
been cleared of snow were filed up.
The thermometer was ten degrees be-
low zero and the wind blew sixty
miles an hour. All trains on the
Rome, WATERFOWL s. Ogdonsburg
road have been again showed in. The
Delaware, Lackawanna 81 Western
railroad is also badly blocked and
trains that are run were making very
poor time. A passenger train due last
night from the west spent the night
about thirty miles west of here. The
blockade is the worst in years and every
effort is being made to raise it, but
with little effect, as the high wind fills
the cuts as soon as cleared.
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NEosHo FALLS, Kas., Jan. 28.-The
postoffice at this place was burglarized
last night and about one hundred and
taken. Two registered letters contents
unknown, were rifled. The robbers also
obtained a lot of jewelry from j. G..
Rodwen and blew open the safe Of Geo.
P. Bates, hardware merchant, taking
about one hundred dollars.
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ATrnaf NIonnnnIv-

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The Sun say
the sugar trust gave another evidence
of its power yesterday when it ordered
Moller, Sierck s. Co., to close their
refinery. One of the firm said that a
shut down would not occur until the
raw sugar on hand had been used up.
In the meantime the firm notified its
employees to look out for other jobs.
This is the fourth sugar company that
has been closed since the sugar trust
was perfected in this city. The three
others were the North-River, Ok
ford and Havemeger. All are mem
beers of the trust necessarily. 1t was
learned that a movement is under way
to build a gigantic refinery in Phila-
delphia, and the supposition in lower
Wall street is that the new refinery
will be used by the trust to club the
recalcitrant Philadelphia refiners, who
now refuse to Join the trust.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The consult
general of SPAN at this port, Mr..
Miguel Suarez Guanes, officially and
emphatic ~ denies the truth Of the
rumors published in some newspapers
of this city in regard to unsatisfactory
condition of affairs in Cuba, and de-
cIares that these rlImors are entirely
unfounded. He says that peace pre-
walls in the whole island.
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GoIng Out OF RuaIneas.

ALBANY, n. z, Jan. 26.-The
Albany Bonsilate company, one Of the
largest concerns of the kind in the
country, to-day concluded to wind
up its affairs and close the
business. The company has been do
ing business since 1881, having been
organized in Newark with capital
stock of 500, GOO. It was believed that
there was a great future for the COM
MANY. but it has steadily lost money.
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Rohhara tlantaneed.

TUscoE, A. T., Jan. 2s.-Geo. Green,
the self confessed railroad robber at
Pontano, Arizona Territory, last April
has been sentenced to five wears. and
Doc Smarts to life imprisonment. An
appeal was taken in SmartS case. He
attempted to commit suicide last night
by shooting himself three times in the
head. The balls flattened on his skull
and the wounds are not dangerous.
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Deatty HaII Desaroyea.

PTrTsBURe, Pa, Jan. ga fire
broke out in Beatty hall. an adjunct of
the Western Theological seminary, on
Ridge avenue, Allegheny City, about
l:S0 o'clock this afternoon. The three
upper stories are in flames and it is
probable that the entire building will
be DESTROYED. Fears are also enter.
taifed for the seminary building.
The Western Theological seminary
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Getting After the Company.

HARRIsBURe, Pa, Jan. 26.-To-day
a committee of the Knights of Labor,
consisting of Edward Moore, Henry
Bennett and Joseph Cahill, appeared
before the attorney general and asked
that quo warranto be
issued against the Philadelphia q
Reading Railroad Company with a
view to a forfeiture of its charter, it
being explained by the attOrney-gen-
eral that it is a rule of the department
to hear both sides before granting a
writ of quo Warranto. 1t was decided
| to hear the argument next Thursday
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New YORK DeInoerata.

ALBANY, Jan. 26.-Owing to the
storm the New York City members
of the committee had not arrived at
the n0nr SET SCI Ior the meeting osaag' as asa a
administration faction seem to be back
ing w. III. Murtha for national commit
teeman, and the Hill forces are advo-
eating selection of Roswell P. Flower.
1t is acknowledged that Tammany hall
and the county democracy hold the
key to the situation.
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vicinity. On Sunday last the chief OF
police Of Montgomery, Alabama,
arrested the much wanted men, but
when nearing the police station they
made desperate resistance and broke
away from the officers. One was soon
re-captured and proved to be be-
yend any doubt James Burrows.
The other brother. Reuben, was
chased some distance and only
| tempted to check his fight. The peoa
pie and police vigorously searched the
entire night for the criminal. Wednes-
day morning the pursuing party came
upon him Just beyond the city limits.
They were met by volley from Reu-
benSs revolver. He was chased, how
ever, into dense swamp, in which it
is thought he is safely imprisoned until
the blood hounds drive him out and
transpires that the prisoner, James
Burrows, has been the organizer as
well as leader in all the train rob
berries which have occurred for
the past several years, and his capture,
as well as that of Brock, and their
certain conviction, will terminate for a
long time gang whose daring and
successful train robbing schemes have
had no equal since the day of the Re
prisoners. James Burrows heavily
ironed, arrived here this morning from
Montgomery, and left by connecting
train for Texarkana, in custody Of
three Pinkerton detectives and General
Superintendent M. J. O'Brien of the
Express company.
KILLS THREE AND GETS KILLED.
GAINESVILLE. Tex, Jan. 27.-Dread
alias James Mcknight, who murdered
A %1,nl akN
near Purcell, /. T., last night because
he feared Cummings would inform on
him for a crime committed some time
ago, was pursued by posse. Being
bard pressed Mcknight turned on
them, and shot and killed two of the |
posse before he was brought down. |
His dead body was brought in to Gain |
eSVille.
FOR FRAUDULENT USE OF THE ~4IAILs. |
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Thomas 8. Gard |
ner, the proprietor OF the Chicago
Farm Journal, who was arrested last |
April by the United States postal au-
thoritieS for a fraudulent use of the |
mails in conducting lottery and gift |
enterprise, was found guilty by a jury |
in Judge Blodgett'S court and fined |
$500. Gardner advertised extensively |
in the paper, alleging that with every |
yearly subscription received for |
IuO dIIu JOuIud1 q VALUABLE /
set of Autographs would be |
sent together with the paper. A |
carefully worded circular was also sent |
out, promising grand distribution |
among the subscribers of costly prizes |
at such time as the paper should have
attained a circulation of 100, 900 or over. |
Gardeners scheme proved very profit |
able, but TIE grand distribution never |
took place, and Gardner was arrested.
The arrest and disclosure of Gardeners |
method created considerable of a SEN
sation at the time.
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Rawson,
who was indicted yesterday by the
grand jury for alleged completely in an
assault with intent to kill upon Banker
was arrested at the county
Jail this morning when she came to
visit her son Young Lee. She was inn
mediately placed under bond. Her
lawyers are looking up bondsmen for
her, and she will probably be able to
give bail before this morning.
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was damaged to the extent of si5. 1000.
Almost the entire building was de-
stroyed. The building was an immense
four story brick structure and was
built thirty-fiye years ago. Twenty
two Of the students rOoming in the
building lost all their books and cloth
ing. The loss on the building is covered
by insurance.
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Democratie cub 30 Meet.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26.-In accord
ance with a suggestion originating
with the Duckworth Club, of Cincin-
natl, arrangements are being made in
this city for ameeting of representatives
from all the Democratic clubs in the
United States to be held here late in
March or early in April. The object
of the proposed conference is to discuss
matters of interest to the party and
the clubs. and to form national club
organization.
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Jan. -Chappell
Block was partially destroyed by fire
this morning. The damage to the
building is e10,0 GOO; insurance 81 500
The stock of Kepler s. Co., dry goods,
was damaged S20, 600; fully insured.
Masonic fraternity lose on furniture
g, 600. partially insured. Other losses
40 000
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Mnx For1fne Pro6obIe.

NEW YORK. Jan. IA milk famine
is threatened. Milk trains over many
OF the roads are buried in Snow drifts
with the contents of the cars frozen
solid. Sixty cars loaded with milk are
showed in near Middletown. The milk
trains over the Pennsylvania railroad
are the only ones In to-day.
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ATHENS, Jan. 26.-M. Genadius,
Greek minister at London, has been
ordered to proceed to Washington i'm
mediately and to spare no efforts to in
duce the American government to
abolish the duty on currants.
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CHESTER, Pa, Jan. pa public
test took place at the Chester Rolling
Mills here to-day of the new device for
the saving of fuel and the improving
of iron. The process is simply the
spraying of fine coal, reduced by the
cyclone pulverizer to a powder into a
chamber attached to the furnace, in
which the combustion is so perfect that
all the waste hitherto occurring in
smoke and ashes is entirely obviated.
The general result showed saving be-
tween 40 and 80 per cent. of coal, and
greatly improved quality of iron.