The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-05

/ perman TO Graef. He opened it anC
then wrote on it, Opened by mis-
take" 1t reached Graef, and the lat
ter not seeing it had been opened, sem
planned at the poStofice, but was treat
ed shabbily, and has been able to gel
no satisfaction. Schimpperman viii
carry the case to the postof1ce depart
ment.
DEFALCATIoN CASE DECIDED.
CINCINNATI, Dec. S1.-In deciding
the question to-day in the case of j. b
Mannix, last assignee of Archbishop
and Father Edward Purcell as to how
much of the assignee's defalcation be-
longed to the estate of the Archbishop
and how much to the estate of his
brother, Father Edward, Judge
Shrader, for the first time made q
judicial announcement of that defalca-
ton. 1t reaches the sum of 1895 900
Of this amount SIS, GOO belongs to the
estate of Archbishop Purcell.
KNOCKED OUT BY AN OLD CHARGE.
MARQUETTE Mich, Dec. 31.-TwO
men were killed in the Jackson mine
at Negaunee this morning, by, being
powder. They were working near an
old charge which had been put in a
week ago and failed to explode, when
it went off without warning.
A BoOKKEEPER MISSING.
Circleville, o., January Jacob
III. Delaplaine confidential bookkeeper
for the Portage straw hoard works
is missing since Friday and is supposed
to be in Canada. An examination of
the books for December shows a de-
felt of So, 600, and it is thought the
total amount will not exceed 81 900.
Delaplaine belongs to one of the best
families of the place. He has for years
followed gambling in the market with
varying success and recent losses in
that way are supposed to have led to
the bad step.
MILITARY PRISONERS.
Los Angeles, Cal. January "A gen.
eral court martial order has been issued
from the headquarters of General
Miles fixing the sentences of five regu-
larly enlisted Indian scouts who mu-
tined at San Carlos last June and fed
to the mountains, where they. remained
until returned by the troops. They are
sentenced respectively to two, ten, fif-
teen and twenty years confinement at
hard labor at Fort Leavenworth.
AFTER BERNAL.
San Francisco, January "A report
comes from Valparaiso, ZacatecaS, that
Bernal has been seen in that vicinity
and Governor General Aree has left
the capital with three hundred cavalry
for that point. The federal govern
ment has made it known to the gov
errors of the states in which the band
has been operating for years, that the
band must be captured or killed and
and Bernal's followers dispersed
KILLED HIS MAN.
Chicago January 3.-JOhn Mack alias
Johnson, gambler from Richmond,
Indiana, being worsted in a quarrel
af in Sfnf
street saloon yesterday, remarked
carlessly that before leaving the place
he would kill some one. After swal.
lowing glass of whisky at the bar
Mack pulled his revolver and taking
deliberate aim at an inoffensive spec.
tator, Frank Ball. (colored) put q
bullet through his heart. Mack then
holding the crowd at bay, cody backed
out of the saloon and escaped. He
was captured at an early hour next
morning.
BoYCoTTING ANTI-BEER TAILoRs.
Nevada, Mo-, January "a part OF
the tsilOrs in the employ of Cullen s
Moore of this city went out on strike
to-day. The men had formed union
and some funds had accumulated in
the treasury of the organization
Some of them wanted to use this
money and buy keg of beer, and
the others objected. The treasurer
was among the DIRECTORS, and refused
to let them have the money. When
they elected another treasurer, got the
money. and brought the beer, subse-
quently the strikers who voted fol
beer, informed their emOloyers that il
they did not discharge the others they
would quit work. They refused to COM
ply with their request, and they quit
work.
sKIPS HIS BOND.
Kansas City, Mo-, January 3.-Sam-
uel Shaeffer failed to appear in the
criminal court this morning to answer
from John J. Blair, of New
Jersey, and his bond OF
81 600, was declared forfeited. Judg-
ment for $50, 900 was recently awarded
Blair IN a civil action covering the
same case, which was the result of a
real estate action. Shaffer was convicted
of this crime over year ago and SEN
fenced to eight years imprisonment.
but the supreme court reversed the de-
ing is known of Schaeffer's where
abouts.
JUST RETRIBUTION.
Montgomery, Ala. j January "a spe-
cial to the Advertiser from TuScumbia,
Colbert county, says: One day last week
some one entered the house of Widow
Lindsay, at Cherokee, saturated the
bed and furniture with kerosene oil,
and set them on fire. Mrs. Lindsay
returned soon after and gave the alarm
and with the assistance OF friends
saved the house. The neighbors then
set watch on the house and succeeded
in catching Oscar COZen, colOred, in a
second attempt to burn it. They took
him to a tree and swung him up to a
limb. The negroes are indignant over
the lynching and there is considerable
excitement.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE FOOL
KILLER.
Leavenworth, Kas., January "a.
Woolner, native of Novia Scotia, who
has been here some time, undertook
to raise money last fall by
forging notes. He was caught
and convicted, and is now in
the pen for three years. Before his in
generation he used TO write letters or
the paper of the Young Mems Christian
| Association. His friends have not heard
from him since his mishap. Some OF
them wrote to the secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association in
curing for his whereabouts, because
an uncle has recently died who left
SHOOTING scRAPE.
Lincoln Centre, Kan, January B.
/ Pat CIeary shot and instantly killed
his neighbor, Dick Turner, this morn
/ ing. ten miles south of this city. An
| old feud was the cause. Turner came
to Cleary's house and called him out
They quarreled, and Turner drew
revolver and tried to shoot Cleary. This
revolver missed fire. Cleary then drew
| his revolver and shot him. Clear!
came into town and surrendered to thu
| officers.
| ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.
Independence, Mo-, January B.
James, Weir, aged 35, was found un
conscious with fractured skull at
O'Clock this morning in tn
Liberty street depot of this city
The chair in which he sa
was despatched with blood. and OF
the floor near by lay coupling phi
covered with blood. His yalise wa
untouched, but his pocketbOOk wa
1 rifed. He is a street iaborer. n
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