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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-06-27

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Vice Presdents-JOHN sTRAITON, J. F. MORSE.
Medical Director-E. u. WHEELER, MD
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15
Ne,x srrii.s Tactics.

CHICAGO, March IA novel propo-
sition was made at the strikers head
quarters yesterday, namely, to induce
the engineers on all the other roads to
cheerfully handle all freight that may
be consigned to the Burlington as fast
as it can be legitimately attended to.
By this process, it is claimed, the yards
and tracks of the Burlington will be
completely blockaded and the road will
find it impossible to get rid of the ac-
cumulated freight with the limited
number of men at its command. The
Wisconsin Central road pursued these
tactics and transferred to the Burling-
ton yards yesterday three trains, con-
sisting off seventy-eight cars. The
road succeeded in getting but
one train, twenty-eight cars, but re-
fused to receive the other two trains,
as they could not be handled by the
road. These trains were then backed
out on the Wisconsin Central tracks.
General Manager Mellan at once noti-
fed the Burlington officials that track
age would be charged to the road as
long as these trains remained there,
and that bills for freight, amounting
to several thousand dollars, were to be
Immediately presented for payment.
The men claim that all the other roads
can pursue similar course and if the
Burlington cannot take care of the
freight they can be charged trackage
and be required to pay all bills upon
tender of freight.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15
Indians short of Rations.

WINNIPEG, March 12.-For some
weeks alarming reports have been re-
ceived here from the west that the In
dams were very restless, owing to the
neglect of the government in furnish
ing supplies and that there was serious
danger of an uprising unless food was
at once forwarded. The mounted po-
lice claim to be prepared to put down
any revolt, but at the same time admit
there will be trouble unless immediate
relief is given. The half-breeds at Ba-
touch are In constant communication
with Gabriel Dumont, who is now in
New York, and in recent letters he is
understood to have advised them to Sc
cure food by pillage rather than to sub
NIT to slow starvation. His people had
half a crop of barley this year. but they
were Obliged to burn 1t and eat it. The
only thing his people had not tried
to eat as yet is earth or mud. Chief
Alexis said rations had been issued
only three times during the winter.
The first time was about November.
He then received half sack of flour
for his family of thirteen. After New
Years he got another half sack, and
about the middle of February they got
five pounds OF flour apiece. They have
received some blankets, but no serge.
81 claim that in killing the CATTLE" he
said, II did no wrong, because it was
to save us from starvation" Hereto
fore the Dominion government has
paid no heed to similar complaints IN
til the war cry was heard in every ham
let in the Northwest territory, and the
settlers are therefore considerably
alarmed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15

this morning the Steamer Beta, on her
way to this place, blew signal to open
the draw to the bridge. The bridge
keeper responded, but found an OBJ
struction in the way. The draw could
not be opened sufficientfy for the
steamer to pass. On Investigation it
was found that there was a rope hang
ing from cross beam of the draw with
heavy weight attached. When pulled
up, lifeleSS body was found at the
end of the rope. to which was attached a
placard with the inscription, Justice
at Last
The proper authorities were prompt
ly notified, and the body was left to
bangle till daylight and until coro-
ner's jury could be empanelled. The
body proved to be that of William A.
Parker, who was tried for the assassi-
nation of General Bryan Grimes some
seven or eight years ago. He has been
heard to boast of the deed on several
occasions, when in liquor. 1t seems
that yesterday for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct he
was consigned to the lookup,
place partitioned off in a rear of the
colored man at night looks after and
attends to the wants of the prisoners,
he sleeping in an adjoining cell. He
deposed, at the inquest, that about 2
O'Clock this naQrnsae, he was awakened
by slight noisSSafd noticed that the
light left burnfng was out, and before
he Could realize what was the matter,
he was confronted by at least half a
dozen masked men, who told him to
keep quiet on pain of death. They ap-
preached the cell, in which Parker was
confined, wrenched out the lock, and
carried him outside. He was!heard to
cry out murder once or twice. 1t is
known who the lYncherS were.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15
spoiled Her Beauty.

ST. LOUIS, March IA special to
the Post Dispatch from Springfield,
Missouri says that Geo. NJ. Cox,
United States pension examiner at
Springfield, Missouri, induced Effie
Els, the mistress of Fenton Cox. son
of the physician, to enter a carriage
and when she was seated he struck her
on the head with a bottle of Vitrol,
breaking the vessel and smearing her
face and head with concentrated acid.
Her screams attracted the attention of
the police, who released her from the
frenZied physician, but not until her
eyes were burned out and her features
were destroyed by the powerful vitriol,
which burned into the gaShes made by
the broken glass. The agony of the
creature was intense and she now lies
at the point of death. Fenton Cox met
Effie at Wisconsin watering place last
summer and brought her to Springfield
and since has pursued course of de-
bauchery and ruin. The doctor, by
legal means, broke up variety show
the boy had started, with effiie as lead
ing lady, and drove her out OF
town, but the boy followed
her to st. Louis and continued
his reckless course in six weeks, throw
ing 81 500 away on her and disgracing
himself in other ways. Before meet
ing her he had been a promising lad
and his sudden ruin distracted the pa
rents and drove the father to the terri
BILE crime
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15
FIGHT AT SPRINGFIELD.

At the very beginning Of the year 1853
Gen John 8. Marmaduke, with 1000 follow
ers, rode over the border from Arkansas
with the intention of capturing Springfield
The town was only lightly defended. Gen.
Brown had caused his Missourians to throw
up some slight earthworkA He had only
], 200 men with him.
In the army hospital were several hun
dred soldiers. Three hundred were conva-
lescent. They were well enough to aid at a
pinch In defending the town. Accordingly
they were mustered into service, under Col.
B. Crabb. These convalescents were known
In the fight as the "Quinine brigade Num-
bers OF citizens Of Springfield volunteered
their services to aid the defense. With this
strange collection-militiA, sick soldiers and
citizens, aided by $50 men Of the 1Isth Iowa
regiment-Gen. Brown awaited the attack of
Marmaduke.
It came on the sth Of January, ''St. Jack
sons day." the forty-eighth anniversary Of
the battle Of New Orleans
Gen. Marmaduke hoped for much by the
capture OF Springfield. he made q detour
far eastward to avoid the main Federal army
under Gen Blunt he believed he could sur
prise the feeble force at Springfield, destroy
the supplies there, and thus force the Federal
army Of the frontier, already advancing into
Arkansas, to fall backward for want Of sup
plies.
A little after noon OF Jan. 8, 1868, 5000 OF
MArSadnke's men suddenly appeared before
Springfield and began firing solid shot into it.
They had not observed the usual formality of
giving notice to -combatants to withdraw
Gen. Brown had used what means he could
to prepare for them. He had heard before
hand that Marmaduke had burned Lawrence
Mills, had marched ON Ozark Jan. z, and
would surely be at Springfield Jan. g. Ac-
cordingiy Brown had the army supplies
moved out Of Springfield on the road to
Bolivar, in the greatest haste, keeping only
enough to provide the town in case of a siege.
This was placed securely In one of the forts,
and Brown awaited attack with his "Quinine
brigade his civilians and home guards.
Firing became hotter and hotter. Browns
forces replied with an energy and courage
that increased under IRE. At first the Con-
federates gained advantage, then the FEEDER
ais, then the Confederates again
At length Browns men were able to dis
lodge their enemy from position after posi-
ton. Dark ended the fight. When the
"Quinine brigade" prepared to renew it next
morning they found that The Confederates
had retreated during the night The men
who were strong enough to stand still and
! fight half q day were not, however, strong
enough to go after Marmaduke's men, and
no pursuit was attempted So ended the
fight at Springfield, Mo-, Jan. 8, 1858.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15

GEN. g. g. BURBRIDGE. until the last man
was slain He said that the display Of white
handkerchiefs by the soldiers behind the
parapet, who were Texans, was unauthorized.
However, the fort was surrendered, with
large stores of army supplies. Gen Churchill
and 6, 900 troops became prisoners. In killed
the Confederate lost sixty men, and seventy
five were wounded in the fight at Arkansas
Post. The Union loss was much larger, being
129 killed and S4S wounded and missing.
The Federal forces at the battle of Arkan-
sas Post comprised two corps, Sherman's and
McClernand's, with McClernand in chief
command. Each corps was divided into two
divisions Gems Steele and Stuart COM
manded Shermans divisions. Brig. Gen.
George W. Morgan, of OHIO, was one of Nc
Clernand's division commanders, Brig. Gen.
A. J. Smith the other. On McCIernand's as
came commander of the corps. Brig. Gen.
took command Of Morgan's division.
put in charge of Brig. Gen. Stephen G.. Bur-
bridge, of Kentucky. Under his superin-
tendence the fort was dismantled and blown
up. The Post was then abandoned by the
United States authorities, as it was of no
particular advantage.
After the capture of the Post an army and
navy force, Federal, under Gen. German and
Lieut.. Commander Walker respectively,
were sent up White river and captured the
towns Of Des Arc and Duvals Bluff, Ark
This was Jau Is. The main part of the ex-
petition returned to Vicksburg. The cap
lure of Arkansas Post served its purpose,
and had very inspiriting effect upon the
Federal troops.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15

The Sa'. sc ~ of the GEN. GEO. W. MORGAN.
wounded animals and their mad struggles
there amcng dead and wounded men pre-
scented scene terrible to behold.
A general assault both by the naval and
army force was now ordered Being oppo-
site each other, one In rear Of the fort the
other in front, they could scarcely fire upon
the Confederates without hitting each other
However, general rush for the inside of the
Notifications was made by both soldiers and
sailors.
The Confederate colors had bean shot away
from the fort, and had not been raised again
Not an arm was lifted to fire gun. The
garrison was evidently beaten.
As the Union soldiers appeared at the rear
Of the fort numbers of Confederates ran to
the rear parapet and crouched down behind
1t. Not attaching any importance to this
movement, the Federal troops continued on
their way to the inside. They came within
thirty yards Of the hidden Confederates, when
suddenly tremendous volley Of over 400
bullets was fred into their very faces, so near
as almost to scorch them with powder. They
fell dead in numbers.
That was what the hidden Confederates
meant. The Union line wavered, fell back
and stopped The next moment every one
Of the Confederate soldiers who had fired the
volley of musketry held up white handker-
chief in surrender. An was over with them
before, but they had sent last bullet into
the heart OF the advancing Federals, and then
held up the white handkerchief to protect
themselves.
Admiral Porter says he could easily have
cut the $50 Confederate soldiers to Dieces
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15
In Bad situation.

JEFFERSON CITY, March 14.-Judge
Krekel, in the United States circuit
court, has denied thu habeas corpus
petition of three judges of the st.
Clair county court, thus leaving them
in jail for the present. Suit was COM
menced in the federal court to collect
bonded indebtedness $4,000 from
st. Clair county. The county court re-
fused to pay either the principal or
interest, claiming that the debt was
fraudulent, bonds having been given
for aid in construction of railroad
in 1870, and which, as a matter OF
fact, has never yet been constructed.
Judgment was rendered against the
county. After long legal contest the
county court refused to make a levy
and the judges were held in
contempt and have since been
confined in jail. The petition for
habeas corpus averring that the order
of the federal court would not be COM
piled with, inasmuch as the state law
prohibits such tax levy under heavy
fine and forfeiture of Office, Judge
Krekel held that the state has no power
to control the jurisdiction of the fed
eral court, and refused the application
for appeal. If the county court judges
comply with the order of the federal
court they will be subject to criminal
prosecution in the state court, and a
refusal to SO comply with the mandate
of the federal tribunal constitutes con-
tempt. They are now in jail and their
counsel will institute original habeas
corpus proceedings before the United
States supreme court for their release.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15

1863 Brig. Gen Gilbert had been sent with
his command to protect railroad communica-
ton His headquarters were at Franklin,
Tenn
March 4, 1853, Gen. Gilbert ordered Col.
John Coburn, of the SD Indiana volun-
teers. to take Eve infantry regiments, with
Aleshtre's battery and 900 cavalry under Col
Jordan, and march south toward Columbia
He was to take with him 100 wagons on q
foraging expedition. He was also to note the
force Of the enemy at Columbia. Gilbert did
not know, neither did Col Coburn, that Van
Dorm had pushed his picket lines far out to
the north, in sight OF Franklin itself. Such
was the fact, however. Van Dorm had even
moved his headquarters to Spring Ill., north
Hill the five regiments Of Col Coburn
struck the united forces Of Van Dorm and
Forrest, in all 10 900 men
There was sharp but short fight and the
Confederates fell back in the afternoon.
That evening Coburn sent haSty mes Sage to
Gilbert, Informing him Of the greatly superior
force OF the Confedefates and proposing that
he be allowed to fall back. Permission was
refused, and nothing was left Coburn but to
1ght for it next day, March 8.
The battle fought next day has three
names. 1t is indiscriminately called the
fight of Spring Hill, Unionvilie, and Thomp-
sons Station The Confederates usually give
it the name of Spring Hill
Col. Coburns wagon train was large and
valuable. He left one regiment to guard il
and pushed on towards the COnfeCierates,
early March 3. After marching two miles he
met them near ThouFsun,s Station. Ths
COME ierates were in line of battle ready to
meet him. Forrest occupied Van Dorn's ex-
IRENE right.
Coburn opened the battle, his command
charging down the turnpike road upon a Con-
federate battery. For reply, Armstrong;
Confederate brigade sprang forward and
opened a terrible fire upon Coburn's front
while brigade of Texans attacked upon the
left.
Coburn ordered his command to fall back.
They did so, the retreat being covered by Col.
Jordan's cavalry. Jordan dismounted part
of his force, and with these took position be-
hind a stone fence to meet Forests adYanc-
ing men. In hot haste the Union wagon train
In the rear was dispatched back ON the road
toward Franklin with the artillery and the
rest of the cavalry.
Twice Forrest charged upon Col Jordan
behind the stone fence, to dislodge him, and
twice he failed. The third time he was sue
ceSsful. Col. Jordan's men were taken
prisoners. Col -Coburn was surrounded on
three sides by swarTns of soldiers. His last
round of ammunition had been fired He
could only surrender. The wagon train got
away, however
loaded revolver pointed at him. Naturally
Coburn yielded at once. Forrest led him
back and introduced him to Gen Van Dorm,
and then went to look after the wounded.
With Col Coburn we're made prisoners 2 200
men.
March 10, Gen. Gordon Granger attacked
| Van Dorm at Spring Hill, broke up his en-
canlpment there, and drove him south beyond
Rutherford's Creek.
Two months later, May 8, 1858, Earl Van
Dorm was shot dead in Ma1ry county, Tenn,
by DR.. Peters.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15
J THOMPSON'S STATION.
How Col. Coburn Surrendered to Forrest,
March 8, 1863.

After the battle of Stone River, in the first
days of january, 1868, the Army of the Cum
berland, under Rosecrans, lay in and around
Murfreesboro. comparatively idle, for six
months. During this time Roseerans was
constantly calling for an increase in his cav
airy force, which he did not get.
ROSecrans' army was partly gathered in
the small Tennessee towns about Murfrees-
boro. That city itself was fortified, and q
great supply of Union army stores was coll
lected there
The Confederate cavalry, that all this time
hung on the outskirts of the army of the
Cumberland, was particularly numerous,
skillful and aggressive, and harassed the Fed
eral force not a little. After his defeat at
the battle Of Stone River Bragg re-
treated to Shelbyville, twenty-five miles
from Murfreesboro, and almost in a
direct line south Of it. There the Con-
federate commander took up his winter
quarters. Thence, too, sal1ying out at inter
walls, his cavalry, under such skilled and dar-
ing leaders as Forrest, Wheeler and Whar-
ton, would make dash into the Union lines
and back again, doing much damage and
easily escaping. Rosecrans had no adequate
cavalry to defend his force from these at
taclZs, and SO had to endure them.
The most renowned Confederate cavalry
leader that annoyed the Army of the Cum
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-15
FiEhtrul Mortality by AN Earthquake

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SAN Francisco, CAL, March TO-
The Hong Kong Mail, copies of which
were received here by last nights
China steamer, gives description of
the earthquake i'm the province of
Yunnan, Dec. Is, and is indicative of
frightful mortality.
The Mail says: In the interior de-
partment of Ching Chan the disturb
ances were extremely violent, being con-
tinued at irregular intervals for four
days, when they ceased entirely. The
departmental city is said to
have been reduced to a mass of ruins,
scarcely a house escaping damage. and
oyer 1000 persons are reported to have
been killed by falling buildings. Many
of them were buried under the ruins,
while the number of injured is too
large for computation. Yamen was
destroyed. the magistrate escaping
with slight injury. at the prefectural
city of Lamon the effects of the earth
quake were scarcely less disastrous.
At this place when the shock was being
felt an enormous chasm opened in the
earth. and water was thrown out from
its depths.
At to Chaw, in Cheen, a striking
change has been caused in the appear
ance of the country. large tracts OF
land being swallowed up and the sur
face changed into lake. In Lo ChaW
more than ten thousand persons ar(
said to have persisted.