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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-12
A GAY FORGERER..
A Sixteen Year Old Girl Fills Her
Purse by Forgery.
Her DazzliDg Career Cur Short by
BulldOzlng Tactics.
A Cloud Bursts Over Kapsas City,
Flooding the Stresls.
West Virginia Crops IN Dsplorsbls
Condition OWING to s OrmS.

DETROIT, July 9.-There has just
been brought To public notice here a
sixteen year old fOrger whose career
is almost without parallel. She is
the daughter of Joseph Mortin, a re-
spectacle builder and is known as
lemt Morttn, and as AiiSs Bogg, the
latter name being assumed Tor pur-
poses Of deceit. Her first move was to
secure desk room six weeks ago in
the office of an advertising firm. Once
established here, she began system
atically to extend her acquaintance as
an apparently trusted employe of the
firm. One evening she dropped into
an Office adjoining where she worked,
said she had q small check which her
employers could not cash AS they had
made their deposit for the day. The
check was cashed. This movement
was repeated after this IN various
places. Her most remarkable ex-
plot, however, was an attempt to col
lect $3.50 of q New York correspondent
of the firm. n telegram was received
at the office saying that certain dis
patch TO the correspondent had not
been delivered as he was out of town.
No telegram had been sent him by a
member of the firm and an investi-
gait on was made. This resulted in
showing that the girl had sent the
following telegram To the firms New
York correspondent: IF we do not re-
ceive your draft by O'Clock we will
foreclose." For these and many other
like attempts to get money the girl had
but one excuse, that she had told her
mother she was at work getting 50 a
weeb and therefore she felt obliged to
obtain at least that amount of money
IN that way each week.
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A RoiIar EVnloaion.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, July "a seven
ty horsepower boiler exploded at the
Adelmide silk mill at O'Clock this
morning, instantly killing Frank Ster-
mer, Henry Borroe and Fireman Hiram
Sell. Engineer was caught by the legs
by a crank of the engine and pinned
fast. He was terribly injured and died
at 10 o'clock af or one of his legs had
been amputated. Oswin Ochs, a
bricklayer employed in covering one of
the boilers, was shockingly scalded,
but will recover. Jacob Shaffer and
Robert Hillyard were slightly bruised
by falling debris. The engine house,
which was separate from the structure,
is wreck. None of the 900 employees
were injured though they were greatly
frightened by the explosion. The cause
of the explosion is unknown.
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Cnnuintad Himsalf Of Arson.

MOBILE, ALA, July 9.-During the
past five years Mobile has been plagued
by incendiaries. At divers times ac-
cused parties have been arrested and
the most convincing evidence produced.
but through technicalities and weak
ness of juries they have escaped. At
one time the insurance companies lad
to put on an extra risk charge, because
of the apparent epidemic of incendiar-
ism. In February last the dwelling
house of Thomas Martin, on Spring
Hill, Shell road, was destroyed by ap
incendiary fire. Martin and his family
lost everything, and barely escaped
with their lives. Mrs. Martin being
badly burned. The detectives were
working up the case, when a young
man. Ellis Long, came forward and
said a friend of his, John Wilson, did
the deed. Long said he went with
Wilson and saw him set fire to the
house. Wilson was arrested, and re-
leased on habeas corpus proceedings.
Long was arrested. He was tried yes
terday. lie repeated his first state
ment, and on the strength of it was
found guilty of arson in the first degree
and sentenced to eighteen years i'm
priSOnm6nt.
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Ths PolaomsatL Law.

OMAHA, Neb., July 9.-The presi-
dent of the United States is referred to
as lone Grover Cleveland" in a petit
tion for partition of real estate filed
here yesterday by Alice r. Folsom,
Emma r. Folsom, Frances G. Cleve-
land Emma Folsom. Mary Folsom,
William r. Folsom, Benjamin F. Fol-
som, Alice Sophronih Folsom and Mary
Augustus Martin; against Mary Il.
Folsom, N. r. Folsom, Helen ferris
and Benjamin II. Folsom, deceased.
The plaintiffs claim an undivided half
OF fifty certain lots in Omaha. The
interest was obtained through the will
of John b. Folsom, who died May 10Th,
1885, in Wyoming county, New York.
The defendants desire their interest
from the will of their father, Benja-
min II. Folsom. who died November
10th, 1882, in Burt county, Nebraska.
John and Benjamin Folsom owned the
property in question jointly. The
widow of the latter accepted certain
benefits in lieu of dover and John
left no widow. The petition says that
this property Yields little more than
enough to improve it. 1t asks the court
to appoint referees to divide the prop
erty between the two sets of heirs in
halves of equal value.
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.sl.v n. D.a,rov.r At m, Hom.

COLUMBUS, $. c., July William
Gray, farmer of Hampton county,
recently discovered that improper re-
lations existed between his wife. an at
tractive woman, 80 years of age. and
Braddock New, neighbor. Gray,
however, kept his own counsel. He
left his own home yesterday afternoon
ostensibly on visit to neighboring
town, telling Mrs. Gray that he would
not return until the morrow. Instead
of taking the train as his wife sup
posed he had done, he secreted HIM
self at u friends house, where he re-
manned until . O'Clock last night. He
then quietly returned to his home aud
had his worst suspicious verified by
surprising his faithless wife and New
in bed together. New jumped up and
attempted to escape, but the injured
and incensed husband quickly drew
his pistol and shot him through the
heart, killing him instantly. GRAY
then cOOlly babe his guilty and terror
stricken wife farewell ami surrendered
to the sheriff. New leaves ife anC
two children.
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Crops IN a Dsplorable CopdItion.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, July D.
Two destructive storms have visited
this section during the past two days.
Rain, with thunder, lightning, hail
and violent winds, swept territory
within radius of thirty-live miles.
doing large amount OF damage. A
ride through the territory yesterday
showed bridges swept away, buildings
unrOofed, trees and fences down and
crops in u deplorable condition. This
is between here and Athens, Ohio, and
along the Little Kanawha and Ohio
rivers. Two fatalities are reported.
John Thompson, farmer, was in
stantly killed by lightning. Howard
james attempted TO ford swollen
stream at an accustomed place and was
washed down with the torrent and
drowned. Last night the second storm
added to the destruction. Trees were
were blown down here, cellars flooded,
foundations undermined and a large
amount of damage done. Several
inches of rain fell, rushing through the
streets like "A mill-race. Roads were
washed out and telegraph lines pros
trated. so that news of the actual dam
age outside is coming in slowly.
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Pasted Fifty DAYS.

RACINE, Wis.,, July 1O.-A large
number of people visited John Zachar,
the Caledonia faster, yesterday. twas
the fiftieth day of his remarkable fast.
Zachar talks pleasantly with visitors
on all subjects but that of his fast. On
that he enjOined silence. He has
grown perceptibly weaker in the last
three days. His eyes have tired look,
the lids droop and his voice is very
weak. He still has strength enough
to walk from the house to the tree, I'M
der which he can be found at any hour
of the day. There he doZes off, sleep
ing but a short time. lie appears to
suffer no pain and his pulse is forty
five, his tongue clean and his mind ap-
parently unclouded. The doctor says
that his fast is genuine. DR.. Hog says
the case possesses no value whatever
to science, as there was no proof that
Zachar had not eaten food during the
past fifty-one days. Zachar's relatives,
however, insist that he has not par
en- of food of any nature.
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Pulliam on Trial.

LOUISVILLE, July 9.-The case of
Judge a. B. Pulliam, who on Friday
killed James Miller, wealthy farmer
at Hardinburg, KY. came up before
the county magistrate there this morn
ing. Pulliam waived an examination
and went to jail without bail. 1t has
been discovered since the killing that
when Pulliam and Miller went to-
gether into PuIliam's Office, PuIliam
submitted to Miller for signature a
statement that Miller had been GRIM
inally intimate with Mrs. Pulliam, and
that in consideration of that fact he
would pay Pulliam SIS 1000. The state
ment was in Pulliam's writing. Below
in pencil, and leaving space for a sig
nature were the words in same hand,
Il give you five minutes to consider
this, you may sign. or die" This pa
per was found under Miller's specta-
cles on Pulliam's table just after the
shooting. The feeling is very bitter
against Pulliam, and there is some
talk of violence.
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AuOthsr Nice Litsls Speech by nr. aarrisOu.

Another Nice Little speech by M Harrison.
Last Saturday evening about 800
commercial travellers called on GEN
eral Harrison at his residence IN In
dianapoIis and in response to a neat
address by z. II. Wolfe the General
said:
Gentlemen OF the Commercial Travellers As
ISOLATION OF Indiana, and Visiting Friends:
/ most heartily thank you for this
cordial manifestation Of your respect.
1t is to be expected, when one has been
named for Office by one of the great
parties. that those who are in accord
with him in his political convictions
show their interest in the campaign
which he represents, but it is particu-
larry gratifying 10 me that many OF
Won who differ with me in political
opinion, reserVing your opinions and
choice, have come here tonight TO eX-
press your qualification, personally
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A DisastrOus Storm At Kauaaa civ.

KANSAS CITY, July 9.-The most dis
astrous storm that has visited Kansas
City for years ragged from o'clock to
II last night. During its height
Eighteenth street for several blocks
became a turbulent river, which flooded
all the houses to a depth of two feet
and at Twenty-third and Vine streets
the fifteen foot culvert was inadequate
to the immense volume of water which
backed up, carrying along two houses,
the inmates of which which were only
rescued with the greatest difficulty.
Those who saw the storm say it was
undoubtedly cloud burst. Reports
OF death and destruction are numerous,
but at this hour no fatalities have
been verified. It is reported that a fam
lily of four named Witteau, was washed
away and drowned, put so far no bod
les have been recovered. The loss will
aggregate SO 900.
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Love, War and RIOod.Poisoning.

PARSONS, KAN, July Edward
Amos and Thomas Williams, two
prominent young men residing in the
south part of this county, were RIVALS
for the hand of a young lady residing
in the neighborhood. They had sew
eral quarrels, and two weeks ago last
Saturday they repaired to the race-track
near Chetopa to settle the question
which should have the young lady, by
rough-and-tumble fight. During the
mill which ensued Amos bit the first
joint of the little finger off Williams
right hand. In few days the wound
became exceedingly painful, and blood.
poisoning set in, which necessitated the
amputation of the arm and elbow
Williams condition is exceedingly pre-.
pariOuS
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A meeting was held in the Third
ward last evening, the avowed pur-
pose of which was to make some express
sion in favor Of Mr.. Cunningham for
district judge, but the Graves men
were in the majority. Notwithstand-
ing this fact, they did not wish to at
tempt to forestall the action of the
voters Of that ward and adjourned the
meeting without debate or instruction,
deeming it just to let the voters settle
it at the primary election next Friday
evening, which was right. The
Graves men deserve commendation
for such fair and liberal action, espec-
Tally at meeting they had no hand in
getting up. They just prevented the
other fellows from taking snap-judg.
uaapt.
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= R.,tl. ahot

CHANUTE, KS, July 9.-About
o'clock this afternoon DR.. j. Bartle.
while sitting in his Office talking to
q friend, was without warning or justi-
fable cause assaulted by Charles G.
Kramer, who emptied FIVE chambers of
S8-calibre revolver at him, one bali
striking the doctor on the right side and
penetrating the abdomen, one ball GO
ing through the fleshy part Of the left
pie. The first one of these shots i
supposed TO be fatal The cause of the
shooting is said to have
been recent untruthfuI and
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A Salvation Army Drummer Jailed.

BLooNINGToN, H., July 9-The po-
lice tonight gathered into the city
Jail a woman who was performing on
the base drum in the salvation chorus.
On last Friday night the council Or
dered that the use of the drum be dis
continued upon the streets. but to-
night the drum was taken away from
the regular male performer and was
being beaten with great energy, when
the police made one fell sWOOp and
took the woman performer and her
two children, and the drum included.
The case viii cause a great deal of
connection.
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Prince Alezandsr,s Narrou Rscaps.

DARMsTARDT, July 9.-As Prince
Alexander of Batternberg, late ruler of
Bulgaria, was driving from HELEN
berg in the Stattback valley yesterday
has horse SHE'D and the carriage was
hurled from the road down the side of
the mountain. Prince Alexander was
thrown out and fell a distance of forty
feet when he grasped some shrubs and
by their aid escaped with slight in
juries. The horse was terribly mangled
and killed and the carriage was dashed
tn Oiaoas
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An RntirA Pamilr Inaans.

PRINCETON, H., July 1O.-The two
grown daughters of Jacob Nye, well
TODD farmer living eight miles south
of Princeton, have been adiugded in
sane here, and will be sent to Jackson
vile for treatment. The father, moth
er and another daughter are also in
sane. The family of five were all
stricken with this strange malady on
the same day, and the physicians are
were as well as usual a few days ago,
and there had been no unusual excite
ment in the neighborhood. They spend
their time singing and praying and
seem to fear being poisoned.
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Eight Rlnoks Rnrnsd.

SUIsUN, CAL, July 1O.-Fire de-
stroyed eight blocks in the heart of the
town last evening. The postoffice was
also consumed. The fire started in a
shed, back of w. 7. Bartlett 8 residence,
and, despite the efforts of the fire de-
partment, gained rapidly. crossing
streets and burning even what goods
had been removed for safety. At least
seven-eights of the town was consumed.
1t is impossible as yet to estimate the
loss. Suisun has population of about
500. Over twenty-five residences were
burned to the ground, among them be-
ing that of Joseph McKenna, member
of congress.
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Tsxas Pavsr IN Indiana.

WARSAW, Ind. Jnly 1O.-Farmers
along the line of the Lake Erie s. West
ern railroad in this state are greatly
alarmed over the appearance among
their cattle of the dreaded Texas fever.
A car load of Texas cattle passed over
the road few days since. Several of
the animals died en route and were
buried in Tipton county. The infec-
ton appears to have caught and is
spreading rapidly. In one neighbor-
hood near Upton ten head of cattle
have since died and similar disease
has made it's appearance among the
COWS of kokomo. Farmers fear thai
the scourge will become general.
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Sig Years of Prison Life

KANSAS CITY, July IO.-J. w. Beat
ty was arrested here yesterday and
will, in all probability, spend the next
six years of his life in the jefferson
City penitentiary. A little over three
years ago he was sentenced to three
years imprisonment, there being two
other indictments against him at that
time for grand larceny. He was SUBJ
sequently sentenced to three years. i'm
prisonment on each Indictment, but
owing to the failure of the court clerk to
notify the penitentiary warden he was
released at the expiration of the first
term, only to be re-arrested here.
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LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
"a Kaasa@ S;sfy

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 10. 1888.
The Kansas City Live Stock Market Ia
reported especially for the EMPORIA DAILY
NEws by FISH, KICK s. CO, Exchange build
ing Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATrLE-Receipts, 5.6I6 head: I0c lower than
yesterday.
HOGs-Receipts, z'Gss5 head: Joe lower than
YESTERDAY; bulk hogs. s5.40f15.s5: heavy pack.
ing and shippers, eS.55ft5 -: mixed packing,
s5.45N5.55; pigs. e5O01t5.30: top hogs. RIO.
WHEAT-Lower; No. soft, August, 6sHo;
Septem Der. &C.
CoRs-Steady; No cash, 5lc; August.
k3Ke.
OATS-Augnst. axe
RYK-4le bid, 4:Sc asked.
EGGs-Fresh, 15c per dozen.
BurrER-Fancy creamery. 1Ja11c; dairy
HAY.New, s1lOO: old, 5000.
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From the Republican.
Harrison on the Tariff.

From the Republican.
Harrison on the Tariff.
The opinion has been expressed that
General Harrison. previous to his
nomination, had no convictions upon
the tariff, and hence does not repre-
sent the issue in that forcible and i'm
pressive manner which the situation
requires. This is a mistake. Gen
eral Harrison has not only had posi-
tive convictions upon the tariff but he
has on every suitable occasion freely
given them expression. About three
months ago he attended banquet of
the Marquette Club at Chicago, and in
the course of a speech had the follow
ing to say upon the tariff:
81 believe the Republican party
is pledged and ought to be pledged
to the doctrine of protection to Amer
lean industries and of American
labor. 1 only want to say that in the
passage of what is now so f1ippantly
called the war tariff, to raise revenue
to carry on the war out of the protect
i've duties which were then levied,
has COL4O W SAA4c D1OS-
perity and development which would
have been impossible without it, and
that reversal Of this policy now, at
the suggestion of Mr.. Cleveland, ae-
Fcording to the line of the blind states
man from Texas, Mills, would be
to stay and interrupt this march of
prosperity on which we have entered.
am one of those uniDstructed political
economists that have an impression
that some things may be too cheap;
that cannot find myself in full sym
pathy with this demand for cheaper
coats. which seems to me necessarily to
involve q cheaper man and woman
under the coat. believe it is true to-
day that we have many things in this
country that are too cheap, because
whenever it is proved that the man or
woman who produces any article can
not get decent living out Of it, then
it Is too cheap"
This does not sound very much like
| q want of convictions. The truth is,
General Harrison is in full accord with
the Republican party on all its great
principles and policies, and stands be
fore the people to-day as an exponent
of the highest type Of national Repub
Iicanism. He is the right man in thu
right place.
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Hn,h.na ana VITA sninia..

greenwich, ILL.,, July 9.-Dayid
Clark and his wife were found hang
ing il corn crib ON A. Cages farm,
near here last evening. They left a
paper signed by each saying that they
died for each other. Clark was thirty
years old and had been employed by
Gage few months. He came from
Streator and had been married two
NtA.afS
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Junctian cNv No.

JUNCTION CITY, Kans., July s.
Cemil Crusell. young Swede, was
drowned in the Republican river at
this place Sunday. The body has been
recovered.
This county was visited by q
good rain Sunday. wheat croD Of
Davis county will average about
twenty -eight bushels per acre.
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VOL. 81. NO. %.
Greeley County Organized.

TOPEKA, Kas., July 9.-GOvereor
Martin to-day issued proclamation
organizing the county of Greeley. This
completes the organization of all the
counties of Kansas, making a total of
lN6 During the past three years and
half Governor Martin has organized
tventy-three counties having an ag-
gregate area of Is, 1888 square miles
a territory larger by over 500 miles
than that included within the bound
aries of the three states of Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island The laws of Kansas require
that n county before 1t is organized
must have population exceeding 2,5OO
and property assessed at not less than
$I50, 900, exclusive of railroad property.
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The following deeds were filed at the
register of deeds Office yesterday: w.
T. Willis and wife to Paul Flagler and
Langdon Hoag, the north of the Sc.
/ of Sec. IL. I. IL. r. 10. so acres, more
or less. 900. J. D. Doyle and wife
to w. t. Willis, the north OF the Sc.
of Sec. IL, 7. Il, B. 10, 2.OO0; Maria
T. Willis to Paul Flagler. lot So, Syl
van street, consideration 81 800; Harry
Fowler to John Fowler, lot No. East
street. consideration $3.50.
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Several parties were busy last Tues
day fitting up the Tourists sleeper No.
4O6 for the convenience of the Emporia
people bound for the Teachers associa-
tion in San Francisco. The car has
twelve berths, twoof which are fixed
for the cooking room. Curtains are
attached to every berth and the interior
is as handy as it could well be fixed.
On either side are fifty foot banners
bearing the words: ''Kansas Teachers
to the National Educational As
sociation.'' Prof. Wilkinson has
been busy all day answering the
many questions of those who joined
the excursion, while his brother, with
the assistance of Dan Wicks and 9TH
ers, fixed the car.
Among those who occupied the car
when it left the city were: Misses Eff
fie Morris, Matte Spencer, E. Kuhl-
man, Mrs. Hibben, two daughters and
son Charles, Mrs. Lakin and children
Alfred Roberts and DIR. Cruikshank OF
this city, Miss Annie 10y of Eureka
Miss Fennela Dana of Hamilton and
Misses Leonard and Bates of Ottawa
and J. Wilkinson of Decature, Illinois
They will be joined on their journey
westward by Miss Myrtle Jones OF
Florence, Mrs. Boardman and friend
of Linn. Messrs. Evans, Guild and
Todd of Sterling and Mr.. WATSON OF
Pratt. Prof. Wilkinson and wife anC
Miss Sprague took apartments in the
Pullman sleeper.
Mr.. Dan Wicks accompanies the
tourist sleeping company and viii at
tend to their manifold wants NAM
friends were at the depot TO bid tn.
excursiOnists good speed. The traiI
pulled out little after O'Clock.
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Rains and Grams in uI,noi,

BLOoMINeTON, ILL.,, July S.-This
section was once more deluged yester-
day, rain falling steadily and heavily
from IL .. m until late at night. Full
ly half of the wheat of McLain county
is in the shock and the wheat harvest
Will end next week, with favorable
weather. The yield is wonderfuk both
in its excellent quality and great
quantity.