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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-06
suinr for a Divorce from . Nsgro.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 30.-Fretty 49,
year-old Ida McGrath tells a remark
able story in the bill she flies before the
court, asking that her marriage with
coal black negro be annulled. The
girl says that her father died when she
was II years old, leaving beside herself
a widow and four other daughters
without any means, save such as they
were able to obtain by their individual
industry. Since her infancy Ida was
of weak mind and easily subjected to
the will or wish of any person. After
her fathers death her mother
and the five daughters removed to
Detroit. While there, in October,
1884, Henry Watkins, a negro, 35 years
old, abducted her from her home, and
by threats induced her to marry him.
She was but IA years old and incapaci-
tated by mental in6rmity from making
vigorous objection, but she says that
as soon as she could do so she escaped
from him and returned to her people.
a month later they came to Chicago,
and from November, 1884, until April
%, 1888, she did not live with WatkinS.
During all that time, however, he per-
sistently attempted to induce her to
abandon her home and live with him
and by threats and promises sought to
lHuuCO u0F 10 T0CORulZc It'll dS HOE NUS
band. Finally becoming satisfied that
he could not move her, Ida says that
on April % last, Watkins, by
threatening to take her life, COM
PEELED her to consent to another
marriage, which was solemnized in
Chicago. Ever since then, up TO few
days ago, ste has lived with him as
his wife. Until April % she never in
| formed her parents of her first mar
riage, being restrained from so doing by
his threats of death. Miss McGrath
says that, not having any means, she
| was never able until now to secure the
protection of the law, which she now
| does by asking an annulment Of
the marriage relations for duresS anG
fraud. She says that during all the
time that she has lived with Watkins
since April y, he has not provided bel
with raiment or food. She said hI
threatened that if she sued him for {
divorce he would kill her, and she fear
unless he is restrained he will do 80
Her lawyer went before Judge Moran
and secured an injunction restraining
Watkins from interfering with thu
| girl
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A REPUBLICAN, TARIFF.
A Bill to be Reported to Congress Ia
About Ten Days.
The Duty on Sugar to Be Cut in
About Half.
A Slight Increase on Wool and to
Correct Inequalities.
Luz Der ard Salt Will Remain Ua-
changed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Republican
senators held a conference at Senator
Edmunds' residence last evening, from
half-past seven until neari-- midnight.
1t was we'll attended and the tariff was
the only subject considefed.
Senator Allison said to group of re-
pOrters at midnight, that the details OF
the bill had been discussed, and that a
harmonious conclusion had been
reached in regard to every issue. You
can say, gentlemen" he continued,
THAT we shall report a bill within ten
DAYS, if possible. Let's see, this is
Thursday; we shall report it probably
OH Monday or Tuesday week.
Twill you give US a few of the i'm
portant details?" ''WeH, not this
evening. We shall continue hearings
diligently for the next ten days and
then if possible report the bill at once.
That is all 1 am at liberty to say"
"What about the presidents mes
sage" 1.-The message was not referred
to once during the evening"
From other senators it is learned
that lumber and salt remain un-
changed; that sugar is cut about one
half and that there is q strong dispose
ton to slightly increase the duties on
wool and to correct the Inequalities OF
the duties on wooden manufactures.
Senator Allison. chairman of the sub
committee of the senate committee or
finance, having in charge the prepaIa'
tion of tariff bill gives notice in &C
cordance with the understanding reach
ed at last nights conference, that par
ties wishing hearing before the com
mittee must make their appearance
within ten days. The hearings by thu
committee began May % last, anC
have been sought from every possible
source. The meetings have been con
Quoted practically with open door
though in order to prevent crOwdine
and to contribute to physical comfort
admission has been limited as usual!
to members of the senate and house o
both parties and to the delegation
which presented themselve
| to be heard. The evidenc
has been stenographically reporte'
and printed from day to day for the in
formation of any who cared to examin
it. The next ten days is expected T.
be busy time since in addition to tn
hearings, the sub committee viii hay
to complete its elaborate report on tn
| hill
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Robbed and Murdered.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3O.-Shortly after
o'clock this morning Fred. Schuneman,
well known in Chicago and employed
by the Phillip Best Brewing company,
was shot and killed by foOtpads at the
corner of Ada and Randolph streets.
Mr.. Schuneman was on his way home
1t is thought that he was being robbed
and attempted to defend himself. His
assailants cut one of his pockets open
to get his money and took his watch
breaking the chain. They then shot
him through the head aud dragged the
body into an alley in the rear of No. o
Ada street. The pistol shots were
heard and a search revealed the body.
No clue to the murderers.
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Hot Tine With Thisrss.

GARDEN CITY, Sept. IA special
by courier to the Sentinel from John
son City. Stanton county, which is on
the Colorado line and within one
county of ''No Mans Land'' says I'M
der date of the 3Oth that they are
having hot times with a gang of horse
thieves at Minneapolis over the Colo
RADIO border. A gang of eighteen of
the thieves came up from the neutral
strip to make q general raid. They
established rendezvous and then
went out in tWnS and threes. They
were gathering horses in ali directions
when a posse of citizens set out after
them and Overhauled them on the
edge of the strip. The thieves had
about seventy-five horses. A fight oc-
Cured and one of the thieves was
killed. When last heard from this
gang was being chased through mo
Mans Land by posse of about $50
citizens
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Rsportinr On ths Public Printer.

WASHINGTON, Aug. SO.-Represent-
alive Gallinger has completed his
minority report upon the result of the
investigation of the printing commit
tee into the administration of the gov
eminent printing office. The report is
very long and bitterly critical of its
public printer, Benedict, and the major
ity Of the committee. 1t charges that the
majority suppressed important evil
dence which would rebuilt the charge
that the late Public Printer Rounds
had privately sold government presses
at ridiculously small prices. 1t alleges
that Mr.. Benedict discharged
union soldiers and filed their
places with confederateS: that the
work of the Office is largely in arrears;
that he improperly had access to the
record OF evidence as it was taken by
the committee; that he practiced
rank favorism in awarding contracts:
that he is not practical printer and
that he has by false figures and state
ments imposed upon the country and
congress. The report defends Mr..
Rounds administration as honorable
conscientious and able and in con-
clusion declares that enough violations
of the law and evidence of incom-
potency have been shown by the testi-
mony to warrant the Immediate re
moval from office OF T. E. Benedict
the present public printer.
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Hi,I.ast As.aplt-

BELLEFOUNTAINE, Miss, Aug. 3d.
Saturday night a negro known as
PONY Poe'' forced an entrance In
to the residence of Mrs. Blissett and
her young daughter and the daughter
of a neiGhbor aged fourteen years,
criminally assaulting all three, first
choking them into insensibility. The
next day the sheriff and a posse ar
rested Poe at religious meeting where
he was taking prominent part in the
services. While the sfieriff's posse
was enroute to jail with the prisoner
the next-day mob of 800 men over
powered the officers and took the negro
to the scene of his crime where they
hanged him. Poe confessed his guilt
and said he deserved death. He
further said that few years ago he
criminaIly assaulted white woman in
North Mississippi, but made his es-
cape. Poe was the leader of the
negroes of Webster county, had taught
school and was last year "A candidate
for the Office of tax assessor.
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Arthur On the mnn strih.

PITTsBURG, Pa, August 2S.-Chief
z. NJ. Arthur and Chief Ryan. of the
National Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, arrived in this city to-cay.
and are the guests of the local members
Of the organization at their annual pic
mic at Allequippa Grove. Chief Arthur
spoke very hopefully of the prospects
OF the order, which he saws includes %,
600 engineers and p 600 firemen. The
next annual report will. he states. show
n large increase in membership. He
is still hopeful of winning the .'Q''
strike, claiming that the Chicago, Bur
lingtOn and Quincy company has al
ready spent 5000, O00 in its endeavOr
to operate the road with new men and
has Lost tremendously in business by
1 reason of what is termed the boycott.
> MIR. Arthur denounced the deeds OF
violence recently committed on tile
20" system and says the brotherhood
will in no wise countenance such acts
On politics Mr.. Arthur said little be
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gav Gold P;ala.

HOWARD, OAK, Sept. 1.-Great ex-
element exists among all classes here,
brought about by the finding of gold
dust thickly mixed with sand, thrown
from an excavation which workmen
were digging for we'll purposes. Old
miners were soon on the spot and pro-
nouDced the find very promising one.
From the quantity obtained an assay
was made, valuing the quality at SIS
per ounce. The only trouble, if a vein
is found. will be the nearness of water
to the surface, as excavations of $50
feet quickly fill with water to q depth
of 100 feet. The find seems to lie un-
der the surface of the main street OF
the town.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-AndeFson
GratZ, of St. Louis, testified that he
was engaged in the manufacture of
cotton bagging. The object of the
agreement was to enable the parties to
it to obtain and maintain control of
cotton bagging produced in this coun-
try for the present season. The trust
has secured control of about tWO-thirds
of the cotton bagging in the country
the remaining third about 10 ,0O0, 900
yards being produced by persons who
are not in any way connected with the
trust. The contract shows that the
agreement is between the firms of L.
Waterbury s. Co., of New York City,
party of the first part and the Charles
ton baggiDg manufacturing company,
Nevins & Co., of Boston. the New York
baggiDg company. the Eagle mills, the
Southern mills bagging COMPANY, the
Munice bagging company. and the
Empire bagging company, party of the
second part. The parties Of the second
part agreed to sell and deliver to the
Waterbury company all their bagging
on hand, when the contract was
after be acquired or manufactured
by them during the year 1885, Water
bury g Co. act as a center of CORES
pOndence through which the increase
and reduction in prics is brought
about. 1t is agreed that profits and
losses shall be shared in proportion.
The sale and prices s,f cotton baggine
are determined by majority of the
members Of the second part. The
agreement took effect April 1e
last. and since then two mills
/ signing the agreement have failed Il
start and probably dozen or more out
side of the trust closed down previous
to and since the agreement Was con
summated. The first set price of cot
ton baQging was made in New York b.
the trust about the middle ut July. A
the proposition of witness ~ cents wa
then fixed as the price. On January
the productive capacity Of Warren Jone
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rA. nm. nam ma n

WASHINGTON, Aug. SO.-The senate
on finance, acting under the
resolution offered by Senator Jones, of
Arkansas, has been examining Mr..
Appleton Sturgis, of New York, presi-
dent of the Eagle gunny cloth mill,
for the last three days in respect to the
cotton bagging pool The witness in
reply to Senator Harris said the ar
rangement was not a trust or n cOlnhi-
nation, 1t did not include all the
manufacturers. He called it n "sympa-
thetic movement on the part of manu-
facturers interested and few other
parties who have joiued themselves
with the manufacturers" He said the
manufacturers of gunny cloth had
been losing money for the last two
years, and it came t. such a
point last September aud October that
all the smaller mills had To Stup aud
the larger mills only run in Nuvem-
baK and December, instead OF running
right along. They were hoping thai
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A Ds..e.iv. e... HI. sl,u cr..b.s.

CHICAGO, Aug. SIP. w. Van Ant
werp, a Cincinnati detective, was
found lying at the corner of Lake and
Frank streets at o'clock this morn
ing with his skull crushed in. 1t was
learned that Van Antwerp has been
following Frank Kline, alias Julius
HuestOne. q notorious train robber, for
several months and only found him
last night at the corner of Lake and
Franklin. When Van Antwerp at
tempted to arrest Kline the latter
struck him with some blunt instru-
ment. fracturing his skull. and made
good his escape. The twelfth of July
last Van Antwerp attempted to arrest
Kline ia Monticello, Illinois, and was
badly wounded by : pistol shot. Van
Antwerp was taken to the county hos
pital. where he now lies in a critical
condition and will probably die from
his injuries.
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Am Uppls.sspt Practical Joks.

CHICAGO, Aug. 80 John Dunning
of Omaha WAS the victim of an unpleas-
ant practical joke when he was arrested
Tuesday at the Polk street depot on a
warrant charging him with embezzle-
ment- Mr.. Dunning was sent by the
Omaha Coal and Mining company to
sell 81 900 worth of stock in the corpo-
ration. He decided to go east and seek
a better market and was about to start
when arrested, the company having
received word that he was off for Eu-
rope. In the meantime, however, the
company had discovered that it was a
mistake and the case was dismissed for
want of prosecution.
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Tried 70 Burn Esr house md Husband.

HOWELL, Mich, Aug. 3O.-Mrs. II
N. Dubois of Oak Grove is in jail here,
charged with arson. Her husband
carried home can of oil and after
filing a lamp set the can in its ac-
customed place and went to bed. He
was aroused from his sleep by fire and
hastily dressing got mis- wife and chill
dren out of the building. He then re-
entered the house, put out the flames
and discovered that the coal oil had
been scattered over the entire house.
Mrs. Dubois evinced considerable
nervousness and was asked about the
oil. The oil could not be found and at
the instance of local insurance agent
the woman was arrested. The house
was insured, as was also Mr.. Dubois
life, and there is suspicion that the
insurance prompted the firing OF the
house.
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A FOlygamOug PhlIOgOphsr's Punishmsnt.

RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 31.-At Lum-
berton, Richard d. johnson was yes
terday convicted of bigamy and sem
fenced to five years hard labor in the
penitentiary. The case was quite SEN
sational. 1t was found that johnson
had three wives, living at no great dis
tance from each other, but it turns out
now confesses. since his conviction,
that he has fifteenMives. He declares
that whenever he changed his resi-
dence, and this was of frequent occur
renee, he married, and he declares he
always found it cheaper to marry than
to move a family. People think the
sentence very light-only one year for
every three wives.
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DEEP WAFER CONVENTION.

A ProtraStsd Fight Over the Chairmanship Be-
svsen Aosl Of Kansas and fhsysr Of Ne
hraska
DENVER, Aug. 3O.-The deep water
convention was called 10 order by ex-
Governor Evans.
Judge Brady of Texas presented a
report from the committee on perma-
nent organization, as follows:
Permanent chairman. Hon. L. D.
Noel of Kansas; vice presidents, Geo.
Adams OF Colombo, John Hancock of
Texas. u. II. Armstrong of Missouri,
j. l.. Hill of Kansas. A. ID. YOcum of
Febraska, w. A. Culp of Iowa, T. +.
Powell OF Arkansas, j. Reynolds of
New Mexico, f. ID. Kelly of Wyoming,
Lewis WOlhey of Arizona; secretary {,
+. A. Dana.
Thia report was sOmeWhat unex-
pected, as on yesterday various eau
cuses had agreed to support Governor
Thayer of Nebraska for permanent
chairman and the announcement of no
other name for q few minutes threw
the convention into confusion.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Gibbs of
Texas was soon ON his feet and gave as
q substitute for the report of the COM
mittee that the convention provide its
own chairman and then nominated
Governor Thayer to that position.
This brought the battle between Gal
weston and Arkansas Pass squaTely
to the front, and for over two hours
the substitute was most warmly de-
bated between the friends OF these two
cities, it being understood that Gov
ernor Thayer was favOring Aransas
Pass, while Mr.. Noel was for Calves
ton.
Gibbs substitute was finally car ried
and the roll call resulted, PIT votes fOI
Thayer and 1913 for Noel. The an
nouncement of the vote created pan
demonium which lasted for several
minutes.
The convention made the election OF
the remainder OF the officers reported
by the committee aTimous. ThC
convention then appointed COMMITTEES
on resolutions
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the New Year would give them little
better price and prospects, and while
waiting, the Mills bill was introduced
and bagging was put on the free list.
Several gentlemen interested came on
and saw the ways and means committee
and represented that to put bagging
on the free list would wipe them out.
They spent several weeks and finally
finding that they s'cOuld not get any
juStice from that committee, or any
show at all for living another year, we
determined that II we could not do any
better, We would at least make what
money we could this year" The
larger mills then entered into the ar
rangement and the smaller ones were
leased, and the price went up from
submitted copies of the contracts I'M
der which the firms acted together and
gave q list of the firms
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Passengers Esrrov EsOsD..

CREsToN, Ia, Sept. IA wreck oc-
CURED on the burlington road east of
this place yesterday in which a num-
Der of passengers narrowly escaped.
An extra freight west carrying q coach
loaded with passengers for the Cres-
ton fair was ditclIed by bad rail and
a fagman sent back TO stop the fol-
lowing extra. The flagman failed to
reach the train which was running
down grade in time to prevent a col
lision. The passengers had barely
time to get out when the engine
crashed into the first train, smashing
six cars and the cnach.
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30.-A dis
patch from Jacksonville, Florida TO the
PIcaynne says: Yesterday mornings
list of twenty-one new cases with six
teen others reported up to noon las
again sent the people panic stricken
In every direction. The train was
filed with refugees enroute to the
north and to-dRy's will be likewise.
The hot, murky and rainy weather
OF the past week il now having its
effect and 1t is thought the number OF
cases will increase daily. The disease
also seems to be assuming a violent
type and the people are greatly
alarmed. At noon KOhn FurchgOtt
& Benedict, the largest dry goods
house remaining open, closed their
doors and several firms in other lines
did likewise. Groceries and drug
stores are the principal bOsiness places
now open.
At the association meeting yester-
day strong mention was made Of the
need of good experienced yellow fever
nurses, and the committee were in
structed to telegraph for such nurses
IL, In the judgment of the committee,
they were needed. So many cases COM
ing in will tax the physicians and
nurses to the utmost. The gravity Of
the situation il now acknowledged by
tho most hopeful, as September, always
q bad month. is approaching, and it Is
thought that the new cases will then
run up to big figures daily. At the
meeting attention was also drawn TO
the fact that Jack Pollard, who had
been taken sick at Boulene, was turned
back to Jacksonville without assist
ance. which act resulted in his death.
1t was urged that some provisions
should be made for treatment for the
sick ut Camp Perry. "A resolution COW
ering this point was adopted, reading
as follows:
whereas, Citizens going to Camp
Perry are likely to develop fever and
and proper treatment of such cases is a
matter of vital Importance, and the
moving of such patients to the hoSpi.
tai of this city involves great and un-
necessary risk to their lives, there
fore be it.
Resolved, That the surgeon genera
of the Marine hospital Do requested Il
have q suitable hospital established
near said camp at the earliest possible
moment.
Yesterday was gloomy and rainy
Quite . number of patients are crit
cally i'll. amoug them Mrs. ID. j. Crow
ley, Sife of the manager of tue West
ern Union Office here and Miss Min
ME BouFse. Three or four have beel
discharged within the last twenty fou
hours.
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Hunting for sunkeu treasures.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31.-The oper-
ations of the steamship City of Long
Branch which is now off Cape HentO-
pen searching for treasure which went
down on the British slOop OF war Sell
rak in May, 1873, have progressed TO
such a point that the seaTcheFs are in
high hopes of recovering something.
The sunken vessel had large quantity
of copper on board and divers have al
ready Iished up considerable Yerdigris
and also Jumps of teakWoOd.
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DJn'' Experiment

You cannot afford to waste time in
experimenting when your lungs are in
danger. Consumption always seems,
at first. only a cold. Do not permit
any dealer to impose upon you with
some cheap imitation of DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, but be sure you get
the genuine. Because he can make
more profit he may tell you he has
something Just as good, or just the
covery, which is guaranteed to give
relief in all Throat, Lung and Chest
affections. Trial bottles free at B.
Wheldon's Drug Store. Large bot
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A Sound Legal Opinion

E. Bainbridge Munday Esq, County
Atty, Clay Co., Tex. says ''Have
used Electric Bitters with most happy
results. My brother was also very
low with Mslsrial Fever and Jaundice,
but was cured by timely use of this
medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bit
tiers saved his hfe.'
Mr.. D. /. WilcoxOn, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds like testimony saying: He
positively believes ne would have died,
had it not been for Electric BitterS.
This great remedy will ward on,
as well as cure all M8larial Diseases,
and for all Kidney. Liver and Stomach
Disorders, stands unequaled. Price SOC
and 81 at B. Wheldou's
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To Have 4 Joint Debate.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, Aug. 30.-The
Young Mems Democratic Club, of this
city, a few days ago, challenged the
Harrison and Morton Club for a joint
debate upon the tariff question. Yes
eIday the negotiations were completed
providing for three meetings to be held
in the opera house in this city, the
first to be held Friday evening, Sep
TENDER It'll. The speakers for the first
evening will be w. p. billiard on be-
half of the democrats and j. S. West
on behalf of the Republicans. Time
will be limited as follows: Forty-five
minutes for opening speech, one hour
for reply, and fifteen minutes for clos
ing speech.