The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

alone was all that was left standing
The loss was estimated at 500, eco.
ACTORS IN COURT.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.--Miss Summer
vile, whose sudden and tragic de
parture from the Bijou BurleSqu'
Company, was mentioned in las
nights dispatches, arrived here thil
morning and proceeded to Judge Gar
divorce from her husband, Z. G. Chap
man, which he viii contest. will bC
heard. The charges are inddelity or
both sides.
HAVING A ROUGH TRIP.
PTrTsBURG, Jan. 5.-The coal feet
which left here for Cincinnati and
Louisville yesterday is having rough
trip on account Of receding water and
heavy ice between this city and Wheel
ing. At least ten tows are reported
grounded and in a number OF cases
portions of the tows have been aban.
doned. The loss cannot be estimated
at this time, but it viii be very heavy
ENGINEER DROWNED.
LYNCHBURG, Va, JAN "a freight
train on the New River division Of the
Norfolk s. Western railroad ran into q
rock slide, tWenty-seven miles from
Central. The engine jumped the track
and ran into New River and disap-
peared. The engineer was drowned at
his post. The fireman was also killed.
Twenty-Five loaded cars were demol-
ished.
FAMILY ARRESTED.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 5.-James
Smith, his wife and six children were
arrested at their home in this city this
afternoon and locked up on charge
OF counterfeiting. A large quantity of
spurious half dollar dies, molds and
lead were found on the premises. Mr..
Smith is said to have been known as a
counterfeiter in Bridgeport, Conn.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
VANDALLA, Mich, Jan. Sat an
early hour this morning fire broke out
in the basement of Curtis drugstore
ness portion of the town, including
Curtis drugstore, Townsend's bank,
the Masonic hall and Dodge's hall.
Loss, S25, 900; insurance, s. 600.
VERDICT RENDERED.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 5.-The
coroner's jury in rendering verdict as
to the cause of the recent disaster of
the New York, Pennsylvania s. Ohio
railroad near Meadville, Pa, hold
George Mcfarland and Conductor
hurry, Of the colliding freight train,
I6SpOnblD1o IOI lie OlSdSUcT.
A PREMATURE BLAST.
WMKEsBARRE, Pa Jan. 5.-By a
premature blast four men were killed
and seven severely injured while at
work on the new branch of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad near Laurel. The
men are Italians and their names not
known.
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.
BOSTON, Jan. 6.-The United States
Law and Order league has issued a
call for its sixth annual meeting, to be
held in Philadelphia on the 21st and
22d of February next.
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan. 6.-The
passengers arriving to-day on the Ca
madam Pacific from the west, describe
q peculiar accident which occurred at
Middleton on Wednesday last. About
2 o'clock in the morning two freight
trains collided on high trestle, eighty
feet. The freight going east was trav-
cling twelve miles an hour, and the
train bound west was running at a
much higher rate. The engine of the
west bound train became fastened in the
trestle while the tender and several
cars jumped right over the engine and
went to the bottom. The engine COM
ing from the east went through the
trestle Immediately after the collision
and took down number of cars. Two
engineers, one fireman and one
brakeman were killed out
right. One man wedged under
the wreckage was noticed to
be alive and one of his comrades
undertook to rescue him by grasping
his hand. The rescurer was horrifed
when he broke the mans fingers which
had been frozen while he was in this
condition nF,f hnr
was seen underneath the wreck, all his
body being visible except the head
which was horribly mangled. The
train men think the boilers of the
engine exploded when the train struck
and that this caused the damage to the
bridge. The damage is estimated at
$4,000.
UNION DEPOT BURNED.
ATCHIsoN, Kas., Jan. 6.-The
Atchison union railway depot took fire
at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and in
about three hours was entirely des-
troyed. The fire originated in the
kitchen of that part of the building oc-
cupied by the Union Depot hotel. The
fire department was promptly on hand,
but all efforts to save the magnificent
structure were unavailing. The build
ing was used as the depot for all the
railroads centering in this city, with
ticket and telegraph offices,
baggage, express and waiting rooms, the
upper story being occupied as a hotel.
under the management OF w. q.
Johnston. All the hotel and depot
furniture excepting the carpets was
saved. The loss is about S125, 900, upon
which there is an insurance of $50 600.
The building was erected and opened
to the public in 1879. 1t has suffered
more or less from several previous fires.
Temporary quarters have been secured
until the board of directors can meet
and determine their future plans. 1t
is probable that steps will be taken to
build Immediately at the present site.
SUTTON HANGED.
SAN Francisco. Jan. 6.-Nathan Is.
Sutton was hanged at Oakland to-day
for the murder of Alexander Martin, a
ranchman, in September, 1886. Siren
uous efforts were made in Sutton'S be-
half for Communication of sentence, but
Governor Waterman refused to inter
fere. Since Governor Waterman ac-
ouired his Office by the death of Gov
ernor Bartlett, four months ago, six ex-
ecutions have taken place in the state,
and although efforts in behalf OF the con-
demned men have been made in every
case, Governor Waterman has refused
pardons on communications. When SUIT
ton was placed on the scatfold to-day
he made a speech, in which, among
other things, he said: Il admire
the firm stand Governor Waterman
has taken in the matter of
granting communications and pardons.
If he holds his grip the community will
have but little to complain of as re-
CARDS the showing of executive
clemency."
NOTHING WRONG.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 6.-The report
eminating from some malicious source
in Leavenworth that Captain QuintoI
Campbell, editor of the Sun, recently
charged with shooting his wife, has
fed from that place and left his bonds
men in the lurch, is untrue. Camp
bell is at work on the Commonwealth
of this city, and left Leavenworth witt
the consent of his bondsmen and the
authorities.
THE LAST ONE FAILS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The suspension
of f. w. TimpSon, the remaininI
member of the firm of Timpson s. Co.
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