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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-15
STEALING THE SURPLUS.

Uncls Sans Money Bags Relieved ef q, 500 In
Shipping fran the Miat to the Vault.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Some ir-
regularity has been discovered in con-
nectiOn with the transfer Of silver dol
lars from the mint at New Orleans to
Washington for storage in the large
new vault in the court yard of the
treasury building which has resulted
IN the loss of 81 500. The loss was
discovered last night but did not be-
come known outside of the depart
ment until to-day. Treasury officials
refuse to speak of the matter and little
is known beyond the facts already
stated.
The silver is shipped by the Adams
Express company and the loss will
probably fall upon Il unless it can be
proved that the packages containing
the money were tempered with before
it came into their possession. The
money is shipped in wooden boxes with
canvass bags, with $1,000 in
carefully sealed before they leave the
mint for delivery TO the express COM
pany and are carefully guarded from
that time until their delivery at the
treasury department. They are there
fore under surveillance from the time
they leave until they are delivered
to the agents of the United
States treasury. The shipments
average $500 900 day, and the silver
already placed in the vault amounts to
over $50, 900 600. All this coin was
brought from Philadelphia and New
| Orleans, but mostly from the first
named city. The shipments from
New Orleans were begun only :
few weeks ago, and it is IL
those that the discrepancy occurred
So far as known only two boxes were
tempered with and in one of them tht
entire contents of one bag, amounting
to 81 600, were removed and replaced
with bird shot. In the other box only
about half the contents of one of thu
bags, or about $500 taken and shot apt
pieces of lead we're substituted.
The robbery was not discovered un
til the bags were weighed at the treas
ury. The scales used in weighing tn
silver over balanced when these bag
were placed on them and hurried ex
animation OF their contents DISCLOSE
the fraud which had been perpetrated
These bags were part of tn
different consignments and ar
believed to be all that hav
been robbed.
The agent Of the express conpan
was at once notified and the treasure
|, naturally refused to accept the baG
A treasury official who knows, say
that the loss so far does not exceed th
amount stated. SIS, 600, and that tn
r responsibility for it rests entirely be
tween the express company and tn
: officials at New Orleans who handle
8 these particular boxes. The matte
q has been in the hands of the secr'
service officials and the detectives {
the company for nearly week. but {
. far as known is as much mystery {
. the day the robbery was discovered.
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handsome lass Of nineteen and Burk-
hart's stepdRughter, was often
mportuned TO come and live with
him, but she refused to do
50 and he thought the Howes were at
the bottom OF her objections. He there
fore concluded to murder them.
Sometime during the early hours of
this morning he left his apartments.
procured q ladder and entered q second
story window descending to the room
where the fearful crime was commit
ted. Nothing was taken from the
room. Burkhart's only desire being
murder.
Peter Howe, the murdered man, had
been resident OF Wenona for nearly
thirty years and had amassed fortune
of $3.50, 600. He was very charitable
and possessed spirit Of philanthroph
Burkhart, the murderer, was disco
lutte, drunken fellow aud very danger
GUS when under the influence Of livuor.
The citizens of WenOna emphatically
expressed themselves to the effect that
had Lot Burkhart committed suicide
they would have lynched him.
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La..r R.uorta of ths Nine pisastsr.

PTrTsBURe, Kas., Nov. 12.-The ac-
counts Of the mine disaster at Fronte-
mac have been so largely everdrawn
that it is deemed proper for the infor-
nation Of the public that at least one
true statement OF the facts should be
Officially given. There has been up to
Sunday evening at six o'clock thirty
nine dead bodies recovered and about
twenty wounded or injured. OF the
latter not to excede FIVE will die and
probably not so many. Experts and
volunteers are still thoroughly search
ing the entries and rooms Of the under
ground workings for any bodies which
may possibly be left there but it Is
thought they are all now discov-
cred and included in the list OF killed
and wounded. There were originally
about one hundred and fifty men in the
mine at the time of the explosion and
those over and above the number
of killed and wounded, having escaped
soon after the explosion by way OF the
air and escape shaft. The officials OF
the company are on the ground from
Topeka ond everything possible is be
ing done to relieve the distressed.
Twenty bodies, mostly OF unknown
men and foreigners, are to rrrive In
this city to-day and will be taken from
the depot to the cemetery, where ap-
propriate ceremonies will be observed
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stinh Doubt.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Nov. H.
Election returns are still coming in
very slowly. Republicans claim Gobbs'
election and two congressman, but
corrected returns from Lincoln county
give Jackson, tDem.) for congress 800
majority, which will elect him by a
small majority. Fleming. (Dem.l for
governor, through his attorney in this
city. notified the commissioners of
Knawah county that he desires a re-
count. The republicans increased over
800 votes in this county while the
democrats polled . slight increase over
two wears ago. Senator Kenna ex-
presses the beliefe that the legislature
will be democratic by two or three on
Joint ballot.
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CHICAGO, Nov. ia special dis
patch from Wenona, Illinois, says:
This city is In fever of excitement
over a double murder, followed by the
suicide Of the assassin, this morning.
The victims of the brutal assassination
are Peter Howe, senior member of the
banking firm of Howe s. Son, of this
place, and his wife, the former aged
20 years and the latter 60. They lived
in q large two story frame house.
situated about half a mile from the
business portion OF the town. The
only other occupant of the house was a
domestic. AT o O'Clock this morning as
she came down from her bedroom to
begin her daily duties, a hight of a lamp
which she carried fell through tbs open
door of Mr.. and Mrs. Howe's bedroom
and revealed q CHASTITY sight. The
walls and bed clothes were covered
with blood and lying on the coverlet
was q car couphng-pin, to which adj
hered hair and clothed blood. She ran
20 communicate the terrible story to a
Mr.. Irwin, Mr.. Howe's son-in-laW
The latter at once suspected Charles
Burkhart of committing the deed and
a watch was put on the rooms where
he resided with his wife, over q grocery
store situated in the principal business
block of the town. BurkhaIt was ob
served walking up and down the
hallway apparently in great agitation
1t was nat long before he discovered
that senrinels had been placed outside
He went in his bed room, procured ;
razor and cut his throat from ear to en-
and was a dead man inside of fiv,
minutes. Ills wits. who had been II
the ADJOINING room, heard his dyinl
he requested her as best he could 1T
care for the baby The cause OF thi
terrible deed is attributed to "A peIt
spite on the part of Burkharp.
The domestic in the house of Tn
murdered couple, Sarah Richardson,
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Crops Reports.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-The returns
of the yield of corn made to the depart
ment of agriculture indicate a yield
per acre quite as large as that of 1885
and larger than any other crop since
that of 1880. The aggregate grown on
a larger area will exceed that of any
previous American product, being
very close to two billion bushels per
capita, which has been exceeded in
several previous years. The corn sur
plus states, average yield is as
follows:
Ohio IS. 2 bushels, Indiana 80, Illinois
1872, Iowa 81, Missouri 81, Kansas q
Nebraska SO.
These seven states produce ga per
cent of the crops aggregate. The gen.
eral average will fall somewhat under
81 bushels.
There is good supply of maize in
nearly all narts of the south 50 that
comparatively little will be required
from the west. The yields of the At
lantlc states are moderate being
seriously reduced by frost on the north.
border.
After three years of low yields
potatoes give an average of about
eighty bushels per acre, or nearly the
rate of yield of 1879. The averages OF
prominent potato growing states are
as follows:
Maine no bushels. New York 80
Pennsylvania 50, Ohio SO, Michi.
gan 20 Indiana 75. Iii
nois so, Iowa 90, Minnesota %. Da.
k0ta 80, Nebraska so. The yield has
been increased in the south. 1t is high
in the northern belt territories. The
total product on the basis of these av-
erages Is about 195, 0O0, 900 bushels, OF
81 ,000,0 900 more than the estimated
product of 1887.
The average yield of buekwheat is
approximately twelve bushels per acre,
and the crops nearly IL 600 900 bushels.
The average for New York is eleven
bushels, Pennsylvania IA, Michigan
1876, Indiana ia, Illinois 1916. Wis
consin 0.5, Minnesota IL, Iowa 1913
Missouri 1917, Kanas 9.5, Nebraska
lib.
Hay Is crop slightly above an av.
erage in yield or LIZ tons per acre. II
has been no where seriously injured by
drought. There is a strong tendency
to the increase of area in the south and
the yields upon cultivated areas rather
than natural meadows are relatively
large.
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Remarkable Prizes.

On Tuesday October 9th. 1888 (al-
ways Tuesday,, the 221st Grand
Monthly Drawing of the Louisiana
State Lottery occurred. The prizes
were from 500 to $500, 600. the next
drawing will be over 81, 900 900 in prizes
from s2G0 to 600, 600. This and all the
Drawings of this company are under
the exclusive control of Generals
Beauregard and Early. No. 1875
drew the first capital prize of $500, 600.
1t was sold in fractional twentieths at
one dollar each, sent to III. A. Dauphin,
New Orleans. La. One went to +. NJ.
'Heathcote, Derrick City, Pa, through
Bradford National Bank, Bradford,
Pa; another to M. +. Locke, Coldwater,
Miss, through bank of commerce.
Memphis, Tenn: unother to J. G..
Proebstet and NJ. G Hannel, Vancou-
yer, Wash. T.: another to Jno. T. Cla-
yer, Murray, Ia: another to George
Lichthardt, Sacramento, CAL; another
to Ben. S. Collins. Skowhegan, Me-;
another to Aug. F. Linse, Seneca, Kas.;
another to j. w. McGhee, Oskloosa.
Kas., another to ii. E. Childs, East
Boston, Mass; another TOD. d. Rhodes,
Eufaula, Ala; another to Merchants
National, Helena, Mont. On Dec. 18th
occurs the Mammoth Drawing. in
which the First Capital Prize is $780,
600. All information to be had by
applying to M. a. Dauphin, New Or
leans "A
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PTTTsBURG, Nov. 12.-The first ami
versary Of the banging of the Chicago
anarchists was celebrated at Lafayette
hall in this city Saturday night by the
Pittsburgh sympathizers of the dead
men. The hall was packed with a
mixed assembIage and was addressed
by Albert Curwfn of Chicago. He de-
nounced the police and spoke of the
dead anarchists as martyrs. Their
death" he said should be regarded as
victory and not as a defeat The
services concluded with q drama writ
ten by August Spies entitled tsTha
Nihilist." The performance was II
German and the actors principally
local talent.
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A NEW DEAL.
A Southern Democrat Tired Of North
srn Democratic Ring RuIs.
kavlses Calling Convention Of the
Southern States
To Make Proposals to the Republicans
iOr Local Government,
Break up the Solid South and Vote
for the Best Man.

} CHARLEsToN, S. c., Nov. 12.-Ths
News and Courier has published the
opinions of thirty county chairman on
the situation. One of the leading dem
ocrats Of the state created a sensation
by saying:
.'I. for one. am getting tired Of being
used as a cat's-paw to rake the chest
nuts out of the fire for the northern
politicians of New York, of the Hewitt,
Hill and Grant stripe. For twenty
years or more these people have been
using us to serve their selfish ends.
The solid south has been used as q
cat's-paW by them, and the solid south
is q solicited fool if it does not kick
over the traces
"What would dor Why do this; 1
would have "a convention of the south
ern states. Let the convention meet
and discuss the situation. Let us say
TO the national republican committee,
we are tired of this thing and we want
to break through the traces. Give us
your assurance that you Will leave us
alone to manage our state affairs and
that you will give US decent federal otii-
Gals in the south and we will break uI
the solid south; we viii cut loose from
Tammany aud the County democracy
and Hill and all the rest of 1t and vote
for the best man for president whether
he be a republican or democrat.
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Minsr's Polly.

LEXINGTON. KY, Nov. 14.-Late
yesterday evening while laborers were
preparing blast of dynamite in rock
quarry, a premature explosion killed
the owner of the quarry, Mike CORN
ley, and MORALLY wounded John Hayes
and seriously injured negro. A blast
of dynamite had been placed with pow
der on top. The powder failed to ig-
mite. when Gormley ordered Its remov-
al to adjust it. No one would under
take it, and he did it himself. The
powder being removed, he stuck a
tamping rod down into the drill hole,
setting off the charge of dynamite.
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LEARNS 700 MUCH.
4 Young American Studying Military Nansuv-
ers in Germany, Arrested

4 Young American Studying Military 1ansuv-
ers in Germany, Arrested
DETROIT, Nov. 13.-AbOut three
years ago A. L. BressIer, son Of De-
troit millionaire, went to Germany for
pleasure and to study the army. He
took with him abroad letter of intro
duction to United States Minister PEN
dIeton at Berlin, and also letter from
the secretary of war, attesting that
Bressler was interested in army mat
tiers. While a student at Ann Arbor
he Joined the state militia and was
elected second lieutenant. He pro-
cured two or three uniforms Of his
rank and word came back that he was
cutting quite swath in German army
circles, with his fine military clothes
and bearing, the generous display of
wealth and the letters he had with him
from prominent government officials
and citizens of the United States. It
was understood in Detroit that Mr..
Bressler, ST., allowed his son 500 a
month for expenses on his foreign trip,
also that young Bressler was engaged
| in writing book on military affairs.
The report from Munich that he
has been arrested there for making
false representations and neglecting to
pay divers bills, is great surprise,
| not only to the members OF his family
but all his acquaintance, and, further
more, the charge is not believed. The
general impression among his friends
and military men in the city is that he
has been arrested as spy. The ma
terial in his possession would very
thoroughly confirm such suspicion
and be valuable to an unfriendly power
He was keeping very minute memo
randa of all he saw and heard Of the
methods and plans of the military de
partments.
Charles T. Bressler, father of thu
young man, sailed for Europe las
Wednesday, but he had not heard o
his boys trouble and will be teie
graphed to go on at once to Munich an,
see what the trouble is.
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Ergina. nsncl;sbsS.

DowNERs GROVE, H., Nov. IA
fast freight running east on the south
track of the Burlington road last even
ing struck frog and jumped the track
just in time to catch the engine OF a
crowded suburban passenger train
which had just pulled out of DOwners.
at the end of a minute
there was not much left of
the passenger engine. Both engineers
mangled that they will die. Alongside
the track fragments Of the engine
lay as they had been torn and twisted
apart, while stretch OF demolished
freight cars which had been slivered
and torn into kindling wood obstructinR
the tracks for some distance bore testi-
mony to the violence OF the collision.
No one else seriously hurt.
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A VICIOUS DUEL.
A Doctor and Lawyer Fight Duel il
a Darksned Room.
One Latin the Room a Corpse Fright
fully Cut to Pieces.
The Survivor Attacks a Negro On the
Street and is Killed.
A Teacher Killed by Pupil Whe OBJ
jec.ed to Punishment.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 14-Some
time ago, DR.. Robert Nalsors. residing
at MontvalIe, this state employed v.
w. Shortridge, lawyer to collect few
claims against delinquent patients.
the men quarTeled but parted without
coming to blows. Word has inst
reached here that last Saturday, Nal
SoES called at Shortridge'S office and
the trouble broke ont again and they
agreed to fight with bowie knives in a
darkened room off the Office. Remoy-
ing coats and shoes the men entered
the room and fought blindly for nearly
ten minutes. The duel was one of the
most vicious ever known in Alabama.
Persons living in the lower story heard
noise as the dueliistS rolled upon the
floor, aud ran upstairs. When the door
was broken open Nalsors staggered in
to the Office with blood streaming from
a dozen gasheS in his face and breast.
Without saying word he rushed down
stairs, still clasping the CORY knife in
one hand. Lying upon the floor OF the
room was ShOrtridge. His head had
been slashed in fearful manner and
the arteries of the neck had been sew
cred; one eye had been gouged out and
his hands cut SO terribly that the fin
gers hung only by tendons. The man
was dead. NaisorS, after leaving the
Office, ran out upon the street
where his bleeding face and CORY gar
ments spread CONSERVATION among the
negroes. The doctor seemed craZed
with pain and staggered wildly along
the streets until he reached the store
| where Albert keenan,, a negro, stood
in the doorway. Without SAYING a
| word Nalsors rushed at keenan, and
struck at him with the knife which he
still held IN his hand. The negro
started to run into the store when the
now thoroughly insane man made
another desperate lunge at him.
Keenan, seized a gun which
was lying upon the counter and
then turned face to the mailman
who was in the act of making another
swing with his knife. The two men
clinched, but NalsOrs. who was weak
from loss OF blood, was no match fol
his antagonist, and was quickly dis
armed. Before he could get upon his
feet again keenan, dealt him a terrible
blow upon the head with the stock OF
the gun, and then leaping over his
tbody ran into the street and cannot
now be found. Nalsors never regaine(
consciousness. Both bodies were buried
yesterday, the funerals being largely
attended.
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Rsr. Ghas. 8. Mitnhan.

A letter to friend in this city in
forms us that the Rev. Chas. B. MitchS
ell has just been transferred from the
passionate of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Pittsburgh, Pa, to that Of
the NJ. E. Church in Plainfield, N. J.,
one of the finest churches in the sub
urbs OF New York City. The many
friends of this distinguished young
minister in this city and State, will be
pleased to learn that his talents are ap-
preciated by the communities of high
est culture in the east.
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Shooting Match on a Tram.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Nov. a.
Last night as the Omaha train from
Duluth was crossing the bridge, here a
quarrel arose among several occupants
of the smoking car and fist fight en-
sued. Then one of the combatants
drew a revolver and commenced firing.
The shooting became general and
one man rushsd into the ladies car and
fired several shots. one of which hit
Frank Bags art of Superior in the leg.
In the excitement the man who did. the
first shooting jumped of the train and
escaped, although three shots were
fired at him. Four men in all were
wounded, but none fatally.
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- ChfcaRo.

CHICAGO, Nov. Il. 1885,
HoGs-Receipts, q 600 head: market fairly
active, and irreguIar; Hight. 9. s09565; rough
packing, e5.250535: mixed, 35-2d05-50; keeYy
packing and shipping, e550fb5.60.
CATTLB-Receipfs. 13,Oo9 head: market was
weak: native Eeeves. e3-25N569: COWS ana
miAed, 81 .s093.10: stoekers and feeders, els
6D340; Texas steers, G2260325.
SHEEP-Receipfs, 1900 head; market strong:
natives. e3.000l.4o. Westerns. e3lz503s5: Tex.
ana, y 50f53.40; lambs, S4.50zs5.s5.
WHEAR-Easy. No. red. cash. 91.s2zz; De-
cember. s1.131; January. eLlIK; Nay.
CoRs-strong; cash, 4o1lc; December, ssss;
-oA:rs@steady. cash. 25ssc; December. sssc:
May. 29zfc.
RYK-55c.
BARLEY-Eo trading.
PRIME TIAoTHY-Eo trading.
FIAx-91.z2dI-521z.
WHIsKY-S1-eO.
PoRK-EIrm: cash and December: ei4.eO;
January, e14.T2sfD1475; May, els.0SX
LARD-StEady: cash. sS171z0 %; December.
ss0sH: January, eS0Ts9S.i0; May, $50
GS-27x.
SHORT RIBs-Jsnuary: s7sz7<
.ggTTER-Firm; creamery, sio2sc: dairy,
E60s-Firm: fresh, feaeoc.
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soldiers. Collector Loaxa promptly
granted the order. It Was sent down
Monday but turned out that the arrest
was made by Gen. De Arms from
chihuahua, whose chief refused to
obey the collectors order. On hearing
this collector Loaza teiegraphed to
Chihuahua to obtain the necessary
orders. Major Logan writes Collector
Magoffn that he had often been invit-
ed by Mexican officers and citizens to
90 over and hunt. He also says that
he and his party have not been proper
ly cared for by their eaptors during
ing their confinement and that but for
the Kindness of Mexican friends they
would have actually suffered.
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RALEIGH. n. c., Nov. 14.-Elbridge
j. Jordan, who, with his family, has
arrived at Boston. was, it is said, re-
quired to leave Durham, Norsh Caro-
lima, because he was believed TO have
melted the negroes to break open the
construction car of the Northern &
Durham Railroad company and possess
themselves of one hundred dynamite
cartridges, and also to have melted the
negroes to burn the residence of Caleb
Green, which was actually destroyed,
with other buildings in this town.
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n.,hl. auio,m.

CHICAGO, Nov. ia young couple
of intelligent and refined appearance
registered night before last at the Far
vel house, corner of Haisted and
Jackson streets, as Charles PauIsen and
wife, Milwaukee. At noon yesterday
they had not left their room, and an
Investigation was instituted. The
door of this room was forced, and on its
being opened strong Odor Of gas was
peReep ihae. The man was dead, the
woman was unconscious but still
breathing. It Is not thought she can
recover. The appearance of the cou-
pie was OF q character 70 indicate their
possession Of sufficient intesligence to
make their hsying blown out the gas
improbable. The hotel people think it
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DIR. Wright's majority in this legis-
latiye district was sos, the largest per-
haps given for any candidate in the
district since the county was organized.
The doctor has reason to feel proud of
his wonderful success. and of the cor
diai support given him by his party IN
the city aud county. While others ran
behind. he ran ahead of his ticket. thus
demonstrating the confidence and es-
teen in which he is held by the people
of this city and district. especially
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Domsstjo Difsozlty.

CoURrLAND, Ont, Nov. 13.-John
Armstrong of Middletown township
entered the house where his wife, from
whom he had been separated, was liv-
ing and shot her in the head and hand.
Armstrong; stepson, who was In the
house. emptied the contents of shot
gun into Armstrong; face. Mrs. Arm
strong may survive, but Armstrong
Annnaf