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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-05

OMAHA, Neb., June 29.-Three
laborers, John Hurley, James Dowley
and John Brady were prisoners in pier
4, in the new bridge being constructed
between Council Bluffs and Omaha,
from seven yesterday morning until
$50 last night. The work is done in
two hour shifts, it being considered an
impossibility for a human being to
sustain life for a longer period than
that in the cylinders in which they
work, eighty feet below the water line
of the Missouri. The three men went
down at seven in the morning. At
nine they did not emurge but signalled
that they were unable to come up.
One of the doors of the air-lock through
which the men pass from the outer air
into the forty pounds of pressure in
which they work had become clogged
with concrete and when they attempt
ed to return the door could not be
opened. An extra door had to be
built to cover the shift and at $50 the
three men were taken out alive Two
of them were apparently no worse fol
their long siege, but the third was
completely paraliZed from head to foot
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HARRISON AND NORTON.
Grand Ratification Meeting Held in
this City Last Night.
The Streets Crowded With Enthusi-
astic Republicans.
Torch-Light Procession, Plug Hat
Brigade and Big Time.
Anvil Chorus, Fireworks. Band Play
ing and Speaking

Friday night by 8 o'clock the streets
were crowded with men, women and
children who had come out to see the
procession and hear the speak
ing at the grand ratification
meeting. The balcony in front of the
Fifth avenue hotel, where the speaking
took place, was handsomely decorated
with flags and bunting. Ever since
the news was received in this city that
Harrison and Morton were the choice
of the Chicago convention, a great
amount of enthusiasm has been mani
tested, while last night the citizens of
this city and vicinity turned out en-
masse. Shortly after 2 O'Clock the
band, in bus, were driven through
the principal streets. The band played
number of selections, after
which they got out of the bus
and marched down Commercial
street followed blythe plug hat brigade,
a company of about sixty young men
that was organized yesterday afternoon
after four O'Clock. This procession
had only passed Commercial and
turned into Fifth avenue when mar
tial music was heard and coming up
Sixth avenue from the A. M. e.
church was a torch light procession.
This was the Lincoln colored club,
company composed of about one hun
bred colored voters. They were head
ed by Martialaband and marched to
Commercial. When they turned down
to Fifth avenue on Commercial street
they made fine display as they
were all furnished with ire
works which were lighted
and the display was magnificent. They
carried a number of transparencies.
| The first one was a very life-like pic
tqre Of the great martyr, kincSln; No :,
Free Homes Free Men, Free
Press" Free Ballot Again" 1870
Harrison 1882 and ''Tippecanoe and
His Grandson, Too were among the
notices on the banners. The streets
were crowded and professions gotten
up on short notice conferred at Fifth
avenue and Merchants street, coming
from every direction.
At few minutes before o'clock w.
S. Jay, the chairman of the county
central committee, called the
meeting to order. Prayer was offered
by Rev. d. B. Shuey, after which
rousing speeches were delivered by
Hon. w. w. Scott, Judge Culver,
Judge Kellogg, Col. A. NJ. Flory and
Judge Cunningham. The meeting did
not adjourn until about midnight.
The crowd on the street was estimated
at no less than 5000. Several paper bal
looms were sent up and in front of Fox g
: store Roman candles and other fire
works were sent off. Taking it in all
: the meeting was grand success and
: one of the largest ever held in Lyon
J county.
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Political Murder in the Chootaw Nation.

FORT SMITH, Ark, June 2S.-Politi-
cal excitement in the Choctaw nation
runs high and another brutal political
murder has just come to light. Three
weeks ago Sheriff John G. Crowder of
Jackson county, ChOctaw nation, was
arrested on a charge of being impli
Gated in the killing of Willie Jones, the
son of the treasurer of the Choctaw ma
ton and candidate for governor.
Crowder was arrested by deputy ap-
pointed without process OF law ESQ it
is chaIged) and bitter political feeling
was engendered. Ben CarneS was act
ing sheriff and two days after the ar
rest of Crowder went with a party of
men belonging to the vigilance COM
mittee to the house of Phil. Colbert, an
old full-blood and friend of CrOwder.
All were drinking and got into diff
Guilty with Colbert, arrested him and
beat him over the head with six-shoot-
ers and clubs, from the effects of which
he died in a few hours. No arrests
have been made and the matter has
been kept secret. All concerned are
citizens of the ChOctaw nation.
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Hogs and CATTLE Diving by wholesale

NEW ORLEANS, June 29.-SOme
weeks ago a species of consumption
broke out among the hogs in st. Am
many and neighbOring parishes of the
state. This disease became so severe
that in some sections not hog was
left within radius of twenty miles.
They ate ravenously, but wasted away
until they were unable to stand and
died of sheer exhaustion, produced ap-
parently by tuberculosis. Soon after
ward the same disease, under differ
ent form, broke out among the cattle
in the same neighborhood. The ami
mails were attacked by local swellings,
paralysis and staggers, ending in
death. There was some difference of
opinion as to the cause of this disease,
but the farmers who have investigated
the matter have come to the conclusion
that the cattle were made sick by the
bites of insects that had fed upon the
carcasses of the dead hogs. Where
ever these insects bit the cattle swell
ings were raised and local poison soon
developed, which communicated tC
different portions of the bodies of the
animals, producing death. The dis
ease is proving very destructive in St
Ammany.
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a PIsasure Party Duoksd.

NEwBURG, N. Y, June .2S.-At $3.50
o'clock last night the small steam
pleasure yacht Enid was struck by the
steamer James A. Baldwin, a mile
north of here. There were eight per-
sons on the small boat and two of
them, Miss Annie Miller and the wife
of Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., were
drowned The rest were rescued by
the seamen and brought here. Three
of them are delirious, but will recover.
Miss Miller was the daughter of David
Miller, of New York, and Mrs. OdelI
the wife of the republican state COM
mitteeman in the fifteenth congress
sional district. The occurrence has
pnsraa bein M TINS
society circles.
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A TsryIbJ. Domestic Traeedv.

FREEPoRT, ILL.,, June 2s.-Charles
Decker, a farmer of Buena Vista, sent
his children from the house yesterday,
and then crept up behind his wife and
shot her through the brain. Decker
then went into the sitting room and
sent bullet almost through his heart.
Throwing the revolver away, he drew a
razor and cut his throat 50 desperately
that the head was almost severed from
the body. The shots were heard by
Deckler's little daughter, who had been
sent to the well. She FASTENED to the
house and, looking in at the bedroom
window, saw the dead body of her
mother on the floor. She hurried to a
neighbor, Arthur Holgate, who at once
went to the house and found Decker
on his knees, tearing at his throat and
gasping for breath. Holgate hurried
away for assistance and when he re-
turned Decker was stretched out in a
pool of blood. dead. The murderer
and suicide leaves family of nine
children, all highly respected. The
cause Of the tragedy is unknown.
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A Confederate Soldiers Home Opened.

BALTIMORE, Md, June %. - The
PikesviIle arsenal has been transformed
into the Confederate Soldiers home.
The formal opening of the home took
place yesterday. The stand was deco
rated with the national colors and por-
traits of Jefferson Davis, Robert E.
Lee and StoneWall Jackson. Addresses
were made by United States Senators
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina;
Zebulon B. Vance, of North Carolina;
John w. Daniel, of Virginia; j. G. S.
Blackburn, of Kentucky; James B.
Beck, of Kentucky; George G. Vest, of
Missouri, and Governor Proctor Knott,
of Kentucky. Judge George William
Brown presided.
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Reunion of Fremont Voters in 1856.

INDIANAPOLIS, June ga reunion
of those who voted for John G. Ere
mont, for president of the United
States in 1855, was held at Danville,
twenty miles west of here, to-day.
The attendance despite the diagree-
able weather was about 5000. 1t was
expected that General Harrison and
General Fremont would be present, but
the former was unable to attend and
General Fremont was in New York.
The following telegram was received
from him:
NEW YORK, June 2S.-It would have
given me extreme pleasure to share in
celebrating our campaign of 1856, but
l cannot get to Indianapolis to congrat-
ulate your people on the nomination of
General Harrison for president and
would have been glad to see the first
flush of success. Every one of them
will now do his duty for the honor of
the state.
ISigned.l JOHN C. FREMONT.
Speeches were made by Hon. p. s.
Kennedy, John Coburn, Will Cum
back and others, and the day closed
with parade of horsemen dressed and
armed in imitation of the famous
border ruffian" days of bleeding
Kansas
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CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 29.-Mrs. Meckie
Rawson, the wife of the millionaire
banker, who attempted to murder in
court her husbands lawyer, Whitney,
was to-day permitted to give bail for
that offense. Whitney is still in a seri-
Gus condition, but it is thought will re-
cover. Mrs. RawSon will be compelled
to remain in jail thirty days vet, not
withstanding the bail, to atone for her
contempt of court in continuing to shoot
at Whitney, though the judge was
loudly calling for order. The fair de-
PENDANT presented an extremely jaunty
appearance when arraigned to-day,
wearing in her bosom two freshly
plucked lilies of exquisite fragrance.
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shsriaaa % Be Rsm0Ved.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. June 27.-The
United States steamship Swatara ar
rived at the Washington Navy yard at
noon to-day from NOrfork, for the pur-
pose of taking General Sheridan to
Nouquitt. Massachusetts.
Gen. Sheridan will be accompanied
by Mrs. Sheridan, Col. Sheridan, Drs.
O'Reilley and Sheridan and trained
nurse. Every arrangement has been
made for the care and comfort of the
pected that he will derive great benefit
from the trip. One of the Generals
friends in speaking of the proposed
trip this morning said: 1.-The General
is a good sailor and was never seasick
in his life. He has taken several trips
on the United States steamer Galena
and has become quite attached to that
vessel and its officers and he wanted to
have her for this trip put she was out
at sea and couldn't be secured in time.
The Swatara is vessel of the same
type and class and as she has just been
fitted out for cruise Is in excellent
condition. The Captain Commander,
MCGOWAN, is an accomplished officer
and is q personal friend Of the Gener-
ais. The trip to Marqnett will proba-
bly, be made in three days and with
few, if any stops; after leaving the
navy yard 1t may be necessary to stop
at Fortress Monroe for milk, but /
doubt it. 1 predict that the General
will pick up rapidly from the time he
begins to sniff the invigOrating sea air
at the mouth of the river. The naval
people have every convenience for
transporting invalids and will adopt
the same measures with General Sheri-
dan they would employ in the case Of an
officer with a broken leg. Col. Kellogg
of Gen. Sheridan's staff will meet the
party on their arrival at Marquett, he
will take the Boston train for that
Col. Kellogg will take the Generals
four children with him and also Mrs.
Kellogg and his own family.
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sberjdau starts for Nououitt.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 30.-At
1855 this morning Gen. Sheridan was
moved from his house and arrived on
board the Swatara. About an hour
later the whole transfer was accom-
plished without the slightest obstacle
or delay. He rested well last night,
bore the removal excellently, and is
now in at least as good condition rs
before leaving his nome. Through the
kindness and forethought of Capt. Nc
Gowan every possible arrangement for
his salty and comfort has been made
The ship will sail about one o'clock.
(Signed1 O'REILLEY.
MATTHEWS.
YARRnW
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Minannri Flnoa

HANNIBAL, Mo-, June 2S.-The Sc
verest rain storm which has visited this
section for years prevailed here Tues
day night and yesterday, doing great
damage to growing crops, washing out
bridges and culverts and flooding fields
which were never known to be sub
merged before. Trains on the Wabash
road were abandoned all day on ac-
count of the washout bridges. A bridge
on the st. Louis, Keokuk & Northwest
ern railroad, which had been weakened
by the flood, gave way as a freight train
was crossing 1t and three cars crushed
through. None of the crew were in
| jured, but freight trains on the ruad
were abandoned, while the passengers
were transferred around the washOut
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At his Post Night and DaY.

The vigilant imp, indigestion, gOads
us with his many-lashed scourge.
Each lash is diabolic symptom. No
comfort in eating, misery afterwards,
little Or broken rest at night, visit
ations of the nightmare during fitful
intervals of sleep, an uprising unre-
freshed and without appetite, sleep
mess and yawning during the day,
nervousness and irritability of temper,
even monOmania in extreme cases.
Hard to bear, all this. Necessary?
No! thousand times no. so long as Hos
letters Stomach bitters, the nations
specific for indigestion, acute or chron-
ic, is procurable. The commencement
of course of this medicine is the COM
mencement of cure. Prompt relief
first, absolute eradication subsequent
ly. The truth of this statement. back
ed up by irrefragable testimony, is well
known to the American people. So
are others, viz: that the Bitters
averts and cures fever and ague and
bilious remittent, and removes ner-
vousness, bIllousness, constipation, and
kidney and bladder troubles.
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Kansas Land Cases.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The secre-
tary of the interior to-day affirmed the
decision of the general land Office in
two Kansas land cases. One is the
case of Eliza Stoddard VS.. Edward Nc
ClOskey, involving the northeast quar-
ter of section IS, township %, south,
range 16, west, Larned land district.
The appeal of McClOSkeY from the
commissioners decision awarding the
tract to Miss StOddard is denied
The other case is homestead entry
contest between Lucy A. Murphy and
George DeShane, involving the south
west quarter of section 30, township %
south, range q west, Garden City land
district. De Shane's homestead entry
was cancelled because at time of max
ing it he was living upon and claiming
another tract under the presumption
law, The commissioner, therefore
awarded the homestead claim to the
contestant, Miss Murphy, and cancel
ed De Shane's entry.
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Brace LIN.

You are feeling depressed, your
appetite is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are fidgetty, nervous,
and generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Brace up, but not with
stimulants, spring medicines, or bitters,
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whisky, and which stimulate you
for an hour. and then leave you in
worse condition than before. What
you want is an Alternative that will
purify your blood, start healthy action
of Liver and Kidneys, restore your
strength. Such a medicine you will
find in Electric Bitters, and only SOC 9
bottle at Ben Wheldon's Drug Store
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Rieh ailrnr lima.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June 1S.-
Miners and projectors in the vicinity
are jubilant over returns from find
in the San Pedro neighborhOod, from
clear silver. The assay made shows
that the mountains in the vicinity are
Jery rich in high grade mineral. The
shafts have reached depth Of twenty
feet and considerable ore is now on the
dump. The valuable mine Is located
on the Pedro grant, which has been in
court q number of years. but the last
decision gives authority to any one
desiring TO locate mine to do so on
the grant.
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Ohio reports the mills in the Ma
homing .Yalley preparing for a pro-
tracted suspension. Notwithstan ding
the discouraging reports received by
the mill men they do not seem TO be
worried. Almost all who were spoken
TO believe the suspension will not con-
tinue longer than two or three weeks.
a shutdown is always necessary at
this time of year for repairs and stock
taking. The manufacturers, they
claim, have used the same arguments
for years, and always opposed the
Amalgamated association as vigorously
as at present. since the strike of 1882
the scale had been signed in conference
with but one exception, and that was
in 1875, when the strike was declared.
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A DAY OF CRIMES
Chubb Mccarthy Hanged at Mime
apOlis, Kansas, by a Mob.
The Sheriff and Marshal Made Pris-
Onsrs During the Execution.
Revenue Officers WOrstsd in Fight
with Arkansas MOOnshinsrs.
A LuRatic Boards a Train Bent on
Extsrminating the Hands.

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan, June 2S.-At 2
O'Clock last night a party of forty or
fifty masked men from Fountain town
ship, this county, neighbors of Mike
Dorsey who was murdered IN his bed a
few days ago by Chubb Mccarthy,
came into this city and with a sledge
and a bar. of railroad iron proceeded to
break down the Jail doors to get at Nc
earthly. The outside and one inside
door were broken open and then find
ing greater resistance than expected
they overpowered the jailOr and after
lively fight took away the keys. Not
being able to find the one which opened
the cell door, the mob then
compelled the jailor to unlock
the door. Mccarthy was quickly
taken out and hung to the Geisen
bridge across the Solomon river, about
three miles from town. But very little
noise was made by the mob, which was
well organized and heavily armed. The
city marshal hearing the noise went up
toward the jail, but was stopped by
the guards and held up until the mob
got away with the prisoner. The sher-
III was confined to his room by armed
guards, and other citizens who were on
the streets were held as prisoners until
the mob got away. The body of Nc
Carthy was found hanging to the
bridge Jlmbers at O'Clock this morn
ing by the sheriff and city marshal.
While deprecating resort to mob law,
there Is rather openly expressed SYM
pathy with the action of the mob.
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Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such general revival of trade at Ben
Wheldon's Drug Store as their giving
away to their customers of somany free
trial bottles of DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. Their trade
is simply enormous In this very valuable
article from the fact that it always
cures and never disappoints. Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis. Group, and
and all throat and lung diseases quickly
cured. You can test It before buying
Iby getting q trial bottle free, large sizl
81. Every bottle warranted.
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deadly work of this morning. His wife
was about 20 years of age. This was
her fourth husband. Both parties lived
in Butte about year ago. They were
constantly getting into rows, and were
a source of much trouble in the police
court.
Cartwright was brought into Butte
last night by deputies. 1t seems he re-
traced his steps from the mountains
and returned TO his cabin, as it was
that he killed his wife in self-defense;
that she was in the act of pulling re-
volver on him. The prisoner is in Jail.
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enty-five years. He was born in Phila-
delphia. and after the annexation of
Texas went there as the agent of New
York capitalists and amaSsed large
fortune. He took an active interest Ia
the politics of the day and was q lead
ing member OF the knights of the
Golden Circle, whose agent he was in
the northwest, and in which capacity
he was arrested in Cincinnati in 1862
and put on trial for treason. A letter
found in his possession from Senator
Bright of Indiana TO Jefferson G. Da-
Wis. was the cause of Bright's expulsion
from the United States senate. The
Indictment for treason was quashed,
and after the war he came north, set
ting in this vicinity.
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crime AND CASUALTY.
Peter HrOnsk Hanged at St. Joseph
for Wife Murder.
A Golored Boy Mixes Rough on Rats
With the Family Victuals.
Southern Hogs and Cattle Die Of
Poison by Insect Bites.
7. B. Lincoln, Once Tried for Treason
Dies Near Elkton.

ST.. LOUIS, June pa special to the
Post-Dispateh from st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, says: Peter Hronek was hanged
to-day at p. m, for the murder of his
wife on April II, 1887. The prisoner
has borne up bravely and denied any
intent to commit the crime. He rested
easily last night and arose this morn
ing at six, ate a light breakfast
and after religious consolation
was conducted to the scaffold,
accompanied by his religious advisers.
He preserved his firmness to the last,
exhibiting only slight symptoms of
weakening. After the usual prelim-
inaries the trap was sprung at ITO p.
m. and in seven minutes Hronek was
pronounced dead and the body cut
down and taken to the cathedral of st.
Peter and Paul. He will be buried by
the side of his wife in the Polish GEM
etery.
The crime for which Hronek was
hanged was the murder of his wife,
committed April II, 1887. He had
accused her of intimacy with man
quently threatened to kill her. On this
day while intoxicated he purchased a
revolver and went home about 8 o'clock
in the evening. Without word of
warning ne fired at his wife, the shot
taking effect in her breast, He imme-
diately fired second shot which pene-
trated her brain. When arrested
ne declared that he had killed
her because of her Infidelity. though
he later disavowed all knowledge of
the murder. Hronek was about thirty
two years old. He was q Bohemian
and came to this country ten years ago.
Six years after his arrival he sent to
Bohemia for his wife whom he had
known from childhood and on her ar
rival they were married at Easton, Mis-
souri,. Until within few weeks Of the
murder they had lived happily and had
child, little girl, two years of age,
who, since the tragedy, has been cared
for by farmer neighbor of the MUIR
deror,
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We reccomend Ely's Cream Balm
where cure for catarrh is called for,
and consider that we are doing the
public a service by making its virtues
known to those afflicted with this
loathsome disease, for which it is in
most instances a perfect cure.-Peck
Bros. Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ny hearing, which has been very de-
fective for years, has greatly improved
since have been using Ely's Cream
Balm, and feel quite confident that a
permanent cure will be effected.-Rev.
B. E. Mayo, Table Rock, Pawnee. Co..
Nebraska.