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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
EMPORIA. KANSAS, THURSDAY, 49, 1883

of them was said to be the woplan to
whom Bowles, though married man,
made love while on his dynamite ex-
petition in Indiana, and whose pres
ence in court was brought about by the
prosecution and had. more than any
thing else, induced Bowels to con-
TESS in order to head off suit
for a divorce. Alexander Smith, the
other brotherhood fremen who turned
informer, was the next witness called
He was interrupted at the very outset
by Lawyer David for the defense NOV
ing that all evidence concerning In
former Bowles be stricken out on the
ground that he was now under inves-
LEGATION. David also asked to have the
testimony of Informef Kelley and Wit
ness Lloyd nullifed because they men
toned none Of the defendants but
BoWles and the evidence was,
therefore, incompetent. District
Attorney Ewing commended that
It would be shown that The dynamite
was purchased and delivered by some
at least of the defendants. The court
let it stand and then Smith was taken
of the box and J. j. Kelly. Chairman
Hoge's clerk, was called to admit that
his name was Charles Cordely in a
Irritation he had with two ladies in
Chicago in 1881. The name, the wit
ness claimed, was taken by him purely
in fun. Considerable badgering by
lawyers for the brotherhood followed.
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The Anarohist At work Aeaiu.

CHICAGO, June 17.-By bold and time
Iy action Inspector Bonfeld this morn
ing probably saved the lives of himself
and Judges Gary and Grinnell. In a
small frame house in the vicinity of
Ashland avenue and Thirty-third street
were found twelve dynamite bombs, a
revolver, a knife, and as the owner of
the articles stepped to the sidewalk he
was arrested by Bonfield in person and
taken to the police station. Two other
arrests were made later, and when
questioned as to what the prisoners in
tended to do, Inspector Bonfield con-
fined himself to saying: There was
conspiracy of long standing and that
was about to be put into execution,
they intended to use the dynamite on
Judge Gary, Judge Grinnell and my
self. The chief prisoner is an old-time-
anarchist and was prominent in the
schemes of Haymarket times. Before
making the first arrest Bonfield had
the house surrounded by five
picked officers; just as daylight was
breaking the inspector was joined in the
vicinity by stranger and few mo-
ments later man emerged from the
house, the stranger nudged BOnfield
and an order was given to the men
who closed on the man. He made
desperate fight but was quickly over
powered and placed in charge of two of
the officers. Bonfield and the other
officer then rushed into the house.
They were met on the stairs by a wo-
man, the wife of the man who had
been captured, but was brushed aside
and the police, guided by the stranger,
entered hall bedroom, where hidden
in corner the inspector found an even
dozen of dynamite cartridges wrapped
in brown paper. A further search
found hidden in the bed large revol-
yer and dagger, some bundles of let
ters and other papers which were also
taken care of by the police was also
found, then patrol wagon was called
and the prisoner was taken to the sta
ton. The officers went to some dis
tance away, which it is supposed was
3,O16 Quinn street; here the two other
arrests were made. and all three cap
tors taken to the central sta
ton. Inspector Bonfield is reported
to have said,s privately. that the plot
was well arranged one; about twenty
determined murderers were in the con-
spiracy. and they were at a certain
hour after midnight to be at the homes
of Grinnel, Gary, Bonfield, Frank
Walker, General Stiles and others
prominent in the prosecution of the
anarchists. Dynamite was to be
placed beneath the houses of these and
powerful explosives were to be touched
off simultaneously, the board of trade
was to be blown in the sky at the
same time and wholesale reign of
terror inaugjrated.
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NEWS NOTES.
sOwIes c. uses a Huge Bomb to be
Pug up at GaIesburg.
Conrad Jackson Confesses Murder
and is then Hanged.
John Finerty De. ounces the Fops's
Explanation of the Irish Cause.
Other Items of Note Gathered for
thu Associated Report.

GALEsBURG, ILL.,, July 17.-United
States Marshal Marsh and two depu-
ties brought Informer Bowles here this
morning to test the truth of his story
that dynamite cartridge had been
placed on the Burlington track north
east of here. and subsequently in eonse-
quence of fear of the results had been
concealed in a hedge near by. The Of
ficers and railroad officials and
number of municipal Off
Gals and citizens went to the spot
that Bowles indicated and after consid-
cradle digging found the dynamite cart
ridge. 1t is of the hercules kind and
has caps at both ends. It is now in
the hands of the railroad officials. The
sheriff and other officials then went to
the home of George Clark one of the
leading brotherhood engineers and put
him under arrest on q state warrant.
Clark made no resistance and would
say nothing save to assert his inno-
cence.
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KilIed His Brother hn Mistaka.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 16.-News
OF a shooting tragedy. in the Choctaw
Nation has reached here. A few weeks
ago John Ray, white man, who has
been farming in the Nation a long
time, married a young girl near Tope-
ka, Kansas, and returning to the Ma
ton with his bride gave a house
warming. Ray lives just beyond the
line, and among the guests were a
number of parties from Arkansas. One
of these, man named Graham, be-
came incensed at Ray, who refused to
permit his wife to dance with him, and
fired at Ray as he stood among the
other dancers. Rays friends chased
Graham away. He threatened to kill
Ray ON sight and Ray was cautioned to
be on his guard. Saturday at midnight
Ray was awakened by a noise in his
bedroom, and raising himself in his
bed he saw man whom he took to be
Graham standing motIonless near the
doorway. Snatching his revolver he
fired at the intruder, who, without a
cry, fell on the floor. The household
was aroused and an investigation
showed that Ray had fatally shot his
brother jeffrey, who was engaged in
farming with him. The brother was a
somnambulist and had wandered into
the room. unconscious of his action.
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Watarsnout IN Florida.

ST.. AUGUSTA, Fla, Late yesterday
Afternoon some boatmen observed a
large waterspout in the ocean opposite
North Beach. An hour later, with a
terrible roar, it crossed the beach into
the bay. 1t came directly towards the
the town. People at the bay were bad
ly frightened and deserted their houses
and hundreds sought safety in fight.
The waterspout, though somewhat
diminished, struck the steamer Spring
Garden, anchored by the sea wall, and
tore the upper works and smoke stack
away. 1t also crushed in the side of an
ice house. 1t then crossed the town,
going southwest and sunk a score of
row boats in the river. After the water
spout had crossed the city. rain fell in
torrents. When the Spring Garden
was struck she was carried in the air
Twenty-Five feet
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Seeking a Compromise.


CHICAGO, July 17.-Speaking to re-
porter regarding yesterdays confer
ence with the representatives of the en-
gineers and fireman's brotherhoods
General Freight Agent Morton said to
a reporter that while the railroad
people are DESTROYS that the strikes
should be declared off by the brother
hood, yet they have no intention of
compromising any of the pending GRIM
inal acts nor could they if they would.
Proceedings have been begun and they
must take their course. Nothing was
said or done at the conference to justi-
fly the belief that there will be any COM
promise which will release any QUE now
under arrest. On the contrary another
man will be arrested at Galesburg to-
day, the last one against whom the
company has strong evidence. All
that the company will do if the strike
is declared off, added Mr.. Morton, I" is
to take all tie brotherhood men it con-
sistently can. men who have taken no
violent part in the troubles. There is
probably room for 150. There will
soon be another conference at which q
final agreement may be reached.
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CRIME AND CASUALTY.
A Crazy Mar Captures The Cabot an
Excursion Train.
He is knocked Senseless After Shoot
ing at the Conductor.
Deputy sheriffs at OIathe Arrested
for Murder.
A Supposed A sassin Suicides in Jail
Protesting His Innocence.

HAMERsTowN, Md, July 1S.-An
excursion party on the Shenandoah
Valley railroad had the thrilling expe-
rience Monday night of riding behind 4
locomotive at the throttle of which was
a mailman. The Shenandoah Valley
railroad connects with the West Mary
land railroad at this place. The excur-
sion was to Pen Mawyr on the Blue
Ridge mountain, and the train WAS
running when the exciting episode oc-
Cured. 1t was about 8 O'Clock, the
lamps had been lighted and the train
was speeding over the mountains south
of here. The conductor was collecting
tickets when he and the passengers
were startled by the train suddenly
stopping and series of wild yells from
the direction of the engine. The con-
ductor hurried forward and in the bag
gage car he met the engineer and fire
man, their faces blanched with terror.
just then the train began moving.
My God" exclaimed the engineer,
''there is crazy man in the cab" He
eXcitedly related how, at a station just
passed the man had jumped on the ten7
der and, covering the engineer and fire
man with revolver, had forced them
to leave and climb back into the bag
gage car. No time was to be lost; all
the brakes were hard down and the
train was moving slowly. The con-
ductor jumped to the ground and the
engineer climbed back over the tender.
The conductor picked up a large stone
and called TO the crazy man to jump
down. The latter responded with a
shot from his revolver. As he fred
out of the cab window the engineer
crawled in and. seiZing the throttle,
stopped the train. The conductor
threw the stone and it felled the luna
tic. cutting terrible cash in his head.
He turned out to be Henry d. Martin
of Bentonville, Virginia. who had been
crazed with liquor. The passengers
were badly frightened.
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Dynanitsr,s Trial.

CHICAGO, July 16.-The sensational
Developments in the trial of the ''Q''
dynamiters and the hope of more
startling disclosures brought a large
crowd to-day to Judge GreSbaJnss
court room where commissioner Hoyne
is hearing evidence. If the de-
fendents are convicted of carrying and
dealing in explosives which is only
punishable by fine they can schedule
out under the poor debtors act. The
United States officers, il is said, have
decided in view of this fact to bring a
charge OF conspiracy. a>crime which
can bepunished by two years impris-
onment in the penitentiary on fine of
81 900, or both. This charge, it was in
timated, might be brought to-day.
Bowles. since confessing. has been kept
In the United States marshal's Office
and allowed to sleep, instead of on a
plank. upon Commissioners HAYNES
lounge, which was brought in for thai
purpose.
Two pleasant looking women were
brought into the crowded court room
and given seats behind the desk. on
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A Point in Pension Legislation.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 17.-Some
time ago Pension Commissioner Black
decided that an applicant who has re-
signed from the Union army and en-
tered the confederate service was not
entitled to the benefit of the law PEN
sioning soldiers of the Mexican war.
This decision was overruled by Assis-
tant Secretary Hawkins, of the ia
terror department. and Secretary
Villas at first ccinclded with Mr.. HaW-
hns, but subsequently agreed with
Gen. Black. Several members of con-
Grees from the south protested against
the decision. and cited an opinion of
the United States supreme court hold
ing that men who resigned from the
army ara entitled to pensions. They
have been unSble to get the case revers-
ed at the pension Office. and to-day
Representative Brown of Virginia.
offered resolution in the house call
ing for en inquiry into the matter.
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The BavmarLat Mnnnment.

CHICAGO, July 18.-The committee
having in charge the Haymarket mon
ument has finally decided upon the
character of the design to be erected to
the memory of the police officers who
were killed at the Haymarket riot The
design will be the figure of police Of
fcer, upon a granite base, as was orig
inally proposed. The monument will
be placed at the spot where the men
fell. It is probable that the street car
company will widen the space between
its tracks sufficiently to make room for
the monument between them. In case
this is done a platform for speaking will
be built into the base of the monument.
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CHICAGO, July 1.-THE letter of the
pope explaining the description of the
Irish question has naturally caused
an unusual stir among the
Irish citizens of Chicago. A re-
porter for local paper called on ex-
Congressman John F. Finerty, the gen.
tleman most prominent in the meeting
OF protest, called at Battery d. some
weeks since and asked him what he
thought of the new explanation. 81
can only say what said when the re-
script was first discussed, was his re-
ply. 1t is an Interference in Irish pol
1ticS. If Archbishop Walsh had taken
the ground he should have taken this
second letter would never have been
sent. If the Irish bishops of the nine
teenth century had the backbone of
the English bishops of the thirteenth
century they could easily have brought
Leo XIII to terms. AS it is the fight
falls on the people. The issue is made
at last. For the last 200 years the.Irish
people have been suffering the fortunes
OF the damned because of papaI interfer-
ence in Irish affairs next to England
and it Is question of politics now
alone and not on matters of faith that
[ am speaking. ito have the house of
Ireland leveied to the ground. the
butchered, the wives, sisters and daugh-
tiers destroyed, the infants picked or
bayonetted and all promi scuously
starved to a combination of horrors be-
fore which the devil himself must
stand appalled,. If there is q legiti-
mate government and Pope Leo XIII
maintains that it is then legitimate
government springs from the devil and
not from God and il should be opposed
whether the premier of England or the
pope of Rome is its mouthpiece. ;"
The pope Of Rome has no
power to damn me or any other CATH
Ole. His latest utterance is an out
rage on Irish Catholic manhood and
wOmanhOOd. The Pope Of Rome. the
head of the Catholic church is in all
matters Of religion supreme but the
Pope of Rome, an Italian, with an Ital-
ian policy to carry out at no matter
what expense TO the other Catholic
people is subject for Irish criticism
and 1t is from this standpoint I criti-
else hum. ] am Catholic. / am be-
lever in the Catholic church. but I ana
an 1riehman and not an italian and /
am not to be sacrificed for the needs Of
italian diplomacy
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Professor Cook, who delivered lee
ture at the State Normal during the
commencement exercises, writes to the
Illinois School Journal as follows:
A recent visit to the Kansas State
Normal School, at Emporia, gave an
opportunity of learning something of
educational movements in that pro-
greSSive commonwealth, and especially
of the work which that institution is
doing.
The school is housed in a commodi-
GUS and beautiful building, admirably
fitted for its purposes. A recent APP
preparation has been wisely expended
in the construction of q much needed
addition to the old building. The at
tendance has increased so rapidly, of
late, however. that the increased ac-
commodations are barely sufficient for
their needs.
It Is now six years since the present
president Prof. A. r. Taylor, of the
Lincoln University, accepted a call to
the management of the Institution
He is the third Illinois man who has
held the position, his immediate prede-
cessor being President Welch, now re-
siding in Topeka.
Under the administration of Presi-
dent Taylor the school has been phe-
nomenally prosperous. The attendance
for the year just closed reached eight
hundred and seventy-tive. There is,
on every hand, unmiStakable evidence
that the institution has but one aim
the preparation of teachers for the
schools of the State.
The principal of the training depart
ment is j. N. Wilkinson, graduate of
the Illinois State Normal School. He
made an enviahle record in Illinois and
has materially added to his reputation
in Kansas. The remaining members of
the faculty seem admirably fitted for
their work.
1t is evident, even to casual obServ-
er, that modern ideas are at the front.
A free, progressive spirit is at work
throughout the faculty and the admir-
able board of regents. President Tay-
1or is recognized as the fright man in
the right place. and is enthusiastical-
ly supported by the regents, thesfaculty,
and the students.
A pleasant episode of the closing ex-
ercises was the presentation to him of
a beautiful gold watch. The presen-
tation speech was made by President
Rice of the board of regents, whose
mplimentary words could not have
been less agreeable than the exquisite
gift.
Emporia is substantial city of II eco.
In addition to the Normal School, it
contains the Emporia Presbyterian
College, an institution devoted to
higher education. The college build
ing occupies commanding site and
is very attractive structure. The
most cordial relations exist between
the two institutions. all having struck
hands for the advancement of popular
education in Kansas.
PROF. JOHN w. Cook.
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AZ Chicago.

CHICAGO, July Is, 1888.
HoGs-Receipts. 1900 head; market active
ana firm, prices SC higher; light, e6750f16.00:
rough packing. 6 6505.s0; mixed, e55065.o6:
heavy packing and shipping, 95.0006 10.
CATTLK-Receipts, 1e00o head: active and
steady to lower; natives, e4106b6-25; TexsDs,
si.756B4 40; native COWS, Sl.75a35O; stock cat
tie. S25003.g0.
SHEEP-Receipts. & 090 head; market active
and unchanged: natives, s3-50g5.O0; Texans
and westerns, e2.7554-20.
WHEAT-Quiet: No. 2 red, cash, slSSc; Au-
gust. 79Zc; September, 79zsc.
OoRN-About steady: cash. IKE; August,
a. l-l6: September, 80 Is 16.
oATs-steady; cash, 3Ie; August, 25Hc: Sep
TENDER, 245zc.
RYE-4Sc.
r BARLEY-No trading.
FLAx-Eo trading.
PRIME TsMOTHY-No trading.
PoEK.Easy; cash and August. fIs45: Sep
LAED.sfeady; cash, $50; August. ssasXe
S.3s: September, $50.
SHORT RIBs-eT..5 August
BUTTER-Firm; creamery, i5oI9kc; dairy. II
RGGs-FIrm; fresh. I4a1I4Izc.
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Heavy Rain Storms.

WAMEGO, July 16.-This morning
between 2 and 5 O'Clock witnessed the
heaviest rain storm of the season.
Bridges around about WamegO were
washed out and ten culverts and five
bridges were carried away on the
Union Pacific railroad, commencing
with the one Immediately west of this
point, and extending to Wallace,
in the western part of the
state. Trains are, however, going
through with little delay. Several
buildings here were struck with
lightning, among which was the Pres
byterian church, whose steeple was
completely demolished. The current
ran into the auditorium tearing up
seats and carpets and ending in the
basement where it did severe damage
to the FURNACE. These heavy rains in
sure an abundant corn harvest.
ATCHIsON, July I6.-Specials to the
Champion report heavy general rain
on Sunday night, continuing until
Monday noon, throughout north Kan
sas and along the line of the Central
Branch railroad as far west as Stock
ton, with light rains all Sunday night
along the North Solomon as far west
Lenora, and beyond to the Colorado
line. Corn is booming.
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o8iosr. Cbsygs6 WIN Nvrdsr.

OLATHE, Kan. July 1s.--Deputy
sheriff Hannibal. Campbell and Frank
p. Allenbeck were arrested here last
night charged with the murder of John
Z. Reardon at Round Prairie school
house. nine miles south on the night of
April %. They had a warrant for q
desperate named Rodgers and his dis
cription tailed exactly with
that of Reardon. Reardon was
was Ell route from Philadel-
phia to Umatilla Oregon, but was
stopping temporairlyat the school house
as his horse was lame. He WIS heav-
lily armed. When the officers found
Reardon and ordered him to hold up
his hands Ire refused and started from
the chair in which he had been sitting.
Then the officers fired upon and killed
him. The corOnner's jury exonerated
them
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Printsr RTpl,r.r. cons . erisf.

DALLAS, Tex, July 40. E. Wit
ter. Fred Tucker and James Thomp-
son, printers, who came here from Chi
cago two years ago. and Walter Wall,
started in boat June Sd, to explore
the Trinity river. which runs about
four hundred miles through a wild
country, in Serpentine course, to the
sea. Yesterday Witter was brought
back in q dying condition. He reports
that the explorers were taken sick over
forty miles from human habitation,
and ala would have persisted had not a
hermit fisherman given them succor.
Wall died and WAS buried near the an
Gent town OF Talico. Young Witter
walked thirty-siA miles through a vii
deTness to reach the nearest railroad.
Tucker and Thompson were left be
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LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
Knusns ely

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July Is. 1884,
eSThe Kansas City Live Stock Market Is
reported especially for the E4PORIA DAILY
News 10y FISH, KICK & CO, Exchange build
ing, Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATTLE-Receipts. 4, I04 head: market active
and steady, shippers buying literally; nativees
q .00d5.S0; Texans, S2.60g4.9J; feeders, S300
lt:j.s5: COWS, &20OI3y00.
HoGs-Receipts, 6.661 head; active and SC
higher; choice heavy packing and shippers,
S5.106l5 80: medium, % 65Cd5.15; light and mixed
lots. e5.G06o6.s0: pigs. s54GEl5.h5.
SHEEP-Receipis. :sSJ head; active, steady.
WHEAT-StrongeF: No. red cash. CSC
bid. 6Sa<c asked; August. Csc bid, 6s1f asked,
CORS-Stronger: No. 2, cash, Gkc: Agl
gust, Ale: September SAC.
OATS-Cash 2IEc