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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17
He Goe Even.

BEEcHER CRY, H., May 10. A
triple tragedy was enacted in the
country near here last evening. Henry
Miller and William Oderhalt, farmers,
had lawsuit over a trivial matter and
Miller, the loser, swore he would get
even. After the trial Miller, true to
his word, shouldered his rifle and went
to field where i. G. Kensey, one of
Oderhalt's witnesses, was blowing.
Miller first shot Kensey's horse, and
then shot Kensey twice, inflicting
mortal wounds. Then the slayer went
to another field, where Oderhalt was
at work Oderhalt's horse was first
killed by Miller and then Oderhalt
himself. 1t is supposed that Kinsey
and Oderhalt attempted to shield
themselves behind their horses. When
the revenge was complete Miller pro-
ceeded to the hut which served as his
home and after setting fire to the
place, blew his own brains out. His
blackened'corpse was found in the burn
ing debris when the frightened neigh
bOrs mustered courage to investigate.
Beside him lay two guns and bowie
knife. Miller was a foreigner forty
years old and lived alone. Kinsey
and Oderhart were among the most
respected citizens Of the county.
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scattered by a whIrIw1na

CHICAGO, May ia cyclone of ire
mendous force whirled over portion
of northern Indiana last night. The
extent Of its ravages can only be guess
ed from few scattering reports and
the fact that the telegraph wires
throughout considerable territory are
Frustrated. At Winslow Siding on
the Nickle Plate railway, a train of
Santa Fe cars were lifted from their
wheels and distributed in piecemeal
across the surrounding prairies.
Information has been received that
at Wanatah number of houses were
unroofed and much timber in the
country uprooted. Much alarm was
felt regarding the city of Valparaiso
which it is thought lay in the path of
the cyclone.
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Hoe JohnstOD's COntributIOn,

q CHICAGO, H., May 12.-It has trans
pired that measures were adopted in
the George II. Thomas Post No. G..
y. r. in this city last evening to procure
a resolution from Commander-in-C Chief
Rea of that organization on the action
of E. D. Baker Post of Philadelphia, in
admitting Conferate General Joe
Johnston to contributory membership,
the question is raised that there can be
contributory or other than the
regular membership, but that if such
a membership can be estab
tablished by posts those who bore
arms against the United States are in
eligible thereto as in case of regular
membership. This action may lead to
proceedings against the Philadelphia
post for violating the rules and regu-
lationS
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torpedo being the cause Of the expIo-
sion of said steamer. The explanation
of the real cause is simply that she had
tubular boilers, the most dangerous
form of boiler ever known by man for
use on the Mississippi river and its
tributaries, and know Of my own per-
sonal knowledge that on two trips
prior the disaster she had them repair
ed at Natchez and again at Vicksburg,
besides a number OF times at other
places along the river, thus showing
that they were not only dangerous, but
defective as well. The crew of the
Sultana imagined that she was q much
faster boat than she really was, and
every pound Of steam her boilers were
thought capable of standing was car
ried, for the purpose of making the
fastest time possible. / am perfectly
familiar with the above facts, having
resigned my position upon the Sultana
but two hours prior to her departure
on that fatal trip, to accept another
position ON an Upper Mississippi river
boat. Respectfully,
HENRY l. I.YDEA
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CIRCULAR.

50 MILK ST., BOSTON, May 10, 1888.
First-From and after the first day
of June, 1888, the headquarters of Mr..
G.. w. Smith, first vice-president, will
be at 80 Milk street, Boston, Mass,
where all reports and communication
to him should be addressed.
Second-Mr. George X. Peck, general
solicitor, in charge of the legal affairs
of the entire system, with headquar-
tiers at Topeka, Kan, will, from and
after the same date, report to the pres
ident. The several claim departments
are transferred to the legal department.
Third-From and after the same
date, Mr.. a. a. Robinson, as second
vice president and manager, will in adj
dition to his present duties take
charge of the operation department of
the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe,
Southern Kansas, and Chicago, Kansas
& Western lines, his Office being at To
peka, Kansas. AS to all matters in
the construction department he will re-
port to the president, and upon all
matters pertaining TO the operation de-
partment, he will report to the first
vice president.
Fourth-From and after the same
date, MIR. w. Snyder, as Second Vice
President and Manager of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railway company,
headquarters at Galveston, Texas. will
have charge of the operating and con-
struction departments of that line, re-
porting as to all matters in the con-
struction department to the president,
and upon matters pertaining to the
operating department to the first vice.
president.
Fifth-Mr. J. F. Goddard has been
elected third vice president, and from
and after the same date his Office will
be at the Rialto building Chicago, Ill.
He will have charge of the tariff of
the entire Atchison system Including
express business) eOvereng all lines
owned, leased, operated or controlled
by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad Company, and the several
traffic managers will report to him.
Mr.. Goddard has also been appoint
ed Manager of the Chicago, Santa Fe
and California railway, with Office as
above.
He will report to the first vice presi-
dent.
BY order of the board of directors.
WIN. b. STRONG, President.
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diction, and no man was more familiar
with those great decisions that are the
peaks and promontories, the headlands
and the beaconS of the law.
HE WAS AN ORATOR,
earnest, logical. intense and pictures
with accuracy and with skin. and rose
by ''cold graduation and well balanced
form, from the corner stone of state
ment TO the dome of conclusion. He
lifted the stage. He satisfied the eye.
The audience was his. He had that in
definable thing called presence-tall,
commanding. erect, ample in speech,
graceful In compliment, titantic in de-
nunciation, rich in illustration, prodi-
gal OF comparison and metaphor, and
his sentences, measured and Tythmical.
fell like music on the enraptured thIong.
BE ABHoRRED THE PHARISEE,
and loathed all conscientious fraud.
He had a profound aversion for those
who insist in putting base motives back
of the good deeds of others. He wore
no mask. He knew his friends; his
enemies knew him. He had no patience
with pretence-with patriotic reasons
for humanity acts. He did his work
and braVe1y spoke his thoughts. Sem
sitive to the last degree, he keenly felt
the blows and stabS of the enviouS and
the obscure, of the smallest, of the weak
est; but the greatest couldn't drive him
from convictions filed. He would not
stop to ask or give an explanation. He
left his words and deeds to Justify
themselves. He held in light esteem
friend who heard with willing ears the
Islander of foe. He walked highway
of his own, and kept the company of
his self-respect. He would not turn
aside to avoid foe, to greet or gain a
friend. In his nature there was no
compromise. To him there was but
two paths, the right and wrong. He
was maligned, miSrepreSented and mis-
understood, but he would not answer.
He knew that character speaks louder
far than any words. He was as silent
then as he is now, and his silence, bet
ter than any form of speech, refuted
every charge.
HE WAS AN AMERICAN,
proud of his country, that was and ever
will be proud of him. He did not find
perfection only in other lands, he did
not grow small and shrunken, Withered
and apologize in the presence of those
upon whom greatness had been thrust
by chance. He could not be OveraWed
by dukes or lords, nor flattered into YER
tebraeless subserviency by the patroniz..
conventionalities, he had the feeling of
suffocation. He believed in the royalty
of men, in the sovereignty of the citizen,
and in the matchleSS greatness of this
republic He was of the classic mould
a figure from the antique world. He had
the pose of the great statues, the pride
and bearing of the intellectual Greek of
the conquering Roman, and he stood in
the free air as though within his veins
there flowed the blood of an hundred
kings, and as he lived he died. Proudly
he entered the darkness or the dawn
that we call death. Unshrinkingly he
passed beyond our horizon, beyond the
twilight's purple hills, beyond the ut
most reach of human harm or help, to
that vast realm of silence or of joy
where the innumerable dwell, and he
has left with us his wealth of thought
and deed, the memory of a brave, i'm
perious, honest man, who bowed alone
to death.
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the Pratt national BANK Robhsa

PRATT, KAs., May 1.-THE Pratt
County National bank was entered to-
day at u O'Clock by thieves and the
safe robbed of s4.016 all IN currency.
The bookkeeper and the teller had gone
to dinner and the cashier partly turn
ed the combination on the safe and
locked the door of the bank and went
across the street to the postofiice. He
was gone about ten minutes and dur
ing his absence the robbery was effect
by breaking pane of glass in win
dow which enabled the parties to undo
the fastening and raise the window.
Nothing. but a package of currency was
taken. Quite large amount of other
monies was in the safe but was not
taken. The whole matter is inshrouded
in mystery, and as yet no clue has been
discovered that indicates by whom the
robbery was done.
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War on the Tnrf.

LEXINGTON, KY, May 1O.-The as
ISOLATION of the Western Book Makers
met last night and unanimously re-
solvedno to accept Col. Clark's terms
for betting privileges at Louisville.
They further resolved to expel any
members who should go on at Louis
vile. and refuse admission to any nom
members who should make a book
there. That means open war between
the pencilers and the Louisville Jockey
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ThIrty-nve Years In the Den.

SAN Francisco, Col, May 1O.-Chas.
S. Bachman, Steward of the English
ship Brussels, who was convicted OF
setting fire to the vessel while the crew
were on board was sentenced yesterday
to San Quentin for thirty-five years.
This sentence seemed to horrify the
prisoner. who is a well educated ger
accomplice, Mate Coskey pleaded gull
ty and will be sentenced Saturday.
The trial was rendered not worthy by
by the fact that Coskey confessed the
crime to detectives, but when brought
into court declared this confession
false. On the following day he appear.
ed and said his testimony was forced
from him, as Bachman had mesmerized
him while in his cell and controlled
him with his eye when in court.
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JeRerson WIN be Tnrre.

MISSISSIPPI, City, May 1O.-A COM
mittee of ladies of the Confederate
Monument associationyesterday called
on Mr.. jefferson Davis and invited
him to participate in the ceremony of
laying the corner stone of a confeder-
ate monument at Jackson on the 26th,
INST. Mr.. Davis expressed great will
ingness and desire to he present and
will attend if the state of his health
permits.
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NaturaI Gas Kxplosion.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 1O.-At nine
O'Clock this morning an explosion of
natural gas occurred in the kitchen of
R. V. Pierce's hotel, 663 Main street.
The gas was turned off, but for some
unaccountable reason second explo-
sion occurred at 9:15 which shattered
window panes and smashed things gem
orally. Michael Drummer, foreman of
hook and ladder No. 1, was quite seri-
ously hurt about the forehead.
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Hanged on Suspicion

BOWLING GREEN, KY, May IA
mob composed of about one hundred
men went to the farm of Joe Smith in
the Rich Pond neighborhood in this
county, Wednesday, and took a negro
farm hand and hanged him. Marion
Sloss, a farmer, had about twenty
horses stolen during the last year, and
the negro is suspected to be the guilty
party, as he was once in the employ of
SlosS, and discharged. He made
threats against Sloss several times.
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b ept In CaptivitY BY 3 Mormon Elder.


NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 1O.-In
1859, John B. Craddock and Miss Mary
A. Wilkes were married in Brownwell,
Staffordshire, England. In 1854 they
became converted to the Mormon faith
and came to America, and made their
way to Salt Lake City, wife going
ahead with train of emigrant women.
When Craddock arrived at Salt Lake
he could find no trace Of his wife, who
it seems was kept in captivity several
months by Mormon elder. She fin
ally escaped, and failing to find her
husband, returned to England in 1866.
Craddock meanwhile was Informed that
his wife was dead, and he again mar
ried, moving to this city. His first wife
eight months ago learned of his where
abouts from letters written by Grad
dock to relatives in England, and she
came to this city recently, and after
talking the matter over, relinquished
all claim and left yesterday for Phila-
delphia, from which place she will sail
for her England home.
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singular HydropHsobia case.

CARTILAGE, ILL.,, May II.-WiIliam
Boose, of Middle creek. who attended
Arthur Yates, the lad who died of hy-
drophobia in that vicinity ON the 18th
ult., was in the city to-day for the
first time since the event. He says
that there were many remarkable
symptoms in the case that medical
works failed to describe. He said
that the Lad was taken vio-
1entIy Ill at school on Wednesday
April %, but yielded to treatment,
complaining. however, of an unendur-
able headache. He soon began TO
show signs of hydrophobia. but in
stead of the sight of water throwing
] him into convulsicns or spasms, he
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or for JOI,et.

CHICAGO, May Warden Var
nell, EX-County Commissioners Was
serman, Val Pelt, Leyden and Ocks, the
last five county boodlers whose bold rob
berry of Cook county astonished the
courts who passed in review on the evil
dence of the gigantic steal. started for
Joliet on the nine clock train to begin
their term of two years imprisonment.
The once proud commissioners had
shackles on their limbs for the first
time, but they seemed to accept the
situation with stoical Indifference.
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Granite ArabIan Horse sold.

BEATRICE, Neb., May 10.-Gen. S.
w. Colby of this city, commander of
the Nebraska National Guards, has
purchased of U. S. Grant Jr., the Ara
bian stallion Linden Tree. Linden
Tree and Leopard, another
Arabian horse were presented
to General Grant at ConstantinOple
in March, 1879, in his trip around the
world, by the Sultan of Turkey. Lin
den Tree is now at Washington, and
will be shipped IN few days.
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Two ChIIdren Rurned 20 Death,

LIMA, Ohio, May 1.-TWO children
aged about eighteen and about six
months were burned to death near
Wiltshire, during the absence of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nickerson,
yesterday. The family lives on farm
near town and the parents left the
children asleep in the house while they
went to work in the field leaving a pile
of brush burning near the house. Dur
ing their absence the house caught fire
and the little ones were burned to
death
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TOWER, Mimi, May 1O.-The Hins
dale granite quarries, which have been
supplying stone for the Auditorium
building in Chicago have stopped work
and it is thought this win prevent the
building from being finished in time
for the republican national convention,
which was to be held there In Chica-
go it is stated that the delay in sending
granite will not interfere with the COM
pletion in abundant time of that part
of the building in which the conYen-
ton is to be held.
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zen From a Ferry Heat.

SAN FRANCISCO, May ia. j. Bry-
ant. wealthy resident of this city who
was mayor from 1875 to 1879, fell from
a ferry boat yesterday morning and was
drowned. He had been in Ill health
for some time and il is supposed he
had an attack of vertigo. Some think
he committed suicide, but his friends
scout the idea.
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WILLIASIATrIC, Conn, May 10-The
climax in the case of the Willamette
Savings bank institute was reached
to-day in the arrest of Cashier H. F.
Royce, on twenty-five counts. which in
dictate that Royce's raScalities have
been more bold and extended than was
expected. The indictment allege the
misuse of deposits belonging to Frank
Frost, which was covered by false en-
tries, and the making of false entries
for large number of notes and bills
receivable, which were never sent for
collection. He is also charged with APP
propriating about 900 at different
times, and with keeping false
accounts of all his transactions, and
with suppressing entirely from his
books certain credits and accounts due
for good notes sent to New York for
collection and paid by the New York
banks. Royce takes his arrest coOlly
and has openly boosted that the direc-
tors dared not arrest him as in that
case they would all be implicated as
equally guilty with himself. The loss
to the bank was paid from the reserve
fund and the institution is now pro-
nOunced sound.
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Fatal Accident.

KANSAS CITY, May 9.-Willie Hayn,
an eleven year-Old boy, took horse to
the pasture near Rosendale to-day.
9 att ached two straps to the halter,
one of which he fastened about his
body. The horse became frightened
and ran away, dragging the boy for
some distance. He died shortly after
being taken home,
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served aim Right.

WnLIsToN, OAK, May 9.-W.
Grinnel living in the country, has
been in the habit of getting drunk and
beating his wife. She warned him
that if he did it again, she would kill
him. Yesterday he began drinking and
pounding her over the head with a
revolver. She fed and he tried to ride
over her on horseback, and dismount-
ing he attacked her; when she threw
him down and choked him to death
with watch chain he wore around
his neck. She is a half breed. He
was a farmer and kept saloon and
nOStOffice
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Rire "a Kansas CIV.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May PA fire
this morning in the building 5ss and
$40 Delaware street, caused loss OF
about $50, 600, distributed as follows:
E. E. Menges, sporting goods, SIS, 600:
Graham Paper company, 1900;
Kingston, Coy 81 Peake, s10,0 Loss
onethe building is $4,000. All losses
are fully covered by insurance.
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A Chrietian Science Cranlx

INDIANAPOLIS, May 12.-Mrs. Ida
A. Jordan, forty-one years old, wife of
Thomas Jordan grain dealer of this
city, administered a fatal dose of
poison to their four year Old child this
morning and then cut her own throat
with a razor. Both are dead. The
Woman was partially demented and
her infirmity was intensified by excite
ment over Christian Science of which
she was an ardent student
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KuledaconatahIe.

DEwEEsE, Neb., May 9.-Constable
jenkins endeavored yesterday after
noon to arrest three men who were
hunting in the village limits. Draw
ing his revolver he ordered them to
drop their guns. Two complied but
the third, Ed Davis refused. Jenkins
then fired two shots at Davis, one pass
ing through his ear and the other
carrying away his hat. Davis raised
his shot gun and emptied both barrels
into Jenkins breast, fatally injuring
him. Davis has been Jailed.
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ACrcIone RoIIowsaTraIn

CHICAGO, May ia cyclone struck
the village of Pecatonia last night,
wrecking several houses and innumera-
Bile out buildings. One woman and
three children were injured, but not
fatally, by flying timber. The storm
came all the way from Free Port ac-
companying the evening train part of
the distance and causing havoc along
fha r0lrtQ
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Wand In enc NIehft.

LEXINGTON, KY, May 11.-William
Riley of Chicago, of the firm of Riley &
Co., book makers, deposited his cash
at six O'Clock. The box contained
IS 600 in cash and certified checks and
drafts. When Mr.. Riley called for the
box this morning it was gone from the
safe 1t is supposed to be the work of
a Sneak-thief.
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AFamlIy Quarrel,

DENVER Col. May 1O-During fam
lily quarrel late last night between
Henry J. Barron, aged seventy-seven,
his son-in-law, j. S. Higgins and Hig-
gins, son-in-law which originated over
the ownership of dog Barron shot
and instantly killed Higgins. Barron
is injail He is from ISOckport, New
YOr6
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LusIx & Co, Fail.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May 12.-J.
Lusk & Co., proprietors of the largest
fruit canning establishment in the
world, have failed for 100000. The
failure was caused by the assignment
of William T. Coleman.
The California Cigar Box factory and
Jesse III. Drew's sash and door factory
were burned last night. Loss, S75, 900;
insurance light.
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PITTsBURe, May 1O.-Shortly before
eleven O'Clock this morning Charles
Turner, German groceryman living
at $50 Ohio street, Allegheny City,
shot his wife in the back and then shot
himself in the head. Both died in
stantly. The cause of the tragedy
was jealously which from ali that can
be learned was unfounded.
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The SuItana Disaster.

The following is printed by the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat to-day:
OK BOARD UNITED STATES LIGHT
HOUSE TENDER LILLY" May g.
Permit me to reply to an article regard
ing the explosion of thelsteamer "Sul-
tana." No person can induce me to
believe that -Old Chestnut" about a
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KIlled by q Horse EsaIling.

LONDON, May 9.-As Mr.. Mahlon
Sands. an American, was starting out
for ride in Rotten Row. Tuesday
evening. his horse fell and rolled upon
him. Mr.. Sands was removed to St.
Georges hospital, where he died two
hours after the accident. He married
a niece of the American banker. Mr..
Levi p. Morton.
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LuEnber Yards Rurned.

CHICAGO, May 1O.-A fire which
started in the lumber yard of J. H.
Horson, Thirty-eight and Michigan
streets this morning destroyed an i'm
mense quantity of lumber besides fouI
dry kilns and a planning mill, all be
longing to the firm. Loss $50, GOO.