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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-27
Sixty Houaes Burned.

SAN FIR lNCIsCo. Cal, Dec. 24.-Ad-
vices from Australia report a destruc-
tive fire at Broken Hill, new mining
camp in New South Wales on Novem-
Der 9Th. The town was built entirely
of wood and in two hours sixty build
ings we've destroyed, comprising the
business houses. The losses were
heavy as few carried insurance.
The great strike of coal miners at
New Castle has ended. The strike
lasted three months and eight thou
sand men were idle ana 81 500, :
900 lost by the masters and men.
A terrible hurricane swept over Cler-
mont, Queensland, Nov. %. Hailstohes
as big as hens eggs were driven by the
force of the wind clear through the
sides of the houses. Gardens, vine
yards and orchards were ruined and
forest trees were stripped of leaves.
Bush fires in New New South Wales
are doing great damage. One is re.
ported fifteen miles long. Large
bands of sheep have been burned be.
fore they could be removed to places of
safety
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The senate
committee on the census has not set
any meetings to consider the house bill,
providing for the taking of the eleventh
census. a bill for this purpose passed
the house of representatives at the
last session. AS the date approaches
on which it is proposed that the census
shall be taken. June /, 1889, the COM
mittee is receiving frequent commune
cations suggesting amendments to the
house bill The principal ones sug-
gested relate to the provision authoriz-
ing an enumeration of the survivors of
the late war and the insertion of a pro-
vision for aScertainIng the recorded in
debtedneSS of the people.
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Receptions Suspended for the Week.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24,-Notwith-
standing the general publication this
morning of the notice that General
Harrison would have no reception dur
the holiday week he had greater
number of visitors to-day that usual.
The president-elect has not abandoned
his earnest desire for week of COM
paratiVe privacy and it was to achieve
this end that he requested the publica-
ton of the notice that his afternoon
reception from 2 to 4 o'clock would be
suspended for the week.
One of the most unique Xmas gifts
came to-day from b. w. koppman, of
Terre Haute, it is a small iron alarm
clock with automatic fire lighting at
tachment. The arm holding the fuse
extends nearly foot from the side OF
the clock. Thr inventor writes the
general that he has at last solved the
great problem as to who shall get up
first during the cold winter mornings
and light the fire. The clock rests on
the mantel i'll the generals library
where it will be utilized as a time
piece.
Artistic calenders and other season
able presents numbered to-day's mails,
while by express came a quantity of
oysters and more turkeys.
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, of West
Virginia. arrived in the city late last
night. and was an early visitor at the
Harrison residence this morning, de-
parting for home on the noon train.
The presence of ex-senator Davis has
given rise to considerable newspaper
speculation regarding that gentleman, S
policy, and his democracy is impeached
in some quarters as result of his visit,
but upon the authority of General 1ar-
rison it may be stated that Senator
Davis visit had no political significance
whatever, and politics were not dis
cuSSed. The eX- senator visit was pure
~ social. as it is well known that dur
ing their joint residence in Washington
the leaders of the two families formed
a mutual attachment and the eX-sen-
at0r7s younger daughter, now Mrs.
Lieut.. Brown, was one of the brides
| maids at Mrs. McKee's wedding. Gen
eral and Mrs. Harrison have frequently
been the guests of Senator and Mrs.
Davis at Deer Park. In conclusion il
may be said that there is nothing dis
| cernable from a close view on which to
warrant the speculation that EX-Sena-
tor Davis is a cabinet possibility.
Senator Philetus Sawyer. of Wiscon-
sin, stopped over one train to-day en-
route home from Washington and
spent an hour with the president-elect
this afternoon. AS it is well known
| that Senator Sawyer and his brilliant
| colleague, Senator Spooner, generally
pull together, it is fair to presume the
great lumberman warmly endorsed
Governor Rusk for the war portfolio.
| Ex-senator Saunders and wife have
returned to their home in Omaha and
| the Harrison family will pass their
| Christmas alone.
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Preachers Oppose Display.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 25.-The Metho-
dist preachers of Columbus to-day
adopted the following:
We, the Methodist preachers of Co
luInDus, in view cf the elevation of a
Christian man to the presidency, do
feel that this is fitting time for high
official dise0untenance to the ten
denotes in certain quarters TO initiate
travagance of European courts.
We, therefore, respectfully protest
against the proposed expenditure of
nearly $l0O, 900 for the purpose of imi-
tating these follies, corrupting the
simplicity of republican principles, en-
couraging the tendencies to extrava-
game and perpetuating that relic of
barbarism Inauguration ball on
the occasion of his inauguration
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An Iowa Mans Christmas jug.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Dec. 25. "A new
phase of the prohibitory law was passed
upon in the district court here yester-
day. Judge Conrad released a pack
age of alcohol which was seized in the
United States express Office in this
citV some time ago en- route from Rock
Island, ILL.,, to Runuells, La. The
package was not labelled or marked so
as to show its contents
and the state law requires
all shipments of liquor within
the state to be so marked. The con-
stables seized the alcohol and claimed
that after it once crossed the line and
came inside the state it fell under the
provision of the statutes for the rest of
the journey and was therefore liable to
seizure for being unmarked. The court
holds that this was an Interstate ship
ment belonging to Interstate commerce
and therefore was not subject to state
laws until the transit had ended and
the liquor became part of Iowa prop
erty. He therefore orders that the gal
Ion jug be sent on to its destination, to
Runnells.
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ACosFLY COFFIN.

An Enormous Sum Required to Bury a colored
Woman.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec. 24,-The
body of Mrs. Catherine Teagle, wife of
West Chester's famous colored doctor,
will be inferred at that place to-mor-
row morning with more pomp than has
attended any recent funeral in this 10
calIty. Mrs. Teagle died of compli-
cation of disorders at midnight last
Wednesday. BY an arrangement
made before her death she was to-day
laid out in a coffin which she had
ordered and inspected herself,
and which will cost her wealthy
husband the sum of 81, GOO. In appear
| ance it is an exact reproduction Of the
casket in which the body of the late
| Samuel j. Tilden was incased, and 1t
| comes from the same mandatory.
The wood from which it is made is the
very finest cedar that could be pro-
cured. heavily lined with highly tested
copper. The trimmings are of the
| finest satin, and the pillow on winch
| the dead Woman's head rests is hand
embroidered. Besides all this, an Eek
uuisite satin Shroud has been ordered
| for the occasion, bits of coloring being
| introduced to relieve the whole OF any
| CHASTITY effects.
Il want it to be better than the one
| IN which Henry W ara DeecHer was
buried said DR.. Teagle this morning.
.'She was an excellent woman, and
deserves an uneXcelled home in the
| grave"
All the other arrangements for the
funeral are upon similar scale. The
funeral director was given explicit in
structions to spare no expense, and he
has obeyed instructions. Fifty of the
finest carriages have been engaged and
a sumptuous dinner provided for those
who come from a distance.
Mrs. Teagle was born slave, but be-
came free by the operation of the
emancipation proclamation and came
north shortly thereafter. She was a
woman of more than ordinary capacity,
and borrowing money she went into
the millinery business. With her saw
ings she bought up real estate, which
increased in value and finally made heI
rich, Iu her own right she was worth
about 100000 when she, died. DR.
Teagle, whom she married twenty
years ago, obtained a large practice as
root and herb doctor, and also
amassed considerable money. To-day
he has an extensive list of white anC
colored patients, who will accept medi
| cal service from no other physician.
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Regulators Regulated

YORKvILLE, S. c., Dec. 25.-Ben
Harding and another man undertook to
regulate" a negro named Sam Haro-
ing for living with white woman near
here. About midnight, last night, the
two men raped at the door where the
white woman and negro were supposed
to be. Admittance was demanded in
an authoritative tone. The response
was the discharge of double barreled
shotgun. The charge lodged in Ben
H4rding's body and he died shortly
afterwards. The negro escaped and
has not yet been apprehended.
CHARLOTTEN, S. c.. Dec. 25.-At
Lancaster. S. c., on Saturday night,
Gadsden Earle, negro man who form
erly lived in Charlotte, was killed by a
white man named Williams. Williams
and another white man were at negro
woman's house inquiring about their
washing when Gadsden Earle and his
companion came in. A few hot words
passed between Earle and Williams
when the latter drew bis pistol and
shot Earle through the heart, killing
him instantly. Williams is still at
large,
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The Diss Dahar oEaprinr.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Odelia Diss
Debar, the noted spirit medium, since
her release from Blackwell's island,
has regained her hold on Luther r.
Marsh. She sat IN court weeping for
her children, who are in the custody of
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Children. She plead for her
children and Lawyer Marsh also took
her part. In his argument Lawyer
Marsh said: am no more mad than
Paul was. Mediums are in every city
in the land. do not regard that as a
good reason why this petitioner should
be held to be unfit to have the control
and education of these children. The
verdict against the Diss Debars was
rendered upon inference and aginst
testimony. l believe that my friend
raises some objections to the fact that
they are not man and wife. There is
no claim that the children have not
been brought up properly and well.
The law should intervene to restore
them to their parents.' The judge
reserved his decision.
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The american Historical Arsoc1atiou

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The house
bill which has passed the senate with
some slight amendments creates An
drew d. White, of Ithaca, New York;
George Bancroft. of Washington; JUS
tin Winsort, of Cambridge, Massachu-
sets; William T. Poole. of Chicago;
Herbert b. Adams, OF Baltimore; Clar-
ence w. Bower, of Brooklyn, and their
associates the American Historical
association. Its Office shall be ia Wash
ington where it may hold $500, 900
worth of property for the purposes of
the association. Its meetings may be
held wherever the incorporators may
determine. Annual reports shall be
made by the officers to the secretary of
the Smithsonia Institution, where the
association may deposit it's collections,
books, pamphlets and other material
for history.
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Cut 10 Pieces With An Axe.


MADISON, Wis, Dec. 24.-Fuller de-
tails received establish beyond doubt
that for a cool and deliberately planned
murder this section of the state has
afforded no parallel to the Primrose
horror of a week ago. Kuhni, the
young Swiss, literally cut his victim to
pieces, and such portions of the body
as were not found in the bag which
was fished up from the bottom of the
river, he placed in a satchel and car
ried some distance in his flight. An
axe was the weapon employed, and
when his victim, William Christman,
slept the blow was struck. Kuhni Sc
cured the sum of about 800. He was
very bungling in his work, leaving Il
strong clue, and last night the police
telephoned from Monroe, Wisconsin,
saying that Kuhni had sailed from
Philadelphia on the 10Th, on the steam
er Lord Cough, for Basic, Switzerland,
by way of Liverpool. The steamer is
expected to reach Liverpool Wednes-
day or Thursday, when kuhni's arrest
will be made. Kuhni is a hard char
acter, having served in Swiss prisons
or crimes committed.
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ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, Dec. 25.-
Coal oil has been known to exist in the
vicinity of Gallup, N. NJ. for years, in
such quantities as to run in rivulets in
many localities, especially on the Nav
ajo reservation. Recently several
companies have been organized to de-
velOp the oil fields, one of which, it is
said, NJ. s. Quay. chairman of the Re
publican national committee, is at the
head. The Standard Oil company also
has experts on the ground, who viii
sink test wells. Contracts have already
been let for sinking several develop
ment wells at once. Gallup is a coal
mining town. employing about 40l
miners, and is already feeling the
effect of the oil excitement.
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Shot his Father.

WILKEsBAKRE, Penn, Dec. o.
James Warner, aged 45, and his son
aged Is, residents of Dortance town
ship, few miles from here, who have
been at work chopping in the woods
for several days had a quarrel this
morning, the father made lunge with
an axe at the boy but the latter
lodged and ran to his home near by
barring the doors as he entered. The
father going to the front door COM
menced to batter it down with an axe,
when the son pOked a shot gun
through an opening and sent load of
buckshot into the fathers breast. The
injured man died in a few hours.
There is not much sympathy heard for
the deceased as his conduct toward his
family has always been vicious.
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Internal Rsrenus Rsosints.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The collec-
ton of internal revenue, during the
first i've months of the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1883, amounts to $50, O91, :
1856, being an increase of 81 ,231, 186 over
the collections during the correspond
ing period of last year. The receipts
from spirits were S29 800, 1868, an in
965 80. a decrease of s390. sos: from
fermented liquor, s1o, 565, 5s3. an in
crease of $50, 313; from oleomargarine
S3I3. 653. an increase of $40, SI7: from
banks and bankers, III, an increase
of s. 1852; from miscellaneous, S34 sos, z
decrease Of So ,55s.
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Sale of a Genuine Rsmbrant.

New York, Dec. 25.-The announce
ment that genuine Rembrant was to
be sold attracted a large crowd of buy
ers and curious people to Silo's auction
rooms to-day. The subject of the
painting was 1.-The Annunciat1on OF
Christ to the Shepherds The history
of the piture states that it was given
by the King of Piedmont to Duke
Litta, of Milan. At the lower right
hand corner of the picture is the mono
gram of the master. MIR. Silo had a
sworn statement of Alexander PartiI-
liers. of Paris, to the effect that the
picture was from the collection owned
by Duke Litta. and in his opinion was
a genuine Rembrandt. The bidding
was started at $500, and the painting
was sold for 1915.
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is felt at to whether he will prove cap
able of long service. Moreover it is
probable that the president and both
branches of congress being now of
the same party, some measure will at
last be carried through for the relief of
the supreme court. either by the addi-
ton of new members or by the estab-
lishment of appellate courts, the judges
in either case to be named by General
Harrison. A larger number of appoint
bly, fall TO his lot than his predecessor
was called upon to make. Among
such judges is one Daniel Clark, of
New Hampshire. who is in his SOth
year, and several others who will reach
the age of 20, with the privilege of re-
firing upon pension before 1893.
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knAvfOl Punishment.


NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-In wretched
shanty, in West Thirty-first street,
BayOnne, lives a robust young colored
man, William Jackson, with his wife
and child. His wife is the child's step
mother. Recently the neighbors heard
that the couple treated the child with
great brutality. They told the police,
and this afternoon two patroimen
went to the house. AS they ap-
preached they heard cries of distress.
When they uocked for admittance the
cries were repeated. No one responded
to the knocks. The officers found the
door and windows fastened and they
burst il the door. The cries led them
into dark apartment, where they
found the child confined. The poor
little fellow stood on tip-toe in one cor
ner, unable to move without giving
vent to cries of pain. A stout half
inch rope, tied to rafter overhead and
passed in a slip moose about his body
beneath his armpits, held him in tor
ture. When the officers cut him
down lie fell to the floor
exhausted. He was bundled up and
carried to p.'lice headquarters. He prov
ed to be raYenously hungry. He was
provided with food and GOOD care. and
he was clipper several hours later,
when his parents were arrested. Mrs.
Jackson said she tied the child up at
the request of her husband to prevent
him from getting into mischief while
they were away from home. The cruel
marks around his emaciated little body
indicated that he was tied up often.
The couple were arraigned in the Bay
onue police court.
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Carver BEGINS His Shoot.

MISNEAPOLIs, Dee. 25.-Dr. Vim.
f. Carver this morning commenced his
shoot to break his own record. He
proposes to put a bullet IN $4,000
wooden balls in six days shooting
from 10 a. IN. till midnight. In the
first fifty minutes he shot at 900 balls
and missed only thiFty-fiYe.
DR.. Carver. the rifle shot, started in
on his attempt to break co. 900 balls in
six days, of fourteen hours each, at the
Washington rink this morning. Upto
9:I5 O'Clock tonight he had broken
8 ,I50 balls and missed about 200, giving
him ample opportunity to break the
remainder of the days quota of 10000.
From 4 to O'Clock he made the re-
maTkable record of shooting 1000 balls,
ont of which he missed but 1S0.
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Stolen Horses and BuRgies Recovered

KANSAS CITY, Dec. %. = Marsha
Hugh MCGOWAN has just returned from
"a trip through southeastern Kansas
where he followed clues given him by
Waterman, alias Brooks, the crippled
horse thief. MCGOWAN recovered in
Usage county five horses. valued with
buggies and harness, at $4,000, and
located three other horses whose own
ers have not been ascertained. Wat
erman, in addition to being a profess
sional horse thief, peddled whisky in
pint and quart bottles. Waterman
claims that the Griggs family on the
Marias de Cygne river, were in his con-
fidence and they handled his stock for
him
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CRIMINAL WORLD.
Mrs. Stephens Fatally Slabs a Oelin-
quent Tenant.
The Victims Children Badly But Not
Dangerously Cut,
A DefsuIting Treasurer Suicides on
His ChiId's Grave.
Christman's Butcher Will be Ar
rested in Liverpool.

SOMERSET, KY, Dec. 24-Mrs.
Frank stephens, wife of a well-to-do
farmer, rented patch of ground to
Mrs. Burchfield. The latter fell be-
hind in her rert and a quarrel was the
result. Saturday Mrs. Burchfield was
in her field with her two children when
Mrs. Stephens approached, and after a
few words pulled from a fold of her
dress a bowie knife and savagely at
tackled Mrs. Burchfield, stabbing her in
the breast and under the left shoulder.
Mrs. Burchfield's little children rushed
to their mothers assistance, when the
maddened amazon turned on them, cut
ting both severely but not dangerously.
The wounded woman and children
were taken To their home. Mrs.
Burchfield's wounds will prove fat al
Mrs. Stephens was arrested.
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ST.. LOUIS, Dec. Authorization
comes from Denison, Texas, to the eff
feet that Dudley Luttrell shot and in
stantIy killed j. M. Meyer and mortal
ly wounded John Christian, at Harvey
vile, Chickasaw nation, yesterday at
D. m. Meyer AID Christian were two
of the most prominent cattle merchants
in the Chickasaw Iation. The killing
was the result of the old Christian
juan feud, wherein Alexander juan.
Tom Christian. Bud LuJtrell and three
others have Eeen killed. Steve Bous-
sell, who is now under sentence to hang
at Fort Smith, Arkansas, is one of the
gang. Luttrell escaped
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So far as learned there were thirteen
severely hurt and two killed outright.
Engineer Mcpherson and Fireman
King, both OF No. 5, are thought to be
fatally hurt, the former remained at
his post, but the fireman jumped. Both
recovered consciousness sufficiently to
state that they had seen no hagman.
The crew of No % has as yet made no
statements. The officers of the road
say that No. % which makes all local
stops was delayed on account of the
rush of express business, and for some
reason or other they neglected to notice
the time or failed to send out the prop
er signals. Two coaches of the front
OF No. were completely demolished.
All the passengers on the rear train
were severely Jared. but none of them
were fatally hurt. The most of the in
jured were bruised and scalded.
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Mrs. Whiteling Sentenced to be Hanged


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-Judge AL
lison to-day over ruled the motion for a
new trial in the case of Mrs. Sarah
Jane, WHEELING, convicted of the
murder of her little daughter, Bertha,
by poisoning, and sentenced the
woman to be hanged. Mrs. Whitel-
ing received her sentence with appar-
ent Indifference. The death of little
Bertha was the indictment on which
she was convicted, but had conviction
failed she would have been tried for
the murder of her husband and infant
boy Willie. The husband and two
children died within period of three
months and after her arrest Mrs.
Whiteling confessed to having Pois-
oned them all for few hundred dol
lars insurance which was carried on
theirliVes. The defence was insanity.
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man missing, and his friends suppose he
has heen murdered. John M. Ander-
son, farmer living several miles in the
country came to the city last Saturday
to sell some produce, he was last seen
about O'Clock Saturday night making
team and wagon have also disap
peared.
The coroner's jury investigating the
shooting at the jail had short session
last night, but no important witnesses
were examined. The preliminary trial
OF Sheriff Smith before Justice Wink.
ley, is set for O'clock tomorrow morn
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Passonrer Trains Tele,oop.s,

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. S4.-Passen-
ger train No on the main lineOf the
Louisville " Nashville railroad tele-
scoped passenger train No. % Of the
Knoxville branch at Bardstown juno
tion at 1852 this morning. Both trains
left the city on time. but No. % which
lett twenty minutes ahead OF No. 5,
got delayed by frequent stops until it
ran on the other trains time. AT the
Junction there is a sharp curve and
No. q stopped on the main track lust
around the curve, No. 8 was running
at the rate Of forty-tive miles an hour
and split the rear and second coache.
OF the stationary train ia two, scatter
ing the fragments in every direction