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A Parsona lairI su1cIdea.

PARSONS, March S1.-Miss Jennie
Brooks, daughter of Martin M. Brooks,
living nine miles southeast of this city :,
committed suicide yesterday by shoot
ing herself through the heart with a
32-caliber revolver. Yesterday morn
ing her parents and Mr.. o. p. FultZ
and wife, who made their home with
Brooks, came here to do some trading,
leaving the daughter Jennie and a
boy, named Edward Dodson, employed
ON the farm, at home. Shortly after
their departure Dodson went to the
backspart of the farm to look after
some sock, leaving the young lady in
the hSuse alone. When he returned
two or three hours later, he called to
her, but getting no answer went up
stairs to her room and was Mortified to
find her lying in bed in a great pool of
blood dead He Immediately notified
the neighbors and started for this city
to inform her parents. He arrived
here about o'clock in the afternoon
just as Brooks and FultZ were getting
ready to start for home. The coroner
was notified and he will hold an III
quest this morning. The deceased had
proceeded with great elaboration to
carry out her purpose. She had re-
C1Iou 10 HcI IOon anu IeHloNou mel
clothes, carefully hung them up, then
donning night gown she laid down
in her bed, and placing the muZzle OF
the revolver directly over her heart
fired, the revolver dropping out of hel
hand by her side. She was about q
years old and remarkably bright
About year and half ago she wa:
seduced by a neighbours son under
promise of marriage, and the matte
so preyed upon her mind that she be
came demented, and in a fit of de
spondency ended her life by her Owl
hand.
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SPORT SPOILED.
A Bull Ring Crowded with Spscta-
tors Burned at Celia Va.
Eighteen Persons Trampled OF Burned
to Death.
Sixty-nine Others Badly Iajured Part
of Whom Will Die.
Half Crazsd Sufferers Throng the
Streets Divsstsd of Clothing.

eCELA VA, MEXICO, April 4.-Ye ester
day afternoon about o'clock the bull
ring here was crowded with spectators
of the great national sport. A COM
PAW bull fighters from Leon was still
playing with the first bull when fire
suddenly broke out on the sunny side
of the plaza. a panic seized on the
vast assembly and a frightful spectacle
was the result. The plaza was con-
and it was due to this fact that ma
jority of the people escaped without in
jury, being able to force an opening,
permitting an exit at different points,
but many women and children jumped
from the top distance of twenty to
thirty feet, and over 100 of them
were very seriously wounded. The
sides of the plaza being lined with
mating as dry as finder and there be-
ing slight wind, the whole thing was
ablaze in a few seconds. Nine dead
have been taken from the ruins. Nine
persons were SO badly injured and
severely burned that they have
since died, thus making eighteen
deaths so far. Sixty-nine others were
also badly injured, ten of whom will
probably die. Fifty persons in the
plaza were knocked down and trampled
upon by the panic-stricken throng and
are very seriously but not fatally in
! jured. The bulls, maddened by the
roaring of the flames, broke loose from
| the stalls and rushed wildly through
the surging mass of humanity, tossing
aloft and knocking over all who stood
/ in their way. Among the eighteen
dead were two women, who were first
gored to death by the bulls and theil
| bodies afterwards burned.
Scenes in the neighborhOod of the
bull ring were sickening beyond de-
scription. Men, women and children
Invested of clothing, eraZed with sui
| fering from burns ran aimlessly
| through the streets and could scarcely
be overtaken or collected by friends
| Several persons lost their reason from
severe mental shocks to which they
were subjected.
The fire was incendiary. In thu
Celia Va Jail there were a number O
prisoners, army deserters, etc, Wit
had obtained permission from thu
authorities to attend the bull fight
They were accompanied by a strong
guard of soldiers to prevent escape
but one of the deserters surreptitiousl.
struck match and lighted one of tn
dry petates (matS) and in an instan
the "sol'' side of the ring was ablaze
In the confusion and excitement tn
prisoners all succeeded in maxim
good their escape, taking chances t
effect their ends. The best society o
Celia va was in attendance. 1t wa
Easter SUNDAY.
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READING NEWS.

READING, April 3.-F0r the encour-
agement of those who hesitate about
planting much corn this A. D. 1888 for
fear of dry summer because it did not
rain on Easter Sunday, we wish to
cheer them up by the fact that L. Sew
cry 81 Son are now planning to plant
over one thousand acres.
Good Friday was well improved out
here. The potato raisers were plant
ing all day, expecting large crop from
some sign.
The people In the new school district
south of Reading organized Sunday
school April LIST. Mrs. Tiliostcn is SUI
perintendent and Mr.. Cook assistant
superintendent.
Rev. II. J. Hoover gave q most exs
cellent Easter sermon at the n. y.
church Sunday night. The services
Sunday morning were By the children.
The ladies beautified the ehanesi VIII.
plants and foweTss
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munIclpai RiecttOu.

n l@IOH1 fOAlAEkDs
MARYsyMLE. Kas., April 4.-Marys-
vile held her first election as city of
the second class yesterday. The full
citizens ticket was elected, which gives
the republicans five councilmen, the
police judge and treasurer and the
democrats three councilmen and the
mayor. The vote was very light, be-
ing only 324.
A CLEAN SWEEP.
ST. JOSEPH, NO., April 4.-The city
elections yesterday, which was the
most hotly contested one that has been
fought for years, resulted in almost q
clean sweep for the republican ticket
headed by George J. Englehart, a
prominent Wholesale merchant of the
firm of Englehart, Wenning s. Co.
The majorities range from fifty-one to
seven hundred. The council. which
has been a tie for two years will have
six republicans and two democrat
members.
PASSED OFF QUIETLY.
ATCHIsoN, April 4.-The city cleo
ton here yesterday passed off quietly.
Four republican councilmen and one
democrat was elected.
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a1lea.a toIr. A..er,,ons.

CHICAGO. April 4.-The managers of
the Rock Island road maintainedsin
court this morning before Judge Ores
ham that notwithstanding the denials
Islands charges were true. that the
Burlington has been trying by rate
wars and strikes to force the formation
of a great western railway trust. The
Rock Island entered motion that the
whole matter be referred to a master
before whom testimony should be taken
to establish the truth of the charges.
Voluntary afidayits would not be OBJ
tainable from some of the witnesses,
the Rock Island asserted, in its papers
| ject of remanding the case to master
was to put witnesses upon the rack OF
examination and crosS-examination
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Ourank straek by lightning.

EMLENToN, Pa, April S.-During a
thunderstorm at two o'clock yesterday
morning, lightning struck 10000 bar
rel tank owned by the National Transit
company. The tank contained about
1000 barrels of oil, which took fire and
boiled over. The flaming liquid flowed
down the hillside, threatening destruc-
ton to the town. The disaster was
averted, however, by throwing up a
ditch, which turned the fiery torrent in
another direction. One house, barn,
four rigs and an engine house, together
with about 5000 barrels of oil, were
destroyed.
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Two OF Them Drown.

WAMEGo, Kas., March S1.-The
four-year-old SOD of Jim Breck. color
ed, fell into the Kansas river at this
place and was drowned. The body
has not been recovered yet, though
search has been kept up for twenty
four hours.
Yesterday evening, Garry, son of
E. s. Fell, fell into Rock Creek at the
entrance to Spring Park, at Louisville,
three miles north of Wamego, and was
drowned. The body was soon re-
covered.
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A steamship Collision.

NEW ORLEANS, April 3.-The Nor
gan line steamer Hutchinson, from
Haaana and Key West, reports that the
United States man-of-war Richmond,
the flagship of Rear Admiral Luce,
commanding the North Atlantic sta
ton, while seeking an anchorage at Key
West on March 20, coIlided with the
Swedish bark Lima. The 6ag-ship
had considerable damage done to heI
bow and quarterback railing, while
the schooner lost her iib-boom and
bOWSprit
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A Mothers Insane Aet.

NEW YORK, April 3.-Mrs. lilly
Sipp, aged thirty-five years, while in a
fit of insanity. at half-past five o'clock
this morning, threw her twelve-year-
old son George out of the window of
the fourth story of the house. No. 169
East Twenty-second street. She then
jumped out after the child. Mother
and son were both seriously injured
and will probably die. The husband of
the woman is a baker and was not at
home at the time.
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Tvventy-rOur Deaths from the ExpIO-
sion.

KANSAS CITY, March 31.-The latest
reports from Rich Hill place the total
number of deaths from Thursdays. ex-
plosion at twenty-four. 1t is more
reasonably certain that no more bodies
are in the mine, although rumors are
circulated to the effect that several
negroes are still in the ruins.
Mr.. Keith says that overcharges of
clares that there has been no gas in the
mine at any time.
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A Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 4, 1873.
HoGs-Receipts, Il 900 head; market slow
and sc lower; light, e5.1595.35: mixed, s5-3eD
$40: rough packing, SIS 15285-2J; heavy pack
ing and shipping, E5is0D545.
CHARACTERISTICS, 10 ,000head: market weak
and lower: beeYes, 93.40lt500: COWS, sL650
$50; stockers and feeders, e2.3003.60-
SaEEP-Recefpts, 4.000 head; market steady;
natives, A.0016l0o; lambs, 85.00s16.50.
WHEAF-Lower; No. 2, cash, 5e1Se; April
151kc; May, 75c.
June, 50zSe.
OATs-Easy; May, 30zc.
RYE-601ze. May
Misunderstanding doing.
FLAX-Sl.45.
PoRK-steady: cash, 1873: May. $685..
IARD-Steady; cash, E.4751; May, $500
5-521z.
BUTTKR-Eirm; creamery ZoD2Se; dairy
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the rightful ruler of the islands, could
point in confirmation Of his title to a
long series of acknowledgements by ali
the treaty powers. MIR. Bayard g letter to
Minister Pendleton concludes in these
words: "In the opinion of this govern
respect to Samoa cannot be Regarded as
having been marked by til &c just con-
sideration which the ancien friendship
between the United States and Ger
many entities this government to ex-
pect, and that the present condition OF
Affairs in the islands cannot, in view of
the circumstances under which it was
brought about and is still maintained,
be regarded by the United States as
satisfactory
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List of letters advertised at the Emporis
postOfice for the week ending April 4th,
1883. Parties calling for these letters will
please give date of advertisement, and pay
one cent on delivery:
Allen, Mrs Emma AcCenahan Mrs l.
Bates, EN- Mcconnell, Miss Agnes
Bates, EN- Mcdonald, Willie
Berkeley, Hugh McVey, Mrs
Douglass, Anthony Meredith, George
Feeney, VIM Neiiis, q III
Galligers, Chas Raymond, Miss Pearl
Graham, Miss Oracle Reynolds, VIM
GroffmaI. VS. Robinson, H
Harvey, Mrs Vim Rose, Mrs Leyt-2
jackson. Vina L Russell, Miss Dora
Jacobs Mrs Lizzie Smith, Mrs JennyC
Iahey, ID w ills. Johnnie
Moore, FIT Wedding. Miss Cora
Moody, Peter White, " w
Molthrop, w r Wncon, Miss Nora
Young, John
FOREIGN LETTERS.
wa n. BIRDsALL, p. n.
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Crop outlook.


TOPEKA, Kas., April 3.-The follow
ing is a synopsis of the forth coming
quarterly report of the Kansas state
board of agriculture for the quarter
ending March 81, 1888:
Wheat-Area sown in the state IN
the fall 1887 1,315.82S acres, which is
IL ,209 acres in excess of previous year.
Unimpaired by freezing and drouth,
90 per cent.
Rye-General condition of crop as
compared with average condition, leo
per cent.
Condition generally good,
but in many counties thin of flesh in
consequence of. the scarcity and high
price of grain. No prevailing disease.
Cattle-Notwithstanding the fear
and anxiety of farmers throughout
the state last fall, cattle have gone
through the winter in fair shape as a
rule, and the percentage of loss is less
than it has been for years. In gen.
eral cattle are thin, but in good
health aud have sufficient strength to
carry them through to grass. Only a
few counties report losses and these
are mostly in the extreme western por-
ton of she state and are attributed to
corn stalks and other dry, indigestible
food.
Grasses-An varieties of tame grass
suffered more or less from the drouth
of last season, and as reports vary
in regard to them, it is difficult
to determine which variety has with.
stood the drouth best, but timothy and
clover especially for eastern, and or.
chard grass for western Kansas seem
to give on the whole, the best salts
faction.
ETDifs of oil varieties with tho aDr
ception of peaches, are reported in
good condition and promise a GOOD
crop. The season is reported general
ly throughout the state as about
two weeks late, but the ground
without any exception is in excellent
condition for spring crops. The sub
soil of Kansas is reported as more
thoroughly soaked by the Marcel
rains than it has been for many years
All together the situation in Kansas
at this time is most hopeful.
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Republican CIub-DIshonest P. NJ.

WAMEGO, Kas., March Wamego
republicans have organized young
mems club, and active work will be
done this year. Thomas Beattee was
elected president and DR.. Smith sec
rotary.
1t was rumored that crookedness
has been discovered in the affairs of
Belvue pOstoffice, package of $50
having mysteriously disappeared from
registered envelope. For several
months farmers round about -Belvue
Wamego pOstOffice when they wished
to send off money. No arrests have
as vet been made.
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New YORK, April 3.-The Jacob
Sharpe case came up to-day in the SUI
preme court. The judge handed the
district attorney the reports of the ply
sicians on Mr.. Shapes condition.
They stated that Sharpe was confined
to his bed with acute capillary bron-
chitis, complicated with chronic dis
ease of the heart and kidneys, and it
might be dangerous to have him
brought into court in the present state
of the weather. 1t would be at least
four weeks before he could come to
court with safety. Judge Patterson
appointed April IL for the hearing on
the motion for change of venue.
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Amurdarer KnIed

STEVENS POINT, Wis, April A.
Trouble which two years ago resulted
in death of A. B. Morse at the hands
of Willis W. Hezeltine eliminated yes
teEday IN the murder of Mr.. HaZeltine
b. John D. Curran, whose name was
al o associated in the scandal. Hazel
tine was walking to his Office when he
was fired upon. He fell TO tie ground
with nine buckshot in his head and
body, and expired almost instantly.
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MARLBORO, Mass. April s.-Some
time last night burglars entered the
house of Rev. z. A. McKinna and
drilled a hole in the safe and pryed
open the drawer and took over 81 600
belonging to Father MeKinna and rep
resenting portion of the Easter col
lection at the church of the Immacu-
late Conception and also a gold watch
and chain belonging 20 Father Fen.
messy. There Is no clue to the robbers
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rty-three HOrses Burned.

CHICAGO, April "a fire broke out
in the stables adjoining the Adams
house at the corner of Lake street and
Michigan avenue, early this morning.
The hotel adjoining fortunately had
but few guests. Most of these and the
servants were Supplied by the smoke,
and it was only by the greatest exer-
lions on the part of the firemen and po-
lice that all were saved. Thirty-three
horses were cremated in the stables.
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g q. A.oufa.
81. LOUIS, no, April {, 1883

81. LOUIS, Ao-, April {, 1888.
CArTLE-Receipts, eco head; lower.
HOGS-Receipts, 500 head: lower: choice
heavy and butchers, e530G5-5Gs packing.
8 1908 30; light grades, - .e005.l5-
sHEEP-Receipts, 100 head market steady
WHEAf-LoWer; No. 2 red, cash, 79z< QS01S c:
May, TeKc; July, T5Jsc; August. &c; Decem
c6RE-Lower; eash, 46A04I4c; May, s7-sc
o1is.Duil and lower; cash. sOale; May
Poax-1 obbing, s13.5o.
1pis<Yssioa,
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PRISONERS PERISH.
A Mississippi Jan Burned. with Five
ERmateN

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April AUST be-
fore daylight yesterday morning the
jail at Friar's Point, Mississippi, was
discovered on fire. Desperate efforts
were made to release the five prisoners
it contained, but without success, and
they were:
VIM. Gray, white, aged twenty-eight,
under sentence in the penItentiary of
ten years, for arson and robbery.
Fred Powers, white, pal OF Gray's,
was also under sentence of five years
for robbery.
Howers, white man under arrest
for assault with intent to kill.
III. Brown. a negro under death
sentence for murder.
A negro boy aged fifteen who was
crazy.
There is no doubt but that Gray set
the jail on fire as he threatened to do
so rather than go to tho penitentiary.
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AnsI-SaIOOn Republicans.

NEW YORK, April 3.-The anti-sa
loon republican national committee
gives nktice of change to May ID, in
the dRte of holding the national con-
ference in this city. The change Is
made necessary by the possible
continuance and spread of the
strike on the western railroads.
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KANSAS CRY. Mo-, April 4, 1883
kH-The Kansas City Live Stock Market is
NEWS by FISH, KICK & CO. Exchange build
ing Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATTLE-Receipts, 2,2O5 head; weak and
lower.
HoGs-Receipts, 1905 head; steady at yes
packing and shipping, s5.0Sd5-l5; mixec
packing, A9J0505; skiPs and pigs, 5000
4.40: tops, e5-sS.
wHKAT-Weaker; No. 2 soft, cash. re.
CoRs-Steady; No cash, 43c bid; May, ~
bid, 445kc asked; June, 45c asked.
OATs-No. 2, cash, 29c bid.
EGGs-Fresh, BE per dozen
BUTTER-Fancy roll, 3Oc; good to choice
creamery, 2JlJ2Bc.
HAY-Fancy small baIed. 1000.
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New French CahInet,

PARIS, April PIT is stated that the
new cabinet is composed of NJ. FIoquet,
president of the council and minister
ter of war; M. Goblet, minister of edu-
cation; NJ. Flourens, minister of for
eign affairs; Admiral Krantz, minister
of marine; NJ. Viette, minister of agri-
culture, and NJ. LOckray. minister OF
commerce, M Br;sson, it is stated
will succeed NJ. FlOquet as president Of
the chamber of deputies.
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FrOtheringhnm,s Damage SUIT.

ST. LOUIS, April 4.-The trial suit of
David S. Frotheringham against the
Adams Express company and Robert
Pinkerton for $50, 600 damages for false
Imprisonment and securing his indict-
ment on false charges was begun in the
United States circuit court here yeSter-
day. A jury was secured and the trial
progressed.
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Drank COn0eatraeed 1--we

SCOTT CITY, Kans., April "a two
year-oId child of Mr.. Williams, proprie-
tor of the Farmers hotel, yesterday
got hold of a can of concentrated lye
that had been left within its reach and
drank some of the fluid. The child
suffered terrible agony and is yet lying
in critical condition.
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Verdlca or 9eIf-Defense.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., April g.
James King, the white miner who shot
and killed Harrison Young, a colored
desperate, Sunday was released from
the county jail last evening The Cor
oner's jury decided that the killing of
Young was in self defense. The talk
of lynching King at first INDUCED in by
the colored mob has quieted Down.
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massacred By the Abyssinians.

ROME, April 3.-Advices from Mas
sowah state that the Abyssinians have
captured the village of Malental, the
inhabitants of which were friendly to
the Italians, and have massacred all
of the men and women and children in
the place. 1t is believed that King
John is preparing fresh proposals for
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Attorney BreWster Dead.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 4.-Benja-
min Harris Brewster, attorney general
of the United States during President
Arthur's administration, and during
whose term of Office the famous star
routh cases were pushed to conclu-
sion, died early this morning at his
home in this city aged seVenty-one
YoarQ
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Invesssea1iag civil service Abuses.


PHILADELPHIA, april 3.-The SEN
storial subcommittee appointed TO In
vestigate the charges of abuses OF the
civil service law in the administration
of the federal Offices In this city, ar
rived here to-day, and @t ones pro
cecdea 20 work.
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ROME, April 3.-SignOr Vale,
minister of war, considers that nego-
tiations for peace between Gen. Sam
MarsinS. commander of the Italian
force, and King John of Abyssinia,
have collapsed, and that an engage
ment between the two armies Is
Imminent.
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the origin of every murder case indict-
ed to low groggeries. It therefore
recommends a universal 81 600 license
for all saloons, paid in advance, for
the entire year, when the license is
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not like an ordinary candidate, he did
not appeal to the electors on petty
departmental questions but as the
representative of great principle;
therefore his presence in the depart
ment was not needed, victory being
certain. The principle he represented
he said. was a revision of the consti-
tuition. The chamber of deputies had
been stricken with impotence and no
longer represented the people. He
declared decisively that no ministry
formed now could last long. Three
months would be the utmost limit of
its life. In the meantime he intended
to reserve his plans and wait.
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of the Northwestern officials them
selves. The st. Paul officials say the
Northwestern probably think this the
safest way by which to avoid trouble,
as the spiking of the switches preclude
the possibility of any freight being
rendered the Northwestern by the st.
Paul General Superintendent Clark.
of the Milwaukee, said this afternoon
that there was no truth in the
published report that he had agreed to
give the strikers till noon to-day, to
come back. He said any of them could
return, provided they applied for work
before their places were filed by
others.
THE SOP ENJoINs THE BELT LINE.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The Burlington
road applied to Judge Gresham for in
junction against the Belt line, to re-
strain the latter from refusing
to handle 20" freight. This
is the original suit relnstated
and seems to indicate that the Belt
line is being badly pushed by its en-
ployes and has agreed to the reviving
of the original bill, Judge Gresham
granting a temporary writ.