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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
A Baok-Rsntsr VIII Sell Out.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 1S.-It is
learned that Landlord Scully is about
to sell his Illinois holdings. He owns
1000 acres in Sangamon, $1,000 acres
in Logan and 10000 acres in
Mclean and other counties, in which
he has for several years past carried on
the Irish rack-renting system. Last
year two bills were introduced in the
legislature looking to the extirpatiOn of
alien Scully and his system. The
measures passed after hard fight and
were at once approved by the governor.
Under the provisions of the acts alien
landholders were bound to dispose of
their realty within six years, under PEN
| atty of forfeiture, unless, in the mean
time, they became citizens of the
United States. Sculiy's American rep
resentatiye is now preparing to sell all
the land owned by him in Illinois. II
comprises some of the richest farming
land in the state. Scully also has enor-
nous tracts of lands in Nebraska and
Kansas, where the same system OF
rack-reDting is pursued.
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|DYNAHITERS SQUEAL.
BOwles Finding His Chances Good for
a Trip to Joliet,
Makes Full Confession of His Share
In the Conspiracy.
Claus SpsCkIes Scores a Victory Over
the Sugar Trust.
Ksene River Indians RevO t and
Threaten determination.

CHICAGO. July I4.-Bowles, the man
in the conspiracy against the Burling-
ton road against whom the testimony
given yesterday was most conclusive.
mas, It is stated, made full confession
or his share in the conspiracy. He
saw that in his case there was little
nope of escape from conviction and
early this morning it was made known
TO District Attorney Ewing that
Bowles was ready to sQueaI. Ar
engagements were at once made to
take down his statement and he was
convened to Mr.. Ewing's Office to tell
all ne Knows Another of the arrested
men. GOddiDg, it is said also Concluded
20 come into camp and by noon to-day
all that he knows about the Mot
against the Burlington will be told.
The case OF chairman Hoge and Muir
ply which WAS to have come up before
Justice Lyon this morning was post
poned for one week
1t is understood that Bowles has told
the prosecution facts which will make
the conviction of HOge certain. Chair
man Hoge, it would seem, is the man
they are really after, not only as a
blow they wish to strike at the brother
hood, but because the road officials dis
like him personally. The other defend
ants they are favOrably disposed to-
wards. The text of the squeal was not
made public, but it was important
enough to ne essitate Hoge declaring:
I'VE could expect nothing else from
this court and have feared nothing
else. The commissioner ordered Da-
vid to be arrested by the marshal. but
the latter didn't at once comply and
David subsequently made a Pickwick-
ion apology to the court. Bowles was
released on 5000 bail. After the
court adjourned, the heretofore retic-
ent prisoner Wilson, savagely denounc-
ed Bowles ridiculing the idea that the
latter was innOncent and exclaiming
''the chicken heart he has laid down. .
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English and american Rails.

Ask any practical railroad man
what the tariff has done to improve
and cheaper rails. Thirty-eight years
ago England sold this country most of
its iron rails. They were made of such
poor and brittle material that they
could not be sold at home. and so
were shipped to this country and sold
at S55 IL tonic break under pressure
and by frost and largely increase the
number of accidents. From 1850 to
1855 vast quantities of these poor Brit
ish rails were imported at S75 and $50
a ton. The tariff stimulated home
manufacture, and now we get the best
of steel rails, one of which will outlaSt
ten English iron rails for $40 ton.
But the democrats are not satisfied
with this. They want to reduce the
duty on rails, permit England to
come in with her steel rails, and by
cheap labor close our great iron works,
so we may again be at her mercy, and
compelled, after a while to take her
refuse at her own prices.
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MvstaPious Deaths.

LOUISVILLE, July 1O.-The body of
an unknown woman was found this
morning in the river opposite the
water works mile above the city.
The location and condition were al
most identical with those attending
the finding of mans body last night.
her throat was cut in the same way.
feet were bound together and a huge
stone was attached as a sinker. The
coroner held an inquest on the bodies
this morning, but developed no new
facts. A farmer reported in Jeffer-
sonville this morning that man and
his wife were missing from the shanty
boat lying near Charleston landing on
the Indiana side IA miles above the
city, and Sheriff Shay, of Jefferson
vile, has gone up to investigate.
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4 Kansas Elopsmsnt.

PARSONS, KAN, July 11.-Dr. E. c..
Hosteter, a prominent dentist of this
city, elOped Sunday with the wife of
Conductor j. D. Caffrey, of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad, and
nothing could be learned of their where
abouts until last night, when the in
jured husband received a telegram
that the pair were at Joplin, Mo. He
armed himself and started IN pursuit,
avOwing to kill both at sight. Hostel
er has Il young and handsome wife and
one child - little girI-a pleasant
home and fine business, which LIE
abandoned. Mrs. Caffrey is "a rather
attractive woman, a year or two the
senior of HOsteter. She has one child
also, a little girl about six years of age,
and her domestic surroundings were
comfortable and pleasant. The elope-
ment was surprise to the friends of
both parties, who never imagined they
had more than speaking acquain-
tance. On account of the prominence
of the two families the affair causes a
great sensation.
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Dodging a Mob.

MONTGOMERY, Ala - July 12.-Bill
Anderson, negro % years of age, was
brought here from Macon county to-
day, and lodged in the county Jail for
safe keeping. On last Friday J. NJ.
Knowles, one of the most respectable
citizens of Macon county, was awak-
ened by screams coming from a room
occupied by his two daughters, one
grown and one II years of age. He
| quickly started toward the room, and
| a negro dashed past him and disap-
peared. The elder daughter OF
Knowles, on going to the room to retire
had discovered the negro, Bill Ander-
son, lying on the bed with her younger
sister, where he had been for some time
| Her screams frightened him and he
ran. He was finally caught and car
ried to TuSkegee, the county seat, OF
Monday and lodged in Jail.
Threats of Iynching were loud. but
it was thought nothing serious wa.
going to result from it. To-day. how
ever, q mob began to form, will
tire avowed purpose of lynchinC tn,
prisoner. So evident was it that TIL,
local military would be insufficient t.
protect him that Sheriff Pinkard hur
ried him off to the train and brough
him here tonight, where he is nov
confined. Although fully identified b
both of the daughters of Knowles, tn
negro stOutly declares his innocenc
and claims he was not in the Vicinit
at the time. The chain of circumstaI
tial evidence wound around him is S
strong as toPreclude the possibility c
ar acQuittal.
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APrsaohsr KiIlsd bH ths Cana.

Des MONIES, Ia, July 12.-Last
night, Rev. John Hayden, of Liberty
township, Jefferson county, was killed
by the cars on the Rock Island track,
near his home. He had been fishing
and was walking home on the track.
It is presumed he sat down on the rail
and fell asleep. The train. coming
around a curve. struck him before il
could be stopped killing him instantly
He hal been a very prominent man in
that part of the state, having been q
Methodist minister for forty years, fill
ing prominent appointments and serv
ing several terms as presiding elder. He
was elected to the legislature in 1885,
and served one term with marked eff
ciencY
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Chased by a Mob,


CHICAGO, July 13.-ThOmas and Wal
ter Markley went out yesterday, accom-
panied by a Burlington employee, to
take photograph of the wrecked train
which was derailed by a mob Wednes-
day night at Western avenue and In
diana streets. They were not n.olested
while taking their negatives, but when
they had left the yards mob of rough
looking men surrounded them and de-
manded the negatives. This demand
being refused, the three young men
were set upon and brutality beaten.
They finally broke away from their as
sailants, leaving everything behind eX-
cept the three negatives, which Thomas
Markley hello on to. They were chased
for several blocks and pelted with
bricks, stones and sticks, but FORUM
ately escaped without further injury.
Each of them was terribly bruised and
Thomas Markley received bad cut on
the head from heavy blow dealt with
a club. Having tired of their chase of
the three young men, the mob returned
| to the scene of the assault and demol-
| ished the valuable Photographic instru-
ments which had been left behind. By
the time the police had arrived on the
scene everything was peaceful and nc
signs of a crowd could be seen. Mark
ley is certain he can identify the three
assailants and several detectives have
been detailed to work on the case.
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The svitchmen's Strike.

| KANSAS CITY, July 10.-An the
switchmen in the yards in this city quit
work at 1890 O'Clock this morning.
The strike was the result of cores
pondence between Superintendent Fish
and the grievance committee of the
Switchmen's Mutual Protection AsSo-
] citation. The committee sent a letter
| to Superintendent Fish yesterday, re-
minding him that the sWitchmen have
remained faithful to the company dur
| ing the strike of the engineers and fire
men, Notwithstanding the pressure
| that was brought to bear upon them,
and requesting that there be no reduc-
ton of the force here. Mr.. Fish
declined to accord to the demand
and the men went out at the
above hour. Another conference was
held this afternoon, but it only
severed to widen the breach and the
men are out for good. The strikers
claim that verbal agreement was
made early during the engineers strike
according to which the men were to re-
main loyal to the company which was
in return to keep in its employ all the
switchmen parties to the agreement
and not to discharge or suspend them
whether the strike crippled the bust
ness or not. The company officials
emphatically deny the existence of any
such agreement and the controversy is
simply question of varacity.
Very little freight was handled this
afternoon but the passenger trains all
went out promptly tonight and the
officials claim that a full complement
of men viii be here in the morning
from Chicago to fill the places of the
strikers. It is understood that the
switchmen of the company are nearly
all nOn-union men, the only union
point being Kansas City and Quincy.
Several men have already APP
piled at the offices here for places,
and the company affects little concern.
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have the old home and Mr.. Norton viii
stay at the hotel,
At this Mrs. Norton broke into tears
and between her sobs declared that she
would not return.
He viii kill me if L go back" she
exclaimed. He threatened to take
my life and dare not go back. No,
whom ] love-
Mrs. CasweII then threw her arms
around Mrs. Norton and again pleaded
with her to return to her home, but she
declared positively that she would not.
Mrs. CasWell then left her.
Mrs. Norton this morning received
three kilograms from friends in Balti-
more Offering her any assistance in
their power. Mrs. Norton replied that
she was getting along very nicely and
was glad to know that she still had
some friends left
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Great Suffering in the Flooded Districts,

WHEELING, w. Va, July ia
special to the IntelIigencer says: The
relief committee appointed at the citi-
zens' meeting Wednesday, met yester-
day afternoon to hear the report of the
subcommittee that visited the devas-
tabed districts. Terrible suffering is
reported, which far exceeds all expect
ations. People in the low lands are
without food, clothes and homes. The
committee are doing all in their power
to alleviate the suffering. They think
that they will not have to appeal for
outside assistance, and will endeavor
to confine their appeals to the citizens
of the town for at least one more day.
1t is almost impossible to approximate
the loss and suffering, and one cannot
realize the suffering until it has been
revealed by personal contact. Fully
l25 families, aggregating over 500 peo-
pie, are suffering and in need of the
neceSSarieS of life. Yesterday the first
mail was received since Monday, the
Baltimore s. Ohio railroad being now
open both on the main line and Par
kersburg branches. Business has been
entirely suspended at ClarkshlIrg for
three days, and it will be several weeks
before matters will be adjusted.
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Geo Ride Dies on the eslIous.

MARSHALL, Mo-, July 13.-George
NJ. Rider was hanged to-day. At 1905
he assembled the scaffOld perfectly com
posed. not a treamOr visible. Sheriff
Elliott asked him if he had anything
to say and he replied that the state
ment previously made to the reporters
was the truth and that he had nothing.
He shook hands with Deputy Ayers and
said: May God bless you ali, may
God be with you"
At 1:O9 the moose was adjusted.
Sheriff Elliott said ''DOes that feel
''That is comfortable, was the an
swer.
A minute later the cap was ad-
justed and Rider handed OfIicer Young
the flowers, with the request that they
be put on his coffin, and bowling his
head, said: May God keep me and
have mercy"
at iii the trap was sprung and the
body shot through distance of eight
feet. AT 1:23 he was pronounced dead
| and cut down.
The crime for which Rider was
hanged was the killing of r. Z. Tai
liant on July %. 1885. There was no
| witnesses to the shooting, but the tes-
| timOny at the trial was that the two
men were neighbors. TaIlant lived
With MS family and Rider with a W0-
man named Mary Moore, whom he had
married while his first wife was still
alive and not divorced. Rider sometimes
mistreated this woman and she then
appealed to Tallant to defend her from
ms cruelty and he had done so on the
morning of the day of the murder. While
| Rider was in Maine the woman went
to Talents house and. stating that she
was afraid of Rider and wanted to
leave him, asked Talent to take heI
across the Missouri river. He did sc
and returning that night was waylaid
| and shot by Rider from behind tree.
Rider had two trials and the cause was
then taken up to the supreme court
where the decisions of the lower court
were affirmed and he was sentenced tC
be hanged to-day.
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AOueer Complaint.

VINCENNEs, md, July 1.-Two
years ago John Pickard, a fireman
on the Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago
Railroad. was murdered in Mount Car
mel, Wabash County, Ill, by Jacob
Ward, man from Indiana. Ward, at
the time, was SO grossly intoxicated
that he was scarcely conscious of the
terrible deed he had committed. He
narrowly escaped lynching. At the
ensuing November term of the circuit
court he was tried, found guilty of
manslaughter, and sentenced to forty
eight years Imprisonment in the peni-
etntiary. He is now serving his time at
Chester. But here the sequel to the
murder begins. Mrs. Pickard, the
widow of the murdered man. by attor-
ney, Judge j. r. Williams, of Carmi,
H., has just instituted suit against
two saloon firms charged with selling
liquor to ward, and also against the
owners of the buildings in which the
saloons are situated. The damages
are placed at $4,000. Messrs. Bell
and Green, of Mount Carmel, have
been retained for the defense. The
case is interesting, since it suggests a
new line of defense against saloons for
injuries sustained.
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After Ten Years, Pound mot Guilty.

ST. LOUIS, July ia dispatch from
Birmingham, Alabama, says: Twenty
three years ago the wife of William
Hall. farmer living in Cherokee
county, was murdered. Hall was ar
rested for the crime. He was twice
tried, convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life, but each time sue
ceeded in getting new trial. Thir-
teen years after the murder the indict-
ment against Hall was nolle pressed,
but soon afterward another was re-
turned. Thus for nearly ten years a
vain effort was made for a third trial.
Hall has attended forty-fiYe terms of
court to answer the charge and the
case has cost the county over $40, 600.
Last week the case was taken up fol-
the third time and the jury, after being
out two days and nights, returned a
Virdict of mot guilty"
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Mormon Property in a Receivers Hand,

SALT LAKE, Utah, July 1l.-Receiv-
er Dyer made demand yesterday on
the Mormon church attorneys for the
church property as follows: Thirty
thousand sheep, value at 81 per head;
S75, 600 worth of cattle, S27 600 in notes
telegraph cOmpany's stock and 500 900
worth of coal lands. These were sur
rendered, making his recovery of
church property in excess of land as
follows: In addition to the above, gas
stock, $76, 900; tithing yards. $50, 900;
yards house, $4,000 historians office,
S20, 900, Temple square, not valued; gas
stock dividends. $1,000; settlement
of Monday, 1857 .666; church farm $780,
600; a total of $3.50, 666.
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Electric Rlttars

This remedy is becoming SO well
known and SO popular as to need nc
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Constipation and Indigestion try Elec.
trio BitteTs-Entire satisfaction guar.
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cts. and $1.00 per bottle at B. WHEEL
don,s Drug Store.
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VIENNA. ILL.,, July 12.-An extensive
tent meeting, under the auspices of the
Christian church of this city, began
here two weeks ago. It has been con-
Quoted by DR.. A. j. Fishback, former
Iy an infidel and spiritualist. but now
a Christian minister. His discourses
are all able, eloquent and logical, and
have attracted nightly immense
crowds, many people coming for fifteen
miles around. He will be relieved to-
morrow by Rev. w. HI. Boles, of Du-
quoin, man of no less ability and elo-
queEce. The meeting is being held
under huge tent on vacant lot on
East Vine street, and will probably
last several weeks longer
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WELLINGTON Notes.

WELLINGTON, Kas., July I2.-Bill
Walker, a well digger of this city while
cleaning well on the Acre farm eley-
en- miles south of here, this morning,
was. oveTpowered by fire-damps and
falling in the water in the bottom OF
the well was drowned.
Capt. McWhorter, of Jackson town
ship, this county, has raised from one
, and one-balf acres of land I46 bushels
of oats.
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Rape Fisnd Hanged.

WILMINGTON. N. c., July 11.-Ste-
phen Freeman, cOlored, convicted of
the crime of rape on a white women,
was hanged here to-day. Tffe exc
cution took place in the Jail, only
thirty-siX witnesses being admitted
as required by law. Sew
eral applications were made
the governor for pardon on commu-
tatiOn of sentence to life imprison,
ment, but after careful consideration
he refused to interfere. Freeman pro-
tested his innocence to the last.
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a Netorieaa Fsnals Thisf.

CHICAGO, July 14.-Mrs. ]. Il. Crane.
who accidentally shot messenger boy
on Adams street Thursday afternoon,
and has been in jail ever since await
ing bail, turns out to be the notorious
female thief, who, for year past, has
she has been engaged as servant. She
has been positively identified and when
confronted with her guilt threatened
to commit suicide. The lawyer, Philip
McNulty, who was with her, was ar
rested as an alleged accomplice, but re-
leased shortly afterward. A search of
Mrs. Cranes resulted in the recovery
OF large amount of jewelry, table
WARE ekc
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The Strika Enhah.

KANSAS CITY, July 13.-The striking
switchmen On the Council Bluffs divis-
ion of the Burlington road to-day sig
nified their willingness to return to
work and they may be taken back IN
the course of few days. They made
an unconditional surrender. The
strikers on the Hannibal division still
remain out. Traffic is proceeding as
usual as nearly all places are filed.
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VICTORIA, B. c., July 1.-THE In
dams at Keene river are in revolt.
Constables were sent few days ago to
capture an Indian murderer. He re-
sisted and shots were fired and two In
dians were killed. The Indians are
greatly excited and threaten to exter-
inmate the whites. The constables have
fortified the Hudson Bay post at Ha-
zletOn, where they hope to hold out
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Tia Pension Yatosr.

The Republicans of the Senate are
determined To give their Democratic
associates a chance to show whether or
not they approve OF the Presidents
pension vet0es. The Presidents from
Washington to Arthur sent to Congress
133 Vetoes in all. Mr. Cleveland has
added over 100 to the number. The
BemOcrats claim great credit for him
because of his industry IN looking up
the facts. 1t now appears that he has
all this material furnished to kis hand
by the pension bureau. Only cases
come before Congress for action which
the bureau has decided. The two houses
and the President form a Joint
court OF appeal from the
findings of the lower court. Both the
Democrats Of the House and the Re-
publicans OF the Senate must be salts
fed that the bureau has been too
strictly technical in its Interpretation
of the law, before case can go to the
President. Mr.. Cleveland's practice
has been to obtain the reasons al
legged by the pension bureau for its ac-
ton, and to send them to Congress as
reason for overruliBg the rejudg-
ments of the case by the House and
the Senate. AS these cases have gem
orally passed the House first, the SEN
ate has had few opportunities to take
vote on the veto. But a number of
vetoed bills are now on the Seuate's
calendar. and its committee on pen
sions have reported that they should
| be passed over the yetoes. This. will
give the Democratic Sen: Stors q chance
to show their interest in the soldiers.
The annual catalogue of State the
Normal School is out, peplete with
information in regard tOthis justly
popular institution. Accompanying the
catalogue Is circular letter by Presi
dent a. B. Taylor TO mythical JohT
Brown which gives I'm detail much in
formation, useful TO patFoI IS, in regard
to expenses and other Hi<tt6rs III i'm
portance, ali which can be obtained
BIZ addressing President Taylor. I'm
p0rta. Kansas.