The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
Nswarks Mayor Complains Of Rail.
road OfliCials Bad Treatment.
A Few First-Class Funerals Would
Make Him Happy.
Ex-C Cashier Baldwin of the Fidelity
Bank Dies Of Paralysis.
Texas "RefOrmers' Mode Of Appeal
ing to Mems Conslences.

after complaining that the suit of the
city against the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma g. Western Railroad company had
been settled on terms too advaD tageous
to the company, he says: "A few first
class funerals, the subjects furnished
from the officers and board of directors
of the Delaware, Lackawanna q West
ern company would make room for q
reasonable board, one that will not
treat a city of 165. 600 inhabitants, that
pays them hundreds Of thousands of
dollars yearly for freight and passen-
gers, worse than they treat any coun-
try village from Hoboken to Buffalo.
1t becomes us on all occasions to be
reconciled to the will of the Lord. If,
in his wisdom, he should see fit to re-
move some of the directors OF this
road the city of Newark would be per-
fectly reconciled to his merciful dis
pensation."
AEx-CAsHIER BALDWIN DEAD.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-Mr. Ammi
Baldwin, late cashier of the Fidelity
National bank, died suddenly at three
O'Clock this morning, at his residence
on Walnut hill. Mr. Baldwin was in
dicted with other officers of the Fidelity
bank, but for some reason his bond
was placed at $4,000, and he was
able to secure bondsmen and has not
been in jail. The theory Of suicide so
prevalent down town have no
support whatever from the facts
of Mr.. Baldwin's death. He died from
the effects of stroke of paralysis.
A year ago he had a slight attack. On
Tuesday night he retired in his usual
health, but yesterday morning his
family found him lying unconscious.
All efforts to rouse him failed and his
physicians pronounced it a case of
paralysis. He never regained con-
seriousness, but died earley this
morning. Mr.. Baldwin was 5S years
old.
TEXAS REFORMERs.
GALVESTON. Jan. ga special from
Huntsville, Texas, to the News says:
Intelligence reached here last night
from jacksonville, the county-seat of
Madison county, that body of armed
citizens calling themselves "reformers"
night, and then hanged 'Red" Paige
and another man whose name is un
known. ALT. Whiten, friend of BOlls,
was attacked and driven from the
town. Bolls and his friends were in
favor of maintaining saloons. Sheriff
Black has applied to Governor Ross for
troops.
BOGUS COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.-An ingenious
system of robbery was brought to the
notice of Chief of Police Speers yester-
day afternoon, when he received let
ter from c. z. Michaelis, a farmer of
Cole Camp, Mo. Mr.. Michaelis stated
that several weeks ago he received
circular signed Henry j. Barclay 4 Co.
1t contained list of prices of country
produce. Accompanying it was let
ter stating that Henry J. Barclay
& Co. were engaged in the
commerce business at Kansas City and
Mr.. Michaelis was solicited to ship to
them anything he might have for sale,
nf of q
rate of commission and remit the pro-
ceeds to him. The farmer thought
well of the affair, and on December I'D
forwarded to the alleged firm a num-
Der Of packages of butter and eggs.
After waiting a week for
the promised remittance without
hearing from the assigneeS,
Michaelis began to think that some
thing was wrong. He made an investi-
CATION and learned that the articles he
shipped to Kansas City, had been called
for at the express Office by representa-
tive of Barclay 81 Co. He then wrote
to Chief Speers asking about the firm.
The police failed to find any trace Of
such firm. While they were inYesti-
eating the case a farmer from Cass
county, Missouri, whose name
the policeSforgot to ask called at
the central station. He had been
swindled by Henry j. Barclay s. Co. !"
The Cass county farmer shipped about
Sl10 worth of poultry, butter, eyes,
ETC., to the firm. He had received word
from Barclay s. Co. that they would
pay IL cents pound for turkeys and
% cents a dozen for eggs.
These figures are considerably
above the present market prlca
Tapp, a farmer, of Maize, Kas., in
formed the chief that he had been
swindled out of about $50 worth of
butter, eggs, turkeys ETC., by Barclay
& Co." The scheme by which he was
taken in was the same as that worked
on AIichaelis and the Cass county
farmer. From fifty to sixty letters a
day have been secured at the Kan
sas City postoffice during the
past few weeks addressed to
''Henry J. Barclay Il Co."
The mail carriers have been endeavor-
ing to locate the firm, but without sue
cess. Chief Speers said this morning:
Dozens of farmers throughout Kan
sas and Missouri have probably been
swindled by those who have been OPP
Grating under the title of Henry J /.
Barclay s. Co. The three farmers who
have reported losses are not the only
victims. No, we have not yet secured
any trace Of the man, or men, but hope
to do so. The scheme is an old one,
and has been successfully worked in
this city before.
vIADUCT SPAN FALLS.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. ga span in
the central viaduct now being con-
structed and which connects the south
side with the city proper, fell this af-
ternOon. 1t was ninetv feet long and
eIghty-five feet above the ground. A
large car on which there was supplies.
was pushed off the end of the span by
the accident, and In falling it knocked
the braces and beams out of place and
the span went also. There were eight
workmen on the span when it fell. The
killed were Harry Burton and an un.
known man, and the wounded are
John Borden, burned by steam on the
hands and face; Eugene Scanlon,
slightly injured; Alexander Blank. in.
jured internally; Charles ORTIZ, en-.
Hineer, injured internally.
LATER.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, jan, ga spar
of the new central viaduct fell this
afternoon while there were eight work
men on it. The following is a revised
list of the dead and wounded.
KILLED.
H. C. BURTON, 25 years old, II6i
DANIEL H. oAKE, % years old, 8
Main Street.
ALEXANDER EMMANDSON. g
years old, "a Main Street, burned b,
escaping stream.
JOHN G. BORDEN, 20 years old. 2
Cliff Street, burned by stream.
CHARLES ORD, % years old, 95
Pearl street; slightly hurt.
r. ID. HAMLIN, 80 years old. II6
Pearl street; injured internally.
EUGENE HANLON, slightly in
jured.
FIRE AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
NEW YORK. Jan. Sire broke on
at i O'Clock this morning at the Brook
lyn navy yard in the navigation builC
ing which stood in the center of IN
grounds away from the other building
1t was q three story brick structur,
and was occupied by the navigatio
construction and equipment hnrean