The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-16
A Noted Mexican Bandit Captured and
Confsssss.
A Confederate Shot to Pieces for Lead
ing the Soldiers Astray.
Notwithstanding an Offer Of $4,000
to Save His Life.
A Wealthy Citizen of Illinois MUIR.
dersd by Burglars.

1ILAIy IOaBuCb HUH u0IG anu CdpGuI0Q
Vasquez, a noted bandit, who had
broken his leg and was there receiving
surgical attention. Vasquez was made
TO confess that his companions, the
notorious cut-throat Basaidua, and the
terrible brothers Adoifo and Antonio
Fallegas, were in hiding near the
rancho. Capt. Samadrid COM
PEELED Fernandez, the proprietor
of the Mesquite rancho, to guide
his troops to the hiding place
of the bandits, but Fernanez
treacherously led the soldiers in the
wrong direction. When Samadrid dis
covered that Fernandez had deceived
him he tied him to tree and ordered
his men to riddle him with bullets,
which they did. Notwithstanding Fer
nandez repeatedly cried out that he
would give the soldiers SIC, 900 to save
his life and release him. While this
was going on the bandits had been
warned and fed to Texas. There is
reason to believe that not less than
twenty notorious highwaymen are now
safely rendeZvoused at the Guello
ranch, in Starr county, Texas.
MURDER MOST FOUL.
MARISsA, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-Geo. w
Guthrie, one of the wealthiest and best
known citizens of southeastern Ili-
nois, was found dead in his house yes
terday. When found. Mr.. Guthrie
was lying dead on the floor, with a bull
let hole through his heart, and the car
pet and his clothing were saturated
with his blood. An examination
showed that the pockets of the
clothing had been rided offs IS
in money, gold watch and chain and
full attempt had been made to drill into
the safe which stood in the room. Mr..
Guthrie, it is supposed, heard the burg
lars and went into the room with his
pistol drawn and was oVerpoWed and
murdered. after which his pockets were
rifled and the murderers fed. The ap-
pearance of the room shows that there
was struggle. There is no clue to the
murderers.
BURIED BENEATH THE SNOW.
KINGSTON, n. Y, Feb. l4.-Sullivan
and Delaware counties are practically
buried by snow drifts. The people in
stead of cutting away the drifts be-
tween their houses and the highways
dug tunnels, some of them over 100
feet in length, and scores of people
were compelled to shovel steadily the
greater part of the week. If the melt
ing of the snow is accompanied by
heavy spring rains severe floods will be
inevitable, and people who take time
by the forelock are preparing for a
freshet. For miles snow can be found
four feet in depth on the level, and
drifts thirty and forty feet in height
are not uncommon.
at recent funeral in CallicOon,
Sullivan county, the mourners spent
over two days shOveling their way to
the cemetery and one of the tunnels
which they made was thirty-eight feet
in length and through drift twenty
seven feet in hight. The mourners
were assisted by people all around the
country side and finally on the third
day the body was buried. This is not
an isolated case, it having been re-
peated score or more times in many
other neighborhoods. Over a great
territory wells and streams are
buried so deep that their exact 10
cation is a matter of doubt and water
is obtained by melting snow.
KILLED BY KICK.
JUNCTION CITY, Kas., Feb. A.
Frank Sumbado was killed late Mon
day evening by the kick of horse he
was trying to catch in field. His
body was not found until $3.50.
NEGRO RAvIsHER LYNCHED.
ST. LOUIS, Feb IA PoSt-Dis.
patch special says that at two O'Clock
| this morning a mob of eiX-hundred
men marched from st. Johns to the
| Pinkneyville, Illinois Jail and there de-
manded Sheriff PenWarden to deliver
Alonzs Holly, negro who ravished
white woman at st. Johns two months
ago. The sheriff refused and they
then threatened to batter the doors
down and proceeded to get in readi-
ness to do SO when the sheriff adj
mitted them. They seized the negro
and dragged him fifty yards from the
| iail and hanged him to tree.
FOOL WITH A PISTOL.
BERLIN. Wis. Feb. IA teri: BILE
| tragedy was enacted in this place last
evening. j. w. Hacker, of Danville
Illinois, was fooling with pistol and
killed Mable Steike, of Belleplaine, ILL
nois, then bl0wed out his own brains
Hacker was nineteen years old and
his victim one year younger. The
tragedy is the result of love- trouble
| The marriage was opposed by the girls
parents. It is thought Hacker asked
| Miss Steike to marry him and upon be
| ing refused took her life and his own
CRUSHED BIZ A DERRICK.
NEW YORK, Feb. -14.-Shortly be
fore ten O'Clock this morning as Reed
avenue street car filed with people
was passing under large derrick
structure on Broadway near Sumner
avenue Brooklyn. the ropes sustaining
the derrick gave way and the derrick
| fell on the car crushing it in like al
egg shell. Seventeen Of the passenger
on the car were injured and twt
people were killed. Michael Nc
| Anamy, the driver of the car wa
crushed to death and Karl Kushler, /;
working man employed on the derrick
was also killed. It was SAID that som
persons were buried beneath the ruin
and workingmen are now engaged il
removing the debris to learn if Their
are any other victims Of the disaster.
Il A RIOT N GUAYAQUTL.
4 PANAMA, Feb. I4.-Much excitemen
has been caused in Gnayaquil, and q
excitement which is not yet alIayeC
owing to Spanish priest, temperate
in charge Of the bishopric of Guays
gull, having exc0mmunicated th
judges of the supreme court. A mol
zen's of Guayaqu1 were prominent
, stoned the bishops palace. Theme
they went to the residence OF DIR. M
, via, the legal adviser of the episcOpatl
On stones being thrown, DIR. New
, and some friends who were wit
! him opened fire upon the crowC
, The police also acted similarly. Se'
! eral persons were killed and Wounde
before troop Of soldiers appeared an
defending the church party, was Il
i cause of the trouble, which, it is b
4 Eeyed, viii be more serious in its col
: sequences. On January oath, the POI
ulace Quilted the residences OF the biel
/ op to the cry Of Death TO the priests,
although the streets were being p
\ troIled. Quiet was, however,, temp
: rarily restored. when it became know
I that orders had been received to hold
2 strict investigation as to who Was T
' sponsib1e for the deaths caused By q
: firing of the police
81 ". ID. WALLACE R0BBED.
I'll HUTCHINSON, Feb. 14.-W. ID. Wa
D flace passenger on the Santa Fe trai
!. which arrived at Hutchinson this eye
! inc AT O'clock 7gas r,o7lfi5Ea ~ R12z z