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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-25
MIseilaueOus.

ST. LOUIS, July 24.-Mrs. Miranda
Lawyer, wife of Bishop Lawyer, who
had been adjudged insane by the
county court, Hunterville, Missouri,
hung herself Monday night.
Thos. Sheppard, a farmer living
near Platte City, Missouri, was shot
three times and killed by Royal Flesh
man yesterday for illicit intimacy with
the latter's wife.
The business part of Little York,
Illinois, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. Loss, $25, 900. The instlr-
ance was light.
The southern part of Van Zandt
county, Texas. is suffering from the
acts of a band of incendiaries, who are
burning churches and school houses
right and left. Four of these build
ings have been destroyed within the
last week and citizens are becoming
greatly excited.
Geo. Lewis, negro living near Pei
don, Texas, was lynched this morn
ing for poisoning the well of William
Shaw.
The first bale of new crop cotton
was brought into Austin, Texas, yes
terday.
The cotton crop of Texas this year
will probably reach two million bales
and the corn crop will be enormous.
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A DIsEraeeruI Amn,r.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July "a
prize lighters picnic, managed by four
sports of western celebrity, attracted a
crowd of the worst element of Hoosier-
dom to a grove few miles from In
dianapolis yesterday. Nearly every
body in the crowd was drunk and many
were bloody and disligured before the
brutal festivities of the day were
brought to a close. It was about the
most disgraceful affair that has oc-
CURED here in many wears. Several
robberies added to the excitement of
the numerous fights. Two of the
features of the occasion were sO-called
sparring matches, closely approaching
prize lights. There was no inteIfer.
ence by the police.
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A SENSATION.
A Policeman Murdered by a
Notorious Criminal.
The CherOkees Want a Big Price
For Their Land.
HippOlyte Attempted to Take
Port au Prince.
Secretary Proctor Takes a Short
Vacation.

KANSAS Cry, July 22.-Special Po-
liceman Henry Call, also janitor of the
Benton school at Fourteenth and Lib
erty streets, was fatally stabbed in
the right lung by White Taylor, ne
gro desperate and burglar, whom he
was taking to the St. Louis avenue po-
lice station at 9:15 o'clock this morn
ing. Taylor was apprehended in the
act Of burglariZIng A. Piercy's resi-
dence, at Thirteenth and Hickory. l..
Baldwin, a shop foreman, at once pur-
sued him, Special Policeman Call join
ing in the chase. Call overlook him
and placed him under arrest. Taylor
very quietly submitted and Call was
accompanying him to the police sta
sion, without even hold on his arm,
when suddenly Taylor seized him by
the throat, plunged knife into his
right breast, and shouted: There, -
- you, you will never arrest another
man." with the knife still sticking in
his breat. Call threw his arms about
the negro's neck and called for help.
Baldwin ran to the rescue and seized
the murderOus brute, while Call. unable
to stand longer, sank upon the side
walk and was soon in q pool of blood
from the terrible hemOrrhage caused by
the wound. Tho police ambulance was
called out and Cali was removed to the
city hospital where his death is matter
of but short time. Baldwin and two
policemen had a difficult time in get
ting Taylor to the police station, and
an angry mob attempted, at the inter-
section of Ninth and St. Louis avenue
to wrest the prisoner from them.
There were cries of "hang him, -
"bring rope" and the officers were
compelled tO'reSOrt tor Subterfuge and
TO say that Taylor was the
stabbing in order to prevent violence
as it is now feeling runs very high, and
patrol wagon with a detail of police
has been dispatched to the st. Louis
avenue station to transfer the prisoner
tC the central police station. The
murder, for such it will certainly
prove was one of the most brutal and
cowardly perpetrated for long time
and is only outranked by that of de-
tective Gilley in a Wyandotte Justice
court, except that this time the muir
derer has escaped so tar with his life.
Calls dying statement, was given with
great difficulty to Police Captain Bran
ham. He could only speak in broker
sentences, a few words at a time, and
when he had said that while Taylor
had done the deed he had taken him
unawares and stabbed him without 8
word or act of prOvOcation. On his
part he was too exhausted to speak fur
Their. Call has brother, but no other
relatives living in this city. While
Taylor is a burly negro ruffian about
twenty nine years of age, and n Law
breaker generally. He has been ar
rested time and again on various crim
inal charges.
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Prepartng Tor q VanatIon.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Secretary
Window has instructed the collector Of
customs at Cape Vincent, New York,
to extend all courtesies and facilities
consistent with the interests of the rev.
enue 70 the members of the American
Canoe association on the occasion Of
their annual camp and meeting from
August 10 to % next on Staye Island,
just across the northern boundary
line. This action is based upon repre-
sensations by the association that the
only object of the meeting is to pass a
pleasant vacation season among the
Thousand Islands. The association is
composed of about ] 500 residents OF
the United States and Canada.
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MILLIONS IN IT.
Farmers JubiIant Over the Re.
cent Rains i'm Kansas.
The North Dakota Constitution
al Convention at Work.
Chicago Making a Strong Fight
For the Worlds Fair.
Tenants Defense League-NO
Sign of an Appeal.

Special to the DAILY news:
HOWARD CITY, Kan, July 3D.
Heavy rain all night.
EUREKA, July 2S.-Good rain during
night.
MADISON, July 23.-Nice rain.
OLPE, Kan, July 23.-Good rain.
. MALINE, Kan, July 23.-Heavy
rain last night.
SUPERIOR, Neb.. July 23.-Big rain
during night.
CONCoRDIA, Kan, July %, $3.50 a. m.
Rain began falling at l an, still
falling steadily.
MANCHESTER, Kan, July 23.-Very
heavy rainfall here during night.
ABILENE, Kan, July 23.-Very
heavy rain about a. m.
STRONG CITY, July 23.-GoOd rain.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. July 23.-No
rain,
LARNED, Kan. e July 2S.-Just enough
rain to lay dust.
CnARRoN, Kan, July 2S.-Light
rain during night.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan, July 3D.
ely DCdNy stAA AOA va "a NSs
WHITE CITY, Kan, July 23.-Very
heavy rain; washed out two culverts
| for the M. K. & 7.
AMERIcUs, Kan, July 2s.-Very
nice, gentle rain.
HARTFORD, Kan, July 23.-Good
rain.
CHANUTE, Kan, July 2S.-GoOd,
big rain last night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 23.-Gentle
rain fell nearly all night.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 2S.-Good rain.
Usage CITY, Kan, July 23.-Heavy
rain fell from p. m. until a. m:
FLORENCE, Kan, July 23.-Gooc
brain.
| NEWTON, Kan, July 23.-Nice raiT
from Z p. m. until midnight.
| SEDGwICK, Kan, July 23.-Good
1 kIroa hnI.r'a rain
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win delIver I'm Address.

CLAY CENTER. Kan, July 2S-HOn.
I. Dwight Thacher, of Topeka, has
consented to deliver an address on the
early history af Kansas before the Old
Settlers association of Clay, Riley and
Washington counties, which meets the
10Th of next month. This is to be the
second annual meeting and will be
held in beautiful grove six miles
north Of the city
A heavy rain has been falling almost
without intermission since 4 O'Clock
yesterdayafternoon. The corn crop is
assured, it is the largest in acreage and
yield ever harvested in Clay county.
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Suicide.

New York, July 23.-EIugh
Colon, veteran of the war
and until recently an en-
plOye in the department of public
works, hanged himself at his home
early this morning. When the depart
ment of public works passed into the
hands of Tammany, COLON got place
as street laborer. On his first pay day
he was assessed fifty cents, but refused
to pay. He yielded up the money the
next time he drew his salary, but after
that he refused to be blackmailed, so
on July 18th, he was discharged. He
failed to get work, and becoming de-
spondent, killed himself. He was a
member of Vernum Pest G. a. r.
There is likely to be an Investigation.
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HOW THE REPORT ORIGINATED.
The chinese may GROSS.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 24.-The
attorney general has given the secre-
tary of the treasury an opinion to the
effect that there is no legal objection
to the transit through United States
territory of the Cinnamon recently ar
rived at New Orleans from Cuba, en-
route TO China via San Francisco. The
Chinese minister has asked that these
men be permitted to cross the United
States on their way home, and it is
probable, in view of the attorney gen.
erals opinion. that his request will be
granted. This opinion is IN accord
with decision given by Solicitor Hep
burn on the same question some weeks
ago, which was, however, not accepted
by the treasury department.
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WIN Dc In Prlaon.

SALTWATER, Mimi, July 22.-Bob
Younger, the Missouri outlaw, must
die in prison. He is in the last stages
of consumption, and prominent men of
Missouri have been trying to secure his
pardon. Governor Merriam said to Col.
BrOnough and Ex-Governor Marshall
last night on their presentation of a
large petition: 81 may as well say to
you now, once for all, that shall do
nothing in the case. have my own
feeling and prejudice in the matter and
should not be moved to interfere in
the case OF Bob Younger or any of the
men if Haywood's wife should come
back from the grave and sign your pc
fitiOn ,,
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LONDON, July 22.-Mr. Labouchere
in the debate in the house of commons
to-day on the grant to Princess Louise
on the occasion of her marriage to the
Earl of Fife, moved the rejection of
the committee and to substitute there
for, an address to the queen, reciting
among other things that sums already
voted by parliament should be amply
sufficient for all their needs, and if
to be provided through retrenchment
of expenses of the royal family not by
fresh demands upon the tax payers.
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LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 22.-FrOm
dispatches from the Indian Territory
it is learned that the proposed sale Of
the Cherokee strip TO the United States
is likely to fail. The United States
commissioners, Wilson, Hartranft and
Fairchild, will reach Talequah the 25th
and Chief Mayes will doubtless call a
special session of the Cherokee legisla-
ture To consider the proposition, and
ny, which now holds the strip under a
lease. The CherokeeS claim to hold a
government patent for the strip and
say they must have big price if they
sell
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HaOrs trouble win strikers.

WEST SUPERIOR. July 22.-The sit
uation here is growing alarming. A
mob of strikers ordered crew of
graders TO quit work and they did so.
Mayor McRae, accompanied by the
militia, ordered the crowd to disperse,
they refusing to do so. He placed six
of the leaders under arrest. The crowd
then disbanded. % Fifty men arrived
from Minneapolis to-day and started to
work on the Northern Pacific dock IN
der military guard. More trouble is
feared. Mayor MoRae has issued a
proclamation declaring. that all men
who wish to go to work will be pro-
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The Northvvestern Coming.

KANSAS Cry July, 22.-The Kansas
City Wyandotte ana Northwestern
company has connected its main line
at Tonganoxie with the line recently
leased from the Union Pacific to Law
renee and the first construction train
will be sent out to-day to begin work
on the Carbonate line and substitute
steel rails, besides making other great
improvements in the trackage.
a corps of surveyors will also start
to-day at Carbondale to stake out the
route of the proposed extension of the
Carbonate line to Wichita. The right
of way will be secured as soon as posi-
BILE and the road will be constructed and
ready for operation early next spring if
nothing binders.
The extension of the main line from
Summerfield to Beatrice, Neb., is now
assured and the company has large
CORPS of men in the field. At Beatrice
an election will be held August 10 upon
the question of voting $50, 900 in bonds
to aid the enterprise. The company
has found some very strong opposition
in that region. instigated by otheI
lines, but the officers feel confident
that the bonds will receive the requisite
two-thirds majority.
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respectively of Charles d. Kaiser and
L. Wadleinger. prominent business
men Of Mahanoy City, and j. II. Coyle,
receiver of the SchuYlkill County bank
of Shenandoah, were driving in car
riage from Mahanoy City TO Track
vile. AS they approached the rail-
road crossing q passenger train passed,
closely followed by the little eombina-
ton engine and car Transit" Wad-
leinger, who was driving, apparently
not observing the Transit" attempt
ed to cross the track as soon as the
passenger had passed. The Transit
struck the buggy, smashing it into
spIinters, killing the horse and terribly
injuring the boys. Wadleinger was
thrown forty feet and shockingly man
gled ami instantly killed. The other
two were very badly and it is believed
fatally hurt
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Edin..r..s T1a,inonY-

New YORK. July 2S.-In the hearing
before the referee of the Kemmler cleo
tricaI execution case to-day. Thomas
A. Edison was put on the stand as a
witness. and if his testimony were to
decide the fate of Kemmler, the muir
derer would surely meet his death in
the electrical chair. The witness had
no doubt whatever of the power of an
alternating current to kill man in
staneouSly and painIessly, and was sure
it could be done without burning.
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NEWS By WIRE.
Many People Injured in the De-
struction Of a Hotel.
jacksonville, Illinois, Visited
by a Severe Storm.
Mrs. Rev. David Heron Sem
fenced to Death.
A Conspiracy in the Government
Engraving Department.

MEANWHILE, Pa, July 28.-The st.
Cloud hotel was destroyed by fire at
midnight last night. The guests es-
capped without injury, but several ser
wants were badly injured by jumping
FROM the windows. Mrs. Maggie Ebric
of Youngstown, Ohio, jumped from the
third floor, striking on her back: she
will probably die. Susan Derby had
both legs broken. Barbara Hillman
had her back badly burned before
jumping onto an awning, which prob
ably saved her life. Archie Carman, a
fireman, fell from the second story and
sustained injuries of the spine. He is
in critical condition. The loss is
800, 900, fully insured.
AT HASTINGS.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 23.-Three
elevators and their contents, belonging
to H. Kelly, Z. Strowbridge s. Co. and
Henry Hoover, at Blue Hill, twenty
miles south of here, were burned yes
terdSy. Loss $50, 900, insurance SI7,-
900.
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Narrow Escaes.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, July 20.-Fire
early this morning in the NOnpareil
restaurant caused great exeitment by
cutting off the escape of a number of
inmates. A policeman rescued several
men and the firemen took Emma Nell
son and Clara Cook from a third-stOry
window. Mrs. Nelson. was badly
burned in her efforts to save her son
aud finally dropped him on an awning
below, badly injuring him. The second,
third and fourth floors of the restau-
rant were destroyed. Booths oyster
house and Weiss, hat store were badly
damaged. The loss is about $40, 900.
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CHICAGO, July pa final decree
was rendered to-day by Judge Blod-
gett in the federal court in the long
pending litigation between the Bell and
Cushman Telephone companies. The
Bell company brought two suits against
the Cushman company for infringe
ment of patent. The decree in both
suits is against the Cushman comdany.
A fine of one dollar is assessed against
1t and it is ordered to turn over all of
its telephones to the Bell company.
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appointed by the president to treat
with the Cherokee Indians for the pur-
chase of lands west Of the 96th merid-
ian, known as the Cherokee strip, and
for other purposes. accompanied by
Horace Speed, the secretary of the
commission, left here last night for
Fayetteville. Arkansas, where they will
join Judge Wilson, another member Of
the commission, and proceed to Table
quah, the capital of the Cherokee ma
ton, where they will open their ses-
sions on the 25th insSt. General Hart
Ianft of Pennsylvania, the third MEM
Der of the commission. was expected to
be here, but telegraphed General Fair
child that he is sick and will come on
as soon as he is able.
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lrrfeaslan aehene

TOPEKA, Kan, July 24.-phe sub
committee on irrigation auxiliary to
the United States senate committee
has visited Garden City and made an
investigation of the irrigation system
now in use there, and also listened to
new theory of irrigation, the so
called under drainage theory. Believers
IN the new plan say that there is an
Inexhaustible supply of water in the
lower strata of sands in Western Kan
sas which their system can bring to
the surface.
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rivers. The value of the property in
litigation reaching up into the millions,
Monday an order was received from
the council for the plaintiffs
in error, and also one of the plaintiffs
himself for making copy of the re-
cord to go to the supreme court of the
United States. 1t is not probable that
a hnal decision in this case will be
reached in the next decade.
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CHICAGO, July 22.-Burke's LAWYERS
have made no sign of an intention to
take an appeal from Judge Bain's or
der for his extradition and ia letter
received By Judge Longnecker to-day
from his assistant, George Baker. the
lattes expressed the opinion that
Burke would not appeal. This IS
merely conjecture, however. as TIE
suspected Cronin murderer has until
Friday 70 take action for an appeal 81
for habeaa corpus.
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A Double TrareaY.

CoPENHAGEN, July PA great sen.
sation has been caused in the highest
circles OF. society here by the suicide Of
Count PARE, member of prominent
Swiss family, after he had killed his
mistress. Count PARE had for some
time been carrying liaso nwith ElVira
Madegon, a circus performer on the
Island of Taasinge. Becoming in
Yolved in quarrel with his mistress
he drew pistol and shot her, and then
killed himself. Count Pare was mar
rled and he and his wife moved in the
most aristOcratic circles of Copenhagen
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AT ANDERSON,

AHDEKS0 :S, 1nui f July zS.H al; Ell
river. west of here. Scott Todd and
Charlie HOsier, aged ten and eleven
years respectively, were drowned. Sum
day evening nearly $50 people, among
whom was Stephen Bixley, were on the
river banks hunting for the bodies.
A rope was stretched across the stream.
To this rope Bixley was hanging in
mid stream when he lost his hold. He
was carried under the water in swirl
of the water and drowned in the pres
ence of his wife and two children.
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KtIIed ataRnmGnIne.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July "a. - Bell
Bates while umpiriDg ball game near
Owensboro last Sunday afternoon for
two clubs of boys, made decision in
the sixth inning to which Frank Nor
IT'S, who waS at the bat objected. A
bitter quarrel ensued and fight fol-
lowed resulting in Bates fatally stab
bling Morris with a pocket knife. He
was arrested AMI Morris soon died.
Bates is but Is wears old.
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gentleman a classifying, he will not
soon forget. Henderson was arrested
but was Immediately released, the af-
fair is causing great excitement in
army circles, and leads to the present
court martial proceedings. Owing TO
the absence of an important witness
for the defence, the hearing of the
case has been postponed until Thurs
day
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The New saI1 combination.

NEW YORK, July 2O.-The new
North American salt company occupies
two columns i'll the evening papers
with its advertisements, which state
that the object of the company is to
unity and systematic the salt inter
ests of the country. The prospectus
states that arrangements havebeen
made for the purchase or control of
nearly all the existing salt producing
proI erty in North America, and that
these number 100 different works and
companies. 1t is also stated that a
'sliberal DIVIDEND can be declared.
In it's prospectus the company insists
that it Is not a trust, and as proof OF
this states that anybody may buy
stock who will pay for it.
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Nav RllaA.

Hotel Clerk 6uspiciously l-Your bundlehas
come apart. May ask what that queer
thing Isl
Guest-This Is a new patent fire escape. I
always carry 1t, 20 in case OF fire can Jst
myself down from the hotel window. Sect
Clerk Ghoughtfully1 see. Our terms for
guests with fire escapes, sir, are invariably
cash In advance.-New York Weekly.
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ners quite freely. saying that in a few
years the cOiored race would dominate.
MRS. Garfield, who has been partaking
OF the hospitality of prominent ladies'
here, was terribly agitated to see the
entire letter in the morning papers.
Professor Garfield has written a
lengthy apology stating that the mat
ter was never intended for publica-
Glon ana was simply exaggerated ut
GeranceS OF private conversation.
President Canfield rendered his resig-
nation on account of the unfaYorable
comment. The resignation was not
accented.
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SEE l,ion CnnInrna

MENosA, Wis, July 22.-During the
past two years people have at various
times claimed to have seen sea ser
pent in lake Winnebago. Others who
saw the alleged monster said it was q
whale. In one OF two instances affi-
davits TO the truth of the claim were
made. 1t Is now found that there is
some ground for the story told. Sat-
urday afternoon, while two bows were
spearinR frogs near the lake. they saw
the monster in shallow pool. Thew
summoned assistance and a sea lion
eleven feet long was captured. It es-
capped from circus here four wears
ago and the fact had been forgotten.
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Steamer sunk.

LONDON, July 22.-The British
steamer Altanacralg from I!oilo bound
for America with sugar, struck rock
near the Island of Palowan and filed
with water. She will probably be 3
total loss. The crew arrived at Mani
ia. The Altanacraig is an iron screw
steamer of 1872 tons. The American
New Castle, N. S. W., for Singapore
has been wrecked in BramDle Bay
straits
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DULUTH, Mimi, July 23.-An the
coal beavers on the Duluth docks
struck yesterday, joining those at
West Superior in their demands for an
increase from forty to fifty cents an
hour. The Northwestern Coal COM
pany got another crew to go to work
on one of its docks, and they worked
all day at forty cents.