The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04

of his cattle. The state veterinarian
has been notified, and his coming is
anxiously awaited.
A swINDLER DISGUISED AS A PRIEST.
TORONTO. Ont. March 2s.-Last
evening Detective Reburn, acting
under instructions from Ottawa. ar
rested q man In the st. James Hotel
who it is believed, is a swindIer badly
wanted in England and in leading
cities of the United States. His opera
tions were conducted under the guise
of Catholic priest. He was regis
tered as &. Barnett, of Ottawa. and
when arrested six massive gold
watches were found in his valise, out
Of which he had sWindled an Ottawa
jeweler. As soon as he arrived in To-
ronto he made for the jewelry store of
2. w. Ellis q Co., ordering 81 500
worth of diamonds to be sent to ST.
Michael's College. where he said he
acted in the capacity Of teacher, and
that the diamonds were wanted as a
president to the Pope by the priests of
Toronto. Mr.. Ellis went up to the
cOlledge aud found his customer there,
looking as like q priest as possible, but
the merchant did not bring the dia-
monds, giving some excuse therefore.
Barnett, however handed Mr.. Ellis a
check for 81 800 on Nelson's Bank,
STIMULATING at the same time that the
diamonds should be sent to the college
at $50 O'Clock this morning, that is to
aay. half an hour before the bank
should open. In this way the prisoner
hoped to get away with his spoil. His
arrest last night spOilS that part of
his game He also yesterday afternoon
swindled another jeweler, by the same
trick, Of valuable jewelrY which also
was found among his other lll-gotten
effects. The detectives say that he
is the most notorious swindler in his
own way on record.
He was taken before a police
magistrate to-day. He admitted his
guilt and was remanded for a week in
order that his record might be ex-
amined.
AvICTIM OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
MASON. CITY, Ia, March 2S.-An-
other victim falls at the hands of
Christian Silence treatment, and the
affair produces profound sensation
at Charles City, where the death Oc-
CURED. Mrs. A. s. Graves had been i'll
for several days, and, believing in the
efficiency Of Christian healing, refused
to have q physician, and relied on the
treatment OF the healers, who urged
her to stand out against doctors. Mr..
Graves, who Is travelling man, was
away from home, but was telegraphed
| that If he wanted to see his wife alive
| to come at once. Immediately upon his
| arrival, and seeing the critical condi-
ton his wife was in, doctor was sum-
m0ned, but to late, for the last hope
was gone and-the poor woman died.
The indignation Of the citizens was
aroused to- such a pitch that a coro-
ner's jury was impaneled, and after
spending two days in making an eX-
animation. report, severely condemn
ing the Christian healing or faith cure
treatment.
ASKING FOR HELP.
ST.. PAUL, March pa special TO
the Pioneer Press from Springview
Nebraska, says: Mrs. Cannon, the
wife of settler living near the Dakota
line, was here yesterday asking for
help in rescuing her husband from the
Dakota Indians. Cannon and a num-
Der of other men were captured by the
vigilance committee on suspicion of be-
ing cattle thieves. The committee
finally released them on promises to
leave the country at once. Yesterday
three of them, Cannon and two other
men named BrancOok and Riley, were
taken across to Dakota by masked men
who delivered them to a band of Sioux
The Indians have been losing cattle fol
some time and there is little doubt as
to the fate of the three men.
ROBBER KILLED.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March ga
special from BlocktOn to the Age-Her.
aid reports an attempt to rob the South.
ern Express company's Office at thai
point. Last night about 10 O'Clock q
man named John Warren disguised as
a negro opened the express Office door
/ and with pistol in his hand called
on Agent u. NJ. Huey, jr
to surrender. Huey did not do it and
the man fired at him twice, one bal
striking him on the breast glancIne
and breaking one of his arms. By
this time Huey had seized his own pis
toll and fired three shots at the robber
who was found SHORTLY after one hun
dred feet from the Office, dead. One
of Huey'S bullets had hit him in the
breast and the man had bled to death
AN ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
CHICAGO, March 2s.-Superintenden
Croker of the Chicago, Santa Fe s
Colorado railway, was notified this
morning of an attempt to wreck the
west bound limited train near Chilli
piled upon the track, but fortunately
the pilot of the engine threw then
from the rails without derailing the
engine or train. The limited is gener
ally weli7loaded and the Wells, Fargo
| Express company carries q lot of val
uables on the train, and the officials o.
the Santa Fe are inclined to think rob
berry was intended.
ELoPED WITH A MULATTo.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. March 30
The first instance in the history o.
this section, where a white juliet
has eloped with a dusly Romeo, comes
from Wilcox county. Mrs. J. E
Jarrett the wife of a respectable
white farmer living near Pineapple
eloped this morning with Willie Foun
tain, mulatto about % yeare of age
The couple were arrested in Salem
where much indignation prevails, ant
the couple are in jail. They rode par
OF the way on a mule and the othel
part by rail.
KILLED BY COWBOYS.
TRINIDAD, Col, March 2s.-WorC
was received to-day that Constable
Montague was killed at Elmore, lat
yesterday evening by three cowboy
whom he attempted to arrest for dis
turbing the quiet of the town. Tn
cowboys belong near Barela. and werl
drunk when the shooting occurred
Montague received five bullets in hi
body and lived only two hours afte
the shooting. Sheriff Burns at ono
organized a posse and started afte
the murdererS who had skipped out.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
PrrTsBURG, Pa, March 2S.-JOhl
Nader, a wealthy retired butcher O
Allegheny City, left his home about L
O'Clock last night telling his wife b
was going out for walk. He did no
return and this morning his body wa
found in the Allegheny river with hi
throat cut. He had evidently gon
straight to the river from his home
and after cutting his throat jumpe
J into the water. No reason is know
for the act.