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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03
NElehifa,s LIcenre Plan.

WICHITA, Kan, Sept. 30.-There
lras been general discussion since its
introduction of the proposed ordinance
to reduce the minimum fine for selling
intoxicants from 800 to $25. Many of
the ants have come to the conclusion
that it is much cheaper to go along un-
der the present plan of disposing OF
witnesses that to pay the minimum
fine proposed and have been presenting
the matter in that light to the MEM
beers of the city council, who are an.
tbs.
The majority of the council are anti
prohibitionIsts and have taken hold of
the matter, hoping to reach cbnclu-
sion that will serve the city well aud
at the same time make the conditions
increase the resubmiSsion sentiment
as rapidly as possible. They look upon
it as 3 complete victory over the prohi-
bitionists, and while the city could en-
Joy the revenue of former days from
the joints very much they are inclined
to the opinion that continuance Of
the present plan wouldmore forcibly de-
monstrate to the people of the city the
righteousness of the law. AS it is
they refer to the reduction of the reve-
nue. so far below expectations that
$40, 900 had to be borrowed to
pay miscellaneous bills, all of which
| has been used and the council, with no
increase of revenue, will, it is thought,
| before many weeks, be compelled to
borrow a sum nearly as large. The
| increase of direct taxation caused from
| the increased expenses in attempting
/ to prosecute and the lack of revenue
| derived, it is thought will serve as a
vivid lesson with decided tendency
| to show the law in all its defects. The
question with the majority is whether
or not to meet the police board in the
surrender or to hold the present posi-
| ton firmly as a lesson for the city to be
observed by the state.
! This afternoon a secret meeting OF
/ the council was held to consider the
matter and agree upon it, so there
should be no public demonstration at
| the regular meeting tonight.
| 1t was impossible to agree and opinion
seems about equally divided as to
whether or not the ordinance will
pass.
The republican politicians are much
stirred up over the matter. They want
| the ordinance to pass, SO that those OBJ
| iecting because no revenue Is being re-
ceived will swing into line. They are
| giving assurances quietly that if the
| council will pass the ordinance they
can depend upon it that the police
board will not make vigorous efforts to
make arrests.
The ants are quite sure that there
| would &c little effort TO enforce the Law
until after the election, but that plan
is looked upon as only temporary re-
| iksf
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T,VnmhIv Unaer Arrest.

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-Seth Twombly
the engineer who had charge of the
fast freight that wrecked the passen-
ger train on the Rock Island road on
Eighty-seventh street last Tuesday
night, was officially placed under ar
rest last night. He was much sur
prised at the action of the coroner's
jury and could not understand why
that body had held him. He cursed
the fireman, Lecloch. who testified that
he tTwombly was drunk, and said it
was untrue. The police say that they
have man who saw them both jump
from the cab after the whistle was
blown, and who also saw the engineer
go direct to saloon after the collision
occurred
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ChIIdren an Oire Want,

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-Henry D. Lloyd
of this city, who has just returned
from visit to Spring Valley, Illinois,
where he distributed among the desti-
tute miners medicines furnished by a
charitable New York lady. in long
letter describes the wretched condition
of the people there. He says:
Among other means of getting in
telligent and unbiased information of
the exact condition of things, visited
the Catholic aud public schools, in
which together there are oyer six hun
dred children, and talked with the
teachers and many of the children.
The teachers who teach IN the Catho-
lie school said their children gave I'M
mistakable evidence of not having suf-
ficient food. They were paler than
the year before and they could not
study as we'll. Children would fire.
quently fall asleep at their desks from
weakness. But their pride and self
respect was so great that it was almost
impossible for their teachers to obtain
any great acknowledgement from them
that they did not get enough to eat at
home. Children who were unmistaka-
bly, suffering for want of proper nOur-
ishment would even refuse food when
offered by their teacher, and in some
cases the sister superior said when
food was taken by some such child it
was Immediately rejected by the stom-
ach, showing how far the exhaustion
of hunger had gone. One of the teach
ers in the public school stated that on
her way to the school in the morning
she would sometimes meet as many as
q dozen OF her class out with baskets,
going to beg. As they saw her the lit
| tie things, ashamed, would try to hide
from sight until she had passed. -
In both schools, continued Lloyd
numbers of the children were insult :
GENTLY clothed-little boys and girls OF
/ the tenderest years having on only
uuderclotlIing. It was a cold, bleak
day, but many were. barefoot. How
the people have lived at all is a mys-
1 terry. There have been during the last
four weeks, ending September 26, five
| distributions by the relief cOmmitteS
| ALI in goods. no money has been Civ
en- out-and the extent of this charity
is sufficiently indicated by the state
ment taken from the account of thu
committee, that each family of seven
and others in proportion. had re
ceived for the entire period of fou
weeks, flour, meal, etc. to the value o
SIS. SO or 81 cents worth for each per
son for the whole four weeks. Tn
mayor of the city, the editor of tn
Spring Valley Gazette. the Congrega
tional Clergyman, Mr.. Springer, all tn
physicians of the place-eYery one, il
fact, stated without qualification tina
were it not for the relief from withou
the people would have starved an
would be starving. To check SO scant
relief. 81 cents worth of food for eac
person monthly by talk about sexaRReI
. alton seems to be nothing short of in
human
Lloyd declares that the death rate i
. high there and that it win be great
increased as the weather grows colder
BE declares of his Own knowledge tina
the sick and poor have been refuse
medicines and medical advice by I'd
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Another mtg slrIk@.

NEW YORK, Sept. S0-Between
three and four hundred men were
thrown out of employment to-day by a
strike ordered by the Brick Layers
Union Some of the contractors have
been using brick and cement made by
Beck. Martin Il Co., who employ
at their works four non-union
men, colored teamsters, /. and il
was to COMPEL the discharge
of these men that the strike was or
dered some of the contractors are also
placed in a bad position as they are I'M
der time contracts and also under con-
tracts to use bricks and cement of Peek
Martin & Co.'S make. The WOrkmen
all side with the contractors and are
loud in their demonstrations of the
union and walking delegates. There
is prospect of long lock out.
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VIII goln the nag Roar.

BLOOMINGTON. H., Oct. LIT IS
stated upon the best of authority that
the Ohio, Indiana s. Western railway
extending from Peoria to Springfield,
Ohio. has passed into the hands of the
ssbjg FOUR combine Circulars an-
nouncing the transfer and the officers
under the regime will be issued. For
nearly two months the deal has been
in contemplation. The big fours'
people concluding that they could OPP
crate the road 20 the advantage of
themselves as well as it 3 owners. some
weeks ago made critical inspection Of
the property. President Ingalls, was
accompanied by the president of the
quite favorable.
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HELENA, Mont. Oct. 2.-It is still
impossible to definitely determine the
result of Yesterdays election IN Mon
tana: both committees claiming the
state but the general indications would
seem to favor the democratic claims
Governor Hauser and other prominent
democrats say they are sure OF the
success of their candidate for goveTno<
and congress and that they viii also
have majority of the Legislature
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 2.-1no
Evening Wisconsin received the ici-
lowing at noon to-day:
HELENA. Mont, Oct. al hOmas IA
Neator, republican, is elected TO con
gress. The republicans have eosA
branches of the legislature.
(Signedl A. j. SELIGMAN.
Chairman Republican State Contra
COmmitto
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Vermont, present. The room in which
the hearings are being held was well
HlIed with railway officers and law
yers. moro than half Of those present
being attaches of the Chicago and Al
ton railroad, the consideration of a
complaint against which BY the Inter
state Railway Association is the most
Important work to come before the
commission. When the Alton case
was calt0dC Chairman Walker. of the
Interstate railroad association, com
plainant and Attorney Brown of the
Alton, arrayed themselves For the
hour and half following it was an
oratorical contest between the two
men. Chairman Walker stated the
case. He said that the Chicago s. AL
ton road had been & member OF the
railway association until July Is of
this year. He explained the
methods of stock shipping from
Kansas City to Chicago which
cities he termed as the center of
the cattle trade. Through rates are
made from shipping points in the west
through Kansas City TO Chicago, with
privilege of stoP-over in Kansas City.
If the cattle are not ali sold there the
unsold remainder are sent to Chicago
on the original billing. AT the pres
emit time, he said, 1the condition Of
trade has become such that most of the
stock is shipped in private cars, on
which mileage is charged. The result
is that the line cars are largely un-
used. = He then explained that the
American Live Stock Commission COM
pany was an organization of cattle
growers, made for the purpose of ship
ping cattle. This company he
said, thave made contracts with the
Alton road to use 400 of their cars, for
which they are TO pay S6 q month
rental. It is in the nature of a rebate.
If all the lines should do the same it
would destroy the trade.'
Attorney Brown responded at length,
affirming that there was no charge of
violation of the law, and only fear
that such might be done. He further
denied the right of the railway asso-
citation to make complaint, on the
ground that it is neither q real person
nor an artificial person.
Il acknowledge the contracts, +" he
said, but reserve the right to with
hold them. / am not satisfied TO have
our contracts made public for the mere
satisfaction of curious minds. We
have valuable contract, but we are
willing to make the same with Other
persons under similar conditions"
Chairman Walker replied in an argu-
ment to prove the legitimacy of the
complaint, and his association.
After recess Judge Cooley an.
nOunced that the question would be
taken under advisement as to whether
the case in its present form should be
considered by the commission. The
| decision on this point will be given to
! morrow morning.
The case of the Chicago, Kansas
City & Nebraska and the Rock Island
against the Chicago s. Alton occupied
| the remainder of the day and will bt
continued tomorrow. The point al
issue is in regard to live stock stoI
over privileges at Kansas City.
Chairman Midgley of the Southwest
ern Railroad association was subjected
to an hours rigid questioning in thu
matter. He was ordered to bring thu
association books before the commits
sioner tomorrow.
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Teo YounR % the Penltentiary.

FRANKFORT, KY, Oct. Through
the efforts of the National Humane So
ciety and the Kentucky division of
that body, conditional pardon has
been obtained from Governor Buckner
for Linville Combs, the youngest life
convict ever sent to the penitentiary.
Young Combs is to be placed in the in
dustrial school of reform at Louisville,
TO remain until he is of age. The
crime for which be was sent to the
penitentiarY for life was the killing of
baby by crushing in its skull. Not
succeeding in burying the body, he
threw it in a creek where it was found.
He confessed the crime, appearing not
to know the difference between right
and wrong. AT the time of his incar-
ceration he was ten years old. Every
convict in the prison signed the petit
ton for his pardon.
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News From Mexico.

CRY OF MEXICO. Sept. 3O.-The
main force of the great storm that Wis
tied the Bajio country within the past
few days has abated, although in it's
track desolation is apparent on all
sides. 1t is estimated that the loss of
crops in the Bajio country alone will
be over $500, 900.
A newsboy and butcher fought a
duel with knives in the San LaZaro
ward in this city yesterday. The
butcher was disemboweled and left on
the field dead.
Three young ladies of MoreIa, who
lost fortune at the gaming table, have
lust committed suicide.
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A Riot.

BALTIMORE. Md, Oct. LA letter
from DR.. G. D. Smith gives the first
authentic information about the recent
riots on Navassa Island.
D. Smith, superintendent of the
Navassa Phosphate company, c. w.
Ruby and one other official, the only
surviving officials of the affray have
taken refuge on the British man-of-
war Forward which came TO their
assistance. The letter states that on
the 14th inst. the negroes rose in insur-
rection and killed four officers, Thomas
N. Foster, Joseph Fales, James M.
Mahon and William [. Shea. Ruby was
first assaulted in the diggings, and
pounded ON the head until left for
dead. He recovered sufficiently to take
part in the battle, which afterwards
lasted three hours, the officers being
bombarded in house where they had
taken refuge. There they were bonn
barded with dynamite bombs until
they were obliged 20 seek shelter else
where. When this was attempted
Foster was butchered with knives and
Fales chopped to pieces with axes.
Shea and Mahon were also murdered.
All the murdered men are Balti-
moreans. The negroes still have pos
session of the island.
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In Interest of The worries FAIR.


Topeka. Kan, Oct. Among the
notable arrivals to-day toattend the
deep water harbor convention which
convenes at the Grand Opera house at
p. m. was the Chicago delegates num-
bering fourteen of her prominent citi-
zeps. This delegation has two fold
duty. they are here not only as dele
gates to the convention, but also to ad
vance the interests of Chicago as che
location for the Worlds fair. From
there they will go to IT. Joe, Missouri.
Their object as stated is to secure the
location of the Worlds fair if not at
Chicago then at some other western
city. The personnel of the party is as
follows. solomon Thatcher, Jr., Judge
j. w. Byron, ex-senator A. J. Street
er, Tornado Jones, Dr.John II. Ranch,
Gen. Geo. 7. Afford, B. F. Fly Jr.,
r. a. D. Wilbanks, John w. Ely,
Gen. O. l.. Mann, r. III. Gable, A. p.
w. Skinner, j.. E. B. Clark, Col.
Chas. Walker. They arrived in spec
cial car over tue Santa Fe. The per-
manent committee was ii session q
a greater part of this forenoon. The
Deliberations are not made public. II
is believed, however that the commit.
tee will Recommend the carrying out
of the general plan mapped out by
DENY er convention, and shat the con
vention will be asked to enclose in adj
vance the report of the commission ap
pointed by the last congress. and
which is now in session in Philadei
phia. The work of the convention fol
this afternoon is indicated by the fol
lowing programme prepared by the
permanent committees:
L. Calling the convention to order
| by President Evans.
2. Invocation.
S. Secretary will read the call.
4. President Evans will state the OBJ
| jeet of the convention and make re
port of the doings of the permanent
committee.
5. Selection of temporary chairman
| by the convention.
| s. Address of temporary chairman
| z. Appointment of committee OF
credentials and permanent organiza
| ton.
| 8 This evening a public reception
will be rendered the visiting delegate
at Representative hall, followed by
| promenade concert.
Nine hundred out of the 1000 dele
| gates have sent in their credentials O
registered at headquarters.
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CoInzni1fed Rnicide.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. LA special from
Fl. Scott Kansas to the Star says a
moulder named Joseph Wills, en-
ployed by the Wa1burn foundry COM
mitted suicide early this morning He
first slashed himself with razor cut
ting horribleg ashes in his throat low
er limbs and body and jumped from a
three story building. He was unmar-
ried and was recovering from a pre-
tracted spree.
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Tha Cronin Cnae-

CHICAGO, Sept. S0.-When Judge
McConnell's court opened this morn
ing the counsel for the defense in the
Cronin Case renewed their motion that
the summonIng of veniremen be taken
out of the hands of Sheriff Matson and
be entrusted to a special baliff ap-
pointed by the court The counsel for
the state admitted that the statute is
mandatory on the subject, and the
motion was accordingly granted.
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BISMARCK, N. D., Oct. 2.-Destrue-
tive prairie fires have been raging In
Mclean county fifty miles north Of
here during the last two days. The
town of Washburn had narrow es-
cape, the flames reaching within the
city limits. The citizens turned out
en- masse; men, women and children
fighting with desperation and herOism.
The flames extended for miles on
either side of the town, and the prairie
as far as the eye can reach is black and
desoiate. Many OF the farmers lost ali
they had, but there will be no suffering
as the people of the valley will give
them ali necessary assistance.
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Foreign News.

DUBLIN, Sept. 3O.-The subscriptions
to the fund to meet the expenses af NJ
Parnell's defense before the Parnell
commission have closed the total
amount subscribed is e41 900.
THE GALLOWAY TRIAL.
LONDON, Sept. 3O.-The trial of the
Earl OF Galloway who is charged with
having cFiminally assaulted several
children has been fixed for October IA.
1t will take place before a Scotch court.
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Anno1nfwen4a

WASHINGTON, Oct. To-day the
president appointed Lee Monroe, of
Kansas. register OF the land Office at
WakanY, Kansas.
Alexander L. Morrison of New Mex
leo to be register of land Office at San
ia Fe, New Mexico.
To be receivers of public moneys:
Charles w. Banks of Kansas, at Sa-
lima, Kansas.
Henry E. Tarpely of Salem, Oregon,
to be commissioner in and for the
district of Alaska. To reside at Ouna-
laska.
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KEARNEY- Neb., Sept. 2s.--E. G.
Bartlett, better known in pioneer days
as ~Wiid Curley. died here yesterday
In lsls CurIey walked from Wisconsin
o. Omaha and joined Fremont's expe-
ditiOn across the continent. Later he
Joined the regular army and became a
famous scout and was one of the sur
vivors Of the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere. His death was caused by cancer
OF the lung.
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rAyIor,s Repora.

WAsHINeroN, Z. G. Sept s0.-Hor-
ace A. Taylor, the commissioner of
railroads. has filed with the secretary
OF the interior the annual report of the
operations of his bureau for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1889, The com
missioner says. Several of the rail-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03
A SMACHUP
A Train Crashes Into a Pas
senger Coach at
PaIniine Bridge, New York,
killing Many People.
Chesser, Of OIathe, Kansas, Sen
fenced 20 Ten Years.
Charged With POIygamy-''wid
CurIey- Dead.

WAsaENGrox. Sept. - -tBulIesin)
"a Is reported here that there was a col
Iisioa this mOrnieg between two trains
On the bridge at Harpers Ferry. No
paEticulars-
NEW YORK. sept. 2S.-The follow
ing particulars OF the railroad disaster
Il Palstine bridge late last night have
been received ut the Grand Central
depot Tie engine OF the first section
81 train No. 8 last night broke cylin-
der head about two miles east Of Pala-
tire bridge and stopped The train
was composed of one baggage car three
coaches: one sleeper and the q. G. &. q
-. Louis aud the Michigan Central
private cars ia the,or named. The
second section Of the same train, com
posed Of one baggage car six SleeperS
ran into the first section
LIST OF THE KILLED AND INJURED.
CANAgOHARIE. ~. Y. Sept. 25.-The
killed In the wreck at Paiatine bridge
are Rev. Prentice Duval OF Dayton, a
railway Official; Sadie Boyd of West
pert. New York; a maid of w. IL.
Manning and wife. and Charles Frank
lin- The injured: William III. Man.
ming Of Marquette, Michigan; Mrs. w.
II. Manning, Miss Tate Of FredOnia,
Engineer HOTth of Albany, r. A Fow-
Ter Of New York, William II. McEveY
and r. J. Lewis OF the same location
W. IL England Of New York and sew
eral others were injured slightly, and
there we're startling and hair-breadth
escapes. The special car of President
n e. Ingalls, Of the big Four rail.
road. and also that OF President Led.
yard Of the Michigan Central. were in
the train and were wrecked. bat none
81 their party were injured. Trains
are passing the wreck.
PRIVATE CAR SMASHED.
NEw YORK. Sept. 2S.-The Michi.
gan Central private car. on the rear
had Der rear end broken. In this cal
was the president OF the Michigan
Central. Mr.. Ledyard. He escaped
uniniured. Mr.. NJ. +. Ingalls, was IN
= private car. the third from the rear
lie escaped unhurt, but Mrs. IngalI:
received slight injuries. The porter
Of the car which MIR. and Mrs. Ingalli
occupied WIS killed. Four persons il
the Buffalo sleeper were killed. UT
% the present time the names have
not betn recrived here Willie Nc
E.uoy of New York was injured. Mr.
Manning has since died. Supeiin-
tendent TOuoey. accompanied by Mr.
voorhees,. went TO the scene OF TIT
wreck to-day. and will at once assume
control 81 the arrangements for clear
ing the track and seeing that the in
5ured parties are properly cared for. a
well as taking care of the bodies founs
fn the debris. so far the accounts o
the disas&sr. continue 10 be -msagre
hut during the day the New York Cen
trail people expect to be in possession
Of all the facts attendant upon the ca
iamity.
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Rsenna1 Frnm IniI.

KANSAS CRY, Sept. SO.-Arthur
MCGEE, Tony Reed and Tom Wilson
described by the police at St. Louis,
Kerry Patch thieves" who were ar
rested last night on a charge of va
grancy, escaped early this morning
from their cell at police headquarters
by fling of the lock which secured the
door. They have not been recap
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The FIaolk Caae.

New YORK, Sept. S0.-The conspir-
ators in the Flack case have been in
dicted with the exception of Judge
Bookstayer. The indictments were
handed in at noon, but the names of
those indicted have not yet been made
public. 1t is believed they are Sheriff
Elack, his son, Willie Flack, Mrs. Ray
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-The nation
al civil service reform league met here
this morning. Mr.. Curtis was elected
withouT opposition. Mr., Curtis said
he was glad to note this sign Of happy
harmony that had always distinguished
the deliberations of the league. The
report Of the treasurer showed receipts
during the year OF 1916 06 and disbuFse-
ments s716 so leaving a balance in the
treasury. of $3.50. 49,