The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-04
SPARKS FROA The TELEGRAPH.

PARIS, June 2s.-CarIotta Patti the
well known singer and sister of Ad-
delina Patti died in this city to-day.
FORT MADISON, Iowa, June 2s.-
Two painters living in opposite houses
on the same street attempted suicide
yesterday, one by poison and the other
by rope.
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, June 2S,-Judge
Start this morning sentenced August
Beckman to four years and Edward
Peterson to three years in the peniten-
tiary for the killing of Taylor Coonebs
in the insane asylum here.
RACINE, Wis. June %, An electric
storm passed over this city Wednes-
day night and was the most severe
ever known here in many years.
Thirteen barns and houses were dam
aged by lightning and one hundred
cellars and Easements were flooded.
NEW ORLEANS, June Ex-Governor
Nichols yesterday issued proclama-
tion urging the parish authorities of
the state to take all precautions in
their power to prevent the prize fight
which has been arranged to occur in
Louisiana.
HELENA, Mont, June 2S.-All efforts
to check the forest fire which started
in Cascade county near San Coules two
days ago have proved unavailing. Up
to last night it had covered an area of
over one hundred square miles and has
destroyed the best hay ground iii the
vicinity.
NEW YORK, June 2S.-The board of
directors of the Denver s. Rio Grande
railroad met yesterday and elected
George Coppill, chairman of the board
and d. II. Moffatt, president. VIM.
Wagner, secretary, and j. w. Geluly,
treasurer.
CAIRO, ILL.,, June 2S.-The north
bound passenger train on the Mobile &
Ohio railroad struck a cow about
twenty miles below here yesterday and
/ was ditched. All the coaches left the
rails and were turned over. Six pas
sengerS were slightly hurt and an old
negress fatally crushed.
RACINE, Wis, June 2S.-Racine is to
have a regular old fashioned Puritan
Sunday. The chief of police acting
under instructions from the mayor has
notified the prOprietors of every cigar
store, soda fountain, ice cream stand
and confectionery shop to close Sun
day.
JoHNsTOwN, June 2S.-About 200
deposit books of the JOhnstown saving
bank are reported lost by depositors
There were $774, 900 on deposit
and much of this is the property
of people having no heirs. The l4th
regiment will be paid off this after
noon and with the exception of three
companies will leave tomorrow.
FREMONT, Ohio, June 28.-The fu-
neral of Mrs. r. b. Hayes was held
this morning, the ceremonies being OF
most simple character. After the
service at the house the body was LAID
away in lakewood cemetery. A large
number of visitors were present from
all parts of the state.
ST. LOUIS, June 2s.-Wallace Bur
= ton, formerly guard at the peniten
3 tiary at Jefferson City, but who ha!
. been in this city for some week pas
9 was arrested between 3 and O'CLOCK
y this morning on suspicion of being con
nected with the murder of Anni
Weiss yesterday morning.
o HURON, S. Oak, June 2S.-The re
o publican state central committee yes
terday afternoon issued a call for a re
0 publican convention to nominate Off
e GERS for the new state offices of Soutl
Dakota, to be voted for in October
The first convention will be held her
on August 2Sth, and will be compose
!, of AS delegates.
: CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 27.-When tn
l. Cronin conspirator who gave his nam
s. as }. Is. Simons purchased from RE
velle & Co. the furniture found in tn
=, Carlson cottage he also bought satct
= el which had not been seen by the police
" When Burke was arrested iii Winnepe
there was found on him small fla
+ satchel key. The key was sent to Chic
Hubbard and was found to be the e.
3 act counterpart of the one purchase
Is by Simons.
n LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 2S.-4
i sensational scene occurred on tn
st south-bound Little Rock 81 Fort Smit
d train, eight miles from here, yesterda
afternoon. Sheriff Combs of Wash
ington county was on board, having i
charge j. S. Baldwin. sentenced to
four years term in the penitentiaT
for larceny. While the sheriff was 8
the water tank Baldwin rose in hi
seat, striking down all around hill
with his manacled hands. He reache
!; the platform and jumped off. No tra(
: of him has yet been found.
! WASHINGTON, June 26.-The pres
- dent appointed w. Walter Phelps mil
; lister to Germany this morning.
Mr.. Phelps received his appOintmeI
tho Y1rocidaut nyU1o hands wit
:: the remark that it was reward, whiC
. naturally was highly gratifying to tt
= recipient. Going over to the depar
, ment of state his commission was II
mediately made out and he qualified ;
minister to Germany. Mr.. Phelps wi
" not proceed to his new post for SON
> time, but feeling that he has earned
" rest and is needing time for the adjus
ment of his private business, will 6
to his home in New Jersey in day
two.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, June 28.-Receiv'
Fordyce, of the st. Louis, Atchison
= Texas railroad is en- route for Ne
t York on a hurried trip. Inquiries as
I the cause of his movements led to Il
: discovery of a rumor that there
! trouble brewing over the appointmel
t. of co-Receiver Swanson by Judge Pa
dee. 1t is stated that Mr.. Swanson
not an admirer of Jay Gould, and TIL
1t is probable his share in the receive
ship will be extended from the lines
q Texas to all lines of the Cotton BE
y road and that in that event Mr.. Swan
h son will assume the position of gener
3 manager for economy's sake. III
5, Gould people do not relish tn
possibility and thence it is sa
= Receiver Fordyce has gone to Ne
=. York to consult with Mr.. Gould as
: what shall be done.
E CHICAGO, June 2S.-The grand jul
= resumed its work on the Cronin case