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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31
Death Of Mrs. Ben NcCandless

Friends and relatives of Mrs. Nellie
Edwards McCandless were, surprised
and panied Tuesday afternoon to
learn of her sudden death, after an ILL
ness of but few days. However, death
was caused by complaint with which
her constitution has rapidly given way
during the past few years.
Nellie a. Edwards was born at Wau-
kesha. Wisconsin, December 10, 1886.
She has resided in Illinois, Colorado
and Kansas. After finishing the Nor
NAL course, from which she graduated
in 1885. she taught one year in the Gar
field school. Her marriage to Mr.. Ben
McCandless took place June 8, 1888,
and they have since resided at 1910
State street.
During her life Mrs. McCandIess has
endeared herself To a host of friends,
young and old, who, with parents. hus-
band and other relatives, are almost
Frustrated with grief at the loss of one
so dear to them.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
at 2:3O p, m. from the residence of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 3. j. Edwards.
on Twelfth avenue. and the remains
will be inferred at Maplewood.
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Shnt RrnR nrrIar

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. s0.-Thom-
as McCausIand, wealthy merchant
living about two miles from here, was
aroused this morning at two O'Clock by
his daughter. who told him that bur-
glars were in the house. Taking a
revolver he went out on the stairway
There he saw an intruder, who turned
and fred three shots. The first struck
the merchant in the shoulder and the
bullet imbedded itself in the region OF
his heart. Mr.. McCausland, though
desperately wounded, returned the fire
but without effect. The murderer fed
with bis companion, but was subse-
quently arrested. He made clean
confession, giving his name as John
Webb, a man who had worked in the
neighborhood during the summer, and
implicated an accompIice who has not
yet been captured. Webb was brought
to Davenport, as lyncbing party was
being organized. Mr.. McCausland is
not expected to live.
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A New Lead.

CHICAGO, Oct. ga local paper
says the state has struck a new lead in
the Cr0nin ease against Martin Burke.
Through a young woman who was en-
ployed as telegraph operator at Ham
cock, Michigan last May, the states at
torney has learned the identity of the
senders of kilograms whichrBurke re-
received from that point. One of the
kilograms. IL issaid, was addressed to
Burke at Joliet telling him to get out
quickly. Another was addressed to
CO0ney at Chicago telling him to take
some money to Burke at Joliet to as
sist in the, iatter's flight. Other tele-
grams were addressed 10 well known
men I'm various western towns along
the route which Burke took
on his way to Canada. IL
was through a leak somewhere as tC
these dispatches that Martin Burke's
journey was interrupted.
At the opening of the CrOnin trial
this morning, Napier Marland, an EN-
ploye OF Patrick Dinan the liverymaT
WAS called. lie testified as to the facts
OF the hiring OF the white horse on the
evening OF the 4th or MAY when DR.
Cronin Was killed. Mrs COnklin al
whose house DIR. Cronin last lived, was
the next witness. After numerous
questions rs to the location of the
rooms in the fiat Mrs. C0nklin pro
ceeded TO tell the story of how the DIR
was called away from her house Oh the
night OF Nav 9TH
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FAMILIAR CHIMES.
Boston Daily transcript. Oct. Is, lssa.

Boston Daily Transcript, Oct. %, 1882
[Old Trinity church and graveyard,
to which the following lines refer, re-
main intact on Broadway, facing Wall
Street, in the very centre of business in
New York City:l
..Mfd the life and the strife, the incessant beat
OF the great city's heart on the citys great
Mighty chorus of labor, all arts that men
Tireless tramp of the millions that come and
Standing sombre arsl solemn. antique and I'M
oId-fashioned and quaint, unique and es-
From ali that environs, calm, quiet and sedate.
Never needing the turmoil that rolls by its
Old graves to the street, graceful spire to the
Peaceful dream of the past, vision clear to the
Nor to fade or grow dim, steadfast to remain.
While old Trinity bells ring out their refrain:
''Naught is wealthl Vain is sin! Brief is iifei
Ding-donsi Death is neari Pardon herei
Dong-ding!
monitor stern! Past laughter or moen;
Epitaph for each pags-sermon chiseled In
Park alone for the dead. kept now as when
By forms long forgot-MaterIal shaded
With eyes blind to all save the ultimate fate
OF souls surging round thee in love and in
Ears deaf to all but the voice of the grave
Coming up from the depths OF the cath and
Gates open TO all who will enter therein,
Doors welcoming all seeking refuge from sin:
The peal of thy bells never more needed ring
Labor eeasei Prayer begin! Here Is peacei
JR (fRAHAN.
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fining works by only q narrow alley.
The fire started in the south end of the
building and spread with amazing rapid
ity amid the infamable contents. The
firemen of Armour were quickly on the
scene and were soon followed by the
departments from this city and Kansas
City, Kansas. Their csmbined efforts
to extinguish the blaze were Of ne avail
and in half an hour they gave up the
fight and directed their efforts towards
saving the refining buildings. In this
they were more successful. In three
quarters of an hour after fhe fire was
discovered the east wall fell and soon
after the entire building was in ruins
and the contents wholly destroyed.
The machine shop which was next to
the fertilizer, was damaged to the ex-
tent of SIC, 600. Value of the building
and contents was Sl40 GOO. The insur-
ance on the building is about $I25 600,
of which $40, 600 is on the machinery
department, and S22 COO on the fertil-
izing building. the rest on the stock,
and machinery and other contents.
The total loss viii be between $50, 600.
and 800, 900. 500 men were set To work
removing the debris which will all be
cleared away tomorrow. The work of
rebuilding was begun Eve hours after
the fire was discovered. while the smoke
was still rising from the smoulderinp
ruins. The new huilGiag will be q
auplfcate of the. old one. No lives
were lost as reported.
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m. Anaernon nlnraer TrinI-

LEBANON, Mo-, Oct. 26.-The forty
eight hours allowed for challenges in
the Anderson murder trial expired
this morning and the case was opened.
The first witness for the state was In
c )mpany with the murdered man-who
was the father of the defendant-up
TO n dnight of the night OF the killing,
having attended lodge with him; and
when he next saw the elder Anderson
his dead body was lying in the road
side.
James Coyel was next sworn. He
told how he was driving to Anderson s
house at 5 O'Clock in the morning to
keep an engagement. He overlook a
stranger who got IN the wagon with
him. They soon after reached Ander-
sons dead body, and witness asked
the stranger to stay there while he
gave the alarm, but the stranger re-
fused, and leaving the wagon disap-
peared. The defense thought they
sprung a mine here and that
the crime might possibly be
cast upon the stranger, but this plank
was knocked out when further testi-
mony developed that this stranger was
present to testify. The witness de-
| scrubbed the tracks near the scene of
the murder, and an impression behind
a tree, near where the body was found
which looked as though some one had
been resting on his knees. The most
| important testimony, however, was
| that of the witnesses who testified as
to the confession made by AID Ander.
son, and that it was not made through
fear of threats, but voluntarily. One
witness testified to Anderson's saying
| the confession was voluntarily made
The jurors were taken from the room
and the men who had the Anderson
boys in custody, and the witness t.
whom the confession was made, gave /;
detailed account to the court. The
line of defense to-day was to show tina
the confession was eXtorted by feal
and threats of a mob, a public meet
ing to denounce mob law having beer
held that night. The state replies tina
it was the confession which created tn
excitement, and not the excitemen
which created the confession.
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Oueer Actions.

ToPEKA, Kan, Oct. 25.-Suit was
instituted in the United States Circuit
court to-day by W. Cooper, against the
City of Concordia, Cloud county, Kan
sas, for 81 900, due him on contract
made with that city for the construc-
ton of system of water works. The
system was to cost $40, 900, to be paid
to Cooper as the work progressed.
About Feb. Is, 1887, the plaintiff be-
gan the contract, supplied a large
amount of material and performed a
large amount of labor. About this
time the city changed its organization
from that of city of third class to a
city of the second class For this
reason the state auditor refused to reg
lister and certify the bonds as valid in
said amount, and the city agreed to it,
thus disabling itself from performing
its contract The city of the second
class issued bonds, but they were not
marketable at par, and the city refused
to pay the difference and failed to keep
part of the contract, injuring the plain
tiff in several ways to the amount of
S6 n75
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HIS STATEMENT TRUE.
II Was Not Tascott.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The three pic
lures of the man arrested in Philadel-
phia on suspicion of being Tascett, the
Smell murderer. arrived this forenoon.
They were submitted to Sergeant DAM
mon, who has known Taseott since
bOyhood. ''Pshaw," said he, the mo
ment his eyes rested upon the photo
graphs. t'he'S no more Taseott than /
am. / don't see how the Philadelphia
police could have made such a mis-
take" An Evening News reporter
who went to school with Tascott saw
the pictures. He says they are certain
ly not those of the Smell murderer.
One of the striking differences be-
tween this man and Tascott is in the
hair. Tascott's hair is thin,
while Southerland's head is
adorned with heavy crop. which he
wears pompadour. Chief Detective
Elliott is satisfied that Sutherland is
not Tascott, in view of the fact that
Sutherland confeSSes to having played
billiards with Tascott in this city.
Lieut.. Elliott proposes to try to have
him identified in order to learn what
he is. The photograph of another sup
posed TaScott was received from the
authorities at Bertrand, Colorado,
this morning. 1t is that of stylishly
d essed young woman, slight of
figure and with slim,
rather elongated face. The
! letter says the original of the photo
graph was arrested in the garb OF a
woman and was found to be a man.
He gave his name rs Phil Poland, and
said he came from Colfax, Washington.
The letter adds that the authorities of
BeFthOnd have traced his movements
since last June when he was in Waits
vile, Washington. He is now sick
with typhoid fever SO that it has been
impossible to present an adequate
| photograph of him in mems clothing
| attired in woman's garb. He does not
resemble Tascott.
The Evening Journal saws: sit
would be interesting to know whether
the picture which arrived here is that
of the man arrested in Philadelphia.
/ There are some strange things about
| this TaScott business and it may that
the right mans picture did not land in
the Office of the Chicago chief of DO
| lice. There was a rumOr around this
morning that telegram addressed ia
some member of the Smell family had
been delivered last night to the police
and opened and as a consequence there
had been a very big row. It is said thai
Mr.. Stone visited the telegraph Office
at O'Clock this morning and threat
ened to sue for damages and cause
some summary diSmissals from the
J Office. Chief Hubbard strongly denied
any knowledge of the affair. Mr.
Stone was a little, but only a little
more communicative about it. He
was met by Journal reporter. who. il
an attempt to pump him. inquired:
ssGOing to sue the telegraph com.
pany for damages, Mr.. Stone. >
I'm not saying word about that. ,
i was the answer.
well, won't you say You have sued
or are going to sue, or don't intend to
sue?''
.sNo sir, not word.
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.ARAlrs Do Iae Neutral strip

WICHITA, Kan, Oct. ga. M.
Fenner. who came in this morning
from Beaver City, No Mans Land. re-
ports serious condition of affairs in
the neutral strip. 1t appears there has
been considerable ill-felling between
the settlers ami Scotch cattle syndi-
cate, whose range extends over a vast
acreage. Early last week some of the
settlers and some cowboys of this range
Quarreled, the settlers getting the
worst of the fight. The next night the
cattle company's range was fred, and
every blade of grass was Destroyed. AS
q consequence the stock is starving
and the loss is already great. The
company is rounding up and diSposing
of their herds as rapidly as possible.
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~ Cronln HurIier TrInI.

CHICAGO. Oct. 30.-At the opening
of the court IN the cronin trial this
morning States attorney Loageneeker
asked for an attachment for Edward
Spealman of Pecria, Illinois, the dis
tTicE officer Of the Clan na-l5ael. Three
kilograms had been sent TO him. but he
had not responded. The attach
ment was ordered issRed The
FIRST witness sworn IN was
Dennis OsConn0r. He testified
that he Is member Of Camp %. Clan
na-Gael. At z meeting Of the camp on
Feb. 9Th, last. klle witness said be
heard Thomas OsConnor state that be
had heard read in DR.. CEcnzn,s eamp
the minority report of she coanf4tee
to try the executive body oE the order
The names Of the members Of the ex.
eels1tge body 8eEe not Haeltioned and
tie Etnesz saia hs never knes glle
seDrQg the triangle, ikea ssi
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Resumed His Address

LONDON, Oct. 29.-Mr. Michael Da-
witt resumed his address, before the
ParnelI convention to-day. He refer
red to the action of the Chicago com
vention as disproying the assertion
that the Clan-na-Gael was actively al
lied with the league. The authors of
the articles on " Parnellism Crimes, y
which were printed in the London
Times, he said, Willfully invented
and garbled quotations from American
papers admitted that the expressions
of some of the speakers at Chicago
were bitter against England, but the
convention was held during the period
when the league was under the ban of
suppression. when number of proIni-
nent members of the Parnellite party
were ia prison and when force had
crushed out the constitutional move
ment. Hence, the speakers were la
boring under great excitement. He,
(Dayittl, had often repudiated the pol
icy of revenge advocated by the extrem-
lists in America. Mr.. Dayitt also said
that many erroneous reports were cur
rent respecting the Gamma Gael which
organization, he said, was not an assas-
sination society, nor any more secret
society than was the order Of Free Ma
sons in Great Britain.
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Betraved Ry a woman.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 25.-Mrs. Nettie
Null, arrested in Omaha as confed-
crate of gang of burglars, has made
a confession, in which she unravels
the mystery hitherto surrounding the
shooting in this city of William D.
Rogers, general. agent at this city of
the Equitable Life Insurance company
of Iowa. At $50 o'clock one night
about two weeks ago Rogers was
stopped by two men within ten feet of
of his own gate, at 1920 Oak street.
One of the men threw a revolver in his
face and demanded his money. Rogers
showed fight and was shot through the
face. His aassailants walked across
the street. turned and fired again at
the wounded man and then made their
escape. Rogers lay in critical condi-
tion for several days, but is now recoy-
ering. The shooting occurred IN the
presence of half dozen persons and
created a great sensation. Nettie
Null, in her confession, states that the
shooting was done by one Darlington,
with whome she was then living, and
gives the name of one Shotzman as his
accomplice. Darlington, she says. adj
niitted the shooting and threatened to
kill her if she betrayed him.
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Brother Killed.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. PA
distressing tragedy occurred near Troy
in Pike county, Alabama, yesterday
Two little grandchildren of Mr..
Lee Stuart had been in the
habit of playing with a toy
pistol. They got hold of a double
&C ion Smith s. Wesson revolver and
the elder of the children, both boys,
picked it up and said: II will shoot
you," at the same time pointing it at
his little brother and pulling the trig-
ger. There was loud report ana the
little fellow lay weltering in his blood.
The ball took effect in the shoulder,
passing into his body. He fingered a
few hours and died.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
SURPLUS OF g. 75O. 600.


Now YORK, Oct. ga Washington
special to the Herald says: 1t is an
noOnced that Chairman Barbour of the
democratic committee has returned
from New York very much dishearten-
ed. The story goes that he made az
plication 10 Chairman Brice for tinan-
cial aid and was met with the reply
that IL was out of the question for the
National democratic committee to ex-
tend him any aid whatever Chairman
Brice informed Senator Barbour that
the committee was now over 500. DOC
in debt and he saw no way of ever
paying the Indebtedness much less In
Increasing IL by making new debts
senator Barbour afterwards called up
ON ex-President Cleveland, ex-Secre
tnry Whitney and other prominent
democrats in New York, and asked
their aid In carrying the state which
he said would be lost To the democ-
racy unless thew had money at once
The New York politicians told Senate
Barbour that they had a campaign o
their own on hand next month tina
would require all the means at thei
command. IL is stated here tina
Chairman Barbour has given up al
hopes OF carrying the state and has s
announced to several of his friends.
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Jaw Gould Talks.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Jay Gould has
returned from his western trip and
before many days he will announce
himself to the world as great railroad
contractor. His pet scheme is now
crystalized so that the details cannot
longer be withheld. The Manhattan
railway is to be completely recon
structed. Twenty million dollars will
be required to do the work. The money
has been pledged. Drexel, Morgan &
Co. have floated the bonds. With the
prospect of the worlds fair being loca-
ted in New York, he will make prop
Osition to the city for the acquisition
for terminal property on which are TO
use. Mr.. Gould expects to obtain the
franchise for running certain cross
town branches as well as the building
of the worlds fair site.
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The Colored Ladies' Organize W. G. T. l.
The colored ladies of the city have
organized w. c. T. U. Mrs. Mitchell
of Leavenworth, state superintendent,
when here was anxious that every col
ored woman so far as possible join the
Union.
Their regular business meeting will
be held on Thursday evening at 7:S0
O'Clock at the residence of Mrs. Murits
62I Market street.
One object in the organization Is 10
help in furnishing home for the ccl-
ored orphans and helpless old women.
as they are not admitted into any char
liable institute except the Catholic hos
pital.
The colored ladies in other parts of
the state are making great efforts to
procure funds for this object, which, IE
is hoped, will soon become state in
stitute.
Surely the coIored women of Emporia
will not be behind in this good work.
Gentlemen may become honorary
members by paying one dollar and
every dollar will help to take care of the
orphans.
This organization will take up other
departments of work and in many
ways be help to their people
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TExARKANA, Ark, Oct. 25.-Mr.
Ewing Pistole, of this city, was ar
rested and lodged in Jail to-day on a
warrant sworn out by his mother-in-
law, Mrs. NJ. Q. Taque. charging him
with perjury, he having, she alleges,
stolen her daughter from the convent
at Clarksville, Texas. on Friday last.
obtained license at that place and mar
ried the Young lady. As alleged by
Mrs. Taque, he swOre falsely as to the
age of her daughter. whom she claims
to be only Is years old. She seriously
objeeted to the marriage. and after the
couple returned here Sunday left for
ClarksvIlle to interrogate the county
clerk, returning last night Rith neces-
sary papers. Pistole will be taken to
GAINESVILLE tomorrow for preliminary
hearing. The young bride proposes tc
accompany him even to the peniten-
tiary should he go there.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Meeting Of the brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen.
A New Lead in the CrOnin Case
Against Burke.
Excitement Over the Suspension
Of the Abilene Bank.
Other Items Of. Interest From
Over the Sea.

DENVER, Oct. 2S.-One Of the most
important meetings of labor organi-
zation had In this country for some
time was held in this city yesterday.
Nearly one hundred and thirty dele
gates Of the International Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen, representing
every section Of the United States,
met in secret session to consider the
question OF proposed federation of la
Dor now agitating the BrotherhO Od OF
Locomotive Engineers. John j. Han
nahan. vice grad master, whose head
quarters are in Chicago, was present
and presided over the deliberations.
The Brotherhood will under
the proposed plan occupy the
same relation to the whole body of
organized labor the respective states
bear to the federal union. The mat
ter was Thoroughly explained by Han
nahan and other advocates, after
which the convention voted unani-
mOusly in favor Of federation and ap-
pointed a committee 10 notify the
Motherhood Locomotive Engineers of
the result. 4 he delegates will await
the action OF the engineers and 1t may
be that another session will be neces-
sary befoIe a thorough understanding
Is reached.
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Freight Car Famine.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2a.-The reports of
the freight car famine renewed in this
city indicate that it is much more ser
ious than any similar one for many
years, but though there is great diff
Guilty in transporting the great volume
of heavy freights the delays bring So
lace to the railways for they mean an
enormous increase of business. How
ever, rates are exceedingly low. One
day last week the Rock Island was
short fully 800 cars and latter in the
week the Chicago & Alton had 500
grain cars side-tracked at its eastern
end and the railway officials were en-
deavoriDg to get the owners of the
grain to unload so that the ears might
be pressed into service Nearly every
line between Chicago and the Missouri
river is complaining To its eastern
agents of the shortage of cars.
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The Atchison Globe tells about Mrs.
Anne Jenness Miller as she appeared
in that city. It says: something like
two Hundred women gathered in the
opera house this afternoon to hear Mrs.
Anne Jenness- Miller. the advocate Of
dress reform. The audience was COM
posed Of ladies Of all ages; married
ladies and widows; old ladies and
young ladies'; faces fresh and care
worn; ladies' who locked like they
wanted 70 ret married and others who
seemed 20 have soured on the subject
in advance Of trial. It was in bright
contrast with men crowds. Instead OF
whisky and tobacco breath, there was
an oder OF fresh perfume and linen and
eenfleness and refinement was in
every seat. The lecturer was long IN
making her appearance. and the ladies
feebIy Initiated the impotence Of the
ordinary audience At theafrs, cap
ping their hands and their feet. FL
nafIy she came She was introduced
By Mrs. John W. Fisher. Mrs. Jenness-
Miller IS q wonan Ct comnndins
xars. are looking. pae buIll nzs TIE