The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04
UPS AND DOWNS.
A COIOrsd Thief Shoots a Lsavsn-
worth Grocsryman
ACHILD KILLEDBY A TRAIN.
A Farmer in China Burned for Steal
ing an Ear of Corn.
GOV. BEAVERS ULLED
A Denver Railroad and Bank Presi-
dent Held Up for $40, 900.
A CHILD KILLEDBY A TRAIN.
GOV. BEAVERS NO>EIULLED

DeCWoou z ana O'CLOCK WHICH To
suited in the death of a young bust
ness man named Charles Gordon.
Young Gordon was the son of widow,
with whom he resided. Lately he
went into the grocery business at the
corner of Fifth and Olive streets.
This evening he was attending the
store, as usual, when two colOred men
entered on pretense of purchasing
and attempted to steal something from
the store. Gordon interfered to stop
them and upon their running gave
chase. He reached the outer edge of
the sidewalk, when one of the would
be thieves turned and stabbed him
through the heart. The dying man
and ran to the middle of the street,
where he fell dead. The only witness
OF the affair that is known is a colOred
man named Burton, who Immediately
went under cover and has not yet been
found. The murderers escaped but
officers are tracking them and Burton.
KILLED AT A RAILROAD CROSSING.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, March GA
sad and shocking accident occurred
this morning near Partridge, ten miles
west of this city. w. e.. Adkins was
taking some stock to Nickerson, and
was walking, while his wife was follow
ing in wagon. AS the woman at
tempted to cross the Rock Island road
the vehicle was struck by passing ex-
press train. A 3-year-old child of Mrs.
Adkins brother was instantly killed,
and the woman is believed to be IA
tally injured. Both horses were killed.
ADoY's FRIGHTFUL FALL.
DIES MONIES, Ia, March ga very
strange accident happened Sunday aft
ernoon in East Des Moines. Harry Fish,
little boy seven or eight years of age,
was visiting with two children at 1900
Walker street. The children were
alone on the premises, with the excep-
tion of servant girl, and they went to
we'll TO get drink. The well is one
of the rope and pulley kind. Harry,
with the assistance of the other chill
dren, a boy of nine and girl of eleven
years, drew bucket full of water, and
he leaned over to ser 1t up on the floor
of the framework. Somehow he lost
his balance and fell i'll, still holding on
to the bucket. Downward he plunged
distance of forty feet. into about six
feet of water. The other children
called the girl who was in the house,
but her fright was SO great that she
could not do anything except scream
and wiring her hands. Before any as
sistance came the boy and girl drew
the little fellow up, lie holding on to
the rope and bucket. The only injury
he received was cut on the lip, made
by the bucket.
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 27-The
Pekin Gazette, which came in last
night by steamer, gives horrible story
from the official report of the governor
of Yannan of the burning to death of a
farmer of that province for stealing an
ear of corn. II seems that during the
Yannan rebellion a law was passed
making theft of corn fruits in the field
an offence punishable by burning to
death. The victims relatives were re-
quired to sign a document declaring
they agreed to the penalty, and were
forced TO light the fire to bar them
from bringing a damage suit. This
horrible practice the authorities
have tried TO extirpate, but
vainlY. A few months ago
in harvest time, a farmer named Peng
Chao Sheng, while going to watch his
field, plucked an ear of corn from a
neighbours field. He was seen and be-
ing shouted at dropped the corn.
The matter WAS referred to the owner
of the field, and be, with his tenant,
seized Peng and demanded the death
penalty. ,Peng's mother offered to
Ny dll noL
property, but this was refused. She
was forced to give written consent I'M
der threats of death. and was actually
made to light the heap of brushWood
and witness the terrible dying agonies
of her son. AS soon as she could es-
cape she reported the crime to the au-
thorities. The two men were arrested
and tried. The landlord was punished
by the lingering procesS-that is. his
flesh was hacked with knives until he
slowly expired in awful torture, the
farmer, who lost the ear of corn, being
beheaded. There is no question OF
these facts, as the report is official.
GOV. BEAVERS NOSE PULLED.
WASHINGTON, March 27--The
trouble between George y Armes, q
retired army officer, living in the city
and those having charge of the Harri-
son inaugural parade eliminated this
afternoon in a scene in the rotunda OF
the Riggs house. About 4:3O O'Clock
Major ATmes walked into the hotel
and after few words, pulled the nose
of Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania
The governor was not hurt, but he was
angry and steadying himself against the
hotel counter he seized his crutch
which serves him in place of one leg
he left behind during the war and
aimed an ugly blow at his enemy
Armes lodged the blow and it struck
one of the pillars of the hotel rotunda
A second blow also missed it mark and
Captain HeweS, the hotel policeman
rushed up attracted 10y the noise and
placed Armes under arrest. Armes
was released by direction Of the hote
manager, however, and escorted out
doors eXclaiming, Il pulled his nose
anyway"
NEATLY LOST HIS LIFE.
MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi. March 81
The mind reader, Bishop, to-day per
formed a feat of finding needle pre-
viously hidden in some distant part OF
the city. but it nearl y cost him his life
and may vet result seriously. Mr.
Bishop was not feeling we'll and ought
not to have attempted it, bnt he wa.
determined to keep his promise. Ch,
drive was distance of over mil,
and was through the most crowded
streets of the city. Bishop, blind
folded, went straight to the hiding
place of the needle but immediatel,
fell in fit, his body became rigid AM
streams of peIspiration fell from him
Doctors say the attack was sometime
like catalepsy. at a late hour thi
afternoon Bishop was in a very Ia,
condition, he coming out of one at b
fall in another.
MURDERED HIS WIFE AND TIYI
DAUGHTERS.
TORONTO, March 27.-When w. II
Harvey was placed in the dock thi
morning to answer to the terribl
charge of having murdered his wife An
two daughters at Guelph YESTERDAY
his appearance was that of a man CON
pletely broken down mentally An
physically. From his looks there is n
doubt that the man Is insane. Afts
the formal entry OF the charge Harve
was sent in the custody of constable
to GUELPH