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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-28
Arrantad at Pima RlnR

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Feb. 22.-Bob
Watkins was arrested at Pine Bluff,
Ark, today on charge of interfering
with the election officers at Plummer-
vile at the November election. This is
the precinct at which the ballot box
was stolen by masked men and the case
leading to the assassination of John NJ.
Clayton the republican contestant for
congress.
No arrests have yet been made of
parties directly implicated in the as
sasSinatiOn.
It is believed the prosecutions con-
Quoted by the federal court of the men
implicated in interfering with the reg
ular election of officers Will result in
bringing out all the facts of the aSsaSsi-
nation
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DARLINGTON, Wis, Feb. 2O.-Dr.
Carey, county physician, went to the
county poor house and amputated the
frozen feet of a tramp who had been
taken there on the Is. and who is be-
lieved by the authorities here to be
bad criminal or u remarkably reticent
man. He refuses to give his name or
birthplace, or give any information
that might lead to his Identification.
While he was under the influence of
chlOrofOIm his clothing was searched
by the sheriff and $40 in cash found
and carefully preserved copy of a
Chicago paper of February 8. 1893, Civ
ing detailed account of the murder of
the millionaire, Amos j. Smell. Sumo
people here believe that the tramp is
the long lost Tascott. If this be true
he can be found in tie poor house for
many weeks to come.
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The Elected Oklahoma Boomers.

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Feb. 81. The
lot Of Oklahoma boomers is not
happy one. During the past ten days
all the boomers who Were elected some
time ago have gone back into the fer
hidden territory, and have been Joined
by numerous Others attracted thither
y the recent discovery of ore supposed
to pc largely gold bearing. The home
seekers and gold-hunters were not Al
lowed to remain in the land of promise,
however. for yesterday a company of
soldiers 100 strong arrived from Fort
Still and once more elected the boomers,
bag ana baggage. The elected boomers
are now encamped just south of Pur-
cell. 1T, and have started a towu
called South Purcell. Instructions were
given the boomsrs by the officers com
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A Mississippi Matinee.

ARTEsIA, Miss, Feb. 22.-Altesia
was shocked yesterday morning by the
report that man had heen hanged
near here. Many people went immedi-
ately TO the place where the body was
suspended and recognized the body as
that of d. H Smith. negI o from For
est City, Arkansas, who has been TO
Oktiffeha county two or three times
lately shipping hands to Arkansas. The
coroner with his jury Investigated the
matter from early morning until night
fall and then adjourned the inquest I'M
til o'clock this morning. The evil
denee indicated that the hanging was
done by two citizens of Oktiffeha county
and one from Lowndes. The three men
are Of good standing in their commun-
tiles. More witnesses are to be eX-
amined to-day. Smith came here to
take the train for Arkansas.
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Warnings from Missouri Back Caps.

ST. JoEPH, Nc, Feb. pa special
from OSBORN. De Kalb county, Mo-,
fifty miles east of st. Joseph. says that
last night about IL O'Clock A band of
men. supposed to number $50, wearing
black masks. rode up to the door of Il
resbectaDle farmer namrd Edward
Sprague. After rouSingthe hOuSehould.
they rode away, and MIR. Sprague found
4 notice written in red ink Oh foolScap
giving him warning to leave the farm
ON which he lived on or before the 10Th
of March next or he would be dealt
with according to the rules of the
|. 0. o. B. G. Independent Order of
Black Caps. The notice was duly signed
and the concluding was to the effect
that if MIR. Sprague wasn't absent on
the date given they would call prepared
to move him.
Later the same night similar band
or the same one. called on Wood Lamb
and Willard Wells, both reputable
farmers and members of the community
and gave them verbal notice to leave
within twenty days. Mr.. Lamb was in
town to-day and has already packed
up his chattles all ready to move. The
cause given by the Black Caps for
their action was dislike of the owners
of the farms from whom the warned
men rented. They stated further that
no families would be allowed to live
on said farms until justice was done.
Mr.. w. Homer Brown, postmaster at
Stewartville, saw them pass through
that place about midnight at rapid
gait. He did not think there were more
than fifteen in the party. The cOmmu-
nifty is in terrible state of excitment.
and the three men vino were visited
have repeated the story until the num-
her of night-riders have grown from the
original $50 to 800 or 400.
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OPEN OKLAHOMA.

Arkansas City Resolves to Make Oklahoma . Ter
ritoIy-
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. Feb. 20-The
mass convention held in this city to-day
to give an expression of the sentiments
of the people of the southwest in rela-
ton to the necessity for immediate &C
ton on the part of the United States
senate on the bill now pending which
provides for the opening of what is
known as Oklahoma territory, was
largely attended by representative bus
mess men Of this state, Missouri, Illi-
nOis and the Indian Territory.
The large opera house in which the
convention was held has a seating ca
pacity of 500 and every available space
was occupied.
The convention was called to order
by Hon. w. l. Sleeth, president of the
board of trade, who stated the object
of the meeting.
Hon. j. o. Campbell delivered the
address of welcome to the visitors.
which was responded to by Judge J. S.
Emery, of Lawrence, on the part of the
delegates.
Judge Emery was then chosen presi-
dent of the convention, and w. L.
French. of Topeka. secretary.
Stirring speeches were made by sew
eral delegates. who set forth the great
necessity OF opening the territory to
white settlement.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted. and on motion
the president and secretary were re-
ques;ed To transmit them by wire to
Senators ingalls, and Plumb.
Mhereas, The bill to- organize the
territory of Oklahoma is nearing fual
disposition i'll the United States SEN
ate. and
Whereas, the issue has been made
up. the arguments ali in, and the voice
of the people in favor of the passage of
this bill is unmiStakable and over
whelming, therefore be it
Resolved by this convention. that
Senators Ingalls, and Plumb are hereby
most EARNESTLY requested to use every
effort in their power to secure the
speedy passage of the Springer bill. as
reported from the committee on terri
tories of the United States senate.
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Forty cs,sn niannssd OF.

LEAvENwuRTH, Feb. 20.-During
the past two days nearly forty cases
against persons for violating the pro-
hibitorv law have been disposed of in
the district court. In most of them per
petuaf1DjunetiOns against the parties
running joints aud The buildings that
they were in were granted. The pro-
prietors of the National and DelmonicO
hotels were each sentenced to thirty
days imprisonment and to pay a fine of
800 for violation of the law. The
business transac ed in the past two
days nearly cleans the docket of liquor
cases and there will be no business tor
the proposed criminal court should it
be organized.
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COLLEGE CHUMP.
One Of the Wesleyan College Build
ing -baksn up by Dyn mite.
THE MISSOURI BLACK CAPS.
Farmers Incur the DisDieasurs of a
Bind of Regulators.
STOCK RAI>EkS COMBINE /!
THE MISSOURI BLACK CAPS
STOCK RAI>ERS COMBINE
The Commission Business to be Con-
Quoted on a New Plan.

MIDDLETowN, Conn.,, Feb. %. =
About midnight last night the inmates
of the north college building at Wesley
an were aroused by an explosion which
shook every beam and rafter in the old
building and called to the mind the
blowing up of the Park Central at
Hartford. The report could be heard
in every quarter of the town. The ex-
plOsion " as caused by dynamite bomb
thrown by some foolhardy student in
the fourth floor of the building. 1t
shattered doors and windows, tore
hole down through two floors and
knocked out several yards of plastering.
In the observatory hall the same out
rage was perpetrated only with greater
effect. The halls of both buildings are
this morning flied with plaster, wood.
glass, ETC., in such quantities thar
it seems impossible dynamite
cartridge could have made such havoc.
The worst feature of it all is the acci-
dent To N. G.. Hubbard, Il son of eX-Con-
gresham Hubbard. of West Virginia.
After the explosion in North College he
ventured out of his room to ascertain
the cause of the rocket. He Was no
sooner il the hall than he Saw a small
missile on the floor near his door and
picked it up. 1t was a dynamite car
fridge or bomb, and it exploded in his
hand. The palm of his right hand was
terribly lacerated, his eyes badly cut and
pieces entered his abdomen. 1t must
have exploded with terrific force as it
threw fragments OF his flesh ali around.
When the injury to Mr.. Hubbard be-
came known several physicians were
summoned and they deemed his condi-
ton so serious as to warrant his re-
mOval to the hospital at New Haven.
where four fingers of the injured hand
were amputated. 1t is barely possible
that his hand NAV be saved.
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stook Raissrs Commissiou Company.

KANSAS ClrY> No, Feb. 22.-Reprt-
sentatives of the stock raising industry
from nearly every state and territory
west of the Mississippi river and from
Illinois and Kentucky practically COM
pleted a work of vital Importance to
cattle men at the Midland hotel to-day
after three days session. For long
time the cattle men have thought
that they were losing money
through a combine between the com
mission men and the large packing
houses, which resulted in the sale of
their cattle at ridiculously low prices
The scheme of forming an immense
commission company composed of the
stock raiserS themselves has been
preached, aud month or SO ago d
meeting was held here attended by
leading cattle men of the west for the
purpose OF taking the opening steps
preparatory to such action. But little
was accomplished at the first meeting
and an adjournment was taken until
February 20, when the meeting again
convened in this city. To-day the work
was practically finished and the meet
ing adjourned until Monday. March 4.
when the election of officers of the new
commission company will take place.
1t was decided to Incorporate the
company as the Merchant Live Stock
Commission company, with a capital
| stock of $3.50 GOO. and headquarters at
Kansas City and Chicago The incoT-
| porators will be Samuel Lazarus, of
Texas; A. Gregory. of Illinois, and
| Nicholas T. Eaton and Thomas B.
Bugby. of Kansas City. The articles
of Incorporation will be filed at Spring
| field. Illinois. on March I'd.
The idea of the promoters Of this
/ movement is to enable them to sell
their stock at the highest price and
with the least expense possible. and
with that end in view headquarters
Will be established at Kansas City and
Chicago. with branches at Wichita,
| Kansas. Fort Worth, Texas, and pos
sibly Omaha. where stock will be re-
ceived and sold on the commission
plan.
The new company will not confine its
business to its members. but will re-
ceive stock from non-members. and
will do general stock commission
business on large scs.e.
A prolonged discussion was had over
the question whether members of COM
PAW should be allowed to sell to other
commission men and it was finally de-
cided that they could, although it is
expected that they will give their bust
ness almost entirely to their own com-
pany. One of the most important
features of the movement is the pos
sible effect it may have on the cattle
. business of Kansas CITY and
Chicago. 1t has been the gen
eral superstition among the ranges
men that a very light and powerful
combine existed in this city between
the commission men and the packing
houses. A feature of this alleged com
bine was that the packing houses re
fused to buy from any commission
, merchant who was not in the combine
The members of the new organization
: now threaten that if there is any dispo
!, Lsition on the part of the packing house
) here to discriminate against theI
b after they begin business here tina
:. they will not ship q head of Etoc
0 to Kansas City. bur win send their cat
n tie through Atchison and st. Joseph
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Thirty DeRrses Below ZerO

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 22.-The
storm that ragged throughout the north
west yesterday and last night was in
in some respects the worst of the sea-
son. 1t was bright and warm early in
the morning, but the mercury fell rap
idly and a heavy snow storm, accom-
panied Dy wind set in and at midnight
the thermometer registered thirty de-
grees below zero. Trains were late on
all the roads and the high wind and
low temperature made it almost I'M
bearable out of doors. No loss OF life
is yet reported, but in many Instances
people were kept from their homes.
This morning it is slightly warmer.
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Tha Hnnsa of Cnmmnns.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-In the house of
commons to-day, after the reading of
the queens speech, Mr.. John Morley
gave notice that he would introduce
an amendment TO the address in reply
to the speech from the throne, con-
dcmning the administration of the law
in Ireland as harsh. unjust and oppres-
sive and asked that measures be
adopted to content the Irish and re-
establish a reunion of Great Britain
and Ireland.
Mr.. Gladstone was enthusiastically
cheered by the opposition on entering
the house. the ministerialists cheered
Mr.. Balfour while the opposition
Kissed him and shouted ''Piggott. -
Mr.. Smith was similarly greeted.
1t is universally admitted that the
session will be the fiercest on record.
The Irish factions of the government
will be vigilantly watched. The pro-
gramme is approved by Mr. Gladstone.
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Trial Of ,,snunH,, Nan.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. p Barney
bravo" and AL Morrison, squaw men
were on trial at Billings yesterday be-
fore United States Commissioners
Bates, for returning to the Crow res
ervation after having been removed
therefrom by Indian Commissioner
Biscoe. They gave bonds to appear be-
fore the United States District Court
at BOZeman in May next. These cases
involve the rights of white men mar
ried to women of Indian blood TO re
side on the reservation and be entitled
to the privileges and enjoyment of their
private property. These will be- made
test cases, to ascertain whether squaw-
men have any rights that Indian agents
must respect. The government did
not make very strong case. \
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The ParnalI nnmmiasinn

LONDON, Feb. 2l.-In the cross eX-
animation of witness Piggott before
the Parnell commission to- ay he said
he had correspondcd with Mr.. Forster
from 1881 to 1884. He denied that he
had communicated with every Irish
secretary since 1870. To the best of
his belief he did not write to Earl
Spencer IN 1873 offering valuable infor
nation for money. He denied that in
his statement to Mr.. Lewis he said
that the publication of the letters
by the Times had alarmed him and
that he had therefore asked ArchbiSlI-
op Walsh. because he regarded the
Archbishop as his confesSor. He de-
uied that he knew that the articles
-On Parnellism and crime were
being prepared. Sir Charles
Russell here produced Il letter from
March 4. 1887, aud marked Private
and confidential" In his letter Pig
gOtt told the archbishop that he was
aware th0t proceedings we're contem-
plated with the object of destroy ing
the Pdrnellites' influence in parliament.
All that he could indicate was that the
proceedings would consist of the publi-
cation of statements tending to show
the completely of crime of Parneil and
his colleagues. He assured the arch
bishop that he wrote with full knowl-
edge of cheese designs and could indi-
cate how they could be successfully
combatted and defeated.
Sir Charles Russell pressed the wit
ness to explain how these designs
could have been defeated if the letters
were genuine. Piggott replied that he
had not the slightest recollection of
writing anything of the kind. He did
not recOllect what charges were meant
in the letter and in fact he did not re-
collect the letter at all. lie could not
have had the Parneli letters in
mind; when he wrote to the
archbishop he must have been
thinking of other charges but he could
not say what those charges were. Sill
Charles Russell then read the post
script to the letter as follows: Il need
hardly say that did consider the par
ties really guilty l should not dream
that your grace would partake IN an
effort to shield them. Ny only wish is
to impress upon your grace that the
evidence is apparently convincing and
probably sufficient to secure conVic-
tion by an English jury"
Piggott reiterated that the Parnel
letters were not in his mind when he
wrote the postscript. He added thai
he never thought the letters in them
selves constituted a serious charge
He asked for the archhishop's reply
which Sir Charles Russell produced.
Piggott, after inspecting the arch
bishops letter, said he believed that
| he never received it. The commission
| then adjourned.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
A Snow Storm Raging in Famine
Stricken Chez Foo Province.
MISSIONARIES MOBBED i
A Fire in ShidsnOki, Japan, DESTROYS
1000 Buildings.
TEN TO FIVE HUNDRED
MISSIONARIES
TEN TO FIVE HUNDRED
Houses Quilted at Toxic, Joshua
and Yokosuska.

SAN Francisco. Feb. 22.-The China
steamer which arrived last night
brought news of great snow storm in
Chez Foo. Over million and half
people in the province are starving and
riots occur daily. The missionaries
have been attacked by mobs of Chinese,
led by the gentry.
On February End a great fire broke
out in Shidsnoki, Japan. extending
down the streets and destroyed 1000
houses, including temples schools and
hospitals. On the following day fire
at YOkosuska Quilted 500 houses and
burned three men to death. On the
same day ten houses were DESTROYED
IN joshua and fifteen at Toxic.
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National Electric Light Association.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-At the conveE-
ton of the National Electric Light as
ISOLATION to-day warm debate arose
over the question of underground
wires. A committee appointed at the
last meeting to investigate the subject
reported that the placing of wires un-
der ground had proved failure in
almost every instance. This was de-
MED by Mr.. Johnston, of Philadelphia,
who said the underground system was
in successful operation there. and by
Prof. Barrett, of this city, who made the
same statement about Chicago.
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Pour DivorOes N Sir Mjnnts,.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20.-The city be-
gan this morning through Judge
Stover's branch of the circuit court, a
contest with Chicago for supremacy in
the matter of facility with which
divorces are obtained. The first DAVIS
effort on the part of the local iudiciry
was eminently successful, the record
for six consecutive minutes being four
absolute separations for cause. The
contest was temporarily abandoned for
lack of material
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Apefnul Ing County Treagursr.

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 22.-IG
was quietly whispered in business cir
Giles yesterday evening that James
NJ. Lane. county trei sIrer of Pickaway
county, had absconded and was de-
faulter to the amount of from 500, 900
to 100000 Lane left on Tuesday to
visit his farm twelve miles away and
was to return on Wednesday. but did
not. Notice was given to his bonds
men. who took possession of the Office
and began an investigation. The
count makes the shortage about S47,-
600. This has occurred since last
September, when an examination was
made. Lane is said to have been If
regular in habits and to have been a
patron of bucket shops. He has small
family. He was serving his -o""nd
term, having been reelected by the
democrats in 1886.
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Pourth Missouri District election.

ST. JOE, Mo-, Feb. 20.-Later returns
from yesterdays election show the fol-
lowing result: Platt county, Wilson
2.642; Posegate 757; Buchanan county
Wilson 4.IZ1; Posegate 1880. Wilson
lives in Platt, Posegate in Buchanan.
Posegate carried Andrews by l49,
Atchison ISL, Holt 491, NOdaway $50.
Total plurality for Wilson 1885. for
Posegate 1920; Wilson's plurality $50
Cha<. F. Booher for short term in the
FIftieth CO gress was elected. The re-
publicans are making no tight for the
short term
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LONDON, Feb. 22.-The report that
q fresh cruiser had bonn barded SagoIIo
where the Cossack expedition under
NJ. Atchinoff had settled temporarily,
killing or wounding five Of the expedi-
tion and capturing the remainder. is
confirmed. The COMMANDMENT was the
result Of the refusal Of 81. Atehinof 70
lower the Russian flag which he hao
hcistsd at Sogoilo.
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Threatened Indian Outbreak.

MIssoULA, Mont, Feb. 22.-The
excitement over the threatened out
break of the reds on the border is
hourly growing more intense. Dis
patches have been passing between
Geneal Ruger at st. Paul and the off,
GERS of Fort Assinaboine and other
posts in this neighborhoud and it is
understood troops have been ordered
ready to move at a moments notice.
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Killad hn Ada Huma.

Ell PAso, Texas, Feb. 2I.-Jack
Blown, known all over the southwest
for his exploits as scout, was shot and
killed yesterday by Ada hume, known
as the Territorial Nightingale. Miss
Hume had been filling an engagement
here, hut was induced by Brown to go
to Silver City and sing under his man
a9ement. A disagreement arose. when
the singer shot Brown. killing him in
stantly. Brown was well connected at
Galveston.
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CALIFORNIA, Mo-, Feb. 20.-Robert
Kemp, an old and respected citizen, has
received two notices from White Caps
tn leave the county. Contrary to the
advice of friends he is preparing to
leave Mr.. Kemp's recent service in
the grand jury is presumed to be the
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Robbed of Her Diamonds.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Feb. 22.-Word
has reached here that Mrs. Snider.
daughter of ex Governor Oglesby of
Illinois. who has been spending few
days in San Diego, was robbed of $50 600
worth of diamonds at the Delmar yes
terday. They were given to the young
man who acted as clerk. to be placed in
the safe. The young man and the dia-
mOnds have both disappeared.
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Freieh. Cars Collide.

GALEsBURG, ILL.,, Feb. 2l.-A rear end
collision between two freight trains
on the Chicago. Burlington s. Quincy
railroad near this place resulted in
demolished cars took fire from
IL stove in the way car.
Hugh ). Mckinney. Of Galesburg, a
brakeman. was taken from the burn
ing wreck alive. notwithstanding the
fact that his legs were nearly burned
off. He lived two hours in awful
agony but did not speak after being
taken ont