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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-14
pisooptinuing the Weieht system.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. s.-The new
method of charging for live stock per
100 pounds, instead of per csEload, in
augurated by Western roads January
LIST, has proved an expensive expert
ment. The action of the Kansas COM
missioners ordering railroads in that
state to cease weighing and return to
the system of charging for freight per
carload, as formerly, Will cause an
abandonment of the new scheme at all
points. Orders were issued last even
ing that owing to the refusal of the
Kansas railroad commissioners to
change their decision, cattle rates at
all Kansas points must again be made
per carload. While this does not COM
pei railroads to stop weighing cattle at
Kansas City and other points east of
the Missouri river and make rates per
100 pounds, yet the fact that the Mis-
souri, Pacific and st. Louis & San Fran
cisco run to st. Louis points south of
of Kansas CITY, and consequently can
not have their cattle weighed at Kan
saS City, which necessitateS a discon-
tinuance of the new actual weight
scheme as far east as st. Louis. An
effort will be made, however, to con.
tinue the new system east of st. Louis
and between Omaha and Chicago. A
meeting will be held in Chicago next
week to discuss the matter.
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A Confusad stntsmant.

WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. s.-A tel
egram sent out from Fort Smith, Ar
kansas, giving the history of Belle
Boyd, the famous rebel spy, and ident-
flying her as Belle Starr, the female
desperate, killed near Eaufala, Indian
Territory, Sunday, created q sensation
here where Belle Boyd has been well
known since girlhoOd. She was born
at Martinsburg, Berkeley county, and
until three months ago lived at Par
kersburg, having taken up her abode
there about eighteen months ago. 1t
is probable that the Fort Smith writer
has confused Belle Boyd with Belle
Carpenter, who formerly lived in this
section. This woman answers the de,
scription of Belle Starr. She vast last
here in 1888, on her way home to AR
kansas from visit to her son in Penn.
sylvania,
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White Cans In Harvey County

NEWTON, Kas., Feb. s.-White Caps
have begun operations in Harvey coun-
ty. Tuesday night John Burns, a
farmer living eight miles south of this
city, received a notice that unless his
son, his daughter and himself left at
once they would be summary dealt
with. That night number of men
called at the house, and after firing a
number of shots into the house left.
No one was injured. Next morning
Burns found a notice on his door warn
ing him that if he did not leave before
tonight the. White Caps would call and
hang him to the nearest tree. Burns
appealed to the sheriff for protection
and a strong posse of men will be in
readiness for the coWardly regulators
should they put in an appearance.
Nothing more than great unpopularity
is alleged against Burns. His wife is
in the east visiting, and the attack was
planned for execution before she could
return.
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ARomapos and a Portuns.

CINCINNATI, o. Feb. s.-Miss Kate
Coyne, young artist of this city, has
become possessed of a fortune in a 70
mantle way. About three years ago
William Jordan, an old gentleman
from Topeka, Kansas, called at her
studio and engaged her to make a
crayon picture OF his dead son, lie
took great fancy to Miss Coyne and
sent her numerous valuable presents.
About six weeks ago Mr.. Jordan died
and the young lady has received word
that he left her S20.0OO in his will.
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A Street Car Smashed.

CovINGToN, Ky, Feb. "A street
car, while crossing the track of the
Louisville s. Nashville railroad last
night, was run into by freight engine
The car was thrown on to the tender
Of the engine and then dashed to the
ground. There were four people in
the car, among them child four years
old, which escaped uninjured. and
was taken from the wreck laughing.
Mrs. Theobald was fatally injured.
George Bagby, driver of the car, aus-
tanned serious injuries and Jacob Ger
in. policeman, was badly bruised
The car was completely demolished
1t is claimed that the engineer OF
the freight train gave no warning Of
his approach
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More Manufactured Testimony.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 9.-EX-SenatOr
Jones of Florida this morning received
the following cablegram:
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Senator Jones, De-
troit: LecarOn swears you negotiated
a Fenian and Russian alliance with
DIR. Carroll.
(Signed) MICHAEL DAvITT.
To this be Immediately replied: Le-
caron's testimony that / negotiated
Fenian-Russian alliances is absolutely
false. / never was a member of the
Fenian brotherhood or any other Irish
organization.
(Slgned) CHARLES w. JONES.
In connection with the matter Sena-
tor Jones said: 1 have made, on many
occasions when called upon, many
speeches for my native land, and they
will show that | deprecated anything
but constitutional measures to procure
for Ireland that which her sons think
she ought to have.
Who is the DR.. Carroll spoken of?
l only know of one DIR. Carroll in
this country. He is an eminent physi-
clan of New York and connection OF
the celebrated Carroll family of Mary
land. met him one summer at New
port, and 1 never exchanged word
with him on the Irish cause.
Did you know LeCaron when he was
here?
did not. did not come to Detroit
until after LeCaron left, as am now
informed. | never heard of him unit
he began giving this Ubiquitous testi
monv.
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Louisiana Regulators.

LAFAYETTE, La, FEB. s.-About
o'clock Wednesday afternoon small
groups of men hogan assembling in
the vicinity of Falk's hall. These dis
tinguished gentlemen, acting under the
instructions from their leaders, used
the term Vigilante for the name of their
highly honOTed order. The present
organization seems to have come prom
inently into service last summer and
was intended for the purpose of regu-
laLing the morals OF the parish, and
would have carried things with high
hand but for the firmness of the parish
officials. 1t is understood that the
meeting held Wednesday was for the
purpose of arranging committees, with
instructions to visit all the homes of
cOlored people in the parish, and at
the same time aScertaining whether
they are employed or have made ar
rangements for the ensueing year
Those who have not yet been fortu-
nate enough to obtain work will be
required to leave the parish instantly
or be under the penalty of the brutal
despotism of these high class society
Oantlaman
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Tn. stnaant Forrsr ALFALFA

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Feb. samuel S.
Ford, the young student forger who
was arrested at Tucson, Arizona, Tues
day night, is nineteen years old and
the son of prominent farmer at Kan
kakee. Heswindled three banks at Kan
kakee, two in this city and one In Ur-
bana, Illinois, all in one day, securing
$500. He was a student in the Unit
versity of Illinois. On his arrival he
Immediately became active in religions
work and secured the confidence of the
best people. On the other hand he
spent his nights at the gaming table.
There will be six indictments against
him for forgery. 1t is believed here
that his father will not aid in defend.
ing him. An officer left last night &c
bring him back from Tucson.
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Kilraln Waiting.

BALTIMORE, Feb. Jake KIlrain
is awaiting advices from Charley
Mitchell before deciding on his future
movements. Knowing that Kilrain is
anxious for another ''go" at Smith,
Mitchell will possibly arrange one. If
he succeeds, kilrain will sail at an early
date so as to return in time for his
fight with Sullivan. In anticipation of
meeting Smith, Kilrain is keeping in
partial training. by taking slight ex-
ercise daily. Speaking of his fight
the result but he is anxious to have the
sullivan people post the balance of the
money. Should Sullivan not meet the
expectations of his hackers by April
18th he fears they will refuse to name
final stake holder or post the balance
of the stake
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APsmal. Outlay Aauaaaiuatsd

EUFAULA, 1. T., Feb. 1.-THE latest
advices from the home of Belle Starr,
the noted female outlaw, says she was
assassinated in the most cowardly
manner. Her murderer is still at
large. The woman lived in desOlate
spot on the Canadian river, and she
was murdered while returning from a
visit to some neighbors, a few miles in
the Choctaw nation. She was mounted
on the horse which she had used for
years, and was within few hundred
yards of her home. Just as she was
about to ford the river on the Choctaw
side man, or possibly two, fired on
her from ambush, being concealed in
the dense growth of chapparal lining
the river banks. The assassin or as
sassins were only few yards from her,
and the big bird shot used struck her
full in the face, killing her instantly.
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THE STATE OF TRADE.

3. @. Dun Co.'S Weekly Review of the BUSINESS
Situation Throughout the Country.
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-R. G. Dun s.
Co.'S Review of Trade says:
The average price Of commodities
has taken a turn upwards during the
past week The advance has been
about per cent In the aggregate and
is shared about equally by the specu-
Iative and non-speculative articles,
Outside New York the payments
through clearing houses in January
average about Is per cent larger than
last year and the cold weather tends to
remove an important cause of depTes-
sion.
Pork has declined half a dollar per
barrel, lard fraction and hogs l5c per
hundred pounds. half a cent in corn
and a cent In oats. Wheat has risen
2t cents with reports that a powerful
combination at Chicago has cornered
May deliveries and the margin between
New YORK and Chicago prices has
grown wider, Chicago being the higher.
The highly artificial nature Of western
prices need no other proof than the fact
that in spite of this difference wheat IS
still shipped from the west and from
Chicago to New York. Oil has ad-
vanced cent and cotton cent.
The iron trade is thought by some to
have touched the bottom. The Thorn
as Iron company has named S45.30 as
its contract price for gray forge equal
| to $500 for southern iron at tide water
but has not yet decided upon Its OPEN
ing price for the foundry grades. Some
southern sellers have withdrawn from
the market, and except for Bessemer
pig no further depression In price APP
pears. No change appears in rails.
Coal is phenOminally dull aud many
Golfers are stopping. The syndicate
stock of foreign copper increased 4 400
| tons in January. Tin is steady and the
latest sale of lead was at 1916.
Business is almost everywhere called
quiet, but when compared an excess
| over last year is usually observed
There Is nowhere complaint as TO the
| supply Of money.
The government report makes the
volume of money in circulation 81 ,40S
600 against 81 ,406 600 in January. The
larger increase being in gold certificates
| and the principal decrease in silver anC
bank notes. During the past week the
treasury has added SO. zoo, 900 to the
circulation. The stock market hal
been stronger. A general change il
tone has come.
The final decision of Judge Brewe
adverse to the Iowa railroads is of con
sequence not only to them but to other
who have hoped that principles of hi
earlier decision would shield then
against state enactments.
Reports of cutting rates are more
definite and frequent. The earning
are still large and there is growing
belief that positive improvement will
in some way result for share holders.
The foreign trade continues gooC
and shows gain over last year Of g.:
per cent.
The business failures number 800 a
compared with total of 332 last weel
and 342 the week previous. For the
corresponding week last year the fig
ures were 2S5
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INDIANA OUTRAGES
New Ibsrias Band Of Regulators Under
Arrest for Conspiracy.
BAIL FROM $500 TO$1.OOO.
The Prescribed Penalty is Both Fine
and Imprisonment.
COMPOSITION OF THE GANG
Merchants, Officials, Editors and La
BAIL FROM $500 TOS1.OOO.
COMPOSITION OF THE GANG
Merchants, Officials, Editors and La
borers Banded Together.

NEW IBERIA, Feb. 7.-On Mondi y
last Attorney General Rogers COM
menced an investigation of the New
Iberia outrages before Mayor Erath.
sitting ex-officio as justice Of the peace.
AS result Of the investigation the
sheriff was ordered to arrest G. L.
Cade, Alexander Charges, Octave
Romero and Richard johnson. for as
saulting Joseph Viator, alias Modesto,
and another man whose name is I'M
known, on January 9th. Viator's al
legged assailants were arrested aud
bailed in the sum Of $500 each, to APP
pear before the district court at the
next term.
AS further result of the investiga-
ton, by request of the attorney gen.
eral the following named persons were
ordered to be arrested and held for trial
on a charge of conspiracy: G. T. Cade,
Dudley d. Avery, John G. NJ. Robert
son, j. Is. Lawton, Alexander Charges,
Robert Chargess. Harry ComsLock,
James Bolden. II. IL. Hohzett. Richard
johnson, Clarence Colgin, 4. A. Dero-
men, Dupress Romero, Lee French and
Peter NJ. Roberts. The sheriff is au-
thoriZed to release the accused on
their furnishing bonds in the sum of
81 900 each for their appearance before
the district court. The charges against
these persons are that they, on the
26th and 9th days of January, at New
Iberia, did conspiTe and confederate
with one and each pther, and by assault
and battery and by violence and threats
IF uinInnno 70 nnUnnaf FDntnr Il n1nrea
Adnlph Wakefield, James Rosemond
l.. G.. McGaffery, Eugene Donterive
Louis Donterive, Daniel Richardson
and Reason Barns, to leave the town
of New Iberia, in violation of the law.
Offenses of the above character are
punishable by fine not exceeding 81 :.
900 and term of imprisonment not
exceeding one year. = The positions held
bv the leaders and occupations or the
other regulators included in the arrest
are as follows:
pany, deputy sheriff and a member OF
the school board and the police jury.
Avery is the owner of Avery IslanC
and is the brigadier general of militia
and president of the police jury.
Robinson is merchant and militiS
man.
The Chargesess brothers are dray
men.
The Romeros are farmers.
Comstock and Bolden are laborers.
HohZett is in the livery business.
Lawton is editor of the Iberia En-
terprise.
Johnson is swampar.
Deronen Is merchant.
Dorsey is hostler.
French is a laborer.
Roberts is a steamboat man.
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Electric Bltters.

This remedy is becoming SO well
known and SO popular as to need nc
Electric Bitters sing the same song OF
praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys
and other affections caused by impure
bloOd.--WiIl drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as will as cure all
Malarial fevers.-For cure of Headache
Constipation and Indigestion try Elec.
trio Bitters-Entire satisfaction guar.
anteed, or money refunded.-Price 81
cts. and S1.00 per bottle at B. Wheel
don,s Drug Store.
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COUNCIL GROVE, Kans., Feb. =
Eugene Kopf, a prominent business
man of this city, met his death at White
City this morning, while getting off
the Rock Island passenger train. He
lived for several hours after the acct
dent, dying at t:30 a. In. In leaving
the train at 2:30 a., m, which was in
mooion. Mr.. Kopf was thrown
violently against an oil barrel.
striking on his head. He never
regained consciousness. Mr.. Kopf was
part owner of the Richter Il Kopf's
drug store and also pI oprietor of the
city book store. He had Just traded
the latter for IA drug stock in Topeka
and was coming home to close the
trade. lie leaves a wife and three
children. Heavy damages will no
doubt be claimed against the Rock
Island road on account of his death
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Accidentally Killed.

EAsToN, Md, Feb. Eva Bur-
roughs, aged fourteen, daughter of
Mrs. II. X. Burroughs of this place,
was accidentally killed last night at
the residence of Mrs. A. K. Dawson.
where there were several children
playing with pistols supposed to be I'M
loaded. Eva had snapped it several
times, when Elias Dawson took it and
snapped it and one chamber was dis
charged, the ball striking Eva in the
right eye, killing her instantly.
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Is Consumpt.onl ncurable 2

Read the following: Mr.. c. H. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: "Was down
with Abscess of Lungs, and friends
and physicians pronounced me an In
durable Consumptive. Began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, am now on my third bottle.
and able to oversee the work of my
farm. 1t is the finest medicine ever
made
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio.
says: Had it not been for DIR. Kings
would have died of Lung Trouble
Was given up by doctors. Am now il
best of health. Try It. Sample bot
ties free at B. Wheldon's Drn9 store
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INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. Sit is given
out here tonight that a friend of John
E. Sullivan, the abseonding county
clerk, received a letter today from that
individual dated Montreal. wherein he
tells of his safe arrival in Canada, and
remarks that he is enjoying himself.
in Canada and become loyal subject
of the queen. He states that he has
seen Moore, the absconding insurance
agent
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DANvHLE, Feb. IA great fox
drive, with meager results, occurred
between the villages of Eugene and
Perryville, Indiana. few miles south
of here, yesterday. On account of
severe weather only four hundred hun
tiers attended. The north and south
lines were six miles apart. The pound
pounded. Five broke away and one
was killed.
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me Tramp, nd The Bulldvrs.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. IA tramp
called at the residence of Sam Brown,
a butcher, last evening. He was re-
fused assistance and, knowing Brown
was absent. he insulted his daughter.
Mrs. Brown left the house quietly and
loosened two ferocious bulldogs. They
made at the tramp, but the man was
full of fight and succeeded IN killing
both animals with club. During the
melee the wife and daughter had locked
and barred the doors. The tramp, I'M
successful in his attempt to enter the
house. set fire to it and an adjoining
house. Brown appeared at this june.
ture an extinguished the flames In his
kitchen. and. arming himself, started
sitter the tramp. eniieting 3 posse. The
tramp VIII be hanged when caught.
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Pretty CoupteYfsiter Caught.

ATCHIsoN. Kas., Feb, "a pretty
eighteen-year-old girl, who gives her
name as Cora Wilson. has been ar
rested here for passing counterfeit
money. She claims to have come from
SalIna recently, but the crime for
which she is waiting to hear final
hearing was committed at sbOrg Lend
Kansas. The girl admits that her
name is not Wilson and says she is the
daughter of a Presbyterian minister in
anil bio village, but refuses to give heI
fathers name. She refuses to talk
concerning her guilt
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NEW YORK, Feb. minister Pres
ton got dispatch from the HaytIan
legation this morning, saying that the
British and French governments have
officially recognized General Legetime
as president of the HaytIan republic.
The minister says this announcement
will greatly assist in restoring order to
Hayti. The steamer Carondelet, which
is supposed to be chartered by the
Hypolyte party. and which is ready to
sail for HaYti with cargo of explo-
sives. is still at her anchorage In the
lower baV
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They have been without food for eigh-
teen hours, A train that left here Tor
Cornwall! one hundred miles distant.
Wednesday afternoon, did not get in
till last night. There are no trains rum
ming except through trains TO Chicago
and New York. There are i ZOO pas
sengers on these two trains. Six trains
are stuck between here and Cornwall.
Toronto Or Ouahac
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FATALLY stahhAa.

WICHITA, Feb. s.-Peter Henderson,
a man who said he was employed at
FUwier's packing house, Kansas City,
was this evening fatally stabbed by
some person at present unknown, at
the Santa Fe coal bin. Henderson was
found by an officer, lying apparently
dead upon the sidewalk and was taken
in an ambulance TO the hospital. Frank
Quinn is now in the city prision charged
with the crime.
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Cut Ills Throat with a Razor.

MONTREAL, Feb. Civilian Holden
was murdered early this morning in
boarding house on Jurors street by
man named McGroth, who was en-
ployed as waiter in the Balmoral ho-
tel McGroth is a white man, but his
wife has negro blood in her veins and
Holden called her niger" where
upon McGroth sprang upon him and
almost severed his head from his body
with a razor. McGroth has not been
arrested.
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Pushine Plumb for ths Cebinst.

I. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. s.-A delegation
Of prominent republicans of Kansas
reached here this morning. 1t con-
sists of G. T. Anthony, Henry Booth,
a. j. Felt, ]. w. Hamilton, r. l..
Walker, and j. A. HalloWell. They
came to bear to General Har-
rison the wishes of the re-
publicans of Kansas in regard to
cabinet position for that state. They
brought the endorsement for Senator
Plumb. They called on the general
this afternoon and had a pleasant in
terview with him, the general playing
the role of listener. They are i'm
pressed with the greatness of their
state, but not so much as breaking
into the official family of the new presi-
dent. They leave tonight for home.
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quietly and holds government patent
20 the land. The case is set for hear
ing on February Is and exciteS much
interest. Briscoe succeeded Agent
W hilams here about year ago and is
tne mist Official to raise the question of
the right OF squaw-men to reside on
the reservation. The Indians are
aroused over the arrest and the in6ica-
lions are that Agent Briscoe will pre-
clpItate trouble on the Crow reserya-
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ROME, Feb. "a panicky feeling
prevails in this city owing to the riot
Gus demonstration by the unemployed
Workingmen. The stores opened early
but soon closed. This forenoon 800
woTkingmen assembled in the piazza
Dante, but a force of cavalry charged
upon and dispersed them. A large
number of arrests of disorderly persons
have been made. Detachnenfs of in
fantry have been placed or guard al
the banks and large buildings to pro.
tect them against the rioters. The
government Is taking the strongest
measures TO repress the demonstra
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a snuaH-Man Arrnatsd.

BILLINGS, Mont. Feb. s.-A United
States deputy marshal, acting under
the orders of Indian Agent Briscoe,
yesterday went TO the Crow reserva-
tion and arrested Barney Brave, a
'ssquaw-man.n and arTaigned him be-
fore the United States commissioner.
coe to leave the reservation because, as
he interprets the law. he has no right
there. ali refused to leave and Bar
new Brave was selected as fittlngsub
/ iect for test case, He has lived on
| the reservation twenty-five years
| About sixteen years AGO he married :
] aquaw. BE has lived peaceabIy and