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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-14
A BOLD ROBBERY.
A New York Bank Cashier Locked in
the Vault.
RELEASED BY A CUSTOMER.
The Money Drawer Robbed of the
Paper Money.
A POSTOFFICE CLERKS PLOT
The Rascal Starts for CO nadia but
Lands In jail.
RELEASED BY A CUSToMER
A POSTOFFICE CLERKS PLO,

WATERTOwN, n. Y, March H.
One of the boldest bank robberies that
has occurred in this section of the state
in many years surprised the people of
Norwood, st. Lawrence county, Satur-
day. F. F. Smith, cashier of the Nor
wood bank, was alone in the building
about noon when Charles Phelps, the
postofice clerk, entered and asked for
some stamps. Mr.. Smith stepped into
the vault to get them when Phelps
quickly shut the door and turned the
combination, locking the cashier in.
The robber then turned to the
money drawer and took out the paper
money that it contained (S275) leaving
several hundred dollars in silver. The
amount would ordinarily have been
much larger on Saturday, but business
had been light that day and the rob-
ber'S booty was probably not nearly as
large as he had expected it to be.
Phelps had made arrangements to have
a horse ready and with it he started at
once for the Canadian border, about
fifteen miles distant.
Meanwhile customer entered the
bank and saw what had happened.
He heard the cashier calling to him
from the vault and being instructed as
to the combination released him.
Prompt action was taken to prevent
Phelps from crossing the border, but
nothing was heard of the rObber until
the midnight train arrived and he was
discovered by one of the passengers.
He had gone by a circuitous route to
Brashears Falls and had taken the
night train there, hoping to ride
through Norwood at midnight with
out being detected and then go to Og-
densbury where he could easily cross
into Canada, but parties on the train
who knew him and had learned of the
robbery took him in charge, and upon
arriving at Norwood he was delivered
over to the officers. Only about 81 of
the amount stolen was found on
Phelps person. He was kept in charge
of two officers over Sunday and was
taken to Canton jail to-day to await the
action of the grand jury, which meets
in June. Phelps is a young man, a
native of Norwood. Hehas fallen into
bad habits of late, and is said to have
become an ODiTm eater
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Quite q Lively Time.

PTTrsRURG, March 9.-There was a
lively time at the Academy of Music
last night all on account of Samoa.
During the evenings performance,
actresses on the stage sang the "Song
of Ali Nations" each verse represent
ing different nation. During the
singing of which they wave the flag ap-
propriate to the verse. They had got
ten through with the Irish, English,
French and Italian verses amid much
applause, but when one came out 10
sing the German verse ''der wacht an
Rhein, )" waving the flag of the father
land, the audience Missed and among
others two gentlemen in the audience
got up and objected. one of them ex-
claiming in loud voice, I'VE don't
want that one. bring on the good old
American flag" A gentleman in the
rear objected to the actions of the pair
and caught the noisy one by the coat
tail telling him to sit down. The lat
ter grew excited at this, and turning,
struck the other man in the face with
his fist. Police were called to restore
Quiot
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secured any booty. A special train
was telegraphed for and a posse un-
der Lieutenant Booker, of this city left
for the scene of the attempted robbery.
Nine OF the men were surrounded near
Phillipsburg and captured. They were
heavily armed and carried revolvers.
knives and ''bIack jacks" The party
was brought TO this city at two O'Clock
organized gang is believed to exist
along the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
road as the company has been annoyed
by persistent freight car robberies
for six months past. Brakeman
Cleary Is in serious condition and
may not recovered.
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SERVICE PENSIONS.
Report Of COMMITTEES on RsSSlutiens-Prom Ser
Woe Pension Association.

Report Of COMMITTEES on Resolutions Ser
Woe Pension AB1eoiation.
The Service Pension association met
at the court house Monday night. Many
of the old comrades mistook 1t to be
an experience meeting and began to
relate old war stories. When such a
case occurred the other comrades
would start out on "John Browns
Body" or Marching through Georgia"
and drown him out. Quite little
tsqquabble was occasioDed by one COM
rade, of German descent, rising and
relating pitiful tale Of suffering in
our city. Emporia's honor was ably
defended by MIR. Charles Harris, who
in few brief and well chosen words
explained the case, saying that he
knew the woman to be in no condition
of suffering and to have drawn
s., coo since her husband 3
death. Several other comrades thought
this rare opportunity and made some
few remarks.
One old fellow, who had seen years
in battle, began to relate experiences
but was sung down. However upoI
conclusion of the song, he begged leave
to finish his remarks. He was allow
ed to finish. After great deal Of dis
cussion, hobnobbing and personalities
they made and carried a motion to en-
list all the members in the house in tn
association. It was finally moved t
appoint a committee OF five on resoIu
tions to present to the encampment
! The motion was carried.
: The Service Pension association me
: at the court house Monda
!. morning. The meeting was cal
ed to order about haIf-pas
nine. The resolutions of the con
/. mittee appointed at the meeting MoT
! day night to draft resolutions to be pr
!. ssntsd At tbs enearpmsnt. were res
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AZ Chicago.

CHICAGO, III, March a. 1859
H0Gs-Receipts, roo head: market was
fairly active and 5910c higher: light, Sx.700
40: rough packing, O. .609465: mixed, $40
ass; heavy packing and shipping S4.7oo
As.
CArTLE-Receipts. 1000 head; market was
steady: beeves, S3.00G435; COWS and mixed.
q l6002S0; stockers and feeders. SS0063-l5.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000 head: meRket Wqe
steady 70 strong: native muttons, e8to44lVs
lambs, 3-7535.eO; corn fed westeEcss eAl09
40
= WHEAT-FirTn and higher than closing yes
terday; No. red. cash, 25cs Hay, L9!1<Ds
CoRE-Firm: No. cash, 34kcs April,
o11s-fiirm: Cash, saHc; May. s5sfo; July.
&c.
RYK-z5c for Nay.
BARIEY-Eo traGtng.
PHINB TI1fOTnY-SLSl.
-FLAx-8i.5G.
WHIsEY-41.13.
PoEK-stronger: Hay, sls 81 July sIs - ssS
/ 6EORf BrB8-Mey. e3-So.
TTzai-Raslsr: ersamsrE. sse1Ts sotryi
kssssi1gieusi ffsshI iSaasHe,
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SONS OF VETERANS.
The Encampment Hard at work-A Visit From
the WomAn'S Relief ooruS

The EncSmpment Hard at work-A Visit From
the WomAn'S Relief Corus
The sixth annual encampmento of the
Kansas division, Sons of Veterans. met
in knights of Labor hall at 2 O'Clock,
Colonel Clay D. Herod. of Erie, COM
manding. About seventy-fve camps of
the ninety-eight in the division were
represented by from one to six dele
gates each.
After short recess for the presenta-
ton of credentials Colonel Herod an
nounced the usual committees.
REPORT OF COL. HERoD.
ERIE, KANSAS, March 10, 1889.
Officers and brothers of the Sixth
Annual Encampment of the Kansas
Division Sons of Veterans, u. s. A:
One year and twenty days have
! elapsed. since at your hands, at the
Winfield Encampment I received a
reelection. Short seems the year and
we are again met to grasp the hand OF
| friendship. to exchange fraternal greet.
| ings. but. as wa do this, we remember
that one who was there. whose KINDLY
actions and gentle manners, endeared
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Boiler ExpIoSion.

READING, Pa, March 13.-A nest Of
three boilers at the st. Nicholas col
liery. near Wahonoy City, exploded st
IL o'clock this morning with terrible ef-
feet, wrecking blacksmith shop and
the boiler house. Mrs. Louis Hoffman
with her child in her arms was passing
at the time. a fragment of iron broke
her hip and killed the child. James De
loney, driver, passing with his team,
had his skull fractured, and Michael
Warren, lad OF thirteen, on the same
wagon. had his thigh broken andlee
crnshed. Edward Seltzer had his skull
crushed. Patrick Warner and Edward
Watts were terribly injured by the fall.
ing pieces of iron.
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LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE
"a Kamaaa Clty.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, March 70, le69.
CATTLE-Receipts to-day, 315i head: mar
~. zso y Is1s "a ,ppi 'hSIe 49,
sI.65G3.00: 6tockers and feeders, e2.6591I0.
HoGs-Receipts, 9t235 head; 6010c higher:
heavies, q. 42<04.b5: mediums and lights, NO
"a 30; pigs, e45504.45.
6HEEP-Receipts, 2,e5J head; market active
and steady: natives. g. 751k.l5.
WHEAT-Steady: No. red, cash. $50 asksd.
CoEH-Steady; so. 2. cash, 24c bid Nay,
0xTs-Eio. 3, Nay. azsxc bid, 2Ee asAzsd.
RYE-Eo. 3. cesh &c asked.
BzJTFEp-CFeanaeTy, 1e0&0. dairy faneY. lTos
store packed. T0lSc.
E(30s-Weak; fresh, lie.
HAY-Fancy prairie, $50.
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anld Hnntsrn nupad.

Los Angeles, March 1I.-Reports
are circulated here that the lower Cali
fornIa mining boom was started
in the interest of land COM
panies and the excitement Is
some what checked. A wholesale firm
has arrived at San Diego from the
mining district the following telegram:
''Tell everybody interested to inVesti-
gate. The mines are sell.
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Tillad ovs, : eama AZ p,o..

KANSAS CITY, March 12:-Hiram d.
Adams, colored deputy constable,
shot and fatally wounded Samuel Pat
terson. colored barber, in quarrel
over q fifty cent dice game this morn
Several hundred negroes visited Adams
IN his cell during the day, and among
them were ten women. each Of whom
tlfifned " - he NfEes
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Overflow Meetings.

Beside the meeting at the Whitley
opera house last evening, overflow
meetings were held at the bourt house
and at the rink. The meeting at the
court house was largely attended and
presided over by NJ. p. Simpson, of
Mcpherson, and addressed by j. B.
johnson, of Topeka, Prof. o. G. Hill,
of Hiawatha, Hon. Ezra Russell, of
Burlingame and P. p. Cochran, of Cot
tonwood Falls. Music was furnished
by the Wichita band.
AT THE RINK.
The meeting at the rink was pre-
sided over by DR.. ). j. Wright, of EN-
poria, and addressed by colored gem
tleman FROM ,Atchison who made an
excellent speech. He was followed by
Judge Pierce, of the same city, whose
remarks were well received. The next
speaker was Mr.. Bell. of Ness county,
an Andersonville prisoner. whose re-
marks were enthusiastically re-
ceived State Senator Rowe,
of Elk county, closed the
meeting with a rafting good speech.
Mrs. Wood, of Burr Oak, Kansas, re-
cited, in very touching and effective
manner piece entitled the ''Private's
Blue Uniform" The entertain
music furnished by the Amphion
Quartette club, the Choral society and
tue Rees brothers Quartette. These
meetings, although hastily assembled
were very large and interesting and ap
parently very much enjoyed by oul
visiting friends.
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vo,,t l#iym a. D.ux the RAnoyt

NEW YORK. March 12.-Murat Hal
stead. who is now in the city, refuses
to either affirm or deny the report that
he would be rendered either the French
or German mission. Mrs. Halstead
leaves shortly for Berlin, where she
goes to join her daughters who are at
Ss.hOoi thera
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R.hh.y,c.ntu,.d.

PITrsBURe, March, ia gang of
robbers boarded a freight train near
Shamokin. Pennsylvania. on the Pitts
burg s. Lake Erie railroad last evening
and heat brakeman CIeaEy TO insensi-
bibity. They were driven of by the
eklstE tfsihnagni however; Defots they
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CHIcAeo, March 13.-The signal SER
vice oHicer predicts cold wave coming.
and says the temperature viii fan
twenty degrees hF t5=fn0ffeN ascfninRl
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-30
THE FRUIT-GRowERs.
Matters Discussed by the State Horticult-
ural Society Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29th The topic
of Olives assigned for the regular meet
ing of the State Horticultural Society, to-
day, was postponed in order to hesr views
relative TO the grading and packing of
dried fruits. Before this topic was consid-
cred the various growers present compared
notes relative TO the damage done various
fruits by recent late rains.
1t was learned that San Lorenzo apricots
and some prunes had been injured BY the
rains, the pollen being washed from the
blossoms. Some of the growers concluded
that the damage done was only enough 10
successfully thin the fruit
S. +. Weeks, G. a. Wetmore and J. II.
Wheeler were elected to membership. W.
H. Mountz of San Jose, S. L. Smith of this
city and n. Krebs, Jr., were proposed for
membership.
A. L. Bancroft, who owns large ranch
near Mount Diablo, in Contra Costa county,
read long paper containing various sug-
gestions about packing fruits. the object of
the suggestions being to secure q uniformity
OF excellence in fruit put up for sale in
Eastern markets. The writer gave details
of his plan, which embraced the packing
in specially marked sacks with the trade
mark and name of the Dried Fruit Associ-
alton. The name of the packer would also
be plainly displayed, and in some of the
sacks circular letters would be put, to di-
rect the purchaser as to cooking, etc.
In the discussion, Professor Hilgard ap-
proved the plan outlined, and suggested
that some organized scheme like this would
De well for green fruit producers as well.
Secretary Lelong Of the State Board of
Horticulture thought there would be great
difficulty in getting the right kind OF fruits
put into the marked sacks. 1t would re-
quire inspectors in various parts of the
State.
Messrs. Shaw, Of Sonoma Wilcox, of
Santa Clara; Hatch, of Suisup, and others
took part in the discussion.
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AFTER BoULANGf n.



The alAu OF Destiny to be ssea,sd nv
the alb net.
PARIS. March 29-h.-The Press. stsfes
inat Deputies Clemeneeau ana Bower I.s-
pierre hsve been requested - Coustans.
hthis'ef o. The Interior, 10 arrest Bo0lsn-
The Cabinet has uuanimonslv resolved
10 prosecute Roulanger
COURT To THY NIX.
PARIS, March 29sh The Senate tr- 6av.
W oy vote oi 20 10 265, passed the bin con-
sutu'ihg nselt High Court ot Justice in
s1 caSes OF plots against the State The bin
Will come up IN the Chamber Of nesuies
to-morrow The Government intends ,non
the passsee Cf fhe measure. 10 appi- 4 tn
Genersl Bou!anser.
PROCEEDINGS TO BESIN AT ONCE.
PARIS, March Proceedings aesinst
Geuersl boulsngel win be instituted with
out delay. Iii sprobable thar the f-s, stens
viii be taken tomorrow.
WHY THE ARREST WAS DEFERRED.
PARIS. March 29tb.-The Nationoie in;i.
mates thar bu' for Difference 10 DE- Frecv-
net aud OTHER lnkewarm Ministers General
boulangsr wou)d aireaGy bave been ar
rested.
BoULANGER DEFIES BIS ENEMIES
touiar ser, n an interview. declared that
me Government were iuaaEe. otherwise
'hey would see tGai their action would only
Iusiraie tue end they have in view He
had never committed an illegal act-he
had done everything openly Therefore.
The prosecution would only result in svr,-
pathy for the martyr. Had be con a,f-fel
the slightest Illegally, be admits tlt ms
case would &c made, hut he 6e6es a4 fhe
lawyers in the world to find a. ING
against him. Therefore, the rumores &c.
ton against him would only mesn ar-
ther triumph for the National party.
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All the American and German Men Of
War Wrecked on the samoa Coast.
LONDON, March 29,h.-Adyices have been
received from Samoa to the effect that in a
terrific hurricane there the three American
aud four German men of. war wefe wrecked
and many persons drowned
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
AUCKLAND, March 29th.-Dispatches from
Samoa state that the American men. n.ot-war
Trenton, vandalia and Nipsic, and the Ger
man men-of-war Adler, Olga and Eber
We're driven on a reef during violent
storm aud totally wrecked.
Of the American crews, four officers and
foriy-six men were drowned, and Of the
German crews, nine officers and eighty.
seven men lost their lives.
NO OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
WASHINGTON, March Both "a. M.-An AS
sociated Press reporter took the dispatch re-
garding the supposed loss Ct the three
American men-of-war to Secretary Tracy
at his hotel at an early hour ;his morning.
The Secretary sent down word t5a, he had
no advices whatever IN rega,d 30 the MAI.
ter
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AN ABANDoNEo SCHOONER.
The George 81. Chance Loses Her Rudder
on the Coast.

YAoUINA (Or.) March 29.h.-The schoon-
er Geo. II. Chance was found abandoned at
sea this morning, by the q o. D." tug Reso-
lutte, Captain Richards The schooner
sailed from this port on the morning of
the 25th, for San Francisco, laden with
lumber and cordwood. Some hours after
the schooner bad gone to sea her rudder
was carried away and she was helpless.
Yesterday about noon, she arrived op-
posite the mouth of the bay and made sig
mails OF distress. Just before nightfall three
of the schconer's crew made a landing
near Cape Foulweather 10 wit: Dan Has
iings, l.. Bowers and Henry Hardisty. At
this writing the three men are at the light
house.
Mr.. Bowers Is reported as badly hurt and
cut about the head on the rocks when land
ing. II is reported that the remaining four
men, julius Robertson, master; George
Robinson, Charles Singer and one other.
name unknown, tried to land in a small
boat, but for some cause failed to do so.
The tug leaves al oncs in search of the
men.
The rudder of the schooner was carried
away, stock and all. When found she had
two anchors out. The anchors were left
dragging to aid the tug in steering across
the bar, but were lost before she reached
the dock
The George III. Chance was owned by the
Yaquina Bay Deep-sea Fishing Company,
and was on her way to San Francisco to re-
ceive her engines, etc., preparatory to en-
tering upon the business of deep-sea fish
ing. She was valued at about 5000. She
shows little signs of rough usage and took
in no water
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me fsa' thar on Thursday sfs Iohn Mac.
- received poSis.ye Instructions from
'''e br'NSG government Insisting tbsi uH.
h'i 'is'"cninsianotS whatever Sas q sr~-
'eN 81 g'an0og these licenses as sa,s-
d',,.S" , 1aflHS the coming sssSoft.
FOt iae t1tae paSt yolQmip0as cerre-
Sponeence los eeen passing betvesn Sir
Jonn aud Lord Salisbury on the question
OF the strained relations between Canads
ana the United States, and it is learned thar
tne British Premier has intimated his un-
Willingness to be drawn into quarrel with
TIE unAed States in 6ghting Canadss bat-
Ties or ~ defending the policy Of the
Domplon Government lie has given
imperative instructions the. --orv cause of
Irritation, as far as CaunGa ro...a~nad
shall be removed.
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PACIFIC COAST.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO A LOS
ANGELES WOMAN.
Duffy Wins on a FouI-The Paso
Del Norte Affair-Nevada
City Toughs-Etc
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO The BEooEn-UsIoN.l /
sELF-sTyLEp WRITE CAPS.
Young Bloods of Nevada City for Whom
The Tar-Bucket Yawns.

NEVADA Cry, March 29th.-For several
weeks twelve young men, ranging in age
from Is TO % years have been carrying on
high-handed proceedings that are likely to
land them in Jail. They call themselves
White Caps" and have full outfits of gro
tesque masks and dominos and false whisk-
ers and hair. A few nights ago they cap
tured boy named Thomas Mahar and
after binding and gagging him put a rope
around his neck and hoisted him off the
ground several times. Their ostensible OBJ
iect was to make him quit drinking
whisky.
Last night they enticed a half-witted
young man named viii Nichols into
grove at the edge of town and tried to in
umidate him into saying that he had been
criminally intimate with certain respect
able and prominent married ladies of the
city. They beat him severely with heavy
club, injuring his back; and, not content
with this, bound him hand and foot, blind
folded him, and then carried him to
stream of water and terrorized him with
threats that they were going to drown him.
They have perpetrated other outrages,
including the writing of scurrilous and
threatening anonymous letters to various
young men and women. Public sentiment
IS aroused since the local papers to-day
gave publicity to the facts. The officers
have ascertained the identity of most of the
gang, some of whom are respectfully con-
nected, and say that arrests will be made
shortly
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A Boy Plunges Into Coke Oven Fun of
Burning Goals.

Burning Goals.
UNIoNTowN (Pa.), March 29th.-John
Harris, 13-year- old boy, was riding on
larry used to charge coke ovens with, at
the Percy Coke Works, with companion,
yesterday. The larry passed directly over
coke oven mouth, aad when it stopped
running Harris supposed they were pas.
all the ovens, and stepped off the rear end
of the larry directly into coke oven which
was blazing up six feet above its mouth.
The boy sank in up to his armpits, and
was completely enveloped in flames, while
his feet and legs were in the mass of red
hot Goals in the oven.
The driver of the larry hastened to the
boys help, getting him out in ten seconds
after he fell in, but in this short time Har-
ris was burned all over Great flakes of
skin and flesh fell off, while his clothing
was charred into cinder all over him, and
there was scarcely a spot on him that was
not scorched and burned.
Although suffering horribly, the boy is
still living this afternoon, but with no
hope of recovery.
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CALIFORNIA FORECASTS.
Some of the Men Likely to Receive Fed
eral Appointm ents.

WASHINGTON, March 29th.-The Califor-
MIA delegation met tonight at the residence
Of Senator Stanford, and had another tussle
over the distribution of State patronage.
They were in session nearly three hours,
and at the conclusion of the meeting it was
announced. as of yore, that no final con-
clusion had been reached, and that nothing
could be given for publication. 1t is an
nounced that another meeting will be held.
Whether this statement is confirmed or
not. it can be said that the present choice
of the majority of the delegation is for
Timothy Guy Phelps for Collector of the
Port, f. p. Danforth for Naval Officer,
Paris Kilbourne for Surveyor. and John
Morton for Superintendent of the Mint.
As the commission of Postmaster BRYAN
does not expire for nearly two years, it is
not probable that his successor will be
chosen Immediately, and the report is that
neither Chamberlin, President of the Dirigo
Club. nor Backus will be recommended for
the Office, but that a new man will be
selected.
For Assistant Treasurer n. w. Spalding
seems to have the lead. The delegation
naturally wishes TO make its recommends
tions to the President as quickly as posi-
BILE, in order to avoid the opportunities of
Office seekers at home