The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-23

-Four others or the gang are known,
and will probably be arrested to-day.
PrTTsBURe, May 16.-The employees
Of the lap-weld and butt-weld depart
ments of the National Tube works at
McKeesport, Pennsylvania. struck to-
day for an advance in wages of 10 per
cent. Two Thousand men are out.
The employees of the galyaniZIng and
rolling departments also threaten to
join the strikers. About G, 1000 men are
employed in this plant.
ST. Louis, May I6.-Thomas l.. An
gle, prominent citizen Of the Indian
Territory, during slight alteration
with John Swallow, the ferryman at
the Andrain ferry on Grand river yes
terday, was shot three times by Swal-
low and killed. Swallow had been
drinking and was in an ugly mood.
He escaped, but will be captured.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-An acct
dent occurred at the Union Iron works
Wednesday night, by which Eleven
moulders were badly injured. Two
men had poured hot iron into lmOuld
and the escaping steam which could
find no vent through the holes, which
and scattered red hot metal over the
men. Several were so badly burned
that they could not walk, and it Is
feared that one of the injured will die.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May III.
T. Stewards big packing houses in this
city were burned yesterday. Every
possible effort was made to save the
contents Of the building, but the fire
spread so rapidly that almost nothing
was taken out. About one million
pounds of meat was destroyed. The
total loss will exceed 800, 900, most of
OF fire unknown.
SANTA FE N. M, May ia re
port reached here last night and it
was believed at the Santa Fe mines at
Carthage, that the posse who went in
pursuit of the murderers of Superin-
tendent Richards, succeeded in killing
the pair. The posse returned but re-
fused to affirm or deny that the Next
cans had been shot. The money was
not recovered and the story is that it
was buried by the robbers soon after
| the murder. The body of SuperinJen-
dent Richards will be sent to Quincy,
ILL.,, where his family lives,
MCPHERSON, May 17.-This section
was blessed with the best rain of the
season last night and to-day, the fall
being two and one-half inches, which
insures good crop. The wheat is all
headed out nicely and some of it in
bloom. Early sOwn oats are also head
ing out.
II 10 loo
lays transportation, passengers, bag
gage and express having to be re
moved from one train to the other.
GREENFIELD, Mass, May 16.-An
attempt was made last night to wreck
passenger train No. SO, bound west. on
the Fitchburg railway, short distance
beyond Shelhurne Falls, which leaves
that station at 1854. Shortly before
this hour track walker found a pile
of ties and sleepers piled on the track
at sharp curve. He attempted to re-
move the distractions, and was Vigor-
ously stoned by some unknown per-
sons. lie ran to Shelburne Falls and
secured help and cleared the track IN
time. If the obstruction had not been
Il discovered a terrible smash-up, at
tended with loss of life, must have re-
suited.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, May H.
Yesterday freight train going west
encountered a tremendous sand drift il
Small canon, near Houck's tank, an(
the engine and ten cars were ditched
The head brakeman, W. Dixon, was
thrown off the car and instantly killed
Engineer Taylor and Fireman Wallerl
were pinned under their engine. Oh
being rescued the latter was found
with both hands mangled. Taylor
. however, received slight bruises. Tw'
! | cattlemen, named James CrOSSan ant
s. j. Crossan, from Minneapolis, wer
Z, frightfully injured and will die. A re
: lief train was sent out from Gallul
! and the dead and wounded takel
: there.
i KANSAS CITY, May ia heav
= rain storm passed over this section tC
day doing a great deal of minO
damage in this city and in Kansa
City, Kansas, where several street
and sewers were badly washed on
The railroads are all demoraliZed NOR
b or less and not a road sent in a trai
q exactly on time tonight. Most c
q the roads are from one to three hour
late, but the western lines are
! worse shape and the Denver expires
I on the Union Pacific due at a. n
did not get in until O'Clock this after
loon.
A large portion of the bluff facin
the Missouri river has washed dow
i over the Chicago & Alton tracks an
4 that road was compelled to use I'll
- Wabash tracks tonight.
II PITrsBTRG, Penh., May 49,.
y wreck on the Pittsburg Virginia
" Charleston railroad near Ormsley,
h suburb city at o'clock this morning +
). suited in the injury of eight workman
II three of them seriously. Their name
s. are; John Wherse, aged forty year
head badly crushed will probably di
married; John Feeter, aged 50 year
re- both legs broken and injured intel
[. nally, believed to be fatally hur
m William ReardOn, leg crushed al
a hurt internally, very serious; DAM
- Morris. conductor, cut and bruise,
= shoulder broken; two others who's
~ names could not be learned were brol
en-. The accid ent was caused by IL
10 freight train backing out from si
70 ng on which the work train was stant
ing. A gang of nearly 100 men most
Hungarians were on the train and tn
ii escape of the others is considered T
IL LudlhoD4Os n LuLuOCl VI CSA6 nCi
l. badly wrecked.
L WHITE CITY, Kas., May 17.-Rainil
e. hard since last night.
m Great Bend-LiRht rain last nigh
?, Burllngton-Big rain.
ar Abilene-Heavy hail storm durr
Is the night. Hail stones large as her
ne eggs fell. Heavy rain falling IL
"a morning.
Junction Citv-Raining hard; h
J. been raining since O'Clock last nigI
m extends the to north line of the state a
y, beyond; trains delayed by washouts.
q Parsons-No rain.
ly Neosho FalIs-Light rain last nigl
Threatening rain this morning.