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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-29
Murdered IN Gold Blood

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-About 10 o'clock
this morning Joseph Frana living on
West Nineteenth street was murdered
in cold blood at the back door of his
home. Who committed the murder is
a mystery. Mr.. Frana has been an in
valid for the past year and unable to
work. A few minutes before O'Clock
he got up and stepped out at his back
door. A man stood near the corner OF
the house. His wife heard him ask
the man what he wanted. The ques-
ton was followed by report from a
pistol and then loud scream. Mrs
Frana ran to the door and found TIM
dead body of her husband lying across
the walk. TheOpolice were at once
notified and a squad were but to work
to find the murderer. No clew has
yet has been obtained as TO who COM
mitted the murder.
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PORT TOWNSEND, W. T., Aug. "a
The government revenue cutter, Rich
ard. Rush, seized the British schooner,
Ennetta, with 500 skins, July 81. The
seizure of the Pathfinder and the Min
ME is confirmed. The Pathfinder was
the only vessel placed in charge of an
American officer excepting the Black
Diamond. The American sailing
schooner, James Ct, Swan was seized i'm
Behfing sea on July 80 with $50 seals
aboard. The vessels documents. fire.
arms and skins we're taken aboard the
Rush and she was ordered to Sitka to
be turned over to the American au-
thorities. The captain being without
charts and unacquainted with the
Alaskan coast proceeded to this point
and surrendered his vessel to the col
Iector of customs. There are between
forty and fifty vessels now in Behl ing
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D6HMOHO OEES CtlOrs than any other Dies


nAnEEc Lirf,lS upon Ldetdted Fb0d are Healing
O"O'GS Happy, Hearty. IS UseQU0Ied-
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Rxploslon or Firs Damp.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 22.-There Was
an explosion of fire damp inthe No. .
colliery of the Delaware & Hudson Ca
nal company this morning, by which
five men were seriously and perhaps
one of the largest breakers operated bv
that company. Yesterday afternoon a
portion of the mine caVed in, and this
morning gang of men went in to re-
pair the damage. AS they approached
the place where the cave-in occurred
one of the miners lamps ignited the
gas and fearful explosion, which
could be heard for miles around. oc-
CURED. The workmen fed for their
lives, and all escaped but Andrew
Nichols, the superintendent; Richard
Mason, the inside foreman, and John
Tavern, Samuel Williams and John
Jones, who were all fearfully burned
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Thief Captured.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-At an early
hour this morning three thieves broke
into the grocery store of Christopher
w. Luca at Jay and High streets
Brooklyn. They were surprised at
their work by the proprietor and hand
to hand conflict took place during
which the grocer was stabbed to the
heart. The police found one of the
men in the store hiding behind barrel
He said his name was McElwait and
gave a description of his companions
who had escaped. Their names
he gave as hawthorn Ben
son and Thomas Quinlan. Ar
alarm was sent to this city to watch
for the men and in less than one houI
Detective Barry had captured Ben
son, who, on being taken before In.
spector Byrnes was recognized as Mar
denim, a professional thief and convict
He was surrendered to the Brooklyn
officers. The other nan is being pur-
sued.
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regular attendance at this school, some
two hundred and twenty-five boys and |
girls, young men and young women, all |
from our own state of Kansas. More
than this, we are informed by Superin- |
tendent Walker that the census returns
show large number still who are not,
but ought to be, going to school.
The course of instruction comprises
an ordinary common school education.
the mastery of some mechanical trade,
such as carpentry, cabinet-making,
shoemaking and printing; and, in the
case OF girls, sewing, Homework. fancy
needle-work and drawing and painting.
as their tastes may run. Ordinarily it
takes ten years for deaf and dumb
person to complete the course, prefer
ably from eight to eighteen years of
age. At the close of the last term, in
June, there was graduating class of
seven young ladies and gentlemen who
have been fitted to enttr upon life's du-
ties. During the summer. one of this
class has received an invitation to be-
come teacher in the Missouri state
institution for the deaf and dumb.
1t is the aim of the institution to
take deaf children, or those too deaf to
be educated in our common schools.
and place them on an equal footing
with their hearing brothers and sis
tiers.
The class of semi-mutes, or those
who have become deaf after having
once used articulate speech, are given
special drill in articulation, and in
many cases the speech is retained in a
sufficient degree to be of use in bust
ness and social converse.
1t is the special desire of the super
intendent to have the institution
brought to the notice of all persons
having deaf and dumb children, and to
that end persons would be aiding the
cause of humanity by taking pains to
report such children and urge their at
tendance at this school, which is the
only one of the kind in the state, and
is entirely free-tuition, board, books
and ALTO the children of citizens of
Kansas. The superintendent, Mr.. s.
T. Walker, offers to furnish all needed
information, if addressed at Olathe
The next term of school opens the 18th
of September, when there will be en-
rolled some 24O pupils, about thirty OF
whom are entering school for the first
time.
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Ace,aeut,v KtI,.d.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 23.-At
Mount Pleasant, Burke;ey county. this
morning white lad seventeen years
old named Shaffer shot and killed a ne
gro woman named Holmes. The shoot
ing was accidental, but excited the
negroes, who threatened violence. The
boy was lodged in Jail and the jail is
guarded by fifteen or twenty white
men. Application has been made to
the governor for troops to preserve the
peace. General Hugerin ordered the
German fusileers under armssand they
proceed to Mount Pleasant by the first
boat. The negroes threaten TO storm
the Jail and take out Shaffer and lynch
him. It is probable. however. that the
affair will pass of without serious
trouble.
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Rain Needed.

HURON, 5. D., Aug. 22.-Reports
from sixty towns in various parts ,of
North and South Dakota forwarded to
s. W. Glenn, in charge of the United
States signal Office and manager of the
Dakota crop and weather service in
this city, indicate that for the week
ending August 8, crops generally need
ed rain. Early planted corn in the
southern counties is rapidly maturing
and in the north where showers have
been frequent. Late corn, also flax,
grass and all root crops are greatly in
need ofrain. The majority of the re-
ports indicate that the wheat yield is
much better than expected and is of
high grade
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GRANn monthly DRAWING,
AT THE ACADEMY OF Music, NEW ORLEANS
Tuesday. september IOLh, 1889.
CAPITAL PRIZE, 100000.
100 900 Tickets aI Twenty Dollars each ;
Hal YES, $40; Quarters. So; Tenths,
Sc; TwentIeIhs, 81.
AGENTS WANTED.

3,134 Prizes, amounting toe. 81 1854 800
NOTE Tickets drawing Capital Prizes are
not entitled to Terminal Prizes.
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met with an awful disaster. The scene
Is one of confusion. AT either side of
the track are distributed the bodies of
the dead horses with here and there a
moor beast which has received injuries
that rendered it useless. Tethered to
fences at the side OF the highway
are one camel, sacred COWS, steers, and
various other animals which were res
cued from the deralled cars. The cars
are crushed and twisted into all sorts
of shspes and piled up on the track in
a seemingly hopeless ENHANCEMENT.
Loss to the circus, $40, 900.
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CIreus Tr.In wreetea

WATERFOWL N. Y. Aug. 2S.-The
second train of the Barnum IS Bailey
shows was wrecked late last night
about five miles and half east of Pots
dam while enroute on the Rhine. Wa
tertown q Ogdensburg road from Gou-
verneur to Montreal. A broken axle
was the cause. Thirtyring horses in
Guiding one of the four chariot teams
and two camels were killed. Six cars
were derailed and two were teiecOped
so that everything in them was
crushed.
There IS little hope of clearing away
the wreck and restoring the track sc
that trains can pass before this even
ing. There were three trains convex,
ing the shows that left Gouyerneur las
/ night, The first train, which carried
tents and their belongings, passed int
Canada safely, but the train eoaveyin.
all the animals belonging to the sh0T
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self.defense Arninat : paneerOus Eoe.

Forewarned is not forearmed in the case Of
those who incur the risk OF an attack from that
dangerous foe, malaria, unproVided with a
means Of defense. But II those in peril are
aided, sustained and reinforced with the great
fortifyiDg safeguard. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, miasma, prolific breeder of evils mani
tested In the shape OF bilious FeInittent and
chillS and fever, ague cake, dumb ague, and
the cQleHtUFu Of the ISthmuS and Central
American eoaA, is nullifed and rendered
harmless Our western pioneer settlers and
miners, jewellers in tropic lowlandS, and visi-
tanfS Of and jewellers in malariOuS localities in
this country and many quarters OF the globe
have for years been acquainted with the fact
and are constantly provided with this unpar-
aiIeled defensive medicine and remedy. An
disorder Of the stomach, liver and Bowels
rheumatic and kidney complaints and rheus
matizm are conquered By Is.
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arming rapidity. Every new Chinaman
opened q laundry until the town is now
plastered with Monaghan wash houses.
The growth of the Chinese industry
has depressing effect on the business
Of the American laundrymen, and the
earnings of the American girl. FL
nally the home laundries made COM
bination with the purpose of driving
out the Chinese. The newspapers
ton meetings were held, and transpar-
encieS calculated to damage the China
men were carried in public places. It
Is said the business of Chinese laun-
dries has fall OFF SO per cent. The
Cinnamon are about panic stricken.
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A Sound Legal Opinior.

Z. cambridge, Munday Esq, County
Atty, Clay county. Tex. says:
''Have used electric bitters with most
happy results. My brother alsowac "ery
ow with Malarial fever and Jaundice,
Ut was cured by timely use of this
medicine. Am satisfied that electric
bitters saved his life."
Mr.. D. ]. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds like testimony. saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for electric bitters.
This great remedy will ward Off as
well as cure all malarial diseases, and
for all kidney, liver and stomach disJr-
ders stands unequaled. Price soc, and
81. at B. WheldOn's drugstore.
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KANSAS CRY. Aug 21.-A special to
the Journal from Topeka, Kan, says
that Hon. r. w. Hilliker, councilman
of Kansas City, Kan. and ex-mayor
of that city was removed by Governor
Humphrey to-day from the position as
metropolitan police commissioner.
The reason for the removal is given
that the law prevents police COM
missioner from holding any other Office.
Mr.. Hiliiker offered his resignation
to the council but it refused to accept
it.
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NEWS OF INTEREST.
An Aged Woman Obtains Money
Under False Pretenses.
A Hand to Hand Encounter
With Burglars.
Rains Needed in Various Parts
OF Dakota.
The Sentence Of Mrs. Maybrick
Has Been COMMITTED.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Margaret
Turgose, aged 81 years, was arrested
here yesterday on complaint of L. F,
Mitchell, charged with obtaining mon
ey under false pretences. Mrs. Tur-
gOse has been placing stock of mine
called the ''Silver Point incorporated
under the laws of Illinois, capital
81 500, 900. The mine is located within
nine miles of Deadwood, Dakota, and
Mr.. Mitchell claims has no sign of met
al in it. About 20, 900 shareF of stock
have been sold to mechanics, laboring
men and shop girls. Mrs. Turgose was
released last night on 81 500 bail.
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The STATE schooI for Ihs Dear ana

Probably no other state institution is
calculated to interest one more than
the School for the Deaf, located at
Olathe. It was started first as small
class. in Baldwin, Douglas county, but
by legislative act was permanently
located at Olathe some twenty-three
years ago. From small beginning, it
has grown to be one of our largest and
noblest state institutions, fully up to
the times in the peculiar methods
adopted to reach children shut OF from
the ordinary avenue of instruction
bearing. and alive to the requirements
OF that class Of orr fellow citizens.
Surprising as il may seem, there are IL
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We will sell seyenty-fiye horses

We viii sell seventy-fve horses at
public auction, September 4, 1888, at the
residence of w. n. D. Bird, one and a
half miles southeast of Emporia.
They consist of high bred brood mares,
FLIES, horses, colts and mules. In the
list are fourteen of the get of Colonel
Crockett. record 2:26a; also the get of
Major EdsoIl. Kenlock, McGregor. Ba-
shaw Clay and other well bred horses.
This property will be sold to the high
est bidder, on one years time, banka-
BILE paper required, eight per cent in
terest.. W.N. d. BIRD.
/. Z. LAMBERT
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CINCINNATI, Aug. pa private
despatch reached here that a coils
sion occurred to-day on the Baltimore
s. Ohio road at Petroleum between an
east bound freight and west bound
accommodation train. Engineer Ly-
man was killed. The dispatch does
not tell of the extent or cause of the
collision, nor whether or not there
were casualties among the passengers
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CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-J. Wander
bosch's prctzel factory on Larabee
street was destroyed by fire this
morning, entailing a loss of $4,000.
The flames communicated to the
stable adjoining the factory and con-
sumed it so quickly as to Illustrate the
attempt to save the stock consisting of
five horses and one COW.
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Edward BeIlamy. author of the ia
nous sociaIistic novel. Looking Back
ward. is a native and resident of
Chicopee Falls, quiet village near
Springfield Mass. He is 80 years af age
though his face which is strong and
earnest, hardly looks it. He was
married seven or eight years ago, and
has two interesting children.
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IMP0RTANT.

Address NJ. A DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La,
or NJ. A DAUPHIN, Washington, ID. G.
BY ordinary letter, containing MONEY Or
DER issued by all Express Companies, New
York exchange, ORATOR postal note.
~ Address Registered Letters containing
currency to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL
BANK, New Orleans. Louisiana.
''REMEMBER, that the payment of prizes
is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATION
AL BANKS of New Orleans, and the tickets
are signed by the president of an institution
whose chartered rights are recognized in the
highest courts; therefore, beware of all imi-
tations anonymous sch6 mes.'
ONE DOLLAR is the price of the smallest
part or fraction of a ticket ISSUED BY Us in
any drawing. Anything in COR name offered
for less than a Dollar is q swindle.
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lewis s. McCandless.

All persons afflicted with chronic
ailments should consult DIR. Robert
Lyon, physician of 43 years. stand
ing Thousands of people who were
on the brink of the grave will testify
to his great skill. The doctor is not
like many so-called physicians. here
to-day and gone tomorrow; but has
been a resident of our city for five
vertisement in another column and
consult him at his rooms at Hotel
Whitley,
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A valuable Discovery.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 22.-From the
state university at Berkely comes a re-
port of discovery made by one of the
professors of the institution, which, if
true, will result in revolutioniLing the
leather industry The claim is made
that experiments have determined that
certain combinations of fat and oils
with sulphur compounds, when used
for tanning, have the effect of render
ing leather impervious to water, and SO
pliable as to render it almost indie
structible. The assertion is made that
boots ard shoes manufactured of leath-
or thus prepared will last five times as
long as the foot wear now on the mar
ket, with no additional cost.
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sumner County Fair.

WELLINGTON, Kan, Aug. "a
Great interest IS being taken in the
coming meeting of the Sumner county
fair, which holds August 81. %, % and
80. Thirty first class horses are en-
route from the Abilene meeting and
many well known horsemen are al
ready here. The crop of this county
is one tenth of the entire crop of the
state. and The display of the agricul-
tural products promises to be extra
ordinary.
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MoBERLY, Mo. Aug. ga train on
the Missouri. Kansas, & Texas railway
was wrecked nine miles south of here
at 5 O'Clock this morning by running
of Hannibal, and Fireman George Ben
mares were killed. No particulars yet
received.
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APaeer DroOpea Dea,

CIECNNATI, Aug. 23.-At Sabiua,
Ohio. during a pacing race at the far
grounds yesterday, Elf King, PAGER
with private record OF 2:25, owned
by r. L, and P. A. Goodpaster of Mt.
Sterling, Kentucky, dropped dead
near the judges stand. after having
taken with ease the first heat in 2:S7
1t was thought that aeonite had been
administered. The horse was valued
at $40, 900. at the same place Dad, a
horse well known in races, owned by
John III Thompson OF Washington
court house, WAS permanently dis
abled while scoring by rupturing a ten
don of the left fQreleg. Dad had WOE
some good races in his time. At Paris
Kentucky. yesterday the Lair brothers
lost - lock Jaw their three year ole
stallion, Hambrino Bismarck, by Vic
tor Won Bismarck, dam by Edgewat-
er. He had 2:32 record as two yea
old and was valued at 5000.
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YIpor and YtrnIi,x

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by Hoods Sarsaparilla. The tired feeling is
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mind made clear and ready for work. Try it.
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The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
yourself be one of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
a thing it is. If you have ever tried it,
you are one of its staunch friends. be-
cause the wonderful thing about it is,
when once given trial, DR.. Kings
new discovery ever after holds place
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it and should be afflicted with a cough,
cold or any throat, lung or chest trOu-
bic, secure a bottle at once and give it
a fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial bot
ties free at Il. Wheldon's drugstore.
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PuIIen Boys on Trial.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Aug. 22.-The exam
inatiOn of the Pullen boys, charged
with robbing a Wabash train in Clay
county on the night of August 3rd, was
court house. There were about fifty
witnesses present from Kansas City.
and the court room was crowded.
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New ORLEANS, Aug. 24-TheodOre
Garant, the distinguished violinist,
dropped dead yesterday as he arose and
put on his hat to visit some pupils. He
was native Of Silesia and 8 Hebrew.
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Suicide.

SHAwNEETowN, ILL.,, Aug. e.
Emanuel Brooks, of this place shot
and fatally wounded his wife and then
shot himself twice in the head, but
these wounds not killing him instantly
he ran 100 yards and jumped into the
Ohio river and was drowned.
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LONDON, Aug. CIT was Offic tally
announced that Mrs. Maybrick's SEN
tence has been committed to penal
servitude for life
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-Awar Of races
has broken out here that threatens to
speedily bankrupt the Chinese laund-
ry men. Dnring the last four years
the Chinese colony has grown with az
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Fire broke out in a Wichita express
Office and disclosed the fact that it was
supply depot for the joints, being
well stocked with liquor. The fire
was Subdued.