The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-16
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HASTINGS, Neb., May 1s.-The GA
zette-Journal has been sold to s. T.
Rounds, IT,, o. M. Rothaker and 9TH
ers, for $50, 600. 1t will appear here
after as morning daily.
DENVER, Col, May 13.-The trial of
J. w. Hatch, of Denver, charged with
the murder of his uncle Henry Hatch,
was concluded at Burlington, Iowa to-
night. The jury bringing in verdict
of acquittal.
KANSAS CITY, May 13.-Detective
John Gilley OF Kansas City, Kansas,
who was cut by the Burglar, Smith, in
the court room of Justice Lewis last
Saturday, died shortly after 8 O'Clock
this morning.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 13.-Jas.
Beebe Smith, local editor of the Re-
publican was shot and instantly killed
this mornig by his brOther-in-law, Roy
al B. Sturvant. He was mistaken for
burglar.
NEW ORLEANS, May 13.-Albert
Deschamps, convicted of the muroer
of little Juliette Deitsche last Jan
uary, was to-day sentenced by Judge
Mari to be executed at such time as
the governor may direct.
Houston. Texas May 13.-Prof st.
Clair, the eronaut in attempting to
give his ''Ieap from the clouds" at the
fair ground park last evening lost his
grip on the parachute and fell 300 feet
to the earth. Nearly every bone in his
body was broken.
LONDON, May 13.-The Yorkshire
miners threaten to strike unless their
employers concede an advance in
wages. $4,000 notices have been dis
tributed among the men advising them
to quit work unless an increase is
granted.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 13.-Czar,
the phenomenal 3-year old running
colt, owned by Theodore Winters, of
California, and valued at $25, 900 died
of pneumonia at Union park i'll this
city this morning. He was winner OF
the California derbys.
DENVER, Colo, May 1S.-Fred Med
lev, proprietor of the Pueblo house on
Blake street, this afternoon while I'M
der the influence of liquor, shot and
| killed his wife because she refused to
| give him money to purchase beer. The
murderer attempted to escape, but was
| arrested.
MEMPHIS, May 13.-George Ward,
aged %, employed as engineer at the
Memphis gas works, this afternoon
shot and killed his young wife, aged Is,
| and then killed himself. The MUIR
dered woman was first cousin to her
| husband and Ward courted his wife
/ for six years but never could gain the
/ consent OF her mother to the union,
/ which resulted four months ago III a
runaway marriage.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, May 13.-
President Fordyce, of the Cotton Belt
route, was to-day appointed by Judge
Brewer, receiver of that road on appll-
cation of the Central Trust company OF
| New Yerk. The company failed to pay
their May interest and an agree
ment was entered into between the
Trust company and railroad people
that Mr.. FOrdyce should be appointed
receiver.
FIT. Worth, Texas, May 13.-In re-
Spouse to message of the committee
on invitation of the Texas Spring
palace here, President DiaZ, of Mexico
has requested the Mexican congress tt
pass an act enabling him to accept the
invitation and visit Fort Worth during
the exhibition.
LONDON, May ia conspiracy has
been discovered among the military
officers stationed in st. Petersburg an6
large number of conspiratOrs have
been arrested. In their possession
were found papers which proved thai
they intended to make an attempt Il
assassinate the car. A number o.
bombs were also found.
RALEIGH, n. c., May 49, Father j
J. Boyle, the. Catholic priest arrested
last Saturday on charge of rape, wa
to-day arraigned, bound over t.
court and committed to jail. An i'm
mense concouTse of people gathered t.
hear the preliminary trial ant
, an extra posse of twenty police wa
sworn in. The affair has created TIT
greatest sensation ever known here.
BERLIN, May 1S.-Sixty of the strik
ing miners of the Prince Regent
colliery at Bochum, decided to resum
work to-day but were prevented from
doing SO by their fellow-workmen VIII
drove them away from the pits wit
, bowls and curses. The military wa
summoned and on their arrival
sharp fight took place between tn
soldiers and strikers, the latter beini
: finally dispersed.
NEWTON, May 13.-The new board Q
] IS The hnadad !,
VIM. B. Strong, president, and Georg
McGouin, chairman. arrived in thi
, city about noon and remained to I
m, remaining at the company'S builC
: ing and looking about the city genera
~, and after driving about the bus
3 ness streets they went in body to tn
t board of trade building and thence
. the union stock yards and packiH
3 houses where they boarded their speci;
D car.
3 LONDON, May BIN the house {
: commons Mr.. Powerful conservative
. asked whether the government aft
! the resignation of the Marquis of LoI
!. dOnderry from the viceroyship of In
: land would make royal prince vicerO
; and provide him with suitable res
:. dence and retinue.
al Right Hon. Edward Heneage tliber;
d unionistl asked the government to col
a slider the question of the abolition I
! the viceroyship and the transfer of Il
8 duties of the Office to the chief seer
tary.
ST.. LOUIS, May 13.-Adam Neiber
!, the republican sergeant at arms of Il
a lower house of the municipal assembl
j, of this city, who was indicted last Fl
d day for aiding in fraudulent natural
q cation of large number
: foreigners previous to the La
CITY election, has skipped the town ar
. the DATED States marshal is huntiI
i hinaAs julius Lehman, q member Of q
,ei house>of delegates also 3 republiea