Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-09-28

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PHILLIPSBURG, Z
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
THE Massachusetts Democrats have
nominated Ben. F. Butler for Governor.
The New York Democrats have nom
mated Grover Cleveland, of Buffalo, fol
Governor.
THE Car of Russia has gone to Mos
cow. 1t is supposed the coronation will
take place secretly.
JUDGE HAYNoR has granted Mir
Christiancy divorce from his wife, on the
ground Of desertion.
JUDGE FoLGER, Secretary of the
Treasury, has been nominated by the Re-
publicans for Governor OF New York.
AHMBT RIFAAT PASTA, removed
some time ago at the request of Europeans,
has been reappointed Governor of Alexan-
dria.
In Arkansas the vote for Governor
was: Berry, Democrat, 81, 675; Slack, Re.
publican, 1882; Garland, GreenDacker
1912.
A COMET about five degrees from the
sun was plainly visible to the eye al
Georgetown and Central City, Colorado, the
other afternoon.
The Democrats of Colorado have
nominated James B. Grant, of Lake County
for Governor, and John R. Powers, of Bent
County, for Lieutenant-G Governor.
REV. A. j. BRAY, formerly of Mon,
treal, Quebec, has organized in London :
colonization society for the Northwest Ter.
ritorieS' with capital Of f1.OOO,OO0.
TROUBLES have broken out in the
Creek Nation. Murderous outrages have
occurred, and the indians are greatly ex.
cited. Serious disturbances are expected.
COUNSEL for Mason, the soldier who
tried to kill Guiteau, have fled petition
for writ of habeaS corpus. Argument will
be heard on the motion ut Utica early in DC.
/ tOber.
REV. LAWRENCE WALSH, treasurer
of the Land League in the United States.
haa ~, +.;E,
May 1. and placed it to the credit of Treas.
urer Egan, in Paris.
Two companies of infantry have beer
ordered from Forts Omaha and Sidney t.
Salt Lake, giving rise to a rumor that trouble
with the Mormons is expected during the
approaching election.
AT meeting called by the Demo
cratic Federation in London, the other even.
ing, resolutions were adopted calling upor
the government to frame measures to pre-.
vent the Introduction of Chinese labor int
Great Britain.
A TABULATED statement Just com
pleted by the Bureau of Statistics at Wash
ington shows that the wheat exports from
New Orleans during August exceeded the
exports for the same time last year by oYel
100000 bushels.
THE Secretary of the Treasury ha;
been considering for some time the advisa
bility of issuing another bond call, for the
purpose Of relieving the existing strihgency
in the money market, and it is probable
call VIII soon be made for extended fives.
The Dominion Government sends out
notice that American militia desiring t.
make excursions into Canada must file theiI
applications with the Secretary of War a
Washington, to be forwarded through
the British Minister to the Governor Gen.
eral.
ARABI PAsHA says all his acts were
at the instigation of the KhediYe and Sui
tan, and that he was unable to restrain thu
Egyptian army from fighting. His wal
office has been searched and important docu.
ments found. Thirty fanatical sheikhs hav,
| been placed in the citadel.
A DISPATCH from Vienna says twenty
six bodies have been recovered in the flood
| ed districts of the Tyrol. The towns of In
nichen, Silein, Tablach and Weisberg wer,
entirely destroyed, houses falling hourly
/ Railroads in several parts of the proVinc
will not be in running order for month.
MAYOR CARSON, of Brownsville, Tex
as, has abolished quarantine between tha
place and MatamOras, and has telegraphed
Governor Roberts the epidemic was at al
end and that no more aid was needed from
abroad. The liberal contributions from al
parts of the country have left handsome
surplus in the hands of the relief commit
tee.
ABDELLAH PAsHA'S negotiations re
lative to the surrender OF Damietta are re
| garded as intended to gain time. It is re
| ported that he is again strengthening hi
Notifications. Said AbdelIah is willing t.
surrender, but the black troops refuse. 1
is believed that the Egyptians are intrenche,
beyond the fort on the east side of tn
river.
THE national convention of distiller
and liquor-dealers, held at Cincinnati, issuet
a declaration that, while they haye obeyet
the most oppressive laws, they believe tn
sale of spirits should be placed on the sam
footing as other merchandise; that the
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