Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-20

PHILLIPSBURG HERALD.
PUBLISHED BY
Herald Publishing Association.
PHILLIPSBURG. KANSAS.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
r SENATOR ANTHONY will receive the
Republican nomination for President Of the
Senate.
: CONGRESSMAN FNNERTY's Chicago
newspaper predicts more dynamite for
England.
SENATOR INGALLS, will bring forward
= bill to regulate the wire fence business on
the frontier.
ADMIRAL CoURBET has been instruct
ed to delay a little before making an as
sault on Bach Mini.
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THE National Republican Committee
on the 18th selected Chicago as the place
for holding the National Convention in
1884.
EX-SENATOR KELLoGG's bribery case
came up in Washington on the 10th, and
the defense pleaded the statute of limita-
tions.
EXTRA guards have been placed in all
Government buildings in London on &C
count of the excitement over the death
sentence of O'Donnell.
THE United States Supreme Court
has decided in favor of Jefferson Davis the
contested will case of Mrs. Dorsey, who
left her property to Davis.
PRIME MINISTER FERRY says no rup-
ture has occurred between France and
China, but the Cabinet has never ceased to
act as if rupture were possible.
EIGHT hundred and twenty-four bills
and joint resolutions were introduced in
the National House of Representatives on
the 10th, and the call only reached Massa-
chusetts.
A RUMoR is current in European dip
lomatic circles of probable meeting ofthe
three Emperors-namely,s the Emperors of
Germany, ussia and Austria. It is said
that meeting was arranged by NJ. de
Giers when hewas visiting Prince Bismarck
recently.
AN intoxicated man raised cry of
fire in the gallery of the Academy of Mu-
&c, Chicago, on the night of the 18th. A
panic and perhaps serious loss of life was
averted by the prompt action of the mana
ger, attaches and performers. The offender
was arrested.
LATE estimates of the Department of
Agriculture place the total wheat yeald at
900 bushels; Oats, 500,0OO,OO0 bush
els; rye and barley a little short of the
crop of 1882: buckwheat, about one-third
short; corn. little short of previous esti-
mates, and cotton about 100000 bales.
THE President sent special message
TO Congress on the 18th adverting to the
Importance of liberal policy toward the
Mississippi River improvement. There is
a sentiment in Congress liz favor of putting
the money for this river in a separate bill.
1t is understood that the President recon-
mends such policy.
A LONDON dispatch of the 10th says
Grey, O'DonnelPs solicitor, begs the jury
to confidentially communicate with him, as
he desires to address them upon matter
of extreme urgency. He says all means OF
communication with them has failed, as he
was refused copy of the panel before the
trial and has been unable to ascertain their
identity since.
A MEXICAN was arrested at Guerrero
day or two ago, having the pistol taker
from Lieutenant Banjel, of the Mexican
Army, when a passenger train on the Mexi
can National Road was robbed by masked
desperadoes near Lajarita, recently. Un
der threats Of hanging, the culprit has
given the authorities the names and resi-
dences of each of the robbers.
MARIO, the celebrated tenor is dead
NJ. Cusins, formerly music master to Queer
Victoria, was at his bedside when he died
Cusins telegraphed Mario's farewell to he
Majesty and conveyed the dying singer
thanks to the English people. The Queer
replied, conveying her regrets, and re
questing NJ. Cusins to represent her at Ma
rios funeral and place wreath on his COT
I'm for her.
BARON NoRDENsKJoLD, the well
known explorer of the Arctic regions, i
contemplating another voyage. He in
tends, however, to leave the beaten trac
this time.and go southwark to the AntarC
tic circle. The attempt will be made i
1885, and contract has already been mad
with firm of Clyde ship-builders for
vessel of a special type for the purpose
The vessel will cost 81 100000.
SENATOR ANTHONY on the 18th en-
tered on his fifth consecutive term. Tn
ceremony attending his taking the oath wa
impressive. AS he entered the area
front of the presiding officer all the Sens
tors in the chamber arose and RENAME