Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-02-08
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Minnesota Legislature elected
Dwight NJ sabin United States Senator or
the 1st on the twenty ninth ballot
THE Prussian Government estimates
the cost of the proposed extension Of the
State railroads at 76, 10000 marks.
Boston capitalists have formed a
company to build a railroad from Silver
City, N. NJ, to Clifton, Ariz., at a cost Of
$2,5OO,OOO. ,
THE Ohio Senate has adopted a reso-
luton for a Constitutional amendment CIV
ing the Legislature absolute power over the
liquor traffic.
CETEwAYo has been reinstated King
of Zululand. Many chiefs expressed great
dissatisfaction at the conditions on which be
was restored.
THE first through train from New
Orleans for San francisco, over the South
ern Pacific route, went into San Antonio,
Tex the other evening on time.
HERR FosTER, famous Jew-baiter
OF Berlin, Germany, went to Paraguay re-
Gently with small band of adherents, tc
found kingdom to their liking.
THE contest for United States Senator
in the Nebraska Legislature closed on the
31st,ult., by the election Of Charles F. Man
derson, of Omaha, on the seventeenth bal
lot.
HENRY G. LANGLEY, the veteran com
piler OF Pacific Coast statistics and OF
various directories, died at San Francisco,
CAL, the other evening. at the age of seventy
years.
r PRESIDENT ARTHUR was reported re.
Gently to have openly declared that unless
the revenue from the tariff was largely re.
duced he would call another session of Con-
gress.
The business failures in the United
States for the seven days ended on the ID
numbered 3O5, compared with 274 for tho
seven days previous; Of these ninety-twc
were in the Western States.
A CONVENTION of Revolutionists was
held in London, Eng, few days ago, and
many delegates from Continental cities
were present. A series of resolutions of &
socialistic character were passed.
The London Times Of a recent date
said the most uncertain element in the con-
ditions affecting the value of money in 1885,
was the action of the American Congress il
regard to the Tariff bill and currency legis.
lation.
DAvITT, in speech at a meeting o.
the Land League ut Dublin, Ireland, re.
Gently. said that If Gladstone could give
legislative blow to landlordism his name
would be revered by every generation O.
the liberated victims.
THE Committee on constitutional
Reform of the Pennsylvania Legislature
few days ago reported an amendment pro.
Viding for prohibition and allowing com
pensation to OWNERS OF real estate occupied
by liquor manufacturers.
THE County Medical Society held {
special meeting at New. York the othel
evening, and, by a vote of lat to 60, adopted
the new medical code, which allows allo
paths to consult in cases of emergency will
regular hOmeopath practitioners.
The public debt decreased during
January S13, $685. The obligations of thu
Government, less cash in the Treasury, wer,
81 ,593, 500, 792. Secretary FoIger issued
cali. for extended i've per cents. to til,
amount Of $15,OO0,OoO, payable May l.
THE Chamber of Commerce, of New
York, the other day adopted a petition t,
Congress asking the suspension OF the coin
age Of silver dollars, and would memorable,
Congress upon the subject of the prohibi
ton Of the importation of American pork.
TIE Millers' National Convention
which met in special session at Cleveland
o., few days ago, offered a premium o
81, 900 for any invention by which bran O
ship-stuffs could be compressed so as t.
effect a saving of five cents per hundret
pounds.
THE French Chamber of Deputies thu
other day passed Fabre's bill prohibiting
Princes from filing any civil or militar.
post; empowering the President to decree
their expulsion, and fixing penalty of iron
one to five years. imprisonment for violation
of such decree.
AT Rutland, Vt, the Supreme Cour
the other-day discharged three person
servinglong sentences imposed by justices
courts for selling liquor, on the ground tina
the liquor law was unconstitutional when i
allowed such commitment, not giving tai
accused the right OF appeal.
CHARGES having been made in the
newspapers that the friends of Senator Fer
ry had attempted to, bribe members OF tn
Michigan Legislature, to induce them t
vote for. Ferry for United States Senator
the Lower House the other morning adoptet
a resolution calling for an investigation.
THE Flax and Hemp Spinners ant
Growers Association of America held
meeting in New York City the other dag
Resolutions were adopted urging immediat
action on the tariff, as this particular in
dustry was paralyzed by the present unoer
tainty and hundreds Of employees were idle
A committee of three were appointed t