Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-18
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
TIL. death of Lot. NJ. Morril, occurred
few days ago at Augusta, Me.
ARABI PAsHA and his fellow exiles
had arrived at Ceylon the other day.
A LETTER OF coincidence was recently
sent by the Russian Princess DOlgorOuh on
the death of Gambetta.
A FEW days ago the railroad contrac-
tors Of the United States formed National
Association in New York.
THE authorities at Montreal insisted
lately upon taxing Jewish temple because
fair was held in the building.
A TEN per cent. reduction IN puddler's
wages was announced the other day by the
Keystone Iron Works at Reading, Pa.
IN Memphis, Tenn, at the annual
election of officers OF the Cotton Exchange,
C. p. Hunt, the young mems candidate,
was elected President after an exciting con-
test.
At its session in Des Moines the other
day the Iowa State Agricultural Society Sc
lected Des Moines as the place of holding
the next fair and elected officers for the en-
suing year.
SIX THOUSAND signatures were at
tached to potion which was recently pre-
sented to the German Parliament, asking
the passage of a law to close all commercial
and industrial establishments on Sunday.
IT was said at Washington, D. c.,
the other day that the commercial treaty
with Mexico had been agreed upon by the
American and Mexican Commissioners and
would soon be submitted to the United
States Senate.
AT its session in Washington, D. c.,
the National Tobacco Association few
days ago passed resolutions favoring a tas
of eight cents per pound on tobacco and So
per thousand on cigars, with a rebate equal
to the reduction, to take effect May 1.
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Four cars of crude silver, in bars OF
ninety-seven pounds each, were consigned
from the Montana mines to Chicago, Ill.
the other day. Their value was estimated
at 100000. The treasure was taken from
Helena to Muir City, 1913 miles, by bull.
trains.
THE work for the Garfield statute to
be placed in the hall of the old house al
Washington, and for which the Ohio Legis
lature appropriated $4,000 last winter, was
awarded to Henry Neehaus, of Cincinnati
The statue is to be q military figure full
size.
AT the Census Office in Washington.
D. C.. one hundred and five clerks were
discharged the other day; $50 clerks re.
manned. It was said that if an appropria.
tiOn was not made within thirty DAYS the
entire Office would be closed until The 1st o.
June.
THE Board of Trustees of the Uni
versiy of Lewisburg, Pa. Baptist Theo.
logical Seminary, recently received from
William Bucknell, of Philadelphia, check
for 100000, including his own subscrip-
tion Of $500, 900, made on condition tina
$4,000 more would be secured.
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A FEW days ago Professor Mitchell,
of the Coast Survey, before the Mississippi
River Commission at Washington, D. G.
prOnounced'himself as unqualifedly in favol
OF the works in progress on the river. He
thought the entire work of improving The
river might be completed for $40,OOO,OOO.
AN association for the preservation O.
Niagara Falls was formed in New Yorl
City the other night, Howard Potter, pub
licist and banker, being chosen President
The bill for the purchase of surroundins
lands, vetoed by Governor Cornell, was Il
be introduced in the present Legislature.
SPEAKING at Birkenhead, Ireland, the
other night, Dayitt referred to the distress
in the West of Ireland. He said it was hui.
initiating that Ireland should stand before
the world time after time as a menGicant
The people of Ireland had enough futile
agitation and semi-insurrection. They wer,
going to fight it ont this time.
A LONDON, Eng, Court recently gave
judgment against CHARLES Bradlaugh on hi
action against Erskine, Deputy Sergeant at
Arms OF the Commons, for assault on thu
occasion OF Bradlaugh attempting to entel
the House of Commons and take his seat a
d Au6iuDeTS alIeE u resolution naO D66n passed
prohibiting him from so doing.
THERE had been received at Wash
ingtOn large number of applications from
cattle men the other day, asking for leases
10 tracts of land IN the Indian Territory
The Indians seemed to favor leasing thu
lands. They claimed that grass was bein!
eaten, and they were receiving no compen
sation. Through the lease they believed
they would receive large rentals.
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SECRETARY FoLGER, in answer to {
telegram from the commander of the reve
nue. cutter Wolcott, dated Victoria, B. c.
stating that Indian trouble was anticipated
at Fort Simpson and that the Prime British
Minister had asked the commander for as
Stance, replied: ''The revenue steame
WOlcott is permitted to be present at For
Simpson and prevent violence, but no fore,
is authorized unless to repel attacks immi
nent against the whites; then only on writer
request of the British Columbia authori
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THE United States Supreme Court a
Washington decided case Of general inter
est to shippers the other day. The ques
tiOn raised by the case was whether thu