Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-26

comes within the purview of the law
against cruelty to animals.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS recent message
to the German Reichstag calling for legis-
lation in the interest of the working classes
is said to cover a military programme in
spired by distrust of France.
THE Executive Committee of the col
ored press of the United States met at Gin
cinnati, O., the other day and arranged
programme for the annual meeting to be
held in st. Louis on the second Tuesday in
July.
THE Secretary of the Milwaukee
CWis.) Chamber of Commerce estimates
that the winter wheat crop will fall twenty
per cent. below that of last year and 3d.
100000 bushels short of the average for the
past five years.
MINISTER DOGGETT is firmly con-
WINGED that there has been no reshipment of
Chinese sugar through the Hawaiian ports
to evade payment of duty. The expense of
rehandling, he says, would be greater than
the duty evaded.
THE testimony in the star-mail route
case at Washington was all in on the 18th
and the argument would begin at once.
The indictments against ex-senator Kel-
lOgg and Thomas j. Brady were returned
on the same day.
THE possible blockade of Chinese
ports in the event of hostilities against the
French in AMMAN was beginning to attract
attention on the 18th to the effect of such a
state of affairs upon German, British and
American commerce.
THE Treasury Department at Wash
ington has been informed that a quantity
of vine cuttings from China have been i'm
ported into the port of New York which
the Custom-house officers think were in
Tested with phylloxera.
AN unprecedented rise in the Me-
nominee River was reported from Menomi-
nee, Wis, on the 18th, and considerable
damage was being done along its banks.
The flood was seriously affecting a large
portion of the numbering districts.
A REPORT has been received by the
National Board of Health, saying that the
cholera which prevailed to an alarming ex-
tent in China, Japan and India some time
ago has disappeared. A report has also
been received that smallpox is raging in
Rio de Janeiro.
For nine months of the current fiscal
year the internal revenue receipts of the
United States were sos, S25, 1913, being an
increase of more than two and a half mil
lions over the same months of last year.
Receipts from the 1st to the 18th of April
show a decrease of $44S,51
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A SPECIAL from Calabasas, Ariz., on
the 18th, stated that prospector was
chased within three miles of that place by
Indians. The town was surrounded by
camp-fires, and signaling had been going
on all day from the surrounding mountains.
The citizens were mounted and awaiting
an attack.
In the trial of Curley, at Dublin, Ire
land, James G arey testified on the 18th
that after the murders in Phoenix Park he
was detailed to watch the movements of
Kavanagh, the car-driver, whom Curley
wanted murdered to prevent his turning
States evidence. Testimony of several wit
nesses conficted badly.
THE French occupied Porto Negro
and Loango, on the River Congo, Africa, a
few days ago. The natives protested to the
Captain of Portuguese cruiser, who in
turn protested to the French commander
A conflict was not improbable. Henry NJ.
Stanley was there with his elephant rifle,
in the interest of Portugal.
THERE were heavy storms on the
14th throughout considerable portions of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and
MI -, IL
Portions of Arkansas were visited by de-
structive hurricane. Everything in the
track of the storm was swept away and q
number of people were killed or injured.
THE official canvass of the recent
Michigan State election has been made and
the several counties, from returns nearly
complete, render certain that the Fusion
nominees for Judges of the Supreme Court
and Regents of the University are all
elected. One Judge (Sherwood) was not
likely to have over 1000 majority. The
other majorities range from 5000 to 10000.
DANIEL CURLEY, indicted for partici-
patton in the murder of Cavendish and
Burke, was placed an trial at Dublin, Ire
land, on the 10th. DR.. Webb, one of the
counsel assigned to defend the indicted
men, asked to be relieved from that duty
after the case of Curley was disposed of.
A servant girl, the first witness called, fully
identified Curley as one of the men she saw
IN the Park the 9th of May. Curley main
tanned an Indifferent air throughout.
Consul LEWIS, of Sierre Leone, has
written the Department of State that the
importers Of leaf tobacco from the United
States complain that it is dishonesty
packed; that thu hogsheads on being opened
are found to contain a great deal Of refuse
tobacco; that from twenty-five to fifty per
cent. of all importCd is not according to
sample, and that this is particularly the
case with Kentucky tobacco. He urgex
more careful inspection of tobacco befors
shipment.