Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-12


REPORTS that the whites were organ
izing to exterminate the male Apaches on
San Carlos reservation were said to be
given credence in the Southwest.
. ADvICEs on the 1st regarding the
winter wheat crop, all sections considered,
were reported not encouraging. The pros
pect varied greatly with locality, but as a
whole was unfavorable.
The investigation of the management
of the Massachusetts, State Alms-house at
-Tewksbury recently brought out some shock
ing testimony as to treatment of inmates
and the handling of deceased paupers'
bodies.
IN reply to a parliamentary inquiry
in the British House of Commons recently,
the Under Foreign Secretary declared that
England had no interest in the manner in
which the United States disposed of the
alabama fund.
THE annual report of the President
of the Mexican Central Railway Company
shows a surplus over operating expenses
for the year of $55S,OOO The line was be-
ing rapidly extended and the traffic was
increasing steadily.
THE first star-mail route trial at
Washington lasted fifteen weeks. The
eighteenth week of the second trial began
on the I'd inst, when Merrick, of counsel
for the prosecution, resumed the cross-exam-
ination of ex-senator Dorsey.
A PORTION of the rolling-stOck of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Rail
road Company has been seized at Albert
Lea, Mimi, at the suit of the Northwestern
Fuel Company, which claims 1921 $50
damages for violation of contract.
The Creek Indians who recently left
their reservation with Chief Spiechee were
reported on the 4th to have gone into camp
with the Comanches and there was a pros
pect that considerable force of troops
would be needed to straighten things out.
AT conference of anti-MOnopoIists
at Indianapolis, Ind, the other morning it
was decided to issue call for mass-con-
vention in that city June 6. DR.. o. N.
Tucker, of Hamilton County, presided. The
object was to start the anti-mOnOpOly
movement in that State.
POsTMAsTERs' orders for stamps and
stamped envelopes from the Post-office
Department on the 4th were the largest
ever received in a single day, being as fol-
lows: Number of stamps, 2S,000,000; envel-
Opes, 1,000,000; postal-cards, 100000; ag-
gregate value, 100000.
THE British Home Secretary, in re-
ply to questions asked by Captain O'Shea,
Member for Clare, said the inquiry by the
Police into the alleged attack upon Lady
Florence Dixie had been futile. He con-
firmed the statement that a man, carrying
a box containing explosives, had been
arrested at Liverpool.
COMPTROLLER LAWRENCE has rem
dered decision that the salary of Con-
gresham Ochiltree, of Texas, must be paid
to himself, Notwithstanding his indebted
ness to the United States, on the grounds
that his Office is a constitutional one, and
that if his salary was withheld he would be
deprived of the means of support and his
constituents of representation.
RETURNS from the election in Michi-
gan received on the 4th indicated the sue
cess Of the Fusion Democratic and Ma
tionaD candidates for Supreme Court
Judges and Regents of the State University.
with the exception of Comptroller, was
elected, the majorities ranging from So to
ALI. At Cleveland the Democratic ticket
was elected by about 1000 majority. At
st. Louis the Democrats elected four Coun-
Gilman out of six.
CABLEGRAMs from London, Eng, on
the ID announced that the house of land
lord near Limerick, Ireland, had been plum
dered. Detectives had left London for
America to search for two murderers. The
Limerick police force had been reduced on
account of the improved condition of af-
fairs. The British War Office was taking
measures to thwart the dynamite opera
tors. Threats against officials and Gov
eminent property continued to be made.
The Fenians were accused of sending small
pox infection through the mails.
THERE came near being another dis
aster at the Braidwood (nl.) mine on the
LIST. A party of six men had gone into the
mine to bring out bodies which had been dis
covered, and when they started back they
found their way cut off by fall of stone in
the roadway. After much hard work the men
were rescued, but one of them was so over
come by the sickening stencil he had been
obliged to breathe that he had to be carried
home on a stretcher. After this adventure
other miners refused to enter the mine, and
1T was thought the search for bodies would
have to be abandoned.
AT Chicago, H., the other day, be-
tween 5000 and H. 900 bricklayers went out
on a strike, being refused an advance of
wages from $3.50 to 81 per day. The en-
ployers at New Haven, Conn, acceded to
the demands of the bricklayers for 1910 q
day. At Milwaukee, Wis, the probabilities
We're that if the cigar-makers' demand for
an increase of 81 per I 900 was denied they
would strike May 1, and it was said manu-
facturers would shut down. Twelve hun
dred journeymen painters were on a strike
at Philadelphia, Pa, demanding an increase
from $3.50 to So per day.