Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-01-17

PHILLIPSBURG HERALD.
PUBLISHED BY
Herald Publishing Association.
PHLLIPSBURG. KANSAS.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
, The Ohio Democratic caucus nomi-
mated H. B. Payne for Senator on the first
ballot.
The Massachusetts Democratic Com
mittee want the National Convention held
an Boston.
SECRETARY CHANDLER is arranging
the ceremonies for reception of the bodies
of belong and his companions.
The issue of standard dollars for the
week ended January was $152, 4s6, against
$4,000 for the same time last year.
DURING December British imports
decreased e1, 49S, 900 and exports. increased
E799, 800, as compared with December, 1882.
SENATOR SHERMAN says he has not
been offered the Presidency of the North
ern Pacific, and could not accept it any
how.
THE Dutch Government has sent
A.,
vessel taken prisoners by the natives in
November.
JAMES STEVENSON, of the United
States Geological Survey, reports the dis
covery of several cave and cliff cities in the
San Juan region.
The Freedmens Savings and Trust
Company has paid in dividends since the
failure 1880 400. Many creditors have
never called for their money.
THE Black Flags have abandoned
Hong ;Hoa. An explosion recently de-
stroyed two French batteries at Hanoi.
Several skirmishes have taken place.
d. R. FRANCIS was elected President
of the st. Louis Merchants Exchange and
Chas. w. Barstow first Vice-President on
the 9th. There was no election for second
Vice-President.
The eight-oared crew of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania challenges any col
lege crew for a race, and threatens to
claim the championship if the challenge is
not accepted within sixty days.
The old st. Nicholas Hotel in ST.
Louis, Mo-, together with adjoining prop
erty, burned the morning of the 9Th. The
night was one of the coolest ever expert
enced in the city, and the suffering of the
firemen was intense. The loss will foot up
in excess of 100000.
SPEAKER CARLISLE continues to re-
ceive dispatches from members of the
Kentucky Legislature urging him to allow
his name to be used as a candidate for the
Senate. A good many Kentuckians in
Washington believe that the outcome of
the contest will be Carlisle's election.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, was visited by an
other costly confagration the night of the
9th. The stores of Burren & Comstocl1, fur
niture; Merrick, Wal,h & Phelps, jewelry;
the Goodyear Rubber Company, and With
mar, Gray & Kaminski, chinaware, on
Fourth street, were burned out, involving
a loss of nearly 100000.
AN investigation is. being made at the
Land Office in Washington into the truth of
allegations made by the Mescallero Indians
that they were defrauded out of $500 acres
of land through false survey. If the facts
are found as represented, the Indians will
be allowed to retain the land and white
settlers will be kept out.
The House Committee on Public
Lands will recommend forfeiture of the
land. grants of the following roads: Gulf &
Ship Island, Elyton & Boards Bluff, Sa-
vannah & Albany, Tuscaloosa & Mobile,
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, Mis-
souri, & Iron Mountain, Mobile & New Or
leans and the Memphis & Charleston.
ST. LOUIS, No, is threatened with q
water famine, the excessive draught on the
supply by reason of the large number of
fires, and the waste caused by the general
leaving of hydrants open to prevent freez-
ing during the recent cold weather, has
nearly emptied the reservoir, and the Wa
ter Works are taxed beyond their ca
pacity.
The Treasury reserve of one and two
dollar notes having become exhausted,
Secretary Folger asked Congress for the
appropriation of $4,000 to print 4,OO0,OO0
ones and 100000 twos. Failing to get the
appropriation the Secretary declares he
culation. The appropriation for gold and
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