Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-10-03
KANSAS NEWS

Geor~e Beebe, the son Of a farmer of
that name living near Louisville Potta
WOimie county, met his death in a hor-
IDLE way last week. he was hauling
sand and had lust entered the sand cave
with shovel in hand to load his wagon,
when the massive roof CT sandy earth
caVed Ia entirely hiding him from view,
save his head and one shoulder A man
and his wife were in the field close by,
and hearing his cries, they fastened TO
the terrible scene Of death. On arriving
there, the sight that met their eyes was
sufficient to wiring the heart strings and
eause them to risk their own lives in
their efforts to save that Of the suffer
ing. diving boy. A ray of hope sparkl6d
In the youths eyes at the arrival Of these
friendsand his first and last words were:
'fBe quick" The man finding no shovel
no with which to remove the sands sent
his wife to the house, a short distance
away after one, while be went at work
with his naked hsnds to unearth the
swiftly perishinR boy. Oh for thousand
hands and shOVels, was the silent prayer
of the lonely worker, as he labOred away
with bare hands as If his own life de-
pended upon his most powerful eXer-
fiOns,-b0t alssl labor stayed not the iron
grip of death. A few heavy gasps for
breath, falling to one side Of the head,
over.
Referring to the visit of Abraham Lin
coin to Atchison in 1859, on which Ocea
sion he delivered a speech at a little
Methodist church which stood at the
time near the present site Of the court
house the Atchison Globe says: On
the morning of the same day John Brown
was hanged at Harper's Ferry, and Mr..
Lincoln was particularly serious in his
remarks. A gentleman who was present
at the meeting says that Mr.. Lincoln,
after remarking that the southern peO-
pie meditated secession, shook his long
forefngef at the crowd Of secessiOnists
present, and said l. his most impressive
manner: eff they do it. we will hang
them as they did poor John Brown at
Harper's Ferry to-day" Governor Mar
tin went to the Massassoit house to con-
duct MIR. Lincoln to the church, and
found him in the Office telling stories to
party of overland drivers. His long
legs were hanging over the side Of the
chair In which he sat, and his talk was
so amusing that the bulEWhackers were
in excellent humor, all of them following
him from the hotel to the church where
the meeting took place. Mr.. Lincoln
came 70 Atchison from Troy, we believe,
on horseback, and picked out the road
by making inquiries Ofthe settlers.
A dispatch of a recent date from
LeavenWorth says: Another disastrous
fire occurred here which completely de-
strOyed the large Touring mill Of Rush &
Sprague. The fire was discovered IN the
cellar under the offices about o'clock,
and by half past the entire structure
was destroyed. 1t is thought the fire
was caused by spontaneous combustion.
This was the largest -four mill in the
state, having capacity OF 500 barrels
daily, and it had but short time ago
been remodeled and the roller process
introduced. The loss is placed at $780,
600. 1t is impossible to get the amount
Ofinsurance, neither of the prOprietOTs
being able to tell the amount, 1t being
placed from $55, 900 to $4,000. The mill
will be rebuilt.
=. III. White q prominent COIOred man
Of this state was killed at Topeka the
other day by j. w. Jones. They en-
gagged in q difficulty over a paltry mat
ter and at length Jones took shot gun
near at hand and discharged it at White,
the contents entering his side. After
doing this Jones finished his work, he
claimed by striking him over the head
with the stock Of the gun, the whole
thing was done in self defense. The YER
dict of the corOner's jury was that the
man was murdered with felOniOus in
tent.
Edward Werton, a hotel clerk of Nc
PhersOn came near ending his life at the
end of q rope in the hands of an infur-
lated mob at that city the other day. He
was accused of Outraging q young girl but
he prOClaims himself innocent of the
charge. The leader Of the mob will be
prosecuted.
Peter Woirenger, was acquitted of the
charge of numbering VIM. II. Fenley at
Troy, DOniphan county, on June 10th.
The verdict met with great approval.
The family of Fenley have began suit
against WOirenger for damages in the
sum of $4,000 for killing Fenley.
Newton Republican: Rats were never
known to be so numerous in Kansas as
this year. Indeed, they were never
known in this part Of the county until
about two years ago, since which time
they have multiplied rapidly. How to
get rid of these domestic pestsis the vex-
ed question.
The county convention OF the Harvey
county, w. @. 7. u. met st Sedgwick.
Several measures were enacted to further
the cause of temperance and new To-
cal union was organized at SedgWick,
The attendance was not very large.
The colored citizens Of Chetopa, La
bette county, are engaged IN a discussion
with the ard Of education Of that city
relative to the school Accommodations fur
nished cOlOred children. 1t is claimed
on one side that they are insufficient.
Stockton Record: One Of the railroad
tracklayer got drunk at Alton last week,
and made up his bed on the track. The
night train ran over him, mangling him
in q horrible manner. he died imme-
diately.