Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-09-12
GENERAL NEWS.



Considerable excitement has been caused
among importers Of groceries Ia san Fran
! cisco BY the statement tending to show the
u existence Of q scheme to Introduce cholera
! I through infected raisins, into the United
States. L appears that one Of the leading
houses in trade on the Pacific coast has ad-
> vices from its agent in New York, stating
that one of the largest buyers OF imported
raisiDs. has lust received a dispatch from
Malaga stating that the product this year
is very large, and of excellent qualify and
that the presence Of cholera IN Spain Will
not act as an impediment IN the way
Of shipment 70 the United States
This is alleged to have been accompanied
by the letter of William Smith, health ON
Ger Of the port of New York, to firm Of
importers in which ne says that the fruits
were gathered ia the infected districts, but
were packed and shipped from non-infeCt-
ed points. and viii not, on that account
subject vessels to delay or quarantine. This
refers directly to the import OF ra1sins from
Malaga and D6LiG. Referring to these state
ments. prominent merchants IA tne IrolI
trade and experienced packers declare there
is great danger of the introduction of chOI-
era microbes IN the Eaisins broug from tn Q
infected districts OF Spain, es packed fruit
| easily absOrbs microbes and retains them
for great length of time.
u instaIlmenu of 100000 postal cards
rom the new contractor has arrived at the
I
differ considerably from the old cards In
/ appearance. The size is exactly the same,
/ but the design is printed in light brown
/ color. Instead of the head of the goddess
II Of liberty in the corner appears g nne en-
| craving of Jefferson's head, and instead OF
/ the monogram ''U. So the cards have the
words United States" printed at length.
! On the address side of the old card were
/ printed the words Nothing but the address
can be placed on this side" The express
L. =rSsr Ia ae
not being true, as person could write any
| thing he chose on that side, though the
card Eaight not be received at the post
Office. This expression has been changed
on the new card so as to read as follows:
| NOTHING out the address TO be written on
this side"
-Four men got on q Chicago & Alton train
at Blue Springs, No. Three Of them climb
ed upon the platform, and the fourth got
on at the rear. A man then mounted the
guard at each end Of the Car, while the 9TH
or two entered, and with drawn reVOlYers,
commanded the passengers so give up their
money A number of them handed out
small amounts of change, while one man,
in his excitement, passed out his pure con-
tanning about S23. The robbers took what
ever was offered without searching the pas
sen gers, and made no attempt to rob them
of jeWelry. When the pair had reached the
middle of the car they became suddenly
alarmed, and pulling the bell rope the four
robbers sprang eff when the train Stacked
speed; and disappeared in the darkness. A
search Is now being instituted for them by
an armed force.
The National Water Ways convention
met at Minneapolis, Mimi. Gov. Hubbard
called the meeting to order. After prayer,
Governor Hubbard stated the object of the
convention to be the national recognition
of the vast commercial interests OF the
northwest, the greatest producing section
of the country. He said that the north
western states and territories had been neg
lected by congress, and now that they had
come together to enforce It's rights in such
a way that they could nOtlOnger be ignored |
On this point he enforced his argument by
statistics. he proved that the convention !
The COMMITTEES on organization reported
for permanent president Vim. Warner, Of
Missouri, aud for secretary Platt B. Walker, |
of Minnesota, and the nominations were &C
copied.
Three township trustees of Davies COun- !
ty, Ind, have disappeared. 1t is said they is |
sued fraudulent orders on their respective |
townships, and on the credit of the same !
raised money and abscOndered with it. |
Their names are Charles III. Brown, trustee |
of Washington township, DaViess county; |
John G. Ramslay, of Steel township; John /
Stark, or Barr township. They are sup
posed to be in Canada. The amount of |
At from $4,000 to 5000, 900. IRtense excite /
ment prevails.
"A young man named Winney Ewing met |
his stepfatber, George Daniels, thrSe miles |
north of Cedar Rapids, Ia and shot him with |
a shot gun, during q quarrel over board |
bill and killed him. He then came to the /
city and gave himself up, claiming that his
stepfather had rushed at him with a club !
and threatened to kill him, and that he she !
him in self defence.
The second COMPTROLLER of the treasury
has allowed the claim of Mrs. Catherine |
lie Wis for rent and damages to her property |
near Annapolis, Maryland, which was used |
and occupied by troops under Gen. Butler
during the civil war
Gov. Marmaduke, of Missouri, and the
Chicago & Alton railroad each offer a re-
ward OF $1,000 for any information. that !
VIII lead 90 the arrest of the four men who /
robbed the train at Blue Springs, No, the
other day.
Moonlight Cutrages are on the increase in |
the county of Kerry, Ireland. The houses !
Of two bailits were fred into by parties
disguised, but fortunately no one was hurt.
OF the 8, 3S2 presidential postmasters in |
the United States, 524 have been appointed |
since March 4, and of the 48, 421 tOurth-c class /
pOstmasters, $500 having been appointed |
during the same period.
The total collections Of internal revenue |
during uly last W ere 20 90, so or 1851 IA
less than for the same period of 1884
A IRE In London, destroyed the works of /
the Barrow Ship building company, csuE- /
ing q loss Of 81, 00o. coo, and throwing eco /
men out Of employment.
The Hungarian wheat crop is estimated 1
at over 100000 hectoliUers, 8 laTge in /
crease over that Of 1884.
FOREIGN
The Allen line mail steamer ,HanOVerian i
was wrecked OF the Nova Scotia coast and !
was 9 total loss, having gone ashore at POr-
tugsl Cove, fourteen miles northwest of j
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