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



through the window, threw her over the
fence, then pulled her through the weeds
/ across q vacant lot to a rear stable. AT TINS
/ place she must have recovered conscious
ness, as evidences Of great struggle are
/ abundant She was, however, OVerpCWer-
20. and her head battered to a ely, appar-
emily while she was struggling between me
/ and death to prevent the outrage which
| the 6snds were attempting. Grace Vance
/ was dead when found. Orange died az an
| early hour yesterday morning Patsy Glib
son and Lucinda BOdey are in the hospital
| There are hopes that Lucinda Will recover
/ ont no hopes for Patsy. All the victims
are terribly gashed IN the head and face.
! The details of the crime resemble closely
/ that Of the murder Of Mary RRiney and
daughter a few weeks ego. 1t is generally
! believed the same fiends committed both
crimes.
The railroads are at war again. The
Santa Fe folks played a move yesterday to
/ checkmete the r., Mop, y. q s. j. railroad
/ company from crossing their right OF way.
/ The Fort Scott folks, when they entered
the city in July, laid their track TO the
Santa Fe right of way, but did not attempt
/ to Cross it. The railroad being here before
/ the city of Newton was laid out, the streets
Of the city as plated merely ran TO the
right of way, and the parts Of right of way
where the streets would naturally Cross
have never been condemned for street pur-
poses. The city gave its permission TO the
/ Fort Scott folks to use Kansas avenue for
| laying its tracks, but of course this gives no
control over the narrow strip where Kan
sas avenue crosses the Santa Re right OF
way. It being rumOred that an attempt
would shortly be made by the Fort Scott
folks to cross, the Santa Fe men about 1880
Saturday night commenced to lay a switch
upon its right of way at this particular
point, and now have 1t completed. At this
point the Santa Fe road bed rises some fOur
feet above the adjacent surface, and the
parallel new switch is hence on abOu5a
four foot lower grade. What viii be the
next move of the E., Mop, =. q s. =. rail
road does not yet appear.
News has reached Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of
a horrible tragedy near there where James
Fisher and his three children we're burned
to death. About IL O'Clock at night Mr..
Fisher was awakened and found the stair
way on fire. The youngest child was sleep
ing with its parents, and the others, girl
of seven years, and a boy Of ten years, Oc-
cupied an adjoining room. When Fisher
found the stairway was hllIed with smoke
he took the baby frt N It's mothers arms
and tried to make az exit but the smoke
and fire nearly suffocated him. He return
ed to the room and endeaVOred to 60 into
the room where the two children were
sleeping, when he was overcome and sank
down exhausted. The wife tried to break
into the room where the little ones were
sleeping. 1t was her intention to throw
out the feather bed and throw the children
and husband Oh il and save them and her
elf At that point she lost consciousness,
and when she rsgained her senses she found
herself on the ground near the burning
house In the morning the bodies of the
father and little girl were found with their
flesh burned to a crisp. No trace can be
found Of the other TWO children.
9Forkingmen representing all classes of
labor, held a secret meeting and a number
Of printed dodgers were distributed in diff
erent parts Of the city and posted on the
doors Of all the houses occupied by Chinese
reading as follows:
A FIRST WARNING.
All Cinnamon found IN the city of Chey-
eune after o otOber first will be subject to a
coat of Tar and feathers and ridden from the
city on q rail.
Lsignedl WoRKIEeMAN.
the Chinese must 60"
The most minute inquiry thus far cannot
trace the source from which these dodgers
are furnished. The affair has created asen-
satiOn throughout the city, and while near
iy all the BEST citizens Of Cheyenne would
prefer to see the Chinese go, still there is
no doubt should a mob attempt to drive
them out with violence on October first,
they would be protected. The proprietor
Of the steam laundry publishes card stat
ing that in Difference to public opinion he
has discharged all Chinese help.
The Maryland republicans met in state
convention at Baltimore. Francis Miller,
Of Montgomery, was nominated for comp
trOller and VIM. M. A. MOure, of Hartford
fer clerk of court Of appeals. The resOIu-
tons which were adopted express deter
minatiOn to adhere to the principles of the
republican party. A tribute is paid TO the
memory of Gen. Grant, with the hope that
hissuffering and death l8y entirely Obliter-
ate the past differences between the differ
emit sections Of the country. A protective
tariff is advocated, and q protest IS entered
against the employ mSnt Of convict labor.
! Civil service is commended, and the desire
expressed that it may be applied to state
and municipal appointments as well as to
those Of the general government.
Dr.. Gregory, of the board of civil service
commissioners, several weeks ago notified
the president that he was ready to resign
his Office as soon as required, and yester-
day he again called at the White house
and had long interview with Mr.. ClSVe-
land. He told the president that his resig
nation was written and at his disposal
whenever he saw 1T to call for It. The
president did not say when he would re-
/ lievs DR.. Gregory of the cares of office, but
expressed himself as satisfied with the
commissioner action in rendering his res
ignatiOn.
The Massachusetts, republican conyen-
| ton met at the city hall with Hon. A. ".
/ Beard, temporary chairman. Hon. G..
/ Z. HOar was stsctsd psrment chairman.
or. Hoar made q lOrg address, in which
/ he ridiculed those Who charged the repub-
| lican party with waving the bloody shirt,
/ and especially defendei John Sherman
I from such charge. He commended some
Of the ao7s Of President Cleveland, and
many Of his words in regard 10 civil ser
/ vice reform, but said the administration
must be judged ~ its acts, and not words.
/ There having been some doubt whether
/ the positions Of WeigheEa and gaUgsrs in the
/ sion it has submitted that question TO the
i president, calling his attention TO the fact
I that 6xaminaticng under former rules had
/ been uniformly required. after consider