Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-31
GENERAL NEWS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

A special from Chicago says the county
special Grand Jury has voted to indiCt 30
judges of the recent election for permitting
CaIelessness and frauds, through which an
appropriation of 500, GOO for additional pO-
lice was made to appear to have been car
ned by a majority Of from IA 600 to 1900,
when in reality the proposition was de-
feaCed by several hundred votes. The
number Of Judges to be indicted includes
about three-fOurths Of all who served.
County Clerk Ryan and Justices Ecully and
Kershen. who composed the Canvassing
Board, are also to be indicted.
Gen. Augur. of Fl Leaven worth, received
orders from the War Department Jan 20,
instructing him to enforce the orders Of the
President and at once remove from the
Indian Territory the intruders thereon, and
to Immediately reinforce Colonel Hatch by
the remaining companies of the Ninth Cav
airy, and also send him achievements
from the Tenth, Twentieth and Twenty
second Infantry, until the force he now
has on hand shall be increased by 800 ad-
ditional men.
The Bank Of Wadena, Mimi, owned by
i. S. Chase, closed its doors recently and
made an asst gnment to A. hurry, cashier of
the Merchants Bank there. Assets S28, OO0
Liabilities $50, 600. 1t is thought that not
more than twenty cents on the dollar viii
be paid. The jamestown, Penn, Savings
Bank has also closed its doors.
Tickets to the Sullivan and Ryan glove
contest in New York were purchased by
over eight thousand persons, but before the
first round was finished the police stopped
the affair. The Boston aldermen have
voted 70 permit no sParring exhibitions in
that city except by unanimous action OF
the board.
a petition in favor of the Spanish treaty,
addressed to the Chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, was
circulated among the merchants and man
ufacturers in New York City. 1t received
a great number Of signatures from prOml-
nent firms and representative business
houses Of all branches Of trade.
The "Old Liberty Bell" was taken from
Philadelphia and started for New Orleans
on the 23d inst. 1t Was drawn to the rait-
road by six horses, headed by brass band,
and placed on a special car, constructed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad to bear it and
its guard of three officers to the EEpOsi-
ton.
The insolvent list includes the names of
Chester Rasby, a miller at Cortland, New
York, who owes $l17,O0 and J. B. Gregg q
Son, of the same place, whose debts aggre-
gate $4,000. Thomas J. MagalI, a rubber
manufacturer of Reading, Mass, failed for
lack Of 600 cash.
Ten persons belonging to the Salvation
army escaped punishment for obstructing
the streets at Dayton, Ohio, by the failure
Of a jury to agree. The offenders testified
that they would keep up the street parades
IN defiance Of the city authorities.
Mr.. Tallmadge, the Milwaukee statisd
clan on grain, has information that the
growing winter wheat is In most untaYOr-
able condition, owing to the unreasonable
weather in the fall; and the promise for q
fair outcome is not very hattering-
II. Y. Bemis, of Chicago, has obtained a
judgment for $500 against Jacob +. Stude-
baker, of Great Bend, Indiana, for damages
IN connection with the purchase of trOt-
ting mare, from Adirondack Murray, of
Boston.
John L. Sullivan has been drunk for sew
eral days and in the meantime has been in
several rough and terrible fights. In one Of
them he was slapped all over the room,
much to the delight of all who witnessed
The extensive wire and steel manufactur-
ers, Oliver Bros. g Phillips, of Pittsburg,
have suspended, and asked for an extern
sion. The liabilities are roughly estimated
at between So, OOO, 600 and $5OO0,O0O.
The citizens of Mitchell, Dakota, held an
Indignation meeting over the acquittal of
Lewis, the murderer of Pierce, and a COM
mittee was appointed to notify him to
leave.
New York police closed the saloons and
arrested many prOprietOrs. Five hundred
saloon men met and decided to assist the
officers in an impartial enforcement of the
laws.
Capt. Phelan in an interview in the New
York Herald says he will prosecute all
those concerned in the murderOus attack
upon him, as soon as he is able to be out.
The Milwaukee chamber Of commerce
will present to the Legislature Of Wisconsin
a bill for the appointment of a railroad
commission similar to that of Illinois.
A special committee of the New York,
chamber of commerce gives special reasons
why the Spanish American treaty should
not be ratified.
The storms of the past few days have
been unusually severe upon the telegraph
service.
The Kansas City Board of Trade decided
to advance the price of membership to
81, 600.
The Texas Legislatures amended the
railroad law in reference to children's fare.
The Pennsylvania Road has substantially
refused to enter the coal combination.