Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-09-19
GENERAL NEWS
DOMESTIC.

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desparadOes and outlaws, who for two years
past. we're the terror Of the people Of Bele-
! ware Bend and Cook counties. Their plan
of Dfration was to steal cattle on the Texas
side and drive them across the Red river
in rbe Indian Territory, where the three
Lee bovs had a ranch. Last spring, while
John and Henry Rolf two respectable cat
L tie owners Of this county, with TWO officers,
one Of them q deputy United States marshal,
| were on q scouting expedition IN the
ChickasaW nation for cattle bearing R9h's
brand. they came upon the strong mold Of
the gang and braVely approached the stock
ads to arrest the cattle thieves. The despa-
/ radOes opened fire through the portfolios OF
| fortifcatiOn, killing both the Rolls aud TWO
/ officers whose bodies lay exposed for several
DAYS. and were partly eaten by hogs. Since
| then large rewards haVa been CHsred Tor
/ the capture Of the Lees, dead or alive. BIZ
/ Lee, Uoge her with two members OF the
! gang, named Stein, were captured IN May
/ last, and taken to Fort Smith for trial before
! the United States court. All efforts TO
! locate and capture Jim and Pink Lee, proved
! unevaiiing until MOndty afternoon. Many
| detectives have at various times worked on
! the case, in the hope OF receiving the va
/ rioCs rewards, which aggregate the sum Of
$1,000.
/ The labor den onstratiOn at Chicago was
/ an affair Of considerable magnitude. The
/ day was perfect for the parade. Fully g.,
/ 600 labOrers were in line, representing the
/ various trade assemblies and unions of the
/ city. In the column were a number Of
decorated wagons, IN which the process OF
\ printing paper, making horse shoes, cut
/ ting stone, etc, we've illustrated. The col
umn proceeded to Ogden's grove near the
\ city, where the day was devoted to hearing
! speeches and other kind Of diversion. Dur
\ ing the exercises of the afternoon the fol-
! lowing resolution was adopted: Resolved,
I That the mechanics and WOrk1ngmen OF
| Chicago, on this, the first celebration Of
/ their national holiday, deem it due to
/ themselves and the public to announce
I that, while they know their rights and dare
maintain them at all hazards, they prefer
/ the ballot to the bullet, reason to rufhaa-
/ ism, united in intelligent action to mean
/ ingless violence, as the agency best calcu-
! lated TO remove the evils Of which they
/ complain. Means which may be justified
/ in the despOtisms of the old world are IN
/ warranted IN re republic where the
| Franchise is the inalien lble right of every
I American citizen, irrespective Of color and
/ nationality; and that they are unwilling to
adm the destruction of the institutions of
/ a country, the hope of the oppressed of
every cline which their Valor and patriot
ism haVesecured.
A circular has been issued by the land Of
| fee, modifying the former circular issued by
| that bureau prescrib. ng the rights of rail
road lands. The circular states that timber
can be cut only during the time Of the con-
! structiOn of the railroad and Immediately
! adjacent to the line Of the road under con
struCtion. No more timber must be cut
! than is actually required for the COnstruc-
| ton of the road bed, bridges, culVerts, ETC.,
and such timber cannot be cut for fuel, sta
| ton houses, sheds and other stIu 3tures.
| The trees cut must not be less than eight
! inches in diameter, and none but author
/ lied agents of the railroad companies will
b allowed to cut TIM Der. TherailrOad COM
panies are not authorized to sell the timber
so cut to other companies or individuals.
| The companies are prohibited from cutting
! timber on public mineral lands, Indian res
erVadOns, or public parks. The right of a
company to cut timber ceases at the eXpir-
alton Of i've years after the definite location
of the section. This circular materially
modifies the old one in limiting the terri
tory within which timber can be cut to the
immediate vicinity Of the line under con-
s.ructiOn, as it has been the practice to cut
timber anywhere within the terminal linn
its of the road. Another important mOdi-
hCGtiOn is the limitation OF time within
which the companies may cut timber.
There is much excitement at st. Joseph
Ill. over three mysterious deaths which
have occurred within a short time in one
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Peabody
were prominent residents in the cOmmun-
ity. Miss Belle Hastey, g young woman
of fine character, and pleasant manners,
lived with the Peabody family, and was
said to be engaged 20 young Siles Peabody.
Young PeabOdy'B parents, particularly his
mother, was opposed to his marriage, OW-
! ing to Miss Hastey's poor health. August
/ End, Mrs. Peabody died very suddenly OF
| what. appeared to be neuralgia Of the stOm-
ach On August 17th Mr.. Peabody died
with the same symptoms. On September
| 1st Miss Hastey and young Silas Peabody
| were taken with 1the same symptoms, and
recovered. Since that time suspicion has
| been awakened by the alleged discovery of
| q packet Of rat poison pinned to the under
| Q 8rment which Miss Hsstey had laid of
ust before her death, thar the latter had
| poisoned Mr.. and Mrs. Peabody, with the
/ hope Of marrying the son, and then con-
oluded to kill him and herself. On Sun
/ day the clergyman refused TO preach her
| sermon until the matter was cleared up.
| An investigation viii be made.
| The New York prohibition state conven-
/ ZION assembled stSyracuse. The commit
| tee on resolutions submitted long series
/ of resolutions. They declare that eZper-
| fence with local prohibition shows that
! the state prohibition is the grandest and
most effective form Of local prohibition, and
| that 10 has also been demonstrated that pro-
/ hibjtory ensctments, to be effective, must
1 be national, and directed against the ID anu
/ facture and importation, as well as the sale
i of liquors; declare that an untrameled pO-
1 litical party in this interestis an imperative
necessity; and denOunCe the burning in
/ efigy and other prosecutions offered the
\ party after the last presidential campaign.
/ The ticket is as follows: Governor, Il. Clay
/ Bacon, Troy; lieutenant governor, w. Jen-
nings, DsmOrsst, New York; secretary of
/ state, Hiram Vandenburgh, Fulton county;
/ comptroller, Frederick Sheldon, HOrnes-
vile; sttrOney-gen ". Martin Jones,
/ Rochester.
/ DR.. Norvin Green, the president Of the
/ western union telegI aph company. has pre-
scented his report for the current quarter e
/ the executive COMMITTEES. The sts ement
| shows the net revenues Of the quarter. end
/ ing September SOth, inst, based upon near
\ " completed returns Tor July, partial re-
/ turns for August, and estimating business
for september, win be about 81, 40 900