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Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Believed to Be Editor Conants Body.

NEW YORK. April l3 "A boly, supposed
to be that of s.. s. Conant, the missing
editor of Harper's Weekly. was discovered
Frhlay afternoon in Coney Island creek.
The body was very much decompo5ed.
New YORK, April l3 The body Of the
man drowned in Consy Island creek and
supposed to be s. S. Conant, of Hurper's
Weekly, was seen Saturday by Mrs. Conant
and her brother, Mr.. Low. They were un-
able to identify it, although some of the
clothing corresponded with that worn by
Mr. Conant when he disappeared. The
body was temporarily bucied at Gravesend
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08

Dr.. Lamphere, of Saginaw, has a
cow which sports sixty well-developed
horns, and the animal recently gave
birth to a calf which promises to be
quite as much of curiosity, the little
animals backbone showing indications
of turning out fully as many horns as
the mother possesses. Bay CITY (lhtch. }
Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Grevy Dimes an American

PARIS, April 13.-President Grevy enter
tanned at dinner Friday evening, Mr.. J. R.
Whitley, director general of the American
exhibition to be held at London next year
n. Greyy suggested the idea of holding q
similar exhibition in Paris, and said be
would lend his influence toward making
such an enterprise successful.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Cattle Quarantine Suspended.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 13.-The govern
ment has suspended the quarantine regula
tions respecting the importation of cattle
into Manitoba and the northwest territories,
in order to facilitate the obtaining Of meat
supply from the other side of the line.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Double Duty Pronosed on Tohaeco.

BERLIN, April 13.-The North German
Gazette (Bismarck's organ) moots the
doubling of the import duty on tobacco II
says hundreds Of petitions have been re-
ceived in favor of the increase, which, it is
hoped, would secure and make more valu.
able the governments tobacco monopoly.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
p,rma,s Men Eating Their cam.,..

SUAKIM, April 13 The followers Of Os-
man Digma are said to be without food. It
is reported, and generally believed here, that
t'sy ave chiefly subsisting upon tie essh OF
inu.r mails ..
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Cyrus W. Fie1d Reaigns.

NEW YORK, April 13.-Mr. Cyrus w.
Field Saturday resigned as director of the
Mercantile Trust company and of the
Europe, to be absent several months
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
THIRSTING FOR WAR.
THE AuTOCRAT OF ALL THE RUS
SiAS GIVES AN OVATION.
The People of England and Russia Eager
for Blood Cruisers Ordered from
America-Activity in Military
Departments Increasing.

ST. PETERSBURG, April S.-The war feel
here is overwhelmingly strong. The czar
appeared at the theatre Friday night The
audience, still enthusiastic over the news
from Penjdeh, on the general assumption
that komarotf'S conduct had the imperial
approval, arose when they saw the czar and
shook the building with an ovation Of sp-
plsuSs
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08

1t is said that the Spaniard hates
brees, and that after an indiscriminate
Slaughter of them in all the lands he
has ever occupied they decline to grow
Tor hun.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
His Graoio us Celestial Majesty!

SHANGHAI, April 13.-The emperor OF
China has issued decree reciting that the
French having humbly sued for peace, he
graciously grants their prayer.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Icartbou.,re .t Rome

ROME, April 13. There was slight shock
Of earthquake felt in this city on Thursday.
Jnurch spires yibrated, and In some Of them
the bells rang.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08

from severe pain the throat and was very
restless. His old neuralgia trouble troubled
him too. Nothing serious happened, how.
ever, and this morning some exhau stion Il
the only result of the pain.
The patients condition was moi
naturally different from what it was
at the same hour Friday. The night in the
vicinity of the Grant mansion passed with
unusual duliness. No one event, in or out,
from the time the front doors We're closed al
midnight until the milkman arrived at
halI-past Saturday morning. DR.. Shrady
remained with the patient all night He
went out Of the house at half-past 8. leaving
the general without immediate medical at
tendance. This is the third day in succession
that the doctors have done this. The doctor
talked for q moment with a representative
of the press. He did not think It at all dan.
gerouS to leave the patient alone. What was
most feared was a re-occurrence OF the hem.
orrhage. But the doctor considered that the
condition OF the patient was such that NO
such accident was probable at present The
general slept up to . o'clock without tho cid
Of anodynes Then he became rsstlsss, and
nm anodyne was administered Then
this morning he took his usual
liquid nourishmsnt Of condensed beef and
cocoa. He swallowed it in q mechanical
manner and without any particular sign of
relish or reluctance. DR.. Shrady win not
return to the house until evening. DIR.
Douglas will be there at o'clock.
Another crank called at the house. He
was Frenchman and exhibited certifi-
cate or diploma from some medical institu-
ton i'll Marseilles Harrison, the colored
>ervant, shut the door in his face and he
walked awaY
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Inaiana.s Interest in Illinois Affairs.

Indiana's Interest In Illinois Affairs.
CINCINNATI, April IA Washington cor
respondent telegraphs the following: A new
element in the Illinois senatorial fight has
developed in the interest shown by the In
diana statesmen in booming Gen. Blacks
candidacy and inducing Col Morrison to
retire from the fight. The explanation Of
the Indiana interest in the affairs Of her sis.
ter state is that Gen. Blacks retirement from
the pension office would, it Ia said, lead
to the promotion Of Deputy Conn
missioner Mclean, Of Indiana, to be COM
missioner of pension. This incentive has
stirred up the Indianians to an extent that
may prove important in so close q contest
There is a general feeling among Illinois
Democrats IN Washington that the talk Of
any other compromise candidate than
Black il unfoundsd. The Democratic fight
now hinges OH the question as
to whether Col Morrison should
or should not retire in favor
OF Gen. Black. Sentiment on
the que tion is divided. Gen. Sparks, the
c. mnsssioner of the land office, is loyal to
Morrison. and resiSts the efforts to super
>ede him by another candidate unless he
shall voluntarily retire. Many Of che other
Illinois Democrats are loud in the demand
that Morrison should give way to q more
popular man. One of the stories in circula-
tiou is that Gen. Black has received q pledge
OF two Republican votes.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08

The ruins Of Fort Sumter are now but one
story high, and there but half dozen guns
not one of which is fit for use. The GOV
srnment pays $500 per month for watchmen,
who keep light; burning for the guidance of
m a riuars
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08

The Earl Of Sclkirk Dead.
LONDON, April lathe earl of Selkirk, a
representative peer for Scotland, Is dead.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Tho Esalinp In I.onaon.

LONDON, April 13-Thers Is no improve
ment in the feeling here, and although
affairs have settled down to the usual routine,
the conviction is general that war with
Russia is inevitable, as nothing short OF
complete back down by Russia will appease
the wrath of the people The answer or NJ
de GierS to England's demand for an expla-
nation of Gen. Komaroff's action gives
anything but satisfaction and is looked
upon as another diplomatic ruse
to gain tilne for further preparations. Little
orno faith is placed in the Russian govern
mentS protestations of entire ignorance of
tie causes which led to the conflict on the
border, and in political circles the opinion IS
freely expressed that Mr.. Gladstone will find
himself sorely pressed by the Tory and Wing
leaders III the house unless ha moves quickly
in aScertaining at once what Russia intends
to do in the way of reparation for the action
of Gen. komaroff, or whether any Is
intended. The Conservatives pooh-poo
the idea that the ST. Petersburg officials are
not kept fully posted concerning affairs on
the Afghan frontier, and assert that 1t Is
their belief that the Russian minister Of war
was not only fully cognizant Of what was
transpiriug, but had ordered the command
ing officer Of the Russian forces OH the
Kushk river to resent, at once, by force the
slightest act not In StrlcE con1Ormity WITH
the arrangements between England and
Russia, pending the settlement of the
frontier question. 1t is stated
that the foreign offices is in
receipt of dispatches announcing
that the Russian war officials are hurrying
troops to the frontier as rapidly as possible.
The forces at Penjdeh, it is stated, have
been reinforced ly three regiments of in
fsntry with cavalry and artillery from Titiis.
Fhe Russian posts of observation on the Per-
sian frontier south OF Pul-l-khatun, have,
It is said, been reinforced by two regiments
OF infantry with several squadrouS of Cos
sacks AMI artillery. Reports have been re-
ceived from Persian sources that Russian
cavalry have been seen within ninety miles
ofHerat
The stock market Saturday was steadier.
Home and foreign funds were frmer. Con-
sols declined fractionally on reports Of the
impending failure of a large banking firm
IN Papis
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Iron Cruisers Ordered for Russia.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April Is. An order
for six fast iron cruisers, of the Esmeralda
pattern, has been received in this city.
These vessels are nominally ordered by pri.
vate gentlemen, just as they might order
steam yachts, but they will be for sale when
completed and the offers of only one
European government will be enter
tanned. 1t is thught that govern
meut will be Russia Three para
mount features will be insisted on, namely,
nineteen knots of speed and coal-carrying
capacity for twenty-five days steaming,
and buoyancy for three steel, riaed cannon
Of large caliber. The Esmeralda is regarded
by the prospective owners of these vessels
as the highest type of war vessel
that floats 1t was built for Chill,
in England. by Sir William Arm
strong, and is about 1000 tons The
six vessels to be built on her model will
not exceed ZOO in size, and will not have
an ounce Of unnecessary plating upon them
The syndicate of capitalists interested in this
scheme believe in making money by selling
ships, just as their colleagues in ths grain
end produce business hope to improve their
oondition by feeding the struggling nations,
nd hold that provisions are quite as much
contrabsnd Of war as shipA The keels for
tAeae vessels will be laid Immediately.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Charges of Corruption Against Military
Official.
Terrific Boiler Explosion.

CARRoLLToN, Pa, April 13.-Fne Of a set
of eighteen boilers at No. 5 colliery, "York-
ton," exploded Friday evening, killing the
fireman, Edward Geatons, and fatally scald-
ing the assistant fireman, James Boyle. The
latter was blown into reservoir forty
feet from the scene of the explosion, and the
mutilated remains of Geatons were
found alongside of steam pu mp twenty
feet distant, buried under broken steam
pipes and a mass of debris. The boiler
house was partially demolished, and tho
damage will amount to $1,000.
Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
Assumed His Official Duties.

BosToN April -. l3.-Commodore Louis A.
Kimberly took formal charge of the Boston
navy yard Friday morning.
Table Napkins.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19
a NEW USE FOR cOMPAssEs.
Ministerial Decisions Made With a
Steel Instrument.

Steel Instrument.
There are many hroes continually
being enacted in this world, aud some
times the princi pal Characters OF these
histrOnic sde-splitters, are parties high
mp in official positions. among the
unique and profound measures employ
/ ed in tae operation of governmental al
fairs, is one compelling the unwary
homesteader to publish to the outside
world the yreeise-date- when he expects
to claim tbe stake money on his $l4.QQ
wager with Uncle Sam. Ghe measure
provides that this bit Of startling in
formation shall be. conveyed to the out
side world through newspaper Of gen
IeraI circulation nearest the. land. 10
determine this-to the publisher all
/ Important question. the worthy Register
proceeds to place a pair Of magnifylng
spectacles astride his nose, and taking
a pair OF nicely adjusted steel cOmpasses
from. some private receptacle he pro
ceeds to make q pivotal point on the
I exact center Of the settlers homestead,
and eircumscribes a gradually expand
ing circle, until a newspaper point
touches the circumference, when 10 -,
the decision IS made and newspaper
is designated And thus is the question
of general circulation - easily decided
by a mechanical cOntriVance, making
] the cOmpasses capable OF performing
judiclaI functions, as wen as TO eircum-
scribe desires and Keep them within
due bounds, &c. ..a l.s aH.
For this and other erudite mental
! Iabors, the. government pays the Paltry
Isam of 50, 900 per anpum. . r.
The world is moving so rapidly to-
J ward an ultra system Of mechanics, that
! we expect ere long to see the legislative
branch of our governments run by one,
instead of many, cranks. Then statutes
will be ground out by the gard, and
ranked postage free over the country.
The salaries and professional positions
I of pedegogues viii soon be measured
/ by their ability to drive ideas home with
J a sledge hammer. The ministry, too.
/ win be proportionally powerful in the
/ ratio Of the length Of their gospel levers
In that auspiolous time, Judges VIII
not need to give Instructions, bp5 ca
yank a verdict from the craniums OF 9
| petit jury with huge cork-screw.
( As we before inferred, the world is q
stage upon which comedy is holding
high carnival.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19
FROM sHERMAN COUNTY.
A Good Description OF the Country
toward the Setting s un- ...
LFrom Our 0ecasionI ComszpoE don't.

From Our Occasional Correspor dent.
Editors Herald: -s...
make no pretenGOns to -escriptiTe
writing, but viii try to give you q slight
description Of the extreme western por-
ton OF Kansas. .-..rs.
Sherman County, Kansas is on the
west line of the STATE, the s econd tier
from the north. IJ is q very smooth
county, nearly all the land is suitable for
cultivation. There have be en- nc crops
raised here yet for the reason that there
were none planted, The soil is rich
black lOam, sand aud rock b eiug scarce,
and The is no timber in tne county,
! There is but one stream Of II .nlng water,
namely, Smokey Hin, but there are a
good many springs and pie nty Of water
at Il depth oEfrom 80 10 l2j feet. The
county has been settled Tor Z or s years
/ by the cattle men bat th ey nave not
tried 10 cultivate the land. The settlers
are coming ia now 10 ia rm and are
! breaking and building. The land
/ looks better than the land does either
in Phillips or Norton cou mites. The
! government land Will al 4 be taken
1 by the frsU of May If the immigration
continues az the rate 1t Is ow coming
/ So if any of The good peOpl e Of Phillips
! county want 10 get land tn ~ win have
! to come without delay or they viii be-
I 100 late. There are about 900 inhab
itants in the county, but b! spring there
4 viii be enough to organize The tOwE
of Candy has about 100 citizens, VIZ
need o hotel and livery stf IDLE. il yoJ
see any one Looking for 5ilher Of th'
IabOVe-named vacations, tell them u
come this way Wen 1 guess that
have written enough for this time.
would be glad to have yol1 make us
visit, rs / can talk bette, than / cal
write. Il receive your PAL 'er everv RFeel
but i5 is aboU5 ten days oil d when 4 &c
It, 1t is welcome, how ever, all Dht
same. VITA more anon, I am IS eve
yours, C1CCAsIONAl-,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19
PR0CEEDINGS Of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The commissioners Of Phillips county.
Kansas, met in special session at the
Office Of the county clerk on the l2th
day Of Dec, 1855, pursuant to the fol-
loving request and CALL viz;
REQUEST
ToJ.H Close, chairman board of
county commissioners, of Phillips
countys Kansas.
sir. we, the undersigned mem
bers of the board Of county commission
ers, of Phillips county, Kansss, would
respectfully -requset that you call q
SPECIAL session of the board of
commissioners of said county, to con
vene at the Office OF the county clerk Of
said county, on Saturday. the 18th day
of Dec, 1885, at JIG. O'Clock a. ~, for
the. purpose OF considering the advIsa-
bnity Of purchasing two steel jail cells.
the appointment OF APPRAISERS of GER
tain school lands, also the appointment
OF a trustee for Arcade township and
the appointment of q constable Tor Day
ton township. Respectfully,
il Cross
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19

We have. Just discovered the reason
why our friend Doc. Curl, of the Long
Island Leader. has the courage to run
his paper on such an audaeiOus and
pressure principles Just hear what
he has to say:
stStarting from Onr office to 90 down
the east side Of Washington Avenue We
first mount Mr. T. V Whito0mbis front
p0f5h 5v. Stumbling over Darbed- wire,
whselbaTrouss pumps tin sl0OGtinE' etc.,
almost breGEing Ournscks 20 start with p
any man Vho mas several necks can
afford % risk one occasionally for she
sake Of independent journalism.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19
SIZING GREEK.

All quiet along the line, excepting
now and then a big dinner Some 'Ot
MS took Thanksgiving dinner at Mr.. and
Mrs. James Aurphy's. Also on the lst
Mrs. Fred RObiusOn's. We who were
there, can testify TO her Superior
cooking.
our Htle Scotchman has built q little
house aud in It placed S ONE. ones little
daughter. He is @ gOoi staunch repub-
lican all The same.
new house? 1T is . ine one, z can
assure YOU AIR. Hodges aged and
feeble fathor is stopping with. him. g..
8Ir. q. p. knight has . braa new
buggy, and his wife now goes along. 8,
& The ineresse in the price Of corn
gladdens tha heart of the farmer,
I The swine should have theiE. corn so
7 must. close p sar I'D
lrE.T OLD WEsTERNITEa
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19

had ever. made. such strides as the tenn
perance reform within TIP last twenty
years. Hs had been six years in the
Senats and had never seen two Senators
in ehe5 con- stion Indicated by Senator
Coo KEEL Indeed b. could not say with
certainty that he had ever seen. one 50
far under the influence of .GqUoc as to
be unfit for business
It is quite evident that tempe rance is
really making wonderful stride at the
present time. We. believe in all the
history Of our country, never be fore mas
Congress, during It's early sesst On, been
so stirred up over this. question While
no laws Of q national character may be
enacted ppcn this question Gu ring this
49th Congress yet il is quito certain
chat the country is being tn OrOughly
aroused upon the subject, and the deep
laundering tones OF sentiment, emanat-
ing from a higher civilization, re begin
ing Il. echo in the halls of Cong ress- Let
us hope for the early dawn of brighter
era.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19

A terrible railroad accident occurred
about fifteen miles from Atlanta, Ga
last Tuesday night, killing eleven per
sons aud fatally wounding three others.
One train runiog at the rats Of 80 miles
an hour ran into the rear Of smother
train completely telescoping a sleeping
car The engineer stood at his post,
reversed his engine, put on brakes and
escaped unhurt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19

Some Of 0uE Exchanges Keen throwing
out inSinuatiOns about some editor FROM
tbe Wese getting sc run ler-a- bliedl owl. -
Evlnle on tbs-edltorlals TO Ateh-
tsOn. As Street of The Kenneth Senti-
mel, aud Lewis OF the 7Ehlipsburc
Herald. were the ouIy editors in the
crowd who had any money, and Lamb
OF the kiFWin 1ndepcn dsut, I he only one
who had cork screw. vye think II mus
lay bstween Ihese three gentlemen
HJweveF, we World like 10 hear from
DrummOnd, Of the Smith Center Pio-
neer, As he was ti-e only strictly temnet.
ance man. in tie crowd, and Kept u Kind
OF q fathefIy watch over 1hs rest of the
helst.-- IleBCfH Header se o. a.roE "a
this fsaratlsr hard on sues prohi-
bhionists as EsEE IEelldly, Lulanissi and
Walt WhitE0re,@zhasseFer. as Bro.
DEsmRaond IS sailed fQFs he WA please
FF'Se assel sspisi'ss ~ 5shes fifg1al
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19

A. G, Mcbride IS at it again, and now
it is.the Oberlin World that comes to
Us from his plastic hands, and bright
and newsy Is the Eve column quarto
he launches upon the waves OF journal
ism. Somehow It doesn't seem right
for Mac. to leave this county. but II We
mistake not he win make it lively for
the boys ia Decatur county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19

Last week we gave the scope Of Com
missioner Sparks decision in which he
held that homesteads cannon be com
muted, by parties who have had the
right Of presumption. Senator Van
WyoEs of Nebraska II behalf of numer-
Gus settlers, interviewed the Commis-
'sioner on the subject and he stated that
the decision was not Intended to be
retroactive, but, if sustained, to act
merely as a future fprecendent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19
CONTRACT prlce, 81 t3U.
On motion adIOurned.
scIENTlFic MISCELLANY


g. Flower PIG1EENTs. Hansen, g Ser
man chemist, fnds that the coIors of
fruits and flowers are furnished by q
very. small number OF pigments which
he classifies into three groups first,
reds; second, yellow aud third, bloe
and Toiets- de Omils chlorOphyl
green.- because it IS eOnlpaHaliVely rare
in flowers Orange IS produced by
thickening Of q deposits OF the funda-
mental yellow pigment, TIE cQl0fing
matter being me same 10 the rind of an
orange. as IN q yelloW buttsrcup. Roses
and carnations show the eHaTacteristic
red piZEsnts in WHICH variations are
produced by the pEeseuce Of acids.l
b U2II8-EHsAL COLOIR-l8L IIlsy Ezss. ~ aol-
+ or blindness, as usually understood. Is.
Ia blindness to red, TO green or 10 blue
+ or violet and about qII8 male in every
t tWentT-fiv8 appears 10 be unable to dis
/ crimfIateE bs60sen the PFineipsl eoI0rs
I of the spectrum In q stricter sceuse,
+ all Lers6nsate coior-Dlind. Tor, although
{ ChevreUI IS said to have been able 10
distinguish 1890 tones OF color, it mas
+ been proven thtIt the humar eye ls to-
I tally Incapable OF receiving ail the
vibr tl0ns 0f color Which must exist ga
Fthe spectrum.
+ CoPPER~PLAFIHG CORPsE s,-A Ersneh
/ chemist proposes coating me bodies or
the dead with = skin OF cQpper. bT ueaas
/ of the well -EnsVn. electro plating pros
/ cess. s. second pieGng Of gold or ailEaE
II could. be added n desired ibis treat-
+ menf, which peEnaRentHE preserves
teorpsas. has. already aaep apRlled To-
+ several .huEnanz subjects ana tQ ulsaHy
( animsis
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19
Thero is q peroepuble eurve il lhl

There is q .perceplbie cnrve il the
back of the Thomas County Cat when
it says,
'sFOr rigEt down cussedness, Sheri-
dan county officials takethe cake They
labored hard to get the BALANCE OF The
school land III Thomas ead sherman
counties sold, but their game IS block
ed - t-.......
But its feline vissage expands blandly
when it proceeds to purr.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19

As Everest stoutly contends that
the Missouri pacific extension win be
built from Hiawatha west, Mr.. Ever
est is q personal representative of Mr..
Gould thar he has recently been W.T.
him i've days, and that the statement
quoted above was made to-day TO the
editor Of this paper. Mr. Everest also
says that tho Central Branch will be
built through 30 Denver. We notice by
the NEWSPAPERS that q company has
been fOrmedin Denver TO build east to
"a connection with the Kansas Western,
at or near the west lmeof Kansas. ~
Globe ia- Z. H-H -- -Ehl .4