Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-12

| An explosion occurred at EvartOWn, Mich,
I which wrecked a store and badly injured
four persons. Miss Carrie Solhotte, aged
is, had her left wrist broken and received
internal injuries. Columbus Liable was
/ taken from the wreck insensible from wounds
I IN the chest and head and is IN serious
/ condition. SOllitte and his wife were badly
I shaken mp but were not seriously injured
Others were in the building but m1racOusly
escaped. The house was complete wreck.
! The cause of the explosion is q mystery.
| A Baltimore IL Ohio freight engine while
| standing on the track in the yard at Belaire,
I Ohio, exploded the boiler with a terrific
I force, killing Engineer Johnston, the ire
man, John Van DsvOOrt and Matt Ham
mOnd, engineer of engine No. 20, all OF
Newark, Ohio Two of the bodies were
blown 100 yards. Fragments of the lOcOmO-
live were blown through an adjoining house
with great damage to the furniture. The
shock was felt all over Belaire, breaking
glass IN windows squares away.
A copper bomb about twelve inches long,
fully charged and operated by clock work.
was found under the sidewalk in front of
Thomas Grief's saloon at No. "a West Lake
street, Chicago. The works We're going when
the officer discovered 1T, but he lifted it very
tenderly and took it to the central station
house 1t Is supposed by the officer that the
machine was left there by one OF the numer-
Gus persons of alleged sOcialistics tenden-
eles,who, for months, made the saloon their
headquarters
During the present session there have been
introduced in the house of representatives
9,215 bills and rs joint resolutions, or a
total of 1908. The bills that have passed
the house number 932, including 741 private
and l9l public measures and of these bills
3S4 private and y public bills have passed
the senate. The senate has passed and sent
to the house $50 bills, of which the house
has passed 30 public and 81 private.
The board of managers of the Missouri
as aH aH nd
after a prOUracted secret session elected DR..
X. u. Smith, OF that city, superintendent of
the asylum, vice DR.. George @. Catlett, de-
ceased. There were twelve applicants, and
DR.. Smith was elected on the eigth ballot.
BE was born and raised in Andrew county,
Missouri, and was an assistant surgeon IN
the regular army for seven years. The Office
pays salary equivalent to $4,000.
The members of the Mississippi and
Missouri Valley Hardware association met
In Kansas city in secret session for their
seni-annual conference Representative
were present from st. Paul, Omaha, st.
Joseph, LeavenWOrth, Sioux City, Washing
ton, Dubuque, Davenport and Rock Island.
The principal business of the meeting is
said to be the consideration of railroad
rates.
The Oakland street car company in Pitts
burg assumed with nOn-uniOn men. Nine
cars began running with a policeman on
each car to preserve order. The strikers,
D however are not ulHpO5Gu 70 commit any
overt act Every thing Is quiet on the Wyley
avenue line and a number of cars are run
ming with the old employees and Others have
promised to return to work.
Train Wreckers pushed two loaded fiat cars
out on the track on the Pan Handle at Wind
fall, Ind, and wrecked a passenger train.
The engineer and fireman were severely
injured. Three of the gang have been ar
rested and lodged in Jail. One of the men
confessed and as a result two more of the
gang were arrested.
The Secretary of the state has received a
short telegram from the United States con-
sui at Opia, Samoa, saying that he had
hOisted the Samoan flag under the Amer
lean flag as a recognition of King Malletoa
as against King TOmasese. No particulars
are given.
The officers Of the Amalagamated Council o
Building Trades, Of st. Louis have officially
declared the planning mill strike ended. The
men, numbering about 5000 went out some
time ago because their employers refused to
grant them eight hours as a full working
day.
The demands of 5000 brickmakers of Al
/ legheney City, for an advance of wages of
l 20 per cent, has been granted, and threat
/ ened strike averted.
/ A number o. ladies were arrested at La
coma, n. H., charged with stealing memo
rial offerings from the Union cemetery.
Wheat and oats are we'll advancedth through
out Nebraska, and the weather prospects for
/ a crop of cereals is good.