Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-17

vile Junction by a committee of strikers,
who tried to persuade the substitutes not to
/ were escorted TO the mines under the pro
lection Of a strong force Of deputy shsuffs,
and were put 20 work without any interior
ence. In addition TO the sheriffs posse,
thirty armed men guard the property night
aud day. Their presence Will probably re-
strain the strikers from acts Of violence.
The wife of John Halpin, of West Kansas
City, recently employed as night Waterman
was found dead on the floor OF their house.
The cause OF her death is "a mystery. 1t ap-
pears that Halpin has often beaten his wife,
and this morning struck her over the head
with an iron skillet. He is under arrest
awaiting investigation. 1t is thought
however, that the woman died from natural
causes, as her neighbOrs saw her shortly be-
fore her death, and she said she was sick.
Halpin was away from home and could
hardly have returned to the house uuObser-
we'd.
Colonel Glider, who intended 10 Join
whaler at New London, Com, and proceed
on her on q trip 20 tbs coast OF Greenland
and afterwards undertake to ind the north
pole, did not leave New York, as he was de-
talneu on charge OF stealing a 81 900 bond
Of the Manhattan Elevated railway company.
SalLie Adams the professional sWindlsr, was
the complainant. She says she gave Glider
the BOND IN February 1888, asking him at
the same time 70 md out If it was good and
had since been unable to get possession OF
it again. Col. Glider admits the truth of
the charge but states there was no intent 10
defraud.
The people Of New Richland Mimi, ar
in a fever OF excitement over a double trag
edy enacted there recently, Henry Young,
respectable young man, killed Mary Discher
by shooting her twice, IN the breast, causing
death almost instantly. Young then placed
the muZZle Of the revolver in his mouth and
took his own life. The young woman was
Is years old her murderer q. FOR some
time Young has been seeking the hand of
his victim IN marriage, but was repeatedly
refused. On the occasion In question he
stated to her that he had come to ask her for
the last time. Upon being refused he com
mittsd the murder and suicide without fur
ther parley.
The returns received from the English
elections show that the conservatives have
elected 2s5 candidates, the uniOnists sixty
three, the GladstOnians l4S and the PaEneli-
ties EeVenty-tWO. The conservative gain has
been reduced by two. Lord Harrington has
been reelected tJr the PrOssendale division
Of Northeast Lancanshire. Mr.. Morley,
chief secretary for Ireland, speaking at a
meeting at Northampton to-day, said that
within year Mr.. Gladstone's Irish propOs-
ais would carry pariament and the cOun ~.
Did anybody, he asked, think the policy
that Scotland and Wales and a great part OF
England approved would be heard of no
more. None Of the plans of the paper IN
iOnists he said touch the erroneous problem
A dispatch from CHATTANOOGA. Tenn,
states that a strike of 200 cOnvicts at the
Dad6 coal mines Is assuming serious proper
Cons- The men are strongly fortified and
say they will not return to work until they
are assured OF better treatment. The
COOpers and guards have thus far been IN
able to force the men to return to work. and
il is feared several hundred men will soon
join the strikers. The superintendent of the
mine has telegraphed the governor that It
would be necessary to kill three or four Of
the leaders or starve all to subOrdInatiOu.
The governor orders the latter course, and
the cOnvicts say they will all starve to Ueath
rather than return 70 work. They have gone
one day without food or drink, aud seem
more determined than ever. Many OF them
are under life or other long term sentences
Inc following is a summary OF the E.lrut
NeiJ Workers. annual crop reports from all
parts of the country. The Rural NetU
Yorker concludes that the wheat crop Is, on
the whole, good, the probable yield being
$1,000, GOO bushels, against 2l2OOO,OOO IN
1850, with a slight increase IN acreage.
Spring wheat has been considered injured
by drOuth and huge, yet there will probably
be l45,OOO,OOO bushels against 49, OU, COO.
The total wheat crop Will probably be 49,
900, 900 against 847, 600 600 last year. In oats
there has been a slight increase in acreage.
The crop has been considerably injured by
dronth and insects, and will probably yield
600, 900, O0O, Rainst 629, GO, coo IN 1885. OF
rye nd barley, there W II be excellent crop
IN a slightly increased area. In corn the
/ outlook is excellent for a hne crop.
Just year ago the Western Union tele-
graph company, acting by order OF the
court, cut the wires Of the American Rapid
company, which it had leased, and which
were strung to a connection with the Othce
Of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
company, and Transferred them to eonnec-
ton with the Western Union ONCE. Re
ceiver John g. FarnBWOrth claimed that the
Western Union had not confined itself to
the legal license 70 cut the American Rapid
wires, but had also severed the wires of the
Bankers and Merchants company thereby
inflicting serious damage upon it, and, as an
outgroWth of this claim, began a suit against
the Western Union Tor 100000. The YER
diet was reached. The case has been on
trial for twenty three days, and the best
legal talent that cOuld be procured in the
country has been engaged in it. Finally the
jury brought IN a verdict for S24O,O0J for
( the plaintiffs.
The trial Of the seventeen Bohemian boy
cOtters Of Mrs. Landgraft, the baker, was
continued. After the examination of a
number Of Witnesses Judge Barrett said
the man who called the first time and asked
the bakers to quit work, had not committed
any crime, and there were other defendants
who had not been identified as taking part
IN either intimidation or the distribution of
circulars. These men Judge Barrett said he
would discharge. The men were released
and disappeared out of court very quickly.
The counsel for the defense then moved for
the discharge Of the other defendants on
various grounds, but this was denied by the
court The prosecution elected to drop the
other courts and try the remaining prison
ers On the ground of conspiracy. The boy
cotters we're pat on the stand in their own
defence, and it was evident that they were
an Ignorant set with no very clear concep-
ton of the wrongs which they were inhict-
The jury brought IN a verdict Of guilty
against six Of them. VuItanck, Meyer and
Bredalfosky, who simply distributed circu-
lars in front Of tho bakery, were sentenced
TO ten days each. Oprarig and Keriska, who
spat in the face Of the bakers, received thir-
ty days, and Lindhard, who threatened to
Much surprise was expressed at the light
ness OF the sentences