Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25
NEWS NOTES.


James M. Reid, Of the GlsusborO district.
Before the election Reid vas publicly charg-
ed with obtaining money from the Anchorla
bank, In Winston ~ uslng an order OF
Rockingham county, Of which he was treas
ursr, when in fact the order was issued FOR
the purpose Of paying county debt " IS
nov Hseertained that Reid has received 49,, -
600 on property not worth over 6S5OJO5 ana
that he has pledged his salary as congress
man until the Atm Of March to more tina
one person and raised money IN this way.
H8 obtained ten days leave OF absence and
So now reported to have gone 70 Canada.
he Is not IN Washington and has not been
seen for sevsrI days
The house committee on military affairs
have completed the army appropriation bill
At makes total appropriation OF - ooi5-
235. The estimates fer the service aggr6-
gated SIS, So, 5S7, and the appropriation for
the current year was S23,7S4, COL. yhe bill
provides that not more Than 9LiSyO,OJO OF
the total appropriation shall be pa ID for the
service Of civilian employees IL the quarter
masters department, and that no employees
paid from the spproprlatlo5n Tor saPpll5 57I
reosfFo q salary OF more than SlbO per
meath, unless specially liked. IL Is also
provided that of the 81, 80 600 appropEi-
atsd for clothing and equipage, there should
not BE- expended at the Fort LeavenWorth
military prison a sum IN excess OF
&125.OO0.
The Kansas City Star, has an interview
with a gentleman rrem Colorado as the rep
rssentativs Of Colorado capitalists interest
ed with New York. chicago and 81 Louis
parties in a scheme to purchase or lease Tor
q long term OF years the Cherokee strip IN
the indian Territory containing oiOOOiOJO
acrse, with the intention Of opening 70 70
settlement. The price mentioi ed Is - per
acre The scheme also includes the acqulsl-
ton Of D. 600, 900 acres IN No Mans Land, e1-
tending to Mexico claimed by the Cherokees.
&c is asserted that $4,000 has been spent
already in looking mp the records Of the in
terror department and negotiating with the
Indians.
General Hazsn told a reporter that the re-
ports about his failing health are greatly
exaggerated. He said that he Is suffering
from diabeas, but he has improved very
much of late, and instead Of having any idea
OF being retired next spring, he expects TO
be at the head OF the signal service for the
next eight years, for he said: Il have not
felt 50 we'll for several years as do now"
Captain Creepy, who was designated as as
aistant chief signal officer, relieves General
Hazsn Of routine matters.
Chief Drummond, of the United States
secret service, notified Police Sup5rlnteh-
dent Murray, Of New York CITY,
counterfeit silver note was ahoat. 1t dates
from 1888. The note Is Of tine series of 1850,
letter O, is thick and greasy and one-e1ghth
OF an inch shorter than the genuine. In the
left face in the word certificate" the letters
r, Y and are engraved upside down.
Paul Grottkau was yesterday arraigned
before the municipal court at Milwaukee for
contempt in publishing in a German paper
a poem grossly libeliEg Judge Sloan. Ed
ward LOsW, private secretary Of the accused,
sent to the court a letter avOWing his sole
responsibility for the poem5 and when the
ahsrih sndeavoredt to arrest him it was found
shat he had gone to Chicago.
William Storer, who has been engaged in
the commission dry goods business on
Church street, New York City for many
wears, has suddenly departed, leaving credi-
tors mourning to the extent Of $4,000.
Estorer is 20 years Of age and blind, but It IS
thought he reached Canada all right.
A hungry rat came near causing a ulsa
trous irs In Helena, Ark. He attempted {
eat some matches IN i. M Ovens grocer
story, on Exchange block, igniting the cas-
OF matches, and but for passer-Dys VINO
discovered smoke issuing from the transom
and gave the alarm promptly disastrous
are would have ensueds as q stlH vino was
blowing at the time. The hrs was under
control before the fire department responded
TO the alarm
A young negro man named Nash, died
aaadenly lust above Lexington, Mo. be was
employed at one Of the mines opsrated by
the Lexington Coal company, and his death
as said 70 be due to breathing foul air IN the
natnss- he worked all day Saturday, and
when he arose in the morning he was II ap-
parent good health. He was taken sick
about O'Clock in the forenoon and two
hours later expired.
Turfnsn from every section OF the United
States gathered at Lexington, Kentucky, TO
attend an auction sale OF thOroughbreds, at
which eighty-fys were sold for an average
OF 81 600 each. Blue Wing brought $500,
the Duke Of Bourbon $1,000, and Bob Fisher
$685. all going to Sam Brown the cOal
king Of Pittsburg.
The senate bill providing for the admis-
sion OF Washington -erriLory into the
union OF the states was taken up by the
house committee on territories, and amend
ed by adding a section including Montana
TaEEitgry within the SCOPE OF the bill. In
.--.4s shape it will be reported to the house. O
Preston 81. Leslie was nominated to be
rz5VsrnSr of Montana. He Is a native OF
HentucIyy, is about So years Of age, and an
lunoas % Representative McMLlens OF len
.nsssee. y he was governor or kentucky atter
the war, and was for some years on the cir
cult bench of that state.
The freight conductors on the entire line
Of the Louisville, New Albany q Chicago
railroad went on a strike on demand for
an advance IN pay from Pa to . cents per
mile and an allowance for lost tlmes which
the MANAGEMENT refused. Freight trains
from one end Of the road to the other are
tied up.
Homer Head, of Ithiea. New York
aged 40, shot his wife Flora and
then kilisd himself Mrs. Head IS stu
living and IL is thought she Will recover
They had lived apart for several mon hs
Jealousy was the probable cause.
Ira Gambler, OF Detroit. made pretenss
OF drowning himself az Detroit, last Thurs
day, but Il appears that he crossed into Gan
ada and commenced a movement to secure
for his wife the insurance on his life IN the
order Of United Workmen.
Thspresident sent the following nOmina-
lions to the senate. Preston ii. Leslie OF
Kentucky governor Of Montana territoTyi
H. q. Hayden, OF Minnesota clerk OF the
district court for the district OF Alaska
P. O. Rogers, deputy commissioners of in
t1rnal revenue, has resigned &C the instance
% the president. Rogers ta republican ana
nas been in the once toE many years. Ihere
'zf5 1ee-ehssgaa against hln-
District assembly No. "a Knights Of La
Dor, in New York city composed o. ia-2a4sl=
4sis. - 80
Postmastsrs nominated for Kansas. NJ
lands, CsWego; }. Q. A. Sheldon Manhat-
tans j. p. Hall, Howard; w. 2. Eddrick,
Columbus; J. =. Ireland Iolai E. w. Lyon
uherryVale.
Representative Oats, Of Alabama, is brave
: enough % ADVOCATE the allowance Of clerk
for each member, at a salary OF $lOO per
month, the aggregate cost to the people be-
Ing $1,000 Per day.
Worcester, Mass. voted for license 1907
20 40. A republican mayor and major
ity Of republican aldermen were elected
The women worked ali day for the no d
.oanss ticket
The charter and right Of way Of the Kan
8aa City, Independence d Park railway q
ten mile road, has been sold TO New YORK
aYndicate, who viii complete It.
Ex-Governor Charles Robinson has been
appointed superintendent Of Haskell insd-