Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-14

aggressOr, was arrested.
A committee of the New York council
went to hockaWay Beach 10 present 70 the
widow of General Hancock memorial
album from the city government. Lleuten-
ant Colonel Whipple received the gift as
Mrs. Hancock was too severely Frustrated
to undergo the ceremony.
The employees of the Chicago packing
houses went to work as usual none OF the
firms having as yet made any further reduc-
ton in wages. There was little apprehen-
sion among the men of any change and the
employers are very retlcent about the plans
for the future.
AT Holly Grove, Arkansas, a contractor
named Frank Thomas was shot dead by
Thomas Null, the owner Of large plantations
IN three states. The difficulty arose from a
business matter. The murder was Witnessed
by forty person, and Null road away
unmOlested.
II. NJ. Sullivan, secretary Of the board of
trustees of the state university at OXFORD
Miss, was shot and killed by J. M. HoWey,
law professor Of the university. The cause
of the difficulty is said to be differences that
have existed for some time between the
professor and trustees.
State troops have for months been sta
toned at MOrehead, Kentucky, to preserve
peace between the TOlliver and Humphrey
factions. These leaders have recently signed
agreements to leave Rowan county forever.
States Attorney Caruth agreed to cOmprom-
Use by dismisslng the prosecutions.
A fire originating in the ManceIOna house,
at MancelOna, Michigan swept over the
to En, destroying the business portion OF II.
Twenty five buildings were burned lnclud-
ing the postothce, bank and two newspapers
The loss Will be very heavy. The IRE was
uncomfortable from the start, owing TO IN
adequate water protection.
The administrator of the estate Of S. S.
Merrill has brought suit at MilWaukee for
100000 against ID. q. Prior, assistant gen
eral superintendent of the st. Paul road. lt
appears that Prior was prime favOrlte Of the
deceased manager, who intrusted him with
money and information 10 purchase tracts
of land along the lines of extension and d.
vide q profits.
The wheat crop of Minnesota will be the
finest in quality ever raised and the yield
will be almost as large as that OF last year.
Corn prospects in Minnesota, Iowa. Illinois,
Ohio, and Kansas have been materially I'M
proved by the recent rains, although IN large
sections the drought continues and the crop
will probably be a total failure. In Indiana
an average yield Is anticipated.
/ Mrs. Mary johnson, living N lard coun-
I ty, Arkansas, was attacked by two young
/ men, James and John Lynn, and sustained
INJURIES from which she can not recover.
| The origin of the assault was an Old-rlme
| fued. The boys assaulted the woman with
/ a club, knocking her down and beating her
[ till she was insensible. They then fed. If
caught by the posse now IN pursuit they VIII
I DO lynchsd.
Reuben BIuow, son Of Henry BruOW,
l CerrO GOrdO, H., aged u years, was found
dead upon the railroad track. A cOrOner's
| Jury was summoned and an investigation
made. 1t was learned that he had plsIled up
a torpedo, such as are used by railroad men
when laying new rails, and exploded It with
a brick. A large piece Of the exploding
shell was found EMBEDDED IN his heart.
The appellate court at Chicago, H. an
| nounced t. decision of Judge Rogers IN
/ which he sustained the Will Of the late VII
| bur f. Storey, editor of the Chicago Times.
[ Judge Rogers held that the will was valid.
/ The will which the appellate court ordered
! prObated, bequeaths to the widow tho entire
| estate of the late Wilbur +. Storey, lnclud-
| ing the Chicago Times newspaper. The at
/ torneys for the other heirs took an appeal 70
| the supreme c0urt-
| The report that Hubert o. Thompson com
| mitted suicide caused considerable cOmmO-
I ton among the politicians OF all classes and
| his friends and relatives are much lncensed
o. about II. Where the rumor started Is IN
/ known. ThompsOn's closest friends regard
the story as absurd, but believe that If any
doubt exists as to the cause OF his death 1t
/ would be advisable to have she body DISH
/ tered and an autopsy made.
1t is announced at the City of Mexico
on good authority, that United States Minis
/ ter Jackson has resigned, but that Secre-
I tarp Bayard has not accepted his re5lgna-
ton. 1t is said that Minister JacksOn'5 resig-
nation has no connection with the recent
border troubles, as it was nled IN j une last.
/ Mr. Jackson has had the confidence and re
spect of the Mexican government and the
American residents Of Mexico.
A dispatch from Fort Keogh, Mont, says
/ the Upper Yellowstone valley was visited by
/ a terrific hailstOrm, which rooted up and
| destroyed every growing thing IN a strip OF
! country six miles wide. Near Merr1ll Oc-
/ cured hail clOud-burst. For half an hour
the hail was beyond description. There
| Wers drifts of hail fourteen inches deep IN
some places. There was but little rain ac-
/ cOmpanying the hail, simply one sheet OF
hail came pouring down.
( The meteorologist, Professor Foster says
that one of the greatest storm periods Of
| 1886 will begin on August IL and continue
till the 9th, during which the great drouth
| will be completely broken by heavy rains,
hail and tOrnadOes, and heavy gales. A
tropical hurricane will prevail on the south
I east Atlantic coast between the 10Th and 10th.
| These storms will be general, and Iowa,
/ Illinois and the New England states, eastern
/ Canada and Labrador will be in the danger
path. Vivid sun spots from the 18th to the
/ Path, and brilliant auroras on the 10th, and
23d, are predicted.
The Mexican man Of-war, 'Lalibert, +"
/ which has been lying IN the New Orleans
] La, port several months for repairs and
which was TO have remained there until the
[ from the Mexican authorities to leave for
/ Vera Cruz and there await for further orders.
This is a sudden surprise to the officers OF
the ship, but they say all the Mexican men
! of-var anchored in foreign ports have been
called home since the Cutting and Rasurs5
matters have assumed threatening shape.
The Mexican consul at New Orleans positive
~ refused to talk on the matter, bat other
Mexicans seem inclined to the opinion that
war is possible.
A dispatch says the farmers Of CLARK
county, Mo-, are experiencing scare on ac-
/ count of the appearance of a malady among
the cattle that is generally attended with
fatal results. 1t is thought to be the disease
known as the Texas fever, and to have been
| introduced among the cattle IN that vicinity
by the transportation of a lot Of young Texas
cattle. They were shipped into the county
recently by a stock firm near Wayland. One
| farmer is reported to have lost fifteen head,
I while others have suffered smaller losses.
! That section suffered severely from a similar
| scourge about hye years ago, and the farIa-
ing community is terribly alarmed at the
appearance of the malady.
/ A dispatch from Ashland, Ohio, gives
the particulars of a railroad accident by
which four lives were lost and two people
fatally injured. The wreck occurred on the
Chesapeake & Ohio, between two freight
trains near Limestone on a short curve.
Both trains were running |1ld. On the east
bound train, Engineer Higgins had his left
arm torn from his body and his left leg
broken. His fireman, Mr.. Harris, was bad
ly hurt. Scheerman, his front brakeman,
was instantly killed. On the west bound
killed outright His front brakeman, Vim.
Shoe, was killed. also his fireman W. Bal
lard. Ballard was resident of
and his parents reside at Louisville, Ky.
The casualty resulted Ia four killed and two
seriously INJURED