Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-03

1La4slOAe. r. H. BaruuLn teiegraphed from
DflQgepOrI5 Conn., that England and Ire
land would he equally benefited by the in
PRODUCTION Of homo rule for Ireland. as in
ulcateq by Mr.. Parnell last week, and stated
that ms subscription would be given TO the
committee local to Bridgeport. Mayor
Grace gave his second substitution of
Sl,ySU. The New York Sun turned over
5000 1t had collected, and the World for
warded 1925.
Senator George has introduced in the
senate bill TO restrict the jurisdiction of
CIRCUIT courts. 1t provides that whenever
under the laws of the United States jurisdic-
ton IN civil courts depends upon the citi-
Zeusnlp OF the parties, said courts shall not
/ hereafter have jurisdiction, unless the
amount IN controversy shall, exclusive of
COSTS exceed the sum of $1,000. It EeDeais
all laws IN contravention to the provision of
EecLlOn 90 revised statutes, which give the
circuit courts cogulZauce of any suit to re-
cover the contents of any promissOry note,
or others, IN an action in favor of au as
slgnee, unless the suit may have been prose
SuI5d IN such court 10 recover such contents
II no assignment has been made, except in
the case of foreign bills of exchange, and re-
enacts and declares said prOvisO to be in
full force. Its provisions do not apply to
any case now pending.
June 10Th was probably the busiest day the
I president has had since his Inauguration. 1t
. was devoted almost entirely to the consider
alton OF pension cases. During the day he
acted upon llS private pension bills After
/ giving each case a thorough personal exam
Z nation, thirty bills were vetoed and eighty
I eight approved. He also approved the bill
/ reinnburslng Edwin stephens, United States
/ consul at king PO, China, for extraordinary
] expenses incurred during the Franco Chi
I nese war. The bill for the relief OF Richard
| il. N1ntersmlth, late dOor-keeper of the
house. was allowed to become a law without
l the presidents signature. The president
wrote the veto messages himself, without as
| slstance by dlcIatiOn or otherwise. They
made about nifty pages of closely written
5oolseGap- indeed, 1t Is stated that the presi-
| dellU mas personally written every message
Z that has issued from the White House dur
! ing his administration.
The people IN the vicinity of Raleigh. n.
/ g., are perpleXed Overa phenomenon that is
observed along the southeastern coast of the
state. An oily scum on the water extends
for several miles out to sea and affects the
rivers Tor q long distance inland. making
the surface smooth and calm. Fish are diving
by thousands and floating like chips on the
surface of the water. 1t is supposed that
they are poisoned by this oily scum, but
whence the destroyer comes nobody knows
a suggestion that a ship loaded with oil may
nave IOundered IN the vicinity is secuted,
because from LOCkWOOd's Folly all the waV
TO Little river the scum is found and the
coast Is streWn with the dead fish all the
way. In the salt water about ShallOtte and
1uDD s inlet are immense quantities of the
dead hsh OF every kind, and it is feared that
there are no i've nsh left IN ShallOtts river
or within ten miles Of It's mouth. The water
I
seems 10 make no impression on 1t.
The following crop summary appeared
IN a Chlcago paper: ''Ihe harvesting of
wheat has been concluded in Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri. In the former two
states continuous wet weather delayed the
gathering of the grain in some sections, and
caused some damage, both before and after
reap1ng and after while in shock Harvest
ing is stlu progressing IN Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio under fairly favorable conditions,
fnnuCFn zH1fraafr1cr Of %
are made, but not such as to indicate any
widespread damage. Rains prevailed over
large areas of Dakota, improving the gener-
al outlook for spring wheat greatly and an
parently lnsur1ng an average yield. The
situation IN Minnesota has not materially
improved. In several sections, the reports /
state that FULLY one-tOurth to One-half of
the enIlrs sprlng wheat and oats crops have
been ruined by the dEOuth and to the fact
that the rains came. The need of rain ia
Iowa and Nebraska is reported in many
counties. In Iowa the necessity of rain has
oee4 very pressing and the prospective I
yield of wheat and oats has already been
iessened 10 to 20 per cent. The corn pros
poets continue very promising in both the
northwest and the southwest states.
A sensation has been caused by an article
purporung to contain important Fenian
revelations, published IN the current num-
Der OF the London EOTtllightiy ReUieIc. The
article IS CaptlOued Behind the scenes - I
and Is ostenslbly contributed by an Irish
man. II tens SUBSTANTIALLY LLlG LDLLONluE
story: Frank Byrne, secretary of the English
branch of the Irish National League. Occu-
pied an Office on Bridge street, opposite /
Westminster hall, in the spring of 1882. The
Office adjOined the rooms occupied at the
time by the Irish parliamentary party. Mr.. /
Barnel used BYrne's Office for the trans I
action of private business because, as he /
SAID II was the Qu1et6st place he could get in ]
the ueighbOrhOod. The knives used in ths /
assassination of Lord Frederick CaveHdish I
ana MI Burke IN FhCanlz park were pur-
chased with league money. These knives !
were then gwen TO tenlan cObler to cover
with leather sheath, and from the cObbler's |
shop they were delivered at the league ONCE
by a brother OF Frank Byrne, and were sub /
sequently entrus ted to Mrs. Frank Byrne to /
be conveyed to Dublin and there be deliv- /
cred into the hand of James Carey. Miss
Maggie Byrne took sixty pounds sterling of !
money furnished from the leagues treas
ury to Dublin, to enable an organizer of the /
league, implicated IN the assassinatiOns, to /
escape to America. Mr.. Patrick Egan, who I
was then the treasurer of the league boIted |
the country shortly after.
Three documents in the nature of reports |
will be presented to the house by the Pan !
Electric telephone iHVestig eating committee.
but as neither will be signed by amajOrity of
the committee, technically speaking, there
Will be no report before the house for /
action. In the report signed by the republican /
members, the testimony is cited to show how
thesE an-E.le ctrlc company was organized and (
@555OOOOO OF It's stock given to gentlemen for
the use of their names and reputation. The
report Is quite extensive and censures Mr.. !
Garland for his connection with the scheme. /
Mr.. hale, OF Missouri, makes a minority ]
report, IN which he says that while he con
ours IN many of the statements and con
cluslons OF that portion OF the committee /
represented by Chairman Boyle, yet he can
not concur In everything it contains touch |
ing the formation of the Pan-EIectric com
pany. The evidence shows cOuclusiVsiy. I
says the report, that it was a purely spsCula- I
tive venture, and there is no evidence to /
be found tending to prove that the gentle /
men connected with Rogers ever anticipated !
or intended that their official positions
would or should be used in any way to affect
vance tins enterprise. It 1t not believed the /
immense mass of testimony Will show that
there was anything in the object, motive OF
intent OF any moral dishonest or inconsist- I
emit with the duties of public men or citi- I
zens. The public demand should be very
strong and emphatic, and the public inter
esus very great, to Justify the institution of
suit likely to cOstsO large asun, especially /
when the results are attended with 80 much
uncertainty, and when it appears that the
application was made by rival companies in
the absence OF any general public interests.
The three unmarried daughters Of the
late John @. Hamilton live In a hand I
some brOwnstone house on TWenEieth /.
street Just west Of Fifth avenue, New
York. 1t is a heavy, solid looking
house, bearing an unmistakable air of
responsibility. The late head Of the .
family was the only child Of Alexander .