Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-11

will cover about tRo-thIrds as much space
as last year.
j. F. Sheely d Co.'s packing house, Iocat-
ed in Omaha. Neb., was destroyed, together
with its contents, by hre. Loss $4,000; IN
Burance &445UOc-
The district attorney of Chicago has filed
an information for the seizure of brOnZes
and pictures imported at an underVaiuatien
by John i. Lester.
The treasury department estimates the re-
duction ia the public debt during NOvem-
Der at 5l,OOO,OOO, the pension payments
having been very heavy.
Gen. Miles left Washington very suddenly
for Omaha having received, IL is said, hint
that his prospects would % injured by
remaining at the capital.
A facsimile of So greenback, painted on
wood, was recently seized by officers of the
secret service. The artist protested that
there was no violation of the law against
counterfeiting, and that the block was worth
500 as a work of art. The solicitor of the
treasury has been asked to decide the ques-
ton.
The commissioners of a minor railway
pool at Chicago, after sending out men to
purchase cutrats tickets of all descriptions,
summoned the general passenger agents
and let them Wrangle for SIX hours over the
evidences of bad faith. Then they voted to
cling to the tariff and lot the commission
CT 4l-44AGh HlSA4ll4LtG1 4A- past 4AAl5A4GGeA1s
Advices to the associated press are to the
effect that heavy snow storm prevailed all
Thanksgiving day IN northern New York
and northern and western Pennsy wanna,
and at BinghamptOn, n. Y, the skating rink
was crushed by the weight OF snow on the
roof. And a large number of people were
going to the place. About twenty persons
we're inside at the time. but all escaped
The American schooner Highland
Light, which was forfeited to the crown
by Chief Justice Palmer and ordered to be
sold on the 18th inst, Will be bought IL by
the Dominion government and fitted np as
q cruiser, under command Of Captain LO
ravy, who effected her capture. Though
the last of the vessels captured under the
treaty Of 1913 she is the first cOnhscated-
Jacob Seiss, of Elizabeth, n. j., who keeps
a small grocery, quarrelled with his wife.
He conceived the idea of dispOsing of her
remains IN a somewhat unusual manner.
Selling a meat saw he attacked her and
would have accomplished his object but for
the timely arrival OF a policeman, Who ar
rested Seiss and locked him up. Mrs. Seiss
was horribly cut IN defending herself.
Great excitement was created in New
Laredo, Mexico, over the arrest and impris-
Onment of Pedro Morales, the chief of
police. the president of the municipal court
and the chief alcalde of the town. under
orders from the City of Mexico, whittier the
prisoners are directed to be for sarded. The
ground Or these Grrests grew out of the
capture and delivery 10 the Texas authori-
ties several weeks ago of Juan Coy, charged
with the murder of sheriff Elder of Barnes
county, Texas.
Prof, w. F. Cummins, the WelI-known
Dallas geOlogist, was telegraphed to come
at once to StraWn station, on the Texas and
Pacific railrosd, to make a professional ex-
animation of the rich 'hnd' of bItuminOus
coal recently alleged TO have been made at
that point From the accounts current here
sHsa saH. Ia d.
bonanza and has aroused considerable ex-
element in railroad and fuel circles in this
city, and the report of Prof. Cummins is
awaited wi much interest.
A statement to the effect that there is to
be an advance of from % to 80 per cent on
bjtuminOus coal is denied by all the opera
tors IN western Pennsylvania and Ohio Nj.
b. Brooks, one of the heaviest operators IN
the Hooking valley, said there was no Truth
in the story. President McCEckert, OF the
Fort Pitt coal company, said, There Is not
one word of truth II the report 30 far as any
advance in the price of soft coal IS con
cernsd." A number of other operators eX-
press the same views.
A special to the DuIy NetUs from Terre
Haute, Indiana says the recount of votes
cast IN that county for Joint representative,
petitiOned for by Downing republican, who
on the face of the returns was defeated by
81 majority. Is finished. Beasley, democrat,
gained six. Downing had gained seven IN
another county IN the district. The repub-
Lcans hoped to gain enough in this county
20 give the seat to Downing, which would
have given the party majority of two on
joint ballot in the legislature.
The sealed verdict in the case of William
Kuhl VS.. ex-Sherih John Rugse and eL-Dep-
uty Sheriff j. NJ. GTeiiug, was opened IN
court IN Milwaukee, Wis. The plaintiff was
awarded s., 600 damages. The award was
made on the ground that kuhl was detained
IN Jail al unreasonable length of time be-
fore a warrant " as Issued against him, and
because he was not treated properly. kunl
was arrested in the fall of 1881, on the sup
position that he was the notorious Lon Viii
liams. The arrest Was made by Gredlngs
who was at that time deputy sheriff. The
verdict causes general surprise.
R. G. Head, president of the International
Range association, IN behalf Of the assOci-
alton, has written to President Cleveland,
asking him to recommend 10 congress a
provision for the prevention and suppress
sion of pleurO ppeumOn1 d. that II may not be
introduced upon the open range and ruin
immense investments. de also calls atten-
ton to the Ubiquitous pooling system, ana
favOrs the Reagan Interstate commerce
bill.
Some fifteen or twenty arrests were made
in Kansas City recently Of persons author
lied TO perform the marriage ceremony,
who have failed to report marriages to the
board of health as required by the OrQl-
nances. It includes several Of the leading
ministers of the city, the judge Of the erimi-
mai court and justice OF the peace. All
gave bonds TO answer IN the police court.
Several other leading citizens We're arrested
for neglecting to keep unObstructed the
sidewalks in front of their property.
Henry Jeffries and a companion named
Ross, stOckmen from Texas, were murdered
recently at a point between BastrOp, La
and the line OF Ashley county, Arkansas.
Jeffries and Ross stopped the preceding
might at the house Of a planter. The next
morning they We're followed a distance OF
twelve miles by three men who had noticed
their money the night before, and who at
tackled them with clubs, knocking them from
their horses and beating tn m to death. The
assassins then plundered the bodies of the
victims and escaped. 1t is expected they
viii be caught and hanged.
The board of commissioners Of the mill
tary prison, which was directed to inquire
into chages made by Gen. Miles to the effect
that the shoes furnished to LaWton's com
mand were OF an Inferior quality, mas made
q thorough investigation OF the working OF
the government shoe factory at LeaVen-
worth military prison. They have reported
to ths secretary Of war that the best mate
rial Is used in the factory gud the workman
ship good. In the case of LaWtOn's COM
mand the shoes were subjected to extraOr-
binary wear over the toughest count y,
where shoes gave out within a month The
Enen have been reimbursed in accordance
with the army regulations.
A terrible accident happened in the new
gyclOrama building on Larned street. De
troit Mich, about twenty feet Of scahold
ng gaze way, preclpltatlng four carpenters
10 the ground distance OF nfty Ieet- Two
oth0rs saved themselves by catching the
brOhen scaffOldings. Michael Gegler was
killed instantly. j. Onsten's face struck a
piece OF scat Oldings crushing II SO LnaL ne
died while on the way to the hOspltal. WI
liam ReaEder had a leg broken ana was IN
aUrgn ImGaFnaLlN. His LB QOuDLLuLa