Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-10

that the death of the husband of the com
plalnaut Is the result of his services IN the
army; that the widow did not apply for
| pension while IN good financial clrcum-
] stancesi but that reduced in fortune she fled
| her application. but being unable to comply
/ with certain technicaities Of the laws her
! claim was rejected. She then appealed to
congress TO grant her what she was Just
entitled to.
A serious railroad collision occurred on
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad.
Two freight trains left Alton, H. for Ores
ton Ia, at an early hour in the morning,
loaded with horses. wagons and scrspers.
] WI hen coming up grade about i've miles east
OF Creston, the from train broke IN two.
Two men and the conductor, who were
I awake, jumped as the train backed down
the hill The conductor Of the front train
also jumped OF and escaped. The engineer
on the rear train saw the danger signal in
time, reversed, and he and the fireman
jumped A moment att6rWard the way car
struck the engine with great force, wreck
ing 1t and crushing to death four of the
sleeping inmates Of the car and seriously
wounding two Others.
A new York dispatch OF the date
Of the 9th instant say; Pale, emaciat-
ed and apparently very weak, eZ-President
Arthur going mp the steps of a special par
lOr car IN the Grand Central depot this after
noon stumbled and almost fell. His son
Allan, who accompanied him, caught his
arm and helped him into the car. His
daughter Nellie, his two sisters and his doc
tor were also with him, and went with him
to New London, Conn, where the physicians
hope that he viii be reCuperated by a sum
mer IN the pure air. A number of friends
called to say goodbye before the train
started. In reply to a question as to his
health, be said: ..Ihe only trouble with me
is my stomach. You know how good that
used to be-"
At the packing house of Levi, Dond & Co.,
near Chicago, box car was in process Of
being trleghted. The car was to be shipped
over the Lake Shore road for the east The
hands informed the firm that they would
not return to work unless they were assured
that the meat would be unloaded, and If
| shipped at all, would be- sent to some other
road than the Lake Shore. The firm pro
tested at what they claimed was arrogant
dictation. The men, however, were Obdur-
ate and were about to leave the packing
house when they were called back and as
| surances given that the Lake Shore would
| carry no more of the firms meat until the
| existing difficulties were patched up. With
the exception of three men, who went to
work on the second day. all the men have
held out.
. G. NJ. Haywood, an eE-striker, and
, Knights of Labor, but now a detective, be
came involved in row on the steamer
| ''Mary Nj. Michael, " near st. Louis and was
cut seven times, and kicked until uncOn-
sciOus. 1t looks very much like the attack
? on Haywood was pr6meditated and under
cover OF a slight disturbance 1t was decided
to slaughter him. The excursion was under
3 the auspices of the belegraphers of the city
] q
selves particularly offensive to all. Ih6
= quarrel was among themselves and it is be-
leVed that Haywood lnterferred and was
instantly attacked by eight men, one Of
{ whom used a knife. while the others seized
his revolver and beat him Withit. Haywood
Is not expected to IVe.E
A Chicago dispatch of the 3Oth instant
4 / says: 1t seems evident that the Lake Shore
/ strikers are determined to make a long,
bitter fight. On the other hand, the officials
| of the road declare their determination to
90 straight forward on the present line and
tight the battle to the end If 1t takes 1000
police to accomplish a final ard complete
| victory. The shot by a PinkertOu guard at
the man who ditched two cars by throwing a
switch under a moving train, caused great
excitement among sWItchmen. Many threats
are made. A morning paper says that in a
crowd at PackerstoWu, last night there were
dozens who openly declared that the Lake
Shore should not deliver another train to
any line IN those yards, and that II 1t was at
tempted blood would be shed.
The democrats of Iowa have resolved to
fuse with the Greanbackers. Their state
convention met at Des MOines. A platform
was adopted which endorses President CleVe-
land and his administration, faYors honest
pension bills, but opposes special laws. calls
on congress to revise this tariff laws so as to
meet the needs of the revenue only; declares
IN favor OF decreasing the public debt
legislative adjustment of the labor
question; denOunces the new congress
siOnal district law; demands inVesti-
ance in public offices; favors the repeal of
the prOhibitOry law and the enactment of a
local option law extending to counties and
cities, the license adopted to be not less than
$500. A full state ticket was placed in
nomination, the Grsenbackers being al
lowed two places on the ticket.
A COu-ieI'-JOtuuaI special says: Another
bloody chapter IN the Rowan county, KY,
1actOnal war was added recently, Sheriff
William RaiEey, with posse, attempted to
1 . ST fir1LF
Humphreys and Howard Logan, the prinCi-
pals N the trouble. IOliVsr submitted quiet
~, but Logan and his son William, and
Hump hreys, opened ire on the sheriff s
posse, who returned the fire. S eriff Rainey
was shot through the body and mortally
wounded, while ms son Henry and deputy
sheriff we're also slightly wounded. LOgan's
son was also shot, but not fatally. lnI0r-
nation received reports that Logan and
Hum hreys are raising mob Of followers
TO kill the whole sh5rlm's posse. Governor
Knott has been telsgraphed TO send troops
to Rowan county at once where all is fear
and excitement
a dispatch from CT saRo of the date Of
the Both instant says: -Four of the Lake
Shore strikers were arrested here to-day.
After being fired at by the PinkertOn men
they pushed a fiat car IN front OF a moving
train and attempted to throw a switch. Late
this afternoon a train of the Lake Shore
road was thrown OF the track by the strikers
near FOrtisth street. A Baltimore q Ohio
train came along afterWard and was de-
rallied. Then Lake Shore stock train, east
bound, came along and was allowed to pass
through all right There were four men
who turned switches, and as soon as they did
80 they ran swiftly across the prairie. Three
or four pistol shots were tired after them
which brought them TO a stop. They were
arrested and taken to the town of Lake
where they were identified as the men who
threw switches and ditched trains the other
day at that point.
The American flag was fred on in Chicago
the other day by anarchists In the western
part of the city. The flag was carried by G.
/ procession of NOrWegians from the north
side, who were on their way to picnic given
by the Norwegian sangertest. At one point
/ where the sidewalks were crowded with
/ people men drew revOiysrs and fred directly
at the flag. Six bullets went through it.
Emil Nelson was hit In the neck by a spent
ball which inflicted a slight flesh wound.
The marching NOrWeglaus started on the
double quick, holding the stars and strips
proudly aIOft. Several bullets WhiZzed by
Ehem5 and they were much alarmed fearing
another riot like the Hay Market. There
were no police in sight. The procession
made a rapid march to the park, and there
the affair was reported to the police.
An unprovoked assault that viii probably
result IL murder, occurred in st. Louis. A
number Of boys started a bonfire, and, to
procure fuel, raided the premises of several
grOcers and procured empty barrels and
boxes. Among the stores visited was one
belonging to a man named Hennessy. VII
liam Hennessy, the stOrekeeper's son pur-
sued number OF the boys with knife and
threatened if he caught them to Kill them.
James Wade, young plumber, 70 years of
/ stopped him and said: 'SYou ought to be
ashamed to be running after KIDS with a