Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-28

nitted suicide. Gray'5 criminal operation
caused the failure OF Samuel R. Payson,
heretofore regarded as one Of the veal hiest
and best citizens of Boston His liabilities
[ are estimated at $3.50, COO.
General Man6ien, of Newport, z. l., who
leaped from the steamer Umbria with ms
grandchll1 in his arms, left $4,000 10 his
Ouly son. $3.50 COO 10 a grandson, and a like
sum 20 two granddaughter. Iheslate r. w.
Ulrici, the st. LOuis distilier, bsqusathed
100000 to his relatives and those of his de-
ceased wife.
OF the twenty-five members OF the Ma
tional Butterins and Oleomargarine assO-
citation, sixteen were in attendance at a
called meeting of the organization held in
Chicago. The bill taxing butt6rine and
oleOmargarine. recently passed by congress,
was denounced as an outrage. 1t was de
cided 20 test the validity of the law should
il be attempted to enforce it.
News has reached Nogaies, A. T., that
while negotiations were pending between
the Mexican authorities aud Geronimo near
ArlZpas the MeIlcaus quietly surrounded
the Indians and now have them where there
is no possibility Of escape Geronimo has
been notified that the only terms are IN
conditional surrender. Captain LaWtOn
has been notified and Is moving toward
AriZpa-
A telegram from the governor Of st.
Pierre, IN Lake Ontario, says, a most violent
storm swept over the island recently
Buildings were blown down and consider
able damage was done to shipping. Vessels
were driven ashore and wrecked, and many
men drowned. Fears are entertained for
the safety of the Grand Banks heet- The
damage TO shipping and property IL differ
ent parts of New EOundland is very great,
and eighty lives are reported lost.
The commencement exercises of the Chatu-
tauqua normal department occurred, and
thirty One persons received their diplomas.
One thousand members Of the Grand Army
were seated IN the parquette in the amphi-
theater, and six or seven thousand others
were seated in or around the building
Louis Miller, Of Akron, Ohio, president Of
the assembly, introduced the Hon. Roswell
g. Horr, OF Michigan, who spoke on the
labor problem.
Patrick CahilI, a Philadelphia crank,
called at the mayors office IN that city and
insisted upon seeing the mayor. Cahiil'5
progress upstairs was intercepted by John
| Dunn, the night superintendent of the
Mayors office, but the crazy man beat Dunn
into a state of insen5ibility. Dunn is now
in a precariOus condition. Cahill was az
rested. Dunn was for many years connected
with the Philadelphia Press, and was at one
time its managing editor under the late
John w. FOrney.
The democratic state convention assem-
bled at Dover, Dell and after several hours
of indiscribable confusion, effected a per
manent organization and proceeded TO bal
/ lot for candidate for governor. The ballot
settled the matter, resulting IN the uOmlna-
ton OF 6L-COngressman Benjamin Il. Blggs-
Another hour Of excitement resulted in the
nomination, by a Vive voce vote, of John b.
Pennington, of Dover, for congress. The
platform was then speedily adopted, after
which the convention adjourned. The plat
form contains no remarkable features
Governor Zulick, OF Arizona, arrived in
Washington from the west, and had pro-
tracted cOn5ultat on with Secretary Lamar,
at the interior department, respecting terri
torial matters The chief subject of discus
sion was the Indian situation IN the south
west. To a reporter Governor Zuhck after
wards expressed the belief that the policy
pursued by General Miles is the only true
policy. sit is, said he, ito wear out GerOn-
imo and his band-hunt them dOwn-give
them no rest, and he will win, for human
endurance has limit even IN Chiricahua
Apache Indian"
A disastrous wind storm visited the Vlclni-
ty of Victoria, Texas. The wind blew
perfect hurricane. The east bound pas
senger train which was standing at the depot
was blown over the platform. Several pas
sengCrs were on the train, but all escaped
uninjured. The freight depot and Masonic
hall, both large buildings, are total wrecks,
while the whole cOlOr6d section IS almost
literally swept from the earth. Two church
steeples were blown down, and two churches
unroOfed. The high school building and
jail Wers considerably damaged. Altogether
about seVenty-hV houses were demolished
and 118 more or less damaged. Few build
| ings escaped uninjured. The trees and most
Of the shrubbery in the city are blown down
and the streets are filled with debris. Bust
ness IS entirely suspended. The loss Is
roughly estimated at 100000
The Nebraska state prohibition conven-
ton met at Lincoln with over 400 delegates,
representing fOrty-hye counties. After the
adoption Of a lengthy PLATFORM which
touches every phase of the liquor question,
besides setting forth the view Of the party
on labor, pensions, Sunday Observance and
other questions, the following ticket was put
IN nomination: For governor ID. w. Hard
of Lancaster county, lieutenant governor,
q. b. GrayhEm; secretary of state, X. J.
O'Aeil; treasurer, A. j. Leach; auditor, j. l..
Hopper; attorney general, Martin ]. Brown;
commissioner Of public lands. L. B. Palmer;
peiintendent OF public schools, j. A.
Smith. The delegates from the several CON
gressiOnal districts met and placed in nomi-
nation the following for cOngressG First
district, George T.. Ri selowi second, Rev. G.
L. Harrison; third, w. q. Ohnger.
In Stewart county, Tenn, William Vor-
haines WHylaid his wife, from whom he had
recently been separated, and shot her and
her sister, Miss Keats a they we're driving
al ing the road. He was arrested, but soon
escaped but he w4s again captured at Hen
deTsOu after hari fight and lodge o Ia Jail.
Here he attacked the jzliOr and fought him
and a Waterman until the latter shot him In
the head. Though wounded he was hand
euffed and started on the train for Guthrie.
NOrhalnes seemed suffering terribly from
his wound, and was apparently dying and
the guards released their vigilance. When
near GuthEie, when the train was running
twenty-five miles an hour, he suddenly
sprang through the window, handcufed as
ne was, and quickly recovering, made for
the wood and has not been rstaken.
Aieager dispatches to telegraph Off
cials, in St. Louis, received from
g tlveston, Tex, state that a terrific storm
of wind and rain prevailed there. 1t com
menced about o'clock in ths morning, and
came from the east. At e a. In. the city is
said to have been entirely inundated, two
feet of water being on the strand. and fifteen
on the gulf side of the city. The ground
floor Of the Beach hotel was submerged, the
were floating about the streets and immense
damage has been done. All the telegraph
wires on the bay bridge we're washed or
blown away, but some of them have been
restored, and communication With the
drowned city was renewed about p. m. At
last accounts the water was subsiding. Six
lives are reported lost.
The celebrated Richmond murder trial
was concluded at st. Joseph, No. and a
verdict Of mot guilty. rendered. Fully
one thousand spectators, half Of them ladies
assembled at the opening OF court. The
jury we're sent to their room for conBulta
tisl and were Ebsent exactly twenty min
utes. An impressive silence prevailed Ia
the court room IS the jury filed In The
foreman handed written verdict to the
court who read as follows: 1--WE, the jury.
find the defendant not guilty as charged in
the indictment, on the ground Of insanity;