Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-04
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.

An experimental railway has been opened
at Tien-Iien, China and successfully OYER
ated.
The wax department Of the staGEdard Oi
works, on Broadway, Cleveland OhlO5 are
burned. Loss about 5000.
Richard Holland, Of the Enterprise Coal
company, Mt. Church, Pa. was Eun over by
a freight train and instantly killed.
At a conference of Jewish rabbis. held in
New York, IL was resolved 70 petition con-
gress for The enactment Of rational mar
rage law.
William WooGcock. president of the rail-
-Oad master mechanic s assoc alton Of the
Unite st tee, di-d at Elijah IN, n j. be
was a native Of England and was % years
OF age.
Cover. or Currier, of New Hampshire, has
appointed ex Governor Chancsry, Of Man
chester, UuiLeu States senator to all the va
cancy Occa-lOued by the death Of Austin L.
Pike, of franklin
In his annual report 70 the secretary OF
war, General McEeeley, commissioner OF
sub .istrucs, says hls bureau expended 50,
ia 900 duriug the last fiscal year, leaving
balance ON hand Of S6JJ,ZSl.
The directors OF the Missouri Pacific rail-
road held meeting and appointed >. y II.
Clarke, form riy IN 4nuge OF toe Union
Pacific railway, Ea 1rsJ y.c5 president OF me
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ceased.
A special to the Detroit Erening Journal
from Montague, Alch.y says The b dies OF tue
crew of the Conway" were found on the
b ach near that place and 81 Gov, known 10
have been on the person OF Captain Smith,
is gone.
The elevator at the new building of the
Allegheny County E,vc re Light company,
Pittsburg, Pa, i6l to day from the fourth
floor 10 the cellsr, killing Beverly Harris,
cOIortd and seriously luJurlng JAS White
aud Edward Basten-
A report reached Washington from the
west that an attempt had bseL made to kill
the president, but all was quiet and serene
at the white house, and the FIRST intelligence
Of the alleged attempt on the presidents
life was conveyed there by reporters.
John d. Carey, sheriff of Buchanan coun-
ty, Missouri, refuses 20 deliver the jail keys
to his successor Joseph ALdrlanO5 until the
criminal court has decided the contested
election case, it being alleged that the sher-
iH-electis not citizen of the United States.
The heavy cloth curtain which, during the
day time covers the electric light lenses on
the statue or liberty, caught ire, and fell
on the light wood work OF the staircase IN
thsinteriOr of the statue. 1t was only by
the hardest work that IRE was avert5d and
the great statue saved from ruin.
The jury in the McQuade Doodle alderman
case OF New York fals 4 to agree after being
out three days. 1t is rumured that the jury
was tempered with, but the authorities do
not credit the rumOr. Application for Nc
Quade's release Oh bail was denied and he
was committed to the uOmC5 pendiDg his
retrial.
The commissioner Of Internal revenue has
demanded 5000 at once from a land and
lumber company il Georgia, which Tor the
last eight years has Kept ahOat a large
amount of scrip, and hiss ordered SUIT to be
brought for $1,000 more. The scrip was
generally received for merchandise IN Glynn
county, and even + taZt 8.
Henry George stated that he was maki6g
arran zemrnts Tor the publication of weekly
paper, which 1t WIS intended to issue on ths
trst OF the year. 1t will be called the Stand
ard. He 81 i'd it would be aonuU the size Of
the Irish World, and would sell for hve
cents. Ihe LHrer Will be published IN the
interests of ali who work with their hand or
head.
Advices to the associated press are to the
effect that heavy snow storm prevailed all
Thanksgiving Jay IN northern New 4ork
and northern aud western Rennsy wanna,
and at Bng champion n. " the skating rink
was cru-ned by the eight of snow on the
roof. And large number OF people were
going to the place About twenty persons
were inside at the time. but all escaped.
Consul Brigham, of Ell Paso, Texas re-
celyed q communication from Washington
say lus: Oar hOyrruInoi-t viii take no action
in Tho C tss oil Rivera, murdered at Ir5slEa-
calls, Mexico, twenty miles below here,
July Il. he ground for refusal ls thai HI
vera appears motto have been an American.
He wa born IN eXlcO, and had lived TWO
years in Texas, but never dc clar5d his lnten-
ton 10 become cltlZen.
a.Pittsburg is no place for me" said Mrs
Parsons, vile OF the condemned anarchist
4'lne WOrklugmeu have given me a very
cold reception. PltJ~bcrg has fewer an
archIsis than any DLhOr labor centre IN tbs
United States. i have found less than half
dozen uutspOkeu lends here" She says
the cause Is very strong and growing II
Chicago. She claims to have assurances
tn It The condemned men will not be exc
cutsd.
From the report Of the board of commits
siouers OF the soldiers home at Washington
ID. O., il appears that 80 lereOns were adj
united 10 the home during the year Ninety
three inmates were dis .hArged at their OWE
request, D dismissed 50 suspended ana II
died. There are now 800 regular and 81
temporary inmates at the home. The mum
Der Is larger than ever before accommO-
dated. The cottage, formerly occupied b.
the president as a summer residence has
been assigned 20 the inmates of the home.
The Missouri Pacific passenger train col
uded with a freight train near Green wood,
twenty miles cast of Kansas City. The en-
CINE. We're wrecked. Inc freight engine
was hurled upon the front part OF thS
mail car, crushing 1t and killing Elijah Ma
gOtiu, a postal clerk. i ii. B=ebe, another
clerk, is IN a dying condition. The engineer
and freeman were saved by jun l1ng. None
Of the passengers were injured. The accident
was caused by olunder OF the operator al
Greenwood, who sent forward train '.NO. 8, .
instead of ono. l23."
Boston will undoubtedly have a distine
labor candidate for mayor at the coming
municipal election. George i. Mcneil
chairman of district assembly No. 80
Knights of Labor, viii be the standard
bearer, agreeing to run II lOO names are Sc
cured to pledges IN which the slgnerz agree
to vote for him. Between 1000 and SOU
had been obtained mp to Saturday night
No doubt the list will be filed before , hur5
day. Henry George, Of New York, Is be-
hind Mcneil, and if the latter is nominated
George will take the stump for him.
A terrible accident happened in the new
qyclOrama building on Larned street, De
trOit, Mich, about twenty feet Of scanOld
'ng ga 20 Wav, precipitating four carpenter
10 the ground, q distance OF nifty feet. I've
others saved themselves by catching tht
broken scaffoi dingss Michael Gegler wal
killed instantly. j. Onsten's face struck
piece of scaff ylding, crushing II so that h'
died while on the way to the hospital. vii
liam Reardsr had a leg broken and was in
5ured internally. His recovery Is doubtful
George Phillips sustained internal injuries
besides having broken leg and smashed
arm. il is said that he will recover. tn,
accident was cansed by the men cToWding II
one spot.
The Coutir entail hotel, at the sOutheas
corner of Wabash avenue and Madison
street. Chicago, was damaged by hre to thu
extent of about $500 The fire started il
room a on the third floor, in a lot of beC
clothing. panic ensued among the guest
of the hotel Many women rushed on
screaming in their night clothes, or scantill
clad at best The ire burned rapidly ant
an oks filed the whole house. When til,