Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-04

some time ago, not a word escaped the
police about the affair until the arrest and
arraignmsnt of Frank R. Campbell the al
legged miscreank. The prisoner has been IN
employ Of James Carruthers, who has an
Oihc5 in the exchange building. One after
noon ne called, and when every body had
left the office except Mr.. Carruthsrs, he
drew a revolver, and, placing the muZzle of
the weapon close TO the gsntleman's head,
demanded that he write him check for
$50, r marking that he could take his
choice in writing the check or dying. Mr..
Carruthers chose the first alternative
Campbell took the check and hurried away
to the office OF Robert Warren, In the Royal
Insurance building, were he received its full
face value in cash.
The Chicago police are very positive that
the anarchists had some deeply laid scheme
on hand with their outside friends on the
morning when the verdict was returned by
the jury, but just what It was they are not
able to determine. 81 think" said an old
officer, who has been out on duty through
out the trial, ''tne arrangements whatever
they might have been, had been cOncOcted
by the condemned men and conveyed by
their relatives to the anarchists VINO were
not IN Jail You remember when they MED
into the court room for the last time Friday
morning, Parsons took red silk handk6r-
chief, which had been given him by Mrs.
Parsons the day previous, out of his hat,
and waved 1t at the crowd. He also had
white hanuE erChl5fs and i believe II the YER
dict had been all right they would have
used it for a signal. The red signal was a
sign for something, am sure, and there
would have been an outbreak If there had
ben enough of his friends in the big
crowd"
A meeting of the Cleveland group of an
archists was held in Chicago to take action
on she conviction Of the anarchists. About
100 anarchists were present and several
speeches we're delivered Christ Sam,
leader of the group, said: 'tIhe reigning
ole A. arrra-afrFafH aH
war, and war they shall have to the knife.
The struggle would continue" he said, until
the great anarchist revolution swept away
all law and dictationi that all men would be
square" The speaker admitted the con-
stitutiOn, but said as now regarded 1t was
not worth the paper on which 1t was writ
ten, The memories OF the old patriots
who founded the government had been
outraged by the Chicago verdict in the
shameful manner in which the law had
been perverted. Could they but know Of 1t,
II was sufficient to cause them to turn IN
their graves. Saam was firmly of the Opin-
ion that the condemned men would not suf-
fer death on the gallOWs. lie said should
that prove the case, it would not retard the
anarchists movement.
Nlrs. Cleveland touched an electric button
at Prospect House in New York which set
the machinery Of the Minneapolis exposition
in motion. The president also wrote the
following message:
With many thanks for the kind message
to us by the officers and directors of the
Minneapolis Industrial exposition Mrs.
Cleveland joins me in rendering to them
hearty congratulations upon the suspicious
Inauguration of an exhibition which not
only demonstrates the prosperity and pro
gresl of the northwest, but must also reflect
credit upon country whose pride is the
happiness and cOutentment Of its people,
and their enjoyment of all the gifts of God.
ola MI FrT1nH
request and will put in motion the machin-
cry of the exposition. She now awaits your
signal.
Signed GROVER CLEVELAND.
While patrolling South Park avenue, in
Chicago, Officer Brown was attracted to the
rear of No. 24OO by q crowd Of people in
teutly looking at some object on the ground,
which none seemed disposed to pick up.
The object was gas pipe, three feet long,
with one end sOltdly plugged up with lead
At the other end a long fuse and three
matches were attached. 1t resembled a
dynamite bomb. similar to those which have
been found IN all parts of the city. 1t was
placed directly under ths kitchen window OF
the residence which Is occupied by MIR.
5prume, a board OF trade man. The deadly
looking instrument was gingerly handled by
the officer, who carried IL to the station for
the inspection Of his superlOrs. These too,
gave the thing the cold shoulder, and after
a snort delberatIOu IL was decided to throw
it into the lake, being too dangerous for eX-
animation. 1t is the largest bomb yet dis
covered.
The Nebraska state prohibition conven-
ton met at Lincoln with over 400 delegates,
representing fOrty-hve 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,
j.. b. GrayhEms secretary OF state l.. j..
O'Neil: treasurer, A. j. Leach; auditor, j. e.
Hopper; attorney general Martin L. Brown;
commissioner of public lands. l.. b. Palmer;
superintendent of public schools, j. A.
Smith. The delegates from the several con-
gressional districts met and placed IN nOmi-
nation the following for congress: First
district George Z. Bi gelOWs second, Rev. @.
L. Harrison; third, w. G. Ollnger.
The celebrated Richmond murder trial
was concluded at st. Joseph, Mo-, and a
verdict of mot guilty. rendered. Fully
one thousand spectators, half of them ladies,
assembled at the opening OF the court.
The jury was sent to their room for consul
tati IN and were absent exactly twenty min
utes. An impressiHg silence prevailed IN
the court room as the jury filed IN. The
foreman handed written verdict 10 the
court who read as follows: eve, the jury
and the defendant not guilty as charged IN
the Indictment, on the ground Of insanity;
at the present time. @. Day, Foreman"
Then followed scene the like of which was
never before seen in a st. Joseph court room.
A loud shout of appreciation broke from the
men, followed by tremendous applause,
while the ladies rose to their feet and waved
their handkerchiefs.
A dispatch from Eagle Pass, Tex, says
that Robert B. Allen, superintendent OF the
COahn mines syndicate, makes complaint to
Consul Lynn of constant ana persistent an
uoyances inflicted on the mining comp any
by Mexican officers at Cuabro SienagOO and
San Pablo, imposing unjust fines for hOat-
ing the American flag on American property
without first obtaining permission from the
authorities at San Pablo, for which Onense
the company was lined, and stopped mining
operations on several occasions for trivial
causes. Mr.. Allen states that since the Cut
ting and Rasures affairs the annoyance has
been more constant and the ill-tregtment Of
Americans IN his locality mas been more
persistent. His statements are corrObOrated
by five other Americans.
J. A. McEIhinney, 20 years old, ate a
day Of dissipation, returned to his home
and cut and beat his mother so that she
will die. His only reason for the dastardly
attack was that his mother demonstrated
with him for his idlsness and drunk
enness. He hurled a knife at her, which
struck her in the forehead, and then flung
plate, which struck her over the eye, frac
turing her skull. She fell unconscious TO
the floor. Then, realizing what he had
done, the besOtted young brute fed from the
house, but was soon arrested. He said that
his cousin had committed the assault, but
his DYING mother, to whose bedside IN the
hospital he was TAKEN declared that he was
her assailant. He lived In New York City.
From Indianola, Tex, comes the saddest
story yet reported about the storm which has
lately devastated Texas. During the heighth
of it the signal Office was blown down, carry
ing with it Captain ]. A. Reed, signal officer,
auT D- n Rreeeraua both of whom we're