Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-01
GENERAL NEWS.



state and territory may within other
states and territories, and within the Dis
trict of Columbia, solicit from merchants
orders for goods and merchandise by sam
pie, catalogue or price list, description or
representation, without the payment of any
license or mercantile tax. They state that
certain laws IN different states and terri
tories and District OF Columbia imposing
license fees on commercial travellers from
other states seem to discriminate against
cities and products Of other states, and that
in the confusion of such laws, that free in
ter-state commence, which is designed under
the constitution, is interfered with and re-
strained. The committee cOnce des the
right of a state to tax its citizens engaging
in any business, but in doing that the
state has no right to lay duty upon bust
ness from one state to another under the
name of a license tax or penalty.
The Times this morning speaking
Of the S condition OF Months s96
symptoms of Bright's disease We're noticed,
and after battling with it heroicaIly, Arthur
four months ago was forced -es-7siirs 4foI--
business. Three or four weeks ago heart
troubles, which are inseparable from aggra-
waited stages Of Brights' disease, We're hrst
observed and for the nrst time since the
disease manifested itself, hope began 10 fade
out from the minds of those who knew OF
Arthur's illness. Arthur realizes his position
thoroughly. He was always fearful Of fall
ing a victim to Bright's disease, and now
that he is in the clasp of the dreaded enemy,
he fights with the energy and courage which
always distinguished him. But the advant-
ages are all on one side, and it is probably
question of a few days when the struggle
will come to an end.
Deputy Sheriff Coy and Constable john
son, with several ranchmen, arrested two
Mexicans charged with horse stealing, near
Corpus Christie, Texas. The prisoners were
brought to d saloon and taken TO Constable
Johnson's house for keeping until the next
train arrived from Corpus Christie. Early
in the morning band of masked men rode
up before the cOnsTables house, dlsarmed
johnson and entered the room where the
Gwo prisoners lay sleeping. They awakened
them and told them to get ready TO die.
While on their knees praying for mercy, the
leader gave the word fire, at which hye
rifles belched forth their deadly contents,
blowing the tops OF the prisoners heads OF
and scattering their brains about the place.
The murderers then escaped.
Special kilograms to BradstreeFs from
leading trade centers show moderate gains
IN the movement Of general merchandise at
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis,
Peoria, St. Louis, st. Joe. Kansas City and
San Francisco. The greatest activity rela-
lively is at Kansas City, Detroit and Gin
cinnati The heaviest movement of pro
ducts is eastward via, the lake, including
nearly 100000 bushels of wheat and half as
much corn. At eastern centers trade is n
regular, but generally of moderate value.
The most depressing factor in the trade
situation is the uncertainty attending the
attitude and outcome of the existing de-
mands of organized lobor.
Advices from San Francisco state that
passenger traffic has been of
an immense volume recently, from
200 to $50 car loads of passengers leaving
Kansas City for the west daily. One reason
why the AtchisOu road advanced rates was
that it could not get cars enough TO handle
the business, many passengers being OFTEN
obliged TO stand as much as two hours at
time and the cars being crowded like
street cars. The Central and Southern Pa
a. IL HHnHH HHHag. al ID
passenger car that could be found, and the
Union Pacific road is using emigraut cars
which have been sidetracked for ten years.
The announcement that the Rock Island
railroad had issued SlOOO4OOO of
new bonds for the purpose of
further extension of its lines, following so
closely upon the knowledge that the North
western would issue probably S2OOOO,OJO
and St. Paul, say, Ss,OOO,OO0 OF S9,OOOOOO
for the same purpose, shows Lhat the
CORPORATIONS whose lines center at Chicago
are taking advantage of the present album
dance OF capital TO enter into competitive
struggle for new territory. 1t will. however,
keep them from cutting rates while any of
their bonds are yet to come out, because
that would injure their market for bonds"
There is trouble in Tarrytown among the
servant girls. They have come to the con-
elusiOn that they are not receiving enough
pay, and some time ago a united demand
was made of their employers for higher
wages, but nearly in every case they met
with a refusal. The wages paid are from
S14 to SIG per month. About twenty-five of
the girls have walked out of their respective
kitchens and gOen to New York. leaving
their mistresses to manage affairs as best
they could. AS the summer resorts are now
securing help, the girls say 1t is a good time
al the year 10 strike.
The executive committee of the Irish Ma
tionaI League has sent out circular re-
Questing every branch of the league to or
ganize Immediately a mass meeting of rep
resentatives men of American politics and
all natiOnaities, to obtain IN the form OF
resolutions such expressions of American
opinion as viii strengthen Gladstone and
Parnell in the coming struggle. All are eX-
hOrted to labor that other legislatures will
follow the example or Iowa. OAlOs New
York Connecticut. Rhode Island, and the
parliament of Quebec in passing resOlu-
tons, and telegraphing encouragement.
The members of the st. Louis stove
mOulders union sometime ago demanded an
advance in wages of 10 per cent. Two of
the fOundries acceded to the demands, and
the management of the others succeeded
in averting a strike of their employees.
At a meeting of the union 1t was re-
solved to repeat the demands, and If 1t Is
not granted on or before the LIST or May the
mOulders will strike. The members OF the
union number about $500.
A fire broke out in the upper DOR of the
six story building, Nos. % to 66, Crosby
street, and from 5l2 to BIG Broadway, in New
York City. 1t was occupied by August,
Bernham d. Bauer, wholesale clOthiers, and
j. W. Goddard IL Sons, importers. The
block was one of The most valuable IN the
city. AS the spring trade OF stock OF the
different firms occupying the building had
all been received by each of them. The loss
is estimated at S75O,OOO
With the exception of the Eighth and
Ninth avenue lines, every surface road IN
New York is tied NO by a strike, caused by
renewed trouble on the Third avenue line.
A Third avenue car was nearly demolished
by bricks thrown from building at Fifty
ninth street. The police then charged mp
the pockets of two prisoners taken were
found licenses as drivers Of the Fourth av-
enue road.
Not to be behind the times, about fifty
boys, attending the Upper school in East St.
Louis, went out on a strike, demanding
shorter hours. They declare that they viii
not attend school until there demand is
granted. Eighteen boys of the Island
school in East st. Louis were prevailed upon
and they abseDted themselves, their request
for shorter hours not having been granted
zJudge Andrews, in the New York Supreme
court granted an Injunction restraining the
St. Louis Fort Scott d Wichita railway
company from issuing, transferring, selling
or delivering any of It's bonds secured by It's
mortgage Of October, 1882, which shall be
in excess of the total issue Of bonds repre-
senting $4,000 a mile of completed road,
until further sections of the road shall be
completed, justifying such issue.
The great law suits of the Maurriyalis
Mining company, of Pachuea, in defense of
their property against Andres Tillo, the
claimant of the MaurriyRlis property. has