Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-18
VOL. X. NO. 7.
THE RFWS IN BRIEF.

W. i. Price, representing the Eighth M1s-
eOnsin district in congress. died, aged 62
ysars-
Coal In immense quantities has been dis
covered IN Henderson and Smith counties
Texas
The tannery Of i. R. Hersom & Son, at
South Berwick Maine, valued AZ $4,000 or
more, was burned.
Governor Marin duke has refused TO in
terfere in the case of Robert Grayson5 sent
encsd to be hanged.
DR.. A. f. Erich, Of Baltimore, widely
known as q writer on medical subjects died
OF apopleGy at the sge Of 4S.
A citizen of La Porte, Indiana, offers to
furnish man who can eat a twelve pound
goose each day for month.
At meeting of the board Of directors Of
zths Baltimore & Ohio railroad Robert Gar
EFT was reelected president.
The sheriff at Hot Springs, Ark raided
every gambling establishment in town and
burned the tables and chips in the street.
Tho Michigan Central road reports that
for tie past Two months 70 LA carried more
freight than ia any similar nme IN It's his
tory.
Baron De Lorme, who has arrived in New
York, represents cattle syndicate IN Europe
which desires to secure several million acres
Of grazing lands
Another earthquake shock wss felt in
Charleston. 1t was very percepuble, wax
ing up souud sIeepsTs and the EremOrs ap-
peared to last fully minute.
A dispatch from Ottawa represents that
unless the fishery question Is settled before
spring the Canada government will add SIX
cruisers to its patrol service
Mrs. o. h Wright. one Of the earliest set
tiers OF FTeep9rt, Ill., died. slgnor Operau
leader Of the orchestra at the Centennla
exposition, expired at Leadville.
A negro convict named hughes, in the
77saa HHEHar raH .fHH
saulted and ably cut a keeper named Coined
His chances for recovery are very poor.
The attorney general Of pennsylvania filed
bills IN equity against the anthracite pool
combination and the trunk line pool and
asked for temporary injunction large
number OF corporations are affected.
John O. Miller, a well known pension
attorney and stenOgrapher, was shot IN
Washington b. George n. Walker con
tractor, for writing scurrilOus letters about
Walkers wife. Miller'5 wound Is probably
atai. Walker is in Jail.
The commissioner Of the generallan Of
ice recommends that proceedings be COM
menCed to compel the removal or fences IN
lawfully enclOs ng public lands IL New Mex
leo, amounting TO 10000 acres. Six com
panies have that amount Of land enclosed.
Something to eat and collins are about the
only thing that 1t is possible to buy in In
dianapOls on Sunday. The liquor league
have men on watch over all pla res Of business,
and in consequence there Is nothing done
that VIII warrant prosecution Tor VIOLATION
OF the Sunday Law.
The secretary of the treasury sent a com
munieation 90 the house from the director
Of the mint concerning the need of a new
legislation concerning the restriction placed
upon the issue of Subsidiary silver coin. be
recommends the repeal Of the law limiting
the amount Of the issue 10 S5O,OOOOOO.
The Western Union Telegraph company,
after reporting a net surplus of So l6O,75l,
decided to declare no dividend. The Baltl-
n glnmegEen
the Canadian Pacific system, and 1t is stated
that wires from Vancouver 70 San Francisco
will be completed within thirty days.
The national legislation committee Of the
Knights of LABOR had a consultation with
Senator Blair, chairman of the senate com
mittee on education and labor, With regard
TO the attitude to be taken by knights to
ward the Blair educational bill. The results
of the interview will be forwarded to the
general executive board, with a recommen-
dalton OF the bill, and if the board approves,
the legislative committee VIII try TO secure
the passage Of the bill at this session.
delegation Of representative colored
men from the states of Mississippi and Ten
ueaaee, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri, IN
der the leadership Of j. Milton Turner OF
st. Louis arrived at Neelyvllles and spent
the day looking over the ChOuteau lands IN
the county lying between the Black and st.
Francois rivers, and on which it is proposed
20 establish a cOlOrsd colony. The dele
gates left for home to-day, we'll pleased
with the country, and their report will be,
IN all prOba Dl1tys satisfactory 70 those VINO
sent them out here.
The quartermaster general Of the army,
acting under the provisions OF a bill passed
on the motion Of Representative O'Neil, Of
Missouri, at the last session Of congress, has
examined the claim Of the Christian Broth
srs' college, OF st. Louis, for occupation of
dts building by United states troops during
the var, and has certified to the secretary Of
the treasury that the college Is entitled to
$4,000. This is somewhat of a new depart
IRE In the mode OF payment or similar war
claims specific appropriation by congress
being generally required.
Alfonso King Of Buffalo, who was adVer-
tised to walk across the river below Niagra
falls with his feet eucassd IN his wonderful
gold fish shoes, made the attempt, and sue
seeded in making dismal failure. He start
cd from the Canadian shore, and Was tOWed
a short distance into the river by boat
He was then cast adrift, ana went floating
down stream, throwing his arms about IN a
futile endeavor to MAINTAIN ms equilibrium.
He doated thus for about two minutes,
when he lost his balance tOppled over and
vas dragged into the boat. 1t IS not
likely he will repeat the attempt,
In the eztradition case Of the United
States against William Bauscher, which
the United States supreme court decided,
Chief Justice Waite, IL dissenting from the
opinion of the court said; 81 am unable TO
concur in the decision of this case. A fugi-
tive from justice has no absolute right of
asylum in a country to which he heess and
If he can be got back within the Jurisdiction
OF the country whose laws ne mas NlOlaUeus
he may be proceeded with precisely the
same as if he had not fed, unless there is
something in the laws of the country where
he Is ~ be tried or IN the way IN which he
was got back, to prevent.
The commissioners of pensioners has is
sued a circular 70 magistrates, in which he
says that his attention has been called to the
increasing number of cases in which vOuchrs
fer quarterly payment pensions have been
executed prior to the date on the vouchers
and postpaid. The practice results IN great
embarrassment and long delay to pension
erss and besides entails upon the pension
once large amo0nt OF unnecessary CORES
pondence. The circular calls attention to
the fact that the practice is IN violation of
law and says il is the intention of the com
missiOners, ifit be found necessary, to pros
soute magistrates who commit the offens-
q.
A IRE broke out in one of the lover floor
rooms at the statehouse in Springfield, III,
which contained quantity of pRint and oil
that vas being used for finishing the build
In perhaps thirty minutes the flames were
11bdued, but not until the room had been
burned ont and the handsomely decorated
walls and ceiling Of the north corridor were
ruined. It is feared, also, that the decOFa-
tons in other paris Of the building have been
damaged by smoke, but at this writing q
thorough examination has not been made
4naamuoh as the house Is still full Of smoke
ana the odor OF burning oil The loss viii
amount to several thousands, certainly.
The building is still in the hands Of tbs con-
tractors.
Robert Grayor, colcred, was hanged in the
yard OF the jail at st. Louis, on Wednesday
morning. AT 6 O'Clock the death Warrsnt
aFas read 70 him In his eeW aud At SEN