Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-13

/ teenth infantry. Major q. 5. POLAND, OF
/ the eighteenth infantry, to be major of the
tenth infantry. First Lieutenant William
/ @. Manning, of the twenty third infantry, to
\ be captain; Second Lieutenant William
I Nichols, of the twenty third infantry TO be
l first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant James
I LOcket, fourth cavalry, to betrst lieutenant
Oshua H.. Child, of Missouri, to be minister
resident and consul general Of the United
States to Siam; William Gordon, OF New
York, to be consul Of the United States, at
Aedaiia-
In the court of claims at Washington,
Chief Justice Richardson delivered the Opin-
ion of the court IN the case Of the Union Pa
citic railroad company, IN which it is held on
the authority of several decisions of the
United States supreme court, that the right
of the government to retain under the subsi-
dy acts and the sinking fund act, the COM
pensatlOn due the company for service, ap
plies only to the compensation for services
upon the $50 mlls7 Of the aiaed portions of
the road, and not for the ZI7 miles for the
building of which the United States fur
nished no aid either by lands or chartered
rights.
About seyeuty-fve employees of the Cham
plon Machine Company and Bar and knit
company at Springfield Ohio, were dischaFg-
ed for refusing to WCTA ~ the works of the
Champion maleable iron company. The
men discharged We're Knights of Labor
almost without exception. The men claim
the action is "a scheme 10 get the Knights ont
of work. The nen in the blacksmith shop
IN the new Champion Works were ordered to
90 to work IN the Malleable iron works, and
they refused. They We're paid of and dis
charged. Only one blacksmith of the num-
Der went to work, and he soOE returned.
The Mccormick reaper works resumed op-
Grafton, one hundred and fifty men report
ing for duty. Great crowds were in the VI
cinity of the works early on the morning of
the day, and their presence Is ascribed TO the
fact that larger number did not apply for
work through fear of intimidation. A large
force of police were on hand TO preserve or
der, and arrested three or four men who
were noisy and aggressive. Five minutes
after the gates opened, according to MIR. Nc
COrmlck's count, $50 men We're at work in
the various departments. Superintendent
Averil said that number of men were pre-
vented from returning by having received
threatening notes the previous night.
A dispatch from Woodbiue. KY. says:
Blood continues to flow freely IN the noun
tain section. The Turner and Howard fac
lions, numbering about fifty on either side
have been at war for years. Every now and
then a sympathlZer on one or the other side
is caught out and killed. So it has been go
ing on until a number of graves scattered
about over the county mark the progress of
the 16ud. A few weeks ago Jordan Turner
and six OF his cOnfederates killed William
Lane IN Bell county, and some little time
before that John Howard had stabbed to
death Walker Burkhart.
The remains of Congressman James
Laird's brother, A. w. Laird, who was killed
recently near Albuquerque, New Mexico,
were brought to Hastings Neb., where they
were inferred. Congressman Laird was
present. The verdict of the corOuer's jury
states that young Lads death was wholly
the result of an accident. He had been visit
ing an Indian village near the Atlantic and
Pacific junction and on returning at about
O'Clock in the evening in attempting to
board a freight train while in motion, miss
al
wheels.
During the month of February, the secre-
tary of the treasury purchased 1,45O,OOO
ounces OF silver for c0inage~l1sto standard
dollars, being about 100000 less than the
usual monthly purchases. 1t is explained at
the department that the amount of silver
fell short because no more was offered at
market rates. The price was higher owing
to the increased expenses of transportation
during the bad weather which prevailed dur
ing the month. This was, however, sufficient
bullion on hand to allow the coinage of dol
lars to the minimum limit.
w. S. Thorn, for several years in charge
of the union ticket office al the Union depot,
Chicago, is short in his accounts and is prac-
ucally under arrest. The amount of the
shortage, according to the best authenticated
statements, IS alleged to be not less than
$4,000. Thorn is said to be a man of good
habits. The Fidelity d Casualty company,
OF New York, an organization formed for
LLlG purpose Oh 4L45l44-4A lb4DgEIb against
the detalcatOn Of employees, had issued
$4,000 policy on Thorn, which secures the
railroad company.
The trial of James Holland for the murder
of Tom Davis, the gambler and crook, was
commenced in New York City. The district
attorney made the opening address to the
Jury. The prisoner, who sat beside his
keeper, was cheered by the presence of eX-
Senator b. b. Paddock, of Fort Worth, Tex,
an old friend, who guarantees the good
character of Holland, and who came on here
purpOseiy to assist him IN his trial. HOl-
! land seems to lack neither friends nor
money, and the former are confident of an
acquittal.
A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal, says:
/ The excitement in the passenger rate war
I here was intense, when it was announced
! that the Atch1sOu, Topeka 81 Santa Ee and
! the Southern Pacific were cutting into one
another with the hercest ardOr. The rates
now railing are limited to Kansas City, $40;
/ Chicago, IS, and New York $50. Immigrant
/ tickets are sold at 81 or 81 less, and much
/ business is being done.
/ The house committee on foreign affairs
I have agreed TO a favorable report on Mr..
Hills bill to provide for the exercise of the
/ States in places out of their territory and
dominion. As stated IN the report, the bill
/ Is intended to provide a more complete, pre-
I else and harmonious body of law for pro
/ lection of Americans residing in various
| Pagan and MOhammedan countries.
The case of James T. Holland, of Texas,
. on trial in New York city, fer killing Tom
! Davis, the confidence man, went to the jury
. at 1880. 1t was o'clock when the judge re-
I turned to the court room and received the
jury's verdict Of mot guilty" Holland
] grasped the hand of each Juryman with
warmth, and after receiving an ovation from
the people present walked out free man.
The Missouri Pacific railroad company
] has rescinded its order declining to con-
tract for the transportation of perlsEable
/ property and live stock. This action, 1t is
said, is taken because the company fears
! some delay to its trains or accident to its
property on account of the Knights of Labor
strike in Texas.
One hundred and twenty-five Chinese, al
work as wood choppers and grubberss neal
Mount Tabor, three miles east OF Portland
Ore, were fOrcibly driven out by a mob Of
between sixty and eighty whites. Most OF
them were masked and marched to the ferry
from whence they were conveyed to TIM.
side.
Bill Brown (colored) of Nashville, Tenn.
one of the i've negroes concerned lin the Dru
tai murder of Frank Arnold, made a full
confession, He sWore that Arnold wa
dragged into the thicket and shot in tn,
head by Simon Fox, who afterwards stabbed
him twice in the neck.
The postmaster general has appointed
Major u. @. AdcClue, of South Carolina, al
appointment clerk of the pOstafhce depart
; ment, vice James Crokey, resigned. w. H
Appleton, Of New Hampshire, principal e1
aminer in the patent ONCE, IN division TEX
: tiles, has resigned.
Diamonds valued at $500 were seized il
= Chicago saloon by special customs agents
{ it IS stated that woman named Lloyd ha
! made twenty smuggling trips between En-
: ropean cities and Chicago and that tia
, goods above mentioned were brought owe
b. her