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


acres viii be submerged before the levee can
be repaired.
A frame building at Alton, Pa, used as
sleeping quarters for labOrers, tOppled
over and caught fire from the stove.
The building contained thlrty-elght ltallaas
in the employ of the Erie railroad. Before
they could get out, six were burned IN a nor
rible manner, and three others were badly
injured. The charred remains of the IN
fortunate victims have been removed and
present sickening sight.
William W. Sears, Adiuard W. Withers,
Fred PinkertOn, Phillip S. Burns, George
WithroW and Thomas TObin. were arraign-
ed in the st. LOuis criminal court on a
charge of obstructing street railroad tracks
by the use of dynamite. The defendants are
the men arrested at the time of the street car
strike IN connection with the dynamite out
RACES.
The predicted extension and development
of the Chicago, Rock Island d Pacific rail
road system is to become a fact forthwith.
Ihe company have determined to issues To-
O1J. 600 in new bonds. Contracts were sign
ed in Wall street by the terms of which the
banking house of Kuhn, Loeb q Co.. are
subscribers for them
Six thousand employees of the sugar REIN
cries of the eastern district of Brooklyn,
struck for noncompliance with demand
for an advance Of wages presented short
time since. 1t is stated that the loss to one
1t is believed 4, 600 of the 6,OOO strikers are
controlled by Hanemyer d Elder
Among the combinations made by the
senate IN its executive session were the nom
nations of w. J.. West, of Kentucky, to be
governor of Utah, by vote of 40 70 To- and
ID. @. Bradley collector of internal revenue
for North Carolina The latter gave rise to
considerable discussion, but he was confirm
ed-27 to is.
AT a mass-meeting of Knights of Labor in
Washington, presided over by Representa-
tive Earquhar, Senator Voorhees, urged work
ingmen to organize, and promised his vote
and influence TO secure such legislation as
they desired. Speeches were also made by
Representative Weaver, Murphy, and
O'Hara.
The matter of prohibition which has been
so hCtly carried on in Louise county w. Va.
during the past week, resulted IN the county
commissioner Iuslng 70 grant licenses. Inc
saloon men say they will sell, lot come what
may. The prohibition party say they will
do all in their power to prosecute those who
sell.
A dispatch from Springfield, No, says:
Application was made at Bolivar for the re-
lease on a writ of haDus corpus OF Cora Lee,
held as an accessory to the murder Of Mrs.
George Graham. The motion will be argued
before Judge Wallace on Thursday. Cora
Lee is suffering from typhoid fever.
Senator Logan has re-introduced in the
senate, the bill to increase the efficiency OF
the army with the section stricken out which
provides for an increased number of men,
and relating to the pay of chaplains and
authorizing commissioned officers TO make
deposits of money with army paymasters.
The ticket Offices of the various railroads
have made the announcement this morning
that the railroad war is over, and post the
$3.50; limited, $3.50; third-class, $3.50.
Chicago, S72.50, S62.50 and $3.50. New
York, $500, $500 and S57.25.
The zoo employees Of the Missouri car
foundry at St. Louis struck because that
company was furnishing material to the
Missouri Pacific. The strike was ordered
by District assembly, and 1t is Of course Or
dered for the purpose of assisting the Mis-
souri, Pacific strikers.
The various continental railroads
have made the announcement that the rail-
road war Is over, and post the following
rates: st. Louis, unlimited, S6l.5O; limited,
S575O; thlrd-clgss, $3.50. Chicago, $50,
$3.50 and $3.50. New York, $4,000, $500
and S57.25.
The afternoon newsboys struck on the De
trOit evening NetrS, demanding two papers
for a cent instead of one, as heretofore.
They follow the example of their elders ana
whenever any one Of them buys papers he Is
set upon and severely beaten, and his pa
pers torn up.
seven Oh 1AEHa N1Ldl 3 LuhGtg 10y EALLcl47
of New York City, were indicted by the
grand jury for misdemeanOr and conspiracy
by coercion. They were arrested and furn-
ished bail to await trial. Six other parties
have been indicted, but thus far have elud-
ed arrest.
The house committee on war department
expenditures concluded the hearing OF
charges of irregularity in the accounts of
the signal service bureau, and adopted a
resolution declaring that the evidence does
not show the existence Of any fraud or cor
ruptIOn.
On papers received from Washington, the
authorities at st. Paul have released from
jail, after six months confinement, an alleg-
ed murderer from the Northwestern terri
tory named Bulldog Kelly, whom the
Canadians have been trying to secure for
trial.
Several committees of the Knights of La
Dor collected quite a sum of money at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, for the Missouri Pacific
strikers. The miners il Pennsylvania are in
sympathy with the western strikers and viii
aid them to the best Of their ability.
Senator Ingalls, has reported adversely
from the judiciary committee a bill to grant
full pay for the remainder Of their lives. to
all judges of the United States courts who
may resign after thirty years service, or
who may become 20 years old.
The executive board of the knights of
Labor received at st, Louis, for the strikers
IuIQs CDfllU AEHAl1 anu q LELGksLd from
the east stating that $4,000 have been for
warded from sympathiZers in that part of
the country.
The Union Pacific and the Burlington &
Missouri river roads have given notice OF an
other advance in trans continental passen-
ger rates. The advance Is equivalent to an
addition of So to the net rates, both first and
second class.
President Arthur's attending physician
was seen at his residence and said the report
concerning Arthur's illness had been highly
exaggerated. He is in no immediate dan
ger and Will be out as soon as the weather
permits.
The striking sugar refners in the vicinity
of Hunters Point n. " began to grow de-
monstratiVe and finally began riOting. The
result was a charge by the police in which
several strikers were severely wounded.
The business failure occurred throughout
the country IN the last seven days number
for the United States lj5; Canada %. Total
1874, compared with a total of lS2 last week,
and 2l5 the week previous to last.
The white and coIored pupils in the Nc
DOnOugh school at Alglers, opposite New
Orleans, struck for less hours of study, and
the services Of police were required TO pre-
serve order.
About 100 employees Of the Brunswick &
/ Bake manufacturing company, at Cincin-
natl, engaged in making billiard tables
struck for 20 per cent increase IN wages
Under the appeals of Mr.. Kimball, the
debt-raiser, the members of Immanue.
church, Chicago, have subscribed so, O0C
toward eXtinguishing e debt of 1000.
The bill repeating the Broadway Surface
railway charter has passed the New York as
sembly. The bill now goes TO the governor
for his signature.
The National tobacco works, of I,ouisville
I Ky, employing 500 hands, voluntarily
/ adopted the eight hour system without re
duciug its pay.
/ The boycott was the subject of denuncia