Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-11

in "Oliver Twist" For some time past Mr.
searle has not been living with his wife
His last engagement was with theatrical
company travelling through the Southern
states, and three weeks ago he went tC
Havana for his health.
A tremendous sensation has occurred il
the City of Mexico. For the last two days
there has been great excitement over the
sale of tickets at the National theatre OF
the Patti season OF 1V5 nights IN January.
The city had gone wild and the greatest
rush for seats continued for several days.
A man giving his name as Mayer, and
claiming to be a brother of NJ. r. Mayer,
Abbey's partner, was O5tensibIy the agent
of Mr.. Abbey. The agent had letters to
some of the best people here. After selling
over $4,000 worth of tickets, he decaInpsd,
and the public is left to mourn its loss.
/ There was consummatsd at the Planter g
/ House st. Louis the sale OF q tract of
land in Mexico 1907 miles long and six
miles wide, John d. Miles, Of Lawrence,
| Kan, fOrmly Indian agent for the Chey-
l enues and ArapahOes, was the purchaser
| for a syndicate, the comp OsltlOn Of which
/ he would not dlVulge. The Rio Bravo Land
i Cattle company are the sellers. The
/ purchasers are I've residents OF this city and
/ three of FL Pasos texas. They acquired a
/ ninety-nIne years lease to 2 tract which
| extends from a point fifty miles from PasO
del Norte, on the Mexican side of the Rio
/ Grande, and extending down the river par
allel with It's course for l60 miles. The
| price paid was something over 500, 600
/ 1t Is proposed to establish monster cattle
I rancne on the tract.
/ IN important feature has entered into the
| controversy between the green glass manu-
/ tgcturers and blowers over the abolition of
/ the apprentice system. Meetings Of the 10
| cal assemblies OF the glass blowers we're held
| IN Clayton, MillsVill5, Salem, Woodbury.,
/ WILLIAMSBURG and Glassboro, n j., when It
| was decided that they would not strike as
/ ordered by the executive board of district
/ assembly NO. 14J, Knights of Labor but
| would surrender their charter rather than do
/ SO. These blowers are working with APP
| prentices under a reduction in wages OF 8
/ per cent, according to an agreement enter
/ ed into with the manufacturers some weeks
/ ago. The respective charters of the six as
/ ssmbllss were sent to General Secretary
/ Charles II. Litchman at the general head
quarters IN PIttsburg yesterday.
The new dam which has Just been finished
! at the Langley cotton mills, on the line of
/ the Charlotte, Columbia Il Augusta rail
/ way, IN South Carolina gave way, and 10 Is
/ again almost complete wreck. The water
/ rushed through IN a Hood from the pond
| and swept away half a mile Of the track of
/ the Charlotte Columbia IL Augusta railway,
/ and badly damaged the track of the South
/ Carolina railway. All the new and eZpen-
| sive work recently completed on the former
! road Is totally ruined, and 1t viii be at
] least week before the damage can be re-
| paired. The accident Is ascribed to the
/ ed to have been felt in that locality. 1t is
/ believed that the shock was sufficiently
| strong to shake way the foundations and
| cause the structure to break loose. The
waters flooded all the adjacent country and
did much damage.
A special from Youngstown, Ohio, says
/ the indications are that q general strike
| among all the coal miners CT the MahOning
valley Will be on before the close of the week.
| The men at the several mines near here re-
WNgs az r1ElrNl Of
/ ton, the present basis being 50 cents. The
/ operators, after considering the matter re-
/ fused to acced6 to the demand, claiming
they could not afford to pay it and keep the
mines in operation, though admitting that
| the wages earned by the men were very low.
\ To-day the miners IN the employ Of the
/ Witch Hazel company Foster Coal company
/ and the Manning Coal company, numbering
upward of 200, struck and refused to work,
stating that they would not do so until the
! advance was conceded. A demand was made
/ at the Poland shaft and several others, for
an advance, but as yet they have not come
out. Both sides are firm aud long contest
/ Is expected by many.
| Hon. h. A. Hatcher a. very prominent
/ and highly respected attorney, died at his
/ home in Charleston Mo. Maj. Hatcher, as
| he was Familiarity called, was one of the old
/ est members of the bar in this section of
/ the state, and for many years was regarded
l as one of j S abiest members. He was once
/ a member of the state legislature from New
I -t4GAL4A County, "dH tLLC--4DGE u inc Gull
/ stituuOnal convention of 1861, was for
| many years circuit-attOrney for this Judi
/ cial circuit, and was during the late war
major IN the confederate service under
/ Gen. j. Il. b. Stewart He was d member
of the confederate congress, and from 1873
l to 1873 was member of the United States
1 congress from this district. In all of the
many public position he has held he has
! never betrayed a trust, but retired from
office with the universal confidence and re-
| spect OF the people. Since his retirement
from congress he has engaged IN the prac-
/ tice of the law in this place IN partnership
/ With J. j. Russell, the prese4t member
l elect of the legislature from this county.
| Many friends of Mai. Hatcher in all parts
| of the state will be panied to learn that he
/ has passed away.
The following circular has been addressed
! by President Fitzgerald TO the land delegat-
/ es to the Irish National League OF America,
| 10 view of the present crisis In Ireland,
] Sir: The tory government of Great Brit
/ ain has once more evinced its incapaclty to
/ govern Ireland by other means than coer-
cion. Our brethren in Ireland are again
called upon to show by courage, suffering
| and self sacrifices that they are the heirs OF
| their fathers herOism. The time has come
/ when We should prove by our actions that
our hearts beat IN union with theirs IL
comm IN love for Ireland and liberty. A few
| weeks since We promised that should Eng
land again have recourse to coercion We
/ would stand by them. We must now redeem
/ that pledge. Public lettings are proclaimed
soldiers are being crowded into the country
to overcome, and should oppOr-
tunity offer, to slaughter the people. Prison
cells await the nations leaders, and every
engine of opposition and constitutional leg
islatiOn is about to be used to prop up tyr
amy and injustice, and to crush the legi5i-
mate aspirations of Ireland. We must see
10 it that our promise of assistance was no
idle boast. State delegates are called upon
to proceed at once to the work of organic
ing the league in their respective
states and provinces. They should
use every means to increase the
membership of existing branches and es-
tablish new ones, and should urge the Off
GERS of branches within their jurisdiction to
devise means to promptly raise funds and
forward them to the treasurer, Rev. Charles
O'Reilly, d. D., Detroit, Mich. in aid Of
the anti-evictiOn fund. We must not stand
idle IN tbs face of the present crisis. Elk
perience has proven the futlity of coercion
to crush determined and united people.
With the loyal aid of her exiled children,
Ireland must come out of the struggle IN
conquered and victorious. Yours faith
fully,
JOHN FITzGERALD, President.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.