Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-24
VOL. VIII. NO. 80.
GENERAL NEWS.
DOMESTIC.

The president has nominated S. Davis
Page, to be assistant treasurer Of the United
States at Philadelphia Pa.
Louis L. Church, associate judge Of the
supreme court of Dakota, has rendered his
resignation to the president
William Harrigan, an ex-convict, has been
arrested in Detroit, Mich, for the murder Of
the KnOch family last winter.
Two little children were killed by a boiler
explosion II Wellsville, o. being caught IN
the debris and Ecalded TO death.
Martin Irons, the deposCd Knight Of
labor is now reading at hosedale5 Kansas
broken IN mind pocket and spirit.
The west Michigan railway has been per-
petually enjoiued from obstruct1ng the wa
Ter course and canal In NeEago county,
Michigan.
The losses by the lumber fires in north
east Wisconsin are greater than for years
have been destroyed.
Charles S. Keller, one of the leading dry
goods merchants of Dubuque, lows dlsap-
Deared suddenly and myst6riOuslys and no
trace Of him can be obtained
The prohibitionists failed 10 secure local
option for Nicksburg, Mss by about l,zOJ
majority, while the county Is thought 70
have gone against the scheme also.
Samuel K. Gay, chief clerk in the Pitts
burg, Pa, pension office has skipped for
Canada, having embeZzled over $1,000.
He had been an exemplary young man.
The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days number
in the United States, l63; Canada, 20; total
1873; compared with total of l7S last week
The hottest day of the season IN northern
Texas is reported at Fort Worth. Reports
from various points show that the thermOm-
eter registered from 100 70 10 degrees IN the
shade.
The International molders' union viii
hereafter meet once in two years, and Gin
cinnah will be the headquarters OF the or
der. y. A. Fitzpatrick OF Cincinnati, wal
elected president.
Steve RenfroW, q not orious desperate anC
seaped convict, who was captured near In.
erprise, Miss, brought 10 Livingston anC
placed in Jail, was taken from prison and
hEnged By masked men.
Geo. Harrison. colored, was hanged a
Shreveport, La, for the murder OF GeS
Allen. Allen had ordered Harrison to leave
his premises, and he shot Allen dead while
he was standing in his own doorway.
The Chase county national bank at Impe
rial, Neb., has been forced 10 suspend be
cause of the defalcatlOn It's president, WhS
lad wrecked the Dundy county bank a
Henkleman. Losses SZ5,OOO.
Forty cars Of the Forepaugh circus trair
vent over the embankment near Fassalboro
Sic. Twenty horses were killed and severa
men were injured. Two men we're missing
and are supposed TO be beneath the wreck
E. n. Wyatt, who for nine months hal
been postmaster at Austin Cass county
No. was held to await the action Of the
grand jury by a United States commissioner
on a charge of embeZzlement Of &4SS. Bal
of $1,000 was given.
Drought in northern Wisconsin still con
tinues, and forest fires are widespread. 4
prominent lumberman says that at least J.
900, 900 feet OF pine have been destroyed al
ready in the MenomOnee region and tina
the timber loss by the fire Is the greatest tol
years
A sensation was created in the house by {
personal encounter between Representative!
Cobb, of Indiana, and Laird, of Nebraska
GROWING out of the charges made by the for
mer on the floor OF the house 70 the eHec
that the Nebraska members had been con
cerned IN a land ring.
Grand Master of the Masonic lodge o
Quebec, j. Fred Walker, las Just issued {
Masonic ediCt prOclaimiT that all Mason1
interests be suspended from date between
Quebec grand lodge, its subordinate lodges
and all brethren in obedience thereto, an'
the grand lodge OF EnG4and-
The Iowa state board Of health has beeI
advised that small pOI in a malignant fOrll
has broken out near BOlan. Fourteen case
lay. The disease is supposed TO have beel
brought there by German who landed a
Baltimore or New York, Lassed the quRran
tine unQuestiOned, come direct to BOlal
and communicated the malady to all tn
others
A Tombstone, Arizona, dispatch says: In
formation from General Miles headquar
tiers ia 20 the effect that Captain LaWtOn
with his company of one hundred Mexican
cavalry, is in the Sierra Madre mountains Il
pursuit of the Apaches. Another detach
m6nt is in the same region WORKING IN con
junction with him. The report that Genera
Miles is negotiating for Geronimo's sur
snder is denied.
Henry Bredemeyer, Of COvingtOn, Ky.
died in bed shortly after he had beel
knocked down by brickbat thrown by hi
son, aged ~. An examination OF the de
ceased's skull showed that death was cause,
by the blow. The son says he found hi
father drunk when he came home and tina
he was chasing his mother with hatchet II
his hand, and to save his mother he threw
the brIckbat which felled his father.
Nineteen men of the British war shiI
aiGossawak" went ashore at Port Royal
Jamaica. on the 9th instant. While Their
a storm arose. They attempted 70 return
70 the ship in the Storm and on nearing IN
vessel the boat capsiZed- The next morning
three OF the sailors were found on the bot
tom Of the boat drifting toward Henderson
and two on the royal naval buoy in POI
Royal hErbor, TO which they had swan
Fourteen were drowned.
After weeks delayt trial Of the an
archists Is to be begun IN earnest. HIT
eight men who are TO answer for the hay
market massacre took seats IN Judge Gar
rvs court They are composed IN Hanne
and betray no sense OF uneaslness. Appar
emily they are careless as TO the past an(
Indifferent as to the future without tn
courtroom is oongregat6d large crowd
Down stairs there is another crowd ana
still another and a larger one IN front OF tn
entrance to the criminal court
George sugden, one Of the wealthiest mel
Of Sedaiia, No, is dying- he IS q miser
and ia reputed TO be worth 100000. Hi
nephew arrived from Philadelphia, and In
old man summoned lawyer and made
will, IN which he named the young man a
heir to his wealth. He has a daughter u
the city, but they quarreied lew month
ago and as a punishment for what he term
her obstinacy, he disinherited her. bugdei
ia an Englishman by birth, and has lived il
Missouri for many years bis brother die,
at the Pettis county poor farm over yea
ago alone aud unattended.
Sampson Roland and George Solomon
both cOlored, were hanged at Donaldson
vile, La. In February, 1854 on Gouman'
killed Benjamin GerdOrf while th
latter was under the influence Of liquor tn
trouble between the two il is believed wa
caused by a woman. George Solomon las
January stabbed and killed Henry Smith
oolOred. Solomon had been living with
woman named Amy HILL who was Smith
god-daughter, and had shot at her aevera
times. FINELY she went to Smith'a hou1
and Solomon followed her demanding ad
mittance to the house. An alteration en-
sued and resulted in the stabbing.
The first comptroller of the treasury ha
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