Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30
VOL. VIII. NO. 50.
GENERAL NEWS


lAAo part Le4a14 Al the EAlL 10 4EGo EU4AG4GE
ate prisoners during the war by southern
sympathiz5rs at the north, many of whom
are holding office at the present time.
was learned by a Mail and ElrDress reports
that Mr. A. A. Nart Of New York City, ha
important documents in his possession
bearing on this subject. Among these ar
sworn accounts of the meetings held b,
Thompson and other conspiratOr5 by per
SONS who we're present and in one Of thes
accounts the name of e men now a prOmi
n Mt federal Office holder in Chicago, an,
o. man who Is a prominent city Othcia
there are mentioned. At this meeting
Thompson was heard TO tell Of the failure
OF this and other plots TO cripple the north
ard they say that the Inauguration Of riot
and the employment of men to engage IL
them cost the cOnfedergcy 500. OJO. IhCmp
son also said that they had undertaken {,
release the prisoners from all the northern
prisons, ana had purch ssed arms and SNUG
glsd them TO their friends sufficient .,
have armed all the prisoners, and that thi
AS all tina, was wanting our friends nOrtt
stated thompson also told that when the
tim c-mes which was the last night before
the presidential election at Camp Chase,
the effort was too feeble to be recognized
and at Chicago, where he had been assured
that the prisoners would be released only
little was done bef0rs the leaders were ar
rested.
The acting secretJry of the treasury has
written 90 Mr.. A. r.. SpohOrd, librarian OF
congress, in explanation of the recent clrcu-
lar IN regard 70 Inc QtL64LlOu Tor Horticulture
of books by the customs officers, when the
same are imported into the United States
without the consent of the owner of the
copyright; that duly authenticated certih-
Gates OF sash ownership are required 70 be
MED by each owner Of the copyright With
each and every collector of customs in the
United States, under the seal of the librar-
ian of congress. such certificate may in
clule a list of all books new copyrighted
and owned by any author thereof or by his
or her assigns.
Frank Wilds, of Union Falls, Mo, sold a
eask OF new cider to Civil Engineer Winfield
5. Deuuett, of SacO. The latJer's son James,
aged 10 years, drank q third of glass of the
cider, bennett took teaspOOnful, and his
wife tasted It.. All OF them were taken sick,
and, despite the efforts of two physicians,
the son died. Mrs. bennett Is very sick,
but the physicians think she will recover.
On the head of the cask was branded the
word "pOisOn." The cask was purchased
from a Biddsford undertaken, and original
ly contained embalmlng fluid.
News has Just been received that Martin
Mitchell, "a Desperate, better known IN this
locality as the swamp Angel died at the
residence of j. S. Davidson on the st. Fran
els river, Arkansas. His death was due to
blood poisoning caused by wound in the
arm received October 3, at Madison, Ark
ia a difficulty with John Andrews. Mitchell
was a recognized bully and has admitted
that he killed as many as seven or eigh
men in various personal eucou2ters. Ii
was pc orally feared in the heighbOrhOOd
where ne lived and his death will be hailed
with relief.
Tho resolution adopted by the Knights of
Labor convention at Richmond, calling on
cigar-nakers who are members of the Inter
national union, and the Knight OF Labor TO
choose between the two organizations as to
watch they shall fellowship with, created
rfset deal of unfaVOrablO comment IN labor
circles IN Ssdalia, Mo. The cigar-makera
there are all members of the international
union. They have also been active workers
10 the Knights of Labor, and, 70 man,
they viii reuouncs allegiance to the latter
organization.
The sesre airy of war has orde' ed General
Sheridan to send Geronimo and fourteen Y
his band to Fort PIckcus5 tle.g 70 be Kept
IN cioze conhne nent until further ordered,
and the other Apache capture at the same
time to be taken TO Fort Marion ElOr1da.
ii is stated that the secretary or war order
meets with the approval OF the secretary or
fbe interior. From its terms it appears that
Ger1n mo and the other hostlles are to
he separated from their wives and families
Who are to be sent to Fort Marion.
aGoy An Kea, lauudryman II Chicago,
presented TO the Cook county court a certih-
cate of declaration of intention to become a
citizen, made In New York tve years ago,
and requested naturalization papers For
some years he was the official interpreter OF
the circuit court at San Francisco, and he
speaks English like a native. Judge Prem
-
an attorney to argue the question of his
eligibility 70 citizenship under the law OF
1875.
IN his room at a boar ding house Edward
E. Hall committed suicide by shooting him
sslf in his temple. Hall came TO New 4ork
a wear ago from San Francisco, where he
was once president of the stock exchange.
FTe had been a partner of James H. keene.
He recently lost a large amount OF money
in speculation here He leaves wife and
son. 1t is believed that Hall was insane
when he committed the deed.
John p. Terry, a weli-known petroleum
broker of New York City, died in Paris Of
lr0snmntiOn. He was OF Cuban parentags
and was 3G years old. He leaves an estate
of nearly #lO,OOO,OOO his father, Don 10
masso Terry, who died IN Paris some
months ago, left $40 100000 and ten planta-
fiops ip Cuba. and was said to have owned
more United States government bonds than
apy other man except the late W. II. Van
derblit.
Francis AIeCare, one of the Doodle alder
men of New York, was arraigned Tor trlaI IN
the court of general sessions. his counsel
presented an affidavit by DR.. William A.
Hammond, late surgeon general or the
army, that the prisoner Ia in condition ap-
preaching imbecilltys and that there ID rea-
son to suspect the existence OF lnclplent N
sanity. Judge COWing announced that a
Jury will be impaneledto ascertain McOaoe's
mental condition.
The twenty-third annual international
convention of the brotherhood OF loComO.
tive engineers convened IN New YORK ClEy.
Delegates representing every state ana Ter
g-itory IN the Union were present, as well as
represent atives from Quebec, Ontario, Nova
Scotia, British Columbia and Manitoba.
The morning session was taken up with the
examination Of credentials
Commander George b. Chambers, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, has issued an order directing
dele yates to meet in Plttsburg on November
IL to form a national encampment. This
organization is composed OF three year men
who served in the rebellion. The nrst Gu
campment was formed in Pittsburg a year
ago, and the order has extended TO West
Virginia, Ohio. Indiana and Iowa.
At Elroy, H., two old settlers, John Pen
dergast aged S3 years, and Michael Car
mody, aged over go years, engaged IN a
scuffi5 on the strength OF q chicken owned
by one of them being killed. Pendergast
got the best Of CarmOdys VINO ran INTO the
house and secured a revolver. When ne ap-
peared on the street be ured ~ FenueFsa=I-
the ball taking effect ia the left breast.
The conference between the executive
board of the Knights OF Labor and the
striking coal miners in Perry county III.
Both sides made concessions ana the new
agreement is satisfactory all around Thurs
day the mines will start for the hrst time IN
seven weeks.
Canon Carmody, the Catholic chaplain at
Halifax refused to read service over the
corpse Of a soldier who had dleo WINE IA an
intoxicated condition. General husssIl
thereupon ordered the buriel OF the de-
ceased with military honOrs, after services
BY the Protestant CHAP lain.
The postofice inspectors engaged in in
vestigating the accounts Of Colonel Bolton
late superintendeDtO Of second-class matter IN
the Chicago office, are prepared 10 prove the
y lar at