Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-06
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A general strike is threatened by the
of the West End railway,
Boston.
G. o. Cowles of Utica, n. Y, shot
himself with fatal effect Thursday at
East Saginaw, Mich.
Several parties were killed near
Severn, Ontario, in a Northern railway
accident Thursday.
Col. ThOs McKissock, president OF
the Council Bluffs & st. Louis railroad,
died Thursday at st. Louis.
John Slaughter, a young farmer of
Tecumseh. Ga, recently married, with
the consent of her parents, girl Il
years old.
A banquet in honor of Gen. Bragg,
now United States minister, was given
by the American residents at the CITY
of Mexico Thursday.
All the saloon keepers have stopped
selling liquor to any one on account OF
prosecutions by temperance people at
Concord, New Hampshire.
The Ohio old settlers have arranged
a banquet at Delmonicos, New York,
April II, to celebrate the centenary Of
/ the settlement of the Ohio valley.
John T. Howard, one of the founders
! of Plymouth church, and one of the
/ leading citizens of Brooklyn, n. Y,
died Thursday of apOplexy, at the age
of 80 years.
The Ontario Canada, branch of the
Dominion Temperance Alliance, has
endorsed the proposition for national
convention to form a prohibition or
third political party.
Ballard Bronston, son of Revenue
Collector Bronston, shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Dudley for alleged in
timacy with Bronston's wife at Rich
mond, KY, Thursday.
The tally sheet jury has not been
able to agree. Judge Pugh is unwill-
ing to dischage them, although the
foreman informs him there is no pros
pect of an agreement
John J. Valentine, vice president and
general manager of Wells, Fargo e
Co. has completed the purchase of the
= Erie express and its entire plant. The
: deal was consummated In New YORK
. last week.
r The business men of the city pre-
0 sented Managing Editor Hill Of the
u Springfield, Mass, Union a valuable
watch and chain in testimony of his
= brave and successful efforts IN saving
- life at the recent fire.
). A freight train on the Pennsylvania
e road was derailed at Barre, Pa, Thurs
l. day. A brakeman and a tramp were
e killed, and two boys are supposed to be
L buried under the mass of coal and coke
~ dumped from the train.
nj Francis E. Trowbridge, a membel
n of the New York stock exchange, has
III been arrested on complaint of Abra
ep ham King, who says TrOwbrldge solo
IN stocks on his account and refused Il
IT. turn over the proceeds of the sale.
a Hugh Mackenzie, who claims to b.
to of noble birth and large fortune il
N Ireland, married Miss johnson at New
an Brunswick. The brides friends hav
ut of late vigorously opposed the match
We alleging Mackenzie to be an imPostOl
MS The W. H. Schmidt & Co.'S sash an
ld door factory, Milwaukee, Wis, ma
or been totally destroyed by fire. TIL
factory occupied a half block and wa
," one of the largest of it's kind in tin
10 country. The loss is estimated g
SGe 5000, 600
en- The British steamer Aguam, frol
rts Honduras, with fruit, Thursday sis
~ W nailed distress off Highland light. He
H. machinery is disabled. The mate an
three seamen attempted to reach here
-, but their boat capsized. They wei
aV rescued by the life saving crew.
90 A special telegram from Washingto
announces that the bill which passe
rs the senate relieving importers from I'll
ed liability for duty on breeding stool
ar imported for sale, has also passed I'll
i've house and now only wants the sign
re- ture of the president to become a Law
m This Will be good news to those WI
ref are and have been engaged in impOr
of ing improved breeds Of live stock.
The governor of Texas has annouce
his intention to call an extra session
the legislature for determining WIN
rty disposition shall be made of the trea
lei urv surplus when the 81, GOO, 600 Of /
7s+ demnity Just voted by congress arrive
- The Texas surplus by the time of Il
-A0' regular meeting Of the Legislature
a wear hence viii be more than 50, 200, O
an and the governor does not feel iustifi,
of in carrying this large amount.
on Governor Hughes and the penite
sea sea tiary board Of Arkansas are investiga
- ing alleged brutalities to convicts in Il
Coal Hill mines. Warden Scott, vi
in preceded Fugitive GaffOrd, was prov