Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-28
KANSAS.

PHILLIPSBURG, KANSAS
Perry Belmont has been confirmed as
minister to Spain.
3. P. Hutchinson, the Chicago grain
cOrnerers Is seriously sick.
Six Main street business houses In Pratt
Kan, have burned with no salvage.
A company is being organized at Atchi-
son for the manufacture Of V1tr1hed BRICK
terra Gotta and sewer pipe.
The Chicago anarchists have retained
counsel and will give the courts chance to
pass npOn their rights to hold public meet
ings.
The New York Press claims to know that
James @. Blaine has been offered and has
accepted the chief place IN President Har-
rison's cabinet.
John Bright is worse again.
Snugglsrs of opium and silks from China
are very busily plying tNeir work IN the
northwest.
Dr. James Scott, author of the Scott
liquor law of Ohio, died at his home IN Lee
bannOn, aged IS.
Diphtheria is raging among children in
several towns of New Mexico IN the region
of Albuquerque. They all die.
Terrible storms have been raging in the
department Of LyOnesse-Oriantales, France,
flooding villages and causing wrecks and
much loss of life.
Refugees are arriving on their return to
Jacksonville, Florida, IN great numbers.
Large parties are received with brass bands
and great rejoicing.
All the Ottawa Iumbermen oppose the in
crease in the duty on American pork asked
by the Canadian packers. They import co.
QUO barrels from Chicago annually.
An Illinois Central train has been robbed
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One passenger was killed by them. They
successfully robbed the express car.
Mrs. Helen c. Fields, a wealthy widow of
Wichita, claims to have been welded by
spirit power to a prominent man Of that
city. A jury prOnounces her sane.
George Bassett and son and E. E. Hug
gins. OF Bedford, Ia, are reported to be Ia
the Texas penltentary for stealing a herd
OF ponies.
Charles Francis Adams, president of the
Union Pacific railroad, says: "Ihe rail-
roads of this country are moving rapidly
toward some great system of consolidation"
President Cleveland at a reception was
invited by a guest to take up his residence
IN the guests state and replied: t'Ihank
yOu, but guess I'll have to stick to my own
state"
The governor Of West Virginia says that
he will probably issue certificates to the
AOuE QGLuOCtdLlC congress men IrOLQ LQaB
state. 1hree OF them are not elected on the
face Of the returns. But the governors
friends say that he has decided to disregard
that fact.
The extra session talk changes front
daily, as portrayed in the Washington dis
patches. One day the thing is settled upon
as very probable, the next as improbable.
Nobody knows but General Harrison and he
won't tell yet.
A dispatch from KirWin says that the spe-
cial TO the Kansas City Times giving an &C
count OF the dOings of white Caps at
Agra Phillips county, Is an infamous lie.
That the article has no foundation and is
base fabrication from beginning to end.
The Haytians are reported az having ar
ranged a surprise which will fOrestall their
beng called upOn by naval demonstration
to surrender the steamer they have seized.
steamer and sent her to New York, con-
signed stO her rightful owners, to arrive
there before our navy reaches Hayti.
President Stickney. of the Chicago, st.
Paul and Kansas City road, has formulated
scheme TO change the existing route by
which coal comes for the northwest and
west from Pennsylvania. 1t now comes by
canal to Lake Erie and around the lakes to
be distributed by rail. His plan is to form
combination which Will bring it from
Pittsburg to st. Paul by water, loading back
from st. Paul to Pittsburg with Lake Su-
periOr ore.
Mr.. Sprlnger's territorial bill has been
nearly completed by himself as inspired by
caucus. 1t will provide that elections IL
Dakota, Montana, Washington and New
Mexico, be held on the third Monday of
May, 1889, to elect delegates to constitution
al conventions which are to convene on
July 4, following. Their work to be voted
upon by the people in November. At the
latter date Dakota to vote also upon the
question Of division of that territory.
General Harrison and the ReDOrfers
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, December 18.-Eforts
on the part Of the correspondents to induce
General Harrison to talk upon the subject
Of cabinet appointments have proved a fat
failure Immediately after his election
General Harrison said:
It makes no difference what is the nature
OF the report, or through what channel it
comes, cannot allow myself TO be troubled
with questions about such things. If I
should say anything once 1 would be ex-
pected TO again, and you can see what st
would lead to. might as well try to keep
Lne pubic informed as TO what have IN
un1nc-and 1t would amount TO that-if
should take up the newspaper reports every
morning and cay that is true or that is not
true. You gentlemen may go on with your
speculatlons as to what you think will be
done, but must not be asked to confirm OF
deny the reports that are put IN circulation.
say this IN all kindness, but i hone it will
be understood all around that will not al
low myself to be placed IN the position of
determining the trustWOrthiness Of any re-
source it comes"
And he has stuck toit.
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