Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-10
KANSAS NEWS.

receiving plenty Of rain, some thing un-
usual In July. and it insures tremend.
GUS corn crops.
An organized gang of young thieves
make their headquarters IN Wichita.
While trying to burglarize a store g
few days ago one of them was filed
full of small shot, but managed to
make his escape.
Cawker City Journal Daniel Booker,
aged 81 years, died, a few days age.
He and his wife were among the first
settlers In this county. They had
lived together about fifty years. They
came originally from the state of New
York Mr.. Boxers brother was fore
man of the New York Tribune under
Greeley and McElrath.
Garden City Sentinel: The Okla-
homa bill has been before the house
again, but there is no hope of its pass
age, and it's advocates threaten to de-
feat fhe senate No Mans Land bill in
retaliation. The neglect of the neu-
tral strip of congress Is criminal. Here
is a strip of land. rich in its agricultural
resources, without any law to protect
itself, and which state of afrairs is ia
ken advantage of by thieves and muir
der-rs, who commit crimes in other To-
calites and fly there to evade arrest
and punishment.
The Commonwealth: The governor
Saturday issued a proclamation offer
ing $500 reward for the capture and
delivery to the sheriff of Shawnee
county, Of the body of the unknown
negro who ravished MinneOla White at
MONDAY on the 9th inst,
Commonwealth, Sunday: At an early
hour yesterday morning the flag which
has been Hoating over the capital all
week, was placed at half mast. In
quiry at the executive Office revealed
the fact that Governor Martin had Just
received dispatch from George w.
Nelis, OF LeavenwOrth, announcing
the death at Z a. m, of Hon. Thomas
Carney, who was the second governor
of Kansas after her admission to state
hood, His decease was sJi:;cc!.CC::55h anu I'M
exp" cted, being caused by a stroke Of
apoplexy which came upon him while
in bis bath room.
The wife and 9-year-old son of Con
ductor J. A. Brown, of Parsons, were
burned In a horrible manner Thursday
evening, the bow being fatally burned.
A colored girl, in filling a gasoline
stove. neglected to shut off the blaze,
and in an instant the can of oil took
fire. She attempted to throw the blaZ-
ing can out Of the door, but at that in
slant the boy entered, and the burning
oil spilled all over him and he was
shrOuded in a mass of flames. He ran
into the yard. His screams brought
his mother to him, and she succeeded
In eXtingulshing the fire by tearing his
clothes off him, but not before every
inch of his body was burned over. Mrs.
Browns hands are burned so that they
are paralyzed. Her face is also badly
burned. The colOred girls face and
hands are also seriously burned. Mr..
Brown is a passenger conductor on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad.
Daniel OIcCarty and his family, CON
sisting of four children and daughter
in-law, were all poisoned Thursday in
a strange manner. The wife purchased
quantity of buttermilk from a neigh
Eor. and the whole family partOok OF it.
Almost Immediately afterwards all OF
them were seized with terrible vomit-
ing and cramps. The entire family
we're FRUSTRATED, and they rolled about
on the floor in fearful agony, quite I'M
able to remove to the door to summon
aid. A passer by heard the screams,
and medical assistatce was shortly
nlinistering to the sick. But it was not
for some hours that any of them we've
considered out Of danger. So prostrated
were McCarty and the eldest daughter
that they were speechless. The ply
sicians differ materially in their Opin
ion rs to what was the matter.