Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-16
DOMESTIC.

breakmen struck on the Atlantic and Pacific |
railroad. Mr.. A. Gaddis, the new super1n-
tendent, had made some regulations reqoiTr-
ing more work to be done IN the SWITCH
yards than formerly. The men claimed /
that they could not earn az much wages as /
formerly, under the new regulations. Mr.: /
Gaddis, who was superintendent OF small i
road IN Georgia, Is represented TO nave SAID /
he could get Georgia ''niggers' at S45 per
month. The men say, sect the nlRgers."
Oficial news at London is to the effect !
that the German crown prince Is somewhat /
worse. Arrangements were made by |
VictOria's court to postpone the receptions
announced, at the shortest notice. should IL |
be necessary.
Chief Engineer Arthur and Grand Master
Sargent refused to permit any questioning
concerning the meeting OF the grievance
committees which met IN secret session at
the Grand Poetic hotel, IN Chicago, Mon
day. 1t was learned from one who occupies
8 prominent position on the committee
however, what had transpired. In the hrst
place." said he to the Associated Press re-
porter, "Chief Arthur called the heads OF the
grievance committee together for the puF-
pose of ascertaining how the engineers and
firemen of the roads centering IN Chicago
felt toward the Burlington men. He wanted
20 be sure of his position before he took any
further steps in regard to the Burlington
management When the meeting EOpened
the chief requested a full and free report
from each chairman. He asked them not TO
blind him by giving him exaggerated reports
but he wanted to know If the men on OtneF
roads would uphold him If he should con-
tinue the fight for the Burlington men. All
reports were of theHame tenor-aHeglance
to the chief and moral and monetary sup
pOrt to the fullest degree"
The attorney general has caused to be pre-
pared a bill of complaint addressed to the
judges of the United States circuit court Tor
the district OF Kansas, bringing sun against
Magnus SwensOn, the purpose being TO
cancel the sorghum sugar patents taken out
by him. The document sets forth that
10 I=-r VrTnT
vas an emplOye of the government and IN
the receipt of a salary for conducting eX-
periments In sorghum sugarmak1ng; that
the device is really not new one having
been described in many books and writings;
that it was for these reasons not patentaolej
that the improvement Is OF great puD1c I'M
portance; that the knowledge thereof by the
department of agriculture was the research,
examination ard experiment. by persons
employed by the department. for that pur-
pose and to the end that this industry should
be made available and remunerative to all
the citizens of the United States VINO desire
to engage therein; and that the respcndenG
IS demanding and threatening to dema demand
and receive large sums or money Tor tn0
use of this process, so as to estabhsh a
monopoly and grievOlsly to Cypress the
people, upon invalid patents.
A collision of a passenger and a freight
train occurred on the Chicago, New Orleans,
3 Texas Pacific railroad at Pine Knot, Ken
lucky, Monday, which resulted IN the killing
of che man, the fatal injury Of another, and
age to the railroad. The blame is placed
upon the train crew of the freight train.
The final transaction in the deal for the
removal OF Libby prison FROM Richmond,
Va, to Chicago has been completed and the
famous building will be removed at once.
Speaker Carlisle II an interview at Wichi-
Ia on the Mills tariff bill said; 1.-The Mills
tariff bill 10 very conservative measure ana
Dught to be passed. The financial and IN
Eustrial situation would have justified more
.1v-,a i
substantially as reported. If defeated the
democratic party viii appeal to the people on
his question at the next election contest.
Changes have been made in base ball
playing rules by the National Base ban
league for the year 1888.
The big steel gun cast by the Pittsburg
casting company works was tested, Monday
and found to be perfect. The gun will be
shipped to Washington for final tests March
10Th If the gun Is a success, the company
pliers to make a steel gun IN one casting for
the government, the same size and Of better
quality than the great English III ton, to be
built for Sl75,OOO. The cost OF the English
gun was S225,OOO.
At 1spening, Michigan, Monday. blast
ng charge went of prematurely, killing I'VE
men instantly, and seriously wOunding fOul
more.
General Passenger AgenT Morton, Of the
Burlington, said IN an interview, Monday
that the backbone of the strike was broken
eve are running sufficient number OF
passenger trains, - said he. ''tO accommodate
all business, and our freight traffic has near
ly assumed its normal condition. We have
taken more engineers and hremen than WI
can handle, and have instructed our eastern
agents not to send Us any more men unless
they happen to be thoroughly competent en-
Eineers."
Dr.J W. Stone, Of Strington, Illinois
was arrested, Wednesday, for completely Il
the assassination, twenty fOur years ago, o
Jacob Ballard, union soldier.
At Independence No, Wednesday, Dav
Fisher narrowly escaped Iynching by mo
for an assault upon Mrs. Libby Hebberiln
the night before.
The house committee on Pacific railroad
Wednesday unanimously agreed to tn
Cultivate bill, extending the time for tn
payment of the government debt by tn
subsidized roads comprised in the Unto
Pacific system.
The trial of Dave Walker, chief of tn
Bald KnObbers, was resumed at Ozark, Mo
Wednesday. The testimony of Charlie
Graves, one of the knObbers, indicted 10
the murder of Charles Green was yer
damaging to Walker.
The Office of the Springfield, Mass, EUe1
ina Union caught fire in some unaccOuntabl
manner, Wednesday,, and was burned on
The fire was attended with horrible loss
life mutilation, and suffering. The hre we
not discovered until it had obtained greS
Roadway, and it was impossible Tor the en-
ployes, who were all IN the building, to max
their escape. The halls and lower stor1e
were filed with the flames and smoke. Ihel
was only one alternative-tO jump out OF Cd
windows of the sixth story, where they wer'
to the sidewalk below. The greater numbG
waited until the fire company put up ladder
to the windows. Eleven, however, lumpe
from the windows to the sidewalk, SIX wei
killed outright, and hve horribly muIlletes
The others were rescued with great din