Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-05-04

suicide. The trouble, which had ex-
listed for some time in the family, cul-
minated in a squabble over the selling
of a horse.
A call has been issued for a national
convention OF manufacturers to meet IN
Des Moines, May 10, is, IL and Is. The
invitation is extended to manufacturers
of northwestern and eastern states to
discuss general matters Of industrial
interest.
Lawyer Grain of New York was sent
to Albany recently bearing petition
signed by numbers of prominent citi-
zens asking the encouragement to in
stitute proceedings against the sugar
trust on the ground that it restrained
trade.
It is stated that the knights of Labor
of New York are very bitter towards the
Brewery Workers union, and one dis
trict has refused to boycott pool beer.
1t is thought the knights viii endeavor
to fill the places of the strikers with
their men.
A rumor that the treasurer of the
New Brunswick, n. J., Rubber com
pany was $40, 600 short in his accounts
is denied by the directors, who say that
it grew out of the fact that there has
been a total loss of $48, 600 on the com
pany's business for the past year.
At Madison, Wis, April Is, a recep-
ton and banquet was rendered Com
/ mander-in-Chie Rea and Department
/ Commander A. G.. Weissert IN the As
! sembly chamber In the state house by
! c. @. Washburn post, c.. A. R., the
| occasion being its annual camp ire.
The outgrowth of political strife and
an investigation into official matters
caused E. WhOteley of Mineral Wells,
/ Tex. to ride to the residence Of County
| Commissioner James Ray and call him
to the door Then, without further
word, he shot Ray through the heart
| and fed.
A farmer living three miles south OF
Moline, III, has a yearling heifer that
has developed a striking case OF hydro
phobia. She froths from her mouth
and nOstrils and her eyes have a
wild. gIaring look. The heifer has had
a number of fits and always on coming
in sight of water. Farmers call it an
undoubted case of hydrOphObia.
A sad case of drowning occurred Sun
day near DelanO, MINI. While Mary
Hem, her brother, sister, and her lover
Andrew Rebel, of New Ulm, wer,
crossing the river, the boat upset. An
drew Rebel and Mary Hem were
drowned in the swollen river, and tn,
others were saved by clinging to thu
/, boat.
The iourneymen bakers of Chicago t,
the number of about /, 200 struck Sun
day. The men only ask that the bose
recognize their union and agree to
p working day of ten hours, with twelv
hours on Saturday. Soon after tn
strike had been inaugurated humble
of employers agreed to the terms AM
about 400 of the strikers resumed work
George n. PendletOn, American min
lister, while travelling to Frankfort, wa
3 stricken with apOplexy Friday. H
E was taken to the hospital at Weis
baden. A cable was received at tn
3 state department from Berlin contain
ing some particulars about Mr.. Pendlt
Z toms illness. 1t states that Mr.. PEI
q dletOn was feeling unweu when he Lei
/ Berlin last Monday for Weisbaden, an
Wednesday evening suffered from whl
;, seemed to be a slight stroke OF paraly
7 sis His condition has cOnsiderabl
+ improved since his admission to tn
I hospital and complete recovery is e.
/ pected.
The general committee of the nations
s league of democrat clubs formed Satu
e day in New York, have issued a circI
It lar inviting all the democrat clubs
n the United States which approve I'll
II principles adopted at the conference
Join the league and send delegates
the convention to be held in BaltimOr
4 July l. The basis of representatic
s in the convention viii be five delegate
( to each club containing not more tina
n 100 members; seven delegates to eaC
It club containing more than 100 and N
more than 300 members, and nine del
# gates for each club containing mo
=. than three hundred members. Gu
- desiring to join the league are 7
p quested to address the secretary OF Il
ID committee at 0D"0