Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-09
DOMESTIC

On mDEELAl4 ana the secretary OF state
would never DC ratified
A dispatch from Houston, Texas, of Thurs
day, says that full particulars of the
massacre Of the negroes at 81 anish Camp
have been obtain6d. Seven were killed
and one was severely wounded, the only
one who escaped
A San Antonio, Texas, dispatch of Thurs
day says that HOndu bridge gave way while
"A fr. light train was crossing 1t, precipitatiug
the CHOOSE and a couple Of cars of live
stock into the river. Captain Etheridge,
the owner OF the live stock was instantly
killed.
The delegation of prominent st. Louis
citizens who went to Washington TO work TO
get the Democrat C National convention 1t
st. Louis were most enthusiastically re-
celved Saturday, on their re urn. D hey were
met at the depot by bands and escorted to
the Southern hotel and wlned, Toasted and
toasted
The National Opera company finally
succumbed to the inevitable at Washington,
Saturday, after IN unsuccessful season in
that city. Manager Locke was forced 20
to disbaud the company. The deficit is
10000 of which he claims that he and his
friends lost $4,000.
A French ship sank in New Orleans
aarbOr, Saturday, while she was being raised
for repairs and took the dock down with her.
The total loss entailed was 100000, fully
Insured.
A Charleston dispatch Of Saturday says
that fully 40 600 people were on the streets
IN that city during the drive of the preslden-
tal party through the city.
diss Eva Simpkinson, a wealthy Cincin-
natl belle, elOped, naturda,s and married
W alter q. Cameron, at COvlngton, IL order
70 avoid marriage with Charles IL Judge,
which was 10 take place on the Wednesday
following and which was dIsla teful 10 hen
the report prepared by the Pacific railroad
commission was referred, gave a hearing,
Saturday, on that branch of the subj ct re-
lating especially to the Union Pacific cOmpa-
ny. Among the gentlemen present were
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams and his attorney,
Mr.. Storey. Mr.. Adams addressed the COM
mitte6. he stated what he termed the equi-
ties of the compauy's case. expressed its
willingness to meet It's obligations If the
burden were 50 adjust that II would not
deprive the property of those returns which
were necessary to every well managed prop
erty, and declare his readiness TO advise his
people TO accept the settlement proposed in
the Cultivate bill, with such mOdi Hcations
as he had already submitted 20 the house
committee. There was d general Impression,
which had been repeatedly stated in the pa
pers, that the Union Pacific additional Sc
curity amounted to nOthing-that it was all
mortgaged. This was shOckingly erroneous.
In order TO show how gross was the ere T, he
would state a single proposition. Its termi-
A14 E41AA4l~ III three GAAlC1
City, and Denver-wOuld, before the loan
natures be worth twice their present value,
which was fully Sl5,OJOOOOi and before the
nifty years extension period, which was now
under discussion, had passed, he did not hes
itats 20 say these terminal grounds would be
worth more than the entire debt Of the road
The business portion of Wellington, Ills.
was destroyed by fire. W ednesday. Loss,
$4,000.
The complaint against Gould and Sage
has been dismissed
A train was robbed near Pine Bluffs,
Arkansas, Wednesday, by three masked
robbers. Five or ten thousand dollars was
taken out OF the safe of the express car and
Transferred into sacks. The mail and the
| passengers of the train were not disturbed.
The robbery was a bold and Systematic
one. The robbers st pped upon the engine
al a water station and with reyolvers leyeled
at the heads of the engineer and fireman
soon had possession of the train They
commanded the fireman to break IN the
express car door. ID Ia was unable to do so
and the car was finally set on hres when It
was opened. The express messenger was
forced to open the safe with the result as
stated.
The chairman Of the ways and means
committee, Thursday, submitted to the full
committee the Tariff bail, upon which the
democratic members have been at work for
several months. The free list section is to
/ axe effect July !, 1888. The measure was
/ Immediately made public. The new tariff
I bill proposes TO nix the duty on pig lion at
/ So per tom on iron and steel railway bars
Weighing more than twenty-five pounds 70
/ the yard, or billets of steel, Sl1 per ton; on
/ iron and steel rails weighing not over TWEEN
I ty-hye pounds to the yard, Sl5 per ton, and
/ on iron or steel fat rails punched, SIS per
| ton. The bill provides for admitting free
/ of duty after July ] all woods, hair of the
/ alpaca, goat and other like animals, woods
/ on the skin, wooden rags, shOddy mengOi
/ waste and hocks. And after October LIST
| 1855, It provides among other things for a
/ 40 per cent duty on wooden and WOrsted
cloth, shaWls and all manufactures IN wool
I not specially enumerated, and on hanuel's,
| blankets knit goods, wOmen's and Children'i
/ dress goods composed IN part of wool. The
I test made by the committee on ways auC
/ me ms as to what reductions would prob bly,
/ be made by the bill, Is as follows: Chemicals
] F50,UUO5 china and glass; Sl.6OJ,uOJ5 cOut0ns
l S2lLOOUi provisions, FJOO,O-O (approu atel
wooden goods, SD. 5000 D; sundries, SO .
l OOOi paper, $4,000; sugars, 81, 900 600
/ hemp, flax and Jule, Sl,o0O,OOO; metals, 81,
I O,UUJi approximately; free list, So, Z5U, 900
/ This would make the total reduction about
/ S63,UOJ,OOO. Chairman Mills said that in
| terual revenue changes had been purposely
| excluded from the bill. The democr uC
I members were still considering that subject
/ and ii was not possible TO say at this time il
/ their deliberations would result IN the pre-
I sentatlOn of another Dill dealing specifically
] Win the internal revenue AALG INCLUSION
/ OF some provisions bearing upon that sys
/ EN- IL the game bill at some future stage.
] Chairman Mills ysas interviewed in New
! oil. II a stated that he believed that the
/ nil was 30 constructed that II wJuld COM
| naud majority IN the house of representa-
| lives. He sdnits that fourteen democrats,
| IT the Randall faction, viii probably vote
| against the measure-twO from Penn
/ -ylvauis, two from New Jersey, four from
/ ohio, four from Louisiana, and two from
/ California. He expects however. that their
/ votes viii be Offset by thOs- of at least eight
/ -ftFn republicans, mostly from New York. -
/ dr. Mills concluded: Il think tie bill
I W:il pass by strong majority. I said that
I be aggregate reductions proposed. by the
L bi. were at-0ut $4,000 90 We 1uteld how
| ever 10 eoAct tie ID package clause provid.
ing for g Guty on packages which was omit
l tad from the "a III act Of 1852 the clause as
I yo1 are aware does not lay special tax or
/ ackA ss q different kinds, but merely pro
/ & les THAT the va-ue II the goods an duty
/ 10 assessed upon them accardi gly. Thi,
/ ylll add FROM I've million dollars to ten
l u iliion dollars 20 the revenue, so that the
/ let reduction OF reyerue prOpc ed oy the
/ ASH viii not exceed $45.UGO,O0I. [ think il il
/ the opinion of tie majority of our com
/ r. ittee that tire revenue OF the government
| 4houid be reduced not less than $50, 600, COO
/ 70 have. therefore, 50, 900. 900 lett to he
/ q Eposed Of by changes IN internal revenue
l taEutiOn."
Judge Patterson granted. Friday. the Rev
/ Or. Mofiynn a permanent Injunction re
| E.raiuing Henry George and his followers
from incorporating an Enti -Toss=ty society
/ Seven hundred freight conductors ant
/ breakmen struck on the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad. Mr.. A. Gaddiss the new superln
l tendent, had made some regulations requlr
| ing more work 70 be done IN the switch
| yards than formerly. The men claimeC
l that they could not earn as much wages a