Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-02
DOMESTIC.

sion Since then it has paid of two-thirds
of its Indebtedness and was supposed to DO
doing we'll The cause Of the failure was the
investment of all profits IN an EXTENSION OF
plant. The total liabilities are about 500
600 and assets are from S6OO,OJO to S5OJ,OJO.
A Galveston special from COrrigan, Texas,
says John McClery was shot and killed by
sheriff and a posse from Houston county.
1t is said that McClery was IN jail at Crockett
and escaped after killing woman and
man on Friday night and another man on
Sunday, and that he was on his way to
COrrigan to kill a man named =. B.
Parsons, a constable at that place who
arrested him some time ago for some cause
unknown His last words were: GIVE
killed nine persons and want to kill three or
four more Of the id scOundrels."
The president and party arrived in Jaez-
sOnVIli6s Wednesday. The city was decorated
IN honor Of the occasion
A Gloucester, Mass, dispatch Of Wednes-
day states the fisheries treaty has been the
subject Of comment IN that region. At q
meeting OF the merchants exchange all
averred that the rights of American fisher
men had been sacrificed to the interest OF
Canada. President Cleveland and Secreta-
~ Bayard received much criticism at the
hands of the fishermen who declared that
the treaty was disgrace to all American
citizens. They object 70 paying Sl5J for
license privilege which they claim the treaty
Of 1915 has already given them. The Opln-
{
cusslng the subject is that an indignation
meeting should be called to protest against
the ratih alton of this treaty, which, they
claim, destroys the last right Of American
/ fishermen.
The national democratic committee met
IN Washington, Wednesday,, to select a time
and place for holding convention TO uOml-
| nate candidates for president and vics-pres-
ident Ex-senator w. ii. Barnum, of Con-
/ nectlcut chairman Of the committee, was
/ present, and there was full attendance Of
delegates. Senator GOrham offered r6sO-
/ luton fixing the date of the next convention
| at July Sd. This was vlgO- Ously protested
| against by Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania who
| was present as proxy for William Wallace.
/ he thought the convention should be held as
| early as May Z2d. This was objected to as
/ being too early, and a compromise was sug-
/ gested, naming the date June 9th When
| the question was put TO vote, the July date
] received clear majority over both the early
! dates. The latter then combined their forces
| to secure the selection Of June 5thi but the
/ committee by vote OF tWeuty-elgnt 70
| nineteen, agreed that the convention should
/ be held on July Sd next. The committee
| then gave a hearing to the representative
] Os tho various cities which are cOutendlng
| for the honor of securing the convention
/ The claims of Chicago, Cincinnati, New
/ York, St. Louis, and San Francisco were
] presented. There were d number or ballots
! without settlement on any particular place
/ The tenth ballot W as follows: San Fran
]
nat, i. The convention then adjourned until
] Thursday.
Justice Harlan read an opinion in the
/ United States circuit court, Thursday, dis
! posing Of three cases affecting the owner
I ship OF the lake front The court holds that
| whatever rights the Illinois Central railway
has, are derived either directly or remotely
| from the United States. 1t is the opinion
| OF the court that the general government
| has not title IN any Of the streets or grounds
and has no standing IN court except to pro
| IeeI the harbOr against distractions when
| Will impair the public rights OF navigation
or interfere with any plan devised by the
| United States for the development or I'M
proyement of the harbOr. The case involved
property to the value of 500, 100000 and
| has been the subject Of much interest IN
/ Chicago. 1t is not believed that it viii be
appealed.
Public Printer Benedict was before the
house printing committee Thursday. His
! labor roll he said, had been reduced $50,
| OJO or F2O1,OJO during 1881. Other large
savings had been made, and the men were
| now getting more pay and the government
more service.
By a strict party vote, Thursday, the house
| committee on territories agreed to report
| favorably upon Chairman Springer's ''Om-
uibus bill" TO enable the people of Dakota,
| Montana, Washington territory, and New
Mexico to form constitutions and state gov
| 6rnm6Its, and TO be admitted INTO the union
on an equal footing with the original states
The bill provides for the organization of the
| territories, names the date of their cOnsutu-
tional conventions and elections, and apprO
! PIRATES money to pay their expenses. IL
| provides that they shall assume the terri
| torial debts and provide and maintain public
! schools. Until the next general census, the
new states, with the exception of Dakota
/ are 20 be allowed one representative each II
! the house Of Teprese ntatlyes. Dakota Is to be
allowed two representatives. Sections IL
| and Sc of the land in each township, or 1T
! equiv lent, are reserved to each new state
for school purposes. Fifty entire sections
! are granted for erection of public buildings
ninety sections are appOruOned for agrlcul
! tural colleges and hVe per cent. of the pro
cseds OF sales of public lands in the new
states Is to be paid into a fund for the sup
port OF their common schools. Other larg,
/ grants of public lands are also proposed Il
be made specifically for the beneht o.
; ! schools, mines, charitable and eduCaUiOua
. institutions and WaterWorks for irrigation
The secretary Of the interior has received
q report from Special Agent Mason IN
which it is charged that the Aver Lumbel
company, of Flag Staff Arizona, ana
Arizona Lumber company, caused to be Gu
from the public lands in said territory 10,
= +35, 40 feet Of timber and 26slll rallrlaC
ties. The value Of the timber at the mill l
given as Sl4 iy5lJ and the ues SluOJO
Both civil and criminal proceedings agains
the parties named are recommended.
The bill prohibiting newspapers contain
ing lottery advertisements from Lrausmiz
. J sion through the mail was defeated IN tuJ
!, house committee on posto1hces- The vot
stood Z to 6.
The Northwestern Miller, published a
| Minneapolis, Friday published a review O
the condition Of the winter wheat crop, com
/ piled from extensive reports The reY1e'
l says that from the region south of the OH
the reports are favorable, the Texas CROP
I being in the bet condition. Leaving tn
I ] q. ID.
Il | mencing west Of New York, so far IN
? ! complaints are on the condition OF the crOI
| This area, comprising Michigan Indians
| Illinois and Ohio, yielded IN 1857, IN rOun
numbers, 182, O0O, COO bushels of ELsat, an
ia the most important portion of the winte
| wheat belt. The reports from these state
bring out very fOrcibly this fact that u
late sown wheat to-day is IN weakly cOnd
l ton. 1t looks to-day as II the condition {
| wheat in Kansas was better than IN an
/ other state IN the winter wheat belt.
The house comm ttss on invalid pension
| have decided TO report tavOraDly the o.
3 | prisoners of war pen ion bill. il grants
l len-ion at the rate fixed by law to all VIII
/ | tederats prisons, and gives them = ola
outright for each and more than thirty the
were so imprisoned. Favorable reports NJ
also be made on bills increasing the penslo
tor total disability to $50 a month an
. limiting the Zee of examining surgeons
3 Tor each case.
The man arrested in Lebanon, Mo
, Thursday for Tasoott was not he. III
b police over the whole country are lookn
for Iascott. Dispatches are coming 1n'
- Chicago in great numbers from every pa
Of the country. Chicago Pc ice and detl
? tIves say that 1t is impossible for him
escape.
) Several prominent residents OF Ashl
~ county, Arkansas, were lodged IN q
penitentiary at Little Rock tuesday,
save them from mob violence. In
Waylgid and killed sewing machine ageI
mtstaking him for another party. j.