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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Money! and Whisky Used.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The report of In
dian Agent Owen, dated April 1887, was
sent to the senate in response to a resolu-
ton asking the secretary Of the interior for
information concerning the bribery of the
Cherokee council by cattlemen.
SIR. Owen says he does not think there Is
any doubt about the fact that representa-
tives of the Cherokee strip live stock assO-
citation and their workers made a lavish use
of money and whisky for the purpose of Sc
curing a release of the lands. Gus Ivy, Mr..
Owens says, tod him the live stock asso-
alton paid him (Ivy) $500 for an old claim
40 had against some individual (for which
the association was under no Obigation),
and Immediately solicited his good Office in
securing the renewal of their lease. Ivy
also said that the cattle men pad other men
of InfusnCe, and cns OF them a senator, a
similar claim.
Mr.. Owen expressed his opinion that the
real purpose in paying these claims was
bribery, and recommends that the Fepresen-
ia ives of the association be not allowed to
lobby the council, bat be required to submit
any proposition t7at they may have to make
in writing to the Indian Office.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Arrestad % Forrerv.

NEW York, March 4.-Robert SeigeI, tha
son and confidential clerk of General Franz
SiegeI, the agent Of tie pension Office Of
this city, has been arrested by two special
pension examiners from Washington on
three charges of forgery in connection with
pensions. He was held by United sta es
commissioner Fi=lds in default of $50, coo
bail for examination.
he fOrgeries charged were of signatures
to two checks, intended for a blind soldier,
and one belonging to a widow Young
81 gel, who Is about 80 years of age, also
con esssd that he has taken money from
c aimants in about $50 asses for his ser vices
in making out checks all in dire st violation
of the law
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Honey Made Twice.

Jinks-You seem very happy about
something.
Winks-I am; biggest thing yet. In
for million this time, sure! You know
the cigar end clippers they have in to-
bacco stores? A customer buys a cigar,
touches it to the clipper, and the end is
cut off all ready for smoking. Well,
I've Just found out that these cigar tips
are gathered up by the proprietor and
sold, some big stores adding $500 q
year to their income by the operation.
Great, isn't it? You sell the cigar,
get the end back for nothing, and make
money on both"
"B1t that isn't your invention
''No, but mine is the same sort, only
better. It's fixed so that when the
customer touches his cigar to the lip
per it'll bite of couple of inches be-
fore he can say Jack Robinson"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Confederat ate Soldiers, Home.

New York, March 2.-Oliver Downing,
secretary of the New York citizens COM
mittee, in aid of the National Confederate
Soldiers home at Austin, Tex, has received
a letter from Major General J. M. SchCfeld
of the United States army, IN which he ex-
pressed his sympathy with the cause and Of
fered to contribute all in his power to its
successful issue. He said the true soldier
on the field as soon as the fight is over, is
rec dy TO share mis- ratiOns and blanket with
his wounded enemy and much more zeal
ously patriotic people could relieve the
necessities of the old soldiers who have
ceased TO be enemies and become true
friends and fellow citizens.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 2.-The Indian
appropriation bill, as it passed the house,
contains a provision IA flying the purchase
of the Seminole lands, and directing that
these lands, together with those lately pur-
chased from the Creeks, may De opened to
settlement by proclamation Of the president,
who is authorized by an amendment, pro
posed by Mr.. Ryan to establish two land
Offices at convenient places. The provision
also extends the town site laws over this do
main, and authorizes 1 he president to offer
the CherOkees the same sum for their outlet
that has been paid the Greeks and Semi
noles, and IN case this offer is accepted, the
president is further authorized 10 open the
same to settlement under the homestead
laws and establish the necessary land offices.
The practic Il effect of this provision, as
may be readily seen, will be to open five
million and possibly (if the Cherokees &C
Cept the offer that viii be made them
eleven million acres of land under the Ryan
act OF 1885, at the discretion of the president
end without further action by congress. In
snort, it opens Oklahoma.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Omcial Records of the war.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 1.-The spe-
ciaI house committee says there is a loud
and continued call from all sections, north
and south alike, for the completion of this
work. It seems Just that those who fought
in the war should be allowed to see the Off
ciaI account of their services. Compare
lively few will have that privilege unless
the publication is greatly expedited. At the
present rate fifteen years will be required
to finish the work. Thus far thirty two sep
arate books of the cort emplated series have
been printed. There remain over fifty not
published. The material for the series Is
nearly all selected. The delay in pubIica-
ton is caused by the indexing. This in
dexing Is a work of much intricacy, though
when completed It is simple and certain IL
the means it affords of tracing even the
minute matters treated in the volumes.
The esse ltial thing in expedit1ng this work
is an increased force of clerks employed as
indexer5 and the co umittee recommends
an annual appropriation of 100000 for
four years TO enable the secretary of war to
EN- DlOy sufficient number to arrange for
the publication of thirteen volumes an
DuailV.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Anecdote of CoIerfdge.

There is a story told of Coleridge, the
poet, to the effect that seeing a particu-
IarIY wise-IOoking man at a dinner
party, he waited anxiously to hear
some pearls of wisdom drop from the
strangers lips. He waited for long
time until the dumplings were brought
on, and the wise man exclaimed. "Hai
them's the felIers for mel" The ladies
of a New England town who gave a
dinner to Harriet Beecher Stowe some
years ago had a somewhat similar ex-
perience. They we're all prepared to be
delighted and entertained, and the only
t'ling she said was, "Pass me the bread
if you please.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
King ROthschfId.

Dollar worship is evidently not con-
fined to the land of the VanderbiIts.
Prince Bismarck has published his list
of charges and specifications in the trial
of Prof. Geffken, the Inflated propri-
etor of the Campaign Diary Emper-
or Frederic's memoranda of the Franco
Prussian war;. The list of criminal
indiscretions mostly sarcastic refec-
tions on the fOib1es of sundry crowned
heads-incIudes a remark on the archi-
lecture of the ROthschild country seat,
where Crown Prince Frederic spent q
few weeks in the winter of 1870; and,
Judging from the tenure of the i'm
parchment, the Prussian Government
seems to dread the international conse-
quences of divulging the state secret
that Chauteau Ferrieres, with its small
turrets at each end Of the square roof,
reminded the Crown Prince of "an iron
safe turned bottom side Yankee
R7n6p
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Rn11nh On Cashiers.

OTTAWA. CANADA, March LIN the house
DR.. Weldon explained the provisions of his
extradition bill, which enlarges the list Of
extraditable often ses. The dregs of Mexico
and the United States are settling down in
Canada, owing to Its geographical position.
al arrangement with the United States.
The extraditlon treaty really covers only
seven offenses. Within forty or fifty years
a great increase of crime has taken place.
The ambassadors of both countries are not
alive to the necessity of abolishing the az
tiduated Ashburton treaty. 1t is within the
power of the Canadian parliament to set in
motion the machinery which will drive out
the criminals who are enjoying an asylum
here. He wante the government to be
vested with power to hand over all these of.
tenders to the countries having no eZtradi-
ton treaty with England as affecting
Canada
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

year. Foreign exchange remains STEADY.
During the past week the stock market has
virtually done nothing; pricas are on the
whole unchanged.
TIE treasury has pa d out 81, 800, 900 more
ash than 1t has taken in during the week,
and owing to the large pension payments,
probably closes the month with lower cash
balance ana larger volume of currency in
circulation than at the end of January.
Meanwhile the great course of prices for
commodities has tended slightly upward for
the past week.
The business failures number 223, as COM
pared with 30 last week, and 279 for the
week previous. For the corresponding
week of last year the fgures were "a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
collector" Holran's Trick.


WAsHNGToN, D. O., March 4.-Hon. vii
liam Holman, the willy member from the
Fourth Indiana district, played an adroit
trick on the house, which was not disCOV-
cred until next day. He has for several
years urged a repeal of the presumption law
and has made two or three reports from his
com nittee recommending such legislation.
THUS far, however, the house has refused to
repeal the law and it still remains on the
statute book. During the cons Iteration Of
the Indian appropriation bill Mr.. Holman
took an active part in the proceedings. Sev-
eral amendments were offered relating Il
the dis position of Indian lands restored to
the public domain, and Mr.. Holman made
several suggestions, which were adopted.
Nobody paid any particular attention to his
vancouver, and it was not until tins prints
blu was Issued that some one discovered
the trick. Ia an amendment relative to the
Seminole lands the little clause, (which Is
hereby repealed had been inserted imme-
dlatejv after a reference to the presumption
law. The effect of this clause as adopts1 in
the biu will be to repeal me preemptiOn
law. Nobody seems to have any at
tentiOn to it, and when it was offered by
Mr.. Holman with an explanation that it
was an innocent little amendment of a local
cha ~acter no objection was raised. and it
was adopted. The attention of the senate
has been called TO the ''innoceut lite
ia orde- emphqsize the matter the house
took occasion to defeat the bill to repeal the
preemptiOn and IN Der culture laws and
passed an act granting homestead settlers
leave OF abs ence from their lands in case of
drOuth,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

Mexico Cattle company, VINO ordered all the
citizens Of the place to quit the territory
within forty-eight hours under penalty of
death.
Anderson and his brother hastily packed
what few postofhce effects he had, and tax
ing his mother and such household goods as
they could transport, fed to Boston, a small
town IN Colorado. To this place quite
number of other citizens from No Mans
Land have fed, all having been warned by
the same party. Anderson tells Of a crowd
Of ten men who have entrenched themselves
in a sod house sn6 viii fight to the last be-
fore being driven from their claims.
The government authorities have been no
tifed, and their action IS waited with in
tense anxiety. The cattlsmen refused to
give any rsasOn for their action further than
to assert that the settlers had no rights in
the neutral strip.
Collins postofioe was located in the ex-
treme western end Of No Mans Land.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
The Widow of One Of the Founders Of
tna Rrnrr,nr, CI,1srcE1 st Rash

RICHMOND, Mo-, MARCH, Mrs. Julia A.
Whitmer died at the home of her son in
this city Of paralysis, at the age Of "A years.
She was the widow Of the late David Whit
mer, one of the three who were with Joseph
Smith when he said the angel delivered to
him the golden tables Of the book OF Nor
mon.
Mrs. Whitmer was a sister of Oliver Grow
derry and David Whitmers Oliver CrOWdery
and Martin Harris were sthe three men who
were with Smith when he was given the
Book Of Mormon. In 1888 her husband
and Joe Smith disagreed on doctrinsl
points. and in 1847, with the aid of Mrs.
Whitmer, her husband organized the
Church of Christ. In all the prosecutions
of tbs church her advice was invariably
taken. She believed unreservedly in the
authenticity of the Book of Mormon, and
whatever she believed to be her duty she
never faltered from its discharge. The
church feels as though one of the strongest
landmarks has passed away. She died be-
heviug, as her husband, that GOD was the
author of the Book of Mormon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
al Foreer Sentenced.

GREAT BEND, KAN, March I.-P J. Hills,
has been tried for forgery and has received
his sentencs. Mr.. Hills came to this place
during the boom 81 as a real estate agent
and began his evil deeds by obtaining the
signatures of several ignorant colored farm
eEs on false pre5enses, till growing bolder
he committed deliberate forgery The jury
returned verdict Of guilty two weeks since
ftsr which his attorneys made motion for
g new trial which vas not granted. Judge
CLARK has given him the light sentence Of
three years at hard labor IN consideration Of
his youth and it being his first OfIense.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
a slanderer Foreed ID &c.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, March MARY B. Har-
rison and James Mannon had been clerks at
q leading dry goods house in st. Joseph and
after q few months MannOn proposed and
was rejected. In order to be revengsd he
began to Islander the girl. She heard Of it
and telsgraphed her brother, a travelling
man, @. 81. Harrison, who came to st. Jos
eph on the next train, met MannOn and was
prevented by q third party from shooting
him. It was finally decided that If Msnnon
was found in town after dark Harrison
would kill him on sight The slanderer got
out of town within an hour and his where
abouts are unknown.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Canada's Premier for Minister.

OTTAWA ONT, March There is a re-
port in circulation that Sir John Macdonald
premier of Canada, has been offered the
post of British ambassador to the United
States. Several conservative members in
his 'nfdenCs express surprise that ne VS. of
rectness. The British government, it is
stated, has begun to realize the necessity of
sending to Washington q representative well
informed on North American affairs. If Sir
John accepts Sir Charles Upper viii prob
ably assume the leadership OF the dominion
Government
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
He Must Have Been Drunk.

Irate wife-This is nice time for
you TO come homei
Tipsy husband-Lasht time, M dear,
iasht time. Swear of 'morror.
L Whats what you said last
year.
I. Ibid I promise = hie-to
swear off Iasht year?
/ W.-You did.
7. H.-Forgot ali bout It, then.
Guesh mush q bin drunk at the time.--
Boston C0ltrleT.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Rorton.g Water work..

HORTON, KAN, March The city council
has accepted A. L. Str0na's proposition to
put water works IN here, work to commence
IN ten days and water furnished IN i've
months; sixty hydrznta 90 commence with,
ct cost Of So, 0oo psr year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Burplars at WORK.

OLsBURe, KAN, February 28.-The hssd-
ware store Of S. B. CockFeIl, Of Garrison,
treasurer Of Green township, was broken
into and large fire and burglar proof safe
blown open. The force Of the explosion
threw the door across the room, completely
demolishing the Office furniture. It is sup
posed the burglars were after township
money in Mr.. Oockrell's secession, but he
had i deposited in Leayenworth. Sixty
dollars IN money, some notes, 1Oug watches
and jeWelry, etc, were taken, No clue Of
the burglars.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

He AFt AnldteLLT give
the following direc
tons for making linen
work smooth and even
when it is finished :
Dampen it all over at
the b q ok with q
sp on 6 e and t hen
stretch it tightly and
evenly, face down
ward, on a board, or
pin it out on q nailed
carpet with a clean
cloth underneath it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Wanted Them Raw.

'Rah for mel"
"Here! keep quiet, or get out of
herei"
'Rah for mel"
See here, this is not a saloon. It's
an oyster house"
aWelI. I know it. 'Rah for mel"
Ell call the police!E
"What for 2"
Raising a disturbance. "
"No, I amt. I'm only giving my
order. I want some oysters, and say,
Raw for mel don't Chicago
TedQer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Train Robbery 3 Capital Crime.

PH1NU, ARR, March A-The bill max
ing train robbery a capital crime, (which was
introduced ia the legislature by Louis Mar
tin Of Pima, has passed both houses and
been signed by the governor, making it q
law in Arizona.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
RYAN AND SPRINGER.
To Congressman Thomas Ryan
! History Will Give the Credit.

The Purchase OF the Greek and Semi
mole Lands Includes all OF Oklahoma
Proper-Location OF Land Offices and
Proclamation Of the President VIII
Open it to Settlement.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
THE JOURNEY ENDED
General Harrison Arrives at
Washington Safe on Time.

Incidents Of the Trip Selected From
the Mass OF Such RepOrted-Governor
Beavers Son secures Two Mega
Observation-Disclosures Greet the Train
Everywhere.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Cowboys Terrorize Citizens ofNo Mans
and

postmaster at Collins, No Mans Land. was
IN this place and related the circumstances
of visit to Collins from a gang o. cowboys
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Open Winters.

3aWhat's that you've got?"
A joke for the paper.
"Subject?"
@The weather. Init on the mild
winter"
9Th? We don't want It.
why not ?"
"This is a no pun winter, you know
- Chicago ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

ALEXANDER the Great died at Baby
lon, B. @. 323, at the age of tn -rty
three.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

De game-Lhe paEEEldge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

When the work, as wei as the linen,
is quite dry, it may be taken up, and Il
the edges show the pin marks they can
be smoothed with the fingers. When
linen work is washed, it muss BE-
treated in the sanae waY.n
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
COLD o. THE CHFsr-

For a cold on the chest there is no
better specific for most persons than
well-boiIed or roasted onions. They
may not agree with every one, but to
persons with good digestion they Will
not only be found to be d most excel
lent remedy for a cough, and the clog
ging of the bronchial tubes which is
usually the cause of the cough, but if
eaten freely at the outset Of cold
they will break up what promised, from
the severity Of the attack, to have been.
a serious one.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15

s7 HE Art Aplate
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-12
WHERE 1TOWEN EYCELS.

When a woman has hen to drive
into the coop, she takes hold of her
skirts with both hands, shakes them
quietly at the delinquent and says
"Shoo, thege!" The hen takes one look
at the object to assure herself that it is
a woman, and then stalks majestically
into the coop. A man doesn't do it that
way. He goes outdoors saying: tits
singular nobody can drive hen but
me!' and picking up stick of wood.
hurls it at the offending biped and yells !:
Get in there, you theft" The hen
Immediately loses her reason and dashes
to the other end of the yard. The man
plunges after her. She comes back with
her head down, her wings out and fol-
lowed by miscellaneous assortment of
stove-wood, fruit cans, clinkers, and a
very mad man in the rear.
Then she skins under the barn and
over fence or two and around the
house back to the coop again, all the
while talking as only an excited hen can
talk, and all the while followed by
things convenient for throwing, and by
man whose coat is on the sawbuck,
whose hat is on the ground, and whose
persplration is limitless. By this time
the other hens have come out to take q
hand IN the debate and help dodge mis-
siles. The man VOWS that every hen on
the place shall be sold at once, puts on
his hat and coat and goes down town.
The woman comes out, goes right to
work and has every one Of those hens
housed and counted inside of two min
utes.-lMobile Reqister.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-12
Il CURIOSITY OF THE WAR.
By LOUISE PHILLIPS.

He sui apart, and stern erim-visased mon
Looked on with awe, unvoicod at first, and then,
As though their wonder had o'ercome their
fears,
They tried to speak, but could not for their
al tears.
questioned who it was that could SO wake
The worship of such mon, so deeply shake
Their selfish souls, givon oer to greed or worse,
So drew near, and then approached him thus
"Were you on Chicknmauga's bloody field
10 take command whom weaker mon would
YIELD
Or bore the flag in triumph to the top
OF Mission Ridge, and not star lot drop?
"Wers you the man who lod the hope forlorn
With troops whose ranks with shot and shell
torn,
Or he who with q minimum of mon
Held fast the fort against ton score and temp
"Perchance, then it was you whose prescience
keen
Saw victory's road by all mon else unseen;
To you it may be that We owo to-day
The tribute of q nation saved for aye
Or, hcply, you have memoirs yct unscon
Within the page of book magazine;
Some private cipher that will give tho key
To much that vet remains IL mystery?
you're none of this! 1hon toll mo why they
stare
At yon us at some unknown thing or rare?"
The old man spake as man noer spake before
81 was simple private sir, dear through the
%. war!"
--Ydnkee Blade.