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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-01
May Read Tin the Papers.

CoIU1IBUs, o., January 22.-State Senator
Geyser Of Toledo, permitted newspaper
correspondent to take the copy Of a speech
which he intended to deliver. The cOrres-
pOndeut failed to return the copy, and when.
the question came up the senator could not
make his speech. He found out, however,
that it was FLED at the telegraph Office as a
dispatch. The manager refused to give it
up. Going to a Justices court Geyser pro
cured writ of repleVin. When the con-
stable served it he was told by the manager
to go to the operating room and take the
property. The speech was in the hands Of
dozen different operators, and the constable
not being able to identify the copy, went
away without it. The senator is not likely
TO get his speech in time to deliver it before
the question is disposed of. Perhaps he
may read it in the newspapers.
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MEANS BUSINESS.
Report OF the Committee on Contract La
Dor and Immigration.

Report OF the Committee on Contract La
Dor and Immigration.
WASHINGTON, D. O., January 22.-The
bill reported by the house committee on con-
tract labor and immigration to the house, as
a result Of the investigation last fall, pro
poses in the first section to prohibit the ad-
mission into the United States Of any per-
son who is an idiot, insane, a pauper or
liable to become public charge; or who has
Infamous crime, or Lnis6emeanOr, inVOiv-
ng moral turpltude; or who Is afflicted with
any lOathsom6 disease, or who mas entered
into contract, express or implied, oral or
written, to perform labor or service for any
person, drms company or corporation m the
United States doing business therein, or
whose passage Is paid on a promise of labor.
Jt also provides that all lab0rers other than
those excepted by the contract labar law,
time with the intention of returning. The
section excerpts professors in universities
and ministers from It's prohibition
The second section declares 1t TO be a mis-
demeanor for such objeodonal persons to
come into the United States or for any per
son Co assist them to do 50 and a penalty Of
not exceeding $1,000 and imprisonment for
three years, Is provided IN such cases.
Prosecution may be commenced within two
and the alien may be returned within two
years to his country at the expense of the
transportation company or OF the United
States.
Section three limits the carriage Of in
coming foreign passengers to one passen-
ger for every i've tons burden OF the ship sx-
cent children under one year Of age. and
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Zalinskv.s pvnamite eun.

NEW YoRK, January ga test Of Captain
E. I. Zalinsky's pnematic gun made at Ft.
Lafayette in the herbOr was very satisfac-
tory. Three tests at 200, 500 and 100 yards
were to have been made, but the programme
in this respect was not carried out Only
two shots were fred a 200 pound shell and
the other Of 500 pounds charged with No. /
dyuamite-and each was discharged at q
point the size Of a vessels deck, marked by
buOys at distance of one mile. The alb
senCe OF an object made It impossible TO
demonstrate thoroughly the destructive
power OF the shots but it was said that eth
or Of the bombs hurled would have destroyed
any man of war ahoat. Captain Zalinsky
fired the first 200 pound shell with remark
able precision, but the second was not 50
accurately guaged. The gun was Of a Is
inch calibre, and each shot sent upward a
body of water TO a height Of about 800 feet.
Among those who witnessed the expert
ments were Commander Goodrich and
Lieutenant SeatOn Schroeder and Bradley
Flske, who constitute the naval board and
viii make report on the tests which were de-
signed to determine the federal acceptance
Of the dynamite gun for the new fast war
vessel VesuViuus.
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Reported DestitutIon EEaeeersted

PARK RTvER, OAK. January 21.-In regard
20 the deshtution existing in Walsh county
among the farmers, Lieutenant Roudez saws
that he visited the region with County Com
misaioners Nicholson and LeYRney. He
says further:
cases found no general destitution or die
Eess. The majority Of farmers are hard I'D
and should be assisted in procuring seed
wheat. All the houses we visited, some fifty
or more were found to be warm and as COM
Portable as could be expected ia a country
where the settlers are new corners and gem
orally start farming without money or
means of making a living except their good
health and strength. The people we met
were warmly clad and lived as comfortably
IN their houses as their nationality generally
do-ceTtainly much better than the same
people 1--we in their own country.
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Governor West on Admission

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 23.-Gov-
ernor Caleb W. West. of Utah, has been
heard by the house committee on territories
ia opposition to the admission of Utah ter
rltory as a state of the union. He appeared
he said, as the governor Of the territory, and
as such, he ought not to have any prejudice
against the people. Duty, honor and man
hood required that he should be perfectly
fair and honest in all that he should say on
the subject. He invited the committee to
ask him any questions that suggested them
selves, and said that he should give q fair,
honest and candid answer, no matter whom
It hurt.
He had been invited TO come to Washing
ton and oppose the proposition for admis-
sion. In the movement be represented
himself citizen, and, he might say, the
universal sentiment of the nou-M Ormon
population of Utah. There never had been
q single adverse criticism on his admins
tration of affairs in the territory. He had
not, no declare come before the commit
tees for the purpose of attacking and max
inc wax upon the Mormons. He argued
that statehood for Utah would eDtreneh
Mormonism, and he asked what check there
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a. Undereround -.

MIDLOTHIAN, Tex, January 21.-Great ez~
Citement was caused here by the sinking'
near the depot, without apparent cause, Of a
strip Of territory 200 yards long, over which
runs the Fort Worth q New Orleans railway.
The eartI gave sounds like the echo Of the
thunder storm of the preceding day. It
then commenced sinking gradually, and
within few hours seemed to be getting out
of sight. The railroad called a construction
train into service, and forty carloads Of
gravel placed in an effort TO raise the grade,
but by night the gravel had sunk three feet
below the original level of the road. and
trains could not get to the depot. Some
think the sink hole will develop a large river,
while others believe that the einking viii
spread and prove something like the great
depression of the earth's surface that CnCs
occurred in Missouri.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-01

ST. LOUIS, January 21.-A resolution was
unanimously adopted which withdraws au-
thority or discretion on the part of any
agent TO meet cut, or alleged cut rates by
other lines. and declare that no quotations.
less than tariff shall be met except on the
authority Of the general officers. The report
telegraphed from New York that the Van
dalia road has been cutting cotton rates to
the east has been positively denied by Off
Gals Of that road.
Mr.. Stephen b. Elkins has been elected q
director and second vice president of the St.
Louis, Arkansas q Texas railroad, and
Henry @. Haarstick president of the Missis-
slppi Transportation company, of this CITY,
has also been elected q member of the board,
in place Of Horace G. Allis, of Little Rock,
who recently resigned.
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only vulnerable on the water.

New York, January 23.--The Herald says:
al called on Admiral Gerhardt, command
ant of the Brooklyn navy yard, and asked
him what he thought about the Samoan
trouble
81 don't like to express an opinion about
such matters, for it is hardly my place to do
SO" said the admiral.
Suppose that the United States should go
TO war with Germany over this Samoan DIFF
iculty, where do you think the fighting
would take placer" inquired.
''Oh, il would be a naval affair pre-
sumo" answered the admiral; "that is if the
government decided to assert its rights and
claim Samoa"
"But would we have any show against the
German naVy?"
'fWell, we have been making great many
improvements in our navy, but 1t does not
in any way compare with that of Germany,
of course. But she would be at a disRdvant-
age if she attempted to back up her claim to
Samoa on account of the great distance her
vessels would have to 90. 1t would not take
the United States very long to get men to-
gether, hurry them across the continent and
embark them for Samoa. We have vessels
enough, for transports could land a big force
on the island long before Germany could
get there. That would be the seat OF war.
EarthWOrks and various defen5es could be
thrown up, 90 that forces could hold the IS
land even If Germany saw fit to send over
some of her best vessels. 1t is not an easy
matter by any means to transport 1900 or
10000 men so far as il would be necessary
for Germany to attempt to capture the Is
land if we only made mp our minds that 1t
was our duty to occupy it.
''But how would we fare If Germany de-
eided to attack Us directly"
0 81 don't anticipate anything Of that sort.
Every nation knows that we are only vulner-
able on the water. In every other way we
are strong for we are country Of wonder
full resources. It is only question Of time
when we may decide to put On an aggres-
sive front, get as a navy and put our coast
defenses in shape"
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a.. Sent After Stanley

BRRDIsI, January 23.-Mr. Thomas A.
Stevens, the well known traveller, who is
now on his way to the interior Of the great
African continent on behalf of the New
York World, left here this morning for
Alexandria. Due there on the oath or 25th
instant, he will proceed by rail direct to
Susz IN time to catch the Peninsular and
Oriental mail steamer for Bambay. He
will disembark at Alden at the mouth of the
Red sea on the 3Oth or 31st of this month,
and will there await the bi-monthly steamer
to Zanzibar, where he expects to arrive
about February or z. Mr.. Stevens will
seek to penetrate the mystery which appears
to envelope the dOings of Henry NJ. Stanley
during the past two years-a mystery which
both the British and Belgian governments
are taking immense pains to keep dark.
He will also investigate the slave trade in
Zanzibar.
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Trade and Finance.

NEW YORK, January 2I.-R. g. Dun &
Co. g weekly review of trade says:
AS the practical effects of the agreement
Of railroad presidents and bankers begin to
be better understood, it is seen that an ad-
vance in rates has already checked for q
time the distributing Of products; that is, it
increases the one difficulty which had be-
cIouded an horizon otherwise clear.
The immediate effect in the iron market
is a weakening in prices, and southern irons
are still offered at so cents less than similar
eastern grades, though the latter are about
so cents lower than a week ago, for foundry
grades. Steel rails can be had at prices
equal to S27, at mill. The coal market is
also dropping and there is complaint that
rates are cut by individual operators The
copper market is rendered stagnant by the
report that the syndicate holding $4,000
tons, January 1, will try TO get up 'tmCtRl
bank'' to assume $4,000 tons and contracts
for two years to come. The tin market IS
dull, but lead is firm.
Low prices for boots and shoes are ex-
planned by the announcement that existing
shops could supply 100000 people, hay
ing to reduce the output to the wants of 65,-
0OU,0O0. The movement of dry goods Is
greatly retarded, the many markets at sub
stantially all points reporting as well sup
piled The light demand at present for raw
wool or cotton does not prevent hrmness OF
prices.
The wheat speculation has again tended
downward, the exports from Atlantic ports
for six weeks past having been phenOmenally
small.
Wheat fell 81 cents, corn 3 cent, and
oats i cent during the week. Pork declined
25 cents per barrel, and lard % cents per
100 pounds. The butter market was demOr-
allied and cents lower. Eggs fell 2 cents
and leather has slightly declined. Coffee
and cotton are each 3 cent stronger.
The treasury has been able to put out
nearly as much money as it has taken in
during the past week, having increased its
cash on hand only $500, COO. Also the large
exports Of merchandise, which show at New
York for two weeks an increase Of 20 per
cent over last year, lessen the prospect Of
gold exports, and rates for money on call
are lower at 2 per cent, although foreign ex-
change is a trife higher than a week ago.
The market for stocks has not been as much
stronger as was expected since the meeting
Of the presidents. On the contrary, while
the prospect that the agreement may be
signed is considered good, reflection seems
TO lessen confidence in its practical Ell
cheney.
The business failures during the last seven
days number $50 as against 38I last week
and 367 the week previous. For the cor
responding week Of last year the figures
vyare 91A
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VYin - 81 yVeel.s . c. There.

WASHINGTON, D. O., January 23.-It
is said at the navy department that it will
take at least six weeks for the war ships,
Trenton and Vandalia, to make the voyage
to Samoa; that the Nipsic will be the only
United States vessel in that country after
March 4. The Trenton sailed from Panama
about a week ago, but Is not expected to ar
rive at Samoa only few hours ahead Of the
Vaudalia, which sailed from San Francisco.
The latter Is a faster vessel and will take a
more direct route than the TRENTON. No
information in regard to the state OF affairs
in Samoa, in addition to what have already
been published, have been received at either
the state or navy department..
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Samoan AhaIrs in q Digniaed and Honor
able HIauner-Ths Protocol Signed
by the Three Powers Strict
~ Confidential.

BALTIMORE, Nd, January 23.-The Sum
Washington special says; Secretary Bay
ard states that the state department has
gone to the extreme limit Of its discretion
in trying to arrange the trouble over the
Samoan islands IN a dignihed ard honor
able manner. The senate has been fur
nished with all the correspondence on the
subject and It now remains for that body to
define the policy Of the government IN deal
ing with the subject further. Mr.. Bayard
stated that the commission representing the
United States, German and English govern
ments, which convened in this city last
summer, with a view of adjusting the diff
ferences at Samoa, had entered into an
a agreement TO the effect that the protocol
should be regarded as confidential, which
accounted for the absence of that document
from the correspondence, and other papers
on this subject, which have already been
transmitted TO the senate. The conference
was with view to establishing an 1ndepeud-
emit form Of government at Samoa and
having those islands regarded as neutral
territory by the three countries interested.
An agreement of that nature was virtually
entered into and up to the present time
neither tue German nor the English gov
eminent had notified the United States that
the conditions then entered into have been
dissolved. Mr.. bayarO says ne E5qu6sIou
several times the German and English rep
resentatives of the commission to allow the
protocol to be given to the public, but they
insisted upon regarding it as sacred. Mr..
Bayard prOnOunces the long dispatch from
Samoa yesterday a rehesh of an old story
which was fully detailed in the correspond
ence transmitted to the senate.
Secretary Whitney was also interviewed.
He said he thought the time had arrived for
this government to establish and maintain
a definite line of policy with regard to the
islands of the Pacific ocean. He commend
ed Captain Mullan's conduct at Latonga,
and said the United States steamer N1pslc
has been instructed to remain at Samoa,
where she will be shortly Joined by the
Trenton and VandalIa. The Trenton Is now
one week out from Panama bound for Sa-
mOa, and the Vandalia will be ready to sail
in a few days from Mare Island, California.
Secretary Whitney says the three vessels
ordered to Samoa Will probably be sufficient
to protect the American interests there IN
case of an emergency.
"The impression prevails in cabinet cir
Giles that Germany has exceeded her bounds
of prOpriety, and member OF the cabinet
remarked tonight: AN issue should be
made with her at once"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-01
Women OF Enr1and and America

NEW York, January 23.-The wOmen's
suffrage party state committee profess to
have advices from their British co-workers
that about 100000 were registered and voted
at the election last week in England, Scot
land and Wales for members: of the new
city council. The Countess Of Aberdeen is
at the head Of the organization of wealthy
influential and titled ladies, who have united
to enforce thu right of their sex to set as
mem bers of the councils and resist any at
tempt to deprive Lady Sandhurst, Miss Jane
Golden daughter of Richard OObden) and
other ladies who have been elected to cOun-
oils, Of their places therein on any legal
pretext. The report that Lady Sandhurst
viii be a member Of the London board Of
aldermen Is thought to have good fOunda-
ton
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-01

Sr. PAUL, January 21.-ThIs city was Wis
tied by disastrous IRE, and as a result the
Omaha railroad Offices have been Temporal
rily moved to another part of the city. The
flames started in the basement OF the build
ing, shot up the elevator and soon great vol
umes Of smoke we're pouring from the fourth
floor Of the building and the flames went
through the roof. Some messenger boys
jumped from She second story window One
Of them, Frank Peters, cat his head badly
another broke leg. Three others we're IN
iured by falls, one Of them, g telegrGpheE
named Tracy, breaking a leg. The flames
we're confined to the third and fourth hOOEs.
Loss, 80 900; fully insured.
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~ Emperor 81 ChInn-

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 21.-
Mr.. Charles DENLY, United States minister
at Pekin, has reported to Secretary Bayard
under date OF November %, 1888, that the
chief Of a French syndicate In China has
way carriages built IN France on which the
arts Of French construction and decoration
have been expended. Three Of the carriages
are very handsomely fitted mp in yellow,
green and blue satin, with all the necessary
sleeping and toilet arrangements and are in
tended for the private use of the emperor,
empress, and high court officials. The other
three are for his mBjss1y's attendants. The
estimated cost of the carriagesis about $780,
600 francs.
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Woman's Suffrage associations.

WASHINGTON, D. O., January 23.-The
twenty-frst annual session of the National
WOman's Suffrage association is in session
in this city. On the platform were seated
Miss Susan B. Anthony, Clara B. Colby.
Beatrice, Neb., editor OF WOman's Tribune;
May Wright SewaIl. of Indiana; Abigail,
Scott Duniwsy, Oregon; Miss Lucy Anthony.
Of New Hampshire; Senator Blair and A. G..
Riddle, of Washington; Fred Douglass and
several others prominent in the WOman's
suffrage movement. In the absence of the
prcsid snt of the association, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony presided
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would be upon the legislature. If the power
Of statehood should be granted to Utah the
old nOn-MOrmon residents would have to
sell out at a sacrifice and get away, they
could not live there and prosper. The new
uOn-M OEmon residents Of the territory had
said they would have to do the same thing.
he would warn the democrats Of the sf-
fects Of adopting policy that would look
TO the admission Of Utah. History shows,
he said, that MOrmoHs are neither EepubiI-
cans nor democrats. The allegiance Of the
Mormons is to the church, and if the party
made the fearful and fatal blunder Of advo-
eating statehood for Utah, there was not a
territory Ia the northwest, that might here
after become a state, that the party could
hope to carry "a an election.
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counting those between one ana elgng yeaEr
OF age as one passenger. Violation Of she
provision is made punishable by a fine OF
not exceeding $500 for each passenger II
excess Of the allowance.
The fourth section proposes q levy OF tai
on every alien coming into the United StGtel
Of S..
Section s. requires an intending emigEsni
70 the United STATES to possess q certificate
from United States diplomatic representa-
tive or consul near his residence. issued
after examination into his character, with.
out Tee but this certificate is not to be con
elusive evidence OF the right Of the person
TO come into the United States.
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vas done by parties living ousslds o. EozE-
bee. / urge that you not only visit the sIoin-
1ty OF your own county, but 60 to SQucutslg
see officers and citizens there, esDsCiElLr
arrest every man Ia your county that hiss
been engaged in such violation OF the law.
Your sworn duty and the good name Of youE
county demand your prompt and snerRstEG
action. summon sufficient force to eLecuts
the law, and all extra expenses that you may
incur viii pc paid here. In the faithful dis
charge Of your duty, I VIII give you all ths
aid and support conferred on the executive
By the constitution. Wire me at my ex-
pense. RCBERr LOWREY,
Governor
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Parties Who Buy, Farmers Berinstanoe,


WAsHNarON, D. O., January ga,
the first session Of this congress Senator
George introduced q bill to protect innocent
purchasers Of patented articles from recov-
cry Of excessive damages for infringement.
The senate committee on patents has now
reported, recommending that the George
bill be stricken out, and the bill on the same
subject introduced by President-slect Har-
risOn, while in the senate, on the 10th Of De-
cember, 1883, be substituted therefor. The
bill provides that In any suit for damages
by Infringement, when it is shown the de-
PENDANT purchased for his own use only, the
plaintiff shall not recover more than $50.
He shall not recover costs unless defendant
had actual knowledge or notice Of the ex-
istence of such patent. It further provides
that the plaintiff IN all such suits shall de-
post $50 for costs, and failure to make de-
post shall cause dismissal of the suit. In
case the defendant prevails the court shall
award costs and counsel fees not to exceed
$50.
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NEoKER, MINI, January ga small lake
near this place, is burning and emitting a
peculiar suIphuric odor. Those living near
it are preparing to leave the place. Some OF
the people are of the opinion that great
flow of oil has burst forth from a spring and
and that the oil has filed the lake and been
accidentally set on fire. The lake Is about
300 yards in diameter. It is feared by those
in its vicinity that the woods may become
ignited from the burning lake, and there
fore fear to live longer In the region.