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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-10

Ten thousand railroad employees
have PetitIoned the Interstate com
MERGE commission to compel the raj.
way companies to abolish the death
dealing bumpers on freight trains. IF
the law does not give the commission
that power, congress should enact a
law to that effect Omaha Bee.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-10

Governor Campbell Of Ohio, neIth-
er drinks, smokes, chews nor plays
poker. How he ever found his way
into the Democratic party is a mys-
terry. Osborn Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-10

Congressman John A. Anderson
had the honor of dining with Prcsi-
dent Harrison and family Christmas
dav
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-10

Results Of Religious Excitement.
LEAvENwoRrH, Kan, January 4.-The
vicinity of High Prairie, ten miles of
this city, has lately been the scene of
a religious revival that has greatly
excited the people of that community.
In some instances persons have gone
crazy with enthusiasm
During the revival two weeks ago
a brother and sister, Frank and Min
nth Rowland, became so enthusiastic
and excited over religion that they
lost their reason. They were living
alone and no one noticed their condi-
ton.
Thursday evening two persons pass
ing Bowland's house noticed smoke
issuing from it. On gaining entrance
to it they found a well kindled fire on
the floor, with the brother and sister
in an almost nude condition singing
religious songs and dancing around
it. seemingly getting ready for ere
nation.
The fire was put out and the broth
er and sister overpowered, and wheI
questioned about the fire Minnie re
piled that the Lord had made the fir
and they would not put it out.
Late yesterday afternoon they wer,
placed in the jail where they will re
man until treatment of their cas-
has been decided upon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-10
PTairieyieW Business Directory.

Justice Peace and Notary Public, D. D. BE1us.
Druggist and Physician. .....-.... H. c. SPRAGUE.
General Merchants ....... PoPPEN & VAN DIEsF.
Logan Lumber Co, Manager. j. ". Bowman.
Harness Dealer ................ WM. HUNDERHAy.
Livery and Feed Stable. ........-. JOHN CUNIEGs.
Hardware and Implements III. S. FARMER.
Blacksmith Shop ..... 60. VINzEST BOLTE.
Flour Store. Gee. Mrs. H. HODGINs.
Carpenter and Contractor. .........G zwIERs.
Commercial HOtel .... ...........L. o. FANsLER.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-10

The Kansas City Times says, speak
ing of Bellamy's Nationalism; In
stead Of more Nationalism we are 60
ing to have Jess. That is what we
mean by Interstate commerce and
antitrust laws The chances are
that the Times is mistaken in this
matter. The indications are that Ma
tionallsm has come to stay That be
ing the case, the wisest course to pur-
sue for those who have the greatest
good for the greatest number at heart
is not to make light Of a scheme for
the bettermeut Of human condition.
but to lend "A hand to give practical
expression 30 what it proposes.
Afchjsou Champion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-10

In commenting upon the rav:.ges
Of the villaiuous trusts the Orange
judd Farmer 4easiair says: what
IS to be done2 Mere complaining or
bowling about it, tbe operators viii
not care a fig for. Local action or
class action viii be ineffective, State
legislatures md congress anust
promptly take vigorously ahold of
this whole trust business and sqaclch
everything OF the kind. And as these
combinations are becoming 50 numer-
Gus and powerful that they viii try
to buy up every yenal, dishonest law
maker, the people must take care to
choose and vote for only true and re-
liable men, who viii stand by their
constituents. and to do this without
regard TO politics
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
He Mashed a Hat.

New York Sun.
Along about the middle of the coach
was young lady, not beautiful girl.
but Just ordinary, although she had a
very jaunty hat and a sealskin sacque.
A Young man got on at CASTLE, who
stood at the door and looked the paSsen-
gers over for minute or two, and he
then walked deliberately down the aisle
and pumped himself down beside the
girl. AS he did so there was crash and
a crush ,aud he Sprang up to discover
that he had sat down upon bandbOX
and mashed it fiat.
Pm so sorry-so sorry!' he stammer-
ed as he turned all sorts of colors.
"Mister man!' she replied as she in
spected the ruin, shave you got $l2 in
cash about yon?"
"W-whatl 1 really beg your pardon.
Indeed, didn't"
s.Fork over!" she interrupted, holding
out her hand.
twelve dollars!"
sExactIy. You have mashed a s12
bonnet and l want the money"
s'But. misS-but-"
ssMy brother Bill is forward in the
smoking car and If yon don't pay I'll call
him! There's nothing cheap about Bill.
He'll knock $50 worth of jaw off your
chin before he gets through with YOU"
''Fll pay, miss"
ssThat's business. Fifteen dollars. eh?
Twelve from fifteen leaves three, and
here's the change and the hat. Next
time you go to kerplunk down beside
ANYBODY look out for breakers"
81 beg to apologize, MISS" he replied.
"Oh, you needn't: you got off cheap.
IF YOU hadn't smashed the hat I'd have
pulled s25 worth of hair out of your. head
anyhow"
Everybody felt sorry for the man.
He got into seat at the end Of the car.
closed himself up like jack knife. and
every time the door opened what we
could see of him turned pale for fear it
was her brother Bill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
Bismarck Expected Emperor
William to Reconsider
His Resignation.
The Iron Prince Reported
Much Bowed Down Over
the Situation.
He Accepts the Colonel GEN
eralship, but Declines the
DukedOn1.
Servian Militia Repulsed in
an Attempt to Capture a
Bosnian Village.

BERLIN, March 23.-The ''Ordenfest"
was observed to-day with the usual
ceremonies. The Prince of Wales, EN-
press .ederick and Chancellor Won
Caprivi were present al the services in
the chapel and afterwards at the state
banquet. The Hanover Courier says it
Is reported that Gen. Won WalderSee
will be appointed to the command of
the Tenth army corps. This command
was rNade vacant by the elevation of
Gen. IN Capriyi to the CHARACTERISTIC.
Prince Regent LuitpOld, of Bavaria,
sent complimentary autograph letter
to Prince Bismarck on the occasion
of the latter's retirement from Of
flee. Decorations were conferred
upon Herren Helldorff. Hammacher and
Stoecker. The Berlin papers, referring
to the North German GaZette'S reYela-
tons regarding the causes of Bismarck'S
resignation. condemn the statements OF
that paper as modifying to unlocking
nations. The VoSsische Zeitung re-
peatS the story that Bismarck rose from
his bed to answer the emperOr'S demand
for an explanation of the interview with
WindthOrst. Bismarck, it is said, insist
ing that he should not be controlled. told
the EN- peror that he was quite ready to
resign if his retention of the Office was
irksome; that he only retained it to full
fill his promise TO Emperor William L.
The Hamburger Nachrichten declares
that Bismarck was deeply affected and
expected to the last that the emperor
would ask him to reconsider his resigna-
ton.
The London Standards Berlin cor
respondent says: 1T is reported that
eralShip, but declined the dukedOm and
grant, first verbally, and then in long
letter, to the effect that it was not in
harmony with his principles to accept
grant. in view of the increasing bur-
dens of the taxpayers. Herr Won
Radowtz has declined to succeed
Count Herbert Bismarck" The grant
which Bismarck declined was an
offer to continue his salary and official
residence. 1t is rumored that Bismarck
has not seen the emperor in week.
Chancellor gon Caprivi has addressed
note to the German ambassadors abroad
in which he intimates that be will con-
tinue the policy of Prince Bismarck. 1t
is reported that Gen. Caprivi, Count
kalnOky and Premier Crispi will have a
meeting at an early date. The London
Herad's Berlin correspondent gives
au account OF an interview with DR..
WindthOrst, the leader of the Center
party in Germany. DR.. WindthOrst
said that his party did not propose to
enter into any permanent coalitions,
but expected to make certain comblna-
lions from time to time. The Centrists,
he said, would offer no systematic opp !
sition to the government and would
support Emperor Williams measures
for social reform. 1t is stated that EN-
peror William has privately minated
to King HumberJ and Emperor Francis
Joseph that there will be no change in
the Germany policy as regards the triple
alliance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
Objects to Whole Ones.

ArkansaW Traveller. 10
An old negro came tumbling QUOT
cabin, and just as he fell into the road a
short distance away brick thrown
from the house struck him Oh the head.
He lay there for several moments, and
then getting up, turned to white man
who happened to be passing, and, as
he wiped the blood Off his head, re-
marked:
Oats jes' zactlg whut makes me say
whut does say"
''And what do you says" the white
man asked.
"W'y, dat dis marryin dat de white
folks talk so much erbout is er failure
sho huff. Now, dar's dat lady in de
house, again wlping off the blood .'dat
l has thought er good Zeal o.. But now
look at me. Is | fifteen ter go in s'ciety
wild SIGH er lady fur er wife? Long ez
she didn' fling nothin' but brickbats,
wy she'd sorter do an | could go in
s'ciety wild her, but now dat she is tuck
ter flingin' whole bricks WY ! KANT
put up wild it. Look out for desc ladies
dat fling whole bricks."-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
LARGE BRITISH FEET.
Short Skirts That Would Refut0
Calumny.


Pail Mall Gazette.
ltwas delightfully."- funny, writes Q
correspondent, Nine. Goldschmidt's
saying to your representative that short
skirts would ''enabls English women
to get rid OF the idea in
the minds OF foreigners that the
English have big feetp This speech
reminds me of the reason Bismarck al
legged for refusing to further the change
from German to Latin letters in the
printing of German books. He said
Latin letters would be more harmful to
the eyeslght! More harmful than the
Grabbed characters In vogue in the
Fatherland! Sublime assurancei
Max O'Rell somewhere declares that
every British human foot istwelve good
inches long. The English traveller in
the local foot. What means this--read
backward-but that the British feet are
big? Some South Americans had
house in fashionable London street,
and the ladies of the family
said 1t was pleasure enough
for them to sit at the lower windows
and watch ''the enormous English feet"
pass byl The feet of the father of the
family were perhaps eight inches long.
The points Of his boots only just
showed beyond the hem Of his
trousers. Let any doubter look az
upper-class Russian feet, and then
say are English feet abnormally
big or not. Why not fairly face the
fact. English feet are exceedingly long,
AS rule, they are low in the instep. Ii
they have good insteps, ten to one
their owner has Norman blood in his
veins. But big, fiat feet only become
supremacy ugly when deformed by
squeezing. English feet, il left alone,
are very useful, though not ornamental
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
MARRIED BY PROXY.

One OF the Recognized Customs
Of tho United States Of Colon
bia.
Senior Upiono Obando was, until re-
Gently, consul of the United States OF
Colombia at San Francisco.
We. the senior and myself, lived at
the same hotel, and, by mutual agree
ment, we each instructed the other in
the language, customs and manners of
our respective countries, says CORE
spondent eff the New York Herald.
senior, he was so generous and simple
and eager to learn our ways. His con-
sular duties consisted mainly in draw
ing his salary, which he did every month
with cl0ck-like regularity.
The senior was married, learned.and
the picture of his wife, which he always
carried about him, was that of charm
ing sonora of the regulation Spanish
type of beauty.
Bogota was the home of this loving
pair, Nine. Obando being the niece Of
the president of the republic.
One day the senior said to me in his
broken English: al must go home to
my wife; l can no longer bear this sep
aration. Besides, my father has been
married to her about long enough"
His father, thought.
"What on earth do you mean?" I
asked. ''When were you married,
senOr?"
"About six months ago." he replied.
knew he had been in San Francisco
year, so l said:
sob, see; your wife did not like San
EronOic ha cd
''She has never been here"
''And yet you say you were married
to her six months since?'
Certainly; gave power of attor
ney to my father, who married IneZ in
my stead"
Now, see here, Obando," re-
marked, 81 am afraid you're making
fun of me. This idea of your wife being
your stepmother at the same time, and
your fathers wife being your daughter
in-law-oh, no, it won't do"
The senior, however, was in earnest,
and then learned one of the peculiar
customs in vogue in the South American
republic.
As matter of policy or convenience
1t had been necessary that Senior Oban-
do should marry his affianced, and
therefore the necessary instructions
were wired to Panama, conveyed
thence down the Magdalena river to the
port, and by muleback to the capital.
In the same manner the news of the
ceremony was conveyed back to San
Francisco and Senior Obando was duly
married man.
Marriages of this sort are by no means
infrequent among Spanish-American
people. The proxies" are generally
male relatives Of either prospective
bride or groom. An intimate friend. in
fact, may perform the Office, though in
the latter case it sometimes happens
that the friend betrays his trust and the
fond, absent husband returns home to
find hlmsel divorced.
These marriages are perfectly legal,
ana are recognized by the church. They
are somewhat like "bindlng slips"
insurance, the ''policies"being delivered
afterward.
Upon the return of tho husband.
though, he must be married publicly.
In case he dies before seeing his
proxy" wife, then his "vicarious"
widow inherits his property the same as
If she had been married in the regular
fashion.
Senior Obando returned to Bogota, and
the last time l heard from him he was
occupying high official position and
living happily with his wife, to whom
he had been regularly" married.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
sTILLwATER NEWS.
Rev. Albright Resigns as Pastor
Of the First Presbyterian

Church.
At the close of the morning service at
the First Presbyterian church yesterday
Rev. W. II. Albright announced his
conclusion to resign the pastorate in
order to accept the Boston call. he
will remain here five Sundays more as,
pastor, and will start East the firstof
May. His new church has rendered
him vacation during the months of
June, July and August, in order that he
may revisit his native England.
Contrary to expectation, Chief of Po7
lice ShOrtall has as yet received no telt-
gram from Edward Rutherford as to the
latter's mission at Cincinnati, where ne
went Friday with requisition papers for
George Irons Skies and wife, the al
legged patent right sWindlers.
Mrs. JIG. Hening, with her two sons,
is al Minneapolis on two weeks visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ID.
Moore.
Fred Scott returns to-day to Duluth,
where he is likely to remain through
out the summer in order to fully estab-
liSh his new drug store enterprise at
that place.
DR.. o. A. Waiter started last even
ing for Chicago, where he will remain
two weeks in attendance at the poly
clinic.
Members of the Maennerchor gave a
pleasing musical entertainment at
Music hall last evening, the chief feat
ure being one-act operetta, '.The En-
peror and the Mountain-Goat Hunter"
The Republican city convention will
be held at the city hall this evening, at
which time the ward delegations will
also meet and nominate candidates for
aldermen. The Democratic nomina-
tions of Nethaway and Manwaring for
judge and special judge respectively Of
the municipal court will undoubtedly
be ratified by to-night'S convention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
BUSINESS is BOOMING.
Trade Is Healthy in the Pacific
Carrying Trade.

PANAMA, March 23.-Business seems
to be improving steadily and rapidly all
along the coast from San Francisco to
the straits, the steamer lines hav-
ing been obliged to augment
their facilities. Not long ago a
new line of steamers was put
on between Panama and the Southern
ports, and they are doing well, while to
no very remarkable extent injuring the
interests of the English company that
had the monopoly for fifty years-up to
1883. In fact, the latter company finds
it necessary to utilize the ocean
steamers that make the voyage
through the straits to come on up
as far as Guayaquil for cargoes. and
with the prospect shortly of their COM
ing On to this port with the duplicate
line. This shows considerable activity,
and in the northern ports the same in
dications are not wanting. The Pacific
Mail is beginning to think of improving
its line, which holds practical monop-
oily, so as to meet the increased demands.
In Central American ports partic-
ularly trade seems to be having boom
owing to the heavy crops and CORE
spending imports. At Puntarenas, in
Costa Rica, for example, the streets and
thOroughfareS were blocked up with
merchandise. for which neither storage
nor transportation could be obtained.
Caravans of carts had to be resorted to,
the railroad being inadequate to bring
to port the enormous output of produce.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
OLD DAYS IN CALIFORNIA.
Gen. Sherman Relates Two Epi-
sodes of His Residence There.

AtCtNtCb LNV
sodes OF His Residence There.
At a reunion of California pioneers
the other evening Gen. Sherman related
several interesting episodes apropos
of his residence as department COM
mander in California during the years
intervening between the close Of the
Mexican war and the days of the gold
fever In 1S49, says writer in the New
York Herald. The first incident was
the life and death Of "Jim Crow" Smith,
a miner whose acquaintance he made at
Suffers ''fOrt," and who subsequently
took passage on the same vessel with
him for home after making fortune in
the vicinity Of american" river.
"'Jim Crow said he had struck it
heavy and was on his way home when
L saw him. One day on the vessel in
quired where he was going.
"'I'm goin' down to South Carolina to
hunt up my poor old mother said he,
land fix her comfortable for the rest of
her life. Then -, Pm goin' to NJ
York an show them Fasteners how to
live.'
81 left the vessel next day and saw no
more of Jim for several months. and had
almost forgotten him, when one day L
saw a large crowd gathered around
the entrance of the old Washing
ton headquarters building, then at
No. l Broadway. 1 elbowed my
way through the crowd, and
to my surprise saw an elegant coach,
with four horses, coaehman and foot
man in full livery, and leaning up
against the door sill was Jim Crow
Smith. He was too intoxicated to walk,
and the cOachman lifted him into the
carriage and drove away. The red
shirt, boots and sombrero had been re-
placed by expensive clothes and Jim
was showing them Fasteners how to
live.' | saw him several times after
that. always drunk and throwing money
right and left. He soon went through
his fortune and went back to California
to make another, but this time he did
not succeed. He struggled along for
year and then shot himself in a bar
room in the village occupying the site
where Suffers fort once stood.
"Many fortunes were made," said the
general, "by the sale of provisions to
the miners that l remember, but there
was one incident of this kind that rather
surprised me. When the gold fever
broke out the whole United States army
engaged with Mexico was stationed in
and around Monterey. When the news
of gold being discovered first circulated
among the troops they began to desert
by whole companies, and in few weeks
the army was reduced to about half its
original size. A large quantity of army
stores had just been received, and,
there being no one to use them, they
soon began to spoil. 1t was finally de-
cided to sell them by auction. and they
1,.f fAr coln Tho hiH6innr
them an army chaplain, bought the
whole lot for $1,000. They arranged to
have the goods sent up to the mining
camps by giving the men who took them
up one-third of the profits. They were
sold to the miners, and when the ac-
counts had been settled it was found
that each man had made $50, 600 clear of
expenses
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
A Minneapolis Blaze.

Atabout 1880 last evening an alarm
was turned in from the box at Thir-
teenth avenue and Seventh street south
east, Minneapolis. The fire proved to be
in a tWo-story brick veneer and frame
house on the corner of Como and TWen-
tieth avenue southeast, occupied by F.
II. Taylor as dwelling. The house
and contents were complete loss,
amounting to about $1,000. The fire
started while the family were at church.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
Won by Gaudaur.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March 29.-
Hamm. Gaudaur, Ten Eyck and Hos
mer rowed race this afternoon on the
st. Johns river at Mandarin, sixteen
miles above this city. Gaudaur was
handicapped three boat-lengths OH ac-
count of his recent victories. He won
the race easily, Hamm second, Ten
Eyck third, Hosmer last. Hosm er is
not yet wholly recovered from his re-
cent severe illness. A thousand people
witnessed the race.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24

tional league had evidently determined
to conflict with us as much as possible.
That suits me so long as the National
league goes on record as the
party forcing the conflict. If it
gets the worst Of the battle
it cannot ask for public sympathy.
Not one of our teams has any reason to
fear such conflict. Each has its old
public favorites and public opinion with
1t, and will, l beIieve, draw an average
of two people to one attending the Ma
iional league games. AS the season
goes along and we prove our superiority
to the National league in caring for the
public, and giving it better base ball
than it has ever seen before, this aver
age attendance in our favor will in
crease -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
CoRRALLED TIE CaICAGos.
The Cleveland Brotherhood Team
Hits Young BarstOn.

New ORLEANS, March 23.-Ted Lar
kin arrived this morning and took
charge of the Cleveland brotherhood
team. He was anxious to down the
great Chicagos, He put new life into
the team, and Barston, the Chicago
pitcher, was unable to stem the tide.
Stricken, Twitchell. Tebeau, Larkin,
and everybody but Browning hit the
ball, and the fielding was almost fault
less. The Chicagos put up an equally
fine game, and throw by Duffy from
center field to the plate was a feature,
but the big batters could not get onto
Bakely hard enough to overcome the
other sides batting. Duffy and Pfeffer
led the hitting for their team. The
two clubs leave tomorrow for Mem
phis, Cairo and st. Louis. Score by in
nings:
Cleveland 30 O Io1 O-s
Chicago o o 1 o o 0-6
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
Paper From spider Webs.

ST. Louis Republic.
George West, of Ballston, Is in possess
sion of curiosity in paper, sent him by
a friend in Hong Kong, China. 1t Is
sheet IL by IA inches, made from the
web of the sacred white spider" Of
the FlOwery Kingdom. 1t Is as light
as air and almost as transparent,
but is also beautifully printed, contain
ing about two columns of matter, giving
in English the story of how 'Midship-
man Coplestone was Presented at the
Court at Pekin." Americans know
much about paper-making, but it Is safe
to say that there is not spider web
paper factory outside the Acknowledged
kingdom.