Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-08-06

the spire OF the Presbyterian church
blown of, the NJ E church struck by
lightning and slightly damaged. Total
damages about $1,000. Crops, trees and
outbuildings badly injured by wind.
At Melvarn, nine miles south. Mrs. DR..
Wellman was struck by lightning and
badly hurt.
OttaWa.-In terrible electrical storm
here, several houses, barns and a num-
Der Of animals were struck south of
town. The strokes resembled that OF
bursting shells at intervals of a minute
apart for half an hour without inter-
mission An immense rain fell aud
very heavy wind accompanied the
storm Corn, fruit and stacked grain
have been materially damaged and a
great number ut fruit trees twisted
down A late report says that Williams
burg, some miles south, was literally
riddled by wind and lightning.
Topeka Capital: I'D. Perry, the or
ganizer of the National Bucket and Tea
Kettle company which was chartered
last March for the purpose of manufac-
turing tin and copper ware in the cit =
of Topeka, has just arrived in the inter
est of said company. MIR. Perry has
recently been in Rock Island, Ill, and
Burlington, Iowa, working up the in
terests of the company and reports that
business men are much interested in the
welfare and success of the enterprise.
The company expects to commence bust
ness within the next thirty days.
Wichita Eagle: Quite a number of
black bass, the genuine blg-mouthed
Oswego article, sweet, solid and tooth
some, have been pulled from the Little
river the past week or two. One little
! tow-head was found by some fishermen
the other afternoon on that river a mile
above town, who had a string of five
''lunkers" which he had captured from
the bank with his hook baited with min
nows. Roy Corbett took seven on Fri
| day. It is surmised that these bass are
from the Walnut and Ninnsscah rivers,
having reached the Little Arkansas by
the way of the Great Arkansas.
Argentine Consolidated Smelt-
ing and Refining Company will begin
the erection of a copper refining plant
as an addition to its Argentine smelter
| about August ]. The plant will cost
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about fifty Workmen. The capacity OF
the present Argentine smelter Is about
| 100000 ounces of silver and 10000
tons of lead in one year, and 500 men
are employed. The new addition con-
templated is for refining the copper ore
that is found in the lead and silver ore.
For some time past this copper has
been sent East for refining. 1t VIA
now be refined at home.
Leavenworth Standard: A peculiar
tragedy occurred recently at the peni-
Tertiary, but the particulars were kept
secret. While returning from service
in the chapel and upon entering the cell
house two colored convicts happened tC
be together in the ranks. One of these
either through accident or design, KEEP
stepping on the heels of his fellow con
viot. This was kept up until the TOT
corridor was reached, when the annoy
ance evidently became uncomfortable and
a fight ensued, and the offending con.
vict was thrown or pushed to the stone
floor beneath, thirty feet, striking upor
his head and shoulders. At the timt
he did not apparently snffer much, AND
the indications were that he would ulti
mately recover. About three week
ago, however, the convict suddenly died
Conclusion of the brain superinduceC
by the fall he had received was the i'm
mediate cause of his death. The muir
derer was sent to the penitentiary 70
manslaughter from Wyandotte count,
for five years.