Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-08-27
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Japan has now 1000 newspapers; where
twenty-five years ago not single journal
existed.
A humerously attended reunion Of lex
confederates" has been held in Kansas City
No., of late.
4 leper has died in the smallpox hospital
in New Orleans. Other lepers are known to
be in that city.
Wizard Edison says that the time sp-
proaches when a house will be heated and
lighted by electricity for 60 cents year.
A fire which has been devastating the for
est of Ammi-Loussa, Algeria, sixty-hve miles
east of Mostanage, has already destroyed 3d.
900 acres of trees.
At Oklahoma City, o. II, the residence of
81. ]. Ford burned and Mrs. Ford persisted
in the flames:
The engagement is announced of DR.. Paul
Thorndyke to Miss Rachel Sherman, daugh-
ter of the late General w. L. Sherman.
The Damon Safe and Torn company's
works, and the building occupied by Edward
Kendall d Co., machinists, burned at Boston,
Mass. Loss, 100000;
Depostors in a Nevada, Mo-. bank having
$3.50, 600 IN the bank when it closed its doors;
and with the prospect of losing about all of
it, have had the officers of the bank arrested.
The Peayy elevator on the Union Pacific,
at Kansas City, Kansas, having a million
Dusnelb Oh WledJ IN STORE, mas lOd0eO OOO cars
for shipment, commencing August IL.
The Wabash railroad hospital is transferred
from Kansas City, No, to Moberly:
Statistician Dodge says that the wheat
acreage of the country will approximate 49,
100000 acres. According to this the crop
will probably be at least 100000 900 bushels.
A ukase has been issued directing railroad
officials throughout Russia to give preced-
ence over all other trims to trains convey
ing grain Supplies to the distressed pro-
vinces.
The American Wheel company of Chicago
is in the hands of a receiver. 1t Will pay out,
having more than four millions in assets as
against less than two millions of liabilities.
There are $500 men thrown out of work.
Three shocks of earthquake were felt in St.
Louis, August 20.
Cardinal Gibbons conferred the pallium
| upon Archbishop Katzer. at Milwaukee, with
| the most imposing ceremonies ever held in
| st. Johns cathedral.
The striking smelter employees at Omaha
| have accepted terms under which the sInelt-
ers will be started up All the men except
one, the leading agitator, to go to work at the
| old terms.
Commander-in-Chief Palmer has an
nounced the appointment of Colonel Fred
/ erick Phisterer. the present assistant adjutant
general of the state of New York; as aojutant
general of the g. A. r.
The president directs that Indians who are
/ undoubtedly the owners of herds may herd
them on the Cherokee strip. but all herds
| held there as belonging to Indians, and not
| shown to be such, must go.
Officials of the general land Office have re-
ceived information that certain parties are
! making pretended sales of homesteads In Ok
| lahoma to colored men in that locality. The
/ department has replied that all such pre-
/ tended sales are fraudulent.
The postmaster general is about to test the
value of the pneumatic tube system for de-
| livery of mail matter from the postothces to
the sub-statiOns in the Large cities. The sys-
| tenn Ia in operation in London, Liverpool
and some other English towns.
Parties who have been making n survey of
the new lake report that 1t is fed from new
outlet channel of the Colorado river, now re-
ceiYing one-fifth of its water; but in flood
season is likely to take more of it. They be-
lieve the lake will prove permanent.
call is out for a national convention of
| the alliance at ST. Louis for Tuesday, Sep
| TENDER 10. 1t emanates from U. S. Hall,
| the head of the Missouri state alliance, and
/ others of a committee appointed for that
purpose after the Fort Worth conference.
At Moberly, Mo-, the entire marching bri-
] gade of the Salvation army, men, women
| and children, were arrested for making a
racket on the street. All were discharged
| after beng locked up over night, except the
men, who were fined SIS each. They ap-
| pealed.
Cherokees are taking claims in the strip.
| being moved thereto by the presidents deci-
sion that Cherokees, and they only, can hold
cattle there. OF course they all ego into the
cattle business" and mostly for the benefit
of the cattlemen whose herds have been rang
| ing there.
The Texas railroad commissioners are in
trouble. The employees of the various lines
| protest against the sweeping reductions in
| rates ordered By the board. They say the
reductions will affect their wages, and have
forwarded a strong petition against the pro-
posed changes.
severe storm occurred in the Gulf of
| California. At San Jose Del Case, in Lower
| California. the storm lasted three days. Hun
| dreds were rendered homeless, two persons
killed and number badly injured. The
town was flooded and the scene presented
was one of destruction and ruin.
Several balloon and parachute accidents
| occurred in a few days. The romantic event
| in this line was the collapse of balloon near
| Denver in which were couple IN the act OF
matrImony. They, with the man who was
tying the knot, fell IN a cornfield and were
taken up unconscious but alive.
Mr.. Niedringhaus says of his tin plate plant:
| ''For the successful operation of this new in
| dustry it is necessary to have skilled labor,
| fresh from the business as 1t is to-day prac-
| ticed IN Europe, but it will not, SO far as our
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per cent. OF the whole number employed"
The NatioaI Elsteddfod was in session at
! Swansea, Wales, 10000 people Assem- bled I'M
der and about a canvas pavilion to hear the
| singing A squall tore the pavilion from
| over them and tremendous rainfall drenched
/ the people. In tho struggle to get to cover
many were trampled down, but none seri-
/ ously hurt.
Fully $780, has been spent on the en-
press of Austria's new palace at Corfu. The
i wood carving alone in one suite of rooms cost
| $4,000. villa built for the empress near
| Vienna a few years ago at an expenditure Of
/ 500 600 has never been occupied by her be-
cause she took dislike to the place after 1t
was flashed.
Two women have been increasing the cir
| culation at Memphis by making small pur-
chases and getting dollars changed. Where
/ they thought it prudent to do so, they would
/ then ask to be relieved of the load of dollars
| IN their pockets and got them exchanged for
/ bills. The dollars turn up in the banks,
/ where they are detected as bogus.
Emperor William, of Germany, is disabled
| by a broken knee-cap. 1t is said that he re-
celved his hurt while insane. He called all
hands on deck at IL p. IN. and preached to
them three hours; then directed the officers
/ to 90 below as he would take command. An
| effort to restrain him resulted in a broken
| knee. He rayed for three hours. This is
| about the story as published in Paris.