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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
MunIcIpai OwnershIp.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 31.-The
commission appointed some time ago by
President Harrison to investigate the streets
and subways of Washington, under the act
of congress. have submitted their report to
the president.
The ground idea of the report is that the
municipality should own the streets and
everything on or under them. The city of
Paris owns all its tramways. and every ten
years the entire system il leased out to the
highest responsible bidder. The result is
that the city receives an annual rental of
5000, 600 francs: that street travel IN
Paris is cheaper than in any other city in the
world, and that transit Is more rapid and in
every way the public is better served.
The city of Philadelph is cited in sup
port of the recommendation TOR the munich
pal ownership of gas works. The city has
received handsome revenue, and has be-
sides saved the enormous sum that would
have been paid for the city lighting to pr1-
vate companies.
In the matter of owning waterworks, the
city of Baltimore is quoted to show that with
municipal ownership the supply of water IS
far more generous, quality for superior and
expense stIikingly smaller, and that IN such
cases the city's own supply for sanitary and
fire eXtinguishing purposes Is out of all pro-
portion to those cities where private corpo-
rations control the business.
The proposition is advanced by the COM
mission that the granting OF franchises to
street car lines, water companies, gas com
panies, ETC., is the most fruitful source of
corruption in legislatures and councils.
Rarely, it is claimed, are these franchises
granted without the expenditure of vast sums
of money among those entitled to vote away
those franehies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
Missing Links.

BURMESE REvoLr.-A dipatch from Ran
Ron, Burmah, states that the Burmese are
tlring of British rule and that general re-
volt is imminent.
USED MoRPHIsE.-It Is now said that the
late General BOulanger was terribly addicted
20 the morphine habit
UNION PAcIFIc.-A rumor is current that
General Dodge. formerly president of the
Denver Fort Worth, is to be made presi-
dent of the Union Pacific system.
VILLAGE BURSED.-Pine Grove, a village
of Kentucky, has been swept away by fire,
only one building being left standing. The
ire originated in a grain elevator, occupied
by William McEWan. The total loss Is about
SIS, 600.
LOTTERY LAw.-Juan Hart, ]. D. Ponder
and Thomas O'Keefe, proprietor, editor and
business manager of the FL Paso Times, have
been arrested for violation of the anti-lot-
terry law.
He WAS AT WoRK.-A body supposed to be
that of Charles Brown, an engineer of Long
Island City. was identified by his wife and
carried to her home and crepe hung upon
the door. While Mrs. Brown was weeping
over the body Brown returned from his work.
The name OF the corpse Is unknown.
SPOKE TOeErHER.-Messrs.- Cleveland and
Hill, of New York, spoke from the same
platform to park meeting of business men.
Cleveland presided.
BUYS CHEAP SILvER--London buys silver
IN New York every month after the treasury
has purchased its regular 4, 100000 ounces,
and the price goes down. AS soon as Lon
ions purchases, and the approach of the
next buyiug period by the treasury braces
1p the price London quits buying, and some
times sells some at the raise.
THIEF on TRIAL--Ihe trial of ex-State
Treasurer Woodruff, who stole $50, 900 from
he state of Arkansas, Is going on at Little
Rock.
Com DUTx.-It is rumored in the City OF
Mexico that the duty on corn will be re-
moved, on account of the short crop raised
n Mexico the past season.
FLY-WHEEL--The iy-wheel at Kimberley
rolling mill, at Greeneville, Pa, exploded
severely injuring i've men, two of whom will
lie.
Train MEx.-Al Harris, a Santa Fe freight
conductor, shot Jack King, a passenger
| brakeman, dead in a gambling den at Las
Vegas n. NJ, and then lied.
OCEAN RAcE.-Four sailing ships left San
| francisco recently for an ocean race to Liv-
| srpool, Eng, the most prominent among
hem being the American (Wooden) shin
| Shenandoah and the British (irOn) ship
/ Streathern, both heavily freighted with grain.
GOLD QUARTz--A vein of gold quartz IS re-
/ ported to have been struck at Chandler. D.
/ L, while digging a public we'll The vein is
| only fifty feet from the surface.
/ CorIoS FIRE.-At Birds Point, No., the
/ Iron Mountain d Cotton Belt railroad depot
| and about eighty cars. many loaded with
cotton were burned Loss. $4,000.
FIFTEEN KmLED.-A passenger train on
/ The railway between Lyons and Grenoble
was derailed near MOiraRs, France. Fifteen
/ he injured fifteen are IN a critical condition.
/ The train jumped down forty foot embark
/ nent and was crushed into shapeless mass
below.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

FLAGSTAFF, AR1z., October ga serious
wreck occurred on the Atlantic & Pacific at
Pine Vetas. sixty-fve miles west of Flagstaff.
The San Francisco express coming east was
thrown from the track while running at the
rate of forty miles an hour. One day coach,
Pullman, tourist sleeper and the baggage
and express cars were thrown down the en-
bankment on their sides. Almost every per-
son on board received a severe shaking up,
while some were more or less seriously in
jured.
Mrs. Mary Kistler, of Kingman, Kan, q
consumptive, received such a severe shaking
up that 1t ia Thought that she will die.
Among those injured are: L Heather, OF
st. Louis, No., scalp wOundi George Eckart,
st. Louis, cut about the head; Pullman
porter, leg fractured; Mrs Isabella RUSSELL
man, Allentown, Pa, bruised; Mrs. d.
Mogge, San Francisco, Mrs. John Thomp-
son, Salem, Ill, and James Williams, Albu-
queroue, badly cut about the head; ]. Nj. Ly-
ons, fireman, and j. NJ. Killen, engineer,
slightly injured.
The wreck was caused by broken rail.
Chief Surgeon Simons was on board and
did all in his power to alleviate the sutferings
of the injured passengers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
RaIlrnad Eention-

TOPEKA. October S1--The stockholders and
directors of the great Atchison, Topeka d
Santa Fe railway held their annual meeting
at the company's general Offices in this city.
Ali of the old board of directors were re-
elected, with the single exception of Mr.. Alb
bolt. and George R. Peck was elected IN his
stead.
The present board now consists of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: G. q. Magoun, Allen
Marvel, Thomas Barring, John @. McCook.
W. Z. Ilbbey, Warren Sawyer, D. w. Pea
body, Alden Spsare, B. 2. Cheney, G. 4.
Holiday, E. B. Purcell, L Severys George r.
Peck.
The new board met immediately and re-
elected the old officers of the company,
namely:
Allen Marvel, president.
]. w. Reinhart. first vice president.
A. A. Robinson, second vice president.
]. D. Springer. third vice president.
G. G. MagOun was elected chairman OF the
board, while ] ohn ]. McCook and George R.
Peck hold down their old positions as gen
eral counsel and general solicitor.
Edward Wilder was again reelected secre-
tary and treasurer, with L. G. Denning as
assistant secretary and George L. Goodwin
as assistant treasurer.
joni z. Whitehead was re- elected comp
troller. and the Boston Safe and Deposit
company was designated as transfer agents.
The directors did not take trip west at
this time, but returned Immediately east.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
ChIItss Answer.

WASHINGTON. D. c., October 3l--The de-
partment of state has translated the eypher
cableRram from Minister Egan. dated San
tiaeo. October Is, in which he gives the fol-
loving as the reply of the ChlIlan govern
nent to the presidents telegram of October
3. asking reparation for the recent murder
of American sailors in Valparaiso.
ssIhe minister of foreign affairs replies to
the government of the United States formal
demands and advance threats, that without
being cast hack with acrimony are not ac-
csptable. nor could they be accepted IN the
11resent case or In any other of like nature.
He does not doubt the sincerity, rectltude or
expertness of the Investigation on board the
baltimore. but Will recognize only the Jurls-
dictaon and authority of his own country to
iudge and punish those guilty IN Gillian ter
ritory. He says the administrative and judi
cial authorities have been Investigating the
affair." That the judicial invest CATION under
Gillian law IS secret, and that the time has
not arrived to make known the result. When
that time does arrive he will cOEnmunicate
the result, although he does not recognize
any other authority competent to Judge Of
criminal cases than that esta5 llshed b tha
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
Tba GREAT Frgnoh Preacher,

PANS, October 2s.-Pere Hyacinthe dsliv-
cred an address in the Gallican church In
Paris on behalf of the movement for the re-
vision of the coneordat. There was an i'm
mense audience present. including many
members of the senate and chamber of dep
utIes.
intention to attack the Catholic religion, but
condemned superstitiOus abuses such as the
Iourdes vision and the 1reVes coat, and
made a Vehement attack on the pope's tenn
poral power agitation a. inconsistent with
MS prieztly Office. He said he honored Pope
Leo for his exemplary virtues and courage,
but not as a pretender to the possession OF
Italian soil and 10 the right to enjoy excep-
tional laws which would recognize him as an
earthly potentate. Plus IL. he regarded as
a sincere man, but Leo was too vigorous a
diplomatist. He would do wisely to heed the
Italian people and submit to the country's
laws.
The address was loudly applauded.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
Settlers League Again Wins.


WASHINGTON. D. C., October 29.-Justiee
Harlan, IN the United States supreme court,
rendered an opinion reversing the judgment
Of the circuit court of the district of Kansas
in the case of the United States vs.. the Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas Railway company,
brought by the government to secure the
cancellation OF land patents alleged to have
been issued to the railroad company without
authority of law. Part Of the lands were
even numbered sections within the place
limits of a grant to the Leavenworth, Law
renee Il Galveston Railroad company and
part were within the common indemnity
limits of both roads. The contention of the
United States was that the even numbered
sections within the LeavenwOrth, Lawrence
q Galveston grant had been reserved to the
United States and that therefore the def
cheney of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas road
grant could not be made up out of these lands
The courts opinion holds that the govern
ment's contention is correct as to the lands
within the original or place limits. but not
as to the land within the indemnity limits OF
the Leayenworth. Lawrence q Galveston
railroad. AS to these indemnity limits. how
ever, il holds that the settlers who occupied
| the lands before the selections were granted
to the railroad company have rights prior to
and superior 10 those of the railroad CON-
pany.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

Oa1AHA, NEB., October 2s.-Four masked
men entered the office of the Ames avenue
barn of the Omaha Street Railway company,
at 1 O'Clock IN the morning, and at the point
of revolvers compelled Superintendent Beals
and two assistants to throw up their hands
while the burglars proceeded to blow open
the safe.
They drilled hole and filed it with giant
powder. When the explosion occurred the
safe door was blown twenty feet and the car
cleaners and others employee in the barn
proper rushed up to the Office to see what
was the matter.
They were met at the door by two of the
burglars with drawn revOlVers, who instructed
them to return to work. which they did.
The safe contained 81. 200. all of which was
taken. The telephone lines into the city had
been cut and the police were not notified IN
til an hour after the burglars had escaped.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

ATcHIsoN, KAN, October 30.-Michael Will
kins, one of the Oldest and wealthiest farm
ers in Atchison county. was killed by a Santa
Fe train a mile west of Atchison.
wilkins and his wife had been trading in
Atchlson and were returning home with a
lcad of lumber and q mule team. Just as
they were crossing the Santa Fe tracks at a
point known as Omaha Junction, the east
bound passenger train came laundering down
upon them. The Watchman employed at the
crossing saw the danger and shouted to
them. Mrs Wilkins was on the rear of the
wagon and jumping OF escaped injury.
Wilkins jumped from the side of the wag-
on, and a second later the train struck it,
knocking the heavy wagon on top OF him
and killing HIM instantly. The mules were
uninjured.
The train was stopped and wilkins body
brought to town, where an inquest Is being
held.
wilkins owned more land IN this county
than any other man. 1t is located on
Stranger creek, in the southern portion of
the county. His wealth is estimated at $780,
900. He had resided in Atchison county for
thirty yeara.
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ton which the state department at Washing
ton feels at the whole affair, and especially
at the brutal conduct OF the police of Vaipa-
raiso in conjunction with the mob in the
latter's attack on the Baltimore's seamen,
aud drawing their bayonets and using them
against the unarmed Americans Minister
Egan also particularly called attention TO the
additional brutality of the police of Valpa-
raiso IN using horses to drag the Americans
to prison.
After making brief but pointed summary
of the facts, Minister Egan has informed the
representatives of the junta that IN the name
of the United States he demanded reparation
for the insults and injuries complained of.
Naturally, the action taken by Minister
Egan Is attracting the attention of foreign
ministers and foreigners who are residents
of this republic
Up to the present time the 1unta has ex-
pressed no regret for the attack upon the
American sailors.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
A Bomb Thrown.

DUBIIE, October cs.-Great excitement
was caused in this city by the apparent at
tempt to blow up the Office of the National
Press, the organ of the McCarthyites. The
members of the stan of the Taper were Just
on the point of beginning their nights work.
when bomb fell in the area in front of the
windows GA Abbey street. where the editors
rooms were situated. The bomb exploded
with tremendous report, but fortunately
there WAS no one in these particular rooms
at the time, and consequently no one was
lurt. The window glass of the editorial
rooms was broken. the castings shattered and
the furniture in the room badly damaged.
damaged, and the windows in all the ia
cant houses broken.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

CHICAGO, October 2s-"In the course of q
Few years the locomotive of to-day will be
but rarely seem" said General Superintend-
snt Collins of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul road, in speaking of Inventor Edison's
latest project in the way of electric motor.
Companies will take it up for their own use,
as every one is on the alert for progression.
and will gladly welcome anything new and
practical as I think this motor il"
Assistant General Manager Wood of the
Chicago & Alton road, thought the invention
would revolulonize traffic, but the cost it
would save would be needed to keep ths
road beds in repair.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
Mist Have Rain

EVANSVILLE, I'D, October 81.-Forest fires
along the Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis
and Evansville IL indianapolis roads are still
raging aud thousands of dollars worth of
property have been destroyed. At English,
Pigeon and Mackey the citizens are terror
stricken and are making fire guards to pre-
vent the destruction of their towns.
The fires burned over the 300 acre farm of
Thomas Featherstone and destroyed every
thing IN sight. The sawmill of Theodore
Chappelle and 100000 feet of quarter oak
lumber was burned. For miles on the Lake
Erie & st. Louis the woods were burning on
both sides of the track and trains are COM
PEELED to go through clouds of sparks and
smoke. Nothing but heavy rains can check
the destruction now going on.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
cbiiPs R=DIv.

SANTIAGO, chill, October 3o.-The Gillian
government has replied to Minister Egan's
demand for an explanation of the recent at
tack upon American sailors
The reply is couched in very serious Ian
guage, and 1t is understood that it amounts
to a refusal to accept the responsibility for
the affair.
The state department at Washington has
been notified.
Minister Egan, Commander Schley and
Consul McGreery are consulting together
and it is thought that decisive action Will be
taken soon.
The state departments orders IN reference
to the matter are very strong.
The intendente of Valparaiso has refused
to guarantee safety to the market boats COM
ing to that city every morning from the
United States war ship Baltimore, or the
safety of the officers of that vessel coming
ashore at night.
There is a practical boycott on the baltl-
more, and no American sailors are allowed
on shore.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
Chill Sauce.

NEW YoRK, October Sit is generally
acknowledged by the merchants interested
in the CHILEAN trade that the crisis is an ex-
ceedingly grave one. They sean the cable
reports hourly, and to the most casual OBJ
server it is easily to be seen that exciting and
important news is expected.
Most of them were inclined to scott at the
idea of Chill going to war with the United
States. But The feeling prevails widely that
the Chilians are ready for fight.
''Then they feel sure" SAID one merchant,
shat England would be at their backs. The
English have too many interests in Chill.
They would not let the United States do as
they pleased with her. A war between Chilli
and the United States would probably throw
the whole or a greater part of South America
into the quarrel"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

THERE is always a large pecuniary
stake on the issue of civil war in
South America, as there usually is in
the election of President in a South
American republic. The President
who is in and the ring who surround
him find it necessary to elect a friend
ly successor to cover up their own
jobbery and plumber. Failing in this,
there is usually bold grab made for
any funds accessible in the Treasury,
and safety is found in flight. Balma-
ceda did his best to live up to the
rule Of defeated Spanish-American
Presidents, but the million of dollars
recovered from a fleeing deputy was
so nearly all his pile and his chances
of a comfortable residence in Paris
for the rest of his days appeared to be
so slim that he concluded to end the
struggle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

CoSNEAUr. O., October ga terrible cy-
clone swept over this town, destroying about
thirty houses. The streets are blocked by
trees and debris from demolished buildings,
and the butter tub factory, owned by G. ].
Record, is badly wrecked.
Thousands of dollars worth of stock was
destroyed. Records loss is about $50, 900.
The planning mill of II. E Pond, adjoining
Records factory, is greatly damaged.
His lumber yard is strewn all over town,
and two smoke stacks are blown down. Many
fine residences suffered heavily, roofs being
torn OF and windows broken
The telegraph lines of the Lake Shore and
Nickel Plate railways are all down Two
telegraph poles were blown through the roof
room was completely destroyed The debris
from buildings Is strewn along the track,
rendering it impossible to move trains.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

WHOEVER has observed the fight
OF hawk or condor viii scarce have
failed TO wonder il here was not illus
trated a principle the application OF
which would make aerial navation
possible and practical for man. The
great bird not only sails in lines and
circles without moving a muscle, but
mounts higher and higher at will for
long periods, maintaining the same
immobility Of muscle and pinion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
AntIohrIsts MULTIPLY.

PIErssUEe. Pa, October 28.-The Celibate
Society of Economics. whose wealth Is esti-
mOted at $15o, 900. 600, have endorsed the doc
trinc of Cyrus R. iced, who came here from
the west to interest members IN the new sect
of Koresheans, of which iced is the head. It
has been decided to support iced in what
ever way they could. The announcement of
the proposed change was made to the Eeono-
mites IN church iced claims to be the sec
ond Messiah and that he is immortal. In An
interview, he said: Il will establish q big
central house in Chicago. and expect my Co
operative system to come INTO general Vogus
in ten years-" DR.. iced claims he will exc
cute many remarkable engineering feata,
such As building a six track railroad across
the continent and cutting path half mile
vide through the RockY uountalna.
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Lie Made Connrortnble.

Borem-Still living in Jersey, Ell?
Hustler-Yes; I have no thought
of coming back to the city.
But it must be very incOnvenient,
forty minutes by train and fifteen by
boat every day, and you've got to
catch both right on the minute"
That's what I like about it. You
see when people buttonhole me and
get to talking, all have to do is to
jerk out my watch, mutter something
about train time, and 1 get away
without giving Offense. See?"
@Ha, hal That's good. That re-
minds me of a little thing Saphead
was telling last"
by the way, it's train time now.
Ta-tal"-New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05
Tine Test Suit.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 29.-Briefa
for the United States In the cases of Boyd,
Sutton & Co.. Herman Sternbach & Co. and
Marshall, Field d CO., appellants, Va. the
United States, have been prepared by the
attorney general. These are the cases IN
which the constitutionality of the Mckinley
tariff act is involved. The appellants con-
tend that the act is unconstitutional, because
of the omission of the tobacco rebate clause
in the bill, as 1t was signed By the president
after having been agreed to in conference
and because it contains bounty and reciprOc-
iuy provisions.
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Sama Old Story.

SEATTLE, WASH, October 31.-The Wash
Ington state assembly of the Knights of
Labor have issued an address to the work
ingmen of the country as well as to all labor
and reform papers urging men of all en-
Payments who are seeking work or wishing
to change their present residence to consult
their own comfort and happiness by keeping
away from the state of Washington, as at the
present tune there is an over-supply of labor.
Every part of the state is overrun with idle
men. and, according to the appeal, the ap-
preaching shadows of winter are laden with
dark and dismal visions for the average work
ingman of Washington
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

A WOMAN bOarder in a New York
before retiring, TO hang up her dress.
AS she did so she was aware Of a
strong Odor Of musk, a perfume she
never used. Instinctiyely she closed
the door and locked it before calling
for help. Sure enough, a dudish
burglar was discovered hidden among
the clothes, and the loud perfume
used had betrayed him. Musk, like
murder, will out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-05

A RECENT cablegram from London
states that Americans returning from
Germany are complaining bitterly
that a crusade Of cutting" was made
against them at Holmberg by the
Prince of Wales set. Nobody in
America will attempt to resent the
crushing" these tOadies merited.
This same class would probably get
snubbed at home as quickly as abroad
by the prince of baccarat. The tuft-
hunter gets cold comfort all around.