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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

SAN Francisco, December 25.-From In
formation cleaned here it looks as if the re-
ports sent out from Washington of prepare
tons for war with Chilli were true. Admiral
Brown has secured an option on the new and
powerful rug Fearless, just finished at the
Union Iron works. She has 4 speed of six
teen knots an hour. If purchased by the
government she will be supplied with two 55-
inch guns and a secondary battery of four
6-pOunders and four torpedo tubes. She is
sWifter than the Chilian torpedo cruiser and
far more powerful.
Admiral Brown also secured options Oh
four of Spreckle's big steamers-the Yea
landia, Australia, Mariposa and Alameda, to
be used for transport service. The Zealandia
can be ready at ten hours notice and all the
others inside of three weeks. The coast de-
Tense vessel Monterey can be made ready in
thres days after her armoF plate is received.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Soldiers Lose TheIr Friend.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 23.-Old
soldiers of Kansas will suffer seriously by the
death of Senator Plumb.
Comm ssioner Raum estimates that Sena-
tor Plumb had 6 200 cases pending before his
department. No other senator or represent
atIve had half that number. Plumb was able
to push them through in better time than
any one else. These cases will necessarily
be delayed. few of them Senator Plumb
had been working on for a number of years.
He had reached that point where these long
standing cases were soon to be settled, but
now they will go on for an indefinite time
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Chances Very Slim

WASHINGTON. D. c., December Ex-senator
PETER startled the people of Washington this
week by Offering q number of petitions from
law prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in the District of Columbia. The
petitions were signed by several hundred
persons and were from various parts OF Kan
sas. Senator PETER said that they came
from a number of Kansas churches, but he
did not know who was engineering the move
ment. A bill will probably be intrqd uced
early in the session. but the chances for the
enactment of a prohibItory law for the Dis
trict of Columbia are very slim.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Jamaican Reoiprocttv.

WASHINGTON. D. c., December 23.-The
reciprocity negotiations with Jamaica have
reached a satisfactory conclusion, thus COM
pleting a series of trade conventions made
with the sugar producing colonies of Great
Britain and the West Indies.
Flour has beeL reduced so per cent; kero-
sene, instead of paying pence, will hereaf-
ter pay only 81 pence; patent medicines are
to be admitted free, and the free list has
been enlarged so as to open market to GER
tain American products heretofore practl-
cally excluded from the West Indies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS

The srnste committees have now been formed
with chairmen as follows: Agriculture, Pad
appropriations, Allison-Ciyll Service and
merce. Erye-Education and Labor, Carey
rolled Bills, Sanders Epidemic Diseases; Harris
To Examine the Several branches OF lne SiFI
Service PoWer-F Finance Observation-Disclosures
Chandler-Improyemon of Mississippi and It's
Tributaries. Mathematician Affairs. Dawes
Interstate Commerce. Cullom -lrrigatior and
Reclamation of Arid lands. Marren-J judiciary
Hoar-Aanufaetures. Higgins Military Affairs,
HaWley-Patents Dixon-Pensions Davis-Post
ms and Grounds Stanford-Public Lands,
P51nb-RsiiroSd TassT-ISeyision Of Laws of
the United States, Wilson-Revolutionary lalms,
Coke Rules, Aldrieh Territories Plat Trans
portation Routes to the SeaboaFd, Squire-Io
Investigate the condition of the Potomac IN front
Of Washington ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Claims;
Accommodations for the Library of Congress,
Noorhees-On Presidents Message, Transmitting
on Five CIVILIZED Tribes of Indians, butler
Transportation of Meat Products. Vest Relations
with Canada AAen-To Establish University OF
United States, Froctor-lnt ian Department,
Observation-Disclosures tennials, Pettigrew.
Senator Tlrpie made a SPEECH upon his resolu-
providing for the election of United States sena-
TOTS by direct vote of the people
Senator Stewart made speech IN favor OF Tree
coinage of silver.
senator Plumb introduced bill removing linn
itation arrears of pensions.
The house adopted a resolution 10 adjourn from
December n TO January ;; and then adjourned 70
the Esd with the understanding that no business
would be done prior to the holiday recess.
The senate in executive session confirmed the
following appointments: Enos II. Nebeker, OF
Indiana, United States treasurer; w. T.. ST.
mons, of Connecticut commissioners OF patents
Ali military nominations 2o2 in number, re-
ceiyed up to date, were also confirmed
Observation-Disclosures: Mrs. Kate Shaw, Olathe
William Meyer, Sabetha; ID. c. Batters, Florence
Oklahoma: Il. W. Marquet. Norman
Speaker Crisp announced the committees of the
house with chairmanships distributed amonl
states as follows: Virginia. ?; Illinois. 3; lndi
ana, 8; Missouri, 4; Ge0rgia 8; Alabama 5; Nortl
| Carolina. 8; Arkansas, =; Texas, :; New York. 4
Louisiana, 2; New Jersey, !; Pennsylvsn'a
| Iowa /; South Carolina. 2; Kentucky, 2; 1ennes
see. 2; Mississippi. ?; Rhode Island, l; Wisconsin
/ Ohio, 3; Ma sachusetts. l; Michigan, z; Con
| nectieut, 1; MartL nj, 3; Minnesota, !:
In the senate numerous memorial were pre-
=ented for ng ressionai legislation for deep
| water harbOr al Savannah.
The senate in eye ,utive session confirmed
number Of diplomatic and consular appoint
/ ments.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
The American Live Stock Commits


SON.
CHICAGO, December 24.-The American
Live Stock Commission company has de-
cided to throw up its hands and abandon it's
fight against the regular live stock commls-
sion men on the Chicago, St. Louis and
Kansas City exchanges. The decision was
reached at the annual meeting. A resolution
was passed authorizing the newly elected
board of directors to take such measures as
are necessary to enable the company to get
out of business. The great cattle shipping
combine would have wound up its affairs
then and there but for an opinion by William
Brown, of bloomington, the general counsel
OF the company, to the effect that there was
a lot of litigation pending which will neces-
state the corporation remaining in existence
until the legal difficulties are settled. This
winds up the great attempt of the cattle men
to become independent of the commission
men at the receiving yards The American
Live stock Commission company was organ
lied IN December. 1888. The men who
founded the com pany were owners, breeders,
buyers, ranchers and cattlemen generally,
commission men beng barred
The object of the combine was to avoid
what were thought to be the extOrtiOnate
charges of the commission men, The COM
mission men charge 80 cents head on all
sales. Cattle run from eighteen to twenty
two head per car, and twenty head per car
would be fair average. The men who
founded the American Live Stock Commits
sion company controlled not less than 5000
cars of cattle per year, or 100000 head, on
which the commissions they were forced to
pay amounted to Sl5O.OOO.
Under the belief that they could handle
their cattle cheaper than the commission
men could, the cattlemen combined.
The company was originally founded IN
der the Illinois law. When 1t started only
cattlemen Joined, but later on. IN order to
pOpuIarize 1t, members of the farmers alli-
ance IN several states were permitted TO buy
stock. One rule of the combine was that no
member could own over twenty-five shares
of stock. If it had not been for the farmers
alliance the com oine would have been dis
solved several months ago. 4 meeting was
held at the Grand Pacific to determine what
should be done, but the farmers alliance
representatives outnumbered the cattlemen
three to one, and insisted on continuing the
organization.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
rhe CoInaee CommIttaa.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 21.-The
silver men are well pleased with the con-
struction of the coinage committee, and re-
gard it as significant of the speakers pur-
pose to afford an opportunity for the pass
age of free coinage measure. Chairman
Bland, of Missouri, Is the most pronounced
democratic advocate of silver IN the house.
The silver men strongly urged upon the
speaker the selection of Bartine, of Nevada
AS the leader of the republican minority on
the committee, because of ms efforts in the
past congress in behalf of free coinage, and
IN regard to the fact that Bartine heads the
list of Republican members, as another
indication of the speakers friendliness to-
ward liberal silver policy
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Lost by Ere at Sea.

LoSDoS. December 24-NOrth German
Lloyd Spree, Captain Wiiligrode. which left
New York December Is for Bremen. passed
the Sicily Islands and signalled that the
steamship Ahyssinia. of the Guyon line
which sailed from New York on the 18th in
slant, under command of Captain Murray,
bound for Liverpool, had been burned al
Sea in latitude 80 north. longitude p west.
The Spree signalled also that all on board
the burned steamship were saved The date
signalled.
Another dispatch says the Abyssinia left
this port at Is p. 4. sunday, December IL
bound for Liverpool. Captain George s.
Murray, of the steamship Alaska. IN CON-
mand. She carried eighteen cabin and thirty
eight steer &c passengers
The Abyssinia was valued at 500, 600, and
was built for the Cunard line by the ThOmp-
sons, Of GlagoW, Scotland She was rated A
] and counted as one of the Cunard lines
crack steamers at the time
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Dv,arIta DIsaster.

AErwERP, December 25.-A French lugger,
q part of whose cargo was dynamite, was dis
charging into lighter alongside of her when
suddenly, and owing to some reason at pres
emit unknown, there was q fash and a roar
and the lugger was blown 70 atoms The
upper part Of the lighter was shattered into a
thousand fragments and the wrecked hull
Immediately sunk. Twenty men, who Were
employed in the vessel IN handling and stow
ing the dangerous material. were instantly
killed or blown into the water Whsrs they
drowned
It is surmised in some quarters that a
package of the explosive fell to the deck of
the lighter and that the conclusion caused it
to explode.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
IndueIng ImmIeratIon.

WAsHNGToS. December 2S.-The bureau
Of American republics is informed that the
government of Peru has paid 5000 to Mr.
AnIbal Villegas, the Peruvian minister tc
Germany, for the purpose of paying the
passage and travelling expenses of fifteen
German families from Hamburg to Iquiqu.
tos. where they wall proceed TO establish
colony on the Amazon river. The Peruvian
congress has also voted $4,000 to pay the ex
penses of the Immigration and settlement Of
thirty additional German families in tn,
same locality, whom Mr.. Charles Romer il
about to bring from Germany.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Naval Disaster.

MESDocISo, Cal, December 24.-While
the steamer West Coast was hauling along
side the wharf at Point Arena, her moorings
parted and the stern lines fouled the pro-
peller. Captain McGregor ordered the sails
hoisted Immediately. and the steamer had
just gained Roadway, when two heavy seas
struck her, sending her on the south reef.
The crew took to the boats. and one boat
with nine men. two engineers, two mates
the cook, cabin boy, and three sailors was
lost
The West Coast will be a total loss.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

1870 -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
.duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
,ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in Its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities com+
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO, GAL.
LOUISVILLE. az. EEW ToRk az.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

WASHINGTON, d. T., December "A mum
Der of newspaper writer's well known IN Kan.
sas are in Washington this winter. George
H. AppersOn, formerly of Topeka, is witt
the Chicago Herald; c. {. Randolph, form.
erly with tho Kansas City Times in Topeka
is with the New York Times; Harvey Elem
i'm, formerly city editor OF the Wichita Eagle
is with the California Associated Press; Mrs
Bell Ball, at one time with the Common
wealth in Topeka. is here doing special Wort
for a number of western papers, and j. q
Hebbard is writing for the Alliance Advocate
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Frances Willard III.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-Presldent Fran
ces E Willard, of the National w. c. I. O..
Is confined to her home at Evanston by an
attack of the grippe.
Miss Willard has been suffering from the
malady for some tune, but has struggled
against It The excitement caused by the
death of her assistant, Miss Julia Ames, and
the fatigue attending Miss Wizards partici-
patton IN the funeral. brought on a more Sc
we're attack, and on her return from the OBJ
sequies at Streator she was forced to take
- ka1
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

NKW YoKK, December pa cable dis
patch from the Rome correspondent of the
Catholic News announces the appointment
OF the very Rev. Ignatius F. HorstInann, d.
D., of the cathedral of Philadelphia. as
bishop of CleEeland. Ohio; Rev. Sebastian
Messmer, d. D.. professor of canon law in
the Catholic university at Washington. as
bishop of Green Bay, Wis, and very Rev.
James SchWeback, wear general at Lacrosse.
Wis, Is promoted to that vacant see
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

at an end unless change shall no made IN
the treasury department.. through congress
sional enactment or otherwise. Mr.. Leach,
director of the mint, said that while he was
not authorized to speak of the future silver
policy of the department, he thought there IS
scarcely any doubt that the coinage of stand
ard silver dollars will continue at the San
Francisco and Carson City minis in amounts
sufficient to meet the necessities of the ser
vice He estimated this at 500, 900 per
month for each mint.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

WAsz1sGrOH, D. c., December 26.-Mr.
Springer. the chairman of the COMMITTEES on
WAYS and means, has always voted for tariff
reform measures, but has. by published in
terviews recorded himself as IN favor OF
passing specific bills 70 put few articles on
the free list and against q general revision OF
tsrin By the house AZ tins session The ma
jority Of hia democratic colleagues have stated
IN public that they were IN favor of this nns
of policy at the present TINE.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Boodlinr Id Canada.

QUEBEC, December 25.-Au extra of tbs
official Gazette Is published, dissolVing the
legislature and appointing another royal
commission to investigate further alleged
boodling by the late government.
Nominations will be held on March I and
voting on March 8. Wnts were returnable
on the 18th, the legislature being called for
ADril.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

A KANSAS CITY judge has set a
precedent which will be hailed with
glee by litigants and particularly by
witnesses. When one of the lawyers
In a divorce case began to browbeat
and bully a witness, the judge inter
posed with this quiet remark: Gen
tlemen, if any one is unjustly in
suited in this courtroom, will not
fine him for resenting it. This court
will not further protect a man who
gives an insult" a very Daniel
come to Judgment is that judge. In
his court the favorite practice of
bolstering up bad case by bullying
the witnesses for the other side is
likely to become unpopular.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
Ar Emporfa.

EAPoRIA, KAE.-The train bearing the It
mains of Senator Plumb arrived at 8:15 o.
m when it was received by the Grand Army
and great numbers of citizens. The bier was
conveyed to the senator's late residence
and a guard composed of members of Col
onel PIumb's regiment, the Eleventh Kan
sas cavalry, took charge until the hour OF
burial
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

THERE is no one in the world so
selfish as the man with a trouble; he
thinks no one is too busy to listen to
the story of his woes, and that every
man he meets should stop and weep
with him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

An Illinois man has invented an
automatic telephone exchange, and
the dear girls who continually chew
gum, never answer your rings and
forever and ever cut you of in the
midst Of a conversation, must go. 1t
is to = hoped that this automatic
excha e is not a fake.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

san FRANo1sco, CAL, Deem Der 24.-As the
steamer Corona from Southern California
was coming through the COLLEEN Gate big
wave swept her deck. carrJ1ns. overheard J.
C. Bailey, business man Of Los Angeles
and waiter, name unknown, Several pas
ssngers we're Knocked down and washes
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

SOME sour bachelor has written a
book entitled ~Don't Marry" 1t is a
great book TO have lying on club-room
tables, for the life OF the club is in
mans indifference to home ties, but
it will prove a very unpopular work
for the parlor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

RICHES do not seem to lengthen
life. The man who is so rich he can
go North in summer and South in
winter, does not live any longer than
the poor fellow who has TO stay at
home and shiver or sweat with every
change Of weather.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

OUT OF twenty invitations that a
woman gives TO people to call on her,
there is usually not more than one
that she would really like to have
accented.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

JAMES L. FLOOD is proud because
he has beaten the railroad record on
the transcontinental trip, but less
wealthy men are modestly content
with beating the railroads.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

RUSSIA has made a contract for
1000, 900 rifles to be ready in 1894.
This gives inventors at least two years
TO discover a new engine of death
that shall make this variety OF rifle
OhSolRfR
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

AZ SAKE in the grass has been dis
coTated to the cigarette smoker. An
tasect that bOres into the cigarette
and lays an egg causes the trouble.
The worm that results eats the tobac-
co and virtually pOisons the cigarette.
The value of this discovery should not
be discounted because a st. Louis man
makes it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

MAscoUrAH. H., should take more
newspapers and fewer chances To
learn in one terrifying dispatch from
that town that ~shell-workers" Sc
cured about 81, 900 from farmers who
came to the circus, and that fifty
Mascoutah people dropped IS, 900 into
the treasury OF a benevolent organ
ization which promised to give 500
for the use of $50 for one year is like
: II to awaken some suspicion as to the
entire sanity of the folks Whereabouts.
0ne-half that sum expended for
newspapers which teach people how
e be good and shun the sharper
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

GAIL HAMILTON is surprised at the
lack Of response to her in-judged APP
peal in behalf of Mrs. Maybrick, but
the public has learned to be pretty
thoroughly distrustful of anything
which Gail Hamilton champions.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

SOME too ofiicious Sabbatarians in
Pittsburg propose to arrest every
newspaper man they find working on
Sunday. 1t appears that in getting
rid of her smoke Pittsburg has not
wholly freed herself Of pestiferous
nuisances
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

IT is estimated that $500, 900 steel
pens are consumed daily. 1t is in
teresting to think what they do. For
instance, they make love, write gush-
ing poetry, scrape out the briefs in a
breach OF promise suit, cut and
thrust at reputation, scratch out real
aliskic novels and political editorials,
chronicle sensations, puff this and be-
little that, and, in short, do more TO
make and break, to save and destroy,
to civilize and degrade the human
race than anything else under the
sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

1eNATIUs DONNELLY probably real
lies now that there is a vast differ
ence between Caesars Column" and
the newspaper column.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31

A PENNSYLVANIA girl has died
from tight lacing. 1t is to be hoped
her example viii not be WASTED upon
her sex.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-31
KANSAS.

The man who chops his flrewood
before winter viii get rid OF a good
deal OF disagreeable experience.