Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07
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home.
Alabaster. the grey stallion with record
of 2:15. died at Dayton, o., frem pneumonia
He was valued at $4,000.
Grand Duke Nicholas. uncle of the car.
is dead. He had been insane since last DC
tober. He was go years old.
The fear of May day riot caused the
boarding. up of the windows and doors of all
public buildings in Rome.
Prince Bismarck did not attend the funeral
of Count Won Moltke. Il is said that he is
sick with bronchial affection.
At the great Hungarian horse fair, just
closed, 10000 horses have been sold to pur-
chasers from all parts of Europe.
Kansas City, Mo-. has voted bonds with
which to provide the city with system of
water works of its own.
Agent Patrick and Special Allottine Agent
Robinson have finally. persuaded the Iowa
Indians to proceed with their allOtments.
The hearing of the Behring Sea case in
the supreme court has been put of till DC
tober on account of the sickness OF Justice
Bradley.
The farmers and iaborers of the First
Kentucky Congressional district, after Two
days session at Paducah, have resolved
against third party.
Tim Mccarthy was elected department
commander at the state encamDment at
Hutchinson. Atchison was chosen next
place OF uOlulnR Tue
The seat of episcopal residence of the
bishop of Leavenworth, KAN, has been Trans
ferred to Kansas City, Kan.
The miners eight hour day is not aban-
doned, only postponed TO enable the miners
to earn their own bread and also feed the
coke strikers.
The vicinity of Verbena. Ala, is the home
of band of robbers who commit their evil
acts continually. The latest reported is their
/ rH nnaVeahle from
/ Touring mill
The report from the United States signal
service station at Washburn college, Topeka,
is very hattering to crop prospects all over
Kansas. The report was received too late
to give in full this week.
The German kaiser has the asthma.
The annual encampment of the Ohio de-
Warner, of Cincinnati, department. com
mander and John s. Pearce, of Steuben-
| vile, senior vice-cOmmander.
Russia has found another much sought
| for excuse to quarrel with Turkey in the de-
IGNITION of a Russian steamer in the Oar
| danelles by the Ottoman authorities. The
European war comes on apace.
In Rome May-day witnessed two fights be-
| tween anarchists and troops. few were
killed on both sides, and many injured.
| Several leaders were arrested, including some
members of the chamber OF deputies.
A dispatch from Zante, the capital of the
| island OF Ionean, says that a number OF
| Greek Christians were killed by the soldiers
while they were engaged in a riot and pillag-
ing in the Hebrew quarters of the city.
The destruction of two men of war ships
| in Gillian waters by torpedoes is exciting
| much attention in British naval circles. Ihere
| is as yet no protection from torpedoes and
| heavy armored vessels are at their mercy.
A lumber trust, combining all lumber in
terests of the southern states. will be the out
come of the charter just secured by the
Georgia dealers who have capitalized their
mills, railroads and timber lands at $o'OOO,OO1
At Waco, Texas, the grand jury adjourned
after a searching Investigation into the
alleged municipal election frauds. Thirty
four indictments were returned against
prominent citizens. A sensation Is the re-
suit.
Odd Fellowship in America dates from the
9th of April, General Grunt's birthday,
three years prior to General Grants birth.
He was born sixty-nine years ago and the
Odd Fellows anniversary is the seventy
second.
"Old Hutch" the Chicago grain speculs
tor, has been having heavy losses and has
gone south, giving no notice OF his going 20
his relatives or business associates. IL Is
feared that his reverses has caused a de-
mented condition..
In New York immense socialist meetings
were held in the streets. Each band carried
| a national banner with the union down. No
riots occurred on May-day. Speeches OF the
most incendIary character were made IN
many languages.
Repeated charges of cavalry, and finally
the bringing out of artillery, were required to
! hold the anarchists mob from destroying
property in Lyons on May-day. A number OF
! people were wounded, among them ten sol
diers and policemen.
There is considerable excitement in the
| VS.
| that the Indian commits oner has ordered
the removal of intruders from the nation:
There are 5000 of these people, most OF
whom have crops planted.
In smt for damages for rePudiating a
| contract to buy wheat, the appellate court at
| Kansas City. Mo-, decided that the contract
| was Sin futures and that as an option Ia
mere wager it is not such contract as
| court will enforce.
The historic old log cabin which General
| Grant erected with his own hands. and with
logs cut and hewn by himself, Is about to be
| removed from its present site and shipped to
| CHICAGO. where it will be erected tor exhibi-
ton during the worlds fair
One result of the German coal miners
strike Is that coal famine is impending.
The iron foundues in the Sieg valley have
been compelled to withdraw their fires in
| consequence of the scarcity OF coal, and most
| of the steel works along the Rhine have been
forced to stop operations for the same reason.
The strike at the Michigan car shops. De-
| trolt, is practically over. Over 300 of the
old employees have applied for work, which
was Immediately given them. The men con-
| tinued to come in twos and threes and were
Immediately assigned to their various de-
partments. Every department Is working
| with more or less men.
Mrs. Bette Eaton, a sister of President
| Harrison, was seriously injured by being
| thrown from carriage, at Cleves, u. She
| is so years old and idOlized by high and low,
rich and poor, at her home at Great Bend,
! Ind. Her brothers, the president and Scott
| Harrison, of Kansas City, No, were ADVISED
| of the accident by wire.
At Hutchinson the Sons of Veterans re-
elected &. D. Jones, of Norton, colonel;
| Clyde z. Lumbocker, of Baldwin, heuten-
! ant-colonel and e. w. Bishop, of Great
Bend, major. Oberlin camp received the
present of large silk flag for the largest
increase in membership, and the Lyons
camp flag for the largest number OF MEM
bers present.
The Minneapolis mills got out the most
flour last week that has been made in hTe
months. The amount was 161. 400 barrels,
against 12l, 720 barrels the week before and
121, 40 barrels for the corresponding weak
IN 1880. The same number of mills are run
ning the present week as last, and their pro
duct will be fully as large. There Is still
further improvement in the -four market.