Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-26
NEWS DREvITIEs.

New Westminster, B. c., has had $780,
coo fire. One fireman lost his life.
O'Brien and Dillon have been removed
from CIonInel prison to Galway jail, where
they will finish their sentence
General Henry w. Slocum was selected by
General Sherman's family to take charge OF
the funeral arrangements. The burial Will
take place ut st. Louis.
The laborer who aug the first post-hole at
the Chicago Worlds fair, has saved trunk
full of the soil he took from the hole, with
the intention of selling 1t as souvenirs
The Arkansas Legislative committee which
has been investigating the state treasury
places ex-Treasurer Woodrut's shortage at
S67, $40 and recommends that he be Grim
inally prosecuted.
The American Loan and Trust company
of New York has suspended and the bank
examiner is in charge OF the institution: n he
says the assets are about ~, l6e,OOO and the
liabilities about g, 10000.
The Iowa nation have held meeting and
decided to petition the government to atlot
their lands in severalty now SO that their
country can be thrown open to settlement
this spring IN time to plant crops.
Less than two months of 1891 have passed,
and IN that time Bancroft, Kinglake, Emma
Abbott, VIM. Window, Chas. Bradlaugh,
King Kaakaua, Meissonier. Admiral Porter
and General Sherman have died.
In the Brazilian assembly the constitution
has passed its second reading. The election
of president of the republic will be held i'm
mediately. The leading candidates Tor tho
presidency are General DefOnseca and Sen
Tor Morares.
George Gibson of the whisky trust has
been indicted by the grand jury aud will be
compelled to give bail in the state courts IN
addition to the $4,000 federal bonds already
piled up against him. Inc vote OF the
jury was unanimous.
,,oda 81 Tho in.
the Missouri Pacific round house at Kansas
City Kas.. recently burned, shows that the
loss is not as great as estimated at the time
of the fire. The engines are eonslderbiy
damaged, but 1t Is thought that S4O.OOO VIII
cover the entire loss.
Il. G. Henry has again beaten the Travellers
Insurance company in their big law suit,
involving the title to large land and canal
interests in the San Luis valley, Colorado.
The present value of these properties is over
81, $50, 600. The effect of the decision will be
to put them again IN the hands of the old
companies under the management and own
ership of NJ. Henry and his friends.
An irrigation convention held at Superior,
Nebraska, adopted resolutions favoring the
pond system of water supply.
Over 10000 blanks have already been made
out for presentation at the Ashland, Wis,
land Office when the railroad lands are open
ed for settlement at 8 o'clock, February D.
The land officers believe that the line viii be
IOrIneu 1ully Two Gays IN duFducos II 10 bdlu
that blanks have been sent as far as Missouri.
The issue is made up, it would seem, when
the New York World says that David B. Hill
"believes IN free coinage under proper in
ternational ratio first of all, but as choice OF
evils he considers Tree coinage without for
eign cooperation superior to the present sys-
tenn" coming. as 1t does. Immediately after
Cleveland's anti-silyer letter.
Queen Victoria regularly drinks champagne
at her late dinner. and ale at her midday
lunch.
squad of thirty-three old veterans from
| the Leavenworth home were enabled to 60
in one body to the funeral of General Sher-
| man, through the kindness of General Man.
| ager Clark, of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
who furnished them transportation to st.
LOUIS and return
A Manchester. England, cotton mill CON-
pany has sent an expert to examine loca-
ton with view to building mill to employ
800 to ], 600 hands. This company says on
account of the tariff it cannot retain Its hold
upon the American market, and 50 it is pro-
posed to locate mlh IN the south to manu-
facture the same line of goods now made by
| it in Manchester.
John L. Sullivan. the brute. is drunk al
most of the towns his theatrical company
visits and usually gets up quarrel with some
negro waiter or newsboy.
Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio, denies that he
/ has been offered the treasury portfolio OF
/ that he had any other occasion to visit New
York than to attend the funeral of Genera
| Sherman.
The barbed wire manufacturers and the
Representatives of the Washburn- Moen patent
monopoly have failed TO bring their negotia-
tons to conclusion. The prospect Is nov
! good for another fight on the old lines.
At NeWcomerstown and COshocton. Ohio
the public school children stood in line OF
| the street crossing, with heads uncovered
and carrying small flags edged with black
/ th.ar
BE- beard singing, Nearer ny God e 1hee.