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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07

PIcKPocKErs are now trying new
dodge in Paris. It takes two or three
to work it. One jostles against the
intended victim and eontrives to drop
lighted cigar in his overcoat pocket. A
few minutes later a couple of strangers
hurry up to hin, exclaiming: Mon
sieur, your Overcoat is On frel" and,
with the utmost politeness, they squeeze
and compress the burning cloth profit
ing by the opportunity to relieve the
pocket Of whatever of value it may
contain.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07

TIE Mexicans were defeated at
Buena Vista by General Taylor on
Feb. %, Is47. 1t was at this battle
that General Taylor, when he saw the
Mexican line was waveIing under the
first discharge of Bragg's artillery.
called out, a little more grape, Capt.
Bragg A second and q third dis
charge followed, after which the Mex
leans retired from the field 1862,
Nashville taken by the Federal troops.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07

Mr. GLADSTONE, the English states
man, is reported to have expressed sur
piise thai his head has grown IN size in
the last twenty years. as shown by the
fact that a hat which he had twenty
years ago is not large enough for him
and viii not come down on his head at
all. He declared that he had never
heard of a similar case. We think it
is exceptional or rare. Statistics of
brain weights show that the brain is
Xix .ly to weigh most about the TWEEN
tieth year. and to gradually decline in
weight from that on. until about eighty.
Possibly Mr.. Gladstone's head has
changed in shape instead of size.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07

TIE following anecdote of General
Sherman Is not new, but readable:
Out at Fort Bayard there lay, for q
long time, an old cannon, of no use to
any one, but which had greatly taken
the fancy of an old Apache chief. He
daily asked the commander for it, but
was put off with the excuse that it be-
longed to the Government and could
not be given away. One day General
Sherman arrived at the fort. and the
request of the chief was referred to
him. He examined the cannon, saw
that it was worthless, and told the old
chief he might have it. Then, put
ting on grave air, he said to the chief,
Il am afraid that you want that gun Sc
that you can turn it on my soldiers and
kill them" ~Ughi no." was the un-
expected reply; cannon kill cowboys
Kill soldiers with club"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07

A PECULIAR accident happened yes
terday on the local Omaha line, says
the ST. Paul Pioneer Press In going
to the Junction, and before reaching
Herseg & Beams mill the passenger
and smoking cars left the track, owing
to broken rail, ran some distance on
the ties. struck switch, and regained
the rails. The engine and tender had
not left the rails.
TIE new Argentine Pacific Railroad
from Buenos Ayres to tn foot of the
AIDES has v hat is probably the longest
tangent in the world. This is 211
miles without curve. In this dis
tanee there is not a single bridge and
no opening lai ger than an ordinary
cuIvert. no cut greater than one meter
in de 9TH. and no MI of a height ex-
ceeding one meter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07
Spring signs

Upem-EnOugh. The place is yours.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-07

Mrs. Bette Eaton, a sister of President
Harrison, was seriously injured by being
thrown from a carriage, at Cleves, D. She
rich and poor, at her home at Great Bend,
Ind. Her brothers, the president and Scott
Harrison. of Kansas City, No., were advised
The record-union., 1891-10-12

CITY licenses and water rents now due Pay
on or before the 5th inst. and save costs.
The record-union., 1891-10-12

ton hour stood very large floral piece,
four feet high and nearly as broad, repre-
senting an open book, with the name of
the National Association on one page and
the welcome of the library officials on the
other. 1t was worked out in choicest
flowers and with exquisite taste. This
piece was presented to the visitors and
left the building.
DRIVE ABOUT THE CITY.
From the Capitol Marshal McMullen
escorted the party through the better
residence streets to Suffers Fort and to
East Park, returning along H to Tenth
street and thence to / and the City Free
Library where a half hour was spent
most agreeably. President Fitch of the
Board of Trustees and Miss Hancock,
the Librarian, entertaining the visitors.
A COMPLIMENT.
Mr.. Poole, the experienced cataloguer,
pronounced the catalogue and distribu-
ton system of the Sacramento Library,
the invention, by the way, of President
Fitch, the best for free circulating Of
which he had any knowledge, great
novelty and SO worthy of copying that he
begged leave to have copies of the design
for introduction into public libraries of
the East
DEPARTURE.
The party then returned to their carri-
ages and were driven to Sixth street, to j
to Second and to the depot, where, at 5
p. NJ, the Sacramento committee yielded
their charge to the San Francisco COM
mittee and the train pulled out with the
guests waving hats and handkerchiefs
and shouting to the Sacramento commit
tee their thanks for the reception they
had enjoyed.
The record-union., 1891-10-12
LAWYER O'BRIEN.
He Has Been Convicted of EmbezzIing
a Clients Funds.
Mrs. weissenhofer Accused Him OF
Having Appropriated Her Money
-O'Brien's Explanation.

On the 10th of last April NJ. L. G.
OBrlen, a lawyer who had formerly re-
sided here but was then resident of San
Francisco, was arrested while on visit
to this city, by direction of Chief of Po-
lice Crowley.
The arrest was made on u warrant
sworn out by q lady formerly of this city,
Mrs. Anna Wiessenhofer, who charged
that O. Brien, while acting as her attorney
and agent, collected some 81, ,7GO. which he
had failed to account for, although she
had frequently sought settlement with
him.
Mr.. OBrien was seen by RECORD
UNION reporter shortly after his arrest.
and said the charge was a surprise to him.
He had come to this city to straighten out
some real estate matters, and had been
! here for several days. and was about to
return to san Francisco when arrested
mere is nothing III this charge" he
sad. II was this Woman'S attorney for a
long time and did business Tor her She
has Severa times demanded certain sums
OF money from me, aid ! nave Us often
told her To make OuL her account ana |
would make out mine, and if we could
not agree on settlement / would be
willing to leave the matter to Il referee [
nave made this proposition to her present
attorney, and have told him that would
agree TO abide hy The decis. on Of any COM
petent and disntercsted person. but they
would not agree 10 it. / told them ii they
would do this, and the referee should
find that Mrs. WeiSsenhoier had any
claim upon me | would settle It
| promptly"
! Mr. o. Biien further claimed that the
money collected by hin WAS money he
had earned, and that the whole affair
! was an ordinary transaction between
| counsel and client. they h;,d not agreed
upon any settlement becaase he could not
! get his former client to consent TO an ar
! oitration Of their respective claims
! That was the last heard of the case Ivy
| the Sacramento public until Saturday
last, when the San Francisco papers
| stated that the case had been tried, that
o. Brien had been found guilty as charged
and that he would be sentenced on Fri
! day next.
| The result is somewhat Of a surprise TO
those who Knew O'Brien when ne prac-
! ticed law here. He was given to occa-
sional sprees, which interlered with his
| practice, but was always supposed to be
! honest in his dealings with his clients
and others.
The record-union., 1891-10-12
statement From Mr.. Boyne.

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: In your issue of
Saturday last you say that District At
torney Ryan was an Interested listener to
what was going on tbefore the Board Of
Supervisors in the Reed matter) and at
this juncture took hand in the discus
sion. He e'caIled Mr.. Boynes attention to
the fact that persons who engaged in COM
promising felony cases out of court
were themselves amenable to the law
This was pointer for Mr.. Boyne. Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Ryan said that it was waste
of time TO ask the Supervisors to be
lenient with Reed. The case was now
out of their hands and was in the courts.
There was no way of stopping it. Any
one who sought TO compromise the matter
out of court was himself liable to go to
Jail, and it was dangerous meddling."
The reporter who furnished you with
that information was. certainly misin-
formed as to what took place before the
board.
Mr.. Ryan gave no such pointer to
me. On the contrary, the District Attor-
ney was willing TO do anything that
would be satisfactory to the Board of Su-
pervisoTs and consistent with justice and
the equity of the case. While it may not
be IN strict compliance with the letter of
the law to settle all alleged felony out OF
court, still it has been done and will
again be done whenever the injured par
ties file a stipulation of satisfaction" (as
the lawyers say, and that the common
wealth suffers nothing by the settlement
In the Reed case | have done nothing
would not do again, except prevented by
being thrown into Chief Drew's inferno.
In that event / have no doubt your re-
porter viii grant me the favor that the
spirit of Virgil granted TO Dante, and
,I,t,4 ,of
regions" where 'lost Souls'' most do
congregate, and while he describes the
different grades of crimes and punish
ments, / can write them up" and
thereby serve a double purpose by giving
reading matter to the public, and a
breathing spell to Brother Reed, so that
he may be able to prepare his case for the
coming battle.
1t was at the suggestion of Mr.. Fassett
and myself that Mr.. Reed offered to
compromise the case out of court by
offering an apology to the Board of
Supervisors. We thought it right, and,
like the honest man that he is, he agreed
to it.
But the proposition was rejected.
There will be no more "crawfishing" on
the part of Mr.. Reed. He is poor man,
but when the news went abroad that all
poor man could do was offered and re-
jected, double eagles, as if by magic, took
wings in all parts of the county and
came to him, so that he is now in a posi-
ton TO defend himself with the best legal
talent. WILLIAM BoYNE.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Boyne's contra
diction the reporter of the RECORD
UNION, who was present during the pro-
ceedings before the board, and who has
always been found truthful and reliable,
asserts that the report was correct.-EDs.
RECnRn-IINTON I
The record-union., 1891-10-12
Amount in City Treasury .S1o9,327 %
garwick,s weather Data.

The Weather Bureaus report show the
highest and lowest temperatures on Sat-
urday We're $50 and 460, as against 650 and
460 on the same date last year.
The highest and lowest yesterday were
S00 and 520. as against ZOE and 44o on the
same date last year.
The highest and lowest one year ago to-
day were 720 and 46o.
The barometer yesterday was slightly
on the down grade, reading below so
inches during the entire day-at A. NJ.
1894 inches, and at P. NJ. 29.S7 inches.
accompanied by fresh to gentle north
westerly winds and cloudless sky.
The record-union., 1891-10-12
Printing once supplies.

The State Board of Examiners on Satur-
day awarded the contracts furnishing
supplies to the State Printing Office as
follows:
III. S. Croker d Co. will supply the
bulk of the bindery materials and some
paper.
furnish portion of the envelopes and a
quantity of iat-cap paper.
Blake, Mofiitt 81 Towne were awarded
the contract for supplying the most of the
paper used in the office, and some Of the
supplies for the bindery.
The record-union., 1891-10-12
Berlin Cough Cure.

For coughs and colds and all lung and
throat affections this article has superior
merit. 1t is perfectly harmless, gives imme-
diate relief, and cures the worst cases in from
two to three days. Indorsed by our best ply
sicians. Try bottle and you will always IS
keep ii. Price, so cents q bottle. The w. H.
Bone Company, San Francisco, sole propri-
etors. Kirk, Geary 4 Co.. sole agents. Try c.
c. Liniment for acnes and pains.
The record-union., 1891-10-12

SUBsTITUTIoNs of well-known adver-
tised articles seem to be the order of the
day. We deem it only justice to our
patrons to warn our readers against this
form of piracy. When you want an
article, ask your merchant or druggist
for it and don't accept a substitute
The record-union., 1891-10-12
City Finances.

City Auditor Young makes the follow
ing report of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the week ending
October 10, 1891:
The record-union., 1891-10-12
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.
Correspondence of Interest to t

MIN
lUnder this heading the RECORD-UNIoS
will publish short letters from correspondents
on topics Of interest to the general public. The
matter in these communications viii be I'M
derStood 10 represent only the views OF the
writers. All communications must be accom-
panied by the name of the writer, not for pub
lication, unless so desired, but as a guarantee
OF good faith.-EDS.l
The record-union., 1891-10-12

AT Hammers music store, $50 street you
will find the largest stock of musical goods.
Sole agency for Chickering & Sons pianos.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
RIOTIEG And BLOODSHED.
Conflict Between Special Police Officers and
Crowd Of Strikers.

NEWARK (N. J.), Feb. 12.- There was
rioting and bloodshed at Clark's Thread.
mills this evening when the non-union
spinners quit work. They were carried
over the river, and when they landed
on the Kearney side they were met
by throng of 2C00 men. women and chill
dren. A boy threw rock and the special
police attempted to rush in the crowd
Chief Turnbull of the Kearney police ordered
the specials back and they retired. Imme-
diately after a woman threw another stcne
and the specials then rushed upon the
Gro wd, fourishing reyolvers and shooting
in the air. The crowd surged back but
flung a shower Of stones which crashed
through the mill win dows Yelling and
Misunderstanding were kept up until the tu-
multi attracted hundreds of people from
Newark For half mile along the
river front there was stretched n mass of
humanity. The men inside the mill played
line OF hose out and wet the crowd. This
made the rioters more angry and the win
dow smashing went on. Several girls were
crushed and one badly dubbed. Willie
Richmond, aged years, was shot through
the foot by special officer. With darkness
the crowd dispersed. There is scarcely one
whole window in the mill. 1t is thought
there will be worse riot tomorrow, aud
the probabilities are tie militia will be
called out.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
LABOR TROUBLES.
The Question Of Arbitration Discussed by the
National Association Of Builders.

New YORK, Feb. 12.-The National Asso-
citation of Builders yesterday considered the
report of the Committee on Arbitration, ad-
vising and suggesting a plan for the ami
cable settlement of all differences that may
arise between employees and employers.
About forty delegates took part in the dis
cusson, and the speakers seemed to be
equally divided for and against the idea of
arbitration. The report was finally adopted.
SCHEME TO FORCE A STRIKE.
PITTsBUR6sN Feb. Il. = The interstate
agreement of the operators and miners has
been broken by the withdrawal of Ohio
operators. The movement IS regarded here
as a scheme to force a strike in Pennsyl-
vania and throw the late coal trade to Ohio
The miners however, will not consent to any
State scale
EIGHT-HoUR MOVEMENT.
COLUMBUS Ohio, Feb 12.-The National
Miners Convention has adopted a resolu-
ton that all the miners and mine workers in
the United States strike for eight hours a
day May 1St next, and that no miner remain
IN the mine longer than eight hours.
THE COKE STRIKE.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 12.-Scottdale dispatches
report that there are no indications OF set
tlement OF the coke strike. Every plant in
the districts now involved and long strug-
gle is anticipated.
STRIKERS CLUBBED.
NEWARK IN. j., Feb. ia crowd OF
rioting strikers surrounded Clark's thread
mills yesterday and had to be dispersed by
the pclce. Several of the strickers were
dubbed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13

was very unusual and very difficult one :;
far more difficult than that involved in or
dinary battle, where the only question is of
gaining victory without an effort to save
the lives of the enemy. 1t is easy to make
plans when we look backward, but in the
light of actual conditions as they al peared
to the commanding officer there does not seem
to be anything in the arrangement of the
troops requiring adverse crltism on the part
OF the de partment. and L therefore approve
OF the Endorsement of the Major General
commanding that the interests of the mill
tary service do not demand any further pro-
ceedings in this case and by direction of the
President Colonel Forsyth will resume COM
mand of his regiment.
REDFIELD PROCTOR, Secretary Of War;
MILES TAKES IT QUIETLY.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-General Miles, when
asked to-day whether he had anything to
say in regard to Colonel Forsytil's rein
statement, said: ''IAnow nothing about the
action taken at Washington. do not care
to make any statement in regard to it, nor do
l care to review the case. What did l
would do again under the same circum-
stances"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
UngratefuI Boarders.

A hotel proprietor sat in his private office
last night and mourned over the peryersity OF
human nature in general and of hotel
guests in particular.
Now just look at those fellows out
there" he said, with a wave of his hand.
indicating the direction of the reading-room.
Before the lenten season opened l was
conducting my house on the European plan,
and my bank account was growing at a
most encouraging rate. In an evil hour,
however, the idea of establishing table
d. hote occurred to me, and l figured it out
like this: Porterhouse steaks and spring
chicken will give way to Goldfish balls and
eroiled mackerel, and as the latter costs lit
tie or nothing, my profits will be simply
enormous. Now, what do you think those
fellows did? We'll, I'll tell you. They SIM
ply turned up their noses at the Goldfish and
mackerel, and three times day ordered
Eastern oysters. My bank account went
glimmering, and If the thing doesn't i'm
prove pretty soon you'll see an auctioneer's
flag Haunting over the front door. Pretty
hard lines, ehp"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

Passage Of the Bill Increasing the Appropria.
ton for the San Francisco Postoffice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The Senate to-
day passed the bill for the creation of the
Fourth judicial District in Utah.
Among the pills reported and placed on
the calendar was one to incorporate the
Pan-Amerlcan Transportation Company
The Copyright Bill was laid aside in
formally, and the District of Columbia Ap-
propriation Bill was amended and passed.
The following bills were also passed {:
Senate bill to increase by S450,000 the limit
for the purchase of a site for public build
ing at San Francisco; House bill granting a
pension of 800 month to General Banks !;
House bill to authorize the Albany and
Astoria Railroad Company to construct one
or more bridges across the Willamette River
in Oregon, and establish them as post roads.
Adiourupd
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
GOULD'S PLANS.
A Colossal Railway SGhsme Reaching
From Ocean to Ocean.

New YORK, Feb 12.-The Sun states that
Gould has secured the option on the Balti-
more and Ohio and that he has a colossal
railway scheme reaching from ocean to
ocean. According to the present plans the
Missouri Pacific will be literally fed from
the south and southwest by the Richmond
Terminal The East Tennessee will Join
the Missouri Paei fic system at Memphis,
running through Chattanooga. The Georgia
Pacific, going through Birmingham, Ala.
and Atlanta, Ga, will draw the southern
business to the Iron Mountain branch Of
the Missouri Pacific and hand 1t over at
Kansas City. President Sidney Dillon's
Union Pacific Railroad will join hands with
the Missouri Pacific and the Richmond
Terminal and look after the coast and ths
northwest freight distribution. The Balti-
more and Ohio will give an entrance to New
York.
THE GREAT NORTHERN.
MINNEAPOLIS Feb. 12.-It is rumoFed
here that the Great Northern has gained
control of the 500" road, and that ths
Kansas City has also fallen into its hands
This gives them Chicago connection.
PERSONAL. =
Boston, Feb. 12.-Charles Francis Adams
has left for Cuba for few weeks vaea-
ton.
General Dodge will soon go over the Port
land and Puget Sound extension of the
Union Pacific on tour of Inspection, with
view to the resumption of construction.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
AT THE SECOND SHOT
Murder Committed at the Pre-.
sidiO Reservation.
Private Nonnenman the Luckless victim-The
Slayer Gives Himself Up to the Police.
Dispute Over Trivial Affair.

Albert Blockman, a private Of Battery B.
Fifth Artillery Regiment, U. S. A., walked
into the North-end Police Station, on Jack
son street, near Polk, about O'Clock yes
terday morning, and, calmly stating that he
had killed man at the Preside Reserva-
tion, desired to surrender himself into Gus
tody.
His request was granted, and charge of
murder now appears against his name on
the register at the Central Police Station.
A simple dispute over the supper-table re-
suited in the forfeiture of the life of Gottlo5
Nonnenman, the second cook of the battery
to which Blockman belonged. The DISPUTE
began on Wednesday evening, when Nom
nenman was assisting Chief Cook Sullivan
to prepare the supper, and some of the
walters and the cooks exchanged unpleas-
ant words.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
THE SILVER ISSUE.
Stewart Is Discouraged at the Outlook
Free Coinape

Stewart Is Discouraged at the Outlook for
Free Coinage
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Before the Coin
age Committee to-day. Frederick Fraley.
President of the National Board of Trade,
and Joel Cook, financial editor of the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger, made long argu-
ments against free coinage. Walker then
moved an adjournment until next Tuesday,
and immStiately the old trouble as to when
the hearings should cease was revived
After much discussion it was agreed to meet
tomorrow and then adjourn until next
week.
Walker Of Massachusetts, a member of
the House Coinage Committee, called on the
President this morning. The President con-
graduated him on the fight he made in COM
mittee against free coinage. Senator Stew
art, who has been sanguine, and up to the
present has claimed that there would be
legislation on the silver question. has given
1t up. lie now says there will be none.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
Tricky Messencer-Rors.

"Did you notice that little rascal who
just went out Y' asked the manager of dis
trict telegraph Office yesterday as diminu-
tive messenger-boy slipped out and disap-
peared around an adjacent corner "Wen,
Eve got an eye on him, and some of those
fine days he'll find himself hunting a now
place. / have tried to catch him at his
tricks several times without success, but pll
nail him some day.
You see they each have one day week
to themselves, and they manage on each oc-
cssion to make more money than their em-
ployers. How? Very simple matter. The
boy whose day off it is hangs around some
well-known place and the rest stand in and
divide with him. One little fellow will go in
answer to call, and in few minutes will
return with the information that he was not
wanted. In the meantime, however, he has
given the message to the boy around the
corner, who collects and divides. They make
regular practice of it, but are very sly and
we find IL hard to prove the WrOugdOing."