Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-05
NEWS BREYITIEs.

Dick Walker said as he left Washington.
that the bill 10 divide Kansas into two judi
cial districts is dead.
CHILEAN adviees indicate a continuation of
active hostilihes, with the rebels rather hold
ing over the constituted authorities.
A big battle has occurred between Egyp-
tian troops and Dervishes. The battle oc-
CURED soon after the Egyptian army reached
Tokar.
All is not peaceful and quiet at Pine Ridge.
The arrest OF certain Indians for murders
committed during the late troubles causes
ugly features.
The average excess of exports from the
United States over imports was S39, G8S, 622
yearly for five years-1S85 to 1880. In 1880
it was So, 983, 419.
The newly-elected city officers at Guthrie,
o, T., have entered their offices and vaults
by the use of crow bars, cold chisels and
sledge hammers.
The colored people of the two Kansas
Cities are arranging to give Consul John L.
Waller a demonstrative send-oh before he
leaves for Madagascar.
Washington's birthday was appropriately
celebrated at Washington on the 23d by a
parade of civic and military organizations,
which passed in review of President Harri-
son. All the executive departments were
closed and after II O'Clock business was gen
orally suspended.
The first triennial council of the women of
the United States is engaged at Washington
in the hero worship of their leaders-Anthony,
Foster, Howe, Sewall, Shaw, Wallace, ct al.
Logan county, Oklahoma, in which is the
city of Guthrie, has an extra set of county
officials who are industriously engaged in
the may of ''Old Red Lion, with the two
sid IS getting alternate ms and outs. There
may be trouble yet.
\ newspaper war at Columbus, Ohio. has
resulted in the death of A. L. Osborne, one
OF the mudslingers, the death of a bystander
and the IN jury OF several citizens who received
stray bullets during the matinee. The
shooters are well guarded to prevent further
proceedings of like kind.
Southern Illinois, afterits prolonged drouth,
| Is flooded. having mad a very heavy rain
/ Storm The scarcity of water had become
extremely alarming. Over ee-fourths of
the Sells have been dry for months.
All the labor disputes which have caused
| business to be at a standstill for some days
! past at Rio de Janeiro, railroad traffic being
/ quently cut OF from the city, has ended with
a cessation of the strike of the railroad
labOrers.
A claim against the United States is TO be
| pushed for the value of Bird Island, in the
bay of San Francisco, upon which the gov
/ cations, by the representatives of General
] Fremont, who once held title to the island
/ from the Mexican government.
a Panhandle train jumped the track at
/ Hagerstown and rolled down an embank-
ment- -Four were killed, two fatally injured
/ and others more or less hurt.
The terrible mine explosion at Spring Hill
mines, Nova Scotia. now scores 10 dead vic
TINS The coroner's jury can ind no man
alive who could possibly have any knowledge
Of the cause of the explosion
The Irish parliamentary factions are both
/ getting short of good American money and
are now busy organizing raids on the private
purses Of their friends in the United States,
the various clans acting separately.
Recent mild weather and rains have caused
an inundation of Chateau river, Quebec.
Several houses have been destroyed and q
large amount of damage done 70 other prop
erty. No l4Yes lost