Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-11-03
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Official statistics regarding the barley crop
of France show that the yield of this years
crop viii amount to IS. 900 900 bushels, against
100000 last year. The oats yield Is eeti-
mated at 500, 600, 600 bushels, against 3O2 co.,
600 in 1891.
FL Universal, of the City of Mexico, de-
clares that S. z. Halberstadt, formerly gem
eral agent of the New York Life Insurance.
company there, has fed to the United States
It Is claimed that the amount embezzled by
him exceeded $4,000.
During the reception at Chicago. N. HOyt
sherman, of Des Moines, lows, brother OF
Senator Sherman, suffered slight attack OF
apopleXy while seated in the gallery and al
st fell from his chair. He recovered in
Il an hour ana returned to the ballroom.
A twenty acre pond dubbed up out of the
earth in Center county, Pa, recently In
twenty minutes.
J. Scott Harrison, of Kansas City, Mo-,
brother of the president, attended the funeral
OF Mrs. Harrison at indianapolis.
Only citizens who are able to read and
write have the power TO vote in Bolivia and
several other South American republics.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, it,, prominent Bap-
Glse divine, was arrested and fined $155 for
killing thirty-one song birds while hunting.
Ex-President Cleveland was recently enter
tanned at Buffalo by club, several members
of which were his associates thirty years ago.
Joseph Kudrna, who took a course at Eli
otis Business College, Burlington, Ia, is
now bookkeeper for the First National Bank,
Geneva. Neb.
Governor Thoms, of Utah, in his annual
report, says poligamy in the territory is on
the decline. He says he does not believe any
polygamous marriages have taken place dur
| in the year with the consent or permission
of the Mormon leaders.
During fire in boat supply store at
Flttsburg, Pa, eleven fremen were over
HNrN ka 6 -,
Two were taken out dead and the others were
! taken to homeopathic hospital, some of
them IN serious condition.
Ernest Kunneth, 60 years old, wealthy and
recluse, was found, October q. sitting at
his desk IN the library of his home at Mel
rose. suburb of Chicago with his head split
open, dead. The crime was committed to
gain possession of valuable papers.
During fireworks display following the
| Columbus ceremonies at Los Angeles, Cal,
| a piece of 6-inch gas pipe, filed with powder
/ by a local manufacturers exploded prema-
t1reIy, causing the Immediate death of two
/ little boys and a girl, while at least nine 9TH
ers received fatal injuries and five died later.
Shortly after midnight at least fifty mount
ed men approached Dalton, Ga, from all di-
rections and threw out picket line At a
| signal the circle closed in, capturing the po-
| licemen, and rode to the cabins of two COT
| Ored men. Jack Wilson was killed by bull
let and his wife badly beaten, and Tom Move
was severely pounded.
| OF the fair grounds 1,037 acres are occu-
| pied, 5000, 900 square feet ara under roof and
| the total cost of the buildings will be $18,-
| 750, 900. Thus the Chicago worlds fair will
/ have cost three times much as any previ-
| GUS exposition, will occupy about four times
| as many acres and will have nearly twice as
| much space under roof.
Diphtheria in an epidemic form is raging
| at Columbus, Ind. There are now about
| fifty cases and three deaths occurred in one
| day. During the last two months there have
been more than 100 cases and about twenty
| deaths. A large number of people are leav-
ing the city and others sending their
children to healthier localities.
The west bound passenger tram on the St
| Louis d San Francisco railroad was wrecked
a mile east of Phillipsburg, Mo-, October 25,
and the baggage car, smoker and two chair
cars were turned over. The baggageman
and news agent were killed and fourteen
passengers more or less injured. broken
The greatest interest at the stock yards
just is centering in hogs. They con-
tinue to climb each day, and sell now at 81. 40
AS per cwt. higher than this tune last
year. This. on a 30O-hundred pound hog il
equivalent to $4.20@435, and the senti-
ment is growing that this improvement has
come to stay. 1t is conceded by nearly eV-
cry one that the crop of winter hogs in the
| West will be short.