Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-03-03

At libel trial held in Munich the fact was
revealed that an embroidery manufactures
had in his employ women who, under the /
sweating" SYSTEM received only cents
per day.
The grip is pla- -g havoc with the Chero-
KEGS, Just east of the Usage agency. Within /
q radius of ten mile. of SkiatOok, twenty-five |
have died within the las six weeks and it Is
still spreading.
The west bound St. Louis express on the |
Pennsylvania railroad ran down pleasure
party at Hawkins station, near PIttsburg, |
Pa, killing one instantly and fatally injuring |
TWO Others.
The fire and police commissioners of Oma-
IA, removed by Governor Boyd, have deter |
mined to contest. They assert he can remove |
them only for cause.
A Vienna correspondent of the London
Times says that negotiations for the, estao-
ishment of reciprocity relations are about TO
be commenced between Austria and the
United States.
An alleged process by which a calf skin can
be transferred into f1rst-class leather. in ten
hours is the basis upon which q syndicate ID
endeavoring to get control of all the tannerles
in this country.
= There is a general feeling among the job
bing grocers along the Missouri river IN favor
of fighting the action had in Topeka concern
ing rates on sugar, &c, IN the courts and II
is gaining ground daily.
indianapolis has another street car strike,
more determined than the first. The mayor
has refused to put police on the cars, but
promises that the police shall arrest any dis
turbers of the peace of men on the cars.
The Missouri legislature, now in special ses-
sion. before making appropriation for re-
building the state university, which was
burned at Columbia, viii decide upon tho
site where it shall be rebuilt. Columbia
seems likely to loose 1t.
The Santa Fe route proposes to the West
ern Traffic association to cut down passenger
rates from the Missouri river to California
points the amount now paid IN commissions
to ticket sellers in the east; and to stop pay
ing the commissions.
An extra session of the Texas legislature
has been called for March IA.
At the time the Hill democrat state con-
vention was in session at Albany, meeting
of the committee of fifty of anti-Iamany
democrats called q state convention TO meet
at Syracuse, May 81, to choose delegates to
the Chicago national convention.
Senior Mendoza Cortes, ex-minister and 9
peer of the kingdom of Portugal, who held
the Office of president of the Lusitano bank,
has been arrested on a warrant signed by the
minister of justice. Frauds are charged IN
connection with the railway employees pen
sion fund.
Lightning struck the glazing mill of the
Latin Rand powder works. situated four and
one-half miles north of Columbus, Kansas,
exploding 440 kegs of powder which were IN
dergoing the process of glazing, scarcely
| leaving enough of the material OF which the
building was composed to even mark the site
of the building.
The opening of the bridge across the Mis-
| sissippi at Memphis will be duly celebrated
about April Is. Railway men estimate that
| the opening of the bridge will bring the west
| and south from twelve TO twenty-four hours
nearer together in the matter of freight traffic,
| and several hours nearer in the matter OF
passenger traffic.
The lower house of the Missouri Legislature
| adopted resolution that no approprlatlon
| for rebuilding the state university shall be
/ made until its new location IS determined. A
| committee of fifteen was ordered to consider
| the question of new location. Meantime the
states finances are so shaped that there can
i IS 70 available -unu'
Representative Harter says that hss had pre-
| scented the request for caucus OF the demo
cratic members on the silver quesulon 70
| Holman, chairman of the caucus, and had nc
| doubt the call would be issued. Many seha-
tors, he said, had stated to him that they, be
| lieved action on the silver question shonLd p ~
postponed, and would do what they could to
| bring about such result.
The Northern Pacific Railroad company, Is
pushing the work on its new line to Mlllaba
! Harbor which is about 100 miles north OF
| Columbia river. This will open up another
deep harbor on the Pacific coast, and one OF
the best timber sections IN the state OF WASH
ington. 1t is the intention of the Northern
| Pacific to run steamers around South benu
to Portland and San Francisco.
San Antonio. Tex, has had a 500, 900 fire
| In the list are four lodges of Knights OF Pvthl
| as and the Uniform Rank, who lost all thell
| effects the Milburn Wagon company stores
| together with heavy stock, the DAILY Dem
| ocrat, a saloon, drug store, insurance ant
| law offices ice cream saloon and stationery
| and book stores, Chinese store, barber shop
dry goods house and large auction house.
A New York paper says it is reported tina
the friends of Walter B. Earle, former pa
| tent of the Kelley institute, who died lnsan
after undergoing treatment and oelng ois
| chared as "cured' of his Incorporate habits
! are going to make1hings lively for the keele!
people. They claim that Earle's death wa
caused by the bi-cfloride OF gold treatment
| and will bring an action Tor S1OO,OOO Gam
ages against Kelley and his associates.
The Santa FEES application to the Western
| Traffic association for a reduction of the emf
grant rate from $35 to S14.30 between the Mis-
souri, river and California points was heard
Those opposing the reduction argued that
better way out of the existing difficulty wouI
be a reference of the matter to the ADVISOR
board, with the recommendation that a JOIN
agency be established in New YORK Tor IN
routing of second-class business west OF IN
cago.
| AnOtl er grain blockade Is on III AaIisa
City. he Burlington has again given notc
that it cannot receive any more gram there
| Orders were issued to stop shipping VII nan
| sas CITY on ccount of the blockade. In
grain, principally corn, has been coming int
Kansas City at the rate of fifty to sixty ca
day and the road has been able to get rlei G
only about twenty-five cars a day. The othe
roads are succeeding IN keeping their yaro
cleared.
The Rock Island has given notice that IN
Atlantic Transportation company's steamer
Missouri, would carry free all consignment
of flour for the Russian sufferers which az
received before the vessels departure. In
steamer will leave New York sometime dui
ING the first of next month, and all shipment
should be rushed through, as 1t Is the onl
shin which will afford free Transportation
AM of the railroads will transport the snI
ments free of charge.
A combination of noted millionaires al
supposed to have taken in, in quiet way, a
the wheat bets offered, SO that the shorts al
$1,000 600 bushels in the hole at Chicago an
; for comparative amounts in New YORK an
across the ocean. Now the combination
about to bulge the price, shaking out u
shorts and hoppering all thedr margins Whes
must go up; one set of gamblers make mi
lions, another set lose, and the farmer WI
sold cheap only has regrets left