Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-08-11
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for Convenience OF
Hurried Readers.

Of the members of the administration OF
the government July 4, 1876, only twenty-five
out of the original 400 are now in official
positions.
The great stallion Allerton has gone lame
and it will be a long time before he races
again. The tendons of his right hind leg are
badly strained.
A recruiting agent for men to work at
Homestead was working among the steel men
at Uniontown, Pa, and the union men OF
that place treated him rather roughly.
The National Touring mill at Parsons,
Kan, the largest in southeastern Kansas, is
burned, together with its contents. Sponta-
neous combustion caused the fire. Loss
$4,000.
Santa Fe railway stocks are quoted at ss5S.
There were four deaths from cholera in
Paris, August 4.
Queensland, Australia, owes the largest ma
tiOnal debt, $40 head.
Calvin StowelI, past grand commander and
generallssimo of Knights Templar, from
Olean, n. Y, who was visiting Denver, Col,
died of heart failure.
The board of walking delegates in New
York in their fight with the Iron league, or
dered strikes on dozen new buildings and
called out 1,5O0 men. There are now over
10000 men on strike in that city.
During the five days of unusually hot
weather in Chicago there were ninety deaths
from sunstrOke. Other cases may yet terml-
nate fatally. The total number of prostra-
tons was probably not short of 500.
Ex-Governor Charles a. Hardin, of Mis-
souri, died at his home at Mexico, Mo-, aged
70. He founded Hardin Female college at
Mexico some twenty years ago, and was Its
president up to the time of his death.
Twenty-Five families of striking laborers
who live in company houses on Shanty Hill,
Homestead, moved out, it being the expira-
ton of the time for the men to go to work
for the company or leave the residences.
Governor Mckinley, of Ohio, addressed
the delegates to the Nebraska republican
state convention and about 10000 people
from the steps of the state capitol at Lincoln,
August 3. He was gwen grand ovation.
Fire broke out in the blacksmith shop of
the Great Northern railroad at st. Raul ana
DESTROYED property IN that and adjoining
buildings to the value OF $5O,OOO: ABOUT IUO
men are temporarily thrown out of employ
ment
Three young ladies went bathing in the
| Mississippi river at Port Byron, Ia, and were
| drowned. Two of them, Nellie Zollinger and
| Blanche Simmonson, got beyond their depth
and Miss Maxwell lost her life IN trying to
save them.
Mrs. Robert Morrell, an old lady living ten
| miles north of Hillsboro. ILL.,, was stung on
| the back of the neck by bee and died from
| the effects in thirty minutes. Mrs Morrell
| had been in the best of health previous to
| the sting.
Secretary of State Foster will be busy in
connection with the Behring sea arbitration
| for the next six weeks in addition to the othel
| work of the state department, and expects tC
remain continuously at his desk for some
| time to come.
Secretary Lovejoy, Vice President Leish
| man and Treasurer Curry, of the Carneglt
| company, appeared before Judge Ewing anc
urrendered themselves on the charge,
murder, preferred by Hugh Ross. Ihel
waived a hearing and were released on S1.OO'
! bail each.
| The Studebaker wagon works at South
| Bend, Ind. the largest in the world, were
| obliged to shut down, owing to 3,OOO men re
| fusing to work on account OF the company.
| using material purchased of the Carnegie
Steel company. Great excitement prevails
| South Bend.
The issue of passports from Breslau ant
other frontier places to Russian-Poland ha
been restricted on account of the prevalence
| of cholera in Russia. The entry OF RUSSIAN
| Jyorkmen has been forbidden and Russian
barges plying on the river Wartha are r1gldl,
overhauled.
disastrous fire occurred at Y ates Center
| Kan, on the morning of August 2, destroy
| ing a row of frame business houses extend
ing half the length of the west side OF tn
| DuDilC square, Inc HrO OI1elndOOU
rear end of a barber shop and is attributed
to incendiar1sm.
A number of strikers boarded a coal TRAN
on the Pittsburg q McKeesport road, passing
| through the Homestead works, and hurle'
Jumps of fuel at the non-union men. Order
were issued the provost guard to search al
trains entering the yard to prevent recu1
renee of the outbreak.
A number of members of the local compa
nies of the Nevada national guards, at Viz
ginia, New, have decided to resign on &C
count of the punishment inflicted upon En-
vate lams at Homestead. large maJont
of the mem bers of the local militia belong {
labor unions, and the designations are hkel
to result in the disbandment of two out o
the three companies in the vicinity.
Near Fort Scott, July 81, Mrs. Fred Sehu
man was attacked and fatally wounded by
mad bull. Mr.. and Mrs. Schuman had Jus
finished milking and started to drive thel
herd to the pasture, when the bull suddenl
turned and attacked Mrs. Schuman IN
vicious manner, tramping upon her head an
body until the life was almost tramped on
of her. Had the bull not been dehorned
would have killed her instantly. No hope
of her recovery are entertained.