Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-11-10
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Theeravages of cholera at Chung King.
China, are appalling. The deaths there are
stated at from 5000 to 10000. Cholera IS
also raging at HankoW, claiming numerous
victims.
Persons connected with the relief work in
Hamburg report that house to house inquiry
has shown 1900 workinGmen to be Without
employment and 5000 small tradesmen to
be financially ruined. There have been seven
fresh cases of cholera.
The Duke of Veroqua and brother, Mar
quis de Barbales, have accepted the invita-
Columbus. by congress, to become the guests
of this country at the opening OF the Column
bian exposition.
Cholera continues unabated in Buda Pesth!
The Chicago Times announces that hencs.-
forth 1t will be penny paper.
The unemployed workingnen of London
have decided that they will march barefooted
through the streets on three different days..
l. n. Hannah, one of the boys who at
tended Elliott's Business college. Burlington,
Ia, is now bOokkeeper for the National Bank,
Burlington, Kan.
II. Rogers, confined in Jail in Lexingtony
Neb., on charge of horse stealing, attempted
to escape, knocking down Jailer Smith and
running out. Deputy Sheriff Lamma shot
Rogers through the heart.
Disastrous forest fires are raging in the
Messaba country in Minnesota. The region
contains some of Minnesota's most valuable
white pine. The loss will fall chiefly on the
Weyer lumber syndicate.
At Yonkers, N. Y, two deputies arrested
Charles Augustus Showers, young forger,
who has in the last three months, according
to his own confession, obtained from banks
all over the country at least $4,000.
The Schuylkill. Pa, coal exchange, in CAL
culating the wages and hours of the miners
of the Schuykill region for the last half OF
October and the first half OF November, have
fixed the rate at Per cent above the S25C
basis. This is an advance of per cent over
last months wages.
The indications are that the winter hog
market will be active and a high one.
There seems to be a scarcity of hogs through
out the west, and there are those in the trade
who think the winter packing in the west
will fall near 100000 hogs short of LAST
seasons.
runaway car on the incline plane at the
Phillips glass works. at Mapleton, Pa, ran
into crowd of passengers in the Pennsyl
vania railroad station, killing Archie Dill,
William Temple and John Barclay instantly.
Misses Nerva Wilson and Daisy Banks were
seriously injured.
The report of the loss of the Roumania is
confirmed. A later dispatch says that lie
persons were drowned and only nine were
saved. The Roumania's captain and pilot
are among the lost. There are large quaint
ties of wreckage washing aslSSre all along the
neiQhboring coast.
The old State Line depot at Kansas City
has burned down. 1t was built IN 1865 and
was used as a union depot until the present
union depot was built in 1877. In early days
it was also used as a hotel in connection with
its railroad usage, and many notables in his
tory have partaken of its hospitality.
Miss Emma C. Sickles, who is at the head
of Indian affairs in the worlds fair auxil-
larry, says the Indians are indignant at not
being represented or recognized in the exer-
ciseS at the dedication of the worlds fair
| building, and unless complete representa-
ton at the fair is accorded she fears an out
break.
In Colorado the democratic candidates foI
electors and members of congress were with
| drawn as early as October 10; but 1t was not
announced until the 9th, awaiting the ap-
proval of the national COMMITTEES. This
| leaves Joseph H. Mauphln, the candidate fol
governor, the only Cleveland democrat In
! the field.
Diego Xermines, a Spaniard, more than
| 100 years of age, died at Phoenix, Al T. He
was a participant in all the Mexican revolu-
| tions since 1924, and at one time had colo
nels commission. After the treaty OF Gaud-
aloupe Hidalgo, he was banished from Mex
| leo, and spent the remainder of his eVenttul
life in Phoenix, dying in shovel.
It is almost certain that the steamer re-
ported founderqd north of the North Manitou
islands, at the foot of Lake Michigan, is the
big steel steamer w. L. Gilcher, owned in
Cleveland. The Gilcher is one of the largest
steamers on the lakes, and the largest one
| ever built in Cleveland. She WAS rated
among the big carriers and has, several, big
cargo records.
An accident occurred on the. Central
Branch of the Missouri Pacific, at Farming
ton, twelve miles west of Atchison, at p. m.
November l. which resulted in the death of
| Engineer Hale Wheeler and fatally injurin g
his fireman, N. B. Graves, both of Atchlsons
/ In heading in on a sdetrack the engine left
the track and crashed into the engine of an
east bound freight train, with. the above re-
| suit.
Milwaukee has been visited by a terrible
conhagration, the like of which has never
occurred in America, except in the cases of
the great Chicago and Boston fires. The fire
ragged from 8 p. m. until IL 40 p. ~. and
| consumed over thirty blocks of buildings.
| Huge embers were earned by the high wind,
which was blowing at the rate of thirty-six
| miles an hour, miles from the scene of con-
| fiagration and fresh alarms came in every
| few minutes. It is known that four Lives
were lost, and it may be that many more
met death. The loss is nearly Sc, 0O0, COO.