Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
NEWS BREvITIEs.

Mrs. George W. Hurd, who was injured in
the tornado near Tevis, south of Topeka, Is
dead.
George William Curtis has again been
chosen president of the National Civil Service
Reform league
Rushville, Ind, has had $1,000 fire. II
destroyed planning mill, a furniture factory
and several residences.
President Harrison has signed the act to
create a third division of the district of Kan
sas for judicial purposes.
Toxic, Japan, has had still another great
fire, this time destroying 5000 houses, with a
loss of life about twenty-five.
Slight shocks of earthquake continue in
California. being only felt in the same terri
tory affected by the previous ones.
The striking coal beavers at Cleveland,
o., drove of non-uni0n men with clubs and
stones. There are 500 in the strike.
The valleys of the Illinois, Fox and Kanka-
kee rivers IN Illinois are inundated. Crops
have been damaged and destroyed TO an un-
told amount.
The cattlemen's congress at Ogden, o. T.,
formed a cattle league, with an executive
committee, to whom are delegated extraor-
binary powers
The fight over the Fail River, S. D., county
court house is growing more bitter. The
strife started over the site for the court house
at Hot Splings, the county seat.
The engagement of Count Herbert Bis
marck and Countess Margaret Hoyas; grand
daughter of Robert Whitehead, the inventor
of the Whitehead torpedo, is announced.
Architect Emery ]. Mills, of Chicago, has
been indicted for granddaughter. He planned
the structure on Pearce street that collapsed
in the storm of April 1, killing number of
people.
Mrs. S. H. Bradley, wife of an attorney at
Guthrie, o. L, had her head cut of by pas
senger car. She was bidding a friend adieu
and stepped on the car after the train
started.
Patrick O'Sullivan, one of the prisoners at
Joliet, H., on charges connected with the
DIR. Cronin murder in Chicago, died IN the
prison hospital May 5, He has always main
tanned his innOcenses
The Strauss feather factory at CrOnstadt,
spread with such rapidity that a number of
employees were lost. The exact number OF
victims Is not known.
Little Rock, Ark, has had SIS, 600 blaze.
It was discovered in Richard Fletcher's cot
ton shed, and before the flames could be
quenched, half block of cotton warehouses
and sheds had been burned.
Mrs. Harrison's health Is improving slowly.
Her bronchial attack was followed by ma
larlal fever, which left her somewhat nervous
and weak. During the past few days symp-
toms Of lumbago appeared.
J. ID. Franklin, of Russell, Kan, who Is
hrst assistant to the second auditor of the
treasury. was taken suddenly i'll in his Office
BY an attack of vertigo, and his friends were
very much alarmed for some hours.
The 1000 railroad coal miners of the
Pittsburg district went to work IN the pits
under the scale of rates now in force. This
decision was reached at the conference held
between commissioners representing the
mines and operators
Senator PETERS eyes are troubling him.
He has been compelled to quit night work
and viii have to stop his contributions to the
Kansas Farmer and to eastern papers. He
dictates much of his correspondence to 8
monograph, which Is listened to later - -
secretaries and by them Transcribed.
Arrangements have been made to concen-
trate 3, 500 regular troops at Chicago at the
dedication of the worlds fair IN October. to
consist of cavalry, artillery and infantry.
1t is expected that about {, 500 of the national
guard OF nearest states viii be present, max
ing 900 military who will take part in the
opening ceremonies.
General Frank Wheaton, lately appointed
origadier general, has been ordered to keep
himself IN readiness to command the depart
ment of Texas on the retirement from active
service, June I next, of Bngadier General
Stanley. The officer promoted to succeed
Stanley as brigadier general viii probably be
assigned to command the department. Of
Columbia