Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-16
NEWS BREVITIES.

Governor Mckinley presides as chairman
of the national convention, having been
chosen by reclamation.
The peoples party of the Fifth congress
sional district of Kansas, unanimously re-
nominated Congressman John Davis.
Pope Leo XIII. has caused to be cabled to
Chicago an application for special space In
which to make an exhibit at the worlds fair.
Old river men at st. Louis predict bigger
food than that of "A when the June rise
comes down, and the outlook seems gloomier
than ever.
Thirty-fve million dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed by fire in the United
States and Canada during the first three
months OF 1882.
The national library at Washington con-
tains 10000 bound volumes and 100000
1900 to 10000 volumes.
The eighteen miles between Titusville and
Oil City probably represent a population of
from 40, 600 to A, 900. Oil City proper lies be-
tween the Allegheny river and OIL creek
Western delegates held caucus and Sena-
tor Teller, of Colorado, bluntly stated that
if Harrison was nominated he and his (silver)
friends would take his state out 1.-THE repub-
Hcan column.
DR.. E. P. McCambridge, of Clinton, Iowa,
is missing. He was negotiating for land, and
was in company with w. S. Gourley, of Kan
sas. hired livery rig which he was using
was found on the road.
High water undermined portion of the
Chicago, Burlington and northern tracks IN
Dubuque, Ia, to such an extent that it gave
way under the weight of locomotive. The
engine went into the river.
The Jerusalem and Jaffa railroad will not
enter the former city, but viii have its ter
minus about three-quarters of a mile outside
the city limits. 1t is expected that town
Tor unaaHma
Agent Ashley, of the Darlington, I. T.,
in holding up the Santa Fe at Red Rock. The
report that the robbers secured $4,000
Indian annuity money was not true.
A railroad section boss at Greenland. Flor
ida, killed negro worklngman. The negroes
of the region organized a search for him, and
800 of them kept guard over his house.
sherif's posse scattered the negroes.
Great fear is expressed of a grasshopper
plague in Colfax county, New Mexico, this
year. Already millions OF young grasshop-
pers have made their appearance and are
covering the railroad tracks near Colmer.
The section of Oil City, Pa, where was the
greatest loss of life was largely occupied by
foreigners, with swarms OF children; Ih 1ia
does not appear to be many children left,
although but few of the bodies found are
/ those OF children.
George E. Potter, Canadian minister of
customs, is in Washington to hold a confer
| ence with Sir Julian PauncefOte, the British
ambassador, and Secretary Blaine on topics
/ which have been IN allegiance between the
/ two governments for several months.
Vesuvius is in eruption. Large quantities
/ of lava are issuing from the crater and flow
/ ing down through the Atria Cavallo ravine.
/ An earthquake shock was felt in the town
/ of San SeVoo- The motion was undulatory.
| For a time the residents were panic-stricken.
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| New York to be temporary chairman of the
| convention by twenty-nine votes against
| twenty votes for Senator CullOm. This was
| test of the Blaine and Harrison division OF
the national committee, and In Blaine
favor.
The United States census bulletin just is
sued shows that from 1880 to 1892 the proper
| ty of the people in the United States was in
sured to the amount of over $12O, 200, 600, 600
| The premium receipts were 81, Isl, OO0, 600,
and the losses sustained ssh, 5000 or 81
per cent
Colonel L. L. Polk, of North Carolina,
president of the national farmers alliance, is
dangerously i'll at his residence at Washing
ton, d. c. He has been i'll for about ter
days, suffering from hemorrahage of the
bladder, caused probably by a tumor. Mrs
Polk has been telegraphed for.
The president is determined to hear the
news as soon as anyone. The White house
has been connected by wire with the eOnVen
lluA AdAA ~ -A-1Auc1 pollns anu lMO Up
orators are on duty IN the executive mansion
to receive bulletins of the proceedings, and
such messages as may be sent from the Har
rison headquarters at the convention city
Operators VIII repeat the special bulletin.
sent out by the press associations.
The amount of insurance now placed upor
the various worlds fair buildings at Chicag,
aggregates S3sO69. S17.
The worst storm ever experienced struel
Grand Rapids, Michigan There was
cloud-burst at Belmont, three miles north
and for ten minutes the water fell in a soliG
shest. It Was very disastrous to crops 70
| miles arouad, and for three miles the tract
and roadbed Of the Grand Rapids 4 Indians
railroad was washed out
The Chicago Times says that the strikinl
Workmen have been prevented from blowing
NJ the McGfegor boiler factory by q mine o
dynamite. The dynamite and all appur
tenancos for explosion were discovered nea
the factory. William AcGrsgor says 81
non-untcn ulsn have beeu thFeatsnsd wit
I Giolsnos b. ~ strikers,