Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-10-20
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for Convenience of
Hurried Readers.

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Wilhelm OF Germany has visited Francis
Joseph of Austria during the week.
In accordance with vote taken at the
last meeting of the Clothing Contractors .
association, of Boston, nearly every member
of the body declared lockout against their
employees.
The navy department on October 10 re-
ceived cablegram from Admiral Walker at
La Guayra saying that General Crespo has
proclaimed himself provisional president of
Venezuela
Among Welsh tinplate makers 1,5OO men
are idle. Several of the largest works in
Swansea have partially stopped operations
and number of others have given their
men notice of suspension
Four peoples party electors in Minnesota
have been endorsed by the democrats and th0
combination has chances.
circular received at western freight offices
announces that no hay shipments will be re-
ceived at the st. Louis yards until the block
ade is broken.
By his rapi6ity and accuracy in addition.
F. L. Jenkins recently secured an excellent
position in Des Moines Ia. Fred attended
Elliott's Business College, Burlington, ia.
disastrous prairie fire ragged south of
Guthrie, o. T., doing much damage. The
Santa Fe bridge across the Cottonwood river
was destroyed and wreck narrowly avert
ed. All trains were delayed.
The condition of farm laborers in midland
counties of England we'll illustrate the situa-
ton in all counties. The farmers have re-
duced wages 6 pence per day, the men now
getting II shiliings weekly instead of Is.
Petitions to the Pacific express company
and Missouri, Kansas d Texas Railroad COM
pany. are beng circulated asking that they
pay the large reward for the death of the
Daltons to the families of the murdered citi-
Zens at Cofeyville.
The remains of Christopher Columbus
were offered to the United States as security
for a loan of 100000, at per cent interest,
| by President Ulysses Henreaux, of San Do
| mingo. The proposition was rejected as the
department authorities in Washington have
no right to make purchases of relics.
Lady Cavendish said she knew a young
lady who could not get through a London
season without taking "Cordeal," pretty
name for dram kept handy at tea, and that
after certain morning concert the lady be-
| side her called for the white cup" a de-
scriptive name for the champaign cup.
Notices have been received at western gen.
eral freight offices that until further notice no
shipments of any kind would be received by
the c., c., c. d st. L., better known as the
| Big Four. This shut off is on account of a
strike among the switchmen of the road,
which Is likely to spread over the entire
system.
James G. Blaine is guest at Ophir farm.
| Whitelaw Reid, whose guest he is, met him
| at Inc SJdUlOn ana ACCOMPANIED MIN TO the
country. 1t Is understood that he makes
visit of several days at least, and that during
| his stay he is likely to meet either at Ophir
farm or in Now York, a number of leading
| republicans.
Taking the returns of the whole of the
trades unions of England, reporting during
| September, 5 per cent. of the number of
| worknen are shown out of employment.
| The reports embrace ,250, 600 union work
men. The shipbuilding trade is the worst
| affected the oOftOO and
| steel industries.
A heavy snow, rain and sleet storm, with q
heavy wind, blowing down signs, tearing off
cornices and uprootlng trees, set IN at Dem
| yer, Col, October II. Several persons were
| hit by flying objects, but so far as known no
| fatalities occurred. Half dozen horses were
killed by being struck by the breaking of
! 'live wires"
Four negroes held up a crowded street car
| in st. Louis, in the very heart of the city.
| One placed a revolver to the drivers head
| and the others went to the rear and with
| pointed revolvers ordered the conductor to
turn over what money he had. Fully 10000
| people witnessed the hold-up. One was
| caught and the others made their escape.
Consul Nicholas Smith, representing the
United States at Three Rivers, Canada made
| a report to his government which criticised
| the sanitary conditions of Three Rivers, and
when his report got back there his house
| was stoned. Police were detailed to guard
| the premises while demands for his recall
were made to the government at Washington.
The decree annulling the contract between
the Union Pacific railway and the We0tern
Union Telegraph company, in the suit insti-
tuted at the instance of the late ex-Congress-
man Anderson, of Kansas, has been entered
in the federal court at Omaha. Superintend-
ent D1ckey, of the Western Union, says that
his company will open no new offices along
the line of the Union Pacific, but senders of
messages to or from points off the Union
Pacific must pay the Union Pacific as well as
the Western Union tolls.
An explosion of gas occurred at the Ster-
ling colliery, Shame kin, Pa, October 13,
which caused the death of one man, four in
iured and eight entombed. It is believed
later that all are dead. News of the awful
disaster was soon carried to the homes of the
miners and the wives and mothers of the IN
fortunate men gathered at the mouth of the
pit crying and wringing their hands hysteri-
cally. The miners quickly organized into
squads and the work of clearing away the
wreckage and rescuing the entombed men
was begun. At 10 a. m. two men were taken
out IN an unconscious condition and will
probably die.