Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-04
NEWS BREvITIEs

A dispatch from Fort Munroe, Va, says
Secretary Foster is rapidly improving.
A snow storm in Spain put stop to rail-
road and Geographic communication with
France.
Secretary Noble has ordered alloting agents
to crowd the work of alloting the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe lands.
In New York, at a meeting of the agents
of coal-prOducing companies, it was decided
to advance the price % cents per ton on all
grades.
There We're several quite serious shocks of
earthquake felt at Rome on anuary %, which
caused panic in the more crowded quarters
of the city.
The navy department will now be busy for
a long time undoing many of its preparations
and restoring the naval establishment to its
usual basis.
The report that Whitelaw Reid intends to
resign the Office of United States minister to
France Is denied by the officials of the United
States legation IN Paris.
The miners in the copper mines-in Balboa,
Spain, have struck. The soldiers have been
unable to suppress roting. The strikers have
seized the dynamite depot.
The Kansas Mutual Life Insurance compa-
ny are completing arrangements to move
from Hiawatha to Topeka, and expect to
open their offices in Topeka February 20.
At Astoria, Ore, eight-inch rifed guns
have arrived for use at Fl. Candy, at the
mouth of the Columbia river. II Is expected
similar armament will be sent to Fit. Stevens,
on the Oregon side.
Fires have been started in the furnaces of
the CataSauQua Manufacturing COMPANY.
mill B, at Fullerton, Pa, for the first time
since the strike of July last. The company's
four are now in operation. NOn-union hands
are employed.
Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross
l. ~ IL
to provide, "by ready contribution, for the
transportation of the magnificent gift of
grain by the west to our perishing nei0hbors
in Russia where the wolf waits at the door"
There is talk among Texans about having a
statue OF old Sam" Houston placed in the
capitol at Washington. AS president of the
republic of Texas before her admission into
our Union, later senator and then her gov
ernor, ne Is deemed peculiarly representa-
tive man.
The emperor of Germany is pressing a
bill with determination that II shall become
law, which compels the education of an
children IN the faith of certain religious So
cieties only. The sects which the bill admits
as duly qualified religious societies are Mora
VANS QuakeTs, Greeks Anghcans, Jews
and Old Lutherans.
Commissioner FernoW. of the Forestry de-
partInent, believes he has found tree which
Will thrive on the plains of western Kansas
IN the dryest weather. Last year he planted
lO,UOO trees on the sand hills Of Nebraska and
more than One-half lived and are growing.
He believes the black locust and Balskian
pine are best adapted to that section.
Secretary Tracy has concluded negotia-
tons for the chartering of the steel steam
ship Ohio, of the Philadelphia steamship
hne, for use as a transport IN case of war.
This vessel viii be used to carry troops and
supplies TO Chile, should hostilities occur.
The Ohio has three sister ships, the Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana and Illinois, all OF which may
possibly be chartered.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Fort Smith
railway company has already obtained its
right of way through the Indian territory
ana the contractors are now at work IN the
vicinity of Pittsburg. The road VIII reach
the territory within a year, and viii pass
through the lands of the -QEapaW, Seneca.
Peoria and Cherokee tribes Il penetrates
A country that IS almost wholly undeyeloped.
It IS openly admitted at the navy depart
ment that tins government was fully pre-
pared to enforce its demands against Chill
N case they had not bsen secured by the
more pacific method Of negotiations through
diplomatic channels- These preparations en-
tailed great expense, roughly estimated a
about 3 ,00O, 0o0- The foregoing eEI mate in
el1des coal, the additional expeuse 1stendina
the pushing Of work on the vessels nl.E FEndar
contract and tie s.xtEa Eprk AZ fne otIqrept
yards apf ehGre. ----