Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-08-25
LATEST NEWS.
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Hurried Readers

Seven hundred men were thrown out OF
work by the fire which destroyed Bender
Bros planning mill in Hamilton, o., Thurs
day morning.
According to the decision of Acting Secre-
tary Chandler part of the town OF EdmondSs
0. T., is built on land that belongs TO T.
Townsend, who had entry at 1 O'Clock on the
day of opening to settlement, and the town
site people located on it four hours later.
At Washington Park, Chicago, August Il,
Nancy Hanks won the title OF Queen of the
Turf by beating her own record of :O9, and
also Maud s. record of 2: 0Ssz, in the UMPIRE
cedented time of 2:0714 without once leaving
her feet, and in the presence of 10000 spec
tators.
Our young friend, w. Z. Churchill, who
attended Elliott's Business College, Burllng-
ton, Ia, has just secured tine position IN
Burlington.
Hal Pointer smashed the worlds pacing
record by making the fastest mile ever gone
in harness, 2:05]4, at Washington Park
Chicago.
Fay TeIupleton's mother was married with
another theatrical character at Chicago the
other day. They both registered as So years
of age, when getting the license.
The Tennessee miners not only captured
the convicts, but also took in the guards and
two companies of militia, whom they DIS
armed and sent to Knoxville with the con,
! victS.
Upon orders of o. S. Circuit Judge Jack.
son a reward of 500 each is offered for six Of
| the leaders of the miners who took posses
sion of trains. The road was in the hands OF
| the court under receiver.
Forty milkmen in Akron, Ohio, have been
/ arrested for adulterating milk. There Ii
evidence that sa1cylic acid and boraX have
| been used to preserve the milk, and these in
gradients rendering it indigestible to infanh
| are responsible for the increased mortality.
| Many infants have died.
| state of Sinaloa, Mexico, loaded with S50,OO
| worth of silver sulphides and guarded by
| twenty men, was attacked by fifteen bandits.
Three of the guards were killed and the resi-
left bound while the roboers drove of the
burros with the loads of treasure.
Advices from San Francisco indicate that
the Southern Pacific is determined to make
the proposed so per cent reduction in rates
on canned goods, wines and other commOdt
ties from the Pacific coast to New York, ever
if the commissioners of the Western Traffic
association decline to authorize the action.
The motion to dissolve the temporary in,
junction in the case of the Symms Grocer
company of Atchison and others similarly
situated against the state railroad commits
sioners and six railroad companies operating
in Kansas, was overruled by Judge Roberi
M. Eaton, of the district court. The cast
will be appealed.
building which was being erected al
Ogden, n. j., fell, burying twenty men be-
|
the sudden giving away OF a derrick, causing
the entire structure of wooden beams anC
timbers to collapse. Up to late hour a
night twelve men were taken out OF the runs
all seriously and four fatally wounded.
It is definitely settled that lumber rates IL
| the territory of the Western Freight assocla
ton will be restored September l. The re
duction was designed to give relief to Eau
Claire lumber dealers as against competitor
at other points, but, as the reduction was me
oil fba an
themselves in the same relative position a
before.
The new eight hour law has confused every
thing connected with government contracts
Whether the law stops at the work beln
done on the building itself, or whether
takes IN work on material, ana if SO, how ia
it reaches back into the forest and stOn
quarry, is the question to be decided. Thi
forces a delay of some weeks on all govern
ment work about to be awarded.
News come from Guthrie, o. T., that tn
Iowa Indians have left their allotments ant
have gone to live with their cousins, tn
, Otoes. They say their reason for this Is tina
there has been received by them from tn
coming Messiah revelation to the edeC
that in order to receive proper consideration
from him when he comes they must clos
their civilized methods of life and return =
the old, methods.
An attack was made on Camp Anderson
at Coal Greek, and there was severe lighting
miners with deadly effect, many being kille
and wounded. General Anderson was cap
tured by the miners and it is feared that b
! will be hanged by the infatuated mob. A
} Knoxville the court house bell rang the nc
, call, and men lined the streets cursing Gov
ernor Buchanan for his weakness and th
miners for their madness. Citizens are vol
unteering to go to the scene of the trouble
but there is not enough guns to arm them.
A mob of $50 free miners captured tn
blockade at Tracey City, Tenn, placed ever
piece of property belonging to the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company at a SAT
distance, took the convicts out and places
them under guard, and then applied the tore
to the buildings, which were soon a mass c
flames. They then proceeded to the mine
and took possession of the convicts there an
marched them all to the railroad station an
placed them in box cars, cut the Telegram
wires and placed a guard over everything L
the yards. The convicts cut the train in tw
and made dash for liberty. Several shot
were tired and one was killed and on
} wounded. Six or eight made good their O.