Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-18
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hg considerable of county funds.
DR.. human H. Horton, the inventor of the
reclining car chair, died, February 10, at his
nome In Kansas City, Missouri.
Tohee, chief of the Iowa tribe of Indians,
Is Is, dead. TOhee was descendent of the old
Blackhawk nobility, and ruled the Iowa's
since White Clouds death.
A, E: Sawyer, for many years conductor
on the Burlington lines out of Atchison, died
at Big Stone Lake, Mimi, where he went a
year ago to operate summer hotel.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has issued
an order giving money order facilities to all
postofhces where the compensation of the
postmaster reaches 500 per annum.
John Norris. the managing editor of the
Philadelphia Record, has assumed the bust
ness management of the New York World.
Immense avalanehes of snow have fallen
on the railways between Obertraun and Aus
see, and between Windhofel and Rosenau. It
Will take several weeks to repair the damage
done.
The Hope banker, W. P. Robinson. who
defaulted with about $40, 600 worth of farmers
deposits, has been heard of at Portland, Ore.
A reward of $500 is offered for him dead or
alive.
The treasury bought its February quota of
silver at rates ranging from 81 cents mill 70
81 cents mills an ounce. Parity with gold
makes silver worth 129 cents % mills an
ounce.
Black smallpox and typhus fever are cpl
demic on the Russian frontier.
John Jay Knox is dead. He was noted
banker, and was comptroller of the treasury
in Grants administration. His ailment was
pleurisy, followed by pneumonia: He was
GA year old.
The Usage Coal and Mining company's
employees at and near McAllisteF, l. r., have
struck for more pay. The company say that
they will have to go to work on the old terms
or move away.
Governor Thayer and Lieutenant Governor
Majors, of Nebraska, unite in declaring pure
buncombe the report that the lieutenant gov
arnor contemplated calling special session
of the legislature.
Ex-Presldent Cleveland is to deliver an adj
dress at Ann Arbor, February %.
Hon. John NJ. Thurston, general attorney
of the Union Pacific, has announced, as a
result of the Blaine letter, that he would not
be candidate for the vice presidential nom-
nation before the republican convention.
Confirmation by the senate of the nomina-
ton of James Fl. Beatty to be district judge
for Idaho, marks the termination IN favor OF
the administration of astruggle lasting nearly
year, which it has had with the Idaho sena-
tors.
AT jacksonville. Fla, A. NJ. Lennig's
house was burned and Mrs. Lennig and two
children burned to death. Lennig barely
escaped. Oil was found in several parts OF
the house, which leads to the suspicion of
foul play.
While 100 Saadusky, o., school children
were having a skate on the bay the ice broke
up, and they began to drift toward the lake.
| A steamer went to their rescue and overlook
them about two miles from shore. No lives
were lost.
Kansas City, Kan, is working to get the
| peoples party national convention. Jerry
Simpson IS to be there two days prior to the
| st. Louis conference, viii make a speech,
and help engineer Kansas City's interests at
st. Louis.
Elmer Beck, alias J. K. Stratton, was con-
victed In the criminal court at Denver OF
having forged a $4,000 check. Stratton Is
one of the famous gang of street letter-box
robbers, who have operated in nearly every
city in the United States.
Sixfy-nine victims of the Hotel Royal fire,
at New York city, are known TO be dead. or
are still missing. There are twenty-fouT
more suffering at the different hospitals
while numbers are cared for by friends at
their homes or at hotels.
Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, who says
he has only been waiting to receive official
information of the decision of the United
States supreme court, has tired of waiting for
it and formally TUNED over his office TO
Governor Boyd at p. m. February q.
Representative Bushnell, of Wisconsin, has
introduced a resolution for the appointment
of a COMMITTEES of nine to investigate and re-
port whether any articles of home manufac-
ture are sold abroad cheaper than at home,
and if so what are the reasons therefor.
The Texas Stockmen's association have
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President. D. II. Snyder, of George
town; vice president, John T.,Lytle, OF San
Antonio; secretary, George u. LOVING, OF
Fort Worth; treasurer, H. H. Halsell, OF
Decatur.
R. D. Proctor, the inventor of the Proctor
tower, one of the suggested attractions of the
worlds fair, was, with Others, seriously IN
jured by railroad accident in Chicogo:
train of empty cars while backing colllded
with heavily loaded, incoming, suburban
train.
At the Office of the United States district
attorney. Boston, it is stated that the story
published in several papers relative to war
rants having been issued against the officials
of the Louisiana Lottery company, and that
the deputy marshal had gone south to serve
them, is without foundation.
A tornado passed through the southern
part of Wood county, Ohio, at O'Clock Sun
day afternoon, uprooting large trees, blow
ing down fences and oil derricks and doing
damage to the oil tanks of the Standard and
other oil companies. The loss IN the vicinity
of Cygnet IL figured at S1,OOO.
President Beers, of the New York Life In
surance company, has been retired on pen
sion of SIS, 600 a year; with an additional
So, 800 year for his services for the remain
der of his life in an advisory capacity; max
ing in all life pension of $3I,5OO year TO
be paid by the patrons of the company.
The management of the Louisiana lottery
announces that as the United States supreme
court has decided that that the anu-iottery
postal law is constitutional, the lottery COM
pany withdraws its offer to give the state OF
Louisiana 8, 900 year for license or
to give any other sum. They say they pro
nose to abide by the law.
A circular has been issued from the freight
| departInent of the Atchl5on, Topeka a. Santa
Re. announcing that and after February
| Is that road will decline to JOIN IN the adop-
ton of any rates on grain or gram production
into Kansas City reconsigned TO points on
the Gulf, Colorado d. Santa Fe; san Antonio
| & Arkansas Pass, International q Gulf and
| Southern Pacific lines in Texas.
The large iron works of Haugh, Ketcharr
| 4, Co. at HaughviIle, a suburb OF Indianapo
| lis. are almost completely destroyed by fire
| Tie Company Is engaged solely IN the manu-
! facture of architectural iron work, and mosi
/ Of the QovernInant work Is done there, the
company at the present time having IN the
course of construction large amount OF ma
terial for the government buildings at tho
| worlds fair. Considerable work was under
Roadway for government and private build
mos IN RuffalO.