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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 6.-Delegates from
all the Christian churches of Oklahoma met
here and organized territorial association.
Rev. ]. H. Hardin, of Springfield, Mo-, pre-
sided, and the following permanent officers
were elected: President. Dick T. Morgan /;
vice president, Z. F. Boggessi treasurer
John +. Stone; secretary, A. j. Chester. A
territorial woman's board of missions was
also organized, and much other important
business transacted. This church has a
membership of ], $50 in the territory being
the strongest religious organization here.
Twenty-Five churches have been organized
and fifteen preachers are at work. One of
the features of the meeting was the dedica-
ton of the elegant church Just erected in this
city, one of the finest in the territory. Rev.
+. NJ. Rains, of Cincinnati, editor of the
Christian Standard, preached the sermon and
raised a subscription of 1925, though only
500 was asked for. The association will
meet next May at Oklahoma City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Six Inches of Rain.

ToPEKA, KAS.-Monday's rain with its
guage of 2.14 inches in less than an hour and
a half, was followed on Wednesday, which,
at noon, registered asa; making nearly six
inches during the two rains. There was more
rain Wednesday afternoon and during the
night following.
More families living in the suburbs along
the Shunganunga were rescued by wagons I;
more sidewalks, small buildings and other
property washed away.
Parties living in the southeast suburbs.
across the Shung Inunga, had no way OF
reaching the city except to walk the Missouri
Pacific railroad track; they could not get to
the Santa Fe track.
The Kansas river reached level with the
sewer, which Is the highest it has been for
two years Its velocity increased rapidly m
til at night the rate at which its waters were
travelling were terrific. Debris of every de
scription could be seen carried down the
stream, some of it being of a character which
indicated that II had been carried from barn
yards. Huge logs, travelling with mighty
force, would strike against the butresses of
the Kansas avenue bridge with crash. The
carcasses of many cows and several horses
were seen floating. Parts of small frame
buildings were also carried down the stream.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
KnIad hu q uIra

BosroS, Mass, May 7.-BostOnians had an
other awful demonstration of the deadly
force of the electric current in the overhead
trolley system of propelllng electric cars,
which have been SO thlckly woven over Bos-
tons streets A guard wire was broken at
the corner OF Dorchester avenue and Broad
way, South Boston, and the heavily charged
wire fell to the street, landing on the backs
of two superb gray horses attached to a big
wagon Instantly both animals dropped in
their tracks with their paralyzed driver nearly
on top of them. In moment there was the
sickening Odor Of burning flesh, q cracking,
sizzling sound and a wreath Of blue smoke
curling up from the inanimate heap of horse
flesh. One of the grays was instantly killed
and the other, after mOmentary paralysis,
began to kick and squirIn in horrible agony,
his great teeth hecked with blood, crashing
together in his death struggle II was from
the other that the smoke was ascending, and
the awe-stricken crowd that had now gath
cred around saw that the wire had struck him
on the side of the neck, and was burning a
great biistering furroW in it. Soon the strua-
giles OF his companion ceased and the two
lay together in an inextricable mass of hoofs
and harness. A thousand people witnessed
the death struggles of the horses and half
score Of boys and men narrowly escaped the
same fate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
me ChIeago RuIIdIng.

The Kansas board of managers for the
worlds fair met to open bids for the
Kansas building at Chicago. They first
''took stock" and concluded that cash in
hand and sight justified letting the con-
tract
There were three bids in by Fellows
& Vansant, Geo. II. Evans e. Co., and
Henry Bennett. The contract was let
to the first named at S19,995.
The Union Pacific and the Missouri
Pacific, not having responded with their
allotment of money, the board sent a
committee to Omaha and another to
st. Louis to labor with those corpora
TONS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
A oranarx on Wheels.

PHILADELPHIA, May THE Pennsylvania
Railroad company has just made an expert
mental movement of a through train of forty
cars, loaded with grain from Chicago to the
east, without change of engine or break IL
the train. The first train of this character
has arrived in this city. The train is com
posed of forty grain cars, and each car con
tains 5000 pounds of corn The weight OF
the grain alone is nearly 200, 900 tons. To
further the power necessary to move this
granary on wheels the tender of the lOcomo-
tive must carry 1000 pounds of coal and
$500 gallons of water. The train is run on a
sDecial schedule
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Starving NewfoundIanders

HALIFAX, May 7.-InformatiOn from the
north coast of Newfoundland depicts a
wretched state of affairs there. Owing to the
epidemic of la grippe last year the miserable
catch of fish
just before navigation closed the govern
ment sent the people of Flower Cove sixty
barrels of -four to save them from perishing
through the winter. For five months they
have boen cut on from the outside world BY
ice Early N February the people watched
with horror the consumption of the last hand
full of flour.
Whole families had not a crust of bread
There Is not barrel of flour on the whole
coast between Bonnie Bay and St. Anthony.
Some people have persisted from starvation,
and at last adviees, March %, terrible con-
ditiOn of Affairs existed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12

tleman's very shiny hat and his broadeloth
coat did not grace the patrol wagon Detec
tive Wizard, IN citizens clothes, made the
arrest while the conference was in session,
and accompanied him to the station. The
good brother did not blanch when the min
ion of the law touched his shoulder, but went
quietly, mildly protesting that such tribula-
tons never surprised the chosen" The
all accounts a wolf in sheep's clothing. His
ARRIVAL has been expected and he Will be for
warded TO the authorities at Lincoln, where
he will answer the charge of having obtained
money under false pretenses- his method
has been to negotiate in an OF hand manner
a loan to cover temporary necessities. In
this MS suavity Of manner and elegant apparc.
have been of great assistance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
TweIve Millions Nat

BoSToS, Mass, May 6.-The following is
the Santa Fe's showing for nine months of
the current fiscal year, July l, 1891, to March
81, 1892, with comparison with the same
period the preceding year: Gross earnings,
ST., 40 6SS; increase, s.. go $50; net, g. S16
80; increase, 81, 356, 622. This does not in
clude miscellaneous earnings, which are reck-
Oned at 8, 10000 per annum.
The net earnings for April, May and June
last year were s., SEC, sos, SO that the rOad has
only to hold its own 10 bring out q net for
the current year of Sl1 ,OOO,000 in round fig
ures. which, with 81 10000 miscellaneous
earnings, will make an aggregate net for the
year of S12, 10000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Kansas Salt Men.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners heard the complaint of the
Hutchinson Salt company regarding
rates.
The salt dealers claim that in Octo-
bor, 1890, the railroads raised the rates
from Hutchinson to the northern part
of the state very considerably, and at
the same time inaugurated a rate per
ton per mile from Chicago TO points in
Kansas that is less than one-half the
rate per ton per mile from Hutchinson
to the same points, and they ask that
the rates of a year and half ago be
reinstated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
SUNDAY Sun Reporter Fixed.

MILWAUKEE. May at Oshkosh, Wis, T
mob visited the barber shop Of Frank J. Vic
tories and administered coat of tar and
feathers 10 him. The barber had been the
correspondent of a Chicago weekly paper,
and in it, il il alleged, had slandered rePuta-
bic citizens in Oshkosh. The mob caused
Victories to strip and then fitted on his head
silk cap filled with tar. Feathers were
added, after which he was ordered to leave
the city. 1t was said that in the mob were
some of the best known business men OF
Oshkosh. The affair has caused great sen
sation. The names OF nearly all who took
part in the affair are known, as the act Of the
mob was witnessed by many people.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12

allowed 81, 600 for a rock and cement
testing machine. The library appropri-
alton Is the same as last year. Professor
Preyer, OF Leayenworth, was elected
pianist. Professor Dome-Geza was
chosen professor of violin and stringed
instruments. The graduates IN the
artists course in music will hereafter be
given the degree Of Bachelor of Music.
The Southern Kansas Fair associa-
ton has followed the example of the
Kansas State Fair association in issuing
an advance premium list which offers
first and second premiums on grain,
grasses and seeds TO be shown at the
Wichita fair and then be turned over to
the Board of Managers for Kansas of the
Columbian Exposition: The premiums
offered are about the same, and upon
the same products as those offered by
the state fair association.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Fatal Railroad AccIdent.

FoRr MADISON, IA.-Seven people killed
and fifteen injured.
The regular through New York limited ex-
press from California, except the locomotive
and rear Pullman, went through a trestle
bridge one mile east of Revere, No.
In the list of the injured are the names of
w B. Barnes, Oklahoma City, o. T.; j. II.
Snyder, IecOmptOn, Kansas; S. A. Tough,
Chetopa, Kansas.
None of the injuries, 1t is believed, will
prove fatal, except in the case of one cOlored
man, whose condition Is serious.
No one in either Pullman Is seriously hurt.
It appears that while the bridge was safe at
O'Clock, a sudden storm came up toward
midnight, swelling the water in the ravine to
a torrent, drift gathered at the center bents
of the trestle, and the force of the current
threw the center portion of the bridge OF its
foundations out of line
The accident occurred at 2 a m.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
a LIvely Session ed dc Common

a Lively Session of the Commons.
LONDON, May 6--Richard Haldane's bill to
confer upon local authorities power to com
pei land owners to sell their land, in order
that It may be divided into small holdings,
vas discussed in the commons.
Herbert Asquith advanced hberal) con-
tended that the owner of the land on which
human residences are built is not entitled to
the improved value of the land due to the in
crease of population. In that respect, As
quith held that land differed from consols or
commercial enterprise. Before he had op-
portunity, however, to explain wherein the
difference lies, he was interrupted by Cum
bingham Z. Graham (soeialist), who repre-
sents the northwest division of Lanarkshire.
who excitedly asked: '-How about swind-
ling shareholders in the company?p Amid
cries of order, Graham shouted: 'EI have a
right to explain that this IS a sWindling
speech"
The house was in great confusion and the
speaker said: The conduct of the member
IS such that l am compelled to name Ora
ham,
Graham retorted: "All right. named
for standing up for socialism"
This caused renewed confusion, and Home
Secretary Matthews moved that Graham be
suspended.
To this Graham said: ooh, suspend. I
don't care.
Matthews motion was adopted without
dissenting vote. The suspension is for one
week.
When the result was announced Graham
said: ''Mr. Speaker, beg to apologize for
any apparent discourtesy to you, but 1 con-
sider that have been suspended for standing
up for socialism. / would be glad to argue
the question before a hundred thousand PEG
pie in Hyde park"
The discussion of Haldane's bill was then
resumed, and when the measure was put to
vote the house rejected it by a vote Of 146
to 223
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.
Modern Woodmen.


The Woodmen of Topeka and vicinity
have been looking forward to and max
ing preparations for the visit from their
head officers and directors for several
weeks, and the various entertainments
showed that they had done their work
well.
The distinguished company that ar
rived on the 1910 train from the east
was composed of the national officers
and directors.
The visitors were met at the train by
a committee and escorted to the Throop
hotel.
Representative hall was the scene of
the evenings entertainment and every
seat was filed. The members were out
in full force, and they were all accom-
panied by their wives or friends or
sweethearts, who were interested in hear
ing about the Woodmen from the men
who carefully watch over its interests
and who know all about it.
After an elaborate program had been
gone through with, the Woodmen and
their guests partook of banquet down
town.
Like meetings were held later in the
week at Salina, Wichita, Leavenworth
and Parsons.
There are over 300 camps in this state
and over 5000 members.
Sunhower camp, No. $50, the banner
camp in the state, was organized in
March, 1888, and now has $50 members.
North Topeka camp No. 1243 has only
been in existence since October, 1890,
but it already has seventy-fv members.
The membership now exceeds 10000,
and the increase is now at the rate of
over 100 per day. It pays $1,000, $4,000
or $4,000 at the death of a member, and
this insurance has been kept up in this
order by assessments OF its members,
graded according to the age at admis-
sion, and in no one year have these as
sessments exceeded eleven in number.
The state of Kansas has two represen-
tatives among the governing officers
Dr. Frank Swallow, of Valley Falls,
head physician, and Hon. J. G. John
son, of Peabody, a member of the board
of directors.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Sudden Death of Frank T: Lynch.

Sudden Death of Frank T. Lynch.
LEAyESwoRrH, KAS.-Frank I. Lynch, ed
itOr of the LeavenWorth Standard, died o.
pneumonia, after a brief illness Of four days.
His illness was only known to immediate
friends The sudden announcement of his
death was a great shock to the public.
Mr.. Lynch was postmaster at this place FOX
Eve years and filed several other prominent
positions He was very popular IN political
circles and presided over the democratic
state convention at Salina, last week. He
was assured the nomination from his party
for congressman-at-large this year. and had
brilliant political prospects.
He was 35 years old and leaves wife and
thrCe children
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
California Republicans.

STOCKTON, CAL, May THE republican
state convention to elect delegates to Mime
apolis adopted a platform which contains
this silver plank:
1--WE believe silver, equally with gold, to
be the money of the people, and in behalf Of
the farmers laborers and mechanics of the
nation, for whom the republican party al
ways labOred, we demand the passage of such
laws as viii provide for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of the silver product of the
mines of the United States, as soon as the
same can be done without injury 10 the bust
ness interests of the nation"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
New OffIoers Elected.

LEAvESwozTH, KAN, May THE Kansas
commandery of the LOYAL Legion held its
annual meeting in this city. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
Commander. Captain George R. Peck; senior
vice commander, Major {. e. Carr; junior
vice, Colonel r. H. Hunt; recorder, CaptaiI
Hathaway; treasurer, Captain Geraughtg
chaplain, DAVID White; chancellor, Captain
George S. Wilson; register. Major Car
Schmidt.
After the meeting banquet was serve1 a
the Delmonico hotel.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Major Hudson In 1t.

ToPEKA.-The following dispatch was re-
ceived in Topeka from Major ]. K. Hudson,
who was on the train at the time of the disas-
ter:
FoHr MADISON, IA--The dead and wound
ed passengers were brought 10 this place
No trains TO Chicago.
The high water has made all roads
dangerous.
Out of 100 people on the train nine were
killed, fifteen severely wounded and dozen
N ore or less hurt. ! am o. X.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
August
Flower

what is August Flower for ?"
As easily answered as asked. It is
for Dyspepsia. 1t is a special rem
edy for the Stomach and Liver
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We know it will. We have reasons
for knowing it. To-day it has an
honored place in every town and
country store, possesses one of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason IS simple. It does one thing,
and doesit right. Itcures dYspepsia0
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Fire at St Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May THE extensive six s DRY
building of the st. Louis sash, door and blind
factory, on North Market street and Broad
way, took fire and in a couple of hours was
practically destroyed and great amount of
manufactured stock and material consumed.
The building was really more of warehouse
for the Rock Island Lumber Manufacturing
company than a factory, and the stock be-
longed to that concern Losses are estimated
at $50, 600 by stock and $4,000 on building,
all covered by insurance
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Rich Mineral at Rico.

DENVER, Col, May Ten inches of min
eral assaying % per cent. of silver is the
latest discovery az Rico, in the San Juan
country, which Is now the seat of the richest
mineral discoveries in the state. 1t was
found in the mines of the Rico-AsTea COM
pany. They own thirty-fiye mines. and out
of one of them has been taken a four pound
solid silver nugget, which has been placed on
exhibition. Those who failed at Creole are
now bound for Rico, where the mineral Is
richer than any heretofore discovered in Col
nradn-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
An Ampltheater FAILS.

CLEBURSE, Tex, May IAN Immense
crowd was present to hear a joint debate be-
tween Hon. James S. Hogg, present governor,
ana Judge George Clark, gubernatOrial can
didate. During the debate portion of the
grand stand fell with a crash. carrying down
hundreds of men, women and children.
There were two fatalities, and many limbs
broken and people seriously injured The
debate was suspended for awhile, but later on
the programme was carried out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
K ofP.

The first regiment Knights of Pythias,
of Kansas, was in Topeka in their best
clothes for several days.
A street parade and dress parade at
different times were both witnessed and
admired by many citizens. A ball Thurs
day night closed the "good time"
Governor Humphrey has removed II.
L. Taylor from the board of police com
missioners of Wichita and appointed @.
A. Van Ness in his place.
Washburn was defeated in the first
game of the season of the Collegiate
Triangular league. The game was
played at the Athletic grounds, east of
Potwin, between the teams of Washburn
college and Baker university. At the
close CT the game the score stood 13 to
z in favor of Baker.
Superintendent John NJ. Bloss, of the
public schools of Topeka, has been
notified of his election to the presidency
of the State Agricultural college of Ore
gon. He will accept. The position to
which he has been elected was unsought
by Mr.. Bloss. The Oregon Agricultural
college is situated at Corvallis, about
thirty five miles from the Pacific coast.
It is one of the most popular and grow
ing institutions in the state. There were
some thirty applicants for the Office.
Two workmen, A A Kunkle and a
man named MCGEE, were working on
low scaffold underneath the first landing
TO the stone steps to the south entrance
of the state house. They were placing
heavy iron beam in position and had it
nearly set, when under the heavy pres
sure from the levers used by the men.
the seaffolding gave way. The iron
beam was fortunately too secure to fail,
but the men were precipitated about six
feet upon the rough boards and stones.
Kunkle received the most severe injury,
breaking both bones of his left leg Just
above the ankle. MCGEE was badly
shaken up and bruised generally. The
injured men were quickly taken to their
homes and few people knew Of the acct
dent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Long add Short Haul Indictments.

Long add Short Haul Indictments.
Two indictments were returned by
the federal grand jury at Topeka against
the officials of the Union Pacific and one
against the Salina station agent. The
names of the officials indicted are: @.
S. Mellen, general traffic manager; J. A.
Munroe and b. Campbell, assistant gen
eral traffic managers; J. g. Woodruff,
assistant general freight agent, and w.
S. Barr, the station agent at Salina.
The first indictment was brought I'M
der section 4 of the interstate commerce
law, which prohibits a company TO col
lect moro for a short haul than long
haul over the same road, in the same di-
rection. 1t is charged in the first count
that the Union Pacific road on April 20,
1891, charged more for a carload ship
ment of refined sugar, billed from San
Francisco to the H. D. Lee Mer-
camille company at Salina than
for the same shipment from San
Francisco to merchants in Kansas City,
the Joint rate to Salina being 81 cents
and to Kansas City Go cents.
In the second count it is alleged that
the charge from Ogden, U. It, to Kan
sas City was 80 40 cents, while from
Ogden to Salina it was GA 40 cents.
The third count of the indictment
charges conspiracy to bring into effect
these rates; and the fourth count is for
charging more for a Salina haul IN car
load shipments than to Topeka, the dis
elimination being in Topeka's favor II
cents.
The other indictment found against
the officials does not include the station
agent at Salina. 1t charges discrimina-
ton against Salina in favor of Topeka
and Kansas City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Gal HandIars StrI,e-

CLEvELAxD, o.. May eight hundred
members of the Coal Handlers union struck
for higher wages They demanded a cents
per ton, an increase in some cases of cents
There IS no trouble as yet and the busy coal
season has not yet begun The strikers say
they viii not allow other men to take their
places
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
TWO Woman Sent.

CHETEsSEs WXo., May The state repub-
hcan convention instructed the delegates to
Minneapolis for President Harrison's renoIn-
lnanon. Among the aiternates are Ms.
Ieresz jenkins, of Laramie, and Mrs. Cora
g. Carleton, of Uintah
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12

NEW YoRK, May 6-The British steamship
Tynehead left her dock at Bows and Column
bia stores, Brooklyn, carrying $4,000
pounds of food to the starving peasants in
southeastern Russia The Tynehead sails foE
higa- Russian port on the Baltic sea
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Against the SUGAR rrnst

PHILADELPHIA, May IA bill in equity has
been fled in the United States circuit eour.
here by the government against the sugar
trust, to prevent the contamination of the
recent deal by which the trust Obtainsd con
troll of individual refneries In this city.