Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-12
Iron workers on the worlds fair buildings
are striking for more pay.

PHlLL1PSBURG, KANSAS |
Iron workers on the worlds fair buildings
are striking for more pay.
American railroad laborers at WinOna. |
Mimi, were on n strike and Italians were /
given their job. The Italians were driven
away.
Henry NJ Stanley has consented to stand |
as a candidate in the uniOnist interest for a /
seat IN the British parliament al the general /
elections.
Adviees from along the Santa Fe in Illinois |
report the heaviest ram storm IN central IN,
nois in years. and big washOut Is reported /
at Streator.
The $50 journeymen plumbers of st. Paul |
are striking for ten hours pay for eight hours /
work. They refused compromise offer OF |
so cents an hour.
President R. R Cable, of the Rock Island |
road. says that he is not at all anxious 10 re- /
tire from active business, and has no inten- |
ton of resigning his Office.
In southern Iowa all crops are washed out |
and the dispatch says that not country /
outs between CTeston and Bedford.
Chauncey NJ. Depey, in a speech at ban |
Quet in New YorE of Sons Of Veterans Sc |
verely censured the present custom of send |
ing American children to Europe TO complete |
their education
Rival water companies at Denver, two of
theIns and both wealthy, commenced nght
over right of way on certain streets, and have
got to fighting so hard that they ara supply
ing water to the people free
May day in Paris was. instead of being, as
many persons supposed it would be, day of
excitement fighting and biOodshed, without
exception one Of the quietest, most unevent-
full Sundays that has passed IN many years
After Premier Rudini had made his finan-
cial statement a demand was made upon the
Italian chamber of deputies for vote of con-
ddence in his financial program. The gov
eminent was defeated, 1S5 to 1913.
The Illinois conference of German Luther
ans has agreed to support, to a man, the po-
litical party in that state which will promise
to repeal an obnoxious. to them, school law.
church taking unanimous partisan posi-
toni
heavy SLOW storm prevailed in parts of
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas May 3.
Upon admission of women to the NJ. E.
general conference, the result was given as
follows: LayIty for, Z35, 66Si against, l6Ss-
S43 Ministers for, 5,6O9i against, 4,9i4.
Attorney General Stockton, acting under
the direction of Governor Abbott, is investi-
eating the Reading coal combination with
view of crushing the conspiracy IN the courts
of New jersey if it be found that the state
has the power.
Kansas City, Mo-, has heretofore sold It's
school bonds above par from to cents, and
general surprise was expressed the other day
when bids for more bonds were opened and
it was found that there were but two of them,
at 9215 and S34.
Jay Gould went from FL Paso to Albu-
querque for a couple of days Mr.. Gould IS
still suffering from bronchial trouble, but his
physicians think the high altitude will greatly
benefit him. The party went from Albu-
Querque to Colorado
Three acres of the city of Winnipeg was
burned over Sunday morning. The fire
started on the stage of the Princess opera
house. The waterwoTks company had closed
down for repairs whole block of stores
was totally consumed
Judge Broderick is being referred to as the
Unanimous consent member" of the house.
He has put through more local and small
bills than any other member, and in order to
do this It Is almost absolutely necessary to
secure unanimous consent.
Determinations in freight rates is not CON
lined to Kansas; as appears from complaints
by Cincinnati wholesalers, who say that rail
roads carry New York freights through that
city to southern points at rates which cuts
them out as competitors
From Pattonsburg, No, comes report of a
storm which took everything in "A strip 800
feet wide and ten miles long, in a thickly
farming country. Two deaths and many
people injured; and stock crippled in large
NUMBER Buildings all gone
Judge BrOderick has introduced general
pension bill which relieves widows and minor
heirs under all pension laws from establish
ing the cause of death of the soldier. Under
the bill It Is not necessary to establish the
fact that death is the result Of service
Another tremendous gold excitement has
been created by rich discoveries in the Orphan
Boy mine at Copper Rock, about fifty miles
from Denver. They are assayed from 5000
20 $4,000. About 500 claims ale located there
and the rush of prospectors has begun
Southern Illinois coal miners are on the
point of a general strike. The trouble comes
from the discharge Of three miners at Mus
coutah, who had been sent by the Miners
union to the state capital to investigate the
enforcement of the weekly payment law.
The Ohio & Mississippi and Pennsylvania
roads. from Chicago to Washington. have
decided to offer a round trip on the occasion
of the national encampment of $3.50. If
this is correct it would make the Kansas City
rate $3.50 for the round trip as matters now
stand.
It is an open fact that Chancellor Won Cap
rivi's position has been weakened by recent
events. He has less share IN the emperOr's
councils than formerly Other ministers are
acquiring amount of Independence in
their relations with the emperor which they
have not possessed hitherto.
The great eight hour procession and the
lake front speech making in Chicago all
passed OF quietly. Nothing disagreeable
occurred except the seizure, in the procession,
of two red flags and their bearers; together
with d woman in red who was saucy when
one of the flags was seized.
Anarchists are still active all over France;
attested by numerous fires and explosions
and discovered bombs 1t is queer that while
all public buildings are guarded the hends
seem to ind easy access not only to place
bombs, but to put up threatening placards
almost under the noses of the guards.
LaSalle, Peru, Ottawa MarseiIles, and the
entire valley in wich these cities of Illinois
are located, suffered untold loss by floods. A
storm the first OF the week was bad in its re-
suits and this was followed by another
Wednesday night which was much worse
Long washOuts occurred on all the railroads
O'Donovan Rosa, the New York politician
and editor. tells a senate committee which is
investigating immigration matters in New
York that English prisoners when their
time is out, are sent under escort of prison
guards from the prison to the ships SAILING
for America. Rosa ought TO know, for that
Is the way he came to America
The main building of the state university
at Minneapolis was damaged SIS, 900 by fire,
with an insurance of SO, 600 1t contained
valuable library which suffered to some ex-
tent, but Is covered by $4,000 insurance. An
amateur play was in progress IN the chapel
at the time, and the fire originated from the
footlights- The audience escaped without
injury.