Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-16
NEWS RREVITIEs.

Pope Leo XIII has caused to be cabled to
Chicago an application for special space in
which to make an exhibit at the worlds fair.
There were a number of contests for seats
as delegates in the republican national con-
vention; most of them by individuals from
the south.
At Minneapolis church services on Sunday
were drowned, in their lonely state, by par
tisan cheers among the contesting politicians
on the streets and in hotel corridors.
The Mississippi is again swollen. The bot
tom lands behind the levee at Louisiana,
No., are covered to a depth of two feet by
the water that has seeped through the levee.
A snow storm occurred at Vienna, followed
by torrents of rain. A large portion of the
city has been flooded, owing to the conse-
quent rising of the water in the Danube and
the canal.
There is said to be Jacobin league in Ire
land, organized for the purpose of restoring
the British crown to the house of Stuart
Princess Louise, of Bavaria, is in direct line
from Edward l.
General Alger, for whom the Michigan
delegation were instructed, came out Friday
with q circular announcing himself for
Blaine, with the suggestion that "Blaine and
Alger" would be suitable ticket.
A company has been organized at Phoenix,
A. T., for the construction OF what IS claimed
will be the largest artificial reservoir IN the
world. 1t will be sixteen miles long and con-
tain 103, 056, O4O, 800 cubic feet OF water.
It is now believed that the victims of the
fire in the Austrian silver mine number 500.
Many persons are convinced that the mine
was fred by socialists, and declare that few
weeks ago a quantity of wood chips saturated
with petroleum were found in the mine.
Governor TiIlman, of South Carolina, said
in a public speech at Barnwell, under the
grove of trees where eight negroes were
lynched two years ago: 81, as governor,
would head party to lynch any negro that
would criminally assault white woman
Leavenworth retailers complain that a cold
storage firm is gobbling up all the fruit that
comes to the market, placing the same in its
vaults and getting ''corner" on the straw
berry crop. The same tactics were followed
last fall, it is alleged, in the apple trade, one
firm making $4,000 in the deal
Cy Leland, the Kansas member of the ma
tional committee, secured places as assistant
serpeant- at arms for a number of Kansas
| men He also secured tickets besides his
/ own rightfui proportion, from southern dele
| gates who had not many friends with them.
| This gives Kansas visitors to the convention
a good showing.
TX. Turner. jeweler, of Kensington, Pa,
/ and Miss Emma Schatfer were killed, and
| Turner's wife and two children injured by
/ dynamite. That the house was blown up de-
| liberately seems certain, as Mr. Turner was
| never known to have dynamite IN his dwell
/ ing or store. The explosion was OF great
| force, breaking windows and doors at some
/ distance.
Emperor William and the car are to meet
off the port of Kiel in the imperial yacht.
| The fact that the interview happens on the
| same day as the Nancy fetes causes consio-
| cradle remark, as while patriotic frenchmen
| will be displaying their love for Russia, and
| r,OssiblV reviling Germany, the two emperors
| will be quietly comforting TO the advantage
of their mutual interests.
dlspatch from Persia says the cholers
| endemic at Meshed, after temporary abate
ment, is again increasing rapidly.
The exports of specie from New York las
| week amounted to S2.35S, us, OF which 81,
IA 565 was gold and S511, $50 silver. The
im1orts were $50, 1896, of which s., 200 Wa
| gold and S46, 1856 silver.
| The Rock Island southern extension hai
got as far south as Rush Springs station, IL
| the Chickasaw country, 40 miles south o
the Kansas line. They are working 300 mel
at laying track.
The Chinese highbinders of San Francisc'
have offered a reward of $500 to any high
binder who will kill Christian Chinese anG
| they have also sent warning letters 70 mis-
| sio1aries In the city declaring that If the,
Continue to rescue female slaves from Chi
nese brothels their lives viii pay the penalty
Boston doctor operated on a mans nee
for tumor, cut an artery and leit nun bleed
inc in his Office while he walked into tn
streets and addressed the crowo. His lathe
has been an inmate of the Missouri insan
asylum for three years
California spent nearly $4,000 in entel
tsin1T7o the national editorial association
Flowers. fruit and wine were served in trsil
Ioeds. Each delegate was given silye
badge, on which was gold bear Tbs badg
vas attached to a pin made of TN. Fac
badge cost s..
AT Minneapolis, during the convention,
GOOD room, if i could be had, was EAs6sse
At ql 4 day, with permission to the guest {
hustle for something 70 eat at propcrtionatel
oToipgtse rates. An eligible place 70 hang
Efmr1ock could be had for 81, or set epe
J e hssd tins door Ton 3 os1t1.