Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-04-28
Phillipsburg Herald
PHILLIPsBURG.
KANSAS.

landed at Victoria, B. c., in one day; all of
them intending to smuggle their way into
this country.
The cashier of Hong Kong and Shanhai
bank has abseonded with S6O1O and four
native banks have stopped payment with la
bilities of s., 10000
The Columbus tin plate works at Piqua,
Ohio, has been awarded the contract 20 fur
nish all roofing for the Ohio worlds fair
buildings at Chicago.
Secretary Rusk has issued an order per-
hitting a sale of the Medicine Lodge sugar
works and provided for an arbIUratiOn of the
governments interest.
The government lot sale at Hot Springs,
Ark, is over. The sale realized STAT
General Forsythe was called to the death
bed of his daughter, the wife of Major Bacon,
now stationed at Omaha. Her first child was
born two weeks before.
Thousands at Kingfisher and other points
have already given up their hope of securing
claims, but some Will remain to buy claims
OF sooners and squatters-
There is an effort making to place a line of
packets on the Mississippi river above Sioux
City. Ia. to serve a scope of territory not
reached by the railroads.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Richards, surgeon generals
nurse, in charge of field hospitals of the Sec
ond army corps during the war of the rebel.
lion, Is dead, aged seyenty-two years
At Council Bluff the eighteen school houses
were simultaneously the scene of flag rails
ings. large attendance of citizens formed
good sized crowds at each school house.
rushing crowd down a stairway at the
Hemstead, England. railway station, caused
dozen deaths and injury to many Others.
II was upon the occasion of an excursion.
Fire has destroyed the mills at Pittsfeld,
Mass, where paper used by the U. s treasury
in printing paper currency has long been
made. The stock left in hand is limited.
Stories of killings are coming in from the
newly opened lands in Oklahoma. One story
is that eight men were shot by soldiers upon
their third attempt to crowd over the line be
fore the time set.
Bob Ford the killer of Jesse James, and
Jack Palmer, who has been very intimate
with Ford, have been driven from Jimtown,
Col, and instructed not to return If they
cared for their lives.
The American Tract Society, which just
held its annual meeting at Washington, D..
C., has during the past year had a revenue
from all sources of S316, 900, and has en-
ployed l67 missionaries
The men in the mines at Mount Hope, N.
=, thought an earthquake had occurred when
the powder mills at Lake Hopatcong ex-
plo6ed. They left the mines, but so far as
known no eave-in occurred
In the Wyoming troubles between the cat
DCL4Cu anu inc EleLlClH PUBIC H-4AllAGlL IA
vors the rustlers- There is danger that the
cattlemen taken prisoners by aid of troops
will be lynched by the rustters-
Justice Lamar, who has been very seriously
i'll. Is now convaleSCent and able to walk
about the house He has not been out of
doors since his illness, and will not go out
until the weather becomes settled
report from the western part of the Creek
Nation states that a cyclone passed through
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dozen houses and many barns and killing
three persons and large number of horses
and cattle.
Seven attempts were made to burn the city
of Louisville, Ky. in one night, and IN -four
hours fifteen buildings were destroyed and a
loss Of $4,000 entailed- They were of in
cendiary origin and two of the incendiaries
have been arrested
The seven democratic aldermen of St. Jos
eph. No, who ran away from the council
chamber to prevent the seven republicans
from electing president, are still in hiding,
although the entire police force of the city
Is searching for them
Anna Young, the Gypsy queen, died at St
Louis and was buried April 10 at Elizabeth
N ]. The chiefs Of several gypsy tribe
acted as pail bearers, and representatives OF
tribes all over the country attended the funer
al The queen was only - years old
Ex-senator James NJ. Harvey, of Kansas
has been selected by a few members of the
senate as their choice for executive clerk,
Just made vacant by the dismissal of Young
who had held the place for fifteen years
Harvey has been asked if he would accept.
NJ REGARD, minister of Justice has sent a
letter to the projects throughout France, di
recting them 10 report any disturbances that
occur IN the churches within their respective
jurisdictions, and to forbid the priests to crit
lcise the laws or the acts OF the government
William Roberts, who lives on a claim ten
miles east of Guthrie, o. T.. left home with q
load of freight. When he returned he found
his cabin IN ashes and the charred body oil
his wife among the ruins How the fire started
OF how the woman met her death is a mys
terry.
Two heavy shocks of earthquake were felt
in Portland, Ore, and points near by. Nibra
tiOns were from east to west and lasted ten
seconds in each case. Many persons became
frightened when buildings began to tremble
and rushed into the street. No damage wa:
done.
Excitement and terror exist at San Anto
MO. Tex, over the deeds of tirebugs. In
cendiary blazes have been of nightly occur
renee for several weeks and one night thre,
fires ragged simultaneously in the bushes
portion, with numerous attempts at incendi
arism in others.
Senator Morgan will report a bill creahn.
a county of the Quapaw, Miami and Seneci
AAluss anu making II a part OF OklulOLni
Territory. The bill will provide for the al
lotment of land TO the Indians and the pur
chase of the remainder. 1t will cover all tn
land held by the Indians in the Ponca egency
Lizzie Dennis, the abductress of little Da
vid L. Beals, Jr., viii spend two years be
hind the walls of the state penitentiary a
jefferson City, and Melvin Sipole, alias Al
bert King. her paramour and co-conspiratog
double that length of time. Ralston, tn
mysterious, or Robertson. the Denver lawyer
who conceived the plot, is still at large.
The president will issue proclamation il
a few days prOmulgating the modus vivend
and warning all citizens of the United State
against its violation. 1t has been settled tina
the ratification of the treaty of arbitration
shall be exchanged at Washington and tn
secretary of state and the British ministe
are now making arrangements for that fOl
mality.
The secretary of war has submitted a n
port on the bill which proposes to donate tn
16o-acre military reservation near Oklahom
City, to that city. The report says the resel
walton Is not needed for military purpose
and there Is no objection to the bill Tn
bill provides for ten acres for the location Q
public buildings and public park. Twen.
acres for the use of weather bureaus, ten acre
IN the northeast corner for an orphan
home The remainder to be sold for cash
proceeds to be used in city schools.
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