Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-25
NEWS BREVITIES.

Rain is falling in upper India and the har-
vest outlook Is improving.
F. r. Cannon has been appointed worlds
fair commissioner for Oklahoma.
T. s. Harkins, assistant superintendent of
public instruction, Of Kansas, is dead.
The last dollar of the subsidy required for
the improvement of Arkansas Pass has been
raised.
Arapahoes and cowboys have had a desper-
ate fight at COdingtOn's ranch, near Coolidge
station, New Mexico.
The French government commissioner sent
to investigate the matter, Is satisfied with
American pork inspection.
Nebraska democrats celebrated Governor
Boyd's recapture of the executive Office, by
grand parade, a reception and banquet.
Elder Fades, the great Shaker, is dead. He
died IN Logan county, KY. He was probably
the greatest man of his sect in the United
States. He was IS years OF age.
Rev. Donald Frazer, who, for the past
twenty years, took a leading part IN the
Presbyterian church of England and was
twice moderator of the synod, Is dead.
At TyIvan. Ala. not far from Tuscaloosa.
incendiaries (the dispatch does not say how
many) who were in custody, were taken out
by mob and hung. Their color Is not
stated.
John I. Ollie. register of the land Office
IN Guthrie, has resigned and accepted the
sttOrneyship of the Rock Island railroad.
There Is a scramble for his place IN the
land Office.
James B. Simpson, of Dallas, Texas, has
turned up at Hot Springs, Ark, and is much
surprised at the reports concerning his disap-
pearance and the state of his business. He
has returned to Dallas.
There is no machinery in Sierra Leone
except the sewing machine. The colony Is
old "a rE ffFaIa
without a sawmill or other kind Of mill TO
do any kind of woodwork.
The town of Mutra, a station on the Iron
Mountain road, was almost completely wiped
cut by fire. TwO-thirds of the buildings IN
the town were burned, including a stave fac
tory. The total loss IS Sf25,OOO.
The worlds fair boald of control has
declined to pay the bill presented by Phoebe
Cousins for printing the minutes of the first
session of the board of lady managers, while
she was secretary of the board
Owing to the failure of the crops and lack
Of customary Russian succOr, famine Is caus-
ing widespread distress IN Montenegro. This
state of affairs has resulted in a wholesale
emigration of the people of the country to
Turkey.
The British imperial government has as
sured the Canadian Pacific railway that they
viii subsidize a submarine cable between
Vancouver and Japan. Arrangements are
being made IN England to raise the capital
TO construct the line.
In the counties of Lincoln, Suffolk and
Norfolk, England, a regular blizzard pre-
vailed The wind blew with a force seldom
equalled, the weather was intensely cold and
the snow was driven so fiercely through the
air as to sting bare faces like whiplashes.
Dispatches received from various places
throughout Japan show that the elections
for members Of the house of representative
have been attended with rioting IN many
places In Ogi all the male inhabitants
became involved IN general riot The police
were pOweriess and many were severely
wounded AT Sage several persons were
killed IN the fighting that occurred.