Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-01-12
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Gladstone does not believe the Dublin eK-
plosion resulted from politics.
The New York presbytery, which was SIT
ting os a court of trial of Prof. Briggs on
the charge of heresy, announced that the
vote was adverse TO sustaining the charges.
The result was q great surprise.
Captain t. +. Moore, Of Shawhan, Ky3
had $4,000 worth OF valuable horses burned
shO other night. Three years ago he Loaf
$4,000 in the same way; then he had no In
surance, but this time had some.
Governor Humphrey is talked to by those
who believe II good policy for him to do
away with all the police commissioners 10
the state, and by those who oppose such
movement He is considering the matter.
The Kansas supreme court refused to grant
tho mandamus asked for by the popuists in
the Holton district. The same action was
taken in the case from Republic county. ss.s1
Representative John Davis is receiving
strong letters from among his constituents
condemning his appointment OF the son OF q
republican rs West Point cadet from his
district. The appointment was the result OF
a competitive examination.
The president has committed to six months
imprisonment in the Jail at Guthrie, U. T.,
the sentence OF one years imprisonment IN
the Minnesota penltenhary, Imposed in the
cases of six men, each OF whom was con-
victed OF perjury in tho "Sooner" land cases.
Careful estimates place the amount of
currency, fractional and otherwise, which
has been lost and destroyed at $40, OOO0OO.
Whatever the amount is II can not be taken
out of the liabilities of the government IN
treasury accounts, without congressional en-
actment.
At church near Porter, Ohio, just as q
revival meeting was beginning for the night
a man attacked another because he escorted
certain woman, when general light TOOK
place, in which tho church was wrecked and
several parties wounded, two or three OF
them fatally.
A number of French anarchists are In Chi
cago, of whom the chief of police has a list
and description. Ho says they left France
to avoid arrest, but "there is no occasion to
be alarmed by their presence. We know
who they are and whore they are, and they
will DO taken care Of"
The state association of county clerkS
elected N. A. Carwin, of Sedgwck, prest-
dent; w. M. Dutiey, of Harper, secretary.
A committee to work before the Legislature
was appointed. The association pronounced
| III tANOr OF u law euHUlluR COuuVy pouluo W
make road levles. The clerks also believe
that property should DO assessed at its actual
value.
Chief Justice Horton rendered the deci.
sion of the supreme court in the Rosenthal
contest case. 1t declares the lack OF author:
ity in the court to reconvene the state board
of canvassers; IL being shown that its work
was completed and it had adjourned sine
die before the mistake of the clerk OF Has
kell county had been brought to their at
tention.
Shortly before o'clock p. M, January A:
terrific explosion of natural gas wrecked
the great printing establishment of Donohue
d Henneberry. The accident occurred dur
ing a small fire and over score OF tiremenI
including Chief Sweenie, and several labor
ers. were seriously injured. Two are dyinQ
and several others are 30 seriously burned
chat they may not recover.
A monster mass meeting is called at Guth
RE, o. T., for January IL, for the purpose Of
urging upon congress the imperative neces-
sity of opening the Cherokee strip and othel
Indian lands at once. Communications
have already been received from all OF the
cities in the west and southwest, promls
ing delegations to the meeting and hearty co
operation in any action deemed advisable