Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23

The OHIO river and tributaries arc swollen
and another big flood is believed TO DO i'm
minent.
Nashville, Tom, had three big fires in
one day, destroying three among its best
buildings and heaviest business institutions.
In an interview tho Chiian consul general
at San Francisco, N. Guerrero, said 1--WE
have declined to take part in the worlds
far and have received advces that there
will be no exhibit of Chilian products"
Charles W. Gardiner, the agent of Pastor
Parkhurst, of New York city, and who Is
charged with receiving money from keepers
OF disorderly houses TO secure their safety
from police interference, was found guilty
by jury.
A delegation is in Washington urging
further appropriations for the worlds fair.
The lower house of the Oklahoma legls-
lature has passed bill putting u 5000 ter
ritory tax on liquor dealers in addition to
the present heavy county tax. II the bill
becomes law 1t will close half the saloons
in the territory.
Thomas Esmond, OF New York, was hyp-
Noticed by an amaetur hypnotist, in tho
latter's room. Then the combined efforts
OF professor of hypnotsm and a medical
doctor, failed to rouse Esmond from his
franco and it is feared no will die.
The condition of the miners throughout
the Schuylkill region, and particularly in the
districts embracing the towns of Shamokin,
Mount Carmel, Ashland aud Centralia, is
vergng towards starvation. Most OF them
have not worked more than two full weeks
since January l.
h.. II -,
elections committee have had session on
the case of Mr.. Martin, of Kansas, and after
hearing Martins story of tho manner of
his election at once decided that his creden-
tials must not be submitted till q demo
cratic senate comes in.
And now comes King Teburicno, of Buta-
ritari, asking protection by the United States.
His commissioner, sent to Washington on
this errand, says that British war vessel
seized the islands on receipt of the informa-
ton from Sidney, Australia that the king
had sent to the United States to ask protec-
ton.
A South Park, Col, railroad crew with
two engines pushing rotary plows were
fighting snow when an avalanche rushed
down the mountain side, catching one en-
CINE and two plows and hurting them down
the hill. Engineer Lynch and Fireman
Smith were instantly killed. The others es-
capped.
President Harrison being asked what was
his policy concerning Judge Jackson's sue
cessor, replied that, while he had given the
matter very little consideration, he had IN
tended to let Mr.. Cleveland make the APP
pointment. II is said that this intelligence
practically decided the question of Jack
sons confirmation.
Public opinion in Paris is substantially
unanimous that the sentence to five years
imprisonment imposed upon the Count Fer
dinand de Lesseps, the worlds famous en-
gineer and canal constructor went beyond
the requirements of justice. The newspapers
all consider the sentences very severe, AMI
especially that OF Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Mr.. Cleveland has announced the names
of four members of his cabinet who have
accepted the places rendered them. They
are: Walter Q. Gresham, of Illinois, secre-
tary of state; John G. Carlisle, of Ken
lucky, secretary of finance Daniel S. La
mont, of New York, secretary of war; Will
son S. Bissell, of Buffalo, postmaster gem
eral.
The new delegates from the Cherokee
country, Boudinot, Senator Benge and Red
Bird, called on Secretary Noble at his resi-
dence and insisted that they wanted his sup
port in inducing the senate conlerees to re-
cede from the proposition of making the
Cherokees pay the intruders for improve
ments. The secretary refused to have any
thing to do with the matter as in his judy
ment it was question for congress to
decide.
The second section of the passenger on the
Santa Fe from Chicago due at Kansas City
at noon, was wrecked at Barring, Mo-, Feb
ruary II. The train went through the trestle
and the first five coaches were precipitated
distance of forty or fifty feet, The third
coach, sleeper was caught by one end of
the trestle work in n vertical position, Not
passenger on the entire train was killed.
though number were injured. Among
those most seriously hurt are Ex-Governor
Thomas A. Osborn Topeka, cut badly on
the head, and ?. l. Bonebrakc, Topeka, Sc
Verely bruised.