Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02
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Judge Jhchbon, OF lennobbeet nus peeh
confirmed as associate justice OF the United
States supreme court by the senate.
Republicans claim that there will DO no
question about the illegally OF Judge Mar
TINS election II the supreme court holds the
Dunsmore house TO DO illegal.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Gaines barrIcaded tho doors OF his office
with six inch timbers TO protect himself and
his Office force during the siege OF tho Kan
sas capitol.
Mr.. Cleveland has announced that no has
completed his cabinet by the selection Of
Richard Olney, OF Boston, attorney general,
and Hilary Herbert, of Alabama, secretary
OF the navy.
Representative Tarnsey, Of Missouri, is
seriously sick at Washington.
General P. G. II. Beauregard, the last of
the confederate generals, died at New Or
leons, February 20, at l0;l0 p. M, of heart
failure. lie was 70 years old.
Representative Mccroary, of Kentucky,
while leaving the capitol slipped on the ICY
sldowalk and fell, breaking one Of his arms.
He was conveyed to his home at once and
received medical attention.
The whskey trust headquarters in Bob
luktIhOll Olu nDHbhlbHu, w ItOTlu, llist
was burned and IL is believed that all the
records and vouchers wanted in the con-
gressional investigation were destroyed. -
The assignment OF and failure OF "a Young5-
town, Ohio banker brings Governor Me-
Kinley down to the extent of all his prop
erty. The banker was o lifelong friend, and
the governor had loaned his signature with.
out caution.
The 18th international conference of tho
Seventh Day Adventists is in session in tho
big tabernacle In Chicago. The delegates
present represent India, Australia, France,
Germany, the Scandinavian countries, South
Airlca ana England.
Judge Jackson has not resigned his seat
as circuit Judge, but 1t Is expected. Tho
president desires to choose his successor from
Kentucky, but there are 30 many Kentuck-
ians asking for the place that the choice
may be made elsewhere.
Senator Platt has a plan to put the Chero-
kee strip bill as rider on the Indian appro-
priation bill If It can not DO given Il separate
hearing by the house. The house rules conf
mittee refuse to give it time until tho appro'
priation bills are out of the way.
Cherokees in Washington have agreed to
accept the strip bill If passed with provision
for future payment for tho strip, Instead
of at once and in lump, as the contract was
drawn. This is being used in the house in
a new effort to get action on the bill.
Major Wieggle, the general agent of the
interior for the territories, reached Washing
ton from Oklahoma to make report on
some matters relating to the proposed estab-
lisbment of land offices to meet tho demand
when the Cherokee strip is opened to settle
ment.
The bill introduced by Senator Morgan,
to reduce the expenses OF the state printing
by eliminating superfuous and duplicated
matter in publications. was killed in the
Kansas senate by the committee on print
ing. The bill contemplated saving Of SIS
900 per year to the state.
Letters ace received from prominent men,
bers of the Cherokee council, stating posi-
lively that that body would not ratify
any changes whatever in the Cherokee strip
treaty, stating that il congress wished to
open the strip it must ratify the treaty in
full and make no changes.
The celebration of Pope Leo's Episcopal
jubilee continues and the city is brilliant,
with throngs of visitors and pilgrims from
all quarters of the globe. The pope gave q
reception to the Armenian patriarch, who
presented letters of congratulRtion and gifts
from the sultan of Turkey.
A full investigation shows that Cover
nor Mckinley is completely ruined by the
Walker failure and that he will be left PEN
nlless. He has only $4,000 worth of prop
erty while his wife has $75, 900 worth, left her
by her father. She seems determined to
turn it all over to help pay out.
And now comes King Teburieno of Buta-
ritari, asking protection by the United States.
His commissioner sent to Washington on
this GRAND, 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.
There will be operated during the worlds
fair what the management claims will be the
largest summer school in the world. All of
the buildings and apparatus of the famous
Cook county normal have been leased for
this purpose, and the leading specialists OF
the United States have been engaged as in-
structors.
Railroad men are saying that one cause
of the car shortage in Kansas City aud other
western points Is the terribly and contlnu-
ousy cold weather in tho east In some of
the eastern yards it IS necessary to use show
els and crowbars to eXtricate the complies"
from the sidetracks. Those from the south
are returning rapidly, most of them filled
with lumber.
A Topeka dispatch says: Another United
States senator will be elected in Kansas dur
ing the present week. That decision has
been reached by the republicans The re-
publican members and senators we're in
caucus and decided to elect a democrat, hav-
ing had assurance from national democratic
leaders that democrat who receives S3
votes will be seated over John Martin.