Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09
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II ia announced that j. b. Crouch Ia TO DO
| editor and II. q. Gnryey business manager
OF new stalwart democratic daily paper in
Topeka, 10 appear about tho middle OF
March.
Allen Marvel, president OF the Atkinson,
Topeka ~ Santa Be Railroad company, died
at san Diego, Cal, February "a, II Is an-
other case Of permitting the demands of re-
death by overwork.
Charles S. FNrrchild, OF New York, who
was secretary o. tho treasury in Mr.. Cleve.
lands first administration, had engaged
| quarters at tho Arlington IN Washington, to
attend the inauguration; but has given il
out that he would not attend.
The Arkansas house defeated the bill
making an appropriation for the worlds
fair.
At a meeting of the Kansas executive
council committee was appointed TO wait
upon the board Of railroad commissioners
and request them TO vacate and make
place Tor the new appointees.
The announcement that the president had
eent TO the senate the name of Hon. Benton
Hanchett, of Saginaw. as Judge of tho Sixth
United States circuit court, to succeed Judge
''NNNA' " NNhoOht Wun u bulDIlhO w viz Duki-
nav people as well as to Mr.. Hanchett.
The populist members Of the Kansas house
OF representatives, fifty-four in number,
went in body to the hall while the house
was in session and took the oath and their
seats on Monday p. m. OF the seventh week
OF the session. They brought protest with
them.
Speaker Dunsmore has bill before the
pOpulist house to abolish the state board of
pardons. When il was reached, Mr.. Duns-
more said 81 introduced this bill in good
faith, but now desire IL defented. Governor
Lewelling does not wish the pardon board
to be abolished at this time" 1t was de-
ieated.
Deputy morshals lodged sixteen prisoners
IN the United States jail at Guthrie 0. Il.
They are all Bohemians and form a portion
OF colony that settled upon the best lands
IN the southern part of the territory, con-
trary to law Every one is charged with
perjury, and number of more arrests will
follow on the same charge.
''Should Hatch follow the plan he threat
ems, those interested in the Indian bill will
insist that he permit that bill TO get through
in order TO get the strip opened to settle
ment" That is the way the dispatch reads,
but between the lines it looks like swap of
Influence" between the strip interests and
the anti-option champion.
The senate conferrees on the general In
dian bill are DIVES, Colum and Call. The
house conlerrees are Peel, Allen of Miss
ssippi and Wilson, of Washington. Tho
conferrees on bill are always announced
by the speaker and the vice president, but
each always appoints those selected by the
chairman OF the committee concerned.
Louis Abraham, n Washington lawyer,
testified before the congressional committee
investigating the whiskey trust that the adul-
teration and sale of imitation goods was on
the increase and caused large loss to the
government. Last year rye decreased 1,00i,-
0A gallons Bourbon 0l3,GlS gallons. The
increase in spurious goods increased accord
ingly.
1t was reported generally, while the deci-
sion of the Kansas supreme court was being
waited Tor, that if the decision was against
them the populists of the Legislature would
adjourn within nm hour. But then, it was
argued, If the Douglass house is the lawful
one no legal adjournment of the legislature
can be had without the concurrence of both
branches.
Mr.. Cleveland, through Chairman Harrity,
of the democratic national committee, has
caused n poll of the house of representa-
tiyes on its standing on the repeal of the
Sherman silver act; the supposed object be-
ing to learn if there Ia a show to repeal that
act by special session of congress. There
IS great indignation over this action OF Mr..
Cleveland.
Some populists of the Kansas legislature
held out in caucus for terms; concessions,
conditions, conference ETC., before entering
as full members of the house. But they
we're oyerruled by the consideration that the
house had a quorum without them; that ii
could 90 on and do business with or with
out their help and would care little whether
they came or not
Mr.. McCreary one of the representatives
to the international monetary conference
had IN interview with Mr.. Cleveland and
says for publication at would be mis-
take TO say that Mr.. Cleveland had any
fixed policy about the conference His senti-
ment toward the idea of an international
monetary conference could best be de-
scribed as pleasant"
As to the special session, there are many
populists who are in favor Of one, but others
think it would DO fruitleSs They say that
upon questions of general legislation the
two houses would probably be unable to
agree, and they are accordingly in favor OF
closing business of pressing need at once
and leaving all other things until the people
have chosen another legislature.
The appointment by Governor Osborne, Of
Montana, of A. G, Beckwlth, to the United
States senate is looked upon by the demo-
Gratis as opposed to party interests. The
rank and file of the party at Cheyenne, in
GLIDING those present from all over the state.
refuse to see anything good in 1t, and they
clam that Mr. Beckwith does not represent
a tenth part of the democracy of the state
and that he could not be elected to any Of
flee.