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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

occupies a desk, around which bundles
Of time-stained papers are heaped I'D
high, where the work which falls to
her allotment In the course of the day
Is regularly performed. But the hours
In the departments offer some compen-
satlon for the hard task they impose
on all who eat the bread Of the govern
meat. Those who are bound by them
do not go to work until 0 o'clock and
90 home at 4, From 4 to midnight
leaves almost q days time of leisure
for the pursuit of fancy. For ten years
Miss Fletcher has been a government
clerk, and those ten years have appar-
emily been we'll employed, for she ia
the author Of two successful novels,
"The Bachelors Baby" and me and
Chummy," as well as Of half a dozen
plays,
She is a woman with a strong face,
n high forehead from which the hair Ia
combed back In Elizabethan manner, q
large, aquiline nose, firm mouth large
teeth, and a full, strong chin. Physi-
cally, too, she manifests qualities Of
strength well calculated to sustain the
draft Of an active and creative brain.
There Is something in the blood, too,
calculated to ldndle the fire of dramat-
lc genius in her, for she comes latterly
of good literary stock as a cousin of
Sterling Coyne, the London dramatist
and co-founder of the London Punch.
Yet to the writer she confessed the dra-
matte instinct in her awoke tardlly and
late, after maturity Of mind blazes
away out of a wilderness of confusing
sentimentality in which such Literary
mushrooms as Jeanne Libby are smoth-
cred. "At twenty" she declares, with
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
MARIE TEMPEST.
The sprightly Prima Donna of the New
York Casino.

The sprightly Prima Donna of the New
York Casino.
1t was from London that Marie Tenn
pest came when she made. herself IA
nous as Kitty Carroll in 1.-THE Red Hus-
sar," at Palmer's Theater, New York.
She had previously made great namc
for herself as light opera artistic in
London, where she was born. She first
studied music in the convent at Brus-
sells, to which she was sent when she
was a little girl. She afterward fin
ished her musical studies at the Royal
Academy of Music, London. She sang
in concert for awhile, but soon went to
light opera in the chief role Of Doc
caccio," making an instantaneous sue
cess, followed by others in "Erminie,"
Doris" and "The Red Hussar." Then
she came to this country and has since
become prima donna in the New York
Casino Company.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

A Poughkeepsie, N. Y, prohibition
paper was the victim Of a printers
malice or stupidity last week. In an
announcement of meeting Of the wv
w. Smith Campaign Club" in flaring
letters the line appeared the wv. w.
Smith Champagne Club" The blunder
was discovered before the papers were
distributed and the entire edition
burned. This proceeding hasn't
thrown any cold water on Mr.. Smiths
campaign.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

The Belcher-Gross feud has broken
out in earnest near Harlan Courthouse,
Ky. Sampson Brock was shot from am
bush and killed on Straight creek,
Saturday by some of the Belchers. In
the last three months nine or ten men
OF either side have met death In like
manner. II Kentucky could only belch
all the gross matter out Of her anatomy
that causes these cowardly feuds she
would feel great deal better and get
rid Of lot Of rubbish at the same time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
ExperIments have been made in Aua

Experiments have been made In Aus
tria to test the likelihood Of a war bal
loon being hit when fired at. A cap
tive balloon at an altitude Of about
A,265 feet was fred at from distance Of
A,4OO yards, and was struck nine times
without being brought down. In Sec
Ond trial captive balloon, at heighth
Of about 2,625 feet, was fred at from
$500 yards distance A violent wind,
causing the balloon to plunge a good
deal, rendered the aim very difficult,
and the balloon was not brought down
until the fifty-sixth round.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
InsurIng Communities.

Cincinnati, Oct. 24.-Special, = Re-
ports say that leading life insurance
company is accepting risks to the
amount of 100000 on the lives of con-
sumptives taking the Amick Chemical
treatment for lung disease The Am
ick Chemical Co., of Cincinnati is &C
tually paying the premiums on this
insurance and presenting policies to
their patients. This company claims
to have the most complete statistics
on consumption in the world, and that
these risks are good, providing the pa
tent take course of the Amick treat
ment,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

ing routine of busy life as an en-
ploYe of the government. Government
offices, both in England and America,
have somehow been prolific of literary
genius. Chas. Lamb is case in point
and Hawthorne another, on this side
of the waters. Miss Fletcher is clerk
In the Post-offlce Department, and the
writer was shown to small room on
the top floor of the post-office building,
almost hidden from view by contin-
uous rows of bundled documents, which
extend from floor to ceiling in the cor
ridor, in his search for the talented
author. In this little apartment she
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
Engineer Holmes, Murderers Convicted

CARLINvILLE, ILL.,, Oct. 24.-The cir
cult court trial of Ed Bryant, Jack
Frost and Ben Reinagel, alias Meyers,
for attempted train robbery and the
murder of engineer Frank Holmes on
the night of May l, ended with ver-
dict of guilty. The deceased was in
charge of the midnight express of the
Chicago and Alton railroad on that
evening, and lost his life in an attempt
to Illustrate the plans of the three
men. The case was given to the jury
Saturday evening, and they returned
their verdict at the opening of court
yesterday morning. They found the
men guilty, and that they be SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Oct 24-Mrs
Samuel P. Colt, wife of the great re-
volver and gun maker, began suit for
divorce yesterday, forestalling the
action which her husband was ex-
pected to institute. In the papers
filed by her attorney, adultery on the
part of Colonel Colt is alleged. Fol
lowing this writ was issued of Colts
complaint for the arrest of j. j. Van
Allen of Newport, R. l., charging him
with alienation of Mrs. Colts affec-
tiOnS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

gender and Germany furnished In
Charlotte Blrch-Pfeiffer, the dramatist'
70 whom we are indebted for Fan
ehon," "Jane Ayre," Little Barefoot, ="
ard nearly a hundred others, which
never found their way into English,
an example that women may succeed
as playwrights, even though the sun Of
philosophy is against 1t. American
women, moreover, have succeeded in a
field of the drama that has been pc
culiarly sacred to men, for women are
said to possess no humor, /, e., comedy.
Miss Coyne Fletcher, of New York, is
the latest example of woman's sue
cess in the lighter branch Of the drama,
and though she is not by birth to the
manner born, by adoption and long
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

Myrtle Donivan, a Kentucky girl, II
Is said, has two fully developed and
totally different faces, although she mas
but one pair Of ears, and teeth In only
one mouth. She is regarded as a great
freak, but the Kentuckians evidently
never saw a Chicago politician. He not
only has two faces, but he had double
features all around, including tongue
and ears. He has before and after cleo
ton features also, and faces both ways
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
Tresses Stolen WhIlo She Silent.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 24,-Cora Van
Karsen is the eldest daughter of
August ]. Van Karsen, superintendent
at McLaren & Sprague's Planning mill.
She is a pretty girl of II years, She
had wealth of golden hair. Re-
Gently Miss Van Karsen's' tresses
reached below her knees when un-
bound. Sunday morning she woke
with peculiar dull feeling in her
head. Her hair was gone, shorn by
single cut of pair of shears, close to
her neck. The most searching investi-
cation since that time has failed to
disclose how the robbery was accom-
plished or by whom.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
MARY McCAULEY.

exultant He laughed at Smiths
frenzy, and the next moment was a
dead man. pistol bullet fairly divid-
ing his heart. There was but one opin-
conserved the profigate villain right.
Smith was tried and acquitted, but
never regained his right mind, and dis
appeared, while Mary McCauley still
lives thousands of miles away in for
eign land. No one knows her real name,
or the part she took in the tragedy
of Gainesville.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
Free Beer for a Kansas Town.

GREAT BEND, Kan, Oct 24.-When
George Michael Helm of Kansas City,
nephew of Joseph j. Helm, the brewer,
was married last Thursday to Miss
Catherine Wolf at Fleetwood, he gave
to each of the six JOINT keepers of the
town SIS to let him run the joints for
the day and distribute free beer to all
who desired to drink. Many people
from neighboring places enjoyed the
free lager.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

fact, committed, the great Harper MUIR
der in Kansas several years ago. She
claims that Oracle was present and saw
the affair. After the murder Mrs. Har-
per left her husband and married a
man named Bishop, who died recently.
They have been constantly pursued by
Harper and his friends, who wished to
secure possession Of the girl. Officers
are in pursuit of the kidnapers. Mrs.
Bishop declares her daughter will be
killed. Their driver, young man who
came to them in Missouri, and who
they claim is a confederate of Harper,
is also missing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

A very large order for naval and mil
itary supplies has just gone to France
q French agent, who was in Russia
having recently been intrusted by the
Moscovite government with orders to
the amount of $4,000 900. The orders
were sealed and he was instructed to
transmit them direct to two French
firms, one being leading ship-building
company and the other a well-known
powder manufacturing firm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
Montana Gamblers Happy.

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 24.-The state
supreme court has decided that the
new gambling law in Montana is un-
constitutional. The instant the de-
cisiou was made public in Butte, a
score of gambling houses reopened.
The decision says that the old law
licensing gambling is still in force.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

It is ominous that the very day that
Uncle Sam told John Bull he could not
grab any more Venezuelan territory
the American pugilist, Charles NC
Keeyer, defeated Arthur Valentine, the
English lightweight champion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

Rome, in the days of her pride and
power, had a circus that would accom-
modate $4,000 people. With such a
if boy crawled under the
canvas 1t wasn't noticed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

Episcopal convention at Minneapolis
bv decisive vote sat down upon the
Lambeth quadrillateral looking to-
ward Christian unity. Christian unity
advocates were intensely dramatic
and died hard.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

Europe and not England is the
mother country Of America. Before
the Venezuela trouble is over with all
Englishmen will be thoroughly con-
WINGED ON this point.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
A PICTUREO OF WRATH.
RUIN AND DESOLATION VISITED
ON A VILLAGE.
IronmOngcr McCauloy OF Cartersvllle,
His Debts, His Banker and Alas, His
Only Daughtor--A Path etlo Story OF
Lifo In tho Lyooming Valley.

DISMAL dreary
spot, an old fur
mace stack upheld
by the clasplng Ivy,
q row of decaylng
frame dwellings,
surroun d ed by
thickets of impene-
trable briar, the
g terile fl e d 8
around all covered
with second growth
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
SHE WRITES PLAYS.
MISS COYNE FLETCHER AND
HER WORKS.
4 Fair Young Authoress Who Has Just
Crowned Her Career with Glory-Hor
Dramatic Picture OF Life

FEW women in the
history Of litera-
ture have achieved
renown as dramat-
lists. Several Amer
lean women in late
years have sue
ceeded fairly well
in the field, which
had previous y
been monopollzed
H. tba u,ngottIinn
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

When we read that a street car was
held up by highwaymen in Chicago we
must remember that quite possibly
there was not a house within five miles
Of the scene Of the outrage.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

The postmaster at Dunnehon, Fla,
has taken all of the government funds
and gone to Cuba to help the patriots
The only way to get him is to annex
the island.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
SAW THE MURDER.
Oracle Harper Abducted and VIII Prob
ably BE Put to Death.

ably BE Tut TO Death'
Oracle Harper, aged 16, was kid
mapped from South Ottumwa, Ia, at 2
o'clock the other morning by parties
who are said to have been following
her for more than year with that in
tent. Oracle and her mother, Mrs.
Bishop, came to that place from Kan
sas about four weeks ago with two
wagons and teams. Mrs. Bishops for
mer husband was named Harper, and
she claims he was implicated in, in
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

Chinese warriors have put In opera
ton a convenient and economical
method of disposlng Of prisoners cap
tured In combat. They eat them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31
An 1dyll of tho Seaside.

l am sure have excellent reasons
For doing so when l declare
That this is the best of all seasons
For the girl who has nothing ID
wear"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

Bank tellers are not so called because
they are quick to tell where they've
SQuandered the banks money.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-31

The real champion or the world in
such affairs seems to be Gov. Culber-
N0n OF Texas.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Ambassador Bayard telegraphed to
Secretary Gresham on the I'd that
Great Britain had accepted the guar
antee made by Salvador for the pay
ment of the indemnity by Nicaragua in
London within fortnight, and so soon
as Nicaragua confirms and so informs
the British admiral, the latter is in
structed to leave Corinto.
A motion to annul the annuity of
100000 paid by Great Britain to the
Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen
Victoria, was defeated in the house of
commons on the 3d by decisive ma
jority, 1913 against 272 in its favor. The
motion was based on the fact that the
Duke of Edinburgh is now reigning
German sovereign, he being Duke of
SaXe-Coburg-Gotha.
On the Sd the steamer n. X. FairbanlI
burned to the waters edge at Morgan S
Point, six miles west of Port Colborne,
Ont.
Semi-otficial advices from Paris on
the Sd stated that Japan has decided to
accede to the demands of the European
powers and abandon her demand for
territory on the Laio Tung peninsula,
except Port Arthur, in return for COM
pensation elsewhere.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man-
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
He Fnund the Leak.

TIFFIN, May 4,-The handsome resi-
dence of Capt William c, Kimball was
badly demolished by a natural gas ex-
plosion Thursday afternoon, A brick
wall, twenty feet long, at the back part
of the house was blown out and the
building otherwise much damaged.
Benjamin Kuder, plumber, who was
under the building at the time, was seri-
ously injured, being frightfully burned
about the head and face, Kuder was
in the act of making gas connections
with that part of the building when he
discovered a gas leak which he tried to
find with the aid of lighted match.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
Evans.Turney Contest Closed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 4.-The de-
bate in the Evans-Turney contest was
closed last night by Senator Caldwell,
chairman of the investigating commit
tee. Then vote required on motion
to substitute the minority for the ma
iority report, resulting, 81 ayes and II
nays. Motion to adopt the majority
report, recommending that Peter Tur-
ney be declared elected governor, was
put and carried, 70 yeas and 81 nays.
Ten democrats voted with the republic
ans. The chair announced the vote for
governor as: Turney, 94,79', Evans o.
G4O, Minis 23,0SS.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
Fuel Oil Shut of.

CLEVELAND, May 4.-Oil as fuel for
manufacturing purposes has become a
thing of the past and factories in Cleve-
land and elsewhere are losers. Notice
has just been given by the Standard
Oil Company that it can no longer fur
nish fuel oil and that its customers
must look elsewhere. The reason as
signed is the recent advance in the price
of petroleum and its products, and in
asmuch as the Standard furnishes near
ly all the oil that is used, this move
practically does away with oil as a
fuel. Within the past day or two all
the factories in Cleveland that use this
fuel have received notice from the
Standard that the oil is no longer to be
had. 1t was withdrawn from the mar
ket, according to these notices, on
May l,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08

Near Carlinville, ILL.,, on the night of
the 1st train No. on the Chicago &
Alton railroad was held up by robbers,
who killed the engineer, Frank Holmes.
The gang then fed without securing
any booty.
Ex-Police Judge Charles E. Morris
absconded from Springfield, O., six
months ago after embezzling $4,000
from the Citizens Building & Loan as
sociation of that city. On the I'd he re-
turned and surrendered himself to the
sheriff. He said he was penniless and
tired of tramping over the country.
Four men working on the drainage
canal near Mt. Forest, ILL.,, on the 1st
were filing truck with clay, when
the cable broke and the truck and con-
tents, weighing many tons, fell upon
them, killing one man and fatally
injuring another.
An injunction restraining the strikers
along the Norfolk & Western railroad
from interfering with the United States
mails or interstate traffic was issued
by Judge jackson at Charleston, w.
Va, on the Sd, upon application of the
railroad company.
A jury at Chicago on the Sd, in the
case of Henry c. Hastings, charged
with shooting and killing Edward p.
Hilliard, a lawyer, last November, re-
turned verdict of not guilty. The
jury also found that at the time Hast
ings killed Hilliard he was insane and
that he has not yet fully recovered his
sanity.
The caving in of sand bank at Kan
sas City, Mo-, on the Sd killed Louis
Vochaser and fatally injured David
Wichena, two laborers, who were eX-
aavating for new building.
The Evans-Turney gubernatorial con-
test was closed on the Sd, when the
Tennessee legislature adopted reso-
luton declaring Peter Turney (dem)
to be the legally elected governor of
the state. The vote was 70 yeas and 81
nays. Ten democrats voted with the
republicans.
Detectives at Lexington, Ky, on the
Sd arrested James S. Wilson, said to be
wanted in Brooklyn, N. Y, for $75, 900
,swindle. Wilson was a shoe dealer in
Brooklyn and it is charged that he or
dered large consignments of shoes on
credit, sold them at auction and disap-
peared.
All the employees Of the chair fac
tories at Cheboygan, Wis, struck on
the Sd for an increase in wages. About
5000 persons are out,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
CHIC NEWS.
Items of interest from All Sections
of the State.
Counterfeiters, Den Raided.

CANTON, o., May "A counterfeit
ers' den was discovered in this city yes
terday afternoon and raided by United
States and local officers and David
Kashner arrested. Kashner owns a
saloon on Saxon street, one of the
toughest thoroughfares in the city.
The saloon was searched and counter
felt coins found. Kashner's house was
visited and complete counterfeiters
outfit captured. Dies, molds, metal,
etc, were captured, with two-horse
power electric dynamo and vats filled
with solution for silver plating the
spurious money. The molds were made
for silver dollars.
Attorney j. Michener, who was re-
Gently arrested for passing spurious
gold coins, was thought to be men,
ber of the gang and Kashner has let
drop enough to confirm this suspicion.
CLEVELAND, May ii. B. Michener,
the Canton lawyer. who was arrested
last Saturday in Massillon on the charge
of passing counterfeit gold coins, waived
examination before United States Com
missioner Williams yesterday morning
and was bound over to appear before
the federal grand jury next October.
His bail was fixed at 81 000
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
BLOWN TO PIECES.
Powder Mills at Acton, Mass, ExplOd
and Five Men Are Killed.

Powder Mills at Acton, Mass, Explode
and Five Men Are Killed.
ACTON, Mass, May a. Yesterday
morning one of the powder mills of the
American Powder Company blew up.
A few minutes later second mill, sit
uated hundred yards away, also eX-
ploded. Fire caused by the explosion
spread to the third mill known as the
kerneling mill, and in few minutes
it blew up and was also destroyed.
The woods close by the mills were set
on fire and burned fiercely, threatening
the big store house of the company,
containing 10000 pounds of powder and
preventing the saving of property. Fif-
ty men were employed in the mills and
when the noise of the first explosion
was heard those in the Corning mills,
about forty in humber, rushed from
the building and escaped before the
flames spread to the mill.
The mills, ten in number, are sepa-
rated from each other and inclosed by
high board fences. The explosion of
the first mill set fire to the surrounding
fence and the flames soon spread to the
second mill. In fifteen minutes after
the first explosion three of the mills
had been destroyed.
Five persons were killed, as follows;
Nelson Morton, aged 55, native OF
Windham, Mass, who leaves widow
and four children; Frank Winslow, 35,
also of Windham, who leaves widow
and one son; Albert Estey, so, of Cape
Cod, who is survived by widow and
six young children; Charles Estey, 40
also of Cape Cod, who leaves mother,
and Charles 0'Neill, jr., 80, single, Of
MAYNARD.