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

The democrats Of Phillips county met In mass
convention on Tuesday last, and were called to
order by r A Handy, chairman county committee
The convention organized by making II A psI
mon chairman and n D Brothers secretary,
committee ON resolutions consisting OF George
Van Cleave, Fred Clark, and M Handy was APP
pointed, 40 was committee consisting Of W y
Don Carlos, X A Handy and P Lambeth On per.
manent organization and order OF business The
committees took but little time In preparing their
reports. The commrtee on order Of buelness re
ported as follows;
I'VE recommend that the temporary organlZa.
ton be made permanent
That nominations be made IN the following or.
der: treasurer; clerk; sheriff; register Of deeds
coroner, Surveyor commissioner 3rd district ap.
pontment county central committee, including
chairman and secretary, for the ensuing year"
The report was adopted aud the committee dis
charged
The committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing, which were adopted and the committee
discharged.
"We the democrats OF Phillips county, in mass
convention assembled reahlrm our belief In the
principles of the democratic party
We indorse the national platform OF 1902, and
favor the use Of both silver and gold as money.
We favor the election Of United States senators
by the direct vote OF the people.
We are in favor as we always have been, Of q
just and libreal pension system.
We declare our incorporating opposition TO
the policy Of protective tariff, and we deny that
the federal government has any right, legal or
moral, to use Its taxing power for any other pur-
pose than to provide revenue for the actual
needs Of the government, when administered
with strict economy,
We Condemn the last Legislature for ito mani.
fest incompetency and its humiliation Of the
state by numerous illConsdered, lmpracticable
and unconstitutional aCts."
Nominations were then made and @ P Barber
was placed on the ticket for treasurer; j Arnold
for county clerk; E NJ Baker for sheriff; d "
Smedley for register Of Deeds II D Brothers for
coroner; W II Gray for surveyor, and d J Kinney
for commissioner from the I'd district. A central
committee was appointed as follows;
Arcade, j X Edwards,
Beaver
Belmont,
Bow Creek, W Il Mccoy,
Crystal,
Dayton, VIM Ifankcy,
Deer Creek. Dan Clond,
Freedom, Dick Hodge
Greenwood, y Abbott,
Genwood, John Hill,
Granite, Tom Watkins,
Kirwln, j A Shattuck, Fred Clark,
Logan, Elmer Dye,
Long Island, T Whtcomb,
Mound
Philpsburg Il A Handy, H D Brothers,
Plainview,
Plum, Thos Donovan,
Prairieview, Chas Bowman,
Nashville,
Solomon, G Landreth,
Sumner, Frank Donovan,
Towanda,
Valley, o Whitney,
Walnut. T Faubion.
The convention then adjourned.
The central committee organized by the selec-
tion Of r Handy as chairman, and II D Brothers
as secretary.
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School Report.
DIST. NO. Is.

DIST NO Is.
For the month of September.
No. of,pupiIs enrolled SO
Average daily attendance 49,
Those in.full attendance are, Nellie
Morton, Jacie. Morton, Bonnie Bliss,
Kittie Ktngery, Sadie Morton.
Those neither absent nor tardy:
Sadie Morton, Kittie Kingery, Nellie
Morton, Bonnie Bliss.
All are doing good york.
W. W. WARNER, Teacher.
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Democratic Township Caucus.

All democrats of Phlllipsburg town
ship are requested to meet at Dr., d.
D Brothers office on the southEside
of public square at 2 o'clock p. m,
Saturday, Oct, u, 1896, for the pur.
pose of nominating a township ticket
r. A. HANDY, Chairman Com.
II. D. BRoTHERs, Secy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

--Shiloh's Cure is sold on a gnar-
antee. 1t cures iucipieut consumption,
It is the best cough cure Only one
cent dose 25 cts, 80 cts. aud 81. 90.
Sold by s. s. Fisher Il Co. /
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sunday School Report.

AlHDOAD VI eAp - AApN
west S. s. Association, held at Wood
ruff, Sept. 27 %, 1896
Friday meeting called to order by
7. s. Robson, president:being absent,
L. II. Gaunt was elected temporary
chairman, and J. W. Sheriff. sec
rotary.
Convention opened with singing by
M. E. Sunday School, the title OF the
song was very appropriate for the
opening
"Help Little" was an incentive to
all Sunday School workers to do what
they could
Welcome Address," by Rev. W. O.
Allen, and reply in behalf Of strangers
who were present, by Mrs, o. W,
Hill
what is the Object Of Sunday
School Conventions" opened by I. 8.
Robinson, who gave very apt illus
tration of the ways and benefits of
such meetings. The question was
also discussed by others.
what is the Relationship of
Church and Sunday School," by Rev.
W. o. Allen.
"What Constitutes a Successful
Superintendent" by Rev, s. II.
Burgert.
"Wbst are the Necessary Qualfca-
tions of Sunday School Teacher"
opened by Mrs. j. D. Cheadle, dis
cussed by Mr.. O. L. Benedict of Ar
kansas, Mr.. Besuvois and Mrs. L. H.
Faunt of Prairleview, and Mrs. ID. ID.
Pomeroy.
"What Teachers can do for their
Scholars" opened by Rev. s. II. Bur-
CERT, who gave some very interesting
points as TO the entertainment of s.
s. teachers pupils, also discussed by
Mrs. j. D. Chesdle.
Saving and Helping Power Of the
3. s ;" by Mrs. W. o. Allen.
How to Interest the Primary
Glass;" discussed by Mrs. j, D
Cheadle, Mira. d. D. Pomeroy, Mrs
W. o. AlleI and j. w. Sheriff..
what Effect does the Presence of
Parents have on Children in the s.
s" Mrs. Hilton and j. W. Sheriff..
Convention dismissed until Sstur-
day by appointing committee to draw
no bylaws to be reported at close Of
Saturdays session.
All questions discussed were enter
spersed with excellent singing by the
Evangelical and NJ E. Sunday School,
also those from a distance were pleas
antly entertained by the people Of
Woodruff, who will be ever remember
ed for their generous hospitality.
Saturdays report we give due
thanks to Miss Lena Cheadle.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Song Evangelical S. s.
Prayer, by Mr.. Robson.
Praise service conducted by Rev.
Mann.
Song, Nj. E. Sunday School.
"What Should Teachers Expect of
their Scholars" by Mrs. 8. A.
Burgert.
why so Many Young People leave
8. S." 7. II Simmons
Motion for adjournment until 2
o'clock.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Should Non professors Teach 10
the s. S." Rev Dodge.
Song, NJ T. Sunday School.
How to Prevent Hardness at S.
g." by Mrs. Clement
What is the Effect of Frequent
Absence" by. T. s. Robson.
Constitution and bylaws read and
adopted.
Officers elected, Bro. Grant Mann,
president; Mrs, J, d, Cheadle, vice
president; j. W. Sheriff., secretary;
t. s. Robson, treasurer.
Secretary's report read and &C.
cepted.
Adjournment.
We close by saying the convention
was q success and we'll attended.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

Or. PRICES Cream Baking POwdeI
WOrId's Fair Highest Medal, and DiplOTD0.
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MURDEROUS CHUTES.
Managers of the Place Where Mr.. Dun1al
Was Killed, Not Blamed.

Managers of the Place Where NTr. Dunlap
Was Killed, Not Blamed.
CHICAGO. Aug. 7.-Building Inspector
Peters has made his report on the
"chutes" accident of Thursday last, in
which Charles Dunlap, general m anager
of the Rock Island railroad. was killed.
The accident, according to his investiga-
ton, could not have been foreseen. ''The
cars were lifted by a double cable of
Swedish iron seven eighths of an inch in
diameter" said the inspector. "An au-
tomato shut-off was placed on the en-
gine.
''It was worked by a travelling worm at
tached to the drum on which the cables
were wound. On the worm was a bolt SO
located that when car reached the top
of the platform it touched a spring SINH
lar to the trigger of gun. The bolt and
the shut off arrangement had been ex-
amined short time before the accident,
and both were apparently in good work
ing order. In some way the trigger
failed to act in the automatic shut-oH I
have suggested to the managers of the
concern and they have adopted the at
tachment of a safety appliance which
will avoid any further accident of like
kind y
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MISS FLAGLER GETS BAIL
She surrenders Herself and is Released ON
$4,000 Bond.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Miss Elizabeth
Flagler who shot and killed Ernest Green
few days ago, surrendered herself in
the district criminal court today and was
released on $4,000 bail to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
Her bondsmen are John Cassell a
wealthy real estate broker, and Gen.
Robert McFeeley, ex- commissary gen
eral, g. s. A. 1t is stated that this action
is in accordance with an agreement
made by the prosecution and the de-
Tense Immediately following the verdict
of the coroner's jury.
According to the story, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Taggart told Miss Flag
ler's counsel that the effect of the YER
dict was to hold her for manslaugh-
ter, and that the case would accord
ingly go to the grand jury upon its
sembling in the autumn. Her counsel
responded that she was in no condition
to appear before the court but that she
would appear as soon as her physical
condition would permit.
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LITTLE, BUT OH MY.
Kansas Democracy Small, But
Rotten as Others.
A Very OdOrOus Transaction
Brought to Light.
TOOK CONTRIBUTIONS.
Democratic Leaders Get Money
to Procure Offices,
Then They Take the Offices
Themselves.
Now the Democrats That Were
Bilked Bring Suit.

All that ia left of the Democratic party
in Kansas are few political remnants,
who hold the offices under the present
Democratic national administration.
There is still enough Democratic states
men to swindle each other over the
offices, and how they did it is revealed
in the following:
J. H. Choate, a prominent Democrat of
Washington, Kansas. has brought suit in
the district court of Cloud county to re-
cover 500 paid to w. Fl. L. Pepperiil and
five others, composing the Democratic
committee of the Fifth congressional dis
trict, for the appointment of postmaster
at Washington, and which he did not
get.
Other claims have been put in law
yers' hands at COncordia and suits order
ed brought 1t is alleged that in 1892,
following the national Democratic vic
tory, the state committee met here
and proceeded to farm out offices
except in the Fifth district The state
committee agreed to accept the recon-
mendations of the Fifth district com
mittee, which it is alleged formed a
combine and levied assessments from
office seekers to maintain expenses at
Washington during the early weeks of
the administration.
Those in the committee were T. NJ
Dolan, w. H. L. Pepperill, G. E.
Clifford, August Bondi, and J. L.
Strother. The committee proceeded
to look after their own interests
and captured offices as follows: Dolan,
deputy revenue collector; Pepperill, post
master at Concordia; Clifford, postmaster
at Clay Center: Bondi postmaster at
Salina; and Strother, postmaster at Abi-
lene. Donaldson, who wanted to be
postmaster at Courtland; Choate, who
wanted the same Office at Washington,
and paid money for it, were disappointed
snd brought suits.
Other disappointed applicants who
claim to have paid fees will file claims
against the combine. It is stated that
before the investigation proceeds far a
big political scandal will be une arthed.
A government investigation will follow
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WIRES IN CONDUITS.

Kansas City About to Require Telephone
Companies to Place Them There.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. THE problem of
putting all telephone wires in conduits
underground is causing the companies
considerable trouble. Alonzo Burt, the
manager of the Missouri and Kansas
Telephone company, met with the city
council committee last night The con-
sultation was merely one to give the
company chance to explain the situa-
tion as seen by it.
Mr.. Burt said that the change would
represent an outlay to the company of at
least $250,000, as all of the wires would
have to be taken out of the cables, in
which they are now strung, and placed
in larger cables, and then in cement con-
duits. He stated that at one time the
company would have been glad to make
the change, but that since then an en-
tirely new system of wires has been put
in, and the directors have not stated since
whether they favor the underground
system.
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FOB G. A. r. GUESTS.

Special Arrangements Made for News
paper Correspondents and for the Sick.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. TN the plans
for the entertainment of visitors during
the 6. A R encampment the many
special newspaper correspondents are
not overlooked. They will be extended
the hospitality of the city, and the men,
bers of the local press have arranged to
provide for their comfort and con-
venience.
The executive committee of the Press
club is making elaborate preparations
for their reception and will prepare a
special programme of entertainment for
newspaper guests during their leisure
hours while in the city.
MARION, o., Aug. 7.-Dr. o. W. Weeks,
surgeon general of the National Grand
Army of the Republic of this city has
just completed the arrangements of his
department for the Twenty Ninth annual
encampment of the G. A. R which oc-
ours in Louisville in September. W. p.
White, ii. D., health officer of Louis
Vile, has been appointed his medical
director and a hospital on the route of
the parade has been secured, in which
200 extra cots are to be placed and ten
ambulances are to be secured to accom-
pany the parade.
DR.. Weeks has appointed number of
physicians in his medical corps and they
are to be located at Louisville, New
Albany and Jeffersonville,
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GOLD MEN CONTROL.
Iowa Democratic Convention
Meets at Marshalltown.
The Gold Men Organize the
Resolutions Committee.
A MINORITY REPORT.
Silverites Will Make a Fight in
the Convention.
Judge W. I. Babb the Probable
Nominee for Governor.

MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, Aug. THE
Democratic state convention, the second
which has met here in II years, was
called to order at the Odean opera house
by Chairman Howard at 1920 this morn
ing. The convention contains 1919 dele
gates and every county is fully repre-
sented
The convention is big and noisy and it
was evident there would be hot fight
on silver. The city was in gala colors and
quite number of strangers aside from
delegate througed the hotels and streets.
Rev. Father Linehan, of the Catholic
church of this city. opened the conven-
tion with prayer. Mayor Pierce, made
the address of welcome, Pierce is a
republican, but he aroused great en-
thusiasm by telling the convention the
Democratic party was greater than one
sentiment or principle OF the party. He
created great amusement by saying he
extended the freedom of the city to all
delegates. respectfully from the state of
Scott" Who are liberal leaguers)
Judge Nathan French of Davenport
was made temporary chairman and ad-
dressed the convention nearly two hours.
Caucuses held this morning prior
to assembling of the convention by vari-
GUS districts revealed the fact that the
free silver men are in hopeless minority.
The committee on resolutions are unani-
nous for sound money, only two dis
tricts having white metal members The
silver men will introduce a minority re-
port, however. and make a stubborn fight
on the floor of the convention. Judge
Babb of Mount Pleasant will be nomi-
mated for governor, it is thought, by ac-
clamation.
The following is the committee on
resolutions which settles the fate of free
silver:
First district, W. W. Baldwin. Des
Moines county; Second district, E. IL.
Sharon. Scott; Third, L. NJ Mathews,
Dubuque; Fourth ]. C. Marshall, Cerro
Gordo; Fifth, Fl. J. Sligo, Tama; Sixth,
S. B, Evans. WapellO; Seventh. s. A.
Brewster, Union; Ninth, Ira Hendricks,
Pottawattomie; Tenth, L. Zimmerman,
Boone; Eleventh, J. C. Kelley, Wood
| bury.
The state central committee is as fol-
lows:
First district George s. Smith, Van
Buren; Second, c. s. Ranck, johnson;
Third. Robert O'Day, Bremen; Fourth,
John Folock. New Hampton; Fifth, N.
R. Jackson, Cedar; Sixth, c. A. Walsh,
Wapello; Seventh, Henry Reigelman,
John E. Mcclure, Audubon; Tenth, j.
Mccarthy. Greene; Eleventh, T. D. Hig-
| gins, Beuna Vista.
The platform will denounce the mulct
law, and declare in favor of the manufac-
ture of liquor by the state, the reform OF
the tariff and the adoption of the Demo
cratic money plank of '92. There are
over one hundred federal office holders
| in the convention.
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CHICAGO IS DANGEROUS.

Custom House Place or "BOiIer Avenue"
the Scene of Daily RObberies.
CHICAGO Aug. z-Gangs of desperate
negroes who have thus far eIuded the
police have begun a reign of terror in
the neighborhood of the Twelfth street
viaduct and in Plymouth and Custom
House places The latter locality leads
up from the Grand Trunk depot, entered
by a number of trains of various roads.
The footpads have carried their opera
tions past the point of merely garroting
and robbing men. They almost invar-
iably strip their victims of their clothes
and leave them to make their way to
shelter naked. At no time within the
past ten years has the part of the levee
lying west of State street been so dan
gerous as it is at present.
Captain Koch said last night that he
had exhausted every resource in trying
to round up the negroes, and that while
he had caught a number of them others
had escaped him.
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MRS. GARDNER FOUND.
The Missing Christian EndeavOr Delegate
Has Been Located.

The Missing Christian EndeavoF Delegate
Has Been Located.
NORWICH, Conn.,, Aug. 7-Mrs. Annie
NJ. Gardner, of Arcadia, Neb.. the Chris
tian Endeavor delegate who so mysteri-
ously disappeared, and whose husband
received letter announcing her death,
has been found. She is living in the
home of a family living at Norwich
town Green. a suburb of this city.
She has been there since July 28th,
and was discovered last evening. ]. w.
Landers, who came from Arcadia to dis
cover her whereabouts or to take the
body home, was taken into the presence
of Mrs. Gardner, and the interview, which
lasted long time, was most affecting.
Mrs. Gardner would not admit her
identity at first and she sat before Mr..
Lander, who has known her for years,
for long time with an Indifferent air
while he told her of her children and
broken hearted husband in Nebraska
Finally the woman broke down and tears
rolled down her cheeks. Mr.. Landers
telegraphed to Mr.. Gardner who will
start for Norwich at once.
Mrs. Gardner, who has been passing
under the name of Dorothy Mansfield
refuses to return to Nebraska She says
she can never return to her home. The
woman is sane evidently, but there is
something about her actions which it is
hard to understand unless she is tenn
pOrarily demented.
LATER.-Mrs Annie 7. Gardner, con-
sented to return home with ]. W. Lam
ders, her husband's friend, who found
her. She stOutly maintained that she is
not insane.
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BULLS WON'T FIGHT,
Because President Cleveland VIII Stop 1
at Atlanta.

at Atlanta.
New YORK, Aug. 7.-William Hosea
Ballou, vice president of the American
Humane association, said today that he
had received assurances from Buzzard's
Bay that President Cleveland would
use his influence to prevent bull
fighting at the Atlanta exposition.
The president, according to MIR.
Ballou, has reversed the decision of As
sistant Secretary Hamlin and has in
structed the treasury department to pro-
hibit the importation of matadors, bulls,
IaRces, swords and other bull fighting
paraphernalia-
"Today." said Mr.. Ballou, 81 received
a telephone communication from Buz-
Yards Bay that the president sustained
my appeal and decided against Mr..
Hamlin. This is what l expected
and l am not at all unduly elated.
My fight was not to curtail
the pleasures of anyone, but simply to
stop a disgusting and brutal exhibition
In my fiduciary capacity as vice presi-
dent of one of the greatest humane as
sociations in the world could not afford
to ignore and condone such a brutal of
fense against good morals. President
Cleveland evidently has taken the hu-
name view of the case, as we'll as the
legal objections"
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GEO. E. ROOT DEAD.
The Noted Composer Dies Very Unexpect
edIy at BaiIey's Island.


CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Geo. E. Root, the
noted composer died at Bailey's Island
yesterday at o'clock. His death was
unexpected.
The news of DR.. Roots death came to
a Chicago relative by wire today It was
known that the composer had been ill
but no one believed him to be in dangers
Mrs. Root and a daughter were with
him when he died. Prominent
among DR.. Roots medical works
were: The Cautatas of ''Daniel,"
"The Pilgrim Fathers" The Flower
Queen and the Haymakers," and the
songs Hazel DELL" "Rosalie, the
Prairie Flower" and "The Shining
Shore" In 1858 he became a part
ner in the house of Root & Cady
of Chicago, and when the war
came on he wrote the war songs
by which he is best known. 'The Bat
tie Cry of Freedom" 'Yes, Well Rally
Round the Flag Boys" "Just Before the
Battle, Mother" Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys are Marching" and "The Vacant
Chair"
DIR. Root was at the time of his death
preparing to celebrate his golden we'd
ding which would have occurred August
81
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LOCAL MENTION.

The following teachers have been
elected for the coming year for Seabrook
school: G. A. Schumacher, principal;
Annie M. Martin, primary.
Laura J. Jeffery brought suit today for
a divorce from Charles II. Jeffery. They
were married in September, 1889. and
she charges that her husband deserted
her in April, 1898.
Burnham, Hanna, Munger 6 Co., the
big Kansas City dry goods firm, began
garnishment proceedings in the district
court today against ]. L. Shively, of
Topeka, to recover $422 on a bill OF
goods,
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WILL LIKELY BE MORSE.
The Man Who VIII Probably Be superin-
tendent at HutchinsOn.

1t seems to be the general opinion
among the politicians that the man who
will be appointed superintendent of the
Hutchinson reformatory is ex-Sheriff ].
G. D. Morse of Hutchinson. He is the
man Governor Morrill, recommended for
the position before he left for Ohio and it
is thought the board will appoint him in
Difference to the governors wishes.
The application of Ex-Governor Lew
elling is considered good joke, or an
example of monumental presumption on
his part. If the board refuses to appoint
the governors man. there are those who
assert that ex-Superintendent Hatch
will be the one. There is one thing sure,
and that is that Hatch would like to be
made his own successor. The appoint
ment will probably be made this week.
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STATE WHEAT AND CORN
Farmers' Review Says Spring Wheat is
Good and Corn Immense.

Farmers' Review Says Spring Wheat is
Good and Corn Immenss.
CHICAGO, Aug. THE following will
appear in this weeks Farmers Review:
The states that grow large quantities of
spring wheat have excellent prospects
for large crop of that cereal Iowa
counties mostly have excellent condi-
tions and some localities will have larger
yields than any previous year. Wiscon-
sims crop of the spring sown grain will
be fair In Minnesota prospects are still
for an immense crop. In the Dakotas
the outlook is for large crop.
The corn crop will be immense. In
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, the
general prospects are for immense yields.
Missouri conditions are very favorable.
Kansas will have a big crop. In
Nebraska there has been some injury
by dry weather. Iowa reports prospects
still good for a very large yield. Wis
consin will have a full crop. In Mime
sofa and the Dakotas general prospects
continue favorable.