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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-03

The Rock Island company con-
ferred lasting favor upon the moth
ers Of this place when it made the
pond east Of the depot Now that it
is frozen over the lads and lassies can
60 there for skate, and mothers need
have no fear of treacherous river or
creek. During the past week old and
young have strapped on skates, and
put in many pleasant hours gliding
over the frozen deep. Several faith
ers have taken Up sports of old, and
become boys again. Dealers report
large bales Of skates 4 -
Mr.. and Mrs. o Nelson Of Fair
view, Utah, had the plsfqrtune Of los
ing their four months old daughter
Venice on the tram Sunday morning.
The child died Of heart disease some
time during the night although APP
parently in the best Of health when it
went to sleep. The body was taken
off here, embslmed and placed in q
casket. The sorrowlng parents re-
turned with their precious charge to
their homo in Utah Sunday night,
They were on their way to visit
friends 10 Chicago
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-03
COBB & LOCKE

are prepared to take parlor pictures.
They use AN expensive flash light
machine, and can guarantee perfect
satisfaction. Have your family taken
at your home.|
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NOTICE.

l need money All who know them
selves indebted to me willnplease call
and settle their accounts on or before
December 20, and oblIge.
/. II. MALLETT.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-03
w. z. c. Attention.

Saturday, December IL, 1896, is the
time for the annual election Of officers.
All members requested to be present.
Mrs. FLEMING, Sec'y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-03
Mccormick Bros

request all parties owing them to call
and settle their accounts before De-
cember Is next, as they wish to close
up their business.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-03
CANVAsSERs WANTED

To sell our U. S. Indestructible Fire
Kindlers and Oil Cans. Fills a want
found in every household. ~
U. s. Manic Co,
Fond du Lac, Wis, U. s. A.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-03
TLrllevs Have Advan1ed.

Bring on your poultry and get the
highest price in cash.
]. D, CoUoH, East Side Square
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-03
CORN WANTED.

l will pay 20 cents for corn in ex-
change for dental work
a. D. RATr1NGToN.
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AT COST!

For the next ten days. !, Il
Hand made fascinators.
Trimmed hats.
Plumes.
Fancy feathers.
Mrs. KIyET1
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
HUNG IN MlDAIR.
The Perilous Plight of a Soldier in Oh nese Thibet.

The PeriIous Plight of a Soldier in Chi l. nese Thibet.
 An amusing story is told of the Eng fish officer who determined to enter Chinese Thibet by stratagen. He man. aged to cross the frontier at night, and so escaped the guard.
 On the following day, however, while the officer was journeying deeper into Thibet, the Thibetan soldiers overlook him, and informed him that as the country was unsafe because of rob- ebers, they would go with him in order to protect him, to which arrangement the traveller was compelled to agree. In a few hours they came to river, which was crossed by a rope bridge. E The Thibetans passed over first, in or der to show that the bridge was safe, and then the official got into the moose and was pulled along by the Thibetans, Suddenly, however, they ceased pull ing, and left the Englishman hanging in midair above the rushing torrent.
 In vain the officer shouted to the Thibetans to pull. They merely smoked and nodded their heads. The hours passed, and still the officer hung above the torrent. At last the Thibetans agreed to pull him back if he would leave Tibet immediately. This, of course, he was compelled to do, and took his departure from the forbidden land.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
Kleptomanla.

To believe French writer, there are
 no fewer than four thousand women caught every year in stealing during their shopping expeditions, habit eu- phoniously styled kleptomania. The number of titled ladies seized with this strange malady while examining the fashions of Paris, he tells us, is incred- ible. Among the most recent culprits were a Russian duchess, French countess, an English duchess and the daughter of reigning sovereign. As a rule, these distinguished offenders are let off on the payment of round sum for the relief of the poor; when the shoplifter is known to be rich, the sum extracted rises to as much as ter thousand francs. The police authori
 ties consent to this sort of conformation
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
ANOTHER ICE PERIOD.
A Predicted Result of Cutting the Isthmul
 of Panama.

A
 of Panama.
 ''The best scientific authorities pre- diet dire effects from the cutting of a canal through either the Isthmus of Panama or Tehuantepec. The late George R. Marsh said of this that a new ice period might be occasioned by the withdrawal of so important source of warmth from the northern zones, and Sir John Herschel wrote: Were the Isthmus of Panama broken through there is no doubt that the whole climate of our island Great Britain) would un- dergo a most notable deterioration. The sum of $9,000O00 has been voted by the legislature of the state of New York for improving the Erie canal sys- tenn; the Hennepin canal has had $1,- 100000 spent on it, and work has stopped until new appropriations can be made. Matt Quay is using his influence for the construction of a ship canal from Pitts burgh to Lake Erie, to cost $16,000,0 ,00O, and ship canal from Philadelphia to New York, besides advocating the ex- penditure of $50, ,000,CO0 in canalizing the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. One of the most stupendous of these engineering works is the Chicago drainage canal, now in progress, which is to cut the divide which bars the way between Chicago and the Mississippi river. The distance is only 30 miles between Lake Michigan and the Illinois river, and one can easily see the startling nature of d union of the great lakes and the father of waters.'"
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
HAD BEGUN TO PRooren.
A Pathetically Humorous Story Told Of a
 Cumberland Mountain Farmer.

A PatheticaUy humorous oGOry Iolu oh 0
 Cumberland Mountain Farmer.
 A writer in the Detroit Free Press tells a pathetically humorous story of a friend of his, Jack Negly, a Cumber- land farmer. The writer had lent Jack a few dollars, with which to buy pair of steers, and had received from him many visits of apology; for Jack was an honest man, and did not enjoy being in debt.
 He was renter, and at least every other season he was occupying dlf- ferent farm. By my advice, he had moved the year before into an entirely new field, dozen miles from his usual haunts, and I had not seen him for several months. When I did see him, at last, it was by accident as business called me into his neighborhood. As I rode past his place he hailed me from the corn-feld and came out to the fence. Hello" I exclaimed. "Is this your farm?"
 "Yes, and I jist come over to tell you, colonel, that I'll be ready to pay part of that claim uv your'n afore long"
 ''You must be doing well?'
 q think I'm doing fust-rate, and I'm powerful obleeged to you, colonel, fer headin' me this way"
 ''I'm always glad to help, if l can."
 q knowed that, colonel, and that's why come away over here so fer frum home. Hits kinder strange to me, but ez long ez I'm doin' ez we'll ez I am I'm a-goin' to stard bit.
 Are you making any money?"
 Jim's face frightened perceptibly.
 ''No, ain't, colonel" he replied, hope fully; "but I'm losin' it slower'n ever done in my life afore."
 1t struck me as rather odd at first, but upon reflection I concluded that Jim might have reason for his hopefulness.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
OFFICIAL CALL. The Fifth National Irrigation
 Congress.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept 5, 1896. To the People of the United States of
 America:
 Pursuant ito the order of the Fourth Irrigation congress and to designation by the National executive committee, the fifth annual session of the National Irrigation congress will be held in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, upon the dates of December 15, 16 and IT, 1896.
 The membership of the body will be made up as follows, in accordance with the resolutions of the Third and Fourth congresses:
 1. All members of the National ex- ecutive committee.
 2. All members of state and terri torial irrigation commissions. 3. Five delegates at large, to be ap- pointed by their respective governors. for each of the following states and territories: Arizona, California, Colo I rado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Ne
 braska, Nevada, New Mexico, North
 Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da-
 kota, Texas, Utah, Washington and | Wyoming. .f6
 4. Three delegates at large for each
 state and territory not heretofore
 enumerated, to be appointed by the l governors of said states and terri. tories; or, in the case of the District ot ,, Columbia, by the president. 5. One delegate each from regularly !. organized irrigation, agricultural ani |, horticultural societies, and societies O. \ engineers, irrigation companies, agri cultural colleges, and commercial bod ies, such as boards of trade, chamber. |, of commerce, etc.
 G. Duly accredited representative of any foreign nation or colony, eacl member of the United States senat, !, and house of representatives, and eacl governor of a state or territory will b ! admitted as honorary members. The work of the National Irrigatiol ] congress has now continued for nor : than five years. The first session wa :. held in the city of Salt Lake, Utah the second in Los Angeles, California the third in Denver, Colorado; and tn
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
Statesmanlike Horse.

The successful horse-dealer is never at a loss. Witness the following incident from an exchange: A young English man was negotiating with a dealer fo1 a horse. The horseman eXpatiated on the many good points of the animal under discussion.
 Tt seems to me, MT. Mug@ins," re- marked the young man, "that the horse has rather big head"
 The retort came at once: Big 'ead big 'ead, do you call it? Why, look at Gladstone; what 'ead 'e's got!"
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
Veterinary

JERRY MILLAY WALTER BENNETT. NHlLLAY & BENNETT-Attnrneys-a MI Rooms Is snd r Fleming building.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07

N7ILLIAM HERRtNG-Attorney and cou1 w selOr at law. Tombstone, Ariz
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07
The Water Lily.

Several specimens of water lilies have the very curious peculiarity of bloom ing all day and at evening closing their blossoms, and, by retracting the stem, drawing the four entirely underwater. There is no more singular fact in the history of flowers than this oddity of the water lily.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07

WTANrED-Dressmakin plain sewing, fan w cy work and fine mending at moderat rates 233 w. Jackson street.
Arizona republican., 1896-10-07

TXT H. rII.WELL-Attorney at Law Ohic w Su7, 30s and 309. Fleming block, Phoe nix AriZ.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
Especial to The Herald,.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Represen-
tative Aller said to The Herald corre-
spondent tonight that he would try
and have a day set by the committee
on territories to hear his argument IN
support Of the memorial presented by
him a few days ago, praying for the
annexation of a part OF Cocomino and
Mohave counties in Arizona. The COM
mittee has not as yet taken any action
in this matter.
A postof1ce was today established at
Sunshine. Tooele county, Utah. Ar
thur B. Gibson was appointed post
master.
A postoffice was today established at
Strong, Fremont county, Wyo- Frank
Strong was appointed postmaster
T. J. Kearry was today appointed
postmaster at Shelly, Bingham county,
Ida, vice ]. F. Shelly, resigned.
L. W. Harris was appointed post
master at Southwick, Mex Perez coun-
ty. vice S. R. SOuthwick. removed.
BY direction of the assistant secre-
tary of war. Private Ambrose D. Pond.
Company a. Sixteenth infantry, now
in the hands of the civil authorities,
will be discharged without honor from
the service by the commanding officer
of Fort Douglas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
CUBAN CHATTER.
LATEST ADvICEs RECEIVED BY
THE SPANISH MINISTER.
Cubans Will Retaliate on the Span
iards for Their Slaughter of Sus-
poets by Using Dynamite-A Great
COnglOmeratiOn.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-The Span
ish minister has received the follow
ing advices from Havana
Bands of insurgents are marauding
to the north of Taruco with the in
tanticn of divertfng the attention of
the troops and to permit Gomez and
Maceo to cross to Matanzas and enter
the Cienaga de Zapata. The roads to
it are guarded by the commands of
Echague and Francis. One of the
msurgent bands entered the town of
San Antonio de Blanco and was de-
feated by the troops. One encounter
took place at the Oviedo plantation.
The enemy lest three killed. four pris-.
oners, eight horses and arms and am.
munition. They carried away several
wounded Colonel Seguara has cap
tupad the rebel chief Enliseto between
Catalina and Guinas.
A small column organized by the
military commander of Marina with
volunteers and firemen, defeated COM
pletely the bands of Villa Nueva and
Baldonero, killing twenty and captur-
ing fifteen prisoners and ten horses
with saddles and a few machebss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
QUEER, VERY QUEER.
a Proceeding That Would Never
Have Been Looked For Save in
South Dakota.

MITCHELL, S. D., Feb. 24-Tfle en-
tire outfit of the Mitchell Wallpaper.
presses, type, etc.-was taken Unto the
street this morning and publicly burn
ed by am orderly and well-behaved
body Of business men. The editor of
the paper, Robert Mcbride, has for a.
long time been attacking various pub
lie institutions and prominent people,
notably the late John D. LawIer, pres
ident of the First National bank. Sew
eral years ago Mcbride married Mr..
LAWYERS sister-in-law, the wealthy
daughter of General Sturgis, u. S. A.
After a few years Mrs. Mcbride Sc
cured a divorce and Mcbride then
began his attacks upon the business
men and personal character of Mr..
LaWler.
Much Indignation was aroused, and
Saturday night citizens met Mcbride
and offered to buy out his plant if he
would go elsewhere. He agreed, but
later decided to Withdraw from the
bargain. The citizens, thereupon, ap-
pointed one of their number to act as
agent for Mcbride, and then paid the
money agreed upon and took the
property out and destroyed it as stat
ed. The committee is now looking for
Mcbride, and will suggest FIAT he
move elsewhere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
MILL BE DECIsIvE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24-It is expected
this week will be decisive in the
strike of the clothing cutters and
trfmmers. The union headquarters
were closed Sunday and the workmen
say they will make no move until the
state board of arbitration decides what
its action will be in view of the re-
fusal of the employers to arbItrate.
The employers are making every effort
to secure men to fill the strikers
places.
Colonel w. P. Rend will hold a con-
ference today with Charles Refer,
member of the state board who is
coming from Springfield. They will
visit the strikers and the employers
today and make another effort ito bring
about harmony.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
THE TRANSVAAL.
AMERICANS NOT NUMEROUS But
INFLUENTIAL.
Sympathies of Man Who Has
Lived Several Years in and Around
Johannesburg are With the Uit-
1anders.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-E. F. Wiltse
of California is registered at the Wal
dorf hotel. He was assistant engineer
of the famous May Consolidated and
other mines in Africa of which John
Hayes Hammond, now under arrest,
was the chief Mr. Wiltse is thorough
ly posted in Transvaal affairs, having
lived several years in and around 10
hannesburg, and his sympathies are
all with the Uitlanders.
II presume said Mr. Wiltse last
night" that what you more particu-
1arly want to know is about the
American element in the Transvaa1.
Well, the Americans are not numer-
Gus, but they are influential, and,
may add, popular with the Beers, while
the English, naturally enough, are
hated. And here 1 may remark that
though many of the raiders might have
entertained annexation ideas when
they followed DIR. Jameson. the Amer
ican element did not, and 1 believe-tn
fact, l know-that the movement was
one in the direction of reform. 1 left
the country before the raid, but I, as
some kind was brewing, for the reason
that the state of things was growing
more and more intolerable to the Uit-
landers or foreigners.
AS for my friend, John Hayes Ham
mond, he is an American, heart and
soul, and would never think of having
aught to do with a move
ment looking to the over
throw of even am oligarchial re-
public. He is % the same calibre as
DIR. Jameson, and the men generally
who are making out Of the Transvaal
one of the richest and most prosperous
regions on the eart1s surface, with
splendid future. I could speak more
especially of matters in the Transvaal
from inside knowledge 1 possess, but
prudence compels me to silence The
concessions lately granted by the
Boer government to three companies go
to show were they inquired into, that
this innocent administration of Paul
Kruger has an eye to the main chance
and is not lacking in sordidness.
'In conclusion l may say that the
American element in South Africa is
one of benefeence. 1t takes in the
most influential and progressive of the
population and has, in an engineering
sense, control of the Rand mines,
which mines are the richest in the
whole world. Why they are not half
developed. nor will they be until the
Transvaal has a more liberal govern
ment- AS for the future no man
knows what it will bring forth, though
we can all guess. That there will be
vast changes is certain
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
VIII RetaIfate.

KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 24-Havana
advices aver the Cubans will retaFiate
on the Spanfards for their Slaughter
of suspects by using dynamite. A
manifesto signed by the Cuban revo-
rItionary party has been found scat
tered through Havana, setting forth
that from five to ten of the suspects
confined in the Caballas were shot
nightly and that the Cubans would
retahate by destroying Spanish resi-
dences and places of business by dy-
Mantle
An American planter from Santa
Clara says sixty Cubans who surren-
dered last week, expecting amnesty
were shot
The threat of the insurgents to use
dynamite has caused great alarm in
Havana
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The Bos-
ton sailed from Honolulu for Yoke
hama on the 7th inst.
The Cincinnati has arrived at Fort
Monroe, and the Concord at Kobe,
Japan.
The Indiana has gone to sea from
Newport News with the inspection
board to test her great guns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
UNIONS BITTER FIGHT.
He Is an Openly Confessed Mem
Der of the A. P. A.
He Attributes the Defeat of Many
Members Two Years Ago to Their
Refusal to Abolish sectarian
schools and Predicts Disaster
to Those Who still Stand Out
Against Their Abolition.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The house
today in committee of the whole, af-
ter a. very interesting debate, by a vote
of SO to 81, decided that none OF the
appropriations on the Indian approprl-
alton bill for Indian schools should go
to sectarian schools.
The only sectarian schools to which
money now goes are Roman Catholic
in denomination, and the fight today
was led by Mr.. Linton, Michigan Re
publican, who is the most pronounced
and openly avowed A. P A. member
on the floor.
In last years bill the appropriation
was cut down 90 per cent with the I'M
derstanding it should be reduced 20 per
cent each year until it ceased, at the
end of five years. The committee on
Indian affairs, this year. recommended
that this appropriation again be re-
duced 20 per cent, but Mr.. Linton
moved am amendment that no portion
of this appropriation should go to sec
tartan schools In his speech in sup
port of it, he attributed the defeat of
many members two years ago to their
refusal to abolish sectarian schools,
and predicted disaster to those who
still stood out against their abOli-
ton. He also referred, Indignantly, to
a statue of Pierre Marquette, robed in
the gown of Jesuit priest. and dec
GRATED with the paraphernalia of his
church. which is shortly to be erected
in statuary hall in the presence of high
dignitaries of the Catholic church.
THE DEBATERS.
In the debate that followed Messrs.
Cooper (Rep Wis.); Watson (Rep. o.;
Hainer (Rep. Neb9: Mclaughlin. Cali
fornia and Grosvenor. supported the
amendment, while Messrs. Fady (Rep.
Mimi; Gamble (Rep. S. d.; Walsh
Dem. N. j. and Sherman (Rep. o. ar
gued in favor of carrying out the poll
cy of reducing the appropriations 20
per cent each year The latter recalled
that General Grant had proposed the
system and that for twenty-five years
congress had encouraged the churches
to carry ON this educational work
among the Indians. The Indian bill
was completed today, save for a single
paragraph.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
Members of the Committee Decline
to Give Out Anything for PubIica-
ton.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-The house
subcommittee of the naval affairs COM
mittee was engaged for several hours to-
day in working on the naval appropria-
ton bills. The members declined 10
give out anything for publication. 1t is
stated that the number of new battleships
and torpedo boats to be recommended has
not yet been settled. At the last meeting
of the subcommittee a strong sentiment
developed in favor of authorizing a
greater number of battleships than was
asked for by Secretary Herbert in his
annual report. The disposition among the
leaders of the house may, however have
its effect on the members of the SUBJ
committee and keep their recommends
lions as to new ships within a smaller
limit than would otherwise be the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25

The charges against Chief Devine
were forthcoming at last nights ses-
sion of the board of fire and police
commissioners, the first meeting of
the board since the chief was suspen-
ded On the 18th inst. All members
were present, Commissioner Empey &C.
c,nying his usual seat pending the ar
rival and assumption of office of Mr..
Cohn. while Mr. Varian. the newly
appointed commissioner. occupied the
seae of ex-Commissioner Stephens.
After reading the communications
from the mayor notifying the board
of the suspension of Chief Devine.
Chairman Jennings inquired Of the
clerk whether the charges had been
filed
FROM THE MAYOR.
Clerk Felt looked over a stack OF
documents and produced the all-im-
portant ones, which were ordered
read the first being a letter as fol-
February "a, 1896.
To the Board of Police and Fire Com
missloners;
Geutlemen-Being advised that there
viii be a meeting of your board this
evening. the first 10 be held since the
chief engineer OF the fire department
was suspended from duty on the 18th
inst. L take This opportunity TO trans
nit herewith charges and specifications
against that officer, for such action
thereon as to your board may seem
proper. Very respectfully
JAMES GLENDINNING,