Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01

aged 40, and Marie Stewart, aged 5,
were burned to death, The mother Of
the girl was also seriously burned.
Four incendiary fires were started
late on the night of the goth at AL
toona, Pa. The most serious was the
ore at Stokes planning mill, which was
completely destroyed, entailing a loss
Of $4,000. No clew to the frebugs has
been obtained,
A DISPATCH from Cincinnati stated
that whisky distillers' finished goods
had been advanced to $l.1S gallon,
an advance Of one cent.
A TORNADO struck Chandler, Ok, on
: the evening of the 8Oth and nearly
wiped out the little city, fire complet-
ing the work of ruin begun by the
wind. Nineteen dead bodies were
taken out of the wrecked buildings
and score more were thought TO be
still under the debris. At least 100
persons were injured severely and a
dozen of those were said to be dying.
Only two buildings were left standing
in the place.
Two women and baby were smoth-
cred to death by smoke on the 3Oth in
n house Mt New York which was par
TALLY consumed by fire.
THE steam tug I'll. Rio Rey was sunk
at Memphis, Tenn, on the 30th and the
crew had narrow escape from drown
ing. The tug was owned by John
Rahey, newspaper correspondent OF
St. Louis, and had been in the employ
of the st. Louis Republic in rescuing
refugees.
A DISPATCH from Bloomington, ILL.,,
said that general reduction of operat-
ing expenses has been inaugurated by
the Chicago e. Alton Railroad Co. and
an order issued dispensing with the
services of many train dispatchers and
clerks and reducing the salaries of
operators S. per month.
THE Spanish general, Hernandez
| Velasco, while operating in the hills Of
Pinar del Rio, recently defeated party
of Cuban insurgents under Gen. Ruiz
Rivera, who was wounded and taken
prisoner. The crew of the Spanish
gunboat Dependents deserted to the
insurgents, after having burned the
gunboat and secured the arms and ann
munition on board.
THE United Press, having its princi-
pal Office in New York, on the Goth
filed in the county clerks Office an as
signment for the benefit of its creditors
to Frederick G. Mason, the auditor of
the corporation. The assignment pa
pers were filed by Charles A. Dana,
president of the corporation.
THE boiler of sawmill exploded at
Augusta Ky, on the Goth, killing two
men and fatally injuring three others.
A COMBINATION was said to be nearly
completed between dealers in the pro-
ducts of the fresh water fisheries Of
the United States and Canada which
will practically control the supply.
The trust is backed by English capital.
THE boiler in the power house Of the
electric street railroad at Elmira, N.
y, exploded on the GOTH The fireman
was instantly killed and the engineer
was seriously injured The damage
done was estimated at $4,000.
AUSTIN, Tex, and the surrounding
country was visited by terrific cyclone
on the 9Sth that did great amount of
damage to property, many buildings
being unroofed and twisted from their
foundations. Several persons at differ
emit places were reported killed or fa-
tally injured. Railroads in the state
were also badly damaged by the heavy
rains which followed.
JOHN r. CAMPIoN and other mine
managers at Leadville, Col, have re-
ceived letters signed "The Committee"
threatening to blow up their mines un-
less they Immediately discharge all
non-union worEmen. The letters have
caused considerable uneasiness.
Romans tried to derail train on the
Texas, Saline Valley 81 Northwestern
road on the 25th by piling iron on the
track, but the pilot of the locomotive
pushed the obstruction and the plan
miscarried.
THE East German Methodist Episco-
pal conference in session at Scranton,
Pa, voted against the admission OF
women as delegates to the general con-
ference. The vote was A against to 2
in favor of admission.
Two tobacco merchants, named Will
liam Fades and John Hatfield, were
killed by a passenger train while cross
ing the tracks at Paducah, KY, in
their buggy,
Two bills have been introduced into
the New York Legislature to establish
the state of Manhattan, including
within its boundaries the territory OF
the greater city of New York.
AT an informal meeting of distillers
and wholesale whisky dealers at Gin
cinnati on the goth it was unanimously
agreed to advance the price of spirits
in few days.
A MOVEMENT has been started by
some influential men of New York by
which it is hoped to get Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage to return to that city. A
plan is on foot to erect one of the
greatest edifices for worship on this
continent.
As the result of an old quarrel Blan-
chard Thomas was shot and instantly
killed at Lapaz, Ind, by Jacob Leeds,
who had previously been fatally cut by
a knife in the hands of Thomas.
AT the session of the New Jersey
Methodist conference at Trenton
vote 1voS to1yen IN the question Of tha