Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-29
NEWS BOILED DOWN.
Chicago is running short Of coal.


in three sounds at Buffalo, N, Y
Twenty-six dead babies were found
in Catholic church tower at Seville,
Spain.
A second raid has been made within
a week on the o. NJ Il. club joint at
Lawrence, Kan.
State board of pardons refused
pardon to q. w, Rogers, the Harvey
county, Kansas, record burner
G. r. Mahin deserted his family at
Davenport, Iowa, and eloped with a
married woman after robbing his en-
ployers.
The sudden death of Claus Behrens
at Davenport, Iowa, has led to the
sensational discovery that he was
poisoned, and probably by his wife.
owing to her infatuation for Henry
Bendt
The officials composing the State
Board of Arkansas, to build, equip and
operate state railroads, have issued
notice to the people of that state that
they are ready to begin business as
soon as the people express their
wishes, accompanied by cash guaran-
tee of good faith,
The Vinita National bank of Vinita,
I. T., was authorized to begin bust
ness; capital $4,000
The Missouri school book commits
sion thinks that there should be a 20
per cent reduction in prices.
Twenty prisoners in the Kings coun-
ty penitentiary have become insane
fiom enforced idleness since the anti
convict labor law went into effect,
January l.
1t is said that the Carnegie armor
plant is likely to be sold to the Rus
sian government, and that the com
pany is now considering proposition
for its sale.
An interurban train on the Frisco
road between Joplin and Galena, Mo-,
was ditched The engineer, AL
Bridgewell, lost an arm, and several
of the passengers were slightly in
iured
Thirty-six lizards were removed
from the stomach of Morris Collins at
Philadelphia. Collins had suffered
from an illness the physicians could
not understand for the past five years.
Representative Cooney of the Soda
liza district has introduced in Congress
a resolution looking to an investiga-
ton of the affairs of the receivership
of the First National bank of Soda
liza, Mo.
Joseph R. Dunlop, who is serving a
term in the Illinois penitentiary for
sending obscene literature--the Chi
cago Dispatch, of which he was pub
through the mails, is said to
be falling in health. He is in the
prison hospital
Bishop Potter of New York has been
asked the question:: "Should church
or cathedral built by non-union men
be attended by union worshipers?"
The question has its origin in the fact
that non-union men are employed on
the new Epis copal cathedral of st.
John.
Commissioner Hermann will recon-
mend that two government land offices
be established in Alaska.
Captain o. NJ Carter and Rear Ad-
miral John S. Walker (retired) have
been appointed members of the Mica
raguan canal commission.
Ex-United States Senator Doolittle
of Wisconsin is seriously ill. He is SO
years old.
The famine in India continues, and
people are dying by hundreds daily Of
starvation.
1t is reported in Madrid that the
Spanish government is negotiating for
the purchase of four large warships.
1t is denied from Washington that
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage is to sever his
connection with the FIRST Presbyterian
church.
Senator Baker introduced bill pro
viding for two judicial districts in the
state of Kansas
Harold Moulton, prominent figure
in Northwestern Kansas history was
burned to death by lamp explosion
at Kirwin, Kan.
In his Peoples Party Thomas E.
Watson calls on Senator Marion But
Ter to resign the national chairman
ship of the Peoples party.
George r. Worth, a Topeka team
ster, was arrested ON the charge of
criminally assaulting Helen Holloway
an 11-year- old girl. He is confined in
the county Jail
The British governments sending a
much stronger patrolling force up to
the Behring sea sealing fisheries than
usual this season.
Charles Helbach will attempt to
walk wire cable stretched across
Niagara falls. He has performed
numerous daredevil feats on wire.
Emanuel Straub, 70 years old, COM
mitted suicide near St. Charles, Mo-,
by taking rough on rats His wife
had beaten him with broom for get
ting drunk
There have been serious outbreaks
at Barcelona, Spain, and the gend-
armes have been stoned by the mob
The government has sent large REIN