Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-08

flooding the west side OF the city and
driving hundreds Of people from their
homes. Sidewalks were floating about
and many people used them as RATS to
move to dry land. All bridges have
been condemned as dangerous.
WITH the exception of four members
OF the house OF delegates the entire re-
publican ticket was elected in st. Louis
on the 9th. Henry Zeigenhein, the
mayor, polled about the normal repub-
lican vote.
CARTER II. HARRISON, democratic
candidate for mayor, swept Chicago on
the 9th, receiving a plurality of $4,000
over Harlan, independent, and 10000
over Sears, republican.
A CONFERENCE of leaders of the Cleve-
land wing Of the democratic party has
been set for April 93 in New York, the
avowed purpose of which is 'to save
the party from its present free silver
and populistic tendencies" Messrs.
Cleveland, Carlisle, William L. Wilson
and other well-known democrats will
be present.
A NEWSPAPER published in Rome
said that the hope was cherished by
the vatican that an understanding
would soon be arrived at with the
United States respecting the establish
ment of diplomatic relations with
Washington. The paper said it was
asserted that President Mckinley had
recently sent for Archbishop Ireland,
who would shortly be sent to Rome to
confer with the pope.
The National Mining bureau has is.
sued call for an international Gold
Miners convention, to be held in Den
yer, Col, on the 18th and 10th of June.
The exhibitions will consist of refined
gold and gold ores and general min
ing display. Miners organizations are
invited to cooperate in the exhibit
and movement. Each county in the
mining states is asked to hold mass
convention not later than May so, and
elect delegates to the gathering.
FRED ACoCK, an eX-soldier in the
regular army, will start from Topeka,
Kan, June - to carry Old Glory
, around the world He will go to
Europe first and return by the way of
the Pacific.
The Globe savings bank at Chicago
suspended on the 5th,
HENRY LEE was shot and killed by
Bob Cheatham over game of marbles
at Rockport, Ind Both are colored.
ORRINGToN LUNT, founder of Evans
ton, ILL.,, and one of the founders of
the Northwestern university, died at
Evanston on the 5th. He located in
Chicago in 1910.
A DISPATCH from Muskogee, l. T.,
on the 9TH said that Jim Cook, one Of
the members of the notorious Cook
gang, who escaped from the Cherokee
national prison last December, had
been recaptured and placed behind the
bars
The Spanish government has in
structed Gen. Weyler to introduce in
Cuba the reforms which the cabinet
recently agreed to for the island. The
Madrid Epoca, a semi-of1icial organ,
stated on the 9TH that negotiations for
the restoration of peace in Cuba were
in progress with every prospect Of sue
cess.
THREE men were asphyXiated by car
bonic acid gas while cleaning beer
tunnel at Doves brewery in Montreal,
Can.
The steamer Fuerst Bismarck
brought nearly 1000 Italian immi-
grants to New York on the 4th.
The Jim river in South Dakota had
overlooked its banks on the 4th and
steamer was sent from Yankton to res
cue the sufferers. Thousands of acres
of farm lands were under about six
feet of water.
JOHANNES BRAHMS, the well-known
musical composer, died at Vienna re-
Gently aged CT.
A FAREWELL banquet to eX-Ambassa-
dor Bayard is to be given at London
on May Z, when gold loving cup,
worth 81, 800, will be presented to him
by the American colony in London and
elsewhere in Great Britain.
WILLARD SPENCER, a farmer living in
Chautauqua county, N Y, fatally as
saulted stepdaughter and a young
lady who was visiting her, set fire to
his barn and burned 10 head of stock
and then cut his own throat.
NEARLY $12,O had been raised in
st, Louis up to the I'd to aid the flood
sufferres in the south.
AT Kansas City, Mo-, the other night
DIR. jefferson d. Goddard shot and
killed Frank j. jackson, a laundry
man. There was bad blood between
the two men, jackson being jealous of
Goddard on account of the latter's
many visits to Mrs. jackson. DR.. God
dard ran drug store for Mrs, Jackson
and his visits were said to be on bust
ness. jackson was fond of morphine
and whisky and did not live with his
wife, but managed her laundry on a
salary.
A HURRICANE struck Peoria, ILL.,, on
the Sd and did considerable damage to
buildings. The roof of Wards overall
factory was ripped off, taking along
two smokestacls and a section of stone
wall. Over $50 girls were at work and
many of them tainted
MEMPHIS, Tenn, issued an appeal for
aid on the 9TH for the refugees from
the flooded districts.
Four desperate prisoners confined in