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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06

The state G. A. R. reunion will be
held at Leavenworth October II to Is.
Populists of Dickinson county are
nominating their county ticket by the
referendum process.
Department Commander Botkin has
issued an order fixing Saturday, May
30, as Memorial day.
The county school superintendent
of the state will meet in state con-
vention at Junction City May 10 and 10.
Secretary Barnes, of the state horti-
cultural society, says Kansas will this
year raise the largest fruit crop in her
history.
It was said that Senator Luciem
Baker would indorse McCown Hunt, Of
Leavenworth, for internal revenue coll
lector for Kansas.
Will Long, young farmer, was con-
victed of burning new schoolhouse
near Bronson. The setting of the fire.
was the result of a factional feud in
the district.
Fabian Lagree, member of a French
colony near Moundridge, recently fell
heir to 100000 through the death OF a.
sister who owned large mining inter
ests in Montana,
The state textbook commission has
been restrained from doing business
until the courts decide the constitu-
tionality of the law. Judge Hazen, OF
Topeka, granted the temporary in
junction.
Gov. Leedy has issued an order re-
curing all companies of the national
guard to report to the nearest g. A. r..
post ON Memorial day, and be subject
on that day to the orders of the post
commander.
The New England Loan & Trust co.,
of Boston, which shut down on Kansas
business three years ago, has sent in
structions to its agents in northeast
orn Kansas to again solicit loans.
Further sittings of the bribery inves-
tigating committee have been post
poned until May IL, pending a decision,
of the supreme court as to the right of
the committee to compel witnesses to-
testify.
Mrs. Ada Campbell, a good-looking
and well-educated white woman, the
mother of three children, was arrested
near Kansas City charged with being
the leader of gang of chicken thieves,
thatwere operating in johnson county
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
The EUROPEAN WAR.
Greeks Not Opposed to Mediation, But viii
Not Ask for 1.-THE Turkish View.

Greeks Not Opposed to Mediation, But VIII
Not Ask for 1.-THE Turkish View.
ATHENS, May 4.-The diplomatic stu
alton may be summed up as follows:
No request for mediation has been or
will be addressed by Greece to the
powers until the ministers of war and
marine report on the state of the
Greek forces at Pharsalos and else
where. The powers have not offered
mediation, although they do not con-
ceal the fact that request for inter
vention will be highly acceptable to
them. The minister for foreign affairs,
M. Skoulodis, says the military situa-
ton has greatly improved in both
Epirus and Thessaly, and that the VIC
tory of the Greeks over the Turks at
Velestino was brilliant. 1t is said M.
Skoulodis is not opposed to mediation,
but will not ask for it, official circles
at Athens seem anxious that the pow
ers should impose mediation.
Rumors conflict materially as to the
diplomatic attitude of Turkey. Ac-
cording to one report, Edhem Pasha,
Turkish commander in Thessaly, has
asked an armistice of five days; accord
iag,.to another, an armistice already
exists by the tacit acquiescence of both
commanders while a third story de-
scribes Edhem Pasha as only awaiting
reinforcements for an attack upon
PhArsalos, to be followed by an attack
upon Volo. 1t is also said to be prob
able that Adm Tamatello is prepar-
ing to prevent possible attempt
of the Turks to seize Volo by the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
BrIckr FROM Grnnt,s Tomh.

New YORK, May 5.-Mayor Strong
has had stored away in a cell in the
basement of the city hall 1000 bricks
from the old tomb of Gen. Grant, which
may make him some trouble later on.
About a month ago he received let
ter from the commander of an Illinois
G. A. R. post asking for one of the
bricks of the old tomb as a souvenir.
The Mayor thought if one post would
want such souvenir it was likely the
other posts would also. AS there are
6,S96 Grand Army posts in the United
States it will require some smart arith-
metic to make both ends meet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
THE AGITATION BEGUN.
American Federation of Labor Begins tn
Crusade for an Eight-HOur Day.

American Federation of Labor Begins the
Crusade for an Eight-Hour Day.
WASHINGTON, May 5. - President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has left here for a
tour through the state of New York in
compliance with the instructions of
the executive council, which met here
last month for the purpose of organic
ing and putting in motion the grand
crusade for an eight-hour day. He will
speak to the workingmen of Buffalo,
Syracuse, Rochester and other cities in
that state this week, and it is expected
that from this time on Mr.. Gompers
will give most of his time to the eight
hour movement 1t is proposed to in
terest unorganized labor as well as the
unions in the agitation, in order that
there may be united demand from all
employees throughout the United States
upon their employers on May next for
a shorter day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
ouTHRIE's DEAD.
1t Is Now Thought the Flood Victims Will
Not Exceed a Dozen.

NOT Exceed Dozen.
GUTHRIE, Ok, May 1.-Many of the
people reported missing after the great
flood which laid waste West Guthrie
Wednesday morning have been found
alive and it is now believed that the
number of victims will not exceed a
dozen in all. In all parts of the
flooded section men and women
are busy repairing the damage done
by the humiliation and there is to-day
little or nothing of the oft-pictured
scenes of despair.
The shores of the Cimarron river are
piled with wreckage from the homes
Of Guthrie that went down with the
food. Robbers are pillaging along
the river and the city and county au-
thorities are sending guards to protect
the property. The Ladies' Benevolent
society, Of Guthrie, has opened head
quarters and are making clothing for
the destitute.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
Fatal BoIler Exploalon.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 5.-By the
bursting of the boiler of an Alton loco
motive at the Oak street freight depot
yesterday, H. H. Roberts, one of the
Atoms oldest engineers, was instantly
killed, and his fireman, Charles Par
doner, was injured so that he died last
night. The two men were blown
through the roof of the engine cab by
the force Of the explosion, and hurled
nearly 100 feet in the air. Both were
fearfully torn and mutilated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary CT the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES
KANSAS.


PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has decided not
to in terfere in the case of Joseph X.
Dunlop, proprietor OF the Chicago Dis
patch, who was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment for sending obscene
matter through the mails, and Dunlop
must serve out his term.
THE election Of Deboe in Kentucky
makes the total membership of the
senate at Washington SS, composed OF
40 republicans 33 democrats and -
populists and verrepublicans With
Kyle the republicans would have A, .
tie, and with the vice president ma
iority of one. 1t is believed, however,
that in case party vote was imminent
or probable that an election would oc-
cur in Florida, leaving the senate stand
ing as before Deboes election.
NoTHINs of Importance was discussed
at the cabinet meeting at Washington
on the 8Oth. Most of the time was
spent in talking about the Grant mon
ument success.
THE reporto of the director of the mint
shows that during April the total coin
age at the United States minis was $lO,-
41O,5s OF this amount So, 800, 400 was
in gold, $1,595,O 900 in silver and $4,6sO
in minor coins OF the silver coinage
$1,4OO, 900 was in standard dollars.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the Sd sent
to congress message concerning the
lynching of three Italians at Hahn
vile, La, on the night of August 8,
1896. He recommended an appropri-
alton of 900 for the heirs of the per-
sons, without admitting the liability
of the United States in the premises.
THE treasury figures for April con-
firm Chairman Dingley's statement,
made a short time ago, that there was
likely to be nearly years supply of
foreign goods in the country when the
new tariff bill goes into effect.
REAR ADMIRAL R, w. MEADE, U. S.
N, retired, died alta private sanitarium
at Washington on the 4th from an OPP
Grafton performed for appendicitis.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
Conditions should Be Shifted.

1t is said that laundry at Goodland
has been forced to quit by excessive
water rates. If nature would only
average up conditions in western Kan
sas and the Mississippi valley the same
would be duly appreciated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06

The .0skaloosa. Independent was
founded in 1860 by J. W. Roberts, who
came to Kansas from Ohio. Mr.. Rob
erts still contributes to the Independ-
ent, though his son, Frank H., has had
direct control of the paper several
years
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
Was It Legally Passed

1t is said there will be endless litiga-
ton over the law passed by the last
legislature authorizing county clerks
to extend all taxable property not
listed by assessors. The charge is
made that the law was not legally
passed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
A Domestic Episode at Pratt,

At Pratt the other night Charles
Cleveland, a railroad employee, was shot
by his wife while he was out walking
with couple Of other women. Mrs.
Cleveland tried to shoot the women,
but the revolver would not work. Mrs.
Cleveland is leading church member
and the episode created a big sensa-
fion
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
State Printers Election Attacked.

And now State Printer-elect Parks
is in danger of being Investigated. M.
O. Albright, of Kingman, says Parks
election was the result of fraudulent
deal between Parks and w. L. Brown,
of Kingman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
Still Open for Discussion.

The question as to who is the pioneer
Kansas editor seems to be still in
doubt. Among the "oldest," however,
may be mentioned Marsh Murdoch,
w. I. McElroy, w. I. zoe, John s.
Gilmore, II, B. Murdoch and j. D.
Sampson, each Of whom has been in
the harness about 80 years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
For West Point and AnnapolIs,

In the Fifth congressional district
the following persons won in the ex-
animation for appointments to West
Point and Annapolis: West Point, o.
O, Troxel, Abilene; alternate, G. w.
Kelley, Marshall county. Annapolis,
r. S. Manley, Junction City; f. A, Sor-
gate, Concordia.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
Win Bar ToreIgn Tornado Companlea

VIII Bar Foreign Tornado Companies.
Insurance Commissioner McNall has
ruled that no company can insure prop
erty in KANSAS except against fire un.
less it is chartered under the Kansas
laws. This ruling will practically bar
outside companies from writing tor
nado insurance in the state.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
Greeley County Bonds Declared rnvaI

Greeley County Bonds Declared Invalid.
The district court of Greeley comfy
has declared invalid $42, 900 of that
county's bonds now held by the state.
The debt for which the bonds were
issued was for county warrants, and
the court held that county commits
sioners could not issue bonds to cover
county warrants.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06

Warden Lands Against Pardon Lawyers.
Warden Lands, of the state peni.
tertiary, has stopped the practice of
pardon lawyers who go into the prison
and take money from prisoners on the
ground that they would secure par
dons for them. Warden Lands says
prisoner has better show by appeal
ing direct to the governor without tho
intervention of any LAWYER,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
An ObieotIng Parent OutWItted.

Charles Bliss, of Galena, and Gertie
Younger, daughter of wealthy Co
lumbus citizen, were lovers and longed
to be married, but the young lady's
father would not listen to 1t. When
Bliss applied for marriage license it
was refused on account of Mr.. Young
er's objections Young Bliss was BAT
fled, but the girl was not. Securing
proof that she was of age, she went to
Carthage, Mo-, procured license, met
her lover at Joplin and the ceremony
was performed Then. they returned
to receive the parental blessing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-06

uOAWCd1UlA III OOlnO OnC VI DAO WC0OCA II
states and that he looks favorably on
Utah, but it is not the purpose to get
men there by a Coxey sort of move
ment
A BOILER explosion at Alderman'a
sawmill in the Kanawha valley, W..
Va, killed two men and seriously In
jured five more, three of whom will
probably die. The mill was badly
wrecked.
GEN. LLOYD BRICE, chairman of q
special committee of the New York
Democratic Honest Money league, has
sailed for Europe to investigate the
financial system Of the chief gold
standard countries there and he will
report regularly to the league.
AT Sunnyside, Tex, Henry Daniels,
his stepdaughter and little child were
murdered and then burned, together
with the hut in which they lived
NEWS from Hancock county, Tenn,
stated that Mary, Lulu and John Hat.
field were burned to death in noun
tain cabin about five miles from Snead.
vile. Their mother, who is widow,
had gone to neighbours house, lock.
ing the children in the house.
A RECENT New York dispatch said
that a movement has been inaugurated
to concentrate under limited manage
ment the insurance interests of the
country. The plan is for the fraternal
societies of the United States to aban-
don the insurance field and transfer
the outstanding policies to the regu'
larly-incorporated insurance compa.
mics.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
MONARCHICAL WAGES.
Rulers with Incomes Almost Like
American Trust Magnates.

The offer OF the King Of Greece to fOFegO
portion uf hts income affords a text On
which III ght be written an instructive
story The ruler OF q country "a hprcsuIHaidy
paid foT b.s work. TakiugintOConsi,ieratO
the salaries paid TO rulers OF the leading
nat Ions of the woIld. u would appear that
payment hy merit OF even by result T uds
an Application King George is perhaps
the poorest of uonauhs. Prom h.s own
subjects ie Iece.yes $2C0.UOO u year. aud
England. Frame and Russia together guar
antec him an additional S6O. O.OOO. Though
this 10 not great wealth for king. George
/ may be cons dered to have h,ld ootJ-
Portable post until mis- subjects expected
him to carry on war with Turkey. The
Sultan IL far better off. lie dIa ws S4.-
O0o. 900 a year fIofn the treasury, and has
in addition a large personal revenue. IL Is
calculated that he spends n le;lsi $4,000
600 annually. His household, VII n con
S!Sls OF some 5,C90 person mus certainly
lie a heavy diain even upon $4,000 900
a year, tut The faIheT OF the Faithful
IL sufficiently ounGcsCerd,ng 10 Itgafd The
property Of his paShaS as l. Cvn IL ae
happens TO be in need and does not rcCOg
nize the payment of salareS asa IaIt Of
his duty, there is a certain charming elias
ticity about his income. THERE'S one draw
tack. however. to what m ght otherwise Se
a supiemely enviahe appointment. This
is the knowledge that large percentage Of
his subjects are anxous TO hasten his de-
parture To another sphere.
The same disadvantage is found In one
of TIE very highest paid dnIonarchicIi post.
FoT the Car rs unquestiOnabiy tho richest
European sovereign. His actual civil list
dues not exceed s.. 600 900 q year, hut his
private fortune must he at least four times
That amount, and he may, at viii, draw
upon tie whole resources OF Russia The
German EmpeTor's is a good post. though
william IL probably feels that, as
universal genius. lie should receive ~ least
al much as bis Cousin of Russia His pTi-
vate fortune is by no means great, and
rs subjects allow him something under
s. 900 .OnO a year The Austrian Emperor
is much weerhier. both as regards private
resources and state revenue. Rally can
afford to payher kingonly $500 600 a year
aid every year the pnvy purse has To make
vi. for large deficiencies Fortuna ate!y for
him. King HumbeFt has an enormous pri-
vate fortune The King Of Portugal is
only passing rich on $3.50. 900 year. The
Mkado's civil list amounts to rather less
than g. 200 .OOo a year buttaking japanese
prices iuto consideration. his income is
equal to quite four times that amount in
Europe When we come 10 republics there
l. great drop in salaries. The French
president receives about the same amomU
ns tie King Of Portugal. while the Presi-
dent or the greatest republic in the world
has to he satisfied with $50 900 Eve this
would seem magnificent To the chief Of
the Swiss legislature His modest income
Is :" 800 II. K. c.. in New York sun
The evening times., 1897-06-26
La fnyette 81 uare.

Mascagui's "Cayalleria Rusticana" and
Gilbert nj SuIlivan's s"H. NJ : FinafoTe."
the great double bill which has proven 81
successful at the Lafayette this week.
will close tonight the present supple
meutaFy season or opera IN this city by
the Castle Square Opera Company, and
Judging from the business done al tits pop
ular house duung the week tits safe TO say
that a large and appTeciatiye audience
will be D resent To bid fare ell to the favor
ties OF the company.
At the conclusion OF the performance to-
night the entire chorus Of the company
together with the principals. Will sing
"Bohby' Burns familiar and quaint words.
Aud Lang Syne." most appropriate
selection, iEasmuch as the company will
return to this city for its early fall en-
gaeement about the middle or latter part
of August next Some OF the members Of
the company have beea here 50 long
during The past season and have SO endeared
themselves 10 the music-loving public that
it Is quite possible they may each he com
peeled TO appear before the curtain and
make a little speech. During he fall sea
son the same popular prices will prevail
as in the engagement just closing.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
A willy Small Boy.

A little boy dropped his druTnstiCk into
q wei. In vain he entre1ted his parents,
the gardener, the footman, the ooaChman,
the cook, the housemaids to go down into
the well to recover his drumstick. In his
distress brilliant expedient occurred to
Master Tommy-he secretly carried OFF all
the plate from the sideboard and threw
it into the well Great was the cOnsternl-
tiOn when the plate was missed, and an
active search for the robbers took place.
In the midst Of the alarm and the confusion
Master Tommy ran with the news that he
had found the plate. Where was the
cry. Down the weT," replied Tommy.
Il saw Z quite plain shining at the bot
tOm-spoons, ladies, bread baskets, sal
vers and all" The housemaid hurried
to the well, at the bottom of which. sure
enough, the plate was seen. A ladder was
procured. a servant descended and the
plate was brought up. Just before the last
article was fished up Master Tommy " his
pered to him: 40 hn, please bring up my
drumstick when you go down for the soup
ladle. London Telegraph.
The evening times., 1897-06-26
The Coming Celehratinn.

1t viii not be very long before the Fourth
Of ] uly is upon us with its noise, its sultri-
ness, and its general blood-red atmos-
phere The small boy viii work as he never
worked before. preparing to honor his coun-
try with gunpowder There viii be he
usual percentage OF burnt fingers and
scared horses, and accidents OF every
shape and size-a regular bargain Counter
lot of accidents But let US try to eliminate
from TIC accidents the gun that
wasn't loaded II is the deadIiest OF all
mischief makers. About once a day, ON
aD average. in this broadand patriotic "Oun-
try, somebody points gun at another per-
son, Just for the fun of the thing, and the
gun goes off, and there is another fatal
accident and let OF weeping relatives,
and an accidental murderer who usually
suffers more than the intentional muir
derer does. for he is more sensitive and
highly organized person than the fellow
who shoots men on purpose Now If there
is anything in the fun of pointing gun
at people and saying. I'm going to shoot
you which begins to make up for the
misery that such performances causes every
ciay or two. lets s hear what il is before go
ing any further. If boys wishto learn TO de-
:cnd themselves, let them learn boxing,
and wrestling and single-stick. in which no
fatal hurt is likely. These accomplishments
will be three times as useful TO them, in
any ordinary state of society. as popping
revolver at a mark. andif they want 20 go
out West or into the wilds Of Africa when
they grow up, they viii he able to learn to
shootthcn. And they viii have Just as good
a time if they don'tl
The mistake which many otherwise good
and wise people make In training an active
The evening times., 1897-06-26
Carriages aud Cars.

Rather a startling statement comes from
one Of the charity workers in a large
American city She says that in TALKING e
with a riCn society woman one day the
latter caImly said that "she could not
SPEAK from experience regarding methods
OF transit. as she had never been in any
public conveyance in her life, except, Of
course, tie railroads" Not even in the
street car, or the elevated railroad, had
this Clild Of luxury set her dainty foot.
"WEen I wish to so a long distance,
drive" she added. surely. you do not 20
in those awful things?"
How is it possible for the rich to sym
nathize with the poor, or even to treat
them with justice, when grown woman
can show such utter ignorance Of the
common facts OF life in our large cities as
not to conceive how a woman OF any de-
gree OF refinement can use the street
cars? The conditions Of capital and labor
in this country have been compared with
those OF France before the revolution, aud
the story repeated OF Marie Antoinette, how
she asked; IF the poor of Paris cannot
get bread, why do not they eat pastry"
In reality, the question OF the French
Queen showed an acute and practical
wisdom far above that OF this American
society woman.
In Austria a hundred years ago the floors
OF bakery ovens were always lined with
a coarse dough, which, as the bread
loaves baked. formed a thick, crusty sub
stratum of coarse but healthy hoe
cake" and was always given to the poor.
1t is the name OF this coarse cake which
has been wrongly translated pastry"
and the young Queens innocent query
showed that she, with her thrifty Ger
man upbrnging, could not conceive of a
Kingdom 80 ill-;nanaged that there should
not be plenty Of this coarse bread, at
least, for the penniless poor. But there
arepeople OF the wealthy classes of America
who show . carelessness with regard to the
condition Of their fellow-beings cumpa red
with which Marie Antoinette's attitude
was one OF sollcitous care.
It would be well for the Tich and the
poor TO snow more of each other: and II is
especially important that the governing
half shodld know "how the other half
1s.-ae Pat sbav do MT. ana ca.,.a -
them, apparently, do not care to know.