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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, July s'-By the decis
i've vote OF as to rs the tariff bill was
passed IN the Senate shortly before
o'clock yesterday.
yeas Allison, Baker, Burrows,
carter Clark, Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Elkins' Falroanks' Foraker Gallinger,
maze hanna, Hawley, Jones OF Ne
vada' Lodge Mcbride McEnery, Nc
M'il'n' Mantle Mason, Morrill,, Mel
son, Penrose' Perkins, Platt OF Con-
nectlcut' Platt OF New York, Pritch-
ara Proctor, Quay, Sewell, Shoup,
9pooher' warren wellington Wet
more una "lison-Se'
Nays--bacon' Bate, Berry, Caffery,
cannon chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faux
ner' tray harris OF Kansas, Jones OF
arkansas. Kennedy, Lindsay, Mallory,
Martln' Mills, Mitchell, Morgan Pas
co. IeVtus' hawllns' hoach, Turner
lurP'e' Vest' "althall ana whites,
AN analysis OF the final vote shows
thaC Cne arnrmative was cast by 80
0ePuoi'cans' SILVER hepnollcans'
Zones Oh NevaGa ara Mantle' and J
'enocr"'' McEnery' Iotal' u.s.
lhe negative vote was cast by 20
'eilocraCS' fopullsts' Harris OF Kan
,"H anu turner ana ! SILVER hepuo-
'can' Cunnoh, Iotal' rs
E,gnV hepuollcans were pared Tor
inc Dill ana elghS democrats against
~ ne senators present ana not vot-
Jug were; IopuilstS' D. VIZ; Allen But
Ier' nelVielo' hyie ana stewart; Sl,
yeI Nepuoicans' . VIZ Keller ana
reC'lgreW
roilo"ing inc passage OF the OIL a
resolution was agreed 10 asklnL the
house lor conference ana Senators
Aii'son' Alarich' riatt 81 connecticut,
burrows Jones OF Nevada Vest'J ones
Vi ArNanSas ana Whlte were named
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
A PARDON FOR SELLS.
KANSAS BOY MURDERER
LIKELY TO co FREE.
board of PardonS Has Recommended
1.-THE Hoard Issues Lengthy State
msnt Defending Its Action In Favor
ting tho Murderer

TOPEKA, Kan, July I0.--The State
Board of Pardons yesterday recon-
mended to Governor Leedy pardon
for Willie Sells Governor Leedy will
not act on the matter for several days.
In summary Of the evidence the
board says: The average mind, In
condition Of excitement, can't weigh
testimony. 1t does not want TO- Pub
lie sentiment demanded conviction
and one resulted. We have followed
up carefully the various reports con-
corning alleged confessions made by
Willie and we are constrained to be-
lieve that a confession was never
made. Evidence has been introduced
before this board that points to other
parties than Willie Sell as the possible
and probable perpetrators of the
crime, but it is not the province or the
duty of this board to try suspected
parties. Grave doubts of his guilt
have always existed in the minds of a
great many people in Neosho county
who are acquainted with the circum-
stances of his conviction, and time,
with other developments, has in
creased that feeling of uncertainty"
The board says that Willie was an
obedient. good boy; that it was highly
improbable that he could have killed
his father after struggle, because of
his fathers superior strength, and
closes with this statement: "This
board, after a thorough investigation
and mature deliberation, is of the
opinion that Willie Sell is innocent Of
the crime with which he was charged
and convicted and for which he has
suffered eleven years of imprison-
ment We believe that iustice-jus-
tice pure and simple-would only be
meted out by saying to Willie Sell;
Go out into the world with the charge
of murder under which you have
rested so long entirely wiped out
Therefore we most respectfully and
earnestly recommend that your excel
lency grant said Willie Sell an uncon-
ditiona pardon"
All three members of the board
signed the report.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
cRAzED BY JEALOUSY.
Murder and Suicide Near Cameron, Mo.
"A Young Mans Awful Deed.

Murder and Suicide Near Cameron, Mo.
A Young Mans Awful Deed.
CAMERON, Mo-, July Henry Whit
aker, % years old, son of prosperous
farmer of this county, shot and killed
his swee theart yesterday and attempt
ed to kill his rival, Then he sent a
bullet into his own brain.
For several months he has been pay
ing attentions TO the pretty 1s-year-
old daughter of Sam Thompson, a
neighboring farmer Monday Miss
Thompson attended Fourth of July
celebration at Cameron in company
with young Whitakers rival Whita-
ker saw them and endeavored to in
luce Miss Thompson to leave her es-
cort and accompany him. The young
woman refused to do so.
Yesterday morning Whitaker armed
himself and went to Miss Thompson s
home. He first encountered his rival
and fred several shots at him, none of
which took effect. The rival fed and
summoned the neighbors. What tran
spired after Whitaker met Miss
Thompson is not known, When the
|neighbors came they found the girl
with bullet wound in the forehead
and Whitaker dead at her side.
The tragedy has created profound
sensation over the county, rs the fam
lilies of both the principals arc widely
known and highly respected.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
SITTING AND sINoLlNo.
Tho Greatest Desire of the Busy Map
In the HO. Weather, and How He
AceounIIahAd IT.

AhO OEGHLVbb Ol INC ouby lMhu
In the HO. Weather, and How He
Accomplished 1t.
Sitting at ones desk, smuggling in
the sizzling August heat which fire.
Quently comes in July or June, ones
thoughts turn to something far more
desirable, and ones ambition and de-
termination, after the first four or Ave
days OF 1t, is to get away and find the
longed-for GOODNESS and escape from
care as well. Having ct length sens
IDLY concluded that ii Is better to work
we'll ten or eleven months in the year
and rest and recuperate the balance Of
the time, the next thing Is to determine
what part of the universe we will grace
with our presence. The west is ever
drawing attraction for those
living in the eastern or middle sec
tons, and now come remembrances Of
stories our frienos have told us about
the beauties and grandeur OF Colorado
and the Rocky mountains. Slyly there
creeps into the imagination gurgling
brook and we decide to try our skill
at casting a hy on its rifdes. We
mentally note that while we like soci-
ETY., we don't yearn for 1t alone, and
fishing tackle doesn't cucumber one
very much, anyhow. Into the trunk
she goes, along with kodak, perhaps,
for we are going to see the grandest
mountains and most beautiful scenery
of America. We may be homo in two
weeks. One can do SO much in two
weeks.
Having made up our minds, we select
the Missouri Pacific system as our
means of travel, because we may ss
well enjoy its luxurious car service,
and We want to get the GOODNESS as
quickly as possible. The Colorado
Short Line from Kansas City to Pueblo
suits our fancy, and we are gone on a
rever-to- be-forgotten trip, with dull
care and heat left behind and the dust
and the smoke Of the city out of mind
while' we revel in the pure mountain
air. We find that two weeks Is very
short time, after all, and wonder how
1t ever occurred to us to do much In
two weeks. There are more fishing
streams and some additional scenery
beyond, over there on TIE Gunnison.
and in the vicinity OF Wagon Wheel
Gap and Animas Canon, and, finding
that the Denver & Rio Grande road
takes us through this greatest midst OF
scenery. we are bound to have a look
at 1t. We go. perhaps extending our
| trip to Utah, we are charmed We get
| Drowned, we eat enough for the whole
family, and we conclude to bring tha
whole family along when we repeat the
trip. next year.
Thus are our lives heightened, and
We bring to business renewed energy
and strength of mind, as well as body,
and consider that we were wise when
we reached the determination to take
some play along with the hard work.
There is no greater incentive to work
we'll than the remembrance that we
have had our vacation and enjoyed it.
F. P. BAKER.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

The Official Austrian crop estimates,
according to Beerbohm, are $4,000, 900
to 35,OOO,OO0 metric hundred weights Of
wheat, against 3S,OOOOOO metric hun
dredweights in 1896. The rye crop IS
estimated at 100000 to 100000 me-
trio hundredwelghts, against 10000, OOO
metric hundredweights in 1896. Bar
ley, 10000 900 to II, 900, 900 metric hun
dredweights, against 100000 me-
trio hundredwelghts in 1896. II fay
orable weather continues these estl-
mates may be largely improved.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
SCORES OF HEAT VICTIMS.
Many Deaths at Chicago, st. Louis and
Kansas CIty-HIRh Temperature.

""HJ DO"bhS nv NhtOAS so SA' AOulS anu
Kansas CIty-HIgh Temperature.
CHICAGO, July 19.-Of all the hot
lays that have made life burden
since the warm weather of 1897 began,
yesterday was the worst There were
more deaths of human beings and of
animals, and the number of prostra-
tions was greater than upon any other
lay of the long hot spell that has
hung over Chicago, Sixteen people
are dead. Two men were driven in
sane by the heat, There were ten peo-
pie Frustrated, who are in very crit
zeal condition. and twelve others who
will recover.
Out in the Bridewell, where seven
prisoners went insane Thursday be-
cause of the heat, others suffered the
same fate yesterday. Three men took
their lives.
Sixteen hundred men and boys were
Temporal lily thrown out of employ
ment in Pullman. Owing to the in
tense heat the managers found it
necessary to close the works at noon
and send the workmen home
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

The best thing John Calicott, the
colored end-of-the-world prophet Of
Lafayette, Ind. can do now is to 60
out Of the prophesying business with
out delay. Mr.. Callicott has been tell
ing us for fifteen years that the end
was coming at certain times, and every
time he has disappointed whole lot
of people. John is said to be an ex-
cellent plasterer, and we would advise
him to stick to his business hereafter
and refrain from attempting TO scare
us to death.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
THE WANTS OF RAILWAYS.
nullaIng and Equipment Draws on Nearly


building and Equipment Draws on Nearly
Every Line Of industry.
Those who say the railway question
does not affect them are often thought
less persons. The prosperity of our
railways affects In one way or another
the whole country. Our railways first
of all represent an actual money clpi-
tai Of one-hfth Of the assets OF the re-
public. One out Of every FIVE dollars
we possess as a nation. Our railways
employ or would employ today II pros
porous, over one million persons d.
rect at good wages. One out Of every
twenty-five Of the population working
for a living. Our railways indirectly
employ many thousands more, and in
one form or another add to the reve-
nue. Of another million. Those who
doubt this should look over the daily
wants Of these great distributors Of
work and wages. The wants of gail
roads, according to the observation OF
gentleman connected with trans
portation enterprises, are only second
to those of women, which some French
philosopher has said no man can ever
hope to supply. TO the casual observer
all that a railroad wants is a roadbed,
ties, steel rails, cars and engines to
pull them. But growing out of these
general features are demands for ma
terials of such variety that the cata-
logue of the purchasing agent (who, as
his name implies, has charge of max
ing the necessary purchases for the
railroad, is a good-sized volume
wherein are named several hundred ar
ticles in more or less constant use by
the corporation. Here are few OF
the articles taken from this list: Axes,
AIDES, acid, anthony ammonia, bell
cord, bone-black, cour ale FUSED for
mixing up cores for castings), burn
ers, books, beeswax, chain, cement,
chimneys, chairs, clocks, cushions, coal
hods, dippers, dlslnfectant, envelopes,
flag signals, firebricG, fuse cotton,
globes, gold leaf, gasoline, hose, hinges,
hair, photographs, knives, mops, muc-
lage, marking pots, naphtha, oalum,
paint, plush punches, powder, plum
hago, pins, rubber, rope, saws, snakes,
shorts, soap, sandpaper, solder, tow,
turpentine, time directors, tally covers,
wick and wheelbarrows. This list is
large, but it does not cover more than
one-quarter Of the articles mentioned
in the catalogue referred to. So before
you say the railway question has no
interest for you, think little. No
American citizen can afford to see
these great properties stricken down.
They reach all over this broad domain
of ours, and distribute money and en-
ploy labor and build up communities
everywhere. Give the railways a
Chance.-Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
A MIsTRIAL FOR sEEBER.
Seven OF the Jury Believed the Higgins
Vile Banker Insane.


LEXINGTON, Mo-, July t0.-The jury
in the Seeber murder trial was dis
charged this morning by Judge Ry-
land, being unable to agree after be-
ing out forty-two hours. Seven stood
for acquittal on the grounds of in
sanity and five for conviction of muir
der in the first degree. The jury stood
the same OH every ballot. Seeber was
assistant cashier of the Citizens bank
of Higginsville and Filing, whom he
killed, was cashier.
Application for bail was made, which
was granted, Secber's bond being fixed
at $l0,0o1 which was promptly given.
Judge Ryland stated that bond was
granted with the understanding that
the prisoner be taken to an asylum
for treatment He will be taken to
the St Joseph asylum.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
John d. Rockefeller sued.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July l2,-lohn d.
RocieSelier has been sued in tho COM
mon pleas court here by James Corri-
gan, the vessel owner, for an account
ing. Corrigan, who was in Rookie
fcllcr's debt, gave the latter as
collateral security, it is asserted, $500
shares of the Standard Oil Company
stock. Later that stock was credited
to Corrignn on his Indebtedness. He
COW insists that he was not allowed
what the stock was worth
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
Mob Uses Tar aud Feathers.

BEATRICE, Neb., July l2.-This morn
ing mob of several hundred masked
men took Adam Winebrenner from
the county Jail, beat him almost to
leath with bull whip and then
treated him to coat of tar and feath-
ars. Winebrenner had been arrested
Saturday afternoon for torturing his
pretty 16-year-old step-daughter, Julia
L. Barton. Winebrenner is a mer-
chant, "a years old. He is the son of
John Winebrenner of Harrisburg, Pa. e,
founder of the religious sect known as
the Church of God.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
SCOTT COUNTY BONDS.
The Kansas Supreme Court Decides That
Railroad Issues Must Tie Met.

The Kansas Supreme Court Decides That
Railroad Issues Must tie Met.
TOPEKA, Kan, July lo.-The SUI
preme court to-day decided that the
issues of $780, 900 OF bonds for the Chi
caro-, Kansas &c Nebraska, and $40, 900
for the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic
Railroad companies were valid, al
though not completed IN Scott county
The bonds were ISSUED in 1889 to aid in
the construction OF the railroads,
but were refunded In 1892. and the
transaction was closed in the National
hotel at Topeka The school fund
commissioners bought the bonds.
When the time came to pay the inter-
est Scott county refused, alleging that
the issue was without authority and
irregular.
The court says "Thc statutory pro-
vision that the commissioners for the
management and investment of the
state school funds shall not invest in
any bonds which together with the
outstanding nde btedness shall exceed
10 per cent of the assessed valuation
of said municipal corporation, is a
binding requirement on those officers
which cannot be safely ignored, but,
II the commission shall violate this
provision and purchase municipal
bonds in excess of the limitation, the
municipality will not be relieved fro m
the payment of the bonds so pur-
nbogad "
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
NEXT TIME in LONDON.

Christian Endeavorcrs VIII Go There
In 1890
SAN Francisco, July l?.-London In
1900. That is to be the rallying cry OF
the Christian Endeavorers for the next
three years. II Is the ambition OF
President Clark and his millions of
followers To show the Old World
something Of the strength of their
organization, Nashville has already
been chosen as the place of meeting in
1898, and at the annual meeting OF
officers Tuesday morning the selection
of convention city for 1929 will be
discussed, but the question may not be
settled then, for the offers Of a num-
Der of places arc to be considered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

The developments of modern warfare
are not encouraging to skGlkers Hid.
ing behind tree will be useless in the
next war, according to Il surgeon who
has been taking notes in Cuba. The
bullet from Mauser rife goes through
a large tree with ease 1t also Is sad
that bullet often passes through the
human body without disabling COM
blatant, the wound of exit not exceed
ing in size that Of entrance. The other
firearms of the Cubans are said to be
far more destructive than the modern
rifles of the Spanish troops when they
strike person, but they have not the
a. lity to bore through trees to get at
their yictims.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Kansas Law AbolIshIng judicial dis
trlcts Invalid.

TOPEKA, Kan, July IL. The SUI
prcmc court in unanimous opinion,
written by Associate Justice Allen,
holds that the law prepared by Judge
w, c. Webb of Topeka to repeal GER
tain obsolete and redundant portions
of the general statutes of 1850, but
which inadvertently abolished six ju-
dicial districts, is unconstitutional and
void. The decision was rendered in
the case of the state of Kansas VS. VIII
Scholl upon an appeal from the dis
-triet court Of Montgomery county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

The welcome reception Of the Har-
ward University crews coach at the
headquarters of the Yale oarsmen, and
the invitation extended to him to in
spect the Yale crew at their practice,
may be regarded as the final blow to
the system of spying upon the secret
practice of crews matched for compe-
tition, This time-honored feature of
the training period has savored too
strongly of professionalism to be fit
adjunct Of college sport.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
Caused a Big Fire.

OLEAN, N. Y, July 1a.-Lightniug
struck a 1000 barrel oil tank two miles
north of here at / o'clock yesterday
afternoon. A cannon was procured
and shots fred at the surrounding
tanks to allow the oil to escape and
prevent other tanks from exploding.
The escaping oil became ignited and
twenty acres of oil burned. Booms
were built to prevent the spread OF
the burning oil and keep it out of the
r.ver The loss will be large.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
KnIaar IIas. nn AccIdent.

onpE, Norway, July l?.-Emperor
William, while walking upon the deck
of his yacht at this place to-day, while
one of tho masts was being lowered,
was struck a violent blow on the left
rye bya rope, causing and eXtravasa-
ton of blood on the eye ball. A ban
dasc was immediately placed over the
injured eye and the pain -ased almost
Ut once. l.-.u
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

' AS bearing upon the present i'm
proved methods of gold mining ice
statement In the annual report of one
OF the largest mines in Colorado
showing that since the organization Of
the company the average cost of pro-
ducing 81 worth of gold has been 81
cents, is interesting. The extent to
which new methods can be applied to
old mines even is just coming to be
realized.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
Lnhnr NnL.nnrer Scarce.

TorEKA, Kan. July 1?-rhc short
age of men needed TO harvest the un-
rrecedcntcd wheat crop in Western
Kansas has been supplied and it is
now useless for men TO go TO that
country in search of labor The
greater part Of the immense influx of
laboring men TO that section arc now
without work. and will remain so UNI
Til threshing hcwins.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

Mr. Andrew Carnegie's announce
ment that he is about to give awsy a
million dollars more to good objects,
leads the Boston Herald to say, in
words which we heartily indorse, that
his purpose shows that he is still Of
the opinion that the best time for a
rich man to spend his money in doing
good to his fellow men is while he is
yet alive. 1t is glorious idea, and
well worthy the imitation of his fell
low-millionaires. The trouble is that
rich men think they are never going
to die, and that there's time enough to
dispose of their money anyway"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
nrrh4r ana .shccn Struck Dead.

JtrMotyr: Kant. July l9.-Ilans An
dcrsou, sheep hcrdcr for Ed afferty,
living seven miles southeast of this
place. was killed by lightning last
night Within few feet Of the body
were SiNtythrec dead sheep that had
Just been driven into the pen by young
Anderson and evidently stricken by
the same stroke.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
ru.lon LI.elr In Mcpherson.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 1?.-Thc Popu-
lists, Democrats and free silver Re-
pubiicans of Mcpherson county have
III called conventions for July 3D..
they will be separate conventions,
but calling them all for the same day
Is accepted as meaning that the lead
RS of the three parties intend to unite
On u fusion ticket.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

Founder" Bradley has popularized
Asbury park by erecting what he
calls trysting tower for lovers. Here
Cupid will hold high carnival, and a
generation of young men and maidens
will rise up to call the name Of Brad
ley blessed. This fills long-felt want
in almost every thickly settled com
munlty.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

st. Petersburg's population is 1867
023, according to the Russian census
taken this spring; that of Moscow is
9S8,610, of Warsaw 614,752, and OF
Odessa 4,651. Out of total Rus.
sian population of 29,211 200 there are
64,616,S2O men. An unexpected discov,
cry is that of an increase in the popu.
lation OF the new provinces in central
Asia, ~ ,- sra ..
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15
strlke Ia E,tendIng In nIInoIs.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July l9.-To-day
| 900 miners who have been working
in the Springfield district refused to
return to work. This action was de-
cided upon yesterday afternoon at a
delegate meeting, held three miles
from this city, attended by over 100
delegates and 500 other mine workers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

EUREKA, Kan, July IA. A. Wat
son, halfcrnzed re 'igious enthusiast,
committed suicide last night by shoot
ing himself in the head with re"
volvcr. The tragedy occurred in a
room of Iiotel Greenwood, and was
not discovered until this morning.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-15

Rev. William II. Noyes has resigned
as a missionary in Japan OF the Amer
lean board, on the ground that he Is
uncertain whether he believes some Of
the doctrines inoulcated by the board.
1t was his avowal of a belief in proba-
tion after death that brought about
the famous controversy over that ques-
ton in the board some years ago.