Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-03
Mns. MICHAEL Ru,nNsKY was burned

CHARLES WEBB, colored, who killed
Mallie Wade, colored school-teacher,
in cold blood on May 80, 1895, was con-
victed at st Louis and sentenced to 90
years imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. The two were lovers.
A DISPATCH from Nanimo, b. c.,
stated that the steamer Corona, with
245 passengers on board, struck a rock
near the mouth OF the Skeena river
and was wrecked. Ltfeboats conveyed
those on board TO land. 1t was feared
that the steamer and all her cargo
would be totally lost. She was ON her
way to the Alaska gold fields.
STEVENS Sc Co IS large hardware house
at Gainesville, Tex, was destroyed by
fire early the other morning Every
pane of glass within three blocks was
broken and several fremen were IN
jured by an explosion of dynamite dur
ing the fire.
A QUARREL over game of cards by
negroes at Brooklyn, a suburb OF East
st. Louis, H., the other night resulted
ian Ben Lucas, Dan Lucas and Ed Green
being probably mortally wounded and
several others badly injured. Thecon'
stable had TO summons posse Of the
people to quell the riot.
Mr.. Fu.soN, school land commissioner
of Oklahoma, recently reported that
Greer county, Ok, was booming. Over
8, 900 homestead en- tries have been made
in the coanty in the past six months,
and in driving out he passed 100 wagons
in Il single day, each carrying family,
bound for that county.
THE steamer City of Duluth struck
the bar outside ST. Joseph, Mich, dur
ing a gale and broke in two. The life
saving crew rescued those on board,
but Mrs. William TryOn, one Of the
ladies rescued, was reported dying
from the effects of the exposure.
ANGELO CoRBoNE has been snatched
from death when it seemed almost as
though nothing could save him, as he
was sen fenced to die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing, N. Y, on the Slst'
Alexander Claramello, the real muir
derer, was caught on the Goth in Balti-
more, Md, and when confronted with
the evidence against him broke down
and made full confession.
HELENA, Ark, the other night was
startled by severe earthquake shock.
Houses were shaken to their founda-
tiong md guhfarronaou uOisaq yyarp
heard that sounded like immense ex'
plosions. People who had assembled
in the Presbyterian church for prayer
meeting rushed out, expecting the
walls to tumble down on them.
THE big convention of stockmen at
Denver. Col, came to an end on the
27th with barbecue ut which buffalo
meat was among the viands cooked.
So great was the crowd that the six
tons of meat served was hardly enough
to satisfy them all. The next meeting
will be again held at Denver.
In anticipation of the new immigra'
ton law going into effect, the rush OF
immigration to this country has start
ed. The Tartar Prince arrived at New
York on the 9th with 100 persons in
the steerage. The vessel comes from
Italian ports
AS a result of the great congestion
of money in New York, the Fourth ma
tional bank of that city reduced the
rate of interest which it has been al
lowing on certain deposits from two
per cent. to ~ per cent.
A MOB of 100 men surrounded the sa
loon of "Jake" Mace at Young Amer
lea, Ind, while another party forced
entrance and demolished the entire
contents. The citizens were incenseC
against Mace because of his treatment
of a young man who came for his
father, who was intoxicated, to take
him home. Over 200 kegs of beer were
destroyed.
THE explosion of can of kerosene
oil in boiler house at Rosedale, Pa.
destroyed cement mill and storage
house, 600 barrels of cement and 30
tons of coal. Loss, 100000.
HALF million pools of naphtha wer
burned and several persons lost thei
lives during a conaagration at BalSu
Russia.
THE Indian Head cotton mills jus
completed at Cordova, Ala. began oper
alton on the 25th, employing 1,0OI
persons. The mills are the largest II
the state, containing $4,000 spindle
and 5000 looms, with an annual con
sumption of 10000 bales of cotton
The output, which is coarse grad
cloths, has been sold for several year
ahead in China.
EARLY the other morning two train
met at the north switch at Peck, l. 7.
and the two engines were considerabl.
damaged and five cars wrecked. Tw
trainmen were injured.
The National Stock Growers cor
vention opened at Denver, COL, on tn
25th with nearly 1000 delegates pres
emit representing 81 states and terrific
ries. John w. Springer, of Texas, wa
made chairman and Charles II. GoulG
of Nebraska, secretary. In the after
noon addresses were made, j. G. No
Coy, of Kansas, speaking about tn
contest between the shippers of Kar
sas and the stock yards company c
Kansas City.
A sKIFF, in which were R. P. Holly
wife and infant child and nurst
Lulu Brown, was overturned in tn
Ohio river near Cairo, H., and tn