Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-03

THE finest brick block in Shreveport,
La, was destroyed by fire on the 18th.
The places burned included grocery.
dry goods and clothing store. The
total loss was estimated at more than
$i7b, 900.
EVANGELIST SAM JONES, of Atlanta,
Ga, has Withdrawn as candidate for
governor, reservng the privilege Of re-
entering the contest If he desires to do
so later on.
THE Kentucky house has passed an
anti-cigarette bill. The bill is sweep
ing in its penalties and absolutely pro-
hibts the sale, barter, loan, or use OF
cigarettes or cigarette material or even
the possession of the prescribe weed.
WILLIAM r. COLT, negro, was
hanged at Greensboro, Ala, for the
murder of John A. Singley, wife and
child.
JIMMY MICHAEL, the wheelman, the
greatest rider the field of bicycling
has ever known, has left Chicago and
gone to New York to enter the employ
OF Phil Dryer as a jockey and will
ride Dryers horses this season.
Col. A. j. BLACKWELL, widely known
as the Cherokee prophet" was ar
rested at Guthrie, Ok, on the charge
of insanity. He made an attempt to
colonize the town of Blackwell with
negroes and n race war ensued.
AN avalanche at South Quebec, Can,
the other night destroyed two houses
In one house resided man named An
gers, his wife and six children. The
father and two children were taken
out dead and the mother was in crit
ical condition. In the other house
James King lived with his wife and
two children. Mrs, King was killed,
the others escaping serious injury.
A RECENT dispatch from Havana said
that Americans there had been quietly
notified by Consul General Lee that it
might be we'll for them to send their
families to place of safety, as it was
suspected that the anti-American vol
unteers had been inspired to create
trouble in case the Maine inquiry
proves that the catastrophe was due
to design.
GEORGE MONTGOMERY, poor boy OF
Marshalltown, Ia, has been officially
notified that he is one of the four heirs
who will receive $l5O,O0O bequeathed
by his great-grandfather, Graves, who
died recently in Illinois.
THOMAS FORD, who had been jailed
at Mascot. Neb, for cutting his brother
in-law's throat, escaped and before he
could be overpowered he killed four
men. Intense excitement prevailed at
the place.
NEWS has reached San Francisco Of
a rich gold strike on American creek,
1870 miles down the Yukon river in
Alaska The new diggings are on
American soil, 20 miles across the
boundary line.
THERE was an epidemic of suicides in
st. Louis. In the 4S hours ended on
the gath there were nine attempts, all
but one successful.
IaNATIUs DoNNELLY was married tc
his stenographer, Miss Marion Hansen
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SENATOR WHITE dem. J, of California
has announced that he will not be
a candidate for reelection, owing tC
business considerations
FOREST fires in Fairfield county, s
G., recently caused the burning, tC
death of seven women. They were
fighting the flames to save their homes
Two of them were married women
the others girls About 10 homes were
destroyed in the county.
TWELVE hundred educators were il
attendance upon the recent Nationa
Educational association meeting, de
partment of superintendent, at Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
A STRIKE occurred at the big plan
of the Wheeling Iron and Steel com
pany at Benwood, w. Va, 1000 EN-
ployes going out IN consequence of
cut in wages of from five to 90 per cent