Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-07

Brooklyn bridge jumper, had died on
board train at Adrian, Mich, was a
hoax. He was afterwards reported to
be alive and we'll in New York,
A DISPATCH from Key West, Fla, on
the list said that the United States
warships were being stripped of their
wood work in order TO make them
ready for war service,
A DISPATCH from Madrid on the LIST
stated that United States Minister
Woodford was making the necessary
preparations to leave Madrid immedi-
ately in the event of @ diplomatic rup-
ture.
A FRIGHTFUL tragedy was recently
enacted in the mining village of Coe-
burn, Va. John Hardin shot his wife
and then shot himself. Both will
probably die, The shooting was sup.
posed to have been caused by jealousy.
ELIZA SPRIGGs, negress, died re.
Gently at Hampstead, Tex, aged 1l5,
Her age was properly authenticated,
She was blind, but was otherwise
sound, mentally and physically, till
death.
THE members of the Seventh regi.
ment, Illinois national guard, tore up
Spanish flag Saturday night that
was among the wall decorations at
their armory at Chicago. The incident
occurred at an athletic entertainment
given by the regiment
THE vital point in the Cuban situa-
ton, viz, independence of Cuba, has
shifted from Washington to Madrid
and Spain was giving grave considera-
ton to propositions presented by the
United States. On the answer, a Wash.
ington dispatch of the 3Oth stated, de-
pended whether there would be war or
peace. The answer was expected in Il
short time.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and Senator
Mark Hanna were hanged and burned
in effigy by crowd of men at Rich
mond, Va, on the night Of the 3Oth.
A HEAD.END collision occurred on
the Western e. Atlantic railway near
Adairville, Ga, on the 3Oth between
train No. II and fast freight. Engi-
neer Elliott and his son Robert, fire.
man, were killed outright. Engineer
McDade sustained injuries from which
he died. Two brakemen were missing,
while four tramps who were on one Of
the trains were not accounted for.
The locomotives and 40 freight cars
were total wreck. The accident was
caused by a misunderstanding of or
ders.
ANTON L. SEIDL, the celebrated mu-
steal director, died suddenly in New
York on the 2Sth of poisoning, prob
ably resulting from eating fish.
THE night train of the Millen South
western. railroad at New Summit, Ga,
was the scene of duel between Will
liam Oglesby, of Summit, and j. d..
Holly, of Durdenville. The young
men had n Misunderstanding about
some trivial matter and, rising in their
seats in the crowded car, commenced
firing at each other. Holly was killed
outright and it was believed that
Oglesby would die of his wounds. The
flying bullets narrowly missed some of
the passengers and many of the women
were thrown into Mysteries
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARIN,
Judge advocate of the board of inquiry
into the Maine disaster released from
the oath of secrecy in relation to the
blowing up of the battleship, had this
to say at New York the other day:
1--WE know that the Maine was blown
up by mine as surely as a physician
knows man was poisoned when he
finds him suffering from the effects
of poison"
JUDGE JAMES GoGGIN, of the circuit
court at Chicago, one of the most
unique characters in the legal profess
sion, is dead, aged So. He was widely
known for the courage and sense of
justice he showed on the bench.