Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-28

= WHILE bathing in the Minnesot
river at Morton, Mimi, Barbara az
Rachael Gale, Martha Lorenz an
Alvina Refs, all under 20 years of age
} were drowned.
> A TORNADO struck Minol, N, d., Tn
= other night, demolishing II building
and injuring number of people, bu
no one was killed. The county hospi
tai was destroyed and several OF tn
inmates badly injured. At Carleton
~ d., the same storm destroyed 20, OO
acres of wheat.
The Sixth Missouri infantry, raise,
under the second call, has become
part Of the volunteer army of Tn,
United States, the last company beinl
mustered in on the 22d, according TO
St Louis dispatch.
JAMES CLARK, an escaping prisoner
from the workhouse at ST. Louis, com
mitted suicide to prevent capture
After begging the guards to let hin
escape, Clark told them he would Kill
himself If they approached him. Al
instant later ne plunged into the river
The London Saturday Review pre-
dicted war of determination be
tween Americans and Cubans six
months after the conquest Of the is.
land" 1t added that Cuba will cor.
rupt its American governors and the
reign of the American boss is not like.
ly to be exemplary. The cost of the
whole proceeding will be more than
$3.50, 600, 600, and the game is not worth
the candle"
The French steamer Olinde Rod
riguez was taken into Charleston, s.
C., in charge Of prize crew from the
cruiser New Orleans. She was cap
tured off San Juan, Porto Rico, maxi
ing for the harbor.
The United States domestic postal
service is to be extended to the Ha.
waiian islands as soon as the United
States flag is raised there.
The southbound Santa Fe train was
held up near Saginaw, Tex, by masked
men on the 2ist The robbers failed
to get into the safe, as there was so
much shooting done on both sides
The express car was shot full of holes
and the engineer and firemen were re-
ported missing. when the engine was
taken into Houston. 1t was thought
they were killed, as there was much
blood on the engine.
AN Official dispatch to Madrid from
Porto Rico said $50 cases of ammuni-
ton exploded there, killing IA persons
and wounding many others.
JASPER SIMPSON while resisting
arrest shot and instantly killed j. b.
Grady and L. S. Hill, deputy United
marshals, near Jensen, Ark.
BURGLARS broke into the post office
at Radcliffe, Ia, just before daylight
on the 10th and exploded the safe with
dynamite. The explosion awoke the
postmaster, who fred at them. The
burglars returned the fire and severely
wounded the postmaster. 1t was
thought large sum had been taken
by the burglars as the safe was used
by the people of the vicinity as de.
pository for their money.
Four girls were drowned in Utah
lake near Payson, Utah, on the 10Th.
The girls were floating on a plank,
when one fell off and the Others tried
to rescue her.
SYLVESTER SCovEL, the New York
World correspondent at Santiago,
tried to make himself part of the
commission to raise the stars and
stripes over Santiago at its surrender,
but the guards forced him to retire.
This so angered him that he pushed |
his way through the crowd to Gen.
Shafter and slapped his face The
correspondent was at once put under
arrest.
THE British steamer Newfoundland, |
loaded with food supplies, was cap
tured by the Mayfower off Cienfuegos, |
into which harbor she was heading.
A prize crew was put on board of her
and she was sent to Charleston, S. c.