Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-22

GEN WOOD has lnclOSed the 'Surren-
der tree" under which the Spaniards
consented to the capitulation of Santi-
ago, with a wire fence. He has issued
an order imposing fine of 500 or
imprisonment for 100 days, for mutila-
ton of the tree.
BUSINESS failures in the United
States for the week ended the 10th
numbered $685. according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 1888
for the corresponding week last year.
The big department store of Hart
stein s. Sons at Milwaukee was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, about 500, 900.
A fireman was fatally injured. The
fire started from blaze in Christ
mas tree.
GEORGE MORGAN and Charles John.
son died at 0gemaw, Ark, as result
of drinking bay rum and Jamaica
ginger. Mike OConnell was expected
to die at any time from the same
cause. The men had been on a spree
and were drinking anything they could
get.
IT was reliably reported that the
Rock Island will at once build a spur
from Chichasha, l. T., west to Anadar-
ko. l. T., which will give them com
mand of the cattle business of the
western part of the territory as we'll
as a large Indian business, Surveyors
were cross,sectioning the route and
ties have been received at Chickasha.
A MESSAGE received at Fort Worth,
Tex, from Kansas City stated that
William o. Richards, of Hardeman
county, had purchased the holdings Of
the Hesperian Cattle company, in the
counties of Cottle, Ford, King and
Knox, amounting to over 100, 900 acres
of land. The sale includes cattle. and
calls for purchase price of over $500, OOO
A soUTBBOUND engine on the Pom.
tiac, Oxford & Northern railroad near
Inlay City, Mich, struck sleigh con
tanning five people, throwing them
out, seriously injuring two and killing
three outright
The A. +. of L. convention at Kan
sas City, Mo-, on the 18th debated the
question of colonial expansion and
adopted a resolution protesting against
the policy.
The principal feature of the peace
jubilee at Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th was
grand civic and military parade, in
Guiding secret orders, confederate vet
Grams, Grand Army men, 10, 600 school
children and others, The parade was
reviewed by President Mckinley. Al
night the presidential party left fol
Tuskegee, Ala.
THE collapse of wall during a fire
in livery stable at Chicago the other
night killed two 6remen and injured {
number of others
CALVIN s, BRIcE, formerly United
States senator for Ohio and million
Rire, died at New York ON the 18th
He contracted severe cold and Il
grew steadily worse until he died. H,
was born September II, lS45.
The northbound passenger train OF
the Gulf road, due TO arrive in Den
yer, Col, on the evening of the 10Th
was ditched by broken rail at poin
about three miles south of Barela,
small station 90 miles south of Trini
dad, Col, making bad wreck and in
juring several passengers and memb Der
of the train crew.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail on the 18th summarized
an interview he had with United State,
Senator Cushman X. Davis, of tn,
peace commission, in which the Min
nesota legislator advocated tripl
alliance between the United States
Great Britain and Japan.
The city council of Alton, Ill, imam
imously adopted resolutions for cur
rency ordinance and for an ordinanc,
placing a heavy license on small deal
ers in cigarettes.
BY the explosion of she'll at For
Constantine at Cronstadt, Russia, min,
soldiers were killed and three officer
and seven soldiers wounded.