Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10

G.. from Australia, with fastest advices.
A terrible FIRE broke out In Sydney on
October 8, and in few hours had de-
siroyed 30 large mills. The fire ragged
through an entire section OF the city
before being eXtinguished, Fire at
llankow, n Chinese river port, de-
stroyed 10000 houses. One thousand
inhabitants were burned to death or
killed by falling buildings. The dam
age was SO, OOO 600
THE Sixth Missouri has been ordered
70 Savannah, Ga, from Jacksonville,
Fla.
THE Clyde line steamer Croatan,
bound from New York to Georgetown,
S. G., was burned at sea, IS miles north
OF Cape Charles and five Of the ~ per-
sons on board lost their lives.
THE constitutional amendment to
pension ex-confederate soldiers was
carried in Texas.
AT the Cincinnati Gun club live bird
tournament Fred Gilbert, OF Spirit
Lake, Ia, won the silver cup and the
live bird championship of America.
AN accident occurred near Brown
field, in Pope county, ILL.,, resulting in
the death of one man and serious If
not fatal injury to three others. A
portable engine used in a sawmill eX-
ploded and the machinery was blown
15O yards.
In consequence of the reign OF terror
prevailing in Spokane, Wash, due TO
the nightly hod-ups, the mayor has
issued proclamation calling upon
every male citizen of good charater
to be sworn in as a special officer.
Citizens were aroused over the situa-
tion and vigilance committee was
organized.
John BAILEY, prominent farmer,
residing eight miles north of Muncie,
Ind, was shot to death by Mrs Levi
Black, Il neighbor, Some days ago
Mrs. Black had Bailey arrested on a
charge of criminal assault. The trial
resulted in an acquittal. Since that
time Mrs. Black had been the butt of
much talk. This preyed upon her
mind and the tragedy was the result.
BUSINESS failures in the United
States for the week ended the 4th
numbered 1S3 according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 1898
for the corresponding week in last
year
Tom ROBINSON, colored, was given
the death penalty by jury at Hills
boro, Tex, for assaultinga l2-year-old
negro girl.
TIE mother OF Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
died at Richmond, Va, on the Sd. She
fell recently and sustained internal in
juries.
In one of the private rooms Of a
fashionable restaurant in FL Paso,
Tex, the other night, Will Harvey, a
drug clerk, and Eva Hall fought each
other with knives. The woman used
a large carving knife on Harvey, who
was not expected to live, The woman
received several serious stabs in the
face and neck, and had one ear split
open. Jealousy on the part of Harvey
was at the bottom of the trouble.
: ADAM ROWE, Il prominent politician
OF Warren county, o., was fatally shot
near Ridgevllle the other night by Will
liam Smith. Rowe had been out cleo
pioneering and upon his return, it was
alleged, while under the influence of
liquor, went to Smiths house and at
tempted to kick the door in. Smith
opened fire on Rowe with a shotgun,
Mrs. MARY WEBBLE, residing five
miles south of Vandalia, ILL.,, recently
gave birth to triplets all girls.
A WIDESPREAD revolutionary move
ment in Russia has been discovered,
the center of the movement being at
Lodz, in the government of Warsaw,
and more than 400 arrests have been
made, the prisoners including many
school-teachers. Secret presses, which
were employed in spreading the move
ment, were found in st. Petersburg,
LODI, Jaroslav and elsewhere.
THE National Association of Hard
Wood Dealers convened at Cincinnati
on the Sd with about 200 delegates
present. The principal proposition
pending was one to establish sys-
TEN of uniform inspection and uni.
form grades--grades that will be re-
cogpized in European, as well as all
American, markets.
SIXTEEN coal cars were wrecked by a
broken axle on the Lehigh Valley
railroad near White Haven, Pa.
THE Thompson wagon factory at st.
Louis park, suburb of Minneapolis,
Mimi, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$50, 900.
BY an accidental dynamite explosion
in the shaft at the Trio mine in James
town, Cal, two men were killed and
two others injured.
c. A. CARLSON, a business man of
Colby, Kan, and his wife were found
dead in their room at the Vendome
hotel in Omaha, Neb. When Carlson
went to his room at night he was said
to be intoxicated and it was believed
that he turned on the gas and forgot
to light it and both were suffocated
by it.
THE Mexican government is making
arrangements for the sanitation of
Mexican ports. 1t is believed that
when the American government com
pletes the reconstruction of the sewer
age system of Havana and cleans out
the bay, that with moderate care in
Mexico gulf ports yellow fever can be
stamped out.