Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-13


GEORGE d. SAxToN, u brother OF
President McKinley's wife, was shot
dead on the street at Canton, o., on
the 18th and Mrs. Anna c. George was
placed under arrest on suspicion of the
murder. The murdered man had been
sued by the woman's husband for
alternating her affections and there
had been other unpleasantness be-
tween Saxton and the woman.
ALFRED c. WILLIAMS was hanged at
Salem, Mass, on the 18th for the MUIR
der Of John Gallo Robbery was the
motive of the crime.
GEN GARCIA has started on his mis-
sion through Santiago province, act
ing as an agent of the American gov
eminent, to use his influence to induce
the peaceful disarming of the Cuban
soldiers and their return to civil life.
The American officials prophesy good
results from his negotiations, believ.
ing that his efforts will be successful
in Kidding his province Of the large
number of insurgent bands, who are
living on the country in condition Of
outlawry.
Two freight trains collided in the
Burlington yards at InGianola, Neb.,
the other night, causing loss of three
lives, slight injuries to four others and
damage to railroad property amount
ing to many thousands An eastbound
freight train standing on the main
track was run into by Il westbound
stock train. Both engines were total
ly wrecked.
Gov. COOKE, OF Connecticut, has is
sued extraditon papers calling for the
return to America of Dr. Nancy Gull.
ford, who is now held in London, Eng,
as It principal in the killing of Emma
Gill, the victim of the Yellow pond
murder in Bridgeport, Conn.
A FIREMAN was killed, locomotive
wrecked and three cars were burned
as result of rear-end collision on
the Chicago & Milwaukee railroad, so
miles south of Milwaukee. The engi-
neer of the passenger train failed to
see block danger signal.
N. L. WEATHERBY, commodore of the
Troy Yacht club, and three compan-
ions, Stephen s. Mallory, Mrs. William
j. Breslin and Miss Elizabeth Savage
were drowned by the capsizing of a
yacht in the Hudson river, three miles
north of Troy, N. Y, the other night.
The accident was due to the swift cur
rent in the river.
THE Grange tobacco warehouse, the
Louisville & Nashville depot and sew.
eral tenement houses at GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, were destroyed by fire on the
9Th. Loss, $500, 200. twas believed to
be the work of incendiaries.
GEN. BoYNToN was placed on the
witness stand on the 18th by the inves-
tigatng commission on the conduct of
the war; The generals testimony
was favorable to the war department
and he eulogized the supply depart
ment Of the army in the case of Camp
Thomas at Chickamauga park and de-
clared he had never seen such efficiency
On the 9Th $4,000 acres of land on
the Red Lake reservation in Mime.
sofa were thrown open to settlement.
In political and administrative cir
cles in Berlin the probability of war
between Germany and the United
States was being talked Of The trou-
BILE was in connection with the Philip
pine islands, the German government
being resolved at all costs to oppose
the retention of the group by the
United States.
THERE were II new cases and eight
deaths from yellow fever in Louisiana
on the 4th.
FRANCIS OCoNNoR, II years of age, a
molder's apprentice, stabbed John
Kitchen to the heart in defense of his
mothers honor at Mobile, Ala, on the |
4th. Public feeling was on Connor's
side, and it was not expected that the |
law would hold him.
A SENSATIONAL murder and suicide |
occurred at Cleveland, o., on the 4th.
Dickson, aged 66 years, the
keeper of repair shop, shot Mrs.
Blanch Winship three times with 49,
caliber revolver, then turned the
on himself and both he and
the woman died almost instantly.
Dickson had been paying attention to
the woman and she decided to break
off with him.
THE annual parade and ball of the
Yelled Prophets took place at st. Louis
on the 18th.
THE fourth annual festival of Noun
tain and Plain opened at Denver, Col,
on the 18th with great parade officially
designated the Pageant OF American
Progress" In the parade were 20 mag
niticent floats and many handsomely
decorated carriages, besides other in
-eresting features, and 30 brass bands
music.
THE annual parade of the Priests of
Pallas took place at Kansas City, Mo-,
IN the 4th, the subject of the floats be-
ng the tales of Mother Goose, with
he exception of the last, which repre-
iented the battleship Oregon. An inn
nense crowd witnessed the parade.
The farmers national congress will
meet at Fort Worth, Tex, Decem Der
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ROBERT CovENEY, II years old, son
# the former postmaster of Boston,
lied from injuries received while play
ng football at Cambridge, Mass.