Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20

night. Property worth millions was
for several hours endangered, but af-
ter three hours the progress of the
flames was checked, the destruction
being confined to but fouro of the 10 de-
partments, and the loss TO between
$7s, 900 and 100000
G. M. OLIVER, q convict in the Mon
tana penitentiary at Deer Lodge, has
fallen heir to Sl5O,OOO by the death OF
an uncle at Bridgeport, Conn.
NEAR Brennan, Tex, the four-year-
old son OF Dudley Williams, a school
teacher, was burned to death. A car
penter was at work on house and
had small fire near, around VIII ich
the child was playing, when his clothes
became ignited
OFFICERS of 1850 German societies in
Chicago mailed an extensively signed
circular to every member of congress,
protesting against any legislation
which will restrict immigration. The
circular was also signed by the editors
OF a number of German, Irish, Swedish,
Italian and other newspapers in that
city.
A NEW party was born at st. Louis
on the 18th in the conference Of the
middle-of-the-road populists and named
the peoples party. With few eXeep-
tions the delegates declared themselves
unequivocally in favor of going it alone
in the future. The referendum system
was recommended for use among the
middle-of-the-roaders in settling mat
ters of national Importance to the or
der, and there was u practical agree
ment among the delegates that ma
tional presidential convention should
be held this year. An address was is
sued to the people.
GEN. w. r. HARDY, secretary and
treasurer Of the Kaw tribe of Indians,
located at the agency in the Indian
territory, recently stated that he be-
lieved that the next move the half
breeds and full-bloods would make
would be to Mexico,
A TORNADO struck Fort Smith, Ark,
on the night of the 18th and scores of
people were dragged from buildings
wrecked by the storm. TO add to the
horrors of the storm fire broke out in a
number of places and the department
was unable to cope with the new dan
ger. The latest reports put the num-
Der of killed at 40.
The body of Theodore Durrant, who
was hanged for the murder of Blanche
Lamont at San Francisco, and whose
body was refused a burial place in all
the cemeteries of that city, was finally
cremated at Altadena, Cal.
AT the convention held in Kingfsher,
Ok, on the 18th delegates were present
from every county in the territory
Resolutions were adopted urging upon
congress the admission of Oklahoma
as a state and favoring the passage of
the free homes bill.
LESLIE NJ. SHAW was inaugurated
governor Of Iowa on the 18th, the cere-
monies being witnessed by an immense
crowd. In his inaugural address Gov
Shaw declared unequivocally for the
gold standard of currency.
THE verdict for $21, 900, given to Fred
r. Ketcham, an engineer, against the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad for
alleged blacklisting, was on the 18th
set aside by Judge Richard w. Clifford
at Chicago and new trial granted.
Mrs. CHRISTOPHER WoLLERT con-
fessed that she had killed Louise VOL
lert, her 13-year-old stepdaughter, who
was at first thought to have been muir
dered by a tramp at Algonquin, Ill.
Investigation by the police upset the
tramp theory and the woman was ar
rested and confessed. The killing re-
suited from quarrel.
AN official dispatch from Batavia an
nounced that the capital of Amboyna,
one of the Molucca islands, in the
Malay archipelago, had been complete
ly demolished by an earthquake, Fifty
persons were killed and 200 injured.
THE people Of Abingdon, ILL.,, were
recently excited over the organization
of a dancing club and its intention to
give series of balls. Sermons were
preached in the different churches de-
nouncing dancing and women dis
tributed tracts entitled From the
Ball Room to He'll, )" and are making a
crusade against the club.
GRAND MASTER SARGENT, of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen.
regards the contamination of the fed
Grafton of the five railway brother
hoods as foregone conclusion, as he
has received favorable advices from
each body to that effect.
THE st. Louis & New Orleans Anchor
line made an assignment at st. Louis
on the 18th to Archibald Woods of all
steamboats,, barges, elevators and
other property for the benefit of cred
itors.
AT Clinton, Ia, Charles Rademacher
took his wife out for q Drive when
their vehicle was struck by runaway
and they were both thrown out and
Rademaeher was killed and his wife
seriously injured.
THE board of chiefs of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen recently
met at Chicago to adjust the claims of
members who had paid in excess OF
the maximum assessment The claims
amounted to nearly $3.50, 900.
THERE is contest in Denver, Col.
between all the daily newspapers and
Is of the largest dry goods and cloth
ing stores over advertisement rates,
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