Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27


EXCEPTIONAL interest was taken In
England ON the 2lst In the celebration
of the battle OF Trafalgar, where the
British fleet, under Admiral Nelson,
gained victory over the fleets of
France and Spain in 1905. The cause
OF the outburst Of patriotism was the
dispute with France over the Fashoda
question.
REPORTS from all infected points in
Mississippi on she 2lst showed that
the end Of yellow fevers reign was at
hand. If the weather remains cold 1t
will probably be safe for refugees to
return by the end of October,
A DISPATCH to the New York Herald
on the 2lst from Havana said that an
agreement between the two commits
sions seemed probable as to the date
OF evacuation, the American ultima
tum being January 1 and the Span
iards acquiescng in the time.
A CONTINUOUS ovation marked the
passage of President Mckinley across
the states of Indiana and Ohio on the
21st. Brief speeches were made at
several places.
Two Thousand miners struck on the
2lst on the Monongahela river in
Pennsylvania for the enforcement Of
the Chicago agreement.
SIeNoR PERUaINI, the husband Of
Lillian Russell, was divorced from her
at Jersey City, N. j., and the noted
actress is again free from matrimonial
ties.
ELIZA BURRILL, wife of well-to-do
mechanic at Toronto, Ont, became de-
mented and strangled her three chill
dren. She said she did not want them
to grow up wicked.
STEVE ADAMEK, a Bohemian farmer
living near Brennan, Tex, cut his
wife to death with q knife, after a
desperate resistance, and then shot
himself, inficting wound which will
prove probably fatal. He was recently
discharged from an asylum as cured
The big tug L. p. Smith was sunk
in the harbor at Cleveland, o., as a res
suit of u collision with the steamer
Olympia. The captain and engineer
jumped just as she went down and
were rescued after long and desper-
ate battle with the waves. The fire.
man went down with the tug and was
drowned. The Olympia was uninjured.
DISASTROUS typhoons, sandstorms
and floods in the orient have caused a
fearful loss of life and great destruc-
ton of property. In Japan the Ishi'
kari river overlooked and drowned
1000 people. In the river Feng dis
trict hundreds of villages were swept
away and 1000 people drowned. One
report said that $50 towns were under
water. At Formosa typhoon de-
stroyed much shipping, including the
American bark Comet
Two roofers, Patrick Rosch, As years
old, and John G. Rice, 80, while EN-
ployed in repairing the roof of four
story house at Boston, became engaged
in quarrel and clinched each other
The men drew gradually near the edge
and then, to the horror of the specta
, tors, the two rolled over and fell 81
feet to the ground. Both were terri
bly, injured and died few hours late
at the hospital.
SEVEN new cases of yellow fever were
| reported on the 18th at Franklin, La.
THE vast peach orchards of south
western Michigan were being de
stroyed by a new tree disease said tt
be more damaging than the dreaded
yellows. Owing to its peculiar effect
which is stunting of the fruit whel
: about the size of hazelnuts, it has beef
. given the name of little peaches.
. Its ravages have been so fearful tina
in one township near Miles, Mich.
alone about 1000 trees were said t.
have been destroyed this season.
GEN. j. G. PARRoTT died at his hom
; at Keokuk, Ia, aged 81 years. H
served in the Indian war and the civil
. war and was the first department com
.. mander of the G. A. R. of Iowa.