Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-24

man of Terry, Mont, was found dead
on the Big Four tracks at Delaware, o.
There seemed strong evidence that he
was murdered. lie had short time
before received a large sum OF money
for big lot OF cattle, none OF which
was found.
WHILE gang OF track hands were
at work on the Pennsylvania railways
line near Jersey City, N. j.. they were
run into by passenger train and II
men were killed and six seriously in
jured. There was dense fog which
prevented the men from seeing the
train.
BEFORE lenving for home the Guar
antee Brokers' association, which re-
Gently held n national convention at
st. Louis, outlined plans for raising a
$4,000 fund to fight the anti'scalping
bill now before congress.
Two freight trains collided ON the
Kansas City, Pittsburg g. Gulf railroad
one mile north of Jansen, Ark. An
engine and several cars were totally
wrecked. Three trainmen were in'
jured.
Two freight trains on the Chicago,
Rock Island g. Pacific collided at Mos
COW, la. One man was killed and one
injured. A wrecking train which was
about to start to the scene from
Wilton was run into by fast mail
train. The fireman OF the mail train
was badly hurt and l6 men on the work
train were injured, some seriously.
The mayor OF St. Louis vetoed the
curfew bill passed by the council.
A CONGRESS of Baptists met at Buff
falo, N. Y, on the 10Th
MISS LoTTIE Ross tried to cross the
track at the depot in Mayfeld, KY, in
front of n freight train. One foot
caught between the tracks and she
could not get loose. She screamed
and John D. Kelly leaped to her aid.
He got her free and threw her off the
track just in time, but was himself
caught by the foot, drawn under the
wheels and instantly killed. Kelly
was penniless tramp.
ADvICEs by steamship Empress oil
China tells of terrible disaster in
the China sea on October %, when the
steamer Kinshui Maru came into col
lision with the steamer Magawa Maru
off Takami, sinking the latter in three
minutes, 1t is reported that no per-
sons were saved, but that 70 were
drowned.
JOHN KIRvEs, a plasterer, blew his
daughters brains out at Dayton, o.,
and then made an Intellectual attempt
at suicide. The man had been drink
ing heavily for weeks and alleged
family troubles.
The National Hardware association
convened at Milwaukee on the 10th
with $50 delegates present.
AT Baltimore, Md, the extensive fac
tory of the Carr-Lowry Glass Works
company was completely destroyed by
fire. Loss, $125, 900.
Four women attempted to hold up &
stage coach at Tahlequah, l. T., bu
were repulsed by the passengers.
TWELVE prisoners recently escaped
from the jail at Benton, Tenn.
The session of the knights of Labor
at Chicago on the 10th was devoted tt
the reports of committees and the gen
eral master workman.
THE annual convention of the
Knights of Labor began at Chicago or
the 18th, over 100 delegates being
present. The meetings were held be
hind closed doors.
The Commercial club of Kansas City
Mo-, celebrated the opening of thu
long-distance telephone by having I
talk with the big eastern cities on thu
18th.
THE national grange, Patrons o
Husbandry, assembled at Concord, N
H., on the 10th. Missouri and Kansas
were represented in the convention
Master Aaron Jones, of Indiana, pre-
sided, and in his address made many
recommendations.