Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-21

Gov CuLBERsoN, Of Texas, has writ
ten aletter 10 Congressman Bailey sug-
costing the propriety OF congressional
action TO levy and collect an income
tax for the exlgencies Of war. He
makes an elaborate argument in favor
OF an income tax and urges that the
law which was held by the supreme
court to be invalid be placed in opera
ton by resolution OF congress.
JACOB MEYERS and wife we're fatally
burned while burning cornstallSs at
Marion, o., the other day. The wom-
ans clothing caught FIRE and her hus-
band lost his life in trying to save her.
THE pioneer group of colonists left
Chicago on the 18th to settle on the
Salvation army land in Prowers coun-
ty, Col Twenty-Five families were in
the party. Each family will be as
signed a ten-acre tract of land, house,
horse, COW and agricultural imple-
ments and will be provided with sup
plies for Immediate wants.
A TERRIFIC explosion took place at
magazine containing nitro glycer-
inc, on MILESTONE creek, southwest
OF the Warrington. w. Va, oil field.
0dus Sykes and Daniel Rice team
sters, were killed outright, and Ed
ward Vincent, pumper, was fatally
injured. Two wagons, four horses
and the buildings were literally blown
to atoms. The explosion set fences on
fire, and it communicated to the woods
near by and heavy FIRE ragged there
also.
A DOUBLE tragedy occurred at Aus
tin, Tex, the other night. John Wide
grove, 22 years of age, shot and NOR
tally wounded Julius Hansen, aged 25,
and then killed himself. The two men
were formerly partners in business,
and were said to have had business
troubles,
WORD reached WILDER, Neb., the
other day that Vaclav Haas, who oc-
cupied farm in Monroe precinct, IA
miles northwest, had killed his wife,
Terezie Haas, and two little girls, one
a baby, by shooting He afterward
committed suicide by cutting his
throat The man was not considered
well balanced mentally, and their do
nestle relations had not been pleasant
for some time, owing to his unreasoua-
BILE jealousy.
IT was reported on the 18th that
provisions in Havana had doubled in
price.
Two children were suffocated and o
third so badly injured that there was
but slight hopes of its recovery as the
result of fire at Philadelphia on the
18th in the house of George Dugan.
In anticipation of the possibility of
call on the national guard of the
states and territories to assist in the
national defense in case of war with
Spain, Adjt. Gen. Corbin, of the army,
has compiled mass of interesting in
formation in connection with the
quota each state and territory would
be called on to furnish. In call for
$4,000 men Missouri would have to pro.
vide 2, 1854, Kansas 1,115 and Oklahoma
So.
FIRE destroyed IL horses, seven bug
gies and three carriages in Seeber 81
billiards. livery stable at Benton, III.
Five frame buildings adjoining were
also destroyed.
c. o. WINKERT, of Kern county, CAL,
said the United States government had
secured options on enough cattle in
the west to sustain an army of 100, 900
men for 10 months. No contracts have
been made, but prices have been fixed,
and, in the event of war with Spain,
the government will be amply supplied
with beef for its troops at a moderate
figure.
FLORENCE DIERKINe, aged three
years, living with her parents at No.
543O Odell avenue, st. Louis, was killed
under the wheels of Lindell car the
other morning. The child attempted
to cross the street in order to see q
circus parade.