Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-10

THE steamer William Ernest struck
rock at Brownstone, W. Va. and
sank Immediately, the water rushing
IN so rapidly that the crew and pas
sengers barely escaped alive.
JAMES w. BELL, president of the ST.
Louis Safe Deposit company, recently
appeared before the house post office
committee at the invitation OF Con-
gresham Bartholdt and make an elab-
crate argument In favor of postal saw
ings banks.
JOHN Il. ARMSTRONG, a mining man
OF some note, while temporarily in
sane, jumped into u shaft Mt Ishpem-
ing, Mich, and fell 444 feet to his
death.
LORENZO BARNES was hanged at
East Cambridge, Mass, on the 4th for
the murder Of John Dean, an aged
farmer. The motive was robbery
THE Hotel Graham at Graham. Va,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, 100000.
TROUBLE was reported brewing in
the northern coal district of Colorado
on the 4th. The trust ordered shut
down Of some mines and the men threat
ened to shut down the entire district
indefinitely unless some agreement
was reached at once
HORsEs attached to United States
mail wagon in ST. Louis became fright
ened and ran away, killing the driver,
Samuel w. HALEY.
AT mining camp in Gillespie coun-
ty, Tex, five men were overcome by
the foul gas in an old mine which they
were exploring and all were dead when
found.
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 4th num-
bered 232 according to Bradstreet's
commercial report, against 202 for the
corresponding week of last year.
A RIOT occurred at prayer meeting
at Shirley City, Ind, the other day.
Bernard Harris, ianitor Of the church,
was beaten into insensibIity and Rev.
Mr.. Singer rushed in to save his life.
The mob turned on the clergyman and
he was knocked down.
THE court of inquiry into the wreck
of the battleship Maine finished its in
vestigation at Key West, Fla, on the
I'd.
The Cuban insurgents continue to
burn cane fields and destroy planta-
tions wherever the owners fail to pay
taxes to President Maseo's government.
They loot the cattle from under the
very walls of Matanzas, Cienfuegos
and other cities.
SPAIN may have to reckon with ia
pan as well as with the United States
in the event the responsibility for the
Maine explosion is laid at the door Of
the dons. The navy department has
ascertained that upon the Maine were
several japanese subjects, employed as
cooks or other servants, and these
were lost. The fact of their death has
been given to the Japanese govern
ment
A DISPATCH from Marathon, Tex,
stated that James M. Hamilton, an old
mining prospector who has spent two
years searching for gold in that Sec
ton, reports that he has made rich
gold discoveries 70 miles south of that
place. The leads were said to be Of
surprising widths and contain gold in
paying qualities.
ALEXANDER ADCoCK, 16 years of age,
while riding on freight train at
Green Ridge, ILL.,, was knocked off by
a fence at cattle guard and four cars
passed over his body, killing him in-
stantly. He was cut in twain.
JOHN WYoKLIFF, recently chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of the Chero-
kee nation, with his son and several
other relatives, were recently jailed at
Vinita, l. T., on the charge of cattle
stealing.
AN old Indian doctor and a little
girl, who kept house for him, were
found hanging from trees near their
cabin near Morgantown. N. G. Threats
had been made against the old man.