Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-20

AT Graphic, trading point is miles
north of Van Buren,, Ark, p. p, Ora.
ham was held up at the point of two
six-shooters in the hands of as many
masked men and was relieved of near
ly 81, 900 in cash and checks. Graham
was cattle buyer and was known to
have received the money.
JOHN GRACE, North Christian Ky.)
planter, harnessed mule and was rid
ing it to O field to SOW some wheat
when the animal ran Off, throwing
him. AS he fell one foot caught in a
trace and he was dragged nearly a
mile over rocky road, receiving fatal
injuries.
VIsALIA, CAL, was recently visited by
an earthquake. Little damage done.
A LEXINGTON, KY, special on the
18th stated that the trial of Private
Kitchen, who killed Private Edward
Nygran, Twelfth New York, was post
poned because a new outrage had
stirred up such feeling that violence
was feared Sergt. A. McClelland, of
the Third Kentucky, was caught after
midnight by party of Twelfth New
York soldiers and so mistreated that
he may be injured for life.
TIE Spanish mail steamer Reina
Maria Christina sailed for Spain from
Havana the other day with 1913 officers
and troops, 651 cases of military ar
chives and heavy cargo of ammuni-
ton.
Snow fell in Chicago on the night OF
the 18th. 1t was the first this season
and the earliest in 20 years A gale
accompanied the snowfall, making
navigation on Lake Michigan impossi-
BILE.
PINK eye has made its appearance in
cattle near Mount Vernon, Ill.
MRS. ANNA E. GEORGE, accused OF
killing George d. Saxton, the brother
Of Mrs. Mckinley, at Canton, o., was
bound over on the charge of first de-
gree murder, for the action of the
grand jury, which meets in January.
The stars and stripes were raised
over every public school building in
Little Rock, Arks, the other day. Pa
triotic hymns were sung by the chill
dren and other appropriate exercises
took place.
WHILE salute was being fred in
honor of the presidential train that
passed through Boone, Ia, on the 18th,
Fred Reinhart, 17.year-old boy, ran
in front of the cannon and his head
was blown off.
LIEUTs. MERRIAM and Wheelock re-
Gently declared martial law in Homo
lulu. For 216 hours things were lively.
Citizens were ordered off the streets
and sailors were chased aboard their
ships. The two officers will be court
martialed. 1t was stated that both
men were under the influence of liquor.
SPAIN has put in a bill of $500, 900, 900
damages against the United States
That is her estimate of what it cost
her to be whipped in the war, accord
ing to recent Madrid dispatch, and
she is employing her subtlest diplo-
macy to collect the claim through the
peace commission.
ADMIRAL FEBIGER, q. S. N, retired,
died at Londonderry, Nd, on the 10th,
aged rs years.
THE Tourist hotel at Tacoma, Wash,
was burned on the 18th. Loss, $780, 900,
THE statement was made by James
Hagerman, of Colorado Springs, Col,
that the Pecos Valley e. Northeastern
railroad, the stock of which is con-
trolled by him, would be extended to
the Rio Grande so as to connect
with the Mexican Northern. This
would shorten the route considerably
from Kansas City to the City of Mex
leo.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY arrived at Oma-
ha, Neb., on the 18th and was welcomed
by the knights of Ak Sar Ben and an
immense crowd. The president made
short speeches to the throngs of people
which greeted him while travelling
through Iowa.