Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-31

force for coast defense. The pas
sage OF the resolution will be
urged by Mr.. Roosevelt and Secretary
Long, who believe that 1t is necessary
such an organization shall be perfect
ed in order that the government may
have properly trained men for the sec
ond line of defense scheme to be
worked in connection with the naval
militia.
Mrs. JANE WINCHESTER, widow Of
the founder of the Winchester Repeat
ing Arms company, died at New Haven,
Conn, aged 81 years. Her estate was
estimated to be worth $40, 600, 00O
THE astronomers OF the University
OF California at Berkeley on the 25th
had completed their computation of
the comet recently discovered by Prof.
Perrine, of the Lick observatory, and,
according to them, it will become
brighter and remain in sight for some
time. 1t was said to be travelling to-
ward the earth at the rate Of 1000, 900
miles day. 1t is visible about four
o'clock in the morning
NAL GEN. MILES, in discussing the
American-Spanish situation, said that
the personnel of the United States
army was never in finer condition
than it is to-day and, man for man. it
was more than match for any Euro.
pean power as regarded personnel,
equipments, discipline and patriotism,
aud ,yo h IN Il ,,ro ottoo l1,, tho on ira a hi .
bodied American male population to
draw upon to support the regulars, If
necessary.
THOMAS GALLAGHER, 40 years old, a
fagman, was killed by railroad en-
CINE at Twenty-Ninth and Genesee
streets, Kansas City, Mo.
JAMES pawn, an eminent English
novelist and journalist, recently died
in London, aged go years. He wrote
100 novels, besides editing Chambers
Journal and other magazines.
THE Madrid impartial on the 95th
said: "The United States are brutally
forcing Spain into conflict To send
the Maine report to congress is equiva-
lent to throwing a torch into barrel
of gunpowder."
THE firing of dynamite cartridge
in the Hazard coal mines near Liege,
Belgium, on the 95th caused an explo-
sion of coal gas and 20 miners were
killed.
A CHICAGO dispatch stated that
George II. Nicholson had been APP
pointed general passenger and traffic
manager of the Atchison, Topeka g.
Santa Fe railway to succeed w. f,
White, who died recently. The ap-
pointment is to take effect May 1.
CAPT. SAMPSON, of the Iowa, and
also of the inquiry board, has been
ordered to command the North At
lantic fleet, relieving Adm. Sicard, who
Is i'll.
A sHANTY boat, occupied by George
Harding and family, was capsized by
the flood short distance below Co
lumbus, O., and Harding and five chill
dren were drowned
POSTMASTER MARTIN FISHER, of Creek
side, Pa, was drowned while attempt
Jug w luIu u GltOh w kCu ~ mali bOuGh
from the carrier. He was warned not
to go, but he said the mails were more
important than his life
The United States attorney general
stated that there had not been any
writs of injunction or restraining
orders issued by federal courts against
labor organizations or their members
engaged in strikes during the years
1897 and 1898.
GEN L, w. COLBY. of Omaha, Neb,,
rendered to President Mckinley $4,000
American volunteers for service in
Cuba in case of Intervention by this
government and the offer has been re-
ferred to the war department. Colby
was several months organizing this
corps and he estimated that it will re-
quire ST., $50, 900 to arm and transport it
to Cuba, of which about $500, 900 has
been subscribed.
A PASSENGER train was held up near
Traver, Cal, by two robbers. The men
boarded the train at Goshen and com
PEELED the fireman to cease firing and
when the train stopped because the
steam gave out the robbers blew up
the express car with dynamite. All
the registered mail matter was taken.
1t was not known how much booty
was secured.
AN application to the Ohio state
board of health for information as to
the host means of treating rabies in
live stock showed a condition approach
ing panic in the southern part of
Paulding county. Several weeks ago
n strange mastitf appeared on the Nc
Donough farm and when an attempt
was made to feed him he sprang at
McDonough and lacerated his face hor'
ribly. The dog was at once killed,
but he had already bitten n number of
horses and cows McDonough has
died.
THE steamer Santa Rosa, bound for
Alaska, was found at the mouth of the
Golden Gate, on the Pacific coast, bot
tom side up. 1t was feared that 40 per-
sons had lost their lives. Among the
passengers were about dozen coal
miners from Coalgate, l. T., who had
started for the Klondike gold fields
with their savings.
The sheriff sold at Glasgow, KY,
two negroes, RUDE Howard and Jim
Wade, into servitude by virtue of re-
cent judgment rendered against them