Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-08-04

A MISSOURI PACIFIC passenger train
ran into some empty box cars that had
been blown from the switch on to the
main line at Stella, Neb. Engineer
Finucane, of Kansas City, Mo-, was
killed.
Mrs. WESLEY THORNTON and infant
child were killed and three farm houses
demolished by tornado near Haw-
thorne, six miles west of Red Oak, Ia.
Twenty-Five head of cattle belonging
to William Shapcott were killed W.
r. Henry was also killed by the light
ming.
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the goth
numbered 1sS, according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 259
for the corresponding week OF last
year.
DURING heavy rain at Cairo, ILL.,,
Robert Suits and his two sons Frank
and Harry, on their way to work took
shelter under tree, which was struck
by lightning. Harry, the younger son,
was instantly killed and the other two
were found in u helpless condition and
both stunned.
The government at Madrid has re-
ceived dispatch from Gen. Blanco in
timating that the regulars and volun-
teers at Havana have at length yielded
to his arguments not to involve the
mother country in ruin by insisting on
carrying on the struggle with the
United States, because the forces at
Havana have not been vanquished, and
they have withdrawn their opposition
to the mother country negotiating for
peace.
THE seventh annual session of the
National Irrigation congress has been
called by the executive committee,
through its chairman, to meet in Chey-
enne, Wyo,, on the LIST, I'd and Sd days
of September next.
The enormous corn crop of Nebraska
was saved, after being in imminent dam
ger of complete destruction for several
lays by heavy rains on the Goth which
extended over two-thirds of the state,
touching the counties which needed
the moisture most in order to save the
corn crop.
A CHORUS of l, 400 voices sang at the
Coliseum at Davenport, Ia, at the
saengerfest on the Goth. The perform
ance was magnificent and the festi-
val was said to be the most successful
avar hald In the northvast
MANY reports of serious damage by
chinch bugs were recently received at
the experiment station at Des Moines,
la. In nearly all cases the bugs were
passing from small grain into corn.
SoNGo, a small town IS miles from
Santiago de Cuba, was surrendered to
the American forces and the Cubans
under Gen. Castillo were permitted to
occupy it, The commander gave up
the town as soon as officially advised
Of the capitulation of Gen. Toraps
army.
THOUSANDS of window panes we're
broken in Chicago during heavy hail
storm on the 2Sth.
OAMEo IA AOONbi Iuul OCl iuuSbCA oSA :
geant of the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment, was ordered under arrest at San
Francisco on the 2Sth by Col. Funston,
charged with embezzling government
property. 1t was alleged he had sold
stores issued as food for the regiment.
Young made the excuse that he had
done only what every other commits
sary of Camp Merritt has done all
along.
A SUCCESSFUL funniest was concluded
at Hamburg when oak leaves were
distributed to the 1875 victors. There
was great torchlight procession in
which 1000 torchbearers took part,
Wilhelm LANCE, of st. Louis, was sec
ond in three jumps and another st,
Louis gymnast was in the obstacle
race.
A LINCOLN, ILL.,, dispatch on the 9th
stated that the drought in that section
was proving the most disastrous in
years and the corn crop was suffering.
The earth was parched from lack Of
rain for nearly eight weeks and the
heat was intense These conditions,
coupled with the fact that chinch
bugs and grub worms were at work in
the fields since the dry spell set in,
will cause from 80 to IS per cent. dam
age to the crop.
AT 1:40 a. m. on the 9th an explo-
sion took place in the nitro.glycerine
house of the Hercules Powder COM
pany at Pinole, Cal. No one was in the
building at the time. Later a crew
was sent to clear away the debris aud
extinguish the flames, and at 4:15 a
second terrific explosion took place
killing five men and fatally injuring
many others. Some unknown mscre-
ant caused the first explosion and very
probably the second also.
GEN. SKATER reported on the 9th
that the total number of sick soldiers
at Santiago the previous day was 8, 77O;
total fever cases, 1924; new cases of
fever, $50; cases of fever returned to
duty, 5SS.
THE king of Spain has the measles.
SPAIN, it was reported, was likely to
send circular note to the powers pro-
testing against the American attack
upon Porto Rico after the Washington
cabinet had officially received Spanish
overtures for peace.
WITH great ceremony, in the pres
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