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

RialhHARNA 1NFsN Whkh NtAS NNA'NAN
OF the president has decided, rs soon
as hostillties actually begin, to aslr
congress To authorize the Issue Of
bonds to tho amount of $3.50, 900, 900.
The people will be given an opportu-
nifty TO Subscribe to this issue by maxi
ing the bonds OF small denomination.
The bonds will not be gold bonds
They will probably be made payable
In lawful money of the United States
Tar Madrid correspondent OF the
London Morning Post telegraphed that
the queen regent had informed the
mem bers of her court that it was her
intention to abdicate Immediately II
the cabinet took any steps derogatory
TO SPANS honor and dignity.
The flying squadron returned to the
anchorage at Fort Monroe, Va, on the
18th, having completed its maneuvers
TO the satisfaction OF its commanding
officer, Commodore Schley.
PANA, ILL.,, perhaps the leading coal
mining town in central Illinois, was
reported on the 18th as being in the
midst of coal famine. Not a pound
of coal had been raised since April /.
The accent scale had practically shut
Pana out of the market The opera
tors insisted that they could not COM
pete with those Of the northern dis
trict and pay the advanced scale.
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 18th
numbered 915, according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 1875
for the corresponding week of 1897
Gov. WoLooTT sent message to the
Massachusetts, legislature on the 18th
recommending an emergency appro-
priation OF $500. 900 to increase the eff
cheney of the state militia. A bill was
framed promptly embodying the rec
ommendation of the governor and
passed by both houses under suspen-
sion of the rules In 25 minutes from
the time the message had been re-
ceived the bill was signed by the gov
ernor and had become law.
THE Polo Romano, newspaper in
Rome, on the 18th said it undertood
the powers Of Europe would inter-
vene between the United States and
| Spain in favor of the latter country.
1t added that, according to informa-
ton gathered in well-informed quar-
ters, the intervention would take the
form of naval demonstration, in
which all the powers would partic-
pate.
In the opinion of Gen. Miles the
time for mobilizing the army has ar
rived He wants the greater part of
the army at Chckamauga park, near
Chattanooga, and has made an urgent
recommendation to the secretary of
war that the necessary orders be at
once issued,
The live-pigeon shoot between Fred
Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, Ia, and Frank
Parmalee, of Omaha, at Watson's park,
Chicago, on the 14th, was won by Gill
bert, who killed SO out of 100 birds.
Parmalee's score was 49, The match
was shot for the Dupont cup, held by
Gilbert
GEN. WEYLER's influence continues
to be felt in Madrid and throughout
the country districts. He is waiting
for the first move upon the part of the
government, which will offer him an
opportunity to foment rebellion. The
feature of the opposition press is the
endeavor to bring him to the front un-
der the guise of savior of the nation
al honor as the one man who can save
the situation.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JOHN M.
HAwLEY, of the United States navy,
has established a recruiting station
for ordinary seamen, machinists aud
apprentices at st. Louis. Chief En-
gineer Webster and Surgeon Pearson
will conduct the examinations. The
recruits will be sent direct to New
York in squads of 40 or 80 and then
sent directly to the Vermont.
AT the cabinet council at Madrid on
the 14th it was decided to hasten the
reopening of the Spanish parliament.
The date for the assembling of the
cortes was April %, but parliament
will now be summoned to meet on
April 30.
THE ships of the flying squadron
slipped their anchors at Hampton
roads on the afternoon of the 18th and
put to sea. 1t was stated on good au.
thority that the squadron had been
ordered to intercept the Spanish
squadron.
News reached Havana that Span
iards had massacred so reconcentrados
at Escambra, Cuba, because they
stole few cattle out of large herd
to keep them from starving. They
had been given permission to return
to their devastated homes.
ASPANIsH flag waving on Main street
at Dubuque, Ia, was torn down and
burned by indignant citizens 1t was
said that prominent merchants had
unfurled it because they were dissatis-
fed at President McKinley's course.
AN encounter between cattlemen
and sheepmen occurred in the south
ern part of Dawes county, Neb., re-
Gently. J. s. Romine had herd of
several thousand sheep on the range
near Wanatah, and an organized effort
was made by the farmers and cattle
owners to drive'the sheep out of the
country. mounted troop of so men,
armed with Winchesters, captured the
flock, and after threatening to hang
the shepherds, scattered the sheep and
ordered the men to leave the country.