Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

was on duty or held in reserve on the
18th in compliance with the request
made to the police department by Mr..
Roosevelt, assistant secretary Of the
navy, that precautions be taken against
the possibility OF hostile demonstra-
tions upon the arrival Of the Spanish
cruiser Vizcaya.
THE attorney general of Colorado
has furnished an opinion that there Is
no law for women in that state drop
ping their maiden name on the simple
excuse OF wedding. The man Is
nothing more than party to con-
tract, he says, and cannot demonstrate
his mental superiority by forcing his
family name on the bride The opin-
ion is sweeping.
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 18th
were 800, according to Bradstreets
commercial report, against 325 for the
corresponding week Of last year.
In the Gown coal mine of the Choc-
taw Coal company, at Hartshorne, l..
H., Maron Betras, a Syrian employe Of
the company, let mule escape from
him. He went in pursuit of the mule,
which ran into a condemned room full
of gas, which Betras' lamp ignited.
The mule was incinerated and Betras
himself was burned about the back,
breast, neck and arms. His recovery
was considered doubtful.
ALL records were broken at st. Louis
on change on the nth when May
wheat advanced to $1.03H, 21S cents
higher than the previous days close.
TIE passenger and freight steam
boat Ericsson, which piled between
Philadelphia and Baltimore. Md, sank
in the Delaware river off Wilmington,
Del, on the 10th. The passengers
were all taken Off
The Kentucky house Of representa-
tives passed resolution urging their
congressman and senators to use all
possible efforts to secure the recogni-
ton Of the Cuban patriots and the
island as an independent and free re-
public.
OWING to the money plethora the
Louisville (Ky,) Clearing House. associ-
alton has decided to reduce interest
paid country correspondents from ~
to two per cent. after March l., Two
years ago the banks paid five per cent,
The corn convention began at Chca-
go on the 10th. r. d. Coburn, of Kan
sas, was chosen chairman. After a
speech by Mr.. Coburn, Mr.. Murphy, OF
Chicago, presented information regard
ing the corn movement. j. r. Rippey,
of Missouri, and Col. Thomas w. Har-
rison, of Kansas, were named as two Of
the members of the national executive
committee. Plans were outlined for
extensive exhibitions of corn at the
Omaha and Buffalo expeditions.
REPLYING to question in the Brit
ish house of commons the other day as
to whether the government intended
to cooperate in promoting an inter
national conference to consider the
currency question, Mr.. Balfour, the
government leader, said he was happy
to say the government would be very
glad to see an international agreement
regarding currency, but that he had
nothing to add to the information al
ready in the possession of the house.
ANOTHER attempt will be made tc
secure a requisition for the presence in
Cook county, ILL.,, of DIR. William Smith
of Kirksville, Mo-, wanted on a charge
of robbing the morgue at Cunning
If Gov. Stephens refuses to honor the
papers of the Illinois governor, States
Attorney Pearson will try to get wri
of mandamus from the supreme cour
to compel the governor to honor the
requisition. 1t was said this actor
could be taken under the Missouri
statutes.
THE bill to submit woman suffrage
amendment was defeated in the uppei
house of the Iowa general assembly by
80 to AZ.