Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-08-11

| ger, met Tom ORourke the other aft
eruoon and in behalf Of the Californi
an signed articles to fight Jim Corbetl
at the Lenox Athletic club, New York
within three months. The articles cal
for 25-round bout for 80 per cent. OF
the gross receipts.
The business failures In the United
States for the week ended the 5tt
numbered $50, according to- Brad
streets commercial report against 2lI
for the corresponding week of last
year.
CoURIERs reported at Santiago thai
Gen. Garcia had captured the town Of
Mayari, near the north coast Of Cuba
taking $50 Spanish prisoners.
APPLICATIONS for pensions as a re-
suit of the Spanish-American war have
commenced to come into the office o,
Commissioners Evans. Ida NJ. Hook
widow OF William II. Hook, company
f, Second Wisconsin infantry, was the
first applicant Seventy.one Others
had also presented their applications
up to the 4th inst.
THE 4th was Indiaa day at the ex
position at Omaha, Neb. IL was cele.
brated by the formal opening of the
encampment and u parade and public
exhibition of Indian sports and cos.
tunes by 700 Indians, representing 80
western tribes.
The steamer Fridtjof Nansen
brought 30 refugees to New York on
the Sd from Sagua, Cuba, some OF
whom had been in Havana. One woman
described the condition of Cuba's CAPT
tai city as being doplorable and daily
growing worse. Four thousand recon
centrados were huddled at Las Fesos
and were dying by hundreds, as moth
ing was done for their relief, the gov.
eminent not having food enough for
its soldiers. There was also said to be
much suffering at Cardenas and Ma
tanzas and provision stores were
guarded by soldiers to prevent looting
by starving people.
SQUIRE MURDOCH, his son and John
Beech attempted to cross Otter creek,
near Osgood, Ind, with four-horse
team. They were swept down stream
and drowned.
CAPT. GEN. MACHIAs, in command of
the Spanish forces in Porto Rico, teie-
graphed the Madrid government that
several American warships and trans
ports loaded with troops were off San
Juan and that he expected an attack
at any time.
GEN. SKATER sent to Washington
the following sanitary report for Au-
gust l: Total sick, 4,230; total fever
cases, 3,179; new cases of fever, $50;
cases of fever returned to duty, $40;
deaths on August 1, Is.
The secretary of war has sent an Or
der to the commanders of all the
United States hospitals granting 30
day furlough to all sick and wounded
men in the service who are able to
travel and to furnish them with trans.
portation.
THE republicans of the First con-
gressional district of Maine held their
convention at Portland on the I'd. The
name OF Thomas b. Reed was present.
ed to the convention and he was nom
mated by reclamation amid much en-
thusiasm.
In statement issued over his sigma
ture Bob Fitzsimmons said that he
had posted forfeit of So, 500 with the
sporting editor of New York news
paper for fight with Jim Jeffries, of
California, before October 1.
GEN. SHAFTER's health report on the
I'd stated that he was caring for over
5000 people at Santiago, some of them
being Spaniards.
A COURT decision has rendered void
every teachers certificate issued in
Oklahoma territory since January /,
1893 because of failure of the appli-
cants to pass the required examination
as to the effects of alcoholic drinks
upon the human system.