Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-26

WALTER 5. BARKER who was the
American consul at Sagua la Grande,
Cuba, 1t Is understood, is to be COM
missioned as colonel of an immune
regiment TO be sent to Cuba with the
first invading party. In addition to
commanding n regiment, Mr. Barker
is to be placed in charge Of all the
supplies to be distributed among the
reconcentrados.
OSCAR DEARING, an engineer OF tho
Terminal railroad Mt st. Louis, was
caught beneath the wreckage of five
fiat cars, which he was drawing across
the bridge to East 81. Louis, and
fatally mutilated. The cars jumped
the track
News of terrible snowslide down
the Valdes glacier, in British Column
bia, was recently received, Fully 100
persons were caught by the avalanche
and buried alive. Many were rescued,
however, but probably 20 lives were
lost.
j. p. HoUsToN, deputy postmaster at
Union City, Ok, who, for four years
after the death of Isaac Cooper, an
old eX-Illinois soldier, impersonated
him and regularly drew his pension,
was convicted of perjury and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
THE railroads entering Omaha, Neb.,
have announced the rate which will
be made into Omaha on the opening
day Of the exposition, June |. 1t is IL
rate of one cent per mile over terri
tory extending, in some instances,
more than 200 miles from Omaha.
A PASSENGER train jumped the track
~ miles east of Boca, New, the other
day. The engine, mail, baggage and
express cars were ditched. The engi-
neer was slightly injured and three
Indians riding on the platform of the
baggage car were killed.
THE Alabama, the greatest battle
ship in the American navy if not in
the world, was successfully launched
at Cramps ship yard at Philadelphia
on the 18th. Miss Morgan, daughter
of Senator Morgan, attended to join
ing the name of Alabama to the pom
derous mass of steel, and distin-
guished party Of guests from Wash
ington witnessed the ceremony.
OVER two score of lives were lost and
thousands of dollars worth of property
was destroyed by tornado which
swept Clinton and Jackson counties,
Ia, on the 18th. Telegraph facili-
ties were paralyzed and the details
were meager. At Preston five persons
were reported dead, at Quigley two, at
Riggs station two, at Stanwood two
and Delmar Junction two. The storm
passed over into Illinois and at Sa-
vannah in that state four persons were
killed, at Skillman Valley four, at Ade-
line two, at Byron one and at Pawpaw
one. Deaths occurred at other places.
GEN. GREEDY, chief signal officer, is
making arrangements to send de-
tachment of six officers and So men,
made up largely of telegraph operators
and electricians, to accompany the
Philippine expedition.
IT was reported from Key West, Fla,
on the 18th that Commodore Watson
had started for Havana with United
States squadron No. 8, to work in har-
mony with the squadrons under Adm.
Sampson and Commodore Schley.
CAPT. DUvAL, of the United States
commissary department, recently made
contract with st. Louis bakeries for
100000 pounds of army crackers. This
was equivalent to 10000 barrels of
flour. On each was to be printed the
words: Remember the Maine" Be-
sides the contract for hard bread, Capt
Duval let contract in that city for
20, 600 gallons of vinegar.
PREPARATIONS for the relief expedi-
ton to be sent to the Philippine is
lands were being hurried in both the
Spanish military and navy departments
and five battalions were nearly ready
to start, Madrid dispatch on the 18th
said.