Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20

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trust, under the Farrelly law.
The broom factory of John Magic
north of Pittsburg, together with 6
stock of brooms, was destroyed by fire
Rev. William A. Briggs, who was q
Baptist missionary in Kansas for sc
years prior to 1880, died at Providence
RI
A Washington telegram said Attor
ney General McKenna had declared In
favor of dividing Kansas into two judi
cial districts.
A new Kansas law provides for the
destruction of all released and out.
lawed chattle mortgages filed with the
register of deeds,
Rev. Alex r. Mclean, of Pittsburg
succeeds Rev. Bernard Kelly as presid
ing elder of the Independence district
of the Methodist church.
The probate judge of Sheridan coun'
ty, whose salary the new law reduced to
less than S25 year, resigned in dis
gust and moved to his farm.
The new fees and salaries law bears
particularly hard upon Kansas justices
of the peace. They cannot even charge
25 cents for Issuing a summons.
The free silver republican state com
mittee has issued an address calling
for the names and address of every
free silver republican in the state.
DR.. T. c. Biddle was forced to resign
the superintendency of the Osawato-
mic asylum, and Gov. Leedy named
DR.. Ingles, of Larned, to the place.
An Atchison county farmer signed a
contract for 81 worth of lightning rod
work and later found his signature on
the business end of note for $3.50
Attorney General Boyle has instruct
ed county attorneys to prosecute agents
of the New York Life Insurance com
pany if any are found soliciting insur-
ance.
AS result of protracted quarrel
over police patronage, Gov. Leedy re-
moved Joe Furnish as police commits
sioner at Wichita and appointed H. G.
Toler.
The total earnings of the Kansas
penitentiary for December were S1S,-
1872, including 1885 worth of coal to
state institutions. The total expenses
were sig, $50.
The president has named Cyrus An
derson to be receiver and X. E. Will
cocIson to be register of the land office
at Colby, and 7. A. Scates register of
the Dodge City land Office.
The Brown County Farmers Mutual
insurance company rounds out another
year without having made an assess
ment, this being the tenth year with
out any payments required except the
first one.
The Fort Scott High School Athletic
association has started movement for
a field day contest to be participated
in by all the high schools of southeast
ern Kansas on May Z. The prizes will
be gold and silver medals.
A Topeka dispatch, unconfrmed,
said that if Cyrus Leland failed in de-
feating Sterne's nomination for mar
shall he Neland) would resign as PEN
sion agent in favor of L. s. Crum.
Sterne was confirmed on the 18th.
The Oswego Independent insists that
E, G. Dent, rich farmer convicted of
violating the quarantine law, be sent
to Jail. 1t says poor men are in Jail
for their offenses against the state, |
and the rich man should be punished |
likewise. One prisoner, boy Of i6,
stole gun to buy bread.
At Leavenworth the preliminary
trial of Samuel Sully, charged with
killing Jesse Cambridge, was inter-
rupted by mob of negroes who wanted |
to lynch Sully. officers succeeded in
getting him to jail, where extra guards
protected him. The preliminary trial
was indefinitely postponed.
At the state meeting OF the free sill
yer republicans at Topeka, resolutions
were adopted condemning Secretary
Cages financial plans and praising
Gov. Leedy. DIR. f. B. Lawrence was
elected president; +. J. Close, secre-
tary; Webb McNall, treasurer, and a
vice president for each congressional
district.
The Deck Ryder family, who left
Chase county last September for Jeru-
salem, believing they were called
there by the Lord, have returned, much
discouraged, but glad to get back.
The daily flow of gas at Humboldt is
100000 cubic feet.
A herd of cattle owned by James
iice, of Marshall county, is afflicted
With a disease resembling cancer
Mrs. Fannie Chafin, of Everest, was
eriously burned by the explosion of
ar OF hot water placed on the stove.
Rev. Thomas Moore fell dead from
N apoplectic stroke in the midst of
us sermon at the Baptist church in
Harper.