Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-17

line of the reservation, in which Jim
Catham was shot five times and will
die. George Bucks arm was shot of
and another peddler was wounded, but
escaped.
JOHN EARLE, at Dubuque, Ia, was so
terribly beaten by his stepsons, Charles
and William Redmond, aged 10 and 10
years respectively, that he died soon
after
A CoUNTERFEITING plant was discov-
cred in the state prison at Folsom,
Cal, the other day. The work was
done in the engine room by two con-
victs, l.. IL. Coyne and James Brown.
So far as known only nickels were
coined. Many of the bogus coins were
in circulation in Folsom,
GRAY wolves were recently said to
be doing serious damage to stock in
the neighborhood of the Laramie river
in Larimer county, Col. They came
down from the timber in packs and
raided the cattle ranches, killing large
numbers of yearlings and calves.
THE American Thread company was
Incorporated at Trenton, N. j., on the
18th with a capital of $l2, 900, 600.
PRESIDENT CLARK, of the United So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, made his
quarterly report ut the recent meeting
of the society's trustees at Boston. He
reported 60 societies in Germany, one
in Geneva, Switzerland, and another
in Guttenburg Sweden. Secretary
Baer reported the total number of So
cieties to be 59,717 with total mem
bership of 3, 1853 O2O
FIRE which started from an over
turned pot of molten Stag entirely de-
stroyed the plant OF the smelter at
Deadwood, S. d., on the 10th. There
was little fire protection and the build.
ing burned without interruption. The
loss was put at $780, with insur-
ance of 100000 Four hundred men
were thrown out of work.
ADJT. GEN. A. b. BARRETT, OF the
national guard of California, stated
that the California militia was in good
shape and if called upon to do so he
could put 10, 600 well-drilled men in the
field in As hours.
The recruiting officer of the United
States army located in Chicago recent
ly received telegram from the adiu-
tant general at Washington to enlist
all desirable applicants fitted for artil-
lery, heavy and light, and send them
TO Fort Sheridan. Within few hours
after the telegram had been posted on
the bulletin boards over 500 men APP
piled for enlistment,
The Chicago Times-Herald on the
10th said the governments of Europe
were exercising a restraining hand up
on Spain to prevent her committing a
breach of the worlds peace and to in
duce her to accept the inevitable with
out resort to force. The creditors of
Spain, who were in large measure re-
sponsible for this diplomatic pressure
eXerted by their governments, have
decidedly warned Spain she must not
make war with America, and that if
she does the money to carry on opera
tions must come from the people of
Spain and not from them. The effect
of this pressure has been to cool down
Spain.
MAYOR w. p SMITH, of Greensboro,
KY, has ordered that when women are
confined in the workhouse and there is
no work for them to do they must
take their places with the street
hands and shovel dirt with the chain
gang.
HENRY SEvERsoN, at Chicago, lifted
two ten-pound dumb bells from his
sides to arms length above his head
$500 times in 2 hours and 40 minutes,
breaking the record, which was pre-
viously three hours. George Siler was
referee.
Mrs, ANNA PERRY was burned to
death in her night clothes in the yard
of her home at Detroit, Mich, on the
9Th. A policeman tried to eXtinguish
the flames, but the woman was literally
roasted. Her husband was arrested
on suspicion of having caused her
death, as there were no evidences of
her having attempted to start n fire.
WHILE tableaux were being prepared
to open the masquerade ball of the
Maennorchor society at Hartford,
Conn, the other night fire occurred,
caused probably through crossed cleo
trio wires, and panic ensued. Eight
persons were seriously burned and
there were many thrilling rescues by
the fire department.
A BIG gathering of Instantaneous
assembled in Denver, Col, on the 18th,
the occasion being the celebration of
the centennial anniversary of the Irish
rebellion of 170S Delegates were pres
ent from all the Irish American organ
izations in the state
EVERY man employed in the Erie
canal work between Utica and Rome,
N. Y, quit work on the nth. There
were about 1000 of them. They de-
manded that the pay for laborers be
increased from 1215 to 10 cents an hour
A committee waited on the contractors
and it was said that the increase will
be granted.
FRANK E. GILCRTsT shot and killed
George Rickstraw, coal miner, at
Athens Ill, early the other morning
He also wounded John Wineland, but
the latter's condition was not serious.
The trouble wSs at dance where a
fight took place.
THREE members of the Robbers
Roost" band of outlaws. who recently