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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
AGAINST SECRET SOCIETIES.
Reformed Presbyterian Church Synod Says
They Are Christless-O Opposes Every
Form OF Oathbound Secrecy.

Mansfield o., June 9,-Dhe national
synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
church, in session here, denounced Sc.
cret societies in the adoption Cd the
following resolutions;
First--That this synod calls, on each and
every member OF this church TO give force TO
his emphatic testimony against every form Of
oathbound or promisebound secrecy by taking
public stand against the evil
Second-Thls synod testines against. those
churches that knowingly permit their members
while In allegiance to this unchrstlan system,
to sit undlsturbed NJ the Lords table, or allow
their ministers to onlciate In the Oh ribtlesS
rites OF the lodge room.
Third--In the name OF Him who is governing
among the nations we protest against the ma
tional and state governments giving corporate
existence to any secret organization. The state
wrongs itself and its citizens In permitting any
association to be formed from whichlthe offiCers
Of the state are excluded.
Fourth--We protest against civil and mu-
nicipal officers appropriatlng funds levied on
the citizens for the entertainment OF any secret
lodge and also against inviting any secret 30
ciety TO oficiate ut the beginning or completion
OF any building erected by public funds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Wontorn Union TIloa snIt.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany filed suit in the federal court at
Topeka on the 9th to enioin the Kansas
court Of visitation from trying the case
brought against 1t by j. G. Maxwell, OF
Mcpherson, to compel it to put in the
rates as fixed by the new law, Judge
Hook granted temporary restraining
order, returnable June 10. In the
petition fled the Western Union at
tacks the constitutionality of the law
creating the court of visitation and
also the validity OF the law reducing
telegraph tolls. Both laws were
passed Mt the extra session Of the
legislature. The court of visitation
succeeds the railroad board and
is given control of railroads, telegraphs
and express companies. The new tele-
graph law reduces tolls on ten word
messages within the state to IS cents
and one cent for each additional word.
Newspaper tolls are fixed at one-thiTd
of a cent day rate and one-sixth of n
cent night rate. There is talk that the
court of visitation will pay no atten-
ton whatever to Judge Hooks order
and go ahead and try the case filed by
Maxwell on the ground that the fed
eral court has no authority to enjoin a
state from enforcing state law.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
THE CIVIL SERVICE ORDER.
Change Made In tho Rules by
the President,

Washington, June .. - Secretary
Gage, in commenting on the presi-
dents recent civil service order, says:
The president has not made u change In tho
civil service rules that was not urged by the
head of the department concerned, with salts
factory reasons why the change should BIO bene-
fetal to the transaction Of public business. The
only large class Of places In the treasury serv-
ice which have been exempted are the deputy
collectors Of internal revenue and politics
has nothing to do with that exemption
Another class of exemptions has been tho
private secretaries to certain bureau heads, A
man should be free to choose his confidential
secretary, 1t should be noted in the case Of
nearly all these excepted places, with the ex-
ception Of private secretaries 1t Is provided
that the person appointed must successfully
pass an examination equivalent to the one held
by the commission for positions Of like charaO-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW.
Gen. King, just Home from Manila, Says 1t
VIII Take n Large Army to Sub
jugato the Natives.

San Francisco, June 3.--Brig, Gen.
Charles King, who returned home on
the transport City of Pueblo, owing to
i'll health, in an interview says;
The situation In the Philippines is most ser-
Gus. The people Of those islands will keep up
n guerrilla warfare and there is no telling when
the hostilites will cease. They retire to the
Businesses Of their mountain retreats when
they are whipped and hide In the jungles, SUBJ
sisting on practically nothing, they have no
need for a base OF supplies, 1t will necesstnte
a large force of men to subjugate them COM
pletely. The war in the Philippines is by
no means ended, Their intrenchments are
works Of military engineering and construction
equal to the best that the most civilized mill
tary nations have produced. Under the Span
fish regime the Filipino learned something OF
war and we are receiving evidence of this every
day. The volunteers who fought in the Philip
pines are q splendid lot of men, capable and ac-
complished fighters. They behaved like veter-
ans when under fire and there is no limit to
their courage Their record In that awful
country will adorn pages Of American history
recently made and yet unwritten
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
The First Convict Paroled.

Gov. Stanley granted conditional
pardon to Richard Chapman, of Topeka,
sent to the penitentiary in May, 1898, for
~ years for stealing COW, This is the
first parole Gov. Stanley has granted
and the conditions of 1t are that dur
ing the remainder of Chipman's sem
tence he shall not loiter about gam
bling houses or places where intoxi-
eating liquors are sold; that he shall
not use Intoxicating liquors as bever-
age; that he shall not commit any of
Tense against the criminal laws of the
state; that he shall use all proper eX-
ertion to obtain and enjoy honorable
employment and support those de-
pendent upon him; that he shall
report to the warden of the
penitentiary in writing on the
first of each and every month his
whereabouts and the business in which
he is engaged. If he shall violate any
of the conditions of this pardon the
governor shall have the power to cause
him to be reimprsoned in the peniten-
tiary, and the governor himself shall
be the sole judge of the breaches of said
pardon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
FUNSTON TO BE RELIEVED.
Tho Kansas BrIgRdler VIII Ne Allowed to
Come Home with His RegAment-No
More Fighting for u Time.

Washington, June3,-The contingent
In the war department which is in
favor OF quick action and speedy end
to the oriental campaign even at a large
expenditure is chatting at delay. The
administration advices from Prof.
Schurmanr Of the Philippine commits
sion, have been uniformly optimistic
and it is understood that further adj
vices OF the same tenor were received
yesterday. This was also borne ont
by the press dispatches which spoke
of social facts in Manila, of the BEN
eft to the friendly native popula-
ton, II is said that there is no diff
Guilty putting into Manila any number
of troops this government may select
to send. The war department has n
large and well-equipped feet of trans
ports both in the Atlantic and the Pa
cific. Several of these are already on
the way to Gen. Otis with regular
troops and can be promptly returned
and sent with fresh forces If necessary.
The prospect is now, however, that the
active campaign in Luzon is finished
till the end of the rainy season.
Coincident with the withdrawal of
the volunteer troops in the Philippines
Brig. Gems, Hale, Smith and Funston
will be relieved from further duty in
that country and ordered home for
muster out 1t was to meet this pros
pective reduction in the number of
generals serving in the Philippines
that Brig. Gems. Bates, Young, Grant
and Schwan were ordered to that coun-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Mrs. stnnford,a GencrosLtx.

San Francisco, June O. Jane L. STAN
ford, widow of the late Senator Leland
Stanford, yesterday decided the bulk Of
her estate, valued at over $4,000, 900,
for the improvement and maintenance
of the Leland Stanford, Jr., university.
The only restrictions on the transfer
are that no buildings costing less than
SO, 900 shall be erected on the univer-
sity campus and the number of female
pupils limited to 500.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

Manila, June S.-The Philippine COM
mission last night gave one of the most
brilliant balls Manila had ever seen.
1t was one of a series of entertainments
intended to foster friendship between
the Americans and the natives. The
newly appointed judges, Gen. Otis, a
number of other American officers and
many wealthy natives were present
There was a display of gorgeous ma
tive toilettes and many jewels were
worn, and the array of handsome
women surprised the Americans.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
CEDED TO GERMANY.
The Late Spanish Cabinet Thus Disposed
of the Mariana, Caroline and
PalaOs Islands.

Madrid, June 3.-In the speech from
the throne at the opening of the cortes,
to-day, it was announced that the Mar
lana, Caroline and Palaos islands were
coded to Germany by the late cabinet
The Caroline, Mariana or Ladrone is
lands, and the Palaos group are in the
Pacific ocean between Hawaii and the
Philippines. The Mariana islands are
about 1900 miles of Luzon. The Caro-
lines lie 500 miles further south.
Guam, the largest of the Marianas, was
ceded to the United States by the
peace treaty. The rest of this group
contains only so square miles with a
population of about 1000. The Caro-
line and Palaos islands contain $50
square miles and have Il population of
$4,000. 1t was announced early this
year that negotiations were in progress
for the sale of these islands to Germany.
This leaves Spain with her African
possessions and the Canaries as her only
colonies. These colonies contain 243,-
S77 square miles and have population
of 1856 O0O
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
CIenned EN- Out.

A story of Admiral Dewey, not hith-
erto published, is told on the authority
of an officer "who stood by the admiral
when the incident occurred" During
fight, when the insurgents were be-
ing ''mowed down after particularly
villainous attack on the Americans
Aguinaldo sent cut flag of truce" It
was not a particularly clean flag, but
keen-sighted man might have per-
ceived that it was white or had been.
The admiral's attention was drawn to it,
and, shading his eyes with his hand,
he looked in it's direction for long
time, and said to the officer standing
by him: Il am tod am getting old.
| must be, as 1 can see no white flag"
The result of this dimness of sight was
that the insurgents were, as is well
known, completely routed. - London
Chronicle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
War ana Famine I'm CuBa.

i must have seen rs graveyards ON
my trip in the various provinces, and
l remember only one that was not en-
larged because of the famine of the
war. Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson told
me the story of the horrors of recon-
centration had been only partly told.
1t was far worse than the people OF
the United States had believed. The
pen of trained historian alone can do
the story of death by famine and mill
tary wantonness justice. Competent
judges assert that the island is nearly
100000 men short. In most of the prov
inces the birth rate is less than one
half of what it was before the war. The
island was stripped of cattle. In Ma
tanzas, the province chiefly given to
the cattle-raising industry, there were
29s,OOO cattle, according to census,
in 1894. When the war ceased there
were fewer than 5000 cattle in the
province Franklin Matthews, in Hnr-
per's Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Says Henderson, IL a Sure Winner.

Columbus, o., jane 2.-The republic
can members of congress from Ohio
held conference here last night to
consider the attitude of the Ohio dele
CATION on the speakership. There were
10 of the Is Ohio republican members
present, but the three absentees had
previously agreed to abide by the de-
cision of the majority. BY a vote OF II
to it was decided to support Hender-
son, of Iowa. After the conference
Gen. Grosvenor said: "This makes
Henderson sure winner of the speak
ership. / do, not know the eSzact lOca-
ton of all his votes, but he will have
enough to elect him."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
The Blow Made Him Insane.

On the evening of October -, last,
George Zumwalt, well-to-do farmer
living near Bonner Springs, Wyandotte
county, was assaulted and robbed as
he entered his home. He was rendered
unconscious by the blows and for sew
eral days his life was barely spared.
However, he recovered and prosecuted
his assailants, two in number, and
both are now serving terms in the
penitentiary. Zumwalt was adjudged
insane last week and sent to the asy-
lum. His insanity is of violent ma
ture and was caused by the assault
made upon him last October.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Report o. a Cuban Mnssacro Donled

Quincy, Ill, June 2.-The Quincy
Wing has received the following tele-
gram from Secretary of War Russell A..
Alger in response to an inquiry from
it touching sensational letter re-
ceived from Private Hoefer regarding
a massacre of 81 Americans in Santa
Clara by Cubans: "There can be no
possible foundation for the report in
any form, for, if true, the department
would have heard something about it.
No report has been received here OF
any conflict or disagreement"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
A Kansan from Dewey,s Flngship.

Ensign Irwin Lands, of the United
States navy, son Of Warden Lands, of
the Kansas penitentiary, arrived home
from Manila last week He served
eight months with Admiral Dewey on
the flagship Olympia, and received his
baptism of fire during the lombard
ment of Manila August 20, when it was
taken from the Spanish by combined
attack of the army and naval forces.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
No SMALLPOX In Kansas CITY.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 3.-MayOr
Jones published a card to the public
this morning declaring that every case
of smallpox in Kansas City had been
entirely and efficiently wiped out and
that the visitors to the city are in no
danger whatever from this source. This
statement was made by Mayor Jonesin
view of the continued repetition of
absurd reports about the prevalence of
a smallpox epidemic in this city which
have been circulated throughout the
territory adjacent to this city.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
A Widows Unfortunate Plight.

Two months ago the husband of Mrs.
&C. Branninger, of Dodge City, was
killed. He had a policy for $4,000 in
the Traders g. Travellers Accident
company, of Colorado. Mrs Branning-
'er made out the proof of death and
sent the claim to the company, but no
attention was paid to it. She then APP
pealed to State Insurance Superintend-
,ent Church for help. He replied that,
as the company was not authorized to
do business in Kansas, he had no con-
troll over it and was powerless to assist
her to collect the money.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
DoInes Mt Baker Unlverslty.

Congressman Dolliver, of Iowa, pro-
1nounced the commencement grafton at
Baker university. His subject was
1.-The Nation of America" 1t was the
most masterful and eloquent effort
ever given in that city. The board of
trustees raised $3.50 to put in an cleo
trio light plant in the university build
ing. They decided site for a new
Methodist church building ON the
southwest corner of the campus. Pres
ident Murlin was given two months
leave of absence to take trip to Europe,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

The populist central committee of
Dickinson county voted to fuse with
the democrats in the next county
ticket. The referendum system of
nominating was abandoned and dele
gate convention ordered. Separate
tickets will be placed in the field with
the same names on both.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Arrestnd nv a Woman.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 2.-Much sur
prise was occasioned at police head
quarters when Mrs. Faulkner, the ma
iron, walked into the station followed
by big, strapping fellow whom she
had taken into custody and marched to
the lookup all by herself. The mans
name is Edward Jessup and the charge
placed against him on the police blot
ter was that of the non-support of his
family
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
wlthdraws in Favor OF Henderson.

Chicago, June 3.-Congressman Hop
kins withdrew from the national
speakership contest in favor of Col. D..
b. Henderson, of Iowa. Nine of the IA
congressman in the Illinois delegation
were present at the meeting held in the
Grand Pacific hotel. After four hours
discussion behind closed doors it de-
cided TO withdraw Mr.. Hopkins name
and support Col. Henderson. The con-
ference was perfectly harmonious.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

The first arrest to be made in the
state under the hotel "deadbeat" law
was made at Topeka. David Harvey
was gathered in by the authorities on
a warrant sworn out by the proprietor
of the Union Pacific hotel. The new
law makes it misdemeanor to beat
hotel or boarding house out of a board
bill and fixes fine not to exceed 500
or imprisonment not to exceed 80 days,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

Miss Ora Holt, young school
teacher who lived with her mother
near Uniontown, Bourbon county,
complained of sickness the other day
and took capsule which proved to be
poisonous and she died within ten
minutes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

Charles Williams, youth sent from
Bourbon county to the Hutchinson re-
formatory, escaped while blowing in
the field. He threw the harness from
the horse he was working and rode
rapidly away. The guard mounted
his horse and followed, but Williams
was too swift.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

Attorney General GODDARD decided
that the populist board of regents of
the state agricultural college had no
legal right to enter into contract with
professors for their services for longer
period than two years and that the
new board can ignore the contracts
and fill the places with other profess
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Did Not Answer to Their Names.

When the case of George Hamilton
and Henry Nystrom, charged with
statutory rape, was called in court at
Scandal May 81, the prisoners could
not be produced in court, having es-
capped from Jail while people were at
tending Memorial day exercises. They
had outside help in getting away.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
The County Entitled to Credit.

The attorney general held that where
lands were bid in by county at tax
sale for three successive years and the
tax was then compromised the county
is entitled to credit on its state tax ac-
count for the PERCENTAGE of loss caused
by the compromise. This will enable
various counties to get big credits on
their state tax accounts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Tho Body Is Not There.

The monument to John Brown at
Osawatomie was overlooked on Memo
rial day. Not single flower or sprig
of evergreen was placed on the monu-
ment. The graves of his four men were
also neglected. John Brown is not
buried in Osawatomie. His body was
taken by his widow to North Elby,
NJ "
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

Chicago, June 3.-Mayor Harrison
has issued circular letter to every
railroad and local theater proprietor in
Chicago asking for list of alleged
city officials who have been "sandbag-
ging" these concerns for passes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

The weather report for May by Chan
cellor Snow, of the Kansas univer-
sity, shows the mean temperature of
the past month was ~ degrees above
the average. The total rainfall for the
month was 40 inches, slightly above
the May average.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
AM EASY Lon al Good Fay.

President McKinley's recent order
taking hundreds of places from the
civil service list includes the Office of
state statistical agent of the agricul-
tural department. 1t is an easy job
and carries $1,000 salary year, hence
Senator Baker was besieged by APP
plicants for it. 1t was thought George
w. Martin or Jacob Stotler, pioneer
newspaper men, would get the place.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Would EnioIn the Treasurer.

Washington, June 8. -Joseph Bran
field instituted suit in the district SUI
preme court to prohibit United States
Treasurer Roberts from paying money
on account of congressional appropri-
atoms made to sectarian institutions
He asks for an injunction, basing his
suit on constitutional grounds
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Not Under the Eight-hour Law.

A squad of employees at the Topeka
asylum notified the board of charities
that they would expect pay on the
'eight-hour basis. Chairman Hornaday
submitted the matter to the attorney
general for an opinion, who declared
that employees of state institutions were
employed and paid yearly salaries fixed
by the state law and that they did not
come under the provisions of the eight
hOur law
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Ceremonies Begun with Prayer.

F. b. johnson recently discovered
gold and zinc on his farm in Ellis coun-
ty and last week sunk shaft. The
work was inaugurated with prayer by
Prof. w. E. johnson, of the Hays City
schools, who invoked the divine bless
ing upon the enterprise praying that
the profits might prove blessing to
mankind,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Fine Point of Law Involved.

At the last election the people of
Sumner county voted to build a $4,000
courthouse. The cost of the building
was to be paid out of the current reve-
nue. fund. Some of the taxpayers claim
that money cannot be drawn out of
that fund to pay the cost of erecting a
courthouse. They declare that a spe-
,cial fund must be raised for that pur-
pose either by taxation or by the issu-
ance of bonds
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Must Come Up to the Test.

State Oil Inspector Spencer issued
notice urging people to report all oil
or gasoline lamp explosions to him.
He also wants sample of the oil or
gasoline used in the lamps which OK
plode SO that he can test it and prose-
cute the merchant or company which
sold it, providing it does not come up
to the test required BY law.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
Miraculous Escape from Death.

A tornado struck Ashton, Sumner
=, county, at one o'clock the other
night, demolishing the residence of
r. f. Waggoner, several barns and
other small buildings. Waggoner was
carried $50 feet and painfully though
not dangerously injured. His child
was found $50, feet from the building
uniniured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08

The sentences of f. L. Durlind and
Joe Parmenter, in Jail at Burlingame
for selling liquor, will be committed by
Gov. Stanley, as the trial judge, jurors
land county attorney urged such action.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-08
II has been decided to allow the com

1t has been decided to allow the COM
pany of Filipino actors now detained at
San Francisco to enter the United
States fer the purpose of giving exhi-
billions. They will be required, how
ever, to furnish bond that they will
return to their homes after the expir&
ton of their engagement.