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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Leelslatlon for the CssIes.

The officials of all Kansas cities OF
the first class, in convention at Kan
sas City, adopted some interesting
resolutions. One calling upon the
legislature to pass law authorizing
cities of the first, second and third
class to condemn and purchase water,
gas and electric light plants, was
unanimously Endorsed. A resolution
favoring the taxing of franchises was
also adopted. They will also ask that
the legislature enact laws permitting
them to plant shade trees along tho
streets and to cut weeds from va
can't property when the owner fails to
do SO. They want laws permitting
them to levy special taxes against the
property for such work
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
On Account of a woman.

Several years ago H. S. Riddle, a
prominent merchant of Randolph,
became estranged from his wife and
William Schonewald, a stockman, be-
gan paying her attention. Riddle
warned him to cease his attentions;
but the warning was unheeded. Re-
Gently Riddle met his wife on the
street with Schonewald and began
shooting at him. Schonewald re-
turned the fire and in all ten shots
were exchanged, each man being
wounded. Schonewald seriously.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
BRAVE MAN KILLED.
Maj. Gen. Henry w. LawtOn Fell in
Battle in the Philippines.
was Standing In Front of His Troops and
a Sharpshooser Picked Him Out
Lawton Had Fought In
Many Battles.

Manila, Dec. 20.-Gen. Henry W.
Lawton has been shot and killed at
San Mateo. He was stnding in front
of his troops. He was shot in the
breast and died Immediately. Gen.
Lawton started from Manila last
night with cavalry, under Capt. Lock-
EFT, and battalions of the Twenty
ninth. and Twenty-seventh infantry,
under Lieut.. Col. Sargent, for the pur-
pose of capturing San Mateo, where
Geronimo was said to have 800 INSTR
gents.
Accompanied by his staff and troop
I, Fourth cavalry, Gen. Lawton set
out at nine o'clock in advance of the
main force, consisting of the Elev-
enth cavalry and one battalion each
of the Twentieth and Twenty
seventh infantry, which started from
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Cen. wood HeartiIv Welcomes..

Havana, Dec. 21.-The welcome
given Gen. Wood yesterday morning
on entering Havana was, according to
all the old residents, without parallel
in the history of the island. The
elaborate display of bunting in the
harbor and the multitude of boats
and bands showed that the hastily
formed reception committee had
done excellent work. Moreover, there
was a heartiness in the cheering that
was quite unusual.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Panic at a nigh school Fire.

Perry, Ok, Dec. 21.-The $4,000
high school building of this city
caught fire this morning and at one
entirely destroyed, but after an hours
hard fighting the fire department got
the fire under control. The fire ere
ated a panic among the children at
tending the school. The IL teachers
finally succeeded in getting all the
pupils out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
smell II Pnartn Rien.

Washington, Dee. 21.-The govern
ment has finally adopted "Puerto
Rico as the official spelling of the
name of that island and hereafter all
official documents will adhere to that
form. The board on geographic
names requested from President Nc
lAinley an expression of his views
and in making the decision he says
the name should be Puerto Rico in
accordance with the custom of the
people of the island.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
To Bring Them to Time.

The people of Hiawatha who are
interested in six o'clock closing
movement have taken novel plan of
bringing several obstreperous mer-
chants to time. About 10 out of 20 of
the local merchants have agreed to
close at that hour, but the ones who
refuse to do so are forcing all of them
to keep open. Pledges are now being
circulated among the purchasers for
signatures. Those who sign agree
not to buy any goods except from
those merchants who will close at
six.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
To Tra,n Men for the Navy.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The navy de-
partment purposes to ask congress
for 81 100000 to build two first-cIass
training ships of 1900 tons displace-
ment each, the vessels to be sheathed
and provided with auxiliary sail pow
er as well as steam propulsion. Such
ships are declared to be Indispensable
to maintaining force of skilled sea
men to work the war ships now in
the fleet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Sent Ninety Thousand Babies West.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Some proof OF
the New York assertion that it can
take care of its stray dogs better
than of it's waif babies is found in the
statement of II. III. Hart, Of the Hi
nois; Children's Home and Aid society.
who says Father Knickerbocker has
shipped 10000 babies to the west
since he began to think of some
method of disposing of surplus chill
dren.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
colored Volunteers sail for Manila.

San Francisco, Dec 21.-The United
States transport Grant cleared last
night and viii sail for Manila before
morning with the last of the volun-
teer regiments, the Forty-eighth in
fantry, colored. in command of Col.
W. A. Duvai
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
His Casa Was RemarknhIe.

Corporal Frank Sample, company
c, Twentieth Kansas volunteers, died
at Leavenworth from the effects of
bullet wound in the head received in
the battle at San Tomas, Philippines,
May 4. Samples case is remarkable.
The bullet entered near the temple
and went through the brain. When
removed from the field he was sup
posed to be dead but revived and was
sent home on the hospital ship Relief.
Up to four days before his death he
was able to walk about.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
at tl.s Federal Prlson-

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 2i.-A
case of varioIoid was discovered
among the parole convicts in the fed
eraI prison at Fort Leavenworth. The
patient is John Brown (colored). The
other $50 convicts and all the guards
Will be vaccinated at once.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
national Park in the AppaIlachians.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 21.-TLe state
has chartered the Appalachian Ma
tiona1 Park association, with head
quarters at Asheville. 1t is for the
promotion and maintenance by the
United States of national park and
forest preserve in and among the
southern Appalachian mountains.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Dressed In the Garb of a Tramp.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. sl.-Dressed in
the garb of a tramp, man who adj
nits he was once a lawyer was ar-
rested near Lake station while he was
at work as a wood chopper. The man
is supposed to be G. w. Stevens, alias
George H. Wright, alias Weeks, alias
Case, who is wanted at Provo City,
Utah, for murder, and a reward of
$500 is offered for his arrest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
cannot Re1Ieve the Destitute AIasI.ane.

Washington, Dec 21.-Tht. secre-
tary of the treasury has notified the
interior department that the apPro-
priations relating to Alaska under
the control of the treasury are so
specific that they cannot be applie1
for the relief of Alaskan natives en-
Kodiak island, who arc reported to
be in destitute conditions.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Favorable to Civil Service.

Washington, Dec. Supporters
of civil service reform who have
looked into the record of the mem
bers of the new committee of the
house on reform in the civil service
are satisfied that. a considerable ma
iority are friendly to the reform.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Grants Cousin Died a Pauper.

John V. Hudson, a well-known farm
er, died IN Atehison county recently.
Mr.. Hudson was first cousin to Gen..
U. S. Grant and served with him dur
ing the Mexican war. They were fast
friends for a time, but many years
ago they had quarrel and for 20
years Hudson never spoke Grants
name. In his old age Hudson became
very poor and he was buried by the
county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
The Foundlng OF CalifornIa's eaovernment.

San Jose. Cal, Dec. 21.-The cele-
bration of the golden jubilee of the
founding of California's government
began here yesterday. The chief feat
ure of yesterdays proceedings was
the reproduction of the inauguration
of Peter H. Burnett, the first COVER
nor of the state. The part of Gov.
Burnett was taken by his son, who
read the original inaugural address
delivered on that occasion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
The Governor Intere.ted.

Gov. Stanley has started a system of
home finding for boys in connection
with the management of the state re-
form school. The governor believes
boys who are not vicious are frequent
y sent to this institution by parents
or guardians who want to get rid of
them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Says Butler Recaptured the Guns.

london, Dec. PA special dispatch
from Durham, Natal, dated December
IS, says it is rumored Gen. Butler
called for volunteers to recover the
abandoned guns and that a party is
sued from the camp after midnight
and brought in the guns which were
uniniured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Serious Fire at La Harpe.

Fire which started in the machine
kiln room destroyed over $4,000
worth of property of the Lanyon
Zinc company, at La Harpe. The
smokestacl1, 200 feet high, of metal
lined with brick, fell and killed two
men who were working on the roof.
They are Jess Matthews and j. B.
Schaub, both married.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Legate ID . Lobbrist.

James F. Legate, a well-known
:Leavenworth politician, is reported to
be in Washington as a representative
of the Spanish government in trying
to secure from congress an appro-
.priation of $43, 100000 to reimburse
Spain for internal improvements in
Cuba.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Keen TbIa In MInd.

The twenty-ninth annual meeting
of the Kansas board of agriculture
will be held in Topeka, January 10, II
and II. A strong programme is be-
ing prepared and a rate of fare and
third has been made for that week
on tickets to Topeka on all Kansas
railroads.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Can PulI Fourteen Coaches.

The new passenger engines on the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
road are attracting much attention.
They are said to be the largest four
wheeled engines west of the Missis-
.sippi and capable of pulling IA
coaches at a speed of mile minute
over ordinary track.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Not for NIT. Burton.

President Mckinley vetoed the bill
authorizing the Chiekasaw nation to
employ counsel at a salary of $4,000
per year. This is the position J. R.
Burton, of Kansas, was selected for.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Mormona in Southwest Kansas.

In southwest Kansas Mormons have
a large settlement, their headquar-
tiers being at ST. John, Stafford coun-
ty. Recently about 60 elders held a
conference at Attica. 1t is rumored
that headquarters will be moved to
Attica, where a temple will be built
on the ruins of the Attica sugar mills.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Would Aboi1ah one Branch.

Bank Commissioner Briedenthal
advocates constitutional amend
ment abolishing one branch of the
IS tate legislature. He says one house
is sufficient to enact laws for the
state. Now, one house acts not as a
check but as an interference with
the other.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
One Advantage.

The editor of the LaHarpe News
caught two people kissing in the depot
recently. That's one advantage of liv-
ing in a small place; you know peoples
names without asking, when they do
something interesting Register.
Cattle in Fine shape.
C. F. Biddle, member of the legisla-'
ture from Comanche county, and a
leading stock raiser of that section,
says western Kansas cattle never
looked so well at this season of the
year as they do now.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Faith In Kansas Land.

Ex-Gov. Charles Foster, of Ohio,
has large farm in Cherokee county.
was entertained by the leading citi-
zens.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 21.-The house
has passed the Pingree joint resolu-
ton, submitting to the people con-
stitutional amendment to permit
similar taxation Of all forms of prop
erty. The vote was So to 8.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
avenged His sIstsr's Dishonor.

Joplin, Mo-. Dec. 21.@Summary
vengeance was wreaked by brother
upon his sisters alleged betrayer,
near Joplin yesterday evening, when
William DeAtley shot and mortally
wounded Fred Robertson.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Kansans and Their Committees.

The Kansas congressman and their
committees are: Long, ways and
means; Calderhead, banking and cur
rency; Bowersock, coinage, weights
and measures, reform in civil service,
alcoholic liquor traffic; Ridgely, coin
age, weights and measures; Bailey,
agriculture; Curtis, Indian affairs,
election of president; Reeder, irriga-
ton of arid lands; Miller, elections
No. 9 public lands
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Probably Glad to Surrender.

John Bowleg and j. E. Watson, two
of three, convicts who escaped from
the federal penitentiary hospital the
other night, were captured near
Springdale. They went into school
house and built fire to keep warm
when farmer discovered them and
notified his neighbors. The school
house was surrounded aad the con-
yicts surrendered when a couple ok
guns were stuck in the windows.
They were nearly starved.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Railroads "a Taxpayers.

In Woodson county the railroads
pay taxes to the amount of $1S,413, or
about one-third of the total receipts
IN the, county treasurer's Office. In
some of the western counties rhe rail-
roads pay more than half the taxes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Senator Matthews Acquitted.

Royal Matthews was acquitted at
Mcpherson of the charge of receiving
deposits after he learned the First
state bank of that plate was insolv-
.ent. Mr.. Matthews was president of
the bank. Nineteen per cent. is all
that has been realized from it's as
sets. Mr.. Matthews is the state sena-
tor from that district.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Black Eye to the "PrOmOters."

r. r. Dunbar and his coterie of
promoters who were laying claim
to all the property in Argentine and
the surrounding country by virtue of
an Indian deed, received a black eye
in the federal court at Topeka when
Special Master Wicker fled report
holding that the deed held by them
was worthless.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Bank Deposits Still Increasing.

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
says the reports of the state and pri-
waite banks now coming into his de-
partment under his last call, when
tabulated, will show combined de-
posits of over $25,oOO,OOO This will
be an increase of $1,OoO,OOO over the
deposits as shown by the call three
months ago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
WAY on NewtoD Saloons

The w. c. T. U. at Newton has COM
menced a war on saloons there. In
one day three bartenders were ar
rested and their places closed. Ex-
County Attorney Allen is the legal
counsel of the temperance element.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Taxes Being Paid Promptlv

State Treasurer Grimes announced
that county and state taxes were paid
more promptly this year than ever.
He thought so per cent. of the 1900
taxes were paid the first half of the
year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Enormous Taxes at OsweeO.

The people at Oswego are probably
paying the highest taxes of any in
the state. Several years ago the
town voted bonds to get couple of
railroads. The bonds are now COM
ing due. In order to meet them the
people this year are paying IA per
cent. taxes. It will take two years
at this rate to naY the bonds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
Place for Rnlpt Incal,s.

The president will in a few days
make several nominations as paymas-
ters, with rank of captain, in the ar
my. One of the men decided upon is
Ralph ingalls,, of Kansas City, Mo-, a
son of ex-senator Ingalls,.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
killed by am Irate Father.

]. A. Foley, station agent at Perry,
-on the Union Pacific, was shot and
Instantly killed by Tom Kerby. the
postmaster and hotel keeper of that
place. Tt is reported that the shoot
ing followed a dispute which the two
men had concerning the relations OF
Foley and Kerby's 17-year-old daugh-
ter. Foley was unmarried and lived
at Kerby's house.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-12-28
because She. HaeeedsHIn.

At Wichita, w. T. Shepherd sets
up in his petition for divorcethat- his
wife has nagged him. until he hasn't
the heart to say grace at the table.
AS second cause he charges that she
has threatened to take the whole
family to the creek and drown them.
AS the children are all grown up, the
youngest being more than II, the
spectacle of this woman drowning
the whole litter would be rare one
indeed Kansas City Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-20
The Decline of Oratory.

The assertion is frequently overheard
among men discussing the trend of
American politics that there has been
deterioration in the quality of the
public service; and among the specifi-
cations offered is the undoubted recent
decline in oratory. 1t is argued against
Senator Quay, for instance that his
voice is not heard in great debates, that
Pennsylvania should have to represent
it in the senate a Webster or a Clay.
The New York Sun, in an article called
forth by the election of Chauncey NJ.
DepeW as senator, presents the truth
on this subject when it says:
Senator Depew'e facility in speech
naking will not of itself give him pos
ilion and power in the senate which
will enhance his usefulness to this
state. As the present slang puts II,
simple oratOry cuts little ice in that
body. He may ill the galleries with
admirers of his eloquence, but his talk
viii have no influence upon the con-
NictionS of his colleagues or their views
of political eXpedency At this time
the great work Of congress is done
quietly by painstaking rather than bril-
liant men in the secluson of the COM
mittee room. Mere debating. talking
on the floor, is of little account. Sem
ators usually improve the opportunity
offered by u set speech by one Of their
number to absent themselves from the
chamber, or to write letters or other
wise occupy themselves if they are
present, They don't take the oratory
as seriously addressed to themselves.
The days of the great debates are over.
Legislation has become a very prac-
teal business, from which rhetorical
frills and tlourishes have been eXclud-
cd as valueless, except for ornament
that tickles the popular fancy SO It
is with modern business generally, IN
the courts and in all places where
negotiations go on or projects are
pushed through. Everything unessen-
tal TO the matter in hand Is regarded
impatiently. Even diplomacy has be-
come simply the practical, common
sense execution of precise orders from
the responsible governments"
The truthfulness of this may be
doubted by some, but 1t is because
they are not acquainted with the facts.
There may be something to say
on both sues of the proposition that
this is a desirable change, but as TO the
fact of the change; as TO the fact
that the marked successes in life-in
politics, in craftsmanship no less than
in law, medicine or business-are won
by close-mouthed men of personal In
dustry and a genius for details, there
Is no room whatever for doubt. We
see 1t eXemplfed everywhera. Our
greatest orators in this day and gem
Grafton cannot win on their oratory
alone. Like Mr., Depew they have to
be close practical men of business be-
sides; like Joseph II. Choate they have
to know how to handle men in general
as well as law briefs and jurles. We
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-20
RATIFICATION A DUTY.
From the Sun.

The time has passed when hesitation
on the part of the United States to take
over the Spanish sovereignty in the Phil
ippines lay strictly within the domain OF
good faith. Spain has yielded the lives
and property of what were former Span
ish subjects on the understanding that
the government of the United States is
to succeed hers. Spain has gone from
the islands. II We should refuse to en-
ter, there would be no possibility of
Spain's returning and succoring her
people against the party of Agunaldo.
We owe to the humblest of Spain's for
mer subjects in the Philippines the es-
tablishment of our power there as clearly
and absolutely as we owed to Spain the
safe return of her soldiers from Cuba.
Our ratification of the treaty is a duty,
not primarily for any debatable obliga-
tioE to humanity to extend our civiliza-
tion, but as the simple fultiment of our
undertaking that the Philippines shall
enjoy the peace and justice which tho
prestige of the American name can bring
to them. The senate is morally bound,
regardless of theories on expansion and
consent of the governed. to respect the
treaty of Paris. 1t was ratified by Spain
when the Stars and Stripes were raised
by Manila and the Spanish flag hauled
down at Iloilo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-20
Great American yard
wide unbleached sheet
ing. Sale price .....3Hc
Notion Counter.

Fine Torchon Laces. sale prices, &c,
&c and Sc.
&c Hump Hooks and Eyes, sale price,
1c per card.
&c. yard Colored Flat Corset Lac
ers, sale price, 8 for sc.
&c boxes Straight and Crimped Hair
pins, sale price, 2 boxes for &c.
lOc Frilled Garter Web, sale price, SC
per yard.
121ac Seam Binding in grey and
brown, sale price. SC ward
Ladies' Smooth Finished Amber
Hairpins, sale price, SC per dozen.
Warmers Security Hose Supporters
in Ladies' Misses and Children's, sale
price &c. per all sizes.
dozen Ladies' IS and 32-inch Satin
Belt Hose Supporters, sold at G9c, sale
price, 25c.
A lot OF Ladies' Puff Boxes in metal
and glass, with metal tops. that sold
from soc to Csc, sale price, 25c.
Dress Trimming Dept.
Ostrich Feather Trimming that was
$1.39 per yard, sale price, SOC.
ostrich Feather Trimming that was
S1.75 and $500 per yard, sale price, 75c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-20

do not recall the name Of a single
contemporary American whose rcputa-
tiun would survive the crush of mod
ern competition for six months II every
factor contributing to it other than
oratorical power were taken away. The
people demand of their great men
something more substantial, something
more permanent, than facility in the
public utterance of words.
Oratory when called into play by a
great occasion anu not put UP for mere
show will always powerfully affect
mankind and command for Its master
a high place in public esteem and ap-
preciation but the great bulk of the
worlds work will continue to be done
without its stimulus or help and the
most effective workers will be those
who like Matthew Stanley Quay, Say
little and saw wood"