Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-01-26

BUSINESS failures in the United States
for the week ended the goth numbered
949, according to Dun's commercial re-
port, against 374 in the same week last
year.
A SMALL cabin near Oxford, Ala, was
destroyed by fire early the other
morning and Jake Hawlsinson, colored,
who lived alone in it, was cremated.
Hawkinson was known to have had
money and it was thought that he
was killed and robbed and the house
burned to conceal the crime.
THE towboat james Moren left Pitts
burgh, Pa, on the goth with tow of
coal and iron and struck hidden OBJ
Btruction at Merriman, Pa, and sunk
3 barge Of steel rails and a barge and
fiat of coal.
AL j. WAGENMAN, clerk of the st.
Louis criminal court OF correction,
who, it was alleged, had misappropri
ated the funds of his Office, declared
that his official acts were all right and
that he would make good any short
age.
JOHN HALL and Henry Hall, negroes
were hanged ut Montgomery, Ala, on
the goth for the murder of James Bel
ger in August last.
THE Paris Gaulois said there were
rumors that the court of cessation will
order that Dreyfus be retired by the
senate sitting as high court
CAPT EZRA b. FULLER United States
mastering officer for South Carolina
was recently at Camp Wetherill, Green
vile, 5. c., arranging for the muster
put of the Fourth Missouri.
LEWISTON, Mont, is threatened with
an epidemic of diphtheria and Health
Officer Stone has imposed quarantine
upon all the churches. forbidding
them to hold any services until he
should so direct The pastors de-
manded that he also quarantine the
saloons, but the health officer refused
to grant the request and he was sus'
tanned by the attorney general.
PORTER j. MoCUMBER, republican
was elected United States senator in
the joint assembly at Bismarck, N. d.
The westbound Sunset limited pas
senger train ran into an engine at LII
Coste, 80 miles west of San Antonio
Tex, demolishing both engines anC
killing Fireman Miller and fatally
scalding Engineer Nicholson.
CHIEF OF Police Grow, OF Somer
Vile, N. j., was in his home when he
heard the noise OF an explosion, Going
out to investigate he learned that the
safe in the Office of Swift & Co., haC
been blown open with dynamite Al
Chief Crow reached the office of tine
company he saw man coming ou
and gave chase, when the burglar
stopped and fired, the bullet penetrat
ing the chiefs lungs. The burglar go
away.
THE Arkansas senate passed bill
relieving husbands of responsibility
for ante-nuptial debts of wives. The
question has long been a mooted one
In the courts and the supreme cour
recently held husbands responsible.
THE executive committee of thi
American Hereford Breeders associa
tion, at a meeting held at Kansas
City, Mo-, practically decided to hole
a big Hereford cattle show in tina
city next fall in connection with tn,
breeders sale. 1t will be the first dis
tinctively Hereford show ever held il
America.
In the state fiscal court at Frankfort
Ky., So insurance companies doing
business in the state were fined $751;
each for alleged conspiracy to com bint
and control and fix insurance rates.
SOUTHERN California is reported a.
being overrun with tramps. The Sar
Diego, San Bernardino, Redlands anG
other jails are filed to Overlooking
with them. In many instances they
are vicious and threatening, going into
houses where women are alone anC
demanding food.
FREDERICK MILLIKEN at East St
Louis was knocked insensible and
robbed by highwaymen the other
night. His body was then dragged
across the railroad tracks in front OF Q
fast approaching passenger train. lie
was struck by the engine and hurled
into ditch. His chances of recovery
were slight The highwaymen escaped,