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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
AWFUL TRAIN DISASTER.
Waahout Near Channing,. Tex, Causes =
Wreck and the-LOss of Several Lives
Several sCOachess Burned

Fort Worthy. Tex, April 6@The
southbound passenger th1aiin on the
Fort Worth 65$ Denver City railroad
caught fire andI the entire train ex-
cept one coach burned: lit is reported
six or seven people were Killed, among
them the WeHSFFargo express mes
senger, Chapman Tine wreck was
caused by a washout. The fireman
and express messenger, 1T is believed,
were burned inr tile wreck. The local
Wells-Fargo office received message
from Charming to the effect it was
impossible to- teEB the number of pas
sengers killed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
CLEVELAND IS INDIGNANT.
Ex-PrssIdent Dsnoances%as an Outrage an
Alleged Interview frOmrHIm, About
Admiral Dewey

Princeton; N j.. ApriII 6jForner
President Grover Cleveland declared
that he had not given anlinteEviev to
anyone on Admiral Dewey'sS candi-
dacy. Referring to published expires
sions of his views,, he, dictated the fob
lowing:
This statement is outrageous 1t -
false from beginning to end? A number
of young men representing different pa
pers called on me yesterday for my opiTs-
ion in relation to- Admiral DeweSssS an
nounoement Of his candidacy and 7 i'm
variably declined to say anything what
ever on the subject. If by any pOzsibilisy
I should see fit in the future to gTVe any
expression on this subject it. viii Der done
in way that win leave no doubt as 10.
its authenticity. In the meantime II is
less authoritative statement Wliicfn may
be attributed to r1es will be- am uIIs5zSkj-
fable fabrication
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Kansas Nswapaper women.

The Kansas Woman's Press asso-
citation held it's annual session at To-
peka recently and the occasion ended
with banquet at the Copeland hotel.
Mrs. Olive Royce, of Phillipsburg, is
the president and Miss Ida G. Frowe,
OF Ottawa, is secretary. The question
of objectional advertising was brought
up and discussed, and some of the
women favored the presentation of
bill to the legislature for the suppress
sion of such reading matter. The sub
ject was disposed of by referring it to
a committee composed of Mrs. Minnie
d. Morgan, chairman; Mrs. Laura NJ.
Johns, Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs Cora
G. Lewis and Mrs. Olive L Royce.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
70 RRBUlLD The HALL.
Kansas city Goes EnerxesiezIly Abous -
Fulfill zss Pledges Bzade - the Demo
erasis Nationas CcmaitEes

Kansas City No., April 6.-Brighs
sad early this morning an army Of
nsen were set to work clearing away
the smoldering debris Of Conventions
han preparatory to inaaediate re-
building for the democratic conven~
ton IN July. On every hand is exc
pressed the 3eberminatI 70 arise
to the occasion and to not only replaces
the han that helped make Kansas City
famous, but to erect in its place 3
still grander structure. Almost every
prominent business man has spp0snted
himself a COMMITTEES of one and S out
soliciting funds that will assure q
suitable structure for the Democratic
gathering. and every energy viii be
bent toward fulfilling the pledges
made to the national COMMITTEES as
Washington on February %. Said
Henry w. Evans; president Of the
Convention Hall building con1psny:i
We must and will arise to the occasions
and ON July the democratic conventions
will assemble in a new and gTander con-
ventiou hall. We have the foundasious
the rn0Eey and the determination, aaH We
need is the steel. and we have aSSur~
for the directors that friends of Kansas
City all ever the United States need not
fear for us. We VIII be equal to this
latest test of our determination, patriot
ism and resources. .ls-
A mass meeting was heldi tonight
to raise whatever additional funds
may be- needed to complete the work.
Already the entire. sum. Has pras4i-
cally been pledged
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
GIVES THEM HOME RULE.
New Plan of Municipal Governments for
the FilipInOs That Has Been APP
proved by Gem Otis.

Manila, April CA scheme of mu-
nicipal governments, prepared by
mixed board, of which, Senior Arellano
is president, hasressived the approval
of Gen. Otis. This wild be the first
time that the Filipinos have enjoyed
the right of suffrage in the election of
officers and the establishment of q
decentralized town government out
side thee control of the provincial as
sembly. According, t@ the scheme,
the officials of municipalities are the
proper officials to hold and spend all
public moneys. The scheme provides
ample powers for tins alcaldes in
financial matters. and there is also
ample provision for the hearing of
persons who may object to the ar
rangementsS and who may desire to
submit evidence in reKuBbal. Such
thing as thisswas never known before
in the Philippines.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Kansas Flour Mills.

There are about 300 -four mills in
Kansas with an aggregate capacity of
10000 barrels a day, or 1O,500,oOO a
year. They made enough flour last
year to supply 100000 people with
bread. There are few states that
have greater milling industry. OF
the 100000 900 bushels of wheat raised
in the state last year, the Kansas mills
will have ground 28,OOO,OOO bushels.
Counting 100000 bushels for seed, it
will be seen that Kansas does not
yield much surplus wheat to be
shipped out in it's unmanufactured
state.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Beers Object to These.

Washington. April 6.-Consul Gen
era1 Stowe has, reported to the state
department THAT the Transvaa1 gov
eminent has refused to give conces-
sionss for the building of electric
street car lines i'm johannesburg. The
reason is that the farmers would lose
the sale off forage that is now bought
for the animals that pull the street
cars. He, adds that bicycles are OBJ
jected to for the same reason and are
heavily taxed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
THE HALL IN RUINS.
Kansas City's Magnificent cOnven-
ton Auditorium Destroyed.
Fire Started from an Unknewn Cause and
the Great Seructure Burned Like Psper
VIII he Rebuilt In Time 1oE the
Dem0cratIs COnvsneiOA

Kansas City, No., April 5@s'CCnven-
ton hall is on hreia This was the
startling news that was flashed
across the city yesterday afternoon
at one o'clock, and IN the short space
of an hour Kansas City's magnificent
auditorium was fOwr CHASTITY, ragged
walls; the Second Presbyterian
church and parsonage and the beauti-
fuI Lathrop schools. across the street,
were in ruins; the Williamson flats,
north of the hall, fronting on Twelfth
street, were Quilted; innumerabIe
small fires had been, stawted within a
radius of three or four blocks; 25
rari1y homeless, and property Valued
at $325,000 was destroyed
Gross carelessness ON somebody's
part is given as the primary cause for
the destruction of the beautiful build
ing and the other structures. 1t is
stated that janitor has been cooking
his meals on a ricketY old gasoline
stove in a rear room, which is Uttered
with debris. Chief Hale declared yes
terday that he had warned Manager
LOOmas to remove a mass of rubbish
from the rear of the stages. where
IC6 O1 refuse, OIQ JUNK, papers, etc.,
had been stored. Chief Halle says he
warned Loomas of the Danger of al
lowing such infammable rubbish to
accumulate. Two men who were
smoking went behind the stage yes
terday. They were ordered AWAY by
the janitor and soon disappeared. A
few minutes afterwards the fire broke
out in the very spot where the rub
Dish was stored.
The fire department estimated the
total loss at $298, 26O.
At the completion of Conversion
hall and upon the day it wass deliv-
cred over by the contractors the di-
reetors placed Insurance amounting
to $4,000. Later this was increased
j to, $3.50, 900.
Convention hall will rise from it's
ashes, greater than before. Before
the red embers have turned to gray
iworknren will begin to remove the de-
/ bris. The new building will beserect-
ed i'm ample time for the national con-
ivention. 1t is the purpose of the hall
directors to erect an absolutely fire
PROOF building on the old site, taking
advantage of the splendid foundations
ttfatt have remained almost unimit1ged
by the fire.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT. DATE.


The registration of the Kansas state
university shows that the counties of
the state beside Douglas which have
the largest number of students att
tending the university are: Shawnee,
40; Wyandotte and Marshall, 80 each;
johnson, %; Harvey, 27; Brown, IS;
Montgomery and Sedgwick, % each;
Leavenworth, "A; Usage, 21; Dicl1in-
son and Miami, 10 each. The registra-
ton by states shows there are SO
students enrolled from Missouri,
which is more than double the num-
Der from that state last year. Twenty
three other states have students en-
rolled in Kansas university, and there
is also a student from Japan and one
from Norway.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
was . Business naan 10 Yeare.

Chicago. April 6.-Silas B. Cobb,
who has been prominently identified
with the business interests of this
city for nearly 20 years, is dead from
pneumonia. Mr.. Cobb was born in
Montpelier, VT, in 1912, and came to
Chicago in 1888. He was president Of
the Chicago City Railway company
when it built its first cable. In his
later years he gave large sums to va
ricus religious and educational in
stitutions, Cobb hall, of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, erected at a cost Of
500. Oce, bei-.g one Of his gifts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
In.tructed for BRYAN

Harrisburg, Paa April 6.-The 81 DEL
egates from Pennsylvania to- the ma
tional democratic conventions In Kan
sas City were, instructed by yester-
days state convention to, support w.
j. Bryan for. president They ara
bound by the unit rule and cannot
change topany other presidential as
pirant unless ittbe so decihl=d by a ma
jority of the, delegation The plat
form strongly indorsess Bryzn's can
didacy, denouncesS the, war policy OF
the Mckinley administration and adj
vocates Numerous state, reforms
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Both Are ProhibItionIsts.

very remarkable thing is about
to happen in Kansas. w. E. Stanley,
the present governor, is sure to be
-renominated by the republicans, and
it is regarded as foregone conclu-
sion that John w. Breidenthal will be
nominated for the same Office by the
democrats and populists. Both of
these gentlemen are outspolken pro-
hibitionists, and for the first time in
the history of the state the leading
rival candidates for governor will
stand on the same temperance plat
-form.-Kansas City Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
They Want Better Roads.

The Dickinson county road over
seers and township officers met at
Abilene and formed a permanent
good roads organization. The prelim-
mary convention was attended by
about 100 officers and all were enter
tanned by Abilene business men. Dick
inson county spends about $4,000 for
roads each year, of which about $780,
900 is practically wasted. The farmers
are taking an active interest in get
ting better results from their money
and labor
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
To operate-MInes- tor essrs.tlanstz.

ST. Louiss ApriIi GA company to
develop several Cripple Creek gold
mining claims and devote the pro-
ceeds to eyangelistic work in large
cities wassorganiked yesterday in this
city. j. S. BitIerS of Sedalia, Mo-, is
the promoter OFF the novel undertake
ing. Rev. Bitter is an evangelist of
the NJ E. church. The claims were
given by A. j! Wharton, of Cripple
Creek, Col, FORMALLY of Greeley coun-
ty. Kan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Starvation in Puerto Rice.

Ponce, Puerto ,Rfco3 April 6-An an
nouncement having BEEN made that
the Puerto Rico Benevolent society
would relieve the poor OF Ponce the
town is simply overwhelmed with an
army of starving Or paa1pArlzed folk.
No fewer than 200 men,. women and
children, sick and stapvings are living
in the corridor of THE city hall and
in kiosk orr the. plaza. Most of
these are fec" by the soUiety- Letters
have been received announcing that
5000 more areeon, the way
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Sad Aooident Near Fort soott.

At Gilfllan flagstone quarries, near
Fort Scott, burning tent fell on the
sleeping family of quarryman
named Redingnour. He and his wife
escaped with their children and he
dashed back into the flames after the
fourth child, which he carried out.
The child was burned to death and the
fathers. hands were so badly burned
that he can never use them again.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Not a Ballot Taken.

The Second congressional district
republican convention at Garnett re-
nominated Congressman Bowersock
and selected Judge w. G. Holt and
Grant Hornaday delegates to the ma
tional convention. j. H.Ransom and
B. F. Baker were chosen alternates.
All the nominations were made by
exclamation. The resolutions in
sdorsed the national and state admin
istrations and Senator Baker; also
Scott for congressman-at-larg
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
After Five Years Service.

John Biles, young Crawford
county man, who was an orderly on
Gen. Grants staff in Porto Rico, ar
rived home from that island recently.
He served in the Cuba campaign I'M
der Gen. Wheeler, and after the sur
render of Santiago was transferred to
Gen. Grants brigade in Porto Rico.
Recently he retired from the army
and started for home after an absence
of five years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Coburn Designated as Treasurer.

A large meeting was held in the
First Methodist church in Topeka in
7the interest of Rev.. C. M. Sheldon's
scheme to send a million bushels of
Kansas corn to the starving natives
of India. F. D. Coburn, secretary of
the state board of agriculture, was
designated as the treasurer of the
movement. Speeches were made by
Gov. Stanley and others. The plan,
contemplates having similar meetings
held in every large town in Kansas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
A Kansas Volunteer Captain Dead.

]. c. Mckinley, late captain in the
Twenty-second Kansas regiment.
which was recruited in Emporia, died
of pneumonia at Cripple Creek, Col.
He was manager of the Cripple Creek
Daily Press, the only labor union
daily paper in the United States. He
was for several years foreman of the
Emporia Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
This MAY BE an Exaggeration.

A recent Topeka dispatch said cat
tlemen along the Smoky Hill river
asked Gov. Stanley to devise way
of Kidding that section of millions of
prairie dogs. They are reported to
be destroying the range grass all over
that region, and stock raisers are at
loss for a way to exterminate them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
HIs Escapade Wn1 Cost Him Dearly.

William Williams, aged 80, Of Pom
seroy, Wyandotte county, is in Jail
enlarged with impersonating an officer.
Representing himself as a deputy
marshal. he went to the home of
{ George Haas, a farmer, and tried to
arrest the daughter, Miss Fannie, al
leging she broke open one of the rural
mail boxes. The girls father and
brothers drove him away and later he
was arrested. The county attorney
. thinks he is insane.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Gov. Stanley Endorses 1t.

Gov. Stanley has given his indorse-
ment to the Rev. C. NJ. Sheldon's pro-
posal to send 100000 bushels of
Kansas corn to the starving people of
India, and presided over mass-meet-
ing in encouragem of the move
ment in Topeka. Mr.. Sheldon says he
has received one subscription of ST.
900.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
She Rasienad Onink.

One morning last week Miss Au-
gusta Bradbury, of Halstead, stopped
at the post Office and got a letter
which informed her that a maiden
aunt in Massachusetts, had left her
$4,000 in cash. She went on to her
school and taught the children during
the day, but that night she resigned
so hard and quick that it made the
school boards hair stand on end.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
VIII Ba Carried Ont.

Washington,. April 6.-Mr. Plata
(Gonn.)j chairman of the COMMITTEES
Oh relations with Cuba, said Thurs
day., speaking of conditions in Cuba.
thar there was not a man so far as
he knew in either senate or house
who did not in good faith intend to,
carry out the letter and spirit of tIlas
Qaban Intervention resolution.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Dereated a Rough Rider.

The entire republican ticket was
elected in Emporia by majorities rang
ing from 800 to 700. One of Roosevelt's
rough riders, N. A. Vyne, was candi-
>date for city attorney on the citizens
ticket, but was the worst defeated
man on his ticket. He has made him
self somewhat prominent since coming
home from Cuba by lecturing on sin
gle tax.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Save Constitution zoo rEet Extend.

Washington, April SoIicibOr.
General Richards, of the department.
of justice, has filed a brief in the. SUI
prepe court ON the question. OF
whether the construction extends to
the new possessions Of the United
States. The department of Justice
says it does not without an act OF
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
A vERITABLE GIBRALTAR.
Webster Davis Believes the L0eFenses of
Pretoria are ImpregnabIe-NaseS Stores
of FOOdstufTs and Ammunit5On.

Washington, Aprili 5.-Im speaking
of his recent trip to the Boer capital
Webster Davis, ex-assistalAt secretary
of the interior said:
viewed the defenses. of Pretoria and
I consider the town impregnable- do
not believe the English troops will ever
pass the line of hills surrounding the
town, bristling as they are with high
power Krupp and Creuset guns. There.
seems a very general impression that the
guns used by the Beers in the field were
taken from the fortresses at Pretoria.
but such is NOT the case. I saw every
earthwork, fort and displacement sir
rounding the town., and could not see
where any guns had removed; they were
all there ana formidable they looked.
Pretoria lies. In a basin surrounded by
ridge of rugged hills, affording most ad-
mirable opportunities for defense. While
there I saw and learned enough to know
that the town is one vast storehousse Of
foodstuffs and ammunition. The Beers
will not lack for artillery.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Fail to Reach an Agreement.

On an informal ballot the populists
of the Sixth district at Colby made DR..
John B. Dykes, of Smith Center, the
choice for congressman. The demo
Gratis on informal ballot had already
designated fully Scott, of Oberlin, as
their standard-bearer. Two confer
ence committees of % members were
in session all night endeavoring to adj
just these differences, but failed to
reach an agreement. Propositions and
counter propositions were exchanged
and rejected.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12

New York, April e.-,Saiss olga Meta
ersole and Hamilton Rexelle, actorss
Marcus r. Mayer, manager of Miss
NethersoIe, and Theodore Moss, nan
ager of Wallack's theater, were yes
terday found not guilty of maintain
ing a public nuisance in preseRtinS
the drama ..SapAe.'a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
EetssETr. BRYAN to Wozs3er,oe

Portland. o., April e:-W. ]. Bryan
arrived ihaPortland' from Tacoma and
received the first knowledge OF
Disqualification to enter the presi-
Dental race. Mr. Bryan said the AM
nouncenaent surprised him, in view OF
the adniraPs repeated destinations to
have his name considered, and Ia
wondered what was: back of it all.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Split Over 1nd6rslng BRYAN.

Grand Forks, n. D., April 6.-The
state. populist convention yesterday
split ON the question of inaorsing
Bryan. The fusion wing outvoted the
middle-o four to one and
elected delegates to the national con
vention at Sioux Falls. The midd1e-of-
the-roaders withdrew and held con-
ventfon of their own, electing dele
gates to the Cincinnati convention.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
WIN concur ON Puerto Rican BIN.

Washington, April 6.-The Hepub-
beans of the house, in caucus lasa
sight, decided to take the shortest
possible route to a termination. Of the
Puerto Rican tariff problezn by con-
curing in all the senate amendments
and sending the bill directly to the
0residenL
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
a sno~ssorm accompanied by lightning.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 5.-Thirteen
inches of snow has fallen here since
ten o'clock yesterday morning and the
storm, which is general over south
eastern Wyoming and western Ne
braska, still continues. Stock viii be
greatly benefited. Railroad traffic has
not been delayed. During the storm
yesterday the snow was accompanied
by sharp lightning, one bolt striking
d house In East Cheyenne and Miss
Bessie Seals was seriously injured.
A baby which she carried In her arma
Was not hurt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Claim of Breidenthal,s Friends.

The friends of John w. BriedenthaI,
populist aspirant for governor, claim
that of the sc delegates to the Fort
Scott convention elected up to the
1st he had 63, Judge Dennison two
and one anti-Briedentha1.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
D,stress,nr AFFAIR Near woodbine.

Edward, the 11-year-old son of
Mrs. David Haire, was burned to death
while burning constalks alone in a
field near Woodbine. A high wind
wrapped him in flames and he was
-fearfully scorched.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Brutal Crime of Kansas Robbers.

d. c. Coates, night operator at the
Santa Fe depot at Winfield, was shot
and killed the other night by burglars.
The robbers secured only few cents
and the killing was evidently done to
prevent Identification.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
70 seIl indian land.

Senator Baker recently presented
a bin authorizing the secretary of the
interior to sell at auction all isolated
or disconnected tracts of land of 100
acres or less of the Usage Indian
trust and diminished reserve lands
in Kansas for which no application
has been fled under the provisions of
existing laws.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
win ne ChrIsssned Patrick.

London, April 6.-It is said that b4
the desire Of Queen Victoria. the SON
that was born TO the duke aud duch-
ess OF York Saturday last viii b
ehristened Patrick
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
Tha Ranuhllcan WON.

The principal feature of the city cleo
ton at Independence was the contest
between two young women for city
clerk. The republican nominee, Miss
Alice Ray. won.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-12
DecIsion ACaInst Nfother-in-Law.

New York, April 5.-Justice jerks,
of the supreme court. Brooklyn,
handed down a decision in the case
of James Hyland, who is suing for
separation, which practically de-
clares that a man need not support
his wife if she persists in having her
mother with her against her hus-
bands wishes.