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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11

A wEsT-BoUND mail train on the
Pennsylvania road killed two men at
Tyrone, two more ut Ben's Creek and
ran into an omnibus two miles further
on, almost killing woman.
FIVE men were imprisoned in
the Nottingham mine at Plymouth,
Pa, by an explosion the other day
which SGT fire to the. bratticing. Res
cuers bravely dashed through the
flames and brought out the men, one
of whom was s SERIOUSLY hurt.
BY collision between construc-
ton train and an extra freight near
Belvidere, N. j., the other day, both
engineers and q fireman were hurt and
the road badly blocked.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
lie Blew Into His Gun.

George Callcn, night Waterman at
the Missouri Pacific Freight Depot in
Leavenworth, shot himself at his homo
while fooling with loaded gun. He
was handling a double-barrelcd shot
gun, with one load in it, and was bow
ing into the muzzle Of the gun, with his
foot on the lock, trying TO find out
which barrel was loaded, when it acci-
dentally went off, discharging the load
of shot into his head. The entire load
in the gun passed into the right side Of
his head, blowing out his right eye and
injuring him probably fatally.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
THE Latest.

JACK ROWE, the ball player, was re-
ported extremely sick with pneumonia
at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 18th, but not
dead us certain reports had it.
ELLA WHITE, a female forger, re-
Gently arrested in Chicago for swindline
people of Elmira, N. Y, out of $50, 900,
has escaped from the Jail there.
THE other morning as street car on
Fourth street, st. Louis, was bowling
along the two horses ran against a
broken electric wire. The shock killed
both horses and stunned the driver.
PowDERLY, of the Knights OF Labor,
was reported quite sick at Scranton,
Pa, OH the 7th, and not fit to stand ar
rest at Callaghan's instigation.
CONGRESSMAN KELLEY passed bad
day on the 9TH. He was delirious.
EMPRESS AUGUSTA, the aged widow
of Emperor William ]. of Germany,
died on the 9TH. She had been attacked
with the prevailing influenza.
Mrs. SoUTHwoRTH died in the
Tonibs prison, New York, on the 18th.
On November % last she shot and
killed Stephen Pettus, well known
Brooklyn man, who had effected her
ruin. After the shooting she took sick
and gradually died.
HEAVY rains in Southern Illinois
have caused washouts on the Toledo,
st. Louis & Kansas City and Wabash
branch roads near Edwardsville.
A REAR end collision in the suburbs
of Poplar Bluffs, Mo-, caused the wreck
ing of an engine, caboose and seven
loaded cars. Two persons were in
jured.
F. B. CLARKE, traffic manager of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, has resigned.
THREE men were crushed to death by
the sudden collapse of the north wall
of an old railroad machine shop at
Long Island City, N. Y, recently.
LIBERTY, No., was the scene of a
sensational killing on the evening Of
the 7th, stranger named Luyton
being killed by the representing
county attorney, James /. Sheetz. No
cause was known for the affair.
TIE city building OF Lewiston, Me-,
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss was $500, 600. The property de-
stroyed included a valuable library.
OFFICIALS in the, photographic Office
at Washington place no credence in
the report that the Gulf stream has
changed its course.
n GOVERNOR BRACKETS message to
the Legislature Of MasSachusettssp speaks
in the highest terms oil the workings Of
the Australian system Of voting.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
LA eRiPPE's CHIEF VICTIM.
The Aged Widow of Emperor William I.
of Germany Dead.

Tie AgeO Willow Oh emperor WILHELM As
of Germany Dead.
BERLIN, Jan. THE Dowager En-
press Augusta had relapse Of Ia
grippe and died ut 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon. The Emperor, the EN-
press and their two eldest sons,o
Crown Prince William and Prince
Frederick, and the Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess of Baden, son-in-law
and daughter respectively Of the Dow
ager Empress, were at her bedside,
Count Won Moltke left her palace at
noon, much affected by her alarming
condition. A large crowd had as
sembled in Inter den Linden before
the palace and much sympathy was
shown.
The Dowager Empress Augusta was
a daughter of the Grand Duke
Charles Frederick of Saxe-Weimer-
Eisenach. She was born Septem-
Der 10, 1911, and was mar
ried to King William /. JuneI1, 1929.
She was the mother of Emperor Fred
erick and grandmother of King Will
liam II. the present ruler of Germany.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
TERRIBLY FATAL.
The Death Rate ut New York Continues to
Mount In.


NEW YORK, Jan. S.-InnuenZa is do
ing terribly fatal work in this city.
The death rate record was broken yes
terday. The number Of deaths re-
ported was 235, the largest num-
Der of any single day in the
city's history. Over one-half Of
this number was carried off by inhuen-
"a, pneumonia and diseases akin to
them. The Board of Health met and
discussed the alarming spread of in
fuenza. The committee appeared
baffled and seemed not to know WHAT
action to take or recommend to check
it. They gave six weeks as the
length of the period for the influenza
epidemic to run its course. THIS
leaves three weeks more for its ravages
in New York. John B. Linehan,
member of the Board of Health, was
buried yesterday. He died of influenza.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
GENERAL

a AAAANAAANANA4
THE white lead trust has recently
advanced prices three-quarters of q cent
per pound. In addition 1t has made
better terms to jobbers, based on the
quantity of goods handled. The ar
rangement is that the firm which
handles $4,000 pounds of lead is given
a rebate larger in proportion than is re-
ceived by the firm handling 10000
pounds.
In an encounter between Yaqui In
dams and Mexican troops at Guchorri,
Sonora, Mexico, several Indians were
killed.
DANIEL DoUGHERTY, Of New York,
will deliver the next St. Patrick's day
grafton at Ottawa, Ont.
ST.. JOHNS, N. F., in eighteen months
has had 2,O64 cases Of diphtheria and
40l deaths by the disease.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended January showed an average
increase of 81 compared with the cor
responding week Of last year. In New
York the increase was 1914.
TIE American squadron of evolution
has arrived ut Gibraltar from Tangier.
SENIOR SAGAsTA is experiencing
great difficulty in forming new Span
ish Ministry and may have to abandon
the task.
JOSEPH /. ROCHE, business manager
of the Baltimore American, died re-
Gently of consumption. He was thirty
three years of age and unmarried.
THE Prince of Wales is reported ex-
tremely popular with all classes in
Great Britain. There are indications
that through him agreements on the
Irish question may be arrived at.
The Anti-Slavery Society is making
arrangements foran expedition to Lake
Tanganyika.
The Ereste Fabricken, in Pretoria,
the largest structure in the Transvaal,
has been destroyed by fire. The loss
was 100000.
THE railway workmen of Scotland
have taken vote on the ten hours
question. The majority are against
strike and express desire to confer
with the masters.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND denies the
story that he is to be made Papal Del
egate and given Cardinals hat.
MORE fighting is reported in Crete.
FLOODS are reported in the north
west portion of Queensland, Australia.
ONE of the east-bound Michigan
Central freight trains crashed into
the rear of an extra east-bound freight
on Grand river bridge near Cayuga,
Ont, recently. The caboose and nine
teen cars and the locomotive fell
twenty feet into the river. The train
men escaped.
IT was reported at Lisbon on the 9th
that Lord Salisbury had sent sharp
note to Portugal, demanding satisfac-
ton for Major Serpa Pinto's attack on
African tribes under British protection.
The Louisville s. Nashville railway
directors have declared semi-annual
dividend of three per cent.
The American window glass trust
has advanced prices ten per cent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
DEATH OF MRS. soUTHwoRTH
Stephen Psttus' Victim aud Slayer Dies In
the Tomba.

tho lOInDts
NEW YORK, Jan. Mrs. Hannah
SouthwoIth died in her cell at the
Tombs prison at 8:l5 this morning. \
DR.. Chetwood, who granted the death
certificate, gives The cause of death as
heart failure and general debility. The
death was peaceful. There were at.
the deathbed Mrs. Southworth' s mother
and her brothers, George and William
B. Martin.
On November % Mrs. Southworth
killed Stephen Pettus, secretary and
treasurer of the Brooklyn Elevated
road. She followed him from a ferry
boat and overlook him on Fulton
street, New York City. Standing so
near behind him that she might have
touched him with her hand, she
emptied the five chambers of a revolver
into his head and body. He died in
q few minutes. Pettus was fOrty-tW0
years old and had an invalid wife.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
The Flag Winners.

The teachers of Jackson County on
their return from the Teachers conven'
ton at Topeka after the capture of the
flag, were met at the depot in Holton by
the Third Regiment Band and large
company of citizens. From the depot
they were escorted1to tho courthouse,
where they were given warm recep'
ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
Xomen,s Wages.

Labor Commissioner Bottoms report
will be issued about February l. The
commissioner has been making spe-
cialty of investigating the wages OF
working women in the larger cities OF
the State, and this department of the
report will prove Of unusual interest to
the large number of women throughout
the State who claim that they should
receive equal wages with the sterner
sex for similar labor performed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
An Atehlson FaIIure.

E. J. August, an Atchison retail boot
and shoe dealer, has assigned, with liza
bilitios aggregating $4,000; assets the
same. The principal creditors are in
st. Louis and Chicago. The failure is
attributed to the mild weather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
To InvestIRate.

State Sugar Inspector Kellogg left
Topeka a few days ago for Meade and
Mineola to investigate the alleged sugar
frauds. The investigation is made at
the request OF the people OF Meade
County, where the frauds are alleged to
have been perpctratcd.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11

The milling firm Of Kelly & Lysle. Of
Leavcnworth, recently shipped forty
six carloads Of -four 10 Glasgow, Scot
land. The shipment made up two en-
tire freight trains
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
Pressed Brick Works burned.

The Topeka Pressed Brick Works were
destroyed by fire q few evenings ago.
The loss will aggregate about $4,000,
which is covered by insurance. The
works were located several miles west
OF Topeka.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Toachers Dcciare for prohibition.


The annual meeting Of the Kansas
Teachers Association, held at Topeka
was largely attended. The following
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Prohlbitory amendment to
the Constitution of Kansas has, by driving
the saloon beyond her borders, brought hap
pIness and comfort to thousands OF homes,
has brought thousands OF sober, Industrious
people to us from other States and from
other lands; has reduced crime and pauper.
ism; has made II easier for us to govern ana
teach the children of the Commonwealth,
and has elevated Kansas 70 plane OF civil
izatIon never reached by any other people
in the history of the world; therefore,
Resolved, That We are now and forever OPP
posed to resubmlsslon OF the Prohibitory
amendment; and that IL Is our deliberate
conviction that the Prohibltory amendment
Is as firmly embedded in the Constitution OF
Kansas and In the hearts Of her people as are
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments embedded In the Federal Con-
stitution, and In the hearts OF the American
people.
Resolved, That the substance Of the fore
going resolution be telegraphed TO every
State Teachers Association now in session
In any part OF the United States.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11
A New Enterprise.

Articles Of Incorporation, announcing
a capital stock of 100000, have been
filed bv the Consolidated Land and Cat
tie Company Of Kansas City with the
Secretary OF State at Topeka. The OBJ
ject OF the company is the breeding,
raising, buying and selling Of cattle and
horses, and in connection Herewith the
buying, owning, holding, leasing and
selling of real estate throughout the
United States.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19
Not Green.

Maj. Martin. of Texas, in speaking
to friend OF his Yesterday, said:
Everybody used to have a great
laugh on me two years ago, because
they said had not sense enough to
turn out the gas, but blew it out.
At the same time, said he, Inotiea
my colleague, Mr. Mills, who has
been here in congress some Is years,
and who never blew out the gas, lost
about So, 900 by signing receipts for
salary which he never received The
major then took a list of the entire
Texan delegation and named each
man, telling the number of years he
had been in congress and the amount
he had lost by Silcott's defalcation.
Finally, coming down to Buck KiI-
gore, he said. He never blew out
the gas, bnt, although faring better
than any man In the delegation. he
lost about $3.50. ] call your atten-
ton to the fact that the man who
blew out the gas was overdrawing
four days pay when the bustup
came. - Baltimore American.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19
WISCONSIN,.

William Thompson. who took poison in
the Reedsburg Jail died few hours later
Will J. Walther, of Fond du Lac is under
bonds OF a charge that he robbed the mails
William Witzel, an Oshkosh teamster. has
CHAMBERS He contracted the disease from a
horse.
Judge Briggs, Of Ipswich, S. D., is at Sparta
soliriting aid for the suffering people of his
county
The draw of the bridge across the river at
La Crosse is the longest on the Mississippi,
and the third longestiin the United States
Wm- B. Shaw, native of Amigo, has gone
from Johns Hopkins university to New York
state as state librarian
The warm weather of the past few DAYS so
honeycombed the ice at La Crosse that the
ieemen were obliged to suspend operations.
Mrs Rudolph KinsIey, an old resident oil
Paimyra fell dead while preparing a meal.
| 1tiis supposed that her death was due to
heart disease
Phelps Perrin is to be arrested at Hurley
for-e mbezziing 81 800. He is the chap who
is supposed to know more than he viii tell
about the theft ISL. oeo of express money
from a Hurley bank.
Alter digging well through a drift forrna-
dion, twenty five feet deep, on the farm OF
John CraHlay, at Little Prairie, Walw6rth
| county, the workmen struck pieces of cedar
lisSst Weresin a good state of preservation.
e Auwater, an old resident of Eureka. left
ostensiblysto visit his sons in the West. No
| Information being received of him, it was sup
posed to he;a case of mysterious disappear.
aRee IN the family learned indirectly that
ne nad recently been seen in Germany.
While E. L. Perry, dentist at Springfield
Marquette County, was heating his vuIcaniz-
er IN the kitchen Stove at his rssiden &c. it
exploded, aud blew the stove to fragments.
There were four persons in the room but NO
one was injured
Congressman Caswal, who has retnrue ed 70
Washington from FIT Atkinson. is aeeom.
panied by Miss May and Harlow CasWeH. his
daughter and ser. who HiII remain in Wash
ington during the remander of the term OF
Congress.
The Racine Journal says that Jacob Lar-
son ofthat city had narrow ESCAPE rom
being killed. He vas down Isl a well twenty
Get deep out near the Rapids road, when an
eight round STONE became disIedged, aud fell,
striking him upon the nose Hs escaped IN
injured
It is now stated thatEd Bither, the Racine
driver. has basn engaged by ST. Louis parties
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19

May McWeeaeY, the wife of P. McWeeney.
The land is almost in the city of Devils Lake.
McWeeney held another tract when the Ward
boys OF Chicago were killed. He was one of
the twelve who killed the Wards, and while
his trial was pending was in Jail at Devils
Lake, Mary McGiIlecudy became attached
to him there and married him When
MeWeeney was released they went to Devils
Lake. He was appointed a special officer. and
was killed By Billy Oswald. The latter was
sentenced TO twelve years. but was pardoned
by Gov Mellette short time before he
ceased to be governor of Dakota Territory.
Greene, who was in this suit. was opposed to
the Creel gang. and the land in question was
claimed as part of the CreeI heritage on
Devils Lake Alter New eencyts death his
widow carried on the suit, but the last hope
of securing the property vanished with the
decision announced.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19
THE GERMAN AND HIS CLOCK.

The story is told Of German who took
the hands of his clock to the maker to have
them fixed, because they did not keep proper
time OF course, the clock maker demanded
the tro4-es, as in them lay the trouble. Boils
and blotches, pimples and other eruptions
on the exterior tell of a disordered condition
of the blood within Be you man or. woman.
or aught else human, if you have these in
dications, be wise in time and take DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Is puts
the liver and kidneys in good working order.
purifies the blood. cleanses the system from
all impurities from whatever cause arising,
and tones up the functions generally.
Golden Medical Discovery checks the
frightful inroads of Scrofula, and. if taken
in time, arrests the march of CONSUMPTION
of the Lungs, which is Lung -scrofula, puri-
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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19
NORTH DAKOTA.

The citizens OF Bismarck and Mandan will
tender Bishop Stanley reception aud ban
quet on his arrival in the former city
Ex-king Milan would probably be willing
sstoconfess, for the edifcation of the North
Dakota statesmen, that ne considers gam
bling worse than drinking.
A car is being built by the Pullman CON
pany of Chicago. for Ri. Rev DR.. Walker,
bishop of North Dakota, to be used BY the
bishop in his official duties throughout his
diocese
Two burglars namsd Fell and Hilton spe
under arrest for breaking into Post Trader
sCottIe's store at Fort Meade and appropn
.ating about 500 worth of goods Most OF
the property was recovered.
A Bismarck liquor dealer has the following
sign above his doorway: by order of the
prohibitionists will sell my stocks of wines,
liquors and cigars befons July 1. 1890, at
greatly reduced prices This is no selling
ont fake Wish it was
1t is said that for yeara North Dakota peo-
Iis have been singularly lucky in getting
prizes in tue Louisiana aGttery. A good
Enaay persons there have captured big prizes
The indicationssare that tka Louisiana swim
die has been carefully payingsits way for the
coup xhich it has just attenp pied to make.
The city OF Fargo owes q s14S25 board
bill and won't pay it. Two years ago the
legislature was inyEed to visit the city by
the city council, ans while on the visit put
up at hastelry and got away with hash TO
the value of that amount. The esanciI
votes TO pay the bill as every meeting and
the mayor promptly bobs up with q veto
The contracts have bsen let for the survey
OF thirty four townships in North Dakots.
and work viii be commsnced early in the
spring. There are FIVE townships in Ramsey
county, ten or twelve in Cavalier. eight or
ten IN Benson. six in T0Sner and six in
Rolette. Dakota has SIS. 09O in the survey
ing fund, and this was divided between the
two sections.
Secretary Noble denied motion for re-
sfsw of the case OFF. McWeeney vs., Charles
W. Greene, involving title to land ia section
80. township 15f. range Ga. of the Devils
Lakr, N. D., district This case was decided
last summer, when q review was asked by
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19

Jake kilrain and his sparring troup ex-
hibfted at the opera house at Dellas, Texas.
It was announced to be only sparring and
wrestling match. After some uneyentful
sparring by Others. Tom James of Dallas en-
countered Bezenah. the combination champ
ion lightweight, for S25, conditioned that
james should stay four rounds. Bezenah had
it his way from the first. In the fourth round
Bezenah struck James in tine neck, kno cking
him limp on the stage. james was unable
to rise. He was sponged and restoratives
applied. The show continued, no one sup
posing thatJam was hurt seriously. When
the entertainment had about concluded Null
doom announced that James was unconsci-
Gus, and called for a physician. James died
the same night
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19

and is about to throw out the cigar
when the old lady says:
DON you know that yon are for
bidden to smoke in a first-class car
rage when there are ladies in it2''
My dear madame, you see / was
just about to anticipate your wish
by throwing away my cigar. How
ever, will not disturbe YOU further. :,
and bowling very stiffiy he left the
car, and, purchasing a third-eIass
ticket, he took his seat among some
peasants where he could smoke M
disturbed.
There was sitting near the gen
tieman a Wretched-loo tramp.
who smelt horribly of garlic and
who was about as disagreeable a
neighbor as can well be imagined.
my good fellow" said the gentle
man, did you ever ride in a first
class carriage?''
Never.
We'll, here's a ticket thatI can't
use. just yougc into that frst-class-
carriage. There is a vacant seat.
next to an old lady; just takeit.n
The man, who was sadly in need OF
disinfectants, did as he was told. A
few minutes after he entered the door
of the frst-class carriage was closed
and OF went the train. which does
not stop at any stations between.
Paris and Versailles. You can I'M
agine whether or not the gentleman.
got even.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19

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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-19

and took possession. Mrs. A. O.
Hennesy, with her baby in her arms.
had just time to escape by a back
stairway and save the life of herself
and child. The infuriated steer upset
the kitchen table, smashed the dishes.
broke the chairs and other furniture.
and overturned thestove. The driver
mounted the stairs and, after some
difficulty, managed to get a ring in
the animals nose, but it broke and
was useless. The animal. after hay-
ing completely wrecked the room.
leisurelA descended the stairs and
was captured.