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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-31
GENERAL.
FRENCH capitalists intend to build .
railroad in the Congo region.

FRENCH capitalists intend to build Q
railroad in tho Congo region.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May "a showed an average in
crease of Ill compared with the corre-
spending week Of last year. In New
York the increase was AL.
BUSINESS was active on the London
Stock Exchange during the week ended
May "a. In Paris business was dull in
the early part, but improved toward the
end. The German bourses were quiet
More activity was shown in the Havana
sugar market
THE London Chronicle asserts that
England has coded to Germany the
African State, Unyoro, heretofore
claimed by Turkey.
THREATENING notes have been sent
lately to the Prince Of Wales and Lord
Salisbury. The writers claimed to be
suffering for food
SERGEANT LANCE, the last German
survivor of the wars OF 1S1S-l5, died in
Berlin hospital recently.
THE leading mine owners Of Germany
are trying their best to secure change
in the imperial labor policy to the dis
advantage of the workmen. They are
not likely to succeed.
THE Gar of Russia proposes to hold a
large hunting party in Poland TO last
four weeks in September. There are
$50 deer, 260 elk, 9G4 stays and $50 bears
in the preserves.
SEVERE storms followed by floods are
reported in various parts OF Germany.
At Alvensleben house was undermined
by water and sixteen of the occupants
were drowned. At Suplinger five per-
sons were killed by lightning.
The steamship Thingvalla, OF the
Danish line, was in collision recently
with an iceberg. Considerable damage
was done to the stem and much alarm
was caused, but the vessel was kept
ahoat.
SANTA FE officials took charge of the
Frisco railroad on the Goth.
THE weavers in all the large mills in
Moravia, Germany, have struck for 100
per cent. increase in wages.
The village OF hepahle; IN Arhehia,
has been destroyed by an earthquake.
The earthquake was preceded by rum
blings which caused the inhabitants to
fee and they thus escaped death from
the falling houses.
JAY GOULD and his coterie have lost
control of the Pacific Nal Steamship
Company.
By an explosion in the powder factory
OF Nikolared, Russia, an officer and four
sailors we're killed.
THE Spanish province of Catalonia is
said to be honeycombed with Socialism.
Almost every one of the many workmen
is arrayed in favor of revolution and the
rulers are worried.
WHILE a party consisting of several
army officers and a number of ladies
were boating at Potsdam, Germany, the
boat was accidentally upset and six of
the officers and several ladies were
drowned. by similar accident at
Dantzig seven persons were drowned.
TIE Legislature Of Nuevo Leon, Mex
leo, has voted special concessions for
smelling works.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-31
THE SOUTH.

SIXTEEN runaway loaded freight cars
of tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad were
in collision on East Pratt street, Balti-
more, Nd, with four others attached to
the engine and the result was a bad
smash. No lives were lost.
SOME OF the Pan-American delegates
visited the graves OF Generals Lee and
Stonewall Jackson at Lexington, Va.
JoHN BowEN. his wife and daughter
we're recently drowned in Wolf river
near Memphis, Tenn, while crossing in
buggy.
REPORTs from the wheat growing
counties Of Texas indicate bad crop.
THEIE is q Georgia watermelon COM
bine.
A CHECK for s44 6S7.oO given to Inter
nal Revenue Collector Ripey, Of Law
renccburg. KY, for whisky tax stamps
has disappeared and no trace OF it can
be found.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-31
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


The Inv rs 10 ''OEtBunbi A"OAebO"'
Acknowledgement kellogg has adj
dressed letter to prosecuting officers
instructing them as to their duty In en-
forcing the Prohibitory law, in which he
says:
The decision of the Supreme Court OF the
United ,tates In the "origlnal package" case
| from Iowa 10 In opposition to the Prohibitory
| law OF this State. It is In opposition TO the
unanimous opinion OF the Supreme Court OF
this state In the case OF the State OF Kansas
vs.. rulker, decided at tbs January term,
1881 IL In In opposition to the views OF u
large majority OF the people OF the state.
The dec on was rendered by DIVIDED
court The better law and the better reason
are TO be found In the dissenting opinion OF
Justices Gray, Harlan and Brewer. ac'
knowledge the authority OF this decision,
but am not disposed, by reason OF tho fore
going facts, to acknowledge Its authority
further than the facts In the case and the
language made use Of by the court require
II Is the foreign or non resident importer
who sells In the original, unbroken package
that Is protected by the decision aud none
else.
The decision, therefore, Is not applicable
to the case of q citizen and resi- lent OF Kan
sas who might become an importer OF intox'
icating liquors from another State into Kan
sas. The foreign or non resident importer
will he subject to arrest and pun ishmeut un.
der the provisions OF the Prohibitory law
tn. moment he steps beyond the narrow line
of making the first sale Of the intox lcating
| Quor In the unbroken, orig nal package In
which II was imported. The sale OF single
bottles OF beer, wine or other intoxicating
liquors taken out OF the case or barrel. or
box In which they, with other bottles, were
imported, IL u violation Of the law ana
would subject the offender I fine and I'M
pr sOnment. Where there Is evidence that
the person claiming to sell Intoxicating H.
quQV In the "original package" Is not for
Gig or non resident importer, or the agent
of one, or where there Is evidence showing
that the sale is not that OF the entire "orig'
inal package" In It's unbroken state, the
person should be promptly arrested ana
n. aced upon trial.
II the seller permits the opening OF the
'original package" and the drinking OF the
liquor upon his premises, he should be
promptly arrested and placed upon trial for
keeping and maintaining common
nuisance under the provisions Of the Pro-
hibitory law. No single bottle of intox cat
ing liquor, however securely IL may be
corked or sealed, can constitute the orig
inhl PACKAGE" unless IL Is separately I'm.
ported In that par ocular form. Where more
than one such bottles are imported together
and shipped in closed or open box. or in
separate compartments Of closed or open
case, the entire box or case and Its contents
constitute the original package.
1t IL my advice, the efore, that every mnn
who sells Intoxicating liquors In "original
packages" should be closely watched ana
promptly arrested II he swerv.s hairs
breadth from the line.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-31

THIRTY buildings at Port Lytton, N.
Y, were destroyed by fire the other day.
Loss, SIS, 900; insurance, 100000.
THERE was terrific rainstorm at
.Iohnstown, Pa, on the 25th. The Penn
sylvania tracks were covered two feet
deep with mud.
The Farrelly building ut Morristown,
N. Y, was burned recently. Loss, $780,
900; insurance, $4,000
QUITE an earthquake was felt in the
Mohawk valley, n. ", on the morning
Of the 35th.
Two thousand cigarmakers Of New
York City have struck for higher wages
The breaking of the automatic fire ex-
tinguisher on the third floor of the Globe
wooden mills, Utica, n. Y, flooded the
building and caused $4,000 loss.
TIE Rhode Island Legislature has
elected the Democratic candidates for
State officers.
A DISASTER happened to DIR. Justin's
dynamite gun at Perryville, n. Y. Great
crowds were present to witness the ex-
periments, when the weapon exploded
into thousand pieces.
THE striking quarrymen at Quincy,
Mass, have accepted the masters COM
promise and returned to work.
JOIN KEENAN,, the fugitive member
Of the New York Board OF Aldermen OF
1854, known as the Doodle board, who
had been in Canada for five years, has
surrendered and given $4,000 bonds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-31
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE Supreme Court OF the United
States has denied the application for a
writ of error in the case of Kemmler,
under sentence OF death by electricity.
The opinion was by Chief Justice Fuller.
The House Committee on Commerce
has recommended favorable report to
be made on the bill amending the Inter-
State Commerce law so as to permit the
railroad companies to give a reduced
rate to veterans attending the National
encampment, with an amendment ex-
tending the same privileges to veteran
Confederate soldiers.
MEMBERS OF the Senate Finance Com
mittee believe that the House Tariff
bill can be presented to the Senate
within a few days unless the sessions OF
the committee are interrupted by parties
desiring hearings.
REPRESENTATIVE FLOWER, of New
York, has introduced in the House a
joint resolution appropriating $3.50, 0OO
TO complete the Grant monument at New
York.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has transmitted
TO Congress letter from the Secretary
of State upon the recommendation OF
the Pan-American Congress that an in
ternational American bank be estab-
1ishcd, The draft of bill to authorize
the incorporation OF the bank accom-.
panied the message.
THEEE is a revival in Washington Of
the report that the work Of demOnetizing
silver in 1878 was accomplished bya Eu'
ropean ring which contributed $500. O0C
for the purpose.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER has instruct
ed supervisors OF the census that certain
questions relating TO chronic diseases
and mortgages may be filled by ''re.
fused to answer" instead OF yes OF
mo" on pain Of prosecution.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-31
THE WEST.

1
MAJOR WILLIAM GENTRY, the we'll
known farmer and politician of Pettis
County, Mo-. is dead. In 1874 he was the
Peoples candidate for Governor. but
was defeated by Fl. c. Hardin, Demo-
crat.
A wATERsPoUT passed over the CHM
AKRON valley eight miles north of King
fisher, Ok, on the 25d.
GOVERNOR HUMPHREY. of Kansas, re-
fused to attend the convention Of result
missionists for an extra session OF the
Legislature to consider the policy of re-
pealing the Prohibition law Of the State
Constitution.
The trial at San Francisco of d. Fl.
Arnold for the murder of S. w. Garness
last January resulted in acquittal The
murder was the result OF a discovery
that Garness had been writing malicious
letters to the wife of Arnold.
July has been fixed as the date for
the unvailing Of the monument to the
late Vice-President Hendricks on the
State House grounds at Indianapolis
Ind. The address will be delivered by
United States Senator Turpie.
FIVE workmen were horribly burned
by molten metal recently at the Illinois
steel works on South Ashland avenue,
Chicago.
AT Lucas, near Mansfield, o., light
ming struck a store, setting fire to
the building. The blaze exploded fifty
pounds of dynamite, causing the death
of two persons and the injury Of twenty
five.
Two men were crushed todeath under
a house they were raising ut Port Wash
ington. Wis, recently, the supports Civ
ing way.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN arrived at
Tacoma, Wash, on the cath, completing
his Journey around the world in sixty
seven days.
IT is stated in Chicago that strong evil
dence has been secured against the old
Boss Carpenters Association OF import
ing carpenters from Canada contrary to
the law.
CHARLES S. KING, of Guthrie, Ok, has
been appointed secretary and special
agent of the Cherokee Commission, vice
Horace Speed, resigned.
ROBERT HARDIE, a we'll known lawyer
of Los Angeles, Cal, has been killed in
the. mountains near Tombstone, Ariz.,
by renegade Apaches.
]. d. HoPsoN and Frank Moore, of the
geological surveying party, were
drowned at Eagle Rock, Utah, while
sounding the river. The body Of Hop
son was recovered.
TIE business part of the town of Cam
bridge. Wis, was destroyed by fire the
other night. Loss, S35,000
JOHN p. KUNZE, the little German
lately tried with the Cronin convicts,
was married recently in Chicago to his
sweetheart, who stuck to him in his
troubles.
CHIEF ToHFE and sufficient other In
dams have signed with the Commission
to throw the Iowa reservation near
Guthrie, Ok, open TO settlement.
A VICIOUS horse in buggy at Wabash,
Ind, kicked over the dashboard and
Drained the child of Mrs. Graham.
Her companion, Mrs. Berger tried tc
grasp the child when her own infant
came within range Of the animals hoo
and it was killed in like manner.
BIsnoP JAMES 0'CoNNoR, of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Omaha. is dead.
ADOLrH and Gustav Wilke. living
north of Cheboygan, Mich, were
drowned recently in Lake Michigan
while rowing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-31
Miscellaneous.

TIE Farmers Alliance Of Leaven-
worth County recently passed resolu-
lions not to support any man for Con-
gress or the United States Senate who
is an officer of any National bank or q
lawyer.
JUDGE FOSTER OF the United States
District Court, has made an order adj
hitting ]. c. Adams, in Jail at Wichita
for the killing of Captain Couch the
noted boomer, to bail in the sum Of S10,-
900. The attorneys for Adams say that
he can give bond in that sum.
JOHN STEVENS, groceryman at Perth.
committed suicide the other day by
shooting himself in the head. He leaves
wife and three children. Financial
difficulty said to be the cause.
THE Governor has appointed Reece
Price, of Hutchinson, and c. X. Holli-
day, Jr., editor of the Daily Democrat,
Topeka, Worlds Fair Commissioners,
with Frank Lanyon, of Pittsburgh, and
J. F. Thompson, of Sabetha, alternates.
STATISTICS as to the number Of
mortgages made and released in Kansas
since January /, secured by Lawrence
mortgage company, are very fattering
and show that the State is in an ex-
tremely prosperous condition.
IN the district court at Wichita the
other day r. w. Lock, Of Albany, NO.,
was convicted Of burglary and robbery
in the first degree. The penalty is not
less than twenty years in the peniten-
tiary.
1T is stated that at the urgent solicita-
ton of friends throughout the Fifth dis
trict Ex-Governor Harvey has decided
to become candidate for Congress.
c. II. IsLEY, Of Fairview, recently adj
dressed letter to Senator Ingalls, urg-
ing him to push his bill for a service
pension to the veterans of the late war,
in reply to which the Senator expresses
his qualification at his correspondents
approval of the bill introduced by him,
and adds: ut seems to be generally in
dorsed by the so. diers and their friends
all over the country, and am sure that
as It's provisions are understood 1t will
becc ne more popular, and also have no
doubt will be enacted into law. l am not
certain that it will be passed at this
session of Congress, as there are many
disabled veterans who think they ought
to be taken care of before service PEN
sion bill is provided. am myself, as
YOU know, cordially in favor of the prin.
ciple, and shall continue to urge favor
able action as longas l remain in public
life, until the party has redeemed its
pledges to those by whom the country
was saved"
DIR. PHILIP KROHN, who has been man
aging editor of the Atchison Champion,
the late Colonel John A. Martins paper,
for several months was ordained as pas
tor Of the First Congregational Church
Of that city the other evening.
MRs. LEE DEERISG, living near Ed
wardsville, was thrown from wagon
by a runaway team the other day and
badly injured. Her child in her arms
was not hurt
THE Republican State Central Com
mittee met at Topeka recently and
called delegate convention to meet at
Topeka September to nominate State
officers. The convention will consist Of
564 delegates, elected BY county con-
ventions.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

Ere on the Nimrod as soon as they were
ana stood out to sea. In the meantime
the seameu and crew and many of the
men from Newport went out in baats and
put out the fire on the brig, and as soon
81 the guuboats came bacz-whch was
very soon, as they only wished 10 drive
the Nimrod away-all hands set to work
10 get the vessel off aud get her into the
harbor, and at th next floodtide she
fioated and was brought up to the wharf.
The boys who had captured the balls
lugged them home with great triumph,
and for years after they were shown to
their children and grandchildren as war
trophies. The little boy who had shown
such bravery in catching the balls was
sent for. a few days after, by Commo-
dure Perry, aud he asked him if he
would like to be midshipman, and as
he was very anxious TO be one, as his
family were willing, Commodore Perry
gayehim an appointment.
He died quite young of yellow fever in
some foreign port. In after years no
story Of old-time so delighted the chill
dreu of this generation as the story OF
the ''hot balls" on Newport beach, and
for many years a cannon bail lay on
either side of an old fashioned chimney
just within the jambs, and little feet
pushed them about and little people
wished that they, too, had lived in such
delightful times. But the white-haired
old man would say: "These are better
times when we are all at peace. -
And SO say we all of US.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
CENTRAL AMERICAN PEACE.
How it was Brought ADMINISTRATIONS Will I'M
rediarely Fleet a New President.

How it was Brought About-SalvadOr will I'm
mediately Fleet New President.
LA LIBERTAD, Aug. 29.-On the 25th
inst. members of the diplomatic corps,
composed OF plenipotentilries from the
sister republics of Costa Rica, Nicaragua
and the foreign ministers resident
OF Guatemala arrived at Acaiutla to con-
fer with President Ezeta touching the
proposals OF peace land an understanding
was ultimately arrived at, when
il, was agreed that the au-
tonQmy and independence of
Salvador be respected. In this sense
Gen. EZetu signed and ratified the
agreement which had been presented to
and accepted by Guatemala. HOstilites
have entirely ceased and preparations are
being made to dlsband the armies
on the frontier. Guatemala, Honduras
AMI san Salvador are iubilant at the sue
| cessful issue of the conference and hope
lNIe war is ended aud that terms OF peace
y i'll soon be adjusted 10 the satisfaction
OF both republics.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. % Geronimo
POu, SulvadOrau agent, was asked
about the peace protocol. He says he
hns no news, but claims that neither DR..
Ayula. first vice president, nor Burilia,
secoud vice president, can take the
presidential chair, as both have been
declared traitors to Salvador for having
sided with GuAtamAla, and the assembly
will have 10 order au Immediate election
OF president. He claims that the calling
of the legislative assembly was provided
for in Ezeta's decree of June
2G, OF which be showed the press
correspondent a copy in the official
Gazette, which says the provisional gov
ernment shall only remain IN power I'M
I'll peace is restored, and then the legis-
lative assembly existing before Menen-
DEE 5 death shall be convoked for an ex-
traordiuarY session for the election of
president By the people, which will be
done Immediately.
REvOLUTIoNIsT GENERAL KILLED.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. PA dispatch
from st. Jose De Guatemala says every
thing was prepared this morning TO cap
lure the TevOlutiOnist, General Martin
bafrunda, on board a passing
American steamer. The port captain
boarded the steamer and demanded
Tie surrender OF Barruuda from Capt.
Fltts, who answered that he would de-
liver him up, and invited them TO &C
company him to Barruuda' 5 cabin. As
slsiant chief of police, Capt. CAL
drron and three officers went with
tne captain, and there Mai. Foriello
translated TO Barrunda that the captain
hau decided to deliver him up. Bar
runda answered by opening fire from
lorty-iour Colts revolver On the port
captain ana his party. These answered
me IRE and Barrunda fell riddled with
bullets: The body was taken to the port
captain 5 Office.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
LARD COMPOUND.
The Lard Bllrs Passage in the House Thurs
day Causes Some Excitement on Change.
lis Chances in the Senate.
Special 10 the Gazette.

specisl TO the Gazette
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The passage
yesterday in the house OF representatives
Of congress of the lard bill caused a
futter of excitement on the produce ex-
change. The measure interests provision
men, lard refneries, cotton seed oil
pressers aud retail dealers of lard geuer-
ally. At the Office OF the American cot
ton oil company it was said that if the
hill became a law severe blow will be
dealt to Southern farmers, for they rely
largely upon seed for their profit.
Planters who produce 10, 200
bales of cotton gets from that
cotton 500 tons of seed, which
would he worth from $4,000 to $4,000.
immense quantities of cotton seed oil
are used in the manufacture of COM
pound lard, and il farmers are deprived
of that outlet they would have to find
some other market. 1t is asserted that
only about 20 per cent. of hog ; fat goes
into the manufacture of the compound
lard. 90 per cent of the compound being
cotton seed oil and 20 per cent. tallow.
Enemies of the bill say the bill will not
pass the senate. aud if it does they will
st its coustitutionality, embracing in
the scope of their contest the ronstitu-
tional right of Speaker Reed TO count a
quorum present when the bill was
passed.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
CROP REPORTS.
The General Condition Of Wheat, Corn and
Cotton Throughout the Country.

The General Condition Of Wheat Corn and
Cotton Throughout the Country.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The sigma,
service furnishes the following weather
ana crop bulletin for the week ending
August 80: The weather during the past
week in the wheat and corn region of the
central valleys and Northwest has been
generally favorable, and the condition
of all crops has been improved. The
harvesting of wheat was interrupted in
Minnesota aud North Dakota by rain.
The corn crop has generally improved,
although the weather was too cool for
rapid growth. Iowa reports corn
and potatoes as improving and
better crops than was expected
a month ago, but two or three
weeks of favorable weather will be
necessary to place the corn crop out
of danger. From Kansas eastward to
Ohio and Kentucky the corn crop is much
improved. Missouri reports prospects of
an average crop, and in Kentucky corn
and tobacco were greatly improved, with
prospect of better crop than was ex-
pected.
In the West Gulf states the weather
has been generally favorable for cotton.
The crop is opening we'll in Arkansas and
picking has progressed rapidly in Texas.
Some damage was caused to the cotton
crop in Mississippi, Louisiana aud
Tennessee by recent heavy rain aud in
jury from the boil worm is reported
from portious of Mississippi and Louisi-
ana. All crops were reported improved
from Alabama eastward to North Caro-
lima and South Carolina. and cotton
picking is progressing rapidly.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION.

S. S. CalhOon, President of the Mississippi
Convention, Now sitting at Jackson.
S. S. Calhoon, president of the Mis-
sissippI constitutional convention, whose
proceedings, especially in the matter of
restricting the suffrage, Is attracting
such widespread public interest, WAS
born in Brandenburg, KY, January 2,
1888, and early removed with his parents
to Canton. Miss. In 1854 he learned tel
egraphy and was an operator for the
Western Union on the completion of the
first line between Louisville and
New Orleans. Meantime he
was reading law and obtained
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
PRAIRIE FIRES.

Hundreds Of thousands Of Acres Along the
--. title Missouri River Devas atpd.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, Aug. 30.-A
Dickinson, n. D., special says: Wide
spread and destructive prairie fires raw
aged hundreds of thousands of acres
along the Little Missouri river two or
thrre days ago about fifty miles from the
malu line of the Northern Pacific road
Inc great range of the H. 7. cattle COM
pnny was swept clear. The fire was put
our by means of horses, which were
SlIlea Tor the purpose, using them as
urass TO extinguish the flames. The
norses were split up the back and the
,,a'casses dragged over the country by
ntnE ropes. Twelve hundred head of
wiuds.'