Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-11-15

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ministrative council OF the Grand Army
met In Detroit Mich, and fixed the
time for tho next reunion between July
% and August 20.
OrTERvILLE, Mo, on the 7th was the
scene OF wreck on the Missouri Pacific
near the infamous Robbers cut Six
passengers were injured. just before
leaving the rails the train had been
stopped to adjust some machinery OF
the engine and this fortunately pro-
vented fearful loss Of life. Examine
ton showed that the track had been
tempered with by miscreants, either
for purposes OF robbery or to crafty a
spirit OF revenge.
The Wisconsin Legislature was car
ried by the Democrats, which will give
them another United States Senator in
place OF Spooner Peck's plurality for
Governor was about $4,000.
WINSTON, Ind, was recently swept
out of existence by fire. Four hundred
persons were homeless
FREMONT, Schuylkill County, Pa,
was seriously damaged by fire recently.
THE first secret hanging in Colorado
took place in the State penitentiary on
the Sth. a Mexican being the victim.
UNOFFICIAL returns from all the coun-
ties OF Iowa give Mcfarland, Repub-
lican, for Secretary OF State 8, $50 plur-
atty.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL, Of Ohio, is so
seriously Ill that visitors have been for
hidden him. He is threatened with
typhoid pneumonia.
T. j. BENJAMIN, o prominent mer-
chant of Bloomington, Ill, committed
suicide by shooting. III health was the
cause.
AGNES HERNDoN, the actress, deserted
her company at Columbus, O., recently,
leaving the members pennlless She
was accompanied by her leading man,
Emmett c. King.
DEADLY epidemic OF hog cholera is
said to be raging in Franklin, Darke,
Butler, Preble and other counties in
Ohio.
ScHwEITZER & BEER notion dealers
of Chicago, have assigned with $50, 900
assets and $50, 900 liabilities Charges
are made that Beer Incorporated the
firms funds.
THE Oklahoma Legislature has passed
bill locating the capital at Kingfisher.
REPORTS of new and rich discoveries
of gold in the Arbuckle mountains,
Chckasaw Nation, continue to come in
and many miners are going there; 1880
leads have been struck within an area
OF % miles square.
THE steamer Chaska, OF the Missouri
river line, large passenger craft is re-
ported sunk at Lebeau, n. d.
FREDDIE MORGAN and his playmate, a
lad named Bennett, while out skating at
Waterville, Mimi, broke through the
ice and were drowned. 1t seems that
Bennett went through first and Morgan
lost his life in trying to save that OF his
friend.
MODERN Woodmen met in biennial
session at Springfield ILL.,, on the 1ltl.
THERE is danger OF a grain blockade
in the Red river valley of North Da-
kota
THE German and English factions of
the Reformed Church at Sherwood, O.,
have taken their disputes into the
courts and the church is closed.
THE city council OF Brazil Ind, has
deposed Jacob Herr, the mayor, for in
ebriety.
TIE we'll known prize herd of Berk-
shire hogs owned by NJ X. Price Il
Son, OF Oskaloosa, Iowa, has been nearly
destroyed by cholera. Within the last
two weeks 100 hogs valued at 81, 900 have
died.
JonN A. MCFARLAND, the Oldest
banker in Boone County, Iowa, has
made an assignment. The liabilities
are S1S,5O0. while the assets, mostly
real estate, foot up Sl4,OO
TTIRTY-FOUE horses were burned to
death by fire at Burnside's livery barn.
Sioux Falls, S. ID.