Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
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General News.


years imprisonment for the Spur Switch
tram robbery. A Memphis student
who was induced to go ''sniping' got
arrested by negroes for chicken thief.
and when released started on coon
hunt with pistol. The MeXicans who
killed Deputy Marshal Russell near
Ration, n. NJ, have been tracked by
bloodhounds TO an adobe house, where
they are preparing to fight. Fire in
Evansville, Ind, destroyed the People s
opera house and other property worth
100000. Part of the ashes OF Henry
Meyer OF New York will be thrown from
The top of the Statue of Liberty. Joe
lIewett OF Sedalia, Mo-. criminal lily as
saulted Mrs. VIM. McCrackcn in the
presence of her husband. Under the
now superintendent OF Minnesota the
democrats will elect four congressman,
The republicans two and the alliance
ono. Senator Blackburn OF Kentucky,
is said to have written a letter in which
no says that he does not believe Cleve-
land eligible as presidential candidate.
Monday at Columbus, Ohio, w. j.
Elliott, OF the Sunday Capital, and A.
G. Osborn, OF tho Sunday World, began
hostilities with revolvers on tbrongod
thoroughfare. Three or four bystan-
lers were shot. q man named Hughes
being killed instantly. j. j. Elliot,
brother of one of the combatants, was
also hit. Osborn died of his wounds u
lew hours after the fight. The ElliOtts
are locked up. and are said TO be in dan
ger OF mob violence. Scott Bishop, a
negro. accused of assault and robbery,
was taken from the officers at Black
stone, Va, Monday morning and hanged
10 tree.
Butter on the Elgin board of trade
was in brisk demand Monday. Nine
thousand four hundred and eighty
pounds sold at 20 cents: $40 pounds ut
20l cents, and $500 pounds at 29s cents.
A year ago prices were 264 and pa
cents.
Fire Monday damaged the Kentucky
State A. and NJ. College ut Lexington
S35, GOO, with one hundred and
ten thousand dollars insurance. Monday
the body Of Prof. Bancroft, professor OF
aistoric and English literature at
Brown University ut Providence, r. l.,
who disappeared Dec. 8, was found in
Overs Pond at Cranston.
A purse OF SIS, 900 is offered for fin
ish fight between Hall and Fitzsim-
mons at San Antonio, Texas, next
October. Louis Belts was arrested at
St. Louis Tuesday for stealing dia-
monds and jewelry worth several thous-
and dollars from Minneapolis MINI.
firm. Senator Wilson. of Maryland,
lied at Washington Friday night. The
condition of Senator Hearst is not ma
erially changed. About Ais o'clock
Monday morning q meteor apparently
The size OF full moon fell near Madi-
,on, Me-, bursting when near the earth
With report like heavy thunder and
making houses as though by an earth
quake. The meteor was visible all over
he state. Colonel Richard F. O'Blirne,
,olonel OF the twenty-first infantry, U.
J. A., died Tuesday in New York. A
is on foot at st. Louis to
rect an equestrian statue OF General
Sherman on the north steps OF the city
,all. Tuesday the Geyser oil company,
,ne OF the most aggressive opponents OF
he Standard oil company in Ohio, went
lnder the complete control OF the latter.
rhe price paid for seven-siXteenths OF
he stock was 81 100000
Something over 200 persons left the
,icinity OF Bloomington, ILL.,, Tuesday,
n search of homes in Iowa and Nebraska
The aged mother of Della w. Norton,
he Christian Scientist, died in Min
leapolis, after having received the
christian Science treatment. In the
uit of Marshall, Field g. Co., question
ng the validity OF the Mckinley law,
Judge Blodgett affirmed it's validity so
IS to get the case before the United
States Supreme Court for final deci-
lion.
Secretary Window left his estate,
'alued at S15O,000, to his family. Sc
lalias effort to get the Missouri state
,apital has been defeated. Inspector
3yrnes OF New York has been knighted |
" the king OF Italy. An effort to in
luire into the alleged Western Union
obbying against the pool bill was de-
Gated in the Missouri senate. Chief
Justice Horton Of Kansas, who headed
he Kansas delegation at the Sherman
unefal, mas become seriously Ill from
he long march. A constitutional
bill providing for prohibi-
ion was defeated in the Minnesota
legislature. Its support came chiefly |
rom the alliance. Senator Chandler
'eiterates his charges Of political treach-
ry on the part OF Senator-elect CALM
rer, and says it will be his duty soon to
rove them. The successful farmers
.lliance candidates in Guthrie, Oklaho-
ma, who had been refused possession OF
he offices by republicans, broke into
hem early with crowbars and sledge-
hammers, and now hold the fort.
Engineers Of the Pennsylvania rail.
Dad system decided to act with the
fremen, conductors, brakemen, and
witchmen in the movement to secure
IN increase of wages, and if their de-
hands are refused all the organizations
will strike after giving four days notice.
Reilly, McPhee, and Halliday, of the
club, lave signed to play
With the National league upon the con-