Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-11-07
GENERAL REVIEW
OF the Worlds Happenings for
a Week, In Brief.
dividuais-The General Course Of
ETcnts-Ihe Condition OF III.
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The eleventh annual session OF the
national farmers congress will convene
at Sedalia, Mo-, November 10th.
Fayetteville, ILL.,, seems TO be I'M
lucky. Three persons were fatally in
jured at different places there in one
day.
Ed Williams. farm hand, was found
dead on the track OF the Panhandle
road, near Marion. Ind.
At LumDkin, Ca, 5. p. Owen was
found guilty Of blgamy and sentenced to
prison for tour years.
The trial Of ex-State Treasurer Wood
rutf, who stole 800, 900 from the state OF
Arkansas, is In session at Little Rock.
A horse thief named Benson escaped
from deputy marshal at Atoka, /. T.,
Monday. He Is also wanted for MUIR
der.
Inquiry proves that none Of the revo-
lutionists executed by General Garcia
we're Americans, as was previously re-
ported.
Tom Williamson, the murderer, says
his mind is on God, and he wants q sep
arate cell so as TO prepare for hanging.
Sheridan Ford OF London, has been
sentenced to pay fine OF 800 or three
months imprisonment for literary pi.
racy.
In q saloon row at Ottumwa, Iowa.,
Frank Howard stabbed Carroll Jones in
the neck three times, infiicting fatal in
juries. 49,.
General Donegan stabbed Jim Battey
| to the heart at Oxana, Ala, because
Battey accused him OF stealing o pint OF
OF whisky.
W. P. Burgess had c. E. Stem, ex-
paying teller OF the Cleveland, Ohio,
National Exchange bank, arrested at
Denver, Colo, for running away with
Mrs. Burgess.
Belle Oxley. O notorious woman and
horse thief, who was TO have been trans.
ported to the Missouri penitentiary,
sawed her way out OF the Carthage jail
and escaped.
The anti-foreign sentiment still pre-
walls in the Human province, China
and call has been issued to all Chinese
patriots to rise and drive the hated
European pig" from the celestial land.
Sheriff league of Brennan, Texas,
left for Fort Worth Sunday, and left
note for his deputy to the effect that II
he was not back in time TO go ahead ana
hang Murderer Hughes.
The land about the French market,
New Orleans, continues to sink, and
has reached the level OF the
river. The Louisville & Nashville road
has ceased running trains to its regular
depot.
Hiram Kaufman went to church at
Greenwood, Ill.,, Sunday evening, and
while absorbed in devotion was struck
on the head with q wrench by Roy
Skinner, fracturing the skull. Skinner
escaped.
Charles Porter shot and killed Rufus
jackson at Little Rock, Ark, while
Jackson was returning from church,
and escaped. Porter was infatuated
with Jackson's wife. Both colored.
The humorous side of Irish politics Is
nearly worn out. Mr.. John F. Red
mond threatens to publicly slap Tim
Healey's face II the latter does not stop
abusing him.
Edward Kohout was released from
the New York state prison, it having
been proved that he was innocent OF
the crime Of arson, for which he was
sentenced for life.
Colonel Benjamin Yancey, who died
Sunday in Floyd county, Ala, was a
brother OF the famous William L. Yam
cey, and prominent in democratic poll
tics before the war.
Rev. ]. I. Morgan, an evangelist OF
the Christian church, located at Null
berry Grove, Ill, was In Columbus, Ind,
looking after his l5-year-old son, who
left home about year ago, and Is sup
posed now to be doing the tramp act.
Another pretty German girl, Fronie
Zeifus, has inherited fortune in Ger
many, and gone to claim 1t. This time
she was located in San Francisco, do
ing kousework, and she was such q
sweet girl that the children cried for
her. Just like candy, you know.
The judgment OF the lower court In
the contest Of the will OF Samuel ]. Til
den was affirmed by the New York
court OF appeals. BY the terms OF the
decision the Tilden trust Is rendered
void, and the estate OF $4,000, 900 is to
be divided among the seven children OF
Governor Tilden's brother and sister.
A. NJ. Dennison, an actor connected
with the Kendall company, committed
suicide by cutting his throat at a New
York hotel.
Field fires are burning in Clark coun-
ty, Ind. Near st. Joe 1000 bushels Of
corn standing were destroyed.
Fire destroyed the New England Card
and Paper company's plant at Spring
field, Mass, Tuesday. Loss, sc. 700;
insurance, $4,000.
Adyices from Cardiff, Wales, state
that the British steamer Boston, col
lided with the bark Charlwood, which
sunk Immediately, with sixteen persons
on board.
Polish Jews had difficulty In their
synagogue at St. Joseph, Mo-, during
which three drunken members drove
out the sober portion OF the congrega-
ton.
IIAl Harris, Santa Fe freight con-
ductor, shot Jack King, q passenger
brakeman, dead In gambling den ct
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