Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-21
The WORLDS HISTORY.
NOT FROM CREATIONS DAWN, But
FOR THE PAST WEEK, RE
CORDED IN BRIEF AND
TERSE PARAGRAPHS.
The Acts OF Congress. what Was Done IN
tho National Senate and In ths
House Of Representative.
General.

J. Feb. 9.--The dead body OF Joseph Free
man. editor of the Independence, Mo
Progress was found in corn field nea
his residence Ten thousand coal miner
i, strike at Connellsville, Pa, for an I'D
vance OF l2i cents per ton. Small po
is reported in Lyons County Kansas
2 John McKeown the millionaire oil king
of Pennsylvania. died. Henry M. Stan
ley gives lO,OOO to General Booth, TO
the London. England, poor. An inves
tigation showed peculiar condition
affairs In the Peoples Savings Bank, o
Atchison, Kas.. which recently fallen
The trustee. nf Rarnn H'-c fund io
the relief OF Russian Jew emigrants u
America, organized yesterday In New
York and accepted the trust. Lobbyist
Owenby criticises the silver pool In
vostigating committee and tells Of mat
ters into which they did not inquire
He charges a Nebraska congressman
with attempted bribery. A joint reso'
luton asking Congress to enart q law
providing for government loans OF farm
lands has passed both houses OF the CAL
ifornia Legislature. Butter on the
Elgin Board OF Trade was active Mon.
day and advanced cents. Fourteen
thousand eight hundred and twenty
pounds we're sold at q cents against 70
to 27tcents one year ago. A petition
for assistance in the way Of grain and
provisions has been received at st.
Louis from farmers OF Kansas and Neb-
raska, living in the region Of Republican
City, Neb. Mr.. Simpson, OF Kansas,
known as the ''sockless statesman
was In the Illinois House Monday during
the ballot for Senator.
Feb. l0.-Gen. Sherman Is suffering
from erysipelas. A cyclone in North.
ern Alabama wrought great damage to
property. Matthew VandOver was shot
deal in his bed near Poplar Bluff. Mo.
A Cincinnati child has been reclaimed
from idiocy by the operation OF cranioto-
my. The outlook in Idaho Is that Sen.
ator Dubois will be defeated for re-elec'
ton by Claggett. Defaulting State
Treasurer Woodruff of Arkansas will
probably be arrested this week. Mrs.
Augusta Bergman, q Swedish artist,
killed herself in New York with no ap-
parent cause. Forged deeds to lands in
Stone County Missouri, have been extern.
sively dealt in in Western Missouri.
A Chicago servant girl admitted her
husband into the house where she
worked. He stole 81, 500 worth Of valu.
ables. The Chicago council has order.
ed the tearing down of the old eXposi-
ton building 10 make room for worlds
fair buildings. Mrs. VIM. Doescher's
husband sent her home from Q ball at
Dubuque, To-, Monday night and she
killed herself the morning after.
Ignatius Donnelly and Robert Ingersoll
will debate the dispute as to the author
ship Of Shakspeare's works in Mime
apolis next month. The chaplain OF
the North Dakota Legislature offended
an anti-proh:bitionist by q PRAYER 90
that the latter rose to q question Of
privilege. A combination OF demo-
Gratis and alliance men Is contemplated, |
thereby Illinois will elect Palmer sena-
tor and South Dakoka an alliance man. |
James Redpath, the Irish nationalist, |
journalist, and lecturer, died at New
York Tuesday from the effects Of in
juries received by being run down by al
horse car last week. The Indiana leg
islature Tuesday passed law making
it felony to conduct q bucketshop,
deal in margins, rent building for the
purpose. The first annual convention OF
the United Mine Workers Of America
opened in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday. IT
was reported Tuesday that Governor
Bird was organizing the militia to eject
intruders from the Chickasaw Nation.
The commander at Fort Reno, L T.,
declared that it was untrue that boom.
ers were about TO enter the Cherokee
strip. Tuesday the New York Senate
by vote of "A to 2 asked the New York
Congressional delegation to oppose free
coinage.
Feb. ia letter from ex-President
Cleveland opposing the silver bill now
pending in Congress was read at an
anti-free coinage meeting in New York.
Treasurer George Gibson OF the whis-
key trust was arrested in Chicago by
Federal officers charged with conspiracy
TO blow up the antitrust distillery with
dynamite. The time lock on the safe OF
the Wisconsin fire and marine bank Of
Milwaukee failed TO work when the bank
opened and the bank had to get mon.
ey from other sources. Great enthusi.
asm was manifested in the national con-
ventiOn Of miners at Columbus, O., over
the announcement that the bill pr0hib-
iting COMPANY stores" had become aI
law In Pennsylvania. Governor Hill OF
New York says that the published letter
purpoting to be from Henry Watterson,
must be q forgery: that he never saw
such letter, and that MIR. Watterson Is
incapable Of writing such an insulting
and impertinent communication. The
Idaho Legislature met In joint conven-
ton Wednesday and elected w. 81.
Claggett United Stated senator. He
will contest the seat Of Senator Elect
Dubois. The California house Tuesday
passed bill apprOpriating 500, 600 for
the exhibit g the worlds lair. During
January the poll tar on Chinese arriv.
ing ct Victoria British Columbia was
H,61A an increase Of oS0l over the same
month last year.
Feb. IA-Samusl Morey, who came
into prominence during the presidential
campaign Of 1880, and who was arrested
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