Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-06-20
GENERAL NEWS.
a CONDENSED ARRANGEMENT OF
THE OCCURRENCES OF THE PAST
WEEK AT HOME AND ABROAD-THE
PIrH OF THE DISPATCHES.
Domestic.

b en- arrested for bigamy. For twenty
years he has maintained double life.
Colonel H. Clay King. accused OF
murder in Memphis, is likely to get a
new trial on account of the indiscreet
remark OF juror.
A landslide struck passenger train
near st. Joseph, Mo-, and swept 1t from
the track. One man is missing and
three were hurt severely
An Italian murderer in Camden. n.
J.. pleaded guilty to murder, his coun-
sci saving that after the New Orleans
lynching his client preferred to thus
avoid jury trial. $50 ,
Chicago jewellers have been notified
by federal officials not to gold-piate
coins for use as bangles, because some
of those plated coins have been passed
rs money.
C. A. Benson, accused OF the murder
of Mrs. Mettman, jointly with Miss
Rantzahn, daugter OF Mrs. Mettman,
was tried and convicted OF murder in
the first degree in the United States
district court at Leavenworth The
murder was committed on the military
reservation of Fort Leavenworth, hence
the trial in an U. 5. court. The jury
took but fifteen minutes to decide upon
their verdict. The people OF Leaven-
worth are well satisfied with the ver-
dict.
The government court OF Private
Land Claims has been appointed.
Joseph r. Reed. OF Iowa. will be CHIEF
Justice and WILDER F. Stone. OF Colora-
do, Henry G. Sluss, OF Kansas, and
NJ. Murray, of Tennessee, will be asso-
ciate justices. Matthew G. Reynolds.
of Missouri, is to be United States at
torney for the court.
The President will order an investi-
gaton OF the Keystone national bank
failure at Philadelphia.
An overflow OF the Red river did
great damage in Texas. One stockman
lost 400 cattle and fifty-ive horses.
Many persons narrowly escaped death.
At Chillicothe, Texas, four men were
drowned by sudden freshet.
The visable supply OF wheat Saturday,
as compiled by the New York produce
exchange, was l6.477, 405 bushels. de-
crease OF 1,0l5.3lS bushels, and OF corn
5,6O5. SS7 bushels, an increase OF 453, l49
bushels.
Bishop Knight, OF the Episcopal do
cese of Milwaukee, died Monday. aged
60 wears. The Hon. Samuel Creelman,
q prominent politician of Nova Scotia,
died at Halifax, aged SO years.
The President has authorized COMP
troller Lacey to appear before the Phil
adelphla council committee.
Barnard Gland, a briber OF the Hen
messy Jury, was convicted in New Or
leans.
The annual meeting of the Missouri
Firemen's Association was sheld at
Joplin.
W. E. Minchen, book-keeper in the
American bank of Nashville, Tenn. is
s1S, 600 short. He has fled with his
wife.
Iowa prohibitionists put full state
ticket in the field.
Mrs. Caroline McCroy celebrated her
one hundredth birthday near Vim
cennes, Ind.
w. ]. Penrose, editor Of the Butte
Mont Mining Journal, was assassin
at6d DIV al unknown pcrSOu.
A convention called by Henry Wat
erson met at Lexington, KY, to oppose
the adoption OF the new constitution Of
Kentucky recently framed.
A conference OF representatives from
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee met
in Chattanooga and took steps to make
creditable display at the Chicago
fair.
United States naval officers are &C
cused OF smuggling large quantities o.
dresses, bric-a-brac, ETC., into California
on their return from China. An inves
tigation will follow. >,
John D. Rockefeller, the standard oil
magnate. is at his home in Cleveland,
Ohio. suffering from severe attack o
nervous prostration, His physician has
ordered him not to work this summer.
The Walla Walla Wash. grand jury
indicted seven United States soldier:
for lynching a gambler, and reprimand
ed others. The report recommends tho
transfer OF troops now at the garrison.