Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-17

Assistant Treasurer Trumbour, who
Is In jail ut Kingston, N. Y, for swim
ding bank, has confessed, implicat-
ing Others He says the bank had been
robbed for fo-ty years.
A Paris paper says: Owing to the
recent exhibition OF popular feeling
aroused In Rome by the offensive act OF
French pilgrim who recently visited
the tomb Of the late King Victor Eman-
,el in the Pantheon, tho questions OF
the pope leaving Rome and holding the
next papal conclavc abroad have been
reopened.
OF Newburg. Scotland, vessel was
seen to bs on fire. An explosion re-
suited, and vessel and crew were blown
TO atoms, IL is believed.
1t is reported that the heir to the
crown OF Roumania has renowned the
throne and insists uron marrying Mile.
Vacaresoo. The king has invited TO
the capital the youngest son OF Leopold
Of Hohenzollern. with the idea, 1t Is
supposed, OF making him heir TO the
throne.
Chancellor Won Capriva has given or
ders that the first prosecutions be begun
against socialist workmen for attacking
him at public meeting.
The destitute peasantry in the dis
trict of Skohino, Russia, are subsisting
almost wholly upon bread mrde OF
stitchwort and even that is beginning
to fail. In the province OF Samara the
government relief for the starving peo-
pie has been restricted to pound and
half OF bread daily to each person.
The archbishop OF Canterbury opened
! the church congress at Rhyl. OPPOSE
ton was expressed to Gladstone's prop
osition to disestablish the church in
Wales. Several American Episcopal
laymen were present.
The King OF Wurtemburg is dead.
His successor is William IL.
II Is reported that when the French
chamber OF deputies assemblies the ne
gotiations for a formal treaty OF alliance
with Russia will be pressed.
Ralph Brietenstien. q 12-year-old son
OF o wealthy farmer near Blairsville,
Ind, was killed by being crushed under
heavy roller. He was unh .tching the
team when they became fri htened and
ran away. throwing him under the roll
err. Death was instantaneous.
At Workman. Texas, the dead body
Of Henry Coiield was found, death being
caused by the loss OF his artificial means
Of breathing Ia silver tube Inserted in
his windpipe) while in an intoxicated
condition.
Miss Anna Crabtree OF Champaign,
ILL.,, has been awarded $500 against Cur
tbs Paul for breach OF promise to marry,
She sued for $1,000.
Judge William McKevall OF Spring
field, Mo-, has brought suit for 1000
damages against local street railway
company for injuries sustained by his
wife.
The society OF Loyal Volunteers has
been organized in Washington. Its
prime object is to stop dishonest fea-
lures OF the pension business.
A difference in religious beliefs has
induced divorce proceedings by Mrs.
Martha Mangan against her husband
Patrick. at Atchison, Kas.
Maggie Greer and John Greer, cous-
ms, OF Sedalia. Mo-, are believed to
have eloped. John has q wife and sew
en- children.
Prof. Paul Haupt. chief OF the semetic
department OF the Johns Hopkins uni
versity, Baltimore, Ind, has just re-
turned from London, where he has been
in consultation with other noted bibli-
cal scholars, in reference to new
translation OF the bible.
The barr OF the Manhattan Mont
Mating Co. burned Monday morning.
The fire was caused by the bursting OF
I lantern. There were ninety-two
horses in tie stable at the time, and
forty.six were rescued. Three thousand
bushels OF oats aud other feed was de-
stroyed. Loss. $4,000; not insured.
At Berlin Herr Bebel. prominent
socialist, delivered violent speech. in
which he declared that Russia should
be trampled to the ground at all haz-
ards. Russia, he said, ought 10 be rev.
olutionized both externally and inter-
nally, in order to eliminate the perpet-
ual menace OF war. Bebel also declared
that Poland should be made an indie
pendent state.
The trouble with Chilli appears to be
quoting down.
The net ba! re in the treasury now
amounts to 81. 9,62O.
Orders hay,. ,en sent to the revenue
steamer Rush return to Behring's sea
and keep q To- nut for poaehers.
NJ. Revatan, ,he French minister to
the United States, presented his papers
of recall to President Harrison.
There is q rumor that the United
States government will demand indem-
nifty from Spain for outrages committed
in the Caroline islands.
It is generally understood that PEN
sion Commissioner Raum has been final
" suspended from Office, and that the
nension bureau will see him no more.
Saturday the visible supply OF grain
as compiled by the New York produce
exchange, was: Wheat q. 75h, O66 BUSH
els; increase, sos, $40 bushels. Corn, -
546, 5S4 bushels; decrease, l.34O, 205
bushels.
Nearly $4,000, 900 in gold arrived at
New York Monday from Europe.
General Patrick Kerby, "a years old,