Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05
GENERAL REVIEW
Or the Worlds Happenings for
a Week, In Brief.
Foreign and Domestic Pointers About In
dividuais-Tho General Course OF
Esants-Tha CoDditIos nj FL
Asnees and Crops

again.
Rev. James p. Brownson OF Washing
ton. Pa, will celebrate his tiftleth min
isterial anniversary to-day.
The amount OF 4. per cent bonds re-
deemed Thursday was $4,000, making
total to date OF S2l, 1870, 900.
The Chicago board OF trade was the
scene OF a lively scrap Tuesday, in
which blood was drawn: but no arrests
made.
The Monon block, Chicago, sixteen
stories high, has been sold to syndi-
cate OF four. representing Chicago, New
York, San Francisco and Topeka, for
1915, 900.
Advices from Canton, China, state
that the anti-ioreign Chinese in the in
terror are numbering and otherwise per-
scouting those friendly TO foreigners or
missionaries.
Melbourne. the rain maker says he Is
In no way identified with the Goodland
| Kan. company, which announces the
purchase OF an interest in his rain pro-
ducing secret.
Robert Carter. alias Fulton, is in jail
at Guthrie, o. T., charged with the Sc
duction and ruin OF l5-year-old Agnes
Springfield, daughter OF a farmer living
near Mormon.
The proposed Seviere- Harrison duel
at Jacksonville, Fla, has been post
poned BY the would-be duelists. and
placing them under bonds OF 81 900 and
Is, 600 respectively, to keep the peace.
Wilson Walker and Joe Thomas OF
Preston, Ga, were rivals in love, and
Monday night Thomas called Walker
out from dance and shot him dead.
Thomas was arrested, but escaped dur
ing the night.
Joseph w. Kelley. an old soldier OF
Kosciusko, Ind, has been missing since
he had his pension check cashed at Wa
bash on the l4th inst, and his friends
suspect that he was murdered for his
money.
The remains OF Mrs. Gag, widow OF
the late Congressman Gay OF Louisiana.
were shipped from New Orleans for St
Louis Tuesday, to be Inferred by the
side OF her husband and his father, who
are buried there.
Representatives OF English capital
have obtained an option on all the brew
cries in British Columbia. and will
change some OF them tolager beer brew
cries, all the lager consumed there now
being imported.
The women OF New Bremen, o. raid
ed disreputable house in that neigh
borhood Sunday night, and nearly kill
ed four frail sisters by whipping them
on their bare backs with switches, caus-
ing blood to run in torrents.
Litigation between the Jaybird and
Woodpecker factions OF Fort Bend coun-
tv. Tex, was ended Tuesday by the &C
quittal OF Hope Gannoway, charged
with the attempted murder Of u. b.
Frost, leader Of the Jaybirds.
A report has reached Yokohama, ia
nan. that body OF Russian troops has
crossed into China by way OF Siberia
War between those countries is not an
ticipated. but Russia will insist on large
territorial concessions.
Edward S. de Cobail, member OF par.
lament, and deputy grand master OIL
Irish Orange lodges, is rusticating in
Boulogne Sur Mer, France, evading
prosecution for beastly crime. Par
lament will now be called upon to ex-
pel him at its next session..
1T. Lee aud A. ]. Hansen, the IT,
year.old kids who attempted to rob
Dubuque street car Monday night, and
wounded the driver, Locker. were ar
rested in box car at Oelwing, Iowa
} Locker is very low, and it is thought nc
will die.
A farmer named Little, living near
HAYDEN, Ind, while digging well, re-
Gently, discovered alta depth OF forty
feet. unmistakable evidence OF the gla'
cial period, in the shape of we'll pre-.
served trunks OF trees, the likes OF which
do not grow in that section at the pres
emit time.
Storekeeper Blair OF Rio, ILL.,, ha:
been robbed so often by burglars tina
he keeps no money in the safe, ant
leaves 1t unlocked. A couple OF profcs
SIGNALS visited the store Monday night
drilled holes in the door and then blew
Il omen. only to find that 1t was empty
and that the safe had not even beer
locked.
Wilkes James, the son OF promi
nent farmer living near Atlanta, Ga.
was shot and killed Tuesday by hi
Jealous rival, Ned Jenkins. Both youns
men were suffers for the hand and hear
Of a young lady Of the neighborhood
ana meeting on the highwry, engaged
!. in q duel to the death. jenkins surren
dered to the authorities.
The ''French colonel" Captain An
derson, and other aliases. has been con
yicted Of completely in forgeries com
mitted by his partner in crime, Ever,
ard smith, at London, England, and
sentence postponed. he is supposed u
be a noted American criminal, who hai
worked the confidence game In Thu
country and the European continent FOL
years.
The latest Washington report Is tina
Assistant Secretary Of War Grant Il
. likely to be promoted 70 Secretary Proc