Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-21
TIE GENERAL news.
TRE RECORD OF LATE EvENTs.-A
BUDGET OF LATE OCCURRENCES
CONDENSED FOR HAsTY PERUsAL.
The Condemned News.


recent occurrence in the political world
was the election Of General John
M. Palmer Of Illinois, to the United
States senate. The vote stood Palmer,
1903: G.. j. Lindley, 100, Streeter, l.
There are three +. M. b. A. members
in the Illinois legislature, two OF whom
voted for General Palmer and one Tor Mr..
Streeter. The Texas senate and house
met in session to adopt resolutions oil
respect to the memory OF the late Jel-
ferson Davis. DIR. George Baird was
killed by DIR. George l.. Garrison at
Wheeling, w. Va. AT Chicago Hen
nv Aiken came home drunk and beat
his wife, who shot of his nose. AT
Batesviile, Ind, John Dorschere ran
amuck, shooting his wife and his cook,
then cut his own throat and fell dead.
-. AN earthquake shock was felt in
various parts OF the state OF Washing
ton, but no damage was done. .Gener-
al Morgan, commissioner OF Indian al
fairs, advises the government to disarm
the Indians and gives many reasons In
support OF such course. Judge
Thayer ut st. Louis, decided that the
United States district court has full jur-
| isdiction in the Wyman case to test the
validity of the Mckinley tariff law.
A tidal wave struck the east shore OF
Puget Sound on the llth doing great
damage to the Seattle Il Montana rail-
road, which parallels the shore
! for about fifteen miles.
At Memphis, Tenn, David Poston,
a lawyer, was fatally shot by Colonel IL.
Clay King, defendant in asuit Tor breach
OF promise brought by Mrs. Pillow.
Poston is Mrs. Pillows attorney in the
case. AT Louisville. KY, Judge
Thompson rendered Il decision to the
effect that pool-roms may not be closed
=. The republicans of Rhode Island
nominated state ticket. Fl. w. Ladd
heads the ticket, for governor.
Butter ruled higher on the Elgin
board Of trade. The sales were 200
pounds at "a cents, and 1850 pounds at
IS cents. Prices one year ago were
241 and - cents.
The visible supply OF wheat as COM
piled by the New York Produce EX-
change was %, l9l.57l bushels, de-
crease of So, 522 bushels, and OF corn q
$50, 80 bushels, decrease OF l67, 96O
Sam Logan was sentenced TO be shot
at Chechota, |. T., on March 30, for
murder. Six thousand miuers in the
four coal pools in the Monographs
valley resumed work at the increased
rate OF wages conceded by the operators.
There is general rejoicing. The bal
lot reform bill, modification of the
Australian law, has passed both houses
of the California legislature. "A fight
took place between Representatives
Mitchell and Head on the floor OF the
Arkansas house. Spittoons were used
as missils and tobacco juice filled the
air. "A hot debate in the Kansas
house precipitated by Speaker Elder
resulted in small riot, in which
spectators and sergeants-at-arms figured
-. Crawford, to be hanged at Decatur.
ILL.,, declines to have more time granted
him, saying he killed Mrs. Matthias and
is willing TO hang for it. >. The Kansas
house investigating committee reports
that they could find mo evidence
to show that the prohibitory law was en-
forced in any city,. The Indiana leg
islature has adjourned sine die.
The levees along the Mississippi river
arc giving way in many places. The
rains continue and general devastation
is expected. The Michigan senate is
in @ row over contested election case
and the democrats threaten to so to
Canada and break the quorum until one
of their number arrested by the republi-
cans for bigamy, can be released. 80.
CORPORAL Tanner has been appointed by
Gov. Fifer, Of ILL.,, q member OF the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion. There is a snow blockade on
the Midland railroad in Colorado.
In the Tansy- Welch fight at Middle
town, Iowa, Tansy was knocked out in
the fourteenth round. AT Des Moines
the Hon. J. A. Harvey was elected
president OF the Iowa Temperance
Alliance. Mach damage was done
at Bangor, Maine, by an I'M
usual high tide which flooded all
the lower portions of the city. 80.
=. Dr.. Congressman Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, is reported seriously i'll at Pensa-
cola, Fla. The New York General
Assembly passed the tho anti Pinker-
ton bill by vote OF 90 to IL. The low
or mouse OF the Maine legislature defeat
ed the bill providing for the Australian
system OF voting IA to II.
Foreign.
A terrible blizzard prevailed through
out all England on the 10th.
Railroads were blockaded, wires down,
wagon roads impossible and traffic and
general business almost entirely stopped.
Many vessels were lost with their
crews and passengers. -.
BuenOs Ayres' panic is considered
practically over. ;. .Egypts Khedive
has issued o decree Of general amnesty
90. Bismarck's presence In the Reich
stag Is now confidently predicted. -.
SPANS papers are declaring opposition
TO Cuba's annexation to the United
States. q. d. Spain viii send 1000 troops
to Cuba, befrg alarmed at evidences OF
discomfort there. {. An Englishman, @.
n. jackson, abducted his wife, who re-
fused 70 live with him, and still holds