Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-06-27
Domestic.


with an accident.
The senate Of the National Union met
at Milwaukee. A membership OF 90
425 was reported, the increase for the
past year reaching 1921. The years
disbursements from the benefit fund ag-
gregated 100000.
Fire broke out in the city hospital
at Cincinnati. The promptness and
heroism OF the nurses prevented loss
OF life The flames were soon subdued.
Lightning struck an outbuilding in
which picnic party had taken refuge
near st. Louis, killing girl aged II
and injuring three others.
Secretary Mohler, of the agricultural
bureau, said that the reports about big
wheat crop in Kansas has been greatly
exaggerated. He says there will be
three-fourths of an average crop.
Cogar, Paas & Co.'S hemp hacking es-
Enlistment at Danville, KY, burned.
The loss is $1,000, and the insurance
$34, 600.
State Comptroller Colgan OF Califor-
MIA, denies the rumor that he would
refuse to sign the warrant for the $780,
600 appropriated for the worlds fair.
Father Mollinger, the priest.physi-
clan, treated 500 individuals at Mount
Troy, Pa, in one day last week.
A rumor is in circulation in London
to the effect that Lord Brooke has sued
for divorce, naming the prince OF Wales
rs correspondent.
Washington G. Wolfe, the oldest
type setter in The country, drowned
himself in the Muskingum river near
Coshocton, O.. He was So years old.
The nineteenth annual meeting OF the
Supreme Lodge A. o. U. W. met at
Detroit, Mich.
Owing to public opposition to the
measure the senate of the Argentine
Republic has decided to reconsider the
passage of the bill to suspend gold pay
ments for the period of six months.
The secretary OF the treasury has
amended the general regulations OF
1884 relative to the executions OF bonds
so as 10 provide that "a corporation
other than trust company can in no
event be accepted as security"
The brig Sea Wait left Apia. Samoa,
April Is with cargo of wreckage from
the vessels sunk in the hurricane OF
March. 1889, and the bodies of twenty
American sailors drowned at that time.
Their remains will be inferred at Mare
Island, Cal.
Geronimo. the Mexican bandit, was
killed near Tucson, Ariz., by a sheritf's
posse.
Fire was discovered among cotton in
the hold OF the City OF Richmond while
at sea in time to extinguish it.
One hundred and sixty Odd Fellows
and Knights OF Pythias contributed
their flesh to save A. c. Fulkerson, OF
Kansas City.
The Ohio republicans met at Column
bus, and nominated Hon. William Nc
Kinley, jr., for governor, on Mckinley
tariff platform.
Twenty-Five thousand mill operatives
in Fall River, Mass, may be asked to
accept 10 per cent. reduction.
Eight men were injured by an eX-
plosion OF gas in Yonkers, N. Y, caused
by drunken laborer dropping a large
stone on gas main.
A tie placed on the bridge over Coon
River, To-, caused wreck in which two
persons were killed and score injured.
A discharged employe is suspected.
A report has reached New York that
President Hippolyte of Hayti has been
assassinated. Stories of frightsul as
trocities upon anti-Hippolytes have also
been received.
. Robert Marley, collector for David
Dudley Field, the New York lawyer.
disappeared Monday and found two days
afterward, deaf and dumb, having, as
he says. been drugged and robbed.
The Westmorelands are under arrest
at Fort Smith, Ark, for wholesale muir
ders on the Bender plan.
r. ". Durham & Co., Chicago COM
mission merchants, failed for $780, 900.
A customer has sued them for 500, 600
damages, alleging fraud.
Mayor Stuart OF Philadelphia Is en-
deavOring to bring about reorganiza-
ton of Philadelphia's financial methods
so as to make defalcation impossible.
At meeting of Jewish ministers in
New York DR.. Maez stated that Secre-
tary Blaine had sent strong letters to
st. Petersburg relative to the hardships
of the Jews in Russia.
An agreement IOr u ClOSeu SedSOu III
Behring sea was signed by representa-
tives of the government OF the United
States and Great Britain.
The visible supply of wheat a. report
ed by the New York produce exchange
was 1851, 543 bushels, q decrease Of
955, 1862 bushels, and Of corn 4, 1856, 677
bushels, decrease Of s., 210.
Joseph K. ('Fritz"D Emmett, the
comedian, died in his home at Corn
wall-on-the-H Hudson, aged 90 years.
Charles NJ. White, q Cincinnati at
torney, was shot during an alteration
with ]. p Slough, his son-in-law. The
trouble arose from remarks made by
Slough regarding his wife, from whom
he Is endeavoring to obtain q divorce.
Governor Pattison OF Pennsylvania
hrs vetoed the compulsory education
bill.
Major General John M. Sco6eld and
Miss George Wells Kilbourne were
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