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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-01-23
PROVOKING TROUBLE.

Chill Seems Determined to Bring on War
with This Country, and She May Yet DO
Accommodated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Secretary
Tracy last night made public the fol
lowing dispatch he had received from
Commander Evans, OF the United States
ship Yorktown, now at Valparaiso.
Chilli, in regard to the Balmacedist
refugees put aboard that vessel by
United States Minister Egan and the
Spanish minister
VALPARAISO, Chill, Jan. 6-Secretary OF the
navy, Washington: The American minister in
forms me that the Gillian minister OF foreign
affairs has changed his mind about refugees
now on the Yorktown and that they may be
taken out of any merchant vessel touching NJ u
ChiliaIfport by local authority. Arrangements
had been made for all OF them to sail to-day
but this change OF base on the part Of the Chill
ian minister Of foreign affairs compels me 10
keep them, which crowds me very much. Shall
land them ut Callao, Peru, or Molendo, Peru:
No steamers from here go direct to neutral
territory.
This unexpected act of the Gillian minister Of
foreign affairs is due, he states, in part to my
saluting the Spanish minister when ho came on
board TO deliver two refugees. have requested
the American minister 10 say 70 the minister OF
foreign affairs that aIl responsible to my own
government and not TO that OF Chill in such mat
tiers, and that / consider his criticism offensive
and will not accept It. His action seems un'
worthy OF the representative OF q serious gov
eminent EVANS
The action Of Senior Pereira, the
Chilian minister Of foreign affairs, in
deciding that the refugees might be
taken out OF any merchant vessel touch
ing at Gillian port by local authority
was a great surprise to the officials M
Washington. Secretary Tracy said that
he would send reply to Commander
Evans this morning instructing him
what to do in the matter. There was
no ground for offense for the ChiiiHn
government in the action OF Command
or Evans saluting the Spanish minis
ter when the latter went on board to
deliver the two refugees who had been
under his care. The naval regulations
REQUIRE commanders Of vessels to eS-
tend the courtesy to visiting dig IL
tary.
The latest move of the Chiiian gov
eminent as voiced by its minister VI
foreign affairs in the present case II
very unsatisfactory to such of those o.
ficials in Washington as were will. *
to express themselves with respect 70
the matter Secretary Tracy evidently
regretted what had occurred and seemed
70 think Il an afront to the nation
A Norfolk (Va) dispatch SAYS that
over LOCO men are now empioyed i'm
the navy yard there and good progresa
a being made with the work on the
Texas, Raleigh and the double turretsa
monitor, Amphririto
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-01-23
INFANT oAMNATIoN.
The General Assembly OF the Presby terian
Church Eliminates tho Doctrine From
the Creed.

The General Assembly OF tho Presbyterian
the Creed.
New YORK, Jan. 19.-The general as
sembly committee on the revision OF
faith yesterday took up the doctrine OF
infantdamnation, which is entirely elm
mated by the adoption OF the following
substitute for chapter II, section 3,
which now reads: Infants diving In
infancy and all other persons who are
not guilty. of actual transgressiou are
included in the election OF grace and
are saved and regenerated by Christ,
through the spirit who worketh when
and where and how he pleaseth. SO
also are all others elected, persons who
are not outwardly called by the min
istry of the word"
The seventh section Of chapter IS was
made to read as follows: Works done
by unregenerate men, although they
may be things which God CON-
mands, and of good use both to
themselves and to others and al
though the neglect of such things
is awful and displeasing to God, yet be-
cause they perceive not from a heart
purified by faith nor are done in right
manner according TO the word, nor to
a right and the glory of God, and do
not meet the requirements OF the di-
vine law, hence they cannot be pleaded
as ground OF acceptance with God"
Chapter 81, section 1, reads as fol-
lows: prayer is to be made for things
lawful and for all sorts of men living
or that shall live hereafter, but not for
the dead"
The committee on section Of chap
ter 4, which treats of preterition,
brought in its report. After long and
vigorous discussion the following words
were adopted to express the future
doctrine of the Presbyterian church:
1.-THE rest of mankind, God saw fit,
according to the unsearchable counsel
of His will. whereby He extendeth
or withholdeth mercy as He pleas
eth. not to elect into eternal life, and
them hath He ordained to dishonor and
wrath for their sins to the praise of
His glorions justice. Yet hath He no
pleasure in the death of the wicked.
nor is it His decree, but the wicked
ness of their own hearts which re-
straineth and hindereth them from &c.
cepting His grace made in the Gospel"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-01-23
FIRE At KANSAS CITY.
The Most Destructive ConHagltion That
Hna Waited the City For Several Years.

The Most Destructive COnhag1tio Tha0
Has Visited the City For Several Years.
KANSAS CITY, No., Jan. 1S.-A de
structive fire occurred last night In tho
Deardorff building, which is located at
the southeast corner OF Eleventh and
Main streets. The building Is four
stories in height and has q frontage Ct
100 feet The fire started in the room
occupied by the Benjamin Jewelry Co.,
in the second story Of that part Of the
building that is Mt No. 11O5 Main street.
1t rapidly spread to 11O7, the last of the
four numbers occupied by the building.
The value of the property involved
was nearly $2a5,000 The aggregate
loss will, according to members of the
fire department, amount to almost
S170, 900. The insurance carried by the
owners of the building and the con-
tents Is said to amount to Sl3S. 400,
making the net loss about $4,000
None of the contents of the building,
except the valuables contained in the
safes of the occupants, escaped the raw
ages OF the fire. All the floors OF the
building were burned out, causing the
safes to fall into the basement.
The intense cold interfered with the
work of the fremen. Several of the
hose burst, causing streams of spray to
rise in the mir and fall upon the fire.
men. Soon they were a mass of ice.
The bursting of the hose reduced the
size OF some OF the streams that were
thrown from them, and thereby made
the efforts of the department to eXtin-
guish the blaze less effective. The
water thrown from the hose nozzles
froze as fast as it struck an object that
was outside the building. Soon the
telegraph wires and the poles upon
which they were strung in front Of the
building were coated with ice.
About two.thirds of the entire loss
was covered by insurance. The build
ing, which was owned by the Dearborn
estate and valued at SOC, 900, is covered
By $50, 900 insurance, while the loss Of
rent is covered by $500 insurance.
The Irwin & Eaton Crockery Goa
stock was valued at $40, 900. Insurance
not given.
The insurance on the Browning King
Co. IS stock of clothing amounts to $780,
600. The value of the stock is roughly
estimated at from $4,000 to $50, 900.
About one-half of the entire stock
owned by the firm had been removed
to the new Dearborn building on Wal
nut street. while their own store rooms
were being repaired, making its loss
Just that much lighter.
The S. D. Mills Jewelry Co. has its
loss. which amounts TO about $4,000,
fairly we'll covered by insurance.
The Boston dry goods store suffered
loss of about $1,000 on account Of
water. 1t carried 500, 900 insurance.
Considerable loss was sustained on
personal effects of people who had Off
ces in the building. There is insurance
held on the property in some of the
principal Offices, but the flames made
an absolute loss to the owners of most
of the personal and private effects.
Irwin & Eaton have been peculiarly
unfortunate. Something less than three
years ago their store on Delaware
street burned, involving loss of about
CiS nm
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-01-23
BY DIRECT VOTE.
Tho Movement For the Election OF United
states Senators BY Vote of the People.

Tho Movement For the Election OF United
States Senators by Vote of the People.
WAsHINGToN,J Jan. 19.-The movement
for the election OF United States senat-
ors bya vote Of the people seems likely
to be the one subject of national inter-
est upon which party lines are not to
be drawn in congress. Senator Palmer
will take charge OF the movement in
the senate, while Mr.. Johnson, the re-
publican representative from North
Dakota, will be its most aggressive
advocate in the house and in Repre-
sentatives Bryan, Of Nebraska; Enloe,
of Tennessee; Springer, of Illinois, and
Miller, of Wisconsin. he will have
warm cooperation.
The house committee on elections OF
president, vice-prcsideut and repre-
sentatives in congress at a recent
meeting gave special attention to the
various propositions presented and was
addressed by Messrs. Miller, Bryan,
Enloe and johnson, all Of whom have
propositions pending
The joint resolution which Mr.. Miller
urged proposes constitutional
amendment giving one United
States senator to each state primarily
and an additional senator for
each 1000, 900 inhabitants, all to be
elected directly by the people. He
contended that the smaller states had
disproporlionately large representation
in the senate and his scheme would
secure more equitable representa-
ton. The plans OF Messrs. Bryan, En-
loe and johnson differ in this that Mr.
Bryan's amendment proposes that sem
ators shall be elected by direct vote
only in such states Us through their
proper legislative machinery decide to
elect senators in this manner, while
Messrs. Enloe and Johnson propose
that the new method shall be compul-
sorry as to all states on the adoption OF
the proposed amendment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-01-23
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Two Churches and Many Houses Damaged
inmates UnInJured.

Two Churches and Many Houses Damaged
Inmates UnInJured.
COLUMBUS o., Jan. ia ter
rife explosion of natural gas, in
which fine residence was destroyed.
two churches partially destroyed
and about fifty houses damaged,
in which the family of Judge John
S. Brassee had n miraculous es-
cape from death or serious injuries,
occurred about $3.50 o'clock last
evening at Lancaster, O, outtwenty.
five miles south of here. The judge was
in his study down stairs in his resi-
dence, q twenty.room brick structure
in the center of town, when the ex-
plosiou occurred, while his family were
in bed The house was RACED to the
ground aud Judge Brassee thrown
about 100 feet into the street
onto the car track, where he was picked
up in a dazed condition. Mrs. Brassee
and two daughters, Clara and Anna
and two sons, Traford and Charles,
were in their beds on the second floor
The BOYS were hurled $50 feet into the
Lutheran churchyard, while the women
were caught by the falling roof. They
were rescued twenty minutes later in
their night clothes and they were found
20 be all cuts and bruises. There were
four servants who escaped with only
cuts and bruises None Of the people
In the house were even seriously in
jured The loss financially will be
quite heavy.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-24
SKeening, in Galway.

lrEOh DciSfaNihI
One of the most curious places in this
neighborhood is the burying ground of the
people, and in their eyes a most sacred
spot, from whence 1t is sacrilege to take
away even bit of wood or a stone. 1t is
a small, thickly timbered piece of land like
a spinny, and is covered with stone heaps.
The space now available Is 30 limited that
the same graves are used over and over
again. If at funeral there is not enough
room in the grave they wish to put their
dead, they push the last old coffin down
even till it breaks, and in digging they
sometimes throw up skulls and bones.
The burial service is often performed with
out the presence of q priest. When the
coffin, which is occasionally only an old
wooden box, such as q disused champagne
case, is first carried in, 1t is taken three
times round the center of the ground by q
narrow path encircling the prescribed
area. During this ceremony the mourners
90 each to his or her own grave, that is
where any of their family are buried.
There they kneel down for few minutes,
Cross themselves and pray. Then COM
mences the ''keening," or crying, which
sounds very weird. Some families are To-
cally celebrated for their powers of keen
ing. Both sexes take part in the lamenta-
tions, but, as usual where "giving tongue"
is ever concerned, the women of course
have the best of 1t In making the most
noise.
Afterwards they sit on the stones cover
and women commence smoking. For this
,,urpoaa khev sither hrino n boY of fobao
Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-24
THAT SURSTITUIE.

Those who read presidents messages
and consular reports will read the Demo
cratic platform when they get time, but
the only part of 1t which will have much
to do with the campaign is the paragraph
substituted for the original declaration
concerning the tariff. The substitute lie
as follows: "We denounce the Republi-
can protection as fraud upon the labor
of the great majority of the American peo-
pie for the benefit of the few. We de-
clare it to be fundamental principle of
the Democratic party that the federal gov
eminent has no constitutional power to
impose and collect tariff duties except for
the purpose Of revenue only, and we de-
mand that the collection of such taxes
shall be limited to the necessities of the
government when honestly and economi-
cally administered"
1t was entirely consistent for the con-
vention which nominated Cleveland to
adopt this substitute, although there is
some ground for thinking that some of
those who voted for it did 80 with no
good will toward Cleveland. But it was
adopted, and it is the plainest and most
definite declaration of the kind that the
Democratic party has ever made. OF
course the Cleveland managers would have
been better satisfied with the ingenious
"straddle" which was intended to pass.
But whatever the dissatisfaction of Whit
ney ct al. the Republican party couldn't
ask anything better than this declaration.
| 1t gives them excellent material to fight
their opponents with. 1t eannot be slurred
over or explained away. The Democratic
party is now openly the party of
free trade, and it will have to
take all the responsibility that be-
longs to such party in this country. 1t
will find the load too heavy. With the
great benefits of the Mckinley tariff be-
coming more and more apparent every
day, and its promise for the future grow
ing brighter, the free trade party will not
make any headway. We hesitate to credit
the assertion that is made that some of
those most prominent in the advocacy of
the substitute were so in the hope that it
would make the defeat of Cleveland GER
tain. But be this as it may, they could
not have struck him a more serious blow.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-24
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
FOR PRESIDENT,
BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Indiana.
FOR vIcE-PREsIDENT,
WHITELAW REID, of New York.
CONSECRATED ONCE MORE,

CONSECRATED ONCE MORE.
The nomination of Grover Cleveland
yesterday morning was perhaps the most
astonishing performance in the political
history of this country. Here is a man
who let's it be known that he is better than
his party, who 'consecrates" himself to
several things that his party has no SYM
pathy with; who goes into the contest with
the delegates from his own powerful State
dead against him; who Is the candidate of
the Mugwumps, and who is as heartily de-
tested by the "old timers" in his party a.
it is possible for anybody to be. This
man walks off with the nomination, as he
has done twice before. And now that he
has secured the prize it Is instructive to
look back and see what he said once when
he was, or was not, figuring for second
term. This is it: "When we consider the
patronage of this great Office, the allure
ment of power, the temptation to retain
public place once gained, and, more than
all, the availability party finds in an in
cumbent whom horde of Office
holders, with a zeal born of benefits re-
ceived and fostered by the hope of favors
yet to come, stand ready to aid with
money and tainted political service, we
recognize in the eligibility of the presi
dent for reelection most serious danger
to that calm, deliberate, and intelligent
political action which must characterize q
government by the people," After he
wrote this he evidently made up his mind
that the danger to the country from a
second term for him was small compared
with that which might come from first
term for some other Democrat, and 30 he
"consecrsted" himself again and tried
to sacrifice himself for his country's good.
But the people wouldn't have it. Hoping
that they have changed their minds, and
still "consecrated," he is at it again. OF
course we shall be told that he didn't really
want the nomination, but that he con-
sented to take it because the children were
crying for him, etc, etc.
1t is an amazing spectacle. The Mug
wumps will see in it the hand of God,
whose purposes they have at times pro-
fessed to know a good deal about. Many
of the Democrats will see in it the hand
of the Devil, who has often melted the
Democratic party to do the thing most
likely to destroy its hopes. And the Re-
publicans are quite well. thank you, this
morning.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-24
TART.

Shs-Why do You call me your ''pet
pastry2" He-Because you are a little tart,
occasionally.-New York Journal
There is always room at the top; but the
average traveller prefers q lower berth on q
sleeping car.-New Orleans Picayune.
Miss Goldburg-I wouldn't marry you,
sir, if you were as rich as Cresus. Mr.
Hardrow-Wsll, that's just the difference;
wouldn't marry you If you weren't
Boston Post.
Dimling-It is said that kangaroos can
develop more anger than any other animal
Mrs. Dimling-You don't ssyl
Dimling-Yes; they get hopping mad
Detroit Flee Press.
Hicks-Do you believe there's such q
thing as q haunted house3 Wicks-Oh
yes, indeed; but it depends a good deal
upon how good looking the girl is who
lives in it.-Boston Transcript.
Smith-You needn't tell me that dogs
don't know as much as human beings. 1
took Ponto to church with me last Sunday.
Jones-Yes. Smith-Well, cir, he slept
through the whole sermon.-L Life.
Visitor-Does the tailless ape show any
more intelligence than the other apes!
Keeper-Well, he seems to be more inter
ested than the others when people are
talking politics.-New York Herald.
Scaling Down.-Little boy-Mamms,
may 60 ishingi Msmms-No, my son,
Pm afraid you'll get drowned; but you may
go around to the grocery and buy ne
mackerel. & Smiths Good News.
Maud-"What q beautiful new gown
Jane is wearing. Did she bring it from
abroad2" Clara-"No; it's her last sea
sons dress; the dressmaker turned it
inside out, and now she says it's from the
other side"-Cloak Journal.
DIR. Grifin-'I must say the world is
very ungrateful toward our profession.
How seldom one sees q public memorial
erected to a doctori" Mrs. Golightly-
Chow seldoml o, doctor, think of our
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Kind lady-You must have a very hard
time this winters Tramp (between mouth
fuls)-Yes, indeed, mum. Sometimes
dssen't ask fur bite fur days, and 1 most
stsrves, mum. "What do you fear at such
finest" "rd be sxed to shovel snow,
mum."-New York Weekly.
$50 You enjoyed your visit to the
Geological gardens, did youi" inquired a
young man of his sdored ones little sister.
''Oh, yes! And do you know, we saw q
camel there that screwed Its mouth and
eyes around awfully; and sister said 1t
looked exactly like you when you are
reciting poetry at evening parties. Tit
Bits.
Favored Wsiter-Pm goin' to leave
here wen my week Is up. Regular guest
Ehi You get good pay, don't youi "Yes,
besidesf" "a good many" ''Then what
is the msttsrf' "They don't allow no
time fer goin' out to meals. have to eat
here. New York Weekly.
"The two ringed circus has led the way
to rather peculiar innovation"
"Whst Is thatf
"a new opera is about to be introduced
which will have two ballets on the stage at
the same time"
"Gracious, that will be terribleI"
"Whyr
'It will make every bald headed man
CROSS eyed. York Press.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-24
Wild stock In California mountain,

From the San Francisco Examiner.l
Many people affect to doubt that there
is really any renegade stock in any section
of the mountains of the west ]. 7. Reed
of Lovelock, New, and S. c. Fisher, both
experienced stockmen of many years, who
are now In this city. say that this is an er-
ror. Wild bands of cattle and horses are
to be found, they say, in Dead Mans VAL
ley, the Jackson range, ard in the vicinity
of Trinity in the Silver state.
The Jackson range is an exceedingly
rough section, some sixty miles northwest
of Lovelock, in Humboldt county. 1t is
covered with some scrub pine and brush,
and is covered at its base and in its small
valleys by growth of white sage and nu-
tritious bunch grass. In winter, il the
nomadic stock can only get white sage,
II will keep fat
"There are steers and bulls In there, ~
said Mr.. Reed, ''ffteen years old and
quicker than fash. They will snap q
rope so quick you won't know what Is
the matter-that is provided you can get
near enough to get a rope on them,
which is exceedingly rare. There are g
great many of these cattle. They breed
right along. for there are lots of cows
among them, and consequently they are
of all ages. A friend of mine and i
once discovered, odd to relate, a band of
fifteen stays and bulls. When the bulls
met another band they got to fighting.
1t was terrible fight, and when the
bulls that were whipped turned, they
stampeded like buffaloes, and 1t was ex-
ceedingly dangerous. A bull tore up
against my partners horse, coming so
close as to tear one trouser leg off the
rider.
Lots of interesting things could be
told about the horses / had an old
plough-horse that / used for q dozen
years. He got away and Joined band
of the wild mountain horses, and has
become, strange as It may seem, the
leader. He was formerly as gentle a
hor g as you could find anywhere These
old horses are far more tricky and know
ing than the young horses that have al
ways been wild. 1t is impossible to
catch them. The horses are mainly mus.
tangs, but all kinds are among them. They
are breeding there, and the mountains are
30 rugged and so well adapted to their wild
life that do not believe they can be cap.
tured or exterminated. Many of the horses
are very fleet and would be very valuable
If they could be caught. Every color you
can think of is represented in the jackson
range, from black to pink, to gray and
bay"