Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-06-11
TIE EAST.

Gov. PATTIsON, Of Pennsylvania. has
issued n proclamation to the state ut
large for relief of the Oil City sufferers.
Work on the construction of the
East river, New York, tunnel has begun.
1t is expected that the work will be
completed in two years
TIE long talked of combination OF
wall paper manufacturers has become
an accomplished fact and certificate
has been filed with the secretary of
state of New York Incorporating the
National Wall Paper Co. with capital
of Sl4, 900, 900 divided into 500 shares.
By the explosion of oil tanks carried
away by rushing water great damage
was done to Oil City, Titusville and
Meadville, Pa. The loss of life is in the
neighborhood Of 200 and the property
loss runs into the millions.
By vote of 90 to / the New York
delegates to the Chicago convention Sc
lected at.the February gathering at Al
bany reafirmed their pledge and de-
cided to present the name of Senator ID.
T. Hill as their candidate for president.
NEARLY u thousand men resumed
work the first day ut the large SpreclSles
sugar refneries ut Philadelphia after
shut down of nearly three months.
General Manager Peterson said they
would put sugar on the market again
ut such prices as they deemed remun-
erative without any reference to prices
that any trust may be disposed to die
tate
CLARK's mill dam ut Union City, Pa,
burst and wall Of water swept
through the town carrying thirty
houses from their foundations While
many persons were badly hurt none
lost their lives. Hundreds of horses
and cattle were drowned. The damage
will reach not less than 100000. The
Downs of Garland, Pittsfeld, Columbus
ind many other places were under wa
Ter. At Pittshcld the operator, j. z.
Mead, stood at his post and worked ut
his instrument with the water three
feet deep in his Office and the building
surrounded by the roaring flood.
WILLIAM j. PARsHALL, n wealthy
farmer of McClellantown, Pa, fatally
shot his young wife, installing her for
g burglar.
A PARTY of Wyoming cattlemen who
were preparing for roundup
when the injunction of the judge
was served upon them have re-
turned to Buffalo, and report the
finding of a relic of the recent war be-
tween cattlcmcn and rustlers in the
shane OF four human bodies swinging
to the limb of tree. The bodies had
evidently been hanging there for sew
eral weeks and were dried and shriv-
eled to such an extent that it was impos-
ki0le to tell who they were They were
dressed in the regular cowboy style with
their wide hats on their heads and their
spurs still on their boots and juggling
as the bodies swayed in the wind
On. BUCHANAN was arrested at New
York charged with having murdered
his wife with poison.
MAcKLEA & SLATER's large mailing
house at Suspension Bridge, n. Y, was
destroyed by fire the other day. Dur
inQ the fro Herman Hirtel and William
Percy were at the top of thirty foot
ladder which had been placed on the
roof of n shed about the same height
aud adjoining the malt toVer. Joseph
Percy and Louis Flommert were stand
ing on the roof. Suddenly the roof col
1apsed and all four men were precipi-
tated to the ground below. William
Percy tremendously escaped without in
juries. Hirtel received n bad concus-
sion Of the spine and was fatally Nhurt
inward. Joseph Percy and Flommert
were badly hurt The fire caused a los7
on building Of about $4,000, with little
insurance. In the elevator were 10000
bushels of malt and the loss on It's
viii foot up $4,000 covered by iusur'
ance.