Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-14

REPoRTs from the San Juan country
tell of terrible suffering among the
prospectors and several deaths from
freezing.
IT is reported in Chicago that big
passenger elevator trust has been
formed.
C. I. NEWTON was reported dying ut
Columbus, Ind, from the effects of the
bite of rat
IT is said ut Cincinnati that one re-
suit of the Smith heresy trial is prac-
teal boycott of Lane seminary. in
which DIR. Smith is teacher. Figures
show that it cost about about Sl2, 900 to
graduate one pupil, only thirteen being
entered.
THERE are good placer mines but no
diamonds in the so-called Diamond ba-
sin of Idaho.
THE ice gorge at Cincinnati broke,
carrying u number of boats to the bot
tom.
The first through train on the Great
Northern reached Seattle, Wash, at
midnight on the 9TH.
IT has been learned that the murder
of Miss Ayres at Brighton, Cal, was
committed by ranch hand, who beat
her TO death and then set fire to the
station.
OLIVER SHELDON, q friend of Abra-
ham Lincoln, died recently ut Chicago,
aged 70.
BRECKINRIpGE JONES has been APP
pointed receiver of the Order of the Iron
Hall for Missouri.
A GAS well was struck in the heart of
Fort Wayne. Ind, which is now throw
ing ont q flame forty feet high. The
we'll is mile north of the courthouse.
1t is owned by the Centilvers and is
near their brewery.
THE Missouri board of health has
asked for $4,000, to be used in the
event Of cholera epidemic the coming
summer.
THE Norfolk 6 Western road car
shops at Portsmouth, o., burned, the
main building, the machinery, one 10.
comotive and u number of cars being
destroyed. Loss, $4,000; insured.
CRESTED BUTTE, Mont, was visited
by disastrous fire the other day and
investigation showed that it was of in
cendiary origin and that the water sys-
tenn had been tempered with.
The Ga BILE Co. is trying to hold seven
teen miles of placer ground in the San
Juan diggings, it is said, through the
use of many fictitious names. Great
Indignation among the prospectors is
the result.
THE Merchants exchange of st. Louis
has passed resolutions calling for the
opening of the Cherokee strip
IT was thought at Chicago that Ar
mour was behind the great advance in
pork and that he could put the price
Just where he liked.
THE supreme court of Wisconsin has
affirmed a decision which compels ex-
county treasurers to disgorge about
$500, 900, illegally taken by them for in'
terest on public funds.
TwENTY-sEvEN men were killed by
an explosion of dry dust in mine ut
Como, Col.
SIMON GOLDMAN, paying teller of the
German National bank of Denver, Col,
disappeared with a large amount Of
the funds
THERE is a natural gas war ut
Logansport, Ind.
DPHTHERrA prevails near Ramsey, Ill.
PROF A. T. SEYMOUR a mind reader
of Rockford, Ill. says that he can throw
himself into state Of insensibility for
months, during which time he may be
buried, when he will return to con-
seriousness He says this is frequently
done by East India fakirs
MUMMIEs from tho cliff dwellings of
Utah are to be on show at the worlds
fair.
Miss PnGBE CoUzINs, the aggressive
aspirant for the position Of secretary of
the board Of lady managers of the
worlds Columbian exposition, has Civ
-, ,,,o hos 0ohk Ror that yocitiOr