Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-07

|
ers fatally burned by explosion OF crude oil tank
NJ Springfield o.. -Four men sunocated In o
| fire In Boston.
Dee a.--Three children OF Marcus White per.
| ishcd in burning house at Wayerly, Tenn.
Dec. 23-1wo passengers fatally injured In
railroad wreck near Halstead, Col. -Four per-
sons killed near Elmira, n. Y, by the cars.
Dec, .i-Four persons asphyxiated by coal gas
| In baltimore.
CRIMES.
Jan. 6--Five members OF the Sims gang
lynched by mob near Wnmack Hill, Ala
Jan Pupils OF u school near Topeka, Kan,
| killed their teacher.
Mar. 3-Mary Calvin, OF Duquesne, Pa, in
| 1T OF jealousy, threw bucket OF lye on her
husband and two children, Ill being fatally
burned
May l6-Ira Mullins. his wife, William Null
| Inns, John Chapel and boy named Moore were
| shot and killed from ambush AZ Round Cap Va.
May lS-At Den!son, Tex, an unknown as
sassn murdered Mrs. W. 4. Haynes and Miss
| Teen Hawley. leaders in society, also two dis.
reputable women, Maude Kramer and Rose
| Stewart.
| MAY .1-Mrs. Scott and her four daughters
murdered in their home near Lone Tree, Ky.
| June al r. Turner and Miss Schcffer killed
| by explosion Of dynamite bomb in the home OF
the former at kensington. Pa; author OF crime
| unknown.
July 6-Durng riots between workmen and
| Pinkerton men at Homestead pa mills six
worlmen and five Pinkerton guards were Killed.
July ll-Ninc men killed in pitched battle be-
| tween union and nonunion miners In CGur
d Alcnc region OF Idaho, and u mill blown up.
July harmed strikers in Idaho. overtaking
unarmed non-union men NJ Old Mission, fire
, upon them, killing IL.
Aug l6-In miners attack on conv!cts' stock.
ade nj Oliver Springs, Tenn. three Of the
miners were killed by the guards.
Aug lS-Carroll Rutherford, u wealthy negro
Of Memphis, Tenn, killed his wife, then him
self; jealousy .... In hight at Coal Creek.
Tenn, with soldiers, IL miners were killed, and
over 80 wounded.
Sep. 10 Twelve progrcssionsts killed in
fight between rival political factions among the
Choctaws, near McAlisicr. /. IT,. Four passen-
gers killed by fleeing train robbers in noun
tains near Fresno Cal
Sep. i7-Peier Richardson and Hiram Feath
erstone OF Bonnie Terre, Mo, fought with and
killed each other.
Sep. l9-Ninc negroes and two whites killed
in u race war in Calhoun county, Ark.
Sep :l'-Train robbers wrecked night OK.
press near Usage City, Kan: five persons
killed. Grand jury found true bills against
l6I Homestead strikers who took part IN riot OF
Julv6
Oct Sat Cotcyvle, Kan, four citizens and
i've members ~ Dalton gang or ROBBERS were
killed when latter attempted 10 rob First ma
tiunal bank
Oct 7-Intcrna, Revenue Collector S. D.
Mather killed. hy Tennessee moonshiners.
O.L l3- MoOloOI from jail and hanged Bur
rell Jones, his son and Two accotnplices At Mon
roevillr. Ala.
Oct l1-One man killed and three MORALLY
wounded in RAGE war between Italians ana Hun
e,iians nj M'lrcsville. PA
Oct. 23-,lnucs Patterson and Joseph Haines
both killed in duel NJ Greenwood, Ky.
Nov l0-At big kock Greco X. \. C.. in an cleo
ton row. u m"n were wounded six fatally.
Nov. aj-May Sans, Il chambcrmad killed
Capt. Ransom sampson ana fatally shot his
bride NJ Cairo H.. also MORALLY wounded her.
self: jealousy -. Miss Agnes Beers poisoned
her brOtheria.law, Joseph IIaunder and herself
NJ ST Henry, A[iun
Dee. .0-.While drunk Charles Hazard OF
Cincinnati, fatally shot his wife and stcpSon...
Seven men killed in battle between officers and
cattle thieves ii Big Horn basin, Wyo
Dec. H-At Paterson. y. j., Mrs. Alice
Faulkner, in hit Of despondcncy, killed her
daughter and herself,
Dec. a5-At Worcester, Mass, in fit OF DIES.
pondency Henry c. Varnum killed his wife and
daughter, fatally wounded his mothe--in.law,
then killed himself.
FIRES.
Jan 2--Sevcra business houses in Nashville,
Tenn; SjG0UO0
Jan 96-Business block in Columbus, O.; SOD.
00O. Central part OF Beverly, w. Va, includ
ing courthouse
Feb. Sire in business portion OF Memphis,
Tenn: N,OJO.Ojl
Feb l1-Several business houses in New Or
leans: s., O0D 0OO.
Feb lS-F NJ McGillin Compauv's dry goods
emporium 1T Cleveland. o.: S50O,0,n.
Feb. 2i-Flrc originating Ia Smith, Gray &
Co. = clothing establishment ut Brooklyn Y. Y,
caused loss o. S8j0.0N.
Apr. 3-SiX squares Of residences ut New Or
leans, and ~, 90 bales of cotton: $3,G000N
Apr. le-Eight blocks Of buildings in Kenosha,
Wis s5oJUUJ.
Apr. al--Mnlt house OF Henry Alterbrand &
Co., III Brooklyn, y. y: siOlOOO
Apr. :7-Fire starting in Central thoater in
PHILADELPHIA destroyed property valued at
Si.0OJ,OO0; o. persons injured,
May l0-Lumber yard and sixteen buildings
at Portsmouth, \. H.: s5OhC00.
May 2l-Milling AMI elevator interests at Os-
wego. n. Y. practically wiped out; Sl,OOO,0O0.
May 3-Ful,oa iron works. Hammond car
works and Van Drake S brass foundry, NJ San
Francisco: SSOO,GW. Forty houses in village
Of ST. Prissen 80. Tobacco warehouses In Lam
caster. Pa. lost by tire; Sll20U.
June 5--Ncarly every building in main part OF
Creede Camp, Col, destroyed: Sl,OoJ.OOO.
June lI-Town OF Moville, IL. almost wiped
out -. Whnrves and freight houses of Bay Line
Steamboat Co, two schoaners offices OF Corner
& Sons and other property: sl,2OO.OJO
July 3-Firecrackers caused destruction OF 10
business places ut san Jose, Cal: sjO,09l.... Il.
B. 4 r Knights storehOuse ut River Point, r.
l.: S5U0O0J.
July 5-Forty-one buildings at Rockland,
Mich; &T5O.000
July 6-Large portion of Shoshone. Idado.
July 2j-Over IS blocks NJ Bay City, Mich,
completely destroyed: 81, 00J,0OJ.
Aus. metropolitan opera house in New
YorE: il0.oO0
Sep. i1-Twenty.four miles Of snow sheds on
the Central Pacific line, in Colorado.
sep Estate printing ofice. two hotels and
other property destroyed NJ Albany, n Y;
100000
ocl. .s-Thirteen blocks Of business houses
and residences ut Milwaukee, containing 465
buildings: eSS000O0
Nov. 5-Twenty.two buildings in Brooklyn,
n ": s5J0,O00
Nov. 19-Desha Lumber s Planning Companys
plant ai Arkansas City, Ark, burned; $500 900
Nov s3-Large factory and salesroom OF Otis
Corbett NJ New York; 100000
Dec lS-Siz large warehouses and 1900 bales
OF cotton destroyed II Baltimore; e500,000.
Disastrous fires occurred in the following
towns: Saybrook. H.; Agency, H.: Bolton.
Miss: Au Sable, Mich; Columbia, No; Ohio
City. o.: Milan, Mo-; Jeanette, Pa: Wood
stock, Ill: Hamilton. N. D.; M0rgnnheld. Ky;
burnside Ill: Joy, Ill: Hillsyille. Va; Dover,
Mimi: Edgar, Wis: Bloomfield Ia;
Bedford, Ind; L.aceyville, Wyo; Mount
Pulaski Tenn; Louisville. Neb.: Homer,
III: Corydon. Pa; Alto Tex; Clo1uet
MINI; GAINESVILLE, Ark; ST. Charles, Mo-;
Greenville, Miss; Milton, Ala: RhodeS, Ia;
Fremont, Col: Henrietta Tex; Chase, Mich;
Tchula Miss: Hudson, o.: Fall River,