Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-08-05
GENERAL.

IHE lnternational yacnt race VIII 70
sailed October 8.
FIRE in Bercy, a suburb of Paris on
the Seine, destroyed thirty buildings
The strike of English coal miners
commenced on the 2sth. About $780,
600 men were affected.
DUN's review says soundness and
strength is disclosed in the business
world, notwithstanding the financial
disturbfnces.
RUSSIA. it is said, will not aid France
in fighting Siam.
STRIKING miners rioted in Gran, Hun
gary, until dispersed by the police.
Many We're wounded. Ten were ar-
rested.
The Irving Terry theatrical company
has sailed on the steamship Numidian
from Liverpool for Montreal. The COM
pany will open in San Francisco on
September 1.
SIAM accepted the ultimatum Of
France and the blockade of her ports
was raised.
THERE was an unsuccessful revolu.
tionary uprising in the province of San
Luis, Argentine.
EMpERoR WILLIAM, of Germany,
reached England on the 10th. lie was
enthusiastically received.
A ST.. PETERSBURG correspondent says
that Russia intends to add 80 per cent.
to the present maximum tariff on Ger
man importations. This will be Rus
sia's reply to Germany's increase of 80
per cent. on her tariffs on Russian inn
ports.
The independents Beige says that in
view of the disastrous effects of the
recent drought the Belgian government
is making preparations on large scale
in experiments for producing rainfall
by artificial means.
The American express train No. 81,
on the Michigan Central railway, was
wrecked ut Springfield, Ont. Seven
coaches and the locomotive were de.
rallied. Four of the coaches were bad
ly wrecked. No lives were lost The
engineer was badly scalded.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says that
the Italian Catholic mission at Mien
Yang. ninety miles from Yankho,
China has been destroyed by native
rioters.
THE London regatta of the Royal
Yacht club was won by the prince of
Wales yacht Britannia, the Americas
yacht cup Nalkyrie second and the
American yacht Navahoe third.
ENGLAND and France have agreed
upon neutral zone in Siamese terri.
tory.
THE trouble between the towns of
Mazaltepec and Tejalpa. Mexico, over
the question of boundary lines has cul-
in pitched battle in which
number of people on both sides We're
killed and many people wounded.
A DISPATCH from Kiev, Russia. says
an explosion occurred in the magazine
in the Dumski platz. Fourteen persons
were killed and large number were
injured.
The regatta of the Royal Southamp
ton Yacht club was won by the Amer
lean yacht Navahoe. The Britannia and
the Valliyrie, which defeated the Nav
ahoe the day before, did not compete
THx LATEST.
THE London Pail Mall Gazette says
that the Behring sea tribunal has made
good progress and that it is expected
that decision will be rendered in
fortnight. Every point at issue has
now been adjudicated and the decision
will give entire satisfaction to Great
Britain and Canada.
AT church row neac Jefferson, Tex,
Bunk Taylor, colored, shot ourt1nen
and escaped.
IT is said on good authority that
Judge Holman will be made chairman
Of the committee on Indian affairs in
the next house.
THE London Standards correspond
emit at Buda Pesth SAYS that the wheat
crop in Hungary will be 100000 hun
bred weight in excess of the estimate
and that the quality is excellent.
The gold reserve has passed the $780,
900, 900 mark. The net treasury balance,
however, is declining.
THE English high court of probate
and divorce has decided that priests
have no lawful right to conceal the Sc
crets of the confessional.
SECRETARY HoKE SMITH states that it
will be impossible to open the Cherokee
strip on September 1, as hoped and en-
pected.
THE Choctaw election occurred on
the I'd and although there was consid-
cradle drunkenness and fighting, no
one was killed.
THE official announcement has been
made of the raising of the blockade of
Bangkok by the French.
REvoLUTIoNIsTs in Argentina have
won a complete triumph in San Luis
and have the advantage in several other
provinces.
ADAM SMITH & Co., Chicago. whole
sale liquor dealers, have assigned. AS