Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-13

THERE was disastrous wreck on the
Big -Four ut Lafayette, Ind, early on
the morning of the 27th, n passenger
train crashing into the depot. due to
the failure of air brakes to work.
THE gates of the worlds fair were
not opened to the general public sun
day. Holders of passes, however, were
admitted.
A CINCINNATI and Memphis steam
packet blew up on the Mississippi
twenty-four miles below Cairo, Ill.
Twenty-Five men were scaldcd, six be-
ing killed.
ANOTHER band of murderous Navajos
attacked two cowboys in Colorado and
killed one of them.
Ar Casey. Ind, the roof of new
brick kiln. caved in, crushing and kill
ing three workmen.
CHINESE in san Francisco are sullcn
and stubborn in their refusal to obey
the Gcary law, and United States Off
Gals look for serious trouble with them
before the matter is settled.
AT Redonda, Cal. union and non
union sailors fought and one man on
each side was killed.
Is case Theodore Thomas resigns rs
musical director of the worlds fair it is
believed that Walter Damrosch will be
his successor.
WILLIAM Il. NIBLACK. the noted jurist
of indianapolis. Ind. is dead.
THE Joliet. H.. rolling mill. a branch
of the Illinois Steel Co., is closed in all
departments. throwing out of work
$500 men.
THE Itata seizure case has ended at
san Francisco The vessel and cargo
were released.
SEVEN hundred Chicago blaclismiths
employed in the custom shops are out
on Il strike for shorter hours.
THE Hillman insurance fraud of Kan
sas mas been revived by the discovery
of John W. Hillman, the chief conspi-
rator. who has made clean breast of
the affair.
SIX more of the men scalded by the
bursting of the boiler of the Ohio
steamboat on the Mississippi, below
Cairo. H.. have died.
AIIGHrNiNG-RoDa agent who attempted
to put Il rod on the house of Thomas
Sailer. farmer near st. Augustine,
ILL.,. against Mr.. Sailer's wishes. was
brought down by Mrs. Sailer with
Winchester.
THE Minneapolis & st. Louis railway
has been reorganized.
PETER JACKSON. his wife and two
children were drowned by the capsizing
of their skitf near Marshall's Ferry on
the Wabash river.
SEVERAL prominent and wealthy
farmers near Fairbury. ILL.,. have been
indicted for trying to cheat the assessor.
A REWARD of $500 has been offered
for the apprehension of c. T. Gale. the
II Ascending treasurer of Laramie City.
His embczzlement is said to amount to
sla. 600 and his other Indebtedness to
SIS. 900.
The Chemical National bank. OF Chi
cago. the institution which had the
worlds fair concession, has closed its
doors
F'ELIX SCHNEIsTHAL. cashier for the
treasurer of Chicago. has made away
with &4a, 900. Il portion of which his
bondsmen will have to make good.
THE failure of the State Investment
e Insurance Co.. of San Francisco,
proves to have been II most complete
one.
LATEST reports from the tornado Mt
Edmonds, Ok. show that five persons
were instantly killed and eight mortal
ly wounded.
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER has gone to
the lake country of Wisconsin to recu-
pcratc.
THREE men were drowned at Dixon.
H.. as the result of the capsizing of Il
iiathoat.
CENrRAIIA, H., has voted for electric
lights.
THE city treasury of Pueblo, Col. is
empty.
THE Indiana miners have voted in
favor of the demand for five cent adj
vance or tn strike il il is refused.