Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-29
THE EAST.

PROF. BRIGGS book. written in de-
Tense of himself. is out. He pays his
respects to the Presbyterian assembly
which convicted him of heresy in terse
terms.
In the suit against Russell Sage for
100000 damages for alleged seduction,
it is charged that the millionaire sent
his victim to notorious abortionist to
be operated upon.
THE Reynoldsyille. Pa. wooden mills,
Sykes, Allis & Moorhouse, proprietors.
were destroyed by fire. The loss is
placed at 800, 600; insurance. $4,000.
A GENERAL shutdown of the textile
mills of New England on account OF
the financial stringency is in progress.
REV. TALMAGE thinks everything
will be prosperous after congress has
met and given the country bread
pill"
A DISASTROUS fire at Long Island City
destroyed two blocks of business build
ings and caused n loss of 100000
THREE of gang of Hebrew robbers
were captured by the New York police.
The gang would cntice members of
their race to their room and beat and
rob them.
THE passengers on the Guion line
steamer Arizona, from New York. re-
port that that vessel had very narrow
escape from Red Star line steamer
during thick fog. The latter steamer
crossed the AriZona's bows not fifty
yards distant.
THE National Bank of the Common
wealth has suspended ut Manchester,
N. II.
ALEXIS COLUMBUS of Buffalo. \. V, q
tall white haired man. who is said to
be lO4 wears old and II lincal descendent
of Christopher Columbus. arrived in
Chicago to visit his daughters living in
that city and view the worlds fair.
THREE men were drowned by II squall
upset.ing their yacht near Boston.
They were out fishing.
JONES & LAuGniIN's steel plant ut
Pittsburgh. Pa, has signed the Anal
gamated scale.
ALEXIS COLUMBUS OF Buffalo, n. V. n
tall white haired man, who is said to be
1O4 wears old and a lineal descendent of
Christopher Columbus, arrived in
Chicago to visit his daughters living in
that city and view the worlds fair.
THREE men were drowned by n squall
upsetting their yacht near Boston.
They were out fishing.
SIXTY contraband Cinnamon came
near being left to starve to death by
the libeling of the steamship Haytien
Republic at Portland. Ore. The own
ers abandoned the vessel and the au-
thorities could not see for some time
why they should feed the yellow men.
WILLIAM JAMESON, wealthy farmer
near GAINESVILLE, Wis. took glass of
cocaine, supposed to be wine. He was
seized with commissions and died in u
few minutes.
A CASE of genuine leprosy has been
discovered in Nelson county, 5. ID. The
victim is o. II. Nelson, 90 years old.
who came from Norway three years
ago.
FRIENDS of Win II. Morton, the well
known theatrical manager and hus-
band of Lilly Post, were greatly sur
prised to learn that his mind had be-
come SO seriously affected that he has
been placed in Bloomingdale asylum.
INDICTMENTS for murder have been
returned against Col. +. c. Ainsworth
and others for the Ford theater tragedy
at Washington June last.
ARBUCKLE's coffee mills at Brooklyn
have closed down because of the de-
preston of trade.
A MAIL clerk named Miller was killed
by the wreck of a train en- route from
Boston to New York.
IT is said that T. v. Powderly will re-
tire as general master workman Of the
X. Of L.