Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-17
THE Ohio river lines have arranged

THE Ohio river lines have arranged
cheap worlds fair excursions
A SENSATION was created ut the
worlds fair on Saturday night when,
on unpacking the priceless collection OF
laces sent by Queen Marguerite, thirty
valuable pieces were found to be miss
ing.
THERE was no further trouble at Le-
mont, ILL.,, and thousand men went 70
work under military protection.
THERE was good attendance at the
fair last Sunday. Notwithstanding the
fact that the weather was gloomy and
that few people knew that the gates
were to be open.
AT Winnemucca, New, Walt Hecker-
man and George Rice quarreled and
Rice lassoed Heckerman, pulled him
from his horse and dragged him until
he was dead.
ii. S. GAMBLE, of New York, dele
gate to the international convention OF
the Typographical union, was drowned
in Diamond lake, short distance from
Chicago. He was in Il rowboat and,
being seized with an epileptic fit, fell
over into the water.
The Kellogg clothing firm, Chicago,
has assigned.
THE city of Fargo is recovering from
the terrible visitation of fire, and the
business men are preparing to rebuild.
Ex-lREsIDENT HARRISON is attending
the worlds fair.
THE International Typographical I'M
ion is in convention at Chicago.
SQUINTING people of Chicago think
The Montana silver statue of Justice is
bow-legged.
EVANS and Sontag, the famous Cali
fornia train robbers and desperadoes,
were run down and Sontag MORALLY
wounded in the fight which ensued.
EXTENSIVE forest fires are raging in
the vicinity of Creole, Col, and are do
ing an immense amount of damage.
= RECEIVER has been appointed for
the Harvey worlds fair hotel, Chicago.
The fl, .'ure was the result of an article
in tn Union Signal, the w. c. 7. U.
orgaI
A WOMAN who said the angels had
commissioned her to kill Archbishop
Hennessy. Of Dubuque, Ia, created
quite scene at church in an effort to
execute her insane purpose.
In the hall of Columbus, Chicago,
Clara c. Hoffman. of Missouri. said the
remedy. in her opinion, for the drink
ing evil is women's suffrage.
The populists and prohibitionists of
Iowa have deal on foot to fuse on
state issues.
Two boxes of dynamite were found
near the railroad at Joliet. placed there,
it is thought, by the Lemont strikers
with the intention Of blowing up the
militia.
THE mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Winfield Weaver, the as
sailant of Miss Emma Sprague ut Mon
ticello, ILL.,, has been solved by the find
ing of Weaver's body in the Sangamon
river.
IT has been decided that no matter
what the worlds fair proper does the
Midway plaisance will be kept open on
Sunday.
BANDIT EVANS. of California, who,
though badly wounded, made his escape
when Sontag was caught, has been To-
Gated and captured by the officers, not
being able to make any resistance.
W. j. ELLIOTT, life prisoner in the
Ohio penitentiary, was attacked by an
other convict named Varney, who threw
vitriol in his face, burning him in ter
rible manner. Elliott was the news
paper man who ran amuck on the
streets OF Columbus and killed and
wounded several persons.
THE men who robbed the Santa Fe
train near Cimarron were reported cor
nered by troops near Whitehead in the
Cherokee strip.
THE Great Northern has announced
a S25 rate from st. Paul to Seattle, and
general slash in rates is now looked
for.
THE famous church at St Anne, in
Kankakee county. ILL.,, was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed.
A TRAIN on the Ohio Southern was
wrecked rounding curve near Spring
field, o., and many persons injured.
A RAILWAY train ut Mount Olive, ILL.,,
under which w. L. Van SICKLE was
trying to crawl. started suddenly and
Van SICKLE was killed.
THE SOUTH.