Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-18
NEWS NOTES.

Oh and natural gas ia enormous
quantities nave been struck IN school
In near Mineral creek. SIX miles
sol. .hea,t of Florence. Col, which has
been leased from tn, state by The
Florence Oil and Refining company.
Lightning struck large barn on
Lister Weathcrspoon's stock farr.
near Versailles, n.y.. instantly killing
his valuable trottlng stallion, Earl
Belmont. Mr.. Weatherspoon refused
s., 900 for his stallion on three differ
ent &C, asions.
Jack Protcous OF Portage township,
Kalamazoo county. Michigan, shot
and instantly killed his wife. She
had arisen to close n window. Her
husband awoke, and installing her
for burglar, fired with fatal effect.
The evicted tenants bill has zen re.
jected by the house of lords By vote
of 240 to 80.
The cash balance in the treasury
Tuesday was Sili,792.50o, of which
Sia, 6ji, s04 was gold re ,crv,.
In BRUSSELS the polio, raidcd some
low lodging houses and arrested for
ty-seven persons c,assed Us dynamit-
ers and thieves.
Fire br Ike out in the general ware
house in Flume. Austria. causing a
loss of Sl,5O0.OO) No damage was
done to the shipping.
Emperor Williams visit to cx-Em-
press Eugene at Marlborough. after
the review at Aldershot, is much COM
mented upon and praised.
In Yokohama news has been re-
ccived of battle which took place on
the 18th instant between Japanese
and Chinese fleets. The Chinese were
driven of.
Four men were killed Mt Sheridan,
Mo-, being crushed under blast Of
rock which fell on them.
Mrs. II. r. Bryant. sistcr-in-law Of
William Cullen Bryant. died at
Princeton, ILL.,, at the age of 81 years.
Sister Nafeesa NJ. 7. Keep has writ
ten to the sultan completely expos
ing" Muhammed Alex. Russell Webb.
The Populists of Illinois are deter
mined to nominate straight ticket
and to have nothing to do with old
party men.
Hon. Clifton Il. Breckinaidge of Ar
kansas has qualified rs minister to
Russia. lie expects to leave the
United States in about mouth. and
will make several stops before reach
ing his destination.
1t Is understood Senator blackburn
Of Kentucky has been agreed upon
among the Democratic leaders to fill
the vacancy on the senate financial
committee caused by the death OF
Senator Vance of North Carolina.
Representative Hatch has formally
announced that he is u candidate for
reelection from the First Missouri
District.
Annie Jane Hay of Fort Prairie. Ill. +,
who accused Mack Youtzer Of running
her. has b ZEN abducted. Youtzler is
to be tried soon.
Montreal buyers are said to h. try
ing to corner the New York English
cheese market.
The State bank of Oneida, Nemaha
county, Kan. was incorporated with
$4,000 capital.
The Kafiirs OF North Transvaal,
South Africa, are In revolt and have
already done great damage.
Eighteen people in village in
Prussian Poland have died from the
effects of eating diseased herring.
II. Beaver was appo ntad postmaster
Mt Vernon, Barton county, Mo-, vice
James Francs, removed, and Joseph
johnson was appointed postmaster Mt
Flint, Cherokes nation, Ind. Ter.
Judge C.G. Foster has authorized the
Santa Fs receivers TO sell unimproved
lands.
Hon. E.F.w Ware will deliver the open
ing address Mt the Kansas university
next month.
The Kolbites are making prepare
tions for vigorous campaign for con-
gressmcn in Alabama
The Omaha Jacksonian club has in
dorsed Representative Bryan for Unit
ed States senator.
Lightning struck the barn Of John
Dobsou, near Monticello. Ill, and
the hired man AMI six horses wore
killed.
Professor Thomas Cyrus Thomas
has made some important discoveries
In relation to the origin Of Mexican
civilization.
For the week ending Saturday last
there were i4s failures In England and
Wales, against 10 failures for the
same period Of 1893.
Lloyds has just posted rs overdue
two Liverpool vessels, the ship Sierra
Madrona and the bark Atom Ceani.
The crew of the vessels number
seventy men
Three boys Frank Burns, William
Slattery and Mathew Slattery. aged
10 10 Is years. were drowned while
swimming In Bloody Run, near Nor
wood, Ohio.
In Chicago the members OF the
board of trade. by . close vote. de-
cided TO accept the concessions Of
fered by the elevator men In settle
ment Of the difficulty existing be-
tween them and the general member
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