Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

forging the name of President ingalls,
of the Big Four railroad to bond for
$40, 900, fell from train near Quincy,
ILL.,, and was fatally injured.
The Peninsular land and lumber
company, a corporation doing business
in Pittsburg, is said 10 have swindled
creditors in Menominee, Mich, out of
more than $4,000 in lumber bought
on time and then resold.
Chairman Wilson of the house ways
and means committee and Congress
man Tarsney of Missouri with their
wives will leave Washington next
Tuesday for rest in the South.
Superintendent Stump of the immi-
grafton bureau, with the approval Of
Secretary Carlisle, has issued circu-
lar concerning the arrest and deporta-
ton of alien contract laborers
Congressman Hall of Missouri. has
introduced. by request, bill provid-
ing that two or more patents be OBJ
tanned for an invention whether it is
capable of division mechanically or
on physical lines, or the applications
differ merely in the former scope of
claims presented.
The Watkins bill to punish prize
fighters and abettors of prize fighting
passed the Iowa house of representa-
tives by a unanimous vote.
james L.Myrick, one of the Oliphant,
Ark, train robbers was found guilty of
murder in the first degree. 1t was in
this hold up that Conductor McNally
was killed.
The Burlington earnings for 1893
were over half million less than for
1892.
Joseph ii. Faber has been arreste d
at st. Joseph on a charge of perjury in
falsely swearing to help his mother-in.
law secure pension.
Judge Leas has declared marriage
between whites and blacks illegal in
Arkansas.
The rod mills of the Illinois Steel
company at Joliet started up with 200
men. Next Thursday the rail mill
will start.
Despite the complaint that post.
Office changes are not being made fast
enough figures show that the record
of Messrs. Bissell and Maxwell is up
to the standard.
]. Beck, wanted at Clinton, Mo-, for
fraud of all kinds, was arrested at
Monroe City, Kan.
DR.. August Hirsch. famous Ger
man physician and expert on epidem.
les, died in Berlin.
The Creek congressional delegation
to Washington has returned home and
has begun work against statehood.
1t is announced that a stalwart
Democratic paper will make its APP
pearance in Arkansas City, Kan, in a
few days.
Barlow Brown. aged II, of Housto-
mia, Mo-, attempted suicide by taking
rat poison. His life was saved.
The Baptist Ministers association of
Chicago has petitioned congress to in.
crease the tax on whisky to $3.50 per
gallon.
The Jacobites held memorial SER
vice in London at midnight to COM
memorate the anniversary of the exc
cution of Charles l., who was beheaded
in 1G49. They also decorated the
statue of Charles /. at Charing Cross.
The Rye Mills company cotton mills
of 5000 spindles at Oldham, England,
have been destroyed by fire. Loss
$780, 900.
John Costello shot his wife and 16-
year-old daughter in Pittsburg, Pa,
because they refured to sleep in the
house with him. Both will probably
die.
At Tiffin, Ohio, q young man shot
end fatally wounded Miss Kittie Kless,
and then killed himself. because she
had refused to accept his attentions
because of his bad habits.
Judge Reed of the district court at
Wichita, Kan. has decided that the
city of Wichita and not the property
owners must pay for paving which
cost S7s, 900. The paving petition had
not been signed by majority of the
owners of abutting property.
A poor mans party has been organ
lied at Shelbyville, Ill. No man
whose possessions are valued at over
s., 500 is to be nominated or receive
support for Office.
John j. Hurst,a ranchman in Malad,
Idaho. suspected his wife of undue in
timacy with Morgan r. Morgan,
neighbor, and after a quarrel with
her sent for Morgan and shot him
dead.
A bill has been introduced in the
Iowa legislature to prohibit the pub