Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-04
NEWS NOTES.

The Massachusetts, Republican state
convention has been set for October O.
Mise, Katie and Stella Wagner
we're poisoned ut st. Soscph by eating
nusagc.
A disastrous conflagration has de-
,troyed 1000 houses ut cottel, town
in bulgaria.
Pennyweight Powell. one OF the
Oliphant train robbers, is on trial at
Newport. Ark.
The official report says ia0.0 900 peo-
pie died of the plague in the Canton.
China. district.
They say there is big stealing going
on in the digging OF Chicago's big
drainage canal.
The Japs on the Pacific coast are
rails ,ng money to help carry on the
war against China.
The steamer pathfinder ran down a
people were drowned.
TIL, interstat. conference Of the
First Day Advent 'sts are holding q
session near Nevada. Mo.
At Abilene. Kan. Mrs. Laura Giles
pi. Fry died Saturta; evening. She
was cousin of James q. blaine.
The Caldwell county annual Sunday
school convention will be held ut
Breckenridge. Mo-. August II AM Is.
Kansas City, Mo-. Is infested with q
gang of house breakers. The police
seem unable to apprehend the crimi-
mails.
Congressman d. d. AitSen was unan-
imously renominated for congress by
the convention Of the Sixth Michigan
district.
Cattlemen Of the Great Bend coun-
try In Western Texas rep ,rt the
wholesale stealing of cattle ana other
livestock.
Mayo college. the leading educa-
tional institution of North Texas, in
Delta county, has been destroyed by
fire. Loss. 100000.
An old colored woman Of Terre
Iiaute, Ind, confesse on her death
bed that she killed Henry Shade at
his wife's instigation.
Many Chicago militiamen have lost
their positions on account of their alb
sence from business during military
duty Mt the late strike.
The city council of Princeton. ILL.,,
has caused q warrant to issue for the
mayor, 4. H. Jack. for alleged illegal
payment Of policemen.
Mrs. Mary Coyle of willSesbarre,
Pa, who was almost totally bin for
q number OF years. has had her sight
suddenly restored by prayer.
The Arkansas campaign will bs
made together by the three candi-
dates for governor-General Clarke,
A. L. Remmel and ID. +. Barker.
Hon. Julius c. Burrows has been
unanimously renominated for congress
for the Seventh Michigan district. The
nomination was by rising vote.
The London market reports money
still in unprecedented abundance. II
Is estimated that the open market
controls nearly Rs,O0O,OOo sterling.
The railroads have begun action
against the city Of Chicago for dam
age to property during the strike.
The amount OF damage is not all
stated.
At u joint meeting of the county
committees of the Democratic and
Populist parties at Springfield, Mo-.
IL was determined TO "fuse" on q
county ticket.
The Populists Of the Thirty-seventh
district Of Shawnee county, Kansas,
nominated I. A. Kiene, of Dover
township. as their candidate for men,
Der Of the legislature.
At Fort Wayne. Ind, s. +. Bowser
&,Co's oil tank wofl<s. one Of the
largest manufacturing plants of Fort
Wayne, was totally destroyed by FIRE.
The total loss Is $4,000.
At Ashland, Pa, one Of q nest Of
six boilers at Lehigh Valley colliery
No. 4 exploded, instantly killing one
man and severely iujuring three
others. two Of whom have since died.
Mail advices have been received ut
Washington from Minister Willis ut
Honolulu detailing the facts attend
ing the inauguration Of the new re-
public of Hawaii. and its recognition.
Engineer Fancher. of the Iron
Mountain road who mysteriously dis
appeared last June, from Little Rock,
Ark, leaving q wife and four chill
dren, has been found. He Is In an In
sane asylum at New Orleans
The general lines Of road In the
Wisconsin forest fire district report
the dsn<br past. and the fires subdued
to where they will not cause further
damage. There are occasional fires.
but not such as to do any harm.
TIE inhabitants Of the southern
part Of Colorado have asked the state
veterinary board 10 establish . quar-
antihe against sheep from New Mex
leo and Toxas.s Il Il claimed that
thess sheep bring scab into Colorado
The British steamer MonkeeetQ1,
has Arrived ut New York fCQu
Alexanaris, Egypt, With . ~ eer4P
Of Egyptian sugar. Tho Y 4t,o1
Of sugar has assumed eig4 y pro.
portions, II bsiag brought 70 Z n port
IRON almost all quarters Of the 9lohp.
In anticipation q It's being sebieot
to duty By the provisions Of ne
Wilson bill