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

The house committee on elections
seeded by strict party vote against
the title of Hilborn, Republican. to
the California seat contested by Eng
lish, Democrat.
Dick Edwards, the Denison, Texas,
brute, has been sentenced to the peni-
| Tertiary for life for the murder of
Mrs. Hattie Haynes at that place May
II, 1892.
The Doublin, Texas, cotton compress
was burned. The property was valued
at $l5O,OOO.
Mexican Central earnings show
net decrease of over 100000 for the
year past.
The Wholesale Saddlery association
of the United States has petitioned
Governor Altgeld of Illinois. to abol-
ish the manufacture of saddles by
convict labor in the pen.
Captain James Gault, who command
ed the first steamboat on the Monon-
gahela river, is dead
The grand jury at Lafayette, Ind,
has indicted the cashier and assistant
cashier of the defunct bank of Oxford
on charges Of larceny and embezzle-
ment.
Union Pacific operators are consider
ing the question of wage reduction
and the advisability of strike if they
are reduced.
In Rich Hill, Mo-, Charles Carson,
aged years, was burned to a crisp in
the home of his father which was de-
stroyed.
An illicit still, with seven barrels of
moonshine whisky, was seized near
Bremen, Marshall county, lndiann,
and Farmer John LAGER arrested.
Ralph b. Turner, the Topeka forger,
has been sentenced for four year in
the penitentiary.
At Latrobe, Pa. Godfrey May shot
his wife dangerously and then killed
himself.
Fred Kelsall, merchant of Canton,
Jackson county Iowa, has been in
dicted for arson.
Five members of pleasure party
from Pensacola. Fla, were drowned
by the capsizing of their sail boat.
Ex-President Harrison will leave
Indianapolis February 10 for Califor-
MIA to lecture at Stanford university.
He will not speak at any other point.
The schooner yacht Florence from
Michigan which was reported from
Milwaukee last week as wrecked ar
rived at New Orleans with all we'll.
Cameron Colliery. near Shamokin,
Pa, employing / 300 men and boys, re-
sumed operations after an idleness of
three weeks. Hickory Ridge mine,
with 300 men. also resumed.
The Colorado Cigar Manufacturers
association inaugurated lockout in
Denver because the cigarmakers re-
fused December to accept 12H per
cent reduction in wages. All the large
shops in the city are involved and
about 200 men are out OF work.
Representative Warner of New
York has introduced bill to provide
for safe and more elastic currency.
State Printer Snow of Kansas has
again secured control of the Ottawa
journal. seized on attachment and has
begun suit against the Peoples Ma
tional bank for tresspass and damages
Corporal Tanner has got to have his
legs cut an inch shorter.
A cut from seventy cents to fifty
cents ton caused 1000 Ohio River
coal miners to strike.
The Chicago and Alton station at
Higginsville, Mo-. was robbed, the
agent being held up by a masked man.
1t is believed that rats conveyed poi
son to the canned grapes which poi
soned the Hayman family ut Barstow,
Ill.
Horace Mansfield, Mrs. Anna Wood
and William Alguir were arrested for
killing Louis Schilling, prominent
business man at Kalamazoo. last
March.
The Parnellite members of Parlia-
ment have issued manifesto appeal
ing for funds.
1t is understood that Emperor Will
lam is to pay visit to Prince Bis
marck on February 10.
A dividend of 81 per share has been
declared on both preferred and COM
mon stock by the Chicago and Alton
railroad.
General Hersog. the founder of the
Swiss army organization, is dead.
A son of DIR. Reed. of Concordia, Mo-.
was accidentally shot and killed while
hunting.
The coal mine owners of western
PENNSYLVANIA are now giving Ameri-