Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-05-12
SATURDAY, MAY ~.
NEWS NOTES.

Julius Schwa bacher, son of the
wealthy distiller Of Peoria, ILL.,, has
boon arrested for burglarizing house.
Five hundred and ninety-two dele
gates arc In attendance ut the meet
ing of the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers Mt Minneapolis, Mimi.
Investigation by government Off
cials Of the so-called armor plate
frauds at the Carnegie works Is in
progress. Several witnesses have
been examined.
The ranchmcn living in the neigh
borhood of Aspen Junction, Col, have
organized IN association TO protect
themselves against the invasion Of
Utah sheep. and will resort to desper-
ate measures II need be.
Thompson Run, Pa, coal miners,
who were granted raise Mt the be-
ginning OF the strike and who have
since been guarded by armed depu-
ties while at work, have joined the
strike through sympathy.
In n riot that occurred on Knox
vile & Ohio passenger train near
Knoxville, Tenn, Sheriff Burnett was
killed and six others were injured.
Burnctt's brother was killed in the
same manner one year ago.
The TWEEN .y-three members of Com
pany II of Galvin's commonweal army,
who were arrested 1t Russell, Pa, for
attempting to capture baltimore
and Ohio freight train, were sentenced
to twenty days in Jail.
Mrs. All Chong. wife of San Fran
cisco merchant, decampcd for China on
the steamer Oceanic, taking $4,000 of
her husbands money. The robbery
was discovered by All Chong shortly
after the steamer sailed.
The coal strikers threaten to inter-
fere with industries in Maryland. II
the mines are not worked for con-
siderable time the injury to business
here may be great rs the supply of
coal in baltimore is said to be limited.
United States Consul Braida, whose
exquator was withdrawn by the Mica.
raguan government ON account Of the
part he took in the effort to organize
provisional government Mt Blue
fields. has been temporarily rein
stated.
Information in possession of the
bureau of American republics shows
that abundant rains have fallen along
the line of the international railroad
and in the district of Laguna, Mexico.
This fact insures u good cotton crop
this year.
The weekly Nebraska crop bulletin
says vegetation begins to suffer for
moisture.
General o. o. Howard was elected
president OF the National Temperance
Society, to succeed John Wanamaker,
of Philadelphia.
The ordnance department of the
army is now conducting, ut the Sandy
Hook proving grounds, competitive
trial of six pound machine guns to as
certain which is best suited for army
uses.
In Chicago Mayor Hopkins has an
nounced his intention to nominate
President Harper of the Chicago uni
versity to nil vacancy on the city
school board. The idea of the mayor
is to establish n close conn ction be-
tween the public school system of the
city and the university.
The Upper Ottawa Improvement
company's steamer. Daunt!ess. one of
the finest boats on the Upper lakes,
has been burned to the waters edge. |
The crew narrowly escaped. Tho
Dauntless was carried by wind and |
current through Calumet rapids and
dashed to pieces on the rocks.
Senator Gordon has introduced in !
the senate joint resolution author
izing the secretary of war and secre-
tary of the navy todonate to w. O.
Mcdowell Of the Columbus Liberty !
bell comm 'ttee. cannon. muskets,
swords, etc. not required for navy or
army uses, TO be cast into souvenir
Liberty bells for the use o: schools.
St. Mary's Polish Catholic church
was burned at Chicago by incendinries.
John l.. Webster Is out as n candi-
date for United States senator from
Nebraska.
United Mine workers officers say
that everything points to success and
a speedy end of the strike.
The Courier-Journal denounces
Colonel W. c. =. Breckenridge and
opposes his return to congress.
Government officials at Kansas City
are getting numerous letters COM
planning OF the operation Of swindling
lottery companies.
II is said Senator Wolcott of Colo
RADIO has been offered the position OF
general counsel of the New York Cen
trail railroad at salary of $50, 900
Frank Dimon, sheriff, and James
Lee, clerk Of . county, Ok, have
traded places, with the consent of the
governor.
John Atwater, young man of
prominent family. committed suicide
In house of i'll fame at Birming ham.
Ala after having been arrested for
theft
Allen Alfred, son of capitalist at
Dallas, Texas, was arrested in Atchi.
ION, Kan, for forging the name OF
Bros, railroad contractors
1t Beatrice, Neb., TO checks. When
arrested, he was clipping with Miss
Anna Miller Of Beatrice.
A locomotive ran into n party OF
fifteen young men ut Homestead. Pa,
xilling John Davis and fatally injur-
ng Michael O'Toole and Thomas
aalloran.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas J. Conaty,
tate treasurer of Massachusetts, Irish
rational federation, has sent n check I
or IS, 900 to DR.. 7. A. Emmett of New a
Fork, rs Massachusetts, first contribu- E
ion 10 the Irish parliamentary fund =
a response to the appeal Of Edward 2
lake. -. 49, =
During an antfJewish riot at Ora a
ewe, Russian-P Poland. workmen at b
acked the Jewish shopkeepers and p
ooted their houses and shops. Troops d
Vere Summoned 70 quell the disturb b
nee and after fierce fight the riot a
r. were dispersed. -Four workmen b