Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-10-05

agent MOTIFS NJ Cantonment, Ok., IN
causing the arrest OF all Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indians found outside
OF the reservation has stopped tn,
threatened trouble between theta and
cattle men In western oklahoma. The
Indians have burned all the grass foI
miles on the North Canadian river and
the cattlenen have been forced Ia
move. Several settlers have lost theil
entire crop By the fires set by the red
skins
THE National Baseball leagne closed
its series Vt games On the Soth, lalti
More winning the pennant. Tho
standing of the clubs was us follows
baltimore, GOO; Cleveland. OIL; Phila'
delphia, 567; Chicago, SIS. I'os:on, $40
Brooklyn, 5ls; Pittsburgh, al; New
York; sos: Washington, 1886; st. Louis
a0i; Louisville, 265.
Two wagons met on q narrow pass
on the side of mountain near Brig
ham City, Utah, and one vehicle, with
all ite occupants. was crowded off and
hurled down into the stream below.
Three women were unable to extricate
themselves from the wagon and were
drowned.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has commut.
ed TO imprisonment for life the death
sentence imposed upon Clyde MattoX,
of Kansas, who was to hang on 0cto-
Der II for killing IN old negro named
/ Lib, Nt,,tlana Ia nlrtntnnn
TnE heirs OF Juan Peralta, OF Spain,
who live ut New Orleans, have begun
suit against the United States for H..
900, 900 acres of land in Arizona. They
claim the grant was made to Peralta
before the United States acquired the
territory and hence no title could he
given for the property except by Peral.
tn or his heirs.
OS October 10 an important meeting
of railroad employees will take place ut
Denver, COL, and an effort will be
made to unite them under one organi-
zation.
TIE British steamer Wallacheia,
bound from Glasgow to Trinidad,
struck the rocks on Beacon perch and
sank. The vessel was wooden screw
of LEA tons All on board were saved.
Two trolley cars on the Chester and
Derby lines at Chester. Pa. filled with
passengers crushed together while 20.
ing at high rate OF speed near Moore
and Ave persons were injured. The
conductors were responsible.
A JAPANESE syndicate is soon to put
on n steamship line between Japan
and some point on the North Pacific
coast, and Seattle, WASH. was making
strong effort to have the American
terminus OF the line located there.
CHARLES SMITH, Mt the house OF his
father-in-law, Peter Buchert, at De.
catur, ILL.,. fatally wounded his 7-year-
old child and instantly killed his sis
ter-in-law. Edna Buchert. lie also
tried TO kill his wife but.failed.
AT Monrovia. CAL, Mrs. llagcl, an
aeronaut, made IN ascent in balloon,
and when at the height Of 1000 feet
she jumped with the parachute, but 1t
failed to open and she shot downward
and was dashed to death on the ground.
SECRETARY MoRroy has issued an
order that from and after October 80
next cattle from Mexico for grazing
and immediate slaughter may he
brought into the United States through
the ports OF San Diego, Nogales, FL
Paso, Eagle Pass, Brownsville and the
support Of Laredo. The admission Of
the cattle Is permitted subject to In.
spection and certain restrictions.
THE failures for the week ended Sep
TENDER % (Dun's reporD were 2l6 in
the United States, against 235 last
year. and so in Canada, against IS last
year.
The United States treasury tclosed
the month of September with sur
plus of So, l75, 0i0 in receipts over OK.
penditures.
The Chicago Tribune on the Goth
published interviews with a number oil
Texas senators and representatives,
giving their position regarding the pas.
sage OF law with an emergency
clause TO prevent the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight. They were, without en-
ception. favorable to IN anti-pugilism
law and will stand by Gov. Culberson.
THE government finds 1t difficult TO
lease the Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands
in the Indian territory on account of
the contract clause, which requires
that each claim shall have 200 growing
trees on 1t at the end of five years. But
twenty tracts of the 1000 have been
rented.