Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

Great Northern westbound passenger
train near Columbia Falls, Mont. a
torch was applied to bridge, and the
fire was just gaining Roadway as the
train dashed on to the bridge. The
engineer applied the mir brakes and the
train was stopped on the bridge. A
reward has been offered for the appre-
hension OF the person who attempted
to wreck the train.
EVERY colliery and coal stripping in
the Lehigh Pa.) region, which were
forced to shut down several weeks ago
on account Of the drought, has re-
sumed work, giving employment to
nearly 5000 men.
THE seven gas companies in Brook
lyn have determined to consolidate.
The proposed capital is s3O,OOO,OOO.
AT Munich portion OF the newly
constructed Schwanthaler passage col
lapsed with q dreadful crash on the
5th, burying fifteen workmcn under
the ruins Five were taken out dead
and six were dying. The others were
still under the debris.
NEWS comes from st. Barnabee Of a
young woman named Drechenel, who
has taken no food for sixty-fve days,
the only thing she can swallow being
little water or tea. Although very
weak she Is still able to move about
and the doctors are puzzled about the
case.
THE president has made the follow.
ing appointments, President James B.
Angel, of Michigan university; John
E. Russell, of Massachusetts,, and Ly'
man E. Conley, OF Illinois, to be COM
missioners TO make inquiry upon the
feasibility of deep water canal be.
tween the great lakes and the Atlantic
ocean under the act approved in March
last.
In his annual report to the secretary
Of the navy Surgeon General Tryon
discusses the new medical treatments
ut length and gives favorable opin-
ton of the value of strychnia in the
treatment OF pneumonia. lie also says
that nnti-toxine has been tried at the
Washington naval hospital with the
most favorable results.
ii. H.. HOLMES, who is accused of Mt
least six murders 10 get the insurance
money on the lives of his victims, was
found guilty at Philadelphia Of the
murder of ID. +. Pictzel.
HALF the village of Lancaster. Ont,
was destroyed by fire on the Sd. Loss,
$50, 900.
FIRE visited Arcadia, Ia, on the Sd
and only one store was left in the
town. 1t burned over an area of four
acres, taking with II six residences and
hotels, opera house, one livery barn,
one harness shop, two grain elevators,
one lumber and coal yard, barber shop,
post Office, two drug stores, two So
looms, three general merchandise
stores, ono furniture store, one hard
ware store, one butcher shop, one
vacant store room, one boot and shoe
store and four barns The estimated
loss was 5000, partly covered by in
surance.
THE fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons, II was said on the LIST, might
yet take place somewhere outside Of
Arkansas, and perhaps on their own
hook, no athletic club having anything
TO do with the matter. The Mahcr-
0'Donnell and Rynn.Smith fights which
were to have taken place ut Hot
Springs, Ark, have been declared of.
THE Oak Ridge sanitarium at Green
Springs, O., four-story brick struct-
ure, was destroyed by fire recently.
The forty-cight guests, most of whom
were invalids, all escaped, many Of
them having TO be carried from the
burning building. The loss will be
about 1000, with $40, 900 insurance.
The monthly coinage. statement
shows the coinage executed ut the
United States mints during the month
Of October to have been as follows:
Gold, s7,si5,70o; silver, sseo, 900; one
cent pieces, saa. 800; total coinage, 50,
ross. 200.
ADM RAMSAY, chief Of the bureau OF
navigation, In his annual report to the
secretary OF the navy, shows that dur
ing the past year 3,9i2 men and 3Is APP
prenticcs were enlisted 10 the navy.
Seven hundred and fifty men and 173
apprentices deserted, and Of this num-
Der 63s men and l6l apprentices de-
serted in home ports.
AN net has been passed by the Choc-
taw council ut South MeAlester, /, T.,
appropriating 5000 for the removal Of
intruders from the nation.
Two distinct shocks Of earthquake
were felt about Sis on the morning Of
the 3lst throughout the Mississippi
valley, from Kansas 10 eastern Ohio
and from Michigan TO the Gulf OF
Mexico. No great damage was done
anywhere, though general alarm was
felt
An earthquake shock was expert
euced in Rome. Italy, on the LIST The
Bank of Italy and four palaces were 80
badly damaged that they were rem
dered unsafe for occupancy. The
shocks created q panic among the ip-
mates of the prison and q mutiuy oc-
Cured. but troops were quickly called
and " was sFhEFeSsed- ~
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