Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-02-15

| They crossed Waikiki river near Miu
dleton, N. Y, and In the darkness Al
kins drove Off the road into foode'
meadow. A man went to their assist
ance with q lantern, but could not sue
cor them and the two succumbed Il
the intense cold and sank beneath tn
food after an hours suffering.
A COMMITTEE Of prominent resident
Of Chicago has issued call to all part
Of tho country for expressions Of opin
ion on Washington's birthday on tn
proposition to establish permanent
board of arbitration for the settlement
Of difficulties between this country an,
England. DIR. William C Gray,
Dearborn street, Chicago, and william
E. Dodge, Of IL Cliff street, New York
will arrange them for transmission (,
the president Of the United States an,
Queen Victoria.
A FREIGHT and passenger train OF
the Illinois Central collided Mt Don
COLA, ILL.,, on the 18th and five train
men were killed.
IT has been learned that regular
system for the shipping Of bodies stolel
from the cemeteries about Washingto
existed.
SIX workmen lost their lives ant
nine others were barely rescued from
the icy water Of the Pegueboc river
near Bristol, Conn.,, on the 9th. They
were pulling an old bridge down wher
1t suddenly collapsed and they were
precipitatcd into the river and the
broken mass of timbers fell on them.
AT n church in Clifton Prairie, Tex.
the Williams boys met the Walker
boys on the 9th and there was figh,
between them, pistols being freely
used. One OF the Walkers was killed
outright and several on both sides
were seriously wounded. 1t was the
climax Of fcud Of long standing.
CARL DAuLKE and Herman Dahlke
brothers, fought frightful duel with
knives Mt Chicago. There had been q
family gathering for the christening
Of babe, when the brothers quarreled
and Carl buried his knife in Herman's
head, entering at the left eye, and the
unfortunate man fell to the ground In
agony. Carl then made his escape.
JOSEPH r. DUNLOP, editor and pub
Usher of the Dispatch, has been found
guilty at Chicago Of sending obscene
matter through the mails-by certain
advertisements in his papcr-and SEN
fenced to pay fine of $1,000 and to be
imprisoned in the penitentiary for two
years The conviction was the first OF
its kind in Chicago.
The treasury officials on the 7th
completed the computation of bids Of
fered for the new bond issue, from
which it appears that the amount of
bids above that of J. p. Morgan and his
associates (sl10 os7T was s66, 7sS, $50,
and that the amount which will be
awarded to the syndicate therefore will
be s33, 1880, or approximately one
third of the whole issue. The number
of successful bidders was 7sl.
The British steamer Laurestina,
which sailed from Baltimore, Nd, for
Ireland about two months ago, has
been officially posted at Lloyd's Us
missing and all on board, 90 to % men,
were believed to have been drowned.
A DENVER, COL, passenger train was
blown from the track near Georgetown
on the 9th and several OF the passen.
gers were moro or less hurt.
THE packing house OF the Tri-City
Picking Co. Mt Davenport, Ia, was de.
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
A FIRE started in the Altmeyer build
ing at Nc Keesport, Pa, caused by de-
fective electric light wiring, and prop.
erty to the amount of 5000, 900 was de.
stroyed. The flames were discovered
by the printers on the McKeesport
Herald rs the fire began to eat its way
through the sixth floor. All escaped
safely but the foreman, who was
burned to death.
The derailing of truck on q Cleve-
land, Canton & Southern mixed train
near Dell Roy, O., on the 9th threw n
passenger coach down an embankment
and the car caught fire. Eight per-
sons were severely injured and miner
was badly burned.