Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-25

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taken from his bed Mt Hookston, Miss
by ten whitecaps and severely whip
ped. Rachel Sullivan, an aged sister,
had her arm broken In trying to assist
her brother.
THIRTY.EIoHT persons were poisoned
ut Pittsburgh, Pa, on the aist by eat
ing impure foods and sweetmeats, but
all, fortunately, recovered. Some OF
the cases were ascribed to chocolate
cake purchased ut bakery.
A DOCTOR ut Chicago refused to issue
n death certificate In the case Of Miss
Maggie Dobler. who died unexpectedly
after q few hours illness on tho 2lst.
The physician wanted IN official in
vcstigation made ms no suspected !,
was case OF cholera.
DR. FRANK C SrARKwEATuER OF
Bridgeport, Conn.,, recently obtained q
divorce In Oklahoma from his wife,
Florence H.. and returned Immediately
TO Connecticut His wife caused his
arrest for abandonment and he pre-.
sented the decree which he had OBJ
tanned. Tho Connecticut judge exam
incd the decree, pronounced II worth
less and sent Starkweather to jail for
abandoning his wife.
THE British bark Firth OF Solway
collided with the British steamer Mars
don on the coast OF Ireland and the
Solway was sunk and the captains
wife and child and IL of the crew were
drowned.
SOME unknown person went to tho
stable OF Capt Harry Shafer, propri.
etor OF the celebrated Peytonia stock
farm Mt Gallatin, Tenn, and killed one
OF his valuable brood mares, Lucy
Prince, which was worth $4,000 The
stable In which Bishop. worth 10000,
was kept was also burned and the
horse persisted.
MANY churches and schools were un.
rooted and several residences blown
down by q heavy windstorm ut New.
castle, Pa, on the Goth.
EZEKIEL SMITH, wealthy contractor
ut Chicago, who was recently sued by
Miss Ella Donaldson for $4,000 for
breach of promise. has compromised
the suit by marrying the plaintiff and
starting for California on q wedding
trip
THE plague news from China was
last reported as not alarming. There
was a great deal Of sickness among
the European colony at Hong Kong,
but nothing very serious. II had
ragged there constantly for seven weeks
and the city was In an unhealthy state.
A fatal cattle disease had broken out
which had almost ruined the dairy
business.
PADEREwsKI made his final appear
ance ut New York on the 18th. The
audience went wild. Men yelled and
women rushed down the aisles. The
virtuoso played three encores and was
called out /: times besides.
A FIRE on the river front Mt Evans
Vile, Ind, caused n loss Of 500, 900.
CHANDLER, the county seat Of Lincoln
county, Ok, has suffered great loss by
fire, which burned the post Office and
nearly all the business portion OF the
town.
STERLING SAVAGE was taken from
his bed at Irving college, near McMinn-
Vile, Tenn, by q mob OF men and
hanged to tree. The man was
suspected OF being q "spotter" for
United States officers by the moon
shinerl
An explosion occurred in the Broad
water mine at Niehart, Mont, on the
18th by which seven men lost their
lives and six others were seriously
hurt. 1t was supposed that an en-
ploye in the magazine must have ig-
nited some powder by his candle.
Mrs. BELL was recently sentenced to
Imprisonment for life at Ottawa, Ont,
for inhuman cruelty TO her grandchil-
dren. n boy and girl, aged Il and IS
respectively.
Two DoYs, Isham Strobe and James
McNeal, were charged at Guthrie, Ok,
on the 18th with holding up and rob-
bing Allen Howard In regulation high
wnyman style. They took from How
ard his toy bank, containing Sio0, In
timidating him by 4 club and toy
revolver. The crime Is punishable In
the territory by imprisonment for life.
TnRoUeH the explosion of lamp
during the absence OF their mother
syo children were burned to death ut
Quebeck. Can, on tho Goth.
PATRIOTS day, concentrating tho
battle OF Lexington, was appropriately
observed in Boston and other cities OF
Massachusetts, on the Goth.