Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19

THE slth conclave Of the supreme
council OF Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rte Masons OF the 33d degree,
northern Jurisdiction Of America, met
at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 18th with
about 800 members In attendance.
The Cambria steel works NJ Johns
town, Pa, opened up on the 18th, CIV
ing employment to 5000 mon.
The branch OF the Illinois Steel Co.
Mt Joliet started up on the 18th, giving
work to 1000 men.
TIE charrcd remains of four bodies
have been found in the wreckoge OF
the burned train at Wellington. III.
II was known that about q dozen
tramps were on the train and 1t was
feared that none escaped.
A FIRE ut a livery stable in Milwau'
kee on the 18th caused the suffocation
of about 81 horses. Two men were
also taken out OF the sta BILE in n critical
condition. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$500.
An explosion OF fro damp occurred
In the old Hawnest coal mine Mt Walk
cr's Mills, Pa, recently, but the miners
who were caught by the falling debris
were all rescued.
TIE Italian bark Monte Tabor, with
u cargo of salt, struck on Peaked Hill
bars, Mass, on the night OF the 18th.
The captain, made desperate by MS
situation, shot himself with n revolver,
and the mate cut his own throat with
q razor. Twelve sailors chung to the
deck house. but were washed over
board and five were drowned, the
others reaching shore in an exhausted
condition.
lyman, Number One" was arrested
at Boulognc. France, on an English
warrant which was issued In 1882.
The warrant on which the arrest was
made charged that the prisoner was
concerned in the murders OF Lord
Frederick Cavendish, chief secretary,
and Mr.. Burke, under secretary, In
Pho nix park, Dublin, on May O, 1852
HENRY WAIFoRD and his four sons
were drowned in the straits OF Belle
Isle, Canada, on the 18th.
paddy" SHAWN, the Australian,
knocked out Jake Kilrain, the Balti-
MORGAN, in one round at baltimore,
Md, on the l4tb. The round lasted
but IN minutes.
FRANZ OSCAR loren was hanged in
the Jail yard at Florence, Ariz., on the
leth for train robbery. He was the
first victim under the new law which
makes train robbery capital offense
In that territory.
THE second annual session Of the In.
dian Territory Press association con-
vened ut South McAlester, ]. T. on the
18th, a majority of the territory being
represented. A splendid banquet was
given the visitors at night.
WARREN d. WHITEHEAD and wife
and Mrs. Patrick Kcarney were recent
" drinking beer at Whitehead's house
in Denver, Col. Mrs. Whitehead de.
clined q glassful and soon afterward
the other two showed signs of poison.
Both died later in agony. Mrs. White
head has been arrested.
OBJ. HAcKENBERGER, the "Butter-
milk Boy" who defeated Mt Denver,
COL, on the i2th, A. +. Sem, OF lion,
N. Y, In q o5.milc bicycle race, un-
paced, in I:O7:O6 3-5, now claims the
championship OF the world for that
distance.
Mrs vYERBERG and daughter, who
lived near Sherriil's Mound, Ia, start
ed on the 18th to attend the dedication
fthe new German Presbyterian church
and In trying to cross bridge they
drove over the side and were pre-
cipitated into the river. Both were
drowned.
THE cotton report OF the department
of agriculture at Washington for Sep
tember showed decline for the pre-
yious calendar month of $50 points to
64.e, being the lowest September con-
dition In the last % years.
The Nashville, Tenn, cotton mill
has shut down for six weeks. The
present high price OF cotton was as
signed Us the cause. Tho mill has
been running with O short force for
some time, and the shutdown throws
200 hands out of employment The
full force is 1000.
SIX Indians rode into the agency
store, Mt what Is known rs Big Jim's
Crossing, on Little river, Oklahoma, on
the li,h and attempted to hold up the
agent. The reds were half drunk and
fred over 100 shots. In resisting. Agent
Gillian was wounded. A posse turned
out. followed the Indians ten miles and
killed the entire six.