Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-31

Charles Foster, TO death ut Knoxville,
Tenn. Jealousy was the cause.
ANTHONY MONAGHAN and wife, who
conducted the Rappahaunock hotel In
the mining village of the same name q
mile from Girardvillc, Pa, were at
tackled By four masked robbers and
fatally beaten by sandbags secur-
ing 5000, the robbers escaped In The
mountains.
RoYALD's factory In Brooklyn was
destroyed by fire on the 9th. About
200 girls were employed on the upper
floors, but they were all got out In
safety. Loss, estimated Mt over $780,
600
GEORGE LAvIoNE, Of Saginaw, Mich,
and Jack Everhardt. of New Orleans,
were matched to fight 25 rounds mt
New York on the eth to decide the
lightweight boxing championship OF
the world. In the cath round the
referee stopped the bout and awarded
the fight to Lavigne, rs he had Ever
hardt almost knocked out Both men
weighed in Mt 1873 pounds.
THE packing department Of the Acme
Powder Co., near Pittsburgh, Pa, was
totally destroyed on the 10th and two
men were blown to atoms. Over SOC
pounds of dynamite was in some un'
known manner exploded. This makes
the second disastrous explosion at this
place within two years.
The captain OF the steamer Worsley
Hall put into New York harbor on the
Goth with the vessels cargo of cotton
ON fire. II was thought tho vessel
would have TO be scuttled.
Ross LOWERS, IA years old, committed
suicide Mt Perry, Ok, by drinking q
pint of cnrbolic acid.
THE Long pension case wns dismissed
by the United States supreme court on
the Goth on account OF Commissioner
Lochren having resigned his office.
The decision was according to prece
dent.
A RECENT fire destroyed six stores
and q dwelling in Notre Dame dc Grace,
Can.
FIRE damaged the Washington mill:
at Lawrence, Mass, on the Goth and
about $500 hands will be deprived oil
employment for some time.
BF. CLAYTON. the president Of the
Farmers national congress, has issued
an address to farmers, stating that the
congress will be in session in Indian
apolis, Ind, on November 1918, ant
all interested in the productive indus
tries, especially ladies, are invited t'
attend.
FIRE broke out on the 25th In the
lumber pit and in the mill plant prem
ises OF the Center Lumber Co. at Iii
waukee, Mich, and destroyed about
5000, 900 feet OF lumber The loss vii
approach $4,000 and is fairly covered
by insurance.
THE town of Kuroff, in Russian
Poland, was almost totally destroyed
by fire and 1900 persons made home
less.
WHILE Andrew J. Sprute with hi
wife and five children were boating or
Smiths lake Mt Denver, Col, on the
a5th, the boat was by some means
overturned and Mrs. Sprute and hel
five children were drowned.
A MOB of 100 men detroyed all thu
tollgates in Franklin county, KY, OF
the night Of the cath.
NINE Indian territory criminals es
capped the other night from the United
States Jail at Fort Smith, Ark.
BY n gasoline explosion at Peoria
Ill.,, Mrs. James Vaughan and he
three-year old child were fatal,
burned and the house set on fire.
VoLK Bros brewery at Great Falls
Mont, was burned including all thu
machinery and COO barrels of beer
Loss, $50. 900; insurance, si7,50o.
THE annual financial statement o
Canada for the year ended June 80
1896, was made public on the 23d. !
showed deficit for the year OF 1868,
ala. and an increase in the public deb
of s., 53s, 33l. The net public debt nov
aggregates sa5s, s2s,304.
THE steamer T. p. feathers, belong
ing to the Interstate Transportation
Co. sank two miles above Natchez
Miss, with big load. In sinking sh
settled up to her boiler deck and
was thought she could be saved. TIL
boat was valued ut $40, 600 and was in
sured for sa6, OOn No lives were lost
but most of the passengers lost thei
belongings.