Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-06

A TORNADO at wray. Col, blew down
several buildings and injured mum.
Der Of people.
THE Travellers Protective association
Of America convened at Tcrre Haute,
Ind, on the cd. The address OF John
A. Lee, national president, showed
that the organization had grown In
numbers and extent OF territory, now
comprising 80 state divisions, ITO mum
cipal post organizations and 1000
active membern
ESocn BALDWIN and JOHN Musgrovc
were drowned near Pine Bluff, Ark.
They were bathing In the river
MAssIA, n renegade Apache chief,
who has caused much trouble to the
inha bitants Of Arizona and New Mex.
leo. was killed In Utah by Indian
scouts. The bloodthirsty Indian man.
aged to wipe out three OF the scouts
before he went to the happy hunting
grounds.
SEVEN persons drank from bottle
of port vino left Mt the house Of Eva
Little In Chicago on the ed and four OF
them were expected TO die, tho wine
having been poisoned. A man who
had lived with one OF the inmates was
suspected Of the crime.
A DISPATCH from Frankfort, Ky,
stated that the Roman Catholic socie-
ties oil over the United States have de-
cidcd to asls tho presidential aspirants
the direct question: "If you are elect
cd president will you favor legislation
against tho interests Of the Roman
Catholic church," It is intended to
exert their influence against the A. P.
A. movement.
A FoUR.YEAR.oLp child OF J. L. Kreg-
wcr. of Falkland, Ok, went into hog
pen and picked up little pig, when
the old hog attacked the child. knock
ing It down and biting off part Of its
face and tearing out one eye. 1t will
die.
THE post Office department at WASH
ington is daily in receipt Of complaints
about letter carriers in the west-par-
ticularly In Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as-making the occupants Of houses
come out to the sidewalk 10 get their
mail. :,
AT the free feast given In honor of
the car OF Russia's coronation on the
lIodynsky plain, near Moscow, ter
rible panic cnsued, resulting in over
1000 people losing their lives by being
trampled upon. II was resolved to
provide hearty meal for 100000, but
there was such an immense crowd
waiting to be fed for so many hours
that suddenly they pressed forward to
get ut the food and swept everything
before them, the police being power.
less before the rush, and numbers of
weak and hungry peasants fell.
A MAN was found In box car at East
st. Louis on the 3lst with his throat
cut from eur to ear. There was no
knife near and It was believed he was
murdered. The dead man was not
identified.
DURING performance Of Lockharts
American circus at Antwerp stair
case gave way and the audience was
panic stricken and 20 persons were
more or less injured by being squeezed
or trampled upon.
THREE hundred feet of the roadway
OF the Northern Pacific sunk in Bu-
mars lake, near Aitlsin, Mimi, and 90
feet of water washes over the spot
where heavy trains were recently run
ming. Workmen were laying u new
track north Of the old one.
THE schooner Albion brought news
to San Francisco of the probable loss
OF the schooner Lincoln In Alaskan
waters. The Lincoln had on board
about so persons, all Of whom have I'M
doubtedly lost their lives. Most Of the
passengers wero gold seekers
AT Goshen, Ind, chief of police John
Rigney shot Dick Simmons through
the heart while the latter was resist
ing arrest.
An appeal for MD has been made by
the East st. Louis Qll.) relief commit
tee, who stated that 1t was safe to say
that 5000 families were rendered home.
less Mr.. Paul w. Abt, president OF
the First national bank OF that city,
has been designated to receive all con-
tributions sent
FIRE recently destroyed the large
public school building at Austin, Tex,
entailing a loss Of $4,000. The fire
was OF inccndiary origin, the building
having been saturated with coal oil.
AFToN, Ia, had an inccndiary FIRE on
the 3lst which burned five buildings
and tho merchandise contained in