Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-29

NJ noon on tho 25th from sun rTancisco
10 New York, Clothildo Devane, aged
seven, and her brother, aged five, be-
ing the flr,t riders They received q
roach from Col. Shaf,er containing q
craven gold plate addressed to the
commanding general Of the east and q
letter from tho postmaster OF San
Francisco 10 tho postmaster OF New
York and parchment for the sigma
lures Of the governors through whose
state, the courlers viii pass The un.
dertaking Is under the patronage OF
the United States authorities
Bill DooLIN, tho noted bandit was
killed in a battle with deputy mar.
shals on the gath near ingalls,, 80 miles
northwest Of Guthrie, Ok. The battle
took placr hear Doolin's home, the
inarshals waylnying him. One marshal
was badly wounded.
FARMEns living near the cast line OF
Kingfisher county, Ok, are losing
their cattle through Texas FEVER Tho
territorial inspector ind veterinary
surgeon have isolated tho stock on
several farms ind arc using eScry
effort tc prevent the spread OF the dis
case.
TIE town OF Ontonagon, Mich, was
destroyed by fro on tho s5th, hardly q
house being left standing, and 1000
people were made homeless, l,500 OF
them being in absolute want. Con-
sentative estimates place the loss at
81, 500, 900
WHEN Richard Lantz and his wife,
Of Columbus, O., returned home late at
night they found hali.burned fuse in
their bedroom which had gone out.
Half an hour later their barn burst in
to flames aud the contents, including
three fire horses, were burned. A re-
iected lover OF Mrs. Lantz was sus.
pected Ct the crime.
THE naval demonstration to signal.
lie the arrival OF Ii Hung Chang Mt
New York Is to DO on large scale and
II Is proposed TO show tho distinguished
Chinaman tho choice ships OF the
American navy under the best circum-
stances
An assassin fred one shot at the son
and daughter Of Martha Mccullough,
living In Milan county, Tex, and
killed 10th, the bullet passing through
tho boys neck and lodging in his Sis
tcr's head.
The Anchor line steamer City OF
Hickman, from St Louis to New Or.
leans, struck an obstruction on the 23d
ut Island Forty, about IL miles north
Of Memphis, Tenn, and WINS SO badly
disab led that the officers beached her
to prevent her sinking. The passen-
gers were taken off by the Chicknsaw.
AT a negro dance near Lebanon, KY,
on the night OF the 2od Charley War
ncr accidentally stepped on the dress
Of George Mays partner. Warner
apologized, but Mays became enraged
and opcnc Gre, killing Warner and
Charley Pipes instantly and fatally
wounding bud Hardin. Mays escaped.
THE 18th annual swimming cham
pionship OF the Amateur Athletic
union Of the United States was held in
the Wayne natatorium, Delaware
county, Pa. The one mile champion
ship was won by Bcrtram A. Hart, OF
the Chicago Athletic association, In the
fast time OF 80 minutes, 81 2.5 seconds
THR famous pacing stallion. Joe
Patchen, lowered the worlds stallion
pacing record by oue-quar,er OF u sec.
ond, going the mile In 2:03 fiat on the
Rigby Park (Me.) track on tho alst.
Two OF the judges watches showed
the time 10 be one-ff,h OF u second less
than 2:03.
NEAR Mex nney, Ok, j. L. Carr and
James Scott quarrelcd over girl and
agreed 10 enter 24-foot ring and
fight IL out in an old-inshioned way
until one should give up, but both be-
came exhausted and could fight no
longer.
DALLAS GRrc., q white man of Caro-
line county, Va attended the recent
confederate reunion in Richmond and
then disappeared. A search for him
resulted in the finding Of the body cut
into pieces and packed into several
pickle barrels ut the house Of his negro
mistress. Each portion of the body
had been nut into the bottom of o bar
rel and carefully covered with pickles
and strong brine poured over the whole.
A WONDERFUL gold strike has been
made ut Cedar hollow. Madison county,
Mont. Returns from 10 car loads OF
ore closely approached siOl,ooo. The
whole stale Is excited over the discov'
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