Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

Two Italians named Tadeo, father
and son, section hands on the Lake
Shore railroad, were burned to death
near Geneva, o., recently. The little
house in which they lived caught fire
and they had not time to escape before
the building was destroyed.
THREE Spanish cruisers were re-
ported on the 10th to he lowering of
the Florida coast watching out for the
steamships Bermuda, Three Friends
and Commodore ut Key West, Fla,
supposed to be fitting out filibustering
expeditions to Cuba. II was reported
that Uncle Sam was not going to be SO
strict about interfering with vessels
carrying arms to Cuba, having decided
to let the Spaniards do their own
watching.
II. SCHULTZ, farmer, and his wife,
Of Millersville, Nd, left their three
little children In their house and went
to work in n field and the eldest child
"a thrce-year-old-got hold OF some
matches and the house was burned
down. The two youngest children
were roasted alive and the other will
die of his injuries. 1t was thought the
mother would also die from the shock
over the calamity.
THE British steamer Matadi, which
sailed from Sierra Leone. Africa, re-
Gently, has been totally destroyed at
Bona by an explosion Of gunpowder.
Twenty-Five of the crew, two passen-
gers and ID native laborers were killed.
The victims were asleep ut the time of
the accident. Tho Matndi had on
board ten tons of powder. Sixteen of
the crew escaped without serious in.
jury.
TIE president has issued proclama-
ton withdrawing from disposition
under the homestead law NIL that part
OF the public lands formerly known as
Greer county, Tex, until decision
should be reached as TO tho merits of
the Choctaw claim to this country.
Persons who settled there prior to De-
cemter 30, 1887, are not to be disturbed
in the meantime.
TIE press and public at Madrid have
expressed disappointment and impa-
thence Mt Gen. Weyler's failure to sup
press the Cuban insurgents.
a DISASTROUS prairie fire ragged for
three days in Beaver county, Ok, doing
many thousands of dollars damage.
LOUIS BUTTON, widower, aged 3s
years, was cremated in n barn near
Monmouth, III. The building, seven
horses, hay, grain and farming imple-
ments were all burned.
A PASSENGER train on the Penn
sylvania road ran into live stock train
on the 18th and the engineer and fire.
man OF the passenger train were killed
and a dozen others more or less in
jured. A hundred sheep were killed.
The cars caught fire, but the passen.
gers went to work with snow and pre-
vented 1t spreading. Some cars were
broken 10 splinters.
A DEPUTY constable who had judg-
ment against Frederick Seisferlin, OF
Detroit, Mich, aud was waiting for an
opportunity to make levy on some Of
his effects. was ordered of the premises
by Mrs. Seisferlin and when he refused
to 60 she struck him with an iron bar
The constable then shot her through
the abdomen. Her husband then ap-
peared on the scene and the constable
shot him twice in the right thigh.
THE four-year-old son Of Henry
Sitter was burned TO death In his ia
theirs barn ut indianapolis, Ind. It
was supposed he played with matches
THE question of the construction of
the seed resolution which has now be-
come q law has been referred by Secre-
tary Morton to both the attorney-gen-
eral and the comptroller Of the treas
ury for opinions Secretary Morton
said that he would execute the law 10
the letter.
The failures for the week ended
March 10 (Dun's report were 300 In the
United States, against 266 last year,
and 60 In Canada, against 81 last year.
A MAGAZINE containing 800 pounds
of dynamite exploded with terrific
force In the Center Star mine in the
Trail Creek Oh C) district, imprison.
ing 90 minerG Four miners were tax
en- out dead, and two others were fatal
~ wounded. i was not known how
many moro under ground are killed.
The most intense excitement prevailed
at Trail.
a Tins at SUSSEX. n. b, destroyed
che Bank Of Nova Scotia and several
smaller storeA Loss, eits,ooo