Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-11

ono Of the finest In the state, was de-
stroyed by an incendiary Gre. There
were about 1900 barrels OF sugar In tho
building, besides n large amount OF
molasses, all OF which was uninsured.
The sugar house was only partially
Insured. The loss on II WINS SOC, 600 and
on the sugar and molasses SEQ, 600
IT was reported ut New York that
the Morgan syndicate would bid lo4
for the new bonds
A TRAIN on the Lake Erie & Western
railroad dashed into crowded street
car ut crossing In Elwood, Ind, hurl.
ing the people In all directions, several
being seriously, II not fatally, injured.
Two persons lost their lives by fire Mt
Wheaton, q suburb of Chicago. Two
houses were burned and the inmates
escaped with nothing but the clothing
they had on.
A DISPATCH from Havana to n news
agency at Madrid on the 9th stated
that band Of rebels exploded dyna-
mite under q train on the Neuvitas
Puerto line containing 800 passengers,
several Of whom were injured. Troops
arrived and dispersed the rebels, who,
the dispatch asserted. were about to
massacre the passengers
SIX persons were killed and two 9TH
ers were injured through switch be-
ing left open, by which m express
train dashed into freight train at
Chillicothe, o.
A FIRE ut Hermann, Mimi, destroyed
the Frogner and Washburn hotel, the
Enterprise newspaper Office and several
other buildings. All the secret orders
Of the town lost everything.
SECRETARY HoKE SMITH has notified
the members OF the Dawes commission
that they will be called to Washington
soon to give their views to the senate
and house committees on the Indian
question.
THE laundry attached to the Cook
county, Ill, poor house and insane
asylum at Dunning was destroyed by
fire at one o'clock on the morning OF
the 4th. Loss, $4,000
A SHAFT was being sunk at the Luke
Fiddler colliery Mt Shamolsin, Pa, on
the 9th and four men had gone to the
top to touch of blast below by cleo
tricity. All went we'll and they were
being lowered when the rope OF the
bucket in which they were caught and
the men were pitched headlong down
the shaft to instant death.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities In the United States for the
week ended January 3 showed an av-
erage increase rs compared with the
corresponding week last year of "a;
In New York the increase was 1874; out
side New York the increase was La
THE monster Park No. colliery, ut
Trenton, Pa, owned by Lentz, Lilly
& Co., was destroyed by fire. The
origin of the fire was unknown. II
was valued at about 100000, and gave
employment to 1000 men and boys.
A LARGE audience filled Central
Music hall at Chicago on the 5th and
listened to various practical sugges-
tions offered to aid the suffering Ar
menians. Cablegrams to the queen
and car requesting the Intervention
OF England and Russia to prevent
further outrages by Turkey were read
and directed to be sent Immigration
to the United States of the Armenians
was advocated in q heartily applauded
resolution.
The Central hotel OF Altoona, Pa,
was destroyed by fire early on the Sth.
Many of the guests were taken out OF
the upper windows by the firemen and
it was thought all escaped safely. One
fireman was killed by falling wall.
The loss will reach close to 5000, 00o
By q tire caused through an explo-
sion Of natural gas six people Of fam
lily were asphyxiated at Columbus, O.,
on the morning Of the ed.
The recent massacre ut Oraah in
Asia Minor was stated to have been q
terrible affair. The official dispatches
admit that 900 Christians were killed,
but, according TO private accounts,
about 1000 Christians were killed. A
massacre was said to have occurred at
Biredjik, an important town on the
Euphrates The ambassadors received
word that the bloodshed there was ex-
ceptionally serious.
JACQUES ocHs, travelling represent
alive of O New York tobacco house,
was arrested at Chicago charged with
selling bogus masonic charters The
proceeds Of his operations amounted
to 800, 900.