Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

ROBERT Noe, farmer near Harlan,
Ky., became violently insane and at
tempted to kill his family. Ono OF his
children was beaten into insensibility
and will die. The man was committed
to the insane asylum.
PROF. BEuRIyG and Herr Knorr, Of
Berlin, have announced the discovery
of a tetanus anti; oxine which Is ex-
pected to greatly reduce the number
OF deaths from traumatic te,anus.
The big distributing reservoir at
Oakland, CAL, broke its walls on the
Goth and {, ZOO, 900 gallons of water were
let loose. Beyond flooding the streets
no great damage was done. The Off
cials suspect the walls of the reser-
voir were blown up by dynamite by
malicious persons
The steamer Arago was driven on
the rocks of the jetty ut Cooshead.
Ore, on the Goth and while q boat
with load Of passengers and crew at
tempted to land 1t was capsized and IL
persons were drowned. The accident
occurred during heavy fog.
ii. ]. ScHILLISG, Q wholesale feed
merchant OF Kansas City, arrived ut
Tacoma, Wash, on the 18th, complet-
ing journey Of 1900 miles from Kan
sas City on a wheel. He started on
June 30.
FIVE men called Lord r. T. Brooke
to his door at his ranch near Tonkawa,
Ok., at three o'clock on the morning
of the 10Th and ordered him to hold up
his hands, and he began firing at the
band, killing two and wounding two
others A posse started afterwards on
the trail Of the gang. Robbery was
the motive as the gang thought there
was large sum IN the house.
The Joint Traffic association at Chi.
cago has declared 4 boycott against
the Clover Leaf because the line
cut rates and gave sleeping car and
chair car privileges TO holders Of Sec
ond- class tickets.
by decision of the court of appeals
the San Francisco & California railroad
has secured the title to 200. 900 acres OF
land near Portland, Ore. The victory
means clear gain to the railroad and
q corresponding loss on the part Of the
government
OVER 10000 railway employees parad'
ed In Cincinnati on the 18th, with pres
idents, vice presidents, general man.
ayers and other general officers in line.
The demonstration was in favor OF
''sound money"
THREE masked highwaymen held up
the stage between Rock Springs, Wyo.,
and Hopkins on the evening OF the
nth, but got nothing for their trouble.
TWENTY-FIVE freight cars, with con-
tents, were destroyed in q wreck on
the Big Four railroad, near Yelling
ton, o. The loss will reach 100000.
The big steamer Australasia was
burned on Lake Michigan and now
lies Mt the bottom Of Whitefish bay. II
was valued at $50, 900 and was loaded
with a cargo OF 1000 tons Of coal for
Milwaukee,. The vessel and cargo arc
counted total loss The crew wer q
saved.
A PITCHED battle occurred at Hunts.
willie, Tex, between six negroes over
family matters and two on each side
were killed.
SCOTT BENSON, commercial agent Of
the Illinois Central Railroad Co, has
sent in hia report rs To the ravages OF
hog cholera along the Central lines In
Iowa. He reports loss Of 10 per cent.
of hogs from Jessup TO Fort Dodge.
The disease prevails ut Alden, Iowa
Falls, Williams, Harrisburg and other
points. Farmers are alarmed and are
shipping unfattened hogs TO market
THREE firemen were killed and siz
badly injured ut FIRE at the chemical
warehouse of Gilmour q Co, at Mon
treal, Can. The financial loss 10 $780,
600.
ADJT. GEN. RUeeLEs has made his
annual report to the secretary Of war.
He stated that there were s.49s enlist
ments in the army during the past
year and 1878 assertions.
HENRY MILNKR, Q negro, was hanged
by q mob In Spalding county, Ga, fol-
an assault on . woman. A placard
was attached TO the dead body bear
ing the words: ''Thus We defend ouI
women"
A RAILROAD train on the Saar-Eifel
line, In Germany, conveying q large
number of recruits, was thrown from
the tracks and so persons killed and
many more injured.
A LARGE steam gin near Selma, Ala.
with six bales Of lint cotton and Loo
bushels Of cotton seed was destroyed
by fire.
A HEAD-ExD collision occurred or
the Northeastern railroad between
two fast freight trains near New
Orleans and On engineer and his Ere
man were instantly killed. Both en-
ginss were smashed and ten carl
spliutered and burned. The accident
was caused by disobediones OF orders
CAPT. WmLIkM CLARK, Of Hsmpden
As., who had just returned from Z
voyage, killed his wife and then CON
mitsed suicide while N . state Of In
toxleasiOa.