Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-05

response 10 an alarm OF fire Il war
struck by locomotive ahd one fireman
was instantly killed and another &C
terribly injured that he died soon
after Both horses were fatally hurt.
The alarm turned ent to DO false.
FIRE started In the coal sheds OF tho
Boston & Maine railroad nj CHARLES.
town, Mass, on tho tsk The Ere was
confined II The sheds, bnt may burn
for several days rs the sheds con tanned
1900 tons Of 5iruminous coal.
TIs Packer colliery at Ashland, Pa,
has closed down for an indie finite period
and 800 men IRE thrown out Of employ
meut
AT q meeting given at the First Spir-
itualist temple OF BOSTON on the Goth
by o L. Concannon, Undertaking.
medium, dozen men jumped on the
platform, tore down the cabinet cur
tains and revealed the medium Then
ensued light between the believers
and the raiders and about 25 on both
sides suffered blackencd eyes and
bruises. Fifteen policemen afterwards
cleared the church. At the evening
service so policemen were on duty to
preserve order.
The steamer city II Kalamazoo was
burned at her dock ut South Haven,
Mich, early on the morning OF the
S0th. Robert Van Ostrand and Joe
Lang, firemen, were burned to death
and the stewardess was missing and
1t was believed she was dead. The loss
on the steamer was $40, 1000; tho insur.
ance on her had expired.
FIRE broke out In the Jail at Wabash,
Ind, at midnight on the epth and con.
sumed that structure and the sheriff's
residence adjoining. Loss on build
ings, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
Il prisoners in the Jail were rescued
and taken to the city hall.
A DUEL was fought near Middlcst oro,
KY, between Johnny Branhan, n
mountain desperate, and William
Moore, desperate character from
Let:her county, in which Branhan
was shot 5ud instantly killed. The
fight occurred over an old grudgc.
THREE girls, going home from school
ut Lyons, Mich, in their buggy, were
struck by train and two were instant
ly killed and one dangerously injured.
TIE home OF Luther Greenman, q
farmer, near Perry, y. Y, was burned
on the Goth and the entire family, con-
sisting Of five persons, were burned to
death. The building was entirely con-
sumed. All the bodies were recovered
in horribly charred condition.
The Empey & Woodland grain clc-
vator Mt ST Paul, Minn., was burned.
There were about 49, 600 bushels OF
grain lost
The courthouse at Eastland, Tex,
md all the furniture was burned. The
records and contents of the vaults
were thought to be safe. The law
library and other property of many
attorneys, who had offices in the court.
house, were destroyed.
THE Indians of Red River and Eagle
Choctaw nation, ]. T., who
we're playing game of baseball.
luarreled and used the butt end of
their bats on ono another, 20 or 30 be-
ing injured. Two have died and sew
eral more were In serious condition.
THE rush Of corn shipments TO Mex.
co ut San Antonio, Tex, during the
past three weeks has been the heaviest |
,ver known, the greatest part Of the
,crn coming from Kansas, Iowa and |
Nebraska. The corn is sold In Mexico
Is high as Sc per bushel in Mexican
currency.
Tom SHARPE, the town marshal OF |
KY, got drunk on Thanks
irving night and went to dance
md, because there were not enough
women present to suit him, demanded
lis money back. On being refused
" the proprietor, Sharpe shot him
through the head.
A STATEMENT has been issued which
hows that Iowa has $3.50, 900 outstand-
ng In warrants for which there is no
ash in the treasury. The situation is
ue to the slowness of Tux payments
nd too low levy to meet expcndi-
ures-
AT a ball OF the First regiment at
Newark, N. j., Spanish flag was torn
own and the Cuban banner raised in
Is place. The incident has been re-
orted to the Spanish embassy.
A NUMBER Of drunken Polanders Mt
)uryea, Pa, who were celebrating
thanksgiving, got into fight and be-
IN shooting ut one another. Three
,en were fatally wounded.