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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
pERsoSAL AND POLITICAL.

EEhooNAA A4s~ SA<A
CHAIRMAN BABcOcK, OF the republic
an congressional committee. has issued
q statement based on detailed reports,
claiming the next house Of representa-
tives as republican by ut least % ma
lority.
The ''rebel yell" was heard In the
streets Of Canton, O.. on the 9th, A
bunch of old confederate warriors
from the Shenandoah valley, escorted
by some old boys in blue. paid their
respects to Mai. Mckinley. The G. A.
Il. and women's Relief corps served
dinner to the veterans In gray.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and his pri'
vate secretary, Mr.. Thurrer, reached
the white house at Washington ut TAO
q. m. ON the 9th and Immediately aft
err their breakfasts each entered his
Office and began the routine OF public
business. The president held n cab
met meeting ut II O'Clock and 1t was
said he never looked 10 better condi'
tion.
HARRY ST. JOHN, son Of ex-Gov. st.
John, Of Kansas, died on the 10th at
Oklahoma City, Ok, Of the grip. He
was under indictment for the murder
Of his wife.
FORTY special train loads of people
visited Maj. Mckinley Mt Canton, O.,
on the 10th. They came from Iowa,
New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri,
West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio.
Mosr REV. EDWARD WHITE BENSON,
d. D., arch bishop OF Canterbury and
primate of all England, was stricken
with apoplexy while attending church
on the 18th and died almost immedi'
ately.
THE Cubans in Tampa, Fla, cele'
brated on the 10th the 2sth anniversary
OF the outbreak of their ten-year
struggle for liberty by q brilliant
pyrotechnical display.
A BosToy dispatch on the 18th stated
that Helen Kellar. the blind and deaf
girl, had passed the Harvard examina'
ton with credit and will enter the Har
ward annex at younger age than most
freshmen.
FRANKLIN II. WHITNEY died on the
18th ut Atlantic, Ia He had lived In
Cass county 40 years and founded the
city Of Atlantic
MRS LAMONT. wife OF the secretary
Of war, presented her husband with
little daughter on the 18th.
The executive committee OF the peo
PIES party held q meeting ut Chicago
on the 18th and afterwards issued
manifesto, stating that the committee
had arranged joint electoral tickets In
most Of the states and urging all oppo
uents Of the gold standard to give loya
support to them.
THE lower house OF the reichsrath
has passed q resolution in favor OF the
Austro- Hungarian government making
an overture to the powers for the for
nation OF an international court OF ar
bitratiOn,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

A RAILROAD man who has been In
the west says: "The Santa Fe, Pres
colt & Phoenix railroad lately an
nounced that hereafter II will pay 81
per head for cattle killed by its trains
and nothing for horses. To the east
erner this seems wrong as 10 the
horses, but the fact is It Is generosity
on the part Of the company-actual
generosity. Range horses are absolute
~ worthless, and men have been out
shooting their own horses to save
taxes. In strict equity, the RAILROADS
should be paid, say quarter head,
by the owners for freeing them Of q
nuisance"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

AT the anthropological congress, just
closed in Geneva, one professor OF
criminology made an interesting COM
munication concerning crime and Its
relation to trades and professions For
example, in group OF 10000 farmers
he showed o.s4 per cent to be Grim.
inals; in trades, one per cent; In manu-
features, l.3s per cent, while In the
professions the rate was rs high rs $50
per cent This last, seeming para
aox, amounts to this-the greater mum.
Der of criminals are found among those
who toll with their brains rather than
their hands
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
HfIsCELLANEOUs.

FRED Moss, q farmer, was killed by
freight train while driving across
the Burlington tracks at Dudley, la.
OWING to the prevalence Of diphthe.
ria the authorities Of Tower Hill, ILL.,,
have closed all the schools In that
city.
THE Canadian government has pro-
claimed the last Thursday In Novem-
Der, the Goth, as Thanksgiving day,
to conform with the United States
A PARTLY opened switch on the Chi.
:ago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad at
Preston, Ia, caused the derailing OF %
freight cars and the wrecking OF sew
eral stores close by.
THE British steamer Evelyn brought
to Philadelphia nine seamen belonging
to the Norwegian bark Lovise, who
were picked up at sea after being adrift
without food or water for nine days
MRS PHILIP OMEARA, the Oldest
resident of Ottawa and probably OF
Canada, died on the 18th, aged Ill
years. Eight children, 81 grandchil-
dren and over 200 great grandchildren
survive her.
EIGHT persons were injured by the
derailing OF an electric car on the
Madison street line at Chicago recently.
Some OF them may not survive their
wounds.
THE returns to the statistical divi-
sion of the department Of agriculture
for October make the general condi-
ton Of corn eos per cent, against 81
for the month Of September. The pei
centage of the crop in Missouri Is s.,
In Kansas, 81. The returns OF yield
per acre of all wheat indicate q pro.
duction of li.9 bushels. The rate Of
Weld In Missouri Is lot; In Kansas, IL.
The estimate Of the yield Of oats Is "a
bushels per acre, against e9.0 year
ago; quality, 70 0, ranging from oS In
Kansas to l04 In Montana
The anniversary Of the great fire
was celebrated at Chicago on the 9th
by an immense parade Of the friends of
the gold standard, about $4,000 men
being In line. At night the friends OF
free silver had their innings and
marched over practically the same
route. Two great mass meetings were
held at night by both parties Chaun.
cey II. Depew spoke at the gold stand
ard meeting. He was escorted to the
Coliseum by 1880 wheelmen.
THE Brainsrd (Neh bank was prae'
tically demolished by burglars, who
attacked the safe with dynamite.
Cashier Smith engaged In . battle with
the burglars and drove them away.
No money was lost, but the safe and
building were wrecked.
TIE great fire ut Gusyaquil, Ecuador,
was believed to have been OF incendi'
ary origin. Some arrests have been
made. Many people lost their lives
during the conhagration, aud the
Losses were estimated at So, l0o, 900
The populsce was furious and demand
the prompt punishment OF the guilty.
DUx's review of trade gives the mum
Der Of failures for the week ended ths
ptn 10 the United States rs 2o6, against
2os last year, and In Canada 10. agains'
50 last year. - =.
Tan people Of waahingtos county
Ky., hefp risep y Tehslliou ana tors
davis sAoul oil ihs Toll Estts u VI
! eHNAsN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
UNCLE SANS MAIL.

Interesting Statistics Regarding the Most
Useful branch of the Government Serv-
Ice.
WASHINGTON, Oct l5.-The annual
report OF the third assistant postmas-
ter.general for the past fiscal year
shows the total expenditure for the
year was 800, Go6, 296, and receipts, ss9,-
400. 2Os, leaving u deficiency OF 50, l?7,-
0ss, or 81, 67g, $50 less than the proceed
ing year. The expenditures do not in
clude the cost OF carrying the mails
over the subsidized Pacific railroads,
which amounted to ei,55s,s9s. The
special delivery service made an In
crease OF 10 per cent in business
during the year, 4,lsi,S27 let.
tiers being delivered. The aver
age time required for delivery was
" minutes The net profit OF the
system was about 100000 The mum.
Der Of postage stamps, stamped en-
velopes and postal cards issued was T.
los, Cos, 5aS, an increase Of seven per
cent over the issues Of the previous
wear. The value of these issues was
$40, l7s, lOl, which is about $4,000
more than the sales. The increase OF
sccond.class matter mailed by publish
ers and news agents was nearly IL per
cent. The total weight Of matter
thus mailed, paid and free, was
about $4,000, 600 pounds. The bust
ness OF registration was also increased,
the rate being about four per cent
The total number Of pieces Of mail
matter registered was Is. lo6,3S6 The
percentage of losses was reduced, the
ratio being about one in every $4,000
pieces mailed by the public. Recon-.
mendation is again made for limited
indemnity to the owners Of registered
mntter lost in the mails.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
A Strange Coincidence.

A certain peasant and his wife. In
Germany, were married on the same
day rs the emperor and empress. the
peasants Christian name being Will
liam. The ir first child, q boy, was
born on the same day as the crown
prince, after which they had FIVE other
sons, each OF whom was born at the
same time as the Ave younger boys OF
the emperor The royal couple were
informed of this, and were exceedingly
interested in the very strange coin
cidence, hut this interest was intensi'
fed when, on the last occasion OF q
royal birth, viz, the little daughter OF
the kaiser, 1t was learned that the
peasants wife In question had also
given birth tn a daughter on the same
day. So astonished were the emperor
and empress that they stood rs god
father and godmother to this little
girl and have we'll provided for her
future. -Philadelphia Ledger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND In few weeks
will formally open at Philadelphia a
museum which is designed to contain
IN assemblage Of the natural and man
ufactured products Of oil the countries
of the world. All parts Of the United
States are interested in the enterprise,
to which contributions have been made
in one shape or another by cities north,
south, cast and west The idea Is that
anybody who has anything to sell
shall be enabled to find out offhand
just where and how 1t Is wanted and
tho best way to seek the purchasers
anywhere on the globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

DR. GEORGE F. BECKER, Q member OF
the United States geological survey,
recently returned to his home In Wash
ington from visit 10 the Transvaal
gold mines and he says: "That little
South African republic contains the
most marvelously rich gold deposits
ever discovered. My Investigations
were very carefully conducted, and
am quite within bounds when ! say
that within Is miles Of johannesburg,
on what is called the main reef series,
the gold that is practically 10 sight ID
worth $500. 000 000-nearly as much
Ms the present volume Of the worlds
gold coin"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
MArAsELE TROUBLE ENDED.
Rhodes and Grey Have . Final Conference
with Rebelilous Natives.

Rhodes and Grey Have Final Conferences
with Rebelllous Natives.
BULUwAYo, Africa, Oct l5.-Cecll
Rhodes, Earl Grey aud other chief Of
ficials have held q final conferences
with the Matabele chiefs. Mr.. Rhodes
announced to them that after yielding
ND their arms and those Of their mum.
Der who had been guilty Of numbering
the whites, the Matabeles must locate
themselves in specified districts Of the
country. The principal chiefs would
be held responsible, and would receive
monthly salaries. The chiefs all agreed
TO this proposition, and II is believed
that the whole Matabele trouble ID
now at an end.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

LOUIS GATuEMASS, the Chicago In.
ventor, proposes to revolutionize every
known industry by introducing sun
engine built on n plan that Is entirely
new and original. With plant com.
posed Of large collection Of u,il.
izers of solar heat, he claims that
he will not only furnish light and
power for any city or community in
the land, but will also store up summer
scorchlets and deal them out in the
dead of winter. when they can be best
appreciated. II he can do as much
with his machine rs he claims the
widest vision Of the dreamer will be
realized.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
Nil Not Like Ladies'.

An opulent gentleman in the north
Of England, who had for years shut
himself out from female society, died
not long since, leaving will the terms
of which displayed in an unmistaka6le
manner his hatred Of womankind.
ignoring females entirely, all his male
relatives were provided with legacies,
but ON this condition, namely, that tho
single ones were to forfeit their inher'
itance the moment they were married,
and the married ones were not to come
into theirs while their wives were liv'
inp.-Cincinnsti Enquirer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

A DISPATCH ,eceu,'y received at Bos'
ton from the Lowell observatory ut
Flagstaff, Ariz.. announced that the
astronomers OF the observatory had
discovered that each OF the planets OF
Mercury and Venus turned once on Its
axis during one revolution about the
sun, making the day just equal to the
year on these planets. They find fur
Their that Venus is not cloud-covered,
rs has been reported, but has about 1t
n thick atmosphere, while Mercury has
none.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
ROMANCE OF A HANoMAM.
Extraordinary History Of m Australia
.Jaek Ketch.

Extraordinary Hisfory Of IN Australian
Jack Ketch.
Mysterious disappearance seems to DO
the inevitable fate Of nearly every
hangman, the latest to fade silently
away being the official hangman OF
Victoria, New South Wales. The
mans history Is remarkable ono. He
Is the son Of q wealthy English manu-
facturer and received an excellent
education. In 1880 he reached Mel.
bourne under an engagement to big
wine and spirit firm rs head traveller
at salary OF a5oO per year, but after q
couple of years of the work he decided
to strike out ION his own hood" and
bought q suburban hotel. This he kept
with fair success until 1885, when he
sold out and rets rned to England. There
he received sum Of $4,000 from his
father for the purpose Of starting In
business but an IS months jaunt over
Europe and the states was more to his
liking and when he arrived in Mel
bourne he had scarcely penny left to
bless himself with.
Half dozen temporary wardens be-
ing required at Pentridge prison he
put in an application and was APP
pointed, and It was while in that ca
pacity that he became acquainted with
Jones, the hangman, who suicided
rather than hang Mira Knorr. There
seemed to be some magnetic sympathy
between the men from the first, for
they ''palled up Immediately and on
duty were seldom seen apart The
budding hangman soon got transferred
to the police force.
In 1888 he left the force "for more
lucrative employment" say the rec
ords; but this employment, whatever
II was, doesn't seem to have lasted
long, for in few months he Is found
taking his first lesson In hangmanship
at Ballarat jail, when he acted a.
Jones' assistant He then migrated to
Sydney. where he earned an honest
living doing q "bit Of flogging" ut vari'
Gus jails.
But the work was laborious; he was
ambitious. So, whom Jones cut his
throat two days before the date OF
Mrs. Knorr's hanging, his chum de.
ferred weeping over his old friend I'M.
I'll he had penned and posted an appli.
cation for the vacant billet. This APP
plication was successful, and, starting
by the next train south, he arrived In
Melbourne in good time, and the job
which even Jones, the slayer Of 20
men, had shrunk from committing,
was taken on by his delicately nur'
tured and highly educated friend.
A little romance forms a pretty Sc
quel to the story. Within o month
after the demise Of the esteemed Jones
the new hangman led to the altar o
blushing bride--the widow OF his pre-
ldecessor.-N. Y. Recorder.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
KILLED HIS ADVERSARY.
FIFTY WE'RE KILLED.
startling Statement Regarding the Recer
Riot In Lendviile.

Startling Statement Regarding the Recent
Riot In Leadviiie.
DENVER, Col, Oct l5.-lt has devel'
oped that instead of eight men, as first
reported. having been killed at Lead
Vile during the attack upon the Coro'
nado mine, three weeks ago Sunday,
the actual number killed was so In
addition, as many men were serious
" and many fatally wounded.
This information was furnished by q
member OF the staff Of the state
militia. The publication Of his name
would result in his dishonorable dis
charge. He was among the first to
reach Leadville, after the destruction
of the Coronado, and his position is
such that he was enabled to learn
beyond n doubt that actual number Of
union men killed was 50
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

THE crusade In New York city
against long skirts for wet weather Is
TO DO carried on, and the Rainy Day
club Is now an established fact. On or
about November the club will be seen
on dress parade. Everything sugges'
tive Of the bloomer girl has been care.
fully avoided by the women who pro-
pose TO fight the uplifted skirts. Mira
Welby, the founder Of the movement,
thinks the costume adopted an emf
nently proper one, and believes that as
the public appreciates the idea Of dress
reform In rainy weather there will be
increased enthusiasm and more mem.
bers Of the Rainy Day club.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

Cyclometer readings must be noted
with understanding in order to get &C
curate measurements In q billy coun-
try. Surveyors do not measure surfaee
lengths up and down hill. but BY levels,
and on billy road the surface length
q recorded by the revolutions win BE
many yards to the mile longer than the
distance recorded by milestopes or q
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
siir.r Ticket shut Ont.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. 1a-Secre
tary of state Lesueur refused TO accep
the ticket fled by NJ. F. Doud, unde
the name of "Silver Party Ticket" oil
the ground that II was misleading be
cause IL contained the democratic elect
oral ticket and the republican stat
ticket. ]. d. Garrison. who claims y
be the head of the silver party for Mis-
souri filed two protests.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
An Iiiicit sun in Boston.

Bosrox, Oct l6-The police discov-
cred q $4,000 Illicit still In the very
heart of South boston district, and
succeeded in arresting q man on the
premises who gave the name OF c. =.
brown, but who 10 suspected Of being
one blair, arrested some time ago for
running o similar business
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

DURING an illness from an abscess on
the brain. caused by blow received
when q child and which terminated
fatally, William McAllister, q le-year'
old boy living in Washington, grew
ten inches in height in the four weeks
he was sick
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
Colnrado nIcKInleyItes win. b

DENVER, COL, Oct 15.-The supreme
court announced decision requiring
the secretary Of state to certify the
nominations of Mckinley republicans
TO the county clerks, TO be printed on
the official ballot, and awarding the
regular republican emblem, the eagle,
70 the McKinleyites.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

ONE good result Of the English occu'
patton of Egypt Is tho prompt stamp
ing out Of cholera epidemics This Is
accomplished by the use OF uncontami'
mated water and the isolation OF the
sick and the dead.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
BAXTER SPRINGS NEWS
BY GARDNER 4 SMITH.
BAXTER SPRINGS. - KANSAS
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE 1896 worlds crop Of wheat Is cs-
timated ut ASST ,OsO, 900 bushels, or
about 5000, 900 bushels less than last
year and 1871, 900, 900 bushels less than
1901
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
Harcourt IL stiil Leader.

LONDON, Oct 1a-Sir William Yer
non Harcourt, replying to an inquiry
on the subject to-day, telegraphs that
there Is no truth In the report that be
has resigned the leadership OF the lib
eral party In the house Of commons.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

Mr.. AND Mrs. HENRY EsKRA, OF Ma
nuet, N. Y, have lived under the same
roof for 90 years without speaking 70
each other. The 50th anniversary OF
their marriage will occur this MONTH
but there will be no golden wedding.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

Russian thieves and burglars believe
thaa u they outsr . house tor the pur-
prs Of thstA md carry With tAem =
eEndls mnda Il 4 wuFaeFsb naht TIT
lhsy ~ etTseln y b uoalhtsss'ea
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17
po,.on.d Hcr Children and Herself.

RED KEY, Ind, Oct lS-Mrs Col
Vernon gave her two small children q
dose Of poison and then purchased ten
cents worth Of morphine and took II
herself. The three are In o critical
condition and only one Of them will
~aa0var
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

CINCINNATI. Oct. IA special to the
Post from Gloucester, O., says there
are 1000 miners on Q strike In tbs
Hooking valley.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

In tho Mercantile library Of New
York city IT costs II cents to circulate
n volume; in the Astar, l4ih cents are
spent on each volume, or "a cents or
each reader; In Columbia college u
brury, 2lh cents per reader; In the IA
brary company Of Philadelphia, y
cents per volume, or 10 cents per bead
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

Imagine living In planet where INT
grass and foliage are red instead o.
Trcen! Doesn't even the thought OF U
mako your eyes sche9 But thatiswha
. Exneh astronomer holds e shs CO.
u NeN. ed n The cause q " suao'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

MERCHANT RosESBLooM, Of Omaha,
Neh, was recently refused his citizen.
ship papers In the district court be-
cause he could not name the number
of representatives each state has In
congress- Rosenbloom was subject
ed to 4 severe FIRE Of cross-question.
sing, but answered correctly a. 70 the
manner Of electing the president Of
this country, the requirements Of q
foreign citizen desiring 10 become
naturalized, the number Of senators
and representatives Nebrsslke has In
congress, but when asked TO name the
number Of Representatives each state
has In congress he was stumped.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-17

THE deposition of Bishop Ksaue from
the rectorship Of the Catholic uuiversi'
" at Washington, which was an.
nounced immediately after the arrival
OF the new papai delegate, Is regarded
rs the first sign Of . movement that !,
10 shake the entire American Catholic
hierarchy. There has been friction
between the ultrsmoutsue and liberal
factions ever sincs Archbishop ireland
took his memorable stand on the Amer
lean school question. a prominent
jsymsn Of New York feys u mesu'
pnlhlag lsgl ihal = FasloFsllea 81 W.
Supremacy u ne tllfsgonleFe. 4
SI3iI5IE iigV d ihl Aaltl1sl shultA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
LOCAL MENTION.

W. J. Johnson, of Topeka, who is in
the United States prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, is teaching in the prison school
Col. Tweeddale has commenced on the
final surveys and levels for the new
bridge. These will be forwarded to the
firm now making the plans and will en-
able them to complete the details.
The eight year old son of T. F. Ian
nan, of 418 Tyler street, while playing
with companions Tuesday, fell and frac-
tured his right arm at the elbow joint.
The arm was dressed last night, and the
attending physician reports that the free
ture is not of a serious nature.
j. E. HaIstead, who resigned his
position in Topeka as agent of the PhR-
nix Mutual Life Insurance company and
sold his business to A. ]. Coe. has not yet
left for his future home. There is a
hitch in the arrangements being made for
him to take charge of the Indianapolis
office and he may not go until April He
sold his household goods expecting to go
at once and is now living at a hotel.