Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-05

three employees were instantly killed.
Their bodies were blown through the
roof and hurled hundreds Of yards into
tho air aud they reached tho earth In
fragmenta
Postmaster W. G. BREMERMAN, OF
Boone, Ia, has been found short s, 500.
He made q written confession and
stated that he was obliged to pay q
large sum for his appointment and to
give away much ofhis salary since.
Postmaster ADAMS l4-year-old boy,
at Rifle, Ill, took mule to gather q
sack OF corn. He tied the hitch strap
to his arm and the mule got frightened
and ran away and dragged him To
death.
THE American missionary societies,
represented by 30 ministers, called
upon LII Hung Chang ut New York on
the LIST and presented an address 10
him. thanking him for his interest In
the missionaries In China.
AT the Grand Army enclmpment al
St Paul, MINI. on the LIST the naval
veterans, ex.prisoners OF war and the
Sons OF Veterans, escorted by the Third
regiment Of regulars, paraded during
the day and ut night campfircs were
held by the veterans
JACK CRAWFORD, who was killed by
the caving in OF high bank ut the
gold fields In Washington, was not the
poet scout, but o miner Of the same
name.
THE Kings County IN. ~ Elevated
railway went into the hands OF q re-
ceiver on the sist, owing to the injuries
which trolley cars had done to the
business It was capitalized ut 81, $780,
600.
A TRAIN struck carriage containing
Fred Lamoreaux, his wife and two chill
dren at a crossing near Worcester,
Mas. Mr.. Lamoreaux was killed and
the Others will probably die Of their In
jurles.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
two colored boys have been sent by
congressman as cadets to the Annapolis
academy and II they passed their en-.
trance examination and are admitted
there may be m outbreak among the
corps Of cadets.
AN accident to the engine on the
Pixies Peak (Col.) cogwheel railroad
rendered the air brakes useless and 1t
tore down the mountain side ut ter
rife speed. The conductor applied the
automatic mir brakes TO the passenger
coach and stopped that, but the engine
was beyond control. The engineer
and fireman jumped and saved them
selves. The engine finally went over
bowlder and exploded.
TIeoNIsu, N. S., was almost wiped
out by fire on the 3lst. Seven blocks,
including all the principal places OF
business, were destroyed.
PROF. EDWARD COLE, an aeronaut OF
Toledo, O., was drowned In Maumee
bay on the a0th after an ascension.
His companion. who was billed as Josie
Carmel, was saved by her life preserver.
The balloon rose from the Casino on
the boy front and was about three
miles out when the tragedy happened.
Thousands OF people witnessed the
tragedy.
THE National Athletic club, OF San
Francisco, has offered $4,000 purse
for a fight between Choynski and Fitz-
simmons. Choynski said lie would
meet Fitzsimmons provided permit
for the fight could be secured.
Mrs. MARY E LEASE, OF Kansas,
spoke at Nashville, Ind, on the Goth and
in an interview she said she had
espoused socialism as the coming form
Of government, and will, after the cam
paign, begin q propaganda for social
istic principles. She has Abandoned
all idea Of entering the ministry.
The business portion Of Sau.tc Ste.
Marie, Mich, was recently nearly
burned out, entailing loss Of $500. 600.
half covered by insurance.
THERE was trouble between the
souawmen and full-bloois Of the Sem
mole nation In the Indian territory,
and troops from the First cavalry at
Fort Cary reached the scene on the 2sth
rarely in time to avert general fight.
The full.bloods and squawmen had o
desperate battle recently In which
three full-bloods were killed and sew
eral squawmen seriously injured: The
trouble was caused by the full-bloods
having passed law expelling all
whites from the nation.
THE failures for the week ended the
asth Dun's Review were ess in the
United States, against 1856 last year,
and SO In Canada, against ~ last year.