Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-02

IHE bJchmor Wyonokos Wnho AooV-
Ing her dock at Newport News, Va,
fouled tho cruiser Columbia and sank.
Tho crew and passengers were oil
saved She was valued at $50, 900 and
was partially insured
A tiiE Of in~cndiaty origin damaged
tho warehouse Of the Atlantic refinery
ut Pittsburgh, Pa, to the amount OF
500, 600
WHIhE on fishing excursion Howard
Strasslcr and Frank McElroy, two
prominent young men Of Cory, Pa,
were drowned by the capsiEing Of their
boat
A DISPATCH from Rio de Janeiro
stated that yellow fever attacked
those ON board tho italian cruiser
Lombardia ut that port and out OF 25s
on board all suffered except five and
lis died, including the captain.
LUCKY DAVIS. Louis Davis, Rufus
Buck, NJ. July, Sam Sampton and Ed
Wiikey, alias Davis, werc scntenccd In
the federal court at Fort Smith, Afk.'
on the 2sth to DO hanged on July ],
for crimes against women committed
In tho Indian territory. Lucky Davis
Is n negro, Wilkcy Is white and the
others are indiana
FRANK DAILY, aged 81, and Joseph
Bevard, aged 30. while attempting to
cross the St Joseph river, near Leo,
Ind, were carried over tho dam and
drowned.
THE dead bodies OF Mrs. Joseph Cock
inv and Miss Daisy Miller, her niece,
and the unconscious form Of Joseph
Cooking, were found early on the cath
In the village store kept by the Cock
ings ut Hill Top, Md. Robbery had
been the incentive for tho murders
Tho women were on an upper floor ol
the store and were struck dead with
blunt instrument supposed to have
been nm iron bar. Cooking was left
for dead In the cellar. He had beer
bound with heavy rope and brutally
treated, but probably will recover.
AT the wire works at Braddock, Pa.
John Stoll quarreled with Charles Ed
wards, colored, and struck him ovel
the head with an iron billet, knocking
him down. Edwards then jumped tt
his feet and struck Stoll q blow will
his fist under the left eye, killing him
instantly.
AT Rosedale, Va, Mr.. Outer and hi
son quarreled about money matters
and the father shot his son through
the breast and the son rs he fell sho
his father through the heart Botf
are dead.
THE boiler OF n saw mill In Greene
O., exploded on the eth, wrccling thu
mill and fatally injuring two men ant
seriously injuring two others
SECRETARY HoKE SMITH has com
mended to the Encouragement the
dismissal of the suit against the Bur
lington & Missouri River Railroad Co.
to recover about so, 900 acres OF land II
Kansas and Nebraska, erroneousl.
patented to the road, upon which ZOO
homesteaders have settled, the settlers
having acquired bona fide title t.
the lands
Mr. BARNEY CULLEN and his wifi
were burned to death In their HON,
near Chester, N. Y, on the Goth.
PETE EGBERT, carpenter at Rock
vile, Ind, without apparent caus
shot and killed Mrs. Herman Hnsls,
and two children, next door neighbors
lie then went up town and met Sheriff
Null and Deputy Swcem and kille'
them. Egbcrt then escaped TO the FIJI
grounds and q posse was organized ant
went after him. but Egbert refused l.
surrender and fred load Of shot int
his own breast and expired. 1t wa
thought that he was insane, rs he ha'
once been In q lunatic asylum.
THE manufacturers OF wire and Gu
nails, who recently had conference
at Chicago, have decided to raise tn
price Of both kinds Is per cent on Ma
/
CARL FEIGESBAuM was clectrocute,
ut Sing Sing, N. Y, on the eth for tn
murder OF Johanna Hoffman, his land
lady. Feigenbaum went TO the deaf
chair asserting that he was innocent
SIMON HAssELBAcu, aged 20, and hi
son William engaged in drunlSeI
quarrel ut Union City, Pa, on the eat
when the son seized an ax to kill hi
father and the old man drew his re
volver and shot his son and then sen
q bullet through his own temple. BOT
will die.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND having faile,
to sign the agricultural appropr iatiol
bill on the e5th IL became law with
out his signature.