Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-02-27
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death. Feeling ran high against tn,
negro.
In vetoing the bill granting n pen
sion to Maria Somerlat, President
Cleveland said the rule which forfeit,
q widows pension on marriage ough,
to be strictly maintained. He also said
he had examined lis ont OF 200 special
pension bills and many of them were
not based ON justice.
SMALI-PoX is spreading in Cuba, there
being 1000 to 1900 cases in Havana
alone, according to dispatch on tn,
ED.
LoRESz HABER, a cooper ut Dubuque
H., was cholicd TO death by piece OF
beefsteak sticking in his throat.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made ut Louis
vile, Ky, of deal by which SIS dis
tillerics had entered into combine.
August Belmont, of New York, has
agreed to finance the combine with 49,.
O00, 200.
Six negroes were instantly killed and
several others fatally injured by an ex'
plosion of dynamite ut Murray, KY,
on the 23d. They were endeavoring Ia
thaw out some of the stuff.
JAMES ASHTON, a brakeman, tried 10
dislodgc u tramp. who was stealing u
ride on freight train near Hawkins,
Tex. and desperate fight cnsucd and
Ashton was killed.
MICHAEL GLEASON, aged IS, residing
ut Galena. Ind, started to transfer Il
flock of ~ sheep from one lot TO an
other, and was letting down the bars
of fence. when ram dashed at him
and butted him to the ground. While
lying PROSTATE, the other sheep fol-
lowed and tramplcd him to death.
NINE peasons were recently bitten by
rabid dog ut Valley Dale, n lumber
camp so miles northwest of Muscogee,
|. T. The victims and their friends
were said to be anxiously awaiting for
symptoms of hydrophobia to appear.
A SECTION of the elevated seats Mt n
circus ut Brownsville, Tex, collapsed
and prccipitated 800 persons to the
ground. Six persons may die. Many
others were badly bruised.
THE president has issued 10 procla-
nations setting aside certain timber
lands in South Dakota, Wyoming.
Montana, Idahor Washington, Califor-
nia and Utah rs forest reservations.
A FIRE broke out in Bcares' dry goods
store at Grand Forks, \. d., ut two
o'clock on the morning Of the alst. with
the mercury % degrees below zero. and
did damage to the amount of S225, 900.
There were many narrow escapes of
people in scanty clothing.
THE postmastcrs and the patrons ut
every one of the ~ post offices where
rural free delivery has been in opera
ton have Endorsed the plan and the
postmastcr-general will make special
report to congress concerning the en-
pertinent.
Gov. THORNTON has placed company
OF infantry on guard at the peniten-
tiary at Santa Fe, n. NJ, on ac-
count of the discovery of plot to blow
up the building SO rs to liberate four
members of the Borrcgo gang. under
sentence of death for murder.
A TRAIN in two sections on the C., st.
p, NJ. 4 O. road, while backing up to
recouplc near Ponca, Neb., collided.
Several cars were dcrailed and the
wreck caught fire and Michael Waters.
a travelling salesman. was pinned under
the debris ind so badly burned that he
will die.
JUDGE E. A. THOMAS. leading
lawyer of Falls City, Neb., was run
over and killed by train while he was
crossing the track.
An engine and Il cars, with contents,
were demolished on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad near BoslSy Della, ILL.,, on
the 10th by the breaking Of an axle on
the engine.
The Encouragement of Nebraska
has rendered an opinion declaring that
the curfew law in force ia number OF
towns in the state is unconstitutional.
DANIEL MCCARTHY was hanged at
Chicago on the 18th for the murder of
his wife on May IL, 1896. She had sep
aratcd from him on account of his
drunken habits and on her refusal to
live with him, he shot her at her moth.
er's house while he was in state OF
intoXication.
THE eastbound Norfolk & Western
express was wrecked through wash
out near Lovelette, o., on the 2ist and
three traiumen were probably fatally
injured.