Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-24
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inston, Ind. burned to the ground the
other afternoon. The loss was 500, 600,
with s3l, 900 insurance. Over 700 chill
dren were In the building when II
caught fire. but every one was rescued.
The tower fell with crash just us the
last line OF pupils passed ont
THREE men visited fortune teller
ut Cincinnati the other afternoon and
bound and gagged her and then re-
moved diamond rings and other jewelry
from her person worth $1,000.
TIE Greek quarters in Omaha, Neb,
was the scene Of riot the other after
noon. When the police arrived on the
scene q number Of Greeks, Turks,
Syrinns und Arnbians were suffering
from knife thrusts and clubs. The
trouble grew out OF the excitement in
cident to the receipt OF the papers con-
tanning war news from the Orient.
The women on both sides INDUCED In
the fight.
The New York assembly passed the
bill to prevent the wearing OF high
hats ut theaters.
Mrs. ANN BEAMAS, an aged widow
of II, wus recently terrorized by
masked men at her home Mt Decatur,
ILL.,, and made to reveal the hiding
place of sS70.
STORIES of starvation OF whole VIII
lagos OF Cuban paciflcos are coming to
Havana from every province. The
rainy season has begun and the condi-
ton Of the people is pitiable. Gen.
Weyler has directed that the crops in
the military zone of Sancti Spiritus be
torn up and there is nothing else for
the people to eat. Yellow fever is said
to exist in several places in the inte-
rior and there Is no doubt that great
epidemic OF that disease will soon
sweep over Cuba.
A DISPATCH from Council Bluffs, Ia,
said that about SO physicians OF Iowa
and Nebraska made post-mortem ex-
animation OF the body OF Judge John
Rudd, who ate a hearty meal on
Thanksgiving day and had been unable
to swallow since. The examination
revealed that a wooden toothpick had
lodged in his throat. The man had
wasted away from 9l0 pounds until he
was little more than skeleton ut his
death.
CAPT. DANIEL HAYNES, formerly
claim agent Of the St Louis South
western railway. was convicted at Pine
Bluffs, Ark, OF embezzling $4,000 OF
the company's money.
ALTA n. JONES, the cyclist, who made
some sensational rides during the re-
cent indoor tournament ut San Fran
cisco, is matched for mile run on the
a4th against Flying Jib, the great
PAGER, at Pleasanton, Cal. The race is
creating unusual interest among horse
men.
The Brooklyn Eagle published an
interview with Lieut.. Peary on the
18th, in which the arctic explorer said
that the sl5O.O00 needed for the new
polar expedition was all raised and a
trip would be made this summer to ar
range all the necessary details.
b. FRANK BurTs, of Kansas City, Mo-.
who assisted Rev. ]. B. Culpepper, the
evangelist, in u religious meeting Mt
Sherman, Tex, was ordered to leave
that town by delegation of citizens,
because he made some remarks reflect
ing on the virtue OF southern women.
THE plague of buffalo gnats was re-
ported spreading throughout the low
er coast counties in Texas and 1t was
estimated that the pests had caused the
death Of over 1000 horses and other
farm animals in the counties east OF
Roclsport.
Miss FRANCES WILLARD and the Chi
cago W. C. 7. U. have declared war on
the soda fountains, saying that some
of them dispense drinks to women
which are strong enough and varied
enough to serve Us mixed drinks in any
saloon and are thus educating young
girls in taste for strong drinks.
WILLIAM HARRISON, an employe IN
the coal mines, near Harrison, KY, at
tempted to commit suicide by shooting
himself through the breast with Q
pistol, after trying to kill his wife and
her father-in-law, who escaped and hid
themselves. He was jealous OF his
wife.
THE two sons of Mr.. Hcsson, aged
and Is years, living ut Greenland, Ark.
took bath, dressed themselves in thcii
best clothes, took dose of strychnine
and then went to bed after pinning q
note ON the door bidding their parents
pood-by. The act was done because
their parents had gone out and left
them ut home.