Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

AT the &. A. II. national encamp-
ment ut Buffalo. n. Y, on the 2Ith the
features of the day were the arrival of
President Mckinley, accompanied by
Secretary Alger and Gov. Black, the
banquet to the president in the even
ing and the parade of the naval veter-
ans and eX-prisoners of war. The Ma
tional Association of Army Nurses aud
the Ladies of the &. A. r. also held
meetings.
JERRY BRowN, negro. was legally
hanged for an assault on woman at
Fayetteville, W. Va, on the 2Ith. The
governor ordered company of militia
to be present. us 400 negroes were en-
camped in the woods with the avowed
purpose of preventing the execution.
THERE was no agreement between
the operators and the leaders of the
striking miners at the conference ut
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the cath, both sides
remaining firm. The operators after
wards announced that they would
open their mines anyhow, even If they
had to import men to work.
WHAT looks like systematic plot to
defraud the soldiers home OF funds has
been unearthed and exposed ut WASH
ington. Balances of pension money
due to deceased inmates are payable
to his legal heirs If claimed within
three years. Otherwise the money
escheats to the home. 1t was noticed
that firm of attorneys in Washington
were building up quite business in
pressing such claims. and II was dis
covered that information of the names
Of deceased soldiers and amounts due
them were being surreptitiously afford
ed by some of the clerical force ut the
home.
THE bureau of American republics
in Washington has just published a
handbook Of Alaska, which contains
valuable information concerning the
new gold mining regions.
The American Window Glass asso-
citation is the outcome of the meeting
held by glass manufacturers at Chica-
go on the cath. There are 1,600p pots in
the country and the new association
will control !, 800 of them. The price
Of glass will be raised.
Two thousand cloakmakers ut New
York went on strike for an increase
Of wages
THE wheat crop Of Nebraska has
been threshed. The quality is splen-
did and the yield is unprecedented, be-
ing 5000, QUO bushels 1t averaged 20
bushels to the acre, and there were in
round numbers =, $50, 900 ncres produced
in the state.
A THROUGH freight on the Wabash
railroad from Chicago to st. Louis was
ditched by broken car wheel, and IS
cars loaded with furniture, farming
implements, ice and provisions Of all
kinds were scattered all over the track
about six miles north of Litchfield, Ill.
The loss to the Wabash will be about
SIS, 900.
LIZZIE HAGAY, q girl nine years Of
age, recently swan the Tennessee river
at point near Chattanooga, Tenn,
which required her to be In the water
nearly half an hour, the distance trav-
ersed being three-quarters of mile.
The feat was accomplished almost en-
tirely by forward swimming, she float
ing very little during the trip.
THE national encampment Of the g.
A. r. was formally opened by Com
mander-in-Chief Clarkson at Buffalo,
N. Y, on the Esd.
A NEGRO at Lovett, Ga, shot ut his
wife because she went TO town against
his orders. missed her and dangerously
wounded another negro woman, and
then shot man who tried to stop him
from escaping. A mob soon went in
pursuit, captured the culprit and he
was tried and afterwards shot
A POSSE of officers were recently
searching the country near Ralston,
Ok, for wild man, who had been max
ing daily appearances at farm houses
In that section, driving OF the women
and children and helping himself to
food and provisions He had long hair
and whislkers and was nearly naked,
except for 2 short, tpFp coat