Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-06-26

IWO WOMEN Wero instantly hLic'
and one injured in runaway acciden
Mt Dubuque, H., recently.
. ALBERT Z. ELsToS, paymaster OF tn
E. Z. Aver Post & Tie Co, was ut
tackled by four robbers Mt Chicago tn,
other night, beaten with rcvolvers
robbed of si5s and left unconscious be
side his buggy.
CHRISTIAN X. Ross died of heart dis
ease ut his home, Germantown, Pa. Ill
was the father of Charley Ross, thu
famous stolen boy, and up to his las
illness he never gave up the search fol
his missing son, whose abduction star
tied Philadelphia on July /, 1874, ant
became an unsolved mystery the worlt
over.
THE jury Mt Omaha, Neb., bcfor,
which was tried the case of the state o.
Nebraska against ex-State Treasurer
j. s. BARLEY, returned u verdict finding
the defendant guilty of embezzling the
sum of 1851, 900. He was remanded Il
Jail to await sentence.
TIE great tailors' strike ut New
York, which Mt one time involved
about $1,000 hands, has ended, the last
of the contractors having surrendered
to the men.
c. II. ANDERSON, of the Arapahoe
Wheel club Mt Denver, Col, has low.
cred the road record for 100 miles from
1881 to G:3O:3O. He rode from Denver to
Evans and return, making his ride
actually 10a miles.
RIoTs have broken out in the province
Of Kiang-Si, China, against foreigners.
The English mission at Wa-Chang was
destroyed by mob and Mr.. Blandford,
the missionary, and five English women
had to flee for their lives, losing all
their possessions. The rioters also at
tackled the French Catholic mission ut
Wa-Chang.
PROTESTS are reaching the state de-
partment ut Washington from Europe
about the poor corn sent to that coun-
try, and unless remedy is applied
soon the foreign corn trade Of this
country will be ruined. The trouble
is said to be principally with the Ne
were gathered under bad conditions.
WHILE $40 graduates Of the county
schools were on the stage ut Ottawa,
ILL.,, for the purpose Of having their
photographs taken the structure gave
way and they were prccipitated ten
feet to the ground below. Many were
rather severely hurt
Four more bodies Of supposed sui
cides wese found in the Thames ut
London on the 18th, making 81 found
in the river during the last three
weeks.
A CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
suburban train, bound for Evanston,
ran into the Chicago river at the Kin
zie street bridge at Chicago the other
night. The draw was open and the
engine and tender disappeared under.
the water, and the first car, combi-
nation baggage and passenger car, was
partly submerged. Many Of the pas
sengers had n duclsing, but were unin-
jured.
MEAN whisky was the cause of excit-
ing riot among negroes ut Gadsden,
Ala. One man was fatally shot and
several others injured.
THE Pickwick hotel and several
adjoining were destroyed by
fire at New Orleans the other morning.
All the guests escaped. Loss, 100000.
A CYCLONE shook up Duncan, Neb.,
on the Goth and n number of people
were hurt by flying debris.
Two sharp shocks of earthquake
were felt throughout California on the
Goth.
A TORNADO passed over Logan coun-
ty. H., and completely destroyed the
immense barn on the farm of the state
for the predetermined, 20
persons being buried in the debris.
Four boy pupils from Chicago were
taken out dead and five others were
severely injured.
ABOUT 300 pounds of condemned
dynamite was given to Joseph Foster
1t the city dump in Decatur, ILL.,, and
he was ordered to bury II in the ground
Dy the authorities, but instead OF do |
ng SO he piled the stuff on a heap of
.efuse and set fire to it and there was
/ terrible explosion. Chimneys top
pied, ceilings and walls were cracked
md much damage done to buildings,
md suits against the city will prob
IDLY result.
By fire at the home OF Joseph Me-.
enskie near Buffalo, n. Y, his five
were so badly burned that
me has died and the others were not
.vnactad IN live