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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

WHILE seated at the supper table Mt
the Harrison hotel at Rosenberg, Tex,
James Banks came up from behind and
cut Frank Conway's throat with q
razor, scvering both windpipe and
jugular vein. Conway died almost in
stantly. The men had quarreled in
the forenoon.
The annual conference of Latter Day
Saints was called to order by President
Joseph Smith ut Lamont, Ia, the other
day. The president outlined the past
and present condition of the work, re-
porting 1,s40 baptisms. The church
recorder reported gain of 1000 in the
church membership and sos ordina-
tons during the year.
TWENTY persons were killed and
many others injured by an explosion
in a fireworks factory at Lisbon.
THE Denver, Col, branch of the
United States mint showed an increase
Of the output of the yellow metal for
January, February and March Of 1897
of s5 per cent. above what the produc-
ton was for the same period Of 1896.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY sent a special
message TO congress on the 7th about
the food situation in the southern
states in the hope that the Legislative
branch of the government would
promptly help the local authorities to
alleviate the distress of the sufferers.
c. L. DRAPER, who is in Jail at jack
sonville, Ill, charged with the murder
of Hastings, hanged himself with a
sheet in his cell, but prisoners heard
his struggles and he was cut down and
recovered.
THE E. s. Dean company at Chicago,
which suspended, owing to its wheat
investments, was vainly besieged on
the 7th by many poor investors in hopes
of getting back some Of their money.
1t was said that $4,000 spectators in
all parts Of the United States will lose
IS, 600, 900 by the failure.
BoTH houses of congress, after listen
ing to the presidents message, passed
n joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of the food sufferers.
Senator Morgan resumed his speech on
the Cuban war. In the house Mr..
Simpson, of Kansas, denounced
Speaker Reed for not appointing the
Of the house.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY signed the
food relief resolution passed by con-
gress on the 9TH and left immedi-
ately with Mrs. Mckinley and went
on board the Dolphin. The president,
just before leaving, also signed the
bill authorizing the sending Of YES
sci with supplies TO the famine suf-
fercio Il India
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
Tonstinp m Traveller.

When an English diplomutist Of note
was travelling in Servia some years
ago he was entertained at small
town by number of the local mag
mates. The people of Servia are not
much given to travelling, and their
ideas of England and its great men are
gained chiefly from books. After dim
ner. u strong. broad-faced monk called
for bumper, and began in solemn
matter-of-fact way the following
speech: "You are great traveller in
our eyes; for none of us ever went
further than our country's limits. The
greatest traveller of your country that
we knew of was that wonderful navi-
gator of York, Robinson Crusoe, who,
poor man, met with many and great
difficulties, but by the blessing Of God
was Mt length restored to his native
country, his family and his friends.
We trust that the Almighty will watch
over you, and that you may never, In
the course of your voyages and travels,
be thrown, as was your illustrious
ON n desert island."-
Youths Companion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
THE OCEAN GOD.
Hindu Fishermen Make Offerings Of NH
and Food to Avert the Plague.

Hindu Fishermen Make Offerings of M1k
and Food to Avert the Plague.
The fishermen Of the Bombay coast
make offerings to the sea TO obtain its
protection against the bubonic plague,
which is now ravaging India and con-
tinues to increase in severity.
Unlike the ordinary natives they do
not flee from the plague stricken quar-
ters. This Is partly because they have
less chances of making livelihood
elsewhere and partly because they
love and worship the sea. They keep
their miserable novels on the shore
and by spending most Of their days on
the great purifying element many
are saved from infection.
One of the most impressive sights
that can be witnessed in the prevail
ing Indian epidemic Is party OF these
fishermen making their Precipitation
to the ocean.
When the plague appears among
them those Of the fishermen who are
well gather together in their boats.
They take with them bread, milk and
preserves. These are things which In
the present state OF famine they can
Ill afford to spare. Many family has
been brought to the verge of starva-
ton by religious devotion, but still
they give freely, without murmuring
to their god.
The boats form procession headed
by the priests. Early start is made
in the morning and the boats go
short distance to sea The turbaned
figures in the dim light make strange
sight.
With rcverent gestures and prayers
they drop their offerings into the
hungry waters. The prayer Is rhyth-
mical and runs somewhat like this:
"Oh sea, our father and our mother,
who give life and take 1t away, have
pity upon your unfortunate children
and save them from the dreadful
plague. Accept our poor offerings,
which are all that we have to give.
Remember that our fathers and our
mothers have been your faithful serv-
ants for very many years, and do not
desert them in their great afiliction.
Blow your healing breath upon our
homes and drive away the demons that
would destroy u.s."
The Hindu religion lends itself TO
the Importance of one god or another,
according to the locality. Among tho
fishermen the ocean becomes supreme.
They are not at all unreasonable in
their devotion to the ocean. 1t not
only gives them sustenance, but keeps
them stronger than their neighbors OF
the land and better able TO resist dis
case.-N. Y. Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

A RUSSIAN inventor, NJ. Karnia, who
has devoted much time to the elabora-
tion of an apparatus to guard against
the somewhat remote contingency of
being buried alive, laid his results Mt
the feet of the ear, but the car re-
ferred him to Paris. An ingenious lit
tie mechanism is placed in the throat
of the supposed corpse, and any effort
to breathe moves n little knob, which
comes in contract with the end of q
wire, thus completing IN electric cir
cult and ringing bell in the lodge Of
the cemetery keeper, and indicating on
q board the number OF the grave.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

FROM time to time the public has
been startled by scientists announcing
that almost everything we come in con-
tactwith was swarming with microbes
and that our health and lives were con-
stantly in jeopardy from them. But
now DR.. Shrady, the well-known physi-
illogical expert and editor of the Medi-
cal Record, asserts that healthy per-
sons risk from microbes is almost rs
infinitesimal as are the microscopic or
CARNATIONS themselves. The danger
of being poisoned by bacteria, DIR.
Shrady says, is little II any greater
than the danger of being struck by
lightning.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mall
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The oldest veteran OF the G.. A. r.
William Harding. celebrated his l0Otf
birthday recently Mt his farm near Wa
selia, MINI. lie Is also veteran of boil
the war of 1912 aud of the MeXicar
war, and in 1859, when over G5 years Of
age, he enlisted in the Fifth Minnesota
THE president and his cabinet con
sidercd on the I'd the question Of ~
scinding Mr., Clcveland's order setting
apart 81 forest reservations in the west
The president announced his intention
to act on conservative lines and wanted
more information on the matter.
CorNT RADEYI, prime minister OF
Austria, rendered to the emperor on
the I'd the resignation of himself and
the entire cabinet. The reason was
that Count Iadeni found 1t impossible
to maintain q liberal majority in the
recently elected rcichsrath.
MAI. GEN. WESLEY MERRITT has been
officially notified of his transfer from
Chicago TO the New Yorl, command TO
succeed Gen. Ruger, retired on account
of age limit.
a CHINESE Equal Rights league has
been formed ut Chicago TO American
lie Cinnamon in the United States and
get them the rights of citizenship.
JOHANNES l,RAHMs. the wcll-known
musical composer, died ut Vienna re-
Gently, aged %.
A MADRID dispatch stated that Gen.
Ruis Rivera, the Cuban insurgent com
mandcr. would be taken 10 Havana for
trial before an ordinary court-martial,
the Spanish government so directing.
1t was said that it was not likely that
the death penalty would be imposed
upon him.
A SPECIAL to the New York World
from Washington on the 9Th said that
A. L. Buck, of Georgia, had been offered
and had accepted the position Of min.
lister to Japan.
WITH the exception OF four members
of the house OF delegates the entire re-
publican ticket was elected in st. Louis
on the 9th. Henry Zcigenhein, the
mayor, pollcd about the normal rcpub-
lican vote.
CARTER II. HARRISON, democratic
candidate for mayor, swept Chicago on
the 9th, receiving plurality of $4,000
over Harlan, independent, and $4,000
over Sears, republican.
THE president has nominated Theo-
dorc Roosevelt, Of New York, to be us
sistant secretary of the navy.
A NEWSPAPER published in Rome
said that the hope was cherished by
the vatican that an understanding
would soon be arrived ut with the
United States respecting the establish
ment of diplomatic relations with
Washington. The paper said it was
asserted that President Mckinley had
recently sent for Archbishop Ireland,
who would shortly be sent to Rome to
confer with the none
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
Missouri Public Lands BIli.

WASHINGTON, April s.-Senator Cock.
rell yesterday introduced bill provid-
ing for the sale Of public lands in Mis-
souri,. According to its provisions,
hereafter all Missouri public lands
would be subject to disposal ut private
sale in the manner now provided by
law, whether such lands have been Of
fered ut public sale or not The bill
contains n provision protecting the
rights Of settlers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

STATISTICS compiled by the American
Grocer show that the consumption Of
both alcoholic and non-alcoholic bever-
ages has not increased during the hard
times between 1892 and 1895. The con-
sumption Of whisky and other spirits
during this period has decreased from
one and half gallons to one gallon
per capita. There was larger per-
centage in the decrease of wines, while
the consumption of beer remained sta
tionary, the average individual con-
tenting himself with about 10 gallons
per year throughout the time COW
cred by Mr.. Cleveland's administra-
ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

TIE steamer John w. Hart was
burned at Greenville, 200 miles from
Nashville, Tenn, on the upper Cum
berland river. The cargo was de-
stroycd, but no loss of life occurred.
The fire was caused by the upsetting
of n stove in the pilothouse.
SPORTING men in New York have
heard rumors of another probable fight
between Fitzsimmons and Corbett. A
certain authority, who is very close to
Fitzsimmons, said that 1t would not be
surprise II the two pugilists met
again in the ring inside of II months
In bout limited to % rounds, which
could come off in New York state UNI
der the Horton law.
THE situation ut Fargo, n. D., was
said to be appalling on the 9th, the
Big Call river taking q big squirt and
flooding the west side of the city and
driving hundreds of people from their
homes. Sidewalks were floating about
and many people used them as RATS to
move to dry land. All bridges have
been condemned as dangerous.
The Texas house passed the senate
bill appropriating $4,000 to buy the
San Jacinto battlefield and improve 1t
for state park. II was understood
the governor would approve the bill.
THE National Mining bureau has is
sued q call for an International Gold
Miners convention, to be held in Dem
YER, COL, on the 18th and 10th OF June.
The exhibits will consist of refined
gold and gold ores and general min
ing display. Miners organizations are
invited to cooperate in the exhibit and
movement Each county in the mining
states Is asked to hold mass conven-
ton not later than May 80, and elect
delegates to the gathering.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, issued an appeal for
aid on the 9TH for the refugees from
the flooded districts.
The Jim river in South Dakota had
overnowed its banks on the 18th and
steamer was sent from Yanlkton TO
rescue the sufferers. Thousands OF
acres OF farm lands were under about
six feet of water.
The 54th annual boat race was rowed
by the Oxford and Cambridge UNIVERSE
ties on the Sd over the course from
Putney to Mortlake, ~ miles, the Ok
ford crew winning by barely two
length in 10 minutes and IL seconds.
ANOTHER disastrous break in the
levee occurred at Fowler
lake, near Tunica, Miss, which will
the dispatch said, the coun-
ties OF Cohoma, LAHORE, Quitman and
rallahatchie and lay waste the newly
planted corn crops. The levee near
Helena, Ark, had also broken, for
which the people had made such des-
perate fight TO save.
A DISPATCH from San Antonio, Tex,
said that the cattle grazing season had
opened and rush OF shipments to the
Indian territory began on the 1st from
many different points In southwest
Texas 1t was estimated that no less
han 5000 car loads Of cattle would be
shipped from the section around San
Antonio TO the Indian territory graz
ng lands by April Is
THE Richardson building, the largest
n Chattanooga, Tenn, was totally de-
.troyed by FIRE on the Sd, and Boyd Ew-
ny, one of the wealthicst men in that
ecfion, and s. NJ Patton. a leading ar
shitect. Lost their lives The total loss
vas about tiQo.ooQ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

PROJECT has been originated by rep
resentative railroad men TO build pri-
vate car for the use of the president Of
the United States from material and
appliances contributed by the car
building and affiliated industries Il
is proposed TO construct private car
excelling anything Of the kind In ex-
istence In the substantial character Of
its construction and In the complete
ness and convenience Of it's furnishings
and decorations II Is TO be presented
20 the nation as tribute from the car
building fraternity for the personal
ana ofIlcial use Of the Successive presi-
dsuis q The United States
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
Cant. Doberty Dead.

New York, April 6.-Capt. Edward
p. Doherty died ut his home here yes
terday of heart disease, aged SO years.
In 1861 he enlisted us private in the
union army. He became captain Of
the Sixteenth New York cavalry, and
after Lincoln's assassination was de-
tailed with 80 men to capture Booth
and Davis, the fugitives, in the barn,
they having been surrounded. He
sprang in to seize Booth and the latter
raised gun, but before he could fire
Sergt. Boston Corbett's bullet through
a knothole killed him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
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en,s T'hc senate in executive session con
Guided its consideration of nil amendments 10
the arbitration treuty and then adjourned I'M
III the 9Th The house was not I'm session.
r'up senate was mt In session nm the "a
The house. by unanimous consent. passcd the
senate Joint resolution TO charter vessel to
cnrry food 10 the famine sufferers In India.
Mfr. Corliss Mich Introduced n Joint RESIDUE
tlon TO revoke ali the orders extending the APP
nlication of the civil service laws which were
made bv President Cleveland during his last
administration The house then adjourned I'M
iii the 7,h.
In the senate on the 5th the resolution pro-
testing against the rcported drumhead court
martial for Ruls Rivera. the captured Cuban
ins,lrpcnt general was ndopted nv n vote OF "A
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
CLEAN RIGHT OF WAY.
Railroad Companies Must Not Permi
Weeds to Grow Near Crossings.

Railroad Companies Must Not Permit
Weeds to Grow Near Crossings.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 1T Is
negligence for n railroad company to
permit weeds to grow upon its right
of way. The Kansas City court of ap-
peals SO decided yesterday in the case
of Mary A. Rose against the Union Pa
cific, from Carroll county, Mo. The
railroad had asked an instruction to
the effect that it was not negligence
for the railroad company to permit
weeds to grow on its right of way thus
contributing to the probability Of acct
dents), but the trial court refused the
instruction ana the court of appeals
upheld the action.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
Knew What II Was.

A doctor once took tipping Scotch
man to task and graphically described
for his benefit the effects of over-indul.
gence, adding:
Think of what physical pain man
suffers after drinking - the aching
brow. the parchcd throat, the trcm.
bling nerves."
Whereupon Sandy interrupted him
with:
"Gie's yer han, doctor, man! Ye de-
scribe the sensation sac wcel that !
think it's no the first time ye've been
fou yerser."--London Tit-Bits.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

SIXTEEN lawyers and five guardians
nd Item appeared recently before the
Supreme court at Brooklyn. All but
one of the lawyers represented Edmund
Hendrix and 17S co-defendants in a
suit begun by Horatio Gomez and six
other plaintiffs for partition of the es-
tate Of the late Matilda Gomez, who
died three years ago in the blooming
dale insane asylum, leaving $4,000 and
no will. The 81, 900 apportioned among
the heirs, the 10 lawyers, the five
guardians and the printer will net the
claimants sums ranging from l-lssth
part of the $4,000, all the way down to
IL, 320th part.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

Spain, according to the war otiiee
a atistics, had sent, up 10 the end OF
1896, Ios.os7 men and 10 generals to
Cuba. The deaths In the field and from
yellow fever and other diseases were
four generals and 22.7a1 men and or
GERS. No account Is given Of the men
sent home invalided. but at least 1900
have returned. many Of whom have
since died.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

MANY references have been made in
newspapers TO committee Of 80 in Bos-
ton for the investigation Of the drink
problem, but the public for the most
part has q very vague notion about
this mysterious body. The committee
IS not new agent in temperance agi-
tation and does not take any direct
part in reform, being simply an organ
ization In the interest of research. Its
work Is conducted by four sub-com-
mittees on different aspects Of the
problem, physiological, Legislative
ethical and economic. The duty of the
committee Is TO throw light upon the
drink problem.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
Gov. stephens Removes Ailopaths.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, April 7.-Gov.
Stephens has appointed the following
us mem, ers of board OF managers OF
state lunatic asylum. located Mt Full
ton: George A. Dean, of Kansas City,
vice d. II. Young, removed; w. L. Reed,
Of St Louis, vice NJ. o. Biggs, of BOWL
ing Green, removed; II. W. Westover,
of st Joseph. The men removed are III
lopathic physicians and the appointees
are in sympathy with the homeopathic
school Of medicine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
WILL NOT BE SHOT.

Gen. Rivera, the Cuban Hero. VIII Ia
Treated ms n Prisoner Of War.
WASHINGTON, April s. Secretary
Sherman stated last night that he had
assurances that Gen. Rivera, the insur-
gent leader, would not be executed,
but would be treated rs prisoner OF
war. Gen. Rivera was captured after
being wounded in recent battle, and
Il was feared for time that he would
he executed by the Spanish authori-
ties for his participation in the re-
bpllion
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
There Hfust He N Mistake,

WASHINGTON, April s.-The reports
from Anadarlxo, Ok, in regard to the
prospective opening Of the Kiowa,
Comanche and Apache lands are not
understood ut the interior department.
The department has no knowledge Of
any steps to allot the lands and throw
the reservation open to settlement.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
MORE APPOINTMENTS.

President Mckinley Names Postmasters
and United States Attorneys.
WASHINGTON, April s.-The president
yesterday sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations:
Postmasters-Kansas, John II. Whine,
Manhattan; Nebraska, Dennis Tracy,
Cedar Rapids.
United States nttorneys-Thomas
Fl. barnes, Western district of Arkan-
sas; Pliny L. Soper, Northern district
OF Indian territory. Soper was assist
ant United States attorney under j.
W. ADV, of Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

AT n quarry ut bethlehem. Pa. was
recently successfully blasted the larg-
est solid piece of slate known to the
slate industry. 1t measured 81 feet in
length, Il feet deep and 49,. feet in
width, and contained 1865 cubic feet.
1t weighed a,1a7,3G+ pounds, or nearly
l.O6i tons. 1t will produce 1857
squares of roofing slate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

Az actress in Stockholm lost her
power Of speech and memory the other
night through sudden grief and could
not take her part. She was accord
ingly hypnotized, and the operator
having suggested that she should pro-
coed to the theatcr md go through her
part, she did so quite uncopsciously
and in such natural manner that the
audience remained In ignorance of
what had taken place.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

THE population of grenter New York
will exceed that of Massachusetts by
half million, and il is stated that II
the population of Maine, New liamp-
shire, Vermont. Rhode Island, Montana,
North Dakota, Oregon, Utah and Ne
vada We're all united in single state,
it would still have less than the popu-
lation of the contemplated mammoth
metropOlis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10
THE towbont RAYMOND IIorner passed

THE towbont Raymond lIorner passed
down from Cincinnati recently with
the largest tow of coal ever floatcd on
the Ohio, perhaps the largest on any
river. 1t contained 90 bargcs, loaded
with 600, 900 bushels of coal. or al.G00
tons. This would freight i,OS0 railway
cars 90 tons each and would require Il
trains of 10 cars each.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

A PARIS doctor has discovered the
microbe of badness and has exhibited
1t at the st. Louis hospital, together
with sheep inoculated with it which
had lost its wool. lie is now hunting
for the means of destroying the mi
crobe or rendering 1t innocuous.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-04-10

IT is proposed in New York to raise
the sum of $4,000 for the benefit of
Helen Keller, the gifted deaf, dumb
and blind girl, and her teacher, Miss
Sullivan. They are TO have the use of
the money during their lives. Consider
able of II has been already subscribed.