Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-08
MISCELLANEOUS,

AT a crowded charitable bazaar IN
Paris, France, presided over by lead.
ing society women, an alarm Of fire
was given and there was wild rush
for the exits and the weaker persons
were borne down and trampled upon.
The roof soon fell in, burying numbers
of those unable to get out of the build
ing. Over 100 charrcd corpses were
taken out Of the ruins and 1t was
thought that 100 more bodies were still
buried in the debris.
Miss CLARA BARTON, president of the
American Red Cross society has ap-
pealcd to the American people for aid
to the Greek Red Cross society, in the
way OF money to purchase hospital
supplies.
REPORTS from many towns in south
western Michigan said that an earth
quake shock was recently felt for sew
eral seconds. AT Holland the front of
brick building fell into the street.
A COLLISION has occurred off the coast
Of Scotland between the British steam
ers Coldynce and Gringoe. The Colby
nee sank and II OF her crew were
drowned.
AT Chicago on the 4th Joe Patchcn,
the famous pacing stallion, was sold
to j. W. Marks, of Chicago, for sl5, 900.
THE president of Colorado college at
Colorado Springs, Col, has announced
the receipt of an anonymous gift of
BIO, 900 to be used in the erection of u
building for young women.
FRANK WILLIAMS, an 1S-ycar-old
ncwsboy, met his death by drowning
at st. Louis. He attempted TO board
moving cattle train on the trcstlcwork
Of the Eads bridge and lost his footing
and fell into the river below.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the Sd sent
TO congress message concerning the
lynching of three Italians at Hahn
Vile, La., on the night Of August s,
1906. He recommended an appropri-
alton Of 50, 900 for the heirs of the per-
sons, without admitting the liability
Of the United States in the premises.
AUGUST NORMAN stopped ut the house
Of Knute Hillstead, n farmer near Lar
imore, N. d., while Hillstead was abb
sent. and during the night he attempt
ed to break into Mrs. Hillstead's room
to assault her, but she barricadcd the
door, and because she would not ad-
NIT him he threatened TO kill all her
family and did cut the threats of four
of her children, two Of whom will die.
He afterwards assaulted the woman
and escaped.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, was visited by big
fire on the morning Of the Sd, which
started in Jenkins wholesale grocery
and reduced three large blocks TO ashes.
Loss, estimated between 81, 000, 900 and
IS, 600, 200.
A SENSATION has been caused ut Still
water, Ok, by the indictment of II. E.
Hand, John McLain and j. c. Fisher,
three of the wealthicst citizens of the
county, for perjury in making false re-
turns of their property for taxation.
TwEYTY-sIx more anarchists, In ad-
tition TO those already sentenced, were
to death on the LIST for con-
plicity in the bomb outrage ut BARGE
Iona, Spain, by which a dozen persons
we're killed and 10 others injured.
A DISPATCH from Jamaica said that
news had been received there Of series
If earthquakes throughout the Lee
ward islands that caused the loss OF
hundreds of lives and the collapse of
many buildings.
Four wagons loaded with barrels OF
dynamite were recently driven through
he streets of San Salvador In South
America when an explosion took place
md two blocks of buildings were de-
itroyed and many lives lost
A SPECIAL from Ncwkirlx, Ok, on the |
9th said that Ed Newcomb, leader OF
he noted band of outlaws, had been
'aptured and lodged in Jail and the |
,and broken up.
AT St. Louis information was sworn |
10 by Michael Kelly. discharged con-
luctor of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas |
against Assistant General
Manager Allen, Of that road, charging |
him with blacklisting. Kelly is q
member of the Order of Railroad Con-
luctors and they are backing him In
he suit II IL the intention 10 make . |
est case and see II the blacklist sys-
iem cannot be abolished.
A BOILER explosion at Alderman's
Iawmill In the Kanawha valley, w.
"a, killed two men and seriously IN
ured Eve more, three Of whom win |
'robably die. The mill was badly |
wrecked. y