Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-07
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A LITTLE colored girl named lienetha
tones was burned to death ut Kan.
sas City, No., through playing with
matches.
THE plant of the jackson Tenn
Wooden and Pants Manufacturing Co.
was totally destroyed by fire and lac
hands were thrown out of employment.
THE burning out of fuse on an cleo
trio car at Milwaukee created panic
among IS women and children and sew
cral were seriously injured.
THE monthly statement Of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures for
July showed the total receipts to have
been 500, Oa7. 1854 and the disbursements
$50, 100, 9Os, leaving an excess of en-
penditures over receipts of Sll,073,5i4.
THE coinage executed at the United
States minis for the month of July
amounted to 500, $50, us follows: Gold,
EST 900: silver, $500. 900; minor coins,
sa3, $50. No standard silver dollars
were coined.
A CALL has been issued by Rev. II.
II. Becker. of Dayton, O.;W. X. Covert,
Of st. Louis. and other prominent
anti-spiritualists for nationa! meet
ing of anti-spiritualist associations in
Anderson, Ind, on September to or
ganize national association.
AT Carlisle, Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Hammond and DIR. and Mrs. Abner
Morris were drowned in the Wabash
river. 1t was believed one OF the
women was seized with cramps and
the Others were drowned in trying to
rescue her
THE Pioneer Fire-Proof Construction
Co. S plant ut Ottawa, H.. the largest
of its kind in the world, was partially
destroyed by an incendiary fire, en-
failing loss of 100000.
THE general strike of the Pants
Makers union went into effect on the
LIST in the $50 shops in the Greater New
York district. There were nearly 5000
operators out and 5000 finishers were
made idle in consequence.
A SYSTEMATIC and direct exploring
expedition, having the south pole for
its objective point, recently started
from Antwerp, Belgium.
A ROW occurred at negro dance at
Guthrie, Ok, the other night and the
police were using force to protect
themselves. One policeman struck II
negro over the head with his revolver,
knocking him down, at the same time
the weapon was discharged and fatally
shot another negro in the crowd.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad
bridge at pillonvale, o., was fred by
strikers and serious trouble was feared.
TWELVE mill operatives while cross
ing bridge at Thiemandorf, Germany,
were swept off by sudden rise OF the
river and all were drowned
MAxIMo MARTINEZ was hanged in
the Wilson county jail at Floresville,
Tex, for numbering Jesus GARLIC and
wife and Juanita Acosta.
WILLIAM w. You've and his brother.
George, and Fred Bridgeford were
drowned at Kansas City, Mo-, on the
LIST while bathing.
MYRIADs of young grasshoppers have
made their appearance In the Bonito
district OF Lincoln county, N. NJ, and
are doing much damage TO growing
vegetation. This locality is the chief
breeding district for the hoppers that
eventually find their way to Kansas
and Nebraska the following season,
and old-timers are predicting that next
year will witness a hopper visitation
in the region west Of the Missouri.
Pic NEWELL, colored, was legally
hanged ut Selma, Ala, on the S0th.
He admitted his guilt on the scaffold
and prayed TO the Lord to send two
angels to escort him TO glory.
THERE were $50 business failures re-
ported in the United States by Brad
streets commercial agency for the
week ended the S0th, against 294 for
the corresponding week last year.
FORECLOSURE proceedings have been
begun against the Central division of
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, which
extends from Seneca, Mo-, TO Sapulpa,
|. T., liz miles.
A SEVERE shock Of earthquake was
felt at Pontedera and other places in
the Arno valley in Italy. Many build
lngs were wrecked and q large num-
Der Of persons were injured.
BES VAUGHAN, q young engineer.
was Jailed for promiscuously shooting
1t Sunday school picnic near Perry,
ok. he bred about 90 shots and an
Did soldier. who was conducting the
picnic, and several little children were
FoaHdedl though not fatally