Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20
A snoEMAKrn named Charles Ro-


dontslsy, his wife and baby were 70
tally burned by an explosion Of gaso
line In an emigrant wagon ut Omaha
Neb., on the 10th. They were abou
to start for Kansas.
THE city council Of Springfield, III.
has passed curtew ordinance forbid
ding children under Is years Of age
from playing on the streets after nin'
o'clock mt night.
A MEAT train jumped the track hni
was ditched at l.a Grange, ILL.,, ant
five men sustained serious injuries, two
probably fatal.
Polly LEWIS, of T,etcher county, KY.
plightcd her troth to both Henry
Frazier and Eli lsom. The two me,
In combat and Frazier killed lsom.
FRANK n. SHELTON was udjudged
guilty Of murder In the first degree fol-
killing his wife In Brutus, n. V, and
was sentenced to be clectrocutcd In
Auburn prison during the week com.
mencing April %.
THE main building of the county
poor farm ut Chester, ILL.,, was burned
to the ground. The fire was caused
by a defective flue. None Of the in
mates were injured.
A DISPATCH from Pittsburgh. Pa,
said that the towboat Hawk was re-
Gently capsizcd by the wind on the
Ohio river near Jacks run and IL mon
were thrown into the water and had
to swim for their lives. The pilot was
unable to get out Of the pilot house
and was drowned like rat in trap.
REPORTS from Wyoming stated that
the recent cold weather had been very
disastrous to stock and that wolves
were very troublesome and killed even
full-grown steers. Reports from Mon
tana also stated that stock were hav-
ing hard time and heavy losses to
cattlcmen were certain.
TWENTY boats are being constructed
ut Blackburn, Usage City, Ralston and
other small towns in Oklahoma on the
Arkansas river to haul corn to New
Orleans. The builders figure that each
boat will carry 1000 bushels of corn.
for which they expect to get good
price in New Orleans.
A COLLISION occurred on the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois railroad near Shell
byville, ILL.,. between two engines and
an engineer and fireman were killed
and n switchman probably fatally in
jurcd. Running without orders was
the cause.
Gov. BRADLEY, of Kentucky, has re-
fused respite in the case Of Alonzo
Wa!ling, convicted of completely in the
murder of Pearl Bryan. and he will be
hanged with Scott jackson. the other
convicted murderer, on the Goth.
TIE compress at Sheffield. Ala. was
burned with 700 bales of cotton. Loss,
$4,000. Boys smoking about the
place caused the fire.
SEVERAL men on family boat near
Vanceburg. Ky, were run down by
towboat on the 18th and all were
drowned.
Ar Dover. Tenn. the Jail was de-
stroyed by fire early on the morning of
the 18th and two men and woman,
all colored, were burned to death.
Ex-CoUNTY TREASURER FAIR was ar
rested at Butler. Ind. for cmbezzle-
ment. lie turned his office over to his
successor ST., 900 short.
Gov. BRADLEY, of kentucky. on the
18th refused to grant the appeal for
clemency of Scott jackson, the con-
victed murderer of Pearl Bryan.
THREE men lost their lives in q fire
at the Chicago hotel at Buffalo, n. Y,
on the 18th.
Nor. MARTINILII. the papal delegate
to the United States, recently had to
leave New Orleans in n hurried man
ner because he had stirred up the Italian
Malta and they howlcd for his life.
The eminent Catholic had made some
structures on the Italian immigrants
who come to this country.
STEPHEN HORROR, wealthy farmer
Mt Rutland, Pa. and his wife were
found dead in their house on the 12th
from poison. 1t was thought that Mrs.
poisoned her husband and then
herself while temporarily deranged.
INVITATIONS to be guests Of the city
Of New York and take part in the cere-
monies attending the dedication of the
Grant monument April ~ have been
sent to President Mckinley and the
governors of all the states.
Two negroes were drowned on the
Green river near Congleton, Ky., their
frail craft being crushed by some huge
logs which they were trying to So
cure.