Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-27
RAILWAYS LIBERAL.
Big Subscriptions Made the Trans
mississippi Expositieh,
GEORGE DIXON BESTS FRANK ERNE.
The Ryan-Grccn Match Declared Off-Cox-
eyism neutrality-suspicious. Hays he.
-Okiaho.Aa Full DamAssd-NS
whiskcrs-wo for Miners.

CHICAGO, March 2I.-The Chicago A
Eoi threstern railway has Just an.
nouncei u subscription III. ss0i000 Vi
the ste,h u tie Transmississippi and
International exposition. The Bur
lington road, more than month ago,
subscribed $4,000. The Rock Island
and Union Pacific, II Is sai,i will eWeii
Subscribe ss5, 900; the Missouri Pacific,
$4,000, and the Milwaukee & st. Paul,
$4,000. The total stock subscribed
now amounts to si3s, $780, and the prom.
ised subscriptions Of tile railways will
raise the total to ss.s, $50.
GEORGE DIXON BEsTs FRANK ERNIE.
New YORK, March 25.--Six thousand
people were packed into the broadway
Athlete club last night to witness the
25-round bout between George Dixon,
the worlds champion featherweight,
and Frank Erne, of Buffalo. These
two were matched to meet at 1a2
pounds, hut, although DixuH WIS Mt
the weight, Ernie was clearly IL pounds
heavier than his duslxy adversary.
After the % rounds were completed,
Dixon was declared the winner and he
received an ovation. Erne led very
seldom and Dixon forced the fighting
all through.
THE RYAN-GREES MATCH OFF.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, March 25.-The
match between Tommy Ryan, OF this
city, and George Green Young Corbetlj.
of San Francisco. which was scheduled
for this city on April ~, has been de-
clafed off. Green, after offering to
meet Ryan ut li5 pounds, weigh In ut
the ringside, for u purse of S., 800, wired
the officers OF the Empire Athletic
club demanding $4,000. win or lose.
The club promptly declared the match
off.
CoXEYIsM PROHIBITED.
DIS MONIES, H., March a5.-The
house yesterday passed the criminal
procedure law making 1t crime pun
ishablc by six months to three years in
the penitentiary for ten persons TO 60
together, organized or unorganized,
without means, depending on people
for support in Kelly or coxey army
style. The senate rejected the propo-
sition last week.
NAVY APPRENTICE BoYs DESERT.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 25.-Sixteen
boys have deserted from
the United States gunboat Adams in
two days. Tuesday evening an officer
came ashore in q launch with crew
of II apprentices. When he returned
to the launch all the boys were missing
and he had to hire boatman to take
him to the ship.
OKLAHOMA FRUIT DAMAGED.
GUTHRIE, Ok, March a5.-Frost Tues
day night considerably damaged april
cots. peaches, plums and prunes, which
are in full bloom. There Is still good
crop of uninjured buds on the frosted
trees and many trees have not been
so unless there is a later freeze
Oklahoma is assured big fruit crop.
no WHISPERS ALLOWED.
READING. Pa. March 25.-Superin-
Passmore, of the Reading Il
street railway, has issued
orders to all employees that on and
after April they must dispense with
their mustaches and boards. The order
has caused much dissatisfaction.
WORK FOR MANY MINERS.
LOUISA, n.y.. March 25.-The opera
tors in the new camel coal fields on
Ireary creek announced yesterday that
they will put 1000 miners to work
April /.