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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
DEATH.DEALINe cLoUDBURsT.
Nine Persons Drowned ut Foss. Ok. ana
aIany Others Left Misunderstanding
Track Washed Out.

Oklahoma City, Ok, May GA spe-
cial to the 0klahoman says that a
cloudburst ut Foss, 100 miles west,
Sunday evening, drowned nine per-
sons and left many homeless. Four
bodies have been recovered. A mile
of the Choctaw railway track was
washed out near the town and the
loss of town property will amount
to 100000. ]. II. Rodman, c. L.
Reeves and r. L. Malen are among
the dead. Reports from Geary are
that the death list from the storm
will reach 20 persons.
Rivers In oklahoma Out OF Their Banks.
Guthrie, Ok, May 6.-The heavy
rains which began falling Saturday
night continued undated yesterday.
The Cimarron and Cottonwood rivers
were out of their banks, the highest
since the food of 1898. Gangs Of
workmen were busy all yesterday at
tempting to save the railroad and
important wagon bridges. The
weaker structures have already been
swept away. The same conditions
are reported from the. Arkansas,
North and South Canadians, WASH
tia, Blue and Deep Fork rivers.
Citizens in low lands are moving to
hills.
Heavy Rain in North Missouri.
st. Joseph; Mo-, May 6.-The
heaviest rain that has visited the
northern part of this state for a
year set in Saturday night and con-
tinued all yesterday. At late hour
the rain was coming down heavily
and steadily. Wheat growers until
yesterday have been very apprehen-
sive for crops due to the drought.
Nebraska Gets Her Quota of Rain. -
Omaha, Neb., May 6.-Rain is fall
ing all over western Iowa and
throughout Nebraska. That part OF
this state not visited by rain Sunday
is receiving its quota, and the threat
ened damage to crops from lack OF
moisture is apparently removed.
A General Rain Monday.
Kansas City, Mo-, May Ga general
rain fell throughout Kansas and Mis-
souri, Monday. Kansas was partic'
ularly favored, the rain extending
from Colorado on the west and Ne
braska on the north.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
TELLS OF CRUELTIES.
Daniel j. Evans Says He Saw an Americas
Soldier Strike . "Water Cure"
Victim Forty Times.

Washington, May 6.-The senate
Philippine committee Monday heard
Daniel ]. Evans, formerly a private
in the Twelfth infantry, who testi-
fed to seeing the water cure admin
istered to two insurgents in nothern
Luzon to compel them to give infor-
nation concerning concealed arms
The information was obtained. He
said he saw Private Frank Koehier,
of the regiment, strike water cure
victim in the stomach 40 times. Aside
from the water cure the prisoners
were treated humanely by the United
States soldiers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
BUTCHERS PACKING HOUSE.
Retail Meat Dealers Start n Move to Erect
Plant to Supply Products
to the Trade.

Chicago, May 5.-Hundreds Of re-
tail meat dealers throughout the
country have begun the organiza-
ton of an Independent packing COM
pany, with a capital stock Of $5,OOo,-
600. 1t is proposed by the organizers
to erect a modern packing plant in
Chicago large enough to supply all
the beef products handled in their
trade. A considerable amount of the
capital necessary to carry through
the project already has been sub
scribed. The largest subscription
which will he accepted from any one
individual is $4,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT.
President Springer. of the National Live
stock Association, Urges That the
Cleo Bill he Vetoed.

Denver, Col, May 5.-President j.
W. Springer, of the National Live
Stock association, has sent tele-
gram to President Roosevelt asking
him to veto the oleomargarine bill.
The telegram sets forth the reasons
why live stock men are opposed to
the measure and Mr.. Springer also
took advantage of the opportunity to
call the attention of the president to
a wrong to the west which he de-
clares is being perpetuated by repre-
sentatives of gigantic eastern trusts.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
MANY IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING
The Rush TO New York from European
Ports Unprecedented During the
Past Week.

New York, May 5.-The rush OF
immigrants to this port which has
signalized the first four months OF
the year reached climax the week
ending last night, during which time
25,12O immigrants have been brought
to this city from the various Euro
pean ports. The total number of i'm
migrants arriving here for the four
months ended April 30 was 17s,6o4,
an excess of more than 10000 over
any previous year for the same Pc
Rod.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
PANIC AT ST. PIERRE.
Flow of Lava from Volcano ON Martin
iaue Island Killed 100 People and
Destroyed Factories.

st. Thomas, D. w. l., May THE
flow of lava from the volcano Of
Mont Pelee, on the island of Martin
ioue, which began Saturday last,
completely destroyed the Guerin fac
tories situated about two miles from
st. Pierre, the principal town Of Mar
Unique. It is reported that about lSo
persons have disappeared. A great
panic prevails at st. Pierre.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
GRIEF CRAZED HIM.
Reason Deserted Victor Anderson When
He Learned That q Cyclone Killed
His Wife and Baby.

Centerville, S. D., May 4.-The tor
nado which passed five miles east of
here last evening destroyed Victor
Anderson's house and barns, his baby
was killed, his wife fatally injured
and his mother also hurt. Two
horses were killed. Anderson was
away from home and lost his reason
when he returned. Several others
lost dwellings,, barns and many trees
and windmills.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
THEY TRIED TO ESCAPE.
Thirty-FIve Moro Prisoners Shot TO Deash
By American Soldiers Who
Guarded.

Manila, May 6.-Eighty-four Moro
prisoners, under guard, made an at
tempt to escape Monday. At pre-
concerted signal they got between
the soldiers forming the guard and
company at dinner. The latter,
realizing what had happened, fired on
and pursued the Moros, killing 90
of them and capturing nine. The
other fugitives escaped.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
A TERRIFIC STORM.
Wind and Rain Cause Much Damage In
st. Louis and Lightning Starts
Big Fire.

st. Louis, May 5.-For a short time
yesterday afternoon terrific storm
Of wind and rain prevailed in this
city and vicinity, causing consider
able minor damage. Lightning re-
suited in several fires, one of which
destroyed the machine shops and a
section of the foundry of William
and Philip Medart's patent pulley
plant in South St. Louis. The loss is
estimated at 100000, partially in
sured.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10

day was that so certain were the
physicians of an improvement in the
condition of the patient that there
would be no more bulletins at night.
Up to 1O:3O there was no evidence OF
collapse; in fact, the archbishop at
1O:4O talked with his secretary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Cherryvale Glass Factory.

The new gas factory at Cherry
vale will turn out high-grade table
and bar ware. The glass will be
blown and every piece hand made.
The factory will turn out 200 dozen
q day to begin with and will grad
ually increase to 6ooDdozen a day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
The Pension once Printing.

When Cyrus Leland was United
States pension agent at Topeka the
printing for the Office, which
amounts to considerable, was done in
W. A. Whites Emporia Gazette Of
fee. Pension Agent Metcah has
given It to the Topeka Mail and
Breeze, owned by Arthur Capper.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
"Fatber~ Brown IL 90.

At Lawrence Rev. John s. Brown,
commonly known as"Father" Brown,
celebrated his ninety-sixth birthday.
He came to Lawrence in the early
days as pastor of the Unitarian
church. He was the father of Judge
William r. Brown, elected to con-
gress in 1874 from the Third district.
He was the father also of Miss Sarah
Brown who was nominated by the
democrats for state superintendent
in 1880, and who has ''birched" more
Kansas school lads than any other
woman alive.-Kansas City Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
All the Work by Negroes.

Hattie Freeman, wealthy negro
woman Of Topeka, has adopted q
plan of encouraging negro men to
learn the trades. She is now putting
up big brick building to be used as
a wholesale house there and is having
all the work done by negroes. She
says she will not employ q white
nan to do any work that can be
done by negro.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Potter Palmer Dead.

Chicago, May 5.-Potter Palmer,
for nearly half a century one OF Chi
cago's most prominent business man,
died last night ut his residence on
Lake Shore drive. He built the Pal
mer house. His fortune Is estimated
ct SIS, 100000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
HIS DEATH A SURPRISE.
Archbishop Corrigan Passed Away Only q
Few Minutes After He Had Talked
with His Secretary.

New York. May 6.-Archbishop
Corrigan died at 1905 o'clock last
night. The death of the archbishop
came as a great surprise and shock
to those in the archiepiscopal resi-
dence. 1t was more so to the general
public, for the last bulletin of the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
The Best Kansas News.
Kansas M n Coke Center.

southern Kansas should soon be
q great coke manufacturing dis
trict," said 7. Burnett Phillips, OF
Philadelphia, q coal mine operator
and coke manufacturer OF Pennsyl-
vania, who had Just returned from q
trip in the Kansas coal fields. "The
coal of southern Kansas contains
more sulphur than the coal of Penn
sylvania and West Virginia" con-
tinued Mr.. Phillips. However. 1t
does not contain too much sulphur
to make good coke. The coal is
ground fine and treated by q special
process to make coke. The CONSOLE
dalton of some of the big railroads
has made higher freight rates from
Pennsylvania to Missouri river, and
for that reason the Kansas coke ov-
ems should do q fourishing business.
I am sure the manufacturing OF coke
In Kansas offers q good field for in
vestors."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Pioneer Kansas Banker.

Richard A. Park, president OF the
Atchison savings bank, the Oldest
state bank in Kansas, is dead. Mr..
Park came west in 1858 and was the
first secretary of the Platte county
(Mo.) railroad, which is now part OF
the Hannibal & St. Joe. Afterward
he was associated in the building OF
the Atchison & Pixies Peak railroad,
now the Central Branch.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Sumner Refunds It's Bonds.

Auditor George E. Cole registered
an issue Of $4,000 in refunding bonds
foated by Sumner county to take
up q block of railroad aid bonds
voted during boom days. The old
bonds bore seven per cent. interest
and had nine years to run yet. The
new bonds bear but AZ per cent. in
terest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
About Evenly Divided.

From the tone of the resolutions
adopted by the democratic county
conventions held SO far, 1t Is shown
that sentiment as to the postpone
dng the democratic state convention
until the date Of the populist state
convention Is about evenly divided.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Would Connect Many Towns.

There Is a movement on foot to ex-
tend the electric line which connects
lola, Gas City and Laharpe. south to
Erie and Girard via st. Paul, thence
to Pittsburg, Joplin, Galena, Che
topa, Coffeyville, Independence, Cher
ryvale, Parsons and back to Erie.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Here is the Latest.

A dispatch from Hutchinson said:
There is something going on in the
"Big Seventh" in which Gov. Stanley
and Representative Long are con-
oerned. The plan, in short, Is to
make Long senator and Stanley q
member of the house.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
On Three Counts.

At Galena q deserted wife has ap-
piled to the authorities for aid. She
is l6 years old and has two children,
having welded when she was ID
years of age. Her husband left her
so cents when he moved on. He
ought to be tried for child desertion
on three counts.-Iola Register.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10

r. d. Coburn, secretary OF the
state board of agriculture, says there
Is no truth in the statement that he
may become a dark horse candidate
for governor. II will not be used
by any faction" he said.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Talk of New Santa Fe Train.

The Santa Fe may put on new
day train between lola and Kansas
City, Mo. It win leave lola at 1888 q.
m, reaching Kansas City at 11:os q.
m. Returning It will leave at 4:2o,
arriving at lola at 1887.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Oyermeyer for PRESIDENT

David Overmyer will be pushed by
Kansas democrats for the presiden-
tial nomination in 1904. He may re-
ceive a unanimous nomination for
governor ut Wichita on the e1st. A
conference of leaders at Topeka
planned a systematic campaign.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
cola An the shaIe, He Says.

DR.. Ernest Fahrig, chief Of labora-
tories of the commercial museums
of Philadelphia, says gold, silver and
other metals exist in the Trego and
Ellis county shale and that it can be
recovered at a reasonable profit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
PROMOTION FOR EVANS.
Pension Commissioner Named for Consul
General to London, which Pays Thirty
thousand Dollars u Year.

Washington, May 5.-The president
Saturday sent the nomination Of II.
Clay Evans to be consul general at
London, to the senate. The position
pays $4,000 n year as against $4,000
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
ropel<a Merchants Oppose It.

W. E. Winners proposed electric
line between Kansas City and To-
peka is meeting with opposition In
the capital Hty.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Sixteen Went Wrong.

The records in the United States
district attorneys Office show that
10 Kansas postmasters have gone
wrong since 1897. There are about
2 900 postmasters In the state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
state Sunday school Convention.

State Sunday school Convention.
The programme for the Kansas
Sunday school convention to be held
at Salina May 10. IA and IS has been
arranged. Among the speakers will
be DR.. w. A. Quayle, Of Kansas City,
and C. d. Meigs, Of Indianapolis. P.
P. Bilhorn, Of Chicago, will have
charge of the singing. DR.. Frank
Tyrell, of St. Louis, will lecture on
charging the Battery" j. d. Coun-
termine, of Topeka, Prof. Knudson.
Of Baker university, the state secre-
tary, ]. II. Engle, Mrs. r. B.
Preuszner, of Lawrence, and Mrs. ].
H. Stewart, Of Wichita, will speak.
The sessions will be held in the NJ. E.
church. Delegates from the state to
the national convention at Denver
next month will be selected.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
p,od,s Named for Arlzona's Governor.

Brodie Named for Arizonas oo'erhoN
Washington, May THE president
Tuesday sent the following nomina-
lions to the SENATE: Alexander D.
Brodie, governor Of Arizona; Frank
II. Young, receiver Of public moneys
at Broken Bow, Neb.; James White-
head, register Of land Office at BIO
ken Bow, Neb.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
shouId Have waited a Day.

Despondent over continued drought
T. A. Coatsworth, farmer near
Broughton, committed suicide. Next
day 1t rained.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
H. CLAY EVANS.

as pension commissioner. 1t Is prob
able that Eugene F. Ware, of Topeka,
will be summoned to Washington at
once to assume the duties of pension
commissioner.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Beck KILLED His Neighbor.

Lee Forster was shot and killed
near Osborne by Homer Beck. Both
are farmers and the shooting was
caused by a quarrel about a line
fence.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
in Kansas Reform scho'

An epidemic of smallpox developed
in the state reform school at Topeka.
There are 1856 inmates, and 1t Is said
that all of them have been exposed
to the disease.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Herington to Seek Gas.

Subscriptions Of $1,000 were Sc
cured at Herington to sink 5000.
foot hole for gas or oil
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
To Extend This Summer.

The long-tallxed-of Missouri Pacific
extension from MCPHERSON to Mar
.auette win be completed this sum
mer. = ~.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Only 5s Votes Against II.

Andrew Carnegie offered to give
Hutchinson $4,000 for q library
building if the city would raise $1,000
o year to support the library. A
special election was held to vote q
levy of sufficient amount to meet
the requirements Of Carnegie. There
were So votes against the PROPOSE
ton, leaving majority Of 500. The
library will be built this summer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
VIII he n Cooperative Factory.

The new glass factory coming to
tho southeastern Kansas gas belt Is
to be located at Independence. 1t
will be cooperative concern. The
workmen own one-fourth of the
$1oo,bOO capital stock. The factory
will cost about $4,000 and will be in
operation by October. The pay roll
IS guaranteed to be 100000 year for
five years. A 35-acre tract will be
occupied by this plant and the homes
of the workmen.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-10
Who Stole the Fundss

When Warden Jewett took charge
of the penitentiary, he found that
some of the old subordinate en-
ployes had been pilfering from the
prisoners fund. The stealings ag-
gregated about $1,000. This fund is
made up of money taken from pris-
oners when they are brought to pris-
on to serve their terms. Thus, while
the prisoners were serving time for
committing crime, they were being
robbed by some subordinates in the
prison. Ex-Warden Joseph Tomlin-
son, under whose administration the
funds were stolen, paid the shortage
out of his own pocket. but whether
he has been reimbursed by those who
stole it is not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-31
REVEALS TEMPLE PLOT.
Chicago Officials May Free Them.
 selves From at Least One Charge.

Chicago. October 3O.-The Daily News today states:
 States Attorney Deenan and his uncle, Police Inspector Luke Wheeler the con victed tax-fxer, has revealed the plot that collapsed with the discovery of the Masonic Temple tax frauds. Tomorrow, unless the present programme is chang ed Wheeler will go before the grand jury and in a formal declaration, under the prosecutor.
 Wheeler's confession places him in new light, and if accepted. literally re- moves him from the stigma of the charge of building up a defense with the tomb stones of the dead. The conspiracy or rather series of conspiracies, drove two men to suicide, according to the confess sion. According to Wheeler the Masonic Temple fraud was merely incidental to an active series of operations reaching back into the past and made possible through tax methods, coupled with a de- sire on the part of the responsible prom inent business houses to evade taxation. That according to Wheeier's declara- ton, the promissory notes he was placed on trial for forging. were bona fide and legitimate papers. He said that public official at Springfield sought to black mail the clique, threatened exposure and prosecution against one in particular and worrying one Into ending his life The second suicide involved in the case Wheeler says was made to fear that the fugitive CWheeler) would confess when he was brought back from Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-31
BY ANNIE KENDRIck WALKER.

1-HE announcement that Miss Biod- (cD gett the noted Bible teacher,
 would visit Birmingham during
 the month of November has in- terested all classes of people. irrespect- i've of church or creed, and her lectures promise to be as largely attended as they are in the other cities where she has visited. Throughout the country Miss Blodgett is recognized as one of the fore most of Bible teachers and her lectures are pronounced gems in thought and in- struction.
 Miss Blodgett will arrive in Birming- ham Tuesday morning and will be the guest of Mrs James Bowron the remain der of the week. She will also be enter tained by Mrs. William Hardie. Mrs. T. G. Bush and Miss Compton and Miss Morton at the Birmingham Seminary
 The first lecture will be given Tussday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Metho- dist church, and two other lectures will be given next week, the second at 8 oriGck and the third on Saturday lorn- ing at 10 O'Clock
 Tu sday and Thursday afternoon and Saturday mornings during November are. the days selected for &le course of lec- lures and each Sunday aftsrnoon Miss Blodgett will give a Bible talk at o'clock.
 All of her talks will be given at the First Methodist church.
 Miss Blodgett comes to Birmingham upon the invitation of the Primary un- lon, ana it is believed that her visit VII. be far reaching in It's results.
 Her Bible talks are, 1t Is understood. directed especially to women, and the women of this city should not neglect the opportunity of hearing, if possible. the entire series.
 In this age when systematic study is being applied to every subject, and only the most comprehensive and intelligent methods of research are accepted by thinking people 1t would seem that to Bible students no series of lectures could appeal with greater interest than the Bible talks of Miss Blodgett
 They cannot fail to be of universal interest, not only to those whose faith remains unaffected by what is called the higher criticism, but by those into whose religious life has entered the element of criticism.
 Even those who have carried on these Investigations admit that the higher crit icism has not injured the Bible, but that 1t still remains the greater wellspring of religious and spiritual thought in the pos session of mankind
 To those who realize its profound in- sight into lfe's deeper mysteries Miss Blodgett's talks will appeal with peculiar force, and her familiarity with the Book of Books and her manner of treating her subjects will reach all seekers after truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-31
CHILD DIED OF NEGLECT.
Grand Jury of New York Scores Chris
 tian Science Healer.

New York. October 30.-The grand jury of West Chester county in session at White Plains adopted a prounciamento today concerning the death some days ago of Esther Quinby of White Plains. The presentment recites:
 we have given careful consideration to a complaint made to us concerning the death of a 7-year-old child from neg lect, the child being treated by so-call- ed Christian science healer from the City of New York who made many visits to the home of the child and mingled with the inhabitants of the county both upon the street and in public conveyances. This child was allowed to die without any of the remedies known to medical science being used and that many men called before us testified that the life of the child could have been saved had proper treatment been used and proper remedies applied.
 "we feel that fragrant violation or