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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
The Best Kansas News.
She Won't Go to the Poorhouse.

A soldier widow in Norton county
is in hard luck. She is destitute and
no one will keep her. The authorities
want to send her to the poorhouse.
but she refuses to so, claiming that.
under the state law, the county must
keep her outside the poorhouse. The
law referred to is the Tapp bill
passed last winter, which provides
that no soldier or soldiers widow
shall ever be deemed pauper, and
that when one becomes destitute it
shall be the duty of the township.
city or county in which he or she
resides to furnish him or her n home
and living. The county authorities
cannot find the widow in Norton
county home and they do not want
to go to the expense of building her
n residence and furnishing her sup
plies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
RIOTERS MET DEATH
Militiamen at Evansville Fire on a
Mob and Kill Seven of Them.
Were Making Determined Attack on .
Jan In Order to Lynch n Negro
for Numbering u Po-
llcemau.

Evansville, Ind, July 7.-Following
four days OF rioting and general law
lessness this city last night saw the
most terrible of its experiences with
rioters. Seven persons are dead and
IA are known to be injured and at
least that number more are thought to
be hurt. At 1880 o'clock the members
of company A, First regiment, lndi-
ana national guard, after a days Wig
lance guarding the county jail, and
100 deputy sheriffs under Sheriff Chris
Kratz, fired point blank into a mob OF
1000 men gathered on Fourth. Division
and Vine streets, surrounding the Van
derburg county Jail and attempting its
capture. From seven o'clock yester-
day morning until the hour of last
nights catastrophe the crowd surged
about the Jail, calling the militiamen
vile names, assaulting them with
stones and berating the deputy sher-
IFS who guarded the jail. The mob
had gradually become more and more
excited and its manifestations OF UNI
easiness more frequent and at ten
O'Clock it was seen that nothing could
prevent an assault on the jail. At
10:3O o'clock the rioters pressed for
ward with determination and innocent
onlookers and the curious followed.
Slowly they forced the militiamen back
toward the Jail, until the alleyway be-
tween Division street and the stone
building was reached. Then the lead
ers, with 4 bicycle in their front as
shield to the bayonets of the soldiers,
attempted to enter the alley and storm
the alleyway entrance. Capt. Blum. OF
the national guard, ordered a charge
on the rioters. Gradually the crowd
was forced back, the soldiers using
their bayonets and butts Of their guns.
Suddenly a rioter fell. A soldier tried
to drag him to his feet, but before he
could do SO was assaulted by a rioter.
Stones and bayonets began to fly
through the air. A soldier was struck
with a rock and fell. A rioter was
knocked down with gup butt ana
then a shot was fired. The one shot
started a fusillade of musketry and
shotgun fire from the defenders.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
IMMENSE LOSS BY FLOOD.
The Property Destroyed and Damaged In
Armourdalo Estimated by Canvass
to BE 90. 3 $4,000.

Kansas City, Kan, July John w.
Radford, state grain inspector OF Kan
sas, has completed report Of exist
ing conditions in Armourdale as a re-
suit of the recent flood, in which he
estimates that the property loss there
Is $9,525, 900. This report Is the result
of the gratuitous effort Of Mr.. Radford,
who employed Is men last week to
canvass every street in Armourdale
and make detailed report on the con-
dition of every house and industrial es-
Enlistment. The report shows that
before the food there were 3,0S2 houses
in the Sixth ward, that section known
as Armourdale. OF this number S4S
houses are entirely missing and 249
have been found in other parts OF the
city moved from their former loca-
lions. Two thousand one hundred and
ninety-five houses are still on or near
their original sites. Only 1885, or
about one third of the houses which
were in Armourdale before the flood,
are in fair condition. The rest are
either off their foundations, badly
damaged, partially or totally wrecked
or missing entirely. Mr.. Radforfs re-
port shows that First street in Ar
mourdale was entirely wiped off the
map. OF the 80 houses that formerly
stood in THIS street, not one can be
found. Before the flood there were 81
houses on Second street in Armour
dale. Thirty of this number are either
badly damaged or have collapsed en-
tirely. The parts of Armourdale
known as Cypress, Weed City and
Little Oklahoma contained about 225
houses. All Of these are gone and
scarcely a trace of these settlements
remain.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
STREET DUEL AT STEELvILLE.
One Man Dead and Three Fatally Injured
rs the Result of an Attempt OF the
Sheriff to Make IN Arrest.

Steelville, NO., July Gone dead and
three perhaps fatally injured is the re-
suit OF a fight with revolvers which
took place here Saturday between
Sheriff w. r. Taft, Of Crawford coun-
ty; his deputy, Perry Ives, and Deputy
Marshal John Woods on one side, and
Robert Starks, farmer, and his son
Hirschel, aged % years, on the other.
Robert Starks was shot through the
heart and killed. w. r. Tan, the
sheriff, was shot through the stomach
and will die; Hirschel Starks was IA
tally shot and Perry Ives, deputy
sheriff, was shot in the mouth and leg.
His condition is dangerous. The
trouble originated in the refusal OF
young Starks to submit to arrest.
Urged Brother to Avenge His Death.
Steelville, Mo-, July 1.-THE street
fight in Steelville Saturday, which re-
suited in the death of Robert Starks
and the serious wounding Of Sheriff
TAFT and others, has been followed
by the death of Herschel Starks, son
of Robert Starks, who was shot
through the abdomen by one Of the
sheriff's posse in attempting to arrest
the young man. At the coroner's in
quest over the body of the second VIC
tim of the tragedy it transpired in the
evidence that young Starks was the
originator of the difficulty. The young
man, who was not over 20 years old,
attacked the sheriff and two deputies,
as we'll as the two city marshals, and
succeeded in wounding three persons
before he was himself shot. Herschel
urged a younger brother, before ne
died, to avenge his death. Sheriff Tan
is still in critical condition from his
wounds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
MANY ARE DROWNED
Dam in a Park at Greensburg, Pa,
Broken by Cloudburst.
First Report Said 100 Were Drowned-The
Park Was In Valley and the Flood
Swept Through 1t with
Mighty Roar.

Greensburg, Pa, July ca water
spout Of immense proportions, strik-'
ing in the vicinity of Oakford park yes
terday afternoon, created flood that
caused q great loss Of life and proper
~. 1t Is known that at least 20 lives
were lost and rumors place the num-
Der of dead at more than 100, but UNI
til late hour last night only three or
four had been recovered, having been
washed to the banks OF, the little creek
that runs parallel with the park. At
three o'clock rain began to fall in tor
rents in the vicinity Of the park. The
waters in the lake north Of Oaiford
park began to swell and Manager
James McGrath, believing that there
was danger Of final break in the
great walls of the dam, hurried among
the crowds of pleasure-seekers, who
had gathered under the roofs Of the
eating stands, the merry-go-round,
dancing pavilion and other buildings
in line OF the water, should the banks
break, and warned them to run to the
hills. A half hour after the buildings
had been cleared of the people the wa
tiers mounted the wall Of the dam and
within five minutes water to the depth
of five feet was flowing over the en-
tire length OF 400 feet of the wall. The
park or ravine, studded with buildings,
the merry-go-round, the laughing gall
lery and other amusement places were
twisted about and all but the dancing
pavilion and large lunch stand were
knocked from their foundations. The
rain continued to fall in torrents and
about four o'clock 40 feet of the wall
of the dam to the east gave way with
crash. The flood beat down the ra-
vine With q roar that was heard for
two miles. A half mile down at the
junction of the Greensburg & Jeanette
and the Park car lines the car barns
are located. The entrance gates to
the park were lifted and with the force
of a pile driver the mammoth posts
were hurled by the waters against the
barn. Beyond were located the small
waiting room and on the track was
standing a car laden with people on
their way from Greensburg and jean
nette. Tha electric storm had rem
dered the power south Of here use
less and the motorman was unable to
move the car. The flood struck the
waiting room containing probably a
dozen people. A number Of them
struggled to point of safety, but in
the excitement that followed it is not
positive how many were lost. The
street car was caught and swept into
the creek and whirled and tumbled
about. A number of the people in the
car jumped off and there are conflict
ing stories as to the number OF per-
sons who We're carried with the car.
The scene at night was heartrend-
ing. The wailing Of mothers who have
certainly lost little ones was pitiful.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Carried noodle I'm a satchel.

St. Louis, July 4.-The grand jury
yesterday learned Of an additional
Doodle fund of $4,000. alleged to
have been spent for votes by repre-
sentatives of the st. Louis streetcar
interests In 1899 in securing the pas
sage of a bill making the CONSOLE
dation of all the lines possible. Ac-
cording to statements of witnesses
before entering the grand jury
room, Legislative agent carried tho
money to jefferson City in a satchel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
s.,..or Hanna Makes a Statement.

New York, July 7.-Senator Hanna,
who arrived here yesterday, said:
"You can say for me that Senator
Hanna is not going to retire from
business, all Of the reports to the
contrary notwithstanding. have
slways been in active business and in
tend to keep at 1t. Certain people ap-
pear to take an exclusive interest in
my affairs and movements. Politics Is
my hobby. l shall continue to give
II some of my attention until / am too
feeble to do anything more and that
will be sometime yet"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
kansas Bank Deposits.

Topeka, Kan, July State Bank
Commissioner Albaugh has completed
q statement showing the condition o.
the national, state and private banks
of Kansas. The deposits aggregate
ss2, OOO. 900. This is $500 for every
man, woman and child in the state.
1t is the largest amount of deposits
the state ever had and the highest
per capita. 1t Is an increase OF s2.-
600, 900 in deposits and 50 per capita
during the past three months
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
President Loubet Welcomed in Loncon.

London, July president Loubet's
visit here is the subject Of leaders in
all this mornings papers. The visit
itself, coupled with the spontaneity OF
the genuine enthusiasm and pleasure
shown by people Of all classes, is taken
as an earnest of future closer rela-
lions between the two nations and con-
seuuently making secure the worlds
peace.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
ruentx KNOWN 70 he Dead.

Jeanette, Pa, July 7.-As result
Of the breaking of the oakford park
dam Sunday 20 persons. are known to
be dead and 16 are missing. The
property loss in the valley will reach
81 10000 and the distress Is so great
that outside relief must be asked for.
The number of lives lost was not so
great as estimated, but the list Is long
enough to be appalling.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
New hammond Packing Plant.

Chicago, July THE new plant Mt
the stock yards of the G. H. Hammond
company, recently removed from Ham
mond, Ind, and rebuilt so per cent.
larger, was opened yesterday. 1t has
a capacity of $500 cattle, 1900 sheep
and 1000 hogs. The company is con-
sidering rebuilding the plant at st.
Joseph, Mo-, damaged by fire, and Will
decide to-day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
No Rates for Veterans.

For the first time in the history of
the G. A. r. of this state. there is no
competition by the railroads to carry
delegates to the national encampment,
which will be in San Francisco in
August and although it is long haul,
the railroads are not Offering any
special inducements, any more than
the usual excursion rates.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Refuses to Give Up Records.

Because ex-Department Command
err II. C. Loomis refuses to give up
the records of the last annual en-.
campment of the G. A. II. at McPher'
son, there is considerable friction be-
tween him and Department Com.
mander.A A. W. Smith, and unless
things are Strengthened out in the
next few days lively row will be the
result.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Keep,ur Out Billiard Halls.

There has not been billiard hall
in Hiawntha for 20 years, and an
effort to license one last week was
frowned down by public sentiment.
Grant Harrington, editor of the Dem.
ocrat, acting as spokesman, said: "A
young man cannot have his mind on
billiards and business at the same
time"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11

Pref. Haworth, of the University OF
Kansas, is puzzled over one feature
of the 'Kaw flood. Whatever the
water touched it blighted. Where
animals stood in the water, the hair
came off, and was often followed by
the skin. This has been true in al
most every instance. And where the
water went, vegetable life has been
blighted Hardly n green leaf was
left after being touched by the wa
tiers. Trees that would ordinarily
grow and flourish in the water. have
withered and died after standing in
the flood waters. What did the water
hold in solution that was deadly
poison to both vegetable and animal
life? That is the question Prof. Ha.
worth is going to try to answer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
weather Report for June.

Prof. F. II. Snow, of the University
of Kansas, who has been issuing
monthly weather bulletins from
Lawrence for nearly40 years, says the
past June was an exceptionally cool
month, the mean temperature being
6s degrees. The rainfall was 3.11
inches, 1.65 below the June average.
The total run of wind for the month
was $3.50 miles. which gives a mean
hourly velocity of 5.35 miles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Drowned Money and Fled.

Two boxes of money were rescued
from burglars by r. G. Schoonhoven,
Manhattan druggist. Two men
entered the room where Schoonhoven
sleeps. They took two boxes of money
from a drawer and were making their
escape when discovered by Schoon-
'hoven. A fierce fight followed, in
which several shots were fired. The
burglars dropped the money and fled.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Mistools Brother for Rat.

Clarence Rawlings, aged ten, who
lives near Havensville, was acct
.dentally shot with 22-rifle by his
brother. They were on opposite sides
of the barn and the brother mistook
Clarence for a rat. The ball struck
him in the hip, ranging upward. His
recovery is doubtful.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Pioneer of Mnrshnll County.

Marquis de Lafayette Duncan is
dead in Marshall county. Mr.. Duncan
turned the first burrows Of the virgin
.soil and put on the first hay in Mar
shall county. He was the second
sheriff Of Marshall county. He held
rthe office until 1858.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Urged to Give More.

Flood relief committees along the
Kaw river from Salina to Kansas
City met at Topeka Monday and
established cooperation between all
the relief agencies. A circular has
been issued to the people of Kansas
asking for financial aid for all food
sufferers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Chance for an Argument.

Senator Cubbison says the reason he
did not vote for the relief appropria-
stion was because Gov. Bailey made him
promise not to before he would agree
ito call a special session. Gov. Bailey
says that he exacted no promise from
Mr.. Cubbison or ANYBODY else.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Three Persons Killed In an Explosion.

Chicago, July Three persons were
instantly killed and several injured,
one fatally, in an explosion last night
which wrecked a factory in South Chi
cago avenue, where caps for toy pis-
tolls were manufactured. The explo-
sion broke all the windows for blocks
In the vicinity.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Reunion of Ex-slaves.

The second annual reunion of the
Afro-American Colonization society
will be held at Galena August 2, 3 and
4. Sunday, August 2, is to be an old
fashioned camp meeting, and the fol-
lowing two days will be devoted as
nearly as possible to sports enjoyed
by eX-slaves of 40 years ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
More Time to Build Line.

Promoters Of the Kansas City, Rose
dale & Olathe electric line, which Is
to be constructed from Rosedale to
,Olathe, have been granted an extern
sion of the time limit for completing
the road from January ] to June 1,
1904.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Prefer Harvest to Railroads.

The past week in central Kansas
section men deserted the railroads
by the hundreds to work in the har-
vest fields at 50 and $3.50 per day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
ConcordIa Voted bonds.

Concordia voted $4,000 bonds in aid
of the Nebraska, Kansas & Gulf rail-
road. Four townships in that county
(Cloud) also voted aid bonds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
The Innocent KnN.

And now the Kaw river in Kansas
il meandering along, looking as inno-
cent as a cat that has just swallowed
the canary. -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Wall Around State Reformntory.

Work on the construction of the
wall around the Hutchinson reform
atory will begin at once. The legis.
lature appropriated $4,000 for the
wall. which will be 2.700 feet long and
25 feet high. 1t will cost $40 foot.
The appropriation is not large
enough to complete the wall. The
managers will build the wall 16 feet
high with the money now available
and ask the legislature next year for
an additional appropriation of S1o''
COO to complete it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Free From Labor Troubles.

Kansas labor and capital are at
peace with each other. There is not
a single strike on in the state at the
present time. Conditions were never
better" said Assistant Labor Com
missioner Robinson. while the men
in some branches are not getting as
much as they should. yet they are
making no trouble about 1t. 1t is
somewhat remarkable that the state
is entirely free from strikes. Such a
thing has not been known Of before
in years."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Gov. BaIley,s Belated wedding Trip,

Gov. and Mrs. Bailey are taking a
belated wedding trip. They are vis'
iting the governors old home in
Illinois and other points in tho
east.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Cathedral and Hospital.

The Episcopal church congregation
ut salina viii erect cathedral and
hospital,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Living md Wages.

State Labor Commissioner Johnson
has prepared some interesting statis-
tics concerning wages and the cost Of
living for the past three years. They
show that wages have increased 16 per
cent. on an average, while the cost OF
living has increased Al per cent. The
average wages in 1900 was 5000 a year;
in 1901, SOL, and in 1902, TAI. The
average cost of living in 1900 was $i55;
in 1901, sC37, and in 1902, S65S. The
average increase in wages of 1902 over
1900 was SOS. while the increase In
the cost of living in 1902 over 1900 was
'S2O3.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
Can't Pay for Home Tuition.

Attorney General Coleman has ruled
that school funds in sparsely settled
districts cannot be used for home tut
ton. Out in Kearney county school
houses are few and far between. So
are the inhabitants. One family lives
six miles from schoolhouse. Under
the law the parents draw pay for con-
Veying their children to school. The
parents devised q more satisfactory
scheme. The mother agreed to teach
the children at home, provided the dis
trict would give her the money she
earned hauling the children to and
from school. The county superintend-
ent wrote to Bee IL such an agree
ment could be legally made. The at
torney general held that it could not.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-11
win Get Two Cents n Day.

Beginning July /, the inmates Of the
Hutchinson reformatory will each re-
ceive salary Of two cents per day.
In the past they have worked for their
board and clothes. "The board has
reached the conclusion that the in
mates can be better disciplined If they
ARE put on a nominal salary" said
Phil Kelly, president Of the board Of
managers. THE amount of salary
doesn't amount to sc much as the fact
that they are on salary. When we
Parole a boy we fit him out with a
new suit of clothes and send him
home. BY putting him on a small
salary he will have little spare
change also when he is paroled. Many
years ago the convicts at the peniten-
'tiary received no pay. They were
finally given three cents day and 1t
improved the discipline very much"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-13
To be continued.
The Island Of Samar.

The Island of Samar is the third ISL
and in size in the Philippine Archi.
pelago, being 156 miles from northwest
to southeast, and seventy-five miles
from east to west. with an area OF
mainland 5198 square miles, and de.
pendent islands Of 290 square miles, or
total Of 54ss square miles. 1t is 49s
square miles larger than Connecticut,
twice the size of Delaware, and over
four and half times as large as Rhode
Island.
The island is almost continuation
of the southeastern peninsula Of Luzon,
being separated from it by the Strait
Of San Bernardino, only ten and one
half miles wide. A mountain chain
Of moderate height, scarcely exceeding
100 to 1900 feet, trends from north
to south, with lower hills toward the
coast. The extensive valleys between
these ranges are watered by a number
of rivers. There are also four large
lakes, one of which, Calibga, is a nat
ural curiosity on account Of the enor-
NOUS boulders which line its shores.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-13
Tho Food of the Blue Jay,

The common blue jay is well known
all over the United States east Of the
great plains. Quite number Of orui-
biologists and local observers contend
that in spring and early summer a
large portion of the food Of this bird
consists of the egg and young Of
smaller birds. Some farmers claim
that jay birds steal considerable corn
from their barns in the fall of the
year. But while there may be some
truth in these accusations, an examina.
ton of the stomachs OF several hun.
dreds Of these birds at different periods
of the year, show these charges to be
largely exaggerated. The food of the
blue jay consists principally Of mice,
fish, salamanders, snails, beetles, grass
hoppers, caterpillars, spiders, etc.-At-
lanta Journal.