Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Five Fort Scott boys were water
bound on an island for two days and
nights.
Oswego, N. Y, reports a slOO, 900
fire, and Mrs. Bond, aged go, burned
to death.
May King, a chambermaid in the
Burlington block, Denver, was fatally
burned by gasoline
The gasoline stove is responsible for
the death at Chicago of Mrs. VIC. Bar
tel and her sister Miss Ora King.
At Columbus, Iowa, Robert Brown
shot his wife and killed himself
through jealousy after months mar
ried life.
At Los Angeles, CAL, Rev. Fl. Ed
ward Rowland has been convicted of
perjury and sentenced to two years in
San Quentin.
Kate Cornell, aged "a, of Pittston,
Pa, fired at some sparrows and killed
old Mrs. Kelley Miss Cornell is nearly
crazy.
An electric car loaded with passen-
gers was wrecked by an Erie freight
at Niles, Ohio. Frank Wilson was
killed and many injured.
Frank Rose, alias Fox, a smooth
burglar wanted in one-half the states
Of the union, has been arrested at St.
Joseph.
Miss Cellene Gray of Guthrie, Ok,
has been appointed united States COM
missioner, the first woman who has
received that honor.
Jennie Stevens of Metcalf, who was
arrested in the territory for selling
whisky to Indians, is about II years
old, dresses in mems clothes and
ehews tobacco like trooper
Richard Dudley, coal miner, aged
81, went asleep on the edge of the
Panama depot platform and Missouri
Pacific freight made it an eternal
sleep for him.
A gang of smooth piano swindlers is
1T work in Southern Iowa. j. A.
Thomas of Union county gave a re-
seipt for piano left at his house and
It turned up as $500 note.
Francis Clark, Queen Victoria's per-
sonal attendant, is dead.
The outlook for the Liberals at the
coming British elections is not good.
There were 36S lives lost in accidents
TO American steam vessels last year.
Great damage was done in and
around Pine Bluff, Ark, by cyclone.
Linn Creek, Mo-, was submerged and
all the residents were forced to leave.
In shooting in saloon at ST. Jo-
seph, Mo-, an officer and bystander
were wounded.
Assistant Secretary of State Sims
has gone to Mississippi to look after
administration fences.
Two vessels from South America
were quarantined at New York. yell
low fever was suspected.
Banker Gibson, just returned to
New York from Europe, says bimetal-
lie sentiment is growing rapidly there.
G. r. Brinton, once editor of the Ad-
vance at Alton, ILL.,, and wanted in
that city, has been arrested at Colo
RADIO.
Delegates to the International Rail
way congress spent day at Windsor
Castle and were presented to the
queen.
Secretary Morton has gone to Mas
sachusetts, it is said, to get Secretary
Carlisle to make some speeches in
Nebraska.
The traffic officials of Western roads
declare that the prospects for salts
factory business are brighter now than
they have been since 1892.
In spite of many recent improve
ments, it is not believed that the limit
of speed has been reached, by any
means on American railways.
Private advices from Honolulu state
that Queen Liliuokalani is plotting to
marry Japanese count, with view
of thereby forming an alliance with
Japan.
Some of the Western railroads have
discovered a novel use for corncobs.
They are employed, after having been
subjected to chemical and mechani-
cal process, for lighting locomotive
fires.
Danny Needham, the welterweight
fighter, knocked out Tom Casey, New
Orleans middleweight, on barge an
chored five or six miles down the
river from st. Louis. 1t took him but
three rounds.
Henry Irving has declined to become
a candidate for parliament.
King Oscar of Sweden kissed EN-
peror William of Germany twice on
the latter's visit to Stockholm.
The new revenue cutter for the great
lakes is to be named Walter @. Ores
ham.
The Young Townsend Frazier Dry
Goods company of St. Joseph has
assigned. Liabilities $4,000; assets
SIS, 900.
Lewis Tedrow, IS years old, of Flor
ence, Kan, was frightfully mangled
by the explosion of a dynamite cart
ridge He will die.
NJ. A. Householder has resigned as
trustee of the Kansas State Board of
Charitable Institutions.
The Vernon county, Mo-, Democratic
central committee has declared for a
silver state convention.
Acting Governor Low has pardoned
A. G. Millkan, sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary six months ago for two years,
for having embezzled So, 900 of Guth-
rie's city funds while city clerk.
Lieutenant-Colonel James HentonA
Twenty-third infantry, died suddenly
at Ringgold barracks, Texas.