Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-11-21

| IL Is Beuerally DelleVeQ Lne HaDSJ-
Mather divorce suit will be settled out
of court.
The cost of the maintenance of the
iife-saving service during the year
was 81, 345, 1924
While intoxicated, Tom Brewer, a
farmer of Alicia, Ark, fell from train
and broke his neck.
Robert Clark, ST., prominent Mis-
souri, politician, died suddenly of heart
disease at Kirksville.
Senator Mills of Texas advocates
putting an anti-civil service plank in
the next Democratic platform.
R. S. Day, one of New Orleans most
prominent men, was accidentally killed
while hunting for burglars.
Senator Mcmillan says that the lake
States cities are not anxious to have
warships built on the lakes.
Mayor S. f. Pennington of Sullig-
emit, Ala, was struck by a piece of lum-
Der projecting from freight car and
killed
William Dickerman, publisher of
the Counterfeit Money Detector, has
been arrested for passing counterfeit
money.
A terrific gas explosion occurred in
the Hartz coal mine near Eagle Pass,
Texas, and Assistant Foreman Lehman
was killed.
Ex-Judge Henson, sentenced to the
Missouri penitentiary for twenty years
in 1883, for murder committed in Stod-
dard county, was pardoned.
The shipment of gold last week ag-
gregated 1907, 900.
The Sedalia Morning Star has
changed hands, the plant and good
will being purchased by Van B. Wis
ker of the Sentinel.
The Chicago city and county build
ing cracked in the middle from set
Ting.
Colonel w. II. Phelps OF Missouri is
in Washington, and says that Morri-
son Is the strongest candidate the
Democrats can nominate for president.
Kansas University football team de-
feated Nebraska University by score
of to 4.
Rev. S. F. Smith, composer of
"America," dropped dead in Boston.
The Berry detectives concerned in
the Frank White murder case in Chi
cago were held without bail
The thirteen Spring Valley, ILL.,,
miners, convicted of driving out the
colored population some months ago,
received penitentiary sentences.
Brigadier General Brook, in his an
nual report, says that nothing of note
has taken place in the department of
the Dakotas since the great railroad
strike of 1894.
At Kansas City, Mo, Charles +.
Early, painter of Topeka, was
knocked down and killed in front of
ex-Alderman Foley's saloon, by un-
known parties, who escaped.
At San Jose, Cal, bright comet
was discovered in constellation Virgo
by Mr.. B. d. Perrin, at Lick OBJ
servatory, in right ascension thirteen
hours, forty-four minutes, north; de-
clination one degree and forty min
utes.
In the District court at Independ-
ence, Kan, a divorce was granted to
Mrs. Beattie Chandler from Judge
Chandler, one of the best known law
yers of Kansas. The divorce was
granted on the ground of extreme
cruelty and abandonment. Property
worth SIS, 600 was given to Mrs. Chan
der Mr.. Chandler was first assistant
secretary of the interior under Presi-
dent Harrison, and is now practicing
attorney in Washington.
At Ashland, KY, Marshal Black,
colored, and BERTHE Wootem, white,
daughter of q well known farmer,
yesterday eloped to Ohio. Blacks
brother, jim, worked for Ber-
ties father and helped the girl to get
away. Berties brothers met Jim re-
turning from the Ohio side of the
river and shot him dead. The broth
ers are still in pursuit of the couple,
swearing they will kill Marshal Black
on sight.
Sidney Clarke, chairman of Okla
homa's statehood executive committee,
has called a statehood convention to
meet at Shawnee on December 4, 1895.
Shawnee is in the extreme eastern
portion of the territory nearest the
Creek, Choctaw and Cherokee nations,
and it is expected a number of dele
gates from those nations will be pres
cut anu take pdTb III Jne uellDerublOuS'
Mr.. Clarke expressed himself as GER
tain that the incoming Congress will
give Oklahoma an enabling act and
within a year or eighteen months,
possibly at the election In 1896, the
constitution can be submitted to the
voters. Oklahoma population is ESQ.,
900 or more, and she has an assessed
valuation of $50, 600, 900 and will make
grand State.
Joseph II. Manley, of Maine, ex-
chairman of the Republican nation
al committee, and manager Of the
Reed presidential boom, has writ
ten to Chicago to engage thirty rooms
for the "Reed headquarters" at the
Republican national convention.
Lumber prices will go up with
bound with the opening of the new
year, for on January 10 the largest
combine ever made will begin to con,
troll the trade of the Pacific coast. Il
is the Central Lumber Company. Of
San Francisco, the successor to the
Old Pacific Pine Lumber Company, and
it represents a capital stock Of at least
S45, 900, QUO.