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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
SHE is MRS. KETcHAM.

Little Doubt That Milwaukee wedding
Was squArS-POllOo Abandon Case
CHICAGO, Nov. Whatever may
have been the nature of the influence
which Mable Wallace Ketcham exerted
over John r. Ketcham, little doubt
seems to remain that they were act
ually married at Milwaukee.
Numerous witnesses are ready to
swear that for over two years Ketch-
ANS infatuation for the woman was
complete, and that he begged her
times without number to become his
wife Their relations began before
Nettie Poe Ketcham secured divorce.
The police have dropped the case.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
went to sleep in nn Owen.

TRENTON, N. j., Nov 20. Patrick
Convery aged IS, was taken to st.
Frances hospital yesterday suffering
from severe burns about the body
which he received in peculiar man
ner. Convery entered one of the
buildings of the New Jersey Steel and
Iron company and sought a place to
sleep He climbed into an oven and
later the night Waterman started a
fire in the furnace with which the
oven was connected. The heat awoke
convery, and his cries attracted the
watchman, who released him from his
dangerous position. When taken out
of the oven, Convery fell unconscious
to the floor. He will recover
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
oNA MELTON ser FREE.

The EE- Kansas Young Man Now Bound
for New YOrk--PrlsOners PardOnod.
WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-THE State
department announced at noon to-day
that the Competitor prisoners, includ'
ing Ona Melton, the former Kansas
boy. were turned over to Consul Gem
eral Lee last Monday and will be sent
by him direct to New York to-day.
The noted prisoners who were arrest
ed in May, 1896, for fili3pstcring and
whose cases caused more than one de-
bate in Congress, were pard"ned by
the queen regent.
1t is not doubted here that the pris-
oners are liberated on some such con-
ditions as were imposed in the case Of
former prisoners, that is that they
will not return to Cuba.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Murder at a wedding Feast

New YORK, Nov. ga murder
broke up the wedding feast at the
marriage of Isaac Goldstein to Katie
Gordon last night in the fat of Vetta
Gordon in a tenement house on Henry
street, Charles Shapiro appeared at
tho festivities armed with revolver,
shot Louis Lieberman in the abdomen,
inflicting wound from which Lieber-
man died shortly afterward SchapirO
was arrested. Miss Gordon told the
police that she had refused to marry
Shapiro because he wanted her to
work after the marriage.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
EleotrIe Cars Collide.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. %. Because
Theodore r. Merrick, a motorman in
the employ of the Baltimore & North
ern railway, disobeyed orders, officers
of that road say, there was frightful
head end collision on the line, in
which Merrics was almost instantly
killed and William +. Hornor, on the
car which was going in the opposite
direction, received injuries from which
he died about half an hour later.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Santa Fn Mnrdsrsr, Go Frn..

SANTA FE, a. NJ, Nov 22.-In the
District court in Rio Arriba county, in
the case of Epifamo Jaramillo San
doval and p Salazar for the murder Of
Pablo Garcia, the jury brought in q
verdict of not guilty Then Judge
LauGhlin said to the jury: Gentle
men: find it is entirely useless to
prosecute crimes in this county It
seems that murder is justified here.
You can all be discharged permanently
and go home.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Mnnted TO Die on Sunday.

STURGEON, Mo-, Nov. 90 Rev. P. T.
Gentry, one of the oldest ministers in
Missouri, and a man with state rep
utation, died Sunday afternoon, aged
IS years, leaving wife to whom he
has been married sixty.fve years and
seven children, some of whom hold
responsible positions of trust in Kinks
Vile. Mexico, Boonville and Columbia.
1t was his desire to die on Sunday.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Long Term, for pnndlt,.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2%-Yesterday
In the district court here l. w. Fisher
and Felix Wolff pleaded guilty to rob
bling the International &c Great North
ern train at Mcneil, twelve miles
above here, on the afternoon OF Octo-
Der l9, and were sentenced to City
and forty-fve years, respectively, in
the state penitentiary.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
MANY INDICTED.

Missouri Druggists Held for WHISKY sales
aud Leading Men for Perjury
RICH HILL, Mo-, Nov. 20. The Bates
county grand jury, which has just adj
journed, unexpectedly indicted New
ton Martin, James Yonge and l. q
Biggs, druggists of Hume, Frank Lee,
William Cox, John ElSins, w. J. and
w. A. Landsdown and John Saulsman,
druggists of Adrian, and d. b. Hickey,
a Rich Hill druggist, for illegal sales
of whisky upon from one to a dozen
counts each Frank B. Hamilton, re-
Gently Republican candidate for con-
gress j. NJ. Cox, the new postmaster
at Adrian, and d. Simpson, we'll
known tradesmau of that town, were
indicted for perjury in connection
with their testimony before the grand
jury in the liquor cases.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
serIon, rronblo In Prospeet.

HoUGHToN, Mich, Nov 2l.-There
is every prospect of serious trouble at
the Atlantic mine. Superintendent
Stanton will not accede TO any de-
mands made by the strikers. Italians
are on the ground to take the place
of the strikers, but the Firms lave
warned the Italians that they will be
killed if they attempt to enter the
mine.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Probable Murder for a pIttsncs.

PLATTsMoUTH, Neb., Nov, 22.-Lor-
enz Curtis, aged 10, living near Kin
osha, was found yesterday afternoon
near the highway unconscious with q
severe wound on the back of his head.
He left town with S., which was miss
ing. There is no hope of his recovery.
Two suspicious looking strangers
are thought to have assaulted him to
secure the money. No trace of them
has yet been found.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Angry Iowans pensd.

WEBSTER, Iowa, Nov. -. editions Of
Cushing held meeting yesterday to
discuss the wife murder of last
Saturday, and after deciding that
Colonel Norman was responsible
for the husbands jealousy, declared
that they would tar and feather and
ride him on a rail out of town if he
did not leave at once. Norman gave
himself into the hands of the marshal,
who has deputized fifty men to pro-
tect him. Norman refuses to leave
and trouble Is looked for.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
A CENTENARIAN MARRIED.

John j. OVertOn, Aged 100, OF Bt. JO-
seph, Takes His Third Bride
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Nov. l9.--John j.
0vertOn, aged 100, was married at
noon to-day to Mrs Mary Henderson,
aged n, by DR.. G. II. Stocking of the
Fifth Street Methodist church at the
parsonage. The ceremony was wit
messed by few friends,
OvertOn voted for Andrew Jackson
for president in 1894 and was in the
Blackhawk war. He has been resi-
dent of the city many years, and has
been married twice before to-day. He
says he was born on October II, 1907.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
A Deraultsr Gives I'm.

CHICAGO, Nov. 90, "A man claiming
to be Charles Il. Meuscr, city clerk of
Durango, Col, who says he is wanted
there for embezzling $500 of the city's
funds, entered the Harrison street
police station last night and surren.
dered to Inspector Hartnett He says
he left Durango October 4 and went
to Denver. He came to Chicago about
a month ago and had been living at
4736 Calumet avenue.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Dog Murrle, In PolItIc..

LONDON, Nov 20. The dog muzzle
is admittedly playing an important
part in the politics of Great Britain,
the discomfort of dog owners at tho
rigorous muzzling orders, which now
have been two years in force, having
raised the muzzle to the dignity of a
grave political question. There is
abundant evidence that it influenced
the recent bye.elections and that it is
generally disturbing the peace of the
ministers
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
PnfRnr salls Hla Pnnsr.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov IS. -Ex-Senator
W. A. PETER has sold his paper, the
Advocate, to T. w. Harrison, ex.
mayor OF Topeka The senator will
do literary work. Harrison will make
the Advocate an independent paper.
He and his son, an Ann Arbor law
student, will run it Both have been
Republicans, but bolted to Bryan and
Leedy last year. 1t will continue to
be the official state paper.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Kiilsh MhIrn Drunk.

CAMERON, Mo-, Nov. 2O.--George
Powers, aged about 81 years, who had
been working on new railroad near
Plattsburg, was killed about quar-
ter of mile west of Cameron on the
Rock Island road last night. lie had
been drinking and fell off the trucks
while stealing a ride to this city.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
Yelasauez, Confession.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Nov. 2O.-A
profound sensation was made in the
course of the trial OF the police
officials charged with the murder of
Arroyo by the production of the con.
fession of the late inspector general Of
police, Velasquez. 1t is a most re-
markable attempt at self justification,
and falsely states that u mob of the
common people lynched Arroyo
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 20. AT 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon raid was
made on the pool rooms of the city by
the police. The employees of all but
one pool room, the Brooklyn, were
taken to the police station and inn
prisoned. The Brooklyn telegraphs
bets out of the city, and for that rea-
Eon was exempt.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

MrDDLETowN, n. Y, Nov. GA
westbound freight train on the Erie
railroad was derailed by train wreck
ers at Sloatsburg early to-day. The
engine and two cars were derailed,
but no one was hurt. Attempts were
made last Sunday at the same place to
wreck an express and freight train.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
WRECK ON THE MEMPHIS.
Ons Killed and Thirty InJOFed-CsFs
Plunge into Spring River

Dne Killed and Thirty AnJaEeu-CnE1
Plunge Into Spring River
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov l9.-The
noTthbound passenger train on the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
railroad, due in this city at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was wrecked near
Williford, Ark, 3i9 miles from Kansas
City. at3:3O o'clock yesterday morning.
The combination coach. chair car and
the sleeping car, Nercid, were de-
rallied and went over the bank into
the Spring river, along which the
Memphis tracks run at this point
The combination coach rolled into the
river and the chair car and sleeper
took Gre at the waters edge and
burned.
So far as known only one person re-
ceived injuries from which he will die.
Aboutthirty others were Injured, some
seriously.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

MAsCoUTHA, ILL.,, Nov 2U Martin
Bartholomy, George Roehl and Robert
Loren were attacked by twenty
masked men at the Kolb coal pit near
here last night, and the two former,
both of whom have families, may die.
Bloodhounds will be secured, the au-
thorities say, to ferret out the guilty
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
rlnnd. I'M Mn.hInrtnn slntc.

TACOMA, Wash, Nov 2o.-Chinooll
winds and rains are playing havoc
throughout Western Washington.
Telegraph lines are down in all direc-
tions, rivers and small streams are
swollen and railroads are suffering
from washouts and flooded tracks.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
TWO CHILDREN MURDERED
The Father Found with His Throat Cut,
But Unable to Explain tho Crlmes.

But Unable to Explain tho Crimes
0CoNoMowoC, Wis, Nov willie
and Lille Cornell, aged and 4, re-
spectively, children of Ernest Cornell,
were found dead in their bed at 6
o'clock this morning, while Corneli's
throat was cut from ear to ear, but he
was still living. Cornell was able to
talk, but said he did not know
whe Their he committed the murder or
not. John Lewis, boarder at Cor
nell's, who had been drinking with
Cornell, has been arrested.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
PAY FOR BLAcKLIsTING.

KOtOhAm, EE- Conductor, Awarded Nearly
$4,000 Against Railroad Company.
CHICAGO, Nov 19.-Fred R. Ketcham
was awarded verdict of S21 $685. 80 by
the jury in Judge Clifford's court to-
day in his suit against the Northwest
ern railroad for S95, 900 damages for
blacklisting, growing out of the Amer.
ican Railway Union strike.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
BerI- Reri In NIntnnrn. Lnm.

HAVANA, Nov 90. About seventy
of the recent inmates Of the Matanzas
Jail have been stricken with what Is
supposed to be beri-beri Captain
General Blanco has called for public
subscription on behalf OF the afflicted
persons, aud has himself subscribed
500.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
nlpthsrInin Lead PsnoIl,.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov %. City
Sanitarian Clark has just concluded
an inquiry into the alarming increase
Of diptheria among public school
pupils since the opening Of the fall
sessions and announces that the dis
ease has spread in the distribution OF
lead pencils and penholders.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. TO- The
greatest y ray machine in the world.
was exhibited last night in the Law
renee scientific school of Harvard col
lege. 1t has an electric motive force
of 1000, 900 volts, which is about equal
to the voltage of Q, 400 electric cars.
1t gives spark 4s inches long, an
achievement hitherto unknown
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
FOUR KILLED IN A FIGHT.
shOtguns and Pistols Soon Put an End
to an Old Family Quarrel

VAUDEVILLE, La, Nov 92.-News
has just been received here of des.
perate fight at Bayou Lacombe, eleven
miles east of here, between Arthur
and Edward Jolie on one side, and
Lawrence and Edward Cousin on the
the other, which resulted in the kill
ing of all the parties concerned. Shot
guns and pistols were the weapons
used. The cause of the difficulty is
attributed to an old family feud.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

JAcKsoSvILLE, Fla, Nov. e2.-Angel
Paz, who betrayed General Castillo to
the Spaniards for IS, 900, was captured
By the Insurgents on his way to Glen
fuegos, court-martialed on a drum
head and hung.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
nIn.,nchn,eti, JnrIat nend.

WORCESTER. Mass Nov 90 Judge
Thomas Leverett Nelson, of the United
States district court for the district Of
Massachusetts,, died at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning at his home in this
city, after long illness, aged 70
wears
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
DIR. Hourhton Paue, Away.

New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Rev. DIR.
George II. Houghton, pastor of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, better
known as the Little Church Around
the Corner" died last night He was
born in DeerReId, Mass, in 1890.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

MENA, Ark, Nov. 9s.-Miss Sadie
Rice committed suicide here to-day by
taking strychninc. The cause was
that her lover had forsaken her She
was IS years Of age and well re-
Bpectsd young lady.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

CHICAGO, Nov. 92.-There was a
general fall in the temperature OF
from IS TO 30 degrees throughout the
Northwest yesterday. Havre, Mont,
and Medicine Hat, n. W. T., carried
off the honors, the thermometer at
both points registering 10 degrees be-
low,Zero.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
rina uor,s, for Lnnnn.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. - The
steamer Coptic, which sailed to-day
for the Orient, will convey to Japan
seven thoroughbred stations pur.
chased in Lexington. KY, by Y. Mat
sumokos, the representative of Japan.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
An Old limo circus clown Deal.

NEW YORK, Nov 20 Thomas Edwin
Cook, who, when in his prime, was
leading circus clown, is dead Mt his
home in Paterson, n. j. lie was 06
vears old.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

CAYUGA, Ont, Nov. 92.-Mrs Adele
Sternanan aslast night found guilty
of the murder of her husband and
was sentenced to be hanged in the
courtyard of the Jail in this town on
January 20, 1865.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
A Freight Train wrecked In Kansa

A Freight Train Wrecked In Kansas.
HORACE, Kan, Nov. 2O.-A Missouri
Pacific freight train was wrecked
here last night by running through
an open switch into some cars on a
sidetrack. The engine and several
cars were demolished. William Bar
ret, engineer and his fremen escaped
with slight injuries by jumping from
the engine.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. GA boom
containing 1900, 900 feet of logs and
1900 cords of single bolts broke loose
at the mouth Of the Cowlitz river dur Z.
ing the high water.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
NO TRACE OF ANDREE.
Norwegian steamer Returns After Z
Futile Search.

FntIle Search.
TRoMsoE, Tromsoe Island, Norway,
Nov. 92.-The steamer Victoria, which
was fitted out by the Governor OF
Tromsoe, to search for Professor An
dree, the missing aeronaut, and his
party, and which left here on Novem-
Der 5, has returned from Spitzbergen.
She brings no news as 10 the where
abouts or movements of Professor An
dree, although exploring parties
landed ten times at various points in
Danmands Isles.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

vassar Girls Made Sick by Bad Veal.
PoUGnKEEPsIE, n. Y, Nov 90
Sixty students at Vassar college are
seriously ill, all having been taken
sick two days ago from eating inn
properly cooked veal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

EMMA, Tex, Nov 20--A terrific
prairie fire passed through Lubbock,
Hale and Crosby counties Tuesday,
doing great damage to the ranges.
At least 400 square miles of territory
were burned and many cattle killed.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

LONDON, Nov. 19.-Sir Henry Doul.
ton, head of the firm of Doulton & Co.,
Lambeth potteries, is dead. He was
born in vauxhall, July 25, 1890.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
EarthouaEe IN CalItornIa.

RiNDsBURs, Cal, Nov. 22.-Two
very distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt here yesterday. Buildings
shook perceptibly, but no damage was
done.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

MELBOURNE, Nov GA great fire
broke out here at > o'clock yesterday
morning. Many of the largest bust
ness houses were totally des troyed.
Loss s., 900, 900.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-28

are directly applied under eighty pounds
pressure 70 every grain of sand that -
in the inter. The result OF all TINS ~ tha'
each separate particle Of the hitter con,
tents Is turned around and ground un'h
II has practically been secured. Iheh'
when all the impure matter has peen cor
lected and floats in the water at the TOP
OF the sand used for filtration purposes.
II IS forced back into tie river again
through drain that Is constructed es-
pecially for that purpose.
one would naturally think that where
all this was done constantly there would
be no trouble about keeping the water
pure But no chances are taken ana IN
order that not the slightest impurity may
remain. the filter and sand bed are
sterllizcd. This H. the last blow so far
as the microbe and his attendant evils
are concerned. The water Is as pure
as II IS possible for water to be. with
the result that the little city oil DaVeh-
port has the only absolutely pure water
supply Of any city in the United states
If not in the world.-Chicago Times-her-
aid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-28
ELECTRIC MOTOR BICYCLE.
Started and Stopped in Ordinary Fash
lon, But That is All Rider Has 10 DO.
WILL SCORCH At TERRIFIC SPEED.
Fuel May Re Naptha. Petroleum or caso'
line-A Battery Ko-ts on Top of the
supply Tank and Furnishes the

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Electricity
may now drive the motor bicycle. An
invention has been patented by Sumter
g. Battey. Of New York. which makes
the unusual combination OF the electric
spark and A.ner naptha. petroleum or
gasoline. The union Of the two elements
IL accomplished BY placing a battery o.
top Of the tank containing whatever huid
may be preferred of the three mentioned.
The former is connected by the necessary
wires with the motive apparatus so that
the electricity may cause the necessary
explosion which produces an Impeding
force. whenever 81 is desired.
Battery and supply tank are located
back OF and just under the saddle OF the
bicycle. The bicycle is supplied with the
usual chain and sprockct wheels. one %
the latter being attached to the pedal
spindle. and the second sprocket wheel
10 the axle Of me bicycle az one side OF
the rear traction wheel At the end on
tho shaft opposite the sprocket wheel -
attached pinion adapted TO gear with
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-28

4 Departure In Purifying the water
supply.

The largest. the costliest and best nj
ter plant in the world has Just been COM
pleted at Davenport, Iowa Practical
men. whose experience has made their
opinions worthy Of respectful attention.
say that this plant really solves the wa
ter supply question for nearly all Western
cities. The cost Of the plant is $l,2O0.V1O.
Then ten doubie-nlter shells, which con-
tain the immediate water supply. have
capacity OF 100000 gallons.
Tie Mississippi river is the source
from which the water supply originally
comes The water is drawn from a point
in the bed Of the river nearest the chan
mel down into a tunnel that passes under
the rivers bed for a considerable dis
lance Through this tunnel it sweeps -
the pump wells. and thence into the fill
tiers. There is no danger Of contamind-
ton, as far as the sewage is concerned.
for the point i'm the river from which
water is secured IL a mile and a half
above the Government bridge and the
point az which the Davenport sewers en-
ter the river. At this same point the
Mississippi has current OF about five
miles an hour and dashes over the Rock
Island Rapids, giving IL complete AGRA