The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.

obtainable for that to start a govern
ment factory.
The Republican league, in session at
Detroit, elected L. j. Crawford of
Newport, Ky, president, and voted to
meet at Omaha next year.
George f. McCulloch, chairman of
the Republican state central tommit-
tee of Indiana, will lose his left leg
because of being burned by y rays.
Mine owner Nicholas c. Creole,
after whom Creole, Colo, was named,
committed suicide to get away from
his wife, who sought reconciliation
His friends claim death was due to an
accidental overdose of morphine.
1t is rumored on Wall street that the
Standard Oil combine is rapidly alb
sorbing the sugar trust.
August Wehrheim. a Chicago real
estate man, was robbed by card sharps
of 81, 600 in brace faro game.
William Reynolds, laborer, was
killed by a cavern while working on
county bridge near Joplin, Mo.
George Decker smoked seventeen
packages of cigarettes at II church pic
mic in New Jersey and fell over un-
conscious
The Central block, the handsomest
Office building in Pueblo, Colo, was
damaged $4,000 by fire, caused by
electric wires crossing.
Harry Lansing, of Lincoln, Neb.,
has replevined the presents he gave to
Grace Oakley, who announced her en-
gagement to another man.
After protracted debauch Tom
Ginger, "a young farmer near Nixa,
Christian county Mo-, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the abdo-
men.
A small house was blown into the
Hudson river at Verplancks, N. j.,
during a wind storm and woman and
two children drowned.
Another big gas well has been
struck at lola, Kan. with an estimated
capacity of 5000 900 cubic feet daily
1t will furnish fuel for smelter of
1900 retorts being built at lola.
A 2-year-old daughter of l.. j. Town
lev died at Atchison, Kan, from an
overdose of patent medicine.
A Georgia mob of 1000 men lynched
the negro assailant of the 6-year-old
daughter of State Senator Campbell
Texas sheriffs have raised $3.50 to
defend eX-Sheriff Cunningham of Tay-
lor county, Texas, charged with the
killing of Mcmahon, the circus man,
at Wichita, Kan.
Frank Wray, a boy living near
Maryville. Mo-, was killed by the &C
cidental discharge of shotgun in the
back of Il wagon in which he was
driving.
Mrs King, an aged woman living
near Bronaugh, Mo, was accidentally
shot by her son who was handling
gun carelessly. She will likely re-
cover.
A Washington, D. c., woman mar
ried man named Veit, who was una
BILE to leave his work for bridal
tour, and left alone for Atlantic City,
N. j., on wedding trip.
Mrs Mary Jane league whipped
John Colwell. business man of Perry,
Okla, who, she says, slandered her
She beat him severely with stick and
paid $40 fine for fighting,
Ex-Coroner James McHale of Chica-
go, prominent figure in Illinois poll
tics, died of dropsy. He was 81 years
of age.
Professor Il. NJ Shepherd of Spring
field, Mo, has resigned from the state
board of geology on account of the re-
moval of DR.. Reyes, whom he had sup
ported for con tinuance in Office.
Linus Hudson, a young attorney of
Kerr, Mo-, attempted to commit sui
eide on account of domestic troubles.
His wife recently secured divorce.
Parliamentary inquiry into the
Transvaal raid has been concluded.
Cecil Rhodes is pronounced chief con-
spirator. Chamberlain is white
washed.
A resolution looking to the payment
of all private claims against the gov
eminent was adopted by the Senate.
Chairman Towne of the Silver Re-
publican National committee has
urged Ohio leaders of his party to sup
port the Democratic state ticket.
Columbus r. Cummings, tem-times
Chicago millionaire, is dead.
The big drawbridge which unites
Superior and Duluth was formally
opened.
A fire in Jersey City resulted in two
deaths and the probably fatal burning
of four others.
Engineers strike in England is as
suming large proportions. One hun
dred thousand men are now out
Several cows have died from an
thraX in Randolph county. Mo.
The Gold Democrats of Kentucky
held state convention at Louisville
and nominated Ex-Lieutenant Cover
nor Hindman for clerk of the court of
appeals. John G. Carlisle was perma-
nent chairman. Speeches were deliv-
cred by Henry Watterson, United
States Senator Lindsay and Colonel
Breckenridge. Denunciation of free
silver and the Chicago platform was
the keynote OF all the speeches and
resolutions