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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
THEY DEMAND $4,000.
BURGLARS OFFER TO RE-
TURN STOLEN BONDS.
Stolen Nineteen Years Ago-PrOceeds OF
biggest Bank burglary in the Worlds
HIstory-Many OF the Securities Are
Now Worthless.

New YORK, May 3l.-Nineteen years
ago the country was startled by the
report of the biggest bank burglary
known in the history of the world.
1t occurred Sunday, October ~, 1878.
The Manhattan Savings institution of
this city was robbed of securities esti-
mated at So, 747, 700 and sl1 900 in cash.
With the exception of few of the
bonds offered for sale some time ago,
none of the securities have been re-
covered 1t was believed that they
had been buried or destroyed.
That the securities are still in exist
ence are known here. A short time
ago negotiations were opened between
men said to represent the burglars and
President Joseph Bird of the Manhat-
tan Savings institution for their re-
turn.
The burglars have made demand
for S5O,OOO, and no questions to be
asked, with the understanding that
the securities are to be handed over in
good shape and that Immediately upon
their delivery the money shall be paid
in cash.
President Bird, who at the time of
the robbery was paying teller of the
Manhattan Savings institution, said
to-day that $4,000 had been asked for
the return of the bonds and although
the bank officials would like to get
them back he declared they would not
pay the amount asked. Continuing
Mr.. Bird said:
MANY of the securities are worth
less to-day, l should say, since the
government came to our assistance
some time ago by an act of Congress
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to reissue duplicates in place of
the stolen United States bonds
There wasa number of other bonds
issued by cities and corporations, how
ever. Some of these are due soon, and
of course we would like to have the
originals, as it would make it easier
for us to collect the moneys involved.
II refer particularly to the YonlSers
city per cent coupon bonds. There
were Slls,OOO Yonkers bonds stolen,
and out of that amount we have re-
ceived s9S, 200, which leaves $4,000
due"
Mr.. Bird stated that he believed the
offer to be made in good faith, and the
case has been placed in the hands of
the banks counsel. Those who par
ticipated in or were connected with
the robbery were Jimmy Hope, John
Hope, Patrick Shevelin, the watch
man of the bank, William Kelly, Peter
Emerson, alias Banjo Pete;" John
Nugent, a policeman, Eddie Golding,
alias Eddie Goodies" John Tracy and
Johnny Dobbs. OF these Jimmy and
John Hope are living in this city. The
Others are all either dead or in prison.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. Charles Parkhurst is sick bed
from overwork.
Specie payments have been sus-
pended in Guatemala.
Mississippi's governor vetoed the
new state house bill.
The government is after the iron
pipe trust in the South.
Rev. w. NJ. Hicks, FORMERLY of st.
Joseph, is insane in New York.
Congress has agreed to knock out
Cleveland's recent forestry reserve
ord0:.
-Four men were killed in an explo-
sioii which wrecked Caswell's mills at
Lowelltown, Me.
Tecrmseh, Okla, negroes have all
been warned to leave the country and
are in abject terror.
Only two of the seven Cherokee In
dian commissioners favor treating with
the Dawes commission.
Col. T. H. Rosser, a well known Mis-
souri, Confederate leader, is dead at
Dallaston, Ala, aged so.
President Mckinley sent a congrat-
ulatory message to Queen Victoria on
her 18th birthday, May "a
The United States Supreme court
says the Interstate Commerce COM
mission has no power to fix rates
Mrs st. John, New York artist,
won her suit against Chicago street
car company for 8s5, 900 damages.
Edwin H. Conger of Iowa has been
appointed minister to Brazil and John
R. Brooke promoted to major general.
Senator Cullom has introduced bill
to legalize pooling and make a general
revision Of the Interstate commerce
law.
President Mckinley has RENTED
the sentence of dismissal against Cap
tain Romeyn Of the Fifth infantry.
In the case OF L. Z. Parsons of Ala
bama the supreme court decided that
the president may remove district at
torneys at will.
Gold Democrats and Republicans
have nominated fusion county ticket
at Danville, KY.
Abilene, Kan, now has seven pa
pers, the latest being a Democratic
sheet put out by Henry Lifts.
E. H. Lentweller, formerly United
States commissioner at Ardmore, l.
r., was convicted at Paris, Texas, OF
bribery.
An indictment was found against
Alfred Kittson, son of Commodore
Kittson, for completely in the st. Paul
bank failures.
Frank Cockrell, jr., son Of the Mis-
souri, Senator, has gone to Mexico to
raise coffee.
o. H. Jones, Noah NJ. Given and II.
c. Wells have been appointed curators
Of the Missouri State University.
The chess match between members
Of Congress and the British Commons
will be opened May 81 at . P. M,
Washington time.
The Peruvian mission has been
offered to DR.. Hunter of Kentucky.
He will accept if it will net interiors
too much with his business affairs,
Democratic senators in caucus de-
cided to oppose the proposed increase
of internal revenue taxes on beer and
] tobacco. General sentiment waa
.gainst any policy of delay.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
POLITICS IN SCHOOLS.

AIissOurrs Governor Said to Be Planning
Removal OF Gold Advocate Professors.
JEFFERSON CRY, Nc, May 81. From
a gentleman close to the administra-
ton it is said that Prof. j. p. Blanton
will be elected to succeed President
Jesse of the state university. The in
tention of the governor is to got rid of
the sound money men and the Eastern
professors in the university and to SUBJ
stitute Missouri men who have advo-
Gated free silver
The governors scheme will also in
clude the state normal school at Kinks
vile, where the new directors are eX-
pected to elect j. S. Collins, free sill
yer man from ST. Louis, in place of
President Melee, who has been a
sound money Democrat.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
TEXANS FIGHT A DUEL.
Both OF the Principals Dead When
Frlends Reached Thorn.

Both OF the Principals Dead When
Friends Reached Them.
SWEET HOLE, Texas, May 31.-The
neighborhoOd was assembled at Salem
church, eight miles from here, yester-
day, in observance of Decoration day.
Two young men, win Lewis and Wit
Bosworth, were among the number.
Bad blood existed between them, too
much talk being the cause.
They walked away from the crowd
together and stopped after going some
distance, appearing to talk the matter
over very calmly. One turned as If to
leave, when the other drew a revolver.
The other wheeled, and both fired
about the same instant and continued
until their revolV ers were empty.
Botn were dead when their friends
got to them. Every bullet fred by
each man took effect in his opponent.
Lewis was shot three times through
the body and once through the arm.
Bosworth was hit twice in the head,
twice in the body and once IN the leg.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
ASKS EMPLOYEES 70 ACT.
Hallway Age Introduces New Method
OF Relief from Legislation.

Railway Age Introduces n New Method
OF Relief from Legislation.
That the employees of the railways
suffer most and most directly by any
dlminution in railway revenues is
fact which the employees themselves
in the mass have been very slow to
understand, but it seems as II they
were awakening to the fact at last in
earnest. AT intervals, during the last
two years, the employees of certain
states have banded together to make
their political influence felt in opposi-
ton to anti-railway legislation. In
Minnesota, in Iowa and in Kansas
among the western states, employers
clubs have done themselves and the
railways good service in the past.
Now, after the bitter experience of the
last few years, the employers all over
the country are rising in protest
against the renewed bitterness OF the
granger attacks. In several states the
railway men of all classes are fighting
vigorously the various legislative raids
on railway revenues which are threat
ened. Best Of all has been the con-
Cluslon reached at the union meeting
of the different railway labor orders
al Little Rock, Ark, when a resolution
was adopted calling on members Of all
orders to oppose legislation which
would further reduce railway earnings.
In Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and
other states employees are protesting
with more or less unanimity against
the passage of 2-cent-a-mile passenger
rate laws and similar enactments, all
of which is very good.
There was time when it was pos
sible for the public and for the rail-
way employees to be, or pretend to be,
ignorant of the real condition Of the
railways. There was time when it
was possible to make the credulous
panies were kept in such way that
their true condition was not known,
and that all professions of poverty on
their part were untrue and made for
political effect only. That time has
passed. The condition of the railway
properties of the countries is, in it's
general outlines at least, known to
anybody who cares to know it. And
the condition, If not desperate, is at
least seriously critical for the ma
jority Of the companies.
There ought to be today not less
than a quarter of a million of men
more in the employ of the railways
than there are. They ought to be there
not only for their own sakes, but sim
ply for the safety of the travelling pub
lie. The railways Of the country are
operated today with forces which are
far below the danger line1" and so
long as the public and the legislatures
maintain their present attitude, it Is
doubtful II any possible increase in
business from a return OF good
times" will enable the companies to
employ the proper number of men
and pay them decent wages.-Railway
Age.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
ANTI-DYEASTIC PLOT.
PREMIER RALLI SAID TO BE
IMPLICATED.
King George Appeals to tho Gar of
Russia for Ald-Some Greeks stlll
Hope for General War--General
Miles Visits Constantine.

LONDON, May 31.--The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says today;
From a Russian source comes news
of conspiracy against King George of
Greece fare more deeply rooted than
was supposed. There is indubitable
evidence that Premier Ralli and his
colleagues in the cabinet are gravely
implicated in plot to overthrow the
dynasty.
ATHENS, May 3l.-King George paid
a visit to NJ. Onou, the Russian minis
ter, Saturday, and after two hours
interview sent long telegram to En-
peror Nicholas, urging him to inter-
vene on behalf of Greece.
Turkeys continued arming and re-
ported Russian preparations, with
other rumors of bellicose character,
raise the hope that Greece may get
benefit from general European war;
But the majority of the nations,
sobered by sad experience, are only
DESTROYS that Europe shall protect
Greece against her conqueror
There is no reason to fear that either
Bulgaria or Servia will abandon the
policy it has followed thus far. The
Turkish troops who have been sent to
the Servian and Bulgarian frontiers
are only intended to replace those
who were withdrawn just before the
war began.
The reports of alarming anti-dynas-
tic troubles, published abroad, cause
surprise here, as there is no sign of
any such movement, nor is any prom
inent politician likely to commit him
self to an anti-dynastic program. 1t
appears that the Prince of Wales has
expressed his personal desire that
Crown Prince Constantine should come
TO London for the jubilee festivities,
and this is regarded as indicative of
English good will toward Greece.
LONDON, May 3l.-A dispatch to the
Times from Canea, Island of Crete,
says that an armed MussuImans made
a sortie from Gambia Saturday night
and burned the village of Kalivia,
killing fourteen. The dispatch adds:
"This is certain to have serious conse-
quences, as it will incense the Cretans,
who will make reprisal."
ATHENS, May 81 Major General
Nelson A. Miles arrived yesterday at
Lamia, visited the Greek lines and
subsequently lunehed with Crown
Prince Constantine.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
GIrI KIIIs ner Drunken Father.

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, May 81. Fred
erick Heidi, farmer in Warren town
ship, nine miles from this city, was
shot and killed yesterday afternoon
by his daughter, Minnie, 90 years old.
The girl was arrested and brought
here. Her father attended church at
Rosegille, but got badly intoxicated on
his way home. Entering his home,
when his daughter was there alone,
the frenzied parent seized a razor and
made for the girl. She succeeded in
wrestling the weapon from him, and
the fathers threats being repeated,
the girl, in her predicament, grabbed
a loaded gun and fired at him. The
ball struck Heidi in the temple, killing
him instantly,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
THE "LoNo MAN" GETS OUT
The Desperate Hlshwayman Scales the
Penitentiary Walls.

The Desperate HlGhwayman Scales the
PenitentIary Walls.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, May 81. Rob
ert johnson, the long man of the
long and short" highwaymen who
terrorized Kansas City during Janu-
airy, 1895, escaped from the very heart
of the state penitentiary last night
With him went j. A. Chase, a forger
from Nodaway county; James Scott,
negro thief from Butler county, both
three-year men, and a convict named
Singleton, employed in the power
house on the outside.
Johnson was third termer and his
sentence this time was twelve years.
He, Chase and Scott occupied cell in
the new building. They sawed two
iron bars in the window and climbed
through an aperature only seven
inches wide. One of them scaled the
outside wall by means of n sliding
door, He let rope down and climbed
to liberty The second one followed,
and the guard on the wall discovered
them. He fired at them and they threw
rocks at him, while the third man
climbed over and they disappeared in
the darkness.
Warden Starke received telegram
this morning announcing the capture
of Scott near Upton. All had on their
prison clothes. 1t was one of the most
daring escapes ever made and the men
were confined in the strongest part Of
the prison.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
A LARGO Mlnne.ota MIn FaIIs.

MANKATo, Mimi, May 81. -. The
Hubbard Flour Milling company and
X. d. Hubbard of this city failed to-
day, with liabilities of S50O,OOO
and assets not over sy5O,OOO. The
failure was brought about by the
decline in National Linseed Oil com
pany stock and by cattle losses. The
Hubbard Milling company owns u
l, 9OO-barrel -four mill which will be
continued by the assignee.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
sohwolnfurth's hacker Fails.

LEXINGTON, KY, May 31.-Mrs. Do
vey Anderson and her son Blythe An
derson have made an assignment to
w. E. Simms, Jr., of Paris, Ky. The
assets consist OF about 500 acres OF
land on Lexington and Newtown pIae,
near this city. Mrs. Anderson was the
prime mover and supporter of the
Schweinfurth colony, and at one time
was considered to be worth quarter
of million.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
socletv Woman a DeIauIte,.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 3l.-A prom
inent society woman here has embez-
zled So, 200 belonging to charitable
institution. For several weeks the
women of the Protestant Orphan asy-
lum have discussed the defalcation in
meetings pledged to secrecy. The nsy-
lum's officers refuse to discuss the mat
ter for publication, hoping to recover
some of the missing funds.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Four Small Denver Children Killed and
Four Injured.

Four Small Denver Children Killed and
Four Injured.
DENVER, Col, May 31.-At o'clock
last evening a spring wagon, driven
by Henry Marsau, a carpenter, and
containing eight children, ranging in
age from 3 to 0 years, was struck by a
special train on the Denver &c Rio
Grande railroad, and as result four
of the children are dead and the others
are terribly injured, two SO badly that
thay will die.
1t is claimed by the police that Mar
sau was intoxicated and paid no at
tention to the signals of the engineer,
but drove upon the track when the
train was i'll plain sight and but few
feet away. The engine struck the
wagon, demolishing it and crushing
and mangling the children in hor-
rible manner.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
Sugar rrust Lose. n Sale.

NEW YORK, May 3i.-While gaining
a victory in the courts at Washington
last week the sugar trust lost fight
in the Indian Office. It's products Will
be barred out of the Indian reserva-
tions during 1898 Not only that, but
sugar imported direct from Holland
will take the place of the combines
product. The sugar trust people claim
this is inconsistent with the policy of
protection TO home industries and
threaten to appeal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

ABBOTT, Texas, May 91.-Mrs. Nan.
ME L. Barr her 4-year-old babe and
her sister, Miss Matte L. Alexander,
aged IA, were all drowned in a tank
near the house The boy was playing
n'the shallow water and inadvertent-
ly stepped off into a deep hole in the
center of the tank. The ladies were
drowned in attempting to rescue the
little fellow.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

LINCOLN CENTER, Kan, May al
George Repshire and son Herbert,
aged 4s and Is, were drowned at Shady
Bend, on the Saline river, this county,
yesterday about o'clock. The boy
was bathing and was seized with
cramps He called for help and when
the father went to his assistance both
drowned,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
Snow In WI,eon.In and MICHIGAN.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 3l.-Many
points in Michigan and Wisconsin ex-
perienced the novelty of a Decoration
suowstorm. At Menominee, Mich, it
showed at frequent intervals all day,
sometimes quite hard At Bayfield,,
Wis, sufficient snow fell last night to
cover the ground and the thermome-
ter dropped to 30.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
starvlnp Them Into subleotlon.

SAN Francisco, May 3l,-The riot
Gus convicts in the San Quentin peni-
Tertiary caused no serious trouble yes
terday but they are still defiant and
vaguely threaten that they will yet
compel the authorities to yield to their
demands. Warden Hale is confident
that the backbone of the strike has
been broken, and thinks that he will
soon starve the unruly men into sub
lection.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
Run Over BY tho Car.

BEvIER, Mo-, May 31.-Arthur card
ner, young man 16 years of age liv-
ing with his parents on farm one
mile west of Callos, Mo-, was run over
by the cars on the Hannibal & st.
Joseph railroad this morning while
trying to board moving freight train
three miles east of Bevier He cannot
live
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
A Missouri Woman XIII. Herself.

ANDERSON, Mo, May sl.-The wife
of Felix Parson, a well-tc- do farmer,
six miles south Of this place, committed
suicide last night by hanging. She
was about 40 years old and has been
respondent many years. Her mother,
Mrs Anderson, SHOT herself about ten
years ago. A sister, Mrs Knowlton,
lives in Kansas City.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

DECATUR, Ind, May 31.-At teach
er's examination in this city before
the county superintendent, Rovillo
Schearer, the l2-year-old son of Will.
lam Shearer, successfully passed aud
was awarded a license. He is con-
coded by instructors to be the young
est teacher in Indiana, il not in the
United States
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
DURRANT WILL HANG.

Governor OF California Sets His Execu-
tiOn for June II.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 3l.-Theo-
dore Durrant will hang on June IL,
one week from next Friday. Governor
Budd has telephoned that much, in eff
feet, to Warden Hale OF San Quentin,
at the same time ordering the death
watch placed upon the prisoner.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
Cameron Man Shoot. Himself.

CAMERON, Mo-, May 3l.-A. L Brad
shaw of this city committed suicide
to-day by shooting himself He was
local agent for the Singer Sewing
Machine company. The cause of the
suicide was poor health and financial
trouble.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
$4,000 stlu out.

NEW YORK, May 3l.-The big strike
of garment makers entered upon its
third week to-day. About $500 ope-
atOrs, whose employers have signed
the new agreement, have returned to
work, leaving about 1900 still on
strike in this city aud vicinity
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
A Folding ned Victim.

MONTPELIER, ", May 81. "A folding
bed at the Union house closed auto
matically last night while Henry Ken
dali. aged SO, was asleep in it He was
dead when taken out, having either
been smothered or died Of heart fail
ure induced by fright.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
An Once Tor Edltor speed.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, May Silt is
announced ,has Governor stephens
has decided TO appoint Richard b.
Speed. editor of ne Nevada Mail, coal
oil inspector OF st. Louis
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
A LIFE GALLEY SENTENCE.
Humbsrt's Assalians Receives the Courts
Orders with Cheers for Anarchy.

ROME, May 31.-Pietro Acciarito, the
anarchist who attempted to stab King
Humbert while the latter was on his
way to the races, April 90, was SEN
fenced to the galleys for life to-day.
On hearing his sentence Acciarlto,
who had been cynical throughout the
trial shouted; To-day it is my turn;
tomorrow it will be the turn Of the
bourgeoise government; long live the
revolution. Long live anarchy"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
Bank cashier Gets Five Years,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 3l.-ln the
criminal court of Lebanon, in the case
of the state VS.. W. =. Hall, the jury
found him guilty of unlawfully re-
ceiving deposits, and fixed sentence at
five years in the penitentiary. The
case will be appealed. Hale was cash
Ter of the Bank of Watertown, which
failed about a year ago.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
Ysrkes TeIcaoone Disabled.

CHICAGO, May 3l.-Yerkes observa-
tory at Williams Bar, Wis, will be
closed for the summer, the movable
floor of the dome having been wrecked
by fall of forty-five feet.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

A Double Negro Hanging In Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 29.-William I. Powers
and John baltimore, both colored,
were hanged in the county Jail to-day,
the first double execution since the
hanging of the Anarchists in 1887.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

LONDON, May sl.-The Due d'Alen-
con, whose wife lost her life during
The. charity bazaar fire in Paris, it il
laid will take holy orders and retire 70
Bmonastery.