The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.

John G.. A. Leishman, late president
of the Carnegie company, is candi-
date for minister to Switzerland.
John Elsea and Bill Houston fatally
shot and stabbed Postmaster j. II.
Baker in school squabble at Coombs,
Okla.
The president has vetoed the bills to
pension Mary A. Veil and Mrs. Mary
A. Freeman, both remarked widows.
Cashier Otis Smith, social favorite
of Atlanta. embezzled $4,000 at least
from the Georgia Security and Bank
ing company.
General Grosvenor says Mckinley
will revoke Cleveland's order putting
the executive branch offices under civil
service rules.
Peoples party of Chicago has NOM
mated for mayor Carter II. Harrison,
son of the late mayor, expecting Dem
ocratic endorsement.
Captain William Howard Merrill, a
hero of the first Bull Run and Libby
prisoner, is dead in New York from
cirrhosis of the liver.
Mrs. Matte Carter. leader of a band
of railroad robbers, has been arrested
at Louisville, KY, along with Pat
O'Brien, Dan Hagerty, John and Joe
Bloom and Jonn Dawes
William Morley, Missoula, Mont,
gambler, shot and killed his mistress,
Blanche Rinaud, slightly wounded her
friend. Bess McCunlea, and then killed
himself by cutting his throat and
jumping into the river
President Cleveland celebrated the
165th anniversary of the birth of
George Washington by issuing thirteen
executive orders establishing as many
additional forestry reservations con-
tanning an aggregate area of II, 30, 400
acres, two ffths the area of the state
of Kansas.
T.. X. Smith, crooked Columbia,
Pa. banker, has landed in the Eastern
penitentiary at Philadelphia.
John NJ. Thomas of Empire, Kan.
was kicked by his horse and died IN
fifteen minutes.
Kansas State Printer ]. K Hudson
is now protected by injunction from
interference from Pop officials.
John and Bert Shaw, brothers, aged
% and 81, were killed by a runaway
team near Oklahoma City.
Freight No. 81 on the Southern Kan
sas was wrecked near Neosho Rapids
and tramp killed. A stone had been
placed on the track.
Robert Il. Wilson and Stanley Mil
Ter, gamblers, fought a duel at Red
Lodge, Mont, and killed each other.
The nomination of Giles Y. Cren-
shaw to succeed General Shelby, was
reported favorably to the senate.
Captain C. NJ. HardwiclS, veteran
Mississippi river stealnboatman, is
dead at New Orleans.
Reports of a ministerial crisis in
Madrid are confirmed. Conservatives
are in danger of deposition.
Much damage has been caused by
high water in Southern Indiana.
The United States Fish Commission
is investigating the subject of frog
farming. Missouri is the greatest
frog producing state. The town of
Kenneth alone ships 10000 pounds of
dressed frog legs annually, and New
Madrid is second with %, 900 pounds
n. n. Parberry. pioneer of Pettis
county, died at his home near Sedalia.
A man, giving the name of Fuller,
was caught in Kansas, charged with
trading Missouri land, which he didn't
own, for Kansas horses.
Boston has bought plant and will
do its own printing.
Bud Carroll took morphine and died
at Warrensburg because of loss of
property. r. h
Carnegie Steel company is selling
steel rails in England, having cut UNI
der English prices.
Joseph Worley, an .Eldredge, Mo,
fermer, was aasassinated by an UNI
known miscreant.
Sheriff Dow of Eddy county, n. NJ,
was killed by two assassins for prose
cutting cattle thieves.
A strange stranger who gave himself
up for robbery committed suicide in
the Leavenworth lookup. "a, r.s. ri,
Peter Z. Garvev. stock yards en-
ploye at Chicago took lumpy jaw from
the cattlc and died under an operation
for it.
Iowa is cnacting law that no can
didate's name may appear more than
once on the official ballot-a body blow
at fusion. -,--,.-
An heir to the Carnegie millions is
expected to arrive at an early day.
Congressman-e Champ Clark is
preparing history of the var of 1872.
Frank A. Vanderlip, Chicago news
paper man, will be Lyman j. Cages
private secretary. eF.
Santa Ana river will be turned from
its course to provide electricity fol
California cities. rY
DR.. S. Gratz Moses, one of the oldest
and most prominent physicians in st.
Louis, died of old age, in his S5th year
John Jacob Astor's $4,000, 900 hotel
which is in course of erection next tc
the Waldorf, will be called the Astoria,
Two masked man held up loca
train at Watova. l. T., and robbed the
conductor and brakeman of So so and
a revolver.
Preacher Goodwin of Mayfeld, KY,
had to fee from an avenging mob on
account of domestic misconduct,
The Transvaal asks 81, 667, 900 indem