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Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
HIS SECRET DIED WITH HIM..
John W, Kseley of "Motor" Tame Dloa In
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 9l'--John w.
Keeley, the inventor OF tho Keeley
motor, died yesterday at his home In
this city from pneumonia He was
taken i'll on Saturday last and con.
tinued to grow steadily worse until
his death,
Mr., Kelley was 6l years Of ago and
leaves a widow. He was u native OF
this city, Ills education was meagro,
and at nm early age he became car
pcnter, following that trade until 1879,
1t was In that year that no announced
that he was the discoverer OF new
force by which motive power would DO
revolutlonzed Following this he
constructed what has become known
as the Keoley motor, On November
10, 1874 he gave It's first exhibition
before number Of capitalists and
scientists, who advanced SlOO,0OO to
enable him to perfect his discovery
and apply the principle, Since then
largo sums Of money have been eX.
pended without any practical public
results,
Between 1874 and ls0l Kceley con,
structed and discarded 100 different
models, In his first model hc en-
ployed water as n generator, but later
the experiments were made with what
he called "liberator," n machine
equipped with large number Of tun'
ing forks, which, he claimed, flsinte
grated the mir and released u powerful
othcric force.
In 1883, he was for u time confined
in Jail for contempt OF court for refus
ing to disclose the secret by which h,
produced many remarkable effects II
the presence OF experts, but until hit
death the secret was known only tt
himself, Among those interested in
his scientific efforts was Mrs, Bloom
field Moore, the we'll known society
woman, who advanced sums OF money
to Keeley for the purpose Of his inven'
ton Keelcy sank millions Of other
peoples money In his scheme.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
MANY LIVES ENDANGERED.
Dewey Informs Navy Department Of y
Serious AFFAIR

WASHINGTON, Now al,-Ncws Of a
mixed character came TO the navy de-
department from Admiral Dewey,
touching the situation in the Philip
pines,
The admiral sent two of his war
ships, tho Charleston and tho Concord,
some time ago TO the southward from
Manila TO ascertain whether there was
truth In reports that the insurgents
had extended their activities In that
direction, Yesterday he cabled as fol-
lows.
"Charlcston and Concord arrived
to-day from lloilo Glass reports that
the entire island OF Panay Is in pos
session Of the insurgents, except lloilo,
which IL defended by 500 Spanish
troops, All foreign citizens there beg
for American protection, The island
Of Ncgros has declared independence
and desires American protcctoratc."
Glass tho commander Of the
Charleston, So far nothing has been
upHo Ny lnt uuHllHlhNlhtloh bpNuiN
curbing tho insurgents in their opera
tions, save verbal representations from
the American commanders TO hguin-
aldo, in which II has been pointed out
to him that II would be good policy, In
view Of the probability OF the anncxa-
tion Of the islands by tho United
States, to pursue course that would
not be obnoxious TO the United States,
But the situation Is now realized TO be
critical, So far as the Spaniards are
concerned, perhaps they can be left to
take care of themselves, but the for
elgn residents at Ilolo are differently
regarded,
The difficulty in the situation is that
with tho best intentions TO intervene
TO protect the Europeans and other
foreigners and to save the city Of lloilo,
the second OF importance In the Phil
ippinc group, from lootng tho United
States forces appear to be stopped
under the rules Of war from moving
from their positions Such Is the con-
struction placed upon the clause in tho
protocol relating to suspension OF
hostilities.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
KNIGHTS OF LABOR WANTS.

CHICAGO, Nov, 9L-Hhc national as
sembly of the knights of Labor, at
their annual meeting in this city, have
decided to recommend to the indus
trial commission the repeal Of govern
ment by injunction, the prohibition Of
employment of children under 10 years
of age, the prohibition Of watering
stock by any railroad or corporation,
the establishment of postal savings
banks, government control of rail-
roads, the issuance of grecnbacks by
the government direct, the election of
United States Senator'S by the peoples
vote, the election of the President by
popular vote and the initiative and
referendum. A committee Of three is
to be appointed to submit these rec
concentrations to the commission.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
GREAT FIRE IN THE GARKS
Started by Sparks From a Memphis
Freight Tralm
THlTREEN MILES OF FLAMES
aIllea OF Fences, Orchards, Plantations,
Farms aud Dry Pastures Devastated
hagration.

MAcoNB, Mo-, Nov 9l,---The largest
and most destructive conilagration that
has ever swept the Ozark mountains
since 1884 is now circumscribing this
town for miles and miles, north Of and
parallel with the Memphis road, The
autumn heavy foliage has rapidly fall
on since frost and Is supposed TO have
been fred by sparks from freight en-
gnes yesterday afternoon, Ascopc of
country thirteen miles long is In
flames, miles OF fences, orchards,
plantations, farms and dry pasture
fields, stocked with cattlo and other
animals, ard many old settlers homes
lie directly in the limo OF the ravaglng
monster, while neighborhoods arc nd
vOncing TO the scene, but find them
selves totally unable to check the
flames, and their only remedy is to
hurrledly turn out stock ahead OF the
flames and desert premises, The oltl-
tudc being l,7OO feet above the sea and
terrible enthusiastically wind pre-
vailing, great destruction is imminent
The town Of MOcomb will probably be
DESTROYED
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
PANA STILL TERR0RIZED,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov al.--Not
withstanding the declaration by Cap
tain u, G. Butler, In command OF thu
national guards at Pana, made to Gov
ernor Tanner, that he felt able to copI
with the occasion with the troop
at his command, n delegation Of about
fifty business men Of Pana
headed by former Mayor Huber
visited the governor at the executive
mansion and informed him that Pana
was in state OF terror, and that Cap
tain Butler appeared to be inadequate
to the occasion, and asked that the
governor send more troops TO panO
and take stringent measures TO pre-
serve the peace Accordingly Governor
Tanner ordered Company c, Fifth lIlh
nois infantry, to proceed TO PonN
The governor superseded Captain But
Ter, who has been in command at Pana
with Lieutenant Colonel Frank T.,
Wells, Fifth infantry, OF Decatur
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
MURDER NOT AN ACCIDENT.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov 2l,--Though
it is over u year since DR., Lyman A.
Berger was killed, the accident insur'
ance policies on his life have not yet
been paid, The companies that issued
the policies holds, 1t seems, that being
shot by crazy man is not an accident.
The Pacific Mutual Life and Accident
Insurance company, in which DR.. Ber-
ger was heavily Insured, maintains
that John Sclegels deed was planned
and premeditated, and that DR.. Bcr'
ger ought to have taken precautions
against his assailant and protected
himself. And on this ground the COM
pany refuses to pay DR., Bcrgcr's poll
clos
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
rhe rIrat spnnl,h war ronsIon.

WASHINGTON, Nov 2l.--Commission'
er Evans of the pension Office notified
Secretary Alger to-day that Jesse II.
Gates of the Second United States ar
tillery, who lost part Of his upper lip
in tho West Indian campaign, has
been awarded the first pension on nc
count of the Spanish war, Gates will
receive $l7 per month, and this being
inadequate private pension bill in
creasing the pension probably will be
introduced in Congress. Claims on
account of the Spanish war are now
coming in rapidly, The total on file
up TO date is ,Oi7 for war service and
17s for naval service, exclusive of the
claims of the battleship Maine victims,
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
MUST Be PIPES OR CIGARS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov, 2l,-The
unti-cigarettc law passed by the last
Tennessee legislature is declared con-
stitutional in an opinion given by
Judge Caldwell, Of the supreme court
of the state, The opinion declares
that cigarettes are not legitimate arti-
cles Of commerce because they are
wholly noxious and deleterious to
health, and therefore nre not within
the provision OF the federal constitu-
tion protecting legitimate commerce.
1t also holds that the conventional
cigarette package is not an Original
package" in the true commercial sense,
for which additional reason the fed
crol law has no application to this
statute, The sale Of cigarettes has
been stopped by order Of the police.
The decision will likely be contested
in the federal supreme court.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
CROSS LEAVES A CONFESSION.

EEPoRIA, Kan, Nov 21,-It Is now
an assured fact that Charles S. Cross
has left u confession TO the effect that
he alono was responsible for the
wreclsiug of the bank,
William Martindale, in whose hands
the confession is said TO be, still re-
fuses to say anything for publication,
and If he has the confession, refuses to
give it out for publication,
Mrs, Cross utterly scouts the charges
made in some OF the papers that her
husband was speculator on the board
of trade in Chicago or New York, She
says such n thing could not have hap
pened without her knowledge, as she
was authorized and had always been in
the habit Of opening all OF her hus-
bands mail and telcgrams during his
absence, and, when necessary, answer
ing them. This had been the case
during their entire married life, Mrs
Cross asserts that In the conducting OF
Sunny Slope farm she was consulted
on all occasions.
When approached upon the subject
of the alleged confession, she stated
that she knew OF 10 such document,
but did not doubt there was one, as II
was just such an action us she would
expect from Mr., Cross.
Mrs, Cross says her husband was not
the maker Of the thousands Of dollars
of worthless paper which Is said to be
part Of the banks assets, She asserts
that he Inherited most Of it when he
succeeded to his fathers place in tho
bank, and that it was taken in when
the elder Cross and Martindalc were
the heads of the bank.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
LANPROVES TO Be POPULAR
New Bankruptcy Act Taken Ad-
vantage Of by Many
ONLY THREE MONTHS IN FORCE


WAsmEdToN, Nov 2l.-rhe forth
coming annual report Of the attorney
general embraces n review OF the oper-
ations Of the national bankruptcy law
Of July /, 1903, which has been pre-
pared by Mr., i, O. Brandenburg, in
charge Of bankruptcy matters In the
department OF justice, Mr.. Bran
denburg, who is preparing q book
on bankruptcy, briefly reviews
similar past legislation and de-
tails the opcratian OF tho feature
OF the law permitting persons to
become voluntary banlsrupts which
took effect August 1, 1903, From this
report II appears that applicants for
relief have been found IN every walk
OF life, irrespective OF class or locality,
and shows that tho largo class of mon
who have been unfortunate in their
business enterprises have availcd
themselves of the relief offered
Notwithstanding the law has been In
force over three months, the courts In
eight districts declined to proceed with
the reference and adjudication of the
petitions for tho reason that the su
preme court has not promulgated the
rules, forms and orders required by the
net, In all other cases the courts have
proceeded and adjudlcated petitioners
bankrupt or have referred the
cases TO the referees for action.
Since the law took effect ZOO petit
tions in voluntary bankruptcy have
been fled, Slngularly, the districts
Of Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania,
Southern Georgia, Nevada, New Mex
leo, Western Virginia and Wyoming
show that no persons therein have ap-
piled to be adjudged bankrupt The
following shows the number Of cases
filed in each state;
Alabama 1871, Arizona /, Arlsansns,
20, California 80, Colorado 9s, Conncc.
tlcut 0, Delaware none, District of Co.
lumbia /, Florida ss, Northern district
Georgia /, Idaho 3, Southern Illinois
Bs, Indiana "a, Indian Territory Z,
Iowa AZ, Kansas IS, Kentucky ~, Louis
lana Z, Maine 70, Maryland 90, Massa-
chusetts 4, Minnesota '144, Mississippi
z, Missouri o., Montana II, Nebraska
20, Nevada none, Now Hampshire 2,
New Jersey 10, New Mexico none,
New York 207 North Carolina l2,
North Dakota /, Ohio 76, Oklahoma 2,
Oregon 0, Western Pennsylvania 81,
Rhode Island IL, South Carolina 2,
South Dakota 0, Tennessee 90, Texas
1872, Utah 0, Vermont II, Virginia,
Eastern district /, West Virginia IA,
Wisconsin d6.
As the involuntary features of the
law which permits creditors to have
their debtors adjudicated q bankrupt
did not take effect until November /,
1898, it has been impossible to obtain
any data with reference to the opera
ion Of this provision,
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
THE RAILROAD MAILS,

CHICAGO, Nov 81. - -Four United
States senators and four representa-
tives, composing the joint congress-
ional commission authorized by Con-
gress at its last session, met here to-
day to begin an investigation into the
receipts and expenditures Of the post
office department in this city and vi
cinity. 1t was openly charged during
the last session of Congress that the
railroads were receiving exorbitant
sums of money for carrying the mails,
resulting in an annual deficit of
SIS, 900, 900.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
SHOT BY A POLITICIAN,

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov, 2l.-Yesterday
morning at : o'clock L, NJ. James Of
North Topeka became involved in an
alteration with William II. Hayes,
and shot him in the abdomen, in6ict-
Jag wound from which Hayes may
die. James is we'll known Populist
politician and was candidate for
county treasurer last fall. Hayes is u
coach trimmer and is employed by the
Santa Fe, The trouble grew out of a
long-standing dispute over the division
line between their two properties
Hayes is in critical condition. James
was released on a 81, 900 bond.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
DEWEY RAISES TWO SHIPS,
The Isla do Cuba and Isla do Luzon In
tho American Navy,


MANILA, Nov, 2i,--rho Spanish
cruisers Isla dc Cuba and Isla de
Luzon, which were sunk during the
battle Of Manila, have been hoatod
and doclSed at Cavite.
WAsmNoToN, Nov 2l.-Admiral
Dewey has informed the navy depart
mcnt that he has contracted with n
Hong Kong firm Of wreckers to raise
three Of the Spanish war vessels sunk
in the battle OF Manila last May day.
Tho cost OF raising the ships and
putting them in thorough repair will
be $500, 900. The vessels TO be raised
are gunboats Of large type, and, in the
opinion OF Chief Constructor IIich-
born, they will be tho very best kind
Of craft for the protection Of the
United States interests among the
Philippines and along the Asiatic
coast They are the sister ships Isla
dc Cuba and Isla dc Luzon, and the
Don Juan do Austria.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
TWELVE LIVES CRUSHED OUT

New York, Nov. lo,-ln the gloon
of smoke, storm and fog that darkenet
the rails Of the Pennsylvania railroad
carly yesterday morning, between
Jersey City and Harrison, II bclatet
suburban train dashed into gang OF
worlsmen, killing eleven and injurina
four, one Of whom has since died
Five others had remarkable escapes
All the victims lived in JorseY City.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Torches aa Noon in a London For.

LONDON, Nov. 81, --- Almost unprece.
dented mild weather it being exper.
fenced for this time Of the year In
England. The open gardens are full
of flowers which are blooming in great
profusion. One Of tho most dense fogs
in many years, however, enveloped
London Thursday, greatly impeding
railroad and street traffic, The quaint
spectacle OF pedestrians feeling their
way with flaming torches at noon was
seen in the London streets
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Norroe, scnt Ont of Town.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. 10.-Gen-
eral Leonard Wood, military governor
ofthc Department of Santiago, has in
structcd General Ewers, who is in
command of the brigade Of negro reg
iments at San Luis, where the drunk
on affray occurred on Monday night,
to move the camp five miles out from
the town. 1t is probable that one OF
the regiments will be sent to an island
near the entrance OF Santiago harbor,
where there are no inhabitants.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
ONE TRAIN ROBBER STAYED.

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL, Nov, 81, The
westbound overland passenger train
was held up by four robbers about 1
o'clock this morning between Daggett
and Barstow.
Express Messenger Hutchinson drove
them off with buckshot and the train
pulled out for Los Angeles At Bar
stow the train men sent u posse back
to tho scene Of the hold up, where the
body of one of the robbers was found,
perforated with shot A special train
with Sheriff Holcomb has just left
here for the scene OF the hold up.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Fomou, Canal to Be Sold.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov 81. -- The
board of public works to-day decided
to sell all the interest of the state OF
Maryland in the famous Chesapeake &
Ohio canal. This interest has cost the
state, in one way or another, about
S25, 900, 900, but its present value is in
determinate, as it is now in the hands
of receivers. The canal was for over
half century the main public work OF
MARYLAND and was built almost entirely
Nv the state.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
PAY FOR SPANISH TROOPS.

HAVANA, Nov. 9l,-CaptOin General
Blanco received from Paris yesterday
a cable authorizing him to draw on
Paris for Sc, 900, 600 gold, to be applied
in the payment of the Spanish troops
in Cuba, This amount is in addition
to the proceeds of the draft for 495, 900
pounds sterling by the Madrid govern
ment on London, which was sold here
last week, The Spanish authorities
are making strenuous efforts to COM
plcte the evacuation by the end Of the
wear,
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
TWENTY-FOUR LIVES LOST,

YAoUIEA, Ore, Nov l0,--Tho Brit
ish ship Atlanta, Captain Charles Nc
Bride, from Tacoma to South Africa
with wheat, was wrecked of Alsci
bay, sixteen miles south of Haquini
bay, yesterday morning, She carricC
a crew of twenty-sevcn men and al
were drowned but three, The ship
masts have been blown away, th'
decks swept clean and the vessel haj
broken in two amidships,
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
MORE LIBERTY FOR DREYFUS,

PARIS, Nov el,-The government,
according to the Temps, has ordered u
modification of the prison treatment
of former Captain Albert Dreyfus,
Dreyfus is to be allowed to promenade
and exercise six hours o day over an
nrea of eight acres.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Double Kansas Murder.

GARDEN CITY, Kan, Nov, al.-A
double murder was committed seven
miles west Of Garden City yesterday.
A. Il. Pitts shot and killed George
Neighbors and his son, Lewis Neigh
bors, on their farm while az work.
Pitts and the Ncighbors reside on adj
joining farms, and the difficulty seems
to have arisen out Of an attempt by
Pitts to join fences. Pitts is in Jail,
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
snhnnl Roy Mnrdcrod.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo, Nov 2l.-IIenry
Stachorowski, a O.yeor-old school boy,
was murdered by companion on the
way to school after the noon recess
yesterday. The little fellow was
stabbed in the breast He ran home
and fell bleeding in sight of his
mother. When picked up he was dead
His assailant is unknown.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
AN ITALIAN CHURCH,

DETROIT, Mich, Nov, 2l,--SOint
francesca, the first Italian church
erected in Detroit, was dedicated yes.
terday The occasion was rendered
the more notable by the presence of
Archbishop Martinelli, apostolic dele.
gate from Rome to the United States,
who performed the ceremony.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
EMINENT ENGLISHMAN DIES.

LONDON, Nov. 9I-sir George Smythe
Baden Powell, the eminent political
economist and authority on colonial
affairs who have represented the Kirk
dale division Of Liverpool in parlia-
ment in the Conservative interest since
1885, died to-day in his 5lst year.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION,

LONDON, Nov 2l-The Royal Geo
graphical Society has issued formal
appeal for funds to ft out an Antartic
expedition Alfred lIarmsworth, pro-
prietor OF the Daily Mail and the Even
ing News, has offered $4,000
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24

MusKoaEE, I. T.-Wagoner, l. T.,
was visited last night by u $40, 900 fire.
There was SIS, 900 insurance. The fire
was in the business portion Of the city,
destroying about twelve stores. The
origin Of the fire Is unknown.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
EXPLOSION IN PARIS,

PARIS, Nov, 21-A terrific explosion
occurred yesterday afternoon in the
Cafe de Champeaux, underneath the
offices Of the Havas agency, A woman
was killed outright aud eight other
persons were seriously injured. 1t Is
thought that the explosion was due to
ignited gas, but there are rumors OF
an anarchist plot.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
A Kon.on c,vcn Ss.soo Damages.

MCPHERSON, Kan, Nov. 1o.--J. Good
holm was awarded 5000 damages
against the Missouri Pacific railroad
by a jury in the district court ycster-
day. Goodholm sued the company for
SIS, 900 damages sustained in wreck
1T Lindsborg, last year.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Tho detained DynamltOr Has Escnpod

QUEBEC, Nov. l2,--PatriclS Flanagan,
who served fifteen years in English
prisons for connection with dynamite
plot, and who was detained hero by
the immigration bureau, has disap.
pearcd. lie left by the Grand Trunk
railway for Montreal, presumably
bound for the United States.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Mutt wants u Pardon.

ATcIusoN, Kan, Nov. 2l.--James w.
Mutt, now serving a fifteen year term
at Lansing for assault with intent to
kill, made public last evening that he
will, on December g. make application
to the governor of Kansas for u par
don,
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24

New YORK, Nov 2l.-A fire in the
shipyards of ]. II. Starin, in West
Newbrighton, Staten Island, destroyed
seven buildings, causing loss Of
SA00, 900 to-day.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24

SAN Francisco, Nov. 21.-The trans
port st. Paul sailed yesterday for
Manila, carrying cargo Of Christmas
presents for the soldiers and sailors in
the Philippines.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
A TOWN IN FLAMES,

PERU, Ind, Nov e1-The business
portion of this town was destroyed by
fire at midnight. The loss is about
$500, 900 n
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
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