Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-12-14
GRNEHAL NEws NOTES.

The postofRcc NJ slblcy, Garfield
,ounty o. r., has been discontinued;
nail TO Highland.
An elgbt-foot vein Of conl is report.
I'd TO have been found on the farm
u Stephen Jones, near HosIngton,
Ras.
Secretary Cohurn, OF the Kansas
ltate board OF agriculture, has issued
4 quarterly report on "rhe Horse
Useful
The postoTtlce n liebenthnl, Rush
county, Kas, has been re-established,
and John Herman, Jr,, appointed as
postmaster,
Richard Henry Stevens, aged IS
years, secretary OF the ST, Joseph
Clearing Ilouse Association, died al
his home Monday
The postofhce at Stroud and Paw.
huska, o. r., will become presidential
IN January /; salaries Of postmasters
will be $1,000 each.
George W. Martin, editor of the
Kansas City, Kas, Gazette, was sworn
n Monday as secretary OF the Kansas
State Historical Society
The leases OF the postofilces at
Hutchinson aid Ottawa, Kas,, will eX-
Dire on June I. Inspectors will be
sent TO these places to make investl-
Sntions for new quarters.
The New Orleans arrived at Singa-
pore Monday, three days behind the
Brooklyn, en- route for Manila. She
ost fully two-thirds to the brooklyn
IN the run from Colombo.
A charter was filed at Dover, Del,
Monday for the Joplin Mining and
Milling Company, Of Joplin, Mo-, to
Engage In mining and milling ores of
All kinds. Capital, 100000.
It Is practically decided that the
holiday recess Of congress will be from
ThursdOst December 81, to Wednes-
day, January 3. Thus far, however,
here has ben no formal action.
No government bonds were offered
Tor redemption at the New York sub
Monday, and In the opinion
of bond brokers no more offerings
will be made unless the secretary of
The treasury advances the bid price.
Governor Bradley OF Kentucky has
offered reward OF $500 for the APP
,rehension and conviction Of the mem
)ers Of the M0ysville mob who lynched
md burned Dick Coleman, the negro
who brutally murdered Mrs. James
Ashbrook.
The Guthrie (0klahomN) lodge Of
Ilks Sunday afternoon organized q
Lodge Of Sorrow IN memory of the
ate United States Attorney S. L.
)verstreet, EX-United States Attor-
ley Roy V. Hoffman, of Chandler, de-
ivered an eloquent Grafton.
Fifteen trades unions, embracing all
II the building trades and with q
combined membership Of 10000, have
lecided to make demand on January
next for an eight hour work day.
The employers will be given until
april to grant the demand.
Rear Admiral Farquhar will begin
he annual winter and spring cruise Of
he North Atlantic squadron next Sat
rday. His flagship, the New York,
viii sail on that day from New York
md the remainder Of the feet will MS.
iemble in the Gulf Of Mexico to meet
he flagship.
Joe, the 7-year-old son of A.
Of Winfield, Kan, died
,ionday afternoon from an accidental
.unshot wound received Sunday. He
vas playing with n loaded rife, when
III older sister attempted to take II
way from him. The rifle was dis.
harged, the bullet striking him in the
bdonen.
United States Immigrant Inspector
,evy, after a tour OF the lumber
amps in Arkansas, Northern Louis
ana and Mississippi, has arrived at
ialveston with forty-three Germans
yho are charged with having entered
he United States under contracts,
here are said to be many Others and
further inspection will be at once
made.
The jury in the famous liquor case
Mary Stafford against Henry Levin.
'er has returned verdict of SLABS
amages for the plaintiff, The plain.
ifs husband was killed while intoxi.
ated with liquor obtained in defend.
nts saloon. The case was really q
est Of the state law allowing dam.
gcs in such cases and will be appeal
d to the Supreme Court.
While alone in the house, three
lilies from Joplin, Mo-, the 4-year-old
on of G. G. Covey was burned to
cath Sunday night. Mrs. Covey had
one to the well, leaving big fire
! the stove. The child's clothes
aught from the stove, and although |
Is cries brought his mother quickly
} the rescue, he was fatally burned