Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-27

els In one day
The food that desolnted Galveston
left George Brendes and wife, Ger
mans near Liberty, the only living
members Of their ramily. A dispatch
lrom Galveston said 90 relatives OF the
Brendcs' were drowned'in the flood.
Fort Scott will purchase $4,000
worth Of high school bonds, recently
voted. The bonds are 10 be bought
with money from the city's sinking
fund which now Is only drawing one
per cent. interest while the bonds
are at four per cent.
The skeleton Of u man was found
In the woods near Fort Leavenworth.
II had been there many months. The
skull, which wns 10 feet distant from
leather belt strap tied To limb OF
tree above, showed evidence OF hang
ing. No clew TO the identity of the
man was found
The prohibitionists have filed In the
Office OF the secretary OF state their
ticket, headed by Frank Holsinger
for governor. IL is accompanied by q
petition of 2,O36 names. At the last
election the prohibition ticket failed
to poll the statutory five per cent.
OF the total vote OF the state.
At Fort Scott the other day w. j.
Bryan was the guest at state
dinner given nt the Interstate
hotel by Mayor Goodlander. After
wards Mr.. Bryan delivered two
speeches TO great crowds who had
come by special train to hear him and
to attend the Modern Woodmen log
rolling,
Praise Is due to the students Of the
Kansas state normal at Emporia for
their contribution Of 500 to the Gal
weston sufferers. The young men and
young women who attend the normal
are not rich. What they give out of
the school allowance means enough
to them to make their gift $1,000 in
stead Of 500.
Harry Barber, a well-known young
farmer Of Kunwnlia township, Doug
las county, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head
with revolver. A few days ago Mr..
Barber, through mistake, drank u
mixture of wood alcohol and corrosive
sublimatc and this seemed TO have
made him insane.
The southbomd Missouri Pacific
"cnmon-ball" passenger train was
wrecked two miles north of Paola,
near midnight, caused by the rails
spreading. The entire train, except
the engine and sleeper, left the track,
and one coach almost got off the
right of way. II is remarkable that
no one was hurt.
Herbert s. Hadlcy, nominated by
the republicans Of Jackson county
(Kansas City, Mo-, for prosecuting
attorney, is a graduate OF the Univer-
sity OF Kansas. James A. McLane,
one of the nominees for the legisla-
tme from Kansas City, is native
of Crawford county, this state, his
parents having resided many years
at McCune.
The senatorial convention in the
Twenty-third district recently split,
one wing nominating J. j. Mcknight,
Of Junction City, and the other, John
Il. Hessn, of Manhattan. The state
contest board threw out both nom
nations as irregular and ordered u
new convention. 1t is now thought
that Cary T.. Carroll, county attorney
of Waubunsee county, will be nomi-
mated.
At Emporia, Frank Newcomb at
tempted to visit his former wife Mt
thc~home of her father, Hugh Knox.
When he arrived at the house his
former wife told him he could not
enter, as Knox was present aud would
shoot hinl-if he entered NewcOmb
entered. He claims Knox opened fire.
Knox fired eight shots and Newcomb
four. Knox is in jail and Newcomb
! perhaps fatally wounded, one bullet
having entered his breast.
The negroes on the east side Of Fort
Scott compelled the school authorities
to close Ivy school and dismiss sew
cral hundred white pupils. The board
closed negro school because of lack
of patronage and refused to reopen it.
Then the board provided wagon to
haul the negro pupils to another
school The negroes refused to use
tic wagon, but went with their chill
dren to the white school aud insisted
on entering. The principal finally
closed the school.
Barney Barclay, OF Fort Scott, on
u recent visit to Kansas City, Mo-,
fell among the philistines that nhubit
the dark places on Bluff street an0
was robbed Of SG5.
Discouraged over i'll health and
domestic troubles, G. n. Marley, a we'll
! known newspaper man, foreman in
the Office of the Osawutomie Graphic,
committed suicide with morphine.
The Missouri d Kansas Telephone
company is extending its line from
Oswego to Independence and west to
Winfield. This will give towns along
the new line direct connection With
| Kansas City.