Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-31
STATE NEWS pARAeRApHED.

w, N' NyNn, Oh NlNWlofu, mas Wlln-
lrawn from the populist guberna-
orial race,
Senator Harris introduced bill
providing for n $4,000 government
building At GNlenn,
The first term of United States
court at SNllna was held last week,
Judge Hook presiding.
Democrats will try TO nominate
Senator Hugh Farrelly, Of ChOnute,
for congressmOn-at-lOrge,
Topeka has raised $4,000 for site
for the new Santa re railroad shops,
which will cost nearly 100000,
At limporia an auction sale OF $780,
900 In securities of the defunct First
national bank brought only seas,
Wichita will offer 100000 for tho
railroad shops and terminal facilities
Of Stllwell's new Kansas City, Mexico
a Orient railroad,
EX-Congressmnn Jerry Simpson has
sold his Wichita newspaper, the Bay
onet, and viii devote his time TO the
canvass for United States senator.
Attorney General GODDARD accepted
the invitation of Kansas lumber deal
ers TO aid In the fight against rNl-
roads TO secure an adjustment Of
freight rotes
The republican state committee met
at Topeka and organized for the cum
p0ign by clecting Morton Albough,
of Kingmnn, chairman and Thomas
I, Kelly OF Paola, secretary.
The l3-yenr-old son Of \, SCOTS,
near lleOly, Lane county, while riding
n horse home from pasture, put the
halter rope around his neck, lie was
thrown and dragged TO deuth,
The temperance people of AssOrln,
Saline county offer reward of S25
for evidence to convict iontsts, aud
Il further reward OF S25 for the con-
yiction Of n witness In n liquor cUsc
for perjury,
Insurance Superintendent Church
will ask the courts TO restrain the
agents Of insurance companies which
are not licensed TO do business In
Kansas from coming across the line
and insuring business concerns In the
state,
Representative CNlderhend has sue
ceeded in having released from mill
tary prison at San Francisco a Kan
sas boy, Private George Barrett, Of
company d, Sixteenth infantry, who
was court-martinlcd in the Philippines
on the charge cf sleeping on post and
sentenced TO dishonornble dismissal
and five years OF hard labor.
The democratic and populist Third
district congressional conventions ut
Parsons decided in short order to hold
u joint convention and after six hours
of balloting nominated Judge A. NJ.
Jackson, Of Cowley county, to sue
coed Il, II, Ridgely The nominee is u
democratic attorney at Arkansas City.
He is law partner Of j. Mack Love,
chairman Of the Kansas democratic
state committee.
At Caldwell, Mrs. Rosa Lusk sued
the city for $4,000 for the loss Of
her husband, who, while intoxicated,
fell on the sidewalk and was killed.
She alleged that because the joints
were permitted to sell liquor TO her
husband the town was indirectly re-
sponsiblc for his death. The court
held that the town is not RESPONSE
bic for the illegal nets of its officers
who permitted the saloons TO run,
While Guy Tyrrell, n l5-year-old hoy,
was sharpening his pocketl<nife on the
power grndstone at jackson Bros
mill near Cawker City, he lost his
balance and fell over on the belt,
which carried him up into the wheel
room, where he wns tossed about
among the machinery and flung bock
TO the floor with both legs and one
arm literally ground to splinters, his
collnrbone, shoulder and one rib
broken.
Kansas postmasters met NJ Topeka
and organized permanently hy elect
ing John Guthrie, Of Topeka, prcsi-
dent; +, Il. Lnnter Of Olnthc, secrc-
tary; Il, +. Caldwell, of Lawrence,
treasurer, and the following vice prrsi-
dents! N. NJ. Murdoch, Wichita; ~
NJ WHsscr Grnrd; Madgr +, Long,
BcIleyillc; George c. Wctzcl Ianwood.
The executive committee Is composed
Of one postmaster from each congress
sionnl district,
Joseph Schin2ell, who lives near La
Crosse, is losing his mind. He Is 20
years of age and for 80 years was pub
lie eNccutioncr of Austria. lie has be-
headed thousands Of the emperor's
subjects In his time, and finally his
nerves were so shattered that he had
TO resign and leave the country alto
gether Although that has been ten
years ago the scenes still cling 10
him, aud he says his mind Is giving
away under the strain. He was forced
by the emperor to take the job, lie
has the old guillotine at his farm
home now.
Cyrus Leland has brought suit
against the owners and publishers of
the Wathenn Republican, Pool Grim
stead, =. W. Grinstead and g. NJ.
lieall, for $4,000 damages for libel
and has attached the plant of the pN-