The President confirmed the ap
pointment of K. Butler Wright of
Cody as secretary of the American
legation at Brussels, Belgium,, and of
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Kleffer as post
mistress at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo
ming. Elizabeth Lang,' a bride of one day,
at Logansport, Ind., shot and killed
Mrs. Mary Copple, who, at the wed
ding supper is alleged to have told
other guests that the bridegroom had
selected an ugly and worthless wom
an for a life partner.
John Beal Sneed, acquitted of the
murder of A. G. Boyce, has become
reconciled to his wife, whose elope
ment with Al. Boyce brought about the
killing of the Boyces, father and son.
Sneed and his wife left Fort Wbrth
for a visit to Calvert.
Miss Prtscilla Ellicott, daughter of
Captain J. M. Ellicott, commanding of
ficer of the United States armored
cruiser Maryland, at San Francis 'O,
enjoys the distinction -of being the
first femalo passenger upon an Amer
ican man-of-war In the last thirty-one
years,
Edward Delharjtle paid the penalty
at Sacramento for the murder of Wil
liam Kauffman, a convict in Folsou
state prison, by hanging. He walked
to death apparently with no fear in
his heart and with the noose around
his neck addressed the spectators, then
bade the hangman do his duty.
There are comparatively few mar
ried ' men In Kansas City charitable
institutions. Ninety per cent, of the
men in the Jaclson county home are
bachelors, according to a repor is
sued. Official Btr dstiCB on the women
Inmates were not available, but it wi
said that most of them also bad not
been married.
WASHINGTON.
