The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-27

The following Information con-
tanned in the Topeka C"y,itnI will
interest our readers:
The building Of the Hutchinson,
Oklahoma aud Gulf railroad which
was begun last week has caused rOn-
siderable comment in railroad circles
as To what road IL backing the new
venture. An interview with a PROM
inent railroad man of Topeka
eliciis the information that the
Union Pacific las designs upon the
new line even IL IL IL not directly
pushing IL. Ii IL well know that this
road has long wanted To offset the
Santa Fe's invasion Of its territory
by the Chicago, Kansas and Wes-
tern extension now la operation to
Superior, Neb., and ID L. thought
that the Union Paciiir's plan L. Ia
control the Hutchinson, Oklahoma
aud Gulf. What lends present in.
terest TO the report IL that there are
going forward arrangements for TAX
ing up the Union Pacific track from
Bennington To Solomon city, a die
lance Of twenty miles, aud relay ing
10 from Bennington To SRliua. Then
with q line from Salina To Hutchiu-
son the Union Pacific system could
have q direct line from Hutchinson
TO the gulf, and from Hutchinson
could use its present line To Omaha
That there il a good opportunity
for the Union Pariiir system To tai,
the southern part of this state M
well - the Indian territory IL I'M.
deniable, aud its present actions in
dictate that IL Is looking in that diTec-
ton.
IL the above plan is carried out We
would regard this line the most i'm
portant Of all the lines which now
center At Salina. Possibly this
change Is contemplated in view Of
the steps taken 10y the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ~ Paul Railroad Ia
occupy about the same territory.
As q result we shall have an impor-
tant trunk line running from the
north through Salina aud outward.
MRS. LUCY W. HAYES, wife Of
EX-President Hayes, died Tuesday
afternoon Of paralysis at her resi-
dsnce In Fremont, q. She was the
daughter Of q physician Of Chilli
cOthe, o., where she was born about
lSS3. She was married December
20, 1852. or her eight children four
sons and = daughter ARE living.
Mrs. Hayes was noted for her devo-
ton 10 the wounded soldiers during
the war. She refused IL permit wine
to be served on the White House |
table, and for this innovation in
CURED much censure In some polit-
zeal circles, but received high praise
from the advocates of total Absti-
nence, who, on the expiration of
her husbands term Of Office, pre-
scented her with various testimo-
malls, including an album filled with
autograph expressions Of approval
from many prominent persons.
SOME bright individual with 3
turn for figures, tells US that 10000
Americans will go TO Europe this
year, and that they will spend on an
average 81 90 . piece during the
Trip. According to this calculation,
liOO, 000, 900 will be taken out Of this
country for the benefit Of Parisians,
companies and Others.
This sum sounds almost fabulous
10 ordinary people, and yet the
United States will run along about
~ usual, and there will be no strin-
yency In the American money
~ . result of this vast eN-
DendIture In foreign chimes.
The people OF Lincoln county
lave not helped the cause Of law aud
,rder by the fiendish delight they
] ave taken In the summary execu-
Ion Of Pat. Cleary. They will live
o regret their action. And their
outrageous treatment Of Capt.
who defended CIeary, will
njure them more than it will the
nan NhOm they now boot, deride
nd decry.
THE Kansas City Gasefte says the
,ioux are - will pleased with Major
Warmers membership Of the COM
mission that they have adopted him
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