Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-11
NICARAGUA Is SLOW!
NO ANSWER YET TO GREAT BRI-
TAIN'S ULTIMATuM.
Meade's Squadron suIls From jamaica TO
Haytl--YellOwstOne Park Game Rules--
Railway Lands--DlsSries and Supreme
Courts.

Washington, April s.AThe answer Of
Nicaragua TO Great Britain's ultima
tum is being anxlously awaited by Of
ficials and diplomats and until II is
made known there promises to be no
further developments In this controVer-
sy which has indirectly involved the
United States The answer Is due al
most any day now, although II is an
ticipated that Nicaragua viii take the
full limit Of time accorded by the Brit
fish ultlmatum.
General Barrios. the special envoy of
Nicaragua, left here about two weeks
ago to confer with his government az
to accepting or rejecting the ultima
tum. After conferlng with his govern
ment he expects to return to Washing
ton. 1t is not yet apparent what the
purpose Of these movements Is, except
that they probably relate to further eff
forts on the part Of General Barrios to
enlist the cooperation Of the United
States in case the ultlmatum Is reject
ed.
Admiral Meade's squadron sailed to-
day from Kingston, Jam;ca, for Port
Au Prince, Haytl. All cf the vessels
of the squadron accompanied the flag
ship except the Cincinnati, which went
to Port Antonio. probably for fruit.
This movement is a radical departure
from the itinerary arranged for the
squadron. but 1t Is said at the navy de-
partment that no Significance attaches
to the change. The Monterey has ar
rived at San Diego on her way to
Callao.
NO NEWS OF WALLER.
The state department officials are
puzzled at the delay In receiving an
official report upon the case of ex-
United States Consul Waller, reported
to be languishing in a French military
I, jail In Madagascar. II Is row nine
days since the department cabled to
United States Consul Campbell at Port
Louis, Mauritius, the neal est cable
point, for a report. 1t ls surmised that
the delay In the case may be caused by
the difficulty Consul Wetter Is exp r
fencing In getting information from
the French officials, who are not well
disposed towards him on account OF
| some trouble that arose over the grant
ing of his exequateur.
The secretary of war has detailed
Royal T. Frank, First artillery, now
commander of the artillery school al
Fortress Monroe, to duty on the board
| of sea coast artillery fire, vice Colonel
II. w. Classen, Fourth artillery.
Chief Inspector Wheeler of the post
office department has received infor-
nation of the arrest of John w. Mad
dox, late postmaster at Gueda Springs,
who a seconded and was captured
near Winfield, Kansas; also Of the al
rest of Hugh Griffith for the rob- y
of the postoflice at Brazil, Indian TIE :
rltoIy. The latter pleaded guilty and
implicated three others,
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Secretary Smith has made an amend
ment to the rule governing Yellowstone
Park which will make the enfo. cement
of the law against those killing an6nals
and birds more stringent. Here ftel
persons elected cannot return except
by permission and should such persons
return without permission they will be
subject TO a fine or imprisonment.
1t is stated upon good authority that
the management of the Northern Pa
clfic Kali Dad company has decided to
withdraw from sale all lands along the
entire line until they are classified and
| patented In accol dance with the terms
| of the recent acts OF congress. The eff
feet Of this policy will be to put an end,
for the pl esent at least, to the settle.
ment of railroad lands In several Of
the western states.
The supreme court of the United
| States today reversed the conviction OF
| Alexander Allen for murder, by the
| United States Circuit court for the west
ern district Of Arkansas and remanded
the case IN the court for further pro-
ceedings Thus was another Of the sew
eral appeals taken from the rulings Of
| Judge rarker in murder cases and the
| conviction was set aside upon excep-
tions to the charge of the judge to the
| jury Allen was a colored hoy 15-years-
old, and In 1882 he shot a white boy,
Phillip Enson, ll-years old, In fight In
wnlcn the White boy used a willow stick.
Judge Parker told the jury that unless
the stick was considered a deadly
weapon the theory of self-defense could
not hold, and upon this the su~eme
court of the United States based its
action.
TROUBLE FOR MALONE.
A suit was filed in the district court
| today involving the property which
| General William Malone has been try
ing to sell the government for a print
Allb OliIE ollGs ~ 10 DAOubiAN w AAASHhih
| windsor, executor of David A. Windsor,
and sets forth that the latter was a
partner Of Malone and that Malone be-
came indebted to him for Sl3,50O for
which amount Judgment has been OBJ
tanned. The papers fled also assert
lat upon the Malone property Jacob
| Tome has lien of $4,000 and that on
December l, 1892, severa months after
the judgment against Malone was OBJ
tained by Windsor, trust deed was
executed upon the same property In the
sum of $4,000 to Myron NJ. Parker,
John G. Head and Edgar Allen. Wind
sor asks that tLis trust be set aside and
his judgment be allowed as an attach
ment upon the property.
Intelligence has been received today
at the Office Of the American university
that this institution will receive a be-
quest Of $4,000 from he estate OF the
late DR.. s. X. Birch gKokomo, lind.
STARCH WORKS BURNED UP.
Total Loss Results, aud Waterman Yet TO
be Accounted For.
Columbus, o., April 8.-The Amer lean