Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-19
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Red Cross society has consented to
distribute aid to needy Armenians.
/ Democratic national committee will
meet January 16 in Washington to Sc
lect place and time for holding next
national convention.
Councilman Samuel Dubois of
Omaha was fatally shot by his broth
/ er-in-law and partner in business,
Claud Hoover.
! Georgia people are going to issue
State bank notes for the purpose of
testing the constitutionality of the
State bank law.
Judge Grosscup has decided that
United States officials have no right to
contiscate money found on federal
prisoners.
Congressman Walker wants treas
( ury investigation. 1t is proposed to
have an expert make a thorough ex-
animation of the books in order to find
out why Secretary Carlisle has de-
layed payment of important public
work.
Oliver Hammond, wife and three
children were killed by a Dayton &c
Union train near Greenville, o., while
crossing the track in a closed car
riage.
The Digby Bell Opera Company was
disbanded at Trere Haute, Ind, the
season having been failure.
Governor Stone of Missouri has APP
pointed r. Fl. Tatlow of Holden Judge
of the County court of Johnson county.
The home of State Railroad Commits
sioner j. G. Lowe of Kansas at Wash
ington, Kan, was burned. Loss, $4,000.
Chief Deputy Sheriff John NJ. Hart
has been indicted at Perry, Okla, for
allowing Ira NJ. Terrell, twice con-
victed of murder, to escape.
BY premature explosion at Lafol-
lette, Campbell county, Tennessee,
four men were blown to death and
four others seriously injured.
Herman Oelrichs, Jr., of New York
has decided to contest the will of his
grandfather, the late James G. Fair of
San Francisco. Under the pencil will
he would get nothing.
AS the result ota conference of Re-
publican leaders of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia, it was virtually agreed
that United States Senator Cameron
should head the national convention
delegation.
Contracts for new mail pouches were
awarded to a man named Quinn of
Cincinnati.
Secretary Herbert will ask congress
to give him authority to award con-
tracts for six new battleships.
Fire destroyed the Montrose hotel
at Montrose, Mo.
Joseph Jeffries is in jail at Column
bia, Mo-, on a charge of numbering
his father.
South Dakota Methodists are to give
bull fight to raise money to build a
church.
The remains of Carrie A. Turner
who killed herself at Beatrice, Neb.,
were buried at Kahoka, Mo.
Five heirs of Peter Cassidy at
Princeton, ILL.,, are suing for the site
of South Omaha.
Some owners of property in the pro-
posed Vicksburg National park ask
Sl75 an acre for their lands.
Ten members of the Mexico Military
Academy were fined IS and costs each
at Boonville, Mo-, for disturbing the
peace.
New York has squad of bicycle po-
icemen
The murder of Lena Olson in Duluth
in 1891 is now charged to Harry Hay
ward.
Fully $1,000 pilgrims worshipped at
the shrine of Gaudaloupe, Mexico.
Atlee Hart, prominent Nebraskan,
goes to the pen for extortion, in con-
nection with a Matchmaking weekly
publication.
The striking housesmlths of New
York have lost their fight.
A family of five Germans is reported
to have been murdered near Bowie
Station in New Mexico by Apaches.
French government has agreed to
pay the Diamond Match Company
100000 year for five years for the
privilege of the machines controlled
by the company.
w. Morton Smith, Lincoln editor,
has been sent to jail for contempt by
Judge Dundy of the Federal court,
which he accused of cruokedness in the
Cashier Outcalt trial
Five Russian men of war are inside
Port Arthur and nine outside. Twen-
ty-five Manila soldiers who deserted
at Tatam were caught and massacred.
Five hundred Chinese lost their lives
by steamship explosion at sea,
Philadelphia seems to be wicked as
we'll as slow. Appalling revelations
as to vice, immortality and crime are
being disclosed before the Senate in
vestigating committee. Vicious classes,
it appears, pay for police protection
and immunity,
A sensation is promised in Missis-
sippi when the legislature meets, over
charges of bribery in connection with
state contracts for school books.
The strike of New York stone-ma-
sons ended in victory for the strikers.
They will now receive So for an eight
hour day.
Advices which have been received at
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