Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-06-06

close to tine S10O, GOO, 900 mark.
The heat in London May 20 was the
greatest in that city on that date for
% years.
The public debt less cash in the
treasury is placed at something over
S919,OOO,OOO.
The loss caused by the petroleum
blaze at Harbourg is estimated ut
1000, 900 marks
Three British warships have gone
to Jeddah to investigate the murder
OF the Vice Consul.
The government revenue receipts
for May were SOS, 600, 900, S3,OOO,OOO
more than May, 1894.
A threedays' festival OF Missouri
Valley Turner's was begun at Kansas
City, Mo-, Saturday.
The controversy between Mormons
and Christians at Ell Dorado Springs,
No., is waxing warm.
Mrs. Andrew Grimmer of Quincy,
ILL.,, was sentenced to one year in tine
penitentiary for bigamy.
The German BimetallIa Union re
solved to take no action ON silver un-
less England joined the proposed con-
ference.
The King of SGxony has received
several letters threatening assassin
alton. Anumber OF arrests have been
made.
Judgment has been given in favor
OF the Pullman company in the suit
brought to secure the annullnent of
ita charter.
The coinage for May shows shat
over 81 100000 in gold were coined and
$500, 600 in silver, $3.50, 600 being stand
ard dollars
The six men recommended for pro-
motion for meritorious service by Gen
erGl Schofeld were all recommended
ON the ground of saving comrades
from drowning.
Justice Barrett, while presiding in
the New York City court of oyer and
terminer, was overcome by the heat
and fell from his chair.
Ex-Congressman VIM. j. Bryan
spoke at Mexico, No, Tuesday.
Too much rain in Texas is said to
be doing rs much damage as the long
drouth did.
The French steamer Dom Pedro
sank on the west coass of Galicia and
1O2 people we're drowned.
Sir William Harcourt has assured
the English bankers that the govern
ment will stand firm for the single
gold standard.
David Weaver of Cairo, w. Va, died
Of heart disease, resulting from the
discovery on Lis land of $40 barrel
per day oil we'll.
The hot wind storm of Monday and
Tuesday is reported as having done
much damage to crops in Iowa, Hi
nois, Nebraska, Kansas and the In.
dian territory.
A strange ease of crime has devel-
oped in Alabama At Livingston,
Ala, year ago, Hinton Rice was
charged with drowning VIM. Burrel.
He was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to twenty years in the peni-
Tertiary A brother of the prisoner
testified as an eye witness to the trag-
edy. The supposed mardered man
was located at Mobile several weeks
ago, but eludcd the officers until Sat
urday night when he was arrested.
Burrel, when asked why he did not
make himself known, said he did not
want people to know his whereabouts
and expressed no regret that his sup
posed slayer was serving term OF
imprisonment.
The St Louis Chicago lines have
reduced the passenger rate between
the two cities 10y almost one-hulf. The
step was made necessary by scalpers
manipulation of excursion tickets.
Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresh-
am died at Washington, D. G., at LIS
o'clock, Tuesday morning, May 90.
The Interior Department has sent
anagent to see that eanneries arenot
violating Uncle Sans law in Alaska
Theodore Durrant was arraigned in
the superior court Wednesday for the
murder of Blanch Lamont and Minnie
Williams at Sau Francisco. He plead
not guilty in each case. Both trials
were set for July %.
The big American line steamer, St
Louis, which left philadelphia on Sat
urday for her preliminary ocean voy-
age, but which was detained in Della
ware bay by the dense fog, passed out
of the Capes at 6:15 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Mossrs John G. Burch and James e.
Allison today purchased from James
II. Head, controlling interest in the
Nashville American, and at once as
sumed control The American has
advocated the free coinage of silver,
but will hereafter preach SQUAD money
doctrine
Letters of incorporation have been
issued to the Kansas City Connecting