Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-02

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pirate $4,000 to pay Senator Jones'
nephew and Senator Voorhees, son for
alleged legal services in connection
with Cherokee claims.
Mr.. Heatwole of Minnesota intro
duced bill to make pension a vested
right; to prohibit the impairment or
abridgement thereof except for fraud,
and to lay the burden of proof of fraud
on the commissioner of pensions,
Benefit rendered Pete Maher, the
Irish pugilist, at New York, was
grand success in every way, eXcelling
anything Of the kind ever gotten up in
the interest of men of Makers class,
not excepting the big ovation rendered
to Jim Corbett after he defeated Sulli-
van. Over 10000 people attended.
An advance of 10 per cent in wages
is being made in the coke regions.
The Bayard investigation reso-
luton has been toned down consider
ably.
Berlin papers have just discovered
that Russia is favorable to Uncle Sam
at present.
All the South American republics
pledge Venezuela material support in
case of war.
The terms of eighty-three Presiden-
tial postmasters will expire in Janu-
airy.
Senator Palmer says that he doesn't
think that either the House tariff or
bond bill will become law.
The Knights of Labor, by request,
have suggested that Labor Commits
sioner c. D. Wright investigate the
problem of enforced idleness.
The plant of the Chicago Mill and
Lumber company at Cairo, ILL.,, was
destroyed by fire.
Thomas N. Duncan, circuit clerk of
Scott county, Arkansas, was convicted
of forgery.
The Louisiana Republican committee
has changed front, and is now for
Reed for President.
Millions of railroad ties were lost
by the flood in the Usage valley, and
the losses sustained by contractors
and the railroad companies will be
heavy.
The six mem bers of the Jones fam
lily reported drowned in the Sac river
are alive. They were rescued from
drift pile ia the middle of the
river.
The Civic Federation, of Alton, Ill,
employed a detective, who secured
abundant evidence against saloon
keepers who violated the Sunday law,
h,,t =, ~ combinations rae111fa1
The fate of the Armenians left in
Zeitoun after the bombardment is
still uncertain.
The remains of Sergius Stepniak,
eXied Pole, were taken to Woking,
England, to be cremated.
The United States does not recog-
nize the right of Turkey to exclude
foreign warships from the Dardanelles.
Kcnesaw Lands, who was the late
Secretary Gresham's private secretary,
has been appointed Special United
States Attorney to prosecute the beef
| trust.
The State House of Jackson, Miss,
is said to be likely to collapse at any
| time.
Negotiations concerning the extradi-
ton treaty between Germany ard the
United States have been resumed.
The Russian Foreign Minister says
that the Car will restore order in
Armenia if requested to do so by three
European powers.
A. w. Patswald, an Oklahoma City
sooner, has been convicted of perjury.
Jury was out eigh' days,
lncendiaries burned T. S. Stacey's
barn at Callao, Mo-, destroying 1000
bushels of corn and two fine horses.
Harry Hayward's body was Gre
mated in Chicago. His friends have
been uneasy lest ghouls get it.
Four trainmen were killed and three
trainps hurt in q collision on the
Georgia Pacific, near Chattahoochie,
Ga.
Leading London papers are not
pleased with the passage of the new
tariff bill by the American Congress
Cleveland and Lamont think General
Miles is talking too much about the
weakness of the country's defenses.
John Winniger, Ottumwa, Iowa,
killed his wife and himself.
Olney, it is said, has privately
cabled Salisbury not to worry.
Twcnty-three federal prisoners
broke jail at South McAlester, Ind.
Ter.
A syndicate of New York, Boston
and Chicago capitalists will open up
the Western part of Mexico by con-
Structing a railroad.
According to the Railway Age rail
way building in the United States
reached this year lower point than
any of the last twenty years, and in
only two years since 1865 has so small
mileage been built. Texas leads
with 224 miles put down for the year.
Total mileage December 81, ISL
Importers are withdrawing goods in
bond for fear of the higher tariff.
A quadruple alliance between Spain,
England, France and Holland is
talked of.
Ex-President Blanco of Venezuela
| believes war is inevitable aud that
Russia will stand by America against
England.