Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-06
LATE NEWS NOTES.
Houston, Texas, is flooded.

hlnIneJ conner, railway conductor
committed suicide at Gallatln, Mo.
Gold has been found near Blue
Mounds, Wis, and there is great eX.
element.
An Iowa court has decided that
man is q the day preceding his birth
day.
Stars and stripes will hereafter float
from the Nevada, Mo-, school build
ings.
1t is a penitentiary offense to re-
move township corner in the Indian
territory.
Mike Eagan and four other tramps
were killed in wreck at Lawrence
burg, Ind.
The sensational Hunter divorce case
at Fort Scott ended in the doctor get
ting decree.
Protestant Episcopal bishops have
petitiOned Cleveland to prevent rep
etltion of Armenian atrocities.
Richard j. Stumpff, well known
travelling man, was Shot and killed by
William j. Kellar at st. Joseph.
Arthur Schneider, double murderer
in Jail at New Orleans, says he
strangled young woman to death in
Forest park, st. Louis, in August, 1894
Henry Segar and John Tegman
killed William Gilhans and dangerous
ly wounded his broteer Charles in
road dispute near st. Louis. All are
farmers.
Amended bill giving right of way
to the Kansas City, Pittsburg &c Gulf
railway through the Indian territory
has been passed by both houses of Con-
gress.
Judge CAVITY, Minnesota Supreme
court, has ruled that where banker
returns the check to customer
marked mo funds" where there are
funds on deposit in the bank, he is
liable to the customer for SANDER and
substantial damages.
The minis at Philadelphia, San
francisco, and New Orleans have be-
gun the coinage of silver dollars at
the rate of 81 100000 per month.
New York theatrical managers are
up i'll arms against the legislature, in
which there has been introduced a bill
to prevent the wearing of tights on
the stage in any but Shakesperean
plays or other of the legitimate class.
Lieutenant Commander Robert L.
Carmody of the navy is dead in George
town.
Mayor Pingree of Detroit says he is
for Reed for president.
A vessel supposed to be the Nineveh
was sighted off Cape Flattery on fire
Forests of Montana counties were
denudcd of valuable timber by Cana
dams.
Many Chicago and Southwestern
cabooses were burned at Lebanon,
Ind. The company's officials say
strikers did it,
Southwest Missouri lead and zinc
producers are feeling the influence of
the smelter combine.
Philadelphia was visited bya S., OOO,-
900 fire, destroying several large build
ings and large and valuable collec-
ton of paintings, books and curios.
The Cuban war causes tremendous
losses to merchants in sugar.
The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg is
dead.
Justin Mccarthy will resign as
leader of tue Irish parliamentary
party.
A scheme is afoot to compass the
fall of Chancellor Won Hoheniohe of
the German empire.
Uncle Sam has demanded an in.
demnity of 100000 from Turkey for
the destruction of American missions
in Armenia.
1t is announced that Spain, backed
by Europe would resent an interfer-
ence with Cuban affairs by the United
States.
There is said to be greater proba-
bility of favorable action by Congress
in the matter of the Pacific roads in
than there has been for
many years.
Cashier George Barnard of the Stan
wiX, n. y, National bank, committed
suicide, and the bank is closed pend
ing an investigation.
General Marin has left Havana with
a large force to try to capture Gomez
and Maceo, the insurgent leaders, who
arc now in Pinar del Rio.
John Hays Hammond has cabled
Senator Jones to have the United
States warn the TransVaal govern
ment against maltreatment of Ameri-
cans.
Economy is the watchword ON the
Santa Fe railway since the new man
agement took charge of the system.
In all departments the expenses are
being cut to the utmost limits
possible.
A Democrat was elected to succeed
the late Representative Wilson of
Kentucky. and Blackburn thereby
gained vote.
Miss Olivia Washburn drank corro-
sive sublimate, installing it for bro
mide, and died in awful agony at
Lafayette, Ind.
Emperor William, despite the obiec-
tions of some of his ministers, is de-
termined to double the German navy.
1t was reported to the Reichstag
that bacteria had been found in inn
ported rye. American cereals were
said to be the least affected.
The London papers agree that Sails
bury confessed failure in his speech on
Armenia.
Brazilian troops have occupied the
territory on the border of
French Guiana.
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