Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-16
LATE NEWS NOTES.

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Oklahoma now wants six delegates
instead of two in the national political
conventions.
Mr.. Curtis of New York proposes to
abolish memorial services by Congress.
Savings bank of Gardner, Me-, has
brought suit in the Federal court at
Topeka against Jewell county for the
collection of three 1000 bonds.
Trustee Hubbs of Troy township,
Perry county, Ind, is short $4,000
and has skipped.
Three brothers named McKissom
were fatally hurt by dynamite exc
plosion at Philadelphia.
An incendiary fire at Crawford,
Neb, caused $4,000 loss. The Com
mercial block was among the build
ings destroyed.
George Bolton and Ed Huff, en-
ployed in the Telluride, Colo, stamp
mill, were robbed by highwaymen and
Bolton was murdered.
Bank robbers at Baldwin, Kan,
blew open the State bank with nitro
glycerine, but were frightened away
without securing any booty.
Scotch capitalists have organized a
company with $500, 900 capital to oper-
ate coffee estate in 0axaca, Mexico.
Many thousand trees have already
been planted.
Congressman Tracey of Missouri, is
pushing bill to have Missouri public
lands sold at private sale instead of
public sale.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee decided to report to the Senate
a resolution making an announcement
of record of the Monroe doctrine.
Il. Lynn Minton, editor of the Anna,
ILL.,, Talk, is dead. He was struck on
the head with b chair by his foreman
William Wright, the negro wife
murderer, confined at Nevada, Mo-,
has been condemned to be hanged Feb.
ruary IS.
The NJ, X. & T. station agent at
Fort Scott, Kan, and two other men
were held up and robbed by masked
bandits
1t is believed that an expedition
with arms and ammunition for the in.
surgents has landed in Pinar del Rio
Province.
congress- is to investigate the alleged
extortion of pension moneys from the
Leavenworth National Soldiers Home
inmates.
Attorney General Mahoney, of Ill
inois, has begun proceedings against
the National Linseed Oil Company,
charging that it is trust.
At mass meeting held at STAN
berry, Mo-, memorial was addressed
to the president and Congress, asking
for vigorous action against the Turk
ish government on account of out
RACES on American missionaries.
Rev. Robert Samuel Gregg, primate
of Ireland, is dead.
Germans assert that all Europe sup
ports them in the Transvaal dispute.
British merchants have counter
manded orders for German goods and
German papers urge their merchants
to retallate.
An unknown man was killed at
Hincllley, Tex, by a man who OBJ
jected to the words of song.
The home of Banker James Keogh,
at Sturgeon Bay, Wis.,, was destroyed
by fire and four persons were badly
burned.
An east-bound L. E. & st. L. pas
sengcr train was wrecked at Browns
Switch, Indiana. The fireman was
killed.
Steamer Miowera, reported missing,
is safe and en- route to Australia.
kentucky Democrats in caucus re-
nominated Blackburn for the Senate.
Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico
are knocking for admission to state
hood.
Senator Chandler says Reed has New
England solid and is second choice in
New York.
EX.City Treasurer Henry Bolln of
| Omaha has finally been arrested for
his SlJO, 900 shortage.
EX President Ezeta, leader of fill
clustering movement in San Salvador,
| has been captured.
Silver men now claim majority of
three in the senate, not counting
| Utahs two new men.
Chemical National bank of New
York has withdrawn from the govern
ment bond syndicate.
The House by a decisivs vote
| quaShed motion to deduct salary
for non-attendance of members.
Twenty-Five members of the reform
committee at johannesburg are under
arrest for high treason.
Walter Clark Nichols of Harper's
Weekly was drugged to death in a
Market street dive in Denver.
Senator Nelson wants the national
banking laws revised SO as to increase
the capital IN small towns.
Governor Hughes of Arizona is ac-
cused by a grand jury of personal
and official dishonesty, and Congress
will be asked to remove hun.
John Mcbride in his formal farewell
to the Federation of Labor, says he
has had enough of Office holding in
labor movements.
Bryan of Nebraska, wants the free
silver Democrats to help the Repub.
licans carry the tariff bill over Cleve-
lands veto in return for legislation In
behalf of silver
Oklahoma Free Home League, in
session at FL Reno, elected Thompson