Hutchinson gazette., 1896-05-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Secretary Carlisle is out in letter
denying that he made free silver
speech in 1878 or any other time, as
has been so frequently charged.
In the Golfers of the Russian gov.
ernment are $50, ,769, 1l6 in good U United
States gold coin. This WAS purchased
in London and Paris, and is part of
Russia's enormous gold reserve.
The House committee on public
lands has ordered report on the bill
for the maintenance of school of
mines on the public lands in the States
and territories by granting each State
from the sale of mineral lands $4,000
for the current year and an annual
increase of $1,000 per year for ten
years.
Impressed with the conviction that
her recent defeat by Japan was due
to the inculcation by the latter of
Western methods, China has decided
to send twenty China boys, ranging
in age from 10 to 12 years, to this
country to become skilled in the me-
chanical arts.
In the Senate a bill was passed
amending the pension laws so that
those who served in the Confederate
service and thereafter entered the
Union service prior to September,
1864, serving for ninety days, shall
no be debarred from pension by rea-
son of previous Confederate services.
A majority of the members of the
Senate committee on military affairs
have declared in favor of establishing
a national military academy at Fort
Omaha.
Nearly every mandatory in Chica-
go engaged in making Havana cigars
will be shut down within ninety DAYS,
as one result of General Weyler's or.
der forbidding the exporting of leaf
tobacco from Cuba.
A movement is on foot in London,
Paris and Brussels in favor of recon-
ciliation of the Armenians with Tur-
key, and there is reason to believe
this movement has been started with
the consent of the Sultan.
A colony of 5000 Armenians is to be
located in Alabama.
Tabor Grand theater, Denver, is to
be sold at auction under mortgage.
Irving L. Ford, the negro who muir.
dered Elsie Kregle at Washington,
has been found guilty.
In the Fort Scott district court
Judge Simons refused to grant di-
vorce to Mrs. Albert BigelOw Paine,
wife Of the Kansas poet
The Methodist Professions General
Conference at Kansas City, Kan, has
referred the woman question back to
the district conference for action.
This is bad set back for the women.
The word Catholic" was strucix from
the apostles creed. 1t required too
much explaining.
Resolutions protesting against any
departure from the existing monetary
standard of this nation have been
adopted by the Savings Bank Associa-
tion of the State of New York. In
the preamble the association claims to
represent 1,7OO,0O0 depositors, with
deposits amounting to S7OO, 900, OOO
Schlatter, the healer, is now oper-
ating in the western part Of Chihua-
hua, Mexico.
Edward w. Hoy, Springfield drug
gist is charged with planning the
bank robbery committed at Buffalo,
Ill.
Frank L. Howe of Pine Bluff, Ark,
who was shot by Deputy Constable
Goode, is dead
The Senate has passed the bill inn
posing fine and imprisonment for
shooting at trains in the Indian ter
ritory. 1t now goes to the president
Terrible forest fires are raging
about Davis. w. Va. Loss over $780,
OOo
First National bank of El Reno, Ok,
closed.
A Cuban expedition Is being fitted
out at Norfolk, Va.
The Senate has confirmed William
Lochren as district Judge in Mime
sofa, vice r. R. Nelson, resigned
Reports of American consuls in
Spain are to the effect that Spain's
grain crop this year is = failure.
George Bradley, one of Bradley
Bros, well-known turfman, had a
row with Griff A. White, a stable
hand, at Lexington, Ky, which re-
suited in Bradley jabbing pitchiork
into Whites head, from which he
died. Bradley was arrested.
L. Garretson, a Cincinnati tramp,
almost fatally beat Father DAILY oi
Manson, Iowa, Catholic church be-
cause he was fed in the priests kitchen
instead of the dining room.
Ex-senator Houston, son OF the first
president of Texas, was acquitted oi
the murder Of John Jennings Mt Wood
ward, l. T. Houston is brilliant
orator and the best revolver shot il
| the West
The Rocky Mountain News calls
upon the silver men Of the West to or
ganize and present the name Of Sena
tor Teller Of Colorado as . candidat,
for the Democratic Presidential nomi
tion on a free silver platform.