Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-03-12
NEWS IN BRIEF

Rio axe in ruins.
The English army estimates for
1896 amount to go, O40,77S.
The spoils of the Ashanti war are
not worth over $4,000.
The gold standard members of the
English Parliament are to organize co
fight international bimetallism.
Cardinal Satolli was royalty wei.
coined by the Catholics of Kansas
City.
Ed Murphy, alderman of St Paul,
has been convicted of running Il dis
orderly house.
AT Waldo, Kan, the store of A. II,
Roe was burned; loss, $4,000; partly
insured.
At Sedalia Sadie Everetts was sem
fenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary for perjury.
The defeat of the Italians in Abyss
slnia will cause dissolution of the
triple alliance.
The consul general at Melbourne re-
ports that the Austl allan wool crop
this year is $4,000 bales larger than
last years crop.
The House elections committee has
decided to declare bhe election in Con-
gresham Boatner's district null and
void, thus throwing Mr.. Boatner out
of Congress.
il Memphis electric ear jumped the
sack and fell into bayou. Several
persons were injured. Two may die.
Susan B, Anthony declined an ln-
vitation to attend the national conven-
ton of reform organizations in st.
Louis in July because women can't
vote.
Jackson and Walling were remanded
to Jail after hearing. They will be
taken to Kentucky unless they are re-
leased on habeas corpus proceedings.
Kansas Railway Commissioners have
fled a complaint before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the matter of
alleged discrimination in grain rates
against the Gulf ports
"Grist Mill' Jones of Oklahoma City
is being doomed to succeed Delegate
Flynn in Congress.
Congressman Josiah Patterson of
Tennessee is to make sound money
speeches in Missouri Dick Bland re-
fused to meet him in joint debate.
At Oakley, near Salina, Kan, Ed
Dodge, a prominent grain dealer, was
accidentally shot dead while hunting.
Nineteen Wisconsin counties have
held conventions and all chose McKin-
ley delegates.
The Chicago private detectives who
killed Frank White in mistake for his
brother have all been convicted of
manslaughter in the first degree.
The settling of contesting delega-
tiOns from the South to the st. Louis
convention will require delicale hand
ling
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minis
ter to Washington, is out in long
defense of General Weyler, denying
statements made in the House and
Senate.
Senator Cullom has openly an
nounced his candidacy for the Repub-
lican Presidential nomination.
Professor G.. L. Burr of Cornell, has
been appointed special assistant to
The Venezuela commission.
1t is said that the House and Senate
leaders are trying to bring about an
adjournment of Congress early in
May.
The Senate Public Lands Committee
will recommend the passage of the
Arizona leasing bill over the Presi-
dents veto.
Senator Vest has unearthed a sec.
ton of the constitution which makes
it incumbent on Congress to present
all concurrent resolutions to the
President for approval.
Several hundred prominent Nebras-
ka Republicans met at Omaha and
indorsed Manderson's presidential
boom.
The Iowa senate laid the woman's
suffrage joint resolution on the table.
Henderson says that the Republic
cans will nominate him or Allison or
Davis.
Some New York Democrats still be-
lieve that Whitney will yet be 4 can
didate for president.
j. IL. McVicker, manager of MeVick.
er's theater, Chicago, and one of the
oldest managers in the country, is
dead, aged "a. His daughter was Ed
win Booths second wife.
SPANS foreign minister declares
that the American congress has been
misled, and that American sympathy
has been worked up on canards. He
declares the reports of atrocities are
false.
The Cuban amazons are playing an
important part in the fights between
the insurgents and Spanish troops.
They have exhibited courage, endur-
ance and fighting skill to a greater
extent than many of the men.
viii Purvis, under sentence of
death, who escaped last December,
surrendered to the sheriff at Purvis,
Miss.
Ex-Governor John Young Brown
will be candidate for United States
senator if the present kentucky leg
islature fails to elect
August Nogel was arrested at st.
Joseph, Mo-, charged with having
caused the death of Miss Laura Boone
by criminal operation.
Monmouth college students partici-
pated in rousinS demonstration, de-
nouncing the action of Spanish mobs
and favoring Cuban independence.
Supreme lodge X. of T.. meets in
Cleveland, August %.
Princeton students burned the how