Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-11
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Travelling men are working for 9
universal 2 cent per mile fare on rail
ways.
D. r. Robinson leaves the Santa Fe
vice presidency to accept the presi-
dency of the Frisco.
Joseph Windrath, robber.murderer.
was hanged at Chicago He fought
and screamed to the last.
Two million flowers are in full
bloom on Wooded island, Jackson
park, Chicago Worlds fair legacy.
The American line steamer st. Paul
has broken all records by crossing the
Atlantic in days 81 hours
ST. Louis detectives think they can
lay their hands on Rev. Francis Her.
MAINS, the Salt Lake City murderer.
Cambria coal field owners at Chey.
enne, Wyo., have been selling at Sc
per ton coal carrying S. to So gold per
ton.
Loyal Legion of Kansas rendered q
reception to General Merritt, U. S. A.,
at Fort Leavenworth.
st. Louis wants an extra session Of
the legislature called to enable the
city to issue bonds to repair the storm
damage.
Statues of Generals Meade and Han
cock costing Pennsylvania 100000.
were unveiled on the battlefield of
Gettysburg.
Mrs. Clara Crawley of Minneapolis,
believes Pastor Hermanns of Salt
Lake City, murdered her two sisters,
Bertha and Caroline Wagner
The United States church army has
been esta blished in New York city
with Colonel Hadley commander and
ex-POstmaster General Thomas o.
James treasurer.
William Drummond, a conductor ON
the Evansville & Terre Haute railway,
got Judgment for $3.50 against the
company for blacklisting him for his
part in the A. R, U. strike.
Ex-Governor Begole of Michigan is
dead.
The President has signed the filed
cheese bill.
The big powder companies have
formed JruSC'
East st. Louis has sent out another
urgent appeal for aid.
American troops may now cross
into Mexico after marauding Indians.
All the crowned heads of Europe
have congratulated the Prince of
Wales for winning the Derby.
Morton, Bliss & Co. have purchased
the Niagara Falls Water Power com.
pany for 100000.
Half million people witnessed the
New York bicycle carnival parade.
Ten thousand wheels were In line.
A number of towns in Kansas, Ne
braska, Minnesota, the Dakotas and
Wisconsin were flooded by last weeks
rains.
Secretary Olney has warned the
Spanish government that unless the
Cuban war is soon ended the United
States will interfere.
Vernon Calf, Roy c. Slosson and NJ.
]. Atkinson of the graduating class Of
Nora Springs, Iowa, university were
drowned while bathing.
Cass county, Missouri, has paid
Sl42, 900 on railroad Judgment bonds.
There still remains 500, 900 outstand-
ing. All claims were settled at sew
enty cents on the dollar. They were
incurred many years ago for a rail
road that was never built
A So, 900, 900 bonus is offered to who.
ever will build a railroad from Dur
ango, Mexico, to the Promontero and
other rich mining districts west of
there. Two companies have survey
ors in the field.
Thomas II. Swope CT Kansas City,
Mo-, has presented the city a 1873
acre tract of land to be used for
park. This makes Kansas City the
possessor Of the second largest single
piece Of park property in the United
States.
Frank Samuelson and George Har.
DO, Norwegian sailors, started from
New York in a row-boat to cross the
Atlantic. They expect to make the
trip in sixty days.
Two Chicago robbers yelled "fire"
in a crowded Chicago department
store, started panic and got away
with $500, after knocking the cashier
into insensibility.
Two unknown men seized Mrs. An.
ME Welty on st. Joseph street and
attempted to abduct her. She es-
capped after her clothes were nearly
torn off her. She is suing her hus.
band for divorce.
Southern Pacific is taking back all
blacklisted strikers.
Worlds w. G. T. U. convention of
1897 will be held in Canada.
Illinois state board of health has
begun q war on public spitters.
P. NJ. Arthur has been reelected
chief Of the Engineers brotherhood.
Three Friends, ilibustering
steamer, has returned from success.
full Cuban eXdedition.
A favorable report has been made
on the bill providing for a public
building at Fulton, Mo.
President Cleveland's family is DOM
iciled at Gray Gables, near Buzzard's
Bay, Mass, for the summer.
Egypt has over 100000 acres in
cotton this year and the crop is ex-
pected to break the record of the Nile
valley.
General Campos was prevented by
the military authorities at Madrid