Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-09
CONDENSED NEWS.

Another anti Barrios uprising is
looked for in Guatemala
1t is rumored that Russell Sage is to
give $50, 600, 900 to charity.
Mr. Bryan spoke at Guthrie, Ok, to
n moderate audience on bimettalism
Ezra Burris, arrested at Madison,
Kan, has confessed to the murder of
Abe Curchlin near Caney.
Cy Leland has gone to Washington
to fight the appointment of Senator
Sterne as United States marshal for
Kansas
The Pope takes hot sand baths twice
week for rheumatism.
Slosson has won the billiard cham
pionship by defeating Ives in the'New
York tournament
Two parties, one from England and
one from South Africa, backed by
wealthy syndicates, have reached New
York on their way to Klondike,
Attorneys for ex-State Treasurer
BARLEY, of Nebraska, convicted of
embezzling 100000 of state money
and sentenced to twenty years in tho
penitentiary, are working to have him
set free on technieallty,
The clerk of the National House has
received notices of twenty contests to
be made in the House.
Speaker Reed says there is no rea-
SON for long session of Congress,
w. A. Jones, commissioner of In
dian affairs, says there is no prospect
of an invasion of the Wichita rescrva-
tiOn.
Consul O'Hara reports that Near
aqua has prohibited the immigration
of Chinese.
In the last year 2,273 Illicit, or
"moonshine," stills were seized; 500
persons were arrested.
| It is probable that the National
Board of Trade will indorse the In
dianapolis Commissions monetary
scheme.
The plant of the Cotton Wood lum.
Der company at New Madrid, Mo,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
Sheriff T. A. Mooney of Tuscumbia,
Mo-, left on a hunting trip with a
party for Southwest Missouri and
Northern Arkansas about three weeks
ago and started home alone. He has
not been heard from since.
The Carter court-martial will be
opened at Savannah, Ca, January s,
by General Otis.
Secretary Gage decided that sugar
from The Netherlands is subject to a
discriminating duty.
D. X. Bruce of Mississippi has been
appointed register of the treasury to
succeed Tillman
1t is said that Mgr. Sehroeder's re-
tirement from the Catholic university
has been approved by the pope.
The government will qualify as a
bidder for the Kansas Pacific, unless
the Reorganization Committee makes
satisfactory guarantee.
The NJ. S. U. Tigers cleared 500 for
the season,
The Sedalin Wooden Mills have been
compelled to close on account of the
scarcity of wool.
Four leading railroads running i'm
to Chicago have united the auditing
departments of their offices
W. Scott HINES, pardoned murder
err of Parkersburg, w. w.. has be-
come violently insane.
In street fight at Nashville, Ark,
w. w. MilIwce shot and killed DR..
Smith and fatally wounded J. j.
Smith, a brother of the dead man.
All were prominent citizens
President Mckinley will be the ora
tor of the day at the Ohio Wesleyan
commencement exercises at Delaware,
Ohio, next June.
The Interstate Association of Live
Stock Sanitary boards has asked the
Agricultural department to move the
southern fever quarantine line far
J Their north.
General Otis will preside at the
court-martial to try Captain O. M. Car
ter for fraud in connection with gov
eminent work at Savannah, Ga.
w. D. Chipley of Florida, who was a
candidate recently for United States
Senator, died in Washington.
The North Atlantic squadron will
spend the winter in the Gulf of Mex
ico with Key West as headquarters
The naval board estimates that the
construction of government armor
plant will cost about SO, 75O, 200.
Statistician Hyde says that the sys-
tenn of crop reporting is very crude
He makes several recommendations
Consul Smith at Victoria says that
Canada will try to force Klondilsers,
by tariff duties, to buy their supplies
in that country,
Mr.. Mckinley was offended by his
pastors Thanksgiving sermon and
probably will not attend the Metro
politan Methodist church often.
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
has made it an offense punishable by
dismissal for letter carrier to work
more than eight hours day.
An explosion of fire damp in Bavn-
rian mine killed IS and injured As
men.
Minister to Turkey Angel is push