Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-09
FOR THE WEST.
A Chicago Exhibition Organization for
Booming the Western Country.
NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS.
Warden starke Speaks About Missouri Pris-
Oners-A. p. A. Protest Issued-suRrage
Wanted for Americanized Chinese
Adjutant Generals In Session.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Chicago, West
ern & Northwestern States Exhibition
company has perfected its organiza-
ton and elected officers as follows:
President, H. p Wall; treasurer, John
w. Buehler; general manager ]. Mere
dith Davies The objects are to main
tain in Chicago a permanent exhibit
tion of the products Of the west
ern and northwestern states and
territories for the guidance and
information of homeseekers and
business men; to furnish information as
to the cost of lands, of production, of
transportation, and the chances for
business openings and investments, to
assist the several states and territories
in securing immigration and the
carrying out of enterprises for the de-
velopment of material interests, and to
maintain exhibition rooms as head
quarters for the citizens of the various
states and territories when in Chi
cago. A commodious permanent ex-
hibition headquarters is to be located
in the heart of the city on the Union
loop, adjacent to the leading wholesale
and banking houses
National Prison Congress-
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. THE proceed
ings of the National Prison congress
were opened with prayer by Chaplain
Rogers. Gen. Brinkerhoff, president
of the congress, called the meeting to
order. Several interesting papers
were read and then there was consid-
cradle discussion on the subject of the
health, Industrial training and man
agement of prisoners, mainly as to
how prisoners should be worked, and
whether steam or hand power should
be used. Warden Starke, of Missouri,
claimed that the Missouri prisoners
were treated as humanely as in other
states. He approved the custom of
pardoning three men each Fourth of
July and Thanksgiving day for good
behavior as an incentive to convicts.
He did not believe in easy treatment
of hardened criminals. The meeting
adjourned to take an excursion on the
lake and up to the Colorado on the
steamer Ben Hur.
A. p. A. Protest Issued.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. President
Echols and Secretary Palmer yester-
day issued special address to the
councils of the American Protective as
ISOLATION. The address says it is the
duty of the association to protest to the
president against Attorney General
McKenna's elevation to the supreme
court bench. 1t asserts that the govern
ment departments are being Roman
ICED, and Romanists are being given
more than half the offices in certain
departments.
Suffrage for Americanized Chinese.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Wong Chin
Foo, president of the Chinese Equal
Rights league, has arrived here to
press his scheme for granting the
rights of suffrage to Americanized Chi
nese, of whom he estimates there are
about IL per cent. out of total of
800, 900. He has prepared the outlines
of a bill which will be drafted after
consultation with prominent men in
the senate and house.
AdJutant Generals In Convention.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. THE adjutant gen.
erals of II western states met at the
Planters this morning. They will be
in session for two or three days, and
before the meeting is concluded they
will form an association. Its objects
viii be to advance the interests of the
militia in the several states.