Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-12
NEWS BOILED DOWN.

Senator Gorman's reported purpose
to not be candidate for reelection is
believed by many of his friends to
mean that he will be presidential
candidate.
The United States court has granted
a temporary injunction restraining
the Texas Railroad Commission from
enforcing the new express rates.
Miss Matte Hutchinson went
riding with Jesse Cook the day
before she was to marry A. D. Yoder.
YOder became indignant and refused
to marry her, but the wedding came
off on schedule time, with Cook in the
title roll. This has caused sensation
at Hutchinson, Kan.
The story that 1900 natives were
slaughtered by the troops in the re-
cent riot near Calcutta is revived in
spite of government denials.
Carlists in Spain are confident. A
leader has wagered 1000 francs that
Don Carlos will be in Spain by next
February.
Mckinley will recommend at the
winter session that the United States
take control Of the Nicaraguan canal.
A heavy demand for small notes
from St. Louis, Chicago and New Or
leans is reported at the treasury de-
partment.
There are nearly 1000 applicants for
the fifty four places in the congress
sional library. One is from man
who is anxious to leave Alaska.
Guy Patton, Georgia negro, COM
mitted suicide to save himself from
lynching.
At Bernie, Mo, E. L. Shoemaker
killed William Parker in quarrel
over dead dog.
United States officials say that there
is no doubt that the Klondyke gold
fields are in British territory.
Germany has devised several schemes
to bar American wheels, and probably
will raise tariff rates.
United States Commissioner Smith
reports that most of the gold seekers
are too late to reach the Klondyke be-
fore spring.
Crows have become so destructive in
Lane county, Illinois, that farmers
have petitioned for bounty for kill
ing them.
Two buildings collapsed at St. Jo-
seph, Mo-, and wrecked thousands of
dollars worth of jewelry, clothing,
furniture and saloon fixtures. Nobody
was hurt
Judge John H. Reagan OF Texas, the
sole surviving member of the Confed-
crate cabinet, has announced his can
didacy for the Senatorship in oppose
ton to Mills.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son says that his department has fur
nished beet sugar seeds to 1000 farm
ers The industry, he says, is threat
cning the sugar trust
Miser Schrage of Chicago is dead.
He never recovered from the shock Of
robbery perpetrated by Sleepy"
Burke, by which the latter relieved
the aged money hoarder of $50, 900 in
bonds.
Cannon that were used at the siege
of Vicksburg will be broken up aud
sold for scrap iron.
Assistant Secretary Howell has de.
cided that calf skins are dutiable as
"hides of cattle"
Deputy Marshal Claude Hellnsa was
found guilty of killing Booz Sincoe,
near Muldrow, l. T., and life sentence
recommended.
1t is announced that Governor c. A.
Culberson of Texas will be candidate
for the United States Senate to sue
coed Senator Mills.
Temporary injunction has been is.
sued at Peoria, Ill, restraining the
sale of the plant of the American Glu-
cose company to the Glucose Trust.
Evangelist Stuart created a sensa-
ton at a camp meeting near Lafay-
cite, Ind, by denouncing the bicycle
as productive of immortality amoug
women
Several accident and life insurance
companies refuse to insure persons
going to the Alaskan gold fields
New Jersey berry pickers are on
strike. They will not brave the mos
quitos for present wages.
Fifty.fve million feet of logs have
come down the Penobscot-the first
big lumber drive of the season.
Mrs Catherine Try, mother of State
Senator Try of Bourbon county. Kan,
died at Fort Scott at the age of 81.
Iowans have secured 5000 acres of
land thirty miles from birmingham,
Ala, on which colony will be
formed
Boys employed in the Elwood, Ind,
bottle factory have struck for an i'm
crease of 10 cents per day in their
wages and the factory is closed.
The wives OF two striking miners at
Pana, Ill, have been fined SO each for
disturbing miners and S25 each for
intimidating men who want to work.
David Lippone, wealthy citizen of
Ottawa, Kan, so years of age, fell
from the roof of his house and sus-
tained injuries which resulted in his
death.
A check for SlO,647, ISL. 65 has been
received by City Chamberlain McCook,
of New York. from Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
in payment of recent bond issue