Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-05

A government official figures the
average duty rate of the Dingley law
at 54.G6 per cent ad valorem. The
Wilson rate was 4O.1.
William J. Bryan and family have
arrived at Yellowstone Park. Mr..
Bryan intends to thoroughly recup-
crate, if it takes all summer.
Expert Samuel c. Durham of the
Federal Bureau of Labor has been sent
to Alaska to report on the Klondyke
situation.
Alexander Boessow, aged A, died at
Milwaukee from delirium tremens,
after having spent $4,000 in an effort
to satiate his THIRST for beer
Thieves on the ocean steamships be-
tween New York and European ports
are systematically robbing the mails
and defy detection.
President Spaulding of the defunct
Globe Savings bank of Chicago, has
been found guilty of embezzlement.
1t was his third trial
All the city officers of Leadville,
Col, past and present, including the
district judge, have been indicted for
negligence in suppressing gambling
and prostitution.
Edwin Flanagan, the Georgia muir
derer, who had a penchant for making
love to young girls, has been found
guilty of killing two women and sem
fenced to death He will swing Au-
gust 5.
James L. Teeney, who was arrested
recently on the charge of having mis-.
led Laura Brown, aged Is, his ward,
was shot and mortally wounded by
George and Charles Brown, brothers
of the girl, at DeKalb, Mo.
Ex-Governor Francis is at the head
of ST. Louis pool to control the
wheat market 1t is said to have con.
troll of over half of the visible supply,
and that recent advances in prices is
attributable to their manipulations.
The net loss of revenue to tho gov
eminent on account of increased inn
ports during March, April, May and
June, in anticipation of the increased
duties of the new tariff act, is esti-
mated at $50, 66G, 1927 by the bureau of
statistics of the treasury department
Because of the passage of the Ding
ley bill, Leon Goldchan, owner Of
seven sugar plantations in louisiana,
and the largest producer in the United
States, has ordered sixteen and one
half per cent advance in wages.
The leading New York papers pub
fish columns of Klondyke develop
ment and mining company advertise
ments. At least twenty of these new
corporations advertise stock for sale,
with the usual alluring prospectuses.
Congressman Hilborn Of California
believes that so much gold will be
found within a few years that the
metal will be demonetized.
Secretary Wilson is preparing to
urge American breeders to raise horses
for the European cavalry service.
According to Dun's weekly review
of the world of trade, the improve
ment in business is general.
The Missouri School Book Commits
sion completed tie celection of books.
The American Book Company got rs
per cent of the contracts.
DR.. Andrews, who resigned the presi-
dency of Brown university, will be-
come president of q college to be
founded by John Brisben Walker.
The Democrats of Texas held con-
ference at Waco, reaffimed the Chi
cago platform, recommended primary
elections for 1898, and the issue of an
address to voters.
Ben Vaughan road into picni and
began shooting right and left at
women and children near Perry, Okla.
wounding several
University of California is to be the
finest in the world. There will be
from twenty els hit to thirty buildings,
and the cost will be not less than S1O,-
100000, probably half as much more.
Great Britain has given notice to
the German Zollverein that the COM
mercial treaty in vogue since 1868 will
be annulled one year from date.
Young John Wessling, son of a Ger
man who is a naturalized American,
visited Germany and was pressed into
the army. He knocked do.yn an Off
GER who struck him and is in Jail Eff
forts are on foot for his liberation.
Arkansas fruit growers are negoti-
ating for car load of red ants to be
used in killing worms in orchards.
General J. c. Jamison, who at
tempted to commit suicide at Guthrie,
Okla, has about recovered from the eff
teets of tho choral.
Edward j. Pennington, the airship
nan, has agreed to deed his wife
property valued at $50, 900 in consider
alton of her securing a divorce.
w. S Douglas, for years president
Of the Butler County Sunday School
Association, died at Eldorado, Kan.
from strychnine poisoning. 1t n
thought he mistoob It for quinine.