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

EnrtCO MnGnOu, Jne proInOUer VI
gigantic Central American schemes,
has failed for SO, 100000
P. l. Potter g. Co., haberdashers at
Sedalia, have assigned.
In compliance with the territorial
law many Otoe and Missouri Indians
have discarded their surplus wives.
Assets of the defunct First National
bank of Sedalia, Mo-, amounting to
over $3.50, 900 face value, were sold for
$685.
The price of lumber is going up.
St Louis made a bonfire of $4,000
worth of pool room fixtures.
Actor James 0'Neill was shot in the
foot in mock battle on the stage at
Norwich, Conn.
Brown university trustees have re-
quested President Andrews to with
draw his resignation.
Ensign Harry Eaton Smith and Miss
Fannie Hayes, daughter of the late
President Hayes, were married at Free
mont, Ohio
Fred Mcconnell, cashier of the Am
bia, Ind, bank and $4,000 at least of
bank money are missing.
Ex-Governor Hoard of Wisconsin
was chosen president Of the National
Farmer Congress.
Mrs. John Drew, the veteran act
ress, died at Larchmont, on Long
Island
W. P. Adams, q lawyer-journalist,
has been taken to the Arkansas peni-
Tertiary for embezzlement
The city of Emporia, Kan, has
bought the plant which has been fur
nishing it with electric lights.
The weekly Missouri crop bulletin
reports that rain is needed all over the
state. Corn is fred in the southern
counties, and fall blowing is delayed
generally.
Great excitement is reported at PuX-
ico Mo. over the escape of Charlie
Abanathy, who had been Jailed on a
warrant sworn out by 14-year-old
bessie Kendall.
Crop Statisticinn Thoman is reported
arrested at Palestine, Texas, on COM
pl amt of his wife, He had registered
with woman at hotel there as M.
Z. Gordon and wife.
Edward BeIlamy is going to move to
Denver for his health.
Senator Vest has replied to Comp
troller Eckels, in which he denies that
he made a request for the postpone
ment of the examination of the First
National bank of Sedalia. He merely
made a statement of the situation.
The Galveston News estimates the
cotton crop OF Texas at Att, 025 bales,
and of Indian territory at 80, 10 bales.
Assistant Secretary of State Andee
has gone to Europe for two months
vacation. He will spend it bicycling
through France.
j. II. Weakley, treasurer of Cherry
township, Montgomery county, Kan,
has disappeared. An examination OF
his accounts just completed shows
that he was short over $4,000.
John Walker, former auditor end
railroad commissioner of Missouri, is
dead.
The Creek Council refused to cease
negotiating with the Dawes commits
sion, as recommended by the chief.
Harry Mills Cole, the famous printer
of three continents, is dead in New
York.
The Zionist Congress, in session in
Switzerland, adopted resolutions to
re-establish the Jews in Palestine.
An earthquake and tidal wave IL
Japan killed between 200 and 300 per
sons.
According to the Mark Lane Elk
press, Russia's wheat crop is far below
the average.
Peru is rallying to the gold standard
Fierce forest fires are raging near
A naconda, Mont.
Nine men were cremated in a grea
FIRE in Venice.
Russia is to substitute central pris
ons for Siberian exile.
There are 1s2, 6OO.91 miles of rail
road in the United States.
Receipts of gold at the Denver min
for August were 81, ,937.5s.
The Dominion government propose
to change Klondike to 'Troandike.
A British steamer is taking on
load of steel rails at Baltimore, 70
South Africa.
Six federal deputies were massacre
by moonshiners in Pope county, Al
kansas.
Senator Frye denies that the dis
eliminating clause in the tariff bi
was trickily inserted.
All the gambling paraphernali
taken in the poolroom raid at St. Loui
was burned, including one dozen poi
lar blackboards, 10000 tickets and