Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-13
A NEW METAL DISCOVERED.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Stir.
ring Up Railroad Circles.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Tribune says

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Tribune says
to-day:
Much alarm is manifested in western rail-
road circles over the attitude OF the Kan
sas City, PlttSburg & Gulf railroad I'M
less this road can be checked in its rate-de-
stroying career. earnings Of western roads will
be most seriously affected and expected divi-
dends will vanish into air. Announcement Is
made that the Kansas City g. Gulf has put into
effect rate on corn Of II cents per 100 pounds
from Kansas City to Galveston and New
Orleans In addition it will absorb the eleva-
tor charges, which amount to two cents per
100 pounds This Is the lowest rate ever made
to tide-water from the Missouri river, Against
such rate as that eastbound roads from the
Missouri river cannot compete The Gulf road
apparently cares not whether 1t makes money
on the transportation OF freight It's promoters
expect to reaO u rich harvest In land specula-
ton The situation would not be quite so bad
for the roads east Of the Missouri river II the
Kansas City s. Gulf would get no further east
than Kansas City, But 1t has acquired lately
lines into Missouri and Iowa, and is extending
them to u number OF points This enables 1t
to take corn from the heart q the western
corn belt to the gulf.
A New Metal Discovered.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Herald says
that Thomas A. Edison has acciden-
tally discovered what he believes to be
new metal which will do away with
the slow and costly process of making
malleable iron. Exhaustive expert
ments will be made. and if they are
successful it is promised that full de-
tails will be given to the public. 1t is
claimed that after lot of iron had
been run through magnetic ore sepa-
rating mill the pigs were taken from
the blast furnace as usual to be cooled
and broken up. The pigs" resisted
all efforts of the men with heavy
sledges to break them. The fact was
submitted to chemists and the theory
was formed that there was some hith-
erto unknown substance in the iron
used and this is believed to be a new
metal.
ResponslbIIlty for Loss OF shIpm ents.
TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 1.-THE SUI
preme court has rendered decision
to the effect that railroad company
in Kansas is liable for the full value
of a shipment lost or damaged in
transmission, notwithstanding the pro-
Il
visions of the usual agreement signed
by the shipper and the representatives
Of the railroad to the contrary. Will
liam Sherlock, of Wilson county,
shipped some freight over the Frisco
railroad. Damages were demanded
for the full amount of the shipment,
which was lost, but the company ex-
hibited an agreement signed by the
shipper in which, in the event of loss,
he would accept a certain sum. The
court holds the company is compelled
to pay the full value of the property.
Kansas CITY Ahead in Hogs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE
Armour Packing company not only
broke its own records in its purchases
OF hogs last week, but the total bought
by the Armour house here was 5000
greater than the number purchased by
the Chicago Armour house. and greater
than the purchases of any two other
Chicago packers Armour bought 49,
400 hogs here. Armour & Co. in Chi
cago bought 81, 400, Swift in Chicago
bought 10000, and the Continental
Packing company, the third in the list,
bought 10000.