Hutchinson gazette., 1898-04-21
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Js l.. Hanno, United States consul
at Cardenas, Cuba, arrived at New
York Sunday on the Norwegian
ste ,ner Britannia, with fifteen other
passengers.
AT the request of the president con-
gress will adopt resolution, proba-
bly, today, prohibiting the exporta-
ton to Spanish ports OF coal, pro-
visions and other supplies.
The American line steamer St.
Paul is now in Cramps shipyard Phil
adelphia for the purpose of being
transformed into an auxiliary cruis.
er- The work will occupy about fif-
teen days.
In a drunken row Sunday night Jo-
seph Bemis shot and killed his son-in-
law, Harry Edwards, in the East
Bottoms, in Kansas City, Mo. Bemis
surrendered and was taken to jail by
deputy marshals.
1t is stated that Representative
Lorimer and seven other members Of
the Illinois delegation are willing to
join the Democrats today in a vote
to concur in the Cuban resolutions
adopted by the senate.
The Mallory line steamer Lam
pasas, which arrived at Key West
Thursday with CO VI for the fleet, re-
ceived instructions to remain until
further orders, as the government is
negotiating for her purchase.
Transportation trains began arriv-
ing in Fort Leavenworth at 10 o'clock
Monday morning, consisting of six
trains, totaling 13 day coaches, six
baggage, three Pullman, twenty
stock, twenty fiat and box cars.
Loading began Immediately.
James P. Rowley, one of the oldest
druggists in topeka, Kans., dropped
dead on Fifth street Sunday morning.
Heart failure was probably the
cause, although there is a report out
that he took poison. The suicide
story is not given much credence.
Negotiations to consolidate the
Goodrich Of Akron, Goodyear of Con
necticut and Butler of New Jersey.
the three leading hard rubber COM
panies of the country, have been clos
ed. The consolidation will take eff
feet on April 26, and the main office
will be in New York city.
The American Steel Company of
Baltimore announces that it has re-
ceiyed a contract from the Russian
to make rails for the
railroad. The order
will involve an expenditure of several
million dollars. Work upon the or
der will be begun at once.
General Lew Wallace, the world
famed author of Charlottesville, Ind
who has been candidate for II
United States senate to succeed Sen
ltor Turpie, has announced his with
lrawal from the senatorial race, and
Droffered his services to tne govern
nent to assist in nghting Spain.
Cable advces have been received il
London directing all American dir |
Iomatic and consular officials to
watch for movements Of Spanish war
craft in British waters, and to report
any such movement TO Washington
Immediately. 1t is supposed that the
other embassies and consulates have
been similarly instructed.
The Pungolo Parliamsntare. pub
ishes an interview with Baron Fava,
-he Italian minister to the United
States, who will leave for Washingto
leXt Thursday,in the course of whi
ne declares that he does not believe
there will be war, and that he con-
iiders the possibility of action by the
powers to stay the decision of con-
yress as not excluded.
A report from Cantonment states
that nearly 1000 Cheyenne Indians
are in camp on theNorth Canadian.
in the ghost dance and
making medicine" and it is thought
that the medicine men are trying to
ncte them to take advantage of tt
a bsenee of troops from Fort Reno t.
make a stand for more rations and
more frequent beef issues.
Five store buildings in Rosedale,
Kans., with practically all their con-
tents were destroyed by fire early
Monday morning within forty min
utes after the flames were discovered
and the alarm was turned it, The
total loss was roughly estimated at
$40, 900, though it will probably ex-
ceed that sum, and the amount of in
5uranee was comparatively small.
Chancellor F. H. Snow, of the Kan
sas University, has been invited To-
make the principal after dinner
speech at the annual banquet given
by the trustees of the Missouri Bo-
.anical garden at st. Louis. May IA.
The expenses of the banquet are pro-
vided for by the interest of the Shaw
fund. amounting to $1,000 annually.
One hundred guests will be present.
On account of the enormous ex-
pense the Santa Fe sustained by the
burning out of the Fairyiew tunnel
near Williams, A. T., recently, the
improvements planned and author
lied for this year are still at stand
stiT, and II may be month yet be-
fore President Ripley orders the
work to proceed. The estimated loss
to the company by the tunnel disas-
ter reaches over S5OO.OOO. The Off
ofafs say thfa In the heaviest loss IL