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The age-herald., 1898-07-02
CHICAGO PAPERS WILL
 RESIST THE UNION

Chicago, July 1.-The following bulletin was posted at every Chicago newspaper office this morning:
 "At 8 o'clock this (Friday) evening the Stereotypers' union notified the newspaper publishers of Chicago that unless their demands for an increase of wages from $325 to $4 per day, a reduction of the work ing day from to hours, with payment at the rate of 75 cents per hour for all over time, and other concessions were at once accorded them,- they would refuse to return
 to work. In consequence of this action, the -, in common with all other Chicago papers, will not appear Saturday" ! This action of the newspapers was in pur-
 suance of an understanding recently en- tered into, including among other provisions
 this agreemet:
 ."In the event of a strike in any of the departments one or more of the Chi
 cago daily newspaper offices, the mechan-
 ical resources of all our offices shall- be
 pooled to the extent and with the purpose that no newspaper shall be published unless and until all the newspapers can be prompt ly published on the same day." The stereotypers having been averaging from $1950 to $22 per week on six days week evening papers and from $24 to $27 on morning papers, it is l anticipated that the influx of stereotypers from all parts of the country will be so | great that the suspension of publication | will continue only few days.
The age-herald., 1898-07-02
Erection of the Steel Plant Officially
 Announced.
L. & N. MEN RAISED 5 PER CENT
Birmingham Has a Righteous Cause For Cele bratiOn on July 4-AlI Agree That an Unprecedented Era of Pros-
 perity is Upon Us.

Yesterday was the biggest day in the history of Birmingham for many years past, notwithstanding the fact that the war news diverted the peoples attention from this fact to a large extent. But all agree that few cities have better cause for celebration or publication than Bir- mingham will have on July 1.
 Whenever the people left the bulletin boards long enough yesterday and could quit talking of the seize of Santiago they discovered the big steel plant, the first steps in the erection of which are to be made next week, and in another column are found a number of opinions as to the good this great concern will do Birming- ham and the district All agree that it will do more than any other one agency has done or even can do in the upbuilding of the city the county and the state.
 The Raise in l.. N. Wages
 The raise in the wages of the employees of the Louisville and Nashville railroad also went into effect yesterday as has been noted numerous times in the newspapers. The following is the official notice of the company:
 'Loiiisville, Ky, July 1, 1898. "Notice is hereby given that, taking eff feet this date, one-half of the reduction in the wages of officers and employees made as per circulars dated August ' and IA, 1S93 not heretofore restored, is restored, and the remainder will be restored on January l, 1899.
 By order of the boar of directors.
 'M. H. SMITH,
 "President.' It is not yet definitely known whether this raise is to be given to the shop men of this city or not. Two or three years ago there was a strike of the men, and after it was
The age-herald., 1898-07-02
FIRST SET BATTLE OF THE MAR
 TN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
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ss ast ss 's % 5 s s' ts a s % %sss no rather engagement was @ ] s1y S % weak n @ It % was nearly @ @ o'clock the signal the welcome news that thee sretreat
 BATTLE the opinion that the action was the nature of m heavy % purpose was ] % % the T however, was based only on lack along the spanish o ms ms tt @ hnr r bring word of general f01e0e and Bsr s @ General 9 the spards would retire during the night leaving the ~ Th military authorities such spanish from Santiago and are endeaVs @ @ so @ r b o nthwad effect ,un'tu @ @ @ % Ieeh n information the possible lines of retreat has been p n " @ @ General Manager Cox of the spanish Bqur thoroughly acquainted Santiago & He show" & @ the % two fn pee @ i ne h snno about the first ten miles or as n far ] as cDO @ ' aa plateau of the island would be difficult 1 h ] % the 600 feet above the sea- ten miles north The country agricultural lands At Man, the pass an iron bridge consisting 0f hrty-oo of iron heshe
 LINAKEs miles beyond the csto summit and just beyond ns @ branches The destruction of this bridge would m @ troops n @ % % k tans on the at E cro and mountains this point is Ecandl miles straight line east of E cs pass hs9ana @ summit @ being wide enough for vehicles Between Beyond Escandl the summit the coun- country a fo mbuhng This probably the Spanish occupy the cst0 plateau and pass railroad has been fortified by line of bockhou protecting the bridges ofthe a a
 
 
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 DEWEY Dewey loses no opportunity keep the A renorn that practically his
 
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The age-herald., 1898-07-02
WILL CELEBRATE THE
 FOURTH IN MANILA

London July "A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Manila dated June 2s via Hong Kong, says:
 The non-arrival of the American troops has grievously disappointed Admiral Dew ev. but the Americans still count on cele- brating the Fourth of July in Manila. IL is reported that Admiral Von Diedriech sent two vessels away on learning America regarded his attitude as unfriedly. wholly improved feeling now exists The American officers express confidence in their ability to dispose of any ships Spain can now put out, but in view of the alleged strength of Admiral Camara's s squadron the wish is expressed that the Americans had at least one battleshp.
 Last Thursday night the first notable att tempt was made to drive the insurgents from their advanced positions instead of calmly awaiting General Aguinaldo's on- slaught. The attempt for the time looked as though it would be rewarded with suc- cess. The Spanish numbered 1000 or more the insurgents at Maate. The latter met them with a well directed fire, but the Spaniards were reinforced and the insur- gents began to fall back Thus encouraged the Spaniards pressed forward, but at the critical moment the insurgents made fire into the Spanish ranks that the latter were compelled to retreat and failed to summon up courage to renew the attempt.
The age-herald., 1898-07-02
Nominations Confirmed

Washington, July 1.-The senate in exec utve session today confirmed the following nominations:
 United States volunteer infantry-Third regiment To be captain, Wade H. West moreland, of eGorgia. To be first lieuten- ant, William A. Jones, of Georgia.
 Ninth regiment-To be captains. Walter A Dayton. of Louisiana; Henry A. Cham dler, of Texas; Clarence A. Windus, of Texas,
The age-herald., 1898-07-02

over the men were hired back with no ref erence of any future raise of wages. The timekeeper has applied to the Louisville office for instructions If these shop men are to receive the raise, over 5000 men VIII be benefited in this county alone. = But while the Louisville and Nashville IS being congra tulated on their generous ae- ton, the Central of Georgia and the Kan sas City, Memphis and Birmingham Wno did not reduce their employees wages h 1sg3. and have not done so since, must not be forgotten And when the Southern, the Alabama Great Southern and other roads that have made cuts emulate the example set by the Louisville and Nasnvllle pros- perity will indeed have returned.
 The Miners Wages
 And last, but by no means least, raise of per cent. in the wages of all miners of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Raiiroad eornDany and the Sloss Iron and Steel com- pany went into effect yesterday Hereto fore they have received 37h cents per ton for mining coal, but from now on they will receive 40 cents. This raise was made sey- eral weeks ago by nearly all of the smaller mining companies in the district, and the advance may be said to be universal
 Other Industries
 In addition to the above favorable reports, nearly every manufacturing concern Tn the district is running full time, many or them nght and day, and there is an abundance of work for everybody who wants work
 July can be truly celebrated in Blr- mingham day after tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1898-07-02
The PuhJic Debt

Washington, July 1.-The monthly state- ment of the public debt shows that at the close of business yesterday the debt less the cash in the treasury amounted to s1,- o27, ,0S5, ,492, decrease during the month of S10 es8 26S.
The age-herald., 1898-07-02


  Paota Buenos Ayre lsa de Locoha gon
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

state administration, by DR.. Witmore
who has been superintendent OF the
Insane Asylum at Topeka; and Sun
days antl-republlcan papers contained
q copy of a circular letter written and
signed by Morton Albaugh, chairman
of the republican state central COM
mlttee to the republican postmasters
of the State, making an assessment on
each Of 0 per cent Of their yearly sal
ary for the State campaign fund. The
Wltmore roast is violent enough TO sat
isfy even a man of the malicious tenn
perament Of Albaugh, and makes
charges and grievances galore. The
Kansas Cry Times on Monday printed
ailldavits from three Of the officers
Of the asylum that about the
Arst Of July, Wltmore told them If
Hood were nominated by the republi-
cans, he would resign, roast the popu-
list administration and the board Of
charities and make more money than
he could by staying In hiS job. There
are some queer thlngs about politics.
By the way, we might add that Wet
more and Hood are both from Emporia
and that 1t Is singular that Wltmore
could endure all the troubles he COM
plains of until a month before election.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

indignant and outraged people would
have been upon their heads, and their
political carCasses hanging high would
have whipped In the winds Of public
passion, They have simply performed
their duties faithfully under the stat
ute and as their pledges and party re-
quired. 1t Is here the difference
comes In. A repub lean administra-
tlOn could be inaugurated, neglect all
these functions or refuse TO perform
them and incur no uncommon odlum.
They have promised no such work to
the people. Their platform Is az sill
ent as q sunken city on the question.
Whenever they speak OF the officers
who have performed these services 1t
Is with condemnation. ls II not pal
pable that they are relieving aid and
comfort In this campaign from these
corporationsp And Is II not reason.
able that such 'courtesies" and "cOm-
forts" should be remembered after
election, should they be successful?
The proposition is plain.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

WHILE the News is telling the dear
people how the pOpulIsts have broken
every promise, there are q few re.
publicans in the court house who
won't stand to their backs in it. They
put in their bills for salary under the
old law as a matter Of form, 80 they
can try another alternative in the
courts Of getting out from under the
work of the populist legislature and
we are of the opinion that generally,
it is not the promises that were brc-
ken that hurts these fellows. It's the
promises that were fulfilled.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
TO WHOM THE oLoRY3


Think about it carefully and those
aflldavits of the insurance companies
that we're trotted into the campaign a
few weeks ago are rather laughable
things. A few insurance companies
made war on the insurance commiss-
ioner because his deputies "held them
up" for from 800 to $500 for examin-
ations. Whether this is true or not
we won't say for the present, but does
1t look reasonable that insurance COM
panies doing business of hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars in this State,
with profits proportionally large, would
make war on an officer who has the
arbitrary and Lndisputed power to re-
woke their licenses to do business in
the entire State, at any moment, sim
ply because he collected paltry 5000
or $500 under what they may call
questionable procedurep An officer
with such powers and prerogatives is
usually cultivated" to an almost un-
limited extent. The trouble is Nc
Nall wouldn't "cultivate. The trou-
BILE Is he has offended them in the
more weighty matters Of the law. lie
has spoiled their rate book and re-
qulred them to be solvent before TAX
ing the peoples money; then when
there is loss he has required them to
pay without badgering, harrassing
and bulldozing those who were not
"strong enough to be perlite to-"
But after all the glory of this work
of McNall's and this work of Boyle's
in their numerous brilliant victories
and the aid given them by Governor
Leedy is, we think, measured out too
literally to the persons mentioned.
Think moment. What, IL after the
stock Yards law, the school book law,
and others had been passed and the
trusts and companies had gone on
violating them, General Boyle had
been derelict in his duty or had re-
fused to prosecute themp He would
have been impeached What, il after
the passage Of the antitrust law,
which the Clarkson rate book violates,
McNall had refused to molest them;
or If when either McNall or Boyle
were In need Of money to push their
work Of punishing the law breaking
corporations, Governor Leedy had re-
fused to come to their assistance with
his contingent fund.- The wrath of an
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13


THE News Is great paper. 1t ap-
pears to be the one Chester Long has
choeen out Of the Seventh district to
lie for him, and his cause, and keep
the boys' spirits up, 1t has lately been
printing letters from various parts Of
the district telling Of the great pros
perity of the republican party and the
lean cadaverous look that the popullsts
unwilllngly express through their Wis
age In their locality, A couple of
these letters chance to he from terri
tory In which the writer is very much
ut home. One was written from
Larned and another from Stafford,
two counties which even In '0I came
up with good maioritles, and when
any names are given of any particular
populsts who are returning to the
fold" we always recognize some warty
old sinner who has been prowllng for
an Office or disturbance for an in
definite period without success in
either enterprise except 80 far as his
own vote goes in behalf of the latter.
Stafford county gave 500 majority
against the republicans two years ago,
but according to the News this year
there is a combination OF grief, dis
cord and oblivion In store for the pops.
Those 1t names as bucking the ticket
are fellows who last year bucked 80
hard they started up q campaign pa
per to fight the ticket, with the effect
Of elect!ng the whole Of 1t with good
plump majoritles when usually on off
years before tre republicans have
elected part. Judging the remainder
of the counties reported by those we
are familiar with, we should say that
these letters betray the weakness of
their cause. 1t strikes us as the last
dying gasp Of q submerged gang be-
fore going plunk beneath the wave for
the last time.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

A GOOD many republican papers have
FALLEN into the habit they used TO ac-
cuse the populists Of, namely, speaking
I'll OF the State. The particular griev
ance they have is the Kansas exhibit
tion at Omaha. They are gnashlng
their teeth because there was no state
appropriation. II there had been they
would be afflicted with abdominal
pains because the peoples money was
so recklessly spent, But those who
visit Omaha tell us that the exhibit Is
credit to the State, as 1t is, that there
are very few States which equal it, ant
very few indeed which surpass it.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

GENERAL LEE testified before Nc
Kinley's little investigation committee
that so far as he knew, the war depart
ment was well administered, and of
course they construe that into clear
title for Alger. Ithas not been charged
chat Lees troops were among those
thai suffered and it is not to be ex-
pected he would know about what hap.
pened at Chickamauga or Montauk.
This reasoning is something like this
Christopher Columbus, supposing he
had landed on the East Indies, knew
OF no new world. Therefore there Is
no new world.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

A CORRESPONDENT writes US that
corn year ago in Sylvia sold for TWEEN
ty one cents, and this year 1t is selling
at eighteen cents in the same place.
Wheat at the very outside Is fifty cents
and even less where 1t has no milling
price. This is not very great wave of
prosperity so far as these commodities
go. The principal part of the prosper
ity is In the increased yield. These
prices are very little different from the
Cleveland hard times.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

tain agreement In writing of even date
herewith made between the board OF
commissioners OF Reno county and said
l.. A. Bigger. Witness our hands and
seal OF said county this 7th day OF De-
oember, 1897.
Signed: ID. M. McELwAIN, Chairman.
II. MIsKIMEN,
IRVING RuTLEDaE.
This contract is q public document
which any one may examine at the
county clerks office The significant
part Of II 10 that which we have printed
In small caps. II will be seen by that
part Of the contract that while IL per-
mitted other bids, IL provided that II any
other bids we're taken, l.. A. Bigger was
still to have his commission Of one
fourth OF one per cent on the whole
transaction. In other words, he WAS to
have pay for work done by some one
else without pay. II Is In fact, au ad-
mission In the face OF the contract that
other brokers might do This y funding
without commission. A. d matter Of
fact, other bidders did come ia aud of
fer 10 do the work without comm IssIon,
but full and free bidding was handl-
capped by reason Of this contract, and
the fact that, acting under II Bigger had
got possession OF the bonds. Neverthe-
less, the bidding was sharp enough that
Bigger, 10 order to get the bonds, had to
take them at rate Of interest little
lower than Al per cent or more than J
per cent less than his contract price.
The explanation given by other county
officers who at the time disapproved the
hasty action OF the commissioners In en-
tering this contract. was that Bigger
made them believe that the bonds we're
held In the East and were difficult to
get hold Of, and il was for this service
that Bigger was to be paid. As mat
ter Of fact, Bigger had the county treas
urer advertise for them Us provided for
10 the statute above quoted, aud they
we're surrendered up to him. 1t Is plain
this could have been done by the county
treasurer without pay as well as by Big
ger for big sum. On the face of the
bonds the one-fourth OF one per cent
commission for thirty years allowed by
the contract to Bigger would amount to
S5,625 and II was so claimed by Bigger's
attorney. But through the exposure of
so rank transaction 10 the newspapers
and the vigorous and implacOble opposi-
tion Of John A. Myers, the new populist
member OF the board, the heat Of public
opinion and the threat to carry the mat
ter into the courts to test the validity of
the contract, a compromise was finally
agreed upon by which Bigger's claim
for commission was settled by the pay.
menu by the county OF S3,300.
Voter, do you think men who would
sign a contract involving 80 much for
the county, are flt men to do the county's
businessH They are either incompetent
or corrupt and so far as the interests Of
the county are concerned, it matters not
which. The effect is the same. Dur
ing the next three years $4,000 are to be
expended by the county commissioners
in building court house. Do you want
men who would enter such q contract TO
have charge Of the expenditure of it?
Choose, then between MIR. Rutledge, who
signed this contract, and Senator j. M.
Leeds who has done service with ability
In the legislatures OF two States, and Is
without sDot on his public career.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
COUNTY TICKET.

Clerk District Court,
FAY SMITH,
OF Hutchinson,
County Attorney,
WILLIS Il. VINCENT,
OF Clay Township
Probate Judge,
FRED THoRP,
Of Haven Township
Superintendent Of Schools.
M. A. DRAPER,1
OF Sylvia Township
Representative 10th District,
j. A. DeBARD,
OF Miami Township
Representative sOth District.
NJ, WATSON,
OF Hutchinson
Commissioner Sd District
J, M, LEEDS,
Of Miami Township
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13

SOMETIMES there is a relation be-
tween events which makes them ludi-
crOus If not inconsistent. Sundays re-
publican papers contained the resigna-
tlon Of, and four column roast of the
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

State Of Kansas, County Of Reno, rs.
In the Probate Court In and for said County.
In the matter Of the Estate OF Samuel A.
Adams, deceased:
Creditors and all other persons Interested In
the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified that at
the regular term Of the probate court in and
for said county, to be begun and held at the
court room In the city OF Hutchinson, and
county OF Reno, State Of Aforesaid, on the third
Monday in the month of October A. d. 1893,
shall apply to said court for O full and 1nal
settlement Of said estate.
JONAS NJ. REEL, Administrator
OF Samuel A. Adams Deceased
September 10, 1SoS,
First publication September %, 1851
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

Congressman at.Large,
I'D. B0TKIN,
Wilson County
Congressman, Seventh District
JEBRY SIMPSON,
OF Barber County
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
BLACKSMITHING.

L1RANK SNYDER, Blacksmith and Horse
4 ehoer. Makes specially OF heavy black
smithing aud general Job work. No, 90 West
Sherman. Hutchinson, Kansas.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
JEWELRY.

IJENRY ZINN, Jeweler and Scientific opti-
IL clan, carries neat line OF ladies' and
gents watches, solid gold rings, dne opal rings
solid gold epeetacles, etc. Makes speciality o
testing eyes and fitting spcctacles.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
rnRMs OF SUBSCRIPTION, Sl.OO PnA YEA

POpQliSt State Ticket.
Associate Justice,
s.H. ALLEN,
Linn County
Governor,
J,w, LEEDY,
CCfIey County
Lieutenant Governor,
A. NJ. HARVEY,
Shawnee County
Secretary Of State,
WE. BUSH,
Jewell County
Treasurer,
D.H. HEFFLEBoTER,
Miami County
Attorney General
L.C, BOYLE,
Bourbon County
Auditor
W. II. MORRIS,
Cherokee County
State Superintendent,
!Wm sTRYKER,
Barton County
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
BOYS Suits.

Mems and boys. Hats and Caps.
We have full and complete line Of these goods ranging in
price from Csc 10 So 90 EACH We can and will
you money this line.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
THE Track EFT"
DRY GOODS 90.

We have just received another line of Bar
gains. The greatest among them is:
Boys "BIack Cat Leather Stockings.
The best wearing best shaped stocking made Thisweek
sell them at half price to advertise them. Other
Stocking bargains
Chdren 2bc hose No to- 15c Ladies'
Ladies' aeeced 1876
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-10-13
Hutchinson Gasette,

Entered at the postOfice In Hutchinson, Kansas
40 second olaaa mattor.