Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
CONDENSED NEWS.

| dlduSbOnO 10 ottlu W OO 81 WCdh dhN
detected that he wishes it were all
over.
The New York Life Insurance COM
pany has appointed Mrs. Lease as one
of its agents in Kansas.
The Kansas Populist state officials
have made up fund to start new
paper at Topeka.
Armour is to build big packing
house in Boston, to secure better IA
cilities for the export trade.
The President has named Governor
Griggs of New Jersey to be attorney
general to succeed McKenna.
Martial law has been proclaimed
at Fort Yukon to prevent raiding OF
transportation companies stores by
hungry miners.
Chief of Police Ross Williams of
Fort Scott, Kan, has been removed
for the third time within year. Mar
tin Dearth was appointed his sue
,cessor.
Lille Rice, of Hutchinson, Kan,
sued Alexander Dade, a wealthy
farmer 70 years old, for $40, 900 dam
ages for breach of promise. She got
5000.
At Council Grove, Kan, Charles Bar
Der, accidentally shot and killed Allen
Knapp He did know the gun was
loaded, The boys were chums
Klapp was II years old.
Rev. Dr. Talmage, the noted divine,
was married at Pittsburg, Pa, to
Mrs. Eloree McCutcheon Collier, of
Allegheny City. She is 40 and he is
over Sc. The wedding was great
surprise to the friends of BOTH The
present Mrs Talmage is his third
wife.
The Japanese cruiser Chitose was
successfully launched from the Union
Iron works yard in San Francisco
A wild riot occurred in the French
chamber of deputies over the Dreyfus
matter The members INDUCED in
fist fights and the presiding officer
was forced to order the tribune
cleared.
The interstate joint convention of
coal miuers and operators has agreed
ON eight hours to constitute days
days work after June l6, 1883.
1t. is reported from Havana that
Captain General Blanco is not popular
with the Spanish soldiers, and that
Marshal Campos may be sent back to
Cuba. Autonomy is making poor
Roadway.
Miss Margaret Long, daughter of
Secretary Long, has matriculated in
the medical school of Johns Hopkins
University.
A bill to modify the civil service law
is before the House committee.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendment, striking out the provision
in the urgent deficiency BILL that bull
lion owners must pay the cost OF
transportation to minis.
An association has been formed to
erect statue of the Poet LongfellOw
in Washington Chief Justice Fuller
is president
The President named William M.
Treloar, ex-congressman, to be post
master at Mexico, Mo.
Merry, the Chicago murderer, was
found guilty. Smith, his partner, was
acquitted, but another indictment was
issued charging him with being ac-
cessory after the crime.
ST. James Gazette says that Japan's
navy is strong enough to drive the
fleets of Russia, Germany and France
out of Asiatic waters
Telegraphic communication with
Japan has been cut off Mikado's of
ficers are making secret preparations
for war.
Last weeks snow storm was general
over Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Nebraska,
Nansen, the Arctic explorer, has
been sued for $4,000 damages for can
ceiling lecture engagements
Senator Stephen NJ. White of Cali!
fornia was elected chairman Of the
Democratic Congressional Committee.
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader
charged Speaker Reed in open session
| WIN NlOiebAhS MS WOlh' ~ was WV
most exciting incident of recent years
in the House.
The Kansas Populists will hold their
state convention June 80
The children of the Rosen berg pub
lie school of Galveston shipped 1000
pounds of clothing, medicine and food
to the starving Cubans.
Two thousand students paraded the
Latin quarter of Paris shouting
against lola and the Jews
1t is probable that statehood bills
for Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mex
leo will not be reported to this Con-
gress.
Funeral services over Major Benja-
min Butterworth were held in Wash
ingtou The remains were placed in
a vault at Oak Hill.
William ]. Bryan testified at the
Draper murder trial at Jacksonville,
Ill
Since the adjustment of contract
labor ct the Indiana penitentiarys
eleven prisoners have gone mad from