Hutchinson gazette., 1899-06-29
NEWS NOTES.

The packing house strikers OF Chi
cago won their fight for an increase Of
wages,
Regular army recruits are enlistlng
at the rate OF 1000 n week.
II Is proposed to construct Platte
river canal, the storage OF the water
In u huge reservoir to fccd n colossal
plant, and the transmission OF tho
power by electricity 10 Omaha and
the nearby towns,
Five thousand people enthusias.
tically welcomed Governor Roosevelt
TO the first annual reunion of tho
Rough Riders at Las Vegas, N. M.
Roosevelt wore his Rough Rider uni
form and made u patriotic speech. He
was elected honorary president Of the
association for life The next reunion
will DO held In Oklahoma City
The agricultural implement trust
has failed to go through,
According to tho new city directory
Kansas City, Mo, has population Of
1872, O3O and Kansas City, Kan, 4O,OIS.
The United States has another case
OF damages against Morocco The
Moors are prone TO insult all Chris.
tians, This time an American mis-
sionary was subjected to several In
dignities.
Michael II, Dwyer, the onco noted
turf plunger, has won and lost ton
millions at the races, and now Is con-
tent II hc is able to quit even,
Major Harvey w. Salmon has been
appointed chairman OF the committee
TO fix location for the next cx-Con-
federate reunion Of Missouri.
Governor Mount OF Indiana up.
proves the plan OF holding an anti
trust conference in st, Louis, but will
be unable to attend 1t. Governor Rus
sell OF North Carolina has not decided
whether he approves the plan,
About 90 per cent OF tho zinc ope.
rators ha We closed down their mines
to force the smelters TO pay schedule
prices
The receivers Of tho Pittsburg and
Gulf have been authorized TO borrow
$780, 900 to make necessary repairs.
Clara dc Forest, once New York
society belle, courted by royalty and
intellect, died from alcoholism. Even
to the last she craved liquIr and beg
ging for beer with her dying breath
Five young ladies were drowned
while wading in creek near Lam
pasas, Texas, Their bodies wcrc
buried In the same grave,
Alexander testers sister has been
ordered to leave Shawnee, Okla, by
the friends Of her brother, whom she
accused Of murder
M, dc Staal, the czar's chief repre-
sentative at the peace conference, asks
the delegates to agree to an arrest of
armaments for Ave years, announcing
that disarmament would ensue In q
natural way II an agreement to this
effect could be secured.
The Turkish peace delegation has
protested against tho presence at The
Hague Of the members Of the Young
Turk. party, threatening to withdraw
unless the latter are expelled forth
with.
The state board of equalization Of
Missouri will impose heavy taxes ON
all steam railroads under the capticn
Of intangible property" which will
cover the value of franchises.
New England shoe manufacturers
are securing foothold abroad
Deputy Marshal Heck Bruner Of
Vinita, l. T., was drowned while at
tempting to swim stream in the per.
formance Of his duty.
Democrats, Populists and Free Sill
YER Republicans OF Nebraska will hold
their state conventions in Omaha Au-
gust 90.
Rev. Mr.. w. M. Barrows received
$500 for marrying Perry Belmont aud
Mrs. Henry D. Sloane
Birmingham Machine and Foundry
companys plant at East Birmingham,
Ala, burned; loss sees, 600.
Dan Coughlin, Chicago, who served
several years in prison for completely
in the murder OF DIR. Cronin, has been
indicted charging him with attempt
ing bribery in land suit His bond
was fixed at $4,000
German Americans OF Detroit, Mich,
at n mass meeting adopted resolutions
protesting against and condemuing
American English political alliances
Of any sort and against any character.
ization of the American people Us
Anglo Saxons,
At tho next annual encampment Of
the q. A. r. resolution will be in-
troduced by an Illinois member to
perpetuate 1t and take into 1t tho
veterans of the navy and change the
name to the "Grand Army and Navy
Of the Republic"
Daniel Patrick, negro, was lynchcd
at Scranton, Miss, and coroncrs
jury returned this verdict: "We, the
jury, find that deceased came to his
death by climbing tree, venturing
too far out on limb and broke his
neck"
The activity of tho London war Of
fee occasioned by the near possibility
of war with the Transvaal, has not