Hutchinson gazette., 1899-10-12

THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

in America this year.
The salt trust has bought and closed
the salt plant at Akron, o., lcRying u
large number Of men idle.
Admiral Dewey has deposited the
sword given him by Congress in u big
safe In the navy department.
The mayor Of Havana has prohibited
the use OF the Spanish flag in that city,
except at the Spanish consulate.
Quantities of explosives was found
inside the Cape Town postofice, and
that an attempt has beca madc TO mur.
der the star at the Colcsbord railway
junction,
Captain y, G. Nichols has contracted
for the sale Of the European right to
use his process for manufacturing ice.
Captain Nichols formerly worked in
the L. ). pension Office at Topeka.
Tho Canadian Pacific has shown
disposition not to join the bureau Of
the western roads on cmigrant traffic,
and has made some rate reductions
which have affected tho American
lines.
The Bank OF Engl and at their week.
iy meeting raised the banks discount
rate from ~ To per cent. Between
the weekly meeting the governors of the
bank had raised discount rate from ~
to ~,
Au,tanan packers are surprised and
dissatisfied because the British war of.
fee has contracted for canned meats in
Chicago. They had prepared increased
stock, expecting to supply this de-
nand.
ThcSpanish government has sold the
Havana floating dock for $s0O,oO0 to
,yndicate of Vera Cruz merchants
Several New York firms have been ask.
I'd for terms for conveying the dock to
Vcra Cruz.
Six cars OF horses have been shipped
from Maryville, Mo-, in ten days.
which were bought ut an average of
more than 500 each, One car brought
500 head. Practically all Of them
were for draft and farm use
The secretary of war has issued an
order disseminating the military de-
partmcnt of the Gulf and merging 1t
into the Department of the East, un-
der command Of Major General Wesley
Merritt, headquarters at New York
Helen Gould has joined the crusade
to GUST Congress-elcct Roberts Of Utah,
the man of plural wives.
During the whole of race week Sham
rock money has been shy what was put
up was about all 500 to S79 on Colum-
bia.
Three Of the four vessels nav under
orders for Manila will pass through
the Suea canal, and will be, available
to divert to South Africa should mat
ters there take shape requiring the
presence of United States naval
force.
Near the Straits Of MRgelann, tho
British ship Clifford rescued Eve mem-H
bers OF the crew Of the British steamer
relsoa, which had been wrecked on
Staten Island.
Military Governor Ludlow az Havana
has taken tho strike there under his
jurisdiction. He says ho has room for
many thousands OF VagrantS in tho
fortresses, that men who wih mob work
are vagrants. Ho kindly advises tho
different classes Of worleingmon as to
the proper course for them to get their
grievances attended to.
The personal property assessment OF
Pullman's Palace Car company, repre-
senting holdings in Cook county, was
raised by the board of review from
81 500, 900 to $s,OoO,OO
Ex.Unitcd States Senator james Har-
Ian, of Iowa, is dead.
The Arkansas deaf mute institute is
destroyed by FIRE. Nothing was saved
and all personal effects of the officers,
teachers and inmates werc lost. Tho
loss to the state is estimated VI $780,
900 and to private parties al $4,000,
There was no Insurance.