Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-18
GENERAL NEWS NOTES,

The Impression prevails In London
That bass for united action by the
powers in China Is In sight,
The authortGs have decided ~ llmIt
The number Of colonlal troops who
are 90 be- the queens guests In London
10 500,
The treagury department has given
notice of discovery Of u new $40 sill
yer certificate, series 1851, with por-
tralt of Hendricks. The counterfeit
Ii deschrbtd rs u Photographic print
, without the sl,li fiber, and OF inferior
workmanship,
Captain DpyercauN Shields, who,
with iifiy-one men OF company i
twenty ninth regiment, United States
yolunieer dnfantry, was captured by
the Insurgents Iast month In the Island
Of Martinique, was recovered sunday
by the American rescue force with all
the members Of his party,
Ground WAS broken Sunday for the
Schwurzchild q Shulzberger cont
pany's packing house, which will be
ertcted west Of Ashland avenue, be-
tween 4Olh aud sd streets, Chicago,
It, Is expected that the plant will be
ready for occupancy March /. II will
cost about S2OOOOO, and VIII give
employment 10 500 men,
Pltsident Cassatt Of the Pcnnsyl-
mnla Rallropd Co. has awarded con-
trlcta for 10000 tons Of steel rails for
which the company will pay SEQ a
"a ton or total of $],00O,0OO for the
entire ORDER The contract Il Is am
derst0od, Is divided among the Federal
Carnegie, Cambria, Pennsylvania and
National Steel Companies,
The challenge Of Sir Thomas lip.
ION Ter &UuDher series Of races for thu
Americas cup has been received by
j. S, w. Olde secretary Of abe New
York Watch club, at II o'clock tbs
morning Mr., eddie said the chal-
lenge would b. considered ut II special
meeting of the club. called for We'd
nesjuy evening of nest week, and
that 'ts test will not be made public
until after lhat needing,
A treasury warrant fer ! cent was
certified by Auditor Castle of the
pogofllce department., 1t forms the
yearly stipend Of +, II, Lynch for
carrying abe mails from Mineral
Point to EcdgevlIe. Ia. lie was afraid
some one would underbld him, and rs
he wanted to carry the mails on ac-
count of the advertisement Vi would
give his stage route he offered to do
the work for | cent year.
Bishop Charles Galloway, president
of tho general beard of education Of
luhe Methodist Episcopal church
(sowth) will issue n call to the one
and one-har million Methodists In the
south TO assemble In their places Of
worship on the night of the last day
of the year to hold an old fashioned
watch meeting as a fitOing climax to
the twentieth century fund movement
The fund now amounts to SllOO,OOO.
The Rev. Albert Il. Simpson, presl-
dent Of the CHRISTIAN and Missionary
Wl'funce, Sunday preached his annual
missionary sermon AIT the Gospel tab
ernmce, New York and as n result
over $4,000 in cash, pledges and
property We're Realized for the sup
port OF the missions and mission work
OF the n',lance for the coming year.
w, i, Blackstone participated in the
services. The sermon and the Offer
ing was the closing chapter OF the
seventeenth annual convention ot the
alliance.
London Dis takngpreoautionsagain
introduction OF the bubonc plague.
Gas Of sufficient flow that viii prob
ably Justify piping fer use, was found
pear the One HUNDRED and Two river,
four MILES east OF st, Joseph, No., Sat.
urdNy. For some time III has been
supposed THAT coal in payingquanUltlcs
were to be found In the vicinity and
several shafts have been sunk, but
the long sought for vein being an eN-
tension Of the Leuvenwowh supply was
not discovered. To-day, Nt Il depth Of
i,ll6 feet gas was struck In great vol
ume. \ layer Of coal was also found
which may reach two feet in thickness.
Deputy Sheriff Curk, Of Kalamazoo,
Mich, left Lincoln for home Monday,
having In his custody Charles Evan
ston, whom he ARRESTED yesterday on
the charge Of rJbhing the Union
bank of Richhnd, Mich, two years
ago Evanston Tonight confessed to
Chief Of Police lIgaglaud and Sheriff
Clark his participation in the CRIME.
The Rchllnd robbery was sensational
and daring, and $4,000 in cash and
100000 in securities were stolen Six
men were connected with lhc job, and
four ar now in the pcnitantNry.
Evanston has been in Lincoln for some
time.
Frtm oCadn to ocean and from great
lakes to gulf, in every city, town and !
village Of the country, Democratic |
meetings will he held October %, and |
will be addressed by the ubles0t speak
crs. thn, the scope orthe gigantic plan
will permit. This WAS the scheme am
nounced to-day by he democratic
national committee which already has |
set in motion the prepM'ations nee
ea,ary for the conswmation of such |
a project In the consummation of |
CHS plan The tens Il thou ands 0fcluts
affiliated with or members of, the
National Association Of Democratic |
Clubs will be asked 40 lend their as
sstlnce,
Nnu NVnI.Inrsu. Gtupta IA,