Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-20
Wichita Grain,
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Dallas, Texas, has had a 500, 900 fire.
The Cuban convention accepted the
Platt amendment by 10 TO II.
General Macarthur is coming homci
will start from Manila on July /.
General S. b. NJ, Young has gone to
San Francisco to relieve Gen, Shafter.
Destructive tornadoes are occurring,
MS usual In June, in Iowa and Minne-
sofa.
The secretary Of the treasury pur-
chases bunch OF short term bonds
every week.
1t is now said that Paul Kruger has
given up his proposed visit to the Uni
ted States.
The officers Of the regular army re-
Gently gave banquet to General
Funston in Manila.
Germany expects to need to import
100000 tons of wheat and 100000
tons of rye this year.
board Of naval officers has been
appointed to locate u frst-class naval
station ut Porto Rico.
The Spanish premier has announced
loan for territorial defense and re-
organization Of the army.
President Mckinley has put It on
record that he would not accept q
third term If he was offered it.
The supreme court of New Jersey
decides that trolley franchises are tax.
able as real estate in that state,
Only ~ of the 1e4 applicants for
positions as teachers in the Kansas
City schools passed examination,
Many regular army soldiers wish to
remain in the Philippines and such
will be transferred to regiments that
succeed those there,
The Swedish Lutheran church of
America is holding its annual conven-
ton in jamestown, N. Y, with about
500 delegates present
Tho railroads were far from being
pleased with the amount OF business
done in handling the Shrners in and
out Of Kansas City. They call 1t a
frost.
The Chicago Steamship company has
line Of four of their ships running
regularly between Chicago and Eng
land, Other companies are to DO
formed, as the first venture is proHta-
ble
A Geneva correspondent says that
large orders for plows, heretofore sent
to Birmingham, England, are now 60
ing to the United States owing to tho
success Of experiments with American
plows in Switzerland.
There is such general complaint
in foreign countries about American
locomotives using more coal than others
that 1t looks like a preconcerted scheme
of attack upon Americas growing
trade abroad in engines.
The Modern Woodmen of America,
at their st. Paul, Mimi, meeting again
took action to exclude membership in
large cities.
A Nebraska Judge sustains in a de-
cision the Nebraska law prohibiting
employees of women from working them
more than 60 hours in week,
The next convention of the National
Editorial association will be held at
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Governor Sanford of Alabama died
at Tucaloosa on June II, of heart dis
ease. Gov, Sanford had served in the
state senate and in congress- and was
a member of the constitutional con-
vention in 1875 w. L. Jolks succeeds
him.
The increase OF the output Of Ameri-
an coal mines in 1900 was little
more than per cent. The increase Of
its value was 16 per cent.
The nstrologers have finally fixed
upon September al lucky day for
the dowager empress of China to COM
mence her journey back to Pekin.
The battlcship, Illinois, proves to DO
the fastest of her class in the world.
She turned complete circle within
800 yards; little more than twice her
length.
The Y. M. G. A. international con-
vention brought immense numbers of
people to Boston. Simultaneous meet
ings were held in the largest halls Of
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