Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rear Admiral John Irwin, retired,
died July 30, aged 90 years,
Fire did 10000 damage in the Boccls-
Ter Lumber companys yards in ST.
Louis.
Emperor Nicholas has ordered tho
organization Of an army of 3Os, 800 re.
cruits.
Eighteen Of the twenty railroads
entering Chicago have alp owed Of
plans for union station,
Manitoba and the northwest terri
tory expects wheat crop this year Of
from 55 TO 60 million bushels,
There are reports Of serious damage
tocropsin Sweden from the hot weather.
Forest fires are burning in several up
land districts,
The Santa Fe is about to double the
capacity Of its shops at San Bernardino
and TO increase the force from 800 10
about / 900 men.
General Miles has ordered the organi-
2ation Of nine more companies Of coast
artillery, making l06 of the l2G compa-
nies provided for by law.
Cotton spindles of South Carolina i'm
creased 1903 in the past two years.
That state now takes second place in
the manufactured cotton output.
Fire in Chicago destroyed the plants
of the Simplex Railway and Appliance
csmpany, the Western Rawhide Tan
ningcompany and the HammJnd Buggy
company.
In Norway, where saloons are per-
mitted only beer, the saloons are closed
on Saturday afternoons, which is tho
general pay day. and savings banks
are open until midnight,
The name of the transport Samoa has
Leen changed TO Dix, in honor of Gem
eral John A, Dix, who gave the famous
order; "If any man attempts to haul
down the American flag, shoot him on
the spot"
The manufacturers Mt Tampa, Fla,
representing over Si0,000,0OO capital,
have issued u manifesto declaring that
they would move elsewhere II the citi-
zens of Tampa did not suppress the am
archist leaders and protect them in their
business.
The editor of the Cincinnati Price
Current says that so cents bushel for
corn at Chicago is all that can reason
ably be expected, He figures on the
total supply from the present crop and
old stock as about equal to the annual
consumption export demand not taken
into consideration,
Secretary Long cautions naval oili-
GERS against giving any public utter
ance Of their sentiments regarding the
Schley-Sampson investigation.
An oil company, with a paid up cop-
ital OF 81 100000, has Incorporated in
Utah. The company has 5000 acres in
the Green River, Utah, oil fields.
The Frenden blatt, the organ of tho
Austro-Hungarian foreign office, COM
menting on the proposed German tariff
law, says; "If Germany wishes tariff
war, Austria, Russia and the United
States will be ready to undertake It,"
Probably majority of the people OF
Kansas have believed for 25 years that
the Benders were killed and buried
near Cherryvale.
A prehistoric city has been found on
the Navajo reservation between Duran
90, Col, and Pennington, N M, in
which is a palace of thousand rooms
older than the Aztecs.
The American Forestry association
will hold summer meeting at Denver
August 27-20. II is expected thar
James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul'
ture, will preside.
T. d. Skinner, the oldest travelling
man in the United States, has just cole
brated his golden wedding at st. Jo-
seph, Mo.
The Columbia has sailed the Consti'
tuition out of any chance to meet shann'
rock H.
A Kanass City firm bought 100000
bushels Of oats on the market at Min
neapolis, Minnesota.
The British house of lords has voted
half million dollars to Lord Roberts,
who commanded In the South African
war.