Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-12
THE LATEST NEWS III BRIEF.

There are seven Smiths In the Fifty.
seventh congress
| A Boston commission merchant has
cornercd the squash market in the
west.
\ large amount Of bogus coin is m.
ported 10 bc In circulation IN ST. Joseph,
Missouri,
Extremely cold weather prevails in
Russia Grain steamers In the ViStulA
nre fruzcn In the river,
John u. Rockefeller gives sa5OOO to
Rryn Mnwr, womans college in
suburb of Philadelphia.
The court Of claims has rendered
about 200 decisions In one butch, which
brings their work mp to date.
The starch factory ut Dcs Moines,
Iowa, IL burned nt loss of SeoC, 900.
II belonged to the starch trust
The OmahW, Kansas Il Gulf railroad
company has taken u Kansas charter.
to build from Omaha 10 Emporia
The importing merchants of Manilh
will petition congress asking that Ma
Mia be made an American port, free OF
duty.
The Australian senate has passed a,
bill Is exclude from Australia all per-
Sons who cannot speak II European
Language.
Colonel Il, H. Meade. who was tried
by court martial, has been acquitted
and restored t9 9duty at the Brooklyn
Navy yard,
Among the ton now Justices of tho
peace for the District Of Columbia Is
Robt. N. Tcrrill, a negro lEo is
Harvard graduate,
Mr., Curtis bill relating to anarchy IL
receiving much attention as IL pract-
0ally corrics out tho recommendation
Of the presidents message,
A fire of unknown origin destroyed
the entire stock of u carpet and fur
niture company in Denver, with loss .
of $4,000, The building was guttcd.
Prof, +, Lamson' Scribner, the agrost-
olOgist, of the department Of agricul.
turc, has been appointed chief Of the
insulnr bureau of agriculture in the
philippines, lie will have direct charge
Sf all agricultural affairs In the archi-.
pclngo,
Brigodicr General FELL has issued an
order to the soldiers i'm Northern L,izon
forbidding them, under pain Of severe
punishment by court-martlal, TO drink
tho native "vino" spirits, which have
been found to produce insanity and i'm
cite to crime.
Gen, Smith has ordered all male Fiji
pinos 10 leave the coast towns for the
interior, In order 20 be allowed tore
turn they must bring guns, prisoners
or information OF the whereabouts of
insurrectionists,
The French chamber of depeties
voted to press the bill for passage, mG-
king marriage fOrmalitcs absolutely
free Of all costs.
Clutch" Refnigcr, the pugilist who
was whipped by JAS DriScoll, is dead
from injuries aeceivod in the fight
Driscoll is under arrest
Captain Perry, of the battleship
Iowa, is given full discretion as 10 when
and how 10 withdraw his forces at
Colon.
December 20 is the anniversary of the
cession to the United States Of territory
known as the Louisiana purchase. Tho
governor of Missouri asks that the day
be observed in that state.
A descendant of the Donaparte fam
lily, in the insane ward of Philudel-
phia hospital, was saved from n pau
pcr's grave by friends. lie was buried
in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The appraisers of the estate of Kirk
land Il. Armour find assets of nearly
four and one-third million dollars, less
liabilities OF less than $4,000. His
packing company stock was listed Ms
worth s3,3Ol 900.
IL is now said that Queen Wilhcl-
mina's mother has paid the debts OF
the queens consort and he has promised
to be good. The young pair have re-
sumcd friendly relations There is
still trouble among the courtiers who
scarcely recognize the bridegroom, he
having fought duels with two of them.