Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-28
THE LATEST NEWS N BRIEF.


Georgia and the Carolna's report
snowfalls Of two inches,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton has
reached the age Of 80 years,
Striking linemen in Chicago cut 300
telephone wires in one night,
Five business houses In Frankfort,
Indiana, burned on November 81. Loss
$50, 900.
The British ambassador 10 Turkey is
pressing British claims upon that coun-
trys cash.
For this years receipt Lester Reif
has s3o,OOO Johnnie Reiff, $4,000 and
Danny Maher $4,000,
The Nebraska supreme court has de-
cidcd that cities have no power to give
away valuable franchises,
The Central Passenger association
has officially announced that passes
will be abolished january,
The inheritance tax to be paid by tho
heirs of Cornelius Vanderbilt TO tho
federal treasury is 1891, ,sO3.43.
The late election cost the city OF New
York S070, ,OOO The state also spent
$4,000 in connection with this election,
A Boston barber was fined $50 for re.
fusing TO shave third year divinity
student at Harvard university, because
he was u negro.
The Chinese courts caravan journey
toward Pekin leaves the people along
the route half ruined by contributions
levied upon them.
San Francisco has one telephone in.
strument for every sixteen persons,
Greater New York has one for every
forty-eight persons.
Major George, of the U, s, coast sur.
vey, tells that the survey of 1870 de.
veloped the fact Of subterranean
stream under Wellington, Kansas.
The International Livestock associa.
tfon say thep expect half million Wis
itors at the Chicago stocliyards to at.
tend their stock show next week.
Wabash college authorities did not
observe founders day by dismissing
recitations and the students rebellcd.
They even imprisoned President Kane
and it was an hour before he escaped
through a window, while the students
jeered him.
Polish school children are unmerci.
fully Aogged by Prussian school teact'
ers for not learning the cate eahism and
prayers in German. A riot resulted
and many persons were arrested and
imprisoned, their sentences extending
even TO two years In some cases,
Excepting in official capacity none
but British subjects can be present In
Westminster Abbey at the coronation
Of King Edward
Returned army officers from the Phil
ippines say that English and German
firms have done large business in
smuggling war supplies to the Filipino
insurgents.
Parties from St. Louis and Indianap'
oils have bought 10000 acres OF land
In Woods county, Texas, and are me-
gotiating for another tract Of 5000
acres; both to be occupied by colonies,
The state Of Idaho has sold $4,000
acres Of pine land and has received tho
last payment on the bargain. Tho
tract brought the state slOl, ,652.
An earthquake in the Canterbury dis
trict OF New Zealand devastated the
township OF Cheviot and injured many
people.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, of the Boer
army, was elected member Of parlia'
ment, at Galway, Ireland, by nearly q
vote Of three TO one. His election is
likely to be contested on the charge
that he is traitor.
Tho total vote at the Ohio state cleo
tion was $40, 147; of this the vote for
governor was 1851 less. Governor
Nash's plurality was 67,407.
Citizens Of oskaloosa, Iowa, lack only
two thousand dollars Of $4,000 they
propose to use in erecting building
for the Y. NJ. Q. A. Work is com.
menced.
The mayor of Ottawa, Ontario,
bought liquor during prohibited hours
and was fined. He told the court that
he accepted disqualification for his Office
which extanda tvo veara