Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF
The population of Berlin, including
the suburbs, is 9,4OO, go.

the suburbs, Is 9,4O0,67O.
Active war continues in South
Africa and more troops are going
there.
The Chinese minister, Mr. WI, re-
CARDS the joint note to China as harsh
and severe.
Berlin street railways are changing
the storage battery system TO the
trolley system,
The English pro.Boer press is very
quiet since the disasters to British
arms are 80 frequent.
Frank Richardson, q stockholder in
the Cracker trust, has been murdered
at his home in Savannah, Mo.
Consul General Stowe, Of Cape Town,
South Africa, arrived at his home in
Kansas City on December "a.
Collections are being taken in the
churches Of Russia TO build an ortho-
doX Russian church in New York.
The Missouri Pacific has awarded n
contract for $500 box cars TO tho
American Car and Foundry company,
The gunboat Bennington is to be
repaired in the Philippines 1t has
proven TO be valuable there on account
Of its light draft,
Indiana's states prison, at Jefferson
vile, has discarded striped clothing
for its inmates. None but those re-
fusing to obey prison rules have worn
stripes for some time.
An information syndicate has been
formed to develop the mineral re-
sources OF Damaraland. The scheme
includes colonization, mining, irriga-
tion and railroad construction.
There are now smelters along the
Arkansas river all the way from
Pueblo TO Leadvllle. The newest one
is at Florence, which cost S75O,OO0. II
has capacity Of 600 tons of ore day.
John D. Rockefeller's SON.. John d.,
Jr., has subscribed S95O,OOO for tho
founding of an institution of learning
for boys and girls, to be located in
New York, city and to be completed by
March /.
Paul Morton, second vice president
of the Santa Fe says that the Nicara-
guam canal will be built and that il
will benefit the cities on the Atlantic
and Pacific consts, whose increased
trade will be taken from the trade now
done by the interior cities The all
water rates which will be given coast
city merchants and manufacturers can
not be met by the railroads which
serve the interior cities
A glass marble factory was placed in
q receivers hands after working about
two months. The cause is the prefer
enco of the boys for marbles other
than glass marbles.
Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, asked the
state department for a requisition for
q man who is in Cuba, The depart
ment took the ground that Cuba was
solely under military control, and re-
ferred the request to the Secretary of
War. Gov. Pingrec will probably re-
ceive reply from Governor General
Wood of Cuba.
The supreme court Of California de-
cided that bonds and stock sbelonginJ
to Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, which were
in New York City, are taxable in Cali
fornia because Of their owner being
resident of that state.
A, L. Lawshaw, deputy auditor Of
the postofiice department, has been
appointed auditor for the Philippine
islands.
Twenty thousand tons OF steel rails
and fish plates Tor the victorian rail-
wayshave been ordered from Chicago
Steel company.
The wheat crop for 1900 is 500, eoo,-
sos bushels; area now in winter wheat
is 30, 2s2, ,564 acres; condition on Dec.
was Oil. The production of corn in
1900 is estimated at 9,1O5, tO9, SIG BUSH
els.
More than G,oOO persons, four.ffths
Of whom went to the United States,
emigrated from Chrstiana in 1900, as
against $500 in 1899.
The crew, so in number and com.
posed of Chinese, of the transport Han
cock, was discharged in San Francisco
and will be returned to China.