Hutchinson gazette., 1901-05-16
wichita nrAln.
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


The center Of population remains ia
Indiana, II Alaska be not included,
The AsiOtic naval station has been
ngain reduced one vessel, the Bcnning.
ton.
The salt Lake theatre, building
40 years old, in salt Lake City has col
lapsed,
Grover Cleveland is spending ten
days fishing AZ Middle BASS island in
Lake Erie,
Cotton was destroyed by a recent
lire at Augusta, Ga to the amount OF
1900 bales,
Henry NJ, Cooper is appointed Mar.
shal Of the United States for the west
crn district Of Arkansas,
". W, Mnshall Of Terrc IIoute has
made third gift to DepOuw Unver.
sity making $50, 600 in all,
The fifth reduction in the price OF
crude oil has been made, Lima falling
one cent and eastern two cents,
The National Window glass Iobbers'
association has sent ont notices Of an
advance in price Of fraction over
per cent,
Samuel Bolton, ir, millionaire
brewer, was found dead in Il vat OF
boiling beer in his own brewery at
Troy, y, Y,
Major John l., Bittinccr, consul gen.
crOl at Montreal may resign to accept
the poStmastership Of his home town,
ST. Joseph, Mo.
The Armour company has acquired
control Of the Sioux City Packing and
Provision company and will operate its
Sioux city plant,
Charles Foster, eX.sccrctary Of tho
treasury, has made application in the
L, s. court at Toledo, Ohio, as II vol.
untNry bankrupt
Seven hundred Union carpenters OF
Toledo won and the strike Is over.
They get S9.iO for hours work, in
stead Of 81. % for hours,
A. Il. Booth, who said that he is q
Kansas cattlcman, was Swindled out
of 5000 in Buffalo by one of the oldest
dice games in the crooks category
Developments in coffee culture in
Hawaii have been very satisfactory
and in the Philippines the product is
of II high grade; while Porto Rico mar
kets the best coffee in the world,
The estate of George q, Cannon en-
representative in congress from Utah,
Is larger than was expected, approx
mating 81 l,OOO,OOO Ills four wives
and his 33 children are all provided
for by his will.
Marquis Ito. the premier of the Jap
anese government, is suffering with
brain trouble, and Is not likely to re-
sume Office,
Edward c. pawuolce, known as Colo
radios foremost Mason is dead, aged
G5 years lie was native Of Vermont
but has been in Colorado 30 years
Two new buildings are to be erected
ut the American university in Wash
inpton, the work to commence at once,
They are the Ohio college of Govern
ment and the Pennsylvania Hall OF ad-
ministrNtion.
Prominent churchmcn of Washing
ton are astonished that any one should
believe the dispatch from London to
the effect that the pope has in his will,
named his successor, They say that
such u thing is preposterous.
Miss Eva bartholomew, of Willing
ford, Conn, has been given Judgment
for $40, 900 for being scared by veal
thy merchant saying boo at her
from u clump OF bushes in tho dark
She has been unable TO speak since
then She was teacher and had to
abandon her calling.
During April the receipts of the u.
S. treasury were 7,767,s5l, and tho
disbursements were Sal ,0iS,@i5.
Nearly foot of snow fell at Lead
vile on May and I, The snow melt
ING on the mountain sides has caused
rock slides,
The United Mine Workers of Penn
sylvauia propose march TO the state
capital for the purpose of urging tho
passage of bill recommended by
their organization. At least 10000
men will make the march, requiring q
week or more.