Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
THE LATEST NEWS III BRIEF,

The Union Pacific Is putting in the
block ~ stem from Kansas city 10 Dem
vrr.
The beef packers are looking forward
to higher prices in the near future re.
Sulting from the decrease OF the visible
supply of cattle,
j. j. Frey has resigned active rail-
road operations In Colorado TO devote
his time to the Trans. Alaskan railroad,
Of which he is president,
III Hung Chang was placed in the
same costly coffin Of teak wood, bcauti-
fully lacWered, which he took with
him on his trip around the world
Stockmcn assert that the unfavorablc
methods of administering the public
lands Is causing II serious shortage OF
the beef supply of the years 10 follow
France and Russia are said 10 have
agreed TO invite all the powers toa con.
ference for agreeing on common action
for reforms in Armenia and other Tur-
kish provinces,
Senator w. a. Clark has refused
$500, 600, 600 for his great United Verde
mine in Arizona, 1t is estimated that
It has two and half billion dollars
worth of ore within mining reach
The Young Women's Christian Assoc
citation, QntcrnationaD owns property
to the amount Of 81, l,95O,O0O During
the last fiscal year the association rc.
ccived Ssgj, ,O?i, and expended Ss3l 900,
The American church committee IN
Berlin has decided to break ground for
the new edihcc. The building fund
now amounts to 81 0OO The lot,
which cost $50, 900, has been fully paid
for.
The Santa Fe has 200 miles more Of
road, 1t is the connecting link from
Ash Fork to Phoenix, Arizona, which
has just been purchased by the Santa
Fe and which is said to be the second
largest dividend paying road in the
United States,
Gen, Greeley, chief signal officer, re-
turned from Manila by way of London
where he had conference with tele-
graph and cable companies, and made
an agreement by which toll paid by
the United States will be reduced about
one-third.
Adjutant General Corbin recommends
the abolition Of the L, =. transport SER
vice, to and from the Philippines, lie
thinks the service can be done cheaper
and with greater satisfaction by COM
mercial companies; and that this scourse
would build up a better commercial
service.
The comptroller of the currency Mt
Washington reports 81 new national
banks organized in Kansas since March
!, with combined capital of SG0O,OO0,
Six of them were converted from state
banks
The California limited of the Santa
Fe Is made fast mail train on that
part of its run between Kansas City
and Chicago
The Pan-American exposition was
losing game for the stock and mortgage
holders to the tune of three to four
million dollars.
Port Huron, Mich, lost two grain
elevators by fire, full of wheat, corn
and oats. Loss on buildings, Sl25, 900;
on grain $l75,ooo.
President Ripley, Of the Santa Ee,
while at Los Angeles said there was
nothing in the report of an alliance be-
tween the Santa Fe and the pennsyl-
vania II. Il.
Porto Rico asks for protective duties
to build up the coffee interests of the
island. They ask the United States to
place 8 cent duty on coffee from
countries other than Porto Rico.
The German imperial deficit has here
tofore been estimated at 1O0,00o,0oo
marks, 1t Is now asserted that the
budget will assume deficit of l40, ,o0O,-
900 marks. A German mark rs equal to
93gl cents.
AL s. Rankin, for many years chief
clerk to various general superintendents
on the Santa Fe system, has been APP
pointed train insdector of the entire
system. This is new position just
created. Rankin has been in bad
health for about four months, not being
able 10 be at his desk much of the time.