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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24
Orient Concession.

Chicago, Jan, 9l.-A special to the
Chronicle from III Paso, Tex, says:
Governor Miguel Ahumada Of Chihua-
hua, Mexico, who is attending the
midwinter carnival here, has signed n
concession for n railway across his
state to A. Il. Stilwell of Kansas City,
the promoter OF the Kansas City, Mex.
leo and Orient railway
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24

are said to
be about to seize the arms and other
property belonging to the New York
and Bermudez Asphalt company at the
Bermudez pitch lake, while the regu-
lar government, under President
Castro, has seized a couple Of steamers
belonging to steamboat company
owned in the United States. In order
to protect the property of citizens Of
this country from being conhscated In
this way the United States warship
Scorpion has been ordered to leave the
harbor of La Guayra and run up the
orinoco river, and It Is reported that
the government at Washington stands
ready to send the north Atlantic
squadron with force OF marines down
from Pensacola, Fla, to Venezuela II
the situation does not improve.
VcnesucIGS Chief Seaport.
La Guayra is the chief seaport OF
Venezuela and the gateway to Caracas,
lHB Cdpllbl VI tuc IVpuDllC' Az La
Guayra the mountains overhang the
water, rising to a height Of 5000 feet,
They are visible at sea seventy miles
AWAY. Caracas ID distant only ten
miles, but 1t Is reached by one Of the
most tortuous pieces Of railroad build
ing in the world, The journey by rail
from the seaport to the capital covers
distance of seventy miles. The cll-
mate of Caracas is mild and pleasant,
which explains why large cities Of
tropical America are usually situated
some distance from the coast. Caracas
Is 5000 feet above the sea level, and
the temperature averages Il degrees
above zero all the year round.
LookS Like Absurd PrcSpect.
Some idea of the absurdlty of seri-
GUS war between the United States and
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24
To RCnenl Mortgnge Law.

Topeka, Jan, 9l.-Mr Remington
introduced bill in the house repeal
ing the present mortgage law, passed
in 1893, which gave mortgagor eight
cen months in which TO redeem prop
erty sold under mortgage sale; and to
restore the law which was in force
from 1868 10 1909.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24
Mira. Nation yIsIta wlchltn Arnin,

Wichita Jan. 22.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
tion, accompanied by three Wichita
women, wrecked two saloons on Doug
las avenue late last evening, and as n
result Mrs, Nation and two OF the
women now occupy cells in the comfy
jail while warrant is out for the
arrest Of the third party, upon the
charge OF malicious destruction Of
property,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24
W, ]. BRYAN'S PAPER,
WIN be Issued From Western Newspaper
Union once NJ Lincoln Jan. 80,

WiAA w AnHANN hNhi "N'N'Ah F'NhHNF'A
Union once ~ Lincoln Jan. 80.
Lincoln, Ncb,, Jar, l7,-lIon, w, ],
Bryan's paper, The comEoner, will be
issued from the office of the Lincoln,
Neb,, branch OF the Western NewspH'
per Union, on Wednesday, January 20,
1901 After carefully considering the
various printing establishments OF the
city, Mr., Bryan decided TO give the
contract 10 The Western Newspaper
Union, being influenced to certain
extent by the fact that this establish
ment Ii not only perfectly well
equipped to handle the work, but also
because OF It's reputation for honest
and square dealing, and the further
fact that 1t treats its employees with
consideration and pays union wages
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24

Trouble between the United States
and the little Central American state Of
Venezuela Ia possible as tho result OF
quarrel between rival asphalt COM
panles, who have conflicting claims
to the great Bermudez asphalt lake To-
Gated on the shores of the 0rinoco riv-
or, Both Of the asphalt concerns are
United States corporations, one Of them
being the National Asphalt company
commonly known as the asphalt trust
II is even charged that the trust has
had hand In encouraging the rebel
lion In Venezuela which Is now in
progress, The leader OF the rebellion
is Celestlno PerNza, who until recently
was the secretary OF the present pres
ident OF the republic, General Castro,
General Castro himself came into
power as the result Of a successful
rebellion which resulted IN the over
throw Of the government headed by
President And rade Since Castro took
control Of the government in the latter
part Of 1899 he has successfully sup
pressed at least two rebellions, 80 that
he knows what he has to deal with.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24

A VENEZUELAN MAN-OF-WAR.
pitch is filled, while the heavy impurl-
ties sink to the bottom Of the kettle.
The pure asphaltum can then be
poured off. o
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24
Leader of tho SroubIe.

Celestino Peraze. the leader Of tho
present rebellion, began his outbreak
in the country along the o?lnoco river
in the last days Of December, 1900. A
force of $500 men was Immediately
sent against him by President Castro,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24

ana several
small en-
g a & enents
have taken
p ce be-
tween the
rival forces,
Now 1t APP
pears I h Q
rebels are
running low
on powder
q n d NUM-
Ito n s Of
war in gen
eral. As n
..aa..IN 49,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. u, Fitzgerald OF
Danville, Va, have decided their place
on the north bank of the Dan river,
worth S2OOOOto the Danville Orphan
ago as a permanent home,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24

The late Chief Justice Faircloth OF
North Carolina bequeathed $4,000 to
the Baptist Female University OF Ra-
leigh
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
CLOSED IT'S DOORS.
Mechanic. Savings bank. of West
eriS. ". L.. Faiis-Dcposits We're
Nearly Million Dollars

Westerly. L. l.. April 29.-The Me-
chIuicS' Saving, bank. Of this town.
did not open for business Monday.
Late sunday afternoon the following
notice was ISSUED:
The trustees Of the Mechanics
Bank, owing 10 Che doubtful salue
If some OF tie Lauk's assets. have
decided that it j. Cor the best in1er-
ests Of the drposi,crs that the bank
20 into liquidation and action h:s
already been taken looking 10 this
result. Pending The granting OF the
authority no money will be received
or paid out"
This action came rs great sur
prise 10 the town. and great excite
ment prevails among small depos-
itors. The estimatede amount of de
posts Is something frSS than 81 900.
600. the securities on their face values
something less than $1.IO0,O0O. the
number of depositors about 1000.
Many OF the securities are western
investments which are understood tu
nave decreased in value wear bV wear.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
PRESIDENTS LONG TOUR.
The Party Received EIattrrinr
Ovation From the Time the
Train Left the Capital.

Bristol. Tenn. April 3O.-The first
DAY OF the presidents long tour To
the Pacific coast lay through an his
,Cric section in Virginia. across the
valleys of the Rapidan and james. in
- "ht of the homes OF Madison and
jefferson. zap past the peaks OF otter.
50 dear 10 ihc hearts of the Virgin
ian>. into the picturesque Blue Ridge
mountains. The tennessee line was
reached at 1875 Monday night with
the arrival of the train at Bristol
The presidential party received Il
gathering ovation from the time the
,rain Icft Washington. Large crowds
assembled at every station. the coun-
trysidc aud cross roads each had its
little group of waving watches
Siraining their eyes TO catch 2
glimpse OF the chief magistrate as dle
train VhiSkcd bN. At Charlottesville
the students of the University of Vir-
cinia turned out: al Lynchburg SEN
ator Daniel. Nirginia'S crack GATOR.
mace "a speech. greeting the presi-
dent. and ~ Roanoke two bands
crashed out their welcome NJ each
% these places the president respond
et to the loud calls made upon him.
and spoke briefly from the rear plat
form OF he car
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
THE AMERICAN TROOPS.
ne! heha"ed with the GreatrSt
""ii""trH During the Battle
With Gen i.iu's Forces.

Berlin, April 3c.-The latest China
specials To arrive here shows thar
the American troops behaved with
the greatest sallantry during the IN
eagements with the forces under
zen. Liu, storming the stronghold OF
the enemy even after darkness and in
spite of the huge rocks rolled down
rpon them.
The Chinese artillery. although er-
ing splendid guns made i'm 1898 M tb,.
arsenal in Han Yang. aimed badly.
TIE Germans demolished the FORTH
cations near the gates Of the Great
Wall. They suffered intensely from
tie heat. The French received in
sir"etions from Paris while march,
ING towards the province of Shan-Si
but they held Ku kwa, which they
have since left. destroying the tieId
telegraph and thus cutting off Ger
man communicable
Ihe German press is loud i'm praise
u the bravery of the Germans. The
opinion rs generally expressed th,r
aen. Lin's conduct was either diva ~
the duplicity of the Chinese corr. on
10 a state of anarchy which a,ig,rs
IL for the future.
nder such conditions" saws the.
National Zeitung. German victor;,s
IKE those all over larger numbers
man have hitherto been encou,,..r-
ed during the whole war-the Ger
mans fighting one to four-haye ~.
greatest signiticance
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
THE HALL OF FAME.
Preparations Heing Made For Its
Dedication Nay ::0-Senntar De-
pew tn BE the Orator

New York. April 30.-rhe senate Ct
the New York university is actively
preparing for the dedication of the
Hall of Fame. which will take place
May 80. The tablets for the % great
americans selected last October have
nearly been completed and placed in
position. The unveiling will be done
by representatives of patriotic and
educational associations who have
been invited 10 offciate The Grafton
Ct the day viii he made by United
states Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The list of the organizations to
send representative To officiate at
the unwilling of the tablets has not
hs yet been completed. They Will
number %, one organization for each
tablet.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
REWARD WITHDRAWN,
me 'tty OF Omaha VIII Not Pay
$1,000 For the Body of Pat
Grove Dead or Alive

Omaha. April 30.-The body of PAT
trowe Is not as much in demand as
II was before the acquittal OF James
Callahan. Five thousand dollars Will
no longer Ice paid by thc city of
Omaha for Groves body dead or
alive The council Monday authorized
the chief of police TO Withdraw this
reward. The reward of $25.OOJ offer
ed 10y tlie city for ;hc arrest and
conviction OF three kidnapers of Ed
die Cudahy was allowed to stand.
The city Will pay $1,000 for the con-
Viction of one of The criminals.
price of $1,000 Is put on thr head
of two Of the conspirators and three
of kind viii bring the captors S25.-
900.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
FIRE IN PITTSBURGH.
Proper,, Damaged To the EN-
tent OF xi5U.oOu.

Pit isburgh. Pa. Aoril 3O.-Fire,
which resulted in a probable loss Of
ever Si5O.OOO. consumed the block on
the north side of Carson street. be-
tween South Sixteenth and Seven
teeuth streets. The blaze originated
in the basement of the department
Carson aud South Seventeenth streets
and spread with alarming rapidity
II rough the entire building. The
II; mes leaped across Seventeenth
street and damaged the clothing store
of T.. x A. Ernwein. \ dozen other
buildings in the block al Joining the
department store were reduced 10
ruins There WAS no loss of life
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
THE TEXAS OIL FIELD.
Two More Big Gu.gtcr. Rrouuht
In at beaumont sundRy-The
Circuit Hidened.

beaumont. Tex. April 29..Two
more oil gushers were brought in
here Sunday. The first is OH what ~
known as the Gladys City property.
which is owned ~ the j. NJ Gufy
60. 1t il close 10 the other eushers.
II was permitted To spout only few
minutes, when, after proving itself
the equal of any of the others. the
valve which had been previously ar
ranged was closed and the flow
stopped. The other we'll, which
reached the oil vein. is of Importance
chiefly because ii widens the ON cir
cant. bein" farthest from the original
Lucas gusher.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
A DISGUISED JUDGE.
The Jury la the kidnuping Case An
nOunccd That james Callahan
Was Not Guilty.

Omaha, Neb.. April 29.-After con-
sidering over night the guilt or in
noccnce Of James Callahan the jury
announced Sunday morning that he
had no part in the kidnapping of Ed
ward Cudahy. jr. The verdict was
an evident surprise TO the court. and
Judge Raker expressed his disgust
in emphatic terms.
Callahan was Immediately arrested
on two other counts. which the state
is not now prepared To say Wa be
made use of. as no new evidence is at
hand and the expense of going over
the ground again is considera bic.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
Evidence That He Threw His Four
Little Children Into the Mis-
sissippi River.
HE THEN LEAPfD IN AFTER THEM.
All Are Supposed TO Have Drowned,
But None of the Bodies Have
Been Recovered.
me victims We're Thrown From the
1..r.hni Avenue Bridge. Mime
.poIi.. Mimi. hich IL 200
Feet Above the Water.

ct Paul. Mimi. APRIL 20. -'fhe pO-
lice authorities believe that William
posentieId has thrown his roSr chill
dren. ranging in age from -. tn :
wears. into Inc Mississippi river from
The Marshall avenue bridge AMI then
leaped in after them. Aii dre sup
,,osed TO have drowned. None of the
bodies have been recovered.
Roseutrld las been separated from
his wife. who had taken three q, the
children aud gone 10 Minneapolis to
live with her sister. On "Wednesday
last Roseuhcld secured Il horse and
buggy. and taking wi.h him the
.-vear-old child. who still resided
with him. drove 10 Minneapolis. lie
drove To the house where his wife
was staying. aud while She was at
the sick bed Of her sister. the nus
dren and drove of with thcIr BE-
fore leaVil" the house he IS said %
have told one of the inmates that
"the next time they SAW him or the
children they would be wearing
Grape.
Thursday policeman found the
horse ill hitched To She buggy.
wandering about ia She vicinity OF
The Marshall avenue bridge. a. The
buggy wa, q dog. which had been q
pes Of the children. buI 10 other trace
of the occupants. The theory of the
police, which they claim j. sup-tam-
iisted by evidence they have. j., that
Hosenfield drove To TIE center 90 the
bridge. which j. abouI Poo feet above
the river. threw the children into
the water and then leapcd IN after
.h.ut
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
He and Ills Party Are Travelling
in one Of the Finest Trains
in America.

Washington. April 29.-The train
which viii carry the president and
his party for the next seven weeks
on their trip through the United
States reached here Sunday morning.
IL is one OF the finest trains ever run
over any American railway system.
The start was made ut 1880 o'cfoch
Monday morning. with Frank Lar.
mond as engineer aud W. W. Al
bright aS conductor. Both are trust
ed employees of tie Southern railway.
The Southern Railway Co. will have
charge OF the train from Washing
ton TO New Orleans, and at this
point the party and train will come
under the supervision of the South
ern Pacific railroad.
The train, which is. practically
new. is made up OF seven ears. Tie
presidents OWE car, the Olympia, is
Ia the rear Of Inc train. Next 10
The engine is the combination bag
gage and smoking car. followed by
the new dining car. with capacity
for 40 people. The next two are
compartment ears. with seven state
rooms and two dining rooms each.
The fifth and sixth ears are hand
some 12-section drawing room cars
The president Will retain the Olvu-
pia as far rs san Francisco. and
there viii be transferred 10 the Luz
cania. ore OF the finest private cars
an existence. in which to make the
return trip 10 the east. The Olympia
IS 80 feet long, and has five priyat.
rooms and one sofa section, and will
accommodate nine persons. The Lu-
CANA has accommodations for II
people. The president and Mrs. Ne
hhley viii have thciT meals served
There Was a number Of callers dur
ing Sunday afternoon and evening
10 say "ood-hy to the chief executive
and his wife before their depariIre
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
FIRE IN A HOTEL.
a Blaze i'm ia. Revere. House. CHI
cage. Caused Lively Panic
Among the Guests.

Chicago. April 30.--Short!y before
out in the Revere h9uee. a siN-story
hotel building situated nj the corner
of Michigan aud North Clark streets.
Although OF short duration. Tie fire
'Sreated lively panic aBon% the
numerous guests of the hotel, many
of whom left the building IN their
night clothes. The first FIRE COM
panies to arrive at the binding ran
M ladders 10 assist people to The
ground and quite 4 number az them
escaped IN this way. The FIRE was
placed under control within - min
uteS. The damage 10 The hotel bv
irc and water did not amount 20
more than S5.puO.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
ANOTHER BIG COMPANY.
The Pennsylvania Steel 60. Incor.
Pornted at Trenton. y. D.. With
Capital of S5O.OOO,OOO.

Trenton. y. j.. April @0.-The Penn
syiNania Steel CO., with an author.
ized capital of $50.O00.00O. Was incor.
porated here Monday to mine. manu-.
faciure and deal III iron. steel. man.
ganese and other metals. also coke.
gas. lumber and other materials. The
incorpora'ors are dillingham; u. Nor
ris. Edgar G.. FELTON, and Luther s.
Best. The post office address Of the
incorporators is given as Camden
y. j.. which is the registered New
Jersey Office OF the COMPANY.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
THE GAS EXPLODED
Five Men Lost Their Lives by ar
Accident in a Coal Mine
ar Anderson. L. I.
SEVEN INJURED AND one MISSING.
Two Miners We're Overcome by Fire
damp. But Recovered After Be-
ing Brought Ont.
About I25 Persons Were at Work ut
the Timc-It Is Not Definitely
known What Caused the
Gas to Ignite.

South McAlister. |. T.. April 30
An explosion of gas occurred in the
mine of the McAlister Coal Go. at
Anderson Monday 10y which five men
lost their lives, seven were injured
and another is reported missing.
The dead Emanuel TAYLOR. color
ed; Wiley Clark and brother. colored;
Andrew Pescol. Dominica Wcseluty.
Iniured-Ed Andrews. colored. burn
ed: Pat Woods. burned; Paul Sotak,
burned, seriously; Nose Garrett. coll
ored. arm broken. Two unknown
men We're burned. one of them seri-
ouSly. Joe Petrovitch is missing.
Two others were overcome by fire
lamp. bat recovered after being
brought out.
About l2j men were at worl, IN the
mine AT the time of the explosion.
1t is not definitely known how the
gas i9nited. but it seems proba BILE
thar some OF The men fired shot
that the Sho; fircrS had not ST of.
The shot frers enter the mines in
the evening after the miners leave
and fire all the shots or blasts that
the miners have prepared. Some
times shots are not we'll prepared
and the shot tirerS refuse 20 fire
them. Occasionally i'm these cases
the men afierwagd fire the shots
themselves. although this * against
The rules of the mine. IL is thought
that was done Monday by some of
the men who We're aftesward MIL
ed or injured by the explosion.
The dead were all asphyxiated. No
damage MAS done To the mine.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
FOREIGN JEWS.
All Except Those From Central
Asia Are Not Allowed To settle
In Russia.

Washington. April 30.--The state
department has received from Ann
baSsadOr Tower at 81. Petersburg q
translation of the Russian laws re-
lating 10 the rights of foreigners
under which Jews are permitted TO
settle there. Two OF the provisions
are that natives of Corea and China
are prohibited from settling on the
frontiers OF Russia. and that foreign
Jews, with the exception of Jews
from Central Asia. are not allowed
to settle in Russia. nor TO become
Russian subjects.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
Foreign Generals Held Il Confer.
ence TO Consider the Question
Of Withdrawing Them.
INDEMNIFY MUST Be AGREED on FIRST
They Also Considered the Handing
Over of the Administration Of
Pekin@ 10 Native Officials.
Decided to Allow Chinese Grsdu-
ally to Assume More Control
tutiI the civil Government
Was in Their Hands.

Peking, April Gothic geueral> Of
the powers held a conference Mon
day morning to consider the question
al withdrawal of the troops AMI de-
cidcd To address Il potr to the minis
tcrs informing them that, when The
ministers are able 10 announce the
lump sIm demanded as indemnify,
and the Chinese have agreed 10 he
T;inciple of payment. Arrange. .Ilts
viii be possible for withdrawal.
The other matters discussed ere
the handing over the administr3t ION
Of Picking 10 native officials AMI The
plan for the command OF the !rg;.-
ton guards rs To whether this COM
uiand should be conferred in one oiii-
Ger or each detachment should rs. in
dependent.
Regarding the government OF Pc
king ii was decided To allow the Chi
nesc gradually 10 assume more con-
troll until the civil government VAS
entirely in their hands. the military
only exercising passive supervision.
The Rnzing of the Forts.
Some time was spent in consider
Ing Tie reply of the ministers TO
Views recently enumerated ~ The
generals regarding other questions Of
- purely military character. = he
ministers a"ree with The general, "a
Ia ;hc raIins of the forts and also
- 10 the points 10 he occupied ne
tween Picking and the sea. bu- they
desire the generals 10 specify the
numbers Of the different nationali-
ties at IicnT~in and Shan Hal kNan.
30 far aS concerns The garrison Of
4.0ro men which i - remain pro-
,i>ioHall III Tien-TSin during the
period OF actual occupation IL will
1t necessary that each nations
strength rhall be determined.
The ministers believe that he pro-
'isional government at lien lin
should be abolished as soon Is the
situation permits. They agree that
The forces in China should be under
the cornnander-in-chirf. bur they
contend that qhe generals should un-
derstand that the legation guards
are entirely outside such forces and
'inder their respective ministers
Expedition Had a bad Effect
The t,ermanS we're virtually caught
in a trap near the ku kwan pass 4
|eiachnicut oi II had - casua. ir>
while the Chinese losses are SAID to
have been nominal
The German expedition is returning
leaving the country GREATLY dis, g.. -
cd OWN" {" the hardShips inflicted
npou the population. altogether he.
expedition appears To lave produced
. very bad effect.
The current Chinese gossip is that
the Germans were driven back with
heavy losses. and fh.s is implicitly
Believed ~ the b,.lll of the peon,-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
TAFT COMMISSION.
surgrnt~ ia the PHILIPPINES to
About JaBS ..

Washington. April 30.-it is said
at the war department that the am
nesty granted by Gen. Macarthur in a
reclamation issued 10 the Fi.ipinos
which expired las1 autumn and was
extended by the Philippine commits
sion To May ] viii Ice extended again
by the Taft commission 10 ;.bou;
July /. when it is expected that the
evil government in the Philippines
will be instituted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03
Killed His Brother-in-Luw.

chattanooga. Tenn. April .l0.-Wm.
Ramsey. a crippled tinker. Monday
night shot and killed his brother-in-
law. Madison i. Amos, a truck farm
err. because the latter refused to take
a drink with him. Ramsey was in
toNicated and used an old Enfield
rife. The bullet passed through
Amos body and fatally wounded an
iDfaN. in the arms of Mrs. Amos, who
was I'm the room at the time
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-03

Springfield. Ill.,. April 3O--Wi,,;,r.
heoher and his son Frank were IN
Si"ntiy lilled Monday in the Craa,;
Lake Coal Co.'S mine. ,or4h %; -
Sno' ''reu N room contiguous
TO the ore in which they wer. de-
moiished The frail partition b,,yv..a,,
ne rooms ana the falling debris KIM
ri them instantly.