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Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Strike. Only Slightly Disturbing.

Strikes were somewhat disturbing
factor In the Industrial world. May 20 the
machlnlsts In some Of the largest plants
In the country struck for nine-hour day
without reduction In wages About TO-
900 men went out III several cases they
were successful, but In others their places
were llled with other men, on the 10th
OF July strike Of iron, steel and tin
workers was ordered IN some OF the mills
OF the United states Steel corporation to
compel the adoption Of the union scale.
Seventy-hve thousand men were effected,
Growing out OF the strike was that or
dered by President Shafrer OF the Anal
gamated Association OF Iron and Steel
workers, In August, This ended IN Sep
tomber In failure. Strikes Involving riots
and loss OF life occurred In Albany, n.
r.; In the Telluride mines, In Colorado;
among the teamsters In San Francisco
and the miners IN Kentucky.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
BUSINESS CONSOLIDATION
Increasing Tendency Shown to Form
Combinations of Capital,

The feature of the Industrial situation
OF the year was the continuation of the
tendency to form great combinations Of
capital or trusts. In the first eight
months the aggregate capital Of the new
corporations organized was $2467 1856, ,OOO
as against 81, ,S65, $4,000 for the same pc
riod In 1900. The most gigantic of the
combinations effected was that known as
the United States Steel corporation, hav-
ing capital of 81, OO0 Its chief
organizer was j, Plerpont Morgan. The
companies entering the trust were the
Carnegie, Federal, American Steel and
Wire, National Tube, American Bridge,
National, American Sheet Steel, Ameri-
can Tinplate, American Steel Hoop, Lake
Superior Consolidated iron mines and the
Shelby Steel Tube. Some OF the other
combinations brought about wero the AL
disclaimers Amslgamated Copper, Am
erlcan Can, American Locomotive, Amer
lean Plow, Consolidated Tobacco. North
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
LARGE SUMS GIVEN AWAY.
Liberal Donations Mado to Charitable
and Educational Institutions.

The year 1899 was rccord-breakor in
donations and bequests made education
al institutions, libraries and art museums,
charities, churches and religious enter
prlses, and to towns and cities for the
public benefit and entertainment, the
total reaching tho colossal sum Of $79,-
7i9 1856, while the year 1900 was close Sec
ond, the total being S62, ,i6l ,3Oi Both these
years must now glvo way to 1901, which
is the record breaker Of the centuries.
The total Of Its gifts reaches Sl23 SSS, 1872,
an amount which may properly be called
colossal" The world has never before
known such generosity as this In a sin
gle year, The century has opened well
for education, art culture, religion and
humanity
or the total amount stated above there
has been given to educational institu-
tions the princey sum of S6S,SjO96i, to
charities, S22,2l7,4I0; to churches, $685.
iS9; to museums and art galleries. Sll,-
3,ll2; and to libraries, Sl53SS, 1872.
Andrew Carnegie, John ID, Rockefeller
j. =. Morgan, Jane l., Stanford and
others contributed sums running up into
the millions. The greatest single contrl.
button was that of Mrs. Stanford. who
gave the Stanford university property tc
the value OF S3O,OOOOOO. Mr., Carnegie
| founded scores Of libraries throughout the
United States gave $lO,OOOOO to the
Scotch universities and offered the same
sum to the United States for the cause
OF higher education, In the west DIR
d. X. Pearsons OF Chicago continued
his liberal giving to the smaller colleges
The total contributions made for Ii
braries during the year outside of thost
made by Mr.. Carnegie amount to S2,3i
200. Including his, the total Is the extra
ordinary sum Of SIS, ,237,I00.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Work OF Goth Congresa.

Among the important laws enacted at
the second session OF the 50th congress
were thcse ReorganizIng the army on
the basis OF force Of from 10000 to
100000 men; materially reducing the war
revenue taxes; increasing the member.
ship Of the house Of representatives from
.3bI to 1856 by reapportonlng the con-
gresslonnl districts abolshIng the army
canteen, The river and harbor bin, the
Nicaragua canal bill ana the ship sub
Bldy III were measures that failed to
pass
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Loss of LIfe by EnIdemInu.

The loss of liro by epidemic diseases
has fallen off considerably AZ compared
with 1900, The ravages OF the plague have
increased the number OF victims In 1901
being little over SS,OOO as compared
with 10000 In 1900 Cholera, however has
greatly decreased IN fatality, its victims
In 1901 being about 5000, as compared
with about 10000 IN 1900. The total OF
deaths In 1900 owing to the Indian famine
reached the largo sum Of about $4,000.
1t Is difficult to make any accurate list
of statistics of this kind, but, roughly
estimated, the cholera and plague last
year claimed about $4,000 Victims. No re-
turns have been made of the fatalities by
famine In India and Russia.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
The Year Politically.

Politically, the year In the United
Ftates was q rather eventful one. Will
lam Mckinley began his second term as
president OF the United States on the ith
OF March, when he was lnaugurated
with Theodore Roosevelt az vlce-presi-
dent, In September he was stricken
down by an assassin and Mr. Roosevelt
became the chief executive, No other
changes took place at the time, but In
December tho postmastcr-general, Charles
u, Smith, and the secretary Of the treas
dry, Lyman j. Gage, resigned, Henry C.,
Payne OF Milwaukee was chosen to sue.
ceed tho former and Leslie NJ, Shaw,
governor OF Iowa, the latter.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
IsthmIan CnnM Trealy signed.

The outlook for the building OF an 18TH
mian canal In the near future became
much more promising when on Nov. Is
Lord Pauncefote and Secretary Hay
signed a new treaty on behalf OF their
respective governments This agreement
superseded the old Clayton-Bulwer treaty
and did not contain the Objectionable
features Of the document which was so
amended by the United states senate as
to be unacceptable to Great Britain, It's
most salient feature was the implied
right Of this country to fortlfy the canal
whenever II ls built The agreement was
laid before the senate and was ratified
by that body Dec 10 by vote OF 72 to O.,
The canal commission appointed to inves-
tig6to the twn available routes-the Me-
aragua and the Pnnamn-reported In
favor OF the former, and n bill authorlz-
Ing the building Of ship canal at Me
aragua was at once introduced In the
house Of representatives. Late In Decem-
her It was reported from Paris that the
French Panama company was willing to
sell It's property and rights for NO,OOO,OOO,
and It Is, therefore, possible that the
claims OF the Panama route viii receive
serious consideration at tho hands Of
congress,
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Emhearlomnntn of InoI.

The record Of embezzllng, forgery, de-
faultlng, and bank wreckage for 1901
shows a small decrease as compared with
that Of 1900 The total ia A.OS5,560, aa com
pared with Si,66Ol 1884 In 1909. The state
ment OF dishonesty by months is as fol-
lows: January $Si5, 1856; February, s75, 500,
March, Al3 1856; April, s5O7, 1856; May $685.
0Ii June, SS9OOO July, Sl79, 306; August.
slOIS02; September Sl2l, 400; October, $685.
S2 November, A5s,75S; December, $780,
800.
The losses are distributed ns follows,
Stolen by public officials, s6OG9i5; FROM
banks, Sl,5lS 400; by agents, S227, 700; for
geres, SS5i,OOO from loan assoclatlons,
S2O6,3lj; by postmasters. 1886; mlsael-
laneous stealings $l,00S,9T7.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09

Suicide continues to increase In tho
United States. The total number report
ed for the year 1901 is 7,2i5, as compared
with 6155 In 1900 and $40 In 1909. or this
total $3.50 were males and 1895 females.
which curiously shows the same propor-
tion Of nearly five males to ono female
for several years past. Physicians, as
usual, head the list among professional
men, the record standing: Physicians, 90;
attorneys, 10; clergymen, 10; bankers, 6;
journalists, 6: college professors, /.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09

Rothschlld, Baron Wilhelm Won. head OF
tho great banking house, Jan. &
Rummcl, Franz, pianist In Germany,
5tainer, william, bishop OF oxford, April
22,
Tanner Dr. Charles X, D., Irish states
man, Sept, T.
Verdi, Giuseppe, composer, Jan, n,
Victoria, Queen, Jan, a.
Yonge, Charlotte NJ, author March "a,
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Legal EXECUTIONS In 1901.

The number of legal executions In 1901
was llS, as compared with 119 IN 19OO 1871
In 1899, 100 in 1898, 1877 In 1897, 122 in 1895,
lS2 In 1896, 1872 In 1894, l28 Ia 1899 and 107
In 1892.
There were SO hanged In the South and
80 In the North, OF whom Il were negroes
and AZ whites. The crimes for which they
were executed were: Murder, 1O1; Grim
inal assault, 0; attempted criminal as.
sault, /; and train robbery. 1.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
American Trust, United Box, Board and
Paper, United States shlpbulding and the
Northern Securities companies,
CHIEF SPORTING EVENTS.
Americans Unlformly Successful over
Their Foreign Opponents.

Sporting events OF importance included
tho races for the Americas cup, resulting
In another Victory for the American
yacht the Columbia over Sir Thomas LIP
toms Shamrock H., Sept, 2s and Oct, 3
and Il the defeat OF an English team OF
trapshooters by Americans at Hendon.
England, In Junei the winning OF tho
worlds sculllng championship by George
Towns Of Australia at Rat Portage, Ont
Sept 7, and the decision OF the lnterna-
tlonal committee at Paris, May n, that
the next Olymplan games are to taks
place IN Chicago In 1904 Pittsburg won
the championship IN the National Base
ball league and Chicago was first In tho
American league In the east Harvard
was the undlsputed football champion
while In the west the honors were dvld-
ed between Wisconsin and Michigan In
horse racing the feature Of the season
was the tr0ttlng OF mite In 2iO2h by
Creacous at Columbus, o., Aug, 2,
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
prssldent McKInlex.a Murder.

The facts In the assassination of Presl-
dent william Mckinley are stil too
vlvidly remembered to require extended
mention, He had entered upon his sec
ond term under the most favorable aus
pices. Everything pertaining to the fu-
ture seemed bright with promise when,
without moments warning, he was shot
down by an anarchist The fatal bullet
was fired by Leon Czolgosz while the
president was receiving the public in the
II mple OF Music at the Pan-American
exposition In Buffalo on the afternoon of
Friday, Sept. 6. He fingered until early
on the morning Of the lith Of the same
month, when he passed away with the
words: Gods will. not ours be done, y
The grief Of the people was as deep and
sincere as 1t was widespread. kilograms
OF coincidence came from all parts of the
civilized world and from persons in all
stations Of life.
The assassin was speedily tried, con,
Victed and the sentence Of death execu
ted. C1olgosz died in the electric chail
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09

In May a stock panic took place In New
York as a result of the efforts OF oppos.
Ing interests to get control OF the North
ern Pacific railroad. The stock was cor
nered and forced up to the unheard-o
price Of $1,000 a share. While many lost
heavily because of the slump In the val
ues of other securities, there were no
serious failures and the effect outside of
speculative circles was exceedingly slight,
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
PAN American Exposition.

The Pan-American Exposition opened
at Buffalo May 1 and closed Nov Q. 1t
was financial failure due In part to the
assassination Of the President, but In
other respects 1t was a success. The to-
tai attendance was S,295O73. Stockholders
were about SS,OOOOOO out OF pocket. AT
Charleston, 8. c., the South Carolina In
terstate and West Indian Exposition be-
gan Dec, 2, to run throughout the winter.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Chicago stock Yard Receipts.

Nineteen hundred and one In the live
stock trade has been one of the greatest
years In Chlcagos history. The combined
receipts Of all kinds OF live stock during
the year reached 1926, 900 head, valued at
$291, 100000, both being the largest on rec
ord, with the valuation over s22.0OO,OOO
greater than ever before.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Most Notable Invention.

In the way Of inventions the most not
able achievement Of the year was the
successful attempt Of Marconl to signal
across the Atlantic ocean by means OF
wireless telegraphy. The test was made
Dec. u between point on the Cornwall
coast and st. Johns, N. f.. and the letter
81 was repeatedly sent and received.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
Roosevelt becomes President.

Theodore Roosevelt assumed the office
OF president Sept H. the day on which
Mckinley died, taking the oath OF office
In Buffalo one OF his first public an
nounecments was that the policy OF his
predecessor would be faithfully ex-
ecuted.
Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09

In Auburn prison ON the morning O
Oct 70,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
NAY FLY OVER SEA.
SantOs-DumOnt Wants 81, 100000 to
Build 0cean-Going Ships.
The brazilian AerOnaut IL Going to
ReiRstate the AerO-Plane ON His
Airship to steady Them In
Future Flights.

Alberto Santos-Dumunt, who is now
in this country, expresses confidence
of being able To build an airship that
would cross the ocean in TWO days.
The Aero club of America has acted
a. the aeronaut's agent in building
tie big she'd at Brighton, where his
airship will be exhibited.
MY plans are rather indefinite" said
the aeronaut. "Icannot agree To make
the trip around the statue of Liberty
unless suitable sum of money is Of
ferrd to reimburse me for the expense.
| do not think shall make many ascen-
sinns in any case. may travel about
on the quiet during the summer
months.
"Whcn | first became interested in
aerial navigation discarded the aero
plane as useless. This was a mistake
on my part. have found. and in the
future am going to have them on my
ship. They will not be applied in what
| think the old clumsy way of making
them 50 big that the extra weight rem
der, them practically useless, but |
have much heater plan which will
make an airship as steady in the wind
a. a train of cars on land.
"rhc statement that | made when
went away that could build ship for
81 100000 that would cross the ocean
in two DAYS was not a wild one by any
means. can do it, and IL amy one or
more persons will supply the million
] will keep my word"
The Aero club of America was or
ganiled shortly after the brazilian
aeronaut left this country for France
MAY /. Alexander Graham Bell is it's
president and among its members are
many of the leading invent rs and sci
entistS Of the country Its avnwed OBJ
iect is to encourage all workers on the
problem Of aerial navigation and its
officers want someone to come forward
to compete with Santos-Dumont.
The balloon of the SantoS-Dumont
air,hip No. q, in which the aeronauts
American experiments will he made,
t + 10 rTTr T0ry TrTuf rrr-5- ftTrtt m rtts
greatest diameter, tapering like a
cigar at the ends. The framework,
which hangs II feet below the balloon.
j. G5 feet long. and the basket in which
Santos Dumunt is to stand is 30 feet
in front of the motor,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
GIRL TAKES BOX-CAR TRIP.
Succeeds in Riding 600 Miles and
Wakes to Find That Her Cloth
Ing Is Gone.

Eva Beck. a pretty girl, IS years
old, of Van Buren,, Ark, wanted to
go to Kansas City, and she did not
have the money to pay railroad fare.
Hence she embarked in box car,
and successfully made the trip of
500 miles. All went well until
hundred miles of Kansas City, when
Miss Beck and a girl who accom-
panied her on the box car tour found
the car so warm that they removed
their clothing and lay down to
sleep.
When Miss Beck awoke she found
her friend gone, and also her own
clothing. When the freight train
came to a standstill in the Kansas
| City yards railroad men were
amazed to see bare feminine arm
protruding from the car door and
to hear a woman's voice calling
them. Concealed behind the door. she
related her story. and the railroad
men hastily collected as many fem
mime garments as they could, rescu-
ing the girl from her embarrassing
plight.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
No Mention Of Silver.

Des Moines, Ia, September L
Every nomination made by the Dem
o,ratic state convention here yester-
day was by reclamation. The plat
form adopted made no mention oil
silver or the national declaration OF
the party mt Kansas City. This is
the first time Iowa Democrats hay"
ignored the silver question since the
Dubuque convention of 1896.
The convention yesterday refused
to iusert plank re.atlirming the
Kansas City platform by vote OF
3S4 to 344. Trusts and the tariff
are made the principle issues. The
ticket is as follows;
Secretary of state, Richard Burke,
Mahaska: auditor of state, j. ;. Me-
Luin, Guthrie county; attorney gen.
era, John Dennison. Wright county;
treasurer OF state, II t, Champman,
Des Moines; Judge OF supreme court,
Clong terml, Thomas Stapleton,
Iowa county; clerk of supreme court,
Jesse Trip, Jasper county; supreme
court reporter, John F Dalton, Cal
houn; Judge Of supreme court (short
time), W, II. Tucker, Woodbury.;
railrand commissioner, Thomas BEN
son, Faucet.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
Chances Of Being Killed.

Washington, September 6-The
chances of being killed eaeu time you
ride AS "a passenger on "a railroad in
the United States are one tn 2. 81.
460. THERE'S one chance in 121, 14S
however, of being injured. OF rail
way employees Que in 400 Is killed
aud one in twenty-six IL injured
Topse figures are based on the report
ut the interstate commerce conmis
sion for the year ended June 30, 1901
The total number of casualties wa,
61.974, the number OF persons 'killet
having been S,455 aud the number
injured 80. 1889.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
WATCH ST. LOUIS.

The greatest worlds fair the world
has ever seen will be held atSt Louis
in 1903. To keep in touch with the
work Of preparation for this great
worlds fair and to get all the news
of all the earth, every readingper
should at once subscribe for the
great newspaper of st. Louis, thJ
GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Itstandsp pre-
eminent and alone among American
newspapers, and acknowledges no
equal or rival. Its circulation ey+
tends to every state and territory in
the union. to Canada and Mexico.
and to every part of the world where
there are readers Of the English lam
guage. 1t ought to he in your home
during the coming year. See adver-
tisement elsewhere in this issue.
18-6te
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
ADOPTING AMERICAN STYLE.
Englishmnn Gradually Abandoning
the Conventional silk Hat
and Long Coat.

Never before have so many men in
London abandoned the conventional
attire of silk hat and frock coat. No
more than three years ago the man
bold enough to appear in the West
End in the afternoon in any other cos
tune would have been looked upon
as a freak or eccentric. 10 have gone
into drawing-room with straw hat
would have been deemed an insult to
the hostess. Now all that is changed.
One sees those smartest of smart men,
tie officers of the guards, going about
in straw hats with their brigade rib
bon. Some are in duck trousers, i'll
which Sir Savlle Crossley has set the
fashion. FlannelS of all kinds are to
be seen everywhere, mostly grays or
whites. with black, blue or gray
stripes.
While in solial circles the Panama,
or what is called the Panama. has en-
tirely superseded the ordinary straws,
which never were particularly shady,
and while flannel shirts. some of them
of quite gorgeous coloring, have quite
thrown out for the nonce starched lin.
ems. there is no doubt that this is one
result of the great influx of visitors
| from the states.
During the last year or two English
men have unconsciously been adapting
4 ~ i I l.,
of their American cousins. They cer-
tainly look happier in flannels and
soft shirts than in their heavy frocks,
limp with perspiration, and saturated
|
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11

the children might all gather once
more around their fathers table.
You are heartily welcome with US to-
day. 1t is right and proper that We
should have these social gatherings.
What would life he without society:
Mayyou enjoy to its further measure
the feast spread to-day, and as yon
partake of the earthly bread, may
YOU also receive of the bread of a
higher spiritual life. Aud as you
drink of this pure earthly water,
may YOU drink in spirit of that liv-
inc water that-tinws from the foun-
tain celestial that comes from the
God of all. =. 4. BRJCE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
n WAS Thrown INTO AIR,

II WAS THRONN ~ W Mn
"Mv impressions OF what happened
inst after that are somewhat imper-
feet
II was thrown into the air and |
landed. / should say, some II tee'
away.
"Fortunatalv ! was unhurt and |
rot on my feet immediately, aud
went hacl, to see il the Others We're
injured
1T all happened in a second or
two.
"Thpcar was going at very rapid
rate
"l'nIess he had lost control OF II |
can see how the mOtorman could
have allowed it to travel so last at
such time
at came down upon Us like a flash.
"Naturally, | suppose our driver
thought he had the right,of-way.
My injuries don't amount to any
thing. The bruisp on my fnce is no
more than man might get in apollo
game or any other sport III which he
might unskillfully engage
Il don't mind my Disagreement
and would regard the affair as a
mere incident OF the trip ii it had not
resulted in the death OF Craig.
Il was generally fond OF him. He
was faithful and ready. and | regret
his death more than can say.
II regret exceedingly that the New
England trip, carried through so de-
lightfully to the last day, should
have had such a tragic ending
TRIBUTE TO CRAIG
The President paid this tribute t'
Craig:
Il had come to he genuinely fonC
OF Craig. because he had in him thu
sort OF rugged honesty OF character
that appeals to Inc.
"He was a giant in strength anf
build, and to zee him with my i
wear old Kermit. reading to tn
youngster the funny stories in th
papers. wasa strange contrast, whlc
would have been humorous il it In
not been n bit pathetic.
This great. hig.hearted man Wit
the younester at his feet is what
shal!not soon forget. His heart wa
as big as tn boy.
Again | want 10 say there nj
things worse than death Craig WI
man. through and through, and
was glad to call him my frieil ."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
Threw Brothers Out Window.

Danyille, Ky. Sept. G,-Aiter
throwing the two brothers of the
bride out Of the church window, Mr..
RirhArl | auuu.. rnturunl tn tLpAlLar
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-11
Dogs Set on Young Teddy.

Arlington, 5. d., Sept. 6.-The ac-
tion OF farmers OF Arlington in post
ing notices for miles in the neighbour
hood of The private train of Marvi.,
Hughitt, Jr, and Theodore Roose
welt, Jr, preventing the party from
hunting chickens, compelled the rail
way officials to move the train last
night. AS soou us the farmers heard
he Presidents son was here to hunt
word Was telephoned all along the
line and messengers were sent out
advising landowners To watch for
respasTers. post notices and patro
he H. Ids.
At one farmhouse young Roose
Welt sought n drink aud the dog,
were set upon him. This action ha.
created great Indignation here. Al
ter "A two days attempt o hunt. Mr.
Hnghitt moved north to Redfield
where two DAYS will he spent.