Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
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Mr.. Peavy's life insurance amounted
81 10000
The rivers Wye and Dermont, in
England, ovcrilowed causing much loss
and suffering.
Japan is preparing for monster
exposition which is TO be held in Osaka,
Japan, in 1903,
The government of New Zealand hns
decided 10 order all steel bridges from
the United States in the future,
Todd Burns & Co, S big dry goods
warehouse in Dublin has been dam
aged by fire TO amount Of Gi3O,OOO
A great American packing house 10
10 be built at Urnapam, Mexico which
is in the heart of the cattle country.
The state Of Washington seems likely
to adopt the school combination plan
which Kansas has laws TO encourage
A number OF the great railroads OF
this country have increased wages Of
employees recently without any demand
Governor General Wood has issued
decree reducing the railroad tariff ON
sugar and tobacco an average Of 25 per
cent.
Lincoln, Neb,, has given an order
for n set of Ginning bells to be erected
at local church as u Mckinley memo
rial.
II is reported that spinal meningitis
has crossed the state line into Cherokee
county, KS, and Is proving alarmingly
fatal.
Admiral Bradford has closed the pur-
chase OF 6iO acres OF land ut S75 per
acre, for n naval station at Pearl lIar-
Dor, Hawaii
The Everett-Moorc syndicate, which
controls n number Of electric railways
and telephone lines in Ohio, is In hnan-
cial trouble.
The Denver board OF aldermen adopt
ed an ordinance compelling telegraph
and telephone companies TO put their
wires under ground.
Chairman Loud, of the house eonl-
mittee on postotlices, told the president
that a l-cent postage would cause an
annual deficit OF S3j, ,OOO, 900.
A full grown female seal WAS taken
in seine off Fort Hamilton, New
York, the other day. II is said To be
be first seal ever caught in those
waters.
Seven Sioux 1nd&ansOf South Dakota
are asking congress TO pay for ponies
which were killed in aSG2 while they
were rescuing white women and chill
dren from hostile Sioux. These seven
have just thought of their chance,
The sale of American agricultural
machines and implements in RussH
during 1901 WAS the largest on record,
the increase in the Russian tariff not
making much impression ON the inn
ports.
Emperor Francis Joseph has ordered
certain gamblers to be expelled from
Austria. The law Of the empire sps-
taiHs this action, wise laws
The mileage of steam railroads in
the United States is two-ffthS of the
worlds mileage. The ,uileage of the
United States is NEARLY 200, 600.
The San Francisco mint during 1901,
converted $sl ,O79, 800 from bullion into
coin.
The president has amended civil SER
vice rules applicable to rural free mail
delivery so as to exempt army and navy
veterans from the age limit.
President Roosevelt is just four
months to day older than the Kaiser
Of Germany.
Edward Kemp, a rich druggist Of
New York, gave by his will $50, 900 to
employees who had been in his service
for Ave years or longer.
Major Gen. S. NJ. B. Young succeeds
Major Gen. Elwell S. Otis in command
Of the department of California, tho
change TO take place on March /.
High prices for wheat have caused
Kansas farmers to let up on marketing
their crop. This, with feeding of
wheat, causes shortage in millers
supplies
During 1901 Andrew Carnegie gave
away $40, 200, 900 to public Libraries and |
to schools, excepting the four millions
he gave for pensions for the employees '
Of the Carnegie Steel company.