Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The mountain states are experiencing
sudden blizzards,
The Cudahy Packing company has
had 100000 fire at Omaha,
1t is generally admitted that the dif-
flculties between Argentine and Chill
are ended.
Damage done at Vancouver, B. O.,
by the recent storm is estimated at
about 100000.
The U. s, gunboat Marietta is to 20
to protect American mining interests
in Venezuela,
A, A, Lesuer, former editar Of the
Kansas City Times, is now banker at
Antlers, |, T.
The South Dakota insurance commits
sioner has barred the National Aid AS.
sociation from that state.
Rural free delivery carriers will be
placed under civil service rules and
protection on February 2.
Captain Richard 2, Leary, U. S.
Navy, is dead, lie was the first gov
ernor of the island OF Guam.
Chauncey Depew was twice married
in Paris, the civil marriage on Decem-
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A terrible natural gas explosion oc-
cured at Kenton, Ohio. One man was
fatally hurt and six store fronts were
blown out.
General Russell A. Alger has passed
the crisis of the operation to remove
gall stones and his recovery is said to
be practically certain,
A number Of railway trains were
stalled in snow in Denmark and Nor
way, last week Most Of the telegraph
wires were broken kown.
1t is estimated that the deaths from
famine in Shenshi province Of China
number two and half million people,
or 80 per cent Of the population,
General Taft says that civil gvoern-
ment in the Philippines was never 30
well organized, and that the attitude
of the Fillpinos is one of loyalty,
Former President Cleveland has ac-
cepted an appointment to the industri-
al department of the national civic
federation, created at the recent peace
conference of labor and capital leaders.
Georgians-''prominent citizens.
met at Atlanta to try and secure from
the United States 1OO,OOO,OOO to cover
the collections of cotton tax from South
ern people in reconstruction days, and
money from sale of captured or aban-
doned property during the war Of the
rebellion
The Pope has decided to send a conn
mission to attend the coronation Of
King Edward.
The 125th anniversary Of the battle
Of Trenton was elaborately celebrated
at Trenton, N. ],
Fog prevented an engineer on an Ohio
road from seeing another train and he
ran into 1t full speed, injuripg three
persons.
Colonel Richard j. Hinton, who died
in London recently, once promised
valuable gift at his death to the Kan
sas Historical society.
The president remains in Washing
ton during holiday week and will see
only visitors who have urgent and
important business. HS needs rest.
The Mckinley Memorial association
has discovered that there are many en-
terprises of " commercial nature which
are making capital out of the senti-
ments of affection for VIM. Mckinley,
and have issued warning against the
grafters.
The German government is prepared
to resort to forcible measures to compel
Venezuela to pay claims.
A tornado has done considerable
damage at Naples, Italy. The river
Arno overnuwed its banks causing
mt J damage at Florence and Plaza,
Plans are being made for trolley
system to connect New York and st.
Louis; broader scheme than that be-
ing constructed to connect the cities
on the great lakes,
The Rock Island extension from Lib
eral, Kas., to Santa Rosa, N. NJ, is
completed. The El paso and Eastern,
from White Oaks to Santa Rosa, will
be finished about January15