Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-02-17
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF,

THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Lawton fund has reached $685.
O54.
Havana is entirely clear of yellow
fever.
Dayton, Ohio has had very destruc-
tive fire.
Revenue collected in the Philippine
Islands during January amounted to
S557, 3O8.
Harrisonville, Mo-, has lost it's prin-
cipal business block by fire, with loss
of 100000
Puerto Rico's population is 967, 679.
The census of 1897 showed a popula-
ton of SOC, 7Os.
John Luscomb, cattle feeder of
Jackson county, Mo-, has been arrest
ed for ''Gilleting."
Phil D. Armour, Jr., of Chicago, died
suddenly at Montecito, near Santa
Barbara, California
The Marine hospital laboratory at
Washington is manufacturinga serum
for bubonic plague.
In New York city all flags were
placed at half mast during the funeral
Of General Lawton at Washington.
The only colored member of congress
is Mr.. White, of Tarboro, n. c.. He is
| a lawyer and a graduate of Harvard
Arrangements are being made in
many cities for the celebration of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Febru-
airy -.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, has made canvass
for city directory upon which an
! estimate is made giving the population
at 50, $40.
| Buffalo Jones has had hearing be-
fore the house committee Cd public
lands concerning his scheme for a ma
! tional reserve of land on which to
| breed buffaloes.
| The area of the Transvaai is 1871
square miles, or about as large as one
half of Texas, or a little smaller than
Nevada. In the Orange Free State are
only 1926 square miles, or little less
than in Louisiana.
A quantity of dynamite and giant
powder in the Dickinson Arms Cos
store at Little Rock, exploded. It
caused fire which destroyed half q
dozen business houses and broke 81. 500
worth Of glass throughout the city.
The case which will decide the con-
stitutionality of the law creating the
Kansas Court of Visitation, is likely to
be heard by the supreme court in
March or April.
The total collections for the port eff
Havana for the 3O1 working days of the
year 1899 was S1,O97. 154, making an
average daily collection of S35, s67.
The coke makers strike in Cleveland,
Ohio, resulted in an advance in their
wages to $3.50 day. with time and
half for over hours, and double pay for
Sunday work.
Thirty thousand persons, many
Americans among them, witnessed the
toboggan races at Christiana, Norway.
5 Colonel Richard w. Thompson died
; February Q, at his home in Terre Haute
| Indiana. He was 81 years old: the
: Oldest statesman of rank for many
| years.
| The disbursing officer, U. S. Army,
: at San Francisco, was robbed of mum
: Der of checks. A Memphis national
bank lost 81, 900 which it advanced on
one of these checks which called for
$3.50.
The great tunnel under the Alps to
5 be twelve and-a half miles long, is now
: completed distance OF two and one
fifth miles.
Russian newspapers openly advise
profting by Great Britain's difficulties
to realize on the old scheme to secure
: Russian ports on the Indian ocean and
, Mediterranean
The Union Pacific is said to have
closed contracts to construct a tunnel
in Wyoming to cost 81. 800, 900. It's OBJ
ject is to shorten lines and reduce
grades.
The bill to do away with annual
: elections in Iowa has passed the 1egis-
/ lature the second time and will now GO
f to the people for ratification at the
next election.
, The wholesale grocery house %
l Theodore Keller IL Houston. Texas, is
? destroyed by fire. with a loss Of $685.
2 900; insurance SIS. 900.
Brigham b. Roberts. upon his arrival
: home at Salt Lake City, was arrested
1 for unlawful cohabitation- He was
/ released upon his own recognizance &c
appear fer preliminary hearing.