Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-29
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

Hog cholera is raging in Vernon
county, Mo.
The railroads are combining to make
things uncomfortable for tramps
The population of Butte. Montana.
is 3o,47O, as against 1O,723 in 1890.
Belgrade, Montana, is nearly wiped
out by fire. West Riley lost his life
The United States embassy at Berlin
sent $500 to the Galveston relief fund.
From three to five new eases of
plague are reported at Glasgow daily.
Eastern Missouri Presbyterians are
opposed to a revision of the articles of
faith
jefferson City. Mo-, failed to give
the required two-thirds vote for city
lighting plant.
Currency shipments to the south
and west have been heavy during the
past fortnight.
Anthracite coal cannot be had 20 the
amount of the usual demand in the
west for this winter.
The Canadian Pacific is preparing to
make Boston its winter terminus, over
the Boston s. Maine
Ex-Governor Walcott, of Massachu-
sets, has declined the offer of the post
of ambassador to Italy.
The Cuban elections so far as heard
from were quiet and perfectly orderly;
no disturbance anywhere.
a. T. Pape won the championship at
San Francisco by hitting the bulls
eye 1913 times out of 200 shots.
The Ute Indians are stealing horses
and the governor of Colorado has told
the federal government about it.
Chicago dealers raised the price of
anthracite IS cents ton On the first
day of the strike in Pennsylvania
The anthracite producers are taking
no contracts for coal beyond their stock
in hand; or until it is ready for ship
| ment.
Seventy-two new coal mines have
been opened in Prussia this year, in
creasing the output for 1900 by $780,
900 tons.
Word has been sent out from Gal
weston that there is no necessity for
more trained nurses and physicians to
go to that city.
Grand Chief P. NJ. Arthur says it is
not likely that the brotherhood engi-
neers will refuse to haul anthracite coal
/ mined by non-union miners.
The Camp Bird mine at ouray, Col,
is sold for thirteen million dollars to
an American and English syndicate.
General French has captured % loco
motives and other rolling stock from
the Beers
An agent of the Transvaal at Naples
says that Kruger is coming TO Europe
to negotiate a settlement with Great
Britain.
The India cotton crop is reported ex-
cellent and a good harvest of food
| grains is in good prospect. There is
! already reduction in the relief list.
Missouri gives IS per cent of liquor
licenses to the highway fund Indiana
builds highways by special assessment.
The largest cottonseed oil mill in
the world which was at Houston, Tex
as. was damaged sec, 900 by the storm,
and later was completely destroyed by
fire. The fire started by spontaneous
| combustion
Susan B. Anthony is seriously sick
at her home in Rochester. n. Y Col
! onel D. R. Anthony and wife, with
! other relatives are with her Miss
Anthony is so years old
The transport Thomas is on the Pa-
cifc with GAS enlisted men and 81 300
COO in cash for the soldiers IN the far
East
James a. White, supposed to be the
last of the Light Brigade of 625 of
which 600 were killed at the famous
Balaklava charge, died recently at
Upper Sandusly, Ohio
The Lakeside Oatmeal mills, at
Peoria. Ill, are totally destroyed by
fire, with loss of $500. 600; insurance
$4,000 The fire was caused by ex-
piosion of mill dust.
Prince Albert of Saxony was killed
= in p carriage accident near Dresden.
In South Africa. 72-1 per 1000 Brit
ism officers have been killed or died
from wounds. while so.6 per 200 of
the officers have died from disease.
The percentages of enlisted men billed
and dead from wounds is only 10 per
1000.
| Tn work of the relief OF the sick and
injured IN Galveston is well IN hand,
and, under the direction Of skilled
physicians and nurses. Is Improving
daily.