Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-21
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

The navy department will buy the
submarine boat Holland.
In the last year sixty-two silk mills |
have been started in this country.
An electrical engineer, of Rochester,
n. Y, made his will by talking" it
into photograph.
General Funston has hanged two
Filipino assassins and there is fuss
being made about it.
The passport bureau of the state de
partment issued 165 passports on April
9; breaking all records.
Ninety-three cases and 90 deaths from
the bubonic plague have occurred at
Sydney, New South Wales.
Contractors for the new Kansas City
convention hall give bonds to have
their work complete on June Is.
The first parish church of Concord,
Mass, is burned. 1t is one of the
known historic buildings of the state
The Omaha fair buildings were ali
taken down but one, which was re-
served to house the 1orkmen; then it
caught fire and burned.
The United States Court of Appeals
in ST. Louis decides that trainmen and
train dispatchers are not ''fellow SER
wants" in the meaning of the law.
Regulations have been passed pro-
hibiting tugs fishing in Lakes Mani
toba and Winnipeg. Considerable
American capital is said to be invested
in these fisheries.
A new $4,000, 900 English mining
syndicate has purchased Is mines and
10 mills at Galena, Kansas, and expects
to buy enough more to become an inn
portant factor in the zinc trust.
The st. Joseph, Mo-, retail clerks are
likely to strike. They had a boy on
the street carrying a sign advising
persons to trade with early closing
stores. The boy was arrested and
| fined.
An agent for Great Britain has con-
| tracted with st. Louis, Kansas City and
| De Moines firms for 1O,O 900 horses to be
| shipped from New Orleans as soon as
| secured.
The repeal of section of the ma
| tional banking law of 1890 will result
! in the temperance in circulation of
| the legal tenders which can no longer
be carried as part of the lawful
money reserve of the banks.
Representative Curtis denies that he
| suggested changing Pension Commits
sioner Evans to Webster Davis old
! place.
There is an unexpected balance of
the sum appropriated by congress to
send food to India in 1897. This is to
be used now to charter vessel to take
to India the food gathered by The
| Christian Herald.
A fire in Green Point, n. Y. destroyed
| several factories; loss over half a mill
lion dollars. Between 1. 200 and 1,5OO
people out of employment.
Mrs. Dewey declares that she tried
to keep the Admiral out of politics.
| Several large firms in Chicago have
adopted rule prohibiting cigarette
smoking by employees, on the ground
that the habit impairs their work
| About LOO employees are affected of
| whom four-fifths are under Is years
| old.
| The Gould lines will reduce rates on
| gin machinery from st. Louis to Texas
common points from 591lc to 325<c
This cut was predicted and will be
met by all roads.
Henry c. Caldwell, judge of the
| United States circuit court, refuses to
become candidate for the vice presi-
dency.
C. L. Lennon, of Lincoln, Neb.. a
printer and member of Colonel w. ].
Bryan's Third Nebraska regiment dur
ing the war with Spain, committed
suicide by taking poison.
| All the locomotives in service on the
Southern California road are now burn
ing oil for fuel 1t is a part of the
Santa Fe system and is, with branches,
about 600 miles in length.
All British subjects are ordered to
leave Pretoria and johannesburg at
once.
| Jamaica has news that the British
North American and West Indies squad
ron is to be increased by battleship,
two cruisers and several torpedo boats
Lord Roberts now has PA. 900 effec-
tive troops. with 21,oOo more afoat or
under orders
One-half of the village OF Proctorville,
Ohio is burned. including a large
Touring mill, and two squares of resi-
denees and business houses.