Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-27
Chicago Live stock.
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


New York City is to have 10 story
hotel to cost S35O,O00 exclusively for
women guests.
Seven hundred more Porto Rican |
emigrants have sailed from San Fran
cisco for Honolulu.
Illinois farmers are forming organi- |
cations in opposition to labor unions
and their principles.
The total number of insurgents cap
tured or surrendered in the Philippines
up to May Is is 37,94s.
r. G. Dun & Co., predict that the
wheat crop of 1901 in this country will
reach 700, OOO, 900 bushels.
Forest Park, the largest park in this
country. has been decided upon to be
the site for the St. Louis worlds fair.
Producers of hemp and sugar in the
Philippines ask for the esta blishment
of American National and savings
banks there.
The Santa Fe railroad now has %
reading rooms along its system. Wood
ward, o. T, gets one of the latest de-
cided upon.
The College of Physicians and Sur
geons of Chicago has been struck by
Lightning and burned The loss is
about $500, 900.
grand jury at Kansas City has re-
turned indictments against employees
of street railway company for al
legged bribery of juries
One hundred and twelve Alabama
editors passed through Kansas on their
excursion to California. They will re-
turn via Beaumont, Texas
The American Federationof Labor
has levied an assessment to use in as
sisting the machinists in their strike,
which is expected to raise $50, 600.
President Samuel Gompeys of the
Federation of Labor, is in a serious
condition from hurt received while
leaving street car in Washington.
Lightning struck the animal tent of
a show at Euclaire, Wis, killed an
elephant and stunned the entire men
agerie. Many persons were shocked.
The second trial of Jack Roberts in
London for killing Billy Smith in the
prize ring is explained by the public
prosecutor with the view of stopping
future fights rather than for Furnishing
| Roberts.
The largest cargo of sugar ever re-
ceived from Hawaii at San Francisco,
recently arrived there. 1t consisted
| of 5000 tons. valued at $3.50, 900.
The town of Bosco Bell, Wis, has
experienced destructive tornado
1t is said that John W. Hillmon is in
Los Angeles, California. and a detec-
tive in the employ of life insurance
companies has gone there taking with
him some of Hillmon's relatives and
old neighbors in Jefferson county, KS,
where he lived before the Barber
county tragedy which resulted in so
| much litigation over claims for insur-
ance upon his life.
Col W. NJ. Mills owns 500 acres in
peaches pears, apples, plums and nee
tarines in defile of the Grand canon.
He owns five other ranches and farms,
one of them near Garfield, Kansas.
st. James palace cellar had surplus
of royal wines, bottled from 1880 to
| 1894. It was disposed of at a sale and
brought about 500, 900. much of it be-
ing purchased by American dealers.
The transport Grant brought the
4sth and 10th volunteer infantry to
San Francisco. Both are colored reg
iments and have seen rough service.
They will be mustered out early in
July.
Hoshu Toru. japanese minister to
Washington from 1896 to 1898. has been
stabbed to death in Yokohama. It
was political assassination.
Secretary Hitchcock says that the
( great body of the Indians are thor
oughly pleased with the decision which
prevented delay in the opening of their
lands.
The commissioner of the internal
revenue has reversed former decisions
and now holds that a sgacy to an
adopted daughter is subject to tax as a
Stranger IN Dlooo 10 the tesCaIoE-
The production of American tin
plate is now so great that in ten
months of the present fiscal year l.
SOe, 900 pounds of it has been exported.
Ten years ago 32e. 435 tons was inn
ported from Wales
/ Judge springer's Indian delegation
| were stranded at Washington. The
judge appealed to Secretary Hitchcock
to give them transportation. and was
as told that the Indians came "a
Washington without the consent Of
the department and that they must go
home in the same way.