Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-06-22
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


Plat amendment by 10 to IL
General Macarthur is coming home;
will start from Manila on July 1.
General s. B. NJ Young has gone to
Destructive tornadoes are occurring,
as usual in June, in Iowa and Mime
sofa
The secretary of the treasury pur-
chases bunch of short term bonds
every week.
1t is now said that Paul Kruger has
given up his proposed visit to the Uni
ted States.
The officers of the regular army re-
Gently gave a banquet to General
Funston in Manila.
Germany expects to need to import
/ 500, 900 tons of wheat and go, 900
tons of rye this year.
A board of naval officers has been
appointed to locate frst-class naval
station at Porto Rico.
The Spanish premier has announced
loan for territorial defense and re-
organization of the army.
President Mckinley has put it on
record that he would not accept
third term if he was offered it.
The supreme court of New Jersey
decides that trolley franchises are tax
able as real estate in that state.
Only u of the 124 applicants for
positions as teachers in the Kansas
City schools passed examination.
Many regular army soldiers wish to
remain in the Philippines and such
will be transferred to regiments that
| succeed those there.
The Swedish Lutheran church of
America is holding its annual conven-
| ton in jamestown, n. Y, with about
500 delegates present
The railroads were far from being
pleased with the amount of business
done in handling the Shriners in and
out of Kansas City. They call it a
frost.
The Chicago Steamship company has
a line of four of their ships running
regularly between Chicago and Eng
land. Other companies are to be
formed, as the first venture is profita-
BILE.
Geneva correspondent says that
large orders for plows, heretofore sent
to Birmingham. England, are now GO
ing to the United States owing to the
success of experiments with American
plows in Switzerland.
There is such a general complaint
in foreign countries about American
locomotives using more coal than others
that it looks like preconcerted scheme
of attack upon Americas growing
trade abroad in engines.
| The Modern Woodmen of America,
at their st. Paul, Mimi, meeting again
large cities.
A Nebraska Judge sustains in de-
cision the Nebraska law prohibiting
employees of women from working them
more than TO hours in week.
The next convention of the National
Editorial association will be held at
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Governor Sanford of Alabama died
at Tucaloosa on June Il, of heart dis
ease. Gov Sanford had served in the
state senate and in congress. and was
a membe of the constitutional con-
vention in 1875. ". L. Jol1s succeeds
him.
The increase of the output of Ameri-
can coal mines in 1900 was little
more than 5 per cent. The increase of
its value was 10 per cent.
The astrologers have finally fixed
upon September l as a lucky day for
the dowager empress of China to com
mence her journey back to Pekin.
The battleship. Illinois. proves to be
the fastest of her class in the world.
She turned complete circle within
800 yards; a little more than twice her
length
The Y. N. c. a. international con-
vention brought immense numbers of
people TO Boston Simultaneous meet
ings were held in the largest halls OF
the city
Fire at the general military hospital
at the Preside. San Francisco, destroy
ed $4,000 worth of property. There
were no casualties
The total cash receipts of the relief
association of Jacksonville. Fla, up to
May 10, was s1O1.745. The number OF
people still being fed at that datezVvas
| s.15s.
Two speciaItrainsbronght 81 coaches
through Omaha loaded with local
freight agents and their families who
were going to Denver to attend the
freight agents nationalseonvention-