Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Frederick Wright dropped $50 feet
from balloon at Laporte, Indiana,
and was killed.
The town of Williams. Ariz, is prac-
tically destroyed by fire. Loss is esti-
mated at S5OO,O
President Diaz attended the Fourth
of July celebration held by Americans
in the City of Mexico.
President Mckinley and his wife left
Washington on July to go to their
home at Canton, Ohio.
A $40, 600 Baptist church in Cleve-
land, Ohio, was struck by lightning
| and burned to the ground.
The union depot to be used by the
Southern Pacific and the Katy ct Fort
| Worth will cost over 500, 600.
The Harper creamery has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss SIS, 900; insurance
| $4,000 Fire started in a pile of coal.
The Kansas State Fair association
has leased the fair grounds belonging
to Shawnee county for ten years
Fifteen eastern manufacturers have
eornered all the broom corn crop OF
1900 and raised the prices to S12O a
| ton.
Over 200 hogs, sheep and cattle died
from heat in the cars at the ST. Joseph,
| Mo-, stock yards on the afternoon OF
July 5.
Andrew Barnes, farmer near Chill
| licothe, Mo, was found burned to
death where he had been fighting q
| prairie fire.
1t was estimated, at 1870 a. m. of
| July 4, that there had been 600 deaths
from heat in Greater New York, in the
| six days ending then.
The formation of the plow trust is ex-
pected TO put out of service 100 travel
| ing men, of which number one-naf
| line in Minneapolis, MINI.
The Hawaiian house of represents
tives has sent to the senate concur
rent resolution asking for the annexa-
ton of Hawaii to California.
The shortage in the San Francisco
mint consists of $4,000 which was in
$50 gold pieces in six bags. They are
missing.
Carlton Meyers, Muscatine, Iowa,
boy, got tangled in the ropes hanging
from a balloon and chung to them
| until her was carried five miles and
!. MI l.,
purse of 500 as a reward for the
| boys bravery.
salmon packing house trust has
been formed which includes 80 compa-
MES which control nine-tenths of the
salmon packing of the Pacific coast.
Secretary Wilson encourages the pro-
duction of sugar in this country, which
imports sugar valued at about one-half
of the agricultural products exported.
The betting ring at Overland park
near Denver was crowded with people
when the wind lifted the roof and
/ dropped it back upon the crowd. About
dozen people were seriously hurt
A small boy of New Haven, Ct, put
the muzzle of his toy pistol into the
bung of an empty whisky barrel and
fired. The boy, pistol and b ,rlel were
sent lkiting, injnring the boy badly
and causing damage from flying pieces
Of the barrel
Strikers attacked workers at the
Smuggler Union mine at Telluride,
Colorado, and in the fracas three men
were killed and ten more wounded.
Abont 100 of the workers were driven
over the range into Ouray county and
warned never to return.
Senator Kyle. of South Dakota, died
at Aberdeen July 1, from malaria
An NJ E. church in Albany, N Y.
burned and Jewish temple was
offered for the use of the NJ E. con-
gregation. Both congregations as
sembled together at an evening service
and the Jewish rabbi conducted the
service taking for his text from Jere-
miah 30. ''Seelk and pray for the peace
of the city"
tend the summer school at Harvard
college.
SedaIia claims that its Carnegie IL
brary building is the best of its cost in
the United States.
The Dun Commercial agency has
gathered data and is convinced that
this years wheat crop IN the United
States will reach zoo, 600. 600 bushels
j. w. White. of Topeka, has been ap-
pointed auditor of all Santa Fe lines
west of Albuquerque.
Stories are told one day that the
Pope is sick and denials always fol-
lo~ the stories the next dav.