Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-01-05
THE LATEST NEWS In BRIEF


The population of Berlin, including
the suburbs, is ?, 469, 676.
Active war continues in South
Africa and more troops are going
there.
The Chinese minister, Mr. WI, re-
CARDS the joint note to China as harsh
and severe.
Berlin street railways are changing
the storage battery system to the
trolley system.
The English pro-Boer press is very
quiet since the disasters to British
arms are so frequent.
Frank Richardson, stakeholder in
the Cracker trust, has been murdered
at his home in Savannah, Mo.
Consul General Stowe, of Cape Town,
South Africa, arrived at his home in
Kansas City on December "a.
Collections are being taken in the
churches of Russia to build an ortho-
dox Russian church in New York
The Missouri Pacific has awarded
contract for $500 box cars to the
American Car and Foundry company.
The gunboat Bennington is to be
repaired in the Philippines. It has
proven to be valuable there on account
of it's light draft.
Indiana's states prison, at Jefferson
vile, has discarded striped clothing
for its inmates. None but those re-
fusing to obey prison rules have worn
stripes for some time.
An information syndicate has been
formed to develop the mineral re-
sources of Damaraland. The scheme
includes colonization, mining, irriga-
ton and railroad construction
There are now shelters along the
Arkansas river all the way from
Pueblo to LeadvilIe. The newest one
is at Florence, which cost $3.50, 900. It
has capacity of 600 tons of ore day.
John d. Rockefeller's son. John D.,
Jr., has subscribed S25o,0 for the
founding of an institution of learning
for boys and girls, to be located in
New York, city and to be completed by
March 1.
Paul Morton, second vice president
of the Santa Fe says that the Nicara-
| guam canal will be built and that it
will benefit the cities on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts, whose increase
trade will be taken from the trade now
done by the interior cities, The all
water rates which will be given coast
city merchants and manufacturers can
not be met by the railroads which
serve the interior cities.
A glass marble factory was placed in
receivers hands after working about
two months. The cause is the prefer
ence of the boys for marbles other
than glass marbles.
Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, asked the
state department for requisition for
man who is in Cuba. The depart
ment took the ground that Cuba was
solely under military control, and re
ferred the request to the Secretary Of
War. Gov. Pingree will probably re
I
Wood of Cuba.
The supreme court of California de
| cided that bonds and stock sbelonging
to Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, which were
in New York City, are taxable in Cali
fornia because of their owner being {
resident of that state.
A L. Lawshaw, deputy auditor O.
the postoffice department, has beer
appointed auditor for the Philippine
islands.
Twenty thousand tons of steel rail:
and fish plates for the Victorian rail
ways have been ordered from a Chicago
Steel company.
The wheat crop for 1900 is 52a, 229,
sos bushels; area now in winter whea
is so, 2S2. 564 acres; condition on Dec.
was OH. The production OF corn il
1900 is estimated at 2.105. 1os, 516 bush
els.
More than 5000 persons, four-ffth
of whom went to the United States
emigrated from Christiana in 1900, a
against 3, 800 in 1899.
The crew, so IN number and com
posed of Chinese, of the transport Han
cock, was discharged in San Francisco
and viii be returned to China
The Santa Fe has sent $50 empt
cattle cars to Joliet, III, to be loade
with steel rails to be shipped from San
Francisco to Japan
Mortality rates in St Petersbur
from influenza are the highest just nov
for ten years past The weather ther
is changeable, snow and sleet alter
mating.
, All money orders intended for tn
, army IN China. viii reach their dest
{ nation if addressed TO military Pos
Station No. l.. which travels with til
troops from place to place