Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-20
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.
Springfield, Mo. has had a So, 900
fire in its business section.

Springfield, Mo, has had a So, 900 |
fire in its business section.
The foundations of St Paul's Cathe- |
dral in Lon Ion are in danger of
collapsing.
4. B. Kitteredge, of Sioux Falls, is
to succeed the late Z. s. Senator j. Il.
Kyle, of South Dakota
Former Congressman VIM. h. Stone,
of Missouri, died at Asbury Park, n.
j., on June 9, aged Il years.
At the trial for bigamy of Earl Rus
sell in the house of lords 100 places
were reserved for peeresses.
a magazine of dynamite exploded
near the Grant Shelter, Denver, kill
ing two men, and injuring others
The Kansas State Fair association
has leased the fair grounds belonging
to Shawnee county for ten years
La Moniteuer, Paris newspaper
founded in I79s. announced it's own
death La Soliel takes its subscribers.
Up to that date July was the hot
test day of the season throughout
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Northern
Missouri.
NJ. J. Ludington, quarter master
general, leaves San Francisco for
Manila on the transport Grant, on
July Is.
burglar upon entering house in
Benton, Wis, fell through trap door,
exploding nitro-glycerine In his poclz-
cts, and was blown to pieces.
A sixty miles an hour wind struck
dog and pony show tent at Grand Is
land. Nebraska: and one man was
killed and several more were hurt.
The national debt has been reduced
about 81 million dollars in two years.
and the annual interest charge is now
SIC, 600, 600 less than two years ago.
American promoters are now work
ing up pool for building an Ameri-
can hotel in London. The Astors ara
willing to start it with $40, 900, 600.
From noon of June 90 to noon of
July there were esq deaths from heat
in Greater New York. On August Is,
1896, the number was larger by 200.
The dowager empress of China wants
young Cinnamon in other countries
who have shown special abilities, to
return to their native country and
accept official positions.
Telephones are more numerous in
Sweden than in the United States.
Every farm house. and nearly every
body else has one, They are much
cheaper there than here.
Contractors for raising the battle
ship Maine in Havana harbor are
threatened with annulment of contract
if delays continue.
Alfred Norlin, treasurer of Kearney
county, Nebraska, is charged with
robbing the treasury and burning the
| court house. A box has been found
buried near his home with Sc, 775 in
it.
Two-thirds of Ledyard, Ia. is de-
stroyed by fire. The fire is supposed
to be started by boys playing with
matches.
It is reported that John D. Rockfel
Ter and j. Pierpont Morgan have
decided to establish a $40, 600, 900 banI
| in Paris.
Failures in the United States wert
greater in number than in the samt
months of 1900 or 1899. but the aggre
gate of liabilities was extremely ligh
as compared with those years
Russia is like Cuba in that she cal
not understand that the government
of the United States rests with repre-
sentatives of the people instead of
central government without control.
1t is reported at Memphis that tn
Iron Mountain road will be extends
from Bald Knob, Ark, to CofTeyville
Kansas.
The Santa Fe has withdrawn tn
cut freight rates between Chicago an
the Missouri river. which had bee
announced a general agreement OF
freight schedules is being made up.
London has sweItering days wit
records of IS and 81 degrees and of IL
degrees in the sun. A number O
deaths from heat have occurred an
horses have suffered greatly.
The Washington government say
there is nothing in the information re
ceived to bear out the report tia
| Austria, Germany and Russia wer
forming tariff league against I'd
| United States.
Comptroller of the currency chas.
Dawes has resigned with the Al
nounced intention of being q cznd
date for senator from Illinois
The forest fire southeast of Buen
Vista, Col, is still growing IN exteni
reaching near Garfield in Chafee eour
". Much timber has been destroyed