Free press., 1901-12-14
THE LATEST NEWS III BRIEF.

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Seventh congress.
A Boston commission merchant has
cornered the squash market in the
west
A large amount of bogus coin is re-
ported to be in circulation in ST. Joseph,
Missouri.
Extremely cold weather prevails In
Russia. Grain steamers in the Vistula
are frozen in the river
John D. Rockefeller gives $3.50, 900 70
Bryn Mawr, a woman's college IN a
suburb of Philadelphia.
The court of claims has rendered
about 200 decisions in one batch, which
brings their work up to date.
The starch factory at Des Moines,
Iowa, is burned at loss of $500, 900.
1t belonged to the starch trust.
The Omaha, Kansas & Gulf railroad
company has taken a Kansas charter,
to build from Omaha to Emporia
The importing merchants of Manila
will petition congress asking that Ma
Mia be made an American port, free OF
duty.
The Australian senate has passed
bill is exclude from Australia all per-
sons who cannot speak European
language.
Colonel R. L. Meade, who was tried
by court martial, has been acquitted
and restored to duty at the Brooklyn
Navy yard.
Among the ten new justices of the
peace for the District of Columbia is
Robt. n. Terrin, negro He is
| Harvard graduate.
Mr.. Curtis bill relating to anarchy is
receiving much attention as it practi-
cally carries out the recommendations
of the presidents message.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed
the entire stock of carpet and fur
niture company in Denver, with loss
of $50, 900. The building was gutted.
Prof. f. Lamson- -Scribner, the agrost-
| ologist, of the department of agricul-
| ture, has been appointed chief of t :
| insular bureau of agriculture in the
Philippines. He will have direct charge
of all agricultural affairs in the archi-
| pelago.
Brigadier General Bell has issued an
| order to the soldiers in Northern Luzon
| forbidding them, under pain of severe
| punishment by court-martial, to drink
the native ''vino" spirits, which have
been found to produce insanity and in
| cite to crime.
Gen. Smith has ordered all male Fill
| pinos to leave the coast towns for the
| interior. In order to be allowed to re-
turn they must bring guns, prisoners
or information of the whereabouts of
| insurrectionists.
The French chamber of deputies
voted to press the bill for passage, ma
king marriage formalities absolutely
| free of all costs.
Dutch Reiniger, the pugilist who
was whipped by Jas. Driscoll, is dead
from injuries aeceived in the fight
Driscol1 is under arrest.
| Captain Perry, of the battleship
Iowa, is given full discretion as to when
and how to withdraw his forces at
Colon.
| December 20 is the anniversary of the
| cession to the United States of territory
known as the Louisiana purchase. The
| governor of Missouri asks that the day
be observed in that state.
A descendant of the Bonaparte fam
lily, in the insane ward of PhiIadel-
phia hospital, was saved from pau
per's grave by friends. He was buried
in Odd Fellows Cemetery
land B. Armour find assets of nearly
four and one-third million dollars, less
liabilities of less than s37, 900. His
packing company stock was listed as
worth So, 391, 600.
II is now said that Queen Wi1hel-
mina's mother has paid the debts OF
the queens consort and he has promised
to be good. The young pair have re-
sumed friendly relations. There is
| still trouble among the courtiers who
scarcely recognize the bridegroom, he
having fought duels with two of them.
Pu Chun. the Chinese heir apparent,
has been deposed because his father,
Prince Tuan, was the author of the
Boxer troubles
The socialists of Brussels, by violen
disorder, forced an adjournment of the
chamber of deputies owing to the gov
ernment refusing to consider univer
sal suffrage resoulation.
American interests are about to take
over the shipping interests of Samuel
& Co, of London, with their 27 vessels
and Borneo and Eastern oil interests
The deal involves so, ,oOo. 900.