Free press., 1901-11-09
THE LATEST NEWS iii BRIEF.


There are now 65 gushers in the
Beaumont oil fields.
Betting is even on the mayoraIty
election in New York City.
Joe Ramado, ranchman near Quay
mas, was killed by Yaqui Indians.
The japanese rice harvest is expected
to be 10 per cent above the average.
A new telegraph wire is being strung
from Herington' KS, to Chiclasha,
l. L.
Andrew Carnegie has offered 500, 900
for public library at San Juan, Porto
Rico.
boy at La Crosse, Wis, had his
arm torn from its sockets while playing
foot ball.
The transport Grant has been ordered
to Portland, Oregon, to take the 2Sth
infantry to Manila,
Myron T. Herrick, of Cleveland, o.,
is to succeed G. V. L. Meyer as ambas-
sador to Italy, next spring.
Miss Helen Gould has accepted the
appointment of lady manager of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition.
DIR. Jacob Smyser, of Chicago, has
been indicted on the charge of issuing
bogus diplomas to dental students
DIR. Mary Walker was excluded from
the Woman's Suffrage association at
the convention held in Oswego, y. Y.
There have been So deaths from
smallpox, of the 1000 Indians on the
Winnebago reservation in Nebraska
Surrounding towns are guarded
Melvern Severson, aged IL, of La
Crosse, Wis, had his right arm torn
from the shoulder in game of foot
ball. Petitions are started demanding
that foot ball be prohibited among the
school children there.
Ambassador Andrew D. White, be-
fore starting on his return to Berlin,
in an interview said this: Americans
do not know Emperor William. He is
a statesman. His control of men shows
his great force and ability
President Roosevelt is said to lead
all discussions in cabinet meetings,
which is new to the members, who
were accustomed to President McKin-
ley's practice of suggesting topics and
listening to the secretaries.
The total estimates of the department
of agriculture for forestry work are
$500, $50, an increase of $113, 300 and for
-
of So, 900. These increases are to meet
the expanding work along special lines.
An entire block of buildings has
burned in New Castle. Wyo. The post
Office was in the fire. The total loss
will reach 100000.
Governor Otero, of New Mexico, has
issued a proclamation for quarantine
against cattle from Texas, from No
vember i to March 5, owing to the
prevalence of Texas fever in Texas.
The townsite of Roswell, E. M, was
flooded on November 1. Several build
ings were washed away. Forty fam
lilies moved. The Pecos Valley railroad
tracks were washed away.
The Kansas City horse show closed
with a parade of prize animals, at
which Cresceus was exhibited to ad-
miring thousands.
Miss Sadie Winslow, daughter of
poor farmer at Sackett's Lake, n. Y,
has fallen heir to fortune of S125, 600
through the death of her uncle, John
Wins1ow, of Los Angeles, Cal.
The Orient railway surveyors have
just completed their permanent survey
to Benjamin, Texas. The agreement
is that the road is to be completed to
that place within three years.
Prussian Railway authorities have
placed a physician on every regular
train who will receive reports from all
station officials regarding typhoid
fever. Every station is practically
placed under quarantine.
Porto Rico had no school buildings
before the United States possessed it.
Numerous school houses are being built
there now.
The brink of Matloclz, Iowa, was
blown up and about s., 900 was taken,
$500 of it in silver. The total loss in
money and damage is over 81 900.
W. R. vermil1ion & Co.. broker
firm of New York has made an assign
ment.
Arms and ammunition are being
smuggled through San Francisco and
shipped to the Central American insur-
gents via of the Pacific.
Judge Wheeler. of an Iowa district
court. has declared the Original pack
age" law of that state unconstitutional
Andrew D. White ambassador to
Germany has started on his return to
Berlin after two months stay in the
United States.