Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-31
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

A number of Kansas City priests at
tended the funeral of Bishop Kahn at
St.-Louis.
The American Investment in religious
and educa tion;l institutions in Turkey
is Sc, 500, o0O
The coke trade at Connellsville. Pa,
continues to slump until now there are
1000 idle men.
VIM. Eusins, the wealthy capitalist.
is sick at Philadelphia with little hope
of his recovery.
The great fire at Aberdeen has been
estimated, showing losses of 1892, 900,
with $163, 900 insurance.
The Bank of Joplin, with capital
stock of 5000, holds surplus forty
times greater than It's capital.
Mayor Campbell. of Tacoma. Wash.
prevented prize fight in that city by
giving notice that he wopld not permit
it.
Cases of death are again being re-
ported which are caused by the poison
in the dyes with which stockings are
colored
The American Royal Live Stock
show at Kansas City had perfect
weather, fine exhibit and large at.
tendance.
H. V. Bclger, of South Bend, In
diana, who died recently, left be-
quest of $50, 900 to the Chautauqua held
at Chautauqua, n. Y.
Troop ships are ordered to stop at
Honolulu and Guam on every trip to
the Philippines, and 20 stop at Homo.
lulu on the way back.
i. NJ Wolf, who lives near Ridge
vile, Ind, has been dumb for two
years, caused by . lightning stroke,
! He says he dreamed that if he chcwed
| tobacco he would regain his voice lie
tried it and was able to speak plainly
after few days.
BY the general shut down of the
| Anal gamated Copper company prop
critics at Butte, Montana, from 10, 900
to 10, 900 men are directly thrown out
of employment and others will be in
directly affected within ;t-weeh, so
that the grand total will reach 10000
men.
The whaling steamer Humber cap
tured a whale off Cape Spear, N E.,
which was 10 feet long. It was fin
back whale and the most gamey ever
captured, 30 hours being taken MP
with the fight with it. The whale
zigzaged at the rate of seven miles an
hour. almost towing the snip under
water, the sea washing its decks.
II is generally believed in Pesin
that Russia will hold all she has gained
in Manchuria and let Corea alone for
the present.
jacob Bacr, employed by a Denver
packing company, dressed 1.2Oo
steer in minutes and As seconds; re-
ducing by 20 seconds the worlds rec
ord.
c. p. Dewey and his son Chauncey,
have been placed under arrest, charged
with fencing govcrnmentland in north
western Kansas and intiruidating the
settlers.
Deputy Tax Commissioner Michael
o'sullivan, of New York city, has been
arrested. lie is accused OF having
taken a bride ON pretext of getting a
man appointed to the police force.
There is race trouble at Fort Riley
between Texas regiment and . col
ored U. $. cavalry regiment, one OF
the best cavalry regiments in the reg
ular army.
Andrew Carnegie, before leaving
Queenstown, contributed So, 900 to help
purchase an organ for the Catholic
Cathedral there.
The clerk of the federal court is re
ported as saying that Judge Hook had
issued an order to conceal the names
of voluntary banlzrupts
The Rev. Charles Fl. Parlzhurst, OF
Netv York, sent letter to Prophet
Dowic giving the latter Il roast which
would have squelched any one else
than Dowie.
Tie Illinois Steel company issued
orders to resume operations at THEN
plant at Joliet. which gives employ.
mens TO s,ooO men. commencing Oelo
Der 25.
The business portion of Deadwood
Falls. Minnesota, has had n $3.50, ooe
FIRE. which started in the Hotel Fran.
els. The guests OF the hotel lost ev-
err ching and saved their lives by .
close shave.
Oaganize.l labor. especially in Chi
cago. IS facing q wage crisis, resulting
IN reuenchment or railroads and other
large employers
The Maryland Trust Company Of
Baltimore, followed By the suspension
of the Union Trust company caused
much Excitement IN baltimore