Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-02
wichita Grain.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


Russia is now demandi ng practical
cession by China of the sovereignty of
Manchuria.
The Pacific Meat company's packing
house at Tacoma. Washington, has
been destroyed by fire, at loss OF
5000, 600.
1t is anhou need that The cable from
San Francisco to Manila may be work
ing before July 1, and that rates will
then be cnt so per cent.
At La Crosse, Wis. fire destroyed
the largest store in the western por-
ton of this state. The plant was de-
stroyed in the space of two hours.
The police of Seattle have squelched
get rich quick concern, which prom
ised stockholders a return of 81 90 on
for every 81 of their Investments
General Maxine Gomez has accepted
the craftsmanship of the committee for
the erection OF the Cuba building at the
st. Louis. exposition. The old fight
ing hero will be an attraction.
The journeymcn painters of st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, who have been idle for three
weeks, went TO work for less than they
demanded, and have agreed 10 work
with non-union paper hangers.
The famine in Kwangs province,
| China, is killing tens of thousands OF
| persons, and women there are selling
| themselves into slavery to escape star
vation
Postmaster General Payne has sus-
tanned the action of First Assistant
General Wynne in ordering the posting
at rural free delivery postoffiees
throughout the country of nnmes of
| residents on the routes
Snow, blizzards and severe cold pre-
vailed last week and this in the south
crn provinces of Austria. In Vienna
suburban car lines suspended and all
wires were made of no use. Damage
was done in the fruit growing districts
The United States court of appeals
has cpjoined six railroad companies
from discriminating against small
shippers in the western states, This
decision Of the court is important a.
being the first under the new Ell1ins
law.
More than majority of the members
of the last Montana legislature have
expressed n Willingness to serve with
out day at an extra session to pass ah
appropriation bill for an exhibition at
the st. Louis exposition and to mee,
the president on his visit to Helena.
Dixon Hotel at Grand Rapids, Wis,
was Quilted by fire, many guests los
ing all their baggage.
Andrew Carnegie has given $500, 200
in 8 per cent U. s. Steel company first
mortgage bonds to the trustees OF
BoolSe: Washington's Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial institute
The United States monitor Arkansas
has arrived at Cairo from Mound City
and is now lying above the Illinois
Central railroad bridge. 1t win be
necessary to cut off part OF the stack tc
allow the boat TO pass under the bridge
The Santa Fe has placed orders in
Germany for 10000 tons of 65-pound
steel rails for delivery at San Francisco
in May or June
Brigadier General Albert Z. Wood
son, at latest account, had a. chance 81
recover, or at least partly recover,
from paralysis.
The Mother Lode" mine at SHttef
Creek, Cal, may be closed on account
OF strike. A formal notice was issued
to the sheriff that if the non union
miners were not protected he would be
held responsible for all damages.
Fairbury, Mich, has lost one-fourtlI
of its hest business portion by fire
The entire block on the south side of
the square, lumber yards on IN adj
joining block and the 81. Z. church, and
and parsonage. Estimates Of the total
loss reach $500, 600.
The Chicago drainage canal is carry
| ing a great volume of water down wards
towards the Mississippi, diverting it
from the falls. The Canadian govern
ment is granting franchises to com
panies to use the water as fast as on
this side.
Salem, Nebraska, refuses negroes
the privilege of living there. negro
| rented house taere and when lac was
about to occupy it was escorted out of
town.
| The treasury department has pur-
| chased 10000 ounces of silver at an
average Of sles an ounce. delivered in
! San Franeiseo
Enough applications are in Albany
now for r mission to build and oper.
ate powe. ants TO take water from
Niagara S ssta 70 -feahee the f,ow over
the falls darss St one fifth