Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-10-17
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

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the total population of all the islands
to be $3.50, s74.
The post Office department investiga,,
ton has reached the stage of indict-
ments. There are to be several trials.
Wilson G. Eissell, former postmaster.
general, died at his home at Buffalo,
New York, near midnight of octo-
bcr6
. At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Rock Island system no action
was taken on the proposed $3.50, 900, coo
issue.
Russia is said to have offered Japan
10 divide Corca between them, Russia
20 take the north half and Japan the
sonth half
Attorney General Miller visited
Washington to file Colorado's answer
in the irrigation suit brought by Kan
sas ia the supreme court.
General Sawycr's ccusns of the Phil
ippines shows that there are 5000
belonging TO uncivilizcd tribes, out of
the total of 7,ocp, 900 people.
The Russian government inspires
dispatch whichdeclares that the state
ment that an anti-J apanese war senti-
ment prevails in Russia is false.
All northbound traffic on the New
York Central was stopped by a wash
ont at Hastings, just below Tarrytown.
The tracks at other places became
dangerous.
The criminal court at Washington
has issued IL bench warrant for the ar
rest OF Geo. E. Green, state senator OF
New York, recently indicted in connec-
ton with postal contracts.
AS n result of an attempt at n whole
sale jail delivery at Salt Lake one pris-
oncr was killed one guard was wound
cd and another man beaten until I'M
conscious. Three prisoners were
wounded.
Postmaster General Payne said it
was not the expectation that there
would be wholesale dismissal of
clerks and division chiefs of the post
office department us a result of the in
vcstigation.
The Jewish population of the United
States is 1, 127. 23S, nearly one half be-
ing residents of New York. During
the last year IS, ore Jewish immigrants
entered the port of New York alone
More than half of these were Russian
Jews.
A suit has been brought in the cir
cuit court of Jackson county, Missouri,
to test the validity of the ordinance
when requires that ''all printing used
and ordered by the city of Kansas City
shall bear the imprint OF the recognized
union label of the Allied Printing
Trades Council of Kansas City,"
A decline exists in the building in
dustry in New York city. Heads of
the largest contracting firms in the
trade estimate the coming shrinlzage
at anywhere from $40, 200. 900 to $50.
600, 900.
Pressure is made on the president
not to call an extra session of congress
to which he replies that the govern
mcnt is committed to the earliest pos
sible making effective of the Cuban
reciprocity treaty and this country
should keep its word.
The department. of agriculture is ex-
perimenting with japanese paper
pulp plant The pulp of the plant is
worth four times as much us wood
pulp. 1t is especially adapted for rails
ing in the warmer portions of this
country.
At Marion, Ind, because the secre-
tary of the bricllayers' union drifted
into non-union barber shop and got u
shave fifty carpenters and bricl1layers
employed on the Polo Coliseum struck.
Torrential rains extended from the
Rio Grande into the interior of Mexico
more than 400 miles. Railroads suf-
fered much in brid ges and trestles.
Premier Balfour is experiencing dis
turbing surprises in forming the new
ministry. He selects parties who re-
fuse to serve; and other disquieting in
cidents occur.
The Brazilian government has
signed contract with an English firm
for harbor and dock improvements at
Rio Janeiro, 20 cost Se5, ooo, 900.
About the same time that the wine;
storms in Missouri and Kansas occurred
reports came in from Wisconsin and
Nebraska of serious results of storms
in those states.
<United States Senator Thomas c.
Pl;'tt, of New York, announces that he
is 10 marry on October Mrs Lillian
I Janeway. of Washington. The SEN
ator is 30 years old.