Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-08-22
Wichita Grain.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Georgia legislature has abolished
the three days OF grace.
y Milwaukee alderman has been ar
rested for asking for Il bride.
a severe hail :,nd wind storm de-
stroycd Il wide strip of crops in Sac
county, Iowa on August IL
Pope I.eO's apartments have been
opened and several million francs were
found, besides other valuables.
1t is reported that the Missouri Pa
cific is preparing to build u CUTOFF from
Joplin, Mo, TO Ci,etopa, Kansas
Maryland mas paid agents in some
western states, notably Kansas, drum
ming mp immigration to Maryland
The Low Archipelago, as II group of
islands in the Pacific is called, 80 in
number, seem TO be sinking, and the
inhabitants are perishing-
The city of St Louis claims the dis
tinction of being the only large city in
the country which has "a separate and
distinct political organization.
On account of high prices of imported
goat skins the leather makers of Lynn,
Mass, propose to raise goats on the
abandoned New England farms.
There are unconlfrmcd reports that
King Peter of Servia has threatened 20
abdicate as he is virtually u prisoner in
the hands of the military party.
VIM. E. Corey. the new president OF
the United States Steel corporation,
gets SIS. 900 q year. which is S25, 900
year less than Mr.. Schawb received.
Florida negroes have been fieeced of
several thousand dollars by IL northern
negro who collected money to aid Sen
ator Hanna, so he represented, in pass
ing the bill 10 pension cX-slaves
Wee Admiral CeIvera, who surren.
dered to the American feet off Santiago
de Cuba, has resigned the position of
chief of staff of the navy, to which, he
was appointed i'll December. 1902
The Great Western railway was
granted by the federal court an injnnc-
ton against the Union Pacific railroad
in when the hitter is ordered to grant
the former the nse Of the Missouri
river bridge at Omaha
Judge s r. Peters, of Newton. has
entered the race for governor of the
National Soldiers homo at Leaven-
worth. 1t has just been announced
that the national board OF directors
will not name the new governor until
1T reaches the Milwaukee home The
board is now at San Monica, Cal
Practically all the mines in Cripple
Creek district except the Portland and
those operated by the Wood, Invest
mcnt Company are closed. owing to the
union miners strike. The plumber of
union miners on strike is estimated at
2,7O0
An order from the postoffice depart
mcnt requires that each postotfice must
remain open at least one hour every
Sunday and that while it is open it
must deliver mail to all It's patrons, in
Guiding those on the rural routes
served from that office.
The president commends the position
taken by Governor Dnrbin. of Indiana,
i'll his attitude against lynchirg. The
presidents letter to the governor closed
thus: ''Of course, mob violence is
simply one form Of anarchy; and an
archy is now, as it always has been,
the handnaiden and forernnner of
tyranny"
Manila has Il total population of
something like 300 600, about 10000
being American and European born.
The American population is estimated
at about 6.OoO.
Judge Hanford, of the O. $. circuit
court, decided at Spokane. Wash, cx-
polling man holding mining claim
oa Indian land, which claim he took
previous TO the presidents proclama-
ton withdrawing the land
At 4 meeting in Chicago Pullman
por:ers put themselves on record as
opposing tips and favoring an increase
of salary
Pope Plus y recovered speedily after
his fainting and on the mex. day took
some exercise in the gardens
Some men get out of debt after
long and painful struggle-then plunge
in again.
The phrase single blessedness.' was