Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-09-03
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss Susan B. Anthony arrived at
New York from London on the
steamer Minntonka
Rear Admiral John c. Watson was
placed on the retired list of the
navy, having reached the age of AZ
years.
Clarence White, who escaped from
the Lansing penitentiary on the 9th
of this month, was arrested in VII
sail, Cali.
In a collision of two groups of 800
wharf laborers and strikers in Havana
one man was killed and three were
wounded.
Miss Alice Roosevelt fatty denied
that she occasionally wore a garter
snake around her neck. The story
has been widely printed.
The New York, Marblehead, Ben
nington and Nero, of the Pacific squad
ron, which arrived at San Francisco,
will assemble later at Magdalena bay
for target practice.
The announcement is made that
John Morley, Liberal Member of
Parliament, will return home with An
drew Carnegie in October. While in
America Mr.. Morley will visit Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Repairs to the cruisers Rossia and
Gromoboi are proceeding rapidly. 1t
is believed it will be possible to COM
plete them without docking the YES
sells and they will therefore take a
comparatively short time.
Cardinal Satolli, former apostolic
delegate to the United States, arrived
at Rome from his extended visit to
America. He is preparing report on
the condition of the church in Amer
lea for the enlightenment of the
Pope.
Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief OF
staff, and Brigadier General Hum
phreys, quartermaster general, return
ed to Washington from an extended
tour of inspection, which embraced
posts in the far northwest and on the
Pacific coast.
There has been further fighting in
the republic of Uruguay. In a hand
to-hand fight between Uruguay revo-
1utionists and the government forces
at Santa Rosa, held by the govern
ment force 35 men were killed and
85 were wounded.
The Japanese believe that the crew
of the Russian cruiser Novik were
landed at Korsakvosk, island of SAX
halin, when the warship had been
beached after the encounter with the
Japanese cruisers Chitose and Tsushi-
ma, on August 20. The number of
the survivors is not known.
Seymour D. Thompson, former asso-
ciate justice of the Court of Appeals
at st. Louis, died of diabetes at his
home in New Jersey. Judge Thomp-
son was well known jurist and had
written many works on legal prac-
tice. He was recently appointed by
President Roosevelt as a delegate to
the congress of law and jurists to be
held in ST. Louis next month. He was
born in Illinois in 1912 and was a vet
eran of the civil war.
Jeffries and Munroe have finished
training for the big fight. Jeffries
weighs 225 and Munroe 208.
The drawing for land at Devils Lake
began in the presence of big crowd.
Bruce w. Forrest, of River, N. D.,
drew the first allotment, worth $4,000.
The Chinese say that 10000 Japan
csc troops, with 200 guns, have land
ed at Yinkow, part of these troops
going to Newchwang and part to Hal
cheng.
It is reported that Prince George of
Crete will make a tour of the CAPT
tails, trying to obtain a union between
Athens and Greece, or at least sub
stitution of Greek troops for interna-
ttonal ones.
David Thompson, United States
minister to Brazil and Mrs. Thomp-
son were passengers on the steamer
Niron from Brazil ports. which arriv-
ed at New York ports.
Secretary Taft has fixed September
as a date for hearing of interests
involved in the appeal of the state of
Missouri to have the United States
take possession of the St Louis Mer->
chants bridge.
It is asserted in reliable quarters at
Port Arthur that the Japanese have
received reinforcements of thirty
thousand men from the north
Vice-Pres1dent Lewis, OF the United
Mine workers, said that an agreement
tad been reached between the oper-
ators and the miners precluding the
possibility of strike in the anthra-
cite regions.
The minister of war has ordered
a further mobilization of troops in
the districts OF Kieff. Moscow and
KaZan
A dispatch received says General
Stoessel has divided his forces into
three sections, each resting eight
hours in the twenty four. Two-thirds
of the men are always on duty.