Free press., 1904-11-19
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

At Westerville, O., DR.. Lewis Book
walter, was inaugurated president OF
Otterbein University.
Fire has destroyed one side of the
town of Marion, in Tusco1a county,
Michigan. Loss 100000.
The cruiser, Tacoma, arrived from
San Juan, P. r. She will go to the
navy yard to undergo necessary re-
pairs.
Commissioner Wright will leave
Manila November II for a 20 days
tour of inspection of the province OF
Mindanao and JOlo.
The Russisan volunteer steamer
Voronej, loaded with coal and prOvis-
ion, passed through the BOsphorus
bound for the Mediterranean
Kogoro Takahira, Japanese minis
ter to the United Safes, was reported
to be much improved. DR.. Shrady
said he thought all danger was pass
ed.
The trial of Nan Patterson, who
has been in the Tombs since last
June charged with the murder of Sac
sar Young, will begin November 10,
in New York.
The German ambassador and the
Baroness Speck Won Sternberg left
Washington for White Plains, n. Y,
where they will be the guests OF Mr..
Whitelaw Reid.
The North German-Lloyd steamer
Lain, which was sold to Russia sew
eral months ago. has under gone re-
construction and Will serve as cap
tive balloon ship.
The remains of Arthur c. King. a
millionaire tea importer, who died at
Berkley, Cali, were shipped to De-
troit Michigan. He came to this coun-
try five months ago.
At Chicago, Martin w. Burke. for
seventeen months manager of the
Brevvort hotel, was found dead in bed
at the hotel. 1t is believed that he
died of Bright's disease.
Baron Taube, who is connected with
the foreign Office, has been designat-
ed as Russian judicial adviser to the
international commission which is to
inquire into the North Sea incident.
The Japanese legation has received
cablegram from Honolulu saying
that Prince Fushima. the Mikados
adopted brother, sailed from Honolulu
for San Francisco where he is expect
ed to arrive on the evening of Novem-
ber 9 or the morning of November
10.
The idle plant of the Carnegie Tube
company has been leased by A. M.
Byers, independent manufacturer, and
the works will be placed in operation
at once. The plant has been closed
down for two years. owing to poor
business and sharp competition. The
resumption will give employment to
! 500 men.
At Dallas, Texas. fire destroyed the
dry goods establishment of w A.
Green & Co. The fire is believed to
have been started by burglars There
are evidences that the place had been
ransacked. Loss, $65,0OO.
The interstate commerce commits
sion which is investigating mining
and transportation conditions in the
anthracite region in connection with
the suit of W. R. Hearst against the
coal carrying railways, inspected the
| colliers in the western end of Schuyl-
| kill county. Pa.
= dispatch from Valparaiso says
that severe earthquakes have been
| felt in the Northern Provinces. Many
| houses were damaged in Tacna and
africa. In Negeriers several houses
were thrown down. Four men were
injured by falling walls.
The Right Rev. Henry GabrieIs,
bishop of the Catholic diocese of Og-
densburg, has received from King Leo
pold of Belgium. the decoration of the
order of Leopold. founded by the first
king of Belgium, iE recognition of his
service to the state and immigrants
In America.
Five Japanese the advance guard OF
colony of forty or fifty families,
have arrived at San Francisco on their
way to Florida, where they intend to
cultivate land. The colony will raise
silk, cotton, tobacco. and pine apples.
and experiment with them.
At Youngstown. O.. the Bessemet
Pig Iron association has sold to In
dependent concerns Jones & Laughlin
I.ackawanna Steel Company, and the
Youngstown Sheet Iron and Tube
company $4,000 tons Bessemer iron.
The price was 1880 per furnace.
Small lots have been sold at $14.
The United States Supreme court
dismissed for want of jurisdiction the
case Of Armada versus the United
States. The case was criminal pros
ecution for smuggling liquors. into Por
to Rico ia which Amado was found
guilty and sentenced to prison.