Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-02-27
Chicago Futures
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The safety of missionaries in Korea
is now considered as secure
Feb. 16 was the coolest day in north
ern Ohio since Feb. 10, 1899.
Colombia has become quiet. Talk of
Panama seems to have subsidized
On Feb. II there were 800 cases of
typhoid fever reported in Watertown,
New York
The Russian embassy is being flooded
with offers of assistance from Ameri-
cans in various walks of life.
Fire at Minneapolis, Mimi, Quilted
the Printers Exchange bnilding, a six
story brick. Loss, $4,000.
The mercury went down to. "A be-
low zero on February IT, which is
new record for New York city.
Seneca lake in New York, was frozen
from shore to shore from Starkey to
North Hector on February II, for the
first time since 1857
Many organizations at Cleveland
have already taken up the proposition
of erecting a memorial in that city to
the late senator Hanna.
The school savings bank system
which has been put in operation in
many places in New York state is now
declared to be a violatiosf of the bank
inf act.
The request of President Mitchell
that all miners should quit work DUR
ing the afternoon of the day of Senator
Hanna's funeral was quite generally
observed
The people of the United States eat
up $50, 100000 worth of candy in
year, and there are nearly 5000 fac
tories making it, with a capital of $780,
600, 900.
The report that the japanese have
concentrated about 10000 troops at
Wonson on the east coast of Korea
with the object of entering Manchuria
is confirmed.
So many offers of military and medi-
cal assistance have come to the Russian
embassy from Americans all over the
country that the Russian ambassador
has cabled to Russia for instructions
in the matter.
The union of the Presbyterian and
| the Cumberland Presbyterian churches
of the United States was effected at
the conference at st. Louis; after
which a banquet was rendered the
members of the two committees by the
Presbyterian Social Union of st. Louis.
The large paint shop of the Delaware,
Laekawanna & Western car shop plant,
at Scranton, Pa, is destroyed by fire.
Loss $3.50, 900.
By the approval of the president
1000 printing artisans of Baltimore
have been given temporary employ
ment in the government printing Of
fee.
Two hundred Beers are enroute to
Mexico, their agents having purchased
an immense tract of land not far from
the Texas line. More Boer families
are to follow
The blockade on the Central Pacific
caused by the collapse of several hun
bred feet OF snow sheds has been raised
and trains are running again.
Senator Hanna attended the public
schools of Cleveland four years and
later was at the Western Reserve
Academy two years. This is the sum
of his school education.
The japanese minister at Washings
ton is receiving numerous offers of
large contributions to the war funds,
but it seems now to be probable that
Japan will refuse to accept such aid.
The house committee on territories
is patiently hearing the arguments for
double and single statehood, made by
representatives of both propositions.
Diplomatic circles at ConstantinopleI
seem to expect that Turkey and Bull
garia will take advantage OF Russia's
preoccupation in the far east to settle
their differences
The Korern emperor sent liberal
presents to the japanese troops at
Seoul and other points on the penin-
sula. This marks decided change of
policy within week
The value of the Mexican dollar at
Hong Kong has jumped two points in
as many days, reaching .4sH cents. It
has advanced there from 81 cents with
in year.
Two Baltimore insurance companies
have had receivers appointed; the Pea
body Fire company, and the Firemen's
Insurance company
Senator Hanna was chiefly noted for
his strong and comprehensive grasp OF
practical questions He was not
scholarly nor an ornamental speaker,
but sagacious and forcefuI thinker.