Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-04-16
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

is elected chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee
The Royal Bank of Canada has en-
gagged $780, 600 in gold bars at the assay
office for shipment to Europe.
At Washington three men were
killed and one fatally injured by an
explosion at the Pintsch Gas plant.
At a special meeting of the Cuban
cabinet the loan of $50, 600, 900 taken by
Speyer & Co., of New York, was APP
proved.
Prosecution of bigamists in Utah is
now in prospect since the recent mani
festo from the head of the Mormon
church.
Japan has agents at Vancouver B. c.,
secure for the Japanese army Cana
dian veterans who served in South
Africa.
The Swiss state council unanimously
passed a bill making glorifcation of
anarchist crimes punishable by i'm
prisonment.
An effort is being made to import
Italians into the Delta country along
the Mississippi river. to work cotton,
supplanting negroes.
John II. Dalton, of Chicago, plead
guilty to swindling country newspa-
pers and was fined ST., 500. He ran a
fake advertising agency.
One hundred and sixty feet of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern rail-
road grade at Bogg's Creek, Indiana,
were washed ont on April s.
Colombia, since Panama was divorced
from it, is only about as large as Cali
fornia and Texas together We ven
that most who read this do not realize
its truth.
Former Secretary, of the Navy John
D. Long will serve as president of the
new So, 900. 900 trade school in Boston
made possible by the will of the late
AriOch Wentworth.
Austin Smith, of Clinton, n. Y, is
the eldest living college graduate in
this country. He celebrated his Tooth
birthday recently and graduated from
Hamilton college in 1926.
No tea famine will result from de-
lays of the Siberian railroad It is
now able to carry 500, 900 pounds of
tea which has been lying at Port
Dalny since the war began
It is said that there are more sick
senator's and representatives in Wash
ington now than ever before
At Belleville, Ill, trial jury was
taken to Jail for refusing to return a
verdict before their fees were paid
The first voting for president and
vice president was done in 1904: one
hundred years ago, when the Twelfth
amendment came in force.
Charles Francis, a son of the presi-
dent of the St. Louis fair association,
works as a superintendent of truck
men at the fair grounds
As Senator Burton was leaving st.
Louis he said he was going to Wash
ingtOn to take his seat in the senate
The Iowa miners and operators failed
to agree and 1880 miners are on
strike. Every mine in Iowa is closed.
The revenues of Cuba for the fiscal
year were SIS, 700, so2, and the expendi-
lures were s15,933,64 Truly a good
showing for new beginners.
The japanese Baron who is the man
ager of the Japanese exhibit at St.
Louis, says that thus far Japan has
spent $500, 600, 600 on the.war
Subpoenas have been sent out for
witnesses to appear before the senate
committee on privileges and elections
siu-tBes SnsOot inquiry on April 20.
Commander Geo. L. Dryer, of the
cruiser Albany, succeeds Commander
VIM E Sewen. DECEASED, as governor
of the island of Guam.
Delivery is being made to the Santa
Fe of 100 new oil cars, each OF $500
gallons capacity. They are intended
for. the California oil fields The Santa
Fe. now has between 500 and 900 of
these cars.
All colIieries in the Willxesbarre, Pa,
district were idle while miners cele-
brated the anniversary of the eight
hour victoryin the soft coal district
The Russian imperial treasury is to
save nearly s1s5. 100000 by economies
in the budget of 1904. especially in the
civil estimates. This is all to be de-
voted to war purposes.
The commercial mineral products of
the. United States IN 1902 exceeded
billion dollars IN value; the exact fig
ure beng s.. 25o.Bss, 4I5. which is a
gs9eyer1se1 Of I6.e2 per cent.