Free press., 1904-11-12
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

At Memphis, Tenn, the funds of the
Continental Savings bank have been
recovered from the debris of the col
lapsed building.
The Royal Academy of Music, of
London, has awarded the Ross scholar
ship to Emile Henry Medicus, of
Youngstown, o., for flute playing.
During the month of October forty
seven persons were killed by cars in
Chicago, and the total number of acci-
dental deaths in the city was 1O7.
An army order issued states that
four officers not above the rank of
captain will annually be selected for
two years course of study, with resi-
dence in Japan.
The North German-Lloyd steamel
Lain, which was sold to Russia sew
eral months ago. has under gone re-
construction and will serve as a cap
tive balloon ship.
Minister Conger at Pekin. has not
flied the state department that Chou
Flu, governor of the Shantung prov
ince, has been appointed viceroy at
Maxim, vice Ii Hsing Jul, deceased.
Major General Mistchenko, comman.
der of the eastern Cossack brigade,
has been appointed lieutenant general
and an aide de camp to the emperor
for distinguished services
At Edinburg Andrew Caregie has
been unanimously re-elect lord rec
tor of st. Andrews university The
announcement was received with loud
applause and the singing of Hes a
jolly good fellow"
The United States battleships, Or
egon and Wisconsin, the cruiser, Gin
cinnati, and the torpedo boat destroy
er Decatur and the collier Sterling,
of the Asiatic squadron, have arrived
at Manila and are making preparations
for maneuvers.
Posses are still out in the vicinity
of Thermopolis looking for the two
bandits who killed l. o. Middaugh,
cashier of the First National bank of
Cody, Wyo.. in an attempt to rob that
bank, but the report that the robbers
have been trapped is denied
The steamship fremont, of the Bos-
ton Steamship company, arrived in Ia
coma from Manila and Japanese ports.
On board is Robert McWade, United
States consul general at Canton, Chi
ma, who is returning to face charges
of alleged malfeasance in Office
At Washington Assistant Secretary
Darling has decided to reject all the
bids which were received some weeks
ago for the construction of new
hospital at the naval academy and
have the architect revise the plans so
as to bring the cost of the hospital
within the amount available
The war department has sent orders
for the court martial of Captain David
B. Milliken, 25th infantry. now sta
toned at FIT. Sheridan, ILL.,, on the
charge of deserting his wife whom he
married in the Philippines and also
for duplicating his pay accounts.
Herr Albert Ballin, director general
of the Hamburg-American Steamship
company, replying to a telegraphic in
quiry from the Associated Press as
to the London Shipping Gazette's re-
port regarding the termination of the
Atlantic passenger rate war by an
agreement between Cunard and the
German lines, says: The announce
ment is not quite correct. Negotitions
are still pending
Commissioner Wright will leave
.
tour of inspection of the province of
Mindanao and Jolo.
At Duluth, Mimi, Col. A. NJ. Fiagg,
who until a few week ago was editor
of the Duluth News-Tribune, commit
ted suicide by drowning. Col. Flagg
who has been in i'll health for some
months, recently took a vacation and
went to his old home in Rockford. ILL.,,
He returned shortly but was unable tc
resume his work.
Ferdiando Benendal. mayor of the
City of Mexico. with his wife and two
children. arrived in Chicago. Mayor
Benendal is touring the United States
making a study of municipal govern
ments.
A French cruiser has received a
message by wireless telegraphy from
the cruiser Lenois to the effect that
all is quiet at Lararche on the coast
where band of rebels recently declar-
ed a seige, says dispatch from Tan
gier. The message would indicate that
the besiegers have abandoned their
purpose Of capturing the town.
The whaler Alexander arrived at
San Francisco from the Arctic with
II, 900 pounds of whalebone, 1000 fox
skins and so Polar bearskins. She al
SO brought 1000 pounds of bone which
belongs to the Bowhead.