Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-03-26
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

earthquake on the evening of March
10.
Erastus Palmer, the famous sculptor,
died at his home in Albany, N Y, in
his s7th year
Two men were killed and six injured
by snow slide in the Cornucopia dis
trict of Oregon.
The Price-Pancoast company's coal
breaker at Thorp, Pa, is burned, at a
loss of S135, 900
President Roosevelt will not attend
the formal opening of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition.
Russian newspapers deny the story
of abandonment of Port Arthur as a
stock jobbing scheme.
A tornado played havoc with the
village of Neyland, Texas; destroying
houses and killing one person
Senator Dick of Ohio will not resign
his seat in the house until he has com
pleted certain pending legislation.
China has promised the United
States that China will insist on strict
neutrality toward both Russia and
Japan.
The correspondent of the London
Times says that the Russian and Jap
anese squadrons are only separated by
a small river
The special commission named by
insurance people of Baltimore holds
the theory that the great fire was
caused by lighted cigar.
Two hundred painters at work on
the Worlds Fair building at $500 a
day walked out demanding S. a day
They are employed by contractors
The twelve photographic firms of st.
Louis have made it condition that
their employees sign an agreement ac-
cepting an arbitration or that they re-
sign.
In 1863 the first Japanese newspaper
with some news translated from the
Dutch was published. Now Japan
has / 500 daily newspapers and period
icals
1t is expected that 1000 newspaper
men will attend abe national and in
ternational press congress beginning
on May 10, including more than 100
editors of leading foreign papers.
A five per cent advance in window
glass has been declared by the manu-
facturers.
The president has ordered the APP.
plying of civil service rules to the en-
ployes of the war department in the
Philippines.
band of striking iron workers are
supposed to be the parties who wrecked
the steel framework of building be-
ing erected by the Proctor & Gamble
Soap company in West Armourdale,
Kansas, by which contractors are dam
aged S., 900.
An unusually strong demand for cash
wheat buoyed speculative prices on the
Chicago market.
Senator Shoots one chance to retain
his seat in the senate is to resign as an
apostle of the Mormons-
A Port Arthur dispatch says: "AIl
is quiet and the bands play twice
Meek in the public square.
The regular pension bill will be sup
plemented by giving s25 a year to
widows and orphans of non-commis-
stoned officers and SEQ to those of Sol
diers killed in battle.
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position has received the third million
dollars of 81, 600, 900 loaned by the gov
eminent.
What legislation may be enacted by
congress at the present session relating
to the Panama canal will be largely
preliminary in character.
Two troops of the 5th cavalry are to
march overland from Fort Logan, Col
orado, via of Wingate to Forts Hutchu-
ca and Apache; distance of more than
l, 100 miles The march will require
so days.
One steamship landed ., oo5 steerage
passengers on Ellis Island, N Y, of
whom 800 are Russian refugees who
fed to escape army service.
The 2,7Oo,OoO tons of volcano dust
which fell on the island of barbados
was expected to have value as a fer
tilizer but it has none.
Nevada will have one of the largest
systems of irrigation in the world,
which will make homesteads of so
acres each for about 4,5OO families.
This will be first accomplished under
the reclamation act.