Free press., 1904-11-26
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

London, Nov. II.
The schooner Missouri was capsized
off Indian head and Captain Charles
Williams and the crew of three men
drowned.
Governor Otero, of New Mexico, ac-
companied by his wife and several
residents of the territory, arrived in
St.L ouis to take in the celebration of
New Mexico day at the Worlds Fair.
Three hundred engineers have al
ready been dispatched by Prince Hill
kof, minister of railroads, in connec-
ton with the preliminary work of
double tracking the Siberian rail.
road
General Crozier, chief of ordinance,
in his annual report recommended the
expansion of the machine shops at
Manila for the purpose of repairing
heavy parts of ordnance used in the
islands.
At Toxic the emperor presided at an
extended conference of military and
navy stats in the palace. While the
proceedings were secret, it is under
stood the plans were discussed for
dealing with the Russian Second Pa
cific squadron when it arrives in the
Far East.
The Hamburg-American Steamship
company is fitting out the new Fuerst
Bismarck as a cruising sanitarium
The chief physician will be DR..
Schweinger, formerly Prince Bis
marck's household physician. The
vessel will be ready April 1 for a voy-
age to the Mediterranean.
A forest fire raging in the Illinois
bottoms seven miles north has de-
vastated seven square miles of terri
tory. The country side is filled with
small game, driven from their lair
by the flames. Hundreds of farmers
are fighting the flames. Several farm
buildings have been destroyed.
Official advices from st. Petersburg
show that the hitch which has oc-
Cured in the negotiations for the arbi-
tration of the North Sea incident is
not regarded as serious. The main
issues are not affected, Russian de-
string a modification of certain points
Of detail. Unofficial information con-
firms the statement. The modification
desired, relates to the question of the
punishment of the officers found to be
responsible for firing on the traw-
lers.
Mrs. Levi z. Letter, of Chicago,
who was called to London two months
ago by the serious illness of her
daughter, Lady Curzon, returned
home on the steamer Majestic.
H. A. Gyann, Reuters chief CORE
spondent in South Africa. Sedan and
Turko-Greek wars, has been appointed
editor of the London Standard under
the new regime.
Michael Davitt of Dublin, an advo-
cate Of home rule for Ireland, has ar
rived at San Francisco from the East.
He is simply On pleasure trip and ex-
poets to remain only few days.
No alarm is felt at the offices OF
the Panama canal commission on ac-
count fthe recent disturbances on
the isthmus, followed by the landing
of marines. The members of the
commission have been advised fully
concerning the trouble and received
a cablegram from General Davis.
commander Of the canal zone, say
ing that everything is now quiet.
The French Transatlantic Steam
ship company is advised its force at
Havre continues to be unaffected by
the strike of dock laborers at that
port.
Luther Conant, Jr., of New York
has been appointed a special exam
iner in the bureau of corporations,
department of Commerce and Labor.
Mr.. Conant has been for some years
financial editor of the Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
OF New York.
Bishop Luther D. Wilson, of
Maryland, was elected president of
the American Anti-Saloon league.
Vice presidents named include
Bishop j. F. Hamilton, San Fran
cisco. and Charles A Pollock, Fargo,
N. d.
Late returns from the scene of the
Union Pacific wreck near granger,
Wyo., place the number of dead at IA,
of whom 13. have been recovered and
identified. The remains of an unknown
woman passenger are still under the |
wreckage! Three or four male pas
sengers are reported to be missing and |
may be buried under the debris.
A dispatch says Turkey is ordering |
a hundred new batteries of artillery |
from Germany, French and English |
factories at the cost of $4,000, 900. |
The Krupp company gets the largest
contracts.