Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-09-24
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alfred D. Edgar, who has been gen
eral agent of the Northern Pacific |
railway since the road was built into |
Helena, died of dropsy
At New ork, the sub-treasury re-
ceived 100000 by telegraph transfer
from San Francisco, and shipped |
100000 to New Orleans.
Four persons were burned to death
and six were injured in fire which
destroyed the three upper floors of a
five story tenement in New York.
1t is understood that Russia is
trying to negotiate for the purchase
of the British steamer Calchas cap
tured by the VIadivostok squadron
while on her way from Puget Sound
to Japan.
At Washington the Panama canal
commission called for proposals for
eleven steam shovels for canal con-
struction and directed the purchase of
large quantity of dynamite and pow
der.
The secretary of the interior has
rejected all bids for the construction
Of a public building at Moberly, Mo-,
the lowest being very much in excess
Of the appropriation. Bids will be
advertised for again.
The Sultan of Turkey, is to be sure,
little slow in the payment of his
debts, but we should remember that
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and that the fall styles of millinery
are very attractive.
At New York before a combination
of sensational bullish crop report, fig
ures from the government and big
frost scare in the northwest, wheat
prices shot up four cents a bushel
and closed within 70 cent of the sea-
sons highest record.
The commander of the French mali
steamer Oceanion, on arriving at Mar
settles from Yokohama, complained
that his vesesl was held up by four
Japanese warships outside of Yolzoha-
ma and that she was detained and
searched for five hours.
The treasury department began
sending out checks to the officers and
men of Admiral Dewey's feet in pay
ment for the awards of prize money
made for the victory of the American
feet at Manila bay. The check to
Admiral Dewey is $1S,515.
At ST. Petersburg the Alexander
Neversky holiday was celebrated by
a review by the emperor on the
Champ de Mars, of 1000 guard
troops of the St Paul regiment. The
Emperor came from Peterhof on the
imperial yacht, crowds cheering him
as he drove from the pier to the re-
view grounds. The Emperor wore
the uniform of colonel of the regi-
ment with the high sugar loaf cap.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
sailed for Genoa where she will dock
| preparatory to starting for China and
| Japan.
special from st. Helens, county
seat of Columbia county, Ore. says
that the greater portion of the bus,
mess section of the town was des-
troyed by fire The total loss will
reach $5O,00O; insurance light.
The notorious Max Regis, former
mayor of Algiers, and well-hnown an
ti-semite, slightly wounded NJ. Fon-
tame, a prominent sportsman. in a
sword duel fought in the suburbs OF
| Paris.
The next session of the Information
al Geographical congress will be
held at Geneva, Switzerland.
Charles Cranston, inventor of the
first underwriting paper machine used
in America, is dead at his home in
Brooklyn at the age of rs years.
John F. Wallace, chief engineer in
charge of the construction of the
Panama canal, left Panama for New
York to give out several important
contracts.
Miss Margaret Wilson left Chicago
for India, where she expects to re
main seven years as missionary fol
the United Presbyterian church. She
is a niece Of the secretary of agricul
tUre.
The Allan, Dominion and Canadian
Pacific steamship lines have reduced
their steerage rates from London o
Liverpool to Quebec from SIS to SIC
The new rate, which will become eli
fective in October. is regarded as al
Indication of the probable failure o
peace negotiations between the Gu
nard and the Continental lines.
Commissioner of immigration San
gent will leave Washington on tn
18th. on a tour of inspection which
will include points on the Mexical
border and on the Pacific coast. H
will be gone about four weeks.