Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-09-17
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Papers have been notified that, eff
fective October 1, war duty of ten
cents per sack will be taxed on flour
entering Japanese ports.
DR.. Henry A. Ruger, of Columbia I'M
iversity, has been appointed to the
chair of physiology and philosophy at
the Colorado State college.
The English delegates to the In
ternational Electrical congress to be
held at st. Louis, September II, ar
rived on the steamer, Republic, from
Liverpool.
The United States South Atlantic
squadron, consisting of the cruisers,
Brooklyn flagship, and Atlanta, and
the gunboats Marietta and Castine,
left Cape Town for the island of st.
Helena.
Miss Margaret Wilson left Chicago
for India, where she expects to re-
main seven years as a missionary for
the United Presbyterian church. She
is a niece of the secretary of agricul-
ture.
The secretary of the interior has
rejected all bids for the construction
of public building at Moberly, Mo-,
the lowest being very much in excess
of the appropriation. Bids will be
advertised for again.
The United States cruisers Olym-
pia and Cleveland sailed for Cher
burg. Then they will go to Norway.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
will proceed to Genoa, where she
will be docked, preparatory to sailing
for China.
Meetings of the steel plant, beam
and billet pools were begun at New
York and probably will continue for
several days. 1t was given out that
no statement of proceedings would
be made until after the final adjourn
ment. According to a Wall street
report the meeting will result in a
reduction of from 81 to 81 per ton on
heavy material or declaration of an
open market.
Receiver Smith of the United States
Shipbuilding company sold at public
auction at Newark, N. j., the 100000
shares of Bethlehem Steel stock held
| by the shipbuilding company. The
!
trust company The upset price of
$7,5OOOOO was bid. The sale was
made pursuant to agreement between
Charles NJ. Schwab and the reorgani-
cation committee by which Mr..
Schwab will retain control of the Beth
I, lehem company.
Reports of the apple crop received
| by the large dealers in New York in
dictate that the American yield will
be about 80 per cent larger than last
] year and IA per cent above the aver
age for the last ten years.
Postmaster Robert Carley, of Col
den, N. NJ, has been shot and perhaps
fatally wounded by an unknown per
son, who made good his escape. The
shooting occurred as Carley was leav-
ing his home. Carley is part owner
of the famous Gold Standard mine
over which there has been much lit
igation.
At. st. Louis at the closing session
of the convention for the Promotion
of Engineering, President T. w. Nc
Nair, president Michigan College of
Mines, Houghton, Michigan, was elect
ed president; Prof. Ellwood Mead,
University of California, first vice
president, and Prof NJ. S. Ketcham,
University of Colorado, secretary.
D. w. Mick and son while picking
berries near Williamsport, Pa, killed
thirty-four rattlesnakes. They had no
weapons, but the tin pals they car
ried With these they beat the
snakes to death.
George R. Beach, who was appoint
ed temporary receiver in New York
for the International Mercantile agen-
cy on August &c, was made permanent
receiver by Vice Chancellor Gorri-
son in Jersey City
The wedding of Crown Prince Fred
erick William and the Duchess Ce-
celia of MecklenburgS chwerin will
take place in Berlin where the visit
ing members of the royal families
can be entertained better than at the
brides home The marriage will prob
ably take place early in the new
year
The monthly report of the chief OF
the bureau OF statistics to the depart
ment of agriculture shows the aver
age condition of cotton on August 25
to have been 81 as compared with
BIG last month, S1.2 on August Is
1903, 81 on August &c. 1902 and a ten
/ years average of 1872.
The Pope has addressed Letter to
the Irish Episcopaey, recalling the re
cent visit of Armagh OF his legate,
: Cardinal vincenze0 VannutiIh. ex-
pressing satisfaction at the faith dis
played encouraging the Irish people
to preserve and blessing them all