Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-09-10
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The United States Cruisers, Newark
and Denver, have arrived at Port au
Prince.
Miss Susan B. Anthony arrived at
New York from London on the
steamer Minntonka.
1t is announced that the Baltic fleet
with the exception of the new battle
ship, Orel, left Cronstadt on a ten
days cruise.
The comptroller of the currency has
the First National Bank, of Marys-
vile, Mo-, until August 81, 1924.
James W. Hathaway, once postmas-
ter of the House of the Fifty-frst
Congress, died at Helena, Mont. He
was born in Cortland, O., in 1914.
Nothing is known at the department
of the interior of anti-semitic distur-
Dances having taken place recently
in Bessarabia, as reported by the Vos-
sische Zeitung of Berlin.
At Madison, Wisconsin, George Ben
neway, a saloon keeper fatally shot
his wife and then killed himself. He
was separated from his wife and had
just returned from Colorado.
King Alfonso has undertaken to
organize an international regatta at
Bilboa similar to the Kiel regatta.
The king will present cup and has
promised personally to endeavor to
obtain foreign entries.
Field Marshal Earl Roberts. &C
companied by his wife and two daugh-
ters. sailed from London for South At
| RIGA to visit the grave of his son, Lieu
tenant Roberts, who was killed at the
battle Of Colenso. in December, 1899
At Copenhagen, an inquiry into the
| loss of the Danish steamer, Norge,
| which foundered June %, off Rockall
reef, 20 miles from the Scottish main
land, with the loss of GAG lives, was
opened by the marine and commercial
| courts.
Richard Seigmas of New York, filed
in the court of chancery bill against
| the Electric Vehicle Company Mar
| tin Maloney and other directors, to
compel them to make good $704,80O,
which was paid out by the company
in dividends during 1889 and 1900.
At London the death is announced
of Vice Admiral W. R. ROLAND, re-
tired He was born in 1917. Admiral
ROLAND received a gold medal from
| the United States government for saw
| ing part of the crew of the United
States brig, Somers, upset off the Is
land of SACRIFICES on the west coast
of Modico.
Barney OIdfield, of ST. Louis, who
was injured in an accident that de-
molished his machine and resulted in
the death of two men, is at the Mis-
souri, Baptist Sanitarium, recovering
from severe cuts and bruises. 1t is
expected that he will be out again in
a few days.
John Mitchell, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, and Will
liam Dodds, secretary of the Pittsburg
district, who went abroad to attend
the international mining congress in
Paris, returned on the Steamship ST.
Paul.
Jose Pardo who was elected presi-
dent of Peru in June last, will be in
| augurated September "a. Excitement
| over the political situation in Peru is
| lessening 1t is known that former
| president Pieriola, DR.. Durand and the
people are opposed to a revolution.
The sudden death of Washington
| Hancock, grandson of the late Gener
al Winfield Scott Hancock, at his
lodgings in London, was the subject
of an inquest The autopsy showed
that he died from heart disease and &
verdict to that effect was according
ly rendered.
The first Fourth of July celebration
ever held on Kansas soil was pulled OF
in a camp near Atchison by the Lewis
and Clark exploring party just 10C
years ago. The American flag was
raised over the camp and saluted b.
the firing of guns. A creek near by
was named independence creek, which
name it still carries.
At St. Louis the Rev. Henry Baas
70 years old, of London, England, det
suddenly at the Inside Inn. Mr.. Baas
mission to the worlds fair was tt
write a book on the exposition for {
religious publication Of London.
The Anchor line steamer. Asia
which sailed August II, from Liver
pool for Calcutta, has arrived at Por
Said, and reports having been detaine'
for two hours while her papers ant
cargo were examined by the Russian
cruiser, Ural. The search took piac'
60 miles east of Cape St Vincent
Portugal
The case OF Thomas N. McCauley
who is involved in the affairs of tn
alleged bankrupt international agenc,
and who is under arrest in New Torl
on q charge OF larceny. in Ontario
was postponed.