Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-03-12
Wichita 1.-Two StoeIx.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

epFemic of alarming proportions.
lew York spent 5000, 600 in shovel,
inl snow from its sidewalks during the
wlter
The damage done by the Hood in the
Allegheny river probably will not ex-
ced $3.50, 1000
lima, Peru, had an earthquake on
Mach 4, which did much damage; it
wa the worst in 30 years.
Che ship has brought to San Fran
cis9 $50 tons of merchandise for the
Chi ese exhibit at st. Louis.
Tie senate committee on pensions
fav ia bly, reported bill TO give totally
blifi veterans 500 month
II inventory of the estate of the
lateSenator NJ. A. Hanna showed a
val tion of about $1,000. 600
Tie changes in the Korean cabinet
haE brought into power the partisans
of tie United States and japanese.
Rssian soldiers have seized the
premises of an American mining com
part at Unsan, north of Ping Van.
he most severe blizzard of the win,
ten raging in Upper Michigan. Both
ira p and wire service are demoralized.
q the seven members of the Panama
cahl commission six are engineers.
Tlfre is not a politician among them
shland, Wis, reports the worst
stfm in years. The town was snow
bq nd; street cars standing still and
sc Ools closed
here came on one steamer from
ban to San Francisco ST, $50, 900 in
Ar erican gold, sent in payment for
arhy supplies.
The Rock Island has decided to go
bal into the Western Passenger asso-
cia ion from which it withdrew about
tw years ago.
1he Burlington Route has announced
a ute on sugar to the Missouri river of
, dnts less than the cut rate put into
effict by the Great Western
uring the progress of the Smoot
| herring before the senate committee
| P4sident Smith of the Mormon church
stted that notwithstanding the sec
ofl revelation stopping palygamy he
believed the first revelation permitting
it vas correct.
The Canadians are building great
chal, diverting the waters of Milk river
il Northern Montana thus getting the
+ ne of all waters of the river which rises
il the United States, which have been
Bed on the Montana side of the line
he diversion renders useless great
mounts expended for Irrigation.
The supreme court of Ohio has de-
Jared unconstitutional the law which
rovides penalty of 500 fine and So,
honths imprisonment for any one who
discharges workmen because they arc
hembe-s oflabor unions.
On all railways in French colonies
bear the tropics the ties are generally
bf iron, timber being destroyed in a
very short time by the climate or in
Bects.
The battleship Wisconsin at Manila
has beaten the worlds record with 49,
nch guns, its expert gunners having
made nine bullseyes out of ten shots
fired within ten minutes.
BY vote of Is to II the common
council of Detroit rejected Andrew Car
negie's offer of s75o.Ooo for public
library building.
Between 1O,oooan $1,000 passengers
passed through the Kansas City Union
depot on March .. The greater part
went forward on the regular semi
monthly home-seekers' excursion,
which came in on extra sections.
The appellate court at Chicago re-
affirmed that pieketing by strikers is
illegal
An exhibition is being arranged at
St. Petersburg of all the Russian art
objects which it was intended TO ex-
hibit at St Louis. The proceeds viii
be devoted to the Red Cross society
The most sacred image in Russia
yhich went with Peter the Great and
lexander I in all their campaigns, is
be taken to the army in the East.
Vice President Vale of the Denver s
10 Grande wishes authority to equip
ne locomotives of his road with water
brakes, using air for the remainder of
Ehe train.
An effort is being made to abandon
Indian ware houses at St Louis, New
York, Omaha and San Francisco, con-
certrating All the business to the Chi
cago ware house.