Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-09-09
Chicago Future.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Jules Bouefve, former chancellor of
the French embassy at Washington.
has been appointed consul to Panama.
The bids for the construction of a
government palace and theater
closed at Panama. Local capitalists
made the lowest proposal.
A c. Rutherford was called upon
by Governor Bulica to organize the
first government for Alberta. 1t is ex-
pected that the election will be held
soon.
At Reval, European Russia, gen.
era1 strike has been proclaimed as the
outcome of the political movement
Measures have been taken to prevent
disorders.
Word has reached Rosetta, Miss.
that a negro named Beese, charged
with attempted assault upon a white
girl has been lynched near the Leake
plantation
Notice has been received in New
York that cable communication be-
tween Manila and Japan is totally in
terrupted. Messages are being sent
toward by mail.
Shanghai was visited by a typhoon.
the entire city is flooded, the water
rising to a height of three feet. This
is the first flood that has occurred here
within the last fifty years.
Marshall Field, the wealthy Chicago
merchant, has been granted a special
license to marry Mrs. Della Spencer
Cation, also of Chicago, according to
cable dispatch from London.
The Porte has replied to the note
of the six embassies declining to ac-
cept the scheme proposed by them for
the financial control of Macedonia.
The powers will insist on the accept,
ance of the scheme.
A session of the special committee
to devise measures for fighting chol-
era should it make it's appearance in
Warsaw was held Sept. 4. Proposals
to purchase water boiling apparatus
and to supplement the medical service
will be considered by the committee.
The government announced that
two chief colonial functionaries in the
Congo Free state, Mn. Gaud and To-
que have been sentenced to five years
Imprisonment for brutality to the ma
tives. Charges include compelling the
natives to eat a dish made from the
flesh of dead relatives and also ex-
ploding cartridges inserted in the bod
les of natives.
The French reply to the German
note on the subject of Morocco, WAS
delivered to Prince Randolin. The sit
uation is described as being most am
icable and it remains only to fix the
date and place for the international
conference.
The extra force employed in the
San Francisco mint for the last two
years has been dismissed for lack of
work. The extra force consisted Of
60 men and 80 women who were en-
gagged in assisting in the coinage of
Filipino silver.
Steps have been taken for the Span
ish naturalization of Prince ferdinand
Of Bavaria, who will receive appropri-
ate Spanish rank in connection with
the project for his marriage with the
infanta Maria Teresa, youngest sister
of King Alfonso.
At the fifty-sixth convocation of the
University of Chicago, degrees were
received by LAG students. The highest
honor-election to membership in the
Beta of Illinois chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa-was conferred upon three
women and one man.
The Swedish and Norwegian COM
missioners appointed to consider the
dissolution of the union of Sweden
and Norway, who assembled met ag-
ain. The Swedish conditions were sub
mitted at the morning session. The
utmost secrecy was maintained. Not
4 word was given out officially or un-
officially.
A large ladle filled with molten
steel burst in the molding department
of the United States Steel coronation
works at Donora, Pa. One man was
burned to a crisp and six others were
seriously injured
A dispatch from Naples says Yes
suvius burst suddenly into eruption
throwing up great columns of fire
large stones and prodigious guam
THY of lava The eruption is especial
" violent.
Reports reaching San Jose, Cali.
gave partial details of the damage
caused in the banana zone by the hur-
ricane Of August 81. The fruit of
many of the best farms was nearly or
wholly blown down. About one mil
lion punches of bananas were lost.
The American producers suffered the
most.