Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-25
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


that General Kuropatkin left there
for ST. Petersburg.
The senate in executive session
ratified and made public the extradi-
ton treaty with Uruguay which was
concluded March Il.
The railroad situation in southern
California has greatly improved and
all trains are moving, though some
what behind schedules.
The United States collier Ajax has
arrived at the Norfolk navy yard from
the Asiatic station after two years
service in the Orient.
The lower house of the Minnesota
legislature passed a bill which ap-
propriated $4,000 for Minnesota ex-
hibit at Lewis and Clarke exposition
In the recent fighting around Muk-
den General Oku's army lost 10000
men and it is estimated it has inf1ict-
ed loss of, including prisoners, Of
$4,000.
The secret police of Moscow have
discovered an organization acting in
conjunction with the revolutionary
party in London, and 800 persons al
ready have been arrested.
John w. Gates when asked regard
ing the statement that he was inter.
ested with the Cudahys in a project
to construct pipe line from the Kan
sas oil fields to Port Arthur, Tex,
said he had not heard of such
a move.
The mystery of the letters address
ed to the Emperor by Revolutionaries
which are constantly found in the
palace of Tsarskoe-Selo, has been
solved. The solution came about
through the arrest of a page named
VerkhOvsky, who was examined a
few days ago on complaints of his
fellow pages and declared to be men
tally disordered.
The statement made by the cap
tain of the British steamer Richmond,
bound from London to the Orient,
which put in here short of coal and
which was suspected of carrying war
supplies for the Japanese govern
ment, to the effect that his destina-
ton was Manila, resulted in an inves-
tigation by the federal authorities.
The vessel left this harbor and it is
understood she is bound for some
Japanese port. 1t is said the Rich
mond would not have been permitted
to leave here for Manila if her cargo
consisted of war material
A commission has been appointed
under the presidency of General Roop,
a member of the council of the en-
pire, to investigate the surrender of
Port Arthur and act as a court to de-
termine the responsibility of General
Stoessel.
The strike in Paris of French coach
builders operatives is increasing in
intensity The masters have an
nounced that having made all conces-
siOns possible they will close their
works until the men return to work
in sufficient numbers to enable them
to resume business
In Warsaw the directors of the
Vistula railroad have asked for
troops to guard the bridges between
ceipt of letters threatening their de-
struction. There has been a revival
of strike agitation in the LODI dis
trict.
The Merchants exchange has re-
ceived advices from Unga, Alaska,
dated March 10, via Valdez, March
II. stating that the schooner Pearl,
which sailed from here December z
last, for Sanak, Alaska, had not yet
arrived
In New York the final step in the
many gambling house raids by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome's men in recent
months, under the Bowling law, was
taken when over $4,000 worth OF
gambling paraphernalia was taken
from the criminal court building and
burned
Secretary of the Treasury River
has overruled the order of the assist
ant secretary admitting two-piece
English cottons under the same pre-
ferentia1 rates as given to whole
width cottons made on American
looms.
Count De SegoazAc, who was sent
by the Moroccan commission TO in
vestigate the commercial conditions
of Morocco. has been captured by
Arabs. The case resembles the Perdi-
carts affair The incident causes ex-
element owing to Frances policy of
assuming paramount control in Moroc-
co.
Brigadier General Thomas H. Bar
her first military ,vovornor of 4oxvoii
who served many years in the regu-
Jar army, is dead at his home here
from heart disease He was gradual
I'd from West Point in 1867.