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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
AGREEMENT ON HAWAII.
Senate Conferees Yield to the House
Bill in the Main.
MAKE A UNANIMOUS REPORT.

Washington, April 19.-After extend
ed meetings a unanimous agreement
was reported by the house and senate
conferees on the Hawaiian government
bill. The senate conferees yielded to
the house measure as whole, although
a number of amendments were made.
The prohibition of saloons in Hawaii
as provided by the house bill is retained
in a modified form, in effect leaving
the matter to local option. The house
provisions as to the land laws are re-
tanned, including the amendment re-
stricting the amount of land to be held
by corporation to 1000 acres
The bill establishes complete form
of government for the islands, with
governor and other executive officers,
legislature of two branches and a
judicial branch consisting of supreme
court, circuit courts and inferior courts.
The bill provides that Hawaii shall be
represented in congress be delegate
who shall have a seat in the house of
representatives with right to debate
but not a vote. The delegate to con-
gress is to be chosen at an election of
the people There is no tariff provision
il the bill, as the tariff laws of the
United States are extended over the
island and the territory of Hawaii is
specifically made ''a customs district of
the United States, with ports of entry
at Honolulu, Hilo, Mahukona and Ka-
hului.
The Chinese on the island are given
one year to obtain certificates of resi-
dence, but the conferees struck out the
amendment providing that all Chinese
and other Asiatics" arriving since the
island was acquired by the United States
shall depart within one year or else be
deported by the government. This
latter provision was omitted in view of
the belief that the japanese have Sc
cured a treaty status in Hawaii and
that their forcible deportation by the
United States would invite a serious
and needless breach with Japan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Gold Fields of LuZOn.

San Francisco, Cal, April 19.-The
transport Tartar brought advices from
the Philippines up to March 6. One of
the reports from Manila is that Will
liam Odun, who is spoken of as a
miner of large experience, has return
ed from a prospecting trip in the dis
tant coast of Vigan. He showed rich
specimens of gold and declared that he
had located ledge of quartz as rich as
anything in Colorado or California.
He is organizing a company of ex-sol-
diers and will go into the mountain
districts of Vigan to secure claims.
In an interview in the Manila Freedom,
Odun says:
Never before did see such indica-
tions of mineral wealth. 1 have
travelled from the Klondike to South
Africa and l am convinced that there
is not much richer mineral country
in the world than the island of Luzon. -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Americans to DO it All.

Philadelphia, April 23.-E. F. Walker
of this city and j. H. McCleary of Rich
mond, representing prominent capital
lists of Philadelphia, will go to London
where conference will be held with
Russian military officials. They will
then proceed to Paris and Berlin for
conferences with other Russian officers.
1t is understood that the new railroad
cannot be constructed at a cost less
than 100000 Should the contract
come to this country the responsible
positions in the actual construction of
the railroad will be filed by Americans.
All heads of departments for the plan
ming aud all foremen required for the
laying of the railroad will be taken
from American offices and workshops
and only American material will be
uSed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
For Amendment on Trusts.

Washington, April 19.-The subcom-
mittee of the committee on the
judiciary agreed to report proposed
constitutional amendment, which pro-
vides that congress shall have the
power to define, regulate, control, pro-
hibit or dissolve trusts, monopolies or
combinations, whether existing in the
form of corporation or otherwise,
and which further provides that the
several states may continue to exercise
such power in any manner not in con-
fiict with the laws of the United States.
The necessity for this amendment
grows out of the fact that it is held by
the supreme court of the United States
that manufacture and production are
no part of interstate commerce and
cannot be reached under the interstate
commerce clause of the constitution,
even though monopoly in manufacture
indirectly affects or controls such COM
merce. Therefore, monopoly in manu-
facture is not restrainable by congress,
even when it controls the output of an
article of necessity to all the people in
all the states and fixes the price at
will.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Old Men in the Departments.

Washington, April 1.-THE report
luton of the senate shows that there
are 331 employees between 60 and GA
years old; 100 between 65 and 90 years;
fifty-six between 20 and "a years;
twenty-four between rs and 70 years
and ten who are over so years old.
In the Interior department there are
1872 employees between the ages of 65
and 60; fifty-eight between 70 and IA;
twenty-eight between rs and 70, and
four who are over so years old. The
total number of employees in the de-
partment is 1885.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Crippled Boys Gratitude.

Kansas City, April 1s.-Frank Mills,
the little crippled boy who was so
wonderfully helped in the children
ward of the Women and Children's
hospital last year and for whom the
children of the fourth grade room of
Humboldt school bought a rocking
shoe which enables him to walk with
out crutch, walked mile, with only
the help of a cane, to recite to the
children poem of gratitude for his
recovery, written for him by his grand
mother, Mrs. T. S. Conger, of Chandler,
Oklahoma
The children knew of the intended
visit, and had purchased two beautiful
potted plants for Frank-a white
spirea and an Easter lily. The little
boy spoke his piece with wonderful
expression and feeling, and when, he
closed stanza with the words But
today l walk, you see," he walked
proudly across the room to emphasize
the words.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Flood Troubles in the South.

New Orleans, La, April 23.-New
Orleans has ceased to regard the flood
situation as temporary Inconvenience
and that instead of the worst being
over the evil has just begun. There
are now within the gates of the city
no less than 500 waterbound travellers,
who are not only unable to return to
their homes now, but who do Tot
know when the will be able to leave.
Partial reports of the damage have run
the figures up into the millions and
taking into consideration the losses,
real and resultant, the amount foots
up to an enormous figure.
The Illinois Central railroad system
has incurred damages which will
amount to hundreds of thousands of
dollars, and the end is not yet. There
is no telling when the trains will be
able to run. The same state of affairs
prevail on the other southern roads.
The streams are still rising and rains
continue to fall.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

would cry, realizing what pain he was in.
His pitiful wailing was heart-rending.
had about given up hope Of saving him
when was urged to give him Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, all other treatment having failed.
washed the sores with Hoods Medicated
Soap, applied Hoods Olive Ointment and
gave him Hoods Sarsaparilla. The child
seemed to get better every day, and very
soon the change was quite noticeable. The
discharge grew less, Inflammation went
down, the skin took on healthy color, and
the raw flesh began to scale over and thin,
skin formed as the scales dropped off.
Less than two bottles of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, aided By Hooc's Medicated Soap and
Hoods Olive Ointment, accomplished this
wonderful cure. L cannot praise these
medicines half enough" MRS. GUERNoT,
81 Myrtle St., Rochester, n. Y.
The above testimonial is very much con-
densed from Mrs. Guerinot's letter. AS
many mothers will be interested in reading
the full letter, we will send it to anyone
who sends request of us on postal card.
Mention this paper.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

The border line between gifts and
bribery has been so often crossed that
scrupulous officials seldom accept a
gift of intrinsic value. A late presi-
dent of the United States, who had
nearly two hundred curious and his
toric canes, used to say that such gifts
necessitated the offer of neither the
ministry to England nor the post
office at Podunk.' Not all gifts, how
ever, are of suspicious complexion.
For example, the check of one hun
dred thousand dollars recently sent to
the president of a street railway COM
pany by certain prominent members of
the corporation was a notable token of
their trust in his integrity and of their
appreciation of his devotion to the in
terests of the corporation and the pub
lie. The gift is probably the largest
ever made by corporation to single
salaried officer. That the recipient not
many years ago was a brakeman, and
that he owes his permanent advance
ment to no influence but his own in
dustry, ability and faithfulness, is suf-
ficient protest against the too common
assertion that boys of today have mo
chance"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

In the light of recent discoveries one
of the greatest wonders of the heavens
appears even more wonderful. There
is a small class OF variable stars, less
than twenty in known number-the
most conspicuous member of which is
Algol, the Demon" of the Arabs
which at brief intervals suffer a partial
eclipse from the interposition of dark
or invisible companions revolving
around them. Mr.. Roberts of Cape
Colony and Mr.. Russell of Princeton,
working Independently, have lately
ihown that all of these bodies are sur
prisingly light in their composition,
hardly more than whirling clouds. In
only one case can the limiting density
exceed half that of water, and in six
cases it is less than one-tenth that of
water. The average is one-sixth that
of water This density these stars can
not exceed, although they may fall far
below it. The density of our sun COM
pared with water is 1.41. The POSSIBLE
ity exists that the Algol stars may
each have a denser nucleus surrounded
by an enormous cloudy envelope.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
This Probably Requires Salt.

ST. Petersburg, April 1.-THE Gar
and CZarina are in Moscow. Extraor-
dinarily persistent rumors are current
in Moscow that the Gar will issue
manifesto containing an ultimatum to
Great Britain demanding that she con-
clude peace with the Beers forthwith,
under threat of occupying Cabul and
Herat if Great Britain fails to comply.
No reservists are at present allowed to
take unlimited leave, but probably the
orders to the reservists are connected
with the projected summer maneuver
in the central provinces, in which 2OO,
600 troops will participate and at
which Emperor William is expected to
he DreSent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Free Homes Bin on Nav Third.

Washington, April 2O.-The house
this evening, by unanimous consent,
made the free homes bill an order for
Nav g. This means that the bill will
become law, the unanimous consent
given insuring but little opposition.
There is no danger in the senate, which
has frequently passed a free homes
bill. Free homes advocates are jubi-
liant and justly SO, after their long
fight. Oklahoma may now. be more
certain than ever of the houses favor
able action
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Customs Receipts at Manila.

Washington, April 1s.-The division
of customs and insular affairs of the
war department gave out for publica-
ton a comparative statement of re-
ceipts 90 the customs port of Manila,
during theyears 1898 to 1897, inclusive,
with the receipts of the port in 1899.
The receipts named comprised ton
mage, taxes, import duties, export
duties, fines, seizures, etc. The re-
ceipts by years were: 1893. 81, 100, $40;
1894, $2,3s5, 269; 1895, s., 26s, 234; 1896,
So, 1882; 1897, So, o16,s $50; 1899, $685.
$50
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
other Countrles Have Like claims.

Washington, April 23.-The greatest
trouble is that Turkey, whose govern
ment is really friendly to the United
States, would probably like to pay the
comparatively small amount due to
the United States, but can not well do
so without affronting other govern
mep is, whose similar claims have been
ignored for years. Almost every Chris
tian country holds similar claims
against Turkey, amounting to millions
Of dollars, and similar promises to
pay.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
or,x $4,000 noer Troons.

Rome, April I'm an interview,
Jonkherr Fisher, one of the Transvaal
commissioners, is alleged to have de-
clared that the South African republics
are willing to make any sacrifice in
order to preserve their liberty and IT,
dependence. They did not wish, he
declared, to add to their territory, but
merely to retain it and to live peace
fully at home. The republic had only
25, 600 soldiers and Great Britain was
exaggerating the numbers in order to
magnify her victories
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Early Spring in Alaska.

Victoria, B. c., April 17.-Warm
weather in, the north is breaking up
winter trails and the river is open in
many places. Navigation will open
two or three weeks earlier than usual.
High water flooded the mines at Do
minion and Hunker creek.
During the winter typhoid fever has
ragged at Nome. There have been
thirty Deaths from the disease, and
800 cases. 1t is also stated that many
persons persisted on the way from Daw-
son to Nome.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Sale of GalIoways.

Kansas City, April 23.-The sale of
the Galloway cattle at the stock yards
did not come up to the expectations of
the owners. The cattle were the prop
erty of the Brookside Farm Company,
and were the best of their kind. For
ty-four head were sold. This is the
first sale of Galloways that has been
bulls broughtSI 100, the average being
$111.s7; twenty-eight COWS sold for
So, $50, with an average Of S141.O7. The
entire forty-four head sold for SIS, 74O,
with an average of S13O.45.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Topekans Make a Good Strike.

Topeka, April 17.-Word has been
received from Circle City, Alaska, that
three Topeka men, C. A. Chance, w.
T. Culver and Frank LANCE, have made
big gold strike there. They went to
Alaska two years ago as the represen-
tatives of the Topeka Prospecting and
Mining Company, a local concern. f.
NJ. Newlands, president of the COM
pany, will leave here in few days for
Circle Citv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Iow.,s Build,ng and Loan Law.

Des Moines, Ia, April 1s.-Governor
Shaw says that he will sign the build
ing and loan bill, passed recently by
the legislature. Managers of the loan
forts to have the bill vetoed, claiming
that it is unconstitutional. The bill
reduces the interest from 12 to per
cent. and, it is maintained by associa-
ton officials, practically invalidates
existing cCatracs5
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Mrs. j. S. Robb,s Plans.

Chicago, April 21.-Mrs. j. S. Robb,
whose testimony before the Congress
sional industrial commission in this
city created sensation on account of
the stand which she took against the
labor unions. gave out the details of a
plan by which she expects to organize
thousands of wives of worl1ingmen
throughout the country, together with
the non-union in movement agains-
what she terms trades union tyran-
n.y." She will hold mass meetings of
wcrkingmen's wives.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
A Suggestion From Russia.

st. Petersburg, April 23.-In discuss
ing American-Turkish affairs, the
Novoe Vremya says: 1.-The Porte could
easily avoid undesirable reprisals by
asking for the friendly mediation CT
neighboring European states. In the
present international controversy,
friendly intervention is possible upon
the basis of the Hague convention,
and such Intervention would undoubt-
eddy both serve the cause of peace and
save Turkey from troublesome COM
plications.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
MIS-. stanford.s latest Gift.

Sacramento, Cal, April 21.-The Bee
saws that the Leland Stanford mansion
in this city, has been presented by
Mrs. Stanford to Right Rev. Bishop
Grace of the Catholic diocese of Sacra-
Inento and his successors together
with an endowment fund of SIS, 900
invested in Understanding bonds
The mansion is to be known az the
Lathrop- Stanford Children's home and
is to be used in any educational way
which will realize the ideas Of Mrs.
Stanford.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

The chief French railroads have re-
moved all the advertising billboards
from along their routes, so that the
many strangers who visit France this
year will be able to scan the beauties
of the landscape without necessarily
being reminded of the virtues of wares
they do not need. Americans will
note the reform with pleasure, and
may be moved to say, with Sterne,
1.-The order this matter better in
France"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Right of Way Not Secured.

Managua, Nicaragua, via Galveston,
April 23.-The Diario, the official or
gan of the Nicaraguan government,
declares editorially that President
Zelaya and the members of his cabinet,
members of the United States canal
commission did not express any inten-
ton to cede sovereignty over any por-
ton of Nicaraguan territory for a canal
route. The paper also asserts that the
government is not disposed to sell its
sovereignty over the route.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Rain Fail in Colorado.

Denver, Colo, April IA mixture
of rain and snow has been falling in
cessantly throughout the state of Col
orado Saturday and Sunday and, with
the exception of intervals of several
hours, the stormy weather has been
continuous for eleven days. Previous
to this there had been but little mois-
ture for months. Now fear is being
expressed of the possible damage that
may accrue from it. Several small
washouts have occurred and news of
greater ones is expected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

President Frost of Berea College
tells of the success of Kentucky
mountain girl who taught school in a
particularly unpromising district. A
native observer praised her enthusiast
tically, saying that to look at her you
would think she was having "the fin
est kind of time" Possibly some
teachers in favored regions miss the
highest success because to look ut
them you would think they were hay-
ing the worst kind of a time
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

st. Dunstan's is an interesting and
handsome church. The present fabric
was erected in 1471, but it stands on
the site and is built partly on the foun-
dations of an older church erected by
st. Dunstan himself. Since Dunstan
mlnistered in this parish no fewer than
sixty-two parish and district churches
have been built in Stepney. which has
now become bishopric Within the
memory of persons still living the par
1sh had nonresident pluralist rec
tor and an average congregation OF
thirty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Young japanese Coming.

Tacoma, Wash, April GAN officer
of the steamship Goodwin, in from ia
pan, says that the steamers Bramer
and Tacoma, now en- route, are bring
ing 1900 more japanese to those land
ed at Seattle and Tacoma within the
next week or SO. Most of the Japan
csc brought by the Goodwin are under
% years of age, and all are of slight
physique
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Poll Tax For Voters.

Washington, April 23.-The senate
has under consideration the conference
report on the Hawaiian civil govern
mcnt measure. Mr.. Cullom made an
extended explanation of the changes
in the bill. The report was the sub
ject of sharp criticism. Final action
upon it was postponed. A long dis
cussion took place over a provision
requiring the payment by the residents
of Hawaii of poll tax of SIS before
voters could be registered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
The reciprocity treaties recently n

The reciprocity treaties recently ne
gotiated by the executive have not
found favor with the senate. In the
case of the arrangement with the Ar
gentine Republic the time limit fixed
within which the treaty must be rati-
fed passed without action by the SEN
ate. Those with England relating to
the West Indies would have lapsed IN
the same way had not the British gov
eminent agreed to an extension OF the
time. The time limit in the French
treaty was March "a, but it was ex-
tended with the consent of the French
government.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

Evidences of the preparation for the
grand national contest for control OF
the government during the next four
years are now to be found everywhere.
Caucuses and conventions for the cleo
ton of delegates to local, state and ma
tional conventions draw the attention
of every man of whatever party to the
eliminating political duty which he is
to perform in November. Discussion
Of tissues" grows warmer, and con-
sideration of craftsmanship of pros
pective candidates becomes eager and
pointed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Travel to South Africa Restricted.

London, April 23.-In consequence
of Sir Alfred Miners dispatch to Mr..
Chamberlain urging cessation in the
stream of tourist travel to South
Africa, the various tourist companies
have withdrawn their prospectuses of
trips to the South African battlefields.
The Daily News says: ION the urgent
request of Lord Wolseley, implicit
instructions have been issued by the
government for the restriction of
travel to the South African ports.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Meade County News.
JOHN d. wEHRLE, Publisher.

His satanic majesty may not run all
the newspapers in the country, but no
one can deny the fact that no newspa-
per can be printed without the aid of
the devil
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Millions for Baseball.

A million of dollars are spent every
year for baseball, but large as this is,
1T cannot equal the amount spent in
search of health. We urge those who
have spent much and lost hope to try
Hostetters Stomach Bitters 1t
strengthens the stomach, makes diges-
ton easy, and cures dyspepsia, consti-
patton, biliousness and weak kidneys.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

When it comes to counting girl, the
tailor is not always a successful sutton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

Value of Diamonds.-An idea of
the great increase in the cost of dia-
monds impaired by the labor of pol
ishing and mounting, as well as by the
profits of traders, may be obtained
by comparing their price at the mines
in South Africa with the prices in the
jewelry shops. A diamond weighing
one carat, mounted in a ring may cost
the buyer 500 or more, but at Kimber-
ley the average value of diamonds is
only 1888 per carat. The value, of
course, varies with the size and purity
of the stones, but the tota! value of
the 22,343 carats of diamonds found
in the Transvaal in 1898 was only
$212,S12, an average of 1892 per carat