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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
DUTY on a Mouse.

Uncle Sam is stern stickler for
form, and the amount of red tape en-
ployed in the custom house is really
remarkable. 1t was demonstrated the
other day that not even tiny mouse
can creep into our domains from for
eign shores without paying duty, says
the Philadelphia Record. A gentle
man returning from Europe brought
with him a pet white mouse, of which
he had grown very fond. His mouse
let's" was assessed at 20 per cent,
which so enraged its owner that he
vigorously protested. The case was
appealed, and the board of classical
ton of the board of general apprats-
ers, after mature elaboration in SOL
emn conclave, handed down decision
in which the protest was overruled.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Secretary of the Interi'
Hudson River Floods Albany.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Three men
were drowned and half million dol
lars damage done to property along
the Hudson river by the worst freshet
which this city has seen since 1857.
When the flood reached its height it
registered twenty feet above the Or
binary level. The ice gorge at Cory
mans still keeps the water back and
the river will be high until it breaks
Two hundred thousand feet of lumber,
valued at $1,000, were carried away
from the lumber district.
The police are distributing food, coal
and clothing among the poor families
along the river front, where the water
reached the second floors of the houses
The commissioner of public charities
has issued call for aid. All trains
are DELAYED
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Quarrel OVER MILLIONS.
Prick Did Not Want to be Crowd
ed Out.
FRlCK SUES FOR EQUITIES.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 15.-Henry Clay
Prick filed bill in equity in the court
of common pleas No. of Allegheny
county, against Andrew Carnegie and
the Carnegie Steel company, limited,
praying among other things, for de-
cree that 1.-The pretended transfer of
his interests in the company was and
is null and void and that he is still the
owner of all such interests and is en-
titled in every lawful way to represent
and act for the same, and for an in
junction restraining the defendants
from any interference with his interest
in the said company and from ex-
Guiding him from participation in
the care and management of the assets
and business" He sets forth much in
teresting matter relating to the enor-
nous profits of the concern, and charges
Andrew Carnegie with attempting to
force him out of the company and with
the intention of making SIS, 900, 900 in
the operation. In this part of the
complaint Mr.. Frick says: 1.-THE bust
ness, from 1892 to 1900, was enormous
ly profitable, growing by leaps and
jumps, from year to year, until, in
1899, the firm actually made on low
priced contracts in net profits, after
paying all expenses of all kinds, $751;
100000 In November, 1899, Carnegie
estimated the net profits for 1900 at
100000, 900, and Prick estimated them
at $40, O0O,O 900,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
For Less Tax ON Beer and Tobacco.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Representa-
tive Levy, of New York, has intro
duced bill amending the war tariff
act by reducing the tax on beer from
So to 81, fixing the duty on tobacco at
cents per pound, cigars and cigar
cites at So per 1000, repeating the tax
on tea and reducing many of the
stamp taxes. Mr.. Levy says as to his
bill: 1.-The secretary of the treasury
has stated that the surplus from reve-
nues of the government will amount to
between $3O,OOo,OOO and $40, 900, 900
this year. The daily expenditures of
the government are decreasing, and
will continue to decrease now that the
war with Spain is over. The need of
the 300, 100000 proposed to be raised
by the war tax will no longer exist. 1t
is the aim of this bill to reduce taxa
ton by internal revenue by at least
$5O,OO0,O OO."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Legislature at Louisville.

Louisville, Feb. 13.-Upon the receipt
of Governor Taylor's proclamation re-
calling the legislature to Frankfort
there was conference held here. At
Its conclusion Governor Beckham sent
to the legislature message reciting
the failure of the peace negotiations,
and the conditions existing at Frank
fort as seen by him and recommending
that the legislature continues its ses-
sion in Louisville, as he could not
guarantee their personal security nor
protect them from unwarranted inter
ference at Frankfort.
Acting upon this suggestion, the
legislature decided to remain in Louis
vile for the present.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Relief for Honolulu.

Washington, Feb. I'm conse,
uuence of the destruction of cabins in
Honolulu to check the plague many OF
the natives are homeless and destitute.
There is no legislative authority to
meet the situation by an appropriation
and it is understood to be the purpose
of President Mckinley to communicate
the facts to congress with n request for
authority to re-convene the old legis-
lature, or to establish a commission
with power to do whatever is needful
at this time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
A MINNESOTA FARMER
WRITES OF WESTERN CANADA
WHERE HE'S NOW LOCATED.
The Farms In His Neighborhood Are
Being Rapidly Taken Up by Former
Residents of the United States.

The following extracts from a letter
written to Mr.. Benz. Davies, Canadian
government agent at st. Paul, Mimi,
give an excellent idea of what is said
of Western Canada by those who have
gone there during the past two or three
years.
when we first arrived here and took
up our homes on the prairie near
Dalesboro, ASA, for short time we
had a fit of the blues but now all
hands are settled to business, hale,
hearty and contented, enjoying the
finest winter we have ever seen. We
have got very comfortably situated,
with considerable preparations for a
crop, and all hopeful. 1 think this is
a very fine country, and if the past sea-
sons crop is not an exception, which
they claim not, l believe this is going
to be the wheat field of the West. 1t
is filling up fast. In this township last
spring there were rs quarter-sections
one. 1 can stand at my house and
count ten houses where there was not
one last spring, with six more to go up
this spring. This is only sample of
what is going on all round. We intend
to build a church next summer, right
close to my place, so we will be strictly
in line. 1t would have amused you to
have been here last spring. There
were crowds of land-seekers, and some
times in the spring the prairie is not
very inviting, and of course lots were
disconnected. There was one in the
crowd who jumped on me for putting
a letter in the paper, only for which
he never would have come here, and
he was very hostile, but eventually he
got place and today claims he would
not take a thousand dollars and move
out, so 1 am glad he is satisfied.
well, my dear sir, as Arthur Fin
ney is about to move out in March,
with his family, and also one of my
sons, anything you can do for them to
assist them along and to make things
smooth as possible, will be greatly
appreciated by me. l will close for
this time, and will write from time to
time to let you know we are living.
Drop us a few lines to let us know
how things are moving in St. Paul.
Yours Respectfully,
'ALEX. CAMERON
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Anti Trust Conference.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-After heated de-
bate, the resolutions committee of the
antitrust conference decided to report
in favor of government ownership of
railroads and for their seizure on pay
ment of actual value and without
payment for ''watered stock or other
fictitious values" There was a sharp
discussion in the committee and several
tits between members brought on by
an effort to make the platform read, as
it had been drawn up, that the govern
ment should seize the railroads on pay
ment of actual value, land without
payment for franchise values" IMAM
imous action was finally obtained by
cutting out the words franchise
values and inserting instead the phrase
''watered stock or other fictitious
values"
The committee also unanimously
favored direct popular legislation as a
means of obtaining the re suit
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Honolulu Encouraged.

San Francisco, Feb. --latest from
Honolulu: The situation at this time
is very encouraging. There has not
been a case of plague for one week
1t is not considered that the scourge
has been stamped out entirely, yet
trouble is well in hand and, barring a
case now and then for the next two
weeks, the city is clean and cannot be
termed an infected port. 1t is the in
tention of the board of health to be on
the safe side and strict quarantine
will be sustained for some time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Quay Hunting an Open Door.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Convinced
that sufficient number of votes have
been pledged to seat Matthew S. C1ay
as Senator, his opponents are now seek
ing ito keep him ont by preventing
consideration of his case. When the
currency bill is out of the way an effort
will be made to sidetrack the Quay case
by pressing the Puerto Rican bill. Mr.
Quay's friends will oppose any further
delay. It is not probable the debate
will be long, and there is little doubt
Mr.. Quay will be seated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Damage Suit Against Mexico.

Wichita, Feb. 13.-Judge Altman of
Ell Dorado and D. C. Ollie of Leon are
preparing to file a claim for damages
for $4,000 against the Mexican
government for the death of Ed
ward Turner of this city in a Mexican
prison. 1t will be alleged in the petit
ton that Turner came to his death
from the result of cruelty and starva-
ton by the prison officials at Orizaba,
where he was confined. All of Am
bassador Clayton's efforts to secure the
release or trial of the men came to
naught. Turner appealed to Governor
Stanley and the authorities at Wash
ington for help. The case was referred
to Ambassador Clayton, who was how
ever, unable to assist them, and Turner
finally died a miserable death from
cruelty and starvation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Hire q LAWYER.

Washington, Feb. IA. w. Still
well of Boston asked the Postmaster
General whether he can mail a pamph-
let protesting against the Philippine
war Here is the answer he received:
Before attempting to mail any matter
that is calculated to give aid OF COM
fort to any person now engaged in an
insurrection against the authority of
the United States you had better seek
the advice of a lawyer whose services
you will require in case the govern
ment considers your essays of sufficient
Importance to pay attention to them. "
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
The Relation Of Schools to Crime.

The Pedagogical society of Prussia
has been collecting statistics bearing
on the often-discussed question of the
effect of education on the prevalence
OF crime. From these statistics it ap-
pears that in the eastern provinces Of
Prussia, where attendance at school
Is not vigorously enforced, the annual
number Of crimes committed bears a
much larger proportion to the popula-
ton than in the western provinces. In
the eastern provinces, from fourteen
to nineteen ordinary criminal offenses
occur yearly for each 1000 inhabitants;
in the western, only rs to 10 per 1000.
A similar difference is shown in Of
lenses against church and state and
>public order. Even in the east the
number of crimes has been steadily
falling off since 1890, when many pub
lie schools were established.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Labor Scarce In Cuba.

Havana, Feb. 13.-General Rivera,
minister of agriculture, observes: I'm
doubtedly there is a scarcity of labor.
This is due to the large demand for it,
and this in turn is due to the fact that
the tobacco crop is the largest on
record and that more land is being
cultivated than ever before in all parts
of the island, and the large number
of men who have been employed in the
towns in sanitary work and in the
construction of new buildings. Now
that the crop is here and they are
needed in the country districts, they
are not disposed to return
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22

The Puerto Rican problem presents
some difficulties. Under the colonial
system of Spain, the islanders enjoyed
certain commercial privileges, in send
ing their products to Spanish markets,
which they have now lost without re-
ceiving any compromising advantage
from their connection with this coun-
try. The result has been great pow
erty and distress. If the products of
Puerto Rico were to be admitted to
our great markets free of duty, it
would please the islanders, but dis
please many of the tobacco and the
sugar-raisers who are afraid of this
competition. In these circumstances
the proposal has been made in Con-
gress to levy upon Puerto Rico goods
one-half of the regular rates of duty.
Whether Congress has a right to levy
upon them any duty is much disputed
constitutional question.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
An Important Decision.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 12.-Judge
Baker, of the United State district
court in the suit OF e. H. Calvin against
the Fort Wayne, Terre Haute & South
western railroad receiver, ruled that
in the foreclosure of a mortgage against
the right of way of a railroad the rails
and ties on the grounds are not part
of the property subject to foreclosure
ever though they have been on the
grounds so long as to be imbedded in
it. The decision is in opposition to
many decisions of the courts cited by
Judge Baker, who, however, declared
that he could not follow them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Reciprocitv SheIyed.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Before pro-
ceeding further with the construction
of new reciprocity treaties, the state
department will await the action of
the senate upon the French treaty.
Should that fail, all efforts to effect the
reciprocity scheme will be abandoned.
1t is probable, too, that even in the
event of the continuance of the nego-
tiations, a new plenipotentiary must
be found on the part of our government
to carry forward the heavy work which
has fallen to the share of Mr.. Kasson.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Kimberly in a Bad Fix.

London, Feb. 14.-Kimberly, twenty
miles away from the Modder river
position, is in dire straits. Details of
of the December death rate show that
in population of 1900 whites and
$4,000 blacks, the mortality was 90
whites and 1873 blacks per thousand.
The infantile death rate was GIL per
thousand among the white and 912 per
thousand among the blacks. Mean
while the bombardment by the Beers
has increased and there is imminent
danger of the town falling under the
very eyes of Lord Roberts. 1t is be-
ieved in circles close to the war Office
that he will move at once.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Legislature Back to Frankfort.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 12.-Governor
Taylor issued the following proclama-
ton: ''The excitement recently pre-
vailing in this city having to some
extent subsidized, and there appearing
now to be no necessity for the general
assembly to remain in session in Lon
don, do hereby by this proclamation
reconvene same in Frankfort, KY,
February IL, 1900, at IL o'clock noon.
(Signed-l ''W. s. TAYLOR,
Governor
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
The Oldest Justice.

Topeka, Feb. 13.-The State His
torical Society is to have a life-sized
portrait in oil of Judge William Mar
grave, of Fort Scott. Judge Margrave
is the Oldest justice of the peace in
Kansas. The portrait is to be the gift
of E. F. Ware, until recently president
of the Historical Society. Mr.. Ware
has had it painted by Fort Scott
artist. Judge Margrave was appointed
a justice of the peace by Governor
Reeder when the territory of Kansas
was organized in 1855, and he has held
the office continuously ever since.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
INJUNCTIONS ASKED.
BY Both of the Kentucky Governors VS.
Each other.

Each other.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 17.--Suit was
filed in the circuit court by counsel for
Governor Taylor; seeking to restrain
j. c. w. Beckham from acting as gov
ernor and General John B. Castleman
from attempting to discharge the duties
of adjutant general. Summonses were
served on the defendants. The suit
will be allotted to one of the circuit
judges by drawing. This drawing
may not be held for several days. When
it is held an application for restrain
ing order will be made. The suit is
brought by Governor Taylor for him
self individually and as governor of
Kentucky.
Frankfort, KY, Feb, 1.-THE suit of
Beckham VS.. Taylor for the possession
of the Office of governor, was fled in
the circuit court at Frankfort The
petition in the suit holds that w. S.
Taylor is not the governor of the state
and that with an armed force he holds
possession of the executive building
1t alleges that he is drawing money
without authority of law from the
state treasury, pardoning convicts and
doing other things that are detrimental
to the welfare of the state. The petit
ton asks that the court enjoin him
from exercising any duties as chief ex-
ecutive and from assuming any control
whatever over the legislature. AppE-
cation for the injunction will be made
before Judge Cantrell, at Georgetown.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Another cabi net Secretary.

Washington, Feb. ia new cabinet
officer to be known as the secretary of
mines and mining is provided in the
bill favorably acted on by the house
committee on mines and mining. 1t
creates an executive department which
shall have entire charge of affairs re-
lating to mines, including the geologi-
cal survey. The new secretary is to
have the same rank and salary of other
cabinet officers and an assistant secre-
tary is given the same standing as first
assistant secretary of the interior.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Nicaragua Will Paw.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The small
speck of trouble that existed in the re-
lations between the United States and
Nicaragua, owing to the extortion of
double duties from American merchants
in Bluefelds last summer, by General
Torres, has been removed. tits under
stood that the Nicaraguan judiciary to
which the matter was submitted, has
now reached the conclusion that, in
this particular instance, the money
should be returned to the mer-
chants.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Election oncers Sentenced.

Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-Samuel r.
Markedly, Joseph Hogan and Frank
Taylor, alias Pierce, were sentenced to
Imprisonment for two years in the
Eastern penitentiary, and to pay fine
of $500 each for frauds perpetrated at
the November election. The men were
election officers and were convicted of
stufing the ballot box and making
fraudulent returns of the votes cast.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
STILL MORE COMPLICATED.
Two State Governments Acting at Cross
Purposes.n

Two State Governments Acting at Cross
Purposes.u
Frankfort, KY, Feb. ia large
number of political friends of Governor
Taylor held conference which was
protracted.
Governor Taylor stated that there
were two courses to be pursued. First,
to sign the Louisville agreement; sec
ond, to quietly withdraw the troops,
allow the legislature to reconvene in
the capitol building in Frankfort, to
call off the session held in London, and
to ignore the Louisville agreement en-
tirely. Several speeches were made
and it was soon apparent that the
sentiment of the gathering was very
strongly in favor of the second course,
and this was adopted.
Orders were at once issued to General
Collier to prepare for the departure of
the troops and in very short time a
large number of them were ready to
leave. Six companies have left and
more are to follow, only small de-
tachment remaining. These will be
retained only as a peace guard and
will in no way be obtruded upon the
presence of the legislature.
The action of Governor Taylor re
turns the gubernatorial fight to the
exact position it occupied on the day
following the Goebel assassination,
with the additional complication that
there was but one Legislature and one
governor, In fact, whereas there are
now two claimants for the position.
and two separate bodies, each claiming
to be the law making power of Ken
lucky.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Names of Denmark's Kings.

Denmark's kings for 1884 years have
all been named Christian or Frederick.
This is not the result of accident. 1t
is the law of Denmark that Christian
must be succeeded by Frederick and
Frederick by Christian. To attain this,
and without the changing of names, in
case of death or other reason, every
Danish prince, no matter what other
names he may receive, always includes
Christian and Frederick among them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22

Spain has nobly INDICATED in honor
and wisdom in deciding to renew and
maintain the treaty relationships
which subsisted between that country
and the United States before the war.
Spain means, that is to say, to make
the best of it's altered circumstances,
turning its face toward the light in
stead of sulking in the shadows.
From the frying pan into the fire. is
one of SPANS own proverbs, which
happily it does not intend to adopt as
it's rule of conduct
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
A Street of Cairo.

The spacious public square of Cairo,
Egypt, is called the Esbekeeyah. 1t
contains nearly half a million square
feet, and is surrounded by the prin-
cipal hotels and prominent buildings
of the city. In order to prevent its
inundation by the rise of the Nile, a
canal was built arou' | it, but this has
become filled in. A portion of the
square is now used as a public garden,
and there are theaters, cafes, and 9TH
er places of amusement on it that
make it easily the center of life of the
oitv
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Ostrich Eggs in an incubator.

For several years attempts have been
made at Omaha and Los Angeles to
hatch the egg of the ostrich artificial
ly, but so far these attempts have been
unsuccessful, the difficulty being the
application of moisture. Now, howev-
er, an ostrich farm in Florida, can
boast of the first Observation-Disclosures os-
trich in the United States. The in
cubator required forty-one days OF
careful watching; the thermometer
was kept at ITO degrees. and the mois-
ture was applied at intervals.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-22
Swords MAY Be Abolished.

The suggestion of substituting a
Martini-Metford carbine for the sword
an officer usually carries is being large
ly discussed in military circles. The
objection against the sword is that,
when marching through hilly country,
it hampers an officers movements in
getting over rough ground, while a
carbine could be used as walking
stick, thus being great help and sup
port.