Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF


Corn stalk smut is killing many cat
tie in South Dakota.
A rich deposit of tin has been dis
covered near Thayer, Mo.
Former Governor Roger Wolcott, of
Massachusetts, died on December 81.
National banks are called upon for
reports of conditions as per date of
December 10.
Congressman Richard Wise. of Vfr-
ginia, died at his home in Williams
burg on December 81.
The United States is the only gov
eminent in the world that ever offered
to mediate for the Beers.
Russia has consented that Great Bri-
tain shall have control of the railroad
from Pekin to Shan Hal Kwan.
Mrs. Frye, the wife of the president
pro tenn of the Z. S. Senate, died sud-
denly in Washington, on Dec 81.
Sixty American socialists have reach
ed London on their journey 10 New
Zealand, where they go to settle.
A bill has been introduced in the
Puerto Rican house of delegates grant
ing unrestricted suffrage to women.
Gen. Hughes reports that 81, 900 per-
sons in the island of Panay, P l., have
sworn allegiance to the United States.
A company of New York City is
chartered to construct railroads and
acquire and develop lands in the Phil
ippine Islands.
John d. Long, secretary of the navy,
is to build home for his daughters at
Colorado Springs, who have been there
for the past year for their health.
The pope has appointed Mgr. Keane,
formerly rector of the Catholic univer-
sity at Washington, to the diocease of
Dubuque.
Captain Fanlxey Yodcr, of the Saliva
ton army, has been assigned to have
charge of the home for workingmen in
Galveston.
The railway tunnel at Eureka
Springs, Ark, has had six landslides,
the last on December Is, which covered
up one workman. A large number of
the workmen quit at once.
TIE Secretary of War sent to con-
gress reports of the survey of Big
Sandy river in Kentuckyand West Vir-
GINA, with plans of improvements
estimated to cost 81, 900.
VIM. Hanna, aged 20, was killed in a
runaway at Monmouth, Ill He was
largely invested in Monmouth factories
and held heavy investments in Texas
lands and Colorado mines.
There has been an unsuccessful at
la state treasury.
About 200 negroes are on their way
from Tennessee to Hawaii to work on
sugar plantations
marked by extreme acts of devotion on
the part of the Catholic clergy every
where, by reason of the popes desire.
The demand for new pennies for the
Christmas trade was partially supplied
by working IA coming presses over
time at the Philadelphia mint.
The German press is gagged closer
than ever by order of Emperor Will
liam.
The amount of $4,000, 900 is to be
expended upon improvements of the
University of California
Wood treated with a method of
making it fire proof, which had been
in the woodwork of the torpedo boat
Winslow for five years has been tested
red hot iron plates, and came out in
as sound condition as when it was
tested five years ago.
Senator Proctor, or Vermont, has
purchased the entire Carrarra marble
quarries, in Italy. which gives him
corner on the worlds marble supply.
major" Taylor, champion colored
racing cyclist, was offered 5000 t.
compete in matched races in Paris OF
6ne Sundays the coming summer. He
refused it. He was then offered So, DOC
20 ride six races and give six exhibi.
ton rides on week days. This he
accepted and signed the contract He
said, 81 will not go back on the teach
ings of my childhood"
John D. Rockefeller has given an
other 81, 500, 900 to the University of
Chicago; two-thirds of it as an endow-
ment.
John Addison Porter, former private
secretary to President Mckinley, died
at his home iu Putnam, Ct, on Decem-
Der Is.
VIM. Waldorf Astor was assessed
upon s2,oOo,ooo of personal property in
New York. He resisted the collection
OF the taxes on the ground that his
permanent residence is in England.
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