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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Cuban Confidence In Congress.

Havana, March 27--The Patra says:
The promises of the three senators,
Messrs. Platt, Aldrich and Teller, the
senate committee on Cuba now visiting
that island, in regard to granting in
dependence is most important, since
these senators arc trusted representa-
tives of the senate.
The paper declares it now has conf
dence in the fulfillment of the joint
resolution of the United States con-
gress. In an interview with the
visiting senators, General Maxine
Gomez is quoted as saying that the
Cubans are in no haste for independ-
en- ce nd that it would be far better
for them to go slowly and surely.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Tinkering Puerto Rico Bill.

Washington, March 30.-Senators
Davis and Nelson. both of Minnesota.
offered amendments to the Puerto Rico
bill. Senator Davis amendment pro-
vides for duty on tobacco and rum
when brought into the United States
from Porto Rico.
Senator Nelson's amendment is a
substitute for section of the bill and
provides for free trade with that island
with the provision that articles of
Puerto Rican manufacture coming into
the United States be subject to a tax
equal to the internal revenue tax upon
like articles manufactured here: such
tax to be paid by internal revenue
stamps.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

Topeka, March 2s.-Attorney Gen
eral GODDARD received telegram from
Washington informing him that the
United States supreme court has order
ed reargument of the Kansas City
stock yards case and set it for the
October term. This has taken the
attorney general by surprise. and the
attorneys for the plaintiffs in the case
as well. The case was argued origi-
nally in November last, and decision
has been due since January. The fact
that one has not been forthcoming is
evidence that the judges We're divided
on the question, but until the news
came neither side suspected that the
court order q reargument
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

While the Emperor of Russia has
been seeking with noble ambition to
reform the warlike habits of European
nations through the reduction of mill
tary and naval outlay, the empress
has also been at work in another field
of operations. She has been setting
the example of simplicity and economy
in dress at luxurious court. The en-
peror as a man of peace found himself
surrounded with soldiers who were
guarding the approaches to the palace.
He disliked military reviews, and re-
iuced the number of battalions en-
ployed for the purpose of protecting
him. 1t was a practical method of
letting his subjects know how that he
took little pleasure in the pomp and
glory of military power. The empress,
IS the daughter of the late Grand
Duke of Hesse, had been brought up
in a quiet German court, where there
were few great functions and where
princesses were accustomed to dress
plainly. She became the central figure
of the court of st. Petersburg, where
there were magnificent ceremonials,
and the great ladies were arrayed in
the costliest Partisan costumes. She
has astonished them by the quietness
and plainness of her own gowns on
stately occasions, and by her lack of
interest in the luxurious pleasures OF
a rich and powerful court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Heavy SHOWS in the North.

Cedar Rapids, ia, March 3O.-A
heavy snow stopped the street car
traffic on Wednesday and promises to
continue. Train service has not been
delayed.
Huron, S. D.-The heaviest snow of
the season has fallen here. Nearly
one foot of snow now covers the ground
and the storm is still in progress. Re
ports indicate similar snow fall over
the state east of the Missouri river and
south from Aberdeen. However the
temperature is moderate.
Mellette, S. D.-The worst blizzard
of the season prevails here. Twenty
inches of snow has fallen with a heavy
north wind.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Condemn Certain Politicians.

Springfield, Mo-, March 31.-At "a
meeting of the employees of the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad Com
pany, held in Springfield, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, First-That we condemn
the attempt on the part of certain poll
ticians of this state to provoke hostili-
ty on the part of the people against
railroad companies and to bring under
the ban of political ostracism of all
men who are in the service of railway
companies.
Secondhand we regard the men
who attempt this as unworthy and
unsafe party leaders, and their action
should be repudiated at the earliest
practicable moment.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
GENERAL J0UBERT Is DEAD.
General Roberts Commences His North
ward Advance.

ward Advance.
London, March 3O.-The Pretoria
correspondent says: General Joubert
died of peritonitis. The government
is pleading with the widow to allow
temporary interment here, with state
funeral. Joubert always expressed
desire to be buried in a mausoleum
built on his farm. His successor in the
chief command will probably be Gen.
eral Louis Botha, now commanding in
Natal
General Joubert was descended from
an old French Huguenot family which
settled in South Africa many years
ago. He was born in Cape Colony, but
was taken by his parents, when several
years old to the Orange Free State,
where he was taught from early child
houd to shoot straight and hate the
British. He was elected president of
the Transvaal in 1896, defeated Sir
George Colley at Majuba Hill in 1881,
and acted as president of the republic
in 1884, during >Kruger's absence in
Europe.
Lord Roberts has sent 10000 troops
to Glen, ten miles north of Bloemfon-
tein, on the railway. This is a pre-
liminary to the general advances
Immense quantities of stores have
now been accumulated at Bloemfontein
and Lord Roberts infantry is seeming
" about to move.
Moving ten miles a day is probably
the best he can do with field transport.
Therefore he can hardly engage the
Beers in force for two weeks. The
reconstruction of the railway behind
him may even delay an invasion of the
Transvaal until May.
Among items cabled from Pretoria is
a statement that prominent residents
there object to defense of Pretoria
and desire that President Kruger
should retire to Lydenburg. 1t is
alleged that the principal buildings at
Johannesburg have been undermined
by order of Kruger
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Heavy Seal Catch.

St. Johns, N. F., March 27.-The
sealing steamer Leopard, which took
shelter at Wesleyville in consequence
of the storm, is due here and other
steamers are expected. Judging from
reports thus far received, the total num-
Der of seals actually taken by the fleet
is about 296, 900, and the prospect is
that, as four weeks of the fishing sea-
son have yet to run, this total will be
increased by some 60, 900. AS the entire
catch last year was only 247,O0o, this
years figures promise to be the best
within twenty years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
A Great Man Dies.

NJ. Wise, of the Reformed Jewish
church, is dead, aged 81 years. He
was the most distinguished rabbi in
his church. He started the publication
of The American Israelite and Die
Deborah. in which he continued as
editor until his death. DR.. Wise was
a very public spirited citizen. He al
ways took great interest in educational
matters and for many years was an
active trustee of Cincinnati university.
He was the president and founder of
the Hebrew Union college and was also
the organizer of the Union of Ameri-
can Hebrew congregations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Largest Inheritance Tax

New York, March 27.-Heirs of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt will be called on to
pay the largest inheritance transfer
tax ever paid into the state treasury
under the existing law. The tax it is
estimated will amount to about 81 ,Ooo.-
600.
For six weeks or more the state ap-
praisers from the comptroller's depart
ment at Albany have been engaged in
the laborious task of ascertaining just
what the taxable value of the Wander
bilt estate is, and in few days their
report will be ready.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

The National Bank of Commerce OF
st. Louis, the largest not only in that
city, but in the whole southwest, has
set aside one hundred thousand dollars
toward permanent pension fund for
its employees, and has also announced
that henceforth they will share in the
profits of the institution. The fact
would be worth mentioning merely as a
piece of financial news, but it is still
more significant on account of the rea-
sons which the board of directors give
for their action. I'VE do not look upon
it as a gift" they say, but as a right
accruing from faithful service, which
we believe will be better and more eff
cient in every way when each employee
has such stimulus before him" The
directors are undoubtedly right. Their
action is only another illustration of
the growing tendency of employers to
recognize their responsibility to their
employees, and an increasing desire on
their part to reward faithful service
and provide for honorable old age. Sue
cess to every such attempt!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
WOndermept.

az man can't help pausing in this
busy life to be astonished at the won.
ders of SCIENCE" remarked the refec-
tive person.
YES" answered the flippant friend;
Il never will get over being surprised
at how they managed to get up some
of those words of five and six sylla-
bles "-Washingt Star.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Cleveland NIachinists.

Cleveland, March est was an
nounced at the headquarters of the
striking machinists that in all twelve
concerns had granted the demand for
nine-hour day with -ten-hours' pay.
At these shops the men have resumed
work. About $50 machinists are en-
ployed in the establishment where the
demand has been conceded. The Off
Gals of the union claim that more men
are constantly being added to the
ranks of the strikers from shops where
the machinists did not come out when
the movement was first started.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Not Good Eating.

The prime minister was idly turn
fng the pages of a book of proverbs
and pithy saying which he had found
among the effects of the late mission
airy.
81 wonder what this means?" he
said suddenly. "One mans meat is
another mans poison?" Perhaps,
replied the cannibal king, cit refers to
the fact that the cigarette smoker is
not edible
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
sooners May Contest.

Washington, March 3O.-The United
States supreme court has rendered a
decision upon a contest in a case where
a settler made the run into the strip
the border of the .Chilocco reservation.
The territorial courts had pronounced
the latter ''sooner" and decided for
the first named. The supreme court
gives the sooner the right to try his
rights in the courts at the time when
patent issues to the settler and not
before. This decision is stimulating a
large number of parties, who entered
the lands from reservations, to file
contests.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
A Variety OF Ouips, Gibes and Ironies.
to Cause Smile - Flotsam and
Jetsam from the Tide OF Humor-
Witty Sayings.
Got What He Asked For.

$50 you are looking for a position"
said the merchant to the youth with a
high collar and noisy necktie. What
can you do?" oh. any old thing"
replied the young man. "Of course,
don't expect the junior partnership at
the start. but l want to be sure of an
early rise" Very WELL" replied the
merchant. ''I'll make you assistant
janitor You will rise at o'clock
every morning and sweep the floors"
Chicago News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Labor Against Iniunctions.

Washington, March 27.-President
Gompers of the Federation of Labor;
c. s. barrow of Chicago and others
identified with organized labor ap-
peared before the Judiciary committee
of the House in advocacy of the bill
restricting the issuance of injunctions
in time of labor disturbances. Both
barrow and Gompers stated that the
working people considered this resort
to Injunction a fragrant infringement
of their rights and urged that the
labor interests wanted to retain the
time-honored trial by jury.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
East GERMANY short on Laborers.

Berlin, March 3O.-The Prussian
government called a conference COM
posed of high officials and members of
the diet and leading Agrarians, to de-
wise means against the increasing
danger of a scarcity of rural help in
the eastern provinces.
1t was asserted during the conference
that Russia intends to prohibit Rus
sian laborers from hiring themselves
to Prussian landowners. Some fifteen
thousand German worlsmen have re-
Gently left Posen for SaXony to earn
higher wages.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Hawaiian Currency.

Washington, March 2s.-The house
committee on territories heard Secre
tary Gage and Director of the Mint
Preston on the bill of Representative
Knox to take up the Hawaiian silver
circulation. There is about 81 ZOO, 900 in
coin and $272, 500 in silver certificates
outstanding. The coins were minted
in the United States and are practically
the same as our coins, except in the
imprint The certificates are issued on
coin held by Hawaii. The treasury
officials approved the bill and the COM
mittee directed it's favorable report.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Parsons Sees a Way out.

Parsons, Kan, March 27.-Capta1n
John Seaton and NJ. Heery, composing
the state board of public works, for
mally condemned the land selected for
the site of the new insane asylum here
by the legislative committee appointed
for that purpose and fixed the value of
the property at the same figures as con-
tracted for by the locating committee,
and affixed their signatures to the re-
port which will be placed before the
state board of charities at once. These
men claim to be holding over"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
AT A MANILA IHEATER.
Police Summoned and Order Restored
Manager Arrested.

EOilce summoned ana OrQer RestoreQ-
Manager Arrested.
Manila, March 2s.-During the pro-
duction of an incendiary play entitled
For Love of Country" presented in
the Tagalo language at the Tagalo
theater, the natives, under the infiu-
ence of repeated references to indie
pendence, became disorderly.
Finally, quite carried away at the
sight of the rebel flag on the stage.
they cried, ''Vive Filipinos," and give
Aguinaldo." The police, who We're
summoned, restored order and arrested
the manager of the theater and the
author of the play.
The latter is the proprietor of a
Tagalo newspaper, which was recently
warned to moderate its radical utter
ances. The American authorities had
forbidden the production of the play.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

The curious grammatical errc.-al-
most incoherency-of the famous Mon
roe Doctrine has often been comment
ed upon. Something near a parallel to
1t appears in the recently negotiated
treaty between this country and Great
Britain for the construction and con-
troll of the Isthmian canal The text
of that treaty provides that ratifica-
lions of it shall be exchanged within
six months of the date hereof,or earlier
if possible," And the treaty was writ
ten and carefully revised and re-re-
vised by one OF the most accomplished
literary men of the age. 1t is parhaps
because the slip is SO obvious that it
passed notice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
The New Carnegie Company.

Trenton, N. j., March 27.-The Car
negie company, the formation CT
which has resulted from the confer
ence of Andrew Carnegie and H. C.
Frick to settle the business difference
between them was incorporated here.
The capital is S16O,OoO,O0o and the
stock is all subscribed. Of the princi-
pal stockholders are Andrew Carnegie,
Henry Phipps, 81. C. Prick, Charles NJ.
Schwab The state receives s32, 900 fee
for fling the Incorporation and the
annual franchise tax will be S1l, zoo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Five Hundred FIags For Manila.

Washington, March 27.-Allen G.
Blackwell, commandant of Lafay cite
Post, G. A. B., of New York City, and
Wilbur F. Brown, adjutant and post
commander of the same post, were at
the war department and arranged for
the transportation on the transport
Sumner of 500 United States flags TO
Manila for free distribution among the
native officials and citizens of that
city. They are four by six feet, made
of the best bunting, in strict accord
ance with military regulations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

The traction companies of Chicago
run great daily newspaper as side
issue. 1t is reasonably to be supposed
that the paper is not being operated
for the purpose of direct revenue. Then
what can be the purpose of its own
ers? Franchise grabbing is greatly
aided nowadays by newspaper support.
No wonder that the numbers of those
who claim that Satan is going into
the newspaper business are being aug
mented.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Same Position As McKinley,s.

Vienna, March; est is semi-ofi-
cially announced that the government
of Austria Hungary has replied to the
South African appeal for mediation in
the war, that it was only possible to
take such step when both belliger-
ents desired it, and that, therefore, it
was impossible, under the present con-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Some Machinists Go To Work.

Chicago, March 2s.-Over hundred
striking machinists, formerly employed
by the Siemens & Halsl1e company
poration, their demands for a nine
hours working day and a minimum
scale of wages having been granted.
The firm however. refused to recognize
walking delegate, and negotiations
were conducted through shop ccm-
mittee, which will hereafter negotiate
with the management in place of the
business agent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
A New Blll For The osages.

Washington, March 2s.-Delegate
Flynn introduced bill creating Usage
county out of the Usage and Kaw
reservations The bill provides for
attaching it to the district of the chief
justice of Oklahoma, who shall appoint
register of deeds and sheriff and
provide for holding two terms of court
at Pawhuska- The chief justice is
also required to levy a sufficient tax
for territorial and court expenses The
bill attaches the Kaw reservation to
Kay county.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

The best news which has come from
Cuba in many day is statement by
Professor Frye, who went there to es-
tablish a system of education for the
island. In six months eighteen hum
dred and seventy-eight free primary
schools on the American plan have
been opened. The daily attendance is
now one hundred thousand. By May
Professor Frye thinks it will be one
hundred and fifty thousand. Cuba libre
may still be long way Off. but this
is certainly the road which leads to it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
charleston.s omcers Not to Blame.

Washington, March 27.-The navy
department has received the report of
the court of inquiry convened by Rear
Admiral Watson at Manila to investi-
gate the loss of the cruiser Charleston.
men from responsibility for the loss of
the ship
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

Undaunted by the verdict of other
communities as to the immortality of
Alphonse Daudet's "Sapho" in its
dramatic form, the citizens of one
western town evidently adhere to the
theory that seeing is believing. The
chief of police and his captains, the
police judge, the mayor and divers
members of the w. c. T. U. occupied
front seats at ''Sapho" performance
in the strict line of duty, of course.
This method of censorizing alleged i'm
moral plays may be destined to become
extremely popular. 1t smacks a good
deal of the Parkhurst method of pay
ing midnight visits to the Bowery
hootchy-kootchy establishments in
the interest OF purity. II other words,
it. gives pious people a chance to sam
pie forbidden fruit under the preteXt
of caring for public morals, and that is
temptation difficult to resist.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Roherts Protests Rebels.

Ladysmith, March 27.-Lord Roberts
proclamation is causing much dissat-
isfaction among sthe loyal Dutch in
this neighborhood, as it is taken to
mean that he has morally pledged
himself to preserve life and property
of the rebels who lay down their arms
and return to their homes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
The Division OF The Pacific.

Washington, March 31.-Secretary
Root took a step long contemplated in
the administration of the Philippines
by directing the creation of an entirely
new military division to be known as
1.-The division of the Pacific, embracing
all of the Philippine archipelago The
division in turn is. to be divided into
four military departments as follows:
The department of northern
Luzon, commanded by General Bates;
the department of the Vizcayas, COM
manded by General Hughes, and the
department. of MipdanRo and Jolo,
commsndsa by General Robbie.
Major 6 snsral Otis viii retain the
supreme Sogpand Of thsse depart
ments as division. eolhinandgr
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Alaskan Matters In statu Quo.

London, March 2S.-The British gov
bringing up the Alaska matters. The
Associated Press is informed that it is
unlikely any of the conferences will be
resumed until after the presidential
election in the United States, the
modus vivendi being regarded as the
most satisfactory form of temporary
ceft1ement
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Always Short.

I don't know what Smith does
with his money"
mo -
NO, 1 don't. Yesterday he was
short, and he's short again today
Did he want to borrow from you?"
NO, hang it. 1 wanted to borrow
from him. London It'd Bits.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
In the Black watch.

'Hop on dar. Private Scott" ex-
claimed the colored captain of the raw
recruits; 81 notice dat in marchin' you
lifts yo' leg too high" "Cap'n," said
Private Scott, 81 can't hep 1T; got
sorter jerk in it" "Lemme see,''
said the captain. Now, march lords
me en- lif. both yo' legs at de same
time SOS 1 kin see which comes de
highest, atlanta Constitution.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
Binding Irvine Prices Fixed.

Leavenworth, Kas., March a9.-The
price of binding Irvine manufactured
at the state penitentiary, Lansing, was
fixed at 1015 cents a pound, f. O. b.,
Lansing. No orders will be sold to
less than 100 pound lots. Orders are
strictly for cash in advance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05
MlssioaaH.A.ets no r.; 3 Are are in Danger.

New York, March 29.-In view of
possible trouble to missionaries in
China, as foreshadowed by the dis
patching of a British war vessel to
Taku. inquiry was made at the Metho-
dist book concern, as to the Methodist
missionaries sent out to China from
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. The
following list was furnished: From
Kansas conference: Kiukiang, Robert
E. Mclean and wife; Topeka conference
Foo Chow, Miss Elizabeth E. Varney:
Tientsin, Miss NJ l. Stevenson, NJ. D. /;
Nebraska conference, Foo Chow, George
S. Miner and wife; James II. Morley
and wife; Missouri conference, Kiu-
kiang, Don w. Nichols and wife.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-05

The affection of old age is, accord
consultations of humanity. 1 have
often thought what melancholy world
this would be without children, and
what an inhuman world without the
aged