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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
GOV. LEARY PROCLA|MS.
Absolute And Total Abolition Of
Human Slavery.
IN THE ISLAND OF GUAM.

Washington, March 21.-Mail advices
Guam, include his proclamation issued
before, and taking effect on Washing
toms birthday: To the inhabitants of
Guam: In issuing this decree the gov
eminent desires and earnestly invokes
divine blessing and guidance in its
official action and in the daily pursuits
and occupations of the citizens of
Guam.
BY the cession of the Isle of Guam to
the United States of America, all of
the authority, power and responsible
ties of sovereignty were transferred to
this government and in Transforming
and organizing the new political power
the surest and speediest route to sue
cess, prosperity and happiness for the
inhabitants of this island is by benevo-
lent assimilation to the fundamental
principles that constitute the basis of
American free government.
Honorable labor with just compensa-
zion dignifed by faithful consideration
of the multiple interests and welfare of
all concerned should insure prosperity
to this community; whereas, the exist
ing labor degrading system of human
bondage and unjust, indefinite servi-
tude or peonage, permitted during the
late Spanish control in this island, is
In fact, system of slavery, and as
such, is subversive of good government,
is an obstacle to progressive civiliza-
ton, a menace to popular liberty and a
violation of the sacred privileges guar
anteed by the constitution of the
United States
Now, therefore, by virtue of the au-
thority vested in me by his eXcellency,
the president of the United States, 1,
Richard P. Leary, captain United
States navy, governor Of the island of
Guam, do hereby announce and public
ly proclaim absolute prohibition and
total abolition of human slavery or
peonage in the island of Guam on and
after the 22nd day of February, A. D.,
1900, and all persons are hereby COM
manded to comply with the require
uents of this proclamation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Territorial Salaries Raised.

Washington, November 23.-An
amendment has been added to the ap-
preparation bill to increase the execu-
tive and judicial appropriations for
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona.
Oklahoma receives an appropriation of
$19, 400, and the salary of the governor
is increased from So, 600 to So, 900. The
total of the Oklahoma appropriation
for judicial and executive purposes,
will, if the measure carries, be 1000
more than that of Arizona, and 81, 200
less than that of New Mexico. Among
the provisions of the bill is one re-
speeding the location of the territorial
capital. To this clause Senator Cullom
of Illinois, moved to add the words:
provided, further, that said 1egisla-
tive assembly shall not make any ap-
preparation or enter into any contract
for a permanent capitol building"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Not That Occur D,Aaene.

Spokane, Wash, March 21.-The
statement conveyed by a Washington
dispatch that there had been a renewal
of the trouble in the Coe1r D'Alene
mining district is erroneous and arose
from confusion of geographical names.
Occur D'Alene city, where the shooting
occurred is seventy-fve miles from the
mining district. It is at the foot of
Occur D'Alene lake, while the mining
camps are on the headwaters of the
river of that name. Adjacent to the
town is Fort Sherman, United States
military post garrisoned by a few SOL
diers. The trouble there was an or.
binary drunken row.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Roer Co,onists For Neh-.sL.

Omaha, Neb., March 21.-When the
present war in South Africa is ended,
as it is supposed it will, IN the subju-
cation of the Beers, the Burlington
officials anticipate that thousands of
the people of the Transvaal will Ee as
DESTROYS of getting away from English
rule as they were when they went into
the African wilderness. There is 10
place in Africa for them to go. and the
road is preparing to send agents to
that country to induce them to come
to this country and settle in the unde-
veloped parts of the state and engage
in stock raising or farming. They are
confident of securing several thousands
OF them,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Ipnovation at Oberammercan.

The large iron theater now under
construction at Oberammergau for next
years Passion Play" is nearly finish
ed. The stage will be in the open air.
The auditorium will be 143 feet long
and will accommodate 1000 spectators.
There will be an Office established for
the purpose of assigning visitors suit
able lodgings, and the tedious two
hours drive to the village from the
railway will be abolished, as we'll
equipped electric motor carriages will
take visitors from Oberau in half an
hour Needless to say, the villagers
do not like these departures. They say
it will detract from the devotional at
titude which all visitors to the Pas
sionsspiel are supposed to assume.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Regulators In South Carolina.

Columbia, S. c. March 2O.-The sta
ton agent and other citizens of Nee
Gees, Orangeburg county, telegraphed
the governor begging troops to protect
them from white regulators who had
twice visited the town, beat the peo-
pie, white and black, and promised to
return and kill them. Work on farms
has been stopped and people driven
from their business. The governor
telegraphed the sheriff to ride across
the country with posse till troops
could be sent. The cause of the law.
lesspess is unknown
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Usage Council Objects.

Washington. March 21.-Mr. Cock
rell has presented remonstrance,
drawn up by the Usage council, against
the proposed $500 per capita payment
to the Osages provided for in the amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
and referred to the committee on In
dian affairs. The remonstrance states
that the Usage indians do not desire
said big payment: that the majority of
them are incapable of handling such a
payment at this time, and if paid to
them it would be worse than wasted. -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
What webster Davis Thinks.

London, March 21.-The Naples cor
respondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs
an interview he has had with Webster
Davis, United States assistant secre-
tary of the interior. According to this,
Mr.. Davis said:
''When 1 left Pretoria the Beers were
becoming DESTROYS of peace. President
Kruger and General Joubert were the
strongest opponents of the peace party,
but they were becoming exceedingly
unpopular. do not believe the Beers
will resist much longer"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Dutch Auction at Cane rov,.

A Dutch auction at Cape Town is fire.
quently exciting If house is to be
sold the auctioneer offers fifty golden
sovereigns for the man who first bids
$4,000" Nobody bids. A pause, and
then fifty golden sovereigns for the
man who first bids s4,900." This is
kept up until a bid is secured. But it
by no means follows that the house is
sold to this bidder. No, the auctioneer
is then at it again. Say that e. 400 is
the first bid. The auctioneer cries:
There are 25 golden sovereigns for the
first man who has the courage to bid
e4,600." Perhaps no one has it. Then
ELS is offered for E4,550 bid. If
there is eventually no bid above the
94.400 the man who made that bid is
saddled with the house. Otherwise he
pockets his bonus and gets off free Of
it all.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
DELINQUENT Tax Accounts

Topeka, March 2O.-"At the begin
ming of 1885," says State Auditor Cole,
1.-THE delinquent state tax due from the
counties was 4$145, $50. January l, 1899
the total sum due the state was $242,
33s. During 1899 there was paid on
this account S153, 1923, leaving balance
of SEQ, SIS which is still due. In 1895
there We're but thirty-four counties in
the state which did not owe the state
delinquent taxes. Now fifty-six ooun-
ties have paid up in full, and the ae-
counts are now balanced.
prompt settlements and that part of
the states business is now in better
shape than it has been for many years
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
CREAMERY CONSOLIDATION
Tells Why Creamery Men Have
Formed a Trust.
AGENTS ToEDUCATE FARMERS.

Topeka, March 23.-The creamery
trust known as the Continental Cream
cry company, of Colorado, which has
absorbed a number of the big Kansas
creameries, is still gathering in from
one to three creameries a month. The
only large creamery in the state now
outside the combination is the Belle
Springs company, of Abilene. 1t has
creameries at Abilene and Salina, and
about thirty slzimming stations.
= The new trust has moved it's head
quarters from Abilene to Topeka and
c. 81. Pattison, the manager, will make
this place his home.
by the consolidation of the different
creameries of the state" said Mr.. Pat
tison, I'VE can make a great saving in
expenses For instance we can now
buy our packages in large enough
quantities that we save cents on every
tub of butter, which will mean saving
of IS, 900 a year. Then we expect to
market our product direct without the
assistance of the commission men, and
this will be saving of per cent.
Another feature which we could
not have carried out with separate
companies is the assistance of the
farmers to improve their dairy herds.
We have already sent out three field
agents just to educate the farmers in
the dairying industry, and we will
make loans to farmers who wish to
purchase dairy cows but who have not
the capital.
ITO show the difference there is be-
tween dairy herds which are run with
brains and those which are not: 7. A.
Borman, formerly. editor of the Enter
prise Journal, has had herd of four
teen cows during the past year and
they have netted him an average of Ss4
per COW during the year. We have
other patrons who have probablymade
not more than SIS per cow with the
some amount of effort. The difference
has been in the cows and the care that
.has been. given them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
BESIDES EXPLORING PARTIES.
Have Three Hundred Surveyors -Examin-
ing Routes.

Have Three Hundred Surveyors Examin-
ing Routes.
New York, March 23.-Three of the
of the ten commissioners who are ex.
aiming the routes for the Isthmian
canal have come home to give informa-
ton to committees of congress.
General Haines, one of the commits
sioners gave out this while in the city:
1.-The present commissions report will
not only decide upon practicable
route for an isthmian canal, but will
demonstrate conclusively that tho
route selected is the most feasible one
that could have been chosen We have
at present about 300 surveyors in the
field under the charge of competent
engineers. They are going with tho
greatest care over the Nicaragua canal,
the Panama routes and all the other
routes suggested by any of the former
number of exploring parties out, in the
hope of discovering sites that have
been hitherto overlooked. Our object
is to do the work with such thorough
ness that our results cannot possibly
be questioned at any future time. We
have the reports of all previous surveys,
but we shall cover every mile of ground
through which we think it possible for
the canal to run. The countryis varied
and the work of the surveyors is diff
cult, and progresses slowly, especially
in the section about Darien. For this
reason it is impossible to set even an
approximate date for presenting our
formal report to the state department
Unless congress especially requires one,
we shall submit no preliminary report
Until our work is done. therefore, it is
improper for any member of the COM
mission to speak in regard to the merits
of the several routes proposed"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Have No Use for Their Toes.

If shoes so on forever why should
not cur toes grow together? We have
no use for them. We can't manage
them. About one man in 1000 can pull
on his interossei muscles and spread
out his toes. In the remaining 500
these muscles are as dead as fiber. They
haven't been used since the infant
stuck its toes in his mouth and crooned
a baby song without words. If we
wore mittens all the time the indi-
vidual control of our fingers would be
lost. We eat so much soft food that
we have scarcely any need of teeth.
Gums would answer every purpose, as
mastication is performed by machinery
before we begin the meal. There are
over 200 distinct muscles in the human
body. of which the best of us keep
about 100 in prime condition by proper
use.-New York Press.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Trust Sustained by Court.

New York, March 20.--Justice Rus
sell in the supreme court dismissed the
claimant in the action brought by the
John D. Park & Sons company, against
the National Wholesale Druggists as
ISOLATION for an injunction restraining
the defendant from refusing to sell
the PLAINTIFF corporation patent medi-
cines, except on an agreement to main
tain the rates set by the defendants at
which the goods were to be retailed.
Russell says the complaint does not
present sufficient cause for action.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Prescriptions and Homesteads,

Washington, March 21.-The house
committee on public lands has favor
ably reported bill abolishing the pay
ment of S1.25 an acre on lands taken
up by settlement under the desert land
act. The committee also reported
favorably bill to refund 81. 25 per acre
to persons who have located under the
preemption or homestead laws and who
have committed their entries by cash
payments at So. so per acre where the
lands located were within an nnearned
railroad grant
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK.
Six Thousand Acres the Place of Many
Historical Events.

Six Thousand Acres the Place of Many
Historical Events.
Washington; March 22.-Representa-
tive Hay, of Virginia, has filed the re-
port of the house committee on military
affairs on the bil1establishing nation
al memorial park of 5000 acres upon
the site of the battles of Fredericks-
burg, Charlottesville, the Wilderness
and Spottsylvania Court House. The
report states that more men were here
engaged than in any battle in the
world, aggregating at least one-half
million, with losses of killed and
wounded on both sides amounting to
129, 1913. The intrenchments over the
entire field are said to be in a good
state of preservation.
At Fredericksburg is the home of the
mother of Washington, still intact, and
monument erected by the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Here,
too, Captain John Smith anchored his
little bark and fought the Indians in
16os, and within sight of the city were
born Washington, Monroe, jefferson,
Madison, the Lees of both the revolu-
tionary and civil wars, and Zachary
Taylor. The report adds that in Vir-
ginia the civil war began and ended,
and not an acre of this soil. where more
men fell than on all the other battle
fields of the war, has yet been dedi-
Gated. as national park.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Trusts Do Not Scare There.

Washington, March 21.-Consul Hal
sted, at Birmingham, England, reports
to the state department the formation
of a bleaching trust with a capitaliza-
ton of 5O,oOO,OOO or $50, 900, 900 with
the avowed object of preventing indi-
vidual concerns from indulging in
sharp practices, cutting prices, dis
count, etc. The consul calls attention
to the fact that the constantly recur-
trust" has been formed does not Gre
ate alarm in Great Britain
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
COMPEL SHIPPERS. TO UNLOAD,
Santa Fe Denies Legal Right of Sanitary
Commission to Act.

Commission to Act.
company has questioned the right of
the Kansas live stock sanitary commits
sion to compel shippers to unload all
cattle coming in from south of the line
for the purposes of inspection at the
state line. The commission has estab-
ished rule that all cattle coming in
from Texas after April 1 must be I'M
loaded and inspected. On one line of
the Santa Fe the inspection will be
made at Fort Worth. The Rock Island
inspection will also be made at that
point. But the Southern Kansas
branch of the Santa Fe has been fixed
at Kiowa. The Santa Fe claims that
the federal government rigidly inspects
all Texas cattle before they are allow
ed to come North and that the Kansas
inspection is absolutely unnecessary.
The law provides that cattle cannot
be kept on train longer than twenty
eight hours. If they are kept longer
the shipper is liable to arrest. But the
law does not provide that cattle must
be unloaded at certain points. The
commission believes that under the
general law governing cattle inspec-
ton it has the right 10 designate an
unloading station and compel stock
to be unloaded there for inspection.
However, in order to be certain about
the matter before going into court
with the railroad over the question the
commission has asked Attorney GEN
eral GODDARD for an opinion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Three Cent Fare Beaten

Detroit, Mich, March 21.-Judge
Swan, in the United Stated district
court rendered decision which denies
the validity of an ordinance passed
some months since by the city council,
requiring the street railway companies
to reduce rates OF fare to 3 cents. The
court says there is nothing in the
charter of the city which authorizes
such an ordinance, and allows an in
junction to restrain the city from en-
forcing it. He further said thar the
legislature had no such power.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Let Out a Faith Healer.

Wichita, March 20.-The committee
on church conduct of the Southern
Kansas Methodist conference took de-
cided action against faith healing, and
upon recommendation of Bishop Vim
cent expelled a Methodist minister
from their ranks.
The presiding elder read his letter to
the committee and recommended that
he be relieved from duty. Bishop Vim
Osbolne's name was disconnected from
the Methodist church.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
r,.a From Molten Law. rrou.

Details of the eruption Of the Colima
volcano on the Pacific coast of Mexico
state that an immense river of lava
ran over the side of the volcano and
threatened to overwhelm three Indian
villages near its base. The Indian
braves fed to safety, leaving their wo-
men and children to shift for them
selves. A company of Mexican troops
drove the Indians from the mine IN
which they had hid and sent them back
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Population of Manila.

Washington. March eo.-The wa,
department has received a report from
the sanitary corps, which has beer
making census of Manila. 1t place:
the population actually living in
houses within the police district at
100000. The Chinese population was
turned in at s,S52. This is said to be
far out of the way. 1t is estimated
that at least O.OOo Chinese live in the
citv
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Police Prevent a Labor Riot.

Chicago, March 2O.-The presence of
strikers, sympathizers and spectators
numbering more than 1000 in the
vicinity of the Western Electric COM
panys factory resulted in riot call
being sent to the Desplaines street
police station. A wagon load of police
men hurried to the scene and prevent
ed, it is believed, serious attack on
the non-union men employed by the
electric company.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Antitrust Law Sustained.

Washington, March 21.-The supreme
court of the United States rendered an
opinion in the case of the Waters
Pierce Oil company against the state of
Texas, affirming the decision of the
court of civil appeals of the state of
Texas.
The case involved the constitution
atty of the antitrust law of Texas,
which was sustained by this opinion
Tie opinion Taas ha-Sed dom by JUS
tice Mcke1na, who reviewed the ,ase.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Dissension Among Dutch.

London, March 2o.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Cape Town, says it has been de-
cided to send only the Transvaalers to
st. Helena, the authorities finding it
difficult to prevent conflicts between
the Free Staters and the Transvaalers.
Colonel Schiol, who was captured in
Natal in the early part of the war, has
a special sentry at his door to prevent
him from suffering bodily violence.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
German Enterprise.

German is the business language OF
the Balkans. Russian diplomacy COM
plains that Constantinople is becoming
as German as Berlin. Asia Minor Is
slowly being converted into German
colony; and now the Bagdad railway
will carry the same influence 1000
miles onward to the Persian gulf. plac-
ing the greatest military power of the
world upon the most direct Of all roads
to India Even the old English scheme
of a Euphrates railway is at last in Ger
man hands.-London Telegraph.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
To Make Reports of Accidents.

Washington, March 21.-Mr. Cullon,
of Illinois has introduced in the senate
bill requiring railroad companies to
make reports of all accidents occurring
on their lines to the interstate COM
merce commission. The bill, as pro-
posed by Mr.. Cullom, is an amendment
to an act, approved March 2, 1898, to
promote the safety of employees by re-
quiring common carriers engaged in
interstate commerce to equip their cars
with automatic couplers and contin;
ucGs brakes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Increase of Circulation.

New York, March 2O.-A majority of
the national banks in New York have
already made application to increase
their circulation to the par value Of
the bonds deposited by them at Wash
ington, and the necessary papers have
in most cases been forwarded to the
secretary of the treasury. 1t is esti-
mated that the increase of circulation
will amount to at least So. SOC. 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
n.,rinm.. Electornl Law

The electoral law of Belgium pro-
vides that every man between the ages
Of 81 and % years who shall pay 81 per
year in taxes will be entitled to vote
one ballot; married men over SIS
years of age will have two ballots each.
and If such married men shall own real
estate or government bonds or savings
bank deposits producing an income OF
$50 a year they will have three ballots
each.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
unc,. SAM. Re,na.,r H.ra.

There are now about $500 deer be-
longing to the government in Alaska,
which are leased out among the natives
near the missionary stations, to be
taken care of under the supervision OF
government agents. The people who
take care Of them are allowed to keep
the increase. which is about so per cent
q year.-Indianapolis News
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29

There is more Catarrh IN this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurabie. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be O conStitu-
tional disease, and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment Hall Catarrh Cure man.
nfactured by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo Ohio,
Is the only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
teaspoonfuL 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
,ne hundred dollars for any lit fails to cure.
send for circulars and testimonials Address
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-29
Grand Canal Completed.

City Ct Mexico, March 20.-The
Grand Canal, part of the valley OF
Mexico drainage system, was inaugu.
rated with much ceremony. The worl
of draining the valley is now complete
and it remains merely to construct the
sewers of the CITY.