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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
General Otis ouarrntined.

San Francisco, June 1.-The trans
port Meade, with Major General E. S.
Otis, arrived, twenty-five days from
smallpox aboard. She was placed in
quarantine. General Otis stated to
the quarantine officials that he was in
excellent health and wished to land to
take train for the east as soon as
possible. The presence of smallpox on
the vessel makes the time of General
Otis landing very indefinite.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Harxest Itinerary.

Wichita, June 2.-The annual pour
ing in of harvest hands into Oklahoma
has commenced. Those who have
teams are driving through in wagons,
and in the majority of cases are taking
their families with them. Harvest is
about to commence in Oklahoma. The
crop is very heavy. AS harvest closes
there, these people will come back
north, and many will keep on going
north, working in harvest fields, until
they reach the Dakotas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Illinois Town Submerged.

Champaign, ILL.,, June 4.-The little
town of Dewey, near here, sustained
heavy damage from a cloudburst. The
sidewalks were torn up, many resi-
dences were damaged, and the farm
fields flooded. The farmers sustained
the greatest loss, it is believed, as the
corn and oats plants were uprooted by
the torrent of rain.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

~AOOoO S0,OOO ID OuU 6dCn week
by Paola hog buyers.
Five thousand fresh troops are about
to sail for South Africa.
All grades of refined sugar have been
advanced another 10 points.
Ii Hung Chang has been confirmed
in the viceroyalty in Canton.
Denmark is fortifying Christiana
and buying quick firing field guns.
Another 10 cents advance on hum
dred pounds of sugar has been made.
Americans in Paris observed memo
rial day at the grave of General La
fayette.
The white population of Alaska was
1000 in 1880 and is now estimated to
be 1000
The president has appointed E. R
Stackeable, collector of customs for the
district of Hawaii
Emperor William congratulated
Queen Victoria by wire upon the sue
cess of Lord Roberts.
The great paper mill and warehouse
at Parke Falls, Wisconsin, is destroyed
by fire, at loss of 100000.
The government does not approve
the bill passed by the Prussian diet
taxing large department stores.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans
figures it out that there will be a few
survivors of the civil war left in 1910.
Americans in Berlin hung American
flags at the embassy and consulate and
celebrated in the evening at a restau-
rant.
The tenth biennial reunion of the
Society of Cookers Iowa Brigade will
be held at Keokuk, Ia, on September
&c and 81.
Correspondence has been found show
ing the Beers invited the Basutos
savages to rise and drive the British
into the sea.
Conrad Blair died on the farm in
Miami county, last week, which he
took as claim 43 years ago, and has
lived on ever since
The American authorities at Hong
Kong have employed spies to apprise
General Macarthur and Rear Admiral
Remey of flibustering expeditions.
Captain D. A. Hiner, the pilot who
took General Grant from Fort Donel-
son to Pittsburg Landing, is dead, aged
6s. He was on the rivers for over so
years, being pilot most of that time.
The first Chamber of deputies at The
Hague rejected, by 90 to 20 votes, the
government bill to insure workmen
against accidents
Ex-Commander in Chief, Rea, of the
G. A. r., died at Minneapolis, Mimi,
May %.
The Locomotive Engineers decided
at their Milwaukee meeting that fire.
men cannot be members of both BROTH
erhoods of Engineers and of Firemen.
General Otis has been appointed a
Major General to succeed General
Merritt, retired.
JAS Jeffries was barred out from
ball game at Trenton, N.
]. played at the Y. NJ. c. A. athletic
grounds.
The savings bank at Sheldahl, Ia,
has been robbed of 81 600. There were
four robbers and fifty citizens who had
gathered after the explosion were held
off with rifles until the burglars got
away.
The Congress gold mine, in Arizona,
has been sold for 81, 500, 900, to New
York crowd.
The customs, internal revenue and
postal receipts in Cuba during
April amounted to s1,37o, 3s7.
The mud volcanoes about Eel river.
Cali, are very active, sending large
streams of blush mud about the con-
sistency of hot tar, but the mud is lev
cold
There are thick layers of anthracite
in the Yampa district of Colorado and
a movement. is on to utilize it bv a
mine and steel manufacturing plant.
and railroad from Denver to Salt
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Could sympathize.

Fair Young American Cat Paris ex-
position, introducing acquaintance
Aunt Ann, my friend, Mr.. Hermann"
Elderly Aunt cordially shaking
hands)-"Dear me! There's a pair of
US. 1 miss mine, too. Can't find him
anywhere. Mandy, what did you say
the lady's name was?'-Chicago Tribs
une.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Didn't Know 1t by That Name.

Didn't you find the tipping nuis-
ance particularly exasperating?" some
one asked Uncle Jerry, who had just
returned from his first visit to fash
ionable' watering place.
"The tipping nuisance?" he said.
"Oh, yes, there was always some idiot
who wanted to rock the boat. Chic
cago Tribune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
How 1t Looked.

Minister-What do you think of
that, Jane? That couple only gave me
dollar for marrying them!
Wife-Well, knew the moment
they came in they had both been mar
ried before!-Puck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Her PECULIAR Advantage.

When, in case of strife, the poll
tician's wife
Desired in her sweet, wifely way, to
fout him,
No common things she said, but held
him while she read
What opposition papers said about
him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
A Serious Possibility.

Elder Sister-'You don't seem to be
doing anything. Mabel. Come out for
a walk"
Mabel-"Thanks; but 1 don't think
we ought both to be out together. If
any one should call on mother, think
there should be one daughter at
home.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Some Return.

Jones-"They ought to hang that de-
faulting treasurer"
Johnson-"What are you kicking
about? Didn't he give the people a
run for their money ?"-Kansas City
Independent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Easily Adjusted.

"Estelle, don't see why you buy
two of those expensive pairs of an
tique shutters when we have only one
antique candlestick"
"Well, mercy me, Edgar, can't 1 buy
another candlestick?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Empty Protestation.

The Maid-"My soldier sweetheart
swore he loved me better than life"
The Matron-"That's nothing. Be-
ing soldier, he is presumed to care
nothing for life."-Kansas City Inde<
pendent,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
German Papers Object.

Berlin, June Various German
newspapers take exception to the terms
of the proclamation which it is said
Lord Roberts will issue on the occupa-
ton of Pretoria by the British troops,
especially regarding the treatment of
non-conibatants as opposed to COM
Blatant burghers. The Vossische
Zeitung says: Were the Beers, who
have honorably fought for their conn
try, to be punished after the conclu-
sion of peace, the civilized powers
would have cause to protest. Any de-
tention or trial of President Kruger
would be contrary to the traditions of
international law, general amnesty
being the logical result of peace"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Rapid Work in the Philippines.

Manila. May 31.-Within three
occurred at different parts in this
island, with skirmishes at many points
not included.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Theory VS.. Fact.

Professor-For anatomical reasons,
women cannot stand so long as men.
Young LADY, guess you never saw
q woman having a dress fitted.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
omciaIs' Expenses are Heavy.

Havana, June 4.-Governor General
Wood was asked about alleged extrav-
agance of officials, and replied, II
know of a number of officials who have
been compelled to spend more money
to maintain the dignity of their rank
and country than the United States
allows them. They have drawn upon
their private incomes to do so, and the
government has not heen called upon
to foot the bills"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
DREAM STOPS JAIL DELIVERY.
Sherif's Wife Has Premonitions and
Warns Her Husband.

Wichita, Kas., Nov. 1.-The dream OF
a woman prevented the escape of ten
desperate characters from the county Jail
here Thursday night. Mrs. Simmons,
wife of the sheriff. urged her husband
not to leave the Jail and go to Topeka,
as he had intended, as she had dreamed
that the prisoners were planning to break
out The sheriff went to the depot to
make the trip and his wife went with
him. While standing ON the depot plat
form, she was again visited by Fremont
ton that the prisoners were planning to
escape. So her husband gave up the
trip. They returned to the Jail and went
to bed.
AT midnight Mrs. Simmons was awak-
ened suddenly in her dreams. Strange
to say she had in mind escaping men.
She urged her husband to get up and
visit the cells. He did so, and upon
passing around the rotary found that
Charles Mccoy, who was waiting to be
sent to the penitentiary for horse-steal-
ing, was awake and had his lamp lit.
He told the sheriff he was only fighting
bedbugs. The sheriff went back and
kept watch from window across the
street. Mccoy sawed out bar, and
was just getting ready to let out the
other nine men when the sheriff inter
farn3
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
WASHED FROM A
VESSELS DECK,
Hard Luck of a Klondike Miner At
ter Securing a Comfortable
Fortune.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov.3.-A special to the
Chronicle from San Francisco says fur
Their details of the drowning of A. A.
Bashor of Salem, Or, state that he was
returning from Alaska a few days ago
with fortune after five years spent in
search for gold, when he was washed
from vessels deck during a storm and
drowned. Bashor left his family in Ore
gon five years ago and went to seek his
fortune in the gold fields Of the Klondike.
He had little money when he reached
Dawson and was obliged to accept any
employment that offered for the first
year. After that he went prospecting on
his own account, but met with little sue
cess.
Last year on high bluff some miles
from Dawson Bashor made his strike.
His mine cleaned up $4,000 in the re-
mainder of the season. This season he
continued his work and made a big
stake. He sold his mine and started for
home, taking passage from St. Michael
ON schooner. During a gale he was
washed away and drowned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
SLAIN BY HIS NEIGHBOR.
Milton Knapp Near Greenwood, Ind.
Killed by William Pherson.

Greenwood. Ind, Nov. 3.-William
Pherson, living FIVE miles southeast of
here, killed Milton Knapp and has made
full confession. A grudge had existed
between the men for some time. The
farms of the two men are side by side,
and yesterday Knapp went out to his
farm. where his son lives, to look after
some work: Pherson saw Knapp crawl
ing through a fence, and, picking up a
cudgel of wood. attacked him. Knapp
drew his knife and defended himself as
best he could, but he was beaten to death
with the club and left lying in the fence
corner. When discovered the hogs had
devoured much of his body Pherson. it
is claimed, came to Greenwood and made
a confession to his daughter. Mrs.
Charles League. He was arrested by
Marshal Dunlavy and taken to the office
Of the prosecuting attorney, where he is
said to have made full confession. He
was taken to Jail at Franklin. Pherson
is about 20 years old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
DROWNED IN A WELL.
DOwa&er Thus Disposes of the EN-
peror's Favorite Wife.

Berlin, Nov "a special dispatch to
we'll in the imperial palace precincts in
Pekin was found the body of Emperor
Kuang Hsu's favorite wife, Shen I'll,
whom the Empress Dowager caused to
be drowned before the fight of the court
from the capital. The second favorite,
Shing Fl, and 100 ladies belonging to th.'
imperial harem.. are prisoners in the
hands of the allies
A dispatch from Pao Ting Flu, dated
Yesterday, says: photographic connection
has been completed with Pekin, entirely
by the Germans. The railway from Pao
Ting Flu to the capital is nearly COM
pleted. French detachments are guard
ing the line. The health of the German
troops is steadily improving"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
DYNAMITE BANK SAFE.
on a Handcar-Building is
Wrecked.

Bellefontaine, O., Nov. "a band OF
masked men dynamited the safe of the
Farmers and Merchants bank, at Jack
son Center, early today. 1t is stated
that they secured nearly $4,000. The
bank building was wrecked and timbers
were blown through the windows of the
buildings opposite.
Citizens aroused by the explosion
poured into the streets but were driven
to cover by the robbers, who secured a
handcar and escaped on the Ohio South
ern railway, without firing a shot. 1t is
believed the band is the same that re-
Gently robbed the banks at Round Head
and East Liberty.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
ITALIAN LOSES S25OO.
The "SWitch-the-S atCher' Game
Successfully Played by Bogus
Real Estate Agent.

Chicago, ILL.,. Nov. 2.-Vincenneso Di-
salvo, an Italian laborer, fell into the
hands of confidence men yesterday and
lost $25O0-the savings of his lifetime.
The scheme used by the confidence men
to secure Disalvo's money was the old
switch the satcher' game, whereby an
empty satchel was exchanged for the va
lise which contained Disalvo's money.
One, of the swindlers is alleged to have
been Peter Bernardo, the leader Of a
gang Of thieves well known to the police.
One week ago Bernardo was intro
duccd to Disalvo as a real estate agent.
After much parleying Bernardo offered
to sell him house and lot. The two
men went downtown yesterday and Di-
salvo took every penny he had saved
from a safety-deposit vault and started
with the pretending real estate dealer for
the west side where the bargain was to
have been closed.
Bernardo induced his companion to al
low him to carry the satchel containing
the money. Arm in arm they went west
on Van Buren, street toward the bridge.
AT Fifth avenue man carrying q satch-
ell exactly like the one in the hands Of
Bernardo came up from the opposite di-
rectiOn. He brushed past Bernardo, and
in a trice the exchange was made, the
stranger carrying away the satchel in
which was the money.
When Bernardo reached Halsted street
ne handed the empty satchel to Disalvo
and went into a building on the pretext
Of getting an attorney who was to make
out the deeds necessary in making the
transfer of the. property. The swindler
failed to return.
Disalvo waited for nearly an hour, and
then he suspected that something was
wrong, and looking into the satchel dis
covered that his money was gone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
FATAL NINE DISASTER.
Ten Men Killed and Four Seriously
njured-Three of Lat
ter May Die.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. "a Times Star
special says an explosion today in the
Berryburg coal mine at Phillippi w. Va,
killed thirty-two and injured over 100
men.
Phillippi, w. Va, Nov. 3.-The explo-
sion occurred in one Of the mines of the
Southern Coal and Coke company, eight
miles from here. There is neither tele-
graphic nor telephone communication
with the mines.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 3.-B. F. Berry of
this city, president of the Willis Creek
Coal company, received a telegram at
noon from n. o. Gray, manager of the
mine at Philippi, saying:
THE fatalities resulting from the ex-
plosion here today are probably six. In.
dications are that the mine is not in
jured as badly as was at first feared.
Dynamite, taken into the mine in too
large quantities by a shooter, is believed
to have exploded from the conclusion of
other shots and caused the accident"
The accident happened at midnight,
mine and the late advices confirm the
early statement that it was caused by
carelessness on the part of the shooter.
The Berryburg mine Is located about
six miles south of Phillip and employs
100 men. 4 majority of these are ne
groes who are married and live in set
Element near the mine,
T. w. Davis of this city, the Willis
Creek company's mine inspector, says it
is one of the best-equipped soft-coal prop
critics in West Virginia. He refused to
make any estimate of the probable dam
age.
President Berry shortly before 2
o'clock received a telephone message
from Berrysburg saying ten men were
killed and four seriously injured, three
of whom will probably die. The mine,
however, is damaged very slightly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
TRADES BABY FOR A PONY.
Unique Settlement Between Husband
and Wife at Final Separation.

Nation, H., Nov. 3.-For several
months the marital relations of Ogden
Merritt, retired farmer of means resid.
ing at Arthur. and wife have not been
harmonious. Two days ago their differ
ences eliminated in a separation. 1t was
agreed to cheat the lawyers out of any
possible fees, and Merritt settled with
his wife for a cash consideration.
The 5-months-old baby was turned over
to him, it is alleged, in exchange for a
Shetland pony and Jersey COW. The di-
vorce proceedings will not be contested.
Merritt recently moved from his farm
near Arthur to town, purchased a hand
some residence and furnished it, Mrs.
Merritt, whose maiden name was Six.
has returned 10 her relatives near Pier
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
LORD ROBERTS APPEAL.
Hopes There will be Mo Drunken
ness When the British Troops
Return Home.

London, Nov. 3.-Lord Roberts sends
from Pretoria striking appeal to his
countrymen to refrain from turning the
welcome of the homecoming troops into
a drunken orgy. He expresses the SIN
cere hope that the welcome will not take
the form of treating to stimulants and
thus lead to excuses that will tend to
degrade those whom the nation delights
to honor and lower the soldiers of the
Queen in the eyes of the world which
has watched with undisguised admira-
ton the grand work they have performed
for their sovereign and country.
Il therefore beg earnestly" says Lord
Roberts, that the public will refrain
from tempting my gallant comrades, bat
will rather aid them to uphold the Splen-
did reputation they have won for the i'm
perial army.
II am very proud to be able to record
with the most absolute truth that the
conduct of this army from first to last
has been exemplary. Not a single case
Of serious crime has been brought to my
notice, indeed nothing deserving the
name of crime. | have trusted to the
mems own soldierly feeling and good
sense and they have borne themselves
like heroes ON the battlefield and like
gentlemen on all other occasions.
THE most malicious falsehoods were
spread by the authorities of the Trans
vaal Of the brutality of Great Britain
soldiers, but the people were soon reas-
sured that they had nothing to fear from
the man in khaki, no matter how bat
tered and war-stained his appearance.
This testimony" concludes Lord Rob
erts, II feel sure will be very gratifying
to the people of Great Britain and of
that greater Britain whose sons shared
to the fullest extent the suffering, as well
as the glory. of the war. and who helped
so materially to bring it to a successful
close"
Lord Roberts explains that he thus ap-
peals because of the distressing and dis
creditable scenes resulting from injudi-
cious friends speeding the parting soldiers
by showing bottles of spirits into their
hands and pockets.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
.BOERS ARE ACTIVE.
Roberts Reports 'NoLess than Eight
Fights at Different Points
in South Africa,

London, Nov. 3.-Lord Roberts, in a
dispatch from Johannesburg dated No
vember 2, reports no less than eight
fights at different points, all unimpor-
tant, but significant of the activity Of
the Beers.
Gen. Kitchener, after a night march,
surprised Schoeman's laager at Steen-
kampsberg, and then pushed on to
Schalkburger's lager at Booikranz. But
the British were prevented from follow
ing up the Beers who trekked north.
Prisoners in the hands of the British
say the Boer losses in the fight with
Gen. Barton October % were 40 killed,
wounded or missing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
GERMANS ARE IN DANGER.
Heavy Fighting in Mountains on
the Shan ST Frontier.
HOT ENFILADING FIRE.
The Chinese Occupied Strong Posi-.
ton and Made a Stubborn
Resistance.

London, Nov. 3.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette this afternoon publishes dispatch
from Ichow, dated October %, which
says heavy fighting has occurred in the
mountains on the Shan ST frontier. An
Anglo German force of 1900 men, COM
manded by Col. Won Norman, stormed
the Tsching Kung pass The Chinese
occupied strong position on the crest
and stubbornly resisted. They poured
a hot enflading fire on the advance party
of eighty Germans, under Maj. Won For
roster, but the British Bengal cavalry
and mounted sappers, dismounting, scaled
the heights, turned the enemy's TANKS
and relieved the Germans.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
CONDITION OF PUBLIC DEBT.
Statement Issued by Treasury De-
partment on Oct. 81.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2.-The
monthly. statement of the public debt
shows that at the close of business on
October 81, 1900, the debt, less cash in
the treasury, amounted to S1,lo4, 4o2, :
month, of $1,754,3 51. The debt is re-
capitulated as follows: Interest-b bearing
debt, 81 ,O01 400 $50; debt ON which inter-
est has ceased since maturity, 3,43O, 030;
debt bearing no interest, 1886, All, 5T !:
total, ST 1871 ,407, 1852.
This amount, however, does not include
SAC, 965,679 in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, which are offset by an
equal amount of cash ON hand.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Reserve fund, $15O,OOO,OOO;
trust funds, $74O,965, $40; general fund.
$123 ,629, 053; in national bank depos-
tories to the credit of the treasurer of
the United States, $89, S18,4 to credit
Of disbursing officers, $6,659,65S.
Total, $1,111,O71,S!7. against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to 1924, 066, S44. which leaves
a cash balance on hand of S2S7 OO5 O32
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-07
PAINT A DEMOCRAT RED.
Rough Treatment of a Member by His
Brethren at Prayer Meeting.

Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 81. E. Dim.
mick, a well-known Thurston, Allegany
county, farmer, because he dared stand
up for the Democratic party and de
nounce the unjust policy of the present
administration. was treated to a coat of
red paint by his fellow church members
after prayer meeting on Wednesday
evening. After services he. in company
with several others, fingered to exchange
views on the political situation. An ar
gument followed that became very heat
ed, Mr.. Dimmick leading in the defense
of the Democrats.
The church was being painted at the
time, and several of those present seized
Dimmick, threw him to the ground and,
after tying him securely, painted him
red from head to foot. Most of the paint
has been removed, but its traces still
remain.
Dimmick is man Of means and one
of the pillars Of the Methodist church al
Thurston. He has taken steps to bring
the guilty parties to Justice