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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Hays REPLY TO THE B0ERS.
The President Has Done All He
Can Towards Peace.
HAGUE CONVENTION QUOTED.

Washington, May 23.-The delegates
of the South African Republics were
with Secretary Hay one hour. They
expressed the desire of their govern
ernments that the United States should
intervene in the interest of peace. Mr..
Hay, in his reply, quoted the message
of the president to congress of last
December: I'VE have remained faith
full to the precept of avoiding entan-
Cling alliances as to affairs not of our
direct concern. Had circumstances
suggested that the parties to the quar-
rel would have welcomed any ex-
preston of the hope of the American
people that war might be averted,
good Office would have been gladly
rendered"
On March 10 this government re-
ceived the request, also sent to the
European powers, in which the South
African republics urged interven-
ton. This government, SO far as is
known, was the only one which took
any action upon that request. Eng
land was then told that the president
would be glad to aid in any friendly
manner to bring about close of the
war. Lord Salisbury replied that the
Intervention of any power could not
be accepted.
The Hague conference, in article V,
ssys: The functions of the mediator
axe at an end when it is once declared,
either by one of the parties to the dis
pnte or by the mediator himself, that
the means of reconciliation proposed
By him and not accepted" This rem
dered further action by the United
States unadvisable.
Again the Hague conference has
this clause: Nothing contained in
this convention shall be so construed
to require the United States of Amer
lea to depart from its traditional policy
of not intruding upon. interfering
with, entangling itself with questions
of policy of international administra-
ton of any foreign states; nor shall any
thing contained in said convention be
construed to imply REIMBURSEMENT
by the United States of America of its
traditional attitude toward purely
American questions
Mr.. Hay adds. in his reply to the
delegates, ITO deviate from this would
be contrary to all our traditions and
would lead to consequences which
neither the president nor the people of
the United States should regard with
favor"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Berlin Strike Settled.

Berlin, May 23.-The street car strike
has been settled by the mediation of
the burgomaster. The men have ac-
cepted the offers of the directors to
give more frequent increases of wages
until the highest scale is reached.
Replying to an Interpolation in the
lower honse of the Prussian diet, the
minister of the interior, Freiherr Won
Reinbaben, said that in cases of wage
disputes the government left their set
Element to the parties concerned, but
the street car employees had entered
on dangerous course.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Best Customer for our Products.

Washington, May 22.-England buys
60 per cent of all the products which
the American farmer sends abroad,
says Consular Agent E. L. Harris.
England is our best customer for food
stuffs, and the British colonies present
the greatest field for our manufactured
products. Mr.. Harris provides table
for the fiscal year of 1s9s-99, showing
that of our principal products, Eng
land bought in round numbers, $73,-
100000 worth, or 70 per cent more
than all the rest of Europe combined.
Mr.. Harris states that Great Britain
has never shown the enmity toward
our home products of corn, wheat,
-four, beef and pork which has been
evident in other European nations,
and that the value of Englands mar
ket cannot be overestimated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Double headers Are Safe.

Austin, Tex, May 23.-The railroad
commission has issued it's formal order
refusing the application of railway en-
ployes to prohibit the operation of
double header trains on Texas rail-
roads. The order is pronounced VIC
tory for the railroad companies. 1t
says
Having received number of petit
tions from railroad conductors, engi-
neers and fremen requesting an inves-
tigation of risk of injuries to employees
engaged in the operation of trains
propelled by two or more locomotives,
the commission gave notice of hear
ing on that question, and, having heard
and considered the evidence in the case
and having read and considered the
written arguments of counsel in favor
of and against the prayer of the petit
TONERS, it is the unanimous opinion of
this commission that the evidence does
not show that the use of more than one
engine to propel train of cars causes
an unreasonable degree of hazard to
the employees on them.
owe also find from evidence that
there is no more and perhaps less dan
ger to such employees on trains pro-
PEELED by more than one locomotive
than on trains propelled by a single
locomotive"
The commission also comments upon
the economy OF the use of two engines
to train under existing grades and
the present heavy traffic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
FIRST CORN TRAIN FOR INDIA.
Twenty-one Cars start-Are Gany Deco
rated.

Twenty-one Cars start-Are Gany Deco
Topeka, May ga special train OF
twenty-one cars loaded with Kansas
corn and drawn by two locomotives
left Topeka over the Rock Island rail-
road, on Queen Victoria's birthday, for
New York City. It was part of the
1,0o0,O bushels of corn which the
people of this state lately undertook to
raise for the famine sufferers of India;
subjects of Victoria -s--
There were 81, 232 bushels of corn in
the twenty-one cars. The value of the
load, at forty cents a bushel, New
York quotation, was s,492.sO. The
number of pounds in the load was l.
1sO,992
On each. car was a banner bearing
this inscription: kansas corn-a
part of the 1000. 900 bushels sent by
Kansas to starving India" All the
cars, the two locomotives and the ca
boose were profusely decorated with
flags.
The train will be taken to New York
City by the railroad companies free of
charge. At Chicago the Rock Island
will deliver it to the Pennsylvania and
Lake Shore railroads. 1t will then be
divided, eleven cars going over one
line and ten over the other. The Rock
Island is the first road to offer the
committee free transportation for it's
collection of corn.
Ceremonies appropriate to the occa-
sion preceded the departure of the
train. Jackson's military band gave a
short program. Major T. j. Anderson
was master of ceremonies.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Plague Situation In Frisco.

San Francisco, May 23.-There is no
change in the plague situation. No
new cases have been discovered. The
chief interest centers about the atti-
tude of the Chinese and Japanese
towards the attempt of the board of
health to innoculate them against the
disease. Physicians are still ready to
administer the Haffkine treatment,
but few Orientals have been ready to
submit to it. 1t is stated that if the
local board of health is unable to han
die the Chinese the federal authorities
will take charge. The board of health
will meet and decide upon a course. of
action.
LATER.-The federal authorities at
Washington have instructed DR.. Kin
youn, a quarantine officer at this port,
to take charge of the measures to sup
press the disease.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Street Car Strike i'm Berlin.

Berlin, May 22.-Crowds in sympa-
thy with the tramway strikers stoned
the cars. The police interfered and
were themselves pelted. They replied
with blank cartridges and shots were
fred at them from the houses. Several
persons were hurt on each side.
The crowds fingered about, but by s
o'clock the cars were running.
Police who were off duty were or
dered on forthwith. Most of the peo-
pie side with the strikers, who demand
a ten-hour day, instead of a day of
fourteen hours, and a minimum month
ly wage of 80 marks (s21.6O), instead of
IS $50. 4O), together with yearly in
crease of 5 marks until $50 marks
1881. 20) shall be reached.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
JUSTICE MUST SURELY RESULT

General Wood Sends Substance of Grim
inal Charges.
Washington, May 25.-The war de-
partment received from General Wood
at Havana the substance of two Grim
inal charges to be preferred against
Nelly in connection with the Cuban
postal frauds.
These were forwarded at once to the
department. of justice. 1t was said
that the charges are merely specific
complaints of matters included in the
general charge against the prisoner,
but they are regarded as necessary for
the prosecution of the extradition
proceedings. The department of JUS
tice telegraphed the charges to District
Attorney Burnett at New York. 1t is
believed that the charges are two
counts specifying the illegal conversion
of public moneys to the use of Nelly.
In that case the charges might be
prosecuted in the United States and it
may be that it was the intention of the
government officers to provide against
a possible failure of the effort to secure
the extradition of Nelly to Cuba. 1t is
said here that the charge upon which
Nicely is now held in New York is of
the very slightest character, being
nothing more, according to report,
than an allegation that Nelly brought
Incorporated money into the Uni
ted States.
Hence there is necessity for immedi-
ately strengthening the case, not only
with a view of extradition, but also
because it is desired to make sure there
shall be no miscarriage of justice, by
providing the material for prosecution
in the United States as a last resort.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
wind Demonstration In Frankfort.

Frankfort, KY, May 23.-The an
nouncement of the supreme courts
decision at Washington in the govern
orship contest was received here with
the widest demonstrations on the part
of the Democrats. The fire bells were
ringing, cannons doomed and the city
was put in holiday attire in honor of
Governor Beckham. Contesting Gov
ernor Taylor is not disappointed in the
result He has directed that the mill
tia shall be surrenderea to the Beck
Fan administration
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
charitie. Delegates Visit Haskell.

Topeka, May 23.-About 225 of the
delegates to the National Charities
conference inspected the Haskell In
dian institute. The visit was made on
special invitation of Superintendent
d. B. PEARS, of the institute. A
special train took the delegates to
Lawrence, returning in time for the
night meeting of the conference AIDE
quate preparations had been made by
the officers of the institute for the en-
tertainment of the visitors, and the
visit was delightful.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Rnsh For Cape Nome.

Seattle, Wash, May 22.-Five hun
dred people left for Cape Nome on the
steamers Cleveland and Alliance, which
had every berth sold. The water front
was packed with departing argonauts
and their friends and not even the
rush to. the Klondike of two years ago
exceeded the jam of the last week.
The Senator, with 500 passengers, and
the Oregon with 600 followed the two
steamers first named. The Aberdeen,
Carrone and Lakme will depart early
in the week
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Gov. Taylor,s Pardon Held valid.

Barbourville, KY, May 24.-John L.
Powers was arrested for completely in
the Goebel assassination, instituted
habeas corpus proceedings.
Attorneys for Powers presented a
pardon from Governor Taylor to John
L. Powers. Judge Wyatt sustained
the motion to release Powers on the
ground of the pardon being valid.
Powers says he has no statement to
make lust vet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
just Like Her Father.


The wooing had progressed SPLEEN
didly. 1t had even progressed to a;
point where she had been won-that is,
ostensibly won. If she proved to be a.
truthful girl, she would in time be his
wife. If she were not truthful-well,
no man wants wife who is not truth
full. That's the way some men console
themselves when they fail to marry.
But she seemed to be truthful, and
as he drew her closer to him he whis-
pered:
and when we are married, dearest,
we will have the happiest home in az
the wide, wide world"
Yes, George" she replied.
There can never be a harsh word
in our home"
mo, George
"And when come home tired and
worn out with work at the Office and
the worries of business you'll be kind
to me?"
Yes, George"
II knew you would. You'll soothe
me and put me in better humor?'
"Y-e-e-s; but say, George!"
Eyes, dearest.
why shouldn't you do little Of
this yourself?"
why, darling
Eyes, that's all right. But to come
right down to business, as papa says
why shouldn't you also be kind to me
when things go wrong? 1 don't want
to do it all, you know. You're not
looking for a private nurse, are your"
why, Mabel?''
When the cook leaves Unexpectedly
to go to the bedside of her second cou-
sin, you might be just trifie consid-
crate, you know
How strangely you talk, pet"
well, they say I'm papa's girl, you
know, and 1 notice when any one tries
to make a bargain with him he gen.
orally gets some stipulation to his
own interest put in, just as a precau-
tion.''
George and Mabel have now been
married exactly five years and three
months, and at the moment of going
to press have never had single quar-
rel!-Tit-Bits.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
St. LouI. strIker. Eniofned.

st. Louis, May 22.-For one week at
least. the striking employees of the st.
Lonis Transit Company Will be face to
face with federal authority, which,
speaking through Judge Elmer B.
Adams, of the United States circuit
court, in the form of an injunction has
commanded them to abstain from in
terfering in any manner with the
running of mail cars on the various
street car lines of the city owned by
the Transit company. The strikers
have been more quiet since.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Supreme Court sustain. Beckham

Washington, May 23.-The United
States supreme court decided the Ken
lucky governorship case in favor of
Governor Beckham, dismissing the
writ of error from the Kentucky court
of appeals on the ground of want of
jurisdiction The opinion was deliver
ed by Chief Justice Fuller, and a
vigorous dissenting opinion was
delivered by Justice Harlan Justices
Brewer, Brown and McKenna also
dissented from portions Of the opin-
ion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Present No Credentials.

Washington, May 24.-The state de-
partment does not expect to have any
further communication with the Boer
delegates. If the Boer delegates had
any credentials they failed to present
them, or even to refer to them in the
course of their talks with the officials.
The only sign of the possession of
them of diplomatic powers was the
inscription on the cards presented by
them, indicating that each one of the
delegates had been sent out as a min
lister plenipotentiary by the Boer
republics.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Small War In Nebraska.

Beatrice. Neb., May ga state of
siege still exists at the state institution
for the feeble minded here. Superin-
tendent LANCE, who was removed by
Governor Poynter, but who refused to
vacate and secured in the district court
an order restraining the governors
new appointee. has stationed armed
guards inside and outside the building
and no one is allowed to enter or de-
part without his consent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31

The training of animals of different
species to act together upon the stage,
or in the ring, is an art especially
flourishing at present in Paris. Horses
and dogs are found to be the most
tractable when trained together. A
trainer at the celebrated Nouveau
Cirque has, after two years of effort,
brought out a horse and four dogs,
which, together with the trainer him
self, perform serpentine dance to the
sound of music. One dog dances be-
tween the horses fore legs, another
between its hind legs, and third rides
on it's back, while the horse itself
dances, and the fourth dog dances be-
tween the legs of the dancing trainer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Texas Declares Quarantine.

Austin, Tex, May ga telegram
was received confirming the reports
of the existence of the bubonic plague
at San Francisco. Immediately upon
receipt of the news DIR. Blunt declared
absolute quarantine against San Fran
cisco and stationed inspectors at FL
Paso. and Texarkana- No passengers
or goods of any kind will be admitted
into the state from San Francisco.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Secretary For Puerto Rico.

Washington, May Civilian H.
Hunt of Montana, has been selected to
be secretary of state for the island of
Puerto Rico. Mr.. Hunt was recently
appointed agent for the United States
government before the Chilean claims
commission, a position which he va
Gates to accept the last appointment.
He is son of the late Secretary Hunt
and lawyer of high standing in his
own state
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Prepared for EmergeneIes.

Mamma, didn't you say last week
you wanted the carving knife and the
chopper sharpened?" Mrs. Suburb
Indeed l did. Bless his little hearth
How thoughtful you are! They are
both so blunt as to be useless" We'll,
I'll take 'em round to the cutters for
you" How sweet of you to offer to
do such things for your mamma, my
little cherub. I'll wrap them up
mo, don't wrap them up. There's a
boy out there waiting to lick me; but
1 fancy when he sees me coming he'll
go home!"-Stray Stories.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
INFORMATION SECURED
BY the Preacher For Hasty Funeral
Sermon.

Sermon.
Man died in York county two weeks
ago-this is Register Justin Leavitt's
story and so it must be true-the man
died, as l have stated, and they do say
down in that community that he was
not just the most exemplary and moral
man that ever lived. And he didn't
get along very we'll with his relatives.
But of course the relatives had to see
that he was decently inferred. The
brother of the departed went to hunt
up minister. Told the elder what
was wanted and the parson said he
would be there at the hour appointed.
But this is short notice." said the
minister. 1.-The funeral is to be this
afternoon. l ought to have had time
to get up a sermon. / can give you
only a short discourse" That's all
right" said the brother. There amt
much you need to say. If we'd wanted
lots of eloquence split over that fell
low we'd probably sent up to New
York and got doctor of divinity. But
you needn't be afraid that you won't
fill the bill all right up to our house.
We don't want nothin' high priced"
The minister was little set back, but
he took pencil and sheet of paper and
said: IN have to have a few points to
build a sermon on. How did the de-
ceased die? Was he resigned? Had he
made his peace?" He died of delirium
tremens, said the brother gruff1y.
This was more of setback. But the
minister persevered. How did he
live? Did he The brother slam
med on his hat and started for the
door. "He lived jest as he died-like
- fool."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Germany's Paper Trust,

Berlin, May 22.-The recently organ
lied printing paper syndicate having
raised prices, the newspaper publishers
have decided in carrying out their
scheme to supply themselves, to con-
struct cooperative factories. Ger
nany's exports of printing paper have
fallen off % per cent since 1897, owing
chiefly to American competition in
England and Holland.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
THE HAGUE PEACE BUREAU.
Decides to Initiate Peace Machinery
Under Treaty of Hague

CnUer treaty OF hague
Berne, Switzerland, May 22.-The
committee of the International Peace
Bureau in session here has decided to
address the twenty-five powers who
are signatories of The Hague conven-
ton last appeal of their assistance to
secure peace between Great Britain
and the South African republics. The
appeal seeks to show that the clauses
providing for the settlement of inter
national disputes apply not only to
conflicts arising between the signatory
powers, but to all international differ
ences. Therefore, it is claimed, the
offer of mediation by the powers in the
present conflict comes within the cate
CORY of cases anticipated by the con-
ference and could not be regarded by
Great Britain as an unfriendly act
The committee further argues that
mediating power, as defined at The
Hague, ought not only to take steps to
conciliate the conflicting claims of the
disputing states, but ought to suggest
a means of Cancellation, which has not
yet been done in the present dispute.
The committee, therefore, begs the
powers who have gained the respect of
the world in signing The Hague con-
vention, to ask themselves whether the
hour has not come to consider an offer
of mediation on their part as merely
fullflment of the obligation to hui
manity, or. to use the expression en-
ployed at the Hague, 1.-The fulfllment
of the duty imposed upon them by
membership in the society of civilized
states
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
The Appropriation For St. Louis Fa,,

Washington, May 22.-The subcom-
mitttee of the committee on the st.
Louis exposition met and perfected the
bill in accordance with the instruction
of the full committee. The bill will
be printed and submitted to the COM
mittee, when final action will be
taken. AS it will be presented to the
full committee, the bill will carry
S5,oOO,Ooo and will give the govern
ment one-half of the proceeds, placing
the government on par with the peo-
pie of st. Louis and bondholders.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Art Is Long.

Artman-Crayon portraits are
abominable. I'd rather be done in
OIL
Speckman-Well, 1 wouldn't.
was done in oil once.
Artman-Ah! but perhaps the one
who did it was not a real artist.
Speckman-O! he was an artist in
his line, all right. He was a crafty
broker.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31

Caricatures in the University of Chi
cago's junior annual represent Presi-
dent Harper and John D. Rockefeller
playing football, with bag of gold
doing duty in place of the usual pig
skin. The caricatures are wrong, abb
solutely wrong and incorrect. In foot
ball both sides are supposed to get an
equal chance to kick the sphere, while
the game played between President
Harper and Mr.. Rockefeller has been
wholly one-sided, with the oil man
doing all the kicking out and the pres
ident making all the touch-downs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Am Unsuccessful Ambush.

Manila, May 22.-Five hundred in
surgents, half of whom were armed
with rifles, ambushed eighty scouts of
the Fortieth volunteer infantry in the
Hills near Aquasan, in the northern
part OF Mindanao. The Americans
routed the natives, killing ffty-one.
The American casualties were two
killed and three wounded.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31
Those Artful Men!

Mrs. Naggerton-I cannot under
stand what the attraction of public
dinner is to you men. You can enjoy
a good meal at home if you want to-
or if not there are plenty of restaur-
ants where you might go, but only the
young men seem to take advantage of
them.
Mr.. Naggerton (absentmindedly)-At
a public dinner, my dear, there are no
women, don't you see-(he never fin
ished).-Ally Sloper's.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-31

Sorrows may crush you if you let
them fall on you wrongly, but if you
bend little they fall on the earth
and pack the soil more firmly about
your roots, give you better hold on
earth and firmer lifting of being to-
ward the upper heavens. If branch
is Topped off perhaps it will help you
grow more symmetrical. Pruning and
thinning of fruit make the rest of the
yield larger and more luscious.