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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Papal Delegate at Manila.

Manila, Jan. 25.-Archbishop Chap
pelle papal delegate to the Philippines,
gave areception to the Catholic clergy
and laymen for the purpose of concilia-
ting the opposing factions
Many prominent Filipinos attended
with view of making demonstration
against the friars They hooted Arch
bishop Noselada and every friar who
appeared. General Otis, who attended
with his staff, was cheered.
Mgr Chappelle made speech, asking
for liberation and patience and pronnis-
ing satisfactory settlement of the
questions in dispute. He rebuked the
newspapers for meddling with matters
which he said they did not understand.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
What Would Jesus Do?

Topeka, Jan. 24.-The Daily Capital
of this city rendered to Rev. c. NJ. Shell
don, the author of ''In his steps, the
entire editorial and business manage
ment of that paper for one week-six
days issue. Mr.. Sheldon has accepted
the proffer and fixed March 10, 1900 for
opening of the experimental week.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Sheldon talked at the Christian En-
deavor convention last July about
raising a million dollars for the estab-
lishment of a Christian Daily paper.
His talk then and his more recent
expressions concerning the feasibility
of such scheme, have claimed atten-
ton all over the world There is-no
doubt that his experiment will have as
wide an interest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Excursion to Old Mexico.

Kansas City, Jan. 27.-On February
%, the Santa Fe will start an excursion
into old Mexico from Chicago, arriving
in this city on the afternoon of March
1. 1t will be special of vestibuled
Pullman sleepers with observation and
dining cars attached. No stops will
be made except to receive passengers,
until the southern part of Texas is
reached, where stops of two or three
hours will be made to view the princi-
pal cities.
All the principal cities in old Mexico
will be visited, returning the western
route by way of Pueblo and Colorado
Springs reaching, Chicago April 1:
The entire necessary expenses of the
trip will be borne by the Santa Fe and
everything possible done by those in
charge to make it a solid month of
pleasure and sight seeing. 1t will be a
jolly crowd and splendid time is as
su,ed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
WHERE HAS AGU|NALDO GONE
The Insurgena Chief Not Named in
Any Late News.
GEN. SCHWAN DOING WELL.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Gcneral Otis
cabled report indicates that General
Schwan is conducting the campaign in
the south of Luzon with the greatest
energy. He has located southeast OF
Laguna de Bay, in what is probably
the last considerable force of insur-
gents remaining in one command, and
his report shows that with small loss
TO himself and heavy loss to the enemy
ne has managed to completely dissi-
pate this force, probably beyond the
poS sibility of reconstruction. General
Dts cablegram is as follows:
A part of General Schwan's column,
consisting of six companies with some
artillery, drove force of 500 insurgents
from their intrenchments at San Diego
near San Pablo. The enemy officially
reported that they lost sixty-seven
killed and many wounded. Our casual
ties were one killed and ii wounded, the
injuries in most instances being slight.
Another battalion, while executing a
flank movement, came upon hundred
other rebels in an intrenched position
and routed them killing fifteen. The
Americans had two wounded.
General Schwan moved against Ma
jayjay, Laguna province. He found its
position almost impregnable, but, by
lowering men down the steep river
banks by ropes, hanked the enemy and
drove them out. A part of his COM
mand proceeded to Santa Cruz, killing
six insurgents.
General Wheeler and his daughter
eft on Wednesday on the transport
Warren, for San Francisco via Hong
Kong and Guam.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Butler at a Stand Still.

London, Jan. 25.-General Butler
cables this: warren holds the posi-
ton he gained two days ago. In front
of him, at 14OO yards, is the enemy's
position, west of Spion Kop. 1t is on
higher ground than Warren's position,
so that it is impossible to see in it
properly. 1t can be approached only
over bare slopes and the ridges held
by Warren are so steep that guns can
not be placed on them. But we are
Smelling the enemy's position with
howitzers and field artillery, placed on
lower ground, behind infantry. The
enemy is replying with Creusot and
other artillery. In this duel the ad-
vantage rests with us, as we appear to
be searching his trenches, and his
artillery fire is not causing us much
loss"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
A Pack Train Captured.

Manila. Jan. 23.-Pack train twenty
ponies transporting rations between
Santo Tomas and San Pablo, Laguna
province, escorted by fifty men under
Lieutenant Ralston Thirteenth Infan-
try was ambushed; two men killed, five
wounded, nine missing; pack train lost;
lieutenant and thirty-four men re-
turned to Santo Tomas with killed and
wounded, affair being investigated.
Doret Forty-ffth infantry found in
surgents in Batangas mountains pre-
pared in ambush to meet him; he killed
eight, wounded three, captured seven-
teen, one Spaniard, six rifles; his cas-
ualties two men slightly wounded.
OTIS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
An American Scout Talks.

London, Jan. 27.-The American
scout, F. R. Burnham, now on his way
back to South Africa, expressed con-
siderable satisfaction at the news of
the capture of Spion Kop. He said to
representative of the Associated
Press: ''It is evident that the Boer
position is being shaken and do not
think it will be long business now to
drive the Beers out of Drakensburg.
We shall then reach rolling, open
country, where there is chance to
display tactics and undertake fanking
movements and cavalry operations.
But the Beers are sure to make most
determined stand around Pretoria. 1t
will not take long to reach the Boer
capital, but the siege of Pretoria will
be long and difficult
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
DON'T KICK.
This Is an Awful Climate. But The
Are Others Much Worse.

This Is an Awful Climate, But There
Are Others Much Worse.
If you are not satisfied with this
snappy weather just pocket your
clothes and go to some neighboring
planet. You can choose from the fol-
lowing kinds of weather: You will be
scorched on Mercury by burning sun
seven times hotter than the tropics.
You will not freeze on Neptune, with
900 times our winters cold. You will
be shriveled with everlasting drought
on the moon, and drenched, perhaps,
with storms something like our own
on Mars. You would find on Jupiter
scorching soil and terrific storms Of
scalding rama rain perhaps of liquid
metals instead of water. Nowhere
would you find green hills. If you
wanted holly you would have to put up
with red leaves! On Jupiter the shrink
ing that makes mountains and valleys
has hardly commenced, and you would
find vast hot level plains and scalding
lakes and seas. On Mars, if you weigh
on earth 14O pounds, you would weigh
only 20, and could skip lightly and
merrily on its surface; on Jupiter your
weight would have increased to $50
pounds, and on the sun your legs
would be crushed under your own
weight of two tons.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Six Americans Shot.

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. 29.-The mail
from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, brings
the news that a report is current there
that six Americans, David Cusicl1, John
Eldridge, George Lunt, Charles Burns,
Lon Webster and Henry Williams were
shot during last week, near the foot of
the Bacatete mountains, east of Quay
mas, by order of General Torres, who
is in command of the Mexican troops
now operating against the Yaqui In
dams in the Bacatete range. 1t is fur
Their reported that the matter was
brought to the attention of the Ameri-
can consul at Guaymas, but that the
latter declined to act. 1t is said that
the Mexican troops found the Ameri-
cans in friendly intercourse with the
Yaquis whom the troops have surround
ed in the range. Some of the Ameri-
cans are known here and are prospect
ors. Americans at Guaymas warn all
Americans to keep away from the va
qui country
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Would Head off a Scheme.

Washington, Jan. PA movement
is on foot to have congress pass law
admitting parcels of merchandise to
the mail at very low rate of postage.
Among the arguments used is the fact
that in Great Britain the postage on
parcels is six cents for the first pc ind
and two cents for each additional
pound up to eleven pounds, which is
the limit, thus making the cost of send
ing an eleven pound package thirty
six cents. The postal service of the
United States has a deficit now of
100000 a year for operating ex-
penses, and that deficit would be two
or three times larger if such a law was
enacted, and the people would pay the
shortage. 1t is a scheme of the big
department stores of the larger cities
to ruin the trade of the country mer-
chants
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01

The recent decision of the Supreme
court of Massachusetts in the case OF
the Attorney General VS.. Henry Bige-
low Williams holds that the law limit
ing the height of buildings around
Copley Square, Boston, to ninety feet
is constitutional. The court said: eve
hold that the statute gives rights in
the nature of an easement over lands
facing Copley Square, which easement
is annexed to the square for the benefit
of the public, for whose use and enjoy
ment Copley Square was laid out; and
that these rights are similar in their
nature to rights in highways, in great
ponds, and in navigable waters of the
commonwealth" The broad view
which the court took is indi-
Gated by the following expression,
appearing in the opinion: The
grounds of Copley Square "are to be
enjoyed by the people who use them;
they are expected to minister not only
to the grosser senses, but also to the
love of the beautiful in nature, in the
varied forms which the change in sea-
son brings"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
IN AGU|NALDO'S OWN HANDS
A Civil Commission to Go to the
Philippines Soon.
PLAN PERFECTLY FEASIBLE.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The PROPOSE
ton of Senior Mabini. Aguinaldo's agent
for making the desires of Filipinos
known to civil representatives of this
government is perfectly feasible. 1t is
all in Aguinaldo's own hands He
knows perfectly well the terms of
peace, which mean surrender, acknowl-
edgement of American sovereignty
and the fullest measure of self-govern-
ment, which will be framed after fully
ascertaining the desires and capabilities
of the Filipinos.
This was the statement made by
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith after reading Senior Mabini's
message.
Colonel DENLY, of the Philippine COM
mission, said that Senior Mabini was
one of the most able Filipinos, and he
regarded the fact that he had written
the communication as a favorable in
dication.
Other administration officials read in
friendly spirit the message fIom Sen
or Mabini. In effect they say that
Senior Mabini is requesting just what
the administration has contemplated
doing for the Filipinos. AS to the sug-
gestion for a civil commission, cab
met officer said the president contem-
plated sending such commission to
the Philippines at an early date. In
his message to congress he mentioned
that it would soon be desirable to send
the present commission or part of it
back to Manila, and this idea is now
under consideration.
Concerning the visit of a Filipino
commission to this country, the same
cabinet officer said it would be the pol
icy of the administration and congress
to give full hearing to leading Fill
pinos, and that congress at the proper
time would doubtless welcome repre-
sentative body of men from the islands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Irving to Raise the Quarantine.

Topeka, Jan. 23.-Chief Surgeon ].
P. Raster, has visited Oklahoma to
make an effort to raise the quarantine
declared by the Kansas board of health
against Oklahoma. He has arranged
to take the members Of the territorial
board of health on a special train to
points along the Santa Fe to secure 81
correct statement of the situation at
each point, then lay his evidence be-
fore the Kansas board. DR.. Raster
hopes to have the quarantine raised at
once and thereby prevent a serious
blow to commerce between Oklahoma
and Kansas. Strict quarantine has
been declared and the news created in
tense excitement.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Refused a Room.

Topeka, Jan. 24.-The executive
council refused to let. Topeka women
use room in the state house for res
taurant purposes during the A. o. U
w. grand lodge meeting. The grand
lodge will meet in representative hal
the latter part of February. The wo
men of the Degree of Honor here saw
an opportunity to make some money
by running restaurant. The council
turned down their request on the
ground that the state did not care tc
interfere with the business of Local
hotels and restaurants.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
THE Lyle BIRD.
How He Can Initiate the
Feathered songsters.



Feathered songstsrs.
The ground is hidden beneath q
mass Of jungle grass, sword grass and
fern, all bowed under weight of mois-
ture, and this forest is dreary, damp
and cold, says the National Review It
Is hilly country and you hear the notes
Of the different birds echoing and de-
ceiving you. They are all high, piping
sounds, rave now and then when a
shud-thud like a thunderbolt seems to
strike the earth. 1t is frightened wal,
aroo or wallaby, who is leaping, paus-s
ing to listen, and leaping on again
over the green coating of the earth.
Now you have Tyre bird before you.
Doubtless he is not more than twenty
Yards ahead, for the sound seems to
Else under cover of your gun, which,
With very nervous hands, you are hold
ing before you. But that bird is a sas-
cally ventriloquist, knowing how to-
pitch his voice and send it in any
direction. Never mind-he is singing.
move on toward him. Take heed Of
your surroundings and to the weight
of your football. Should you fall foul
of some rambling vine or put down
your foot too quickly, the Tyre bird
will gather up his music and his tail
and you will hear him no more. You
must stand still as death, and wait,
if needs be, half an hour for his second
performance. When he is well on with
it you may go on, too, for his own ex-
citement and the sound of his own
voice will kill out all other sounds,
and he will not hear you stealing on
him. He is disporting himself on
mound of vegetable mold five or six
feet in diameter, which he has earthed
up. Around him are long grasses and
ferns, through which he has made
holes into which he can dart at will
to elude his enemies. Above is one
clear branch on to which he will leap
when instinct tells him he is safe from
harm. Here he will perch and plume
himself previous to winging his fight.
to some other play'or feeding ground.
By avoiding every obstacle and paus-
ing breathlessly whenever the bush
singer lowers his note you have man.
aged to steal almost upon him Therei
see his beautiful tail, bowling peacock
like over that mass of nodding grass as
its owner courtesies to the ground and
chatters and calls and shrieks as if
he were addressing multitude on the
ground before him. He is only imitat-
ing a tribe of black cockatoos (you
would swear there were at least forty
voices in chorus). Now he is rivaling
half a dozen bellbirds, and the next
instant there is a long-drawn smack
ing sound which you may put down as
the music of a falling branch or the
call of the 'whip-cracker" "a tree
climber.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
OTIS.
Regarded as UnfriendIy.

London, Jan. 23.-The Daily Chroni-
icle says editorially: According to adj
vices, we have received from Washing
ton, a canvas of the senate and the
house of representatives has placed it
beyond dispute that congress will not
only pass the Nicaragua canal bill, but
will pass it in a form directly at vari-
ance with the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
''This is statement of decidedly
serious Importance, and we hesitate to
believe that the United States govern
ment will commit itself to a course
which this country would have to re-
gard as unfriendly."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
roo SLOW FOR RED MEN.
Cannot Get Possession of Their
AIIotments.
CURTIS EXPLAINS THE LAW.

Washington. Jan. 25.-Chief Porter
of the Creeks, and Chief Burlington, OF
the Cherokees, were callers at the In
dian office to confer with Commissioner
Jones about the conditions which are
preventing the Indians from settling
upon their allotments. They informed
the commissioner that unless some &C.
ton was taken to give the Indians
possession of their lands the object of
the Curtis law and the work of the
The leaseholders in the territory are
refusing to give the Indians possession
and the Indians are ignorant of the
means provided them in the Curtis act
for the enforcement of their rights.
Speaking upon the conditions COM
planned of in the territory, Congress
man Curtis, the author of the law fol-
the protection of the people of the ter
ritory, said:
''The law provides that where a
leaseholder claims tn e value of his i'm
provements are greater than reason
able rental for the period of his oc-
cupancy of the land, the Indian may
begin action in the United States court
to determine the validity of such
claim.
The law further provides that no
man shall have in his possession nine
months after the passage of the act
more than 100 acres, unless under new
leases, and if any person be found
holding lands in excess of 160 acres it
shall be the duty of the United States
district attorney to prosecute him
criminally. If it be- true, therefore,
that some mel in the territory are
still retaining vast holdings under old
leases, they should be prosecuted under
the law. The commissioner of Indian
affairs should call to attention the pro
visions of the law providing for such
prosecutions and if the United States
district attorney, after such notice,
does not see fit to proceed, then COM
plant against him should be made to
the attorney general and his removal
urged"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
THE KANSAS MIDLAND.
An Agreement Made to Extend, 1t to
Denison.

Denison.
Wichita, Jan. 26.-Judge R. R. Yer
million has received word from A. L.
Wolff, of st. Louis, receiver for the
Kansas Midland railroad, that the di-
rectory of the. road had taken formal
and definite action to extend the line
from Wichita to Dennison, Texas, a
distance of nearly $50 miles, The mat
ter was settled at a meeting in New
York City on Monday. Mr.. Wolff spent
the greater part of last summer in Eu-
rope trying to induce the bondholders
to finance scheme to extend the road
south and finally succeeded in getting
them to agree to the plan upon recon-
mendation of their official repres enta-
tives in New York City. The principal
bondholders of the Midland are Holland
capitalists and their consent to extend
the line places several millions of dol.
lars back of the project The Kansas
Midland is at present under lease by
the Frisco. 1t extends from Ellsworth
on the Union Pacific, to Wichita, dis
tance of 1O2 miles.
Nothing definite as to the exact route
has been determined and will not be
for about thirty days. 1t is impossible
to tell at this time just what Oklahoma
towns the road will touch.
This plan is entirely independent OF
the project to build the Wichita and
Southern, backed by local men, and
will tap different territory.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Homn Ports are Omen.

Washington, Jan. 26.-General Otis
reported to the war department that
the western coast of the island of Panay
is now open for trade, and that the
coast of Laguna de Bay and the neigh
boring sections of the country will also
be opened to unrestricted traffic by the
end of the week. He also reports sew
erai minor engagements with the Fill
pinos in which the American arms met
with the usual success. The enemy
lost heavily and large amount Of arms
and ammunition was captured.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
GENERATION OF DOLLS.
Played With Only Once Year ii

Played With Only Once a Year in
Japan.
The most important festival of the
year in the calendar of the Japanese
small girl is known as the dolls
feast" says the Boston Herald. It
may be a surprise to young Americans
to know that Japanese children may
not play with all their toys at all
times. Indeed, in the old families there
are families of dolls, hereditary pos
sessions which are kept in the fire.
proof Enclosure known as the go-down,
at the rear of the Japanese dwelling.
In the go-down are stored the family
treasures, anything too valuable to
risk the chances of fire. Family dolls
form part of the collection. Dollies that
once belonged to mother, aunt, grand
mother or even great-grandmothe
are unpacked from the go-down year
after year on the dolls festival, to be
ready for the girls feast 1t is easy to
understand why dolls last from gem
Grafton to generation in Japan. If
they are only played with once a year
the danger of breakage is 'lessened to
the minimum. These dolls are an OBJ
ject lesson in costume, and are dressed
with strict regard to historical accu-
racy. The emperor and empress, prime
minister, cabinet officer, dancers, SOL
diers daimio Cor noble), servants, plain
citizens and even foreigners are care
fully dressed in appropriate costume
The daimo doll is stiffly dressed. It's
black hair is arranged under conical
cap tied under it's chin. Rich brocades
stiff with silver and gold thread form
part of the splendid costume. Great
pains are expended in making the
dolls festival a success.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Summary of Kansas weather.

Lawrence, Kas., Jan. 23.-Chancellor
Snow of Kansas University makes this
summary of the weather that prevailed
in Kansas during 1899: ''The year 1899
had the coolest February, the calmest
July and the warmest October and No
vember III the past thirty years. 1t
had the coolest day, the coolest week,
and, with one exception, lowest tenn
perature recorded during that period.
The range of temperature for the year
121 degrees, has been exceeded only
three times. There were less than the
average number of zero days, fogs and
thunderstorms. January, May, August,
October and November were warmer
than usual, while the remaining months
were cooler than usual.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Roth Side Rod. snanned.

Ellis Kas., Jan. 22.-East-boundp pas
senger No. was running at full speed
when, without moments warning,
both side rods of the engine snapped.
The broken ends, revolving with ter
rife force, knocked off both sides of the
Engineer Lynch came up behind, hit
ting him in the back of the head, crush.
ing the skull and killing him instantly.
After the train had been stopped they
found him about 100 yards from the
track.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-02-01
Dynamite at LeadviIle.

Leadville, Col, Jan. 27.-The third
dynamite explosion within the city linn
it's, wrecked the handsome residence
of A. v. Hunter, the millionaire mine
owner and the home of J. G. Ritchey,
adjoining. The first dynamite explo-
sion occurred at the Carbonate theater,
wrecking the rear of the building. No
one has as yet been injured in the ex-
plosions- The police are at a loss to
ascribe motive for these outrages.
Several suspicious characters have been
arrested