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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Contracts Let by the State.

Topeka, April 1.-THE state board
of charities has awarded contracts for
the construction of additions to four OF
the charitable institutions. The con-
tracts aggregate S94, 646. They are al
follows: A new brick cottage at the
industrial school for girls, at Beloit,
for $15, 900; brick and stone admins
tration building at the Topeka insane
asylum, fifty by seventy feet, four
stories high, for sd, 200; brick indus
trial building at the reform school,
Topeka, for $4,000; a brick and stone
custodian building, eighty-two by
eighty-seven feet, four stories high, at
the Winfield irnbecile asylum, for $32,
446. All of the buildings will be
erected this summer
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
PUERTO RICO BILL PASSED.
Nearly Free Trade With Our New
Gate to the Gulf.
SCHEME OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT

Washington, April 15.-The long and
bitter struggle over the Puerto Rico
tariff bill ended when the house, by a
vote of 161 to 1853, concurred in all the
senate amendments. The bill now re-
quires only the signature of the speaker
of the house and the president of the
senate before going to the president
for his approval. AS the bill originally
passed the house it was simply bill,
imposing Is per cent of the Dingley
rates on goods going into Puerto Rico
from the United States and coming
from Puerto Rico into the United
States. As amended by the senate and
agreed to by the house, all restrictions
on goods coming into the United States
from Puerto Rico are eliminated and
certain foodstuffs and other articles
which heretofore have gone into Puerto
Rico free by executive order are exclud-
ed from the operation of the Is per
cent duty imposed on goods entering
the island from the United States A
complete scheme of civil government
for the island is also attached to the
measure. Upon the final vote, nine
Republicans voted against the bill
Messrs. Heatwole of Minnesota, Crum-
packer of Indiana, Lane of Iowa, Little
fed of Maine, Mccall of Massachusetts,,
81. c. Smith of Michigan, Warner of
Illinois, Fletcher of Maine and Lorimer
of Illinois. Two Democrats, Messrs.
Davey and Myer of Louisiana, were
pared with Democrats i9 favor OF the
bill, and one Democrat, Mr.. subley Of
Pennsylvania, voted for it outright.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
CONDITIONS MORE ExlGENT.
Four New Battle Ships With no ohicers
to Sail Them.


Washington, April 13.-The secretary
of the navy has written letter 10 the
senate committee on naval affairs urg-
ing such change in the laws relating
to appointment to the naval academy
as will fill the vacancies in the line of
navy and also calling attention to the
necessity for Immediately enacting such
legislation as will substantially in
crease the authorized quota. The sec
rotary says that the department finds
that it is absolutely unable to commits
sion another warship without redu
cling in some other particular our al
ready meagre coast defense"
Congress has from time to time,
the secretary says in another connec-
ton, authorized the construction of
powerful vessels for our naval defense,
and at the present time four of these
are about ready for active service: The
Kearsarge, the Kentucky, the Alabama,
and the Wisconsin. In order that the
serious errors may be avoided, and in
order that they may not deteriorate
that part of their value may be lost to
the country, they should be put into
full commission with an adequate num-
Der of officers and men. Indeed, in
these vessels we have gained nothing
for the naval defense of the country
unless we have the means to man and
fight them"
He adds that the Kearsarge is at
present very greatly under-officered.
having only twenty-three officers,
whereas the British warship Majestic
has seventy. In conclusion the secre-
tary warns the committee and congress
that conditions are growing steadily
more eXigent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Malta Made of Rubber.

A German novelty consists of india
rubber nails for use in places where
ordinary nails are liable to corrosion.
1t is said that they may be driven into
soft woods in sizes up to one inch long,
without boring hole for their re-
ception. In larger sizes it is necessary
to bore holes to start them. and for
the largest size holes for their entire
length. They are said to be very use
full in chemical factories, Lighthouses,
Ereweries, etc, and they are also used
in building accumulation cells and
other electrical apparatus. 1t is said
that they clinch fairly well. They may
lie used about explosives, where a
spark from a nail head when struck
by a hammer might prove fatal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Farm Products From Germany.

Berlin, April 13.-Whilc the German
agrarians endeavor to legislate for the
total exclusion of American meats and
other agricultural products, it is seen
from the official figures that the agra
rians have sent a number of millions in
sugar to the United States, and even
$3.50, 900 in German canned meats and
vegetables, which is new line of ex-
port to that country.
Altogether Northern Germany sent
last quarter 81, 36O.777 worth of agri-
cultural produce including hides, seeds,
horse hair, bristles, wood and glue.
The Boerson Zeitung, after setting
forth these details, concludes with a
strong plea in favor of preserving such
an excellent customer, both for agri-
culture and industry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Goes to the supreme Court.

Frankfort, KY, April 1O.-Chief JUS
tice Hazelrigg, of the court of appeals,
has granted writ of error from the
decision of the court of appeals, to the
supreme court of the United States in
the contests over the offices of governor
Bradley and other attorneys for Tay-
lor will go to Washington this week to
present the writ and ask that the case
be placed on the docket of the supreme
court. This case is being watched
with interest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Japan,s Advanced Ideas.

San Francisco, April 1O.-The Japan
csc Diet has just passed law, prohib-
iting smoking by minors in any part
of the empire. The regulations pro-
vide for the confscation of tobacco and
smoking utensils. Any parent or
guardian of minor who permits him
to smoke, must pay a fine of 81. Any
person selling tobacco or smoking i'm
plements to minor, knowing such
a fine of $40. These regulations went
into effect April /.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
General Miles a RECEPTIVE.

New York, April 1O.-The World
says: General Nelson A. Miles is will
ing to be the Democratic nominee for
president. He has SO stated to his
friends, and visited William c. Whit
ney to talk with him about the posi-
bility of his being nominated. Mr..
Whitney did not commit himself to
the support of the general. He merely
took the matter under advisement and
said he would consult with his friends.
He will likely express his views on the
subject soon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19

Dublin, April 1O.-The children's
demonstration which closed Queen S
week in Ireland. was probably one OF
the most gladstone days either the
queen or Dublin has known in years.
Certain it is that the queen is making
fresh conquests daily, and her majes-
tvs many acts of self-sacrifce have
completely won the hearts of the peo-
pie of Ireland. The fact that so, 900
children arrived and departed from
Dublin without serious accident so far
as known is not the least remarkable
feature of the day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Sale of the Midland.

st. Louis, April 11.-President D. b.
Robinson of the st. Louis and San
Francisco, received word from New
York that the directors had completed
the deal by which the Frisco company
acquires the Kansas Midland line, ex-
tending from Ellsworth to Wichita.
The Frisco for two years past has been
operating this line. 1t forms val
liable connection for the Frisco with
the Union Pacific at Ellsworth, afford
ing an outlet to Denver and the
west.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Supreme Court Defends Federal omcers


Washington, April 12.-The supreme
court decided the case of John T. Baskc
VS.. Comingore, as collector of internal
revenue in Kentucky. Mr.. Comingore
declined under instructions from the
secretary of the treasury to exhibit
records of his office in support of a
prosecution by the state authorities for
taxes against persons holding whisky
in bond. He was proceeded against
for contempt of the state courts and
ordered to imprisonment. He then
made application to the federal court
for writ of habeus corpus which was
granted. The opinion affirmed this
decree. The opinion was delivered by
Justice Harlan who said that ordinari-
ly the United States courts cannot in
terfere with the state courts in case
until the proceedings is concluded.
But this case presented, he said, an
emergency inasmuch as it might inter-
fere with federal officer in the dis
charge of his duties. 1t was therefore
an exception and this rule did not ap.
ply.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Pottawatomies Want to Go to wisco

Pottawatomies Want to Go to Wisconsin,
Washington, April lathe Potta-
watomie Indians want to dispose of
their lands in Kansas and resume their
tribal relations in Wisconsin, where
they propose to take up lands. The de-
partment holds that this is in violation
of the established policy of the Indian
bureau and the subject will be aban-
doned. Mr. Curtis will probably re-
port bill to enable the Indians to de
vote portion of their trust funds to
the purchase of lands in Wisconsin. In
this way they will still hold their lands
in Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Forest Fire In Kansas.

Atchison, Kan. April 1O.-A forest
fire, which came near resulting disas-
trously, started on the farm of Louis
Turner, south of Atchison. It swept
over several adjacent farms, and the
owners had to fight the flames desper
ately all day to prevent the destruction
of much valuable property. Twenty
five shocks of corn on the farm of Louis
Turner and young orchard on the
farm of John Harrison We're destroyed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Ohio Miners Settle Differences.

Columbus, O., April lot is an
nounced that an agreement has been
reached between the miners and opera
tors of the Bellaire district at the new
Philadelphia conferences and all diff
ferences settled. The indianapolis
scale was signed and new scale made
granting an increase of 90 per cent to
outside day laborers. About 5000 men
ere affected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Calling China to Taw.

London, April 1o.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai announces that the
American, British, German and French
ministers have sent joint note to the
Chinese foreign Office demanding the
total suppression of the society of BOX
ers" within two months and announcing
that otherwise the powers mentioned
will land troops and march into the
Interior, northern provinces, Shan
Tung and Chi Ii, in order to secure
the safety Of foreigners.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19

warrant prompt attention. 1t is what
it may result in that makes a cough
dangerous. For all slight or stub
born coughs, for grippe, lung fever,
bronchitis, asthma and other throat
and lung affections you can find no
other remedy so agreeable and harm
less, or so promptly effective, as Nor
ley's Honey Pectoral. Price, % cents.
Sold by agent in every town.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
amendments of Aforementioned Biu,

Washington, April 12.-The house
devoted day to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, passing it subsuan-
TALLY as reported. A discussion arose
over the amendments offered by Mr..
Corliss, of Michigan, restricting the
distribution of free seeds and free
vaccine. He maintained that the gov
eminent distributions invaded the
field of private enterprise. His amend
ments failed, after extended debate.
An amendment was adopted increasing
the supply of farmers bulletins"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Philippine Commission Party.

San Francisco. April 13.-Judge
William II. Taft, president of the Phil
ippine commission, accompanied by his
family, has arrived from Cincinnati.
The commission is scheduled to leave
here on the transport Hancock next
Monday. The party will number in
all forty-fve persons, including clerks
and other attaches of the commission,
and the families of those who compose
the latter body.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Six Tramps Rounded Up.

Hebron, N. D., April 14.-After a
lively fight in which numerous shots
were fred, six tramps who held up
freight train near here were arrested
and lodged in! Jail They shot at the
conductor and terrorized the train
crew, but were rounded up by
posse of citizens with rifles
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Te1enhone sv,tems Cost MONEY.

Topeka, April 12.-The s1,25O, 900
mortgage on the Missouri and Kansas
Telephone Company's property, made
to the Old Colony Trust Company, of
Boston, has been fled here. The tele-
phone company owns property in
fo-ty-fve Missouri and thirty Kansas
counties
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Stomach
Troubles
I'm Spring

Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING, bad taste
in the mouth, dull headache, sleepless-
ness, poor appetite.
No matter how careful you are about
eating, everything you take into your
stomach turns sour, causes distress,
pains and unpleasant gases.
Don't you understand what these
symptoms : signals of distress mean
They are the cries of the stomach for
help 1t is being overworked. 1t needs
the peculiar tonic qualities and diges-
tive strength to be found only in
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
"mother Hubbardv Done in Greek.

England is repaying the debt 1t
owes to the literature of Greece with
nursery rhymes. A Greek lady who
has lived in England and has lately
established an infant school in the
neighborhood of Athens. has translat-
ed such classics as Jack and Jill''
and "Old Mother Hubbard" into her
own language, and set them to music.
They are immensely popular with tbs
Hellenic infants.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
FREE HOMES BILL TO PASS.
Has Passed the House and Will Pass the
Senate.

Has Passed the House and Will Pass the
Senate.
Washington, April 12.-The free
homes amendment to the Indian ap-
preparation bill was ruled out on
a point of order of the chair, holding
that it was general legislation and
could not be added to an appropriation
bill: however. it elected comment upon
it's prospects that virtually assures its
certain passage in the sshate when It
reaches that body. 1t not only was
accepted as a measure possible of
passage but one that would pass as a
matter of course by the highest au-
thority on matters of this character in
that body.
1.-The free homes bill is sure to pass,
said Senator John NJ. Thurston, of
Nebraska, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on Indian affairs, when Petit
CREWS free homes amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill came up.
cit has passed the house twice, and
with the present house it has greater
strength than it ever had before. Be
sides, knowing the feeling and senti-
ment of this body as / do, l am certain
that it will pass the senate with prac-
tically no opposition"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
No Change in Army Canteen.

Washington, April 14--Relative to a
statement, ascribed to Bishop Hurst,
to the effect that the president has
made a substantial change in the army
canteen, it is learned at the war de-
partment that no change whatever has
been made in that institution and ac-
ID
cording to Secretary Root no change is
contemplated in existing methods
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
A HINT FOR SPRING.
When Housekeepers Are Frightening the
Interiors of Their Homes

Interiors of Their Homes.
Now that the backbone of this re-
markable winter is broken, housekeep-
ers are remarking the dingy look of
the home interior. The question of
new wall coverings is up. Paper is
dear and short lived; kalsomines are
dirty and scaly; paint is costly. The
use of such cement as Alabastine,
for instance, will solve the problem.
This admirable wall coating is clean,
pure and wholesome. 1t can be put
on with no trouble by anyone; there
is choice of many beautiful tints; and
it is long lasting.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Queer Fasting Case.

A fasting case is puzzling the doc
tors at Client A young girl fell i'll at
the beginning of November with a
kind of dyspepsia, and since that time
has not taken any nourishment what
ever. Although exceedingly weak she
retains all her faculties.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
HOODS
SaE.Sapaz,

The best stomach and blood remedies
known to the medical profession are
combined in the medicine. and thousands
of grateful letters telling its cures prove
it to be the greatest medicine for all
stomach troubles ever yet discovered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
The R,oodiest Battle.

The ''bloodiest battle of the cen
tury' was that of Borodino, Russian
village. where Napoleon fought the
Russians on Sept. z, 1872. Nearly s0.-
600 men were placed hors du combat.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19

Ar6 you UKIuY AIIeu'B FOOI-fSSNe!
1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19

If a man has no temptations it's easy
to remain honest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19

Send for "Choice Recipes"
by Walter Baker & Co. Ltd, Dorchester, Mass,
mailed free. Mention this paper.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19

Don't cry over split milk; hustle
around and get some more milk tickets.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ease.

The average woman wouldn't feel
unless her shoes hurt her.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19

Great enterprises often result from
small beginnings.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-19
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into which could be inserted. when re-
quired. smaller pipe of the required
height. to which the ropes could be at
tached. He stated that the expense OF
his committee would approach nearer to
SIG, 600 than IS. 600 as in 1897.
The following meetings of committees
for the week were announced: Parks and
Reviewing Stands. Wednesday. Ais p. m
Transportation. Thursday 730 p. m.
Carriages. Friday, 4:30 p. m; Finance.
Friday, 4:3O p. M. Fireworks. Friday,
7:30 p m.
All of the committees will meet in the
rooms of the inaugural Committee, in
the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany's building. Mr.. Edison announced
the tender Of rooms in the Metzc?ott
Building. where the larger committees
might hold their meetings. The commit
tee then adjourned
Additional subscriptions to the guar
antee fund announced by c. J. Bell yes
terday are:
Previously acknowledged, 81 ,5S5; La
denburg. Thalman & Co., $1,000; T. r. Mar
shall $500; William C. Dix. $500; Hotel
Gordon, 500; Fl. l.. Biscoe, 500; Theodore
W Noyes. s100; Walter H. NARROW. $l0O;
A. B. Browne $100: Alexander BrittOn,
slO0; John u. Weaver, $50; Cropley & Bot
eler $50: II. r. Howenstein. $50; J. H.
Viers. $25; Charles Z. Tribby, s25: total
to date. $43. SS5.
Mr. Edison has obtained the consent of
Admiral George Dewey to form one Of
the members of the inaugural Committee
anG his name was added to its per-
sonnet yesterday.
The times., 1900-12-23

in doing so, owing to the opposition of
the patient and his wonderful physique.
Mcdonald is a powerfully built man, and
it took an unusually long time to render
him unconscious. He was then removed
to the operating room and an incision
made into the abdominal cavity, which
was found filled with blood. Both iobes
of the liver were terribly lacerated and
torn away. The left lobe was drawn to-
gether with stitches. The right lobe,
however, was so badly damaged that
nothing could be done to stop the flow
OF blood and the wound was packed with
gauze. Even then there was great diff
Guilty in stopping the hemorrhage, and 1t
was not until the patient was removed
to an upper room and had somewhat re-
vived that the doctors were satisfied that
their work had been successful.
After the operation DR.. Vaughn stated
that the bullet had entered about three
inches below the left nipple and about
half way between the median line OF the
body and the line of the nipple The
bullet ranged downward and to the right,
passing through both right and left lobes
of the liver, severely tearing it and caus-
ing an extensive flow OF blood that COM
pIstely filled the cavity. II then passed
through some of the smaller muscles anc
lodged In the side of the abdominal wall
near the back. where it was found and
extracted by the doctors. DR.. Vaughn
said that he had chance to recover, and
that was about all. The great reserve
force Indicated by the physique was large
ly in the patients favor, but ii was prob
ably more than overcome by his great
determination to die.
Mcdonald asked, How long will last,
doctor2" Shortly before 6 o'clock Mr..
William Mooney. member of the Colum-
bia Athletic Club, who knew Mcdonald
when they both lived in Steubensville.
Ohio, called at the hospital with several
friends and was permitted to see the
patient in the presence of the doctors
and of Policeman Hibl, who is on duty
at the hospital. He was recognized by
Mcdonald, who repeated the question
that he had often asked of the doctors,
How long do you think l will last?'
and then added, Il am sorry to have given
anyone SO much trouble" The interview
was a short one, and since then every
one who has called at the hospital TO see
Mcdonald has been refused access to the
ward where he is confined.
Mr. John W. Trainer. of 171S Corcoran
Street, who had received telegram from
Judge w. ID. Miller, the nephew. asking
that he act in his absence, was denied ad-
mission.
Mcdonald did everything that he could
TO hasten the end, and several times is
said to have attempted to tear open the
wound in the throat in hopes of seyering
the artery. A constant watch is kept over
him, and in addition 10 the regular po-
liceman stationed at the hospital an extra
man has been detailed from the Third
precinct to take charge of the prisoner
Watchman Cusick was also hurried to
the hospital In the patrol wagon, but his
injuries proved superficial. and after they
were dressed he was able to depart for
his home.