Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-01-25
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Russia is making loan to Korea of
$12, oOo,O
Waseka, Illinois, has lost its Masonic
temple by fire.
General Joe Wheeler will return to
the United States making a stop at
Guam.
Senator Baker has introduced a bill
creating a preserve for American bison
in New Mexico.
Governor General Wood and Generals
Chaffee and Ludlow are making a two
weeks tour through Cuba.
Patrick O'Donnell. a window washer
of Chicago, has $500, 900 as heir of the
Ball estate in Philadelphia.
1t is said that parliament, which is
to convene January 80, will be asked
for further war credit of SEQ, 900, 900.
Sir Thomas Upton, the man of the
yacht race, has owned a meat preserv-
ing and pork packing plant in Chicago
for several years.
In the Portuguese chamber of depu-
ties the minister of foreign affairs said
that Portugal would neither sell, cede
or release any of her colonies.
Orders have been issued formally de-
taching Captain Sigsbee from the COM
mand of the Texas and assigning him
to the head of the naval intelligence
bureau.
The Havana yellow fever statistics
since the beginning of the year show
improved conditions. The doctors say
that the next four months will proba-
bly, be almost free from the disease.
The Burmese rice crop has broken
the record. Over 5000, 900 tons will be
available for export to foreign coun-
tries. Burmah is also able to supply
a practically unlimited quantity to the
Indian famine district.
During the year 1899, there were 19s
employees killed and $3.50 injured upon
80 roads, against 2O9 killed and 5,4s4
injured in 1898, result attributed to
the more general equipment of the
roads with safety appliances.
A Dane who is fully informed con-
corning the West Indies, has offered to
act as an expert in providing the state
department with information in con.
nection with the contemplated pur-
chase from Denmark of its West Indian
possessions.
Rev. DR.. Francis z. Clark, founder
and president of the Christian Endeav-
or society leaves San Francisco this
week for the Orient.
The Frisco and Santa Fee business al
Paris, Texas, has been done on the
joint plan, but this is to be changed
by the Santa Fe building roundhouse
and depot of its own.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Topeka Capital says that the much
published statement that Senator Har-
ris has dismissed w. H. Sears, his pri-
vata secretary, is not true.
The house committee on military
affairs acted favorably on making $780,
900 available for a military hospital at
Fort Leavenworth.
The senate has confirmed Ralph In
gals, second son of the ex-senator; to
be commissary in the quartermaster's
department in the Philippines, with
rank of captain.
The French have occupied the oasis
of Insalat, in the Sahara. Some oppo-
sition was met and overcome in Skin
mish. The question is whether Mo-
rocco will acquiesce.
The judiciary committee of the house
unanimously agreed to grant the re-
quest of the Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton for hearing on February 10 at
the time the national convention OF
women suffragists is in session at
Washington, d. c.
Some time ago the American forces
captured large part of the official re-
cords of Aguinaldo's so-called govern
ment. The records now are on their
way to Washington. That they con-
tain matter duplicating some prominent
men in America is to be expected.
Congressman Long has introduced a
bill to authorize the sale of detached
tracts of less than quarter-section in
the Usage trust and diminished reserve,
without settlement.
Customs receipts at the port of Hava-
ma, Cuba, for the month of December
amounted to s1,1os, 100; exceeding re-
celpts in any other month of the past
year.
The contract for building the under
ground railway in New York city is to