Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-16
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Asiatic naval station has been
again reduced one vessel, the Benning-
ton.
The Salt Lake theatre, building
40 years old, in Salt Lake City has col
lapsed.
Grover Cleveland is spending ten
days fishing at Middle Bass island in
Lake Erie
Cotton was destroyed by a recent
fire at Augusta, Ga to the amount of
100 bales.
Henry NJ. Cooper is appointed Mar
shall of the United States for the west
ern district of Arkansas.
D. W. Minshall of Terre Haute has
made a third gift to Depauw Univer-
sity, making $50, 900 in all.
The fifth reduction in the price of
crude oil has been made, Lima falling
one cent and eastern two cents.
The National Window glass Jobbers'
association has sent out notices of an
advance in price of fraction over :
per cent.
Samuel Bolton, jr, a millionaire
brewer, was found dead in vat of
boiling beer in his own brewery at
Troy, n. y.
Major John l.. Bittinger. consul gen.
eral at Montreal, may resign TO accept
the postmastership of his home town.
st. Joseph. Mo.
The Armour company has acquired
control Of the Sioux City Packing and
Provision company and will operate its
Sioux City plant.
Charles Foster; ex-seeretary of the
treasury, has made application in the
L. S court at Toledo. Ohio. as a vol
untary bankrupt.
Seven hundred Union carpenters of
Toledo won and the strike is over.
They get So. 40 for hours work, in
stead of So 5 for 9 hours.
A. L. Booth. who said that he is a
Kansas cattleman. was swindled out
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dice games in the crooks category.
Developments in coffee culture in
Hawaii have been very satisfactory
and in the Philippines the product is
of high grade; while Porto Rico mar
lxets the best coffee in the world.
The estate of George Q. Cannon. exs
representative in congress from Utah,
is larger than was expected. approx
mating $1,000. 600. His four wives
and his 80 children are all provided
for by his will.
Marquis Ito: the premier of the Jap
anese government, is suffering with
brain trouble. and is not likely to re-
sumo Office.
Edward c. Parmalee, known as Colo
radios foremost Mason rs dead, aged
Is years. He was a native of Vermont
but has been in Colorado 30 years.
Two new buildings are to be erected
at the American university in Wash
ington, the work to commence at once.
They are the Ohio college of Govern
ment and the Pennsylvania Hall of adj
ministration.
Prominent churchmen of Washing
ton are astonished that any one should
believe the dispatch from London to
the effect that the pope has in his will.
named his successor. They say that
such thing is preposterous.
Miss Eva Bartholomew. of willing
ford, Conn. has been gwen judgment
for $4,000 for being scared by a veal
thy merchant saying "boo'' at her
from a clump of bushes in the dark.
She has been unable to speak since
then. She was teacher and had to
abandon her calling.
During April the receipts of the L.
S. treasury were s47, ssh, and the
disbursements were Sal ,95s,245.
Nearly foot of snow fell at Lead
vile on May and 4. The snow melt
ing on the mountain sides has caused
rock slides.
The United Mine Workers of Penn
syltania propose march TO the state
capital for the purpose of urging the
passage of a bill recommended by
their organization. At least 10000
men will make the march, requiring a
week or more.
All the blankets on the Pullman cars
are manufactured at st. Joseph. Mo.
President E. p Ripley, of the Santa
Fe has said there was no basis for the !
rumors of the Pennsylvania system
attempting to secure control of the |
Santa Fe: but that he would be glad |
to see confidence in the Santa Fe |
property established by the Pennsyl- |
vania company's investing in Santa Fe |
securities.
Work of grading the Kansas City |
and St. Joseph electric line is COM
menced.
All of the timber camps in the north
ern part of Wisconsin will probably be
Health. on account of the prevalence
of smallpox in the lumber camps dur
ing the past winter.
The United States sends abroad a
million dollars or more every week for
coffee, this being the greatest coffee
country. The entire supply
might be produced in our new posses
sions. and of the best qualities. Amer
lean capital and energy will bring
about this production in time,