Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-14
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


to higher prices in the near future re-
sulting from the decrease of the visible
supply of cattle.
J. J. Frey has resigned active rail-
road operations in Colorado to devote
his time to the Trans-Alaskan railroad,
of which he is president.
Ii Hung Chang was placed in the
same costly coffin of teak wood, beauti-
fully lacquered, which he took with
him on his trip around the world.
Stockmen assert that the unfavorable
methods of administering the public
lands is causing a serious shortage of
the beef supply of the years to follow
France and Russia are said to have
agreed to invite all the powers to con-
ference for agreeing on common action
for reforms in Armenia and other Tur-
kish provinces.
:Senator w. A. Clark has refused
$500, OOO, 900 for his great United Verde
mine in Arizona. 1t is estimated that
it has two and half billion dollars
worth of ore within mining reach.
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, QnternationaD owns property
to the amount of S4,25O,OOO. During
the last fiscal year the association re-
ccived $685., O24, and expended Ss31, 900
The American church committee in
Berlin has decided to break ground for
the new edifice. The building fund
now amounts to $4,000. The lot.
which cost S36, 200, has been fully paid
for.
The Santa Fe has 200 miles more OF
road. 1t is the connecting link from
Ash Fork to Phoenix, Arizona, which
has just been purchased by the Santa
Fe and which is said to be the second
largest dividend paying road in the
United States.
Gen. Greeley, chief signal officer. re-
turned from Manila by way of London
where he had a conference with tele
graph and cable companies, and made
an agreement by which toll paid by
the United States will be reduced about
one-third.
Adjutant General Corbin recommends
the abolition of the L. :. transport ser
vice. to and from the Philippines. He
thinks the service can be done cheaper
and with greater satisfaction by com.
mercial companies; and that this course
would build up better commercial
service.
The comptroller of the currency at
Washington reports 81 new national
banks organized in Kansas since March
1, with combined capital of $500. 900
Six of them were converted from state
banks.
The California limited of the Santa
Fe is made fast mail train on that
part of its run between Kansas City
and Chicago.
The Pan-American exposition was a
losing game for the stock and mortgage
holders to the tune of three to four
nllllOn dollars.
Port Huron, Mich, lost two grain
elevators by fire, full of wheat, corn
and oats. Loss on buildings, s125, 900:
on grain sl75.OOO.
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe,
while at Los Angeles, said there was
nothing in the report of an alliance be-
tween the Santa Fe and the Pennsyl-
vania K. Il.
Porto Rico asks for protective duties
to build up the coffee interests of the
island. They ask the United States to
place cent duty on coffee from
countries other than Porto Rico.
The German imperial deficit has here
tofore been estimated at 100, 900, 900
marks. 1t is now asserted that the
budget will assume deficit of 14O, OOO,-
900 marks. A German mark is equal to
233I cents.
Al $. Rankin, for many years chief
clerk to various general superintendent
on the Santa Fe system, has been ap-
pointed train insdector of the entire
system This is a new position just
created. Rankin has been in bad
health for about four months, not being
able TO be at his desk much of the time.
President Roosevelt has been invited
to attend the South Carolina Inter
State and West Indian exposition to be
haId ~ Cba r1acton harinpinO naoeu-
Der 1t is suggested that his visit be
made on February IL, Lincoln's birth
day.
Kansas City, Mo-, builds portable
school rooms to serve in emergencies
where schools are crowded until per-
manent buildings can be erected. They
have double walls and floors of lumber
well lined with building paper and are
said to be comfortable.
BY order of Secretary Long the naval
employees of navy yards and stations
were given an opportunity to go to the
polls in the states which held elections
on Nov ).
During October, the U. 5. treasury
received s49. s31.s52. The expenditures
were $40, 655, s35. The receipts were
nearly $1,000 more than for October,
1900; and the expenditures nearly 81, 800
less.
A sharp frost has occurred in the
midland counties Of England, where
ponds were covered viii ice.