Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-02-07
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THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF


ment in person on February IA:
The manufacture of gasoline lamps
is ordered stopped by the oil inspectors
of Ohio.
War between contractors and unions
has thrown 500 men out of work at
Fort Worth.
The president has signed the bill
which extends the mining laws over
saline lands.
The Canadian government is trying
to buy the Northern Pacific railroad
lines in Manitoba.
Two bankrupt bankers in Berlin,
Germany, have been sentenced to ten
years in penitentiary.
The Cuban constitutional convention
declares for universal suffrage and
minority representation.
Thos. Kearns, just elected United
States senator by Utah, was working
for SO day 10 years ago.
A Shanghai paper has news from
Pekin that Ii Hung Chang has fever
and his life is despaired of.
The Legislatures of Arkansas and
Tennessee have each adopted resolu-
lions of sympathy for the Beers.
Prince Charles, of Denmark, a nephew
of the new Queen of England, will
probably enter the British navy.
A detective of the anti-saloop league
of Evanston, Illinois, was attacked by
three men and stabbed near the heart.
Generals Wade and Ludlow have or
ders to sail for Manila, but neither of
them is to relieve General Macarthur.
The 252nd anniversary of the execu-
ton of Charles of England occurred on
January 80, but the usual special SER
vices were omitted.
According to a report sent to con-
gress by Secretary Gage, the indebted
ness incurred by the annexation of
Hawaii is sS,447,535.
Memorial services of Queen Victoria
were held in Washington Episcopal
church. The president and cabinet
made preparations to attend.
Hopkins county, KY, miners march
ed to mines operated by non-union
miners and when they resisted the
sheriff two of them were shot.
The United States supreme court is
adjourned until February IL, when it
will meet to hear motions and deliver
opinions and then adjourn until Feb
ruary 25.
George, the eldest son of Edward
VII, does not take the title of Prince
of Wales because he was not born a
prince.
Chairman Hunewell, of the board of
directors of the X. c., f. s. &c Memphis
road, being 81 years old, has resigned.
He has held the place since 1884.
The president has repeated to con-
gress his recommendation made to the
last session, that indemnity be paid to
the families of the two Italians lynched
in 1899 at Tahlalah La, who were sub
jects of the Italian government.
The Oregon senate has provided by
passage of bill that the voters may
express their preference for United
States senator at their regular state
elections.
1t is decided by the report of the
naval board that the floating dock in
Havana harbor, belonging to Spain, is
not worth what Spain offers to sell it
for.
Animals in the Baltimore Zoo" TO
the number of rs or more, were roasted
to death by fire in their winter quar-
tiers. The loss is about $4,000.
The German foreign trade shows an
increase of fifty million marks in 1900,
and an increase of exports of more
than four and half billion marks.
A board of officers, with surgeon
as president, has been named to meet
in Honolulu on March L, to examine
candidates for admission to the West
Point academy.
Terrible weather has been expert
enced on the north side of Jamaica;
causing the destruction of many
banana plantations. American inter-
ests suffered severely.
The Illinois lawmakers are threaten
ing to punish the Alton road for
refusing passes to legislators on limit
ed trains.
The HEREFORD sales in Kansas City, on
two days running, exceeded in amount
of the average of sales made, all pre-
vious records. The averages were over
500 on each of the two days
The U. S. supreme court decides that
Missouri can have a hearing in court
in its case against Illinois as to whether
the Chicago drainage canal pollutes
the water supply of St. Louis.
Matthew Flynn, who was killed near
Ponca City, Okla. was for many years
connected with the Rock Island road
at st. Joseph, Mo. One of his sons is a
member of grain company in Tope-
ka.
The Puerto Kican house bias passed q
bill to authorize the treasurer to float
a loan of So, 100000 in the United States
and Europe.
In England telegraph lines are
down and the roads blocked with
snow. A number of minor wrecks ara
reported along the cosst.