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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
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Usage City, Kas., Nov. 1s.-Fireman
Fred Slusser and Roy Ream. wiper,
met with fatal injuries at the Santa Fe
and Missouri Pacific crossing at Usage
City. Ream was killed and Slusser
was frightfully burned from the waist
down and the physicians at the Topeka,
hospital said he could not recover.
Both engineers say that they whistled
and stopped at the crossing, and where
the blame rests was not determined.
Engineer Porter of the Santa Fe was
somewhat hurt but not seriously. The
Santa Fe engine and three cars of pro-
duce were demolished.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Cherokee Cash.

Tahlequah, l. T., Nov. 16.-Chief
Burlington, in his annual message tells
of the finances of Cherol1ees, thus:
THE commissioner of Indian affairs
advises me that we now have in the
treasury of the United States to our
credit derived from the collection of
royalties, the sum of $3.50, 2ss. 90 and
suggest that sufficient amount of this
fund be used for the purpose mentioned
above.
1.-The Cherokee nation has money
now deposited in the United States
treasury as follows: Asylum fund,
s64, 147.17; general fund, 81, 42s, $40. 81;
orphan fund, 1914. 679.31; school fund,
$751;, 919.21. Total, So, 719, 2Ss.9O.
''These funds bear five per cent in
terest. In addition we have to our
credit in the United States treasury
from the collection of royalties, $3.50,
2ss 80. The United States Indian agent
at Muskogee has received S215, 157.23
due the Cherokee nation from the
United States government on our in
vested funds
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Kaiser Kicks at Cranks,

Berlin, Nov. 16.-Annoyed by the
persistent lingo outbreaks on both
sides of the Atlantic, the Kaiser has
given imperative instructions to the
imperial ministers to shape Germany's
foreign policy with the specific view of
establishing and continuing the most
cordial possible relations with the
United States government CORE
spondent has both verbal and written
authority that it is not only the wish
but the demand of the Emperor that
Germany leave nothing undone to win
the favor of America.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Assessments And Levies.

Topeka, Nov. 16.-The legislative
tax commission framed two separate
bills covering the assessment and taxa
ton. One is devoted wholly to assess
ment and the other to levies. The
purpose of the first bill is to get more
equitable assessment of all classes of
property in the state. If this is done
the commission figures that the present
assessment will be doubled The pur-
pose of the bill limiting the levies is to
reduce the levies accordingly. In other
words, if the assessment is doubled
then the levies will be cut in two.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21

Washington, Nov. 1s.-It is said at
the state department that no author
ization has been sent Consul General
Dickinson to psomise exemption from
punishment of the brigands who kid
mapped Miss Stone as one of the condi-
tiOns of her ransom. In fact, our gov
eminent has not authorized any
promise whatever to be made that
would bind its hands in dealing with
this subject in the future, or that
would prevent it from either insisting
on the punishment of the brigands or
from lodging demand for full in
demnity for the money which may be
paid over as ransom for Miss Stone.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
HEARST JOURNALISM.
Court WIN Not Permit Such Publies-
tions.

lions.
Chicago. Nov. 14-On a charge of
contempt of court. Judge Hancey sem
fenced Andrew NJ. Lawrence, manag-
ing editor of Hearst's Chicago Ameri-
can, to forty days in the county jail
The sentence of H. S. Garfield, who
wrote the article objectionable to the
court, was fixed at thirty days in Jail.
The case of the financial manager of
the paper and the assistant city editor,
were dismissed. Judge Hancey de-
clared that the case against w. Il.
Hearst, majority stakeholder of the
paper, and two cartoonists, would pend
until such time until these respondents
could be brought into court by the
sheriff.
The article in the American upon
which the proceedings in contempt
were based, was criticism of the
courts decision on an application for
forfeiture of the charter of the Peoples
Gas, Light and Coke company. Judge
Hancey said if the matter published
were allowed to go unnoticed by the
court, it paved the way for other at
tacks and that the judiciary, if not
held in respect, would fall, with all
democratic government. The article,
the court declared, was not merely an
attack on the people and on the court,
but a bold threat to every other court.
1t should, therefore. not go unpunish-
cd
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
| MADE VERY SHORT JOB OF t.
Muskogee Convention Finished
Their Work in a Day.
ALL FOR SINGLE STATEHOOD.

Muslkosee, l. T., Nov. 16,-There were
nearly 500 delegates in the statehood
convention. Officers were first chosen
in caucus w. T. Hutchins, of Muslxo-
gee, was named as chairman. and Harry
Gilstrap, of Kingfisher, as secretary.
The following committee on resolu-
tions was appointed:
Choctaw nation, f. X. Kellogg, E. T
Daniels, A. T. West, ]. J. McAlester;
Cherokee nation, ]. B. Turner, William
johnson, A. E. Ivy, A. 5. Happgood;
Creek nation, J. F. Eeades, D. NJ. Wis
dom, A. F. Parkinson, A. G. Sanko;
Chickasaw nation, d. d. Sayers, j. w.
Hooker, n. G. Wynn. Oklahoma-Cana-
dian county, r. b. Forrest; Cleveland
county, N. E. Sharp; Garfield county,
j. B. Ferguson: Greer county, P. G..
Eckles; Kingfsher county, Pat Nagle;
Kay county, Jerre johnson; Lincoln
county, H. B. Gilstrap; Logan county,
F. P. Greer; Noble county, j. II. Doyle;
Oklahoma county, C. b. Ames; Pawnee
county, w. H. Redwine; Payne county.
f. E. Miller; Pottawatomie county,
Charles f. Barrett; Washita county,
Lewis n. Williams; Comanche county,
Robert j. Ray.
Nearly all the speeches delivered
were severe in their criticism of the
Dawes commission, Smith of Purcell,
who said he spoke as citizen of one of
the Indian nations, being especially Sc
we're in his arraignment.
The committee on order of business
recommended that the convention select
a committee of thirty whose duty it
4 would be to designate a committee of
six, three from each territory, to go to
Washington and work for the single
statehood. The committee selected by
Oklahosla for this purpose consists of
Ex-Governor Barnes, Thomas Doyle
and Charles f. Barrett.
The most important feature of the
resolution, hailed with delight by In
dian Territory, was as follows:
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the admission to statehood of Oklahoma
with any part of the Indian Territory
trcked on and the taking into of said
state khe Indian Territory by piece
meal, but we demand the admission OF
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory as
a whole, according to their present
boundaries: that we are unalterably
opposed to single statehood between
Oklahoma and Indian Territory except
upon absolute equality to point of rep
resentation, based upon population;
that the lands in the Indian Territory
be allotted to the individual Indians OF
the several tribes Immediately and fee
simple title issued to said lands, and
the allottees be allowed to dispose OF
their lands other than their homesteads
without restriction"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Gov. Jenkins, Chance..

Washington, Nov. 1s.-Rumors that
President Roosevelt has decided to
remove Governor jenkins and appoint
a new governor for Oklahoma are dis
credited at the interior department and
at the White House. When asked if
the president had offered the place to
district attorney, Horace Speed, the
appointment officials stated that Mr..
Roosevelt had not offered the place to
Mr.. Speed nor to any one else. Politi-
clans predict that Governor Jenkins
will not be removed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
ROLLING STOCK SCARCITY.
Manufacturing Contracts Running
Past Next Midsummer.
WELL SUSTAINED ACTIVITY.

New York, Nov. 1s.-R. G. Dun &
Coz weekly review of trade says:
A few months ago injury to the corn
crop aroused fears that the railroads
would be seriously handicapped by the
loss of tonnage; yet the season of grain
traffic has not only failed to produce de-
creased earnings, but there is such a
scarcity of rolling stock and motive
power that numerous indutries are
badly demoralized. In so far as these
interests are affected the lack of corn
freights proves blessing. Railway
earnings in October were 11.3 per cent
greater than last year, and 21.2 per
cent over 1899, while those roads re-
porting for the first week of November
showed an average gain of 9.s per cent.
A healthy demand is reported through
out the country in all leading lines of
merchandise, while sales of winter
goods have attained normal proportions
and holiday business promises to sur
pass all records. In manufacturing
there was never before such well sus-
tanned activity, with contracts running
past the middle of next year. This is
especially true in the case of steel rails
and many other products of iron, while
in building material, footwear and
most textile branches, there is little
prospect of difficulty in making collec-
tions satisfactory in most sections
Bank exchanges in New York for the
week were S.5 per cent larger than a
year ago, and 81 per cent over 1899.
while at other leading cities the gains
were 1912 and 90 respectively.
Failures for the week number 215 in
the United States against PIT last year.
and 81 in Canada against 80 last year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Pn.tnnica Denartment.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE report of
the postmaster general will ask for an
increase of the appropriation for the
rural free delivery service from the
present sum of 3.5OO,OOO to Sc, 900, 900
and will advocate the extension of the
service as far as practicable. Concern
ing the course taken on second class
matter the report says that the law
granting a rate of one cent per pound
contemplated benefit only to absolutely
legitimate newspapers with legitimate
subscriDtiOn lists
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
To Aid MCKINLEY Monument Fund.

Topeka. Nov. I'D. w. Mulvane.
national committeeman, received a
letter from Senator Mark Hanna ask
ing him and Governor Stanley to take
charge of the work of raising funds in
Kansas for a Mckinley monument.
One plan suggested is for the school
children to solicit contributions; an
other is for the &. A. r. to take charge
of it. The third is for the postmasters
to handle it, and still another is to
have the newspapers of the state to do
1t. They are anxiors to receive sug-
gestions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21

Tapeka, Nov. 14.-D. R. Nelson, of
Fort Scott, presented a petition to the
commissioners of Shawnee county ask
ing for right of way along one of the
public thoroughfares for an electric
line to run between Topeka and Law
renee. Mr.. Nelson said that he wanted
to build a line to Lawrence to connect
with line from that place to Kansas
City. 1t is believed that the syndicate
which owns the Leavenworth-K Kansas
City electric line, is behind the new
project. The commissioners have taken
the matter under advisement.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
The RelInouIshment Mnrket.

Lawton, Ok Nov. 1s.-Homesteads
left after the regular selections had
been made have all been gobbled in
the scramble for homes. On some of
them three or four contests have been
instituted.
For every person who drew a claim
there are dozen persons pleading
to buy his REIMBURSEMENT. In Lawton,
AnGdarko, Hobart and Ell Reno real
estate agents and lawyers make no
secret of their traffic in homestead
rights.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
TWO Fonr RaII YictIms.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.-Two football
players were probably fatally injured
in games here. In the game between
the University of Cincinnati and the
Hanover, Ind, college, James Kirk
patrick, while making tackle had his
spinal column injured and is reported
to be in very serious condition. Louis
Rounck was also carried off the field
during the game between the Newport
Xavier college and the Newport High
school Rounck was probably fatally
injured while tacklir
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Johnson's AIibI.

Winfield, Nov 14.-In the johnson
preliminary hearing the state made a
better showing in breaking down the
abb of William johnson, accused of
the murder of Detective George C.
Montgomery five weeks ago. Johnson,s
abb was that he was in his fathers
house the entire night of the murder
and never left it. Maggie Brown, Mrs
Moore, Della Reed, James Hicks, J.
Mayfield and others testified that they
saw Johnson uptown that night, both
before and after the murder.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Big Ranch Changes Hand..

Wichita, Nov. 16.-Harvey Grace,
the stockman of Cheney, has purchased
16,OOO-acre ranch in Meade county
from c. z. Fullington, of Wichita.
The price paid was 81 per acre. Mr..
Grace proposes to make permanent
stock farm of the place. He will still
keep his residence in Cheney, but will
move all his stock, approximately 1000
head of cattle to his new ranch. He
and improve the place until he has one
of the best stock farms IN the state
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Chicago capital is
to build new town in Cuba on the
spot where Christopher Columbus once
planted his foot. A syndicate has
bought 100000 acres of land fronting
on the harbor of Nuevitas, on which to
lay out city. The land is directly
across the bay from the city of Nuevitas
on the north coast of Cuba.
The land is covered with rich native
guinea grass and valuable hard wood
timber. The harbor affords excellent
shipping facilities.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Kentucky Mining Troubles.

darlington, KY, Nov. 1s.-Adjutant
General David b. McCray, who has
been looking into the mining situation,
telephoned to the Governor recommend
ing that troops again be sent to Hop
kins county. There is agitation among
the union miners over the news of the
restraining order against officers and
members of the United Mine Workers,
in the United States court at Louis
vile, to restrain the union men from
camping on or within gunshot'' of the
property of the mine workers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
May nsstrox Tnrkax

Constantinople, Nov. 12.-The sultan
yielding to the French demands brings
out the full gravity of the effect of the.
seizure of Mitylene upon the crumbling
edifice of Turkish despotism. The,
whole of European Turkey is seething
with disorder. In Armenia the annual
butcheries have been in progress for
the last three months, and in the re-
mainder of the empire there is violence,
corruption, waste and ls,vlessaess.
Every part Of the government is in a
hopeless condition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Money Easily Earned.

Fort Scott. Kans., Nov. 1s.-A judg-
ment has been rendered in the federal
court here against the city of Fort
Scott for 81, ZOO, in favor of w. G.. Eads.
of Kansas City. Eads obtained con-
tract from the city council of this place
to pay him $4,000 commission for OBJ
tanning possession of $4,000 of out
standing bonds, half of which were
past due and might have been called in
with the expenditure of 2-cent stamp.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Turn. Down State Committee.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The president
has appointed postmasters at Fort
Worth, Tex, Clarksdale, Miss, Deca-
tur, Alabama, and Union Springs,
Ala.
In each case he disregarded the re-
concentrations of the state Republican
organization because the organization
candidate was found not to meet all the
requirements. There was a greater
number of papers in the Fort Worth
appointment than in any other post
Office case on record.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Fruit Stand Profits.

Chicago, Nov. 1s.-John Refakes is
to be granted the exclusive privilege of
having such stands under the elevated
loop stations. Refakes is to pay the
city S9,l20 year for ten years for the
exclusive privilege to sell fruit under
twelve elevated stations. He may only
can have stands at the remaining
staircases. He is willing to pay SOL,
200 in order to sell fruit under the loop
for ten years
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21

Washington, Nov. 14-Senator Ma
son presented to President Roosevelt
negro named Thompson, who is can
didate for commission in the regular
army. Thompson served five years in
the regular army and during the Span
ish war was a member of the Eighth
Illinois volunteers. When introduced
the president said, 81 know you," and
then proceeded to recount Thompson's
service in the regular and volunteer ar
mics, recalling the fact that his regi-
ment policed Santiago after surrender.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Fire ut Newton.

Newton. Kas. Nov. 1S.-Fire broke
ont in lumber yard and the fire seized
other properties. The McMann's de-
partnent store, Follett's hardware
store, First National bank, a restau-
rant and the auditorium We're on fire.
Winds carried firebrands from the lum-
be piles and started other fires. The
fire in the auditorium was first put out
The Wichita fire department responded
to call and was brought here in 40
minutes. Frank Steyn was fatally in
jured by an explosion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Nov. ia
party of Michigan capitalists have
secured control of 10000 acres of tim
Der land near Mitchell, n. NJ. This
tract is said to be one of the largest in
estimated at 1000, 900, 900 feet of clear
pine. 1t is said a railroad will be
built connecting with the Santa Fe
Pacific near Thoreau and mill erected
at Albuquerque with capacity of
fifty million feet of pine lumber per
year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Cooks Capturer, caurbt.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 1.-two of the
convicts captured near Cottonwood
Falls. Gilbert Mullins and Sol Suther-
land, are those who captured Sheriff
Cook near Pauline, in this county.
After brief running fight, in which
numerous shots were fired, Switzerland
was wounded and then the others sur
rendered. Mullins is still suffering
from wound in the leg as a result of
the fight with Sheriff Cook and could
not do much running. There are nine
convicts still at large.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Fi,ipino AGENT Arr..t.d

Cathalogan, Island of Samar, Nov.
14.-Diaz, the president of Tacloban,
island of Leyte, who has been proved
to be the agent of the Filipino junta at
Hong Kong, has been arrested. Many
discriminating papers, duplicating nu-
merous officials, have been seized since
his arrest. The gunboat Leyte has dis
covered signal station working on the
island of Leyte and communicating with
the insurgents on the island of Samar
by the flash light system. The station
was destroyed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
F,peI sympatbv striker,.

Nsnver, Col, Nov. 1s.-A meeting of
members of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors and the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen has been held and it is
announced that they have sustained
the position of Vice Grandmaster Lee
in his opposition to the switchmen's
strike and decided to expel from the
orders all trainmen who went out as
result of the switchmen's strike
Grand Chief Clark, of the conductors,
and General Master Morrissey, of the
trainmen, were present.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Sweeping Great britain.

London, Nov. 16.-'Che gale which
has been sweeping over Great Britain
and Ireland continues undated at
many coast points. Over the Welsh
lowlands the torrential rains caused
disastrous floods. Reports of wrecks
and casualties continue to flow in. The
death list, made up of threes and fours,
has an aggregate approaching 100. The
mail boat from Dover for Calais, which
ran down light ship of the works of
the new Dover pier, has succeeded in
returning to Dover.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
EarthQuaIxe In Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. 16.-The re-
cent earthquake shock was apparently
the heaviest at Beaver City. where the
Mormon meeting house, the court house
and the Beaver academy were badly
damaged, especially the last mentioned
building, whose walls show great
cracks. Chimneys were toppled over
and plate glass was shattered. Hardly
house in the town escaped damage,
many of them being badly cracked
The shock is reported very severe at
Cedar City. Kanab and Parowan
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
RepIevin Cattle.

Chickasha, 1. T., Nov. Eight
hundred head of cattle belonging to
Maxwell & Morris, of Chiclsasha, 1. T.,
We're seized by Captain Jack Ellis, chief
of the Indian police of the entire terri
tory, because the owners refused to pay
the per capita of 25 cents as required
under the government treaty with the
Chickasaw Indians. The owners have
commenced suit to repIevin the cattle,
making it a test case.
The decision viii affect 5000. 600
worth of cattle
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Famine in Texas.

Dallas, Texas, Nov. Ex-Governor
Sayers received letter from Zapate
county which details most deplorable
condition of suffering in Zapate county
caused by the drouth. 1t declares that
the condition is worse than heretofore
reported and says the people are starv-
ing and that unless immediate relief
reaches them nearly the entire popula-
ton of the county will die from starva-
ton. There is no food on hand. Re-
lief supplies will be sent into the coun-
ty at the earliest opportunity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Capital OF samar r,ken.

Manila, Nov. 12.-Advices from Cat
balogan, capital of Samar island, report
that Major Waller attacked force of
insurgents occupying strong position
at Sojton, two 3-inch guns being used to
shell the rebels stronghold. Through
out the first day the insurgents held
the place, but Major Waller renewed
the attack and after desperate engage
ment carried the position Two ma
rines of the attacking force and &c in
surgents were killed. Major Waller de-
stroyed the quarters and 20 houses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Gum Boats Purchased.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 1s.-The
report from Japan that the United
States has placed an order for six gun
boats with the Urga Boat company, is
not strictly accurate. Some time ago
the Secretary of War authorized the
Philippine commission to purchase
80 or 40 gunboats to be used among
the islands for revenue and police
patrol purposes They were to be
bought at Hong Kong and other places
where they could be obtained at the
best ADVANTAGE
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21

Bakers Chocolate or Bakers Cocoa
examine the package you receive and
make sure that it bears the well known
trademark of the chocolate girl There
are many limitations OF these choice
goods on the market. A copy of Miss
Parloa's choice recipes will be sent
free to any housekeeper. Address
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd, Dorchester.
Mass
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21

Topeka, KS, Nov. ls.-The executive
council has awarded the contract for
the construction of all the stairways
in the state house to the Flour City
Ornamental Iron works, of Minneapo-
lis Mimi. The contract price was $780,
ESQ There were several bidders. Two
Kansas concerns bid. Captain John
Seaton, the Atchison foundryman, bid
SAG, 2s3, and the Capital Iron works, of
Topeka, bid $50, 1913.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-21
Tbe Business Not Licenseable,

Salina, KS, Nov. 1s.-Judge Thomp-
son, in the district court at Lincoln, in
the case of man who was arrested
charged with soliciting orders in the
country without license, decided that
the law passed by the last legisla-
ture requiring person so engaged to
take out a peddler's license was uncon-
stitutional