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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
An Incendiary Fire.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-Seventy-five fami-
lies lost their homes and $3.50, 900 worth
of property was destroyed by fire that
started in the Peterson & Cos picture
frame factory. Famed by strong
wind, the flames got beyond control
and spread to the small packing estab-
ishment of Einberg 6 Stopp and
long row of residences adjoining. Two
blocks of dwellings were destroyed. A
man was seen setting fire in lumber
pile, and was shot at by a Waterman,
but escaped.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Nine Children &C
companied by their parents, ended a
1 800 mile race for life at the Chicago
Pasteur institute. The youngsters,
ranging in age from to years, came
from Colorado Springs, Colo, at which
place they were bitten by a dog afflicted
with rabies. Fearing hydrophobia,
their parents began the long journey
to have their children treated.
The animal which caused the trouble
was a little black and tan dog owned
by Mrs F. +. McAuliffe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
Coal at Fort Nil.

Guthrie, Ok, Oct. 29.-United States
Attorney Horace Speed has received a
letter asking if it would be possible to
lease portion of the Fort Sill military
reservation to mine coal. The letter
indicates that there is coal on the
reservation in paying quantities. It is
hardly probable that a lease can be
arranged for. After the reservation
ceases to be used for military purposes,
it will revert to the Indians and after
wards opened for settlement. Coal is
believed to be there.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
A Wise and Loyal Priest.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. AT Centrop-
oils, small town in Franklin county,
NJ. Bernheimer, a German farmer,
named his infant son after Leon
Czolgosz, and was driven from the
county by indignant citizens Bern
heimer sought a priest and asked him
to christen his son; when the point in
the ceremonies sor the name to be given
was reached, the priest Indignantly re-
fused to christen an infant with such
name and administered singing re-
Duke to the parents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
shorter Pre.ident,s ue...g.

Washington, Oct. 31.-Mr. Roosevelt
has decided to write all of his message
to congress- Heretofore cabinet officers
each has contributed chapter on his
respective department. The president
has determined to do away with this
detailed statement of the affairs of
each department. He will devote his
message only to such topics as he
chooses to lay particularly before the
attention of congress. leaving the
reports of cabinet officers to acquaint
congress with details of administration
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
Court Dress Makers rroubIed.

London, Oct. 3o.-The pertinacity
with which society discusses the
rumors regarding the health of King
Edward, has had serious effect on the
court dress makers who are expected,
ere now, to have been busily engaged
on the coronation robes, and special
court costumes. They are keeping
large stats in almost complete idleness,
the members of society having appar-
emily made up their minds that they
viii not go to any expense until they
feel sure the coronation will occur.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
Santa Fa rrnn.far..

Topeka, Oct 3O.-The Santa Fe an
nounces that C. NJ. Taylor, master
mechanic of the Santa Fe at La Junta,
has been transferred to Ration, where
he will be master mechanic of the Rio
Grand and New Mexico division.
81. Zeigoldt, division foreman at
Ration, is made division master me-
chanic at La Juhta to succeed Mr..
Taylor. H. c. Peyton, division fore
man at Wellington. has been made
division master mechanic, with head
quarters at Wellington
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
A Gift to Washburn.

Topeka, Oct. 31.-Washburn college
has received gift of $4,000 from a
Boston man. The donor gave the
money on the condition that his name
be absolutely withheld. He specifies
that the amount shall be used for the
building of an astronomical observa-
tory. The trustees of the college have
accepted the gift and its conditions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
A New Paper Company.

New York, Nov. ARTICLES of in
corporation have just been filed in
Jersey City of the White Mountain
Paper company, capital stock SIS, O0O,-
600. The incorporators are John T.
Morgan, George H. Hansel and John
Milton Ferry of New York.
This company is said to own about
625 square miles of woodland in New
Hampshire and Maine. 1t is proposed
to build a book and printing paper
mill at Portsmouth, n. H, having a
capacity of 500 tons a DAY.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
sIs,4oo,ooo In One polIcy.

st. Paul, Oct. 31.-The Northern Pa
cific received from the railway under
writers an insurance for S13. 400, 900.
In addition to the above, the company
has also insured, out of its own fund, a
large amount of property, the total
being about So, 600, 900, making total
insurance just provided of SEQ, 900, 900.
The insurance includes rolling stock,
merchandise in transit, warehouses,
depot buildings, shops, round houses,
etc. Insurance on railroad property is
considered a good risk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
To ConsolId.te Lama Omce,

Washington, D. c., Oct. 31.-The sug-
gestion recently made for the CONSOLE
dalton of the Guthrie and Oklahoma
City land offices has attracted the at
tention of Secretary Hitchcock to the
general condition of affairs existing in
Oklahoma and it is probable that a
comprehensive plan will be arranged
which will admit of the adjustment of
at least three of the ten land offices now
in Oklahoma. 1t is probable that the
first Office abolished will be the one at
Oklahoma City.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
A Crater of Gold.

Cripple Creek, COL, Oct 3o.-The
richest strike of gold ever made in
Cripple Creek has ever made in the old
Elkton mine at depth of about 500
feet crater of almost solid gold,
averaging thousands of dollars to the
ton, has been discovered. 1t is liable
to prove richer than STATIONS indie
pendence mine. Everybody is wild.
Some assert it is the long-looked-for
mother vein" Property surrounding
the Elkton has advanced in price to
fabulous sums
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
Law Suit Over Mozart. skull.

Word comes from Vienna that a
lawsuit has begun between the bor-
oughs of Salzburg and Modelling as to
which is the rightfui + SCISSOR of Mo-
zart's skull. Mozart died in 1871, and
was buried near Vienna. The grave
digger of the cemetery stole his skull
and the grave digger's son sold it to
Professor Hyrtl. who died in 1894.
After the professors death the skull
disappeared and it has just been found
again.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
VIII Protect oolorsd Settlers.

Guthrie, Ok, Oct. 31.-Horace Speed
says that he will prosecute any white
man who DULLES colored man into
leaving his claim in Kiowa land under
the conspiracy statute, and will see
into organizations to force negroes to
leave the country will lose their claims.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07

Walter Baker & Co., Ltd, Dorches-
ter, Mass, are the largest manufactur-
ers of cocoa and chocolate in the
world. They received a gold medal
from the Paris exposition of last year.
This year they have received three
gold medals from the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo. Their goods are
the standard for purity and excellence
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
To Eject SQuAtters.

Topeka, Oct. 30.-Attorney General
GODDARD will serve notice at once on the
homesteaders on the Fort Hays mill
tary reservation to ''move on" in &C
cordance with a decision of the interior
department, holding that their claims
were invalid, and if they fail to comply
he will bring suits inejectment against
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
Greece May Annex Crete.

London, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says that
the Turkish ambassador at ST. Peters
burg has informed the Sultan of Tur-
key that the annexation of the Island
of Crete to Greece is imminent and in
eyitable.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
The Spell Broken.
BY MARY MARSHALL PARKS.

BY MARY MARSHALL PARKS.
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Anderson says he met you on the
avenue yesterday, but he was not sure
that you recognized him." said Jack,
with a troubled look in his honest
eyes.
81 am delighted to hear it." an
swered Madge, with trill of gay
laughter. That was precisely the
state of mind that l wished to produce,
but l was not certain l had acquired
the necessary manner. l believe my
education is now complete. What an
unsophisticated creature l was a year
ago."
81 liked the old Madge best" said
Jack, bluntly.
did your" said Madge, Indifferent
| ly. But what a goose l was! 1 had
many things and so many people, al
most everything and everybody. 1
think, absurd as it seems"
Il had hoped you would always be
kind to my friends, Madge. Anderson
is no carpet-knight; but he is an hon
est man and a good fellow"
THAT was simply one of your little
misapprehensions." replied Madge,
lightly. Il shall always choose my
own friends"
Il did not mean that you should
make my friends yours in the nearest
sense. That would be unreasonable"
mon civility."
THAT also is at my own discretion"
retorted Madge wilfully.
Il could never cut any one except
for the gravest reasons" said Jack,
soberly. Il never cut any one in my
life but Dick Foster"
Dick Foster? And what has he
done to incur your displeasure?"
Madge asked, with bright, hard look.
You know that Ella Parsons is in
the insane asylum and you know
why" said Jack, sternly. He ought
not to be received in decent society,""
Madge's face grew still harder at
may as well be understood once for
all that 1 shall recognize whom 1
please, and when and where please"
| she said, icily. THAT is a matter in
which 1 would not be guided by the
Prince of Good Form himself
And who is that?" asked the aston
ished Jack.
dick Foster" she responded with
another hard glance.
Jack rose unsteadily. He was not
going to quarrel with Madge just then
He was not fit. For days he had been
| aware that his head and legs were a
little queer. Nothing serious, he said
to himself, as he descended the steps;
and yet his feet were still unsteady
| and his head curiously light.
1t would have been easy for him to
give Madge up had he not firmly be-
lieved that the sweet-souled, dewy-
eyed girl who had won his heart still
| dwelt somewhere within that cold and
worldly exterior, like princess shut
in tower. waiting for some bold
knight to release her from the spell of
the enchanter.
81 fear I'm not the knight" he
thought sadly, as he walked heavily
down the street; and still. he could not
decide to give her up-not just yet.
Jack Downing is downed at last"
said some would-be wit among the
swaying figures on the ball room floor.
Brain fever"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
Becomes Plain as Day.

If it was difficult for Admiral
Schley to coal at sea as it is for the
most of US to coal on land, his expla-
nation should be accepted--Omaha
World Herald.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07

gone out. Then they blazed up again
with ten-fold brilliancy, and at the
same time the white light of reason
and common sense that had been so
long obscured in the girls soul flashed
out with all its old power, SCATTERING to
atoms the shell of worldliness and
scepticism which had closed around
her heart.
Seeing that Dick Foster was scan
ming her with look of cool curiosity,
she composed her face and summoned
up all the self-control she possessed.
II will go home now, if you please,
Mr.. Foster" she said coldly.
HE has simply been overworked,
my dear child" the old doctor repeat
ed, soothingly. "As you know, his
father was obliged to go to Europe for
a prolonged vacation; and that threw
the whole responsibility of the bust
ness on the boy. He has carried ths
weight nobly for one SO young; but ]
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07

Jack Downing is downed at last"
said some would-be wit among the
swaying figures on the ball room floor
brain fever"
The words drifted into the conserva-
tory where Madge was sitting, and for
a moment she thought the lights had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26

BOTH STILL AT LARGE
BRITISH HAVE CAPTURED NEITHER
GENERALS DE WET NOR BOT4A.
Latter Is Said to Have Escaped
Pressed at Orange River.

LONDON, Feb 26.-Neither De Wet nor
Botha have yet been captured by the Brit
ish troops. A dispatch from Cape Town
says: 1T is reported here that Com
mandant General Botha, with two thousand
Beers. has broken away from General
French's pursuit In the direction of
Komatipoort. 1t is also reported that the
influential commandant, Piet Fourie with
several hundred Beers in the Dewetsdorp
district are willing to surrender If the
commandant receives proposition direct
from General Kitchener
Advices from De Aar Cape Colony, say:
General De Wet. accompanied by Mr.
Steyn, recrossed the railroad north of
Kranskuil and south of Orange river sta
tion on Sunday. The Orange river rose five
feet that evening. A heavy rain is still fall
ing, and it is believed to be impossible for
the Beers to cross the stream. They are
being closely followed by Colonel Thorney-
croft, who left here Sunday by rail. Several
other columns are converging on General
De Wet"
A correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph
at De Aar locates General De Wet and
Mr.. Steyn at Petrusville. He praises the
admirable work of Captain Norman Nation,
a Canadian engineer, in protecting large
stretch of railway
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
AT SISTERS SICK BED
KING EDWARD VISITS THE DOW
AGER EMPRESS FREDERICK.
Emperor William Meets His British
Uncle mt Franl<fort-On-Main and
Escorts Him to Cronberg.

CRONBERG, Feb. 25.-King Edward and
Emperor William arrived here this morn
ing and drove in a sleigh to Frederichshof.
where the Emperor bid farewell TO the King
and returned TO Homburg King Edward
proceeded TO the bedside Of his sister, the
Dowager Empress Frederick The two
monarchs met at Frankfort-on-the-M Main,
where greetings were exchanged. Then
they proceeded to Cronberg. King Edward
remained with his sister quarter OF an
hour. 1t was observed that his Majesty
on leaving, betrayed no special anxiety, and
IL was deduced therefrom that ne was IA
vorably impressed with the Dowager EN-
con at which seventeen persons sat down.
Emperor William, who had. in the mean
time, driven over from Homburg sat next
to King Edward In the center of long
table.
Emperor William. during the luncheon,
silently raised his glass TO King Edward.
who returned the compliment. Afterward
the Emperor was alone with his mother
for ten minutes. He then returned In
sleigh to Homburg. traversing nearly six
miles I'm twenty minutes behind two Hun
garian horses. King Edward also rode In
a sleigh TO Homburg. where he took tea
with the Emperor
AT King Edwards particular request En-
peror William did not return here for din
ner and the King dined with Princess
Sophia and Princess Margaret.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
DISCUSSED AT HAVANA.



HAVANA, Feb. 25.-lhe Cuban constitu-
tional convention met in executive ses-
sion this afternoon and discussed the ques-
tion of the future relations between Cuba
and the United States. 1t was evident
that the delegates were deeply impressed
with the recommendations of the United
States Senate committee on relations with
Cuba, cabled from Washington. When
Senior Nunez was asked his opin-
ion, he replied: THAT settles 1t. If the
United States government insists upon
naval stations, 1 nave nothing to say"
The report of the special committee
on relations declared that any scheme Of
relations accepted by the convention could
not bind the future republic and must
be approved by the CubLn Congress The
members of the committee were unani-
nous on this point. The report was rather
in the nature of suggestions, showing no
substantial variation from the forecast al
ready cabled
Senior Nunez introduced a resolution that
the convention should appoint a commit
tee either to go to Washington or to meet
committee from the United States Con-
gress to discuss the question. This pro-
posal was not favored by majority of
the the delegates, but no action was taken
upon 1T. The general discussion was ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
Deed Was the Work Of a Yellow Ne
Her and Then Cut Her Throat.
SHE WALKED HALF A MILE
GAVE THE ALARM AND WAS TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL.
Died Before Midnight-POsse After Her
AssaiIant, of Whom She Gave
a Complete Description.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
.TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 25.-Miss Ida
Finkestein, school teacher, was shot,
robbed. assaulted and her throat cut by a
negro late this afternoon while she was
walking from her country school over a
lonely road to the main highway to take
a trolley car to the city. She was brought
to hospital in the city tonight and
died at IL 80 o'clock. The negro had shot
gun and game bag, and had been hunting,
when he called to her to stop. Instead,
she ran, and he fired at her, some of the
shot striking in her hair
She stopped. and when he came up to
her she handed him her purse with 50 in 1t
and started to go on. but he caught hold
of her. She struggled to prevent an as
sault. and he cut her throat After he had
She gave a complete description of the man
as being a tall. copper-colored negro. and
interurban line conductor describes the
man as one of his passengers into the city
at o'clock. The police and posse and a
man with a bloodhound are searching the
woods in the vicinity of the place where
the outrage was committed.
Miss Finkelsteins father, who was pack
peddler, was murdered in saloon in Hy-
mera seven years ago. She was graduated
from the High School and spent two years
in the State Normal. She had been teach
ing in the country school two years Her
widowed mother and six younger children
are living in Chicago and she was their
main support
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
HE OBJECTED TO HAZING
STUDENT PELTED WITH EGGS, DEAD
CATS AND OTHER MISSILES.
Had SophOmores Fined for Shaving on
His Mustache and Was Roughly
Handled Afterwards

BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-Henry Schurman,
a freshman at the Maryland University
was driven from the grounds of the insti-
tuition to-day by his fellow-students. who
pelted MIN with eggs, dead cats, cabbages
and any other missiiesJ they could lay their
hands on. This was the result of Schur-
mans resistance TO hazing- The trouble
began about a week ago, when several OF
the students caught Schurman in the dis
secting room OF the college, bound and
gagged him. and shaved off his moustache
that freshmen must be clean shaven
Schurman, who is married man, resented
this treatment, and had his chief tor
mentors called before a magistrate, who
fined the chief offender SIS and COSTS This
the students made up by contributions,
and when Schurman again appeared at
class he was roughly treated a second
time Again he appealed to the courts.
and two more students were fined. each
being taxed $40 and costs. Then the stu
dents burned the offending magistrate IN
effigy, and Schurman decided 10 stay away
from the university until the affair blew
over.
To-day Schurman came back, escorted by
several policemen. The boys waited until
he got inside the grounds and the guardians
of the peace had left him. and then the
bombardment began. Schurman retreated
In confusion. and has not yet made up his
mind as 10 his future course II Is thought
other arrests will follow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26
HE CHANGED HIS NAME
GEORGE WASHINGTON" ENLISTED
AS "CHARLEs SMITH,
Got a Pension Under His Fictitious
Name, Was Cut on the Rolls and
Seeks to he Restored.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-About the time
the farewell address to President George
Washington was being read to the Senate
by Senator Bacon on the anniversary of the
birthday of the father of his country last
Friday, namesake of his, who resides in
indianapolis, was celebrating the day by
writing a letter to Senator Fairbanks rela-
tive to pension claim. Senator Fairbanks's
correspondent signs his communication
George Washington" and gives his ad-
dress as "412 Holton place, indianapolis"
1t appears that George Washington, of
Holton place, Indianapolis, for some rea-
SON not explained. entered the Union army
under an assumed name and, more thor
oughly to conceal his identity. gave to the
recruiting officer the name OF Charles
Smith," AS Charles Smith he was ac-
cepted and served honorably for several
years, he was mustered out and subse-
quently secured pension under the name
of Charles Smith," 1t now appears that,
for some reason. George Washington. alias
Charles Smith, has been deprived of his
pension and writes 10 Senator Fairbanks
to look into the matter and ascertain why
he has been dropped from the pension
rolls. Senator Fairbanks is looking into
the case, and it may turn out that George
Washington. of Holton place, Indianapolis,
will be forced to obtain a special act of
Congress to straighten out his tangled
claim to a pension.
George Washington was seen at his home
last night. He is a negro seventy-five or
eighty years of age and seems TO know
little of the pension matter. except that
it was taken from him about a year ago
and he has been trying to secure a re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-26

Presidents guiding star. It was not pro-
posed. he asserted. that the Presiednt
should be hampered by the Constitution
The discussion became general, Messrs
Daniel, Caffery, Hoar. Morgan. Pettus,
Pettigrew and others participating.
Mr.. Fairbanks read from the report of the
Taft commission to show the necessity for
the proposed conference of authority and
added that unless the authority was con-
ferred there could be no development Of
the resources of the island.
Mr.. Tillman interrupted to say that no
five men composing any commission had "a
right to ask that they be allowed TO deal
arbitrarily with the rights of 100000 peo-
pie and Congress had no right 10 grant the
power.
Mr.. Fairbanks replied that If the recon-
mendation of the Taft commission was not
acceded to there would be no progress In
the islands until the establishment of a
complete system of civil government, ana
no man could tell when that would be-
The debate continued until late. Mr..
Morgan spoke for two hours and then
stated that tomorrow he would take up
the question of the right of Congress TO
delegate or abdicate its powers and after
that would discuss the Cuban branch OF
the subject. At 1918 Mr.. Morgan's col
league from Alabama, Mr.. Pettus, moved
an adjournment, but on a yea and nay
vote the motion was defeated. The Senate
refusal to adjourn compelled Mr.. Morgan
to go on with his speech. Mr.. Spooner
tried to gain recognition to ask Mr.. Nor
gan as to his plans But the venerable
senator waived him of and caustically de-
clined to yield. At 20 p m. Mr.. Morgan
yielded to Mr.. Spooner for a motion TO ad-
journ and the long session came to a close.