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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
French Election Manifesto.

The following curious election mani
festo was issued the other day in
Paris:
Electors and business men! On the
eve of the elections the friends of the
small dealers call your attention to the
present very grave danger-namely,
the invasion of the Chamber of Depu-
ties by medical men. Oppose medical
candidates; replace them by CONNER
cial men. And why? Because the
trend of the hygienists is to exercise
an insupportable dictation concerning
the supplying of food. To increase
their authority these hygienists do not
hesitate to exaggerate in an absurd
manner the Importance of food frauds,
and then they pose as saviors of hu-
man life. Thus sometimes these
hygienists, who are nothing but
quacks, accuse purveyors of milk,
sometimes wholesale provision deal
ers, or, rather, grocers. No branch of
food supplies is free from their &C
cusation of fraud and Justification.
Defend yourselves, then, against the
calumny.. Food purveyors of Paris and
the provinces, vote against medical
men. Let all parties choose other men
to uphold the flag. Let them, for in
stance, choose food purveyors."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
ANNUAL MAY day STRIKES.
Unrest is Crowned Queen of the
May.
SAMPLE DISPATCHES GIVEN.

Pittsburg, May 3.-Nine organized
building trades in the Pittsburg dis
trict started the conflict for higher
wages. Many of the employers agreed
to the demand, giving every indication
that the struggle will be of short dura-
ton. OF the $4,000 men who were
ordered out probably not more than
5000 will be idle long.
Much of the building operations of
the city were forced to suspend while
strikers committees and employers
were negotiating settlements.
Boston, occurred at num-
Der of places in New England, attended
by no disturbance. Five hundred cut
tiers on Cape Ann left work because a
demand regarding eight hours was
not complied with, and at Barre, Ver-
mont, and one or two other places q
similar number of granite workers
struck.
About 1000 Transfers are idle in
Providence because their employers re-
fused to grant an advance in wages.
The strike of the American Wooden
,empany's weavers is extending.
Youngstown, Ohio.-Two thousand
men employed in the building trades
went on strike for an eight hour day
and increase of wages.
New York.-Machinists and bench
men to the number of l 200 in dozen
large saw mills and moulding mills in
Hudson county, n j., went on strike
The men demand a uniform rate of
so for an eight-hour day.
Toronto, Can.-More than /, 900 men
of various trades went on strike for an
increase of wages The compositors
and machine operators on the different
newspapers here have decided to strike
on May S, if demands for. increased
wages are refused.
Cleveland, ohio.-About 500 steel
workers employed by the. American
Bridge company at various points went
on strike
st. Paul-Three hundred carpenters
went on strike here for an eight-hour
day and increased wages.
Buffalo, n. UT is estimated that
more than 1000 skilled laborers are on
strike here. Most of these are car
penters, few structural iron workers
and the rest plumbers.
1.-THE above dispatches are given as
SAMPLES
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
BulIe Fences without Authority.

Washington, May st is said that
there are upwards of fifty individual
cattle raisers in Nebraska who have
built fences on public lands without
authority. In Kansas, Wyoming, Ore
gon and Colorado there are other in
terests, corporate and private, which
have unwarrantably confscated the
land of the United States by fencing it
in to feed thousands of cattle.
Cattle interests represented in Wash
ington are thoroughly aroused over
the position taken by the president
and secretary of the interior. They
have buttonholed various senators and
representatives in an effort to secure
legislation which will define their
rights and permit the uninterrupted
use of grazing lands they now control.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
HOW CHEAP BAKING POWDER is
MAZE

The Health Department Of New
York has seized a quantity of so-called
cheap baking powder, which it found
in that city. Attention was attracted
to it by the low price at which it was
being sold in the department stores.
Samples were taken and the chemist
of the Health Department reported
the stuff to be IAN alum powder"
which analysis showed to be compos-
ed chiefly of alum and pulverized
rock
The powder was declared to be dam
gerous to health, and several thou
sand pounds were carted to the offal
dock and destroyed. 1t is unsafe to
experiment with these so-called
cheap" articles of food. They are
sure to be made from alum, rock. or
other injurious matter. In baking
powders, the high class, cream of tar
tar brands are the most economical,
because they go farther in use and are
healthful beyond question.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

Dick, I'm going to be married.
had never previously seen any contri-
vance of the kind. 1t was an embarass
ing situation, and all three stood ill
at ease, the girl particularly so.
A description of her probably would
be in order, but it makes no difference
whether she had blue eyes and brown
hair, or brown eyes and blue hair. She
was the one girl for each of these men,
or at least each thought so, which is
enough. AS for her eyes, it would at
that moment have been difficult to
determine their color, even had she
held them up, for by this time they
were blurred and moist.
Finally Dick spoke: well, l sup
pose ought to say something. Denny,
l know you'll be good to her and all
that, because 1 guess you love her just
as well as anybody could. And 1 con-
graduate you on your inheritance, you
know. Wouldn't object to having
some kin of that kind myself, but I
was always careless about selecting
my relations"
And then Denny muttered some
thing about thanks" and the girl
glanced at Dick, and somehow or
other the pair of them stumbled out.
The Rising Young Writer went
back to his table, and for long time
he sat there quiet, while the shadow
of the squat ink bottle grew and grew
and lay across the floor, a broad,
black bar.
At last he gathered the scattered
sheets of paper together and again
took up his pen. eve must finish it
up. Bot he said, ''for time. and the
day of issue, wait for no man."
"And so the Prince came to his
own" he read aloud as he wrote it,
land married the Princess, and they
lived happily together ever after"
And that, Bot he said, putting
aside the pen, 81 guess is the end of
the story"
There came another knock upon the
door, but this time it swung swiftly
open. She did not enter, but stood
looking at him in a way that he had
never seen her look before. Then she
smiled, ever so slightly.
Maybe there's a sequel, Dick" she
said
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Use for Funeral Flowers.

THE clause please omit flowers so
often seen in funeral notices, doesn't
mean such a loss to us as you might
suppose" says a florist. ct used to
be that all the flowers received at a
funeral were sent to the cemetery and
placed upon the grave to wither. A
great many people object to this pro-
cedure as sinful waste, and these are
the people who advertise: Please omit
flowers But the flowers are seldom
really omitted. Some people don't see
the announcement, or, if they do, they
don't heed it. The flowers come, just
the same. In such cases the blossoms
are usually given away, after the fun
eral services, to some hospital or in
stitution where they contribute to the
happiness of the living. "-Philadelphia
Record.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

Ten thousand dollars won't last
forever" he continued, ignoring her
gentle, yet ranking reminder.
mo, but Denny is going to invest
part of it, and open a printing shop
with the rest, and it will be a good
start for-for him."
Printing shop!" he sneered, You'll
have man of letters, after all, won't
your"
Now, Dick. you needn't talk like
that. At first was going to write you
after it was over, but that seemed
kind Of sneaky, and I've always been
honest with you, haven't l, Dick?"
Eyes, Man." he admitted, you
have"
And you know that work-room was
no place for me-"
1T was not"
"And 1 had nothing else. And
would have waited for you, Dick, if
you had ever seemed able to get along
even If only enough to barely take
care of me. It's not the money, Dick.
though ten thousand dollars is a great
deal"
'rYes-" he said. cit is. Especially to
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Poultry and Egg Dealers Compl.

Kansas City, May 5.-The big r-clz-
ing houses have made such inroads
into the business of packing and ship
ping eggs and poultry for consumption
in eastern markets that the business of
the small shippers in this part of the
west is threatened with disaster ac-
cording to members of the produce
dealers association of Oklahoma and
Kansas which met here to consider the
situation. These men assert that the
poultry dealers are compelled to pay
higher rates than the packers for
shipments of dressed poultry to the
seaboard. 1.-THE produce dealers of
the west" one dealer is quoted as say
ing, must combine against the pack
ers, for an important industry is being
ruined"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Live Stock Carried Over.

Kansas City, May 5.-More livestock
is being carried over at the stock yards
than ever before. Representative
packers bought about 5000 out of the
is, 900 head of cattle received and drew
out of the market. At the close of
business there were 10000 cattle left
over unsold and half as many pigs
The business of Chicago packers has
been staggered by the refusal of the
people to eat high priced meat. They
spent over an hour looking over the
stock before buying.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Jo,nt Frats-nitx uosni,.l

Topeka, May 5.-A movement has
been begun to establish hospital in
Topeka to be maintained jointly by the
five or six principal fraternal insurance
societies doing business in Topeka.
Later, if the plans seem to be success
full, permanent home for the hospital
will be built. The hospital will be
used jointly by the various orders that
unite to establish it, for the care of the
sick and needy of the various orders
embraced in the list of those maintain
ing the institution.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
The Story with a Sequel.
(copwsgnt, 1909, by Dolly Story Pub. Co.,

earn on the payment-on-publicati
plan"
And 1 couldn't stand it any longer,
Dick. The heat, the dirt, the awful,
noise-they were just driving me to
death. And you know you've said
yourself, many a time, you wouldn't
blame me, no matter what / did to
get away from there"
I'm not blaming you," he replied
quietly
But blame myself for-for what
has happened, for 1 know you liked
me, Dick, and 1 liked you. I'm sorry.
It's just circumstances, Dick"
Just circumstances, Nan"
And Denny, he likes me, too" she
said softly.
Where is he?"
He's waiting for me on the land
ing"
Dick went to the door and called to
him: Come in, Denny. I'm not 60
ing to have at thee, or anything of
that sort. Come on in
Denny came in and stood mainly on
one foot, and gazed at the floor with
as much apparent absorption as if he
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
There is Gold in the sh.le.

Topeka, May 5.-Dr. E. Fahrig, of
the Philadelphia Commercial museum,
stakes his professional reputation on
the assertion that there is gold in the
Kansas shale and that it can be han
died at reasonable profit. He makes
this declaration in a report, showing
mill runs of twelve different patches of
shale. The shale in the twelve runs
averaged $3.50 gold per ton.
DIR. Fahrig made his report to &c To-
pell men who advanced So, 600 to erect
a mill here and to employ him to make
the tests. They were delighted at the
showing and will take steps at once to
erect mill in the shale fields. They
have no land to sell.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
CANT COMPLY WITH RULINGS
President Ripley Will Try Issues
With Commerce Commission.
ROUTE THEIR OWN SHIPMENTS

Los Angeles, Cali, May 1.-Presi-
dent E. P. Ripley is quoted as saying
that the Santa Fe railway will not
comply with the recent ruling of the
interstate commerce commission in the
Los Angeles citrus fruit case, in which
it was held that the practice of the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific rail-
roads of taking into their own haI Is
the matter of selecting the routes by
which the fruit shipments from south
ern California to the east shall be sent
is illegal
'Our course in regard to the ruling
of the interstate commerce commission
in the citrus fruit case will depend on
what the lawyers advise" said Mr..
Ripley. Il do not expect that we will
comply with the ruling, but will let
the courts decide whether we are right
or if the fruit shippers are right. 1 do
not think the ruling of the commission
is equitable. The railroads make a
rate of S1.25 hundred on citrus fruit
to Chicago and the same rate to New
York. In order to make this rate we
must have satisfactory arrangements
with our connections east.
"We cannot comply with these
rulings and attempt to handle the fruit
business. Before the railroads adopted
the system of routing shipments, the
business was in constant state of de-
moralization. Shippers were in habit
of sending their fruit over any road
whose over-zealous agents would give
them few dollars rebate on each car,
and we must either cut rates or meet
the sort of competition or give up
handling the business, if we do not
take the routing in our own hands,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Probable Change at soldiers. Home

Leavenworth, Kas., April 3O.-There
is well confirmed rumor here that j..
G. Rowland will shortly be succeeded
as governor of the Soldiers home here
by Major w. w. Martin, the present
treasurer of the home. There is not
the slightest doubt in the minds of the
knowing ones, but that the change
will be announced shortly.
The reason for the change in gov
ernors is the advanced age of Gov
ernor Rowland. He is nearly so years
of age.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
WoMEN's CLUBS CONVENTION.
Thousands of Well Dressed Women
Banked by Lilies.

DankeO " LhAllco-
Los Angeles, Cali, May s.-The for
NAL opening of the Club Women's
convention was markedly brilliant.
Hundreds of delegates and visitors
packed the Simpson auditorium to the
roof, the interior was embellished with
sixty thousand Gala lilies, and repre-
sentative American women sat on the
platform.
The opening day was otherwise dis
tinguished by two separate events.
One of them, which got as far as the
board of directors, had to do with
turning down a delegate from secret
society. The other, which concerned
the possible unseating of Mrs. Roberts
of Salt Lake City, wife of the former
congressman from Utah.
In the meantime the real skeleton,
the colored question, will make away
with enough time in the course of con-
vention events.
AS chairman of the committee on
rules and regulations, Mrs. Douglass,
of Oklahoma, specified, among other
things, that delegate should speak
only twice on subject, and only three
minutes at time; that there should be
no proxies, and that member could
be delegate from only one organiza-
ton. The official reception closed the
day with crush.
The throng of thousands, arrayed in
best bib, was greeted by the national
| officers, the local biennial board and
the presidents of the Los Angeles
clubs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Jury Turns Down Eight Hour Law.

Leavenworth, Kas., April 3o.-J. W.
Wright, contractor, was arrested on
complaint of the state labor commits
sioner for violation of the eight-hour
law and his case came up in the city
court. The evidence proved conclu-
sively that Wright had violated the
law and the judge instructed the jury
to return a verdict against him but
contrary to the expectations of every
body the jury after being out only a
few minutes returned a verdict in
favor of Wright.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
MT. Curtis CongratuIated.

Washington, May 5.-Representative
Curtis had some business at the navy
department, but was unable to get any
satisfaction, as the officials of those
divisions would talk of nothing but
his speech on Funston, especially the
kind reference he made to the navy
and naval commanders. Secretary
Long congratulated him on his speech,
and said he was glad to know that the
people of Kansas had a warm spot in
their hearts for the navy depart
ment
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Gold In Iron Ore.

Prairie Du Sac, Wis, April Eek
element exists here among the stock
holders in the Wisconsin Mining COM
pany's mine at North Freedom on
account of a test made of the iron ore.
An expert assayer discovered gold in
quantities yielding from SIS to $3.50 a
ton. The test was made in this city
and is considered reliable The ex-
istence of the gold in paying quanti-
ties had not been suspected in the ore,
although its value as iron ore was veil
known.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
President Palm. and Maceo.

Havana, April 30.-President Palma
left Bayamo early in the morning for
Manzanillo. At Yara he met General
Bartolome Maceo, the candidate for
the Democratic party for the president
of Cuba, but who withdrew from the
campaign and received an affectionate
greeting from him. General Maceo
pledged his support to the president
elect. The reception accorded Senior
Palma at Manzanillo outdid any thus
far rendered him. The entire Spanish
colony turned out in his honor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
New Mexico Has Troubles.

Synta Fe, N. NJ, April 5.-Reports
indicate that sheep are dying by the
hundreds. This is lambing season and
the number of lambs that will be saved
will be unusually small. The range
has practically dried up on account of
the drouth.
Added to the losses of the sheepmen
come reports that grasshopers are
creating havoc in the northern Rio
Grande valley. Around Santa Cruz
they are as thick as leaves on the fruit
trees and are eating early vegetables.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
A Soldiers Narrow Escape.

Watts Flats, N. Y. May 5th.-George
Manhart of this place, a hale and
hearty old soldier of so years of age,
tells a thrilling story of narrow es-
cape from death.
-Four years ago. he says, "the doc
tors who were attending me during
serious illness called my wife aside
and told her that I could not live two
weeks as l had Brights Disease, which
meant certain death.
LAS a last resort we thought we
would try Dodd's Kidney Pills, and
accordingly sent to Mr.. Clark's drug
store and got a box.
This remedy worked wonders in my
case. l noticed the improvement at
once and discharged the doctor.
81 kept on improving until every
symptom of illness had gone and 1 was
strong and well.
II feel like boy and to-day l am
cropping wood as well at eighty as at
twenty. Dodd's Kidney Pills did it."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
vsnezuela Revolution Disastrous.

Trinidad, B. w. l., May 1.-The
news of the defeat of the government
troops nGar San Antonio is confirmed.
1t now appears that this engagement
proved disaster for their own govern
ment. The death of the Governor,
General Castillo is also confirmed.
Gen. Estalante, the second in COM
mand of the Venezuelan army. who
was missing after Tuesdays fight, has
The government has taken the defensive
as it has no more troops to send out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

There is no lack of parties in France
In the pending elections which will
take place soon, there are candidates
representing no less than twenty-five
parties in Paris alone, the leading ones
being the Nationalist, Conservative,
Plebiscitary. Royalist, Bonapartist.
Republic, Liberal Collectivist, Progress
sive, Radical, Radical Socialist and
five different stripes of Socialists.
Then there are specialized parties,
such as Anti-Semites and Anarchists
of varied hues.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Smallpox at Reform School.

Topeka, KS, May 3.-An epidemic of
smallpox has broken out in the state
reform school. There are eight well
defined cases, seven inmates and one
employee, but it is stated on good au-
thority that this number probably
will be greatly increased as there is
no way of telling how many people
have been exposed to the disease. 1t
is thought that as many as forty or
fifty cases may develop. Those who
have already been taken with the dis
ease are in the hospital.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

Emporia, KS, April 29.-Rev. w. H.
Pollett, pastor of colored Baptist
church here, shot and killed Isaiah
Edmunston. The men are neighbors
and it is stated that Pollett suspected
Edmundson with improper intimacy
with Mrs. Pollett. For nearly an
hour the clergyman stood near Ed
mundsor, who was at work moving a
house. Not word passed between
the men. Suddenly Pollett drew a
pistol and fired five bullets into Ed
mundson, who died Immediately.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
All SANTIAGO Provinoe There,

Santiago De Cuba, May 3.-About
forty thousand people were packed in
the narrow streets in this city when
Senior Palma arrived here and the
crowd was so dense at certain points
that they INSTRUCTED the procession,
which was increased by mounted dele
cations from all parts of the province,
until it was miles long. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed.
Senior Palma was escorted to the
palace where he held public recep-
ton. lasting several hours.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
A Dukes Palace Burned.

ST. Petersburg, May 5.-Duke Alex
ander of Oldenburg's celebrated chat
eau of Romone in the government of
Veronej, southern Russia, has been
burned by revolving peasants, who
practically ruined the estate. The
duke is the father-in-law of the cars
sister Olga, who married his son, Duke
Peter. last year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
TrnnhIe Over Cattle.

Denver. April ga Republican
special from Atwood, Kansas. says that
ranchmen and settlers are arming
themselves and trouble, it is feared,
will come as result of a quarrel over
land in Rawlins and adjoining coun-
ties. 1t is feared it may become nee
essary to call on the state troops to pre-
vent bloodshed. There are large herds
of cattle in these counties and their
owners make life miserable for the
isolated homesteaders within the limits
of their ranges.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Tho Pope,s sweet Tooth.

His Holiness the Pope has passion
for sweets and is never without small
box of ENTHUSIASTICALLY some variety
of chocolate drops-in his pocket.
Until his severe illness in the spring
of 1899 the Pope had hardly been ailing
after his accession to the papal chair
and he is said to have declared that
"since 1 have been Pope have had no
time to consult doctors, and so have
always been WE'LL
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Carnegie in a New Field.

New York, May 5.-Just before An
drew Carnegie started for Europe he
told group OF newspaper men that he
had serious intentions of buying sew
eral newspapers in this country, and
he considered it most interesting
field. 81 may some day buy up some
newspapers and give you boys an in
terest in them. L don't know any
harder working men that those con-
nected with the press. am very
much interested in journalism and may
purchase some newspapers"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

Des Moines, Iowa, May Six per.
sons were injured, one fatally, near
Lohrville, This is the third tornado,
or the third blow from one. within an
hour, in different sections. A school
house was torn to pieces and other
buildings in the neighborhood were
wrecked. The tornado was followed
by terrific hailstorm that broke win
dows in MANY houses