Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-11-13
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

of these shocks has not been discov.
cred.
The wheat harvest in New South
Wales has been very poor. Other
states of the Australian confederation
give like reports.
Albany, N. Y, at popular election;
decided to refuse Mr.. Carnegie's offer
to give the City S165, 900 for the cree
ton of library building.
For the first time the women of Wis
consin voted at the general election.
They are given the right to vote on
school questions and for school officers
A union depot at Ell Paso to cost ST.
10000 is to he built. An agreement
to build was made by the representa-
tives of seven lines which enter the
city.
Hundreds of tons of salt went crash
ing through five floors of a warehouse
in Minneapolis leaving hole % by 40
feet in them all. The building is like
ly to fall.
There was 100000 paid in Wall
Street for election bets. They were
nearly all paid on the 9TH, after the
gubernatorial contest was conceded to
Governor Olell.
The annual gross cost of complete
rural free delivery system throughout
the United States would approximate
"a million dollars. There remains 7OO,-
coo square miles not now covered.
]. NJ. Hutchings, who discovered the
Yosemite valley and opened it for
tourists. has been killed by his team
going over the grade ON his way into
famous valley. Mr.. Hutchings was
nearly 90 years old.
1t is known that in a fire on the
Rosebud Indian reservation in Ne
braska 300 cattle have lost their lives
Several ranches have not been heard
from. Along the north line of Boyd
county many cornfelds are burned.
The director of the mint gives out
statement of the output of gold in
Alaska during the past ten months,
showing total of S1s,sO7, O75. That
of the Klondike Canadian is given at
S13, SCI, 900, and that of Nome at So
99S, $50. This credits Alaska with over
81, 900, COO over 1901.
VIM. R. Hearst, of New York, has
fled a complaint with the interstate
commerce commission against the an
thracite coal carrying roads charging
them with entering into u pooling
arrangement, discriminating against
dealers and consumers.
scheme for setting back the north
ern and eastern portions of the fortif-
cations of Paris, alta cost of $40, 900, 900,
has been accepted by the parliamentary
credits committee. The site of the
present Notifications will, it is estima-
ted, produce $50, 600, 900.
The house of commons agreed to vote
the additional amount of $40, 900, 0o0 to
aid the Transvaal and Orange River
colony during the present fiscal year.
A severe earthquake Shock has been
felt at Guarda, in the province of Bcira,
Portugal, and at other places. There
has been serious loss of life and many
houses have been destroyed.
Alfred McDougall, barrister, for
many years collector of succession dues
Tor the Ontario government, was ar
rested in Toronto for the alleged theft
of SIS, 900 from the government.
A report of the general postofice de-
partment recommends parcels post
convention with various European
governments and test with other
countries of universal postage stamp
plan.
The Rock Island is adding to its
holdings of real estate in Kansas City,
Kansas, which indicates the intention
to establish big yards there.
Three Higginsville, Mo-, coal COM
panies have signed the union scale and
the men have returned to work. They
are much elated.
During October, 1902, the total coin
age in United States minis was 81, 49,
$50 as follows: Gold, 81, 500, 600; silver,
81, 2s7, 900; minor coins, s2se, $50.
The amount estimated for railroad
transportation of mails in this country
for the next fiscal year is S3s, e42, 900,
an increase of over per cent from the
current year.
Orders have been received at the
Annapolis naval academy reducing the
course of midshipmen from four 20
three years. There is pressing need
for naval officers.
Professor Elmer Sharp, aged 80,
head of the commercial department OF
Hardin college in Missouri. is dead
after six weeks illness
The Behring sea catch of the Victoria
sealing fleet will be smaller this year
than ever. 1t will be less than e,ooo
skins, compared with 1o.5OO taken last
year.
1t is reported in London that an En-
glish commission will be named 10 at.
tend the ST. Louis fair, and that the
Prince of Wales will be named as the
head of the embassy.