Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-16
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

SeAOJ GU ~ lduhS anu ~ ueTrlckS Dy the
lowest report.
Pennsylvania has the power under a
supreme court decision to seize and
operate the coal mines.
American anthracite coal imported
at Hamburg last winter is being re,
bought for the United States.
The Grand Army of the Republic
chose San Francisco as the next place
for holding their encampment.
Yellow fever and dysentery prevail
among the Colombian troops on the
isthmus; especially at Panama.
ProspectCrs in tents have been
having a chilly time in the Colorado
mountains, in a furious snow storm.
The Union Veterans Union had a
strenuous time at their last business
session in Washington, resulting in a
split.
The building for railroad exhibits at
st. Louis is 525 by 1900 feet, covering
over Is acres of ground and having
five miles of railroad track in it
The Woman's Relief Corps elected as
national officers: Mrs. Lodusky Tay-
lor. of Minnesota, president; Mrs Ger
aldine Brisby, of California, vice presi-
dent.
The New York forest, fish and game
commissioners are promoting the per-
manent improvement of the famous
John Brown house at North Alba,
New York
Another peasant uprising has &C.
Cured in Poltava, Russia, and in fierce
conflicts between peasants and local
forces many persons have been killed
or wounded.
The trades assembly of Schenectady,
New York, decided that all members
of the militia companies on duty at
Glen Falls should be expelled from
their respective unions.
The japanese government within the
next six years will have built four bat
tleships, six first class cruisers and
various lesser craft at cost of SIO,-
600, 600 annually for the six years.
Girls employed in box factory in
Chicago got into an hysterical fight
and their leaders were hauled off by
the police. II was caused by some of
the girls refusing to strike, two of
whom were severely beaten.
Captain Thomas w Dohd, attorney
of the Mexican government, has taken
entire charge of the road from Laredo
to Mexico City on account of the strike
on the line. 1t is stated that President
Diaz has ordered out the army to pre-
serve order and facilitate the move
ment of trains.
After having made exhaustive trials
of American and British built locomo-
tives on the government railways the
officials of New Zealand report the
best results from the American en-
gines.
Grand Duke Nicholas entered the
Bosphorus on Russian iron clad war;
ship, contrary to the Berlin treaty by
den to pass the straits. The Sultan,
however. showed his visitor extraor-
binary attention.
A Bombay Parsee proposes to hand
over nearly $1,000, 900 to u trust for
charitable purpopes. The income of
the money is to be devoted to the re-
lief of persons deprived of their means
of subsistence in any country by sud-
den calamity.
The Cuban house of representatives,
passed bill requiring all concession
arys to employ at least so per cent
Cuban laborers in their enterprises.
The Dakish government has issued
loan of 500. 600, 900 at 81 per cent.
The loan has been subscribed by u
syndicate of Danish, French and Ger
man banks
Governor Odell, of New York. or
dered the entire Second regiment of
National Guards on duty to protect the
Hudson Valley Electric Railway COM
pany's property
The Rock Islands withdrawal from
the western immigration bureau bids
fair for the going to pieces of that
organization.
Cuban customs receipts for Septem-
Der amounted to 81, 3o7. 1o2; an increase
of 1854, 400 over the previous Septem-
Der. On September 30 the treasury
held balance of 81, 406, 736.
The Pennsylvania ami Reading COM
pany furnished all their employees in
Harrisburg ton of anthracite each
at s4.25 per ton. This was when there
was none on the market there.
Edward S. Bragg, consul general at
Havana is to change places with Viii
liam A. Rublee, consul general at Hong
Kong.
Siberian newspaper says the gov
eminent is considering the project OF
new railroad to connect the Black sea
with the Siberian line.
Two army transports are expected
toarrive at San Francisco from Manila
within the week. The Sherman on
October and the Logan is expected
by the llth. General Fred D. Grant
is on board the Logan