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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
To Coin BOlivars.

Caracas, Venezuela, May 1.-The
Venezuelan government decided to use
the mint at Washington, instead of the
Paris mint, as formerly, for the coin
age of Bolivars silver coins worth
about 20 cents. About two million
bolivars are to be coined.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Boycottins Retailers Unlawful

Atlanta, Ga, May 5.-The supreme
court of Georgia holds illegal efforts OF
the various drug firms in Atlanta to
prevent certain pharmacy from pur-
chasing goods from wholesale houses
which supplied the drug trade under
the common law and contrary to pub
lie policy. The court also held that
the antitrust law of Georgia is uncon-
stitutional. The effect of the decision
is that the trusts and other combina-
tons can be proceeded against under
the common law of the state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Premonition Proved Truo.

A sensational case of coincidence re-
Gently occurred at Newport. Mr.. Charles
Anstee, the proprietor of the Potter's
Arms Hotel, had a presentiment that
he would die on the anniversary of the
death of his wife, who fell and frac-
tured her skull a year ago. His friends
tried to laugh him out of it, but he
was found dead in bed at o'clock a
few mornings ago-exactly year aft
er his wife's fatal accident
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
To Extend the Onnd.

Topeka, May 5.-The quadruplex
telegraph lines of the Santa Fe, which
now extend only as far as Arkansas
City on the south and La Junta on the
west, are rapidly being extended to
cover the whole system, and it is
thought that the one on the Oklahoma
division will be in operation as far as
Purcell soon. 1t will be extended on
down to Galveston.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Robbed While at Dinner.

Albany, Ore, May IA dispatch
from Brownsville, Ore, says that while
j. H. Glass, cashier of the Bank of
Brownsville, was at dinner, robber
effected an entrance and carried away
about 81, 500 which was left outside of
the vault. The robber made his escape
without detection.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

Washington, May 5.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate:
JOS r. Reed, Iowa, chief justice, and
Henry c. Sluss, Kansas; VIM. NJ. Muir
ray, Tenn; Wilbur F. Stone, Col, and
Frank L. Osborne, North Carolina,
associate justices of the court of pri-
vate land claims.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

Vienna, May 5.-A telegram from
Warsaw announces that the Russian
government has decided to rebuild the
Notifications on the German and Aus
trian frontiers at cost of 400, 900, 900
rubles. This action is necessary as the
result of Colonel Grinm's betrayal of
the existing Russian fortresses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Bear More of an Attraction.

Parson (who has just arrived for the
first time at his new country living)-
say, porter. my arrival seems to have
caused a great deal of excitement in
the village. Porter-Yes, sir; but it's
nowt to when the dancing bear was
here DISQUALIFICATION Tit-Bits.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08
Katy Contracts For e65 More Miles

Springfield, Ill, May 5.-Contractors
of Chicago and Terre Haute have signed
contract to construct 265 miles OF
railroad in Oklahoma, an extension OF
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas. The
contract price is So, 900, 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-08

1t costs the average young man lot
of money to trot on the course of true
love.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11

ing our orders and suggestions. That
is owing TO the fact that matters are
changing very rapidly here
Tomorrow / will have Col. Mckay
wire Miller something like this Delay
action until you receive my letter OF
last night, (signed) n, Mckay" That
will mean this letter from me. owing
to the way matters have changed here,
and the necessity for me TO be kept
out Of this have concluded that II Eill
be best for oil wires between you and /,
or Miller and I should be addressed 10
n. Mckay, zoos 18th n, W, and all
wires sent from here be signed by him
even the cypher ones. This will pre-
cude the possibility OF II leaking gu
there that ! am associated in the mat
ter The reason viii more clearly de-
Velop In the future, / think
The Timms people have been plugging
fearlully hard for the last day or 80, |
did not look upon them as o. much
consequence until learned that
through Curtis OF Kansas they have
undoubtedly secured the assistance, 20
degree at least, Of Assistant Secre-
tary Ryan-a very important factor,
Ryan has been fighting against any
lease hut now thinks one should be
granted, but Insists that the Timms
people be allowed the first chance owing
to their having the first application
Today he said he would oppose any
one having a prior chance to them. In
der these circumstances we can SEQ that
should we proceed as planned aEd OBJ
tain the lease without consent he will
heed us Off at this end, while II the
Timms crowd have their chance Erst
AMI fail then they can have no influence
towards stopping us, either out there or
here. Then again we considered the
fact that without a permit Il viii place
Myton In hard place 10 grant Miller
TO go ahead when he has refused 9TH
eTs.
Taking all these matters into consider
a;ion we came 10 the conclusion that
the only thing TO do Is TO hold back
Until the Timms crowd have had their
Glance and failed, consequently toby
wired Appleman, nc Denver and asked
If Miller had left and n 50, when The
reply Just received Is that he let last
night Can catch him at Price SCH,
after consultation we concluded IL best
TO let him go on 20 the post where he
can confer with you Myton and McA.,
and be the better posted as 20 the man
ner OF procedure Then when you get
this wire from Mckay that you are
ready TO take care OF Timms. That Is.
head him on when he comes, and u you
are ready and sure you can knock him
out we will see that permit Is granted
him at once. giving him 30 days 70
make the trial. Just as soon AZ he gets
through then a permit will be granted
Miller and he can 90 ahead, thereby
getting Tlmms 4 Co, OFT 81 the road
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11

doctor as he will very soon be out Of
the way. 1t may be advisable to lay
low" until he gets his orders to leave
end has gone away.
We have little fear that he can do
US any damage but he must be watched
and II he leaves within a few days as
now seems likely, K would be advisable
e wait until he is out OF the way,
Thoman is the only man we think
needs careful looking after,
He. or the Raven Mining company,
has lust paid in $1,000 for the Indians
on the eaterite lease. This money has
not been earned but has been paid in
as a bluff to catch the Indians so as to
get from them new lease. Thoman
has also been trying TO get Myton on
the reservation so as to set q chance
TO treat with him and get him away
from us IL possible. They are desperate
and win go to any length to detach
Myton from his fidelity 60 us; however
Myton is fully aware OF their inten-
tions, and will not be misled by any
proposition they make to him, realizing
that our interests are mutual In every
particular
As It looks now, however, | am very
hopeful that YOU can get on the ground
and 20 TO work with the Indians with
out any interference from the other
parties.
hold to consider the matter there VIII
be probably an adjournment OF week
or two before they take any final ae-
ton.
When that first council adjourns you
can probably tell how the land Hes If
YOU think It necessary or advisable for
Us TO combine with some other inter
ests wire me at once II you then need
help in the matter we VIII send some
body out at once
we enclose you herewith blank forms
for lease to be used with the necessary
acknowledgment and aiildavits ana
certificates at the end, See that all the
formulas are carefully and accurately
followed
We think that Il Is very important
that you should start at once and push
the thing through as rapidly as possi-
bic. We will have a great advantage
IN being on the ground first and we
hone there win be no one to interfere
with you
Keep me advised in the matter as
fully as possible, Very truly yours,
(Signed) u. X HARPER
p. ST. will send a copy OF this 10
Myton. Mease and McAndrews so that
they win be advised at once OF the situ-
alton and be prepared to act as soon
as you arrive,
THIS ONE TO DEAR JIM"
Washington. d. c., March 49, 1899
NV Dear Jlm:.-I am informed that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11
KRARNS WORKED WITH PICK.

Senator Kearns Of Utah not so very
long ago was working with a pick and
shovel for 81 a day. Last summer he
and his partners refused Sl4O0O,0OO for
one Of their mines. The senator is used
to life in the open and the atmosphere
Of the Senate Expresses him. Last
Thursday he sat down beside Senator
Heitfeld, also Westerner, and said
Henry, what do you think Of this
game, anyhow"
Heltfed, being now schooled In the
wiles OF diplomacy, answered the ques-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11

ton with another. why do you ask?'
he said,
"Oh, replied Kearns, they use too
much language In their talk to suit me,
why don't they say what they mean In
stead Of bundling II all up In lot OF
unnecessary words 7"--Denver Post.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11
CERTAINLY EXTRAORDINARY.

Facetious Diner TO very tall and ex-
ceedingly procrastlnating seryltor).
For more than one reason you might be
called a long walter.
Waiter: Yes'ri / sometimes measure
half day from tip TO tip sir,-Novem-
her Smart Set.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11

MOn Interview Deset News Threw Responsibility Mease that
the Latter Resented Saying Only Part Of the Truth Had Been Told and
That He Would Tell the Rest Which He DhThs Declaration Was Followed by
Verna Citizens Placed TeIae Correspondence Which
Herewith Reproduced
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11

Timms, the man who claims to have
sure hold on the lease If he can secure
a permit to go on the reservation, left
here last night ostensiby TO go west to
| look after some other business, but /
| am quite sure that he expects TO make
dive for the agency. He has been
working through Dr.. Mcdonald and we
concluded II best TO have Dr. given "a
change Of base for his health. / wrote
TO Myton to wire me when DR.. goes.
This man Timms has the prior claim
for the right to go on the reservation,
as his application has been in for a year
or two, hence II Is embarrassing to the
department to turn him down II he is a
responsible party However It may be
necessary for a permit 10 be given him
first. IN that case IL viii be necessary
for us to knock him until he is out
of the way, hence demonstrating that
he cannot get the lease At the same
time J am a little afraid of that and
prefer that Miller and YOU boys go
ahead Independent OF permit and try
and get the lease, provided you think
that best You are on the ground and
know best.
II | find the department gives Timms
permit | VIII try and have them grant
the same to all applicants
In that case we viii have to fight It
out and take our chance. Saturday /
will be appointed special allottlng
agent From now on | VIII have moth
ing to do with the lease matter-public-
~. 90 However, it may be found es-
sential 60 that ! should accompany Mr.
Graves to the reservation to assist IN
determining which Of the proposed
bitches win be best for the dear In
dams. DO you suppose | can judge that
matter correctly?
As | understand the matter nothing
further can be done until MIR. Graves
makes his report Then the secretary
will grant the permit as he deems hest
| do not know how soon Mr. Graves will
go out there but presume II VIII be
month or six weeks before he gets
there In the meantime have the prop
er papers duly filed with the land de-
partment as wrote YOU In my last
Am just In receipt OF the following
wire from Judge Thoman Chicago. II
carry a very important private letter
60 you Can you meet In New York
Wednesday Answer quick" My reply
will be that / cannot meet him there.
II important come here. | am not ram
ming after that buffer.
Sincerely,
(Signed) 10 RPER.
DEAR MEAsE" IN THIS CASE.
Washington, March II, lS99.--My Dear
Mease,--Fearing something may turn
up Unexpectedly with Miller | address
this "a you.
know you VIII conclude that we are
wild at this end. the way We are chang
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11
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Washington March "a, lS99--My Dear
Mease Fearing something may turn
up Unexpectedly with Miller | address
this "a you.
| know you VIII conclude that we are
wild at this end. the way we are chang.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
WAS COSTLY CASE.
Lafayette County, Miss, Spent $t2,ooe
on a Murder Case.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 16.-Accordins
to figures just compiled the cost Of
tho Mathis-Owens-Lester-Jackson mur.
der case in Lafayette county has al.
ready reached the enormous sum Of
$4,000, and only one of the four men
indicted has commenced his sentence.
Mathis and Lester, however, are to be
hanged at Oxford on Sept. "a, and
there is every indication that the death
sentence will yet be fastened on
Owens, the father-in-law of Mathis,
over whom a life sentence is now pend.
ing, and one indictment is yet to he
tried.
An effort will be made, according
to advices just received, to secure a
pardon for William Jackson, who is
now serving life sentence for com.
plicity in the murder. Jackson is
eXonerated by the confession Of Mat.
this, in which little reliance is placed,
but other evidence has been adduced
to show that he did not actually par.
ticipate in the slaughter of the Mont.
gomery brothers, and only happened
to be at the house of Mathis when
the deed was committed Jackson
is criminal of undoubted guilt, and
has been indicted for counterfeiting
and making moonshine whisky, but
many citizens feel that he should no.
suffer punishment for crime of which
he is not guilty, and if he is released
it is believed that it will have some
effect in restoring the reason of his
wife, who has been confined in the in
wife, who has been confined In the In.
tragedy
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
Sailors Curious Pets.

1t has been said Of the Jackie sailor
poy that he is SO passionateIy fond of
pets he must have something to love
II it Is "only cockroach I'M a 'baccy
box" This statement was founded on
fact, for one Of the most remarkable
pets of an English ship was a mon.
strous cockroach. He was four inches
long and one inch broad.
One Of the sailors had tanned him
and built for him cage with little
kennel in the corner Of it. This in.
sect prodigy learned to recognize his
masters voice, and when he heard
him call would hurry out from his
kennel in response.
Among other odd pets that have been
beloved by English sailors was a seal,
who had tank residence on board
and n daily round OF pleasure and
duty, his pleasure seven meals q day,
his duty bath after each meal. An.
other was a deer, who would take q
quid Of tobacco with so much delight
that the fellow feeling aroused by his
appreciative taste made him a general
favorite.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
According to Formula.

Judge Pennypacker was once asked
by his brother Harry during a session
Of court for the loan of SIS. Harry
walked to the desk and whispered the
request in the judges ear. The latter,
looking down over the top of his
glasses without the suggestion of a
smile, said loud enough to be heard
throughout the room:
PUT your application in writing and
present 1t to the court in a proper man
ner."
Mr.. Pennypacker. thinking the judges
insistence upon regularity to be merely
regard for the dignity of the court,
wrote out the request and handed it to
the clerk Of the court, who In turn
passed it to the bench. The judge read
1t quietly and seriously and then in
terrupted the pending trial long enough
to say:
Application for loan Of IS made
to this court Is received and refused"
Philadelphia Times.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
MORE RIoTiNG AT PRESIDE.
Soldiers Attack SaIoon-PoIice Sum.
moned to Restore Order

SoioICTS HttdCH SdlOOn-FOllCe Sufn.
moned to Restore Order.
San Francisco, Sept. 16.-There has
been more riottng on the outskirts of
the Preside reservation.
A band of soldiers gathered oppo-
site a saloon began throwing stones
In the direction of the place and ths
police were summoned. The soldiers
then assailed the police with sticks
and stones. Some shots were fired
by the soldiers, who then rushed
across the street and proceeded to
wreck the saloon. They set fire to
1t, but the flames were extinguished by
the fire department. The soldiers
then directed their attention to an.
other saloon and partly demolished II,
while other houses in the vicinity were
also more or less damaged The ri.
oters finally were quelled and a pa
troll forced them to retreat to the res
ervation. No one was seriously hurt,
and only one slightly injured police
man being struck with beer bottle.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19

SAA A0ht tno hGaTt OOeOs
The work of the heart ts the cirSu.
laton Of the life giving blood through.
out the body. With each stroke OF
beat Of the heart it projects something
like six ounces Of blood into the bod.
lily conduits. throwing it for distance
OF nine feet That it does sixty-nine
times a minute. 4,140 times each hour.
99,S6O times IN day, 38.268, 400 times
In year and 2,540, 1887, ,120 times In q
lifetime Of seventy years. The blood
Is propelled by the heart nine feet each
beat, 207 yards each minute, seven
miles an hour. 100 miles In q day, 81, ,S17
miles In year ana 4.88Q1 miles in
the seventy years.
The total force exerted by the heart
every twenty-four hours has been cal
culated to be equal to 12A foot tons
that Is, II the whole force expended
by the heart in twenty-four hours were
gathered into one huge stroke such a
power would Lift 124 tons one foot of
the ground. This being the daily
force, that exerted in q year would be
equal to 1920 foot tons ana that in a
lifetime Of seventy years 3,170,8O3.
such Is the enormous amount Of work
performed by the human heart, which
only weighs eleven ounces and is about
the size OF the closed fist.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
COLORADO FOREST FIRES.
Vast Strip Of Territory Has Been
Burned Over

Denver, Sept. 16-But little prog.
ress toward checking the forest fires
In different secti ions of the state is be.
Ing made. At the head of Chicago
creek the fire is again beyond control.
A vast strip of territory has been burn.
ed over, and it is feared that the towns
along Clear creek will experience n
shortage of water due to the fact that
the fire has destroyed the protection
to the snowsheds.
United States Forest Super.
visor Henry Nichols, who is conduct.
ing the fight against the fire in the
neighborhood of Cassels, at the head
OF Platte canyon, called upon the min.
Ing companies in that vicinity for as.
sistance in fighting the flames and
men were dispatched with complete
equipment to his aid. The fire has
burned for several weeks and has de.
stroyed much valuable timber. Several
summer resorts are in danger.
The Este Park fires are burning
slowly but stubbornly resist all efforts
to quench them.
The fires in the neighborhood OF
Eldora have destroyed an immense
quantity OF timber.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
StOpped For Once.

A citizen from the frontier, who
never had been in Washington before,
was visiting a friend in the nations
capital and was taken one day to the
gallery Of the senate while an tmpor-
tant measure was under discussion.
~ senator was delivering q long,
prosy and apparently aimless speech,
and the visitor soon grew tired of it.
why doesn't he say something
worth listening to" he whispered to
his friend.
ooh, he's merely talking against
time"
whats the good Of thatT asked the
other, aghast. "Time goes on Just the
same. doesn't it?"
81 suppose it does" replied his
friend, looking at his watch and yawn-
ing; "but it doesn't seem to-"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
ACROSS kTLs.TiCl
STEAMER FLIES r.iC i
Kron Prins Will =. yc.ts
All Western RI ls. ,,@
BEAT DEUTscHLANo's TIME.

Made Run Of s,o47 Miles From Cher
bourg to Sandy Hook In Five Days,
II Hours and 81 Minutes-Averaas
Speed 2s.os Knots Per Hour, :, <''
New York. sept. 1e.-rhe North
German Lloyd steamer Kron Priuz
Wilhelm arrived in port todaE--fram
Bremen, Southampton and Cherbours,
beating all westward records.
The Kron Prinz Wilhelm left Cher
bougg at 9:10 p. M, on Wednesday.
Sept. 10, and arrived at the Sandy
Hook ,lfghtship at 4:07 this morning,
making the ruin Of 3,o47 miles in five
days, IL hours and 81 minutes, at an
average speed of 2S.O9 knots per
hour.
The time made is hours and 4S
minutes better than the best previous
westward record of the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm, and is &c minutes better than
the time of the Deutschland. Her
days runs were $40, 574, STA. 5S1, 573
and 500.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
FIERCE F6Rs7 FIRES
ARE STILL RAGING
wyoming Colorado Border Is
;. Devastated.
FIRE Is FouaAT: in VAIN

= sEffe re: to subdue FLAMES 80 Far Ar
4 Futile and Mast Tracts Of Timber
% .days Been Destroyed -eovernmen
:. Appealed to1Eor Aid.
, Cheyenne, Wye, Sept 16.-Governoi
iRichards has been informed by tele.
phone from Grand Emcampment that
. Tor many miles along the Wyoming.
Colorado line, north OF Pearl Colo, a
furious forest fire. is raging, devastat.
Ing everything in it's path. Every effort
to subdue the flames has heen exhaust
ed without effect,
Governor Richards Immediately com.
municated with Governor Orman, OF
Colorado, and arranged for both ta
SEND telegram, to the secretary OF
the interior, asking for aid.
According to the latest reports there
are at least Is serious forest fires
burning in Wyoming, to say nothing
OF numerous smaller fires in Southern
Albany county that are destroying
great swamps of fine pine timber in
the Medicine Bow range and threat.
ening mining buildings. Although a
hundred miles away from Cheyenne
the smoke from these fires obscures
the Sky here aud the odor Of burning
wood is plainly noticeable The fires
In southern Carbon county are burning
fiercely. A government agent, with a
large force Of men, is on the ground,
but is reported to be making little
progress.
Five or more miles are burning In
Fremont county, and more than 300
square miles of magnificent timber
land is already in ashes.
In central Unitah county a fire is
burning, and in the jackson Hole coun.
try two big blazes are eating the tim.
Der. Farther east, in the Shosbcne
reservation, a fire has been burning
for weeks.
In Natrona county a good sized fire
has been destroying timber for the
past ten days. One big fire threat.
ems the timber of the Big Horn noun.
tains.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
Injunction to Prevent Einht.

Louisville. KY, Sept. 16.-Attorney
General Pratt this morning filed suit
for an injunction to prevent the contest
between Terry McGovern and Young
Corbett. scheduled to take place Be-
fore the Southern Athletic club in this
city, Sep. %, from being held. The
case will be argued before Justice
Field, Of the common pleas division,
of the Jefferson circuit court Thurs
day morning.