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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMAT.
Lord Pauncefote, The British Am
bassador, Is Dead.
WILL BE TAKEN TO ENGLAND.

Washington, May 27.-As soon as 1t
became generally known that Lord
Pauncefote was dead, flags were half
masted over the different embassies
and legations. At the Arlington hotel
where the visiting Frenchmen who
have come to witness the Rocha1nbeau
statue unwilling are stopping, the
French flag was placed at half mast
The Office of dean of the diplomatic
corps at Washington now devolves
upon DIR. Won Holleben, the German
ambassador, and upon him fell the
duty of directing the diplomatic body's
action on this occasion. The entire
diplomatic corps will attend the
funeral in a body. The late Lord
Pauncefote will have state funeral.
Mr.. Raikes, the secretary and charge
of the British embassy called upon
Assistant Secretary Hill to advise with
him respecting the funeral arrange
ments and finally these were entrusted
to Mr.. Hill in their official features.
After the church services the remains
will be conveyed to Rock Creek ceme-
terry, escorted by a military procession,
the details of which have not yet been
arranged, and at the cemetery they
will be placed in temporary receiving
vault. AT first it was suggested that
the remains be permanently inferred
here, but the wishes of the family of
the deceased were otherwise and it is
the present intention to have them
conveyed to England to the ancestral
home at Preston, when the Pauncefo1e
family returns to England. 1t will be
determined before that time whether
or not Uniued States warship will
carry the remains to England.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

The Missouri Pacific Railway has on
sale through railroad and steamship
tickets to all parts of the United States
and the world.
We are agents for all the principal
Transatlantic and Trans-Pacific
Steamship Companies. We invite in
quiries, both written and verbal, from
those desiring information about rail-
road and steamship tickets and rates.
Deposits received for prepaid steam
ship and railroad tickets from all
points in Europe
Two trains daily from Wichita for
Kansas City and st. Louis, carrying
Pullman Sleepers and free reclining
chair cars. Connections made at these
points for New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and all points east.
For full information, time tables, sail
ing lists, Resort books, and railroad
and steamship literature, call on or
address,
.- /. r. SHERWIN, P. & T. A,
MO. PAC. RY., Wichita, Kas.
81. c. TOWNSEND, G.. P. & T. A,
st. Louis, Mo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
WERE UNABLE TO BUY BEEF.
The Teamsters Strike Causes Short
z 4 Rations For The Public.
VIOLENCE HAS COMMENCED.

Chicago, May 31.-Thousands of per-
sons in Chicago are unable to buy beef
at any price and it will be worse. Two
hundred butchers on the North and
West Side have decided to close their
shops until the transfers shall be
granted the concessions asked, and
many others will be forced to close
because of their inability to get fresh
meat. Although the supply in the
downtown districts, which affects the
hotels and restaurants, has not been
shut off, the deliveries of ice and coal
in many instances have been stopped,
and many will be forced temporarily
out af business.
For the first time since the strike
began violence was used, and the men
are becoming SO much excited over the
situation that more clashes are feared.
The police had to be called on several
times to queu small riots.
The distribution of meat to local
houses was attended by great difficulty
owing to the attitude of the striking
transfers. No work was attempted
without the presence of the police. A
non-union teamster made an attempt
to deliver meat at the Palmer house,
and was severely beaten for his pains.
At every point where attempts were
made to unload refrigerator cars,
police were present to prevent trouble.
One car. was sent back to the stock
yards, it having been found impossible
to unload it.
The water street ''luggers" organized
and announced that they would refuse
to lug meat not carted by union team
sters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
rre.cherous Filipino.

Manila, May 2s.-While Second
Lieutenant Robert c. Humber and
Sergeant MARKING of the Tenth infan-
try were walking about six miles from
Camp Vickers in Mindanao, they per-
ceived a single Moro carrying a flag of
truce. When the native had approached
close to the Americans he suddenly
drew his croese and slashed Sergeant
MARKING, cutting his arm completely
off. Lieutenant Humber attempted to
shoot the Moro, but his revolver missed
fire and the native escaped in tall grass.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
FILIPINO SECRETARY OF WAR.
In Washington to Correct Report, In Cir
culation.

culhIlOns
Washington, June General Filipe
Buencamino, of Manila, formerly Ag-
uinaldo's secretary of war, called on
the president in company with Secre-
tary Root. General Buencamino was
taken prisoner by the United States
troops at the time Aguinaldo's mother
was captured, and since that time has
been at the head of the federal Filipino
party. He told the president that his
mission to Washington was to correct
some of the false reports thathave been
put in circul alton with a view to dis
crediting the work of botli the civil
government and Judge Taft and the
srmy. The civil government, he told
the president, was doing really won
derful work for good in the islands,
and it had been ably seconded by the
army. The stories of cruelties perpe-
trated by our soldiers, he said, were
either wholly untrue or greatly exag-
gerated. The army has conducted it.
self in a way to elicit praise from all
right thinking Filipinos, and this, too
in the face of the greatest temptations
and provocations. Judge Taft's COM
mission had the entire confidence of
all rightly disposed natives, he said,
and it was general Buencamino'sThope
that Judge Taft might be induced to
remain an indefinite time at the head
of the civil government. The Fi1ipinos,
he said, love Judge Taft, for he has
never once deceived them, and they
know him to be their friend
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
E1plodes While Firing Salute.

Wichita, June BY the premature
explosion of one of the cannons used
by Battery A, while firing salutes near
the Douglas avenue bridge, Geo. Hat
ter's right arm was torn off and he is
not expected to recover; Bert Davis was
dangerously injured and G. w. Lomax
was slightly hurt. Hatter's home is at
Peck and the other two live in the
city. The firing has been very rapid
and it is thought the gun was not well
cleaned between discharges. Halter
and Davis were taken to the hospital b
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Orphans, Home Unroofed.

Atchison, Kans., May 2s.-In North
Atchison several small buildings were
blown over and many trees were up
rooted, while in the country northeast
outbuildings, barns and wind mills
were demolished and several churches
damaged. At the Soldiers Orphans
home the roof of the main building
and one wall of the hospital caved in.
No one was injured. The wind was
accompanied by deluge of rain which
washed out two or three small bridges
and wrought damage to fences, road
WAYS and crops. --.....
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
A Soft Coal Combine.

Chicago, May 27.-Negotiations
which, if completed, will combine all
the soft coal mines of Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois,
under the management of a single
corporation with a capital approx
mating $500, 900, 600 are under way in
Chicago. ]. Pierpont Morgan, the or
ganizer of the anthracite coal trust, is
said to be the financial power behind
the bituminous coal trust in process of
formation The plan includes lit
mines in Indiana and $50 in Illinois.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Only $4,000 Men Left.

Washington, June 1.-The departure
of the Hancock and Sherman from
Manila with the Ninth and 10th regi-
nents of infantry, reduces the army in
the Philippines to less than $4,000 men,
and within the next few months the
strength of the effective military force
in the archipelago will be reduced to
less than $4,000 by the withdrawal of
the 18th, 10th. oath and 25th regiments
of infantry and part of the third regi-
ment of cavalry under orders to return
to the United States.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Record Prices for Cattle.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 2s.-Two rec
ord prices for fat cattle were paid at
the stock yards. A Kansas stock
man received s7.4O for thirty
prime heavy steers, averaging 1876
pounds apiece. This price has never
been surpassed at the stock yards and
was equalled only once, on June 10,
1882. Two loads of l, 100 pound steers
sold for Sc. so. a record breaking price
at the stock yards. weights considered.
The cattle were shipped from Walnut
Grove, Texas. ~
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Chicago Beef Fa mine.

Chicago, May 29.-Chicago's beef
supply from the stock yards has been
almost entirely cut off, and unless the
concessions demanded by the striking
transfers are granted within the next
day or two, the city will be face to
have the big packers failed in every
attempt to smuggle meat out of the
yards, but the wholesale and retail
butchers who usually drive their own
wagons and take out loads of pro-
visions, have been forbidden to do SO.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
A Fatal Trestle.

Des Moines, Ia, June 2.-Mrs. Her
bert Haskell and her infant child,
whom she was wheeling in baby
carriage, were struck by an Illinois
Central passenger train and killed on
a trestle, at Cedar Falls, Ia. The
mother died instantly and the child
lived but a few hours. They were
returning from the funeral of a child
who was killed on nearly the same
spot by freight train the day before.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

Washington, June 1.-The house
Judiciary committee has reported favor
ably the bill making applicable section
SO, revised statutes, to services render
ed by United States marshals and their
deputies in Indian Territory, in felony
cases before the commissioners, and in
the cases in the district courts, and all
deductions and disallowment made by
the accounting officers under decision
of the comptroller of the treasury
shall be allowed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Luck of Drunken Sailors.

On one occasion in Her Majesty's
theater, Sydney, N. S. W., which
burned recently, a couple Of sailors
who had been drinking were seated IN
fell into the stalls. The other imme-
diately cried Man overheard" and
dived after his companion. With the
proverbial luck Of drunken sailors the
first escaped with a broken leg and
the second without scratch.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Jamaica Wants Them.

Kingston, Jamaica, May 29.-The
planters here, including the United
Fruit company, an American concern,
are warmly supporting the proposal to
bring hundreds of the sufferers from
the volcanic outbreak on the island of
st. Vincent to work on estates here
and also to settle them on the crown
lands. The government of Jamaica is
being asked to make an effort to
transport people from st. Vincent to
Jamaica,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Water Spout Covers Fields.

Leavenworth, May 27.-Farmers in
there was water spout in that sec
ton. After a rain of twelve minutes
water stood two feet deep in bottom
fields and corn and potato patches
were badly washed out. Trees and
fences were blown down in number
of places but the destruction of prop
erty was light. 1t has rained every
Gay for week and the ground con-
tains more moisture than at any time
within two year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Kansas Federal Buildings.

Washington, May 29.-The confer
ence committee on the public buildings
bill made many changes. The appro-
priation of $40, 900 for Lawrence, Kas.
as fixed by the senate, is cut to $50, 900,
and Emporia gets SAL 900 instead of
1000, while no change is made in the
provision of $780, 900 for Hutchinson, as
fixed by the house. The measure is
still in conference. In a general way,
the house is having its way and is
ruthlessly scaling down many appro-
priations increased in the senate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

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I had left altogether; my general
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and light and happy as at twenty"
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all unusual or puzzling about your
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of the most experienced, write to Mrs.
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be advised free of charge. Lydia e.
Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound
has cured and is curing thousands of
cases of female trouble
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Son of General Chafree.

Kansas City, May 29.-Kansas City
friends of Adna r. Chaffee, Jr., son of
the general of the general of the same
name, are congratulatipg the young
man. He has passed his examinations
for West Point, and is ordered to re-
port there June 16 for his four years
course.
Mr. Chaffee is now in Kansas City
visiting his cousin, w. R. Clarke, his
mother, Mrs. Chaffee, being sister of
Mr.. Clarke's mother, Mrs. w. B.
Clarke
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Artificial Diamonds,

The Cnemiker Zeitung describes
some experiments in the making of ar
tiicial diamonds. Carbon was heated
in an atmosphere of inert gas in an
iron flask raised to a high tempera-
ture by the electric arc. Bits the size
of pea were obtained having the
hardness and crystalline form of a
diamond. The crystals have a gray
tint that makes them worthless for
jewelry, but their use in drills seems
to be promising. A French chemist
has made minute diamonds by heating
pure carbon under pressure.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Worst May In France.

Paris, June 2.-Parisians were scared
recently. At 8 o'clock darkness came
on suddenly and thunder burst directly
over the city. Torrents of rain and
hail fell. People had not recovered
from the Martinique sensation and
thought the end of the world had come.
One woman knelt down in the middle
of the street and many were half dead
from fright. The storm lasted nearly
an hour All central France is affected,
and the Seine is overlooking. 1t is the
worst May on record in France.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Strikers Are Camping.

Blairsville, Pa. May s7.-The stri-
king coal miners have Established
camp at this place and active efforts
win be made to close down the mines
still in operation A brass band from
Carnegie and nearly 1000 strikers are
here, and it is said they will remain
until the agreement is signed by the
operators. President Dolan is advis-
ing the men against the use of violence.
He says they will depend entirely on
moral suasion. Daily parades will be
a feature of the camp.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
New York Coal Famine.

New York, June 2.-According to
retail coal dealers this city has entered
upon it's real anthracite coal famine
since the strike of miners. Not
cargo was in sight in the market. The
stocks of the many yards are depleted
entirely by the severe drain of the last
two weeks and nowhere except in the
yards of the railroads where coal is
boarded by the thousands of tons,
could be had even plimpse of the
mineral
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
MusIo's Eject on Animals.

An eminent violinist, Herr Baker,
has recently tested the sensitiveness
to music of each of the animals N the
geological gardens of Germany. The
influence of the violin was the great
est on the puma, whose moods changed
i apidly as the nature of the music
changed, becoming very much excited
auG nervous when quicksteps were
played. Wolves showed an apprecia-
tive interest, lions and hyenas were
terrified, leopards were unconcerned
and monkeys curious.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
No Soft Coal Strike in Kansas.

Topeka, June 2.-There has been
talk of strike agitation among the soft
coal miners in Usage county and other
mining districts of Kansas. 1t has
been stated that the miners are con-
sidering sympathy strike in the in
terests of the miners now out of work
in the East. Charles ]. Devlin, presi-
dent of the Mount Carmel Coal COM
pany, and the head of the coal mining
industry in Kansas, denies the state
ment. He says he has no knowledge
of walk out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Say. a. Saw A,I. from Amsrle,.

Judge James Wickersham of the
Nome district returned to Nome in
February from a trip of scientific in
vestigation to Cape Prince of Wales.
Standing on a piece of ice three miles
from the shore, at Cape Prince OF
Wales. Judge Wickersham could look
across the Behring straits and view the
continent of Asia.-Tacoma Core
spondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Britains Are Pleased.

London, May 2s.-The British gov
erument has gratefully accepted the
offer by the United States of warship
to bring home the body of Lord
Pauncefote, late British ambassador at
Washington. Deep appreciation was
expressed at the foreign Office at this
and other signs of American sympa-
thv
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
A Monkeys Revenge.

The spirit of revenge is well develop
ed in monkeys. Sir Andrew Smith,
the English zoologist. reports an inter
esting case. One Sunday morning a
certain officer, who had often leased
and ill-treated baboon kept in the
officers quarters, was on his way to
dress parade, when the baboon espied
him. Quickly the animal poured some
water in little trough formed by a
depression>in the ground and mixed
a mud paste with which he pelted the
officer from head to foot when the
hated tormentor passed near the spot.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Mis-. roosevelt ou,ok at Repartee.

Miss Alice Roosevelt's friends are
telling story Of her ready repartee.
Miss Alice was feeling little bit I'M
der the weather and her mother called
in a physician. The latter made a
careful diagnosis and advised
change of climate-a trip to Europe il
possible. Miss Roosevelt preferred to
remain at home and didn't hesitate to
say SO. You forget, DOCTOR" she re-
marked, that l live in New York and
get nothing but change OF climate"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Verdict Against an Auto.

New York, May pa jury before
Justice Freedman in the supreme court
returned verdict for So, 125 against
Edward R. Thomas, son of General
Samuel Thomas, and in favor of Frank
H. Thies, whose son Henry, years
old, was run down and killed by Ed
ward r. Thomas automobile, known
as the white Ghost"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

There are very few men who work
harder than NJ. Paderewski, especially
when he is in the mood for compost
ton. Some times this will not come
for months at a time, but when it
one would write a letter. Then he
will go over what he has composed and
try it on the piano. Then he will lay 1t
away, and after awhile take it up and
go over it again. He polishes and re-
touches everything he composes three
or four times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

Owing to the numerous losses of
revolvers and small arms occurring in
the service, Secretary of War Root di-
reefs that officers responsible for this
property exercise greater care in pre-
venting such losses. They will be
held pecuniarily responsible for the
same in all cases where it cannot be
caution was taken.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

Col Blanton Duncan, wealthy Ken
tuckian, who died in California recent
ly, left a peculiar will. Twenty-one
Kentuckians are named as legatees.
among them being Col. John B. Castle
man, Senator ]. C. S. Blackburn and
Alb All Sam, Chinaman Of Louisville,
who long had been firm friend of Mr..
Duncan Each of the legatees receives
$1,000. The total number of legatees is
sixty-eight, some of whom live in Eu-
rome
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Eagle. to Draw Airships.

A German genius thinks he has
solved the problem of steering bal
loon He says an eagle has sufficient
strength to draw balloon and he has
shown in pamphlet how the bird can
be harnessed and hitched to an air
ship. 1t does not appear that he has
shown how to steer the eagles.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Women Copying Mems Fashions.

Do women initiate mems fashions,
or do men appropriate the ideas Of the
fair sex? Our opinion is that in the
vast majority of cases it is the women
who copy the men. For some time
past the Englishman's ideal of style in
clothing has been the easy-fitting
waists and the emphasizing of height.
Ladies have now adopted the same
idea-the tall, straight figure, without
form or shape.-London Tailor and
Cutter
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Secretary shaw.s piplomacy.

"A newspaper writer who sought to
interview Secretary Shaw on some
question of the moment was met with
gentle but firm refusal. 81 am too
recently come here to have an opin-
ion, much less to give one for publica-
ton l would rather talk after going
out Of office than just after coming in.
Come around when l go out and I'll
give you something then"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York. Cures
Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 10000 testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olnsted, LeRoy, n. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Creek IMMIGRANT. Afraid of War.

Eight hundred Greek emigrants who
were to sail for America on the steam
ship Gascogne refused to go on board
the vessel at Havre, as they were afraid
that it had been chartered by Eng
land and that they were to be sent
to fight in the Transvaal. The Greek
consul had to intervene to persuade
them to embark
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
Strike at San Bernardino,

San Bernardino, Cal, May 29.-The
entire force in the boiler making de-
partment of the Santa Fe shops in this
city have gone on strike because a
boilermaker named Wilson refused to
go to Seligman, A. T., to work and
was therefore discharged.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

DR.. Caldwell's Oaxative) Syrup Pep
sin positively cures sleeplessness. sick
headache, offensive breath and all dis
eases from deranged stomach. All
druggists sell ii.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

brigham foungs family heunion'
There is to be a reunion of all the
descendants of the Mormon prophet,
Brigham Young. He had in all fifty
six children, forty-seven of whom sur
vived him. From these sprang 294
grandchildren, and there are 745
great-grandchildren which makes a
total of over 1000 descendants of
man who died since the civil war
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05

he does not have Defiance Starch, you
may be sure he is afraid to keep it until
his stock of u OF. packages are sold. De-
other Cold Water Starch, but contains 16
o. to the package and sells for same
money as II or. brands.