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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Passed without Debate.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
passed the pension appropriation bill,
carrying $3.50, 100000, without word
of debate and devoted the remainder of
the day to the passage of bills on the
calendar, quite number of which
were passed. To prevent the passage
of a bill to prohibit the military bands
from engaging in competition with
private bands, Mr.. w. A. Smith, OF
Michigan, made the point of no
quorum and the house thereupon adj
iourned.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
MARKLFS Miners TALES.
Their Side Is Given By Actual
Sufferers.
CLUB AND KICK THE BOYS.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 11.-Tales of
eviction from houses owned by G. B.
Markle & Co., the narration of the
death of wife as a result of an en-
forced removal from her home, and the
story of a woman, whose husband was
Titled in the Markle mines, and of how
he and two boys struggled for years
to pay the Marlxles the back rent and
coal she owed them, were the principal
features of the session of the coal
strike commission. The testimoi , as
presented by some t-e witnesses
whose lives are given up to the coal
mining industry was at times pathetic
and surprising to the commissioners,
who listened to it with undivided at
tention.
The attorneys for the large coal COM
panies have nothing to say regarding
the character of the testimony being
presented, but those representing the
miners are well pleased.
James McMonigle, a miner formerly
employed by the Marlkles, said the breast
he was working in was so dangerous
that he complained to the company
officials that he might be killed. He
was told that if he worked any other
breast he would not be given any cars.
He went out on strike and after the
suspension he was refused work and
evicted from his house
Chairman Gray asked what the out
side market price for powder was.
Some of the Independent operators said
S1.25 kcg, but the attorneys for the
miners said 90 to 95 cents keg. The
companies are selling it to the miners
at 81. so keg.
An 1s-year-old Hungarian slate
picker employed by the Marlles said
that before the strike he received 90
cents. Now he received only 20 cents.
The company never notified him of
any reduction, and he still does the
same work. He said the breaker boss,
who stands over the picl,ers, often
dubbed him, kicked him and swore at
uim for not picking slate faster.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Steel Bridge Factory.

Topeka, Dec. 13.-This city is to have
a new steel bridge factory, the one now
known as the Elizabeth Steel Bridge
company of Elizabeth, Ill. A letter
from John Skene, proprietor of the es-
Enlistment, announcing his decision of
removal here, was read before the
Commercial club. Mr.. Sl1ene stated that
the field for the products of his and sim
liar establishments was gradually NOV
to place his base of operations there.
He looked at other possible locations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Mayor and CounciImen Sentenced.

Denver, Dec. 1o.-Mayor r r. Wright
fenced by Judge John l. Mullins, of
the district court, to serve four months
in Jail for contempt of court in disre-
garding the injunction issued by Judge
an ordinance granting a franchise to
the Denver City Tramway company in
the form in which it was presented.
Mayor Wright signed the ordinance,
though this act was specifically for
hidden by the court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18

There is good bit of similarity be-
tween a lazy man and his theories.
They won't work
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18

Topeka, Dec. 15.-There is a great
scarcity Of coal in some portions of
Kansas. Considerable suffering has
resulted, and much more will ensue
unless relief comes at once. In Kiowa
county there is practically no fuel to
be had. The same condition prevails
in Pratt county, although on smaller
scale. The complaint is made that
the railroads confiscate to their own
use nearly all the coal that is being
shipped to the extreme western por-
ton of the state
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Printers. Home Has Library.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Dec. IL
Mrs. Amos J. Cummings, widow OF the
late New York congressman and editor,
who is here, says that her late hus-
bands library will shortly be given to
the Union Printers home here. Mr..
Cummings was one of the original
trustees of the home. He frequently
said he would bequeath his books to
the home. Though his will failed to con-
tain the provision, Mrs. Cummings has
provided in her own will for the gift.
The libraryi is extensive and valuable.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18


Mrs. Henrietta A. s. Marsh President
Woman's Benevolent Association. of 327
Jackson Park Terrace, Woodlawn, Chicago.
ILL.,. says:
81 suffered with la grippe for seven
weeks and nothing helped me until tried
Peruna I felt at once that had at last
secured the right medicine and kept steadily
improving. Within three weeks 1 was fully
restored. Henrietta A. S. Marsh
Independent Order of Good Templars, of
Washington.
Mrs. T. w. Collins, Treasurer I. o. G.
T, of Everett, Wash, has used the great
catarrhal tonic, Peruna, for an aggravated
case of dyspepsia. She writes:
After having severe attack of la grippe,
I also suffered with dyspepsia. After TAX
ing Peruna 1 could eat my regular meals
with relish, my system was built up my
health returned, and 1 have remained in
excellent strength and vigor now for over a
year. Mrs. Z w. Collins
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giving full
statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Must Pay Premium.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-The United
States supreme court has rendered an
opinion in the case Involving the ques-
ton as to whether collection can be
made upon a life insurance policy upon
which :he premium has not been paid.
given which had not been paid nor
renewed before the death of the in
sured- The decision of a Texas cir
cult court was reversed and the life
insurance policy in question declared
invalid.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Coburn's Biennial.

Topeka, Dec. 1O.-Three carloads of
white paper will be used by the state
printer in publishing Secretary Co.
burns biennial report. The legisla-
ture two years ago realized the benefits
derived by the farmers from the book
and passed a law providing for the
publication of 20, 900 volumes. The
book is about two-thirds completed.
Mr.. Coburn says it will be ready for
distribution by January 1.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
The venerable Grow Speaks.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The feature OF
the house proceedings was thought
full speech by the venerable GaluSha A.
Grow, Of Pennsylvania, on the rela'
tions between labor and capital. Al
the end of the present session he retires
at the age of 70, after a career in pub.
lie life extending over half a century.
His first speech in the house was on
MANS Right to the Soil" He was the
author of the free homestead act. His
speech is regarded as his valedictory to
public life, and was listened to with
close attention. His conclusion was
that some sort of cooperation between
labor and capital was the only solution
of the impending problem.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
FIrnn still Confident.

Washington, Dec. LII believe, y
said Delegate Flynn, that the omni-
bus bill, providing for statehood for
the three territories, will pass. There
is positively nothing in the statement
that the president is going to fight it.
Neither is there anything in the state
ment that the president is for single
statehood US against the omnibus bill. y
This is Mr.. Flynn's answer to the
rumor widely circulated that the pres
ident had been won over to the side OF
the committee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Against Steamship Subsidy.

London, Dec. 13.-The report of the
select committee of the House of Com
mons on steamship subsidy has issued.
Its tenor is against the principle of
granting subsidies The committee finds
that British ship-owners have not suf-
fered much from the fostering effects of
subsidies paid by foreign governments;
that subsidies are merely minor factors,
and that commercial skill and industry
were the major factors in the recent de-
velopment of the shipping and trade of
foreign countries, notably Germany.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
This Surely Settles IL.

Chicago, Dec. Ex-senator Hanna
said: II have never been candidate,
nor will 1 ever be candidate. have
announced that time and time again.
don't want the job and wouldn't take
it."
OF General L. I. Kitchener, who sent
out letter sounding politicians on Ham
mas candidacy, the senator said: 'This
man Kitchener is chump-big chump.
He hasn't any head at all to send out
such stuff. used to think he was poll
tician, but don't now. He's chump.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Cole Would Sue Counties.

Topeka, Dec. Estate Auditor Cole
submitted to the attorney general a list
of counties delinquent in the payment
of state taxes, with the recommendation
that the legal department proceed to
collect the amounts. In order to do it,
judgment must be obtained and an or
der issued by the court directing the
tional tax levy. Wyandotte county
heads the list of delinquents with over
$12, 200 on the red side of the ledger.
OF this sum, 81, 300 is the last years de-
linquency.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Area of Growing Wheat.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The statis-
tician of the department of agriculture
estimates the newly seeded area of
winter wheat at about thirty1four
million acres, an increase of 81 per
cent upon the area estimated to have
been sown in the fall of 1901. The
condition of winter wheat on December
l was 99.7, as compared with s6.7 in
1901; OIL in 19OO,' and a nine-year
average of Ola.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
France Has Larger claims.

Washington, Dec. 15.-If there is an
attempt to possess themselves of all the
customs receipts on the part of Great
Britain and Germany protests naturally
might be expected to follow from France
which holds claims aggregating more
than the combined claims of England
and Germany, and Venezuela, it is I'M
derstood, already has arranged for
their payment on an installment plan
out of Venezuelan custom receipts, an
arrangement that might be disturbed
by the British and German program.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Object to Double Pay.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-The senate
committee on appropriations agreed to
report the house resolution appropria-
ting $50, 900 for the anthracite coal
strike commission. The bill will be
amended so as to provide that officers
of the government serving on the COM
mission shall not receive double COM
pensation, but provision will be made
for their expenses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
AItitucinous Luncheon.

Recently company of fifty Phila
delphians had the novel experience o.
eating luncheon at the top of bricl
chimney 275 feet high. The stack hat
just been. completed and the luncheon
was in celebration of that fact. Ar
improvised elevator took the guests
up the shaft of the chimney, which is
eighteen feet in diameter and five feet
from the top a platform was built or
which the tables were placed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Fifty Dollars to Sit Down.

Carmel, Ind, Dec. 15th.-Mr. Jo-
seph L. Duffy relates an experience
that has aroused considerable inter
est in this locality. 1t is best given
in his own words:
When l was working in the
fields" says Mr.. Duffy, 81 would be
ready to quit, but I could not get to
the house l was so weak. 1t was
worth fifty dollars to get to sit
down.
Il had no strength and person
without strength is not much use.
But bless the Lord l took four
boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and they
gave me health, strength and appe-
tite.
81 might say am cured, but l will
keep on taking Dodd's Kidney Pills
Yes, I'll get them if it takes the last
thing on the farm"
Dodd's Kidney Pills have effected
quite a number of other cures here
and it seems safe to say they are an
effective and permanent cure for all
diseases arising from the Kidneys.
There is good bit of similarity be-
tween a law man and his theories
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Tho Packers Got Leases.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 1O.-The an
nouncement has been received at
Bartlesville, 1. T., from Washington,
that an extensive portion of that city
was leased prior to the ratification of
the Cherokee agreement last August to
the Cudahy Packing company for a
period of fifteen years for oil and gas
purposes and hence cannot be entered
by other parties. The lease was made
under the provisions of the Curtis con-
gressional act. This gives Cudahy great
advantage in the oil and gas field.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
rnn Mnch Printing.

Washington. Dec. 9.-''Nothing, ="
says the president, ''should be printed
by any of the departments unless it
contains something of permanent
value" The president urges congress
to cut down the printing appropriation
and says: 1.-The excessive cost of gov
eminent printing is a strong argument
against the position of those who are
inclined OF abstract grounds to advo-
cate the governments doing any work
which can with propriety be left in
private hands"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
SAINT. Fe Clerk, Want More.

Topeka, Dec. ia movement is on
foot among the thousand of clerks en-
ployed by the Santa Fe railway to Sc
cure a general increase in wages.
The request for more pay will come
before the freight and passenger officials
of the road, and the head of this de-
partment is Second Vice-President
Paul Morton. AS yet the plans have
not taken definite form, as it is very
difficult to ascertain just how far the
movement has spread or how strong the
organization of railway clerks is.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Col. Mo.by obeyine Orders.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 15.-Colonel John
S. Mosby, the special agent of the land
department, whose whereabouts have
been unknown here for ten days, has
at last been heard from.
He went from Omaha to Alliance,
Neb., and is there now tearing down
fences around range lands, despite the
threats of violence made by some of
the ranchmen, in the hope of soaring
him off. He is also looking into the
fraudulent homestead entries made by
soldiers widows
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Mexican Comment.

Mexico City, Dec. 15.-El impartial,
the liberal newspaper, in discussing the
Venezuelan troubles, sees in the atti-
tude of Germany and England at at
tempt to try how far reaching is the
shadow, for some threatening, for 9TH
ers protecting, of the Monroe doctrine.
The Mexican Herald says that blood
is thicker than water for the Latins, as
well as for the Anglo-Celts, and that
Latin America looks on with anxiety
1t censures Castro as the representa-
tive of Tammanyism in Venezuela.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18

Topeka, Dec. 1O.-During the No
vember term of the federal court just
closed here not a single jury case was
tried This is the first time in the
history of the court that this has hap
pened. Usually this term of court is
the busiest of the year." said Judge
Hook. ''NIore jury cases are tried
than during all the other terms COM
bined For this reason it is remarka-
BILE that no jury cases were tried this
time"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Detroit without Water.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 15.-Anchor ice
clogged the intake pipes of the local
water works system in Lake st. Clair,
and the city suffered from water
shortage for time. 1t was so serious
during the early hours of the morning
that number of factories were COM
PEELED to suspend for the day because
of lack of water.
1t is estimated that 5000 or 1900
men were compelled to be idle and lose
one days pay en- account of the water
famine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18

The photographer who doesn't wish
to be a fiat failure must fiatter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
New Telephone Invention.

Berlin, Dec. 1O.-Seigman and Halsl1i,
after exclusive experiments with Prof.
Pupin's long distance telephone inven-
ton, have acquired his patents for
Europe and intend to connect all the
great centers. The experiments have
shown that with the Pupin wire a
message is plainly audible to person
standing over ten yards from an or
binary receiver.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Shipping Clerks strike.

Chicago, Dec. l1.-With the Christ
mas season at hand, five of the large
retail stores in the city are confronted
by strike of the employees of their
shipping departments. About 200 men
struck and others may go out but the
chances are that the strike will be
settled. The employees now earn from
SIS to sl9 a week. Tney demand a
sliding scale of SIS to $50 week. Tho
strike took place SO late in the day
that no Inconvenience was suffered by
the stores
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Anti-Trust Me,,urs.

Washington, Dec 9.-The judiciary
committee of the house took prompt
action in getting an antitrust measure
before congress at the earlies. possible
moment. Mr.. Jenkins of Wisconsin,
who has been acting chairman, referred
all measures dealing with trusts 10 the
subcommittee of which Mr.. Littlefeld
(Me.) is chairman, and that sub-com-
nittee will go to work at once. 1t is
the hope of Mr.. Littlefeld that bill
can be reported out of the full COM
nitee before the holiday adjournment.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Admiral Sumner Wins.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Admiral Dew
eJ in cablegram to the navy depart
ment dated from San Juan announces
the progress of the feet maneuvcrs by
the combined squadrons under his
command. The cablegram follows:
''The combined squadrous are now
assembled off Culebra engaged in man.
euvsrs. The search problem is COM
pleted, the squadrons under Rear Ad-
miral Sumner having been successful. -
Forty men of war are participating
in the exercises
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Canadian IRRIGATION.

Vancouver, b. c., Dec. 1o.-A special
from Montreal says: Among the inn
provements proposed at the executive
meeting of the Canadian Pacific is a
proposition for the irrigation of two
lands between Calgary and Medicine
Hat. The expenses will be enormous,
water being conveyed from the Bow
river to the plain at the cost of So an
acre. The plan promises a success.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Guard. For Expre,s wagons.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 11.-Four ex-
press companies have placed guards on
all wagons transporting property OF
value to and from trains. Recently the
Pacific and the Adams companies have
suffered severe losses by the depreda-
tions of robbers whose work has been
clever enough to elude detection. The
wagons frequently have been robbed
on the principal streets of the city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Tha Immirration RIII.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
devoted most of the day to the immi-
grafton bill and adopted number of
amendments. There was much dis
cussion of Burton's amendment to
admit Chinese laborers to Hawaii. 1t
was met with opposition and finally
was laid on the table. The provision
in the bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
in the capitol building caused some
criticism of the house for putting it in
the bill, but the provision was not
stricken out
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Judge Hook Impartial

Leavenworth. Kan, Dec ia COM
mittee of the Kansas City, Kan, Bar
association held conference with
United States Judge w. c. Hook rela-
tive to establishing a new district of the
Kansas federal circuit and district
courts.
Judge Hook was very careful in re-
fusing to agree to any court term in
Kansas City, Kan, that would inter-
fere with the present terms of court in
either Leavenworth, Topeka, Wichita
Dr. Fort Scott
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Pat Grove in South Africa.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Steven A. Grove,
a hotel proprietor in this city, and
brother of Pat Grove, asserts positively
that tee latter is in Johannesburg,
South Africa, He says further that
within the next few weeks his brother
may surrender himself to the authori-
ties according TO an agreement with
Edward Cudahy when the $500 re-
ward for his arrest was withdrawn
recentlv
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Kent Family Records.

Two New Jersey people celebrated
their golden wedding recently, and
the family record reads: Gross
words spoken by either husband or
wife, none; number of times the kitch-
en- fire has had to be built, 1929;
number of times Mr.. Dixon has built
it, 1928" But are family records
always to be depended on?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
hIfllers Aroused.

Wichita, Dec. 1O.-Several Kansas
miliers held a secret meeting here and
raised $4,000 to prosecute injunction
proceedings in the federal courts
against Kansas railroads putting into
effect as proposed, on December Is,
higher freight rates on grain and grain
products out of the state than now
nrarails
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18

Leavenworth, Dec. 15.-Leavenworth
city officials and merchants were con-
siderably stirred up over a report that
Colonel Miner, commander at Fort
Leavenworth, was about to issue an
order prohibiting the soldiers at Fort
Leavenworth from coming to the city
because of the demoralizing influences
of immoral houses and gambling
places.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
suicide mo- B.r o In.ur.nce.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The U. S.
supreme court affirmed the decision of
the circuit court of appeals in a case
involving the validity of the Missouri
statute providing that suicide shall not
be defense against the payment of a
life insurance policy. The decision
sustains the law and held the company
liable regardless of the fact that the
policy contained a clause. for the avoid
ance of the policy in case of suicide,
whether voluntary or involuntarily,
sane or insane"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Army Societies Merged.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Dee. 13.-The
two societies composed of Philippine
veterans, the National Society of the
Army of the Philippines and the Philip
pine Island Veterans, have been
merged, and the National Society of
the Army of the Philippines is the one
that survives.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Antipodean Pearl Fishino.

The pearl fisheries of West Austria.
liza employ 2,505 men, of whom 10 are
Englishmen. The average yield per
boat per season is placed at s625 for
pearls and s3,375 for pearl shell. AT
last years prices the average revenue
per boat was $4,000, the average ex-
penditure $4,000. making the average
net profit $1,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Big Fire In Canada.

New Westminster, b. c., Dec. ia
fire in the business section of this city
destroyed property valued at $3.50, 900.
The fire started at 1920 o'clock in the
basement of the Standard furniture
store and was not under control until
/ o'clock
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
THE ST. PAUL CALENDAR
E0R 1Q0S

six sheets 10x15 inches, of beautiful
reproductions. in colors, of pastel
drawings by Bryson. is now ready for
distribution and will be mailed on re-
ceipt of twenty-five (25) cents-coin
Or stamps. Address F. A. Miller, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago.