Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-04
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Maine has 200 miles of electric rail-
way and 300 miles more will be con-
structed in 1903.
The Moline Plow Works, of Moline,
Ill, has increased its capital stock from
So, 400, 900 to So, 200, 900.
A heavy earthquake shock was felt
in the province of Leon, Ecuador, on
the night of November %.
Silver has cheapened in Manila so
that 81 in gold or United States cur
rency buys 81. 20 cents in silver.
Frau Krupp has given $50. 900 to es-
tablish benefit fund for the workmen
in memory of her late husband.
The Santa Fe shops at San Bernar-
dino are finished at cost of SlOO, 600
There will de 1900 men employed in
them
A 14-year old girl of La Porte, Ind,
skipped the rope 125 times without
stopping and fell exhausted. She died
the next day.
The blind chaplain of the senate is
to retire. The Rev. DIR. Milburn may
be succeeded by the blind chaplain of
the house, the Rev. Mr.. Conden.
Judge Carpenter in the criminal di-
vision of the district court of Denver
called grand jury to investigate al
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The Vermont legislature has passed
local option license bill, with refer
endum attached. An amendment to
allow women to vote on the referendum
was defeated, 13S to 81.
Great Britain and Germany will act
together to collect claims from Vene-
zuela. The Un;led States government
knows that in taking this course the
Monroe doctrine will be respected.
Sixteen batteries of quicls-6ring field
guns, numbering ninety-six guns in all,
have been ordered from the Krupp
works as the commencement of the
rearmament of the Turkish artillery.
A bull fight had been prepared to
take place in the Convention hall at
Kansas City. Public sentiment opposed
it as being disgustingly brutal, and
tending to rouse brutal passions in the
youth. The fight was then prohibited
by the authorities and the matter
threshed out in the papers.
Schenectady unions caused the dis
charge of man because he belonged
to the national guard. The New York
legislature is likely to make it misde-
meanor for any person to discriminate
in any way against any man because
he belongs to the national guard.
1t is said that there are 700 head of
cattle waiting shipment at Deming and
other points in New Mexico and Texas
are in like condition. 1t is estimated
that 1000 cars are needed at once to
handle the urgent freight business of
the Santa Fe.
A treaty of peace has been signed by
the revolutionary general Herrera and
the commission of the Colombian gov
eminent.
The government case against the So
called ''beef trust" has been set for
hearing in the United States circuit
court on December 16, before Judge
Grosscnp at Chicago.
The United States has contracted
with s. Louis firm for the delivery
to various Indian agencies of 10000
pounds of dried apples and $1,000
pounds of of dried peaches.
In 1902 the expenditures of the pos
tai department were s54, $50. In 1902
the same item shows 1924, 500, 2l7. Co.
ing it some, eh!.
La Soutriere, the volcano of st. Vim
cent, is taking its fifth spasm since
May :. Towns along the west coast of
ST. Vincent have again been evacuated
| by the inhabitants.
Ambassador Choate unveiled the
memorial window to Bishop Simpson
in Weslcy's Chapel in London, the gift
Ct the American Methodists to tho
mother chapel.
The federal grand jury at Des
hioines, Iowa, returned an Indictment
charging the Adams Express company
with selling liquors without a govern
ment license. The charge is based
upon the delivery of liquors sent C. O..
D. to consignees.
Bonds have been placed and propo-
sails for grading and ties have been adj
vertised for Katy extension connect
ing Memphis and Chanute, through
the zinc fields of Arkansas, Missouri
and Kansas, bringing zinc ore and the
gas fields into business relations.
Report says that car works on large
scale are to be established in Mexico,
favorable concession having been
granted.
Surveys made by the United States
government for the Pacific cable have
been turned over to the Commercial
Cable company.
Persia has sent an ambassador 90
Greece; The first i'll 2.39s years. The
last one vss recalled in 491 b. c., be-
cause Greece refused to send to Darius
earth and water as symbols of submis-