Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-23
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

captain PerShlngs troops VINO are
operating against the Moros in Min
danao, have been attacked by cholera.
Chicago's police pension fund is bank
rupt and widows and orphans are be-
ing turned away without their just
dues.
A grain elevator in Chicago used by
$780, 900. 1t contained nearly $780, 900
bushels of grain.
All of the railways in Texas have APP
piled to the railroad commission for an
increase in freight rates. Their re-
quest is based on increased operating
expenses.
Thomas A. Edison recently took out
his seven hundred and ninety first
patent. In fees for patents Mr.. Edison
has paid more than $4,000. In 1885
he had taken I'll patents.
The widow of General Phil H. Sher-
idan has sold the residence in WASH
ington presented to him by his adj
mirers throughout the country, the
price received being S55, 900.
Rebels are still active about San Do
mingo City. Several fights have &C.
curreI within few days and more are
expected. There is not gained any
important advantage for either side.
The Missouri pacific railway is to
construct feeders in Nebraska and to
extend it's main lines into the Dakota
wheat fields and also to extend in n
straight line to Denver through Grand
Island.
The people of Chile are enthusiastic
concerning the apparent approval
which is given by the United States
government to the proposed construc-
ton of the projected pan-American
railroad.
Judge Hook has appointed receivers
for the Home Riverside coal mining
company OF Leavenworth, Kansas,
upon application of the holders of the
bonds of the company, who allege that
the interest on it's bonds and stocks
stands unpaid.
A cloudburst at Pittsburg Pa, with
thunder and lightning, made rivers of
the streets; killed a few persons by
lightning stroke; carried away lumber
yards; drove people to second stories;
fired a passenger station, and made
prisoners of worshipping congregations
in churches.
A preliminary survey is being made
on a proposed line from Syracuse, Kas +,
to point south of Albuquerque, n.
NJ, which will shorten the line to the
Pacific coast. Forty miles of the line
will be in Oklahoma, aud 40 more in
Baca county, Col. The survey keeps
east of the mountain passes and heavy
grades.
The Philippine government will ex-
pend half of the gift of $4,000, 900 by
congress in restocking farms Two
thousand carabos will be purchased
and sold to planters at cost.
Brigadier General Frank D. Baldwin
took charge of the department of Colo
RADIO on April l., succeeding General
Frederick Funston.
Electric lamps on the brides of car
riage horses are now quite common in
Berlin. The current is supplied by a
storage battery under the carriage
seat.
A Topper cent increase in wages has
been granted to the 800 or more iron
moulders and laborers of the Walter A.
Wood Mower and Reaper Company.
The advance was unsolicited.
Rev. Henry Milburn, the blind
chaplain of the United States senate,
died at Santa Barbara, Cali, on April
&c.
A pastor in Mt. Morris, n. Y, gave
to each of so women 81 year ago for
investment The women have turned
in S411.sO. One of them made $40 on
popcorn and another SIT on eggs.
The government is moving soldiers
from the eastern stations to the west
coast. The Missouri Pacific took three
trainloads of soldiers from Kansas
City to Pueblo, on April II and IS.
Appointments are officially an
nounced of Santa Fe division superin-
tendents effective April Is: Charles
Russell, Illinois division, from Fort
Madison, Iowa, to Chicago; r. 1. Par
ler, Missouri division, from Fort Madi-
son to Kansas City; f. E. Jolan, Colo
RADIO division.
The navy department has contracted
with the Continental Creamery Co. of
Topeka for 4oo, 900 pounds of butter
for warships, to be delivered at the
New York navy yard. The price is %
cents pound.
The warship Reina Christina, flag
ship of Admiral Montejo, which was
sunk by Admiral Dewey in Manila bay,
has been foated and beached. The
skeletons of about so of her crew were
found in her hulk. A wreclking COM
pany is at work to raise all the sunlzen
Spanish warsIips-
A table of Mr.. Carpcgies's gifts for
libraries and educational purposes,
just published, show the amount he
has given in the United States is over
So. 900. 900 and in Great Britain about
] SIS, ooo. ooo.