Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-12-24
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

to 100000, against the federal govern
ment.
Governor Taft has closed purchase
of the friar lands in the Philippines for
$780, 900.
The Colorado state building at St.
Louis is to cost $1,000. Plans for it
have been accepted.
A truce is declared which has ended
the talk of a general strike at the Chi
cago packing houses.
The settlement with the Philippine
friars involves 4O3, 900, 900 acres, for
which s13, 900, 900 was asked.
Kansas City has been chosen as the
place for holding the national conven-
ton of the prohibition party.
Twenty-six battalions of volunteers
is the first action of the kind.
The imports of France for the last
eleven months increased S5l. 3O3, 200 and
the exports decreased Sc. 524, 200.
Tenders are asked for July to build
sewers, drains and waterworks at San
iago, Chile, at a cost of S., 900, 900.
Women are given the right to vote in
Melbourne, Victoria, and they cast a
heavy ballot in support of the labor
ticket.
Senator Beveridge is preparing bill
for the immediate admission of Okla
homa with the Creek and Seminole ma
tons attached.
Edward ]. Frost, inventor of the
Frost or Pintsch lamps used for light
ing railroad coaches, is dead at Denver
aged 65 years.
The lady board Of managers for the
world fair will ask congress for an
appropriation of 100000. So far the
board has been without funds.
About 1000 Jews at kishineff, Rus
s:a, are asking for aid to emigrate to
Argentina or Canada. They want
tracts of land to establish colonies.
Texas planters have invited labor
agents to yamose who are inducing
Texas negroes to go and work for
Louisiana and Mississippi planters.
Colorado is to have no colo:ed men
in her national guard. Two companies
were enlisted but they refused to be
mustered because it's officers were to be
white me-.
A pottery selling company has been
formed in Trenton. N. j.. for the pur-
pose of controlling prices and regula-
ting trade.
Mrs Daniel Manning, of Albany, N.
V, is elected president of the worlds
fair board of lady managers. She re-
ceived IA out of Is votes, one vote be-
ing blank.
The annual charity ball gwen by
Chicago society people at the Auditori-
UNI netted 5000, which will go to-
ward building an annex to st. Luke's
hospital.
Eugene F. Ware suffers from a wound
received in the Civil war. 1t breaks
out every few weeks. Yet Mr.. Ware
has never asked for pension.
The International Typographical
union has perfected plans for an indie
pendent type foundry. The fund comes
from five cent assessment which nets
nearly SO 900 month.
The Asiatic squadron, consisting of
the Kentucky, Cincinnati, Albany,
Raleigh and New Orleans. on its route
from Yokohama to Honolulu. touched
at Midway island for mail.
The ice gorge which formed in St.
Mary's river below Sault Ste Marie,
caused the water to rise i've feet, float
ing the docks and houses along the
river front FOR the irst time in the his
;ory.
Panama makes claim, giving items,
that Colombia was in debt to the state
of Panama million dollars at the time
the latter seeded.
Big foreign corporations are uneasy
because of the decision of the Kansas
supreme court that they cannot plead
the statute of limitation.
Reeause OF the numerous daylight
hol,iups in Boston, twenty-onc having
occurre'i in seventeen days, the police
board detailed a large force of police
IS a special guard.
the factories in the Fox river manu-
featuring district in Northern Illinois
were shut down by the refusal of thci
employees, numbering nearly $500, to
promise an individual agreement moi
% strike.
TIE Mississippi river ut Kceisuls. Ia,
has ice uinc inches thick. Tie mcr.
curry was Z degrees below ztr,S
Three trainmen were hurt blythe de-
railing of a passenger train near Pu-
eblo caused by children placing bolt
on the track.
A total If Ger LOCO, oco pnpils was
enrolled in the schools of Illinois in
he school year ending June 80. The
lverage wages paid teachers for males
S S55.ss, and to fcuiales S.5.62. sWagcs
varied from $3.50 70 500 u month.
Secretary Root announces that he
will leave the cabinet February next.
Governor Taft VIII nc on hand .. that
TINT to take his place.