Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-29
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The coke trade ut Connellsvillc, Pa,
continues to slump until now there are
5000 idle men.
VIM. EllSins, the wealthy capitalist,
is sick at Philadelphia with little hope
of his recovery.
The great fire at Aberdeen has been
estimated, showing losses of $3s2, 900,
with s1s3, 900 insurance.
The Bank of Joplin, with capital
stock of $1,000, holds surplus forty
times greater than its capital.
Mayor Campbell, of Tacoma, Wash,
prevented prize fight in that city by
giving notice that he would not permit
it.
Gases of death are again being re-
ported which are caused by the poison
in the dyes with which stockings are
eolored.
The American Royal Live Sock
show at Kansas City had perfect
weather, fine exhibit and largo at
tendance.
II. V. Belger, of South Eend, In
diana, who died recently; left be-
quest of $50, 900 to the Chautauqua held
at Chautauqua, n. Y.
Troop ships are ordered to stop at
Honolulu and Guam on every trip to
the Philippines, and to stop ut Homo
lulu on the way back.
T. NJ Wolf, who lives near Ridge
Vile, Ind, has been dumb for two
years, caused by lightning stroke,
he says he dreamed that if he chcwed
Tobacco lie would regain his voice. He
tried it and was able to speak plainly
after few days.
By the general shut down of the
Amalgamated Copper company prop
critics at Butte, Montana, from $4,000
to $4,000 men are directly thrown out
of employment and others will be in-
directly affected within Il week, so
that the grand total will reach 90, 600
men.
The whaling steamer Humber cap-
tured a whale off Cape Spear n. T.,
which was Ito feet long. 1t was a fn-
back whale and the most gilmey ever
captured, 90 hours being taken up
with the fight with it. The whale
zigzaged at the rate of seven miles an
hour, almost towing the snip under
water, the sea washing its decks.
Ir is generally believed in Pelein
that Russia will hold all she has gained
in Manchuria and let Corea alone for
the present.
jacob Bacr, employed by Denver
packing company, dressed 1000
steer in minutes and 4s seconds; re-
ducing by 90 seconds the worlds rec
ord.
C. P. Dewey and his son Chauncey,
have been placed Under arrest, charged
with fencing government land in north
western Kansas and intimidating the
settlers.
Deputy. Tax Commissioner Michael
o'Sullivan, of New York city, has been
arrested. He is accused of having
taken bride on pretext of getting q
man appointed to the police force.
There is race trouble at Fort Riley
between Texas regiment and o. col
ored U. $. cavalry regiment, one. of
the best cavalry regiments in the reg
ular army.
Andrew Carnegie, before leaving
Queenstown, contributed $1,000 to help
purchase an organ for the Catholic
Cathedral there.
The clerk of the federal court is re-
ported as saying that Judge Hook had
issued an order to conceal the names
ofvofuntary banlzrupts.
The Rev. Charles h. Parlshurst, OF
New York, sent letter to Prophet
Dowic giving the latter roast which
would have squelched any one else
than Dowie.
The Illinois Steel company issued
orders TO resume operations at their
plant at Joliet, which gives employ
ment to 2.oee men, commencing octo-
Der %.
The business portion of Dcadwood
Falls, Minnesota, has had u $4,000
fire, which started in the Hotel Fran
els. The guests of the hotel lost ev-
erything and saved their lives by
close shave.
Organized labor, especially in Chi
cago, is facing a wage crisis, resulting
in retrenchment by railroads and other
large employers
The Maryland Trust Company of
Baltimore, followed by the suspension
of tho Union Trust company caused
much excitement in Baltimore.
Raymond Prefontaine, minister of
public works in Sir Wilfrid Lauricrs'
cabinet, says that the At:,slsa award
will cause the question of secession to
be raised in Parliament he says
many Canadians have long dreamed of
Independence
The directors of the Independent
Packing company hell Il meeting at
Denver to elect officers and formulate
plans. The Trust Company of Denver
was made the depository of the COM
p,ny, TO hold the 81 per cent of its S.
ooo. 900 OF capital stock in escrow.