Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-03-24
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Seattle felt two slight shocks of
earthquake on the evening of March
16.
Erastus Palmer, the famous sculptor,
died at his home in Albany, N. Y, in
his s7th year.
Two men were killed and six injured
by snow slide in the Cornucopia dis
trict of Oregon
The Price-Pancoast company's coal
breaker at Thorp, Pa, is burned, at
loss of S135, 900.
President Roosevelt will not attend
the formal opening of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition.
Russian newspapers deny the story
of abandonment of Port Arthur as
stock jobbing scheme
A tornado played havoc with the
village of Neyland, Texas; destroying
houses and killing one person.
Senator Dick of Ohio will not resign
his seat in the house until he has com
pleted certain pending legislation.
China has promised the United
States that China will insist on strict
neutrality toward both Russia and
Japan.
The correspondent of the London
Times says that the Russian and Jap
anese squadrons are only separated by
small river.
The special commission named by
insurance people of Baltimore holds
the theory that the great fire was
caused by lighted cigar.
Two hundred painters at work on
the Worlds Fair building at $500
day walked out demanding SIS a day.
They are employed by contractors.
The twelve photographic firms of st.
Louis have made it condition that
their employees sign an agreement ac-
cepting an arbitration or that they re-
sign.
In 1863 the first japanese newspaper
with some news translated from the
Dutch was published. Now Japan
has 1,5oo daily newspapers and period
icals.
1t is expected that 1000 newspaper
men will attend abe national and in
ternational press congress beginning
on May 16, including more than 100
editors of leading foreign papers,.
A five per cent advance in window
glass has been declared by the manu-
facturers.
The president has ordered the APP
plying of civil service rules to the en-
ployes of the war del artment in the
Philippines.
A band of striking iron workers are
supposed to be the parties who wrecked
the steel framework of a building be-
ing erected by the Proctor & Gamble
Soap company in West Armourdale,
Kansas, by which contractors are dam
aged S., 900.
An unusually strong demand for cash
wheat buoyed speculative prices on the
Chicago market.
Senator Shoots one chance to retain
his seat in the senate is to resign as an
apostle of the Mormons.
A Port Arthur dispatch says: ''All
is quiet and the bands play twice a
meek in the public square"
The regular pension bill will be sup
plemented by giving SIS a year to
widows and orphans of non-commis-
stoned officers and 500 to those of Sol
diers killed in battle.
The treasurer of the st. Louis ex.
position has received the third million
dollars of 81 500, 900 loaned by the gov
eminent.
What legislation may be enacted by
congress at the present session relating
to the Panama canal will be largely
preliminary in character.
Two troops of the 5th cavalry are to
march overland from Fort Logan, Col
orado, via of Wingate to Forts Hutchu-
ca and Apache; distance of more than
100 miles. The march will require
so days.
One steamship landed zoos steerage
passengers on Ellis Island, N. Y, of
whom 1880 are Russian refugees who
fled to escape army service.
The 2,7Oo, 900 tons. of, volcano dust
which fell on the island of Barbados
was expected to have value as fer
tilizer but it has none.
Nevada will have one of the largest
systems of irrigation in the world,
which will make homesteads of so
acres each for about 1850 families
This will be first accomplished under
the reclamation act.
California claims that the damage
done by the terrific storm was balanced
by rain of untold value.
The first by bill to become law by
the signature of the president was the
consular appropriation bill.
While entering Port Arthur on March
10 Russian torpedo boat struck an
unp1aced mine and was blown up.
Four of the crew were saved.
Pres. Francis of the st, Louis fair
has appropriated s2o, 900 for premiums
on range and pure bred cattle from