Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-02-18
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Secretary of War Taft weighs three
hundred and twenty pounds.
The United States produces IS per
cent Of the refined copper of the world.
Thirty-five per cent has been paid in
London against the risk of war be-
tween England and France.
There is to be a big range show at
st. Louis, to be held November IA to 81.
Entries close on September l.
-. The worst storm Manitoba ever had
has swept over the prairies, blocking
railroads. The cold was intense
the Iroquois theater is to be refitted
and redecorated and will be reopened
under the name of the North West"
Breakfast food companies have ap-
piled for enough space at the st. Louis
exposition to fill the agricultural build
ing.
The area of Japan is about one and
one-fourth that of England, Scotland
and Ireland, and its population is A.
OOo, o0O
A shipment of 1880, 900 bushels of
coal has been started from Pittsburg,
Pa, to fill a contract with the Russian
government.
Car fare is not needed by school chill
dren in Victoria, Australia. They are
carried in street cars to and from school
free of charge.
Russia has not asked permission for
the passage of warships through the
Dardanelles. If Russia should attempt
any such thing without permission, it
would constitute grave breach of the
treaty on the subject.
A number of individual merchants
and bankers of Baltimore have already
made definite arrangements for the
erection of new structures. Fully
thousand firms have found quarters in
other parts of the city.
Captain L. w. Forgrave, of st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, who served on the staff of
General Dodge during the civil war, is
now engaged in organizing regiment
of 1 200 picked men to tender its SER
uices to the Japanese government.
The Russian torpedo transport, Ken
esei, 1900 tons, has been blown up as
the result of accidentally striking a
mine at Port Arthur. The Yenesei
sank and Captain Stepanoff, three Off
GERS and ninety-one men were lost.
For the first time Emperor William
has taken dinner at the United States
embassy or legation. He has dined
with Ambassador Tower.
Ability to speak several languages
will be required of detectives on duty
at the Worlds fair grounds next sum-
mer. About 500 additional men will
be needed.
The U. S. army transport Logan,
has arrived at San Francisco with three
battalions, headquarters, staff and
band of the 9th infantry. Col. S. D.
Whittal in command.
The initiation in New York of no.
torious gambler into Masonic circles,
has caused the withdrawal of the char
ter from Mount Zion chapter 231.
Liverpool has closed on-third of its
saloons during the last ten years and
so decreased her police force in conse-
| quence as to have made an economy OF
$40, 900 yearly.
Fire has destroyed the six story
building of Brooklyn, N. Y. chair
Company. Several of the employees
were injured by jumping from win.
dows The loss is $4,000
President Roosevelt has issued a
proclamation of neutrality. The docu
ment covers every phase of the situa
ton now, or in prospect.
| w. r. Hearst has mortgaged his sew
eral newspapers for million dollars
The mortgages were placed on file or
January 90.
The fighting ships of the Asiatit
feet of the U. S. navy will be KEEP
away from the scene of hostilities ant
every care will be taken to observe
|
ships may go north as observers.
The Russian battleship Czarevitch
damaged by japanese torpedoes is The
largest in the Russian navy.
Japanese in Hawaii who belong t.
the reserve corps are being instructed
by cable to come home. A large mum
Der of the $4,000 Japs in Hawaii are re
serves.
In less than six hours after tn,
fire at Baltimore had consumed tele
graph offices the Western Union hat
established three offices and befor,
daylight the Postal was handling bust
ness from new place.
Via London dispatches from the sea
of war reach Kansas newspapers L
hours before the hour of their starting
from Japan; yet most of the dispatche
are repeated in Europe and are rebates
there
Russia has in the far east 81 war
ships, including battleships. 10 cruis
ers, z gunboats, and Sc torpedo boa
destroyers and torpedo boats
Two hundred horseshoers employs
by the Union stockyards district a
Chicago have joined the stable uen @.
strife for higher wages.