Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-08
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Inc united states Cruisers, Newark
and Denver, have arrived at Port au
Prince.
Miss Susan B. Anthony arrived at
New York from London on the
steamer Minntonka.
1t is announced that the Baltic fleet
with the exception of the new battle
ship, Orel, left Cronstadt on a ten
days cruise.
The comptroller of the currency has
extended the corporate existence of
the First National Bank, of Marys-
vile, Mo-, until August 81, 1924.
James w. Hathaway, once postmas-
ter of the House of the Fifty-first
Congress, died at Helena, Mont. He
was born in Cortland, O., in 1874.
Nothing is known at the department
of the interior of anti-semitic distur-
Dances having taken place recently
in Bessarabia, as reported by the Vos-
sische Zeitung of Berlin.
At Madison, Wisconsin, George Ben
neway, saloon keeper fatally shot
his wife and then killed himself He
was separated from his wife and had
just returned from Colorado.
King Alfonso has undertaken to
organize an international regatta at
Bilboa similar to the Kiel regatta
The king will present a cup and has
promised personally to endeavor to
obtain foreign entries
Field Marshal Earl Roberts, &C
companied by his wife and two daugh-
tiers, sailed from London for South At
RIGA to visit the grave of his son, Lieu
tenant Roberts, who was killed at the
battle of Colenso, in December, 1899.
At Copenhagen, an inquiry into the
loss of the Danish steamer, Norge,
which foundered June %, off Rockall
reef, 20 miles from the Scottish main
land, with the loss of GAG lives, was
opened by the marine and commercial
courts.
Richard Seigmas of New York, filed
in the court of chancery bill against
the Electric Vehicle Company, Mar
tin Maloney and other directors, to
compel them to. make good $704,S00,
which was paid out by the company
in dividends during 1889 and 1900.
At London the death is announced
of Vice Admiral w. R. ROLAND, re-
tired. He was born in 1917. Admiral
the United States government for saw
ing part of the crew of the United
States brig, Somers, upset off the Is
land of SACRIFICES on the west coast
of Modico.
Barney Oldfeld, of st. Louis, who
molished his machine and resulted in
le death of two men, is at the Mis-
souri, Baptist Sanitarium, recovering
from severe cuts and bruises. 1t is
expected that he will be out again in
few days.
John Mitchell, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, and Will
liam Dodds, secretary of the Pittsburg
district, who went abroad to attend
the international mining congress in
Paris, returned on the Steamship ST.
Paul.
Jose Pardo, who was elected presi-
dent of Peru in June last, will be in
augurated September "a. Excitement
over the political situation in Peru is
lessening. 1t is known that former
president Pieriola, DR.. Durand and the
people are opposed to revolution.
FTII- Ii:
Hancock, grandson of the late Gener-
al Winfield Scott Hancock, at his
lodgings in London, was the subject
of an inquest. The autopsy showed
that he died from heart disease and a
verdict to that effect was according.
ly rendered.
The first Fourth of July celebration
ever held on Kansas soil was pulled off
in a camp near Atchison by the Lewis
and Clark exploring party just 100
years ago. The American flag was
raised over the camp and saluted by
the firing of guns. A creek near by
was named independence creek, which
name it still carries E
At ST. Louis the Rev. Henry Baas,
73 years old. of London, England, died
suddenly at the Inside Inn Mr.. Baas'
mission to the worlds fair was to
write a book on. the exposition for a
religious publication of London.
- Benjamin d. Brown of Philadelphia
and u years of age, married Mrs.
Elvina King, aged 65, because he
liked her cooking, !. Now. if he can
keen from dociripo ~, H. - eo-1.