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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Republicans Split Into Factions.

AS it is to-day the democratic lack
OF harmony has all the semblance of
a meeting of peace congress when
compared with the concentrated Kill
kennyism of the republicans. In New
York the Plat men and the Odell
men are walking stiff legged around
each other with every hair on their
backs pointing forward. In Indiana
the Fairbanks followers are waiting
in ambush for the Beveridge battal-
ion, which has an ambuscade into
which they are trying to lead the
Fairbanks men. In Wisconsin the
supporters of Spooner and Babcock
are trying to find a crack in the
armor of the La Toilette coterie
through which they can push a knife
blade. In Illinois there is a six-cor-
nered fight that would keep a JAP
anese brigade in veritable throes OF
joy. In Ohio the Cox-Herrick-Dick
faction is tapping the blood of the
Foraker bandits, and in Michigan, my
Michigan, the machine and the anti
machine, the reformers and the anti
reformers, the Navinists and the Cor
lissites, the Atwoodses and the purity
shouters, the jailed and the INHALED,
are struggling for supremacy in a
way that promises anything but ad-
mirable results.-Detroit Free Press.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
The Tariff on Meat.

The packers strike and the in.
creased cost of beef and other meat
brings the people face to face with
one of the excresCe-ces of the tariff.
fhe rate of duty on beef, pork and
mutton is two cents a pound and on
preserved meats, such as ham and
bacon, five cents pound. When the
market for cattle, hogs, sheep or beef,
pork and mutton, is In a normal con-
dition there would be no competition
from such foreign products II no
tariff was imposed, in times of stress
like the present, meat would be
shipped from Canada and Argentina,
and the Australian meat would find its
way to the Pacific ports. This compe-
tition would keep the beef barons
within bounds instead of allowing
them free scope, to put prices up.
There is no fear of the Australian and
Argentina meat competing with our
stock growers in ordinary times, the
distance and expense of refrigerator
ships coming six or seven thousand
.iles being too great The amount of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Republican Machine to Blame.


All the evidence being taken of the
Slocum disaster shows that the steam
boat inspection service is in the hands
of the rotten Republican machine of
New York, for which President Roose-
welt is directly responsible, it being
his own state, and he has personal
knowledge of ? ? and all
that it stands for. When he sur
rendered all the Federal appointments
to Plat and Odell he knew the class
of men they would install. Inspection
that does not inspect and which, it
was charged, was paid not to, was
the cause of the deaths of the hun
dreds of women and children that
were sacrificed. 1t is relief to hear
that the grand jury is to make whole
sale indictments.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Strikers Ambush a Train.

Zeigler, ILL.,, Aug. 22.-Carrying &c
imported laborers and nine guards to
Joseph Letters strike bound mines,
a special Illinois Central train ran
the gauntlet of a fierce rifle fire di-
rected at it by small army of strik-
ers lying in ambush in a corn field
through which the train passed. Two
of the guards on the train were hit
and the coaches were riddled with
bullet holes.
TIE strikers fire was answered from
the train. 1t has not been learned
whether there were any casualties in
the corn field.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
What is Home.

Home is not form, nor a name nor
a routine. 1t is a spirit, presence,
principle. Material and method will
not and cannot make it, says a writer
in the Cooking School. It must get
its light and sweetness from those
who inhabit it, from flowers and SUM-
shine. from the sympathetic natures
which, in their exercise of sympathy
can lay aside the tyranny of the broom
and the awful duty of endless scrub
hing
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER REREF7
Mrs. Fuller Died Very Suddenly From
Heart Disease.

Surrento, Me-, Aug. 20.-Mrs. Mary
E. Fuller, wife of Chief Justice Full
Ter, of the United States Supreme
Court, died here suddenly. Mrs. Full
Ter was the daughter of William F.
and Jane Brown Coolbaugh, and was
born in Burlington, Iowa, August 10,
1S49. She is survived by her hus-
band and seven daughters and one
son.
The death of Mrs. Fuller occurred
while she was sitting on the piazza
of her summer cottage, "Mainestay"
at Sorrento. Death was caused by
heart disease.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
The Cause Of Sleep.

The man who is kept awake by
pain, or suffers in any other way
from lack of sleep, can usually obtain
it by the use of a drug Such sleep,
however, is generally regarded as un-
natural, and hypnotic drugs are
avoided when possible But now comes
Mr.. Raphael Dubois, French physi-
ologist, who tells us that all sleep is
the result Of drugging, the sleep-pro-
Queer being carbonic-acid formed
within the syetem.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Irritation In Kansas.

Great state, Kansas. There is
neither mountain nor a marsh in all
her length and breadth of $4,000
square miles. One-third of her area is
almost barren steppe. owing to lack
of rain. Irrigation will make the
dry prairies veritable garden of tho
west" raise the Kansas corn crop to
300,000,00O bushels and increase her
live stock valuation to $1S0,O00, 00O.-
New York Press.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
England to Fight Russia.

London, Aug. 2o.-EngIand is pre-
pairing to fight Russia. The British
government has determined to resist
even to the extent of war, the cars
claim of the right to sink neutral
ships. British merchant vessels bound
for ports where Russian ships may
be met will be escorted by British
warships.
They will have orders to fire on
the Russian ships if any attempt is
made to interfere with British mer-
chant marine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
A Missouri Flood.

Hume, Mo-, Aug 22.-The worst
flood in years was caused here by ex-
cessive rains. More than eight and
one-half inches of water fell in TWEEN
ty-four hours. Creeks are high and
much damage has been done to roads
and bridges. The new wagon bridge
across Duncan creek, south of here,
was washed away. A st. Louis & San
Francisco passenger train on the Rich
Hill branch went through a bridge
that had been weakened by the big
rain No one was injured.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Memorial to lie Conte.

An appropriate memorial to the
great gegoloist and scientist, Joseph
LIE Conte, has been erected in Yosem-
lite valley by the Sierra Club of Cal
ifornia. 1t is lodge, built strongly
and simply, containing one large
room, twenty-five by thirty-six feet,
with large stone fireplace at one
end and a small room on either side
the entrance on the opposite end. 1t
is at the upper end of the valley.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
EnoIand,s. Great Artist.

George Frederick Watts, the great
English artist, who died recently in
London, rarely worked from living
subject, but modelled fragramentary
studies in wax and clay for particu-
lar parts of the figures of his pictures.
This patriarch of painters said in ref
erence to his principal works that one
of his great aims was to take the ter
ror away from death.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
speciaI train Ditched.

Scranton, Aug. ia special train
from Cincinnati, bound for Coronado
Beach, Cal, and running as second
section of No. Oh the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe railway, was ditchh.
ed one mile east of Scranton. One
person was fatally injured, five were
hurt seriously and six others sustain
ed slight injuries.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Ready To Eioht

London, Aug. 20.-It is learned that
the British note to Russia relating to
the sinking of neutral ships said that
unless the latter renounced the right
to such acts, she would send warships
to protect the merchantmen, meaning
that she is ready to fight for the prin.
oiuIo at stake
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Patriotism Before Party.

Amos Henry Jackson, Republican,
who represents the Thirteenth Ohio
district in Congress, when notified by
a committee of his denomination de-
clined to accept. Amos found the
Republican majority in Congress more
than he could stand and will support
Judge Parker and help to install
safe and sound" Administration.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
SATISFYING the Trusts.

The Republican platform says the
readjustment of the tariff cannot
safely be committed to any other
hands than those of the Republican
party" President Roosevelt en-
dorses that position, and that is all
the tariff fed trusts ever asked for
that their friends be allowed to re-
wise the tariff.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
steam Turbin for Pumps.

The steam turbin principle has been
adapted to a centrifugal high-pressure
pump. The action is reversed, howev-
er, the water entering at what would
be the exhaust end, gradually accel-
Grating as it passes through the sew
eral fixed and movable vanes, until it
acquires high velocity at what would
ordinarily be the outlet end.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Jan Vessels at Che Foo.

Chefoo, Aug. 22.-Two Japanese de
stroyers entered the harbor here, re.
naming half an hour and sailing
away again. Five others are report
ed steaming around outside the har.
Dor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
The Boys in Blue.

Boston, Aug. 17-Over 10000 excur-
sionists are estimated to have arrived
for the thirty-eighth annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. The depots and streets presented
every appearance of the great annual
reunion as the excursionists arrived
and were soon seeing the sights.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Plans For a Yacht.

Bristol, Aug. 16.-Emperor William
is receiving through his agents, COM
plete plans for yacht, to be built by
Herreshoff's after the plan of the In
gomar, owned by Morton Plant. The
Herreshoffs are designers of the
American cup defenders.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Evacuated Lao Yang.

London, Aug. 16.-A dispatch from
Tien Tsin says the report has reached
that place to the effect that the Rus
SLAMS have evacuated Lao Yang
without a fight, after burning the rail-
way station
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Rogue Tournament.

Norwich, Conn, Aug. 20.-Favora-
BILE conditions attended the opening of
the annual tournament of the Nation
al Rogue Association of America.
Players and visitors are present from
Washington, Philadelphia, Boston
and several other points.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Beet Crop Liqht.

Glasgow. Aug. 16.-The sugar mer
chants have received telegraphio
notification to the effect that the Ger.
man statistician, LIGHT, estimates that
owing to drouth the continental
sugar beet crop will be 20 to 25 per
cent lower than that of 1903.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Danish Steamer Sunk.

Copenhagen Aug. 20.-During the
maneuvers of members of the Danish
training squadron in Great Bell the
Haverson collided with the Storen.
The former sank, but her crew was
saved.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
British Cruiser win See.

Tangier, Morocco. Aug. 1.-THE
British Cruisers Minerva arrived in
connection with the case of Hamed Jai-
va, the British subject arrested by or
der of the Sultan.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Beneficial to Corn Crop.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 16.-The oppres-
sive heat over central Nebraska the
past three days continues, the mer-
curry going above 80 every afternoon.
1t is beneficial to the backward corn
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Democratic Headquarters Opened.

ern headquarters of the democratic
committee were opened. National
Chairman Taggart will have charge
of the office.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Restored to soIvencv.

Washington. Aug. 2O-The First
National bank of Saratoga, which
suspended June 81. has been restored
to solvency, resuming business as the
Nationa. .sanking association.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Death in Hotel Fire.

Stockton, Cal, Aug. 16-The Column
bia hotel, one of the Oldest in the
city was burned. One man was burn
ed to death and a child is missing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Coffee Hurt by Frost.

Rio de Janerio, Aug. 16.-Investiga-
ton confirms the reports that severe
frosts in the coffee regions have con-
siderably damaged the coffee crops.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
poetess Lives in Attic.

Mile. Marthe Dupuy, whose remark-
able volume of sonnets has won the
sully Prudhomws prize. lives in an
attic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25
Scotland Yard

= Scotland Yard, London, is the larg-
est police station in the world. 1t has
accommodations for 5000 policemen.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25

If you don't get the biggest and best
it's your own fault. Defiance Starch
is for sale everywhere and there Is
positively nothing to equal it in quail
ity or quantity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25

5ootlegger Caught Bud Porter
was arrested by the United States
marshal or bootlegglng liquor at Bald
win, Kansas. He was indicted last
May but the officers could never get
hold of him until now. He was caught
at Topeka.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-25

Laying Heavy SteeI.-The Santa Fe
has almost finished the task of laying
over 125 miles of S5-pound steel on
the western division The old steel
is being shipped to Newton to be run
through the railsaw, and it is under
stood that it is to be used to re-
place the light steel on the Panhan-
die division
Seized With cramps.-Paul Lander,
young son of Carl Lander, a Katy"
conductor was drowned at Mound Val
ley while swimming with a party of
boys in Pumpkin creek. He was seiz-
ed by cramps.
Drank carboIic Acid.-Mrs. M. L..
Stanley, wife of a well-known citizen
of Wichita, committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid After taking
the acid, she tried to cut her throat
with razor. For some time she had
been in i'll health, and this, with ov--
erwork and worry caused by the sick
ness of her younger daughter, caused
her to become mentally unbalanced.
Needed Rain.-A drilling rain fell
at Abilene and has thoroughly mois-
tened the top soil of the confelds.
The conditions are excellent for a
fine corn crop.
Came From Sweden.-Dr. Peterson,
president of the Swedish Evangelical
College Association at Mcpherson,
has just received word from Sweden
that Rev. DR.. Waldenstrom, head of
the Swedish Evangelical church
there will come to America and will
attend the services of the laying of
of the cornerstone of the new col
lege being built at Mcpherson.
Annual Picnic.-The annual picnic
of the members of the Anti-Horse-
Thief Association of Crawford and
Cherokee counties was held at Girard
August 1S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
Government Land Fencing.

T. L. Ryan, special agent of the
general land office, is at Wallace this
week looking up the alleged illegal
fencing of some government land
Sharon Springs Times.
Mr.. Ryon got into this county as far
as Berry & Welch's ranch and left
word there that the fence must be
taken down in sixty days. He said the
complaint had come from ]. w. Wag-
oner last October. and had the letter
with him. We hone this will not be
required all over the county. In some
few instances where government land
may be enclosed it is not interfering
with any one and every one in the
county is satisfied with the situation,
and there are no complaints. 1t would
be a great hardship to require every
one to take down their fences and be
of no real benefit to anyone.-Greeley
County Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31

is now the heart of that busy thorough
fare. would seem like a moving picture
show And to tell of street cars, two oal-
" papers, boomers, the hundreds of peo-
pie who thronged the streets and the
great enthusiasm. sure thing of gold
en- harvest of suckers galore would prove
interesting to most anybody: the houses
that went up by magic, the streets laid
out, the additions, avenues and the Dab
ney tree planting; the pulling of Main
streets neck to the Windsor, the building
baum's pretty little houses all in a row
but don't mention the old skating rink
and the way in which some of the girls
men who were boys then. might smile
Twenty-one years ago last Saturday the
Pedrce family landed in Garden and they
are not sorry they came west away from
chills and chiggers, either. Garden was,
is, and always will be, the garden spot
of the southwest and people who once
lived there, on returning are surprised at
the. substantial growth and evident pros
perity of the pretty little city and her
people-Haskell County Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
CUT DOWN OIL RECEIPTS.
Capacity of the Refinery at Neodesha
Is Overtaxed.

Peru, March 31.-An order has been
received here from the Standard Oil
company that only 900 barrels of crude
oil will be receivedsfrom the Peru fields
daily. This was nacessitated by the
limited capacity of the Neodesha re-
fineries, which can handle only $500
barrels daily, and all the available
tank storage capacity has been filled
with the surplus.
This order will be in effect until the
new refineries at Kansas City are COM
pleted. However. oil men are looking
for a possible salvation through the
new tank farm to be erected at Cansy
in the near future. The effect of this
order viii be far-reaching from the
fact that the present production of the
Peru field is about 10000 barrels daily,
and besides some 400 wells will be fin
ished into producers within the next
month, augmenting this production by
fully 20 per cent. This means the pro-
Queer will have to provide his own
storage tanks, which in the course of
four or five months will be quite an
item as the Kansas City refinery is
not promised to begin operations until
September. Another result will pro-
badly be the temporary abandonment
of all development in the oil territory
for the summer months. This order
not only affects this field, but all the
territory dependent upon the Neode-
sha. refineries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
BOTElN TRIAL STOPS.
Found That Somebody Was
Tampering With the Jury.

san Francisco, March 31.-A sensa-
tionaI ending has been given the sec
ond trial of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, ac-
cused of having caused the death OF
Mrs. J. P. Dunning by means OF
poisoned candy.
Jurors had been bribed to favor the
prisoner. Judge Cook ordered the Jury
into the custody of the sheriff until to-
day. when he will formally dismiss the
Jury and begin the impaneling OF
new one.
1t is alleged that besides four jurors
who are said to have been Influenced.
an attempt was made to bride fifth
one When the denouement came IN
court Mrs. Botkin's attorney made a
passionate speech, diSclaimlng that
Mrs. Botkin or any one connected with
her case was implicated. He also SAID
that he would not continue with the
present jury. The. states attorney con on
Cured in a motion to discharge the
Jury. A brief investigation was held
nv Judge Cook after the jury left the
room
Mr.. Whitman, the chief of police, tes-
tifed that one of the jurors had FOL
lowed him to his office after the noon
adjournment yesterday and said that
IN the previous evening stranger had
called on him and said:
I'VE have secured four jurors for the
defense and want fifth. We will give
you $50"
The Juror told the chief that he
turned down the offer, asserting: l
am no such dirty man Wouio not
take $50 or $4,000
Continuing, the chief of police said
that when the juror left the court room
he was Swallowed by a detective. who
saw him secretly meet woman with
whom he talked for several minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
Placke Little Thought OF.

the Holland champion, who is matched
to meet Kid Mccoy in Philadelphia on
April 5. gave a public exhibition of
his ability here. He made a very poor
impression upon those who saw him
at work He is slow, and gave no in
dication of the great strength that has
been claimed for him. Placke boxed
four rounds against Arthur Cripp, the
Australian middleweight, and barely
held his own. He showed lack of
wind. and was extremely slow in de-
livering his blows. Cripp had no diff
Guilty in reaching him hard and fire.
ouently He showed plenty of courage
and ability to take punishment, how
ever In the bout with Yank Kenny
he showed to better advantage, as his
opponent was slower than Cripp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-31
SOLID FOR HEARST.
South Dakota Delegation Goes
With Iron Clad Instructions.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 31.-The
Democratic state convention has elect
ed the following delegates to the st.
Louis convention: r. T. Pettigrew,
Minnehaha; w F. Brennan, Dings-
berry; J. A Stransky, Brule; H. S..
Volkmar, Grant; E. e. Gross, Potter;
Chauncey L. Wood, Pennington; W. j.
Whitmore, Lawrence. The convention
adjourned sine die at lao o'clock this
morning.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions which was unanimously adopt
ed, reaffirmed the principles of DEM
ocracy "as enunciated by Jefferson,
delegates to the St. Louis convention
to support VIM. Randolph Hearst first,
last and all the time" for the presiden-
tial nomination.
The resolutions declare Hearst will
never compromise with the trusts, and
term him the champion of labor.
One of the features of the night SeS-
sion was an address by former u S.
Senator Richard F. Pettigrew, VINO
stated that this he believed was the
first time he had ever addressed
Democratic convention, but that his en-
tire sympathy was with the Democratic
cause He severely denounced the state
and national policies of the Republican
party.
The principal contest was over the
election of a member of the Demo-
cratic committee. f. J. Johnson the
present chairman of the Democratic
committee. who was supported by the
adherents of Hearst, was elected to the
position The convention defeated a
proposed amendment to the report or
the resolutions committee providing
that the delegates to the St. Louis con-
vention be publicly pledged to support
the nominee of the national convention.