Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-11-10
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

At New York all grades of sugar
were advanced cents a hundred
pounds.
The Royal Academy of Music, OF
London, has awarded the Ross scholar
ship to Emile Henry Medicus, of
Youngstown, o., for flute playing.
During the month of October forty
seven persons were killed by cars in
Chicago, and the total number of acct
dental deaths in the city was 1O7.
An army order issued states that
four officers not above the rank of
captain will annually be selected for a
two years course of study, with resi-
dence in Japan. frF
The North German-Lloyd steamer
Lain, which was sold to Russia sew
eral months ago, has under gone re-
construction and will serve as a cap
tive balloon ship.
Minister Conger at Pekin, has not
flied the state department that Chou
ince, has been appointed viceroy at
Maxim, vice Lii Hsing Jul, deceased.
Reports of serious rioting are in
correct SO far as the Province of Viii
no anti-Semitic disturbances, but mob
ilization is proceeding, though a num-
Der Of reservists are missing.
Mount Vesuvius, has again been Civ
ing signs of activity. The crater is
noiselessy emitting dense columns of
dust which the wind carries westward
in such quantities that at Tore and
Portici umbrellas are necessary.
1t has been represented to the gen.
eral stan of the army that it will re-
quire an expenditure of $3,S19,42O to
place the submarine defenses of the
United States in state of efficiency.
This estimate is made by the tor
pedo board, which recently met at
Fort Totten, N. Y.
The London agents of the Norweg.
ian steamer Skaatol say that the state
ment cabled from Copenhagen that
the vessel was fired upon by a Rus
sian warship is incorrect. The Skaatol
passed the Russian squadron off Do.
yer but there was no firing or other
molestation. @
A French cruiser has received a
message by wireless telegraphy from
the cruiser Lenois to the effect that
all is quiet at Lararche on the coast
where band of rebels recently declar.
ed a seige, says dispatch from Tan.
gier. The message would indicate that
the besiegers have abandoned their
purpose of capturing the town.
Herr Albert BALM, director general
of the Hamburg-American Steamship
company, replying to Geographic in
quiry from the Associated Press as
to the London Shipping Gazette's re
port regarding the termination of the
Atlantic passenger rate war by an
agreement between Cunard and the
German lines, says: 1.-The announce
ment is not quite correct. Negotitions
are still pending" g. -
At Duluth, Mimi. Col. A. M. Flagg
who until few week ago was editor
of the Duluth News-Tribune, commit
ted suicide by drowning. Col. Flags
who has been in i'll health for some
months, recently took a vacation anG
went to his old home in Rockford, Ill.
He returned shortly but was unable tt
resume his work.
Admiral lessen has assumed com
mand of the First Pacific squadron
succeeding Admiral Besobrazoff, who
is leaving Vladivostok for ST. Peters
| burg.
John F. Waggaman, brother of Thos
E. Waggaman, the bankrupt real es
tate dealer at Washington, D. c., filed
claim against the bankrupt for $267,
900.
The value of the merchandise ant
produce shipments from San Francis
co to the Orient in October was So,
s37. 1902, which is more than one-hal
Of the total shipments from here tt
all ports in that month. In the
same months last year, shipments tt
the Orient from this port were val
ued at 81 1893, 1896.
The protected cruiser Tacoma
Commander Reginald D. Nicholson
commanding, now at San Juan, Porte
Rico. has been directed by the nav!
department to proceed to New Yorl
for necessary repairs.
With the view of ascertaining wheth
er the wireless telegraphy may b,
extended to the smaller boats, tn,
navy department has completed plan,
for the establishment of a temporar,
experimental wireless, station on tor
pedo boat destroyer. The Whipple
flagship of the second torpedo boa
fotilla, has been selected for the sys
tenn under trial.
Officials Of the Enterprise colliery
at Shamokin, Pa, which caught fir,
three weeks ago, stated that the fire
which has caused over 100000 dam
ages has been extinguished.
The conference Of the National I'm
ion Conservative associations rep
resentative of the whole country, OPP
ened at Southampton, England, ant
commenced business by enthusiast
cally adopting a resolution assuring
the government of its entire supper
in any step that may be considered
necessary in dealing with ''unwarrant
able" action of the Russian squadron
in the North sea. 4;
Charles NJ. Schwab. together witt
100 tourists. mostly German bankers
arrived at Taormina, Sicily. on board
the German Lloyd steamer Bremep