Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-05-05
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

lAlESI NcWS IN 6hltf,
The members of the Isthmian canal
commission have returned to Washing
ton.
The San Domingo government is in
trouble with sugar planters regarding
export duties.
Four lives were lost in the burning
of the Bryan, 3-story brick hotel at
Lansing, Mich.
Hungarians are to take the place OF
500 negro roustabouts on steamers at
Evansville, Indiana.
The Marion, Ind, Malleable Iron
works, erected at cost of $500, 900 has
been destroyed by fire.
The great organ in Festival hall at
the worlds fair cannot be completely
installed before June 1.
President Harper employs detectives
to break up all day poker parties in
the University of Chicago.
The army transport Thomas takes a
million silver dollars to Manila. mint
ed especially for usein the Philippines.
The Nebraska supreme court has de-
cided that breweries cannot take out
saloon licenses except in their own
name.
1t is estimated that there are already
OF Nd
correspondents travelling with the
Japanese army.
Some New York theaters have failed
to complete alterations ordered just
after theChicago theater fire and may
be compelled to close.
Paul Kruger, formerly president of
the Transvaal, is rapidly approaching
his death. He is extremely weak and
constant care is necessary.
There is in Baltimore a Methodist
Tuesday night class which has been in
existence since April, 1929. Geo. w.
| Conner has been it's leader for So years
The Pennsylvania railroad will here
after give forfeit checks to passengers
on limited trains, to be redeemed al
any ticket office, at the rate of 81 ar
hour for delays.
The postoffice department has ISSUED
an order that rural mail boxes shall bt
used only for matter bearing postage
stamps and is sent through the mails
| rrhie &c fol 70 hn n
tice of stuffing the boxes with adver
Using matter.
Assistant Secretary of the interior
Thomas Ryan, of Kansas, and Con
gresham Daniels, of California, wer
both raised in Bradford county, Pa
They had not seen each other for 81
years, but Ryan asked for an interview
when It ,ries of their childhood a
schoolmates were enjoyed.
Texas itch is prevalent among tn
| herds in the northwestern counties O
Nebraska.
All grades of refined sugar advance,
in New York five cents a hundred OF
April 81.
| The department of commerce ant
labor has an increased force at worl
in Chicago Investigating the allege
beef trust at the Chicago stock yards
In per capita expenditure of nation
New Zealand heads the list with $40. IS
The lowest on the list is the Unite
States, with per capita showing O
S7.97.
Navigation is dangerous in Japanes
waters even during daylight, becaus
of floating mines which float slightl
below the surface. The mines drifte
away from Port Arthur.
General VIM. B. Shafter was turne,
down by the senate as a member G
the board of managers of the nationa
soldiers homes. and the name of ex
Governor Markham, of California, i
his place. Skaters name was frs
placed as representing the Pacifi
coast, but senators from that sectio
would not stand for it.
Reports of celebrations of the s5t
anniversary of the founding of Cd
Fellowship are too numerous to mer
ton in detail. They were almost un
versally well attended.
Public school pupils in the Unite
States cost on an average s17.3s yea
for schooling. Foundlings, orphan
and other children that are waros {
the public cost at the rate of S13s
year each.
There were 1000 laborers and a
tisans at work at the worlds fair du
ing the week before the opening ola
and more men were wanted.
George Gould's recent trip OF owe
1910 miles of his various railroads wa
made with one engine, the same ma
being at the throttle all the way.
The q. S. treasury collected beer an
spirits duties last year amounting
sI7s, OoO, 900.
A sheriff's posse arrested 100 strikin
Italian miners at Price, Utah on tt
charge of resisting an officer.
Julian Schultz, editor of the Tex
Voorwaerts, died on Monday. He W;
the national president of the Sons
Herman.
A Russian squadron suddenly a
peared on the Korean coast and sunk
japanese merchant steamer of GO
trf0ns