Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-02-16
Chicago Futurea
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Two supposed bombs were found,
one on the Rue Lines and the other
on the porch of church in Belle.
vile, Paris.
Demonstrations in sympathy with
the Russian reconstructive movement
for the release of Maxim Gorky, the
author. continues throughout Italy.
Eigh: hundred coal beavers have
struck because coal was being
shipped into the strike region. The
beavers at Ludwigshafen have joinei
the movement.
Joseph Prince, formerly vice-presi.
dent of the Grand Trunk railroad,
and who was connected with rail-
roads in the United States, died in
London of paralysis.
The appointment of Lieut. LireaTd
to be naval attache at St Petersburg,
succeeding Lieut.. De Cuverville, who
has not been heard from since he left
Lieut.. Gilgenheim, the German at
tache, indicates the abandonment of
all hope of finding the attache.
The war department issued an ex-
tended statement denying the charges
of mistreatment contained in letters
from alleged survivors of Russian
armored cruiser Rurik, sunk by the
Japanese in the Strait of Korea in
August last, which letters are said to
have been struggled out of Japan in
bamboo canes.
In Rome Cardinal Satolli, who has
been i'll for some time with an attack
of influenza, is progressing satisfac-
torily. In the morning the cardinal
has no fever. but in the evening his
temperature rises to a maximum of
100 degrees. His physicians hope
within the coming week to pronounce
their patient as convalescent. Car
dinal Satolli. during his illness. has
received many kilograms of inquiry
from Americans, including a number
of archbishops and bishops.
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne has
definitely proposed to the concert Of
Europe the appointment of Chris
tian governor general Of Macedonia
with the powers and responsibilities
similar to those of Prince George in
Crete. Thus far the exact acknowl
edgments indicate little sympathy
with the British proposition, with the
exception of Italy. which approves
perhaps because she sees therein
chance to overthrow the predomin-
ant influence of Austria and Russia
in the Balkans.
The foreign office declares there H.
no foundation for the report that con-
ferences have taken place at Berlin
between Chancellor Won Buelow and
the British ambassador. Sir Frank
Lascelles. with the object of bringing
about peace between Russia and
Japan. The officials here know moth
ing of any proposals from either Ger
many, Great Britain or elsewhere
suggesting an effort, joint or other
wise, to stop the war.
Railway traffic between Silesia ano
the Russian town of Sosnovice is en-.
tirely suspended.
Emperor William opened the inter
national automobile exposition in
Berlin. The public for the first time
saw the uniform of the newly or
ganized volunteer corps of automo-
bile owners, a fresh addition to the
German army.
Published reports of the disorder
at Brest are greatly exaggerated. A
small party of dock laborers con-
tinuing the strike agitation marched
past the Russian consulate and the
police drove them of. A few men
were bruised during the scufiie. The
affair is considered insignificant.
Chief Clerk Merritt o. Chance. OF
the postoffice department. has COM
piled interesting figures showing the
number of employees acting under
Postmaster General Wynne. These
figures were prepared upon the re-
quest of several members of the
house and senate committees on
postoffices, who desired the statistics
for personal information.
In Paris reports of the government
show that the wine production Of
1904 was the largest Of recent years,
being &C 5000 600 hectoliters, against
35, 900 900 for the preceding year.
In accordance with the emperor's
ukase on December rs. the commit
tee of ministers has decided to es-
tabiish at the cinistry of finance a
committee for the preparation of
draft of workmen's status law in ST
Petersburg.
In view of the recent victory of the
Hungarian independence party, EN-
peror Francis Joseph has extended
an invitation to Franz Kossuth. son
of the emperor's most bitter enemy.
TO meet him either at Wilma or Buda-
pest.
With their horns locked after a
deadly combat, two large buck deers
were found in the snow on noun
tain south of Danbury, Conn. The
bodies of both the animals were Ia
cerated as a result of the fight. and
the snow for rods around was COW
cred with blood.
IL is understood that Consul Cen
erai Goodnow, who is now in Wash
ington. hassdec:ded to retire from his
oGce as consul general at Shanghai