Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-20
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

It is officially announced that
Premier Rouvier told the cabinet that
he had every reason to hope the Mo-
roccan trouble with Germany would
be settled.
A jury to pass upon the guilt or IN
nocence of Congressman ]. M. Will
hanson, indicted in connection with
the land frauds in Portland, Ore, was
selected
A private dispatch from Bizerta,
Tunis, says the submarine boat Far
fadet was relocated and towed to the
arsenal. The crew persisted. This is
not confirmed officially.
All hope of saving the crew of the
submarine boat Farfadet. which sank
at the entrance to the port of Sidi
Abdallah, Tunis, is lost, the efforts
made to raise the vessel being inef-
fective.
A Winnipeg dispatch says that there
is rumor to the effect that a scheme
is being engineered by ]. ]. Hill to
amalgate the Great Trunk Pacific, the
Canadian Northern and the Great
Northern railways.
The physical property of the New
Orleans railways committee was sold
to Mortimer Buckner, representing
the New York Security company, for
$3,500,000. This sale is part of the
plan of reorganization.
Tho
said to be complete and his health is
in very serious condition. An emin-
ent doctor has been summoned from
Vienna to attend him. The heir ap-
parent is also very i'll.
A committee was delegated to go to
Washington and urge upon the off.
Gals the natural advantages of Port
land, Maine, as place for holding the
summer session of the Russo-Japan-
csc peace plenipotentiaries.
Rumors continue in circulation at
Rome concerning Pope Plus leaving
the Vatican. One of the highest au-
thorities at the Vatican, however, as
sures the Associated Press that all
these stories are fabrications.
A dispatch from Bucharest. Rou.
mania says that the torpedo boat
Strenitzelni is known to have spoken
to the battleship Kniaz Potemkine. It
is said that the captain of the tor.
pedo boat promised full pardon in
the name of the Car if the crew
would take the battleship undamaged
into Sevastopol. The mutineers re.
fused the offer
Gerald A. Lother. the British envoy
to Morocco, was received by the Sui.
tan. The reception was cordial and
in marked contrast to the GOODNESS
with which he has received former
audiences. The sultan is showing
marked warmth toward Great Britain.
Until recently he showed much indif-
ference toward the English envoy.
The reported prestige of the German
envoy is on the wane.
The whereabouts of the Kniaz Po-
temkine are unknown to the naval au-
thorities. The mutinous battleship
left Theodosia before the Black Sea
fleet arrived and definite news as to
where it has gone has not been re-
ceived.
John F. Stevens, appointed chief
engineer of the Panama canal con-
struction to succeed John A. Wallace,
left Chicago for Washington. With
Theodore P. Shontz Mr. Stevens ex-.
poets to sail for Panama in a few
days.
At Hagerstown, Ind, Cashier Bow
man of the Hagerstown National bank,
who committed suicide on July 1, was
a defaulter to the extent of at least
100000 it developed.
At San Francisco Secretary Taft in
speaking at the banquet of the Mer-
chants association was given an en-
thusiastic welcome except when he
referred to the Chinese exclusion af-
fair. Taft declared strongly that
America must not permit the loss of
Chinese trade because of narrow
minded notions about the exclusion of
all Chinese.
Vice Admiral Chouknin. when in
formed of the surrender of the Kniaz
Potemkine, dispatched two war ships
and six torpedo boats to Kustenji to
take over the battleship.
At Spokane, Wash, fire which broke
out in F. B. Wright's art and paint
store in Riverside avenue. near Mill
street. caused losses estimated at
$4,000 and for a time threatened
widespread destruction in Spokane in
the business district
AT Frankfort, KY, Commemorative
Attorney Franklin has wired the judge
of Scott county to release Caleb Pow
ers into the custody of the United
States marshal for the eastern dis
trict of Kentucky upon presentation
to him of the writ issued by Federal
Judge Cochran
Grand Exalted Ruler O'Brien and
Past Grand Exalted Ruler Tanning
of the American order of Elks, have
been in conference at Toronto with
the heads of the order in Canada wiz
the object of bringing the two orgaDi-
cations closer together socially The
result of the conference will be laid
before the grand lodge meeting at
Buffalo.
Word has been received at MiIwau-
kee of the death of Pete Bowling.
the one time famous left handed pitch