Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-27
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


of the aSSaSsinS was arrested
The workmen accused of wounding
a policeman during the January riots
were sentenced to death after trial
by court martial at Warsaw.
A motion to take from the grand
jury the case of Isaac N. Perry, the
banker accused of arson, was denied
by Judge McEwen in Chicago.
The name of the postoffice at But
Ter. Nevada, has been changed to
Tonopah and George R. Bradley was
appointed as postmaster at that place.
The Kansas Oil Producers Associa-
ton has asked Governor Hoch to en-
ploy F. Dumont Smith and w. S. FitZ-
patrick to assist the attorney general
in defending the oil refinery bill.
In st. Louis a thousand conductors
and motormen of the United Rail-
way Company were notified that fire.
quenting saloons or race tracks would
subject the offender to instant dis
missal.
The Philippine commission has
passed an act authorizing the secre-
tary of war to issue, in the name of
the city of Manila. bonds in the sum
of 100000 for the construction of
sewers and water works.
At Vienna Emperor Francis Joseph
called on Archduchess Teresa and
condoled with her on the death of her
brother. This disposes of the alarm
list rumors on the Paris bourse re-
garding the emperor's health.
At Gunshu Pass the expected jap
anese turning movement is not de-
veloping, but preparations, it is I'M
derstood, are progressing. Reinforce
ments, food and ammunition are be-
ing brought up from New Chwang.
The retiring American consul, Gen
Henry Clay Evans, and Mrs. Evans
proceeded to the continent prior to re-
turning to America. Mrs. Choate and
her daughter started for Paris to
spend Easter at the French capital.
General John Palmer, formerly
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, died at Albany
N. Y, after a long illness. His death
resulted from a wound at the spine
which he received in the Civil war.
and from which he suffered since that
conflict
DR.. Van Weede, the minister of
The Netherlands at Vienna, has ben
appointed foreign minister in success
sion to Baron Won Linden.
The German government has Off
cially informed the government of
Italy that Germany will send repre-
sentatives to the international confer
ence to assemble in May for the dis
cussion of the plans to establish an
international chamber of agricul-
ture
United States deputy marshals and
postoffice inspectors are searching for
NJ. Havlin, charged with being the
head of the Keystone Commission
Company of East ST. Louis, which is
alleged to have used the mails in an
Offices of the company are closed.
Seven persons have been injured
in a collision between motor car be-
longing to F. Augustus Heinz. min
ing magnate of Butte, Mont. and a
runabout containing Thomas Roe,
liveryman, and Miss Lille Lacombe.
In the automobile were F. Augustus
Heinz and some other persons. All
were painfully injured, but none will
die.
The Merchants Exchange at San
Francisco has received advices stat
ing that the ship Shenandoah, which
on April 10 was reported as putting
in at Valparaiso for water, was re-
be repaired without. discharging part
of her cargo. The Shenandoah sailed
from San Francisco 70 days ago for
New York.
A recurrence of the strike move
ment has occurred at Lodz. The
Coates thread mills were closed to-
day and the workmen in a number of
small mills are out.
Governor General Maximovitch left
Warsaw for st. Petersburg The pur-
pose of his departure was kept secret
and a strong military force guarded
the route to the station. The law
yers of Warsaw met in a private
house, received report of the action
of the LAWYERS congress at st. Peters
burg and endorsed the action taken
by the congress.
Doubt as to the result of the ap-
preaching naval action in Far East.
on which so much depends, weakened
prices on the bourse at st. Peters
burg, all quotations falling.
Acting under orders from Judge
Moss of the criminal court, deput.
sheriffs of Memphis, Tenn, clos =.
many hand books operating in tn
city. The judge decided that it W.
unlawful to operate these books on
races ,un in the state or elsewhere
Minister of the Interior Bouligan
received Populations from the MUM
cipalities of Tiflis, Baku and Edwin.
who demanded participation by towns
in the Caucasus in the settlement of
representatives in the assembly. Min
lister BouIigan promised them repre-
sentation.