Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Admiral Niebgatoff, sailed from il
butil in a southwesterly direction.
Notifications of the extradition
treaty between the United States and
Panama, signed at Panama, May 2,
1904, were exchanged.
Premier Bostrom, at Stockholm,
has resigned owing to expressions
used by the prince regent in his re-
cent statement on the subject of the
dual government
The last reports in regard to the
collision of two military trains in
Manchuria west of Hardin places the
number of casualties at eight killed
and twenty-eight injured.
The Navy department has been In
and Dixie have arrived at Monticello,
Santo Domingo, to assist in patroll-
ing the waters of that republic. !:
Consul General Williams at Singa-
pore has officially reported to the
state department that the Russian
fleet, commanded by Admiral Rojest-
vensky, was sighted off that port.
At Gunshu Pass important opera
tions are thought to be out of the
question for some time to come, rain,
snow and thaw having spoiled all the
roads and created impossible mud.
In Paris the chamber of deputies by
an imposing majority voted that it
was necessary and urgent to carry on
the debate for the separation OF
church and state without Interrupt
ton.
Sir Frederick C. Lascelles, British
ambassador at Berlin, has informed
the Echo de Paris that in his opinion
the ill-feeling between France and
Germany over Morocco will soon dis
appear
The Shah is going on a pilgrimage
to Neshed, Persia, starting about
April %. The Gazette announces that
the heir apparent, Mohammed Ali
Mira, will administer the govern.
ment during his fathers absence
The remains of the late Mexican
ambassador, Senior Aspiroz, will be
taken to Annapolis on the 18th inst,
where with full military honors they
will be carried aboard the. United
States cruiser Columbia, which vessel
then will convey the body and mem
bers of the family of the distinguish
ed diplomat to Vera Cruz.
Ambassador and Mrs White left
London for Rome. Premier Balfour
gave Mr.. White a farewell dinner at
which speeches regretful of his de-
parture and wishing him success were
delivered.
Following the appearance of the
Russian warships the British China
squadron is preparing to go to sea.
The Sutej starts for Singapore to be
followed by the Ocean and other
cruisers later.
The United States battleship Ohio,
seven days from San Francisco She
is enroute to the Asiatic station,
where she is expected to remain for
about three years.
Major General Cullen A. Battle died
at Greensboro. aged IS years. He
commanded the famous Third regi-
ment of Alabama throughout the
Civil war and filled many distinguish
ed positions in Alabama.
Advices from Singapore and Pen
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Russian fleets are only thirty miles
apart. The japanese squadron with
% ships is still off Hortburg light
where it was reported March A.
At Madrid the minister of instruc-
ton. Senior Lacierva, has resigned in
consequence of Premier Villaverde
promising the university students to
satisfy demands they made on the
minister of instruction. Senior Sor-
Gets has been appointed to succeed
him.
letter has been received from
Miss Aimee Tourgee announcing the
illness of her father, Judge Albion w.
Tourgee, American consul at Bor-
deaux, France. Little hopes, she
writes, are entertained for his recov-
cry.
A west-bound Northern Pacific pas
senger train struck the rear end of
freight which was going on a sid
ing at Gushing station. about 40
miles west of st. Paul Engineer
Robert Murray of the passenger train
was killed. None of the others on the
train was hurt.
Mr.. Kogord Takahira. the Japanese
minister. expects to leave Washing
ton for New York to consult the ply
stefan who brought him through a Sc
we're attack of appendicitis last win
ter He fears reoccurrence of his
malady.
Winfield Pope. formerly a wealthy
horse owner on the Pacific coast, who
recently has been working as bar
tender in New York City, has prob
ably been fatally wounded by P J.
Ware, a mulatto bellboy. Jealousy
caused the trouble.
At ST. Petersburg the Polish work
men and revolutionaries have found
a new way of trying to embarrass the
government by organizing boycott
of vodka and tobacco for the double
purpose of saving the money of the
poor and reducing the revenue OF the
state.