Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-13
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

CAltSl NEWS In BRltf.
The Americans who are to take
al Rifle association at Bisley, are be-
ing deliberately entertained in Lon
don:
At st. Petersburg the union OF
association has resolved in view of
the imminence of a revolution, to or
ganize political strike in all profess
sions beginning July 8.
The Earl of Strathcona and Mount
Royal presided at the Dominion Day
banquet at the Hotel Cecil in London.
There were $50 guests present. The
Hay.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee and other
American naval officers arrived in
Paris on a special train and were met
at the station by Arthur Bailey
Blanchard, second secretary of the
embassy.
The admiralty at ST. Petersburg is
preparing to make an extensive in
vestigation into the use of explosive
engines for her navy and sters are be-
ing taken to bring Americans into the
competition.
Commander-in-chief w. w. Black
mar, of the G. A. R., is i'll at his sum-
mer home in Bingham. His condition,
due to over-work, is said by his physi-
clan not to be serious, but such as to
demand absolute rest.
Assistant Secretary of State Fran
els B. Loomis has arrived at Cher
bourg, France. He slept on board the
United States cruiser Brooklyn to-
night and will leave at S:35 o'clock
in the morning for Paris.
Two thousand wood-workers, EN-
ployed by various firms throughout
Chicago will strike for an increase of
two cents an hour in wages. The
strike will involve fully 5000 other
men in affiliated trades.
At Stockholm motions were intro.
duced in both chambers of the riks-
dag placing $25,O00,000 at the disposal
of the government to enable it to take
measures which it may deem neces-
sary in the present crisis.
Two prominent politicians, Senior
Ferrara, lawyer and Liberal, and
Senior Andres, a Moderate, fought a
duel at Havana. Senior Andres was
wounded in the liver and Senior Fer
rara in the face and arm.
The municipality of Cherbourg has
arranged an elaborate program in
honor of the American fleet, consist
ing of concerts, Examinations and re-
ceptions.
The French torpedo boat destroyer
Sagaie while going out of port collid-
ed with a vessel. The destroyer was
damaged and was towed back to re-
port for repairs.
The Russian transport Anadyr has
arrived at Diego, Suarez, NADIA gas
car, with some of the survivors of the
Russian battleship Orel which was
captured by the Japanese during the
battle of the Sea of Japan.
At Budapest a conference of politi-
Fejervary failed to reach settlement
of the cabinet crisis. NJ Fejervary,
it is said offered no fresh considera-
tons regarding the army.
At Borisoff, Russia, and cdjacent
country there are continuous dis
turbances and scarcely night
passes without shooting ARRAYS. A
bomb was thrown at four policemen
who are said to be on the terrorist
list for death. The services of the
military are needed.
The Chinese chamber of commerce
met July 2 to consider the question
of joining in the boycott of American
merchandise unless the Chinese ex-
clusion act is repealed. The feeling
here is high and it is considered
probable that the local Chinese will
join in the movement.
At LODI a court-martial condemned
to death three workmen convicted of
participation in the riots of last week.
Sixty-nine persons who were wound
ed in these disturbances have died in
the hospitals here during the week.
At San Francisco the three story
residence of John F. Merrill at Wash
ington street and Van Ness avenue,
was destroyed by fire. The house con-
tanned many rare paintings and valu-
able antique furniture, all of which
was totally destroyed. Loss $685.
600.
At st. Petersburg the police have
discovered eight completed and
twenty-five half completed bombs and
fifty canisters of explosives in house
occupied by a government employee
in the village of Vera, near Tsarskoe-
Selo.
Henry Seymour, of Vantage, L. l.,
unarmed and apparently harmless,
was arrested at Sycamore Hill while
making repeated and persistent eff
forts to see President Roosevelt. He
was released on promising to leave
town at once.
A telegram from Steinkopf, German
Southwest Africa, says Petrus Chris
tan, the insurgent leader, recently
ambushed the German force COM
manded by Maj Won Kamtz at Karas-
born, killing fifteen and wounding
twenty-six Germans