Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-01-25
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One hundred and eighty-three pri.
vate pension bills were considered by
the house. OF these forty-two were
for increases of pensions for blind
persons and sixty-eight for those to-
tally helpless through paralysis.
The French election for president
resulted in victory for NJ. Fallieres.
His only opponent was NJ. Doumer. M.
Fallieres was successful on the first
ballot, the vote standing: NJ. Fall
Heres, 449; NJ. Doumer, 81.
The secretary of war has sent a
letter to the speaker of the house of
representatives calling attention to
the matter of post schools for the
children of enlisted men at remote
military posts, where no other educa-
tional facilities are available.
Another life insurance inveStiga-
ton, with the Federal Life Insurance
Company as the central figure, is in
prospect as a result of the filing of a
bill in the circuit court by ]. Els
worth Grift1 of Chicago, promoter,
and Burton C. Smith of Milwaukee,
in which they charge the company
is in the complete control of a small
group of officers, who have succeed
ed in perpetuating themselves in
Office through the manipulation OF
stock.
Mrs. Marshall Field is a widow for
the second time in fourteen months.
Her first husband, Arthur ]. Cation,
Chicago, died in New York hotel af-
ter a very short illness. His death
occurred at the Waldorf-Astoria No
vember IS, 1904. Mrs. Field is so
years old, and before her marriage
to Mr.. Cation was Miss Della Spencer
Her father was one of the founders
of the firm of Hubbard, Spencer 6,
Bartlett.
At the suggestion of Major General
Bates, chief of staff, the president and
secretary of war, are favorably con-
sidering plan of having as many of
the troops of the army as posts in
the United States as possible take
the practice marches and field exer-
cises during the coming summer, with
a view to giving all the officers and
men practical experience in the field
and developing transportation and
supply resources of the army as at
nraCaDt OrUanizad
According to the Slove the attitude
of the soldiers of the Manchurian
army is constantly becoming more
threatening. The gravest consequent
ces are feared as result of the troops
resisting the officers authority.
Former State Senator Harry Bunk
ers, convicted of receiving bride.
was brought to the state prison at
San Quentin, Cal, and at once be-
gan to serve his sentence of five
years Imprisonment.
Six Jews, members of the local an
archists' committee, who were tried
by court-martial and condemned to
death, were executed in the court
yard of the Warsaw citadel. They
were arrested fortnight ago charg-
ed with engaging in the revolution
airy propaganda, manufacturing bombs
and extorting money.
The cruiser Raleigh is to depart for
Shanghai to relieve the cruiser Balti-
more. On her way there she will call
at Hong Kong and if the situation at
Canton is peaceful she will proceed
to her destination. Upon the arrival
of the Raleigh at Shanghai if every
thing is peaceful the Baltimore will
leave at once for Manila, otherwise
she will remain. Q
Meyer Baum, a jeweler, balanced
himself on window ledge on the
tenth floor of the building at 81 Maid
en- Lane, in New York, and dived Ito
feet to the roof of Gibson's restaur-
ant, which was crowded with Gus
toners.
The senate agreed to the Culberson
resolution directing the secretary OF
war to inform the senate whether
any member of the Philippine com
mission or officer of the army or navy
owns any land in Philippines, and, if
so, its location relative to the propos-
ed railways route
Heavy snow in the mountains west
of Denver caused an accident on the
South Park branch of the Colorado
and Southern railroad, in which
twelve persons were injured, but none
fatally.
Senator Elkins, chairman of the
senate committee on interstate com
merce, has made public his bill for
the regulation of railroad rates which
he purposes TO offer for the considera-
ton of congress. The commission is
increased from seven to nine mem
bers. Expenses of litigation are to be
borne by the United States.
Joseph Brennan, an actor residing
at S37 South Ninth street, St Louis,
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed in Chicago in a quarrel with
Michael J. Walsh, also an actor. Walsh
surrendered to the police. He claims
to have acted in self defense.
A blizzard that for severity seldom
if ever has been equaled in this Sec
ton, prevailed at Butte, Mont. for sew
erol hours. At Anaconda the wind
tlew 100 Eiles an hour. At Helena
the temperature vas Is degrees above
zero.