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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
AN rid Of all such COMPOUNDED old fossils -

am rid Of all such confounded old fossils -
Dick Rainsferd."
It was the t~hirty-6rst day Of tho month,
though the thirty-f first day Of the month
was still very young. 1t was about two q
m. On . pitchdark night and the limited
mail train on tho United States Midland
railroaL was running west, fifteen minutes
behind time.
In the sleeping-car Superintendent Lock.
wood was just preparing to 'turn IN" and
a. he stood BY Lis berth, Invested Of his
coat, collar, etc, he glanced ut his watch
and also at the time schedule.
'More than fifteen mutt late, and no
earthly reason for it. Well, it's that old
slow-coach's last trip on the Midland"
Dick Rainsford it was, indeed, who stood
in the cab Of the mighty locomotive which
bravely snorted onward through the
rain and the darkness. With his
hand on the lever. Dick peered
with one eye into the dense black
ness ahead, which the headlight only
seemed to render yet more dense and
black, while with the other he watched the
steam-gauge.
With him for fireman was Bob Lockwood,
the young brother of the superintendent,
WHO was really serving his apprenticeship
with old Rainsford with . view to master
ing the intricate machinery Of a locomo-
tive.
'.It's pretty hard on the old GIRL" shout
ed Dick to his assistant-meaning by the
''old girl" the ponderous locomotive. "We've
got four extra coaches on, and the rails
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
She Carried the Oav.

MARIA" demanded Mr.. Billus, do
you intend to wear that ridiculous hat
to church this mOrning?"
II certainly do. john" replied Mrs.
Billus. This is a lovely hat. There
will not be a nicer one there"
If you go to church with that
thing, Maria" he stormed. iii wear
the squcakiest pair Of boots I've got!"
Il can't help it, John" said his wife,
swcetly.
They were late at church, MI. Billus
wore his squeaky boots. every body
looked round and saw the hat, and
Mrs. Billus was happy. o. woman.
woman! What fools men continue to
make Of themselves in thy name!-
Chicago Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
THE kAISER'S TITLE.
William ~. Il German Emperor. and Not
Emperor Of Germany.

William ~. Il German Emperor. and Not
Emperor Of Germany.
Should it be emperor of Germany"
or German Emperor" This is one
Of the questions periodically in dis
pute. Every year or SO the same mis-
take is made. and is followed by the
same correction. Some one speaks Of
the head of the German Confederation
as the Emperor of Germany" and
then the fat is in the fire. Some one
else of the ''SuperiOr-PersOn" type
writes to say that he has always been
taught to use the title German En-
perOr" and would be glad to know il
he is wrong in so doing. And then a
day OF two after all the special corre-
spOndents weigh in with an assurance
that the Superior Person is all right
and the emperor of Germany" all
wrong. During the last day or two
the disease has appeared and run its
usual course. THE Court Circular"
in its account of William Ills visit to
England. spoke Of him throughout as
the emperor of Germany" M. p"
wrote to the Times to call attention to
this fact. and to ask for explanations.
and the explanations are to-day pro-
vided by its Berlin and Brussels cOrre-
spOndents. German Emperor" is
right. Of course. and really it should
not be very difficult to remember the
fact. when the origin of the present
German Empire is taken into account.
The head of the old German Empire
based his title. to q large extent. upon
territorial right. But the modern
head of the Germans bases his pre-
eminence upon nc considerations saw
those laid down in the Imperial Con-
stitutiOn. In 1871 the other German
natiOnalities were much too Jealous
Of the Prussians to restore the old
empire for the benefit of their King.
Instead they raised up a new empire.
and gave its head a new title. rs a
standing memorial of the various
forces which brought it into being.
William II. is German Emperor: it
is possible that he would like to be
emperor Of Germany" but while he
may long retain the former title. he is
hardly likely ever to gain the latter
London Globe
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20

oSD ~ANA 0oSC Ase
word pensioacr. 'sNever mind the crossing
II am an engineer, not q gate-keeper. You
shall have my resignation just as you de-
sire"
With a heavy, dragging step. Engineer
Rainsford descended the long fight Of steps
which led from the general superintendent
Office TO the street. But he did not turn his
face homewards. Strangely enough he
sauntcred towards the little cemetery on
tine outskirts Of the town and paused before
grassy Eolnd at the head of which was q
white marble slab that told its own story in
the words: SACRED to the memory OF
Martha Iainsford."
Dick SGT there silently for half An hour,
and when he rose to 70 only said, obi son
quietly:
I'm glad you went first, wife. I wouldn't
have wanted you to sec me discharged.
Martha"
AS for Mr.. Lockwood, when Dick left his
Office ne threw himself into the very chair
Rairsford had vacated. He stretched his
legs, pulled very hard on his cigar. and
muttered to himself:
ats dirty work, Lockwood, but tts bust
ness. Business or bust II my motto from
now on. Poor old cuss, he takes it badly &c
heart, too. Well. it's done and I'm glad Of
Il Ishal like It sgood deal better when J
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20

The cash room Of the Treasury Depart
ment is an interesting place. 1t is q Of
the handsomest rooms in the world, certain
~ the most beautiful piece Of architectural
work in Washington. The ceiling is very
high, and about midway between floor and
ceiling there is q balcony around the wall.
It is of bronze. Visitors always 60 to the
cash room and look down upon their public
servants handling millions Of gold, silver
and g~reenbacks. The paying tellers here
deliver all Of the money which goes put Of
the Treasury. The paymasters of the army
and navy and the disbursing officers Of the
other departments come here and draw i'm
mense sums for disbursement among the
employees of the Government. Here any
one and every one may come for change.
People 60 in throngs and form long lines in
the cash room, waiting their turns, Just be-
fore Christmas, getting bright new pennies
by the hundred for distribution among the
children. A little pocketbook filed with
bright new coppers makes q very welcome
Christmas present for little boys and girls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
GREAT WILL POWER.
Illustrations Of How some People Hold On
tn Life.

lIv09Sf0910O0 OF HOW some ReODl0 E0n0 I'D
tn Life.
Three stories were told over after
dinner cigars the other day. showing
the power of a mans will. One was
of a young officer in the English army
who was peculiarly stubborn and
irasciblc. He had been confined to his
bed after a severe attack Of the heart
and was unable to move His physi-
clan asked one OF his fellow-officers to
warn him that he would never get out
Of bed again, that he might arrange
his affairs before death. When the
sick man was told what the doctor had
said he arose in bed excitedly and said:
IL will get up again. Ell? will
walk to the doctor myself and show
him" lie jumped to the floor, walked
across the room and fell dead.
The other was about a sheriff out
West. who, when arresting q man, was
stabbed through the heart. He seized
the man by the shoulders. after the
blade had stuck him. pressed him to
the ground. drew his revolver and de-
liberately thrusting it down the strug-
Cling prisoners throat. pulled tho
trigger at the instant he himself died.
The third story was regarding m
other officer who was hunting down n
thief. The man thought he had given
his pursuer the slip. but just as he en-
tered one door of a railroad car the Of
ficer appeared in the other. The thief
in instantly fired. the bullet penetrating
his pursuer's brain. The officer. how
ever, returned the shot, bringing his
mar to the ground. He then dragged
himself along the aisle Of the car.
firing as he crawled. until his revolt
yer was empty. He was dead when
he was picked up, a second after he
ceased to shOOt-BOstOn Gazette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
THEY PUSHED The DOOR CLOSE.

THEY PUSHED The OOOB CLOSE.
a slippery as q mess of eels. Warm her
up, Bob; We haven't got any too much
steam"
The fireman shoveled in fuel until the
Precipitation poured OF his grimy brow, the
result being that there was, before long, q
~perceptible increase in the speed Of the
mailtrain.
.'Give it to her again, Bob" said Dick,
when half an hour had elapsed.
The fireman complied, and the giant en-
CINE throbbed with the seethinR water in
her boiler, while the roar Of the flames in
the furnace almost drowned the clatter and
rattle Of the wheels.
Suddenly there was an extraordinary roar
and q loud noise Of Kissing steam. The
door Of the furnace few open with . crash.
and the cab Of the locomotive wa enveloped
In flames.
Both Dick Rainsford and his fireman were
Involuntary forced back from their places
in the cab.
"Shut the furnace doorr' roared Dick,
and the two men, seizing the coal shovels,
attempted to close the heavy iron door. But
it was . VAN effort They pushed the
door close, but it was forced open imme-
diately, and they could not stand within .
shovers length Of the furnace because Of
the relentless flames, with which were
mingled clouds Of escaping steam.
Rainsford knew only too well what was
the trouble. The safety blow-back valve
had burned out or broken near or in the
smoke-staCk, and the steam, instead Of es-
Gaping m the usual way, WAS blowing back
through the hues, forcing itself and the
deadly flames through the furnace door into
the cab.
The train was now running at full speed,
and il the locomotive could not oe ''shut
or at once it would be impossible TO avert
. most fearful catastrophe. Dick knew
this, and SO did young lockwood. But no
man could stand In that doomed cab for ten
seconds and ~live-nay, not for tre seconds
and both of the men knew that.
ITS my last trip anyhow" said Dick to
himself. Aloud he shouted, almost savage
ly: "0et back there. out Of harms way
tell them how it was, Bob"
And the old engineer, who in all his
thirty-three years on the fOOt-plate had
never shirked his duty or shown the white
feather, with iron nerve and with the cour-
ago Of . hero-martyr, PLUNGED into that
roaring death-trap. The flames whirled
about the brave old man as he shut OF the
steam, and the cruel hea singed the grizzly
beard, blackened the gray locks and charred
to a crisp the blue overalls As he threw over
the lever, but before the engineer fell back
on to the wet Goals In the tender he had
dome his work and done 1t well.
But when the train came to . standstill
and tho remorseful superintendent and
grateful passengers stood around the black
ened and hfeless body Of their plucky
savior, they knew. sadly enough, that Dick
Rainsford had indeed resigned.
W. II. 8. ATKINSON.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20

"A venerable member Of the House
had watched the pages fitting up and
down the aisles. and had INDUCED in
considerable speculation as TO why they
wer there. A day or two ago his
curiosity became SC great that he asked
a fellow member: ''Say. John. who
are them boys that play around the
hall?" Why" was the reply. ''they
are pages" Gosh all thunderr! said
the astOnished gentleman. You don't
mean to tel me them's all Sam Pages
boys. do ye?"-Concord (N. II Mon
itOr.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20

Catching frogs to sell them to res
taurants is q brisk industry around
Chambersburg. Pa The hunter car
ries q torch which he flashes on tho
stream. and il q frog is there it sits
dazed, and with . dexterous thrust Of
. spear he pins il
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
REQUESTED TO RESIGN.

N Q rather luxurious
" furnished ONCE,
behind . d
oaken desk, ut Q
man on the right side
of forty-a man who
looked just what he
was live,b ristling,
shrewd and success
full American rail-
road Official o
nearly two hours
General Superin-
tendent Lockwood,
Of the United States
Midland railroad, had
been opening his mail
It b Q accumulated
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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20
Tho rune Was Appropri.te.

The reporter for the Associated Press did
not mean to perpetrate q joke. He merely
wrote out and sent for cold type the actual
occurrence. There was q great procession
and President Cleveland was reviewing the
troops in New York City. The time was
about three weeks before his marriage
with Miss Folsom. Thereporter wrote: "As
Gilmore's bard passed the reviewing stand
they struck up the popular operate air;
For he's going to marry Yum-Y Yum, Yum
YUM and the President smiled ~ he bowed
to the leader"
Forever and Ever.
"Charley, DEAR" said the rustic young
girl, twill you love me a. now and cling to
M alwaysi" ,
Eyes, darling" replied the matter-of-fact
lover; '.Tl stick to you = tight a. that var
q your chin."-Arcols Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-20

THERE Is ONE.-In answer to '.cOrres-
pOndent" last week. who asked if there
was a railroad line running through
this town. We replied that il such a line
existed We had never heard of it in the
two years of our stay. We now desire to
inform him that there is q line-a branch
of the U. p. Road-and that it runs two
trains per day and gives excellent
service. The manager OF the line. Mr..
Ben Davis. called at our Office yester-
day and handed us an annual pass over
the line. and we take pleasure in say
ing that the cars are Of the best make.
the fare reasonable and that the line
has done much to build up our town.
why We did not establish a Daily
Kicker, and many individuals have
promised us their hearty support. In
the first place We are now running
under q roof a great weekly W.
paper. a harness shop. a grocery. .
feed store and a great boot and shoe
house. and we haven't much spare
time; and in the second place when We
have any money to throw away we'll
do it by establishing a school of phil
Osophy for Indians. We've got a good
thing as it is, and We don't sigh for the
whole earth.-DetrOit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16

plan had been tried aAd failed. On July u
the nth conference was held, and the ques-
ton OF control was again discussed at gress
length.
The German Minister sold he could not allow
the adoption OF a plan which would at any
time throw the control OF the Islands into
the hands OF either OF the two countries
whose interests were less than those OF
Germany. Mr.. Bayard said that the pro-
posed land commission was the corner
stone OF the arrangement, but IN tne
plan proposed by Germany the preponderance
ofinterests we're to be made the beginning and
the middle and the end Of the whole thing.
Mr.. West said that he could not see 1t in
that way. Al the conference on July 70
the Germon Minister read paper In which
he defined the meaning OF the memor-
randum read at the second conference TO DO
that Germany, having the largest interest in
Samoa, claims to be intrusted by the other Two
powers with the exercise OF enicicnt control
there as we'll for her own interests ns lot
those OF Great Britain and the United States.
MIR. Bayard asserted that the plan Of the Ger
man Minister was gu autocratic gov
ernment based on mercant ie interests. He
suggested an adjournment until the autumn.
in order to give the governments Of Germany
sad Great Hrita time to consider the pro
tocos, and tnsscoursc wns adopted
III rHr c5xiEEsScH wItI BE tEa.p SOON !
BALrrMoRE, Md, Feh0.- Secretary Bay
ard said to representative of the Sun thai
date for the meeting Of the proposed con
ference had not been determined as yet. Il
will doubtless be held soon, us the Admin
istration is now near the close of 1T
official life The points to be contendet
for by this country will be the pacitcatioI
of Samoa, the restoration Of the autonom.
Of the islands and the protection OF Ameri
can interests There is reasonable groun'
for hoping that these Will be Sc
cured, 1t would be unfortunate II persona
spite or partisan jealousy should succeed Il
throwing any obstacle In the way OF 80 de
sirable consummation. Prince Bismarc
has shown disposition to settle the matte
aDicably
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16

VIENvA, Feb S.--The following Is pub
Iishcd as the authentic details regarding the
tragic death OF Crown Prince Rudolph;
Archduie Rudolph had paid court to the
beautiful Baroness Marie Vetzera for four
months, and it is stated that Countess Wal
lersee Larisch, aniece OF Empress Elizabeth,
encouraged the liason. Baroness Marie had
a romantic and nervous temperament ana
was devoted to Rudolph. The pair started
in closed carriage drawn By two horses on
January 2S. for Meycrling. They spent the
next day together and on the morning OF the
3O,h both were found dead in the Princes
bed, Marie was shot through the forehead,
and Prince Rudolph as already described.
II is evident that the guilty couple resolved
10 die together. The coverlet of the bed
was strewu with flowers. The body OF the
Baroness was taken secretly from tht
chateau to the gamekeeper's cottage and
was removed from thence for burial. The
Vetzera family left Vienna on Saturday fol
Venice, where they will hereafter reside.
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couNTERFEiTERs CAPTURED.

Thirteen Men Arrested In Butter 'onnty'
pa. for Making aud Circulating Spuri-
Gus Coin.
PITTSBURGH. Feb. ll.-United States Do
tec,ive Sweeny and Deputy Marshal Cham
bers arrived in the city Saturday with
gang of thirteen counterfeiters captured IN
various parts of Butler County within the
past ten days. The gang has been operating
extensively for long time and a large
amount of the spurious coin is believed 10
he In circulation. The detectives also Sc
cured the dies and molds used In making
the counterfeit money. An Information
was lodged against the accu sed and pre-
liminary hearing will take place early th's
week In the meantime the prisoners are
in iail While the officers have arrested all
tho principal members OF the gang, there are
several others yet to be appre hended' III
took about twenty-five officers to make the
arrest, as the men were considered desper-
ate characters.
The band was regarded as one OF the most
dangerous and most successful In the couh-
trv. Thousands upon thousands OF dollars
Of the bogus coin have heen pa ssed IN az
ferent States by the counterfelters them-
selves. and many weeks have been spent III
running them down. The men IN CUSTODY
arc; James Johnston, John Dawson BOD
Montgomery, Charles and John Woods
Thomas Stoughton, David Dunn, Curtis
Fox Alfred Grossman. Warren Black ana
| lanes Pryor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16
CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE
"nests Hastily Aroused and Escape Unin-
jured-Damage, $4,000.

"nests Hastily Aroused and Escape Unin.
jured-Damage, $4,000.
CHICAGO, Feb l3,-A fire broke out about
e;3o a. IN. In the Southern Hotel, large
structure at the corner of Wabash avenue
and Twenty-second street. The fire
started Oh the fourth floor The guests
We're hastily summoned from their rooms
and rushed through the Railways panic
stricken. J. r. Moron, who occupied the
room next to where the fire originated,
left his apartment in his night clothes and
succeeded in rescuing several people who
would otherwise have suffocated and
burned. Mr.. Morron's aged father, who
was with him, succeeded in making h 3
escape unaided- The son, after help
Ing others as long as possible. became
closely pressed by the flames, and falling
down flight Of stairs, crushed his ankle.
Many Of the hotel occupants fled in terror
to the Woodruff House near by, most OF
them In very scanty attire. So far as
could be ascertained no ono but Moron
was injured. The fire department. succeed
ed in extinguishing the flames after dam
ages probably amounting to 1OJo had
been Inflicted on the hotel and the property
Of guests.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16

NEW York, Feb. 13,-Referrmg to the
appeal recently made to the public for con =
tributons to aid in the establishment of u
Home for Ex- Con federate Soldiers at Aus
tin, Tex, General Sherman has written
a letter expressing his sympathy with the
movement He adds that he thinks tho
laws OF the Unitel States should ba
changed so as to admit -Confederates
to oil Soldiers Homes, and that the word
Union" so far as it applies to Soldiers
Homes should be obliterated from the
statutes,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16
a CONTRABAND CARGO.

Seizure Of the Steamer CarOndOlet While
Lying at New York and Receiving Mu-
nitions of War Consigned to the Haytlen
Insurgents
New YoRK Feb. S.-The steamship Car
ondelet, said TO be owned by the Mallory
line, and which was seized wednesday for
violation OF the neutrality laws, is still IN
custody and is likely TO remain in posses
sion Of the Government for several weeks to
come. United States Marshal Holmes esti-
mates the vessels value, together with her
cargo, at $4,000 The only way for her
owners to secure her release Is to file bonds
That course would take months TO dispose
Of 1t is not believed that the owners VIII
adopt this method, as the evidence suln r.
ted by Mr., Preston, the Haytien Minister,
to show that the vessel had contraband
goods of wardestined for Hippolyte's North
Haytien army is very convincing.
The penalty for this ofTensc is contiscatlon
and one fourth of the money obtained IRON
the salo of the vessel goes to the informei
and the remainder to the United States Gov
ernmeut. The vessel has on board several
cases Of arms, 325 kegs Of powder and thirty
or forty barrels of powder, besides quanti-
ty of explosive shells
Mr.. Austin, Of the firm of Lord Austin
shipping brokers, who chartered the vessel
denies that the vessel was being sent on
mission that could be construed as a viola
ton OF the neutrality laws, He says th'
little difficulty which has arisen will be set
tlea In very short time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16
A BIG SMASH.

The Pacific Guano Company, at Woods
HoIl, Mass. Assigns Their Liabilities
About 81, 900, 900 Their Settling Agents.
Gli,it,en e. Curtis. OF Boston. Also Fail
for Largo Amounts.
WOODS HorI, Mass Feb. 9. The works OF
the Pacific Guano Company here were
attached Thursday by the lynn In
stitutlon for Savings, and they have
assigned to John G. Ropes, of Boston,
Liabilities about 100000. The COM
pany's headquarters are Mt Boston and De-
sides the works here they have mines az
Beaufort s. c.. and works at Charleston, y.
C. The selling agents Of the company are
Gltdden 4 Co., of Boston, who are indors-
ers of their paper to large amount Inc
latter firm will probably assign.
What caused the failure is not known az
present, but too much outlay In the conduct
of the business Is supposed to be the chlet
cause.
BosToN, Feb. Q. -Glidden & Curtis, selling
ngents Tor the Pacific GuaW Company and
of the Ohio 4 Western Coal Company,
assigned Friday afternoon to John G. Ropes
for the benefit Of creditors. Gid
, den 4 Curtis loaned large sums To the
company and indorsed its paper for yas,
amounts The firm year ago oDtalneo
control Of certain coal and iron companies
in the Hooking valley which had beer
under the control of ]. ii. Brooks
In recognizing and developing th'
| Ohio 4 Westerr Coal Company Gid
den 4 Curtis are reported TO hay'
spent large amount, said n d.
over $4,000. The firm is now composed
John NJ Glidden, J, ", Smith and J.W.Doye
Mr.. Curtis went out two years ago. In
firm has until recently been regarded as on
Of the richest in New England ana poss''ss--
of unlimited '. edit The failure was prectp
itated by tho refusal of one member OF tn
firm ttadvance any more money.