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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Pruitt Turner, who had been rc,pitcl
twice, was hanged AT Van liurcu, Ark.
Willis Burton, a negro, resisted ar.
rest by Dallas Officers and WAS shot
dead.
The fostoficc department, has begun
vigorous war on bond in Investments com.
panieS.
Arkansas cattl"mcn are after Sccre.
tary Morton tn change the cattle quar-.
antinc in that State.
The administration is said to advise
more moderate action concerning
'uDa than Congress desires.
Consul Manyon has cablcd from 10.
hannesburg that the Beers are dis.
poseo To trcat Americans lcniently.
The House is preparing for war
WIN The Senate on the question OF
cohgres>'ona ACKNOWLEDGMENT all
want clerks.
'russ abuNcs OF the congressional
mai ranking system have been cN.
poscu-one man sent his shirts To ,
New York laundry.
The House, when the iulici,I lr,i
lativc and executive approximation liz
came up for consideration. rnt vriyu,.
Secretary Thurber's salary from y. ool
10 = 300.
a final decree al foreclosure va,
granted against the For, scot, Water
company's plant.
Bruce barnett OF Scdalla las been
selected To represent III. Missouri
University in the interstate ~orator!cul
contest.
| The Sultnp has ,rI,r,l ,h,, AZ.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
LARGE PROTEST MEETING IS HELD
IN NEW YORK.
COAST DEFENSES OPPOSED


NEW YoRK, March. " Members OF
the Central Labor Union, sympathil'
crs Of organized labor and Others
filled the large hall of Cooper | MON
to protest against the proposad cx.
penditurc of 500. oct, 900 fer coast de-
Tense. as well a. more millions for an
increased navy.
There were "A number of speeches by
labor leaders in opposition to war, and
the secretary then read n set of reso.
lutions ~dcnouncing the proposed APP
preparation, which were adopted, with
but few dissenting voices.
Henry George, who followed. asked
that those in favor of the resolutions,
and those opposed should rise in turn.
Those opposing amounted to hardly
more than two dozen. Mr.. George,
after saying that no respected the
ants for their courage OF their con.
victions, said that in one respect he
could always be counted with the
socialists, and that was in his opposi.
ton To war. President Clevcland's
message on the Venezuelan difficulty
hc characterized us insane" and said
that when IL was made public. one
would haze thought from the news
papers that New York had gone mad.
The proposed appropriation. he said,
he considered to be u carefully laid
plan to build up u standing army,
which will crush abor whenever il
darcs to raise its head.
"As u citizen Of the United States,
and from thought, study, reason and
conviction, y he SAID, II would rather
see every locomotive thrown from the
rails, every car broken, every rail torn
up, h To see order preserved by the
bayonets of a standing army. Order
Is heavens first law, but there is one
thing | prize before order, and that Is
liberty"
Resolutions. Of which the following
is an extract, were adopted uuani.
mously:
Whereas, The undisguiscd purpose
OF the m~onopoiistS and rings. who
have grasped political power and are
robbing the workers under laws passed
at their instance, and by their pur-
chase. is To So increase and mass "a
standing army that they may rulc py
inJnnctions, backed by federal bayo.
nets, and
"hcrcun' as u means 10 TINS emu
bills are pending IN the Senate and
House for the appropriation of $780,
200, 900 for coast dc.cnscs and other
millions for more ironclads. the money
TO he drawn from Il treasury kept from
bankruptcy by the issue of bonds un.
authorized by Congress and iobbed
out to favored capitalists. ultimately !
Ia he repaid, with interest, by fresh
taxes on labor: therefore,
Resolved, That we pledge our
selves, anu ask our brethren in other
places to pledge themselves. to vote
against every member Of Congress, no
matter what his party or profession,
who shall support any of these bills:
and that we especially call on Thomas
Il. Reed. speaker of the House. to act
Ms u true tribune of the people In pre-
venting their passage
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Dun says business II Gaining at tbs
West Rather Than ~ the East.

West Rather Than at the East.
NEW ioEk, March. =. RI. e.. Dun Il
Cd. : weekly review OF trade says:
In some quarters business gains at
the West rather than at the East. but
there Is no general change for the
better, although hopcfulncss still pre-.
dominates. he want of sufficient de.
mand for the products of great indus
tries still rctards actual Improvement.
Strikes OF some Importance in garment
making and kindred lines affect trade
in Chicago and Baltimore, hut there
are fewer labor difficulties than usual.
as existing conditions warn wago
carriers that controversies at this time
are unWisc.
Wheat has taken Il flight upward.
advancing 81 ccnts for cash. and = 3.S
cents for May, with rumors of foreign
supplies as the only basis. Estimates
of wheat in farmers hands are lower
than last year, but still indicate, with
visible stocks. q supply much beyond
probable needs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
PRESIDENT NEED NOT ACT.
Foresight in Making Cuban Resolution
Concurrent Relieves u Possible Crisis.

Foresight in Making Cuban Resolution
Concurrent Relieves u Possible. Crisis.
WASHINGTON, March . 1t is I'M.
derstood that the Cuban resolution
pending in both houses absorbed the
attention ut the cabinet meeting. The
decision of the Senate committee on
foreign relations to express the scnti-
meut and wishes of Congress i'm the
form of n concurrent resolution, in.
stead of shaping it as a Joint resolu-
ton. is believed to have gratiiied the
administration. II the President were
To be confronted with "A joint rcsolu.
ton at this time recognizing the bel.
Iigercncy of the insurgents and even
the independence OF the rebels, he
would be placed in "a very Gisagrcca.
bile position. IL he approved the rc,o.
buttons IT woul be u confession that
The course pursued by our gov.
ernment toward Cuba and Spain up to
this time had been wrong, for it has
been insisted that there has been no
change in relations to parties in war
fare in Cuba that would warrant a
change in attitude. 1t would also
amount to u reversal of the position
taken by the State department in de-
H"hsN VI S'hhN u tnc great
powers during the Brazil insurrection
when h United States insisted that
as a precedent to recognition the in
surgcnts must have "a seat of govern.
ment, must issue money and must have
q navy. At least two of these reuui-
sites arc lacking In the Caban case.
On the other hand If the President
vetoed u joint resolution of this char.
acter he would he obliged to faccga
storm of popular disapproval and to
make an issue with Congress that
might he fraught with the gravcst
consequences, for II is realized that
the resolution in that case would pass
over his veto. But by making tho res.
olution n simple concurrent one the
President will be relieved of the nee.
essity Of announcing a decision at this
time. lie regards the resolution as a
simple expression of the sentiment of
Congress, and as not binding upon the
branch, a. would be in a
ease with n joint resolution, which has
the force of an act.
rho present case will likely be in
a repetition of the Armenian
resolution, which the President was
not required to approve or disapproyc
and which had not the force of law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
IVES AND VESSELS LOST.
shipping and villages Damaged to tho
Extent OF Many Million. In Australia.

1919 ~
NiCtoEiA, H. C., March THE last
week of January OF this year will he
remembered long by residents Of the
Australian colonies o. having wit.
messed u terrible gale and floods on
the Queensland coast. MANY vessels
we're wrecked and villages DESTROYED.
The damage ashore i, estimated at
g., 100000. The loss Of property n,
sea was not 50 great. but the loss of
life by marine disasters was greater
than on shore. Townsville. u small
city on the northeast coast Of Queens.
land scemed to % the center of the
storm. Every vessel In the harbor
was wrecked. Ross island. "A short
distance away. was Hooded and many
lives were lost in attempts to reach
the mainland by small boats. The
damage by the hurricane in Towns.
vile harbor d, assessed at ST, !1O, 900.
TN Ross island many houses were
swept from their foundations and the
wind upset u rescue boat. Mrs. Hunt
and her infant, Mrs. Gunimun, Ter.
trudc Rowe, the elder Miss Rowe and
u boy named Willy Wallace were
drowned. \ house maid in Judge
chubb's employee was drowned while
wading toward a punt. sandy Walker
was drowned while trying to cross
Victoria bridge, which had six feet of
water above the rails. MANY steamers
are overdue at points along the coast,
and IL is feared they nave been
wrecked.
Three weeks before this great storm
n hurricane visited the iIapai group
n in Iifuka and the neighborhood
200 houses were blown down. The
damage To the coconnut trees was So
great that it will take the island from
two To three years to as a
copra producing district. Shipping
suffered severely. The Norwegian
bark West Australian and The German
bark Woosung. loading at l.ifuka,
were both driven ashore an aban.
doncd, the former having between 100
and 800 tons of copru ON board. The
German schooner Adele also was
wrecked.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
The PANAMA SCHEME ABANDONED
IN FAVOR OF NICARAGUA.
UNEXPECTED SOLUTION.
The Two Companies. u L. said. viii
Merge Their Interests and Push to
Completion the Route Controlled
by Americans--An Agree.
n'ent Has Bcen Reached
ny the Companies.

PARIS, March AN uncxDected
solution of the Panama canal problem
Is presented as "a possibility OF the
near future in the consolidation of the
ianania company with the Nicaragua
Canal company. The president of the
latter corporation, i. Il. Bartlett, who
has Just left Paris for America, bears
with him. it is said. an agreement for
the fusion Of the two companies. This
agreement was formally signed here,
but it is not conclusive. 1t is under.
stood that it will become operative on
oehaif OF the Panama when
concnrred in by the directors of the
Nicaragua company in New York.
Tho agreement provides for the alb.
Sorptlon Of the Panama franchise and
assets, including the railroad acros,
the isthmus. The French Is
to receive II substantial sum of money
aud stock in the American corpora.
ton, which Will proceed TO cut
through the isthmus via Lake Nicar-
aqua. The Inducements to the Pana.
ma people, besides the material ron.
Slderations, were an honorable relief
from the recurring turmoil over their
affairs and the presentation TO their
shareholders of an interest in a more
vivid concern.
Inc Nicaragua representatives, on
their part. claim TO arrive great adj
"nntage through the removal of Il pos
Siblc future competitor and the secur-
ing ot u monopoly of the waterway
between two oceans. With this
change in situation many bankers OF
treat britain ccntcrs. as well as OF
America, are prepared, it is said. to
noat the Nicaragua coinpany's bonds.
captain Chamberlain ley, late sec.
rotary OF the Panama Canal Company,
and formerly British acting consul at
fanama, said To day: Il have spent
seven years in Panama, from the out
set OF the work till It's suspension.
and know every inch of the ground
from Rio ';randc to Aspinwall. |
the Panama canal pro-
Jcct, in ITS actual condition, ow.
ing to the instructions of the
Culcbra mountain and the Chagras
river and the deadly climate, To be ali.
soiutcly impracticable. Even were il
I" be constructed il would require
Tor completion an. amount of money
larger than could be raised AZ this time.
| believe that the Nicaragua route is
practicable, and that the amalgama.
ton of the two companies will be of
great advantage to both and moreover
will tring into friendly alliance the
moneycd interests of France, The
| nitcd states and England"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
AN ASSASSIN
I'll" Murderer of I" NJ. >n,iii, At jefferson.
Wis. Burned In 10 FACTORY.

JEFFERSON, Wis, March FL. NJ.
smith, Sccrc,ary-trcasurer aud SUPER
intcndent of the Wisconsin Manufac.
turing company, wa, shot and fatally
wounded last night by an unknown
man, Officers surrounded the assassin
IN the factory, and after exchanging
shots with him the building was fired
and the plant aud murderer were con.
surned together. The cause OF the
shooting and the identity of the mur.
dercr are unknown.
The assassin is believed to have slin,
himself before the fire reached him. A
pistol shot was heard n fcw minutes
before the walls of the building fell.
The body has not been recovered.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
HORSELESS MAIL WAGONS.
Electric Motor t,rri,Gcs soon to I:e En-
ploy Ell Ia All the Large cities.

Electric Motor Carriages soon to i.e Em-
ployed ia All III, Large cities.
WASHINGTON. March =. -HorsclcS,
mail wagons will soon be used in all
the large cities of the United States.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
NoiIson has for several months been
studying the project, and u few days
ago completed the plan, for the model
electric carriage. II is now in the
course of construction and will be com.
p'ctcd very soon. The dimensions of
this ncw wagon will be twelve feet
long, six feet vide and q triilc over six
feet high. II will simply be n small
poStoftce on wheels. 1t will he fitted up
precisely rs a mail street car or o
steam railroad postal car. except that
the scale will he smaller. The body of
the wagon will be hung on springs
and counter springs. and the wheels
shielded with heavy rubber tires. IL
mas been definitely decided by the post.
Office department to employ the horse.
less wagons in the transportation of
mails in city and country districts
where there are no railway lines. and
where the service car be improved by
asserting the mails between Offices
while III transit. 1t is intended to
place these wagons in service in cities
which cover "a large area and where
separation between four or five sta.
tons will greatly facilitate mail dc.
liycrieS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
X RAYS IN
\ '"irago Case In which the New Light
Revealed Hidden Disease.

-- Revealed Hidden Disease.
tmCAGO, March "a surgical Cd.
Grafton was performed at Mercy hos.
pital yesterday. by Professor christian
Fengcr. which was suggested by the
use OF the Roentgen ray and which led
10 an important discovery. The opcr.
alton is based ON II shadowgraph taken
by means of the \ rays showing the
presence Of malignant diseases in the
interior of bones hitherto unknown to
medical science.
a Mrs, swanson complained of a
pain in the bone Of the right thigh.
ShadowgraphS of the woman'S thigh
were taken, the ray passing through
Tho hollow in the thigh bone contain
ing the marrow, 1t showed "A portion
OF the bone midway between the knee
and the hip joint two inches long and
an inch wide was entirely gone and its
place was filled by u spongy growth.
The operation showed that Sarcoma
had attacked the thigh bone in its in.
terror. This is the first known in.
stance OF the use of the ray in such
deep seated disease.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06

KANSAS CRY. Mo, NJ arch :. The
body OF Mrs. Mabel Taylor, which was
IN last Friday night stolen from II
grave in the cemetery near Shawnee
mission, and in search of which II com.
nittee of indignant neighbors came to
Kansas City last Saturday. was NJ an
'arly hour yesterday morning discov-
red in a ravine hidden in the weeds.
n IA lonely spot near Bolton, Cass
onnty. Mo. 1t Is believed frightened
ledical students hid it there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
NEW YORK RUNS ASHORE.
During u log the steamship Ground. On
sandy Hook,

During u Fog the steamship Grounds. IA
sandy Hook.
SANDY HOOK, y. H.. March .. Can.
tain sullivan of the ordnance boat jns.
come down the bay and reports the
steamship New York is ashore about a
quarter of n mile southwest from the
Guickstep bony, in the west bank, and
That 'hapman's Wrccking Comrany
steamer Is layiag "a cable oycr her
stern.
The fog IS very dense.
The Norwegian steamer Yumuria
arrived at quarantine this afternoon.
having been sin hours picking her
way from the bar through the foy
She reports that after passing the
southwest spit, the fog lifted some.
what aud the American line steamer
New York, inward bound. from South.
hampton, was sighted near the west
bank. She was laying veil ont OF
water and apparently grounded near
high water.
The west bank. on which the New
iorlk IS ashore. is in the upper part OF
u lower bay. atont two miles from
the south shore of staten island. The
west bank bottom is hard, but as the
sea is smooth, IT is not %thought that
The steamer is in danger. Ii necrs.
sary the passengers could easily DC
transferred in tugs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
URGES VAR
'he Madrid impartial "Roasts" spain FOR
an Excess Of Patience aud Humility.

an Excess of Patience and Humility.
MADRID, March The Imparciol.
referring to the action of the United
states in regard to Cuba, SAYS that
the international situation is very
grave, adding that the recognition of
the Cubans as belligcrcnts BY the
nitcd States involves the danger of
daily conflicts. The Impartial also
accuses the Spanish premier, senior
Canovas del Castillo of excess of IA.
thence before Yankee pride" spain, +"
continues the lmparcicl, must pre-
pare FOR every cventuality. Our mari.
t'ine resources are not great, but
we have now before II, "a gigantic
naval power. Our humility has been
badly construed and our enemy. in
stead Of being appeascd, thinks she
could treat Spain as she could Turkey.
a firm and rcsolute attitude would
nave gained us more consideration,
Tor we are q SO weak Us to render
our hostility indifferent to "a trading
people who have no warlikc qualities,
Moreover Spain is o isola ted in
Europe
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06

FORT Scorr. Kan, March Tic
Republican primaries Of this city. for
the purpose of e!ccting delegates to
the county convention, were held here
last evening. The entire fight was
between Eldon Lowe and ". e. I.ans.
don, candidates for nomination for
congress from the Second district. II
IL estimated that out of the eighty.siy
delegates, Lansdon will have al,on,
forty and Lowe forty.six.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
EIGHT COAL GAS VICTIMS
Three Members Of AN Illinois Family
Dead aud Five More Diving,

CHICAGO, March. - As the result
of escaping coal gas in the home OF
Fred Stucnkrl, q farmer living q few
miles southwest OF Chicago Heights,
three persons are dead and live diving.
The dead are: Fred Stucnkel, the
father, aged ~; Rosamond S~tuenkcl,
aged ~: Della Stcnltcl. aged l. Those
said to be dying are: Kate Stucnliel,
the mother, aged Is; Ilulda, aged :O;
Arthur, aged :: ltcncta, aged ;
months; William, aged 10 years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
crisp Out for tho senatorship.

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb 90 -Ey.Speaker
Crisp is out in n letter to the Demo.
Gratis of the Third Congressional dis.
trict, announcing that he will not
again be II candidate for representa-
tive, but will, instead, be a candidate
for United States Senator.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
Schoo: Teacher Fatally Assaulted.

GALLArIN, Mo, Feb. 20. John
4. Smith, n citizen, and Professor
Matthews, principal of the public
school at Pattonsburg, engaged in a
quarrel ON the streets of that place
over Matthew's correcting Smiths
daughter at school, and the former
was probably fatally injured by the
latter cutting his throat with a knife.
III, recovery is doubtful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
Mnnnmcnt for "l,nI" Shen

Troy, \. V, March The ghost
Of bat Shea, the Troy political muir.
lcrcr, whose funeral was rendered So
unique by the sympathetic collar and
cuff girls, has not been downed by II
means. The girls who sent to his fu-
neral n floral tribute in the shape of
an electric death chair composed of
roses and immortclles, are To erect %
monument over his grave in 81, Peter,
cemetery,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06

TOPEKA, Kan, March Mrs. Mary
r.. Lease, in an open letter printed
here. says resubmisslon OF the prohib-
tory amendment and the restoration
OF silver to the place it held in 1873
would he dominant issues in the Kan.
sas campaign this year, As to the
Populist fusion with Democrats, she
quotes Lowell for her answer:
"Thcy ons NV, their chillrcn's children
Who max. compromi," with sin"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
WhitnCN Not "A Candidate.

JACKSON, Miss, March. - The
Clarion- Ledger prints a letter FROM
Hon. W. C. Whitney, in which the
gentleman from New York first dis
claims any knowledge of a movement,
in the south in the interest of his can
didacy for president. and then requests
any fricnd OF mine not to JOIN II &"
nc says he is "A sound money man.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
TROUTMAN FOR GOVERNOR
The Iiansan Asks the Next Republican
Nomination.

TorEKN, Kan, March =. -.iamcs A..
lrout'nan, who announced three
months 90 that he would moi accept II
denomination for lieutenant governor,
II now n candidate for governor and
VIII 90 before the Republican con.
ventlon for the nomination. He so
declared himself this afternoon. lie
was IN conference with his friends all
forenoon, and 1t is understood that
upon their advice he makes the an.
nonncement that he will be an activs
candidate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
To Protect Iowa Girls,

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Feb .o.-Thc
senate code revision committee de-
cidcd unanimously to recommend "a
bill raising the age of consent To Il
years. Internationally. The bill pro.
vides for Imprisonment for life for
violations of the Jaw.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
HUNTER WITHDRAWS.
This Action. However. Fails to Give Black.
burn the Much Coveted Election,

""'" /" '"WVU NbttrCu tleCttOu.
FRANKFORT. Ky, March 2.-Dr.
Hunter has withdrawn from the scna.
torial race. The fact that there were
a number of abscntccS ut the Icpub.
'ican caucus made it certain that
although the caucus decided to stand
by the nominee, he would fail to get
the full party vote. The withdrawal
OF Hunter caused the greatest excite.
mcnt. II was taken to mean that he
realized that further assertions would
occnr and that. rather than prolony
the agony. he would quit now and not
wait until he was forced.
The ballot resulted: Hack burn 81,
Bennctt l.. l'urnam u. =. II. stone :.
noboc !, Holt >. Finley :. Pratt =,
nyche /, Hunter !. Worthington =,
Blanf0rd :. Farlcigh !. rest scatter.
ing. The joint assembly then ad.
journcd.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
WIN Take Two Year, Ia Irush N.

MADRID, March. The papers hero
publish some curious statistics as to
the cost of the Cuban war. Nearly
lls,OOO men have been sent to the
island and the cost If the rebellion
has already amounted to Gio, 900, 600
$4,000, 600, and for the second year
1T will exceed 1000, 900 $4,000, OOO).
Captain General Wcylcr reports that
1t Will talieat least two year, to cru sh
tho rebellion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
Fraker's Minnesota Chum Visiting Him

EXCELSIOR STRINGS, Mo, March =.
For some days young Feed Spring.
stead, the companion of DR.. q. ".
Fraker when he was discovered in
North Minnesota, has been visiting
the doctor. lie is of heroic promo
lions, being very tall and bulky, but
still giving the idea of unusual height,
by reason of his s;riking proportions,
when he walks the streets he is tho
observed of all observers"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
General o.. 4. Cnbeii Dead,

ST.. Louls, Mo, Feb. 20 -,;cncral
u. I. Cabell, who served in the Con.
iederate army during the late war,
die here ut ) o'clock Yesterday morn.
ing, at the home OF Ashley Cabell. his
son. General Cabell was III wears old.
n during the last thirty years lived
IN st. Louis. lie came here from
Florida, which state he represented
in Congress forty years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
Boiler Explosion.

FRANKFORT W, Va, March "A
oiler at the establishment of W.. H..
verholt exploded, destroying the
and machinery and killing Ave
Sam Livcsny, jim Livesay, Wood,
IN Ralsberger, Clouney Kershner and
~ Dunbar, and iniuring five or six
hers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
Mistaken For "a Chicken THAT.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Feb. 49,. Mrs. Mo-.
hala Grimes died ut Agency yesterday
from the effect of gun,hot wounds in.
fiicted by William McCuulcy. who mis-.
took the oma for a chicken thief
and fired. McCauley is well kn own in
this vicinity, being u wealthy farmer.
lie Is in jail.