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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
y Train wreckcr Confesse~

MACON, ia, March 27.-Warrci
Criswell made a voluntary confession
to having removed the raj. that
caused the wrecking of the two trains
on the Southern railroad on the night
of February 80. Three people were
killed outright and fifteen seriously
and some permanently injured in the
wreck. Criswcll says he removed the
spikes from the rail under the direc-
ton OF Tom Shaw, who held him 10Y
Grad with Il shotgun. Shaw has been
arrested but denies the charges made
By Criswell. The wives of both men
were ON the train and both were in
jurcd. The detectives at work on the
case say they heve positive proof that
the men entered into the plot TO get
rid of their wives and at the same
time collect damages from the railroad
company.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Murder Trials at Nashville.

RrsnvILLE, Neb.. March Ca term
nf the district court began here Mon
day. presided over by Hon. VI. l.. Kin
lSaid. II will be of unusual interest be-
cause of the two murder trials on the
docket. One is the case against the In
dians. Fast Thunder and his son. Plen-
~ Bird, for the killing of the Indian
policeman. Red Horse. more than a
year ago. The trial of this ease has
been continued twice already and prom
iscs To cost the county hundreds of dol
lars before it. is finished. The other.
and the most important ease to be tried.
is the State vs.. Arthur Morrison for the
killing of \. V. Harris ut Crawford on
January II. 1895. coming here on Il
change OF venue from Dawes county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
v BILLS r S r.
House Lays Aside Appropriations
Work to Consider Personal Claims.

The House Lays Aside Appropriations
Work to Consider Personal Claims.
WASHINGTON. March 2s.-Mr. Hep
burn, Republican, of Iowa, in the
House to-day antagoniaed consider
alton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill which Mr.. Cannon, chairman of
the appropriations committc, gave
notice he would call up. by moving
that the house proceed to the consider.
alton of private claims. Mr.. Cannon
opposed the motion, but on II rising
vote he was dcfcatcd-SS to G6.
MIR. Cannon demanded tellcrs and
Mr.. Grout, Republican, of Vermont
called out: Vote with the Appropria-
ton committee and adjourn May ."
Again Mr.. Cannon was defeated. Mr..
Cannon then demanded the yeas and
nays, which were ordered. The roll
cali resultcd--i42 to -.
IT, announcement OF the victory
over the Appropriations committee
was received with great iubilation by
the members interested in private
bills. The House then went into COM
mittec Of the whole for the considera-
ton of bills on the private calendar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
SPAIN MUST STAND ALONE
The Powers Will Not Intervene In the
Cuban !~f":ter.

Cuban .i":ter.
MADRID, March 1T is stated in
diplomatic circles here that the Span
ish foreign Office has been informed
10y its ambassadors in the principal
European courts that Spain is not
likely to receive more than purely
platonic sympathy even from the
French government in a conflict with
the United States.
The Spanish representatives, in all
the European courts have discovered
that it is absolutely absurd to hope
that any European government would
act In concert To support Spain ever by
friendly mediation or moral influence.
They have also discovered that both
the foreign governments and the whole
European public wonder why Spain
does not Immediately give Cuba and
Porto Rice colonial autonomy and self
government, such as England has
given to Canada, in order to disarm
the seccssionists in Cuba and to con-
ciliatc American sympathies.
Another army corps. IL has been de-
cided, is tn be sen to Cuba in May. IL
will consist of 10000 infantry, 5000
and 1000 artillery.
The Liberal says: "Tho acts of the
United States, however cleverly dis
guised in form, have as their ultimate
goal and object the adding Of another
star to the flag by the annexation OF
Cubn.r
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
NEW BILL.
Nou- Parti,an Commission of Nine Experts
Proposed.

EFuVbNfus
WASHINGTON, March %. - AZ the
opening Of the House to-day, Mr..
IIeatwolc, Republican Of Minnesota
introduced the following resolution,
which was referred:
Whereas, In lieu Of our present in
adequate banking and currency sys-
TEN, IT, is desirable that Congress
have the aid OF such recommendations
as "a non-partisan commission of ex-
pcrts might be able to offer.
Resolved, That the President is
hereby authorized to appoint nine
citizens, eminent in trade, political
economy and banking. TO act with the
comptroller of the currency as such
commission. and that such commission
report its conclusions to Congress"
The Treasury department mas in
structed the New York subtrcasury to
raise the premium on gold bars from
lilo to 3-lb Of | per cent. The depart
ment purpose in the issuance Of this
order is to dc. what can be done lcgiti-
ma,cly TO prevent future exports OF
gold.
The order has a triple purpose:
First, twill raise the price nj which
gold can be exported profitably, the
price exchange now being dangerously
nca the export point: second. it is re-
garded as good policy to get rid of
coin instead Of bars, because the
former frequently has lost weight
through abrasion; third. it is intended
10 meet the action Of the Bank of
England in raising the price of gold
bars to :; shillings 10 pence, and thus
practically lowering the rate Of en-
cha z at which gold can be shipped
from the United States To Great Brit
ain To about 81. osie TO s4.ssA.
Treasury officials admit the issuance
OF the order. but VIII not talk further
concerning il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
REED AND ALLISON
DISCUSS THE PRESlDEN-
TlAL SITUATION.
Couidn't Agrcc-Thc Maine Man's Propo-
sails Of withdrawal In Certain Events
Coidly Received by the Iownn Harrison
Mentioned M "a Dark Horse.

WASHINGTON, March TN secret
conference, it is said, was held at tho
capitol Sunday by Reed and Allison,
with Manley and other leading adher-
ents Of each man, and methods OF
steinming the Mckinley tide were dis
cussed at length.
Allison was asked whether he would
withdraw in the interest of Reed IL 1t
should be found that Reed had much
convention. lie declined TO give any
reply. Reed said positively that il Mt
nay line in the proceedings Of the
ron, Sntion Allison received more votes
than he did, he would authorize his
supporters to vote for Allison, If Alli-
son would enter into u like arrange
ment with him in the event of Reeds
followers being more numerous.
This plain proposition from h
Maine candidate put Allison somewhat
n a corner, which he attempted to
get out of by resorting TO diplomacy.
lie said he was afraid that il the
avowcd candidates attempted To rams
fer their support to each other the en-
terprise would fail and Mckinley
would be the beneficiary. In his
opinion the only safe method OF pro-
ceduro in order to defeat Mckinley
was for the other candidates to agree
upon "a dark horse who was not to be
named In the preliminary balloting or
TO he formally placed before the on
vention. Reed asked whom he had in
view in such an emergency. Allison,
after much scratching Of his head and
pulling Of his beard. finally replied
that he thought, taking it all in all,
eN-President Harrison was the only
man that would 1T such n situation.
Reed is said To have obic"... vigor-
ousiy tn Mr.. Harrison under any cir
cumstances n the conference ended.
Allison's proposal has revived talk
of Mr.. Harrison's withdra wal having
n string tied 10 it, and il is said that
members OF the House have received
letters cautioning them not To be too
quick to endorse the candidacy of
others, but to hold themselves IN
readiness 10 lend their aid to Harrison
at the proper time. 1t is asserted that
letters of this tenor have been sent to
leading Republicans in Nebraska.
Kansas and throughout the South and
West. The lndianans. although os.
tensibly committed 10 Mckinley, are
ready for an emergency that would
make Harrison IA strong probability.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
France Votes for Income Tax.

PARIS, March 2S.--Thc Chamber of
Deputies, %, to go, has voted for the
government proposal of the principle
Of an income tax, but has referred
the details OF the scheme to IA COM
mittee. The income tax proposal
has been intended rs the central feat.
urc of the plan of the present gov
eminent and it has been believed ex-
tremely doubtful whether its proposal
could pass the Legislature. The action
is in the nature Of II compromise, in.
dorsing the prlh ciple of an income
tax, but throwing aside the details Of
the government scheme.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Complain Of the Beet Factories.

GREELEY, Neb., March oG.--Thc beet
sugar factories appear To be working
in communities this year where they
have had no dealings to speak of in the
past, This, IL seems, is necessary for
them To find anybody willing to do bus.
mess with them. They made contracts
for about three hundred acres Of sugar
beets in Greeley county last year and
the large majority of the men who had
contracts with them lost their summers
work, not because the beets would not
grow. but because of the failure of the
factories to buy the bcets as they had
agreed
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
~ indled by "A Stranger,

NEBRASKA CITY, March aG.--Joseph
W. French, Il young man who has been
working on - farm, was in the city
Monday prior tn going tn his mothers
home in Illinois. He had in his pos
session n certificate Of deposit for 500.
hired him To clean Pullman ears. He
induced Joseph to borrow s25 on his
certificate and then loan him Sl5 of it.
when he crossed the u. 4 NJ. bridge
and that was the last seen of him.
,ioseph left for Illinois the next day ST.
short.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
A NEW COPYRIGHT LAW.
Tic House Patents COMMITTED Planning
"a Most Thorough Revision.

Tic House Patents Ton mittee Planning
u Most Thorough Revision.
WAsmNoroN, March 1.-THE inves-
tigation of copyright laws, which has
been carried on for several weeks by
the House committee on patents. will
probably lead to "A more or less COM
p~rehensiye revision of the copyright
system. One of the principal changes
likely to result will be the establish
mcnt Of a bureau Of copyrights in on
rection with the Congressional libra
ry. which now has charge of all the
copyright business. but which has not
u sufficiently large clerical force TO
properly handle this work.
Mr.. Spofford, the librarian of Con-
gress has been asked To report to the
committee the amendments to the
present law which he considers desir-
able. and when the committee has
discussed his recommendations. a sub
stitute tcI the Treloar bill. en- body
ing such improvement a. meet the
approval of the members will be
drawn up. Then General Draper,
chairman of the committee, will sub.
init The bill To oil copyright leagues
and other organizations which have "A
Legitimate interest in the subject and
elicit their opinions. More hearings
before the committee may be made
necessary. The program outlined
will probably take most Of the remain
der OF this session, So that there in
little probability that any new law
will be enacted before the next ses.
sion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
THE DAY.
Executive Council AZ the 4. r. 4. Hc-
gins the Campaign for H.

Executive sCuuft Nv TIE ~. t. IL We
gins the Campaign for IT,
ISDiANAroIIs. Ind, March 2T.-The
executive council Of the American
Federation 81 Labor adjourned yester-
day afternoon. IL was given out that
Headquarters will be moved at the
close of the present year 10 some
other city, probably Chicago. The
following committee report on the
cight-hour day question was unani.
mously adopted and given out ns the
sentiment Of the council:
We heartily approve the shorter
workday asked for by the Journeymen
H~orseshoers' National Union, and ten
der IL and the United Brotherhood Of
Carpenters our active cooperation and
uniteo assistance in their present
efforts to reduce the hours Of toll.
We congratulate them that they are
In n position To undertake this move
mcntw without our financial aid.
To sec"rc continued and successful
efforts by the working people in this
direction, the president and secretary
of the American Federation of Labor
are hereby directed to issue an adj
dress to the wage workers Of the
try urging them to join the trade
union movement, with q view of sccur-
ing all possible advantages resulting
from organization, and especially to
put into operation the eight.hour
w%orkday as u o MS business will
Justify such action without injury to
The public.
Further, that the press, pulpit, pub
he speakers and rcformcrs generally
he urged to make the need of the
eight-hour work day q theme for on
certcu and nersistent discussion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
THE PAPER CAME HIGH
Topulist Editor Bring. Suit Against De-
iinqucuts with Some Success.

HASTINGS. Ncb.. March ?6.-The pro-
prictor of Our Own Opinion. the official
organ of thc populist party of adams
county which suspended some time
ago for lack Of patronage. employed II
collector t q round up their delinquent
subscribers. As q result. two gentle
men from kcucsaw, n an cX-membcr
of the board of supervisors. appeared
in Justice Snyder'S court with witness
~ to fight the claim of the newspaper
mon. But il was of no use: they ac-
knowlcdged getting the paper. and
Judgment was rendered against them.
costs and other expenses running tn"
bill mp To about SIS for n 50 sub>crip-
tim
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
THE TEXAS CONTEST HOT.
Mckinley Men Desperate over the Work
Of the ALLISON Ieaders

AUSTIN. Texas, March a7.-The ere
dentials committee OF the Republican
state convention was at work yestcr-
day and last night and held only two
brief meetings without doing any
thing. The committee had counted
the Mckinley men out aud Reed or
Allison men in and the Mckinley men
became desperate. They regretted
deeply that they ovcrcstiinated their
strength Monday and refused fusion
with the Reed men at a time when,
by giving only n delegate out of the
four, they would have swept the con-
yention and could have sent an in.
stricted delegation to st. Louis for
Mckinley. The committee at first de.
cided to throw out the Grant delcpa-
ton from Grayscn county, Grants
own county. Grant is the leader OF
the Mckinley forces in Texas. The
matter was afterwards rcconsidered
and the delegation was allowed to
cast half the vote of that county
through courtesy to Grant.
Tho morning the Mckinley men,
many OF whom are white men, had
the center OF the hall packed and
leaders were sandwiched in among
IA negroes to see that they delivered
the goods purchased between mid
night and day last night.
At ll;lo o'clock the chair called the
convention to order and announced
that the committee on credentials
would rot be ready until ~ o'clock
and suggested an adjournment until
that hour. Much opposition was
offered by the Mckinleyites. but the
chair put the motion and adjournment
was voted until noon. The Mckinley
ties had rushed In u lot Of Mckinley
pictures and kept their party well in
hand by singing.
At 2:30 o'clock the Reed-Allison fac
ton elected their delegation to st.
Louis. The Mckinley men immedi-
ntely swarmed on the platform,
knocked the speaker down and tore
the desks all to pieces: pistols
were drawn and fist fights INDUCED
in. Policemen swarmcd into the
building and knocked the fighters
right and left. At o'clock the con,
vention hall was an amphlthcater for
fist fights. The Mckinley men arc
completely defeated,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Labor Knocked Out Dayis.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Davis friends are attributing his
presidential Knockout In Minnesota
to tho labor organizations. During
the great railroad strike of two years
ago Senator Davis received a tele-
graphic appeal from labor leaders in
~. Paul asking him to take the part
of Debs. lie replied sharply, declar-
ing his opinion that the strike should
be crushed II it took the whole power
OF the government. This answer is
saih / - have been used against Davis
In the recent campai9n for delegates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Married In Spite or Parents.

EMronA, Kan, March Ell. A.
Wismayer, n well-known railroad
man OF Memphis, Tenn, who Mt one
time held n position with the Santa
Fc road here, last night, at q late
hour, awoke Probate Judge Chaiiiee
and by him was united in wcdlock 20
Miss Anna ~Diefendorf, the ls-year.old
daughter OF "A merchant of this city.
The young couple took the midnight
train for Memphis, leaving n note for
the parents. Opposition on the part
of the mother, who insisted on the
daughter marrying a rich relative, was
the cause OF the elopement 1t was Q
Stal surprise to the parents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
\ Hoy Badly Injured.

llEMlNGFoRp, Ncb., March aG.-Ciydc
Whcclan. the fftcen-ycar.old son of
William Whcclan, n prominent farmer
living six miles north of the city. was
kicked in the face while %cultivating
and rendered unconscious. When dis.
covered he was lying under the horses.
A doctor was called and attended the
wound, which required q dozen stitches
todraw it together. lie is hopeful of
the recovery of his patient.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Wording on the New Canal.

GENOA, Ncb., March CA gang of
men. with teams and scrapcrs, arrived
in town Monday night and have COM
menccd work on the new irrigation
canal, beginning about four miles west
of Genoa, where they will tap the Loup
river, and running through the corner
of Nance, thence through Platte. Col
fax and Dodge counties and tcrminat.
ing at the platte river.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
REED AGAINST M'kINLEY.
The Oklahoma Republican Convention
likely tn he Quite 10 Warm Doe.

GUTHRIE, Okla, March as.-Every.
thing indicates that the Republican
territorial convention at Oklahoma
City tomorrow will be exciting from
start to finish, both the Reed and Nc.
Kinley factions claiming a majority.
Ar attempt will be made TO shut out
Henry f. Asp, the Reed manager, by
n declaration that Guthrie having the
Congressman and asking for his re-
nomination is entitled To nothing
more. Then a move will be started TO
break the whole machine by having
the convention elect & national com.
mittceman. This will be vigorously
opposed by the Reed men, as il will
spoil the bargain they lave made, but
the Mckinley men, with the assist
ance OF the country delegates, expect
to carry it.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
FOUNDABANDOF THIEVES
ra.s Count, Farmers Locate Their stolen
Property.

= w. 'F
Property.
FL Ncb.. March -. Daniel
skinner. Clark Shrcvc and Thomas
were n, Ashland Monday. whore
thcv recovered all the harness that
was stolen from them II night l9Si
week. They report timing II rcgV(
band Of thieves and iailbirdS thrV
Daniel SINNERS double harness had
delivered over to a Justice of the
peace and the So reward for their re-
rovcry demanded for them. Mr.
Shrcyc was stan ding On the street
he exclaimed, There is II ot
collars now" And sure enough 1T
was. his collar being used ON one OF
gangs horses. At the same time Mr..
skinner saw the person who was drlr-
ing the horse and identified him as the
man whom he thought stole his chick
ems. as he had see him in the nclgh-
borhood the afternoon previous To the
robbery. Mr.. Shrcvc's harness was
recovered from u Mr.. Johnson. living
six miles west of Ashland. who had
purchased them in Ashland. city Mar
,hal Mapcs of this place accompanied
the gentlemen To Ashland. and he ana
the other gentlemen were approached
by several of the gang. and they all
wanted money to give information.
Enough Information was received, how
ever. to lead To the recovery of all of
the stolen property. but ia" thieves
were not prosecuted. the gentlemen
being satisfied To get their property
lu.I
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Inventor L.rslIe KIlIn Himself.

PATERSON, n. j., March 27,-Major
Edward Leslie, a we'll known in
y%eutor, committed suicide to-day oy
taking morphine. His wife and fam
lily are IN Canada. A suit growing
out of the infringement OF a patent
was recently decided against Leslie,
unI this mnde him melancholy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
For the Greater New YORK.

ALBANY, Y. y, March 1.-THE As.
sclnbly, after debating the greater
New York; bill for most Of the day,
voted on u referendum substitute, re-
jccting it with 81 nays To SO nays, The
bill itself then passed the Assembly,
by the vote of 81 ayes To 80 nays
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Shirt Waist Girls Strike,

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo, March .s--Fifty
girls in the shirt waist department Of
the Tootle, Wheeler ~ Mottcr factory,
on Fourth street, walked out on u
strike yesterday. The strike was for
higher wages, and the girls declare
they will never GO back until they arc
paid more than si.2j per dozen. Their
earnings average about - cents u day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
TESLA'S NEW WONDER.
wires No Longer Necessary for the Trans.
mission of News.

New YORK, March 2,.-Nicola Tes-
In, the well known electrician, said
yesterday that he was satisfied that he
had a machine which, when perfected,
would enable him to make practical
experiments in distributing electric
waves about the earth so messages
might be conducted to all parts of the
globe simultaneously. lie believed
electric waves might be propagated
through the atmosphere, and even the
ether beyond, q disturbance of the
waves ut any point being instantly
felt at every other point along them.
lie declared lie believed the transmits
sion OF news about the earth by cleo
tr,c waves in the place Of wires was
no longer a dream.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
CAUGHT BY HIGH WATER
Roy Of sixteen Drowned In the rIsitc Near
shelton.

SnriToN. Nch.. March .G.-Lavcrnr
Eurmood. aged sixteen. was drowned
ia the Platte river six miles east of
here yesterday afternoon. lie was
goose hunting and was on u sand bar
in the river. The breaking of a gorge
caused u sudden rise in the river and
in attempting tn gain the mainland he
got INTO deep water and was unable To
withstand the force of the current. His
brother was on the bank and saw him
go down. but was unableto render him
any assistance. 4 large party of men
have been searching for the body but
have not vet succeeded in finding IL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Relieved 70 Have Hecu Murdered.

DEXTER, No, March .s-R. W..
Thompson, probate Judge OF Stoddard
county, is mys%tcriously missing and il
is feared that he has been foully dealt
with in Cairo, H., as he went there
Friday of last week To get u $1,000
check cashed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Candidate for the Reform Scbon,.

ALLIANCE, Neb., March aG.--Jcssc
Lydc was placed under arrest at the re-
quest of his mother, Mrs. ID. l.. Good.
man. lie is sixteen years old and will
probably he sent to the reform school
at Kcarney for incorrigibility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
No Llnseed oil Trust Receiver.

CHICAGO, March .s,-Judgc Gibbons
this morning declined to appoint u re-
ccivcr for the National Linseed Oil
company and dismissed for want of
equity tho bill filed by Louis A.. Co.
guard, asking for the receiver.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
Robert Mantel, Married.

CHICAGO, March - -Robert Man.cll
and Charlotte Behrens, the actress,
were married by Bishop Samuel Fall
lows to-day, at the home of Attorney
H. A. Wade. The bride was formerly
Mrs. HUM and was granted q divorce
yesterday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
belmont for Governor Of New York.

New York, March 27.-Perry Rel
mont is regarded rs the probable
nominee of the Democrats for Gov
crnor of New York in the contest ot
next November. Colonel Lamont, IL is
announced. Is out Of the race.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
REEDS FIRST BIG GUN.
Massachusetts VIII Formally Set the
Speakers Boom Moving,

TosToN, March 27.-What is expect
cd to be the first official big gun for
Thomas Is. Reed as u candidate for
President. will DO fred at the Repub.
lican State convention here to-mor.
row. The delegates are beginning to
,rrive and the big hotels are tiled
with leading politicians.