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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
THE TEXAS FATALLY WEAK
Buikheads, Supposed to Have Been Water
Tight, of No Value mt All.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE inquiry
which is proceeding at the New York
navy yard into the circumstances under
which the Texas sank at her dock re.
Gently, has brought to light the fact
that the bulkheads separating the
ship into supposedly water tight COM
partments are SO light that they
spring under pressure Of water and
cause great leaks. Although the mag.
azine is separated from the engine
rooms by n continuous bulkhead with
out a door opening it was soon filled
by the water which ran around the
edges and through the seams of the
metal. A naval expert is authority
for the statement that If the Texas sea
valve had broken ut sea, the vessel
would surely have foundered owing to
the failure of the bulkheads and doors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20

Rev. +. ID. Greene, secretary of tho
American relief committee of New
York. Three sessions n day for five
days will be held during the convcn-
ton.
II was considerably after 0 o'clock
when Miss Frances T.. Willard called
the general gathering to order amid n
salute Of waving handkcrchicfs. The
exercises began with the reading, re-
sponsivcly, of the crusade psalm, the
10th. Then Mrs. Henrietta l.. Mon
roe, president Of the w. c. T.. L. of
Ohio, offered a prayer, the delegates
standing. After the singing of n
hymn the roll of cN-onicio members
was read 10y the recording secretary,
Mrs. Clara {. Hoffman of Missouri.
The report of the executive commit.
tee was then made. IL was in effect n
report of what had been done ut the
meeting yesterday and related to the
work of the convention and the ma
tional union.
Miss willard then said hat her an
nual address was partly prepared
when the call came To work for the
Armenian refugees in Marseillcs, and
since that time il had been impossible
for her TO complete her message. She
said: 1--WE have marched far since 1884.
The aligmcnts of parties have changed.
The labor movement has taken on pro-
portions so vast that no n speaks
lightly of IL any more The people
are forging their way to the front,
misguided often, making pitiful
paths in the wilderness, follow
,nr fnls, 1,nhta nn rrt.r
the fight for IA clear brain to the
Spartan band of Prohibitionists, when
IL labor would win it must make the
temperance reform the ark of God, to-
be borne in the very van of its swift
gathering army. In ls92 some of us
sat up all night with the committee on
resolutions of the great labor conven-
ton, with its thousands of delegates,
pleading with them To put Il prohibit
tion and "a home protection plank in
their platform, and they would not"
Miss willard reviewed the growth
Of the Prohibition party and the split
on silver this year. Then she touched
ON the temperance work in the United
States, and then spoke of the Armcn'
ians and the work done by Mrs. Ste
vens of Maine, Miss Fcssenden and
Miss Blackwell of Massachusetts in
finding homes for the refugees sen,
over by herself and Lady Henry Som
ersct. She praised the Armenian re-
lief committee and the Salvation army
for the admirable work done by them
so that nearly 400 friendless men hac
found friends and occupation. SHE
stated that the worlds w. c. II. ". in
tended to take up the work for the Ar
mcnians rs an important part OF IL
endeavor, and probably found n colon.
In Cyprus for the women and children
The reports Of the various other ma
tional officers made encouraging show
lupS
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TRAIN WRECkERS.
five Cars Shattered and Three Persons
Badly Hurt-No Money secured.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. l4.--An ex.
press train from Louisville on the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, bound
for New Orleans, was wrecked last
night four miles from here in n
very wild country by train rob-
bers, who had tori up n rail
and fastened it out of line. Two mail
cars, tho baggage al and two first
class coaches were shattered, but
only three persons were seriously in
iurcd. John Thwatt of Atlanta, bound
for Dallas, Texas, and W. G. McGovcy
of Monroe being the most seriously.
Two other passengers were pinned
under the smoking ear, and only after
an hours hard work were they cXtri-
Gated. Their names could not be as
ccrtaincd but they both came from
Louisville.
B~loodhounds have been set on the
trail Of the wrcckcrs. who failed TO get
any money, but no clue has been OBJ
tanned. Suspicion, however, rests on
n negro track walker, who was cap
tured near the place.
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w. c. T. u.
Work Among Miners. soldiers and Rail-
road Men-Power OF the Press.


Sr. Louis, Mo, Nov. 1G.-When the
,ccond days session of the national w.
C.. Il. L. was called to order at 0 o'clock
by Miss Willard, many of the delegates
were not in their seats, but they came
in later and % filed the body of the
hall. The reports of department
superintendent took up II greater part
OF the mornings session. Mrs. Winnie
+. English of Illinois reported on the
work of her department among miners.
1t showed great progress in the gold
and silver regions of Colorado, Wash
ton, Utah, Idaho, California and other
Western stats Us we'll rs IN the coal
districts of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and
Pennsylvania.
The press was represented by Mrs.
Katharine Icntc Stevenson of Massa-
chusetts. who said it was the power
behind the throne. Where the pulpit
and lecture forum reached thousands,
the press reached millions daily. For
this reason, she said, the work of the
daily papers should bc carried on in
channels of purity, righteousness and
truth. She spoke of the work done in
the circulation of w. C.. Il. L. news
among the newspapers 10y the press
associations and in other ways and
hoped that the time would come when
each secular paper would have its
W w. {. +. L. department editor.
Mrs. Ella NJ. Thachcr of New Jersey
spoke of the work among soldiers and
sailors. Her department, she said, was
n new one. but during the past year
eleven state superintendent had been
appointed and the work was being
carried on with much encouragement
among a class of people who badly
needed l.. She criticised the selling
of liquor at soldiers homes and hoped
that the cantcen law would be re-
pealed.
Mrs. Caroline VI. Woodward told of
her labors among railroad men. he
reported that Sunday traffic was re-
garded by the department as IA serious
infringement upon the rights Of en-
plovcs. Local freight and passenger
trains had been generally discontinued
ON Sunday, but extra" stock trains
were now sent out. An effort was
making to reach conscientious Chris.
tian men in the stock raising regions
and induce them to refrain from load
ing their stock or having it in transit
on Sunday. Patronage of Sunday mail
and passenger trains had been uni
formly deprecated, and each year
decpencd the conviction that the min
istry membership of the Christian
church were responsible for many OF
the burdens imposed upon the worlds
rest day. International co-opera, lion
in railway work was essential &c
further development.
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IMMIGRATION ITEMS.
REPORT OF THE COMMITS
SIONER GENERAL.
The Total Number Aggregate %3is,.G7-
3iO.i0s Were Landed. and 9.TO0 Were
barred and D"ported at the Expense of
tho Steamship Line.

WAsufSGroS, Nov. 1G.-Thc commits
sioncr general of immigration, in his
annual report. shows that during the
last fiscal year the arrivals of immi-
grants In this country aggregated 3d.
2j7, of whom 34O,i6s were landed and
2 100 were dcharrci and lcplrtcd at
the expense Of the various steamship
lines by which they came. OF those
dcportcd 80 were found to be under
contract to perform labor and 2,023
were returned ms belonging to other
prohibited classes. In addition to the
number debarrcd 23s. who became
public charges within n year after
their arrival. were returned to the
countries from whence they came.
The commissioner general states
that he knows of no immigrant landed
in this country during the last year
who is now a burden upon any public
or private institution. With some cx-
ccp,ions, the physical characteristics
OF the years IN migration were those
of a hardy sound. laboring class, ac.
customed. and apparently we'll able,
TO earn a livelihood wherever capable
and Industrious labor can secur en-
ployment. As TO occupations, IL was
Composed largely OF the classes desig-
mated as skilled and unskilled labor
rrs, with some professionals. The
amount of money brought into the
country by immigrants was at least
Si.9l7, 3ls and probably was largely in
excess of these figures.
"The statistics at hand the COM
missioner general states. "do not
Justify the conclusion that our alien
population is growing in undue pro-
portions. A comparison of the figures
for the past year. 3i3, 2G7, with the
average annual immigration for the
preceding ten fiscal years, 435 ,0s5, dis
closes IA decrease of 81 SIS, or over Il
per cent. Such data as | have been
able to obtain as to the number of
those who annually return to their
W country. though approximate
only, lead me to doubt seriously that
there could be any material increase
in our foreign born population since
1898"
The report shows that Of the total
number of immigrants owe Il years of
age who arrived during the year. 1905
could not write and ~. 1870 could neither
read nor write, which is $50? per cent
of the whole number. OF those who
could neither read nor write 3l,31i
came from Italy, l2.slG from Russia
proper, l2,l5i from hungary. 6,lO7
from Bohemia and Moravia, 5.2sl from
other parts of Austria-Ilungary. 2,i13
from Ireland. 4,5G5 from Arabia and
Syria and l.5so from Portugal. OF the
whole number of arrivals ?i2,4GG were
males and 1870, sol females.
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SALISBURY EXPLAINS.
Scmi-OHicinl Statement OF Venezuelan
settlement Given out.

LONDON, Nov. l6.-Thc following
scmi-oificial statement on the Nenc-
zucla question was issued last evenings:
''MisapprehcnSions appear to exist as
t. the nature of the arrangements
reached between the United States and
Great Britain and Venezuela. Having
preferred to leave the negotiations in
the hands of the United States, Great
britain agreed with the United States
on conditions of the arbitration. An
actual treaty for this purpose will be
concluded between Great Britain and
Venezuela. But the previous agree
mrnt outlining the treat IS main pro-
visos has already been made between
Great Britain and the United States,
and remove the prospect of any diff
Guilty between Venezuela and Great
Britain in regard to the terms of the
treaty.
The decision of the arbitration
court is not expected under twelve
months.
'Ancnt the terms of years mentioned
in the agreement, it is admitted here
that there are practically no settlers
on either side of the disputed line who
have been there for over II decade"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
JONES NEW YORK RECORD.
Was Noted as Ono of the Widest OF An
Dynamitcrs

NEW York, Nov. l6.-The news of
the production of an informcr in the
Ivory ease in London created quite Il
sensation and was productive of con
siderable comment in Irish circles in
This city. Diligent inquiries among
prominent Irish N~ationalists failed to
establish the identity of more than one
man named Jones who ever had any
connection with IRISH matters in
this city. This mans name Is
Thomas NJ. Jones, who was n member
of the Shamrock club and also one of
the secretaries of the Amnesty associa-
ton. The Shamrock club, like all
other clubs belonging to the Irish Ma
:ional alliance, holds meetings open to
the public, at which debates of IA liter
ary character frequently take place.
Among the members of the club. it
was learned on good authority, are to
be found the names of very prominent
lrishmcn in this city, some of whom
hold responsible State and Federal
offices.
Jones held several positions in this
| city. but some time ago he started in a
stationery business of his W at G.
Amsterdam avenue where he lived.
He was frequently heard advocating
wild schemes, and claimed to be IL very
advanced physical force man.
c. orc. Mclaughlin, secretary of the
Irish National Alliance, when asked
what he knew of Jones, replied:
Whether Jones Is a friend of lyman
or Kearney | do not know, but | am
satisfied that if he knows anything of
q so-callcd dynamite plot, the whole
thing must have originated in his own
brain. According to the cablcd reports
he says himself hat he has been en-
ploycd by the English authorities since
1890. and TO my mind it is very evident
that he is delivering gold bricks TO
the Scotland Yard people in return for
q fat remuneration. This trunped up
evidence Is another part Of the old
WORKOUT scheme Of Scotland Yard
when its slsuths want to secure the
conviction Of any Irishman who may
be unfortunate enough to fall into
their hands
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
PROHIBITION WOMEN.
THE NATIONAL w. G. r. u.
CONVENTION


ST Louis. Mo, Nov. 1.-THE twen-
ty-third annual convention of the
National Woman's Christian Temper
nncc union opened in Music hall to-day
with a greater attendance than any
previous one, ut least 500 accredited
delegates being present with as many
more visitors from every portion of the
country. Among the notables are Miss
Agnes H. Hook of England, secretary
Booth of the American Volunteers,
Mrs. Gwyncth Vaughan Of Wales, Miss
Bcbccca k~rikorian of Armenia, and the
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Cruxed by a Medicine.

WICHITA, Kan, Nov. l6.-Henry
Bolte, president of the Bolte Furniture
company, committed suicide to-day by
shooting himself in the head with u
revolver. His young son found him
about u minute after the shot was
fired. He had been afflicted with
rheumatism and his physician had
given him medicine to induce sleep. 1t
IS supposed that he was crazed from
The influence of the drug. lie was SO
years old and an old resident Of this
,ity. His business affairs were in ex-
,ellent shape. His home life was
happy and he was highly esteemed by
all. A wife and four sons survive him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
A Fortune Awaits Them.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo, Nov. l6.-A search
is being made in this city for two wo-
men, the daughters 0f II man named
Sanderson, who died here some years
ago. Parties from Ray county, Mis-
Wouri, are searching for them with the
purpose of placing a fortune in their
possession. The family removed here
twenty years ago from Ray. county
and the father and mother died, leav'
ing two daughters, Laura and Adele
who were married here, The grand,
father of the two women has just died
and left them a large fortune, but al
traces of the fortunate parties seem te
have been lost here.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Kansas Federal court Sentences.

FORT ScoTT, Kan, Nov. l6.--Jerry
Wallace of the Wyandottc Indian res.
ervation, who was convicted Of the
murder of his fathcr-in-law, Alexander
Zane, and sentenced to be hanged, but
secured a new trial, was to-day con.
victed Of m~anslaughter in the federal
court and sentenced to ten years for
the crime. w. johnson, the colored
bishop of the Independent Methodist
Episcopal church, was sentenced to
two years in the pcnitcntiary for max.
ing false pension afidavits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Y TO co NTI
The ES-tandidatc and Other Democratic
Leaders VIII shoot In Missouri.

ATCuIsoN, Kan, Nov. 16.-W. J.
Bryan will leave his home in Lincoln,
Neb., next Monday On his way to Mis-,
souri, to hunt with Governor Stone,
Chairman Jones, Congressman-elcct
Bland and others. j. W. Orr of Atch.
ison. wko was in Lincoln, Ncb,, yestcr.
day and called N Mr.. Bryan. says Mr..
Bryan is receiving Il thousand letters a
day and that one of them offered him
$4,000 for thirty lectures. Mr.. Bryan
showed his collection OF curiosities sent
him during the campaign. Among
them are four live eagles, which eat So
worth OF fresh meat every day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
o LIKE MURDER.
Death of an Old Kansas Farmer shrouded
In Mystcry-younE wife Suspected.

In Mystcry-younE wife Suspected.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Nov. lG.-There is
deep mystery surrounding the death
Of August Bitterly. II wealthy farmer,
living ut stony Point, nine miles from
this city, which the authorities are
nosv very busy endcavoring to unravel.
Some startling developments are
promised. The body was discovered
Wednesday by a ncighbor who hap.
pened to call at the Bitterly home. Cor.
one Leonard was Immediately notified
and began an investigation. 1t was
first thought that Bitterly had corn-
mitted suicide, but later developments
indicate that he was murdered, and
suspicion rests very strongly on the
young wife of the deceased and a man
who posed as her brother. but who is
now thought to be her first husband.
About ten days ago the young bride
suddenly disappeared with the best
team of horses ON the farm. About
$500 i'll cash, which was slowed away
in a bureau drawer. disappeared ut tho
same time.
The supposed brother, who had
made his home with old man Bitterly,
accompanied the runaway bride. The
authorities are inclined to believe that
they were a pair of swindlcrs and that
the marriage of the young woman to
old man Bitterly was Il plot to get hold
of Bitterly's fortune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Louisville City Fathers Go Free.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 16.-Judge
Noble in the criminal division has sus-
tanned the demurrer to the indictments
charging them with bribery in the
eases against Aldermen c. j. Jenne
and Richard O'Breur and Councilmen
George Weber and James Sowders.
This disposes of the cases finally, as
Commonwealth Attorney Parsons
stated at the conclusion OF the reading
Of Judge Mobiles opinion that he
would not resubmit the cases.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Babcock's Estimate of Congress.

CANTON, Ohio, Nov. l4-Among the
many thousands of messages received
by MIR. Mckinley, the most important
was one from Hon. Joseph w. Bah
cock, chairman of the national con-
gressional committee, Washington, ID.
C., saying: II have the congressional
campaign wound up, the bills all paid
and a little balance left in hands of
the treasurer. We have elected col
sound money Republicans, two sound
money Democrats, las Democrats and
Populists and six free silver Republic
ans, with three districts in doubt, one
from Wyoming and two from South
Dakota"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Elector Linton's Eligibility Questioned.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. li.-W. III. Lin.
ton, one Of the Democratic Presiden'
at Hominy post, in the Usage country,
and it is claimed that that position
gives him "a connection with the fed
eral government that operates as a dis.
qualification. A written notice of such
disqualification has been filed with the
secretary of state by w. T. zoe OF In.
dependence, and the secretary will
present it to the state board of am
vassers November 90.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
MOTOR CARS IN ENGLAND.
The First Long Trip of the Horseicss
Carriages Prom London.

LONDON, Nov. 1G.-An enormous con-
course of people, including the Duke Of
Teck and Princes Edward and Herman
OF SaXe-Wcimar, witnessed the start
to-day from the Hotel Metrorole Of
about sixty motor cars and cycles un-
der the auspices of the Motor Car club,
in an inaugural journey from London
to Brighton, this being the date when
the new highways act comes into force.
A number of the motor cars are cleo
tries, others belong to the Britannia
company's system and TO the Horseless
Carriage company. The British Motor
syndicate, which has acquired all the
principal patents for Great Britain,
was represented by over n dozen cars
and vans and the Pennington carriage,
an American invention, has also EN-
tered,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
No Cabinet Places Decided Upon.

CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 1.-THE numer-
Gus reports which have been sent out
from Canton about probable appoint
ments to cabinet positions and secre-
taryships are said to be entirely con.
j~ectural. 1t Is not believed that q
single decisive step has been taken on
any important matter of that nature.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
MT. ingalls, Resumes His Lectures.

ATcHIsoN, Kan, Nov. l6,-Ex-Sen-
ator John j. Ingalls, has returned to
the lecture field, the Populist victory
in Kansas having destroyed his chance
for returning to the United States SEN
ate for four years at least. He went
to Hastings, Neb., yesterday and will
make a short tour through Wyoming
and Colorado before returning to Atch-
son. During December no will fill a
number Of dates in Illinois and Mis-
souri
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
SULTAN AGAIN WARNED.
italy's Ambassadors Insists on the Carry
ing Out Fully of Reforms.

CoNsrANTINoPLE, Nov. 10, - Signor
Pansa, the Italian ambassador, at an
audience last evening with the sultan,
strongly insisted upon the carrying out
Of the proposed reforms, and the sui
tan declared that they would be.
Signor Pansa declared that 1t was not
sufficient to publish reforms-it was
necessary to carry them out.
The Italian ambassador strongly in
sisted upon the punishment, by no
mere court martial Of Colonel Mazehan
hey, who is held responsible for the
murder of Father Salvador.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Edwin Gould Buys q Factory.

KASKAKEE, H., Nov. 16.-Edwin c.
Gould Of New York has purchased the
Kankakee Furniture company's fac
tory for $4,000. 1t is reported that
the building will be used by the Met.
ropolitan Match company, of which
Gould is president, for a match factory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Senator Allisnn'a XIeWh.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov. l6.-ln an in
terview senator Allison expressed the
opinion that the Senate would pass the
Dingley tariff bill in December, thus
obviating the necessity of an extra ses-
sion, to provide revenue. AS to the
talk of his going into the cabinet, he
said he was perfectly contented in his
present position.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Tn. River Frozen at sioux city.

Sioux CITY, Iowa, Nov. l6.-The
Missouri river is frozen here from bank
TO bank. 1t is eighteen years since the
river closed at this season. Considera-
BILE damage may be done to govern
ment and other river boats, caught In
the ice, unless the channel opens sui
ticiently to let them take shore.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
A Reporter Punished.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Nov. 10
Major S~hockley, treasurer OF the Ma
tional Soldiers home, last night broke
a heavy cane over the head of H..
Shindler, correspondent for the Kan.
sas City Times, and, pulling a revolver
would have emptied its contents into
his victim had not bystanders inter-
fered. An article written by Shindler
attacking Schockley was cause of the
attack.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Two Big Failures In Galveston.

GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. l6.-J. Rosen'
field & Co., wholesale notions and dry
goods, and Marx Il Blum, wholesale
boots and shoes, assigned to-day, The
latter failure involves about S5Oo,00o
and the former perhaps sl'o.ooo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Not Zoo old to Marry at 70.

Marshall, Mo-, Nov. 10. THE social
event of the season was the marriage
of Captain Joseph Bunburry and Mrs.
Mary F. Wilson, both OF this city, last
night. The groom was n valiant sol"
dier in the Mexican war under General
Doniphan. He is about 70 years OF age.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
Minister Taylor I.auds Tetuan.

MADRID, Nov. l6.-United States
Minister Hannis Taylor has issued a
note declaring that the Spanish minis
ter for foreign affairs, the Duke Of
Ietuan, has always acted in a manner
calculated to prevent n disagreement
between the United States and Spain,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
What Harrison Wants.

WAsnINGToN, Nov. 1.-THE cabinet
slatemakcrs here have a~scertained that
sx.Prcsidcnt Harrison will not accept
o cabinet position under any circum.
stances, Tho only office, 1t Is said, the
ex-president will accept Is that OF min
ktsr to the court Of ST. James.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
To Defer the Kentucky senatorshlp Fight.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. ii.-lt is said
that Governor Bradley cannot see his
way to call an extra session OF the
legislature to elect a United States
senator till next month and that, cal
culating that thirty days will DO re-
uuired for the business before the
body, no is not likely to do so till the
first OF the year to avoid the holiday
iptarruption
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
An Oklahoma Court House Burned.

WOODWARD, Ok, Nov, 1.-THE court
house at Taloga was burned early Sun
day morning, 1t is thought to have
been incendiary, The clerks records
were destroyed and the other records
partly burned. Trouble Is expected to
result from the burning of the records,