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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
SHEEP PASTURE.

for the bridge Of rope between Bres-
say and the Moss Is Still maintained.
The thrifty northern farmer. whose
means Of existence in these bleak isles
are not calculated to excite envy, saw
that there was a bit OF good pasture on
this summit; so he made a kind OF
wooden chair or cradle just large
enough to hold a man and q sheep; and
In this primitive way he still trans
ports his flock. one at o time. v 9 "a
this little browsing place.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
socks AND

Prosecutor Pobiedonostzeff is desil
GUS of having Tolstoi tried by the -
synod Of Russia for heresy. "
Boehm's characteristic statue
Carlyle on the Thames embankment
Chelsea Is to have its replica placed
E%dinburg.
Olive Schreiner is about to pay,a vi
It to England. Although she has pu'
lished little during recent years she h
not by any mea been idle.
w. Clark Russell, the English no
elist, has been an invalid for neal
twenty years. His tales Of the sea hf
all been written In his London houl
It having been over fifteen years sir
he has seen the sea.
lola has recently declared that M
Nordau. the author OF, Degenerate
Is nothing more than, a literary ID
man." who has swept into his ba(
all the absurdities and lies which
floating about concerning prQ9'i4
men.
A physician, who Is also q mani
letters. DR.. Gustave Toulouse. hasl
amined lola. explaining all the mel
as well as the physical habits of
author. and concluding that he
superior degenerate" lola vas
lighted.
Jules Verne Is at present busy ip
execution Of q plan to PUBLISH z 8
Of stories bearing on difeaS
tries. Unlike many authors. he
OF the plot last. letting It form
mind as he reads up geographical
torical and other books of scienti}}
turc on the part Of ths world he
a mE To treat,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
Progress In the South.

How long have you been on this
route?" asked the drummer of the con-
ductor on a primitive southern rail-
road.
Ten yeahs. sub"
Indeed? You must have gotten on
several miles south of where l did,
Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
Exhausted Resources,

"What are you bothering your father
about?" asked the bey's mother. II
want him to tell me a story, and he
says he doesn't know any" Perhaps
he will make up n as he goes along"
II asked him to. But he said he had
been testifying before an investigating
committee all day. and it had used up
all his material Star. 4
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09

DECROIX, the de-
lightful. president
of the Society for
the Prevention Of
the Abuse Of To-
bacco, must have
jumped for Joy at
reading in the pa
pers that the young
czarina Is SO OPP
posed to the use Of
cigarettes that she
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09

HE popular i'm
preston of Califor-
MIA is a region OF
perennial summer,
where the orange,
fig, lemon and
p~omegranate -four
ish and flowers
bloom the year
around; but this is
true only of the
lowland counties.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
MYSTICAL AUSTRALIA
DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT
SOLITARY DESERT.
Marvellous Csnons Never Penetrated by
Rays from tho sun-How the Native
Dresses, N some Of the Barbarous
sCustoms.
Especial Lottery


Australia which Is
known as the Soil
tary desert region
is practically an
arid desert. There
Is no doubt that at
some former period
1t had an abundant
and certain rainfall,
producing a rich
and ~luxuriant veg.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
Came from lsuropa.

There were 96,227 cabin PASSENGERS
landed at the port Of New York from,
Europe last year. The number Of
steerage passengers aggregated 252, $50.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
Russls,. lsig Pipe Line.

The hundred-mile pipe line Of the
Natural Gas Company Of Pittsburg In
at present the longest In the world, hut
q line Is building In the Caucasus from !
Michailove to Batoum. which h >
Russian verst, or $50 miles loH1 Il
will be inished within a few ;.
and It's estimated cost WI week,
5000. 900 rubles ga. 000.000) Il eXcse
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09

The number Of public lamps lighted
in England and Wales Is somewhere
about 800, 600.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
WOMEN USE TOBACCO.
SOCIETY WORKING TO DOWN
THE USE OF CIGARETTES,

Empress of Austria Has the Habit
Much Rejoicing In Some Circles
Over III Attitude of the Young
Czarlna.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09

Frank Bafi OF 81 colder O.s.
quincy, ohio. during
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-09
CALIFORNIA SHOWS.
REGIONS WHERE wHOLETOwNS
HAVE BEEN BURIED.

The winter OF 500 In Plumas County
Horses Had to Wear snowshoes rs
Well "a the Men-A Remarkable
state.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
THE COAL STRIKE.
The President of the United Mine
 Workers Make Statement.
A VICTORY FOR UNION MEN.
MT. Ratchford Also Gives His Views About the Situation in West Virginia and nlinois-Some Illinois Miners
 stiu Out.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22--M. D. Ratch- ford, president of the United Mine Workers of America, who is attending n special meeting of the officers of the National Federation of Labor, gave out the following statement to-day:
 To-day will see about 7b,0oO miners resume work in the bituminous coal fields of the cen tral states The strike generally ends to-day. This Is the middle of the i2th week of its dura- tion. It was brought to close at our convep- tion held at Columbus. O., on the Sth to the ltth of the present month, the ten days time being given to allcw miners and operators to come together in Illinois and West Virginia to meet the prices nxed-65 cents ton In Pittsburgh. 56 cents in Ohio and Indiana-the same to con tinue till the end of December. The mining situation Is not likely to bc disturbed again until the beginning of next year, at which time we hope to be able to settle wage differences amfcably and without tho necessity Of q strike
 l am well satisfied with the agreement reached and feel that 1t Is the greatest victory gained by the trades unions for years. Of course, the victory is not altogether one of tho miners While they have done the striking, trades unions and organized bodies have supplied the necessaries without which the miners could not possibly succeed. It Is victory for organ fzed labor and not for any particular trade, and we want our friends who have helped us to feel that 1t is their victory as well as ours feel very grateful for the assistance given us by the American Federation of Labor and the kindly disposition shown us at all times by MT. Com pers and the members of his executive com- mttee.
 Asked as to ttiiie situation in West Virginia and Illinois, Ratchford said:
 My advices from West Virginia are to the effect that our miners standing firm, are well pleased with the agreement reached and evince determination to fight their battle to the end Our purpose is to bring the miners and operators of that state together in a joint convention, that uniform mining price may be fixed and paid for the same vein of coal, and fair relative price for other veins within the state. AS to Illinois, convention of the Illinois miners Is being held now. have not had any advioes from there, but safely pre- dict what they will do. They will continue the struggle until fair prices are established.
 Illinois Miners stllI Out.
 ST. LoUIs, Sept 22. Pursuant to an agreement reached at the mass meet ing of the miners at Belleville, H., Sunday, work was resumed at num- Der of additional mines in the Belle vile district to-day. This agreement was that all should go to work who could get the scale of 371Gcents ton, mine run. The operators who have not agreed to pay the scale are Reinecke, Brandenburger, Donk Brothers, Crown Coal Co, Scott Coal Co, Wilderman, St. Clair and the Consolidated Coal companies
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
Religion Stood In Che Way.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Sept 22. Eugene Burr, aged 2i, and Miss Grace Ryan, aged 20, of Leavenworth, Kan. eloped to this city yesterday and were married by Swedish minister. They are prominent in society circles, children of wealthy parents, and the news of their romantic marriage will cause q big sensation at Leavenworth. The attachment between the two young people was the cause of much feeling upon the part of the parents of the young woman, because of the fact that young Burr is a Protestant, while all of Miss Ryan's family are Catholics
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
TRAIN SERVICE CRIPPLED.
Freight and Passenger Traffic to Gulf Coast
 Points Cut Off.

Points Cut on.
 : KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 22. Pas senger and freight service between Kansas City and the ports on the Gulf of Mexico where yellow fever has ap- peared is in badly crippled condi- tion Freight for these points are re- ceived by the railroads subject to inde- finite delay and it is impossible for travellers to buy tickets in Kansas City to-day to New Orleans, Mobile and many cities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. If cold weather does not check the spread of the dreaded disease within few days through freight and passenger service between Kansas City and the Gulf of Mexico will be completely cut off.
 What is true of the situation in Kan sas City applies to St. Louis, Chicago and all other northern cities. The shotgun quarantine has been extended so that it is impossible for travellers or freight to cross the dead line without thorough inspection. Once inside the infected district neither travellers, trains nor freight crews will be all lowed to return, There is no disposi- tion on the part of travellers to visit the gulf ports at the present time, so southbound passenger traffic is almost Daralvzed
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
M'KENNA's OPINION.

The Attorney General Gives an Adverse
 Ruling on Section 22 of the Tarifr Law.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Attorney- General McKenna announced his opin- ion in the matter of section 22 of the new tariff law at the close of the cabinet meeting to-day. He holds that goods coming directly into the United States from foreign countries through Canadian ports are not sub- iect to the discriminating duty of 10 per cent, and also holds that foreign goods shipped from countries other than British possessions in British vessels are not subject to the discrim- inaing duty.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
! --T- MIssOURPs CREDIT GOOD.

York Capitalists Offer to E.aa the tire State Debt at Three Per Cent.
 PERSON CITY, Mo, Sept. 22. New capitalists have made a proposi- to fund the entire debt of the
 of Missouri in bonds bearing
 per cent. interest. Surely this i of the significant signs of the The proposition is now before Stephens. It was presented to n New York city few days ago, lg without inquiry or solicitation ipart. The bonded indebtedness
 state is $4, 900, 900. It bears 31z mt, which has until now been Iered remarkably low. Speaking smatter Gov. Stephens said:
 oosition is certainly very fiattering to Fe. Acceptance would save us one-half per cent. on our interest account (about annually at the present indebtedness), Ii not sure that it will be wise to make ange. We should probably, have to he new bonds run a stipulated time. sds. as they now stand, can be called in iat'any time, thus saving the whole in-
 We shall within so days take up at ibo0oO, and possibly s20O,OO0 of these
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Two Others Injured
 at Kedmon, Mo.

MACON, Mo, Sept. 22.--Joe Hay wards mill boiler, near Redmon, ex- ploded yesterday afternoon, instantly killing Walter Ferguson, Charles Heaton and Alfred Yost, William C. Allen was mortally wounded and Dayid Flinchpaugh seriously injured. The mill was an old one used as a sawmill and for grinding corn. The proprie- tors were not injured. Ferguson had been employed at the mill. No crimi- nal negligence or crime thus far has been charged.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
STILL ANOTHER COLLISION.
Two Trains Come Together Near Muncie
 Kan.-Several Persons Injured.

Two Trains Come Together Near Muncie,
 Kan.-Several Persons Injured.
 EDwARDsvII.LE, Kan, Sept. 22.-A destructive head-end collision between a Rock Island westbound passenger train and an eastbound Union Pacific stock train took place two miles west of Muncie, and 15 miles west of Kan sas City, at 9:30 yesterday evening. Both trains were running at a high rate of speed, and came together with terrible force. Both engineers and firemen jumped and escaped with few injuries. Both engines were com pletely wrecked. A great deal of damage was done to the contents of the freight cars. The baggage car was badly smashed. The wrecling crews from Kansas City and Junction City were ordered out, and will clear away the wreck. There were II cars of live stock on the freight train. They are piled up in awful confusion. The front postal car was completely wrecked. c. M. Webb, a postal clerk, jumped and was painfully injured about the head and shoulders. E. l.. Bales and Richard Newby, postal clerks, were also severely bruised. receiving bad scalp wound.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
TO KEEP JOINTS OPEN.
Vigilance Committee at Topeka Wants the
 Capital Kept "Wet"

Vigilance Committee at Topeka Wants the
 Capital Kept "Wet"
 TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 22. -Informa- tion has reached the governors office that vigilance committee, composed Of about 5e members, has been secretly organized here for the purpose of pre- venting the temperance committee from interfering with the operation of the joints during festival week It is asserted that the vigilance committee is composed exclusively of taxpay- CTS, many of whom are promineRt mer- chants. They believe this temper ance agitation hurts the festival and is against the business interests of the city. The methods by which the vigil lance committee propose to accomplish its ends are not known. The governor will not interfere, but will let the city manage it's own affairs.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
MIssouRrs DENTAL LAW.
The New Statute Protection Against
 Quacks-Recent Examination.

The New Statute Protection Against
 Quacks-Recent Examination.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 22.-Dr. H. s. Lowry. the Kansas City member Of the state board of dental examiners, has returned from St. Louis, where the board was in session for six days. Dur ing that time the board, which was appointed by Gov. Stephens June 20, examined nearly 1000 dentists. Nearly all passed the examination. Up to last December no state was so ill pro tected against quack dentists, and this state became the dumping ground for men who said they were dentists, but who had been barred from practice in other states because they lacked cer- tificates. Under the present law of Missouri any man who has a certificate from another state, any man who practiced dentistry prior to February 20, 1883, or anyone who has practiced or studied dentistry for three years, may be candidate for registration.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
CHILDREN CREM ATEp.

A Negro Couple Lock Six Young Ones in
 Their House and They Set the Place on
 Fire.
 COLUMBIA, s. C., Sept. 22. Andy Smith and his wife, colored, living in the country near Donalds, locked in their house six children, four of their own and two of visitors. The youngest was IS months old and the eldest seven years. The parents went to church. An hour later neighbors heard fright ful screams coming from Smiths house, the interior of which was in flames. Negroes made heroic efforts to save the children, but it was impos- sible to reach them, and all perished. It is supposed an oil lamp left burning was overturned. When the parents returned pile of bones in the ashes was all they found.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN.
Kansas City Live Stock Exchange Case to
 Go Higher.


 Go Higher.
 TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 22.-The Kansas City Live Stock exchange suit will be carried to the highest court in the land. L. C. Krauthoff and c. F. Hutch ings, attorneys for the exchange. to- day appeared before Judge Foster and filed notice of an appeal and asked for a stay of execution, which was granted. Judge Foster, however, required a bond for $10, 900 to protect those who do business with the exchange. The bond will be furnished in a few days. The case goes first to the circuit court of appeals, which will be asked to cer- tify it to the United States supreme court for trial. Pending the result of the appeal the exchange will be al lowed to continue in business as usual, but in case the decree of the lower court is affirmed it will be obliged to make good any losses its patrons may sustain.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
MISSOURI PosTMAsrERs.
The President Settles Several Important
 Contests " einrick at Joplin.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-The presi dent disposed of nine presidential post egicc fights in Missouri yesterday. Another batch will be disposed of to- day, when the remainder of the post office plums will have to remain un- gathered until MT. Mckinley returns from New England. At Bevier, Ma con county, Thomas Francis was ap- pointed. A. o. Melton won the plum at Butler over Editor o. D. Austin. The Joplin con test, which was an un- usually hot one, was settled by the se- lection of D. K. Weinriclx, who is 8 poet of local prominence. J. H. Jacobs was appointed at Norborne and Thomas Curry at Oregon. l.. A. Bran non defeated Editor Henry Miller for the Princeton post office. William r. Quigley got the office at Tipton, while G. H. Gardner was the successful candi- date at Unionville. At Willow Springs D. B. Hobson was named.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
THE FEVER SCARE.
The Situation Is Greatly Improved at
 New Orleans.
BAGGAGE TO BE INSPECTED.
The Mississippi Board of Health Quaran- tines All Mails-A Yellow Fever Case Taken to the Marine Hospital
 at st. Louis.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-The local aver situation was grea tly improved his morning by a materially lower smperature, the thermometer at six clock being 62. Incubation of yellow sver germs requires a sustained Fah- snheit temperature of TO, and if the resent cool spell continues, conditions romise steadily to grow better. hile IS cases were reported yesterday lly one of these was of anything but mild type, the exception being an aacclimated stranger. There were new cases reported this morning. nr Joseph Holt, ex-president of the .a1th board, informed Dr. Olliphant sterday that nine cases had de- loped in his practice since Friday. ie houses where the cases were re- rted were disinfected and guards re thrown about them, but it was tred that these measures had been zen too late to prevent the spread of Infection. Four cases were in a hionable boarding house. When an enapt was made to examine the cases Holt objected on the ground that he nself was an expert and that further gnosis would be superfluous. His s itnde caused much criticism, as he he author of the ordinance under ich a physician who obstructs in- ction during scare like the pres is liable to fine and imprisonment. ne mem hers Of the board favored nediate prosecution of Dr. Holt,
 it was finally decided to summon
 before the board for an explana-  he board has decided to appeal to Foster for $25, 900 from the sur ,fund. The government put in eff
 this morning its baggage inspec- at trains and steamboats. It will 1, lire at least five hours each day in oh to do this work and railroads issued notices to outgoing passen-
 to have all their baggage at de-
 and landings at least five hours Ire the departure of their trains stenmboatS.
 ALL MAILS QUARANTINED.
 REMINGTON, Sept. 22 n The post < E Department has been informed }. the Mississippi board of health
 quarantined all mails, whether
 gated or not, from the infected
 ons of that state, and Surgeon N ral Wyman will try to have the
 antine on disinfected mails raised.
 CASE AT ST. LOUIS
 LoUIs, Sept. 22.-William Trift,
 30, employed on the government
 boat Alpha from Cairo, ILL, was
 \ to the Marine hospital here to-
 as yellow fever patient from
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
WESTERN TEXAS FLOODED.
At Ahumada People Were Driven to High
 Ground-Many Houses Wrecked.

FL PAso, Tex, Sept. 32.--Sunday night the people of Ahumada, about 30 miles south of this city, were visited by the worst flood that ever happened in the history of the state. Men, women and children were driven from their beds and had to take refuge on the high ground with their household effects. There was not place to shelter them; many houses in town are wrecked and tumbled in great heaps, and many more are expected to collapse at any moment. The water stands four and five feet in the houses, the country is flooded for miles around and the river has overfiowed it's banks.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22

grain inspector reported to the auditor of state yesterday that he had collected S7, 449. 15 from inspections of grain dur ing the month of August The ex- penses of the department for the month were $S,59s. 46. The grain inspection department Is supposed to be only self sustaining and the big shipments of grain last month have given it a re- serve fund for expenses when business shall become dull.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
OBJECT TO SUNDAY WORK.
Presbyterian Ministers of Chicago Protest
 Against Federal Euilding Labor.

Against Fe0eraT BuITufng LabOr
 CHICAGO, Sept. 22 At the weekly meeting of the Presby yterian Ministers association yesterday resolutions were passed and copies forwarded to Presi- dent Mckinley and Secretary of the Treasury Gage expressing regret that ''the Christian Sabbath is being vio- lated by the building of the new post office and custom house, and request ing that officers having the build ing in charge order that the law of God be obeyed and ali labor on or con- nected with the construction of said post office be suspended on the Chris tian Sabbath" The ministers are con fident that the federal authorities will act favorably on the matter
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
The Fort scott Police War.

TOPEKA Kan, Sept 22.-Gov Leedy has appointed NJ NJ. Jones and NJ. 5. Bowen, of Fort Scott, as police com missioners at that place, to succeed Messrs. Robbins and Lowrey, removed. MT. Jones is to be president of the board and Police Judge Ships will be retained as chief of police. Robbins and Lowrey were removed because they had last week removed Police Judge Ships from office.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
THE GIRL NOW OF AGE.
A Kansan Punished for Illegal Marriage
 Set Free -Rewedding Follows.

A RAansan Eunisheu Tor tueSat htarriaSe
 Set Free--R -Rewedding Follows
 TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 22. -Gov. Leedy yesterday pardoned Homer A. Call, of Arcadia, Cherokee county. sent to the penitentiary for 13 years for an unlaw- ful marriage. Two years ago, while he was practicing medicine at Acadia, he crossed the line into Missouri and was married by justice of the peace, without a license, to Miss Lora Havely, young woman under Is years of age. The young woman is now more than IS years old and yesterday after Call was released they were married at Lansing by Chaplain Ballou, of the neuifan tiarv
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
nUNTER NOT GUILTY.
The Former Kentucky Republican senato- ..i..I 4 A...lca..t Ac....ltl L..iI.....s.

The EoTfneF Kentucky htpubIIcan sennfO-
 rial Aspirant Acquitted of Bribery.
 FRANKFORT, Ky, Sept. 22. The ar guments in the case of Dr. ". God frey Hunter, charged with having tried to buy three votes for SIS, 900 while he was the favorite republican candidate for the United States senate last spring, were closed this morning, and about two hours after the case had been given to the jury verdict of not guilty was returned. This determines all the bribery cases against Dr. Hun far
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22

Kansas-Agenda. Oliver Hun vice c. Smith, removed; Coldwater, s. Jackson. vice L. Rich removed; Home, Josiah Thomas, vice J. Wuer- ster, removed; Marquette, Gust Peterson, vice c. Roberts, removed.
 Missouri-Atherton, c. Lane, vice Charles Jones, removed; Barnard, James Mcknight, vice H. Bond. removed; Buckhart, John Booth; Competition, J. Ellsworth, vice c. Bean, re- moved Powell John Lawson Riehville, H. Rice Xenia, Elias Pelerman, vice J. Temple
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
Al Ricb ConpIe Dlvorce,l.

MEXICO. Mo. Sept 22. 2.-James Eusler and his wife, of Wellsville, were di- vorced here, and Eusler, whose prop erty is estimated at Sl00, ,0O0, handed his former wife, who had resumed her maiden name, Cornette. d S24. 800 check in accordance with the decree.