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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01

demanded plac. IS which did not belong
TO them in the ranks of the revolution
IA when they have lone nothing. But
they want to take places at the feast.
ASK Dr. Hernandez: ask DIR. +. V.
ask Portuondo. They will
tell you. When we were out of am.
munition, with no supplies at all. and
we the enemy's trail i'm search
OF a cartridges; when we had no other
nope OF support than God, the poyern-
ment council, composed of Pima, Roloff
n others, were holding back Tho
forces under Jose Maceo and Rodiri.
guez from coming to our aid. Wbvp
Because of high political motives,
what were those reasons? Not to lend
support. TO allow the enemy TO can.
ture the unarmed, i'll and wounded
m~ulatto, Maceo.
VI have wept and still continue Ia
weep over the death of him who was
my friend, my brother, rather than
my chief have heard from his lips
desperate words uttered at the dis
loyalty of his own people. IL Is i'm
possible to believe that General Maceo
should have exposed himself to certain
death by placing himself in q position
so dangerous as the one he took, and
especially as it was not strategical.
Maceo had few superiors in the art of
war, and IT is impossible that he could
have erred. No, Maceo. rather than
struggle against certain elements,
chose to die at his post, facing the
enemy.
p. SIN the presence of General
Diaz swore would not serve under
any other leader in the revolution. I
am carrying out my oath. l will leave
the country n poor man 1 have
gained nothing by the revolution. 1
cannot travel for pleasure nor spend
any money wrung from my country by
plood n ire, as Others supposed TO
be patriots are doing. | have nothing
u q quiet conscience and the great.
est disappointment a Cuban can have.
namely,i the idea that we are de-.
serving OF such government rs we
always had. Maxine Zertucha
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
NEW MINISTER RECEIVED.
President Cisveissh Recognize. the Great.
er Republic Of Central America.

President CIsveisth Recognizes the Great.
sr Republic OF Central America.
WASHINGTON Dec. 25.-After severn;
weeks consideration Of the status Of
Senior Rodriguez, the first minister
OF the Greater Republic OF Central
America, President Cleveland to-dav
received him and accepted his creden.
tails In q short speech, which, while
formal In tone, was thoroughly earnest
In Its evidence Of good will toward tho
aew American union.
The President emphasized the purs
pose OF our government to hold the in
dividual states of the new union to n
sponsibility for past claims, and he n
dictated an expectation that Guatema1
and Costa RIGA, which have SO far ~.
trained from joining with the other
N h new republic, would soon Civ
sheir adherence.
The minister was accompanied
Ge state department by his ~secretarj
Senior Corea, and his son, j. d. Ro
riguez, Jr., who is an attache of d
egation. He was escorted to n
White house bv Secretary Oinev.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
A ROUT.
Train Dynamitsd and Arms Obtained by
h Cuban Insurgents.

h Cuban Insurgents.
TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 35.-One of the
Cuban leaders here received news from
Havana last night confirming the re.
port recently of Spanish losses sus.
tanned near Santiago and other towns
near by, while attempting to capture
the cargo Of a flibustering vessel.
The Spaniards were routed, and they
wired to Deschelaino. thirty miles
away, for aid. A train was made up
there at once with great secrecy, but
the watchful Cubans there knew Of it,
and sent word out to q nearby insur-
gent camp. The track was dynamited,
and as the train came along the bomb
exploded, causing great destruction,
four cars being almost blown into
splinters. The terrified Spaniards
poured out Of the wreck only to receive
a whitening fire from the Cubans con-
cealed behind the road bed. The Span
iards fought bravely for a few mo-
ments, but the odds were too much,
and they fled in all directions, the
Cubans pursuing them for miles. Over
forty spanish soldiers were killed or
wounded, and forty were taken prison
ers. The Cubans also secured q guam
tity of arms and ammunition and med
icine. The Havana authorities, II IL
said, are greatly stirred up over this
and say that dynamite is not q civil
lied agent to use. 1t Is reported that
the expedition landed all safely, and
that all the cargo was taken to Gomez's
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WILL BE
Chairman Dingley Forecasts the Worl
OF the New Tariff Bill.

Chairman Dingley Forecasts the worh
o n the New Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-'It will be Q
bill for protection" said Chairman
Dingley to-day, in ~forecasting the
work OF tho ways and means commit.
tee on the new tariff. Protection
will be the great purpose Of the
bill. Protection to American indus.
tries will be the a~otuating motive in
framing the measure, and the protec.
ton that 10 needed will DO given. II
will not matter whether the duties
necessary to give that protection be
high, low or moderate. That will
have nothing to do with II. What il
needed will DO given. 1t is protection,
you understand; protection, that we
are after"
To the inquiry how the new duties
will compare with those of the McKin.
ley law or the tariff Of 1890, Mr.. Ding
ley replied:
~ do not see any reason for suppos-
ing that any of the duties will be
higher. l do not know of any indus
tries which need more protection now
than then do not think that there
are any such industries. Where the
industries need less protection, the
duties will be lower than they were in
h Mckinley act; but the fact that
protection Is to be the keynote of the
new tariff bill should not be lost sight
or IL should DO kept in mind all the
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
TO DEFEAT VEST.
Gold Democrats and Republicans In the
Missouri Legislature to Unite.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-News has
reached Washington Of a movement in
Missouri to defeat Senator Vest for re.
election through a combination of gold
Democrats and Republicans. Some OF
the particulars Of the proposed fusion
were learned here to-day from a prom.
inent Missouri Republican. According
to his statement, a meeting was held
In st. Louis shortly after the election
TO consider he matter. 1t was de-
cided to make a canvass of the legisla-
ture TO ascertain how many Democrats
could be counted on to go into the
scheme. The Republicans in the leg.
l%slature, he said, were to be managed
by Mark Hanna. The man with whom
II was proposed to beat Senator Vest
was George A. Madill of st. Louis, one
OF the most eminent lawyers in Mis-.
souri,.
How far the movement had pro-
crossed the gentleman who gave this
information could not say. He said
that 1t was the intention to raise $50.
900 to bring about Senator Vests de-
feat and that this amount had been
practically subscribed for the
Senator Vest was seen at his home
in this city, and the story of the move
ment against his reelection was re.
lated TO him.
You do not think there Is n
chance of any such q combination
being effective, them"
II hardly see how it could be. The
state went overwhelmingly for free
silver. and the Democrats have a clear
majority in any contingency Of ten on
joint ballot. Besides, there are four
teen Populists who are silver men. I
hardly think they would permit the
election of a gold man if there were a
possibility Of such a combination as is
contemplated becoming formidable"
Did you hear that a fund was to be
raised?"
"Yes, l heard they were doing that.
l guess they will have to raise a pretty
big sum-" said the Senator, smiling.
1t was evident from the Senator's
tanner that the news of the move
ment against him did not give him
much concern.
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SPAIN is IN HARD LINES
Entire Philippine Island In R~c,olt-sup-
pressing the News.


LONDON, Dec. ga Madrid dispatch
says; I'm order To secure the success
OF the next loan the government is
straining every nerve to to conceal the
true situation in the Philippines. The
whole colony Is in revolt, and scattered
bodies OF Spanish troops have been
hemmed In By the rebels. 1t is ru-
mored that q certain proportion OF
German reserve officers are in the in
surgent ranks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. e3.--Private nd.
vices from Manila, Philippine islands,
reached here to-day and are verified by
an account that appears in the Hong
Kong Press, received per Belgic. The
news contained in the communication
deals with the attack of the Spanish on
the Novelcta isthmus, and the at.
tempt of the Spanish to dislodge the
insurgents in Cavite and Viejo. At
the end of the campaign, which lasted
until the l4th Of November, the Span.
ish authorities sent out dispatches re.
porting hat the attack had been sue
c~essful, and that the rebel loss was
very heavy. The Spanish claimed to
have lost about rs killed and 100
wounded. 1t Is now learned that the
great victory that the Castillians pre-
dicted ended in ignominious defeat.
The rebels held Novcleta against war
ships and troops. The Spaniards re-
tired after suffering heavy loss.
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POWERS AFTER TURKEY
Are Determined to Enforce Reform-For
Policy of Coercion.


LONDON. Dec. 24.-As had been fro
quently announced from various car
itals since the visit of the y n TO the
queen nc Balmoral, in September, the
powers have finally become convinced
that the sultan's promises amount "a
nothing, and are determined to begin
a policy of coercion. The ambassadors
at Constantinople have received IN.
structions to concert proposals with
the view of improving the situation in
the Ottoman empire. The proposals,
before being submitted to the sultan,
will be referred to the respective gov
ernmcnts.
Monday Premier Salisbury sum.
moned the ambassadors To the foreign
office, and communicated to them the
views OF the British government on the
definite proposals of Russia for Joint
Intervention, In order that each en-
bassador might communicate them to
his government.
There IL reason TO believe that un-
less the sultan shall, within the next
ten dayS, show a preference Of which
at present he is little suspected, very
decisive steps will be undertaken in
the name Of the joint powers.
The Novoe Vremya of 81. Peters.
burg says that !. Is probable that
within a few days the Russian black
sea fleet will appear in the Bosphorus.
where IT will be joined by the squad
rons OF the other powers from the
Dardancllns.'
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
Slavery Abolished In M-.aav.....

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-One of the
earliest reforms of the French govern.
ment in Madagascar is embodied in q
decree a%bolishing slavery, a copy OF
which has reached the state depart.
ment from Consul Wetter al Tamataye.
IT declares all the inhabitants free
forbids traffic in human beings, multi.
Tying every contract providing for
tne sale OF persons, and imposes pen.
aities for violations of the law. which
are to be tripled in case of second
onense. Other features of the decree
are tina France promises not to Impose
on .ne people OF Madagascar any ex.
siaorainary war wax and offers aid to
u,sPossessed wner Of slaves in the
form OF territorial possessions.
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The "sun" ON MIR. Oln.y.s Stand.

New York, Dec. 2%.-In a leading
editorial in the Sun Charles A. Dana
asked this question: docs not the
Honorable Richard Olney, secretary OF
state of the United States, know that
exactly sixty years ago President An
drew Jackson wrote q message to Con-
gress referring to that body the ques.
ton of recognizing the independence
Of the republic OF Texas, and deferring
to the decision of Congress in that mat.
ter? In the Senate was pending a
resolution recognizing the Texan re-
publec. General Jackson, like Mr..
olney and Mr.. Cleveland, was disposed
to disregard the resolution as prema.
ture. Under such circumstances he
sent to Congress the message Of Decem.
Der FL, 1895, setting forth his own views
with frankness, but declaring that the
decision was with Congress and no.
with the executive"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
CLEVER SWINDLERS.
Two Men Work Ohiosns for Money
Postofices for Themselves.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 25.-About si1'
weeks before the recent election two
men took rooms at the Chittenden.
They represented themselves as CON.
aected with the National Democratic
state committee, and wrote to sew.
eral gold Democrats that President
Cleveland was about to remove LOG
Ohio postmasters and had placed in
their hands the task Of selecting 100
successors, who were presumed to b
gold Democrats. j. j. Runyan of Mt
Gilead was selected as one of the sue.
cessors, and he sent 500 in currency To
the men for assurances contained in
three strictly confidential letters. Run.
yam waited a reasonable time for hi,
commission and then called the atten.
tion Of the authorities to the fact that
ha had been swindled. after he had un.
burdened himself to a friend, who had
Also purchased 500 worth of exper
,euCe.
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Freak Deputy Appears In Paris.

PARIS, Dec. 24.-The Paris newspa.
pers are full Of gossip about DR.. Gran.
ere, who has been elected deputy for
P~ontarlier as q Radical. DIR. Grancre
Is q rigid Mussulman, and he intends
to wear the turban and the burnous In
the chamber of deputies. His election
was due to bad management by the
Moderate Republican committees. He
stood for the election with the title of
The Prophet of God"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
THE ALTON'S STATEMENTS
Tho Losses Placed between Sc, 5o and ,
OOO-Messenger's Conduct Dv,,t u,c@

Tho Losses Placed between se, 5oOa,d
OO0-Messenger's Conduct Dwell U,o
CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-At the Office
the Chicago & Alton railroad compa
the following official statement In =
gard to ~ Blue cut robbery was Civ
out:
The train was tagged by red az
white lanterns just west of the Misso,I
Pacific bridge east of independent
M robbers took charge Of the
CINE and made the enginemen
of. The conductor and brakem
came ahead and the robbers to
charge of them. They made the bral
man go back and get the train wren
n cut off the express car. Tn
made considerable noise and did mi
ioud talking and pounding on coupliu
while doing the work In order TO piS
tne express man a chance to hide avn
ms stun. When the train was cutso
the robbers made the training
get Off while they took the 81
glne and express car away. The{
next stopped in the cut about hal
way between the top Of the hill ant
Glendale, and raped on the expres7
car door. The expressman opened h
and realized for the first time that ho
was being held up. All of his valua.
bles were exposed. 4Ie claims not Il
nave had time to put them in the safe
before leaving Kansas City. IL was,
therefore, not necessary to open the
saie' although they were amply pro.
yided with dynamite for that purposes
The amount secured foots up 81, 500
In cash, and may reach $1,000. After
robbing the car, they cut the bell cord
pulled the tank pin and cut off the air
and ordered the expressman to set the
hand brake on the express car. They
all got on the engine and ran to the
second iron bridge east Of Glendale.
where it was left without water.
steam, fire or air.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
GOT ABOUT So,
The Amount of the Haul Made bv Il
Blue Cut Train Robbers.

Amount of the Haul Made by I'll,
Blue Cut Train Robbers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 25.-No mr.
rests have yet been made Of the Blue
Cut train robbers, but the officers are
at work on several promising clues
ana expect soon to capture the bandits.
The robbers searched the express ca,
cooliy n leisurely. Messenger Frier
was forced to surrender the key to the
local safe, in which are stored pack.
ages Tor delivery at points along the
run. 1t Is an iron box about three feet
long by one and one-half feet wide.
from This box the robbers reaped q
harvest, out the exac amount OF
money taken the United States Express
company refuses to state. 1t is thought
to be about g., 200.
velopes and threw aside all those
which did not contain money. Thev
laughed and shouted with glee when
they discovered bills in any of the
packages, and jokcd with the messen.
ger about their ''rich haul" In an
envelope they found several gold coins.
md IN of the robbers tossed them
high in the air and catching them
deity, said: yellow boys; that's the
stuff" There were more money pack.
ages than usual in the small safe on
account OF the holiday business.
Directly across the a from the
small safe was the large iron through
safe. In this safe large amounts of
money are often carried, but as a pro-
lection for the express company the
manager is not given the combination.
n safe can be opened only at the end
d the run. The robbers were finally
induced by the messenger to abandon
Z, and escaped.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
TRIED TO KILL THAYER.
scores Of Christmas shoppers Scared ~
Kansas City.

Scores of Christmas shoppers Scared II
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, NO., Dec. e4.-Oscar
0. Wahlfeld, president Of the wahlfeld
wholesale clothing house and manu-.
facturer of children's garments, 4eo
Houston street, New York, attempted
to Kill w. II. Thayer, secretary of the
Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods com.
pany, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
on the second floor Of the company's
store.
The store was thronged with shop
p.ers at n time of the assault, and
Wahlfeld, wnom his friends insist was
temporarily insane at the time, was
only overpowered by Mr.. Thayer wit h
the assistance of Joseph T. Bird, vice.
president of the firm, and Judge r. Il.
Ball after determined resistance. He
was taken in charge by the police and
an effort will be made to have him
committed to a private asylum.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
LEFT TO TIE LEGISLATURE
Govcrnor-Elect Leedy VIII Not Leave
Omccs Vacant.

Oniccs Vacant.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. e4-f;ovornor.
elect Leedy has given notice IN he
Will close his Office tomorrow after.
noon and will hear no more applica-
lions for places until after New Years
day. He will spend Christmas with
his family in Lawrence.
Mr.. Leedy said that he had decided
TO appoint an adjutant general. This
Is one OF the Offices Of the state govern,
ment there is talk Of a%bolishipp alto,
gether, or materially reducing by max,
ing the incumbent simply q clerk in
the governors Office and recurring him
to do oil the work, but there is such a
demand for the place that the govern.
or-elect says he will probably make an
appointment, leaving it for the legis-
iatnre TO continue the place or abolish
II altogether.
On Bob Semplc's roster OF the patri.
OTIS who want office are said to be
nearly 100 who want to be adiutant
general. They are from all over the
state. Many Of them are old soldiers,
and some are just common militiamen.
Mr.. Leedy said incidentally In dis
cussinC the policy Of appointing an
adjutant general, that he had about
decided to shift on the legislature
much OF the responsibility Of contin-
ding or abolishing some Offices which
are regarded as useless.
How about the metropolitan police
commissioners? What are Won going TO
do with them?"
wei, now, | am looking for some.
body to advise me on that subject. I
want n man who can show me some
new way out. l am going over to nv
office in the Veale block I'm a few min
utes IN the first man l see will want
To say just one word on that subject. l
hear IT all day long and my slumbers
of it."
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
GRAVES
Ghouls Mako Successful Raids on o Kan.
sas City Ccmetery.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Dec. 24.-The
professors In the medical colleges of
the city have commenced their winter
lectures on surgery and anatomy and
the grave robbers are called upon to
supply the dissecting rooms with sub.
jects. OF late the ghouls Of this city
have become bold and instead Of steal
Ing bodies from cemeteries Of
the towns surrounding Kansas City
they have invaded Union cemetery, al
Twenty.seventh and Main streets, and
stolen the bodies Of three men. It Is
believed that other graves have been
tempered with. Detective Andy O'Hare
will investigate.
The graves of Charles w. Turner,
Andrew Van Vliet and George w,
Charles were opened this morning BY
Detective O'Hare and Sexton William
Todd. Only the casliets were found
The bodies were gone.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
THE GRAND ISLAND SOLD

Only One Bid Of os.OOo.OoO Made for
the Road.
HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 24.-The public
sale Of the st. Joseph & Grand Island
railroad was held at the depot here to-
day. Edward Simonton, special mas
ter OF st. Paul, Mimi, had charge.
There was but one bid and that was
by William Bull for Frank II. OlcotN
who represents the first mortgage
bondholders of New York. The road
sold for %, ZOO. 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
Mammoth Grain Elevator.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Dec. 25.-A
mammoth million bushel gram eleya,
tor and n has just been completed
by the Great Western Railroad com,
pany at Kansas City, Kan. The grain
capacity OF the annex Is 600, 900 bush,
els, and of the elevator proper, 400, 900.
The buildings are divided into ninety.
five compartment bins.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
Shot BY His Own Trap Gun.

SEpALIA, Mo-, Dec. 25.-J. w. Clark,
a North Laramie street grocer, had set
a trap gun in the store to kill burglars.
1t was arranged so that q person pass.
ing in front of the muzxle would dis
charge the gun by running against a
string. When Clark opened the store
he carelessly rubbed against the string
and received the whole load in the hip
and side.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
AIrs. Harrl.on,s Watoh Recox.r.d.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 24.-Several
weeks ago General Harrison was
robbed OF a gold watch belonging to
his wife. He offered q reward for its
recovery, and yesterday he received q
package from Chicago containing the
watch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
A Rich AIissourian . Suicide.

PILOT GROVE, Mo-, Dec. 24.-William
j. Wyan, a wealthy cattlemsn of Bell
Air, committed suicide Yesterday by
hanging himself In the loft Of his barn.
He was an influential Democrat and Q
Mason Of note. He had been insane
for some time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01

New YoRK, Dec. 24.-George G. SAKE
Of the firm of Estey & SAKE, piano ant
organ manufacturers, fell dead in the
street at Madison N. j., yesterday, o.
apaplsxy. He was q brother of tn,
late John @. SAKE, tho poet. One q
~ sens u \ physician In Montana.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
LOST IN A FIERCE GALE.

Twelve Passengers and All but -Four OF
. Bark's Crew Lost on Mexico.
SAN DEAoo, Cal, Dec. IA fierce
storm occurred in the Gulf of Cam
oeche December II and IL and among
other casualties reported, is the wreck
OF the bark Jamaica, with twelve pass
engers and most Of the crew lost.
The captain strapped 100 Mexican dol
lars upon him and clinginV TO a barrel,
tried to reach shore. The survivors
saw him sink, owing to the weight Of
n metal. One passenger after an
other sank, the boats proving entirely
unmanageable. Only three men and
. boy escaped. Tho vessel sank soon
after she was abandoned,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
Ex-Qusen Liiiuokaiani Trsvsi,ns,

New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 24.--Queen
Liliuokalani of Hawaii arrived hero
this morning, accompanied by Mrs. L.
Graham and her two children. Arthur
and Annie, = maid and q male attend.
ant. She left Immediately v g the
Louisville 4 Nashyille for the North9
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
SPAIN WILL NOT ANSWER.
Cabinet viii Mako No Reply to the
Presidents Message.

MADRID, Dec. 24.-The cabinet meet
ing yesterday was presided over by
Senior Canovas del Castillo. The cab
met considered President Cleveland's
message In SO far as 1t dealt with the
Cuban question, and also measures for
the coast defense and increase of the
fleet. 1t is reported officially that the
cabinet decided not to make any reply
to Mr.. Cleveland's message through
diplomatic channels.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
Gave His Life for Another.

ISDEPEsDENcE, Kan, Dec. a4.--Yes.
terday Henry Holl and Harmon Long
were digging q well at Edna, where
they struck fire damp. Holl quickly
tied q rope around Long and he was
hauled up. In saving his friends life
Holl sacrificed his own.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01
Mig Lumber Dea, Clo.cd.

ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. a4.-The weyer-
haus lumber syndicate closed q deal
purchasing large tracts of pine lands
situated In six or seven counties in
Northern Wisconsin. The purchase
involved $7o0. 900, and Is one of the
largest and most important known in
lumber circles, involving the fec title
10 nearly 80. 900 acres Of land.