The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18

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The ship New York from Hong Kong
for san francisco was blown ashore i'm
Half Moon bay. thirty miles below the
latter port. md is now high and dry
on the beech. Although intact. the
chances Of getting the ship off are
very slim.
The government is negotiating with
the Philadelphia d Reading Railroad
Co., for the purchase of it's fifty-six
vessels. IT is u splendid fleet of
%stauuch vessels, which would bc use
full as transports for coal in ease of
war. The company will sell in case of
war.
The house committee on the election
OF president, wee president and rep.
rcscntativc in congress has favorably
reported to the house the Joint resolu.
ton amending the constitution pro-
vidiug for the election of members Of
the house of representatives for terms
of four years.
Assistant Secretary Mciklciohn has
made an order restoring the wages of
the employees mt the United States
arsenal at Rock Island. H.. TO the
rates existing December Il, 1897. The
reduction made in these wages caused
II great cOlnmotion in labor circles. il
being represented that the cut mad a
most depressing effect upon the entire
labor market of the west. The ILL
nois congressional representatives in
tcrvcncd in the mems behalf.
President McKinlcy's hands have
been upheld by both branches of the
American congress. With enthusiasm,
fcrvor and prOmptncSs almost unpar-
alellcd in the senate in time of peace
that body passed the emergency ap.
preparation bill, carrying Sls3,OO Of
deficiencies and placing at the dispos-
al of the president $50. 600. 900 for ma
ton defense. The vote was unani.
nous. Scvcnty-six short. sharp and
n decisive speeches were delivered
in favor of the bill. each one being
simply Il ringing AYE" during the roll
call upon the passage of the measure.
The term of the collector of custom,
at Omaha. DR.. Geo. l.. Miller. expires,
this week. 1t is ruinorcd that Srna-
tor Thurston has selected DIR. Millcr's
successor in the person of EN-Mayor
Champion :. Chas1 of Omaha. There
has been Il strong friendship between
senator ThurSton and Colonel Chase
since the time OF his first mayoraltv
term in Omaha, when he il said TO have
been very kind to Mr.. Thurston. then
II young lawyer in the city. Senator
Thurstun is away in Cuba and could
not he seen 10 verify the report.
Because of II protest from some OF
the western people the secretary of
war has modified his order Of last
week changing the name of the bounds
of a military department 81 ~ To re-
tain the name of the department of
the Missouri. To do this il was nee
cssary to abandon the name of the
department of the Platte. and the
territory included within tho present
limits of that department will he
known rs the department OF the Mis-
sonri. The old department of the
! Missouri retains its new name as the
department of the lakes.
Mr.. Lodge tMaSs.). of the foreign re-
lationS committee, has called up the
joint resolution for the relief of Au-
| gust Bolton and Gustavc Rich,liu. The
/ resolution follows: That the prssi-
dent of the United States be and he is
hereby empowered to take such meas
urcS as in his Judgment may be ncccs-
sary to obtain the indemnity from the
| ''l"'AiNNl WV ~ wv NI'iIGN
and injuries suffered by August Bolton
and Gustavc Richcliu, by reason of
their wrongful arrest and imprison-
mcnt 10y Spanish authorities al Santa
20 de Cuba in the year 1895, and TO Sc
cure this end he Is authorized and re-
qucstcd to employ such means or cNer-
else such power as may he necessary"
The resolution. To which objection
was made a few days ago, wa passed
without debate.
senator Billy Mason of Illinois has
received q challenge to fight a duel.
The challenge was sent by Marquis dc
Alta Villa. editor of the Spanish i'll
distracted paper III tardo. The docu-
mcnt is printed. and the challenge is
preceded by Il short column of personal
abuse in which senator Mason is
described as IAN ignohlc Yankee Scu-
atOr. who scolds like a woman and
who has not the valor to fight like II
man, and who would take II slap in the
face without rcsCnting it," The Am
crican people are referred to as "a
people who deal in pigs and whose flag
is the almighty dollar" The senator
accepts the challenge in n iocose spirit.
He says he will have 20 see the marquis
before he decides whether he will ac-
ttDl, Dul tnil IL scarcely uccofuS with
Spanish modcsty for the challenging
party To name the weapons rs is lone
in this instance.
The consolidated returns of the crop
reporting agents of the department Of
agriculture, made up March /. show
the wheat reserves in farmers hands
on that date to be the equivalent of
22.9 per cent of last years crop, OF
| uhput 1oI npD OuD huShnlS This IL "a
0OO, 900 bushels in excess of the farm
reserves one ycar ago. The proportion
of the crop of 1897 shipped beyond
county lines is 50.7 per cent. The corn
in farmers hands as estimated aggrc-
gates 7s3, 900, 900 bushels, or Ali per
cent of last years crop, against l.l6i,-
000, 1000, or 81 per cent on hand on
March l, 1897. The proportion of the
total crop shipped ont Of county where
grown is estimated at 2l.6 per cent, or
about Az, 900, 900 bushels. The pro-