The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-25
NEWS OF III WORLD
TELECRAPHIC DISPATCHES
BOILED DOWN..
Most Important Events OF the Past Six
Days Carefully Collected and Condensed
Foreign and Domcs,ic Doings Cbroni.
cipd for busy People to Read.

Earthquake shocks were in portions
Of New Hampshire.
It is rumorcd that tho Chinese loan
has been placed with Great Britain.
Fifty lives were lost at the IIainmcrly
collicry, icrcharn. Prussia. by an "X-
plosion of fire damp.
Spain. it is sail. mas made full az ol-
2 for the insulting letter of cX-
Ambassador dc Lone.
The National Creamery and butter
makers association began their sixth
annual session ut Topeka Monday.
At Findlay. o.. while trying to nr.
rest a brace of burglars. Officer Holly
was shot and killed by n of them.
Disputed territory in West Africa is
q bone of contention between French
and English, and trouble is expected
sOCI.
Mrs. James o. West Of New York.
visiting at st. Louis, was robbed of
81, 900 worth of jewellery by sneak
thieves.
The Wheeling Iron & steel Co. at
Bellairc. o.. has shut down as a result
of 1000 men resisting Il 10 per cent cut
in wages.
I'm the presence of 1000 spectators.
George Edwards. colorcd. was hanged
at Scnatobia. Miss. for the murder of
Roxie Williams.
Word has reached Princeton. Ind.
from Belmont. H., that John Cuaran.
in Il fit of jealousy. shot and killed his
wife and then himself.
In the house of the Illinois lcgisla-
turc Rev. G.. Bradford. the chaplain.
uttered II ~fcrvcnt prayer for success in
case OF war with spain.
The populist convention recently
held in Minnesota decided to fuse. in
the coming elections. with the silver
forces of the other parties.
At New Washington. near Thin. o..
u freight train on the Pennsylvania
road crashed into a combination coach
and five persons were badly injured.
Sentiment in Paris is shifting in "a
vor of Emile lola. and his chances for
acquittal seem brighter. The test.
mony of many witnesses duplicates Es-
terhazy.
The body of Miss Francis Il. Willard.
late president of the w. e. +. L. has
been sent to Chicago in a special coach
rendered by the New York Central
railroad.
VIM. o. Moody. a trusted cmploye Of
the banking firm of Dunlap Bros. Chi
cago, was arrested for embezzling S.9.-
OOG. A desire To get rich quick was
Tho ,u,,N, .f Nnnl,.'N lnn.nfnn
~ New Orleans the federal court of
appeals decided the government ease
against the noted tillibustcr steamer
Three Friends The decision is
against the OF the vessel.
The first corn convention ever held in
the United States YVES the one recent
ly held in Chicago. About $50 dele
gates were present. and nearly all the
middle-wcstcrn states were repre-
scented.
Ex.Govcrnor Boics of Iowa will make
the race for congress in the Third con
grcssional district this fall against ID
Il. Henderson. Mr. Boics has consent
ed to allow the use of his name by the
democrats for the nomination.
At 0:l5 p. m, Tuesday. February
Is, a terrible explosion took place
on board the United States cruiser
Maine, in Havana harbor. As yet the
cause of the explosion is not known.
The explosion shook the whole city
and windows were broken in most vi
the houses. The widest constcrna-
tion prevails in Havana, and the
wharvcs are crowded with thousands
of people. Captain Sigsbce and the
other officers are saved. but II is be
licvcd that over 100 of the crew were
killed. 1t is believed the explosion
occurred in a small powder magazine.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso MI,
and Captain General Blanco and othe,
Spanish officials are lending every
assistance in their power. Captain
Sigsbce has cablcd for a light house
tender to take the crew and n few
pieces of equipment still above water
There are very few new development:
of a startling character in regard "a
the Maine disaster. Nearly 800 of tn,
marines and two officers are missing
and are counted among the dead. Tall
is rife in both Spain and this country
as to the probable cause of the cXplo
sion which destroyed the cruiser: vari
Gus theories are held. The navy de
partment will investigate the matter
thoroughly. Pending this investiga
ton, the public is asked to remain
calm. II the investigation shows tha'
n torpedo was exploded under tn,
Maine war will certainly follow. If /
was the result OF an explosion OIL
board. the situation viii be different
Public sentiment ia the United state
is for war. and many have tcaderc,
, their service in case such occurs.
diversity OF opinion exists among ra
val officials and others as to whethe
the explosion was due to accident o
design. The Spanish cruiser Vizcay
H. now in New York harbor. closet
guarded to prevent possible harm. III,
tension is tight and the cord Of peac
may snap ut any moment. Diver
have been sent To Havana to invest
. gate the condition Of The Names hui
A bill has been introduced in the hous
10 appropriate 1000, 900 TO replace I'll
|, Maine. All sorts of rumors are ri
: and a ~fcvcrish condition exists. whic
only official investigation and repol
pnn nlla Y or ini1omn