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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Tho Platform.

Inc following platform was adopted:
We, the republicans of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, congratulate
the people of the state upon the full
hllmcnt Of the pledges made at the
national republican convention at st.
Louis. Our industries have revived,
our finances have been maintained,
our national credit is restored and cv-
cry dollar issued by the government
Is on n par with gold.
Our laborers nj employed. our man
~ufacturing establishments have re-
sumed operation, our mines are being
worked to their full capacity, the
masses of the people are prosperous
and are consuming once more to the
extent Of their needs the products Of
the farm and the factory.
We reatiirm answering allegiance
To tho principles enunciated in the re-
publican national platform of 1896.
We are in favor Of the maintenance of
the present gold standard and unal-
terably opposed to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver.
We favor the payment of our SOL
diers and sailors in the same money
rs is paid the bondholdcrs.
We congratulate the nation upon
the successful issue of the war with
Spain prosecuted under the direction
of William Mckinley, commnndcr-in-
chief of The army and navy of the
United States, with the loyal support
~ l,sa tn n1,.nt.,r ., lntb LAID and
sea.
We emphasize our hearty approval
% the wise foreign policy of President
Mckinley and also of the terms de-
manded of Spain as the conditions of
restored peace.
We pledge. IL restored TO control OF
the state government, an honest and
economical administration of public
affairs and the introduction of strict
business methods into all state offices.
We pledge the abolition of all I'M
necessary or sinccure state offices.
We pledge a comprehensive revision
of the revenue laws of the state with
n view TO more equitable distribution
of tax burdens.
We pledge legislation for state con
troll and regulation of public corpora
tions in the interest of all the people
We pledge the necessary steps to
ward n revision Of the state constitu
ton.
We call attention to the sham re
forms of the triple allied fusion par
ties who have secured victory at the
polls under false pretenscs and who's,
pledges are proved by experience I,
bc unreliable and utterly worthless.
We invite the cooperation and sup
port of not only.all who believe in re
publican principles, but also of nj
who wish better government, TO tn
end that Nebraska may be no longc
d~iscredited by being classcd anon,
the states in subsection to populism.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Saturday. August IL.

After three months and twenty
one days, the United States and Spain
yesterday agreed TO cease hostilities
and the French ambassador and Sec
rotary Day, in the presence of the
president, signed the protocol which
will form the basis of a definite treaty
of peace. Orders have been sent to all
army and navy commanders to cease
hostilities. The blockadcs of Cuba.
Porto Rico and Manila are ordered
raised.
The orders To Dewey were not made
public. General Shaftcr has replied
that he will notify the Spanish forces
Mt Holguin, Manzanillo and C~ienfuegos.
and will try to reach Havana. lie will
also notify the Cubans. The vessels
that have been doing blockade duty
around Cuba are ordered To assemble
at Key West. The New York. Brook
Ign, Indiana, Oregon, Iowa. and Mass
achusetts are ordered to Tompkinsville,
n. y. The basis Of the peace treaty
are:
First-That Spain will ~relinquish
all claim of sovereignty over and title
to Cuba.
Second-That Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies and
an island in the Ladrones.t to be selected
by the United States, shall be coded 10
the latter.
Third--That the United States will
occupy and hold the city, bay and har-
Dor of Manila pending the conclusion
of a treaty of peace, which shall de,
terminc the control, disposition and
government Of the Philippines.
Fourth-That Cuba, Porto Rico and
other Spanish islands in the West In
dies shall be Immediately evacuated
and that commissioners. . be appoint
ed within ten days, shall within thir-
ty days after the signing 81 the proto-
col. meet Mt Havana and San Juan, re
spectively, TO arrange and execute the
details Of the evacuation.
Efth-That the United States ant
Spain each appoint not more than Ave
commissioners to negotiate and con
clude a treaty Of peace. The commits
sioners are To meet at Paris net latel
than the first Of October.
Sixth-On the signing of the proto
col hostilities will be suspended, ant
soon rs possible by each government
to its military and naval commanders
The Union Pacific is arranging 10
IN excursion to Honolulu next month
First and second class tickets win b,
sold. The rates have not been al
nounced.
Mrs. Cora Cox OF Table Rock was sc
verely burned yesterday by the OK
plosion Of some gasoline which she at
tempted to pour into IA boiler of no
water while doing "a washing.
Joseph Krumenacher loft Fremon
two weeks ago for Omaha and Lin
coin, and has not been heard " since
When he left he had 500 in money
His family have been unable 10 fin,
any trace of him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Brief Biographical sketches.

Judge Monroe l.. Hayward will be
fifty-eight years of age on tho odd of
December. He was born in Willsboro,
n. ", but came to Nebraska in 1867,
settling at Nebraska City. where he
has resided ever since, practicing law.
He was u delegate to the constitutional
convention In 1878, and has presided
I'VE seyeral state conventions. He
served as Judge Of the Second judicial
district. lie served two years in the
war, enlisting in 1861 In the 22nd
New York infantry, served aftcrward
in the cavalry, and was honorably
discharged for disability. Read law,
and after u year spent at Whitewater,
Wis, came to Nebraska,
George A. Murphy, Of beatrice nom
mated for lieutenant governor, is a
bright young lawyer. He was an ac-
knowledgcd leader of the republican
side in the state senate in 1897. lie is
an orator OF great power and a good
parliamentarian. Mr.. Murphy was
born in Stark county, Ind, Christmas
day, 1858. Az an early age he taught
school and attended the northern In
diana college at Valparaiso, He grad
uated In 1881, read law two years in
Chicago and begun practice at Knox.
Ind. After five years practice he
went 10 Beatrice.
4. l.. Mathews, Of Frement, nomina
ted for auditor, is f~orty-eight years old
He is a Pennsylvania by birth, bu'
spent his youth and early manhood IL
Illinois. He has been in Nebraska /
portion of the time for fifteen years
having made his homo at Fremont 10,
eight years. being in the loan and rea
estate business.
Judge N. ID, Jackson, nominee TO
attorney general, Is one of the giant
on the list, measuring six feet, tire,
and one-half inches in height. lie wa
born in Iowa. took IA scientific cours,
in 1854 In oxford county, Me, spen
his early life in Iowa, Wisconsin an,
Minnesota, and graduated in 1879. II,
came 10 Cedar Valley seminary Il
Iowa, read law in the law department
of the University of Nebraska Tn,
same year. located at 0akdale, and re
moved to Neigh in 1891.
Peter Mortenscn, nominee for stat
treasurer. Is u Dane. He came To thi
country "a Pennies youth, took
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19

Louis Kamm of Lancaster county
was arrested yesterday, charged with
incest with his sister. who kept house 4
for him. lie gave bonds.
j. II. Campbell of Macon, Mo-, was
bitten by n mad dog on the 9th inst.
He arrived at Fairmont last night and
went Immediately to Alfred Ryburns s,
where the mad stone was applied. IL
was first soaked in new milk. 1t ad-
hered like a leech and filed itself with
poison seven times. being soaked in
milk Zach time. 1t turned the milk u
dark green color. Mr. Campbell start
ed home this morning feeling very
happy.
Mrs. p. q. Clark. wife of DIR. Clark
OF Herman, was drowned at Lake
Quinnebaugh, sixteen miles north Of
Tekamah, yesterday. She, with her
husband and two childrch had gone
there for an outing. 1t is believed she
died from fright. as she did not rise
after going under and no water was
found on her lungs, US would have
been the case had she died from stran-
gnlation. The body was found about
forty feet from where she went down.
On the 18th day of December, 1897,
Thomas Jansen. n very wealthy man
having loans in western Nebraska and
Kansas. left Indianola. where he had
been staying for several days. lie
was never seen afterwards. A reward
of five hundred dollars was offered for
information as to his whereabouts.
dead or al i've. Soine parties from
Stockvillc began to investigate the
matter and from evidence which they
secured decided hat certain parties in
Frontier county had committed muir
der and concealed the body in an old
well about ten miles southeast of
~Stockville. They began excava'ing
and after removing IA load of manure
and part of a load of hay they found
the body. DR.. +. :. Case, the coroner
of Frontier county, ~cmplnclled n jury
and began the investigation OF the
case. The jury has not yet reported
the verdict. II will be one of the most
exciting murder trials ever held in
western Nebraska. Mr.. Jansen had
several thousand dollars with him.
The object was robbery. Andrew
Hawkins of Frontier county, who filed
the well, has been arrested.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Tuesday. August 10.

George Wright. who lives in Rock
Creek precinct, Otoe county, had 1900
bushels of oats in stack burned. In
dications point 10 incendiarism. and
the Lincoln ~bloodhounds were called.
At Fairmont while w. c. Henry and
family were absent from home two
small boys, aged seven and nine years,
broke into the house and ransacked
the bureau drawers. They destroyed
y plush dressing case and a small
bank. 1t is impossible to tell what
was taken until Mr.. Henry returns.
II is reported that the father of one of
the boys is insane over it.
John Grabowski of Beatrice, who
was injured in Claes' brick yard last
week by the caving in Of "a wall Of
clay, is o expected to live. His in
%jurics, which were in the groin, have
grown serious. p~eritonitis soon fol-
lowed the accident and although a
consultation of physicians has been
held several times the past few days,
II is not hoped to save his life.
Arrangements for the funeral of ii.
:. liotchkiss have been made by com
,~nittees reprcse nting fraternal OF gan
izations of which he was q member.
As Mr.. Hotchkiss was grand master of
the Odd Fellows at the time of his
death it was decided to leave the
whole matter Of details To the execu-
tive committee appointed by that or
der. The funeral will be held in Lin
coin on Sunday, September 4, at rep
rcscntative hall.
Congressman Stark has informed
the ad jutant-general of Nebraska that
the per diem account representing
about $4,000 paid by the state of Ne
braska to members of the First and
Second Nebraska volunteers, has been
referred To the pay department at
Washington. The pay claims have
been audited and rs they have been
referred to the department which han
dies the cash it is believed the state
will Don he reimbursed.
At Omaha julius Johnson, a fore
man over a gang of men digging u
sewer trench on Fowler avenue, near
eth street, started TO let himself
down into the trench. which was
""S''y Wv" 'NNpf W oioSihS bS CT
bows on either side and dropping
down. A surveyors steel .od stood
against the embankment In such "a
manner that il struck Mr.. johnson In
the abdomen, entering nearly four
inches. passing through the peritone-
um. lie was removed to the Imman-
uel hospital, where he was attended
by DR.. Davis. Mr.. Johnson's suffer-
ing is intense md his injury is ex-
pected To prove fatal.
DIR. j. N. Barrow Of Lincoln was in
Nebraska City last evening. He is
searching for his daughter, Kittie, who
was taken from home in Lincoln some
time since. He has an idea that she in
concealed in this city or vicinity.
The news OF peace was received at
Weeping Water with great rejoicing
Saturday, and anvils We're set boom
Ing all owe the city. A bonfire was
organized and speeches were made by
various citizens, Young America was
dcmonstrative 10 such a degree that
all boxes, barrels and crates of INV
kind In the city not under lock and
key were added to the bonfire.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19

VIII Thomas. colorcd. of Nebraska
City, was sentenced To the reform
school last evening by Judge Joyce for
stealing IA can % paint from White
liandley.
Mr.. Cohen. living az 1913 S street.
Lincoln, reported to the police last
night that his ten-yoar.old boy was
missing. The boy went up town yes
terday morning and had not been
heard Of when the father reported.
As the family recently came to Lincoln
it is believed the boy was unable To
find his way home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Friday, August 12.

A general order has been issued at
the acknowledgements Office granting
one months furlough to the sick and
wounded soldiers and transportation
TO their homes. At the expiration of
their furlough, If fit for duty, the sol
diers must report to the nearest army
post, camp or hospital, for the purpose
Of being sem to their regiments
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Too Dear = Friend.

From Harper's Bazaar: "Hawley,"
said Tomson to his most intimate
friend. "Ill make a compact with you.
You tell me my faults and I'll tell you
yours" MY dear fellow" Hawley re.
piled, II can't. My voice always gives
~. after I've been talking six hours
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Sunday, August II.

Horace, son of Orrin Smith of Platts-
mouth, went down town after dinner
yesterday and since that time no trace
Of the boy can be found and his par.
ents are very much alarmed owe. his
strange disappearance.
Roy r. johnson, u baby fourteen
months old was accidentally drowned
yesterday in n tub of water at 1899
Vinton street, Omaha. His mother
had gone To u neighbor's to borrow
Some papers and when she returned
she found the boy lying head down in
the tub OF water. A doctor WAS called
but II IA too late.
While working in John Claes' brick
yard at Beatrice the wall OF the clay
pit caved in on John Grabowski. COW
ering him tn the nrms with dirt, lie
WAS badly injured in the groin. The
full extent of his injuries cannot be
ascertained for a day or two.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Friday. August II.

At the First district conventions of
the fusion parties held at Plattsinouth
today James Manahan Of Lincoln was
selected as nominee for congress.
The Strahle Generator company has
filed articles of incorporation. The
capital stock is $500. aud they pro-
pose to generate L new gas for light
ing purposes.
A collision between two engines and
a switch engine occurred ut North
Platte Yesterday iniurin2 Engineers
Jim Burns and John Scharinan and
Brakeman Murphy. The engine, and
a number of cars arc almost totally
destroyed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Saturday. August IL.

Laurence Sears. q young lad OF Lin
coin. was drowned in the Blne river
at Milford while in bathing. He got
beyond his depth and drowned before
help could be summoned.
Fred Schrader of Berlin was arrest
ed yesterday charged with assaulting
NJ. Fl. Day, a school teacher. Schrader
is manager of the lumber yard and ell
evator and vice president Of the Bank
of Berlin.
Vim. Daily. one of the leading stock
men of the state, Is in Omaha urging
the cattlemen OF the state to organize
to control the price of feeders. and
will probably issue a call soon for a
meeting the latter part Of mex month.
An ARRAY took place on O farm six
miles northwest Of Rising City the
other day between William Armagost
and Claud Bressnal, in which the first
named Is alleged to have kicked the
latter in the stomach and back.
Bressnal vent to David City To swear
out n warrant, became insensible and
was taken to the hotel and Il physician
summoned. He was insensible about
two hours. The doctors fear that. per-
i~tonitis may set in with fatal results.
Complaint has been made charging
Armagost with assault with intent TO
do great bodily injury. and he was ar
rested and held to answer the charge
under $500 bonds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19

Doctor-Your wife must have chick.
en- broth three times a day, and you
must give her a spoonful Of this medi-
cine every hour during the night. Mr..
Jackson (dubiously)-Wa'al doctah, I
doan' see how yo' expec' me toe pervide
her wiz chicken broff an sib her dat
medicine at de same time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Sunday, August -.

Fitzhugh Lee was summoned to
Washington yesterday.
The censorship on all cablegrams,
except in Cuba and Porto Rico, has
been raised.
The ports of Cuba and Porto Rico
are now open to the merchant vessels
of the world.
The transport City of Sidney. one o
the first fleet to carry troops To Manila,
has returned to Sen Francisco.
The e of the war thus far
have been $50. 600. 900. of which $685.
900, COO has been actually paid out.
Dizziness and %stagnation marked of
fetal quarters in Washington yestcr-
day as a result Of the sudden transit
ton from war to peace.
The war department has been ad-
vised through the Cuban junta at New
York that the Cubans in the field will
accept the terms of the protocol.
Private La Duke of the Second Wis
consin, who shot and killed Private
Stafford Of the regular army. at Ponce,
Porto Rico, was contaminated and
shot.
The cessation of hostilities will allow
all our battleships and cruisers to be
dry locked and scraped and over
hauled. All will put in first class
condition.
The German press is coming to the
conclusion that the recent war has
given the United States "A name, and
hereafter this repulic is a power TO DO
rcckoned with.
Report of the signing of the p%ortocol
reached General Miles in Porto Rico
too late to prevent "A very warm en-
gagement between the opposing forces
at Hermigueros.
Both the United States and Spain
have thanked France for its good Of
fees in bringing about the r%eapproach-
ment between the two nations leading
to the cessation of hostilities.
Cuban troops and other citizens OF
Cuba needing food will at once be sup
piled with The same through the com
missary department of the army until
other arrangements are made.
The Cubans In New York are happy
over the signing of the protocol, and
the position taken by the United
States in Cuban affairs. Word has
already been received from the Cubans
in the field that they have accepted the
armisticc. and are no longer fighting
the Spaniards.
Admiral Cervcra visited thc Spanish
prisoners at Portsmouth. y. H.. yes
tcrday. In the evening Cervera and
his staff were rendered u banquet ut
the Hotel Wentworth. Today the adj
miral again visited the camp where
the 1000 or more prisoners are kept,
and distributed $4,000 among the
men.
The San Francisco. the flagship OF
Admiral Howell, of the ~blockading
squadron, got too near'Morro castle, off
Havana, and was struck in the stern
by a ten or twelve.inch shell from a
shore battery, which tore a hole about
a foot in diameter. completely wreck
ing Admiral lIowell's quarters and
smashing his bookcase to fragments.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
Monday, August Is.

II is stated that Ambassador TO Eng
land Hay will succeed Day as secretary
Of state.
General Shafter sent word yesterday
that the general health of his command
was improving.
Troops stationed at San Francisco
and destined for the Philippines, have
been ordered detained until further
orders.
Skaters men are rapidly filling up
Camp Wikoff ut Montauk Point, l.. l..
They could never have recuperated at
Santiago.
The usual Sunday quiet prevailed at
the white house and in the army and
navy departments yesterday. This is
a condition that has obtained since the
Maine was blown up.
Commodore Howell is fast assem-
bling the ships of the blockading squad
ron at Key West. The hole tern in the
stern of his flagship, San Francisco, has
been neatly patched.
Spanish newspapers now our
peace md say Spain has tumbled to a
third rate nation. They predict that
the respite from war is only temporary,
fearing internal strife.
! The advance of the American army
in Porto Rico has stopped on receipt
of the presidents orders to cease hos
t~ilities. The soldiers generally re-
ceived the news with delight.
The uprising Of the Carlists in the
province of Castcllon de In Plana,
portant, is "a great deal more serious
| than chm p,vArn~at .a m admit
The United States government yes
terday received the first cougratula-
tons from u foreign power upon the
successful termination of the war with
| Spain. II came from Italy through
ambassador Baron Fava-
Tuesday, August n.
The mines in the harbor of Key West
have been exploded TO allow the free
movement of the ships from the block.
aiding squadron.
The president and cabinet are busy
these days formulating plans for the
reconstruction of Cuba, Porto Rico
and Spanish West Indies.
The president is canvassing public
sentiment as to how much of a stand
ing army this' nation on gfrt To keep up
after the treaty of peace is executed,
4 telegram to the London Daily
Mail from Biarritz says: Accounts
sent Ia Spain by visitors to Don Carlos
mt Lucerne have created the creates,
alarm. and despite the public denials
IL is apparent hat everything is ready
for u great Carlist UPRISING upon the
conclusion Of peace. IL is believed
Don Carlos will wait for the return OF
IN. Cuban army before ordering an in
surrection. because he believes the
army will return disheartened anC
ripe for revolution. Carlists have beer
working in Cuba for months past"
As a result of a conference between
American and Cuban leaders at Santi
ago the Cubans are to be paid of by
the United States and d~isbanded. Il
will involve the expenditure of Rbop'
SIS, 900. OO0, but IL is important to thi
prosperity of the island, as no one will
want to cultivate his land while in,
sureent bands arc raiding the island
Yesterday che state department re
ceived from Consul.General Wildmau
at Hong Kong a dispatch that Captain
General Augusti Of the Philippines
reached Hong Kong ON the Germai
warship kaiserin Augustin. lie say
that Dewey bombarded Manila Satur
day and that the city surrendered un
. cOnditionally.
The oasis., 1898-08-20
TRAIN NO. l.

TRAIN NO. l.
 Leaves La Colorado at 8:3O a. m., arrives at Torres 9:l5 a. m., to meet sonora train from GuaymaS at l0:05 a. m.
 TRAIN NO. ,.
 Leaves Torres for La Colorado and Prieta> at a. m., arriving at La Colorado and Prietas at ll:45 D. m.
 TRAIN NO. 3.
 Returns from La Colorado at BOO D. m., arrives Torres at 5:45 D. m., to wait arrival of Sonora train from No gales to Guaymas at 6:3S p. m.
 TRAIN NO. i.
 Leaves Torres at ID. m. for La Colorado after arrival of Sonora train and arrives at La Colorado at 7:45 p. m.
 l. Al trains on this card connect with sonora fallNay trains
 2. The Torres and PfigsaS railway K the best route tvr JfeS, Mat8pe and Aaqui River, passengers can hire coaches from La Colorado for above named districts with reliable driver wh0 k well acquainted with these districts
 3- A telegraph line exists between Torres, La Colorado and Minas Prie- tas mining camps. in communication with all telegraph lines. rate thirty cents Mexican money for ten worSd and two cents per word thereafter. passenger rates one dollar Mexican money to La Colorado and vice versa. f. Wells Farpo & Ca catry all ay. press matter on Torres and Prietas railway, through rates from all parts of the United States and Mexico. 3, Freight can be consigned to F. II. Seymour, or Torres and Prietas railway, Torres, for La Colorado. Minas PrietaS. Ures. Matape and other points in that district, who will forward same free of commission or brokerage. F. H. SEYMOUR,
 Proprietor and President.