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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-09
UNDER THE BLACK FLAG.
Two Women Known tn Have Been Pirates
ON the spanish Main.

Two Women Known To Have been Pirates
ON the Spanish Main.
In the old days, when piracy -four
lshed along the Spanish main and when
buccaneers had headquarters In many
islands Of the West Indies, Mary Read
and Anne Bonny sailed under the
black nag. The first named was an
English girl who had worn boys
clothing from childhood to hide a fam.
lily secret. For a while she served on
an English warship and then sailed
for Cuba on q merchant vessel. which
was captured by pirates. She Joined
the gang and thus met Anne Bonny.
The latter was also disguised as a man,
and, not knowing Mary to be a female,
fell In love with her. revealing her
wi sex. Mary was then obliged &c
make a similar revelation. The pair
served at their profession for many
years. Finally they were taken pris-
uners by a wal vessel. Mary Read was
sent to q prison In jamaica, where she
ended her days. What became Of Anne
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V FLOIINcns


OF apple green silk. yelled with accor-
dion plated frllls of golden brown
moussellne do sole OF the same length.
A ruche OF ap~plegreen and golden
brown tulle edged each frill, and a
striking trimming OF heavy cream lace,
caught In round knots and appliqucd
fiat. bordered the yoke.
When bought ready-made these pop
ular Louis XVI. bowknots Of lace that
adorn SO many OF the pretty petit
coats are quite expensive. yet any
woman. by choosing n soft, pliable
quality OF lace. can haste and arrange
these gracefully little bowknots herself
according to a pretty pattern. and af-
terward hem them down invisibly, 30
that they would never be suspected OF
being homemade" affairs.
On the petticoats designed for even
Ing wear In pale colors I notice quite
a preference for sheer batlste. or lawn
embroidery. instead OF lace.
NINA GOODWIN.
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about thirty-two years ago. His pa
rents were people Of the middle class,
thoroughly respectable and In t%olcrable
circumstances. They still live there.
and the other day they were the only
ones to follow their son to his grave.
From boyhood he showed evil pro-
pensities. He never learned a trade
n never worked. lie preferred a
dishonest mcans OF gaining q living
TO the many honest avenues that were
opened to him. lie was n bad boy, and
when he grew TO young manhood he
grew worse. instead OF mending his
ways. His associates we're people OF
the lowest order. and his intimacy with
criminals seemed a matter Of course.
Soon he became known to the police az
q man who could do a bit Of work as
neatly as the most experienced crook.
He was also considered dangerous. for
while he had never been concerned
In many rows he was OF a sullen. dog
ged disposition. He was arrested sew
eral times on suspicion OF having been
connected with burglaries and petty
thefts. but It was never found posi-
BILE to convict him. lie married q
woman named Mrs. Burns. and they
had one child, but he never cared
for her.
About three years ago a burglar
gained a sort of renown In Louisville
az the only man who could beat the
slot machines" The little devices
were In their heyday. Suddenly there
were reported to the police almost
every day cases OF slot machines that
had been broken open with an NJ the
night before and robbed OF their cash.
More than 100 machines were robbed
In this way. The burglar was never
run TO earth. but the police found that
Clark was the man who did all the
work. But. us usual, they could not
make a case against him. lie was
shrewd, and was also fortunate In new
er being caught at work.
About two years ago there was living
In the O%rphanage Of the Good Shep-
herd a girl named Matte Mahoney. Shs
was only efteen years old. and was
there because her mother wal too poor
to keep her. Clark went to the home
one day with a companion who was
engaged In some painting. There he
saw the girl. She was pretty, and he
began a Irritation with her. Clark was
good looking in a way. He had a wife.
but that did not matter. He exerted
his wiles or the girl with great sue
cess, for In q few days she lad left
the home and no trace OF her could
be found. Her father was dead, and
her mother enlisted the services OF the
Humane society and the police, AMI
In a short time the girl and Clark were
found living together with negroes. A
warrant was sworn u against him by
the girls mother. The case went to
trial. But the girl knocked II out as
soon as she testified, as she swcre that
Clark was not the nan who had led
her astray. She said that she preferred
to live with him rather than at the
home or with her mother. Judge
Thompson dismissed Clark.
From that time on the police kept
them under surveillance. Clark be-
came identified with a crowd that was
suspected OF many crimes. He was ar
rested frequently, but nc case could
eve be made against him. But on the
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-09

The total cost OF the launch Of a
modern battieship often amounts to
over $4,000. About Ave iona of tai
low and over a ton Of oil and soft soap
are used In greasing the way-that Is,
the slip down which the cradle in
which the vessel Is placed giides into
the sea.
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The British museum contains a very
full collection of clay pipes. dating
back as FAR as the sixteenth century.
The custom OF waxing the pipe end to
prevent 1t sticking to the lips was In
troduced by the Dutch about the year
100.
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| the broad satin flounce.

the broad eatin fiounce.
A chameleon skirt, designed to be
worn with a green corduroy gown. was
made with a long, close-fttlng yoke
Of shot copper and apple green taffeta
that formed a point at the back. Be-
low the yoke were three broad frllls
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-09
YOUR UNDERSKIRT MADE
ACCORDING TO YOUR BUILD

was deeper at the back than the front.
The lower part Of the flounce was
covered with accordion plated white
gauze. with squares Of imitation Brus-
sells lace appliQued over 1t In q line.
with the corners touching. A full lace
frill bordered the edge Of the skirt.
Entre-deux Of the same lace headed
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THE WAY T. is HARD
SUDDEN CLOSING OF A CA
REER OF CRIME.
Matte Mahoncy Was shot on . Grsss-
Grown Roadside, shielding - brutal
Man rag'o story Of Missuided 0lri
VINO Loved " Nrr,ferer.

HEN Howard clark
and Matte Mahon.
ey were shot to
death by officers OF
the law In Indiana
life stories
were ended that
the first al
q were cast In
sin and shadow.
Howard Clark was
born In Louisville
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Mrs. McCorkle-How does Miss sers
put In her time? Mrs. MoCrackle-Be-
wailing q "miss" spent nfe.--New York
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John Finlayson Of Detroit. Mich.
stepfather of the late Margaret Mather.
Ia In the county poorhouse. The old
man has passed his seventy-fifth birth
day and is in feeble health, II had mo-
one to do anything say me-" said Fin
layson. II could ssAythlng for
myself. ! don't on the
county and l could
such asepa 8Ha ,<As
once A- kQf late
The times., 1898-04-03
The Mouse in the White House.
From the New Yora Lournal.l

From the New York; Journal.)
What deem you of your White House
now?
Evidently that celebrated edifce has
fallen on foul days! Washington built
It, the elder Adams opened it, and it has
been in it's time the home of heroes.
Americans of quick honor and of high
resolve have dwelt there. Statesmen
like jefferson and Lincoln have given it
as their address. Patriots like Jackson
and the silent Grant, who would live
in the red front of war for their coun-
try's credit, have walked its halls as
masters.
But those days were of the long ago.
Then the nation was run as a republic;
now it is conducted as a corner grocery.
Then Jefferson framed declaration of
independence; now it would be written
by a stock ticker
And Wall Street would get the tip and
make millions in bear movement due of
Concord and Bunker Hill.
Verify! the White House decays. Once
an American might point it to foreign
sightseers without shame.
But not lately.
Within our own time it has been once
a sty and now a mouse cage.
Geography once combined with accident
and these added themselves to politics.
The White House as vile result became
the lair of thing all abdomen and am
bition; a creature who, with the head of
a hog and the heart of hog, constructed
+,i
angle whereof the points were marked
| respectively by bottles, by ballot boxes
and by bundles of money.
This was huddle of years ago. The
sun went down on that days disgrace
| only to rise on White House ignobility in
| another form. A hog wandered into OBJ
scurity and a white mouse took it's place.
| The grunts of the one were suppanted
| by the squeaks of the other as Presiden-
| tial utterances.
OF these, one was the dishonor of the
| Democrats, the second is the infamy of
the Republicans. Ignobility in this White
House behalf is as an account thus bal
anced between the parties.
But it all makes occasion TO ask Amer
leans, What deem you of your White
House in these latter craven days. money
| soaked and muddy with greed
In this time of Spanish insult and OF
white mouse submission the Republicans
stung by patriotism, are roaring as might
a party of lions.
| Why do you roar, Q lions?
You anointed white mouse as yom
king: True, your paw as it crowned hin
was Hanna-guided. But your eyes were
open. You could not surely look fol
aught leonino from white mouse.
No, your woe is fruit of your owl
fault. Hanna, that willy. strong, con
scienceless. rapacioUs gorilla of politics
made cats paw of you.
And you let him.
The times., 1898-04-03
More Boots Than Blood.

If ever we should go to war with
Spain, there would be so little for land
forces to do that brigadier generals
would be as scarce as patriotism in the
State Department.
Where would We fight? The Span
iards might shell Mr. Flaglers hotel at
ST. Augustine They might even at
tack Pensacola. They would not land
any troops on our shores, while we
would not think Of sending any expe-
dictionary force to Europe. The occupa-
tion Of Havana might require a few
troops; but the army Of the Cuban Re
public would do the rest. The proba-
bilities are that the last Spaniard would
be glad to leave the Western Hemis-
phere inside of fifteen days from the
first shot.
1t is that first shot that we need to
look out for. If it is fired before Cuban
independence is recognized, the Span
ish-Cuban bond deal has u chance for
its life That would be a lamentable
and a disgraceful thing for the Ameri-
can people.
Two hundred and sixty-siX American
heroes speak to US from the grave.
Some Of them have not even graves TO
speak from. They rot in the foul mud
of the bottom Of Havana harbor. Yet
they speak. They call upon US to
avenge their massacre. How shall we
DO it? The shortest, easiest and no.
blest way is to make their memorial
the expulsion of Spain from Cuba with
out money and without price.
The times., 1898-04-03
Using The Arpronriatiop.

When freedom from her mountain
height gave Mr.. Mckinley fifty mil
lion dollars with which TO prepare for
war, We may say with complete conf
dence that she did herself proud. She
viii be all the better prepared, being a
peaceful female, to hear that, having
got Congress off his hands for three
days, the President has been using
some of this money TO send out many
hundred kilograms to business men all
over the country, begging them to use
their influence with members of Con-
gress to prevent war.
These kilograms do not mention the
fact that Mr.. Mckinley has suppressed
the most important information CON
nected with the Maine massacre; infor-
nation which, if given TO the country
weeks ago when ne received it, would
have wiped Spain out Of the hemi-
sphere before now! They only refer to
the disturbance of values" which
would follow hostilities, and our Chris
tian duty to endure any sort of a hid
eGus and horrible peace rather than
plunge ourselves in a condition disad-
vantageous to the Spanish-Cuban bond
traitors.
That is what it means! All the banks
in the Union have been ordered to
squeeze their customers into false
representation to Congress. This man
ufactured sentiment win be backed by
European monarchical demand for
arbitration" The time has gone by
for mincing words. The American peo-
PIE may as well understand first as last
that they are being betrayed!
VIII they stand il?
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The Times dislikes the duty of always
appearing as the jeremiah Of the Ad-
ministration. Still Mr.. Mckinley will
remember that, on the 3lst day of Jan
uary this journal admonished him that
the Maine was buoyed over a subma-
rine mine and would be blown up. One
Of his most intimate friends then as
sured us that the President was much
incensed a the suggestion. He was not
a bit so when the massacre occurred.
The Administration regarded that for
some time as a friendly accident"
For ten days We have been pleading
with the President TO stop, send back
capture or sink that Spanish torpedo
boat flotilla. Perhaps. If We had asked
him not to 90 it. he might have taken
action The appeals Of anybody, based
upon patriotic sentiments or motives.
do not get far inside the White House
grounds McCook is there when Han
Ia is not. That is sufficient to account
for it.
Probably in a few days more the tor
pedo boats viii destroy battleship or
o<yo We dislike TO refer to SO small a
contingency, because it would tend to
embarrass the President in his efforts
to save McCook and produce peace,
through a wise and Christian interpo-
sltion by the powers whose money
lenders own the Spanish debt.
The loss Of a battleship or so would
be inconsiderable compared with the
good Of "our best business Interests" !"
The times., 1898-04-03
Carrier pigeon Sen service.

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
Carrier pigeon service at sea has been
employed heretofore to a limited extent
by sailing vessels, as the increased rapid
ity of transit by ocean steamships carry
ing passengers had rendered this method
of carrying intelligence almost useless
to shipowners. Even when drifting help
less amid high seas as in the recent case
of La Champagne, a modern ocean liner
is safe enough. 1t is a different matter,
though. with minor ocean voyagers,
which, like the bark Bothnia, might stand
in need of instant succor after furious
storm. The news of such rescue would
be welcome intelligence, indeed, to the
friends of those saved, and the recent
demonstration by the steamship La Bret
agne that carrier pigeons may be utilized
to convey early information of such good
fortune substantially vindicates the
claims ofsusefulness made in b shalf of this
peculiar system of communication. La
Bretagne has been the first of the ocean
liners to use carrier pigeons at sea; she
Will not be the last The transatlantic
lane is now so crowded with vessels of all
kinds that a bird conveying a MESA sc
from any point between the two conti-
nents would be practically certain to find
safe resting place on some friendly and
free sailing craft
The times., 1898-04-03
a Stranger in New York.
From the New York JOurnall

Cast of Characters
GEORGE C. BOLDT,
First King of Waldorf-Astoria.
SECRECY THOMAS.
Lord High Executioner.
WEST ............. \ Detective.
ICEWATER IKE,
Chief Bellboy TO His Majesty George /.
GUSTAV +. FOUSSEN.
\ Stranger in New York.
SCENE 7.
Office of Waldorf-Astoria.
Icewater Ike-Front 156 wants an alb
sinthe frappee.
First Belboy (trembling)-I just took
him a whiskey cocktail, sir.
Second Bellboy-And I gave him q
brandy soda five minutes ago, sir.
Third Bellboy-And / carried him
small bottle half an hour ago sir.
CTelesene begins ticking IoudlyO
Icewater Ike-Gin fizz for I56!
King George 6furiously)-WnO is this
1856. anyway?
Manager Thomas-He is a stranger in
New York: been in the hotel eleven days.
been in the country eleven months; be-
longs to noble German family; got money
to burn; also, a terrible thirst Still, he
is a gentleman, and carries what ne
takes like a gentleman.
Fourth Bellboy (enters breathless)-
1856 says if he don't get a quart right
| dying of thirst
Fifth Rellboy-756 says if you don't
! send him three whiskey cocktails imme-
diately he will blow up his room with
/ dynamite.
Sixth Benboy-756 wants a case of
| champagne sent up to his room. He
says he is growing thirstier every min
! ute.
| King George-This is terrible Thomas,
| what would the prince say, if he knew
| this? This nobIeman of yours has evil
| IDENTIFY got a jags Perhaps he is on the
| brink of the WHY'S. My God. the hotel
may be blown up any minute, and then
| everybody would say it was a Spanish
| plot. and We should have war, sure. This
| must be stopped. Where is West? Send
! for West Immediately and do you. ThoIn-
| as. go upstairs with him To this mad
mans room and get him out
| West knocking at No. l56l-AIr. FOus-
sen, l regret to say that the champagne
| is all out However, if YOU Will drive
| with me TO DeImoniCOs Just up the av-
| enue | can promise YOU ii good time.
| Foussen-I won't so. / want a drink.
| Give me IAN ounce" of champagne or I
| shall go mad What is the matter with
your American whisky that it makes a
| man so thirsty
Manager Thomas (coaXinSly)-Come
out. Mr.. Foussen, ana I'll blow YOU off.
Foussen Coming ouU-You have saved
| my life. / do not know the ways of your
| country, but in Germany we do not have
| to speak twice when we are dry. Lead
| on, my preserver; / follow YOU.
GA march down to the ofticeD
| West-What shall we do with him.
| your majesty?
King George-The man is drunk. In
| a few moments he will have the horrors
| Put him in a carriage and take him TO
| Bellevue. and be quick, In another mo-
ment it may be too late.
Manager Thomas-Has he got any
money in the safe?
King George-NOt a cent. Away with
| him! I now remember that he has been
in a stupor for eleven days. II this
were known, we would be ruined.
| Fousseu-Give me an ounce of cham
pagne.
CThey lead him away to carriage.
The times., 1898-04-03

tail. The planters strolled around in
course Of time, looked over the fence
at the contented porkers and shook
their heads. They thought that the
only chance for those hogs was to grow
so large that they could not be carried
off. and before that time the chances
We're hundred TO one that they would
disappear The hog farmer however,
went along quite placidly, and one
night new animal appeared in the
gathering. This new animal was
rather nimble and moved rather
queerly. Close inspection might have
revealed the fact that he was rub
ber imitation OF the outside form of a
hog-like a mask for the whole body
as well as the head-and that this rub
Der shell encased the body OF an active
and ambitious dog. The hogs were a
little shy Of him at first, but soon rec
osniZed an cid acquaintance and had
no fear. It was a nice night for depre-
dation; just light enough to see the
hogs. but not light enough to be recog-
nized The owner ensconced himself
! behind some bushes and waited. Pres
emily two shadowy forms appeared, and
/ there was a whispered colloquy. The
! decoy hog moved a little apart from
the Others. Two long arms suddenly
reached for him. Then uprose that
hog upon his hind less and Ieaped
! joyfulIy upon the shadowy forms, say
| ing "Bowgh, woweh, wowgh! g-r-r-r!"
There We're two yells of terror, and the
depredators fled, and that farm was
! safe for eveTmore.
There is a moral in this story, and
| it is connected with the language
used by Spanish newspapers during
! the past few weeks They have been
! calling boldly on their countrymen to
! come and kill these Yankee pigs. That
| has been their favorite name for the
| American. They are deceived by the
! peaceful and inoffensiye front which
| he presents to the world in general.
This story is respectfully recommended
for their consideration, together with
a saying of an American poet, to the
effect that things are not what they
seem. They may try to demolish the
American under the impression that he
is a pig, but when they have discovered
| their mistake, then
| The disillusion of the thieves in the
story will be only a Slight suggestion
! Of the future feelings of Spain.
The times., 1898-04-03
" ny " ait.

Christianity. as it is interpreted in Of
fetal circles may compel US to keep
the dogs Of war in their kennel. Chris
tianity. on the other hand, does not
seem to have prevented US from toler-
ating the inhUman butchery of men,
women and children almost within sight
Of our shores. It has not even kept US
from using the military force Of the
Government TO assist in Spanish atToci-
ties. The shame and humiliation of
this thing Is not lessened by the Mon
roe doctrine, on the strength Of which
We assume the membership Of the
Western Hemisphere and order Europe
TO keep hands off.
IL the Monroe doctrine is a live force,
and We mean to apply it, the thing it
self imposes duties and responsibilities.
We cannot invoke ii against all the re-
mainder Of Europe and allow Spain to
murder prisoners and hospital inmates,
TO outrage little girls and otherwise act
the fend without doing something. But
We do nothing. We see the frightful
butcheries Of Spain. We use the whole
force Of our Navy to support Spain. and
then we sit back like a hyena and re-
fuse 10 allow anybody else to interpose
for the rescue Of tortured humanity.
To the devil with that kind Of Mon
roe -doctrinei When il was formulated
we had men; high minded. patriotic,
fighting men both in the White House
and in Congress. They thought Of prin-
ciples. Today cur rulers seemingly are
interested only in margins. once this
country stood like an enraged lion for
liberty in the Western Hemisphere.
Now ii wears a frock coat and a silk
hat and stands reading the stock
ticker,
II is an awful pass that the country
has come to. We have an invertebrate
President who viii pray this morning
that divine vengeance may be diverted
from the Spanish-Cuban bond con
spirators. We have a dollar-marked
boss who viii fix up Mondays deal on
the stock exchange We have some
Senators who viii help him and share
the profits.
The sword Of Bunker Hill has been
taken down from the fireplace. 1t has
been oiled, ground and polished. 1t is
very sharp. IT viii be used against
something or somebody.
How much better, . Hanna, il would
be 10 let the Spaniard face that genuine
old American blade. But You do not
seem TO understand. You and those like
you are one hundred thousand, il may
be. against seventy-hve millions. Up
on the wall there is handwriting. and il
IS not a circus poster, You and those
like y0u VIII be engaged in active busl-
ness before you are much older. If you
dare 10 deprive the American people Of
their just revenge FOR the massacre oi
The Maine. or prevent them from free
ing their suffering brethren IN Cuba
without money and without price
But that is what you are trying to do
and the remarks We would like to make
in the connection would better be left
10 the imagination Of the reader. They
would not be found in any dictionary
nor would they be appropriate in polite
society.