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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
PRAISED.
LA B~OURCOCNE'S CREW TO
BE DECORATED.
france Declares That the sailors ~ the
Lost steamer are Innocent OF All
Charges of Brutality Escaped rassen-
gers Testimony Declined.

ST. XoUIs. Mo, Aug. 1a.-Th> st.
bouis Globe. Democrat prints the fol-
lowing from Paris: Far from punish
mem, tho members of the crew of the
Inflated transatlantic liner La Iiour-
gognc are about to be decorated. some
with the cross of the Legion OF Honor,
others with life-saying medals by Pres
dent Faurc, for the alleged heroism
which they are asserted TO have shown
ut the time OF the disaster. This is
the result OF the inquiry instituted by
the naval authorities ut liavrc. and
the minister Of marine. NJ. Lockroy,
in law Of Frances great poet, Vic.
tor Hugo, has submitted To President
Fauro the names OF the members of
the crew who are to receive dccora-
lions.
According to the official report. the
charges Of cowardicc and savagcry
brought against the officers and Nhe
crew Of tho unfortunate vessel are
shameful calumnies,' and the hope
Is expressed that the honors about TO
be conferred upon them by the French
government will In some way atone
for the iniustics of the slandercrs OF
which they have been the victims.
The official report admits that there
was a good deal Of brutality and saw
agery displayed, but IL insists that
the crew and the officers Of the vessel
were entirely innocent thereof, and
that IL must DO laid Mt the door Of GER
tain Of the steerage passengers.
Tho report, which is the joint work
OF the naval and criminal authorities,
practically declares that the only man
guilty Of this savagcry and brutality
wrongly ascribcd TO the crew" was
nm Austrian stccragc passenger Of the
name of Louis Possett, who, owing to
the negligence OF the United States
authorities" was permitted to escape
in New York, and who has thus
placed himself beyond the reach of
French Justice"
The report concludes with n singu-
larly ungenerous slur upon the vic
Tins Of the disaster. for 1t declares
that they were so paralyncd with fear
and 80 entirely helpless from constcr-
~ b'id sHty "ouAu NV NNth az
cept the offers made To them by the
French crew to embark in boats.
THE French sailors did all that was
%humancly possible to save the passcn-
gers" This Is repeated no less than
three times In the government report.
Finally, the report places all the blame
for tho disaster On the Cromartyshire,
and protests against the theory that
the commanders of liners flying either
the French or any other foreign flag
arc under obligations to follow any
particular route.
NJ. Liebree, who lost both his chill
drcn in the disaster, has, along with
four other French passengers who sur.
vived the disaster, offered in vain to
testify against members Of the crew
whose anne he mentions and against
Third Engineer Laisne, but he has
been unable to find any Of the naval
or criminal authorities willing to take
his evidence, and considers himself,
under the circumstances fortunate in
having been able to induce French
newspapers Of such Importance as the
Temps to publish his letters Of pro-
test.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
WHEELER DEFENDS SKATER.
The Commanding General tho Veteran
Holds. " n Man Of Great Ability.

The Commanding General tho Veteran
Holds. " n Man OF Great Ability.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. l5.-Gen.
eral Joseph Wheeler defends General
Shafter in the following letter just
received by Postmaster A. w. Wills,
dated Santiago, July 81: ~
think the criticisms on General Shat.
ter were very unjust. lie has had u
hard task and has performed 1t sue
cessfully and well. lie is q man Of
more than ordinary brain power and
administrative ability. The criticism
that he did not place himself on the
firing line is ridiculous, as on July !
he was carrying on two fights at the
same time-one at Caney and one at
San Juan. He had some reserves and
had to place himself where he could
SOC both fights and manage the whole
affair, which he did efficiently, With
vary high regards, truly your friend
Joseph Wheeler"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
MILES SWEPT BY HAIL.

Crops Reported Destroyed in North Da-
kota-storms In Illinois and Iowa.
DARLINGTON, N. d., Aug. ia hail
storm destroying 2o,oo) acres OF grain
has swept over tho western part of
Foster and Eddy counties, The crops
Of many farmers are u total loss.
ST. LOUIS, No, Aug. l6. dispatches
received here indicate that. the severe
wind. rain and hail storm which visited
Southeastern Iowa and Western Hli-
nois yesterday and last night caused
considerable damage. Hail rs large
as apples is reported. Corn is levelea
and fruit aud melon growers have
suffered considerable loss.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
END OF MAR IN PORTO RICO.
Tho American Army stopped Forty
Miles From San Juan.

PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. l6.-Gen
tral Miles notified General Macias ut
San Juan by cable Saturday of the
signing of the protocol and to-day re.
ceived from Macias an acknowledge
mcnt of the receipt of the notification.
General Miles also sent Captain Mick
Ter, under n flag of truce, to communi.
cate the intelligence to the Spanish
commander at Aibonita.
General Miles says Aibonita would
have been his within four days had no,
the protocol been signed. General
Wilson was moving to turn the en-.
emy's right flank. General Miles
threatened his front and General
Brooke was pushing into his rear.
General Henry was within fifteen
miles of Arecibo and General Schwar
had reached Mayaguez.
General Miles is uncertain whether
he will remain here during the pcrioc
of the negotiations for peace, but the
four army columns will remain where
they are until the negotiations arc
completed.
The volunteers are anxious to get
home, now that the end has come
though orders have been issued &c
make the troops as comfortable as pos
sible during the interim. The troop.
that have arrived here on the trans
ports are disembarking, no order tc
the contrary having been received.
Fears are expressed by the natives
al-A - IL. II. e 49,
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
ROUGH RIDERS AT HOME.
Roosevelt and Mis- Command Reach Mon
tauk Point.

tauk Point.
NEW YORK, Aug. Id.-Thc Rough
Riders" are vt hons. With Colonel
THEODORE Roosevelt and General
Wheeler they have reached Montault
Poin;. They came on the Miami
which. with the Gates City, the st.
Louis and the Matteawan, lies at an
chor off shore now, plainly visible
from the camp.
AS soon as the Miami was sighted
the quarantine physician, DIR. Ma
grudcr, put OFF to her in n tug, the
Pulvcr. Colonel Roosevelt met him at
the rail. With n hearty handshakc no
assured DR.. Magru Ter that both he
and his command were in first class
condition.
II never felt better in my life" he
said, 'and | have not had II pain since
| went away. Here's General Wheeler,
too. and his son, Lieutenant Wheeler.
There does not seem to BE- much tho
matter with them"
Colonel Roosevelt wore n faded Ka-
haki uniform, much stained and dis
colored, but there was a wholesome
bronze on his face and hands, and TX
he has lost some flesh since he went
away he is not any the worse for 1t.
General Wheeler. too, will pass the
| doctor without any trouble. Always
gaunt and grizzled, he is thinner than
| ever, but there is a fire in his eye and
a spring in his step which shows the
deadly calentura has not been able to
quench his spirit.
There was n cheer from Rooscvclt's
men as the doctor came alongside.
They gathered ut the rail and asked
dozens of questions as to when they
we're to be allowed to so ashore
Not tonight. boys" was the doc.
tors CHEEKY reply; but bright and
early tomorrow. l won't keep you
here a minute longer than l have to-"
Colonel Roosevelt and the doctor
walked up and down for awhile n
the commander of the Rough Riders
talked about his trip.
1--WE came up without a single mis-
hap" said he. Nearly all my men
are we'll. There is not a bad case
among them and nearly all hose who
left Santiago in bad shape are now
well on the road to health.
''Whecler here has been i'll as you
know" he added, drawing his arm af-
fectionately through that of the old
gencral: but everybody knows how
he fought. 1t was a lucky thing for
the Spaniards that he was a bit under
the weather.
The transports, st. Louis, Nigilan-
cia, Mattewan and Miami, arrived OF
Camp wikoff, Montauk point, yester-
day.
The troops aboard the transports
nre the First volunteer cavalry,
Rough Riders" First regular cavalry,
Battery II, Fourth artillery, and the
Sixth, Ninth. Tenth and Thirteenth
infantry. All the transports, except
ing the st. Louis, sailed from n
ago on August 8.
The st. Louis, which left some days
later. brought up s72 soldiers. There
was little sickness aboard the former
American liner and but one death
Private Oliver Longwood, OF Company
Il Ninth regiment, who died from vel
low fever and was buried at sea
There was no other development OF
yellow fever. Twenty-four sick none
of them Of a serious nature, are aboard
the st, Louis.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
ALL THE PORTS OPEN NOW.
Ships May Trade with Cuban and Porte
Rican cities at VIII

WASHINGTON, Aug. lh-The mcr.
,hant vessels Of the world are now
open to enter and leave all Cuban and
Porto Rican ports. The state depart
ment holds no further proclamation is
needed raising the blockade of these
islands. The orders issued to the mil.
itsry and naval commanders and the
Presidents proclamation of peace are
said TO be sufficient in themselves to
end the blockade and open all ports to
the shipping OF the world, This near,
much not only to Spain and the be.
l~eaguered islands, but 10 the merchun,
shipping OF Great Britain. France, Ger.
many aud other countries having com,
merce with Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
SEVEN KILLED IN STORM.
a Tornado Reported on tho South Da'
kota-M Minnesota Line.

CANDY, Mimi. Aug. l6.-A tornado
last night struck twelve miles north
Of this place, killed seven people, de-
stroyed many buildings and did great
damage to the crops. The entire fam
lily Of Joseph Hutchinson, including
his wife and four children, were killed.
The storm was not wide in extent, but
was very violent. Seven people are
missing, AMI some OF them may be
killed. The storm was upon the Dor.
der between Southwestern Minnesota
and south Dakota.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
FOOD IS FREE IN SANTIAGO.

Importers Cannot Compete With tn,
Government and Relief Societies.
SANTIAGO, Aug. l5,-The Ward line
teamer Philadelphia sailed for New
York yesterday, carrying back the
greater part of the cargo she brought,
owing to the fact that there is no
market here for anything at present,
as h government, the Red Cross and
the relief societies have glutted the
city Nobody is purchasing what cur
be got for nothing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
POSSE KILLS FIVE NEGROES.
Gamblers Resist Georgia Omcers and
Fare Very BADLY.

MouLrRIE, Ca, Aug. 10. - Sheriff
Fisher and a posse of thirteen men
made a raid on a crowd of negro gam
blers at Bay boro, thirteen miles east
Of Moultrie, last night. There were IL
or 100 negroes in the house, and as
sheriff Fisher walked in some Of the
negroes began shooting. one ball hit
ting the sheriff in the hand, inaicting
a painful wound. Two others of the
posse were hit. The posse returned
the fire vigorously, and as a result I've
negroes were killed outright. thres
others mortally wounded and three
more painfully but not fatally hurt.
The negroes made a determined resist
nee and 100 or 800 shots were frcc
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
A NAVAL REVIEW AT NEW YORK,
Tho Armorclsds VIII Probably Fire a sa-
l,t. - ar~,t,s To~b Snturdav

Tho Armorciads VIII Probably Fire n sa-
lutte at Grants Tomb Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.--The navy de-
partment in considering q project Of n
naval review in New York harbor Sat
urday, when the battleships and cruis-
ers under Admiral Sampson arrive
there. 1t is probable that the final de.
cis.on will be TO have the war vessels
go up the river to Grants tomb at Riv.
erside and there fire a salute.
shaftsr Collected e5s.<%5 In Customs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, - General
Shafter reported to the war depart
ment last night concerning the cus-
toms receipts at Santiago. lie stated
that from July 30 to August ID, inclu'
sive, SIS, 445. "a had been received in the
custom house at Santiago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
TO TREAT WITH SPAIN.
Day, Eustis, Hay and German Believed
to Have Heen Chosen.

10 nave ieeh shoseh'
WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.-The appoint
mcnt of the peace commissioners will
be announced within the coming two
sioners on the part OF each govern
ment. II is understood hat the Presi-
dent has selected four OF the United
States commissioners. They are Will
lam II. Day, secretary of state; John
Hay, ambassador at the court of st.
James; J. II. Eustis, ex-minister to
France, and Senator Arthur =. German
OF Maryland.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
shaftsr Collected e5s.A45 In
BIe Fire Mt Fresno, Cal.

FRESNO, Cal, Aug. i6.-The conf a.
grafton that devastated a large area
in the packing house district in Fresno
Mt midnight vas not gotten under con
troll until daybyeak. The Aggregate
loss Is now vario u5iy estimated from d
conservative standpoint at from $780,
wv u S45o.ppl
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
ADMIRAL KIRKLAND Is DEAD,
Commander OF the Mare Island Nav,
Yard Yields To Disease.

Yard Yields tn Disease.
VALLEJO, Cal, Aug. lh,--Rear Ad.
mirnl kirkland. u. S. N, died at +;
O'Clock last night.
lie served at sea for eight months as
rear admiral; total sea service twenty.
thrse years and nine months; shore, or
o. err duty, sixteen years, cigh,
IL ,nths At the time of his death he
Was commandment OF the Marc lslant
navy yard. lie was well known or
tia Pacific coast and popular among
both La Sal officers and civilians.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19

ARLENE, Kan, Aug. l0,-The re.
cciver of the Kirby bank to day, at .
special term Of court, declared a divi-
dend Of 40 per cent. Trust claims
amounting to about $4,000 will DO
considered at the next term Of court.
II is estimated that the bank will par
Mt least % per cent more.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
MORE THAN 1000 TO A SHIP.
The spanish Company 10 Wasting No
Room on It's Transports.

Room on Its Transports.
evident from a dispatch received by
General Corbin last night from Gem
eral Shafter that the Spanish Trans
atlantic company in transporting the
Spanish prisoners from santiago to
Spain is economizing space in it's ships
The dispatch from Shafter, which was
dated at Santiago. August "A, reads:
''Luzon sailed this afternoon for Spain
with 2,O56 soldiers, four priests, six
teen women, thirty-four children and
1877 officers; total, 2,a37."
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
SORRY TO SEE HAY LEAVE.
English Papers Hope That He Win DO
cline Secretary Days Place

LoSpoS, Aug. l6.-The afternoon
papers, without exception, express re-
greet at the probable return OF Ambas'
sador Hay to the United States to sue
coed Secretary Day, and they hope
that he will soc his way clear to de-
cline the appointment to the state ae'
partment, as IL would DO pity TO
interrupt an ambassadoriat career
promising Sr,at rcs"'.s fo- the n ure
vi ne two natiopA'
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
REPORT FROM MANILA
LONDON AGENT IN HONG
KONG REPORTS ITS FALL.
rho German First Class Cruiser Kniscrln
Augusta Brings the spanish Governor
General Of the Philippine Stands and
His Family to Hong Kong.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Westminster
Gazette says IL has received from n
London business house a report that
Manila has fallen. The report comes
from the firms Hong Kong agent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
All the West Indies Know IL.

Madrid. Aug. lo.-Tbo governor
generals OF Cuba and Porto Rico have
acknowledged the receipt OF the news
Of the suspension Of hostilitics boz
tween the United States and spain
and announced the carrying out of the
orders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
ships for the Prisoners.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. lG.-Th,
Spanish transports lsla do Luzon, p.
de Sltrustegui and Isla dc panay are
in port. 1t is expected that they viii
carry over 1900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19

of the pope have hurried to Rome.
His holiness on Friday insisted upon
getting up, but soon had to be carried
to bed again in n state of partial coll
lapse. lie does not suffer from any
specific affection, but only from de
bility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
THEY WILL GO TO MANILA.
Peace Win Have No Eject on Movemrnt
of Troops In San francisco.

or troops In San francisco.
WAsWN0ToS, Aug. Is. - Arrange
ments have been made to send larger
reinforcements TO General Merritt.
With the troops already at Manila
and those which will arrive within u
very few days, General Merritt will
have i6,0oD men. The 1000 troops at
San Francisco are to be sent rs rapidly
as transports can be obtained. These
transports are now IN their way trom
NaRasaki 10 San Francisco
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
HELD UP A SANTA fE TRAIN

New Mexico Bandits Fall to Get Any
booty.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Aug. n-Thc
westbouud train on the Santa Fe Pa
ci6c was held up by four masked men
OF Grants, fifty miles west OF here, at
1 o'clock yesterday morning. The ex-
press car was cut OF and run about
two miles down the road, but an
armed guard in tho a prevented tho
robbers from entering, and after hold
ing the train for two hours they took
to the woods without hay'2g seear'd
the hootv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-19
POPE LEO NEAR THE END.
All Members of Hts Family Have Hurs
ried to Rome-No Specific Aimen

ricd to Rome-No Specific Ahment
ROME, Aug. 1.-The popc's extreme
weakness has produced a great COM
motion, excitement and intrigues
among the members of the sacred coll
leye. All the members of the family
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
THE "CITS" TICKET
 FROM PRATT CITY
It Was All the Talk Among the Politicians in the City
 Yesterday.

What will become of the "cits' ticket'' was a very interesting topic of conversa- tion in political circles yesterday.
 Nearly all the democrats seen professed ignorance of the movement, but all were unanimous in conFIemning any independent movement and declared they would kill the "cits' ticket dead in August. They said there was no earthly use in a boDting or Independent ticket in this county.
 The democratic county convention pro- poses to select six good legislative nomi- nees and men who will represent all classes. Until the result of the conyen- tion is known at least no one has right to kick.
 Several of the democratic candidates yes- terday were asked by an Age-Herald re- porter whether they would allow their names to be placed on the "cits' ticket :" They said that positively they would not and that they did not think any of the other candidates would do so.
 The chief promoters of the "cits' ticket seem to be at Pratt City. They claim that they wanted to go into the democratic pri- maries but that the convention plan adopted by the executive committee will mot give them a fair deal, etc., hence the "cits' ticket"
 The development and progress of this movement will be watched with a great deal of interest, though with not-the slight est apprehension,
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
MAINE MONUMENT FUND.-.
Death of an Ex-Confederate, Who Formerly Re-
 sided in Selma.
Special to The Age-Herald.


 Selma, Ala, March 9.-This morning the remains of MT. Aaron Stone were carried to Columbiana for burial The deceased was S6 years old and departed this life on yesterday afternoon. He was the father of Mrs B. J. Moore and was man highly respected by all.
 Next Friday night a memorial service for the sailors of the Maine, who died in Havana harbor three weeks ago, will be held A contribution box will be placed at the door and the amount raised sent from the citizens of Selma for the monument fund now being raised.
 Word reached Selma today of the death of Wm. w. Beasley in Louisville, Ky. Mir. Beasely was known to many of the old confederates, not only of Selma, but of the entire state.
 He was considered one of the bravest men that ever wore the gray. He left Selma with Company A, of the Fourth Alabama regiment, giving up his work as a printer to go to the front in defense Of his country.
 At Manassas, single-h handed and alone, he captured twenty-one Yankees. 11 their flight on that occasion they ran into a cellar. Young Beasley cut off their re- treat and made each one come out and lay down his arms.
 In the battle of the Wilderness the color bearer of the regiment was shot down, the intrepid Beasley caught the falling colors and rushed forward, followed by his comrades He was Shot through the thigh and had to be carried off the field at this engagement.
 The Selma Camp of Confederate Veterans will hold memorial service to his mem- ory in the near future.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
INTEREST E INCREASING In the Sunday School Gathering
 To Be Held April 24. HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSFUL. In Other Places-The Object Is to Impress the Public Mind With the Importance
 of the Work.

More and more interest is being taken in the grand Sunday school jubilee which
 is to be held in this city on April 24- Two more of the largest Sunday schools in the city have signified their intention of par ticipating in the exercises. These two are til, First. .Msthodist church ,apg ss Saint Mary son the Highlands makfne nine or ten churches in this city alone.
 Numerous inquiries are being received by the promoters of the movement and by the end of the week Sunday schools from all over the county will be enlisted in the work of making the jubilee a success.
 Sunday school gatherings like this have met with great success in other of the large cities of the United States. Grand Rapids, Mich. Is notable example. From 20 900 to 25, ,0O0 children participated in the exercises of what they call the Sabbath school rallying day. The object of this celebration is to make an impression on the public mind of the importance and the extent of the work that is being done in the Sunday schools
 The Auditorium, in which the exercises of this day are to be held, will be in good condition to accommodate all the children and the visitors. The owners of the build ing are negotiating for the purchase of convention hall seats, which will be placed on the main floor. The brick work on the front of the building will also be completed before that time.
 The contracts for both the chairs and the brick work will be let within the next week.
The age-herald., 1898-03-10
REV. JENKINS LLOYD JONES
Will Occupy the Pulpit at Temple Emanuel
 Friday Night.

Rev. Jenkins Lloyd Jones, pastor ot the All-Souls' church. Chicago, and originator of the Worlds Parliament of Religions, held at Chicago in 1893, will occupy the pull pit at Temple Emanuel, Friday evening" March Il, 1898, at 7:S0 p. m. Subject: "The Parliament of Religions, and What Next?
 The Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones is one of the most famous divines in the country He occupies the pulpit of the largest church in Chicago and his words list ened to weekly by several thousands. His lecture both from the point of view of or atory and thought as well as diction will be one of the best ever listened to by a Birmingham audience.