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To Remove q MAu's stomach.

DETROIT. Mich, Jan. 3.-Dr. T.. o.
Walker will probably remove n mans
stomach as n last effort TO save his
life some day within the next week.
The patient is suffering from n can.
cerous growth in the stomach and un.
less 1t is cut out the man will die.
Should the doctor find when he per-
forms the operation that the entire
stomach is affected by the growth, he
will remove that organ entirely, as
was done recently with q woman in
Switzerland. He has already expert
mented upon two dogs and onc OF
them survived tho operation success.
fully. lie fastened the intestines to
the lower part Of the oesophagas with
a Murphy button. In the ease Of tho
dog that died he scwed 1t with silk
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07

Tuckcy of St. Louis Elected President
TO Meet at Jefferson City.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. si.-When
the State Teachers association met
to-day the committee on nominations
submitted the following list Of officers
for the ensuing year: For president,
t. d. Tuckey Of st. Louis; for vice
presidents, V. L. Holcomb of Liberal,
II. a. Higgins of Liberty, s. y. Brad
ley OF Springfield, II. L. Dccney Of st.
Louis; for corresponding secretary, II.
L. Dubois Of Trenton; FOR railroad
secretary, j. u. White of jefferson
City: for treasurer, J.. A. Merrill Of
Kansas City. Tho committees list
was adopted. On n general vote JEFF
ferson City was selected rs the next
place of holding the session.
A resolution was introduced to up
propriatc S9l to publish the re port Of
the committee of twelve of the Ma
tional Teachers association on rural
schools. After a lengthy discussion
the resolution was adopted. A rcso-
luton was adopted to appropriate 500
to establish a national teachers head.
quarters at Washington, d. C.
A lunch at the ~penitentiary, partici-
pated in by nearly 1000 teachers, was
followed by a reception ut the cxson-
tive mansion.
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KILLED BY WHITECAPS.
iowa Regulators Shoot One Of Three
brothers They were After

bEDtnsFs hwy NtFe hItch
OTTUMwA, Iowa, Dec. 31.-Abe Balm
md his two brothers are well-to-do
farmers living near West Point. Not
far away lived their father, in abject
poverty. When the old man died, q
few days ago. it was claimed that no
had starved to death, and the
alleged cruel treatment of the
sons vas generally denounced. After
the father was dead, the sons re-
fused to pay the expenses Of his
burial, or even to see the body. This
so enragcd the neighboring farmers
that last night n mob of about thirty
citizens marched to the homo of the
Balm brothers and called for Abe,
the oldest. Abo stepped to the door,
and seeing the crowd outside, re-
treated into the house before the
mob could lay hands on him. lie
called to his brothers, and all three
opened fire on the visitors from the
door Of the house, inside Of which
were Abe's wife and children. The
mob returned the fire, and after the
smoke had cleared away it was found
that Abe had been mortally wounded.
He died in a short time. The brothers
have sworn out warrants against
seven neighbors, charging them with
murder. Many Of the farmers say
they will not countenance the arrest
Of their neighbors
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G 500 BILLS.
Treasury Department Calls In $4,000
OOO-A Dangerous Counterfeit

ATcaHufy department Caus In 100000
Ooo-A Dangerous Counterfeit
WASHINGTON, Jan. h.-All of the 500
silver certificates now in circulation
in tho United States, representing
SIC 600, o0p in currency, have been
called in by Secretary of the Treas
ury Gage. For the present the issu-
ancc Of such certificates will
be stopped. This order is the
result of the discovery OF enc
OF the most dangerous counterfeits
ever discovered-one which even de-
ceived the officials OF the treasury de-
partmcnt here, and was not discovered
until the attention Of the officials ut
Washington was called to the clever
imitation OF q 500 silver certificate,
head OF President Monroe. by John
Cramer Of the s~ub-treasury at Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Cramer brought to tho
secret service officers the counterfeit
certificates, five in number. These
bills had been turned into the sub
treasury by two leading banks and
the Philadelphia custom house, which
had received them as genuine.
On examination of the days treas.
ury cash, another OF the spurious notes
was discovered.
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CORBETT'S MONEY is UP.
Manager Brady Issues . Formal Cha.
lenG0 70 Fits,

New YORK, Dec. 3l.-W. A. Brady
yesterday posted 81. 500 with Al Smith
to bind q match besween Corbett and
Fitzsimmons, and issued a formal
challenge. The challenge says:
1T is useless for you to attempt to
force Corbett to meet some second or
third rate boxer before he shall DO
entitled to your notice. lie will not
agree to meet Maher, Sharkey or any
one else. He claims the chance that
he gave you, the right TO win back
the title of champion. lie clearly
proved himself in your class on March
II last, and 1t was only by tho great
est kind OF a luke that you are now
entitled champion, and l do not be-
licve that you will ever forget until
your dying day the beating
that he gave you then, and II ever
he secures the opportunity to again
face you in n twcnty-four foot ring I
will guarantee you tina he will prove
conclusively and beyond q question
Of q doubt whether or not he is in
your class"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07
TELLER PLEADS FOR CHINA
Speaks For American Intcrycntion-Dc-
ciarcs IL IL Our Duty.

WASHINGTON, Jan. SIT Is our
duty to prevent the Remembering OF
China" said Senator Teller Of Colora-
do to-day. 1--WE should join with Great
Britain IN n notice to Russia n Ger.
many that ACKNOWLEDGMENT will not
be permitted. Even without Great
Britain we should give such NOTICE.
Almost our very existence as a nation
is involved. Should we permit 1t, we
would have nothing more than a
mere existence. When IL Is said
that the United States cannot inter.
fcrc IL should be understood what a
failure to interfere will involve. The
Acknowledgement OF China means the
cutting off OF our in the
Orient and the introduction of o
competitor who will deprive us of the
commerce OF the rest Of the world
and even supply our WI people. We
cannot permit this without sinking to
the position OF Il third or fourth
rate nation, helpless, degraded, with
out influence among the nations
Of the earth. We would have TO
submit to the domination Of an abso-
lutism among the nations, Our own
institutions would take on a de-
cline and the civilization represent
ed by this government md the Eng
lish government would cease to prog
ress. We would suffer more than any
other people. We have more involved
and would he moro directly injured.
1t Is folly. therefore, to say that VIC
should have nothing to cay"
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In this Arabs Nine.

P~ARKvILI.E, Mo, Jan. s.-Gale Hen.
son, who is trying to discover what is
In the hull Of the steamer Arabia,
was in the city to-day. lie says he
has nnearthed about two carloads of
pine flooring and many boxes and bar
rels. Mr.. Henson carried with him a
bottle of choice wine which hc,said he
had procured off Of the boat lie does
not expect to try 20 take anything out
until his new engine arrives, the one
now in use being entirely too small To
force the sand and water out of the
caissons, which are thirty six feet be-
low the surface.
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Became Bride OF Another.

MEXICO, Mo, Jan. 3.-Severnl days
ngo Miss Ollie Richardson of this
county prepared to marry Edgar Mar
shall After the feast was prepared
and some of the guests had arrived.
the intended brides father informed
the intended bridegroom that the
wedding would not take place. and,
handing him the wedding ring, told
him to depart and not to return. No
explanation was given, but some light
was thrown on the matter yesterday.
when Miss Ollie became the wife OF
S. ID. Watson OF Bachelor, Galloway
county.
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Chicago to he Highly Moral.

CHICAGO. Jan 3.-Gamblers, pugil.
lists and tough saloon keepers were
given a body blow last night Mayor
Harrison issued a sweeping order that
all gambling-houses and pool-rooms
must be closed to-day; that slot ma.
chimes must be stopped; that no more
permits would be issued for prize.
fights and boxing matches, and that
the midnight closing ordinance for
saloons would be rigidly enforced TO
uiQht
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Many spectators Bruised.

FLORENCE, Kan, Jan. AT Cedar
Point last night the Woodmen's lodge
was giving q homo talent theatrical
entertainment in the second story Of
= building, when the floor gave way.
A leg of n man was broken, an
,ther's ribs were fractured ind about
thirty others were scratched and
bruised. The Florence doctors were
le!egraphcd for, and the injured were
vivcn immediate attention.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07
Great Increase In Gold.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The dlrec.
tor Of the mint, from information
at hand, says that there is substantial
evidence that the worlds product Of
gold for the calendar year 1897 will
approximate, IL not exceed, So4O, oOo,-
900, an increase OF nearly 20 per cent
over $500. The gold product OF tho
United States for 1896 was $50, 100, 600;
for 1897 it will approximate Sol, $780,.
900, an increase of So, 400, 900.
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A restimon,s, to Mis-, Crane.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. s.-The
State academy cadets, who gave the
ball from which Charlotte Crane was
ordered away, have decided to send
her a handsome silver piece. The tes-
timonial will be accompanied by q
letter expressive Of good will, but
containing NJ reference to the scene
ut the ball The committee which
managed the function has the testi.
monial in charge.
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TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT.
A Seneca. Kan, Lawyer Punished for Ex,
pressing Ills Opinion OF u judge

SENECA, Kan, Dec. 81 IL have
reverence for the court, but it might
DO increased" exclaimed +. W. Jacobs
In the trial OF u case before Judge
Emery in the district court this morn
ing. The judge at once fined the law.
yer s. 'for contemptuous conduct and
words toward the court"
Jacobs persisted In his declaration,
md an additional fine of $40 was as
sessed, and the lawyer was committed
to the Nemaha county Jail until the
fine should be paid. Sheriff Murray
enforced the order of the court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07
M License for Them.

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 81. William Orr
md Miss Lizzie Nelson, q youthful
clipping couple from Glenns Ferry,
have returned from Oregon, having
been refused q marriage license AZ
over twenty places in Idaho and
Oregon, owing to the tender years Of
the girl
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07
NEW FIELD FOR PACKERS.
Driven ont of tho Butterlne business.
They Arc Handling Entter aud Euua.

CHICAGO, Jan. a.-Chicago packers
who manufactured butterine as a side
line are now in the butter and egg
business on n big scale. This is be.
cause the law prohibiting the color
ing Of buttcrine struck n fatal blow to
that business and caused stock yards
men to shut down their plants. But.
ter merchants think the stock yards
men have started out on "a camnaign
Of retaliation for the enactment OF the
law, which is generally credited to
the country legislator and the butter
merchant.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07

ST. JOSEPH, No, Dec 3l.--Miss Jen-
ME Edwards, aged 10, and Arch Nc
Masters, aged ~, members of wealthy
families residing near Hopkins, were
killed In n runaway near there last
night Miss Edwards skull was
crushed oy striking a post
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Nine Horses Buru at Topeka.

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. III. "A barn be-
longing to w, s. Kalc was burned to
the ground here last night. 1t on
tanned nine horses and five vehicle&
~lncendiarism Is suspected.
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Ene,,.h syndicate In Control

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8.-The dis.
patches re ceived some weeks ago n.
nouncing the sale of the Alaska Com
mercial c~ompany's properties to q
London syndicate are confirmed by
the prospectus OF the British. Amer
lean corporation pu blished in London.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07

Away nslow Zero In the A~dirondacks.
MALONE, N, Y, Jan. 5.-The coolest
weather of the season was expe'
rienccd to-day, the mercury register
Ing "a degrees below zero at Saranac
Lake, IS below at Mountain View and
20 below in this place.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07

The total for 1896 are $780,
995, Olo SO, and for 1897 S24,1l5,663 %.
Total liabilities for 1896, $50, 905 ,0l9 81;
for 1897, S24, 1858 22.
The building at Goodwin occupied
by Thomas Casey as n solooon was
burned with its contents. This was
the joint wherein the trouble started
that resulted in the shooting of Henry
Carpenter by James Linville, for
which Linville now languishes in Jail
awaiting his trial. The fire was of
incendiary origin, as the feeling
against this "hole" has been very
strong since the shooting of Carpenter.
The total enrolment at the state
teachers meeting vas 1919 more than
last year and the highest in the his
tory Of the association.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07

WELLINGTON, Kan, Jan a.-James
w. Wright, a wealthy land owner,
died Wednesday at the home OF NJ.
Troutman, near Belle PLANE, aged n
years. He vas formerly OF Platte
county, Mo, and was q cousin OF
frank and Jesse James
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WILL GET 500, 900.
General w. W. Averln Made Wealthy
by q Decision.

by . Decision.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-fhe appellate
division of the supreme court has
handed down a decision In the suit Of
General w. w. Averill against AMI
l.. Barber and others, awarding the
old cavalry officer nearly S7oo, 900 In
cash rs his share in the profits Of the
Barber Asphalt Paving company on
contracts for paving In this city,
Washington, Buffalo and other largo
cities, When the final accounting OF
the barber Asphalt company Is made.
1t is expected the generals share will
run into the millions. He has been
engaged in litigation continuously
since 1888, when the frst action was
brought before the supreme court
Nowk'rk won's Bs Tried Now.
SEDALIA, Mo-, Jan. s.--The January
term OF the Pettls county court con.
vened yesterday morning. the only
eases OF importance on the docket
Icing the four indictments against
Cyrus Newkirk, president of the de.
funct First National bank, in each OF
which he Is charged with grand lar,
ceny. The cases will not be tried,
however, at this term Of court, as
continuance will be granted on the
same old plea Of the i'll health Of the
defendant Newkirk is still a resi-.
dent OF California, and Is not ~snxioui
70 return tn Missouri
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-07
MARRIED BY TELEPHONE.
Missouri Couple Participate In q
Novel Ceremony IN Two Towns

COLLINS, Mo, Dec. al. 4. Hull,
superintendent Of the Polk county
telephone line, and Miss Flora Tinker.
both of Humansville, were married
yesterday over the telephone. Tho
groom was at Bolivar, while the bride
was at Humansville. A minister and
witnesses were used at each end Of
the line.
The herald., 1898-06-26
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Charles Lazano a merchant of Washing
| ton, D. c.. has sued rival merchant for
| 900 for calling him Spaniard.
The British Royal Geographical society
has conferred the Founders medal on DIR.
Sven Hodin for his explorations in Central
Asia.
| The Due de Bassano, son of Hughes Ber-
nard Bassano, private secretary to Napo-
| leon I, has just passed away in Paris He
was grand chamberlain at the Tuillemes
during the second empire.
| In one day last week Governor Bradley
of Kentucky received 500 letters, the writers
| of which all wanted to- be generals, colonels,
| captains or lieutenants in the regiments
now being formed.
! Representative Hepburn of Iowa is the
great-grandson Of the once-famous Martin
| Lyon, who represented three different states
| In congress and cast the vote which elected
Thomas Jefferson president.
| Nine. Meissonier, widow of the celebrated
painter, died the other day at her villa at
Poissy. She bequeathed to the state all the
| paintings, drawings and sketches of her
husband which she had in her possession.
| Miss Geraldine Ulmar, the well-known
American opera singer, now living in Lon
! don, has sued an omnibus company of that
city for damages. Her own vehicle was
| overturned by an omnibus, and she sus-
| tanned compound fracture of the ankle,
| which has laid her up for months.
The west window to be placed in Hawar-
dem church by the members of the Glad
stone family, to commemorate Mr.. and
Mrs. Gladstone's long and happy connec-
ton with Hawarden is rapidly approach
ing completion, and will soon be placed in
position. The subject is the Nativity"
Colonel w. A. Stone, the quay nominee
for governor of Pennsylvania, is 50 years
old and lawyer by profession. He repre-
sents a Pttsburg district in congress and
recently unsuccessfully attempted to have
the immigration law changed so as to re-
quire the educational test to secure admis-
| sion.
President Eaton of Beloit college, who
| has just returned from trip to China,
where he went as a member of board to
examine the state of the American mis-
sions says the feeling in the empire regard
ing it's partition by the powers is that the
result will be beneficial, because of the
bringing in of new IDEAS
Joseph Chamberlain, when a little boy.
| was playing one day with mis- sister at
| game of "battle"-eac CHI child, having a reg
iment of toy soldiers and popgun to fire
at the enemy. The little girls soldiers went
i down very quickly, but his stood firm, and
he was proclaimed the victor. He had
| glued his men to the floor.
1t is not geperally known that Mr.. Glad
stone was one of the very few men who.
not being Frenchmen, occupied the posi-
ton of members of the Institute of France.
Only four persons are now living who can
claim the same distinction. one of them be-
ing the great orator and leader of the Span
ish Republican party, Emilio CASTELAR,.
The herald., 1898-06-26

Thousands havo tried from time imme-
mortal to discover some ef1icacious remedy
for wrinkles and other impcrfections Of
the complexion, but none had yet sue
ceeded until the Misses Bell the now fam
GUS Complexion Specialists, of 7S Fifth
Avenue, New York City, offered the pub
lie their wonderful Complexion Tonic
The reason SO many failed to make this
discovery before is plain, because they have
not followed the right principle. Balms
Creams, Lotions, etc., never have tonic
effect upon the skin, hence the failures.
The Misses Bells Complexion Tonic has
most exhilarating effect upon the cuticle
absorbing and carrying off all impurities
which the blood by its natural action Is
constantly forcing to the surface of the
skin. 1t is to the skin what vitalizing
tonic is to the blood and nerves, kind of
new life that Immediately exhilarates and
strengthens wherever applied. Its tonic
effect is felt almost Immediately and it
speedily banishes forever from the skin,
frecklcs, pimplcs, blackheads, moth
patches, wrinkles, liver spots, roughness,
oiliness, eruptions, and discolorations of
any kind.
In order that all may be benefited by
their Great Discovery the Misses Bell will
during the present month, give to all call
THE MISSES BEL
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witched? Good Lord, and it was only 4
o'clock. Another hour or two of purgatory.
| Were done for, sure. He's as cross
eyed as they make them said Maude.
1--WE must do something" 1 began. LOOK
here, baby. Chuck, chuck. Ira la! Tumty
tum. Here. baby, here!" But only the right
eye turned toward me. The left remained
persistently dislocated.
He can't move it. It's beyond control.
! Ugh! How ugly! They'll blame us.
| They'll kill us. Oh, mother of saints!"
Lets try shaking, young man." said
Maude, taking the sucking infant IN her
arms and shaking him as little girls shake
| broken-eyed dolls to get the wayward orbs
oack to proper location.
There" she exclaimed, after an agoniz-
ing moment. "By George, that fixed him
all right. He's looking in the same direc-
tion now"
| l felt huge burden lifted from my mind
| We Gained ourselves to await the next
| shock.
Lets give him the bottle and leave him
| 10 look cross-eyed or wall-eyed or cut any
other caper to his hearts content
AS the baby fell asleep, however, after
drinking of the warm milk we could go
away with easy conscences.
Shortly after the truant parents got
back eager to see their son and heir, and
to hear detailed report of the afternoon
How was he? Did he cry?" asked julia
all in flutter at again beholdng the Joy
of her life.
Too weary for explanations, I thought
to save trouble by simply saying: "Oh, he
was angelic. Cried just little"
Later Julia repeated her question to
Maude, wishing to hear the delightful re-
port repeated.
"Oh, he cried like the very mischief
vouchsafed Maude. II expect to wake up
white-headed tomorrow morning"
Julia was thunderstruck. All my gestic-
ulation behind her back could not repress
the impervious Maude.
"Neighborhood panic! Doctors! Shirt
stud!' she continued in the manner Of
reading war news head lines.
"Oh what is It? What happened?" cried
Julia, wildly. She looked to me for ex-
planation. So, putting on modifying
smile touched off the afternoon g Incidents
After gathering their scattered bags and
bundles Paul and Julia said "good-bye."
That's the last time baby crosses our
THRESHOLD declared Maude, huskily.
On the next Thursday afternoon we found
| our way to the back seats of mothers
meeting. QUIX.
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into Jim Mayo's clutches upon arriving
Maude and I were types Of the Occidental
female to him, and he studied us accord
ingly in his aloof, eastern way.
Really, it seems to me that your women
are charmingly free from restraint. They
have the drop on our women, to use ar
idiom. They expect to be companions te
men and not objects of solicitude. Nothing
seems outre when a western woman does It
Our keen but yelled amusement suddenly
turned to CONSERVATION. There was a faint
shrill whine. Our analyst started blushed
and fdgeted
A paintlve. unmistakable baby cry.
For a moment there was an intense an(
breathless silence.
"Oh, my eye! We're lpst!" at last spoke
Maude, in utter detection.
Mr. Burns was all at sea, and looked at lis
with big g,troubled eyes.
whine, a Shrek below
We wildly begged to be excused and
rushed from the room, not waiting to heal
Mr. Burns mutter something about "Mustn't
| detain-wouldn't intrude, really!
We returned in moment with the
The herald., 1898-06-26
A BACKBITTEN BITTERN
"a Peter Piper Parallel.)

CA Peter Piper Parallel.)
A bitter biting bittern
Bit better brother-bittern;
And the bitten better bittern bit the bitter
bitter back.
And the bitter bittern, bitten
BY the better bitten bittern,
Said: I'm a bitter bittern-bter bit,
alack!'
If this bitter biter-bttern
Had not bit the better bittern,
Which made the biting bittern a back
bitten bttern to be,
If the better bittern. bitten
By the bitter biting bttern,
Had been the bitten bittern and the bitter
bittern he,
And If this better bittern
Had bitten the bitter bittern,
And the bitten bitter bittern had the bitter
bitter bit
Could this bitten bitter bttern
Call the better bird backbiter?
And could you somehow understand the
right and wrong of it?
William j. Long in the Youths Com
panion.
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baby. now as voclferous as a steam calliope.
Our caller pulled himself together, paid the
baby compliment and departed. We gave
up in despair to try to explain, and Mr..
Croesus Burns had another item for his
list of the western woman's foibles.
1.-The IDIOT hissed Maude, watching the
figure of our departing guest, who had
needed no speeding.
Drown the noise with music" l sug-
gested.
HIN! New use for music. But here
goes!" And Maude planted herself with her
violin before collection of Grieg. She
played against time. not daring to stop.
She had played through half the book
when she first dared to look around to see
if the now quiet infant was sleeping
AT last our weary efforts proved efficacious
and the baby's eyes closed.
Julia said he ought to sleep two hours"
whispered with a CLEAN of hope. as
laid him on the couch
But all anticipations of an interval were
doomed, for in a trice the young Patter-
son sent up an ugly howl. He twisted him
self up frightfully and gave forth angry
reSentful yells