The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04

Inc emperor 5 blrtnuHN was more
generally observed by the Germans
this year than hitherto.
Omaha is To All the gap in the ives
tern league of ball clubs caused by the
dropping out of Grand Rapids.
The Spanish battlcship viscaya, of
1000 tons displacement, has been or
dered to visit American ports.
The Kentucky senate passed the
house resolution calling on United
States Senator Lindsay to resign.
The Letter crowd commenced to
boom wheat on change at Chicago Fri.
day and January option went skyward.
The steamer City of Duluth is re-
ported fast on a bar off st. Joseph,
Mich, and is threatened with dcstruc-
ton.
Word comes TO Seattle, Wash, that
the steamer Corona, carrying 225 pas
scngers went down, but all on board
were rescued.
Judge Lewis Z. McComas has by the
Maryland Legislature been elected to
the United States senate TO succeed
Arthur =. German.
The strikers in tho cotton mill dis
tricts in New England are beginning
to feel privations but seem firm to
keep up the strike.
Charles l.. Draper, who murdered
Charles T.. Hastings at Jacksonville.
H., on March 80, 1897, was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
The Union elevator i'm st. Louis, the
largest there. burned 70 the ground.
1t contained 1850. 600 bushels of grain.
The loss is not far from 81 900, 900.
The torpedo boat Winslow, now at
Newport. II. l., has been ordered TO
Key West. She carries four of the
latest improved white head torpedos.
Isaac +. Adams, once a we'll known
and wealthy lawyer OF Chicago, was
at New York committed TO Bellvue
hospital for examination as to his in
sanity.
Lord VIM. Neville, fourth son of the
Marquis of Abcrgavenny, was arrested
at London charged with fraud in con
nection with u suit against a money
loancr.
Sheriff Dreamer of Kings County,
New York. has levied on the Brooklyn
Elevated Railroad Company in an eX-
ccution in the sum of S327,9lT, in q
foreclosure suit.
Tuesday California commenced the
celebration of her golden jubilee. The
celebration is in honor of the half
century mark since the discovery OF
gold in California.
A new innovation has been added &c
the curriculum of Lombard university
Galesburg, Ill. Dancing lessons are t6
be given. The university is supported
10y the univcrsalists.
Mrs. Minnie Cushman. n handsome
white oma was recently clandcstin,
~ married to n full blooded Picgar
Indian. She has been Il teacher n
Fort Shaw, Nor tana.
The live stock growers convention
recently held in Denver. closed with
grand free barbecue at which 0 90,
people participated. Wild disorder
marked the closing Genes
Richard j. H~olloran. n st. Louis po
Hceman, was mortally shot by Miss
Nellie Manion. because he refused e
marry her. She then shot herself
They were 10 ;ers. Neither can live.
Lord George Hamilton. secretary o
state for India, speaking at Chiswick
said he thought during the nexttwelv,
months the government might TAX,
steps to establish "a gold standard il
India.
Several isolated outragcs were per
petrated ut Algiers. A number o
Jews were stoned and badly injured
A native, a Spaniard, fred at a Frencl
% non-commissioncd officer, missing him
but %wounding a lady.
The coal operators will shortly ad
, anc the price of their product 2Jc
ton as the result Of the recent join
conference of operators and miner
, which conceded to make an advance @
10 cents n ton for mining.
II. Maitland Kerscy. a capitalist,
! defendant in a damage suit. The coo
, at the Waldorf hotel, New York say
: he tried to kiss her. and because sh,
refused to let him he slapped her i
! the face. She wants S., 900.
The Niagara river was in a rag
!" uN''"N utse W ~ biRh WIN
S The water rose in the gorge abou
: twenty-five feet. 1t swept over Oh
maid of the mist landings and di
much damage. The scene looking O
the American and Canadian sides WI
IA wild m
a During a heavy gale at st. Louis, A,
gust Wcymeycr. a carpenter, WI
$ killed by being blown from the roof ,
o the Shields school, and Thomas ,
Peters was also killed by being blow
O from n porch. The velocity of I'll
n wind was almost AS great as it WI
during the tornado.
:. Spanish people. especially those wi
: are supposed to be leaders of publ
opinion, say that the dispatch of Il
: battleship Maine to Havana cam,
= but lead To "a conflict. All is tral
quill at Havana, however. On its a
h rival at Havana, the Maine was G!
tended the usual courtcsies. The ere
and marines will not go ashore
DreSpnt IN avoid nnSsih1e friction