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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
HAS A WAITING GAME.
UNCLE SAM HOLDS THE
KEY TO THE FAR EAST.
The Significance OF Russia Sending an
Embassndor to Amcrlca-Wii Grant
Any Concession In Return for the Moral
support of the United statcs.

WAsmSoToy, Feb. s. "Thc Uni,cd
States Is more of n factor in the game
of international politics which is now
In progress over affairs in the East
han is generally understood.
"All the great European powers arc
seeking To ascertain the attitude OF
this country on the great Eastern
problem, aud until that is known there
will be no move on the international
chess board.
"Your country thus has n COM
mauding position in the big fight that
Is going on, and by a shrewd diplo.
macy ought to be able to obtain
almost any concessions in the East
that are desired
These declarations were made by
one Of the oldest members of the
diplomatic corps In Washington,
n man whose country occupie, IA n.u-
trail position in regard to the
Eastern question.
There can DO no doubt" this dip.
lomatist continued, that the great
European powers arc planning for
further acquisitions Of territory in the
East. How much further they will
go depends, in n large measure, upon
the position Of this country.
1T Is "A contest on one hand between
Russia, Germany and France To secure
u distinct declaration that the United
States will not concern itself abou,
the opening Of any NOR, new ports b.
foreign countries, and England and
Japan on the other hand to protest
against u policy which will give any
nation or group of nations superior
rights in any Chinese ports.
THE head and center of the frht
is just at present right here IN Wash.
inSton. md it will become even more
exciting upon the arrival of the new
Russian ambassador. Until his ar.
rival you need not look for any new
Move by Russia in the East. The nc.
ton of Russia in raising the legation
in this city to an embassy and trans.
ferring u this post Count CaSSini di.
rect from China, is, to my mind, very
significant lie will come here pre-.
pared TO explain in detail the exact
state Of affairs in China and with in
~structions not only to sound the
United States on its position in the
matter. but to make advances looking
to an understanding which will give
this country almost anything that
may be desired in Il commercial way
in return for its moral support in fa-
vor OF the schemes of those countries
which have arraycd themselves
against England and Japan in tho
Orient"
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TO IMPORT DRESSED BEEF
Honduras Concessions Promise Much
Tlans OF the syndicate.

NEW York, Feb. 0-Onc OF the
largest concessions ever obtained by
Americans from Il foreign government
has fallen into the hands OF n syndicate
Of New York capitalists, who have
completed the organization of n COM
pany TO control the expectation and
importation OF cattle and live stock OF
all descriptions from and to the re-
public of Honduras. The concession
is for twcnty-.iv. years.
This concession was granted in Au-
duras to Mr.. otto Zurcher, Il citizen OF
switzerland His labors resulted in
the formation a few days ago of the
Honduras American Cattle, Agricul-
tural and Colonization company. L.
7. Bar.cw of New York is president
of the company, Jose Antonio Lopez
Of Guatemala Is vice president, James
Walden of New York, secretary and
treasurer, and Captain j L. Imboden
The company is to be capitalized at
s., 900, 900. The exclusive right to
establish and operate slaughter houses,
ref~rigerators, canning factories, pack
ing houses and other establishments
of like nature is granted, as is exemp-
ton from all taxation on the COM
pany's business, property and pro-
ducts. About 800, 900 acres OF public
land will be granted to tn, company.
The concessions, it is believed, will
place the new company in n few years
TO the front, both here and in Europe.
The price of beef on the hoof in Chi
cago is about "A cents per pound. To
this must be added the cost of railway
transportation to the East and OF
shipping to Europe. The cost in Hon
duras is "a cents Il pound, with only
the cost OF shipping BY water to he
added. The projectors Of tho COM
pany expect to capture the entire
Cuban trade ut once, after which they
will try to gain the German trade and
then that of the United States.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
SPAIN HOPES FOR SUPPORT
France, Russia n d Gcnmany Looked to
Air ImlI of ElcctrlCltN.

NEw YoHk, Feb "a dispatch to
the New York Herald from. Madrid
says:
The political air Is full Of cleo.
tricity. The stock exchange, that ocst
Of baroineters. marks strong slumps.
General Woodford wears n dissatisfied
and Respondent look. lie is evidently
not pleased with the way things are
going.
"Senor Sagasta again comes out Ia
FL Liberal with the statement that
there is absolutely no cause for u war.
"Ei Dia prints imprisoned articles
against the false reports concerning Il
perfect understanding in the Cuban,
cabinet, and takes as its text the Cor.
respondencia de Espania, which says
that the amor about Senior Gown
save lost the consistency in which
they were held.
There isa certain attitude Of rigid
ity expressed in the official press of
the last forty.cight hours which gives
ground for n report which says that
Germany, France and Russia support
the position taken by SPAN, whereas
England gives n neutral reply. In
the meantime you can take it as most
probable that Spain will, in the course
OF time, send war ships to Cuban
waters, to Havana and other places.
TO sustain the authority of General
Blanco and prevent with certainty
such outbreaks as. it has been assert
ed, President Mckinley fears. The
Viscaya, after taking aboard 600 tons
Of coal IL t~wcnty-four hours. left La
Palmas amid an enthusiastic ovation.
There is much ressinistic talk
here. Letters reaching here By the
last mail from respons. BILE business
men in Cuba proclaim autonomy Il
success, yet n serious paper like FL
Epoca heads its leader Moments Of
Crisis and says Spaniards Of all colors
must stand shoulder to shoulder to
defend the national honor if inter.
fcrcd with in Cuba"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
TELLER FOR
Colorado Senator Says Hawaii Should
Hs Discussed In Open Session.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 0 Senator Tel
Ter of Colorado occupied the entire
four hours of yesterdays executive
session in the Senate in discussing the
Hawaiian annexation treaty. During
the course of his speech Mr.. Teller
took occasion to say that he would
have been glad to discuss
the treaty in open session, and
to this remark he added the
opinion that the time had almost
come when the question of annexation
should be debated upon n bill looking
to legislation by both houses OF Con-
gress rather than upon the basis of
the treaty. While he thought there
might be Il bare possibility OF securing
the sixty votes necessary To ratify the
treaty, he conceded that, under the
present circumstances, this was cx-
ceedingly doubtful, and he thought
the sooner this fact should be recog-
nized and a change of front made, the
better it would be from all points o;
view.
Senator Teller advocated the ratif-
cation of the treaty, basing his .rea-
sons for this position upon the grounds
that the annexation of the islands
was in the interest of our commerce,
and in line with our national policy
for the past half century.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
CALENA
Tyler GAviett. Reported Murdered. Re.
turns Alive.

turns AltVe.
GALENA, Kan, Feb. s.-Great en-
element prevails over the appearance
in this city to-day of Tyler Gaviett,
who disappeared in March last from
the Windsor stock farm, owned by So
Ion l.. Cheney, n of the most promi-
nent citizens Of the country. Neigh
bors took charge Of his crop and other
property, disposed of it and started
the report that Cheney had
murdered him. On the strength
of these rumors County Attorney
Charles Stevens. in the dead OF
night in the absence of Cheney
searched the place for the body. This
net led to IN assault upon Perry Stew
ems, brother Of the county attorney,
by Cheney, for which a $40, 900 dam
age suit is now pending. Upon his
arrival here Gaviett employed Hon.
w. L. sapp of this city and w. b.
Glasse and C. ID. Ashley of Columbus
and secured warrants for the arrest
of County Attorney Stevens and five
others, charging them with stealing
his property. The appearance of
Gaviett removes the cloud from Che
ney and leaves his accusers in n bad
predicamcnt. The opinion nov is that
the whole thing was n scheme to
blackmail Mr.. Cheney. Cherokee
county's legal and political frame will
he shaken from center to circumfer'
ence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
FOR lola.
Intense Intero,t at tho Authors Trial
for His Drey fus Letters.

PARIS, Feb. S.-Thc trial OF NJ.
Emile lola, who is being prosecuted
by the government ns a result Of a
letter written by him in December to
the Aurore, strongly rejecting upon
high officials connected with the
Dreyfus case. opened to-day in the
assize court of the Seine. Keen pub
lie interest is manifested In the case,
hundreds OF people surrounding the
court anxious to gain ndmittance.
NJ. Zola, who arrived in a carriage,
was greeted with vehement shouts Of
derision and an individual who
shouted give Zola' was promptly
hustled and suppressed.
While the jury was being selected
NJ, lola entered the dock. lie was
pale. A few cries Of "Vive Xola'
were promptly suppressed by the Wig
orous protests of the majority OF the
audience.
After the reading of the indictment
the advocate general explained that
the charge was strictly limited To the
passage in NJ. Xola's letter denouncing
the Estcrhazy court. martial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
YALE'S PROFESSORS.
Charges OF Inebricty Among students
TO lie Ignored by the Faculty.

% VI AucpEtcty "uiou tuuou
to le Ignored by tho Faculty.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 0.-The
New York Voice declares that 1000
Yale men were intoxicated on
the night of the last Princeton
game. A Yale professor, who stands
close to President Dwight, said yes
terday, when asked about the allega-
ton: None of your Princeton Inn
troubles for us, thank you. The Voice
will not pull us into any row which
will cause one OF our faculty TO get cx-
PEELED from the church and our presi-
dent to talk to our undergraduates
about drunkenness two Sundays in
succession. We have talked the mat
ter owe and we shall take no notice
Of these attacks Let them dclude the
weak minded and gullible; rs for us,
we shall turn n deaf ear to them"
The Yale professors words express
the sentiments Of the entire faculty.
President Dwight was asked to say
SON ething on the subject and answer
ed: IL haven't a word to say except
that We are not worrying over the at
tackS."
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
One Doctor Kil,, Ano,her,

PERRY, Ok, Feb. s.-Dr. William
Mccoy, u physician from Lincoln,
Neb,, was shot and killed near Spancr
postoillcc, sixteen miles southeast of
mere, yesterday. Mccoy and his ten
ant. John w Crandall, were living in
the same house, Crandall had been
away from home much of the time
lately and on returning his wife told
him Of the many acts Of cruelty that
DIR. Mccoy had heaped upon her, DR..
Mccoy lived in the upper story Of the
same house that Crandall lives in and
the first time that Mccoy came from
his room Craudall shot him dead.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
TWO SHOT.
Fatal Tragedy at Mercer, Mo. Over q
Judg ment Debt.

MERCER, Mo-, Feb Peter Kin
dred, a blacksmith, shot j. a. Alley
and A, A. Alley, IT,, two merchants,
Saturday afternoon. The trouble
arose over n judgment held by them
against Kindred. Kindred had sheen
drinking and entered the store in
fighting mood, He made insulting re-
marks and was ordered out lie went
and a. a. Alley followed him. Alley
turned back ut the door. Kindred, in
stead of going out, turned and shot j.
A. Alley, who was in the back of the
store. Kindred then shot A. A. Alley
in the back. Alley turned and Kim
dred shot him again, hitting him in
the neck, breaking it and killing him
instantly, j.. A, Alley is in a critical
condition and is not expected to live,
Kindred was arrested 10y the sheriff
and placed in Jail in Princeton, to
which he was followed by an angry
mob. Sentiment is strong against him
and lynching Is threatened.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
THEY ARE MORTIFIED.
". Z. 7. q. Women tail Upon Lady
Somerset to Explain.

CHICAGO, Feb. Off Lady Somerset
had hurled a basket of champagne
into the ranks of the National Chris.
tian Temperance union, she could
not have created moro conster-
nation than has resulted from
her New Years letter, in which she
says that, although it may be late in
the day, she will have no more alco-
holic drinks in her home. The head.
quarters of the w. c. Il. L. in Chicago
'are being flooded by horror-stricken
inquirers, who thought alcoholic
drinks never had u place on the table
of the rcvered leader Of the English
total abstinence movement.
II should think it was late in the
day to make such q resolve" said n
Chicago member of the w. c. 4. U.
Tho pledge she took before she could
wear tho white ribbon was not alone
a solemn promise to abstain person
ally from the use of all liquors, but to
employ all proper means to discourage
traffic in them"
Mrs. susanna NJ. d. Frey, editor Of
the Union Signal, organ of the w. c.
4. u, said the matter needed a little
explanation, which Lady Somerset
had neglected to explain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Guarding tho HuImon Jury.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 0.-The attor-
neys for the Mutual Life Insurance
company of New York made a demand
on George Sharritt, clerk of the
United States circuit court, for a list
OF the jurors drawn for the Hillmon
trial next week. Mr.. Sharritt makes
public the lists of ordinary jurors,
but in this case he refused and told
the insurance lawyers to appeal to
Judge John a. Williams of Arkansas,
who is to try the case. To-day Judge
Williams ordered Mr.. Sharritt not to
permit any except the marshal to
see the list of jurors until the case
shall be ready for trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
TWEED'S PRIVATE PAPERS.
Are In Possession OF W. u. u. stokes-To
write "a Hook on Them.

NEW YoRE, Feb s.-Thcre is at
least one man in New York who holds
the happiness, honor and fortune OF u
his hand. This man is W. T. ID.
stokes, the New York millionaire and
horseman. MIR. Stokes came into
possession Of all the private papers Of
william ~ Tweed several years ago.
He las made n thorough study of
them with the idea of writing Il book
upon the subject.
According to his story, more than
81 600, oOj was paid N by Tweed for
brides that other people to this day
know nothing about. The evidences
of these payments are still in cXist.
cncc, with the Endorsements of the
parties directly concerned.
The surrender of Tweed by the
Spanish government after his escape
from Ludlow street jail is described
by the papers in possession OF Mr..
Stokes as political work to secure the
election Of Il Republican President.
Mr.. Stokes says, also, that there is n
real confession OF Tweed in existence
which is likely to be published and
which is bound to rcate the livclicst
kind of n stir. lie says Twecd's diary
is the most interesting Of all papers.
II contains references To every one
that called on him aud his business,
showing that nearly all of them could
be treated with on n cash basis. The
papers were delivered TO Mr.. Stokes
by a man whom he had befrienGed.
Twccd's real power in New York
municipal politics began in 1856 AL
though often temporarily o%verthrown,
he never failed to regain his power,
until the final exposure OF the ring
in 1871. He was then arrested and
furnished bail in 81, 900, OGO. He was
given II twelve years sentence, and in
1875 was sued by the city of New York
for the recovery OF ST., 0O0, 0oh. In de-
fault of SIS, 900, 900 bail he was placed
in Ludlow Jail, but escaped December
1, 1875, and fled to Cuba, and thence
to Spain. The Spanish government
arrested him and delivered him to the
United States. II, was returned to
the Ludlow street Jail, where he died
in 1878.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
LOOKS BAD FOR KENNEDY
rhe Train Robbcr Is Accused OF Murder
Police Have Strong Case.

POl1Ce nave strong case.
KASsAo CITY, Mo, Feb s.-John
Kennedy, the train robber, will DO
turned over to the county authorities
within the next forty-eight hours to
be tried for murder in the first de-
gree. The police have evidence enough
against Kennedy to charge him with
the murder of Emma Schumacher, the
grocery woman. who was killed in her
store, Seventeenth and Campbell
streets, on the night of December 8.
They believe they can send him to the
gallows.
William Handy, an old negro who
was n slave for the Younger family
before Cole, Bob and Jim became
famous as train robbers, and who has
lived in the family of Mrs. Kit Rose, n
sister of the Younger boys, has told a
story that positively connects Ken
nedy with the crime. lie says that
Kennedy and James Redmond, his ac-
complete, confessed the murder in his
presence. lie was at Roses house.
1858 Sidney avenue, when Kennedy
and Redmond drove thare in a buggy
Immediately after the murder. lie
helped to dress the wound in Red
mond's face, inflicted by a bullet
from Miss Sc~humacher's revolver.
He says Kennedy took the buggy
away after bringing Redmond to the
house. Hnndy's story is verified by
Kit Rose and by Sue Handy, his wife.
who is n servant in the Rose family.
Handy says Kennedy aud Redmond
threatened to kill him IL he ever told
the story of the crime. There Is
plenty of evidence TO %corroborate his
story. The police have found where
he bought l%audanun for the wounded
and where he took burglar tools to u
blacksmith shop. Besides. Kit Rose
has admitted hat Kennedy and Red
mond, the latter wounded, came to
his house the night Of the Schumacher
murder, and that Redmond was cared
for there.
Kennedy does not seem at all
alarmed about the case the police
have against him. lie says that he
can easily prove his movements and
whereabouts on the night Of Miss
Schumacher's murder.
Since Handy made his statement
to the officials the police have had him
in charge and kept him in hiding.
This is done to protect him from Ken
nedy's friends and to keep him from
making his whole story public.
Inspector llnlpin and Cassimer
WEIGH, deputy county marshal, who
went to st. Joseph, Mo-, in search of
Redmond Saturday night. returned
this morning without their man.
The police had received information
that Redmond was in st. Joseph,
but Inspector Halpin says he could
not find him in st Joseph. The sup
position is hat he has gone to Kan.
sas, and now the police nave notitiei I
the marshals and chiefs Of police OF
all Kansas and Nebraska towns to be
or the lookout for him. The police
are sending out n complete descrip-
ton Of r, edmond.
Connecting members of their family
with IL band of robbers and murdcrers
will be Il hard blow to Cole and jim
Younger. They do not like Kit Rose
and their relations with him were
never very close, They are trying to
get a pardon for good behavior and
the Kennedy episode will reflect no
credit III them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Rat Poison In the Tea Kett,s.

FAIRFIELD. Cal, Feb, =. - Franz
Below, under arrest for the murder of
his brother, Louis, and sister Sus ..
in the little town of Dixon, November
0, has confessed. lie told how he
placed rat poison in the tea kettle
used by his brother and sister and
whea the news came to him that they
were dying, how he had gone to their
home and witnessed the dyiag strug-
giles OF his sister without a pang OF
rcmorse.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Cnuder. Denies the Letter.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Feb. s.-W.
B. C~hilders, the Democratic United
States attorney for New Mexico, who
Is holding Office under the present ad.
ministration. when questioned in re.
gard to the sensational report OF
coming riots and conspiracies" at
Ration and Blossburg, of which he has
been credited with writing to the de.
partment of justice ut Washington,
says that he has had no correspond.
ence with the department of Justice
on such q subject.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
RETALIATION FEARED.
UprisIn: OF Moonshincrs Threatened 10
Arkansus.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. D.-An up.
rising Of moonshiners is threatened in
the mountain district of Cleburn
county, and the United States author.
tiles have been appealed To for assist
ance to protect the law.abiding citi'
zcns of the locality. The trouble is
caused by n law!css element whose
chief occupation is the unlawful man
ufacture of whisky, and was brought
about by n raid last week by deputy
United States marshals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
DR.. BROWN
Tho san Francisco Confession Repeated
to - Large Cong reGatlon In Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. s-The Rev. C.. O.
Grown faced his congregation at the
Green street Congregational church
Sunday for the first time since he made
his confession in san Francisco. The
little church was flied at both morn.
ing and evening services.
At the evening service he made n
lengthy statement, somewhat to the
same effect as that he read at San
Francisco After the meeting of the
trustees it was given out tina, in all
probability the action to be taken
Wednesday night will be in favor of
retaining DR.. Brown as pastor and re,
tuning his letter of resignation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Head Torn From rody.

WICHITA, Kan, Feb. s.-Ycstcrday
afternoon Dick Langdon, a~l4-year-o,d
boy, while trying to get of a Rock
Island passenger train, vas thrown
between two coaches and his body
torn TO pieces Iic fell on his face
and was dragged over the ties till his
head was torn from his body.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Probing n Cigarette Hoodi~

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb 0 Charges
OF attempted bribery to influence leg
islntion affecting the American To-
bacco company, commonly known as
the "Cigarcttee trust have caused n
sensation. a joint committee of the
legislature is engaged in probing tho
charges.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Victor. COL, Police Force Disc hsr : cd.

VIcroE, Col, Feb, 9,-The city coun-
ell has dismissed the entire police
force and appointed new officers This
is the result of a mass meeting of cit
liens held to consider the fatal burn
ing OF four inmates of the city Jail
Saturday morning. 1t is claimed the
fatalities were due 10 official negli-
gcnce.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Hotel nnrns VIM slin. 600 Los-.

AIKEN, ) c., Feb, s.-The Highland
Park hotel 1T this place was DESTROYED
by fire early yesterday morning, The
loss is SAD, 0O3, with SOS, 900 insurance.
One hundred and sjXty-cight guests
were sleeping in the building, but
they had 40 trouble in getting ava
with their baggage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Georgia Postmaster slain.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. o--J. p. Polk,
nged 10 years, and postmaster at
Goodwin Station, vas murdered at
his home by unknown parties and his
store robbed. There Is no clue to the
perpetrators. He had $500 on his per.
son, which was left undisturbed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
a27,O0 for 70 Wrong Rating.

WAaEESsBURG, Mo, Feb. s.-The
case Of Minter brothers. who sued
Bradstreet's for damages due to erro.
ratings, resulted in a verdict Ia
favor OF plaintiffs for $4,000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Iron brotherhood" 1, Extinct

DENVER, Col, Feb. According 20
dispatches received here from Trini.
dad, Col, Albuquerque, N. NJ, and
various other points in Colorado and
New Mexico, the American Patriotic
league otherwise known as the Iron
brotherhood" concerning which a re-
port was made to the department of
justice ut Washington by w, h. Chill.
aers' United States attorney for the
territory of New Mexico, is now prac.
ticaliy extinct. In Ration and vicinity
the organization was broken up by
enforcing against the members the
penalty for carrying firearms
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
ruslnes, nioch burned Mt Savannah, Mo

SAVANNAH, Mo, Feb. 0-Firs Mt .
o'clock this morning destroyed n block
OF business buildings. The losses
amount to $4,000, and are borne by
II. Clark, grocer; Hawkins IL Cobb,
shoes; j, Kuains, dry goods; j. r.
Cooper, drugs; Kooldruner, shoes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-11
Jan Kionuiksr. Coming.

SAN Francisco, Feb 0,-Japan is
going to invade the Klondike. A
standing army of 5000 ablebodied
laborers is being got together for the
gold fields, and in a month or so they
will make q descent upon Dawson City.