The Red Cloud chief., 1898-10-21
Thursday, October rs.

ThursdAy, October rs.
Secretary Alger will recommend the
construction of "a railroad through
Cuba.
A dispatch from Walker. Mimi, says
the Pillager Indians promise to be-
come peaceful.
The ~battleships Oregon and Iowa
sailed from New York under sealed
orders from Washington.
Howard Gould and Kathryn Glenn
mons, the actress, were married yes
terday in New York. No member Of
the Gould family was present.
Yesterday was y red letter day in
Omaha. II "a presidents day of
Peace Jubilee week, and surpassed all
expectations. The crowd in Omaha
was double that of any ever seen there,
and 1t is impossible to say how many
were present. Thousands had no
place to sleep, and many hundreds
were unable to get to the exposition
grounds until late in the afternoon.
The exercises Of the day passed off
without n hitch.
The union miners and the imported
negro laborers clashed at Virden, Ill,
yesterday, and a score or more are
dead and many are seriously wounded.
Shortly after noon yesterday a Chicago
H. Alton train bearing 200 negro miners
from the aouth arrived at the stockade
around the Chicago Virden Goa, COM
pany's mines, and almost Immediately
q general engagement ensued. The
engineer Of the train vas hit and fell
to the floor OF the cab. The fireman
seized the throttle. pulled 1t open with
a jerk. and the train pulled out, car
ryiug a load of wounded negroes to
Springfield. Governor Tanner saw
responsibility for outbreak rests with
the mine owners. Troops were dis
patched to the scene aud disarmed
everybody who carried weapons. No
more trouble is feared. Governor Tan
ner declares he will not allow opera
tors to import negro convicts to run
mines in Illinois.
One OF Roosevelt's rough riders passed
through Lincoln Wednesday enroute
home TO Dallas. Tex, from % New
York hospital, where he suffered a
long siege of the fever. His name WINS
John Hartman. and he carried with
his discharge, on the back of which
was u notation commanding him for
service when he was physically unable.
He says he does not care to see another
Santiago campaign. and wouldn't join
the regular army for any pay Uncle
Sam might offer. The sufferings dur
ing that remarkable campaign has not
been half related. Mr.. Hartman saws,
and one can hardly imagine what the
soldiers had to go through. He thinks
the death loss was remarkably light
considering the difficulties encoun-
tered. the exposure, climate and heavy
fighting. Like all other followers OF
Roosevelt, he is n great admirer of his
leader, aud says the sentiment in New
York City is very strong in his favor.
Friday, October IL
The explosion Of gas in q colliery at
Tamaqun, Pa, resulted in the death OF
five employees.
IL q man il o coward he Is scorned
and abused; IL = woman Is q coward
she is loved and encouraged.
Chaplain McIntyre Of the brttleship
Oregon. who has been on trial by
courtmartial at Denver, was found u
be guilty OF the charges preferred and
he was sentenced TO be dismissed from
the service.
Fire that broke out in the brewery
of Betz 4 Newark New York City
caused . loss OF 500. 900. Spontane-
GUS combustion.
Snow fell In Chicago yesterday 70,
over m hour.
The United States transport OLDHAM,
which left Santiago de Cuba for the
United States, was obliged to put bach
because of q fire in her bunkers.
There has been a great change In
German public opinion on the subject
of the retention Of the Philippine Is
lands by the United States. The feel.
ing towards America, generally, Il
much o favorable than u couple OF
months ago.