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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
CRlTlClSe CANNED BEEF,
Reports 81 Army Oncers Arc Not Favor
abio to It's Use aa a Ration.

WASHINGTON, April 1U.-The army
beef inquiry court decided to admit as
evidence the official reports OF army
officers concerning the beef supplied
to the army during the war with
Spain, as requested by General Miles.
The decision was reached ut an ex.
ecutive session of the court, and after
the renewal by Major Lee, ON behalf
OK General Miles, of the request for
action upon the application.
All the reports are brief. There are
LAT OF them, and they were generally
prepared by their authors after tho
close OF tho campaigns in Cuba and
Porto Rico, and in response to q cir.
cular letter. Major Lee read the re.
ports, all Of which pertaincd to canned
beef. They all severely criticised the
canned beef and declared it was not
fit for an army ration.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
Sunday, April o.

william Hoffman of Phillips, Hamil.
ton county, who was accidentally shot
about a week ago, died from his
wounds. Hoffman and a young man
from Aurora were driving through the
flatte river, having started out on a
goose hunt. They saw a flock of geese
coming and in jumping out of the We
hicle hurriedly, a gun was discharged,
wounding both, though at the time it
was not thought that either was in
Jured so seriously. Hoffman was shot
through the shoulder.
Hon. John C. Watson, ex-statc sen.
ator, eX-speaker OF the Nebraska house
and for twenty-five years one of the
foremost lawyers and politicians in
southeastern Nebraska, has left his
home city and the state, never It is
asserted by those in a position to know.
TO return, as a result, it is claimed. of
pressure brought to bear upon him by
persons active in his prosecution for
alleged sharp practices in his law bust
ness N other shortcomings. Mr..
WatsonIs recent financial reverses and
other troubles are familiar stori q IN
people OF Nebraska City and newspa
per readers of the state. His active
connection with the Hawke estate liti-
CATION has brought him into uppleas-
and notoriety, and the filing of charg-
es seeking to disbar him from practic-
ing in the courts of the district was
quickly followed by more serious com
plants and possible criminal prosecu.
tion. II Is reported he has accepted n
position with a corporation in the east.
Ills home here was sold to Mrs. Wat
sons mother, Mrs, Larsh, and his fine
law library was turned over to Mrs.
"odehouse on a chattel mortgage. His
wife will join him later.
A committee of Omaha citizens is nj
work raising a memorial fund for the
family of the late Rev. John McOuoid
pastor OF the First Methodist church
and the fund has in about three DAYS
reached the sum Of $447.
William Hanki and George Shoemak.
er OF Snyder appeared before Justice
Dame at Fremont to answer the charge
OF assault with criminal intent upon
Anna Tuna, a sixteen-year-old of Snv.
der. The case was continued until the
2ath' the young men being under bonds
OF $500. The complaint was made bv
Joseph Tuna, father of the girl.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
Fifteen Hundred Men Under Law
ton Capture an Important Town.
SlxTY-ElGHT REBELS KILLED.
Dead On tho Fieid.-The American
Loss is Only Six wounded-In-
dian Tactics We're Used
The Fleeing Rebels Arc
to Ne rursued.

VAsmNeToN, April II. The follow.
Ing dispatch vas received from Gen.
cral Otis to-day;
"MAsrLA, April 1I.-Adjutant GEN.
cral, Washington: Lawton's command
captured Santa Cruz, chief city OF La.
guna dc Bay, this morning; casualties,
six wounded; insurgents troops driven,
leaving sixty-eight dead upon the field
and a large number OF wounded; con-
siderable number captured.
"Lawton will pursue westward
Otia"
MANILA, April ll.-Major General
Henry w. Lawton has captured Santa
Cruz, at the extreme end OF Laguna
do Bay. or Bay lake, lie drove the
rebels, who wero commanded by q
Chinaman named Pao Wah, into tho
mountains. Six Americans were
wounded. The rebels lost sixty-eight
men killed and forty wounded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
THE PRESIDENT IS TOO BUSY.
A Request for an IntervIew I~ssxardlas
Canteens IL Refuyed.


WASHINGTON, April 1O.-In
to q note Sent to the White house by
direction OF the District w. C. r. u,
asking for an interview with the Pres.
ident in regard to the Interpretation
given by Attorney General Briggs of
the "Anti-Canteen law" Mrs. Emma
+. Shelton, secretary of tn. oryaniza.
ton, has received tho following rcp.y:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
April 5.-Dear Madam: In reply to
your note Of this date l beg leave to
state that the Presidents ngage
meuts are such as to render 1t impos.
sible to arrange for an auiiencs this
week or for some time to come.
1T you will be good enough to sub.
NIT In writing what it Is desired to
present l will take pleasure In bring.
ing it promptly to the Presidents at.
tention. Very truly yours-,J. A. Por
ter, Secretary to the President"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
ARE NOT TO OFFEND EUROPE
Diplomacy May Prevent Sending a
Squadron to England.
WOULD BE TOO SIGNIFICANT.


WASHINGTON, April 10. - Navy d.
partment officers say that diplomatic
reasons may prevent the carrying out
OF the plan suggested to send the ar
morcd ships Of the North Atlantic
squadron to English waters. While
the plan has been discussed to detail
several ships under Rear Admiral
Sampson for this duty, II has failed so
far to be officially approved. II the
ships should be sent rs proposed only
to English ports, the event would
have a deep international significance
and would probably cause irritation
among some of the continental pow
ers that are already deeply agitated
over the existing understanding be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain.
The department has been unable to
carry out It's plans for the immediate
establishment of a European squadron
to visit other than English ports, ow-
ing, in the first place, to the necessity
OF dispatching most Of the smaller YES
sells of the North Atlantic squadron to
reinforce Dewey's fleet, and in the Sec
ond place to the desire to avoid a re.
mission of the annual spring and sum-
mel maneuvcrs of the North Atlantic
squadron. The extreme importance
OF these mineuvers was so demon.
strated by the results obtained during
the Spanlsh-Amcrican war that it is
believed to be unwise to omit them for
ever one season..
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
All Are Pioneer Kanssu~.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 1.-THE judges
of the new court OF visitation ap-
pointed by Governor Stanley are oil
old Kansans. Chief Judge w. A..
johnson came 10 Kansas in 1858 and
has resided at Garnet since 1883. This
makes him a Kansan for forty-four
years Judge L. G Crum has been in
the state thirty-one years, residing all
time at OswegO, while Judge J. c.,
fostlethwaite came to Kansas just
sn'rty years ago Saturday. The com-
C.ned residence Of tho three judges in
she state is los years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
CAPT. ELLIOTT'S BODY ARRIVES
Remaius OF the Kansas Omcer Brought
Homo From Manila

SAN Francisco, April 1n.-The
transport Scandal arrived at quaran.
tine yesterday from Manila with sixty.
four time expired and discharged sol.
diers and the bodies Of four officers
who fell fighting in the Philippines.
The remains brought back are those of
Colonel Smith of the Tennessee regi.
ment, who died of apoplexy as hs was
leading his men on the attack on Ma
Mia; Captain d. s Elliott OF the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, killed
February 20, at C~aloocan, by a sharp
shooter. Major McConville OF the
Idaho regiment, who fell while charQ-
ing Mt the head Of his men on the
trenches before C~aloocan, and Lieu.
tenant French Of the First Nc nth Da-
kota, who was killed at the same
place.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
TWO KANSANS WOUNDED.
The Insurgents Fire on Scouting Party
Near Maiolos.


MANILA, April 1.-THE rebels along
the railroad fred at q scouting party
near Malolos to-day, woundinR two
members Of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment.
Tho United States gunboat Ben.
ningion has gone to Baler, on the east
coast, in order TO relieve a Spanish
garrison of forty-seven men, which
had been beleaguered there since Nav.
1t is considered significant that the
Oceania Espanola, formerly rabidly in
favor OF the Filipino government, is
now counseling disarmament, advising
the Fl!plnos to accept the inevitable.
1t has carefully analysed the procla.
nation of the United State, Philip
pine commission, pointing out the ad-
vantages OF the definite policy deter.
mined upon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
NEWS OF NEBRASKA
CONDENSATION OF IMPOR-
TANT NEWS ITEMS.
Short and Pithy Paragraphs which Tell
Of what Has Happened or wit Hap
pen In Our Commonwealth--Tbe News
Briefly Summarized.
Saturday, n 2.

Three prisoners in the Jail at Grand
island sawed their way to liberty
through the Jail floor.
The Valley State Bank of Valley, has
been chartered by the state banking
board. The bank has a capital stock
of 5000. T.. +. Kennedy is the cashier.
The old time bicycle riders of Oma-
ha to the number of about fifty met
at the Henshaw hotel and enjoyed q
banquet. They decided to have "a run
Saturday, May 6, the participants in
which must ride the old high-wheeled
ordinary.
At Norfolk while trying to hold n
FESTIVE horse by its halter after alight-
ing from his buggy both the animal
and DIR. Verges went down. The doe
tor was severely cut in the leg by the
horses shoes and otherwise badly
bruised.
II. II. Blodgctt, the Lincoln attorney
disbarred in 1896 from practice before
the Lancaster county bar for practices
~unbecoming a lawyer, has been rein
stated, the Judge believing he has been
sufficiently punished for his offcnsc,
which was tampering with a juror.
William Hough of Whitman, was
shot and instantly killed last evening
by Fred Moffitt of Hyannis. Moihtt is
a clerk at the Hotel DeFair in that VIII
lagc. The result of the killing was an
old grudge, and was renewed by a
quarrel, with the result stated.
Deputy Sheriff Ashenfeltcr of Gage
county captured n desperate crook at
Lanham. The fellow gave his name
as c. W. KEELING. lie is wanted for
burglary at Glcnwood, la. 1t is said
he is one of the men who shot the two
officers at Columbus some time ago,
and who afterwards wrecked the Jail
with nitro-glycerine.
The purchase of n mansion for the
governor will be attended to by
the board of public lands as soon as
possible under the law. An appropri-
alton OF SIS, 900 is at their disposal for
that purpose. Members of the board
have been informed that bids will be
presented at the proper time from the
owners of desirable residences in diff
ferent parts of the city. Some vacant
lots will also be offered, among them
some at Thirteenth and X streets, said
to be owned by Mr.. Hobart, vice pres
ident of the United States. The board
expects to buy a house already built.
If the enrolled bill signed by the
governor cannot be ~impeached it is
safe to say that the home for the friend
less will have to get along for two
years on 1000 for current expenses
and repair of ground and buildings.
When the bill reached the senate the
printed copy showed an appropriation
of g., 900 for current expenses. Talbot
OF Lancaster declared it to be a mis-
print, as the legislature had always
given about sec, 900 to the institution
for the biennium. The senate voted
to change the bill to read $50, 900. The
house c%oncurred, but the enrolled bill
signed by the governor read as follows:
Home for the friendless: For en-
ployes' wages, six thousand ($6, OOO)
dollars. Current expenses and general
repairs of building and grounds, two
thousand $4,000 dollars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
FRANCES GIFT TO AMERICA.
The President Form lily Accepts Two
L,rgs sevrss Vases for the People

Lsrgs sevres Vases for the People
WASHINGTON, April 10 In ths blue
room OF the White House at II O'Clock
this morning the French ambassador,
M. Camton, presented to the govern
mcnt and tho American people, as
represented through President Nc.
kinlcy, two Sevrcs vases from the
French national pottery at Sevres.
The gift was from the late president
OF the French republic, Felix Faure.
and concentrated the opening of the
new French American cablo last year
when President Mckinley and Presi.
dent Faure exchanged the FIRST mes.
sage over the new line. The vases
and pedestals stand six or eight feet
high and arc Of a deep blue.
The presentation was made the &C.
;asion for an exchange OF international
greetings, NJ. Cambon making an nd.
dress and the President responding.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
Jury to Try Mira George.

CANTON, Ohio, April i0.-The Jury
which Is to decide the fate Of Mrs.
Annie Z. George, accused Of the muir.
der OF George d. Saxton, was com
pleted Mt $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and before court adjourned
Prosecuting Attorney Pomerene had
stated to the twelve men qualified IN
outline OF what he expects the wit.
nesses for the state to prove. lie pro-
posed to prove that Mrs George was a
c".pwen 4aageptpress and that she had
carefully planned the assassination OF
Mr.. Saxton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
Wednesday, April IL,

A Hastings special says: Some one
as yet unknown made n dastardly at
tempt yesterday on the life of Mrs. {.
+. Morey, wife of +. Morey, of Morcy
~ Tibbets Bros. lawyers, by means of
poisoned candy. When Morey returned
to her art studio after dinner she found
at the door q package of bonbons, with
the card of a prominent young society
lady of the city, on which was written
''hone made sweets"
Unsuspicious Of the deadly poison
lurking within the candy, Mrs. Morey
ate several pieces and passed it among
the lady members Of her art class who
soon after arrived, among whom was
the young lady whose card was en-
closed in the box. Mrs. Morey thanked
her for the candy, and the young lady
a just denied any knowledge Of the
package when Mrs. Morey was taken
deathly sick.
a physician was called and he dis
covered %arsenical poison, and admins
tered %antidotes. Mrs. Gaslin was the
only n of the others who was seriousA
ly affected, as they dad detected a pc
culiar taste in the candy AMI only par
took OF n piece. Mrs. Morey and
Mrs Gaslin have both been in a very
critical condition, and it was only by
the prompt work of the physicians that
their lives have been saved. There
was enough arsenic to have killed a
dozen persons.
Attorney John c. Watson, who was
reported to have left Nebraska City
last Thursday night never to return,
arrived in that city yesterday mornS
ing. In the afternoon after his ar
rival Mr.. Watson made public n state
ment in which, among other things, he
said that he guaranteed to successfully
refute all charges brought by his ac-
cusers; that he had no idea of leaving
Nebraska City and never has had; that
nc has a lucrative position awaiting
him, but will not leave Nebraska City
until he has demonstrated to his fam
lily, friends and the public that he is
not as black as his opponents have
tried to paint him. He also denieS
the charge of collecting exorbitan1
fees and asks that the community
withhold judgment until the questions
are settled in the courts.
The news item in regard to the girls
OF the state normal at Peru hanging
the Legislature in efigy, appears to
nave had no foundation in fact. There
was no hanging at all. The nearest
approach to one was when the prccep-
trees found several students, bent on
mischief, hurrying through the halls
carrying a stuffed coat and looking Toy
a place to string it up. Most of those
connected with the normal knew moth.
ing of the affair until the published
item appeared.
At Omaha last night Mrs. Daisy
oNeill and Mrs. Kitty Overy, VINO
have recently had trouble with Their
husbands, decided to die together, ana
took thirty grains of morphine with
fatal results. They were each twenty
three years old and came recently
from Burlington, la. O'Neill is a Bur
i'ngton fireman and Overy a deputy
constable.
The man who committed suicide az
The Willard in Omaha last SATURDAY
alght, having registered as A. j. Sm''n
OF Salt Lake, Is found to have been A.
d. Snyder of TT. Collins. His DEAN
was h outcome of melancholy oyera
disease OF the hip hat had made him1
cripple.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
SHOT THE CHILDREN DOWN.
Confession Of Two Members of the Lake
City Mob.

CHARLESTON, s. c., April 1.-THE
trial OF the thirteen citizens OF Lake
City for having lynched Postmaster
Baker began here to-day before Judge
Brawley. There are $50 witnesses &c
be examined, but the trial will end in
two weeks
Joseph i. Newman and Early p.
Lee, two of the men against whom in
documents have been returned, have
turned states evidence. The men told
Of how the mob assembled and planned
the murder. They told OF the mid.
night search made in the town for oil;
how the mob moved stealthily TO Bi.
ker's humble home; of how the oil was
poured upon the building and then OF
the flames. Then the witnesses told
of the wild cries which cam, from the
house when the helpless inmates
awoke, cndcavored to Zee and were
shot down.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
ARMOUR TO FORM A TRUST.
The Chicago Packer Tries to Buy All
the American Glus Factories

>"s"s" '"eAe' Ar'es TO buy All
tho American Gius Factories.
~PIrTsBURa, Pa, April lot IA
stated that Philip ID. Armour, the
Chicago packer, is trying to consoli.
date the glue concerns of the country.
1t Is estimated that it will take abou,
eco 900, 900 to buy up all the glue fac.
tories. In Western Pennsylvania mil.
lions OF dollars are invested In the in.
dustry, and 1t gives employment 10
thousands Of men.
Philip Armour already manufactures
about one.eighth Of all the glue used
In the United States. The American
Glue company, a combination formed
three years ago, controls about one.
third OF all the output. Mr.. Armour
has made an offer in cash for the com,
pany's entire business.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
Taken From ~ Cansy to K.n.,.

HERINoros, Kan, April IL. - The
body OF Peter Dix, a native Of this
county. who was killed ut FL Caney
during the campaign OF last summer,
was buried IA the censtery here res
tsEdN.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14

oELwEiN, Iowa, April lo.-Jud9s
Hobson OF the district court sentenced
): II. Easton' ex-President OF the First
National blink Of DEBORAH, TO Ave
years in the penitentisry yesterday.
Eastoa had been convicted for fraudu.
lent banking.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14

DENVER, Col, April 1l.-Miss Marie
Burroughs OF the Stuart Robson com,
pany, accidentally stabbed Harold
RUSSELL of the same csmpany In the
face, at the broadway theater last
night During the act Of 1.-TWO
Rogucs and a Romance" Miss Bur
roughs' part requires that she 90
through the motion of stabbing Mr..
Russell. The scene Is in semi. dark.
ness aad Mr.. Russell bent forward "a
Miss Burroughs brought the weapon
down, and received q deep weuG.l or
the left side OF his face. His injuries
did not prevent his leaving With the
company to-day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
GER MANY WILL BE FIRM.
DO Not Like Actions of the Americas
Admiral.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Berlin cor
respondent of the Standard says:
AFTER receiving Mr.. White, the
United States ambassador, and Sir
Frank Lascclles. the British ambas.
sador, last week, and explaining TO
them ~Germany's attitude regarding
Samoa, Emperor William sent instruc.
tions to the German ambassadors In
London and Washington to the gen.
eral effect that Germany considers the
Wv government In Samoa illegal and
the action OF the British and Ameri-
cans n clear violation of the Samoan
act.
II must remain undecided for the
present whether Admiral Kautz has
assailed the honor of the German flag.
IL this should prove to be the case, we
have the fullest confidence In the abil-
ity OF the government not only to keep
aue:t'o III In view, but also to secure
adequate satisfaction for the moral in.
terests Of the German empire"
BERLIN, April 1.-The National
Heitung, discussing the situation at
Samoa, declares that all the changes
which have occurred there since tho
middle of March are invalid and that
the conditions established by the joint
proclamation Of the consuls on Janu.
airy 4 4 are still legally in force.
While admitting the ''amicable atti-
tude of the American government"
the National Zeitung says:
THE report of tho behavior OF Ad.
miral kautz toward the German
cruiser Fake has given umbragc
throughout the empire and it Is con
sidered certain that, II the report is
confirmed, the United States will
readily admit Germany's right to
satisfaction and will repair Admiral
Kautz's errors. 1t Is hoped, however,
that the accounts are exaggerated"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14

Senator Grow of Douglas county h,.a
resigned as a member of the lcgiJa
ture. His resignation was handcd =.
Saturday to take effect immcdio,o,'
owing to the fact that he has been %
pointed postmaster at Omaha, Ttpa
resignation was accepted by the gov.
ernor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, April ia--ISe
house killed the bill introduced
Mr. smith, OF Mcdonald, prohibiting
the sale OF canned goods other Ivy
those marked with the date OF "'
year when canned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-14
STABBED THE CZAR'S AIDE,
A Servant Trie, to KIN Gen ,ral Msu,o,
In MOSCOW.

Moscow. April ;0-An ATTEMPT has
been made to assassinate the car,
aide-de'camp, General Mauzoy. lie
was stabbed in the throat by a ser.
want, but the would-be assassin wa.
overpowored. The generals wound,
are not serious
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16
com LUoR FOR cULpRIrs.
Post ami PiIiory Victims Felt Both tn
Weather and tho Lash at New Castle. oil
Suturday

PObt hnu Pfiiory victims reit bath ths
weather and tho Lash at New Castle. on
Saturday.
Sheriff John Il. Taylor, on Satur-
nine tails and inflicted punishment on
the prisoners sent to him by the county
court. According to the general opin-
ion of those who saw the whippings he
carried the law out in creditable
manner. Heretofore the affair has APP
peared as child's play. Saturday it wss
no joke.
Henry Smith, the negro who entered
the home of James M. Vandegrift near
Marlborough. was well whipped and
| when the 10th stroke had been made
his back showed the marks of the lash
and the blood was triokling. The back
of the notorious Bob Allen, negro,
also showed the welts of where the cat
had paved his hide, Thomas Devine,
| white, who was only recently released
| from Jail on the charge Of murderously
assaulting aged George Waukenhut,
was well tanned.
At 10 O'Clock Henry Smith and
Robert Allen, both colored, were placed
in the stocks. On account of the cold
they were we'll blanketed. They were
released Mt IL O'Clock stitfened with the
cold, which marked several degrees be-
low rezo.
Edward Truman, the forger. was the
next victim of tho stocks and stood
there for an hour.
At noon Sheriff Taylor appeared II
the yard with the cat in his hands
John Mccullough who stole $500 from
his parents, received 10 lashes ant
squirmed az the lash was applied.
Daniel O'Haplon followed and re
ceived l5 lashes. He twisted but triet
hard TO he brave.
Rudolph Loveioy was the next but h,
did not appear to love nor enjoy the u
stripes laid across his barred back.
Thomas Devine came next, and wa
followed by Lewis Reasin, colored, eacl
receiving u lashes. Reasin said tina
the whip did not hurt him, but whel
he entered his cell he was glad enougl
to lie down and rest. He almost tainted
Walter Christy, eolored, aged |
years, received one of the worst thrash
ings that he has received since hi
birth and he seemed to realize what
cost TO steal pair Of opera glasses.
Bob Allen and Henry Smith wer
tho last whipped and this closed til
seance for the day.