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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-07
Tho Last Siege.

Friday morning the house received
reports from the committee appointed
to investigate the supreme court. The
minority, Representative Shore. demo
recommended impeachment of Justice
Norval. The minority report was not
adopted. The majority report was
adopted on motion of Jansen of Jetfer-
son.
BY $40 o'clock Friday afternoon,
town time, the house had transacted
all the routine business in connection
with bills which it was possible to do
unless previous votes were reconsid-
cred. Just n little while before that
all the bills on the sitting file and ON
the general file were postponed and
tie last bill ready for third reading
was passed.
At the evening session the report of
the committee which had been investi-
eating the supreme court was submit
| ted and the discussion on that com
| sumed n considerable portion OF the
time till the senate had passed a few
| house rolls and was ready to submit
them for the concurrence OF the house.
The Weaver insurance bill, contrary
| to the general belief among insurance
men, contains n provision S % favorable
| to the mutual life companies that they
can do business and issue guaranteed
policies about as well as under a spe-
| cial law prepared in their interest.
HARRISON of Lancaster introduced a
resolution placing the Tennessee mar
BILE, formerly known as John Currie S
marble, in the possession of the old
soldiers to be used by them as they de-
sire for the erection of a monument.
The house expunged from h re-
cords the resolutions censuring Colonel
S~totsenburg.
At the Friday evening session of the
house a large crayon portrait OF Speak
or Clark was presented to him by the
members,
The house spent the entire day Sat
urday trying to agree with the senate
on the state university salary appro
priation bill. Three conference com
mittces were appointed which towards
the last were composed OF men against
the appropriation of S242, 800. Tht
senate stood firm and n compromise
was finally agreed upon at Sa3O 900.
One bill was passed, n mutual insur
ance bill. Beyond this scarcely any
thing was done except to listen to a re
port on the acts of eX-Superintcnden'
j. A. Gillespie of the Omaha deaf ant
dumb institute.
The house refused to pass over tho
governors veto the resolution thank
, ing the First Nebraska.
A committee appointed to wait upoi
the governor and notify him the hous'
|, was ready to adjourn. reported tina
the governor thanked the house TO
courtesies shown, and that he had N
r further communication to make.
At Saturday evenings session OF tn
r house very little was done except I
+ await action in conference. A numbe
2 of ex-n,embers of the Legislature VII
? were present, were called upon Ia tall
Ex-Speaker Elder, Congressman Strod
' and others responded. At @:30 Sunda
/ morning the claims bill was in disput
$ and the members agreed to come bacl
? in the morning at 10 o'clock To be pres
!. ent when tho bills We're signed by pre-
. siding officers,
S The hrsiness before the house wa
s. rrally finished shortly after midpigh
{ Saturday. but the signing OF bills kcI
e it together until q p. IN. Sunday.
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MORMONS ARE IN POLITICS.
Views of . Methodist Preacher Who
Has Investigated

Has Investigated.
New YORK, April 5.-The Rev. DR..
Thomas c. Tiff Of Salt Lake City adj
dressed the Methodist preachers
weekly meeting in this city yesterday,
on 1.-The Present Situation in Utah.'
DIR. Tiff has been the superinten-
dent of the Methodist mission in Utah
for twenty-five years. He is making
his present trip as the chairman Of q
committee representing the evangel-
zeal churches of Utah to prevent the
admission to the next House of Repre-
sentatives Of Brigham II. Roberts. In
the course Of his address DIR. Tiff said:
III Brigham ii. Roberts Is permit
ted to sit In Congress, 1t will be inter
preted In every Mormon hamlet as the
fullllment of Brigham Young's proph-
ecy, and also as nationalizing polyg-
amy. The Mornons will redouble
their energies. Already they may be
said to hold the balance of power in
Idaho and Wyoming, und they are
very strong in Nevada, Arizona and in
Southwest Colorado. The other day
the wife of a Senator from n state ad-
joining Utah, herself a Methodist, was
asked to use her influence on behalf
OF our crusade. She replied that she
could not do anything about the mat
ter. That shows the Mormon infu-
cnce in politics.
I'VE ask that Congress shall expel
Roberts. We at first petitioned that
he be not received, but after confer
ring with ex-senator Edmunds and
others, we think that the proper pro-
ccdure is to exnel him"
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March 81.

The senate worked all day yesterday
On appropriations. The salary bill
was completed and increased to u total
OF Ss43, $40, which is SIS, o30 more than
was appropriated two years Z and
St7, $50 mor than the bill provided for
when il left the house. OF this Increase.
S32 900 was in the university salary
appropriation, making the total in
cas- outside of that item over the
amount fixed by the house only sl5,3jO.
The senate passed on several bills for
new buildings and recommended them
all for passage, except one for IA S35, 900
building ut the Peru normal school,
which was killed on its passage.
The appropriations recommended by
the senate yesterday aggregate 81 .o25,-
$50. and the general appropriations
and other claims bills pending will
probably swell the total for the session
to $3.50, 900. The appropriations
passed upon yesterday by the senate
and approved are listed as follows:
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THAT DREADED WET SEASON
American Troops withstood Manila Rains
Last Year.

n NV WV hf''PH
Last Year.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-War depart
ment officials look upon the approach
OF the wet season in the Philippines
as probably a decisive factor in deter
mining the character of the military
movements during the next six
months. This period of rains and
storms is no new and untried danger,
for the United States troops were I'm
the trenches around Manila through
much Of the worst part Of the wet
season last summer. Major Simpson.
chief OF bureau OF military informa-
ton. was then on the staff OF General
Greene and learned from experience
how far this wet season effected the
health and comfort Of the men and re-
tarded military operations. Generally
speaking, he says, men were up to
their knees In mud and water during
July and August, when our trenches
were drawn around Manila. But while
this was a great personal inconven-
fence 1t did not cause any material in.
crease in the sicl' rate. About the
worst feature was that the stretches
Of quagmirc made it next TO impossi.
BILE to execute military improvements
on a large scale.
The wet season does not begin as a
rule until June, SO that il is about
three months before it's effects would
be seriously felt. The present months,
April and May, generally come under
the head Of the hot season, which just
precedcs the drcnching rains begin
ming in June.
The hottest weather is in May, al.
Crecs. Generally this merges into the
heavy rains and violent storms of
June, the wet season lasting for six
months. The season does not come on
abruptly, but IL is a gradual transition
until everything is in n condition OF
soak.
Last summer the first expedition OF
United State, troops landed about
July /. and by that time the wet sea.
son was well under way. The men
were sent into the trenches for TWEEN.
ty-.our hours and then relieved. In
this way two regiments would be
moved up every morning and for that
day and night would stand in the
knee-deep rain and mud But it would
nave been difficult, If not impossible,
to have kept troops exposed to such
conditions for any extended time.
The Astor battery was one Of the
bodies serving during part Of the rainy
season. Captain March, ono of the OF.
ficers of the battery, was here recently
and in speaking of the sick rate dur.
ing the wet season, said that it was
kept down to 4 per cent. This Is
considered very low, even under
favorable circumstances, and Is taken
TO offset soma of the serious reports as
TO the effect OF the wet season. This
low sick rate is in part attributed tc
the strict sanitation enjoined on the
American forces. Malaria and ty.
poid abound, SO that our troops
were made to drink boiled water.
Major Simpson says that Mt no
time did the malaria or typhoid as.
sumo an epidemic form. 1t is the gen.
cral belief hat General Otis will com
plete his present campaign before the
wet season opens, and confine his ef.
forts after that to holding the ground
already won, keeping up communica.
tions. protecting his TANKS and wait.
ing for the dry season to give him
another period Of active operation.
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Judge Frink Exonerated.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. April a-Probate
Judge James A. Frink, who was in
dicted Immediately after the election
last fall upon the charge of having
failed to turn over unclaimed fees to
the county treasurer, was acquitted iu
the criminal III yesterday.
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CAPT. WATSON IN NO DANGER
Funston Gables That tho Wounded Kan,
sans Condition IL Excellent

PITrsBURd, Kan, April Sin an
swer to n cablegram to Colonel Fun.
ston' sent by the citizens OF Pittsburg,
~inquiring after the condition of Cap
tain w. j. Watson of Company Il,
Twentieth Kansas, who was severely
wounded .at. JtlAe battle OF Malolos, the
fn'ieNsqHt4s2Ssa !haffSef lhis httning:
'MANu.A, April 5rmTo j. d Camp
bell, Pittsburg, Kan, Condition ex.
c~cllent. Funston"
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LILY ro.t Tasen Raylng TO an A,y,um.

SAN Francisco, April 5-Lily Post,
the opera singer, has been ~adjudged
insaae and taken To the, asylun at Ag-
news She was SO violent !that ,tlit
attendants were compelled to bind her
limb, in order to keep her from harm.
ing herself.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-07
Current Expenses.

The amounts carried by the current
expense bill as il passed are as follows.
the figures of 1897 being given for the
sake of comparison:
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Nancy for New Buildings.

The session just closed appropriated
more money for new buildings than
former sessions. but IL is the belief Of
members that buildings were ncccssa-
nv and that there will be something to
show for the expenditures in after
years.
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Defended His Wife.

0DUM, GA, May 14.-Augustus Cope
land, young white man, was shot aud
fatally wounded Friday night at Reddishs,
near here, by Kid Alex, colored. Alex
fed, but can safely return, a. public senti-
ment overwhelmingly sustains him.
Copeland went to Alex home, it is all
legged, and tried to decoy the negro wife
away. She refused to 90. Copeland be-
came angry and cursed her. Alex came
out and requested Copeland to leave.
Copeland pulled pistol and fred two shots
at the negro. Alex returned the fire with
three shots, each of which struck Copeland
in the breast Alex was unhurt.
Copeland succeeded in getting into bis
buggy. Four miles from the scene Of the
shooting he fell out Of the buggy, dead.
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Mr.. Martin says he has reason to believe
that the biggest snake ever seen in this
section makes its home in cave on his
farm, and he hopes some day to be able to
kill it. This huge monster has been seen
at intervals for period Of more than tif-
teen years, but no person has ever had the
courage to seek the reptile in its lair or TO
even try to ascertain its size. The only
means by which any idea Of its size Is
known was ascersained recently by the dis
coyery of the snake skin, which, by the
shedding process, it had left To teworize
the people Of that section almost as much
as its dread presence. The skin was over
twelve feet long. aud the head was broader
than a man two hands The last time
the snake was seen was several years ago.
when Jacob Ship encountered the moo-
>ter in a grass field, and received such
fright that he dropped the scythe he was
carrying and fed
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Maryland Affairs.

Mrs. George W. Creaser died from
paralysis in Rocky Ridge, Frederick coun-
~, OF the 18th instant, aged 50 years, !
months and 10 days
Rev DR. w. L. Murkland, pastor Of
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, and
one Of the best known clergymen in Balti
more, died last Saturday morning Of heart
disease, aged 50 years
Mrs NJ A. Brown a widow, residing
on McDonogh street, Baltimore, was at
tackled by a negro in her back yard on
Saturday night last She was severely
checked and part of her clothing torn from
her body The man escaped without iden-
tifcation.
Two barns and a warehouse, az Hancock,
Washington county, owned by P. 7. and
VIM. +. Little, were burned Thursday
night Of last week. The women opened
the doors and let the stock out, but all the
contents, including 30 tons of fertilizer,
were lost. Partly insured. Ineendiarism
suspected.
Arthur Williams, farmer In POOlesvllle
district, Montgomery county, has recently
lost six fine steers and valuable mich
COW from the effects of peculiar ailment
The animals were seized with spasms and
foamed at the mouth, the attacks seizing
them suddenly One or two of them died
within several hours of being taken sick,
while others lived several days
Edward Reynolds, negro, was arrested
on Sunday for assaulting a man in street
car who reprimanded him for treading on
his feet John J. Riordan witnessed the
assault and called an officer. When the
officer attempted to arrest Reynolds he
struck Riordan powerful blow in the face,
breaking his cheek bone. Itrequired sew
eral men to subdue the negro and place
him in patrol wagon.
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ToRNADoEs, STORMS, FLOODS.


EAGLE PASS. TEXAS. NAY l2-The
Hondo Coal Mine. 100 miles south Of here
in Mexico. Was visited "Wednesday even
Ing by terrific tornado. dealing death aud
destruction in its path The upper >,arg
of the general office hotel jepo; and
pumphop>e were blown away \ ~,rin-
Of freight car> WIS carried several hundred
yards out into .he prsjre.
Eight bodies have been recovered aud
other, arc supposed 81 he iu the ruins A
Number II persons ncr. seriously wounded
among them Superintendent Mckinney
Lawrence Mckinney, hi son j one #
the dead
The tornado al~o struck the town 81
Sabina>. twelve miles AWAY killing two
persons Thi, section ha, hcrr,o.arc been
considered as way oui ID the zaur oE ,ar
nadue>
later accounts state thar 5n briie, have
been tound and identified
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SPRINGFIELD. NJ Mas la- 4 eaaa3
burst occurred here at s. - ela>k tonight:
doing great damage ba. s. .ar as sln h..
learned causing oa l.s,. af life The water
>,,eu reached from sidewalk 60 sidewalk sad
ca, deep -uili,~ into the roadway, MANY
families were driven from their hamy-
Gorlan Creek wbieh rlu, ihruseh the
CITY, overlooked ID. bank, aud some baili-
ing. we're nioycsi .reul theiT foundations
Maug head 81 hgc stock ueue drowned
The damage here viii reach aycr Saa :
900 Heavy rain j. reported throughout
the ~outhwe-i
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OMAHA. NEE. May IA The pas,
twenty four hours have been characterized
by unseasonably cold weather heavy rains
and severe hail storm, throughout Nebras-
ka Light frost is reported in some To-
calities. The worst storm of the spring
struck Omaha tonight when a tremendous
downpour of rain, accompanied By hail
occurred, breaking many windows and do
ing other damage Many Of the hail
stones were an inch and half in Diane
ter. Street railway traffic vas interrupted
and telegraphic and telephone communi-
cation interfered with for time.
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NOTICE.

The undersigned, Examiners, appointed by
virtue Of commission 70 them issued by the
County Commissioners of Carroll county, to
locate. or cause TO be located, and open pub
he road in Carroll county, beginning for the
same at point on the public road on the
soala side OF "Lucabaugh'sn Mill, and run
uiug thence through the land of William I.
Lucataugh. on the bed of an old road now in
use: thence on the bed of said old road on the
DIVISION line between VIM. I. Lueabangh and
VIM f. Ne2ch; thence through the land of
Vim. +. Neach on the bed of said old road to
the lands Of Margaret Bankert; thence through
the land of Margaret Bankert, on or near the
bed Of said old road 10 the land of Amos
MYERS; thence through the land ct Amos
Myers. on or near the bed OF said old road,
ending a the public road leading from West
munster 10 Manchester, near the Mexico
schuohoase, or by the most practical route
AIl persons whom it may concern are here
hy notified that we will meet on THU RSDAG,
Il-NE Is. 1899 at O'Clock a. m, at Luca-
baugh's mill, to execute the trust reposed in
us hy the aforesaid commission.
WILLIAM q. RlNEHART,
JOHN +. CASSELL,
WILLIAM A. R00P,
mayl3 St Examiners.
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Praying Against Caterpillars.
From the New YORK Journal.

Prom the New York Journal.
A remarkable demonstration took place
at ST. Hilare, Que, recently. Caterpil-
lars, which last year played havoc with
apple and sugar orchards, seem to be more
numerous and vigorous than before 4
crusade against them was formally opened
in the parish church at Montreal, where
mass was solemnized, after which a religious
procession headed by the priest, NJ. La
famine, and the choir boys, followed BY
$50 or more Pensioners, marched through
the infected section with feryent prayers,
asking divine assistance in their battle
against the plague.
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The undersigned, Examiners, appointed by
virtue of commission to them issued by the
County Commissioners of Carroll county to
locate and open public road in said county,
beginning at point on the public road known
rs the Sandyville aud Patapsco Road, between
the lands Of William II. Westaway and John
Slorp; thence between the lands of same, on
or near the bed of an old road known as the
Indian Road, and following the bed of said
Indian Road thence between the lands of
Elisha FIater and said Westaway; thence be-
tween the lands of T.. Nelson Blizzard and
Denton II. Lester; thence between the lands
Of said Blizzard and Nathaniel Bay; thence
between the lands OF said Bay and Lewis H.
NsEer; thence between the lands of said Bay
and Oliver J. Uhier to a point where said
Indian Road jntersects the public road, known
as the Tank Road; then following the bed of
said Tank Road, between the lands of said
Bay and Public School grounds; thence be-
tween the lands of said Bay and James A.
Clark to point where said Indian Road
leaves said Tank Road; thence between the
lands Of Mrs. Mabel J. Wareheim and said
Clark to the land of John L. Stull: thence
through the land of said Stull. on or near the
bed of said Indian Road to the land of said
Clark: thence through the land of said Clark.
on the bed Of said Indian Road, TO a point
near tAt w Western maryland halifoaai thehce
to the southwest OF said Clark Lawn to the
bed Of said Indian road; thence through the
land Of said Clark. on the bed of said Indian
Road, to the land Of William II Bond; thence
through the land Of said Bond, on the bed of
said Indian Road, to point where said Indian
Road connects with the Public Road known
as the Emory Chapel and Glen Falls Road.
All persons whom il may concern are here
br notified that we will meet on SATURDAY,
the 27th Of May, 1899, at Q o clock, a. M, at
the place Of beginning, to execute the trust
repasud in as by the aforesaid commission.
JOHN +. PRICK,
PHILIP NJ. BITZEL,
THOMAS j. MILLER,
aur22 81 Examiners.
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Berlin, May l3 --luecs>ant rains have
prevailed since April 80 producing dtsaz-
truu> fo5d,, especially in the Eastern oder
districts Al Oderaa 10 Austrian Silt>la
an immense district ha> been inundated
At Dresden the nyer Elbe Is higher than
it has been as auy previous period tar
twenty year, The tributaries II the Elby
and Oder have oyeripwed inuuiatin- The
Roe,a district At Bii,erfeld | | persons
were drowned 10 attempting 70 cross the
river Nude The rains still continue
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Reduction of Wheat Acreage

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 12.-The
State Board of Agriculture has issued a
bulletin stating that of the 2,039, 700
acres Of winter wheat seeded 81 per cent.
Vas winter killed, or so badly injured that
it will have to be plowed up The Gov
eminent report gave FOL, 600 as the leduc-
ton in acreage in this State.
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Jerked Overheard by a Fish.

STAFFORD, DEL, May 13.-While Oil
yer A. johnson, of Seaford, vas fishing
for sturgeon in Delaware Bay, he felt a
mighty tug at his line He wrapped the
line around his arm and started to pull in,
but was drawn from his boat by the monster
fish, and did not reappear.
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THEO. DERR C SON,

willing make everything right that represented
anino asked decided and advertised that
Business intended do but through
the of friends have been psuad continue which we
FUNIT RE and CARPETS
ever before offered by else Our Furniture line will be found on
the of building QUEENSWARE
andHO be o Floor
will be M
led daily CARPET DEPARTMENTS the formerly used for
and Iousefrnsna Department But hamId that
compelled change We have made which think Is
doors open everyone whether buy
Everybody welcome; the poor welcome the rich and everyone will
treated alike We show .
to An ly4 FROM all solicited
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II o. GRIMES,
Ls Successor to
L. 0. GRIMES y CO., AT
THE PRINCIPAL DEPOT,
WESTMINSTER, MD.

Having succeeded 10 the business of the
late firm Of T. O. Grimes II Co, the under
signed solieitS the patronage of the firm
former customers and the public generally.
has as complete a stock Of
c II 0 | { f & Il c L r L S
as can be found IN our city.
CHOICE TEAS, COFFEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, To
BACCO, &C.
The best grades Of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures VIII pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT. CORN, RYE, OATS, and all
kinds of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin Il Rand's Blasting Pow
der. and Judson'S Dynamite for stump blast
ing. &c. Farmers can be supplied with the
best quality Of COTTON and FLAXSEED
NEAL HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, &c.
at lowest prices.
mar % Z. o. GRIMES.
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Tornado striLc> Kansas Town.

WICHITA. KANSAS, Man lu.-A tar
nldo struck Caiiwaler. Kansas. la-i night
completely destroying twelve houses and
killing Joseph Bowers. promiucn, cattle
man Alirlch general store was wreck
ed and brick hloek sa Main street
blown down The Presbyterian Church
was blown away and the courthouse aa-
Tuotei
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This is TO give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters Tesla
mentary on the Personal Estate Of
SUSANNA EVANS,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated 10 the subscri-
Der, on or before the 29th day of November,
1899; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
April, 1899.
JACOB FARVER.
apr29 At Executor.