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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
GREAT JAW POWER OF ANIMALS
Casn,vora Exercise Tremendous Force In
Their Conflicts

Their Conflicts
Not everyone has been bitten by a
dog, n cat or other animal whose weap-
ons OF offense and defense are their
teeth. and consequently has not lived
in dread OF hydrophubia or lockjaw or
blood poisoning. Still fewer among
our citizens have any comprehension
of the great power required to lnflct
the wounds that all have heard OF.
even though they have not experienced
them. The teeth, even OF the largest
carnivora, are merely the ''spearheads."
but the force which works" these In
strnmcnts Is prodlglous. II seems as
II for the moment the animal threw all
It's bodily energy into the combination
OF muscular action which We call a
bite" In most cases the mere shock
OF impact, as the animal hurls itself
on It's enemy Is entirely demoralizing
or inficts physical injury. A muzzled
mastlff will hurl a man to the ground
In the effort to fasten his teeth Ia his
throat or shoulder. Then, the driving
and crushing force OF the Jaw muscles
Is astonishing. The swapping power
OF an ~alligator's jaw is more or less In
telligible. They are long and fur
nished with q row OF pointed teeth
from end to end. But the Jaws OF q
lion. leopard, tiger, otter. ferret or
babboon are short and the long and
pointed teeth are few. Yet each OF
their species has a biting power which
In proportion to It's size Ia almost in
credible. Sir Samuel Baker. who had
a long and varied acquaintance with
bites OF the carnivora, noticed that the
tiger usually seized an Indian native
by the shoulder and with one Jaw ON
one side and the other on the other bit
clean through the chest and back. The
fatal wound was the bite. which
through back and chest, penetrated tho
lungs" Europeans are killed by the
4 tigers bite as well as lacerated by the
claws. A Mr.. Lawes, son OF a mission
AIRY OF that name, was killed after be-
ing shaken for a few moments by a
tlgress. which then left him. He died
next day. In nearly all cases the bite
penetrates to the lungs. p This kind ol
/ a wound Is Characteristic OF the at
! tacks OF many OF the felidae. Scarcely
I any bird RECEIVERS from a cats bite fo'
y the same reason. The canine teeth arr
almost instantly driven through thu
lung, under the wing, The cheetah
which has a very small mouth, Away
e bites through the black bucks throat
The leopard, when Selling smaller an
imals, such as dogs, brushes the head
when attacking men 1t aims at bitin
through the lungs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
Fremont's Would>Be Murderer
Bound Over.
HIS VICTIM WILL RECOVER
Has Fear that the Assailant May Make
Another Attempt on Ills Life-Fred
Hipke Is to Bc Brought Back on
Charge Of Rape-Auditor
Shuts = Company Out.

+. Jerome, the gambler who snos
Sam Pope at Fremont on August 8,
in a disagreement over money matters,
had his preliminary hearing Monday
afternoon, pleaded not guilty and was
bound over to..district court in the sum
Of 81, 200. His attorney made a strong
plea to have the bond placed at $4,000,
but his request was not or antcd. The
friends of Jerome have not raised the
amount yet and it is not likely they
will. Sam Pope, the man who had an
almost miraculous escape from death
by the terrible wounds he received, Is
now improving, and is able to walk a
little. He has a sort OF morbid fear
that II jerome gets out on bail he will
make another attempt to kill him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
CONGRESS MAY TAKE ACTION
Participation In the Paris Exposition
Involved.

Involved.
The Drcyfus verdict is attracting
much attention through official circles
at Washington, but naturally those in
responsible positions whose opinions
would be valuable are reluctant TO ex-
press adverse comment because Of the
national aspect of the case. The feel
ing is general, however, in favor Of
Dreyfus and u strong sentiment has
developed against the injustice, which,
according to the prevailing belief, he
has been subjected TO. Some Of the
officials express the sentiment this will
have a serious effect on the Franco
American treaty when it ONE before
the senate as that instrument has not
proved very popular and the present
feeling may turn the tide against it.
1t is believed that when congress as
scmbles there will be considerable agi-
tation of a proposition for this govern
ment to abandon it's participation in
the Paris exposition. 1t is known that
expressions hostile to the exposition
quoted from Senator Stcwar t are very
widely sympathized with and it is
thought that IL the conviction of Drey'
fus is permitted to stand there will be
very little friendly feeling for France
among members Of either the house or
senate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
Bound over to District Court.

Upon examination of Plots and
Bigelow, the two hay men who shot
the foot of of George Kelley last week
near Tekamah, were both bound over
to the district court. Plots, who did
the shooting, in the sum of $500 and
Bigelow in the sum of $500. Neither
have as yet furnished bail. On the ex'
animation the defense put in no evi.
dence, and the state made a strong
ease against them. The evidence
showed that Kelley vert to their camp
after a loose horse of his which had
strayed there and in n dispute over the
payment Of damages they got into
row which resulted in the shooting. II
is expected that Kelley will lose his
foot.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
Old Settler Gone,

Jacob North, ST., n well-known
printer and publisher of Lincoln, died
Monday evening. Mr.. North was the
senior member of the firm of Jacob
North e. Co. He returned some weeks
ago from a trip to Europe. He had in.
tended to stay longer, but his health
failed. Soon after his return his con-
dition became alarming and his physi'
clans pronounced his case hopeless. lie
died of diabetes. Mr.. North was sixty
one years old. lie was born at Nor
witch, England, and came TO Lincoln In
1872. He leaves a wife, four daughters
and three sons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
A WICKED VERDICT.
jew and Gentlles Unto In Demanding
Justice.

jew and GentiIes Unto In Demanding
Justice.
1t would be difficult to describe adc.
quately the indignation the verdict OF
the Drefus court-martial has evoked
everywhere in England. The excite
ment in the Jewish quarters Of London
is only natural. Special prayers were
offered throughout Saturday in all the
synagogues on behalf of Dreyfus, and
as soon as the verdict was known Jews
and Jcwesses were seen at every street
corner expressing excavations and many
sobbing bittery.
At the music halls, especially the
Palace theatre, where cinematograph
pictures Of the incidents and leading
actors of the Dreyfus affair were ex.
hibitcd, the news was greeted with
groans and Kisses. In the French
quarter of London there was much eX'
element, accompanied by some street
fighting.
In almost all the places of public
worship yesterday pulpit references
were made to the verdict. Canon Scott.
Holland, at st. Paul's cathedral, said
"A nation is on its trial. France
stands at the Judgment bar. All civil
~ization is waiting to know whether to
morrow's news may add anything h
qualify the naked cruelty Of a bar
telegram, anything to relieve the stag
pered conscience"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
AGRAND CARNIVAL NIGHT.
There VIII Bs = Hot Time In the Old
Town That Night.

There will be a hot time in Lincoln
on the night of September card for
on that night Lincoln's great free
street fair will come to IN end envel-
oped in a blaze Of glory.
The evening Of September 23rd will
be on the program as Mardi.Gras OF
carnival night, when everybody, old
and young, good looking and homelv,
the lame and the halt, in fact all who
have Lincoln's welfare at heart will
get out and vie with each other In
making that night one that will long
be remembered by those who may
have the pleasure of being there, for
II you are there you'll forget 1t
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
500 Passage Open Again.

The embargo on Lake Superior navi-
CATION by the sinking OF the steamer
douglas Houghton, in the 500 passage
last Tuesday has been lifted. The
largest feet ever accumulated on the
lakes, If not in America, began to o
500 after, and n vast naval process
sion headed down the lakes, while an
other started on its way TO Lake
Superior. In the two there were over
200 Of the largest craft under the
American Dag save a few ocean liners.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
NoRwAv.s SKATING SOLDIERS.
New branch Of the military Service Has
Bssu Recently Organized.

Bssu Recently Organized.
A letter recently received. by .
prominent Norwegian-American resi-
dent In Chicago from his old home
says that the Norwegian army has
lately organized a highly trained corps
of skaters. The men are armed with
repeating rifles. They g a specially
constructed skate evolved after nu-
merous experiments with various
types. The heel is SO shaped as to
enable the men to turn with great
rapidity. As a matter OF fact, they
perform the right about In much
quicker time than infantry, spinning
round as though On a pivot at the word
of command. The corps q be ma
neuvered with a rapidity equal to that
Of the best-trained cavalry. and at a
recent review-one on Of the fjords--
their e~volutions astonished the mill
tary representatives OF other nations
who were invited to witness the dis
play. For patrol and scout duty they
are expected to be OF the greatest use.
as the ice season In Norway Is OF con-
siderable duration. The men are the
pick OF a skating nation, and they ara
commanded by an ex-champion. They
are capable OF travelling eighty miles
a day on the ice. fully equipped.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
CHINESE WANTED THE BIBLES.
nut the Mathematics Found They werc
Used In Making F~irccrackcrs.

From Frank Leslie's Monthly: On
dependence day reminds me-" said the
missionary from China, "of the most
encouraging and the most d~isillusion-
izlng experience In my life. | had la
bored hard In the work of converting
the Chinese to Christianity and there
was unfeigned rejoicing among all the
missions In China and the churches In
America when the demand for bibles
on the part OF our converts eliminated
In orders for 81, 1000 bibles In n ship
ment. The remarkable number OF new
Christians thus indicated. while II oc-
casioned much thankfulness In Amer
lea. caused the heads OF the missionary
associations to set on foot an inquiry
ms to the methods employed In saving
the souls OF such an unusual number
OF Celestials. and the uses to which
they put the bibles sent them. You
may know that In China the majority
| OF the firecrackers with which we cele-
brate our day OF national independence
are made by the Chinese in their
homes. Contractors for fireworks give
each man a certain amount OF powder,
and that must be made into n given
number OF crackers. The paper used
in the manufacture he buys himself
and paper is not n cheap commodity In
China. The powder furnished seldom
fits the required number of crackers
but that does not disturb the Celestial
In the least; he turns in his quota nj
the same, and the American boy II
consequence invariably finds In eacl
package OF ~frecrackers a few tina
won't go off, J. discovered that Yam
kec thrift had been absorbed by tn
heather Chlnee with much more read
mess than Yankee mora.s. In contrib
uting his labor toward our festival oc
~sasions he hit upon an expedien
whereby u considerable profit accrue
to himself. In other words, our grea
shipment OF $4,000 Bibles had literal
gone up in smoke They were to B
/, had for the asking, and the Celeste
conscience seems never to have ssu
/, fered. a pang as to their disposal Il
frecracker wrappers"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
Tho Prison BIRD.

In the Paris Museum of Natural His
tory at present there is to be seen tho
c5ln living captive specimen Of what
African ;. levers have called the "pris-
on bird" The p~ecSS..iarity OF Uni.
feathered beauty is that he 10 .ue m
tyrannical and Jealous Of husbanIr:
imprisonlng his mate throughout her
nesting time. Livingstone watched the
birds habits while In Monpour, and In
his subsequent observations referred to
the nest as a prison and the female
bird as a slave. The nest is built 10
the hollow of a tree through an open
ing In the bark. As soon as 1t Is COM
pleted the mother bird enters carefully
and ~fearfully and settles down In Il.
Then papa walls up the opening. leav-
ing only just space enough for air and
food to pass through. He keeps faith
full guard and brings food at regular
intervals without fail. The female
thrives under her enforced retirement.
But IL the prison bird Is killed, or In
any other way prevented from fulfill.
ing his duties. the mother and her little
ones must die of starvation, for shs
cannot free herself from bondage. Nor
mally the Imprisonment lasts until the
chicks are old enough to fly. Then the
male bird destroys the barrier with his
beak and liberates his family. 1T is
charming" writes Livingstone. ito see
the JOY with which the little prisoners
greet the light and the unknown
world"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
ArreAted For Murder.

DIR. Jacob w. Smith of Terre Haute,
Ind, has been arrested on the charge
of the murder of Henry Craig of Bath
county, KY, in September, 1877. He
was then a lad of sixteen. Smith
claims to have killed Craig in self-de'
Tense and that he stayed there for
many ears afterwards and never was
arrested. lie is now in Jail awaiting
an O licer from kentucky.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
DlSGRACEO JUDGES RELEN1
Join In an App cal Against Degrading
of Dreyfus.

syOih IN NJ "PP~A
Of Dreyfus.
The judges of the Dreyfus court mar
tial, by mutual agreement, expressed
TO the president Of the republic,
through General Lucas, the command
err of the army corps at Rennes, their
sincere desire that Dreyfus would not
be submitted to q fresh degradation.
The court martial signed a formal
recommendation for mercy Monday
afternoon, Its object is to eliminate
the degradation feature OF the punish
ment. The recommendation will be
handed TO General Lucas for President
Loubet.
When NJ. Labori's secretary informed
Dreyfus Of this action he was greatly
affected and said: ~ still have hope
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
BACK FROM FROZEN NORTH.

Lieutenant Ieary Able to Report Much
Progress.
The Peary-Harmsworth steamer
Windward, from Etah, North Green
land, August &c, arrived at Brigus, n.
+. Sunday, reporting all well on board.
She will be followed in a week by the
Peary Arctic clubs steam er Diana.
The Windward reports that all on
board the Diana were well, The two
steamers men at Etah On August II,
and worked in company under the per
sonal direction Of Lieutenant Peary In
collecting supplies for the winter and
the equipment for next springs cam
paign. 81 IN Is attt
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15

Sheriff Dreader, after some days OF
detective work, found the whereabouts
of Fred Hipke, the young man who Is
wanted on a charge of basterdy, Laura
Anderson being the complainant. He
is safely lodged in Jail at Ida Grove,
la. Hipke will be returned on the
charge Of statutory rape, as he refused
to return without rcquisition papers.
The girl who accuses him Is only six
teen years and is n very fragile crea'
ture, looking scarcely more than a
child.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15

or tho lease the rent II be paid for
another term in order TO keep the
corpse beneath the earth. In cases
where It Is not paid, the grave il dug
up and the bones 60 TO the bone Pile.
To look into each corner Of the differ
ent cemeteries means that onc must
gaze upon huge piles OF human bones.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
MONEY FOR THE CREDITORS

Broker bank OF Ponca Able to Declare
. Dividend.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
declares a final dividend of "a per cent
in favor of the creditors of the First
National bank Of Ponca, Neb., making
In all 2o.4 on claims approved, amount
ing to slim NO
The comptroller has approved tho
selection Of the First National bank OF
Lincoln as a reserve agent for the First
National bank Of Crete, and the United
States National bank of Omaha for the
First National bank OF Fender, Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
Find. No Trace Of Andrse.

The steamer Antaric, which left Hell
singborg, Sweden, on May 25 last, with
IN expedition under Prof. A. e.. Nath-
rost, was spoken off the Skaw, the
northern extremity Of Jutland, Den
mark, on her return from her search
along the northeast coast OF Greenland
for Professor Andree. She reported
she had found no trace Of the missing
naropant
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
Mother Poisons Children.

Mrs, Mary Gallagher, aged thirty
Ave, wife Of Felix Gallagher, a mill
man of Port Perry, Pa, poisoned herself
and her three children with laudanum,
Mrs. Gallagher and her four months
old baby died, but the two daughters,
aged five and seven years, will prob
ably recover
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
Bandit, Make Small Haul.

Express train No. 1 on the Southern
Pacific was robbed at Cochise, Ariz.,
by four masked men, who blew the
safe open and took everything in sight.
The amount Of their booty Is said to be
small.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
MAY RESULT IN MURDER.
Iowa Feud OF Long s%tapdin. Has q
Serious Outcome.


Serious Outcome.
The famous Wales-W Wakefield feud of
Johns township in Iowa, which has
caused many fights and quarrels, burn
ing Of property and shooting between
these families in the last two years,
has at last resulted in a shooting that
may prove to be a murder. One of
the Wales boys and n Of the Wake
field boys met in the public highway
and engaged in a pitched battle, Wales
using a revolver and Wakefield a gun.
Wales received q full charge Of shot in
his face and may die. Wakefield gave
himself up, and is now in the county
jail at Centerville, Ia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
ysrlou, Kind. Of He.plt.I..

The sign Doll Hospital has long
peer more or less familiar. and like
wise that of Umbrella Hospitals" and
to these has been more lately added
that OF HAT Hospital" all indicating.
Of course. places In which repairs are
made. a@
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
VICTIM OF AN EXPLOSION.
Woman at Hastings Probably Fatally

Woman at Hastings Probably Fatally
burned.
The deadly gasoline explosion claim
ed another victim at Hastings. Mrs.
l.. c. Hooking, wife Of a Northwestern
railway employee, went to light her
gasoline stove to prepare the evening
meal, when the a exploded and she
was enveloped in the burning fluid.
Neighbors extinguished the fire in her
clothing, but the flesh on her face,
hands and arms was cooked to the
bone and the attending physician
thinks she cannot possibly survive. The
Gre In the house was extinguished
with only nominal loss.'
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
DIRECT LINE TO THE COAST.

RumOrs OF an Illinois Central-Cnion
Pacific TIe-Up.
1t is said by prominent railroad men
that the Harrimen syndicate is quietly
working on q plan for a transconti-
mental railroad system. This is to be
brought about by the extension Of the
Illinois Central srailroad TO Omaha.
The latter company has its line to the
Missouri river town about finished. 1t
Is said that when Il is connecting link
So completed the Union Pacific and
Illinois Central systems will be welded
financially and physically to form M
line from Chicago to the North Pacific
coast,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15

"She devoted her life to Christian
science" Indeed. What did she de
off"-Rrooklyn Lie.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15

Sc me men who finally succeed in
the wind are unable to stop II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15

snail Food In Paris.
pounds Of snails daily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15

the east, they realized the paramount
Importance of putting the country on a
sound monetary basis.
The trouble in Muscatine county does
not appear to have SO much buttons"
as it was personal dislike OF the re-
publican nominee Mr.. Geisler, in West
Liberty Wapsie township. The Enter
prise-Index, the republican paper in
West Liberty says as much. Com
plaint is made of the interference of
Muscatne politicians with the affairs
|cf the township The same paper, how
ever in speaking of a meeting held in
West Liberty the night before the cleo
ton says that there was never a more
cogent. truthful. clear and convincing
spealei in our town than w, L. Roach
of Muscatine, the speaker of the even
ing, and that no one in years has held
Il an-audience there as he did. The prom
ise is made that hereafter when Wap-
sic is discounted and clamoring for a
speaker of renown or none at all, send
for Mr.. Roach Of Muscatine and he VIII
ill the bill TO a dot"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15
ADVANCE OF BRITISH.
Reinforcements to Mobilize Mt and
Move From Durham at Once

Move From Durham at Once.
London, Nov. 15.-Every eye now is
on the forces landing at Cape Town
Before long the advance to the Orange
river will be made, and thus the first
stage of campaign which at the out
set threatened most seriously for the
British is drawing to close. Thanks
largely to Boer mistakes of strategy,
the disaster is of less magnitude than
was generally expected.
| Save for the announcement Of the ar
rival of troop ships at the cape, bring
| ing the number of men thus far landed
up to 13,000 London has had no news Of
any serious import since Monday. We
know nothing of the actual position of
the British forces at Ladysmith, Kim
berley or Mafeking during the last two
or three days. Telegraphic delay
chiefly accounts for this dearth of in
formation, though the strict censorship
is also responsible. Even the establish
ment of heliogra phic communication
between Ladysmith and Estcourt gives
no news of the beleaguered city later
than Friday, when we were briefly told
| that the bombardment was proceeding,
but without serious effect.
| The rumor that State Secretary Reitz
has threatened to execute six British
officers if the alleged Transvaal spy at
| Ladysmith is not released is not
| thought to be literally true. The other
laccount-that President Kruger threat
ems to execute British prisoners if the
| spy is hanged-is more credible, but
entire confidence is felt in Gen. Buffers
ability adequately to deal with the in
lcident. In any case, it is not believed
that the threat, under any circum-
stances. would be fulfilled.
| In the absence of news a leading sub
lject of discussion yesterday and last
night was the interview of the Times
correspondent at LorerZo Marques with
Father Matthews, chaplain of the Firs
battalion of the Irish fusiiers. cap
tured at Nicholsons Mex. Much indig-
nation is aroused by the publication of
his assertion that the white flag wa
ho.sted without authority by subal-
tern belonging to the fusiliers. 1t is
agreed in military circles that even if
| the story is literally true Father
Matthews should not have told it, the
correspondent should not have reported
| it and the censor should not have
passed it, since it is mere gossip on the
part of nom -combatant, involving a
grave allegation against the honor of
unnamed British officers. A court of
| inquiry-not necessarily court mar
| tial as the Times asserts-will be con-
voked by Gen. Butler at the close of the
war to investigate the circumstances of
the surrender. If the court reports that
the surrender was due to misconduct on
the part of the officers, tnen and then
only will they be court martialed. In
any case the whole truth VIII Inevitably
| be revealed.