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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

ground. threw a shawl over II, then
the soldiers close behind her, and be-
gan looking about for some place of
refuge. A few rods away was the
mouth of a pit, evidently the entrance
OF n small cave formed by the action
Of water running through a badger or
some other hole to the creek beyond.
Setting down her little boy at the
edge, she lowered herself into the pit.
At the bottom was a small, dark pas
sage. STOPPING to examine this, she
discovered two pairs of greenish-yel-
low eyes glazing at her from the dark
ness, and heard an ominous growl. She
had disturbed q den of wildcats. But
Jennie Swan feared white men far
more than wildcats just then, so, call
ing to her child to jump, she caught
him in her arms and crawled directly
into the den, the animals r~etreating be-
fore her. growing end splitting as they
went. There was a warm bed OF dry
leaves In the cave. and here she lay
and listened to the yells of the troop
ers as they dashed past. All day long
she lay there, but in the gray twilight
of the evening she crawled out at the
other entrance Of the cave and set out
on her long tramp back to Cherry
creek. There was over a hundred
miles of bad lands and bleak, rolling
prairie to be traversed in the dead OF
winter. without food or shelter save
such as an Indian or wild animal might
find on the way. but she never faltered,
and three days later staggered into the
cabin of M of her friends On Chey-
enne river, mor dead than alive, but
with her little boy safe on her back.
They are now on the Cheyenne river
reservation, and are still waiting pa
tiently for the red Messiah, for whom
Big Foot and his band, in their simple
faith, so freely laid down their lives.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

pacity. Suddenly a wild shrek rang
out on the winter air, and Jennie
Swan, with disheveled hair and staring
eyes, rushed from the tepee.
With ringing hands and features dis
torted in anguish she said:
II fell asleep and dreamed that | saw
the New Messiah; he was dressed as a
Dakota, with a great crest OF eagle
plumes on his head. He smiled kindly
when ne saw me, and | ran to meet
him, but he pointed down, and | saw
a great river of blood at his feet, and
there, floating in the stream, were the
bodies OF my husband and babe"
Fear not, my child said the med
icine man. 1.-THE river you saw was
the blood of white men, who shall per-
ish when the Messiah and sum
mons all the brave old chiefs and war
riors, who have lived since the world
began, to his aid, and sweeps our OPP
pressors from the face OF the earth.
Your husband and child will be in
struments for promoting his power and
glory, and as such will surely be
blessed above all Others"
The woman listened respectfully ana
returned to the lodge, but she was only
half convinced. Although her faith In
the New Messiah was fully as fanatical
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
May Be q Love Feast.

The opposition to +. j. keenan,, Jr.,
for the presidency OF the l.. A. w. has
SO nearly disappeared that 1t Is not
improbable that his name will be the
only n mentioned in that connec-
ton at the meeting Of the National AS
sembly next month. The report that
the majority OF Pennsylvanians were
In favor OF Buffalo for the next League
meet undoubtedly had It's effect In
whipping the New Workers into line,
and President Potter's refusal to run
again probably helped a l%ittle-at my
rate the Empire state will offer little
or no opposition to the qualification OF
the Pittsburger's aspirations. Sans
will be content to wait till next year,
so that at the present time everything
appears favorable for a veritable love-
feast at Providence next month. This
is a happy state of affairs, for IL ever
the League stood in need of a pull
together policy, 1t Is now. The heart
b~urnings that have followed every
gathering OF the National Assembly for
the past half dozen years and a con-
vention marked by an utter absence OF
the usual chickering's and political
methods will do much to bring about a
restoration Of the former good feeling
and enable the League to present q
formidable front to the foes that be-
set IL,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
GIVE UP THE SHIP"

The famous Captain Lawrence, who
shouted Don't give up the ship" at a
critical period in our naval history,
is to be honored by having his name
attached to the hull of a new torpedo.
boat destroyer ordered by the govern.
ment, and the oma who will hail
her as Lawrence" is a New York girl
selected by the secretary Of the navy.
The young lady to whom this honor
thus appropriately falls is Miss Ruth
Lawrence Of 2S5 Lexington avenue,
who Is a descendant of Captain James
Lawrence, commander of the Chesa-
peake in the war Of 1912. for whom the
new destroyer is named. Miss Law
renee comes of an old American fam
lily, dating back to colonial days. Sew
eral Of her ancestors distinguished
themselves in the colonial wars and
the war of the revolution. She is a
daughter Of Abraham X. Lawrence, for
over twenty-five years justice Of the
United States Supreme Court. Miss
Lawrence takes an active part in wom-
ans affairs in this city, being a prom
inent member of the Colonial Danes
of the state of New York, an incorpo-
rator of the Little Sisters of the Quill.
She is author of a book of Colonial
Verses and writes short stories and
poems for various periodicals. At the
outbreak Of the war with Spain Miss
Lawrence volunteered as a nurse, but
lacked the necessary experience. She
has travelled extensively and her So
cial standing as a member OF the old
Lawrence family is acknowledged.
As a souvenir of her illustrious kins.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

MS the driver. is not secured rigldly In
at the rear crank hanger and projects
forward In an approximately horizon
tai direction between the double hori-
zontal tubes connecting the front and
rear hangers. The front chain drives
to the rear hanger axle and the rear
chain runs directly forward over tho
sprocket on the DRIVING wheel. The
fork carrying the driving wheel ex-
tends b~ackwardly and upwardly from
Its hinge at the rear hanger as n sim
gle tube connecting with a short steer
Ing head carrying the forks Of the
third or trailing wheel. With this
arrangement of the two rear wheels.
when the driving wheel strikes an OBJ
stacle and rises to surmount II the
rear crank hanger. which Is the rear
corner of the frame carrying the rid
ers, rises only about half OF the dis
lance that II would we're the driving
wheel rigidly placed In the frame. and
when the trailing wheel reaches the
same obstacle the frame Is again rails
=" o''b'iui uirtal't' III oNbtt WolhSs,
were a two-inch obstacle met, the rid
err, through the frame, would expert
ence instead OF one severe two-inch
jolt two less effective one-inch Jars.
The value OF the machine depends up
on the question as to which would be
easier on the rider in the long run. A
certain number Of severe Jars or twice
the number OF jars half as great. I'M
necessary parts are added to the ma
chine by the rigging up of steering
connections whereby the trailing wheel
Is turned by the ha%ndlebars In unison
with the front wheel OF the machine.
The third wheel being hung as n trail
er Is bound to follow the track OF the
bicycle without the aid OF steering con-
nections. Another evidence Of need
less caution on the part OF the inven-
tor Is that he places the central line OF
the steering head OF the trailing wheel
In n position inclining slightly back
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NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
spaiding on Racing Control.

Concerning the mooted question Of
the REIMBURSEMENT of League control
Of racing, A. q. Saplding. whose long
experience In such matters through his
interest In the national sport OF base
ball entities his opinion to unusual
consideration. Is quoted as follows:
The l.. A. w. Is the natural body to
control racing, and, In fact. 1t Is the
only national body organized today
that is competent TO handle IL. While
In the past they may have made some
mistakes In melting nj proper punish
ment. yet | am satisfied that the ma
jority OF people In this country who
take an interest In cycle racing believe
In the honesty OF purpose that prompts
the action of the officials OF the l.. A.
W., and without such confidence OF the
public no sport. especially professional,
can be successfully carried on very
long. think II might be possible to
organize an association for the exclu-
sive control OF professional cycle ra-
cling, but to be successful II must be
national In character and controlled
by representative men In the leading
cities In the country. Not only would
1t require representative men In whom
the public has confidence. but IL would
also probably take considerable capital
to properly carry II on. Until such q
representative association Is organized.
! am strongly Of the opinion that the
l.. A. w. is much better equipped to
handle the racing OF this country, both
amateur and professional. than any
other organization. While to some II
may seem homogeneous for an amateur
organization like the l.. A. w. to take
under It's direction and fostering care
professional racing, yet In order to
keep this sport clear from corruption
and misdirection, and as the tendency
OF all sport where great skill Is re-
quired is toward professionalism. l
think 1t would be IA mistake for the
l.. A. W., a mistake for the racing In
t%erest, and a mistake for the racing
men to give up its control OF profess
sional or amateur racing"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
SIOUX MARTYR.
TALE OF BLOOD FOLLOWING
CUSTER MASSACRE.
Vision of Jennie Swan, Mother-vsiniy
the Medicine Man strove to Explain
Away the Warming From the World
of spirits.

A great fire of pine and cedar was
wood tree, about which the earth had
been worn as bare and smooth as a
floor. Around the fire crouched Yellow
Bird and three other medicine men,
Justify beating their rawhide drums
and chanting an old Sioux wal song
Still beyond, a circle of painted war
riors. clad in white ghost shirts. and
headed by Chief Big Foot. danced and
yelled and brandished their weapons.
The ghost dance had begun on the
evening of the previous day, and had
continued without intermission for
t~hirty-six hours. Beyond, scattered
about among the trees and underbrush,
were half a hundred tepees, showing
up white and ghostlike in the frosty
moonlight.
In one of these lodges sat Jennie
Swan; by her side lay Gray Elk. her
handsome young husband. completely
element attendant upon his recent
visit to the spirit land. Her little son,
perhaps two years old. slept on n blan-
ket close by, and the baby of only Il
few weeks lay in her lap. Jennie her
self was doing off; her eyes closed,
and her chin dropped upon her breast.
The noise of the drums grew fainter
and fainter; she. too. was asleep.
The dance ended; great kettles Of
soup were brought forward by the
squaws; the fast became a feast. and
the hungry and exhausted warriors
gorged themselves to their fullest ca
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HI RED CLOUD CHIEF.

gagement with the troops. The Sioux
we're at once marched OF in the direc-
ton OF Pine Ridge. closely guarded
by their military escort. Unfortunate
ly another troop of the Seventh cav
airy arrived that night, and the off,
GERS decided to disarm the Sioux early
the next morning. This announcement
caused much alarm among the Indians,
especially when they were marched out
of their camp and placed in a semi.
circle. A rifle shot rang out, and the
next instant $50 Sioux had thrown
themselves upon five times that num-.
Der of well-armed regulars. So sud
den and furious was the onslaught that
the troops V way, but they quickly
rallied. and a desperate h~and-to-hand
conflict ensued. The Sioux warriors
fought like demons, those having no
rifles closed upon the soldiers with
knives and war clubs. but they were
at last forced back by overwhelming
numbers. and, realizing the hopeless
ness of the struggle. broke and fed to
the hills. When the engagement be-
gan. Jennie Swan was stanu .ns among
the tepees with her little boy on her
back. and the baby. bound up in swad-
ding clothes. In her arms. In the
thickest of the struggle she saw Gray
Elk break through the Gordon OF
troopers, rush toward her, and then
drop dead almost at her feet. With u
wild cry she turned and fed. Although
encountered by her two children, she
ran like a deer until she heard a dull
"thud,' and something warm splashed
in her face. She looked at her baby,
and dropped or her knees with q moan
OF agony; II was stone dead.
20 my Cod" she cried. "My hus-
band and my child, just as | saw them
in my dream! Now let them kill me,
too-let them kill me, tool
"Oh, mother, run. run! Don't let
the soldiers get me-"
II was her little son. She had for
gotten him in the excitement of the
moment. Springing to her feet, she
laid the tiny body of the infant on the
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
FOUND A GOLD BRICK.
Relic OF Mission Fathers who Mined In
the Long Ago.

Relic of Mission Fathers who Mined In
the Long Ago.
While a force of men were at worn
at Calmalli, Lower California. laying
out a ace track, one of them unearthed
a heavy piece Of metal, which he took
to be a nugget In Its native state. says
a San Diego dispatch to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. The workmen stopped
in great excitement, and washed the
piece clean, when. to their astonish-
ment, they discovered II to be a gold
bar, somewhat i%rregularly nodded and
stamped with old Spanish characters.
The brick is worth about $1,000. The
place where the bar was found is fruit
full with gold nuggets. some worth as
high as $3.50 having been found after
the rains. The new find proves what
twas unknown up to the present-that
the mines were worked by the Mission
Fathers OF the past century. II is con.
jectured that the bar was hidden by
some priest and its location lost.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

This invention has the object OF fur
hishing a cycle on which the rider does
not feel with common severity the
Jolts and Jars occasioned by rough
roads, and the manner of attaining the
desired end ID novel In that no spring
or cushion devices are employed. II
embraces the use Of three wheels. but
the parts OF the frame occupied by the
rider are strictly rigid In their rela-
ton to each other, a point which is
not carried out in the three-wheelers
now made. As shown In the patent
Office sheets, the invention is worked
out In a tandem machine, although the
same scheme may be applied to sim
giles. The middle wheel, which ssts
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
Ill,nol. Would Admit rrors..ion.l..

At a meeting OF the Illinois division
L. A. W., held at Springfield recently.
the delegates voted to work for the
admission OF professionals to member
ship in the league and instructed the
delegates to the National Assembly to
cast their votes and influence to that
end, at Providence. The action means
that the west will make q strong fight
for the pros and will Join forces with
the eastern division that are interested
In the movement.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

The tenth annual ESQ club scorch to
Pullman OF the Chicago Cycling club
was won by Fred Nelson. brother of
o. b. Nelson, who won the Decoration
day road race in 1896. His time from
the start at T%hirty-ffth street to the
finish, about fourteen miles, was 45:0O,
which is IA minutes slower than A. j.
Nicolet's time last year. The rough
and Icy condition OF the course and
the 1~0-above-zero weather accounted
for the great difference in the times.
About thirty riders started. There
were several falls. but nc injuries, and
only n punctured tire. There we're
no official timers, but the leaders fin-
ished about n minute apart In the
following order: Fred Nelson, O.. b.
Nelson, w. r. Ferguson, John Nelson,
Orlando Adams. James Levy, N. B.
Van Sicklen, A. T. Helwood, G. O..
Sinsabaugh and c.. p. Root. Il. Lin
genfelder reached Pullman first, but
was disqualified for cutting the course.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

FORTH.
as that Of any of her tribe, she could
not tear a certain vague foreboding
from her bosom.
Weeks past. The ghost dancing on
tinued fast and furious, Consequently
nothing could exceed the indignation
OF the whole band when a detachment
of troops arrived at Cherry creek and
peremptorily served notice or the
Sioux that ghost dancing must cease.
Big Foot pretended to submit. but
shortly after slipped away from the
troops and set out for the Bad Lands,
accompanied by his entire band.
But they were not destined to escape
so easily; on Wounded Knee creek
they were overtaken by a troop of the
Seventh cavalry, and Big Foot again
submitted rather than to risk an en-
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

man Miss Lawrence cherishes some
pieces OF the hull of the old Chesa-
peake, still dotted with the shot OF the
shannon. with which she fought in
the memorable conflict of Boston har-
Dor, when her brave commander. NOR
tally wounded, with his expiring
breath cheered on his crew with the
now famous sentence: Don't give up
the ship" That sentence is one of the
treasures of the navy. the latest addi-
ton being the famous bulletin of Ad-
miraI Dewey: Immediately engaged
the enemy and captured the follow.
ing"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
No Com parison.

II suppose" said Uncle Jerry Pee
bles, "the hottest place on earth is the
stokehole of an iron battleship in ac-
ton" "There is n hotter" re-
marked Uncle Allen Sparks. IT'S the
place where a young husband sits
when he carves his first turkey for
company."-Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

ward from vertical in order that when
the trailing wheel is raised to pass an
obstacle the steering head will not in
cline forward from vertical. As long
as the central line OF the trailing
wheels steering head, which Is indi-
Gated by a dotted line In the illustra-
ton, touches the ground ahead Of the
point Of contact Of the tire. the wheel
will trail properly no matter what may
be the inclination OF the steering head
ahead Of the vertical.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
Pi.man for Racing Board Chairman.

Pitman for Racing Board Chairman.
VIII R.-more often yclept Happy
Days"-Pitman, one Of the founders of
the l.. A. w. and winner Of the first
bicycle race In America, is being boom
ed by his friends a a candidate for
the craftsmanship Of the racing board
OF the league In opposition to Uncle
Jerry" Mott, the present much critics.
ed incumbent of hat Office, and G. w.
Means of Cleveland, an aspirant for
the honor of wearing George Gideon's
big shoes, which he believes he can
comfortably fill now since his success
as an original Keenan, man. Pitman
favors the retention OF racing control
by the league-of course-and II ap-
pointed says he will %reorganize the rae
Ing department OF that body and meet
the racing men half way. although he
does not favor the admission of the
pros to membership. He has the back
ing of Potter. Gideon and Chief Con-
sui Bedding, Of the New York divl.
sion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
A,s.r,sns rn..rs.s.a In Races.

The hrst meet OF the European win
ter circuit held on African soil was run
at oran. Algeria, Dec. 10, and drew an
immense attendance. Banker won the
1000 meter handicap from scratch in
1924, with Tommaselli. 16 msters, Sec
ond. and Grogna, rs meters, third.
These three won their heats In the
grand prize OF oran, the final OF whish
was to be run Christmas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
Spur Wheel Driving Gear.

A short, compact chainless b.
cycle Of the old "Broncho"
type. with the saddle directly
over the rear wheel. but with
out the constant danger of bucking
backward. is embodied In this inven-
ton. The cranks are independent in
asmuch as each drives a separate chain
of three spur gears which are sup
ported in boxes built in the frame. The
cranks maintain their proper relations
to each other because the gears drive
the same axle. The gears bring the
cranks enough forward OF the rear
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

MAUD says she is madly In love
with her new bicycle" Huh! Another
case where man lie displaced by ma
ctinery."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

wheel axle to allow the rider to as
sumo an ordinary riding position and
at the same time to have his saddle
far enough in front Of the center OF
the rear wheel to prevent the front
wheel from being lifted from the
ground.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17

Why does the bad skater always
blame 1t on his skates?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-05-31
BEN TILLMAN

Washington Correspondence Louisville
COurier-J journal.
Benjamin r. Tillman is the strongest
personality on the democratic side of the
United States senate. There are men Of
more intellect, men of more learning, in
both houses Of congress, but the letire~
ment of Thomas B. Reed from the scene
leaves Ben Tillman the only respectable
tyrant-I mean respectable in will power
and force of character-left in the bust
ness. A case in point. There is a canal
in South Carolina passing through Rich
land county. For years efforts we're made
to Jegislate that canal into a ward of the
government and nurture it into the river
and harbor bill. Hampton and Butler
were old>fashiOned senator's, who pre-
sented the claims OF the canal in a re-
spectful and dignifed manner and left it
to the judgment and sense of justice of
the senate to adopt or reject the amend
ment. Not so with Tillman, who served
notice on the republican senators, in Ian
guage more emphatic THAI elegant. that
the appropriation had to come or there
would be an extra session of congress.
He got what he asked for. and if, like a
kindred spirit of above century earlier,
he did not stand astonished at his own
moderation you can bet he was chagrin.
ed that he did not double his demand.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-05-31
Administrators Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-By virtue
of an order of the Court of Ordinary
will 10 sold before the court house door
in said county, on the first Tuesday in
June next, within the legal hours of
sale, one>fifth interest in and to lots in
the city OF Dawson, Terrell county, Ga,
numbers II and Is, bounded as follows:
North by johnson street, east by Orange
street, south by j. w. Wooten and west
by Stonewall street, fronting one hum
dred and eighty feet on Stone wall stree
and three hundred and twenty. four feet
on johnson street and known as the
James place. Sold for the benefit of
creditors. Terms cash. This May 8th.
1899. J. l.. JAMES, Administrators
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-05-31

In his Boston speech last week ex-
Governor Northern gave the New Eng
Ianders some straight and timely talk
about the negro and lynchings in the
south, He told them some plain truths
in plain way, and showed up their
hypocrisy IN dealing with the negro,
since emancipation, at distance. Mr..
Northen is entitled to the thanks of
the whole people of the south for his
able and fearless presentation of their
side Of the question.