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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
Sa d April 60.

Frank Hummel. aGordon liveryman,
had an arm broken and shoulder DIS
located in IA runaway.
Company II. Second regiment Ne
braska national guard will be muster
ed in May 4. The company is at Chad
rom.
Mrs. James Jarmin of Osceola fell
down the cellar way of her home and
broke her right arm in I'VE places.
Sick and respondent, Miss Ruth
Sampson OF South Omaha swallowed
two ounces of corrosive sublimate and
died after an hour of intense suffering.
Frank Gcrlow, a farmer near Au-
burn. lost twelve tons of hay by fire,
had a wagon ruined and a horse badly
injured by the same fire, and later a
wind storm blew his hay sheds down,
crushing another wagon, and moved
his large barn partially of it's founda-
ton.
Edward Albright, an inmate of the
soldiers home at Grand Island, who
was addicted to somnambulism. fell
down stairs the other evening and was
instantly killed. He was "A, a private
in Company e., I'D Ohio. and it stated
that when he was mustered out VIM.
Mckinley, 10 president, was his com
pany commander.
The directors Of the Lincoln audi
tarium at a meeting held last night de-
cided TO name the building the Stotsen-
burg Memorial Armory in honor OF the
fallen leader of the First Nebraska.
The dead soldiers Of the First, Second
and Third regiments will be remcm-
bered either by memorial tablets or by
their names being carved on the facade
Of the armory. Rooms and other con-
v~eniences will be arranged for the two
companies in Lincoln. The change in
plans will necessitate about $4,000 in
addition TO the $4,000 already raised
by citizens of Lincoln.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
OF NEBRASKA
CONDENSATION OF IMPOR-
TANT NEWS ITEMS.
short and Pithy Paragraphs which Tell
of what Has Happened or win Hap
pep In Our Commonwc aith-The News
Briefly Summarized.
Thursday, Az" 81.

The Bank of Glcnvilic, Clay county,
has been chartered by the banking
board. The institution wiz be n pri-
vatc bank with u capital stock of &c.
600.
The Missouri river at Nebraska City
continues to rise, and a great dea OF
damage has been done. Railroad
tracks are inundated, and in bad on
dition.
The governors private secretary
Fred Jewell, has returned from Platte
Centre where he made arrangements
to rebuild some buildings that were
burned on his farm last week.
The school house in the village of
Aida was struck by lightning and en-
tirely destroyed. The structure $
81, 500. There was 81. 200 insurance on
the building and $500 on the contents.
At Stromsburg several business
houses are being built this spring and
the town is entirely filed up. a new
sun bonnet factory has been started.
Mrs. Hattie Shidner, the president OF
the concern, Is Il very progressive lady
While George Rymer was working
on a scaffold on a building OF Eighth
stress. Nebraska City. the building
gave way. letting him fall over twelve
feet. One rib was broken and tive
more fractured, besides other bruises
Lieutenant-Colonel Cotton has de
clined to accept the colonelcy of the
First Nebraska regiment, and Harry
Il. milford. senior major. was yester
day appointed as the head of the regi
ment. Wallace c. Taylor, captain o
company l.. Omaha, was advanced t
junior major.
Frederick Zcrbst, an aged German
farmer living ten miles northwest o
Harrison. committed suicide by hang
ing. For some time past he has show
signs of insanity and he had been close
ly watched by his family. but elude'
their vigilance and II is thought tina
he took his own life while in a temper
AIRY fit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
SWEPT BY TORNADO.
Nebraska Has u Touch of Cyclone with
Several Tornado

Nebraska Has u Touch of Cyclone with
Several Tornado
A tornado passed through Saunders
county Sunday about 1880 p. m.
about four miles west Of Valparaiso
md continued in a northerly course
for a distance of nine miles.
The damage to property will amount
to several thousand dollars with but
slight insurance. The path Of the
storm was about a quarter OF a mile
wide. The tornado destroyed every
thing in its path. One child was
slightly injured. Several horses and o
large number of hogs were killed.
Following is a partial list of farmers
who suffered property loss from the
storm:
George L. Graves, barn blown down,
morse and several hogs killed. A. p.
Sargent, barn blown down, one horse
killed. Miss Linn, loss of horse and
barn. A. r. White, house burned
down. George Titous, house and barn
blown down. Farmer Clements, loss OF
barn and some stock.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
New Law. for Railroads.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May Gov.
ernor Stephens has approved Wight's
bill to give the railroad commissioners
power to compel railroads to run their
trains SO that they will make con.
nections with trains on other roads.
Governor stephens also approved
the following Senate bills: An act
requiring railroads to settle for live
stock killed or injured within six
weeks after the amount OF damage has
been ascertained; an act requiring
railroad companies to make track on
usctions and to interchange cars
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
TO HONOR OUR DEAD.
AUDITORIUM TO BE CON-
VERIFIED INTO ARMORY.
The Directors Decide to Dedicate II to
the Memory OF Ncbrsska's Soldier Dead
and the Names Of All VIII be Placed on
Facade or Tabie,s-Mor Funds Needed

The directors Of the Lincoln audito-
rum, at n meeting held last Friday,
unanimously decided to change tho
plan OF the building, name 1t the
Stotsenburg Memorial Armory, and
dedicate IL To the memory OF all tho
soldiers from Nebraska who have lost
their lives in the Spanish-American
war, and in the Philippines, whether
by death in battle, from wounds re-
ccived or by reason Of disease while In
camp.
The idea Of naming the armory In
honor OF Colonel StotscnburR has been
received with much favor everywhere.
At the same time many friends of tho
boys In the three regiments have ex-
pressed a desire that the dead of these
three regiments be remembered. The
directors took the matter under adj
visemcnt and decided that the build
ing should be dedicated in the MEM
ory OF all the Ncbraskans who have
lost their lives in the nations service
since the beginning Of the war. Their
names will be engraved on the facade
OF the building or placed on tablets OF
marble, granite OF bronzc to n suitable
place in the interior. All Of these
matters will he arranged when the di-
rectors know how much money they
have to carry out their new project.
The committee on plans appointed
by the auditorium association n short
time ago will proceed at once to con-
slider tho character Of n building need
ed to meet the needs OF the national
guard. The idea Ii To build an inn
mense hall, which will be suitable for
public meetings rs well as n drill hall
for the soldiers. At one side, or pos
sibly in front OF the hall, will be quar-
tiers for the different companies. The
mcn will use the company rooms rs a
sort OF club. In good weather in the
summer they will drill in the streets
rs usual. In the winter and In stormy
weather they will use the great drill
hall. 1t will be necessary To provide
baths, sanitary arrangements anc
nemerous conveniences for the sol
diers as well as for the public wher
the hall Is used for big gatherings
All Of these extra details will ad
largely to the expense of the struc
, turc. II will be necessary, or Mt leas
advisable, TO change the exterior plan
to conform with the conventional arm
DRY style. Massive walls will be want
, ed, and Il will be desirable to make
the structure more solid and endurin.
than was nj first proposed.
Inasmuch as the change will create
q a need of more funds than at first con
templated, and the fact that the Who'll
IS state will share In its glory, citizens c
q the state will not be slow to contribut
y to the additional fund of $4,000 neces
d sary TO erect a suitable building. Liz
n coin citizens have subscribed $1,000
and &2h. 0 will be needed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
Wednesday. May 8.

Wymore has secured the reunion OF
| the southeastern Nebraska veterans
association, which is to be held in Au'
gust.
Table Rock is face to face with Ia
''drouth" that is to last a year. The
saloon licenses have expired, and the
new officials are "agin" the traffic.
The board OF public lands and build
ings has approved plans for a new
boiler house to be constructed ut the
institution for the deaf and dumb ut
Omaha. II is u cost s7,7O0.
Fred w. Miller of Falls City Is to be
| census supervisor for the First con-
gressional district, he being the choice
| of Senator Hayward and Congressman
Burkett. The position carries with II
the appointment of l75 subordinate
census enumerators.
The state university weather depart
mcnt says: The past week has been
warm, with high winds, much sun
| shine, and an excess of rainfall, which
has been above normal except in IA few
countlcS uioHR tuc Souticfu oo'ucf VI
the state. Most of the rain fell in the
last two days of the week, and the
ground was very dry in most parts of
the state during the greater part of
the week.
The past week has been favorable
for farm work, and rapid progress has
been made in most counties. However,
in n few localities, the dry soil the first
Of the week retarded the work some
what. Small grain is now nearly al
sown, and the early sown Is coming
up rather %unevenly in most localities
because of the dry condition of the
soil. Winter wheat has improved
slightly in the extreme southeastern
counties, but most of the crop in the
state is dead. Flowing for corn ha'
been general in all the counties, and q
large proportion Of the corn ground Il
now ready to plant, but as yet very
little corn has been planted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
TRIES ANOTHER MOVE.
rhs P%hilipp,ns War Said to lie Dsmag-
Ing herman Commercial Interests

rhs Philippine War Said to lie Dsmag.
lag German Commercial Interests
BEKLIN, May 2.-The newspapers OF
Germany, commenting upon the latest
new IS from the Philippine islands, ex.
press the hope that the United States
will now end the hostilities in the Far
East.
The vossische Zeitung, basing its
comment upon published advices from
the Philippines, says that the con-
tinuance OF the war Is infiicting
grave injury upon German commercial
interests, and details a number OF
cases in support Of this assertion.
The journal last quoted says that the
German consul at lloilo made a list OF
everything belonging to German citi-
zens there that vas destroyed or in
iured in the bo~mbsrdment and sub
mitted 1t to General Otis.
In reply the consul has received
from General Otis the statement that
the United States will not pay the
damages claimed, rs Iloilo at the
time of the bombardment was still in
possession OF the Spaniards. Other
German merchants Of Iloilo made re-
presentations Of a like character to
General Otis and received similar re.
plies.
The vossischs Zeituag adds that
these and many more claims will
probably lead to protracted diplomats
negotiations at Washington.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
RELEASE OF THE SICK
BOYS AT MANILA MAY APP
PLY TO GENERAL OTIS.
Commando ut Maniia Has Discretionary
Power to D,scbsrge Wounded SuHcicnt-
~ Recovered to Hear Long Journey
neutrality-suspicious. Claims.

In response to an inquiry the war
department has informed the adju-
tant general OF Nebraska that General
Otis. commanding at Manila. has dis
cretionary power To discharge wounded
men when such persons have sufficient
ly recovered to endure the long voyage
home. This inquiry came In response
to a request for the discharge of a
Lincoln boy, Claude Head, who Is serv-
Ing ms a member OF company q, from
Geneva. First Nebraska. Young Head
went with the regiment ~ a buglcr
and was wounded in the abdomen
when the troops captured The city OF
Manila. Private letters written since
that time indicate that he was not
dangerously wounded. The war de
partincnt repeats the oft expressed
statement that the volunteers will
leave Manila May ; and that all will
probably be home by the end OF July.
| The information comes from Thomas
Ward. assistant adjutant general OF
the army, in this form:
WASHINGTON. ID. c., April 27.-Gcn.
=. ii. Barry, Adjutant General, Lincoln,
Ncb.-Dear Sir: The secretary of war
desires me to acknowledge the receipt
by your reference, OF petition for the
honorable discharge form service OF the
United States OF Claude Head, II mem
Der of company q, First Nebraska vol
untccr infantry. now serving In Tho
Philippine islands, who was wounded
IN action before Manila.
Replying therefore | have the honor
TO inform you that General Otis com
manding at Manila, has discretionar,
authority to return to the United
States any soldier incapacitatcd from
active service. when, In his opinion
they have sufficiently recovered to en-
durc the long voyage to this country
though I might add, the facilities To-
medical treatment and attention ar
far bctterin Manila than could possibl,
be received on n transport.
A recent cablegram from Genera
Otis is to the effect that he will con
mence to return to the United State
Tor muster out all volunteers In tn
= Philippines about May 5 and It is eN
I pected that all OF them will he HON
' by the end of July. Very respectful,
: THOMAS WARD,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
RIOTERS ARE THINKING NOW.
Probable Action of Authorities TROUBLES
Idaho Strikers.

Probable Action of Authorities Trouble,
Idaho strikers.
WARrNER, Idaho, Mayo The Ward.
ner rioters are back at work. The
rioters sympathizers are thinking Of
the consequence. Many inquiries are
made as to the probability Of martial
law.
Governor Steunenberg's estimate OF
500 troops as sufficient to preserve
peace is all right IL arrests are not at.
tempted. The miners are nearly all
armed and their positions on Canyon
creek and at Mullane are nearly i'm.
p~re2nable.
SAN Francisco, May 2.-The troops
at the Preside are practically under
arms to respond to the call Of Gov.
ernor Steunenberg Of Idaho TO assist
in preserving order at Wardncr. Ad.
%jutant General Babcock has received
a dispatch from General Miles notify
ing him that General Merriam Of the
Department of the Columbia had been
placed in command Of all troops or
dered to the scene Of the trouble and
instructed to call for reinforcemcnts
without regard to department lines.
The railroads have been notified that
q special train may be called for a,
any time.
DENVER, Colo, May 2.-Major Gen
eral ii. c.. Merriam, commander OF the
Department OF the Colorado, and hi,
aide-dc-camp, Lieutenant Bennett
have gone to Wardner, Idaho, to in.
yestigate the miners strike and riot
II is understood that General Merriam
was ordered to Idaho, which is in tn,
Department Of the Columbia, becaus,
he was nearer the seat of the troubl,
than the Columbia commander.
CHICAGO, May Am order has beer
received from the war department a
Washington by General Sheridan
commander OF the Department Of tn,
Lakes, to have his troops ready I,
move to Wardner, Idaho, where tn
miners are r%ioting as a result Of labo
troubles. In the days of the old De
partment of the Missouri there wcr
under command Of the Chicago arm,
headquarters 10, 900 men, but since tn
war with Spain began this force ha
gradually diminished uutil now ther
are scarcely 800 men to dispatch t
Idaho IL their services are needed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
NOT A KANSAN IN THE LIST.
otis Fails to Recommend Any OF Fan
ston's Mon for Reward.

Otis Falls to Recommend Any OF Fun
ston's Men for reward.
WASHINGTON, May Elm accordance
with the Presidents request that Gem
eral Otis choose from each Of the vol.
untecr regiments now in the Philip.
pines one man distinguished for gal
lantry for appointment as second
lieutenant in the regular army, Gen
eral Otis has forwarded the following
names:
j. Il. Morse, first lieutenant Califor-
mia heavy artillery; George 4. Bal
liuger, first lieutenant First Califor-
MIA infantry; Ralph B. Lister, second
lieutenant First Colorado: william X.
Gibson, captain Fifty-first Iowa; Chris
A. Bech, sergeant thirteenth Mime.
sofa; L. V. ID. Murphy, second lieu
tenant First Montana; Wallace G. Tay-
lor, captain First Nebraska; Rees
Jackson, first lieutenant First Oregon
Frank b. Hawkins, captain Tenth
Pennsylvania; Evan A. Young, first
lieutenant First South Dakota; Will
lam c. Webb, second lieutenant Utah
light artillery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
TUESDAY,, May 2.

The postonicc nj icigcr. eight miles
south of Beaver City, was destroyed 10y
fire. The loss Is 81. 500.
The World Herald yesterday cablcd
81. 356 to the First Nebraska regiment
for u.s. rs a hospital fund.
William Kerr, Of Hastings. who was
a signcr of Miss Horlockcr's bond. has
withdrawn his name thcrcfrom in def
crencc TO his wifc's wishes, She having
objected thereto,
Information comes that the muster
ing out of the volunteers at Manila
will begin May ;. and II is expected
that the First Nebraska will he home
sometime in July.
At Alma n young man by the name
Of Parker. while discharging u gun.
had his face badly laccrated by the
bursting Of the barrel. This is the
third accident of this nature the past
month.
The Missouri river ut Omaha is above
the danger line and IA large portion of
the lowlands Is flooded. II Is believed
that the worst will q u he over. Many
poor people were driven out OF their
home. Just below the Union Pacific
bridge the river Is three miles wide.
On the Iowa side Of the river near
ly all the farmers who were driven out
by the recent flood have returned to
their homes. On the Omaha side many
people have also moved back home but
there are still u number of houses II
East Omaha which are surrounded 10y
the water.
Helen. the ~tive-year-old daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Scott of Beatrice
was seriously burned on the arm ant
hand 10y hot coffee. The little II wa
sitting on the floor playing when "A po
of boiling hot coffee was o~vcrturne'
by the servant girl. On her arm, 10
the full length. the burn was very sc
we're. and until the arrival of "a phys
clan caused the child intense pain.
In response to an inquiry the war dc
partment has informed the adjutan
general Of Nebraska that General OTIS
commanding at Manila, has discretion
airy power to discharge wounded me
when such men have recovered sun
ciently to endure the long voyaG
home. The boys who wish to con
home may apply to General Otis, WI
can grant the request if he thinks
hest to do 81.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
Monday, May 1.

Charles Collins, the man wanted Mt
Kearney for participating in a stab
bling ARRAY, was captured at Grand
Island.
Mrs. b. Lundgren and her six-year-
old son. living seven miles east OF Har-
tington, attempted to stop a prairie fire
and both persisted in the flames.
While Mrs. James Jarmin of Osceola
was working about her home, she
fell down cellar and broke her arm in
two places. Owing TO her age the in
jury Is regarded serious.
Mrs. All Geirhart Of Osceola fell on
the sidewalk while on her way home
from church, hurting her hip very
much. The injury will confne her to
the house for a long time.
James Allen, a well digger was in
stautly killed by a falling bucket of
water while in the bottom OF n 7O-foot
well that he was digging for Lyman
Hawkins, south of Peru.
Frank Gerlow, a farmer near Auburn,
started to burn brush in his bayfield,,
II got away from him and burned up
twelve tons of hay, u wagon, and bad
ly injured horse. Later a windstorm
blew down his hay shed, demolishing
another wagon. and moving his large
barn partly of its foundations.
Mr.. Hart of Fairmont called In a
doctor to set a broken leg for a three
year-old child. The doctor, after ex
animation, pronounced the leg not
broken, but pulled out a darning needle
which had been driven into the thigh
full length.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
ASKED FOR INDEPENDENCE.
What FiIipinos Think peace With
Dignity" Would Be.
ARE DIRECT AND TO THE POINT
Luna's Emissary, Colonel Areuelies,
Wanted the Americans TO Surrender
tho Islands at Once, In Return for o
Cessation of Hostiiities.

MANILA, May Elm his interview
Saturday with President Schur man of
the Philippine commission, Colonel
Manuel Arguelles, one of the emissa.
ries sent by General Luna to ask for a
cessation Of hostilities, begged hat
the independence OF the Filipinos at
once be granted.
Mr.. Schurmau said he was unable to
discuss the question because Ameri.
can sovereignty was now established.
The granting OF a truce, he added,
was n military IN after which no could
not discuss.
Colonel Arguelles appeared much
dishcartened by the failure Of his mis-
sion on account OF the rapidly ex-
hausting Of the insurgents.
lie said his people desired peace which
would be honorable to America aud,
at the same time, not humiliating to
the F~ilipinos. He added that he con-
sidered an unconditional surrender
very bumiliating.
Mr.. Schurman reminded the Fiiipi.
no emissary that General Otis was
only treating his brother Filipinos in
the manner that General Grant treated
the Confederatcs at Appomattox.
Colonel Arguellcs persisted, how
ever, in declaring his idea OF the nee
eSsity Of permitting the insurgents to
surrender without losing their honor,
making frequent use Of the phrase,
''paz col dignidad" (peace with dig
uity).
Mr.. Schurman thinks the end is
e The Filipinos realize that Mr..
Schurman is DESTROYS Of peace, and
with peace established IL will be easy
to satisfy the Filipinos in the matter
Ut self-government.
WAsHISoToS, May 2.-The State de-
partment has received O long report
by cable from President Schurman OF
the Philippine commission Of the con-
ference that was held ut Manila Sat
urday between the members of the
commission and the representatives OF
A~guinaldo. The text Of the dispatch
was made public. 1t was not stated that
Mr.. Schurman's report agreed pre-
cisely with the press statements
cabled from Manila.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06

kcbraska had all kinds of weather
yesterday, and n good rainfall is re-.
ported from many sections.
Colonel milford OF the first Nebraska
regiment ~ Manila has accepted the
appointment of colonel. offered by the
governor. Lieutenant Colonel Cotton
refused to accept the place.
The barn Vt T.. \. Bickford at Neigh
was destroyed by fire. Seven horses,
eve calves, some hogs, a lot of harness
and miscellaneous articles, were con
sumcd, cntailiug "A loss of 81 900; rrac-
tically no insurance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
CLAIMS FOR TRANSPORTATION,
state Must Pay Them. and Forward the
Vouchers to Washington.

Vouchers to Washington.
aGjutant General Barry's Office has
received word from the auditor of the
war department that Nebraska's claims
for the cost Of transporting the state
troops and claims for the pay of
officers and men who were rejected
have been taken up and IL has been
found that the state has not paid them.
The auditor says the state must pay
the claims and present receipts and
vouchers SO that the government may
act.
Clerk Ayers of the adjutant generals
Office says the rejected officers and men
have been paid by the state and the
vouchers can be forwarded at any
time. The claims for transporting
the troops have not been paid by the
state, but those who are familiar with
the matter think the ad%jutant general
Of Nebraska will have little trouble in
carrying out instructions to forward
a receipt from the railroads, II that
will secure the allowance of the claims
by the government.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-06
MEETS A VIOLENT DEATH.
Aged Inmate Of Soldiers Home Falls
Down u Flight Of Stairs

Edward Albright, an inmate Of the
soldiers home at Grand Island, met a
violent death on a recent morning
by falling down a fight Of stairs. He
has of late been subject to fits Of SOM
namulism, and this is supposed to be
the cause that led to his death. Some
of the inmates heard him get up about
2 in the morning, but as this was q
usual occurrence on his part, they did
not think anything of it. His dead
body was found the following morning
ut the foot of the stairs. He was 81, q
private In Company g, 23d Ohio, and it
Is stated that at the time of his muster
out VIM. Mckinley, now president, was
his company commander.