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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
CAN READ BIBLE IN SCHOOL
Judge Letton at Beatrice DIsmisses suis
Of Daniel Freeman.

At Beatrice Judge Lection decided
the cusc wherein Daniel Freeman asked
for n writ of mandamus compelling tho
school board In his district to discon-
tinuc the use of the bible and the Cos
pei Hymn book in the school. The
writ was denied.
The court delivered quite a lengthy
opinion In the case, holding that there
was more in the reading Of the bible
in the schools than for the purpose OF
making II u place Of worship. He
held that the selection of the passages
of scripture to be read and of the songs
to be sung, should be left to the school
board for examination and discrimins-
tion- 4
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
coNFEsSES THE MURDER
Three Men Admit The killing OF u
Farm Hand.

Amos Phillips, a Bates county farm.
err, under arrest at Fort Scott, Kan,
with Red" and George Smith, brothers,
charged with completely in the murder
of Leopold Edlinger. a farm hand, two
weeks ago, has confessed the crime and
said that all three were members of a
gang Of professional stock, grain and
harness thieves, who have operated all
over southwest Missouri and southeast
Kansas, and who have two rendezvous,
one in the timber in Cedar county, and
another in Bates county. Public in
%dignation is intense, and through fear
of "A mob Sheriff Wheeler has placed a
strong guard about the Jail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
SIX HUNDRED
British Troops Meet Serious
Reverse at Stormberg.
MANY WIRE KILLED AND WOUNDED


In the attack on Stormburg. SAYS u
| ondon dispatch Of December 10, Gen
eral Gatacre lost In killed, wounded
and captured, more than six hundred
men. II appears that the attack on
Stormberg was made by Gatacrc's
force of 1000 men, after n forced
march of twelve miles from Molteno.
There the British met the Beers and a
terrific fight ensued. in which the Brit
ish lost heavily and were forced to re-
treat. General Gatacre reports that he
found the Boer dcfenses imprcgnable.
While details Of the fight are not at
hand, IL is believed that n large mum
Der of the British troops were cut off
and captured during the retreat.
General Gatacre's movement may he
termed a reconnaissance in force. Its
object was to ascertain the strength Of
the position of the Beers who were
strongly cntrenched along the Storm
berg range. He left Putter's kraal
shortly after noon Saturday with II
fighting force slightly owe 1000 men.
Leaving Molteno at the night be-
fore he made "a memorable night march
over the rocks and veldt. There was
no sound except n steady tramp and
there was no distinguishing lights, the
moon having gone down about half
past eleven.
The column arrived safely within a
couple of miles of its destination, the
only incident of the march being an
occasional sudden call of halt under
the belief that the Beers were near.
Suddenly a terrific fire opened stimuli
~taneously on the British front and
right rank. The Royal Irish Rifles,
which formed the advance, sought
shelter behind a ncighboring kopjc
and were speedily joined by the re
mainder of the column.
1t was soon found, however, thai
this position also was covered by tn,
Boer guns, which were more powerful
than had been supposed. The troops
therefore, sought a safer position abou'
a half n mile away. the two batteries
in the meantime began engaging tn,
Beers. and covering the troops with
drawal. The action vas begun at lonl
range and a detachment of mounte,
infantry morthward with a view O
using gatlings on the enemy's RICH
flank. Suddenly a strong command
was seen moving from the north an
the Royal Irish Rifles and the North
cumberland regiment was sent out u
meet it.
IL was soon discovered, however
that the Beers had machine guns wei
placed, and the British were compelle,
to face the terrible fire.
Finding il impossible to hold tn
position in the face of the enemy ap
parently superior in position, number
and artillery, the British retired ol
Molento, the Beers following up tn
retirement closely and bringing tw
big guns on the retiring columns.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Dinsmore Safely Jailed.

Dinsmore, the alleged Odessa muir
derer, was taken TO North Platte by
Sheriff Funk of Kearncy, and is safely
Gagged in the Lincoln county Jail, where
he will remain until wanted for trial
in Buffalo county. He refuses to talk
about the murder, aud seems glad that
he is away from the mob that threat
ened him at Kearney. The officers do
not anticipate any attempt at mob
violence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
THE ALl-YEAR Pt.--rEApy
Acting Chancellor Bessey wants Univs~-
sity Kept Open the Year Round.

stty Kept Open the Year Rounu.
Acting Chancellor Bessoy OF the state
university intends to bring before tho
regents at their coming meeting next
week the question as TO the advisa-
bility OF keeping the university open
throughout the year as he outlined 10
in his opening address in September.
This plan divides the year into four
quarters of twelve weeks, each sepa-
rated by n week OF recess. These four
quarters are, to u considerable extent,
Independent OF one another, sufficient
ly no as To enable students to enter
upon profitable work at the beginning
Of any quarter In the year. This plan
has been found to accommodate stu
dents and faculty much better than
the present plan Of turning over one
quarter for vacation to all students
and all members of the faculty. IL
does not involve the necessity OF any
students continuing his work through
out the whole year, He may as now
study thrcc-quarters and rest one quar-
ter, or he may study two quarters or
even u single quarter and still be able
10 carry ON his work proftably. There
are some students, however, who are
able to carry the work throughout the
year, and for such the all-year plan
will permit graduation in three years
instead OF four. For the faculty also
this plan will have many advantages.
II Is not the intention TO require q
teacher TO continue his work through
out the whole year, but TO give him the
opportunity of clecting which quarter
he will take for his period OF rest, rec
r%eation or study. Some time ago Act
ing Chancellor Bessey had a personal
interview with President Harper OF the
university of Chicago, who introduced
this plan into that institution, and the
result of this conference Is that the
acting chancellor feels still o GER
tain that IL will be advisable eventu.
ally to adopt the all-year plan.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
BULLER MOVES FORWARD
Commander-in-Chief starts For the Front
and to the Relief OF Ladysmith.

General Buffers arrival at Frere is
held to indicate that all the prepara-
tions for an advance to the relief of
Ladysmith are complete, says a Lon
don dispatch of the sth, AMI that stir
ring new will soon be received. The
fact that Lord Methuen is announced
as resuming his command at almos I
the same moment is interpreted in
some quarters to mean that the bat
ties will be fought Simultaneously in
Natal and at Sp~ytfontein. 1t appears
doubtful. however. whether General
Methuen's force is yet ready for what
will evidently be a heavy encounter.
The government has decided to dis
patch to South Africa at the earliest
possible moment a cavalry brigade of
about 1000 men.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Two Women Asphyxiated.

Mrs. Elizabeth S~omerville, eighty
years old, and her daughter, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Lindsay, fifty years Of age, were
found dead in their apartments on
West Forty-ninth street, New York.
They had been asphyxiated by gas,
which was flowing from a tube, used
to connect with a gas stove. All the
circumstances showed the deaths to
have been accidental.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
TOM SHOT TO KILL
Cold Blooded Murder In an
Omaha Saloon.
A SALOON KttpfR FATALLY WOUNDED
Tom Collins HAD u In For shorty Groves
and Went 20 the saloon For the
Avowsd Parposo Of killing tho
Keeper-Coiiins IL In jail.

Tom Collins murdered shorty Groves
in cold blood Sunday In the latter's sa-
loon, Thirteenth and Dodge, Omaha.
There was an old grudge between
the two men. Not long ago Groves
elected Collins and he went TO the
place with the intention of killing
Groves. The ball struck the latter In
the top OF the head, going down. The
victim is barely alive. Collins Is in
Jail. lie admits the crime and says he
shot To kill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Boer ADVANCE Welcome.

part of Cape Colony is becoming re-
remarkable. The local farmers are
flocking to the Boer laagers. the towns
people, in many instances, welcoming
the invaders with every demonstra-
ton of joy, The annexation of Brit
fish territory proceeds daily. The re-
great impression among the Basutos.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Murder and Suicide

Joseph Huttheus, living a couple of
miles east of Abel, Ia, beat his wife
to death and then blew his brains out
with a shotgun. He is about sixty-fve
years of age and has been married for
about forty. He leaves six children,
all grown, and most of them married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutteus have had more
or less trouble for the past twenty
years, Huttheus being jealous Of his
wife
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
FALLS HEIR TO A FORTUNE
Good Fortune of Woodworking Farmer
Near Nebraska city.

Thomas Stanley, who is some eighty
years Of age, and who with his family
has resided for some twenty years on
the bluff south OF Nebraska City, is In
receipt Of II letter from England noti-
flying him that heir company with his
brothers and sisters, nine in number,
have fallen heir to f25O, 900. The money,
il IL said, will be available the coming
year, and his portion will be about
s27, 900. He and his boys have, since
their residence here. been hard-work-
ing people, and the good news is very
welcome to them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
D|NSMORE THE MAN
Mrs. Laue Confesses to Brother
Of Her Husband.
KILLED WIFE FIRST Then FRED lAUt


The mystery surrounding the double
murder that occurred at Odessa Mon
day night, December 4, which the lives
of Mrs. Lillian Dinsmore ana Fred
Laue were taken, is gradually clearing
up. Mrs. Laue, wife of the murdered
man, has ma de a confession, in which
she charges Frank l.. Dinsmore, the
husband of the murdered woman, with
having committed both crimes.
The confession was made only after
several hours persuasion on Mrs. Laue
by a brother and uncle of the dead
man. AS soon as Mrs. Laue had con-
fesscd to them. ID. Laue, the uncle
mentioned. at whose house they were
staying. hitched up a team and tool
her to kearney. arriving at 2 o'clock
Friday morning. County Attorney
Nye was called up and met Mrs. Laue.
the brother and the uncle of the dead
man, at the city hall, where and when
the confession was taken down in
writing and properly signed by the
witnesses.
1t Is charged that for several months
Dinsmore has been infatuated with
Mrs. Laue, ind on different occasions
has tried to get her to elope with him,
which, however, she refused to do 1t
also appears from statements made by
her and Mrs. Dinsmore's brother, that
Dinsmore possessed hypnotic power,
which power Mrs. Laue claimed to have
been under for the last six months.
Mrs. Dinsmore's brothers say that he
had had their sister under his power
for several years. Dinsmore is charged
with laying the plans for the killing of
both persons. and Mrs. Laue says he
told her what to say at the inquest.
Dinsmore wanted to commit the crime
Thanksgiving night but was persuaded
to put it off by Mrs. Laue. Monday
night Mr.. and Mrs. Dinsmore had re.
tired at their usual time, as also had
Mr.. Laue.
Shortly afterwards Dinsmore came
to the kitchen, where Mrs. Laue was
waiting, and told her that part of the
deed was done and that he would have
to finish the job at once, ~whereupon he
went to Laue's room and shot hin
while he vas still asleep in bed, where
he was found when the first neighbor,
arrived on the scene.
Dinsmore then brought his wife''
dead DO ly down stairs and placed he
on the f,oor in front of the kitchen
stove, where it lay until it had beer
examined by the doctor.
The confession of Mrs. Laue ha
caused a great sensation, and rumor
that an attempt will be made to lyncl
Frank Dinsmore are flying thick ant
fast. Extra guards are on duty at the
county Jail, loaded with repeating
Winchester rifles, and Sheriff Funk |
determined to protect the prisoner, re
gardless of consequences. As he is al
officer of iron nerve there will be seri
Gus trouble before the prisoneri is talke'
from him.
Frank Dinsmore was taken to Nortl
Platte for safe keeping. He was eX
tremely nervous and frightened an
wanted the guards to keep close to tn
cab in which he was taken from tn
Jail to the train. He will be kept ther
until his preliminary trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

The hearing of the celebrated Hor-
locker Morey poisoning case has again
been postponed, this time by agreement
of the states attorney and the attor-
ney for the defendant, Miss Viola Hor-
locker. The case was to have come up
at this term Of the Hastings district
court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Trans ports Arrive.

The transports Olympia and Penn
sylvania have arrived at Manila. The
Pennsylvania transported the Thirty
ninth regiment, which was recruited at
Omaha, and among which are many
Nebraska boys.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
To Investigate Mining Trouble.

Representative Lentz Of Ohio has
introduced a joint resolution reciting
the charges growing out of the presence
of United States troops under Briga-
der General Merriam at the centers OF
mining troubles in Idaho, and asking
for an investigation by a special com
mittee of mine members, to be appointed
by the speaker.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
The Odessa

The latest Developments in the
Odessa tragedy is the arrest of Frank
l.. Dinsmore at the instance Of County
Attorney Fred Nye charging him with
murder, and the rumor that Mrs. Laue
will be arrested also. The body Of
Hrs. Dinsmore was taken to Kearney
and prepared for burial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Contractor Badly Injured.

John X. Bickel, u Nebraska City con-
tractor, met with quite a serious acct
dent. While cementing a cistern at
the home OF George w. Lcidigh and
working on the top scaffold, the same
gave way and Bickel, morter and brick
were precipitatcd to the bottom Of the
well. Three ribs were fractured
and he was otherwise badly bruised
up.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Log Broken In Football Practice.

While several boys were playing
football at Weeping Water, Harvey
Wood and another boy kicked at the
ball at the same time, and struck their
legs together In such a manner as
break the inside bone in Harley's leg
about one-third of the distance between
the ankle and knee.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Train Runs Down Handcar.

A suburban passenger train on the
Burlington road ran down a handcar
bearing five men 100 yards west of the
bridge at Alton, ILL.,, killing two men
outright and fatally injuriDg two. The
fifth man escaped injury by jumping
before the collision came.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

David Worden, an old man of per.
haps seven.y-ive years, who lived in
stanton township, Cunning county, Ne
braska, was missing from his home for
a day or two, and after a long search
was found in the hog lot dead and his
face eaten off by the hogs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Committee Meets Monday.

The republican national committee
will meet in Washington December II
to select the time and place for hold
ing the next national convention and
to transact such other business as may
come before the committee. The ques-
tion Of the adoption of a change in the
basis Of representation, heretofore
mentioned. will come up.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
LOOK FOR BLOODY BATTLE
Beers Active In Preparing Defenses and

Beers Active In Preparing Defenses and
RIM Pits at s~pytfontein.
Perhaps an explanation of the re-
cirement of burghers from Natal can
be found in a dispatch from Modder
river, December 3, saying that a strong
Boer force, estimated TO number 5000
men, were reinforcing General Cronje
from Natal. The same dispatch says
everything points to the fact that a
great engagement will be fought at
Spytfontein. The Beers are massing
on the hills there, are vigorously
building stone defenses and are dig
ging rifle pits in every direction.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

At Reading, Pa, n of the most ap.
palling fircs that has ever visited the
city occurred Friday, when the extern
sive hosiery mill Of the Nolde 81 Horst
company took fire, destroying the
plant, causing the death of n person,
at least, and injuring about sixty other
employees Of the company. The known
dead is Miss Louise Clay, aged forty
eight wears. I
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Bills by Burkett.

Congressman Burkett in the house
December 8 introduced bills for public
buildings at Plattsmouth and Falls City,
appropriating SIS, 900 for each place;
also a bill calling for a new survey Of
Furnas county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Lieutenant Brumbx Ill.

Lieutenant Il. NJ. Brumby, the flag
secretary to Admiral Dewey at the bat
tie of Manila. is lying critically i'll at
the Garfield hospital in Washington.
He is suffering from a fever contracted
as a result of his long stay in the trop-
les, and has been at the hospital for
about two weeks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
SAYS HE is A MURDERER
Racine Man Makes . Confession That
IL Not Relieved.

A man giving the name of George
Dardis was arrested at Racine, Wis,
after making "A statemant in a saloon
that he was the man who shot the Rev.
ID. b. Cheney and wife on Thursday.
Dardis says he shot the minister be-
cause of his A. p. A. belief. IL is not
believed that Dardis knows anything
about the affair.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Epidemic OF Diphtheria.

An epidemic Of diptheria has broken
out In Columbus, and IN OF the young
Newman children has succumbed to
the disease. Mamie Frazell, the little
daughter Of Mrs. j. G. Frazell, has
been taken i'll with diphtheria and the
Frazcll home is quarantined. The
epidemic is not considered serious and
active measures are being taken by the
health board to prevent IL spread.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
For Territorial Goysrnment.

Representative Hit of Illinois has
introduced a bin to provide a terrific
rial form Of government for Hawaii.
1t is similar to the measure reported to
the house last year, providing for a
territorial governor appointed by the
president and a legislature of two
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
auntx of Manslauxhter.

Henry Bartholomew Of near Haigler,
Dundy county, who killed young
Stauninger Of Wray, Colo, last sum
mer by shooting him while stealing
watermelons, was found guilty Of man
slaughter and sentenced TO five years
imprisonment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Epldemle Under Control.

The epidemic of scarlet fever which
has been prevalent in the vicinity Of
Wilcox is now well under control, and
10 far no deaths have resulted. A very
strict quarantine has been established
by the authorities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
OBLIGED TO FEED BASUToS

The British are Hampered by h Pros
enc of the Natives III Kimberly.
A London, December s special says:
Ihe Daily Mail publishes u dispatch
from Julian Ralph at Modder river,
who says;
1.-THE Kimberly people are troubled
by the necessity of feeding 10000 Ba-
sutos in the diamond fields, whom the
Beers refuse to allow 20 depart, and
who, should they fail to get enough
meat, would become discontinued and
restless. Five hundred and thirty
Beers were killed or wounded in the
battle here. That number has already
been accounted for, and the enemy's
losses were probably much heavier"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Barber Commits Suicide.

Edgar l.. Turton, proprietor OF INT
of the barber shops at G~othenburg,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart. IL. A. Turton Of
Lexington, father of the young man
was notified of his sons death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

At North Platte, Judge Grimes in
district court sentenced Burt Corners
to the pen~itentiary for five years for
b~urglarizing the Wilcox department
store last October and Ira James and
Harry Fon were sentenced to the
county Jail twenty days for larceny.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Arrives 1T vigsn.

A dispatch from Otis Thursday says
General Young's brigade, which, ac-
eording to dispatches had been lost on
the island of Luzon for several days.,
has arrived at Vigan. 1t had a skirS
mish on the way, in which one Ameri-
car was killed and twelve wounded.
The enemy was driven back, leaving
twenty-five dead.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Killed In q Mine.

A telegram received at Osceola by
relatives of Samuel Pulver, conveys
the information that he was killed in
a mine at Tincton Utah. The young
man was born and raised In Osceola.
and went with his parents to Utah
several years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Trust DscIare. wan.

The American Window Glass com
pany of Pittsburg, Pa, is reported to
have made a cut of 33h per cent in the
price Of all window glass, and to have
ordered fires lighted in all it's factories,
the purpose being to resume operations
about January /. This move Is con-
sidered a declaration of war upon the
independent manufacturers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Has HI. Hands Manxled.

While trying to run a belt on a corn
shredding machine at Gotbenburg,
William McKim caught on of his
thumbs in the cogs Of the machine and
had IL so badly mangled amputation
was necessary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Fcarful lily Injured.

John Carey, aged Of, who works in
Kreigel's factory at Nebraska City,
was caught in a belt and thrown with
much force against a shaft. His leg
was so badly injured that it was found
necessary to amputate IL. Z
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

A Washington dispatch to the chron-
icle says the next national republican
convention will be held In Chicago, -
Mckinley expressed . preference to-
this city
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Hound Over.

At York Carey Sell was bound over
to district court for statutory rape, his
bond being fixed at 81 900. He was UNI
able to give IL and went to jail
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

Herman Tiehen is the prime mover
in an enterprise for a new Catholic
church OF Salem. He Is giving ono,
fourth the cost.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
Exhibits for Paris Expo.

The United States auxiliary cruiser
Prairie has arrived in the harbor at
Baltimore and is being loaded with $50
toni of exhibits destined for the inter
national exposition at Paris. The
cruiser is To sail as soon as loaded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

Thomas Wade, living two miles south
west Of Norfolk, lost his barn by a fire
started by small boys. Six hundred
bushels of oats and some grain and
hay were burned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

Henry C.. Colbert, a picture frame
canvasser, has been arrested on sus-
picion of being the assailant of Rev.
and Mrs. Cheney at Racine, Wis.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
A MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE
Augusta Ca, Business Houses Burn, En-
falling Heavy Loss.

A fire which had its origin in a dry
goods store at Augusta, Ca, burned
property and stock Waived at 81 ,OO0, 900.
There were no casualties. by the
time the department arrived the fire
was beyond control. The chief wired
Savannah for assistance but it came
too late.