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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
IT MAY BE A KILLING.
CITY MARSHAL OF CRAW-
FORD is SHOT.


Frank Mooney, city marshal OF
Crawford, was shot late Saturday
night and is now in n critical condi-
ton and is lingering between life and
death. Lewis Grossman, nm honor
ably discharged trumpeter in company
c. First United States cavalry at Fort
Robinson, which is situated three
miles west of Crawford, is incarcerated
in the county Jail at Chadron, and In
case of Moneys death a charge OF
murder will be preferred against him.
Otherwise he will be held for shoot
ing with intent to kill, as he is aus
picioncd of firing the shot.
Grossman and a number OF other sol
diers were recently discharged, and
were on their way east. At Crawford
Marshal Mooney and Jim lIaguewood,
q saloonkeeper, boarded the train to
collect n bill from GroSsman OF Sl2.b0
which he paid. As the train started
ont a shot was fired. and Mooney reel
ed to the ground, shot in the head, the
bullet tearing m eye from the socket.
Grossman = Il arrested at Chadron, IL
having been learned he fired a shot,
although he claims to have shot In
the air. The party of soldiers were
more or less under the influence OF
LIQUOR.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
To AEnlish Commissis n

At a recent meeting of the council Of
Omaha Councilman STUNT introduced
two ordinances providing, N for tho
abolition Of the present police and FIRE
commission a repeal OF the ordinance
passed last spring creating it and tho
other providing that the council shall
constitute n fire and police commission
when sitting on such. STUNT says he
introduced those measures to carry
out n popular demand for a radical
change in the conduct of the police do.
partment and to ave to the city the
expense OF the commission.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
ELLIOTT A VETERAN.
keas,y Lost Its Commission on Account
of His Aga.

or Ills Age.
TOPEKA, Kan, March L. Captain
Davis Stewart Elliott, Company &,
Twentieth Kansas, who Is reported
wounded at Manila, served as a Re-
publican member of the House in the
state Legislature of 1850.
From 1890 to 1898 he was proprietor
and editor of the Coffeyville Daily
Journal. He left the newspaper bust
ness to resume the practice Of law.
At the time he raised Company G he
was city clerk Of Coffeyvillc. His
daughter, Miss Leila c. Elliott, was
then his deputy and is now acting as
city clerk.
Elliott served in the civil war as q
private in a Pennsylvania regiment
and it was for this experience that
Governor Leedy commissioned him as
captain. He Is "a years OF age, and on
this account his commission was held
up by the mastering officer in Topeka.
a telegram from the secretary Of war
directed that the commission be issued
Mt once.
Captain Elliott has n wife, three
daughters and u son living in Coffey-
vile. Two son are serving with him
rs enlisted men in the Twentieth in
fantry at Manila
Private Howard Odds enlisted in
Fort Scott. lie is 20 years Of age and
was a clerk by occupation. His faith
er, ID, A. Odds, lives in st. Joseph, Mo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
JUNTKS STORY OF THE FIRE.
A Modest Statement That 0 American
Bodies Had Already Been Found

shfN - nnitEACt u
Bodies Had Already Been Found
PARIS, March 1.-The Filipino iunt;
here has received a cable message from
Manila, February q, via Hong Kong
1t says:
THE fire broke out in the Chinese
quarters during the Chinese New Year
festivities. The Americans provoked
the owners by demolishing houses be.
fore 1t was necessary. The Filipino
fire engine, owned by Senior Cameo
and worked by British subjects, wa.
largely instrumental in extinguishine
the fire. The Americans interfered
with the native salvagers and tried to
capture the engine, leading to a con
fiict. Harsh conduct else where led to
general fighting. The Americans re.
tired to the walled city aud the fleet
bombardcd the suburbs, believing the
city was endangered. This caused the
Tondo fire.
"Aguinaldo's troops then attacked
n entered Tondo, Santa Cruz and
kaipo. Confagrations broke out at
Benondo and Malad, and the city was
surrounded by n line OF burning
houses. The fighting continued
Wednesday and Thursday. The
Americans by that time were greatly
fatigucd by the sun, fires and contin.
ual service.
o the other hand, the Filipinos
were continuously reinforced, and the
Americans closed the Puente de Es-
pana, to prevent the Filipinos from
invading the city. The Americans
then fired on every one standing at
the doors and windows, and thus kill.
ed the engineer and manager of the
Andrews cotton mill The foreigners
applied to the foreign ships for help,
and q number OF marines were to be
landed, when Admiral Dewey init
mated that such landing would be an
act OF hostility and that his ships
would fire upon any landing party.
Some British bluejackets, however,
landed unarmcd, to act rs firemcn,
and remained 10 guard the British
consulate, banks and other British
property.
The Andrews cotton mills belong
ing to British subjects suffered severe
~. Tho Americans searched British
property, seeking insurgents.
"indiscriminate street shooting was
prevalent. Men, women and children
were killed. The bodies OF 40 Amer.
leans have already been collected.
Their loss in killed and wounded will
reach 400. The bodies of 3.0 Fill
pino men, 425 wom,n ald ESQ children
have been recovered in the streets.
About 500 natives were wounded.
The loss to foreign property.is esti.
mated at S5o0,0 o) and native property
5000, 200. About 1900 houses were
burned.
General Montenegro cannonaded
the Filipinos. Aguinaldo is still at
Marilao.
MANY foreigners embarked on
board the ships. About eighty Chi
nese were killed while trying 10 enter
the walled city.
"Ths people killed by the Andrews
mill We're ace used of harboring ma.
tives."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
SHOT TWO Of THE KANSANS.
Captain Elliot and u Private Hit by Sharp
shooters n ,ar CrlIcan.

manila, March There has been
The usual dcsultory firing along vari-
Gus parts of the line, but the only cas-
ualties to-day are Captain David y.
Elliott OF Company q, Twentieth Kari
sas volunteers, and a private Of tho
same regiment. They are both dan
gerously wounded. They were shot
by the cncmy's sharpshootcrs near
Calocan,
The rebels at Malabou fred upon
the cruiser Callao from the jungle yes
terday while Admiral Dewey was Wis.
Ting the monitor M~onadnocis. Three
shells were dropped by the monitor
Into the Malabon church, demolishing
The structure and killing u number CT
rebels who were inside.
A factory at Malolos is reported to
be running day and night to supply
ammunition for the insurgents. Tho
natives have collected empty Spring
field shells and are reflling them.
More than 1000 of these cartridges
have been found in houses in Panda-
Fan by an officer of the Washington
volunteers.
The cruiser Charleston and the gun
boat Concord have gone on a ten days
cruise, presumably looking for flibus-
tcrs. II is believed that arms are
landing in small quantities at north
ern ports.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The follow
Ing report has been received at the
War department:
MANILA, March /. - Additional
wounded, February 81, cntrenchments
before Colocan: Twentieth Kansas,
Company +, Private Howard a. ODDS,
abdomen, sevcre; Thirteenth Miune-
sofa, Company II, Private Andrew j.
NEEDLE. arm, severe; First Montana,
Company @, Private Edward i. Moore,
abdomen, severe; Tenth Pennsylvania,
Company G, Private Gilbert Cutie,
elbow, severe; J. A. Hennesscy, foot,
severe, accidental
additional in Tondo and Dinondo
district, Manila, February s2-23; -Four
lecnth Minnesota, Company G., Private
Ira ID. Smith, sperum, slight; Company
d, John fairfield, side, slight; Second
Oregon, Company L, Private Martin
Iiildebrandt, finger, slight.
additional near San Pedro Macati,
February IS and -: First Idaho, Com
pany ID, Private William III. Lille,
foot, slight; First California, Company
Il, Private Charles Il. Bushman,
shoulder, severe. Otis"
The following ~cablegram was also
received at the war department.:
MANILA, March l.--Adjutant Gen.
eral, Washington: battalion Twenty
third infantry sailed Ccbu Goth in
slant; Battalion California volunteers
sails Negros tomorrow. Everything
quiet here past few days. Otis"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
THE LATEST FROM THE JUNTA.
Americans Charged With All the BAR
barltlcs Ever Heard or


Homo Hone, Feb. 2S.-The Filipino
government has issued another viru.
lent anti American decree, in which
the following passages occur:
Tho American guns respect neither
honor or property, but barbarously
massacre women and children.
Manila has witnessed the most hor.
rible outrages, coniscatiny the prop
critics and savings OF the people at the
point Of the bayonet and shooting
the defenseless, accompanied by odious
acts Of abomination, repugnant bar
barism and racial hatred worse than
the doings In Carolina, Unless you
c~onjure a holy war for independence
you are only worthy to be slaves and
parins. Proclaim before the civilized
world that you will fight to the death
against American trcschery aud brute
force Even the ome should II nee
essary.
American professions aud promises
are pure hypocrisy. They covet the
spoils OF this patrimony of our race,
Wishing to implant here a more irri.
Eating aud oarbarous dominion than
In tho past"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
COL. LITTLE SHOT HIMSELF.
Tho Kansas Oniccr's Revolver Went on
Accidentally -Not Dangerous

Tho Kansas Oniccr's Revolver Went ON
Accidentally Dangorou.
MANILA, Jan. Is (by mail. The
first casualty In tho Kansas regiment
occurred at / o'clock this morning
when Lieutenant Colonel Little shot
himself accidentally.
Colonel Little was serving as field
officer OF the day In charge OF the out
posts OF the First brigade, including
the block houses OF the Kansas and
Montana regiments, the Third artil-
lcry and the Pennsylvania regiment,
lie had been resting ut the Montana
block house and ut / o'clock this
morning no prepared for the
periodical round of the guard
limos. There was no light in the
room and picking up his belt his re,
volver dropped from the holster and
was discharged. The bullet entered
little's left leg above the knee aud
ranging upwards passed II OF the
back OF the leg and again entering the
leg lodged near the hip bone. Colonel
Little was removed to the military
hospital. The wound is not considerei
dangerous
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Appoints Abbott to Check 70.

The Legislative investigation com.
mittee appointed by the senate and
louse to examine into the charges Of
wrongful management of the affairs
OF the state auditors Office In regard
TO insurance and other business has,
under the resolution authorizing the
investigation, appointed June Abbott.
formerly bookkecper in the auditors
to check up the Office and make o re-
port.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
NOTABLE EVENT AT HAVANA.
Great banquet at Which Generals
Brooke nni Lee spo,k

HAVANA, Feb. 2s.-Thc banquet at
the Iacon theater Saturday evening
proved n brilliant successful affair.
Governor General Brooke and Major
General lee spoke. Cubans generally
regard the occurrences at the function
as the most promising auguries
of Cuban independence since
the peace protocol was signed.
The thea ter was crowded 10
OVERLOOKING with spectators and
more than 200 covers were laid
for the banqucters. Besides the gov
rno general and General Lee the
company included Major General Lud-
low, General Chatfce, the governor
generals chif.of-staff; the stats of
Generals Lee and Ludlow. and other
army and navy officers, together with
many prominent citizens and Havana
officials, General Andrade sat on the
right of General Gomez and Mayor La.
coste on his left.
Both tho American generals repeated
former statements of the military adj
ministration, chiefly along the line OF
assurance that the United States in
tended to establish u stable govern,
ment in the island and then to deliver
IL to the Cubans themselves. Thes,
assurances were vociterously ap'
plauded,
General Gomez himself did no,
speak, owing to the hoarscness from
which he is suffering. General An
dradc expressed thanks on his behalf
adding in his name that the banquet
had done much to bring the Cuban ant
American elements to q clear under
standing and to define the position
work and aims of the Unitad State
military administration in Cuba.
General Gomez, who is much in neeC
OF rest, said to a friend: This popu
larity is killing me-"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
THE GOVERN MsNT STEPS IN.
rroposes TO stop n Expedition
Against

KANSAS City, Mo-, Feb Gs,-The
United States authorities are after
those who have organized or joined
the military expedition to Honduras,
William Warner, United States dis
trict attorney, gave instructions to +.
r. Durham. United States marshal,
10 arrest any one against whom
no could get evidence and to
prevent any parties OF filibusters
from leaving the city. In this the
marshal has asked tho aid of the po-
lice, and it Is doubtful IL the plan TO
start some of these soldiers of fortune
toward tho Gulf of Mexico tonight
will succeed.
.Thos, who arc organizing an expo
dition like this aud those who enlist
In It are alike guilty OF violating the
neutrality laws" said Major Warner
to-day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Costly, But Worth Price.

After going n week without news OF
the condition of his wounded son, G..
o. Whcdon of Lincoln sent the follow
ing cable to his son ut Manila:
Burt, Manila, How? Whedon."
The following answer was returned
MANILA, Feb, "a, 1898. Wbcdon,
Lincoln, Ncb. Fine. Burt"
These ~laconic dispatches cost Mr..
Whedon so.4i q word, or n total Of
se4.40. In view of the nature Of the
answer he felt that he never got so
much good out of an equal expenditure
in his life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Hoo HoOs Elect

At the recent convention OF Nebras.
LA In mbermcn ut Lincoln the follow.
ing were elected officers for the eusu-
ing year: ]. j. Bonelsembsr OF Sutton,
president; p. ID. Smith of Lincoln, Woe
president; II. ID. Sherwood of North
Bend, and Frank Colpatzer OF Omaha.
directors. Secretary and treasurer are
to be selected by officers elected. They
are the old officers, and elected by 40
clamation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
law. pirce,ei Ar.,n,, Hunter.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Mar ch -
Lee of Carter introduced a bill in the
House providing that persons wishing
t o hunt in any county in which they
do live shall be required to take
out a license. for which they shall
pay SIS Tbs Senat. pissed a bill by
McClintic making it prima facie evil
dence when q man is found on the
premises of another with u gun and
dog or either, that he Is there for the
purpose Of hunting and is, therefore.
q tEespasser.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
KiPLlNG Is BETTER.
his Doctor Hopes That tho Cri.l, Has
Been Passed.

New YORK. March L-Rudyard Kip
fling is slightly better to-day. DIR,
Durham, one Of the attending ply
slcians said at IL o'clock; There has
been a more free respiration and l
hope the crisis has been passed"
ii. ii. Mcclure, son of the publisher.
said to-day: "Mr. Kipling passed a
favorable night No new eomplica-
tions have set in and there is general
feeling of hopefulness in the sick
room"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Reform Party win Organize

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2s.-A national or.
ganiZatioa Of the Union Reform party
will DO made at the national confer
encc of the a~malgamated elements here
on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. Secretary NJ. A. Nsf, Of the
Ohio committee, says there will be
over a thousand delegates present
from the different states, representing
Silver Republicans, Popu!ists, Social
list Labor party, Liberty party and
Others, especially those favoring di-
rect legislation. Any person com.
mitted TO the referendum principle OF
direct legislation will be admitted te
the national conference
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Array BILL PASSED.
Only Is votcs Against Ne In the senate
MIR. vo,t's speech Ia OppoMtlon.

Only Is votcs Against It In the senate
MIR. Vests speech Ia Opposition.
WASHINGTON, March l-Aftcr n con-
est that will be memorable in the
history Of the Senate, the compromise
army reorganization bill was passed
last evening at 7:l0 Tho notable
speech of the day against the measure
was delivered by Mr.. Vest Of Missouri.
but his brilliant eloquence awaited
nothing against the measure as finally
agreed upon.
Mr.. Vest antagonized the army re.
organization bill. although he said he
did SO with hesitation, because of it's
strong advocacy by his colleague, Mr..
Cockrell. He declared his belief that
the war in the Philippines was no,
being conducted with the idea of Civ,
Ing the Filipinos self-governnent.
Ieas-Allcn, Allison, Bacon, Bur-
rows, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cock.
rell, Cullom, Debos, E.kins, Fair.
banks, Faulkner, Foraker, Frye.
Gallinger, Gear, German, Hanna,
Hausbrough, Harris, Hawlcy, Ileit-
field, Jones OF Nevada, Lindsay, Lodge.
Mcbride, McEuery, McLaurin, Nal.
Tory, Mantle, Mitchell, Money, Nor
gan, Murphy, Nelson, Pasco, Perkins.
Pettus, Platt of Connecticut, Platt Of
New York. Pritchard. Proctor, Raw
Inns, Roach, Ross. Sewell, Shoup,
Simon, Smith, Spooner, Stewart,
Teller, Warren, Wellington-55.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Butler, Cafery,
Chiffon, Clay, Daniel, Hoar. Martin,
Pettigrew, Turlcy, Vest, White-la
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Farm Hand DropS Dead.

]. F. Malcom, n farm hand employed
on C.. A. Days farm, west of Hastings,
dropped dead recently while at work.
George Wiles' cottage residence al
Hastings, together with a part Of his
household furniture, was destroyed by
fire. Loss between $500 and 5000, in.
snred for $3.50.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
MOLiNEUx Is HELD.
inquest In Sensational Murder Case IL
Ended-Poison sent by Moilneux.

ccnt ny Nhoiihcus
New YORK, March Roland Burn
ham Molineux, SOL OF General Leslie
Molineux OF brooklyn, was arrested
last night charged with numbering
Mrs. Katherine j.. Adams in this
city on December %. 1898. He was
locked up in the Tombs prison. The
arrest followed the verdict of the cor
oner's jury, accusing him Of the crime.
While the inquest was into the death
Of Mrs. Adams, it, also went into the
circumstances OF the death of Henry
c. Barnet, OF the Knickerbocker Ath
letic Club, who was poisoned by a
powder received through the mail, as
was Mrs. Adams Tas cases are so
closely connected that they a
scarcely be considered separately.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Reward offered.

Governor Poynter has issued tho
state reward for $500 for the appre-
hension and conviction Of the murderer
OF Silas Bailey, who was found dead In
the Republican river near Benkelman.
He also has issued a requisition for the
return of James Bailey from Chicago
to Lincoln county to answer the charge
of stealing 81 500 worth Of cattle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Oatmeal Factory to be Re-open.d.

Kyd & Co., grain dealers OF Beatrice
have purchased the mortgage on the
Beatrice oatmeal factory, with n view
of increasing their interests in the
plant and with the ultimate intention
of re%-opening the plant. II this Is nc.
complished Beatrice will witness n re-
vival of what at one time was one Of
its most promising industries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Hard Times In Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, Feb ss-A private
letter recently received from en- officer
OF the army serving in Porto Rico ~
plains that many OF the Americans
who wen, their in expectation of End
Ing opportunities for profitable en-
Ploymen, are in a deplorab,e condi-
ton and without means TO retuI o
home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
FOR q BlE STATE Pair.

II Is expected that the conference
between the exl o ition officials and
the board OF managers OF the Nebras.
ka state agricultural society on the
plan of holdinga mammoth state fai,
on the exposition grounds during the
summer will occur in n few days, A
letter has been received from S~ecretar,
Furnas. which stated that the board
OF managers will meet the exposition
people and the dase will he fixed a,
once.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Mr.. John A. Logan III

WASHINGTON, Feb 2s Mrs. John
A. Logan is seriously Ill at her home
in this city. She is suffering from u
second attack Of grip. She has been
unable TO leave her room for more
than week and her condition causei
much alarm.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
A New Company.

Acknowledgement Barry has returned
from Norfolk where he mustered In
company l. of the Second regiment,
Nebraska national guard, The officers
OF the company are J, w. McClary,
captain; Alfred n, Gerecke. fest lieu.
tenant; Carl II. Pilger, second lieuten.
ant
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
THE POPE SUDDENLY ILL
All Audieooes sospeaded-H.d Grip .
Month Ago

RoNE, March The pope was
taken suddenly Ill this morning and
his audiences have been suspended.
The pope was suffering from grip the
latter part Of January. II was re-
ported that he was seriously Ill. but
this was denied. A few days later he
held audiences in bed, in spite Of his
physicians protests. He is 50 years
old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
Pope WIN No, ne Iuvi,.s.

LONDON. March 1.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle SAYS:
Holland has assured Italy that tho
pops Will not b. Invited to ssni a rep
resenta'ivo to the conference for tn.
Limitation Of srmAmentS"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
A Hospital shin ,o, u.,u.

Nkw York, March i.-Orders havo
beer issued to the hospital shin Relief
&c SAIL for Manila at the earliest pos
s'oie moment and to move at az great
speed as Is safe, The Reliefs cargo
wili consist Of enough medical sup.
piles Tor 25. ool men for n wear
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
German. Assaulted In Ch,n~

berlin, March i.-AccoIding to an
official dispatch from Pekin. several
wero grossly insulted and
aiterward assaulted last Saturday at
Iten Tain, the port OF Pekin. They
had great difficulty in escaping from
their assailants
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
MRS. MARTHA POMEROY DEAD.
New, OF tho Death of the Kansas Sen.
tors Widow Received In AtchIson.

tors Widow Received In AtchIson.
ATcmsoN, Kah., March Mrs
Martha Pomeroy, widow Of the late
United States Senator :. c.
Pomeroy Of Kansas, died very
unexpectedly at her home in Wash
ington Sunday afternoon. Mrs Pom
eroy was :" years old. She was tho
third wife of Senator Pomeroy and
had herself been married three
times, Her first husband was n
pilot on the Mississippi river. Her
second husband vas a wealthy Boston
banker, who died and lett her a largo
fortune. h was married to senator
Pomeroy in Atchison in 1865 and was
u leader In Atchison society.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
THE OREGON OFF FOR MANILA
Before he Middle OF March the Rattle
ship WIN Bs with Dewey.

Honolulu, Feb. 2i.--The battle ship
Oregon. accompanied by the collier
Iris, sailed for Manila, February 20.
between two ani three weeks will be
necessary for the battieship TO reach
Manila
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
HELD UP K0HLSAAT'S lame.
senator N .soa wu Oppose the Jaass's
Condemnation by the senate

WASHINGTON, Fob ss-The Senate
committee on Judiciary postponed ac'
tion upon the nomination OF c. O.
Kohlsaat 70 b. United States judge OF
che northern district OF Illinois, In
order to give Senator Mason, who OPP
poses confirmation, an opportunity to
prepare q statement for the commit
Tee. The committee decided to recon-
mend the confirmation of w. X Day
a Judge Of the Sixth judicial circuit
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03

A fost@s'ter for riesSsntoa, Kan.
WASHINGTON, Feb eS-The Presi-
dent nominated Henry Plum to-day to
be postmaster at Pieasan,on. Kan
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03

Mercy to the guilty is often cruelt,
10 the iauocent ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-03
ST. kansans Dead and Thirty-slx Wound
ed-Ths Fourteenth's Many Casualties.
MANILA, March The casualties to
date, b. regiments. are as follows:

General Wheaton relieves General
King, who is sick at San Petro Macati