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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
SATURDAY. October 81.

Ff-e transports left Southampton
:: ~ for South Africa carrying al.
NO.. 5000 men, including Prince Alex.
amer of Teck, who is major general
in the British army.
Reports are being received from the
districts occupied by the enemy that
the Filipinos believe that Pio del Pillar
has an audacious plan to break
through the American lines into Ma.
Mia and seize General Otis and the
archbishop.
The presidential party arrived in
Washington Thursday noon. and was
met at the station by Secretary Root.
General Corbin and others. The entire
party is in good health and expressed
themselves as having enjoyed the trip.
A Manila dispatch of the 10th says:
General Lawton and General Young
are at Arayat with n force of nearly
5000 men. The gunboats Florida ana
Oeste are preparing to- move along the
river to San lsidro. which will be helo
as a base for operations to the north.
The United States transport Thomas.
the finest troop ship afloat, sailed
Thursday from Cramps shipyard at
Philadelphia. for New York, where
she will go into dry dock to be painted.
The Thomas is to GO to the Philippine.
early in November and will carry over
1000 persons. including soldiers, Off
GERS, nurses and crews.
Under date of the goth n Manila dis.
patch says: Three insurgent officers
entered Angeles and applied to General
Mac Arthur for permission for n FIJI.
ipino commission, headed by a Filipino
major general, to visit General Otis In
order to discuss peace terms and to ar
range for the delivery Of more Ameri.
car prisoners. as well as to consider
methods for the release Of the Spanish
prisoners. The request was referred
to General Otis.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
Tuesday, October 80.

Andrew NJ. Morrisey of Valentine.
Nebraska, has been admitted to prac'
tice before the interior department.
The Iowa volunteers disembarket
Monday and marched to Preside
where they were given an enthusiastic
reception.
The comptroller of the currency
Monday declared a third dividend of
10 per cent in favor of the creditors OF
the First National bank of Neigh.
Ncb., making in all 40 per cent in
claims proved, amounting to sos, AGA.
A Washington dispatch says that II
is generally expected in diplomatic
circles that the powers will interfere
in the war between the British and
the Beers. Germany and France ar,
reported to be particularly FESTIVE. II
is certain that the United States will
not participate in the movement,
An increase of the army TO sixty-nine
thousand men makes possible the APP
pointment of one additional major.
general, and the president has deter
mined to give this position TO Brigadicr
General Bates. u. s. A., now in the
Philippines, where he is concluding
negotiations with the Sultan of Sulu.
The unofficial news Of the death of
Major Howard was officially confirmed
in "a telegram from Otis received at
Washington Monday. Howard was
killed while or a launch on the Rio
Grande, near Aryat, by concealed in
surgents. Major Howard formally re-
sided at Omaha, where no acted as
aide to his father, Gen. q. o. Howard,
when he was commander of the de-
partment of the Missouri.
The case involving the legality of
the sentence of Henry Bolln, the de-
faulting treasurer of the city of Oma-
ha, who Is now in the penitentiary,
was in the United States supreme
court Monday. The question to be de-
cided by the supreme court is n of
the constitutionality of the Nebraska
Law under which Bolln was convicted.
A hearing will be had on the 4th
of December.
The incident that occurred in the
Philippines between Rear Admiral
John C. Watson, commander in chief OF
the Asiatic station, and Commander L.
ID. Taussig, in command of the Ben
nington, owing to a misunderstanding
as to the way which certain orders OF
the admiral were to be carried out, as
a result OF which Commander Taussig
was relieved Of his command and or.
dercd 20 return to the United States,
has been closed by the navy depart.
ment unfolding the action Of Rear
Admiral Watson. Taussig will be
given shore duty for awhile, and later
will have a command.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
Monday, October 23.

Acting under the orders of his ply
stefan, Admiral Dewey has cancelled
all proposed trips, and will seek rest.
His health is not alarming, but quiet
is necessary.
Eugene Easton of Kansas City, Mo-.
n newspaper man, has been captured
by the Boo forces in South Africa.
The state department is negotiating
for his release.
Brigadier General Tunston has wired
from San Francisco his acceptance 81
the appointment of brigadier general
in the newly formed volunteer service.
He will return to Kansas with the Kan
sas volunteers, who will be mustered
out October %, and will then report at
Washington for duty in the Philippines.
The Tfty-frst regiment of Iowa
volunteers. numbering 764 men anc
forty-six officers, under the commanG
of Col. J. C.. Lopez. arrived at San
Francisco from Manila on the trans
port Senator. There was no sickness.
The Senator was caught in the tai.
OF the typhoon encountered by the
steamer Empress of Japan. She was
tossed lively for several hours, but suf.
fered no severe damage.
ucneral OtlS mas replica 10 the three
insurgent officers who entered Angeles
on the Goth with a request, made
through General Macarthur. for per.
mission for "a Filipino commission,
headed by a Filipino major general, &c
visit General Otis In order To discuss
peace terms and to arrange for the de.
livery Of more American prisoners
that the desired interview cannot be
granted because the suggested propo.
sitions of the Fflipinos are vague, in.
definite and unmilitary, and because
the Americans must continue to de-.
cline to receive any representative OF
the so-called Filipino government.
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gifted with the rover OF q special
plague, The one to the south repre-
sented a land crab controlling the
plague OF drought; that to the west a
frog holding the fever plague: on the
north, an eagle bearing the plague OF
war, and on the east a serpent fraught
with the plague Of sudden death. The
inner walls of this grewsome temple
were the color Of blood, aside from
which there were no embellishments.
neither altar nor shrine. The high
priest OF the sect who worshiped hers
was a skilled Obi man. who alone con-
trolled the four images on the four
towers. When he spoke to the treo
the land was straightway ravaged by
drought: II he invoked the frog. TIE
people were at once stricken with tie
fever; when he commanded the eagle.
there speedily followed war; while the
mere mention OF a name To the serp~nt
resulted in instant death to the bearer
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A singular story Is told OF a gallant
cock whose moral influence at a criti.
cal moment during the battle Of st,
Vincent helped to save a British man
of-war from the hands OF the enemy.
The fowl In question formed part OF
the live stock OF the Marlborough
vessel which had suffered so. severely
that her captain was considering the
a%dvisability Of striking his nag. The
ship was entirely ~dismasted. while the
chief officers had been carried below
severely wounded and the crew. with
out anybody to cheer them up, were
beginning to grow sullen under tho
heavy fire Of the enemy, to which they
were hardly able to respond. At this
emergency a shot struck the coop in
which the fowls were confined. Ths
only surviving occupant. n cock, fnd-
ing himself at liberty, fiuttered up and
perched himself on the stump Of the
mainmast and surveyed the scene OF
carnage around him. Then. Tapping
his wings in defiance, he began to crow
vociferously. He was answered by
three hearty and exhilarating cheers
from the crew. who all had a good
laugh, and with spirits thus renewed
continued the action with a vigor that
lasted until a turn In the battle rescued
them from their tight position.-Lon.
don Mail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
ONE CASE IN A THOUSAND.
How He Got Ills first start In the
World.

tttW TIC sou unN Eiftt Ntnrt IN tn0
world.
There IL n gentleman in this city
who is fond OF telling the story OF how
he got his first start In the world, says
the st. Louis Globe Democrat. Before
| was married" he said, II received a
pretty fair salary. spending every rent
Of II as | went along. Then | fell In
love, but, try as I would, | could not
see how two could manage on what had
scarcely been enough for me. We
talked IL over. she and |, and consid-
cred the question OF ways and means.
She thought we could manage with my
salary. and we were both so Desperate
ly In love with one another that we
were brave to the point OF ~rashness.
and were married. | did not care to
assume the responsibility OF making
that salary go around, and so questions
OF finance were left to my wife. We
lived modestly. but very comfortably,
the little stock OF furniture we had be-
gun with, until at the end OF Ave years
we had all we had space for. ut
course. my salary had Increased IN TINT
time, but so had the family, and there
were hundreds OF demands for which
we had made no allowance when we
discussed the subject before marriage.
One day, in the course OF the days
work. I made the discovery that. " I
had 81 1000 to use Immediately l could
make several thousands before the
week was out. That night l went
home dispirited and discouraged. I
began to think OF the dogs life I was
leading. living from day to day with
no prospect Of anything better as far
as | could see. and by the time had
reached home I was cross and tacit-
turn. but a good dinner put me In a
better humor. and as we sat together
In the dining room after the children
had gone to led | tod the dear
about the fortune that we had missed
because | did not have a paltry 81 900.
How soon will you need it?' she asked.
when ] had finished the story. told
her that the money would have to be
forthcoming within the next three
days, and asked her II she did not wish
she had a fairy god-mother to supply
| the want. 4 will have II In three days
she replied. confidently, and ! took the
answer as a joke and thought little
more about Il, but imagine my surprise
on the third day when she handed me
q check for the amount. There had
not been n year since we were married
that she did not save at least a couple
OF hundred dollars. and she had kept
her own counsel about It, too. lending
II In small sums to the best advantage.
A thousand dollars may not seem much
to you, but It was n mighty large sum
to me In those days. made the In
vestment and made several thousand,
and the first thing I did was to pay her
back what she had lent me. The little
bit OF capital I then had was all o
ed to make a start with. and from II
has come all the money l have since
been able to make"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
OBI MAN AND RUINS OF VOC DOC TEMPLE, PINAR DEL RIO

black man might endure with eQua-
nimity his portion as a slave, but his
oppressor as we'll might aim a blow
at the life Of his chattel as at his super
stitions, for the influence OF the latter
over the average Cuban negro is su-
preme. Brute force has never yet been
productive OF mental reform, much less
moral enlightenment. Hence the de-
struction, from time to time, by Span
.sh officials, OF the tangible evidences
OF paganism In Cuba. and the physical
castigation of It's votaries, far from
rectifying the condition, resulted In a
moral corruptness infinitely worse than
the original evil.
In a wild spot among the mountains
of Pinar del Rio. which divide the cane
bearing lands along the north coast OF
the province from the great tobacco
district In the south. are the ruins OF
an ancient fetish temple. Years nave
passed since the structure was utilized
as a central place OF worship by the
slaves from the distant plantations;
and yet to this day its astounding
walls are jealousy guarded by an aged
Obi man, or native sorcerer. This old
negro Yields a strange influence over
his countrymen for miles around, and
his few wants are never left unattend-
ed. On the contrary, should he see mt
to demand 1t. their utmost penny would
be promptly brought n placed at his
disposal-not from motives of venera-
ton, but OF AFFECT fear. For to this
crafty old individual is attributed the
ability to bring about all manner OF
tribulation upon all who are so I'M
fortunate as to incur his animosity.
However. while by no means averse to
extortion should occasion demand 1t,
he is generally disposed to content
himself with the barest necessities OF
life. Strangers rarely venture to the
remote haunts OF this ancient recluse.
but the occasional traveller who
chances that way must assuredly
gather a strange impression from the
desolated temple and It's solitary. mys-
terious guardian. And to such a way
farer as happens to speak the language
Of the island, and who has the fore
thought to deposit a few c%entavos In
the withered hand Of the magician. the
latter will invariably unfold this wierd-
est of stories concerning the place:
In years long past. the great valleys
on either side the mountain range were
owned by two brothers. n OF whom
lived In the midst of his vast cane
fields. and the latter among his rich
tobacco lands on the other. And,
strange though 1t may seem, the broth
er In the north was at enmity with him
who dwelt In the south. for, notwith-
standing the formers great wealth. he
continually envied the other his pros
perity and possessions. At that time
the temple on the intervening mount
ain was a marvellous structure. It's
tall. massive walls were covered out
side with bright green plaster. while at
each Of the corners arose a square
tower, likewise green without. At the
top Of each Of the fonr towers sat a
great green image. each OF which was
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
The Power Of the Obi Man Over the Black
Natives is Almost Absolute.

Not least OF the tasks yet to be ac-
tomplished in Cuba. through the me-
dunn Of an advanced civilization, is the
elimination OF the fanatical tendencies
and customs from among the black
population of the island. While super
stition is an accepted characteristic Of
he African race, II seldom exists to n
more inordiDate degree than among the
Cuban negroes, where fetishism Is as
prevalent as among the most %barbarous
RIDES OF the Congo region. This IA
naticism has existed for centuries.
steadily increasing with the growth OF
the negro element, and up to the pres
mt time utterly defying all measures
ending to its e%xtirpation. Even
SPANS otherwise memorable policy
was unable to COPE with a condition
which had its origin in the minds OF
these. her lesser subjects, and her fire.
luent efforts towards its expulsion only
aggravated the evil. The h~alf-savage
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
IMPORTANT NATIONAL NEWS
Departmental and Exccu.-c
Actions Condensed.
ARMY AND NAVY MOVEMENTS
Transaction and Happenings OF More
than Ordinary Interest to tho
People of America-Actiops
Which Make History.

Heavy fighting was reported br-
tween the British and Beers yesterday.
The cruiser BROOKLYN left Uamntop
roads Wednesday afternoon bound TO,
Manila via the Suez canal.
Harold Zielian of Valentine. Neb.,
has been appointed assistant engineer
Mt the Rosebud agency of South Da-
kota.
Chief Surgeon O'Rcilly at Havana re-
ports three cases of yellow fever in the
hospital at Matanzas. Cuba, and three
more suspects under observation.
An explosion of gas at the Shenan-
doah City c~olliery near Pottsville, Pa.
resulted in twenty-five men being en-
tombed. Ten have been rescued alive
1t is feared the others are dead.
A corps of experienced continental
engineers, former officers. has left Pre-
toria for the southwestern borders, cs-
corted by n commando of picked Beers.
1t is probably intended for a large dy-
namiting operation.
The long pending question regarding
the payment of the 1000 tons of coal
purchased at st. Thomas. ID. w. l., for
the United States government during
the wal by United States Consul Van
llcrne, has been settled, the United
Stotes government paying approxi-
mately $50, 900.
Definite information has been re-
ccived at Chicago from Admiral Dewey
tina he will visit the windy city be-
tween November II and December /,
n arrangements are being made for a
two days festival in his honor. The
program will include military and civil
parades, n military ball and the pre-
sentation of n gold or silver service.
In the United States supreme court
on the 18th an agreement was reached
between the counsel on both sides for
the ~postponcment of the hearing i'm the
controversy between the states of
Texas and Louisiana over the yellow
fever quarantine until next Monday.
The postpOnement was reached for the
purpose of allowing "a full bench to be
present.
1t is believed that Superintendent
Alex McMasters lost his life Tuesday
night in a fire which broke out in a
factory of the W. G. Richie Paper Box
company at 203 Green street, Chicago.
Five hundred persons, mostly young
girls. were enjoyed in the big build
ing, and about 20 were inside when
the fire occurred. Three girls are
missing, but are believed to have
ached the street safely
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
Horse Was Last.

An amusing race vas lately organ,
lied by a New York amusement syndi-
cate. The starters were Sid, the larg-
est elephant In captivity, ridden by his
keeper. Bernard Dooley, and Ben Ali,
camel. driven by his keeper. William
Green; a bicycle. an automobile, and
Australian Ben, a horse. After q pee
liminary canter II was arranged that
the elephant and camel should start
together, and that the automobile
should pursue them after they had
covered two laps. the horse and BIZ
cycle to follow at shorter intervals.
This arrangement was found neces-
sary because, when In line. the camel
was scared by the motor car. and the
horse also became very FESTIVE, while
the elephant threatened to squash the
cyclist with n of his forefeet. The
race finished thus: Elephant Sid, 81
years old. 4 tons (Dooley). first: bi.
cycle, Darby. 20 pounds lSohinuser).
second; automobile. no name, LOCO
pounds (Houck), third; camel, Ben All
and horse. Australian Ben, also ran.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
Again Heard From.

From the Detroit Free Press: Don't
1t beat all, ST." said Seth Groggins. az
he pressed down slightly on the scale
pan in weighing out three-quarters OF a
pound OF sugar. did ye ever see IL
colder than this fur this time o. tn
yer?" 81 Green broke a cracker and
thrust the bits into his mouth. mo.
can't say I I ever did" he muttered
thoughtfully, "less 1t wuz tn fall o.
'32. Tur'ble fall. tn fall O. '32 In these
parts. He'd snow tn las week In Aug
ust. All tn sheep friz. Graound wuz
froze solid A. feet down by middle o.
September. III never fergit haow
mother set up fur four days. rthout
food ner sleep maxim canton flannel
night shirts fur tn wheat. II IL hedn't
bin fur tibet, father'd lost tn hull crop.
AS twas he reelized seventy-tew bush
Of. But It's pritty cold naow."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
FETISH WORSHIP IN CUBA.

sought the sorcerer to send the plague
OF drought upon all the tobacco lands
to the southwark. so prodlgious a re-
quest, however, wal not to be accorded
the same readiness Of favor as a minor
plea; therefore, the Obi mar thought
to put the applicant OF by demanding
of him a fee such as no ordinary slave
could command. But, much to his SUR
prise, the required amount was imme.
diotely forthcoming; wherefore, the
magician commanded the land crab.
and the drought went forth Ms desired.
When the other brother beheld the
great disaster that had been visited
upon his lands he was sore distressed.
Moreover, the time speedily came when
famine brought his household face to
face with want. Yet In the presence
of his exigencies, he marveled that his
slaves suffered no Ills. and perceiylng
that they came and went ut certain In
tervals he disguised himself. as had
mis- brother, and followed them into the
mountains. And It happened that as
he reached the temple and mingled
with the people therein the Obi man
was In the very net OF calling upon the
frog to send the fever plague into his
household. And he looked again and
saw that the slave who desired this
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
Thursday, October 10,

The transport Rcsolute left Brooklyn
with 800 tons of provisions for Porto
Rico.
Two battalions of the Thirty-ninth
infantry have arrived at Portland. Ore.
from Fort Crook, Neb. These two, to-
gether With the battalion recruited at
Vancouve' barracks. viii sail for the
Philippines about November l..
The Illinois supreme court. in a de-
cision handed down Thursday, declares
h American Glucose company of Pc
oria a trust, and that it's charter is in
violation of the antitrust laws of Illi-
nois of 1891 and 1892, and therefore
void.
The Interior department Thursday
received the following dispatch from
Acting Indian Agent Nicholson at San
Carlos agency, Arizona: Indians all
quoted down and working on their
farms as usual. viii have no trouble.
think / can apprehend all the offend
ers."
Ten former Spanish soldiers. who
were captured by the Filipinos and for
a time acted rs officers and members of
the Filipino artillery regiment located
in the vicinity of Santa Rosa, in the
Laguna de Bay district, determined to
surrender the artillery to the Ameri-
can The plot was discovered by the
Filipinos, who killed seven of the con-
spirators, the other three escaping to
Manila.
A dispatch received from Manila.
dated October Is, at s:55 n. M, says
that General Otis has received messages
purporting to come from the insurgent
general, Pho del Pillar, offering to sell
GU his army and deliver Aguinaldo in
to the hands Of the Americans. AL
though he is not satisfied that this Of
fer is authentic, it is not intrinsically
improbable. The policy of General
Otis is firmly set against buying any
surrenders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27
Friday, October go.

General Nelson A. Miles left Chicago
Monday for Omaha on an inspecting
tour of the army posts in the west.
The United States court of appeals at
st. Louis decided that suicide can not
be urged by an insurance company as
a reason for refusing to pay on a policy
unless it can be shown that the indi-
vidual. at the time of subscribing for
the policy, contemplated suicide.
Judge Lacomb, at New York, In the
United States district court, handed
down a decision dismissing the writ of
habeas corpus in the case of former
Captain Oberlin M. Carter, who Is un-
der sentence of five years imprisonment
for conspiracyto defraud the govern
ment in contracts. The decision was
given in a lengthy opinion, which up
holds the findings of the court-martial.
A %cablegram has been received at
the state department from United
states Consul Gudger at Panama stat
ing h a an insurrection had broken
out there and that martial law had
been declared.
The associat ed press correspondent
At Samoa sends news by the steamer
Moana, under date of October s, as
follows: THE aspect of affairs in Sa-
lroa is indeed far from r~eassuring.
There Is trouble brewing, and 1t will
come soon Ii the three powers do not
come to aid the government and the
detached officials. The relations of
the three consuls.who- were left here
NJ a provisional government by the
commissioners are strained.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-27

thereof. And the black people from
the two great valleys alone knew the
whereabouts OF this temple and the
source OF the dire Affections which
from time to time smote the island.
And 1t was the wont OF these people to
assemble on certain nights Of each
week in the midst of the temple to per-
form the rites OF their sect, and to
purchase exemption and favors from
the omnipotent Obi man. For not only
did their payment Of tribute render
them impervious to the plaques. but for
additional sums they were enabled to
have the same visited upon such Of
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pale OF the Obi mans protection.
Now. It happened that the brother
who dwelt in the valley OF the north
became curious regarding the contin-
ued going and coming Of his slaves;
wherefore, he disguised himself one
night and followed them to their mount
ain retreat. And learning here the
secret Of the four plaques, ar evil i'm
pulse straightway entered his heart to
have them all. n after another. In
aicted upon his despised brother In the
valley beyond. Therefore. hiding his
chance. he approached the Obi man
and, first offering his tribute. after the
manner Of the slaves about him, be-