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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
TENT OF TuE AGREEMENT.
Gusts Taylor, But Rings Death kneiI Of
Goebsl Law.

The peace conference which vas
held at the Calf house in Louisville
between sever representatives. of the
republican party and seven represent
ativcs of the democratic party re
suited in IA unanimous signing of IN
agreement embodying seven specific
propositions. which promise a settle
ment If the party differences which
have brought about two state govern
mcnts in kentucky. This agreement
is in substance aS follows:
/. That If the general assembly in
joint session shall adopt "A resolution
r~atifying their recent action adopting
the contest reports seating GOcbcl and
Beckham, the contcStces. w. =. Taylor
and John Marshall shall submit with
OF protest.
.. That all parties shall unite in an
effort TO bring about such IA moditica-
ton of the election law as will provide
for o partisan election boards and
insure free and fair elections.
3. That the conditions shall remain
in status quo until Monday, the gen
eral assembly meeting and adjourning
from day to day until that time.
4. That nothing shall be done to
hinder or prevent "A joint session of the
general assembly for taking action on
the ratification resolution.
3. That the state contest board shall
meet and adjourn from day tn day un-
til Tuesday without taking any action
on the contests for minor state offices.
This poStponcment is suggested in or
der that the action of the general AS
S.t,llI on tln Yatt t.at iA,, ,.f th,.a 49,
olutions may be taken first.
q. That the state troops shall he re-
moved from the state capital at once,
though all necessary prccaution for
the public safety shall be taken. This
matter is to be under the direction of
General Dan Lindsay of Frankfort.
:. That the republican officials and
officers of the state guard shall have
immunity from charges of treason,
u%surpation, court-martial or other
such oifenscS.
The agreement was signed by the
following republicans; John Marshall,
Judge John W. Barr. Gen. Dan Lind
say. l.. Edelen, DIR. Il. II. Baker, David
W. Fairleigh, G. Il. Ballard; democrats,
j. {. :. Blackburn. j. G. w. Beckham,
samuel j. Shackelford, Trey Woodson,
James B. M~cCreery, Phil Thompson,
Robert i. breckenridge.
The agreement in full was not given
out last night, as it was desired first
to submit il To governor Taylor for his
signature. 1t vas stated by the re-
publicans present that Governor lay
Tor would agree to anything that all of
them signed. 1t was stated in the con
ference that the London session Of the
general assembly would be called OF
at once.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
LEFT With TAYLOR
Rests With Him to Decide for
Peace or War.
WANTS TO CONSIDER THE AGRttNfNT
Conference Laid Before Him by
II Committee Quiet
DAY at Frank fort.

Whether il shall he war or peace in
Kentucky rests with Governor Taylor
alone. says Frankfort, Ky. dispatch
of February q. The question has been
in his mind all day. aud tonight he de.
clared that he had reached no decision
and will announce none before Thurs.
day.
II wish To see my attorneys" he
said, and To consult with them about
certain forms of the agreement before
] my intention. | will not
say what ! intend to do until after !
have obtained legal advice.
The consultation of the attorneys
was held tonight in Governor Taylor's
office, and adjourned at a late hour.
The text of the agreement reached
by The Louisville conference last night
was brought to him this morning by II
committee consisting Of Gen. Daniel
Lindsey. +. II. Baker and Il. Il. Eide
len. They handed Governor Taylor u
ropy of the agreement. were cluSctcd
with him for "A short time and then de
parted. As they left the building MIR.
Baker remarked:
IL hope and believe that the entire
matter will be- amicably adjusted.
More than this ! am unable to say at
the present time
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Iowa saloons tn Close Again.

The saloons in Iowa are again clos.
ing, having been instructed that they
are given no protection by the stay or
der of the supreme court. This was
understood to De n general order APP
plying To all saloons operating under
void consent petitions. Now it dcvel-
ops the order was intended to have no
general effect and applies only to the
case in which il was issued. Several
wholesale liquor houses of Dcs Moines
have removed their stocks to places of
safe keeping 20 they could not be- orr
dered destroyed,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Dies ns the Result of burns.

James Davcy. the nine months old
twin son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Davey,
died at Tecuinsch, the result of bs-
ing accidentally burned. The mother
stepped out OF the house q moment,
leaving the babies On the iloor in
charge of an older child. The latter
presumably stepped on u match and
ignited the clothing of little James.
Before the mother could he warned
and return to the house and smother
the flames the child's back and head
were frightfully burned and so great
Il surface of its skin destroyed that IL
was impossible to save its life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
KLUG DEMANDS HIS KODAK
Says THAT u Palma Conductor Took
u For Fare.

A. W. klug of Pierce purchased n
irst-class ticket at Grand Island and
boarded Union Pacific train No. >,
which runs nothi ny but pullmans. The
conductor demanded - cents extra
when the ticket was presented and
klug refused to pay it, sa wing that he
bought the ticket for the train sup
posing it was sufficient and was al
lowed To take the train without being
told otherwise. lie was permitted To
remain in the car, but as he vas about
to get off the train at Columbus the
Pullman conductor. he claims, picked
up a kodak, valued at So, belonging To
Klug and kept it in lieu of % cents
which he failed To collect. Klug com
planned To the county attorney at
Columbus, who has written for the re,
turn of the kodak, and if this letter
isn't sufficient Il warrant will be issued
for the arrest of the railroad man and
he will be caught as he IN through.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
SMALL POX SCARE
Men With Disease at Large al
South Omaha.
THf PfST HOUSE WAS BURNED
N~eighborS Set Fire To the New nuiId-
Ing to Keep the Patients Away
kIug Demands Kodak u Pullman
Conductor Took From Him

South Omaha is in u quivcr of excite
mcnt I'VE II smallpox scare that pre-.
SCENTS some serious features. Recently
two colorcd men walked into the office
Of DR.. Curtis and asked for treatment.
The physician discovered almost at IA
glance that both had well developed
eases Of smallpox. The disease had
been allowed to go without treatment
81 long that there was no possibility
of "A mistake.
The dangerous feature of the situa
tion is that the men have been ut large
in the city for several days. They
slept at the city Jail aud cores of per
sons have undoubtedly been exposed to
the disease.
Both the patients are strangers.
They came to South Omaha from
Kansas city and neither is disposed to
give a very definite account of him.
self. One says they have been in
South Omaha for three days aud the
other says they have been there a
week.
The city authorities. built n pest
house in which they expected to take
care of the patients. The house was
located in Sarpy county about 80
yards south of the Douglas county
line near the Thirteenth street boulc-
ward. The authorities thought every
thing was in readiness tn receive the
patients, but when II man was sent to
complete some minor details he re-
ported that the pest house had been
burned some time during the night.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
ORDERS RATES REDUCED
state Board of transportation Lowers
Rates on Corn. Oats, Etc.

The board of transportation has is
sued an order reducing the local freight
rates on corn, oats. mill feed and all
feed stuffs, thirty per cent below the
present rate which has been in force
since December 1, 1894. The secrctar-
les of the board, j. w. Edgerton, q. l..
Laws and James G. Dahlman, recon-
mcndcd the reduction and the board
adopted the recommendation. The or
der will benefit feeders Of cattle and
sheep in the western part of the state.
the ranges that they could not afford
to ship corn from the corn producing
regions of the state. II is generally
believed that the railroads will not re-
sist The Ordcr.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
A FRESH ATTACK
Belief Growing That Butler is
to Try Again.
WAR OFFICE HAS NOTHING TO SAY
Not a Word Concerning Condition In >..
tal-FearfuI OF the Outcome Nil.
itary Men Regard Movement
with Much Dismay.

Heilograms flashed from Ladvsmith
three days ago, says a London. Feb
ruary 3 dispatch, that the lIocr invest.
ment lines then were thinning and
that the beSiegcrs were moving i'm
force toward the Tugcla. indicating
that II collision vas expected there.
This intelligence bears out other siyns
that General Butler purposes n fresh
attack.
The war Office continues to reveal
nothing of what has happened in Ma
tai. without exception the military
critics regard with disnay the prospect,
of the renewal of the assaults .unlcos
General Butler has been heavily rein
forced. and there is nothing To indi.
cate thai this is the ease.
Lord Kitchener has been travelling
from army to army in northern Cape
Colony, and General French. bv in.
structions. is now in Capctown consult.
ing with Lord Roberts. Large cnrin-
ecring constructions are proceeding at
Moddcr river, suggesting that Lord
Mcthuen's fortified camp has been Sc
'Sttcd az tnt DdNe from Wnltn 10 IN
wade the Free State. Numerous sid
ings, platforms and warehouses are
being built and "A permanent railway
bridge is well advanced.
There is no official news from Gen
cral Buffers headquarters and the only
information which has reached Lon
don in any way supporting the reports
that he has rccroSScd the Tugcla river
is found in the Associated press dis
patch announcing Lord Dundonald's
reconnaissance. which is taken to in
dictate n prelude to renewed activity.
AS the dispatch is three days old and
Lord Dundonald found no difficulty in
crossing the river. it is not impossible
General Butler may have moved in the
interim and public anxiety is again
concentrated on the Upper Tugcla.
Dispatches from elsewhere in South
Africa merely tell of ,desultory firing
and the moving of patrols. though
C~apctown mentions u rumor that Gen
cral French has captured 500 Beers.
where and when not being announced.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
ARRESTS THEM ON SIGHT
Two Men wanted In Kansas Are Taken
at Beatrice.

A day or two ago the Beatrice police
received II request from Washington,
Jim Lille and n man named Stewart,
with "A request for their arrest on
sight. Monday Policeman Moore saw
the two eating dinner at Dunn's res
taurant, and without waiting for for
malities, placed the men under arrest.
What they are wanted for is not known
but they will bc held until the Kansas
authorities come, shaving wired that
they would come on the first train.
Lille Is well known in the locality,
but his partner Stewart is not so well
known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Train Robbcr Pleads Guilty,

"eorgc Riley. the train robbcr cap
turcd at Holden. and Jesse Snccd. at
whose house the gang was c~orralled,
wrr" taken to Kansas City and ar
ratgncd before United states Commits
Nioncr Nuckols. charged with COM
pIicity in the robbery Of the Pittsvillc,
Mo-, postoficc. Riley pleaded guilty.
Snccd was held in $500 bond charged
with receiving proceeds of the haul.
Both will he taken to the Bates county
jail for safe keeping pending trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
An Expensive Runaway v.

As James aud Joe clifford were on
their way To Raglan. Neb.. their team
became frightened and ran away, over
turning the buggy in "a wire fence. de
molishing It.. James Gifford's left
hand and arm were badly cut in the
wire. and Joe's face was very badly
scratched. The horses were stopped
by becoming cntangicd in the wire
and escaped with n few scratches.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
GOeBEl STILL ALIVE.
wounded Man Getting Along VERY We'll
Able to Take NOurishmcut


A bulletin from Frankfort February
d. at 1880 O'Clock says GovernorG ocbcl
as comfortable a. he has been at any
time during the day. lie was able to
take IA little nourishmcnt at midni ght.
some Ice cream being given him. The
indications are for q good night.
the ohio supreme court has handed
down a decision which suStains what is
generally known aS the Valentine.
stewart antitrust law. which prohib.
IT'S the combination Of companies or
firms for Illegal purposes which are
therein outlined. The decision is given
III Il demurrer filed by the Standard Oil
company ON the ground that the law
was unconstitutional. The litigation
was hat instituted by Attorney Gen
cral Monnctt against the Standard Oil.
Buckeye Pipe Line and Solar Refining
companies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
nns kOih Arms Hrnken.

Taylor Hail. an inmate OF the coun-
" intirmary at Dunbar. Neb.. met
with a serious mishap. lie and an.
other inmate were hauling hay. when
they drove over Il pile of manure the
wagon was overturned. both mon
thrown forcibly To the ground and MIR.
Hail had both of his arms broken Just
above the wrist. The fractures were
reduced and the injured man made as
comfortable as possible.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Child Burned to Death.

The ~fivc-year-old daughter Of Frank
Slama, IA Bohemian who lives seven
miles south of Table Rock, vas burned
TO death, and buried in the Bohemian
cemetery. The little girl was left
alone in the house with the baby, while
the parents were ont milking, and it is
supposed the child got to playing with
matches, her clothes taking fire, and
she ran to her parents, but was SO
badly burned she died five hours later.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
WANTS DEPOT FACILITIES
Complaint Relating to tho Handling
Of Grain.

Il. n. Dcnncy of Hayes county has
ilcd IA complaint with the board of
transportation. His complaint is in
the form of II letter in which he asks
the board 10 compel the Is. II NJ. to
furnish depot facilities for receiving
and delivering grain in car loads at
Palisades and hrapahoc, Mr., Denncy
is manager Of the Palisade Grain and
Live stock company. What he means
by depot facilities for the reception
and delivery of grain is not made plain
in his letter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
No Decision In Dinsmore Case.

The attorneys for Frank l.. Dins-
more at Kearney iled "A written re-
quest for a change Of venue. Judge
sullivan will not act on this request
until February IL, when court will
convene again, he having adjourned it
over the coming week. The jury in
the case of the state against John w.
Tatum, charged with the theft of a
team of horses from an uncle, brought
in a verdict of guilty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
SATISFIED WITH NEW SCALE
Miners of Illinois Have Nothing to
Complain or.

state Srcretary-TrcaNurcr ". u.
Ryan of the united mine workers of
America. who arrived AT Springfield,
H., from Rraidwood. says that the
miners of the ~l!raidwood district are
well satisfied with the new scale. lie
says there may be some trouble in adj
justing the prices in the sub.diStrictS
in Illinois, but that this win probably
be- fixed up at the conference of miners
and operators in that city February 10.
In the thin vein in the northern part
of the state an advance of 1 cents per
ton will be made over the Q cents ad-
vance already agreed upon at Indian.
apOlis.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
TAKES CHILD FROM MOTHER
Pathetic scene Witnessed In Springfield.
Ill. Court Room.

In the Saugamon circuit court at
Springfield. H.. in the case Of Fred
erick Alsupp OF Dayton, O.. ". Carrie
AlNupp. his divorced wife, who kid
mapped their two-ycar-uld daughter
Gertrude and secretly came tv that
city. Judge Creighton ordered the child
taken from its mother and returned to
Mrs. Katherine T.. AlSupp Of tiucin-
natl. O.. mother of the child'S father.
whom the circuit court of Montgomery
county. Ohio, appointed custodian of
the child at the time the divorce was
granted. When the deputy sheriff
took the child from her mother the
latter was Frustrated with grief and n
most pathetic scene vas enacted in the
court room. men and women joining in
tears. The child was returned To Ohio
On n writ of hahcaS corpus.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
RATlFiES PEACE TREATY
senate Takes Favorable Action wrthou,
Discussion.

The senate in executive session rati.
fled the Hague peace treaty, also the
cNtraditiou treaty with the Argentine
republic, Both were adopted without
objection or division. The new treaty
with Great Britain relative To the
building or the Nicaragua canal vas
read senator Davis. chairman of the
committee on foreign relations. moved
To- make the treaty public. rs it VAS u
subject in which all were greatly in.
tcrcstcd. hut after some discussion il
was decided to refer the matter to the
committee ON foreign relations before
having taken that step. The comments
of senators upon the treaty after hear
ing it read were favorable. 1t was
said to allow the United States all the
the authority that was needed and the
neutrality Of the canal was guaran-
tccd, a. WAS the neutrality of the Suc2
canal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
RUSSIA BOUND TO PROFIT
Taking Advantage Of England's Elm
barrassments Elsewhere

The campaign in favor of taking ad-
vantage of the present complications
in South Africa to secure Russian
ports on the Indian ocean and Mcdit-
sea is being pushed with
vigor, says "a ST. Petersburg dis
patch. The newspapers openly advo-
cate protiting by Great Britain's diff
cultieS to realize the scheme upon
which depends the ultimate prosperity
of Russia and which great britain has
always frustrated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
An Inuuest Not Necessary.

Joe Kruta, the suicide who shot him.
self in the Elkhorn lodging house in
Omaha recently, will be buried at the
county's expense. Since there was no
question that the man came To his
death by his W hand no inquest was
held. kruta, Il laborcr, whose home
was in Geneva. went to Omaha n
month ago to seek work but being i'll u
great deal, he was unable to secure
suitable employment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Struck "a Rich Vein.

A ledge of gold ore nine feet thick on
a 7OO-foot level about 900 feet from the
main shaft has been encountered in the
Holy Terror mine near keystone, ;. d.,
which is said to run $4,000 per ton.
The Holy Terror mine has been giving
"A number of surprises lately by the
opening up of new ore veins. The
company officials do not deny the re-
ported find.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
GENERAL c. j.. DllWORTH
Veteran of Civil war and Prominent
Nebraskan Dies Suddenly.

General c. j. Dilworth died AZ his
residence in Omaha of apoplexy, with
which he was stricken. The funeral
occurred in Lincoln, which was his
home for "A number of years prior to
his removal 10 Omaha last fall.
General Dilworth was u veteran Of
the civil war and held a gallant record
as a member Of an Illinois regiment.
He vas a member Of the Grand Army
of the Republic and well known to all
Nebraska veterans.
Twenty-Five years ago General Dill
worth became prominent in Nebraska
politics, but of late years advancing
age, he having been born in 1926, did
not allow him to take an active part
in political or business affairs. In 1873
General Dilworth was elected attorney
general of Nebraska and was reelected
in 1880. Mrs. Dilworth and one son
survive him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Brings Russian Immigrants.

who went to Russia for immigrants.
and who was reported to have been
sentenced Ia imprisonment by the
Russian government for cnticing men
from the country who We're subject to
military duty there, telcgraphs from
New York that he has arrived there
with two ears of immigrants. and will
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
SEEKS PAY FOR VOLUNTEER
congressman sutherland interests Him
self In Company II.

Congressman Sutherland of Nebraska
called IN the wal department To see
about securing the two months pay
due the members Of company II, who
came from the Philippines during the
fall Of ls9S, and secured promise of an
early consideration of the matter. Mr..
Sutherland also secured passports for
DR.. Joseph sample of Clay county to
visit Europe. a few days ago Victor
Nifquain also sent here for passport
for II trip abroad.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Cole Held Under Bond.

Charles II, Cole. formerly president
of the Globe National bank of Boston,
and who is charged with cmbczzling
and miSappropriating 5000, 900, the
property OF the bank, waived cXami-
nation and was held in $50
900 bond for the grand jury of the dis
trict court. which sits in March.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Denies Killing OF Americans.

United States Ambassador Clayton
has informed the department of state
that the Mexican government has re-
ccived Il telegram from General Torres
To the effect that absolutely nothing
has occurred that would give rise to
the report that Six Americans have
been shot by his orders because they
had been found in the vicinity of the
hostile Yaqui cncampment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
To Appoint Delegates.

Governor poyntcr has been asked to
appoint ten delegates to IA pure food
and drug congress to be held at Wash
ington, d. c. March :. Those who
wish to attend as delegates and pay
their OWN expenses may apply to the
governor for credentials.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

At Sacramento. Cal, Thomas Il. Bard
of Ventura was nominated United
States senator 10y Il rump caucus COM
posed Of tifty-four republican members
of the Legislature. The followers of
Il. NJ. Burns, numbering thirty-one, re-
fused to go into caucus as Bard's Sc
lection seemed certain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Antitrust Law Effective

The Texas antitrust law, passed at
the session of the Legislature last May,
is now effective. This is a most dras-
tic measure in that it relieves all debt
ors in the state from paying for any
goods bought of any outsider if the
said outsider proves To be in any way
connected with a trust. The business
world is a~pprehensiye of trouble along
This limo
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Bodies Have Been shipped.

Adjutant General Barry received a
telegram from Depot Quartermaster
Long of San Francisco announcing
that the bodies of the Nebraska sol
dicrs that arrived recently at san
Francisco have been shipped to their
various destinations in Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

John Dostle of Cunning county died
the other day at the Hastings asylum.
His body was shipped home and In.
TERED in the cemetery at West Point,
Deceased was an inmate of the Nor
folk asylum four years prior to being
sent to Hastings, He leaves a wife
and several grown children.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Surgeon Dies IN pbilippIn.s.

A cablcgram has been received at
Youngstown, o., from Manila announc-
ing the death from dyscntery of Lieut.,
Rrainerd :. Highly, jr., surgeon of nc
Third United States infantry, lie was
twenty ine years old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

Chicago labor unions have announced
officially that the building trades coun-
ell, on or before February ). will de
clare against the rules adopted by the
contractors associations and order IA
general strike if any attempt is made
to enforce them. Already several of
the unions have reScindcd their votes
on the Joint arbitration agreement.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Accidents at wcst Point.

While chopping wood at West Point
Otto Dewitt accidentally chopped into
his ankle and made "A bad wound. The
axe caught on the limb of a tree.
Mrs. Hubanka, who lives seven miles
west of West Point, got her hand
caught in a corn shelter and it was
so badly mangled that it was necessary
to amputate the index finger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Rccomes a Nntinnal PARK.

The recent act OF the interior depart
mcnt. in instructing the receiver of
the local land Office NJ Rapid City,S.D.,
to take the first steps toward making
"a national reservation or park of the
land upon which the famous Wind
cave is situated. ten miles from Hot
Springs. is approved by a number of
the best citizens of Hot Springs and in
Custer county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Lieutenant Heron safe.

The adjutant general at Washington
has received a telegram from Van
couver Barracks, Washington, stating
that Colonel Ray of TT. Gibbon, Alaska,
reports the safe arrival there of Lieu
Heron and party, who were supposed
To have been lost, while exploring the
Copper river country.