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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Charge OF Rape Dismissed.

John j. Vanckle was brought to
harrington, Neb,, from Iowa last Sat
urday on a charge of rape, preferred
by Annie Bicrschank of Randolph.
The crime was alleged to have been
committed in August. 1893. The case
was dismissed by Judge Plumleigh.
Vanckle was ~adjudged father of her
child, which was born in the spring
of 1899, at the spring term of the dis
trict court and since the dismissal of
the charge of rape he is held by the
sheriff to carry out the injunction of
the court that he should pay one thou
sand dollars for the support OF the
child,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Wheeler Out Of Harness.

General Joseph Wheeler considered
one of the most picturesque figures in
the United States army, retired to
private life September o, having reach.
ed the age limit of sixty-four years.
General Wade will be temporarily in
charge of the department of the lakes
with headquarters at Chicago, until
General Otis, appointed to the place,
arrives. General Wheeler will go to
his home in Alabama, and from there
he and his daughter will take a trip
abroad.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Census Figures.

The census bureau has tabulated the
returns from fifty-four cities. These
show a population of l4,644,7l1. This
is an average increase in population
per city Of g 100 per cent. The same
cities in 1890 had a population Of H.
15O,045, making a total gain of 3,494,-
666. The percentage Of increase in
1890 was calculated on the aggregate
gain and not on the average increase
per city as the case this year. The
result was that the percentage Of gain.
according to the census bureau Off
Gals, while appearing to be larger,
namely, 31.33, was not SO in fact.
owing to the different method followed
in making the calculation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN
United states Troop. Will vacate Chinese
Territory.

United states Troop. VIII vacate Chinese
Territory.
The developments OF September 10
in the Chinese situation still point to a
speedy withdrawal Of the United
states troops from China. General
Chafee has added the weight of his
opinion to that already entertained by
many officials Mt Washington. II
probably is significant that the gen.
erals statement on this point was
given by the administration.
No confirmation is at hand of the
report that Great Britain and Germany
have joined in an agreement to remain
together in Pekin regardless OF the
attitude of the other powers. Should
this be true the fact doubtless would
hasten the rearward movement OF the
American troops, for there is a firm
determination to avoid being involved
In any clash between the powers such
as might reasonably be expected To
follow the execution of this reported
British-German program. III there
have been further responses to the
Russian note relative to evacuation
the note cannot be as%certained. The
state department has IA reasonably &C
curate understanding of the attitude
of even those powers that have not
made formal responses to the Russian
note SO that the mere written record
of their views is not Of Importance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
ADMIRAL WATSON RETURNS
Comes Back by Easy Stages on Cruiser
baltimore.

A New York, Sept. 0, dispatch says:
The United States cruiser Baltimore,
in command Of Rear Admiral Watson.
arrived here today. The Baltimore
has been making n slow trip here from
Yokohama, from which port it sailed
on May 1. On its voyage it made stops
at Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Colombo, Suez, Malta, Gibralter. Havre,
Gravesend, Belfast and Greenock, leav-
ing the latter port on August 90.
The Baltimore will go to the Brook.
lyn navy yards for extensive repairs.
As II has been in the service for about
ten years it will be impossible to know
the full extent Of repairs needed until
after it has been surveyed. 1t will
probably be out of commission for u
year or more.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Chokes Life Out Of Her.

Lulu T~urbenning, an insane woman
confined in the Wayne county asylum,
at Detroit, Mich, garroted another
female insane inmate named Rebecca
Herman, causing her instant death.
The murderess tore a portion of her
clothing into strips and looped it
around her victims throta, choking
her to death almost instantly. The
tragedy was discovered by a nurse
making her rounds and the ~murderess
was secured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Government Aid.

Orders have been issued by the war
department for the immediate ship
ment to Galveston OF s55 tents and So.
600 rations. These stores and supplies
are divided between st. Louis and San
Antonio and probably will be deliv-
cred at once. This represents about
all such such supplies that the govern
ment had on hand at the places named,
but It is stated at the department that
the order could be duplicated in u day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

The last public school in Hawaii In
which instruction was given in the
native tongue has been closed. and
English is now the official language
throughout the islands. For more
than 80 years "A dual system has been
maintained in court proceedings. All
accused persons having Hawaiian blood
In their veins had to be tried In the
Hawaiian language. even although
they could speak English. In civil
eases where one of the parties was of
native descent, the jury was half Ha-
waiian and half white. The territorial
act which made the islands United
States territory provides that only
persons who can read, speak. write
and understand English are eligibl,
for jury duty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

An agent OF the department OF agri-
culture has just returned from the Sa-
hars desert, where he went to secure
varieties OF date palms for use In
Arizona. II IL believed that the date
industry In this country will some time
become very important. In the Sa-
hara the dates grow In the Gases which
are formed about wells OF water. Since
the French have occupied Algeria they
have sunk many ~artesian wells, about
WHICH new Gases have sprung up, much
to the surprise OF the nomads. II Is
4 striking exhibition OF the interde.
pendence Of the nations that the old
Desert Of Sahara is at last furnishing
material to help to complete the agri,
cultural u Of this new and fer,
tile land.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

The principal object OF Maitre La
boris leeturing tour OF the United
States next winter. 1t Is said. is to re-
cuperate his fortunes. destroyed beyond
repair In France by his connection with
the Dreyfus case. Not only did his
defense OF the prosecuted captain
bring him no return for his services.
but lost for him his expenses. his neg
lected clients, and any prospect OF
professional success In the future on
account OF the unpopularity OF his
success In the 'grande affaire."
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
ESTIMATE MADE BY MAYOR OF dTY
BODIES OF VICTIMS BURIED
IN TRENCHES.
BURIAL or BODIES At SEA IMPOSSIBLE
Streets Covered with Debris and Many
Of the Unfortunate citizens Hidden
Observation-Disclosures shot Down
While Robbing Dead
other News.

A Houston, Texas, September IL.
10:45 p. m. dispatch says: The Post
correspondent was instructed TO for
ward the following address TO the peo-
pie of the United States:
Galveston, Texas, September lit
Is my opinion, based on personal in
formation that five thousand people
have lost their lives here. Approx
mately one-third OF the residence por-
ton of the city has been swept away.
There are several thousand people who
are homeless and destitute. How
many, there is no way Of finding out.
Arrangements are now being made to
have the women and children sent to
Houston AMI other places, but the
means Of transportation are limited.
Thousands are still to be cared for.
We appeal to you for immediate aid.
(Signed) WALTER G.. JONES,
Mayor.
A Galveston, September 18th dis
patch says the white cotton screw
mems organization held n meeting last
night and rendered their services, that
of five hundred able bodied men. to
clear the streets Of Galveston Of debris.
Big forces were at work last night and
the situation is much improved so far
as the passage Of vessels is concerned.
The city was p~atrolled last night by
regular soldiers and citizen soldiery.
No one vas allowed on the streets
without a pass. Several negroes were
shot for not hating when ordered.
Dead bodies have decomposed SO bad.
ly 1t is impossible to send them to sea
for burial. The water has receded SO
far, however, that il is possible to dig
trenches and bodies are being buried
where found. Debris covering bodies
is being burned where it can be done
safely.
Work on the water works isbeing
rushed, and it is hoped to be able tc
turn a supply on this afternoon.
Some order is being brought out OF
chaos and something like a systematic
attempt is being make to clear the de.
bris and remove the dead. Idlers are
being pressed into service at the poin,
of the bayonet and made To work, and
u military Gordon Is being drawn
tighter and tighter about the place.
Over $500 bodies have already beer
taken out to sea or buried in trenches
Other hundreds are yet to be taker
from the ruins. These bodies are now
all badly decomposed, and they are be,
ing buried in trepches where they are
found. Others are being buried in tn,
debris where this can be done safely.
There is little attempt at identified.
tion, and it is safe to say that ther,
will never be II complete list of tn,
dead.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

il looks now as il New York's per-
manent naval arch may never be built.
No contributions Of any account have
been received since last April. and the
whole matter is practically at a stand
still. The original intention was to
raise $1,000. 900. This has been cut to
$500. 900. and II Is doubtful II even 30
much will be subscribed. For the last
three months there has not been
enough cash subscribed to pay Office
rent for the committee. The amount
OF the subscription to date Is Sl97.-
1902 In cash and pledges. with a
great deal more in pledges than in
cash.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
KILLS THE MEDICINE MAN
An Aged Indian stoned to Death by
Father of Dead Child.

Chief 1llowahe, al aged medicine
man and chief of the Yakima tribe, has
been brutally stoned to death in his
tent by an Indian named John, says a
Yakima, Wash, dispatch. The muir
dered Indian was about eighty years
Of age and had accompanied a
band Of about fifty to the hop fields
below Kiono. He had been called on
by John to save his child. which was
sick. The old doctor went through
the usual barbaric formalties as best
he could, yet the child died. The
father then went to the medicine mans
tent and stoned him to death. John
was next in line to the craftsmanship
and had long desired the death Of lilo.
wahe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
DROWNED IN THE lOUP
Two Men Attempt to Ford IL and Sink
In Ouicksand.

Two Men Attempt to Ford 1t and Sink
In Quicksand.
George Zimmercr, manager OF the
Lexington, Neb., telephone exchange
and a companion named Thomas. of
Kearney, were drowned on Ash creek.
near Lexington, at its junction with
the Loup river. The team and buggy
settled down in the quicksand until
the team was clear out Of sight and
the buggy top was seen a little above
the water. some one found the buggy
and in about three hours afterward
the men were both found.
Ask creek Is a small stream flowing
into the South Loup river. The creek
is ordinarily only a few inches deep at
the ford, but recent rains have washed
out a hole about t~hirty-6ve feet wide
and sixteen feet deep, with PERCEPTIONS
sides. Zimmerer and Thomas were in
a top buggy. When found Zimmerer
was still in the buggy, with n firm
hold on the lines. The buggy was
turned upside down and the top
crushed down Over him so il was i'm
possible for him to escape. Thomas
was found lying across one Of the
horses back. Thomas was in the nj
ploy OF FIJI. Gilchrist & Co., at Kear-
ney.
Mr.. Zimmerer leaves a host of friends
in Lexington. His wife and parents
are in the town. The young men were
inspecting a route for a new telephone
line.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

The United States produces more
honey than any other nation. A
long az 20 years ago the product was
$4,000, 900 pounds annually. Twenty
years ago 1t had risen to $4,000, 900
and ten years z II was 65, 200. 900
pounds. At the present time Iowa pro-
duces 1000. 900 pounds Of honey annu-
ally, and many states including Call
fornla, produce from 1000, 900 to s.
900 900 pounds a year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

Chicago is congratulating itself
ard with good reason-on the steady
Improvement in the health OF It's inhab-
itants. Records kept by the board OF
health show a constant decrease in the
death rate during the last twenty years,
particularly among children. Out OF
every thousand deaths during the first
quarter OF this t~wenty-year period, Ave
hundred and twenty-five were those
OF children under Ave years Of age.
During the last quarter the number
has been only three hundred and thir-
ty-eight. The gain Is attributed to the
diligence OF the board of health In
spreading a knowledge among the
poorer people OF the best way of feed
ing infants during hot weather. and to
the establishment OF day nurseries, ster-
ilized milk depots, floating hospitals,
and other admirable charities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
ABLE TO CONVEY SOUND
Another Possibility for wireless Tc-
legraphy.

At a session of the physical science
section of the British association for
the advancement Of science, now in an
nual session at Bradford, Eng, Sir
william Henry Preece, consulting en-
gineer to the British postoaicc, made
the interesting announcement that as
a result of his experiments with wire
less teiegraphy he had found it quite
possible to convey audible speech six
to eigh miles across the sea without
wires, lie added that il was a practi-
cal commercial system and might be
extended to communication between
ships and shore.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY
Colored Man Of P~iattsmouth Bound over
to Court.

tO Court.
Allen Felfer and Charles Sheppard,
colored, had a preliminary hearing at
Plattsmouth before Judge Archer on
the charge of grand larceny, Both en-
tered a plea of not guilty, and Shcp-
pard was bound over to the district
court in the sum of 5000, while Felfer
was released. For three years past
these men have been employed in
cleaning offices and doing other odd
jobs in the city, John Schiappacasse,
a fruit dealer, was the complaining
witness, alleging that the men carried
off n bag containing about 500 while
they were working behind the counter.
The men were arrested and a search of
their premises revealed the money con
cealed in Sheppard's cellar. No evil
dence against Fclfer could be Sc cured.
hence his release.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
The Hawaiian islands in the Pacific

The Hawaiian islands in the Pacific,
recently a native kingdom, now a ter
ritory OF the United States. will appar-
emily have the honor OF being the first
country to establish the Marconi sys-
TEN OF wireless telesraphy on organ
lied Official lines. II Is to be tested
on a large scale, and II successful. II
will provide a much-needed means OF
quick communication between the is
lands for planters and merchants.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

Mrs. Charles Kuhn of Delta has been
placed in the Keoknk county Jail at
~Sigourney, Ia, charged with the muir
der of her husband, whose death oc.
Cured at Delta. News of the affair
has just reached the outside world.
Her husband made the dying state,
ment that she did It.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

Justice Halloran at Des Moines has
rendered a decision in the ease of Ryan
VS.. Chas. Reitz & Son, in which he
held that a labor union is q pool or
trust. Ryan is backed by the Team
sters' union OF Des Moines, which will
take the case to the district court on a
writ of error. In all probabilities the
supreme court will ultimately be called
upon to settle the question,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
WAS N Fake Fight.

Mrs. Norman Selby, wife of Kid Me-
Coy. in an application for divorce from
her husband, confirms the affidavit
statement made recently by Mrs.
James j. Corbctt, That the fight be-
tween Corbett and Mccoy, which took
place at Madison Square garden on Au-
gust 30, was a fake. Mrs. Mccoy
charges her husband with having sold
out his friends in the fight.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Lightning Kills CattIe.

During an electrical storm at Fair.
mont, Neb., lightning killed three
head OF cattle owned by Shelley Shines,
northwest of town. Lightning struck
some stacks OF oats belonging to Louis
Neihaus, southeast of town, burning
them to the ground. Mr.. Neihaus
had an insurance policy in the Union
Insurance company of Lincoln, which
covered his loss.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Attacks the Boers,

The London war office has received
a report 'from Lord Roberts, saying
General Butler, September Z, attacked
and captured the Boer position at
Shibkoth. lie adds that the Beers re-
treated over a narror causeway, losing
heavily. The British had thirteen
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
High Wind Does Damage.

An unusually heavy rain and wind
storm visited the vicinity of Platts-
mouth, Neb., recently. The wind blew
down many trees and outbuildings,
Over an inch and one-half of rain fell.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Nebrahknnn to Helm.

Mayor Winnett of Lincoln has issued
IN appeal for aid for the Galveston
storm victims, and the State Journal
will receive and forward all contribu-
tions. Mayor'Moores o. Omaha, and
the mayors of many OF the leading
towns of the state are asking for con-
tributions. The responses cannot be
too liberal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Large Corn Crop.

The monthly report Of the statis-
tican of the department of agriculture
at Washington states that the average
condition of corn on September l was
500. There was II decline during Au-
gust of GO points.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

Grafton, Neb., was visited by a small
tornado which lasted three minutes
and did considerable damage, blowing
the front out OF the p~ostofice and
blowing down the machinery ware.
house for Joe H~ennessey, smashing q
number of buggies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
FEAR FATE OF STEAMER
Has Three Hundred Passengers aud 10
Overdue at Milwaukee.

In the midst of a sixty mile gale tn,
steamer +. and p, No. 3, of the Pere
Marquette line, is reported to have
left Holland, Mich, Tuesday afternoon
with over 800 passengers. The life
saving crew at Milwaukee is patrolling
the lake front, but up to 1890 this
"wednesday morning the steamer has
not been sighted. The passenger list
is said to include a number of dele.
gates to the convention of Red Men.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Serious Riots Spread Out.

The Japanese legation at Washing.
has been informed by telegraph by
the foreign Office at Toxic of the re-
ceipt OF a dispatch from the japanese
at Annoy stating that the riots
against native Christians in Chang
Chow and Lung Chi have assumed seri-
Gus proportions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Fear u Revolution.

Advices from Guatemala show rest
less and paralysis of business on ac-
count OF the expected breaking out of
a revolution. President Cabrea's posi-
ton is admitted to be insecure,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
A New bank.

Articles of incorporation of the state
bank of Atchison, Holt county, Ne
braska, have been approved by the
state banking board. The institution
has a capital stock of $1,000 and the
~incorporators are Jacob Thompson, c.
NJ. Thompson and |. Il. Deck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

The Guelph face was certainly not
in the late English poet l~aureate's
mind when he created the phrase tip
tilted like the petal OF a flower" to
express a certain type Of feature.
Queen Victoria's face, 1t might be i'm
agined. was sufficiently familiar to her
subiects-even to those whose souls
cannot rise out OF the fog OF art. II
Is, therefore, amusing to find that the
artist who designed one OF the stamps
OF the Mauritius gave her majesty a
retrousse nose. Was this ignorance.
carelessness or pr~eoccupation with the
face Of another lady?
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Tasmania's Giant Beeches.-In ia,

Tasmania's Giant Beeches.-In Tas-
mania are large forests OF the Austria
Ian beech. a tree which sometimes
measures 80 feet or more in clrcum-
ference at the base OF the trunk. The
wood is employed for purposes SINH
lar to those served by the beech woods
Of northern forests. but II Is harder
and heavier. polishes easily, and Ia
very lasting II not exposed to the
weather.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
End OF = 600 Year Feud.

The steamer Queen brings news
from Sitka that the Sitka and Wrangol
Indians will hold a great potlatch on
Monday, September 10, and formally
end q feud that has existed 600 years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
storm Did Little Damage.

The Burlington reports a heavy rain
all over it's northern division Monday
afternoon and Monday night. There
were no washouts, but a few short
pieces of track are reported soft"
and slow orders were issued to train
men that danger might be guarded
against.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Stationary Engineers.

At Fridays session of the national
association Of stationary engineers the
question of entering politics for the
accomplishment Of its W purpose
was referred TO a special committee to
report at the next annual meeting,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

Most OF the persons injured by the
giving way of the amphitheatre at the
Pains Conquest of Manila at Lincoln.
Thursday night, September q, have filed
damage suits, the aggregate amount
being nearly $50, 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
CAUSE OF READING WRECK
Coroner's Jury Make Railroad Men
Responsible.
year or NOR

The c%oroner's jury which has been
investigating the wreck of the Phila-
delphia & Reading railroad, at Hat
field, Sunday morning, September 2,
in which thirteen persons were killed
and over fifty injured in a collision be-
tween a milk train and a crowded ex-
fixing the responsibility upon the rail
road company.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

Louis Peck, the negro rapist at Ak
ron, o., over whom a -. fatal riot oc-
Cured T. other day, has been taken
to the state ~penitentiary for safe keep.
inc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

A dispatch to London from Nagasa.
XII, Japan, says it is reported that the
dowager empress of China has been
captured by the Russians at Johol.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
Alma Man Disappears.

j.. l. wilkins of Alma, Neb., has dis.
appeared. His whereabouts are un-
known. He is a cripple and his
relatives are DESTROYS of locating him
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

The relief train which went to Texas
City from Houston returned. The
steamer did not meet it and the sup
plies are still in Texas City.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

+. A. Runyon, a banker, was ar
rested at Yates Center, Kas., charged
with the embezzlement of s., ZOO. The
arrest was made on a warrant sworn
to by County IRE asurer j. \. Culver in
behalf of the officers of the Citizens
State bank, of which Runyon was
cashier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
STATE FAIR EARNINGS.
Receipts Are sumcIent to Ray All Er-
penses.

penses.
The officers of the state board Of
agriculture have been busy making a
statement with the treasurer. Funds
were turned over that had been re-
ceived and "a statement Of the receipts
was made out. Omitting some mat
tiers on the statement. left over from
the last year in the way of receipts the
total receipts of the fair this year in
Guiding the 81 5000 fund subscribed by
Lincoln citizens for repairs IN build.
ings and including the state appropria-
ton Of 81, 900 will aggregate s97 ,5Gs. 10.
The statement Is AS follows;
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
The statement Is as fol

OF this fund the $4,000 subscribed
for repairs has already been expended
for this purpose SO the receipts which
may be applied on the expenses OF the
fair are in reality but a5,56s.l0 10. This
is regarded as ample to bring the
board through.