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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
IS CUT TO PIECES
Unknown Man Falls Under
the Wheels.
BODY IS FOUND MAR GRAND ISLAND
was Tramping to Omaha. and Home 10
Supposed to he 10 Minnesota u
uevcd Be wa. stealing q Ride
and Fell from Bumpers.

A man tramping his way across the
state toward Omaha met with a horri-
bic death at Grand Island. His name,
II appears, was Henry McApnenv. and
IL is believed his home was in Mime.
sofa. the address. $50 Winona street.
MINI. ." being found on his person. He
was better dressed than the ordinary
tramp and appears not to have been "A
genuine hobo. Wednesday he in.
quircd whether an extra freight out Of
the city would be- good for travel in
his line and was told by n man whom
he addressed hat it probably would
not be very swift 10 get onto. II is be-
licved he caught this train and settled
himself on the bumper. The place
where the body was found is jrst at
the foot Of "A grade and it il believed
that when the train pulled away from
the slack in .hc ears it gave such "A
bumpers to the track.
The body was cut in I've AT the base
OF the spinal column the legs being
about a hundred yards away from the
trunk. Blood and particle, Of flesh in.
dictate that the lower portion Of the
body was dragged that distance when
his feet became discntangled from
what ever held them. The head and
upper portion Of the body were lying
along the north side of the track two
telegraph pole lengths west Of the
limbs. the latter lying in the middle
OF the track. The body was first seen
by a farmer lad, who took stock to a
pasture. A few minutes thereafter "A
freight train from the east came along
and the remains were cared for.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
BIG FIGHT NEAR.
4 Decisive Engagement Expected soon
IL south Africa.


A London May >. dispatch says
Fighting, heavier than any since Lady
smith. seems To be- imminent near
Thaba NChu The dispatches OF Lord
Roberts, dated Monday and Tuesday.
show that the Boer rear guard, stub.
bornly resisting his advance, forced
the British on Saturday and sunday to
act chiefly on the defensive General
FREE h, who is directing the operations
has at least 5000 men. Some est.
mate, give him 80. 900. The lIorr> are
estimated to be at least 5000 strong.
and possibly 10000
According to a dispatch from Prrto.
ria dated April IS, they were expect.
ing to give battle and have numerous
artillery, So long As the I.orr, engage
the attention Of half of Lord Roberts
force at Thaba N'Chu, his advance to.
ward Pretoria will be delayed. No one
here. however, considers that General
Botha will be able to stand longer
than a few days The feeling is that
he u be beaten off by the masses of
Lord Roberts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Calhoun Expected to Live.

The sheriff Of Grant county. Nebras-
ka, is holding Common, for the shoot
ing of Calhoun a liyannis. As yet 10
warrant has been issued for his arrest,
no one appearing To file IA complaint,
lnkfer drove out to the Calhoun ranch,
Il distance of twenty-five miles, and n
complaint was filed charging Common
with assault with intent to kill. lie
will probably b. arrested. Calhoun is
suffering considerably, but is eX-
pectcd to live.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Queer Creatures In South Africa.

Among the British soldiers who are
lighting in South Africa are many
naturalists, amateur and professional,
and the result is that the folks lat
home" have been in receipt OF much
information that was the more inter-
eresting because IL was unwarlike.
The first letters that arrived in Eng
land telling something about the
country in which the troops were cam
paigning contained many remarks on
the fact that the soldiers saw the
real locusts' all over the plains.
Tommy Atkins SHE'D sticks at them,
and men and officers wore the big,
bird-like insects on their hats or
pinned on their saddles. The birds
surprised the English pleasantly, be-
cause they found that many English
species migrated as far south as South
Africa, among them particularly the
English swallow and the English
cuckoo. Shrikes. fiy-catchers and
sparrows were among the familiar
birds, and IL was with surprise as
well as pleasure that the Englishmen
found these old friends mingling with
strange, gaudy, tropical birds like the
purple and green turacos or plantain
eaters, and the grand sun-birds, which
are far more gorgeous than are the
Brazilian humming birds. The queer
work of the tailor birds has delighted
Tommy wondrously. One variety
stitches its nest TO the leaves of trees
with silk stolen from giant spider
webs, and another uses thread made
from grass fibre. One shrike, which
has been named Fiscal after q
certain Dutch magistrate who had a
large latitude in the matter of in
ficting capital punishment on negroes.
catches smaller birds, tears their
heads off, rips their bodies into four
pieces, and then impales the frag-
ments on convenient thorns to wait
until 1t needs them as food. Two
birds have been called vultures in
discriminatory by the writer's who
describe the scenes on the battlefelds.
One OF them is not a vulture at all.
but merely a carrion crow, known
properly as the w~hite-necked crow.
The real vulture OF South Africa.
many OF which were seen after the
big battles, is a huge bird. believed
to be Identical with the mighty grit
fon vulture of Europe. which, In turn,
is nearly the largest of the fesh-eating
birds of the Old World. Then there
are the stately snake-killing secretary
bird and a curious shrike. which has
acquired a taste for cooked food. and
will follow a bush fire as long as IL
burns In order TO feed on the burned
animals. The worst snake in South
Africa is the "ring-hals," meaning
ring neck. 1t is white and black, and
its bite Is fatal. Cobras OF all sizes
are common. and so are horned vipers
and adders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
TRAGEDY AT PONCA AGENCY
Two Indians Dead ss the Result OF u
Drunken Row.

As the result OF a drunken %carousal
two indians lie lead on the Ponch res
crvation. two miles west of Niobrara.
Tuesday Perry Lavarie, a half.breed,
shot and instantly killed Peter Bird
head in his " door yard. He then
turned the weapon over to the dead
mans mother. who shot him in return
AT his Nv request. At the coroncr's
inquest the woman and her husband
admitted their guilt and are 10Y in
Jail awaiting the converting of court.
Sensational reports were circulated
earlier that relatives of Birdhead had
killed iayarie and horribly mutilated
his body with an axe. but these re-
ports cannot be confirmed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
HORROR IN A MINE
Over Two Hundred Lives Go
Out BY Explosion.
THE AC1DtNI HAPPENS IN UTAH
ready blasting Powder Ignitcs-A
Number OF Kegs Supposed to
Have Exploded other Ssw.

a salt Lake City. Utah, May /. dis
patch says: by an explosion in mine
No. I II the Pleasant Valley Coal com.
pany, AT Schoticld. certainly 200 men.
probably more. have lost their lives.
Bodies have been recovered and the
work Of rescue is still proceeding and
will continue until all the bodic, are
brought to the surface. There are
willing hands at work. and A. fast a.
bodies are reached they are brought
down to the boarding houses and other
company buildings. where they are
dressed and prepared for the coruner'>
inquest. These buildings are numcr-
and each are from ten to thirty
five bodies.
While the stencil Of smoke and
powder j, ~>icl<ening, resembling niue h
that Of a dj~-ccting room. Their" are
br~ave-hearted aud brawnv men Of
muscle who have been continuously at
work since the moment OF the cNplo-
sion. A. 500 - the accident was
known, officials of the coal company az
salt Lake City and also the railroad
company were notified Of the disaster
and though the number of dead was
reported lower than it really il. it
would appear that everything by them
that lies within their power has been
done.
The cause of the explosion i at.
tributed to the blowing up OF a mum.
Der Of kegs of blasting powder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
CAUSE OF DEATH MYSTERY
Investigation OF Alleged Poisoning at
York.

The mystery surrounding the sud.
den death OF Charlcs W. Frost mt York,
Neb., L, still the topic OF much dis
cus,ion. The coroncr's jury is still
taking evidence. but as their sessions
are in private only rumors are heard
a. To what is being asccrtained. Mrs.
Frost. wife Of the dead man. has asked
for n rigid investigation and has also
employed counsel in the matter. Many
sensational stories are aioat, but
nothing of a certainty has developed
or at least bCeu made public. The
affair j., creating quite a sensation.
The remains we're buried the funeral
being in charge 81 the lIighlanders
and Home Forum societies. MIR. Frost
carried two thousand dollars in the
former and one thousand in the latter.
\ Wednesday morning special says
Mrs. Frost has been arrested charged
with the murder OF her husband. She
declares She il innocent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
CAPTURE THE ROBBERS
Kansas Thieves Run Down in Nebraska
by Ilooditouuds.

Recently the store of Graham & Co..
of Sabctha. Kan. was entered by four
men forcing the door. The clerk. who
was awakened by the entrance of the
burglars. took a shot a. them with "A
shot gun. wounding one. All escaped
leaving a hat and some blood stains rs
evidence Of the attempt The Beatrice.
Nebraska, bloodhoud> were put on the
trail and started north into Nebraska
stopping at the farm houses Of O.. En-
inert. Joe Runyon and Henry Moritz,
where it vas found that the men had
been. obtaining "a hat at the first place
and food nj the others. The trail was
followed to salem. Neb.. where the
four men were captured. The man
who lost his hat was found to have
been shot in the hand. 1t is thought
they will be willing to return to Kan
sas with the officers without a requisi-
ton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
INDEMNITY FOR LYNCHlNC
Favorable Report on House Biii In BE-
half Of Foreigner.

The judiciary committee Of the house
has directed a favorable report On the
bill providing means Of indennifying
foreigners injured in person or proper.
ty through MOI violence or otherwise
in thi, country.
Tho measure grow, out OF the lynch.
ing OF Italians in Louisiana and the
representations mad" by Italy through
Baron Fava. the Italian ambassador.
As affairs of this kind were of frequent
occurrence, each time threatening dip.
lomatic complications, the president
recommended "A general measure Of re-
dress and the bill now reported seeks
To carry out this recommendation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
REFUSES TO DIVIDE MONEY.
Young Man Arrested In Omahs Loaded
Down with Gold.

Il. w. Finncgan, "a young man resid-
ing in Colfax county. Neb.. was ar
rested at Omaha Wednesday afternoon
shortly after his arrival in Omaha. and
is being held at city Jail on the charge
OF carrying concealed weapons, but
back Of this there is a serious quarrel
In the ~Finnegan family, The young
man recently became of age and re.
ceived 81 800 as his share of an estate.
After drawing the amount from the
bank, he learned that a brothcr-in.
law with whom he had been living was
determined To collect $500 for his
board. This proposition was not looked
upon with favor by young Finncgan,
and he left home between two days,
and came to Omaha. When searched
at the city Jail s7,a73 was found on his
person, nearly all in gold.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Truce In Kentucky Feud.

1t is stated that the White.Howard
feud Of Clay county, Kentucky, has
terminated by agreement, The fac
tions have made friends. have decided
not to prosecute in the several murder
charges against the Bakers and that
faction will not appear against James
Howard, accused of the murder Of Geo.
Baker and the Indictment is to be dis
missed, James Howard is one of the
men charged with the murder Of Will
liam Goebel at Frankfort. Many men
have been killed in this feud.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Promotion for sinclair.

ID. J. Sinclair, a poStotiice inspector.
connected with the st. Louis force. has
been appointed chief p~oStohice iu-
spector of Puerto Rico. T.. l.. Mckee
of st. Louis will go rs his assistant
Orders came from Washington to
that effect. and the two officers hay W
left for that city to receive their in
struc'ion> before going to Puerto Rico.
Inspector Sinclair il well known in
Lincoln, where he lived for many
years. His present home l., at Ne.
braska City.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
IN H ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Queer Birds and Insects Of South Africa
How Mil and water Can BE Made
to Change Glasses - E,rth's Wfinbly
Crust-Msgic Of Figures.
Lines to n Skeleton.
Oold Favorite series)

'Df' NAh'FH
The MS. Of this poem. which appeared
In 1S27. VAS said to have been found In
the museum Of the Royal College of Sur
geons, I'm London. near "A perfect human
skeleton, and to have been sent by the
curator to the Morning Chronicle for pub
l~ication. II excited so much attention
ms every effort was made to discover
the author. and a responsible party went
so far as to offer a reward of 81 guinels
for information that would discover It's
origin. Notwithstanding this, the au-
thor's name remained a secret until near
~ sixty years had passed. when 1t was
learned that the lines were written by
Robert Philip of Gormyrc Cottage. Scot
land. Toward the end of the year ING he
wrote the verses while watching for BODY
snatChers in the parish churChyard OF
Torpichcn, where, during the repairing OF
the church. the unearthiEg Of a skeleton
suggested the subject. The verses were
shown to DR.. John Afford. who procured
a copy, and either by accident OF intcn-
ton dropped "A copy In the Royal COL
lege OF Surgeons where they We're found.
Behold this ruin, Twas a skull
Once ethereal spirit fun;
This narrow cell was life's retreat,
This space was thoughts mysterious seat
What beauteous visions filled this spot.
what dreams Of pleasure long forgot:
Nor hope, nor JOY. nor love. nor fear
Have left one trace OF record here.
Beneath this Wondering clnopy
Once shown the bright and busy eye:
But start not AT the dismal void
II social love that eye employed;
! !: with no lawless fire II CLEANED.
but through the dews OF kindness beame1.
That eye shall b. forever bright.
When stars and suns are sunk In night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready. swift and tuneful tongue.
II falsehood's honey 1t disdained.
And when it could not praise was
chained
Yet gentle concord never broke:
That silent tongue shall plead for thee
When time unveils eternity.
Say. did these fingers delve the mine.
or with It's envied rubies shine
To hew the rock or wear the gem
Can little now avail to them
But II the page Of truth they sought,
Or comfort to the mourner brought.
These hands a richer need shall claim
Avails II whether bare or shoi,
These feet the paths Of duty trod"
II from the bowers of ease they fled
To seek affections humble shed.
II Grandeur's guilty bride they spurned,
And home to Virtues cot returned.
These feet with angels wings shall vie,
And tread the palace OF the sky.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Mrs. IottrIdge Goe. Free,

Mrs. Anna Louise Lottridgc was
freed from custody and eNoncrated
from all blame for the death of Million.
sire Rufus Wright by the %coroner's
jury in Chicago. The testimony Of all
other witnesses who spoke with Mr..
Wright before he died in the room at
the Leland hotel. where he was shot
April II, agreed in that Mr.. Wright
repeatedly, when asked about the
shooting, stated that it was accidental
and that he had been clear in his mind
when he said il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
FUND FOR THE STARVING
Churches Unite and Raise
SI.O.62 for India.

A mass meeting of all the church
congregations and citizens in general
was held in Loves opera house at
Fremont, Neb.. and a generous amount
raised for the famine sufferers in In
dia, A sun of Sl?0.6 - was raised by
subscription and collection at this
meeting. which is considered excellent
inasmuch rs many of the church con.
grcgation> have been called on ere this
to make donations.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
Plea Of Insanity for Iowa Murderer
Intellectual

A Muscatine, la, dispatch dated
april % says: The jury in the ease of
George Wright returned a verdict of
guilty OF murder in the first degree
and fixed his sentence for life in the
penitentiary.
This was Wright's second trial. Last
July Wright shot and killed Mrs. Mel.
lie Crippen, the attractive young wife
of his foreman, with whom he had
maintained secret relations for some
time. The crime was committed upon
the eve of the departure of the woman
and her husband for n new home in
another state. Wright has "A family.
His attorneys pleaded insanity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Prodding the sultan.

The porte has received kilograms
from the Turkish minister at Washing
to. Ali Ferrough licy, pointing out
the bad impression created in the
United States by the n~on.paymeut of
the indemnity due and announcing the
determination OF the American govern
ment to insist upon a prompt settle
mcnt OF the claims.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04

A suit for the foreclosure of "A mort.
gage of 81. 200, 900 has been filed in the
supreme court of New York by the
Harper & brothers, publishers. The
property against which the mortgage
stands consists largely of real estate.
The foreclosure applies to the machin-
cry and plant of the firm.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Three Hanged for Murder.

John Watson aud Bill Brown. both
white, and Sonnie Grain, colored, were
hanged at McMinniville, Tenn. Wat.
son was convicted of having shot his
neighbor, James Hills. from ambush,
in 1895. Brown was charged with
completely in the murder Of his wife.
Crane was a double murderer. He vas
convicted Of having killed another
negro. and while serving his sentence
killed John Brown. a fellow prisoner
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
order Of BNsi BIRTH

AT Tuesdays meeting of the Indie
pendent Order Of BNai Firth in sc,.
sion at Chicago. the proposition OF Dc>
Moines $50 to establish IA permanent
chair of Jewish literature in the He
brew union college, Cincinnati, was
voted down. Upon the proposition to
incorporate the National Jewish hos.
pital located in Denver the vote was
favorable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Killed by Footpads.

Andrew Stubs of Pittston was muir.
dered at Wilkesbarre, Pa, while resist.
ing two highwaymen who rifed his
pockets of everything of value. The
murderers escaped and there is no clue
TO their identity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Child Dies From Poison.

A sad case of poisoning occurred at
Creighton wherein three children OF
Sam stewart were poisoned by eating
wild parsnips. The doctors were called
and the lives of two of two OF the chill.
dren were saved. The other was too
far gone to be helped and died in a few
hours. One of the sad features is that
the father is lying at the point OF death
with cancer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Sons of American EryoIuti,,.

The Sons of the American Revolu-
tlon in session at New York. elected
Gen j. G. breckenridge OF Kentucky
president, Gen. James II. Gilbert of
Illinois, one of the vice presidents:
Capt. Samuel T.. Gross, Illinois, ,ccrc-
tary. The banner OF the Ohio state
society was adopted a, the national
emblem.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
No saloons for this Year.

Every indication is now that there
will be no more open saloons in Des
Moines This year. Judge Bishop has
ruled on the ccrtiorari application
asked by the anti-saloon people. lie
holds that the opponents of the saloon
are entitled To have a hearing at the
canvas OF the petition and hat the
court will review the proceedings of
the supervisors in making the canvass.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Epidemic Among Children.

Considerable alarm has been occa-
stoned at Long Pine, Ncb., by the out
break among the school children OF an
eruptive disease, which some have
thought to be scarlet fever. Outside
physicians have declared it to be Ger
man measles" of "A mild type, but ow-
ing to the scare the churches and
schools have been ordered closed until
the excitement dies out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
lBoers Have Gun Factory.

A Lourcnlo Marquee correspondent
OF the London Times says: The for.
cign ordnance experts in the Bocr war
department have succeeded in equip.
ping a big gun factory at Pretoria.
The first gun has been sent to the
Free State. Nothing is known here
regarding its calibcr."
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Council Grants Licenses.

The Nebraska City council net in
special session and granted fourteen
saloon licenses and six druggists per.
mits. The chief of the city fire de.
partment and fire committee were em.
powered to purchase a fire team. Mayor
Mates also announced his standing
committees for the ensuing year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
VIII Not MARY Kitchener.

Investigation Of the rumor circulat-
ed in London and cabled to the United
States that Mrs. James Brown Potter,
having been divorced from her hus-
band by mutual consent, was shortly
TO be married To Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum, shows the story to be en-
tirely without foundation,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Record IL rsaker at the MINT.

The month of April was IA record
breaker for the making of coins at the
Philadelphia mint. The total number
Of pieces made was 9,s3l 900, the value
Of which is Sl?,9ji.4SO. In January.
$500, the value of the output was
81 ,0a2 900, but the number OF coins
stamped was not quite .,ODO, 900,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Tornado Near wymorc.

A perfect tornado cloud passed
through the air at Il height Of about
n quarter of "A mile some two miles
east of Wymore. Hundreds watched
it develop into a perfect funnel-shaped
twistcr and pillow its way through
space. 1t was too high To do damage.
Three miles east the air was full of
dust and debris.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
No Loss OF Life I'm Fires.

Latest reports from the scene Of the
bush fires near the Minnesota bounda-
~ line, show that there ha, been no
loss of life. Several numbering and tie
camps were destroyed, but both men
and horses escaped. The loss to Win
nipeg, Manitoba, contractors in lumber
and wood destroyed will mou to
about 500, 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Acquitted.

Everett Anderson, who was charged
with attempting to rape Anna Ander-
son near Raglan. Neb., was acquitted.
Much interest was taken by the citi-
zcns of Raglan, but the case was high
ly colored, the verdict being satisfac-
tory to the people in general.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
An Eighteen Months Sentence.

In district court at Nebraska City in
the case Of the State OF Nebraska VS..
George W. Hall, the prisoner pleaded
guilty to forgery and vas sentenced by
Judge lessen to eighteen months in the
p~enitentiary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Two of the Six Dead.

Since the Wilcox, Wyo, train rob.
berry on the Union Pacific, about a year
and a half ago, a ~never-ceasing search
has been kept up by the Union Pacific
Ia catch the six men who did the job.
Two of the ~N are now beneath the
sod and n third n is in jail at Chey-
enne awaiting trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Infant Found Des d In he'd.

The week old infant daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. IL. Lane was found dead in
bed at the family home at Humboldt.
The little one had been il apparent
good health and its sudden death was
q decided shock To the family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Japanese Naval Review.

The imperial japanese naval review
was held at Kobe, says a Yokohama
dispatch, in the presence of Emperor
Mutso Hito. Thirty warship partici.
pated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
A. \, HalIudl Dead,

A. s. Halladi, builder and inventor
of the first cable car system in the
United States, which was laid down in
San Francisco, died from heart disease
aged seventy-three years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Shug Rock Hlown I'm,

Shag Rock, large rock protuding
from San Francisco bay and long "A
menace to shipping and especially To
vessels passing in and out OF the Col.
den Gate, vas blown up Tuesday, nine
tons of nitroglycerine being used,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
wrinkies aud Holiows ON the Ea.th,s
sarfacs.

Once upon a time, the learned men
tell us, this world on which we live
was a part OF the sun and was thrown
OF from i%t--taking the round form
II has, as 1t whirled about through
space, At that time II was terrihcally
hot. like the sun from which Il vas
thrown out, and probably In the form