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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
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August Frank Of kearney Found Dead

August Frank of Kearney Found Dead
In Omaha Hotel.
August Frank of Kcarncy. Neb.. was
found dead i'm his bed in the Paxton
hotel at Omaha last Monday morning.
Circumstances indicate that he may
have committed suicide. Frank was
about forty.two years old and a land
dealer. Dependency over the death
of a beloved child or financial rcverses.
or both. resulted in excessive drinking.
followed. as it seems by the use of a
deadly drug. The body is now at
Coroner Swanson's undertaking rooms,
where an inquest will be held.
In a valise was found, among other
papers, a telegram dated kearney.
April 3. II read:
Augustus Frank. Corning, Ia; Our
loved one is gone. PAULINE
Written with a lead pencil on letter
paper were seven duplicates of the
message. sent To different persons. adj
crossed to Montreal. Canada. and towns
in the east. There was IA copy of a
telegram addressed To Mrs. Augustus
I l"i'N' 'ulNdN' ~. 1.' NillNl itut'
"Will be in Warsaw with the body
Wednesday, The signature was
Gus"
The hotel clerk says he heard Frank.
who had stopped at the hostelry a
number of times in the past few years.
say something about "A business set.
back.
l11sl Nl.'I fntl1AN 'Ax.gr NJ I,.n "a IL
n of the most prominent men OF
kearncy. lie started the cotton mill
there and also helped To establish the
electric light plant and water works
system of the town.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
ALMOST SURE TO COME


Friends of DR., benjamin Andrews,
superintendent of public schools in
Chicago state that il is probable his
resignation will he presented to the
board of education at its meeting
Wednesday evening. and that it will
take effect May |. DR.. Andrews will
then, it is said. take a brief trip to
Europe, and on his return will assume
his duties as chancellor of the univer-
sity Of Nebraska. Prof. +. VI. Fling
of the university of Nebraska present
ed the official invitation to the presi-
dcncy of that institution to DR.. An
drcws.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

More han one speech during the
present session OF Congress has had
In It the special ingredients OF the
force OF eloquence which Emerson
thus summarized: Clear perceptions;
memory; power Of statement; logic;
Imagination, or the skill to clothe
your thought in natural images; pas
sion; which is the heat; and then a
grand will, which, when legitimate
and abiding, we call character, the
height of manhood.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
War Extensive.

Winston Churchill telegraphs to the
London Morning Post from Bloemfon-
tcin, reiterating his opinion that the
war is bound to prove an extremely
expensive business. He says: 1.-TWO
hundred and fifty thousand men will
be needed before the end is attained.
The question of remounts will con
vince one of vital Importance. Great
numbers are now arriving but owing
to the fact that they have to be put to
work before time is given them to re,
cover from the effects of the voyage
their condition is low and the dealt
rate among them high"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Customs Receipts at Havana.

The division of customs and insulal
affairs Of the wal department has
given out for publication the state
ment that the receipts at the Havana
customs house for the first three
months of 1900 were 50, l2G,4l4 against
s2,34s,sss for the same period of 1899,
an increase for the three months of
1900 of S777,5?5. The February re-
ceipts alone were 1907 1872, while those
for March were 81 .O06, 269.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
At Point of Death.

Rufus Wright, a millionaire, and
treasurer of the firm of Morgan &
Wright, bicycle tire manufacturers, is
lying at the point of death in IA room
of the Leland hotel, shot through the
neck by a bullet from the revolver of
Mrs. Louisa Lottridge of Paw Paw,
Mich. The shooting occurred in the
apartments occupied by the woman
and she and the victim declare it was
accidental.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
FALLING WALLS CRUSH 80
Four-story Brick Coilapses In Pitts
burg, Ia.

A four-story brick building on the
corner of Wood street and Second ave-
nue., Pittsburg, Pa, occupied by Arm
strong, McKelvy & Co., wholesale
paint dealers, collapsed shortly before
10 o'clock Thursday. A score or more
people were in the building at the
time and many, it is feared, are buried
in the ruins.
A hundred men are tearing away at
the debris striving to release the buried
men and to get out the dead bodies. 1t
is believed that no one person in the
building escaped, unless one or two on
the top floor may have escaped being
crushed to death. The building fell
without warning and collapsed, the
fall being out toward Third emu
blocking up the street.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Rebels Make an Assault.

The insurgents. supposedly under
Mascado's command, are again active
about the Marivale> mountains across
the bay from Manila. a force estimat-
ed at 300 attacked Balanga, where
three companies of the Thirty-second
infantry are stationed, on Monday
night, but were easily repulsed. They
attacked Captain Goldman with thirty
men of the Thirty-second regiment
near Orion, killing two Americans
Goldman then retired.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
CONTRACT SURGEONS
Secretary Of War Gives Approval to the
%Sternberg iii.

The secretary of war has forwarded
to congress with his approval the
draft of a bill prepared by Surgeon
General %Sternberg providing for the
appointment of contract surgeons who
have rendered one years faithful and
satisfactory service in the army of the
United States as assistant surgeons of
volunteers with the rank Of first lieu
tenant. The bill provides for such
appointments after the usual exami-
nation as to physical and professional
qualifications and the officers so COM
m'ssioned are to be subject to honor
able discharge whenever their ser.
vices are no longer required.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

Steel rails weighing eighty pounds to
the yard were first used upon railroads
In this country in 1888. Since that
time steel has practically superseded
iron as a track-building material, and
the weight of the rails has tended con-
stantly to increase. Now one OF the
great trunk lines is experimenting
with nickel steel, which is even more
expensive than steel. but which Will
undoubtedly come into general use II
the claims made for II are justified.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Thieves at Orleans.

A gang of tramp thieves recently
struck Orleans. Neb., and two of them
were caught in the act of stealing
clothing from the store of Z. w. Shea.
They were at once apprehended with
the goods in their possession and were
brought before Justice l.. NJ. Coultry
and bound over to the district court on
the charge of granl larceny.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Charged with Stealing Hogs.

Sheriff Funk of Buffalo county, Neb.,
arrested three brothers named Bill,
Ord and Howard Sc hnacker, who are
wanted in Custer county on a charge
of stealing hogs there and running
them elsewhere to sell. They had, it
is charged, just sold three sto len hogs
in II of the near towns. They will
he taken 20 Custer county for trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
COIL GIVEN TEN YEARS.
Arrests for Perjury May Result In Sem
sational Sequel.

At Chadron, Neb., the motor for a
new trial in the ease of the state
against George Coil, who was found
guilty of murder in the second degree
at the February term of court for kill
ing Tom Ryan last fall, was passed
upon.
After hearing both sides Judge w.
II. Wcstover overruled the motion for
n new trial. and sentenced Coil to ten
years in the penitentiary and instruct
ed the county attorney to investigate
several atiidavits which, the court said,
showed upon their face they were alb
%solutely false, and it is possible that
several arrests may be made for per.
jury.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Capture an Embezzler.

After eluding detection for over n
ycar Alonzo Fisher, formerly a trusted
employee of the Armour Packing com
pany at Kansas City, has been arrest
ed at San Francisco on information
from that city, charging him with en-
bezzlement. An officer will be sent
from the east to take him back for
trial. His accounts are said to have
been about 81 900 short.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Trial of Colonel ColsOn.

On Tuesday the trial of eX-Congrcss.
man David e.. Colson. the surviving
principal in the Colson-Scott duel of
January Ii. in which Lieut.. Ethel
bert Scott, Charles Julian and Luther
w. Dcmarce were killed and several
others injured, will be commenced at
Frankfort, Ky. The trial of Colson
will bring many from the mountain
districts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Rich Man Kills Himself.

julius Roster, Il bricklayer, who re-
Gently inherited $500, 600 from his
brothers estate in Germany, was found
dead swinging from a rope in an
empty water tank on the roof of his
house at New York, Sickness and the
sudden change from poverty to wealth
left his mind permanently affected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Charged with Attempting Rape.

Fred Chapel, of Broken Bow, IA boy
of sixteen years, was tried before
Judge Armor, charged with attempted
a p on Miss Ste LA Babcock, the seven
ycar-old daughter of Joseph Babcock,
of that place. Chapel was bound over
to the district court and Mrs. Babcock,
the complaining witness. was placed
under bond to appear against him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
WOMAN SHOOTS NEIGHBoR
A Quarrel Near Superior. Nebraska, May
Result Seriously.

Frank Mcbride, n farmer living
south of Superior, was shot in the face
with a 3s-calibre revolver by Mrs.
Stephenson. The ball struck the
cheek bone and was detected into the
mouth, making an ugly and danger
Gus wound, but not necessarily fatal.
The parties connected with the affair
are neighbors, and have at different
times disagreed, the shooting follow
Ing an alteration caused by a few
chickens getting ont of their jurisdic-
ton. A warrant for the arrest of Mrs.
Stephenson is out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Beers Attempt Escape.

Colonel Schiel and two other Boer
prisoners, who landed at st. Helena,
were sent to the citadel in consequence
of an attempt to escape. IL appears
that Colonel Schiel bribed an attend
ant To take u letter to the dutch cruiser,
but the boatman by mistake took it to
the British cruiser Niobe. A large
knife was found in possession of one of
the three.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
No Easter BOnnets Worn.

At Cleveland, o., the women mem
bcrs of the East Madison avenue Pres
byterian church set an example in
self-denial Sunday. Some time since
they entered into an agreement To
abstain from new Easter gowns and
millinery and to devote the money to
the pnrpOse of rnising the church debt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

Recent anti-foreign demonstrations
In China have prompted Secretary
Long to order a gunboat sent to Chin
csc waters for the protection of Ameri-
can missionaries, A Chinese secret So
ciety, bearing the curious name Of
THE Boxers" has been active in TO-
menting these demonstrations, and the
anti-reform attitude Of the empress
dowager adds to the dangers OF the
situation. The province in which the
disturbances have occurred Is partly
under German jurisdiction, and the
German authorities will cooperate in
protecting the missionaries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Violently III From Poisoning.

The members of the family of the
Rev @. c. Cissell, of TT. Wayne, Ind,
recently became suddenly i'll with
symptoms of poisoning. City Chemist
Drayer discovered the contents of n
box of rough on rats in the ground
coffee used by the family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
YOUNG MAN KILLED
Accidental Discharge OF A hot Gun Re-
suits Fatally.

suits Fatally.
Warren Hancock of Nelson. Ncb., a
boy seventeen years old, together with
two other boys, went to Dewcese, SIX
miles south Of Fairfield, to spend the
day hunting and fishing. Hancock at
tempted to pull a shot gun from the
boat by the muzzle when the hammer
caught upon the boats edge. The gun
was discharged sending the charge OF
duck shot into the boys chest just be-
meath the left arm, perforating the
lungs and heart. causing instant death.
DIR. Ray, the coroner, was telegraphed
for but finding the death To be plainly
accidental no inquest was held.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Chicago Murder and snicid..

Reinhart Tom, Il Chicago book
binder shot his sixteen-year-old sister
in-law, Ida kellar, and then turned
the weapon upon himself. Botly~ were
taken to the St. Elizabeth hospital
where the girl died from her wounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Heavy Snow In Kansas,

Reports have been received of a
heavy fall of snow throughout central
and western Kansas. Larned reports
ten inches of snow, Great Bend four
inches and Emporia a heavy fall.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Exposition Open d

The Paris exposition of 1900 was
opened Saturday, but it will be at least
a month before anything but buildings
is to be seen. The days ceremonies
were a peculiar mixture Of sumptuous
splcndor in the Sales DIES Fctes and
widespread confusion elsew here.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Secretary Porter Resigns.

Owing to continued i'll health Hon.
John Addison Porter, secretary to the
president, has rendered his resigna-
ton, and the president has accepted it
To take effect April l..
George B. Cortelyou of New York
the present assistant secretary to the
president, has been appointed to the
office.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Taken To Rcd ClOnh ,JnLl.

sheriff Dow of Alma took some men
to Red Cloud for safekeeping in the
Jail, who, it is charged, during the rush
of business on Saturday, had carried
out from the stores of Orleans about
$40 worth of goods,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

1t is pleasant to know that the Unit
ed States government has made
"Woodman, spare hat tree" practi-
cally al act Of Congress for the pro-
lection Of the giant trees of California.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
CRONJE AT ST. HELENA
The Boer General Lands and IL Net by
the Governor.

General Cronjc, his wife and three Of
his staff of the former Boer commando
who with other Boer prisoners arrived
Mt st. Helena APP i 10, were landed
Saturday. They were met by the gov
crnor and commandant-in-chief of st.
Helena, Robert S%teindale, and Mrs.
Steindale at the castle, where the
party remained for an hour. after
wards proceeding to the Kent building.
General Cronjc looks well and strong.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Asst. Sec. Allen Selected.

Charles II. Allen, at present assistant
secretary of the navy, will be the first
civil governor of Puerto Rico under
the provisions of the bill passed by the
house of representatives.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Minister Kills UimseIf.

News has reached Santa barbara.
Calf, that Rev. DIR. Joseph Hemphill.
committed suicide near Ballard. i'm the
northern part of the county, by blow
ing the top of his head off with a shot
gun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Taylor at Was hingtOn.

Governor Taylor of Kentucky is in
Washington to remain to look after
his interests in the contest before the
supreme court for the Office Of COVER
nor of Kentucky.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20

Mr.. Richard Mansfield has been
obliged, in consequence of an attack
of laryngitis, to cancel all engage
and has gone back to New York
70 receive medical treatment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Made Labor Commissioner.

Governor Nash of Ohio has appointed
NJ. d. Ratchford of Massilion state
commissioner of labor statistics. MIR.
Ratchford is the former president Of
the united mine workers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-20
Makes n Big Catch.

The sealing steamers Terra Nova,
II, 900 seals, returned from the icefelds
to st. John, n. +. Both ships are
heavily laden.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
.PRESBY1ERIANS
ARE in FAVOR OF
THE REVISION
OF Confessional statements-This IS
aVictory for the Liberal
M Element.
THE FINAL DETERMINATION
Is Deferred Until Another Meeting
Of the Committee Of Sixteen
in February.

Wheeling Presbylerians are discuss
Ing with interest the semi-oillcial state
ment Of the action OF the committee Of
sixteen to which the general assembly
referred the matter OF the revision of
the creed of the denomination. The
statement Is from DR.. vanDyke, OF
Princeton University, and Is as follows:
''The committee found on examination of
the returns from the Presbyteries the fol-
lowing facts: E. ~ l.-s -.f.E
a That the returns plainly indicate that
the church desires some changes in Its
creedal statement
- These returns Indicate plninly that
no change is desired which would In any
way impair the integrity OF the system OF
doctrine contained In the confession OF
-. These returns also Indicate that n
large plurality desire the changes should
be made by some new statement Of present
doctrines. -sL5
II. These returns also Indicate desire
upon the part Of many Presbyteres for
some revision o. the present confession. (
%. IL was therefore unanimously agreed
by the committee to recommend to the
general assembly that some revision or
change be made In our confessional state
mcnt.
Substantial but not final agreement was
reached as to the method OF preparing
changes emDodying both revision and a
supplemental, statement. but the determine
Ing OF the whole matter was deferred to
subsequent meeting"
This is declared to be victory for the
liberal element in the denomination.
Eight OF the sixteen committeeman
were In favor Of a revision OF both the
creed and confession Of faith. Four
were opposed to any change. The re-
naming four were moderate revision
lists. and favored dropping what was
termed the elimination" part Of the
creed. and adding three new articles on
the redeeming love OF Christ. the inilu-
ence OF the holy spirit and the advance
ment Of the church by means of mis-
'sions. They also favored an e1plana-
tory note. defining those parts OF the
creed and confession over which there
Is controversy.
The committee has adjourned TO meet
again In Washington on February u.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
BRIEF MENr1oN1NGs.
Events in and Ao l. The City Given
in q Nutshell.

Opera House this acknowledgements
ma" under auspices Of the Zane Street
N. E. church.
An addition Is being built to the res
idencc of John Wa,erhousc, on Thirty
ninth street.
The Frog Town Hunting and Fish
Ing Club VIII dance Friday evening Mt
Beabout hall. Prof, Long will furnish
the music.
A galvanized iron front Of artistic de-
sign Is being placed on the remodeled
building OF John Norman. on South ia
cob street.
Clifford Smith. OF the South Side, had
the misfortune to sprain an ankle while
at work on the Riverside improvements
Mt Benwood yesterday.
The Holiday Post OF the G. A. r.. as
| sisted by the Woman's Relief Corps,
Will give social and dance at ODD Eel
lows hall Saturday evening.
The Milton Parker who applied for n
saloon license at Tuesday nights meet
Ing Of council. Is not the man OF the
same name In the Niagara Engine
house.
The improvements on the store OF the
Cooey.Bentz Company at the corner OF
Th'~f--sirth street. hhvn been com
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
PERSONAL NOTES.
Going and Coming of Wheeling Peo-
pie and Visitors.

Yong anc ConlnS or wheeling Peo-
pie and Visitors.
J. u. Cartwright. OF Bethany. is at
the Mcclure.
J. R. Robinson. of Littleton, is an ar
rival In town.
]. F. Partridge is a Parkcrsburg
caller In town.
Miss Bessie Koen, of. Huntington, is
visiting friends here.
D. C. Mobley. OF Clarksburg, Is a
guest at the Windsor.
E. B. Koen. OF St. Mary's, is register
ed at the Grand Central.
J. W. McCarty. of Weston, Is auto
graphed at the Windsor
Miss V. Davis, OF Sistersvillc, Is call
Ing on friends In the city.
J. H. P. Smith. OF ParKersburg, Is O
business caller In the city.
D. H. Bradford. Of Parkersburg, Is
stopping at the Park hotel.
Mrs. ]. 3. Knotts. OF Warrington, Is
visiting friends In this city.
William Rodney. OF Bethany, was q
caller In the city yesterday.
Mrn. James T. Cree. OF wellsburg,
was shopping in the city yesterday.
Miss Flora Smith. OF New Martins
VILE. Is the guest Of relatives here.
Mrs. ". II. Nicholson, jr., of Fair
mont, is the guest OF friends in the city.
H. D. Martin, OF Davis, and C. II.
Richardson, OF Elizabeth, are state ar
rivals at the Stamm.
Mrs. Anna Henderson. OF Eureka, O.,
ls the guest OF her sister, Mrs. S. J.
Young, OF the Island
]. G. St. Clair. clerk OF the circuit
court OF Taylor county, Grafton, was
In the city yesterday.
Mrs. R. E. Coulton and daughter, OF
Charleston. are in the city to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Miss Travey Roe, OF the East End
has returned from pleasant stay with
friends at Brilliant, Ohio.
D.. W. Miller, OF the South Side, lef,
for steubenVllle yesterday. where he
Will be the guest OF friends.
Rev. +. w. E. Peschau, D. D., who 1,
to lecture in the Eighth ward tonight
Is the guest OF bis sister, Mrs. Augusta
Fuhr, on Wood street.
Among the state arrivals at the Nc.
Lure yesterday were D. L. Hammond
OF Charleston: Edward Dalton, OF Sis
ter1ville: E. N. Showalter, OF Fair
mont, and F. A. Prichard, OF Manning.
ton, -e
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
Best Value Received.

For arBt-class goods go to W. F.
kreis, No. Ia Market street, who has
received a beautiful line OF Gold
Watches. Diamonds. Sterling Flat
Ware. Silver Plated Ware, Coo koo and
Trumpet Clocks, Mantel Clocks, Fine
Gold-headed Umbrellas. Toilet Sets
and Jemelry OF every description. A
general line OF Holiday Goods such as
carried by hrst-class jcwelry store.
Prices lowest In city. To be con-
WINGED, call ard sec. 20
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
Ready-Made,
But Equal to
Custom Made.

Good clothes that contain warmth, wear and worth-the
three most essential factors that enter into the makeup Of
real good fsr-cass clothing Pick up Suit Overcoa;
ookit through see howit's put together. It's there-the
quality the style and the fit The price is right-right
down to rock bottom Can't find good clothing lower any
where. you are looking for Suit Overcoat that will
until you've forgotten when you bought it. you had
better come and see US The store is packed with good
honest clothes of this sort.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
Juvenile Books

nre strong line with us, covering
q widely interesting range. Amy
price from &c mp. The famous Father
Tuck and other good limos. Please
note: Our books are not job lots md
Geconds.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
XMAS PRESENTS.
Useful and Ornamental-C.
Hess & Sons,

Hess & Sons.
Oxford Mufflerettes-For men and
women. Attractive and useful.
Dent and Adler Gloves-all grades.
Earl and Wilson Dress Shirts.
Handkerchiefs-Silk Initial and
Linen.
Monarch Shirts-A bright line of
new designs-$1.oo, $3.50.
Combination Set-Silk Suspenders,
Silk Arm Bands, Silk Carriers, COM
plete, in box-$1.OO.
Silk Suspenders-Genuine Sterling
Silver and Gold Plate trimmings.
Ladies' Stock understanding
entirely new.
Holiday Neckwear-Largest and
smartest line in the city-5Oc each.
A Suit Of Clothes, overcoat, Pair of
Trousers or Fancy Vest. mnde to or.
der, as we have their measures.
c. HESS & SONS,
Fashionable Tailors and Fine Fur
nishers, 1321-1323 Market st.
Water Rents Are Due.
Water rents for the six months
ending March 81, 1901, are now
ready. If paid on or before Deem
Der 81, 1900, discount of 10 per
cent will be allowed.
THE CITY WATER BOARD.
Handlan,
City Bank Building, Market Street. All
trimmed Hats at Cost
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-13
Ebony Articles.

Two very special lines among tho
many to mention here.
One line, consisting of six different
kinds of brushes, mirrors, etc. Have
sterling silver mounted ebonoid ham
dles-4Sc each.
Another line, consisting Of nail
files, erasers, glove hooks, tooth
brushes, paer cutters, seals, ETC., have
real ebony handles with sterling sill
yer mountings, ut csc each. r
Fine line of toilet and manicure
articles and sets, in ebony, cbonoid,
Aterling, Dresden, etc.