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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
REPORTS OF NAVAL BUREAU
outline Of WORK for the Year Soon to
ne submitted.

A Washington September 30 dispatch
says: In anticipation OF the assembling
of congress two months hence. Octo-
her | was set rs the time for res
cciviug the annual reports from the
naval bureau, outlining the naval
work To be done during the coming
wear. Most of the estimates are now
completed and in the hands of Secrc-
tary Long, and the more detailed re-
ports will go In within the next few
days. Until they have been gone over
by the secretary no authentic details
are expected.
In the main, however, they are I'M
derstood to involve little In the way
Of extensive or new projects, and To
cover only the usual requisites OF the
service for the year. The chief item,
IA usual. is that for the increase OF
the navy" covering both construction
and engineering work on ships already
authorized. This will be In the neigh
borhood Of $50, 900, 900. In the branch
Of yards and docks IL IL understood the
total will not be far from $4,000
900, and will not involve any addition
al dry docks or extensive changes In
our naval stations. In addition to the
foregoing item for increase OF tho
navy, there Is the usual sum for repair
Of vessels already in service, which Is
a considerable item, amounting this
year to approximately $1,000, 900. In
the branch of steam engineering the
estimates do not go beyond the re-
quircments for carrying forward the
regular service. The item of armor
and armament IL Of much interest, in
view Of the controversy over the armoV
n,,pti,,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
FEAR THEY ARE CAPTURED
Party of Americans Falls Into Hands OF
Filipinos.


The war department has received
the following cablegram from General
Macarthur:
Adjutant General, Washington
September II Captain Dcvereaux
Shields, with ffty-one men, company
f, T~wenty-nintn volunteers, one hos
pital corps man. left Santa Cruz, Mar
anuque, by gunboat Nillalos, for
Torrijos, intending to rcturu overland
Santa Cruz. Have heard nothing since
from Shields. Scarcely doubt entire
party captured with many killed,
wounded, Shields among latter. In
formation sent by letter from com
handing officer at Boag, dated goth,
received September "a. consisted of
rulnors through natives. Yorktown
and two gunboats, George S. Anderson
colonel Thirty-eighth volunteer in
fantry), two companies Thirty-eighth
volunteer infantry, sent Maranuque
Immediately. Anderson confirms first
report as TO capture, but unable Sep
TENDER % to give details present where.
abouts Shields and party, killed
and wounded. Anderson has orders to
commence operations at once and move
u~nrelentlessly until Shields and party
rescued. All troops expected soon.
Logan will be sent to Maranuaue il
necessary to clear up situation.
MACARTHUR.
The Twenty-ninth infantry was re.
cruited at Fort Mcpherson ATLANTA,
Ga.) Captain Shields was lieutenant
colonel of the Second Louisiana infan.
try during the Spanish war. He was
made captain in the Twenty-ninth in
fantry July 90, 1899. He was a resi-.
dent Of Natchez, Miss, where his wife
now resides.
The scene OF this latest reverse is a
small island lying due south of the
southern coast of Luzon and about 3OC
miles from Manila. Maranuque Is
about twenty-four miles in diameter
and was garrisoned by two small de.
tachments OF United States troops.
One OF these was ut Boag on the west
coast of the island and the other al
Santa Cruz, the principal port on the
northern side. Captain Shields ap.
peared to have started from Santa
Cruz on a gunboat for Torrijos, a small
coast port, and it Is inferred that the
boat as well as the body Of troops un.
der that officer has been captured. 10,
the dispatch makes no reference TO Il,
return.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Poisoned by Canned Salmon.

Twelve out Of twenty-four members
ST the Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity
were poisoned by food eaten at a pan
quet at Chicago. Canned salmon is
thought TO be the cause of ptomaine
poisoning. Although some of the men
are still in a serious condition it is not
thought that any of the cases will
prove fatal. The salmon was obtained
out Of town, and it is believed to be a
lot from a burned cold storage plant in
st. Paul, that was suspected. The
health department has been trying to
keep it out of the city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
IS TORN TO PIECES
FATAL GRADE CROSSING &C.
CiDENT AT PllCER.
STANTON COUNTY FARMER NttTSDtATH
Struck by n Locomotive and Instantly
Killed-Body Dragged u Consider
able Distance and Fearfuiiy
Mangled-News of Interest.

At the railroad crossing, just east
county, Ed Ustic was struck and killed
by a special freight. He had been in
Pilger and was returning home. lie
was seen by n number going toward
the railroad in II wagon, his team go
Ing at a smart jog. Ustic had his head
bowed upon his breast, apparently
giving no attention to his team or the
surroundings.
His team slowed to a walk as they
approached the track and just got over
1t as the train struck the wagon back
Of the fore wheels. Ustick was thrown
under the engine and dragged for the
distance of over a hundred feet. His
death was probably instantaneous.
His intestines, stomach, heart, lungs
and liver were torn out of the body
and lay some thirty feet from it. The
riga arm was cut off and there was
hardly a whole bone in the body.
The undisputed evidence showed that
the trainmen made every effort to
avoid the collision as o as they dis
covered the danger, though a; the time
Of the accident the train was running
At a greater rate of speed than permit
ted by the ordinances Of the village of
Of Pilger, within whose limits the ac-
cident happened. A broken jug, which
had contained whisky, was found near
the corpse.
The c%oroner's jury returned a YER
dict setting forth that the deceased
came to his death by having been
struck by an engine attached to the
special freight, but neither exonerated
o condemned the railway employer.
The deceased was a farmer about
6fty years of age. lie was marie d
and has a son some twenty years of
age. He had separated from his wife
and family and for u number of years
had lived alone on a farm which he
had rented east of Pilger in Cunning
county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
NEWS IN BRIEF

Chauncy Davis was hanged at Tar.
borough, N. c., for burning the resi-
dence of Mrs. Lavinia Battle.
The Nicaraguan congress has re-
moved it's sessions to the city of Gran
ada, where President Zelaya and the
cabinet are visiting.
Fire damaged the six-srory building
at 223 Market street, Chicago to tina
extent of $55, 900. II was occupied by
Il. Rothchilds, clothiers. 4
Ex-President Harrison and family,
who have been at their camp in the
Adirondack all summer, will soon
leave for their home in Indiana.
The Berlin Tages Zeitung published
an article strongly advocating the
offering Of inducements to the Boers
to settle In German Southwest Afraca.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
EXPLOSION OF NAPTHA TANK
Fiery Flood Runs Along The streets OF
New York.

New York, Sept. 20, dispatch says:
At 1:45 o'clock this morning a naptha
tank exploded in the Central Gas Light
company's works, at the foot Of East
One hundred and Thirty.eighth street.
The explosion was heard Tor miles
around and broke all windows in the
vicinity. The burning naptha flowed
down the street and into the engine
room Of the gas company, setting IT
afire. Two alarms of fire were turned
in, and the fireboat was summoned.
The flames at times shot seventy feet
in the air. The fire is still burning
fiercely and the fremen are fighting
desperately to prevent the flames from
spreading to the gas holders, which
are near the scene of the explosion.
There has been no loss of life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
WANT THE BRAND REMOVED
Seal of University OF Chicago Used by
Whisky House,

Legal steps will be taken to remove
the seal of the university Of Chicago
from a brand of Philadelphia whisky.
Recently officials OF the university
found the official seal, which is stamped
on all the diplomas of the graduates
and on all university legal papers, had
been adopted for advertising purposes
by the distilling company. At meet
ing of the board of regents DR.. Il. n.
Goodspeed, the secretary, was in
structed to confer with Attorney Noble
B. Judah for the purpose Of having the
attorney investigate the case and ad-
wise as to what relief the university
can have. mo doubt IL there is
ground we will prosecute" said DR..
Goodspeed. 1--WE shall follow the ad-
vice of the attorney"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
THREE KILLED ON THE 8. & n

Coilisions In Iowa Result In Fatalities
and Delay In Trains.
Two collisions on the Burlington in
Iowa delayed trains several hours and
resulted in three deaths. Al Villisca
two freight trains collided head-end
and were badly wrecked. The dead:
j. N'Alon, engineer.
Lyman Sprowl, fireman.
Unknown man, stealing a ride.
A mistake in reading the train or
ders Is ascribed as the cause of this
wreck.
At Nodaway occurred a tail-end col
lision and the way car was demolished.
All passenger trains were delayed sew
eral hours while the debris was being
cleared away.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
PRINCE TUAN DEGRADED.
Chinese Minister WI Informed of I'm
perinl Decree.

perint Decree.
Mr.. WI, the Chinese minister, has
received official confirmation of the is.
suance of an imperial decree degrading
Prince Tuan Kangi and others for
their action In regard to the recent
troubles in China. This information
agrees with that contained in n dis
patch received by the state depart
ment from Shanghai. Minister WI
mas heard nothing OF the designation
of the officials reported by Minister
Conger to act In concert in peace
negotiations, but he has no doubt it is
correct.
The war department is Is in receipt
Of a cablegram from General Chaffee
indicating that he has received instruc-
tions to withdraw most OF the United
States forces from China, and has
provided, in accordance with those in
structions, for n legation guard. The
dispatch follows:
Received September 30, via Taku.
Ad~jutant General, Washington: Sep.
TENDER 20, 80 cabled from Tien Tsin.
Received your Nos. AZ and AZ. The
Ninth infantry, Third squadron OF
Sixth cavalry, and light battery will
constitute the legation guard. Shall
endeavor to get all supplies to Tong
Chow before winter falls.
''CuAFFEE.n
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Buslnesn RniIdings burn.

A disastrous fire broke out at Foster,
Neb., and consumed all the buildings
on the west side Of the principal street..
as follows: Edwards & Bradford Ium-
Der yard and Office, George w. Mitch
ellis general merchandise store with
postofice; +. Syovec's blacksmith shopa
a lime house, A. ii. Holmes implement
house and the saloon. The cause OF
the fire is unknown, although some
think II started In the saloon, while
still others believe 1t broke out in the
general merchandise store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
HOWARD ASKS NEW TRIAL
Disqualification OF Jurors and Sew Evil
deuce the Reason.

deuce the RCp son.
The attorneys for James Howard
have moved for n new trial. but some
OF the afidavits on which the motion
is based are yet to bc filed. Most of
them relate to the expressions of the
jurors prior to the trial Of the case,
which, II proved, would affect their
qualification rs jurors. u. l.. Gufy,
son Of Judge Gutfy of the court of APP
peals, has newly discovered evidence
that after the shooting OF Goebcl he
went into the executive building and
saw n man there who appeared to bc in
charge of the door, and whom he de-
scribes ms a low, stout man, with n
SLOUGH hat and short, dark moustachc,
carrying a 3s- Winchester rifle. He
says the man was not James Howard,
and that Howard did not appear while
the afiaut was in the building, which
was several hours. These facts, he
says, he never communicated to my.
one before now.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
MADE INSANE BY A JOKE
Nome Girl Driven Crazy by the Franks
OF Her Lover, who Suicides.

'
As the result OF n practical joke
Pearl Boyd, n pretty young girl OF
Nome. Alaska, il now n raying maniac
and her lover, Paul Laird, lies buried
in a suicides grave, says a Seattle,
Wash, dispatch. Pearl was noted for
her intrcpidity and declared that moth
ing could brighten her. /,
Laird determined to scare her, and
IL is said, cut the hand from the body
of n dead Esquimo, which he found ly-
ing on the Tundra. lie took the hand
and placed it in the girls bed. When
the young woman discovered 1t, late
at night, her reason fled. With loud
shricks she sprang upon the bed and
tore the hand to pieces with her teeth.
Laird, who watched the scene from
outside the window, tainted, and when
he recovered put "a bullet through his
brain,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Duncan SAYS He is Guilty.

G. W. Duncan, former postmaster at
Pool Siding, Buffalo county, indicted
on the charge Of embezzling S2,4oo of
government funds, appeared before
Judge Munger at Omaha, withdrew
his plea Of not guilty and pleaded gull
w. The minimum sentence, six months
In Jail and a fine of $25, was imposed.
1t was shown that the embezzlement
was without criminal intent and was
largely due to bad bookkeeping.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05

The board of regents OF the univer
sity of Wisconsin have issued a state.
ment announcing the temporary re-
tirement of DR.. Charles Kendall Adams
as president Of the university. DR..
Adams Is given a vacation for a term
Of one year. The action was taken
owing to the poor condition of DR..
Adams health. Dean Il. A. Birge will
be the acting president Of the institu-
tion pending DR.. Adams return.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Explosion In n Gas Plant,

A terrible gas explosion occurred in
the Eager Mercantile company's acety-
line plant at Beaver Crossing, Neb.
Earl Eager, one Of the had his
jaw broken in three places and his life
hangs in the balance. Homer Houchsn,
a clerk, had both his arms broken and
otherwise bruised up. Chas. Simonton.
a druggist, is badly injured about the
hands and feet. A lighted match
caused the explosion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
NECRo'S DEFENDER KILLED
Deputy Sacrifices His Lifo to Prevent u
Iynching.

A special from Lake Charles, La,
says:
Paul Sloan, a deputy sheriff, was
shot and killed while defending n ne.
gro, charged with assaulting Mrs. os-
valid, aged sevcnty-three, from the
vengeance OF a mob. An unmaskcd
crowd gathered at the courthouse.
ID. s. A.. Harmon and Paul Sloan, dep
uty sheriffs, warned them to come no
further and then shot over the heads
Of the crowd, when some one In the
mob fired at the deputies. Paul Sloan
was shot and fatally wounded. lie
died later. The sheriff and deputies
then dispersed the crowd at the point
Of their pistols. The prisoners name
is Pierce Scott.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
No Sign Of an Agreement.

The jury in the trial Of Lloyd j.
Smith, manager Of the Chicago Ter
minal Elevator company, who is
charged with failure to properly can
eel warehouse receipts, has been out
t~hirty-six hours and there is no sign Of
an agreement. The jury stands eight
for acquittal and four for conviction.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
MARQUIS Ito for Premier.

The mikado Of Japan has summoned
Marquis Ito to form n cabinet on the
resignation Of the Yamagata ministry.
When entrusting the task to the new
premier his majesty said that, as af-
fairs in China were entaring upon the
diplomatic stage, the presence OF Mar
quis Ito at the head Of the govern
ment was necessary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Found Dead.

A. D. Aikens, an old and respected
resident of Plainview, was found dead
near his own door with a bullet hole
in the rinht breast. The affair is
shrouded in myStery. The dead man
carried no firearms of any description
and in his pockets when searched was
found about $40, thus doing away with
the theory of robbery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Troops are Ordered Out.

Governor insolvency Of South Caro-.
lima has received a telegram from the
mayor of Georgetown appealing to
him to have the militia ordered out TO
suppress a threatened ace war. The
governor ordered Colonel Sparks of
Georgetown to hurry troops there.
Georgetown is on the coast, and the
negroes outnumber the whites over
whelmingly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Trninmen Killed.

A fast freight train crashed into a
switch engine on the Detroit, Grand
Haven e. Milwaukee railroad, at Du-
rand, Mich, killing Engineer Thomas
Hemlin Of Detroit and Fireman John
Linde of Ionia. Samuel Beck, brake
man, was injured. Twenty-four loaded
cars were burned and both engines
were demolished.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
TO CONCEAL CRIME
Ohio Man Murdered and Body Placed on
the Track.

Late on the night Of September 30 Mt
Akron, o., the mangled body Of Patrick
Mullen was found on the track Of the
electric railroad at Cuvahoga Falls.
Discoveries were made which indicate
that Mullen was murdered and the
body placed on the track by his muir
derers. He had considerable money
when last seen alive.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Killing FOllowa.

Or. Hugh NJ. Mccullough, o of
Jefferson county, Kentucky, shot and
killed George Owen, twenty-one years
old, at the latter's home in Louisville,
Ky. The shooting resulted from a
quarrel which started between the
two families some time ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Iron Mountain shops Burn.

The Iron Mountain shops, located at
Barring Cross, Ark, were totally de-
stroyed by fire. Four hundred men
are thrown out Of employment. The
shops were the largest in this country,
and the main shops of the Iron Noun
tain system. The loss will reach
$3.50. 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05

John Sealy, chairman Of the finance
committee, a sub-committe Of the Gall
weston relief committee, and custodian
OF the Galveston relief fund has issued
a report in which he says that the to-
tai amount in subscriptions turned
over to him TO date is S7s4, O43. 80. Tho
pressing need of Galveston Is money
with which to shelter more than s,OOd
persons now homeless and to mako
habitable the homes of many others.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Train Wrecked.

A Santa Fe passenger train was
wrecked at Waterloo, eighteen miles
north of Oklahoma City, Okl. Two
persons were killed outright and three
others were fatally injured. Tom
Mayors, Of Oklahoma City, a travelling
man, was one OF the killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
WEALTHY MAN FOUND DEAD

Money When Seen Alive.
Charles +. Peck, sixty years Of age,
I New York real estate, dealer, whose
home is in West Eighty-fourth street,
was found dead on the sidewalk in
West Seventeenth street. Evidence of
murder was visible on the body.
When Mr.. Peck left his Office 1t was
with the intention Of going by an
evening train to the Catskills, where
his wife Is. He had a large sum Of
money and a handsome gold watch
and chain, all Of which were gone
when his body vas found.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Greek wsrship ut Now York.

The Greek ship Nauarchos Miaulis
arrived at New York from Philadel-
phia. 1t is ON its way to Boston, where
It will remain ten days, returning
thence to the Mediterranean. The
Naurachos Miaulis is the first Greek
ship 10 visit the United States.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
BIG A At VALLEY
PufYer's General store and the Postonics
B~urned-Loss $4,000.

Fire under full Roadway was discov-
cred in the general store Of Puffer
Bros. a. Co., at Valley, Neb., and in an
hour the adjacent store and p~ostofice
were blazing ruins. The loss will be
There was no one In the store at the
So5, 900.
time, and the blaze Is supposed to have
started from n new stove which was
put up recently. When discovered the
alarm was given and the whole town.
turned out to fight the fire. by means|
OF bucket brigades the fire was finally
kent In check.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Caught q Burglar.

When Father Fitzpatrick of the
church of the Holy Trinity at Omaha,
Neb. entered the church from his study
Just off the sacristy Friday evening he
saw a man near one of the poor boxes.
The priest walked softly past the
chancel rail and suddenly fell upon
the silent burglar. He was turned over
to the police.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
street Car .Jumps Track,

A heavily loaded street car dashed
at top speed down College Hill. at
Wichita, Kas., and at the foot of the
incline jumped the track, plunging in.
TO Chisholm creek. Several persons
were seriously injured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
sRAzos CONTINUES TO RISE
Overflow OF River at Waco Now Seems
Certain.

The Brazos river is still rising at
Waco, Tex, and an overflow 10Y seems
certain. The river lacked but a few
inches Of leaving its banks at 7o'clock
p. m. Thursday. Advices from lower
Brazos are to the effect that backwater
has flooded the lower lands, but has
not broken over the banks. The Trim
lty Is rising at TT. Worth and Dallas.
A special from the former place says
the bottoms are flooded to a depsi of
three to four feet and the situation has
3 very serious look.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
QUARREL MAY END FATALLY
Young Men with Prominent Families
Fight Duel with Pistols.

After a quarrel which had extended
over two weeks two young men OF
prominent families Of East Point, n
suburb OF Atlanta, Ca, met and had a
fight with pistols. One Of the men,
Sheffield Harrington, was shot in four
places and the other, Walter Hudson.
was wounded once. Both are believed
to be fatally wounded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05

The body of Captain Murphy, who
was killed in the Philippines, has ar
rived in this country and will be taken
TO Council Bluffs, Ia, for interment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
HURRIED OUT THE OF TOWN
powis Elders Not Allowed to Stay 4

Dowib Elders Not Allowed to Stay In
Mansfield.
w. e. Moody and Mark A. Lobaw,
Dowie elders Of Chicago arrived at
Mansfield, o., September 80, but were
promptly deported by the city officials.
Moody was sent away early in the
morning and came back with Lobaw.
Two more elders who arrived we're not
permitted to alight from the train.
Special precautions were taken by the
police to prevent violence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
FIRE RAGING AT HAMBURG
Many Warehouse aud Timber Yard Al
ready Consumed.

A great fire is in progress at Ham
burg, Germany. On Hafenstrasse
Phugi's and Tietgen's warehouses and
a timber yard have already been gut
ted and the buildings opposite are
fiercely burning.
The fremen are directing their eff
forts to save Busch's circus and other
buildings standing on elevated ground
contiguous to the confiagration.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
Growth of Houston.

The census bureau that
the population Of Houston, Tex, Is
4s,6as, as against 2T,5b7 In 1890. This
70 an increase Of is,076 or ei.W per
cent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05
A m KILLS HERSELF

His Room. |
Because John Percy spurned her AFT
fections and refused to marry her, Mrs
May Fennon, n waitress. went to his,
room in the Barker hotel, Omaha, and
shot herself through the heart. Percy,
who was standing just outside tho
door, heard the shot, and pushing the,
door open found the woman lying upon
the bed dying, the smoldering pistol
In her hand.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05

Some men are 30 busy riding a hobby
that they won't know what to do when
they get their walking papers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-05

Over 900 men of the cath and 25th
infantry, colored, have sailed for tho
Philippines. :
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-17
Pathetic Incidept of nocr war

A bit of pathos in the stern circum-
stances of war is described in a letter
from an English nurse serving in the
military hospital at Ladysmith. She
writes: "a touching scene happened
yesterday. One of the Gordons had
his arm amputated. A Boer in the
next bed had his arm taken off in ex-
actly the same place. i took charge of
the latter as he was brought from the
theater, and on his becoming con-
seious the two poor fellows eyed each
other very much, till our good-natured
Tommy could bear it no longer. Sis
ter he called, give him two cigarettes
out of my box, and tell him L sent
them. Here Is match; light one for
him. I took the cigarettes and the
message to the Boer, and he turned
and looked ut Tommy in amazement.
and then, quite overcome, he burst
into tears. Tommy did the same, and
i am afraid 1 was on the point of join
ing in the chorus, but time would not
permit. Enquirer.