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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
VACANCIES IN UNIVERSITY
Ten Professors Resign by Request or
Voluntarily at C%ipcinnati.

Last week President Ayers Of tho
Cincinnati, o., university announced
that vacancies in nino professorships
at Cincinnati university had been de-
clared, and the trustees sustained him
at a subsequent meeting. All the as
sistants of these nine professors go
with their chiefs. The only full pro-
fessors not included in the edict were
Myers of history, Brown of English
and Benedict Of philosophy md their
assistants. Professor p. V. N. Myers
has since resigned as professor of his
tory, making the tenth vacancy in the
regular chairs. Professor Myers was
not asked to resign. but was urged to
remain. In an open letter to the trus-
tees he says he cannot remain under
the circumstances, as it would compel
his approval of what he terms 1.-The
professional assassination of those
with whom he has been associated over
nine years."
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Found Guilty.

Mrs. John ID. Rich, the Chicago
woman who was surrendered totMex-
leo to be tried for the murder OF her
husband in Juarez last May, was ad-
judged guilty by the Mexican court
and sentenced to serve fourteen years
In prison. Mrs. Rich's lawyers will
appeal tn the higher court Mt Chihua-
hua, and in the event the finding of
the lower court is affirmed Governor
Ahumada viii be asked for a pardon.
Money is required to prosecute the ap-
peal aud a subscription list has been
opened by United sRtes Marshal
Hillebraud. Mrs. Rich will be impris'
oned at chihuahua.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Des Moines IL Dry,

Every saloon in Des Moines, Ia, is
closed as a result Of the supreme court
decision. The saloon men agreed on
this course as the only safe one. The
board of supervisors met to canvass the
new petition of consent, recently tried
10 take the place of the ministerial
association and the anti-saloon league
requested a postponement Of ten. days
till they could prepare their showing
of the insufficiency of the new petition.
The time was granted and the saloons
will remain closed meantime and until
the petition is approved. The opposi-
ton claims it win prove the new petit
ton worthless. Numerous forgeries
of names are charged.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02

Ed Barryn, a former restaurant
keeper, became insane and was placed
in the city Jail at Hastings and his
condition became so much worse that
he was transferred to the county Jail.
His arrangement In the result of inor-
dinate use of alcoholic stimulants.. He
had a temporary attack Of insanity
last Easter and. created considerable
excitement by attacking several mem
bers Of the Catholic church just as
they were leaving after the morning
service.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
GOebe1 Shot.

A Frankfort, KY, dispatch of Janu
airy 80, says: Senator Goebel was shot
in front Of the state capitol ut 1l;i0
o'clock. The bullet was fired from n
side window on the third floor Of the
executive building.
Five shots were fred, and one took
effect in his left breast near the heart.
The wounded man was carried away
by his friends.
The third floor OF the state house
from where it is said the shots were
fred is occupied by the insurance com
missioners, register of lands and state
custodian.
After the shooting Governor Taylor
called out the state troops and sta
toned t~hirty-fve men around the ex-
e~cutive Office as a guard.
John Whitaker, of Butler county,
has been arrested and jailed, charged
with the shooting. lie had five pistols
on his person when arrested,
Wednesday mornings advices say
that Senator Gocbel was wounded by a
rifle ball of small calibrc which struck
him i'm the right side just below the
armpit. The ball passed through the
back part of the right lung, across the
body on a diagonal line, passing out
below the left shoulder blade.
Mr.. Goebel was on his way to the
senate chamber, in company with Colo
mel Jack Chinn AID Warden Eph Lii
lard, the latter being a few feet in ad-
vance of the other two.
AS the shot vas heard Goebel gave a
quick. involuntary exclamation OF
pain, and made an effort to draw his
W revolver. His strength was not
| equal 10 the task, and he sank to the
pavement. With great rapidity sever.
al more shots were fred, the bullets
all striking the brick sidewalk close to
where Goebel lay. None of them
touched him. however.
Chinn had his arm about Goebel al
most as soon as he touched the pave
ment. .'Get help" said Chinn to Lii
lard, and ~turaing to Goebel he asked;
Are you hurt, Goebel? Did they
get yon?"
They have got me this time" said
Goebel; III guess they have killed me"
In less than a minute n crowd of
men was around Goebel and he was
hastily carried to the Office Of DR.. e.
+. Hume in the basement Of the Cap
ital hotel. ~
Here he was laid upon q sofa. while
DIR. Hume made a hasty examination.
%pronouncing the wound to be of n ma,
ture that must u death in a short
time; F" II
Goebel, who showed great fortitude
and courage throughout, smiled weak
ly and feebly rolled his head from side
10 side in token of dissent from the
opinion expressed by the physician.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
w SAcTIVE CAMPAIGN
Different Columns Move on Towns and
Capture Them.

Oinorent Columns Move on Towns ana
Capture Them.
A part of General Schwan's column,
consisting of six companies, with some
artillery, drove a force of 500 insur-
gents from their entertainments at San
Diegoo, near Sea Pablo, last Sunday.
The enemy l6ficially reported that
they lost sixttseven killed and MANY
wounded. Our casualties were one
killed and fourteen wounded, the in
juries in most cases being slight.
Another battalion, while executing
a flank movement, came upon a hun
bred other rebels in an ~entrenched po-
sition, and routed them, killing 6fte en-.
The Americans had two wounded.
General Scllwan moved against Ma
jayjay, Laguna province, on Tuesday.
. He found its position almost impregna-
BILE, but, by lowering men down the
steep river banks by ropes, flanked the
enemy and drove them out. Apart of
his command proceeded to Santa Cruz,
killing six insurgents.
General Wheeler and his daughter
left Wednesday on the transport War
rem for San Francisco, via Hong Kong
and Guam.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Yoang Fs rmer Arrested.

Max Hendrickson, a young farmer
living near Hooper, was arrested and
brought into county court at Fremont
on the complaint that he has been
threatening to shoot Henry Harms, a
neighbor. Harms claims the young
man has become too free in the -four
ishing of a gun and his threats of per-
sonal violence too earnest. The pris-
oner waived examination and was
bound over to district court in the sum
Of $50 furnished by his father, john
Hendrickson.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
HUNG TO TELEGRAPH POLE
Colorado Mob Makes short of = Muir.
derous Convict.

derous Convict.
News has just been received at Den.
yer, Colo, of the capture OF Reynolds
and Wagner, the escaped convicts,
and the subsequent escape of Wagner.
Reynolds is the man charged with kill
ing Night Captain Rooney Of the Col O.
rady penitentiary at Canon City, and
Wagner is said to have held Rooney
while Reynolds stabbed him.
Night Captain Of Police Conner, at
Florence, assisted by Policeman Powell
made the capture on the bridge of the
Florence and Cripple Creek railroad
lear Florence. When word was sent
to Canon City of the capture a special
train with several guards and a blood
hound were dispatched to the scene
In the meantime Captain Corners had
started overland with Reynolds.
Immediately on receipt Of the news
at Canon City the fire bells began to
ring and the town went out en- masse.
Reynolds was taken from the officers
when they reached Canon City and
hanged to a telegraph pole just out
side the penitentiary walls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
OUR DEAD BROUGHT HOME
Membcr OF the First Nebraska Now at

Members Of the First Nebraska Now at
san Francisco.
The transport Pekin has arrived at
San Francisco bringing $50 bodies Of
soldiers who lost their lives in the
Philippines. The names were taken
from the collins and ambulances took
the Baskets from the wharf to the
Preside, where the bodies will remain
until ordered to burial grounds by
relatives in the east. Among the dead
fourteen stat es are represented.
The following are of the First Ne.
braska:
Company A-Privates Frank \. GLOW
err, George +. Hansen, Elmer Il. Wam-
pier, York, Neb.
Beatrice: Earl w. Osterhaut, David
City.
Company E-Private Ira A. Gifin,
Valparaiso.
Company Private Arthur c. Sims;
Madison: Horace l.. Folke r, Western;
William X. Philpot. Humboldt.
Company G-Private Walter A.
Hogue, Geneva.
Company H-Private Albert II. Burd,
Nelson.
Company I-Privates Alfred J. Eris-
man, Bennett; Fred J. Pegler, Pal.
myra.
Company D-Lieutenant Lester e.
Sisson, Columbus, killed in action;
Private Theodore II. Larson, Wahoo.
Company L-Privates Fred Taylor,
Omaha, died of typhoid; Ralph w.
Kells, South Omaha, killed in action;
Charles o. Ballinger Omaha, killed in
action.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
says He Has Keen swindied.

John Quate, a pioneer farmer living
east of McCool Junction, claims that
land sharks inveigled him into a pre-
tended trade of his farm and stock for
Missouri land. On his return from
Missouri he found his cattle gone and
had three persons whom he claims MS
sisted in the land deal arrested, charg-
ing them with larceny. Quate is an
unassuming, unsophisticated farmer,
and does not believe that he signed .
dee d to his place. /.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
STAND UP FOR NEBRASKA
Mr.. Bassctt Quotes Figures That VIII
MAKE Every Citizen Proud.

Mr.. Bassctt Quotes Figures That VIII
Make Every Citizen Proud.
s G. Bassett of Gibbon, writing to a
Lincoln paper, says: Much prominence
has been given in the public press to
reports made by Sec. Coburn Of the Kan
sas state board of agriculture, show
ing the value of Kansas agricultural
products, including live stock slaugh-
tered and sold for slaughter for the
year 1892 amounts to slG9,7 i7. O37.51.
Kansas has an area Of SO. sal 200 acres
while the area Of Nebraska is $751;
200 acres. The range" area in Me-
braska comprises some 10000, 900 acres
and in Kansas about 1000, 900, making
about o 1000, 900 acres of agricultural
lands I'm Kansas and in Nebraska
about 20, O0O, 900 acres. From statistics
published by Commissioner S. j. Kent
Of the Nebraska bureau of labor it APP
appears that the surplus agricultural
products and live stock products OF Ne
braska for the year 1903 amounted to
sis7, 3Oe ,3l2. SO, being an increase over
1897 of more than $40, DOC, 200.
These statistics are mo- mere guess
work. but are copied from the books Of
railroad and other transportation com
panies and show that after the farmers
Of Nebraska have supplied their W
wants In the matter of farm products,
they have "a surplus To sell amounting
to S1s7, 900, 900 a year.
According to assessors returns for
the yenr 1900 the number of live stock
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

General II. II. stanton will be buried
at Arlington cemetery with military
honors.
VIM Il. Francis of Peoria, H., com
mitted suicide at Boston by taking cy-
anide of potassium.
Otto Miller, an Adams county farm
err, is missing and foul play is suspect
ed. A search has been instituted.
Almost the entire north side of the
business portion of Main street in
Arapahoe City, OIL, was destroyed by
q re.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Seeks Damag e. for Assault. .

John Penzenstadly has begun suit in
district court against Jacob Nicholas,
foreman Of the Fremont brewery, for
80, 900 damages for assault. The plain
tiff claims hat on December II, 1899.
the defendant attacked him and struck
him on the head with an iron gas pipe,
about three feet long ana one and
one-half inches In thickness. IL is
further said that by reason of this as
sault bones were broken in the side
and back of the plaintiffs head, and
that he was sick and incapacitated for
work for "A term OF four weeks, The
plaintiff is a discharged employee of the
brewery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
TRAIL DOWN TRAIN ROBBERS
Two Hole In the wall ia ndits said to
Have Been Killed.

A report has reached Cheyenne that
posse of Union Pacific detectives, head
ed by Tom Horn, had run down two
Of the Union Pacific train robbers in
the Hole-in-the-Wal and after a des-
peratc fight killed both of them. One
of the pursuing party was shot, but it
is thought not seriously. 1t is known
that the men separated in wv gangs
after leaving the railroad aud the men
reported killed were those who were
trailcd through the mountains so
closely and afterwards escaped. 1t is
supposed that they returned to the
Hole-in-the-W Wall when they thought
the pursuit was over and the detec-
tives have been watching the rendez-
Gus since, till they got their men.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Eighteen DAYS Overdue.

Owing to stress of weather, heavy
gales and rough seas, nearly every
liner due at the port of New York dur
ing the past few days has been or is
reported from t~wenty-four hours to
Ave days late. The Anchor liner
Ethiopia and the Allen line steamer
State of Nebraska. from Glasgow, are
now sixteen and eighteen days over
due, respectively. The ships which
have reached port report heavy winds
and wild seas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Declare Him Not Guilty.

In the case of Former City Collector
OF Water Rates George Il~offerkamp of
Springfield, H., charged with embcz-
element in the Sangamon circuit court.
the defense objected to the testimony
offered by the state, alleging that
under the law il was inadmissable.
After a two hours argument Judge
Creighton sustained the objection of
the defense and instructed the jury to
return n verdict Of not guilty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
HAWAIIAN BILL COMPLETED
The Change Made rs to the Qusiincs-
tiOns of Voters.

The Change Made rs to the QusiiHcs-
tiOns of Voters.
The Hawaiian bill has been practi-
cally completed by the house commit
tee on territories, and Chairman Knox,
with a subcommittee, is preparing the
draft for the revised bin, with the in
tention of presenting it to the house
sometime this week. Several i'm
portant changes have been made in the
measure. The chief Of these Is the
striking out of all property qualifca-
tions for electors for the senate. An
other change eliminates the super
vision given to the supreme court of
Hawaii over elections in the senate
and house and makes each house the
judge Of its own elections. The omis-
sion Of the property qualification is in
the interest of the natives.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
IS ASSASSINATED
State SenatorC oebel Shot Down
at Frankfort.
BULLET FIRED FROM CAPITOL WINDOW
John whitaker OF butler County, Ar
rested and Jailed Charged with the
shooting-Man Arrested HAD
Five Pistols on His Person.

A Frankfort, KY, dispatch dated
January 81, 9 a. m, says q physician
from Senator Gocbel's bedside says
there has been no change In his con-
dition for two hours, and that he is in
a precarious condition. Other infor-
nation from the senator's room is that
shovld his wound prove fatal it will be
between o and o o'clock this morning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Wanted an Injunction.

Thomas Sloan of Fender was In Lin
coin recently for the purpose of Sc
curing an injunction against John l.
Rankin, a government alloting agent,
who insists upon allotipg the lands of
the Omaha reservation as he desires,
and as Mr.. Sloan thinks without re-
gard to the order of the court and the
provisions of the statutes. Mr.. Ran.
kin has been in the service of the gov
ernnent for a long term Of years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Naval Bill Finds Favor,

The German Bundesrath adopted the
the naval bill. The measure provides
for the doubling Of the present number
of battleships, and the construction of
six large and seven small additional
cruisers. The preamble anticipates
that the scheme will be completed by
1916 at an annual increase of expendi-
lures Of II 900, 900 of marks, which sum
is to be raised by loans without any
fresh taxation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02

George Scott. r stranger about forty
years old, was found dead in his bed
in an Omaha lodging house. Heart dis
ease is thought to be the trouble. He
seems to have no relatives or friends.
The coroner took charge Of the body.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Go to Enlist In Navy.

Louis Kloth and Herman Grekel left
West Point for Chicago for the pur-
pose Of enlisting in the United States
navy, Under the direction of the Of
tcers of the naval recruiting station
at that place they took a preliminary
examination and are reasonably GER
tain Of passing the final examination
in Chicago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
BiiExsrd on In Mlchignu.

A blizzard has been raging at Mar.
quette, Mich. with increasing violence.
Nearly a foot of snow has fallen. The
storm is reported to be general all over
upper Michigan. Nearly a foot of snow
is a blessing to lumbermen, who were
on the point of breaking up camps on
account of the extended thaw.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Mission SIN a SECRET

M. Bernert. the Belgian premier,
whose presence here is supposed To
have been connected with the boun-
Diary dispute between the Congo Free
state and the contiguous German ter
ritories, has left Berlin without divulg-
ing the real purpose of his coming and
diplomatic circles ignore it as carefully
as newspapers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Verdict of Not Guilty.

For nearly one week the district
court at West Point was taken up with
the Carl Andre incest case. Both state
and accused are ably represented and
the prolonged fight came TO a close last
Saturday night, bnt Judge Graves, hav-
ing gone to his home at Fender over
Sunday, the verdict was not opened
until Monday. The verdict was not
guilty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
surrenders Poor Farm Lease.

Owing to the mutual dissatisfaction
between the lessee of the poor farm,
Harry Dill, and the Cunning county
board, Mr.. Dill voluntarily surrendered
his lease, which would have expired
on March /. 1902, To the board, at the
same time snrrendering the notes
given, as rental, for that period.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
r. !. Ph.Iu, Much B.tter.

The physician in attendance upon
Edward j. Phelps, formerly minister
to England, who is i'll at his home in
New Haven. Conn. with pneumonia,
reportedthat Mr.. Phelps had improved
considera0f Wy. His condition is now
considered more favorable than at any
time during his Illness. The physician
added, however, that the danger point
had not vet been passed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
To Advance Price OF Tires.

Official notice has been issued by the
Diamond and Goodyear Rubber COM
panies of Akron, o., Of an agreement
made with Theodore A. Dodge of New
York, owner of patents on single tube
bicycle tires. The agreement will re-
suit in an increase in the price of tires
of about so per cent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
A New

The Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Omaha, has filed articles OF
incorporation, providing for the cree
ton of a church in Omaha to cost
10000. The incorporatOrs are Bishop
Richard Scannell, William Choka and
and Theobold Kalamaja.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Ordered to bring Suit.

j. j. Everingham of Omaha, receiver
for the Grain Growers Mutual Hail as
ISOLATION, has been instructed by Judge
Dickinson to bring snit against such
policy holders As he may deem advis
able.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02

Ada Rollins and Ollie Reed, occu-
pants of the Northwestern hotel, a
resort in Hastings, attempted 20 COM
init suicide by taking carbolic acid
They will not die. They claim to have
taken the stuff in a spirit Of banter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
CHEYENNE strike settled.

The strike of the boiler makers and
machinists in the Union Pacific shops
at Cheyenne has been settled by the
company granting the man 81 cents an
hour. The men struck for 80 tents and
were out a month, finally agreeing TO
return to work with the understand
inp that a settlement would be made.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Residence burns.

The house Of G. II. Drummond, in
the north part Of Fairnont was totally
destroyed by fire. The furniture was
partly saved. The loss will aggregate
g. $500. Insurance on the building
was $500.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
BRINGS INTERESTING SUIT

Claim tina Goods sent From Puerto Ries
Are Not Dutiable.
, A suit has been entered in court at
Boston by the Amos-Pearson Tobacco
company of Lowell, Mass, against the
United States with a view of ecove
Ing duties paid upon to bacco imported
from Puerto Rico, and it raises the
very important question whether
Puerto Rico is to be considered a part
of the United States. The federal
courts will in all probability be obliged
to determine the issue. The company
alleges that the duties imposed upon
it were illegal on the ground that
Puerto Rico is a part of the United
States and that duties could not there
fore be levied upon goods or articles
sent from one part of the United States
TO another. ~ 4
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02

In crop production Nebraska ranks
as follows: Corn third, oats fifth, wheat
seventh.
In value OF live stock: Horses fourth,
mich cows eighth, other cattle fourth.
swine sixth.
Stand up for Nebraska!
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
wrecked b. Huge BouIder.

Traffic is tied up on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy by a wreck at
Ferryville, Wis. An engine sirnck a
large boulder, which rolled down from
the bluff, Sixteen freight cars are
piled up. No casualties. =.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Cissrmakers Locksd Out.

At Boston twelve hundred cigar
makers were locked out as a result OF
demand for an increase in the rate
of certain kinds Of handwork.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
Snow storms In France.

Heavy snow storms prevail through
out France, especially on the north
and west coasts, where numbers of
wrecks have occurred.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-02
TRACE THE MILLER T EAM
Possible clue to the Adams County Mys

terry.
A Hastings dispatch says: A possible
solution of the disappearance Of Otto
Miller, who is thought to haze been
murdered, was had in a telegram from
the marshal at Ogalalla. stating that a
man left there with ajeam answering
the description of Miller, and that he
claimed to be going to Denver
Two of Miller's brothers left for the
west for the purpose Of intercepting
him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-12
China win Not Commit Hari-Kari.

The United States has served purpose the Chinese
complications important finished di-
plomacy The impetuous lord Of Germany trust
ing the consequences Of his rashness
balancing wheel and corrective. has listened to
ambassador Queted down. at last come over to
the side of reason.
With this assured solution of the pending problem in
China difficult It will the world witness
ing appalling with the Chinese millions viii
spare the lootng of whole empire scale might
make civilization blush with shame.
The perempory hlbustering proposals Of the kaiser
win be sounded The demand that China commit
suicide by assessnatng her chief officers no
latng own will laid aside The ENJOYS agree
only primarily responsible shall punished
and that those officials within whose districts trouble
CURED cannot hold Office again, if is proved they
did take the necessary to prevent attacks
upon foreigrers.