The Red Cloud chief., 1900-06-22

arrested AT BcnklcIncn, NeD.s CIldTVcu
with cattle stealing. The preliminary
trial will be held at st. Francis, Kan,
as the alleged theft was committed in
that state.
/. $. knight, a coal dealer, Of Hay
Springs, Neb., shot Dick Hall. n car
penter, with probably fatal effect. The
ball passed through the RICH, hand and
entered the right breast just below
the nipple.
During the thunder storm Saturday
evening lightning struck the barn of
Paul Sorensen. seven miles south of
Adams. Ncb., and killed Luke Peter
son. a hired man. knocked one of Mr..
Sorenscn's boys down and killed six
horses.
An Omaha special of June 10th says
Charles II. King shot and killed Jim
Flood. who had attempted to invade
Mrs. Kings dressing room. Flood did
not heed repeated warnings and at the
bed chamber door he received two
shots and died in twenty minutes.
A Valentine. Neb., June Il special
says: After being out all night the
Jury in the case Of Thompson returned
n verdict Of murder in the second de-
gree. After the verdict the sheriff
took charge of the defendant and he is
now confined in Jail. His cousel are
preparing "A motion for "a ne'v trial,
which will be passed upon June 20.
One of the most severe wind and rain
storms for many years passed over this
section Saturday night. doing heavy
damage, says n Sargent dispatch. The
Burlington round house was blown
down, breaking the cabs and smoke
stacks, so that they will have To be
sent in for repairs. The Burlington
road is washed out in several places
and trains cannot run for several days.
Nebraska City special says: Marshall
BlcXins, Il young man, was drawing
baled hay and was just fastening the
last bale On the wagon when "A bundle
fell on the horses. which caused them 70
run away. lie attempted to- climb into
the wagon and was thrown under the
wheels. The heavy load passed over
his right leg between the knee and
ankle, the bones were torn apart and
the flesh pulled loose from the bones.
A Sioux City, Ia, June u dispatch
says: Samuel Livingston was shot
and instantly killed in Union county.
South Dakota, by his ncighbor, I.or-
enzo Stevens. Livingston, who is fifty
eight years old, wanted to marry
stevens ninctecn-yctr.old daughter
and the men quarrcled about it. Liv-
ingSton struck stevens with IA monkey
wrench and Stevens shot him through
the heart. The murderer made no
effort to escape.
After a years suspension the ar.
rangemcnt between the United States
aud Portugal, establishing reciprocity
on certain articles specified in section
3 of the Dingley act, has gone into ef'
feet. Under the agreement Portugal
secures the same terms hat France
secured in her reciprocity arrangement
respecting reduced duties on still
wines, argo!s and works of art. Tn,
international arrangement was ~
pended, owing to a clerical error.
A small tornado crossed Auburn
county, Nebraska, so far as known
only touching the ground twice. Il
passed from the southwest to tn,
northeast, G the own OF Johnson
removing a building from the founda
ton, and badly damaging it. II agaiI
struck the ground six miles north u
Auburn in n field, doing no damage
Heavy rains fell nearly all over tn,
1 county Wednesday.
Miss Rosy Hudson, daughter of
merchant, and Miss Merle Hresslci
daughter of a farmer, living north {
i Bellwood, Neb., were drowned in tn
Platte river while bathing. The dca
body of Miss Hudson was washed abor
!, half u mile down the river and WI
found on n sand bar among willow
=, on which some of her clothing caugh
q a searching party worked all nigh
4 but Miss Bressler's body was n
found. Both were about fourteo
N years of age. The accident has cast
n gloom of sorrow over the c%ommunit,
d The week ending July IL was We,
II warm, the daily mean teinpeiatu.,
averaging from : degrees above norm
N in the eastern sections To 7 degrev
/, above in the western. In the easter
"a half of the state the maximum tempe
atures were generally above 90 degree
rs Nearly all sections We're visited
III moderate showers on Saturday nigh
4. but the total rainfall for the wee
was very deficient, being less than OF
II half of an inch over the greater porti,
~ of the state; only two or three sma
"a areas in the southeastern portion T.
ceived the normal amount.
nj John Reese, department commando
and Winslow II. Barge, assistant adj
~ tant general, have issued an order
* the &, A r., posts, The appointmer
IA of the department commanders sta
Il. is announced as follows: Assista
a. adjutant general, James ID. Gage, pc
-, No. 1856, Franklin; assistant quartz