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unnecessary. Up hill it is burden
and one that is assumed without any
valid reason. If rider cares for speed
at times he will be wise not to use a
low gear for that initiates against fast
work even on uphill grades. But un-
less he is a scorcher of the pronounced
type, he will find that the coaster brake
on gear of 20 or little higher, will
suit him eXcellently. 1t will shine least
on the level. but a moderately fast
pedaller will have no trouble even
there; while up hill. it will give the
best results, and down hill the coaster
will come into play. Such a course will
save a rider lots of hard work.
1t is the weaker sex, however. which
suffers most from too high gears. that
will receive the greatest benefit To
them the coaster brake and the moder-
ate gear will prove a great boon.
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J. NJ. Prilay Of Bangor; delegates to
American Institute Of Homeopathy, Drs
J. NJ. Prilay and W. Scott Hill.
The new members admitted are: Drs
c. NJ. Britto. Rockland; II. II. Plumer,
Union: j. Fred Norwood R0ckport:
George Sharkley. Camden; Or. Samp-
son.
Dr. n w. Emerson, professor Of sur
gerry in Boston University. read pa
per on appendicitis. DR.. NJ. Morey
Pierson of Boston. supreme medical di-
rector Of the American Benefit Society,
and DR. J. II. Sherman Of Boston, were
in attendance.
The doctors took drive to Crescent
Beach for supper.
After the adjournment. last evening.
the members repaired to the home of
DR. Hanscom. where the X-ray ma
chine was shown.
The next meeting OF the society will
be at Waterville on the second Tues
day in June. 1901.
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TROOPS RESTING.
Continued from page -

tinuc the struggle TO the bitter end.
United States Consul Hollis started for
the Transvaal. today. The nature Of
his mission is not made public.
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coas er Brakes and High Gears.

The use of the coaster brake on a
bicvcle is an excellent reason for low
ering the gear a little, or at least to
refrain from increasing it. The slight
oct reflection is convincing that q prin-
cipal value Of an extremely high gear
lies in the faculty with which rider
can descend hills rapidly without ex-
cessive pedaling. At other times it is
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the TranSVaal. today. The nature OF
his mission is not made public.
London. June 6.-10.55 A. M-Lorl
Roberts telegraphcd to the war office
as follows:
Pretoria. June j.-5.35 p M.-The
occupation Of the town passed Off
most satisfactorily and the British flag
is now hoisted on top of the govern
mcnt offices. The troops met with Il
much more enthusiastic reception than
anticipated. The 3rd Battalion Of
the Grenadier Guards lined the square
when the march past took place. Ow
ing to their having been on duty ut
some distance around the town, very
few cavalry and infantry We're able to
take part in the ceremony. Several Of
our officers who had been prisoners
We're among the onlonkerS
Lord Salisbury cabled to Lord Rob
erts. yesterday as follows: II earnest
ly congratulate you on this browning
result Of your brilliant strategy and
the devotion Of your gallant soldiers"
a special dispatch from LourenZo
Marques. dated Tuesday, June 5. says:
General Butler and Christian Botha
met at Laing's Mex at Buffers request
when a three days armistice was
agreed upon" The dispatch adds that
the British have evacuated Tthecht.
The 18th Imperial Ycomanry Bat
TALON captured by the Beers! Friday,
near Lindely Orange Rivery Colony,
consisted of two Irish units and two
companies of the Duke of Cambridge's
own, including Lord DonOughmore's
company. which was regarded as the
crack company of the corps. number
of men in the ranks being closely allied
to colonial families. Among the Off
GERS are the Earl of Leitrim, the Earl
of Longford and the Earl of Ennis
more.
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W. [. Walker. Starks. Nominated for Legis.
Iature.

South Norridgewock, Me-. June 6-Tne
Republican convention held at North An
son, today, nominated VIM. l.. Walker of
Starks. for representative from the towns
of NorridgewOck Arson, Starks and New
Portland.
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,rll IA Sutoland.

Maseru, Basutoland. June Ga
trooper of Brabant's Horse says that in
the last engagement the Beers took "a
British prisoners. including an officer
whom they conditionally released. The
officer estimated that the Boer forces
between Ficksburg and Bethlehem
number 600 men
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine Ports.

Bath, June 6.-Sld schs Samuel Dilla
way, Baltimore; Willie l.. Maxwell
Franklin.
Ar schs Thomas F. Pollard, Phila
Nettie Champion. Phila.; G.. A. White
Boston; Mildred May, New York.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
MINES SHUT DOWN
STRIKE ON IN PENNSYLVANIA
DISTRICT.
II IS EXPECTED TO Be COMPILE
Strike Presages q struggle Between Men
and Operators That Many Fear May
Los to Disturbance and Perhaps
w~orse-Other News

The much talked-of strike of the
anthracite mine-workers in the coal
regions Of Pennsylvania, under the
auspices OF the united mine workers,
and affecting about $4,000 union and
non-union workers, is practically in
a%ugurated and reports received from
the various sections indicate that
when the strike officially begins
according to the strike bulletin
issued by the president of the
mine-workers union, very few mines
will be in operation. Just how many
men will obey the strike order cannot
be conjcctured. The union officials
steadfastly assert that all the union
men will remain away from work and
will be further strengthened by a large
majority of nonunion men. The OPP
orators on the other hand are conf
dent that the proportion Of striking
miners will be greatly exaggerated.
Reports from Luzerne, Lackawan ma,
Schuylkill, Carbon and Northu mber-
land counties, where the most import
ant coal workings are, pressage a
struggle between the operators and
their meu that many fear may lead TO
disturbance and perhaps worse.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
BURNING THE DEAD.
HERCUlEAN TASK AHEAD OF
GALVESTON WORKERS.
BODIES MUST BIZ REDUCED TO ASHES
with vigor-Exodus From stricken
City Continues Unabated--
Fire In u Nursery,

The work goes on Of recovering the
dead from the mass of debris that lines
the south side Of what remains of the
city. In me day lo7 bodies were re-
covered and crcmated. The number
recovered and cremated today has not
been reported as yet, but IL will ex-
coed one hundred or more. The task
of recovering the bodies that are be-
meath or jammed into this. rick of de-
bris, extending from the eastern u the
western limits Of the city, a distance
of over three miles, is a %herculean one,
and the most expeditions way of re.
moving the whole, from u sanitary
point of view, is by fire. This, how
ever, in the crippled condition Of the
fire department and waterworks would
endanger the remaining portion of the
city. As it now stands, this immense
mass of debris, strewn with dead bod
les, the carcasses of decaying animals,
etc, is a serious menace to the health
of the city and is the most difficult
problem the board of health has to
deal with.
The work Of cleaning up the streets
Is being we'll executed. The debris
and garbage is being removed and $50
vehicles of every description are carry
ing il out to a safe place where it is
burned, and in a few days az the
streets will be opened for vehicles. 1t
was decided at a meeting of tHe cen
trail executive committee that all the
laborers now engaged in burying the
dead, cleaning the buildings and NOV
ing the debris from the streets and
sidewalks shall receive $3.50 per day
and rations. Heretofore they have
been working for nothing, and IL they
refused they were impressed by the
military.
The work of relief OF the sick and
injured is well in hand and under the
direction of skilled physicians and
nurses it is improving daily.
Eleven hundred tents were received
by the board Of health. All except
800, retained for hospital purposes
will be distributed by the chairmen OF
the various subcommittee TO shelter
the homeless in their respective wards
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
ADMITTED KILLING CoEBEL
0~ensatic" Testimony Given at tho Trial
Of Howard.


Of Howard.
The first really sensational testi-
mony in the trial Of James Howard,
charged with having fired the shot
that killed William Goebel, was given
by Bowman Gaines, a Frankfort, KY,
liveryman and James Stubbleiield, a
former deputy sheriff of Clay county.
The former identified Howard as the
man who ran cut from the rear of the
state house grounds and jumped over
the fence Immediately after the shot
was fired. Gaines is positive in his
Identification of the prisoner.
The most sensational witness, how
ever, was James Stubblefeld n one
legged and one-armed ex-sherif OF
Clay comfy. Stubblefield testified
that Howard %exultantly told him that
he fred the shot that took Goebel's
life. His testimony in detail was that
Howard stopped at his house in Feb
ruary shortly after the shooting.
Shortly after he came in Stubbletield
says he remarked to him:
'Jim, you all have been having
trouble down at Frankfort"
Yes" responded Howard, according
to the witness, I'VE have raised hell
and cleaned the platter" and added:
~ never sight down my gun barrel
but what l get meat or money and
this time ] got both"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
UNREPoRTED DISASTER IN
GULF TORNADO.
fIGHTYfIyf LIVES 60 OUT fORfytR
DANGER SEEN TWO LATE TO
SAVE PASSENGERS.
EITHER BLOWN AWAY OR DROWNED


A telegram from Hon. John II. Poe,
residing Mt Lake Charles, stating that
eighty.tivc lives were lost on the Gulf
N Interstate train which left Beau
mont early Saturday morning, Scptem-
Der \, for Bolivar Point. Mr., Pee was
one Of the passengers on this train,
and, fortunately, together with n few
others, he sought safety In the light
house at Bolivar Point aud was saved.
The train reached Boliver about
noon, and preparations were made to
run the train ON the fcrryboat prcpar-
atory to crossing the bay. hut the
wind blew 80 swiftly that the ferry
could not make a landing, and the
conductor Of the train, after allowing
II tn stand on the tracks for n few
minutes, started TO back 1t toward
beaumont.
The wind increased SO rapidly, com
ing In from the open sea, that soon
the water reached u level with the
bottom OF the seats within the cars.
II was then that some OF the passcn-
gers sought safety in the nearby light
house.
But Mr.. Poe said that in spite of all
efforts e~ighty-tive passengers were
blown away or drowned. The train
was entirely wrecked.
Those who were saved had to spend
over fifty hours in the lighthouse on
almost no rations.
Governor Sayers reports contribu-
tions and supplies coming IN at Il live
ly rate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
Accident Causes Death.

Word was received at Columbus,
Neb., OF the sudden accidental death
Wednesday afternoon near Harrington,
Neb., OF j. +. Schaffroth, for many
years a resident OF Platte county. The
telegram stated that while he was in
the act OF coupling a threshing ma
chine engine to a separator the engine
started back without notice, crushing
Mr.. Schaffroth about the chest, aus
Ing instant death. Mr.. Schaffroth was
about forty-one years Of age and leaves
a wife and four children, two boys and
two girls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
Won KetteIIer Assassin Shot.

The Pekin correspondence Of the
London Daily News says that the as
sassin of Baron Won Ketteller has been
shot. The Morning Posts representa-
tive there says that the question is be.
ing discussed Of sending relief to a few
British, French and American engin-
GERS who are besieged two hundred
miles south of Pekin.
Chinese official estimated that 25, 900
disbanded Chinese soldiers, by the sim
pie %expedient of turning their coats,
managed to remain in Pekin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
FIGHT FOR WEALTH FATAL
Death Comes to Edward A.. Davis After
u Fruitlcss Quest.

Dthtn SO"es 10 GuWhru ~ DaNis htter
Fruiticss Quest.
Death came to Edward A. Davis in a
ward in the county hospital in Chicago
aid ended n life made miserable 10y a
fruitless quest for wealth that many
times was all but in his grasp. Years
of struggling for the fortune that he
claimed unbalanced his mind and his
wife and family were parted from him
by a decree of the courts. Edward
Davis was one of several sons of John
A. Davis of Chicago. The latter was n
brother Judge Andrew j. Davis Of Mon
tana, whose death precipitated one OF
the most bitter legal contests for mil
lions ever fought in western courts.
John A. Davis was chosen a. admin
istrator of the estate, but died shortly
after the appointment. 1t was then
that Edward Davis began the fight In
his own behalf which ended so disas-
trOusly,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
SOME ORDER FROM CHAOS
City OF Galveston sorciy stricken, Hut
VIII Rise Again.

The keeper Of the life saving station
ut the western extremity of the island
has arrived in Galveston. lie reports
the station gone and that u frightful
scene of desolation exists there. lie says
$50 bodies were buried there; that the
prairie and marshes are strewn with
carcasses OF animals and reptiles and
that the stencil Is sitting.
Hope and determination have seized
the people Of Galveston. They realize
that the task before them Is gigantic,
yet with the generous aid that is flow
ing To them in a broad stream from all
parts OF the country and world, and
their own indomitablc purpose, the
sick and wounded will be healed, the
destitute relieved aud the rccupcration
oil Galveston will he speedy, and the
city will bc rebuilt and placed on u
more enduring foundation and her
commercial career started anew. Such
Is the spirit displayed by the grcvious-
ly stricken people.
Work is being pushed under II sys-
tcmatic plan of operation that is rapid
ly bringing order out Of chaos. The
search or burial or cremation Of vic
tins within the city limits is being
rapidly prosecuted 10y u large force un-
der military direction. Down the
island and on the mainland the work
Of interring the dead is conducted
with the same system. Looting and
desccration OF co"pscs have ceased
since the military have assumed charge
of affairs, and they are cooperating
tremendously with the civil authori-
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
TO STOP PRINTING BIBLES

Competition Forces IN American Bible
Society to Give Up Part of Its Business.
The old Bible house at Fourth ave-
nue. and Nintieth street, New York,
home of the American Bible society for
nearly fifty years, is to be sold and the
great printing establishment Of the So
cisty will be given up and the Bibles
printed by contract. This step has
been made necessary by the competi-
tion Of the Oxford and International
Bible O mpanies Of England.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
MAY BE HEIR TO A MILLION

Fort Dodge Telephone Girl Goes to Indi-
ana to Seek an Inheritance.
Mrs. Grace Porter, a telephone ope-
rator in the employe of the Iowa Tele-
phone company at Des Moines, has
probably fallen heir to 81 ,OOo, 900
through the death Of her aunt. Mrs.
Mary Adams of South Bend, Ind. Mrs.
Adams was very wealthy and Mrs. Por-
ter is her only lei relative and was
a great favorite with her. Mrs. Porter
has left for Indiana to look after her
interests. She is quite young. She
separated from her husband a short
time AGO.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
STATE NEWS.

The boiler explosion on the steamer
Jacob Richtman resulted in the death
of Ed Jones, a ffteen-year-old colored
bootblack, who jumped into the river
in the panic.
The Jewish church at Omaha Is hav.
ing a bitter quarrel, precipitated by
the proposed expulsion of =. Ferer, a
lower Farnam street junk dealer. Mr..
Ferer's friends rallied to his support
and as the other faction was deter
mined that he must go a row resulted
which the police had to suppress.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS
First Real Work Bcgun on GaIvcstoA
wreckage.

wreckage.
A Galveston, September "a dispatch
says: The first real attempt to clear
away the great mass of debris piled
along The beach for u distance OF sew
cral miles was begun today. Adver-
tiscments were printed In the News
which appeared this morning, asking
for hundreds of men and boys TO de
this work A multitude responded.
They ere formed into squads and
promptly put to work with the police
and deputy sheriffs In charge. IL Ia
hoped that n vigorous prosecution OF
this work will lead To the early dis
covery Of bodies still in the debris.
That there arc many Of them there il
no shadow OF doubt. IL il difficult,
indeed, to imagine how half the people
that did escape got free from this fear
full flotsam and jetsam.
An Associated press representative
~traverscd the beach for some distance
and the stencil at different points was
absolutely sickening. Everywhere
little groups Of men, women and child
rem, some OF them poorly provided with
raimcnt, were digging in their homes
for what little household property
they could save. In many cases these
seekers OF their former residences
were utterly unable to find n single
remnant Of them SO hopeless IN the
confusion Of timbers and household
furniture.
There Is a determination among tho
citizens to rebuild, the town in .
much stronger manncr that IL was.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
HER SEARCH ENDS HAPPILY
Mother Thought Daughter Dead, But
Finds Her Only Married.

Frances Smith, age II, daughter of
Mrs. William Smith, a widow living at
1907 Water street, st. Joseph, Mo-, dis
appeared and after a thorough search
had been made her mother concluded
that she had fallen into the river. Sew
eral days later the girl was located by
the police detectives. She had married
Charles Herren, q grocery wagon
driver. She was living quietly in an
other part of the city and seemed very
indifferent regarding the trouble she
had caused her mother. The marriage
took place at Atchison.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
KRUGER GOING TO HOLLAND
Precautions Taken For His Safety En-
Route.

The Portuguese government has tel
egraphed TO the governor Of MozaIn-
bique authorizing the departure of Mr..
Kruger for Europe. The governor,
however, must satisfy himself that Mr..
Kruger is really going to Europe.
Meanwhile he is instructed to take all
precautions to safeguard the personal
security of MIR, Kruger. The Neither
lands government will tender IA Dutch
wal vessel to Kruger. Mrs. Kruger
has arrived at LoureEzo Marquee, from
whence President Kruger and wife will
sail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
Free Delivery Service.

Rural free delivery service will be
established in Nebraska on October 1
as follows: Auburn, Nemaha county,
two carriers, Martin II. Welles and
Clayton +. Blessing, who are to cover
an area Of forty-ive square miles to
serve q population Of l,s2O; York,
York county, one carrier, David l..
Hunter. He will serve a population Of
725 and cover an area Of t~hirty-fve
square miles.
DIR. +. f. McKeeby has been APP
pointed prison surgeon at Superior,
Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
DAkotans Must Hang.

A special from Bismarck, s. D., says:
Acting Governor Devine has refused to
grant a reprieve for ninety days in the
case of Ira Jenkins and Hans Thorpe,
the convicted murderers. T~horpe's at
torney claimed he could prove his eli
ent of unsound mind, while Jenkins
appealed for a stay, claiming that he
could establish his innocence. Jenkins
will be hung here tomorrow and
Thorpe at Mlnot.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
AN APPEAL TO DRUGGISTS

Relief Committee Tells What II Most
Needed.
The following appeal has been issued
from Houston:
"To all druggists: The storm-strick-
en- district Is very much in need of the
following drugs: Iodoform, chloride
OF lime, gum camphor, a~ssafoetida,
crude carbolic acid, phenol sodique,
gauze bandages, quinine and iodoform
gauze.
Contributions should be sent TO tho
Houston relief committee.
(Signed)
HOUSTON RRLIEF COMMITTEE.
Is. A. Il. Kesling.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
FIRE IN A

Salvation Army Home Destroyed by Fire
ut Cincinnati.
The branch nursery of the Salvation
army at No. 403 East Fifth street
burned and its occupants were impris-
oned 70 that five were suffocated to
death and others seriously injured.
A bar-keeper in an adjoining saloon
discovered the fire and sem in the
alarm. The fremen rushed into the
blazing mission to rescue the children,
but most of those on the upper floors
were beyond help. The patrol wagons
dashed with all possible speed to the
hospitals with those that were rescued
and their cries were heard along the
streets.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
EXODUS FROM GALVESTON
Is On In Earnest and Boats Leaving
Regularly.

Regularly.
The exodus from Galveston grows in
numbers as the facilities for getting
away from the stricken city are in
creased. Boats leave frequently.
Among those who departed were len
eral Mckibben and ~Lieutenants Fergu-
son and Perry. General Mckibben will
communicate with the war department
on his arrival in Houston and then 60
to San Antonio to transact official
business. He expects to return later.
The newspapers have printed n per-
sonal note from II. T.. Huntington OF
the Southern Pacific that that road is
not to abandon Galveston. This has
created intense satisfaction and has
materially accelerated the movement
for the speedy reconstruction OF the
city
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
CRUSHED BY THE WHEELS
Fiagman Charles Sparks Killed at the
Tenth street Crossing.

Charles Sparks the se~venty-four-
year-old fagman, employed at the
Tenth street crossing Of the Burling-
ton road at Lincoln, was run down
and killed by a string Of cars being
moved on to the Missouri Pacific trans
fer tracks on North Tenth street, Mr..
Sharp was standing or the transfer
track warning teams from attempting
TO c.oss the street in front of an out
going stock train. He did not notice
the approaching switching train and
did not hear the warning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
Safe In Port.

Steamer +. and p. M. No. 4, Of the
Pere Marquette line, which left Hol-
land, Mich, Tuesday afternoon for
Milwaukee with over o passengers
reached Milwaukee safely. The pas
sengers had awful experiences and
many sustained cuts and serious inju-
ries from being thrown about the
steamer as it vas buffetted by the
wind and waves.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
DoRWARD DESTROYS tn LIU
Burns Boxer City After It Had Been
Thoroughly Piundered.

A Tien Tsin dispatch says: The ex-
petition under General Dorward,
against the Boxers threatening the
Tien Tsin region reached Tu Liu on
the Grand canal without opposition
and the city was occupied without a
shot being fred. Three columns con-
verged there yesterday after a two
days march and found that the place
already surrendered to one officer and
eight Bengal Lancers. General Dor
ward ordered the town burned after il
had been thoroughly looted.
The villages enroute made peace
offerings and in most cases were un-
disturbed. Apparently the Boxers
have ~disbandoned in that region and
the whole country is quiet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
Recalls Old Bank Robbery.

William Mccoy, first mayor of INDIE
pendence, Mo, and one of the organ
izers of the First National bank Of
that city, died the other day aged 81
years. As cashier of the bank he
figured in a celebrated bank robbery
in November, 1867. After banking
hours he vas forced to surrender the
key of the vault to masked robbers,
who secured $40, 900 in gold. The rob-
bers locked Mccoy in the vault, where
he had to remain for Eve hours. The
perpetrators of this robbery were
punished.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
Suffers Series Of Accfdents.

Mrs. Mary Mooney accidentally fell
and broke her arm and dislocated her
wrist at Lexington, Neb. The acct,
dent ut this time was indeed ~unfortu-
nate for them, as Mrs. Mooney Is just
recovering from a broken leg which
mas been almost two years in heel
ing.