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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
HE Will TRY AGAIN
Buffers Army Attempting to
Relieve Ladysmith.
THE GARRISON HEARS HIS GUNS
R.ported that lie Has Recrosscd the
TueeIa-Boer Forces are Active
Massing Near I~adysmith and
Planting New Guns
A London dispatch of February 5

A London dispatch Of February 5
says:
Although there is no actual confirm.
alton of the report that General Butler
has recrosscd the Tugcla on a third
desperate attempt to relieve Lady
smith, IL is known that the war office
has received several South African dis
patches which have not been published
and IL the advance Is an actual fact,
the secret is being well kept.
There are newspaper dispatches in
plenty from Spcarinan's Camp up to
Sunday, but there is no hint that an
advance has been begun, and 1t is AS
sumcd in some quarters here that
Lord ~Dundonald's reconnaissance in the
district Of Hungcrspoort may be the
only foundation for the statement that
General Butler has started.
On the other hand dispatches from
Ladysmith rather indicate that the ad-
vance is in operation by reporting
heavy firing on Friday I'D Saturday.
from the directions of Potgio:rrS drift
and Colcnso.
hNHHdN'h W Nllt ihllN AAN
from Ladysmith, dated yesterday,
says:
"A report has reached us that a bri.
gade has crossed the Tugela."
The reports that the Beers are re-
concentrating around l.~adysrhith are
also an indication that preparations
are being made 20 resist General Bull
Ter, or for an attempt TO re-attack up
on the garrison in anticipation of his
advance. The fact, however. that no
firing has been reported under yester-
days date, either from L~adysmith or
spearnan's Camp might be inter
pretcd TO mean either that the attempt
had failed or hat General Butler had
merely made "A demonstration on Fri.
day or Saturday.
Various rumor arc current. One
says that General Butler j. again at
lacking Spion kop from the side of
General Lyttleton's camp. Another is
that he received Information from the
owner of Spion Kop farm and crossed
by fords further west than Trichard's
drift. The military authorities in
London think it more likely that the
crossing would be made east OF
Zwarts kop. Speculation, however. is
useless. The public can only wait in
patience. and. it may be said also. in
t%rcpidation. Nor is the feeling of anx
Iety much relieved by the possibility
that General Butler has been conSid.
erably reinforced sincet he disaster at
SpiOn kOp.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

A British soldiers letter relates how,
at Glencoe. as he was about 20 transAx
an elderly Boer with 4 bayonet. his
ankle turned and he fell. His op-
ponent. with dubbed gun, came at him
v~engefully. but a younger Boer inter-
vened and ayerted the impending blow.
the older man. still i~mplacable. strove
to accomplish his purpose. but the
pleadings OF the younger prevailing. he
turned wrath'ully away. His preserver
propped the Englishman against a
rock, refreshed him from his water
bottle, land then" concludes the SOL
der. "he gives me a cigar and carries
me on his back down the hill, When
he gets to the bottom he puts me down
and says. They'll find you here all
right Then he shakes my hand and
bolts, and our patrol soon picked me
up" One hopes that the mercy and
humanity displayed by this chivalrous
Boer may be shown him. should HE
needs ever require them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
REVENUE PRODUCING LAW
Reciprocal Insurance Act to BE I'm
forced strictly.

Auditor Cornell has decided 60 en-
force the reciprocal insurance law.
During the last three years he has
made an effort TO enforce this law and
as q result has collected about $50, 900
under its provisions. The law applies
only to life insurance companies. 1t is
estimated that a strict enforcement
will bring in fees to the state amount
ing to from $50, 900 to SGj, 600 each year.
The auditor is now receiving applica-
ton from all companies doing business
in the state for renewal of licenses.
The companies are required to file an
annual statement and secure a renewal
of license at the beginning of each
year. All life insurance companies
will bc notified that unless they pay
the reciprocal tax due no license will
be granted. In this way it is believed
the law can be enforced.
The National Life Insurance COM
pany of Montpelier recently paid Il
fee of S50i. 20 TO the state treasurer of
Nebraska at the request of the audit
or. Nearly all of this fee became due
because of a law in Vermont taxing
companies > per cent on gross pre-
miums. Nebraska has 10 such law but
as Vermont has Il law of that kind,
the fee must be paid. The law known
as the reciprocal law provides that "A
company from another state must pay
the license fees required by the laws of
Nebraska and a. much more, as the
license fees of its own state are in eN-
cess of license fees of the state of Ne
brasl<a. The object of this law is to
exact from companies of other states
a. much as the laws OF such other
states would require of Nebraska com
panieS entering such states.
Considerable disturbance may be
made over the law, but Auditor Cor
nell is determined to follow it strictly.
Deputy Insurance Clerk Price has Sc
cured copic, of the laws of all the
states in the country and is prepared
to tell each company just how much
must be paid.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Fin Dis Remains In Comm.

sheriff Lancaster of York has re-
turned from Henderson, where he had
peer Investigating the alleged grave
robbing. He found that the matter
was considerably overdrawn, and
many wicrd stories were the result of
the affair. Nichols is a brother-in-law
of Goo>en who says that there was 10
intention of removing the remains.
The object in examining the grave
was 10 convince young Goosen that
his mothers remains were unmolested.
The remains were found in the coffin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Alleged EIopers Detained.

Marshal llgenfritz of York received
a telegram from ~Farnumsville, Ia, re-
questing him TO arrest or detain Bert
Mcdonald and Jessie Mclean, an al
legged clipping couple from that city,
whose destination was Avoca, Neb.
The couple arrived on the Elkhorn
passenger and were promptly taken
into custody by the marshal, but as
they offered to remain there until the
girls father arrived, they were allowed
to stay at the LaGrande hotel. The
couple are not married, but declare
that they will be sooner or later,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
SALOONS OF IOWA REOPEN
Rehearing and stay Granted by the
Des Moines Court.

In the case of West vs.. Illinois. in
which the supreme court Of Iowa rem.
dercd a decision that closed most of the
saloons in the interior towns of Iowa. a
petition for rchearing was filed by the
attorneys for the saloon men. The pc
tition vas accompanied by a motion
for an order staying the force Of the
earlier decree until the rchearing can
be argued. On consideration of this
motion the court granted the stay and
issued an order to that effect. This
places the question in exactly the saIne
condition a. before the decision was
made and the saloons were nearly all
opened within a half hour Of the courts
action. Notice was wired to other
places and saloons promptly reopened
in the ''drouth-stricken" towns. The
petition for ~rehearing will probably be
argued at the Nav term of the court.
Meanwhile the saloon men will secure
new petitions of consent. 80 that If the
final decision is against them they can
file their new petitions and resume
business without interruption. 1t is
believed by lawyers that the final de-
cisions will be adverse TO the saloons.
but hat the court grants the stay in
order to enable the liquor dealers to
have a reasonable time 20 comply with
the law by filing new petitions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
SmalIDuN,

Charles Frank of Carpenter, Ia, at
tended IA church sociable just across
the state line a few days ago, During
the sociable in a kissing game he be-
slowed kisses on three young women
of the church. Shortly afterward he
was taken down with the smallpox. so
were all the young women. Eight
clses have resulted in all and one
death has occurred. The state board
of health has been notified of the eX-
istence OF smallpox and ordered a quar-
antine. The Minnesota officials have
been wired Of the cases in that state.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Calls For RESIGNATION -.

Governor Tanner has called for and
received the resignation of Zion X.
Wood as trustee of the asylum for Fee
bic minded at Lincoln, Ill. Mr.. Wood
is a republican and lives at Mt. Pulas-
XII. The governor declines 10 talk
about the dismissal, saying he is not
prepared to give out the particulars.
An investigation has been held and il
is surmised that the trouble lies in the
letting of contracts for the new build
ings which have been provided for by
appropriation by the last legislature,
but which have not been commenced
vet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

Velyril Is the name by which a new
substitute for rubber and guttapercha
is to be known. II Is to be used largely
for deep-sea cable insulation. to take
the place OF rubber. The desira-
bility of such a substitute being found
is seen in the fact that one cable re-
Gently aid required over 500 tons OF
rubber, or one-tifth of the annual out
put for its insulation. The new insu-
lator is a mixture of nitrated linseed,
or castor oil, with nitro-cellulose. This
gives a homogeneous mass, the elastic
and other properties Of which can be
modified by changes in the proportions
OF the constituents. A good imitation
of Para rubber H. secured by mixing
two pints of nitrated oil with n pint
OF nitro cellulose. Castor oil yields
better results than llnseed oil. The
elasticity OF the product is - per cen
1t Is said to he more durable than rub
Der. and IL can be nodded under heat
and pressure or worked by dissolving
in any suitable solvent. and then evap-
Grating the solvent. Velvril Is claimed
to be superior to v~ulcanized rubber. in
that 1t is without action On copper, II
appears to possess many advantages,
but satisfactory Information as TO its
cost Of production is not yet forthcom-
ing. The purposes for which 1t Is ex-
pected TO be specially adapted are ma
chine betting, the manufacture OF port
m~anteaus, campiug-out sheets, loin
cloths for horses, balloon materials,
hose and tubing, carding wire founda-
lions for spinning rollers, floor cover
ings, paints, enameled leather and Ash
ing lines. 1t is non-eXplosive, aud not
more infammable than other kindred
organic products.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Interesting Question.

In the bigamy ease in which Clar-
ence +. Baxter, an cmploye of the
Cudahy Packing company at South
Omaha, is defendant, which is now be-
ing tried before Judge Gordon, an in
teresting question has arisen as to the
race TO which Mrs. Baxter No. | be-
lcngs. The plaintiff plainly has ne
gro blood in her veins and unless she
fourth negro the marriage is not bind.
ing under the laws of Nebraska, and
in that case the charge Of bigamy will
be dismissed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
WILLIAM COEBEL is DEAD.
Collapse Came at 8;i5 =. H., Saturday,
February 9.

ieDrunrg =.
The bullet fired by an unknown as
sassin last Tuesday morning ended the
life of William Goebcl at Gas Saturday
evening, at Frankfort. Ky. The only
persons present at the death bed were
Mr.. Goebel's sister. Mrs. Braunacker,
and his brother, Arthur Goebel, who
had been in constant attendance at Mr..
Goebels bedside. and DR.. Mccormack.
Justus Goebcl, another brother. who
had been hurrying from Arizona as
fast as steam would carry him in a
vain hope of reaching his dying
brother in time for some token Of rec
ognition, arrived forty minutes too
late. Oxygen was frequently admin.
istered to the dying man in an effort
to keep him alive until his brothers
arrival, but in vain. The train on
which Justu> Goebcl was travelling was
delayed several hours from various
pauSpS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Bribery Infectious In Ranks OF Montana
Men.

The defense in the Ease of Senator
Clark of Montana before the senate
committee on privileges and elections
has begun the presentation of its side
of the controversy. The first half of
the first day was given to three wit.
nesScS for the mcmorialiSts, after
which Thomas f. Lyons, county at
on the stand 10y Mr.. Faulkner in MIR.
Clarll's behalf.
His testimony was rather startling
In several respects. lie brought Rep
rescntative Campbell, one of the attor-
neys for the prosecution. into the con
trovcrsy as an active participant in
the case, saying that Mr.. Campbell had
promised him 5000 To testify ia the
case against Mr.. Clark in this prosccu-
ton. lie had previously been "a worker
for Mr.. Clark and said that he acted in
this matter at the instance of G. W
Clark, playing the part, as the witness
put IL, of "A Whitcsidc on the side"
Accordingly. he said. he had visited
Mr.. Campbell. After hearing his pro-.
position TO testify that several mem
bcrs of the Legislature had been to his
knowledge bribed, Mr.. Campbell had
agreed to pay him the sum mentioned
for the evidence, aftcrward agreeing
To doubt it. Mr., Lyon also related
that he had seen Mr.. Campbell and
also Attorney General Nolan since his
arrival in Washington.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
CONDITIONS ARE CHAOTIC.
Governor Taylor submits a Plan to Set
the G~ubernatorla Controversy.

the GubernatOrlal controversy.
Governor Taylor has made a distinct
and positive offer to submit the merits
of his claim to the gubernatorial chair
of Kentucky to any three fair minded
men in the world. these three men to
be selected by the United States SUI
preme court. He will allow them to
arbitrate the ease and will abide by
their decision. This announcement
he made to a correspondent of the As
sociated press in his office in the ex-
ecutive building.
Chaotic is the only word that will
describe the political situation as it
exists in Frankfort. This condition
arose not 50 much from anything that
was done by either side as from the
countless stories and rumors that were
spread broadcast. Early in the morn
ing il was positively asserted by the
democrats and confirmed by "A few re-
publicans that the Legislative session
in London was about to be called off.
The democrats claimed to have had
the highest possible assurance that
Governor Taylor would take such ac-
ton. and that the next session of the
Legislature would be held in Frankfort
in the capital building tomorrow
morning.
Governor Taylor late in the morning,
however. altered the situation entire
~ by declaring to the Associated press
that no order had been issued rcvoking
the meeting at London and that it
would proceed as originally intended
by him
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Mormon Converts Arrive.

Ihlrty-hve mormon converts, many
OF them women, have arrived in New
York on the steamship Anchoria, from
glasgow, cnroute to Utah. They are
from Holland, Belgium and Switzer-
land. There are some young girls in
the party who are pretty and refined
looking. As the immigrants fulfill all
the conditions of the immigration law
they were allowed to proceed west.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Wants $4,000

of the manufacturing department of
the Grant Paving company, Omaha,
has brought suit against that company
for SIG, OOO damages for injuries re-
ccivcd while attending to his duties.
Martin WAS in the habit of starting the
furnace fires with kerosene. One
morning he made the mistake of pour
ing gasoline into the furnace instead
of kerosene, the a II being similar,
and was frightfully burned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

The greatest judge that the world
has I'VE known is the American citizen
standing In an election booth ready TO
mark his ballot. On the justice Of his
decision hangs the destiny OF the
greatest nation on which the sun eve
shone. II every voter understood HIS
awful responsibility. u institutions
would last into the centuries. But
alas, the sacredness Of the ballot box
is thoughtlessly violated by too many
voters.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

BY a law OF Iowa, no intoxicants can
be sold within three miles OF the State
Agricultural School. The friends of
the State University, at Iowa City, are
naturally asking why that institution
should not be equally protected. In
Boston, no saloon is permitted within
three hundred feet of a schoolhouse.
Thus the question Of prohibition bal
ances itself on compromises. License
and local option both imply the right
OF restriction, partial or entire. Wheth-
or deemed necessary or unnecessary.
the drinking habit is generally under
suspicion and Is felt to be an evil.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Comrls for Alhska.

Senator Carter has reported from the
committee on territories the bill for a
civil code of Alaska and provides for
three district courts with the necessary
officers and United States commission
ers, Three judicial districts are Gre
ated. No delegates in congress or
territorial legislature is allowed under
the hill
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

They say that only 10 per cent OF the
people in New York belong to the
churches. The trouble is we need
more Churches of the Best Licks and
less of the fashionable meeting places
where come to show their
gowns and where men come TO hide
their ~iniquity. On the whole the peo-
pie outside the churches are not TO
blame. Let evil quit the New York
churches and good will come in.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
LOSS EXCEEDS A MILLION
Three st. Louis Dry Goo Houses Lose
Entire stock,

A fire which originated in Penny &
Gentle's dry goods store at st. Louis
destroyed property estimated at 81 800
600. The greater part of four blocks
or buildings and their contents in the
heart of the retail section were con-
suncd. One fireman was killed and
nine Others of the fire department
were injured more or less seriously.
Five or six citizens were slightly hurt,
None of the injured win die.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

Because a political party dominates
a bad man for constable II Is no good
reason why adherents OF that party
should be expected 10 vote for him.
Vote down bad men on all OCCASIONS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Childre. Burned 10 death.

The house of George Winans, at Bou-
tonville, Westchesttr county, N. Y,
was destroyed by fire in the absence of
the parents and our Of Winan's chill
dren, whose ages ranged from two to
eight years, were burned to death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

The five story building at Michigan
avenue and Randolph streets, Chicago,
occupied by Spraguc, Warner IL Co.,
n of the largest wholesale grocery
houses in the west, was partially de-
stroyed by fire, and the loss will reach
several hundred thousand dollars.
tally injured by falling from the third
story.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
To Lie In state.

The remains of Governor Goebel were
taken to his home at C~ovington, Ky,
and will lie in state. y post-mortem
examination of the body of Governor
Goebel was made, but no report was
made as TO what was learned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
IIsh Combine.

A Ssh combine has been formed by
forty of the wholesale houses of Boston
and other points on the New England
coast under the title of the Boston Fish
company. The authorized capital is
$1,000, 0O0. The organization began
business on February /.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
MAY Sn1cr Inss Of Hand.

A well-borcr named George sheldon,
while making a well north of Nelson.
had the misfortune to have his hand
badly crushed and manglcd in his we'll
machinery The doctor in attendance
has small hopes of saving the hand,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Deaths In Collision,

Word has just been received at Find.
lay, o., that a freight and passenger
train on the Hooking Valley railroad
collided at Carey, resulting in the
death of a fireman, engineer, express
messenger and two others. No further
particulars are obtainable at this hour,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

Mayor Payment OF ottawa. Ont. gives
each soldier who goes to the front from
the Canadian capital the sun OF s25.
Never. perhaps, was the old query OF
What's in a name?" more effectively
answered.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Two Miners Killed.

A premature explosion of a blast at
the Lincoln, H., coal mine wrecked
two pits and buried several diggers.
Thomas Evans was found dead under
the debris and George Warnishcr is
probably fatally injured. Both are
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

At Springfield. H., the jury in the
Sangamon circuit court brought in a
verdict of M guilty in the case of
Charles Darlington, charged with the
murder of his wife, Margaret Balling-
ton. R~allington, who was partly in
toNicated, shot and instantly killed his
wife on the night of July 3, at their
home in that city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
Boy seriously Injured.

At TccumSeh, Neb., Dick Eaton, the
son of w. +. Eaton, was kicked in the
forehead by a horse. The shock was
very severe and the flesh considerably
lacerated, but it is believed no further
injury resulted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

The horse and boy who were mark
ing off the ice on Wright's mill pond,
south of York, broke through the ice,
and after considerable difficulty both
were rescued without any serious re-
SultS-
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

AT Sault Ste Marie, Mich, Mrs. Jos.
kowatski locked her boy and girl,
aged three and five respectively, in her
house during her own absence. The
house caught fire and both children
were burned to death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
HorsethicNes Mar Ccrescn.

Some time during a recent night n
team, buggy and harness was stolen
from j. IL. Kennedy, "A farmer living
four miles west Of Ccresco. There is
no clue To the identitY Of the thief.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

The Beers can always find the time
TO lay aside their Bibles whenever
here IL a chance to take a crack at a
Britisher.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

Appendicitis has become such a
common disease hat it is now within
the reach OF all. and is breaking into
the free wards OF the hospitals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

One hundred and two suustrokcs
were officially reported in this Buenos
Ayrcs. OF these nincty-three were fla
tai. The temperature a l2O in the
shade.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

Every man owes something to him
self, but it's what he owes to other men
that causes all the trouble.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

Some men work themselves TO death
trying to keep up payments on their
life insurance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

dressmaker gets into many bad hab-
its.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

The mar who has nothing to be
proud OF Ii apt to be proud OF that.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09

The street vendors business is moro
OF a calling than a trade.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-09
BOTH SIDES ARE SINNERS

Spion kop,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-03-14
nit. Airy.

Correspondence, 8th.
The weather seems to have set
tied down to changes in quick suo-
cession for the past few days.
Everybody has the la grippe.
and like the white oak has a rough
bark.
All business suspended in this
section on account of no roads.
The roads like the tariff have
reached the bottom.
Mr., VIM. Lookhart, an aged and
respected citizen ofthis place, died
last Wednesday and was buried
Friday. He leaves quite number
of relatives and friends to mourn
his death. To his family we ex-
tend our sympathy.
Mr.. Albert Meeks, of this place,
died Monday, Feb. Goth, of con-
sumption. He leaves wife and
three children.
e. l.. Withers is suffering from
an attack of la grippe. We hope
for his speedy recovery.
Mrs. Mary Withers was calling
upon friends at this place recently.
L. N. Meeks and wife, of Elwell,
were attending the funeral of their
nephew at this place last week.
Mrs. Jas. Campbell, of this place,
has been quite sick, but is improY-
ed at this writing.
Two Mormon Missionaries from
Utah, calling themselves Latter
Day Saints, passed through this
place the other day trying to find
house to preach in.
Ira Grooe is trying to get the
government to establish a postottioe
at this place.
r. e. Hereford visited Mr.. Hugh
Jordan and family last week.
The usual exchange of houses is
going on at this place, each one
hoping to better his condition,
Hope there will be no disappoint-
ment. You AND [.