The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-13
WIDE WORLD NEWS
Comprehensive Condensation
of Christendom.
A OkPlfTt SUMMARY OF THE Wttk


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Diamonds. jcwclry. and money to
the value Of $4,000 were stolen from
the "tsidence of Charles w. Smith at
Germantown. Pa. and suspicion rests
upon Edward Brannin. Mr. smiths
coachman. who is missing
Three masked men looted the safe in
the star brewery OF Bellcvillc. H.. Of
about 81 900. after first capturing and
coniining Secretary Hubert Hartman.
his brother Ianz. the watchman and
night fireman of the plant in an empty
refrigerator car nearby.
The exploring steamer Southern
Cross arrived at wellington. New Ica-
land, bearing e. +. Borchgrevink and
the survivors of the south polar cNpc-
dition fitted out in 1898 by Sir George
Newnes of London.
Mr. Borchgrevink reports that the
magnetic pole has been located. y.
Hansen. one of the biologists who
started with the expedition. died on
the voyage.
A Chicago, April !dispntch says: The
resignation of Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills. pastor of Plymouth church.
Brooklyn. from the Chicago Presby-
terry and the request that he be allowed
to demit from Presbyterian church
was today placed before the annual
meeting Of the Chicago prcsbytcry.
No action will taken on the matter for
two weeks. the committee to which DIR.
fcrrcd for consideration requesting
that much time on account of the
many important interests involved and
being unwilling TO take hasty action
on matter SO important to the Pres
bytcrian church. Dr. Hills resigna-
tion was in the form "a letter to DR..
w. &. Gray. editor of the Interior and
u personal friend of the Brooklyn pas
tor. and when the aged divine stepped
upon the platform To present the let
ter to the Chicago prcsbytery the au-
ditOrinm of Olivct Memorial church,
in which the meeting was held was
crowded to the doors, nearly every
Presbyterian minister in Chicago he
ing president. The reading of the let
ter. which was a lengthy one. was fol-
lowed with the closest interest.
A salt Lake City, Utah, special says
ihat King. dem. for congress, is elect
ed over Hammond, rep, by probably
1000 majority.
Robbers last night rihed the Santa
Fe depot at Winfield. Kan. and shot
and killed ID. {. Coates. the night OPP
orator, in escaping. They secured only
"A few cents. The killing was evident
~ committed to prevent Identification.
Incomplete returns of the election
at st. Joseph. Mo-. indicate sweeping
victory for the republican ticket.
headed by John Combe for mayor. The
ST. Joseph Gazette. democratic. con
ccdcs the election of the full republi-
| can ticket. There was "a light vote
and local issues predominated.
The Carnegie Company has pur-
chased 10000 shares of the stock of the
| littSburg. Bcssemer d Lake Erie rail
road from Colonel Samuel H. Dick.
chairman of the road, for IA sum said
| to range close to 10000 and Colonel
Dick has retired completely from the
management of thc'company.
The democrats scored Il victory in
Tuesdays election at Kansas city,
| Kan, electing James A. Reed mayor
by n majority of at least | 900 over J..
| sherry Brown. jr.. republican. The
| entire democratic ticket. with the eX-
| ccption of n few members of the lower
| house OF the city council is elected
| The present city government is repub-
| lican. Jones. republican. for mayor.
had IA majority of ,i39 two years ago.
Thirteen inches of snow fell We'd
ncsday at Cheyenne.
a Kansas City. April dispatch says:
Convention hall. Kansas City's pride.
! wherein the democratic national con
vention was to have been held on July
! 4, was laid in ruins in less than thirty
| minutes time this afternoon from "A
! fire that started from an unk nown
source AT | o'clock. The fire burned
with such fury that il was evident al
most at the start that the structure
was doomed, and the fremen soon
| turned their attention to saving the
surrounding property.
The aggregate loss is 800. OOO APP
| portioncd as follows: Convention hall
S235, 900. insured for sl53, 900: church.
Sio,0OO, insured; parsonage, $1,000, in
surcd for $50. 400: Williamson block.
| Twelfth street. $50, 900, insured for
| 900
Plans are on foot to rebuild conven-
tion hail Immediately and make il
ready for the democratic convention in
| July. While the fire was still in pro.
grrss members of the Commercial club,
through whose efforts the hall was
conceived and built, mingled in the
crowds of spectators and began solicit
ing funds for new structure.
While shadowing a suspected robber
at Cleveland, o., Patrolman Fitzgerald
was taken captive by seven men in a
house in an alley near the corner OF
Ontario and summit streets. Fitzger.
aid had followed the suspect into the
| house He was immediately seized