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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
HISTORIC Atmosphere.
Motive L the Ground Color for His
torical Pictures.

Motive Z The Ground Color for His
torical Picturea
Unless An author can maintain, with
out deviation, from the first to the last
pages OF his book, the language Of the
period Of which he writes. his work
will be better. his pages will be moro
easily read; and whatever true atmos-
phere he may be able to create in other
ways will be convincing II he
writes In the language of his W
times. No books have a stronger ia
vor Of their own period than the OAR
tagnan romances, well translated into
modern English. 1t were as well for
an English author to attempt to give
German atmosphere to a story OF Ger
man life by writing 1t In broken Eng
lish, as to attempt to give old-time Ia
vor to an old-time tale by writing In q
tongue composed of both the old and
the new. II I Am right In my conclu-
sions, atmosphere may be impaired by
facts and language, subject to the con-
ditions above stated. These two meth
DDS, although generally attempted,
more frequently fail than succeed.
Novels wherein old-time phrases and
historical facts only are relied upon to
give old-time color are accepted with
out question. perhaps, by those who do
not know the period Of which he nov
els treat, or do not care to analyze the
question. But to an inquiring mind.
knowing the period, such a novel as to
its atmosphere Is usually as disap-
pointing as wet gunpOwder. 1t Is from
the setting of the story and from the
acts, motives, and methods of thought
Of the characters that true atmosphere
may be impaired. What the charac-
tiers are made to feel, do, and say give
real atmosphere. What they say Is the
important matter; not how they say 1t.
Motive IL the ground color for all his
torical pictures. There Is no period In
history of which we have a complete
: view. At best WI can only catch
glimpses of the environment Of men
and women who have preceded us, and
! who have faded into the dim, hazy
light of the past. We have but frag'
mentary pictures, that come to us In
I sections, like the picture-blocks OF
j child, with many parts missing. Thos'
d parts which we lack W. try to I'LL In Al
: best we can, guiding our hands, as WI
: draw, by the parts we have.-Charle'
Q Major In the June S%cribners.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
ABSENCE OF NEWS.
No<hing Particularly New from Seat Of
Chinese Trouble.


Chinese Trouble.
There is nothing particularly new
from the Orient. More or less specula-
tive stories are at hand regarding the
jealousies of the powers, and IL seems
they are wide apart on a joint com
mander.
A dispatch from London says the ac-
ton Of Count von Buelow, the German
minister OF foreign affairs, informing
the Chinese legation at Berlin that all
Geographic messages must be in plain
language and submitted for approval
by the censor, and the suggestion OF
M. Delcasse, the French minister OF
foreign affairs, that the expectation OF
arms to China be prohibited, which are
generally regarded here as long steps
in the right direction OF treat
ing China as a state engaged IN
war, have been supplemented by the
official announcement from st. Peters
burg that certain portions OF the Amur
territory, including parts Of the Khab-
arvosk district and the coast territory,
as we'll as the towns of the Biagoves-
tchensk, Khabarovsk and Kikolskus.
surf, have been DECLARED in a state OF
war since July II. Rus ia's announce
ment is regarded in London as at least
foreshadowing a speedy IN conditional
recognition of the fact that a condition
of war exists between China and the
civilized world, and the general opin'
ion seems to favor such recognition as
the best means Of meeting the bar
barian upheaval, while at the same
time e~ndeavoring to isolate the indie
pendent viceroys from the general
confagration.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
(ONGfR IS ALIVt
Message Has Been Received
From Minister.
ne WAS SAFE As LATE As JULY 18Th
Holding Out In British Legation, hut
Besieged-Omcials DO Not Doubt
Authenticity of Dispatch-Lon-
don IL Not SO Hopeful.

A Washington, July 81 dispatch says:
Like a flash of sunlight out of the dark
sky came the intelligence at an early
hour yesterday that United States Min.
lister Conger had sent a cipher cable.
gram from Pekin to the state depart
ment at Washington, making known
that two days ago he was alive and
that the foreigners were fighting for
their safety. The Chinese minister,
WI Ting Fang, received the message.
Within an hour the welcome intelli.
gence that Mr.. Conger had been heard
from, after weeks of silence and evil
report, was flashed throughout the
country and, indeed, throughout the
world, dispelling the gloom which had
prevailed everywhere, and bringing &c
officials and to the public generally q
Of profound relief. The dispatch
was in reply to Secretary Hays cable
inquiry to Minister Conger on July Il
and as both messages were in thu
American cipher code they were re
garded by the officials as above thu
suspicion Of having been tampere'
with in the course of transmission
through Chinese channels. Mr.. w,
promptly communicated the dispatcl
to the state department, where tn
translation was made from the ciphe
figures and soon all Washington wa
astir with intelligence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

Charles Booth. a careful student OF
social conditions. says that the un-
employed are. as a class, a selection
from the unfit; and on the who.e,
those most In want are the most UNI
It," or course, no employer can AFFORD
to pay a man for doing poor work.
unftness may be either a misfortune
or a fault. In either case, society SUI
fers. and must learn how to prevent
the increase Of defective members by
making industrial training a part ci
general education.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

Before Jan. I. 1907, France Is going
to spend 1858 6 200 In increasing her
navy. The scheme proposes the con-
struction of six l4,S65-ton battleships.
Ave 12.600-ton cruisers. twenty eight
BOSTON torpedo destroyers and an un-
stated number OF submarine torpedo
boats, for which the sum Of $l3, $50 900
has been set aside. The French navy
is the irst to possess submarine boats
really worthy Of the name. that is to
say. able under certain conditions &c
discharge successfully the torpedoe:
with which they are armed against
hostile vessels. either anchored or In
motion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

Milwaukee. famous for its beer, may
now claim distinction as being the
German city" Of the United States.
There are more Germans in Milwau-
kee In proportion to its population
than in any other city. The percent
age OF population is &c. and Hoboken
is a close second with 81 per cent.
New York has only 3S per cent and
Chicago 81 per cent. Boston is at the
bottom Of the list. with a German
population OF only Z per cent OF the to-
tai. Detroit. Buffalo, Cleveland, New
ark, Cincinnati, and Jersey City have
larger percentages OF Germans in their
populations than either New York OF
Chicago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

The commercial treaty between the
United States and Italy. Just ratined
by the Chamber Of Deputies Of the lat
ter country admits into our ports from
Italy, at the reduced rates provided in
section 3 Of the Dingley act. the arti-
cies therein enumerated. including
brandies, wines and works of art. We
look for a large increase in the i'm.
p~ortation OF Italian works of art.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

Russia's czarina has organized an
association OF Russian women In re.
duced circumstances. who are almost
constantly employed for embroidery
for ecclesiastical purposes or for court
dresses. The car generally buys the
altar cloths and vestments to give to
churches and thus a market is created
for this branch OF needlecraft. Queen
Emma of Holland has also a school oil
woman embroideresses. who wrough,
the young queens coronation robe an
also some OF her evening dresses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Powder Magazine ExpIodea.

A Nevada City, Cal, July 10 dispatch
Y Late last night a powder maya
zine belonging to George L. Turner
and situated near the Reward mine,
about two miles from this town, ex-
ploded, tearing a hole forty feet deep
in the earth. II is not yet know
whether there has been any loss of life
and the property damage has not been
estimated,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
London Sees Treachery.

A London, July 81, dispatch says:
The Conger dispatch fails TO carry
conviction to either the British press
or public. It's genuineness is o dis
puted, for, as is pointed out here, the
the Chinese must possess quite a sheaf
Of such messages, which the ministers
fruitlessly ~endeavored to get transmit
ted, from which they could easily Sc
lect a non-committsl dispatch to serve
the required purpose.
1t is supposed that Mr.. Conger omit
ted to destroy the cipher code and that
this is now in the possession Of the
Chinese, in which event the selection
or concoction of the dispatch would not
be difficult. 1t is argued that the dis
patch, il it were a genuine reply to the
inquiries of the Amevican government,
would go more into details.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Use Dynamite to XIII Fish.

Some persons without regard for the
law used dynamite at Mallory lake,
near Humboldt, Neb., killing u large
number OF fish, specimens Of which
were found floating on the surface Of
the water the following day. The
lessees Of the lake think they know the
guilty parties and will investigate and
punish the offenders il possible.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Tornado Near Bennet, Neb.

A small tornado struck about three
miles south of Bennett during a recent
storm, tearing up everything in its
path for a short distance. The barn,
COW sheds, chicken houses, pigpens.
etc, of James Taylor were made a
complete wreck and it is reported that
other damage was done in the com:
munity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Mid-Road Ticket.

The mid-road o.)ulists OF the state
at their meeting in Grand Island, nom.
mated the following ticket: Governor,
Taylor Flick; lieutenant governor, II.
@. Rieter; secretary of state, w. c.
Starkey; auditor. Samuel Lichty; at
torney general, j.. Stevens; treasurer,
A. Upton; commissioner, James Sal
mon; superintendent, Mrs. j. Il. Kelley,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Think He IL Insane.

H. II. Andrews was before the in
sanity commission at Nebraska City
on the charge Of being insane and was
held. He is Of the opinion that his
family has done him an injury and he
wants revenge, and its feared he will
do them bodily harm. He had made
application for admission TO the SOL
dier's home at Leavenworth, kans-,
and further action was deferred to
hear from the officials at the home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Fire Bugs Mt West Point.

In a downpour of rain Mt West Point
the firemen were called to extinguish
an incipient blaze in a ribbish heap
back of Tummond's barber shop. One
hour later another fire broke out in IA
barn on Lincoln street. The barn is
a complete wreck. Prompt action
saved a row OF barns along the alley,
1t is supposed to be the work of a fire
bug. Three alarms were turned in.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

A rife range OF LOO yards is 20 be
erected near Gettys station, Ports
mouth. Va. on the Seaboard Air Line
railroad. II Is to be built expressly
for the marines stationed at the navy
yard. who will this summer take turns
at the target. 1t liz the intention to
make expert marksmen OF the men.
no that they will become as proficient
in the use OF firearms as their brethren
In the army.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
The War In South Africa.

The following dispatch from Lord
Roberts has been received at the Lon
don war office:
Pretoria, July 19.-Methuen occu-
pied Heckpoort without opposition II
speak Of. Ian Hamilton and Mahon
continued their march along the col
try north of the Delagoa Bay railroad.
Hunter is recounoitering the positions
occupied by the Free Staters between
Bethlehem and Ficksburg."
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
italian Reciprocity Signed.

Final signatures of of the Italian re-
ciprocity agreement have been at
tached at the state department. The
arrangement, like that with France
and Germany, is made under section 3
Of the Dingley tariff act, and in the
matter Of imports into the United
States relates only to still wines, bran
dies, argols, paintings and statuary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Fatal Kentucky Fight.

In a three handed fight at Halves
vile, Hancock county, Kentucky, be-
tween Allen and Frank Pulliam and
Jack HsSson, Hesson was killed in.
stantly and Allen Pulliam died three
hours later
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
BEcKHAM is NOMINATED.
Present Governor Of Kentucky Wins Out
In Convention.

IN convention
A Lexington, KY, July 20 dispatch,
says: Governor Beckham was nomi4
mated by the democratic state conven!
ton for governor OF Kentucky by ac-
clamation.
The platform Endorses the democratic
national platform, recommends a
change in the Goebel election law by
the legislature of 1901 and guarantees
the representation Of both parties on
state and county election boards, de-
noupces the assassination Of Goebel
and declares for order, civil and per-
sonal liberty. The action of Brad
ley in calling out the militia during
the election in November, 1899, is de.
nounced and the administration OF
Beckham is Endorsed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Charge Him with Murder.

Dutch" Poors. the alleged murderer
Of John Adams, has been arrested at
Warsaw, Neb. Poors and Adams left
Chandler, Okl., in company two weeks
ago. Adams body was found hidden
in the brush south Of Warsaw last
Saturday. When arrested Poors had
Adams team and other property.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
saloon Fight 1T wichits.

A Wichita, Kans., dispatch says:
Jim Kennedy was ordered out Of Frank
Johuson's saloon at Union City, Okl.,
for disorderly coLduct. He resented II
and drew his gun, shooting johnson in
the head. johnson replied with two
shots. johnson is dead, but Kennedy
will recover. The latter is under ar
rest charged with murder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Thrown Into the Lake.

One hundred excursionists were pre-
cipitated into the lake while standing
on the steamer landing at Lake &C.
neva, Wis, which collapsed from
overweight. All were rescued and but
few injured. No names were given.
The excursionists were from Harvard,
III
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Killed the SuItan.

The Matin prints a dispatch from
Tripoli reporting a French victory in
West Africa and the death OF Rabat,
formes sultan of Bornu, in the Soudan,
The eldest son of Rabat was wounded
In flight. Omar Benibrahim has been
placed on the throne of Bornu.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

~Mofakhamed- Dowleh, the new Per
sian representative at Washington. was
born and bred a soldier. He entered
military service at the & OF eleven
and did not take up diplomatic life
until he was twenty-five years old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

What little reform gets Into Turke!
usually slips in by the back door. Re'
port has 1t that the only dynamo now
in Constantinople passed the custom
house as a washing machine; and thus
the feelings OF the authorities were
spared.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Yerkes

The republican state convention OF
Kentucky, held at Louisville, nomi-
mated John w. Yerkes for governor,
and adopted a platform declaring the
issue Of the election to be the Goebel
election law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Lifa Lost In the Fire.

Thomas ID. Cahill, Washington rep
resentative Of the Cosmopolitan maya
zine, was killed in the fire that des-
troyed the Vehmeyer broom corn
warehouse at Chicago. Firemen search
ing through the ruins found his re-
mains.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

One of the most honored and con-
s~picuous figures in the public life OF
Great Britain during the last half CEN
fury was Lord Playfair, OF whom a
sketch appears in the North American
Review. The vast sanitary improve,
ments which have taken place In Eng
land within thirty years and the eyo-
luton Of the whole system OF scien-
tific and technical instruction are due
to Playfair more than to any other
man. He originally suggested the
adoption Of open half-penny letters
now known as post cards." and he
was largely instrumental in Suggesting
the basis of IN equitable agreemen,
between Great Britain and Americi
when President Cleveland's Venezue
Ian message had brought the two coun
tries into dangerous %antagonism.
athletics are first-class as "a pas
time" Governor Roosevelt recent.
said to the boys of st. Paul's school
but they are as poor a business as tn,
world contains" Oliver Cromwell
statement Of the same truth is tw'
hundred and fifty years earlier. II
wrote to his little sons at school tina
he did not grudge them "laudable re
creation nor honorable carriage Il
them nor Legitimate EXPENSE" bu
that he did emphatically protes
against pleasure and self-satisfactiol
being made the business OF a man
lifa-"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
Find Fr.xments of Body.

A terrible explosion wrecked De-
pew's store at Naylor, Ga. Fragments
OF a mans body were found in the ruins
and it Is believed q safe blower was
killed while attempting to blow tho
safe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
still In Fighting Trim.

General Joseph Wheeler, commander
Of the department of the lakes, has
asked the war department 10 assign
him to duty in China.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27
sidney EdKerton Dead.

Hon. Sidney Edgerton, aged eighty
two, died at his home at Akron, o. He
was prominent, in politics in the days
of President Lincoln.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

Intense heat never seems to be the
slightest bar to smoking. though Just
why n man should want to carry a lit
tie FIRE with him is beyond nos oil
us.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-27

with nine presidential tickets In tn.
field the average voter ought to be
able to pick out something that VIII
harmonize with his complexion.
The sun., 1900-02-02

sibility for the inefficient use made OF IL
rests solely, according 10 Mr.. BALFoUR, on
the Generals In tho field Lord LANsDowNE,
the 81 ,rctary OF State for War; did not point
~ distinctly at his military coadjutor. On
the contrary he maintained that the lntcl-
ligenco Department had not greatly erred
IA TO tho number Of cOmbatants or tho
quantity ~ armament Mt the disposal OF tho
Boer republics What had been under
rated, he said, was the value Of the Beers ns
fighting men, Tho obvious answer Is that
this is tho one thing which there was no
excuse for undertaking after the battle Oh
Maiubn Hill aud the other engagements IN
which the Beers were victorious against
odds during the former war.
What Englishmen desired to hear was not
only explanations OF past revcrses, II any
could ho devised, but also definite assur-
nnccs Of improvement in the future. On
tho latter head no comfort was forthcom-
ing Mr. BALFOuR, indeed, asserted that
"doubtlcss" the Generals in South Africa
would now revert to tho original plan or
campaign, and that the forward movement
through the Orange Free State would DO
begun. He did not explain, however, wherc
the troops needed for such movement
were to come from, unless the hope OF re-
lieving Ladysmith and Kimberley were to
be- rpnounccd.
The one man who spoke frankly, and
showed to what bold and epoch-making
measures Parliament must have recourse
to regd the tarnishcd prestige OF England,
was Lord RosEgERY. He took the bull by
the horns, when he said that some form OF
service must be introduced to
meet the growing cxigencies OF the empire"
and he felt sure that the nation would not
shrink from either that or any other sacri-
fee, to preserve the empires predomi-
nance" To that complexion must they
come at last, II the English are determined
that their country shall rank any longer
among great military powers. IL took an
audaciou5 man to propose an cxpedlent
which is, Of all others, most rcpulsive to the
mass of Englshmcn. Audacity, however,
is what is needed at the present crisis, and
we should not be surprised II Lord ROSE
BERY's advice should be followed, even by
the present Parliament.
The sun., 1900-02-02
The Regret OF Mr.. Teller's Life.


Inc ioio"'nR orlei coIioquy peU"een
senator HoAH ah" senator lhLLhh on 'no
suoJect VI oppor'uii''s uneelZ'u scenls
10 Us 10 nave some psycholosicai interest
IL occurred III inc senate Jusu ai'er tne
u'H''rg Oh senator bACoNs speech III
support VI MS resolution u's''alnllns on
the part oi the 'n'lcu oIates any ihIehtion
10 exercise PERMANENT sovereignty over
the fhHlpplhes'
Mr. HoAR-f should like to ASK the Senator
~he,ner no uoes not pshevo 'ha' "nen MS aniend,
- r,'h, ,san snan,,u"n,' N., has 49, o~.I
I'm the senate which inserted the words or any other
spanish territory, he would have accepted and sup.
ported the amendment, and tho entire Senate, sub.
stanuaIy' "oulu nave vo'ei 'ot ~
,,a, naa.,'no. - 80 -,,ah !,
male vbenIs.il I womb have accented n and I
believe every member who voted for the resolutions
would have voted forsuch adeclara'ion If had in'
clno'h all the pos'.'s''h' OF Spain 'na' we m'snt
IIts NO, 1",w ~. roso,p,,on. brn.d sron,h ~
cover the present case"
Tint +. 70 any NOT only tho caso ~ tho
p,n,n,iroo hrt oI.o tho ooso ., prorto
p,oo II 10 oro =, IN. rocrots ~, Nr
The sun., 1900-02-02
The House Campaign Committees.

There will be Congress elections this year
in all the States. In nearly all the States
these elections will coincide with the choice
Of Presidential Electors. As is customary,
the two organizations have appointed their
Congressional campaign committees on the
basis OF one member from each State. The
Republicans organized on Tuesday with a
list Of one Republican member from each
delegation in the Fiity-sixth House, except
in the case OF certain States where the dis
parity between the two parties is so great
as to make contest on ordinary political
lines unpromising this year
On the Democratic side, however, q some
what unusual difficulty has arisen for a
party which has 100 members in tho
House. Although the Democratic Congress
sional Committee should include forty-ilve
Representatives, one from each State, there
are several important and contestable
States which failed in 1898 TO elect any
Democratic Congressman, and the commit
tee will therefore have to appoint out
siders who are not members OF Con-
greSs. The seventeen States which have
no Democratic Congressman are Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Washington, Ore
gon. Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut Iowa.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Idaho and Kansas. To these Utah has been
added by the exclusion of ROBERTS.
The most noticeable feature of this dearth
Of representation on the Democratic side Is
the fact that in the great group OF States
consisting OF Minnesota Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Iowa and the two Dakotas there IL no
Democratic Representative, although Min
nesotn has seven members, Wisconsin ten,
Michigan twelve. Iowa eleven, and the two
Dnkota5 three, total Of forty.three NOM
bcrs in one Of th"most progressive sections
Of the country.
Another notabl" example of the Demo-
cratic dcarth of representation in the Fisty-
sixth House Is to he found in the case OF
the three Pacific States, California. OREGON
and Washington, which have collectively
eleven members. OF these ten are R.nuh-
Leans, the single Democrat coming from
one Of the California districts. In tho l,st
Congress there wers only five Repub-
lican members from this group OF States
In this Congress the number is doubled
and there is little doubt that the Ameri.
can policy Of expanding interests and
enlarging markets, OF visible and immediate
benefit to all the Pacific Coast. will, II rs.
The sun., 1900-02-02
The Canals.

These two propositions seem to be cor
nerstoncs in the plan for the Empire State
to spend sixty millions OF dollars in build
ing q canal fourteen feet deep from Buff
falo to the Hudson River.
First that the decline Of railroad freight
rates, rapid and continuous for many
years, has practically stopped, not to be
renewed.
Secondly, that the proposed waterway
would lead to the establishing in New York
OF great industry in steel-making.
At the best we have here predictions
purely. To the question whether New York
should undertake this great expenditure
on the strength OF them, the answer to-day
must be, No. More light than we have now
is needed before an investment 80 unusual
can wisely be undertaken.