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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
DECLINES TO INTERFERE
Boer Delegates Respectfully Told Tina
the United states Cannot Act.


The state department has met tn
issue raised by the coming to Washing
ton of the Boer delegation by declin.
ing to interfere in behalf of the Soutl.
African republics in the present strug
gle. In view Of this announced dc.
cision all questions as to the characte.
of the reception to be extended to the
delegates and the sufficiency of thei
credentials dropped at once into the
background.
Monday n note came to the state de-
partment from the delegates, asking
that they be permitted TO present
themselves at the department. A
prompt acquiesence was returned by
Secretary Hay and at the time fixed
the three delegates appeared. just
what passed between Secretary Hay
and the delegates proba bly, will never
be exactly known, for when the meet,
ing was over, after lasting about All
hour, the Beers stated to a number Of
newspaper men that they had and
would have nothing to say as to what
happened.
The secretary of state was more
communicative and after consulting
with the president gave out a state
mentw which states that the Boer dele
gates submitted at much length and
with great energy and eloquence the
merits of the controversy in South
Africa and the desire of the Boer re-
publics that the United States should
intervene in the interests of peace and
use its influence 10 that end with the
British government.
Secretary Hay in reply reviewed at
length the presidents attempt at in
%tervention at the request Of the two
South African republics, made through
United States Consul Hay at Pretoria,
last March, to which Lord Salisbury
had replied that his government could
not accept the intervention of any
power.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
FIGHT AT JOHANNESBURG
Defense Works at TransyaaI Metropolis
Progressing.

The defense works of johannesburg
are progressing rapidly, says n Lour-
EMO Marquee dispatch. Six guns
brought from the front have been en-
placed in a fort. while trenches inter-
sect Katzcrand, neal Klipriversburg,
behind the race course.
The Standard and Diggers' News
confirms the relief of Mafeking. 1t
gives a confused account of the event.
An engagement was fought Sunday
near Marlbogo and the relief forces
cut through the Boer lines, entered
the town and began bombarding the
Beers, who retreated. The Beers had
two killed and five wounded. The
British are reported as fleeing, but no
explanation is given.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Killed by Daughters suitor.

A story has reached Macon, Ca, to
the effect that William Raines and his
son were killed near Cordele, Ca, by a
Mr.. Gleaton, who intended to marry
Miss Raines. One morning Gleaton
went to the home OF Miss Raines, ac-
companied by a friend. A quarrel
arose and the young woman's brother
rushed up with a pistol and com.
menced shooting at Gleaton and his
friend. Gleaton shot and killed the
young lady's father and brother and
MORALLY wounded a neighbor who
tried TO stop the trouble.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
siamese Admiral Arrives.

The admiral of the Siamese navy
was a passenger on the steamer City
of Peking, which has just arrived at
San rancisco. He is a Du Plessis de
Richelieu. who for the last twenty-six
years has been in command of the
small but efficient feet that protects
the little asiatic nation from foes on
the sea. Admiral Richelieu is also a
lieutenant in the Danish navy and is
now Oh the way to his native city Of
Copenhagen on a visit. He will also
go to the Paris exposition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
NEW CHIEF OF WINNEBACOS
The Succession May Depend Upon the
Result of . Duel.

Result of y Duel.
The Winnebago tribe of Indians Is
preparing to install a new chief.
Whether IL will be Thomas II. Roddy
OF Chicago, who was elected a year
after the death Of Chief Black Hawk,
or whether it will be Tom Thunder.
may depend on the outcome of a duel,
Roddy, who is an Irishman, and known
as White Buffalo among the Indians
is preparing to go to the reservation
and be i~naugurated. Preparations are
underway to give him a royal recep.
ton.
Tom Thunder, the son of n medicine
man, wan Is To lead the Winnebagos.
however, and has sent a challenge to
Roddy to fight n duel, the victor &c
succeed to the leadership.
Roddy says he does not expect any
trouble but says he can handle all that
ONE his way.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

THAT Is the eighth boy" said the
matron Of a city employment bureau
recently, who has come today to en-
gage a cook, laundress or parlor maid.
Moreover. each one has made a good
selection, stated his requirements
clearly, and finished in half the time
his mother or sister would have occu-
pied" The new boy is as distinct a
product of the age as the new woman.
He can make his W bed. sew buttons
on his w clothes, manage a bachelor
establishment for his father and him
self, make out the menus and do chat
ing-dish cookery, all without losing
his rank in school or his prestige
among his boy mates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Makes Positive Denial.

The statement that there was TO be
a conference between President Cass-
att of the Pennsylvania railroad and
President Perkins of the Chicago, Burl-
ington Il Quincy system is denied pos
itively AT the office of the Pennsylvania
railroad in Philadelphia. Previous de-
malls of statements regarding the pos
sibility of the absorption by the Penn
sylvania of the Burlington or Atchison
systems were vigorously repeated.
Statements to this effect have never
been credited in financial circles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

The mystery OF the "wabbling" of
the earth's axis may be explained in
the opinion of DR.. J. Hahn, a German
astronomer, by assuming that the ro-
tation Of our planet Is affected by
changes In the magnetic influences OF
the sun. He publishes a comparison
of observations on sun-spots and on
the irregular motions of the north pole,
which appears to show a coincidence
between the two phenomena. During
q maximum of sunspots the magnetic
influence of the sur seems to be great
est, and after the passage Of such a
maximum the disturbance of the
earth's axis diminishes. The fact
that the earth's poles Of magnetism do
not correspond in location with its
geographical poles may, Doctor Hahn
suggests, indicate how the suns dis
turbing action is applied, When the
magnetism Of our globe is most pow
erfully excited then the strain along
its magnetic axis may cause a distor-
ton of the figure Of the earth, which
becomes less as the strain diminishes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
ON DEPOSIT
State TO Realize From Capital National
Bank Funds.

Attorney General Smyth has re-
ceived notice that the United States
court of appeals at st. Paul had sued
a mandate in the case of Mcdonald
against the state. This is the ease in
which the state asked that Receiver
Mcdonald of the defunct Capital Ma
tional bank be required TO pay a divi-
dend on a claim of the state. The state
had S236, 900 on deposit when the bank
failed. The bank was a state depos-
itory Mt the time. The receiver has
paid other depositors n dividend of IS
per cent, but refused TO pay anything
to the state. He has kept back enough
to pay the states dividend, which
amounts to between S35 ZOO and S4O,-
600. The mandate is supposed to com.
mand the receiver to pay the claim.
Upon its receipt or probably before it
arrives the claim may be paid. Had
the state lost its suit the dividend
would have gone to the individual de-
pOSitOrs
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Almost Caused n Wreck.

An old horse belonging to NJ. NJ.
Plants was killed by a heavy loaded
stock train on the Elkhorn railroad at
Geneva. The track was damaged to
some extent, two ties were tori out of
a culvert, but none OF the cars were
derailed. Mr.. Plants is an old soldier
N crippled with rheumatism to such
an extent that he is unable to walk.
and the old horse furnished the only
means OF getting about, therefore the
loss to him is a heavy one,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Woman Uses a Reynlyar.

Edward Wilmington, Dennis Bro
mar and Thomas Coleman-said 10 be
coal miners-entered the lunch house
of I. +, McKenna at Memphis, Tenn,
and became involved in a quarrel with
the porter. McKenna and his wife
interfered and Mrs. McKenna was
badly beaten with a club by Whiting
ton. She ran behind a counter, and
procuring a revolver, shot Wilmington
through the neck, killing him instant.
ly. Broman advanced menancingly
toward her, and received n bullet in
the face, which physicians say will
prove fatal. Mrs. McKenna is in Jail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
House Passes s-Hour BiII.

The house committee under suspen-
sion of the rules has passed two i'm
portant measures reported by the
labor committee-one to extend the
eight-hour law to all laborers employed
under contract on government work
and the oVaer to prohibit interstate
traffic in prison-made goods by bring
ing them under the jurisdiction of the
police powers of the state. The former
bill is designed to carry to it's logical
conclusion the law of 1892.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
UNDER THE WHEELS
Aged German Farmer Of Gage County
Loses His Life.

+. Menheusen a German farmer aged
81, whose home is in Island Grove
township. seven miles northeast of
wheels of a freight engine at Wymore
and was so badly cut up that he died.
He had gone to Wymore to meet his
grandson, Ebert Harms, who was re-
turning from Missouri with his bride.
The old gentleman was trying to hold
his team, which had become scared,
and their lungcs threw him in front of
an engine on the through track. The
young couple witnessed the accident.
Mr.. Menheusen has been n resident of
Gage county for forty years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

Puerto Rico" or Porto Rico?" Let
as hope that uniformity will a last
prevail. 1t is not the first ease OF a
vexatious variation and puzzle to those
who wish to spell it correctly. 1t took
years to get rid Of "Dacotah" and to
establish the spelling Dakota" The
situation with respect to our new is
land possession Is that the board of
geographic names, which is supposed
to determine such matters, has decided
strongly for Puerto Rico. The Presi-
dent, 1t is understood, accepted the
authority OF the board and adopted
its spelling. But congress has enact
ed a form of government for Porto
Rico" which thus becomes the legal
name OF the territory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Bank Fails to Omen.

The banking house of Nielsen & Co.,
at Pentwater, Mich, failed to open it's
doors and the circuit court has been
asked to appoint II. II. Bunyea, n
brother-in'law of Mr., Nielsen, and one
OF the heaviest depositors as receiver.
A delegation of depositors went before
the court and protested against Mr..
Bunyea's appointment. The liabilities
are unoficially estimated at $4,000 to
500, 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

The experience of the French troops
in the Sahara has shown that dark
colored horses bear great atmospheric
heat much better than do those Of a
light color. A writer In Nature re-
marks that the same fact has been
demonstrated in India, and adds that
tropical animals generally have darker
coats than are found upon those liv-
ing In cold climates. Similarly the
darkest-hued races of mankind inhabit
the warmer countries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

During the past week strikes have
multiplied. There are now nearly lOO,-
600 men out, the most of them endeav-
oring to obtain fewer hours Of labor.
With but one or two exceptions, these
men are pressing their cause in an en-
tirely orderly manner, which is proof
OF the intelligence Of the American
w%orkingmen. Where violence has oc-
Cured, It has been invoked by men
who have not always enjoyed Ameri-
can citizenship.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

All grades of refined sugars have
been advanced five points except coarse
graduated and extra fine g~ranulated.
Orders for soft sugar are taken at Sat
urday's full prices. All unde livered
balances on contracts expiring May 81
will be Cancelled except Nos, /, 9, s,
and 10. Arbuckle Bros. and the Bosch.
er Refining company Of New York
have followed the advance in regned
made by the American Sugar Refining
company.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Governor Smith Acts,

Governor Smith of Montana has dis
regarded and revoked the action of
Northumberland Spriggs in APP
pointing w. a. Clark senator TO sue
coed himself. Governor Smith scores
the action and says it is tainted with
collision and fraud. He has appointed
Hon. Martin MaEinnis of Helena.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
MAFEKlNC is RELIEVED
Long siege Ends and widest Enthus-
iasm Prevails at London.

Long siege Enus anu Wiiuest Entnus-
iasm Prevails at London.
a London, May Is, o:16 p. m. dispatch
,ys: Mafeking has been relieved.
A Pretoria, May Is dispatch says: 1t
was officially announced today that
when the laagers and forts around
Mafeking had been severely bombarded
the siege was abandoned, a British
force from the south taking possession
of the place.
President Steyn left here for the Free
State last night. Addressing a crowd
on the platform he urged them to be of
good cheer.
II is reported that 5000 british
troops have surrounded Christiana and
Landrest and other officials have been
taken prisoners.
James Milne, the correspondent of
the Reuter- Telegram company, who
has been a prisoner here, was liber-
ated and escorted to the border this
morning.
The dispatch of the Associated press
announcing the relief of Mafeking
was posted outside the Mansion house
at London and the news rapidly spread.
Immediately a large crowd collected,
and at this hour all the streets in the
neighborhood are already resounding
with cheers,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Rail road Man Killed.

f. A. Donkin, superintendent of the
Dakota division of the Great Northern,
with headquarters at Larimore, n. D.,
was accidentally killed. He started
from Larimore for Inkster on a railway
tricycle. and when near McCanna a
small dog ran ahead Of his machine.
He was thrown from the car and
struck on his head, fracturing his
skull.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Searching for a Candidate.

Democratic leaders in Cook county,
Illinois, have decided to push Judge
Murray +. Tuley for the gubernatorial
nomination, now that Mayor Harrison
has declined to become a candidate.
Judge Tuley declined to say whether
or not he would be a candidate for the
governorship.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Laureate on Mafeking.

Alfred Austin, the English poet lau-
reate. writes of the relief of Mafeking
as follows:
Long as the waves shall roll,
Long as fame guards her scroll,
And men through heart and soul
Thrill to true glory.
Their tale from age to age,
Shall voice and verse engage,
Swelling the splendid page
OF England's story.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Charges

At Columbus, Neb., Miss Annie
Jensen of Lindsay swore out a warrant
in Justice Hudson's court charging
John Mortenzen, now a resident of
Iowa, with the fatherhood of her lille
ultimate child. Deputy Sheriff Adam
smith went to Lincoln to secure re-
QUESTION papers for Mortenzen's arrest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
covETs BURLINGTON ROAD
Pennsylvania Company Said to be Seek
lug Control.

The Pennsylvania railroad, it is an
announced, is seeking control Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad,
of which c. +. Perkins is the presi-
dent. 1t is stated that a definite pro-
posal will be offered the board of
directors at their meeting in Chicago
next Wednesday looking toward a
lease of the entire line. II is said in
addition that the Pennsylvania has Sc
cured practical control, by recent
heavy purchases of stock, similar to
the plan followed in gaining control
of the Baltimore & Ohio and the Chess
apeake & Ohio.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
APPEAL FROM KRUGER
President OF Transvaal Republic Hal.
Not Asked for Peace.

The Associated Press Tuesday morn.
ing was able to say that no message
from President Kruger direct or indi,
rect has recently been received by
Lord Salisbury or by any department
of the British government, nor is there
any communication from him dealing
with the question Of the cessation o:
hostilities expected by them in the i'm
mediate future. The proximity Of
peace, according to the government,
point of view, will remain a matter OF
military progress. How soon the lat.
ter may bring about the former is still
to suppositious for a serious forecast
on the part Of any government official
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
BOUND TO LYNCH KiMBLERN
Unsafe to Return Negro Murderer to
Pueblo.

Calvin Kimblern, the negro who shot
his wife and murdered two children in
the Fries orphans home at Pueblo,
Col, was captured in a saloon in Den
yer. He confessed his crime.
When it was learned at Pueblo that
Calvin Kimblern had been arrested
and would be taken to Pueblo crowds
gathered at different points and it is
certain he will be lynched. The au-
topsy is said to have shown that the
children were criminally assaulted be-
fore being murdered.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

Lord Roberts says he has received "a
most CHEEKY" telegram from Col. Ba-
den-Powell, the defender Of Mafeking.
The mule ragout, with rashers OF
fried cat, must have been unusually
good in the beleaguered town that
morning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

Warrants have been issued at San
Francisco for the arrest of Mrs. Cra-
ven, Justice Of the Peace Simpkin and
Adolph Sylvia. The first two were in
d'cted by the grand jury for perjury
and the latter with subordination of
perjury, in connection with the Fair
Craven case. Their bail has been
fixed at $40, 900 each.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Shot for Refusal to Marry.

Wilfred Y. s. Lindegren shot and
killed Lydia Carson, a servant, at the
county seat of Max Nathan, in Yonk-
ers, N. Y. He then shot himself. Mon.
day the girl rejected L~endegren's offer
of marriage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

A good man Is a useful man. He is
not all ornament. He has his work to
do, his place in society to MI, his in
fiuence to exert. He is truthful; others
share in his goodness. He scatters
blessings all along his pathway. He is
no encumberer of the ground. There
is neither a human nor a divine de-
mand for his removal as useless He Is
spared year after year on account OF
his pr~oductiveness. BY his prayers,
his instructions, his counsels, his ex-
ample, his spirit and his deeds, he i'm
proves and benefits all who cone
within his reach.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Denied by board Of Health.

The reports telegraphed from San
Francisco that bubonic plague is prev
alent in San Francisco are denied by
the board of health, the Merchants
association, Mayor Phelan and others
interested in the welfare of the citv..
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Election Against DoDneuy,

Secretary J. w. Brentwood of the in
ternational Typographical union head
quarters at Indianapolis, says that
less than 100 of the AGO local unions
had sent in tally sheets showing the
result of the election. He has made
no tabulated statement of the results,
but said, when asked about il. that it
was all going n way-against Sam.
uel Is. Donnelly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Cooley Under Arrest.

Former Deputy United States Mar
shall Cooley, recently indicted by the
federal grand jury, was arrested at
Omaha, Neb., and must answer the
formal charge of petty extortion prior
to his dismissal from the service more
than a yQtr ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
BOY OF Fifteen Missing.

Aaron Vansyoc, fifteen-year-old son
of Harrison Vansyoc, a wealthy farm
er living a few miles south of Wilcox,
Neb., left on his brothers bicycle for
parts unknown a few nights ago. His
parents are very anxious about him,
but as yet car find no clue to his
whereabouts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Two Boys Drowned.

While swimming in the Floyd river
near Sioux City, Ia, Harold Dennison,
aged nine, and George Lewis, aged
ten, were drowned. The Dennison boy
became exhausted and his little COM
panion, although not a very good
swimmer, went to his rescue, and both
went down together. The bodies were
recovered by the Lewis boys father,
but could not be resusticated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Try to Lynch . Negro.

Near Ryan, l. T., Rufus Bunor, a
negro killed a ~nine-year-old girl who
was living with his family, and at
tempted to conceal the crime by burn
ing the dead body. He was caught in
the act and an attempt made to lynch
him. Bunor was arrested and landed
in Jail at Ardmore, l. T.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Had His Leg Crushed.

Elden, the twelve-year-old son Of
Scott Key, living ten miles east of
Burwell, Neb, had his right leg crushed
by a horse falling on him, while riding
after cattle. His injuries are severe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Finds No Shortage,

Inspector Sinclair's examination of
the books of the p~ostofice at San Juan,
Porto Rico, which he has just COM
pleted, shows that no shortage exists
and that everything is in excellent Or
der.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Found Dead.

Alois Standenmayer was found dead
on the prairie ten miles east of Harri.
son, Neb., and one mile from the
station OF Andrews. Indications are
that he has been murdered, but par
ticulars are not available.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Strike to Go On.

Negotiations to settle the st. Louis
street car strike have been declared off
for the present, at least, 1t is prob
able the fight will go OF to the bitter
end. The difference over which the
negotiations were broken off was the
question of reinstatement of the
strikers and the discharging of the
men who took the strikers places.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

Judging from the senate debates on
armor plate, the new shell that VIII
penetrate eighteen inches of Harvey
lied steel has had no effect on SEN
atorial skulls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Fireman and Engineer killed.

A San Francisco, Cal, May 22 dis
patch says: A local Southern Pacific
train was wrecked in Oakland. The
fireman and engineer were killed and
several passengers injured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Shot Breaks His Tooth.

Sam Blagdon, a l~0-year-old boy of
Julian, Neb., shot himself accidentally
In the mouth, breaking a front tooth,
while fishing. He was taken to a ply
stefan and after a close examination
no trace of the bullet was found. The
boy will live.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Fighting Bob Has Rheumat,sm.

A Hot Springs, Ark. , special says:
Captain Robley ID. Evans has arrived
at the army and navy hospital here.
He is suffering from a severe case of
rheumatism.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

Mount Lassen, near Red Bluff. Cal,
is said to be rumbling ominously. The
peak should be searched closely; some
vice-presidential possibility may be up
there, communing with himself.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Sixty Mon Reported Dead.

1t was reported that an explosion
occurred in the Cumnock mines near
Charlotte, N. c. The news was that
between fifty and sixty miners were
killed, but this is not confirmed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

Three robbers who went into a Chi
cago Louise ''in the guise of constables'
seem to have had a very low taste and
to be lacking in all professional ethics.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Inspecting Navy Yard.

Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief of con,
struction of the navy, has arrived in
San Francisco on a tour of navy yard
inspection. He will visit Mare island
navy yara before leaving for the north
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

Chicago thugs who took SIS from a
market gardener after he had lost $40
at a game of dice probably played a
surer thing with the rest OF the
money.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25
Mrs, Lee Returns Home.

Mrs. Ftzhugh Lee, wife of the mil
itary governor Of Havana and mem.
bers Of her family, have arrived at
New York on board the United States
transport Sedgwick from Havana.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

John Gross of Gering accidentally
discharged a revolver, and the bullet
found Judgment in the body of Joseph
Barnes, seriously wounding him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

A fool spends his money in dissipa-
patton and a wise man spends his for
recreation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

With the opening OF the presidential
campaign this country will probably
experience another natural gas boom.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-25

A husband waiting for his wife at a
bargain sale Is about the cheapest
thing in sight.