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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
YOUNG WIFE ENDS HER LIFE

Takes Dose Of s%trychnine and Dies Very
Soon After.
Mrs. Ida Robbins, wife of +. c. Rob.
bins, committed suicide at her home
2l23 Monroe ave. Lincoln. Neb., by
swallowing a large dose of strycbnine.
No cause for her doing the deed Is
known, for she was in good health,
and had a kind. affectionate husband.
She went up town and purchased 5
cents worth Of strychnine. She re-
turned home and dissolved this In a
glass Of water and drank it. Then she
walked over TO a near neigbbor. Mrs.
Minnie Eager, la block distant. She
did not say what she had done. Whe n
she felt the action Of the poison, she
shuddered, grasped her arms and said,
III believe | have the grip" Her hus-
band vas sen for, and later DIR. Hol-
yoke. But by this time there was no
hope Of saving her life.
In the intervals between her convul-
sions DR.. Holyoke got her to tell him
what she had taken. She said she
took the poison to cause an abortion.
When he asked why she took such u
large dose, she made no response.
When DIR. Helyokc told her he could
do nothing for her, she exclaimed, 80,
help mel She died a few minutes later
in great pain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
CHINA WILL COMPLY.
Execution Of Offenders Is Finally Agreed
Upon.

Execution of Offenders Is Finally Agreed
Upon.
The full text OF the Chinese imperial
edict regarding punishments was sent
Saturday evening, February 20, TO the
ministers Of the powers. IL Is identi'
cal with the official report Of the con
text of the contents of the edict cabled
TO the associated press. The ministers
say that there Is a little confusion
with reference 10 strangulation and
suicide, but that this is not important.
Ii Hung Chang received n bulletin
announcing the sentences which could
not be carried into effect by the board
Of punishment and he requested the
Japanese to deliver Wing Men aud
Chso Shu Chiao in order that the zen.
fences in their cases might be executed
In conformity with the edict; but the
Japanese considered the notice too
short and have delayed the enforce
mcnt OF the penalties until Tuesday in
order that the ministers Of the powers
might send representatives IL they so
desire.
II Ia also intended to guard the men
at the place of execution SO as to pre-
vent suicide or escape.
When official confirmation, duly GER
titled by high officers Of state of the
sentence Of death upon the others shall
have been received and these W have
been executed, China practically will
have complied with the terms de-
mauded by the powers.
Prince Chun. the emperor's brother,
will soon go to Berlin to express
China's regrets for the murder of
Baron o Ketteller. He n China
has now accepted to the uttermost,
and also has performed everything re
quired by the powers, except the pay.
ment OF the indemnity, the amount OF
which has not been decided yet lie
thinks arrangements should be made
for the evacuation Of Pekin In orde,
to enable the court TO return.
No official announcement has been
made Of the abandonment of the pro.
posed expedition into the interior, bu,
it Is not likely that any preparation
will be made. The ministers of tn,
powers regarded the punishment edict
rs satisfactory. Chin Stu, former
grand secretary, and Hsu Cheng Yu
son OF the notoriouse Hsu Tung, will
be publicly executed in Pekin Tues
day.
An edict has been issued s%uspcndinf
examinations at all points which wer,
the scenes of outragcs upon foreigners
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
CONDENSED NEWS.

A skirmish has taken place ON the
frontier between Hayti and San DO.
mingo soldiers.
Col. Michael c. Murphy has been APP
pointed chief Of police Of New York
City, vice Chief Devery.
In q pistol duel at South Memphis,
Tenn, between Larry Hill and Flaws
Butler (colored) both men were killed.
William Bran It., u travelling sales.
man for the Sioux Falls Brewing COM
papy, committed suicide ut his home In
that city by shooting himself with .
revolver. No reason is assigned.
1t Is said a satisfactory understand.
Ing has been reached in regard to the
sale TO the United States of the Danish
West Indies, and that propositions
will o be made to this government
In such form as will prove acceptable. ,
The dead body of Maggie Hale, the
young woman who mysteriously disap-
peared from Pueblo sometime ago, and
who was supposed to be kidnapped.
was found In the Arkansas river south
OF Pueblo. 1t Is believed she was muir.
dered.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

The Seattle spirit is a thing 10 adj
mire and initiate. II was manifested
when the secretary OF the navy O a
Seattle firm that their bid must be re-
duced to two hundred thousand dol
lars II they wanted n contract for one
OF the new battleships. That was final,
and in many places the people would
have said, Too bad we've lost IT," and
n about their humdrum business.
Not so in Seattle. The strong men OF
the city conferred; the builders offered
to scale down their bid IL their fellow
citizens would divide the loss, and the
Seattle business men promptly sub
scribed the hundred thousand dollars
and four thousand over. These
Things being understood, We fancy no.
body will ~begrudge Seattle the con
tract which will 30 richly benefit the
manufacturers, mechanics and trades,
e She has demonstrated her pos.
session OF that public spirit by which
. city grows great.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Muat Have Naval station.

The Cuban constitutional convention
me in executive session February 25th
and discussed the question of the fu-
ture relations between Cuba and the
United States. 1t was evident the del.
egates were deeply impressed with the
recommendations OF the United States
senate committee on relations with
Cuba cabled from Washington. When
Senior Nunex was asked his opinion he
replied; That settles IL. IL the Uni
ted States insists on naval stations
have nothing to say"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
RAIDER IS SHOT
Saloon Smashing Crusade Ends
DisastrousIy.
NORTH TOPEKA JOINT IS DEMOLISHED


A Topeka, Kas., Feb. Goth dispatch
says: J. w. Adams lies at a hospital
towering between life and death. He
was shot during a raid on u North To-
peks Wholesale liquor house.
At midnight last night n crowd OF
from thirty TO sixty citizens, heavily
armed with revolvcrs, sledge hammers,
crowbars and n bsttering ram, broke
into the wholesale liquor house OF
Cash" Curtis, on West Curtis street,
between Kansas avenu and Jackson
street, and smashed the beer found
there.
Three policemen drove the crowd
back. Both the policemen and the
citizens fred their revolvers, and j. w.
Adams, a carpenter, living at SEA West
Grant street, was shot twice in the
breast. He was taken in a hack To
Riverside hospital. where here lies in
q prccarious condition. .
DIR. II. II. Mitchell and Rev. r. w.
Emerson were both arrested by the po-
lice. Rev. Mr.. Emerson was taken TO
the police station, where he was booked
under the charge Of resisting an officer.
He was allowed to 60 upon his own
recoguizance.
DIR. Mitchell took the injured mar
TO the hospital In n hack and was
allowed TO stay and administer to him
without giving bonda
The three officers, Patrolmen Downey
and Boyles and Private Waterman
Connors, assert that Adams was shot
by his w crowd while he was re.
treating from the place where the
liquors were smashed, and Adams says
that he was shot by a policeman, but
does not know who.
Mrs. Nation was released from the
county Jail last night and at s o'clock
this morning left for Peoria. to act as
editor of the Peoria Journal for one
day, for which she is to be paid $3.50.
j. Is. McAfee, of this city, 10 Mrs
Nations bondsman.
PEORIA, H., Feb. 25.-Mrs. CARR,
Nation arrived tonight from Topeka
Kan, but her arrival was ATTENDED
with no demonstration. She will re
main here three DAYS. She will edit ,
paper tomorrow, deliver an address a
night and her plans for the rest of he
visit are not yet outlined.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
CON NUISANCE.

Law Enacted By Kansas Legislature so
Describes the saloons
Governor Stanley OF Kansas has
signed the Hurrel temperance bill,
which makes places where liquor Is
sold common nuisances and allows
the county officers 10 confiscate the
illegal stock. Another temperance
bill by Hurrel Is in the hand 6
OF the Judiciary committee OF
the Kansas Legislature. II provides
that the county attorneys have the
power TO compel witnesses to testify
in cases involving violation Of the pro.
hibitory law. The Hurrel measure Is
the frst Of the many temperance bills
introduced since the Nation crusade
began to become u law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Gordon Finds His Pocketbook.

The large pocketbook containing q
number of railroad passes. checks and
other valuable papers in General John
B. Gordon's ovcrcoat, stolen from the
Grand Pacific hotel at Chicago m
time ago reached the hotel Sunday un-
der cover OF a l-cent postage wrapper
aud with nineteen l-cent postage due
stamps pasted In the corner. Except
for u small amount OF. paper money and
a few checks nothing apparently had
been taken from the pocketbook.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Gold Discovery In Samoa.

A wonderful discovery Of gold is re-
ported in the Samoan islands. Black
sand running as high rs $40 a ton is
said to have been found on the island
of Upola. Nickel and tin ore are also
declared to exist in large quantities in
Samoa. Jesse hamburg. a teacher who
returned recently from Guam, reports
that preparations are being made
there for 1900 Filipino prisoners. The
natives Of Guam have a deep hatred for
the F%ilipinos, and do not like to see
them brought to the island.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
LAsoRs OF LEGISLATURE
Last Day For Bni I~ntroduction Finds
Many Ready.

Last Day For Bii Introduction Finds
Many Ready.
Lincoln, Feby., 27.-The house re-
ceived bills for the last time and passed
a few measures yesterday, this being
all the work that could be squeezed in.
Forty-hve new bills were introduced,
making the total for the house 4sl or
l4l bills less than last year when the
total was 623. The total in the senate
Is 300, or ~ less than two years ago.
A great many of the bills are of an un-
important character. In the house, Of
most interest were the general appro-
priation bills which had TO be intro
duced.
The bill for general expenses Of the
state departments and state institu-
tions as introduced includes only the
state house offices, the committee be-
ing unable to complete it In the forty
day limit. As so drawn IL appro-
PIRATES only ST., O25 which Is a small
portion Of the bill us H. will appear
when amended. The general claims
bill coming from the claims committee
ar introduced, appropriates S45, 72s. is.
this will doubtless be amended later.
The deficiencies bill is incomplete and
will be amended later. As introduced
this bill includes the railroad compen-
sation for transportation Of the state
militia when IL was modified in Lin
coin preparatory to departure for the
war.
The last day for the introduction OF
hill. a. fH.L --1u u.- sl.n-
bills in the senate, making a total Of
300, as compared with $50 introduced
three years ago. Part of the day was
devoted to the passage bills. Senate
file No. IL, by Young. amending the
law against gambling, was defeated
by a vote of fourteen yeas to seventeen
nays. Those who opposed the bin
declared hat the bill would enable
the gamblers Of the cities to operate In
hotels, and instead of making them
subject 10 n penitentiary sentence for
keeping "a gambling house, would let
them off with a fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars. The bills passed
provide protection for feeble minded
females, amend the law relating to the
procedure in the supreme court relat-
ing to petitions in error and original
cases, impose a license OF from twenty
five to one hundred dollars on peddlers,
permit town boards to levy an add
tional Dad tax not to exceed three
mills, require the moving Of weeds
along highways. a county examination
for applicants for adnittance to the
Peru normal school and u transfer the
state sinking fund to the general fund
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

Forefathers' day celebrations cal
forth annual eulogies of the men and
women who founded New England
nut they seldom suggest a bette.
thought than that uttered by the New
Bedford Standard. III we are bette,
than the fathers" it says, 1T Is be-
cause they did the best they could
IL We have o%utgrown our narrowness
~, 1t Is because they tried 10 overcome
the traditions with which their lives
were handicapped. To the true de.
scendant OF the Pilgrim a gap In tn,
s~enealogy matters nothing. 1t is the
descent Of spirit and purpose tina
counts-of that spirit and purpos.
which determine to make tomorrow
better than today as today Is bette,
than yesterday. Plymouth Rock ana
Burial Hill teach this lesson TO New
Finland and to the nation"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
WRECK NARROWLY AveRTEo
Truck Leaves the Track and Bumps
Along on the Ties.

Along on the Ties.
Rock Island passenger train No. 8
came near being wrecked near Prairie
Home q little after 3 o'clock February
rs. On the way down from Omaha IL
had lost a few minutes time, and when
II struck the long piece Of straight
track near Prairie Home the engineer
began making up time. The train was
coming along at an estimated rate Of
seventy miles an hour when the front
truck of the tender dropped off the
rails and began humping along an the
ties. The engineer tried to stop, but
the train had run yearly a mile when
a stop was finally made. No other
wheels left the track but the front
trucks of the tender. This left the
heavy tank supported by nothing but
the rear trucks and the coupling on
the engine. The train was delayed
some time in getting the trucks back
on the ira, K. 1t is regarded as an
unusually lucky accident. Such an a.
cident is very apt to throw a whole
train in the ditch. The heavy new
steel and the excellent condition of
the track probably averted this. There
were 100 passengers on the train.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

The masters of English are not afraid
to use homely words whose expressive
ness more than Offsets their plainness
Thus Lord R~oseberry declares that
England, in order to withstand inter
national competition. must educate he.
youth, and he suggests sending
patches OF young men abroad 10
learn the best her rivals know. That
honest word batch would have been
passed over by a speaker less sure OF
MS English, when speaking OF an ag-
eregation of individuals. In the use OF
anguage there is a happy medium be
tween overfastidiousness, which weak
ems ones style, and out-and-out slang
which wrecks II completely.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

yr abate the smoke nuisance In Chi
cago, II has been suggested to license
stokers and iremen, 80 that they may
be temporarily suspended when they
grow careless, or have their licenses
revoked when they allow clouds of
smoke and SCOT to roll from the chin
ney tops. Mechanical experts say that
any boiler At for the work required OF
II will produce little smoke II properly
fired.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Two Kulings.

A free-for-all 6ght in Hancock coun-
ty, Tennessee, between Tom Holman
and his sons, on one side, and John
Tye and hisboys on the other, resulted
In the death of Thomas Holdman and
Wills Tye, son OF John Tye. Thomas
Holman and John I've were neigh.
bors and farmers and quarreled over a
question in which their farms were in
volved. They got their sons together
and fought q pitched battle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
EmulAtes Mrs. Nation.

Mrs. Emma Hughes OF Melville, N.
j., created great excitement In South
Melville by emulating Mrs. Nation in
smashing a saloon which her husband
frequented. Armed with a Matched
she entered the place and smashed
every bottle of beer, after which she
took her husband by the arm and
hustled him home. The temperance
people endorse the action of Mrs.
Hughes, and "A reform movement will
be- stared.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

In connection with the trial of the
regicide Bresci, n gruesome piece OF
evidence made use OF at the trial was
the bullet which had been extracted
from the breast OF King Humbert.
queen Marguerite, on hearing that the
tragic relic was in the possession OF
the minister OF justice. M. Gianturo,
expressed a wish to have 1t. The min
lister OF justice at first hesitated to send
the sad souvenir to her majesty, but
The queen Insisted, and has accord
ingly received 1t from the hands OF
the keeper of the seals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

The recent German census show.
there are now thirty-three towns in tn,
German empire with a population Of
over lOO,O 600. exactly the same number
as In the British isles. Five years age
there were twenty-six. and at the es
Establishment OF the empire In 1871 only
eight Thirteen towns have a popula.
hon OF over 200. 600, against eighteen
in the British Isles; while seven hav,
over 100000, against nine in the Unit.
ed Kingdom.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
HEADS r LOST.

Execution Of Prominent boxers begins
AT Pekin.
A Pckin, Feb. 70, dispatch says: Chin
Stu, former grand secretay and Hsu
Cheng Yu, son of the notorious Hsu
Tung, were publicly beheaded today.
The street in which the execution took
place was guarded by French, German
and American troops. The condemned
officials were taken to the grounds in
carts, escorted by a company OF
Japanese infantry. Ch.h Su met his
death in a dignifed manner, walking
from the cart calmly and fearlessly.
Hsu was stupifed with opium. They
were both dressed in their Chinese
official costumes without the insignia
OF their rank.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
To Resume Private life.

The resignation Of Hon. Frank A.
Vanderbilt, assistant secretary Of the
treasury was announced At the depart
ment to take effect upon the qualifca-
tion Of his successor, not later than
March y. II Ia understood that NJ. 4.
Allies Of Ohio will succeed Mr.. Wander
lip.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
His Life Crushed Out.

Chris DOnnell, a German farmer liv-
ing about ten miles southwest OF Ber-
trand. Neb., met with n serious acct.
dent while en- route home from town.
He had bought IA load Of coal at Ber-
trand and was found dead at the foot
of a hill. five miles from town, in u
wreck OF horses, harness and wagon.
A bottle of whisky was in his pocket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

Professor Kaufman OF Breslau, in
comforting the degree OF doctor Of phil
osophy on Fraulein Immerwahr, the
FIRST m who has ever passed the
examination at that university, said
that he earnestly hoped study among
women would continue to be the ex
ception with the few capable individu-
ais. inasmuch as II was desirable that
they should hold their primary and
noblest calling Of wife and mother"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

The fish inspector at Chicago re-
ports that, by actual count. there are
10000, 900 pounds Of frozen fish in the
city which have been In cold storage
for Ave years. The fish. much of
which ia unfit for food. is sold In the
ghetto on Friday afternoons for two
cents n pound.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

william Burke, OF Binghamton, N.
", has been sent to jail for thirty
days for using p~rofane language in a
public street Since his incarceration
he sweap twice az much as ever but
his oaths are muttered under his
breath.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
SHRlNERs GO TO HONOLULU
Temple to BE Instituted In the Hawaiian
Capital.

"pasS
The Mystic Shriners' caravan passed
through Chicago Monday on its way to
Honolulu, Hawaii, where a temple is
to be instituted. The new temple will
be instituted in an ancient volcano:
The pilgrimage is being made by Lou
B. Winsor, imperial potentate of the
ancient and accepted order Of mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine, escorted by Saladin
temple Of Grand Rapids. About l6C
shriners and nearly fifty ladies were in
the party.
While In Chicago the shriners were
entertained with a banquet. Steps
will be made a dozen points before
reaching San Francisco March 4,
About u week will be spent in Homo.
lulu, when the return trip begins.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
FOR LIFE.
Jury Mt Fremont Finds a. rdner Guilty
OF Murder.

The jury in the Gardner murder
trial at Fremont, Neb., brought in a
verdict early of guilty and fixed the
penalty at imprisonment for life.
II was after midnight when Judge
Crimson was notified that the jury
had decided on a verdict. The lawyers
had all retired, but the Judge ordered
the prisoner brought to the court
room. Gardner was pale and plainly
nervous but receive 4 the verdict with
some stoicism. Judge Crimson thanked
the jury and discharged them. Gard.
ner was an accomplice in the murder
of Zahn, the Snyder saloon. Il Keeper.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

In tho district court at Clinton, Ia,
Thomas Burke was awarded 81 900
damages for injuries received when in
itiated into the Modern Woodmen of
America lodge. The judgment is
against the lodge, and the team acting
in the ceremony was released from liza
hiliIy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Boys Killed In Mine Shaft.

Two Mons of Joseph Felt, aged ten
and twelve, and Andrew Sclskdiobs,
aged twelve, were killed at the Elba
mine at Biwabik, MINI, while playing
with n car which is used in the shaft.
One of the boys turned the switch tho
wrong way, and the car crashed down
the shaft opening, hurting the three
boys to the bottom of the shaft, kill.
Ing them Instantly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
As Big as Before.

Commissioner of Police Murphy has
taken hold Of his duties at New York,
and after making an address to all
commanding officers, down to and in
Guiding captains, he issued a proclama-
ton delegating to Former Chief Devery
the command of the forces and all the
powers he formerly enjoyed, with the
exception of those to change the APP
pointment of men.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Editors AssniIAnt Fined.

Nicholas II. Ryan of Jackson. Neb.,
who was adjudged guilty by a jury Of
assault and battery upon Editor Atlee
Hart of Dakota City, was fined $40 and
costs, in all about $I25, by District
Judge Graves. The case will likely be
appealed to the supreme court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

Harvard college observatory has m.
nounced that a new star, observed
February 20, Is the brightest one dis
covered in three centuries. 1t Is In
constellation Persus. II Is OF FIRST
magnitude and in three days has
emerged from total invisibility.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
RUSSIA CLAIMS MONGOLIA
Hss Long Coveted tho Rich Gold Fields
There,

hss Long Coveted tho Rich Gold Fieids
There.
"The L'Hassa mission % Emperor
Nicholas last spring was connected
with n plan" says the ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the London Daily
Mail. Ito build a railway through
Mongolia. Of which Russia has OBJ
tanned a virtual p~rotectorate. learn
that on January IA the Russia officials
In kiakhta, Urga, Uiiassutsl and
Pobdo received secret advices that
their district WAS henceforth under
Russian protection. Probably Rus
sia's designs more deeply concerned the
gold deposits in Mongolia than Man
churia."
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Coming to Inauguration.

The United States transport Rawlins
left San Juan, p. l., Feb. rs, for the
United States with the Porto Ricau
battery ordered to attend the inaugur-
alton. An enormous crowd gathered
at the wharf to witness the departure
OF the steamer. The men, who number
eco, seemed delighted at the oppor-
tunity to go.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22

At the marriage of Miss Lalla Jor.
dan to David Jennings Porter in Green
vile. $. c.. a sudden death occurred
Immediately after the ceremony. While
Mrs. John NJ. Jordan. the mother OF
the bride, was talking to her daughter.
the old lady suddenly fell to the floor
and In a few moments was a corpse.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
Phrases Referring % ID~,viaisy.

The Latin phrase Del Eratis means
by the grace Of God" and In English
IL used exclusively M a part of the
royal style: thus. Victoria, Del Ora
tia Regina" which means. Victoria,
Queen by the grace OF God" Divina
~Providentia is the phrase used by an
Archbishop.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
aras.hoppsr. TAX. Long Leap

News comes from Danish West in.
dies that a species Of grasshopper.
unknown in this island. has made its
appearance In 81. Croix, and the plant
ers complain OF the damage done to
the II Is feared II Ia similar
to that which made Its appearance
some time ago In Cuba and wal sup
posed to have been brought W in