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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
BURNED At III STAKE
Mob In Mississippi Lynches an Unknown
Man.

y nrCro whose name has not vet
bcen learned, was burned At the stake
near Gu'fport, In Perry county, Missis-
sippi, November !. The crime for
which the negro suffered wa commit
ted early in the morning. and Mrs.
Fortenberry was the victim. She Is
the wife Of one of the most prominent
men in that section. She was attacked,
beaten into Inconsistencies and Grim
inally assaulted by the negro. After
recovering consciousness, while yet
almost too weak to move, she began
crying for help.
Within a\ short time assistance
reached her. \Shc told the story uf the
crime and described the negro. A
posse was organized and the negro WAS
soon captured. lie was identified by
Mrs. Fortenberry and finally confessed,
telling ali the details he had previously
denied.
An informal court was organized by
the members of the posse. The trial
resulted in a decision to burn the ne.
gro. He was taken to the scene of his
crime and there burned ut the stake.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
UNDER THE WHEFLS
Farm Hand Jumps in Front Of a
Moving Train.
The BODY IS ffARfUllY NANGlfD
Chicago GAMBLER Killed by Ills Son
Half Million blaze IN Iowa-Neyro
Burned at the stake other
News ~ Great Importance.

had been working for William Gormcl-
ly of Vcsta, Ncb.. was u W. by the
south bound Union Pacific train No.
II at Coburn Junction. Neb. He was
walking along the track toward the
approaching train and stepped of to
let ~ pass. When the engine got i'm
mcdiately opposite he doubled himself
up In u ball and threw himself under
kthe wheels. The train cut of his
Aead and disemboweled and fcafully
msngled the body. The remains were
semitic Coroner sawyer at Jackson,
Ncn' Nothing has yet been found To
indicate his home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
KILLED BY HIS SON
Scat His wife, and the Cor0meYs }
Qualities the H~omicide.

Beat His wife, and the Coromets Jury
Justinss n H~omicids.
Dan NJ. Hogan, known far AMI wide
NJ u bookmaker and sporting man, was
shot and killed by his son, Dan NJ,
Hogan jr., in the family's country
home Mt Wilmington, H., November 4.
The immediate canss assigned for
the shooting was the abuse apd bru.
tally of the head Of the household in
striking his wife until shot down by
his son. The bullet struck Hogan un
der the right arm md passed Through
the body.
Hogan, jr., was held by the author
tiles pending an inquest by tAe coro.
ncr. The jury returned u verdict Of
''justifable homicide"
Hogan was fifty-ninc years old and
left property valued Mt upwards of six
ty Thousand dollars. He had met re-
Gently with vcrse by gambling upon
races. Frequent and unsuccessful az
tempts to mortgage his Wilmington
property that he might procure n new
''bank roll" for track speculation, re-
suited in familp quarrels.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Hired Man shoots Employer.

Will Shay, a well-known and well-to-
10 farmer living eight miles northeast
at Hastings, Neb., was accidentally
shot in the abdomen. Mr.. Shay had
gone TO the barn to look after his
horses. In the meantime the hired
man took q t~hirty-eight calibre rifle
md went out In the yard to shoot n
chicken for dinner. The barn is ON
the side Of q hill and just rs Mr.. Shay
came ont Of the building the hired man
drew . bead on . chicken and fired.
The hall struck Mr.. Shay IN tho, center
Of the abdomen aud made an ugly
wound. DIR. Artz Of Hastings was
summoned and arrived in time to pre-.
emit great loss of blood. The ball was
not cxtricated as 1t could not be To-
Gated. Mr.. Shay Is in q critical con-
dition but there are hopes Of his recov-
cry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
supple. F~arD,.hsd Is.urssnts t..

Adviccs from Catbalogan. Samar, say
IL In we'll known that In spite OF the
fact that all ports Of Samar are closed,
supplies still reach the insurgents.
Most OF this work IL done during tho
dark nights by small boats from the
Island Of Leyte. Every available gun
boat Is now e~ndcavoring to prevent
this.
The capture of IIukban's commissarv
has proven u great blow to the insur-
rection, as it renders future supplies
very precarious.
Conditions In the island Of Leyte arc
very annoying TO General Smith. A
large number of junks are used with
the express object of aiding the insur.
gents In Samar, covering the move
ments of fugitives aud landing provis
ions and clothing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Chinese Minister Recalled.

A Pckin, China, dispatch says: The
recall Of WI Ting Fang, the Chinese
minister at Washington, has been de-
cidcd upon. He will be offered, 1t Is
announced a subordinate post in the
foreign Office, beneath his abilities,
which IL Is said he will decline.
Ii Hung Changes interpreter, Using,
adopted son Of the Marquis Tseng, Is .
prominent candidate for the Washing.
ton mission. He is thirty years old
and was educated in England.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Academy nurnsd.

Jarvis Hall military acsdsmy ut
Montclair, eight miles from Denver,
Col, II school for boys, maintained by,
the Episcopal church of the diocese Of!
Colorado, was burned to the ground,
causing q loss estimated " $75,000.,
Seventy-fve students roomed In tho
building, but all escaped without in
jury. The origin Of the lire - nm
known. The library Of Canon Rogers,
rector of the academy, one Of the fincst
in the west, was partially destroyed,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Tnnnnny Defeated.

Seth Low, former president Of Cot
umbia university, and four years ago
the citizens union candidate for the
first mayor of Greater New York, was
elected the second mayor of Greater
New York By II plurality ranging any
where from 5000 Ia 5000. defeating
Edward NJ. Shepard of lirooklyn. the
democratic nominee. The campaign
was nh exciting one, and the vote,
though somewhat less than the prcsi-
dcutial election u year ago, was the
largest ever polled In n municipal con
test In this country.
Returns also indicate the complete
triumph Of the Greater New for~
fusion ticket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
SHOT sv s,sTER-'N LAW
o..rr., =, smnwees Over . CHILD Emu
Tn = Fatality.

Quarrel st Euinwood over
lame. A.. puFcy, a shoemaker OF FL
unu.n,d k.s.. was shot by Mrs Ed
s.a.d u,,chkiss Of Great Bend, HAS
~, d,.d nm bour after being shot. Dur
fey ,nme To Eilinwood two years 9
fr,m somewhere east and engaged IN
business. lie had the respec' s""
confidence of those who knew MIN
Previous TO his coming he and his VIE
seuaratcd. Their three children had
been placed In an asylum Mt Wich'ta.
Mrs. Uotchkiss was the sister of
Duffey,s wife. Duffey blamed her for
the sepsration Mrs. Hotchkiss Oh
tanned ono OF the children, n little boy,
from the orphans asylum n was nv
ing ut Great Bend. twelve miles west
of El,inwood. Duffey In some way got
the child and kept II here with him.
Some time ~ she brought suit to re-
cover the child. In the trial she was
permitted To care for him. Justice
.Jcppison reserved his decision for u
week. In the meantime the child dis
appeared. Duffey then procured an
order to have the child produced in
court within u certain time.
Mrs. Hotchkias sworc out u search
warrant for certain letters In the case,
claimed to have been stolen by Duffey
from hsr. She came down from Great
BEND with sheriff johnson. Both went
went direct to Duffcy's shop. Both
| entered. The sheriff stepped into u
| back room with Edward Isern To
search, leaving the woman. DNtfey and
n blacksmith named wier in the front
room. Mrs, llotchkiss drew n revolver
| from her bosom, and at u distance of
three feet she\ Aired one shot that en-
tered the righS breast. Wier grabbed
her and prevdSted another shot. A
crowd gathcreA bnt the sheriff got
away with his prisoner by n side street.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Maryland and Kentucky are Con.
coded to be Democratic.
fUNONIITS WIN IN GRtATtR NEW YORK
Republicans Claim S~odgwica Elected by
Plurality ~ 1000 TO 10. OO0-Nash
Elected In Ohio by 10000 9TH
er General News Items.
Nebraska.

The election in Nebraska was cx.
trcmcly quiet. but after all q fairly
satisfactory vote was polled.
The returns from 3j7 precincts out
slice Of Lincoln and Omaha, give Scdg-
wick n total of 33,0so. against 25,6oo
for Hollcn beck. These same precincts
gave Marsh 1859 votes against AL
~, for Svoboda.
The republican state central com
mittec made estimate on the vote of
the state. making the plurality for
Judge Scdgwick not far from 1000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
MONUMENT FoR LeweLLlNo

wichita Friends to Erect . stone In
Memory the Late Ex-Govsrnor.
The monument that will mark the
grave of Ex-Governor Lewelling was
purchased and designed by a Wichita
company. 1t will cost, s45o, and the
Wichita admirers of the late ex-gov-
ernor will pay for 1t. The monument
will bc Of HARE marble, three feet ak
inches wide, two feet thick and five
feet eight Inches high. In a panel Will
be chiseled:
Lorenzo d. LcwelliDg. December
II, 1916. September 3, 1900. Governor
of Kansas from 1899 to 1896. Erected
by his friends"
The monument will be set on a large
block of Falls rock. II will probably
be unveiled next month On the flfty-
fifth anniversary of the ex-governor
birth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
VALUABLE NINE SOLD

The Deal IL the second Largest In
Colorado's History.
The Elkton Consolidation Gold Min
ing company, on the property Of which
n remarkably rich strike was made ~
Gently, has beyn sold To Eastern capt.
talists. The consideration Ii bascd ON
n valuation Of SO, 81, 900. Tho names
Of the buyers are withheld. II. M
Delavergne. their local agent, 10 him
self n stakeholder.
The deal Is the largest involving COL
orado mining property since STATIONS
Independence was sold in April, 1900,
for $40. 900, 900. Local mining men he
lievc that the purchasers are New
Workers., representing Wehrncr. Beit
4 Co. Of London, who have sought TO
buy the mine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
south Dakota.

Returns are coming In slowly. The
vote Is light over the state and only
circuit judges nre being elected. In
dicatiohs are that the republicans
elected all eight judges, but the demo-
the Third and Mcticc In the seventh.
Returns srom these districts are too
mcager to base estimates. Jones ire
publican), In tho Second district, car
ricd every county district with possi-
bly, u exception. His majority will
bc close to $500.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
kentucky

The general assembly that was
elected in Kentucky, with the excep-
tion of half the senate. will be demo-
cratic on joint ballot by an increased
majority according 10 the latest returns
The returns indicated that the senate
will stand t%wcnty-siX democrats to
twelve republicans, the same ns the
old senate, and the house t~wenty-sev-
cn democrats to twcnty-three republi-
ans n democratic gain Of seventeen.
For the first time in years the re-
turns do not show the election Of Q
single populist 10 the assembly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
INDIANS DYING BY SCORES
Nearly sixty winncbago Indians Already
Victims Of smallpox.

Nearly sixty Winncbngo Indians Already
Victims Of smallpox.
Reports from the Winnebago Indian
reservation indicate that twenty-five
died from smallpox the first week,
twcnty-two last week and fifteen up to
the present time. The 10000 Indians
are scattered over I,la0 acres of land,
and 1t Is entirely impossible to give
them individual attention. Asa result
scores lie sick and either die or recover
without medical care.
The Indians refuse to obey the direc.
tions Of the government physician and
perish in using their own remedies and
pay no heed to warnings against ex-
posture. Guards have been stationed
about all the surrounding cities TO keep
ont the Winnebagos. but this Is almost
impossible. The schools at Emerson,
Neb., have been closed down ON ac-
count of the disease, and there Is one
case at Homer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
NEBRASKA GETS MEDALS
Awarded NJ the Psn-Amerscsn. kspesi
tion 70 This state.

L Al ~ -
Awarded ~ the psn-AmeSsssn kspesi-
tion TO rhis state
The horticultural dcpartmcnt.of,t tho
Pan. American exposition hNe just an
nounced It's awards. NehrAska pro-
ceivcs medals ms follows: Htatc HOfta-
cultural society, gold medal; general
display Of fruits, Youngcfs 4 Co, gpld
medal for displays Of fruits; Then. viii
liams, Benson, gold medal for collee-
ton Of hybrid plums; silver medal,
Marshall IIros. Arlington, for display
of fruits; bronze medal, g. n. Darnafd.
for display Of apples and pears; hpn-
orable mention. Frank Martin, Omaha,
for exhibit 0f plums.
In the agricultural department Ne
braskn received u gold medal for q cnl-
lection of agricultural products, . sill
| yer medal for collection OF ccrcals,g0ld
medal for II display OF sugar bects and
their products and n silver medal for Is
display of corn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Fire at the Cemetery.

The residence Mt National cemetery
at Fort Leavenwortb was destroyed by
fire November 1. The fire is supposed
to have started from q defective fiuc.
The soldiers fire department made q
run to tho cemetery but could not
make any water connections. Nearly
all household furniture of Max Retter
superintendent Of the cemetery, was
destroyed. The total loss was about
81, 1000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
10000 In Iowa.

The result In Iowa Is remarkable.
With q marked falling of in the vote
throughout the state, the loss In somc
precincts being 40 and 80 per cent on
the total vote. and the average loss for
the state being one-Afth the total Of
two years ago. A. i. Cummins, the
republican candidate, has been elected
by n plurality Of something like co.
600, the largest ever given q governor
in this state. The entire republican
state ticket is elected by similar plu.
ralitics, and some extraordinary gains
have been made.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Estimates from sixty.scscn counties
of the state give Frank q. Harris, re
publican, for state treasurer, an appar-
cnt plurality Of 5i,0is; william y.
Potter, republican, for supreme court
Judge, i4,so7 plurality.
In Philadelphia, Rothermcl, the fu-
sion candinate for district attorney,
was beaten by d3,iss plurality. Uar-
ris' plurality In this city was as,o6i and
Po.tcr's was 81 Del.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Eight children, accompanied by their
parents, ended u 1900 mile . Q for
life mt the Chicago Pasteur institution,
November ?. The youngsters, rang
ing In age from four To nine years,
came from Colorado Springs, Col,
where they were bitten by dog afaict-
ed with rabies. Fearing hydrophobia
their parents began. the long Journey
TO have their children treated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Triple Tragedy Among Negroes.

On a plantation known AZ the Hoss
place, near Greenwood, Ia, Wash Raw
Inns entered the home of Victoria An
derson, a negro woman, and found her
in the company of u negro named
Charley Williams He AT once opened
fire on Victoria, killing her instantly.
The weapon was then turned on VIII
liams, who attempted to escape, and
was fatally wounded. Rawlins rushed
to the door, turned his weapon on him
self and pulled the trigger, dying in
stantly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
KIN Fellow workmen.

Two machinists working in the
Southern shops at Columbia, s. c..
Walter Binder and Wm. Seaver, were
shot IN their houses some time after
midnight, November ,, by a party OF
men. Seaver was killed instantly and
Binder seriously wounded. According
TO the statement OF Binder the attack
ing party were former strikers. Harry
Jones and Arthur McCrauey have been
arrested. More arrests will follow.
McCraney claims that he did the shoot.
ING in elf-defensc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Massachusetts,.

With no state or national issues aud
but few local contests 10 arouse in
~tercst, there were more ballots cast In
the state election than in any of year
In the history Of the state. The total
vote exceeded sOo, 900. As usual the
republicans had ITO difficulty in carry
ing the state, W. Murray Crane Of Dial
ton, being elected governor for the
third time by practically the same ma
jority as when he first ran for the Office
In 1893. The state legislature Of 1908
will Ike strongly republican, although
the democrats gained "a few votes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Decline. to Honor Regulation.

Governor Durham of Indian refused
to grant q requisition for the return to
Kentucky Of Ex-Governor Taylor and
Charles w. Finley, who were indicted
by Kentuck courts for completely in tho
murder Of Governor William Goebcl.
In declining to honor the requisition
Governor Durham gives his reasons In
u lengthy document, which are vir-
tnally the same entertained by ex
Governor Mount.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
successful with Sugar Bse...

A. II. Burtis of Garden City looks
for n beet sugar factory and refinery to
be established In that town. En-
couraged by the bounty authorized by
the last legislature of Kansas, the
farmers planted a large acreage of
beets last spring and the experiment
has turned out well. The beets are
large and Of good quality. A carload
will be sent to Rocky Ford, Col, next
month, and II the yield of sugar Is sat
isfactory a plant will be built at Gard
en- City.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Forest Fire In Missouri.

Fierce forest fires are raging a few
miles south Of Poplar Blum, Ark. The
woods have been In flames for three
days and thousands OF cattle and
hor SEES are In danger.
Farmers and stockmen have turned
out en- massc to fight the flames, but
they have made very little progress.
The fire will cause a famine for feed
for cattle this winter on account Of the
drouth, which cut crops short.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
New ,Dersey.

The early returns received from all
from all points In the state indicates
that Murphy, republican, for governor,
has been elected. The republicans
claim the state by 10000.
Late returns bear out the earliest
Indications that Franklin Murphy, ,e-
publican. has been elected governor by
about 10000 plurality.
Both branches Of the Legislature will
be republican.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Shaft to be Elaborate.

At a meeting of the executive com.
mittee OF the William Mckinley ma.
tiOnal arch association In Washington,
1t was determined on motion of Secre-
tary Gage, tho treasurer Of the asso.
citation to attempt to raise $500, 900
for the construction Of the proposed
arch. Material progress was reported
by the executive committee in the
work Of preparations for raising sub.
scriptions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
w.n. K.n... and Nser..L. Cath

The experiment made early last fall
in the state of Washington OF import
ing Kansas and Nebraska cattle proved
30 successful that a numbef Of Whit
man, Palouse county, farmers have left
for Omaha to purchase more cattle.
Early in the fall James woodley of
COlfax shipped 5oOof one ami two-year-
old steers to Whitman county from
Kansas City. He sold part Of them
and is feeding the remainder on his
ranch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Maryland.

A conservative estimate based on
about half the voting precincts md
unofficial returns from the state indi-
cate that the democrats will control
the Legislature and win have probably
sixty-seven votes on joint ballot, which
is six more than a majority. Late re-
turns show large republican gains In
baltimore and IL il now asserted that
the republicans have carried IL by
5000. They also claim oil three legis-
lative districts in baltimore city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Arren.iue-Chiie D,spute.

The Argentine government has re.
quest Chile to desist from road making
in the cordilleras, says a dispatch to
the London Daily Mail from Buenos
Ayers, and has demanded an official
declaration that the roadmaking al
ready accomplished does not constitute
a claim by Chile TO the territory IN
dispute. Failing this assurance, the
Argentine minister, II is said, will be
withdrawn from Santiago de Chile.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
cONvlcTS ESCAPE
Arizona Prisoners Make Use OF switch
Engine,

Engine,
At Yuma, Ariz.. on November 2.
Thomas Hart, under sentence for MUIR
der, and a Mexican named I.eibas, in
jail for robbery, overpOwcrcd the dep
uty sheriff on guard and taking pos
session of a switch engine. ran IL four
miles into the country and escaped
Section Foreman Martin fired n shot
Through the speeding engine, and from
blood found On n cushion In the engine
it Is supposed that Lcibas, who was
working the throttle, was hit. When
the men left the engine they opened
wide the throttle and the lOcomoti ,s
ran seven miles before stopping. A
posse Is now in pursuit of the fugi-
tiveaa
The latest reaort is that the men
were encountered near Fortuna, a
small mining camp, and a desperate
battle ensued, resulting in the killing
Of Hart and the capture of Leibas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Oi,in.

The republicans carried Ohio nv u
heavy increased plurality on their state
ticket and will have IA greatly enlarged
majority IN the Legislature.
The extent Of the republican success
Is attributed to the silver democrats
not voting; to the attitude Of John n.
Mclean, the democratic candidate for
governor two years ago and the Ohio
member Of the dcmocra attic national
committee; to the superior organization
Of the republicans and other Causes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

A Kansas City, November 4 dispatch
says: 1t is stated that General Fredcr-
ick Funston win shortly apply for a
leave OF absence from the Philippines
and return to the United States on a
visit. 1t Is said nc is recovering rap
Idly from the operation for appended
tbs recently undergone at n Manila
hospital. General Fred u. Grant viii,
II Is stated, likely succeed General
Funston In command of the San Fer
nando district.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
MORE NAAL VESSELS
hoard I. of c~on.,rueSpn Recommend.
Forty NewAships.

Forty Ne~Ash'ps.
Over md above the YOUR war ships
for which congress directed him last
session to prepare plansAas q basis for
appropriation at the ncxt\scssion, Sec
rotary Long has before hin the recon-
mendatious Of the board Oh naval con
strnction. looking to author zation by
congress OF forty more naval vessels Of
all classes. from ~battleships down to
tngboats. The plans for the two ar
mored cruisers andtwo battlcshiss, pro-
jected by congress last session, already
have been prepared and look to the
construction of about Is ,OO0-ton bat
tleships and l4,00U-ton cruisers. The
battleships and cruisers additional TO
those which the construction board
proposes, probably will he Of about
the same size and general type.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
BRITISH RfyI2{{.
Beers Pick of Three English
Officers.
BoThA PERSONALLY LEADS ATTACK
Destructive Forest fires In Arkansas
Hired Hand Kills His Employer Near
Hastings--Other News Of stat.
and National Interest.

Commandant General Lonis lIotha is
reported To have commanded in person
h attack upon Colonel Bcnson's col
umn. Botha's force has effected "A
combination with another commando
which has been lowering around Beth
ell lately.
Lord Kitchener reports that three
additional officers were killed and
That two more were wounded during
the attack on the n guard of Colon
81 Benson's column ear Brakenlasgte,
Eastern Transvaal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

While on the way home, says n Con.
cordia, Kas., dispatch, from a party ut
Aurora, In a farm wagon, the fifteen
year-old daughter of Stanislas Chaput,
of Aurora township, was thrown out
by the vehicle striking "A rut. The
wheel passed over her body, iniicting
internal injuries, from which she died
thirty-six hours later.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

The powder magazine Of the Santa
Fe PaciAc Mt Williams, N. NJ, contain
ing 1000 pounds of powder, exploded,
the shock breaking w~indowsand glass
a and tearing doors from houses.
The magazine is supposed to have
caught fire from sparks from an IN
CINE switching nearby. The engineer
and switching crew escaped injury but
the cars of the engine were wrecked.
The damage will amount TO many
thousands of dollars,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
K.nsns Women KuI. Nam.

Mrs. j.. Il. Hotchkiss Of Great Bend,
Kan. shot and killed James Duffy ut.
his hone Eninwood. Duffy was n
brother-in-lnw ~ the woman. She
suspected him Of having certain of her
belongings IN bis possession. OBJ
tanning II s~rarch warrant she went tn
his home with the sheriff and while
the house was being searched she drew
n pistol and shot Duffy.