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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Worthless Cheek
Two Plattsmouth Merchants Are
victimized.
SwINDlf DfTttTtD At THE BANKS
Killed by a n Express Traih-sh.cpbcrd
srs Frozen To Death 10 Wyoming
Gas Espiosion-Mrs. Kinicy Fall
iDg-Othcr Important News.

A man entered the store OF G. ID.
Long of Plattsnouth and bought n
pair Of mittens and gave him u check
for $40 on the Bank Of Cass county.
signed "a. w. Willis" and received
1925 in change. lie then went to the
store of G. Il. Wescott and bought an
other pair of mittens aud gave the pro-
prietor n check of the same kind for
the same amoun and was given $3.50
In change. He attempted to pass the
same kind OF a check ut the drug store
ut A. w. Atwood and Mt the hardware
store of John X. Cox and several of the
other merchants, but they refused to
take them. When the checks were pre-
scented at the bank the next day It was
learned that the checks were not
signed by A.. =. Willis, n wealthy
farmer, residing near Louisville, and
were worthless.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Tears Lawiessne = In Ireland.

A Dublin, Ireland, dispatch says:
Large numbers of ~constabulary have
been drafted to important points in
Mayo and Roscom mon, and a procla-
nation placing both counties under
the crime act Is expected to be issued
Immediately. This influx OF of extra
police is unprecedented since the days
Of Captain Boycott. Nationalist mem
bers of parliament and the United
Irish league have been most active in
Mayo and Roscommon recently preach
ing forcible resistance to the authori-
ties.
Dublin's reception of Messrs. Red
mond, McIIugh and O'Donnell on their
return from the United States will
take the form Of n torchlight process
sion and addresses At the Mansion
house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
GnIltY of

The trial Of the state against Both
well in the district court at Valentine,
Neb., ended in a conviction on the
charge of criminal assault. she de-
PENDANT was charged with criminally
a~ssaulting his W daughter last May.
His defense was insanity. DIR. j. l..
Greene, superintendent of the Lincoln
hospital for the insane, testified as an
expert witness. After taking one bal
lot the jury agreed on q verdict OF
guilty. The penalty prescribed by the
law Is life Imprisonment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Small Fights Daily.

A Manila dispatch says: General j.
Franklin Bell has been exceedingly ac-
tive In Batangas province where he in
tends by every means available, to
stamp out the insurrection. There
are daily small fights between the in
surgents and the men of General Bells
command, In which the former are al
most Invariably routed. Lieutenant
ucnnessey Of the Eighth infantry, to-
gethcr with one American scout and
six Filipinos captured an insurgent
major with forty-two men, twenty-five
rifles and $50 rounds of ammunition,
without the loss Of n man.
A number of captured documents
and papers, now in the hands of Gen
cral Beil, implicatc in the insurrection
IN presidents and other prominent
natives of Liam, Batangas province.
General Bell has notified the natives
in Batangas that on the 2Sth Of Decem-
ber the purpose to concentrate them
in the neighborhood of the town. lie
will move their live stock, rice, ETC.,
to within the limits of concentration.
After that date everything outside
these limits will be confiscated.
The roads from Batangas and La
guna provinces are lined with u con.
tinuous stream Of native men, women
and children, in ~carry-alls, carts and
mounted on carabos, seeking safety
from the horrors of war.
The column under Colonel Theodore
j. Whit of the Sixth cavalry is tirelcss
in its operations ngL,L's the insurg-
onts and has received high praise from
the military authorities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
TALKS ON

The best way to advertise IL Just %
advertise. Get at 1t with q view to hav-
Ing the people know what you most
desire to sell, and incidentally letting
them know that the specified items do
not represent your full stock. Say in
teresting things about interesting goods
and have the goods to talk.
Men talk Of the secret Of successful
advertising, but It Is all very plain. Tho
essentials are to offer what people
want. at fair prices, and to offer It In
q way that will make readers know
they want 1t. The art In writing an
advertisement Is to speak as the inter-
ested and well-informed merchant
would speak to a prospective customer.
The mere appearance Of a business
mans name and address in every issue
Of a leading Newspaper will do work to
Increase his trade. Every business man,
however. is able to give facts about his
establishment which will encourage
people to deal with him. To state such
facts clearly In a newspaper is the prin-
cipal secret Of successful advertising.
The idea that 1t takes q number OF
Impressions to make the average ad-
v%ertisement effective is not new. Forty
years ago an English advertiser said
to the publisher Of the Cornhill Maya
zine: I'VE don't consider that nm ad-
vertisement seen for the first time by
4 reader is worth much. The second
time 1t counts for something. The third
time the readers attention Is arrested:
the fourth time he reads 1t through and
thinks about 1t; the fifth makes a pur~
chaser Of him. It takes time to soak
In"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Robbery of Mall Ponch.

A daring robbery of n pouch Of
United States registered mail occurred
ut the doors of the old p~ostotfice build
ing at Third and Olive streets in st,
Louis. Oscar Keeling, driver of the
mail wagon, was knocked down by the
butt end of revolvers by three men us
he was leaving the building, and re-
lieved of a sack of registered mail,
which he was taking outside. Sc
cleverly had the robbery been planned
that the robbers succeeded in escaping
with their booty before KEELING could
give the alarm. At the time the lobby
of the branch postofice was crowded
with people, and the sidewalk throng-
ed with men returning home from
business. The exact contents OF the
lost sack Is not known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Instantly Killed.

Frank Rener, nm employ on the night
Shift in the Burlington hammer shop at
Plattsmouth, was instantly killed De-
celnber II. A switch crew were doing
some switching in the shop yards and
Renner, in attempting to cross the
track between the train and another
string of cars, was caught between the
couplings. His body was terribly mu
tilated. The deceased was u single
man, twenty-nine years of age, and
was on his way to work when the ac-
cident occurred. He has been work.
ing in the shops since his return from
the Philippines, where he served with
the First Nebraska regiment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
FIGHTING IN
Government Troops and Liberals Havo
Engagement.

A'oops anu AiDeEun HuSc
Engagement.
A schooner which has just arrived
at Colon from Nombro de Dios brings
the news that the Colombian govern
ment troops to the number of seventy,
who left Colon a fortnight g for
Viento Frieto, had an engagement.
with the liberal forces at Nombro de
Dios. The liberals numbered $50 men.
The casualties on both sides amounted
to eighteen men killed and forty
wounded. The government troops
succeeded in carrying the liberals en-.
trenchments and driving them out Of
the town back onto the hills behind it.
During the engagement, the women
and children of NOmbro dc Dios, to.
gether with the United States vice
consul Mt Colon, Mr.. Haytt and other
Foreigners, sought refuge on u small
island facing the scene of the engage
ment. The government troops are
now on their way back to Colon.
Mr.. Haytt reports that Nombro de
Dios is now practically deserted and
unsafe for foeigners, the liberals be.
lieving the latter have been aiding
the government.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
DECLARED REN|Ss
Schley Court Of Inquiry Hands
Down Decision.
DfwfY OFFERS MINORITY REPORT
Condemned on Eleven Counts-remais
bandit sentenced-Kentocky Bank
Lootcd-Chiie Prepares for War
Other News Of Importance.

A Washington, d. c., December 10,
dispatch says: The most prolonged, in
terestiug and important naval tribunal
ever held in this country came to O
close today, having in open and secret
session lasted three months, short Of
one week, when Secretary Long was
handed the findings of the court of in
quiry which inquired into the conduct
OF Rear Admiral Schley during the
santiago campaing. For seven weeks
the court heard testimony and for
fully n month it deliberated upon that
mas OF evidence, finally reaching the
conclusions announced today. The re-
suit was a complete surprise, and 1t Is
probable that no prophesy has ap-
prohched the truth. Instead of one
report there are two. Both are signed
by George Dewey, president, and by
Samuel c. Lemley, as Judge advocate.
This is a form said to be recognized In
oil courts Of inquiry, the signatures Of
tue other members not being neces-
sary. But 1t is explained that Admiral
Dewey signed the second report, a mi
nority report, to express his qualiHca-
ton OF or dissent from the views ex-
pressed by the court, comprising, be-
side himself, Admirals Benham and
Ramsay in the first report.
The majority report condemns Ad-
miral Sthley on eleven points, while
Admiral Dewey sustains him in most
particulars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
No Trace of n Daring Mariner.

A special from Atlantic City. N. j.,
says: Capt. William A. Andrews aud
bridc sailed from ioung's pier Sunday,
September ~, in their thirtccn.foot
dory, the Dark Secret. They expected
to touch at the Azores for fresh food
supplies and water and to land at some
port In Spain or Portugal in from six
to eight weeks time. On his former
voyoge across the Atlantic Captain An
drcws frequently spoke passing vessels
and he was reported by them on their
arrival In port, hut, as the ''lone mari
ner" and his bride have been gone now
nearly three months and as their land
ing has not been reported anywhere, It
Is the opinion here that they have been
drowned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
PUT TO USE.
sister Ships Speak TO Each Other Hun-
drsd Miles Apart.

sister Ships Speak "a Each Othsr Hum
dred Miles Apart.
The steamer Etruria, which has Just
arrived in New York, was In commuui-
cation for more than five hours in mid
ocean with its sister ship Umbrfa.
Long before either ship sighted the
other their commanders were
ing by the Marconi wireless system.
The position Of each was known on the
other hours before their main trucks
showed above the horizon. Etruria
left Liverpool December z, the same
day Umbria steamed out Of New York.
They were 1,63O miles east northeast of
Sandy Hook when they passed each
other, or In latitude 45.17 and longi.
tudc 51.07. Five hours before that the
receiver on Etruia began to click warn.
ingly. The operator replied, and then
the word "Umbria" was slowly spelled
out on Etruria's instrument. Then
followed Unbria's location. Etruria
replied, giving its location, which
showed it TO DO fully 100 miles away
from the other vessel. Umbria sent its
number of passengers, the fact that all
was well and the latest news from New
York. Etruria sent word of the burn
ing Of the great LII ,erpool exchange
quadrangle, which occurred on Decem-
Der 0, while Etruria was lying in the
Me rsey.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Insanity Plea VIII Not Avail.

The home office at London has noti-
fed the counsel for Miss Josephine
Eastwick of Philadelphia, under sem
tence of six months imprisonment for
forging n railroad certificate, that the
petition for her pardon on the ground
of insanity could o be granted. No
reason is given. The action Of the
home office is taken In spite of great
pressure brought to bear in Miss East
wick's behalf by the officials of the
American embassy there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Mrs. Mckinley Failing.

Relatives of Mrs. Mckinley have lit
tic hope for her living long, according
to n statement made by Lieutenant
james Mckinley, U. $. A., IA nephew OF
the late president. Lieutenant Nc
Kinley said:
MY aunt remains in about the same
condition that she was Immediately
after the funeral of the president.
There has been no improvement and
seems no hope of any"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Ono Collision Cause. Another.

Fireman Il. NJ. Riley Of Dubuque, Ia,
was killed, and Engineer William Nor
ton OF Dubuque suffered q broken leg
in n collision on the Great Western
road Mt Bolton, five miles from Free
port, Ill. Three trains were in the
collision-a freight train, light engine
and wrecking train, all eastbound.
The light engine, which was in the
middle, ran into the rca of the freight,
The e%ngininecr reversed his engine
and jumped, and the engine ran back
into the wrecking train, where fireman
Riley was killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
THEY NAY NOT FIGHT.
wariike Preparations In Chile and Argen-
tine Not Taken Seriously.

L "hNlthe preparations IN Nntle ana ATgen-
tine Not Taken Seriously.
The alarm manifested in Argentine
Is declared in Chilean official circles 10
bc uDwarranted. In the opinion OF
the government the boundary dispute
will never justify n rupture.
A news agency received n dispatch
from Buenos Ayrcs, confirming the dis
patch Of the Associated Press from
Sucnos Ayres announcing the calling
out OF the Argentine army reserves and
adding that at the request of the gov
ernment the Chamber of Deputies had
sanctioned "A bin setting aside the ron
version fund to be used for 9he national
defense. Continuing, the dispatch from
Euenos Ayres says: ''The report that
the United States will offer its good
offices is confirmed. AT Chile's request
the American minister has sounded the
intentions of the Argentine govern.
mcnt. Brazil has also offered media
ton.
at has been announced hat Chile
has called out 5000 men, but the news
is questioned, because, according to
the officials, Oh lie does not possess the
means to equip and move such u body
Of men.
''Scnor Anchora has offered to bear
the expense Of n regiment during the
entire campaign and patriotic offers of
various descriptions are arriving from
all parts Of the country. Neverthc-
less, In certain centers, the opinion Is
pcrsistcntly held that var between Ar
geutinae nd Chile is improbable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Mosquito IndInns Seek Relief.

Three delegates from the Mosquito
territory OF Nicaragua have arrive at
Kingston. jamaica, and are negotiat-
ing with the British government for
relief from Nicaraguun rule. They
have sent a signed letter to tho news
papers setting forth their refusal to
believe that Great Britain is abandon
ing the Magagua treaty and declaring
that the Mosquito Indians are prepared
to fight rather than accept the contiu-
uation OF Nicaraguan control. The
delegates will await Great Britain's
reply to their representations before
they take further action.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Literally Torn to Pieces.

Thomas L. Edwards, aged thirty
Sc ven years, and Charles ID. Parker,
aged twenty-five, both of Butler, Pa
were instantly killed by a terrible ex.
plosiOn of nitro-glycerine, which COM
pletely wrecked the nitro-glycerine
factory of ID. Humes & Co., about ono
and one-half miles from here. Not a
shred of the two unfortunates could be
found and the site of the magazine was
marked by a hole twenty feet deep and
forty feet In diameter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
SURE TO GET THE ISLANDS.
Satisfactory Negotiations with Danish
Minister.

Satisfactory Negotiations with Danish
Minister.
A Washington, ID. c., dispatch says:
As a result Of the negotiations be
tween Secretary Hay and Mr.. Brun,
the Danish minister, the last obstacles
of substance to the preparation Of tho
treaty of cession whereby the United
States will become possessor Of the
Danish West Indian islands, have been
removed.
1t is said that the points of difference
have been adjusted in a manne to in
sure acceptance of the treaty by the
United States senate, and 1t is W
possible that the convention may be
laid before that body before the Holt
day recess. The decision of the SUI
preme court in the insular cases has
made easier the preparation of the
treaty on satisfactory limos, it Is said.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Dspot ut Braln.rd Bnrns.

The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley depot at Brsinard. Neb., caught
Are on Dec. II Agent Maules' furniture
was removed, hut was damaged. The
citizens turned out in numbers and
with buckets carried water to the dre,
but owing to the strong north wind
nothing could be done. 1t looked for a
time AS though the Brainard high
school and the Nye &c Schneider ele-
vator and lumber yard would catch
fire, but the wind changed enough to
a v them. The fire originated in the
dwell ng part at the north end of the
ldi
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
CUBAN COMMERCE
Falling on in Imports, but Exports are
Largely Increased,

"8 VI" ." bhRpht " hhloh -
Largely Increased.
A comparative statement Of the
commerce of Cuba for the fiscal years
1901 and 100, issued by the division Of
iusular affairs, var department, shows
that the total value Of merchandise i'm
ported during the fiscal year 1901 was
e65. 05o, l41, as against s71 ,6s1, 1877 for
1900; and the total value Of merchan-
disc exported during 1901 wrs s73,li5,-
S"l, as against S45, 22s, $40 for 1000.
This indicates q decrease OF 90 per
cent in the value of imports and an in
crease OF 39.5 per cen in the value of
exports.
The value of imports of merchandise
from the several countries, respective
ly, during the fiscal year 1901, was as
follows: United States S2s,O7S. 7O2, n
decrease of o ITO per cent, United
Kingdom 50, $50, 249, decrease of 22.4
per cent; Germany s3,403, O31, increase
"a per cent; France So, 022, $50, de-
crease 1873 per cent; Spain 50, sac, O45,
I'll, s2s,6s5, decrease 4.6 percent.
The value of exports Of merchandise
to the several countries, respectively,
during the fiscal year 1901, was as fol-
lows: United States Si5, 407, 4Gs, and in
crease of i1.4 per cent; United King
dom S4,s71,717, increase $40 per cent;
Germany SO, T2O, $50, increase 1926 per
cent; France S l,402, O65, increase 22.4
per cent; Spain $570,3oa, decrease co.
per cent; other countries sa,oii, $50, in
crease $40 per cent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
ST. PAUL ROAD GETS BIG ENGINES.
Largest Ones Ever Bolt 10 Be Used IN Fast
Passenger Runs.
Expected to he the Ultimate
Result

Several Of what are claimed to be
the largest locomotives ever construct
ed were received by the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul road yesterday.
In these days of large engines each
fresh consignment received by a rail-
road during the past year or two has
had the distinction Of being the iarg-
est. While these monster locomotives
have In a way ceased to excite sur
prise, those just received by the st.
Paul road are remarkable In their d.
mansions. For example, the diameter
of the driving wheels Is eighty-fouI
and o%ne-fourth inches, or o%ne-f0urth
of an inch over seven feet.
Following is a technical description
Of the new giants:
Diameter Of driving wheels. S4A
inches.
Diameter Of compound cylinders, %
and Is inches.
Stroke Of cylinders, % inches.
Total length Of engine. CO feet II
inches.
Steam capacity Of boiler. 200 pounds.
Fire bcx, 8 feet 8 inches By s feet s
inches.
Number Of lues In boiler, $50.
Heating surface, 3,z15 square feet.
Capacity Of tender. $4,000 pounds Of
coal and 1000 gallons Of water.
Thinks Fast Time Possible.
General Passenger Agent Miller Of
The st. Paul Is enthusiastic over the
new engines. alleging that they will
Tend to revelutionize schedules and
power. He says they will be capable
Of hauling fourteen or fifteen heavily
loaded coaches o. sleepers sixty miles
an hour. Grades will be little or no
obstruction to the leviathans.
The locomotives will be put in SER
vice ON the limited trains between
Chicago and Milwaukee and between
Chicago and Omaha.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
IN Her HEAD
KiIIedin Her Room by a Supposed
Burglar.
BROTHER AWAKENED BY The NOISE
Distressing Street Car Accident-Ferry'
boats Coiiide-Two Killed by Nitro
Glycerine Expiosion-Cnught Be.
tween tho Couplings.

Harriet p. Murphy of Pittsburg. Pa,
prominent in church and society cir
cles and treasurer Of the Kingsley
house fund, vas murdered Mt her home
at 6521 Howe %strret, East End by n
buglar. The murderer made his cs-
cape, and, although the whole detec-
tive and police force of that section
was called the man has not been cap
tured.
Miss Murphy was the only sister of
Select Councilman John A. Murphy
from the Twentieth ward and was
thirty years old. She with her broth
err and two servants, women, lived
alone in the house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Boston Murderer Eleetrocu,ed.

Storto, the murderer of Michele CAL
cncci, in Boston, November z, 1899,
was executed by electricity at tine state
prison in Charlestown. Sorto met his
death with tirmness, being the first
criminal to die in the electric chair un-
der the Massachusetts law. The cleo.
%trocution was successful in every way
and it was conducted in a very brie
time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Prince and prlpoe.. to MACY.

Prince Charles of Bourbon and the
Infanta Maria de la Mercedes. princess
OF Spain. are to be united in marriage
soon after Christmas. Prince Charles
Is the second son Of the count of
Caserata. He will be raised to the
rank OF an infant Of Spain. The royal
brides allowance Of 500. 900 will be
increased. and the cortes will provide
for a suitable dover. Princess Mer-
cedes is the eldest daughter OF the
queen regent. She was born Septem-
her IL. 1880. and was queen of Spain
until the birth Of her brother Alfonso
in 1856.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Three Men Run Down.

Two men were killed and another
severely injured at Delray, u suburb Of
Detroit. carly by Lake Shore passenger
train No. 322.
The men, who were on their way to
work, were walking on the railroad
track, IL was still dark and tn y
neither saw nor heard the approach
ling train. DE Roster was instantly
killed and, and Wcisner died from his
injuries very soon after no was picked
up. Ilemselman will recover.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Mistake. Friend for . burglar.

Believing him to be a cafe robbcr,
Night Operator Greer of the Lake Erie
and Western Office, ut Button, Ohio,
shot and probably fatally wounded
Stephen Miller, his friend. Greer,
hearing a noise outside, shot through
the window with a forty-four caliber
revolver. The bullet lodged in Miller's
left breast. The BlufftOn Office was at
tackled by robbers several weeks ago
and Greer was shot.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
MRS. BONNIE ACQUITTED
End OF . Mysterious Washington Murder
Case.

The jury in the case of Mrs. Lola
Ida BONNIE. charged with the murder
OF James Seymour Ayers in the Ken
more hotel at Washington on the
night OF May 10, returned a verdict Of
not guilty and the defendant was set
at liberty. Such q conclusion Of the
trial was generally expected, the popu.
lar impression being that in the
evidence submitted the prosecution had
failed to prove it's case against Mrs.
Bonine. The jury was out less than
five hours, retiring a few minutes after
4 O'Clock in the afternoon and report
Ing their verdict shortly before 0
o'clock.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Female Bandit Senteuced

Laura Bullion, the female companion
OF Ben" Fitzpatrick, who was cor.
victed Of having in his possession
forged national bank notes, was sen.
fenced by United States District Judge
Adams to five years Imprisonment in
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan. Fitzpatrick received a sentence
OF fifteen years Imprisonment at JEFF.
ferson City, Mo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
Dispute Result. in Tragedy.

John Pliley. fifty years old, was
killed by Willis Ray, his son-in-law,
in a dispute over business matters. The
tragedy occurred at Pliley's home, nine
miles from Decatur, Ill. Pliley got a
shotgun and started to kill Ray, but
the latter was too quick for him, got a
revolver and killed Pliley. The cor
oner's jury returned a verdict of justi-
fable homicide. There were no ar
rests made.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-20
IChDe PREPARES for War.

From Santiago dc Chile comes the
news that a contingent of the Chilean
reserves has been called to arms. 1t
numbers about 5000 men. No move
mento OF the military forces under arms
has occurred. however. Everything Is
quiet there in expectation of Chile's
answer to Argentine, which, according
:" nnblic opinion, will be firm and
serene.