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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
A CAR RUNS Wild
Motorman Loses Control Of Troll.
ley Car at Chicago.
(0llDfS WITH A PASSENGER TRAIN
Five People Killed Outright and Many
Injured More or Less severeiy-Coi-
nsion Comes without Warning
aud No Chance for Escape.

A Chicago dispach says: BY the col
lision of a trolley car on the Forty
seventh street line with n rapidly NOV
ing passenger train on the Pennsyl.
vsnia road five people were killed and
ten injured. The dead: Frederick
q. Edwards, Harriet SutcliT, Ida b.
Oslcr, Willis Boman, unidentified wo-
man. The injured: Luther Jackson,
Mary OMalley, Kate Greenfield, Mar.
ian Branard, James Gillette. V. j. Full
ton, Margaret Dwver, Mrs. Lizzie
Coalc, DR.. Clarissa Biglow, j. Brozd-
WITT.
The accident occurred at Forty
seventh street and Stewart
where a large number of railroad tracks
run north and south at the street
level and across the street car line runs
at right angles. 1t is the custom of
the conductors TO III ahead of their
ears and standing up the tracks to sig
nal the motorman tn advance or re-
main stationary. The car which was
filled with passengers. came up to the
tracks ut night from the west The
E"tNS uCiOSo viz StTttI TAR 1lnt WE'RE
down, as n passenger train was moving
rapidly south.
Whether the motorman, Willis Bow
man, was unable to control his car or
whether he became confused and
turned on the current is n matter of
doubt. The car paused a moment as
it approached the tracks, but before
l,pl,,nfa,. 1s,,lS,, .,.,Il .l..Lt A.. a,
ahead of the car. according To the
usual custom, there came II violent
lurch, the car shot forward, passed
rapidly across the two intervening
tracks and crashed heavily into the
passenger train.
The car was caught up, whirled
around, turned ~bottomsidc up and car
ried fifty feet south of the crossing.
None of the passengers had the slight
est warning of the accident and had no
chance whatever to escape.
The noise of the collision and the
screams of the passengers pinned down
in the wreckagc quickly brought a
large crowd to the scene and ambu-
lances and patrol wagons were soon OH
hand. The a was SD badly smashed
that it took but n short time to remove
the dead and dying.
MotOrman Bowman, upon whom tho
responsibility of the collision rests,
was unconscious when taken out. lie
rallied slightly several times but could
not give any account of the accident.
Towerman Albert Haas Of the rail.
road declared that he saw Bowman
tugging at the brakes and heard him
shout hat he could not stop the car.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
TALK NTH INCOMING SHIP
Wireless Teiegraphy Utilized .ss Miles
Out at Sea.

The Cunard line steamship Lucania,
Captain Mckay. which sailed from
Liverpool for New York August 10.
was spoken through the medium Of
wireless telegraphy by the Nantucket
lightship about q o'clock Friday even
ing, August ii. From that time until
9:40 messages were sent in IA stream
from the Lucania. From the lightship
to the Lucania was also sem u sum
mary of the news events Of the world
that had happened since the steamship
left the other side.
Captain Mckay, in command Of the
Lucania, telegraphed:
"All well on board. We are 2s7
miles from Sandy Hook and with clear
weather expect to reach New York
harbor Saturday. Please inform Cum
ard agents."
While messages ~ the wireless sys-
tenn of telegraphy We're successfully re-
ceivcd at New York from Lucania IL
was said on board the steamer Mt quar-
antinc that nothing transmitted from
the shore could be understood on board
the Lucania.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
BuncOed a Farmer.

An Omaha dispatch says: George
Robinson, "a farmer. came To Omaha re-
Gently with a load of apples. Near
Fifteenth and Howard he met a genial
stranger, who told him he knew n
place where he could sell a bushel of
apples for him. The stranger got into
the wagon and conducted Mr.. Robinson
to a houes several blocks south. where
he left the farmer in the wagon while
he went to the back door. Returning
he said that the woman wanted n bush.
ell Of apples and had but u %ten-dollar
bill. Robinson gave him n bushel OF
apples and 50. 40 cents in change, to
give to the woman for her ten dollars,
and the stranger slowly walked away
in the direction of the back door.
Robinson awaited his return until he
got weary, %whereupon he carried the
tale of : sorrow TO the police.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
THE SINKS.
Pacific Coast Passenger boat Crushed by
an Iceburg.

A Victoria II. C., dispatch says: The
steamer islander, the flag ship of the
Canadian Pacific Navigation fleet, and
the largest and fastest steamer on the
Victoria Skaguay route, collidcd with
an iceburg of Douglas island. Alaska.
while on its way south with the larg-
est number Of passengers that IL has
carried since IL was replaced on the
run, a few months ago, and sank
oon after striking. Captain Footc.i its
master. and about siXty-five persons
including passengers and pcrs of
the crew, were drowned, To d To
the horror of the terrible disaster the
boilers exploded as it went down.
causing the death of many of those
who were struggling in the water.
The steamer left Skaguay in the even
ing and was proceeding ont of Lynn
canal when the collision occurred.
Most of the passengers and members
of the crew who were in bed were
rudcly awakened by the shock. The
majority got ont on deck in time to bc
saved by the boats, which wcrs quick
~ manned, but II large number went
down in their ~statcrooms. Some of
the survivors arrived here by the
steamer which passed over the scene
of the disaster the following evening
and picked them up ut juneau, t.
which city they had brcn taken.
1T is known that siXty-sevcn live
were lost in the disaster, but il will bc
some time before their names can be
Termed, as the purscr has lost his
passenger list.
The survivors tell of terrible cxpc'
ricnccs and thrilling escapes. One man
whose name could not he learned.
seized his satchel, containing $40, 600.
and made n leap for the life boat. II,
missed il and man and treasure sank,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Eylct striksrs, Families.

Evictions by renting agents arc cans
ing great excitement among members
Of the Resistcncia cigar makers union
at Tampa, Fla. IL Is said that more
than one hundred women and children
slept In the streets Tuesday night. A
proclamation was issued ''in the name
Of the people Of Tampa" urging that
immediate steps be taken by all parties
concerned to have the cigar factories
opened. ;
Frank Purcell of Washington, Ind,
has been arrested on the charge Of
numbering his wife on an afidavit
sworn ont by his son Mrs. Nettio
Southcrt, the daughter, who was mar
ried on the evening of the crime, bears
out her brothers charges of brutality.
Assistant Postmaster John G.. Pole
and his family, while attempting "a
cross a mountain stream about six
miles from Lexington, Va, were swept
down by the waters of q cloudburst
and his wife and three daughters aged
from y to eight years, drowned. Mr..
Pole and a daughter three years old
escaped.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
AN INQUIRY.
Admiral SchIcy's Counsel Think Admiral
IIOwisOn Prcjudiced.


Judge Jcrc Wilson and Hon. Isador
Raynor. counsel for Rear Admiral Schley
in the coming court of inquiry, called
on Acting Secretary of the Navy Hack
cit, and during the conference Raynor
and Wilson advised Secretary Ilackett
that IA communication would be sent
him relative tn certain statements re-
ported to have been made by Rear Adj
miral llowison. a member Of the court
of inquiry, in regard tn the Schlcy-
Sampson controversy. The letter to
Secretary IlaclSc,t will enclose copies
of interviews purporting to have come
from Admiral llowison. stating among
other things, that the battle of Santi-
ago was won by Sampson; that the lat
tcr's presence was unnecessary at that
fight: that Schley deserved no credit
for the victory, and that between the
two officers Sampson is the better one.
Mr.. llaclsctt is requested to forward
this communication to- Admiral Howl
son for his consideration. and n copy
of that officers reply TO the department
is asked for.
\ list of witnesses prepared by Judge
Advocate General Icmly will be fur
nishcd Admiral Schlcy's lawyers.
Lieutenant II. w. Wells. who was u
flag secretary tn Admiral Schlcy during
the West Indian campaign. has been
detached frem the Kearsarge and or
dcred to Washington to assist Admiral
Schley in the preparation of his case.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

General rains over the state have
broken the drouth in Illinois.
An explosion of gasoline in the Office
of the Wymorc, Ncb., Arbor state,
caused Il loss to Editor Dodds of about
$50.
Four employees of the Prairie State
Paper Co., Taylorvillc, H., were badly
scaldcd by a large vat of liquid boiling
over.
Twcnty-nine deep water ships, all
chartered to carry grain to European
ports, are all tied up at San Francisco
because of the strike.
A great fire is raging on North Pine
and Fish creeks, near Baker City, Ore,
and the destruction of n vast amount
of timber Is threatened.
United States Senator Fairbanks Of
Indiana and District Attorney X. G..
Evans were slightly injured in II run
away Mt Minneapolis, Mimi,
G. NJ. Hays has resigned the prcsi-
dency of the Southern Pacific railrond,
and IL is stated the road will in the
future be operated from Omaha.
Mrs. Rena Ncsbitt, wife OF Dr.. j. j..
Nesbitt, ut II time "a leading dentist
of Nebraska City, has sued several OF
the saloon men for 500 o for damages
sustained by reason of their having
sold him intoxicants.
a dispatch from Constantinople SAYS
400 Kurds are raiding the Damizera dis
trict Of Armenia. Villages were de
stroyed and inhabitants, with the OK,
ception of young girls, killed. III,
girls were carried of tn the harcms.
II is said that "a bridge, finer than
the Eads structure at st. Louis. Or any
other structure that spans the Missis
sippi river, will he built across the
Missouri river at Kansas City. In con
n~cction with the bridge II magnificent
union passenger station will be erected,
Ernest q. Miller, n civil engineer OF
Gcring, Web, has asked to be declared
a bankrupt. lie says he owes si6,0.3
and has assets aggregating si3,si6.
Mrs. solomon Odcll of Missouri, who
is separated from her husband, went to
Alliance, Neb., and at n favorable mo
mcnt secured her little daughter and
made Der escape.
Al Ashland, Wis, William McFar
land, a well known citizen, was slug
ged and robbed in broad daylight and
may not recover from the blow. The
| robbcr secured 81 600.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
MAKES NO DISTINCTIONS
Negroes CHARTERED at Same Hotel ss
whites In London.

Negroes Chartered at same Hotel ss
whitc. In London.
A London dispatch says: The Afro
American delegates to the information
al ccumenical council, which Is To meet
In Wesley's chapel, in City road, Lon
don, next month, arc already arriving.
Their advent is causing unexpected
difficulty at one of the big hotels In the
west end, where n large number az
Americans are staying. The latter,
amazed by the announcement that
some 200 colored men were coming,
formally protested to the proprietor,
assuring him that such u thing would
not he permitted in the United States,
and demanding that the colorcd p,o-
pie be accommodated in a separate part
of the hotel. The proprietor declined
tn interfere. with the result that ON
Of the Americans are already prcpar-
ing to leave.
To n representative of the Associated
press he said:
IL could not think Of offering mn in
| suit tn such men as Bishop Derrick of
New York, Bishop tanner Of Phila-
delphia, Bishop Gaines of Atlanta and
Bishop Arnett, / told the Amer
leans hat when the Indian puinces
were here no one objected to meet them
and | do not propose to make any die
tinction at the expense Of Africans.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
o METROPOLITAN
Armstrong Of Lincoln Has Handsome
Electric Sign.

Since the Armstrong Clothing com
pany has taken possession of its new
and c~ommodious quarters at la?l-?1 q
street. Lincoln, that vicinity has rs.
suincd II metropolitan appearance and
is quite n contrast in comparison with
what it. vas when the site was occu.
pied by IN and two-story frame build.
ings. Mr.. Armstrong has had erected
in the upper front of his elegant store
"a perpendicular electric sign Arm.
strong's," and its brilliancy is ready to
dazzle the visitor to the capital city. A
few more entcrprising merchants of
the Armstrong type and Lincoln will
look metropolitan in truth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
LATE CORN EARRING WELL
crop Needs Rain and Absence Of frost te
Mature In Good Order.


Mature In Good order.
The weather report for the week
ending Wednesday Is as follows:
The past week has been warm and
dry. The daily mean temperature av-
cragcd three degrees above normal in
northern counties and one degree IN
western. The maximum Temperatures
for the week have been slightly above
30 degrees. =
Rain has fallen only in scattered
showers, generally ~ light as To Dc Of
little benefit. The rainfall has exceed
ed an inch. however, in parts Of ,a.s,
Thayer, Hamilton, and Merrick conn
ties. .
Late corn has improved IN condition
in the southeastern counties, but more
rain Is now needed I'm most of the state.
Late corn is caring better than was
expected. but will need moisture anil
absence of frost until the last OF Sep
tembcr to mature. Haying has pro-
crossed well In northern counties,
where the crop is generally abundant.
Considerable blowing has been done in
southern counties, and all Indications
arc that u large acreage will he owl
to winter wheat this fall and that ~
will he sown farther north and west
than has been customary. Very Iitt'c.
blowing has been done In central and
northern counties SO the ground is still,
too dry To pillow to advantage. Pas
lures have improved slightly, but are
still dry. Early peaches are small I'M
size; late peaches have been improved
some by the recent rains.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
WILL NOT TALK OF HIS CASE
Admiral Schley Busiiy Preparing for
Coming Trial.

Admiral Schley. who arrived at
Washington with his wife August Is,
VIII remain until the court of inquiry
which is to investigate the Santiago
campaign completes its work. The
interim between now and the opening
VIII he devoted to his side of tho case.
lie had his first consultation with
Judge Jere Wilson OF Washington City,
former Representative Raynor of Bal
tiinore. and Captain James Parker Of
New Jersey. Admiral Schley will go
over everything relating to the matter
with his counsel and place them in
possession of every fact pertaining TO
a thorough and complete understands
ing OF the events of the campaign
which are in controversy. Admiral
Schlcy declines to talk about the
case. He considers that the order of Sec
rotary Long prohibiting officers of the
navy from discussing any phase Of IL
applies to him as well as others and he
is obeying il literally.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Man Killed hY Horse.

At Geneva, Neb., Emil Kohlcr's big
farm team ran down Court street and
ran into the fine buggy team belong
ing to /. J. Gutchess, turning the bug
gy over and throwing ont Mr., and Mrs.
Gutchess and two children, fortunate
~ injuring no one, wrecking the buggy
and disemboweling of Mr.. Gutchess'
fine mares. In the mix-up in getting
the horses out of the wreck Mr.. Kohl
sr was kicked by one of the horses and
seriously hurt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Rscoxerinr from the storm.

The Louisville & Nashville railroad,
which was badly damaged between
Mobile and New Orleans by the Gulf
storm, has been put in condition. The
first train from New Orleans arrived in
Mobile last Sunday. Telcgraphic COM
munication with New Orleans was OBJ
tanned Sunday for the first time since
the storm. Information Sunday from
the American steamer Evelyn, ashore
on the south coast near the entrance
to Pensacola harbor, is to the effect
that she lies in an easy position and
can probably be pulled OFF.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Talbot Endorsed for Head Consul.

State of Nebraska Camp, NJ. w. A.,
at a recent Meeting. passed resolutions
Endorsing Hon. A. X. Talbot for Head
Consul To succeed Hon. W. A. North
colt, who was recently reelected Head
Consul at st. Panl Head Camp. Mr..
Horthcott significd his intention of re-
firing at the close of this term. in 1903.
Mr.. Talbot is "A member of the board of
directors, and stands high among the
membership o: the order everywhere.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23

Miss Daisy Holl, a pretty girl, whose
lover had deserted her, attempted to
take her life Mt Omaha by the use of
mo ,phine. She was at the Dodge ho-
tel, where she and her lover Frnak
Davis have been staying for some time.
They had quarreled and Davis left her
penniless. Two weeks ago she told a
friend she would kill herself but no
attention was paid to her talk. The
posion had taken effect but she was
brought back to life by a physician.
She is twenty years old and quite pref.
ty. Several months ago she came to
Omaha from Lincoln.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
shoots Himself Fatally.

From Fullerton comes the informa'
ton that Walter Sherman, an English
man living fourteen miles west OF
there, had committed suicide by shoot
ing with q shotgun. 1t is stated that
several years ago he had been an in
mate of the asylum at Lincoln, his
mental trouble being a brooding over
the sins of the world and too much
study over religious topics. He was
about % years old, vas unmarried,
and held In high esteem by those who
knew him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
FIRE iGNlTES DYNAMITE.
six Men Killed while Trying to subdus
Flames

The Mohawk & Malone roundhousc
at Ilcrkimcr, n. y. was discovered on
fire. Waterman Gilbert and nm engine
tender named John Deck, assisted by
residents of the vicinity and members
of the bridge building gang. attempted
To ~cNtinguish the flames. While they
were battling with the fire n large
quantity of dynamite stored in the
building exploded with terrific force.
killing Gilbert, Deck and four others.
The bodies of the four last mentioned
are unrccognizablc.
The round house was wrecked and
burned. II Is feared there are other
bodies in the ruins. The round hous,
is owned by the New York Central &
Hudson River railroad.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
OIL TANKS BURN
Cause Very Destructive Fire at
Philadelphia.
FLAMES RAGt ALL THE DAY LONG
doned ~ saving propcrty-Eat-
Ing up Oii NJ h Ratcot
100000 n nay.

\ Philadelphia dispatch dated Au-
gust II. says: 4 tire which began al
the works Of the Atlantic Refining
company ut West Breeze In the south.
western section Of Philadelphia, Is
still burning ticrccly, and Chief Baxter
of the fire department has given up
hope " saving any of the company's
property. The one hope Of the com
pany's officials and the fircmcn was in
their ability To pump the oil from the
tanks not yet reached by tho flames
into reserve tanks in nm insulated see
ton of the yard. An explosion in the
afternoon carried way the pumping
machinery and nothing remains now.
apparently, but to permit the on
f'agration To burn until all the oil is
consumed.
II is believed that the five lives lost
in the explosion of the big gasoline
tank completes the list Of casualties.
The dead:
John McCullon.
James Falls.
John Daughcrty.
Frank Davis. all frcmcn.
Alex Eimmers, an employee of the
Atlantic Refining company.
In the explosion which occurred in
tho afternoon fifteen persons were in.
jurcd seriously enough tn he taken Ia
the hospitals and about forty Others
were treated ON the scene by the am
bulance surgeons.
The loss can only he estimated. Of
fcials Of the company refuse to make
any statement as tn the quantity o'
oil. bcnaine and naphtha contained in
the various tanks already destroyed
and those that cannot escape dcstruc
ton. Insurance men and iircmcn sale
the loss could not be less than $500, 00C
but since then great quantities of re-
fined petroleum and benzine have beer
consumed and several tanks have beer
rendered useless by the danes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Gut. dash to tho Bone.

At Table Rock, Nebraska, while A..
A. Widdefeld was engaged in grinding
feed in n mill at his residence, n mills
north of town, the machinery was
broken and u piece struck him above
the eye, cutting a cash an inch and
one-half in length, bare to the bone.
lie was rendered unconscious for quit.
a time, but after he recovered the
wound Was stitched up and unless hurt
worse than now seems probable he
will recover.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Once Made AppOintive.

The national council of the Knights
of Columbus, in session Mt Gill; Haven,
says a Plattsburg, N. ", dispatch, has
changed the method of selection of
state and national chaplains, making
the Office appointive instead Of elective.
The appointment by the directors OF
a finance committee was empowered,
the committee to have charge OF all
investments of less than 500, 200. An
adjournment was soon reached.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Team aud Wagon stolen.

A team belonging to Philip thinner
man and n spring wagon and two sets
of double harness, the property of
Charles Haetfiy, were stolen eight
miles northeast OF Falls City, Ncb.
There was a picnicin the ncighborhood
during the day. at which many visitors
and strangers were present. No trace
of the team has been found.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
straton Buys MachInen.

w. S. Stratton has just placed an
order for $40, 600 worth of electrical
machinery with which to extend the
suburban system of his Colorado
Springs tramway line. He will also
build and equip "a large power house
for which the general electric COM
pany was given the contract.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
q Rural Route.

CHARLES +. Llewellyn, inspector of
rural routes was in Ceresco, Neb.. last
Friday looking over a proposed route
west of Ccresco. that TO be the starting
point. 1t is probable that the report
will be favorable and in the near
future a free mail route will he in oper-
alton. much to the satisfaction of the
farming class which it will serve.
There will be 100 families on the route.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Vote to strike.

The men employed at the Bay View
plant of the Illinois Steel company at
Milwaukee will strike. At a meeting
held by the men n very large majority
voted to obey President Shaffcr's call,
and the vote was made unanimous.
Fourteen hundred men will be idle.
The action caused joy at P%ittsburg. 1t
may have an influence with = men In
the South Chicago mills.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
Bursting Canno on Injuries hoy.

Several small boys manufactured n
cannon out Of gas pipe at West Point
and took it to the river, where they
loaded it with slugs and shot it oil.
The cannon burst open and pieces of
iron and shot filed the face of one OF
the Youngsters. At first his eyesight
was endangered, but he seems to be
improYing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
An Honor for Archibald.

James +. Archibald of San Francisco
the war correspondent, has received
word from England that he has been
granted an honorary fellowship in the
geographical society of London, for
papers and writings on South Africa
and Cuba. There are less than twenty
of these fellowships held in the United
States
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
CUPID BUSY IN MID OCEAN
Sixty Teachers En- Route to the Philip
mines Get Married.

IintN st uaTTieu.
A dispatch from Carbondalc, Ill. says
that among the four hundred teachers
who sailed on the transport Thomas
from San Francisco to Manila, sixty,
on reaching Honolulu, were married.
The teachers had been chosen from the
many normal universities of the coun-
try. and were all strangers to each
other. Their acquaintanceship and
courtship extended over IA period of
less than ten days. The captain of the
Thomas refused to permit their we'd
dings while en- route, and the thirty
pairs, upon the arrival of the transport
at Honolulu, sought out n clergyman
and were all married. The informa-
ton reached Carbonate in u letter
from one of the men appointed from
the normal university there.