The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
wid World Events of More or Less In
terest to the Reader.

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Davis killed zach other.
Rev. q. W. Gray. a prominent minis,
ter and we'll known In northern Ohio,
died at Geneva, o., Of paralysis.
Mrs. c. j. oConnor, wife of Trader
O'Connor of Dakota City, Ncb., died in
Souix City as a result OF nm operation,
Senator Allison has announced he
will not Toe n candidate for the repub-
lican presidential nomination in 1904.
Nine.year-old Eugene Olmstead at
Casper. Wyo.. accidentally shot and
| killed himself with n 4i-caliber revol-
yer.
During n severe thunderstorm near,
Wausa. Ncb., lightning struck and
killed several head of cattle for G. W..
Erickson.
Al Dennison. Ia. Thomas Luney, Jr.,'
was instantly killed by being struck
by an engine on the Chicago & North
western road.
June ~ was the anniversary OF tho
siege of Ticn Tsin, and h ladies dec
GRATED the graves of the soldiers OF all
nationalitics.
James Shepcrdson. editor of a weekly
society paper at Chicago, committed
suicide at his home by shooting. His
mind had been impaired by brain fever.
Charles Hofmire, u prominent farm
err Mahaska county. Ia, committed sui-,
eide by hanging at Oskaloosa. He was
mentally deranged on account Of re-,
ligious excitement.
The steamship Hawaiian recently
landed at San Francisco the largest
cargo of sugar ever brought II OF h
Hawaiian islands. H. consisted OF
5000 tons valued at s750,O00. [
The anniversary Of the battle OF
Bunker uill. June Il, 1910, was fitting
ly observed last Monday at the Pam
American exposition by the dedication
Of the New England building.
DR.. w. q. Boyd of Oskaloosa, Kan.s
was arrested at Cheyenne, Wyo. lie 10
insane and thinks he has killed sevcn-
teen people In Kansas and also that he
has been robbed of $500, 600. lie Will
be sent TO the asylum.
Col. William NJ. Bryant, n retired
army officer. died Mt his home in Wich-
tia, Kan. He was colonel of the Thir~
teenth infantry and was in command
at Fort Sill when he retired. He ser
we'd in the army since 1857.
The senate committee in the Ha-
waiian Legislature has returned reports
recommending the entire abolition OF,
the National guard. The report sug-
gested that the military paraphernalial
he put aboard a scow, towed out to So
and dumped overheard.
! In the United States circuit court az
Mobile, Ala, Captain c. w. King, for
mer construction quartermastcr at FL.
Morgan, Ala, was sentenced TO ono,
and one-half years in the penitentiary
and to pay q fine OF 81, 200. King was
convicted Of accepting n bride.
Not n word from any portion OF the
county outside of Omaha has been
heard by Sheriff Powers concerning
the assailant Of little Mary Marks
mentioned some days ago 1t is be-
lieved possible that the man doubles
on his track and went back to Omaha.
r. fucker, one OF a party Of six who
left Germantown. Neb., on n fishing
expedition, was drowned In the Big
Blue river near Milford. Mr.. Jucker
} was taken with cramps and before hin
friends could reach him he went down
/, for the last time. Ten hours were con.
sumed in rescuing the body.
A cablepram received at the state
department from United States Min 10
ter Bryan at Petropolis that
the Brazilsan government has paid the
indemnity requested for the destrnc-
, ton by u mob OF a Baptist chapel in
the province of Nictheroy, maintained
by the American Baptist mission.
The owners Of the band of sheep
that was attacked by cattlemen on
Henry's Fork, i'm Wyoming, one day
last week. two herdcrs wounded, sheep
killed and the camp wagons burned,
have offered a reward of 81, 900 for
= information that will lead to the arrest
q and conviction of the guilty parties.
: The body of Simon Gwin, aged ei'
was found near Sycamore, Ind, dang
+ ling at the end Of a rope fifty feet
above the ground where it had been
: hidden for nearly two weeks in the
dense foliage Of the trees. Despond-
ency over the death of his sweetheart
Aggie Long, who committed suicide in
a the church at Sycamore on May g.,
c mention of which was made in these
c dispatches at the time, was the cause
. of OWNS suicide.
> Steps toward forming a permanent
organization to arrange an Irish ex-
hibition for the Louisiana purchase has
been taken at the meeting Of the Irish
national worlds fair association re-
, Gently held mt ST. Louis. The commit
= tee on mode and procedure, viii CHI wa
!. appointed at a former meeting, made
: an extensive report, in which 1t recon-
. mended that $500, 600 be raised by sub
scription among Irishmen throughout
the world for the exhibition.