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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
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Schley inquiry Moves Along in
Good Shape.
Bob EVANS CONCLUDES MS TESTIMONY


The Schley court OF inquiry made
good Roadway at It's session of October
l., concluding with Admiral Evans
and hearing three new witnesses. III
though the testimony of one Of them
was not concluded when the court adj
journcd for the day. Admiral Evans
testimony was along the same general
lines as was his statement of the pre-
vious day. but some points were pre-
sented In greater detail In response to
questions by Mr.. Rayncr.
The new witnesses were Captain
Sigsbce, who commanded the scout st.
Pau, during the Santiago campaign,
Thomas NJ. Dicuaide, n newspaper cor-
respondent who was on the Texas dur
ing the battle. and Chief Yeoman Gus
tave Becker, who was clerk to Admiral
Sampson during the war.
Captain Sigsbee's testimony covered
his communications to Schley upon the
lattcr's arrival off Santiago May "a
1898, and at subsequent dates and
dealt with the state Of the weather Mt
that period. lac was asked n great
number Of questions by the court.
Mr.. Dieuaidc described the loop of
the Brooklyn ms seen from the Texas.
Mr.. Becker testified us to dispatches
sent by Admiral Sampson to Ccmmo-
dore Schley.
There were five admirals OF the Unit
cd States navy co~ngregatcd within the
railing OF the gunners' shop In the
navy yard, where the Schley court Of
inquiry meets. Admiral Dewey and
his associates, Admirals Benham and
Ramsey, occupied their usual seats as
members of the court, and Rear Adj
miral Schley his customary place at
the table set apart for the applicant
In the witness stand.
Rear Admiral Evans, who had been
called Monday, still occupied his po-
sition, and continued to tell his story
Of the part taken by him AS captain Of
the Iowa. He had completed his testi-
mony in chief when the court nd
%journed Monday, and had also been
questioned at some length by Mr.. Ray
ncr on cross-examination, but he was
recalled for the purpse of allowing MIR.
Rayncr time TO consult with Admiral
Schley and prepare certain formal
questions bearing upon special features
of the campaign, which the attorney
had stated would require more than
ordinary time and research in their
preparation. These questions were put
to Admiral Evans In their order and
through them u clearer understanding
was arrived at. On the whole, the tcs-
timony was O altogether favorable
to Schley.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
SWALLOWS ACID
Miss Jennie Butler Commits Sui.
eide at Neigh.
IS FOUND LYING DEAD IN A GARRfT


Miss Jennie Butler, who was living
alone in a little house of her W in
the north part of Neigh, Neb., com
United suicide recently by taking u
dose Of carbolic acid. She had
attended the services in the Congrega-
tional church, and not having come to
the place where she had lately been
taking her Inc ais, n search was insti-
tutcd after dark and she was found
lying dead in the garrett of her house.
The lady was about forty years old,
and had been fceble-minded since her
residence at Neigh. She had formerly
been employed in the libra ry in New
York city. She came there with the
purpose, she said, of being nca the
grave Of her father, an old soldier who
had been frozen to death many years
ago and had been inferred at Neigh.
Some time since her house had been
broken into BY villa ms, who frighten-
ed her greatly, and she had never en-
tirely recovered from the fright. She
has no relatives In Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
DISASTER IN SAMAR,

forty-Eight American Troops Killed
Near BalanEiga
A Manila dispatch of September 90
says:
A hard fight between United States
troops and insurgents occurred yester-
day in the island of Samar, near Ba-
langina. A large body of insurgents
attacked Company c, Ninth infantry,
only t~wenty-four men of the
escaping. All the others are reported
to have been killed. The company
were at breakfast when attacked and
made q determined resistance, but the
overwhelming number of the insurg-
ents compelled them to retreat. OF the
survivors eleven are wounded. Ac-
cording to the latest returns the COM
pany's strength was seventy-two. The
survivors include Captain Thomas w.
Connell, First Lieutenant Edward A.
Bumpus and DR.. r. s. Griswold, sur
geon.
Captain Edwin v. Bookmiller, Of the
Ninth infantry, reports that General
Hughes is assembling a force to attack
the insurgents.
The insurgents captured all stores
and ammunition of the company and
all rifles except twenty-six.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
P%LATTsMoUTH MAN SHOT
InIurcd while Leaving q Dance Late In
the Evening.

Injured while Leaving a Dance Late in
The Evening.
George Pease, an employee Of the II.
Il NJ. shops at Plattsmouth, was shot
In n mysterious manner while leaving
a dance, and his wound may prove IA.
tai. The bullet is supposed TO have
lodged in his neck. Pease had attend
ed a dance given Mt the Burlington
boarding house and claims that while
he was leaving the premises, intending
to go home, someone discharged n re-
volver mt him from across the street.
Tie also claims that his assailant fol-
lowed him for some distance, threaten
ing to do him more harm. A young
man named Fielder has been arrested
pending n thorough investigation of
the case. 1t Is believed that the shoot
ing was the result of n quarrel which
occurred during the early part of the
evening.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
is PRAIRIE CHICKEN TIME
Open Season Now On-A Few Facts For
the Prairie Chicken Hunters

Open Season Now On--A Few Facts For
the Prairie Chicken Hunters
The open season for the shooting Of
prairie chickens began October 1 and
lasts two months. As the season Ia
short the lovers Of hunting and the
professional hunters expect to make
the most Of IL. II is reported hat the
chickens are plentiful In the western
part Of the state but as they have had
entra month the start Of the hun
ters they are wary and hard TO shoot.
Those who hunt away from home must
secure a license from the county clerk.
Ncbraskans may have n license for 81,
but persons from other states must
pay $40. These are good for one year
and are lot transferable.
AS the law permits one person to
have fifty birds in his possession the
dealers and pot hunters are planning
To cvadc this section OF the law. In
the larger cities dealers have proposed
the plan Of having each of their en-
ployes buy fifty birds and thus scex to
evade the law. Chief Game Warden
Simpltins says II this il attempted ar
rests will he made and he feels posi-
tive that the law will soon put u stop
to that sort of evasion. He has no
fear of the result II arrests are made
under such circumstances. 1t is pro-
dicted that dealers In game will not
make any contracts until they secure
legal advice on this point.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
NO WIND FOR THE RACE
Yachts Couldn't Get Around Triangular
Course In Time Limit.

A New York Oct. 9, dispatch says:
Yesterdays attempt to sail the second
Of the present series Of international
yacht races for the blue ribbon of the
sea proved a dismal failure. Between
$4,000 and $4,000 people who crowded
the pleasure fleet OIL Sandy Hook light
ship In the hope Of seeing u repetition
of the thrilling sport Of last Saturday
witnessed instead more Of a drifting
match than n race.
The wind, with crews lined up on
the lee sails, was not sufficient at any
time to make the racing machines heel
to their lines. At the end Of four and
a half hours, the two yachts having
covered less than onc-half of the pre-
scribed course Of thirty miles and as
there was no possibility of their finish
ing within the time limit, the regatta
committee declared the ace Oft. When
the gun was ired announcing this de-
cision the challenger was about half a
mile ahead Of the defender and TO that
extent the trial was y victory of Sham
rock III. But the fiukc demonstrated
little as to the question Of supremacy
between the two crews except perhaps
that Sir Thomas new champion is
more dangerous In light airs than was
supposed after her two former meet
ings with the white flyer to which the
patriots are pinning their faith.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
n SCHlEY
Captain Bob Evans u witness and Details
the santiago Fight.

Captain Bob Evans u witness and Details
the santiago Fight.
Rear Admiral Evans, who rs captain
commanded the battleship Iowa during
the Santiago campaign, was a witness
before the naval court Of inquiry on
the 30th. His testimony covered the
entire period from the time the Iowa
left the port of Key West on the Goth
day of May, 1898, until the 5th of July,
when Admiral Evans testified he had a
conversation with Admiral Schley con-
corning the battle of the 3rd. He de-
scribcd in detail the principal battle off
Santiaffo and also gave particulars
concerning the bombardment of the
Colon on the 31st of May.
Other witnesses of the day were Cap
tain Jewell of the cruiser Minneapolis
and Commander Miller. who command
ed the collier Merrimac until it was
turned over to Hobson to be sunk in
the mo nth of the harbor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
sister OF Lemiy Dead.

News was received Mt Washington
Monday Of the death by burning Of "a
sister Of Captain Lemly, judge advo-
cate of the Schley court of inquiry,
which occurred in North Carolina.
Immediately upon receipt Of the news
Admiral Schley and his counsel sent
word to Captain Lemly Offering to
the court to adjourn.
Miss Laura Lemly. forty-five years old,
n sister Of Judge Advocate Lemly Of the
navy, was burned to death at her home
in Salem, N. G. Her clothing caught
fire from a kitchen stove and she was
so badly burned that death resulted in
fOur hours.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Incre.,ed EnroIlmcnt n, X. n.

There are 1898 students enrolled at
the Kansas University AZ against 036
at this time last year. The incoming
class far exceeds In size any previous
class. The greatest gains are In the
pharmacy and art schools, while TIE
engineering school has eighty men in
freshman class. The wheat country
sends a much greater number than
ever before. The short grass country
shows the greatest gains in the regis.
trations. The eastern, southern and
central portions Of the state maintain
their previous high record of represen-
tation. There are no losses from any
portion of the state.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
had Farm Year In Britain.

This will rank as u bad year for the
farmers throughout Great Britain.
Alike in England and in Scotland the
ncreages sown to wheat and farley are
smaller than they were last year, and
there is a decline In the number of cat
tie, sheep and pigs kept in England.
Nor Is the decline an unimportant one.
In many respects It leaves British ag-
riculture In u more restricted plight
than for years. In Scotland the posi-.
tion is not SO bad as In England.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
u NEWS IN BRIEF.

Happenings Of Here and There Boiled
Down to Readable sise.
Lord Kitchener has asked for $4,000
more men.
1t is stated that there Is no material
change in Mrs. McKinley's condition.
Jacob A. Blodt, a Cleveland, o., bus
mess man, to escape persecution OF
enemies, killed himself by asphyxia-
ton.
The warden Of the Auburn, New
York, prison, is flooded with requests
for permission to witness the execution
of Czolgosz.
A pitched battle between strikers
and policemen occurred at San Fran
cisco. Seven men were wounded, one
perhaps fatally.
Prince Chun, head of the Chinese
mission of expiatiou, has started from
Berlin for China. II Is intimated he
will not visit America.
Admiral Valcarel Of the Spanish
navy has presented his report TO the
queen regent asking for necessary
funds for naval defense.
At Kan sas City, Charles Hudspeth,
Of Mason City, ILL.,, shot and killed
Charles Curry Of Lexington. Mo-. Jeal-
ousy over attentions paid Mrs. Huds-
peth by Curry was the cause.
Forest fires rage on Battle mountain
Colorado, and threaten the town of
Red Cliff.
The printing establishment OF Will
son, Humphrey & Co., at Logansport,
Ind, burned. Loss, $50, 1000.
Miss Helen Morton, daughter Of for
mer Vice. President Levi Morton, will
soon wed the Count de Perigord, son
Of the Duke of Talleyrand-et-Sagen.
The Nebraska university foot ball
team defeated the Kirksville, Mo-,
team by q score Of 5 to o. The osteo-
psthists were a hard proposition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
It IS NIP AND TUCK
Yacht Race Close and Stirring
From Start.
HfATfST AND dfAhfST RACE SAILED.
Challenger Ahead at start and Around
the Turn, but Beat on Home Run
by One Minute, Twenty
two seconds.

Start. Finish.
ooiuHiola. .OO:1G 3.3l.o3
shamrock. ...11:00:l4 3:3l:5s
Columbia wins, boat for boat by
twenty-nine seconds.
Columbia wins, with time allowance.
by one minute, t~wenty-nine seconds.
In the closest II most soul-stir,inp
race ever sailed for the old Americas
cup the white flyer Columbia Saturday.
sept. 2s, beat the British challenger
over a windward and lecward course
OF thirty nautical miles by the narrow.
heart-breaking margin of thirty.nine
seconds. As Lipton's latest aspirant
Tor cup honor must allow the defend
er iorty-three seconds on of
the extra 1913 square feet Of canvas IN
her sail area the officia, record, under
rules, gives Columbia the victory
oy one minute and twenty-five sec
onds.
As spectacle the contest was sn.
pero. From the time the two sky
scraplng racers crossed the starting
line until they fled across the finish
line, four and a half hours later. the
result was in doubt, and the excite
ment aboard the excursion fleet in
creased until men became frenzied and
women almost hysterical. So evenly
matched were these scientific racing
machines that never after they started
were the rival shippers out of each
others hail.
Inc memory of the races between
Genesta and the Puritan in 1885. and
LORD D~unraven's first Valkyrie and
the Vigilant in 1893; which have been
treasured by yachtsmen up to this time
VIII be forgotten after this magnificent
duel OF today. 1t viii live forever in
the memory Of those who witnessed IL.
In the years to come yachtsmen of two
nations will recount the thrilling story
o I h celebrated first race between
n Columbia and the Shamrock H..
sailed off New York barber in tn first
year of the new ce century.
AS a result of SATURDAYS race.
though faith in the Columbia still re.
mains in the hearts Of the patriots. all
n experts admit that the British
boat is the ablest sloop ever sent to
these waters to lift the 100 guinea Gun
which the old schooner America
brought across the Atlantic fifty years
ago. The next race will be sailed over
triangular course ten miles to q leg.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Injured In Initiation.

John A. Fleener of Arkansas City,
Kan, has filed suit in the district
court Of Cowley county against the
American Order Of Pyramids, asking
damages In the sum Of SIS, 200.
He stated in his petition that about
q year ago he was being initiated into
the order, and was placed upon some
sort of an instrument in q careless and
reckless manner, and was carried
sround the hall. 1t was during this
performance that he fell from the in
strument mentioned and crushed his
ankle, this rendering him q cripple for
life. The bill gives an itemized &C
count of the doctors fees, etc. The
case will come up at the next term Of
court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
ALL GOES WELL IN CUBA
Forthcoming Elections Arouse Mo Great
Animosity Among Islanders.

EVssHuVtutuE ArOuso ~ oross
Animosity Among Islanders.
The Cuban constitutional convention,
Mt n recently held session. considered q
letter from Governor-General Wood,
advising the appointment OF "A commits
sion Of five members To have charge
Of the forthcoming elections, and also
advising that two elections be held in-l
stead Of four. The attendance did not
amount to n quorum, but General
Woods suggestions were approved by
all present. A manifesto has been is
sued by prominent revolutionists APP
proving the recent letter Of 4. Estrada
Palma rs To the program for the future
republic, and strongly recommending
his election TO the presidency. +.
At later session the convention
changed the constitution to conform
to General Woods suggestions and IL
Is now ready TO dissolve. :
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Found Dead In His bed.

At Benedict, Neb., George Mcelhou.
sen. n German farmland, was found
dead in his bed one morning recently
Mt the home of George Clark. lie
was in BENEDICT the day previous on
business, and was n member OF the
Modern Woodmcn and carried a s 5000
policy, which was written In favor of
two little girls of Mr.. and Mrs. II. J..
Walker, where he made his home when
out of work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Tries to Rulld . Fence.

j. R. Woods, who drew claim No. /,
adjoining the city Of Lawton, Okla, 10
now attempting to fence his farm, or
which are located 500 ''squatters" who
refuse to move. To fence the north
side, one mile in length, he must 60
through ~ almost solid row Of tenta
and shacks. He is nearing that side
and will again appeal TO the United
States government to remove the squat
terS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
WANT AN AMERICAN BISHOP
Church People of Hawaii Make Such an
Appeal to Episcopal Conference.

Church People OF Hawaii Make such an
Appeal to Episcopal Conferences.
An important question to be consid-
cred by the Episcopal general confer
ence which meets in San Francisco
this week will relate to the position OF
the church in Hawaii. A statement
from Honolulu says: 1.-THE people OF
Hawaii are strongly in favor of their
church being placed under the juris-
diction of an American bishop and OF
the American church being established
there"
Although the church in Honolulu
selected two men to attend the general
convention, General Osborne and Give
Davies, they in no sense come as depu-
ties, hut merely to further the inter-
ests of their church as far as possible
in an unofficial way.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
DICKINSON TAKES ACTION
Demands the Release OF Miss stone From
Brlgunds.

{. NJ. Dickinson, United States con-
sui general in Constantinople, has
made representations TO the bulgarian
government with a view of securing
the release Of Miss Helen II. Stone and
her companion who were captured by
brigands Sept. 3 near Djumabula. 1t
is reported that n number of the men,
bers of the Bulgar-M Macedonian revolu-
tionary committee have been arrested
on evidence duplicating them in the
abduction.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Driving Out the Negroes.

A Guthrie, o. T., dispatch says: An
attempt was recently made by o mob,
composed of unknown persons, to
dtkve the negroes from Pond Creek,
the county seat of Grant county, Ok.
lAhoma. They began firing by Q fusil-
ade Of shots into the homes of Annie
Meade. a mulatto, and Jim Gillespie,
Two of the woman's children were
seriously injured, the bed in which
they were sleeping was filed full OF
bullet holes and the dishes on the tab.
lie were broken into pieces
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Father Told Him to shoot.

Carl White was shot by Howard
Lang, the ~ls-year-old son of George
Lang. a restaurant keeper at Troy,
Kan. White had been drinking. He
vent into the Lang place and asked
for beer. He was refused and put out.
Young Lang went out with him. They
fought outside. The elder Lang came
to the door cried to his son 10 shoot.
The son did as his father babe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Demand Return Of Taylor.

Arthur Goebel Of Cincinnati, brother
Of the late VIM. Goebel Of Kentucky,
the chief Of police Of Frankfort, KY,
and several others, had q long confer
cnce with Governor Durbin Of Indiana
for the purpose of having him honor
requisition papers for WIS. Taylor and
Charles Finley. This was on Septem-
Der 90. Since the conference Governor
Durbiu has been flooded with tele-
grams from Kentucky and elsewhere
urging him not to do 30, and IL Is as
serted he will refuse to act in the mat
ter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04

The state department has received
advices from the vice consul general at
Cairo transmitting the khedival gov.
ernment's invitation to the government
Of the United States to have the scien.
tifc societies and institutions Of the
United States take part in the meeting
of the Egyptian medical caucus at
Cairo, in December, 1902, by sending
delegates and presenting works bear.
ing upon the preliminary program.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
To Change Name Of islands.

A suggestion which is meeting with
favor is to change the name OF the
Philippine islands to the Mckinley
islands, says a Washington dispatch.
1t is intended to bring the PROPOSE
ton before the next congress. The
plan embraces the idea of bestowing
upon the different islands and prov
inces the names Of the men most prom
inently identified with the acquisition
aid management of the islands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Castro win Declare war.

1t is again asserted in well informed
circles ut Caracas, Venezuela, that
President Castro will declare war on
Colombia soon. The Venezuelan gov.
eminent Is without financial
and will shortly use the method Of
South American relationships and pro-
coed to raise funds by force. Lack Of
confidence in the government Is mani.
tested everywhere in Venezuela.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Dole VIII Not Resign.

Henry E. Copper, secretary to Ha-
wall, has arrived at Washington, and
denied the report that he was bearing
the resignation of Governor Dole to the
president. Mr., Copper said that the
governor had never eve intimated
that he had any such purpose Of re-
signing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Wabash Not Responsible,

The wreck which was reported to
have occurred on the Wabash railroad
near Council Bluffs, Ia, the other day,
as a matter Of fact, occurred on the
Omaha & st. Louis railroad and not on
the Wabash. Mr.. j. Ramsey, jr., presi-
dent of the Wabash, says the Omaha
& st. Louis is in no way connected
with the Wabash, and that his road is
in no way responsible for the wreck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04

News has reached Long View, Tex,
of a race riot Ut Hallville, In Harrison
county. A party of white men whipped
n nc no 30 severely that he died. They
thei attempted to break into the house
of aj,other negro, who shot and in
stantly killed m of the whites, and
armed citizens are now hunting for
the negro who did the shooting. The
trouble o over crop mortgages. 1t
Is said that the negroes secured ad.
vances on their crops and then refused
70 fulfill the contracts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
suss His Son for Rent.

William 4. Cochran Of Hiawatha,
Kan, rented land from his father, Geo.
w. Cochran, in 1893, and since that
time he has paid only $137 rent. He
put $500 in improvement on the place.
His father has brought in the district
court suit against his son for S2,030
which he asserts Is the amount Of rent
due him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Pike Monument Unveiliug.

A large crowd was present Mt Re-
public City, Kan, OF the 80 to witness
the unwilling of the Pike monument.
This monument is raised upon the spot
where Zebulon Pike compelled the
lowering Of the Spanish flag and COM
mcmorates the raising Of the first
American flag west of the Mississippi
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Murder Ut Troy, Kas.

In q street duel at Troy, Kas., Carl
White, aged twenty-three, was shot
and fatally wounded by Howard LANCE,
aged seventeen, son Of q restaurant
keeper. White had ordered beer and
when LANCE refused to serve 1t be-
cause Of the prohibitory law, he pro-
voked q quarrel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Killed While Hunting.

David Bell, IN inspector for the
Iowa Telephone company at Des
Moines. died recently as u result of an
accident which occurred while hunting
near OskalOosa Sunday. A bullet
struck his pocket and carried several
coins through the thigh.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Sewers Artery of Arm.

Chris Peterson, a young man work.
ing at the carpenter trade Mt Franklin,
Neb., met with a serious accident
while In the Porter & %Conkling build
ing. In some way he ran n sharp in'
strumeut into his arm severing an
artery. 1t was necessary to place him
under the influence of chlorOform that
the doctor could stop the flow of blood
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-04
Lad Shoots On an Arm,

The son Of Lawrence Vehlani. a far
mer, living five miles south west of
shelton, Neb., while hunting accident
ally shot himself in the left arm, shat
tering the member so that amputation
was necessary. The boy Is reported TO
be in a serious c. .dition.