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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
IN GRAVE DANGER
Americans Of Venezuela in Hos
tile Camp.
tKGllSH NEGRO POLICE LEAVE POSTS


A Port Of Spain, Jan. 20 dispatch
says: According To advices received
today from Caracas a Trustworthy en-
gineer. who has arrived there from
Pitch lake, reports that the situation
Is disastrous. He says that q hundred
and fifty English negroes, who were
employed to do police duty when the
in urgants began firing, went into the
iungles, only twenty-five Americans
being left to protect the properly and
lives OF American families.
The messenger from the lake i'm.
plored the United States legation to
afford protection, saying that the lives
and property Of Americans were ex-
posed TO guerilla attacks, firing going
on nightly. and the Americans being
too few to hold ont loug. Minister
Loomis, according TO the same advices
replied that these reports were pos
sibly exaggerated, but that they could
no. be ignored, and that he would wire
the fact to Washington.
Mr.. OlcOtt, the Orinoco manager, has
returned from Caracas, where he went
to try TO arrange for the release OF the
steamers and schooners captured by q
Venezuelan gnnboat near Trinidad.
The british owner flew the Venezuelan
nag, and the crew were not shot.
The resolution in the east, near the
asphalt deposits, is increasing but the
disturbances are remote from Caracas,
which remains tranquil.
The commander of the French crui-
ser Suchet confims these intelligences
and the report of the activity of the in
surgents. Ii appears that an attempt
TO capture Ciudad Bolivar, capital of
the state Of Bolivar. about thirty. five
miles up the Orinoco Is likely TO be
made as soon as the insurgents have re-
ceived a large supply of Arms expected.
Cables TO the Trinidad papers from
Caracas are severely censored. The
Venezuelan government threatens
three American reporters with forcible
expulsion and is vigorously suppress.
ing press dispatches to the United
States. Even diplomatic messages are
tampered with.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
HAS FULFILLED CONTRACT
81. Louis Does Her Part In th. Exposi-
tlOu Project.

st. L"uis Does Her Part In the Exposi-
tion Project.
washington dispatch says: The
secretary Of the treasury has written
Representative Tawp pey, chairman of
the Louisiana purchase exposition COM
mittee, that he has received satisfac-
tory evidence that the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition company has raised
the si0,Ooo,OoO required as a prere.
quisite to government aid. Mr.. Taw.
ney says the secretary's letter is con-
elusive aad satisfactory assurances
that thes N Louis authorities have
compliedwith their part of the pro-
ject and that IL Is now incumbent upon
the government TO comply with it's
part Ms pledge In the last civil sundry
appropriation act The committee per-
fected the bill and by vote of six to
two ordered 1t reported favorably.
Two democrats, Mr.. Williams of Miss.
issir"i and Mr.. Otley of Virginia, voted
gainst the bill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
TO CREATE COMMISSION
House Passes senate BIN Providing fo'

House Passes senate Bin Providing 20,
Handling Claims Against spain.
Washington, Feb. 5.--The hohse yes.
terday passed the senate bill to create
a commission TO adjndicate the claims
OF United states citizens against Spain,
which the government assumed by the
treaty of Paris. after having amended
the bill so rs to refer the claims to the
court Of claims instead Of 10 commits
sion. A strong effort was made to
vote down the amendment and pass
the senate bin, but the advocates of
this course were defeated by vote OF
l23 TO 80. A bill was without debate
passed TO extend the charters OF
national banks for another period Of
twenty years. when the present char
tcrs expire. Bills To ratify the agree.
ment with the Crow Indians Of Mon
tana and to provide for the redemption
OF the Hawaiian coin at par were
defeated. About an hour was spent
on the postoffice bill, In the discus
sion Of the amendment to reduce the
railway mail pay. but no action was
taken.
The ship subsidy bill was laid aside
informally by the senate to permit con.
sideration Of the appropriation bills.
This action WAS taken late in the day
on Mr.. Allison's request that the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill be
taken mp. Mr.. Frye, in charge Of the
shipping bill, who had said he would
not give way To appropriation bills
without vote Of the senate. was not
In the chamber at the time. but Mr..
Aldrich. Mr.. Hanna aud others inter
ested in the measure Joined IN the
general assent given Mr.. Allison's re.
quest The shipping bill holds its
place and Ms the unfinished business
can be taken up when the appro-
priotion bills are not occupying atten-
tion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
WORKMAN KILLED.
II. W. Lilley, . b. q NJ. Track Repairer,
Run Over ny Switch Engine.

n. W. Liliey. b. q N. Track Repa,rer,
Run Over ny switch Engine.
At Lincoln, Neb., Monday, Jan. as,
after he had quit work, and was on his
way home, NJ w. Lilley. n Il. e. M.
track repairer, was instantly killed.
He probably did not see the engine,
which was within ten feet OF him.
when he stepped on the track. A mo.
ment later his crushed and mangled
body was taken from under the engine.
lie died within five minutes of the
time he was struck.
NJ. W. Lilley was man about forty.
i've years Of age, employed on the re-
pair tracks Of the yard. He lived at
University Place. The crew of the
engine supposed he saw them ap-
preaching and had no thought that he
would walk ON the tracks in front of
the engine.
The engine was coming down the
line ~ Lilley walked along the track.
he stepped on from the fireman's side.
The fireman saw him but was power
less to stop the engine. Engineer Ma.
10y d'd not see him. The fireman sue
ceeded In getting the engineer to stop
when the drivers of the big machine
were over Lillcy's body. His body WAS
taken out from between the drive
wheels and he died within a few sec.
onds afterwards.
Coroner Graham viewed the remaips
and ordered them taken to u Undertaken
Roberts morgue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
JACOB SToTLER DEAD.
vcternh Newspaper Man and Kaasss
Pioneer Passes Away.

Vcternh Newspaper Man and KRasas
Pioneer Passes Away.
News comes from Kansas City that
Jacob Stotler, the Kansas Pioneer and
veteran newspaper man, who was
lately editor Of the Perry, Okla, Re-
publican, died in st. Joseph's hospital
on January 70. The cause Of Mr.. Stot5
ler's death was a bladder complaint.
aggravated by. his generally broken
down condition, brought on by hard
work. He and Preston b. Plumb came
to Kansas from Xenia, O., in 1857,
bringing with them an old-fashioned
printing press and outfit OF type.
which they hauled from Lawrence "
Emporia behind an OK team. Together
Stotler and Plumb founded the Kansas
News, at Emporia. In those early
days the name of the territory was
spelled with ~" instead of an ''s."
A year later Mr.. Stotler bought out
his interest in the paper and continued
its publication until 1884. Since that
time he has engaged in the newspaper
business in various Kansas towns, ac-
cepting, In 1897, the editorship Of the
Perry, Okla. Republican. Mr.. Stotler
held various Offices in Kansas, being
for several terms member of the leg
islature 4
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Surprise In the Army Btll.

Just how two clauses came to be in
serted in the reorganization bill, max :.
ing only volunteer officers already in
the subsistence and qusrtermasters
department eligible TO appointment to
those branches of the service under
the new law, is not known to the war
department. The effect will be to pre-.
vent the realization Of the aspiration y
OF many line officers now in the vOlun-
teer establishment who had planne
TO transfer to these branches OF the
statY under the reorganization act.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
PUNISHMENT OF BOXERS
Real Question Now Before the Foreign
ENJOYS.

A Pekin Feb. dispatch says: To-
morrow will he held the first Joint
meeting between the foreign envoys
and the Chinese plenipotentiaries
Only III Hung Chang and Prince Ching
have eplenipotentiary rights. The other
Chinese have merely the status OF ad-
visors.
All the ENJOYS have agreed To main
tain absolute secrecy and will endeavor
to Impress the Chinese with the i'm
portance Of similar reserve, but as a
matter Of fact there nre many Chinese
who already know exactly the pro-
gram OF tomorrow's meeting.
All rumors and repo~ts that large
numbers have been listed for punish
ment are without foundation. AS only
twelve provincial authorities have
been named. These the Chinese will
be required to punish commensurately
with their misdeeds. There is a pri-
vate feeling that at least half of them
will be executed. while the others must
be banished or imprisoned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
GOMEZ MAY BE RULED OUT
Csbaus Dstcrn,ined He shssi Never n-
fresideat.
arrested.


A dispatch from Havana OF February
says: The Cuban constitutional con.
vention held its first meeting since the
deadlock occurred over what is known
~ the Gomez clause" in the twelfth
section OF the constitution. which pro-
vides that usturalixed citizens shall be
eligible 70 the presidency Of the re-
public II they have served ten years in
the wars. A poll Of the house before
the meeting showed that none of the
delegates had changed opinion. but
that the anti-Gomez faction was short
oy one man, Senior Llorente, who was
still unable to attend. On learning
this Juan GulbertO Gomez. colored, and
his followers, made . shrewds move,
and persuaded Senior Betancourt to
vote with them for the postponement
OF further discussion Of the clause
until the other portions OF the consti-
tuition had been considered. Senior
Aieman made motion to postpone dis
cussion and IL was carried by fifteen
votes to fourteen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
The NEWS IN BRIEF.

Connie" Sullivan, former bantam
weight champion, is dead at New
York.
The mine workers convention re.
fused to raise salaries Of national Of.
fcers.
To General B"thune has been left
the task OF driving the Boers out q
Cape Colony.
Governor Sayers reported 70 ths
Texas legislature that 81, ,9sS, ,4i4 had
been contributed to Galveston suffer
ers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
RoWN PRINCE HoNoRED.
King Edward Invests Him Win 0rdsr
or the Garter.

hinS EDWARD invests Him Win order
or the Garter.
The crown prince Of Germany, Fred
erick William, was invested with the
order Of the Garter January ss st
Cowes, Isle of Wight, by King Edward
VII The investiture occurred In the
council chamber Of Osborne house and
was brilliant function. The high
officers of the houshold, military and
civil functionaries and the emperor's
encourage, including a party from the
imperial yacht Hohcnzollern, were
present, all in full uniform.
While the crown prince knelt before
the king to receive the insignia his
majesty addressed few cordial words
to the prince and then, turning 20
Emperor William. in touching terms
he thanked him for his visit at this
time OF sorrow and bereavement and
dwelt on the personal and other ties
uniting the two countries, Germany
and Great Britain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
To Compete with standard.

The steamship Dukc OF Fife brings
news that owners OF Japanese oil wells
are organizing strong company to
compete with the company formed by
the Standard Oil company to develop
the Echigo oil fields. The opposition
company have acquired wells known
to have been productive for the last
400 years. These give II possession Of
1000 acres in the oil district.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
BADLY Injured By n Fnll.

Isaac Breitendall was seriouslv In
jnred at Fremont by a fall from the
roof Of his barn. He was on top maxi
ing repairs and having finished started
to descend by door through the roos
He expected TO step on pile of cobs
and let himself down easy, but ne
missed his footing and fell TO the floor
below. His back wss wrenched and
he was bruised in a number of places.
IL will be some weeks before he will 10
around as usual.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
ooTHENBUao's s HeAvYLoSS
Most Destructive Fire In History Of Ne-<
braska Town.

Most Destructive Fire In History Of Ne-<
braska Town.
The most destructive fire ever ex.
perie need in Gothenburg occurred Sun
day night, January %. A large livery
barn and three store buildings are in
ashes.
The fire was discovered about mid
night bursting out from the roof Of
A. p. Singers livery barn, which was
frame structure 40xI0o feet in size,
and in few minutes the whole build
ing was wrapped In flames. Thirty
two head of horses. including fine
stallion, perished in the flames aud
the stock of buggies and harness were
destroyed.
A small store building just east Of
the barn was burned down, and one
east Of that was on fire several times,
but was saved from the flames.
West Of the barn and fronting on
the main street, two iron veneered
store buildings, owned by A. q. Carl
son, one occupied by him as hard
ware store, and the other by K. j.
stack, as a restaurant. caught FIRE and
were burned to the ground, only
small portion Of the goods being re-
moved from the buildings.
There is no fire protection here and
IL was only by great efforts OF thsS
citizens that the fire was conf ned To
these buildings
Mr.. Singers loss Is estimated at
from 5000 10 $1,000, with $4,000 in
surance. Mr.. Carlson's loss Is placed
at $1,000 with d 800 insurance, and
Mr.. Stack carried four hundred dollars
insurance on an eight hundred dollar
stock of goods.
The other building burned was
owned by Gust Odeucrantz Of New
York city, and was worth about $500;
no insurance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Company Viola ting Law.

Attorney General sheets at Colum.
bus, o., has instituted In the circuit
SQUIRT of Franklin county proceeding
in quo warranto to oust the Pcnnsyl-
vania Railroad company from con-
tinuing its relief department. The
state claims that the company, in vio-
lation of law and abuse of its corpor-
ate powers, Is engaged in the business
of transacting life and accident insur.
Ance,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

The government Is hereafter to par
TALLY furnish the quarters Of British
army officers. The amount OF furni-
ture that will be given u not yet spec
TIED. but II will include at least the
bed. q chest of drawers, washstand and
bath. This saving In hired or other
transport at every rssimental move
will. II is calculated. soon show a. q
Set-ofi or reduction OF the initial out
lay. Here is hint for our war de-
partment. Perhaps some officer good
at figures will help the suggestion by
estimating the cost OF providing fur
niture for quarters and how much
would be required annually to pay the
interest on this sum and provide q
sinking fund for its ultimate extin.
guishment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

About the coolest thieves on record
did q job of work In Philadelphia q
few days ago. Early In the morning.
while hundreds Of people were going
TO work. half dozen men arrayed ~
mechanics appeared In front OF n Turk
ish bath establishment In Walnut
street. and with chisels, hammers and
wrenches took down the handsome
bronze ornaments and railing which
ornamented the place. Then they
calmly walked away with the plunder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
According to the Norwich press.

According to the Norwich press. a
syndicate has been formed for .
floating Monte Carlo, to be moored on
the English coast somewhere Just be-
yond the three-mile limit. Nesotia-
tions are pending for an obsolete At
lantic liner. which would be turned
into miniature casino. at total cost,
including the hrst outlay for the hulk.
OF 100000 The idea is to provide .
haunt for gamblers within easy reach
Of London, but beyond the reach OF the
betting laws Of the realm. and. of
course. capital for running the tables
would have to be provided to the ad-
ditional tune Of some hundred thou
sand pounds. II is understood that
the Brighton coast 10 thought Of.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Merits Of chocolate as food for
troops In the fields appear to be be-
coming rapidly and widely appreci-
ated. In the recent autumn maneuvers
OF the Austrian army In Galicia =
chocolate ration was found to be equal
TO about nve times Its weight Of the
primest beef. From Russia also came
equally favorable reports respecting
the use Of chocolate and now in Amer
lea 1t forms u chief constituent Of q
new emergency ration with which
trials have been lately carried out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Prof James OF the University OF
Chicago, has been working twenty
years to get fully authenticated case
u death from snake bite. Every case
he Investigated turned out to be en-
tirely without foundation. or else to be
based on utterly insufficient evidence.
until the other day when q snake
charmer in Georgia died from the er-
feet Of q diamond rattler's bite. and
adequate proofs were given by the at
tending physician.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Masonic Temple Burued.

The Masonic temple at Toledo, O. -,
as destroyed by 6re. Loss. $50, 900.
The Masonic records, regalia, etc,
were all lost. Armstrong 4 CO. s
wholesale aud retail grocery an the
ground floor, Miss Mauck's millinery
and other small shops were gutted.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The fire started ut the base OF the
elevator shaft and spread with great
rapiditY.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

II 10 contended by lne organ Of the
German general stan that the rapid
and decisive manner In which CAM
paigns are now carried out will not
allow time for mining. A fortress
will. II 10 sffirmed, be captured by
bombardment or open attack or In
most cases by q combination Of the
two methods. The training Of sngin-
GERS In the German army in mining
work has been abandoned, while the
cumbrOus material required for sub
terrAnean warfare will no longer form
part Of the equipment OF their forces.
In Austria. It 10 further stated. the
same views on the matter are held.
and the same steps toward carrying
them into practice have been taken.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Fire almost destroyed the entire
business section of the little town of
Tolono, nine miles south of Dauville.
Ill. The loss is estimated at 500, 900,
partly covered by insurance. The fire
started In a small frame building occu
pied by restaurant. aud before IL
was gotten under control nearly every
business block was DESTROYED.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
NEEDS NEW CREDENTIALS

Ambassador Choste Must Be Accredited
to the King
II has been decided that Mr.. Choste
should have new credentials. His old
credentials accredited him TO the
queen. He will now he accredited as
United States ambassador to the court 4
OF Edward VII. Lord Pauncefort, it
is expected, will receive new creden-
tials as ambassador to the United
states, his present commission being
signed by the queen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Lord Hopetoun's eldest son. Lord
Hope. who has gone out to Australia
with his father, will return after Eas-
ter to England. when he will begin
bis public school career at Eton. Lord
Hope is now In his 14th year. His
brother is year or two younger.
Lord and Lady Hopetoun have only
these two sons. AZ their little girl died
some years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Under single Management.

The Toledo 4 Ohio Central will, Il Is
take possessihn of the
Northwestern, running be-
tween Peoria and st Marys, O., next
Monday, February 4, and will at once
begin operation of the road. The de.
tails OF the arrangement have not been
given out by the officials of the Ohio
Central.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
pItt.burs nuild,nx Burns.

The large four story iron front
double building on Wood street, Hits
burg, Pa, occupied by the Stevenson
& Foster Printing company collapsed.
rhe ruins took fire and In less than an
hour the destruction was complete.
The building had been closed for re-
pairs, The loss il estimated at $780,
600
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Admiral Kautz RetireS

Rear Admiral Albert Kautz, who has
just been relieved from command ~
the Pacific station, was placed ON the
retired list January 90 on account OF
age. He has had long and dis.
tinguished career, of which nearly
eighteen years was spent at sea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Fn,, q, Snow a B,c.s,p~.

The value Of the great snow and
rain storms which have prevailed in
Arizona recently can be measured by
millions Of dollars. The snowfall was
the heaviest known for years and will
furnish enough water in this valley.
even u no more rain falls for six
months. II will greatly aid the min
ing industry, besides being Of incalcul.
nhie Yalne To sheen and cRAAle
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Funeral Of Composer Verdi.

The funeral of Verdi took place
January 80 at Milan, italy. All the
authorities followed the bier. The
ceremony was simple but most impress
sive, owing to the silent demeanor OF
the populace, who were present at the
service in immense numbers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Norther st Cape Henry.

A terrific northwestern storm is
raging from Cape Henry to Cape Hat
teras, the wind averaging fifty miles
an hour A large three masted schoon.
er has been sighted over three miles
of the Cape Colony life saving station.
signaling Tor assistance. She is in
danger OF being blown ashore
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
VII L SERVE AS APREceoENT
salary Of Congressman Dates From Tim.
of Election.

by vote of ten to Ave the bouse
committee on Judiciary has adopted a
resolution that Representative Rich.
srhson OF Alabama should draw salary
from August o, 1900, the date of his
election 6 succeed General Wheeler.
The case has excited some controversy,
as the authorities have been divided as
TO whether Mr.. Richardson's paw
should date back to the time of General
Wheeler's resignation or from March
:, when congress convened, or from
the day of his election. The decision
will serve an a precedent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

A business man In Fort Worth,
Texas, has had his feelings hurt by
being described in the city directory
~ ''colored." He thinks about 5000
will heal his wounded dignity, and has
brought suit against the publishers for
that sum
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Robert Gearhart. who is eighty four
years old. recently walked from his
home in Brush Creek township to Me
Connellsburg, Penn, and back, making
u round trip OF ffty-two miles. He
is the father Of twenty eight children
and has never been Ill In his life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

In the Cuban constitutional conven-
tion the question of provincial gov
ernment came mp for discussion, and
II was voted that the governors of the
provinces should be elected by the
direct vote of the people, motion to
have the president appoint them being
defeated,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
safe Blo~sra at CnIxsr.

Culver, small town north of Safins.
Kan, was visited by burglars aud two
stores We're broken into. The thieves
secured about $500 In the two places
and made good their escape.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Couple Barnsd TO Dea tn.

Joseph Ro dgers, q negro porter, and
his wife, each about fifty years OF age,
were burned TO death at Kansas City,
the result Of an explosion of gasoline
that set fire TO their home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

The North China Daily News asserts
that while a quantity 0f Chinese gun
powder was destroyed at Shan Hal
Kwan there was an explosion and forty
Japanese soldiers were killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08
Town Destroyed by Fire.

A dispatch from Blackford, KY, i'm
mediately south OF Evansville, Ind,
on the Illinois Central, says the entire
town was destroyed by fire.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-08

Bids for 1900, 900 feet of lumber have
been opened at Seattle, Wash. They
will be forwarded at once to Washing.
ton. The lumber is for Manila.