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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
BURNED TO A crisp
Seven Lives Are Lost by a Fire in
a Texas Town
SIX WOMEN AND CHILDREN DEAD


A San Angelo. Tex. August 10. dis
patch says: Fire early this morning
completely destroyed the l.andon
hotel. burned seven people to q crisp
and did a property damage Of $4,000.
The dead are:
Mrs. Landon, wife of the proprietor
of the hotel.
Ed Hendrick. of Waco. Tex.
Mrs. Fowler, of Houston. Tex.
A grandson of Mrs. Fowler.
Mrs. Schulimpsky, of Houston. Tex.
Two sons OF Mrs. Schulimpsky.
All of the bodies that have been re-
covered are so fearfully charred that
they had to be moved in blankets to
prevent disintegration.
When the clerk discovered the fire
the interior of the dining room was a
mass of flame and he could not get
through. He rushed up the main stair
way, kicking in doors. calling out at
the top Of his voice and making every
effort to awaken the guests.
There were seventy-five people in
the house. and all of them got out
safely with the exception of the seven
named and three others who have not
yet been located, but who are believed
to be safe. The seven who persisted
got out on a small balcony and were
yainly urged to lump into blankets
which were being held for them. but
they hesitated and in n few moments
the balcony fell back into the flames
which were fast consuming the hotel.
In addition to the hotel. three
stables and half o dozen stores were
burned. Only the greatest effort pre-
vented the whole of the business Sec
ton of the town being destroyed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
SENATOR MCMILLAN DEAD
Michigan Man suddenly Succumbs to
Heart Failure

A dispatch was received at Wash
ington, ID. c.. August 10, announcing
the death of Senator James Mcmillan.
of Michigan. at an early hour that
morning at his summer home at Man
chester-by-the-Sea, Mass. Death was
the result of heart failure following
congestion, after an illness of a very
few hours. The news came as a great
shock to his friends here, as when the
senator left Washington shortly after
the adjournment of congress he ap-
peared to be in good health.
Senator Mcmillan was a native of
Ontario, being born in Hamilton, May
-, 1888. but in early life removed to
Michigan and for many years has
been prominently identified with the
business interests and political life of
that state, having for a number Of
terms been chairman of the republican
state committee.
He has been a member of the United
States senate since March 4, 1889. He
was chairman of the committee of the
District of Columbia in that body and
was also a member of the committees
on appropriations, commerce, naval
affairs, relations with Cuba. coast and
insular survey and corporations or
ganized in the District of Columbia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
HELD TO ACCOUNT
Corporal who Related Tales Must An
swer for Perjury

Corporal Who Related Tales Must An
swer for Perjury
A Washington. Aug. Z special says:
Corporal O'Brien was arrested at
North Adams, Mass. last night on a
bench warrant charging perjury. He
was indicted by the grand jury Of the
District of Columbia last week, but the
fact was kept secret until the arrest
could be made.
O'Brien's alleged ofense was giving
false testimony before the senate COM
mittee. Indignant denials Of all his
Allegations we're entered and the OFF,
GERS accused stated at the time that II
was their desire that O'Brien be prose-
cuted for perjury. Chairman Lodge of
the committee promised that It would
be done. O'Brien's testimony through
out was so unbelievable that the mi
nority OF the committee, who caused
him to be summoned, publicly repudi-
ated him.
A North Adams. Mass. Aug, Z dis
patch states: Corporal O'Brien. who
was arrested on tn chage Of perjury
before the senate Philippines commit
tee, will be taken to Washington some
time today. He is apparently uncon-
cerned over his arrest. He says he
can produce witnesses to prove that
his statements are true, Since his dis
charge from the army a year ago
O'Brien has been on the stage. He was
spending the summer with his father
here.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Two Years For DesertlOn

According to a report received at the
war department the commanding gen.
eral of the department OF the north
Philippines has approved and made
public the sentence awarded Joseph
Hale. a private of the Eighth infantry
charged with desertion to the enemy
at Bay, in January, 1901. The sentence
is two years at hard labor. Hale and
his companion, while intoxicated, took
their rides and wandered out OF the
town of Bay and were gathered In by
insurgents. Hale finally accepted a
second l%ieutenant's commission. He
was captured in MindOro In October.
General Malvar stated on the witness
stand that the men. while with him,
did not act against the United States.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
DEAD IN A MINE.
Thirteen Killed by Explosion at
Bowen, Colo.
EIGHT BODIS HAVE HttN Rt(OytRtD


A Trinidad, Col, August Z, dispatch
at 6: 80 o'clock tonight at No. 3 mine at
Bowen, a small camp about ten miles
north OF this place. Thirteen lives are
known to have been lost.
The exact number Of men working
on the night shift and In the mine at
the time Of the explosion is unknown.
The mine is worked by the Union Coal
company of Denver. and is n slope
mine, situated on the mountain side
and about four hundred yards from
the tipple below. The explosion oc-
Cured about 500 feet from the mouth
OF the slope, and al caused by fire
damp. erU
Immediately after the night shift had
started in the slope a terrific explosion
occurred. entirely filling the mouth of
the slope and shaking buildings and
breaking windows for a mile distant.
Owing to the mouth Of the slope be-
ing blocked, the escuers were de-
layed for some time. but finally sue
ceeded in reaching part of the men
through another slope. Eight dead
bodies were quickly brought to the
surface.
The mine Is filled with gas and
smoke and the rescuers are afraid OF
a%fter-damp. They are unable to stay
in the mine but a few moments at a
time. Mothers. wives and children of
the dead and imprisoned miners are
almost crazed with grief and the scene
at the mouth o; the mine Is a most
pathetic one.
The known dead are: James Hunter,
machine runner; Tilden Winfield, col
ored helper; Mike Cassidy. blown to
pieces; Joe Gordon, colored driller:
Joe Sauchy, machine runner; Thomas
Sierra, Frank Groat, Weller Elliott.
The powder house in the mine.
usually containing 1000 pounds OF
powder. blew up and 1t was this which
caused the disaster. The general be-
lief is that the entire mine has been
ruined. The rescuing party are push.
ing forward with all possible speed
and before many hours the exact num-
Der OF lives lost and the total amount
OF damage done can be determined.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
KANSAS NEWS.
Geo. Cole for state Agent

Governor Stanley has rendered to
George T.. Cole the position of state
agent. The duties of state agent are
to collect all moneys due the state
the pay Is in the form of a commits
sion-10 per cent on the first $50, 600
collected and 5 per cent on the re-
mainder. Just now the national gov
eminent owes the state about half a
million dollars on account of Quantrell
raid claims paid by the state. To COL
loct this money it is necessary for the
state 10 rave an agent. and the gov
ernor believes that Mr.. Cole, on ac-
count of his familiarity with the his
tory of the Quantrell claims. is better
equipped TO do this than any other
man.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Relic Hunters Denude Tracy

A Davenport, Wash. Aug, 7 dis
match states: There Is nothing left
of Harry Tracy's outfit but the body
and that is closely guarded to keep
relic hunters from taking it away.
When the corpse of the famous BAN
dit was brought to a local morgue
the crowd became so demonstrative
that the doors of the building were
ordered closed. Later a number OF
sightseers were permitted to nile IN
and all got a relic. Some even picked
up the blood-stained handkerchief
which had been used by the bandit 10
keep from bleeding to death. Another
man got the strap Tracy tied around
his leg for the same purpose Many
locks of his hair were carried away
and his trousers were cut into Strips.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
HERE AND THERE

At Columbia, Tex, County Attorney
Ed c. Smith was killed by negroes
who were attempting to prevent the
arrest of one of their number.
President Roosevelt has made for
NAL announcement that he had grant
ed the application of the Commercial
Pacific Gable company to land a cable
on the shores of the United States, on
the islands of Hawaii and Guam and
in the Philippine islands, and for ac-
cess TO certain soundings and profles
in the possession OF the navy depart
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
WIN. c. WHITNEY, SPORTSMAN.
His Costly vietories-Lost $4,000 0 on
Last Years Racing.

William G. Whitney, after balancing
his accounts last year. found himself
tS be 100000 loser through the sport
of racing. A pretty large sum, is it
not? Enough to insure a poor a
and his relations a comfortable living
without work. | rear him upbraid the
ex-secretary of the navy for spending
his money sc foolishly. But 10 this
Mr.. Whitney would reply a. IL he
fancies losing $500, 600 a yeavo on his
luxury. he is to be nc more blamed
than the mar that borrows money to
get a piano for his daughter.
SO far from being blamed. there is
a considerable population - the at.
look upon him as the essence of be-
nevolence and humanity. Whenever
their patron wins a race they all share
in a largesse. One day last summer
a bookmaker went up to Trainer
Rogers at the Saratoga track just aft
er Mr.. Whitney had won a stake OF
$11 900 and remarked, half interoga-
lively: THE old man made out well
in that race. didn't he?"
WHAT uO Nou mean! dusntu TIE
trainer. That's only a drop in the
bucket for Mr.. Whitney. and the buck
ct leaks at that. Why. he is so
pleased Over winning this race that
he'll give away twice $l1 900 to the
stable employees. Each one will get
anywhere from s. to $25. TO win a
stake here doesn't mean anything"
The entire community about a race
track rejoices when the Whitney out
At arrives. for money is certain to be
circulated freely. and tricksters that
fix up a worthless horse so that he
will win one race, hoping that Mr..
Whitney VIII take the beast of their
hands, are always waiting about in
shoals. AS an example of the racing
kings generosity, 1t is related that
upon winning the English derby last
year he ordered a certain hotel pro-
prietor at ~Sheepshead Bay to give
every n that entered a bottle OF
champagne. You may be sure the
news spread quickly, and it was not
long before the boniface had to call
upon his n%eighbors for supplies. The
bill that Mr.. Whitney's secretary re.
ceived amounted to $4,000. 1t was
paid.-Ainslee's.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
THE vANiTY OF LIFE.
Food for Meditation Afforded by Death
Of NorfoIk's Son.


What foot for meditation on the van
ity of all human greatness is afforded
ey the death of Philip Joseph Mary
Howard. only son of the Duke of Nor
folk. The heir of the greatest noble
man in the world, entitled to quarter
on his shield the arms OF half the roy
al houses OF Europe. with a lineage
stretching back almost to the days
when cameleopards and tigers still
bounded in the Flavian amphitheater,"
and with vast wealth to support his
hereditary honors. this young man, for
whose health of body and mind pill
grimages had been made, high heaven
importuned by the prayers OF thou
sands. lived and died an imbecile from
his birth. the CHASTITY family skele-
ton" of Arundel castle. Heir of that
Surrey who united all the gallantry
and unbroken spirit of a rude age with
all the elegance and grace Of a pol.
ished era" he wandered darkling" in
the world for twenty-three years to
die and prove the application OF the
motto Of his princely house. set under
the white horse OF the Saxon, the
winged crest of the Norseman and the
lion Of England in his arms, Virtue
alone is %invincible.'
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Must Min Her Nav.

The father of Ian Malcolm, M. p,
who has just married Miss jeanne
Langtry, recently succeeded to the
valuable Scotch Estates of Poltalloch
on the death OF Lord Malcolm. The
Scotchmen in the ~neighborhood con-.
slider themselves to be very good
judges OF beauty and character. BE
h bath guild and bonny she'll be a
hitting mate for him as will be Pol.
talloch himself one day." said an old
friends of the young M. p. But
Langtry is just a fiippant bit name
IN the sound o. It," Evidently the
future mistress of tne old Argyle.
shire house will have to win her
kingdom If she is to reign In the
hearts of her husbands henchmen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
The presidential Fever.,,

Two United States senator's were
talking over old times a few DAYS
ago when conversation drifted to the
late Senator Zack Chandler of Micbi.
gan. Senator Chandler was under.
estimated, ! think, said one. THAT
is, he was a bigger and better man
than most of his acquaintances gave
him credit for being. One day | sug.
gested to him that ! shoulA like to see
him president, No. no. said lack
with emphasis. I hope | shall never
contract the presidential fever. II L.
sure death. Men recover from the
smallpox, cholera and yellow fever.
but they never get over the presi.
Dental fever"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Too Young to Marry

Great preparations had been made
at Bean Lake. nea Atchison. for a
wedding which was to have taken
place there. the parties being John
Thorpe. "a years of age. and Miss
Rose. aged IA. Everything was brought
to a sudden close when John Thorpe,
the groom-to-be. started TO st. Joseph
alto procure the license and at tahe
point of a shotgun in the hands of his
FATHER was compelled to return home.
Thorpe had been teaching school at
Bean Lake and Miss Rose was one of
his pupils. Orders placed in Atchison
for the music and refreshments for
the wedding were Cancelled.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Fred Herrick, a millionaire lumber

Fred Herrick. a millionaire lumber
man, of Birmingham, Ala, has appeal
ed from a one cent fine imposed in po-
lice court on the charge of refusing to
pay a licensed restaurant bill. Her
rick went into the Morris hotel cafe
and ordered a lunch with plain cold
slaw. The slaw was brought to him
with a dressing and he refused to pay
for II. He was arrested and locked up,
The police Judge fined him one cent.
Herrick says he will appeal to the
supreme court, II necessary. Herrick
owns extensive lumber lands In Ala
hama and Florida and lives in Wis
Sonsin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Home Visitor Excursion to Eastern Point,

Home Visitor Excursion to Eastern Points
The Missouri Pacific railway offers
to its patrons the exceptionally low
rate of one fare for the round trip on
September End. 9th. 10th and 23rd to
certain points in Ohio and Indiana,
and on October Bird to 9Th. inclusive.
to all points in Central Passenger as
ISOLATION territory. same including
Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, etc. Tickets
limited to thirty days for return, but
not later than November Bird.
This will be your opportunity to
visit your old home and friends. and
the Missouri Pacific, with its splendid
roadbed, it's fast trains equipped with
all the latest and advanced improve
ments and conveniences, takes you to
the Gateway st. Louis, the Worlds
Fair city, with its magnificent union
station, where direct connections are
made for all points. Through Pull
nan sleeping-car every day between
Lincoln and Kansas City. For further
information. call at City Ticket Office,
1889 O street. +. ID. CORNELL,
y. & Z, A.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
A LINOTYPE LEADER
New Invention to Help Printers Get
Hest OF Father Time

The Cole-Wilson linotype leader vas
put in successful operation in the COM
posing room of the Western News
paper Union at Lincoln last Saturday
afternoon in the presence of the mas
ter printers of the city and newspaper
men. IL Is q simple device for leading
linotype slugs. and will enable the pub
Usher TO lead out linotype matter
from four to six times as rapidly as by
the ordinary hand process. The ma
chine is simplicity itself. and a boy
old enough to- read can operate II. The
invention is the product of the minds
of Messrs. Bion Cole and Albert o.
Wilson. practical newspaper men. who
are to be congratulated on effecting a
device to save time and money to the
publisher. The machine will o o be
placed on the market under a patent
granted July s. 1902.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Drummers to Aid

The travelling men Of Kansas have
undertaken to raise the $500 neces-
sary to appeal the Jessie Morrison
case to the supreme court. c. A..
Sward, representing the Massey Iron
company Of Kansas City. is the orig
inator of the idea and started a sub
scriptiOn paper at Eldorado. Kan. that
will be left at the Metropolitan hotel,
where the travelling men will sub.
scribe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
n KING is CROWNED
Edward VII T~riumphantly
RuIer of Hrita

Edward VII Triumphantly Crowned
Ruler Of Britt mia.
King Edward VII. after q seven
weeks battle with death. was triumph
antly crowned ruler of the worlds
mightiest empire at Westminster Abb
hey at 1921 o'clock Saturday. August
9. and as the crown was placed on his
head the signal vas flashed from the
Abbey to Hyde Park and the tower.
At these places artillery fired salute
after salute and. Joined with the ring
ing of bells. made the whole city re-
verbrate with acclamations of joy.
Surrounded on all sides by scarlet
robed peers and white satined peer
esses. Edward solemnly swore to gov
ern according to the laws of parlia-
ment. whereupon the Abbey rang with
shouts. The most republican specta-
tor must have been impressed with
the solemnity of the occasion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
DELUCED WITH HOT WATER
Threshing Machine Accident Will Cost
Man His Life

A terrible threshing machine acct
dent took place just east of Nelson.
Neb., Thursday morning. VIII
Thomas, who runs a threshing outfit.
attempted to back up his engine to
couple onto the separator to move to
another field. There was a ditch be-
tween the engine and separator COW
cred with straw, and just as he was
ready to make the coupling the wheels
Of the engine dropped into the ditch
and drove It up against the separator,
pinning him fast and crushing him be-
tween the two.
The crash broke of two steam cocks
and he was deluged with steam and
scalding water from the chest down to
the knees. He was literally cooked be-
fore he could be extricated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Cyclone In North Carolina

A cyclone passed over Carolina
beach, N. c., Thursday night and blew
down a large pavilion. ~injuring six
teen people, some probably fatally.
The cyclone came up suddenly and be-
fore the people could get out OF the
building 1t was blown over on the
beach, a mass Of ruins. Some of the
injured were not rescued from the
wreck for several hours. The only oc-
cupants OF the house, three babies,
were not scratched.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15
Bit HIS Tongue on

One Of the workmen in the Missouri
Pacific blacksmith shop at Osawato-
mic, Kan, met with a peculiar acct
dent. He was standing near a big
trip hammer when the foreman put
it in motion. causing it to hit a
piece of iron on the anvil. The iron
flew up and hit Blacksmith Schmidt
on the chin. cutting a bad hole in 1t
and causing him to bite his tongue
nearly in two.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

Twelve Chicago aldermen are said
10 have walked from the railway STA.
ton to a hotel In New York and tney
did not stop in anywhere on the
way" How far was the hotel from TIE
station?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

kissing is a habit which grows on
one, and ] believe 1t Is a good thing to
Kill /. off," says Ethel Merrill of Chi.
Cages anti-kissing club. or course,
only some real mean man would insin-
nate that Ethel's sole chance of ever
being kissed would be by mistake on
the part of some one, due to darkness.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

Any man as rich as Russell Sage
who will ride in a street car instead
Of his own carriage deserves to fair
of. There should be no sympathy
wasted on his accident, Resides, he
will probably sue the company.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

British statesmen are talking OF
building n subsidized line of boats
from England to Canada. When the
lne is built J. Pierpont Morgan may
conclude to buy 1t and collect the sub
sidy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

: A San Francisco banker has disin.
herited his daughter because she
eloped with a poor young man whose
income is only $500 a month. How
can girls keep on rushing into poy.
erty just for love?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The man who has sued a Kansas
postmaster because of the tardy de
livery OF a postal card ought to make
allowance for the lack Of recreation in
the Sunfiower State.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

John Norie. a federal prisoner from
Ardmore, |. r., jumped from a culvert
into a creek while he was being
marched back to the United States
penitentiary at I~.eavenworth. Norie
Is a white man and was sent to the
federal prison at Fort L~eavenworth to
serve a term of five years for larceny.
He stole a horse from a farmer four
miles west of L~eavenworth and rode
away.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The statement is made that the late
John w. Mackay couldn't have told
within $50, 900 900 how rich he was. He
was altogether superior to fluctuations
in the price Of coal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

In Kansas City. Kan, Sunday, more
than two hundred dwellings and other
buildings were completely or partial
ly unroofed, electric light and tele-
phone wires were blown down, huge
chimes toppled over, hundreds OF
trees were uprooted and the business
streets are strewn with signs and
awnings as the result of a severe storm
of wind and rain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The board of regents of the Univer-
sity of Kansas elected Frank f. Bry-
ant. Of Michigan university, as assist
ant in English; Alfred Ewington. as
assistant professor of Ian
guages, and Il. +. Croker. OF Seattle,
Wash, as superintendent of buildings
and grounds. Croker held the same
position eleven years ago. Other
routine business In connection with
the installation OF Chancellor Frank
Strong In October WAS transacted
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

J. J. Hills son has invented a new
tangled freight car. AS the young
mans father has some influence in
the railway world the thing may have
a fair test.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

A Rhode Island man has been cured
Of rheumatism by II stroke of light
ming. Nevertheless most people will
not be hankering after that kind Of
cure.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

After thrashing a corporal who had
N treated them eight German cav
alrymen have gone owe to France and
enlisted in that country's army. This
opens up a new way of getting even
and preserving the peace OF Europe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

Mr.. Austin Is probably making an.
other application of liniment to his
Pegasus. and William Waldorf Aston
carefully collecting his scattered
hopes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

william Miller, aged siXty-three, ex-
sheriff OF Scotland county, Missouri.
and a veteran of the civil war. died at
Peru. Ind. from the effects OF eating
matches. a habit he contracted while
serving in the army. He thought the
phosphorus was q Stimulant.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The arbitration board of the Chi.
ago Housewives association will
have questions presented to II that
Solomon would have been unable to
decide.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

There is some basis in the rumor
that the Rockefellers hope to own the
earth. The brother of the oil king
has just enlarged his farm to lOO,-
600 acres.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

William Patterson was the founder
Of the Bank OF England. He was like
wise the first man to be hit with a
gold brick.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

Count Matankata thinks we are pro.
crossing too fast. OF course there is
such a thing as making some kinds Of
progress too rapidly.