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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
CONGRESS MEETS
Opening Sessions Of Houses Are
Brief
PROPULSION OF W
The Desks OF Popular Members Arc
Weighted Down with Bouquets-
Sessions Brief-Message Read
Tuesday-Other News

A Washington. ID. c.. Dec.sf I, dis
patch says: Congress reconvened to-
day, but practically nothing was done,
the reading Of the presidents message
being deferred until tomorrow. The
senate was in session twelve minutes
the first day Of the session. an adjourn
ment until tomorrow being taken out
of respect to the memory OF the late
Senator James Mcmillan, who died
during the recess. Rarely has the his
toric chamber presented such an ap-
pearance as It did today. The custom
Of placing flowers on the desks OF sena-
tors or the opening day OF the session
is one which long has been followed,
but the display today was admittedly
the most magnificent OF any that here
tofore have been seen. Many Of the
senators were early on the floor and
kept busy exchanging greetings with
old acquaintance. The galleries were
packed to suffocation and hundreds
stood outside the corridors anxious to
gain admission.
No business was transacted beyond
passing the customary resolutions that
the senate vas ready to proceed to
business, and fixing the hour Of con-
vening the sessions at noon.
The opening Of the Fifty-seventh
congress in the house was. as usual. q
spectacular vent. The galleries of the
freshly decorated hall were packed to
the doors with people prominent in
society and politics and the flower
show on the floor. although not as
elaborate as usual. filed the chamber
with perfume and added grace and
beauty to the scene The members
were good natured and jovial and
there was no o%utcropping Of partisan
feeling.
Speaker Henderson received a cor
dial reception as he assumed the gavel.
but beyond this there was no demon.
stration.
The proceedings were purely per-
%functory. A prayer. the calling Of the
roll. the swearing in of members elect
ed to fill vacancies created by death or
resignation during the recess. the adop-
ton Of the customary resolutions to
appoint a committee to wait upon the
president. to inform the senate that
the house was ready to transact BUSH
ness and to fix the daily hour Of meet
ing summarized what was done.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
lives ARE LOST
Boiler Explosion at Chicago Kills
Thirteen Persons
BUILDING TORN TO PIECES
dent Occurred-Smali Brick Annex
Of svift Packing Plant scene Of
Iisaster-Many Injured

At Chicago. ILL.,, a big boiler in
Swift q Co.'S plant exploded shortly
after 10 o'clock Saturday morning. No
vember %. Thirteen lives were sacri-
feed and scores of employees, visitors
and othe's were injured. Huge boil
ers were sent through the roof of the
structure and hurled hundreds of feet.
Nobody within the boiler room sur
vived to tell the story OF the accident,
and II nay never be known what
caused the explosion. A careful in
vestigutiol. however, convinced the
experts that the explosion was the re-
suit Of ca'elessness on the part Of an
employe, whose own life also was lost.
Five minues after the explosion moth
Ing Of the building but a pile Of twist
ed iron, bricks and mortar remained.
Sheets Of flame sprang from the
ruins and the spectators realized that
II would be impossible to save the
lives Of those who were caught in the
wreck. The explosion was OF such
force that adjoining buildings were
wrecked, torn and twisted. Men,
women and boys at work in adjoining
departments were hurled through win
dows to the ground below. Many OF
them escaped with but slight bruises,
but most of the victims were hurt to
such an extent that 1t was necessary
to remove them to hospitals. The
Others were taken to their homes.
A vigorous examination with a view
to determining the causes that led to
the explosion Of Swift & Co.'S boiler
plant, when thirteen persons were
Killed, was begun Sunday by mechan-
ical experts, representing the city and
private interests.
Although those conducting the in
v~estigation we're reticent in discussing
the progress Of the work, the intima-
given was in accord with the
original theories Of the accident, that
Water Tender Owens, who paid the
penalty OF death for his supposed care
lessness, was responsible for the Ca
tastrophe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
COULDN'T GET IN
Nebraska and Notre Dame Seck
Company OF Big Nine
KNOCK, BUT NOT LET IN
Chicago Conference Decides TO Admi,
Them Would Cause Unwieidiness-
Other New. Of . 2.n.r., and
Interesting Character

A chicago. Nov. %. special saws.
The faculty conference of the "bip
nine universities rejected the applica.
lions OF Notre Dame and Nebraska
universities for admission to the con-
ference. and In 80 doing made the
more general decision to limit the con.
ference permanently to the big nine"
at the annual meeting, held in this CITY
at the Victoria hotel. In line with this
same stand It was decided to limit the
entrance for the conference track NEE,
to the big nine" universities and other
colleges. following the conference
rules, to be invited by q special com.
mittce.
The action was rather unexpected
as 1t had been understood that Ne
braska had the backing of such allie.
as Stagg or Chicago and Jones of
Michigan.
Nebraska's winning football team
this season was supposed to be a strong
card In her favor, while Notre Dame
hoped to get in because of her adj
herence to the conference rules this
year. Both. however, shared the same
fate.
The representatives of the big min.
colleges OF the middle west-compris-
ing the college athletic board. made up,
or the universities of Chicago, Michi-
gan. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa, ILL
nois, Indiana. Northwestern and Pur-
due-convened at the Victoria hotter
In their annual meeting. The men rep
%resenting the different institutions
were: A. A Stage, Chicago: Judge
Lane. Michigan; Prof. Charles S.
Slichter, Wisconsin: Prof. +. s. Jones.
Minnesota; e. A. Wilcox, Iowa; Prof.
Fl. j. Barton, Illinois: Professor Sam
son. Indiana; o. +. Long, Northwest
ern. and Professor Moran, Purdue.
The conference wishes to have IL
distinctly understood that there is no
question that Notre Dame and Nebras-
ka are now living up to the conference
eligibility rules" said Prof. INV. Sam
son. OF Indiana, secretary of the COM
mittee and spokesman for the confer
ence.
The case Of Notre Dame was present.
ed by Prof. d. T. Murphy of that insti-
tuition. and the case Of Nebraska by
Prof. c. w. Clements. Nebraska made
the special plea that the Missouri val
ley territory was not represented at
all in the conference.
The entire forenoon and part of the
afternoon was spent in going over all
the ground on the general question Of
enlarging the conference. 1t was ad-
mitted that 1t would probably raise
the standard Of athletics TO have all
the colleges, for that is what it was
agreed would come II the enlargement
was continued. The argument which
the whole question was. that
to be effective, the conference must not
be unwieldy. 1t is not considered un-
wieldy now. because OF the geograph.
ical location Of the colleges.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
Mine Workers viii Meet

An Indianapolis. Ind, dispatch says:
Secretary Wilson is preparing the call
for the annual convention of the unit
ed mine workers of America. which
will assemble in this city on January
10, next.
The call will be printed at once in
the Mine Workers Journal and the in
dividual notices to each loca, will be
SEN out in a few days.
The basis OF representation is the
same as has been followed In the past,
and this means that there will be in the
neighborhood Of 800 to 1000 delegates
with a voting strength of about LOO.
The coming convention will be one OF
the most important and most inter-
esting ever held by the organization.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
WEST is NOT TO SUFFER
Secretary Wilson Says the Cattle Dis
ease VIII be Stamped Out

A Chicago, Dec. 2, dispatch says:
The west is not to suffer because of
the epidemic of hoof and mouth disease
among cattle, hogs and sheep in the
New England States" says Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson. who arrived in
Chicago last night to attend the Inter
national Livestock exposition.
THE indications are that We will be
successful in stamping out the disease
before 1t reaches this section he said.
my latest report from the infected
district is that the disease Is at a
standstill. The next report will decide
the number of men that ! will send TO
New England. But you may be sure
a large number will go.
Before many days have passed there
will be several hundred veterinary sur
geons In the New England states and
they will be instructed to inspect every
COW, sheep and hog, ! believe we need
three or four weeks to stamp out the
disease.
Congress will be asked for a special
appropriation to cure the disease per-
manently, | intend to ask for at least
one million dollars for this purpose
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
PERSHlNG ENDS HIS MARCH
First White Man To Cross the Island Of
Mindanao

First white Man to Cross the Island Of
Mindanao
Captain Pershing, with sixty men,
has completed a march across the is
land Of Mindanao from Camp Wears to
Iligan. says a Manila dispatch. This
| possibly is the first time white men
have made the journey. Captain PERISH
ing visited the villages of Madaya
and Marahui. On his way to Madaya
he found the Moros were surprised to
| learn that Americans were not mon
| sters ten feet tall, with horns and tails.
At Marahui he addressed 500 Moros.
telling them Of the friendly purposes
Of the Americans. Representatives Of
the Nato and Bocayutan tribes, which
are now at war, asked Captain PERISH
ing to arbitrate the differences between
them. The captain agreed to visit
them and give his arbitration on his
return journey to Camp Wears. No
hostility was shown towards the col
umn on the march.
The ~constabulary In the Zambales
province reports a repulsive incident Of
cruelty perpetrated by the ladrones.
Several columns of constabulary had
been chasing the ladrones with the as
SlStdnCe vi lTlenuIy natives. VI
the %friendlies struggled from the
column and were captured Thy ladrones
who amputated the tongue and gouged
out of the eyes of one and sent him
back to the ~constabulary. The fate Of
the other is unknown.
The efforts to restore agriculture In
the Philippine islands have been
blocked by a dearth of field animals.
Ninety per cent of the caribos died in
the original epidemic OF rinderpest and
Of the small number left many have
died.
The government had planned an ex-
tensive importation of these animals
to meet the crying need and had ar
range to have them immunized. 1t
was forced to abandon this plan on ac-
coutn of lack of money to meet the
purchases.
The general cultivation Of the plan
tations is impossible without them and
the absence Of any immediate prospect
of getting the field animals leaves the
agricultural situation in a serious on
dition.
General Miles visited and inspected
Subig bay yesterday. He will possibly
proceed direct to Hong Kong and
Shanghai.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
FIRE At BROKEN BOW
Building Used for Normal College IL
DESTROYED

DebtTOyru
The two-story brick building used by
the business and normal college of
Broken Bow. Neb., was burned Friday
afternoon. The lower part Of the
building was occupied by the musical
department Of the college and the sec
ond floor was divided into rooms oc-
cupied by students. Professor Garlick,
who was in charge of the musical de-
partment, sustained quite a loss in the
damage of several pianos. His loss is
fully $1,000. Among the roomers who
lost more or less by damage to their
property. are: Mrs. J. T.. Logan, the
Misses HATS. Rector Emerson. Keis-
ter and Messrs. Wallace. None OF
these had insurance.
The cause OF the fire Is unknown,
but 1t is thought it originated from a
defective fue. The building Is owned
by !. A. Reneau. of Broken Bow. He
carried $4,000 insurance, which will
not cover the damage. As Professor
Roush had the business and normal
departments Of the college in a sep
arate building, the fire will not inter-
fere with the school. Professor Gar
lick has several rooms in the Realty
block, on the south side of the city.
where he will reopen his department OF
the work,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
KILLED BY KICK FROM HORSE
A Vicious Animal Taken to Break Kills
Ita Master

A Vicious Animal Taken to Break Kills
Ita Master
Pink" Brown. a well known horse
men was killed at Broken Bow by a vi
cious horse. Brown had been in the
employ OF Tom Flint's feeding and
breeding barns the past year. He took
a vicious horse to break about three
months ago that belonged to Tierney
Bros. The horse had been used on the
farm and stock ranch OF Silas Thomp-
o on the South Loup. Being hard to
handle Brown was employed to break
him. He had been working the horse
for nearly three months. Yesterday he
drove the animal all day with the
kicking straps on and 1t seemed so
doodle that he hitched him up this
morning without putting the straps on.
He had driven obtu two hours. making
the delivery for the meat market. He
started home from Tierney's house ac-
companied by G.. l.. Tierney and his
nephew. Harry. The horse had only
got a few rods from the house when
II began kicking. Tierney got of the
rig and pulled Harry of with him.
They had Just struck the ground when
the horse kicked Brown in the breast
and knocked him to the ground. In
falling Brown broke his neck and died
instantly. The unfortunate man was
about fifty years old and single. He
had no relatives here but has a brother
at Winston, N. c., who has been noti-
fed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
EFFORT TO ExTORT MONEY
Home of Iowan Threatened with DO.
structiOn Under Conditions

Home OF Iowan Threatened with DO.
struetion Under Conditions
A masked man summoned John
Blaisdell, n leading merchant of
Wright. Ia. to his door and left a note
%instructing him to dress and go TO a
designated spot and deposit $50 in a
receptacle placed there for that pur-
pose. Tho note said 1t was useless to
try to phone for help. as the wire had
been cut and that failure to comply
with the demand would be followed by
the dynamiting of his residence. Blais-
dell summoned help by telephone. In
v~estigation disclosed that the wrong
wire had been cut. A posse went to
the spot designated by the robber and
found the receptacle as described In
the note, but the masked man, who
had doubtless watched their move
ments, had disappeared.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
MOVING FOR RECIPROCITY
Promoters Are Sending Invitations 70
Detroit Convention

Promoters Are Sending Invitations to
Detroit Convention
Reciprocity, primarily with Cuba
and with Canada. and eventually with
the whole civilized world, is the result
aimed at by the national non-partisan
reciprocity league OF Detroit. Mich.
which will send out over a thousand
invitations to it's first annual conven-
ton on December 10 and II. Cover
nors of all the north and mid-western
states are asked to take part In the
convention. as are also the Canadian
cabinet and many members Of the
Canadian parliament. Boards Of trade
and similar organizations all over the
middle west are expected to be repre-
scented, and the plans OF the league,
which first contemplated a small gath
ering of possibly $50 delegates, have
grown within the last week or 30 to
look for a meeting of three or four
times that number.
Chicago is the headquarters OF the
league and will send an exceptionally
strong delegation to Detroit.
Among the speakers who have al
ready promised { o address the conven-
ton Is Governor Cummins of Iowa,
who will bring forward the Iowa
reciprocity scheme"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
NEWS BOILED DOWN

The Moline pillow works of Moline.
ILL.,. has certified to the secretary of
state an increase in capital stock from
81, 400, 900 to 50, 200, 600.
The sum OF $500. 900 was deposited at
the s~ub-treasury yesterday for transfer
to San Francisco. This makes a total
OF $2,250,0 900 transferred to the Pacific
coast recently.
Three children of Morris Bressler
died at the city hospital at Baltimore,
Md, from burns received at their home
during the day. The mother left them
at home alone and when she returned
the hous was in flames.
The magnificent sugar house at Ash
ton plantation at Luling, La, former
ly owned by John A. Morris. and now
the property Of Charles A. Farwell and
others, burned. The loss is $3.50, 600.
with an insurance OF $65. 900.
Reports from Kansas counties saw
that the rain which fell all day Fri
day turned into a heavy storm OF
sleet and snow. In the central part of
the state nearly two inches of snow
has fallen. II is the first general snow
Of the winter.
Michael Davitt, the envoy from Ire
land, was accorded a splendid recep-
ton at Music hall, st. Louis. The plat
form was occupied by a representative
body OF men identified with the united
Irish league. Mr.. Davitt spoke at
length and In response to an appeal for
financial assistance 1t was announced
that 1880 has been contributed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
New Coal Contract

The Dominion Coal company and
the New England Gas and Coke com.
pany' OF Boston, have agreed upon n
new coai contract to run for fifty years,
me Goa company will supply the gas
company with coal at $1.95 per ton. an
advance OF 7 cents per ton over the
Ola price. The gas company will bring
no Damage suits against the coal com
pany Tor ALLEGED breach OF a wenty-
contract made in 1897. The
la.ter company claimed that appoint
ment OF a receiver for the former com
pany 'ast summer terminated the
tWenty-hve-year contract. but the gas
company heid that the contract was
still In force and prepared to take legal
Steps. conference between represen-
.a.,Ves OF oth companies followed
with the result as announced.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
WILL HAVE A NEW HOSPITAL
Chicago Institution to Garry Out Dr.
LOrenxs' Methods

ChicagO Institution to Garry Out DIR.
Lorenxs' Methods
Chicago is to have a hospital where
In congenital hip d~islocations and
other deformities will be treated, ac-
cording to Prof. Adolf Lorenz's meth
DDS. DR.. Frederick Mueller, DR.. Lo-
renz's assistant. who came to America
with the Vienna surgeon, made the an.
nouncement Sunday.
The hospital is the direct outcome
Of DR.. Lorenz's visit to Chicago to
treat Ogden Armour. Mr.. Armour is
interested in the project and it is said
he will give the institution financial
support.
Mr.. Mueller will return to Chicago
within a year or eighteen months and
take charge of the new institution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
LlCKS UP A HALF MILLION
Fire Near Rat Portage Practically De.
stroys village


A Rat Portage, Ont, Nov. 20, special
says: Practically the entire business
portion of the village of Normal, nea
here. was wiped out by the fire which
started in the extensive lumber yards
there yesterday.
The total loss is estimated at half
a million dollars. with an insurance
of about one-third OF that amount.
The principal sufferers from the FIRE
are the lumber companies and saw
mills which made up the only industry
CT the village; 5000, 900 feet Of sawed
lumber and logs were destroyed. A
number Of vessels lying at the lum-
Der decks were also destroyed, but
their value will not exceed SIS 900.
The fire was checked after fifteen
houses in the residence section had
been destroyed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
IpouIre into Cattle Plague

The cattle bureau OF the Massachu-
sets board Of agriculture began Mon
day a systematic and exhaustive in
spection of the cattle reported as hav-
ing the foot and mouth disease. In
their tour of inspection the cattle bu-
reau representatives found fifty cases
in Littleton. and Westford. in Middle
sex county and eighty cases at Attle-
boro, in Bristol county. Reports Of in
lection were received from herds In
Stowe. Danvers, Bridgewater and East
Bridgewater. Thousands of gallons of
milk have been thrown away by local
dealers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
WORK ON CHALLENGE Err
shsmrock III Being Constructsd-work
Begua on Defender

- "'s'' d" Defender
Excellent progress is being made in
setting frames Of the Shamrock III.
and everything is ready for running
the lead keel. 1t is learned that the
plan OF bringing the midship frames
right down outside OF the keel as
adopted In the case Of Shamrock III.
will be followed In the new challenger.
william Fife considers that clinging
lead ballast inside the frames in this
fashion permits the use Of lighter
frames than when the lead is bolted
outside In the usual manner. In order
to obviate the possibility Of warping
the steel frames by the heat OF a large
amoun or molten lead. the ballast will
be run In quantities of about a ton
daily. The quantity of lead to be used
Is larger Than that OF n previous
challenger, giving further proof that
the new boat will have an exceptional
ly large displacement.
from the setting OF the frames OF
the shamrock III. 1t is apparent that
another novelty is to be introduced,
instead or a level draught the whole
length OF the keel. the challenger will
nave q yer! decided drawing consid-
eraply o aft than at the forward
end Of the lead.
preparations were begun In the Her
reshon SHOP at Bristol, r. l., recently
10 STRIP the mould from the keel OF
the proposed new Americas cup de-
render Designer Herreshoff is in no
hurry 10 uncover the keel as a whole.
me Top part Of the casting is cool and
the SIDES where openings have been
made through the clay appear to be so,
ihrting gear to place the keel in posi-
ito In the cradle was assembled re-
Gently.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
VENEZUELA HAS CHANGED
An Agreement Handed Germany and
Great Britain


President Castro of Venezuela hand
ed. probably on Thursday last. to the
German minister at Caracas. a written
acceptance of part of Germanys claims,
sufficient comprehensive to delay the
presentation of a joint ultimatum by
Germany and Great Britain, Is not
rendering 1t altogether unnecessary.
1t is also understood that Great Brit
aims demands will be satisfied.
Foreign Secretary Won Richtoffen
and the British foreign secretary. Lord
Lansdowne. are now in correspondence
over VeneZuela's change of front. This
government considers that q peaceful
settlement of the question in dispute
is quite probable. and attributes Pres
ident Castros' yielding to the fact that
he has become aware that the United
States would not interpose any obsta-
Gle to the forcible collection OF the
claims Of Germany and Great Britain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
viii Erect Grant Monument

Confederate veterans, survivors OF
company C, Thirteenth regiment, Vir-
ginia cavalry, have started a fund at
Western Branch. in Norfolk county, to
erect a monument to the memory Of
Gen. IT,. S. Grant, in Richmond. The
fund starts OF with SIG. 81 for each
survivor, and contributions will be So
licited until a sufficient sum has been
secured to erect the monument.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
Fued Ends Fatally

Charles Crone shot and killed James
Faust near Carroll. Ia. while Faust
was entering the home of Charlie
Faust through an upstairs window.
The tragedy was the sequel of an old
family feud. 1t Is said James Faust
had threatened to Kill Charles Faust's
whole family. Crone Is a nephew of
Charles Faust.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
Tea msters strike

teamsters' union ordered a strike Of its
drivers against the Peoples Gas Light
and Coke company at Chicago. The
cause Of the strike. the teamsters as
sert, is that the gas company dis
charged several men for Joining the
union. The strike Is not expected to
seriously effect the business Of making
gas for some time. The drivers on
strike number about 200.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
Loses Four Fingers

Leo Angus. a Burlington car in
spector, was injured while AZ work in
the yards at Lincoln. The four fingers
OF Lis left hand were so badly crushed
and nangled that amputation was
crushed and mangled that amputa-
ton was necessary. He was taken to
the saaitarium for the treatment Of
his wounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-05
Killed In q Runa way

While out riding at Nebraska City,
Mrs. Joseph Leibold. aged sixty-nine.
was thrown from the buggy by reason
of the. horse becoming frightened and
running away. Her left leg was broken
at the ankle. right above the knee and
there were serious bruises on her head
arm and thigh. She died, and will be
buried on Wednesday. Her husband,
who was ten years her senior, died
less than a month ago.