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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
LINCOLN SELECTED.
And June IL fixed rs the Date OF the
Republican state Convention.

And June IL Fixed rs the Date OF the
Republican state Convention.
The republican state central COM
mittee fixed on June Is as the date for
the next state convention. Lincoln was
selected as the place by a vote Of 20 to
S. The representation vas based on
the vote for Judge Sedgwick last fall
in a ratio to provide for 1880 dele
gates.
An unusually full attendance of
committeeman marked the meeting.
which had little difficulty in deter
mining the questions In hand. A host
of candidates for congress from the
various districts of the state. with
many politicians VINO had no interest
for themselves, making the occasion
n to recall the lively enc of the
recent senatorial contest. The best Of
feeling prevailed, the committee ses-
sion being marked by complete har-
mony.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Tn Hail for Abusing Ills Family,

Fred Benton of Omaha, who for the
past four years has been engaged in
the crayon portrait business. was ar
rested on the charge of wife beating.
when placed In Jail he broke down.
The arrest was the result of an investi-
CATION made personally by Mayor
Moores. Mrs. Benton recently wrote n
letter to her mother In Chicago, ask
ing that she and her four children be
removed from Omaha. The mother
the letter to Mayor Moores.
Neighbors assert that Benton has beat
In his wife eight times during the past
even months that they have lived at
t756 L.eavenworth street. The mayor
found the wife and children without
food.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Lost BABY Finds Way Home.

A bit of a child. the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Greenfield. residing five miles
in the country. wandered away from
the home OF a relative In Grand Island
and became lost. A dlligent search
was begun, the police force aiding, and
for two hours the little one was hunted
high and low. Finally a messenger
was sent out to the Greenfield home
and the little girl was found to have
arrived there Just a few moments be-
fore the messenger arrived, having
walked the entire distance. She had
become lost M to the city. but knew
her way to her home In the country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
EXPOSURE PREDICTED.
Scandal Said to Exist In the Treasury
Uur.nu.

S's"'" Nehu W FNitt ~ the Trensnry
bureau.
Among members of the house. re-
publicans as we'll as democrats. II il
quite freely predicted that exposures
are In prospect which will shake the
treasury department down to It's very
foundation. The immigration bureau
is not the only n involved. but scan
dals are limited at and said to exist
in all bureaus Of which Assistant Sec
rotary Taylor IN In charge.
An official, who has charge OF a GER
tain line Of contracting at a salary of
$4,000 annually. Is said to DO building
n $4,000 residence.
Commissioner of immigration Pow
derby seems to have more friends and
hackers than was apparent when the
announcement was .rst made that the
president had determined upon his re-
moval. Those In touch with immigra-
ton bureau affairs declare that he was
not only cognizant Of the Ellis island
scandal, but that he insisted on the
investigation, at which time alleged
revelations of corruption were sup
pressed by Taylor.
A number OF republican congressman
have signincd their intention OF call
Ing on the president to make the situa-
ton clearer to him and advise the re-
moval of Taylor rather than Powderly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Playing Jesse James.

VIII Martin. aged 10 years. of Sc
dalia. Mo-, was fatally shot In East Sc
dalia by Edgar Allen, a playmate Of his
own age. A Jesse James company was
in Sedalia last week and a number of
young boys were reproducing the play
in a barn, having an audience of about
fifty boys. Allen was playing the part
of Jesse james" and Martin that of
a detective. When the latter attempt
cd to capture the bandit, Allen took
a shot at Martin with a 3S-calibre re-
~volver. the ball entering Martins head
near the right ear and passing out ON
the opposite eide.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
River and Harbor BilI Passed

The house passed the river and har-
Dor biil, which has been under consid-
Grafton throughout the week. Although
several minor amendments were adopt
ed, not a single dollar was added to
the measure. and, as passed, 1t carried
exactly what it did when 1t came from
the committee, SG0.6S8, 267, including
authorizations. Mr.. Sulzer New York;
attempted to force a record vote on
the final passage OF the bill, but only
three members, Messrs. Smith Qowa),
Fitzgerald New York; end Cochran
(Missouri) supported him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Has No Thought OF Resigning.

Secretary Hitchcock has returned to
Washington from st. Louis. where he
was called by the serious illness and
subsequent death Of his brother. He
denied that he had any intention of
resigning his cabinet portfolio or ever
had contemplated retiring.
Oficial contradiction has been re-
ceived at the state department of the
report that Powell Clayton, jr. vol of
Ambassador Clayton, and former mill
tary attache TO the United States m
bassy at Mexico, was forced to leave
his post because of his refusal to fight
q duel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
ConyIcts ~Crernntsd.

Five county convicts we're burned TO
death while attempting to burn their
way out of prison ut Kosciusko, Miss
They set fire to the stockadc house
In which they were confined and the
building burned so rapidly that escape
was impossible and they were ere
mated.
They were Bob Burt, Phil Newell.
Jim Culberson, Amos Raiford and
Jones, all negroes.
The prisoners were let out to Robert
Campbell. county contractor. whose
farm IL situated sixteen miles west OF
Kosclusko, and oil were charged With
minor offenses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Gored NV n Du6alO,

News has been received Of the death
of Richard Rock. IN old time and
widely known scout and frontiersman,
at his ranch near Henry's lake, Nom
tana-
Rock was gored to death by n buffalo
which he had raised. Rock was n
of the scouts with the Inflated Custer
expedition and IL said to he the man
who gave Custer information OF the
presence OF the Indians under Sitting
Bull I'm the valley where the crafty
chieftain had encamped. Rock advised
the general to wait for the coming OF
Reno before attacking.
A year or so ago Rock was sent by
the government into Yellowstone park
TO count the buffalo remaining there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Speaker To Have Opposition.

Senator o. II. COPYRIGHT of Water
loo, Ia, is announced as a candidate
for the republican nomination for CON
gresham In opposition to Speaker
Henderson and will make a fight for
control Of the coming congressional
convention. This means that for the
first time since he was sen to con-
gress by the republicans OF the Third
district In 1882, Colonel Henderson will
find 1t necessary To contest with an
aspirant for his seat
For ten years the nomination has
come to him by unanimous vote of the
delegates and only once or twice has
there been the remotest indication OF
opposition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Tender Of Mnnila Misaion.

According to advices, says the New
York Herald from q well-informed au-
thority in Rome, the pope has offered
the nomination OF the archbishop OF
Manila to Bishop Sebastian Gcbhard
Messmer of Green Bay. Wis.
As stated In the Associated p,css dis
patches recently. the Spanish arch
bishop OF Manila. Mgr. Nozelada de
Villa, has resigned the see and will re-
tire to Spain, as did the Spanish pre-
lates In Cuba when the United States
took possession there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Shot in Dance Hall.

Edward Stewart shot Daisy Smith
twice with a revolver In a Lead, s. D.,
dance hall. Both shots took effect. one
In the left hand and the other in the
arm and breast. The latter Is regard
ed as dangerous. 1t passed through
the muscles of the right arm and pene-
trated the lung. The woman is still
Twink. and there are chances of her
recovery. Stewart is in the county Jail
at Deadwood. They are both colored,
and the shooting is the result of a jeal-
quarrel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Women Prisoners Get Away

-Four women prisoners broke Jail ut
Fort Scott, Kan, and were captured.
One. Birdie McCarty. charged with be-
ing a horse thief. was found hidden
under n blanket in the bottom of a
wagon being driven by Peter Shenay,
twelve miles away. The others were
captured near Hammond after being
chased for three hours.
The women confessed that Shefay.
Red Taylor and Charles Snyder, all of
whom have been arrested. assisted
them in picking the locks of the Jail
door.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Guilty OF Criminal Assault.

p. Coursey Richards. tried in the
Lancaster district court. was declared
guilty OF criminal assault upon Marie
Magdanz, his stepdaughter. The Jury
recommended him to the mercy OF the
court. Under the law Judge Holmse
may impose a penalty Oh from three
to twenty years. The jury deliberated
on the case about four hours before
agreeing. A recommendation for
mercy was made for the benefit of
those jurors who di dnot feel that the
evidence was sufficiently strong %
warrant a severe sentence. and who for
q time were inclined to favor an ac-
quittal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Killed by q Train.

Two boys, aged 15 and II. members
OF a party OF three, who were tramping
across the country, were III over and
horribly mangled by a train ut Ysleta,
Tex. They were asleep on the track.
The third boy, Freddie Winchester OF
Brunswick. Ca, escaped and states that
the name OF n Of his companions wal
J.. ]. Johnson of Abilene, Tex. The
name OF the second boy he does not
Angeles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Expired with Secret Untold.

Joseph Hopkins, the alleged hank
robber shot by Dan" Ripley In Chi
cago, is dead. He was delirious during
his last hours, and n shorthand re-
porter was kept at his bedside to catch
his rawlings In the hope that he might
say something which would furnish a
clew To the postofice robbery of last
summer when $4,000 in stamps was
taken,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Rcstgn In Body.

The entire police force OF Helena,
Mont, resigned as a result of orders
which they say were issued by Mayor
Frank J, Edwards, who is a candidate
for reelection. The republican prim-
aries are to be held Thursday and the
fight promises to be a close one. The
police assert they were personally in
structed by the mayor to attend the
primaries and arrest all anti-Edwards
republicans and their designations fol-
lowed. Friends OF Mayor Edwards
deny the statements OF the police and
advance charges OF bribery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Engine slow Up.

A helper engine on the w~estbound
freight train No. 206 blew up while
going up Lake hill. seventy miles west
of Ogden.
William Wilton. engineer. Of Ogden,
Il. A. Cphoff. brakeman. and an I'M
known tramp we're killed.
Fireman Roy Munsey was terribly
burned and will probably die from his
injuries.
The engine was a new compound.
The cause of the explosion is not
known Traffic was blocked for about
two l.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Negro whipped to Death.

The dead body of Oliver Wright, a
negro. was found near Higbee. Mo. His
back and arms we're one mass of scars
and bruises and his clothing was torn
to shreds and scattered for a hundred
feet along the road. Everything in
dicated that a death struggle had
taken place. 1t is generally believed
that he was whipped to death. and all
evidence goes to show that such was
the case, but who the parties were or
why they killed him Is not known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Alleged Horse Thieves Arrested.

Two men giving their names as Hen
.ickson and Saper are held at Grand
Island under Arrest on information from
the sheriff OF Deuel. county. charged
with stealing two carloads Of horses.
The sheriff of Deuel. county arrived,
but went back for more evidence, the
horses also being held. Both men had
big revolvers on their persons, but
Sheriff Taylor nipped them in the ca
boose as the train was entering the
city, and they made no resistance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
DO not NAME DATE.
Fusionists Waiting for Republicans "a
Announce Day OF Convention.

waning IOr Republicans to
Announce Day of Convention.
At a meeting OF the populist and
democratic state central committees.
held In Lincoln March IS, the chief
subject discussed was the date of the
nominating conventions. 1t was the
sentiment quite generally expressed
that the question OF the date of the
state convention should not be deter
mined Immediately, but should be left
to the chairmen to determine after the
republicans have announced their date.
In this way the ~fusionists will have the
advantage Of knowing the strength OF
the entire republican ticket. and the
causes OF internal fights. They will
thus be able better to make up their
platforms and construct their ticket.
A goodly number of populist editors
from all over the state we're in atten-
dance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Negro Lynched.

Bill Zeigler. a negro charged with an
assault on a little white girl was
lynched seven miles below Troy, Ala.
At a preliminary hearing the negro
was bound over to the grand jury. The
sheriff started to town with the pris-
oner. but was o~verpowered by the mob.
The coroner's jury rendered a YER
dict that the negro came to his death
at the hands of unknown persons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Wife shoots Husband,

During a quarrel at the supper table
Liberty Kempf. q well known business
man of Washington, Ind, choked his
wife. The m managed TO get a
revolver and fired five shots at her
husband. one bullet penetrating the
brain. Kempf died in a few minutes.
The wife told her story to the police
and has not yet been arrested.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Funston Moves 10 Denver.

General Frederick Funston arrived
to visit relatives. General Funston
will return to Kansas City and leave
for Oakland. Cal. to bring Mrs. Fun
ston and the baby to Denver. where
the general will make his ~headQuar-
tiers while at the head OF the depart
ment of the Colorado.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
First Statue of Mckinley.

The first statue to President McKin-
ley has Just been delivered in plaster
to a foundry at Florence, Il. l.. where
1t will be cast in bronze at once and
be ready to be unveiled at Muskegon,
Mich, on memorial day.
The sculptor vas well equipped for
the undertaking. as he had make q bust
OF the late president and has all neces-
sary measurements which he had made
at a sitting Major Mckinley gave him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Sail for Europe.

Boer Delegates Wolmarans. Vessels
and Debruyan sailed for Europe on
the steamer La Gascogne. While they
got small comfort from the officials at
Washington. they are satisfied there
Is q strong undercurrent of sympathy
among the American people for their
cause.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Bafited the Doctors.

One Of the s%trangest medical cases
In the history OF La Crosse terminated
in the death OF Mrs. Frank Wichman,
who had been In a trance for the past
seven days. During that time she had
taken no food or water. and was ap-
parently dead. Her $ bafaed the
physicians.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Fails to Wet.

Judge Burroughs. In the Madison
county, Illinois, circuit court, dis
charged the jury in the case Of John
Fairman, charged with making threats
to destroy property of certain farmers
II money was not sent the signers, who
styled themselves "Invincibles." The
jury was cut sixty-eight hours and
could not reach an agreement.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Unable tn Furnish Reinf0r dement's.

The rebels have captured the pre-
fectural town of Kan Chou, in the
province of Kwang Tung, and have
seized the arsenal and granaries. The
mandarins Of the garrison fed and APP
pealed to Canton for reinforcements.
The viceroy of Canton replied that It
was impossible to further deplete the
Canton garrison and urged General Ma
to make the utmost efforts to put
down the rebellion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Went Through the Roof.

Samuel Truax, who has been con-
fined in the Butte, Neb., Jail since the
I'd Of March, charged with selling
m~ortgaged property, and who was
chased all over Oklahoma and finally
rounded up at Battle Creek, Neb.,
broke Jail in an unaccountable man
ner. He got out OF the steel cage and
went up through the roof. He left no
clew and the sheriff has no trace of
him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
DloWA His Head on.

John Lesher held a stick of dynamite
under his chin at Fort Scott, Kan. and
deliberately exploded II. the charge
blowing OF his head and an arm. He
had been drinking and. telling his wife
he proposed to kill himself. went to q
vacant house near by and committed
the deed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Family Of Three Found Dead.

James Towns, his wife and their g.
yea>old daughter were found dead In
bed at Chicago. They had been asphyx-
lated by gas from the kitchen range.
A plug had been removed from the
range. and the mans arm was thrown
w the child. apparently holding her
down. These circumstances are cited
by the police as evidence of a double
murder and suicide.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Gucnt ut white Honse.

Mr.. n. Estrada Palma, the president
elect OF Cuba, met President Roosevelt
in his official capacity for the first time
when the former was the guest OF
honor at a n informal dinner at the
White house. The affair was Intend
ed rs a mark of courtesy TO President
elect Palma, who expressed his high
appreciation of the honor shown him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Does Not Want II.

Joseph II. Manley announced that for
business and personal reasons he had
declined to accept the position of first
assistant postmaster general. rendered
him by POSTMASTER General Payne.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Killed by Train.

The e~astbound limited passenger
train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
struck a buggy containing Ed Carlson
and Nels Nelson. killing both men in
stantly. The tragedy occurred on q
road crossing west Of Valparaiso. Ind,
and was caused by the horse baking
on the track.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
bicycle Clauses Her Death.

Katy Clagg, aged 80 years. OF Erie.
Kan, was instantly killed and Lydia
Schaeffer. aged Is years. Of Paolo.
Kan, was internally injured In Kansas
City as the result OF being struck by a
bicycle ridden ut a high rate of speed
by Charles Johnson, aged 10, who was
racing with another cyclist. Miss
Clagg's neck was broken.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
hoy Hangs Himself.

Roscoe Wilson, the seventeen-year-
old son Of Robert Wilson. living five
miles west OF Gentleman. Neb., com-
mitted suicide while In the field plow-
ing by hanging himself with q halter
rope on q hayrack. The Of his
action 10 unknown by relatives and
friends as he seemed to be In good
spirits when he left the house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
White Man Kills Negroes.

II. j. Armsted, former tax collector
Of Montgomery. Ala. and at one time
n OF the wealthiest men In Alabama,
today shot and killed Mary Hansen, q
negress, and then committed suicide.
II Is believed Mr.. Armsted was temper
arily insane, as he had been drinking
heavily recently.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
For the Relief Of Yoter2nh.

Congressman Mercer has introduced
a bill for the relief OF the soldiers of
the civil war who as veteran volun-
teers ~re-entered the service and were
afterwards discharged to receive pro-
motion and commissions as officers.
The bill provides that they shall be
paid all installments Of veteran bounty
which were withheld from them on ac-
count Of their being 90 commissioned
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Musician Drowned.

j. II. Hahn, director Of the Detroit
conservatory of music and a musician
widely known throughout the country,
was drowned at Engleside. his coun-
try home at Carey lake. near Constan-
tine. Mr.. Hahn vas formerly presi-
dent OF the music teachers national
association.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Use N

Thieves broke into the home of Rev.
John Ferguson at Newton, Ia, and
chloroformed Mrs. Ferguson. giving
her SO much of the drug that for a time
her life was despaired of. Nothing Of
value was taken.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28

In a general fight in q "%joint" owned
by Henry Schultz in the 1'oad-A-Loupe
section of Kansas City, Kan. George
Thompson, aged 38. was killed, Ike
Patton was dangerously stabbed and
William Inskipp was seriously stabbed
and beaten. The two wounded men
are under arrest charged with Thomp.
sons murder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28

Louis Chamberlain and his wife, who
lived at Mcdonald, Pa. were struck by
a train and killed. The couple had
been visiting and were or their way
home when the accident occurred.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Doctors Bills for Treating Mckinley.

The bills Of the physicians who wait
ed upon Mckinley have been turned
over by Senator alma to the chair
man Of the finance committee of the
senate and the appropriation commit
tee of the house. They appropriate
$50 600.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Murderer Sentenced.

Albert Smith was sentenced TO TWEEN
ty-fve years Imprisonment for the
murder of Bruce Martin, committed six
weeks ago at Des Moines. Ia
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
Miles Threatens to Resign.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles told the senate
committee on military affairs that, II
the bill introduced by Senator Hawley
at the instance of the wal department
for the organization Of a general staff
for the army should become q law, he
would decline to longer hold his COM
mission.
The reason he gives is that the bill
10 utterly subversive of the interests
of the military establishp md he
said that he would not to
such a proceeding to tbn zen
of continuing to hold
The statement was
course of a prolonged
committee. which
hind closed doors
eral Miles touched
subjects connected
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-28
MurdcrOusV

Five miles east OF he
OF two unknown me ID Killed
Frank Hartman at( e, shot
Hartman's wife, causing at wound
and seriously wounded his daughter.
No motive is known. The two men
rode up to the Hartman home and
asked to remain all night. Without
waiting for an answer, II OF the men
shot Hartman dead. Mrs. Hartman.
who soon came upon the scene. was
shot in the head and one of the men
attacked and struck the daughter with
an ak. Then they rode away. When
the alarm was given no trace of the
men could be found.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-20
TO SUPREME COURT.
Senator Henley Trying to Collect
$4,000 From Geo. w. Wheatley.

Topeka. Dec. 1.-two well known
Kansas statesmen have fallen out
over a business transaction aud
gone to law. Senator A. Henley of
Lawrence, loaned Ex.Representa-
tive George W. Wheateley, of Gale
ma, $1,000 some time ago, taking a
mortgage on some mining land In
the Galena lead and zinc district.
The mortgage was foreclosed and
the property sold. 1t brought 1921.
Henley sued for the remainder of
the $1,000 and lost in the court be-
low. He appealed the case to the
supreme court today. Interest and
all. he says his claim now amounts
to $500.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-20
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

I have sold my interest in the
Baxter Hardware Companyto J. D
Hogan, who with Mr.. W. X Gregory
the remaining member Of the com.
pany, will comprise The new firm.
All bills due by the Baxter Hard.
ware Company will be settled by
Gregory & Hogan. All parties in.
terested will please take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
JOHN w. McCAMMON.
Dec. 18, 1902.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-20

A most wise and upright Judge
In Maine holds that il 10 not theft
for a wife to 60 through the pock.
cts of her husband's clothes and
abstract therefrom any cash assets
that she may find. His honor's
dictum merely afirms the judg.
ment handed down by millions of
matrons in this and other lands.
The law on the subject may be
reduced to the legal maxim, "find-
ers keepers."