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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
A HEAVY HARVEST
Corn Now Safe From Harm and
Yield Will Be Immense
STALKS ARE OF pRODIGIOUS GROWTH
10000 to o 900 BusheIs-
what the Crop Bulletin says
About It-0ther News

Corn Is a crop, and a big one at
that. beyond all ~peradventure in Ne
braska for the year of 1902. The week
~ bulletin issued today by the Ne
braska section Of the United States
weather bureau says as much and
every bit of information that can pos
sibly be cleaned all point to an enor-
nous harvest of the cereal that, more
than all others. contributes to the
prosperity and content of the Antelope
state. The stalks. fed by the inces-
SAINT rains, have attained a growth al
most prodigious. while tales OF single
plants bearing a half dozen cars have
become frequent. A single ear to each
stalk mean a fair crop and the aver
age of two to three that promises to
prevail for the present season on
veys an idea of what a orr harvest is
In store.
Estimates of the yield vary from
24O, 200. 900 10 800. 900, 900 bushels: IL
the latter it will be the greatest har-
vest in the history of the common
wealth. and il the former, or even
slightly less. IL forecasts a continu-
ance of the prosperous times which
have kept Nebraska in the forefront
in recent years and made her the
pacemaker of all the western states
in the contest of commercial develop
ment.
The bulletin. in summarizing crop
conditions for the past week, says:
The past week was warm and dry.
The daily mean temperature has aver
aged two degrees above normal in the
eastern counties and five degrees above
in western.
The rainfall has generally been light,
although a few heavy local showers
have occurred. In the small area ov-
cred by these showers the rainfall
ranged from one to more than two
inches. but owe most of the state 1t
was less than half an inch.
lHt past wien has oSCh 'ht "
favorable one of the season for stack
ing. thrashing and haying; except in
the small areas where heavy showers
occurred rapid progress was made
with this work. Oats are cut in the
southern portion of the state and the
harvest is well advanced in the north
ern portion; the crop is generally good
and in some places a very large yield
is reported. T%hreshing of winter wheat
is progressing slowly; the yields are
quite uniformly large, but the quality
was damaged by the rains during har-
vest time. Corn generally has con
tinuod to grow unusually well, but in
a few southwestern counties more rain
would be beneficial; corn is caring
heavily. and. as a whole, promises al
exceptionally heavy yield.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
PACKERS IGNORE COURT
No Change Noted In Exchange of Prices
Among Them

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A Chicago. H., Aug. 4. dispatch says:
A syndicate of attorneys representing
the alleged beef trust today prepared
for the filing of a demurrer to the bill
by virtue of which the federal court
issued IN injunction to prevent the
packing houses from conspiring to
manipulate the market. The contents
of the demurrer were made public. Ii
is a general demurrer and traverses
every allegation in the bill. INSULT
cheney. unconstitutionality of the anti
trust law and a denial of the right of
the courts to compel the packers to
produce their books for inspection, are
alleged in addition to the general de-
NAL to the truth of the charges made
in the bill. The packers claim the
right to quote prices to agents and
regulate prices at their respective head
quarters.
So far as the injunction has been
operative there has been no apparent
effect on the methods of the packers.
As soon as the demurrer is verified by
the different defendants it viii be filed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
EVERY DAY A BIG DAY
Secretary Furnas Gives out some Tnfor-
nation About the Fair

Secretary Furnas Gives out Some Inior-
nation About tho Fair
Secretary Furnas of the state fair
says that insofar as entries Of exhibits
are concerned. they were never so
crowded and overlooking. The demands
for space are equally great and prom
ise more than to keep up with entries.
Under the new rule of the board or
managers, exhibitors are required to
make all applications for stalls. pens.
and space direct to superintendents OF
classes. Owing tn the fact that the
superintendents live in different parts
of the state. until these officials open
their Offices in Lincoln. the volume OF
demand for space for exhibits Is not
readily at hand. superintendent
Leonard of the swine class has already
reported more pens sold than were on
the grounds last year. To meet TINS
condition the board is building a new
hog barn. ,
Every day of the fair will be a good
day. Monday, September ]. VIII be
Ii~coln day, and II is hoped that the
citizens of Lincoln will make 1t a
memorable day in attendance FOR all
exhibits will then be In place. fresh
and attractive, in fact II Will be n OF
the very best Of all days for sight see
ing. Wednesday will be fraternity a
and great preparations are in progress
t. make this the bnncr day In atten-
dance. Friday will be another great
day. This IL down on the list as fruit
day and In addition to the great us
play fruit will he given away, as Secre-
tary Furnas put it. by the sled load.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
NEW POLICE BOARD
Governor Savage Selects One for the City
NJ Omaha.

Governor Savage, Monday last, set
tied the long-standing trouble in police
circles in Omaha, by the appointment
OF a brand new set OF fire and police
commissioners.
The men chosen by the governor are
William j. Broatch. Joseph w. Thomas.
Carl G. Wright and Lee Spratlen.
These appointees Immediately present
ed their official bonds each in the sum
of $1,000, took the oath of Office and
proceeded to elect Mr.. Broatch presi-
dent pro tenn
A p~eremptory writ of mandamus
was sworn out by the board for the
keys in the possession of President
William Kierstead of the old board.
Under the law the governor must
recognize the principal political parties
in making the appointment. He chose
two republicans and TWO democrats.
The mayor Is also a member OF
the commission by virtue of his Office.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
THE NEWS CONDENSED

The high school building in Forest.
I'LL, wa struck by lightning and burned
to the ground with its entire contents.
Loss, $4,000; insurance. Sc, 1000.
George w. Johnson. aged forty-fve.
one OF the wealthiest men of LeXing-
ton, Mo-, was shot and killed by chick
en- thieves, whom he surprised in his
hen house.
Mrs. Joe Banks, wife of a farmer
near Benton, Miss, has presented her
husband with four bouncing babies,
two girls and " boys, and all are
doing well.
Twelve boys, son of American and
European merchants and missionary
residents In China. died of ptomaine'
poisoning at the China Inland mission
school, Che Foo, on July 7, as a result
Of eating chicken pie.
The Eclair, Paris. declares the yati-
can to be still preoccupied with the
possibility OF President Loubet's visit
ing King Victor Emmanuel of Italy,
and, rather than risk a rupture with
france, the pope would, says the paper.
receive the. president even IL he visited
the king.
Al a session OF the national retail
butchers association in Washington a
resolution was adopted requesting the
federal government to abolish the duty
on all cattle and live stock. A CODY
of this resolution will he sent to the
various officials Of this government.
A heavy windstorm that swept over
st, Louis, Mo-, wrecked two of the -four
towers OF the varied indu0triqA .hpild-
Ing, In course of erection at thu IDS
iair site. The towers were Heet
high. The damage is not yet osti-
mated, but a representative of the ex-
position company said 1t would be sew
eral thousand dollars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
HERE ANO THERE

Fire attacked the zig sCain elevator
II Chicago owned ny lphn j. Badcucr
\ co, At Seventeenth street and Wal
leok court and III , iamlse Of STj,0o0
To elevator and stock
The body VI Mr., George Wolf. OF
Chippewa Falls. Wis. who has been
missing since June -. vas found in
she sand four miles south NJ the city,
ficr husband "a under Suspicion
POSSES have stated from several
points IN eastern Washington To inter-
cept mtlaw Tracy. vhb is supposed to
be- IN the sheep COUNTRY south Of the
Great Northern railway whore an. ef-
fort VIII he made - surround him.
While the little ,nu ~ William Bus
Riik. oi near Plattsm nth Vas helping
his father IN the harvest field. riding
on n" binder aud keapiuS the grain
from logging. he aught his left arm
in the hig cham nj the rear of the
binder The arm Va, TERRIBLY crushed.
Luttie Russell Vas killed and Max
Peters dangerously wounded by j. c,
McCasiin, a prominent mining man, al
Salt Lake City. Utah. who then com
miiied suicide by shooting himself In
the head. Peters aud Miss Russell are
said 10 have tainted aim about his
domestic troubles.
On TETON street. Colorado Springs
II. Il. Taylor, 4 pioneer. and proprietoI
of y book store. shot and killed Franl
l. s,hader, a railroad brakeman, Tay
lor surrendered, but aside from declar
ing that his Act was justified, refuse,
IL talk about the shooting OF ShadeI
VINO vas his brpther-iu-laW,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
To Enlarge the Navy

Efforts will be made during the next
session Of congress to increase the
limit Of the enlisted strength of the
navy from 25, 900 to 10000 men. This
recommendation will be made by Rear
Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau of
navigation, in his forthcoming annual
report. Although 25 1000 men are sum
cient for the present needs of the SER
vice, that number will not be large
enough TO supply the full complement
of ships under construction and those
which congress will authorize in the
next few years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
FOREIGN FLASHES

The Brynhild Won the race for the
kings cup at Cowles. The Meteor III
finished second and the Glory finished
third.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has
contributed 1905 0 lire to the restora-
ton of the %Campanilo of st. Marks,
which collapsed July IA.
The O~sservatore Romano says that
at the request of Russia, Bishop Zwle-
rowicz, Catholic bishop of Viha. Rus
STA, has been removed from Ills dio-
cese.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
GOES DOWN
sinks In Lake Erie-Seamen struggle to
Save Themselves

sinks In Lake Erie -Seamen struggle to
Save Themselves
About thirty miles northeast of the
port of Cleveland. o.. Monday night
the steamer Seguin collided with and
sank the freight steamer City of Ven
ice. The Venice ssnk almost immedi-
ately and four of her crew were
drowned. The survivors were taken
to Cleveland by the Seguin and the
City of Chicago, which stood by to aid
the struggling seamen. There werS
no passengers.
The Venice was a wooden iron-ore
carrier. bound for Buffalo with a ar
go The Seguin was an iron lumber
carrier. The boats came together In
the darkness, the iron boat striking
the wooden one a little forward amid
ships and sheariDg a great hole below
the water line, and she went down in
q short time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
DR.. John Gordon Selected

DR.. John Gordon. ID. d.. has been
elected president of Tabor college. He
has been acting president for a year.
and for one year prior to that was a
professor in the college. DIR. Gordon
was the founder of Westminster Pres
byterian church of Omaha, was one of
the founders of the Omaha theological
seminary and for eight years was a
professor in that school. He was edu-
Gated at Western university of Penn
sylvania. at Yale university and also
at the Union theological seminary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Horse Goes Mad

DR.. Robert Damerell. of Red Cloud.
Neb.. lost his valuable driving horse
Monday. The animal was driven to
Blue Hill. twenty miles north, and re-
turn. and a so affected by the heat
that it became violently mad, running
head foremost into everything near by.
Ii finally made a %broadside charge on
the barn, butting through 1t. The
horses skull was so badly fractured
in this collision that it was deemed ad-
visable to shoot the animal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Nurse Sues for Assault

Marie Benbe, a professional gov
erness of New York city. has brought
suit for $4,000 damages against Harold
Hartshore. the ten-year-old son OF Jo-
seph Hartshore. She alleges that a
year ago, while employed to care for
and educate the boy. he assaulted her
by kicking and beating her. and that
since then she has suffered much phys
ical and mental distress and was made
permanently unable to pursue her pro-
feSsiOn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Book Trust In Kansas

II Is understood that the American
Eook company will fulfill the require
nieits of the iccert order OF the SUI
prcIne court of Kansas by paying the
statutory fee AMI taking out a permit
10 do business in the state. This done.
it's agents will distribute books under
it's contract wut the state text book
commission. It's state agents in To-
pcka today received four carloads of
books from its Cincinnati house, but
they will not 1c sent to sub-agents UNI
til the company complies with the law
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
white Men for Rousters

On two big Cincinnati and Memphis
steamers. says a Metropolis, H., dis
match, on their way down the Ohio
river was witnessed the spectacle or
white men working as rousters. a sight.
river men say, not seen since long be-
fore the var The negro rousters are
all striking. not so mucA for higher
wages. as because of the hot weather
and heavy shipments which deprive
the rousters of much rest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
WILL o TO KILL
Militia ut Shenandoah. Pa, Furnished
Cartridges

No renewal of Saturday nights at
tack on the soldiers camp by the strik-
ers was made Sunday night at Shenan-
doah, Pa. Notwithstanding that night
was the time fixed. according to ru-
mors. for a concerted attack. Outposts
were thrown around the camps in addi-
ton to the sentries, but they were not
disturbed. The troops are now sup
piled with ball cartridges and are in
structed to shoot to kill and investi-
gate afterward, IL more trouble like
that of Satrua Dwight occurs.
Two attempts were made Sunday
night to get at the horses of the Eighth
regiment. Each time they were de-
tected and fired Upon by sentinels, but
escaped. The officers think they pro-
posed to main the horses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Victory for Johnson

The circuit court at Cleveland. o.,
has dissolved the injunction recently
issued by Judge Caldwell. restraining
the city council from granting pubic
service franchises. and especially those
giving the low fare street railway
company the right to use the streets.
Mayor Johnson fought the injunction
suit. and, as a result OF his victory
the low fare lines will probably De
constructed as soon as possible.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Out on Bond

The preliminary hearing OF DR.. A. b.
Ryno. at Galva. Kan. under the charge
of shooting Miss Maud Holmes, was
held before Justice Whitney. The de-
PENDANT waived the preliminary hear
Ing and his Counse, asked that he be
admitted to bail, which was granted by
the Justice | in the sum of $4,000. Miss
Il,l,nes was allie to attend the trial,
assisted by her sister. Her broken
right arm Is still h%andaged with splints
and her face and neck show the effects
of the sunshot
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
JUSTiFiES HIS ACTION
Secretary Root Maintains He Did Right
in D%lscharginc Miss TAYLOR

The answer of Secretary Root to the
suit of mandamus filed against him by
Rebecca j. Taylor to compel him to re-
at Washington. The secretary con-
tends that the laws OF civil service
were not violated; that Miss Taylor
was discharged for just cause, and that
the correspondence between her and
the secretary before her dismissal
shows that she had every opportunity
to make a defense of her conduct.
Miss Taylor was a clerk in the war
department and was discharged by
Secretary Root because she wrote a
letter to a local newspaper. severely
condemning the presidents policy in
the Philippines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Montana Has Earthquake

An earthquake visited Missoula coun-
ty Monday evening, says a Helena,
Mont. dispatch, causing slight dam
age. 1t lasted about W seconds, Vi
brations being quick and short.
At Bonner. one of the large dyna-
mos at the electrical plant was shaken
from it's adjustment. At Clinton the
shock was quite severe, h operator
reporting that several old buildings
COLLAPSED.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Send Patients to Coast

Forty employees of the Wabash rail.
road. who have been in the hospital
at Peru. Ind. were sent on an excur-
sion to San Francisco with the knights
of Pythias train Monday. This is an
innovation in the case OF patients.
Nurses went with the men and VIII
watch closely the effects OF the ride
and the change of climate on the sew
eral diseases with which the men are
affected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Judge Phillips of the federal court, at

Judge Phillips of the federal court. at
Kansas City, has issued a temporary
Injunction r~etraining the officers and
members OF the retail clerks national
protective association and the journey
men tailors' union from enforcing
their boycott on a Kansas City cloth
ing firm. P~atrolling the sidewalk In
front of the premises was stopped by
order of the court. The OF the
trouble was the refusal OF the firm
TO comply with the demands OF the
union to close the store at night.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Raising Ransom Money

Ellen NJ. Stone. the returned mis-
sionary. spoke at the Winona assembly
al Warsaw. Ind. August 4. h told
of her long captivity among the Bull
garian brigands. describing many
hardships endured by herself and Mrs
Tsilka. II was her desire, she said.
to earn enough money by lecturing to
pay back her share Of the ransom
money!.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
EDUCATOR DIES
President Bc~ardshear, OF Iowa Agricul-
turai College, Dead

Prof. W.. NJ. Beardshear. president of
the Iowa state agricultural college at
Ames, died Tuesday morning after an
illness of a month as a result of nerv-
Gus prostration. with which he was
stricken at the late convention of the
national educational association at
Minneapolis. He was president of the
association. Mr., Beardshear had been
president of the Iowa state college
eight years, prior to which time he
was superintendent of schools in West
Des Moines, and before that was pres
ident OF Western college at Tama, la.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
TAKES IT TO HEART
General Jacob u. smith Thinks Punish
meut Severe

"eut StktTe
A San Francisco. Aug. 3, dispatch
SAYS: Gen. Jacob II. Smith, who re-
turned last Friday from Manila. Will
spend several days in this city. and
then go to his home in Portsmouth. d.
Speaking on the subject for the first
time since his arrival, General Smith
said his forced retirement from the
army was an unwelcOme surprise. lie
did not expect more than a reprimand
as a result of the verdict in the curt
martial. General Smith said he had
always tried to SO mis- duty and con-
duet himself as a soldier. Some ma
tives of Samar. he said, are nothing
but savages and canno be treated l
civilized people. They all would re-
sort 10 the most barbarous methods
of warfare at times. Instances OF the
torture and slaughter OF American sol
diprs are very numerous. Anyone OF
my commands knows that they were
not unduly severe with the natives. l
have always tried to conduct my cam
paigns according to military regula-
tons
A Manila. Aug. 3, dispatch says:
While cholera is decreasing in Manila,
the reports received from the prov
inces show a large number or cases
and deaths. Last Saturday there were
| sixty cases and 525 deaths from cholera
In the provinces. Since the outbreak
of the epidemic there have been
throughout the archipelago a total OF
2l,4SO cases of cholera and l6,lO5
deaths. Il is believed that many cases
were not reported. and the total mum
her of cases is estimated at 1000
Forty-eight Americans and eighteen
Europeans have died In Manila since
the outbreak.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Throw Dynamite In WATER

Arb Mcdonald dropped a stick of
dynamite from a boat into the Maquo-
teta river for the alleged purpose OF
killing fish. The dynamite exploded
directly under the boat and Mcdonald
was blown to atoms. John Ralston
and Peter McCabe, who were in the
boat with Mcdonald, had narrow es-
capes. They will have to stand trial
for violating the game laws.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Death Claims Southern Veteran

Commodore Joseph Edward Mont
gomery. a veteran confederate COM
mander. who, during the civil war, al
most succeeded In capturing General
Grant, died Monday morning at the
home of his son in Chicago. He was a
great friend of Jefferson Davis and the
most expert fresh water sailor In the
confederate navy. He was born at Car
rollton, Ky, in 1917.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

John l.. Tottcn. of North Ottawa.
Kan, a contractor. died as the result
of an injury received from blasting a
well. Totteu consented to set on a
blast for a neighbor. He put in the
Last and dropped burning paper into
the well. He was looking into the well
when the explosion occurred N was
sirncL ON the head hN a rock.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
NEBRASKA NEWS
Condensed Inform alton OF Hap.
penings in State
SAtl TON FARMER BROWNS HIMSELF


j. 3. Smith, n prominent young
farmer living two mics northwest of
shelton. Neb., was found dead IN a fish
pond IN his farm aud circumstances
,ui rounding the case iudiData that he
committed suicide. Smith was troubled
with insomnia and occasionally had
strokes oi epilepsy one Of these at
ts,ts occurred saturday nisht. and
after breakfast The next morning he
,sk,d his wife whore the gun vas. say
ns he wanted II 10 shoot a rabbit in
he yard. She, however. had been sus-
picious that he might. IN one Of his
SPELL. do himself injury aud had hid
den the gun. She refused 10 tell where
il WA. and he went out and that was
the last seen of him alive. his wife
surprising he had either gone to own
o. was about the place.
About II O'Clock 4 naighbor called
and inquired for Mr. smith. and on
a search of the premises his clothing
was found on the banks Of the pond.
Upon further search smiths body
wrs found face dowuwlri IA the bot
tom rt the pond. A. tha water was
only three feet In depth u vas thought
he had committed suicide, and this
theory was borue put ~ the finding of
"a hottie in his rlpthins containing a
ANAL pmpuut pf li,pltH 4 DhysiCian
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

Anthrax has been discovered among
cattle at La Crosse, Wis. Many animals
are dead and others dying.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

Among other fishing stories, Neosho
Falls records the capture VI Q RAIN
bow trout.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
KANSAS MAN APPOINTED

John n. Richardson Goes rs Consul to
Honduras
A Washington, ID. c.. August .. dis
patch says: The president has appoint
ed John y. Richardson, of Kansas.
United States consul at Utilla, Hon
duras. Mr.. Richardson was recently
appointed consul at Port Limon. Costa
Rica, but declined that Office on ac-
count of the climatic conditions OF the
place.
Hunter Charp, of North Carolina. has
been commissioned by the piefident
as Interpreter of the United SNEsJ%
sui at Kobe. Japan. ....[