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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
TERROR
Battleship Nebraska 4 Powerful
Fighting Machine.
IS OF TIT HEAVIER dASS 0, SLIPS
Flagship viii Accommodate Thirty
Seven GMccrs aud GGs S,amcu
a Total Of ;O5 Persons.

The .hattleship Nebraska. whieh is
now being CONSTRUCTED, will be
launched soon at Seattle. Wash. This
battlcship belongs to the virginia.
class. which form by far the largest
and most important addition ever made
to the United States navy. Never he-
fore have we built so many armored
ships of one class. and never u ship
of the great displacement Of l4,9iS
tons. The Maine. of ~. 500 tons. was IA
big ship. hut the Nebraska will he
larger by 2.54S tons.
The Nebraska was authorized on
March 3. 1899. The accepted design
was only arrived at after a long con
controversy In the naval board on Con-
struction. which was prompted by the
revival of the question of superposed
turrets. AS first designed the Nebras-
ka was TO be of 1850 tons displacc-
ment. and her main armament was to
consist of four l2-inch and eight q
inch breech loading rifles. and twelve
G-inch rapid fire guns. beside a dozen
of the new S-inCh rapid fire pieces. the
S-inch guns to he carried in tour sep
arate turrets rs the oregon.
The most striking novelty in this
magnificent ship is its great size. Az
compared with the Maine class the
length has gone M from 1888 f"et to
i35 feet, the beam from seventy-two
feet two and onc-half inches to sew
enty-two feet and onc-half inches,
while the normal draft is three inches
greater, or twenty-three feet six
inches. Great size has distinct advan-
tages in the way of sea worthiness. a
stable gun platform. and wider margin
of foatation when the water line is
being pierced in a close action.
The fighting powers of the vessel will
be centcred in the main battery of
four ~twelve-inch and eight eight-inch
breech-loading rifles. and the main
rapid firing battery of twelve siX-inch
breech loading rifles. the secondary
rapid-iire battery of twelve fourteen
Founders and a dozen three Founders
ana the auxiliary batteries of eight
O5.c Founders. two field pieces. two
machine guns and a half dozen 0.3 au-
tomato guns. All the heavy guns will
be of the new smokeless powder long
caliber type.
The Nebraska will be fitted as q
flagship and will accommodate thirty
sever officers and GGS seamen ard ma
rines. "a total complement of 1O5 per-
SONS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
HlNSHAW OF FAlRBURY
Secures the Fourth District Nomination
on 3i3rd Ballot,

secures the Fourth District domination
on 3i3rd Ballot.
Il. II. HInshaw of jefferson county
was nominated for congress by the
Fourth district republican convention
at Beatrice shortly after 10 o'clock,
Tuesday night. The end came with
the 3i3d ballot, after the most persis-
tent deadlock, probably, in the history
of the state.
The result was not known to any
but the newspaper men and secretaries
until announced and when II come the
house sent up IA roar which nearly
| WakCned the town. Saline county
moved that the nomination of Hinshaw
he made unanimous. which carried with
"A whoop. Hinshaw was called for, but
being unable to speak was represented
by Jenkins of fairbury, who warmly
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred on their candidate. The de-
iCatcd candidates were brought ont in
turn and all predicted the success of
Mr.. lIinshaw at the polls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
BIG IRRIGATION SCHEME
sixty Thousand Acres Of Lam tn 10
Wnterpb.

President James Baxter OF the
Farmers irrigation district of Nina
tare. SCOTS Blum county has filed an
application with Secretary Adna Dob
son of the state board of irrigation
for water for scventy-iivc miles of irri-
CATION bitches. The irrigation Of Co.
600 acres of land in contemplated. The
main ditch IL to start AT the Wyoming
line ON the North Platte river and end
near Minatare. The district will have
to rCmovc about two million cubic
yards of earth and two years will he
required to complete the work. Tho
estimated cost is S3lO.OOO. Several
years ago the district voted 10000 in
bonds. hut they were never issued.
Prior TO that time a farmers irrigation
company constructed "A ditch about
seventeen miles long, some of which
is now in use. The district voted
bonds and ~ondcavorCd To buy the old
ditch. but as about 100000 was asked
for the property ne dC.l was made.
4 ne meaning of the new application
appears to indicate a revival of the old
district for the purpose of ignoring
the old ditch and building a new one.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
ALARM FOR KING
Il is Said Assassination Was
Feared.
WITHDRAWN A MEASURE CT SAItIl
D"clI r.d II. Was Not III scotland Var :
Detectives said to itn,. Discovered
TInn to Assassinntc Edward
Ills Health ~ Brttcr.

\ London. June r.. dispatch says:
\ Sensational story ~ current in Lon
don tonight OF the discovery of "A plot
10 a,sasginatc King Edward This
story has created considerable discus
siofT in; newspaper and other circles,
but it IL lacking in anything like OIL,
cial confirmation.
Accordiug to the current rcpor@KinE
Edward'g sudden Illness AT Aldcrshot
was not due 10 Il cold. bat was merely
I'm excuse for withdrawing his ma
l,sty from public fuu,tiuua owing to
the discovery hy Scotland Ward of u
Mot against his life. Tho principals
IN tins plot have not yet been ar
rested
II * cited in confirmation Of this
story that King Edwards recovery
when he was cnSCouCCd AT Windsor
castle vas Us complete aud speedy as
nis attack had been sudden
ON the other hand, II must I've point
I'd ont that II his maiCstN's Illness was
merely diplomatic the officials certain
~ luuk a great deal oi trouble in keep
Ing Up the fiction Sir Francis | ak
ms. physician IN ordinary to the king.
a ylmmuncd 10y telegraph To Alder
shot. his prescriptions were hurricdly
filled. and everything about the kings
apartment indicated the genuine ma
turC oi his illness.
Furthermore Kiug Edwards Journey
from Alder shot to Windsor in his no
tor ear aud his subsequent drive today
In Windsor park do not seem to indi-
cate any fear OF a further attack upon
his U,rgun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
D|FSFROM WOUNDS
Young Waltermer HarboIt Dies
From Injuries.
1Ht &sRDyRtR IS STILL AT LARGE


A Grand Island. Neb., June -. dis
patch ays Waltermer Harboll.
stabbed forty-one times by his travel
ing companion for the paltry sum of
money the boy was carrying back To his
widowed mother. died at the ST. Fran
els hospital at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning from the result of the wounds
inflicted by the unknown and much
desired Charles Evans with whom
Harbolt came To this city from SYRIA
cuse. Wyo.
The mother and two brothers are
in the city. the former and one son
having arrived Friday morning and
the other son yesterday morning.
Mrs. Harbolt states that the lad was
permitted to so out to Wyoming to an
acquaintance in search of work about
two months ago. upon the promise not
TO engage in strengthening or cattle
tending on account of the roughness of
the life. When. in other pursuits. the
lad did not fare as well as he had
hoped, he decided to come home. and
evidently, in order to save his money.
beat his way. He had been in the
company of the stranger about a week.
and II is evident that Evans. the fugi-
tive murderer. was a hobo. for whom
no act to secure money without labor
was too desperate. The boy before his
death told his mother that he made
no resistance, and that Evans did the
stabbing and beating after he had his
m~oney-Sl6.G0. The oma Is n plain.
Woodworking German. who has had
more than her share of SOC and sor-
row. She has followed to the grave
her first two sons. Six years ago her
husband was killed in a runaway ac-
cident. this occurring one morning
about 10 o'clock while the father OF
the family was on his way to Campbell.
Then came three years of drouth. Her
sons have apparently been stcadfast
supports, and it was with hope of Go-
ing out into the world II earn for
himself and send money to his mother
occasionally that the fiftcen-yoar-old
lad left the home roof.
Officials are on the track Of the muir
derer. with hopes of capturing him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
GETTING IN BAD SHAPE
rrcm,nious Power az uitrd Minr work
rrs May rnraiNz" Iusinrss.

\ Wilkcsharrc. Pa, June II dis
Patch AVS The anthracite strike sit
ualiOu here has resolved itself into II
complete doadloch. John Mitchell I've
tore the strike. declared he could call
out every miro WORKER in Ill" region.
rhc railroad presidents laughed AT him
The strike leader has played his last
gard in This direction in calling ont
the fire bosses and today is satisfied
that he has made good
Some interesting statements were
made today by George llartlCin. seCrC-
lary oi the ninth anthracite district.
II am free tn say that things are so
ing to happen pretty soon that Will
put a new complexion on this strike.
All our efforts now are being conccn-
rated To keep our me- quiet. We Do
not propose To he trapped into viO-
lrncc. Operators would like nothing
better than "A chance to get OUT the
militia. which might terminate in a
victory for them. Union men through
out the country are In fun ~sypathy
with MS aud before the united mine
workers organization is destroyed, as
threatened by the operators, every in
duStry in the country viii be tied NJ
In sympathy. Every railroad in the
cast viii be compelled to suspend
operations before our union Is broken.
We cannot be beaten"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
FINDS Tooth Of Nastodon.

A gigantic mastOdon tooth is on eT-
hibition in the saloon of Hiram Quack-
enbush at Dubois. Neb. The curiosity
was found the first of the week by
David w. Lasher, a farmer living sew
trail miles from there. at "A depth Of
twenty-one feet. while sinking a well.
The tooth weight eleven pounds and
is in a perfect state of preservation.
At the same time were found what ap-
peared to be three ribs. ten inches
wide. two inches thick and ten feet
long. but these Crumbled to dust as
soon as they were exposed TO the air.
Mr.. Lasher is quite proud of the find
and will continue the search in the
hope of unearthing other valuable spec
linens.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
Development OF Newspapers.

An historical exposition illustrative
of the development of all the branches
of the Danish newspaper business dur
ing the last four hundred years was
opened Saturday afternoon at Copen-
hagen. Denmark by Crown Prince
Frederick as regent. Other members
of the royal family. the cabinet min
listers. the United States ministers, l..
s. Swenson and other diplomats were
present. The exposition, which is
held in connection with the fortncom-
ing congress of Scandinavian authors
and journalists, includes an exhibit OF
authors of the Danish press of Amer
lea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
CHANGE PRISON CONTRACT
Governor savage Wins out aud Secures
Increased ray for Labor.

ih'fftNth NY 'bT ti'hbFs
After a protractcd meeting Monday
of the state hoard of public lands and
building with Governor Savage and
Warden Davis of tho pcnitcntiary the
contract with the Lee Broom and
Dust,r company was modified, the
price per day for convict labor being
increased from ~ ccnts to 30 cents.
The minimum number Of men to be
employed by the company was re-
ducCd from l2j to loo. The company
declined to agree to employ l25 men
at the increased rate. The contract
at - cents a day for l25 men was
made by the board several months ago.
The former contract n 80 cents u
day with ninety as the minimum
number of men. Governor Savage de-
cl,ncd to- sign the new contract. The
board at first took the position that
his signature was not necessary and n
legal opinion So holding was Secured.
The governor oontcndcd that III law
he was Il party to all prison contracts.
lie notified the board that unless some
thing was done by Monday he would
order The warden To refuse TO give
the. contractor any men The matter
was amiCahly adjusted at "A meeting
of the board during Monday afternoon.
The contractor is now working lGU
mon
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
OVER BILL
senator Ouny Gives Sntice Tie Will call
Up Statehood Measure.

There is u contest In prospect in the
senate over the omnibus statehood
bill During the consideration of rou-
tine business Tuesday morning senator
Quay gave notice that on Thursday
Immediately after the completion ot the
vote ot the lsthmian cana bill he
would move to discharge the commit
toe IN territories from further consid-
Grafton of the bill providing for the
admission into statehood of Arizona.
New Mexico and oklahoma. lie iurth-
CT announced that he would move that
the senate proceed To the consideration
oi the same. The committee. which a
the measure in charge. recently by "a
majority ol ono vote decided that the
hill should not he reported To the sem
ate until next session.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
Can Play sunday BALL.

Mayor Bartling, of Nebraska City,
has rescinded his order prohibiting
Sunday baseball and will allow the
team to play all the games they want
TO i'm the future. He had a conference
with some of the members OF the law
and order league and they refused to
prosecute any one who might be ar
rested for the violation of the Sunday
law, but wanted the mayor to take all
of the responsibility and the result was
the order resembling all orders That
he had issued along that line.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
G. M. lAMBERTSON DEAD
Well Known Sebraskan Expires sudden.
~ In Chicago.


G. NJ. LambertsOn, prominent in
state and national affairs as jurist and
politician. died suddenly Sunday morn
ing in Chicago. The new of his
death reached Lincoln through a tele-
gram from Mrs. Lamhertson. who was
with him at the time he died. 1t came
as a shock to his lifelong friends and
%neighbors in Lincoln. who supposed
that he was in the best of health. His
death occurred at the Palmer house,
where he and Mrs. Iambertson had
spent the night. Mr.. Lambertson re-
sponded TO a toast at a banquet at the
University of Chicago Saturday night.
He retired shortly before midnight.
Sunday morning Mrs. Lambcrtson on
arising found him unconscious. A
physician was summoned and after
an examination pronounced him dead.
His friends in Chicago were notified,
among the number being his law part
ner. +. NJ. Hall of Lincoln, who hap
pened also to be in Chicago on bust
ness. Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Lambertson
started Sunday evening for Lincoln
with the remains.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
HAWAII VOLCANOES
They Are Becoming wrathy aud BcIch-
Ing Flames.

A Honolulu, Hawaii, dispatch says:
The volcano kilanCa is SIN In crup-
ton, the activity increasing, Molten
lava, not visible IN ten years, has be-
gun 10 flow. Makauwco"ca, the sum
nit crater of MIaunO loa, aIsa has be-
come active, throwing up ashes. cinders
and groa, flames, The summit is con
stautly envclopcd in clouds of smoke.
The British bark Fannie Kerr, coal
laden from Australia for Frisco, was
abandoned May 18th while burning at
sea $50 miles northwest Of KAMA
island. where the officers and crew
landed June 9Th. Tw~cnty-cight OF the
number were brought here by the
steamer Mikahala, Four are in the
hospital from the effects Of the priva-
tion. The vessel cost $375, Oo". The men
suffered terrible tOrturos in SINAI
boats.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
Horses Perish In Fire

y. J. Smiths livery barn at 91S X.
street. Lincoln, caught fire Sunday at
ternoon and eleven horses persisted.
Several delivery wagons. two carriages
and one road wagon, together with
the loss of some hay and harness, add
ed to the damage. The Farmers Gro
Gerry company lost seven horses and
three new delivery wagons, valued at
$1,000 and fully covered by insurance.
Mr.. Smith lost no horses nor carriages
and the damage to the barn will prob
ably not exceed Il few hundred dol
lars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
THE H. MINISTER
Senior 0uesada Is Presented to President
Roosevelt.

Roosevelt.
Senior Gonzales de Quesada, Cuban
minister to the United States. was
presented to the president Monday.
After the formal exchanges the prcsi-
lent shook the minister's hand warm
ly and expressed to him with unmis-
taxable earnestuess the deep gratifica-
ton he felt at being able to greet as
the first minister from the newborn
republic of Cuba.
Secretary Hay also had cause for
qualification. He recalled the fact
today marked the elimination of his
W efforts for thirty-two years. Mr..
Hay was first secretary of the legation
at Madrid when Gen. Daniel Sickles
vas United States minister there. and
Mr.. Hay had to do then with the prop
osition to purchase for 500, coo. 600 the
island of Cuba. He did not abate his
interest in the subject or relax his
efforts when opportunity served to
bring about the result achieved today
when Cuba's first minister was recog-
nized by the president of the great
republic of the north.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
ELECTRICAL MOTIVE POWER
whitney Heads a Company which VIII
DO AMnN WITH Stcnm.

do Away with steam.
In connection with the acquisition ot
the Stanley Electrical Manufacturing
company plant at Pittsfcld. Mass, by
William G.. Whitney and his associates
there is back of the purchase a pur-
pose to extend the works with the aid
of GAM d Co. of Buda Pest. one of the
largest electrical concerns in Europe,
for the purpose of converting steam
railroads in this country into electrical
railroads, says a New York city dis
patch.
The substitution of electricity for
steam on American lines is not expect
ed to be entered upon at once, but for
the immediate future. The increased
plant at Pittsncld Is to supply the de-
mands of the street railways In this
city. Philadelphia. northern New Jer;
sey. and in Connecticut for electrical
supplies. Later. whenever there is a
congestion of traffic on the steam roads
in the east, it is believed there will be
a displacement of the locomotive by
the electrical engines.
q, Details of the plan by which CAM
~ to ioin hands with Mr.. Whitney and
his associates in the establishment Of a
branch factory in this country have
been arranged. 1t is further asserted
that at least fifteen locomotive build
ing concerns in the United States viii
be brought into the enterprise.
Alexander City. Ala. a place Of 1000
inhabitants, was totally wiped away
by fire Saturday. the loss reaching at
least $750,0Oo. \ light wind was blow
ing. and with fierce rapidly the hre
spread from building to building until
the entire town was a seething mass
of flames. The town has no water
works
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
ACCEPTS WITH GOOD GRACE
General Dewct Advises Beers tn Forget
the War.

the War.
Dispatches received at London from
South Africa show that the surrenders
of Beers are proceeding with the
greatest good will. The total of those
who have already surrendered num-
Der 1880 and the British are extend
ing every possible kindness to the men
who come in.
The appearance Of General De Wet
ut the camp at Winburg was the signal
for a great display of enthusiasm
When he arrived at the camp, General
De Wet was at once surrounded by
thousands of BOpr men. women and
children, who struggled and clamored
to shake the hand of their hero. Cen
eral De Wet mounted "A table and de-
livered an address. He warmly APP
plauded the staunCh support that the
women had given the burghers during
the val which. he said, had greatly
encouraged the men in the field. Con-
tinuing. General De Wet recommended
his hearers to be loyal to the new gov
eminent and said:
Perhaps ii is hard for you to hear
this from my mouth, but God has de-
cided thus. | fought until there wGs
no more hope of unfolding our cause.
and however bitter it may be, the time
had now come to lay down our arms.
AS a Christian people Goo now de-
mands that we he faithful to our new
government. Let us submit to His de
cision."
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
NEBRASKA CROP OUTLOOK
Golden Promise 81 Nhcat-rrops Have
Wade Good Growth.

M,d" Good Growth.
The weekly crop bulletin issued
Tuesday from the university weather
bureau show. that rain has been gen
cral and plentiful over tn, state the
past week and that wheat Is bountiful
In promise. The report says:
The past week has been warm, with
heavy showers, very favorable for the
growth of vegetation. The daily mean
temperature has averaged I degrees
above normal ~ the eastern counties
aud =, degrees above IN western.
The rain has been very unequally
distributed; II has occurred IN the form
of showers and the amount OF rainfall
has ranged from less than n quarter OF
an inch To more than three inches.
In some localities heavy showers
have done slight damage by washing
corn. lodging wheat and oats. or flood
Ing the lowlands. Generally, however,
crops of all kinds have made u fine
growth the past week. except ina few
extreme western counties. where rain
H. nocilcd. Winttr, wheat Is beginning
To. ripen and a few nrlds in the south
costern.vountic have been cut; winter
whoAt now promises to - a large crop.
pwspt I'm a few southern counties.
where il will he somewhat below aver
age in yield. Oa's have made "A rank
growth aud are headi'g many fields
are Ncedy. and in oats are lOdg-
inc slightly. but generally the pros
peot tor n crop Is mu,i improved. Corn
has grown well. and the fields are gem
orally clear of weeds. although cult
walton has been retarded somewhat by
the rains of the week. The present
prospect Is tor u good ,rop of hay
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
THEY CUT AND SLASH
Jo'!nson County Men Use Jackkni,cs and
Seed "a Physician.

The village of Smartvillc, Neb., was
the scene OF a vicious fight Sunday in
which both participants required the
services of Il physician To sew up the
wounds caused by the use Of jack
knives. The trouble started shortly
after noon over some misundcrstand-
ing as to wages due. but was thought
to have been adjusted. However. the
men. both powerful, met before reach
ing their respective homes and fought
to a finish. DR.. LEHMAN Of Sterling
was summoned by telephone. When
he reached them he found n suffer-
ing from several cuts about the eyes
and face and the other with many
gashps over the head and neck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
FOREIGN FLASHES.

King Alfonso has instructed the
Spanish consul at Havana by tele-
graph to call upon and inform Presi-
dent Palma that his majesty will send
him "A letter recognizing the Cuban re-
public.
Julie Opp. the American actress, has
been granted IA divorce on the ground
of descrtion and misconduct on the
part of her husband, Robert Lorraine,
an actor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
Hlnnh sIntmC Unveiled

\ statue erected to the memory on
Richard Parks Bland who served in
congress almost continually from 1879
until 1899. was unveiled at Lebanon,
Mo. Tuesday. with impressive cere-
monies. An immense crowd gathered,
to near addresses by W. J. Bryan, w.
j. stone and others. The statue is
of bronze. life size, and rests on a.
pedestal of stone six feet high.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
4 Sudden Death.

DR.. Charles b. Riggs, who lived at
1900 /. street, Lincoln, died AT s o'clock
Tuesday morning of heart failure.
While the attack was very sudden, he
had not been feeling well FOR some
time. lie had intended going 10 Sew
ard to attend the picnic but felt so
bad that he decided 10 give up the trip
He was preparing to accompany his
son to the train when the attack came.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20
Generous To Gome/.

According to figures Of official re-
cord, $4,000 was appropriated for
General Gomez out of the Cuban funds
during the nine months of 1899 and
1900. and in addition he was provided
with a house. The official explana-
ton given by Secretary Root is that
these payments were a sort of provi-
sion for the aged soldier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-20

w. II. Cone. local manager for the
Searle & Chaplin Lumber company, at
Gresham. Ncb., was found dead in his
office about q o'clock Tuesday norm
ing. His position when found indi-
Gated that of a tired person taking u
sleep. He was leaning back in his
chair. his hat drawn down over his
eyes and his hands clasped over his
breast. and his feet on the Office desk.