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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
STARTED THE FIRE
Two Plattsmouth Youths Con.
fess to the Court.
THEY KICKED The lANItRN OVER


Quite n sensation was created in
Portsmouth, Ncb., when w boys
named Walter Speck and Ernest Ma
teer made n clear confession in Justice
Archer's court &c the effect that they
started the fire which burned the two
story barn OF Kuntsman & Range, and
in which stock and other property
to the value of over 1000 was dcs-
troycd.
Their story, in substance, was that
they had been occupying the barn
occasionally for lodging purposes nm
known to the Ia the evening
they came, as usual. and had just
lighted IA lantern when they heard
footsteps approaching. Fearing de-
lection they rushed out of the barn
and in doing so, one of them kicked
the lantern over. The hay on the
floor became ignited and in n few min
utes the barn was "A mass of flames.
The boys were rcmandcd to Jail and
will have u hearing later. The arrests
were effected by Officer Slater. Me.
Bride. benson and Detective Carey of
the Burlington, who secured the infor-
nation leading to the arrest of the
boys.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Begin Their War Dance.

Further word has been received Civ
Ing details Of the trouble among the
Chey enne Indians at the Lame Deer
agency. 1t appears that the Indian,
White, after refusing to obey the sum.
mons of the post agent, opened fire up.
on the posse sent to arrest him, shot
one of the Indian policemen and then
killed himself. Out of respect for the
dead brave, the wife and also the
daughter committed suicide. This
tragedy caused the greatest excitement
among the Cheyennes. There is one
troop of cavalry stationed at the Lame
Deer agency, and reinforcements have
been sent for. A stage driver who ar.
rived at Forsythe, Mont, brought
word that the Cheyennes were still
troublesome and that the braves were
conducting war dances.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Grand Island Man Suicides at a
Nearby Resort.
FINANCIAL TROUBLE CAUSE or RASH ACT


C. Nitsch, who resided at 423 West
koenig street, Grand Island, Neb. shot
himself at %Sandkrog with a ds-caliber
revolver. He put the muzzle in his
mouth and blew off the top Of his
head. Sandkrog is a very popular and
much frequented resort for Grand Isl.
and people, and Mr.. Nitsch tolo his
wife tina he was going there to spend
the afternoon and evening. A tele-
phone message from the bartender an
nounced that he had shot himself.
During the afternoon and evening
Mitch had been drinking excessively,
and about ten minutes before the deed
was committed he had consented with
the proprietor Of the premises to go
home. While his team was being
hooked to the buggy the shooting took
place. He leaves "a wife, two daugh-
ters and n son.
Nitsch has been a resident of the
city for the past eighteen years. Dur
ing the past eight years he had been
conducting a cigar manufacturing es.
Establishment. Financial matters, ex.
cessive drinking and physical ailments
are causes assigned for the deed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
DESERTER
Left tho Army For - Pretty Woman, aud
She In Turn Tires of Him.

A pretty woman, who aftcrward
proved false, caused Silas Tennel to
desert from the regular army at Fort
Riley. 1ennel was arrested by the
Wichita police, charged with vagrancy
and not until later was his identity
known He refused t answer any
question concerning himself and it was
not until his photograph had been re-
ccived that he was identified. When
told that he was known and that he
would be taken back to Fort Riley,
Tennel broke down and told his story.
lie was taken back by detective Harry
sutton.
Tennel became cnamored with a
he met at the fort and when
she came to Wichita he followed her.
He deserted on the day he received his
pay, and buying a suit of citizens
clothes, accompanied her. He says
that after his money was spent
the woman left him. He refused 10
tell the police her name.
Tcnnel is twenty-five years Of age
and has over two years yet to serve be-
fore his term Of enlistment expires.
He was a hospital steward at the time
Of his desertion. Although desertion
is not as serious an offense nowadays
as during the war, Tenncl says he OK.
poets q severe prison sentence. lie eX-
pressed regret for his act.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Aged Man q Suicide.

William Tompkin Of Macedonia, Ia,
aged seventy-three, owner of one of
the largest breeding farms in eastern
Iowa, fired four shots at his grand
daughter, Miss Nora Miller, aged
eighteen, and then put u bullet
through his W heart, from the eff
fects of which he died in a very few
minutes. Two of the shots fred at
Miss Miller caused flesh wounds and
the other two missed their mark.
The shooting occurred in the Miller
restaurant owned by the young lady's
parents. No reason is known to ex.
list for the deed. The family is well
known and the young lady is promi-
nent In society.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Tho New Silks.


Time was, not SC long ago, when the
cost OF a gown could be plainly dis
cerned by glancing at it, but now 1t
Is to a certain extent different. The
new silks are 80 beautifully finished
and SO prettily figured that one Is
really deceived in them, and might
easily be mistaken in thinking them
much more expensive than they are.
There are Louisine silks, Of which
one never tires in praise, and there
are the empire stuffs. that r. 30
pretty with their bouquets and their
floral baskets, their wreaths and their
little market punches; and there are
the Persian silks, which really grow
more and more wonderful rs the
world goes by.
But besides these there have recent
ly been manufactured many handsome
silks that for beauty Of oolOring and
delicacy of design will probably v
be excelled. These are sold for small
prices, some OF them well within q
dollar a yard, and are SO good In color
and texture that they can be made up
very simple, often without any trim
ming but their W figures.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
New STYLES In Furs.

The garments this season are quite
elaborate. The same cut. the same
beauty in line that mark the handsome
creations are given in cloth and vel
vet. The fur coats and boleros are su-
perb. Large sleeves, odd collars. en-
broidered vests and lace are used with
good effect. The very smartest thing
in a fur garment is a long coat in Per-
sian lamb. 1t is really modelled on the
Russian moujik blouse. 1t falls to the
knees and is belted in at the waist
with a narrow girdle, studded with i'm
itation jewels. The cuffs and collar
are Of chinchilla, with chiffon under
meath. The Russian blouses, in furs,
blouse very little at the waist or they
would look clumsy. Miniver is having
considerable vogue. 1t is much used
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
what Brides Are wearing.

~ INV 49,
More favored than the diamond sun-
burst, the traditional gift Of the BRIDE
groom to the bride, Is a heart-shaped
trinket 80 large as the purse permits,
set with the gems preferred by the
bride. The bijou Is worn on n snort
chain close under the chin, at the end
of a long chain or pendant from a
brooch.
White furry felt and black velvet
hats lead in popularity with brides
maids. whichever color Is CHOSEN
long Amazon plumes are used 1or
trimming, the more pictoriaiiy, the
better. Black velvet, with long baDy
blue plumes, was the color plan LOT
the cavalier hat of II maid OF honor
Her gown was of blue brocaded SATIN.
made in Louis XVI. style.
The mode of limiting n brides at
tendants to one maid makes the mat
ter of choosing a costume for her
far less troublesome. She has only
the brides taste, her W taste and
purse to consult.
One autumn maid of honor, whose
gown was of white glace silk, carried
for her flowers white chrysanthemums
ablaze with autumn foliage. Roses
and heather are a popular floral com
bination for the BRIGGS bouquet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Secretary Hay and Lord P~auncefote
have a most honorable ambition A
they are seeking to settle all the ques-
tons in dispute between this country
and Great Britain. with reference TO
Canada. The most serious question Is
that OF the Alaskan boundary. Practi-
cal agreement, as We understand, was
reached by the joint high commission
on all other questions. But our British
friends wished everything settled or
everything left open, and as the COM
mission could not get together on the
Alaskan boundary, its deliberations
were indefinitely postponed. Perhaps
now settlement will be o easily at
tanned. This country has whatever
rights Russia possessed. 1t would seem
that 1t ought not to be impossible to
determine what those rights were.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Girls become Nuns.

The following young women received
the white veil or took the first step to-
ward becoming nuns mt the Mt. st.
Scholastica convent at Atchison, Kas.,
last week; Anna Kratchmer Of Atchi-
son, who becomes Sister Scholastica;
Lizzie Ronnebaum of Seneca, Kas. who
will be known as Sister Chelidonia;
Elizabeth Ketter of st. Benedict, Kas.,
who will take the name Of Sister An
gelberta; Martha Schneider Of Upton,
Kas., who will take the name of Sister
Aurea, and Mary Gress of Nebraska
City, who will take the name of Sister
Edeltrudc. Sister Olivia made her sim
pie vows, or took the second step. The
Rt. Rev. Innocent Wolf officiated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Four Traiumen Hurt,

The Wcllsville and Bellaire express
On the Cleveland Il Pittsburg road
co!lided with n Fort Wayne train in
Allegheny. Four trainmen were bad
ly hurt. The express carried fifty
passengers, none of whom suffered
worse than a severe shaking up and n
bad fright. The work train usually
uses the freight track, but that track
being blocked the attempt was made
TO cross over to the w%estbound passen-
ger track. Just at that time the ex-
press came along and crashed into the
middle OF the work train, derailing
both and tearing up the tracks for
sixty yards.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Negro Fireman Killed.

The Nicksburg express on the Mis-
sissippi Valley, collided with a freight
train twelve miles from New Orleans.
Henry Foster, negro fireman of the
freight, was killed. Engineer Camp
bell had his jaw and leg broken. En-
yineer Baldwin and Fireman George
Wasson of the passenger train and
three negro brakemen were injured.
No passengers were hurt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
FOUR ROBBERS CAUGHT
Camden Poist hank Thieves Captured
Near Ieayeu worth,

Near eavep worth.
Four men who tried to rob the bank
ut Camden Point, Mo, were captured
at Pleasant Ridge, Kas. The captur.
ing party was composed OF three Lcav-
cnworth policeman, the Atchison, To-
pcka & Santa Fe operator at Lowe
mont and n farm hand. The robbers
gave up without resistance.
About o o'clock in the evening two
men walked into the general store of
ID. +. Hurley of Lowemont and bought
some crackers and cheese. Hurley had
been notified by the L~eavcnworth po-
lice that the robbers were somewhere
in his neighborhood. As oon as the
strangers stepped out of the store he
telephoned police headquarters. De-
tective Mcdonald and Officers Evans
and Larkin started at once Tor Lowe
mont, which they reached by 3 o'clock.
A box car stood on the Lcavcnworth,
Kansas IL Western railroad track that
was used as a home by section men. 1t
had not beer occupied for IA week. The
Lowemont citizens believed the bank
robbers were hiding in this car. Con-
rad Walker, a farm hand, aud Jesse
JOHNSON, telegraph operator, volun.
tcered to help the police capture the
robbers. The men were stationed SO
as to command the door with their re-
volvers. Then the robbers were or
dered to come out one ut u time. The
command was obeyed by three men,
but the fourth held back. A threat to
rake the car with "A volley brought the
last one ont. The four robbers were
securely bound. When the car was
searched four revolvers and several
hundred rounds of cartridges were
found. None of the robbers were
wounded.
They gave their names as C. +. Ellis,
| James Mcdonald, James Thorton and
Harry Edmonds,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Shaw and Payne Confirmed.

The senate in executive session con.
hrmed the nomination of Governor l..
M. Shaw of Iowa to be secretary of the
treasury, and Hon. Henry C. Payne to
lie postmaster general.
The confirmation of Shaw was accom-
plished without comment, but there
was some controversy over the action
of the committee on postonices in re-
porting Mr.. Payne's nomination with
out going through the formality of a
meeting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Gold Found In q Gas We'll,

While drilling in a well for a locai
company at Windfall, Ind, the drill
struck a large bowlder at a depth OF
sixty feet. When the derrick waa
moved seven feet to the west, and
again the drill penetrated four feet OF
solid rock at a depth Of twenty-seven
feet. Dynamite was exploded in the
we'll and pieces of the rock were hurled
forth which contained a large quantity
Of gold. A company Is being formed
to develope the find.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
New Postomco Division.

The p~ostofice department has ere.
ated a new division of postofice in.
spectors, to comprise the states Of
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and In.
dian Territory. The division head
quarters will be at Kansas City, with
j. X. Harrison of Salina, Kan, in
specter in charge. Mr.. Harrison was
formerly attached to the st. Louis di-
vision Of inspectors and was postmas.
ter at Havana during the reorganiza-
ton Of the postal service in Cuba.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
UNCONSCIOUS WHEN 70
Well Known Nebraska City Citizen Discov.
ered Dead on Pis Lawn.

ered Dead on Pis Lawn.
There died in Nebraska City one OF
the best known men in the state, Col.
Frank p. Ireland. His death was
caused by an accident some time dur.
ing the night. lie is supposed to have
arisen from bed and in going to the bath
room missed his bearing and walked
out of the second story windo w. He was
found lying unconscious on the lawn
by a passerby in an unconscious con.
dition and did not regain consciousness
up to the time of his death, which took
place in the afternoon. An examina.
ton Of the body showed that one OF
the vertebrae Of his spine was dis.
located and he died from paralysis su.
perinduced by his injuries.
The deceased was BORN at Newbury-
port, Mass, December 9, 1851; admit.
ted TO practice in the supreme court OF
that state in 1871 and came to Ne.
braska City, where a short time after.
wards he vas united in marriage tc
Miss Coe, daughter Of General Isaac
Coe, since deceased. There was born
to them a daughter who last year wa
united in marriage to Colonel william
Hayward Of the Second N. N. q. His
wife and daughter survive him. The
deceased served one term as mayor OF
Nebraska City and presided as chair
man Of several democratic state con.
vcntions. He was for years attorney
for the Missouri Pacific railway. He
was known to nearly every one in the
state and was a most polished gentle.
man,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
AtchisOn Joints Pay.

The expenses of the police depart.
ment of Atchison, Kans., during 1901
did not average $500 a month, and the
cash receipts during the year were
over sea 900. According t. this, the
police department paid, o-er and above
all expenses, over $1,000 in cash into
the city treasury in a year. Nearly all
this money came from regu ated joints.
The police court docket will show a
remarkable scarcity Of cases in which
men were arrested for being drunk or
engaging In drunken brawlA
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Minneapolis Times: The Miiwau-
kee ministers are engaged In a crusade
against gambling and will carry the
war into the municipal campaign next
spring. They will interview every
candidate on tho subject and those
that are not outspoken In support OF
the reform movement will be attacked
from the pulpit. Some OF the Milwau-
kee politicians will be subjected to a
terrible strain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
white Evening Bodice.

A charming evening bodice Is that
which Is made in white accordion
plated chiffon with a bOlero and ell
bow sleeves Of fine white mousseline
de sole, embroidered with silk spots In
black and white and trimmed with
strappings Of black velvet ribbon
brought down to a point on either side
both back and front and secured with
tiny diamond studs. This bolero Is
edged throughout with a vandyke ap-
plique insertion Of fine black chantilly
lace, the same lace appearing also on
the sleeves. which are finished at the
elbows with soft frills Of white chif-
fon. In the center Of the front there
Is a rosette bow OF black velvet ribbon
fastened with four small diamond
studs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Nav EtOn Jacket Model.

A novel eton jacket model has the
cloth collar shaped in five circular
layers, each bordered with a narrow
stitched band Of the same fabric, edged
with a tiny line OF black and gold
braid. The white satin vest Is trimmed
with lines of this braid. arranged d.
rectly down the front OF the vest in
V-points. each v being finished with
tiny loops and a small gold button.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

The London Saturday Review puts
the business Of 1901 this way: Am
erica had a boom, while England had
three slumps.' This Is scarcely sta
tistical, yet we fancy we can grasp
II fairly well.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Foreigners are requested to look the
other way while the Chinese court en-
ters Picking. Why not let the spec.
tacle be enjoyed through smoked
glasses?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Poison I'm His w Inc Glass.

Albert Babrin, member of the Colo
RADIO house of representatives, died at
home in Denver. The cause of death
is supposed have been poison contained
in a glass of wine which he drank ON
New Years night.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

as a trimming, but many smart little
capes and short jackets are made OF 1t.
1t Is to many a new fur, but 1t will
figure extensively at the coming coro-
nation ceremonies. Short velvet jack
cts, deliberately trimmed in lace n
chiffon, are high in fashions favor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

San Francisco bay is to be tunneled
to accommodate the traffic between
opposite sections OF the city which
now has to go around. The distance
is about Ave miles and the subway
will pass beneath an island in the
bay.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Three Fatally Shot.

Edward Cheney Of Galesburg, ILL.,,
an ex-prisoner Of the state peniten-
tiary, fatally shot his wife and her
sister, Mrs. Lettie Goshorn, and then
shot himself through the head, dying
instantly. The shooting was caused
by q domestic quarrel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Atcbiso. Woman Suicides.

Mrs. Jessie Marshall, wife of a boil
ermaker at the Missouri Pacific shops
at Atchisor, Kas., suicided by taking
an ounce of carbolic acid in coffee. She
had quarreled with her husband in the
morning and left a letter In which she
said she was tired of living.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

A st. Louis man and his wife pro.
vided a Christmas tree for their dog
this year. Did Santa find any chill
dren's stockings hanging up in that
house Christmas eve?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Woman burned to Death.

Miss Adelia Watts, af Mt. Ayr, Ia,
a domestic, vas burned to death in a
fire which nearly consumed the home
of Samuel Spurrier. Mrs. Spurrier,
who was i'll in her bed, narrowly es-
capped with her baby.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Money is not the greatest thing
In the world. Senator Hanna got
caught without street car fare the
other day, and Mr.. Justice Brewer, q
poor man, delivered the principal ad-
dress at the meeting Of the national
association of bankers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

The Mexicans are favoring the pro-
posed Olympian games in Chicago.
There was a time in Mexico's history
when the Aztec kings settled their
differences by resorting to a friendly
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Conservative prophets predict that II
the present year is more prosperous
than last 1902 will make a better show
Ing than did 1901. This Is at least
safe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

The New Hampshire man who has
a record Of having sawed a cord OF
hard wood in an hour and a half must
have some lovely lungs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

There are fewer orators In congress
these days. The dry frost. of increas-
Ing business nips the young jaws in
the bud.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Doctor DrOps Dead.

DIR. R. w. Hill, = prominent physic.
ian Of Davenport, Ia, and former pro-
lessor Of anatomy and physiology at
the state university, dropped dead from
heart disease.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Professor Garner has succeeded In
teaching "a chimpanzee two English
words, but the brute never can remem-
Der them In company.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

There's to be another whisky trust,
but there Is no reason to believe that
whisky will be put beyond the reach
of the masses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Lame excuses for suicide continue
to multiply. For instance, a young
man killed himself because he discov-
cred that a friend was short in his
accounts. This Is another illustration
OF the fact that the greatest posses
sion one can have is mental balance,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

IL wireless telegraphy becomes gen.
eral II will only be necessary to send
up a kite to tap the Information put
ting a girdlc around the earth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

The truly wise mar groans under
the burden of his wisdom. None will
ease him Of 1t, and none will stop to
ask him where and how he got II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

extremely long train. The bodice is
cut low and Is sleeveless, narrow strips
OF embroidery passing over the shout
ders. The entire gown is covered with
most elaborate hand-embroidery Of
silver and pearls worked on an appli-
que OF go~ld-spangled chiffon. All the
applique work is done with gold-col-
ored Corticelli embroidery wash silk.
The gown clings to the figure and fits
perfectly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

OF the collar is elaborate hand-em-
broidery Of purple flowers. worked
with Corticelli embroidery silk.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Hate a big-souled man and he will
forget IL; despise him and he will re-
member II to his dying day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Gen. lew Wallace expects to have
his autobiography ready for the print
er in the course of a few months.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Anarchy Is about to take Its place
where II belongs-at the head OF the
list of crimes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

One-eighth Of the British empires
population are of British descent; the
remainder are ascending.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

A 20-foot giraffe in Greater New
York has obligingly absorbed the WIS.,
ible supply OF influenza.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

The politician may always be relied
upon to reflect popular opinion with
prompt, unerring accuracy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
II looks as II the old Yale spirit had
got into the Harvard jug.

King Edward will be crowned June
&c II his millinery is sent home In
time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Only a cowardly painter would d.
sert his colors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Natty Fail Coat.
This jaunty little fall coat OF black
lady's cloth is trimmed with straps OF
the same material running from back
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Fall Coat Of Black Lady's Cloth.
to front and ending In tabs which form
the lapels of the w The bishor
sleeves are also trimmed with the
straps. The Aiglon collar Is Of pur'
pie velvet lined with white satin. this
material also lining the coat and fac
ing the revers. On the revers and flaps