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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
AbductOr Found.

The police of Omaha arrested Charles
Lewis as the man who cnticcd twelve
year-old lola Couthard away from her
home. As soon as Lewis secured the
girls consent to go with him by hold
ing ont promises of great rewards, he
took her 10 II lodging house where
they occupied separate rooms. Then
he left his room and occupied hers, the
evidence d~iscloses. The girl tells this
story and testimony of physicians cor
roborates part Of tine recital at least.
Lewis, who is "A roustabout in n local
resort, will be forced to answer to a
statutory charge which may result Sc
riously for him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Cold Hooded Murder,

A cold. bloodcd murder was commit.
ted ut the New Sharon Steel company
mines. eight miles west of Uniontown,
Pa. Henry Grant almost instantly
killed William Jenkins. Jenkins was
shift boss on the gang sinking the
shaft and Grant had been in charge Of
the drilling machine. He proved I'M
suitable and vas reduced to helper,
while Jenkins put his brother in
Grants place. Grant became jealous
and vengeful, and just as the men quit
work Grant slipped up behind Jenkins,
plunged IA knife through his body and
ran, escaping in the confusion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Saved by sisters Of Charity.

A human sacrificial Offering was
prevented by the timely arrival of some
sisters of charity upon tho scene in
Baker City, Ore. lily Wong, a paralytic
Chinaman who has been a county
charge, was returned to the care Of
his countrymen in Chinatown.
While he was m iumate of the
ty hospital his queue had been cut off.
On this account the Chinese made pre-
parations to offer him as u sacrifice to
joss.
lily Wong managed to get a message
to the sisters at the hospital and they
rescued him before his life was taken.
1t is asserted that all the prcpara-
tions for lily Wong's execution had
been completed when the sisters ar
rived ut the Joss house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Indian Scare Over.

Agent Clifford. in charge of the
Tongue River Indian agency, Montana,
telegraphcd Com missioner of Indian
Affairs James that he had asked for a
cavalry detachment from Fort keogh
on account of trouble ut the agency.
He said the Rosebud Indians were ex-
cited, but gave no details.
Charles Straw, who arrived in For
syth January IL from Cheyenne agency
at Lame Deer, n yesterday was issue
day for the Indians and all appeared at
the post except two or three, whom
their companions claimed We're hunt
ing lost horses in the hills. Every
thing is quiet at present, and no more
trouble is feared.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
CAUGHT IN MINE PIT
Ten Men Lose Their Lives at
South McAlester /. r.
ALL TIE BODIES WERE RfCOyfRfD
cihc Isiand-BrookIyn Policeman
Kills Wife and Mothcr-Uastings
Editor Robbed

Ten miners lost their lives in the
explosion in mine No. 9 Of the Mildly
& Dow Mining company at Dow, /. +.
The men who lost their lives were
the only persons in the pit. All the
bodies were recovered, and, as none
were burned, the conclusion is that
death was due to a~ftcr-damp. The en-
plosion did not injure the shaft, which
was n new one, and the fire that fol-
lowed was put out before it did much
damage.
The sound of the explosion was heard
plainly above ground and rcscuers
were at work promptly. The explo-
sion occurred at the depth of $40 feet.
The machinery was not injured. The
mine had not vt been thoroughly
opened and it had no fire inspector.
Experienced mining men marvel that
the gas should have accumulated ia
sufficient quantities in the new mine to
cause such n disastrous explosion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Ten Million Yen EmbexzIed.

Mail advices from Seoul, Korea, via
Yokohama to the effect that checking
of the government receipts from taxes
and internal revenue reveals the as
tonishing fact thrt not less than 49,
600, 900 yen have been embezzled by
government officials during the last six
years.
We Yo Kok, minister of finance, ad-
vised the emperor to pass sentence OF
death on all officers who embezzled
over 1000 yen. The empcror's sane
ton was given over three weeks ago,
and wholesale executions will soon
take place. Eighty officials are impli-
Gated, many of whom have already
been arrested.
Among those condemned is Cho PAng
.Jik. an e%x-premicr. The officials un-
der arrest claim that the money taken
by them was in payment for salarie or
expenses incurred in collecting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Prisoners Neat Trick.

Frank Holt, II military prisoner on
Alcatraz island, near San Francisco,
serving a thirteen year sentence forde-
sertion, has escaped. He concealed
himself in a large wooden box which
was consigned to a clothing firm in
San Francisco and which was put
aboard the steamer Mcdowell. The
top Of the box was so arranged with
leather straps that it could be opened
from the inside. 1t is thought that
after the box was put aboard Holt
crawled into it and did not emerge
until the vessel reached the dock on
this side of the bay. AS Holt was
dressed in u blue uniform he walked
away AS any other soldier, without
detection.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Relieved Of $500.

Fred Gady, n farmer of Malcolm,
Neb.. was held up by two men and re-
licved of $500. Mr.. Gady had been to
Lincoln, settling up his business prior
to moving to Oklahoma. He left Lin
coin on Burlington train No. AZ. On
arriving at Malcolm the way car was
stopped east of the depot and he got
off and started to walk home. which
was but "a short distance from the
track. He was barely off the right-of-
way when n gun was showed in his
face, and he was told to stop. One
man held the gun while the other vent
through his pockets. They found the
bill book with the $500 in it. but failed
to get some silver which was loose in
his pocket. Because of the darkness
he was unable to desert be them, other
than that II was II tall slim fellow,
and the other was of medium height
and rather heavy set. 1t is thought
they made their escape on train No.
40, which was Just pulling out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
TWO FEDERAL DISTRICTS
Bill Introduced by Senator Dietrich to
Divide Nebraska.

Senator Dietrich has introduced n
bill for the division of Nebraska into
two federal districts, the Platte river
being the dividing line. The river, as
is well known, divides eight Of the nine
counties and the question is whether
these counties shall be put down in the
southern or northern district. TO ar
rive Mt n decision in the matter Scna-
tor Dietrich has written to the chair
man OF the county commissioners in
the counties traverescd by the river,
asking them to sound public opinion on
the subject. He wants to hear from
everybody concerned in the subject as
to the preference between Hastings
and Lincoln or Omaha and Norfolk.
The presumption is that his bill in the
senate may be amended in accordance
with public sentiment. The state at
large is regarded as favorable to Il bill
providing for another federal district
judge for Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Roasted to Death.

Mrs. Lena Christci, aged seventy, Of
Marinette, Wis, was literally roasted
to death. Her charrcd and ~lifeless
body was found in her room by a po-
liccman who had seen smoke issuing
from the place. The woman's death
was mysterious, aud Martin Christei,
her son, is in Jail to await an investi-
CATION. She was n Russian. Circum.
stances indicated that she had made an
awful struggle for her life, as her body
was found some distance from the bed
where she had been lying sick.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
WARSHiPS FOR VENEZUELA
Conditions Are Such as to Make Precau-
tion Necessary.

Conditions Are Such as To Make Precau-
tion Necessary.
II is probable that Admiral Higgin-
son, with his flagship k%earsarg, and
several other vessels of the North At
lantic squadron, will shortly repair
to Venezuelan waters, making his
headquarters ut La Guayra. The ships
which Admiral Higginson will take
with him have an unusually large
number Of marines aboard.
These precautions are taken, not
with any offensive intent toward Ven
%czuela, but merely to gu ,rd against an
outbreak Of anarchy and rioting in the
event that the revolutionists should
prevail over Castro's forces in the field.
Owing to Admiral Higginson's high
rank, he naturally would command
any joint operations that might be
incident to the landing Of the naval
forces Of various nationalities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
NEWS FROM
Military Expedition Restores Peace
without Loss to Army.

withou Loss to Army.
The news received from Batangas
province at Manila is cheerful. The
expedition to Loboo, in Batangas, has
been n complete success. The columns
under Colonies Whit and Wells have
destroyed a large number.of barracks
and hamlets and enough rations to
keep twenty thousand Filipinos for six
months.
There a not u single American
casualty during the entire expedition.
The enemy fed before the Americans,
many of them were killed ana several
surrendered.
Major Henry Allen. formerly gov
eruor of the island OF Leyte and To-
chief of the insular c~onstabulary, who
has beer making II tour of inspection
through the islands of Leyte and Min
danao, has returned to Manila and re-
ports that the native c~onstabulary is
fully ably to control the situation IN
the province of Misamis, in northern
Mindanao, where he thinks the situa-
ton has been much exaggerated.
Previous reports concerning this
province caused Generals Davis and
Wade to request that IL be returned
from civil to military control.
With the exception of the church,
the entire town of Quinque, in Bulu-
Il province, Luzon, has burned to the
ground and thousands of Filipinos
have been rendered homeless.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

A freight train running twenty miles
an hour on the Observation-Disclosures
branch of the Rock Island road crash
ed into n work train which was stand
ing on IA siding at O'Keeue, Okla, and
killed Bridge Foreman II. X. Bear of
O'Keene, and Carpenter Il. A. Colby OF
Galva, Kas. The men in the work car
were asleep aud were buried under the
debris, which caught fire and threat
ened to roast every N of them. The
crew of the freight train and some cit
liens by herculean efforts saved them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
SENTENCE CARRIED OUT
Soldier In the Philippines Executed for
q Murder.

q Murder.
The war department has been ad-
sised of the execution of Pheneas
Foutz, late corporal Of Company X,
Nineteenth infantry, at Cebu, Philip
pines on the morning Of January 3,
1902. Foutz was convicted of the will
full murder of a native girl in the Phil
ippines on November 10, 1900, and was
sentenced to be hanged, but escaped
from the custody of the military. He
was executed Immediately after his re-
capture.
Phencas Foutz, tile GAINESVILLE. o.,
soldier, whose execution in the Philip
pines was announced by the war de-
partment, was t~wenty-one years old
and an orphan, who led a model life
before he entered the army in the war
with Spain. While n member of the
Tenth Ohio regiment at Camp Meade
in 1898, he was subject to homesick-
ness and his comrades declare he was
irrational at times. A strong fight
was made for clemency by his COM
rades, Former Adjutant General AK
line and Surgeon General Brush OF
Governor Nash's staff, but Secretary
Root held that there was no excuse for
c~lemency, and recommended hat the
| sentence be carried cut.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Appropriates % warship.

The South American steamship COM
pany, having refused to charter its
steamer Lantaro to the Colombian gov
eminent, to be used by the latter as IA
gunboat, General Alban, the military
commander of the district. issued a
decree appropriating the vessel.
He has taken possession of it and has
deposited "a sum Of money equal to it's
value with Senior Ehrman, IA banker of
Panama.
The captain and crew will remain in
the service of the Colombian govern
ment
Cannon are being mounted upon her
and she will probably sail from Pan
anna to attack the fleet of the Colon
bian liberals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
POPE lEO'S SILVER JUBILEE
Movement on Foot For Elaborate Ceie-
bration.

Movement on Foot For Elaborate Ceie-
bration.
A movement for the fitting celebra-
ton of the pontifical silver jubilee os
Pope Leo Mi, which will take place
this year, is now on foot and will take
place in all parts of the world. Elab-
crate preparations for the celebration
are now already being made in Eng
land and will soon be begun in this
country. Copies of the appeal just is
sued in England have been received ut
the house of Archbishop Corrigan in
New York.
Catholics of this country will found
a seminary in order to solve the Span
ish friars problem in the Philippines.
AS fast as possible young priests will
be sent to the Philippines to assume
their duties. IL is estimated that
about 700 missionaries will be needed
for this work, there being thot mum.
Der of friars in the island.
Father Elliott of the Paulist society,
who for the last two years has been
superior of n religious co immunity at
Washington, has beer relieved of his
duties ut the capital and will devote
all his energies TO the collecting Of
funds for the seminary. The institu-
ton will be known as the seminary
for the home and insular missions"
At least $500, 900 will be needed and
$500 o of it has already been promis-
ed conditional on the remaining $780,
900 being raised.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
TOO MANY WRECKS
Snpcrintendsnts Send Out Circulars to
Employees.

employees.
Owing to the series Of disastrous
wrecks which have occurred within
the last six months the general super
intendcnts of many of the railroads
centering in Chicago are sending n
special circular letter to the employees
in the operation of passenger and
freight trains. The emo Of the cir
culars so far issued is the same, and
although the letters cannot be consid-
cred as reprimands, they are heart to
heart talks which will undoubtedly re-
suit in extraordinary precautions be-
ing observed.
In general the circulars call atten-
ton to the wrecks occurring recently
and suggest that in the majority OF
cases an exercise of ordinary precau-
ton and n strict attention to orders
and duty would haue averted the dis
aSters.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
THE NEW GOLD BILL.
Enormous Increase In Production Given
as "a Reason for Its introduction.

as u Reason for ITS Introduction
Representative Hill of Connecticut
presented the majority report from the
house committee on coinage weights
and measures in favor of the bill pro-
viding for the cXchangeability of gold
and silver coins. The report largely
follows that of the last year on the
same bill, although Mr.. Hill has add
ed much new information as to the
worlds supply of the precious metals.
The report says that the enormous in.
crease of gold production makes it I'M
necessary to consider the effect of the
provisions of the bill making "A grad
ual change in the status Of silver dol
lars and silver certificates, by virtue
of which, instead of being a full legal
tender, silver will become only u limit
ed legal tender. 1t says that our stock
of gold increased $40. oOl ,6l1 in the
last five years and owing to the in
creased gold production in the United
States and the reopening of the South
African mines will increase still more
in the next five years.
Inc report In CONCLUSION sums up
the reasons why the bill, whose chief
provisions have been made publ ic here
%tofore, should be adopted as follows:
First-Bccause it will stop the fur
Their coinage of the legal tender silver
dollars.
s;ccond-Because it will increase the
volume of subsidiary coin, which is
greatly needed-Third Because it will
in time reduce the volume of legal
tender silver, without loss to the coun.
try.
Fourth-Becausc it will make every
legal tender dollar in the United States
the equivalent of gold, and make more
sure and certain the maintenance OF
the gold standard as declared by the
act of March II, 1900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Arm Torn OF In shredder.

Henry Wescemp, of Weeping. Water,
son of Joseph Wescemp, aged twenty
years, had his left arm caught in a
cornstalk shredder while working
Floyd Hashman. The forearm was
orr off and went through the shred
der. The arm was amputated at the
elbow by DIR. j. IL. Hungate. He
stood the operation well and his condi-
ton is reported favorable for recovery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Troops to Ouell H~ostiles.

Troop +, Thirteenth cavalry, has
left Fort Kcogh for the Lame Deer
agency. The troop is under command
of Captain Roman and Captain Ball.
Word from the detachment on duty at
the agency says that the Indian White,
who is said to have caused the present
disturbance, was suspected Of killing
beef illegally, and it was for that Of
ffense he was summoned by the agent
in charge of the post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
SHE WASD[M[NTFD
Professional Nurse Escapes From
Nebraska City Hospital.
FOUND NEXT DAY on THE ROADSIDE
Mine Observation-Disclosures Secure
SSOO-Fatally Burned by Kcro-
scne-Othcr News.

Miss Alice Lcbo. of Nebraska City,
a professional nurse, who went insane
made her escape from the hospital
shortly after midnight clad only in
her night clothes. Miss Lebo was
found about a half mile from the hos
pital, with both her feet frozen. She
was brought TO the city and cared for.
An alarm was circulated as soon as
ii was learned she had disappeared,
and searching parties started in all
directions, one of them discovering her
shortly after room.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Kills Wife and Her Mother.

william II. Ennis, a Brooklyn police
man, shot and killed his wife and her
mother, Mrs. Magee, at Mrs. Magee's
home. Ennis escaped The police
man had separated from his wife and
had refused to support her and she had
him arrested recently. He went to
door and burst it in. lie ran upstairs
to his wife's bedroom and fired ono
shot at her. Her mother, who had
heard the uproar, ran to Mrs. Ennis
room. Ennis fired M shot at her and
mortally wounded her.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Guilty of EmbezzeIment.

A. f.. Patterson, eX-city treasurer of
Clyde was found guilty in the dis,
trict court of ~Concordia, Kansas, of
embezzeling $4,000 of the city's money.
The money was collected from the
Clyde Joints as license payments and
turned ovcr to Patterson as treasurer.
He contendcd that the city received
the money illegally and could not
therefore hold him accountable for il
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
HEADLEss BODIES ON BEACH
People on Pacific Island In n State of
Excitement.

The people of WILDLY Island, near
Port Townsend, WASH, are in n high
state of excitement over the finding of
another headless body on the beach
near Fort Casey.
A short time ago a body was found
with the head and hands cut off and
the clothing removed and later another
was found with the head severed.
As no residents on the island are
missing the mystery increases and the
authorities are of the opinion that the
murders have been committed at some
point up the sound, that the heads
have been severed to prevent identiti-
cation, the bodies cast into the water.
and that the tides have landed them
on WILDLY island.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Die Together.

Thomas O'Brlen, a tugboat captain,
and an unknown aged fifty,
We're found dead iu a room in a small
water front hotel in New York. Death
was caused by inhalation of illuminat-
ing gas, which had escaped from two
open fixtures in a chandelier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Robbers Commit Murder.

Roy Iden, twenty-five years old of
st. Joseph, vas shot and killed by a
robber at midnight in a butcher shop
where he was employed as a clerk.
lden was making change for II GUS
toner when two men entered and com
mauded them to throw up their hands.
Iden instead grasped a revolver when
one Of the robbers shot him dead. The
robbers escaped.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
P.nsion for Ex-Presidents.

Representative Lowering of Massa-
chusetts has introduced a bin provid-
ing "A salary for ex-presidents of the
United States, at the rate of $4,000
annually from the date of retirement
from the presidency. The bill is to APP
ply To m ex-president living.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Fatally Burned.

Kate Donahuc, a laundry girl EN-
ployed Mt the Blaine hotel, at Chadron,
Neb., met with n fatal accident. She
used kerosene in starting a fire in the
kitchen range and had set the can
down near by. On lighting a match
the gas ignitcd, burning her clothing
and flesh SO badly that pieces of it fell
from her body. She lived about ten
hours
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Another former Kansan, who fought
with with John Brown, died this week
in London. There is no question that
Old John Brown was a very quarrel
some person,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Butte Breathos Easy Againt

General Manager Bidwcll of the
Northwestern road, purchased a quar-
ter section of land adjoining Butte for
an addition to the townsite. The road
will be completed by September. This
action kills off several aspiring county
seats. Butte people are satisfied and
happy,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Perish In Iha Elames.

Fire at Brinkiey, Ark, destroyed
several buildings, including the Ar
lington hotel, entailing n loss estimated
AT s75, 900. Charles Starkey, of Stutt'
CART, Ark, persisted in the flames.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

Lieut.. John W.. Stark, Virginia state
guard, charged with sending obscene
matter through the mails to the presi-
dent of the United States, was ar
raigncd before United States commits
sioner Flegenheimer. He waived ex-
animation and was held for the grand
Jury, which Is to meet in April.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Fire In q Territory Mine.

A fire broke ont in the new slope No,
z at Dow, II of the principal tribu-
taries of the Choctaw coal system, re-
Gently.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17

j. p. Withers. who was until Decem-
Der 81 president of the American Ma
tional bank, Beaumont, Texas, was ar
rested by n deputy United States mar.
shall at Kansas City on the charge of
forgery, which, it is stated, aggregates
$37 200.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-01-17
Killn His wife.

j. ii. q. Saffel, a restaurant keeper
at Eureka, Cal, shot and killed his
young wife in the presence of his seven
young children and then ended his own
life
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Love BY Moonlight.

The balcony scene from Romeo
and Juliette, were re-en acted last
night,with the purest realisme,op
School street,not far from Lilih'.
Two youg men we'll known about
town, we're seen to walk leisurely al.
ng,about 9 80 last eveniug,and tho
80 who noticed them, remarked tha'
they must have been astronomers in
saarch OF some signs OF volcanic dis
turbances in the clouds rolling over
TantaluI
1t was an ideal moonlight night
and their movements we're followso
with interest by az least one spec
tator. Arrived at certain point
near Liliha street, however,the dem
eanor OF our two heroes changed.
They lost all interest in the stars,
and moon overhead, and stopping,
had few moments OF deep and ear
nest consultation. One OF them was
seen to disappear lnto iane,wnile
the other kept faithful vigil on the
street. Then vision appeared Jul.
lIette, clad in white holoku came
slowly out OF hou 'e,and with ma
ny precautiour,like the Juliette Of
d,advanced to meet the modern
Romeo. But, lovers propose and nel.
ghboors dispose.In this cases. love
Less, heartless young man living just
across the wsy,mislook thelovers for
burglars and went for the police,
The "denoument" may be better
imagined than described; and al
thought the balcony scene lost som
otits charms the young men were
we'll rep.id by the good laugh they
had at the expense OF the police and
they would-be informer'