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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08

James A. Blair. living two miles west
OF Powell. Neb., was thrown from a
buggy and killed. He was breaking a
fractions colt. IN occupation which he
fond of, when he was thrown from
the buggy. and injured internally, dy-
ing four hours later. The deceased was
SO years old. He was born in Ohio in
1921 and went to Jefferson county in
1859, where he remained until his
death. He leaves a wife and fifteen
children. He was n of the earliest
settlers of that county and was an in
teresting character. He was a man of
great physical vigor. and his prowess
was many times matched with the red
man of the plains who held almost
undisputed dominion at the time he
settled there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
Immense Hanstones at Beatrice.

Beatrice holds the record for the
largest hailstones. During the hail
storm and cyclone which prevailed
there recently hailstones larger than
baseballs are reported to have fallen,
and one was picked up which measured
nine inches In length, seven inches in
width and six and one half inches In
thickness, or as large as the chunk the
Ice mar leaves. Judge j. e. Vobbey,
Judge Il. o. Kretsinger and Attorney
w. c. Dorsey OF Beatrice in Lincoln
attending supreme court. were In the
storm and saw the largest ha~ilstone.
All three have made afidavits with At
torney General Prout certifying to the
size of the chunk Of hail. The veracity
OF the three legal lights is not to be
doubted, as all are leading citizens
Of Gage county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
LILLE DECISION STANDS

Supreme Court Amrms Sentence Of Bot.
Ter County Court.
Mrs. Lena Margaret Lille must serve
the rest OF her life in the penitentiary
for the murder of her husband, Harvey
Lille. The supreme court Of Ne
braska affirmed the judgment of the
district court Of Butler county. Mrs.
Lille was convicted Of murder in the
first degree at David City for the kill
ing Of her husband. Mr.. Lille was
shot and killed while he slept in his
bed early on the morning Of October
"a, 1902. The state presented a strong
chain of circumstantial evidence and
the woman was convicted by a Jury.
The Nebraska law gives the jury dis
c~retionary power to Impose the death
penalty or imprisonment for life. The
jury In this case did not recommend
the death penalty, and Judge Good. the
judge. pronounced the life sen.
Mrs. Lilies attorneys have
days In which to file q motion
for q %rehearing in the supreme court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
DEPoRTED MEN IN DENVER
They Have Formed = Federation and
Propose to Stay There.

They Have Formed a Federation and
Propose to stay Thers.
The thirty-nine men who were de-
ported from Cripple Creek under mill
tary escort. arrived in Denyer, Joining
the colony Of exiles already established
there. This colony numbers two hun
dred men, and they have organized a
local union affiliated with the Western
Federation of Miners.
1t was General Bells intention to de-
bark the th%iry-nine men at Colorado
Springs, but as the authorities of that
city strongly protested the train was
forwarded to Denver.
Up to date 1873 men have been ie-
ported from Cripple Creek district by
the military. In addition hundreds
fled to avoid arrest and incarceration.
About sixty union miners against
whom, II Is said, charges will be filed,
are still in the custody of the military
at Cripple Creek and Victor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
ARID LAND GRAZING
Federal Commission viii Discuss Ouss.
ton with stockmen.

Federal Commission viii Discuss Quss.
ton with stockmeu.
The special land commission. con-
sisting OF W. A. Richards, Clifford
Pinchot and F. II. Newell, appointed
by President Roosevelt last December
on the request Of the National Live
stock association, has notified the OIL
GERS OF this association that they will
meet at It's headquarters in Denver on
August 3. 4 and 8 for the purpose OF
discussing the questions Of grazing up
on arid lands and forest reserves, with
a view OF making a report to the presi-
dent which will be the basis for the
drafting of a bill which will settle
these questions to the entire satisfac-
ton of all parties concerned. Secre-
tary Il. A. Hitchcock of the department
OF the interior and Secretary James
Wilson of the department of agricul-
ture have indicated their intention of
being present, provided their affairs
at Washington will permit.
The officers OF the association have
notified the stockmen in western states
who are interested in this matter to
meet the commission at that date.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
YALE DEFEATS HARVARD

Wins First Honors In Exceptionally
Good Time of 1890.
The Yale went the first honors OF the
day when the New Haven freshmen
eight crossed the line half a length
ahead Of the Harvard youngsters. The
race was rowed in good water UP
stream, two miles from the railroad
bridge to the navy yard. at New Lon
don. Conn. 1t was a pretty contest
and was in doubt until the last stroke
was pulled.
The start was superb, both crews
catching the water simultaneously.
For the first furlong Harvard more
than held her own. At the half they
were on ven terms. With one mile
travelled Yale's stroke, slower than
Harvard's, began to tell and soon the
Yale shell was a full length ahead. A
Harvard squirt cut this down one-half,
but Yale met her rivals squirt and held
the lead until the finish. The official
time was: Yale. :1O:20; Harvard,
10: 2Oh.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
WHAT JUlYS HAVE BEEN
Detailed Statement for the Last Eight
cen Years.

Detailed Statement for the Last Eight
cen Years.
Section Director G.. A. Loveland, of
Lincoln, has issued a summary Of the
weather in July for the last eighteen
years. This is done to afford a basis
OF comparison with the weather squalls
OF the coming month. The average
mean temperature has been 76, the
warmest month was in July. 1901, when
the average was IS degrees. The cold
est month came in 1891, when an aver
Of 20 degrees was struck.
The maximum July temperature was
July 81, 1901, when the mercury got
up to LOG. The minimum temperature
was registered on July 9. 1906, when
~ degrees was the mark.
The average precipitation for tho
month during the last twenty-five years
has been 400 inches. The greatest
rainfall was in 1902, 11.s5 inches. The
dryest July was in 1886, when II
inches Of rain fell.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
Ill Health thu Cauaa.

Theodore Smart. aged 80, an oper-
ator In the employ of the Burlington
railroad at Wymore. committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head with
a revolver. He was seen to enter the
fair grounds at that place about IL
o'clock a. m, and late in the afternoon
his body vas discovered by some boys
who had gone there to play ball. He
was unmarried He had been In Ill
health for some time, and this Is sup
posed to have been the cause Of sui
eide.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
NEXT YEAR
National Educators Go on Record for Its
Consideration.

COMMUNICATION.
Whether or not to support q move
ment for the general adoption OF pho
netic spelling is a question that comes
up before the next years convention OF
the National Educational association.
The matter was to have been consid-
cred by the association in convention
at st. Louis. but has been laid over
another year. The national council of
education. in adopting the report of
the committee on Investigations and
appropriations, refused the request of
the department of superintendent for
the appointment of a large commission
and the appropriation of 500 0 for
the purpose Of reforming the spelling
of the English language.
However, a concession wal made to
the phonetic advocates In the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate the
plans for reforming spelling that have
been submitted and to report next
year whether II is considered advisable
FOR the National Educational associa-
ton to lend either its financial or
moral support to a spelling reform
propaganda.
There was a good deal Of quiet dis
cussion OF the question among the edu-
Gators at the meeting of the conven
ton. Some favored the movement and
others expressed themselves as OPP
posed to 1t.
Among the speakers who addressed
the convention was Booker T. Wash
ington. the negro educator OF Tuske-
gee, Ala.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
ADOPTS SYSTEM
Will Hcnceforth Use Wireless reisgra-
ply Over Long Distances.

Will Ho%nceforth Use wireless Teissra-
ply over Long Distances.
Admiral Manney, chief Of the naval
equipment bureau, has entered into an
agreement with Abraham White, presi-
dent OF the American Deforest Wire
less Telegraph company, for the ac-
QUESTION by the navy Of five OF the
longest wireless telegraph circuits In
the world up to this date, two OF them
being over 1000 miles in length. The
navy has felt keenly the necessity Of
a wireless connection between its
naval bases at Guantanamo. Celubra
and Key West, realizing that in the
event Of hostilities with a foreign pow
err the existing cable system would be
the first point of attack. The necessity
OF protecting the canal zone has en-
larger the problem Of finding second
airy means Of communication, and the
board has learned a lesson from the
isolation Of Port Arthur In the pres
ent war.
Therefore, sometime ago the equip
ment bureau began a series Of competi.
tive tests under the immediate direc-
ton OF Lieutenant Commander Jayne,
and the result was the arrangement
made between Admiral Nancy and
Mr.. White to sign a contract for the
supply to the government Of wireless
instruments guaranteed to maintain re-
liable service on these circuits. From
Key West to Panama. 1000 miles:
Portor Rico to Key West. 1000 miles;
South Cuban coast to Panama. 72O
miles; Pensacola to Key West, $50
miles; South Cuba to Porto Rico, COO
miles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
N At TOWNSVILLE

Three People Killed aud Many Others
Seriously Injured.
Two members of the family of Rob 4,
ert j. Harris, near Holmesville. Neb.,
were killed during a tornado and six
others were more or less seriously In
jured. The storm devastated a strip Of
country south Of Holmesville. over
which 1t passed. causing damage to
buildings roughly estimated at SIS. 600
to $25. 900, while stock was killed in
some instances and trees were scat
tered promiscuously for some distance
along the banks Of the Blue river. Sur
geons called from Beatrice and Blue
Springs gave medical aid to the in
jured.
The dead are:
Two children of r. J. Harris, six and
nine years old.
Badly injured: Mrs. r. J. Harris.
Injured: r. ]. Harris, badly bruised
about head and body.
Mrs. Harris, mother. an aged lady.
leg broken, body mangled. confusion
on head, may not ecove
Three children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ris. severe. but not serious.
The tornado followed a sultry after
noon and zane in the shape of a fun
mel shaped cloud. It struck and de-<
molished several buildings before
reaching the Harris home. At the
latter place part Of the family reached
the cellar in safety. but Mrs. Harris
and her son Lewis and q ~six-year-old
daughter we're unable to escape.
Great damage was done to crops and
several farm houses were destroyed,
but the occupants sought safety in cell
lars. In Holmesville several buildings
were blown to pieces and others I'M
rooted, but no other casualties are re-
ported. ~
Observation-Disclosures p1? nnupn
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
"Boss TniIors" are EnJoinsd.

Court Commissioner e. f. Chaplin. of
Milwaukee, issued IN injunction requir-
ing three Milwaukee tai'ors to refrain
from employing any but union work.
men. They are also enjoined from vio-
lating the terms of a contract which II
Is claimed they entered into with the
Milwaukee custom tailor's union.
The injunctional order is said to bs
the first that has ever been issued re-
straining a nrm from employing non
union workmen. The order will stand
until further order of the court. The
Milwaukee custom tailors' union Is the
r~Iaintiff. The proceeding is the out
growth of a tailors' strike several
weeks ago
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
WOMAN iNHERiTs 500. 900
Mrs. ida Baird Of Edison Fails Heir 70
Big Estats.

mrs. Ida Baird or Edison FAILS Hoir -
Big Estate.
Mrs. Ida Bard, living on a small
ranch ten miles south OF Imperial.
Neb., will inherit real estate worth
500, 900. For two years Chicago
friends have searched for her and they
have just discovered her whereabouts.
In 1897 she went to Edison from
Chicago. Several years ago she was
married to David Bard and since 60.
ing to Imperial has been working in
dustriously on the ranch. She is now
30 years of age.
Mrs. Bard is extremely reticent and
to her most intimate friends she has
not told the details Of her life history.
Her parents formerly lived in In
diana. They died before she left the
east.
She was accustomed to a happy.
luxurious home. 1t is stated that she
was defrauded Of her rightful belong
ings by false friend of the family. In
despair she left the city and came
west.
Chicago friends began inquiries sev-
eral years ago when the wrong was
discovered. They have at last found
where Mrs. Bard was living and have
notified her that he estate is worth
a fortune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
TROOPS AT %BoNEsTEEL
Three Companies Of Infantry Now Doing
Duty at Land Ooace.

w huthutry NOW Dong
Duty ut Land Ofice.
The government has ordered three
companies Of regular troops to Bone
steel to assist the local authorities In
preserving order during the rush incl
dent to the opening of the Rosebud
reservation. The first serious incl
dent In connection with the rush oc-
CURED when Kid" English, a cook.
was fatally shot by Police Captain
Ault. English, 1t is said. became
boisterous and the officer ordered him
to move on" He refused and in an
alterations which followed Ault shot
him. The oficer was arrested and
taken TO Fairfax for safe keeping.
About six thousand persons are quar-
tered In tents and temporary build
ings. awaiting an opportunity to reg
lister. The Chicago q Northwestern
road has placed extra trains on Its
Bonesteel line and all are loaded to
their capacity. Locaters estimate that
81. 700 persons will be there during the
registration period.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
'SIlAS G.SWALLOW.
A Pennsylvania Prohibitionist
Nominated for Presidency.
o A BROAD PLATFORM
President .......... .Silss r. Sw lilo.
Vice President ..... George w. Carroll

The prohibition party in national
convention at Indianapolis, Ind, nom
mated Silas @. Swallow Of Pennsyl-
vania for president and George w. Car
roll Of Texas for vice president.
Tho platform was adopted without
argument after q long deadlock I'm the
resolutions committee. II was described
by I. II. Ames, Of Oregon. secretary OF
the committee. as the broadcast plat
form ever placed before the people by
the party. In addition to the planks on
the liquor question II declares the par
ty to be In favor of international arbi-
%tration, a suffrage law based on mental
n moral qualifications; uniform laws
Tor the country and dependencies, pop
u'ar election Of senators, civil service
legislation and the initiative and refer
endum.
The trust question was recognized by
. demand for q rigid application Of the
principles of Justice to all organizations
OF capital and labor. A reform Of d.
vorce law is demanded and polygamy
denounced.
A telegram from General Miles elm
inating himself as a candidate was dat
ed New York and addressed to John
q. Wooley. was read. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Approaching the good will of your
self and friends. l must earnestly re-
quest that my name be not used in the
convention and that my letter of June
70 be considered as final.
NELSON A. MILES"
3 Over 5000 was raised by subscrip-
ton pledges from the foor Of the con-
ton. which. with the sl1, 900 In the
treasury. will DO the nucleus of the
campaign fund. National Chairman
Stewart and National Secretary Tate
were reelected. The prohibition editors
organized for the campaign by electlng
Edward Clark, Of Indianapolis, presi-
dent.
Mrs. Edhalm of California presented
. resolution favoring recognition of the
women In the prohibition work. 1t
was adopted and nominations for q
candidate for president were called
for.
A prolonged demonstration followed
the mention of Mr.. Swallows name.
Mr.. Hague read a letter from Mr..
Swallow deploring the fact that his
wife's illness prevented his attending
the convention. Said Mr.. Hague:
"You put your finger on Silas Swallow
and you know where he is. In his
letter Mr.. Swallow says the democratic
party has no issue. except in anti
thesis to the republican position, and
the republican party has no issue ex-
cept subterfuges to maintain itself in
power"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
INCL. A.. VIII Io~vest,r.t..

The bureau Of labor is making an in
vestigation OF the labor difficulties Of
Colorado under the organic act of the
bureau of labor to investigate the
causes of and the facts relating to con-
troversies between employers and en-
ployes. The investigation which, is al
ready under way may last foi some
time, as it is the intention of tkss bu-
reau to go to the very beginning N the
trouble and endeavor to ascertain ex-
actly what the difficulties are and the
causes leading to them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
Jacob HaIdermsn Appointed.

Jacob Halderman. of Burchard, Neb.,
has been appointed special examiner by
the state banking board to succeed w,
A. Hartwell, who resigned on account
Of failing health. The appointment
was announced by the board to take
effect July /, or as soon as Halderman
can qualify and give bonds. The new
examiner has a general acquaintance
among the bankers Of the state and
Is cashier Of the State Bank Of Bur.
chard. ,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
Cashier Stole Over ssS 900.

Col. Jacob II. Plain, cashier of the
German-American National bank OF
Aurora, ILL.,, has been arrested charged
with the misrepresentation of s65, 900 OF
the funds Of the bank. The pecula-
lions have extended over a period of
three years. during which time bank
examiners have several times gone
over the affairs Of the bank and re-
ported all correct. The shortage was
finally discovered by q special bank
examiner.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
FREEDOM OF PRESS
important Ruling by a United
States Circuit Judge.
COURT OPEN TO CRITICISM
Editors should Cnsnns Favorable -,
Adverse Comment Of Court to
the Law aud the Facts.

Judge J. G. Pritchard. Of the United
States circuit court at Ashville. n. c..
fled his opinion In the celebrated case
OF Josephus Daniels. Mr. Daniels. who
is editor of the Raleigh News and OBJ
server. had beer fined 81, 900 for con-
tempt of court by District Judge Pur-
nell.
Judge P%ritchard's opinion will be re-
garded as an authority in regard to
newspaper utterance that might be
construed as contempt Of court. The
text OF the decision in part follows:
"The force of public opinion in this
country In favor Of the freedom Of the
press has restrained the free exercise
OF the power to punish this class of
contempts and In many jurisdictions
statutes have been enacted depriving
the court OF the power to punish them.
II was taken from the federal courts
by act OF congress of 1881. which act
deprives those courts Of the common
law power to protect by this process
their suitors, witnesses, officers and
themselves against the libel Of the
press, though published and circulated
pending the trial OF a case therein.
THAT newspapers sometimes engage
in un~warranted criticism OF the courts
l can not deny. In some instances
they construe the liberty of the press
as a license to authorize them to en-
gage In wholesale abuse OF the court.
but these instances are rare, and do
not warrant a departure from the we'll
settled points of the law as declared
by congress and construed by the
courts. II judges charged with the ad-
ministration Of the law are not to be
criticised on account of their official
conduct, the liberty Of the press is
abridges and the rights of individuals
imperiled.
There may be instances where the
publication of editorials or other mat
ter in newspaper would bring the
author within the limitations of the
statute. For instance, IL a newspaper
should publish an article concerning a
trial which was being considered by a
jury and should send a copy Of the
paper containing such article to the
Jury Dr. q member thereof during the
progress Of the trial for the purpose
OF influencing them, it would present
a question whether such conduct would
not be misbehavior in the presence of
the court, or SO near thereto as to OBJ
struct the administration OF justice.
1T appears that the distinguished
Judge who adjudged the petitioner to
be In contempt of court exceeded the
authority granted in the act Of 1881
and that the court vas without juris-
diction. Such being the case, the judg-
ment OF the court Is void and therefore
Q nullity.
I'm view Of the foregoing, the court
finds that the petitioner Is unlawfully
restrained Of his liberty and it is
therefore considered and ordered by the
court that the said ~Josephus Daniels
be discharged from the custody OF the
marshal of the United States and that
he 30 hence without delay"
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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
sLocUMB OFFICERS GUILTY
New York Coroner Finds Company and
Employees to Blame.

Employees to Blame.
The inquiry conducted by Coroner =
Berry and a jury into the General Slo-
cum disaster Is finished. and after q
nearly four hours elaboration a ver-
dict was rendered in which the direct
ors Of the Knickerbocker Steamboat
company, the captain OF the Slocum,
Captain Pease, the commodore of tho
company's fleet, and others were held
criminally responsible. Warrants for
their arrest were issued. The mate OF
the Slocum, according to the jury, act
ed in a cowardly manner, and the mis-
conduct of Steamboat Inspector Lund-
berg, II was recommended, should b
brought to the attention Of the federal
authorities.
The charge in each case was a
slaughter In the second degree. Bail
was fixed by the coroner In amounts
varying from $1,000 to $1,000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
Nebraska Gets $4,000.

Acting Secretary Of Oliver of the
war department has made the usual
annual allotment Of the one million
appropriation providing arms and
equipments for the organized militia
for the United States. or the money
apportioned. Iowa will receive $25, 932;
Kansas, $ls,947; Missouri. S35, 9O5;
Nebraska, $l5,95S, and South Dakota,
e7,979.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
II. c, M. burgess 4. Chairman.

II. c. M. Burgess Of Lincoln, has
been elected chairman OF the republi-
can state central committee. He will
take the place of Fl. F. Lehr OF Ali
ance, who resigned after Lis recent
election because of illness in his fam
lily. Mr.. Lehr's resign alton was for
mally accepted and the work of select
ing his successor was brief.
The committee met a. The Lindcll
hotel with only five absentees. Victo.
Rosewater OF Omaha was made chair
man OF the meeting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
Honors for Lincoln Lsvysr.

Charles 4. Magoon. Of Lincoln. has
been appointed general counsel for tho
isthmian canal commission. Judge
Magoon has been the law officer OF the
bureau OF insular affairs since tho Of
flee was created in 1899. and his work
has been Of high character and great
value.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08

James Stander, a prominent business
mar of Louisville, Neb.. has returned
from Jerusalem. where he went as a
delegate from the United States to the
worlds Sunday school convention. AZ
ter the convention was over Mr.. Stand
er extended his visit and had the pleas
ure Of visiting seventeen different for
eign countries.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
Idshosu Gets Nebraska bride.

The youngest congressman in the
United States. Burton Lee French, Of
Idaho. was married in Norfolk, Neb..
to Winifred Hartley. at the home of
her brother, w. G. Baker. The young
lawmaker and his bride, who is a Ne
braska school teacher, departed for
Boise, Idaho.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-08
More Mine Men Deported.

with the western federation OF miners
who have been arrested ut various
times since the 9Th inst, were deported
from Victor. Colo.