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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
A Lively Bantam Fight.

frankie Neil. of San Francisco,
champion bantam-weight Of the world,
outfought Hughey McGovern of Brook
Ign at the National Athletic club, in
Philadelphia. The fight throughout
was the most vicious ever witnessed
in Philadelphia between little men.
There was scarcely a second during
the six rounds that they were not in
action. At the close of the sixth round
McGovern was almost out and was
hanging on to Neil to avoid punish
ment. McGovern drew blood from the
Californian's nos in the second round
and opened a cash in his left cheek
in the succeeding round. Neil cut a
cash in McGovern's cheek in the fifth
round and toward the close of the
round McGovern was very shaky on
his feet. Both were under the re.
quired weight of 1lS pounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Lancaster Teachers Institute.

Beginning August 20, the teachers
institute of Lancaster county will con-
tinue in session one week. This year
the county teachers join with those of
Lincoln. By this plan. which means
the combination of institute fees, they
get lectures that neither class Of teach
ers alone could induce to come. Each
teacher pays 81 every year INTO this
fund. DR.. Krohn of Chicago and a
woman educator from Boston are ex-
pected. The meetings will be held at
the high school auditorium. Since the
teachers are able to get very good lee
lures without looking beyond the
county they thought it best to pay
their money out for the best imported
article of talent, and that a combina-
ton of funds would be still more in
viting to the people Of exceptional
ability.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
BIGPOULTRY SHOW
Preparation for Event to be Held
at Topeka.
STRICTLY POULTRY EXHIBIT
Entry Fees Small and Premiums Large
Enough to Induce Beat showing
Of Feathered T~horougbreds.

At a meeting of the directors OF the
State Poultry association, held at To-
peka, Kan. IL was decided to hold the
next Kansas poultry show in Topeka
from January 9 to IA, and to make a
great effort to place Topeka's show
actually at the very front Of all the
poultry shows in the world.
Last year the Topeka show was
second only to that of New York city
in number of birds exhibited. There
we're 1915 exhibits at Topeka.
The directors arranged a premium
list which is a corker. The prizes are
more liberal than are given at any
similar show in the country, New
York not excepted, and the entry fee
was allowed to remain at 25 cents for
each bird. The entry fee at the New
York. Chicago, and other great shows
is 81 per bird.
II was also decided to limit the ex-
hibits to the "feathered tribes There
will be no miscellaneous exhibition Of
pet stock. as in previous years. This
was decided upon because of lack Of
space In the big auditorium for such
a tremendous exhibit as is planned for
next January. Last winters exhibit
was very much crowded for room, and
It was thought for a time that it would
be necessary to use the gallery for
exhibition purposes. This year the
room used by the miscellaneous exhi-
billions Of pet stock will be given over
to poultry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
is ASSASSINATFD
Russian Minister Of Interior is
Killed in ST. Petersburg.
THE MURDERER ARRESTED
Coachman Killed and vehicie wrecked
Bomb Thrown from Hotel
Warsaw window

Minister Of the Interior Won Plehve
was assassinated in st. Petersburg
while driving to the Baltic station to
visit the emperor at the Peterhof pal
ace.
The assassin was arrested.
The coachman was killed and the
wounded and maddened horses dashed
wildly away with the front wheels of
the carriage, the only portion of the
vehicle remaining intact.
Immediately there ensued a scene of
the wilde.t confusion. Police and
gendarmes hurried up from every di-
rection and vast crowds gathered
about the spot where the mangled
body of the minister lay weltering in
his blood.
The Associated press correspondent
was at the scene OF the tragedy within
five minutes after it occurred. M. Won
Plehve's shockingly mangled body was
lying In the middle of the road. 1t
had been partially covered with a
police officers o%vercoat, with the left
arm. the bone Of which was broken off.
projecting.
A policeman came up and raised the
overcoat in order to rearrange 1t, re-
vealing for an instant the strong fea-
lures Of the dead minister, whose head
was battered almost beyond recogni-
ton.
The roadway was strewn for a hun
dred yards with the wreckage of the
carriage and pieces of the red lining
Of the minister's official o~vercoat. A
few yards from NJ. Won Plehve's body
lay a shapeless heap of the coach
mans remains.
The bomb thrower must have known
perfectly well that Minister Won Plehve
would pass the spot, for the minister
makes his report to the emperor every
Thursday.
The internal machine was thrown
with deadly accuracy, and the assas-
sin was favored by the fact that traffic
here is always of the heaviest, owing
to the crossing Of lines of surface cars
and the continuous stream of heavy
trucks. M. Won Plehve was always ap-
~prehensive Of attempts upon his life
and used to drive as rapidly as posi-
BILE. The coachman. however, was
compelled to go slow at this point.
The bomb was thrown from a win
dow of the Warsaw hotel. Won
Plehve's head was torn off, the lower
portion was completely shattered. but
the upper part was untouched. There
were only two conspirators. according
to this version, n of whom threw
the bomb from the window and then
bolted. When captured another bomb
is said to have been found in his
pocket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
KANSAS WHEAT IS GOOD
Reports From Wheat Belt SHOW Avsrae
Yield Of Thirty Bushels.

Reports From Wheat Belt Show Avsrag.
Yield Of Thirty Bushels.
State Grain Inspector J.. w. Radford
and e. j. Smiley. secretary OF the
State Grain association of Kansas
have been making a canvass of the
wheat belt. They met about twenty
OF the big grain men near Anthony.
Kan. and discussed the situation. II
was estimated that the wheat crop
would aggregate about IS, 200, 900 bush.
els for the state.
Corn vas reported in fairly good
condition everywhere, while the oats
crop was reported a failure. Those
attending the meeting were of the
opinion that wheat prices would rule
firm this year.
Wheat is grading mostly No. 3 in
that section. 1t is q TRUE tough and
somewhat off color on ccou of the
rains.
Mayor Brown, Of Anthony, has more
e'hh ~ "hCat huu any OtutT man
In Harper county. He says the returns
are very satisfactory, both as to yield
and price received. His farms run
from seventeen to thirty bushels per
acre, the best yield coming from the
high, rolling ground, the biggest straw
and the least grain from level, low.
lying ground.
The new owner Of the Megular Sec
ton, Mr.. Dickson, threshed his wheat.
and the crop for the section averaged
twenty-seven bushels per acre.
s. G. Martin, living zeal Shook. had
one Of the best yields reported. his
crop averaging thirty-three bushels
per acre for 10 acres.
G. w. Halloween, living near Shook,
Is n Of the most careful farmers in
that section. His check for the wheat
from one Of his quarters was for ST.
972, and he kept out los bushels for
bread and seed. He received q cents
per bushel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Eddie Hanlon Defeated.

In one of the fiercest battles ever
witnessed in San Francisco, Battling
Nelson of Chicago defeated Eddie Han
lon of San Francisco. the end coming
in the nineteenth round. From the
time of the ringing Of the signal for
the commencement of the fight. the
youngsters began mixing matters in
the liveliest manner 1t was almost
an even thing until the fifteenth. with
the boys fighting fercely. After the
fifteenth the tide OF battle began 10
60 toward Nelson.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Must Observe the Sahbath.

Two Omaha companies of the Ne
braska National guard, which were ad-
vertised to appear in a sham battle
with the Iowa National guard at Lake
Manawa will not take part in the dem
onstration. When the governor and
adjutant general were informed of the
proposed action, General Culver issued
an order prohibiting the appearance
Of the guard. which the governor ap-
proved. The order is based on regula-
ton 220. of the regular army, which
provides:
can orderly observance of the S..b-
bath by the officers and men in the
military service is enjoined. Military
duty and labor on Sunday will be re-
duced to the measure OF strict neces-
sity."
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
LEAD AND ZINC FOUND
Good Leads Of These Minerals round st
GArnett, Kan.

ooOu Aonus " Anese Nhtnerhis Ounu -
G~arnett, Kan.
Following closely upon the discov-
cry Of gas at Garrett, Kan, in quaint
ties which promise to make that town
a great natural gas center. comes an
other find Of equal Importance. Lead
and zinc have been discovered near
the town and it is believed that both
have been found in paying quantities.
Two weeks ago some veil diggers on
the Lowellin farm, about four miles
northwest, dug up some fine specimens
Of both lead and zinc. They were sent
to Chicago for analysis and were re-
turned with a flattering report. Upon
the strength Of this report a company
has been formed and a shaft will be
sunk Immediately.
While a farmer five miles southeast
Of Garnett was digging a we'll he dug
up several large specimens of lead.
This discovery Of u~nmistakable traces
of lead has given the town q new life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
NEARLY AS BAD AS WAR
Over 1000 People Killed on Railroads
inside of Three Months.

Over 1000 People Killed on Railroads
inside of Three Months.
According to the accident bulletin is
sued by the interstate commerce COM
mission there were seventy-nine pas
sengers and $40 employees of railroads
killed and 1880 passengers and 1854
employees injured in accidents on rail-
roads in the United States during the
quarter ended on March 81, 1904. This
is a decrease of 8 killed over the cor
responding quarter last year. The
amount Of damage to railway property
caused by accident during the quarter
was ST. AT. The bulletin says the
increased use of the air brake, dimin-
ishing the necessity for employees on
top of trains, has made a reduction of
80 per cent in the number of persons
falling off cars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
CASE OF MIGHT IS RIGHT
Property Owner Deported He IL
Union synpathizsr.

Property Owner Deported Because He IL
nio 81 npathizsr.
Patrick McCarvel, one Of the men
who were deported over the Kansas
line by the military early in June, re-
turned to Victor, Colo, where he owns
property, including a small hall and
business block, valued at $25, 900. When
McCarvel stepped from the train he
was taken in charge by Maj. II. A.
Naylor. acting city marshal.
McCarvel was allowed to attend 10
some business affairs. when he was
placed on board the first outgoing
train. with a warning that in future
police protection would not be afforded
him should he again return.
McCarvel originally was deported for
openly expressing sympathy with the
miners union and denouncing the acts
of Governor Peabody and his military
subordinates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
RUSSIANS IN TRAP
Japs Have Made Great Progress
at Port Arthur.
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED
b v~ladivostok Squadron Returned
Safe and sound-Made . Sue
cessfui Cruise.

The correspondent OF the London
Daily Mail at New Chwang says that
there has been heavy fighting for two
days in the marshes south of Hal
Cheng during the gradual retreat from
TIA Tche Kiao Of 5000 Russians form
ing the real guard and that the periol
Of thio force increases daily.
A Japanese merchant has received
word from a Chinese whom he trusts
to the effect that the Japanese have
occupied every position surrounding
the besieged fortress of Port Arthur
with the exception of Golden hill. The
Chinese stated that both sides suf-
fered tremendous loss in the opera
lions necessary to bring about this
state of affairs. The members Of the
Russian intelligence bureau, while
denying the report that Port Arthur
has been captured. believe the reports
true to the extent that the Japanese
have made great progress in their ap-
proaches toward the besieged fortress.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Zeitung says that the V~ladicostock
squadron has returned to V~ladicostock.
Two Russian cruisers and two tor
pedo boats have traversed the Great
Bolt. going northward.
The Great Bolt is a wide channel,
connecting the Baltic and the North
seas. 1t separates Feuman. the second
largest OF the Danish islands from
Zealand, the largest of the Danish
islands and the sound between Zea.
land and south Sweden.
The Toxic correspondent OF the Lon.
don Times sends a published transla-
ton OF the reply OF the Port Arthur
garrison to the Japanese summons tc
surrender. This reply shows that the
garrison Is Under the impression tina,
Field Marshal Oyama and all OF his
stan were sunk with the transports
Hitachi and Sado and that tho Rus,
slams wholly disbelieve that Genera
Kuropatkin has aver been defeated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Made the Horse Cross Anyway.

Two boys were struck by the north
bound Burlington train near Dewitt
and their injuries reported as very
serious. They were the 10 and 10
year-old sons of a farmer named ED
kah. and were driving to town. They
saw the approaching train and the
horses SHE'D at it, but the boys piled
the whip, and the horses crossed the
track just as the engine picked up the
carriage. Both boys were reported as
fatally injured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Name Was John BNineger.

Through the number in the gold
watch found in n of the pockets of
his clothing, the body of the stranger
found In the Platte river near North
Bend by Robert Mehaffey has been
identified as that of John Barneger. of
Cedar Bluffs, who disappeared from
his home on the Fourth of July. Rela-
tives Of the deceased came from Cedar
Bluffs and Schuyler, and after viewing
the remains and examining the cloth
Ing, declared that there could be no
doubt as to the identity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Half OF Gutnsr Burned.

Nearly half the town of Giltner
Neb., was destroyed by fire, when five
leading business houses and on,
dwelling were burned to the ground
The fire originated in Myers grocery
store on the west side of the street
and after 1t had wiped out that build.
ing 1t destroyed the drug store. res
taraunt, bowling alley and billiard
hall, a brick building used for storage
and q dwelling on the east side O the
street. Everything was insured except
the storage building. The grocery
store was covered by 81. 900 insurance
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
EmpOria Coal 10 Of Good Quality

All analysis of the coal taken from
the thirty-in& vein in the Emporia
Kan. well, has been made by Alva
Smith, county surveyor, and is found
to be a good variety of coal, almost as
good as the Usage City shaft coal
However. it is not nearly as good as
the piece Of coal supposed to have
been taken from the first oil hole. The
following table will best tell how the
coal compares with tho Usage variety:
Emporia-Whter. 1906 per cent; vol.
atile matter, 1918: fixed carbon, 1854;
ash, 1927.
Osage-Water, 6.76; volatile matter
37.41; fixed carbon, 1922; ash, 10. &C
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
NORMAL REGISTRATION
A Total of 7es Attended tho Five junior
Normal Schools. u

~. A'.'"a'a tho Five son'0'
A total registration Of 72s for the
i've junior normal schools OF the state
is reported by the principals to the
state superintendent for the first six
weeks term. This Is a material in
crease as compared with last yea
and indicates that the schools are be-
ing appreciated by the teachers Of the
sections in which they are located.
The enrolment by schools Is as fol-
lows: Alliance 16G, Holdrege 17S. Nc
Cook 1856, North Platte 1876, and Valen-
tine 90. The schools in which the in
crease is substantial are Alliance and
McCook, while the enrolment Is
slightly lower than last year, but the
average attendance is larger at the
other three. The attendance is we'll
apportioned among the thirty counties
the largest attendance from any one
county being 115 from Lincoln county.
with Red Willow next with 105, Cher
ry third with rs and Phelps fourth
with &c.
The lowest attendance is from Keith.
Brown and Scots Bluff counties. which
are in the sparceIy settled cattle ter
ritory. There are no teachers in at
tendance from Banner. Grant and KIM
ball counties. Colorado, Kansas and
Wyoming are represented by seven
teachers attending the schools and
counties in the state. but not in the
Junior normal districts by 13.
The last two weeks of the ten weeks
term Of the schools viii be given over
to junior normal institutes, in which
the several counties viii cooperate.
There, IL is expected, will increase the
enrolment more than 65 per cent over
last year. This Is the last year that
the five schools may be run on the APP
preparation made by the last session Of
the legislature and unless the next
session makes provision for their con
%tinuance the schools will be closed.
The residents and educators Of west
ern Nebraska, however, will ask the
legislature to make the schools per-
manent institutions and to appropriate
ample funds for them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
INCOlN MAN FIRST
william Mccormick Cots First Pick ~
Rosebud Agency.

William Mccormick. Of Lincoln.
Lancaster county, Nebraska, a veteran
Of the Spanish war. drew first choice
for a homestead in the Rosebud reser-
walton. or more than 106 900 names
placed in envelopes and juggled In a
barrel arranged on an axis like a
churn. a government clerk drew Mr..
McCormick's name first. Then 500
other names were drawn and recorded.
All these persons, II they wish. may
take a claim in the reservation. The
first $500 or 1900 will get all the
claims. Unless some OF these refuse to
file on their claims. the remaining
103, 900 will not be eligible. More than
1000 persons watched the drawing.
Lucky" Sommers, one of eight boys
hired to assist. drew the first envelope.
Commissioner Richards tore open
the envelope and announced William
Mccormick Of Lancaster county, Ne
braska, a soldier"
William Mccormick, who drew the
first choice is twenty-seven years old.
He served in the Second Nebraska
volunteers. He was mustered out at
Camp Meiklejohn, Nebraska, October
"a. 1898. Mr.. Mccormick was in WASH
ington recently and was importuned by
a land attorney to allow his name to
be registered. Saying that he had not
much faith in his luck, he filed his ap,
plication.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05

Cream Separator Orators.

Reports have reached Fremont of
The operations of grafters In the coun-
try east of that city. Agents for a
separator, 1t is said, have been taking
orders from farmers for the use OF
machines three days on trial. After
that the agent would not show up
again. and a month or so later another
man would appear with a note for the
price of the machines. The farmers.
instead OF signing a paper to return
the separator in three days, had signed
q note.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Colonel Anthony Improving.

The condition of Col. ID. r. Anatomy.
editor of the L~eavenworth Times. is
slightly improved. The heart action Is
more regular and some of the serious
complications are disappearing. His
condition, however. is still considered
serious. Colonel Anthony has remarks
able vitality and this is the nrst seri
Gus illness he has ever experienced.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Germauy's Import Trade Increasing.

Germany's foreign trade for the last
six months shows that the imports
amounted to s795 600, 900, an increase
of $25 $50. coo over the corresponding
period last year, and the exports ag-
gregated S627, O00, 900, an increase of
S21,2 900. The cotton imports in
creased $l2, 900 900, and the grain i'm
ports decreased S., ZOO. GOO. Under ex-
ports the following increases are regis
tered; Machinery and Instruments,
s., T50,0 900: cotton goods, 81. 500. 900;
grain. S3.750. 900, and wool and wooden
goods. SO, 000,00 The iron exports
drnpDed So, 900, 600
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
Negro Student HOnored.

William Pickens, a negro who grad
uated with high honors from Yale, has
Just been advised Of his election to
membership in the Phi Beta Kappa
society. He is the only negro belong
ing to the society.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05

Joseph Edward Martin was found
dead OF sunstroke on his, farm n mile
east of Galena by his son. He had
been working in a zane field and 1t is
supposed he was resting when he died.
Mr.. Martin was 81 years old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05

or this amount, 1881 ,678.S2 Is In
vested in bonds and coupons and ST.
6Sl ,747.8 5 is invested in general fund
warrants of the state of Nebraska.
The state treasurer's bank balances
July 20, were as follows:
7 t,oal
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05
THE STATES
State Treasurer Mortenson Makes . Fs
vorabie Report.

State Treasurer Mortenson Make . F.
vorable Report.
State Treasurer Peter Mortensen has
issued his monthly balance sheet, to-
gether with a statement Of bank bal
ances In state repositories. He had
funds on hand the first of July amount
ing to $515,671 80; receipts during the
month. $2S7, 302. $50; disbursements.
$426. 1880 balances July 30, $780,
S16.59. The treasurer reports 49,
1921 in cash on hand and $373, 378.7S
on deposit.
His report shows that the perma-
nent school fund, which was recently
at a high figure. has dwindled to $685.
212.94. This is accounted for by the
purchase Of $135, 900 OF general fund
warrants during the month. During
the month further investments were
authorized in the purchase of 5000 ,OOs
Of bonds.
Permanent school fund. IS los, 212 "a
Permanent university go. 2,734. 20
Agricultural college en-
dowment .............. 23,1S1. S2
Normal endowment ...... loo. 90
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-12-28
MOUTH OF THE RIVER.

Louise Conary is the guest OF Mrs.
Helen Thomas.
Mrs. VIII Murch is quite Ill with mus
cular rheumatism.
Augustus Jones visited his niece in
South Brewer recently.
Evelyn Conary, of Brewer, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Susie Pray.
Bianch Stone went to' Brewer Monday
to work for Mrs. Fred Hall.
Mrs. Oscar Remick Is in Trenton taking
care of her mother, who Las pneumonia.
Capt. Allen Holt, of the schooner q. e..
Lane, spent Christmas with his family.
Genevieve and Agnes Closson are home
from Bar Harbor to spend the holidays.
Walter Trim, who has been at work In
Bucksport, Is at home threatened with
typhoid fever.
Shirley Holt and wife, OF Portsmouth,
are the guests of Mr.. Hollis parents,
Capt. Henry Holt and wife.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-12-28
BROOKSVILLE,

The concert Christmas night at the
Methodist chapel was we'll attended.
The ladies' cub gathered at the home
Of Bently Grindie on Christmas eve. All
the members were present except Mrs.
Morris, who is spending the winter in
New York. The programme included
singing, Bently Grindle at tbs organ ;
reading by Hannah Perkins; singing by
Sadie Bates; singing by all; reading BY
Mile Young; reading by Nellie Wescott;
original dialogue between Della Cousins
and Nellie Grindle. Then was heard the
ringing Of bells to warn them that Santa
Claus was coming. Bentiy Grindle i'm
personated Santa Claus. He picked the
presents from nicely filed tree and they
were distributed by Misses Mile Young
and Sadie Bates. Last came ice-cream,
cake and coffee. Although Mrs. Morris
was absent, all the members of the club
we're remembered by her.
Dec. 26. c.