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The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
SOUTH PLATTE MILLERS.
III supply of Good Milling Wheat E1.
ceedingly short.

The greater part of the time OF the
South Platte Millers' association was
spent in a discussion of the general
questions of the milling business, the
supply Of wheat, the prosperity i'm
various localities and the freight rates.
The report of the nominating commit
tee was heard and accepted, electing
the following officers for the coming
year: President. U. =. Powell, of Lin
coin: vice president. ID. M. Deane. VAL
paraiso: secretary, II. b. Smith.
Holmesville; treasurer, G. Linn, OF
Humboldt.
1t is said by the millers that the
supply of wheat to be had this year H.
unusually short. Some say that rs
per cent of the wheat raised this year
has been shipped by the growers out
of the state. most Of this quantity 60
ing to Minneapolis. One man thought
that the Minnesota mills have a pecul-
ial talent for converting fall wheat in
to spring wheat -four, and in this way
the northern -four makers have an ad-
vantage of their Nebraska brethren.
The growing wheat is reported to be
in excellent condition.
Some of the western grain grinders
complain that the freight rates from
their localities to points west are no
better than those offered at Lincoln
and other cities east of them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
WANT FULL COAL G
Iowa aud Nebraska Retail Dealers VIII
Meet In Omaha

The Coal Dealers association OF Iowa
and Nebraska Is to meet in Omaha Feb
ruary 3, to discuss the short weight
evil. The meeting. which will be the
first mid-winter meeting held by the
association. somewhat of an emergency
gathering. and coming In the busy sea-
son, will be held in Creighton hall, ses-
slons beginnings at 1890 o'clock In the
morning and at 1880 o'clock in the at
ternoon c. II. Chisam. of Omaha, is
president Of the association, and X. h.
Harris. also OF that city, is secretary,
At a meeting held in Sioux City De-
cembcr 8, IL was resolved that every
dealer should weigh every car of soft
coal, and when the shortage amounted
to more than LOCO pounds to the car
a report of the shipper, load and other
particulars should be made to the sec
rotary Bills of lading also were to
be demanded. All claims were to be
assigned to chosen individuals and
when the amounts reached appealable
size. suit was to be, brought. A fund
was subscribed to. The meeting OF
next month is partly called to see what
effect these measures have had.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH
Allegheny River Flood Overtakcs Train,
but Passengers Are Rescued.


but P%assengcrs Are Rescued.
A passenger train on the West Penn
~sylbania road leaving T%arentum, for
Allegheny. was caught by the rising
water of the Allegheny river at Glass
mere and the passengers had to be
taken from the train by means or skifs.
More than a dozen skiffs were used
to carry the passengers to the dry
ground. Trip after trip was made for
nearly an hour to get all to shore. The
train was made up of four coaches
and a combination baggage car.
All the lower parts Of Springdale
and Tarenteum, Pa, and the south side
are submerged. In Allegheny the on
tire section south of South avenue AMI
Robinson streets and extending from
Grant avenue to Pine street Is covered
with from two to six feet Of water;
Exposition park and the National
league ball grounds are under nearly
five feet of water and portions Of the
Fourth and Eighth wards are also
Hooded. An extra force OF police are
patrolling this district in skiffs to pro-
tect the residents and minister to
their needs. In Pittsburg Duquense
way. Water streets and many side
streets as far east as Ninth street are
partly submerged. while on the south
side nearly all the mills and manufac-
turing plants on the Monongahela river
have been forced to suspend opera
tons on account of the high water.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
A GREAT RECORD
United States Heads the List Of
Exporting Nations.
VALUED At THREE BILLION
h Increase at Exports Has Advanced
Gradually In the Last Few Years
with Astounding Kapidity.

The United states again stands at the
close OF the calendar year 1903. at the
head OF the list of worlds exporting
nations, so far as relates to the ex-
portation of domestic products. This
fact is shown by a series of tables just
presented by the department of com
merce and labor through its bureau Of
statistics.
There are only three "billion-dollar
countries" considered from the stand
point Of expectation of domestic pro-
ducts and they are in the order of the
magnitude OF their exports the United
States. The United Kingdom and Ger
many. In the calendar year 1903 the
exports of domestic products were:
From the United States. $t.457. 465 1888
In value: from the United Kingdom,
$1,415, 6l7 .552; from Germany the fig
ures for the full year have not been
received. but an examination Of the
figures Of the year for which statistics
are available justifies an estimate If
81. 200. 900. 900.
IL Is only within very recent years
that the United States has taken her
place at the head of the list of the
worlds great exporters of domestic
products. In 1876 the exports Of do
nestle products by the worlds great
exporting nations were as follows:
United Kingdom. 81 .OS7. 497, COO: Franc.
$747, 400 900: Germany. $685. 52. 000; the
United States. $497, 263. 49,.
In 1885 the domestic exports of the
four countries were as follows: United
Kingdom: S1.031. 124OC0: Germany,
$3.50. SOL 900: United States. s673.593.-
500; France. $3.50, 0O0 900.
In 1895 the domestic exports of the
four countries were as follows: United
Kingdom. 81, 100.452 900; United States.
1907, 142,4l5; Germany. $3.50, $3.50, 900;
France. Col. 100. COO.
In 1903 the relative rank Of the four
countries in the expectation of Gomes-
tic produces was as follows. United
States. s5,4j7, $50. 1888; United Kingdom,
S1.415.G17. 552: Germany, 81, 200, 900;
France. $S12, 600, 900.
It will be seen from a study OF the
above that the United States in 1875
stood at the bottom of the list of the
four great exporting nations of the
world, that at the end OF the. next
decade II had advanced one place. q
decade later still another place. and in
1903 stood at the head Of the list Of
the worlds greatest exporter of do
nestle products.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Men In High Position Tremble

Adolph Fem, former vice president
of the Hebrew Jefferson club, now q
convict in the missouri penitentiary.
under IA sentence Of five years for COM
plicity in the naturalization frauds re-
Gently Investigated. appeared before
the federal grand jury. belore enter
ing the grand jury chamber. Fein said:
I'll tell the grand jury who the fell
lows were behind those frauds, and
they are big fellows too. When was
indicted my friends said they would
come to the front for me. and | made
up my mind to keep my mouth shut.
hat they deserted me. ! waited till
December 81. Then I made up my
mind that II they wouldn't come to the
front for me. the government would.
SO | wrote Colonel Dyer, the United
States district attorney. and told him
| would give UP everything knew"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
GOOD ADVICE TO UNIONlSTS
President John Mitchell Earnestly
Urges Non Political Organization

President John Mitchell Earnestly
Urges Nom Political Organization
At the opening Of the convention
OF the united miners OF America at
Indianapolis. Ind. q resolution was
considered providing for two delegates
TO attend the convention OF the west
ern federation OF miners and endeavor
to establish friendly relations or form
a coalition between the two organiza-
tons. An effort may be made to have
the federation join the American fed
GRAFTON OF labor and SO be subject to
the jurisdiction OF the united mine
workers.
A resolution was adopted urging the
election of United States senators by
direct vote.
Delegate Howell OF Colorado intro
duced a resolution which. In a lengthy
preamble. set forth all the doctrines
OF the socialists and asked the mine
workers TO take the initiative Toward
calling a worlds convention OF trades
unions to consider plans for the dis
tribution OF wealth created by labor.
After an hours heated discussion It
was tabled.
President Mitchell took the floor and
urged the organization to confine
itself to trades unionism. He said
under 1t the miners were getting high
err wages than ever before. He allowed
every man his political opinions and
the privilege OF voting them. but the
organization should have nothing to do
with political tenets.
A resolution introduced asking that
the sci 900 per week nov being given
the Colorado strikers be increased by
a per capita assessment of fifty cents
per week for one month brought forth
a prolonged discussion OF the Colorado
strike. The amount that would be
raised under the resolution would be
$500, 600. The discussion showed warm
sympathy for the Colorado strikers.
The resolution was referred to the
national executive committee.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
A r MILLION FIRE
Unitsd states Stre, works at shelby.
Ohio, are Burned

At a meeting of the county assessors
held In the Nebraska senate chamber
q permanent organization was effected
by the election of j. X. G.. Miller of
Lancaster county president and j. Nj.
Teegarten of Cass county secretary.
The meeting was called at the sugges-
ton OF Secretary George ID. Bennett of
the state board Of equalization and
assessment. Auditor Weston and other
members OF the state board were pres
ent most of the time and listened to
THE discussion. Secretary Bennett read
the greater part of the law section by
section and endeavored to answer ques-
lions asked. A running discussion was
kept UP and a great deal OF information
was brought out. Ii was fully Demon
!strated that the county assessors of
Nebraska are good business men. fully
determined to enforce the law to the
letter and enforce the uniformity of
taxation. They are alert and anxious
to have the law interpreted so that
|. there can be no question as to their
duties and all seem to realize the I'M
pOrtance OF listing every species OF
property SO that none will escape taxa
ton.
A committee from the Nebraska i'm
proved live stock breeders association
called on them to ascertain whether
they Intended to assess pure bred live
stock higher than grade stock. II is
said to be the determination Of the
assessors to follow the law and assess
such stock at its true value. The law
requires this to be done with all kinds
OF property. No agreement was arrived
at as to the manner of arriving at the
value. OF fine live stock, each assessor
being left to work out the method In
his own way in accordance with the
intent OF the law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
COUNTY ASSESSORS MEET
They Are Alert and Desire the Law Cor
rectiy Interpreted to Them

They Are Alert and Desire the Law Cor
rectiy Interpreted TO Them
Buildings and manufactured stock OF
the United States steel corporation,
worth three million dollars. were
ruined by fire Mt the plant of the Shelby
Steel Tube company. Shelby, Ohio. The
fire started in one OF the smaller rooms
from a defective electric wire and
spread to the larger stock rooms, de-
stroying all of them. The product OF
the entire plant for the last six months
was melted down within an hour. This
stock consisted OF 800. 600 tons. making
In all twenty-five million feet OF I'm
ished product.
In an hour after the fire broke out
the immense buildings fell in with q
crash that could be heard for miles.
Battered and twisted, the finished pro-
duct lies in a heap and will have to be
worked over.
orders. The stock consisted mostly OF
locomotive boiler fues and other gov
eminent work OF various kinds. The
fire was confined to the stock build
ings. which were built at an expense
OF $l00. 900.
The tubing manufactured by the
Shelby plant was used extensively by
the government for boiler fiues in
United States war vessels.
The demand of the government alone
is sufficient to keep a good sized plant
running continuously the year around.
The United States government has been
the best customer OF the local plant.
The plant was erected In 1890, and now
covers ten acres.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
FINISH UP THE YEARS WORK
Executive Committee Of state Teachers
association Hold Session.

Executive Committee OF state Teachers
association Hold Session.
The executive committee OF the State
Teachers association met at the Lin
dell hotel for the purpose OF finishing
up the work of the old year and form
ulating plans for the new. There were
present the entire committee. composed
of G. A. Fulmer. +. ]. Bodweil. ID. G..
O'Connor, W. NJ. Kern and j. Il. Dali
zell
The auditing committee. OF which
the members are T.. II. Clark, Prof.
Fordyce and n. X. Wolfe, reported
that It had examined the books of the
treasurer and found them correct.
There Is a balance in the treasury OF
S311.6l. as compared with $2S7.47 at
the beginning of last year.
A legislative committee was appoint
ed to look after the interests of Ne
braska teachers at the next session OF
the legislature. Members of the COM
mittee are G. G. Pearse of Omaha; ".
l.. Stevens. of Lincoln: G. A. Fulmer.
Of Beatrice; Superintendent Arnot, OF
Otoe county. and superintendent
Richardson, of Antelope county.
Superintendent Anna Day of Bea-
trice, and Superintendent Mengel OF
Wahoo. were elected members of tina
reading circle board to fill vacancies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Germany VIII vaccluate Calves.

Every calf in Germany will be vac
cinated upon reaching it's third month
with specially prepared tuberculosis
bacilli taken from human beings, IL
the proposals of Professor Behring. the
great bacteriologist and opponent Ut
Professor Koch's tuberculosis theories,
are adopted by the r~eichstag. Profess
sor Behring pleaded the adoption of an
imperial law to this end. in conference
with the ministry OF agriculture. The
professor also proposes to add a
gramme of formalin to every ten quart
can of milk. He maintains the fresh
milk contains clements fatal to dis
ease bacteri but that it quickly loses
them. Formalin, he contends would
conserve these elements indefinitely.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Repair. for the Constitution.

Secretary Moody has directed that
the historic ship Constitution shall be
retained at the navy yard at Boston
and from time to time repaired so that
she may be preserved indefinitely. Part
OF the Constitution will be made into
a naval museum, the nucleus OF which
is o at the Boston yard, The secre-
tary also has decided to name the next
battleship Constitution in order that
the lame may be preserved in the
navy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Richer b. the sum Of saa.41.

Thirty years ago A. II. Bowen of
Hastings, Neb., received $897.1 back
pay from the government for services
rendered In the army and he was UNI
der the impression that he had re-
ceived all that was due him. However,
he was agreeably surprised recently to
receive from the government a %certifi-
cate for the sum of s34.41. which was
accompanied by a letter which ex-
planned that in going over the books
II had been discovered that there was
still due him that sum as back pay.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Honor to George Francis Train

The body Of George Francis Train,
who died In New York City, has been
removed from Mills hotel TO q mortu-
AIRY chapel. where 1t remained In state
until the funeral hour. Thousands or
children toward whom Mr.. Train dis
played remarkable interest took a fare
we'll view OF the remains. The funeral
was private and the interment made in
Greenwood cemetery.
or his once considerable fortune MIR.
Train retained nothing personal, ex-
cept the interest he had In 5000 lots
he once owned in Omaha. Protracted
litigation has been carried on about
them and will, 1t is said, be continued
by his daughter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Rsd,um VIII, Work Wonder.

Negroes are to be white, II further
experiments with radium In connection
with X-rays. now making In the chem
icai department of the University of
California prove al e~fiicacious In chang
ing color cells as present experiments
indicate.
Robert A. Roos, a senior in the chem
ical department. is making the expert
ments on color cells under the direction
OF professors and IL Is believed that
black color cells car readily be changed
to white by, a combined action of ra-
dium and X-rays. =.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29

Howes-Don't like this cold weather,
Ell? Why only last summer you we're
complaining of the heat.
Barnes-NOt of the heat itself, but
because OF its untimeliness. 1t would
be all right II reserved for such wea,
Their as this.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Republican Convention May ,s

There will be but n republican
state convention In Nebraska, and 1t
will he held at Lincoln May 1S. 1t
was discussed in executive session OF
the committee at Lincoln. MIR, Rose
water rather favored two conventions,
but when the vote was taken he voted
for one. The action was unanimous.
The committee also recommended that
the state convention endorse a candi-
date for United States senator.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Hon. u. ". Thompson Coming Home.

ID, Il. Thompson, OF Lincoln, minis
ter TO Brazil. is expected by his friends
In New York. He left Brazil on a
coastwise steamer. scheduled to reach
New York on January 20. Mr.. Thomp-
sons friends O that after he
has gone TO Washington he will visit
for a short time in Michigan and Chi
cago, arriving in Lincoln about Feb
ruary 8,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
Tough Story an Knnsa..

Word was received at Beatrice. that
during a severe thunder storm three
horses, three mules and thirty head OF
hogs belonging to Emmett Nucter near
Steel City. Neb., were killed by light
ming. Snow was falling when the
stock was killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
She Has Fully Recovered.

A poultice of l 1000 proved effective
in soothing the pain of a broken heart
of a Philadelphia woman. A giddy
young man trifet whit her and a jury
decreed $4,000 as the penalty. 81
haven't been feeling good" said the
broken hearted one. when informed OF
the verdict, ''but / think this will make
me all right again"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
onicehnlders Eligible

Postmaster General Payne said there
was nothing to bar, postmasters or
other federal ~oficeholders from serv-
ing as delegates to political conven-
tions. whether national, state or
county.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
pron,h,,,on Convention

The call for the national prohibition
convention to he held in Indianapolis,
Ind, beginning June 20, has been is
sued by National Chairman Oliver w.
Stewart. The call names indianapolis
as the convention city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29

The Detroit board OF commerce HI
adopted resolutions declaring that the
Joint high commission should be re-
convened for the purpose of negotiat-
ing a new reciprocity treaty with Can
ada and the approach to it's delibera-
lions on the part of representatives OF
the United States should be In such
a spirit of iiberality and concession
as may lead to agreements s~atisfac-
tory and beneficial to both countries"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29
No Mistake About Coal Find.

Frank Loveland and a few other men
have struck an e~ighteen-inch vein Of
soft coal in the bluffs south of Nebras-
ka City on land leased Of b. ID. TAFT.
The vein is of fair quality and Is grad
ually getting thicker as they get far
ther into the blum and of better grade<
They expect to commence active min
Ing operations as soon as the neces-
sary material can be secured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29

When a bachelor tells n married
woman how happy he is she wouldn't
be surprised to see him go the way of
ALanlas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-29

Wonder how much a man has to al
low his wife to dress in the South Sea
islands, where they don't.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-17
DOWAGER'S BIRTHDAY.

Today being the dowager empress birthday flags and
be all the The Tartar general Taihochi
territorial officials Kotowed the dowags tablets in the
period all
the ynasic hrines about this Chna capital
The Tartar with the officials of the five boards and also
nae military mandarin dined with General Kuropakin the
Conucan temple outside the with the native guilds which
bear the expenses of the birthday celebration.
Though conscious that the profits of the retail trade greatly
Of times the guilds nevertheless Of
Nukden being longer wholesale market and for
goods and lament the deserted high
and condoe with the officials of the five boards by which
Manchuria like China proper ordinarily governed and who
await after the promised restoration of their functions
advices from Pekn warnings that
increasingly nare scky and insignificant and the dowager
and older and lacking in coday foreigners although
tory in referring foreign relations emitting
while the conspicuous reform is said
the new corrupt board of war.
Continued Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-17
RICH WIDOW
BECOMES
A BRIDE

Boston, Nov 17.--Mrs. Sprague, widow
of former Congressman Charles f.
Sprague OF Brookline, and Edward Bran
degee Of Utica, N Y, were married to-
day at st. stephens Episcopal church
In this city. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rt. Rev. Charles II. Brent, ID. D.,
bishop of the Philippine Islands, and for
merly one Of the clergy Of the parish, as
sisted by Rev. Ellis Bishop, priest in
charge of the church.
Mrs. Brandegee was formerly Miss
Mary r. Pratt, who as granddaughter
OF William F. Weld. inherited a fortune
estimated at ss,OO0.Ooo The ceremony oc-
curTed before a costly stone altar and
reader. which were presented 10 ST.
Stephens two years ago by the Sprague
family as memorial to the former con-
gresham.
Mr. Brandegee Is n retired business
man. He was captain of the Harvard
varsity crew in 1851.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-17

Made despondent through illness which
did not respond to the treatment given
her. Louise +. Spencer. wife OF Charles
K. Spencer. a travelling salesman. com
mitted suicide at her home, l47 Clarence
street, this morning.
The method adopted for ending life was
by gas asphyxiation.
Mr. Spencer was away from home when
the morose woman arose at $50 O'CLOCK
this morning.
Partly robing herself she went UP 10 a
room on the third floor OF the building.
Having locked the door Mrs. Spencer
attached n a flexible tube to the burner or
a hanging chandelier. turned on the gas,
laid upon bed and pulling a comforter
over her lower limbs placed the loose end
OF the tube in her mouth and deliberately
took her life.
One OF the women residing in the second
story tenement smelled escaping gas soon
after $50 o'clock, and finally traced the
supposed leak TO the attic stairway.
fastening ursts4rs she found that the
gas was coming from room, the door
OF which she could not open.
Daniel 8. Fiske OF 133 Clarence street
was called In to make an investigation.
He burst in the attic room door and
found Mrs. Spencer as above described
The flow of gas was shut OF. window
raised and an attempt made TO resusci-
fate Mrs Spencer, but she was dead.
Medical Examiner Pegram viewed the
body and gave a permit for burial.
The unfortunate woman was 40 years
old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-17
SLOW WORK
in SELECTING,
A JURY

New York Nov. 1L-with four Of the
u men who are to decide her fate already
selected. the trial OF Nan Patterson, the
former show girl charged with the mur-
der OF Caesar Young. the wealthy horse
man. was continued in the criminal
branch Of the supreme court today.
Great care has been used In the exam
ination OF the talesmen, and the ex-
pressive questioning and almost indis-
criminate challenging indicated that an
other full court day or even more might
be consumed I'm filling the jury box, and
that the panel OF 100 talesmen might be
exhausted before tho task was finished
Thus far the general public has been
shut out entirely from the proceedings.
Only those having n direct connection
with the case being allowed 90 enter the
court room.
Yesterday the available space was well
filled by the court officials. newspaper
men and tho talesmen and the officers
who guarded the doors had little trouble
I'm keeping back the crowds nv the crri-
dors Whether the public would be shut
out during the whole progress OF the trial
Is not known. but many who desired 10
take advantage OF the first opportunity
to gain admittance we're on hand early
today.