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The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
COAL TRUST HEAD GUILTY.
President of Omaha Exchange Con-
victed of Restraint of Trade.

Omaha, Dec. 13.--After t~hirty-ive
hours of almost ceaseless deliberation
the jur" in the first of the coal trust
cases, that against s. Il. Howell, presi'
dent of the Omaha Coal exchange, un
der the antitrust laws of Nebraska
returned a verdict of guilty OF re-
straint of trade.
Mr.. Howell, the defendant, gave a
bond for 5000. The maximum pen
atty that can be imposed is a fine OF
$4,000 or one years imprisonment OF
both. in the discretion of the court
Sentence will not be pronounced un
til the motion for a new trial has been
passed on. which will probably not be
for n week or two at least.
James A. Sunderland has beer
picked from the remaining fifty-fou'
indicted men as the next for trial
His case has been set for Monday o
next week.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
TEXTILE WORKERS GET A RAISE
Thirty Thousand Persons Given High
err Wages in Mills of New England.

Boston, Dec. lS.-Cotton mills oper'
atives. numbering about 10000, EN-
ployed in different sections of New
England, received an advance in
wages or a promise of advance at an
early date. In Lowell about 1900 op
eratives received an increase of . per
cent. ABOUT 1900 hands employed by
the Dwight Manufacturing company at
Chicopee received an advance, the
amount of which was not announced.
The Arlington mills in Lawrence an.
nounced an increase of ~ per cent in
the wages of its 5000 employees, be.
ginning Dec. "a.
At Nashua, N. H.. the mills of the
Jackson company posted a notice OF
an increase OF 8 per cent, affecting
several hundred men. Beginning the
first Of the year, the wages OF the sew
eral hundred employees at the Salmon
Falls Manufacturing company's mills
will be increased. 1t is estimated that
by Jan. l. 1900 cotton mill operatives
in various sections of New England
will receive an advance in wages rang
ing from 5 to 10 per cent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
HILL BLAMES DEALERS.
Sufficient Quantities for Winters Sup
ply Not Stored Up In Advance.

washington, Dec. 1S.-Three more
responses have come to the Interstate
commerce commission from north.
western railroads in response to Chair.
man Knapp's telegram or last week.
calling attention to the reported
shortage in cars and the complaints
Of q lack of transportation for the ne
cessities of life and OF fuel. Tele-
grams we're sent by the chairman to
the presidents of six of the great west
ern and northwestern roads, and re.
plies have now been received from all
OF them. From the information on.
veyed by the railroad companies the
commissioners express the opinion
that one cause for the shortage In
fuel Is that the dealers have not
stored up in advance sufficient quaint.
ties for the winters supply. but have,
as stated in the reply by President
James j.. Hill of the Great Northern,
ordered only sufficient supply to last
from day to day. Whatever shortage
may exist in car equipment, they say
is aggravated by lack Of motive pow
er, inadequate terminal facilities and
insufficient trackage property to move
the great volume of business pouring
in on the railroads, supplemented by
the delays on the part OF shippers in
loading and unloading their cars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
POLLARD GETS INVESTIGATION
Nebraska Congressman Has Matter OF
Salary Referred to Committee.

Washington, Dec. lathe house,
on request Of Representative Pollard
Of Nebraska. adopted a resolution di'
recting the judiciary committee to in
vestigate the legal questions involved
In the much criticised payment OF a
sum of money to Mr.. Pollard for the
period between March 4, 1905, and
July IS, 1905, at which time Mr.. Pol
lard was elected to the Fffty-ninth
congress to succeed L. J. Burkett who
was elected to the senate.
After election, Congressman Pollard
drew a draft for ~$1,S61.S4, payable to
the treasurer OF the United States,
and sent the same to Henry Casson,
sergeant-at-arms OF the house, with a
request that this amount be covered
back into the treasury. Mr.. Casson
returned the check to Mr.. Pollard
with the statement that he could SEE
no way to cover the money into the
treasury
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
HARTMAN DEFEATS HILL
Control Of St. Paul Road Safe In
Hands of Union Pacific Magnate.

Hands Of Union Pacific Magnate.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE Chronicle
says that Edwin II. Hartman has re-
paid James ]. Hill in his own coin by
wrestling victory from him in the shad-
ow of defeat through one OF the most
effective coups ever executed in finan-
cial battles.
The control of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul road, which Morgan
and Hill confidently believed to be
theirs. Is still lodged with the Harri-
man-Standard Oil interest and will be
strengthened.
AS Hill threw Hartman out OF the
ownership of the Northern Pacific In
the Christmas season of 1901, so Har-
riman Gusts Hill from an ownership
in St. Paul. Mr.. Hill executed his
flank movement by retiring the pre-
ferred stock OF the Northern Pacitc'
in which his opponents control cen
tered: Mr.. Hartman and friends main
tain the st. Paul by issuing two-thlrds
of $i00, 900 900 stock increase to the
holders of the preferred. While HITS
. control of Northern Pacific common
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
ROOT AND FoLeER WIN.
Six Days Bicycle Contest Ends With
a Burst of Speed.

New York, Dec. 17.-Root and Fol
ger first. Downing and Hopper second,
Rutt and MacFarland third.
These teams were winners in the
six-day bicycle ace at Madison
Square garden. The last mile was
ridden by Folger, Downing and Root,
respectively, for the three first teams.
The time was 2:17. The distance COW
cred by the eight teams remaining
was 2,292 miles and 2 laps. AT the
finish the riders were AL miles and 2
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
British Discuss japanese Situation.

London, Dec. l9.-Tne British press
~editorially and through its correspond
ents in the United States is paying
keen attention to American.Japancse
relations, and Ambassador Aoki's
speech at the American Asiatic soci-
ETY.. Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Metcalf's report on the San Francisco
dispute ard Pres dent Roosevelt's mes
sage on the japanese school situation
In California.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Robbers start Fatal Fire.

Middletown, o., Dec. 19.-Ffre,
which, it is said, was started to hide
the traces of robbery and possible
murder, practically destroyed the
Rommell house here. c. |. Powers,
proprietor of the hotel, was found
bound and gagged near the door OF
the furnace in the basement and was
saved from a probable death by heroic
work on the part of the flremen. Earl
Albertson, a boarder, was cremated in
his room and several other boarders
had narrow escapes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Fuel Famine Partially Relieved.

Mangum Okla, Dec. 18.-The fuel
famine was partially relieved by the
arrival of two cars containing coal
over the Rock Island. In three hours
the long procession Of farmers and
residents of Mangum had exhausted
the supply. Farmers have been re-
duced to cottonseed and corn for fuel.
and If the situation is lot materially
relieved within the week there will
be actual suffering.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
BANK CASHIER ARRESTED
Farmers and Drovers' National at
Waynesburg, Pa, Is Short $3.50, 600.

Waynesburg, Pa, Dec. 1S.-With the
closing of the Farmers and Drovers'
National bank last Wednesday, the
arrest at Pittsburg of Cashier J. b.
+. RinehaTt, charged with making
false reports to the comptroller of
the currency, and the discover Of an
alleged discrepancy amou + : to
$3.50 600, business in this cICy is al
most at a standstill. Many merchants
sold scarcely a dollars worth OF goods
during the day and some contemplate
closing THEW stores until the bank
difficulty has been adjusted. Hundreds
OF men. women and children in
Waynesburg and the surrounding re.
gion had their money deposited in the
Farmers and Drovers' bank, and as a
result OF their inability to get at thei~
savings the holiday season promises
to be a sorry one. 1t is feared that a
shortage OF cash will cause further
business depression.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Gar Removes Restrictions on Jews.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 19.-Bmperor
Nicholas has approved the bill of the
council of ministers removing the dis.
abilities Of Jews. BY the bill Jews are
permitted to live in the country, as
well as in the cities, within the pale
and certain restrictions placed on Jew.
ish merchants and artisans in cities
outside the pale are removed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Mrs. Lille Applies for Pardon.

David City, Neb., Dec. III. s.
Hill, formerly Of Bellwood, but now
of California, and Mrs. Lena Mar
garet Lille have published in the But
Ter County Press that they will make
application to Governor Mickey on
Dec. 26, 1906, for the pardon OF Mrs
Lena Margaret Lille, who is now con
fined in the penitentiary for life for
the killing OF her husband, Harvey
Lille.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Howe Is Formally Named.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-President
Roosevelt solved the unaccountable
mix-up in the nomination of a post
master at South Omaha by withdraw
ing the name of o. X. Paddock and
substituting that Of e. l.. Howe, who
was selected by Congressman Ken
nedy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Lambert Convicted Of Assault.

Dakota City, Neb., Dec. 1.-THE
noted ease of Shell against Logan
Lambert was tried in the district
court here. Logan vas convicted of
an assault and battery with intent to
do great bodily harm. The complain
ing witness was Father Shell, a priest
at the Winnebago agency and Homer
at that time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Man Burned to Death.

Mitchell, Neb., Dec. 17.-An I'M
known mar was burned to death in a
fire discovered at 4 a. m. in a car in
the Burlington yards which complete
ly consumed three loaded cars, a grain
warehouse and coal sheds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Corn Contest Winners.

Lincoln, Dec. 14.-Five of the prize
winners in the state corn growers con
test we're announced. Their names
and grades follow: Gordon Unangst
Lancaster, S4.2; Loren Patterson
Burt, S4.2; Val Kuska, Fillmore, S1.3;
Joseph b. Kuska, Fillmore, 59.5; Rob
ert Engle. Saunders, rs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21

laps behind the record set by Miller
and Waller for the same number OF
hours in 1899. The same team won
last years race, Root then making the
final dash.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Church Women in the Cornfe!d.

Edison, Neb., Dec. 19.-Seventeen
young ladies of the Christian church
went into the cornfields and husked
is bushels of corn and sold it for $50,
which they gave to the church. Many
school teachers were among them
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21

Bees Laxative Cough Syrup contain
tanning Honey and Tar is especially
appropriate for children, no opiates or
poisons Of any character, conforms to
the provisions of the National Pure
Food and Drug Law, June 80, 1900.
For Group, Whooping Cough, etc. II
expels Coughs and Colds by gently
moving the bowels. Guaranteed. Sold
by Henry Cooks drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21
Man Ernzen 70 Death.

Chadron, Neb., Dec. 17.-Charles T.
Ferguson, while temporarily insane,
wandered away rom his home Out
into the country during the night and
was frozen to death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21

Dade's Little Liver Pills thoroughly
clean the system, good for lazy l@ivers,
makes clear complications, bright eyes
and happy thoughts. Sold by Henry
Cooks drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-21

was a golden apple, his control of st.
Paul common Is but ashes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

the course of day is enormous; and, of course,
of the articles placed in the furnace are far
more productive of gold than other. For in
stance a very valuable asset are the rubber balls
which bookbinders use to remove the superflu-
Gus gilt from book edges After use, the rubber
ball is covered with minute pieces of gilt, so
small, that TO collect them in the ordinary way
would be impossible So when they begin to
show signs of wear and tear, the balls are sent
TO the refners Here, they are melted down in
the manner described and the residue of gold
is returned to the bookbinders, to be remade
into leaf
MONEY IN RAGS.
Another valuable form of rubbish is found in
the rags used by gilders. To throw these away
would be equivalent to pitching money out of
the window, for they are laden with particles of
gold-so heavily laden, in fact, that the saving
thus effected amounts to many pounds a year,
even in the case of glider in quite small way
of business.
The refner is probably the most economical
man on earth, for he wastes nothing. Every elm
der is valuable, and yields its gold harvest apart
from that derived from the small ashes. No
cinder is thrown away until it has been through
the furnace at least twice. And so, while waste
full persons throw gold into its dustbihs, those
Of more economical turn of mind, are saving
their gilded rubbish and finding it source Of
revenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

among the waves. On her breast two life-saving
medals hang. Her face, kind, full and honest
looking has been tanned by the Bognor and
breezes, and is pow crumped up into a net
work of smiles. Mary engages in teaching visitors
to swim, and is still always ready to dash into
the treacherous water when life is endangered
LIFE SAVING EXPLOITS.
Her exploits are indeed remarkable in the an.
nails of life-saving. Her first rescue was effected
some fifty-six years ago, when she brought in
the heavy wife of London brewer, who had got
out of her depth Mary was then sixteen. Not
very long after her initial attempt at fesaving
her services were again called upon when a nurse
who had swum out from the shore was seen, to
be in difficulties A bathing man had gone in
after her. and gave the attempt up, but Mary
was not so easily daunted, and after some trouble
she rescued the woman from watery grave.
Mary's record day for life-saving occurred some
twenty-six years ago. when she saved six sport
ing young nymphs from the ocean depths. They
had all gone away, against orders, out of their
depth, and were drowning in batch. She swan
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

the contest. One of them donning his swim.
ming costume swan out to her and accompanied
her long time, moving through the water at
her side without saying a word. At last he
hailed her and said they seemed to get along so
nicely in the water that he thought they would
also at other times, and suggested that they
become engaged. The offer was declined in a
kindly manner. The two are still great friends
and their friendship may yet ripen into matri-
mony.
Lady Constance Stewart Richardson is the hold
er of several cups won in amateur swimming con-
tests and recently at the close of the final con-
test for the kings cup, which was great social
event in London, the lady gave an exhibition
of fancy swimming and diving.
The girls of England are going in for such sports
pistol and rifle shooting, and at the recent
international contest at Bisley, Eng, there were
two ladies who made excellent records. They
were Mrs. Chapman and Mrs Way, and the
former did remarkable work at the long-range
butts Mrs King another noted woman marks
man, made good record at the revolver range.
Before long it is possible that visitors in Lon
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

great wave Of heat strikes the face, and on in.
voluntarily retreats to a cooler corner With
pair of enormous nippers, the attendant delves
amongst the flames, and the crucible, glowing
red hot, energies from the inferno.
Nothing more can be done until it has cooled
then it is broken and the contents extracted
The mass it contains is of a greenish hue, caused
by the salts, which, with the rubbish, have risen
to the top during the melting, and at the bot.
tom is the gold, which, being heavy metal, has
sunk. True, the nugget is not the size of one
that might be found in an Australian mine, but
it is pure metal for all that, and well repays the
trouble involved in obtaining it,
The amount of rubbish which Il dealt with in
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
i va
EMm@

Il
n trades professions to throw open its
EsssSSs1 doors to the daughters of Eve. And
es3NRxJ because-hats off to the adies-because
their work has proved so satisfactory
and-ldt us whisper this-their pay is lower than
that of men doing the same work, the already
great army of girl engineers is daily growing
greater.
1t will be of special value to our young lady
readers, and of interest to Others to deal with
the particular branches of engineering invaded
by the fair sex.
The drawing offices of many large firms are
nowadays frightened by bevy Sof fair damsels.
Perched on stools and armed with drawing instru-
ments and Chinese ink, their daily duty consists
in tracing the lines of drawings of machines
OF course, it is all Greek to them pinch of
intelligence being all that is demanded They
do not originate anything, but have only to blind
ly and slavishly copy the maze of penciled lines
and circles beneath the tracing paper. AS a rule
they are under the charge of staid matron. I'm
fortunately, when girl tracer becomes expert,
and hence valuable, she often leaves the drawing
office for the altar.
The head of large drawing office tells us
that this is a sphere in which girl labor is sure
to increase.
FINE WORK FOR FEMININE FINGERS.
could anything be more appropriate than that
they should be made by women? Feminine fingers
have shaped many of these dreadfuly confusing
little pieces of mechanism in a modern sewing
machine. In the factory of Kilbowie, in Scot
land, numbers of girls may be seen operating
light drilling machines, making fine adjustments
for the cams of the machines, and working at the
bench with files and gauges
The last place in which one would expect to
find girls is in locomotive factory But if you
travel to Swindon, Eng, you will be shown,
through a glass door if you are mere male,
vast well-lighted workshop solely monopolized
by girls, whose nimble fingers are adept in the
art of French polishing carriages
The great simplifcaton which has been made
in recent years in the manufacture of parts
by automatic machinery has opened the doors of
the machine shops and other similar establish
ments to women, where short time ago it was
thought that there could be no possible call for
their services. Girls in these factories finish and
assemble the parts and do a thousand and one
things OF this nature In some of the establish
ments, as for instance, that of well-llnown cash
register mandatory in this country, elaborate
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

don will witness the unusual sight of woman
cabby. Miss Adele Maybury, who lives at High
bury, has applied for license, and while it has
been declined she has expressed her determine
ton of sticking at it until she wins. 1t is said
that the objections which were made by Scot
land Yard to granting the license are of such
character that they can be readily overcome
and the girl is working hard to get the coveted
license. She is an expert horsewoman and is
famiiarizng herself with the streets and localities
of the great city.
Almost in line with this unique employment
is that of lady veterinarian who is frequently to
be seen darting around the streets of Berlin
on a bicycle. She is connected with one of the
humane societies and stands ready to rush to
the assistance of sick OF injured horses which
may be stricken on the streets.
Another odd occupation for a woman is that
Of curbstone artist which is to be seen every
day at work on the pavement of one of Londons
streets. She has taken up regular stand, and
is to be seen there every day that the weather
permits and is said to do very artistic work
on the pavement.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

SSAN
during twelve months. The gilt on book leaves
the edges of visiting cards, old picture frames
ana buttons, represent an enormous consumption
OF gold, but these articles are usually thrown
away when done with.
IoAve such minute quantities of gold would,
in tMDbpinion of most people, not be worth do
ing. But if you visited certain establishment
in Philadelphia, you might almost any day see
arriving collection of broken picture frames
or sacks of old gilt buttons. what are they to
be used for?" asked, and was shown lump of
pure gold, the size of marble, lying on the
counter, in proof that even such rubbish has
value of its own. Everything that has gilt upon
it is more or less valuable, for the re6ner can
extract the gold and make II ready for use
again. The little nugget referred TO was the
product of number of old picture frames.
The process OF extracting and collecting these
minute particles of gold is an interesting one
and, Of course, can only be carried out by means
of heat. Ranged round the refinery are a mum.
Der of furnaces of different sizes, all blazing
away merrily, the heat being prevented from
coming into the chamber by the filling Of each
furnace with sliding lid AS the rubbish comes
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

The ancient Greeks and Romans had their
beds supported on frames, but not fat like ours.
In the tropics men sleep in hammocks or upon
mats of grass. The East Indian unrolls his
light portable charpoy or mattress, which in the
morning is again rolled together and carried
away by him.
arrangements and means of rest are concerned,
is the most luxurious in the world
The Egyptians had couch Of a peculiar
shape, more like an old-fashioned easy chair,
with hollow back and seat, than a bed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

in, it is thrown pell-mell into one of the fur
naces In one, hundreds of old gilt buttons are
being melted, in the next broken picture frames
are being reduced to- ashes
ASHES THAT YIELD GOLD.
1t is these ashes that are valuable. They are
sfted from the cinders and mixed with a COM
pound of saltpetre, borax, pearlash, and other
Ingredients When we'll mixed, they are placed
in an earthenware crucible, and again subjected
to terrific heat
man wearing thick. gloves and goggles, to
protect his hands and eyes, attends to each cru
chile, which is withdrawn when the reduction of
the ashes is complete. As the furnace is opened,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16


man has for many years been employed one of
the rural routes, and as his time is not wholly
taken up at his labor he spends large part Of
each day at work farm which he owns and
operates. Having few spare moments left each
day the thought occurred to him to build a resi-
dence for himself He gave the matter some
thought and finally drew the plans, which were
submitted to the local authorities and duly APP
proved by them. He commenced the work Of
foundation laying, and for ten years he gave the
project what time he had after attending to his
other duties, and at the end of this period the
house was complete in every particular. The in
terror woodwork was all in place, and the walls
and ceilings properly decorated, and all of this
was done by the onearmed Handy-Andy during
his spare time. The cart in which the bricks
and lumber were hauled also constructed by
the remarkable workman. In the rearing of
this building all work was done by his hands, or
rather his hand.
Mr.. Simpsons arm shot of by the acct
dental discharge OF gun when he was lad of
twelve years, but notwithstanding this handi-
cap he has more TO show for his industry and
perseverance than most persons with the usual
number of arms.