The Red Cloud chief., 1908-12-25

stock broker OF Joplin. Mo-, commit
fed suicide Friday by shooting him
self.
Two persons we're killed by an ex.
plosion In the plant OF the Senior
Power company. at Morrow, Ohio.
More than $4,000. 900, in money or.
ders. was sent TO foreign countries
through the port Of New York between
December 2 and December Is. when
the last OF the Christmas remittance
money ships sailed.
Iowa received first in the awards
on state exhibits at the National Hor.
ticulturaI congress just closed at
Council Bluffs.
Three murjerers we're hanged at
Beltingham. Washington, Friday.
G. M. Buckles, an Oklahoma banker.
has been found guilty OF embezzle-
ment and sentenced to q year In the
zen and to pay o fine of $3,485.
A jury has finally been completed
to try the night-rider cases at Union
City. Tenn.
The nineteenth annual meeting oil
the Southern Educational associa-
ton will be held at Atlanta, Ca. the
latter part OF this month.
Prof. Edward Clark, known In Eu-
rope and America as an Archaeological.
has resigned from the faculty OF the
Ripon, wis, college after fourteen
years of service With that institution.
Clyde M. Reed. OF Kansas, has been
appointed superintendent OF the d.
visions OF railway adjustments Of the
postofice department. r .J.
A heavy snow storm and blizzard
is reported from many OF the eastern
states.
The total cost of the primary cleo
ton held in Kansas last August Will
rot be far from $4,000.
The announcement Of the engage.
ment Of Lucene Goodenow, a Chicago
beauty, and Kioher Inukai, a Japa-
nese who can trace his lineage back
a thousand years, was made the lat
ter part Of the week.
The jury In the Rhinehart case, at
Waynesburg. Penn, disagreed after be-
ing out fo%rty-three hours.
The American Steel and Wire COM
pany will give employment to 1000
or 1900 idle men this week.
Governor Hughes. OF New York.
has appointed a commission to In.
vestigate stock exchange methods.
The National Rivers and Harbors
congress Is In favor Of the issue by
congress- Of $500, 900 worth OF
bonds. the proceeds to be used ex-
clusively for the payment OF such
river and harbor work as may be
authorized by congress.
Donale Grant Mitchell ok MarveD
died at his home In Connecticut. aged
e~ighty-four years
Abraham Ruef. convicted Of bribery
in San Francisco. will be sentenced
Saturday Of this week.
Three OF the big railroads Of Mich
igan have come to the relief Of the
empty state treasury and paid $780,
900 in taxes three months ahead Of
time.
H. o. Smith. general superintend.
ent of the Freeburn Coal and Coke
company. was shot and killed in a
quarrel at DeLorme. w. Va, by H. A.
Connors. station agent for the Nor.
folk & Western railroad.
Washington.
The total consumption of sugar In
the United States In 1907, as shown
by the bureau Of statistics. reached
7,0ss. 667.975 pounds.
The American battleship feet has
made It's departure from Colombo for
Suez.
Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, ia pre-
pairing to make an effort for Inaugural.
ton OF a scheme of government aid
and encouragement In the improve.
ment OF the rural schools OF the whole
country.
Rear Admiral John 4. Pillsbury.
having reached the age Of sixty-two
years. was placed on the retired list.
Chairman Knapp. Of the interstate
commerce commission declares him
self decidedly of the opinion that the
time has come for the government to
take up the supervision OF the capital
ization of great corporations.
The president Is considering the
a~dvisability Of having a thorough ex
animation and report made on the
character of foundations that underlie
the locks and important dams along
the lines of the Panama canal.
President Roosevelt has suggested
a change in the form Of government
OF the District OF Columbia.
President Roosevelt has told {
delegation of West Virginia congress
men and friends that they were vast
ing time to recommend to him tn,
name OF a brother Of Judge Pete
Grosscup for appointment as collector
'of internal revenue.
There were 1904 vessel disasters II