The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-02
NEWS OF A WEEK
ITEM|zED FORM .
Epitome OF the Most
Important Events
Gathered From All
Points Of the Globe.
Domestic,

Atlantic City, N. j., was selected by
the sons of veterans as the place foi
holding tho next annual encampmcat
OF the organization, and George w
POllltt or Patterson, N. j.. was elected
commander-in-chief The next en-
campment will he held at the same
time as the national enCampmont Oi
the Grand Army of the Republic.
President Theodore Kemp OF Hlionis
Wesleyan university received notice
that Andrew Carnegie had given 80.
600 to the university for n new sci
0nce building. Wesleyan having
raised an endowment fund OF 10000
The cotton manufacturing plant of
the York Manufacturing company of
Saco, Maine, was shut down indeii-
nitely In consequence OF a wage
strike. Two thousand operatives
were thrown out of work
The Chicago Record.Hcrald prints
dispatch from Mexico City asserting
that United States Ambassador David
10. Thompson has bought for approx.
mately $10,000,000 in gold the Pan.
American railroad, the only line run.
ming from the north to the Central
American border. The dispatch says
that Ambassador Thompson will re-
main In Mexico permanently. although
he has announced his intention OF re.
signing his diplomatic post.
Acting Secretary OF the Interior
Pierce designated 5O,45O acres NOR.
land as coming within the enlarged
homestead act I'm the state of Mon.
tana, making the total M to date
26,0SO,b30 acres so designated In the
state Of Montana.
AT the suggestion OF the state de.
partmt instructions have been is.
sued to consular agents by Acting
Secretary McHarg of the department
OF commerce and labor, to- make col
iections or commercial laws of all
the Central and South American re.
pub'ics. These laws will he printed
In English and distributed in this
country for the purpose OF encourag.
Ing trade In Central and South
America.
instruction IN first aid TO the In.
Jured viii be given by the national
red cross TO thousands Of employees
OF large corporations, first among
which VIII be those OF the United
states Steel corporation and the
pennsylvania Steel company. During
the last two years the Red Cross has
met with such success in this work
among corporation employees that II
IL proposed 60 pursue similar methods
on much larger scale. Within the
next month more than 10000 en-.
ployes OF the steel corporation will
be instructed.
President Taft, in an interview AT
Beverly, says he will urge congress
10 establish postal savings bank
system
the general land Office announced
that Lei}eau, S. d. would be one Of
the places of registration for the sur.
plus lands of the Cheyenne river and
STANDING Rock Indian reservations to
be opened to settlement.
A party Of over twenty members Of
congress, the most Of them accom-.
panied by their wives ana members
or their families. sailed on the steam.
snip Siberia for Honolulu The trim Is
made in response TO an invitation OK.
tended by the Hawaiian legislature
which made AN appropriation to cover
all expenses Of the jaunt Eighteen
days viii be spent in Hawaii during
wh'ch Time the four largest islands OF
the group will he visited.
With delegation Of five thousand
negro men and women from overy
state In the union, the supreme lodge
OF Negro knights OF Pythias opened AT
Kansas City for four day session.
Among the delegates are doctors. law
yers, bankers, merchants, clerks. and
those from every profession, trade and
business followed by negroes. The del.
esates are quartered in tent CITY.
Ihe supreme court of Calanthe will
De presided over by John w. Struther
OF Greenville. Miss. In this meeting
every phase Of the negro question will
be discussed
me annual challenge gold cup races
OF the American Power Boat associa.
uon began at Alexandria Bay, N. Y.
After career of nearly fifty years
or faithful and efficient service I'm the
navy, Rear Admiral William T. Swim.
burne was placed on the retired list
for age. Rear Admiral Swlnburne Is
a native OF Rhode Island and entered
the naval academy at Annapolis in
1862.
Army officers having In charge the
selection OF site for the erection OF
a a'oOo-mile wireless telegraph sta.
ton are now considering several pro.
posed locations near Washington. or
the sites considered, one at George
town, suburb of Washington, il most
likely to be selected