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The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Washington.

Reports which reached Washington
from foreign sources declared that
Whitelaw Reid. ambassador to Great
Britain, had been offered and had ac-
cepted an extension of two years Of
service as the representative of the
United States at the court Of st.
James.
Estimates made by officials of the
postoficc department indicate 3OO,'
100000 one.ccnt pieces annually are
taken by the rural letter carriers from
letter boxes for the payment of post
age on mail matter deposited. Com
plants against the practice have be.
come so widespread that the post.
Office department has issued instruc.
tions to all postmasters ut rural de
livery office that after February Is,
the practice will he discontinued.
NoiCing his desire that the postal
savings bank bin should be reported
to the senate and given immediate
consideration. Senator Burkett pro
tested against the adjourning every
Thursday until the following Monday.
Railroad freight rates between Mis-
slssippi river crossings and Ottumwa.
Iowa. are declared by the Interstate
commerce commission to be u%nreason-
able and excessive.
Detailed statements of exports of
the United States during the calendar
year 1909 have just been completed
by the bureau of statistics of the de-
partmcnt of commerce ard labor.
They show a reduction in the value of
exports Of nearly all the important
agricultural products except cotton.
As a result Of the agitation against
he increased cost of living. Represcn.
tativc Garner (rep. Pal introduced a
bin in the house to repeal the duty on
all cattle intended to be used as food
This Is the first bill Of the sort intro
duced, but it is expected that a flood
OF similar measures will follow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
SEE TROUBLE AHEAD
UNITED NINE WORKERS INSIST
ON HIGHER WAGES.
FRAMING UP NEW A SCHEDULE
Miners, According to Reports, Deter
mined not to Yield, and Great
Industrial Struggle Re.
garded Probable.

Indianap polls, lnd.-One OF the great
est Industrial battles in the history of
the United States impends. in the be-
lief of the leaders of the united mine
workers of Atneica. The convention
Of the organization. which has been
in session in this city for two weeks.
will adjourn Monday night, and II is
probable that a majority Of the 100
delegates Immediately will depart for
Toledo for the Joint conference with
the bituminous coal mine owners OF
western Pennsylvania. OHIO and In
diana, which will open Tuesday. This
conference is specially for the purpose
or negotiating a wage contract for
these districts, to 20 into effect April
I. But as the tri.state contract in all
the other districts of the United States
and Canada it may he determined that
o or all Of the soft coal miners rep
~resentatives assembled here should
take part in the Toledo conference.
The operators, according to reports.
will not yield to the miners demands
for an increase in wages. and some Of
them have taken the stand that econ
omic conditions warrant q decrease.
The sentiment in the national miners
union is unanimously for Il genertl
strike II the operators refuse an in
crease in wages Of at least 10 per cent.
The western PENNSYLVANIA delegates
stand for a 20 per cen increase on the
ground that the settlement Of their
recent strike against the Pittsburg
Coal company resulted in a decrease
of 10 per cent from the wage con.
tract signed by the last joint tri.state
conference.
The faction in the united mine
workers opposed to the administration
of President Lewis charges him with
responsibility for the alleged decrease
in wages in western Pennsylvania.
Francis Feehan, president of the
western Pennsylvania district. Is one
Of the leaders OF the anti-Lewis ele-
ment The wage scale committee of
the miners union will bring in its re.
port at the opening Of the session of
MONDAYS convention. and il is said the
day will be spent in formulating the
contract that is to be presented to
the miners On Tuesday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03

Xelaya. former president OF Mica.
ragua. is preparing to 90 to Belgium.
I.iona, Peru, arranged n special re.
ccption for Hon. w. j. Bryan.
The election of Ginord Pinchot to
succeed DR., Charles w. Eliot as prcsi.
dent Of the National conservation as.
s~ociation Is announced.
Mrs. Elsie Sigcl, widow of General
Franz Sigcl of civil war fame, died
Il few days ago in New York.
Senator Burkett believes he will get
a postal banking bill through congress
during this session.
Iowa editors viii hold their semi.
annual meeting at boone. March II.
John II. Walsh. o in the federal
prison at LeavenwOrth. will not be
granted any special privileges.
President Taft Is showing much tao,
in bringing opposing congressional.
factions together.
The Ballinger-Pinchot committee is
soon to start its investigation.
Senator Nelson has been selected MS
head Of the Ballinger investigating
committee
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
INDIANS IN EARNEST
UNITED IN THEIR DEMANDS OF
GOVERNMENT.
HAPPENINGS OVER THE STATE
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout Nebraska
and Vicinity.

Walthill. Neb.-Thc Omaha Indians
were never so thoroughly earnest, as
well as unanilGous on any subject rs
they are at this time with respect TO
their relation to the government.
Three special councils have been held
lately to consider tho question. All
have been largely attended and unani-
nous action has been taken at each,
namely, in demanding deeds to In
dian lands. opposition to the placing
OF farmers" In charge Of Indian in
terests. and opposition to n joint agent
with the Winnebagos.
The last council. held a week ago,
was attended by about 200 Omahas
who came from all parts OF the reser.
walton. At that gathering all action
taken at previous meetings was con
frmed and a committee of five was ap-
pointed to visit Washington and lay
the grievances OF the tribe before a
tlorities there. taking them up to the
president II no satisfaction was OBJ.
tanned elsewhere. This committee
consists OF DR.. Susan LA Flesche ri.
cote. daughter of an Omaha and the
widow of a Sioux Indian; Hiram
Chase. formerly county attorney; Dan.
lei Webster, Simeon H%allowell. White
Horse.
The probationary period OF twenty.
five years. at the end Of which the
Onrahas were TO receive patents for
their lands and become full citizens
Of the United States, expired In 1909,
when the period was extended for an
other ten years. This disappointment
weighs heavily upon the hearts OF the
Indians, fer there are very many OF
them who are ambitious to be recog.
niZed as full citizens of a country
where they and their ancestors have
dwelt for hundreds. perhaps thousands
| of years.
The gravity of the situation. the bit
terress of the disappointment. was
emphasized at the last council held
at the agency. Then an unusual
thing occurred. For the first time in
the history OF the tribe prayer was
offered ut an Omaha council.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
horticultural Premiums.

Secretary c. G. Marshall of the Ne
braska state horticultural society. has
received two immense silver cups
which were taken by his society as
prizes at the national fruit show nj
Council Bluffs, la. One cup is for the
best display of any state horticultural
society at the national show. The
other cup is for the best eight varieties
of apples intended to furnish the home
with fruit the year round. In this
contest Nebraska was first with Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas and Wyoming as
competitors. In addition the Nebras-
ka society received a geld medal Tor
the most attractive display at the
show and received thirty premium rib
bcns, ten first premiums. twelve sec
ond premiums ard eight third prero-
iums. The showing made by Nebras-
ka at the national show puts the
state in the front rank OF fruit grow
ing states.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Cock Held as a Witness.

San Antonio. Tex l-There are sew.
eral features in the celebrated Cook
case which due TO ignorance of Meyi-
a Jurisprudence, are not generally
understood in the United States. In
the first place, Cook is not being held
without trial, and second his legal
status is more that Of a witness than
of an indicted criminal. Peculiar as
such a law may appear to people in
the United States. IL may be seer from
article 272 of the penal code of the
state OF Jalisco that it is perfectly lie.
gal to keep a suspect imprisoned for
a period cf six months and ever long
er, with the proviso that all confine-
ment exceeding six months shall ulti.
mately be deducted from any term of
imprisonment the court may impose.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03

Cenator Conger's exposing New
York 3 state politics scandal is likely
to win victory for direct primary sys.
tenn.
The British liberal party must de-
pend on the Irish to secure a ma.
jority in the house of III
IT is practically certain neither the
liberals or unionists will have a ma
jority ia the next parliament.
The twentieth century limited on
The New York Central was wrecked
and two tralnmcn Killed.
There is Dissatisfaction among
house democrats With the leadership
of Champ Clark.
Chances favor the passage Of the
ship subsidy bill this session.
The new comet Is travelling more
than 100 miles per second according
to Prof: Winslov' Upton of Brown uni.
versity.
Special educational training for rail.
road men is advocated aud predicted
by J. Shirley Eaton.
Ir~regularity i'm grand jury room may
open the prison doors for Charles w.
Morse, and f. Augustus IIcinze may
also benefit from IA court ruling on
this matter.
In the memory of senators and
representatives now in Office, says a
Washington dispatch. there never has
been "A time when the people were
writing so many letters to members
of congress about public affairs.
Meat dealers are firm with their
prices all over the country and the
move now being made has in no wise
affected the packers.
The intensely colo weather In the
east has saved eastern Pennsylvania
from disastrous floods.
II was stated by a high authority
at Paris that no settlement has yet
been reached regarding the Hankow-
Sze.Chuen railroad loan OF 100000, 900.
Ezra Kendall, the famous comedian.
died of ~apoplexy in a sanitarlum ut
M~artinsvillc, Ind.
President Taft is urging upon sen.
ators to get busy" with the nations
affairs.
The price of eytrC fancy creamery
butter dropped to 80 cents a pound on
the Elgin board of trade. 1t was IA
cut of six cents.
Liberal forces in Great Britain have
not abandoned hope of a substantial
victory.
Warner NJ. Van Norden. Il rich New
Yorker. was robbed On the street OF
SIS, 600. supposedly by two
Investigations by the immigration
commission were denounced in the
house as a big junket.
Mrs. Iietty Green has joined the
anti.meat crusade because she says
the price Is too dear.
Robert Underwood Johnson was ap.
POINTED editor Of the Century Magazine
in the place of the late Richard Wat.
son Glider. Mr.. Johnson had been
associate editor of the magazine since
1881.
The Madriz government has ordered
the arrest of all the conservative
leaders in Managua, Granada, Masaya
and REYES,
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Burlin~tcn LOSING Money.

The Burlington and Northwestern
railroads have filed remonstranccs
with the state railway commission
against the application of the Union
Stock Yards company at South Omaha
for leave to increase switching charges
within me stock yards. The Burling
ton desires the commission to take
into consideration the yardage charges
and the railroad charges OF the stoch
yards as a whole before issuing an or.
der allowing the proposed increase
in switching charges.
The Burlington road alleges that /;
is carrying live stock at n loss at this
time and cannot stand further In
creases in switching charges from the
union stock yards.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Plat State MEETINGS.

Hastings, neutrality-suspicious. are
being made for the entertainment OF
the state chess and checker associa.
tion which will hold It's annual meet
ing at the Iepin hotel in this city be.
ginning Tuesday, February S. Daily
sessions will he held for five days. The
state meeting was here last year and
was literally attended by some of the
best chess and checker artists OF Ne,
braSk and Kansas. The officers look
forward to "A much larger attendance
this year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
NEWS FROM The CAPITAL CITY
items of Interest Around the Safe
House
States WARES Under Arrest.


Can the state Of Nebraska sicZe
from the clutches Of the law n o.
its hayward wards who has committed
a felony? This question is to be test
ed by d habeas corpus suit instituted
by the superintendent Of the Eoarney
industrial school. A bad boy named
Clark at the state Industrial school at
Kcarncy was parCled and while at
liberty violated n state law cham
pioncd by Paul Clark of Lincoln, who
is no relation to the boy. b law
makes it n felony for any one to steal
chickens. The boy, Clark, rs alleged
to have tr~ansgrcssed the law at Hast
ings. County Attorney tIarti9an re
fuses to deliver the boy to the indus'
trial school, but on the contrary de-
sires to prosecute him and send him
to the pe%nitentiary. Now the other
arm of the state desires to take pcs
session OF the boy and put him back
In the state industrial school where
he can raise cucumbers and other
crops for the state. A test case is to
be started. County Attorney English
of Omaha has n few parolcd boys let
lose by Superintendent Manuel OF the
Kearney industrial school and Will
await a judgment in the Hastings
case before acting. Attorney General
Thompson is assisting in getting the
paroled boys back into possession OF
the state school at Kearney.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
c. S. Allen Made President.

G. s. Allen Of Lincoln was unani.
mously reelected president of the uni.
versity board OF regents Wednesday
The question of campus extension was
referred to a committee without action
by the board.
The board approved the recommen.
daticn Of the faculty of the college of
agriculture that the course of the
school Of agriculture be extended to
cover four years. This leaves the col.
lege maintaining a four year course
with nine months to each year. while
terms.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Agriculture in Schools.

Hastings, Neb.-A committee has
been named by the county superin-
tendent's section of tho state teachers
association for the purpose of forinu-
lating plans to promote the teaching
of agriculture in the public schools.
Supafint2ndents throughout the state
have been furnished with blanks to be
filed Offering suggestions as TO the
best manner in which to put the new
course into effect. Superintendent vii.
lis of this county is a member Of the
committee. The replies will be com
piled and presented at the next meet
ing of the association in Lincoln.
The questions submitted are as fol-
Toys:
Frst-Should agriculture be made
a compulsory subject in rural schools?
Second-Do you favor congressional
district schools for the training of
teachers in agriculture. together with
an experimental farm?
Third-Do you favor county or
township high schools for the public.
with a strong course in agriculture.
and ten or twenty acres for expert
mental purposes?
Fourth--How should these district
schools and county high schools artic-
ulatc with the agricultural college
and what assistance should the college
render these schools?
Fifth-Should the state build the
schools and the local district main,
tain their support?
SiXth-Should the matter be pre-
sented to the legislature?
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Three Cars Leave Track.

Kansas City.-MissOuri Pacific pas
senser train No. 2, east bound from
Pueblo to ST. Louis. was derailcd near
McCracken, Kas., Sunday night. The
engine, smoking car and chair car
left the track. According to meauer
details received at the general tele,
graph office in this city the passen,
gers and crew escaped with a shaking
up. The cause OF the dera'lment is
not known. The train left Pueblo AT
noon Sunday and was due In Nc.
Cracker at 500 Sunday night.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Fire Causes $4,000 Loss.

Fairhury. Neb.-The business sec.
ton OF Gladstone, n small village nine
miles west OF this city, was totally
destroyed by fire Monday afternoon,
The fire was started about 3 o'clock
by the explosion OF an oil can in Sager,
man brothers implement store and
spread to the double department store
Of Z. y, ude and the postoillce. The
three buildings were burned Il the
ground. The total loss was about 500,
900 which vas partially covered by In,
france. A strong wind was blowing
from the south which made It impos.
sible to check the flames,
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Saws Aids Took a Bribe

Albany. N. Y.-Senator Benjamin
Conger made public Sunday the formal
charges which he will prefer under
oath against Senator lothian p. Aids.
president pro tenn of the New York
state senate. He said Senator Aids Is
unfit for his position because he NC
cepted 1000 on April %. 1901 in HE
~(Conger's) presence in consideration
of his failure to press n certain bill
then pending before the house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
EPITONE OF EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE BRIEF BUT INTERESTING
Record Of what is Going on in Con.
cress, in Washington and 10
the Political Field.
EorelQn

The uniontSts gained another seat
In the Southport division Of Lancaster.
Otherwise the few results before an
nounced do not change the party
strength. The newly elected members
of parliament now stand: Unionists,
221: liberals, 202; laLorites, "a; ma
tionalists, GO.
President Madriz Of Nicaragua Is
sued IA proclamation giving the details
of the causes which have led to a re-
newal of hOstilities. He refers to the
offers Of peace made to the revolution
lists through Rear Admiral Kimball
and their refusal to accept anything
but complete recognition of the pro.
visional government, and says Ques.
tons must now be settled by arms.
American shoe manufacturers are
making extraordinary shipments on
orders from their German agents,
placed in anticipation of the enforce
ment Of Germany's general tariff
against American importations on and
after February z.
A native rnnner who has arrived
from South Africa reports that Col.
Roosevelt has killed three good bulls
and two cows of the white rhinoceros
family and considerable lesser game.
The naturalists have collected many
species of birds and mammals.
According to q German consular re-
port the Kobe-Akashi Electric Rail.
way company, with n capital Of ST.
zoo GOO has hppn formed 10 build an
electric railway from Kobe, Japan. to
Askashi. The first five miles Of the
road Is to be double track.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Will Look Into the Books.

Chicnpo-Whon the governments
investigation of the su.called beef
trust is resumed by the federal grand
jury Monday It is expected the books
and documents Of the National Pack
ing company will be taken up. Ralph
Crews. genera counsel for the com.
rany. is scheduled TO appear. Before
tho ord o' the week IL is ~ovrected Of
ficials OF Armour G. Co. Norris & Co..
and Swift d Co, will be questioned
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Welded SIS Years Aao

Cambridge. NCb.~-Mr. and Mrs. J, J.
Kelly, pioneers of this city, celebrated
their tllty-siXth wedding anniversary
Tuesday. All their sons and daugh.
iers and grand.childr2n wcre present,
John James Kelly was married 10 Miss
Sophia Baldozer on January ~, 1855,
in Ohio. He is GRE of the wealth. land
owners OF this vicinity whCre he has
resided since the early seventies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
General.

Ezra Kendall, the comedian, died Oi
apoplcXy In a sanitarium at Martins
vile, Ind.
The executive committee of the ma
tional education association IN.
nounced that the ~forty-eighth annual
convention would be held In Boston
July . to 8, 1910.
The supreme court may delay an
opinion on the corporation tax.
That Harry Kendall Thaw Is a
bankrupt and that his estate is sub.
iect to the United States bankruptcy
laws Is held by Referee William b..
Blair.
The senate committee on territories
perfected the Reveridge measure TO
create a legislative council for Alaska.
Congressman Smith of Iowa will be
a candidate for denomination.
National Committeeman Taggart OF
Indianapolis, Ind. who was accident.
ally shot by w. II. Morton, while
hunting, will lose the sight of the right
eye.
President Taft, in addressing the
annual meeting of the association of
Life Insurance Presidents, held out no
hope for the enactment of a federal!
law To govern the companies.
The senate committee on irrigation
will report II bill providing for a $50.
600 600 bond issue to complete irriga.
ton projects.
Armour says beef is high because
of increased price of corn.
American affairs are being promi.
nently hcadlined in the Chinese native
newspapers. The speeches of presi-
dent Taft and the hunting exploits OF
Col. Roosevelt are followed with in.
terest.
The petition of the American Fede.
ration Of Labor asking for an investi.
cation of the operations of the United
States Steel corporation has been re.
ferrcd by President Taft to the com
mittee on judiciary.
The United States Banking com.
pany nj Mexico City suspended fol.
lowing its failure To make the cleaS
ing house settlement Of the days
business.
The suit for sl50,000 damages for
alleged libel filed Jan. 8, 1904. by
Michael W. Louis against Joseph l..
Bristow, now senator from Kansas.
then fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral; Henry G. Payne, former post.
master general, and three WASHINGTON
newspapers, was dismissed by Chief
Justice ~JiaybauEh.
Provision for Il material, but gradual
increase in the appointment of cadets
10 the West Point Military Academy is
made by a bill reported favorably tc
the senate by Mr. Warren, chairman
of the committee on military affairs
Governor Hughes, before life insur
rnCe delegates, expressed faith in life
Insurance as an American institution
Joseph a. Graham, a widely known
editor and author, died at his some il
Salisbury. Nd. He was widely know
in the wSS
Cork oak. which grows To a larg,
extent in Spain, is to be tried in tn,
national forests here.
All along the line the people ar,
cutting out the meat ration, but tn,
price does not come down.
The beef trust" so.called, is TO b
prosecuted by the national govern
ment.
Millions in royalties to the govern
ment from leases of Alaska Goa
lands was the proposition made by
Seattle man to a senate committee.
Business needs OF the nation ar
to be discussed in annual convention
of national boards Of trades
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Boycott Has a Bid Effect.

P%ittsburg. PA dozen FOREIGNERS
discussed the meat boycott at break,
fast in a Mulberry alley boarding
house SUNDAY and all except Mic
Skoviac, a Slav. agreed 10 eat no
meat. Skov'ac, delighted with hqving
the breakfast steak to himself. tackled
1t so violently that he choked To
death with the first mouthful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Twelve Dollars a Year for a Clock.

Some of the state officers are cor
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of curtail.
ing expenses by cutting of the eX-
pense of $12 a year for n clock fur.
nished by the Western Union Tele-
graph company. Governor Shallen,
berger was the first to cut out the
electric clock. Such clocks are paid
for by Attorney General Thompson,
Secretary Of State Junkin, State Treas
urer Brian and Auditor Barton. For a
period Of ten years the expense is $12O
for each clock.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
Scarlet Fever at Academy.

Newport.-More than 1900 naval
apprentices will be shut up at the
naval training station for the next
five days on o OF scarlet fever
quarantine regulations. Only one case
OF the disease has appeared thus far.
but having in mind the epidemic of
last year, when three case proved IA
tai. the authorities have taken prompt
repressive measures.