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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1908)
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"The presi dent called us to the White House nd told ii! that wo should call to gether the delegation from Nebraska and decide the collectorship appoint ment. Wo immediately asked the Re publican members of the houbo to moot with us at Congressman Boyd's 100m. The delegation adopted the lowu plan lor federal appointments hereafter. The vote on tho collector hip was tot for Saturday, Jan. 25." This torso statement, authorized by Senators Burkett nnd Brown, tells a most interesting story of a most" in teresting day with tho Nebraska dele gation and, besides, It is a triumph lor the members of the house of rep resentatives from that state. It was decided bofore the confer nco toimlnnted that tho Iowa idea aliould govern tho action of tho repre sentatives from Nebraska in the na tional halls of legislation on state wide positions. This reserves to the Individual members of the delegation H postmasters in thoir several dls IrlotH, postmasters in home towns of"! senators nnd land offices In cities wuuro senators reside. On all other matters of patronnge, however, in which the ptate Is interested tho dele gation will have tho right of selec tion, each member being entitled to one vote. BRYAN MEETS COMMITTEEMEN .Are on Way to Denver to Arrange for National Convention. Lincoln, Jan, 20. W. J. Bryan met the subcommittee of tho Democratic national committee nt tho Rock Island depot In this city. Thoao in tho party voro- Thomas Taggart, chairman, of Indiana; Norman O. Mack of Buffalo, u... lirnn.lonn rt Knntiirlrv TJnirnr Sill. livan of Chicago and James C. DalnV man of Omaha. The committoemon had requested Mt'. Bryan to meet them. Roger Sul livan said to Mr. Bryan, as ho grasped his hand "You need have no fear from us; wo aro all for you." Tho committeemen aro on tho way to Den cr to arrange for tho national conven PLUNGE FROM AUTO IS FATAL. George Robinson Killed While Riding Near Falls City. Falls City, Neb., Jan. 18. Word was received hero of tho death of Georgo Robinson, a well known representa tive of tho Westlnghouse Engine com pany of Council Bluffs, la., which oc curred eight miles east of this city. Robluson was in company with Frank Blankcney of Dawson, and' to gether they were coming west from Rulo in an automobile driven by the latter. In rounding at a lively pace a dangerous turning point in the road, Robinson lost his: balance and plunged head foremost from tho car. He struck in such a manner that his neck wns dislocated. Death was instantaneous. MR. AND MRS. DEAN. Visscher Is Bound Over. Omaha, Jan. 21. Tho caso of Colo nel William Li. Visscher, who shot Po liceman Peter Dillon Jan. 12, and Is charged with assault with intent to wound, was tuken up in police court. Tho defendrint pleaded not guilty, waived' preliminary examination and was hound over to the district court under $1,500 bond, the same as tho ball on which he has been free sinco the assault. Three Dayo for Charities. Omaha, Jan. 20. The eleventh an nual session of the Nebraska confer-. enco of chnritles and corrections will be held in Omaha for three days, Jan. 2G-28 inclusive, at the Romo hotel. Tho meeting gives promise of being one of the most important yet held by tho association, with many distin guished citizens of Nebraska and oth er states narticlpntjng. Louis Glass III With Pneumonia. San Francisco, Jan. 20. LouIb Glass, former vice president and gen oral manager df the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company, who was recently convicted of bribery and sentenced' to five years' imprison ment, was transferred from tho county Jail to the Lano hospital, ho being quite ill with pneumonia. NcoiasKa Woman Recovering. Chicago. Jan. 21. Mrs. Ruby Psh znk, who was shot by Brockett, ha3 recovered sufllcicntly to leave the hos pital with her father, John Furnas, son of the late ex-Governor R. W. Fur nas of Nebraska. The Surprise They Gave a Roomful of Blackguards. In the early part of the nineteenth century Vauxhall wns the resort of many respectable persons, especially of those who came up from the coun try to see London sights. During one season It was Infested by a band of roughs, who made It their occupation to Insult nnd molest the most quiet, de cent people, especially any whom they guessed to bo country visitors. They became Mich n nuisance that several men about town, among whom wcro Lord Alvanlcy nnd Keppel Craven, laid a plot to get rid of them. They hired Mcudozn, tho famous prize fighter, and dressed him up as a dean, witli n shovel hat and upron. Another prize fighter, a dkort man, was dressed ns a middle aged lady and passed as the dcun's wife, and one evening they wero seated at Vuuxhnll in a conspicuous position to watch tho fireworks. It was not long before the old fashioned, countrified pnir attract ed the attention of the gang, who as sailed them with every kind of coarse raillery and insult all of which they bore very meekly. At length one of the persecutors, growing bolder by Impunity, stepped up to the dean and squirted an orange into his eye On this tho dean, rising, said in a meek, quiet tone. "Renlly, gentlemen, I have borno a great deal, but I must put a stop to this." With that Ids hat went one wny and hlw coat another, and, followed by his "wife," ho sprang Into tho middle of the party, hitting out in all directions. Filled with astonishment and terror, some fled and somo tried to show fight, but the handling they got from the prizo fighters wns too severe for tho fracas to last long. All tho time Lord Alvanlcy and his friends, who were In tho boxes, wero colling out in delight: "Go it, Mr. Dean! Give It 'em, Mrs. Dennl" An effectual stop was thus put to the an noyance. London Spectator. OFFICERS AND SADDLES. New Vein of Coal at Peru, Neb. Peru, Neb., Jan. 17. A now coal mine has been discovered on the farm of Daniel Cole, four miles west of this city. The vein, which Is a promising one, is supposed to bo an outcropping of tho oamo vein which has proven so profitable to tho owners of tho mine southeast of town. Jefferson Davis and a Joke He Did Not Appreciate. When Jefferson Davis was secrelary of war he ordered all his generals to loam to ride horseback. No finer hurra man than Jefferson Davis over lived. Ho won tho love and hand of Znoh Taylor's daughter by his distinguished presence In the saddle, ns well as by his Intrepidity at the cannon's mouth. When secretary of war he noticed that only a few oillcers In the service were capable horsemen and issued an order something like this: "A liberal reward will be paid to any officer or private in tho army who will offer a satisfactory device for keeping our soldiers from fulling out of their saddles. Communications to tho secre tary of war will be regarded ns confi dential." Captain Georgo Horatio Derby, one of tho lending army engineers of his dny, used to write humorous and witty stories over the pen namo of John Phoenix, ne received a copy of Sec retary Davis' order whllo improving tho harbor of San Diego, Cal.fJind im mediately forwarded tho most intrl catc and accurate designs of his plan for keeping oillcers and men in the saddle. To the scat of each olDccr's "pnnts" ho attached a bull ring, and another bull ring was attached to the saddle. Tho two bull rings wero to bo lushed togotlior whort tho ofTlcer mount ed ills steed. "If that doesn't hold, nothing will," wrote Phoenix to the secretary. Davis was furious when ho got tills proposition nnd immediately ordered that Captain Derby should be court mnrtlaled for "official levity." Tho secretary felt that tho array had been disgraced and wanted Derby se verely punished. Ono of his intimates hastened to him. "Jeff," ho whispered, "If you order a court martial for this little pleasantry of John Phoenix, one of tho salt of the earth and Immensely populnr in the army, you will bo nmdo a laughingstock. The pcoplo will ridi cule you out of office. Just laugh it off." Davis took his advice. New York Press. Black Eyes. Mlffklns It Is said that aggressive, impulsive people UBimlly havo black eyes. Bimcins-Thnt's rlKht If the haven't got them at first they get them later. Exchange. OLSEN GIRL REPORTED FOUND Missing CM!d Said to Je With Gypsy Band at Angus, Neb. Nclr.on, Nub., Jan. 21. It is report ed that Liltio Olson, who disappeared from her homo at RomiIIo, Nob., n month ngo, has been found with a gypsy band at Angus, Nob. Sheriff Jones, who visited the gypsy enmp at Angus, said ho was not sure tho child Is Lllllo Olson, but believes H is possible. Tbo gypsies offered no objection when he had tho little girl's plcturo taken. While none of tho band was arreatcd, the sheriff will boo that they aro not allowed to loavo the country until tho glrl'ii identity Is definitely known. Lllllo Olscn disappeared' from her homo near Rosalie, In the northern part of the statu, more than a month ago. A careful search of tho whole country was tnado by posses, under tho direction of law offlcorn, but with out buccobh, and the conclusion wax reached that the elrl had died of ex posure, or been murdered and the body hidden. MAN HUNT IN NEBRASKA Posse Is Chasing Assailant of Young Girl Near Curtis. Llncolu, Jan. 21. Lincoln polloo re ceived u request from the town of Wellfleot lor, the Lincoln bloodhounds to help run down a man wno murder ously assaulted a young girl and left her ior dead. Iater advices from tho scone aro to the effect that tho 111 teen-y cur-old daughter of Georgo Schlckley, a farm er six miles from Nvolilloot, whllu alone In tho home, was visited by un unknown man, who criminally assault ed her and then beat her ovor tho head with a boor bottlo. Sho regained couhciousncHH and was able to give a discretion of tho man. A posso is chasing him, and, It is reported, is close to him near tho town of Curtla. Tho girl, who was at first thought dy ing, may recover. SUPREME COURT MEETS Number of Important Decisions to Bo Handed Down This Session. Llncolu, .lun. 21. Tho supreme court met, with Judge M. B. Rocso sitting Willi Judge Bnrncs us chief justice nnd Judge Let ton. Tho court has on hand n lot of Important de cisions and it may bo that thoy will bo handed down at this sitting. Among tho oplnionn long since duo uro the fol lowing: Tho suit against the alleged lumber trust, which was in tho hands of tho court before tho summer ad journment. This caso is on tho de cision ol Referee Post, both aides objecting to his decision. Tho suit against the express companies and' tbo mandamus suit against tho state board of ubsebsment to compel the board to show just how it arrived at the valua tion of tho property ot the Union Pa cific railroad. SIBLEY TO FILE COMPLAINT Petition Against Burlington Is Aimed at All Nebraska Roads. Lincoln, Jan. IS. State Senator C. A. Slbloy or Frontier county notified tho state railway commission that he would Monday file formal complaint against tho Burlington railroad on tho ground that Its rates on grain aro exorbitant and unreasonable, in that they aro greatly In excess of the rates charged in Iowa and Kansas. His pe tition has been completed, ready for filing. The complaint is aimed' at ail Nebraska roads, but tho Burlington alone Is specified for the reason that It is expected the other roads will join in tho issue. If necessary, It will bo amended to Include all. Senator Sib ley swears to the complaint as a farm er and shipper. Negro Hanged to a Tree and Shot, Cut Down, Still Alive. Dotlinn, Ala., Jan. 21. Tho negro, Grovcr Franklin, who was taken away from Sheriff Butler and his deputies and hanged to n tree, is again in the linnds of tho law and stands a chance for recovery. Tho mob was so closely followed by the officers and law abiding citizens determined if possible to avert tho lynching that they did n6t havo time to get their victim outside tho corporate limits and hurriedly string ing him up to tho first trco and think ing they had riddled him with bullets, fled. On tho arrival of the officers tho negro was still alive and was im mediately cut down and placed in tho county jail. It is thought he will recover. Chicago Has $750,000 Fire. Chicago, Jan. 18. Property valued' at more than $750,000 was destroyed by fire, which started In a six-story brick building, nt 19-29 Market street. The flames originated in the third story of tho structure, which was oc cupied by McNeil & Hlgglns, whole sale grocers. Several firemen wero slightly injured In fighting the blaze. Death of Richest Indian. Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 21. James Big Heart, ex-chief of tho Osage Indians, who, It Is claimed, was tho richest Indian in tho United States, is dead of paralysis nt his home in tho Osago reservation. x I t I I I I I f i ' m I M 11 HHHHM Tr " W I .. - . ruJL. r Mi . W. I. ..... w-m.'. . mr -m .bhiM iiit w. ... 1M