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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1897)
s!S?.h? ''JaWST'l --s.r . .. -i-. rV X n : t SOLDIERS. Our r.uiks uro Kronliu thinner l.cry yimr Ami DiMtli -.-.till a tt'nnor l.ory ji-ir )ct w.Mtlll uiift stick tnintnn itUc thato.iithiMt Kinder weatuer. Ana In miv liinl of wu.itlicr. J'.vury.vcir. Our rmnnuk's 'nvotleinrtol l.wr.v .u-ir And left us lito.tun'liiMrtt'.l Koryyo.ir. Iltit tnolr Njililt-. fondly rreet m, And they uiiiit uitlv unlrtMt in luiomii, tint tliuy uuy meet in, VAury .vo.ir Wo urii vroulnit old and lonoly lAuryyiNir AVii liuo rriolliu'tloni only, i:ry vo.ir. 1 hit wu Ij.fd for tnu ere it Nitlo i On many u Held tuij Mutton, And wltn miv kind of ratio 1, liM'ry yo.ir Many people miy forgot in hieryycir, And our cnr-mlus may fret us Kvery i-:ir Yet, wlillc oiiwnril o nrn drlftlnj, llilKHnnl .. I. I. I ...... - ' . "V "' "ll11 ou't- uru juiin jo iifutcniy Mi'tiMMtlll slilflln?, Kvury year to wo still must do our duty Kvery year, And Incline 10 l.oo and lluauty livery yr Whllo tin- n:lfiiat wines above ui, And tlio llttlo one tli.it loo in, Shall chorUh mid u.nvall us Kiery ve.ir In tho Maytlnu' of Die (lower?, Kerv jiur, f almll llvo In Kolitcn hourj Kvery year, And our deodi ho itinu In storv JJortti tho acea crouliu huaryi With n blao of llln (dory. Kvery year. Col John A. Joyco The Great Hesper. HY I'llAMC llAltltl'.TT. CHAPTER XIcTo.vtimt.I). "1 can't stop you, Hraoo, oven if I wlshod to," ropliod Sir Kdmund.who. bo It obsorved, know nothing of tlio suspicion against tho Judgo. "I am inclined to think that you will bo happier in Booking a nuw fortune than Humoring ubotit with tho faint hopo of recovering tho old. If tho diamond is found you will hear of it whorovor you may bo. Aro you going to look for another diamond?" "No, squlro; I'm going to hnd that, ploaao God," Draco ropliod; thon, aftor a momont's pause, ho said: "There's a matter of buslnoss to finish up boforo I go, sir; nil tho monoy I have in my pockot belongs to you." "It is a loan; keop it, Braco keep it until you arc in a position to pay mo; and I hopo, for your sake, that t'rao may not bo far notice." "You're grit, squlro real grit! I won't rofuso your kindness. I shall need a bit to start with. But I'll ask you, sir, to hold this till I claim it." Ho wont around to Sir Edmund. "What is it, Brace?" asked tho baronot, taking tho papor Braco drow from his pookot. Ho found it was tho Judgo's copy of agrcoment. "Oh, I do not need this, my good fellow," ho protested; "1 havo your I O U, and that is as good now as over it was." "If you won't koop it for your own eocurlty, squlro, I'll ask you to keep it for my own. It's a klndor co'tif'cato, and if any ono hes got anythin' to say agen mo when I'm not horo to dofond mysolf, I'll ask you to lot that up. Good-byo, squlro." Ho hold out his hand, and said, as Sir Edmund shook it cordially "Thank you, sir, thank you! You aro grit!" Ho strodo dwiV tho room, brush ing past Van Hnculc, who sat immov able and sllnnt as though ho woro enrvod in stono, and camo to whore I was standing. My faco must havo told him that my hoart was hard ened. But ho stretched out his hand and said hoarsely "Say good-byo to us, pardnor." I folded my arms and shook hond. Ho dropped his hand by my his slue. "Perhaps you'ro right," ho said ro morsofully, "porhaps you'ro not Tlrao will show that I'vo got a clean consclonco, if Heavon is just" He pausod, thon in u still lowor tone, and with an accent of roproach, ho added, "Say yor hopo so, pardnor, say yor hopo so." "1 hopo so," I said. Ho shook his head ruefully. "Taln't your old voice, Rontloman Thome thoro's nohoartinlt. Wo'vo roughod it togothor, and wo'vo Bharod our 'bacca out thoro, and" his chin twltchod convulsively, and turning away ho muttered, "it tukos all tho pluck outor mo to part liko this." Lola was standing in a corner of tho room by tho door, with hor oyos fixod upon mo. As Braco was about to pass through on his way out ho caught up hor wrist savugoly in his hand. As savagoly sho toro it away, and in hor turn cumo and stood boforo mo. "I'm agoln'," sho said. "And a goodrlddanco," I thought, oxnsporatod by tbo bollof that sho know whoro tho diamond was, and could rovoal tho wholo mystery if sho chiiso. "You ain't goln1 to lot mo go liko hlra, aro yor?" sho askod; "you ain't goln' to lot mo go without sayln' good-byo?" Thoro was (loop pathos in hor voice. Tho friendless llttlo savage loved mo. Sho had saved my llfo. My hoart smoto mo for forgetting that I gavo hor my two hands; sho drow thoin round hor slight body and thon Hinging hor arms around my neok she whispered with tender lm puIutvonoBs "Shall i bo good? Shall I toll you whoro it is?" But just at that moraont hor fine oar caught tho rustlo of a woman's dross, and catching sight of Edith, who was ontorlng from tho dining room, sho started buck. Scowling over hor shouldor at Edith, hor oyos atlamo with liuto, sho said, in a voluo from which all ton dornoBs had gono "For hor sake? No!" and without looking again at mo sho wont from tho room and joined her father. CHAl'TEK VII. My engagement with Edith was broken off that evening. 1 had not tho slightest hopo of re covering tho lost diamond, and when I told Sir Edmund my rontons for dospulrltij. ho did not attempt to conceal his satisfaction with regard to my determination. "A. man shoulu never be dependent on hia wife. It must nocossurlly bo a sourco of humiliation to him; and no trnu suffers humiliation without in tltno loosing his own solf-respout 'J hat will never, I hope, bo your loss, Honinrd. Poor girl, it will bo a great grief to her; for though alio has known you hut a llttlo whllo, sho has found In you a great doal to admlro and love, and hor affection is so tonaulous that I doubt if she wiil over eeaso to lovo you." I havo purposoly abstained from dwelling upon my lovo affairs, for If I entered into them at all.my feelings would lend mo to dllato upon tho delights of my brief wooing, to tho oxcluslon of graver matters which form tho subject of this story. For tho sumo reason I shall paas ovor tho btttor grief of our parting. 1 will only say that Edith's last word. awakened courage In my sinking heart. I could form no satisfactory theory with regard to thor (joat Hesper rob bory, but I was disposed to regard Van llocck as tho loast culpable agent concerned In It It Is Impossible to toll how tho robbery affected this mysterious man. As 1 havo said, during tho in vestigation ho sat perfectly motion less nud perfectly silent His faco woro tho inscrutablo expression of a dcath-ma3k. Sir Edmund had no sympathy with him after learning from mo tho par ticulars relating to tho ndvonturcs of the morning. When wo entered tho library from tho dining-room, whoro our In tor view had taken plnco, wo found Vun Hocck sitting whoro wo had loft him. "I havo ordered tho carriage to bo at tho door In half an hour, Mr. Van Hoeck," said tho baronot "Bo good enough to make your arrangements for doparturo by that time Van Hoeck inclined his head. "I shall be glad if you will redeem your I O U at an early date," tho baronot addod sternly. Van Hocck put his hand in his pockot, drow out a purso, and ox tondod it. I took it, seeing tho baronol's ropugnance, and placed it on the tablo. I accompanied Van Hoeck to Southampton. Neither of us spoko on tho way indeed, I had not heard a word pass his lips since wo pnrtod in tho early morning. 1 took a room for him at a hotel, nnd vvhon tho sorvuut who lead us to It was gono, I said "I am -tfoing to lonvo you, Van Hooek." A gosturo of iudifforcuco was his only roply. Have you nothing to say no ox pluinatlou to offer?" I askod. "What do you mean? speak plain ly," ho said. "I saw you discussing with Brnco what should bo douo with tlio cuso that hold tho diamond boforo ho socrotod It." "If you know that wo woro discuss ing that, you know all. It is usoloss to mako an explanation that you would not boliovo. I havo nothing to say." Ho gropod his way to a chair and throw himself into it 1 put a paokot of notos on tho table, and told htm thut If ho hud need of furthor holp ho might wrlto to mo, addressing Ills letters to tho caro of Sir Edmund. Thon I loft him. I had a vaguo idoa of purchasing a partnership in somo business whoro 1 could Hnd active omploymont, and with that vlow I took lodgings in London, and began to look about mo. I had boon engaged in this pursuit about a week when I rccolvcd a let ter from Sir Edmund. "I enoloso." ho wroto, "a cutting from ono of tho wcokly papors. Vino growing, as it is hero doscrlbod, scorns to bo tho very thing that should suit a man of your disposition nnd tasto; it would suit mo, if I woro thltty years younger than I am. As it Is, nothing would plcuso mo bottor than to soe you a prosperous fruit farmer. "That Edith might havo some thing to look forward to, I havo pro posod thut our next summor holiday trip should bo to San DIogo. Sho thinks bho would llnd California ho tols Insupportable. Porhaps you Will bo ablo to offer something moro accoptablo than hotel accommoda tions. In nny caso, my doar follow, you cau glvo mo no moro accoptablo tostlmony of your allootion thnn In availing yoursolf frooly nnd fully of my pecuniary assistance." Tho cutting roforrod to vino-growing and fruit-culturo In Southern California; but boforo I road a lino of it 1 hud mudo up my mind to bo at Sun DIogo to rocoivo Edith and hor father in tho summor. CHAPTER XIIL Fortune fuvorod mo; boforo I ha 1 boon twonty-four hours in San DIogo, I loarned that ono of tho best fruit farms in tho stato was to bo sold. It lay in Elysium valloy, about twonty mllos back from San DIogo city, und was tho proporty of Colonol Hinks. On hearing this, I hired a horse at onco, and rodo to tho estate. Tho road ran botwoon irregular planta tions ot lomons, citrons, orangos, and othor fruits that porfumod tho air; tho highor slopes wore oovorcd with vinos. In tho dlstanoo boforo mo woro tho snow-cappod poaks of tho Siorra Nevada, und turning in my suddlo as I ascended tho gontlo rlso on which tho housa stood, my oyos woro duzzlod with tho beauty of Sun DIogo bay. Tho house was large and well-built THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. FRIDAY, JAN. 1 1807, In tho Italian stylo a Htylo not tin suited to that unclouded sky, and tho surrounding scenery. Tho vlow from tho belvedere was Incredibly beauti ful, and indeed justllled the high sounding name given to tho valley it ovorlooked. "That Is n houso worthy of Edith," I thought "Oh, that it were initio to offer hor!" It would bo time wasted to ontor into my business transactions with Colonol lllnks. Suffice It to say that my ardent wish was realized, and that In less than a month from my arriving in San DIogo I entered Into possession of tho bountiful property. Doubtless It was a hazardous undertaking for ono who know nothing whatever of tho buslnoss; but what harard Is too great for a man whoso object Is to win tho woman ho loves? That tho monoy I invested was not my own did not lessen the risk I ran, but in creased it; for, unless I could show a roasonablo probability of repaying Sir Edmund's loan. I could not de mand Edith's hand. Early In November I received a lottcr from Sir Edmund. Among other things, ho wrote "Tho robbory Is still a mystery to mo It Is a greater mystery than ovor. Van Hooek has taken lodg ings In tho village. I have mot him twlco in tho woods, a wild, deplora ble object, nnd. indeed, pltlablo, if ono may doubt his complicity in tho robbery. Onco ho was upon his hands and knuos, groping among tho ferns, us if ho oxpocted to llnd thoro tho lost diamond; but ho choosos tho night for those expeditions proba bly because ho is thon loss open to ob servation. Tho keepers toll mo that ho passos tho wholo night, nndovory night In this hopoloss search. Why on earth should ho do this, If ho und Brnco got possession of tho diamond, as wo supposo?" In a postscript ho ndded "Mr. Furnlvul, dating from Haxol's hotel, London, wroto asking mo for your auuross. 1 replied that you woro at San DIogo, California." Tho news with regard to Van Hoeck did not udd groatly to tho mystery in which this strango man was already involved; but tho postscript was a now sourco of porploxlty to mo. I know no ono of the natno of Furni vol; I could not recollect having spoken to any ono of Sir Edmund whllo I was in London. How, then, could this Mr. Furni vol havo known whoro to npply for my uddross? I expected a lottor from him to clear up this mattor, but no lottor came. A fow days later I rocolvod a lottor addressed to mo at Monkon Abboy, and ro-addrossod in Sir Edmund'fi hand. Turning to tho siirnaturo I found It was from Braco. It was dated Octobor loth. Petard villo, Nevada county. Tho Judgo thon was in Cnlifornln, within a day's journoy of me. I was not sur prised nt this, knowing his partiali ty for tho stato, but It was irrecon cilable with tho supposition that ho and Van Iloock hnd tho diamond. Ho wroto thus "I rito thoso lines fur to show whoro I nm lokatcd, and likowiso that I hnvo not slinkod off liko a thlof in tho night to hldo my litos undor a bushol. If things alnt no forardor than they was In tlio di rection of cloarln up what's becomo of tho Grent Hesper, they ain't auy ways no backarder. It alnt no uso promlsln without you aro got it right intor yor to por form, but I will allow that I alnt goln' to chuck up tho cards boforo Ivo made you shako ray hand and ac knowledge Ivo playod squaro. Tho Kid is frottln. and things in cronal I not livoly with your pardnor. "Jos Buace." I did not roply to this lottor. I hoard again from Sir Edmund at tho ond of November. His lottor was dated tho 20th. Ho follcltatod mo heartily upon tho purchaso I hud raado, and uddod tho wurmost wishoa for my succoss. TO UE CONTINUED. Overcoat". Tho first king of England who ap poarod in a surcoat on his groat seal is John. Thoro has boon a story in vented to account for its appearing about tho time of tho crusados. it is said that tho lntonso hoat of tho sun Hhining on tho bright armor causod tho Christian knights who wont to tho rollof of tho holy sopulohro to do vIbo this artuont as a monus of pro tooting thomsolvos from Its full power. Others 6ay it was to koop tho armor from rusting in wot woathor, but most probably it was moro by way of ornamentation that It was adoptod. At this tirao tho long bow, though used, had not bo como tho national weapon that it did in aftor years, and tho cross-bow waa tho moro frcquontly soon. Hnlpn ClmiiKo riielr Ilalilti. Newspaper naturalists roport a chango of habit among sntpo in that thoyno longor follow tho Atlantlo coast indentations in thoir Bouthorn lllghts, but, dopnrtlng lrom tho British provlncos, lly out at soa, barely Skirtlnc tho oxtrnmn nml nt 1 apo Cod or Nantucket, unloss driven shoreward by stross of woathor. From Nantuckot thoy pass out of sight of lund until thoy roach thoir feeding grounds on tho North Carolina sounds, whoro snlpo shoot ing is still onjoyed in its prlstino vigor. A Dreadful Thought. Perhaps," said tho man who trios to bo philosophic, "it is just as well that tho lives of groat men cannot bo prolongod so as to onablo them to wltnoss all tho fruits of their ondoav ors." "Possibly." "No possibly' about it Just lm aginoBon Franklin having to llvo in a oity full of trolloy cars!" HAVE X0 0JMECT10XS.1 REPORTS OF SPANISH AID IN CUBA FALSE. t'uncrrMiimit nml Soimtor-V.lort Money to Vl-ll Culm, Mnkn n IVrMiimt 'mi-MIit- tlnn nml Intcrtlmv (li-iipml Wejlci l'iilntii (iriieriir l.ntt'M. Wifdiixinox, Dee. m.It h denied Hllolully and authoritatively that any European government either directly or Indirectly has niiiile any representa tions whatever to thu United States to restrain or prevent Its free action In connection with tho Cuban insurrec tion. A similar report was denied by authority Miveral weeks ago. A. Von Unletting, sccrulary of the Herman em bassy, said thut so far as tho embassy here was concerned uo such Intimation had been received. He discredited tho wholo story. "Wo havo not heard a word concerning Cuba," said he, "for three months." Senator-elect Monoy of Mississippi, now a member of tho House foreign affairs committee, proposes to leave Tampa, Fin., next Saturday morning for Havana, to remain a week or ten days in Cuba. Ho will seek an audi ence with Captain (leueral Weylcr and will ask lilm to provide an escort and a Hag of truce, no that he can go Into the heart of the territory occupied by the Insurgents, with a view of lindlng out what Is going on. Mr. Money says lie Is determined to make as lengthy u journey into tiic interior of cuou u.i Ills time will permit, nnd It Is under stood that he will endeavor to com municate with the insurgent!) whether Captain (Jeueral Weyler giants him permission or not. He realizes Hint It will bo a risky thing for him to proceed on his own account If a permit Is refused him. However, ho is so anxious to have trustworthy Information that he will take the chances, even If he llnils himself later locked up In prison. It is his intention to stato frankly to the captain general that ho visits tho island because It Is impossible to procure from President Cleveland or Secretary Olnoy any official informa tion regarding the condition of affairs in Cuba, and, as a member of Congress and of the nouso committee on foreign affairs, he wishes to know what ho is doing before ho casts his vote for or against any one of tho several resolu tions pending. Mr. Money wbh an officer In tho Con federate army during the war under General Forrest, and his four years' service in the Held whetted his interest in military operations. Ho thinks that his visit will at least enablo him to learn more than he could by depend ing on the State department for in formation. WEYLER TALKS. I'lnnr del Kin ItebeU Declared llrlplnm No Crurlty to Thoin Who Surrrndor. New Voiik, Dec. LM. A dispatch to the Herald from Camp Arroyo (Sraude, foot of the Itangel Hills, I'lnar del Rio province, December 2.1, via Havana, Cuba, says: "In an interview with your correspondent, Captain Weyler said: 'I have twenty-six bnttallons, ranging from 800 to 1,000 men each, occupying all tho hills of tho province These columns havo destroyed everything in sight and have beon ablo to subsist on. the cattle of tho insurgents, which wcro found grazing in the hills, and with whose destruction died thu re maining hope of sustenance. They must either starve or submit nnd some may prefer to do tho former, owing to their remarkable apathy.' " 'But why uro there so few prescn tados, general, in other words, persons willing to lay down their arms?' " 'That point is easily cleared up. I know that they havo held meetings with the idea of coming in as pre&cn tados, but have been told that 1 mur der them all, which U absurd, is it not? Certainly I snail not harm them, knowing that they hope to throw away their arms and poso as paclflco-.' " 'You can tell pretty well by tho number of arms given up how many have been concealed, can't you?' " 'I am not sure there nre moro arms than there are insurgents. They (show their despcrato condition. I can tell you that 1 know positively that jtfacco himself wont throe days with out food before he was killed.' " 'You still beliove him dead?' "'Beyond a doubt, certainly. Wo even know where his body Is, but wo do not liko to disinter it, as it would savor too much of tho profanation of a grave.' ' 'Why has Arolas left the trocha with 0,000 men to tuke part in the ac tive campaign?' " 'Because tho necessity for tlio trocha as u defensive line no longer ex ists. There is, however, a considera ble force there still amply sufficient for all present purposes.' " 'Do you expect to capture Ulus Rivera' " 'I don't think Rivera will show himself at all,' said General Weyler. 'Wo never hear from him, but some times do one of tho Ducasse brothers.' " OkUhoiu Culma "CotonliU." Ei. Rkno, Okla., Dee. 8. Cuban lympathlzers hero have formed an or ganization which contemplates fight lug for the Insurgents without violat ing tho United States neutrality laws. Tho members aro to go to Cuba as col 9nists and to engago In "other civic enterprises, to be decided upon later." fhe minimum membership ot tho col ony is to bo not less than 100 nor moro than 200 and the membership foe, to bo paid after arriving In Cuba, Is sot at 100. Tho colonists are to provide themselves with fire arras at their own expense, "for personal protection," ind are to pay their own expenses to the scacoast. aramlIlan! Road. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 28. Tho Grand Island, Hastings & Southeastern Rail road company has tiled its certlflcato of organization and incorporation and articles of association in tho ofllca of the secretary of stato. The now com pany purchased the St. Joseph fc Grand Island road at tho foreclosure salo hold lit Hastings, Nub., a few days ago. The uso of tho word Southeastern in stead of St Joseph in tho name is com mented on by local railroad men as possibly Indicating an intention on tho part of the new company to extend its lino beyond St. Joseph and to Kansas City. FO silver recognition yiMinlor Wirii nit Is nt Work on it 11 vi T Ki'pnrl Aflrr llolliln)-. Wasiii.noion, Doc. 'J. A resolution mVcivd In Republican emeus by Sena tor Wolcott for the Issuance of mi In vitation to the principal powers to Join In a luti'i'iiatlim.it monetary conference having been adopted, live senators, friendly to silver, but not bolters, worn appointed to formulate u plan. S'tiator Wolcott Is working hard, and Hie plan will probably be presented to the Senate soon after the holiday recess. Tin tendency among tho members of the committee Is to Icavo tho number and selection of the con ferrees entirely to the president and thus depart from tho precedent established In the Flftv third Congress, when provision was mnde for the representation of this country at a conference then proposed by dividing the selection of the eon ferrees between tho president and Congress. An appropriation will bo provided for carrying the net Into of lect. It Isnotyetdollnltely determined how far the proposed legislation will go in providing for this country to luk is the inltiatlvo In securing tho con ference, but the probabilities are that this also will be left to the discretion of the President. The bill Is being prenared to provide tho means for carrying out tho Repub lican platform, and thu members of the committee generally hold that Mr. MeKliilev will require only tho means with which to proceed to cause him to use his utmost endeavors to se cure an international agreement. The committee has beon considera bly encouraged over the reports re ceived as to the probabilities of suc cess. Senator Hour, who Is a member of the committee, has told them that France was aggressively In favor of an International understanding, nnd that the sentiment In Germany was very lavorauie, nut inaiiue. emperor was tlio stumbling block In that country. It was also suggested that England would be found more trnctablo than Is popu larly thought, that pressure of a busi ness character might bo brought to bear and that tho payment in silver of debts owed In this country to England might bring tho English people to a realization of tho kmportanco ot an agreement. SEEKING FOR AN EXCUSE. IllluoU Nutloiinl onicrm I'enltimt -Hft ' Comptroller I'.ckel-. WAPiiiNnTO.v, Dec. 23. When a com mittee of directors ot tlio collapsed National Bank of Illinois called on Comptroller Kekles to-day for u per sonal conference regarding the bank's affairs, the doors were locked and strict secrecy observed. Tho directors stated to Mr. Eckels that they desired to mako a statement In regard to their connection with tho u Hairs of the bank and toexplaln their relation to lis management, slnco tho letter written to them In 1803. Mr. Eckels said that lie felt confident that the munagomciit of thu bank had been very negligent, and the directors explained that since the receipt of Mr. Eckels' letter they hud repoatedly tried to close negotiations for tho salo of tho Calumet Electric railway, but tho business conditions of the country, tho long political campaign and the troublo with tho Diamond Match company had caused a failure of theko negotiations thus fur. They expressed a desiro to do everything In their power to aid the lecelvcr In realizing thu utmost from tho assets of tho bank. Mr. Eckels Impressed upon tho di rectors that he would expect them to make every possible effort to rcallzo from the Calumet road and at tho best figure possible. The delegation Informed tho comp troller thut thoy had no ono to recom mend for recolver, and no protest to make against tho appointment of any one, and wcro perfectly willing to co operate with onyouo Mr. Eckels might tee lit to appoint. Tho delegation said the directors wcro very hopeful that tho affairs of tho bank would bo completely settled within tho next twelve months and that every obligation would bo met, and thut tho assets probably would bo tufllelent to Icavo the real estate clear. This afternoon Mr. Adams of tho committeo gave out tho following: "We had a very pleasant interview with the comptroller. Our purposo was to show what wo hud tried to do to improvo tho condition of tho bank since the receipt 6f the comptroller's letter a year ago. Our talk was main ly about the Calumet Electric. Wo feci thut tho comptroller will do all he cau to reulize all that can possibly bo realized out of the assets." WEYLER TOLD TO DELAY. It u Dior That Spain Will Mnks Overture to the Ilouela. Nkw Yoiik, Dec. 28. A Madrid spe cial says: It is rumored that General Weyler has delayed fresh oporatious ngnlnst tho Insurgents in order to give time to discover tho disposition of tho bands nnd their chlofs slnco tho death of Macco, with a vlow to feeling his way to preparing tho ground for fin ishing the present Cubnn war like tlio past insurrections In Spain nnd Cuba, where money and unofllclal negotia tions prove moro telling arguments than force of arms, directly tho insur gents saw no more hopo of foreign aid. It Is also believed in diplomatic cir cle.1 thut Spain will tako advantage of tho dispositions of Preslden Cleveland and Secretary Olnoy to negotiate nuickly and directly with tho United States to securo American neutrality by grunting discriminating concessions In tho contemplated Caban tariff und fntr promises of colonial autonomy bo fore tlio accession of MoKiniey. "Kitutui Kid" Confetiei. Skattlk, Wash., Dec. 28. Gay Hurshniun, alias "The Kansas Kid," who was convicted recently of passing 310,000 worth of counterfeit money, has made a statement to tho effect that his pal, Gcorgo Conkllng, who is now borvlng timo for counterfeiting, and who squealed on him, confessed to him thut ho was ono of thu three men who hold up tho Northern Pacific train nt Hot Springs In 181)4, when tho pas sengers In tho sleeper wore relieved of 93,000. It Is believed that Hurshman also had a hand in tho hold up. Conic ling is not a bad man, but Harshmuu Is an old criminal and a desperate man. TO FORM A GREAT LAKE. Wcitrrn (niiltnlM HkIiIiuI n r.lt; Movo ini'iit In Ititrlou County, Hun. GitiiAT Ron, Kan., Dee as. F. II. Koen, who rcpms'iita a company of Western capitalists, hivi eonploted tho preliminary survey of the Irrigation ditch to connect the Arkansas river with the Cheyenn" bottoms nud baa found no serious obstacles. A mooting of farmers and elll.ens of this place was held Wednesday und Koen, for the company, said that If he could get the right-of-way free he would p.t ;oo teams to work on the ditch at onco and that by April 1 nexihe would havo It completed, thus securing the water of thu spring freshets. A committee of prominent citizens and farmers was appointed to securo right of way for that ditch. Ho far as heard from tho farmers havo expressed tllelr willingness to glvo tho right of way and It Is thought tho committee rlll win over tho undecided ones. When this ditch Is finished It will run Into an nrtlllelal lake with an nrca of Ol.flOO acres. Tho practical Irrigators all unite In saying that this will greatly benefit this section. FARMING MADE EASY. I.iitrtt HcIiimiio for (Inn-Inn Crops If tho Nmul-Arlil Unit. Omaha, Dee. "iS. II. W. Campbell, a prominent soil culturlst of Sioux City, tins been In Omahu for several dnyi on business connected with his pro fession, nud lias just signed an im portant contract with tho Hur llugton. Mr. t'umpholl lias been experimenting for the last threo yean on a process for turning tho soinl-urld belt of lands In Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and thu Dakutas Into crop pro ducing districts. The experiment! havo been of sucli a successful nature thut ho has also Induced tho Northern Puclilc, the Soo line and tho Chicago, Milwaukee & Nt. 1'aul roads to entet into tho scheme. Starting In tho spring of tho coming year, the roads hav agreed to each establish five oxporh incut stations In places which may be designated by themselves, nud men ac quainted with Mr. Campbell's peculiar methods will bo placed in charge ol them. Tho farms will consist of forty aero tracts, and tho products ralsod will bo corn, outs, wheat, ryo and aU varieties of vegetables. BOLD BURGLARS. Kama CUjr Craekmen Mak a ltleh Haul on Main Htreot. Kansas Citv, Dec. 88. Cracksmen opened two safes In tho W. W. Morgan Clothing compay, 1009 Main street, last night and are supposed tohavo secured u largo sum of monoy. Tho robbery wus ono of tho most daring that lias occurred in Kansas City for mouths. It Is equipped with a burglur alarm system and is watched by a Pinkerton detective Nono of these were sufficient, however, to pro vent tho robbory, which, from traces left behind, required an hour or moro of hard work. Tho two safes wero opened with bur glars' tools and wcro badly battered nnd scarred. There wero no attempts to drill into them. Tho combinations were broken. After tho contents wero removed, tho safe doors woro carefully closed and everything lu tho office set to rights. UNCLE SAM TO FORECLOSE. Demand Made for tho Hettlement of tho 1'acino Mudille. Wasiii.voto.v, D. C, Doc. 28. It it reported that tho President has decid ed to order tho Immediate foreclosuri of tho government's mortgage on the Ualon and Central Pacific railways. Ha has had several Interviews recently on tho subject with tho Attorney Gen eral and tho Secretary of tho Interior, and has fixed upon n definite program, conditioned only on tho action of con gress. President Cleveland has dotermincd that boforo his administration endi thoro shall bo either a settlement of the Paclflo railroad dobt on a basis tc bo proposed by Congress, or a foreclos ure of tlio government's mortguga. Double Murder. Conxiffo, N. Y Deo. 28. A horrible doublo murdor occurred at Rathbun ville, tifteon miles west of this city, last night, William Allen, William Harrington and Cloyd Myors, while in an intoxicated condition, quarreled about tho possession of a buffalo robe. Myers had tho robe ut his houso and Allen and Harrington drovo there at 10 o'clock last night nnd demanded it. They wero mot by Myers, who had i snot gun with him. When thoy de manded tho robo Myers shot them both. Harrington was in the buggy it tho timo nnd tho horses started at tho report of the gun. Allen died at 12:13 this morning. Tho bodies of both men wero terribly torn. Myers was captured nt 2 o'clock this morning and is now in jail. Fatal limiting Trip. EuroiiiA, Kan., Dec. 28. John Brad ley, tho 17-ycur-old son of J. Q. Urad ley, fatally shot himself whllo out hunting yesterday. Ho and Frank Pyno had placed their guns against a tree while eating lunch. Ono of them slipped down nnd was discharged, tho load of quail shot striking liradley in tho top of tho forehead, tearing a nolo in the seal i) and shattering tho skull. lllK Neir York rire. Nkw Yoiik, Dec. 28. Flro Ycstercay morning destroyed two big buildings on East Twenty-Third strcot, partially destroyed tho New York Polyclinic hospital, and compelled the removal ol Its patients, drovo a scoro of families from their homes in adjoining build lags, and did 8500,000 damage. London Holiday Trade Great. Londox, Deo. 28. Tho Christmas weather has been of tho mildest de scription, foggy, without snow. But tho holiday trade has been the best Is years, especially in jewelry, fancy ar tlclt, bopks and mechanical toys. Tha receipts last Monday at ono big co operative s toro aiono was $113,000. As average of 200,000 parcels wero handled dully at tho main parcel office, whera l.foo clerks worked night and day, John Drako Tmviuond Dead. New,. Yoiik, Dec. 28, John Draka, Townscnd, eminent lawyer and poli tician, died suddenly at ChrlawM din adv. M iti .3 'J fl , V i' l ' M &