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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1898)
$ ( '.fT"5fptv pWdiesUAMi' iaoons, - 'Hr h WmI m l ureal Ikrc ". m M biu :jm m.i-f-tx JPPR!Jja-WH IE RED CLOUD CHIEF. 3 . ffi ajgiaJagggsYS TREATY IS ILLEGAL, ' . &muiiwru WBWTO. wa , -- "" wpih iP FJno winter woathor. c hnrvcit. CHRISTIAN CIlUKCn. Servient each Lord's Day ns Ainrnlne sorvlco ftt 10:00. followai Subject, i StrugRlo of Love." Med, bio school, 12m. nfor Christian Kndonyor 8 p.m. It lor Christian KntlcftYpr (1:45, n' ronlnKflcrv!contX0,'0(M.',,,rnt r,Ml nnA I "RuIIrIoUI rillilppiuU8;?h .Imrrlonn .Army iro." tftwirth After Mnnll Was Wei; mooting iro The ,,, Ha Aot rrlemllJ. kw Yontr, Doc 10. Major floncral Wesley Morritt, tho lato commander of the Unltod States military forces in the Fhillpplno inlands, who was called to Paris to consult with tho American peaoa coramUslouors, reached hero to day on tho aleamor Lucanla from Qaoonstown. Tho general will resume command of tho military department of, tho East, tho position ho hold when M was ordered to tho Far Ka.nl. From tho steamship pier tho Merrltt party went in carrlugos to tho Waldorf" Afltorla. "It is sotno tlmo nlnco I loft tho Philippine Inlands," said Uoueral Mor ritt, "and all that I can Hay about tho situation thoro when 1 loft is con tained in ofllolal roportn which I mado to tho govcrnmont and pcaco com mission. I can say, however, that thcro Is no foundation for tho report that Admiral Dowoy's health has broken down an a result of his wonderful work in Manila harbor on May 1, last, lto was In lino 'physical condition whon I left him and ho was thou over tho strain of tho naval light. Thcro Is another thing that'Iwould llko tho people to know. It is that tho ellmato or tho Philip pines ia not by any means as it is Bald to be I met a number of Europeans thcro who had been In tho country for fourteen years or moro and they seemed to thrlvo and had no serious complaints about tho oil mate. Tho mortality among our troops sent to prcservo order thoro is not so great as some would havo tho people bellovo. "The Germans acted a llttlo queer when I got thcro first. They were kind of mcdiilouomo in matters which I think thoy should havo lot aloiio. Tho German officers thcro mado mo no of ficial calls until Manila had fallen, and then tholr .visit was not what might bo termodfrleudly, Thoro was bo serious clash, and I am glad ot It. fTho voluntoors behaved nobly during tho flghtu wo had. 1 hey arc good sol diers. "As to General Miles' bill to ir.crcaso the ftrmy to IdO.OOO, nt present I can not discuss tho proposed moasuro for the reason that I havo not yot soon a copy of it. I think it will tako about 80,000 soldiers to hold tho Islands in ease this country desires to keep thorn, and I boo no roason why it should not. "I havo no comment to tniko on tho so-called expansion which Is being dis cussed pro and con theso days. Thoro aro many Spaniards upon tho islands that want to remain thorc With 15, 000 United States soldiers and tho re maining 13,000 evenly divided between the Filipinos and tho Spanish, I fool tare that tho Islands could bo gov erned properly und with credit to this country. "I did not moot Agulnaldo, but I am satisfied he is u very shrewd jnan. I did nbt rccognlzo the lnsurgouts, fear ing complications, Admiral Dewey, after my arrival, punned tho samo .course. What was said or done bo rate roy'oro my arrival I canuot state I did uwu ui. rcroguiza aguiumuu, nor ills ter it troops, nor uso them in any way. I Utrld jd been thero ten days beforo Aguln- pi, Aiao asked to boo mo, and then 1 was A. 4sw tut w w j Talklug with loading. Filipinos, I Id them tho United States had no mlsos to make, but they might bo iured that tho government und tha U of this country would treat hern fairly. " "Purposely, wo Old not glvo tho in surgent notlca of our attack ou Mialla because wo did not need their co-opcratlon and did not proposa to have It We wcro moved by fear that they might loot and plun der and possibly murder. Conversing I'V'tt Ainorlcun oftlcors. Airulunldo's Bib coordinate leaders ircnuentlv s.iltl ilk . iw &! -WO 5 if" ',t '-.nra Mover, tt'itiioy inivyuled to cut tho throats l T . 'mpld tbo lowld7Sovf?yi Manila. 'himself wroto a com- ibui nnn inirv ubp . lnfeot.-OhloFarmor.X,I,,? "" Hl? ,nsur; u . ;d 'their shnro of " "" I ,.fc .. - J t -X A.O.U.W.CHficTTvho y havo Uhorttiular meeting ot"001 ims louer 5r""bold Tuosdav? ."" of 1.he .,. ,n ,.ttcr for ulsous- AslhtlM . . "?na any rop- iiKirr ''orlcan govern KiBUitB morebutrl NcommUsloner. tW tho arts? 'L ? !". - .w -"",and B'TrT ; l i monies vvoro lost W,M U Bh0Wn tUaAv V aecorapllshod J?' trom crop 7 trcty which UMiLAhat ur i Throagb nTna sIWMW' IW, "A The One Hun- Lraiit(nsFh' a L.adlana battalion "r . i. ,-- . oArthurHbcI . regimen huaa I m vrTi fZ- i.n.i.ifiimD4rom hora y".' two bands a of letters romalnlng'a lo ' dotach: .a toj riJO aispmy uu b. portofioe at Bed CJL,,,, . ' ,nh. kij'Jc.lhe week eailagWj amouat to !'. li. rnil TTt .. kW.W. Hayes, Hill -8wori." ,m OoBCgbau, Bev. Jas. fCnm. Ml ... ... " ftHiieiuira ifmuv v.w Mi t,v iit. - .iij Ua nanr t fhnnnn. flee;Doof 20th, II not caliea lor rdfrtUed.-T. O. HackerP. M. It TT W -o - .i -- ' iar jJYOurboj's legs nj4&ilOVt "or Lro ho m biuo iKZZm-: -,u?saK,ke. A. ffftftitef XdeatlfleO. f , Doc 10. Tha de- Tito revival mooting tho worst otback Jt at rennoy OroaJfcpcrlcnccd since tho case oponcd. week. Six.riio evidence clearly showed that Mrs. Jlotkln wrolo the anonymous lottcra sont to Mrs. Dunning from this city, apprising Mrs. Dunning of tho alleged misconduct of her husband, and in forming tha dead woman that bho had grounds for commencing a suit for ill rorco. Tho handtccrchiof which was inclosed in tho box of poisoned candy was proved to havo been purchased in thin city by Mrs. llothln, another link in tho chain of tho prosecution. Titrlll Pclioilula for Cab. WAsm.fOToy, Dec 19. President MoKinlcy. Insforo leaving for tho sooth last Tucrtday, signed his executive order establishing a customs tariff for tho island of Cuba, to go into effect January 1 next. Thlu tariff is based upon tho report and recommendations made by Kobort P. Porter, special commissioner of tho United States, who was sont to Cuba some months ago for tho speclnl purposo of making an investigation of the subjects and reve nues of the island. Tho avcrago rato In not over 25 per cent on all articles Imported Into Cuba and C3 per cent below tho rato Imposed by Spain on all imports from tho United States. Cruettlot to ttio CartUtm Madiiid, Dee. 10. Count Casa Sola, brother of tho Marquis Ccralbo, in an interview has confirmed tho reports that savago cruelties similar to thoso Inflicted upon tho anarchists confined in tho fortress of Montjuloh, at Barce lona, havo been applied to tho Carllsts arrested at llllbao, in order to extract information from them regarding tho nrmamont designs of tho Carllsts. It Is npprohended that theso tortures will lead to tcrrlblo reprisals should the Carllsts take tho field. Muknt n Ur(i Conoenlon. Mkxico Cm, Dec. 10. The last net of tho Mexican congress to-day was tho confirmation of ouo of tho largest concessions for many years. Tho con cession was granted to Captain A. U. Smith, of Los Angeles, Cal., and his associates for colonizing, steamship and railway enterprises of tho first magnitude Tho colony lnnds include many leagues of tho Gulf of California To rriMeauto Vlrdon lUotcr. CAiiUNVirxn, III., Dec 10. State Attorney Vntighu is busy arranging to proseouto all tho persons Indicted for participating In tho Vlrdon riot. Tho cases will cotuo up nt tho January term of court. Doubt Is expressed as to whothcr tho indictments against Governor Tanner will stand, and the samo question applies to Manager Lukcns. Cur Famine, nt St. Ioat. St. Louis, Mo. Dec 10. Tho car famlno has becomo so sorlous that the entire grain trado of St. Louis is crip pled, and exporters find it almost im possible to obtain cars to carry their grain to tho seaboard. It would take inoro than thousand cars to fill the orders which havo boon received by the railroads. Lomt lllll I rtclntroduoed. Washington, Dec 10. Chairman Loud of tho houso commltteo on post ofllcos nnd post roads, reintroduced tho bill relating to second class mat ter and known ns tho L oud bill with an amendment allowing tho mailing of samplo copies of nowspapers at ono half cent for every two ounces, stamps being attuchod In advance roar Killed, Two rutallr Injured. Nkw Yohk, Dec 10. A wagon con taining otght persons was struck by a train on tho Pennsylvania railroad last night at tho Allcnwood crossing, a few miles from Manasquan, N. J., and four persons wero killed, two fa tally injured and two others seriously injured. Will Cue a riiom.ind Men. ITavana, Deo. 10. Captain McCuV lagh, tho former chief of police of Ken York city, has reported to General Grceno a pollco plan for Havana on tho samo basis ns that of New York, but modified by local conditions. Thi forco will amount to 1,000 men. Katili to l'urchate aunt. Washington, Djc 19. Tho Ilusslas government recently contracted a loan of $S5,!H2,00O in Franco to bo used in replacing her artillery with rapid firing small caliber guns, according to ad vices sont to tho stnto department by Consul General liollowayatSU Potorr burg. Kzerapt From the War Ta. Washington, Dec 10. Tho commis sioner of Internal revonuo has modi fied "his former ruling on -tho subject and now holds that releases of mort gages and deeds of trust considered as mortgages, are exempt from tho stamp tax undor the war revenue act Genoral Merrltt Arrives, Nnw Yobic, pec 10. Among the paucngors wl0 arrived on tho Cunard line, steamer Lucanla from Europe woro General Wesley Merrltt and Mrr Merrltt. Iter to Be llollt at IBo rafo. Wajiiinoton, Dec 10. Thonavy de partment will shortly send a steamer to-Pdgo Pago with material for the construction of a pier and other Im provements for tho American coaling station thorc To Stop All lottery Brbemee. Washington, Dec 10. Tho House judiciary commltteo yesterday gave a hearing to the Giilett bill to prohibit tho uso of tho telegraph and telephone lines for tho purposo of lottery and ,raco horso gambling. clllo DUrei Hpstn ITml No Power to Cede the Flilllpplnet to America. Lokdok, Dec. 17. Aponclllo, tho representative of Agulnaldo, tho Insur gent leader in tho Philippine islands, sails for New York on Saturday, as h alleges, to rcsumo his duties as repre sentative of tho Phlllpplno govern ment at Washington. In an inter view, ho salds "Tho only portion of tho Spanish-American troaty in which wo aro concerned Is tho cession of tho Philippines, which is Illegal, as tho Spaniards had lost their sovereignty over tho Islands and tho Americans cannot dlsposo of the futuro of tho archipelago without consulting tho Filipinos. Their consent, by popular vote, is ncccssury. As universal suf frage forms tho basts of tho Amorican constitution, tho United States cannot carry out this measure, "Tho result of the peace commis sion's deliberations Is only satisfactory to us Inasmuch as Spain la turned out of tho Phlllpplno island:.'' PASSED IN TWENTY MINUTES, I'ondnn Appropriation Hill Goes Through Without Debnto. Wastusoto.v, Doc 17. Tho houso yesterday surpassed nil previous ro cords In tho expedition with which it passed the pension appropriation bill. This bill in days gono by has been one of tho most fruitful themes of ac rimonious partisan debate, but yester day, although carrying 81,000,000 moro than tho net for tho dlroct current year, it was passed in twenty minutes, without a word of criticism. Tho Houso then entered upon tho consideration of the bill to incorporate tho International American bank. This project was recommended by tho Pan-American congress in 1SS0. An arrangement was effected for a vote upon tho passage of tho bill at ft o'clock to-day. CATTLE ON THE TRACK, Blx renom Killed by the Wrecking of a ramenger Train In l'lorlda. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec 17. A pas senger train on tho Florida Central &, Peninsular railroad was wrecked yes terday afternoon near Madison, caused by a collision with cnttlo on tho track. Six persons woro hilled, as follows: P. II. Chandler, engineer; James Evans, colored, fireman; John T. Sul livan of St. Augustine, attache of tho array; Kcv. Mr, S. II. Coleman, n col ored preacher of Jacksonville; John A. Ithoailcn, colored, of Pensaoola; Alfred Austin, colored, of Chalros. nil Deal Cljiod. FonT Wonni, Texas, Dec. 17. A messago received hero from Kansas City states that William O. Richards of Hardeman county has purchased tho holdings ot tho Ilcspcrlun Cattle com pany, in tho counties of Coddle, "Ford, King and Knox, nmountlng to over 100,001) acres of land. Tho sale in cludes cattle, and calls for a purchase prlco of over 8300,000. Tho majority of tho stock of tho company Is owned by parties in Kansas City. Mlmlqnarlr Killed In Chin"!. Vancouvkh, B. G , Doc 17 J. Flem ing, an English missionary, has been killed by natives and soldiers at Tslng Ding, nlnoty miles east of Kuol Yang. Tho mission houso was raided nnd burned down. Thoro has been no attempt-to punish at tho hands of Man darins. A French missionary has been burned at Swntow. The mission was attacked aud Catholic crosses and al tars destroyed by a mob of 1,000 Chris tian haters. Bud Colorado Wreck. ' Dhnveii, Colo., Dec 17. Tho north bound passenger on tho Gulf road, duo toarrlvo in Denver nt 0 o'clock last evening, was ditched by a broken rail at a point about thrco miles north of llnrela, a small station twenty-three miles south of Trinidad, making a bad wreck nnd Injuring several passougers and members of tho train crew. Tho cntlro tralu except tho locomotlvo left tho rails. I'ollvln Has a New Trooble. Lima, Pern, Dec 17. Advices re ceived hero to-dny confirm the report of n revolution in tho llollvlau re public A board of government has been formed nt La Paz, capital of Uo 11 via. President Alonzo is now nt Cruco organising tho government's forces to suppress tho rcbelllou. Ocean Liner In DUtreju. SitiniiBRKKN, Ireland, Dec 17. A dispatch rccolvcd hero from Baltimore, about soven miles Bouthwcst. says that a steamer, supposed to bo a trans-Atlantic liner, Is in distress off tho coast there Sho has been throwing signals of distress for somo time Two Firemen Killed. Chicago, Doc 17. Tho collapse of a wall during a firo in a livery stable at 3154-56 Cottage Grove avenue last night killed two firemen and Injured a number of others. The dead arc lieu tenant Matthew Meyer and Patrick O'Hcruc A Kentucky Lynching-. Middlksboro, Ky., Dec 17. ricas Goln, the mountain desperado who killed Hunt Kcsterson nnd fatally woundod Fred liurkon Clinch river, in Leo county, Va, Tuesday, was last night lynched by a mob of moun talnoers. Demand Convict Labor School Book. SruiNcairHSLD, 111., Deo, 17. Tho stato groBgo has adopted resolutions advocating tho state furnishing free text boeks to pupils of public schools, the Mtae to be mado by convict labor, MYSTERY CLEARED UP BODY OF PETER KREICH RAUM FOUND. Itematnt Discovered Burled la a Hog- Tt Tonii of Franklin St i"ed From Cen ter to Circumference Coroner' Jury Ifoldt Neighbor Keipuailble. Tho body of Peter Krolchbaum, tho farmer who rccontly disappeared from his home near Franklin, mention of which has been made, was found bur ied in tho hog pen on his farm. Tho discovery of tho body was largely duo to the dog that belonged to tho dead man, which sovcral times sniffed around tho spot whero tho body was found. His notions aroused tho curi osity of one of tho searcher, who In vestigated and revealed tho body. It wao In a badly mutilated condition, tho head being almost blown off. Tho town of Franklin Is In au exulted con dition and is all torn up over tho af fair. James Tunman and William Cole, neighbors of Krcichbnum, aro in jail charged with tho crime. Thoy aro heavily guarded to prevent lynching. The coroner's jury, nftor investiga tion, returned tho following verdict: "That J. P. ICrcIchbamu came to his death by being shot In tho head with a shotgun and by being struck on the head by a blunt Instrument in the hands of Jcssio Tunman and Will Cole. The body was bhlppod to Hurling ton, la., for burial. Peter Krolchbaum was a well-to-do bachelor farmer, living nlono near Fruuklin. Ho disappeared several days ago, following the marketing of Eomc of his stock, tho proceeds for which ho retained. Strangers a day or two after appeared on his farm, claiming possession und asserting that Kreichbanm had sold out and left the country. Ills frlonds suspected foul play and notified his brother, an ex Bherig at Burllngtoni la., who came to Franklin and instituted a search for tho missing man. RAY WAS ASSISTED. Murderer of FrankChetiman Woe Aided By Friend Story ot Trajedy. Frank Chccsmnn, who was shot bj Gcorgo Eay at ltrownvlllo, and who has been lingering at death's door slnco tho tragedy, bt dead, and Hay is a murderer., Mrs. Minnie Checsman, tho beautiful young widow of tho dead man, who i only nineteen years old, was a witness nt tbo coroner's inquest over the remains. Sho testified that ,Kuy had been to her house onco before the snooting; that tho first cull had been arranged for by Mrs. Alico Mc Laughlin, daughter-in-law of Kay's employer; that at tho meeting It was arranged that Bay was to soo Mrs. Chcc6inan whenever he had an oppor tunity; that the night of November 29 was tho night ho had choson for bis second call. Mrs. Checsman said that she and Ray wcro sitting by tho hltch en fire when Checsman was heard com ing down tho back' walk. As hn en tered sho threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. Ray attempted to oscapo by going into tho dining room. Checsman fired nnd Kay re turned the firo. Kay then ran into tho parlor and Chcesman followed. Kay fired his second bhot and then fled. It has developed that Kay wont to the homo of a young man named Horn- pafT, living near Tceumsch. llompaff took Roy to tho Kansas line, and then returned to ISrownvllle und had a t'ulk with Mrs. McLaughlin. Mrs. Checsman confessed to know ing that sho was watched by her hus band, but stated that sho loved Ray moro than her husband. Tho jury returned a verdict to the effect that Frank Checsman had died from tbo effects of two revolver shotx fired by the hand ot George Ray with murderous intent Young Vompaff has been arrested slnco tho inquest. Almost a Funic. While pupils of tho west ward school of York wero giving the operetta, "Tho National Flower", in the opera houso tho other evening, Miss May Wbitta more, aged 15 years, accidentally brushed against a red hot stove in tho dressing roem, which sot aflro the gausc trimming to her dross, Bovorcly burning her. The al.vrra created on tho stage during the excitement spread to tho audience, and it was with great difficulty a panic, that would havo boon disastrous, was averted. After the excitement was over, tho play wni resumed. Ko Ibnullpox at Feru. Recent reports to the state press from NtiWn&l:a.OJty and from Omaha to the effect that there are four cases of Bwallpoi; at Pont have created much unnooossaiy anxiety among persons over the state who have children in aehoal at the DtrmiiL The fact Is that there I not a etise of small pox or any kindrrrd disease in Pern. In tho faml of Jha Rouse, 'living five miles north west f Peru, there are four oases of want tbo clootors think U smallpox. This family lives in the bluffs in aa isolated place end the most thorough quarantine ban been matntalacd from the start. Vneoaectlona on the Train, An unconscious man was takeu into the waiting room nt Fremont from aa Omaha train tho other day, having been loaded "on the train at Omaha by a uaricey, wuo nave the irnlnmen the man's tlclwt to Fremont Uo was taken to tho police station and will bo sent back to Omaha as toou ns ho recovers from tho dug. It wits learned that the man's name is MorrUey and that ho Is a Kansas stockman. 'A story vf robbery may be behind the affair. The Bum who Is dissatisfied with his trork la never happy. x FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT, John Ifaekey, n Laborer, Crunhed to Death by n Hock Iiland Train. John Mackoy, a laborer employed nt ditch work for tho Rook Island Rail road company, was struck by tho en gine of train No. 7 Monday evening, ono mllo north of Havelock aud in stantly killed. His head was crushed In, leaving It In an unrecognizable mass of flesh and blood und his brains spattered over tho pilot nnd front end of tho engine. Tho forco of the blow threw the body from tho track. Mackey. In company with a companion named Rrcnnan, had been to Havelock and wcro returning to where they wcro enenmped. Roth wcro much tho worso for liquor. Mnekcy, unablo to pro-( cccd, wns left bphlnd by Rrcnnan, and' must somehow havo fallen ou tho track and when tho tralu camo wns too drunk to move. Trainmen say his body was not seen until tho cnglno was almost upon- It. Ho was lying down or sitting In a stooped position on the truck when struck und was not seen until tho cnglno was too close to cheek Its spued. Ho was picked up by tho trainman and brought to Lincoln. Barry, Vlco President. ' Adjutant-General Harry has returned from Chicago whero ho attended meeting of the Inter-state national guard association. As second vlco president and In tho absence of tho other ofllcers, General Harry presided nt the opening of the session. Ho was olected first vlco president for tho en suing year. A banquet given by tho association at the Great Northern ho tel was pronounced tho finest of tho kind over given In Chicago. Twenty eight states woro represented. Hnmllpox Situation. Dr. 11. F. Rallcy, president of tho slate board of health, received a re port Monday from Nebraska City In forming him that smallpox had ap peared in three new families. A dls pitted easo was reported from Tecum seh, nnd Di. Townc, who represents the slate board at Nebraska. City, will go to that placo and Investigate. Dr. Townc was ordercu to go to the town of Peru also to in alto au Investigation. All cases found have been of a mild type - Find 111, Hog. li"or somo tlmo W. II. Austin of Franklin has been missing stock from his feed yard and has been unable ,to locate It until recently. Hu found fresh tracks leading to and from his yards nnd as It Just snowed and hogs wcro taken after tho suow had fallen tho supposed thief was easily traukod about fifteen miles uorth of Franklin, whero Mr. Austin found his hogs at tho Laux farm. Pit purs woro Issued for E. If. Laux. Central Strand UuilnrM. The Illinois Central has purchased a largo block of ground near tho Union Pacific tracks at Omaha between Sev enteenth nnd Nineteenth streets, for terminal purposes. The purchase was made from II. V. Cudy, tho purchaser being Gcorgo Stuart of Chicago and tho prlco paid S50,000. This Is1 sup posed to bo for tho purpose of a freight depot, ns It Is understood that tho road will uao tho new union depot for pus bengcr station. Heavy lot. William Rloomeucamp, n merchant tailor at 017 West First street, Hast ings, buffered n loss of between SI, 300 and 81, 400 by fire. Tho building was. gutted nnd the contents destroyed be fore tho fire department arrived. The origin of tho firo Is unknown, but there U a suspicion that St was the work of au incendiary. Mr. Rloomcncamp had no Insurance ou cither stock or build' Ing. Wa Despondent. Mathlas Q. Kdwards, au, old-time Omaha prlntor was found dead in Hanscom park, und investigation de veloped tho f act that in n fit of despond ency ho had committed suicldo by swallowing prussio aeld. Ho was found lying in tho patch near tho pa vlllion In tho park by a son of John M. Macfarland, tho attorney, who wa? returning from skating In the park. NurioT Kicape. At Nebraska City ns Richard Mcro dlth.au old gentleman was crossing tho Missouri Pacific tracks at Eighth street with a horse and buggy ho was struck by tho Lincoln passenger train, lly almost u miracle ho escaped instant denth, but received a sovcre cut in tho aead and an injured hip. Tho horse was killed. Net it Moro Boom. The Madison board of education havo rented another room and hired another teacher, in order to relievo tho crowd ed condition of tho upper grades. Tho school enrollment has been increasing so rapidly that the notion of tho board bjeame un. Imperative necessity. Wants HI Caa Reviewed. Hurley Atkinson of Dawson county, sentenced to one year in the pcnltcn tlury for assault with intent to do great bodily harm, has uppcaled to the supreme court for n review of his case. The casa grew out of it hallow o'en colobratiou. The Cralier Cincinnati. Floated. Santiago, Cuba, Dec. 21. The cruis er Cincinnati was towed into deep water again yesterday aftd-. forty hours' work by tho col'ler Southey and the gunboat Mayflower. Tho cruiser Is apparently undamaged. , Admiral and Mr. Sumpion Ball Home. Havana, Dec. 21, Admiral and Mrs. Sampson salted last night for tho United States on board the New York. Mrs. Sampson went on board tho war ship by special permission of Secretary Long. SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT, Let Money I J tit a Great Deal Moro Children. Stnto Superintendent Jackson ha completed tho December ccml-a'nnttuv school apportionment. Tho total to bo apportioned among tho various counties is $300,810.03. Last Decem ber tho amount was 8377,005.07. The rato per scholar has fallen from 31.00 for last December to S" cents for the present apportionment. This decrease is due to tho decrease in tho amount of money tp bo apportioned and tm in crease of 11,440 in the number of per sons of school ngo reported. Last De cember tho reports gave 331,029 per sons between tho nges ot five nnd twenty-ono years. Tho number la now 300,000. This amount was derived from tho following sources: Stato tax $73,057 03 Interest ou U. S. bonds 300 00 Interest on stato bonds 7,330 00 Interest on county bonds. . . . 03,003 08 Interest on school district bonds. , OH Gt Interest on Bchoollandssold. 100,233 05 Interest on school lands lbd.. 43,007 31 Interest on saline lnnds sold nndleasod 0,735 00 Transferred from permanent school fund to correct error treasurer Cheyenne county 181 44 Interest on statu warrants 4,358 17 Stato peddlers' license 105 00 Total 8300,810 03 Tho apportionment by couutlcs 1b as follows: Ko. of Scholars. Ain't Due Adnms . fl,(K7 ft.P03lW Antclopo fO-Jt 3.300 Ti llanncr 373 Eofl M Illntlio 16S 103 M lloono 4UM S.S31 37 IlOXlluttO. 1.4A7 1.230 10 llordi 1.7Q 1,420 80 llrown l,X UKJM) IhuTalo B.iua C65.-. a Hurt. 4.4UU acsK Hutlcr r,v 4,(KC2 Cnsi P.riW 0.901 M Cedar 4,16-! 3.420 12 Clmso WW 7I32H CllCtry l,4i7 IJ230 10 Choyctme .- I.Qt 1.085 63 Clny 6,010 4.88118 Collox 4.WS 3.7M 2 Cumin? .... 6.:tcn 4.302 GO Ouster. 7,301 8,0012.1 Dakota.....'. . ICO 1.774 1)8 Uawc. ,. C3M 1.93.1 S! DitWfon 4,37-j 3.SU2 OS noucL CM Ml IK) Dlxou 3,711 8,074 18 Dodge 7,fiV3 0,28 09 Douk'l.v 41.610 34,217 W. Dundy 835 CtO IB l-'lllinnro B.WO 4.M1 SO Krnnltlln 3.281 I. ouo 10 Frontier 2,310 2,719 W Furnas 4.D31 U.DR8 W Unce 10,3m 81311 ClarflclJ IUU 401 S3 (lospor., 1.079 l,tlH'H CJrant ill , 179 90 tlrt-Olt-r 2.M3 1,083 70 HnU... I-.Ml 4.HM44 Hamilton f',20R 4,277 20 Harlan 3,149 8,831 21 llayoa 0M 703 81 IllU'bcoclc UW l.K0f Holt ,U 3,3SiV) Hooitcr 7 411'H Howard 3,0ft) 3 8(1 17 Joueron &-T74 4,714,77 Johnson 06l 3,33712 Kearney-, . 8.KH 3,107 Oi ICjiiUi ;...-.-.;... -0SI 659 01 KrynPahn.....--. .'.. -1,031 H(9 Kimball 221 ISO nt Kuox 4.UIH 4.0C0 01 I.nncnstcr. ..,. in, 1ST J0.013 40 Lincoln 3.SW 8,143 ft f-ofiuu. IflM 200 23 Lout) 41 BIOl!! Moillson G,wr 6,010 20 Mul'tiCTMU U Oft EH M-irrld; .'.... 3,011 2,493 01 Nnnco 2.MW 2 128 33 Ncmalm &,3U 430131 Kmkolln 4.0S3 S.b-ast OtOO 7,611 0.19927 Puwnco , 4,0iO 3,300 93 lVrhlls 63a 41040 Phelps. , 3,717 3,079 W Pierce. S.fcOl 2,378 14 l'lnlto ,.,. 0,137 MJWf,9 Poll(... 4,(fM :t.yj3 4S Ited Willow 3,4W 2.803 81 lUchunlson 7,0a) 6.HI7 03 Kook.... , (r too 12 Hallno 7,057 A.7P9 03 Hnrpy 2.89U 2.371 to Snuiuletv. 8.UI5 0.7M) CO KcottH Ulnar 717 AH) 19 Bfiivnrii 0,015 .git 12 Sheridan.,..,., t a,2M i.K-.0 3t Khrrtnun ,, 2,rT3 2,097 0-2 SiOUX ,.....,..,. OCT 62340 Stanton : 3,010 2.171 a-. Tlmyer , 6,001 ,ifl 3,1 Thoum.s 1.77 ISO K! Tlltirslou...,,., , 1.C01 1.3C9 03 VltfW , 2,781 XIST75 Wasliirmton 4 0U2 3KS64 Wuyno 8JSI, a.CWlOS JVobalcr, 4,10(1 3,418 00 JVht-oler...... 42fl sa2 6: orlt 0,193 6,093 SSI Total 8C0.0C9 ISOJ.8I0UI A Shooting; Affray. About midnight last Saturday night n shootlnff affray occurred In a lunch car nt Nebraska City, of which Tom Andrews Is proprietor. Claudo Ilogo nnd two companions camo into tho car and ordered lunch, amounting to 30 conts, for which llogo laid down the money. A nickel foil on tho floor and Andrews, Beclng only tho 25 cents spoke of tho mattor. Hot words wcroN tho rcsultand lingo, who, Hisclalmod, had been drinking, soomed anxious for trouble Andrews shot once into tho floor to prevent Hogo attacking him, but when TJogc reached for a stool, evi dently to nso it, Androwa shot again, tho ball taklug effect In tho right of tho neck, just above tho collar bone. Hogo was taken to Dr. Koss' ofllce and at last reports tho ball had not been found, and it ls,sald tho wound 'may provo futal. Killed Himself, A farmer named 'Thcodoro "Mo Michael, living near aab Orchard, committed suicldo by shooting himself In tho head with a thlttyrclght callbro rovolver. Tho ball went through tho head at the temple, lie died blatant ly, lie was a man well respected by all who know him und tho act was a groat surprise to the community. Family troubles is given as the cause, W1U itcoovor. Miss May lVhltamoro.tho young lady wbo was so severely burned in tho opora housa ut York recently, 187.. proriug ncol and will recover wiijMif ou t any serious results. lUldnln Work Aro Daiy. Pnu.ADJtr.i'iii.t, Deo. 80.--Thollald. w'in loootnotlvo works has within the last few days received orders for fifty six locomotives, of which slxtcon aro for tho Impsrlal railway of China, making tho second order received froiij that country within ten months. 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