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Red Cloud Chief.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
isi:n cloud.
NEBRASKA
Tho nntlfat doctor lWcs on tbo fat of
tbo land.
Some pcoplo nro equally as dlsngroo
blo ob tho truth.
Tho might of Ignorance often dis
counts that of the truth.
A barber says n man's whiskers nro
always cut down In 1Mb youth.
A truo lovo knot Is said to bo the
lop-knot of n woman's happiness.
Hope Is ft bubble tho unsuccessful
man blows and blows until It bursts.
Tho dh'orco Judge playB Into tho
hands of tho second-hand furnlturo
dealer.
"Everything comes to tho man who
waits," but It's different with some
women.
If money could only Induco people
to bo good, what a Jolly world this
would be.
Somo women's lovo Is limited to tho
llzo of n man's pocketbook and her
ability to handle tho contents.
The upward tendency of tho price of
beef makes It easy to bellovo that tho
cow actually did Jump over tho moon.
Scientists say tho food of tho fu
ture may bo In tho form of capsules.
This Is concentration followed by ex
pansion. A brilliant and boautlful Chicago
tculptress has married a portrait
painter. This Is certainly an affair of
art and heart.
From the way things aro now trend
ing it looks as If tho noxt big combina
tion to embark In business would bo ft
trust of nritl-trusterB.
Franco now has tho Dcroulcdo ex
amination on tho tapis. Perhaps alio
will havo two or throe political trials
next year and uso the exposition as a
supplementary amusement.
"Never pardon n public sorvant who
Is dishonest," said Gov. Roosevelt tho
other day, "Just bocauso he Is of your
own party, or because ho gets appro
priations for your district." With
thoso words ho hit tho mark as surely
as did any of his rough riders with
their bullets on San Juan hill, and It
van a more Important mark even than
theirs.
A dispatch from India says that tho
British government has concluded ne
gotiations for taking possession of
Dclngoa bay November 1. This, If cor
rect, will bo a severe blow to tho
Transvaal, which will then bo shut oft
from an outlet by land or sea. If tho
purchaso has been mado Portugal Is
likely to havo exacted n high prico for
tho seaport. At ono tlmo it was of
fered to tho UrltlHh for $05,000, but
with characteristic stubbornness, ex
pecting to get It for nothing, they took
tho caso to arbitration, when it was
promptly awarded to Portugal by Mar
shal MacMahon, president of Franco.
Tho family is tho foundation of tho
state, and In studying tho equities of
public burden bearing, governments
havo not lost eight of tho bachelors.
Tho nddltlon of 25 per cent to their as
sessed valuation by tho grand duchy of
Hesse Is Imitated in effect, It seems, by
tho tax law In Kansas, n citizen thcro
who supports only himself being rated
nt tho common valuation anil ?20'J
more. Tho bachelor's liberty is mado
part of his taxable property. Such an
ordlnanco may not always "encourago
matrimony," as tho Hesso law con
templates, but tho legislators probably
meant to tax bachelors, not so much
for n privllego as for shunning a privi
lege. It Is reported from Portland, Ore.,
that packers of salmon on tho coast
nro declining to accept further ordors,
and a majority of them will not bo able
to fill contracts nlready taken; some,
It Is declared, will fall short from 23
to 35 por cent. Tho pack of salmon
on tho Columbia river so far this sea
son Is about 195,000 cases, tho smallest
pack on tho river In twenty years.
Last year nt tho sanio dato tho num
ber of cases packed was slightly in ex
cess of 205,000. On tho Frazor river
the total pack to dato Is not, accord
ing to conservative estimates, moro
than 75,000 cases, against 245,000 cases
last year. On tho Puget sound tho
packers may bo successful In reaching
tho output of last year. Last year'B
pack aggregated 450,000 cases, it Is
estimated that the pack at Rivers' in
let will bo from 25 to 30 per cent less
than last season. Tho Skccnti river
pack will, however, bo abovo tho aver
ago. Tho estimated pack for 1899 on
all points on tbo coast, Including Alas
ka, Is, In round numbers, 2,000,000
cases.
.
Slnco tho opening of tho frco cm-'
ployment bureaus In Chicago, 9,050 per
sons havo applied for employment nnd
0,058 peoplo havo called for labor of
various kinds. These figures show that
tho bureaus fill a want and aro making
u,succesB of the new law.
Adelina Pattl, Baroness Ccderstrom,
cays that sho will not como to Ameri
ca thlB year. This Is cruel of tho peor
lesa songstress, whoso "farowell tours'
used to be recognized and highly ap
preciated annual features of tho oncr
Htic concert stg9.
I'rouc of Her llattil Ilojm.
M'COOK, Nob., Oct. 9. A spontane
ous nnd enthusiastic ovation was ac
corded tho prlzo-wlnnlng Nebraska
brigade band of this city upon their
arrival hero. As tho train pulled In
from Denver, whero they won first
prlzo In tho great carnival band con
test, cannon roared, whlslcs sounded,
horns wero blown and n brilliant
pyrotechnic display welcomed them.
Tho cceno was most Inspiring and
warmed tho cockles of every heart
for tho home-coming heroes. Headed
by tho McCook drum corps, members
of tho city council and citizens who
had gone to Akron, Colo., to meet
them, tho band marched to tho opera
house, .whero a brief word of welcome
was delivered, with n brief response,
'iho band acknowledged tho reception
with a selection or two of their best
music. From tho opera houso tho
band nnd Invited guests repaired to
tho Commercial hotel, whero a ban
quet was spread for about 100 persona.
It was ono of tho proudest occasions
In McCook municipal history.
Slate Hoard Take n Hand.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 9. Acting In
tho capacity of tho Stato Hoard of
Health, Dr. J. E. Summor3, Jr., has
filed a complaint in county court,
charging that A. Oillctt and M. E.
about pretending to heal tho sick, and
that In doing so they nro pursuing n
courso thut Is in direct violation of
law. Tho allegation Is mado that
nclthor of tho men charged with vio
lating the laws of the stato is learned
In tho medical profession. It Is also
charged that neither possesses cer
tificates from any medical collego and
that thoro is nothing to Indlcato that
olthor can hoal or euro the sick.
Dr. Summers alleges that Glllett
protends to bo a magnetic hcnlor and
that tho other lays no claima to pos
sessing nny healing power. It Is
charged that tho two mon pretended
to euro ono John Alstrand of his Ills.
Warrants havo been Issued and tho
offenders will bo brought Into court
as Boon as found.
Severe Fire nt 'trail;.
STRANG;, Neb., Oct. 9. Tho cry of
flro was given hero tho other night
It started in tho rear of tho wngoD
shop of Jacob Stein & Son, and spread
to six other buildings as follows: The
wagon building, occupied by Dr. Clark
and tho Reporter, insured; contents
removed. Frashor and Sheridan Ba
loon, total loss of $11,200, Insured for
$700; Stein's wagon shop, total loss
of $1,000, no Insurance; Dunkor's har
ness shop, ovory thing removed; Nlc
olls barber shop, and tho postofQco,
In which latter placo tho contents
wero saved. Mrs. C. C Wright's mil
linery was damagou and by horolc ef
forts the drug storo was saved by tho
amplication of salt.
Sorrowing la liny Cattle.
OSCEOLA. Neb., Oct. 9. At this
season of tho year thore Is usually an
Increase In the mortgago Indebtedness
of tho county on account of tho large
number of cattlo that aro bought and
shipped la to feed on tho surplus corn
and the last month Is not an excep
tion, as shown by tho records. Thcro
woro sixteen farm mortgages filed,
amounting to $20,708.85;- tnirty-ono
released, amounting to $33,627.50; city
mortgages filed, $2,350; city mort
gages rolooscd, $3,800; chattel mort
gages filed, $65,808.20; chattol mort
gages filed, $65,808.20; chattol mort
gages released, $17,381.65; making an
lucrnascd Indebtedness of $34,057.90.
Engine Cruhr Into Cnhooie.
NEBKASKA CITY, Neb., Oct 9.
An accident, which was fortunato not
serious or fatal, occurred In tho Mis
souri Pacific yards at this point. A
freight train wns standing on tho
main lino while tho ongluo was taking
water at the tnnk, when tho passenger
train coming north crashed Into tho
cnbooso, crushing In tho end of It and
mashing tho front of tho passonger
onglnc. Fortunately tho passenger
train was- not undor full speed and
thcro wns no ono In the cnbooso. Tho
blnmo was with tho freight trnln
crew, no they had no llagman out
Soldier liny Demi.
FAIRRURY, Neb., Oct. 9. Bert M.
Alkln died nt Klrksvillo, Mo., nnd wn3
burled here. Ho wiih n member of
Company D of this place, nnd Is the
fourth member of tho company that
has Huccumbcd to dtscaso contracted
by tho uso of bad water and poor
food nt Chlcknmaugn liiHt summer. Ho
graduated from tho Fnlrbury high
school in 1897 nnd wns an exemplary
and good business man.
Wolvis Italdlng Ctilrkcn Yitrri.
WIN8IDB, Nob., Oct. 9. Wolves
are numerous and very daring in tho
country surrounding Wlnsldo. They
roam about In bands of live and six
and ntack poultry with Impunity, even
catching chlcKons before tho very
eyes of thoir owners nnd In Bplto of
attempts to drive them off. In ono
lnstanco tho wolves 6tolo 300 chickens
from ono farm.
Death Cone to Kchantrc.
COLUMDUS, Neb., Oct. 9. Fred
Schnntrc, who had his back broken
by accidentally falling from his wa
gon, died nt St. Mary's hospital after
living five days with tho lower part
of his body In n plaster caBt Evory
muscle below tho heart was complete
ly pnralyzcd and his recovery waB re
garded na nlmost lniposslblo from tho
first
Drove Off the Drldgo,
OSCEOLA, Neb., Oct. 9. Myrtlo,
tho daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. N.
Mnckln, mot with n sovero nccldont
that tuny ennso her to keep to her
room for somo time. Tho night was
very dark nnd In driving homo she
wna compelled to cross n brldgo that
hnd no railing or protection nnd not
being nblo to seo tho wny tho horso
went too nonr tho sldo, upsottlng tho
buggy and throwing Miss Myrtlo to
the" ground, resulting In the breaking
of her loft arm Just at tho wrist nnd
otherwise injuring the young lad.y.
The NrhrAka Vlnnrern.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 10. Tho terri
torial pioneers had a pleasant two
days' reunion on the exposition
grounds. The exercises the second day
wero particularly pleasing. General
Thayer mado an Improfslvo address
and his reminiscences of the old days
gave great plcasuro to his hearers.
Speeches were nlso mado by Hon.
James Woolwortb, Rev. Luther J.
Kuhns, Judge Wakeley, Dr. Link, 11.
T. Clarko, 1J. E. R. Kennedy, Thomas
8wlft, MaJ. D. H. Wheeler, John Go3s,
Dr. Gcorgo L. Miller nnd Isaac Hns
call. Governor. Furnas presided.
Throughout the entire session thcro
wns not an uninteresting moment and
tho meeting was pronounced by all
of tho pioneers to be ono of tho mo3t
enjoyable in tho history of the so
ciety. Cut In Tiro by a Train.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Oct 10. A
switchman found the body of au un
known man on tho track a short dls
tnnco north of the Burlington depot.
Near by was found the head, which
had been severed at tho neck. Thcro
was a deep wound In tho forehead
about two Inches long and on tho bncii
of tho head, cither of which would
have caused death. His hair was cut
short; ho in noout twenty-five years of
ago and woro a blue-black coat and
vest, a pair of blue overalls, well worn,
a good suit of underwear, a pair of
heavy socks and shoes and a black
stiff hnt comparatively new. 'there
wero no papers to identify tho man.
Ilrldgc Give Way Under Engine.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct 10.
John Neu wus crossing a brldgo dirt
miles northwest of Wyoming station
with a traction cngtno and threshing
outfit, when tho brldgo gave way, let
ting nil Into tho creek bolow. mu
was caught under tho engine, his leg
was crushed and ho was Injured in
ternally. It is doubtful if ho can ro
cover. Tho brldgo was In Otoe coun
ty. Leonard St John and brother
started for a phyolclnn, but their team
ran away, both men wero thrown
from tho wagon and badly injured.
Young Man Bud II U Life
CALLAWAY, Neb., Oct 10. Charles
Madcrs, twenty-one years old, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself with a
revolver. Young Madcrs, who Is quite
well known In Callaway and vicinity,
has been paying attentions to a young
woman named Wilson, and is said to
havo boon greatly infatuated. Tho ro
gard was r.ot reciprocated, It Is sup
posed, and despondency over this fact
Is the only known cause prompting tho
act Madcrs' parents live in Iowa, his
relatives hero bolng two married sis
ters. u
Diphtheria SUM Ilnglng.
CREIOHTON, Neb., Oct 10. Diph
theria Is still raging In tho vicinity
of Walnut Grove. Mr. Frederick who
wao so low with it at the tlmo of tho
last report, has slnco died, making
thrco In that ono family who have
died, and it Is reported that Mrs.
Frederick and tho other two children
of tho family aro now qulto low. Ono
moro school haB been closed to pro
vent Its spread. ThlB is tho fourth
school now closed in that vicinity.
Again Rent to the Aijrlarn.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct 10. Thoo
doro Krcsha has again been taken to
the Btato asylum at Norfolk. Tho caso
is ono that has attracted wide atten
tion on account of tho peculiar char
whlch Krcsha la afflicted; his being
well known throughout Plntto coun
ty and tho fact that tho dorangcmeiV.
Iiub heretofore oafflcd tho best medi
cal treatment nnd Krcsha hns twlco
nlready been discharged from the asy
ura and as many times reinstated.
Cropi Tnrnlni Ont Well.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Oct 10. A corre
spondent has been Interviewing tho
farmers to find out how the crops nro
turning out from thoso who have
threshed and ho has yet to find one
farmer who was grumbling. They aro
better satisfied with tho yield nnd tho
quality thnn ever before. Wheat will
avorago twenty bushels to tho acre,
corn sixty, oats sixty, potatoes 200,
flax twenty. In fact every crop rained
Is above par.
Want Nliouti Drought Hack,
BEATRICE, Neb., uct 10. P. B.
Sprnguc, n Beatrice druggist, hnd a
warrant sworn out In Justice Inmnn's
court for tho nrrcst of a man named
O. E. Shoutz, charging him with ob
taining money under falGo pretenses
In the amount of $70. It Is charged
n few days ago Shoutz was in tho city
nnd represented that ho was a travel
ing salesman for Armour & Co. Slnco
his departure Mr. Spraguo found out
differently.
Acquitted of Murder Charge.
ALBION, Nob., Oct 10. Tho Jury
returned a verdict acquitting Mlchnol
Tearnoy and Charley Conroy of tho
murdor of Charles Jones. Tho trial
lasted sovoral days. ReadorB will ro
call tho circumstances connected with
tho stabbing of Jones at Petersburg
sovoral monthB ago. Self-defense waa
tho plea of the defendants.
Workman In Well Injured.
TECUMSBH, Nob., Oct. 10 As work
men woro lowering material "to tho bot
tom of a well on tho farm of Michael
Wert, Fred Krouso was badly injured.
Krouso was working In n well nnd a
pleco of onk plnnk nbout three feet
long fell out of tho bucket nnd struck
him on tho hend. A laceration thrco
Inches in length was sustained.
Null I'onetmte tho root.
FAIRMONT, Nob., Oct. 10. Floyd
Carl, n young man of Fairmont, mot
with a painful nccldont hero, Ho
stepped on a nail nnd It ran through
tho solo of his shoo and through his
foot. Ho wns unnblo to get it out until
his wlfo cot tho clnwhammer and drew
It. Ho Buffered badly through the
night.
Aged Muii Adjudged Inmitie.
TECl'MSEH, Neb.. Oct. 10. An old
man named Daniel Williams, who has
until recently lesldcd on a farm near
here, hQ3 been adjudged Insnno, nnd
Is now in tho keeping of the sheriff.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Thursday, October 10, will be ob
served as Thanksgiving day In tho
Dominion of Canada.
Enlistments for the ten new regi
ments havo reached a total of 13,516.
-no Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth regi
ments are now complete.
Cnrds have been Issued for tho mar
riage of Miss Viola Dictrick and Mc
Klnloy Duncnn, a nophew of tho pres
ident, on October 18 at Youngstown,
O. President McKinley will attend.
Tho Western Window Glas3 Job
bers' association held n conference
nnd decided to make 10 per cent ad
vance In prices. Delegates wero pres
ent from nearly nil of tho states of tho
Mississippi valley.
Tho Kentucky Distillers and Ware
house compnny has mado a completo
list of Its distillers and tho whisky
that is to bo made at each of them
during tho coming distilling season.
Tho total number of gallons to be
mado Is 9,000,000.
Tho zinc mines of Missouri and
Kansas are again to shut down.
Tho zinc miners' association so de
creed nt its meotiug. Tho shut-down
will bo general nnd will continue un
til further notice. This courso wns
adopted as a means of forcing tho
zinc smelters to pay schedule prices
for all of the oro produced in tho dis
trict Republicans of Massachusetts nomi
nated tho following ticket: Governor,
W. Murray Crane, Dalton; lieutenant
governor, John L. Bates, Boston; sec
rotary of state, William M. Olln, Bos
ton; attorney general, H. M. Knowl
ton, New Bedford; auditor, John W.
Kimball, Fltchburg; treasurer and re
ceiver .general, Edward S. Bradford,
Springfield.
Tho Immense lumber yards of tho
Wheolcr and Dusenberry company, lo
cated at Endeavor, Forest county, Pa.,
wore completely destroyed by Are.
Over six million feet of lumber were
destroyed, together with three houscB,
entailing a total loss of about $500,
000. Insurance on the lumber, $25,
000. It Is believed the fire was of In
cendiary origin.
Two men arrested In Montana In
July last charged with robbing the
United States postofllco at Big Pincy,
Wyo In August, 1898, and believed
to bo tho Roberts brothers, pleaded
not guilty In the federal court. Tho
court assigned M. J. Barry and R. W.
Breckons to defend them, who gavo
notlco they would apply for a writ of
habeas corpus Octobor 14.
Tho Lutheran general council decid
ed to send missionaries to Porto Rico,
who will found congregations, build
churches and advance the work of the
denomination In every way possible.
Rev. !!. F. Richards of Zancsvllle, 0.,
and B. F. Hankey of Pennsylvania,
were delegated to mako the first tour
If Inspection of Porto Rico and will
lcavo for there as soon as possible
In the federal court at Cheyenno
Edward Alworth pleaded guilty to un
lawfully detaining mall matter while
postmaster at Clearmont, Wyo.,,ln No
vember, 1898. This was a registered
lettor containing tho commission of
E. W. Huson to succeed Alworth. Al
worth said tho letter was not detain
ed with criminal Intent and was sent
enced to ten days confinement In tho
county Jail.
General Manager Dickinson of the
Union Pacific railroad has agreed with
the boards of adjustment of tho Broth
crboods of Locomotlvo Firemen and
Engineers to a postponement for
thirty days of further negotiations
looking toward tho settlement of the
difficulties between the road and thoso
organizations. Tho continuance was
granted nt the request of Mr. Dickin
son and tho members of tho boards
will return to tho city thirty days
later.
Brigadier General A. W. Greeley,
honorary vice president of tho Inter
national geographical congress, ac
companied by Major II. T. Allen, mlll
itary attache of the United States em
bassy In Borlln, osconded at Potsdam
In a military kite balloon, tho Inven
tion of Porclval SlegBfeld. Emporor
William granted General Greeley a
special permit to mako the ascent
General Greoley has purchased a sim
ilar balloon for tho United States gov
ernment. The Chinese colony In San Frnncls
co Is considerably excited over the
fact that large placards containing
a revolutionary proclamation havo
been posted In Chinatown. Tho docu
ment is an appeal In behalf of the de
posed emperor, Kwang Hsu, and a call
for nld to dethrone tho downger em
press. It is signed by Knng Yu Wei,
ono of tho emperors confidential ad
visers and closest frionds. Ho Is at
present In tho revolutionary head
quarters in Victoria, B. C.
Tho forty-ninth annual report of
tho Burlington railroad has just been
submitted to the stockholders by tho
board of directors. It covers tho year
ending Juno 30, 1899, nnd Its every
statement is reason for congratula
tion to tho management Ono notlco
nblo feature is n decrcaso in tho earn
ings of the freight department over tho
previous year in the sum of $1,272,69S,
but this is more thnn offset by nn In
crease In passenger earnings amount
ing to $1,315,976. Computing revonuo
received from all sources tho gross
earnings reached tho enormous sum
of $43,333,424, an lncreaso over the
previous year of more than $500,000,
and this fact palliates somewhat tho
decrease in tho freight business.
Senator Hnnnn donlcd with charac
teristic emphasis tho report that he
will resign tho chairmanship of tho
national republican committee. He
said: "I cannot imngino what haa
given rUo to such a report, unless it
Is my physical condition, rumors of
which hnvo been exaggerated.'
Tho Storllng cyclo works of Ke
nosha, Wis., hnvo been transferred to
the Amorlcnn Bicycle company. Con
sideration, $50,000.
An Incondlnry flro destroyed C.400
feet of snow sheds between Cisco nnd
Emlgrnnt Gnp, Cnl. Tho Iocs is $50,.
000. Trains nro expected to mov6
soon,
Sergeant John B. Crow, compnny
M, First Infantry, Is dead ai Havana
from pleurisy.
Tho First Baptist church of San
Francisco was destroyed by flro. It
was tho oldest church In the city. Loss,
$50,000. Ono flremnn was seriously In
jured ard thieo othors slightly.
WILL LEAD TOE ARMY
President of Transvaal Anxious to fight
Against English.
READY TO 00 TO THE FRONT
Chafei at Kefiunl of III Council to Al
low Hlm to Do So War I'repiratlon
of Doth Government Contltuo and
Omtlook I Not l'romlttng.
LONDON, Oct. 6. Nothing import
Ant has developed in the Transvaal
situation slnco morning. The Dally
Telegraph's story of this morning an
nouncing that the Boers had Invaded
Ngtnl and selzetj Lalpnk, now seems
without foundation. The government
boa received no such reports, although
a movement on the part of the Boar's
would naturally cause little surprise.
Tho British position In Natal was
considerably strengthened today by
the arrival of Indian transport with
about 600 Infantry, cavalry and artil
lery, all of which will probably bo sent
to tho front by trnln, and with their
arrival at Glcncovo and Ladysmlth to
morrow or Saturday the British ad
vanced camps anu lines of' communica
tion will bo practically safe-guarded
against a dash across tho frontier by
the Boers.
Tho military nuthoriticB apparently
no longer fear the massing of tho
Boers along tho border and In fact it
has been provldea that tho Boers shall
not make a sudden rush Into the coun
try. The Natal people are pleased with
this, because they argue the tension
of waiting will toll severely on tho
Boers' discipline, and, moreover, will
soon exhaust what little forage there
Is near the border nnd bo compelled to
fall back on their base, because, In
view of tho defective commissariat,
tbey are unwilling to advance into Na
tal leaving behind them a foragoless
veldt.
Advices from Aldershot convey tho
Interesting information that General
Sir Rcdvers Duller, who Is to assume
tho chief command of the British
forces In South Africa Is opposed to
a largo number of war correspondents
with his forees and wlshea to limit
tbo correspondents to twelve from tho
leading British, Indian and colonial
fsencles and newspapers, including in
3Is numbor the foreign correspond
ents. A dispatch from Perth, capital of
West Australia, announces that tho
government of the colony has decided
to dispatch a West Australian contin
gent to the cape.
General Sir Rcdvers Buller arrived
at Balmoral castle tonight as the guest
of Queen Victoria, to bid her majosty
farewell on his departure for South
Africa.
Rt Hon. Sir George Trevelyn,
peaking at Halifax, Yorkshire, said
he believed Mr. Chamberlain had
made a terrible mistake In rejecting
President Kruger's offer of a five
years' franchise but thought war
might yet bo avoided If a modlator
should be sent to the cape.
Advices from Capetown received last
Bight assert that J. H. Hoffmelr, the
Africander, and tho chief Justice havo
expressed the opinion that the Impe
rial government acted In tho Interest
of peace in domnnding the suppression
of the Transvaal agency In Brussels
and tho recall of Dr. Leyds. Sir Al
fred Milner, the British high commis
sioner, has already reported In this
sense toMr. Chamberlain.
Activity Is being shown at Wool
wich and provision Is being made to
ship supplies.
SITUATION ON FRONTIER.
Excitement at l'uver Heat and Conflict
Set m ut Hand.
LONDON, Oct C. The Dally Chron
icle's correspondent at Capetown, tel
egraphing under dato of Tuesday, say 3:
For tho first time In months, J. II.
Hoffmolr, tho Afrikander leader In
Capo Colony, nnd Sir Alfrod Mllncr,
British high commission for South Af
rica nnd governor of Capo Colony, met
today In conference. An unconfirmed
report Is In circulation that Mr. Hoit
molr has been ontrustcd wiu an Im
perial commission to Pretoria.
'mo Dally Mall's correspondent at
Lovrcnzo Marquez reports that H. M.
6. Pbllomcn has gono to Durban, for
tho purposo of landing 100 mon and a
gun. Commenting cdltorlnuy on tho
foregoing dispatch the Dally Mall says
It considers tho action reported Indi
cates great danger. "Tho ndmirnlity,"
eays tho Dnlly Mall, "would not count
onnnco eucn a measuro except in cir
cumstances of unusual urgency," nnd
It thinks It possiolo other British war
ships aro converging on tho sceuo of
action.
Mlnneaotani Start Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 6.TTho
Minnesota volunteers started for homo
today. Tho soldlora wore given nn
ovntlon at tho ferry depot boforo their
doparturo. The men will bo given .a
twenty-four hours' stay In Portland
and will then rcsumo their eastward
Journey ovor tho line of tho Northern
Pacific.
Tho South Dakota volunteers wero
mustered out today and paid off. They
will leave for their homes on Sunday,
traveling ovor tho Southorn Paclflo
to Portland, thenco oast on tho
Northorn Pacific. Tho death of Cor
poral Wayno D. Larraboo of tho South
Dakota regiment from smallpox cost
a gloom over tho musterlng-out cere
mony today.
Krueger Appoint O'Delrne.
NEW YORK, Occt. 0. General
James R. O'Belrno mado tho announce
ment today that ho had been appoint
ed commissioner extraordinary In tho
United 8tates for tho Transvaal by
President Krugcr.
Tho appointment waB mado two days
ago by n telegram to Dr. Kosman,
Presldont Kruger's personal friend,
now In this country. A portion of tho
cablegram was privato and was not
given out
Gonoral O'Belrno wa3 provost mar
shal under President Lincoln. Ho was
oncce commissioner of Immigration
CX-SrNATOn ArtM-AN DEAD.
Xoted Iotran I'nno Aunr, Succumbing
to Complication of I.uug DUeiutm,
DES MOINES, la., Oct. 6. Tho
death of ex-United States Senator
James Harlan occurred at his home
in Mount Pleasant, la., at 9:35 tliU
morning. Tho end wns not unexpect
ed, a collapse having taken place last
Sunday. Tho Immcdlato cauoo of
death was congestion of tho lungs,
complicated with liver trouble. Over
exertion in attending tho sessions of
tho Iowa Methodist conference last
week, aggravated his maladies and
caused prostration.
His t'lughter, tho wlfo of Hon.
Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, was
summoned from New York city and
was present at tho bedstdo. Others
prosent wero: James Whltford and
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford nnd son. No
arrangements hnvo been mado for the
funeral, but it will probably bo held
In Iowa Wcslcyan university chapel,
in Mount Pleasant, on Sunday after
noon. James Hurlan was born in Clarko
county, III., August 25, 1S20. He grad
uated at Indiana Ashbury university
In 1845 and becamo superintendent of
public instruction of Iowa In 1817;
wan presldont of Iowa Wcsleyan uni
versity at Mount Pleasant In 1853. Ho
was United States sonator from 1855
to 1865; wa3 sccrcetary of the inter
ior In Lincoln's second cabinet, 18G5
66, and was again United States sen
ator from Iowa from 1866 to 1873.
In 1882 Mr. Harlan was appointed
chief Justlco of tho court of commis
sioners of Alabama claims, whlchc r )
sitlon he held four years. In 1893 ho
was called from retirement to act as
temporary chairman of tho republi
can stato convention and as such of
ficer mado a speech which had a tre
mendous influenco In checking tho
threatened bolt of prohibition for
practical local option. Ho was a can
didate for th'i republican nomination
for governor in 1895, but his ago was
against him. Ho also served as n
momber of tho Iowa Soldlors' and
Sailers' monument commission tnd
was prominent in tho councils of tbo
Methodist church.
Senator Harlan's wlfo died In 1881.
Sho was a remarkablo woman and dur
ing the civil war did much to allovlato
tho Bufferings of tho Union soldiers,
having an unlimited pass from Secre
tary Stanton to go where sho pleased.
PETiTION TO M'KINLEY.
Many Fromlnent Signature lryn Say
He Will Not Sign It.
NEW YORK, Oct 0. Several hundred
signatures wero added today to tho pe
tition to President McKinley to offer
himself as modlator between England
nnd the two South African republics.
Tho petition waB signed by Judges of
tho supremo court, governors of state,
presiding ofUcers of stato legislatures,
senators, members of congress, eml
nont ecclesiastical divines, presidents
of colleges and other citizens whose
standing Is of tho highest
W. J. Bryan declined to sign tho pe
tition, though he indorsed the sugges
tion that tho government should uso
Its lnfluonco to prevent war. Mr. Bry
an tolegraphed tho World tonight:
"I do not deslro to Join In the peti
tion on this or any other subject Our
refusal to recognize tho right of tho
Filipinos to Bolf-governmont will cm
harass ub it wo express sympathy wltti
thoso In other lands who aro strug
gling to follow tho doctrines set forth
in the Declaration of Independence."
Ex-VIco President Stevenson, cx
Scnntor John i.. Henderson, Senator
Grosvenor and W. B. Hornblowor all
lndorso tho petition to President Mc
Kinley. The World received a dispatch from
the secretary to President Krugor stat
ing that Gonoral James O'Belrno of
New York has been appointed by tho
Transvaal republic as commissioner to
tho United States to furthor Boer Inter
ests In Amorlca. General O'Belrno haa
nlready accepted tho task. Tho secre
tary of tho Orange Freo State cables
tho World acknowledging gratefully
Amcr.can sympathy. Tho archbishop
of Canterbury cablos tnnt It Is clear
"Englishmen feel strongly tho outland
ers aro Ill-treated and It Is our duty
to protect them." Cardinal Boguo of
Ireland cables: "I nm most anxious
for pence." Archbishop Croko of Ire
land cables: "Avert war by all hon
orablo moans." Tho nrchblshop of
York cables: "I do not feel myself
qualified to express an opinion whether
mediation by the United States would
bo generally acceptablo In England."
AVIuilo Hum OfT With u Man.
SAM FRANCISCO, Cnl., Oct. 6. Ac
corning to ofllcors or tho whntor Bel
uga, Oscar Huschenbctt, a sailor in tho
Actlc, on August 2G, 1893. was caught
in a ropo attached to a harpoon that
had been fixed In tho sldo of a whale,
and ho wa3 drawn lllco a cannon ball
over tho boat's stern and out Into tho
wnter. In passing out of tho boat tho
body of tho man hurled Itself against
Mato Nlklto nnd ono of tho crow,
knocking tho seaman overboard and
throwing Nlklto to mo bottom of tho
boat Tho mate scrambled up and
slashed tho ropo In two with his knife.
After a chaso tho whalo was again
lanced and Huschenbott'B body recov
ered. Wreckod Seamen 1M cited Dp.
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Oct 6.
Captain Bowcn of tho ship Arctic
Sticam, from Hamburg, reports that
on August 11, while off Statcn Island,
near tho Straits of Magellan, ho saw
tho British rhlp Glftord rescuo five
mombora of tho crow of tho British
steamer Tekoa, which had boon
wrecked on Statcn Island sovoral days
boforo. Tho mon wero oxhausted and
sufforing from sovero frost bites. Tho
Kokoa was bound from Now Zoalond
to London with a numbor of passen
gers and a cargo of refrigerated boef.
Tho rescued men know nothing of tho
fato of tho passengers or othora on tho
stoamor.
D1ot a Dank Snfe.
FORT DODOE, la., Oct O.-At an
early hour this morning tho bank at
Rlppoy, la., wns robbed of $1,700. Tho
snfe is a total wreck.
Tbo robbcra have been traced as far
as Grand Junction, going north. They
had rubber heels on their shoos and
were driving a ono-horso buggy.
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