Red Cloud Chief.
PUIJUSHED WEEKLY.
red CLOUD,
NKltllAS vA
Some girls who profess to bo highly
educated have merely been Immersed
In n weak solution ot accomplish
ments. A new Island has recently sprung up
near tho northwest coast of llornco,
opposite the town of Labuan, Its for
mation is connected with tho earth
qunkc which was observed on Sept. 21,
last year, near Hudat (British North
Domeo).
Minnesota alone produces approxi
mately about 80,000,000 bushels of
wheat, or about one thirty-seventh of
tho total production of the world. Of
this she Ib able to export two-thirds.
Of the Dakotas, not having begun to
reach their limit of productiveness,
North Dakota raised In 18D8 55,000,000
bushels, and South Dakota 42,000,000.
Oregon produced 21,000,000 bushels.
Tho Associated Jewish Charities of
Chicago have taken a laudahlo stop
In abolishing henceforth all balls,
fnlrH and charity bazaars ns methods
of swelling their fund. They havo re
solved to give of their means according
to their ability, and promise that their
already magnificent philanthropies
shall not suffer by tho change. Gen
tiles may well ask themselves If their
own "entertainments" aro not some
times repulsive rather than attractive.
Since logs cut on timber lands leased
by the government of Ontario must
henceforth be manufactured within
that province, many Michigan lumber
mills nro being removed to Canada.
Tho millmon scorn to take the matter
calmly. Other philosophers and all
statesmen should do the same. Can
ada Is only doing as, under like condi
tions, tho United States would proba
bly do, nnil If wo were to bo generous
we might even congratulate her on
finding a new way to Increase her
trade and population.
A popular color for canary-birds In
England at present Is a reddish yellow,
or deep orange. This color, It Is said,
can bo produced artificially by dletlug
the birds on a number of different sub
stances, tho chlof of which Is cayenne
pepper mixed with molasses. Dealers
ure able to produce particularly de
sirable shades by varying tho quan
tity of pepper and by adding occa
sionally a little turmeric or madder.
Each dealer has his own formula,
which he keeps Bocret The plumage
of tho birds thus treated Is apt to fade,
and they aro kept as much as possible
out of tho light.
Tho play of "Robinson Crusoo" Is
now given In ono of tho Paris theaters
with four animals in tho cast ot
nctors. These are a goat, n monkey,
a paroquet, and chief of all, a dog who
enacts tho part of Robinson's faithful
companion, "Toby." Tho dog's real
nnme Is Fnro, and a writer In La
Nature says ho will respond to that
name only when In tho street or at his
master's home, but on the stago ho
answers promptly to tho call, "Toby."
When Robinson shoots a bird, "Toby"
inns and plckH It up, Climbs up a lad
der into Robinson's hut, nnd gives tho
bird to "Frldny," who acts as cook.
The opposite of rest Is not work, It Is
restlessness, an one of tho popular
"quick-lunch counters" Is Its exponent.
Tho modern time-saving young man,
Fays a keen satirist, gives his order be
fore removing hat or coat, thus econo
mizing fifteen seconds. When his or
der arrives, he gets his fork Into It as
It appears over his shoulder, and cleans
tho plate befuro tho Banco appears,
which thus has to bo eaten by itself.
Cups of coffee go down In two swal
lows. Little piles of cakes arc cut In
quarters nnd disappear In four mouth
fuls; nnd tho really accomplished
luncher assimilates his last quarter ot
,eakes, wiggles Into his cont and pays
his check at tho desk at tho samo mo
ment. The next ho Is half a block
uwny In pursuit of a receding trolley!
At tho Roynl Technical school In
Chnrlottenburg, Germany, Prof. Josso
lias recently tested, with remarkable
results, a method of Increasing tho
efficiency of stenm engines, which was
invented by two Germans somo ten
years ago, but lins only now been ef
fectively applied. Tho principle de
fends upon tho employment ot tho
exhaust steam from an ordinary com
pound engine to evaporate another
liquid having a lower boiling point
than water. Tho liquid used Is sul
phurous acid. Tho heat of tho exhaust
steam is sufficient to liberate sulphur
dioxide gas, and this, passing into tho
cylinder of nn nuxlllary engine, acts
the part of Bteam. It Is afterwards
condensed nnd rocs back to the vnpor-
izcr. Tho result is said to be that
to every Indicated horse power devel
oped In the main ongino about half a
horse power is added by tho auxiliary
engine, without increasing the con
sumption of fuel.
An Interesting discovery, showing
nnother link between tho living forms
of tho old and now worlds In former
aRes, was announced at n recent meet
ing ot tho Cordlllcran section of tho
Geological Society ot America. Some
bones discovered at Glen Eyrlo at the
foot of Pike's Peak proved to be the
remains of a goat-antelopo, unlike any
animal ot tho kind now inhabiting
America, but closely resembling tho
antelope of tho Himalayan region In
Asia. Other bones found in the same
placo belonged to a slender-limbed
species of horso now extinct.
FIGHT NEAR PEKM
Chinese Soldiers Attack Boxers
and Many Killed.
Till SITUATION BECOMES VERY ACUTE
Clmli Iletnrcen Jupini nnil Itussln Im
minent Preponderance of the Crnr'i
Troop More Tlmn Mlkario Will
Hlnnil Other Nctri.
A Slmnghnl, Juno 6 dispatch fays:
The soldiers dispatched to attack the
boxers have fought nn engagement
quite close to Pckin. Many were killed
on both sides.
Alarming reports nre current here of
the hurried completion of tho mobili
zation of the Japanese fleet.
In consequence of tho representa
tions of Japan the landing of a large
Russian force at Taku Is alleged to
have been stopped. It Is believed here
thut should Russia persist in bending n
prepondcrlng military force to the
front a collision with Japan will inevi
tably result.
Itml New I'rom Conner.
A Washington, I). C, June 0, special
ays; Had news continues to come from
Minister Conger nnd the American na
val force In the Pel llo river has been
ordered to be reinforced. The minis
ter cabled that the situation w.ns worse
at Pchln nnd this statement, taken in
connection with Admiral KcmplT's
alarming cablegram announcing Mint
an engagement had been begun, decid
ed the state department to strengthen
the naval forces nearest the scene of
trouble.
Accordingly, a cablegram was sent
to Admiral Rcmey at Manila, directing
him to dispatch at once to Admiral
Kemnff's enmmnnil flic irunlumt ltnl.
ena, or if that craft is not at Manila,
ana ready for Immediate service, then
some craft of eorri'STrfiiwllntfU' Hirlit
draft and power. The purpose is to
piace at Admiral kemptl s disposal un
cfllclent warship capable of ascending
tho Pel Hf river us 1nv tm nu Tlnn
Tain. Admiral KcmplT.s flagship, the
Newark, daawlng twenty-three feet of
water, cannot ascend the river safely
oeyonn tiiu Tnloi forts, near the en
trance, but the little Helena tlinwinir
only eleven feet can safely ascend to
xicn ism, ioriy nines above.
The Helena was especially designed
for service in these Chinese river and
so is likely to prove much more effect
Ivc than nny other of the foreign war
ships which can nass the Tulcu farts
and reach Tien Tsln. She carriob a
battery particularly adapted to dealing
with such half organized mobs as the
boxers." Besides her eight four-inch
rvpld-fire guns, she carries four slx
poundcr rapid Brers, four one-pounder
rapid tlrers, two colts and one three
inch rapid flrer field gun. She Is com
manded by Commander Swinburne nnd
her complement Is ten officers and ISO
men. In view of the service ahead of
her, it is expected that Admiral Remey
will'add to this ono or two companies
1 marines,
SCOURING WHOLE COUNTRY
Number of Minor ICnRngements Willi
the Filipino.
A Manila disnateh mivh- Vnim.1,0....
,-on, with two companies of the Twen-
I.V-UII1U1 uiiantry ami twenty-five men
of the Eighteenth Infantry, sailed from
Romblon to the neighboring island of
Tablas, where they encountered about
6lxty rebels who retreated. They cap
tured forty, including all olllcors, to
gether with 10,000 rounds of ammuni
tion and seventy-four rilles. Forty
men of the Twenty-ninth regiment,
with a lieutenant, were left as a gar
rison, the otherb returning to Romb
Ion. Company E, Thlrty-fifth regiment,
encountered fifty insurgents behind
stone trenches in the high mountains
near Nor.agaray, province of Rulaean.
There was persistent fighting and sev
eral Americans were wounded. Final
ly G company, by a flanking move
ment, carried the trenches.
Troop (, Fourth cavalry, company
C, Ihirty-fourth regiment, nnd com
puny A, Twenty-second regiment, are
pursuing the captors of Charles 1).
Roberts, who was taken by tho Fili
pinos while scouting nenr San Miguel
de Mnyumo May SO. It is reported
that tho Filipinos have separated
among the trackless forests.
Forty rilles with artillery and a con
siderablo quantity of ammunition have
been captured by the Americans In the
mountain,, back of Munnluaihiin.
Three Filipinos were also taken.
American scouts havo destroyed the
camp of General Mascardo. The na
tives report that Mascardo, with S00
men and .MM) rilles. will surrender if
given assurances that they will not be
imprisoned.
I.meluiHl-Htccl Wedding.
There was a fashionable wedding at
All Saints Episcopal church at Omaha,
Neb., Wednesday evening. George A.
Lowland, weather bureau director at
Lincoln, wus married to Miss Lilly A.
Rteol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johu
Steel, residing at 1.118 South Thir
tieth avenue.
Mlnlitrjr My Not Henlgn.
The Holland ministry has apparently
reconsidered Its threat to resign and
has now informed parliament that it
will introduce a demand for tho prompt
passage of a new employers' liability
bill, which will bo a slightly amended
version of tho measure jiiht rejected by
tho upper house.
I, Mi , ,
Six Klletl by Dynnmlte,
Six persons were killed by an explo
sion of dynamite In the homo of Wil
liam Hroehm, ut Forest J miction, Wis.
SINKING ARTESIAN WELLS
Wntrr Problem Polled In Nortlmctt
Nebraska.
Geological experts who have found
strong flowing attestan wells In Da
kota and the north, WyomLig on tho
west, and Colorado on the south, have
hUvuh mnintained that tho semi-arid
Pine Ridge nnd sand hill belt of west
ern Nebraska was barren of subter
ranean water. This theory has at last
been exploded by tho sinking of nn
eight hundred foot well nt Whitman,
Grant county, where a How was found
that rises to within sixteen feet of the
surface, making pumping easy and is
practically inexhaustible. Tho drill
ing rig has been moved to Hynnuts,
the first station west on the 11. & M'.,
where a nine hundred foot well will bo
sunk at a cost to tho town, nftcr which
Alliance intends to operate.
Hox Hutte county Is now actually
agitating tho proposition of sinking
artesian wells so that small farming
might be successfully prosecuted, and
it is argued as favorable that some of
tho nearby counties have been able to
obtain artesian water. Tho proposi
tion is to sink one well in llox Rutto
county by way of experiment, and if
the one should prove successful then
Interested parties could sink their own
wells 'vlth the full knowledge of ac
quiring n How of subterranean water.
It is doubtful that the. bonds would
carry should tho proposition be sub
mitted to the voters. Notwithstand
ing the Whitman experiment it is still
doubtful whether an nrteslan flow
could bo obtained so far west as Al
liance. The present capacity of the Alliance
water system lias failed some years to
supply the demand which each year
has Increased, and although a new
pumping plant Is being put In, which
will help replenish the shortage, yet
there seems to bo no remedy for the
water famine that threatens the town
during tho hot summer now commune
lug. .
Truilo With Porto Jtlco.
The war department has made public
a summary of the regular bulletin of
the division of customs and insular af
fairs concerning the trade of Porto
Rico for the seven months ended Jan
uary III, 1000. The total value of mer
chandise imported into tho island dur
ing this period was SO,S10,118. Mer
chandise to the value of 81,731,040 was
admitted free of duty. The total am
ount of import duty collected wus
5001,078. During .the above period
goods to the amount of 82,093,000 were
exported from the island, upon which
was collected expert duty to the
amount of 31.17.
Tito Killed At Primaries,
Two fatalities occurred as a result
of the bitter fight over the republican
primaries of the Twenty-second Illi
nois congressional district. At Anna,
III., M. Mays was instantly killed by a
man named Johnson, the former being
a Roberts man and the latter being fpr
Congressman Smith. At Grand Tower,
Jackson county, a man was Instantly
killed for expressing his opinion on tho
merits of the two contestants.
I. timber Tlunt Humeri.
Tho lumber plant at Ste Etienne du
Saguenay, belonging to Prince Rroth
ers & Co., of Quebec, Ont., was des
troyed by (Ire. The loss will reach
S 100,000. Forty families are homeless
as a result of the conflagration, and it
is believed several perished in tho
flames. The telegraph olllce and other
buildings are destroyed. Tho (Iro is
supposed to have been started by col
onists. Declare Mitrtiul I.nnr.
General Itnden-Vowoll has extended
martial law to the Marleo nnd North
Liehtenburg districts. Shots were ex
changed between Roer nnd Urltlsh
patrols, eighteen miles east of Mafek
ing on May 18. Part of the forces late
ly at Pretoria are reported to have
gone westward to meet Rnden-Powell
and to make a show of holding tho
country through which he and General
Hunter arc moving.
No Proof of Death.
Late advices from Manila say that
it is all guesswork m to whether
Aguiunldo was shot, lleforc the
Americans struck Sagat tho Insurgent
chief divided his forces into parties of
ten, following different trails. Tho
party shot was probably Agulnaldo's
secretary or adjutant. Tho report
among the natives of the region is
that Aguiunldo was shot in the bhoul
der. Fined a Thotmnnd Dollar.
Sol Hopper was lined 81,000 in the
federal court at Omaha for sending nn
obscene letter to a female in Des
Moines. The letter was Intended for a
woman but got Into the hands of a
lady of the same name who sent it to
Anthony Comstoek. The latter sent
an agent and procured Hopper's in
dictment. Hangs Himself In 111 cell.
Andy Anderson, a Swede, about 50
years old, and who has lived In Kear
ney for tho past twenty years, hanged
himself in a cell In tho city jail Wed
nesday. Anderson was put In jail for
being Intoxicated. No charge had
been filed ngainst him and ho 'would
have been released as soon as sober.
A. S. Holmes, ex-congressman, a well
known Iowa politician, living nt
Rooue, hns been declared insane by a
committee. Ho served two terms in
congress and was selected sergeanl-at-arms
of the house following his retire
ment from his seat. Finauclal troubles
are said to be the cause.
A happy reunion occurred at tho
home of Mr. llurbank near Springfield
the other day. Two brothers, ono
from Portlnnd, Ore., and tho other
from Portland, Me., met there aftor a
separation of beverul years.
1TOT? TTOMM A NT) AVON TON
l'UltllUlUJ!iAij; UJ1.U1
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.
The Creation of Wcmmn How the I'.ient
I Described In the Chronicle of Hindu
Mythology Note of tho Current
Style.
Tho llr.-tct lluttle.
Tho bravest battle that ever was fought;
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of tho world you will find
It not:
'Twos fought by tho mothers of men.
Nny, not with cannon or battle shot,
With aword or nobler pen;
Nny, not with eloquent words or-thought,
Krom muutlis of wonderful men.
Ilut deep In a wallcd-up woman's heart
Of woman that would not yield,
Dut bravely, Rllently. bore her part
ial there Ih that buttlcOuld.
No mnrnlinlliiK troops, no bivouac pour,
No banner lo (learn and wave;
llllt, oh t these buttles, they last so long,
From babyhood to tho grave.
Yet faithful still as a bridge of stars
8ho llKhtn In hur wallcd-up town
Fights on and on In the endlcx.4 wars.
Then silent, unseen goes down.
Oh, yc with banners and battle shot,
And Doldlern to shout and prnlsp,
I tell you the kliiRlIt Ht vletorlcn fought
Wotu fought In these silent ways.
Oh, Hpotlefw woman In n world of shame!
With a splendid nnd silent ccorn,
Go buck to God ns white ns you came,
The klngllest wnrrlor born!
A Summer Serge.
No one should think of going away
for tho fcummcr without taking ulong
nt least one cloth dress to wear on
cool days. For such a gown nothing
Is bettor than summer serge.
They are making these serge gowns
this year with n plain skirt trimmed
probably with a few rows of braid.
The walBt Is mado upon a fitted lin
ing and In plaits at both tho front
nnd back. It Is cut low at the neck
to be worn with a chemisette of white
linen. A very effective finish Is nf
forded tho waist by broad lapels of
cream-white cloth stitched with blue
silk or very narrow soutache braid.
About French Rubles.
It Is not generally known that In
Franco it is n pennl ofTense to give
any form of solid food to babies under
n year old, unless It bo prescribed In
writing by n properly qualified medi
cal man. Nurses nre also forbidden
to use for their charges any sort of
feeding bottle having a rubber tube.
These and other equally stringent
laws have recently been onncted by
the French government, for, in despair
X NOTE OF BLACK GIVES A TOUCH OF DISTINCTION
of ,ncrcasl"E the birth into of
;cJUtry, they arc now doing the
their
their ut
most to save the lho of the compara
tively small number of babies who nrj
born.
The Creation of Woman,
At the beginning of time Twashtrl
the Vulcnn of the Hindu mythology
created tho world. But when ho
wished to create a woman ho founl
that ho had employed all of his ma
terials In the creation of man. There
did not remain ono solid clement.
Then T.,( perplexed, fell Into a pro
found meditation. Ho aroused him
self to do ns follows: Ho took tho
roundness of tho moon, tho undula
tions of tho serpent, the entwlnement
of climbing plants, tho trembling of
the grass, tho slcnderncss of the rose
vino nnd tho velvet of tho flower, the
lightness of tho leaf and the glance
of tho fawn, the gayety of the sun's
rays and the tears of the mist, the
Inconstancy of the wind and the tim
idity of tho hure, tho vanity of the
peacock nnd the softness of the down
on tho thront of the swallow, tho hard
ness of the diamond, the sweet flavor
of honey nnd the cruelty of the tiger,
the warmth of fire, and tho chill of
snow, the chatter of the Jay and the
cooing of tho turtle dove. He united
all this and formed a woman. Then he
made a present of her to man. Eight
days later the man came to Twashtrl
and said:
"My lord, tho crenturc you have
given me poisons my existence. Sho
rhatters without rest. She takes nil
my time, she laments for nothing at
all nnd Is always 111." And T. re
ceived tho woman again.
Dut eight days later tho man camo
again to the god nnd snld: "My lord,
my life Is very solitary since I re
turned this creature. I remember sho
danced before me. Blnglng. I recall
how sho glanced nt me from tho cor
ner of her eye, and that she played
with me, clung to me." And Twash
trl returned tho woman to him. Three
days only passed nnd T. saw the man
coming to him again. "My lord," said
ho, "I do not understand exactly how,
but I am sure that the woman causes
me more annoyance than pleasure. I
beg of you to relieve mo of her.'
Dut T. cried: "Go your way and do
your best." And the man cried: "I
cannot live with her!" "Neither can
you live without her," replied T.
And the mnn was sorrowful mur
muring: "Woe Is me. I can neither
live with nor without her."
Summer Fabrics.
Some very smart gowns nre being
shown ut the moment for summer
wear. Cotton and linen fabrics have
never been so alluring. The silky ef
fect added to the great variety of
mulls, batistes, zephyrs, linens, organ
dies and other warm weather mate
rials renders them moie than ever de
sirable and attractive. Many of tho
cotton materials thus treated, either
in plain or fancy patterns, have much
of the lustre of nn India silk or satin
foulard. The linens are especially at
tractive and nre being used for entire
gowns, skirts, waists and even trim
mings. Nothing could be more ser
viceable or stylish thnn the colored
linen suits made with plain or tucked
skiits and modified sailor blouse
walst3. These arc sometimes strnpped
In white braid and others, arc adorned
with coarse lace in collar form, with
cuffs and girdle matching. No pret
tier finish can be Imagined than the
heavy ecru lace thus applied to brown
or blue duck or linen dresses. These
nre admirable for morning wear. Em
broidered Holland Is a favorite this
year among the eummer fabrics, and
pique treated with Incrustations or
coarse lace Is ns effective as It Is strik
ing. Pique nnd duck costumes will
again bo worn. Some piques shown
are quite light in weight, having an
open work dot, really an eyelet hole
that Is worked around with hand or
machine embroidery. The fashion that
has heretofore been popular of weal
ing silk waists with pique skirts will,
3!lll prevail, but now the white walsti
nre the correct thing, and tho thin mrjr
terlnl8, llko embroidered muslin, wash
silk or those mndc of lace nnd ribbon,
nre preferred, and over them will bo
worn bolero or Eton Jackets of pique.
Among tho new washable silk mate
Hals there Is, notably, "silk cheviot,"'
as it Ib called. This fabric appears In
soft, beautiful shades of rose, amber
and reseda; heliotrope, russet and
mignonette, chamois, cream, pink,
stem green, and in shades of bluo.
Snmrt Pique downs.
The fashionable pique gown of sum
mer will bo tnllor-mado and will bo
carried out in one color, with the ex
ception of the contrasting touch In tho
trimmings. There will be no stripes
or figures upon the entire plquo suits.
Tho patterned materials will be lim
ited to separate skirts. It cannot be
conscientiously claimed for tho plquo
suit that It Is an artlclo of economy
To the contrary, It Is tnllor-mado anftr
tOBts almost as much as the stuff
gowns. It Ib, however, very chic, and
this consoles the woman of fashion
for her reckless expenditure. Two
very pretty models displayed In ad
vance of the summer season are de
scribed. One Is In French black pique,
relieved by strappings of white. The
white bands outline a double tunic
upon the skirt and aro employed upon
the bodice to accentuate the curves
of the figure. There is a wide lapel
upon tho bodice, made of white plquo
nnd stitched with black linen thread.
A gown In striking contrast to tho
one Just mentioned is developed in
white nnd stitched with bands of per
vencho colored thread nnd the lapels
of the Jacket are of tho samo color
pique, bordered with bands of white.
Underneath the Jacket is worn a waist
of Bheer white linen.
Tho Partiality of White
Ono is early Impressed with the fa
vor which Is being shown for whito
fabrics, every variety of which will bo
extremely fashionable.
Summer gowns of white cloth and
cloth of the faintest putty color nre
being made up over delicate silk lin
ings. Tho cloth Is cut out In graceful
scrolls and arabesques, the silk show
ing through tho narrow lino of tho cut.
The combination of whlto taffeta silk
with white cloth is convincingly dis
played among some of the most ele
gant models. The cloth applied In
bands, covered -with rows of heavy
black stitching, stripes ono entire cos
tume In vertical lines rounding Into
wider bands, where they Join nt the
hem. White nun's veiling nnd all
coarse meshed canvases In white will
be very much worn for afternoon
frocks. Whlto hats with whito gowns
promise to bo quite In vogue for sum
mer wear.
TO SUMMER GOWNS,