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' - in -i .- u V it i. vtt ! ? it Red Cloud Chief . PUBLISHED WEEKLY. RED CLOUD. NEIUtASKA The. Illinois brldo who barred nil men from (ho wedding ceremony tmvo tbo two noccssary to the rite, may bo expected to develop father-in-law antipathies. It Ib snld Hint every thread of n fplder's web Is made up of about 5,000 separate fibers. If a pound of this thread were required It would occupy 28,000 Bpiders a full year to furnish it. If the example of the St. IOtils man who committed suicide because he could not collect a debt duo him Bhould bo generally followed, tho mortality would he something terrible. A case of leprosy In Its worst form has been discovered In London. No hospltnl or home for Incurables will tako the patient In and no means of Isolating him from contact with other persons ha been found yet. A Baltimore man has como forward with a proposition to establish a liocr colony In Maryland, and as a guaran tee of good faith ngrecs to be one of ttfenty-five business men who shall raise a fund of $23,000 to organize and prosecute some plan whereby tho Af rikanders may bo brought to this country. A flno examplo of mnn's triumphs over ndverso natural conditions Is to be seen In the Sahara. Thnt region has long been Identified with utter sterility nnd barrenness. Yet through the sim ple expedient of Irrigation by artesian wells, more than twelve million acres of It have already been mnde abund antly fertile. Tho right of petition Is not a "glit tering .generality" when It expresses Itself oil paper a mile long. Resident of Australian gold tlulds to the num ber of twenty-eight thousand hava nlgnod n petition to tho queen, praying to bo delivered from certain griev ances. Merit In such a caso cannot be measured with u yardstick, but tho dimensions of the document will be euro to count. DEFIES Ti WOiD China Pours a Volley Into In tcrnational Fleet, HER ACTION PROVES TO BE FATAL flomtmrdincnt Tlmt Follow Is Very Effective -Four Hundred Clilncio Itrporled Killed, Whllo I.o Ou Warship In Sulil to be Might Probably tho most novel regiment ever raised Is that which has been recently formed at Wellington, New Zealand. Tho ladles of Wellington have formed themselves Into a corps which has been given the appropriate title of New Zealand Amazons. They urn girls of flno physique, being much pbove the average In height. The regi ment Is drilled according to mllltnry rchedule, and their maneuvers havo Attracted considerable attention In tho whole of the colony. Tho nitration of tho water supply of cities by mennB of sand flltcr-beds, or mechanical contrivances, has rapidly advanced In this country during the past ten years; but It Is far more gen eral In Great Britain than here. Mr, Allen Hazen, an authority on sanitary engineering, avers that tho fact Is fully established that tho death rato from typhoid fever Is matorlally low ered by the nitration of tho water sup ply. In Great Urltaln. citlc contain ing an aggrcgato population of moro than 10.000.000 people uso a sand-ni- tered water supply, nnd the result, It Is claimed, Is shown In London's free dom from typhoid. In this country only one-tenth of tho towns and cltlca havo filtered water. Tho application of scientific irriga tion methods has recently given a now development to rice culturo In south western Louisiana, as cxplnlned In a bulletin of the department of agricul ture. Rice requires wet lands, but on sucn lands Harvesting macmuery cannot bo used. The difficulty has been met by flooding tho dry prairie lands during tho growth of tho rice, and then draining them, by a system of pumps, canals and levees, when tho crop Is nearly ripe. On tho drained lands It Is possible to uso reapers to harvest the rlco; thus the cheap labor employed In foreign rlco growing countries can bo met by American machinery. A London, Juno 18, dispatch says: China declared war against the world when tho Takii forts opened flro upon the international fleet, Tho accounts of what took place nrc still unsatisfac tory, the best soinl-ofllelal lnforitiattou being the dispatch received at Berlin from Chc-Foo, ah follows: "A semi-ofllelnl dispatch from Chc Foo says three men on the (ierman warship litis were killed and seven were wounded in the attack on Taku fort. The dlspateh adds that the for eign settlements at Tlon Thin were being- fired into by the Chinese." "The forts on both sides of Talcu arc now occupied. The Chinese opened fire unexpectedly. The casualties to tho mixed force wore as follows: "Killed Ilrltish, 1; German, 3; Rus sian, 1; French, 1. "Wounded Rrltlsh, 4; German, 7; Russian, 45 and French, 1. "Chinese torpedo boats were seized. Followed Order From I'okln. The Shanghai correspondent of the Dully Mall, telegraphing yesterday, says: "The forts began firing in observ ance to orders from Pekiu, conveyed in a personal edict of the empress dow ager, by advice, of Kang Yl (president of tbo ministry of war). Several war ship were struck by shells from the 12 inch guns of the forts. "The heavy Russian losses were due to the blowing up of the magazine at Mandshur. ' "Four hundred Chinese arc reported to havo been killed. ' This Chinese. when retreating, fell into tho hands of the Russian laud force." The, Dally News has the following from Chc-Foo: "1 wo of the forts were blown up. The thirty-two warships at Taku ag gregated two hundred thousand tons and carried more thau .loo gups." The failure of Admiral .Seymour's column and Its retreat to Tien Thin in creases. It Is presumed, the perils of tho legations In Pekln, whicu are still Isolated, although Shanghai forwards Chinese Rumors that the legations wcro attacked by mobs who were mowed down by machine guns, and also that tho members of the legations were massacred. The situation at Niu Chwang Is re ported erlticul. The Ilrltish consul at Klu Kwang has ordered all foreigners to leave Ku Ling anil Nan King Chang. 'I he powers are taking prompt action Four thousand Ucrinuu troops huve been ordered to China; 10,000 French troops are waiting to embark at Sai gon, capital of French Cochin China, and from 3,000 to !i,000 more Russians have been ordered from Tort Arthur to Taku. This reinforcement, says' tho St. Pe tersburg correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, is announced in the St. Petersburg Curette, tho government pointing out that Russia is sendJugso many troops solely for tbo sake of peace and humanity. The war department at Washington confirms the report that the Ninth In fantry has been ordered from Manila to China. Colonel LI sen in commands the regiment, which has Its headquar ters at Tarlac, about two hours' dis tant by rail from Manila. War de partment otllcluls say that the regi ment probably Is already aboard the transport and ready to sail for Chlua. ROOSAVELT OR DOLLIVER rorecant of tho Convention to be Held nt 1'lillndelphln. Governor Roosevelt is quoted as being opposed to running for vice president, but those who aro urging him on say they believe ho will accept if nomina ted. Dolllver of Iowa seems to be the next choice. The Pennsylvania delegation re-elected M. S. Quay national committeeman nnd chairman of the delegation. On a motion to Instruct the delegation for Roosevelt the vote stood: Roosevelt 52, Root 1, Long 1, Hllss 1, excused from voting 7, absent 2. The Massachusetts delegation will vote solid for Secretary Long. The Nebraska delegation discussed the vice presidential question this af ternoon and decided to express no pref erence. Chairman Gurley said Roose velt was the strongest eastern candi date, but Nebraska hail hoped a west ern man would be selected. Chairman Burton of the Kansas dele gation said that if Roosevelt would stand he would have the solid vote of Kansas. If he was out Dolllver would probably be the favorite. The Illinois people are holding off their meeting until the delegates arc all neic and the sentiment has become clearer. About the headquarters there appealed to be considerable Dolllver sentiment. The Minnesota people will doubtless present the name of Washburn, but after this compliment is paid, there appears to be a sentiment for Roose velt, Hllss and Dolllver. New .Jersey has not decided upon a candidate. begun II WORK Wheels of National Convene tion Move on Time. HUGE ARMY OF PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE Fifteen Thntmtnd Cheer or I'urly Lender llntriinrc of Itoonetelt ttio Druiuatlo Incident Storm of Applause for MvKlnley. NONE TOO SOON tit Foreigner in SETTLES DOWN TO BOYCOTT Striker at St. Louis Will Try That Method. Tho controversy between the St. Louis Transit company and Its strik ing employes has settled down to a struggle between capital and labor along the lines of a boycott. Piesldent Gompers of the American federation of labor will do all In his power to bring the Inllucnec of the whole body of organized labor In America to bear upon tho local situa tion in an effort to win the strike for the union. The boycott to be deelnrcd, strike leaders say, will apply not only to the Transit company, but to every person, every business man, every as sociation, and, In fact, any corpora tion or Individual favoring It in any way. REBEL STRONGHOLD TAKEN From Guam Capt. Leary reports that tho evaporating plant la In excel lent condition; that tho steam saw mill has been erected nnd Is ready to work, and that tho telephone system between Pltl and Agana la completed and U In successful operation. OHleera of tho Yosemlte are engaged In topo graphical survey of tho Island. Ho Bends tho following financial state ment, says tho Army and Navy Jour nnl: Amount In treasury July 1, 1899 (Mexican) 12,171.61; receipt (July 1 to Jan. 1, 1900), $9,415.25; ex penditures (July 1 to Jan. 1, 1900), tV 7C7.69; nmount In treasury Jan. 1, 1900, 14,819.07. Tho population of Guam la 8.6C1; 3,128 males over seven yearB of ago, 3.C80 womon and 1,853 children. UenerU Grant and Ftimton Quorate With Hucceii. A Manila, P. I., June 10 dispatch fays: The United Stntes forces had two engagements of Importance last week. Troops under General Fuuston nnd deneral Grant organized an advance, with parts of five regiiricnts and two guns, against fioa rebels In a mountain stronghold east of Illncobata, where It was supposed Captain Roberts of the Thirty-fifth regiment, who waa cap tured last month at San Miguel dc Mayunio, was held captive. The Americans operated under many difficulties and over an exceedingly rougn country, out the rebels retreat- c2, only a few reslstlng.and the strong- noiu was occupied and burned. As the result of last week's scouting, sixty Filipino were killed, 200 were captured and :t00 rifles, with 2:1,000 rounds -of ammunition, were surren dered. Three Americans were killed. Malarial fever has been prevalent since April In parts of Cavltu and Rat- angns provinces, which are garrisoned by the Forty-sixth and Thirty-utiith regiments. Thirty per cent of the men of each regiment are on the sick list. Of two battalions In Ilatungus province, one has 150 sick and tho other 100. Moro St ruined Than Kver, There being no immediate prospect of a settlement of tho street railway strike at St. Louis, Mo., the situation lias become more strained than ever. The Transit olllclals say that as far as they are concerned the strike Is over, while the men, backed by tho federa tion of labor, declare they will light to the bitter end. The latter havo prac tically given up their efforts to secure a complete restoration of the strikers to their old places. Despite the large number of at tempts made to blow up street cars, Sheriff Pohlman Is of the opinion that the force of special deputies is no longer needed and ttiat the police are sulllclent for protection purposes. Drive Into a Waihout. A serious accident occurred to Joe Meier and wife who live five miles south of West Point, Neb. When Mr. and.Mrs. Meier reached the bridge spanning tho Wlchert ditch, the buggy ran Into a deep washout and threw the occupants out onto tho ground with such force as to render Mr. Meier unconscious nnd to break a shoulder blade and a rib for Mrs. Meier. Mr. Meier was taken into the Wlchert residence nnd a physician called who soon restored consciousness while Mrs. Meier was taken to her homo in an other conveyance. Smallpox Exterminated. The smallpox quarantine in Lincoln has been raised, and it is reported thnt not a case of the dreaded disease existed in the city. Two cases aro be ing treated at the Isolation hospital south of Walnut Grove addition, but these arc getting along nicely and the board of health hopes soon to be able to dispense with that institution alto gether. The quarantine on the brick block on North Ninth street has been raised, and the block disinfected. A Philadelphia dispatch of June 20, says the republican convention was called to order l'J.ISO, and adjourned at 3 o'clock. Nn busines was transacted save the anncuiiceniei.t of committees. Today the convention will icnotiii nnto President McKinley and adopt the platform. The nomination of vice president is likely to go over until Thursday. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts will bo permanent chairman. McKinley and Roosevelt were the; convention Idols, and mention of their names brought tumultuous cheers. The Nebraska delegation has not se lected national committeemen, but everything points to the election of Schneider. The boom for Roosevelt Is less pro nounced. New York takes him nt his word and will support Woodruff. The fight, seemingly, is narrowing down to Long and Dolliver. Nebraska Is to be accorded the rare honor of seconding one of the two leading vice presidential candidates. Mr. Ilanna says there will be no stam pede for Roosevelt. Therefore the Nebruskans think Dolllver will be nominated and Chairman Gurley, on the part of Iowa's next door neighbor, will second the nomination. This was practically decided when the Iowa delegation approached Gurley and be gave consent. His speech will be most ly impromptu. It. 11. Schneider will bo elected na tional committeeman in the Nebraska caucus tomorrow. He has at least twelve votes out of delegation's six teen. This was stated on the verv best authority, although none of the dele gates was Inclined to talk. The committee on resolutions organ ized immediately after the adjourn ment of the convention and then ad journed to meet at the Walton hotel at 5 o'clock. On motion of Senator For aker, Senator Fairbanks of Indiana was chosen chairman of the committee and E. Kosewater,-the Nebraska mem ber, secretary. When the committee reconvened the following members were appointed a sub-committee to draft and submit a platform to the full committee: Sena tor Fairbanks (Indiana), Gallingcr (New Hampshire), Forakcr (Ohio), Carter (Montana), and McCumber (North Dakota), and Messrs. Qulgg (New York), Noyes (Maryland), Madden (Illinois) and Powell (California). BRUTALATTACK ON DOCTOR A Fall City I'liyxlcltin Knocked Down and llenten. When Dr. Kerr reached tho fire en gine house on his way from homo to his drug store at Falls City, Neb., Em manuel Wlttmer, who was lying in wait for him, stepped out from his hiding place and knocked him down and kicked 1111111 in the face and was proceeding to Inllict still further pun ishment, when liurton lleavis, Dr. Scott and others went to Kerr's rescue. Twice recently Wlttmer has assaulted the doctor on tho streets, indicting no grcnter punishment than holding tho doctor and spitting in his long beard. Kerr was' the family physlcinn of the Wlttmer family. Mrs. Wlttmer died in a private asylum at Council Muffs, la., about a year ago, and her death seems to have embittered Wlttmer against the doctor. Wlttmer is a promi nent farmer living near town, and takes every opportunity offered to heap some Indignity on the doctor. OUR BU.D0ET OJ? FUN tho Chlncio Cupltiil Reported Murdered. A London June 20 dispatch says' "The Russian iclleving force arrived outside of Pekln this morning," says the Shanghai correspondent of the Dally Impress, "and Immediately be gan to attack the city on two "bides, employing numeious artillery. "The force apparently nrrlvcd in the nick of time for tho Chinese assert that the attack upon the legation had been successfully renewed. On tho night of Juno 1(5, tho Chinese troops under Cienornls Tung Fall Slang and Tung Chin attacked the legations ntul set on fire five European buildings. Nothing definite Is known as to the lesult. except the Chinese were dis appointed, although other reports, utterly discredit d by foreigners here, arc that the Chinese." Infuriated by the destruction of Taku, have since massa cred all the foreigners in Pekln." A modified version of these rumors received at Herlin, Is that the French as well as tho German minister, has been killed. The Knglish nt Shanghai think that the Chinese had foreign advice in or ganizing the defenses at Taku. because of the precision with which their at tack was delivered. The wires con necting with the harbor mines were cut by the boats of the war ships the night before the bombardment. It is now reported at Shanghai that it was on board the Russian cruiser Korlotr. and not the Mandschur that the ex plosion occurred, killing and wound ing more than fifty. It is reported that no fewer than 700 Chinese were killed in the forts. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Express says he Is olllclally in formed that Japan is mobilizing 2.ri,000 men for Immediate transport. The Rrltlsh cruiser I'ndaitntcd ar rived at Shanghai yesterday, cleared for action and took up a position com manding the Chinese forts. There arc three Chinese cruisers in the harbor. Thu new Chinese cruiser llai-Yang. built by the Armstrongs, has been tuken into custody at Taku by the British and Russians. At Yum-Nnn-Fu, where the rising has been gathering force for several days. tihO Christians have been attacked at the French mission settlement, many being put to death. The French consul and three missionaries are still in prison. The disorderly elements have se cured the upper hand at Wu-Ilu iid Czechuuti, where the native Christians have been massacred. A thousand boxers have gathered on the outskirts of Tien Tsln. SOME OOOD JOKES OniQINAL. ' AND SELECTED. A fc'ofo I'roponltlon In Cutdom Incon sistency Smcrely Punished, or How tho I'rnfessor Wim Cornered by tho Bum tuitr UlrU. lloth Needed. The watchman found him hunting under the bronzed heater. "What are you looking for?" "I Just lost two llcojises',' mister." "What kind were They?" "A dog nnd a marriage." "Well, here 1b the dog license I found It out there." " 'Taln't no good without the mar riage license. You sec, Mandy prom ised to marry me If I'd get a llcenso for her dog." Inconsistency I'unlshed. Prof. Bacterlo "Young ladles, any one who drinks soda wuter willfully poisons herself." WAITING FORTHE MONSOON This Is what the young ladles saw on. their way from school. Fanner Cut III Throut. William II. Kite, a farmer residing about four miles east of Howe, Neb., committed suicide by cutting his t'iroat with a razor and had also taken carbolic acid for the purpose of killing himself. It seems that Kite has been derauged all spring, in consequence of the death of an only son, who died during tho month of March. Before tho Biological Society In Washington recently, Mr. II. W. Olds presented tho results of his studies of bird music. Wonderful na It seems, ho gald, It !b a fact that Bomo of the birds use tho humnn musical scale. He ihowed by examples how tho songs of certain birds aro unmistakably gov erned by the intervals that compose our scale. Sometimes bird musicians, like tholr human compeers, wander from the key. Ho thought that there waB no escape from the conclusion that birds are subject to a musical evolu, lion which parallel! our own. Cr;e Ilntha to Surrender. Lord Roberts, according to a llocr dispatch from Machudodorp, sent a message to Commandant General Louis llotha on June lit, suggesting disarma ment and complimenting the bravery of the burghers. It was pointed out that tho surrender would be without dishonor to the burghers and would prevent such suffering. General llotha asked foi a six days' armistice In order to confer and consider. Lord Roberts consented to five days. Finally Gen eral llotha declined to accept tho pro posal and hostilities were renewed. llu a Leg Ilruken. John It. Long, while cutting down trees In Havel's grove for Mallory's brick yard near Pierce, Neb., had a leg broken by a treo falling on it. Dr. Allien was called and set the limb and the patient Is resting well. Transport for Bfaolla. The transport Thomas has sailed from San Francisco for Manila. She carries over 400 recruits and ofllcers and a large cargo of supplies. NEWS IN BRIEF. A big fire Is raging at IUoomlngton, 111. It was not under control at last reports, and the loss was estimated at 8700,000. A geologist reports that tho coal dls covery In Nebraska Is of Bufllelent quality, quantity and roofing to revo lutionize the coal supply of tho Missouri valley. Frank Nellgh is reported to havt) died at the Norfolk, Neb., hospital for the insane. Exonerate Flood' Sluyor. The coroner's jury at Omaha, Neb., decided that Charles 11. King, who killed .Hin Flood Sunday, was justified in so doing. The inquest was short, but the testimony wns clear and cor roborative that Flood entered King's houso against repeated warnings of King, and sought to do King and his family personal Injury. It was the verdict of the jury that King acted In self defense. Although King and his wife had no chance to confer after the shooting their, description of the affair ugreed. Mrs. King and the children are stopping at a leading hotel, and will proceed south in a few days. The verdict meets with popular approval. Two million llurn Away. A midnight fire has left almost half of IUoomlngton, 111., in ashes, Tho court house and many of the best busi ness blocks were swept away. Rig dry goods, jewelry, hardware and other stores, for a time at least, are wiped out. The total loss is estimated at 2,000,000. One fatality attended the sweep of the flames. Robert Schmidt, seventeen years old, died as the result of the shock occsasloncd by the destruc tion of buildings with dynamite. Slate nar Orewnlir. The Nebraska state bar association held a meeting in Lincoln to perfect the organisation. Tho membership committee, comprising A. J. Sawyer, C. J. Phelps and E. II. Hlnshaw, re porter! a list of 155 members as ap proved. Mr. MeCreary of Hustings re signed as secretary and Roscoo Pound of Lincoln was elected In his stead. Declare the Htrlke Off, The journeymen plumbers, after an unsuccessful strike for shorter hours, lasting six weeks, at St. Paul. Mlun., formally declared the strike off. Hope of Starting India Center In U10 Co in 1 111; Italn. The following dispatch has been re ceived from the viceroy of India, Lord Cur.on of Kedleston: 'The week's famine reports show a state of general expectancy pending the advance of the monsoon, which has not yet appeared. Heavy rain has" fallen in Kurnham. Bengal and the Deltic and central districts of llehar. "On the west coast the monsoon cur rent is w eak and has not progressed north of Goa, nor penetrated to the most affected regions and the hot weather conditions still exist. There is no improvement possible In the af fected districts nor any decrease of numbers on the relief works until there shall be a heavier general rain fall. The iclicf total now reaches 5, 020,000. Ht 111 ItlotliiRat St. L011I. As n passenger wagon was passing a Transit car at St. Louis, Mo., some of its passengers taunted those on the car, which so exasperated someone on the ear that he fired at tho wagon, the bullet lodirlng In the foot of Peter llonifer, a snloonkeeiier. Miss Winnie Allen was shot In the leg under similar onuses, but in her case it is known thnt a possemau fired the shot. A car on the Easton avenue division wns blown off the track with dynamite at Pendleton avenue at midnight. William Ilutholtz, motorinan, sus tained a severe Injury to his right arm. The conductor and live police men who were on the car were not hurt, although they-were badly shaken up. There were two other cars dis abled, but as In the Easton avenue car 110 one was injured. um And tho professor's tost him ninety cents. Inconsistency Ilctwcen tbu Line. He "I have been making a study of palmistry and as a result havo become quite a fortune teller. Just let mo have your hand, Miss Clara, and I " She (Interrupting) "Why er real ly, but this is so sudden. However, you havo my permission to consult papa." Judgment. The Bee "You ought to bo a base ball player." The Spider "Why so?" The Bee "Because you're bo good at catching files." Tho Spider "Yes, but tho fowlB would soon put me out of the business." Information Wanted. Lady "No, I can't give you any thing to ent Just now, but I've got somo nlco pies in tho oven, and if you'll saw wood until they aro baked I'll glvo you one." Tramp "Say, lady, how near'a dom pies done, d'ye t'lnk?" Nelirusku Crop Krpnrt. Corn has grown exceedingly well in all sections of the state, and tho crop Is unusually clean; some fields were badly washed in the region of great est rainfall. The heavy rains of tho week were very timely, and will prove of very great benefit to the small grain crop, especially in the central and southwestern sections, where consider able damage had already been done by the dry weather of the preceding weeks. In other sections wheat, oats, and rye are heading well. Harvest of these cereals will begin In some south ern counties in about ten days. Early potatoes are sufllclently large for use In many localities, and the crop prom ises well. The first crop of alfalfa is in stack; the yield was excellent. Pas turcs continue tine. Cattlemen llnnkrupt. J. E. McNalr of Ashland and I. S. Alexander of Kansas City, of the firm of McNalr &. Alexander, cattlemen, with headquarters at Ashland, Neb., have filed a petition In bankruptcy in the United States court at Wichita, Kan. Their liabilities amount to 8542, 071, while the assets are less thau 80,000. Hod Mill Kouine Work. Two of the three rod mills of the Il linois Steel company of Jollct, 111., re sumed work after a shut down of sev eral weeks. Between 500 and GOO men were given employment. Had on Collector. Doctor "I never daro act cheerful when I'm out In society." Doctor's Friend "Why not?" Doctor "If I do, you sco, all my pa tients who owo mo money Milnk somo Dthcr patient has Just paid me a big bill." "Tho An Hxpluniitlnii. shades of night wero falling fast," So runs 0110 of the poet's lines; He wns doubtless passing a mansion grand, Just as tho servant pulled tho blinds. Duplex FrlondllueM. "Aro the McNabbers neighborly?" "Neighborly? Gracious! They bor rowed our lawn mower over a week ago and they've sent for me three times to come over nnd see why It wouldn't cut" In Forcing Her Into It, "What made hlmprbpose to her French?" ' "Ho accidentally overheard that tho only French word she could pronounce was oul." A With Wuated. "I'm glad to read that tho president It going to tnke a rest." "Yea; only I wish a lot of these presidential candldatCB would tako a rest."