Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA Hcbraska IJctes I Tho follow that have been whim pering about its beltiK too dry have begun to haul In the horns and change tbelr tunc. Farmers who live northwest of Fre mont complain that some purtlra liava been shooting ducks which have been nesting In sloughs in the vicinity. Threats havo been made to report the matter to the game wardens John Potmesll, jr., of Dunlap, Dawes county, has filed an application with the stale board of Irrigation for water from the Niobrara river to Irrigate 680 acres of land. He Intends to build a ditch three and one-half miles long. In a runaway accident at Beatrice, Mrs. W. II. Otto was thrown from the vehicle In which she wan riding and sustained numerous bruises about the body. She had a narrow ebcape from being serloimly Injured. Judge Hurd held a speclnl term of district court at Omaha to henr the raso ngalnst Joseph P. Hasty, on the charge of statutory iiesnult. The de fendant plended guilty to the attempt and was given three years lu the pen itentiary. Miss Klslo Itlnndln, one of the tench ers In tbo high school nt Pawnee, has bren elected to tench English In the university of Wisconsin. She Is a grnd nato of the statu university of Nebras ka, having graduated about a year und a half ago. The remains of Archie, Harry and Charles Clnyton. sons of Hiram Clay ton tho Union Pacific machinist, who lost their lives In the flood In West Cheyenne, Vyo were sent to the old homo In Central City, Neb., where In terment was made. While nt piny with tho family pug dog Oracle, tho 2-yenr-old daughter of Mrs. little Itlx, of Dakota City, wns bitten in the, face, leaving several very ugly tooth mnrls, which will probably remain on tho child for, life. Tho ani mal wns promptly disposed of. Charles Daniels, n boy about nine teen years of nge, who wns arrested nt Plnttsmouth, on susplctlon of hav ing escaped from the Mate reformatory at Kearney ,wna taken bnck to that Institution. Young Dnnlels was picked up while begging on the streets. The twenty-eighth nnnual meeting of tho Nebraska state dental society at Omaha, was ono of the most success ful mcetlngB ever held by that body. The papers and clinics were of an ex ceptionally good character. Tho soci ety adjourned to meet In Lincoln nxt year. The Richardson Shoe company, of Dubuque, la., has decided to move to Omaha and has choHen Goodrich hall. Twenty-fourth and Paul streets, an tho placo of business. The Com mercial dub has been working for months to Induce tho company to lo cate In Omaha, aa It Is quito a large concern, and besides It will bring ubout forty families with It. Deputy Marshal J. O. Moore, of Oma ha, went to Fort Robinson and arrest ed Preston C. Brooks, on the charge of assaulting tho postmaster at that place. The alleged assault grew out of the arrest of Preston C. brooks, Jr., son of tho alleged assailant, who was n clerk In tho postoRlre at Fort Robinson, and was charged with rifling a number of registered letters. Railway organizations Including the brotherhood af railway tralnmeu, the order of railway conductors, the brotherhood of locomotive engineers, the brotherhood of locomtlve firemen, and the order of railway tolegraphers, will hold a picnic nt Seward on July 4. Their representatives recentlv held a meeting and elected tho following officers of the association: Chairman, jvi. b. snepnera; treasurer, J. W. White; secretary. F. J. Bolshaw; chair man of committee on concessions, J. V. White. Kennedy, the bank robber who cracked the safe at Rogers and was convicted, wna sentenced to n term in the penitentiary. , Mra. George Smith has. through the finding of the Omaha district court, re gained possession of her two daugh ters, Grace and Clara Oliver. Some four years ago Mrs. Smith obtained n divorce from her husband. T. T. 01ler, nnd received tho two children, but her former husband, questioning the legal ity of the divorce, made nn appearance nt Papllllon about two years ago. and secured the children. Proceedings were commenced In court with the result that Mrs. Smith has at last wou out and the children are hers. Edward Rosewater wns denied a re hearing In the libel suits of former County Attorney Shields In which n Judgment for $2,500 was secured. In the case of Ernest Mertens who sued nnd failed to secure a Judgment, a judgment of reversal was entered and the suit was remanded for further trial. Tho Shields case Is closed for all time. Mr. Shields, while serving as county attorney, was attacked by tho Omaha Deo. It was alleged that the article complained of charged brlb .ery and malfeasance. The bribery charges were In connection with cer tain South Omaha gamblers whom the county attorney was charged with protecting. Av II. Warren of Lincolu, who Is . roak'ng a wheel trip In Mexico, has written a friend from Juarez, Mex., na follows: "Havo seen nothing but desert for threo months and still COO miles from daylight or God's country TIb a big country when you go around ,Jt on a wheel." The tower of the mnln building or the Fremont Normal school caught Are on account of tho electric light wires being crossed. It wns put out by tho ftudents before the department nr rlved and without much damage being done. For n time there was consid erable excitement around the building. A GREAT MEETING Methodist Episcopal Conference Greatest in Church History. UNITY OF ACTION PREVAILS Chnrch Code ltalied anil llolea Kegnla- tine CUondnct nt Clergy anil Mem- baaa Acled I'pnti. The general conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church finished the final roll call at ls Angeles, Califor nia, which brought to a close the most memorable gathering In the history of the. church. Memorial services were hold during tho afternoon and in the venlng a Jubilee sen Ice In the pavil ion closed the scries of meetings. The conference Just closed has ac complished much for the Interest of the Methodist church and will go down in church history as one of the most Im portant In the point of legislative ac tion. The nctlon of the general conference In retiring five bishops nnd electing eleven others probably ntttacted the widest attention of any other blngle happening, but there were runny other Bubjects that affected the great mem bership of tho Methodist church and which were watched with dtcp Inter est. Among theso were the decision to stand by the present attitude of the church on the subject of prohibited amusements; the refusal to return to the time limit of pastoral services; the exonerating of certain theolnglcnl BchoolH of the charge of heretical teachings; tho unification of' the Meth odist publishing houses; the consolida tion of the boards of church benevo lences; providing tneana to support for Hiipcrannunted minister; fixing the status of superannuated bishops; creat ing a commission to revise the ritual of the church; continuing the commis sion appointed four years ago to bring tho various branches of Methodism closer together In the use of common prayer book, hymnal nnd cnthechlsmh; n referendum of the much discussed question of a colored bishop nod many othejr matters of bmnller Importance. The memorial sermons were given in nearly every protcstant ihurch In Los Angeles, nnd in other nearby cltleH by MsLopB or ministers In attendance upon the conference. DIVIDE CHURCH AND STATE Movement In France Toward thl Knd llrlng Actively Made. Premier Combes' announcement that the question of tho sepnratlbn of the church and state would come up in January In France has drawn atten tion to the law already formulated by the committee, on the separation of church and Mute. It is n sweeping measure, the opening clauses reading as follows: "The republic aseures freedom of conscience and It guarantees the free exercise of religion without restriction, except for the preservation of public oilier. "The republic will neither protect nor pay salaries for subventions under any form whatever to any demonina tlon. It will not recognize uny min ister of religion, and will not furnish any building for the services of any denomination or for the lodging of any of its ministers." The measure further abolishes the concordat, suppress trie French em bassy at the vatlcnn and makes de tailed provision for the disposal of the government's extensive possession of church property. In comparison with the present re gime, under which the clergy are sal aried officials and the minister of public worship Is one of the members of the cabinet, the forecoing makes a strik ing change In lonfc established secular conditions. LINCOLN LODGE WAS FIRST Awarded rrle ftir Securing I.argeM No inner ir Membrra. Tho Travelers' Protective associa tion of Nebrahljalias won the national prlzo for tho largest Increase of Its membership In the Inst jear. This announcement was made at the special meeting of Post C, In Lincoln. Eight now raombere wero elected and the state organization has entered the race again for the big horns, the trophy given to the winner. ArTnhKtmntit were made to attend the national con vention of the organization at Spring field, 111., June li to 10. The Rev. F. W. Eawon was chosen chaplain of the post to take the place left vacant by Dr. F. U Wharton. English Whipping Thibetan. The Ixmdon Daily Mall's corres pondent at Chumbi, India, says the British expedition niter u fight of eleven hours, expelled the Thlbetuns from tho vllluge of Pain, close to the British camp at Gynng Tse. A Brit ish lieutenant ami three Sepoys were killed and three, officers .and nine men wounded. The Thebetans suffered heavily and thlrty-eeven of them were taken prlsonors. Pala is a walled fitronghold from which the Thibetans started building works with u view to outflanking the Drltibh position. "MUST BE WORTHY." An Kxtrart from I'realdrnt Itminevelt'a Speech ill (jellynlitirK. At the Memorial services on the buttle ground nt Gettysburg, Pa., Pres ident Roosevelt was Introduced by Governor Penny packer. Following Is an extract from his rpcech: "Freedom Is not a gift which can be enjoyed save by those who show them telves worthy of It. In this world no privilege can be permanently appro printed by men who have not the power and the will to successfully as sume the tesponsiblllty of using It aright. In his recent admirable little volutno on freedom and responsibility In democratic government, President Hadley of Yale has pointed out that the freedom which Is worth anything Is the freedom which means self-government and not anarchy. "Freedom thus conceived Is a con tructlve force, which enables an Intel ligent nnd good man to do better things than he could do without It; which Is In llsest-cnse the substitution of self-restraint for external restraint the substitution of-a form of re st inlnt wlrlch promotes piogrehs for the form which ic lards It. This Is the right view of fieedom; but It can only lie taken If there Is a full recognition of the close connection between lib erty nnd responsibility In every do main of human thought. It wns essen tially the view tnken by Abraham Lin coln, nnd by nil those who, when the civil war broke out, realized that In a self-governing democracy tlms-p who desire to be considered fit to enjoy lib erty must show that they know how to use It with moderation and justice In peace, nnd how to fight for It when It Is Jeopardized by malice, domestic or foreign." OMAHA DEMO NOMINEES .lolui'A. Crelghtiin, :. .1. Nmytlie anil TO. II. Oer'rHnce r llelegatea. The DoiiglaB county clnmoiirntlc con vention made the. following nomina tions: For deegnto-at-large to national convention, John A. Cnlghton. For district delegatts to national convention, C. J. Smyth nnd W. H. De France. For county attorney, James P. Eng lish. For county commissioner, Second district, John H. Jones. For county commissioner, Fourth district, Richard O'Keeffe. For state senators, Frank J. Burk ley, Dan Hnnnon, John D. Wnre. For state representatives, Joseph P. Uiitlf r, A. N. Frlck, George T. Morton, James P. Connolly, J. P. Krnse, D. C. 'Patterson, W. P. McDcavItt, Fred Hull, A. Wellman. Recommended for nntlonnl commit teeman, JnmcH C. Dnhlman. For chairman, new county commit tee. W. A. Wyntt. For secretary, new county commit tee, John E. Reagan. NEBRASKA POSTMEN MEET The Lincoln Member 8lmw the Vlaltor Hoyal (loud Time. Postmen of Nebraska, members of the state association, met In conven tion at tho federal court room of the postofflce at Lincoln, and a large amount of business relating to their work waB transacted. Representatives from the oJMqs of 'Kearney, York, Grand Island. Omaha, Falrbury, Hast ings, South Omaha and Beatrice wcic at hand nnd took part in the delibera tions. Fremont sent word that It would be Impossible to send any car riers to represent that city. The Lincoln ( carriers fairly outdid themselves in the reception of the vis itors. The large court loom was dec orated tastily with flags and commit tees on reception and arrngements saw to It that the "out-of-towncrs" had a good time. A I.ady Klanhant Tamer. The Wallace shows are touring Ne braska this year. Mr. B. E. Wallace Is one of the best showmen on the road today. His attractions are clean and Interesting and like tho" great Forepaw, he studies to please the people. With the Wallace shows Is the only lady eleplrant tamer In Die world, and the manner In which she hnndles these monsters Is the mnrvels of everyone who sees her. Governor 'Bailey 'has decided 'not to appoint William Allen White to be state, accountant of Kansas, although Mr. White offered in his newspaper to take the position without salary. The governor has decided to name Charles Rowett of Kansas'Clty for the place. flermany Orewtly Interested. The Asleii, the organ of the German Asiatic society at Berlin, says Emperor William has sent to General Kuropat kln, through Major Runkel, who went to Manchuria, as German military at tacho with the Russian army, a long autograph letter. High military offlclnls remark upon the unusually lively Interest the em peror takes In military eventu in the far east. His majesty has the general staff senct him twice dally reports re garding tho situation there. These reports are accompanied by maps and plans of the military operations. TOWN IS WIPED OUT Yazoo City, Miss., Has Fire Loss of Two Million. WATER SYSTEM A FAILURE Flra' Horned Uninterrupted for Twenty- four llonra One Mnn Killed Old Wood Mains Bunt. With every business house of any Importance In ashos, together with two hundred houses, Yazoo City, Miss., wlth'C.OOO inhabitants, finds Itself dis possessed by fire, which started In the morning and burned all day, denud ing an area three blocks wide and twelve blocks long, of property valued nt 12.000,000. The old system of waterworks, which hnd wooden mains, failed to meet the demand. Pipes buret all over the city and It was Impossible to get water even to the first floors of many buildings. Tho Are started In the home of Mr. Wise, It Is snld, from defective elec tric wiring. Early In tho day Jack son sent a hose wagon nnd tin engine, the run of forty-five miles being mado In forty minutes. The Jackson fire men could do llttlo good. A. Cham bliss wns killed by falling walls and Mayor Holmes was severely hurt. In the afternoon the fire Jumped the bayou and spread to Iatonia, a resi dence suburb, where It destroyed some of tho finest homes. Governor Vardamnn ordered out tho Greenwood militia company, directing they to go to Yazoo City to protect property. He nnd AdJutnnt General Eldridgo followed on the next train and are there doing what they can to relieve the situation. The only communication with Yazoo City is by telephone. The court house nnd Ricks memor ial library were not burned, although In the path of the Are. Banks saved all moneys. THE U. S. FISH INDUSTRY Value of Cntrh Kiceeded Forty-nve Mil lion In J OO.I. The total catch of food-fishes In the United States and Alaska as shown by the last canvass waB 1,733,311324 pounds, valued at $45,531,105. The number of men employed was 214, 060 and the capital Invested was $72, 2C1.54C. The salmon pack of Pugct Sound alone in 1901 exceeded four and a half million dollars, an amount more than four times aa great aa the entire silver output of the whole region drained by the Columbia river. The salmon output of Alaska for 1903 Is vnluo at $10,000.00 which exceeds by more than two and one-half million dollars the amount which Alaska cost us; and If we add to the salmon the value of the cod, halibut and other fisheries of Alaska, the total greatly exceeds all the other resources of Alas ka combined. Iowa I'rnlilhltlonUti Nominate. The prohibition state convention has The prohibition state convention at Boone, la., nomlnnted state officers and chose delegates to tho national convention. K. W. Brown of Ames was permanent chairman and It. E. Woodrlng of Oelweln, secretary. W. D. Elwell was elected state chairman. The state ticket follows: Secretary of state A. H. Bolster, Vllllnca. Auditor J. D. C. McFarland, Dec Moines. Treasurer W. P. Sopher, Oskaloosa. Railroad commissioner George W. Wblte, Fairfield. Nominations for attorney general and for judge of the supreme court will be made by the state central com mittee. Cadi Trite to Nehraaka Debater. For the first year In the history of the Nebraska university cash prizes have been awarded to the teams win ning the debating contests. For the three representatives of the 6tate uni versity In one of tho annual intercol leglato debates If they win, Chancel lor 12. Benj. Andrews offers n cash prize of $30 to be awarded In equal partfl. For winning the Kansas-Nebraska contest Emory Roy Buckner, Loula C. Llghtner and Charles A. Saw yer are to receive thlrf prize. George A. Lee, Burdetee G. Lewis and Joseph C. McReynolds have been awarded the other prize of $30 for de feating Washington university of St. Louis on Mny 13. The prizes will be presented to the winners by Chancel lor Andrews on commencement day, Thursday, Juno 9. lanl Morton Turin Hapabllcan. Paul Morton, second vlco president of tho Santa Fe railroad and son of the late J. Sterling Morton, secretary of agriculture under President Cleve land, lirca renounced a life-long allegi ance to democracy nnd Joined the re publican ranks. Mr! Morton Is largely a personal convert of President Roose velt, whose warm personal friend ho became soon after Mr. Roosevelt's nomination for the vice presidency. WILL LOSE EYESIGHT Nebraska City lloy Injured by Exploding Mainline. Harry Straw, who resides at Sev enth street and Eleventh avenue, Ne braska City, was terribly burned by the explosion of a five gallon can of gasoline. He went Into the cellar where the gasoline was kept and was carrying a lantern. The cork to the gasoline can had been left out and the cellar was full of gas, which ex ploded as soon ns he entered the cel lar with the light. The can alfo ex ploded and he was covered with burn ing gasoline, which burned his hands, arms and face In a terrible manner. His cries attracted the attention of neighbors, who rescued him from the cellar and extinguished the flames be fore he was seriously burned on the body. It is thought he will recovef but he will lose of the sight of both eyes. M. E. BISHOPS ASSIGNED Following la a Mat of their Fnlnrc Ileal tic nee and Field or tabor. Tho committee on Episcopacy of the Methodist general conference at Ixjs Angeles, has made the following as signments of bishops to the Minus cities chosen by the conference ns episcopal residences: New York, Bishop Fowler; Boston, Bishop Goodsell; Philadelphia, Bishop McCabe; Washington, Bishop Crans ton; Cincinnati, Bishop Sptllmeyer; Buffalo, Bishop Berry; Chicago, Bish op McDowell: St. IxjuIs. Bishop Fitz gerald; Denver, Bishop Warren; Chat tanooga, Bishop Wilson; Minneapolis, BlBhop Joyce; Portland, Bishop Moore; San Francisco, Bishop Hamilton; Shanghai, Bishop Bashford; Zurich, (Switzerland) Bishop Burt; Buenos Ayres, Bishop Neely. It Is unlikely that any changes will bo made In the committee's recom mendations by the conference. NEW FUEL DISCOVERED A Frcnrh OOlrrr'i Inteallgntlon Will Leaien Coat of Fnel. A French naval officer has made It possible with certain changes In the fire boxes, to burn a fuel in tho form of petroleum briquettes, which give off no smoke. The officer claims hjs invention will give fuel of which one pound Is equivalent to four pounds of coal. The briquettes are made by ad ding to petroleum oil. for ench liter, 150 grammes of ground soap, 150 grammes of resin, and 300 grammes of caustic soda lye. ThlB mixture 1h first heated and stirred until near so lidification, when it is poured Into molds, which In turn nre then placed In an oven for ten or fifteen min utes, nnd the briquettes nre ready for use after cooling a few hours. Greater solidity may be obtained by the ad dition of a small quantity of saw dust and a little clay or sand. rrofenor llavlaaon la All Right. Chancellor H. Benjamin Andrews, of tho Nebraska 6tate university, when interviewed concerned the publication of the valuation of the property of Ne braska farmers by Prof. A. E. Davis son, of tho university farm, of agricul ture, said: "There will be no Investi gation concerning the truth or falsity of the statements made by Professor Davisson. Professor Davlston boa u right to publish what he will and the newspapers may discuss It as much ae they 'wnnt to. The state university ha" nothing to do with it." Itlg Army nf Civil Servicer. A bulletin Issued by the census bu reau gives the total number of em ployes In tho civil service of the United States as 160.383. These llgureB include only those employes who are required to take an examination, bo that about 85,008 postmasters and employes of smnll postofflces are excluded, as are about 15,000 employes with small sal aries In the' field branches of the war department, about 1C.000 employes In the navy yards who'nre classified, but appointed under navy yard regulations, and a few thousand in other parts of tho service. Twelve Mllllnna In llenenta The convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Englneera at Los An geles, Cal resumed consideration of Its Insurance reporL The report shows that during the operation of the Insur ance plan $12,500,000 bas been paid out In benefits, averaging at the present time $100,000 monthly to beneflclarier and disabled members. Ilnneil Xabraaka City I.ad. , Guy Roberts, of Nebraska City, a young boy, found a roll of bills con taining $90 In front of Fields & John son's grocery Btore. The boy took tho money into the store and handed It to Mr. Johnson and said the money did not belong to him and wished they would keep it until the owner won found. Tho money had been lost by W. H. Wylle, a local traveling man, who liberally rewarded the boy for bin honesty. Nearlng the Limit. "Do you know, darling," snld tho lovesick young mnn who was busy planting microbes, "that I believe It mnkes mo a better man every time I kiss you?" "Well," rejoined the taffy-haired girl In the parlor scene, "at tho pace you are going now there will soon be no more room for Improvement." The Truth Comet Out. "I say, Adam," remarked Darwin, na they met on the golden sidewalk ono morning, "how about that pet hobby of mine; did the original man really have a tall?" "Sure he did," replied Adam, "but not the kind you alluded to In trying to make a monkey of yourself. It wna just an ordinary, every-day tale of woe. See?" Poor Man I Hubby Half of him belongs to you, you know. Wife O, well, let my half holler!-. Chips. Not Due to Gravitation. Newton evolved tho law of gravity. "That mny do for an apple," ex claimed the rivals, "but why do tho smullcst berries fall to tho bottom ot the box?" Sndly he wns compelled to acknowl edge the pnrtlnl failure of his scheme, New York Tribune. Not a Regular Game. "Llttlo boys," snld the old lady na fbe slopped and looked over the fence, "don't you know you shouldn't play n ball name on Sunday?" Tho catcher looked around. "This ain't no game, ma'am," ho nilil. "Wo'ro short our regiai pitcher." Loyal to the Last. Weren't you slightly nnnoyed by tho manner In which your wife played when she wnB your pnrtner nt whist?" "No," answered Mr. Meekton stout ly, "1 wnsn't annoyed. I was puzzled. I couldn't help wondering who mado that fool assertion about Its being wrong to trump your partner's ace." Worse Than a Crime. "You beem angry, Mr. Peck. "I am. Tho Inspector of weights and measures has just been in." "Ha, ha! He caught you giving 15 ounces to the pound, did he?" "Worse thnn that. Ho said I'd been giving 17." Stray Stories. Ladies' Day at the Club. Evangeline (catching sight of a bat flying about the room) Isn't It strange to see a bat here? Arthur (half remlnlscently) I guess you don't know this club! Indianap olis News. Knew Hit Business. Romantic Rosalie (at tho roccptlon) That young man over by the piano In just too killing for anything. Practical Pauline Sure he Is. Ho owns u big slaughter house In Omaha. Taking Him Literally. "Would you like the causo of your late husband's death explained on the monument?" "Well, If it don't cost any more, you might engrave a couple of cucum bcrB on It." Hour Glnss. Leap-Year Maid. "Rut bh he never said ho would marry jou," remarked tho widow, "I fall to see where the breach of piom Ise comes In." "When I proposed to him," ex plained the lenpyear maid, "ho prom ised to be a brother to me, and bo hasn't been anything of the kind." How to be Happy. They were speaking ot tho actress. "Yes, she's married, but her bus. band travels with one company and she travels with another." "Then thry surely ought to have a happy married life." Cash Vs. Credit. Judge What Is the prisouer charged with? Policeman He's full of whisky, your honor, but whether he's charged with the stuff or whether ho pall. cabh, I can't sny. " WJMHH r- tZV I -I I lflS L3 Wmil K MP Saw the Human Fright. Maud Did you hear about that fright George got on his weddlr.s dny? Mabel Yes, I was there. I raw her.