The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, July 21, 1905, Image 2
I I M THE CHIEJr IlKDCr.OL'O, NKWIAHKA. I'UBLIkllKDKYKHY KM DAY Pavi, C. I'hahks Geoiioe N'kwijochc Editor MatiiiKor SUISHCHIITION KATES. One year... Umonthi .11 W v Rnttrcd Rt ti o pott omr at lied Cloud. Neb. ooond clan wall miliar. ADVKIITISINCJ ItATK.H: Kiiriilnhcil on nppllcntlou. ""ELEPnONE. SEVEN - TWO OVER FIFTY DEATHS EASTERN STATES SWEPT BY DEADLY BLAST. Of Three Hundred Persons Who Were Prostrated by the Heat in New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburg, Forty-four Are Dead. Now York, July 19. An area r op-prt-HHlvo heat, that brings to mind with uneleaHant vIvIuiiohh the record breaking Hummer of 1001, has settled down over the eastern and New Kn gland states, already numbering hun dreds among its victims and causing indescribable suffering to thoubands in this and other cities. l'Yom all points came the story of tho hottest day of the summer attend ed with frequent prostrations and not a few deaths. Philadelphia reported a maximum temperature of 08.!), the highest figures olllcially noted. In this city tho weather bureau's high marl; was DO. The oiilclal thermom eters located in exposed placet) above tho street did not. however, lndlcato tho temperature In which tho ordinary mortal moved and many street ther mometers Indicated a temperature of 100 or higher. All records for tho summer wero broken for high temperature, but mercifully tho humidity was com paratively less. Only for this, the to tal prostrations and deaths must havo been doubled. In this city there were 100 prostra tions and 2(1 deaths, in Philadelphia GO prostrations and 5 deaths and in Pittsburg GO prostrations and 13 deaths. In New York the suffering was In tense, especially In tho crowded ten ement districts, where scarcely a breath of air relieved tho stilling at mosphere. Thousands who could af ford tho holiday flocked to tho beaches, but even In tho consequent crowds women nnd children fainted and men wero overcome, making the trip from homo a doubtful experiment, as far n securing any comfort was concerned. It was a busy day for tho hospitals nnd the ambulances wero continuously on tho street. "Jako" Cook, keeper of tho monkey house at Central park, famous as an elephant trainer and tho Idol of the children who frequent the "zoo," was among tho victims. The other keep ers had complained of the heat, and Cook, volunteering to help them with their duties, over-exerted himself, was Btrlcken and died. To add to tho unavoidable physical Buffering, Brooklyn was threatened with a water famine, while the wholo city was stat tied by the prospect of a stvlko of the Icemen. The water sup ply In Brooklyn was reported as near Ing the danger point and the watr department took Immediate precau tions, asking that street sprinkling be temporarily suspended and warning households to bo very economical In tho use of water. It was different with tho Ico ques tion, though an expected strike did not materialize. A tew Ice wagon drivers stopped work, but dollveilcs continued. Prompt measures were taken by tho police and park commissioners to al leviate In some degree the buffering of tho public. Orders were Issued keeping open throughout the night the park gates and peimlttlng thoso who would to spend the night In these places. "Keep Off the f!nss" slgni wore, by permission, disregarded mid thousands of men, women and chil dren deserted crowded nnd stilling apartments lor a bed on the cool grass. Thotisnnds of others, too ex hausted to reach the recreation grounds, slept on the pavements in front of their homes. HOT WEATHER HELPS CORN. Humanity, However, is Sweltering and Several Deaths Reported, lies Moines. July 19. Hot weather Avhleh has prevailed over this state for tho last four days has caused four deaths nnd a largo number of prostra tions. While tho weather has caused humanity to surfer severely, it has ninilo millions for the farmers In tho growth or corn. Clnrlnda is the hot test city In the state, tho temperature there being 100. At Grundy Confer Theodore Biosmith, a farmhand, wns overcome- with tho heat while pitch- InK hay and died a few hour later. In this city .Mrs. Marguerite Casper, while her mind was affected by tho I lwnt, drank carbolic acid and died, There were n number of prostrations in this city and others are reported from Marshalltown. Waterloo and else where. The three-months-old Infants ' of John Doollttle and Daniel Marmon of this city are dead from the heat. Hottest Day Thus Far. Chicago, July 19. This was tho hottest day of the year for this city, the mercury registering 0" degrees for two hours. The humidity was high and the result was a great deal of suffering. A strong wind blew from the southwest all day, but It was stifling lot and felt as though It had Just come from an oven. Five deaths and thirty-eight prostrations have been rejiorled to the police. No Relief Just Yet. Washington, July 19. There will bo no material relief from the present high temperatures throughout tho country for three or four days, ac cording to the weather bureau. Nine Parisians Drowned. Paris, July 19. Nine Parisians wero drowned while shooting wild fowl at the mouth of the river Loire. The bout containing them was :erturned by a squall. KEVS0F NEIJJtASKA. Strikes a Live Wire. Superior, Neb., July 18. W. B. I,cc, manager of the Superior ElectricLlght company, was fatally shocked while making a new wire connection. Hopo of life is given up Kills Brother With Gun. Stromsburg, .July 13. Karl Noyd. the three-year-old son of It. S. Noyd, living two miles west of here, was accidentally killed by his five-year-old bi other while playing with a shotgun. Two Prostrations at Lincoln. Lincoln, July 17. Sunday was tho hottest day of the year in Lincoln, 99 degrees being tho maximum recorded at the government station, whllo street thermometers showed .101. There were two prostrations. Boy Is Burned In the Barn. Fairmont, Neb., July 17. Tho six-year-old son of James Foulon was burned to death while playiny in tho bain. It seems that the lad had got in the barn loft and the supposition Is that he had matches and started the fire. Accident to Veteran Fatal. Ciriind Island, July 18. Lewis Stan tor, the Inmate of the Soldiers' home who accidentally fell Into a bathtub before ho had turned on tho cold water and was badly scalded before relief could come to him, di.ed as a result of his injuries. Boy Drowns In Missouri Plaitsmo-uth, Neb., July 18. JJohnnlc Svehln, aged 8 years, was drowned In the Missouri river opplsite tho Burling ton depot. Johnnie was in bathing with two companions nnd two brothers, aged 10 and 12. Tho other boys nar rowly escaped being drowned. E. W. Nash Near Death. Omaha, July 19. K. W. Nash, the Omaha banker and millionaire, who has been near death for two months as the result of a paralytic stroko whllo dining at the residence of Her man Kountze, the haulier, Is lying at his home here in a critical condition. Traction Engine Explodes. Lincoln, July 15. Four ni"n wore Injuied, one fatally, by the explosion of a traction engine at West Lincoln. The Injured: Will Allison, engineer, ot .Maryvllle, Mo., legs broken, abdo men cut and whole body scalded, fa tal; Fred Howard of West Lincoln, badly scalded and bruised; Frank Klrliham of Alva, Ia scalded; Phil Thompson of Lincoln, scalded. Little One Strangles to Death. Bloomlngton. Neb.. July 13. Tho infant child of William Houtz, a ranch er living four miles southwest ol this place, was strangled to death In ape tuliar manner. To prevent Its tailing off tho bed, as It had done several times niter a nap, Mrs. limits: pinned Itw fll'Oriu tn till hml nlnHiliio 'Plm child was found suspended over the' side of the bed and choked to death by the neckband of Its dress. Rnllronds Also Accused. Omaha, July 15. Having chnrgod deliberate conspiracy on the part of tho Nebinskn drain Dealers' associa tion to freeze out tho Worrall drain company and the collusion of the rail roods in refusing to giant eleuitor sites to this company, T. D. Worrall continued his testimony belore Notary Pearsall in his endeavor to prove his ' charge of combination In restraint of . trade against tho line elevator firms of j Nebraska. The further taking of testimony wns adjourned until Monday. Fatal Flames at Guide Rock. Guide Rock, Neb.. July IS. Tho eleveu-yenr-old son of W. L. .Million n inrtner and stockman about three miles south of this place, was so bad ly burned by tho overturning of a Often The Kidneys Are Weakened by (fter-Work. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Mood. It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that , nearly all diseases , have "their beginning t in tne disorder or these most important organs. The kidneys filter and purify the blood that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneysare weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected and bow every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or ' feel badly," begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Ssatnp-Koot, because as soon as your kidneys are well they will Help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. If you are sick you can make no mis take by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild nnd the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon rcali.cd. It btantls the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases, and is sold r,i tin t, if, rite r nil GfsK druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sie bottles. You may haven sample bottle HomoofSwaminoot. by mail free, also a pamphlet telling j on how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when u riling to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Umg hamtoti, N. Y. Don't make any mistake but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad Iress, IJinghaiuton,N. Y., on every bottle. lamp that death resulted. Three chil dren of the family were sleeping on tho floor by tho window, when one of them, In getting up, overturned a small stand on which a lighted lamp was standing. The other two chil dren wero only slightly burned be fore their parents succeeded In put ting out the blaze. i Lone Robber Holds Up Five Men. Omaha, July 19. A lone man, Frank Leonard, held up five men in Clark's drug store, Twenty-fourth and Sew ard streets, and, alter taking nil their valuables, was chased by the victims, caught, beaten to a pulp and turned over to the police. As a result of the fight Frank Bundle is badly cut about the head nnd Leonard is a mass of wounds and bruises. During the run ning fight Leonard took five futile shots at ills pursuers and used tho butt of the revolver over Handle's head. Leonard is from Peoria. KNOX ASKS FOR A DECREASE. Non-Taxpaying Indians in the County Given as Reason. Lincoln, July 19. Tho state board of equalization listened to J. B. Sni delar, county assessor, tuul County Attorney Maple of Colfax county, and to Assessor Baker of Knox county, tho former two asking that their county assessment be not Increased nnd tho latter asking for a flat reduc tion of 10 per cent. Mr. Baker, as an excuse for asking n 10 per cent reduc tion in tho assessment of Knox county said his county nnd to pay the cost of looking after some 1,300 Indians that other counties didn't havo to look after. Owing to tho fact that there are yet six counties out the board can not get down to business as it would like to, but will, until theso counties get in, figure up tho assessment cf cattle, horses and hogs. Senator Clark's Condition. New York, July 18. Though scarce ly perceptible, the little change noted in the condition of Senator William A. Clark is in fnvor of the patient. Since tho radical operation of Satur day, tho senator has exhibited re markable recuperative powers and has rallied steadily. Should tomorrow pass as satisfactory as the preceding days, tho attending physicians say that they will have little anxiety as to the ultimate result. m BNSHKANCE agaiust Fire, Lightning, Cy clones and Windstorms, see JNO. 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