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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1907)
9mtfz&&wnmJ!Wv0!O$iwapTttt, &.w w Wflisaitrnwqawtja 10;; I . I Be? CHIEF RED CLOUD,, NEB. p PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. Butorcd In the l'oitomcc nt Ited Cloud, Neb, iif Second CIhrr Mutter. k Pawl C, Phaiiks Gkohor Newdochb Editor Manager ATTACK FRENCH SOLDIERS, BUT I ARE AGAIN ROUTED. 8UFFER VERY HEAVY LOSSES General Uprising of Natives Expected. European Residents Are Leaving ( Their Homes and Seeking Safety In ' Flight Thousand Shots Per Minute. Casablanca, Aug. 21. Tho Arabs have dolivoied another attack upon the French forco under Gonurnl Drudo. III I Ifi B I encamped outside this town, but they were routed wan very neavy losses, a general uprising of tho natives Is ex peeled. Tho European residents of the coast towns, bb well as those who livo at Fez, Morocco City and other placets in tho interior, are leaving their homes and Bucking safety in flight. Paris, Aug. 21. Tho correspondent of tho Matin at Casablanca speaks In loud pralso of a seventy-live mllimclcr gun, fourteen rounds of which ho says put 1,500 Arabs to flight. In attacking tho center of the camp on tho right tho Arab horsemen gal loped to within 400 yards of tho French positions, where two rapid flro guns had been mounted' on the roof of u rami building. These guns opened each with 500 shots per minute, swept the ground with a rain of lead and covered It with the dead and dying. Tho Spahis, the correspondent con tinues, were a bravo sight as they rodo Into camp. Men and horses wero covered with blood and faces blackened with powder. Tho attack ing tribes were Zenitta and Zialldla. who are newcomers and wore lighting for the first time. It is announced that a number of Kabyles are marching fiom Mazagan to Casablanca with tho intentlou of delivering a formidable attack short' y. Tho Tangier correspondent of tho Matin telegraphs that with the object of gutting the fanatical members of tho Ulema, who favor a holy war, tho sultan has appointed them to a dele gation that Is to come to Tangier to discuss measures of pacification. Thq Figaro this morning declares General Drudo has telegraphed tho mlulster of war asking for reinforce ments. The situation of tho French and Spanish forces on shore, tho cor respondent continues, Is very serious, and unless reinforcements are sent they will bo obliged to re-embark. Telegraphing from Casablanca a correspondent of tho Matin snys tho tribesmen have succeeded In making important breaches In the walls around thee Ity through which they neck to gain admltance during tho night. A third Arab column has ar rived from Rabat and is encamped outside of Casablanca. REIGN OF TERROR IN RUSSIA Concerted Movement Thought to In clude Attempt on Life of Czar. St. Petersburg, Aug. 21. Another reign of terror has been inaugurated throughout the empire by revolution-' ists. Colonel Schmoetter, governor of Blelostok and personal friend of the czar, was assassinated. Tho bomb exploded within a few feet of him and lie was blown to pieces. Tho chler or police or Jnrul and hla wife were seriously hurt and two pedestrians killed by another bomb ex plosion. The bomb was hurled at the chief as he and his wife were driving through the streets of Rarum. Other terrorists' attempts on prom inent ofllolnls have occurred In widely Beparated parts of tle empire. There is every indication of a concerted movement on the part of tho revolu tionists, which, It is thought, Includes an attempt on tho life of the czar himself. . , Anarchists Fight Troops. Odessa, Aug. 21. An encounter has taken place at Kryxoiosera between a detachment of troops and a band of flvo anarchists. The anarchists barri caded themselves in a house and de fied the soldiers to tnke them. They opened fire from the windows and held tho troops at bay for eighteen hours. Tho chief of thp local police nnd several Cossacks wore killed. Two of the anarchists lost their lives, but tho three others managed to escape. Japan Orders Big Battleship, Glasgow, Aug. 21. Tho Japanese government has placed an orde for nn 18,000-ton battleship with the Fair field Shipbuilding company. The new XcbscI will bo one of the most formid- able armored ships of war afloat. A toaUiro nf hoi- construct Inn will Vwi ' the extreme width of beam. Ward Sails for New York. London, Aug. 21. George C. Ward t of the Commercial Cable company, James C. Bower and William Seibcrt who hos spent several weeks In En-1 tor fighting. Mr. Seibcrt Is shot In glnnd and Germany, sails for New I the light arm and hand. Mr. Rowers York on board the steamer Hnltle to-1 is not wounded. Tho preliminary hear day. He Is returning on account of , ing.wlll be as soon as Seibcrt is able the telegraph strike. to appear as a witness. 8chmltz U Not Mayor, Says Court. , San Francisco. Aug. 21. The state ! supremo court rendered a decision in tho MeKannay salary case, sustaining the legnllty of the removal of Mayor Schtnitz and the appointment of Mayor Taylor. Falls Down Elevator Shaft. Knnsns City, Aug. 21. Daniel F. Cobb, president of the Cobb Land com pany of this city, fell down an eleva tor shaft fro mthe fourth floor of tho Fidelity Luilding and was instantly killed. BONAPARTE OFFENDS CHIEF . ..... Attorney General Reported to Have Displeased President. i New York, Aug. 21. Tho Journal of Commerce publishes a Btory regarding the possible retirement of Attorney General Honupnrto from tho cabinet, It says: "According to important In terests in the city, very close to the nd ministration, the usefulness of Attor ney Geneial llouaparto as a member of tho president's cabinet hns culminat ed, it Is not expected that Immediate retirement will result, for such action CHARLES J. BONAPARTE, might he construed as a sign of weak ening In the president's anti-trust pol icy, a construction particularly dis tasteful to President Roosevelt, slnco not the slightest justification exists for it. Rut there Is no question that the president Is not only not In sym pathy with the recent flippant and un dignified attitude and tho at least doubtful legal procedure displayed by tho attorney geneial, but Is In all re spects opposed to them." GLENN SUGGESTS OBEDIENCE Proposes Southern Railway Make Test of Law Till Next Legislature. New York, Aug. 21. Governor Glenn of North Carolina lust nrevious to his departure for home had a con- j lereneo with A. 11. Thorn, tho general counsel of tho Southern rallwa'y. In speaking of tho conference, Governor Glenn said: "I made two KiiirccKtions to Mr. i Thorn, the first of which was that we stop the taking of testimony until trie j iwu mum, uuu liwiii uiu uiiut-'ii oiui.ua circuit court and the other from the state coutt, are appealed, so that thei supreme court of the United States can pass .on the jurisdiction of the two courts, and that after this was done eaclL paity could decide what course to taker My second siiKKestlon . was that the railroads stop their suits and try to live under the 2'4-cent rate, and If after giving the law a trial they find t'hat they cannot continue under It and live then they should appeal to the justice and tho fair-mindedness ot the people in the stnte of North Car olina to right tho wrong, and It should be done." Mr. Thorn told Governor Glenn that he would bring his suggestions to tho attention of the Southern officials and let him know as soon as possible. evidencY"inming case Testimony In Court to Show Whether Lost Bullion Property Was Real. Denver, Aug. 21. In the case or tho Loht Bullion Spanish Mines company, charged with using the malls to de-! lraud, the defense continued to exam-1 ino witnesses to prove their claim that the property located near Silver City, N. Al Is n reol mine and not a natural limestone cave, as contended by tho witnesses for tho government. Ex pert testimony of a diametrically op poslte nature has been Introduced by both sides on this point. Charged With Embezzlement. Louisville, July 21. W. J. Semonln, retiring county clerk, was arrested on a cnurgo of embezzlement, It being charged that he is short in his ac- counts as clerk of Jefferson county iu a sum approximating from $45,000 to $50,000. Tho arrest was made at the lnstnnce of Mayor Bingham and caused a great sensation. Mr. Semo- nin furnished bond in the sum of $25, 'JOO within a short tlmo after his arrest. , , "-"vWe4, V1JWQ fil fT?TP A UTT A & T T O J iMUDJXAaliJX, Gun Fight at Gretna. rnpilllon, Aug. 19. Sheriff MeDvoy wa called to Gretna and arrested Nebraska's Surplus Products. Lincoln, Aug. 19. The report of sur- plus products shipped, as reported to tho state labor bureau by tho various railroad and express agents through ' out the state, Including every station, for tho year lfluil, shows a phenomenal increase nil along the line. Conipar- ing the same Items shipped In l'JOo with 1000 shipments, the Increase is i over $11,000,000. This does not in i elude tho smelter or the packing lioiiFc products In Douglas county. The total value of products shipped .amounted to $189,111,070,513, not In I eluding packing house and smelter products. Omaha Brokers Sign Scale. 0mn,in Ang ia.The telegraphers' strike locallv centers around two nrln- clpal Interests, the brokers and rail- I roads. Strikers claim they have ad-1 Justed matters with grnln brokers and I that the lafter have agreed to their '. demand for Increase In pay to the ! operators employed by the commis sion men. Strikers likewise assert ! that railroads have placed them under the ban and therefore Intimate the trouble may extend to tho offices of the transpoitation lines. On tho con-1 trary, railroad managers disclaim the charges of prejudice against operators because they are strikers or union ' men. i BUSINESS HOUSES WIPED OUT. Axtell Suffers Second Extensive Fire In Two Weeks. Hastings, Neb., Aug. 20. The sec ond extensive fire within two weeks j consumed practically every remaining i business institution in Axtell. On tho , night or Aug. 1 a tiro of unknown orl j gin consumed ten stores, all except two on one side of tho main street. The second lire started in the furui- ' turo store of J. R. Froelnnd and burned fourteen business houses on the other side of the street. Only a few small business places are left. The loss trom the first flro was $50, 000 and the last one about $C4,000. INSTRUCTOR SIMPSON RESIGNS. Omaha Country Club Caddies Go Out on Strike for More Pay. Omaha, Aug. 20. "Hob" Simpson, western golf champion and golf in structor nt the Country ciuh, has re signed, effective Sept. 1, because of a reprimand administered by Chairman Sprague. The Country club caddies had a strike, with rioting on the links be tween tho union and nonunion caddies, which required the services ot tho en-. uro Reason police department to sup- : press. Tho boys have been getting 30 cunts for a round of eighteen holes j n,1d they demand 50 cents. - DAHLMAN HANDY WITH LARIAT Omaha's Mayor, However, Refuses to Ride Dynamite, the Outlaw Horse. Omaha, Aug. 20. Mexican Joe was to blame for spoiling the good sport scheduled to take place at the Pawnee Bill show grounds. The enterprising mess nR1-'"1 hlu organized u first clnss conspiracy against Mayor Dahlrgan In the way of a cordial invitation to the city's chief executive to ride a bron cho. At first the mayor demurred. He wasu't sure the saddle would fit him, J but after he had got Into a pair of cow hoy "chaps" ho had more confidence In himself. Everything was going lovely when Mexican Joe, tho man who has charge of the wild horses, wus Instructed to put the saddle on the mildest one of them. "Mo got no mild one," he said. The Mexican then approached with "Dynamite," the outlaw horse, when tho mayor heard its name ho decided that he wouldn't get aboard. Later the mayor made several cor- rect passes with the lariat, giving an exhibition of skill that showed ho had not forgotten, GRAIN RATES ARE CUT. Formal Order Is Issued by Nebraska Railway Commission. Lincoln, Aug. 19. The state railway commission has agreed upon Its pro- posed schedule ot rates rot the ship- meat or grain and has served notlco on the various railroads of the date of the hearing. The reduction on corn rates will uverago, the state. over, 10 per cent, while on wheat It will aver uge 13 por cent. In some Instances the reduction will bo 18 per cent, but ! ' general average wIlKbe as stated. Tl o dates for the hearing have been set as follows: Western, Sept. Burlington nnd Great 9 j Northwestern nnd Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and j Oninlm, Sept. 13; Union Pacific and St. josepn and Grand Island, Sept. 11; Missouri Pacific, Sept. 16, and Rock Island, Sept. 17. Under tho ommisston lnw, It will be up to the corporations to show the rates are not 'ompensatory if they object to the re duction and,- inasmuch as these reduc Mens nro in addition to the 1G per ent cut provided for In the Aldrlch maximum height rate law enacted by tho recent legislature, a big time Is Anticipated at the several hearings. While the railroads have been ob serving tho Aldrlch bill, flicy claim it provides a into which is not compensa tory and is therefore illegal. Thii law is now being tested in the courts Dahlman Will Go to Hastings. Hastings, Neb., Aug. 17. Mayor fames Dahlniun of Omaha has accept ed s:n invitation to attend tho frontier tournament, which will be held Oct. 10, 11 and 12, and assurances huvo been received that the Omaha Com mercial club will organize an excur sion for business men who wish to come during that period. Walk Out at North Platte. North Platte, Neb.. Aug. 10. The representatives In North Platte of both the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies have joined In tho strike and it is impossble to send a 'elegram out of North Platte or to receive one sent to parties here. Tho w,rcs of the Western Union arc being used for railroad purposes, but nothing else. Sticks Pitchfork in Man's Back. Red Cloud, Neb.. Aug. 1!). Robert McLumyer and Henry Uuttenback, farmers living some miles northwest of this place got Into a controversy over some hay land and McLamyer attacked liuttenback with a pitchfork, inflicting a severe wound in the back. He was oriested and brought to tills place by Sheriff Hedge and released on $500 bonds. Death Message Delayed. Fairfield, Nob., Aug. 17. The striko of the telegraphers avus brought pain fully to the attention of the people of this town and especially to the fam ily of Hon. J. I. Epperson, owing to the fact that . the occasion of tho recent death of Mrs Epperson it was found impossible to get a telegram to her only daughter, who lives In tho I western part of the state. FARMER SHOOTS HIMSELF. John De Bruner, Living Near Red Cloud, Is Fatally Injured. Red Cloud, Neb., Aug. 10. John Do Bruner, a fanner living a few miles northwest of this place, accidentally shot and perhaps fatally wounded him sell. He was taking a shotgun from a vehicle, In which ho had just driven from town, when it was discharged. The ball entered his side near the ab domen. His recovery Is doubtful. UNION PACIFIC CUTS RATE. First Road to Reduce Fares in the West. Omaha, Aug. 10. The Union Pacific Is the II rht road in the west to an nounce a departure from the estab lished rule to grant no concessions to any persons In the way of reduced rates.. When the legislatures of tho western states passed the 2-cent pas senger bills the railroads decided to give no reduced rates nor concessions and now the Union Pacific has broken over the 'traces and offered reduced rates to disabled volunteer soldiers and sailors, inmates of national or state homes, tho rates to apply from Missouri river points to all points on the Harriman system west of Chey enne. The fare will be one-half. CHRISTIAN INDIANS TO MEET. Preparations Being Made to Enter tain 2,400 Delegates. Valentine, Neb., Aug. 10. Extensive arrangements are being made for tho annual convocation or the Christian Indians or the Nlobiara deanery of the Episcopal church ot South Da kota, to b held at Trinity chapel, the beautiful stone church on Antelope creek, called "the silent guardian of the prairie." Thp convocation will be held for five days, commencing Aug. 23 and closing Aug. 28. Antelope creek, the place of meeting, Is between the two lnrgo government boarding schools and about half a mile from St. Mary's school, an Episcopal school for ! Indian girls on the Rosebud reserva tion, ino committees nro making preparations to care for nt least 2,400 delegates, clergy and laymen. Bishop Hare, the venerable prelate who has worked among the Indians for the Inst thirty-five years, will be present, also Bishop Johnson, coadjutor bishop of th,e diocese of South Dakota, and many other prominent clergymen. The convocation grounds are thirty five miles directly north of Valentine and the meeting bids fair to bo the greatest gathering of Chrlstlnn In dlnus ever assembled. In the north west American Victim of Auto Accident. Loulvers, France, Aug. 21. Whilo Joseph Fritz, an American, w.ob drlv I Ing a powerful automobile near here he ran down and killed a peddler. The machine swerved and was wrecked. Mr. Fritz was thrown' out and sus tained a fractured skull. Ho wbb re moved to a hospital, where his condi tion is said to bo desperate. GROOMING COUNTS But It cannot make n Fair Skin or a Glossy Coat. , Women with good complexions cannot bo homely. Creams, lotions, washes and powders cannot muko u fair skin. Fvcry horsemnn knows that tho sutin coat of his thoroughbred comes from tho animal's "all-right" condition. Let tho horso got "offhlsfocd" and his font, tnrna ilnll. fJtir- rvintf . lirnslilnrr rind midline will f! vn him a clean coat, but cannot produco tho coveted smoothness and glows of tho horse's skin, which is his com plexiou. Tho ladles will sco the point. Lane's Family Medicine Is tho best preparation for Indies who desiro a gcutlo luxativo medicino that will givo tho body perfect cleanliness internally and tho wliolcsoiuuncss that produces such skins as painters lovo to copy. 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