3iot , Dry Weather Sends Along Corn to
Maturity With a Rush ,
AIN IN SOME SECTIONS.
Central Portion of tlio Btuto Gets n Fair
Sliiiro of Molgturo , but Other 1'or-
tloij Huffcr ITuIl Plowing
Well Umlor Way.
The past week , says the last Ne-
3)raska crop bulletin , has been hot and
< lryvith an excess of sunshine , and
brisk southerly winds.
The average dally temperature ex
cess varied from 5 degrees in the west
ern counties to somewhat more than
7 desrces In the eastern. The daily
maximum temperatures were above 90
decrees Kenerally on the last three
< lays of the week and in many southern
counties were above 100 degrees.
The rainfall has been light and con
sisted of showers the first days of the
Aveek. In most of the southern and in
If-- V a few central and northern counties
the rainfall exceeded one-half of an
Incii and in small areas exeeeded : in
inch. In a considerable portion of the
state the rainfall was less than one-
ienth of an inch and in many places
no measurable amount fell.
The cloudless days and high tcm-
penfture of the past week have caused
lorn to advance toward maturity very
rapidly. In the northern counties and
V in sections where the moisture was suf
ficient this has been exceedingly favor-
sible for corn. In many sections the
lack of moisture , combined with the
high temperature , has caused corn to
dry out and ripen too rapidly. This
will cause much chaffy corn in the
\ southeastern counties and will quite
generally reduce the yield of corn in
the southern counties.
Fall plowing has made good progress
Init the ground is getting too dry in
some counties. A little rye has been
sown. Pastures need rain. Report by
counties :
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.
Hamilton Thrashing out of shock
In progress ; good headway being made
In plowing , but getting rather dry ; too
dry for corn.
Jefferson Fall plowing is progress
ing nicely considering the dry weather ;
corn poor.
Johnson Little change in condition
i. of crops ; tame grapes ripening and
. fair crop ; apples light and poor qual
ity ; pastures dry.
Lancaster Corn has made good pro
gress ; pastures getting short ; cutting
of wild grass for hay begun.
Nemaha Hot and dry ; corn and po
tatoes need rain badly.
Nuckolls Corn has improved in con
dition ; some potatoes scalding and
Totting in the ground ; pastures hold
ing out well.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Antelope Corn doing well and will
make an average crop if it is not dam
aged by frost.
Dakota Dry weather good for ripen
ing corn ; threshing in progress.
Dixon Stacking about finished ;
threshing in progress ; corn doing well ;
wild hay very good ; fall plowing has
commenced.
Dodge Weather very favorable for
oru and shock thrashing ; fall plowing
in progress , but it was a little dry the
1r.st of week.
Holt Corn ripening very fast ; hayIng -
Ing upon uplands about finished ; pas
tures good ; fall plowing commenced ;
.ground in good condition.
Madison Corn doing well ; haying
well along ; sugar beets looking fine :
pastures need rain ; grass is getting
very short.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Boone Corn has advanced rapidly ;
Ihaying well advanced and crop good ;
second crop of alfalfa being cut.
Garfield Good rain Wednesday help
ed corn , which was doing well.
Greeley Corn much improved , but
about ten days late hay and pastures
"beginning to suffer drouth.
Hall Corn ripening nicely ; small
srain stacked or thrashed ; much fall
plowing being done ; rain would be
beneficial.
Howard Thrashing and haying in
progress ; corn doing well in northern
part of county acd needs rain in south
ern.
ern.Loup Corn backward ; ground very
dry.
SOUTHWESTERN SECTION.
Adams Thrashing out of shock
about finished ; plowing for fall wheat
well advanced ; corn late , but seems to
le makinc fast.
Frontier Corn promises fair crop ;
stacking and thrashing in progress ;
ground in f ° ? r condition for plowinc.
Furnas Heavy rain , with some hail ,
on 17th caused some damage : corn g n-
rally doing well ; fall plowing in pro
gress.
Harlan Second and third cuttings
of alfalfa light ; corn suffering much
Trcm hot , dry weather of last three
days of week.
Hayes Corn doing well ; much hay
beinc harvested.
Hitchcock Corn needs rain badly :
much hay being put up.
Kearney Corn making good pro
gress , commenced glazing : pastures
Improved ; plowing about half done ;
thrashinz continues.
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN.
Brown Corn promises largest crop
ever raised in county , but needs five
weeks of favorable weather.
Cheyenne Hay harvest abcut half
through ; corn doing well.
Keith Weather very hot and dry ;
corn needs rr.in.
Keya Paha Rain has greatly im
proved corn and potatoes ; thrashing
and haying hindered by frequent show
ers.
ers.Logan Too showery for haying ;
prospect of full crop of corn.
McPherscn Corn growing fast ;
Home hail , but r.o daraase.
Rock Nice rains excellent for corn ,
imt interfered with haying.
Scotts Bluff Corn making fine
growth and maturing rapidly.
The Kearney & Black Hills railway ,
tlxty-five miles in length , -was recently
purchased by the Union Pacific for
8150.000.
It'aUonal Slirinorn Dny.
Ono of the livcKrHt Jays of the
Traim-ivlisslswippl Expt.sithm period
in On uha will he Ki''uimil S'-irfn.-rs'
Ray. EH ptember 11. Invitation : * havs
Leon s-cnt to the 50.UJVJ members of
ohriiifbr Temples in t'-e United Ktetr-.s
and Canada and the local coin.iiltue
5. ; oi'Pctlnjj aa attend nice of upwards
of 5,000.
The arrangements for the recep
tion and entertainment of visiting no
bles are in the hands cf a joint com
mittee of Tangier Temple of Omaha
and Sesostris Temple of Lincoln. Aeb
This committee is wolmg with great
vigor , and will do all in its power to
make the occasion a memorable one
even in Shrlner annals.
A reception will he given to the vis
itors on the evening of Tuesday. Sep
tember 13 , at which every one wlllbave
an opportunity to become acquaint
ed. The following day will he spent
entirely on the Exposition grounds.
The managers of the Exposition have
turned over ( he Auditorium to the
Shriners for their exclusive use dur
ing the day , and at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon speeches of welcome will be
distributed. After luncheon the
Shriners from States which have state
buildings on the grounds will give re
ceptions to Shriners from other state
in their respective buildings and zem
zem bowls will be provided , by per
mission of the managers of the Ex
position , in car-h cf the buildings.
At 2 o'clock a concert will be given
in the Auditorium and the remainder
of the afternoon will be given up to
visiting the Exnositicn buildings and
inspecting exhibits. At 7 there will
be a grand Shriner parade through the
grounds , ending up at the Midwav ,
where arrangements have been made
for the Shriners to visit the various
attractions in d * > taehm"iit- * bril
liant display of fireworks will be giv
en by the Exposition management at
9. the set pieces to be special Shriner
designs. After the fireworks the re
maining hours of the evening will " > a
spent by the visitors on the Midwav.
At 10 o'clock on Thursday morning ,
September 15th. special trains on the
Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific
railways will carry the Shriners to
iTonth Omaha. The Swift Packing
Company has extended invitations to
all Shriners to visit their packing
house and inspect the works. Din
ner will be provided by Swifts to the
entire party at 12 o'clock.
At 2. ceremonial ression will irt
at TCoyd's opera house in Omaha , and
simultaneously a special play for the
ladies of the Shriner party only will
be presented at tne Creiafnton theater ,
which has hern especiallv engaged h-
the Shriners for the afternoon.
At G o'elock. a buffet lunch will be
give.n for the visiting Shriners at tw >
of the leading hotels of the city , and
at 7 there will be a big parade through
the principal down-town streets. The
parade will he under the direction o.
Mr. Benyaker. of the Streets of All
Nations on the Midway , who has
promised to bring out all his donkeys
and camels , which will give it a more
than usually Oriental character.
After the parade receptions will beheld
held at three or four of the leading
city hotels and at the quarters of the
Trans-Mississippi Traveling Meus
Club , which has been placed at the
disposal of the Shriners during their
r -y at Omaha.
Modern Woodmen ut the Exposition.
Preparations have been well nieh
completed by the head camp of the
Modern Woodmen or America for a
great celebration on the Trans-Missis
sippi Exposition grounds on Woodmen
Day , Thursday , September 22. A joint
committee of the Omaha , South Omaha
and Council Bluffs camps is assisting
in tha work of arranging the details
and the event will undoubtedly be an
epoch in the history of Woodcraft.
Among the features of the program
for the day v/ill be spsechmakine , a
parade , competetive drill and fire
works. In the forenoon exercises will
be held in the auditorium. Adresses
of welcome will be made by President
Wattles on behalf of the Exposition as
sociation and by Governor Silas A.
Holconib on behalf of the state of Ne
braska. Director A. R. Talbot and Su
preme Oracle Mrs. Watts of the Royal
Neighbors will respond and Head Con
sul Northcutt will also make an ad-
dre ? < 3.
After the sneechmakSng there will
be a grand parade of Foresters , fol
lowed by a competitive drill for which
the head camp will offer attractive
arizes.
In the evening thera will be a bril
liant display of fireworks. The set
pieces will include fire portraits of
Head Consul Northcutt and Head Clerk
Hawes of the Modern Woodmen and
Supreme Oracle Mrs. Watts of the Roy
al Neighbors. Emblems of both so-
eJeties will alpo he shown in fire.
Neighbors of the Modern Woodmen
and of the Royal Neighbors in ail
parts of the country are expected to
take advantage in large numbers of
the" low railroad rates crantetl for
Yv'oodmen Day to visit what is con
ceded to be one of the grandest of the
v.-orld's great expositions.
l > r.isUa to tl > ' Front Again.
Over in the Horticulture buildins
Nebraska jrot to the front yesterday ,
says the Omaha Bee. and exhibited a
variety of fruit not heretofore seen.
Winter plums were put upon the tables
for the first time and they proved a
curiosity to many of the old fruit
growers , who had never heard of any
thing of that kind before. The plums
are nearly as large as the Idaho prunes
and are of a deen purple. They are
left on the tress unt'.l they drop off
of their own aceord. Even then they
are almost as hard as rocks. After
being picked up they are packed away
in boxes and barrels and placed in
storage. Late in the fall or early in he
winter they become mellow and take
on a flavor that is eqr.al to that of ripe
pluins picked at this season cf the
year.
The winter plums have never gone
upon the market in this section of the
country and iT is not likely that they
will for some time , as they are very
scarce. Those shown were raised by
Fred Behlin , a farmer residing near
Columbus , who secured them by ex
perimenting with other varieties , and
to his surprise he has secured a plum
that will keep as well as a winter ap
ple. He has no patent upon the ex
periment , still he is not telling any
one how he obtained the results that
have rewarded his efforts.
Douglas county lias brought out the
first Concord grapes of.ths season.
Col , Funston May Bring Charges
Against Little ,
AN OPEN RUPTURE BREAKS OUT
The Kanias Itcxlmcni'd Second Ofllcor
Kcconimondoil Promotions to Governor
J.oedy The DUsuiuIon Has IIeei Ilrou-
Injj Slaco I'unstiin'd Arrlv.il.
SAX FjtAXcisco , Aug. 2D. Because
Lieutenant Colonel Little wrote to
Governor Lecdy recommending certain
promotions in the Twentieth Kansas
regiment be may be court-martialed
for insubordination. It has long been
known in the camp there was ill feeling - ,
ing between Colonel Funston and
Lieutenant Colonel Little. Its growth
has been watched with increasing in
terest from day today and lately there
have been many predictions of an open
rupture. It came last night. Colonel
Funston then made a discovery that
made his blood boil. He has laid the
matter before General Miller and there
is every prospect that Colonel Little
will have to answer to serious charges
before a eourt marti.il ,
Sinca last June , when Colonel Fun
ston took comnr.uid of the regiment ,
strained relations have existed be
tween the colonel and his subordinate ,
who , before his arrival , had been in
command.
Little knew nothing about the dis
cipline or drilling of a regiment , and as
a consequence his superior officer had
a difficult tusk upoa bis arrival in
bringing the Twentieth Kansas to
good order. During the last two
months quarrels havj been , frequent
between tha two , more particularly
sinee the regiment's recent removal
from Camp Merritt to the Presidio. At
one time it was rumored that Little
was to be request J to resign.
"No , this is not the first nor the
second time Little and I have fallen
out , " said Colonel Funston. "We have
not agreed upon a.ny one thing since
we have been tog-ether in the regi
ment. There is no use , however , of
discussing our past relations. I am
concerned only about the present dif-
liculty.
' 'On the 17th of this month. I sent
recommendations for three appoint
ments to rny regiment 1o Governor
Leedy. Second Lieutenant A. C. Al-
fortl I recommended for a first lieu
tenancy , and Sergeant Major F. II.
Dodge und Sergeaut C. II. Ball for second
end lieutenancies. Colonel Little sent
by that same mail , without informing
me of his action , his recommendations
for two other men for the first lieutenancy - i i
i
ancy und one for the second lieuten
!
ancies. No , I don't cnre to give their ;
names ; they were good men , too , und j j
not responsible for Colonel Little's I
error. lie agreed with nie in recom
mending Sergeant Ball for the other
uppointment.
"I received the acknowledgment of
my recommendations from Governor
Leed3"s secretary this afternoon. The
governor was not in town , but li's sec
retary wrote that the papers would be
presented to bis notice immediately j
upon his arrival. Little's recommend
ations must undoubtedly have reached
home as soon as mine. They may pre
vail with the governor over mino. Lit
tle was the governor's private secre
tary when the war broke out and of
course has u political pull , while I
have none. !
"If his recommendations do prevail
and officers are put in here over my
head , this regiment is going to witness
all the changes of a tropical climate
but that' isn't the storj' . It was only
I
yesterday that I learned of Little's action
!
tion , und you may imagine how I tool :
the news. Unluckily , or , perhaps ,
luckity , I could not find Colonel Lit-
tie. I fancy something very unpleas
ant would have occurred in view of
the frame of mind I was in then.
' Last night I asked him if my in
formation ns to his unwarrantable
action was correct , lies replied in the
ufiirmative. I asked him if he thought
that he had military precedent for a
subordinate's sending in such recom
mendations. He replie 1 'Xo , ' but con
sidered that be bad done perfectly
right , nevertheless. Then I toltl him
that bis conduct was to the prejudice
of military discipline und that I in
tended to place him under arrest for
insubordination. lie did not , relish
the idei.
"Little is president o the court-
inartiul now sitting in the Thomas .af
fair , and I did not wish to inconven
ience its workings und so did not carry
out my threat. Th it lu can bo ar
rested und court martialcd for his of
fense I have good authority fo * believ
ing , and i am still workinj oa tli3
matter.
"I have consulted with General Mil
ler , lie agrees with me that Colonel
Little's action is a breach of military
discipline and of military etiquette
and un altogether outrageous proceed
ing in a subordinate officer. Xow that
1 have had time to think ths matter
over I um not certain as to what ; my
next move will be. Something decis
ive , however , must ba dona very soon.
If Little's recommendations ara acted
upon favorably I hardly know what I
should do. There certainly cannot be
two colonels in a regiment and there
never shall bi two colonals in the
Twentieth Kansas. "
Colonel Funston appears to have the
support of his brother officers , n group
of whom surrounded him while ho
made the statement quotad. In all
the quarrels between Funstoa and
Little of the past two months it is
said that the former has had ths steady
support of every officer.
Linen pants are always too long1 or
too short ; no man evsr wors just the
right length.
SICK SOLDIERS AT ST LOUIS ,
TIio Hospital Tr.iln From Chlclcimtui
Urine : * l' IUoi Homo. '
ST. Long , Mo. , Aug. 2 ! ) . A train ,
consisting1 of nine slue-pars , arrived in
this city to-day , hnviiig on board I.Vi
members of the First , Seaontl und
Fifth Missouri volunteer regiments
who have been laid up in the. hospitals
at Chiclcamau .i I'ark for some tima
past , suffering from fjvors and othsr
camp ailments.
Twenty-one of the men belonged to
the First regiment , whose hums sta
tion is St. Louis. They got oft' here
and went to their homes. Men from
the other regiments whose eases were
considered serious , were sent in ambu
lances to hospitals in the city. The re
mainder will continue on their way to
their homes in different sections of the
state to-day.
WASHINGTONAug. . 27. The relief
train which will tukj the sick soldiers
of the Third and Fourth Missouri reg
iments in camps near Washington to
St. Louis will , according to the under
standing readied by Adjutant General
Hell and the War department oilieials
to-day , leave Washington for Middle-
town , Pa. , early to-morrow morning.
MADE HIM A VEGETARIAN ,
An Attack of "ScliIeroUomaplnjjuecola"
Cojt a Chieifjoan. Sl.OOO
CHICAGO , Aug. 21) ) . Mr. I' . K. Barnes ,
a lawyer , has become u vegetarian. It
was u simple thing which changed his
habits. It was "schlcrostomapiugue-
colu. ' ' In the bill of damages which
he filed in the supreme court yesterday
Mr. J.arnes says that he bought the
thing ut Foster & Scurritt's meat mar
ket. It looked like u square meal. Jc- !
cuuse it wus concealed in u big roust
of beef. Uurnes and his fumily ute the
beef. The next day all were sick.
' You've all got schlerostomupinguc-
cola , ' " said the doctor after he had
examined the patients.
"What's that ? " guspocl Mrs. jiarnes.
' Well , it's un expansive discus J , " re
plied the medical miu. In court Mr.
IJurnes suid he paid Sl.ODO in doctors'
bills and drugs before he and his fami
ly recovered. He sues the biitchers
for damages to that amount.
'WO KANSAS SOLDIERS DEAD ,
The Twenty-First Ke lment Has Already
T.ost Tv.-ulvo Men.
CAMP HAMILTON. Ky. , Aug. 20. Jos
eph MeBridc uml Elmer Payne , both
of Company U , Twenty-first Kansas ,
died of typhoid fever yesterday , the
former at Thinl division hospital und
the latter at ii private hospital in
Chattanooga , where they were left
when the regiment , moved here. About
seventy-five of the Twenty-first ure
still sick in Camp Thomas , some dun-
gerously. This makes twelve deaths
in the regiment , six of whom ure from
U , the Lurnecl company.
THE SOLACE 13 OVERDUE ,
Some Fears for the Sifcty of a Hospital
Ship From Santiago.
NEW YOP.K. Aug2' ) . A dispatch to
the New York World from Uoston sa3s :
The lied Cross hospital ship Solace ,
with sick and wounded sailors from
Santiago , was due bore Tuesday. No
ridings have been received of her since
she left the shores of Cuba , and grave
fears have arisen concerning her safe
ty. Tho. Solace has on bord a. number
of sick and co'ivalesc.'iit sailors from
Sampson's llact who were to be taken
to the naval hospital at Chelsea.
A HOUSE FELL ON ITALIANS ,
Tca-ianU Kllli-U While Seeking
Rcfngo From u Storm.
FEGGIA , Italy , Aug. 9. During a
hea.vy thunder storm yesterday , twenty
peasants sought shelter in an oltl house
in the suburbs of the city. The build
ing collapsed and eighteen were killed.
Tlio Soldiers Are Iltm-jry , Xnt "sick. "
CAMP WIIIOFP , Aug. L"J. When the
Eighth Ohio wus landed nearly 300 re
ported sick and were sant to the hos
pital , but it developed that 170 of the
"sick" men were only suffering1 from
hunger. When these men were fed
the3 * were able to leave the hospital.
They repeated stories of hardships en
countered coming up from Cuba and
said it was almost impossible for tli2ir
to get food.
Ho nifido Fla 3 for the Government.
NEW YORK. Aug. 29. James J. Cr'un-
mins , master ilagtnaker of the Ilrook-
lyn navy yard , is dsad. Sinc2 the war
broke out Crimin'.iu has worke.l day
and night to turn out the great num
ber of ilags and ensigns required \ty
the government for war purposes.
Crhmnins was .4 ye.irs o'.d and had
been in the ITnited States navy for
twenty-nine years.
Yellow Fever Appear * in Veni Cru/ .
YKIIA. CKUMexico. . Aug. 20. Sev
eral cases of yellow fever have de
clared themselves , and strict sanitary
measures are being taken to prevent a
spread of the disease. The state au
thorities have adopted precaiitions
ng.iinst the importation of the fever
into gulf ports within their jurisdic
tion.
Trouble Over Bi nnrck's Mcmolr * .
BEP.I.KV , Aug. L'9. The ( Jermania
says the imperial government is ex
amining Prince JJismark's letters. It
siys the family of Prince liismiruk de
clare that they will not publish his
memoirs and correspondence at all if
any liberties are ta.kjn with t'.u taxt.
BERLIN , Aug. 29. A report is pub
lished in some of the papers that the
Allgemcino Deutchc Credit Effectea
Versischerungs bank has failed , with
liabilities of several millions and no
assets. The bankers , it is said , have
disappeared.
VALUABLE INFORM iTIOfl.
Chronology ° f tlle Vi'ar From Its Incep
tion t flio Close.
1895.
February 24 Insurrection breaks
out in three of Cuba's six provinces.
March Cl General Antonio Maceo
proclaimed commander of the insur
gent army.
April 14 Captain General Cajella
displaced by Campos.
November 17 General Maceo. near
Santa Clara , with 1.900 men defeats
2,800 Spanish troops.
1S9C.
February 10 Weyler displaces Cap
tain General Campos.
February 12 Eighteen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the field.
February 17 Weyler issues his re-
concentrado proclamations.
March 1 The trocha is established.
April 11 Maceo crosses the trocha
with 3,000 men and 'drives ' back the
Spanish.
October 1 The rebellion up to this
time has cost Spain 230 million del
lars.
December 4 General Antonio Maceo
Killed by treachery-
December 10 General Ruiz Rivera
succeeds Maceo.
1897.
August S Premier Canovas of Spain
assassinated.
October 2 Weyler recalled by the
Sagasla Liberal ministry on pressure
from the United States.
November 27 Decree from government -
ment at Madrid granting autonomy to
Cuba.
1898.
January 24 United States battleship
Maine ordered to Havana on a peace
ful mission.
February 10 De Lome , Spanish
minister , recalled for unwarranted
personalities reflecting on President
McKinley.
February 15 The United States bat
tleship Maine blown un in Havana
harbor and 2CG lives lost.
February 17 United State board of
incuiry on the loss of ths Maine ap
pointed.
March 9 Emergency bill , 50 million
dollars , for United States coast de
fenses passed.
March 28 The resident sends a
message with the Maine report in con
gress.
April 9 General Fitzhugh Lse and
other consuls laave Cuba.
Aprill 11 The president sends n
message to Congress recommending
armed intervention in Cuba.
April 15 War department orders
regular troops to the coast.
April 16 The intervention resolu
tions passed by the Senate.
April 19 The House passes the in
tervention resolutions.
April 19 The President prepares an
ultimatum to Spain demanding the
evacuation of Cuba within three days.
April 20 The Cuban resolutions
signed by the President.
April 20 Spanish minister. Polo y
Bernabe , asks for his passports.
April 21 The United States minis
ter , General Woodford , is given his
passports in Madrid.
April 21 Spain's severance of diplo
matic relations held to be a declara
tion cf war.
April 22 North Atlantic squadron
sails to blockade Cuban ports-
April 22 First shot fired , when the
United States gunboat Nashville cap
tured the Spanish coast trader Bueaa
Ventura.
April 22 President's proclamation
to all nations declaring the blockade
of Cuba.
April 23 President's call issued for
125,000 volunteers.
Apr.i 26 President's proclamation
issues on Spanish vessels in United
States ports.
.April 27 Asiatic srjuadron sails
from Mirs Bay ( bavins : been ordered
from Hong Kong by Great Britain in
compliance with neutrality law ) to
meet the Spanish fleet at Philippine
islands.
April 27 TTnited States cruisers
New York , Cincinnati and monitor
Puritan silence the batteries at Man-
czas.
April 2S Spanish forts at Cabanas
demolished by suns ot Ihe flagship
New York.
} lay i Spanish fleet under Admiral
Montojo defeated and destroyed by
United States souadron , Commander
Dewey commanding.
May 2 Congress appropriated $35-
720.913 for the nrmy of invasion.
jinr 2 Naval bill for thirty-five
new war ships sent to the President
for signature.
May 7 Commodore Dewey's report
on battle of Manila received. Eleven
Spanish war shies destroyed an.l no
Americans killed.
Mav 7 ' 1 ne President in the name
of American people congratulates
Commodore Cewey.
May 9 Commodore Dewey is made
rear admiral.
May 11 En.sisn Ridley and four
men on gun boat Winslaw killed in
ensagcment of Cardenas.
May 12 Admiral Sampson's fl et
shells forts and land batteries at San
Juan. Porto Rico.
Mav 1" United Statas establishes
censorship on press dispatches.
May IS A new Spanish cabinet is
formed.
May 20 Secretary Lone : officiallv
confirms report of Spanish fleet off
Santiago de Cuba.
May 21 Charleston sails with first
relief supplies for Admiral Dewey.
Mav 22 First relief expedition sails
for Manila.
June 3 Isobson and his men sink
the dismantled coutcr Merriniac in
Santiago harbor.
June 4 The Senate nasaod the war
revenue bPl.
June 4 Captain Gridicy of "Olym-
pi" died in .obe , Japan , on his way
home.
June G American marines land at
Aguadores and Ba'quiri.
June 6 Second bombardment cf the
forts at Santiago-
June 6 Insurants lake outer city
of Manila and IS.v O Spanish priso
ners.
June 7 United States fleet bom
bards and destroys the fortifications
at C'nimnnera.
June 7 The Monterey sails from
Monterey to Manila.
June 9 Fortifications at Gtiaatan-
amo bay destroyed.
June 11 American marines land at
Guantanamo.
June 12 First battle of Guantana-
mo. Four American marines killed , ! i (
June 13 General fahafter ani ! army
of 27,000 men sail from Tainpa.
June 15 The second relief expedi
tion sails for the Philippines.
June 23 General Shatter's arsy
lands at Baicuiri.
June 24 2.000 Spanish attack 1,000
American "Rou h Riders" and regu
lars. Spanish repulsed American loss
1C.
June 27 Commodore Watson's fleet
ordered prepared for expedition to the
coast of Spain-
June 27 Admiral Camara's fleet at
Port Snid refused coal by Egyptian
government.
June 28 Third. Manila expedition ,
sails.
July 1 American troops move upon
city of Santiago.
July 2 American troops capture
Heights of San Juan and El Gauey ,
with great loss on both sides.
July 3 Admiral Cervera's entire
fleet destroyed at Santiago by Amer
ican fleet under Commodore Schley.
July C The Ladrone islands are-
taken.
July 3 The Ladrone islands are
taken.
July 4 First relief expedition
reaches Admiral Dewey at Manila.
July 5 Admiral Cervera and 1,300
Spanish sailors capture confirmed.
July G Captain Lazago of the In
fanta Maria Teresa commits suicide
and Admiral Villamil dies of his
wounds.
July 7 Lieutenant Richmond Hobson -
son and crew of collier Merrimac ex
changed for Spanish prisoners.
July S Santiago given formal no
tice of twenty-four hours before bom
bardment.
July 9 Admiral Camara's fleet re-
tuins through the Suez canal to Spain.
July 9 Major General Miles leaves
with reinforcements for Santiago.
July 10 General Shatter begins the
bombardment of Santiago.
July 11 Several deaths from yel
low fever reported in the American
camps.
July 11 Armistice agreed for twen
ty-four hours at Santiago.
July j.2 The Spanish cabinet re
signs.
July 14 General Tcral formally
surrenders Santiago and troops and
garrisons in Eastern Cuba.
July 15 Commissioners agree on
details of terms of surrender.
July 15 With formal ceremonies
tne United States flag is hoisted ovet
the public building in Santiago.
July 15 General McKibben nani"'l
as temporary governor general of
Santiago.
July 1C Garrison and city of Cai-
niera formally surrender.
July 20 Lieatenant Colonel Wood
of the ' : Rough Riders" ( United States
First volunteer cavalry ) made mili-
tarv governor of Santiago.
July 20 General Miles startpd from
Guantanamo for Porto Rico with
army of invasion.
July 20 Underbidding a pool of
American liners , the Compania Tran -
atlantica Espanola obtained contract
for transporting Spanish prisoners
home form Santiago.
July 20 Permanent annotation or
Porto Rico announced as iho policy
at the administration.
July 20 Spanish r'aLinet inform0 ; !
by Blanco that he did not iiithorizo
General Toral's surrender.
July 22 General Miles cabl s from
Mole St. Nicholas that his expedition
is well on its wav.
July 25 General Miles lai.ds at
Guanica. Porto Rico.
July 26 Spain formally , thro'i h
the French ambassador at Washing
ton , makes overtures for peace.
July 2G Americans advance on Port
Ponce. Spanish less 3 killed. 13 wound
ed. American loss 4 wounded.
July -i Port Ponce invested. SP '
enty lighters captured.
July 28 C.ty of Ponce and citv f
Port Ponce under American mil'tary
government.
July 30 The French ambassador.
M. Canbon , as official representmivt-
of Spain , asks for the United States"
conditions of peace.
August 1 United States' terms of
peace received and considered by tab-
inet at Madrid.
August 2 Further explanations ot
peace terms asked.
August 3 The President receives
unofficial advices Spain has accepted
peace terms offered.
August 4 General Shafter's tirmv
at Santiago receives or-lcrs to come
north.
August G Madrid dispatches pay
Spanish cabinet's agreement to pea
conditions has been drafted and j.re-
sented to the queen regent for ap
proval.
August 7 General Merritt d ° frais
the Spaniards at Manila.
August 9 General Miles troops cap
tured Coamo Porto Rico.
August 10 The preliminary nego
tiations looking towards peace \vaa
advanced ft Washington.
GLOVES FOR BICYCLISTS.
Their Importance Cannot Bo Overesti
mated Annoylnjj Injuries
"Like most girls. I was told in my
pinafore days that a gentlewoman :
would as soon t'.smcf going abroad"
barefooted as without gloves , " said a ,
-vheelv.-oir.an. as she drew on her
imart. soft gray suec1as with the per
forated palms , relates the New York :
Commercial Advertiser. "But I never
appreciated the importance of co-.er-
ing my hands until I learned to ndo
the wheel. Although we don't seem to
realize it. hands are as sensitive as
eyes. An almost invisible speck in thj
lye will make one wild with pain an-l
half-blind sometimes , but a finger only
slightly bruised or an injured finger
nail will seriously interfere with one's
sewing , painting , piano playing , etc.
If one has the slightest mishap on a
w'jccl it is the hands that suffer. A
bad fall means a smashed finger or a
sprairrd wrist ; a collision , scratches
and bruises , while , should you wheel
over a cat or the ubiquitous chicken
of the coctintry read and manage to
land ca ycur feet , you will fled that
your hands have r'n hurt by bell or
brake. A good , thick glove is a pre
ventive of most of the 'casualties. ' ami
althr igh thin silk or kid keep tan and
sunburn away , heavy chamois and dog
skin and castor are safer to wear ca
the wheel. "
If a man finds a dollar he invariably
spends two in celebrating the discov-
ery.