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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ,
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Scene of an Epode Jterf 4-1
The Taku forts , occupied by the in
ternational forces , just forty-one years
aso were the scene of an episode which
save the world that famous phrase ,
"Blood is thicker than water. "
A British fleet of eleven small gun
boats , under Admiral Hope , was en
gaged in ain assault on the mud bat
teries just inside the Pei-ho river bar
on June 25 , 1859 , when the tide went
down and left them helpless in the
inud under the fire of the Chinese
smoothbores.
Capt. Tatnall , the flag officer com
manding the United States China
squadrca , which was anchored off the
bar , nominally guarding American in
terests , perceiving the plight of the
British Admiral , lowered his barge and
with his flag lieutenant and twenty
men rowed up the river to show the
Englishman how to point his guns. The
flag lieutcoant , Stephen Decatur
Trenchard , was badly wounded and
one man in the barge was killed in
passing through the fire from the forts.
Once on board , however , the British
suns were so well served by the Amer
icans that the forts were silenced and
Tatnall himself piloted the gunboats
by a chaanel he had discovered until
they found the protection of the fleet
outside.
Tatnall's action was regarded by the
authorities at Washington as tanta
mount to disobedience of orders , as he
had beca strongly cautioned by his
government to preserve neutrality and
limit his activity solely to the protec
tion of Americans. He was detached
from command and brought home , and
did not serve on an American ship
thereafter.
From carefully prepared information
at the war department , the Chiaese
army , called the "Eight Banners , "
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nominally contains about 300,000 de
scendants of the Manchu conquerors
and their allies , says the Tribune's
Washington correspondent. The num
ber maintained on a war footing is
from 80,000 to 100,000. The whole force
is subdivided into three groups , con
sisting respectively of Manchus , Mongols
gels and Chinese , and forms a sort of
hereditary profession , withiin which
intermarriage is compulsory. About
37,000 are stationed in garrisons in
Manchuria ; the imperial guard at Pe-
kin contains from 6,000 to 7,000 , and
these are the troops that were expected
to defend the foreign legations and
protect foreign iaterests from the
mobs.
The Ying Ping , or national army , is
called also the "Green Flags" and
"The Five Camps. " This army con
sists of eighteen corps , one for each
province under the governor or gov
ernor-general. The nomiaal strength
is from 540.000 to 660,000 men , of whom
about 200,000 are available for war ,
never more than one-third being called
out.
out.The
The most important contingent is
the Tientsin army corps , nominally
100,000 strong , really about 35,000 ,
with modern organization , drill and
arms , employed in garrison duty at
Tientsin , and at Taku and other
forts.
Besides these forces there are mer
cenary troops raised in emergencies ,
and Mongolian end other irregular
cavalry , nominally 200,000 strong , real
ly about 20,000 , but of no military val
ue. The total land army on peace
footing is put at 300,000 men and on
war footing at about 1,000,000 , but the
army as a whole has no unity or co-
hesica ; there is no proper discipline ,
the drill is mere paysical exercise , the
weapons are long since obsolete and
there is no transport commissariat or
medical service.
F EV.
The Rev. Dr. Edgar M. Levy of Phil
adelphia , who made the opening
prayer at the Republican convention
at Philadelphia , also officiated in a
similar capacity at the first republican
convention which was held at Phil
adelphia in 1856 , and at which con
vention Fremont was nominated
for president and Dayton for
vice president. In his letter of
WHO REV. LEVY IS.
invitation Chairman Hanua noted the
fact that the first prayer ever offered
for the success of the republican party
was made in Philadelphia on June 19 ,
1856 , by Dr. Levy , and declared it par
ticularly appropriate that forty-six
years later to a day the same clergy
man should again officiate.
It's surprising how full life is of con
trasts. You are so good , you feaow ,
and other people are so very bad.
Brigadier-General Alejandro Rodri
guez , who has been elected mayor of
Havana , polling 13,073 votes , against
6,034 cast for Senor Estrada Mora , was
one of the first to join the insurgent
forces after the landing of Gen. Go
mez in Cuba. ' He is the husband of
Senora Lola Rodriguez , who became
famous through the persecutions and
indignities heaped upon her by Gen.
Weyler. Both had discussed the join
ing of the insurgent forces previous to
Gomez's landing , and fully weighed
the possible consequences. Gen. Rodri
guez was for Cuba , and his wife was
with him in thought and feeling and
hade him eodsneed. Gen. Rodrisruez
is the leader of
the n a t i onalist
party , composed of
the r e v o t i o n-
ists and those of
anti - Ame r i c a n
sentiments. This
party , in Havana
as well as throughout -
out Cuba , is nu-1
merica 11 y far
stronger tnan tne Mayor Rodriguez ,
democratic party , which is composed
of those who formerly were autono
mists , separatists and conservatives.
Like all the candidates named by the
nationalists , Gen. Rodriguez held no
office , and in a measure the contest
was one between the ins arid outs.
For Bad Boys and Girls.
The report of the educational coun
cil of the Iowa State Teachers' asso
ciation answers the question : "What
shall be done with incorrigible and
neglected children ? " It makes recom
mendations that are along the usual
lines , but they are interesting , as they
form a summary of all the generally
approved suggestions for the improve
ment of this class of the population.
The council urges the general
strengthening of the parental respon
sibility and of the discipline of the
home. The schools should emphasize
those subjects and methods that tend
to strengthen character , and give more
place to music , art , literature , history ,
manual training and gymnastics.
Indians and Cowboys to Mix Up on the
Glorious Fourth ,
MORE THAN 4,000 TO PARTICIPATE
Chief Ked Cloud to Command Five Hun
dred of Ilia Uraves In 81mm Uiittlo To
gether With Many Other Troops und
Tribes.
CHADRON , Neb. , June 25. The
committee in charge of the Fourth of
July celebration at this place has ar
ranged for the entertainment of the
public in grand style. The most novel
feature of the celebration will be a
sham battle between 2,500 Sioux In
dian and 2,000 cowboys. The Sioux
will come from the Pine Ridge agency
and the cowboy brigade will be com
posed of old-time riders , who used to
ride the ranges in the early days of
this country. The battle has been ar
ranged through the personal efforts
of Colonel W. F. Hayward , who has
just returned from a visit to the res
ervation. The plan is for the Sioux
to make a sham attack on the city at
daybreak , armed with their rifles and
belts full of blank loads , the town to
be defended by the cow punches , in
charge of Colonel Jay L. Torrey , who
was colonel of a regiment of rough
riders in the Cuban war. The colonel
Is proprietor of a ranch In the Big
Horn mountains , and has been invited
to come with as many of his old com
mand as possible , and take charge of
the defense. The cow punchers will
be mounted and armed with carbines
and six-shooters , with double rounds
of blank cartridges.
The Indians are quite friendly and
peaceable , some of them being half
and quarterbreeds , and most of them
speak the English language , so no real
danger from them is apprehended.
They will come over the day before
and camp outside the city limits the
night of July 3 , which they will "spend
in dancing war dances and singing
war songs , accompanied by the squaws.
Excursion trains and special rates
are being arranged for from all di
rections , and the time of arrival will
be such that visitors will arrive in
time to witness this novel event. The
battle will be of greater interest when
it is remembered that Chief Red
Cloud , the greatest living Indian chief ,
will lead with 500 braves from his
district , and will be supported by
Chief American Horse , who has in his
command a great many of the Wound
ed Knee warriors and some who were
in the Custer massacre.
There seems to be no doubt that the
battle will appear real , and every
precaution will be taken to avert any
possible danger.
Two Licenses for One Couple.
TABLE ROCK , Neb. , June 23.
There was quite a romantic runaway
marriage here , or rather at Pawnee
City. Mr. William Holman Jennings
of Lincoln , who formerly practiced law
here , being the groom and Miss Addie
Shaw Lyman , who has lived here since
a child , being the bride. Mr. Jennings
came down here Thursday night , with
a marriage license securely hid in his
inside pocket , which he had procured
that day from the county judge of Lan
caster county. Finding an irate fath
er , with the aid of friends a swift
team was procured and the couple
drove to Pawnee City , where another
license was procured and the couple
made one. The Lancaster county doc
ument he too * back with him to Lin
coln. Arriving home and driving up
to the residence of the bride they
were not permitted to enter and took
their dinner at the house of a mutual
friend.
They took the afternoon train for
Lincoln , their future home. The
bride Is the daughter of W. G. Ly
man of this place and the groom is a
nephew of Captain R. P. Jennings.
Be-Kstabllsh Blair Road.
WEST POINT , Neb. , June 25. The
county board of supervisors has de
cided to re-establish the boundaries
of the historic "Blair road" within the
confines of this county. This is one
of the oldest established roads in the
state and runs in a diagonal direction
from the southeast corner of the coun
ty to the city of West Point , thereby
saving the farmers living along the
route a considerable distance to the
county seat. It was established by a
special act of the legislature on Feb
ruary 15 , 1869 , but the records of thai
body being Inaccessible to the people
of this county heretofore the fact was
denied and the road allowed to fall
into disuse.
Old Settlers of Sarpy.
PAPILLION , Neb. , June 25. The
old settlers of Sarpy county held a pic
nic at Howard's grove Saturday after
noon , John I. Goss of Bellevue was
speaker of the day. Fully 500 people
from the surrounding country were
present. The Papillion band furnished
music for the occasion.
Seven Year Sen ence.
CLAY CENTER , Neb. , June 25. An
adjourned session of the district court
is being held here , with Judge Stubbs
presiding. The man Nelson , who
brok'e jail here two years ago , and was
brought back by Sheriff Secord last
week from Carthage , Mo. , was arraign
ed in court and pleaded guilty to burg
lary , receiving a sentence of seven
years in the pen.
Street Fair Prepar.ition .
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , June 25.
The first meeting of the street fair
executive committee was held at the
Commercial club rooms. Officers were
selected and the chairman of several
subcommittees appointed. The unan-
mous sentiment of the committee was
that no time should be lost in getting
ready for the fair and preparations
will begin at once. The officers of the
executive committee are : Chairman ,
John Bratt ; vice chairman , "U. R. Me-
Keen ; secretary , W. H. McDonald ; as
sistant secretary. Butler Buchanan ;
treasurer , W. A. Vollmer.
fARMERS TURN THE RIVER ,
Ililrty-Uro Artueil I'nffiUrn Take Twmity
t'quure allied 1'roin Neuriuku.
JACKSON , Nob. , Juno 23. An arni'etl
band of South Dakota farmers was on
guard yesterday while u channel WOK
cut through Rlninger's neck , or as It
Is known on the maps , Urulghem Bend.
South Dakota swooped down on Ne
braska , switched the channel of the
Missouri and now 200 Nebraskans are
on an Island in South Dakota made
up of about 12,000 acres of the best
farming land In the world , which ban
heretofore been the domain of the
Antelope state.
Intense excitement prevails over the
affair , but it has been a bloodless war
so far. The men who formed the in
vading army are well known and un
disguised , so arrests will follow at
once.
At present South Dakota is victor
ious and has forcibly annexed twenty
square miles of fertile Nebraska soil.
Five miles north of Jackson thu
Missouri makes its big bend across
Roninger's neck. It is but eighty feet
wide , while the river must llow fifteen
miles around.
The farmers on the Dakota side have
lost hundreds of acres q.f fine farms
and for two years have made vigorous
night efforts to cut the channel
through at the neck. Within ten days
twice has a ditch been cut across and
again filled up.
Thursday night at 9 o'clock * thirty
two husky Dakota farmers all heavily
armed and equipped with dynamite
and intrenching tools , crossed the
river and by working all night opened
a ditch twenty feet wide and fourteen
ieet deep.
All this forenoon a strict guard was
maintained and no one save one farm
er going for medicine was allowed to
cross. A rapid stream was crossing
through , which is eighty feet had a fall
of eight feet. The heavy gumbo soil ,
twenty feet In thickness prevented
fast cutting.
Across the raging waters seventeen
heavily armed men were on guard ,
while over the river in Dakota wens
fifteen more. A half hour later th * y
embarked in boats and rapidly rowed
away.
Another half hour and the rrlgiitcno'l
neighboring farmers began to gather
while Sheriff Sides and Constable
Daley , heavily armed , came too lal"
to make any arrests. From the wil
lows of the adjacent Dakota shore an 1
distant row boats the Dakotans ke" > t
strict watch , though but one shot \v IT
fired. A vigorous effort was mad" t-i
fill the channel with trees , relics ,
brush and dirt , but with the force of
Niagara all were swept away.
Considerable fear is entertained lest
there be exceedingly high water af
Sioux City. No suffering will come to
those on the newly made island , a. ,
all the farmers were heavily provi
sioned for just such an emergency.
Their successful attempt recalls n.
similar night raid by Nebraska Ger
man farmers eighteen years ago , wh n
their farms were being washed away
at night. They cut a channel across
Sioux Point in Dakota , forming M < - -
Cook lake and shifting the channel to
eight miles of Daktoa shore , where ii
still remains.
"What results the present serious
change in the channel will effect are
unknown. Some predict dire harm ,
while others think benefit will acr-ru
Thus far the war has been bloodies > ,
though many threats have been made
The leading conspirators are Known
and arrests will speedily follow , and
tonight some 200 of Nebraska best cit
izens are South Dakotans by conquest.
Incendiaries at "UVst Point.
WEST POINT , Neb. , June 23. The
old frame livery barn which was re
cently moved to make room for a
brick stable on Main street , the prop
erty of Julius Thiele , was destroyed
by fire last night. The incendiary was
seen by a citizen escaping from th"
barnyard a few minutes before the firu
started , but was not recognized. West
Point has one or more firebugs , whos < i
hobby seems to be the burning of
barns and warehouses , no attempts as
yet having been made to fire dwelling
houses. The citizens have organized
themselves into a vigilance committee
for the detection of the perpetrators
of these outrages and are prepared
to make if very warm for the guilty
party if caught.
Bridegroom Meet * TFith Accident.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , June 23 Rev. Fris-
by L. Rasp of Atchison , Mo. , who came
here to be married to Miss Alice Jjuea
of this place , met with a sevrs acci
dent while riding from the court bouse ,
where he had procured the marriage
license. He was driving a team of
spirited horses , which became fright
ened and ran away. Rasp was thrown
out and his right leg broken below the
knee. He also sustained other injur
ies of less serious nature.
Large Crowd at Ctiautiiu < | ua.
BEATRICE , Neb. , June 23. A Iarp
attendance is reported at the Chautau-
qua and many visitors from around
the state are coming in to go intj
camp during the session. John Dewitf
Miller was the main attraction and
today Prof. Riddell and the Wesleyau
quartet will be the principal enter
tainers.
Hotel Changm Hand * .
CHADRON , Neb. , June 23. A real
estate transfer of considerable import
ance has occurred here. The large
Blaine hotel , which has been managed
for a number of years by E. D. Satter-
lee , passed into the bands of Fred
Rust.
Boj Found Unconscious.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , June 23. A
young lad named Mateer , nepnew of
Sam Henderson , was found living on
the sidewalk near the Second ward
school building in an unconscious con
dition.