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NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD
DECLARATION OP WAR
BEGIN
Action Thus Legalizes the Seizure
of Spanish Ships by United States
Vessels Takes House One Minute
and Forty Seconds to Act
Declaration of War
The president on Monday sent to con
gress a message recommending a declara
tion of war After citing the action of
Spain toward the United States in sever
ing all diplomatic relations with this
country the following recommendation is
made
The position of Spain thus being made
known and the demands of the United
States being denied with a complete rup
ture of intercourse by the act of Spain 1
have been constrained in the exercise of
the power and authority conferred on me
by the joint resolution aforesaid to pro
claim under date of April 22 1898 a block
ade of certain ports of the north coast of
Cuba lying between Cardenaz and Bahia
Honda and of Port Cienfuegos on the
south coast of Cuba and further in the
exercise of my constitutional powers and
using the authority conferred on me by
the act of congress approved April 22
1898 to issue by proclamation dated April
28 1898 calling for volunteers in order to
carry into effect said resolution of April
20 1898
I now recommend to your honorable
body the adoption of a joint resolution
declaring a state of war exists between the
United States of America and the kingdom
of Spain and I urge speedy action thereon
to the end that the definition of the inter
national status of the United States as a
belligerent power may be made known
and the assertion of all its rights and the
maintenance of all its duties in the con
duct of a public war may be assured
The bill reported by the foreign affairs
committee declaring war reads
1 That war be and tbesame is hereby
declared to exist and that war has existed
since April 21 a D 1898 between the
United States of America and the king
dom of Spain
2 That the president of the -United
States is hereby directed and empowered
to use the entire land anil naval forces of
the United States and to call into actual
nervice the United States militia of the
several states to such extent as may be
necessary to carry this act into effect
It took the house one minute and forty
one seconds to pass the declaration of war
The senate then took up the house bill
and passed it without amendment
The president affixed his signature to
the resolution shortly after 6 p m
QUITS THE CABINET
Secretary Sherman Tenders
His
Resignation to SIcKinley
Another resignation from the cabinet
occurred Monday when the venerable sec
retary of state John Sherman handed his
resignation to the president at a special
meeting of the cabinet The reason for
the resignation was the condition of the
secretarys health It is altogether prob
able the next secretary of state will be
William It Day first assistant He has
been urged to take it by the president
Day has bad entire charge of Cuban af
fairs almost since the beginning of the
present administration
Mr Day accepted the secretaryship and
Prof J B Moore an eminent international
law expert succeeds the assistant secre
tary
HAVANA CABLE CUT
Wires Severed Ten Miles from
the
City by the Mangrove
The United States has cut the Havana
cable The cut was made about ten miles
out of Havana and the southern end of
the cable is now on the Mangrove which
was reoently converted Into an auxiliary
cruiser This gives the government ex
clusive use of the cable and entirely cuts
Blanco
Spain
off from communication with
DASH IN THE DARK
The Porter Lands a Reconnoitering
Party Under Morros Gnns
The torpedo boat Porter off Havana
made a daring trip inshore under cover of
darkness Monday night and Lieut Fre
mont landed with a small party and ob
tained valuable information
Business in New Mexico
Flans for the establishment of a cannery
factory at Santa Fe N M are being
pushed enthusiastically by local men who
have every assurance that capital for the
enterprise can be had in abundance Such
an industry will be of very great benefit
to not only the fruit growers of the Santa
Fe valley but to the Espanola valley as
well Thousands of tons of the finest
fruit in the world which is now wasted
for lack of a nearby market will be saved
Washington Guards on Duty
A portion of the national guard of the
national capital has been placed on duty
along the conduit bringing the water sup
ply from Great Falls on the Potomac to
Washington There is some talk of a mil
itary detail to guard the public buildings
and the White House No order has been
Issued on this line but Col Bingham
euperintendent of public buildings and
grounds has spoken favorably of the plan
New YOrk Central Officers
At a meeting of the new board of
directors of the New York Central Rail
road Cbauncy M Depew was elected
chairman of the board and Samuel R
Calloway was elected president in place
t Mr Depew
Weekly Bank Statement
The New York weekly bank statement
a reserve increase of 6179000
Sbses
riRE ON THE FLEET
Blookading Warships Bombarded
by Morro Castle Guns
Morro Castle opened fire on the fighting
squadron of the United States at 11 oclock
Sunday night About ten shots were sent
in the direction of our ships but not one
of them took effect and no shots were
fired in return The firing was reported
by the officer of the deck Ensign J E
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Edie to Capt Chadwick who was asleep 1
at the time The young officer asked the
captain in somewhat excited tones whether
the New York had not better discontinue
signaling
No muttered Capt Chadwick with
the utmost coolness there is no necessity
for stopping the signals Go ahead
A little later Capt Chadwick was on the
forward bridge whence he watched the
tongues of flame shoot out from Morro
Castle He glauced in the direction of the
Spanish fortifications for a few seconds
and then turned his back on them in silent
contempt and went back to his bed per
fectly certain the Spaniards could do no
damage at five miles which was then the
approximate distance of the flagship from
Morro Castle
MORE PRIZES TAKEN
Three Spanish Steamers and Two
Schooners Captured
The United States gunboat Helena cap
tured the Spanish steamer Miquel Jover
2500 tons Saturday The prize is estimated
to value 500000 her cargo alone being
worth 150000 She belonged to the Pinlilo
line Barcelona
Ensign Christy with a crew of sixteen
from the cruiser Detroit and four from the
flagship brought into Key West Sunday
the captured Spanish Steamer Catalina
Capt Fano 3491 tons which left Cadiz
March 7 and was bound from New
Orleans for Barcelona via Havana for
which latter port she was making when
taken The Catalina was captured about
1 oclock Sunday morning twelve miles
from Havana
The gunboat Wilminglon captured the
Spanish schooner Onadidia with a deck
load of charcoal intended for Havana
where it is extremely valuable for fuel
The torpedo boat Porter captured the
Spanish schooner Antonia laden with
sugar for Havana The revenue cutter
Winona from Mobile captured the
Spanish steamer Saturniua at Ship Island
Miss Sunday
TAKES CHARGE OF THE WIRES
Uncle Sam Assumes Control at Key
West
At the direction of the president Gen
A W Greely chief signal officer of the
army has taken general charge of the Key
West end of the cable that runs to Havana
A Key West dispatch says The wires
here have been taken by the government
The press matter is censorized The Ha
vana connection is abandoned
Prune Crop Will Be Short
The prunes that escaped the cold snap in
California of about six weeks ago have
heen seriously affected by the hot winds
lhat swept over the valley last week The
Iruithas commenced curling up and fall
ing off The pruues were at that stage of
if growth where they would be mostaf
ected and it did not take the hot air long
loruin all of ihe fruit on the exposed
parts of the trees
Three Lives Lost in a Mine Fire
Three men lost their lives in a fire in the
Londonderry mine on Ironclad Hill near
pripple Creek Colo The dead are YV
if Pine mine superintendent J W
Foster miner J P Jones miner Jones
and Foster were working in a drift at the
bottom of the shaf t when the shaft house
look lire Pine went lo their rescue and
the three were asphyxiated The bodies
were recovered
Sending Railroad Iron to Japan
The tramp steamer Urd to load railroad
iron for Yokohama has been docked at
Tacoma She is the second of the vessels
chartered to carry rails to the Orient and
will be loaded without delay The Devon
shire now loading rails will be ready to
sail in a few days
Joint Note from the Powers
It is understood Germany Austria and
France will send a joint note to the United
States and Spain enjoining great caution
in dealing with neutral shipping
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Chicago Cattle common to prime
300 to 550 hogs shipping grades
300 to 400 sheep fair to choice 250
to 450 wheat No 2 red 110 to 112
corn No 2 31c to 32c oats No 2 26c
to 28c rye No 2 56c to 58c butter
choice creamery 16c to 18c eggs fresh
10c to lie potatoes common to choice
45c to 65c per bushel
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to
525 hogs choice light 300 to 400
sheep common to choice 300 to 450
wheat No 2 95c to 96c corn No 2
white 31c to 32c oats No 2 white 29c
to 30c
St Louis Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 400 sheep 300 to 500
wheat No 2 100 to 102 corn No 2
yellow 29c to 31c oats No 2 27c to 28c
rye No 2 54c to 56c
Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 525 hogs
300 to 400 sheep 250 to 475
wheat No 2 red 99c to 101 corn No 2
mixed 32c to 34c oats No 2 mixed 29c
to 30c rye No 2 56c to 58c
Detroit Cattle 250 to 550 hogs
325 to 400 sheep 250 to 475
wheat No 2 99c to 101 corn No
yellow 33c to 35c oats No 2 white 31c
to 32c rye 55c to 57c
Toledo Wheat No 2 red 103 to
104 com No 2 mixed 32c to 34c oats
No 2 white 27c to 28c rye No 2 55c to
57c clover seed 305 to 315
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 102
to 103 corn No 3 31c to 33c oats No
2 white 29c to 31c rye No 1 57c to 59c
barley No 2 42c to 48c pork mess
950 to 1000
Buffalo Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 300 to 525
wheat No 2 red 99c to 101 corn No
2 yellow 35c to 36c oats No 2 white
31c to 33c
Now York Cattle 300 to 550 nogs
300 to 450 sheep 300 to 525
wheat No 2 red 111 to 112 corn No
2 S8c to 39c oats No 2 white 32c to
34c butter creamery 15c to 19c eggs
Western He to 12c
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STATE OF NEBBASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM
The Parole System for Mildly In
sane in Vogue at the State Hos
pital Is Working Well Benefits
Both the State and Patient
Parole for Mildly Insane
The parole system at the Lincoln Hos
pital for the Insane whereby convalescent
or mild patients may be sent out of the in
stitution and placed in the care of friends
has proven to be a wise provision in the
regulation of the hospital not only mak
ing room for new patients but lessening
the expense on those who are afflicted with
only a mild form of insanity After a
medical report is made by the physicians
the state board inquires into the case and
allows the patient to be paroled with some
responsible party usually a relative for
the period of ninety days the state during
this time being relieved of all expenses
At the end of the ninety days the patient
may be returned to the hospital if the de
rangement is such as to make him un
manageable or unsafe to be left unre
strained If no application is made for a
return to the institution however a final
discharge is given When patients are
brought back at the end of the parole
term the expenses must be paid by the
outside parties up to the time that the
patient is received back into the institu
tion The release of patients on parole
before final discharges are made often has
a good effect in bringing about a complete
cure
But there are instances where the parole
system is abused One has come to the
attention of the management of the asy
lum which required prompt action A
Swede girl was paroled to her brother-in-law
People in the neighborhood said she
was abused forced to work in the field
like a man Dr Abbott inquired into the
matter found out that the reports of ill
treatment were true and telegraphed the
authorities of the county to immediately
take the girl away from the custody of the
brother-in-law and provide for her until
further arrangements could be made The
letters received by Dr Abbott in response
to his inquiry showed that the brother-in-law
had secured the parole of the girl in
order that he might have her take the
place of a hired hand on the farm
NEW SHEEP SHEARING PLANT
One of the Industries Brought Into
Prominence at Lincoln
The new plant for shearing and dipping
sheep which was added to the Lincoln
stock yards last October is now handling
a large business and is becoming one of
important industries of that section of the
state In the sheariug department from
six to ten men are employed and each one
shears on an average of 100 sheep per day
These men are all experts and at the rate
of 9 cents for each sheep their pay runs
from 8 to 950 each per day The ileece
of the sheep being shorn at this time in
the season weighs about six pounds per
head and is sold on the market at 16 cents
per pound After the clip they are dip
ped then placed on feed in the yards for
a time and then sold to the feeders or are
shipped east Each animal yields almost
a dollars worth of wool and tiie average
price obtained for them when sold to feed
ers is 350 each
Sheep lhat have the scab are almost
worthless as wool producers as their con
tinual rubbing and scratching pulls off
nearly all the wool In order lo cure the
scabby sheep that come into the yards as
well as to guard the healthy ones from in
fection a dipping plant has been put in
where all the sheep that are sent to the
range are first dipped and rendered secure
from the scab for the coining season
A great number of the sheep that are
-dipped are brought in from the range by
the owners who have them cured of the
scab or made proof against it for the sea
son and are then taken back to the pas
tures The charge for the dip is 1 cent per
head making it an inexpensive operation
Where the sheep are left in the yards ten
days in order that they bedipped twice the
charge is 5 cents per head for the dipping
and the feed
Encounter with a Tramp
Perry Reynolds brakeman on passenger
train No 5 which leaves Ashland at 985
in the morning for Denver had a desper
ate tussel with a tramp the other day as
the train was pulling out of the Burling
ton and Missouri yards The tramp was
determined to ride but Beynolds succeeded
in keeping him off until the train was well
under motion As the brakeman jumped
on the tramp threw a rock at him hitting
him with sufficient force lo knock him
from the train and he narrowly escaped
falling under the wheels The tramp
escaped
Boy Has a Narrow Escape
Willie Pollard aged 8 years and his
sister older were in the pit of the Omaha
elevator at Silver Creek pushing down
corn when Willie was drawn down too
near the buckets His sister being unable
ito hold him back called to their father
iwho tends the elevator for help He came
none too soon shut of the grain just in the
fnick of time found the boy buried about
three feet in the grain and finally got him
out unconscious
Badly Hurt
Bart Miner 19 years old employed in
the railroad office at Table Rock went to
Pawnee City and while attempting to
board a sand train for Table Rock lost
his footing and fell beneath the train and
iwas struck on the head fracturing his
Skull across the crown Two small pieces
of bone were removed His right arm
from elbow to wrist was badly lacerated
with a deep cut
Kicked by a Horse
Charles E Dinsmore one of the pro
prietors of the Hastings Milling Company
was kicked in the head by a horse Phy
sicians pronounce his injuiies fatal
No Ghantauqua This Year
Secretary D L Whitney announces
that there will be no Chautauqua held at
Beatrice this year
Warlike Spirit at Plattsmouth
Excitemedt over the Cuban situation is
high at Plattsmouth II G Livingston
son of tin late Captain Livingston has
opened a lecruiting station and is fast en
rolling a company for service in the antici
pated war
Went with the Soldiers
Two of the patriotic students of Bellevue
College W 12 Hannonand Chester Clark
took French leave the other day and went
south Willi the twenty second infantry
Friends will endeavor to locate Clark who
is a minor and have him return home
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FIRE AT HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
Chapel and Kltohen of Norfolk In
stitution Destroyed
Fire broke out at the state hospital for
the insane at Norfolk and it was only by
the heroic efforts of the attendants assisted
by the fire department that serious conse
quences were avoided The fire started in
a woodhouse adjoining the building used
-for a chapel and kitchen but this was
soon subdued by the attendants and the
attendants retired to bed Soon however
fire broke out in t he chapel and kitchen
and burned fiercely as it was fanned by a
strong wind The water supply at the
hospital is quite limited and the burning
building conld not be saved though the
ire was kept from spreading to the main
building in which the patients were con
fined and also kept from the other build
ings Everything was done in an orderlyi
manner to remove the patients in case it
should become necessary the only trouble
being among the parole patients The
more violent ones were easily controlled
The loss is estimated at about 5000 with
no insurance
McKey Brothers Discharged
The preliminary hearing at Falls City of
Thomas and James McKey for the alleged
murder of Olliver S Jones near Argo on
the 9th inst was held last week The
only evidence brought against the McKey
brothers was that on the day of the
der they had passed the house of
Jones in going from their home to
their fathers and stoppeJ at one
of Jones nearest neighbors about the time
the act was committed Over a year ago
the McKey boys and Jones had a few
words over the loading of a gun It was
loaded heavy and Jones accused the
younger brother Of loading it to blow his
Jones head off The boys had been
living with Jones and left him about that
time The judge thought the evidence
was not strong enough to binl them over
and discharged them
Western Nebraska Teachers
The sixth annual convention of the
Western Nebraska Educational Associa
tion was held last week at Sidney There
was a good attendance and much interest
manifested Among prominent educators
present were W F McDowell D D
chancellor University of Denver W E
Jackson state superintendent J W
Crabtree state inspector of high schools
The associations officers are President
W P Killen Lodgepole secretary Min
nie Chase Sidney treasurer B KBushee
Kimball Executive committee J C
Orr North Tlatte Mrs Rosa Dotlds
Chappell
No Extra Session
Gov Ilolcomb has been interviewed on
the probability of an extra session of the
legislature He said lhat the emergency
had not yel arrived Nebraska was able
to at once equip and place its entire
national guard at the disposal of the gov
ernment and until some further call is
made it would be unwise to make any
move toward an extra session The
emergency might come soon and the stale
would respond in the proper manner
Edward Iiorenz Acquitted
Perhaps the most exciting trial in the
history of Eed Willow County ended at
McCook last week when Edward Lorenz
was acquitted of the charge of murdering
Michael Travers This is the second trial
the case having been remanded back for a
rehearing by the supreme court On the
first trial Lorenz was found guilty and
given a life sentence The jury was out
only two and one half hours
Want New Comity Buildings
A petition containing 1000 names was
presented to the board of county commis
sioners at Auburn asking them to call a
special election to vote bonds to the
amount of 50000 to build a court house
and jail at Nemaha County The com
missioners called the special election for
the 28th day of May The call was made
for 50000 for court house and 10000 for
jail
Burglars at Aurora
Some parties as yet unknown supposed
to be tramps entered the residence of ex
State Senator Mighell of Aurora while tiie
family was out and after helping them
selves to the contents of the cupboard
ransacked the house for valuables taking
some jewelry and what little money Mrs
Mighell had in the house and then left for
parts unknown
Attempted Suicide
Timothy Cliff of Auburn fired a bullet
into his brain with suicidal intent He
came to this country from France in 1878
Despondency from excessive drinking is
supposed to be the cause of his act
Nebraska Short Notes
Falls City has a daily paper
The Ponca creamery has opened for bus
iness
Burglars last week made a 200 haul at
luemont
Arapahoa is enjoying a building boom
this spring
A Zeplin of West Point died in conse
quence of injuries received by the kick of
a horse
Great numbers of pelicans passed up the
river at Loup City Saturday evening and
Sunday morning
The minstrel show given by the Wymoro
women was a grand success and was by
far the most important social event of the
season
The Arcadia Champion is authority for
the statement that a four foot vein of coal
has been struck near Ansley at a depth of
200 feet
In one hour after the opening of the re
cruiting office at Gordon last week twenty
persons had attached their names to the
roll of honor
George Eitterbush who was sentenced a
year ago to the penitentiary pardoned
and returned home last week committed
suicide at Crookston by shooting himself
A gang of tramps at Dubois built a fire
in a box car in order to keep warm They
got tip a little more heat than they ex
pected but skipped out before they could
be apprehended
Tccumsehs city council at its last regu
lar meeting passed an ordinance giving
ihe salaries of city officials a sweeping re
duction It is said that some of the in
coming officers will not qualify
A fight is on between the papers of Ne
braska City over the publication of the
notices for liquor licenses
Captain II O Evans of Company E at
North Platte lias issued a call for twenty
volunteers The intention is to enlist
enough men to bring the number in the
company up to G5 the full number allowed
by the governor
A reward of 1800 is offered for the ar
rest and conviction of James Dalton Ed
Royal and Tom Taylor who broke jail at
Marys vi lie Kan j ust over the Nebraska
line after beating the- deputy sheriff
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