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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1898,
J
It required just two hours'for
r Dewej to make junk out of eleven
r Spanish warships, and this, ioo,
without the death of a man' on
board his ships. The president
has promoted Dewey to befrear
admiral, and the entire country
shouts a hearty amen.
IVheat refuses to.be yoked to
silver and is steadily increasing- its
distance
in the lead. It now re-
fintrpc
about two ounces of silver
,-to buy a bushel of wheat in the
-Chicago market, and the- end is
not yet. The sixteen-to-one fel
lows have entirely subsided on the
'.silver question.
-T . A- 4- C ti.
xt,AKJjii .wcuiy uct cent vi
'Nebraska militiamen have so far
failed to pass the rigid physical
examination to which they were
submitted b-J tne surffeons T,,e
fjsgls - Journal says-that a medical exami-
$:: nation for a life insurance is like
a child's play compared with going
through that ordeal-tor entrance,
into Uncle Sam's Army.
Senator Thurston informs the
Lincoln Journal that after two
weeks' labor he has about aban
doned hope of securing . an in
crease in Nebraskas quota of troops.
In his opinion there will be no
further call for men, although each
state in the Union is clamoring for
an increase of its quota. The
Senator was anxious to secure an
increase so as to have the Nebraska
artillery battalions mustered into
service.
T. J. Majors, department com
mander of the G. A. R.. has is
sued Memorial Day orders to all
posts, and enjoins posts to attend
divine service on the Sunday pre
ceding Memorial Day. In closing
Commander Majors says: "Impress
upon the citizens thatMemorial day
is to us so sacred and solenm as to
make it our duty to earnestly indi
cate to our fellow countrymen that
on this one day do they retrain
from lighter and less serious prac
tices as ball games and racing.
Such sport and practices are not
in harmony with our country's an
nual funeral of its sacred dead."
J-
DEWEY US PUEI. 00KTS0L.
Recommends that the City ot Maalla He
Calledjgnoatp SurjXf
Hosa tKoxa, May 6. Commo
dore GfcWe Dewey has', made the
recommendation to the eorernment at
i aaxungiou inac me city oi juanua ue
called upon to surrender; also that s
provisional government, of which he
himself shall be a member, be appointed
to preserve order until a final settle
ment shall be effected with Spain.
Dewey has absolute control of the water
front and 25,000 natives well armed
and with plenty of ammunition -hold
the hills in the rear of the city. The
dispatch boat McCulloch sailed Sun-
day from Hon? Hone to return tc
Manila, bearing. dispatcher from Wash
ington to Dewey.
Detailed reports of the late naval en
Kaeement at Manila continue to come
in from various sources. While differ'
ing.somewhat in minor points, they .all
''agree in the essential feature, that
I Dewey annihilated the Spanish fleet.
The overwhelming victory of the Amer
ican fleet excites the greatest admira
tion in all quarters, except
among Spanish sympathizers. But sis
Americans were wounded and these but
slightly, while Dewey's fleet escaped
. with a few scratches. Some estimate
the Spanish loss as high 2,000, but
official figures by the governor general
'of Manila place it at 400 killed and 600
wounded. All is now quiet at Manila
awaiting the arrival of the dispatch
boat McOulloch with orders for Dewoy.
FitulmmuEi Accept.
Boston; May 9. Bob Fitzsimmons
has announced his arceptance of the
offer of "Kid" McCoy to pay the cham
pion $10,000 for a fight at middleweight
and also his acceptance of the offer of
J. J. Corbett of $35,000 for an oppor
tunity to regain the heavyweight
championship. Fitasimmons wll meet
either man before the regularly organ
ized club offering the largest parse, but
he will insist on a side bet of $10,009 in.
each case and both matches must take
place before the last of September, this
year.
Te Make Rabber Oat ef Cera.
Marshall wj? , - May 9. The dis
co very made by the- Chicago chemists
of the glucose trust by which a superior
quality of rubber is made by vulcaniz
ing corn oil will doubtless soon lead to
a now industry for Iowa. One of the
largest glucose works in the world is
located in this city, and if the experi
ments in the manufacture of rubber
-provenccessfnl, the manufacture of
-the material will be carried ocat the
works here. '
Hotel. Tin t,Xxeirier Sprlsss.
Excelsior Spkisgs, -Mo., May
The mu hotel, wlnoa Jwui 600 rooms
awl was the Sues country hostelry in
tthe state. in ndss'as the result of a
ire," which started the eagiae room.
The Elms w&s bHile ia-l&i J at a eoet of
aboat 300.000. CeL Etteution, of
Leave&worth, Kansas, . became 'sole
proprietor last Saturday. There were
'"probably 'J 00 gaests, some .of whom
barely-eaoapea irosa toe .Dauaing in
, "their. sight ekthps.-
V Ktwsll WMLBe Annexed.
r -WASKnreTOK, May S.t Hawaii will.
bVaBexed? The. pridHt. after coa
. .Wfcatkmwithtfelea&eraoE Jus i iwrty
in cbagreas, decided this- step as,
Mooattal-to. th saccessCal proaewitioa
Jp'of tte waria tke Btotf.
. rWiVT v.rK: g. C.i Mr,8. Tiring at
THANKS0FTHEE1TI0N
Congress PaysiTribate.to tie Hero
of-Manila.
JOINT EES0LUTI0K PASSED.
Frestdest Beads la a Message Keceeaa
aaeBdlBS a Vete er Xkaaks Bill Per
aslttlB him to fee 3Cade a Bear
Ada Ira 1 Alse Pawed.
"Washingtk, May 9. The preeidenfe
today sent the following message to
congress :
To the Cofigrets of the United States:
On the 26th of April I directed the
secretary of the navy to telegraph or
ders to Commodore George Dewoy oi
the United States navy, commanding
the Asiatic squadron, then lying in the
port ot Hong Kong, to proceed forth
with to the Philippine islands, there to
commence operations and to engage the
Spanish fleet. Promptly obeying that
order, the United States squadron, con
sistingof the flagship Olympia, Balti
more, Kaleigh, Boston, Concord and
Petrel, with the revenue cutter McCul
loch as an auxiliary dispatch boat, en
tered the harbor of Manila at daybreak
on the 1st of May, and immediately en
gaged the entire Spanish fleet of 1J
ships which were under the protection
of the fire of the land forts. After &
stubborn fight, in which the enemy
suffered great loss, their vessels were
destroyed or completely disabled, "and
the water battery at Cavite silenced.
Of oar brave officers and men, not one
was lost and only eight injured, and
these slightly. All our ships escaped
any serious damage.
By the 4th of May Commodore Dewey
had, taken possession of- the .naval sta
tion at Cavite, destroyed the fortifica
tions there and at the entrance of this
bay and parolling the garrisons. Tho
waters of the bay are under his com
plete control. He has established hos
pitals within the American lines, where
250 of the Spanish sick aud wounded
are assisted and protected. The magni
tude of this victory can hardly be meas
ured by the ordinary standards bf naval
warfare. Ontweighing any material
advantage is the moral effect of this
initial success. At this unsurpassed
achievement, the heart of our nation
throbs, not with boasting or with greed
of conquest, but with deep gratitude
that this triumph has come in a just
cause and that by the grace of God an
effective step has thus been taken .to
ward the attainment of the' wished for
peace. To those TfVhose skill, courage
and devotion have won the fight, to the
gallant commander and the brave offi
cers and men who aided him, our coun
try owes an incalculable debt v
Feeling as our people feel, and speak
ing in their name, I at once sent a
message to Commodore Dewey, thank
ing him and his officers and men for
their splendid achievmenc and over
whelming victory, and informing him
that I had appointed him an acting rear
admiral.
I now recommend that f ollowing'our
national precedents and expressing the
fervent gratitude of every patriotic
heart, the thanks of coDgress be given
acting Bear Admiral George Dewey of
tne United States navy for highly dis
tinguished conduct in conflict with the
enemy and to tho men under his com
mand for their gallantry in the destruc
tion of the enemy's fleet and the cap
ture of the enemy's fortifications in
the bay of Manila. Wu. McKinley.
Coapres Passe Sesolntlon of Thanks.
The following joint resolution offer
ing the thanks of congress to Admiral
Dewey was passed by the senate and
hoTLseJmdiateljafterthe -reca'pr of
the president's message in congress :
Besolved, By the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, in
pursuance of the recommendation of
the president, made in accordance with
the provisions of section 1508 of the
revised statutes, the thanks of congress
and of the American people are hereby
tendered to Commodore George Dewey,
U. S. H., commander-in-chief of the
Asiatic squadron, for highly distin
guished conduct in conflict with the
enemy as displayed by him in the
destruction of the Spanish fleet and bat
teries in the harbor of Manila, Philip
pine islands, May 1, lt98.
Section 2. That the thanks of con
gress and of the American people are
hereby extended through Commodore
Dewey to the officers aud men under
his command, for the gallantry and
skill exhibited by them on that oc
casion. Section 3. Be it further resolved,That
the president of the United States be
requested to cause this resolution to be
communicated to Commodore Dewey
and through him to the officers and
men under his command.
A bill was passed by congress Mon
day raising the number of admirals
f uom six to seven to provide for Com
modore Dewey's promotion.
Appointed bjr the President.
Washixtgon, May 9. The president
today sent these nominations to the
senate : James Whitehead, register of
the land office at Broken Bow, Neb.
Postmasters : Nebraska Loring W.
Morgan, Fullerton; P. F. Sprecher,
Norfolk ; Samuel A. Stacey, Ord.
U(juoi;JLa-w VBCoastltntional.
"WAsmjfGTOX, May 9. The United
States supreme court today, in the case
of H. Bhodes, railroad agent at Brigh
ton, la., vs. the state of Iowa, held that
the Iowa law forbidding the salo of liq
uors in the state and making it a crime
to transport them was unconstitutional,
as an i nterf erence with interstate ?m
merce. St, Paal PaU to Sea.
Delaware Bkeakwater, Del., May
9. The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, Cap
tain Sigsbee commanding, has put to
sea this morning- Her destination is
not known.
Xew Xorlc Stock Market.
New York, May 9. Tho London
market for Americans showed a tend
ency toward improvement,, and the
declines there were mostly ignored at
the opening here. Prices generally
were a fraction higher,. extending to.
in Bock Island and '"People's Gas. A
lew prominent stocks showM -small
HiHf lews KeerBits Kfjected.
Das Mocths, May 9. It is beginning
to look throagh at least 15 per- cent
of the Iowa troops will he turnecFdowa
by the physical examination asd that
600 or more recruits will be needed to
take the places of those who will be
dropped.
JBiU ITer Freteetlitc Defease. f
. Washington, May 9. Secretary Al
ger sent to coBgrees. today the draft of
a bill for the protectioa of harbor do-,
fenses and fortific&tioseof the country,
recommend Lae eexl?-actios?
Childrea and admits tortnredby bilraf?
scfclde, iajunes, ecaema or ekidjseees
may secure hteBt.relief by -Heiag, De
Witts Witch Hasel Sale. It is the
great ;Pil6.reffledy. North PlattiPhar
macy. ,
DOB CTA1L08 ISSTJ jSS'I KAWFESTO.
Calk b Kte FelletceM Threcheat Amer
lea tn Jala at Bee.
Nw York, Mayfc-Tbjr Commercial
Advertiser today pnWiskeatho follow
ing: A manifesto has "been issued bj
Don Carlos, calling on his follower!
throughout the United States and South
America to join at once. Some will
leave here on steamships sailing today,
others have left, already, and still more
will leave as soon asythey can settle up
their affair in this country. Bafael
Diaz de la Cortina, the i official repre
sentative of Carlos in America, yester
day received his instructions to join
Don Carlos, and will leave for Europe
during the coming week. According to
Senor Cortina, the general ferment in
Spain today is the beginning of the end
of the present dynasty; Tho emissaries
of Don Carlos throughout Spain' have
reported1 that an -overwhelming major
ity of the people arc ready to flock to
his standard the instant it is
raised. General Weyler and the
army are only waiting to receive the
word to openly declare their allegiance
to him, the majority of tho naval offi
cers, including all of the 15 admirals
are already pledged to him. In 'reply
to a question as to the intention of Don
Carlos regarding the Spanish- American
war, Senbr Diaz replied, 4 'sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof '
Alleged SpjArrested at Cadiz.
Cadiz, May 7. A man, said to be an
. Englishman and giving the name of
; Otwin Bqyer, attempted to" telegraph
yesterday evening details of the move
ments oLthe Spanish warship3. The
' clerks refused to transmit his message
without the authority of the manager
of the office. Bqyer thereupon went
away, but was followed and arrested.
He was taken before, the prefect, and
his explanation being unsatisfactory, he
was imprisoned and handed over to the
jnilitary .authorities, who, it is said,
strongly suspect Bpyer of being a spy.
i
Sights Six Coal Iadeued Harks.
Poet Au Prince, May 7. The Ger
man steamer Yaldivia, from Hamburg,
on March 21, for St. Thomas, where - it
rrrived on April 1 1; has put into Aux
Cayes, on the south coast of Hay ti. It
reports having met a British war ship
escorting six barks, nationality un
known, apparently laden with coal.
On April 26 cannonading was heard
seaward from JeremLe, the Haytien sea
port, situated I2l miles west of this
place. "
TO GO TO OHIOKAHAUGA,
Kibraska Tolaateers Aro Ordered.
to
Camp George tL Thomas.
IdXCOLNY May 9. The final destina
tion of tho Nebraska volunteers when
they leave Lincoln has been settled.
They will go immediately to Ohicka
mauga. The governor yesterday re
ceived from the jvar department a tele
gram that Jhe troops be mustered in
and equipped as rapidly as possible, and
saying that it is the desire of the de
partment to have the regiments go to
Chickamauga as soon as they can bo
equipped.
From the telogram it is inferred that
both regiments will be ordered there as
soon as ready and tho governor is asked
to answer by telegram and say when
one can be ready. From the manner
in which the examination is proceeding
and if the equipments are sent by the
war department the troops will be ready
to move by next "Wednesday.
Heroes' Orarea In Potter's Field.
Key West, May 9. In the outskirts
of the town is the city cemetery of Key
West. Near' the main entrance, which
is guarded by a creaking old woodeu
gate, is a group of newly made graveii.
They are in the Potter's field that part
of the burying ground .set-apart for the
rpauperdead. These" are the graves ol
the heroes who lost their lives on tha
battleship Maine, in Havana harbor, on
tho night of Feb. 13. There are 25 oi
them unmarked. Above each mound
is a small American flag. Tho flag
are faded and frayed. When a breeze
comes up from the ocean they flutter
sadly for a moment and again droop to
the scorched earth. On the center of each
mound is a small glass goblet, which
still holds tho discolored and withered
stems of flowers, put there by a lady
from Philadelphia, 'and these faded lit
tle flags and withered sterna of flowers
are all that mark the resting place of
the heroes of whom the civilized world
has been talking since tho fatal night,
nearly three months ago. There is
nothing else to tell the stranger wbo
passes through the Potter'3 .field where
the heroes of the Maine are sleeping.
Holmes a Nebraska aian.
Weeping Water, Neb., May 9.
The correspondent whose name is given
as Holmes and who has not been heard
of for several days, after taking his life
in his hands by entering Havana to get
news for his paper, is supposed to be
Archie Holmes, a brother of Mrs. Bag
nell of this city. Archie spent a few
years here in the early '90s, and was
for a time employed on the Republican.
For some time he has been atPensa
cola, Fla., and he visited Havana last
falL His relatives here heard from him
last about two months ago and he then
said he expected to go to Cuba as a cor-,
respondent for a New York paper.
Des Moines, May 7. G overnor Shaw
and his staff reviewed the four regi
ments of Iowa troops mobilized at
Camp McKinloy yesterday. Thousands
of people witnessed the review and
were greatly impressed. At the con
clusion of the review Governor Shaw
said f "They are the finest body of sol
diers Lever saw and I will match them
against" any four regiments in the;
world." J
Japancse'Eracnate Wei Hal Wei.
London, May 7. The representatives
xf China paid the representatives of
Japan over $55,000,000 at the Bank of
England at noon today, this being the
balance of the China-Japan war indem
nity. The Japanese troop3 will forth
with commence evacuation of Wei Hai
Wei. The date of the British occupa
tion of Wei Hai Wei is not yet settled.
Xsbmi WIbs Jolot Debate. ,
Lincoln, May 7. The fourth annual
debate between the universities of Kan
sas and Nebraska was won by Kansas.
The number of points stood 801 to
6hC Kansas -has now won three of the
four debates with the "University of
Nebraska.
Sixty-Eight UTes Keported lst.
Sydnet, N. S. W., May 7; The
British steamer Maitlaadi Captain An
derson, from Sydney for Newcastle, is
believed , to be ashore at Brooken .Bay.
Her crew and passengers, numbering
68 soukrarevbelijred.to have been lost.
, TrlTate .Harper Badly Hart.. t
Lincoln, May 7. -Calvin W. Harper
of Blooiningtoii, a private in company
I, Seeoad regiment, Nebraska National
Gaard, fell from moving train at De
Witt and received injuries about the
head that inayjorove fatal.
thrill of terror i experienced when
a brassy cough of croup sounds through
the bouse at n wUt. But the terror soon
changes fcreitef after One Minute
Couch Cure baa been administered.
Safe apdharmteao to ehildren. .North
Ptette Pharoscy. -
DEWEY'S WOE
.
His Victory Is : Complete In
All Respects, .
NOT ONE OF HIS MEN KILLED
None of the Ships of the American
Squadron Damaged.
BPAKISH FLEET IS WIPED OUT.
6Bccewfal Commander Has Complete Com-
trol of the Harbor and Caa Take tke
H
Town at Any Time Spanish Low
Is Very Heavy.
"Washingtok, May 7. Notwithstand
ing the fact that everybody for several
days past has been in momentary ex
pectation of cable advices from Com
modore Dewey, the town was thrown
into the wildest excitement at breakfast
time this morning by the issuo of extra
papers, announcing the arrival of the
McCnlloch at Hong Kong with dis
patches for the government from Com
modore Dewey. The publication of
newspaper dispatches telling of the ter
rible mortality among the Spanish and '
the escape of the American forces, the
men and ships, from various injury
added to the excitement and to the in
tense satisfaction with which the long
expected news was received.
There was an instant rush of news
paper men to the navy department to
secure further information from official
sources, and, perhaps, dismayed by the
number and the impetuosity of the
newspaper contingent, tho officials of
the navigation bureau, where cipher
dispatches are transcribed and trans
lated, promptly closed and locked their
doors against invasion. One of the of
ficers of the bureau had been on duty
every moment of the 34 hours for sev-'
erol weeks past," waiting to receivp
cablegrams of importance. A similar
state of affairs has prevailed at tho
state department, where one of the as
sistant secretaries, .and .tho chief clerk
have divided up the watches of tho
night, sleeping on temporary cots sot
up in the anteroom. The state depart
ment has the honor of receiving the
first news. It came in tho shape of a
cablegram of three words from United
States Consul "Wildman at Hong Kong,
f and was as follows : "Hong Kong Mc
Cnlloch. "Wildman."
That is tho usual form in which
naval movements are reported by cable.
This dispatch was received by Third
Assistant Secretary Cridler, who was
turned out of his cot by a messenger
boy at 4 :40 a. m. The naval olllcia's
were promptiy notified and awaited
with intense idterest the dispatch which
was expected to surely follow from
Commodore Dewey.
Brings the Official Cablegram.
About half past nine Manager Marcan
of the "Western Union Telegraph com
pany, appeared at the department,
bringing with him a sheet comprising
four lines of tho mysterious jargon
which makes up the naval cipher. He
handed this directly to Secretary Long,
who gazed at it for a moment and
turned it over to Lieutenant "Whittlesey,
one of the cipher experts of the naviga
tion bureau, for translation info Eng
lish. Then the secretary made a pre
tense of sitting down at his desk to
transact other business, but it was plain
to be seen that in spirit' he had joined
the anxious crowd of newspaper men
who thronged tho reception -rsojns
waiting for the news.
The naval cipher is one of the most
complex in the world. Tho messages
come in words of strange formation,
taken from all languages. These words
are turned by the translation clerks
into groups of figures, and these in turn
are resolved into their equivalent words
in English. AH' this takes time. Mean
while Secretary Alger, hearing of the
recoipt of tho news, came over from
the war department to see his colleague,
hut he was also obliged to wait patiently
for the translation. Senator Hoar, a
member of tho foreign relations com
mittee also joined Secretary Long,
and waited upon tho cable experts.
About 10 o'clock a prominent official
gave the newspaper men a brief abi
stractof the cablegram as far as re
ceived. This only whetted the interest
of the crowd in waiting. Half an hour
later Secretary Long appeared with a
copy of the translated cablegram in his
hand. There was a great rush towards
him, but the secretary, gcod naturedly,
made allowance for the excitement of
the crowd, aud smilingly read from tho
corner of tho room, into which he had
been forced, the following cablegram :
J Text of Sevrey'd Dispatch..
I MAMLA, May 1. The squadron arrived
at Manila at daybreak this morning. I
immediately engaged, the enemy and de
stroyed the Spanish war vessels Bclna
Christina, Costilla, TJlloa, Islo do Cuba,
General Lozao, the Ducro, Corrco, Mina
cano, Telcsoo, Mindnnoa, transport, and
tne water battery at uovltc The squad
ron is uninjured, and only a few men
'wcro slightly injured. The only means of
telegraphing is to tho American consul at
Hong Kong. I shall commnnicata with
him. G. Dkwev.
I It was at once noticed that the cable
gram, as officially promulgated, did not
entirely agree with the brief summary
of its points which had been previously
given out, and the immediate presump
tion was that in the short time accorded
for consideration, the officials had, con
cluded that it was public policy to ex
purgate the dispatch. Thus, as made
public, it contained no reference to 'the
cutting of fhe cable by Admiral Dewey.
Lit was also noticed that the dispatch
ore date of -May 1. The McCnlloch
could not have occupied more than six
days in making the short run across
to Hong Kong. Therefore, it was im
mediately assumed that tho above dis
patch was only the first of the two more
that had been brought over to Hong
Kong by the McCnlloch. In other
words, Commodore Dewey had written,
Sunday night, stating in his message a
brief .account of the day's work. InJ
stead of sending it immediately by the
McCnlloch to Hong Kong, ho had de
layed that vessel for two or three days
at least, probably to use her in the sub
sequent bombardment of the town and
forts. The events ol these last few days
were made the subject of a farther dis
patch, which say's :
Cavite, May 4. I have taken possession
of naval station at Cavito on Philippine
Islands. Have destroyed tho fortUica
tions at bay entrance, parolling garrison.
I control bay completely and can tako
city at any time. The squadron in ex
cellent health and spirits. Spanish toss is
not fully known, but very heavy, 159
killed, including captain of jtoina Chris
tina. I am assisting in protecting Spanish
sick and. wounded. Two hundred and
fifty sick ami wounded in hospital within
our lines. Much excitement "at Manila.
Will protect foreign residents. Dewey.
Dewey Appointed Aetleg Admiral.
By decision' by the president, Secre
tary Long sent the following cable, dis
patch to Commodore Dewey :
Vasiuxgtox, May 7. To JDewoy, Jta?
nila: nic presludht, In Ilia name; of
tho" American -.people thanks you
ami your officers and tuoa, for yoar splen
did achievement and 'overwhelming vic
tory. In recognition, he h&s appointed
you acting. admiral, and will recommend
a vote of thanks to you by eongres6.
- 1 Lorn
As the last word of the dispatch -was
uttered, several of the on-lookers'
called for three cheers f orle wey. They
were given with a will, and the official
serenity of the navy department for the
moment was broken by a, round of
cheers which fairly shook the building.
The officials of the navy department
were simply amazed.at the. extent of
the .mortality inflicted upon; the Span
iards by Admiral Dewey, fe from the
moment when. Secretary Long sent his
dispatch of congratulation the com?
modore became an admiral. Officers
! scratched their heads in vain to think
of any genuine hostile eagagemcnt be
tween armed forces that lias been so
one-sided in its results as. the battle of
Manila and the subsequent engage
ments. Oaly Six Americans Injured.
Washington", May 7. Assistant Sec
retary Tanderlip has received a cable
gramfrom a friend who Was on the
McCnlloch during the great naval en
gagement at Manila in which he says :
"The Spanish fleet of 11 warships was
destroyed totally. Best of all no
American ship was lost or even dam
aged. No American was killed, and
only six Americans were injured."
JPepe Has Not Advised Qaeea Regent.
Rome, May 7. Tho Vatican has is
sued ah official statement absolutely
denying the report that tho pope has
sent an earnest message to tho qneen
regent of Spain advising her to ask for
the mediation of the European powers,
and promising his support and that of
the powers to obtain as honorable solu
tion of the difficulty.
Spaniards Surrendered.
Rochester, May 7. Mrs. O. F. Will
iams of this city, wife of the United
States consul to Manila, received the
following cable message at 8 o'clock
this morning from her husband, at
Hong Kong : "Spaniards surrendered.
Am well."
Troops aad Supples for Dewey.
Washtngtok, May 7. It has been de
cided to send a transport with troops
and supplies to Commodore Dewey at
Manila. The City of Edkin will bo
used for this purpose.
SPAEKS PE0M THE WIEE3.
Owing to the bread riots, martial law
has been proclaimed throughout Tus
cany. The queen of Belgium, while driving
in tho vicinity of the royal palace at
Laekin. Saturday, was upset into the
lake. Her majesty was not injured.
H. N. Martin and his wife were
killed in their home at Watertown, N.
Y., Friday night, by breathing escap
ing coal gas. Five other people nar
rowly escaped.
W. M. Clarke's horse Dinna Forget,
won theKempton park great jubilee
stakes of 3,000 souvereigns at the sec
ond day's racing at the Kempton park
spring meeting.
The deaf and dumb cadets at tho
state school at Fulton, Mo., the only
company of its kind in the world, have
offered "their services to Governor
Stephens, to fight the Spaniards. This
company's fully equipped and well
drilled.
The fourth biennial convocation" of
the general Federation of Women's
clubs will meet in Denver, June TJ. At
the convention Mrs. Ellen M. Hcnrotin,
president of the federation, will, it is
said, retire from active club life and do
vote her time to individual study and
pursuits.
The son of the late William T. Sher
man, the Rev. Thomas Sherman, has
been appointed chaplain of the Fourth
regiment, Missouri National Guard.
Father Sherman says he considers it
his duty to serve his country. Ho i3
familiar with camp life, having spent
considerable time with his father dur
ing the last war.
Additional advices from Sierra Leone
confirm the reports of the assassination
of Minister Archer, Mis3 Hatfield and
Mr. Cain and adds to the list of mur
dered missionaries tho name of Mis3
"Kegg," possibly a mispronunciation of
the name of Miss Schenck. Miss Cain
fled into the bush and her fate is not
known. All theso missionaries were
Americans, who were sent out here by"
the United Brethren of Christ Mission
of Dayton, O.
Third annual oratorical contest be
tween the normal schools of Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas
occured May G at Normal, 111., before
immense audience. The judges gavo
the award to A T. St. Clair, Emporia,
Kan., first; George W. Rankin, of
Whitewater, Wis., second; A. M.
Nickelsou, Cedar Falls. la., third. The
next contest of ls9!) will take placo at
Cedar Falls, la. A. W. Thoroman of
Cedar Falls, Iowa, was elected presi
dent. Urscs America to" Keep the Philippines.
London, May 7. The Spectator, in
an article today, urges America to keep
the Philippine islands, to raise a colored
army of '20,000 men and with this ef
fective army hold tho Philippines, Ha
waii and Porto Rico, pay ing the army
of occupation out of the local revenues.
With su i a garrison ' these islands
would he as safe as a drawing room and
as full of business as Broadway or the
Strand.
Ttiree Hundred Spaniards Killed.
New York, May 7. The World says :
Advices received at Hong Kong Satur
day from Manila on the dispatch boat
McCnlloch is to the effect that the en
tire Spanish fleet of 11 vessels was de
stroyed, 300 Spaniards were killed and
400 wounded. No lives were lost on
the United States boat?, and but six
persons were wounded. Not one of the
American ships was injured.
Grala Allowed Free Entrj Iato Spain.
TT i ntun MW 7.A rrvjil dfifi.nfl was
gazetted today announcing that wheat, j
maizft. oats. rice, barlev, flour, beans
and potatoes are henceforth allowed
free entry at all Spanish ports on the
peninsula, and interdicting the exporta
tion of wbeat, maize, oats, rye, rice,
barley, flour, beans and potatoes. -
Spanish Armada Sighted.
Fort Defiance, Martinique, May7.
Five Spanish warship3 were sighted
south of here, steaming north, at mid
night: It is believed to be tho Cape
Verde fleet. JIf so, a meetidg and bat
tle with Sampson's squadron is immi
nent, for by this timosthe American
fleet should be close to Pprto Rico,
Knllstluc tho Co-Wbojg.
Stuegis, S. D.t May 7. Captain Con
nor of thi3 city . and Captain Hair of
Belle Fourahe havo completed their
cowboy companies. Captain Bullock
will have the required number by mid
night. ""
Two Millions a Year
When people buy, try, arid buy again,
it means they're stijic d. -The people
ot the 'United "SUSare now buying
Cascarets Candy' Cathartic at the rate
of tw million boxes a year and it will be
three million before New Year's. It
means merit proved, thaf. Cascarets are
the most delightful bowel regulator for
every body the year round. All 4drug
giets 108,25c, 50c. abox, cure .guar-.
' Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
CREAM
POWDER
A Pare Grape Crcta ef Tartar Pewier.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD-
DEWE YB VICTOEY SOOHS TRADE
Geaeral Ceadltloa or Baalaess Is Mater
ially Improved.
New York, May 7. -R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says : A
state of war was so greatly dreaded by
those who have seen nothing like it
for more than thirty years that its com
ing has hurtless than the apprehension.
Especially since the victory at M&Bila,
which indicated the superiority of the
American navy, gun for guff, expecta
tions that the war would not last
long, stocks have advanced the average
of prices for railroads $'.7U per share.
The general condition of business has
been materially improved. One day's
work by the officers and men at Manila
has given many days' work to thou
sands of people of whom they knew
nothing, and has placed American in
dustries and interests on a strong foot
ing for any .conceivable future. Tho
fact that gold is now used almost ex
clusively between the treasury and tho
clearing house indicates the entire
freedom from apprehension about the
currency and public credit.
The most sensational of changes, and
the most practically important, has been
the rise in wheats 13 cents during one
day's session, 21 cent3 from Tuesday
to Thursday night and 25 cents for
the week throwing into the shade all
past advances and all expectations,
though a reaction of 1 cents naturally
followed on Friday.
Western receipts, after averaging less
than 2,500,000 bushels per week for four
months, have, risen to more than 8,50fl
000 bushels. Exports have not been
checked by higher prices as yet, but
have caused them, amouuting for the
week to 2,094,880 bushels, flour in
cluded, against 1,498,107 bushels from
Atlantic ports lost year and 559,843
bushels against 09,508 from Pacific ports.
The remarkable rise on Thursday was
largely due to the removal of duties by
France, and to the prohibition of ex
ports by Russia, both showing the ex
traordinary needs abroad, so that the
rise of 2.i cents for the week is not
without excuse.
vCorn failed to advance correspond
ingly, though the exports were 3,000,
000 against 2,J;7',043 last year, tho ag
gregate since July 1st, having been
178,000,000 bushels larger than ever be
fore to date, although wheat exp-ita
have also been larger than last ye r,
far greater than in ordinary years, and
nearly the largest on record.
Industries have received a wonderful
stimtdus from the conviction that hos
tilities will not last long and from
heavy government orders.
Failures for the week have been 238
in the United States against 221 last
year, and 25 in Canada against 36 last
year.
PEEK0H LINES RELEASED.
Capture of the Layfayette Turned Oat
to
Be an Uufortanate Affair.
Key West, Fla., May 7. Commo
dore Watson, late'yesterday afternoon,
received orders from Washington to
instantly release the French mail
steamer Lafayette and to send her to
Havana under escort.
The capture of tho Frenchman by the
gunboat Annapolis turns out to have
been an unfortunate incident, result
ing from mistakes, bnt no protest has
been made to the representatives of the
French government in the United
States.
The officials here declare that this
will close the affair. It appears that
before the Lafayette sailed for Havana,
the French legation in Washington
was instructed to communicate with
the state deoartment. This was done
and permission granted to the steamer
to enter and discharge her passengers
and cargo, with the understanding that
she would take on nothing -there. In
struction for tho fulfillment of this
agreement were sent from Washington
to Admiral Sampson's squadron, and it
was only learned after the capture was
. ..... i i -
made tnat tney were never aeuvereu.
TELEGEAMS TEBSELT TOLD.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlbor
ouch dined Friday with Queen Yic
tori a at Windsor Castle and remained
over nicht.
Major-General Otis.commandcrof the
department or the uoioraao, ex
pects that his stay in Denver will be
brief, as he is momentarily expecting
orders from Washington.
The C. S. Lee Grain Commission
company of Koasas City, Mo., assigned
Saturday, caught by the sudden nse in
wheat. The coraoanv was formed in
1896, with a capital of $20,000.
Riots have taken place during the
week over Spain at Oviedo, Ciudad,
Real, Vadelpens and other places. In
all cases martial law has been declared.
The revolutionary spirit is rife.
Senor Polo, ex-Spanish minister to
Washington,! left Toronto Friday for
Montreal, accompanied by most of his
suite. He will remain in that city for
a short time and will then sail for Ma
drid. Sharkey.the sailor pugilist.and James
J. Jeffries, admittedly tne leaning
heavyweight actually in fighting har
tips met before the National Athletio
club in San Francisco Friday night to
settle the question of supremacy,, and
Jeffries was given the decision after tho
20 th. round.
Captain Wilcox, U. S. A., Friday
began mustering in the one regiment of
infantry and two troops of cavalry, re
quired of Colorado under .the presi
dent's call for volunteers. The two in
fan try regiments of the Colorado na
tional guard have been consolidated
into one, and from the three troops of
cavalry in the guard . one has bees
formed. Both the. infantry and the
cavalry will be recruited up to the
maximum limit.
A question has arisen at the war depart
ment in connection with the appoint
ments to military places in tho volun
teer army of persons who now occupy
federal positions. It comes np particu
larly with reference to Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt, Consul General Lee
and Representative Wheeler of Ala
bama. The judicial authorities of the
war department say that when a per
son lKJlding civil office, returns to the
duties thereof, after having been swore
into the military service, he ceases to
be an officer of the army.
There are three little things which
do more work than any other three, little
things created they aratbe snt,ihe.bee
and DeWitts Little Early Risers, the
last being the famous little pil.R for
tomach and liver troubles. North
Platte Pharmacy.; - " ' . -'
BAKING
FIRE ON SPlll MOB
Ciril Guards JCiil FcwrUei Eitfers
. AtJdiarW
MOB LOOTS A TOWN HALL
TIllre Priest Near Seville Steaed te
Decta Spanish MlaWry laetraet
Geveraer Geaeral te Held HaaU.
Isabel 11 Arrives at St. Thoih.vs.
Lokdon, MajrS. A speoial dkpatch
from Madrid says the municipal budd
ings at Linares, have been sacked by
rioters. The troop3 fired on the mob
with the result that 14 persons were
killed and 60 wounded.
Later the mob made another attaok
W the town hall and drove out the civil
guards. She rioters were well supplied
with ammunition and kept up a galling
fire, whilo shouts of "down with tha
taxes," were raised on all sides. After
forcing an entrance into the town hall,
the rioters pillaged the building, sub
sequently capturing the residence of
the tax collector by assaults They de
molished everything in sight, stole
2,100 pesetas and abox of jewels, and
attempted to set fire to tho house. Ser
ious disorders have occurred at Brones,
near Seville, at which placo the village
priest has been stoned to deatiu
Mllaa Rioter Mastered.,
Luoako, May 9. According to tho
latest news received here, from Milan,
Italy, the rising of the people there ap
pears to have been mastered. Rein
forcements of troops have been pour
ing into the city all nightlong. Trouble
has occurred at Treviso, Verona, Padaa
andBresia. There was a renewal of
the disturbances at Milan last night,
due to the arrival of a mob of students
from Pavia, armed with revolvers.
They attempted to force an entrance
into the city, but were repulsed by the
troops, who killed two of. the students
and wounded four. In the parts of
Milan wher 5 the resistance was most
dssperate, whole streets' Were torn up
by tho mob, not a pane of glass ii un
broken, the doors aro mostly torn down
and,on all sides can bo seen the re
mains of fires and wrecked furniture
and other hoBsehold goods. In fact
those portions of the city are practically
sacked. The bodies of the killed were
generally piled .in doorways and were
afterwards collected in army wagons.
The hospitals are overflowing with
wounded people.
Cobih! Brlce Ea KoHte Hotar.
Chicago, May 9. Alex C. Bnce,
United States consul at Matanzas, is in
this citv with his family. Ho is on his
way to his home in Bedford, la., where
he will try to forget the scenes of horror
which, he says, are equaled, by nothing
in Dante's Inferno. There, will be one
thing, though, that Mr. Brice can never
forget. He said he was forced to leave
800 citizens of America in Matanzas
Some of these have already been slaugh
tered by tSe Spanish, he believes
Others will be. Many will die of star
vation.
Mr. Brice said today: "The condi
tion of some was as bad as that of the
reconcentrados. The greater portion of
them were Cubans by birth who had
become naturalized in this" country, but
some were genuine blue blooded
Yankees. There were many women in
the number. It was impossible for
them to leave, not having money enough
even to buy food. The Norwegian cap
tain of the vessel on which I escaped
refused to tako the American citizens.
Hod it been an American vessel
would have insisted."
With the Tljlnc Squadron.
On Board the Flagship Brooklyn,
off Fort Monroe, Va., May' 0. Com
modore Schley and his staff watched
with greafinterest thi3 morning from
the bridge of the flagship the arrival of
the new cruiser New Orleans. She
came up Hampton roads at a pretty
lively gait and about 10 o'clock anchored
about three miles distant. The New
Orleans is in command of Captain Fol
ger, and when she dropped anchor hero
and saluted the commodore's flag, she
became one of the flying squadron.
Commodore Schley and officers of the
fleet expressed admiration -at the gen
eral apoearance of the new cruiser.
The Mianeapolis will come in this aft
ernoon, and the squadron will then
consist of three cruisers, two battleships
and a converted yacht. The formid;
ble dynamite cruiser Vesuvius got away
finally this morning from Key West,
accompanied by the Suwanee. ' Both
boats will join the blockading squadron
in the vicinity of Cuba.
Spaalah Cralsor at SU Thoraa.
St. Thomas, West Indies, May 9c
The Spanish cruiser Isabel IT, an iron
clad of 1,190 tons displacement and car
rying a crew of about ili'O meni arrived.
here at 6 o clock this morning. Her
commander communicated with the
Spanish consul at this port, and tho
cruiser cleared immediately, destina
tion unknown. No news has been re-
ceived.of any. eragement near hero.
Will Ask Tor the Marlae Baad.
Washington, May 7, A delegation,
consisting of Senator Thurston and
Representatives Mercer, Stark, Strode
and Sutherland, called on Secretary of
the Navy Long and made an endeavor
to have the secretary reconsider his de
cision in refusing to order the United
States Marine band to Omaha to fur
nish the music during four weeks of
the exposition to be held in that city.
Secretary Long told the delegation that
the matter was entirely out of his
hands, owing to the intervention of
President McKinley. An effort is being
made to arrange for. a visit to the
White house, when the whole Nebraska
delegation will.Iay before the president,
arguments- in favor of ordering the
band to Omaha.
Foar Tralalead ol Katldas.
Chicago, May 7. The government
has ordered 2,000,000 rations now in
Chicago to be sent at once to Chatta
nooga. This will amount to four train
loads of bacon, hard bread, sugar, cof
fee, beans, salt, pepper and vinegar,
the compouent parts of the soldiers!
bill of fare. Major Smith, aad his men
were busy yesterday securing the im
mense quantities of food .that were
called for suddenly by a telegram re
ceived from Washington. TSe bacoa
alone amounts to twenty-seven car
loads, 800,000 pounds,
Three epaabh Warship at Part Jtlea,
Port Atr Prlvce, Hayti, May 7. A
French steamer which has arrived here
reports there are three Spanish war
ships and one French warship, at Parte
Rico.
Fepe "Crjee Appeal te Fewer.
New Yobk. May 8. AHoae special
asserts that tMpopehar seat a tele
gram 0 the queen regent of Spaia
earnestly advising an immediate appeal
to-the. powers for laterveaboa with the-
Ftia nrairtpanA ruis Twnmisfia bis
snrmort arid that of the powers to ob-
tain an honorable solution of the
jt
eulty.
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Ne.3-F-et Mail......
No. 4-Cbkgo Speewl 11-J0 v .x -
No. a6-Wy Freight - - - :5 r m
TraiBsNb. 2 sad 4 stop oely tLexf
fon and Kearney between North Platte
gad Grand Islsad.
WBST BOUND MOOKTAIX TIME.
No. 5-Colorado Special .60 a m
No-l-LiiaUed - - -2pp m
No.3-Fast Mail.. - -.r.... 110 a m
No.23-Way Freight.... ... '-fO a m
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PHYSICIAN,
. OSce over SWtfz's Drug Store, .
NORTH JPlLTTE, - " NEBRASKA.
H.
E. McCAW,
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NORTH PLATTE," A;i NEB.
Office over Model Clothing House
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PHYSICIAN.
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Building, North Platte, Neb?
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Office over Yellow Front Shoe Store,
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WINDMILLS.
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As usual, I am again prepared to
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with a superior quality ot lake ice.
I have an abundance of it, and mj
customera are assured a full sup
ply throughout the season
Orders' left at, Streitz's drug- store
wUl receive prompt attention.
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Your attention is invited to
our fine line of Chewing and
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U. P. R. R. Land Agent,.
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