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PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO. SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO PER ANNUM. **• CRONIN, EDITOR AND SFANAGCP VOLUME XVIII. O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MAY 5. 1898. ' NUMBER 44. Itorns of Interest Told As They Are Told to Us. WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENED Loca Happenings Portrayed Por General Edification and Amusement. John Brady was down from Atkinson Monday. Dick Kilmurray was up from Ewing Sunpay. _ O. M. Collins was down from Atkin son Sunday. _ Bail ties and wire always on hand at Neil Brennan’s. 16-tf John McHugh was in Atkinson on business Monday. Jake Hershiser spent several days in the city last week visiting friends. Insure your city and farm property with B. McGreevy. Losses promptly settled and paid in gold. 34-tf Judge Kinkaid went up to Springview, Eeya Paha county, Monday night to hold the spring term of court. Por teeth or photos go to Dr. Cor bett’s parlors, 20th to 30th of each : month. Photographs $1 per dozen. For sale,- a good roll top desk, 4 feet wide, 7 large drawers, only $12.50 39-tf _J. P. Mann. Full blooded,registered Hereford bulls cows and heifers for sale by W. C. Fawkes, 4 miles north of O’Neill. 44-tf Mr. and Mrs. M. Stafford came up from Norfolk Sunday night to attend the funeral of Mrs. McBride Monday morning. _ The ladies and young people of the Presbyterian church will serve lunch all day Wednesday, May 11, in the Ryan building. _ Neligli Advocate: Attorney J. J. Harrington, of O'Neill, was in town Thursday as one of the attorneys in the Fannon lawsuit. . Stuart Ledger: Wm. Krotter & Co. Inave purchased the John Stewart imple ment stock at Atkinson and will remove the same to this place. Stuart Ledger: John Skirving spent Monday night looking after the contin gent which is going into his volunteer company from this place. \ t Miss Nora Lonergan, of Dubuque, Iowa, arrived in the city last Saturday evening to attend the funeral of her sister. Mrs. John McBride. Eugene Harrington, of Hancock, Mich., uncle of the editor, arrived in the city Monday evening, and will visit 1 or a couple of months with relatives here. A torpid liver robs you of ambition and ruins your health. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure con stipation and all stomach and liver troubles.—J. P. Cilligan Co. Do not forget that I am headquarters for gasoline and kerosene, and the beBt machine oil on the market. The only Blossburg blacksmith coal in the city. Call at the coal yard. P. J. Biglin. Mrs. Saunders, mother of Mrs. J. C. Olson died at her home in this city Tuesday evening. The funeral was held this morn'ng from the Methodist church. Obituary notice next week. Emerson Enterprise: J. H. Riggs, ex-postmaster at O’Neill, and well known in newspaper circles, has been in Emerson this week in the interest of the Fremont Building and Loan associ ation. Thirty-five years make a generation. That is how long Adolph Fisher, of Zanesville, O., suffered from piles. He was cured by using three boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve.—J. P. Gilligan Co. It is a great leap from the old fash jl ioned doses of blue-mass and nauseous V, physics to the pleasant little pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. They cure constipation, sick headache and billiousness.—J. P. Gilligan Co. Miss Sanders, of Cbioago, who has been the guest of Mrs. O. M. Collins the past three months, left for Plain view last Friday morning, where she will visit relatives for a short time be fore proceeding to her home. The farmer, the mechanic and the bicycle rider are liable to unexpected cuts and bruises. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the best thing to keep on hand. It heals quickly, and is a well /-known cure for piles.—J. P. Gilligan Co. WANTED An unlimited supply of butter, eggs, and potatoes to fill our government con tract, for which we will pay the highest price. Inquire at the Sullivan Mercan tile Co , O’Neill, Neb. 42 3 < M. Loup, of Leonia, Dick Jenness, Florence Howard, of town, and Rose E. Gunther, of Ewing, are enrolled as new scholars at the O'Neill Conseava torv of Music. Fairfax Review: Miss Kirk Porter returned Tuesday from O’Neill where she has been studying music for the past five months at the O’Neill Conservatory of Music. Her many friends are pleased to see her home again. Thousands of sufferers from grippe have been restored to health by One Minute Cough Cure. It quickly cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe, asthma, and all throat and luug diseases.—J. P. Gilligan Co. Leigh World: Now that the World editor has run the matrimonial gauntlet and got his Trans-Mississsippi number out, he has again settled down to give the dear reader all the news, with special war editions every week. The cowardly character assassin who' will malign the reputation of a holy and saintly man for the brutal edification of boon companions is indeed to be pitied, and faithfvlly portrays his inward character, which borders on imbecility or insanity. _ South Sioux City Argus: The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Sioux City, O’Neill and Western railway com- j pany will be held at the company’s j office in this place Wednesday, May 11, j at which time a new board of directors will be elected. , Mrs. C. S. Anderson (nee Lemo Lainoureux) died at her home in Lynch last week. Mrs. Anderson was h sister of Mrs. Sanford Parker, and made her home in this city for several years, and her numerous friends will be grieved to learn of her sudden death. Stuart Ledger: A change in the officers of the Citizens bank took place Tuesday. A part of the stock has been purchased by E. Opp, and he becomes president. J. M. Flannigan will re main cashier as before. The former president, M. Flannigan, and former vice president, Ed. F. Gallagher, have retired. _ Frank Bain was a caller at this office Monday bringing with him a pocket full of cigars. We supposed that he was celebrating Admiral Dewey’s victory, and said we hoped he would capture many more. Then Frank spoiled it all by announcing that it was a nine-pound girl that had arrived at his home that morning. _ Every man, woman and child in O’Neill was happy Monday morning when the news of Commodore Dewey’s victory was received. In about half an hour nearly every business bouse in town was decorated with the stars and stripes, and quite a few displayed the Cuban colors. It was a great victory and old Glory was allowed to kiss the breeze. _ "How we long for the first circus to come to town!” exclaims the Atchison Globe. “When the last circus was here a certain merchant had his name printed on the blanket the elephant wore. We long for another circus so we may know whether he is still doing business in Atchison or has busted. No good advertiser ever advertises on an elephant.” _ Exchange: They were spooning in the orchard. She was romantic, and filled to overflowing with the ecstasy of love. But he, prosaic brute, saw and felt naught but the realistic. "All nature is in sympathy with lovers, even the apple trees are moaning and sighing,” she said. "So would you if you were as full of green apples as those trees are,” he replied. Niobrara Tribune: Mrs. C. S. Ander son, of Lynch, died Wednesday at about 7 o’clock a. in. She was taken sick Saturday evening after eating heartily of fruit, and death is supposed to have occurred from infiamation of the bowels. Mr. Irwin was down to this city on Wednesday after a coffin for the remains. The Tribune extends condo lence to friends of the deceased. { The city marshal has given notice that the bicycle ordinance will be rigidly enforced. The ordinance provides that any person caught riding a bicycle on a sidewalk in any part of the city shall, upon arrest and conviction, be fined the sum of $5. The bicycle riders who have buun using the sidewalks as race tracks the past two years will have to give up their sport or a $5 bill for every practice. In answer to a question the following information is given: A knot is a nautical mile and is 6087.07 feet in j length. This is 805.7 feet longer than [ the English mile, the measure used in the United States. The marine league, supposed by many to be the nautical mile, is three nautical miles in length. A speed of twenty knots is equivalent to slightly more than twenty-three I miles. 0 Commodore Dewey’s Fleet Wipes Out the Spanish Fleet at Manilla. SPANISH LOSS VERY HEAVY. [ Reported That Dewey is Now in Tossession of Manilla. _ The United States Asiatic squadron, in command of Acting Rear Admiral Dewey, delivered a crushing blow to the Spanish fleet off the coast of the Philippines, between Manila and Cavite, between the hours of 5 and 6 o’clock Sunday morning. The Spanish flag ship Maria Christina was destroyed, the captain killed, the admiral barely escaping on a transport. The crusier I Castilla was burned and the gunboat. | Don Juan de Austria, was blown up. The Spaniards retreated, blowing up smaller craft to save them from the enemy. There were two engagements, the Americans retiring from the first and renewing the attack which resulted in victory. IjIbbon, May 2.—Reliable news re ceived here shows that the Spanish fleet was completely defeated off Cavite. Madrid, May 2 —Advices from Man ila say the American squadron, under Commodore Dewey, appeared off the Bay of Manilla at 5 o’clock Sunday morning and opened a strong cannonade against the Spanish squadron and forts protecting the harbor. The Spanish second-class cruiser. Don Juan de Austria, was severely damaged and its commander was killed. Another Spanish vessel was burned. The American squadron retired, hav ing also sustained severe damages. A second naval engagement followed, in which the American again suffered considerable loss, and the Spanish war ships Mindano and Uiloa were slightly damaged. During the engagement the Cavite forts maintained a steadier and stronger fire upon the American squadron than in the first engagement. Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine, has expressed himself as highly pleased with the heroism of the Spanish marines, and has telegraphed congratu lations to Admiral Montejo and the valorous crews of the Spanish squadron under fire of superior warships. The following is the text of the official dispatch from the governor general of the Phillippines to the minister of war, Lieutenant General Correa, as to the engagement: ’‘Last night, April 29, the batteries at the entrance to the fort announced the arrival of the enemy's squadron, forcing a passage under the obscurity of the night. At daybreak the enemy took up positions, opening with a strong ffre against Fort Cavite and the arsenal. “Our fleet engaged the enemy in a brilliant combat, protected by the Cavite and Manilla forts. They obliged the enemy, with heavy loss, to manouver repeatedly. At 8 o’clock the American squadron took refuge behind the for eign merchant shipping on the east side of the bay. “Our fleet, considering the enemy’s superiority, naturally suffered a severe loss. The Maria Christina is on fire and another ship, believed to be the Don Juan de Austria, was blown up. “There was considerable loss of life. Captain Cadarzo, commanding the Maria Christina, is among the killed. "I cannot now give further details. The spirit of the army, navy and volun teers is excellent.” According to late official telegrams the Spanish crusier Castilla was also burned. The other ships retired from the combat, some being sunk to avoid their falling into the hands of the enemy. A late telegram says Montejo has transferred his flag from the cruiser Reina Maria Christina, which is com pletely burned. El Heraldo says Montejo changed his flagship during the engagement, or between the two encounters, the better to direct the maneuvers. Thus he escaped the fate of the Christina’s commander. The second engagement was appar ently begun by the Americans after landing their wounded on the west side of the bay. A cabinet minister speaks of “serious but honorable losses.” The news from the Phillippines has prqduced greatly increased enthusiasm, especially in view of the fact that the American squadron was obliged to retreat. Notwithstanding the severe damage the Spanish ships sustained, naval officers here consider that further oper ations by the American squadron will be conducted under great difficulty, owing to their having no base where they could repair and recoal ot oblain fresh supplies of ammunition. Another account says the Mindanao and Ullao were severely damaged in the second engagement. Bbhmn, May 3.—The minister of for eign nilairs lias a long cablegram from Dr. Kruhger, the German counsel at Manilla, which comprises his official report of the battle between the Ameri can and Spanish ileet. The report describes in elaborate details the engagement, which is depict ed as having been short and decisive, and resulting in the total destruction of the Spanish fleet and the loss of more than 400 Spaniards. According to his statement, only slight damage was done to the American vessels. Few Americans were injured. He also speaks in the highest terms of praise of the boldness and gallant cour age of Admiral Dewey and his subor dinates. New York, May 3,—A dispatch to the World from London says: The report was current in the house of com mons at midnight that an official tele gram had been received by the foreign office from the British consul general at Manila announcing the capture of Manila. The story is unconfirmed, but it is known that several cable messages have passed between Balfour and the British ambassador at Madrid, in which the British government is understood to have advised the Spanish cabinet that an honorable submission is the best way of safeguarding Spanish interests in the Phillippines as well as those of other powers concerned. Madrid, May 3.—It is officially con firmed that the Americans have cut the Manilla cable and that one end is aboard Dewey’s ship. New York, May 8.—A direct cable to the Journal from Hcng-Kong, dated 12:06 p. m, says: The Spanish at Manila have surrend ered. Dewey will form a provisional government with the insurgents. CITY COUNCIL. The mayor and city council met Tues day morning at 11 o’clock with Mayor Dayiii Yn the chair and all members present, and the following appointments were made: Marshal—A. Marlow. Water commissioner—C. E. Hall. City attorney—Thos. Carlon. Night watch—Garrett Doyle. Weighmaster—C. C. Millard. Marlow, Carlon and Hall had no opposition and they were unanimously elected. For nightwatchman the name of William Hagerty was first presented. He was not confirmed. Then Doyle was named and confirmed. For weighmaster the names of E. H. Tompson and C. C. Millard were pre sented. A ballot was taken and Millard received four votes to two for Thomp son. The mayor then announced the fol lowing standing committees: Judicial and finance—Kinch, Sniggs and Hanley. Waterworks—Sniggs, Kinch and Ole son. Fire Department—Evans, Sniggs and Tierney. Streets and sidewalks—Kinch, Tier ney and Oleson. Printing and supplies—Hanley, Sniggs and Evans. Board of health—Evans, Kinch and Hanley. I| was moved, seconded and carried that the Short Line be requested to put in and maintain a light on the Fourth street crossing, and that the marshal notify the officials of the council’s action. It was moved, seconded and carried that The Frontier be declared the official paper for the ensuing year. Upon motion W. T. Evans was elected president of the council. Moved, seconded and carried that the license on the rink be suspended while same is controlled by the band. Council then adjourned until May 9. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to extend our sincere thanks to the kind friends and neigh bors, and especially to the Masonic and Woodmen lodges, for their assistance during the sickness and death of our husband and father. Mns. John Auten and Family. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I have removed my restaurant and bakery from tbe Dwyer building on Fourth street to the Heinerikson build ing on Douglas street, first door west of Gilligan’s drug store, where I will be pleased to meet all my old customers ami a lot of new ones. 44 2 Grant Hatfield. O Bean tbe Signature of Columbias.. Hartfords...$50. Vedettes.$40. Jack and Gill.$80. All made by the Pope Manu facturing Co., and sold by J. P. MANN, O’Neill, Neb. OBITUARY. McBRIDB—Died, at her home In this city Thursday night at 12:85, Mr§. John McBride, aged 48 years, 2 months and 15 days. About two months ago she attended a meeting of the Degree of Honor In the Masonic hall and while going down stairs slipped and fell. It was not thought that she was seriously injured. A few days afterward she was stricken with paralysis, and grave fears were entertained at that time for her recovery. But after a week or so she commenced gaining and hopes were entertained for her recovery. She was apparently gain ing in strength every day until last Thursday, when she received another stroke of paralysis and passed away that night. Mr. McBride, who had returned to Park City about a month ago, was notified and he arrived in O’Neill Sunday night to perform the last sad rites for his beloved, Deceased was born in Buffalo, N. Y., February 14, 1850. When she was about six years old her parents moved to Dubuque, Iowa, at which place she was married to John McBride December 20, 1870. In September, 1878, they came to this county and settled upon a farm about three miles north of this city, where they lived until '88, when they moved to town. Mrs. McBride leaves a loving husband and four children to mourn her death. The funeral took place from the Catho lic church Monday morning at 8:80 and was largely attended. Thu Frontier joins the many friends of the family in tendering them its sympathies in 'their bereavement. Valley County Times: B. C. Harvey, a young man from Holt county, who has been working in and about Ord for a time, hired a saddle horse of James Scott the fore part of the week to ride up to Ward Van Oie’s and has not been seen since. He agreed to be back in three hours and the supposition is that he has stolen the horse and saddle. A reward has been offered for his capture. Fremont Tribune: Governor Hol comb is losing valuable time and a great opportunity by not immediately assign ing Senator Allen to some place in the army. What’s the matter with making him jigadier brindle of the Chadron female troopers? Senator Allen, riding at the head of a troop of women cavalry men would be more terrible in bis majesty than a whole army with a thousand banners. Neligh Yoetnan: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dustin, of Dustin, Holt county, form erly oL Oakdale, went down the road Wednesday on their way to Iowa, where Mr. Dustin will take treatment, and then on to Minnesota, their perman ent destination. They have disposed of their property in Holt and are going to their sons in Minnesota. Mr. Dustin has been an invalid for some time and is barely able to be moved, and his wife is closely confined to his bedside. You can tell the successful farmer by looking at his wife, by the fruit cans in his closet. You can tell the goods box statesman by the patches on his pants. You can tell the poison serpant by the bluntness of his tail. You can tell the slouchy woman by her shoe buttons and her hair. But easiest of all you can pick out the enterprising merchant of a town by looking at his home newspaper. This is not a divine revelation, but It is business gospel and true, says an exchange. _ Castana Times: A Washington daily says "a colored man was stabbed some where between the parlor social and the police station." The Inter Ocean re marks that “a wound in such a place is apt to be dangerous." This reminds the Harrison Republican of the girl recently reported by a St. Louis paper as being “shot in the pantry.” But that’s noth ing. A man near Mapleton shot him self in the neck and then got into a racket with a stranger and got shot in the fracas._ “I would not be without Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy for its weight in gold,” writes D. ,T. Jones, of Holland, Va. “My wife was troubled with a cough for nearly two years. I tried various patent remedies, besides numer ous prescriptions from physicians, all of which did no good. I was at last per suaded to try a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough remedy, which promptly relieved the cough. The second bottle effected a complete cure.” The 25 and 50 cent bottles are for sale by l\ C. Corrigan, druggist. J. B. Maring, of Emmet township, was married April 20 at Parsons, Kan., to Miss Emma Hoffman. The young couple arrived in O’Neill on April 22, and the next evening were tendered a reception at the home of the groom's parent’s, at which a large number of friends and neighbors were present. The groom is one of our most prosper ous farmers, and has a splendid home, on his farm about ten miles southwest of this city, prepared for his bride. The bride was formerly a resident of the South Fork country and has numer ous friends in this section. Thh Fron tibb wishes them good luck on their matrimonial voyage. Mr. John Peterson, of Patoutville, La., was very agreeably surprised not long ago. For eighteen months he had been troubled with dysentery and had tried three of the best doctors in New Orleans, besides half a dozen or more patent medicines, but received very little relief. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea remedy, having been recommend* • ed to him, he gave it a trial and to his great surprise three doses of that remedy effected a permanent cure. Mr. Wm. McNamara, a well-known merchant of the same place, is well acquainted with Mr. Peterson and attests to the truth of this statement. This remedy is for sale by P. C. Corrigan, druggist. There are a few O’Neillites who about ten weeks ago put in the most of their spare time in denouncing the adminis tration because the president did not at once declare war against Spain. Judging from the noise these people made one was impressed with the idea that they wanted to enlist, and that at once. Some of them went so far' as to say that they wanted to go, in fact were anxious to serve their country, and therefore it was supposed that when the time came to organize a company they would be around in full force. But were they? No. None of them in sight. As long as they could make themselves out heroes by their bellicose mutterings they were in it, but when the opportunity to enlist was presented, they were like the hoops on a barrel outside. As mentioned in last week’s Frontihr the patriotic boys of this city and Stuart met last Thursday night and organized a volunteer company. The following officers were elected: Captain, John 8kirving; first lieutenant, C. E. Hall; second lieutenant, J. W. Wertz. The boys then proceeded to elect the non* commissioned officers, and Arthur Coy* kendall was elected first sergeant. A motion was then made, seconded and carried that the captain appoint all the non-commissioned officers. This duty the captain said he would perform at the next meeting. After the organiza tion the boys marched down Douglas and Fourth streets to the strains of martial music, and made things rather lively for a time. Next week we hope to be able to publish a list of the mem bers of the company. Captain 8kirving went down to Lincoln Sunday morning for the purpose of tendering the services of the company to the governor, and the boys hope that they will be accepted and given an opportunity to see service. J. P. MANN .. . . . . Can Sell You ' A good suit for men $4.50. A better-erne, black or blue, 15.75. Qood all-wool cassimeres $6.75. Better ones $7.50, $8.75 and $10, and the finest made at $12 and $15. Black clay worsted suits for men $8.50, $9, $10 and $12. Little boys’ snits $1.75, $2, $2.50, $2.75 and $3. Big boys’ suits $4.50 to $7.50. Before sending away for a suit com pare our goods with your price list and save time and trouble without extra cost. For the Ladies. Our stock of Summer Dress Goods, Trimmings, Laces, Capes, Skirts, Jack ets, Shirt Waists, Parasols, Collars, Ties, etc., is not only superior to any in Holt county but compares favorably in style and prices with city stores. Remember our shoes. E. P. Reed & Co’s, shoes are the best known, best fitting and best wearing shoes in this market. Yours Respectfully, J. P. MANN.