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8 j , , Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated. VOL. IX. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY MAY 12, 1898. NO. 51. it iff 1 vt The World la Talking Over Dewey'e Gloriou Achievement at Manila. DESTROYED SPANISH FLEET Won Agalnit Great Odda-Superior Generalship andArmsMade Buooe" Possible. An flUlorleal llsttle. Hong Kong, May B.- Among navol Hum, military men and civilian, Eur opean unrl native here,, there i only one subject of discussion the bril liant, dashing, annlbiiiotliig victory of llic, American fleet under Commodore Dewey, over the (Spanish fleet com manded by Admiral Mori tv jo In Manila buy 011 Sunday, Muy 1st. Commodore Dewey's orders wero to capture or destroy the 8pnnlsli fleet, and never were Inst rtietloiiH executed iii so complete a lasiuon. At we enu f seven hours there was absolutely nothing left of the Kpunlsh fleet but a few relics. At the end of the action Comodore Dewey anchored bis fleet In the buy Ire fore Manila iiud sent a message to Governor-General Augustl announcing the inauguration of the blockade and adding that if a shot wa fired gainst bis ships he would destroy every but tery about Manila, 'i'he position occupied by the (Span lards, the support which their snips received from the land batteries and the biff guns tiiey had ashore, gave them an enormous advantage. There fore when it is considered that the (Spaniards lost over six hundred men in killed and wounded, that all their ships amounting to about fourteen, were destroyed, and Unit their naval arsenal at Cavlte wns also destroyed with its defenses, it will become appar ent that the victory of the American commodore is one of the most co 1 jilete and wonderful achievements in the history of naval warfare. Not a man on board the American fleet woe killed, not a ship was damaged to any extent, and only six men were Injured slightly on board the Uiiltlmore. This grand achievement is quite as much due to the generalship of the American admiral, and that the (run ners mid their guns lire superior to anything In the same line afloat any where. Credit must also be given to the fullest extent to the ofllcers un der Commodore. Dewey, for to a man, they seconded their gallant command er in every way poHsible and thus helped him win the laurels which are juHtly Ids. When the squadron left here it touched first at a point in the Philip oiiiu islands near llolinoo, ns Commo dore Dewey wished the insurgent h d ers to disembark there to ascertain Iho iMisitlnu and strength of the insur gent forces, to arrange for preventing needless bloodNhed and Inform tue In surgents of his intention to change the government of the Philippine islands, the commodore strongly objecting to giving the rebels a chanee to commit exeessea. The In surgent leaders, however, refused to disembark, under any consideration, and the American ships coasted in search of the Kpunlsh ships, but failed to find them. Commodore Dewey ar rived at Hublg buy, atxHit thirty miles north of Manila bay, on Suturday, Ap riU'10, and sent the llaltlmore and Con cord to reeoiuiolter the enemy. They found no rSpanUh ships at the entrance of the buy, and so the rommislore de cided to link the mines and procc! the same night after dark Into me buy of Manila, which he did. The American licet entered Manila bay on Saturday liiitht, with the great est rase. The Saiiiard hod not ploo m a piinl, and there wire no search lights at the entrance of the !ay, la fact the Amvri.nn uhm would rwh ably have juvd iiuitle the ly with out any ehulleng had It nut hn that some siarks nVw up from the M('ul. liM-h's funnel, ThereUHiu a few shoU wrre rvehangeil with the battrries nit t'orrcgidor UUiul; but th IWI did imt bw down and iii took UJ a TUBSTOKY OF A VlGTuKY thb nArnxsHip ofccor kM4 ui4, 1 Uuit a lw. IUf mw mi 4 mm. fwaf II U it tiwfc, (ur UvU aa4 N twaltat mmmm aet MMamvei sitlon near Cavlte, awaiting dawn in order to commence bositllltles. The early hours of the morning re vealed the opposing ship to each oth er and the (Spanish flagship opened flro. Her action wo follower! by some of the larger Hpanliih wnrhlps; then the Cnvlto fort opened tip and tlie smaller (Sjianlsh vessel brought their gun into play. The American squadron,, which bad been led Into the bay and through the channel by the flagship Olympla, did not reply, though the shells of the Kpanlnrds began to strike the water around them, tvhon iienring Holer bay a sudden upheaval of water a short distance, abend of the Olympla showed tli nt the (Spaniard hod explod ed a mine or a torpedo. This w fol slou. They were both utterly unsuo slon, They were both utterly unscc cessful. The American fleet was then draw ing nearer to the Spaniards, whose gunnery whs very poor, the shots frcm (he (.avlte batteries mill the (Spanish ships being erpntlly badly aimed, either fulling short or going wide of the mark. When the American fleet entered the buy the following ws their order: 'J'iie Olyinpla, Halfliiiore, ! Knlclgh, Concord, Jioston, I'etrel and tin! McCulloch, with the two store ships, the Non-Hhnri and the Zafiro, bringing up the reiir. In that order they swept grundly before the city' in (I faced the enemy In column line. TlmlMrlt (( K fin Mill l-1tt 1,111 mtl.Mml ut ()000 y(miM) ihn Americans te- served flro until wltiiln 4,000 yards of the enemy, when the real battle h gun. The Itelria Christina, Costilla, Don Antonio de. Dlloa, Isia do Cuba, Isla de Luzon and the Mindanao were In line of Isit lle oulsidc of Cava te at thattlme, with four gunboats and the torpedo boats inside the harbor, The American ships then paNsed biukwanls and forwards six times ac ross the front of the Spaniards, pour ing in ujion the latter a perfect hail of shot and shell. Kvery nerlcan shot seemed to tell, while almost ev ery Kponlsh shot missed the mark. After having thus scattered iath and demoralization among the Span ish fleet and In the Hparilsh batteries, the American fleet retired for break fast and liicldently n council of war was held on board the Olymnla. lly this time the Spanish sfiirm were In a desperate condition. The flagship flcina Christina waa riddled with shot arid shell, one of her steam pipes had burst, and she wan on Are. The Co tilla wss also on fire, and soon ater their condition became wo: so and worse, until they wero eventually Diirned to tlie water s edge. Jlio Don Antonio do ulloa mode a most mogiiiflcant show of desperate hravery. WJien tier commander found she was so torn by the American shells that he could not keep her afloat, he nailed her colors to the m. st and she sank with all hands fighting to the last. Her hull was completely riddled and her upper deck had been . .rept cleun by the awful lire of the A inert can guns, but the Spaniards, though their vessels wero sinking ticnrath them, continued working her guns on trie lower deck, until she sank ixmcalh the waters. During the engagement a Bpanlwh toris'do boat crept along the shore and around In the oiling in an attempt u attack the American store ships, but she was promptly discovered, wns driven anliore and was actually shot to pieces. The Mindanao had in the meanwhile been run nsliore to save her from sink ing and the Spanish small craft had sought shelter from the steel storm behind the breakwater. The battle, which was started about 5:30 a. in., and adjourned at 8:30 a. m., was renewed about noon, when .t orn modore Dewey started to put the fin lulling touches on the glorious work. There wus not much fight left In the hiiuiiianls by that time, and at 2 p. m, the I'etrel and Concord had shot the Cuvlte butteries into silence, leaving them heaps of ruins and floating the white Hug. The NmiiUh gunboats were then scuttled, (lie arsenal was on lire and the expbmlou of a SpanUh nmga- 1 nr caiiMt'd further mortality among tlie defenders of Spain on shore. On the water the burning, sunken or dcidrtitcd ,Hmnliih esels could le wen, while only the crulmT llitllliiiure hud suffered In any way from m t e of the rneiny. A shot which struck her explode! some ammunition near one of iter guns and slightly injured half a den of the crew. Sfwml thola I dangerounl cliwM li CommiMlnre lewey, little or tut damage was done on Uiard the SEAGOING BATTLESHIP INDIANA. The Inlliimi has a displacement of 10,888 tons, cost 3, 020, 000 and baa a peed of ',Ui knots, Bhu carries four 18 inch, eight 8 inch, four 0 inch guns and 80 smaller guns, Ilor nmininotb 19 iuob gone are mounted In turrets, twe forward and two aft. men lire sold to have lieen killed on board the Himnlsli ship which was to tally destroyed. Admiral Monfrjo, the Npiiiilsh coininttiider, transferred Ids ling to the Isla de Cuba when his ship caught fire, but the latter was rlestrry- ed also In due Course of time. 1 lie llelna Christina lout her ciiiiu.ri, a lieutenant, her chaplain, and a mid shipman by one shot which struck her bridge. About 100 men. killed and fiO wound ml on board the Caslilla, Indeed, some estimates place the number of Hpaulsh wounded during Die engagement ut, over a thousand men, The Olympla was struck five times about her upjM'r works, and a whale boat of the Italclgh was smashed. Although the Krupp guns on the Ksplanado of Manila were fired con tinuously during the engogemeiit, Commodore Dewey did not reply to them, and the battery afterward hoisted a white flag in token of sur re ruled. The terms of the enpltiilotfon were still unsettled when the McCulloch left Manila, am) it Is said Commodore Dew ey feared rioting utiou tbo part of the Insurgents ir he attempted a iiomoard ment of the remaining fortifications ut Manila. The forts at the entrance of the bay were dismantled on Wednesday after they bad capitulated. It Is said that the American commo dore ordered the cobles to lie cut, lo calise the Kpau lards refused to Hrmlt him to use It (lending the complete sur render of the city. It is said that the Bpanlsh ships did riot get under steam until after Uie alarm was given. The Hpanlsh (?om mander informed the goverrior-geneial that it was advisable to surrender In the Interest of humanity, that I waa imixisslble to resist successfully, but that he and his men were willing to fight and die, Kven when the flagship was shot half away, her commander, though wounded, refused to leuvo the bridge till the ship was burning and sinking, her stern shattered by a common shell and her steam pipe burst, As yet there ore no further detail of the fighting. After It was over Corn modore sent an untlmatum to the city battery, ordering It to ceaso firing or he would iMimlmrd The I'etrel chased a gunliont up the river I'uslg and the .Spanish captain came In a boat to negotiate condition of surrender. The American captain replied : "Unconditional surrender or flirht." To this the Spaniard answered: "We are willing to light. I'lcnae allow us to send for nmmunitlon because our store is exhausted," On a proposal to the existing autbo- itles to continue temporarily under the American flag pending the termi nation of the war, the Kponbtrds de layed their decision and kept wiring to Madrid. The Americana requested the privilege of using the wire, and when this was refused they cut the eiiMe. The Ksmeralda from Hong Kong ar rived just In the midst of the Imttle, During the adjournment for breakfast nn American cruiser wa detached to receive her, as it was believed that she might le a Spaniard. When it was learned that the new arrival was a l!rltlh vexMid she was warned to keep away. The Kioueralda, therefor, mov ed up the bay ten or fifteen miles. There are still two or three HpanUh i-uiiImmiU about the Philippines, but no resiktanee front them Is poiu.lbte. dun recently captured ait Americau bark. Uutdou, May l.The Hong Kong eorrvaiNuideiit at Manila of the Daily Mail gie tlie following additional de tail of the fighting: I here was an act of Irrachery on the part of a HpanUh ship who low- red her color and then tired on a Imat filled with a crW who went U takut po-iloii of her. The American unit wrre again t mined on her and lii wtia M-nt to the iMilttiiu with all on lawi'l hrvirial .U cliwe Iii khoie Ui4Hl iii the Mine w.iy and shaied 1 he i.ulir.U bud fooirlit to ttnir l.nl l'ii tiM.I tuny miri-n.b ir.l I to V j til. I Urn Ullloolld lug thai Hi uol i i 4i -il I kill v una In l'iOli and wt.ru w ,ii.,t' t a V'tirf iinnfoiiiii f i. l .l.l.-ii of umn y im t the iaMt fi. in It, l'in and our lino in. I In Injur IKe Wound,'. I ,i 1 1, KoiiaI. a init-r uf ft lh in sitd 'nl tlivit km If in' Ml lh i'-ii- t-lt r ilottoMi, with i . lu ll t K Sal,US kliiule glm thtr Itua t I iill ! ati.t woiiiid.d la h It'UiA MrU I 'HritHaa fs toe are Wliti l.i tiia U ii k'tlfl or ilrowH' Ml Ibe iiiir uf the gtinbul MiVU hh, with whom I Hoitl Iwar WiliMiony t.i taa trry f the HwnUril li ef Hartteularbr .ralel ih llat ert-w of tha Castill, whom they desirit a "taa brateal h j ever sacrificed in battle," They con sider the result of the fight a remark able Instance of the ml vantage of .ong range II ring to the side which is bctW In artillery and marksmanship, i'rlvate papers captured at Cavlte show that it was intended that the Hprtiihth fleet should engage the Amer icans outside the bay the day 1 fore the fight. No explanation is forthcom ing for the change of plans. My infor mant fold me that a landing was not effected at Manila, where food is score-!', because Comodore Dewey could not undertake any responsibility, HUH J do not think there is any danger of the Insurgents massacring the nopula tloii ut Manila, if they began to do so Comodore Dewey would land men arid stop them, '1 ho American commander hns wired for instructions regarding Manila, not caring to take over the city on .. s own responsibility, Hupplle are being stopped by the Insurgents ut Manila arm uivite, where trie Hospital has been plundered for food. The Ameri cana landed supplies for the Hpanlsh wounded. The Olympla won bit thir teen times during the engagement, WAIl NF.WH (iV TUB WBKK. The war news of the week baa not been startling. Admiral Dewey's re port of the battle nt the Philippine iMlorids won received and shows a vic tory more complete than was antici pated. Hloting bis continued n many Hpanlsh cities and several, Including Madrid, arc under martial law. Trooj and mobs hove had several encounters and lives have I wen hist, Bpaln Is In a disorganized state and would no doubt welcome peace If It could be secured without a cornnlrte backdown Admiral Hamoson sailed with bin , aqnudron from ln-fore Havana to Porto (u t.hW week expecting to meet the Hpanlsh fleet and give battle, but lat ter advices state that the Hpauiards have returned to Cadiz and show no signs of coming across the Atlantic to fight. The war deportment fins given or ders to moss western troop ut Han Francisco, from which itoiiit 8,000 or more will lie sent to hold the Phllllp plne Islands and assist Amnlral Dewey in preserving pence among tlie native. Itcport from Manila say that Dewey Is unable to control the insurgent or siiImIui! the Kanish land force, and that fighting la going on attout the city, It fw hIho reiMii'ted tliitt Insur gent have killed tlie Raiifh admiral, Montejo, and his two son. Dewey I waiting fir United Sttes troop so that he con take the city, preserve order In the Islands and establish a provisional government. VchmcIs are now being chartered at Ran Franclsi'o to cany re lief to him In tlie way of soldiers, pro visions and munitions or wr Troop from eastern, central and southern states are leing moaned at Washington, Tampa and other south era olnt and the present plan I to hind ,10,000 or more trooM on Cuba at on early date and advance on Havana st the rear while Admiral Harnpaon iMiinbnrds the city and Ita defenses from the sea. The eampslgn Is exnwt ed to be short and sharp. Porto loco another Spanish possession, la also to lie taken by the fleet and troopa. Hen nil small pi Ucs have been 'eken this week and brought Into Key Wrst and it is remit ted that a few American nil Ins have been ruptured by HpanUh cruisers. Heveral of our gun Utat have exchanged shot with the forts st Havana and also with some Ha. Uh gun Unit which are hovering around the Cuban eoant. but mi damage has U't u done by either side. The movement of the HpauUh Miiadmit I still shrottde.il in mvstrrv and it puii or di-li..atlou l still a nuiiter of eoiijecture. '1 UK TWO Hl'ADIiON.M. (New Yoik Journal,) New otk, May As nearly a can lm SM'it tMlmd after coital, leruhln ln ifn'iloii, the following a fxlrlv amuiate lUt of the Vuieili4it and mnlnh Miiadriii. which it Is eict- r, will inert n IT rutin lilt'ii. I lot T tiibluhiuviil of a n nwirlilii at Krr rl and aUn at HomUh polls pre lent i lie tritainUaluii of Iiiftiriuatt"ii trifunlieg thn titovrinenU of wsr.l.iin sud thin 1 il.le hua I en VoiitplU'd froiu litf iiiiiii.,ii nii. lied from M. Iliiimi and I . 1 1 11 .11 VMMilt W pgl'.UU.ON, tl,tle.lili b.wa. t I.Miii h, Slmh, U I III. It, g r. I ml 4i,4, t 1 1 In. h, I In, h, t i lueb. I'ruiwM N w Yoik. a to. H, II t Ito h, g M.oityoiiiriv, 5 tin h, g, r, a a- poll lul, t Drttoti, in, fc, g iv, a pound, i, Mo, II, u Puritan, ( 1 I to h, I 4 In. h, Q f. Ait.j.iiilrile, 4 I I la. h, I 4 bo b, t a loit,. Ii,, I', .,rd,i lloat M4yt1wr, Poller, UsiopMimk, BI'ANISJI HQUADllON', Cruisers Infanta Maria Teresa, 2 11-lncb, 10 Vlnch, 8 2-inch. Aliniriinte Oquendo, 2 31-Inch, 10 fl.5 ineh, H 2.2-irich. Vlzeayo, 2 11-inch, 10 6.B-lnch, Q. V. Cristobal Colon, 2 10 inch, 10 0-iuch, Q V. Marquese de Kansada, 0 4.7-incb, 4 0-inch. Conde de Venedito, Infiinla Isabel, fin ii boats Nucva Kspana, Klllp pini's, Magcllunes, Antonio a)w., Torpedo Uoat Destroyers Furor, I'lii ton. Terror. 'I KOOl'S HKCKIVB NKW FLAOH. I,nst Hatnrday Was Gala Day for Lin coln and tbo Htote. us Well, Lincoln veteran of the late war, through the old hero, (ienerul Thayrr, colonel of the First Nctroxkn in tHQl, on the stop of the cnpitol plaza en trusted brilliant emblem of our coun try's glory to the two new regiment just mustered into the national service for war with Hpaln, The occasion mode a day purely military and patri ot Ir, Jong to lsu rcmciulxrrcd by thou sand who t li rouged Lincoln' street. The only slip in the program wn the inability of Colonel Furnas, of the Bce ond Nebraska regiment in the late war, to be present and band over the flog to tbo Bcooiid regiment. Never before in Lincoln were mt much bunting arid so many lag sprcod to the breeze. The Nebraska national guard, al ready partially transformed into Unit ed Htate troops, left Camp Alvli Hon fillers ut 2 p, in,, headed by (Gover nor Ilolcomlr an commander-in-chief, Adjutant (ienerul Harry, lirlgadier Ocnerul lillls and the other brigade of ficers, and the regiment were beaded by Colonel llratt and Hlschof, The two regimental standard to be presented were held by Minnie Howcn and Carrie Packard, little girl dressed In white with crown or blue, with white stars. General Aniosu Cobb presided over the exercises, speaking of the signifi cance of the occasion and paying a tribute to ex-Oovernor Thayer, General John M. Thaver delivered an Impassioned and patriotic oration in presenting the Hag to the two reg iment. The crowd about wo far too vast to be reached by his voice, but perhaps six thousand stood about ths grounds a close a they could get till all wri through. Governor Holcomb rcsonded to the gift of the flags with word fittingly recognlziint of the Intense feeling of the old soldiers and be gave assurance that the Nebruska troop would cher ish the color mid guard them with their live, currying them along the path where lnith honor and danger lie. In the intervals of the speeches the two regimental bund played "Hail Co lumbia," "The Htar Spangled llanner" and "America," and each time the throng burst out in deafening cheer. An immense flug had been stretched on the side of the dome of the capitol and the gaily dressed crowd at the windows and on the lmlcony made a beautiful background for the stirring scene lielow. On the campus the mas of grizzled warrlou looking down on the sea of blue forage cap and regimental arm, the dozen flag and regimental ban ners, the surrounding crowd of specta tors, made a spectacle that was inter esting In Itself nnd doubly so when the meaning of it all wa understood. At 4: IS the exercise were over and the troop marched north on Four teenth street, extending from J to past H street and watched In-fore by crowd at every Intersection. MlSSIONAltlF.S A it H Klf-I.KD. Hlerre Ione, West Coast Africa, May 7.- Additional advice conll nn the report of the aanaaiiluatiiiu of Minister Archer, Mlsa Hatfield and Mr. Cii I n and add to the list of murdered inlioiiftics the name of Misa "Krgg,' MiKkibly a mikpronuiiclalloii of the name of Misa Hcliei k. Mi Cain fled into the )oh slid her fate la nut known, All themi iiilmlonarles were Aiui'i leans, who were sent out here by the I lilted lln-thri'U Of t hirst Uliaaluu of 1 ) ton, Ohio, ma auiscR mm. iii , -r -Tmr Lfcf "ITlaiij i d i , 1 it n I, r It Ki -iie T nlfalt Hilse Miiel inh ri-U fire gnaa, tli piwalra, twa pmadata ami tlleg a. Mie dUt V,lf keieepuwaf aa. ha ii4 ef 14 ! ktteUi list U(Ueut U l,tfe K-ua. aa4 aa tt 4t,iao. WAR SPIRIT DOMINANT LKtl Interoit Being; Manifested in Politic at ih proient Timo. . BOND SYNDICATES AT WOEK Income Tax Voted Down in tbo Son' ato Republican Soterminod on Gold Bond. The Vulur Outlook, People' Pre Uurcaii, Ht. Louie, Mo., Muy 12,Tbe war uplrlt I dom biunt In every section of the country and politics, outside the ball of con gress, lm been almowf entirely ta 1oocd. While the patriotic citizen are off their guard the bond ayndlcate will no doubt take the opportunity to in crease their ill gotten gain, Financial reformer who orgct tbat "eternal vigilance 1 the price oi liberty," are liable to be caught iapplrig in the coming campaign and wept entire! off their eel, A war administration 1 very bard to beet. Tbl 1 eometblnir the res silver! Ur would do well to re member, 'i'he stal central committee of the allied silver parties in Iowa recently met at De Molne and decided to liokt the state nominating convention at Marsholtown, (September 7 at which wine mey will pin out a Joint silver ticket, Hesolution pledging "eupport to the president of the Onlfjl hiumm In the war now declared agalnet U . ... I ...I I . a npuui were anopieo. i tie ruiirotui are trying to force the government to poy 2 cent per mil for the transportation of troop, but the government refuc to concede to tbl demand. The public debt for April show ea Increase of nearly $19,000,000, duo to war exinmsc, Kx-Ooverrior John P. 8t. John of Kansas, who wn at one time the catv dldate of the national prohibition par ty for the presidency, I lecturing to large audience in Kansa on the free silver oucstlon, having recently allied himself with the people' party. The free silver republican of Kan a have Issued a call for a state nomi nating convention to be held at Tope ka on W'edncsdoy, June it, A general strike is threatened by tho building trade union of (St. Louie if demand for their cule of wage 1 not seceded to, Tlie democrat renort trnlna in tha recent municipal election In Indiana. i ne rirst, nauonai bang oi Cartil age, N. Y., ho been forced to clos ito doors on account of the atsMsondlng of the nresldent. who hna tuin Hm fraudfng the Institution for the past c i gin year, mi m anotiier demon st ration of the "best system the world ha ever eeu." A law recently enacted In Pennsyl vania provide for the flue and Impris onment of any manufacturer or other employer who discriminate agulnst a loborer becaua of hi connection with any union organization. Governor Leedy of Kansas ha been unduly criticized In ome quarter for reorganizing the national guard of that state. The governor desire tbo organization to be something mora than a political machine, and be I right. Chauncey M. Depew, the great New York railroad magnate, exprease the opinion thut had the president been left to himself there would have been no wsr, A sharp debate wa precipitated la the senate last week on the Innoine tax proposition offered by Mill of Texaa, but a might have been expected the provision wa voted down by the re publican, Tha Nebraska board of tipiallmtlon ha Increased the valuation of the va rious railroads in that atata foe a- at ion urK)es, and the eoinpanie tn rein,-it to H'a tiioir caan to the ronrla. Hie wheat market haa iruna akt ward during the last week on account or tha war operation. Unfortunately for the producers, moat of the grata I (CoutiuuMl on Fifth !. dutvoit.