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WILL MEET SOON THE TWO GREAT HOSTILE FLEETS CANNOT BE KEPT APART- peateli Fleet I bow Locstad at Saattaa Spaniard era D (hi ad. Safe Arrlal of Carrara Gaaaa for Con-ratulatlaa. Kit Win, May 21. The prologue hM been spoken end the curtain If . about to riie on the first act of the dra ma. Thie it the unwavering opinion ol naval men here. Dewey's brilliant achievement at Manila ia regarded aa a perate epiaode. Ban Joan ia already a memory, and the aporadic encounter along the Cuban coaat are accepted merely aa preliminary skirmishes, ten tatlve rather than decisive. The meeting o! two great hostile fleets ia the pi vol upon which the situation turni and thai . a few daya, perbapa honra, will bring them together la the univerial view ben at the baae of operation!. Tbia view ia confirmed by tbe newl that Admiral Cervera's squadron hai reached Santiago de Cuba. Tbe intelli gence came yeaterday, and if it did nol affect tbe ailuation it wai a singula! coincidence that activity among out abipa were perceptibly heightened an the work of coaling and provisioning those in the harbor was rushed wit I more than usual haste. Tbe ahipa were surreptitiously creep 'lng toward tbe open sea as tbe da waned and tbe tanks of naval met ashore were constantly thinning unti at dusk there was scarcely one to b seen. Tbe newspaper diupatch boat have nearly all departed with particulaf care not to lose sight of the Unite! States warships. INTEREST SHIFTS FROM KRV WEST The center of interest again shift from Key West, but whither is thi question none can answer. Otherwise tbe day lias been dull am empty of action. Borne little stir wa created by the discovery of a s?cre chamber in the hold of tbe Spaniel prize steamer Argonatita, containini fifteen cases of ammunition, over 10 maussr rifles and other war stores. Th find was made by the United State marshal's officers and dissipates al doubt as to ibe Argonaut's status as I prize of war. , Tbe Argonauts was taken three weeki ago by tbe Nashville r.ff Cienfuegos Cuba. On b-ard were Colonel Cicenti Cortijo, riid to be bro'.her-in-law o General Weyler, and twenty-eigb Spanish soldiers now in Ft. McPhereon a well as mail matter and dispatche for General Blanco and other Hpanisl officials in Cuba. The reports that several new Spanisl prizes were being brought in yeste rda) are unfounded. The only new arriva of this character was tbe barkentin Carlos F. Rosas, the story of who capture last Tuesday has already beet told. She was brought in by a pru crew and anchored aloug with the otbe prizes in the harbor. SPANIARDS All! DKl.tOIITKD. Madkid, May 21. Admiral Camara the ounmiander of the Cadiz squadron la here p-ceiving instructions relative to the destination of bis ships, which, it i explained, "depends upon tbe require mentsofthe war." The new ministe of marine has injected tbe greates activity into his department. It is salt he has been offered war munitions from many quarters. It is evident the new Spanish cabinet intends to push tht campaign vigorously, and, it Is said, tht hiniatry will a Wo negotiate actively with foreien diplomats to protect Spair against a combination of its enemies. Lonlion. May 21. The Madrid correa pondent of tbe Standard says: El Imparcial expects Captain Aunoi to display great vigor in the marini office. Otbr papers are less e.itbnsi astic about hnn. The blockade of Cubs jind Porto Kico is considered illusory, tl Spanish worships and merchant vesseli are frequently moving from port to porl among tbe islands. For example thi mail steamer Alfonso XII. went out from San Juan de Porto Kico to meet I vessel detached from Admiral Cervera'l q mdron an I then continued Its voyagi to Spa n aft-T delivering an important communication for the commander." Tbe success of Admiral Cervera ii avoiding the American fleets and keep tng them on tbe alert excites much en' thusitim and causes tbe press to clamol for a pntvpt dispatch of tbe reservl fleet to tbe front. In taking possession of tbe admiralt) tbe minister of marine made a patriots speech to the assemb'ed officers, recal ling "tbe r-plmdid example let by out tailors at Cuvite in dying for Spain." Lientenant Arturo de Oaranza, thi former Spanish nival attache at Wash ington, has arrived here. He is quoted as saying be was c'oiely watched In Canada by agents of tbe United States government. Advice" fr.m Manila say tbe situation there has improved. Captain-Genera) August I, It is added, has regulated ths price of provisions. It Is also reported from Manila that the foreign colonist have sent tbo captain-general expres sions of syin jatby wstrt Spain. This l markedly ti o case with tbe German Colony, and the actions of tbe Germans 'a said to be due to orders from Berlin, Novel Method of Suicide. Bloominotom, III., May 21. John Venberg, a Gorman tailor, aged fifty, believed to have relatives in Hpringfleld, III., was found lying dead In his room, an autopsy disclosed nine needle? stick ing Into bis body, evidently having been iriven In by himself. E ght o! the needles were rusty, having been in big body for some time, but the ninth waa right and nad been driven through hli Mart, cans! ng instant death. Wenberf res addicted to morphia. THEY 010 NOT FIQMT. Reported rteMla.tr Hart! OSVrlallr iMaUS Taking But Tleae. Washimoton, May 23. Tbe rumors tt a great naval battle, current Sator- lay night, were disposed of by tbe navy lepartment early yeaterday In the fol lowing official bulletin: 'No truth in tbe published statement 'xmcerning an engagementoff St. Nicho las Mole, Hayli, In which twelve ships were sunk." This waa posted not only for general nformation, but also to quiet tbe alarm imong relatives and friends of those on board tbe American ships. This indi- jates that the official information is such is to warrant the statement that tbe imerican and Spanish squadrons have lot met. The bureau of navigation, navy de partment, where official dispatches are received, was open throughout toe day, 3ut tbe officials were engaged on routine work and there was no evidence of that activity which would attend tbe receipt of important information, nor of that if en expectancy which would indicate ibe near approach of tbe two fleets. IMMEDIATE ENGAGEMENT UNLIKELY. In the absence of exact information us 'o the location of tbe fleets, this serenity in naval circles was a fair indication that the official advices did not give promise of an immediate engagement. )t is evidently the view of the war board that an engagement, if it can lie brought tin, will lie decisive of the whole war, and there is no purpose to allow such momentous results to fff on a fluke, or on a too precipitous move in deference to the public pleasure for results, but to move firmly yet cautiously and insure a victory when there is a flajht Army headquarters waa as busy as on week days, as the moving of large ijodie" of men gives scant time for Son day rest. An extended dispatcti was received from San Francisco, giving the final do ai's of the emlarkatioii o'. troops for thv Philippines next Tuesday. It stated that the City of Pekin, the Syd ney and the Australia would sail on that day w'th the First regiment of Califor nia volunteers, the First Oregon volun teers, one officer and fifty men from the heavy artillery of the California volun teers, making in all 124 officers and 776 men, tinder Thomas Anderson, briga dier general. Although General An derson takes command of this force it if understood that General Otis, who is iu San Francisco, will accompany the ex pedition. Tbe Pekin, besides the troopi will carry supplies and ammunition foi the navy. MILKS OIVKS OUT NOTHING. Gener! Miles Hpent the morning in bis office, but in answer to inquiry said there was nothing to announce as to hit own plans or the concentration of troops in the south. Secretary Alger called at the White house at 10:30 and stayec wllh the president forty-five minutes. Mr. and Mrs. llernck, who are guesti at the White houBe accompanied tht president to church. At this time tht White houne had received no news ol importance. Secretary Dy and Assis tant Secretaiy Cri Her were at the state department part ol the dav, but It wai said by those in authority that no word of importance hud been received froix our consular officer in the West Indies. They would be about th first to repcrt an engagement in that locality. The report from Madrid that the offi cers there threaten to cut the cable from Galveston if our ships isolate Blanco by cutting the cables at Santiago de Cuba are received with much amusement bj officials familiar with cable routes. Mr. (Hailstone Funeral. London, May 23. Saturday, May 28, has leen fixed fur the funeral of Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Gladstone's death was tbe occas ion of a tremendous outburst of pulpit oratury yesterday. In almost every church in the kingdom a sermon was pre:' I nil in his memory. Telegrams of condolence continue to pour into Haw- ardeu from all parts of the world. The queen and the Dake of York have again wi it.cn Mrs. Gladstone, who yesterday attended services at Hawarder church, where a memorial service will be held next Saturday, while the funeral service Ih being held at the Abbey. Cervera In Kwl of Com I. St. PiEniiK, Martinique, May 23. Ad miral Cenerna's squadron, it is repbr ed on good authority, will return to these waters to coal. It is known that a number of Spanish colliers are now on their way to Fort de France. The British steamor Twiclienhsm, having been refuse I the privilege of coaling the Spanish to-pdo boat Ter ror ami the hospital ship Alicante in the Fort de Er.nce harbor, it is thought these vcbscIb will coal from her at s-a and that she will then go to meet Ad mirsl Cervera's squadron for the ssme purpose. The Twickenham carries 4, 0 0 tons of coal. Late this afternoon aniinknownJman ot-ar was sighted off tbe southwest coast of Martinique. Tbe Alicante has again changed her moorings and the departure of the Ter ror and tbe Alicante is momentarily ex pected. Ha Made no I'roteat. London, May 23. The Paris corre spondent ot tbe Sunday Special reports an iulerview with Secretary Sato ot the Japanese legation, in the coarse of which be declared that there waa absolutely no (onndation for the statement that Japan bad protested against merican occupa tion of tbe Philippines. Tbe Japanese government, he said, after the Chinese war, signed a convention with Spain re nouncing (orever all territorial righu south ol Formosa. ON THE WAR PATH DONS CLAIM 8PANI8H FLAQ WAS DISPLAYED TO DECEIVE. Ravenna From th Philippine Ob Board tha Pekla, First Kef-laieat Leave for the Phlllpplaa Planting Sub-Marina Mines, Bogalatlon for tha llarbor. Madrid, May 24. In tbe senate yes terday Count Almenaa most vigorously protested against the alleged action of tome American warships in displaying the Spanish flag in order to deceive tbe srrison of Guantanamo, as announced n Saturday last in a dispatch from Captian-General Blanco, who added that tbe American ships were "immediately recognised and repulaed. Tbe count Mked if the government bad notified the powers of this incident. The minister o! the interior, Benor Capdepon replied that be had notified the powers and described this reported action as "cowardly and iniqutious." Count Almenas said that in view of America's manner of making war. Spain must immediately decree priva teering in order to utterly destroy American shipping. To this tbe minister of tbe interior replied that be had deliberated upon the matter and "had even taken certain decisions which would shortly be known." Benor Martinet Pacheo protested against Spain's adherence to the Geneva convention, whereupon the minister of the in tenor replied that Spain had not yet entered. Benor Conde, professor of inter national law at the Madrid university, vigorously denounced what he was pleased to term "the base proceedings" of the United States, declaring that if Washington authorized such acts '"it did not deserve tbe name of a civilized government." The professor then proceeded to unfold a lengthy indie'ment of all alleged war methods of the Americans, Insisting that they have shown "no respect for the right of peoples in tbe capture of 8paninh mer chantmen and bombardments," reiter ating that tbe acts are not those of a civilized country. Kevenne From the J'hlllpplnea. Washington, May 24. In anticipa tion of the early occupation of the Pbilip- pine islands by tbe military and naval forces of the United States, the treasury department has already begun the formulation of regulations and a scheme of customs tariffs which will be collected by the military authorities and then turned into tbe tieasury of the United States as a military contribution. That the president has authority to col lect the Philippine revenue under exist ing conditions is not a. matter of doubt. It wai several times done during the last war with Mexico, and the authority of the government in th premises was sustained by decisions ot the Uuited States supreme court. Tbe tariff rates now being prepared by the treasury department wiil closely follow the Spanish customs laws in fore in the Philippines. Just what revenue they produce is not known, but the as sumption is that inasmuch as the fuiu the home government realized from them last year approached approximate ly ninn million dollars, the actual amount collected was $18,000,000. Ths government will assume control of the revenues as soon as the principal sea ports are in our possession and will corr tiDue to control ihem at least until con gress takes specific action in the case or until it decides on tbe disposition ol tbe country. On Hoard the l'i kin. Ban Francisco, May 24. Californit said good-bye to its Firbt regiment of volunteers yesterday morning as it marched gaily forth from the Presidio to start on its long Jtirney to Manila. The men left camp . 1 8 o'clock and marched to the Paciilc mail dock, where the hig steamer, City t Pekin, lay ready for them. By noou tue soldiers were al) on board and by night everything was in readiness for tbe departure. The farewell demonstration by the people ol San Francisco will be long re membered by the soldiers of the First regiment. Every street leading from the Presidio to the Pacific mail dock, a distance of about five miles, waa lined with peop'e, who after tbe soldiers pass ed, followed in their wake and marched With them to the docks. It had been announced that camp would be struck at 8 o'clock yesierday morning and long before that hour there were thousands of citizens at the Presidio to see the sight. Promptly at 7 o'clock the bugle Rounded and all the tents were down to gether. Then for an hour the soldiers wera busily engaged rolling them up and loading them on trucks. At 8 o'clock the regiment was forme! into line, and, beaded by its band, marcLed out through the big stone gates of the Presi dio and tbe journey ' of conquest had commenced. Tlillj Hodlea Uncovered. Dohtmund, Prussia, May 24. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning thirty bodies liad been recovered from the Zdlery mine, in which fire broke out Sunday. Strike of Coremaker. Clcvblamd, O., May 24. The core makers of this city declared a general strike to enforce a demand for an in crease of 25 cents a day. As a result of the strike many foundries and industrial planta are badly crippled. Tbe Walker Manufacturing company, the Variety Iron works, tbe Fulton foundry, the Otis Steel company and the Cleveland Shipbuilding company promptly conceded the demand of the men and wort waa resumed. A DAY OF WILD RUMORS. Naval Dapartaaeal Kept Boay Ma Kaaa al rif hi Tno Far. Wsb!qto, May 25. There waa a lapse into sensations! war rumor Id Washington yesterday after a week ol comparative qnietude. The rumors ranged all tbe way from tbe capture ol the little Mangrove with a crew of thir teen men to the reported destruction ol the entire Spanish fleet by Sampson's and Schley's combined force. They were circulated with persistence notwithstanding their denial as soon at they could be brought to tbe attention of any official capable of passing judg ment on their accuracy. As the day rolled along tbe officials themselves be came apprehensive aa was shown oy the frequency with which they called for the latest newspaper bulletins, At the close of the day, however, it was again announced in the most positive manner that the navy department had uo information to warrant the report of any sort of engagement in the Wind ward passage. This did not specifically i ver the waters of the West Indies, but n view ol tbe fact that the department a almost pledged itself to let the public know of anything in the nature of a general engigement possibly the bulletin oiinouncemeut is sufficient to cover the case. STILL AT SANTIAGO. When Secretary Long started for home ft-r an exceotionallv busy day he sti.f d to a group of newspaper men that the department had received no in fo ii ation of importance. In response to an inquiry as to where the Spanish fleet was located, Mr. Long replied that his belief was that it was still at Santi ago de Cuba. Concerning the reprr:ed c t ire of the Mangrove and the losi f other sbi , V e eecreta-y disn i-ised ttiure Hones as purely conjectural, ai d not supported by facts. Word had come from the commander of the Mangrove, since the time of the alleged caoture. showing that the little ship could not have bn in the hands of the Spanish. The Spanish appear to be making ready for something more than a defen sive campaign at home, or at least they are trying to create that impression by other means than news bulletins that ihsue almost daily from Madrid. The navy depattment now has through its own reliable sou;c;s reports of the greatest activity in the bpanisli m Vf yar Is and of the preparation lor sea anu for a long voyage of two of the torpedo boat destroyers. It ia giv-n out that t ey are to join Cervera immediately i en his squadron enters Cadiz harbor. Pus rly this statement is made with a deb "''rate purpose of misleading Amer :iai sa'lors into the belief that Cervera has ta en bis way homeward. ORKOON KN0WM TO' BE SAFE, Inquiries as to the whereabouts of tbe Oregon brought a jetly this aflornoon to the effect that the battleship was safe. Nothing could be learned of her location. It is probable that tbe tele grams said to have eman&ted from tbe ref-sd real.y were filed at Key West, but w-re brought to that port on some fispatch boat from tbe Oregon, which is co-operating with our fleets. The cutt ng of the cables at Santiago Mid at San Juan de Porto Kico, as re ported today, was a strategic move of tue greatest importance. Blanco has vet one link left of communication with ibe outer world, but the Spanish com mander at San Juan now finds himself totally in tbe daik as to Spanish or Cuban matters, while the value of that port as a place of reiuge for the Spanish flying squAdron is materially diminish sd. It is safe to say that the remaining :ahle to Santiago will be cut soon, like die others, so that if Cervera has been misguided enough to have entered San tiago harbor be will be completely out A touch with his home government on the one baud and totally unable to com jiuicate with Blauco at tbe other end A the inland. The lllurr Called. Nkw Yokk, May 25. A dispatch from Manila says the German consul there tried to land provisions from a German ship, but that Admiral Dewey refused to permit it. Tbe consul then declared, iccordiug to the dispatch, that he would force tbe lending under the pro tection of two German cruisers, but Admiral Dewey threatened to fire upon the crusiersand tbe attempt to land supplies was abandoned. A copyrighted dispatch to the World doiii Hong Kong, dated March 24, says: The situation at Manila is deperate. Foo l i i scarce and meat is exhausted, whil.-1 1 the canned stuff is ne.irly gone. Two ks will exhaust the available inppl; T e vo uuteers demanded food, but th Sjiinish government authorities refuseu w. give it, and riots are threat ened. A delegation is said to be preparing to wait on United States Consul Wildman, ss tbe citizens fear an outbreak. Tbe insurgent control the surrounding country, and Chief Agninald, sent by Consul Wildman from here, bas arrived and with his staff Is organizing the rebels. Soldier tJ ranted l avorn. Wasminoton, May 25. Two orders In regard to mail to and from soldiers and sailors have been issued by Postmaster General Emroy Smith. One order takes the Philippine islands out of tbe cate gory of places where mail communica tion with the United States is suspend ed and the other revives a regulation permitting soldiers, sailors and marines to send letters, postage upon which is to be collected on delivery. 75,000 MORE MEN THE PRE8IDNrSPROCtrAMATION THE EVENT OF THE DAY JZ Thi. Will Make the Total Armr Strene-th 20,OO0-llelp for Dtwer In Complete Control bat Munt Have More Men Aa latanne From lanarg-eata Mot Greatly Helled Upon. Washington, May 2C Tbe president has issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 more volunteers. This will make the total army strength, regular and volunteers, 280,000 The following is tbe proclamation : "WI.ereas, An act of Ingres was approved on tbe 25th day of April, 1898. entitled, 'An act declaring that war ex lets between the United States of Ameri ca and the kingdom of Spain,' and "Whereas, By an act of congress en titled, 'An act to provide for temporarily increasing the military establishment of the United States ;in time of war and for other purposes,' approved April 22, 1898, the president is authorized, in order to raise a volunteer army, to issue his proclamation calling for volunteers to serve in the army of the United States," Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, president of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the consti tution and the laws and deeming suffi cient occasion to exist, have thought fit to c ill forth and hereby do call forth, volunteeru to the aggregate number of 75,1)00 in addition to the volunteers called forth by my proclamation of the 23d day of April in the present year; the same to be apportioned, as far as practicable, among the several states an't territories and the .District of Columbia according to population and to ferve for two years imless sooner dn- charged. The proportion of each arm and the details of enlistment and organ ization win he made known through the war department. in witness whereof, I have bereunfb set my hand and caused tbe seal of tbe united States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this 25th day of May in the year of our Lord, one tDousaod, eight hundredand ninety eignt, ana ot the independence of the United States the one hundred gand twenty-second. William McKinley, By the president, William R. Day, Secretary of State. !g Secretary Alger said yesterdayafter noon that the additional volunteers cal ed for would not be selected from tbe national guard as were tbe first 125,000 but the enlistments were open. The reg jlations referred to in tbe proclama tton under which tbe enlistments will be conducted have not yet been prepared and it is thought that there is no occa- eion lor hurry in this matter until the full number called for in the first procla' mation bas been secured. It is further stated that the decision to issue an additional call was not reached until the cabinet meeting yesterdav after noon. The call it is supposed here, indicates a determination to press the campaign actively and vigorously from now on. Troops to be Hurried on. Nkw Yokk, May 2(5. A special to the Times f rom Waahingtoasays f Important and disquieting news baa been received from Europe and Dewey. It caused an immediate and strenuous effort to be made to hasten the forward ing of troops. One republican senator, wtio discussed the Philippine situation with the president, said, after he can,e out of the White house: "From the present outlook I do not expect to see the Monterey in these waters again in len years. If it becomes a matter ol deciding whether troops shall first be hurried to Manila or Cuba tboy will go to the forme-, as tbe situa tion there is vastly more critical." A-special to the Tribune from Wa'eC ington says: Official advices received from Admir al Dewey, while confirming the belief that his supreme control of Manila har bor is as firm as ever, indicate that the necessity lor reinforcing him with a powerful military force is daily increas ing, and is not safely to be delayed through any ordinary difficulties that may be encountered. General Merritt's foresight in de manding 15,000 men for thefirstexpedi tion and securing the president's prom ise that 25,000 additional soldiers would lie cheerfully furnished, if they were re quired, is indicated in the opinion of mditary authorities, and throughout the day pieparations to expedite the de parture ol the advance guard and to secure the necessary transports for the remaining force were aggeasively hurried by war department officials, lyrtie reference in Admiral Dewey's dis patch to the forces being organized by Aguinaldo had the effect of disturbing the equanimity of officers whose advo cacyiof the occupation of the Philip pines has developed in the last week. No disposition is manifested topli.ee too much reliance in insurgent assistance after the discouraging experience with the Cubans, who were unable to fulfill the promises made in their behalf be fore hostilities began. A determination was expressed on all sides to make Ad miral Dewey independent of all foreign assistance at the earliest time. M Home forJtoldlerV Children" ' ;"' Washington, May 2jHev!'ttrU. Wharton, D. D., of Baltimore, the founder and head ol two large orphan ages, one at Charlotte, N. 0., for col ored, and the other at Surry, Va., for white children, has tendered to the gov ernment uitfBe nomes ror tne children or child of any soldier who may die or be killed during the war. Secretary Alger wrote to Mr. Wharton eommand. ins his natrlotlc offer and I i .i ,. 1 - ; proposal in tne spirit WM onered Wheat wm eold at Pander last weak for per boshel. The Papillion creamery can aeparato 2,500 pounds of milk an hour. Tbe high school at Oakland will hawJ no graduating exercitea this year. A Fair bury citisen waa given ten days in jail for being drunk and disorderly. Sherman county officials think they are paying a bouaty on wolves killed ia other counties. Oxford is without a saloon and tha f ublfc thirst is something of a Strata ca the town pump. Monroe talks of incorporating. 3h next thing it will want electric lights and a policeman. Charles Anderson of Sarpy county killed a she wolf tbe other day and captured six whelps. At Arlington wheat is selling at f 1.90 ind the Times wishes it could be a down-trodden farmer. Someone at Beatrice has started in to i?etricb raising celery. Most everything is a success in Nebraska. Beaver City is being swept by measles and chainless bicycle fever and doeen t know which is tbe worst. J. J. Hafer, at one time editor of tbe Nelson Herald, died recently at the poor farm near Mankato, Kansas. Peter Yotter of Wisner fell from a height of twenty feet, and the shock al most killed Peter, but not quite. Frank Morse, an Otoe county man has a three-lerged horee which he pro puses to take to the Exposition. At the rate this state's babies are being christened, the future will bring with it no lack of George Dewey's. A large number of Verdon citiiens have remonstrated against tbe granting of a retail liquor license in the village. The next Sunday school convention Platte county will be held at Monroe1 the only village in the country without a saloon. McCook celebrated in honor of Dewey and the eagle in general and the can nonading was distinctly heard in the next town. The Salem Chautauqua will be in ses sion from July 30 to August 7, inclusive. Programs will be ready or distribution about June 10. S. M. Toomer of Chadron has loomed up as a cousin of Dewey's and the city is proud of him and be is also quite proud of himaelf. The G. A. R. of McCook have erected a monument to the "unknown dead" of the civil war, and will dedicate the same on memorial day. A creamery has opened up at Ax tell and the Advertiser believes it to be the best thing that ever happened to the city next to itself. A Culbertson sweet girl graduate erased the title of the oration, "Beyond the Alps Lies Italy," and wrote in "Be yond the Sea Lies Manila." The Ord Times has weathered the storm for two years, and thinks it can safely indulge the regulation announce ment that it has come to stay. The Gering Homestead has been pur chased by Ernest Moon, the son of a Goring citizen who hopes to become a star in tbe newspaper firmament. The Aurora Republican thinks that all boys ambitious to make successful farmers of themselves can make a good beginning now by planting Spaniards. Tbe press association of northeast Kansas will join their brethren of south east Nebraska in an int-llectual tourna ment at Salem on Chautauqua press day. ' - --i Farmers about Beaver City, who think that other farmers are going to give two much attention to wheat this season, are spending twelve to fifteen hours a day putting in corn. . Nowadays, says the St. Paul Republi can, the great feat is to build an armor clad boat that no projectile can penetrate and then to invent a projectile that no armor plate can resist. The Ragan News says that the more Dewey'a report is studied the more wonderlul his victory appears, but it does not believe that Spain has to study long to reach that conclusion. The young patriots of Nebraska City have had their enthusiasm checked by tbe police. Tbe boys were in the habit of promiscuously shooting about the streets and a number' of pedestrians narrowly escaped being hit by bullets. At tbe home of J. (I. Stephens, north of Box Elder, a cat and a ben are divid ing the work of raising a promising family of kittens. For some reason, perhaps tbe extreme cold of the cold wave of March, tbe hen lost her setting of eggs, and being disappointed, prompt ly mothered the family of young kittens. Apparently to this mother hen they arc a -i interesting, and she scratches and clucks for them as diligently as if they were a brood of young chickens. The. kittens seem delighted with her care, snd nestle under the wings ol tbe ben. The cat comes around at regular Inter vals to nurse them, but leaves tbe major portion of daily care to the old, black hen. The Kimball Observer thinks this the correct motto for tbe American armylj "Let us then be up and Dewing." A girl ol doubtful repute, living tl Fremont, had a quarrel with her steady and took seven grains of morphine Death ended her sorrows in spite of ths) doctor's best efforts to bring ber beck Jacob Walter of Liberty tried to fill d tit with bird shot but the charge n bounded from a stone, striking him 1st the face and making him look as if bd had been in bis neighbors cbicksn