Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
BEKSCHOTER * «I!»»«»>. E4» »n<l I’ub*.
LOUP CITY, -_ - >'EB
NEBRASKA.
Mr. Frank Shroeder, the postmaster
at Ithaca, has gone to Join the United
States army.
An attempt was made by burglars tc
blow the safe In the office of the Nye
£ Schneider company of Leigh. They
gained an entrance by one of the side
windows of the office by breaking a
glass and pulling the bolt. They drilled
through the outer steel casing of the
safe, but did not succeed in gettng
through the case-hardened Inner alee.
Governor Holcomb has Issued a re
quisition for the return i>f William
Smith from Sioux City, In. Smith Is
wanted In Gage county, where he Is
charged with burglary and larceny,
having broken into a slaughter house
and stolen thirteen beef hides. J. W.
Ashenfelter, deputy shorlfT of Gage
county, was made the agent of the
state to go after him.
A small tornado passed from west
to east about four and a half miles
south of V&lpariso. The residence of
Mr. Curry, near Agnew. waa blown
from Its foundation. Mr. and Mrs.
Curry took refuge in the cellar. Both
were quite seriously hurt by the cel
lar wall being pushed in on them. The
barn was very badly torn up. One
horse was badly hurt.
John Griffith of Red Cloud, Neb.,
who owns a farm near that city, waa
suddenly taken seriously 111 after par
taking of his dinner. He was seised
with muscular paralysis and became
Incapable of speaking or moving him
self. Hla son Oeorge. who was work
mb' with him cmt him into a. huzirv
and brought him to lied Cloud, where
he was placed under a physician's
care. He will recover.
A twelve-vear-old boy named
Charley Slmece't, brother of Dr. Jos
eph Slmeeek, was suffocated In a
grain bln containing corn, at D. R.
Hopkin's elevator at Wilber. The bli
Is twenty-five feet above the ground,
reached by upright ladder, wbleh the
boy had climbed unseen by those In
charge. It was not known he was
about the building until the choking
of the spout led to the discovery of
his body.
A company of Holt eotr’ty vo’tt-'
teers was organized In O'Neill by J hi
Skirving. The company 1? ecmtcsr'
of twenty-five men from Stuart and
about forty from O'Neill. The follow
eing are the officers elected: Captain
John Skirving; first lieutenant, C. F.
Hall; second lieutenant. J. W. Wertz
Great enthusiasm was manifested by
all the boys and after the organiza
tion they marched through the st-re’s
of the city to the strains of martial
music.
Farm work, says a Fremont dis
patch. is pretty well advanced in this
vicinity. Small grain is all in and
some of it up. It needs warmer
weather and rain. Corn planting has
eommepced. Pastures are in only
fair condition and need rain. The
American Chicory company has con
tracted for a much smaller acreage
of beets than last season, owing to its
stock on hand. The nrlee paid Is the
same as last seasnn—$7.50 a ton at tV
factory. A much larger acreage could
have been secured.
The Rock Island has Issued a war
manifesto which is in the hands of
every agent Rlong the line. In the
document It Is set forth with much
clearness that any man who quits the
service of the comnanv for the pur
pose of enlisting In the army and
navy will find his Job waiting for him
when he is discharged from the mili
tary service. It is also impressed up
on all new men who take the places
of those who have enlisted that thev
hold their iohs suMeet to release on
the return of the old men.
The examination of the ft1'e*ed gam
blers arrested at Hebron was h*d > las*
week. The court room was we’l fil'cd,
many of the spectators being wrmen.
the case having oecasfoned cons'*'ar
able Interest on aocmint of the nurabe
Implicated. M. A. Pcovll was the only
one whom there was considered evi
dence enough avainrt to hold to t' e
district court. He was Placed under
$50 bonds to appear, which he era
cured. Four of the others who waive]
examination were placed under bond?
of *100 each. I
Word was received at Co'nmhns
from the two young trMe who 1* f
their homes 1n Platte county. They
were Irfiulse Schmokc- and Grace Hat
field, aged 14 and 15 respectively. They
went to Sllve*- Creek, and then re
returned through Columbus with tl k
rts for Frvmont, where they avain
bought tickets to Omaha. Th*> g rl*
are respectable and hnvu g;>od Chrs
tlan homes, and it Is not known v'ha
their motive was for leaving bom».
It was first thought tha* thev had gone
to iVnver, and Mr Hatfell started
west, hut was recalled
A rumor has been per»'sten»)y c’r
rulateil of late to the efTec* that the
exposition would he poop* net on a
coniit of the war and Inipitrica re ard
lug the truthfu'ness of this ret ort h«*
liven coming Into the i>lfie**« of the ex
•position offcfsla f* m all quartc> »
The latest Inquiry of this nature was
from George W P»r*o a of Ism An
geles. exposition *l*e pie-bleu* for Cal
Ifnrala It la said the-e I* abojlotely n •
foundation for such rua.it The
executive committee hes never eoa
•Idered the p MO Milt v of isatisaiX'
the eapoaltlon cut account of t'e war
or for any other rearm
The new eo-ope.atlve creamery at
Wymore la Marta. •■upMion aa*<
the ma> hla< rv *1111— put 11 tome tun
next week It la expected to hx.a the
creamery la •*»•*** •* W May Ik
For .ante time tke In ton Pv».m«
hxe been troubled by farmers taking
rnltn f»«m besWe tke track end ucing
them for ataik kr«aker» U- nctle**
the* returned tfcem ctftener Ik*, dtdu t
Tke company renolfed to * ... ... .
one an example. h* »h*» »*»••
Freak Hickman t farmer buna w1
beyond A«»»«. »aa hroogpt kefoet
Joel We H peace* In IJxrulx 'k.c«.
al k Ike aMoetbnn *f ••• •* a rail*
I • waa found guilty nnd «n»'
DEWEY IS MASTER
OF THE PHILIPPINES.
»
A Great Victory for the .Na
val Forces Under His
Command.
ENTIRE ELEVEN VESSELS DESTROYED
The Spanish Fleet Receives a Blow
that is Likely Soon to Put an
End to the War
American guns, ships and sailors have achieved the greatest naval
victory of the century. The complete reports of the terrific engagement
fought in the harbor of Manila on the morning of May first have at last
reached Hong Kong and they mare than confirm the first joyful tidings of
victory sent from the scene of battle ere the stern necessity of war
compelled Comodore Dewey to cut the cable. The whole nation rejoices in
the complete annihilation of the Spanish fleet and is doing grateful homage
to the brave officers and men who sailed into the Oriental harbor and
went to victorious battle shouting the war cry “Remember the Maine.”
* ' M M/// / * ' * * \ailtgmM7 / y
COMMODORE GEORGE DEWEY.
WHAT DKWICY DID.
MANILA, Philippine Islands, May
1.—(Via Hong Kong, May 7.)—Not
one Spanish flag flies in Manila bay
today. Not one Spanish warship
floats except as our prize. More than
200 Spaniards dead and 500 to 700
wounded attest the accuracy of the
American fire.
Commodore Dewey attacked the
Spanish position at Cavite this morn
ing. He swept five times along the
line and scored one of the most bril
liant successes in modern warfare.
That our loss is trifling adds to the
pleasure of victory without detract
ing from its value. The number of
hits our vessels received proved hov.'
brave and stubborn was the defense
made by the Spanish forces.
Miraculous as it may appear none
of our men were killed and only eight
were wounded. Those who were
wounded suffered only slight injuries.
Commodore Dewey arrived off Ma
1 nlla bay last night and decided to eu
j ter the br.y at once. With all its light*
out the spuadron steamed into Boca
j grande with crews at the guns. This
j was the order of the squadron, which
! was kept during the whole time of
j the first battle:
The flagship Olympia, the Balti
more, the Haleigh, the Petrel, the
Concord, the Boston.
It was just eight o’clock and a
bright moonlight ulght hut the flag
ship passed Corregidor Island without
a sigu being given that the Spaniard*
1 art re aware of its approach
Not until the flagship was a mile
I beyond Corregidor was a gun tired,
Then one heavy shot went scream
mg over the Halelgh and the Olym.
| pia followed by a second, which (• It
! farther astern
The Italetgh. the Concord and the
Boston r.-plied, the Concord a shells
xpioding apparently exactly Insio
Ihe shore battery, whhh Bred no
l wore.
Our squadron slowed down to lutrely
steerage way and the men were allow
ed t» sleep alongside their guns. Com
modore Dewey had limed our arrival
so that we w«ra within Bve miles ol
the rlty of Manila at daybrenh We
, then sighted the Spanish squadron.
Near Admiral M atsjo rommandlag.
off Cavite tproaoua.ed Ka veetav,
with the accent on the "vee T. Here
the Spaniard* had a Well equipped
aavy yard called th Cavite arsenal
Admiral Wont* Jot Bag was Bylag uo
the the ton protected cruiser K«ia*
Christina. the protected crvCeer
fault Ilia of I3W tuae was moored
ahead and aatern to the port battery
and seaward were the cruiser* liun
Juan It* An tits, thin taiunto lie IT
but Ida |te Cuhn HI* fie l.uaaun, {Juf
rwe, Marquis l -lou<ru and ileneral
j l.esns These shipe and *
; remained under way during most «f
j Ihe limn.
Only a few minutes later the shore
batteries at Cavite Point sent over
the flagship a shot that nearly hit the
battery In Manila, but soon the guns
got a better range and the shells began
to strike near us or burst close aboard
from both the batteries and the Span
ish vessels.
The heat was intense. Men stripped
off all clothing except their trousers.
As the Olympia drew nearer all was as
Bilent aboard as if the ship had been
empty, except for the whirr of blowers
and the throb of the engines.
Suddenly a shell burst directly over
us.
“Remember the Maine!”
From the boatswain mate at the
after five-inch gun came the hoarse
cry.
"Remember the Maine,” arose from
the throats of 500 men at the guns.
This watch-word was caught up in
the turrets and fire-rooms, wherever
seamen or firemen stood at their posts.
“Remember the Maine" had rung
out for defiance and revenge. Its ut
terance seemed unpremeditated, but
was evidently in every man's mind,
and now that the moment had come
to make adequate reply to the murder
of the Maine's crew, every man shout
ed what wag in his heart.
The Olympiu was now ready to be
gin the fight. Commodore Dewey, his
chief staff commander, laimherton. an
ulde and myself, with Executive Officer
Lieutenant Rees and Navigator Lieu
tenant Calkins., who conned ship most
admirably, were on the forwurd
bridge. Captain Orhlley was in the
conning tower, us It was thought un
safe to risk losing all the senior offi
cers by one shell.
“You may fire when ready, flrldley,"
said the commodore, and at forty-one
minutes past 5 o'clock, at a distance
of 5,50') yards the starboard eight-inch
gun in the forward turret roared forth
a compliment to,the Spanish fort*
Prvweutly similar gun* from the Hal
i tlmore and the Ponton sent i'f.o pound
; shell* hurling toward the Castilla and
the Itelna Christina for accuracy.
•rVfllll TtSKS » \< Ul M SUMS.
The Hpaalsh seemed encouraged to
Are faster, knowing exactly our dis
tant e. while we had tu guess at theirs.
Their ship and shore guns were mah
! ing things hot tor us.
The piercing e rests of shot was
j varied often hy the bursting of time
fuse shell# fragments ef whtth would
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at being exposed without returning
fire from nil our guns, hut laughed at
danger and chatted good humoredly.
A few nervous fellows eould not help
dodging mechanically when shells
would hurst right over them, or close
aboard, or would strike the water and
pass over head with the peculiar
spluttering roar made by a tumbling
rifled projectile.
Stni the flagship steerpd for the cen
ter of the Spanish line, and as our
other ships were astern, the Olympia
received most of the Spaniards' at
tention. Owing to our deep draught,
Commodore Dewey felt constrained
to change his course at a distance of
4,000 yards and run parallel with the
Spanish column.
"Open with all runs." he said, and
the ship brought her port broadside
hearing.
The roar of all the flagship's flve
Inrh rapid flrerH was followed by a
tleep diapason of her turret elght-lnrb
ers. Soon our other vessels were
equally hard at wotk and we eould see
that our shells were making Cavite
luirbor hotter for the Spaniards than
they had made the approach for tis.
Other ships were also doing their
whole duty, and soon not one reel
and yellow ensign remained aloft, ex
cept on a battery up the roust. The
Spanish flagship and the Castilla had
long been burning fiercely, and the
last vessel to be abandoned was the
Don Antonio de Alloa, which lurched
over and sank. Then the Spanish flag
on the araenal staff was hauled down
and at LT30 a white flag was hoisted
there.
Signal was made to the Petrel to
destroy all the veRsols In the Inner
harbor and Lieutenant Hughes, with
un armed boat crew, Ret fire to the
Don Juan de Austria. Marquis Duero.
the Isle de Cuba and the Correo. The
large transport Manllu and many
tugboats and smell craft Jell Into our
"P.mliirn nr flwuf PDV ftfiafliuh
squudron," were Dewey's orders.
Never were Instructions more effec
tually carried out. Within seven
hours after arriving on the scene of
action nothing remained to be done.
With the United States flag flying
at all their mastheads, our ships
moved to the attack In line ahead,
with a speed of eight knots, first pass
ing in front of Manila, where the ac
tion was begun by three batteries,
mounting guns powerful enough to
send a shell over us at u distance of
five miles. The Concord boomed out
a reply to these batteries with two
shots. No more were fired, because
Commodore Dewey could not engage
with these batteries without sending
death aud destruction into the crowd
ed city.
MINKS EXI'IODKD.
As we neared Cavite two very pow
erful submarine mines were exploded
ahead of the flagship. This was at
six minutes past 5 o'clock. The Span
iards evidently had mlsjcdged our po
sition. Immense columns of water
were thrown high in the air by these
destroyers hut no harm was done to
our ships. Commodore Dewey had
fought with Farragut at New Orleans
and Mobile Day, where he had his firs'
experience with torpedoes. Not know
ing how many more mines there might
be ahead he still kept on without fal
tering. No other mines exploded,
however, and It is believed that the
Spaniards had only these two in place.
Protected by their shore batteries
and made safe from close attack by
shallow water, the Spaniards were In
a strong position. They put up a gal
lant fight. The Spanish ships were
sailing back and forth behind the Cas
tilla and their fire, too, was hot.
One shot struck the Baltimore and
passed dean through her, fortunately
hitting no one. Another ripped up
her main deck, disabled a six-inch
gun and exploded a box of three
poender ammcnitlon, wounding eight
men.
The Olympia was struck abreast
the gun in the ward room by a shell,
which burst outside, doing little dum
age.
TVwx olarri'il halrtirila voro Pllf fmm
Lieutenant Brumby's hand on the af
ter bridge.. A shell entered the Bos
ton's port quarter and burst in En
sign Dodridge's stateroom, starting a
hot fire, and fire was also caused by a
shell which burst in the port ham
mock netting. Both these fires were
quickly put out. Another shell passed
through the Boston's foremast just In
front of Captain Wilde on tho bridge.
After having made four runs on the
Spanish line, finding the chart incor
rect. Lieutenant Calkins, the Olym
pia's navigator, told the Commodo-e
he believed he could take the ship
nearer the enemy with lead going to
watch the depth of water. The flag
ship started over the course for the
fifth time, running within 2,000 yards
of the Spanish vessels.
At this range even six-pounders
were effective, and the storm of sn s
poured upon the unfortunate Spanish
began to show marked results.
Three of the enemy's vessel* were
seen burning and the fire slackened.
On finishing this run Commodore Dew.
ey decided to give the men breakfast,
as they had been at the guns two
hours, with only on* cup of coffee to
sustain them. Action ceased tempor
arily at thirty-five minutes psst seven
o'clock, the other ships passing the
flagship and cheering lustily.
Our ship* remained beyond range of
the enemy's guns until ten minutes to
11 o'clock, when the signal for close
action sgaln went up.
The Baltimore and the place of hon
or In the lead, with the flagship follow
ing. and the other ships as before The
Baltimore began firing at the Mpanbih
ships and batteries st sixteen mmutti
past It o'clock making a series of
bits a* if at target practice
The kpaatarda replied very slowly
and the commodore stgaslied the Rib
etgh the Boston, th* Concord and th*
i**tr«l to go lato the tnaer hat bur and
destroy all th* enemy's shine
By her tight Bang it the '.III* I'etr I
1 was enabled to make within I sou
■ yard* Her* firing swiftly but a«. ur
ately she commanded everything still
i fiytng th* fipanteh flag
J I. RTIt'KRKT
The greet eel height ever reached by
•. a a* « wee B,tea f* t two of the
I three aeronaut* e hu made this ascent
were saliented
TIIK VESSELS DESTROYED.
An Official Lint of the Vessel* IJe*lroye<l
by our Fl*«t.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—As
soon as the navy deparment had the
complete official Hat of the Spanish
ships destroyed by Commodore Dewey,
they turned to their data showing the
character of those ships destroyed, as
It gave a full Idea of the extent of the
devastation caused by the American
fleet.. Taking the list In the order re
ported by Commodore Dewey, the
ships destroyed are as follows:
The Rcina Cnristina—Cruiser, a sin
gle screw barque rigged ship with 11
tunnels, displacement 3,090 tons,
length 280 feet, been 43 feet, mean
draught 35 feet. Armanent, 19 Hon
tona fi-inrh and four-inch guns, 2 ma
chines and 5 torpedo tubes, comple
ment 370 men.
Castilla—Built at Cadiz In 1887, Sin
gle screw, barque ringed, one funnel,
cruiser, displacement 3,342 tons length
248 feet. Armament; 10 Krupp guns
and 4 revolving rannon, 2 torpedo
tubes. Complement 300 men.
Don Antonio de Ulloa—Built at Car
aea in 1887. Iron cruiser, single screw,
barque rigged one funnel, displace
ment 1,152 tons, length 2i0 feet. Arm
ament 8 Hontora guns, 1 machine gun,
2 torpedo tubes. Complement 173
men.
Isle de Cuba—Built pt Ellswlck In
1890. Steel cruiser. double screw,
two masted with military tops, length
185 feet, displacement 1,040 tons. Ar
mament, 12 guns, 3 torpedo tubes.
Complement ’84 men.
General Lezo—Built at Carthagena
In 1887. Double screw, schooner rig
ged, length 158 feet, displacement 525
tons. Armament, 3 guns, 3 machine
guns and 1 torpedo tube. Comple
ment 98 men.
Marquis del Duero—Built at Da
Seine in 1875. Iron aunboat double
screw, schooner rigged, displacement
500 tons, armament, 3 guns, 1 machirn
gnn. Complement 98 men.
The El Correo—Supposed to We the
El Cano, that being the namg given
in the data of the navy department.
She Is an iron eunboat of 525 tons
displacement, double screw, schooner
rigged, with 3 guns, 3 machine guns
and 1 torpedo tube. Complement 98
men.
Velasco—Iron cruiser barque rigged.
210 feet long; 1,139 tons displacement
Armament, 5 guns, 2 machine guns.
Complement 173 men.
Isle de Mindanao—Transport, built
in 1881 Displacement 4,195 tons
The naval books at the department
do not show any Spanish ship by the
name of Isle de Clloa The nearest to
that name is Don Antonio de Clloa.
As the latter Is In Commodore Dew
ey’s list it Is probable that in trans
ferring the dispatches two names
have been made out of this lengthy
single name.
INSULTS FOR AMERICA.
••nor Do Bose Makes a (homeless At
tack on Ills I.mte Hosts.
Toronto, Ont, May 7. — fcenor Du
Hose, late first secretary of the Span
ish legation at Washington, lectured
to 2,000 people here last night on the
causes of the present war. Kenor
Polo and many prominent men
were present. The lecture was
in aid of the Red Cross Society
work, and was delivered In a pri
vate capacity. The Senor made a
severe attack on the American people,
lie traced the history of the trouble,
reiterating the Spanish arguments,
and spoke of American senators as
“border ruffians, whose illiterate
foolishness is ouly equaled by their
venality and ludicrously pompous
conceit”
He urged that American cupidity
for conquest constituted a grave dan
ger to Europe, Canada and Mexico,
and concluded by comparing the queen
regent of Spain with “the bloating
politicians whose countenances depict
the lust that is in their h---ts.”
ARBITRATION BILL.
float* Approve* t IMtn for Nettling La
bor DUput**.
Washington, May 7.—The House
yesterday disposed of two important
measures. The Alaskan land bill ex
tending the homestead laws to and
providing for certain railway rights
of way in the district of Alaska, ns
amended by the Senate and agreed
upon in conference, was passed The
labor arbitration measure, providing
lor the arbitration of labor disputes
between employes and certain com
mon carriers, n bill which had re
eeived very wide indorsement by labor
organizations throughout the coun
try, received the approvul of the
House. A number of minor bills were
also passed. The House adjourued
until M or
RU&wio « ,,,wn^lY.
No Usds fur aiurle* In Ills tunlrirf,
It Is Asssrtsil.
Washington, May 7 —A lending
liussten diplomat said to-day that the
• able report Iryin l.mulon stating
■ hat Kuipsror Nicholas, of llitssi.,
was much disturbed as to the ultimate
destiny of the Thllippinea, and that :
»>me sort of intervention was prob
able, was entirely unwarranted, and
piaeed llussla In a misleading position
before tbs people of this oonutry. t*v
says the sentiment throughout Uussla.
"IBnisI ..<1 unoflieiaU Is on. of ei
tram, cordiality toward the lulled
Males, and it shows there wilt W no
ehnnge in the traditions! frtse<Uhl|>
i vesting between the I’niled Mat.,
and Uussla
Pise HuSaiMIlM twirl*
WssuteutsiN. May 1 It was an
aonnerd at the war department to
day that the e.dentesr army wid eon - i
stst of ween eorpa, vaeh in eownioan-i
»f a major general, but that euthmg
had yet been settled es to the e or
i gaaKyime eu-i pie. •>» of r« « l> > ■ **
I |t le generally e*derslo»al however.
I that torts Meyer, V» . .tUeal*. that
f i htehamaugs. i 'tui 1 fsteho- -ad. s a., .
ead l-ong I* ael, N \ . h*«e b>e«
i virtus-iy ss.ee « l as pis*s a I v tits
I otebi'UtUaa of the eo water * army
THE TROOP OF MILFORD
ACCEPTED.
FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN. *
An Ordsr by Gen. Hill* Regarding Guard
Details—Expenses of Mobilisation of
Htate Troops—Wnat the Rations
of War Cost—Transportation
Charge* lllds Made by
the Railroads.
After nil. nave a Lincoln corre
spondent of the Omaha Bee, Nebras
ka, will furnish one company of cav
alry to the war department. Troop
8 of Milford has been accepted, and
Captain Culver will at once mobilize
his men at Milford, where they will
he mustered into the service next
Tuesday, a medical officer having
been detailed to go to Milford for the
purpose of examining the men.
General Barry received a telegram
from Congressman Stark, saying that
the war department had authorized
the raising of three regiments of cav
alry at largp. and asking If the Mil
ford company wanted In. Barry wired
back that Troop 8 had already ten
dered Its services. Later a mesage
came that Troop 8 had been accepted
and would he mustered In on Tues
day. Captain Culver was at the camp
ttlinn the npwfl rump It11f hf» I#• ft for
home on the evening train to get his
company in shape for the mustering
officer.
Since the call was made for two
regiments of infantry from this state!
and the notice came from Adjutant
General Corbin that the state could
furnish no cavalrv. Captain Culver
has been the saddest man in Nebras
ka. Now that his troop has been ac
cepted, he is the happiest man in the
state, and the officers and men of the
National guard are almost tqually
pleased over the good news.
An order was issued by General
Bills to the effect that the regiments
in camp would alternate hereafter in
furnishing companies for guard de
tail.
Mall is delivered at the camp by
the government carrier twice a day,
and Iw left at headcuarters of the
captain of each company. It Is es
pecially requested that those writing
to any of the guardsmen specify in
the address the official name and regi
ment of the company. Thus a letter
to a man in the Omaha guards should
be addresesd to "Private Blank, com
pany G, Second Regiment, Camp Al
vin Saunders, Lincoln. Neb.” The
mall carrier will then know where to
leave the mail and delays will be
avoided. The "Omaha Ouards" or the
"Lincoln Light Infantry” are not of
ficial nr.nje*v, ^
Lieutenant C. H. Wilson of the
Omaha guards has been appointed
assistant adjutant general in place of
Lieutenant Stotsenberg, who has gone
to Omaha to prepare for his duties as
mustering officer.
Private G. B. Scrambling of the
Thurston Rifles has been detailed as
orderly to General Bills, and is now ^
Btatloned at hl3 headquarters.
The expense of the mobilization of
the state troops is no small item. To
bring the men to Lincoln cost about
$1 per man, or a total of $1,500. While
In the state service, if kept not to
exceed ten days, the men are paid a
dollar a day each, while the officers
are paid according to what their sal
aries would be if in the regular ar
my. This would run the salary item
of 1,500 men and officers up to about
$1,700 per day. As the number of en
listed men increases under the last
order of the governor, so that each
company contains cignty-rour men.
the salary item will reach a total of
f.’.SOO per day.
The rations of the men while hero
in camp are costing at the rate of 18
cents per day for each man, or $3C0
daily for 2,000 men. The principal
items for the daily rations, are as
follows: Fresh heef 2.000 pounds, at
6 cents per pound, or 1,200 pounds of
bacon at 7*4 cents; 1,747 pounds of
bread at 3 cents; 1,000 pounds of po
tatoes at 1 cent; 210 pounds of beans
at 2*4 cents; 240 puunds of sugar at.
544 cents; 130 pounds of coffee at 10*4
cents. New bids were received yes
terday on these food items, but the
prices were not lowered.
Thp cost of bringing the men to
Lincoln, salaries and subsistence for ,/
seven days, transportation from Lin
coln to Omaha, return or rejected
men to place of enlightenment In the
National guard, and other Incidental
Items will entail a total expense to T
the state of fill tv 117,000.
The representatives of the rail
roads met at the office of (ieneral
Herry at 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon to present their blits for trans
porting the troops to Omaha. The
hid* of the Burlington. Klkhurn and
Bock Island companies were all the
being 11.10 pet tn< (tiding
200 pounds of baggage with each
man The Missouri BactUc's bid was
42 *» cents tier man. and that com
pany will get ths contract |t u
served that ths road shall hava
twenty four hours' nolle# of tbs
ftlOt#.
Tiler# i« a l»lg «|#tH*n«) f«»r w#*t#rn
hay at North I'latts. but there |# very
little for sal*!, It Is worth |'. ,-lU |M.r
• on on the track. about |j higher
<b*u sixty days ago.
Most of the farmers to Kalin* coun
ty are ready to plant corn Not in
manv years bs* the plowing p**n w
nearly completed at this lime of tbs
l#«f
1‘Ulnview i* talking of having a .*
tirsnd k*m» of tb* Itepahiu- r*un
t«-n in July sad fund* are being to
!»• o .1 to, that purpuse *nd tb* par
ti** are meeting with good *uev*wn
Th* bsi.ding commtn** tb* ptm
ysceed I’rvabytertan rhureh *t Warm
held n steeling and among tbemaalcea
mn.)» up *kat wan Is- b ug to rnU*
the t ■•.* sMb wbteb to build, whkh
• IB be regime need *1 one*,