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Loup Cot Northwestern VOL. XV. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898. NUMBER^ , SAN JUAN BOMBARDED. SAMPSON REDUCES ITS FORTS AND IS NOW SEARCHING FOR ENEMY. OOVEHRMIRT KKEFIMO HEWN BACK.-OREGON SAKE. REFOttT OF AMERI CAN VESSEL BLOWN OF NOT CONFIRMED There has been very little of interest to the people hap pened at the seat of war during the past week, preliminanes, ^ that are all important for the campaign’ yet make dull reading to the public. The Spanieh fleet is somewhere near the coast of Venezuela, and our fleets are looking for her and at thh same time closing in on her from all points of exit. The Oregon, has arrived safe and is in touch with Sampson. The govorn ment has placed a censor on all news that makes the daily movements of our fleets impossible to be ascertained. Special to the NoRTHwestbhn Friday. May 13. rt.30 p. m. San Juan De Porto Rico, has fallen before Sampsons guns. Further details received today show bombardment lasted four hours. Forts demolished and city partially reduced. Sampson makes no effort to occupy tow n, but standing off awaiting ('ape Verde fleet now positively known to be at Martineque, Lee ward Islands, less than four hundred miles away. Loss of Spaniards unknown. One man killed on New York, seven wounded on board Iowa. Meeting of two fleets believed to be only matter of few hours. Gunboat Wilmington, takes terra ble vengence for wrecking Winslow off Cardenas. Bombards town and burns four hundred houses. City said to have sur rendered. Schley’s flying squadron left Newport News, 4, o’ clock this afternoon, supposed to have gone to join Sampson. Special to the Nobthwbstkhn, Saturday, May, 14, »:3<i p m. War history may repeat itself, and second big naval battle present struggle be fought Sunday as was that of Dewey at Manila. All advices today indicate Sampson and Cape Verde fleet approaching each other but nothing certain. Schley and flying squadron far toward Cuban coast and ready to give enemy fight or foot race as they desire. Spanish now practically hemmed in and must give battle or show white feather by sailing back to Spain. Nothing received from Sampson up to a late hour this evening. News comes to Key West of desper ate battle off Cienfuegos, where Marblehead, Marshall, and Winslow engaged Spanish forts and ships. Two Americans kill-' ed eight wounded. Spanish loss estimated eight hundred. Cable cut. Battle fought by Americans against great odds, but over whelmingly triumphant and streets Cienfuegos left desolate [with dead and wounded. Cutting of cable leaves Blanco, shut in from outside world. Special to the Nokthwkrtehn, Sunday, May 15, 8:30 p. m Spanish fleet today definitely located near Curacao, not far from northern coast of South America, determined to keep out of way of Sampson, who is off coast of Hayti, seven hun dred miles from enemy. This means battle may be delayed several days unless Schley who is moving fast to south and may head Spaniards off. Day unusually active at Washington, if coming naval battle not dicisive and does not terminate war, President will immediately issue aaother call for one hundred thousand volunteers, this was decided on today. Belief be coming general that war will be protracted. Oregon now known to be safe and rushing north to join Sampson. First regiment Nebraska starts tomorrow for San Francisco. Special vo the Northwestern Llucola Monday May 18. 8 30 p, u. Three new Spanish war ships sighted off north coast of Venezuela, supposed to Ik* direct from Cadi/ will join Cape Verde fleet ami whole squadron make direct for Cuba. Infer ence is that Spain concentrating all liest ships of navy to make one final effort to crush Americans. Schley reaches Key West, tonight and proceeded direet for Cuban coast, Samp son evidently planning to head ott' enemy at Windward. More news received today from Oregon, naval officers refuse to say where she is, but declare no fear for her safety President lias abandoned |K*m*eful blockade hereafter when any ships ap proach Cuban coast it will be for business. First Nebr. Keg imont left today for San Francisco. Spanish dynamiter dis covered at Tampa, and will be killed if caught. U» itv Xi'ftVlltksTINk ! 'tu sdft M*f If I V |*m Spanish fioet still sailing the sea of obscurity, now rrpor* tod still moving westward from Venezuela for C'dIhi coast, no prusjwvts of meeting withiu twenty four hours, llepor!**! from Havana, that American vessel was blown up while engaged in removmg a torpedo from liarboroi Calmnas. Nothing from Washington, or Key West to confirm report Ih-wev say* he must have reinforcement* *«*ou as possible at Philippine*, Insurgents son to make attack on city tb-neral Merritt, sav» lie will not go to 1*1.tnd utile** given more regulars. Uailo more than ever today as if I'nskknt wouhl call for more no n U-fi>re end >>( week (*lad*tone dying,mav not live through night. Special to the Nor u v: r.-rrv.x Lincoln, May is, 8:30 p m. Goverpmenl today decided on immediate campaign in Culm. Naval situation regarded as so changed as to warrant lauding troops despite fact that Spanish fleet has not been defeated. War department begun work this morning with full determination to land expedition within week. Naval attack on Havana will preceed landing of troops. Spain has sent two more warships to join Cape Verde fleet. Dispatch from Washington, says Sampson has been positively informed of location of enemy and is hot on their trail. Schleys flying squadron arrived off Key West this morning, will proceed to Cuba at once. Oregon making splendid time northward andean join Sampsons fleet in two or three days. Second call for volunteers expected tonight or tomorrow, some will be Negroes. Special to tba Nobthwshtshn, Tburhl|»y, May IV « 10 p. m. Navy and state department using West India cable freely in effort to locate Spanish fleet; cannot tell how successful as all official news is kept secret. Government expects to hear of battle off Florida before end of week. Have pretty good idea where it will occur, but secret never more guarded than now. All sorts of thoughts as to where abouis of Sampson and enemy but nothing definitely known. Three American warships yesterday bombarded Moiro Castle Santiago De Cuba; only slight damage done. Purpose was to cut Cable to Jamaica; not kuown whether successful. New Spanish cabinet sworn in; more warlike than pre decessor. President, postpones second call tor troops until all under first call mustered. Death list by Iowa tornado placed at fifty. Geo. II. Barber, Grand Recorder of the A. O. U. W., sent two sons to Lin coln to be mustered into the service of Uncle Ham, in the Grand Island Co. and when he discovered that there was a prospect that said company would re fuge to go ou account of some wrongs they clamed the Governor was forcing upon them, lie immediately telegraphed them that their country called and they should enlist in some other company. CLEAR CREEK ITEMS. Weather is fine, planting corn will soon be a thing of the past. The farmers are feeling sore when they are offered a dollar for wheat and have none to sell. Bill Green will soon be around again and ex plain to the dear farmers why this is so. Abe Heslop, is on bis farm again after a years absence at New Castle. He is here to stay, fully satisfied that Nebraska is the place to live and grow rich. Ingalls is quite siek, rheumatism and stomach trouble, is the Doctors verdict. Recorder. The Westfield (Lnd) News, prints the following in regard to an old resident of that place; “Frank McAvoy, for many years in the employ of the L., N- A. A C. Ry. here says; “I have used Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for ten years or longer—am never without it in my family. 1 con sider it the best remedy of the kind manufactured. I take pleasure in re nninmonilinoi It*' Tt ia a snPi'SHi' trip nil bowel disorders. For sale by Odendah Bro’a. KOUINttON SHOW EXCURSIONS. Arrangements have been perfected with all lines of travel for special ex cursion rates to the John Robinson Greatest of all American Shows, which exblbity in St, Paul, Nebraska, May 20. As this is the only place in the vucinity where this famous big show w ill exhib it this seasou, the opportunity to see it should be taken advantage of by all who enjoy a really high-class circus performance. The John Robinson name needs no introduction to the com moiilty. It has been identified for seventy live years with all that is best in arenic amusements in the I Tilted States, and the show this year Is bigger better and more meritorious than ever One of the great attractions of the present St a.on U l.oulst'yr, the Wonder fut i anadieu strong wall, who holds on his sn-'tilder* (wnioiis of solid weight, besides performing lorn) almost in- J credible feats of lifting In addition j to this special feature there are baud-1 reds of new and original act* a thrill-J tug Roman hippodrome a horse fair, 1 contain,ng of over ,loO handsome horse* I and a great preliminary pala te, l« I which the leading features of the ms ! aagerl* and hundreds of procession, 1 features are eahtblted free upon lie streets. . ,.n„ —.. According to the newspapers, an Ob t bnstsaad became lb* happy lather of I •even chiidreu set !, ,n g ago. Ill lb- | seven nit lived but ms It la to be hot i nl he Igtd In a supytly of t hamheytnte , j t >n«gh H*tt**d) the eo y awn core f < | croup, a hooping cough colds as-I cough* and an insured ais children : against these diseases Pur sate tsv i >de»dabI Hsu's Young Mr. Taylor of Grand Island, and son of our good looking lb P. con ductor wanted to go to fight the Span iards but was too young to be accepted without his fathers consent who was at the time visiting in Pennsylvania. When Mr. Taylor returned he felt the fire of patriotism burning in his veins as he did in 61, so he said to his son, ‘I fought, bled and foraged for my coun try, go thou and do likewise," and the happy boy started for the Philippines. ASHTON LOCAL NEWS. Mr. R. A. Wilson returned from Wisconsin on Wednesday evening, bis mother and brother Louis follow ing on Tuesday evenings train. Mr. H. J. Ilillelirandt of St. Paul spent Thursday, Faiday and Satur day among us. Henry is a great worker and promises to “sell a whole stack of McCormick’s,” so he says. IteV. Paul Quarder went to St. Paul Friday evening. Riley Arthaud and wite have re turned, and we hear they arc going to live among us this summer, while Riley assists his father on his farm. Miss Laura Badura spent Sunday with her brother, our genial county treasurer at his home in Loup City. Mr. 8. J. hair, of Rockville was seen on our thoroughfare here Mon day afternoon. He was just as jolly as ever. Miss Anna Thode received a bicy cle Monday evening, and another came Tuesday, for Mr. Neils A. Madsen. Still they come and MOKE TO FOLLOW. I. c. u. SHE THK H1U KOIIINSON SHOW So much interest has been aroused by the advertised visit of the John KobinSon greatest of All American Shows to St. 1'aul May 36, that we would suggest to our many readers who join the excursionists on circus day to make every effort to get to town In time for the magnlllcient free street display,which precced* the performance of the big show. The John Hobluson parade is undoubtedly the lined pro cessional display ever presented by any circus lit the l Tilted States. Not ouly are there more horses, more e!n phauts. more tableau-cars, more open den* of wild animals aud more beaut I fully costumed people, hut (he entire parade i» »u replete with new. note) and uuhjue features a# U> constitute a a rev Wat mo in cireu* processions. The Initial perlonnance will lw given at 3 o'clock, sod the Ileal one at f p m liulli wilt he equally complete Over' i‘*> performer* contribute to the mur Isittiiimt. hundred* of horse* are u*ed j to the a rente and hippodrome displays,J slid the tp dal attraction, head**! by! I.oul* 1* r, the * *' aJIan strong suS. > II soi t>. Hie* with us other show op j earth ■'ll Is Ihs ttwst on S ailh rhst t* *1*1 I a «rda a Father, ms* • rtusis »l Ftalws tia »a»* of I bantW*'j tain's Fain luim, for Mb* >• mat Urn tamo, hack tkeop vested ami uswulvr pain* W..id i»v t i,*m «bt gur** |C >4*1.1*. HHiti 'vvt.a dt” u In Humph »•»» Iamotsa npostAo tor the cut* of, III ip ami ttaidt and tho prevention of, gnmmooia All druggist* tl went* sea- \s# ■ -_ OHIo I it I Kcport on Alluatlon in Cuba. A Dispatch from Washington D C says Colonel Arthur L. Wagoner and Lieutenant Anderson, of the war de partments bureau of information sub mitted an important report to tbe president on the 15, inst. Colonel Wagoner recently visited the Cuban coast and gathered his statements from reliable first bands. The most important is that tbe Spanish army in Cuba has an effective force of 85 000 men. The estimate is so much higher than it bus ever been reported that the government hardly credited the report but Colonel Wagner veri fies it in detail. Wagner furthor reports that Ha vana is covered by 26 to 30 miles of earthworks. Those at tbe strategic points are strengthened by batteries of fairly good field guns. These works Lave all been constructed within the last three weeks. General Iilauco, Colonel Wagner states, con scripted between 0,000 and 8,000 negroes and put them to work on these coast defenses. General Parrudo, in command of tbe military department of Havana has removed a large number of tbe soldiers from towns and put them to picketing the north shore of Cuba. The line of pickets begins at Havana, trending westward. Though these troops are seasoned having been on the island for two years, they are woefully lacking as marksmen. An entire battalion fired at tbe Amer icans who were cutting the cables at Ceinfuegos for ten minutes at a dis tance of DO yards with Mauser rifles, and only succeeded in hitting four men. Tlie Real Kemeily for Khfluniat Ism From the Kalrbaven <N. Y.) Register. Mr James Roland of this village, states that for twenty-live years his.wlfe has been a sufl'erer from rheumatism . A few nights a go she was In such pain that she was nearly crazy. 8be sent Mr, Rowland for the doctor, but he had read of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Instead of going for the physician he went to the store and secured a bottle of It, Ills wife did not approve of Mr. Roland's purchase at first, but neverthe less applied the Balm thoroughly and in an hour's time was able to go to sleep. She now applies It whenever she feels an ache or a pain and finds It alwavs gives relief, lie says that bo medicine which she has used ever did her as much good. The tlH and HO cent sizes for sale by—Odendahl Bro’a. 8. C. P. Jones, Millersburg, Pa. writes:—“I have used DeWltt’s Little Early Risers aver since they were Intro duced here and must say I have never used any pills In my family during forty years of house keepihg that gave such satisfactory results as a laxative or cathartltf.”—Odendahl Rro’s. OPENING DAY. Greatly reduced rates to Omaha via the Union Pacific for the Opening Day of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, June, 1, 1898. Eor rates, ltmita • on tickets and full Information call oc W. D. Clifton, Agent. LKUAL NOTICE. To whom It may concern: Notice la hereby given to all persons not to harbor or keep one glgred Carlson, aa old S weed lady and pauper, of Washing ton township, Sherman oo„ Neb., as she has a house here and said township la willing to provide for and care for her. rou are rurther notified that said Washing ton township will not pav for her keeping any where i :se, or any bills that shu may contract: All persons so harbor ing or trust i ng her In any way will have to do so on their own responsibility. D. 11. Koran, Justice of the Peace Washington township, Sherman Co. Neb. D. C. DOE, A. P. CULLEY, Vice-President. Oashlsv. FIRST BANK OF LOUP CITY. General Banking Business Transacted. Capital Stock, $50,000. Loans on Improved Farms at NINE per cent. Best Company and Best Terms to be bad in the west. Cokbkshondents: Chemical National Bank, New York City, N. Y., Omaha National Bank, Omaha, Nebraska. T1MK TAHLB. LOUP CITY. NKBB. 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