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.
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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.
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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*
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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.
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