Cmr Northwestern
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898. NUMBEFM2
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The war is becoming more exciting as time rolls on. This
week has shown great activity around Santiago, Cuba, and the
latest news last night, not fully confirmed, is that Sampson has
entirely destroyed the sea coast batteries at the mouth of San
. tiago harbor and has landed and planted the stars and strips
and prepared to land troops as soon as the transport reaches
there.
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’I- Lincoln Telegram, Friday, June 3, 9:30 p. m.
There has been no further attack at Santiago, so far as re
ported and no news from Sampson or Schley whatever. Xaval
officials say they are not surprised and when news does come
l it will be sensational. Most important announcement Wash
ington, to-day is that administration backed by prominent ad
vices has determined to take and hold Porto Rico. President
and other officials frankly admit to-day that they expect to hear
of battle at Santiago, any hour, they are surprised that Spain
l is still unyielding, have been holding off in belief that she
; would make overtures for peace, but patience is exhausted and
from now on fight will be fast and furious. Bryans 3rd regi
1 ment assigned to Philippines, Orders issued to San Francisco,
for second expidition to Philippines to start Tuesday. Indiana
arrives Tainpa, to convoy troops to Santiago.
. S Lincoln Telegram. Saturday, June I. 9:3<i p. m.
To-days advices confirm last nights dispatches of some
sort engagement at Santiago and sinking of coal scow Merri
mac instead however of being blow n up by Spanish torpedo,
was deliberately scuttled by Sampson sunk in harbor at en
trance in order to block narrow’ channel and prevent escape
of enemies fleet, this confirmed bv report from Sampson
[himself received Washington says, Merriinac sunk in harbor
by naval constructor Hobson, and crew. There are several
wild stories to-day of another battle in which Spains fleet was
badly whipped and many vessels disabled, it cannot be con
firmed. Dispatches from Key West, says Viscaya attempt
ed to leave harbor disabled and made to retire, her guns silen
ced and she was boarded, nothing received at Washington.
Five transports left Mobile, w ith troops this morning for inva
sion of Cuba.
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Special to the Northwestern Lincoln, June 5th, 6:30 p. m.
Entire absence of startling war news to-ilay, and nothing
to confirm wild report of sinking Spanish fleet yesterday, on
contrary every thing goes to prove enemy still in Santiago har
bor from which escape is impossible since voluntary sinking of
I collier Merimac at harbor entrance. Special from Washing
ton, says beginning of end is in sight, Cervera’s fleet caged,
Bank of Spain bankrupt, end of hostilities probably near at
hand. They think at Washington, that within a week Spain
will sue for peace. Basis of this will be independence of Cuba,
and cession of Porto Rico to United States, and naval station
accorded in Philippines. Transports heavily loaded with troops
moving to-day from Tampa, and Mobile.
Lincoln Telegram. Monday, Juno 0, 0:30 p. m.
Dispatches received at New York, from Kingston Jamai
| ca says at least five thousand American troops landed at Puen
ta Corbera, a few miles west of Santiago, and made junction
with (Jarcia. No difficulty experienced in landing. Dispatches
from Washington says, St. Louis has arrived at Mole St. Nich
olas, to day confirms landing of troops at Santiago, this is
oidy vanguard much larger force. War and naval officials at
Washington, believe climax of war will be reached this week.
Santiago and San Juan, both expected to fall before combined
land and sea forces before another Sabbath. Talk now in na
val circlet of carrying war into Spanish waters. Miles com
pletes inspection at Tampa, and goes to Chickamauga, purpose
is to hurry troops along to Cuba.
Llucoia TthtrM. Twklii JunvT t Jly in
Diapatches to-day continue to insure that big force of Am
erican troops bus been lauded at Santiago, and more to follow.
Chicago record usually reliable (mats bulletin saying poiitively
that last part of first expiditiou to Cuba, left Tampa last night
expiditiou made up of flirty six transports and carried twenty
six thousaud men with horse* wagons artillery. To-day* ad
vice* confirm iu*urgeut attack at Manila, nnd go to prove they
are earryiug everything liefnre them, eighteeu hundred Span
i lards made surrender and eity may fall within week. Dewey
assisted by water, Di*|*atche* arrived to-day, yesterday bom
l larded Santiago, liattertes silenced liv American ships and n*
fire ceased fioet drew near to shore and engaged Spanish ves
sel* lying iu harlsir Rena Mercedes hit mjuurelv bv thirteen
inch theii, ten sailors killed by shell and many injured, an
Lincoln Telegram WodneH<lay June 8th. 8 30 p. in.
If reports coining in to-day from many sources are to be
believed Santiago engagement of Monday was bloody with losses
heavy on both sides. At Madrid, Spanish officials gave out fol
lowing: bloody encounter occured Monday at Santiago, Amer
ican fleet thrice attacked Spanish land and Morro batteries,
but were repulsed with heavy loss, estimate killed and wound
ed Americans fifteen hundred, however sunk Reina Mercedes
whose lieutenant, Acosta, was killed. Nothing to confirm this
report received at Washington. Sampson telegraphed late
last night that bombardment was kept up many hours and
fortifications swept away and said not an American ship or
man injured. Sampson does not even claim to have sunk Reina
Mercedes, but thinks she was badly damaged. All reports to
day indicato that troops are being hurried away from Tampa,
fast as transports can carry them. News of fall of Manila, at
hands of insurgents expected any day.
THE MERRIMAC PLANTED.
HOBSCN THE HERO. -THE MAN WHO
FORCED THE HARROK AND HUNK
HIS HHJP.-KKM AUK ABLE HKAVEKY.
Dispatches in the Monday morn
ing dailies give in detail a glowing
account of the sinking of the Merri
mae, by Lieutenant Hobson and his
crew of eight volunteers. By their
single deed of American daring
Spain has lost the powerful fleet of
Admiral Cervera.
Just before dawn on Friday, June
3, seven gallant seaman took the
collier Merrimac under the blazing
Morro batteries and anchor
ed and sunk her beneath a fitful fire
of musketry and heavy cannonading
from the shore and the wrecked hull
of the sunken vessel effectually closes
the entrance to the harbor within
which the Spanish squadron is help
lessly and hopelessly locked.
This splendid stroke, which leaves
the government at Washington free
to act without further fear of the
Spanish fleet, was planned by Lieut.
Hobson who commanded the ex
pedition. He is a naval constructor,
attached to Annapolis and his home
is in Brooklyn, With him went D.
Montague, Geo. Charette, J. E. Mur
phy, Oscar Deignan, John P. Phil
lips and John Kelley, all non-com
missioned officers or enlisted men.
A steam launch from the flagship
New York, commanded by Cadet J.
W. Powell, followed the Merrimac
to the mouth of the harbor, and dis
pite the fire from the forts cruised
in the vacinity for an hour and a
halt after the collier was sunk, but
no sign of the brave Americans
was seen and Powell rejoined the
flag ship.
The plan to block the entcrance to
Santiago harbor had been under con
sideration for seveial days, as Hoar
Admiral Sampson had decided that
it was impossible to take his licet
inside. Lieut. Hobson had expected
to do the work Wednesday night,
but owing to the delay in prepaiing
the ship it was deferred.
The daring officer attempted to run
in after daylight on Thursday and
was only stopped under protest alter
stern orders to return from the ad
miral. All day be preparations pro
ceeded and by nightfall the trail was
in rcadiuess. A row of lerp does hail
been arranged outside the bull so that
Lieutenant Hobson could explode
them from the vessel sud thus
insure her lapidsinking. At nightfall
the various ships of the fleet passed
the doomed Merrimac cheering her
lustily.
Hundreds of msn and scores ol
tilth cl* volunteered (of the duty, sud
| t'ornusauder Merrill, who had been
the c•plain of tbe Merrimac, hegge |
pet ui its ion of Admiral Sampson to
g«, but Lieutenant Hobson waa as
signed. My 10 o'clock all but tbe
men who were going oh the danger
ous errand bad been taken from tiie
Merrimac and the collier awaited the
appointed hour. It was an impress
ive night among the men of the 1
fleet, for few expected that the mem
bers of the little crew would see an
other sunrise. The Dight was clou
dy, with fitful lightning flashes, be
hind the dark lines of the hostile
shore, now and then ghowing the grim
shadows of the battlements. Soon
after 3 o'clock the black hull of the
Merrimac began to drift slowly to
ward the land, and in a half hour
was lost to sight. It was Lieuten
ant Hobsons plan to steam past Morro,
swing crosswise of the channel, drop
bis anchors, open the valves, explode
the torpedoes on the port side, leap
overboard, preceded by his crew and
make their escape in a little lifeboat
which was towed astern if possible,
and if not to attempt to swim ashore.
All the men were heavily armed re
ady to make a fierce resistance to
capture.
Scarcely bad the ship disapeared
when a Dash from Morro’s guns pro
claimed that she had been discovered.
Immediately the other batteries open
ed fire, but the ship went steadly on,
for this morniDgthe top of her masts
can he seen in the water beyond
Morro nnd near Estrella battery. A
heav3’ cannon and musketry fire con
tinued for half an hour and guns
were fired at intervals until long after
daylight. None of the American
ships dared to fire for fear of striking
the Merrimac's crew.
As davlicht came on the steam
launch could be seen cruising close
to tbe harbor entrance. Until half
past five the search was continued
and then, under a shower of Span
ish shells, which flew wide off their
mark. Cadet Powell steamed away
and a half hour later boarded the
New York, and reported to Admiral
Sampson that he believed tbe entire
crew of the Mcrrimac had been lost.
Not one of them did he catch
sight of. The Merrimao, lie said, lay
well across the channel, her musts
showing that Lieutenant Hobson had
done his work well, sinking the ship
a'most in the exact spot decided upon.
The channel is not as wide us tbe
Merriuuc's length aud it is impossi
ble for the Spaniards to raise or de
stroy the wreck under tho guns of the
American fleet.
A somewhat reckless youth who had
enllMed for the war. and had spent hi*
lime In camp In w riling home for mon
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INSIKUICNTM WINS A VIOTOBV. ,
A New York dispatch says that
news has just reached the Cuban
Junta of a victory by the Cuban ,
forces over a division of the Spanish
irony at Jiguani, province of Santi
igo, May 22. It was one of the
most decisive battles the patriots ,
lave gained in many months and
the most important one since war ;
nas been declared by the United ,
States against Spain. A column of ,
Spanish soldiers, 1,800 strong acting
inder orders from Havana to aban
don the interior and advance
towards the coast, evacuated the
.own of La Piedra, after having des
.royed the fortifications to prevent
them falling into the hands of the in
turgents. They were also joined
.here b) a detachment of 800 Span
sh soldiers from Santa itica, and i
,he two forces were united in camp
it Jiguani. The Spaniards were
lurprised on the morning of May
l-j, by being attacted by a devision
>f the forces belonging to General
jarcia’s command under the lcader
ihip of Col. Jesus Rabi. With him
were also Col. I^ora, commanded the
Uirat cavalry, and Colonel Montaire
if the infantry regiment “Cuba Ijib
re."
The Cubans numbered a little
more than 1,000 men. the Cubans
idvanced in good order, beiog well
equipped with arms and ammunition
ind took the enemy completely by
mrprise. At the start the Spaniards
scattered, but afterwards made an
iifort to rally their forces. They
inly succeeded in being able to re
treat in regular order to the village
sf Palma. There they were reinfor
ced by several hundred men, and
turned upon the Cubans, and the bat
tle was renewed with fury. The
Spaniards were beginning to recover
some of the ground which they had
lost, when at a most oppertenc mo
mem lue i/uum reguueui -a|juiiuni
came up from General Garcia's com
mand and attacked the enemy in the
rear. Simultaneously with’ this the
regiment “Santiago’’ attacked them
upon the left flank, so the Spaniards
were forced to fight, hemmed in on
both sides. The Cubans succeded in
taking several advantageous posi
tions, which they held.
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li, the Spaniards were forced to leave
>ebind much of their ammunition and
tupplies, so that they were to a con
siderable extent handicapped in fight
ng, while on the otherhand tbe Cu
bans seemed to be well equipped and
>n the aggressive. After six hours
iard fighting at Palma tbe Spaniards
■aised a flag of truce and expressed
hemselves as being willing to sur
■ender. Terms were arranged, and
he Cubans took as prisoners one
Spanish colonel, seven captains and
leveral other officers, besides 1,003
toldiers. The Spanish loss amounted
m seventy-six dead, besidee a large
lumber wounded. Included in the
Spanish losses were thirteen officers,
i'be Cubans sustained a heavy loss,
ml it was smaller than that of the
Spaniards. It is reported there were
!orty-six killed, including five officers
if lesser rank and about sixty
wounded.
After tbe battle which was one of
the bitterest of the war, tbe Cubans
-eturned to Jiguani. There they re
covered a large quantity of arms and
immunition from the deserted Spanish
camp, togather with provisions and
supply wagons. These were sent to
Gareia's camp at Bayamo.
The people of Jiguani and Santa
Rica came to greet the Cubans and
there was great rejoicing among the
inhabitaut, who had before that time
been forced to conceal their sympa
thy while the towns were occupied
by Spauisb soldiers. General Jesus
Rabi, at once set to work organiz
ing a civil government for the town
reting under the orders of General
Garcia.
Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls, of
Kansas, whose fame as a brilliant
writer, a man of remarkable scholar
ship and literary attainments, is even
greater than that of the distinguished
senator, annonnees a new book on
ibe subject of the American-Spanlsh
Cuban War. It is entitled “Ameri
[•as war tor Humanity in ncture
and Story.” It is published by the
N. D. Thompson Publishing Go., of
St. Louis, Mo., and is an exhaustive
discussion of the causes of the war,
and an equally exhaustive history of
its incidents, and a brilliant analysis
of the famous characters conducting
it. It promises to be the one great
and popular work called forth by this
wonderfully interesting national epi
sode. Whatever Senator Ingalls
touches he adorns; and this book
shines and sparkles in the light of
bis genius. The present work is
worthy of his genius, and will be a
monument to his fame. The subject
now so engrosses the popular mind
as to forcast for this book a sale
that will be universal. It will lie
sold by subscription only, and the
cauvassing samples are now ready
for agents. We advertise it in an
other column.
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