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Cf,ty Northwestern LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, N KBKASK.A, FRIDAY, JUNE 17,1806, NUMBER 13 : THE CUSTOMS FRIEND! f Is preparing to close out his entire stock of READY MADE CLOTHING These goods are all FIRST CLASS and of the “HAPPY HOME BRAND” will be sold entirely p Regardless of Cost A great many of our friends will visit the Exposition this season. | Most of you will pay more or less attention to the exhibits which will be made by the great department stores of this country, and many of you will be tempted to become customers of theirs, through their statement that he country merchant cannot meet their prices. -—-.-—-_L_ We ftf* aware that most country merchants (Jo not meet their prices, but ! Gasteyer is THE country merchant who can and WILL meet their prices on any thing which ho carries or is able to procure. So remember friends) that when you aro in need of any thing in his line he will till your order just as low and just as satisfactory as any of the larger eastern concerns. ____ , _____ _____ ___________________ tfjity, ^e„ fjStffe. 1. FORTY SPANIARDS KILLED. I - Bps" b FIFTEEN HUNDRED CUBAN INSURGENTS JOINED THE MARINES AT CREST HILL. • ____ SPANISH CAMP CAPTUKKU ANII fcOUKUK or WATKK SUPPUII CCT OKP. June 11, dispatches from Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, says; The first landing of American troops in force was effected at Caimanera, this afternoon. At 2:05 this afternoon Color Ser geant Richard Silvey, of company C, first batallion of marines of Brooklyn, N, Y. raised the stars and stripes above the smoul dering ruins of the fort. As its folds caught the breeze 600 ma rines from the troop ship Panther, laid down their arms and the tools they had been at work with, and doffed their caps to join in a mighty shout for old Glory, then they scamper ed up the hill to the block house on top that had guarded the enterance to Guantanamo harbor, but i3 now’ a posession of Uncle Sam. As the Marines landed they applied the torch to all the houses us a precaution against yellow fever. In the harbor, to protect the Marines as they landed, lav he cruisers Marblehead, Yankee and Yosemite, the battleship Oregon, the torpedo-boat Porter, and the Dolphin, Vixen and Panther, and a collier. The landing was effected without the necessity of shelling the shore as the wav had been cleared on Tuesday before by the Yankee, and Marblehead, and the remaining Spaniards tied at the approach of the American war ships. New York, June 11,—Thirteen car loads of ammunition of all kinds was ship|>ed from here for San Francisco, to be at once forwarded to Dewey, at Manila, which will give him a supply that will last a long time. The defeat of the Spaniards at Santiago, last Monday, was overwhelming. The best of our war-ships art' concentrated in the gulf, between Tampa, and Key West, to protect the troop ships on their voyage to Santiago, the fleet consists of 34 troop shi|Ni and 15 smaller ones carrying supplies of nil kinds for the troops after they have made a lauding. Sunday June 12,— Disjiatches say, at 3, o'clock Saturday a force of Spanish guerillas uud regulars made au attack on the Marines that were landed at Guaatauamo bay, and a fierce fight was kept up for thirteen hours in which the United Statea forces hail four killed and one wounded. The Spanish loss is io4 known, as the\ fought principallv iu the night and carried off their dead atm wounded. I lie iMidi'-s of the Americans that were kilted, wrere fcarfulK mutilated by the S|atniard«. The Marblehead launched a t o|t Machine gun and run it up thahay and raiued bullets into the guerillas. By day light Sunday morning the Spaniard-* retreated ami the little band of Marine* waited for reinforcements. WaaStajitoa. Jam I k, I* »(>*(**» i»i|*i <u tltl a wtiMgi from *A«{iMa *Im*-Imm Its (i'll (Sat ilw Itub aas-t at 4 uimi ilwi SmaIaU lit* Mm Aa4 AtttfMA >*A I'lAA* Mil, Ml Ua*AAlAtt«l»>< kilhtll I**I flhltl »l>.| «S , SaU Uaam tliiwli hitii(infi4 In lk*A t^MblO immIIu twn 4o« *u l •maiA, v«a iaI*a«aU ttua IWk janlue m TmaaUav bi IIm Ioa*Ii arrival of 1,500 Cuban Insurgents from the command of Generals Garcia and Rabbi, and wore now strong enough to stand off the Spaniards until the troops were landed. The news came as a graet relief to Washington, as it was feared that the Marines might be overpowered by shear force of num bers before assistance could reach them. Information from Guanatanamo, Bay, by the dispatch boat Wanda, leav ing there Juno 14, 8 p. in. says. The Marines under Colonel Huntington, and the Cubans under Colonel Labor, razed a Spanish camp about five miles from the American position, and destroyed the only well in that va einity, and killed forty Spaniards. One American, was wounded, and two Cubans killed and tour wounded. There was at least 400 Spaniards engag ed. The Marines marched across a mountain under a glari ng tropical sun twenty-two of them received medical aid before they reached the battle ground but none was unable to get there. The Cubans who were used to that climate darted in all directions on the lookout for Spaniards, and to guard against any surprise from guerilla bands. It was noon when they first sighted the Spanish camp on a ridge below them, clustered arouud the well, their only water supply for some seven miles. The Americans at once made a cautious advance and was within two hundred yards of the enemy before the first shot was fired by the Spanish, who appearantly had not seen them coming. The Marines settled down to cool effective work immediately, with the Cubans on their left flank. For twenty minutes the battle raged from both sides, the Spaniards shooting high as usual and doing very little damage, while the Marines and Cabans, aimed cooly and shot to kill, the Spaniards being concealed behind any friendly objest in reaeb. The Americans began to think a bayonet charge would have to be resort ed to to dislodge the enemy wDen they began to break for a thicket a hun dred yards farther on. Seperateiy and in little groups, zigcngging to dodge the bullets. The Americans poured in a gauling fire, and ihc Span iards seemed to think of nothing but escape and their fire almost ceased. The Americans then moved slowly over the ground that had been desert ed by the fleeing Spaniards firing as they wen . They set fire to the build ings, and filled up the well so as to prevet the Spaniards from getting any more water. The Dolphio, which had been laying eff the coast then land ed water and ammunition for the men as they expected an attack on the way hack, but none was made, and the Marines and Cubans, reached eamp abaut dark after a very satisfactory days work. THE VESDVIOS TESTED AND PROVES A SUCCESS. NKHMAaKA. HO¥n Oi r t'llK MANILA. The l>vnainile Crouiser \ esuvius was given a test at Santiago on Mon (lav night ami gave a very satisfact ory account of herself. She flred three *ho;* of ’.*00 |ha of gun cotton as a test anil the et plosion* which followed about it* seconds after the air was turned on waa said to have been terrible but Just what damage she done could not be learned but the concussion was so great that It shook the ship* ia the blockading licet two wile* away Kottr thousand more lm>)w left Han francisco, H'edaesd**, for the )‘hlllppil»c* |u reinforce IVnuy. The ■is* N*br**as. boy* were shipped aboard the Senator, and ma*le a fail ship load i i —| mm fh'ieeamto ml suit star* It net grippe i have been mtsmt in healtb ■*» (tee Minute ( sugt fuse It ^vltM) curs* enough# vaUb, HfvMtvhiti* pneumonia, grippe, asthma and all thrust *o.t lung It* ease* her «ate by iMeadahl Its > Kx-Senator John J. Ingalls, of Kansas, whose fame as a brilliant writer, a man of remarkable scholar ship anil literary attainments, is even i greater than that of the distinguished j senator, announces a now book ou (he subject of the American Spanish ( uhau tttr, It is entitled "Ameri ca's War For Humanity iu Picture and Story." It is published by the N. I*. Thompson Publishing Co., of : St. Louis. Mo., and Is an exhaustive ; discussion of the causes of the war, | sail an e |ually exhaustive history of its incidents, and a brilliant analysis of the famous characters conducting it. It prointaea to tie the one great i ami popular work called forth by this sombre fully interesting national rpi wale \\ batever Senator Ingalls touches he a>loeus and this book shine* and sparkles in the light of : hta genius. The present work is worthy of his genius, and will be a monument to hia fame The subject now so engeowaee the popular mimi «• to f'urvsst five this boon a ante that eiU he unlvereni It eiit he w>hl by subscription only, and the >an*asw»ng samples are now reedy > fur «genla, k‘* »l««etm tt in an other column. VIEWS OF AN ENGLISH MINISTKK. HIS DEDUCTIONS ON SPAIN AND AMERICA. The following ia the views of an Fngliah minister aa set fourth in a letter written to one of hia own conn trv papers. “When 1 last wrote, I mentioned the first great victory of the fleet of the United states. But I had then no idea of its extraordinary complete ness. I spoke of it as the practical annihilation of the empire of Spain in the Orient. But I did not myself realize the full meaning of my own words. For this 19 what happened at the battle of -Manila. Admiral, (then Commodore) Dewey took bis fleet over the mines at the entrance to Manila Harbor, under cover of the friendly darkness of night. With six ships he engaged the Spanish fleet and the fortifications round about Manila. He sank or destroy ed every ship, and without having one of his men silled. Six were slightly wounded, and some slight damage was done to his ship tackle. That was all, and the three centur ies old empire ot Spain in the East had tumbled into ruins. The battle has altered the history of the world, or, to speak more cor rectly, has marked for the world, has made manifest to the world, a great liberation that has taken place, all unpreceived by most people. These great apparent cataclysms are not real turning points, they are only the outward and visible sign, to use Methodist pbraseolegy, of an tuward and spiritual change. For it is a spir ituai change. That is the real mean ing of Admiral Dewey a victory. It was won long ago. Spaiu was once great and mighty, but she proved untrue U> her light and missed her opportunity lienee her final fail. For it is with empires as it is with man. None of ns becomes suddenly base. A h*ag terms of almost uuprv calved events lies behind every such • ataciysm Behind the heipivssaeee of Spain at the pteeeal moweat lie esuiuriae of cruelttee, of degradation, of injustice A few moments valour sad the Spaniards are still very ‘•rave wdt sut undo three > eatulies of decay Behind the American vie lory lie many years of free govern meal, sad many l nouse ad wf e-bi* and unknown acta of heroism. Now they are revaaled to the world, net Oral accompliahed. That ia all. But aa to this discussion. The im portant question for me, aa for all your correspondents and for England is, on which side are we, here and now. An we for freedom or againat it? For progress or agasnst her? Do we aid the uplifting of the world more by giving all the weight of our moral support to the United States, the land of Franees Willard, and William Lloyd Garrison and Abra ham Lincoln and Gtorge Washington, or to Spam, the land of General Weyiar, Queen Issadella and Igna tius Loyala? You cannot fight on both sides at the same time. I can imagin some people saying, “what has this to do wiih Lord Sal isbury and his choice?” It has this to do with it. When the ehoice came to Lord Salisbury, he chose the in tegrity of the Turkish Empire in preference to the freedom of Bulga ria. When the choice came to Ame rica and to President McKinley, he chose war with a free Cuba, rather than peace with a tame acquiescence in continued horrors. Between the two decisions there is a great gulf fixed, which widens aa the years roll by. Not that’ for a moment, I suppose Lord Salisbury prefers the horrors of Bulgsriaor Armenia to settled peace, lie is human, not a fiend. But he ia fatally weak, and he Is, as he has lieeu well described, s moral atheist. Thu laws of eternal international mo rality are, for him, subordinate to ‘■sUtesiuausnip." John Bright used to thauk God he was not a • stats* man. ’ England hath need of thee, John Bright, today. But the spirit of John Bright lives in the birth-laud of William Lloyd Garrison. ” <>!*• Mlottla Cough fur* Is tbs bast preparation I bava avar sold or usadaad I i‘m'1 ««) too touch la '•» prat** M ksnoutt Mercbaal, Odull, Ua «M»u tab! pro * iHw't (ail to gat tbs latest adttiaa of Ksu4 McNally'a groat War Map if yoo MSI to bo poatad ao tw turi spot that ihafipooiards aro ratal*tag AHapothta ioass at Amorteoa jingoism* Ooiv II voota, at Ibis alPoo. 0 1. Parbor, 'karoo *Is., writs* 1 have triad IwVVttt* WtteA Masai Halva fo* HcWsf pitas sad it t-i<*ays tlopa Uwo la I •• miootos I oosMidar 1)0*111% Wlwh lUwl Halva tbs growl mi pits sum aa lbs mittf-iMm mM Pro a
