Northwestern
COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AnilTST 10, 18JW. NUMBER 32
TEXT OF THE PROTOCOL
.^J§'8pain Gives up Her West India Possessions and Agrees to
^ Immediate Evacuation.—$150,000,000 War.
M FIERCE FIGHT TOOK MANILA
Madrid Aug. 13.— The text of the protocol signed between
If the United States and Spain is as follows.
His excellency Jules Gambon special envoy of the French
republic at Washington and Mr. William It. Day secretary
of state of the United States having received respectively to
that effect plenary powers from the Spanish government and
the government of the United States have established and sign
ed the following articles which define the terms on which the
two goverments have agreed with regard to the questions enu
merated below and of which the object is the establishment of
£ peace between the two countries namely.
W/ * a . 1 « • *11 11 1 • 4 •
yvrtciiT i.—ojmiii »jii miuunuc an cianii w uuverui^mv
i over and all her rights over the island of Cuba.
Art 2.-Spain will cede to the United States the island of
Porto Rico and the other island which are at present under
the sovereignty of Spain in the Antilles as well as an island
. in Ladrona archipelago to be chosen by the United States.
Art. .‘b-The United States will occupy and retain the city
and bay of Manila and the port of Manila pending the conclu
i sion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control and
form of government of the Philippines.
Art. 4.—Spain will immediately evacuate Cuba, Porto Rico
m and the other islands now under Spanish sovereignty in the
Antilles. To this effect each of the two governments w ill ap
point commissioners within ten days after the signing of the
protocol and these commissioners shall meet at Havana within
if thirty days after the signing of this protocol, with the object of
coming to an agreement regarding the carrying out of the de
tails of the aflforsaid evacuation of Cuba and other adjacent
Spanish islands, and each of the two governments shall like
wise appoint within ten days after the signature of this proto
col other commissioners who shall meet at San Juan do Porto
Rico within thirty days after the signature of this protocol, to
agree upon the details of the evacuation of Porto Rico and
other islands now under Spanish sovereignty in the Antilles.
Art. 6.—Spain and the United States shall appoint to treat
for peace five commissioners at the most for either country.
The commissioners shall meet in Paris on October 1, at the
latest to proceed to negotiations and to the conclusion of a
treaty of peace. This treaty shall be ratified in conformity
with the constitutional laws of each of the two countries.
Art. <5.—Once this protocol is concluded and signed hostili
ties shall be suspended and to that effect in the two countries
orders shall be given by either government to the command
ers of its land and sea forces as speedily as possible.
Hone in duplicate at Washington, read in French and Eng
lish by the undersigned, who affix at the foot of the document
their signatures and seals, August 12, 1898.
WASHINGTON’ Aug. 12.—Although the war with Spain
lasted only 114 days, it is estimated that it has cost the gov
ernment so far $150,(XX),(XX), of which $98,000,000 has been
actually paid out of the treasury: Beginning with March 1,
when the first increases in the expenditures in anticipation of
war became appearant in the daily expenditures of the treas
ury, the actual disbursments of this account have been ap
proximately as follows: March, army, $000,000; navy, $3,400,
(KM). April, army, $1,200,000; navy $9,800,(XX). May, army,
$12. (KK),(XX); navy, $7,000,000. June, army,$16,500,(XX); navy
$0,600,000. July, army, $29,000,000; navv, $6,600,000. To Au
gust 13, army, $5,5oo,ooo; navy, $1,600,000 Total charged to
war department $66,3oo,ooo; total charged to navy depart
ment, $32,Too,000; grand total, $98,000,000.
The appropriations made by congress on account of the war
aggregates about $36o,ooo,ooo, and covers the time to .1 anuarv
1, 1899.
The war department has boon advised through the Cuban
junta that the Cuban insurgents will accept the terms of the
peace protocol between the United States and Spam and that
nostilhties will cease on their part.
4VOUTI A WII lUXOI, WILL WOT WAIT Toll Vs
HONG KONG. Aug. 15.—General Augusti, oaptain-gencr
al of the Philippines, arrived by the Kaiserin Augusti. He
refuses to be interviewed and will say nothing more than that
he is going to Spain at the first opportunity. It is a signiHcant
faet that while the fastest German cruiser has brought Gener
al Augusti, she brings only a small pnekuge of mail for the
German consul. The consul is now in Cantor, and his mail
matter remains unofieiied.
I’he precise facts are not known, but it i**up|M»ed that Gem
era! Augusti tied from the Philippines
M Aim 111, Aug 15,- 6 n in.—The government has rect‘i > •
cd from Captain-General Blanco, a dispatch tendering his re.
siguatiou. I'hc reason given by General Ilia non for resigning
is that lie does Hot wish to «u|»eriutcud the evacuation of Cuba,
1‘he government is also informed that Oeiteml August!.
Largest stock of Hardware apd purpiturei
IX THE COUNTY.
Everything that v«m may need in building and furnishing a house. Will furnish a whole
kitchen outfit, including a good No. 8 cook stove from #25.00 upwards. Stock complete.
You don’t have to wait for it. We want to
C-U-B-A
regular customer of ours.
E. H. WATKJNSON, Prop.
governor-general of the Philippine* will leave Manila for
•Spain by the first mail steamer, giving his command to the se
cond in rank.
Havana telegrams represent the Spanish element in the
colony as favoring American annexation as the best means to
insure prosperity and avert anarchy.
DBWKV TAKF.S MANII.I.A IN TWO HOI ItH
IIONG KONG, Aug. 10, — Admiral Dewey gave General Auguali an
hour in which to surrender at. the nine of the last demand on Suturday.
General Augusti refused to comply.
Tbe bombardment wiiicb began at Da. in. was continued two hour*
and then the American* stormed the tieucbc*, sweeping all before them.
Those within the walls attempted uo resistance. The lirst Colorado
volunteers stormed the outer trenches uud drove the .Spaniards into the
second line of defenses. Then the American troops swept on, driving
uii the Spaniards into the inner fortifications, where the Spanish comman
der, seeing that further resistance was useless, hoisted Uie white flag and
sjmndered, Tbe losses, American and Spanish, are not yet known. The
Spaniards in the trenches probably numbered ff.Oou men. The American \
attacking force numbered 10,000 and the Americans were better armed,
better trained and in better condition.
The foreign fb-ets watched the bombardment witli acute interest.
The Americao warships engaged were the Olympia, Petrel, Italeigh,
McCulloch, ib>ston, Monterey, Charleston and liallimore.
The Spaniards assert that the tire of the Americans for tbe most part
fell short, the only effective fire being from a small gunboat, armed with
quick firing guns that was close in shore. It is also asserted by the Span
iards that “the Americans lost heavily in ttie storming, owing to the faul
ty construction of their entrenchments, which the Spaniards could com
mand from the heights and upon which they poured a gauling Ore.” The
Spanish trenches extended around Manila, at u distance of from two to
four miles ftotn the walled city, forming a circle ten miles in circumfer
ence, and it was impossible, the Spaniards say, to hold so long a line
against the American attack.
Admiral Dewey and General Meiritt, it i* reported, had issued orders
to spare all except armed defenses of the city umi consequently the town
is understood to have been but little damaged. The American version
of the battle is not yet obtainable.
Yesterday a deputation of Hong Kong Filipinos, headed by Agoucillo,
high commissioner anu ambaasidor of liic Philippine provisional govern
ment, waited upon General Wildinan and congratulated him oh b half of
Aguinaldo upon the splendid success of the American arms in tli* Philip
pines and the happy termination of 'lie war in fuvor ot America and re
quested Mr. Wild man to wire President McKinley their congratulations
and assurance of their allegiance and an expression of their hope that the
Filipinos will be represented on the Philippine commission.
LONDON, Aug. 1C.—A special dispatch from Madrid says: The sur
render of Munila, on Saturday by General Juudemes is olllciully announc
ed. The United Slates troops immediately occupied the city.
LONDON, Aug 17.—Ttie Manila correspondent oftbe Daily Telegraph,
telegraphing Saturday says: “Nothing could be more humane than the
Ameiicuu capture of the town, General Merritt and Admiral Dewey's pltm
was to spare every object but the army defenses and the trenches. Ap
parently the American loss was veiy small.
“The attacking force numbered from ten to twenty thousand natives and
10,000 Americans, on shore and aboard llie fleet.
“Looking over the hay, it was curious to notice that the foreign fleets
arranged themselves according to their sympathies. The Knglish and
.iHpiuiese wete near llie Americans and the Germans uud French on the
opposite sides of tin bay north of the Pasig river. The llrilish eruiat-i
Immortalite and her oonsorts kept fairly near the American Hue. The
attui king squadron formed in line between Mulate and old Manila with
the Concord watching the tort ul the mouth of the Pasig The American
fleet lay outside Hie breukwuU-r.
‘•The olwiipia tired the flrst shot ul !t;tu and u fairly continuous, but by
no means furious Are was kepi up until 11 “it. Ifx that time the Malaie
fort was siieneed and the American troops then stormed tin* entrench
ments,
mi 1.111*Its rollt MlaTKNKO OPT
WASHINGTON, Aug 17—At midnight tonight ibe president uunouuc
cd hia dceisioii to iniistcr out iif the arrvi.-e from 7'.,uo0 to |ihi,0o<i of the
volunteer*. Those to In* discharged will include three branches of llie
service, infantry, cavalry and urliil.-iv Mo far as the interests of the go*
einia> ul will permit. It is believed tliat the president in mustering out the
volunteer will accommodate hiu.sdl to the desire of the n,eu themselves.
Within certain olivious limilatums Hmse tr.H,p« who want to Iw inus'ir.b
j out trill Is-, and those whodesite to toutinoe In the service will lie retained
ao long a* they may beneedc.t
li»» rhnl I fwiM (i« Haiti
i’tt VI h, !*•-ato Ih '•', Ang 17 Conners fr<>m General Henry, who
have arrived here report that alien v dvf of Iru » was taken to At«*elbo on
Mundav utl l I Tftr Ppaateiiaoidn is Sits there The lahalnlauta < heeled
Hie A in-1 n ans in llte presence of llie .Spanish (loops flw couriers sal
| that had the *m*|m usitm td tw<*ti|iti< » inert posipa.ntd two data General
| llenrv would have had tro d,..
ASHTON UlUAI/ KKWn
W. T., better know ax “Billie'
Owen was seen on the streets here
Saturday morning, lie ix building
a new granery for Wilson Bros.
Thursday was “Traveling Sales
nen's” day, there bei'ig eight of that
fraternity visiting our little berg bn
that day.
Two car loads of lumber with
which to build the large granery f<>r
Wilson Bros, arrived Saturday
which tiiey will erect to accou.
modate the abundant crop which
tiiey raised this year. The size will
be 36 by 00.
K. K Thompson went to Si. Paul
Saturday over the B. <fc M.
Satur ay's freight brought in a
new J. 1. Case, horse power for the
thrashing outfit of Wilson Bros.
John Sack, Able Hack anil families
drove to St. Paul Sunday and spent
two days there.
Heveral Loup City folks spent a
veiy pleasant Sunday visiting friends
near this place.
Thos. Jamrog, wi fe and son, Stan
islaus Calczenski and wife left ruon
day morning, bound for Omaha
and the great Kxposition.
Mrs. V. Beze is visiting relatives
in Howard county tins week
H- Smelser left Tuesday morning
for an extended trip of several weeks
through the east.
Mrs. Mink, of Grand Island who
has been visiting her father, .John
Niemun, left for home Tuesday
uiorniug.
Mrs. Susan Miller, who lias been
making an extended visit at Loup
City, returned to this place Saturday.
Miss Maud Belsel, of Davis Creek
is i.ow staying with Mrs. A. N.
Conklin.
•1. I'. Taylor shipped a car of hogs
to South Omaha Tuesday.
A light shower of rain visited us
Monday night. Kvery shower helps
I corn now, and the present prospects
! are that we will have all the corn
we need for feed.
Mr. and Mrs .J. Du tty of Mouica,
111., who have been visiting with
Messrs K J. and A. N Conklin for
several days left Wednesday to visit
more of tile giear west.
Mr. Karl Kendall of St. Paul was
in town Tuesday.
There i« “Creamery for Ashton”
talk in the air. Let the good work
go on and may it cud in something
more substantial than talk, for a
creamery would lie all right for
Ashton as the place is noted as a
, butler town
LO. U
John W Long discarded a full
! grown nomination for attorney G. n
1 «rsl on Ike Piohlbitlon ticket a few
tear* ago for the nomiaallon ofcoun
ty attorney on the pop ticket in this
I county. Poyuier disowned the pi#
hi bit i»n party, for the nomination of
| governor by the iriumverate I hn
j remind true of 'k«r Irishman that
crier I • alx weeks anrl fourteen days In
the b ug mouth of Augual anti all
me erv waa water ami all the» gave
we was whiskey “
Removing Rmt From Iron.
The accumulation of rust on iron ar
ticles In ho annoying that any simple
process of removing it will be received
with great satisfaction by a large num
ber of peraous. Tho following directions
arc given: Attach a piece of ordinary
zinc to the articles and then let them
lie in water to which a little snlphnrio
acid is added. They should be left im
mersed for si verai days or a week, until
the rust has entirely disappeared, the
time depending on how deeply they
wore rusted. If there-js much rust, a
little sulphuric acid should lie added
occasionally. Tho essential part of tho
process is that tho ziuu must be in good
electrical contact with the iron. A good
way is to twist an iron wire tightly
arouud the object aud connect this with
the zinc, fur which a remnant of a bat
tery zinc is suitable, as it lias a binding
post.
Besides the simplicity of this process,
it has the great advantage that tho iron
itself is not attacked in the least as long
as tho zinc Is in good electrical contact
with it. Delicate pieces of mechanism
which have become badly rusted can be
cleaned by wrapping a galvanized wire
around them instead of the ziuc, in
which case the acid should not be too
strong. When the rust is all out off, the
articles will appear dark gray or black.
They must then lie thoroughly washed
and oiled. It is well to warm them
slightly when dry so that the oil may
the morn easily sink into the surfuoe.
Where there are aliarp edges aud tine
work this process is said to be eminent
1—__*_ XT_1- r _
Oniit'a fJoart Halt.
" Just before Grant started on hia fa
mona trip around the world—in fact,
Jnat three days before he left—he walked
into a store in Philadelphia and very
quietly, just aa if he wus asking noth
ing unuaual, said that he wanted a full
dress uniform of tbegeuoral’a grade fin
ished for him before lie left. Aa he ex
preamid it, lie couldn't appear in civil
ian’s drew at the various courts which
be would visit, und he didn’t like the
idea of the knickerbockers and silk
stockings of the regulation court cos
tume.
”11 waa a ruah order,” said the mer
chant who received it, “and we had to
famish everything exoept the sword,
bnt we managed to finish it in time
and made whut Grant oonaidered the
beat fitting uniform be ever wore. The
epaulets hadn’t arrived when the day
for trying on occurred, und our fitter
told Grant, adding that he waa sorry,
but thut he would have to come in
again. Then Grant made a remark
which ahowed bia great good sense, one
of hia predominant obaractcristica.
’There mu he somebody here, ’ he said,
‘who ia about my build. Jnat pnt the
coat on him and fit the epaulets that
way.' And so it was done. ”—New York
Times.
Big Beta.
The late Mr. Davis, the biggest book
maker of bia time in England, probably
laid the largest bet ever reoorded when
he wagered $500,000 to $5,000 againat
three horses owned by a Mr. Clark and
entered in the Derby of 1806.
There ia also a bet reoorded of $460, •
000 to $150,000, the big amount being
laid by Lord Glasgow and the smaller
by Lord George Hen thick, who lost.
In 1885 a young lordling bet $15,000
to $150 that St. Simon, a very cele
brated race horse, would win a race in
which but one other animal was to
■tart. St. Simon waa so hot a favorite
that 100 to 1 was laid on hia chance,
such odds, of course, being very unusual
and meaning that there is hardly any
betting being done. That lord, however,
actually bet bia $16,000 against a book
maker’s $150 aa coolly aa if he had
been accepting aqd not laying tre
mendous odds. St. Simon won in a can
ter.
A Finished Kebnks.
Hon. George Russell, in his “Reool
lections and Collections," tells the fol
lowing story of Jewett, the famous
master of Balliol college:
“The scene was the master's own
dining room, and the moment that the
ladies had left the room one of the
guests began a most outrageous conver
sation. Every one sat flabbergasted.
The master wiuoed with annoyance, and
then, bending down the table toward
the offender, said in his shrillest tone,
‘Hhall we continue this conversation in
the drawing room?’ and rose from his
chair. It was really a stroke of genius
thus both to terminate and to rebuke
the Impropriety without violating the
deoorum due from host to guest"
blsdilvu and Ireland.
Only a stern sense of duty Induced
Mr. Gladstone in his seventy-seventh
year to endeavor to bring about the pa-,
eifliatiou of Ireluud. "I shall win," ha
said when be appealed to the country,
“or he hunted out of public life."
“What do you think of Mr. Gladstone
uuw‘" asked a Liberal M. P. of Mr.
Healy at the close of Mr. Gladstone's
speech introducing home rule “I
think,'' replied Mr Healy, ' that be
has elected to be crucified for Ireland.''
—Birmingham (England) J\*t
Tke Age at SHagara
The truth of the adage about ouuslant
dripping wearing away a stone is etrlk
ingly ill uslre lo<i tu the fact that the
| Niagara river has been SS.UOO years
cutting its i ItauiH-l too feet deep, I. (Hal
feet wide and 7 miles loug ihrougli wild
n*k. K« bo-nun Is sum last*# that the
fails were fimuetly At «*une. as ten
tulle* below the psuasnt dhulhk. H
