Nebraska Newspapers

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Hot, Dry Weather Sends Along Corn to
Maturity With a Rush.
f RAIN IN SOME SECTIONS.
Central port Ion of the Slate Oat# n Pair
Share of Molature, but Other Por
tion# Suffer—Pull Plowing
Well ( inler Wnjr.
The past week, says the last Ne
braska crop bulletin, haa been hot and
<Jrv, with an exeeaa of sunshine, and
Iirisk southerly winds.
The average dally temperature o::
esa varied from 5 degrees In the west
rn eountles to somewhat more than
degrees in the eastern. The dally
(laxlinum temperatures were above 'JO
legrees generally on the last three
» «iays of the week and In many southern
counties were above 100 degrees.
The rainfall has been light and con
misted of showers the first days of the
week. In most of the southern and in
* few central and northern counties
'the rainfall exceeded one-half of an
imss |lm h and in small areas exceeded an
* Inch. In a considerable portion of the
BKiwtate the rainfall was less than one
IjR'lentli of an Inch and In many places
B no measurable amount fell.
. The cloudless days and high tem
■gpcrature of the past week have caused
||B'«orn to advance toward maturity v.'ry.
Hrupidly. In the northern counties and
Kin sections where the moisture was suf
Vtlclent this has been exceedingly favor
11 able for corn. In many sections the
lack of moisture, combined with the
high temperature, has caused corn to
<iry out and ripen too rapidly. This
will cause much chatty corn In the
southeastern counties and will quite
|p generally reduce the yield of corn in
th» southern counties.
I Kail plowing has made good progress
but the ground Is getting too dry In
some counties. A little rye has been
if. sown. Pastures need rain. Report by
\ counties:
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION.
Hamilton—Thrashing out of shock
In progress; good headway being made
jt.- In plowing, but getting rather dry; too
J, «lry for corn.
.Jefferson—Fall plowing Is progress
Jng nicely considering the dry weather;
corn poor.
W'f. Johnson—Little change In condition
j' of crops; tame grapes ripening and
fair crop; apples light and poor qual
ity: pastures dry.
Iaincaster—Corn hal: made good pro
gress; pastures getting short; cutting
wild grass for hay begun.
Nemaha—Hot and dry; corn and po
tutocs need rain biidlv.
Hy'v Nuckolls—Corn has Improved in con
'd I Hon; some potatoes scalding and
rotting In the ground; pastures bold*
gfe’ Inx out well.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION.
Antelope—Corn doing well and will
Ki make an average crop If It is not dam
Hj»r' aged by frost.
Dakota—Dry weather good for rlp°n
| lng corn; threshing In progress.
Dixon—Clacking about finished;
threshing In progress; corn doing v/ell;
® wild hay very good; full plowing has
; commenced.
Dodge—Weather very favorable for
f . corn and shock thrashing: fall plowing
, r In progress, but It was a little dry the
Ir.et of week.
Holt—Corn ripening very fast; hay
ing upon uplands about flulshed; pas
tures good; fall plowing commenced;
ground In good condition.
Madison—Corn doing well; having
well along; sugar beets looking line;
pastures need rain; grass is getting
very short.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Boone—Corn has advanced rapidly;
haying well advanced and crop good;
second crop of alfalfa being cut.
Garfield—Good rain Wednesday help
ed corn, which was doing well.
Greeley—Corn much improved, but
about ten days late hay and pastures
beginning to suffer drouth.
Hall—Corn ripening nicely; small
grain stacked or thrashed; much fall
plowing being done; rain would he
beneficial.
Howard—Thrashing and haying in
progress; corn doing well in northern
part of county and needs rain in south
Loup—Corn backward; ground very
dry.
SOUTHWESTERN SECTION.
Adams—Thrashing out of shock
about finished; plowing for fall wheat
well advanced; corn late, but seems to
be making fast.
Frontier—Corn promises fair rrop:
-stacking and thrashing in progress;
ground in f^r condition for plowing
Furnas—Heavy rain, with some hall,
on 17th caused some damage: corn r n
erclly doing well; fall plowing in pro
gress.
Harlan—Second and third cuttings
of alfalfa light; corn suffering much
from hot. dry weather of last three
dava ef week.
Hayes Corn doing wall; much hay
twins harvested.
Hitchcock Corn needs rain badly;
much hay being put up
Kearney Corn mak rg good pro
gress, commenced glazing, pazM.r-s
Improved; plowing about half done;
thrr chins continues.
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN
Itrowti Corn promises largest crop
ever raised in county, but needs live
weeks of favorable weather.
Cheyenne Us' harv-st sheet ha”
through; rorn doing w-II
Keith Weather Tcry hot and dry;
corn needs r.-dn
Keys Paha- Rain has gteally im
proved • orn and potatoes; thrashing
end haying hindered by frequent show
«r*.
I organ Too showery for haytig:
pm ope. t of full trap of corn
Mi I’heroon Corn grow,eg fas’;
•no r hall, but nu damage
Hock - Nice tains ritriltii for coin,
but Interfered with banns
S ons bluff Cora inshtag 8a*
g owth and matoriag rapidly.
The Kearaey * ftlm-k Hills railway.
sltly-8«e mi lew >a length was recently
non hssect by the t'aloa t*s- the fur
ii
National fllirincni Pay.
Ore of t!it* IIvcKcui liys cf tht
Tran;.-Mississippi Krp .sitIon P 't l .<!
In On uha will be Ni‘.-toii:il Shrlner*'
Day. b< ptembrr 14. Invitations have
been uni to 'ho 50,0J t members of
Shrlner Temples in the Putted ftales
stud Cinnda and the local -om iilltte
is o'i piling a a attend ince of upwards
of 5.000.
Tho arrangements for the recep
tion and entertainment of visiting no
ble.* are In the hand* cf a join com
mittee of Tangier Temple of Omaha
and Sesostrls Temple of Lincoln, Neb
This committee Is wothtng wiili great
vigor, and will do all In Its power to
make the occasion a memorable one
even in Shrlner annals.
A reception will be given to tlip vis
itors on the evening of Tuesday. Sep
tember 13, at which every one w ill have
nil opportunity to become acquaint
ed. The following day will he spent
entirely oil the Exposition grounds.
The managers of the Exposition have
turned over the Auditorium to the
Shrlners for Ihdr exclusive use dur
Ing the day. and at 11 o’clock In the
forenoon speeches of welcome will be
distributed. After luncheon the
Shrlners from States which have state
buildings on the grounds wtil give re
ceptions to Shrlners from other state
In their respective buildings and zetn
zem bowls will be provided, by per
mission of the managers of the Ex
position, In each of the buildings.
At 2 o’clock a conceit will bo given
In the Auditorium and the remainder
of the afternoon will lie given up to
vlslllng the Exposition buildings and
Inspecting exhibits. At 7 them will
be a grand Shrlner parade through the
grounds, ending up at the Mldwsv,
where arrangements have been made
for the Shrlners to visit the various
attractions In detachment* ' bril
liant display of fireworks will be giv
en by the Exposltic.il management at
9, the set pieces to be special Shrlner
designs. After the fireworks the re
maining hours of the evening will be
spent bv the visitors on the Midway.
At 10 o’clock on Thursday morning,
September 15th. special trains on the
Missouri Pacific and Pnlon Pacific
railways will rarrv the Shrlnera to
South Omaha, The Swift Packing
' »Jiii JIM Tl v linn i*!’ ii'itiu '
all Khrlnrrs to visit their parking
house and Inspect the works. Din
ner will he provided hy Swifts to the
entire party at 12 o'clock.
At 2, ceremonial resalon will *■- b-M
at Boyd a opera house in Omaha, and
simultaneously a special play for the
ladies of tbe Shrlner party onlv win
be presented at tne Creighton theater,
which has been especially engaged I •
the Shrlner:. for the afternoon.
At <; o'clock, a buffet lunch will be
given for the vlf-ittng Sbriners at tw i
of the leading hot eh. of the city, and
at 7 there will be a big parade through
the principal down-town streets. The
parade will be under the direction o,
Mr. Benyaker, of the Streets of All
Nations on the Midway, who has
promised to bring out all his donkeys
and cornels, which will give It a more
than usually Oriental character.
After the parade receptions will be
held at three or four of the leading
. ity hotels and at the quarters of tne
Trana-Misslsslppl Traveling Men s
Hub which has been placed at the
disposal of Die Sbriners during their
: y at Omaha.
Modern Woixlwen »l the K»po*l 1 'on.
Preparations have been well nigh
completed by the head camp of the
Modern Woodmen or America for a
gi r.at celebration on the Trans-Missis
sippi Exposition grounds on Woodmen
Day, Thursday, September 22. A joint
committee of the Omaha, South Omaha
and Council Bluffs camps la assisting
In Die work of arranging the details
and the event will undoubtedly be an
epoch In Die history of Woodcraft,
Among Ihe features of the program
for the day will be speechmaking. a
parade, competetive drill and fire
works. In the forenoon exercises will
be held In the auditor.urn. Adresses
of welcome will be made by President
Wattles on behalf of the Exposition as
sociation and by Governor Silas A.
Holcomb on behalf of the state of Ne
braska. Director A. It. Talbot and Su
preme Oracle Mrs. Watts of the Royal
Neighbors will respond and Head Con
sul Nortbcutt will also make an ad
dreys.
After the gpeechmaklng there will
be a grand parade .if Foresters, fol
lowed by a competetive dr|U for which
the head camp will ofTer attractive
prizes.
In the evening there will bn a bril
liant display of fireworks. The set
pieces will Include fire portraits of
Head Consul iNoruciiu mm n™ voo*
Haww of thn Modern Woodmen and
Supreme Oracle Mrs. Watts of the Roy
al Neighbors. Emblems of both so
cieties will also be shown in tire.
Neighbors of the Modern Woodmen
and of the Royal Neighbors in ail
parts of the country are expected to
take advantage in large numbers of
the low railroad rates granted for
Woodmen Hay to visit what is con
ceded to he one of the grandest of the
world’s great expositions.
Nrlif i-Wn to the I root Again.
Over In the Horticulture building
Nehru ka rot to the front yesterday,
iuys the Omaha lire, und exhibited a
variety of fruit not heretofore seen.
Winter plums were put upon the tables
for the first time and they proved a
.otiosity to many of the old fruit
growers. who had never beard of any
thin* of that kind before. The plums
are marly as large us the | Jaho prunes
and ate i f a d -en purple They are
left on the tre« < unt 1 they drop off
tif th« Ir own sc ord Even then they
are almost a* bard as ro. ki, After
being pi. kid up they are packed »«av
In lame* and berrels and placed In
•tnra*«. latte in the fall or early in he
winter they become mellow end ink.*
on a flavor ’hat Is e.ptat to that of tip**
plug-* pi itiil at thi* s.'g*' m of the
v»ur
The wlntir plums have never gone
upAn the market In this #«•. .but of the
country and t u not likely that they
will for some time, a* they are very
sear « Those »b iwn were rilae t bv
Kri| t.chltii a farmer rwaidlM n-ir
Columbia#. who ur*d them bv *t
pertmenuau with o’her varieties and
in hi* smprtae he hat aeeured a plum
' 'hat v ill keep aa well as a winter ap
I pie lie has Ho patent upon the *»•
{■erlment si ll he I* not tetllna any
one how he obulaet the r-awlta that
hate rewarded hts eff-irta
Ihoiutaa I'usih has brought on* the
drat Cun ir l |t tp*a of Ik < aewa <n
lit ¥ 11 HBfISJ
■.-■■I.— I.
Col. Funston May Bring Charges j
Against little,
_ I
AN OPEN RUPTURE BREAKSOUT
Tlio K inu4 |{r(;1in«nl'ii Npcoiw! OIBmr
lliar(>mni«*iiile'l Trnmol lout t<» (iov*rimr
l.vfil) I hi> lllmoniil'm II in fiicw
lag Mnr« Fuiitton'* Arrival.
Sax Fraxnsco, Aug. ?a.—Herause
lieutenant Colonel little wrote to
Governor Keedy recommending certain
promotions in the Twentieth Kansas
regiment lie may he court-martialed
for insubordination. It has long been
known in the eniiip there was ill feel
ing between Colonel Funston and
lieutenant Colonel little Itsgrowth
has been watched with increasing in
terest from day today and lately there
have been many predictions of an open
rupture. It came last night. Colonel
Funston then made a discovery that
made liis Idood boll, lie lets laid the
matter beforeGinert 1 Miller and there
Is every prospect that Colonel little
will have to answer t. > serious charges
lie fore a court martial.
Since last June, when Colonel Fun
ston took command of the regiment,
strained relations have existed be
tween the colonel and his subordinate,
who, before lii-s arrival, had been in
command.
little knew nothing about the dis
cipline or drilling of a regiment, and as
a consequence his superior officer had
a difficult tusk upon his arrival in
bringing the Twentieth Kansas to
good order. During the last two
months quarrels have bean frequent
between til's two, more particularly
since the regiment's recent removal
from Camp Merritt to the 1’rcsidio. At
one time it was rumored that I.ittlo
rt ti a tu ii.- i 11/ ii ii^ ii.
“No, this is not the first nor tlie
second time Little and I have fallen
out," said Colonel Funston. “We have
not agreed upon any one thing since
we have beeu together in the regi
ment. There is no use, however, of
discussing our past relations. I am
concerned only abo.it the present dif
ficulty.
“On tlie 17th of this month I sent
recommendations for three appoint
ments to my regiment to (lovernor
Lcedy. Second Lieutenant A. C. Al
ford 1 recoin mended for iv first lieu
tenancy, an 1 Sergeant Major I\ K.
Dodge and Sergeant C. II. ii.ill for sec
ond lieutenancies. < olouel Little sent
by tiiat same mail, without informing
me of his action, his recommendations
for two other m -n for the first lieuten
ancy and one for tho second lieuten
ancies. No, I don t. care to give their
names; they wore good men, too, r.nd
not responsible for Colonel Littles
error, lie agreed with me in recom
mending Sergeant llall for the other
appoint ment.
“I received the acknowledgment of
my recommendation t from (.lovernor
Iweily's secretary this afternoon. The
governor was not in town, hut h s s»c
retnry wrote that the papers would be
presented to bis notice immediately
upon his arrival. Little's recommend
ations must undoubtedly have readied
homo as soon as mine. They may pre
vail with tlie governor over mine. Lit
tle was tlie governor's private secre
tary when the war broke out and of
course lias n political pull, while I
have none.
“If his recommendations do prevail
and officers are put in here over my
head, this regiment is going to witness
all the changes of a tropical climate —
but tiiut isn't the atory. It was only
yesterday that I learned of Little s ac
tion, and you may imagine how i took
the news. Unluckily, or, perhaps,
luckily, I eou'd not find Colonel Lit
tle. I fancy something very unpleas
ant would have recurred in view of
tho frame of mind 1 ivas in then.
“Kast night I asked him if my in
formation ns to his unwarrantable
notion was correct, lie replied in tiio
affirmative. I aslce 1 him if he thought
that he hud military precedent for a
subordinate's sending in such recom
mendations. He replied •No,' but con
sidered that lie had done perfectly
right, nevertheless. Then I told him
that Ills conduct was to the prejudice
of military discipline and that I in
tended to place him under arrest for
insubordination, lie did not relish
the ide i.
“Kittle is p-eudsnt of the court
martial now slttiug in the Thomas af
fair. and 1 did not wish to inconven
ience its workings and :.o did not carry
out my threat. Th it lie can be ar
rested atid court martialed for his of
fense 1 have good A'lthi rity f >- believ
ing. and I am still working on tiio
matter.
“1 have consulted with (icnrral Mil
ler. lie agrees with me that Colonel
Kittlo's aetioa Is a breach of military
discipline and of military et <|uotto
and an altogether outrageous proceed
ing in a sub irdmats officer Now that
I have had time to thiuk tin matter
over I ant not certain a* to what my
next move will he Nuinffhl.if de ls
ive. however, mud t>' done very ssou.
If hlukti recommendation* art acted
upon favorably I harlly know what I
should do There certain I v can no) be
two eolonels in a regiment an I there
never shall b» two eo me • to the
Twentieth hands
toional Ntnt iu apptart to hava the
r.u|>l»irt of his broths.* o'.le.-r*, a group
of m)iuw burniMit iot lititi wIiImB l»«
iU4k4« Uttf lUiiiiiMa*, »"• >4- la all
t(u< i|UArr#tt tua%t»si *a4
ul iH# Iwtj Uitiuthi II ii
»4li) Ui«l lh« t ».*t«» U%i !ut llli
•ut»§*ar t t»f tfftfi'y
l.tn#* lauM in Uw tiii| nt
I«AI bhrfl, Hu IMMI IW 'l«fi )iu\ tit;
SICK SOLDIERS AT ST LOUIS.
Tlie ll< 14pis i] Tr.iln Prum Clilrkimasi
firing« I.VJ Men Il ium.
St. Ixot'in. Mo., A’lg. St*.—A train,
consisting of nine sleeper*, arrive I in
this city to-day, having 0:1 board l.v;
members of the First, Sc :ond nn 1
Fifth Missouri volunteer regiments
who have hern laid up in the hospita's
at fhlekaniaug.i I’ar'.c for some time
past, suffering from fevers and other
camp ailments.
Twenty-one of the men belonged to
the First regiment, wlto.se home sta
tion is St. l.ouis. They got off here
and wont to their homes. Men from
tlie other regiments whose eases were
considered serious, were sent in ambu
lances to hospitals in the city. The re
mainder will continue on their way to
their homes in different sections of the
state to-day.
Wasiiinorox, Aug. 27.—The relief
train which will take the sick soldiers
of tlie Third and Fourth Missouri reg
iments in ramps near Washington to
St. l.ouis will, according to the under
standing reached by Adjutant General
Ik-11 and the War department officials
to-day, leave Washington for Middle
town, IV, early to-morrow morning.
MADE HIM A VEGETARIAN.
An Attack of “Xclilst-oUomapInsuec.U"
fi.it a Chicsj-'-ai. PI.am.
Ciiicaoo. Aitg.SU.—Mr. 1’. It. Itarnes,
a lawyer, has become a vegetarian. It
was a simple tiling which changed itis
habits. it was ••uolilerostoniaplngue
cjila ’ In the bill of damages which
lie Hied in the supreme court yesterday
.Mr. Itarnes says that lie Ix.ught the
tiling at Foster A Searritt's meat mar
ket. It looked like a square meal. lie
cause it was concealed in a lug roast
of beef. Itarnes and his family ate tlu
beef. The next day all were sick.
‘■You've all got ‘sehleroKtomapinguc
cola,' ” said t he doctor after he had
examined the patients.
“What's that’.'" gasped Mrs. Hamas.
II » n-n CXII.MIIIV" UlSiMl r-.;»
pllcil tin* medU'al m in. In ejiirt Mr,
Harries Haul he paid £l,0*K) in doctor**
Hills iiiul ilru/H before be and HI* fami
ly recovered. He unes the butcher*
for damages to that amount.
TWO KANSAS SOLDIERS DEAD.
The Twenty-Plrat Ki*jliii«nf III* Already
l.o«t Twelve Men.
Camp Hamilton, Ky., Aug. 29. —Jos
eph Mcllride an 1 lilmer I’ayne, both
of Company It, Twenty first Kansas,
died of typhoid fever yesterday, the
former nv Third division hospital and
the latter at a private liospital In
Chattanooga, where they were left
when the regiment moved here. About
seventy-five of the Twenty-first are
still sick in Camp Thomas, some dan
gerously. This makes twelve deaths
in the regiment, six of whom are from
15, the burned company.
THE SOLACE IS OVERDUE.
Nome K.ira for the Htfflly of a llolplUl
hi,Ip From H.n(l»;u.
New Yohk. Aug. 29.- A dispatch to
the Nmv York World from lloston says:
The lied Cross hospital ship Solace,
with sick and wounded sailors from
Santiago, was due here Tuesday. No
tidings have been received of her since
siie left the shores of Culm, and grave
fears have arisen concerning her safe
ly. The Solace has on board a number
of sick nirl convalescent sailors from
Sampson’s fleet who were fo be takes
to the naval hospital at Chelsea.
A HOUSE FELL ON ITALIANS.
IhKhtren Pennant* Kllieil While Seeking
Refngo From a Storm.
Feooia, Italy, Aug. 29. During a
heavy thunder storm yesterday, twenty
peasants sought shelter in uii old house
in the suburbs of the city. The build
ing collapsed and eighteen were killed.
Tlie Xoltlleri Were lluugr/, Not “Kirk."
Camp Wikofk, Aug. i"J.—When tha
Eighth Ohio wus landed nearly 300 re
ported sick and were sent to the hos
pital. but it developed that 170 of the
••sltk" men were only suffering from
hunger. When these men were fed
they were able to leave the hospital.
They repeated storiei of hardships en
countered coming up from Cubaf end
said it was almost impossible for their
to get food.
lie Marin t'lasn for tlm (iovrrinunnt.
Nr.iv VoltK. Aug. "U. James J. Crim
rulna, muster ilagmakar of the Itrook
lyn navy yard, is doud. Sinet the war
brok J out Crimm ns h is worked day
and night to turn out tha great num
ber of days and ensigns required by
t ho government for war purposes,
i rlininins was *14 years o d and hud
heeu in the I’niteil Mules navy for
twenty-nine years.
tell*** t rier Appear* lu trrs Crus.
\ kiu < Mexico. Aug .’(> Sev
eral eases of yellow fever have de
clared themselves, and strict sanitary
measures urn being taken to prevent a
spread of the ills. n o. Thu stale au
thorities have adopted precaution*
against the Importation of the fever
i a to gulf port* within their jurisdic
tion
fr«*Sli iiio ll.uuui-V* itimuln.
lixtli IV Atif ,• i TitW tier unit t*
say* the iintsmtl government is ex
amining t'rliis- itiouir* • letter* It
say* the family of fruits* ttiimxrck tie
atari* that tll*f w it u *•- pubiliH hi*
mem tir* *u I cwrreip* idea w at ail if
any liber tie* arc t t* in with t'u t »x t
ItaNi in, Aug t rv|s*rt la pub
..sheil la some of the paper* that the
A!Sgem -.»M IksuW’he i red,I blth-l.-a
Ver*l*»fee rung* bank ha* failed, with
l,|hi||l»< of icxsral mill to** and no
stMU The banker*. it l* laid, ha i«
l tasyiw c;
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
Chronology of the \Tur From It* Incep
tion to 1 lio < lo*c.
is:*:..
February 24—Insurrection breaks
out In three of Cuba's six provinces.
March 31—General Antonio Maceo
proclaimed commander of the Insur
gent army.
April II—Captain General Cajelia
displaced by Campos.
November 17 General Maceo. near
Santa Clara, with 1.900 men defeats
2,800 Spanish troops.
J 896.
February 10—Weyler displaces Cap- j
tain General Campos.
February 12 Eighteen thousand
new Spanish troops sent Into the field
February 17—Weyler Issues his re
concentrado proclamations.
March 1 —The irocha Is established.
April II—Maceo crosses the trocha
with 3,000 men und drives back the
Spanish.
October 1—The rebellion up to this
time has cost Spain 230 million dol
lars.
December 4 —General Antonio Maceo
Killed by treachery.
December 10 -General Ituiz Klvora
succeeds Maceo.
1897.
August 8 Premier Gunovas of Spain
assassinated.
October 2 Weyler recalled by the
Sagasta I.literal ministry on pressure
from the Called St.ut> n.
November 27—Decree from govern
ment at Madrid granting autonomy to
Cuba.
1898.
January 24 -Cnlted Slates battleship
Maine ordered lo Havana on a peace
ful mission.
February 10 lie l.ome, Spanish
minister, recalled for unwarranted
personalities reflecting on President
Mi Klnley.
Febiuary 15 The Cnlted Slate* bat
tleship Maine blown no III Havana
harbor and 2'itJ lives Ins'.
February 17—Cnlted State board of
Intjulry on the less of the Maine ap
pointed.
March 9—Emergency bill, 50 million
dollars, for Cnlted States coast de
fenses passed.
March 2X I lie president sonus a
message with the Maine report in con
gress.
April 9—General Fltzhllgh Bee and
other eonsuis I lave f'ulia.
April! 11—'I he president Bends a
message to Congress recommending
armed Intervention In Cuba.
April 15—War department, orders
regular troops to the coast.
April 16—The Intervention resolu
tions passed by the Senate.
April 19 The Mouse pusses the in
tervention resolutions.
Apt II 19—The President prepares an
ultimatum to Spain demandlns the
evacuation of Cuba within thre» days.
April 20—The Cuban resolutions
signed by the President.
April 20 Spanish minister. Tolo y
Bcrnahe, asks for his passports.
April 21 The Cnlted States minis
ter, General Woodford, In given Ills
passports In Madrid.
April 21 -Spain's severance of dlp’o
rralle relations held to bo a declara
tion of war.
April 22—North Atlantic squadron
sails to blockade Cuban ports
April 22—First shot fired, when the
Culled Stales gunboat Nashville cap
tured the Spanish coast trader Buena
Ventura.
April 22- President's proclamation
to all nations declaring the blockade
of Cuba.
April 23—President's call Issued for
125,000 volunteers.
Apr.i 26—President's proclamation
Issues on Spanish vessels In Cnlted
States ports.
April 27—Asiatic sauadron sali3
from Mlrs Bay (having been ordered
from Hong Kong by Great Britain in
compliance with neutrality law) to
meet the Spanish fleet at Philippine
Islands.
April 27—United States cruisers
New York. Cincinnati and monitor
Puritan silence the batteries at Man
azas.
April 28—Spanish fort* at Cabanas
demolished by guns of the flagship
New York.
91 »u 1_Unnnlu h flfpt under Admiral
Montojo defeated and destroyed by
United States snuadron, Commander
Dewey commanding.
May 2—Congress appropriated J35,
720,945 for the armv of Invasion.
May 2—Naval bill for thilrty-flve
new war ships sent to the President
for signature.
May 7—Commodore Dewey’s report
on battle of Manila received. Eleven
Spanish war shins destroyed and no
Americans killed.
May 7—lue President in the name
of American people congratulates
Commodore Dewey.
May 9 Commodore Dewey Is made
rear aomlral.
May 11 Ensien Itigley uni four
men on gun boat Winslaw killed In
engagement of Cardenas.
May 12- Admiral Snmnson’s fl >rt
shells forts and land batteries at San
Juan, Porto llieo.
Mav 17—United Btatut establishes
rensol ship n press dispatches
Mav IS A new Spanhh cabinet is
forroad.
May 2d- Secretary King ofllclallv
confirms report of Spanish tied off
Santiago de Cuba.
May 21 Charleston sails with first
relief supplies .Vr Admiral Dewey.
Mav 22 First relief sipedlll a s.ilis
fur Manila.
June 3- Hobson and nis men sink
the diem*ntled toi.ttr Mvrrim.i- In
Aantlago harbor.
June t The Krnate pits*‘d the war
j revenue Id'l
June 4 ('apta)n Crld'ey of "Oltm
j pi itird In ..oh*', Japan, on bU way
j home
I June t; American marines la id at
I A sun (tores and I la qutf l
j June n Ah or.d butubardm*1!]* of ltd
fori* at rfanilaao
June a a*itn**ntt lake outer city
i of Manila and It.- a sipsouh pruu
! Bert.
June 7 Fniixi Dili** 8**' bom,
bards and desirois the (arillt'idjsi
at CFmaneia
June 1- Th ■ Muoterrv sails float
Monterey l i M tnlia
Jans t F»rti8 cions at Omnna*
a in a bay d* alloyed
June It Att'ertcaa nuiltn land at
tiuaataaam •
June II First bstue of linin'ana
' mo. Four a merit an marline hilled
June 13—General Shatter ant' army
of 2L000 men sail from Tampa.
June 15—Th« second relief expedi
tion sails for the Philippine*.
June 23—General Shatter's army
lands at IlaiQUli'i.
June 21—2,000 Spanish attack 1,000
American “Rough Riders” and regu
lars. Spunlsh repulsed American loss
1C.
June 27—Commodore Watson's f.e-t
ordered prepareu lor expedition to thj
coast of Spain
June 27—Admiral Camara's fleet at
Port Be(d refused roal by Egyptian
government.
June 2S—Third Manila expedition
sails.
July 1—American troops move upon
city of Santiago.
July 2—American troops capture
IMrhts of Sin Juan and El Gauey,
with crest loss on both sides.
July 3 Admiral Cervera's entire
fleet destroyed at Santiago by Amer
lenn fleet under Commodore Schley.
July 3—The I.adrone Islands ace
tilken.
July 3—The Lad rone islands are
taken.
July 1—First relief expedition
reai lies Admiral Dewey at Manila.
July 0 Admiral Cervera and 1.300
Spanish sailors capture confirmed.
July (i Captain La/.ngo of the In
fanta Marla Teresa commits suicide
and Admiral Vlllaml! dies of bis
wounds.
July 7—Lieutenant Richmond Hob
son and crew of collier Merrlmac ex
changed for Spanish prisoners.
July 8— Santiago given formal no
tice of twenty-four hours before bom
bardment.
July !) Admiral Camara's fleet re
turns through the Suez canal to Spain.
July 9- Major General Miles leave*
with reinforcements for Santiago.
July in —fleneral Shatter begins the
bombardment of Santiago.
July II - SeverHl deaths from yel
low fever reported in the American
camps.
July 11 Armistice agreed for twen
ty-four hours at f.untlago.
July i2—The Spanish cabinet re
signs.
July 14—General Tural formally
surrenders Santiago and I roups and
garrisons In Mastern Cuba.
July 1C—Commissioners agree on
details of terms of surrender.
July 15- With forms! ceremonies
tne United States flag Is hoisted ovm
tho public building In Santiago.
July 15—General McKlbben named
as temporary governor general of
Santiago.
July 16— Garrison and city of Cal
mera formally surrender.
July 20- Lieutenant Colonel Wood
of the Rough Riders" (United Stale*
First volunteer euvalry) made mili
tary governor of Santiago.
July 20.General Miles started from
Guantanamo for Porto Rico with
army of Invasion.
July 20—Underbidding a pool of
American liners, the Compunla Trunr
atlanticn Knpanolu obtained contract
lor transporting Spanish prisoners
home form Knntlogo.
July 20 Permanent annexation of
Porto Rico announced a* Vh'J policy
of the administration
July 20- Spanish cabinet Informed
by lllnnco that he did not authorize
General Torsi’s surrender.
July 22—General Miles cabl- a from
Mole St. Nicholas that hi* expedition
is well on Its way.
July 25—General Milos laid* fit
Quanlca. Potto lllco.
July 26—Spain formally, through
the French ambassador at Washing
ton. maker overtures for peace.
July 26—Americans advance on Port
Ponce, Spanish loss 3 killed. 13 wound
ed. American loss 4 wounded.
July Port I'once Invested. He'
enty lighters raptured.
July 28—C.ty of Ponce and cltv ■ f
Port Ponce under American roll tary
government.
July 30—The French ambassador,
M. Oanbon, ns official representative
of Spain, Beks for the Unfed States’
conditions of peace.
August t—United Staten’ terms of
peace received and considered by cab
inet at. Madrid.
August 2—Further explanations of
peace terms asked.
August 3—The President receives
unofficial advices Spain ha-i accepted
peace terms offered.
August 4—General Shaftcr's army
at Santiago receive;) orders to come
north.
August 6—Madrid dispatches say
Spanish cabinet's agreement to peaca
conditions has been drafted and pre
sented to the queen regent for ap
i proval.
August 7—-General Merritt defeats
the Spaniards at Manila.
AugtiBi 9—General Miles troops cap
tured Cuatun Porto Klco.
AugUBt 10—The preliminary nego
tiations looking towards peace was
advanced at Washington.
ULOVEi FOH BICYCLIST3.
, ritetr Importance t'annol II* Ov*re»tl*
lull'll Annoying lujurl**.
j "I.tke most glrlo, 1 was told la my
pinafore days that a gentlewoman
would a* noon tl '.-.'t of going abroad
] trefooted as without gloves," said a
| jvbeeiwomsn, us cho drew on her
\ :r.iar>. soft gray suedes with the per
I 'orated palm*. relates the New York,
; i'ommerclal Advertiser. "But I never
' ippreclated the Importance of cover
•ng my hand* until I learned to rldo
j 'he wheel, Although vve don't eeeut to
aalU<t It, handj are as sciwlttve as
, iyea. An almost Invlaibl# speck iu thiy
■je will make one wild with pain and
1 .slf-bllud somitlmva, but a finger only
! slightly bruloed or an Injured finger
mil will seriously Interfere with one's
.•Wing paln’lrg. piano playing, etc.
If one ha* the slightest mishap un a
sheet It I* tbs baud* that suffer. A
wSd fall u.ean* a smashed finger or is
-ipralr «l wrist; n collision, strsteh.*
,nl l»;u.«s*. while, should you wheel
>ver a cat or th* ubiquitous chicken
f the nHiiniry i ■* ! and tasnsgs to
i lai d en your f**i. you wilt find thsl
umr bends have *•••» hurt by bell or
hrsk* A good, thick gtovs I* s pro*
,«ntlv# of most of tbs "casualties, and
illb> -ah thin ailk or ki t k**p Ua amt
sunburn away. b*svy cbsmoi* and dog*
ihiu and csstof are safer to wear ua
th* wheel "
If s man finds a dolUr be lavartaMr
speats two in celebrating th# 4samp
*ry.