Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
BENSClIOTElt A GIltbON. Ed* and I’ab*.
LOUP CITY, . . NEB.
BRIEF TEIFGRAIWS.
The comptroller of the currency ti&i
issued a call on national banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business Saturday, December
2.
The rush of bills In the house of
representatives on the 5th was the
greatest In the history of the house,
the total being 861 bills, public and
private, and thirty resolutions.
The Methodist college presidents at
their final session at Indianapolis dis
cussed the Great American university.
Bishop Hurst, In charge of the mattfr,
says all but a small amount of the ne
cessary $5,000,000 has been raised.
Admiral Dewey has rented a pew
in the fashionable St. John's Episco
pal church, Washington, of which Rev.
Macky Smith Is pastor. He has also
been chosen a trustee of the Episcopal
temple on the Tennallytown road.
News has been received that the
American schooner Robert Ruff, from
Mobile, struck a reef near Vera Crus
last week and was wrecked. Captain
tain Kaecker of New Orleans was
drowned. The fate of the crew Is tin
known.
In honor of his completion of fifty
years' continuous service tn the Chi- '
cago fire department, the Chicago Un
derwriters' Association gave a silver
loving ecup to Eire Marshal Denis J.
Swenie, who Is now the head of the
Chicago fire department.
The American Hook company of
New York and Chicago completed ne
gotiations by which the entire pub
lication of the Harper t>ros. college
nnd high school text books is trans
ferred. The list of these publications
comprises 450 works and Includes the
conplete classical series of rUeek and
Roman literature, grammars and dic
tionaries.
Assistant Secretary Allen has re
ceived a letter from Captain J. G.
Greene, commandant of the naval sta
tion at Havana, saying that contracts
have been executed for exhuming the
remains of the dead of the battleship
Maine, buried In the Colon cemetery,
and saying that they can be removed
to the United States at any time after
the 15th Inst.
Rev. John B. HcBpelln of the Re
demptorfst order In the United States,
is dead at the rectory of St. Peter's
Roman Catholic church In Philadel
phia In his 78th year. Father Hespe
lin was born In Ilavarla June 24, 1821.
At the age of 23 years he came to the
United States. He served churches In
the states of New York. Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Ohio and New Jersey.
A Buffalo paper say*: Evidence ac
cumulates to support the theory that
John Webster, husband of Nellie Mc
Henry, the actress, ended his life In
the rapid* Just above the cataract at
Niagara Falls. There is presumptive
evidence that he had business trou
bles. He was seen at the falls on the
afternoon of Monday, November 20.
Friends of the missing man are con
vinced he is dead.
The German Tageblatt draws atten
tion, as a characteristic feature of the
president’s message, to the fact that
Germany is referred to first among
the fcr«dgn states, and that the rela
tions with the German empire occupy
the most space. In Germany the mes
sage is generally welcomed, and it is
felt that with good will on each side
and thorough understanding between
the two countries recent disputes will
be easily disposed of.
The record of a first mortgage, in
volving $5,000,000 and covering prop
erty in several states, was filed in Chi
cago. The mortgage was given by the
American Malting copipauy of New
Jersey to Walter G. Oakman and
George R. Trumbull of New York city
as trustees. The property covered by
it lies in New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota
and Wisconsin. The instrument re
quired $2,500 in revenue stamps.
Mr. Pierce, the United States chargo
at St. Petersburg, has supplied to the
state department a mass of additional
details respecting the new policy of
the Russian government of leasing by
auction the gold mining territory in
Siberia. His report, which is Just
published, includes not only the form
al condition of contracts, but also the
results of an .expeditionary survey of
the Siberian river*. Indicating the lo
cation and character of the various
gold fields.
General llrooke reports the deaths
on the 3d Instant of Albert Chase,
company E, Seventh cavalry, at Plnar
del Rio, of peritonitis, and Robert Ar
nott, company 1, First cavalry, at
Guanajay. of pulmonary congestion.
Private advice* report that the
Kurda have avenged the recent incur
sion of Prussian Armenians into too
Alashgerd district, in Turkish Armen
ia. by pillaging the Armenian village
of Kostur and massacring 3(H) of its
ir habitants.
Assistant Her returjr Meiklejohn, in
speaking of the late Senator llayword,
said Our slate and nation hate sus
tained a great losa In the uutlmely
death of fienatur Hayward. A* a pio
neer in the formative period of ottr
conimonwvaUh, hi* life and his true
Americanism have been Impressed
upon ua and »»ur Institutions. His
sterling worth, dispassionate «h«rar
Iwr, loving disposition and kiudness
of heart have made Him beloved b> all
who know him. attribute* which a III
raute his memory to be revered with
love and profound affection
The state of Missouri is to taka
alepa against the lead comma* whten
la in the nature of a lead pip* > ia< h
Arrangement# are about completed
for the Manalc celebration of Wash
ington (I . of the centennial of ui
death of Worshipful Ueerg* Washing
tun on l»*c*i»b*r 1
Owning to (he attitude of Dm- Peruv
ian chamber of deputies (he no-mu-'*
of the cabinet nave tendered their ■*.
tgnal tana to the preside at
Arthur tlordlner. Marl Kte*r *ul
Tom Cooper, the bp »< ttsta will *
Part* neat year Prison offered a* a*
espuettlon company amount to
Defeat of Gatacre the Most Severe Re
pulse British Have Suffered.
A GREAT MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
General'* Torre of 14,000 Great!) He«laee«l
by Dutch Ntritrgji —■ Many OBlcer*
Among the WountleU—HrltUh Com
mander Nays lie Will Wire U>« Call
Cniuiltlm Later.
LONDON. Dec. 11.—The war office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Forestler-Walker at Capetown
Gatacre reports:
“Deeply regret to inform you that I
met with a serious reverse in the at
tack on Stromburg. 1 was misled us
to the enemy’s position by the guides
and found impracticable ground.
"Casualties, so far as known at the
present, are:
“Second battalion, Irish Royal Ri- |
flea—Wounded: Lieutenant Colonel ;
Kager, Major Raton, Captain Hell, Cap
tain Kelly, Lieutenant Stevens Lieu
tenant liarnardston.
“Suffolk Regiment- Wounded: Sec
ond Lieutenant Maynard and twelve
men. Missing: Captain Weir. Lieu
tenant Christee, Second Lieutenant
Rodney, two hundred and ninety men.
"Fourth Field Hattery—Severely
wounded: Lieutenant Ia>wls and
three men. Slightly wounded: Two
men.
“Seventy-seventh Field Hattery—
Killed: One gunner, wounded; Major
Perceval.
“Northumberland Fusileers— Missing
Major Stevens, Captain Fletcher, Cap
tain Morely, Second Lieutenant Wake,
Second Lieutenant Coulaon. Lieutenant
Radcllffe, three hundred and sixty-five
officers and men.
“Royal Herkshlre Regiment—Killed:
One private.
“Tho remainder of my casualties
will lie wired as soon as ascertained. ’
LONDON, Dec. 11.—(New York
World Cablegram.)—The Post says:
The good news which comes today
from Ladysmith Is more than counter
balanced by the very s-rlous reverse
encountered at Htormburg by GataiTe.
The Hoers in the latter movement of
fered no opposition till our men
reached the Impregnable position
which they were defending, when they
opened a hot and unexpected fire.
The engagement began at 4:15 a. m.
Sunday anil lasted till 7 when, after an
artillery duel, our men withdrew and
marched back to Molteno.
So ran the first dispatch, giving !
merely an Impression of a fruitless j
adventure and leaving us utterly un- j
prepared for the bare figures of our \
loss which came In the second report, i
All the advices that have so far
reached us make the fight at Storm- i
burg take rank after Nnicholson Nek ;
as the most serious reverse of the j
war. We don’t yet know Its full pro
portions, but Judging from what we
have the worst must remain behind.
Already the list of missing is close to
600. In the Second Northumber
land Fusileers six officers are re
ported missing. There are no de
tails to the First Dorsetshire
rigiment of whose present; with
Gatacre we learn for the first
time that 300 men are reported miss
ing and there are no details as to of
ficers. It Is impossilde, therefore, to
avoid the conclusion that we don’t
know the full extent of the reverse,
I’he moral of tills unfortunate affair
is that we have been trying to press
home on the government the fact that
men are wanted. Men must he sent,
cavalry and horse artillery most es
pecially, unless in sheer parsimony we
are to throw away a corner of the
cm pire.
-.
BILLET IN HIS BRAIN.
Charles K. drove in shut and Killed |t«
lilnd inn liar.
OMAHA, Doc. 11.—As the result of
an altercation which ended in Tom
Collins being forcibly thrown out of
"Shorty" Charles Grove's saloon at
Thirteenth and Dodge streets, one
night last week, Collins deliberately,
P Is alleged, shot and mortally wound
ed the proprietor in the latter s place
of business alwmt 8:30 o'clock last
night.
A bullet from the 38-caliber bulldog
revolver entered the head of the vic
tim from above, ranging downward
for a depth of more than four Inches
and burying itself in his brain. He
was taken at once to the Presbyterian
hospital. The physician pronounced
the wound to be almost certainty
fatal. Grove died at midnight with
out once regaining consciousness. Col
ima fa in Jail. He says he is glad of
the act and is prepared to pay the
penalty •
Mew .J.iaraullor law..
WASHINGTON, liec. it. Surgeon
i General Wytnau of the murine hoa
j pital service, in view of the officially
reported prevalence of tin plague in
Santos, liraill. and Oporto Portugal.
■ *t»il the itical loRdltiuns at thee porta,
j haa Issued regulations to prevent its
introduction into the t'niled States,
which tfgulailons are to remain in
force until thirty days aft. r the ol
, • lal anaoUH.rmeal of the cessation of
! the plague in those cities T he reguta
, lions prescribe la detail the treatment
of Vessel* from the infected ports,
methods of disinfev t|i n of ships, cargo
persona) *lfe< Is of Jasso-mcr* alii
crew, the Mnal disposition of venwel*
1 etc
I IH*o KUl.,1 lH a Moil
tHKYKNNP lie. II vu.ot T
ochwh this morning a collision he
i»**n I no freight trains «• urfr.1 at
Movie, twelve notes went , f Cheyenne
un the i aaiesak Pasig. ta*..motive
» ireman to nio.lv St.a t:H| was In
•<antiy hilled Mtl«*«r hr west l»»v
le* was • aught between the cat. afed
tanh his engine bring —*—i«Ty and
twthapa fatally injured fireman
John t oatello was tunned under the
• re. 8 is* and was reoo.»<| with Is .
mahgisd test and n > rushed hand tt«
was sent to the |» aver h...e»t.i on %
•pe* lal train Magisert* H«.*Mna and
Vetg were slightly h rt
EXPRESS ROBBERY AT CHEYENNE
The P,icifle Compiny Lo»f» Seitrul
TIioukhihI Dollars.
CHEYENNE, Dee. 1J.—The details
of a most dating robbery are Just com
ing to light here. Last night between
the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, the of
fice of the Pacific Express company was
robbed of several thousand dollars in
money, and. although officers set U
work on the case Immediately and the
strictest secrecacy has been maintained
not a single clue has been discovered.
There Is a small force of men in the
express office at night to handle ex
press on incoming and outgoing trains
nnd when these trains arrive the men
have been In the habit of locking the
office. This was ilone last night os
usual and when the express men re
turned twenty minutes later the north
door, or city entrance, was open, ns
was also the safe door. Th? discovery
was made that all of the money con
tained in the safe was missing.
Officials of the express company re
fuse to state the amount of money
taken, which Is i mported to be between
$.1,000 and $25,000. It is reported that
the safe contained a large shipment
of gold which was to have gone to one
ol the banks In central Wyoming over
the Cheyenne & Northern this morn
ing, but the officials will say nothing
about the matter. Indications point
to the fact, however, that the loss is
considerable.
The entire express office force la
under surveillance ami the robbery Is
being thoroughly Investigated.
EIGHTEEN REBELS ARE KILLED.
One Hundred f’lllptnoa Attack a Wagon
Train.
MANILA, Dec. 11.—A force of 100
Insurgents yesterday attacked near
Balsuag a wagon train escorted by
thirty men of the Sixteenth infantry.
A sharp engagement followed. The
Filipinos lost eighteen in killed and
nine captured.
During the recent attack by Insur
gents upon Vigan the Filipinos ob
tained possession of the plaza and of
a church in the center of the town,
from which the Americans dislodged
them. It seems that the escaped
Spaniards obtained guns and fought
with the Americans against the insur
gents.
CfRVERA WRITES A HISTORY.
Vlndi(nl«« lllintelf for Loci of HU
K<|in»«l ron
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.—Another
contribution to the naval literature of
the Spanish war has been published by
the bureau of naval Intelligence. It is
a history by General Cervera of the
fleet under his command which was de
stroyed by tne American squadron off
Santiago. The original publication
was authorized by the queen regent of
Spain on the petition of Admiral Cer
vera who wished to vindicate himself
for the loss of his squadron after hav
ing been sent to Cuba against his ear
nest protest.
Alf JAMlHiNO THUS Of WAR
ltrp»rt* «f the FIII|iluo (itntnVt Sur
render to MucArthur.
MANILA, Dec, 11,—An expedition
headed by the battleship Oregon left
Manila for Bubig last night. It is re
ported that the Filipino commander
(leneral Alejandrino, with his staff, has
surrendered to (leneral Mai Arthur.
There is also a rumor that Alejan
drino is at Aguilar suffering from a
wound received in a fight between in
surgents and bandits and that he will
be given an opportunity to surrender
and will be properly cared for.
Surgeon Rafter's I'uy Stopped.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.—One of the
results of the investigations made in
ihe case of the troopship Tartar is
the stoppage of the pay of Major John
A. Rafter, surgeon Twentieth Kansas
volunteers. This action was taken at
the request of General Shafter and was
seconded by Secretary Root. General
Shafter, who has direction of the in
quiry, suggested that the pay in Sur
geon Rafter's case be suspended until
certain accounts for the provisioning
of sick soldiers on board the transport
are settled. In a protest, which Major
Rafter has tiled with the war depart
ment. he represents that he is not res
ponsible for the conditions which pre
vailed on the Tartar.
To Itcliulld Tehstitcpec Road.
LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Westminis
ter Gazette says Sir Weetman Dickin
son Pearson, M P for Chelchester and
head of the firm of S. Pearson & Son.
limited, contractors for public works,
has completed negotiations with the
Mexican government to take over the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec railroad on a
ILty-years' lease It is said that he
will reconstruct the railroad and con
st ruet a harbor at each end. The har
liors are to cost SHUtoo.noo.
Hi ll»i# fur ( unvrnllti,
LINCOLN Neti. Dec U.—Chairman
Janes C Dahiman has issued a call
for the democratic central committee
to meet in Lincoln, January li. to lit
the time and place for holding the
stat * convention to name delegates to
the national democratic convention. Au
effort Will be mutle b) L:»n< aster roun
t> democrats to have the convention
h* Id III I.m. (>!i» M.n.ii I'• that lieing
the date of W. J Mr>an « loth birth
day.
MADRID |te< ||. An old rls I dis
patch from Manila says that rtpan
lard* who were lot marl) prisoner* In
the hands of ilie Filipinos, have ar
rived i hers
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Confession of Woman Clears Up Mystery
of Odessa Double Killing.
MRS. LAIC TCLLS THE TRUTH.
She A**ert* I Iml Frank Kin. more Killed
Fan* and Hr*. Dlusmure—lie Flret
I’oUuned 111* Wife, Then Carried tier
llody to the Kitchen—lanrMSt While
Asleep In lied.
KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 9— (Special
to the Omaha Bee.)—The mystery sur
rounding the double murder that oc
curred at Odessa, ten miles west of
Kearney, Monday night, in which th t
lives of Lillian Dinsmore and Fred
l.aue were taken, has been cleared up.
Mrs. Laue, thj wife of the murdered
man, made a confession, in which she
charged Frank L. Dinsmore, imsband
of the murdered woman, with commit
ting both crimes. The confession was
made only after several hours’ work
with Mrs. Laue by a brother and an
uncle of the dead man. As soon as
Mrs. Laue had confessed to them D.
Laue. the uncle mentioned, at whose
house they were staying, hitched up
his team and brought her to Kearney,
arriving here at 2 o’clock this morn
ing. County Attorney Nye was called
upon and met Mrs. Nye and the broth
er and uncle of the dead man at the
city hull, where the confession was
taken down in writing and signed by
the witnesses.
Attorney Nye refuses to give out
any of the contents of t.ie confession,
and the following was obtained from
a person who was a witness to the con
fession before coming to Kearney and
also when it was taken down in writ
ing.
It seems that for several months
Dinsmore has been infatuated with
Mrs. Laue, and on different occasion
has tried to get her to elope with him,
which, however, she refused to do. It
«tso appears from statements mude Uy
her ami Mrs. Dlnsmore's brothers that
Dinsmore possessed hypnotic power,
which power Mrs. Laue claims to have
been tinder for the last six months.
Mrs. Dlnsmore's brothers say that he
has had their sister under his power
for several years. Dinsmore is charged
with laying the plans for the killing
of both persons and Mrs. Laue says
ho told her what to say at the inquest.
Dinsmore wanted to commit the
crime Thanksgiving night, she says,
but was persuaded to put it off by
Mrs. Laue.
Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Dlns
more had retired at their usual time,
as also had Mr. Laue. Shortly after
ward Dinsmore came into the kitchen
where Mrs. Laue was sitting and told
her that part of the deed was done,
and that he would have to finish the
job, at once going to Laue’s room and
shooting him while he was still in bed.
Dinsmore then brought his wife down
stairs and placed her on the floor in
front of the kitenen stove, where she
lay until she had been examined by
a doctor.
Mrs. Dinsmore’s death was caused
by poison, probably prussic acd, as a
receipt fer its taking is reported to
have been found in a desk by the man
sent to Odessa by the Omaha Blevator
company to take Dinsmore’s place.
The brothers of Mrs. Dinsmore say
they spent thousands of dollars in
procuring evidence against Dinsmore
to show their sister that he was unfit
for her to marry, but he possessed the
power to make her love him.
The confession of Mrs. Laue has
caused great sensation and rumors
that an attempt will he made to lynch
Frank Dinsmore are flying thick and
fast. Extra guards are on duty at the
county jail, loaded with repeating
Winchester rifles. Sheriff Funk is de
termin d to protect the prisoner re
gardless of consequences.
Frank Dinsmore was taken to North
Platte for safekeeping. He was ex
tremely nervous and frightened and
wanted the guards to keep close to
the cab in which he was taken from
the jail to the train. He will he kept
there until his preliminary trial.
COMPARISON Of APPROPRIATIONS.
KNtluiatci for Thin Year 91 14/408,578
More* Than Lut Ynr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9—An analyti
cal comparison of the estimates for
this year and the appropriation)* for
last year was issued today by Messrs.
Cleaves and Courtes, the clerks of the
senate and house appropriation com
mittees, respectively. It shows total
estimates this year of (738,855.248,
against (694.006.489 last year. The es
timates this year are 9u4.298 578 more
than the amount actually appropriated
last year. The chief increases ure:
Army. (47,281,929; fortifications. (6,
819.035; navy, (26,145,539; post office,
(5,143.661; sundry, civil, (21,686,777.
The totul estimates for this year ex
ceed the total estimated revenue for
1891 by (71.081,994. but counting the
sinking fund this excess Is reduced to
818.081.994
I0VV WS TO JOIN BOt It ARMY.
■Mill Their Turn* .N»*r HuUlrlii Mini M*rt
fur (lie 4 ape.
H01J8TKIN la,, l>.. 9 William
and iMnlel I attic* h*v# sold their fine
Mo-acrc farm here and will go to Bmtlh
Africa Their father. Ihtitiel litviea. is
a large farmer at West Hark icy. Cape
Cuh 11jr. and has ■« nt for them to J«‘»»
the Ht,-r forces Kiihl weeks ago .hey
received a letter from him say In.; nil
the farmers In thnl section wete plan
ning an ..prising la IWr tnirtests and !
s.king them to com*1 They left Inc |
no-dtai •!> m tlo sale of the r prop- j
»rty,
Im 4♦ i *« ••»»
CHI l Mill s. «i |n a lu.ticine M e
wet* It turned It the I ailed Ittates
ttoiM h««n tedat against William 81
■Hum It lev and hia wot llnrrv II Hh.wk
ls» lat.tr and depotv. at
th* t'rsnatln tussit |all, t«r • ••stpin
Ujr In the »». ape of Captain Ike f.
Ills U • of th* Hick ratted •'*tSO
tutu>tItwi Infantry who waahs.sg he 1*1
f.tt ap;M nan- * before thte tsflW of
coort the lode 'nuii charge* tl»
tai l's with td.tt.ia t*v mP. (eg the
print gar I t re ape,
SORROW FOR HAYWARD.
Remains of the Late Senator Conveyed
to the TomI*.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Dec. 8.—
A lingering whiff of luminous fra
grance from banks of splendid flow
ers; a few heartfelt sentences of lov
ing eulogy; a loving look at the past
and all that mortality ever claimed of
Senator Monroe L. Hayward was tear
fully consigned to the marble sarco
phagus that may mark his resting
place until time shall be no more.
It was the expressed wish of the
family that the funeral should be as
private as possible. In some respects
it was, as the ceremony was decidedly
simple, although prolonged. During
the hours of between 10 a. m. and 12
m. the remains lay in state in the
front parlor. Great bunches of rare
exotics and sincerely suggestive de
signs rested on every table and over
the massive metallic casket sheathed
In deep velvet. The face of the dead
senator was but little wasted and the
color was an animated gray, devoid
of the yellow transparency of death.
Hundreds passed around the bier.
Ab soon as the parlors were vacated
Bnd the family spent therein the most
agonizing hour that comes-to mortals.
The mainstay among them was the
gullant son, William, who sought to
comfort his mother for the absence
of her other son in the Philippines.
The services were conducted by
Rev. II. L. House of the Baptist
church. Scripture reading was gjvcu
by Rev. C. M. Shepherd, a MethOdl.it
pastor.
The eulogy by Mr. House was elo
quent and prolonged. Passing the
public career of the dead senator he
pointed out the many sterling attri
butes that made him great and strong.
His home was a typical Christian
home of a generation ago, where ro
bust and manly virtues were incul
cated. He was a type of that Amer
ican citizen of whom we all are
proudest. He possessed the spirit that
made the people of England love their
grand old man. He was a man of the
people, a student, a thinker, a hard
worker. Above all he was honest and
possessed the genuineness of life; he
was a born orator, public spirited, en
terprising man. loving husband, indul
g< nt father, clean politician and true
patriot.
The cortege was the longest ever
seen in the city. It extended over a
mile of streets. In the carriages com
prising the guard of honor were the
following honorary pallbearers: C. F.
Manderson. W. S. Summers, C. 0.
Whedon, Iiyron Clark. William Mc
Lennan and G. M. Lambertson.
Company C, national guard, and
William Iiaumer Post, Grand Army of
the Republic, formed a guard at the
grave.
Rev. House consigned the dust to
the tomb amid tears of sincere sor
row and the grave was left to be cov
ered with earth by the sexton in soli
tude.
Mrs. Hayward was not seen during
the obsequies except when she passed
with other members of the family
from an upper apartment to her closed
carriage. One notable circumstance
that points to the simplicity of the
ceremonies was that there was no
music.
NOTHING HEARD FROM MACRUM
licllevcd that He Has Not Learned of
Snccrtior'a Appointment.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.—Since the
notice received about two weeks ago
of the objection interposed bv the Boer
government to the attempt of United
States Consul Macrum at Pretoria to
disburse certan sums of money pro
vided by the British government to
afford the British prisoners there with
small necessities and luxuries during
their conllnement the State depart
ment has heard nothing on this sub
ject. 1’pon being informed of the ob
jection the department instructed Mr.
Macrum to protest against it, but It
lc not known how he has fared since
then. In fact, the department has been
unable to obtain an answer from him
‘o any of its communications of re
cent date and it does not know even
if he has received notice of the grant
ing of his leave of absence.
WOOD 10 SliCCtfD BROOKf
Import*.I Kit* Will He Named Military
(■overnor of C'ulm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—General
Leonard Wood had a conference with
the secretary of war respecting his fu
ture. While neither of the principals
bad anything to .nay for publication
as to the conclusions reached, it la
gathered that General Wood Is to be
the next governor of Cuba, succeeding
General Brookt, who will return t->
the United States. It Is expected that
the military force in Culm can be
greatly reduced in the near future.
MmtliN AGAIN IN COMMAND.
II* is M(Hllr In t'oiiiiuunlrsllon Willi
the Kimberly Harrison.
LONDON. Dec. 8.-The war office
here has received the followitw: nits■
sage from General Korestler-Walker,
the HrttUh commander at Capetown:
"WKDNKSDAY. Dec K.-General
Metheitit wlrea today that he has re
sumed command and is nightly in
rommiinlca.tou with Kimberley. The
health of the troops Is excellent."t
%V Iscuss ii K»i*ii« t‘sr>
WASHINGTON. D C. Dec. 8 A
warrant was Issued today In favor of
the governor of Wlatoadu for ITSioJ ,
for the second Installment of the i
amount due that stale for a.il to the i
fatted Stales In raising the vuuttasi j
nrmy for the war with Spain.
mi .
| «Ml mol Msl|si'l Mill
WASHINGTON. Dei I If present- I
ntlva Hepburn of Iowa Introduced In
the house today his hill of the last
• i ngress lu appropriate |l |u tjtni ISM
tor the von strip lion of the Ni-araguv
canal
Hcpreseaistive Shrtuisa #1 N»w
fork re* a I rod u* ed the ano-scaiptag :
hlU
Mr Sprague of Mnsanvhuaeils tains
lined a hill to retire army vA. era he*
hi* tha raah of «M|w( geaeral who !
carved ill tha vlvft war, as uf tha gtwds i
•sal above that whnh they haid It ,
• h« time of vat Hem' id
Louie Ostortag, an Atchison bo/
who served on the Olympia, says the
Kansas City Journal, says it is all a
lie about Dewey's ships drawing oft
from the fight while the men ate a
hearty breakfast. He says the ships
drew off all right, but the men were
too excited and too exultant to eat a
mouthful. And sure enough Louie's
account sounds human-like and natu
ral.
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by I’sinfl Pertina.
Mr. Isaac Brock, the Oldest Man In the
Called States.
Mr. Isnnc Brock, of McLennan county,
Tex., lias attained the threat age of 111
years, having been Isirn in 17s>. He is an
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Isaac Brock.
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