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Republican State Ticket
For Supreme Judge,
JOHN B. BARNES, of Madison.
For University Regents,
W. (L WHITMORE, of Douglas;
C. S. ALLEN, of Lancaster.
COUNTY ticket
G. H. Gibson, Clerk.
Geo. Holmes, Treasurer.
L. A. Williams, Sheriff.
Lewis Omky, Superintendent.
IIobt. P. Starr, Judge.
Geo. W. Hunter. Coroner.
Walter Moon, Surveyor.
Uenni.no Claussen, Assessor.
HOSTETLER FOR JUDGE
SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE
BALLOTS TAKEN.
The long deadlock in the Twelfth
Judicial District republican conven
tion held ut Grand Island was broken
about 2 o’clock Tuesday atternoon
when Dawson county g ive four of her
votes to 13. O. Hostetler of Buffalo
county, thereby making it possible for
Sherman, with her little six votes to
decide the contest. Ac the final break
custer gave 10 votes to Wall and Daw
son. with her balance of power, was
drifting to Hostetler. The convention,
though one of the closest contested of
any that lias ever been held In the
state, was attended with the best of
friendly feeling of both candidates
and deligates to the last.
From Onr Boys in ttie Navy
Charley Gibson and Hid Taylor Write
Home.—Their ship llu* Best Kecor4.
— Proud of the Victory.
Chee Foo, China, July 29 1903.
Editor Northwestern.
As I have time I thought I would
drop you a few lines and tell you of
our doings away out in this no man's
country.
Well, we left Bremerton, Wash
ington May 15, for Honolulu where
we arrived on May 24, and coaled
ship. We went up to and alongside
iof the goverment pier. It is cast
jomary for the large man-of-war that
Jdraw 27 foot of water under way, to
I lay about a mile outside, but our cap
) tian aud admiral decided to go in so
/ we did and was the largest man-of
war that ever went in there.
Honolulu is a very nice place. It
lookB like a regular park. The street
are lined on both sides with tall
trees. It still has the King and
Queens castle We could not get
in the Kings castle because it is used
for the U. S. officials.
The ships company shoveled on
something like 1,100 tons of coal in
about twelve hours. We left then
for Yokohoma, Japan, on July 30,
having arrived there June the 14.
We had a fine trip over, except the
last day or two. We thought we
were going to run into one of those
Aregons storms or typhican and we
made four knots an hour, a little
over four miles. We come to
Yokohoma on a line day. It is a
very nice place. The natives can
talx pretty good English. Things
are awful cheap there. The navy
hospital is situated on a high hill
overlooking the bay. It is finely
fitted and has the best of doctors.
There has been only two Blue Jack
ets die since the building was built.
Well, we left Yokohoma for Chee
Foo China, June 27, and we got to
Kobe the next day where we laid
over for three days. We got shore
liberty in Kobe. It is a better sit
uated place than Yokohoma. It if
cleaner and its people are more
I civilized. The streets are theregulai
width of those in the states. We
left Kobe June 30 by way of inlant
sea. It is a very bad place to gc
through and we had to have a pilot
all the way. It is so narrow ir
some places that one could throw s
rock ashore. We passed the wreck
of Mougau city, a U. S. Transpor
and also a good many small steam
ers and towns, and more beautifu
scenery 1 never saw. It was ceraio
ly grand and we were on deck nearli
all the time. We hail a pleasant trip
from there to Chee Fooand when we
got there found eleven other man of
war ships. They were as follows:
The Flag ship of the South Asiatic
Squadron, the U. S. S. Kentucky.
The Oregon, The Moniter, Monad
dock Monterey and three tugs
Wampotuck all of the suthern fleet.
Ours was the U. S. S. Wisconsin
Flag 9hip. Theu there was the first
class Cruiser, the New Orleans, the
Wilmington gun boat, Vicksburg gun
boat, and some others.
Fighting Hob Evans, as people call
him, or simple Evens as we call him,
is commander incheif of this station
He is a cripple.
Chee Foo is a desolate place.
There is nothing here at all but a
few old buildings. The Chinaman
are very filthy, it makes me sick to
look at them. They are noted for
living so many in one house. They
have to send a guard with the liberty
now because if they don’t tbe
blue jackets would raid every place
in the dirty dump. Well, while out
for practice we took the worlds record
in fireng thirteen inch gun. The
Alabama U. S. S. bold the record
before, out of32 shots she mode 22
hits at sixteen and tighteeu hundred
yards and an average of G7 and 75.
Our crew, the U. 8. S. Wisconsin
made 24 shots out of 32, and an
average of 8G.
Wc gave a minstrel show last
night and it was something grand.
It was the best show ever given out
here. We have an Indian club
swinger from Calafornia who ranks
next to Gusfiie Hill, the worlds
champion club swinger.
On the Fourth of July we were at
sea and got into Ghee Foo the 5th
In the sports on the Oth we beat the
best ship in this station, the Kentuck
y in a large race. She had the best
record of any fleet before but now
sic is nothing and out ship, the U. S.
S. Wisconsin, has the honor of being
the swiftest of them all. How does
that sound? We were at great
disadvantage in the race because we
were just in trom sea and had no
practice. On the 15th of August we
will race the Vicksburg is a gig
race.
We had a storm Saturday that
killed 400 Chinaman.
This ship has travled nearly
50,000 miles since she has been in
commission, two years last April,
more than aoy others ship for the
same length of time.
Well, 1 must close for this time.
Wish you all well and happy as I
am. 1 remain as ever your trend.
Ciias. E. Gibson.
U. S. S. Wisconsin.
Chee Foo China.
Chee Foo, China July 27,1903.
Dear Fapa and All.
Your letter recieved a few days
ago, and as I have some spare time
will try to answer it at once but
there is no telling when this letter
will leave here as I don’t know just
when a steamer leaves for the States.
We arrived in this place on the
5th. of July, just one day to late
for the 4tb., but as good luck none
of our fleet had the sports till the
sixth on account of rain. We of
course took part in the boat races
but didn’t expect to get anything
out of them as we bad no practice
whatever and the rest of the fleet
had been practicing for six weeks.
But we won the main race and that
was the pulling barge race. There
: was only this ship and the Kentucky
in that race as only flag ships have
pulling barges. The Kentucky ie
considered the cock of the station, hav
ing won everything that was going
on out here and thats what made
the race the main event, as we are a
new snip here and what they calls
sloper becau se they came from Sac
Francisco. There are only two slop
ers here These are the Oregon anc
ours, the U. S. S. Wisconsin
AH the rest are eastern ships ex
cept a few relics * captured fron
the Spanish. We had target pract
ice last, week and won the worldt
record. We made 24 hits out of 3S
shots with our 13 inch guns at*
distance of 1700 yards at a targei
10 ft. square. The record was, 2S
hits out of 32 shots. The rest ol
the fleet are tickled to death the
way this ship is making records as
they want to see us get ahead of tht
Kentucky. We have got the name
as cock of the station now. We
have got a race matched with the
U. S. S. Ship Yickberg for the loth,
of Aug. It is to be a gig race. We
also have a barge race with the Flag
ship liaiobow when we meet them.
About all they do down here is boat
race and I tell you there is some big
money bet on them. Tbe Oregon
had a cutter race with a dago ship
that was here last week for $1900,
thats all tbe dagoes would put up
but they beat tbe Oregon. That
night the Kentucky went over and
challenged them and so did we but
they wouldn’t take either of us up.
This is a great place here, there is
nothing to see at all except a lot of
Chinks. Yokabamo is all right
though. On our way down here we
stuped at Kobe and went to an ex
position about 20 miles to a place
called Osaka. It was all right. I
was surprised to see how they had it
riged up. They had a building to
represent every nation. But the
finest thing I have struck in this
county yet is the railroad trains.
They are about as big as a good
sized soap box. When you go to
the depot and buy your tieket you
go up over a kind of bridge to the
other side of the tracks and waite
for your train. When your train
comes there is a fellow to let you
out through a gate ns he punches
your ticket. The cars are all mark
ed 1st., 2nd. and 3d. class. You
are supposed to get in the car jour
ticket calls for, say it is a 3d. class
ticket, you get a 3d. class car. nut
here is where the fun comes in, we
all bought 3d. class tickets and got
in 1 st class cars. There is a door
at each side of the car and when you
get in the plug shuts the door and
away you go. They don't collect
the tickets as there is no wayr ot
getting through the cars. Hut when
you get to the stopping place, you
get of and before you can get out of
the yard the train runs in, you bare
to give them your ticket. They
don’t know wheather yon rode 1st.
class or not. It cost us 32 sew, that
is less than 15 cents in our money
to go to Osaka. The train runs a
bout six miles an hour.
We expect to leave here before
long for Yokohoma, then for Hong
Kong, China. #
1 got a letter from Tom last week
he is in Manila now. I hope 1 go
down there before he leaves for the
states as he has ooly G months to do
yet.
You ask me what my duties are
now. Well we have three drills a
day, two in the morning and one in
the afternoon. They consist of
general quarters, that is where you
man all yonr guns like in time of
war. Then we have clear ship for
action, but that only comes once a
month as it takes about one day and
a half to do it. Then we have fire
quarter, as if the ship was on tire.
Then collision drill, as if you run
into another ship. And board 6bip,
thats used when the ship is sinking,
all the crew leave in the boats. Al
so, arm and away for distant service
thats used in time of war when you
land a party ashore, like they did in
Manila. We also have small arms
and wig wag general signal. I guess
thats about all. Yes, we have a
fencing and pistol drill. I like it
a whole lot better than I did on the
station or training ship. I belong
to the torpedo crew and we have tor
pedo practice. We lost one tor
pedo which aank. We had the steam
launchers out dragging but could not
find it. They cost $35,000 apiece
so you see it was no small loss.
They fix a torpedo up with what
they call a drill head and they won’t
explode, end when they run a cer
tain distance they will float aud you
can pick them up again. A torpede
is 14 feet long, IS inches thick and
weigh* llOSpounts, pounds more
than a 13 inch shell.
1 forgot to tell you that Pope
made four of the best shots in the
ship with a six inch gun at target
practice and it was the first time he
ever fired a big gun, in fact any gun
at all in tbe navy accept a rifle and
pistol.
Well Papa I will close for ihif
time.
Your son Bid.
U, 5?. S. Wisconsin
Cbee Foo, China.
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LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA
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