Nebraska Newspapers

    THE IlEI) CLOUD CHIEF.
WHvD SPANISH RTOItY
MADRID PAPERS CLAME A
VICTORY.
Onrn Blil to llnvo llltrn ComliHt to
Hampton TiroAtiirrli-uti Wurnlilm Snlil
to Hmto llrrn llintro.vnl ntul t tin Amor
Iran 1'lert Viuiijulihril,
MAnntn, May 31. III Progrcso pub
lished dispatches purporting to coino
from Paris, giving details of nu al
leged bnttic tirnr Jamaica. In which, it
Is said, two American warships wore
destroyed mid ono Spanish warship
wns injttrrtl.
The story Ifi that Commodore Schley's
squadron parted from Hear Admiral
Hampton's off tho eastern point of
Cuba, M cored toward the Yticatan pe
ninsula, followed closely by Sampsons
hlp. Jtoth wre sighted from the
watch towers- of Inntl.'.i-n de Cuba.
Hear Admiral Sampson arrived off
Iho province of Puerto Principe, con
tinuing in the direction of .Jamaica.
Admiral Cervera left Santiago Thurs
day, May 26. at midnight, all his lights
being extinguished, with thr- Vicaya
nnd the Almiraute Oquondo. preceded
by tho Torpedo boat destroyer i'uror.
Ho tool: up a pos tion in proximity to
.Umnlca. Two hours later the remain
der of Admiral Cervera's squadron
withdrew from the harbor of -Santiago
nnd proceeded in a. southerly direction.
On the morning of Friday the I'uror
rame up rapidly to the Vleun and
the Almlrarite, advising Admiral Cer
vera of tho apptonch of the oncm.v.
Hear Admiral Sampson's ship- steamed
with full steam toward the Spanish
vessels, but moved in a southerly di
rection to effect a juncture with tho
remainder of the Spanish wtiiidron.
Presently tho battle raged furiously
on both sides. The Americans de
tached thrco cruisers and three smaller
t-hlps to surround the Vizciiju and the
Almiranto Oquondo. Tho Furor, in
twecn the cross-lire of the enemy,
made for tho American flagship, not
withstanding tho iiro of the heavy
puns.
'J !ie outcome of the contest was that
two American warships were sunk and
ono Spanish warship disabled in its
steering gear. The remaining vessels
of tho American squadron were so
much damaged that they were i (im
pelled to tako refugo in Ilaytien
waters. It is reported that thoCrhto
Ixil Colon captured one American ship,
which had been disabled from a shot
by tho Vicaya that perforated her
hide.
The Vicaya risked destruction from
nn American destroyer. It is believed
that after the eombut tho Spaniards
sailed for Havana, or. if the conditions
tif the vessels or the pr :uc of a su
perior force of the enemy required,
took refuge, at Cardenas or Mataiias,
The puhllcitionof this dispatch from
Foris caused an excited discussion of
tho conflicting reports from various
nourccs, which completely absorbed all
pactions of the press and all circles of
the public in Madrid.
Wahuinoion, May 30. Ofllcials of
tho navy department not only discredit
the reports of a naval engagement near
Jamaica on Friday, but declare with
the utmost posithenoss that it did not
occur. Advices from Admiral Samp
son and Commodore Schley clearly in
dicate that the statements contained
Jn the Madrid story tiro without tho
slightest foundation in fact.
MORE GENERALS NAMED.
rrrildrnt Appoint Nelion Coin (r .111
onrl a nrlgnillrr (irneml.
WAMHNmo.v, May 31. The President
na.s sent these nominations to the
Senate:
To be major general of volunteers
Matthew C. Htitlor of South Carolina.
To be brigadier generals of volunteers-
James K. Watios of Texas. Nel
son Cole of Missouri, William C. Oates
of Alabama.
To be assistant adjutant general
with rank of major Fred Hell ot
Missouri.
To bo chief surgeon with rank of ma
jorFrank S. Hourns of Georgia.
To be o-sslstant adjutant general with
rank of captain-Theodosius Hot kin of
Kansas; Frederick J. Kountrc of Ohio:
First Lieutenant William Scott, First
cavalry.
To be additional paymasters -John
Townscnd of Missouri. John W. Fogler
of Kansas, Heverly Waugh Coiner of
Washington.
SAMPSON BAClTrb KEY WEST
Will TuU lluml In rr-pirntlin for
Cuban Invadon,
Nr.vv YortK, May 31. - A special .lis
iatch from Key West says Admiral
b'atnpron has arrived there and may re
main during the preparations for the
Cohan invasiou. This, it is believed,
will not occupy more than u few days
at the most. Admiral Sampsons fleet
is between Havana and Key West with
nil on board well.
A War Iolntor.
Washington, May 2. - The gross
jotnl wealth of the "world is estimated
at 00,000 million pounds sterling. Tho
United States of America heads the list
of nations with an aggregate wealth of
aljout l'.'.OOO million pounds sterling,
tho United Kingdom comes next with
about 10,000 millions, and France
ikaks. third with about h.ooo millions. '
TO INCREASE SPAIN'S NAVY
AU Sp-iiiWh Stcuiiirr I'roiii 1,000 Tom
I'p to Ho liuprraM'il.
Maiikiii, May 28. It Is currently ro
ported here that the Spanish govern,
inont hua ordered all the Spanish
btouinors from 1,000 tons up, capable o!
idaming a minimum of twelve knots
to be impressed as auxiliary cruisers.
IB, 000 Men nt Citmp A leer.
Wahiiinoton, May 31. When taps
were wounded at Camp Alger last night
J8.000 men gladly bought their tent
OTered bunks.
SPANISH FLEET IS CAUGHT,
(lili j liiporlfc Tlmt He llns sr, r
S.i lit lu t;i lliirhor,
Wasiii.no to.v, Mny 31. At 12:.1C
o'clock this morning, the navy depart
ment received a dispatch from Commo
dore Schley announcing definitely that
ho had located Admiral Cervera's Capi
Verde squadron in the bay of Simtiagi
de Cuba. Tho Commodore states that
he has seen and recognized tho vessels
of the Spanish fleet.
It is not believed that Admiral Cer
vera will attempt to escape from the
predicament In which he now find'
himself, as such a com no would surel,
Jesuit in the destruction of his vesseh
and the loss of many lives precious ti
Spain. The- suggestion is made, how
ever, that the Spaniard may blow up
hN ships rather than have them fall
into the hands of Schley as they cer
tainly will If they remain in the har
bor. The definlteness of Commodore
Sibley's dispatch would indicate tlmt
lie has effected a lauding near Santlagi
and made a personal investigation ot
the harbor. It would be impossible,
from t lie entrance of the baj , .'.cllnitelj
to see and recognize the Spanish ves
sels, but by effecting a lauding at some
point on either side of the entrance, a
vantage point could be gained, very
likely, from which the entire harbor
could be examined. In all probability
Commodore Schley or one of his trusted
ofllcers has successfully pel formed this
hazardous undertaking in order to ob
'ain the valuable information con
tained in his dispatch.
Commodore Schley has not only hU
own squadron, but twoor three vessels
besides, in his command, and it is nut
believed to be possible for the Spanish
admiral to escape with his tied Nt
information is obtainable as to tin
intentions of ( ommodore chle.v
Whether he will endeavor to force an
entrance to the bnv. and seek a battle
with the Spanish squadron is not"
known, but such a course at present t
not regarded as likely. It would bi
better, in the opinion of some nava'
ollicials. to Keep Cervera and his ves '
sols safely in the harbor, where the
aie as (Absolutely useless as thc would
be at the bottom of the sea.
IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. !
(ilinlntnnr'H Itoil.r Itrst Ni-it In Tlmt ot
1IU Cllil Ilium.. Dlnrarll.
l.oMiov, May 31. In the northern
ransept of Westminster abbey, whero
llngiand's greatest dead rest, the iwnly
of the late William 1-lwart (iladstone
was entombed Saturday with the cere
monies of the nation lie had served and
of the church he had loved.
His grave is beside that of his life
long adversary, Itenjamin Disr.ieli
(Lord Kcaconstlcldi, whose marble ef
figy stands decked with the regalia
which (iladstone had refused. Two
possible future kings of (ireat ilritain
walked beside the great commoner's
eofiin and all the nobility and learning
of the state surrounded it, though the
wish of the deceased had been for sim
plicity. Tills ofllcial funeral, the first since
that of Lord Palmerston, was ren
dered an imposing spectacle by the
magnificence of the building in which
it was solemnied. The eollln rested
on nn elevated bier before the altar,
almost hidden beneath a pall of white
and gold embroidered with tho text,
"liequioscat in pace."
THE LONGJDELAY ENDED,
tiiinillng Army Onlrrril to Kmhark nt
Oni-i- It lli'Htlmillnn a Secret.
asiiinoiov, May 31. -Orders have
at hist gone forward to Major (ieneral
Shafter, ot Tatnp.i. to embark the
greater portion of his corps, including
all the regulars and a few of the most
efllcient volunteer regiments, on board
the transports gathered at that place,
and the nggressive military movement
which has been so frequently predicted
and as often delayed, for one cause or
another, will be an accomplished fact
before the end of this week.
The strongest units of Admiral
Sampson's reorganized squadron will
convoy the expedition and cover its
lauding nt a point now definitely
designated.
NEWSJN BRIEF.
Actor Thomas W. Keene is critically
ill in Mew York with appendicitis.
Ihipont powder works, Carney's
Point, N. J., exploded. Two men
killed.
The Italian cabinet has resigned.
The Senate, by a vote of 41 to 27.
tabled the Democratic amendment to
the war revenue bill to tax corpora
tions. Speaker Heed still opposes Hawaiian
annexation at this session of Congress,
One hundred children wore hurt by
the collapse of a memorial day grand
stai.d at Denver.
Tho engagement is announced of
Miss ICatlierine Kerens, daughter of
P.ieliard C. Kerens, and Lieutenant
Frank It. McKonua. I'. S. A., son of
Justice MeKeima of the I'nlted States
supreme court.
All of tho ofllcers of the Hank of
Moran. Kan., are under arrest for
crooked banking,
John Seaton captured all of Shawnee
county's thirty-seven delegates to the
lit-publican state convention.
The I'nrtliiK of tin, Hawser font fin Liven.
Cm.ii ii , May 27. - While tho
Itntish India Steam Navigation coin
p.mj i. steamer Mecca Tuesday was
towmg her sister ship l.indula, 'whose
slu.ft wt;s broken, the hawser parted,
the two vessels came into collision and
t he Mecca was sunk, her captain and
fifty-two others being drowned. The
Llndula brought the survivors to port.
Kplr May lln on the VrUta.
Kkv Wusr, Fla., May 31. -United
States Marshal Hoar, with some depu
ties, is making a thorough search to
day of the condemned prizes in Kev
West harbor for spies tlmt arc believed
to be on board.
SCHLEY SENDS A, NOTE I
WANTS CERVERA "TO
SOMETHING."
DO
A Itrport IVom Key Went Tlmt a Note
linn llrrn Sent t'nilrr tile While ring
to tlir Holtlril I'lcrl Comfort forSSp.illi
From Purl I'lippm.
Kr.Y Wns-r. Fla., May 29. Commo
dore Schley is reported to be master of
tho situation at Santiago and is seek
ing means to make, tho Spanish fleet
come out to give battle. Yesterday It
was rcnortcd that he sent a boat, with
a white flag into the harbor with tho
message: "Tho Spanish fleet has tho
alternative of coming out and lighting
or remaining in and starving."
Nkw Vhiik, May 2. A Paris din
patch to tho New York Herald says:
Now that the fact of tho presence of
Admiral Cervera's squadron in the bay
of Santiago is established, naval ex
perts are busy studying the problem as
to what will be tho probable result in
case lie Is attacked.
In ircncriil. ('crver.-i Is thiititrlit. In
have scored a point and to have acted
uoiii prudently and rationally in shut
ting himself up in the bay. Marc
Landry, in the Figaro, may b taken
admiral rnrtvirn..
as representing the opinions of most of
the naval ofllcers here. He says this
morning: "Spain's only policy is to
prolong the war without giving a
chance for a decisive battle until the
odds for victory are all in her favor.
Hy taking refuge in the bay of Santi
ago, out of reach of the enemy's can
non, Admiral Cervera has carried out a
policy that circumstances have ren
dered it imperative for his country to
follow, seeing that by gaining time he
enables a junction to be effected with
him by the reserve bquadion now lit
ting out at Cadi..
"Hy entering the bay Cervera iin
mobolizes part of the American squad
ron. He is completely sheltered in a
mngnifliccnt harbor, where lie can
leisurely reprovision his ships, rest his
crews and put the boilers in his engines
in good order. He compels his adver
sary to maintain a strict blockade: that
Is to say, to be continually on the alert
in all weathers, to use his coal ami
wear out his engines and boilers.
Finally, he gives Admiral Cnmtirn time
to cross tho Atlantic either to join
forces xvith him or attack another
point, in which ease part of the forces
blockading Santiago will have to bo
called away."
M. Landry considers the possibility
of the Americans trying to cut out Cer
vera, but thinks the .peration so
dangerous a one that it is hardly likely
that it will be attempted. Tho sum
total of his opinion is that Spain has
no reason to be downcast over the turn
taken in the conduct of the war.
The Ootilois, on the other hand,
thinks Cervera is in a dangerous posi
tion. "He Is," it says, "shut up until
the day he chooses to give battle. This
cannot lie long postponed, as his pros,
ence at Havana will become a necessity
to prevent tho disembarkment of tho
American expedition. In any ease vic
tory will not be so easily won as Dew
ey's was. Cervera's forces aro about
equal to tho American forces. Jlesides
this, ho in supported by good forts and
batteries. Cervera's success, then, will
depend upon his skill and tho marks
manship of his artillery."
RELIEFER KANSANS,
(Might of the .TaMiuvMtcru nt Nan I'rnn
cUro Much Itrlleteil hy lliulnrmi Men.
San Fiiancihco, May 29. Tliero was
much rejoicing in tho camp of the
Thirteenth Nebraska volunteers yes
terday. Kach man was paid 88. The
money was appropriated by the Ne
braska legislature and does not con
flict with the money due fiom Uncle
Sum's strong box'.
Tho plight of the Kansas volunteers
was much relieved by the action of
business men who visited merchants
handling different lines of goods, secur
ing donations of shoes, socles, clothing
and other necessaries for the men from
Kansas, who have needed these articles
moro than any other regiment that has
come hero, llefore coming to this city,
the Kansans served for sonic time in
their own state and their clothes and
shoes became worn out and they did
not have an opportunity to replace
them before they were ordered West.
I.ut of tho .lllsom-l oliuit ci-r-t.
Sr. Lofis, Mo., May 2.s.- When tho
third regiment broke camp ut Jefferson
barrr.cks yesterday and took train for
Camp Alger at Falls Church, Vu.. tho
last of Missouri's volunteers under tho
ilrst call left the state. The regiment,
which was under tho command of
Colonel (iross, left over tho Loulsvlllu
& Nashville railway,
Nearly 4H,uoo rl ClilrkuuiiiuRit.
Ciiattanoooa, Tnn., May 2S. The
foluntrcr army at Cliickamaugu now
numbers nearly ir.,00!) men and It con
tinues to grov
SAMPSON'S san juan report.
Ituil No Iiitenlloii of Itcilticliii; tho I'urto
Itlriin flly.
Washington, May 2S. Tho follow
Ing bulletin was posted at tho navy de
partment to-day:
Tho following is a copy of a report
made by Hour Admiral Sampson, con
cerning the action of San Juan dc
Puerto Rico:
"I'pon approaching San Juan it wa
seen that none of tho Spanish vessels
were in the harbor. I was therefore
considerably in doubt whether they had
reached San .hum ami again departed
for some unknown destination ot
whether they had not arrived. As their
capture was tho object of the expedi
tion, and as It was essential that thi'V
Miotild not pass to tho westward. I de
termined to attack the batteries de
fending the port, in order to develop
their posit ions mid strength, and then,
without waiting to reduce the. city or
subject it to tho regular bombardment
which would require duo notice -returned
to the westward.
"I commenced tho attack as soon us
it was good daylight. This lasted
about thrco hours, when the signal was
made to discontinue the firing and tho
squadron stood to the northeast until
out of sight of San Juan, when the
course was laid to tho westward, with
the view of communicating with tho
department at Port Plata, and to leiirn
If the department had obtained infor
mation as to tho movements of tho
Spanish vessels.
" U Capo Haytion I received word
from the department that the Spanish
vessels had been sighted off Curac.to on
the loth instant.
" s stated in my telegram, no serious
injury was done to any of the ships,
ami only one man w. is killed, and seven
wounded sliglith."
SPAIN'S DESIRE FOR PEACE
Minlrlil sees 'I here Is .otlilni; lo liatii 1.'
I'roloogcil Wur.
London. May 2s. . The Madrid cor
respondent of tlie Loudon Times say.:
I lie doiuiu.mt note of public opinion
here i.s a des'ue to find some way to an
honorable peace as Spain lias nothing
to gain by an indefinite prolongation
.if hostilities.
All idea that France will intervene
is now abandoned ami hopes are fixed
upon the possibility that the Duke
Almodovar de liio. the new minister of
foreign affairs, will find some fitting
occasion on which to take tho initia
tive. The Madrid correspondent of tho
London Daily Mail says: The political
outlook is brighter and the ministerial
ists believe that n cabinet crisis can bo
averted. Captain Aunoii. minister of
marine, declared in the eortes to-day
that when an opportunity presented
itself the cabinet would not fail to do
Its best to bring about an honorable
peace
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph reports an inter
view lie lias had with Dr. lietances.
representative in Paris of the Cuban
republican government. Dr. Hetanccs
expresses the firm conviction that tho
war will be over sooner than is thought
in Kuropo.
"The Americans," lie say. "will ev
perience no ditliculty in binding troops,
who will at once be joined by insur
gents who are much stronger than is
generally supposed. Nor is there any
doubt that Lear Admiral Sampson will
strike a heavy blow shortly. The in
surgents would rather accept annexa
tion by tho I'nited States than the
autonomy which Spain would grant,
llefore another week the Americans
will be .misters of Havana and firmlj
established in Cuba."
EN ROUTE TO BE EXCHANGED.
punUh 1'rUonrrit to He Taken to Ha
vunii I'mlrr it Mai; of Truer,
Ki:v Wksi. Flu., May 28. Colonel
Vincento do Cortijo. former commander
at Cabanas fortress and understood to
be a brotlier-in-luw of Lieutenant (ien
eral Weyler; Surgeon Major Cincon
(iarcia Julian and two private soldiers,
who wero captured on the Spanish
ftteamer Argonaut a. and wh have been
con lined at Fort Mcl1ursoii, Atlanta,
arrived here to-day on the steamer
City of Key West.
They were immediately taken in a
small boat to the I'nlted States reve
nue cutter Hamilton, whero they will
remain until exchanged for llayden
Jones and Charles Thrall, American
newspaper correspondents, who landed
in Cuba recently and were captured.
An American vessel will convey tho
Spaniards to Havana harbor and the.
exchange will be effected by boats car
ryiug flags of truce.
DISCUSS WAR REVENUE BILL
HrmitorH Kxpremi Thi'inM-lvm i,n Ut'Kiinli
the lloml Cliium-.
Wahiiinoton, May 28. No substan
tial progress was made by the Senati
yesterday toward the disposition of the
war revenue measure, although it wan
considered for three hours. Speeches
wero delivered on tho bill by Mr.
White, Democrat, of ( alifornlii, and
Mr. Teller of Colorado. The former
opposed tho issue of bonds and strongly
advocated tho coinage of the sllve'i
scignlora;,e a the ta. upon corpora
tions.
WELCOME TO THE OREGON,
NevvH of the Uatllcxhlp'ii Vrrlvnl Vroimen
llntlitixlithlii In the Itlocldiile,
Ki:vl'.si, Flu., May 2s.- .Sews of
the arrival of the battleship Oregon at
Key West reached the blockading
squadron early to-day and wassigualed
to all the vessels, creating intenu! en
thiibiusin. John ilui-oh Anliir lUttei-y,
Ni:v Yohk, May 28. The battery in
ferred to the government by John
Jacob Astor when hostilities tirst broke
out woa accepted yesterday.
NEWS OF .NEBRASKA.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEK'S EVENTS
Mutt Important lliippriiliis of the Pint
Srvni I In J Itrlrlty .Vlcnl loin ,1 Ml Tor
IIiiiik of tlir sinte Covered A Thoroii;li
Itmiiiuc of Ni-hniisUit .Seu.
YVp(lnrluy, Vtnj "J,",
Thomas Sullivan shot his friend.
Thomas Klrklund under the Tenth
street viaduct, Omalia, He mistook
his friend for a footpad. Tho coro
ner's jury recommended lie be held
for murder.
At 1 o'clock Tuesday morning a guard
at the exposition grounds found u Sal
vation army lass', Lieutenant Dorothy
Maurer. perched upon tho arch of
states, hacking away at the nude stat
uary located thereon, llefore she was
interrupted she had Indicted about
S'.'OH worth of damage. She was ar
rested. She was opposed to the nude
in art and this led her to infract tho
law.
Adjiitant-deneral Harry yesterday
sent iti. 13 b telegraph to Colonel
John P. Ilrntt. First Nebraska volun
teers, ut S.m Francisco. As the First
regiment is to go to Manila, the state
authorities decided to pay members of
the regiment before tliey leave for the
Philippines. It was expected that tho
Second regiment would receive pay
first, but the money tor the Second has
not yet been forwiudcd.
(iooivv Smith, who was shot by An
ton (ilo.vstciu hist Saturday ul Syra
cuse, died last night at p.' o'clock. An
autopsy was held on his both showing
that the ball passed tlirugh tho fourth
and llftli cervical vertebra and lodged
against the sixth. Coroner ICat-ston
hold an inquest resulting in a verdict
of death li, shooting with a revolver
in the hands of Anton (iloystein. Ulov
stein is in jail at Nebraska City.
The committee summoned from the
Nebraska conference of the Methodist
Lpiscopal church lor the purpose of
investigating the charges ag'iiiist Iti v.
C. M. Kllinwood for inisuiaiiageiucut
of funds of Wesleyan university is be
ing held :it Lincoin. itev. II. T. Davis
presides at the investigation: the
church is icprcsented in the prosecu
tion by Kev. W. . Halstcad of Lin
coln and llev. (S. . lham of Hast
ings: the defense by llcv. Messrs. Las
by of Indianapolis and Abbott of Falls
'lty.
Sutiirilii.v. llu "H.
Hank Smith, while stretching wire
the llord ranch near Chirks Aosterday.
met with a very painful mid what
might have proven a serious accident,
by the wire breaking while at a high
tension and one of the barbs catching
him in the eye brow, cutting the flesh
to tho bone, had the cut been half an
inch lower ho would have lost his
right eye
F.x-Chancollor Charles M. Klllnwood
of Wesleyan university was last night
found guilty of the charges on which
he was tried by an ecclesiastical court.
He is .suspended from ministerial func
tions till the conference acts on the
v'ase next September.
II. M. Hoyd'.tou of Nebraska City
has partially arranged the program
for the dedication of the Nebraska
building, at the trims Mississippi expo
sition June M. The final program
vv ill comprise the turning over of the
building by Judge Nevill, chairman of
the commission, a response by (joveruor
llolcoin)), tin addicss by W. J. liryuu
mil a brief address by Senator Thurs
ton or by W. I', (iurley, probably the
latter.
Theodore Hond. a lunatic, got pos
session of a room in the Park' hotel on
( hieago street between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets, and urini'd with a
big knife, a razor and a revolver held
all coiners at bay for two hours.
While lie was vv betting his knife upon
the barrel of his revolver and blasphe
mously vowing murder against anyone
who sought to interrupt him three of
ficers pounced into the room and over
powered him before he could get his
befuddled think tank into operation,
and now ho is wearing a police station
straight Jacket.
Miss Sarah dayman died early
yesterday morn'ng from injuries re
ceived at a recent fire ut the home of
the faini'y in Wood Lawn, u suburb of
(Sraiid Island. The ease Is a particu
larly sad one, ns the young lady was a
member of the high school gr.iduatiug
class which held commencement exer
cises in the opera house ut. (Sraiid
Island Thursday night. Lat't Satur
day noon a gasoline stove exploded at
the Hiiyinuii residence. Miss lliiynisui
was .standing hear the stove at the
time and her clothing at once
took tire. She was alone in the
room at the time, and rushed out of
the house for help. She had run some
eighty feet before help reached her,
the tire being smothered by a carpet
thrown about her. Hot Ii arms, buck
and neck were badly burned, but It
was believed at lirst that tho burns
were only .superficial, and though e
tensive, would not lie serious. Her
absence from the commencement ex
ercises and her serious condition, east
a gloom over the class, among the mem
bers of which, and the public general
ly, she was held in high esteem.
So far as known, no bride ever got
up in prayer meeting and asked the
pravers ot the brothers and sisters to
save her hushiuid's soul.
Arthur Osborne, it young man resid
ing at Doniphan. Hall county, tried to
hoard a moving train at Hanson, in or
der to ride home,, fell from the hide
of Hie ear and had one fo it, so badly
mangled by the wheels that amputa
tion was necessary, and the other very
badly bruised, lie was taken to the
hospital In (irimd Island, ami is in
.'lull-go of the St. Joseph A. liran.l Ul
hiii! surgeon of that city.
John Itiiikimlwiis -hot by Will hup
Caso and his fath-r. eighteen mn,!1
northeast of Alliance. Accompai.i
by a neighbor he went ufter stavs.
There had been quarrelling between
Klnknid and tho t uses for some time,
but it is said the former was unarmed.
Ho was shot through the buck, in tlir
log and then rode two miles. 'I he
neighbor vv ho vv itnesicd the nil'nir camo
after the doclOi, but did not tliink he ,
could live. ,
KiimiIiij. Vluj uu.
Private Krnest (,. P.riggsof Company
H. Second Nebraska, who was drow mil
in Uilckuiiumgu creek last night, was
attacked with cramps while batliiti.
The body was recovered and taken to
Chattanooga, where It will be buriiil
with military honors in the national
cemetery.
We are assigned to the Second brig
ade. First division. Third army corps.
Our brigade is temporarily in command
of Col. i:. L Hardin of the Second New
York-. The division is commanded by
Seneral Carpenter anil the corps of
ieneral Wade. I hope to he able to
assist the Second regiment to cotinm:
to bean honor to the state of Nebraska,
as they certainly now arc. 1 have tlui
honor to remain, your obedient ser
vant. Charles.). Hills, Colonel (. )m-
uiandiug s, ml Kegiiuciit Nebraska
Volunteer Infantry.
Colonel Hills of l'airbury. now in
hichaiiuiugn. will no doubt.be pleas, (
to learn that there Is a pro-peet of hit
seeing the man brought to justice vv hi
bilked him out of 700 on a forged diet '
and mortgage about two years ago
About tin- time mentioned :i fellow go
ing by tlie name of (ieorge Itr.nly niiuio
a trip through southern Nobniilta and
northern Kansas, reaping :i harvest n,
bogus deeds, (in a deed and mortgn1 e
of property located in tills count . bo
secured 57(iu from Mr. Hills. Although
every effort was made to locate him ho
could not lie found until lie e.iine
grief at Independence. Mo., a fi w
weeks ago. wlici.' he is now held on ;
charge of forgery, ."sheriff Nelson ot
l'airbury has his photograph and
advices fiom Missouri indicating that
lie can have Heady as soon as tho
Missouri authorities are tnrough w ith
him.
Colonel C. J. Hills has ollieially not I
lied lioveruor llolcoinh of the nirival
of the Second Nebraska reuiment at
Cliiekainauga. Colonel Hills' report is;
as follows: ('anip (ieorge II. Thomas,
(.hickamutiga Park. !u.. May 2,1. 18!is.
- Hon. Silas A. llolcoinh. Lincoln,
Neb. My Dear Coventor: I have tho
honor to i'( port that the Second rigi
meiit Ni bi-aska volunteer infantry ar
rived at amp (ieorge 11. Thomas',
Chlckamu'ig.i park, ieorgia, yestirday
inoruiug. and are now at this writing,
10 a. in. com foi tably located near iho
Alexandria road in the southeast pint
of the park. We have a very beautiful
camp ground. The boys are all in
good spirits cud I am happy to state
that tlieie is no sickness in my rt-gi-.-inent
and tliete wero no accidents of
any Kind en route. I desire also to
state that the deportment of tlie ofll
cers and men of my command, fiom
the time we left Camp Saunders, Lin
coln. Nebraska, until the present limo
lias b.'on exemplary in every way and
they received nothing but tlie highest,
commendation lroin tlie people at tho
stations where we stopped and the
newspapers arc full of praise for the
Second Nebraska.
MoikIu.v, .m hj :io.
V.xpert I lovey, wlio whs engaged by
the commissioners of Cass county tc
examine the books of e:-Treusurer
Cashing, reports a shortageof SI, .'U)7. MS.
Herman Oehlrieh of Columbus, who
reiently lost some Sl.'.'ul) worth of cal
cic from his ranch a few miles east of
that city. bcUcvi he lias a clue to the
parties and will spare no pains to
prosecute it. A man giving his name
us Whipple was. arrested at lluuiphioy
tlie other day as ho was returning
fiom Omalia wliero ho had sold a lot.
of cattle which had boon stolen from
u farmer in Hoone county named Hurt
num. Whipple iidniitted the crime
and was loud in his protestation that
this was liis first offense. III.s descrip
tion, however, tallies very coneetly
with tlmt of one of the three mou who
are identified with tho Oelilrieh busi
ness. It is now believed that there
bus been a pietty well organicd gang
operating in this part of the stuto and
Whipple's arrest will pretty well
break them up. Whipple if now in
jail at Albion.
At II o'clock ycstei-day afternoon the
regular Klkhorn passenger train No.
It, running from Missouri Valley west,
was thrown from t lie iraoit at ueu
nurd, and Hnglneer Lucius Cook of
Missouri Valley was killed and the
fireman. Fred Owens, so seriously in
jured that he is not expected to lhe.
The passenger was running behind t L
freight train which was running fust
to get into Kennaid In time to permit
the passenger train to pass it. A
quantity ot iron piling on tlie freight
on a car iminedialely in front of tho
caboose, slid fri in its fastenings and
knocked the trucks from tho caboose,
spreading tlio rails. The freight was
pulled ahead hut before a lliiguutii
could get back to stop the oncoming
passenger train It had dashed over tho
place and tho eii'rlne was derailed,
with several cars, with tho abovo ie
suit.
.1. HVstbn.'f. ii Lincoln tailoi
drank corrosive sublimate instead of
what he really wan led, and died lroin
the effects of 'it. He holds a S2, (it'll
policy in the A.O.l'.W.
Tlie temperance hall of II. W. Mon
roe of Tokumah. which was raided u
number of times during tho past year,
was again searched last night, but
nothing was found. Mr. Monroo wan
tried and convicted at tlie lust term of
the district court for soiling hop ale,
and heavily lined. There Is ulso an
other ease ponding against Ua for the
same oKciisc.
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