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HANTFAUO IS uriXKI).
DATTERED BY WARSHIPS
FOR THREE HOURS.
Tim t'nltcel SlntcK ships llnnlly IVIt the
l(i'Hiiinrltii I'lrr of llu Unrniy- Dnrlni;
llniiihiirdincnt of tin I'tirl llii' tnsiir
rcmIh Sliielr mi Attack mi llir Cltj.
Caw Havtii:n, Iln.vti. .limp F.
Fighting before and in tin trinity of
Stiiitliifro (1 ("nl:i ciiiitiintr'l tli greater
part of yesterday morning from 7:15
o'clock until marly tl o'clock. 'I'm of
the Amrrtriiii warships maintained u
steady anil rarrfnlly directed lire
against LI Mui'i'o castle and tlir bat
teries nt I'utitn Unrdi. Su'iipa a nil
Cineo'culcs. in addition to bombarding
tho Spanish itrrt in Hit harbor. The
percentage of effective projectiles was
very large.
It appears frointlu' best tnforniatlon
otitaiualilr at this plan, tlir ralilr sta
tion connecting with Santiago dc Cuba.
Unit immense damage was inltirtcd on
tlir cnriny. 'I'lir .Spaniards admit that
I he iMMnliarilmcnt of tlir Aitirriean Itrrt
was most iU si tin tivr. Ahoitt I.HOO pro
jectiles are said lo have hern llrrd liy
tlir American warships and it serins
that tlir responsive llrr from the Span
ish fortti and ships uiw scarcely frit at
all hy tlir Amrrirans.
Tim fortifications nrar tlir rntranrr
of tlir liarlior air described us riddlrd
with solid shut ami shattered ly tlie
explosion of tlir iiii'iiense shi'lls tired
tiy the Aim riean battle ships.
The Spanish batteries aro under
dooel to have been virtually sileneed
and Kl Morronnd the fortifications at
Sorapa ami I'unt;. (Ionia are reported
to have been demolished hv the three
hours' uninterrupted hainiucringof the
American Itrrt.
The American attar!,- is next said to
have been specially directed against
Aguaelores, a small coast town a little
to the east of the entrance of Santiago
bay. The idea of the American ad
miral, it appeals, was to land t loops
ami siege guns there, after reducing
the defenses of t lie place, and thence
malce u close assault upon "nntiiiv'i.
which, in view of tin present condi
tion of its fort illi-at ions, .nay be ex
pceted to yield very soon after the be
ginning of Mich an attack.
Heavy cannonading was opened on
Aguudores at about midday yesterday
The latest advices received here from
Spanish sources do not indicate the du
ration of the lire or whether American
troops ami siege guns were actually
landed at Aguailnres. but, from the. in
formation obtainable, it cannot be
doubted that the net result of yester
days fifrlititifr was ostremcry' disas
trous to the Spanish defeu-cs.
It is aKo understood h"re that the
Cuban troops maintained throughout
the greater part of yesterday an at
tack by land on Santiago, and the
Spanish reports say the garrison lost
heavily in killed and wounded.
The military commander of Santiago
de Cuba acknowledge, the following
casualties among the laud foices: Colo
nel Oiilnuc., Captain Sanchez, Lieuten
ant Yriur of the artillery and Perez,
and iiiireia.both Spanish olilcers whose
rank Ik nut mentioned. Tluse oilleors
wore killed.
The Spaniards also admit that twen-ty-one
infantry soldiers wore severely
woiiudid, and one soldier was killed.
Hut it is believed that the losses of the
Spaniards were much heavier.
In the naval forces the Spaniards say
that the ollicer who was second it. com
mand of the partly dismantled Spanish
cruiser Kolnu Mercedes, ami live sail
ors and an ensign were killed. The
Spanish sailors wounded, it is asserted,
number sixteen men.
THEY HAVE LEFT HAWAII.
Tlir Clmrlffttnn mill Miinll:i Tr.iimpnrta
Huhtrd liy n Mi'rcliiiiit Strainer.
Kan FitAM'iPVo, June 8. The steamer
llelgic arrived from tliu Orient via
Honolulu early this morning, but was
sent iuto (guarantinc, three easca of
Mnallpox having developed on Kiard
since tier departure from Hong Kong.
The llelgic reports sighting the first
fleet of transports, which left this city
Muy '-'.', about l.'iO miles eabt of Hono
lulu. At lOo'clix-k the Merchant "scxcliange
received word from the lielgie tlial
that vessel had sailed from Honolulu
Wednesday and that tho Charleston
had arrived at Honolulu two days be
fore and was coaled at the time of tliu
departure of the llelgic. Preparations
were making at Honolulu for the re
ception of tho troops which were ex
pected to arrive there on tlie day the
Helgio left. The town was beautifully
decorated and a public lcccptiou was
to be given the men on the tump hips.
1 rlil ley . IJ.i.ljr .itiy ISo (.'raaufil.
Wahiiinoiov. June S.A private d'.s.
patch from Mrs. (iridley, widow of tin
Into commander of the cruiser Olyin
pia, was brought to tlie department
yesterday by Mr. Harry Smith, a friend
of the family. She asks that tho re
mains be cremated at Yokohama if
there, are facilities there for this dis
jiosition. Otherwise, she wishes to
Iiave tho remains embalmed and sent
to this country. Tho department will
do everything possible to comply with
tho desire of Mrs. (Iridley.
JVriiUtont IViro Ituinnrt.
London, Juno 8. Thero are persis
tent rumors in diplomatic circles, espe
cially in London, that peace Is not
distant, ami that both Spain and Amer
ica are anxious for it. A reflection of
these rumors is seen in tho continued
liuoyancy of Spanish 4s, although no
confirmation of peaco minora is ob
taluablo from any source.
IttttUn CriiUcr Hound for Cuba.
GllillAl.TAii, Juno f). Tho t'.rst-elass
armored Italian cruiser Carlo Alborto,
bourn Jbr Cuba, ha arrived lrjre.
13-INCH SHELL
I'lij ll.itcc Willi CrulMr Idlim .Mir
ilcs' I pprr ei irl(.
Nnv VntiK. .lunc f. A dispatch
from Cape Maytion. describing this
bombardment of Santiago do Cuba on
Monday, says that the forts about tlir
harbor are a mass of ruins. The .Morro
is a shapeless pile of ruined masonry
ami illsiimntlril guns ami tlir Kslrclla
battery 1 sutterly ruined. Tills result,
the dispatch says, was the work of ten
American ironclads w.litcli passed bade
and forth from Port Cabroa. on the
west, to Port Ag.iadores on the east
of the liarlior entrance. discharging
their heavy guns as they t teamed
along, so that scarcely a yard of the
coast escaped the deadly cannonading.
At Port Agtridoros this fort recently
con i meted by Colonel Ordonez, the
famous artillery expert, was blown to
dust and Colonel Ordonez himself was
badly wounded by the Hying splinters
and debris, Captain Sanchez and Lieu
tenant Vri.ar, artillery ollievrs. were
iil'n wounded. Two infantry lieuten
ants, (iarciaand Perez, and twenty-one
privates arc reported fatally wounded.
Later in the day the American ships
moved closer toward the mouth of tin
harbor where the old cruiser Kcina
Mercedes liad been discerned attempt
in to place explosives about the hull
of the Merrimae to blow tier to pieces
and to clear the channel.
A lll-incli sbell from the Oregon land
ed squarely abaft her pilot house ami
tore all her upper works to splinters.
Iter "second commodore,'' live of her
sailors and a murine were killed. A
second lieutenant of the Kcina Mer
cedes and sixteen of her men were very
seriously wounded.
A shower of shell and shot fell on
an '. around tlir old cruise r and she was
so i.aoiy nainagcu mai uer crew, ny
older of Admiral Cer era. abandoned
ih' ship for the shore for safety.
About no-ii. according to the Cape
lluytien dispatch, a landing party of
American marines near llaiipiiri was
attacked liy Spanish infantry and a
Mjuacl of cavalry. The insurgcn's
were potcd in tlie nrighborho id. and
with the aid of the marines success,
luily tcxJ; v.pa position, holding it and
later m .ltnr it a base from which they
operated. The Spanish force was de
feated with hrav loss and driven back
toward Santiago. leasing their wound-
ed behind them.
The Americans are now intrenched
near Imirptiri and are lauding heavy
guns preparatory to moving them to
ward Santiago and laying siege to the
city.
There is a panic in Santiago. The
residents who can are tiering to the
country, joining the insurgents or do
ing anything to get away from the
reitain destruction that now await.
Ccrvcra's licet and tlie forces of Punch.
Linares.
A LAND BATTLE IS REPORTED.
Aim Means -:i I il In lliiw- I'rrcatcil (lie
SlUlUll I'lll'ICo.
Cai'i. II.iii:.v. Hayti. June . A
landing of merican troops was ef
fected yeiterday near Daiquiri, some
distance cast of guadores and near
the railioad station connecting with
Santiago de Cuba. Liter an engage
ment tool; place between the American
f, , a . . ,
oree and a cotuiiiii of Spanish troops
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which hint been sent against the laud
ing party,
obtainable
The accounts of the battle
are are hoin Spanish
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-IMIH Ot UltU UW llCt .n't 1111 111 till It'tllU.
'I'herefore it Is to be inferred that the
Americans were victorious, and that is
the belief which pre ails here.
It is said that only .Vio American
troops were lauded at Paicpiiri, or pos-
slbly at Aguadores. the two places
being confused in tlie reports reaching
here. It seems to be admitted that tlie
lire, of the American soldiers was so
arurate that the Spaniards were com
pelled to llrr from tho fortifications
they were defending.
Halcpiiri is a little town eighteen
tulles east of tlie mouth of Santiago
bay. Deep water comes in close to its
smalt wharves and the land slopes
gradually up and back from tho sea to
the interior.
1'rom the town of Daiquiri, by eas.
grades, extends a road to tin town of
Stmt llliril. Till rfl.'lfl is llllllt of fnrnl
OREGON'S
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and is firm in wet weather or In dry. I private soldiers at Fort McPherson,
It is only sKteen miles from Daiquiri 'and it cannot bo expected that these
to a ridge from tlie top of which the can be cvcliangc'd for the American cif
Santiago hay and tlie town win be ficors who were on the Merrimae. The
overlooked. It is to tlie top of this captives, therefore, are lilce'v to it-
ridge the Spanish soldiers dragged
their guns the other day and drove the
insurgents back. Thero are about
(1,001) Spanish soldiers in this city.
Three thousand of these soldiers nre
regulars. The other , '1, 000 are Cubans
who have been forced Into the service
and wlio. it is asserted, would welcome-
a Spanish defeat.
SPAIN'S OFFICIAL PROTEST,
Tim t'liltcil Stilted Declared to Il:ic Vio
lated Interniitlonul I .aw.
Maiiiuii, June 8. Duke Almodovnr
de Kiei, minister of foreign all'airs, has
mailed to all the ambassadors of Spain
a note and memorandum declaring tho
I'nltcd States has violated inter
national law by capturing Spanish ves
sels before a declaration of war, by
bombarding ports without notice and
by using tho Spanish flag at Uuunu
tanaino,
A New Ship for Miller.
Knv Wr.sr, Flu.. Juno 8. Commander
.1. M. Miller, whoso ship Merrimae was
sunk across the entrance to Santiago
harbor to pen tho Spanish fleet, has
been assigned to tho command of the
Pompey.
Till .JuelfTO I'lililUlirr Auk fur Kerch (in.
Nkw Yohk, Juno fi. Tho board of
director!, of tho AVkell Publishing
eompur.y and of the .hudgo Publishing
company of New YorW have decided to
jo into voluntary liquidation, and have
tppllcd for temporaryreceivers.
SUNIUT THEMSELVES.
MERRIMAC BLOWN UP BY
HER OWN CREW.
Tin Stcntnrr win Itlilillnl liy panlli Pro-Ic-cllli.
When mi Intermit Torpedo Smile
llrr l.lriitciiiint IImIimiii In tho .Nr
Ilrro llrlil t'rlHtinrr h.v Ciriera
On antiaoo tif.CfitA (via King? 'on,
.Tfim&ieal.duiio . Rear Admiral Samp
son yesterday morning dceidrd to close
tin narrow liarlior entrance to Snnti
ago de ( uba by sinking tliu collier
Merrimae, loaded with coal, in the
channel. He called for volunteers to
go to almost certain death and -1,001'
men offered themselves.
Lieutenant Hob -on and six- men
were chosen, and at .'I o'clock yesterday
morning' the .Merrimae. under her own
steam, entered the channel under a
terrible Spanish lire. Thy cssel wih
riddled with projectiles, but she an
chored and swung around.
Lieutenant llolMn then (-ot off an
internal torpedo with an electrical at
tachment. There was nn explosion,
the Merrimae sank and the channel
was closed. Apparently Admiral Cer
vera will be unable to escape.
Kixosro.v, Jamaica, June r,. Hob
son and the hi ro crew of the Merrimae
were saved in the following manner:
Unable, after the sinking of their ves
sel, to make their way back through
tho storm of shot and shell, they
rowed into the harbor to tin; Spanish
llagship and were taken on board un
harmed. The Spanish admiral, under a flag of
truce, cut word to tho American ad
miral that he oll'ored to oxchaiiyo the
prisoners, adding that in the mean
while Hobsoti and his riaitv would h.
treated with the greatest lctndne .s.
..siii.Noiox, .nine ii. it is now
known that the navy department about
leu days apo was considering a plan
for closing the harbor at Santiago ery
similar in general scope to that appar
ently put intoexecution yesti relay. It
was proposed to get two large hnlkr.
or scows and fill them with big
boulders. These were to be lashed on
cither side of a tug and run into the
harbor and at the proper point were to
be scuttled. Proisl(us were to be
made for the safety of tlie crew by at
taching to the tug a torpedo boat stern
foremost. At the proper moment the
crew was to go aboard the torpedo
boat, scutlle the hulks by an electrical
contrivance and cutting loose from tlie
hulks made a rush for liberty and tlie
open sea. There were signs that yesterday'.-,
project was a development of
this idea. Probably tlie plan of taking
in scows was rejected because Samp
son could not waste valuable time in
waiting for such craft to be brought
from tho 1'nitrd States.
As to tho reports of the Tdcrrimar
being removed by tho Spaniards, as i
r. ported to bo under way at Santiago,
the ouleials at tlie Navy department
declare tills likely to be a ditPeult.
dangerous and time-consuming op
eration. Tho hulk could lie blown
I up by tho use of dynamite charges
I which would not be dillieult to place in
i the shallow water where the Merrimae
lies, for the reports say tho top ef the
'funnel is above water, indicating a
'depth of about forty feet, but it i
'IVIIVIHI ,ll.At HI," Vt t'l'U IICS Ill'llIT.ll
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' fro"' tho sea and it is not doubted
believed that tlie wreck lies in ii''!it
, Sampson will post
the
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"' ",; ""'u '"Miiiiimiii me sue wiui
heavy guns and prevent the Spanish
wreckers working. At night some
thing might be accomplished by the
wreckers, tint even that work would
be full of danger.
th(. pnnullt ,,.,, wno took the Merrl
.iituswuiuni promotion is in store foi
mac in, according to tlie statement of
one of the officials competent to speak
on this subject and to pledge the Navy
department. When they get out of
their Spanish prisons they will prolit
by thiB in the bhapo of advance in
numbers and in rating, which means
money. Tlie department, so far as is
! Known, now liolus no Snanish nrisori.
ers of war of rank-. Colonel Cortijo
and tho Spanish surgeon, who was
raptured with him, having been sur
rendered in esehamro for a counle of
i newspaper men, thero now remain of
I nplcnnni-u tt -... ,.,!.. ... .1
main prifoncrs in Santiago until the
place surrenders or Sampson muniiL'c:
to capture the Spanish oliiccrs or equal
rank men to the same number as the
Merrlmuc's little crew.
Ki.vWkst, Flu., June n.-There lh
peace alone- ilio lino of the liliwU-mli.
while the Spaniards on shore- continue
day and night to f tic ngthen tlie forti
fications ami throw up new ones. This
continues to be the order of things on
the northern coast of I uba.
The Spaniards arc taking advantage
of every day of grace left tlieiu in Cuba
to prepare to resist the inevitable in
vasion iu the near future. Lately,
however, tho energy of the enemy
seems to have been doubled. This
work of strengthening the shore de
fenses has gono on without interfer
ence and it is evident that lack of in
terference, has made tlie Spuniurdf.
bolder.
MRS, LEASE ILL IN OREGON.
Pon-n.ANP, Ore., June 0. Mary l'liz
abeth Lease, the well known Kansan,
Is i-orlously ill at tho Imperial hotel.
Wlille addressing a political meeting
on the Hast tide Thursday night
bhe became too ill to proceed
and went at once to her hotel. It was
heart trouble, and her discomfort in
creased -aptdly after bhe reached her
rrom, A physician was culled and
found her sutrcrlntj from what is
known as '-crltable heart, a result of
overwork. She will not bo ublo to fill
ungugementb for some time,
TH NAVY'S GREATIST HEROES,
IVfOttilngtiiM 'thinks tlie Mrrrlnmc') tlij
ll(ildct Achievement In Nunil tlMory.
Wasiiixoion. June 0. "Tlio cork in
driven in the bottle," was tho comment
of the naval officers at tlio navy depart
ment this morning upon tlio news of
the sinking of tlie collier in the en
trance of Santiago harbor. They are
absolutely satisfied that tlie ship" was
sent in by design of Sampson to elo.,e
tlie channel and prevent tho escape of
the Spanish squadron and that tho
undcrtakini way suecesulul.
If so, this will rank as one of tho
boldest uchlcicincnts in naval history.
It will outrank even Cushlnir's famous
attack upon the Albermarle with his
little torpedo boat. '1 hat is the opin
ion at the navy department at least.
Tlie oliiccrs say that dishing had a
lighting chance to escape after making
his attack- and ho did indeed escape.
Thero was no Mich ehauco for I lie men
who tunic the Merrimae into Santiago
harbor under the guns, wlileh Schley's
report described as of great power, and
over ne.-.!s of submarine mines, anyonu
of which was sulllcienl to crush in tho
bottom of the ship.
One of the reasons that form the ba
sis of the conviction that the .Merrimae
was purposely sunk in the channel iu
the fuel tht.t the stdp was of little val
ue as a naval vessel. She had broken
down in her machinery unci was kept
at work only with eliltleulty. Some of
Cranks letters are at once laughable
anil pathetic in their recital of the
trials and tribulations the ,oung oil!
iv r Miltercd (he is about ." years old;
in liis efforts to make tlie machinery
work at all. Thin is just the kind of
craft that would be selected to block
up the channel. She is of iron, and
therefore not to be easily removed by
the Spaniards. Then she was empty,
and so of mi further immediate ulue
to the licet.
Another reason for believing that
the Merrimae was purposely sunk is
tlie small number of the crew aboard,
according to the reports. There seems
to hae been just enough on her to
steer the ship and keep the; engine's
moving. Tlie normal crew of the col
lier was about forty men. so the others
must have been taken oil' in advance.
It is said at the Navy department that
there is no possibility that the Ameri
can sailors captured by tlie Spaniards
will suffer. They are not spies iu any
sense, but prisoners of war, and so far
there has been no disposition shown
by the Spaniards to mistreat such
prisoners.
Captain Sigahue was at the depart
ment this morning, lie said lie bail no
doubt that the Mevriinae was scuttled
in the narrow neck of the harbor at
the direction of Admiral Sampson. It
was the right thing to do.
Having successfully bottled nr.il
corked the Spanish licet Admiral Samp
son and the licet can niVord to wait pa
tiently tlie arrival of tho invading
forces under eicncrnl Shaftcr. Two
purposes are said to have been served
by sacrificing tlie Merrimae. in addi
tion to blockading thechannel success
fully tho Spanish mines were also lo
rated. I'lider tlie circumstances Admiral
Sampson's tactics are commended ou
all aides. - .
IT MAY GO TO MANILA.
'pain May Seek to IWcovtr riiKieiiden of
tho HililpiilncK.
Wamii;tio.v. Juno fi. Information,
which is regarded as emitted to con
sideration, lias been received indicating
that the destination of the Spanish re
serve squadron being mobilised at
l aili is Manila, and for that reason
the administration is taking steps to
hasten reinforcements to Admiral
Dewey.
The information as to tlie destina
tion of tin Cadi, lice t is not considered
se definite', however, as to lead to the
iie'-lect of precautious iu tlie Atlantic,
mil several scouts aro to be dispatched
lo look out for the licet if it should at
temut to eras.. t'o At.bintia
SCHLEY'S OFFICIAL REPORT.
Kcconnols:inrp H;it lulled Hint That Ccr
i eric's I'lcct In In Kfintlagn llicrhor.
Wasihxoton', June 0. Tho navy de
partment has bulletined the following
report from Commodore Schley:
"Secretary Navy, Washington: Maele
lveoniiolsanee this afternoon, May .'II,
with the MassachuM'tts, Iowa and New
Orleans, to develop fortifications, with
their character. The tire was returned
without delay by the heavy batteries
to tlie east and west, large caliber,
long range. The range was T.O'iO yards.
Ilcconnoisanco developed satisfactorily
the presence of the Spanish squadron
lying behind the Ishinel near tlie upper
forts, as they fired over the hill at ran
dom, tjuite satb-flcd the Spanish licet
is here. Sc tii.Ki .'
VOTED DOWN THEJNCOME TAX
Mr. Mirruu'H I'niioltleiii lo rnforro the
Old l.nw Ilcfeutril liy Three Vote.
WasiiT.no ro.v, June el. .Mr. Morgan
iiiTercel an amendment in the Senate
to-day requesting the secretary of t lie
treasury to proceed with the col lection
of taxes under the provisions of tlie in
come tax law of 1SIM, not directly re
pealed by the Dingley bill. The amend
mint was rejected by a vote of 3S to 3
REBEL SUCCESS IN DOMINICA.
Caim: Hayiikx. Hayti, June 0. It is
rumored here that the insurgents in
Santo Domingo liave captured tlie town
of Santiago de Los Caballeros, on the
Yaquo river, 103 miles cast of thiu
place.
A correspondent nt Puerto Plnta
cables a confirmation of tlie reports of
tlie repulse of tlio revolutionary party
at Monte Crist 1. (Jeneral Augustin
Morales and Itomtjo lliiety. were killed.
Five of tho insurgents were tnken pris
oners and shot. The others escaped U
the steamer Funlta.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEK'S EVENTS.
.Most Important lliipiicnlnc-. nt tlie rant
Srwn nil) llrlflly .Mentioned All lor
llnnn of tin s(uic Cotered . Tliornni-li
Itrmnip of Ni'lmilm Ncuf.
iVfiliieilit, lime I.
Mrs. TilVany. matron tit tlie l'ealrire
institution for feeble minded youth, is
reported dangerously ill.
Mrs. F.llu Sytnonds of w Harney
street, Oimilui. was burned to death
by an explosion of coal oil which ig
nited her clothing,
John Hunt, engine foreman for tho
15. A M. at Omaha, was crushed to
dentil beneath the wheels of a switch
engine nenr Harvard street.
Sam Chaska. the half breed Sloii?:
Indian, once tlie husband of the St.
Louis girl. Cora Delle Fellows was
placed in the penitentiary yesterday
under a one year sentence for stealing
harness. Chusku has received a great
deal of notoriety over his marriage to
.Miss Follows, who is a white woman
ami was a tcacliri' iu an Indian school.
Tlie couple arc divorced.
siitiirdiij. .Inne I.
'fhi' national convention of the
association "f charities and corrections
will be held in Omaha the second wool:
in September.
The residence of Colonel Cotton at
Norfolk was robbed of cash and alu
ables to a large tiiuoi'iit. The burglary
.as committed iu broad daylight
while tin- family were away.
Information was forwarded yester
day by Adjutuul-iicncrul Harry to
companies comprising the I bird ivfi
meiit. Nebraska national guards Iu
u circular letter the adjutant-general
notitii's company organizations of the
iieeeptunee of the regiment by the war
department, authorizes companies to
lie recruited lo lli'.i enlisted men mid
oltleers. calls attention to th. fact thai
under the' -tate law all otlici'rs elected
by companies shall be subject to ap
proval of the governor, au.l repeats
l lie governor's address to the First and
s'eeoud regiments w heroin il wasstated
that the governor desired to have com
panies anil regiments maintain their
organization ini act when mustered into
the government service,
'ftie words of lieneral Wade when
lie untitled Colonel Dills of his appoint
iiirnt as brigadier-general show better
how lie stands than any explanation
would: "Yiu nill take immediate
! command of the brigade, colonel." he
said. "It is not necessary to inform
you why the change is made because' I
think ,ou will understand. 1 have
watched you and your regiment since
your urrh.il iiud I want to sny now
that for executive ability in the con
duet of your regiment .vou are not e-c-lied
by regular army or volunteer
ollicer. 'flic condition of you camp and
the way it is policed should make it a
model to be followed by all oill ers."
"You pay me the- highest compliment
I have ewer received iu my military
experience, sir. and coming from you.
a regular army ollicer of such inagnill
ei'nt training it is certainly npprced
ated." was tlie courteous response of
t.':e Xebraskan. The mere appoint
ment e.if Colonel Dills is iu itself an
honor to Nebraska. Hut when it is
known that Colonel Hardin whom lie
'accccels is tin ollicer of twenty-seven
years experience iu the regular army.
Ncbraskans will know better how to
appreciate it.
Sunday, .lime ,"
The Webster Zouaves of Omaha have
adopted as their badge a shield bear
ing the blue and the gray as their
colors in recognition of tlio new union
of tlie north and south.
Nets Swanson, of Lincoln, a hrolhev-in-law
of Richard DjorKuian tlie Lin
coln Ilreinan called to service iu tlie
navy, says he enlisted six hours after
re'iichlng Chicago. Mr. lljorkman will
enter active service at once, but docs
not know yet upon what ship he will
serve.
Winston Taylor was arrested yester
day afternoon at Lincoln by Detective
Malone and Postotltce Inspector Sin
clair for sending obscene letters
through the mail. The etlence'
against the man if backed up by com
plete confession and the question now
seems to be what to do witli him. He
has been working as a stable man,
garilner anil ehoreinun for South Lin
coln people for some time. Some yours
ago lie suffered from a sunstroke
which rendered lilin irresponsible, at
times. Of late lie lias seemed fanati
cal on religious ami moral subjects.
This led him to take it iu Ills bead to
warn two members of Trinity M. H.
church against each other by writing
letters in great number containing in
sinuations which will render him lia
ble under the federal law. lie had al
lowed tlie matter to become so much a
part of his every thought that lie
seemed to bo plotting bodily harm
finiilnst the nersons whom he bad in
mind and tlio police believe that hail
ite not been discovered when ho was,
ho would have done them injury. Tho
recipients of the letters were Miss
Kittle Italilwtti. a kindergarten teach
er, and J. M. Juqucs, a gruin dealer.
'fhe ouloersof tlie Fpworth assembly
have signed a contract for holding the
assembly at Lincoln for the next live
years. Tills year the meeting will bo
held some time iu August.
A. A. Recti of Creto has been re
coniinriieled to tho government by (5ov
ernor Holcomb as tlie proper person to
recruit a company for Millionaire
lleliiiont's regiment of sharpshooters.
Hoys of tlie .Second Nebraska are
spending their spare, time searching
for relics of the battle of Chlckaniau
ga. T hey are being rewarded by ttncl
lug rusty bavoucts. grapcbhot, etc
Miih!,ii, .tunc (1.
Robert W. Shaefcr has been appoint
ed elevator conductor iu tlio Lluco'iv
public building at a salary of WOO pn
milium.
Lightning struck the barn an the
premises of (I'eorge 'I'. Woods, at Da
kota City, but luckily did no damage
other than ripping the boards oil" of
one enil of the structure. The build
ing contained fifteen head of stock,
none of which siilVercd a shock, ami
how the building missed igniting .-
quite it question.
Charics Lyford. tin old soldier frrm
the Ft. Leavenworth soldiers' home
with a furlough good until June a
hi pocket, was found dead in u "cl
ing house at -Mi "-'until Twelfth -tret t.
Omaha, at I o'clock yesterday. Hi
tired early last night and m tl n
more was heard of him until a pol .ei -man
forced the dour. It is Ik Ikied
that he ilied of apoplexy.
The reside nee of W. II. Rightinare,
iu Highland park addition to Columbus,
was burned to the ground. Altlm.igli
when the alarm was turned in tin rain
was fulling in sheets the department
responileil very promptly and soon had
two streams of water pbiying on t'iu
tin. Hven this together with tln
heavy rain could not cheek the flan.es
which bail gained much headway, and
only the charred walls of the lirsfi
story arc Jolt, 'fhe build'ng was ti m
porarily unoccupied. Origin of the
tire is a mystery. Tin property was
allied ut about "31,00 . Insurance saul
lo lie i'V.DOO.
Pert McCnrger. an elghteer-yc. r o'd
boy living nt Haveloek, was drowned
yesterday iu Salt creek, about one and
a half miles north of Haveloek. The
body lias not been recovered owing to
the high water. Tin ,oung man
started yesterday morning from Have
loek with Harry Dell. John ISlgnril
ami John Ackermnn. They took a
team and expected to spend the day it
the creel.-. They went to what .s
known as the eut-olV near re ightoti s
lake, and one' or two went in -v.m
uiing. Young McCnrger could no!
swim, but wailed Into the creek, win. h
was then bank- full. It is supposed
that he fell into a deep hole. He sank
ami was not seen again by his com
panions, 'fhe creek was running
swiftly and all efforts to recover tlio
body failed.
Lincoln Modern Woodmen of Ameri
ca observed the memorial day of their
order yesterday, 'fhe elitVerent camp-,
of Lincoln attended divine sorice in it
body and afterwards decorated tint
graves of deceased members wi'h
How ers, with the usual cere-monies,
'fhe -ervices were held at SI. PaulsM.
V., church. Master of Ceremonies
William Hargreaves announced tlio
onening hymn, "America." Rev. II.
II. Powers then led ill prayer. Rev.
Mr. Hilton made u short but feeling
address. Alter the services the camps
marched in the following order to the
cemetery, taking cars at NinctcontTT
and O streets: Drowne's banV. Lin
coln division No. 1 uniformed rank
Forrester-, under Capt. A. (i. Derrick,
'fhls organization put up a very neat
appearance in their fatigue uniforms
and axes. At Wyuka the graves were
decorated with the usual ritual cer
vices, 'fhe uniformed rants formed a
square ilbout the grave, "ground aes '
and gave the "Woodman's honors,'1
chipping tlie hands twice.
TikkI.i). .linn 7.
T. 1!. Irwin, the stock man of C!cr
don. says there tire more cattle in Ne
braska at the present lime and inoro
arriving daily than at any time dur
ing the history of the state.
'fhe climate seems to be propitioua
for breveting lions. Last I'vening an
othc r one of the lionesses in tin Hag
enliaek trained aniiual show at tho
Omaha exposition gave birth to font
kittens, the second litter of tlio -aine
dimensions born there .since tlie ani
mals arrived.
State Treasurer Meserve has called
in $il3.u00 worth of general fiiuel war
rants for June 15. This call bring
general fund warrants up to the end
of the biennial term ending November
3d, l!"!M5. A call niacin recently is for
about Si'iO, 000 to beoomeeffectivf' about
June 13,
Calvin O. Waxier of Omaha has sutel
Oeorgc Krier for 95.000 for alienation
of .Mrs. Wax-ley's affections. Pkiintiu.'
says that lie lias been married feu
eie'ven years and never encountered
trouble with his w ife until a year ago
when Krier began paying her atten
tions and that she left his homo last.
Friday.
Hen Williams and Frank Roberts,
two men arrested on the charge of
stealing eight lings from F. L. (filling's
farn ni'iir Ayr, Adams county, wore;
given a hearing yesterday. The evi
denee against them was siillleicnt to
justify conviction and they were bound
over to the district court in the s mi
5300 each.
F.ilwanl II. Logan of Wakefield
writes as follows toliovernor Holcomb:
1 can get 10il good, stout Indian bon
who are all good lighters and would
like to have a company of them to
light Spaniards. They are all young,
strong and brave, and they can all
shoot straight. Please let mo know
when you want them uuel I will gath
er them at Wakefield. They will make
tho Spaniards run.''
The state exposition commission is
making preparations for tlio formal
dedication of the Nebraska building
June 1 1, that being tlio day that has
hern set apart for tho ceremony, and
acting on tills fact tlio day has been
termed Nebraska day. Whether or
not it is intended that this shall bo
the state's day at the exposition Iiuh
not been announced, but It is expected'
that the dedication of tlio lino building
to which representatives of other
states are invited by the people of Ne
braska will bring largo crowds to
Omaha from all over the state.
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