The Hemingford Herald.
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VOLUME IV.
HEMINGFORD, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FIUDAY, JULY 1, 1898.
NUMBER 20.
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BIG GUNS WANTED
GENERAL SHAFTER WAITING
FOR HEAVY ARTILLERY.
CLOSING IN ON SANTIAGO
HOSTILE ARMIES WITHIN MUS
KET RANGE OF EACH OTHER.
On the Eve of an Important Battlo
Where Some Fifty Thousand Men
Will bo EngaBod-Board of Strat
egy Anxiously Waiting.
Washington, D. C, June 27. Interest
lms shifted sharply from the navy de
partment to the war department. The
newspapers' brief and graphic story,
telling of the short and bloody little
engagement between the Spaniards de
fending Santiago, and the rough rid
ers, has aroused popular interest to a
high pitch. Consequently newspaper
men have besieged the war department,
seeking Information that would supply
missing data.
The explanation of this Is that Gen
eral Shatter failed to take with him
from Tampa the splendid field tele
graph outfit that had been prepared for
such a campaign. It Is believed he
has already seen his error, and will
avail himself of the Instruments Just
as soon as they can be Bent to him.
WAIT FOR ARTILLERY.
There Is a general expression of
grief at the loss sustained by the sol
diers In Friday's fight. Still the of
llcers In high places express themselves
as thoroughly satisfied with the result,
realizing that the war cannot be waged
without sacrifice of life. The Impres
sion gained from one of General
Shatter's dispatch Is that he Is now
about to delay his advance until he
has secured his artillery. Such a
course will be dictated by Common pru
dence, for It Is known that the Span
lards have fortified as far as they
could advanced positions outside of
Santiago, and it would be the height
of folly to throw soldiers unsupported
by artillery against such works.
Unfortunately there promises to be
some delay In landing all the artillery,
owing to the loss on the voyage to San
tiago of the big lighter which seems to
be necessary to transfer the heavy guns
from the ship to the landing pier. The
naval authorities have responded
promptly to the appeal of the war de
partment, and some means will be found
through the aid of warships to accele
rate the landing of the guns and sup
plies. SENDING MORE TROOPS.
Secretary Alger and General Miles
have had several conferences, so as to
give every military preparation for the
great struggle to come. As a result
heavy reinforcements will go forward
at once, both from Tampa and from
Newport News. An expedition of 6,000
men is expected to leave Tampa In the
next few days. It comprises the com
mand of Brigadier General Snyder of
the Third division of the First army
corps. The stores are already going
aboard the transports and the start of
the expedition only awaits the arrival
of the naval convoys.
Part of the consorts sent with Shaf ter
have been released from Admiral Samp
son and are on their way back to
Tampa to escort additional troops.
Others will follow, and another marine
procession will start across the gulf to
Cuba. Whether the Indiana will ac
company this expedition Is not defi
nitely settled. There will be several
heavy warships, however, as well as
lighter craft, to give safe conduct to
General Snyder's division.
Simultaneously General Henry's divis
ion will be moving to Santiago. To
gether with the reinforcements there
will be In the neighborhood of 12,000 or
14,000 men. Drafts on Chlckamauga are
likely to follow soon, as the hurry or
ders recently given have led to the full
equipment of several commands. The
war department is not desirous of tak
ing possible chance of a serious re
verse near Santiago.
ENEMY'S ARMY LARGER.
The latest Information reaching the
authorities here shows that the Span
ish army is greater than haB been esti
mated thus far. Lieutenant Joyce of
the regular army reported to General
Miles giving full Information as to
the number and location of the Spanish
troops. Before Joyce entered the United
States army he had served with Gen
eral Garcia and had traversed a good
part of Santiago province. He was
on the ground only a few weeks ago,
leaving there In April, and at that
time he had opportunities to get an
Idea of the Spanish forces at the east
ern end of the Island. He reports
the number at 37,000, of which 12,000 are
at Santiago, 10,000 at Holguin and 15,
000 at Matanzas.
Separated by forest and mountain
the Insurgents are expected to keep
the forces at Holguin and Manzanillo
from getting to Santiago. One of the
curious features of the situation was
that of opening direct communication
between Spaniards In Santiago and the
outsldo world, over the French cable
through the medium of an American
military, censor. This was effected by
the restoration of the circuit running
from Santiago overland to the place
where the American linos Playa del
Este where the cable line which
runs across to Cape Haytlen Is located.
At the office sits the American army
officer who discharges the duty of cen
sor. So far only test messages have
gone through, but it will be open to
ordinary business that will pass both
American and Spanish censorship.
The navy department haB acquired
the fine steamship Pedro, which was
declared a prize, having been captured
by the Nashville early in the war.
She was bought subject to prize liens
and was today christened Hector and
ordered to be converted Into a collier.
The steamer Norse King. Just pur
chased, has been christened Rainbow,
and changed into a distiller to supply
the fleet with pure water.
General Blanco's sudden dislike for
flags of truce Is excusable. Flags of
truce are suggestive of fate.
BRAVE BOYS WHO FELL.
In Santiago Battle In Dofonse of
Human Rights.
Playa del Este, By Journal Dispatch
Boat Simpson to Guantanamo. There
was hot, bloody fighting Friday morn
ing between Colonel Wood's rough
riders and the Spaniards In ambush.
After a forced march, the troopers dis
mounted. They heard the enemy felling trees
three miles Inland from here. Eight
miles from Santiago occurred a fierce
harge through the grass and chapparel.
They were met by a withering volley.
The dead arc:
Captain Alvln Capron.
Hamilton Fish.
Captain Luna.
Privates James Crews, Edward Cul
ver and Dawson of troop L
Harry Heffner of troop G and three
others.
Wounded, First regular cavalry:
Captain Knox.
Captain McCormlck.
Lieutenant Bryan.
First volunteer cavalry:
Major Brodle.
Captain McCllntock.
Lieutenant Thomas.
Privates Darnett T. Isabel and Keene
S. Whitney.
Troop L:
Sergeant Cavanaugh.
Corporal Stewart.
Private M. Coyle.
Troop G:
G. W. Arlnto.
Troop F:
A. Rebrutlrch.
A. F. Hartle.
Ferd Beal and twenty-one others.
The rough riders had begged to be
sent to the front at once. They marched
over the foothills from Balqulrl last
night.
Colonel Leonard Wood, who was re
ported killed, Is all right. He and
Roosevelt led the charge with great
bravery, scornlg to He In the grass
or underbrush as the Spaniards did.
The enemy was driven back toward
Santiago with heavy losses.
The Montgomery, Suwanee, Scorpion
and Wampatuck shelled the woods
hotly In the mornlg at Slboney, cov
ering the landing of supplies and
horses.
Edward Marshall, the Journal cor
respondent, was seriously wounded at
the front with Roosevelt. Journal Cor
respondent Lalne Is with him. Journal
Correspondent Menlchol and G. A.
Collin, the Journal artist, have gone
with food and water and a surgeon to
bring Mr. Marshall to the coast.
General Castillo, with 2,000 Cubans,
reports engaging the Spaniards at
Guasima, capturing two railroad trains
laden with food and 100 tons of coal.
He killed many of the enemy. Our
own losses were fewer than fifty.
The Spaniards, reinforced from San
tiago with ten field pieces, are fortify
ing the hill at Sevilla.
In the battle today Roosevelt's men
utterly routed the Spaniards in splen
did style.
Transports are on the way to Cer
radero to get Garcia with his forces.
Albuquerque, N. M., Special: Private
Frank Booth, one of the Rough Riders
wounded at the battle of Santiago de
Cuba. Is a son of W. A. Booth, a busi
ness man of this city. When he en
listed he was assistant bookkeeper for
E. J. Post & Co.
High Albers, also one of the wounded,
Is a son of a well-known dairyman of
this city.
W. T. Erwln, reported killed, Is be
lieved here to be I. R. Erwln, who en
listed here In troop F.
Sergeant G. W. Arrlngo, wounded, is
thought to be Armljo, son of an influ
ential Mexican of this city.
Denver, Colo., Special: First Lieu
tenant George L. Bryam of the First
cavalry, who was wounded at the bat
tle of Santiago, was for four years, and
until about a year ago, military ad
viser on the staff of the governor of
Colorado. His wife and little son are
now residing In this city.
Washington, D. C, Special: Major
James M. Bell of the First regular cav
alry, who was wounded, is a veteran of
the civil war. He enlisted as Urst lieu
tenant of the Eighty-sixth Ohio infan
try in June, 1862, and served until the
close of the war, coming out as a cap
tain. He went into the army July 28,
I860, as second lieutenant, and went up
the grades until he was appointed ma
jor of the First cavalry. May 23, 1896.
Captain Thomas J. Knox entered
West Point from Tennessee.July 1, 1867,
and entered the army as second lieu
tenant of cavalry In June, 1870. He was
made a captain In 1889.
Captain Lloyd S. McCormlck Is also a
West Pointer. He entered the military
academy from Ohio and graduated In
1S7G, when he was appointed second
lieutenant of the Tenth cavalry. He was
promoted to a captain's rank three
years ago.
Edward Marshall, who was wounded,
was one the first correspondents sent
by the Journal to Cuba. He was a most
Intrepid and cool-headed man In those
days and since has shown remarkable
aptitude and skill. He Is a man of fine
education and has traveled widely.
Captain Knox Is a brother of John
S. Knox, trafllc manager for Cudahys
at South Omaha. The captain was sta.
tloned at Fort Riley when the war
Denver, Colo., Special: Captain James
H. McCllntock of troop B, who was
shot through the right leg in the bat
tle before Santiago, Is from Phoenix.
A. T. He Is well known throughout the
southwest and for many years until n
year ago was editor of the Arizona Re
publican, published at Phoenix.
Wichita, Kas., Special: Lieutenant J.
R. Thomas, who was wounded at San
tiago, is a son of Judge Thomas, who
Is stationed at Muskogee. He Is one
of the four Judges In service, and Is
called war governor, as to him was as
signed the duty of granting nil com
missions to territory officers. He ap
pointed his son a lieutenant over the
objection of Judges Clayton and Town
send. New Tork. June 27. Hamilton Fish,
Jr.. one of the killed, was one of the
young New Yorkers of good position
and family who went to the front with
Roosevelt's rough riders. He was of
distinguished ancestry, his family being
one of the oldest In this state. His
father, Nicholas Fish, Is the son of the
late Hamilton Fish, secretary of state
in Grant's cabinet. He Is a banker and
lives in this city. Hamilton, Fish was
over six feet tall, of herculean build and
rowed as No. 7 of the Columba college
crew In Its winning race of 1894 over
the Poughkeepsle course.
AN OMAHA BOY'S ACCOUNT.
PATRICK FORD, JR., WRITES
OF THE BOMBARDMENT. '
A Gunner on the Marblohoad Ro
tolls a Story that Never Grows
Old-The Oatos of Hell Hnd
Oponod.
Omaha, June 2S. From a letter Just
received by Patrick Ford, sr., from his
son, Patrick Ford. Jr., a gunner on
the Mrtrblehead, readers or the World
Herald can gain a view of the bombard
ment of the south coaBt of Cuba and
of Hobson'B daring dash, hb seen from
a "Yankee's" standpoint. Here Is the
letter In part:
On Board United States Ship Mar
blehcad, Laying Off Santiago do Cuba,
June 6. Dear Father: We have had
quite a little excitement since I last
wrote to you.
1 guess you have bv this time road
all about the Merrlmnc. It was as gal
lant and brave deed as ever occurred
und the United" States cannot do too
much for the heroes who manned her.
That Is. if they ever return. There
were eight of them, including the two
officers.
We on board the Marblehead did not
know she was going until Thurs
day afternoon. iVe were all excited
that night. "Will It lie successful, do
you think?" was the question we were
asking one another. We were all on
the watch the early part of the night,
and as midnight passed and nothing
had yet happened we all thought It
had been put off, but were mistaken.
The moon had shone brightly all night
and between 3 and 4 o'clock Friday
morning a dark cloud began to loom
up, und It could be seen that It would
soon obscure-the moon.
The Merrlmac was lying close to us
and we saw her head toward the har
bor. Slowly she steamed nlnntr. TIip
clouds were fast hiding the moon.
Soon the moon was out of sight. Then
the black smoke was seen to come
from the Merrlnmc's smokestack. At
the rate of about eight knots an hour
she steamed Into the entrance of the
harbor.
All at once, ns If the gates of hell
hnd opened, you could see nothing but
a stream of lire from the shore on both
sides of the channel. How It happened
she was not sunk right In the en
trance Is a mystery to me.
The next morning we steamed up
and down In front of the harbor, and
we saw by the Merrlmac's masts that
she had sunk In the right place and
that the Spanish could not escape.
About 10 o'clock the same morning a
tug steamed out of Santiago with a
flag of truce. She informed the ad
miral that the men of the Merrlmac
had been captured after they had
sunk their ship and they were In a
small boat trying to escape. He had
a letter from one of our officers to the
admiral.
Admiral Cervera of the Spanish fleet
Informed our admiral that in recogni
tion of the gallantly and bravery
shown by our men, he would allow our
officers to communicate wljh Admiral
Sampson.
We all fell kind of good toward Cer
vera for his message complimenting
our men for their bravery and allowing
them to communicate" with us. Cer
vera made more American sailor men
his friends by that message than he
ever had In his life before.
We landed rifles, ammunition, cloth
ing and food for the Insurgents here.
This morning we were all given an
early breakfast, the fleet was divided
Into two sections, Sampson In com
mand of one and Schley the other. The
Marblehead Is In Schley's division.
We formed for battle at 7 o'clock.
Schley was to destroy all batteries on
the left of the harbor and Sampson
those on the right. We opened lire
about 7:45 and kept It up until close to
11 o'clock.
We fired about 170 shells. It was hot
work for a while. Shells flew all
around the Marblehead, but they
never hit us or injured a man.
We fired plenty of shrapnel, and
soon drove the Spanish gunners from
their posts.
As soon as we let up a little on our
fire, they would return and open fire
on us again. At about 9:30 we ceased
to fire almost altogether. We took a
rest of fifteen minutes and then re
turned to the fight to finish them. We
had gotten their range by this time,
and we let them have It the Texas
with her 12-lnch, the Massachusetts
with her 13-inch, the Brooklyn with
her 8-Inch, and the Marblehead with
her 5-Inch. When we got done this
time and "cease firing" had been
sounded, there was not a sound from
the batteries that we had engaged.
They were .completely silenced.
The firing of the ships with the big
guns was beautiful. It seemed they
could put a shell wherever they wanted
It.
The firing of the Marblehead wns
unusually fine. The Massachusetts
gave us three cheers as we passed
them.
Our ship is a marked one In the
fleet. She Is called the Battleship. Our
crew Is composed of some of the best
shots In the nay. They can put a shot
wherever the commanding officer asks
them to.
When we are at Key West and go
ashore and the people find out you are
off the Marblehead. you are all right.
The Marblehead's crew and captain
are known as the fighting captain and
thp fighting crew.
They are always ready for a fight.
You would think they were going to
a picnic. They have confidence in
their captain and he in thorn. He will
fight anything that runs In the Mar
blehead's way, battleship or gunboat.
It makes no difference to him and we
will follow him.
I don't know when you will get this
letter, as It Is liable to leave tonight
and may not leave for a week. You
must let me know If you get these let
ters of mine marked as ship's letters,
as that Is the only way we can send
tliem, as wo can get no stamps.
As a commissary Inspector Russell
Harrison Is giving contractors much
trouble and spoiling tholr profits. Sev
eral of thorn have been turned down In
attempting to unload counterfeit grub
on the army.
THE OMAHA POLITICIANS.
BN S. BAKER AS THEIR CAN
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
But He May bo Only n "Doooy
Duck" The Shrowd Workers
Havo Bogun to Pull the Strings to
JurrtpInK Jacks.
Omaha, June 27. Douglas county re
publicans at their county convention
held here Saturday evening, allowed
Judge Ben S. linker, candidate for gov
ernor, to 'name his delegates to the
republican state convention. The old
machine wbb thoroughly greased nnd
It worked Just as it has worked for
many years.
ItJs one thing to Indorse a candidate
nnd It fi some other thing who does
It and how It Is done. Evidently Ben
Baker hns a cinch so far as Omnhn
republican politicians nrc concerned.
Immediately after the organization
of the convention wns completed John
C. Wntson. legal adviser and political
promoter for Frank E. Monies, arose
and proposed a resolution to nllow
Baker to select his own delegation to
Lincoln and that DouglnB county In
dorse his candidacy for nomination by
the Btate convention, The resolution
follows:
INDORSE BAKER.
"Whereas, The republicans of Doug
las county In convention assembled.
bellevu It to be for the best Interests
of the republican party In this state.
that the nominee for governor of
the stnte of Nebraska come from Doug
las county; and
"Wherens, The distinguished ability
of Hon. Benjamin S. Baker and his
unblemished record, both In public nnd
private life, Is a recommendation for
him for the high and responsible posi
tion of governor of this Btate. To the
end, therefore, that the choice and
will of this convention may be observed
and carried out In the state conven
tlon, be It
"Resolved, By the republicans of
Douglas county, In convention assem
bled, that the Hon. Benjnmln S. Baker
be, and ho Is hereby, requested to select
the delegation nnd nnme the chair
man thereof, to represent Douglas
county In the state republican conven
tion to be held In the city of Lincoln
on the 10th day of August, 1898, and
said list of delegates so selected by
the said Benjamin S. Baker shnll
constitute and be the delegation of
Douglas county in said state conven
tion; nnd said delegation Is hereby In
structed to use nil honorable means
to secure the nomlnnjjjin of the snid
Benjamin S. Baker for governor of the
state of Nebraska; and be It further
"Resolved, That no proxies be nl
lowed from this county In said conven
tion, and In case of vacancies In said
delegation the said Benjamin S. Baker
Is hereby authorized to select bucIi re
publicans ns he may see lit to fill such
vncancles, nnd at such Btate convention
the vote of nil absentees, If nny, shall
be cast by said chairman of said Doug
Ins county delegation. "
Wharton moved the adoption of the
resolution and It carried unanimously
nnd Ben Bnker then wnlked right up.
on Invitation, to the band stand nnd
cheered to enthuse him.
Big Expedition of Cubans."
Tampa, la., June 27. The largest
and best equipped expedition of Cubans
that ever left this country sailed from
Port Tampa Thursday night on the
steamers Florida and Fanlta. The press
censor has refused to allow anything
to be sent out about the expedition
until he was satlslled that the ships
were close to the landing place, which
is supposed to be Port de Banos, on the
northern coast of the province of San
tiago. This is the same plnce where the
Florida so successfully Innded a large
expedition one month ngo. When the
ships left Port Tampa they carried
600 Cubans and two troops of the Tenth
United States cavalry.
General Emlllo Nunez, who bus super
intended the departure of many filibus
tering expeditions from this country to
Culm, wns In command of the Cuban
forces. The cavalry troops were com
posed of colored soldiers, who have been
camped at Lakeland for nearly two
months. They have become acclimated
and have also been thoroughly In
structed In the use of the machete.
Besides the arms and ammunition for
the men forming the expedition, the
ships carried 15,000 rllles and 5.000,000
rounds of ammunition with which to
supply the Cuban forces commanded by
General Garcia. A large quantity of
provisions, about 2,000 tons, wns car
ried, in ndditlon lo sixty dayB' rations
for the men forming the expedition.
The provisions nre for the Cuban army
und any of the Cuban people that mirj
be In need of them.
There were several thousand Cubans
nnd Amerlcnns nt Port Tampa to wit
ness the departure, and ns the ships
swung out the crowd cheered and the
bnnd played "Yankee Doodle," "Dixie"
and other airs. The Cuban soldiers nnd
colored cavalrymen swarmed the rig
ging of the vessels nnd unswered the
cheers. It Is the intention of the army
officers to have the men on the Florida
and Fanlta Join the Cuban forces on
the northern coast and march ncross
the country to lelnforce the Cuban
army In the rear of the city of Santi
ago. Washington. D. C, June 27. The firirt
detachment of the First army corps will
leave Tnmia on nine trasports within
Shafter's forces. The men nre now
hard at work loading the vessels with
provisions for the Journoy. Major Gen
eral Mllets will In all probability ac
compnny this first detni-hmeut to San
tiago. He informed mo that the troops
to go on these transports are In readi
ness to embark upon the shortest no
tice, and that the expedition will start
as soon as the naval convoy arrives at
Tampa. The strength of this first ex
pedition s'lll be about 8.000 men. The
remainder of the Fourth artillery corps
will not leave Tampa until tho return
of the ships that convoy Major General
Shafter's army to Santiago.
In the sonorouB words of Ramon
Blanco, "the feat of the foreign in
vader now presses the sacred soil of
Cuba." They are also pressing on to
Santiago, Havana. Caramba!
M'CARTY QANQ IS CAUQHT.
Votoran Counterfeiters Trapped
By Dotootlvos.
Omaha Special: Secret Service Agent
Donnella has captured the notorious
McCartys, counterfeit coin makers, at
Bellevue, together with the plant and
several hundred dollars In snurlous sil
ver dollnrs and other smaller denomin
ations of the queer.
Mr. Donnella Bet his trap nt Frank
Detroit's saloon, Twenty-fourth nnd F
streets, South Oniahn, Saturday morn
ing about 10 o'clock and then bided his
timu pending the nppenranco of his
game. He had not long to wait, but
to while away the mlnutcB he amused
himself and his assistants, Sergeant
I or, Detectives Hnvey and Cormlck of
this city, by engaging In a gnmo of
nigh rive. a,Q tnil, wnH nrunL,,i Wtl,
a merchant, who, acting as a stool
I'ibi-uii uimer me uirection or Mr. Don
nella, hnd contracted with the Mo
CartyH to buy $50 worth of the bogus
dollars for $12.50 or at the rate of 25
cents for each dollar. The merchant
made nn appointment with the Mc
cartys at the place mentioned, nnd the
latter were on hand with the money,
which wns wrapped up In rolls of $10
and $20 each.
John McCarty, his wife Anna and
wn.Bate,r Sarnh ft B,rl of 18 ycrs;
Will Schartow, John Brown and Isaac
Beadle drove up from Bellovuu and
stopped In front of the Bnloon. Tho
horses were hitched and the men went
Into the saloon.
Before uny words were spoken by
either of the McCarthy gang or tho
"merchant," Donnella Informed the
party that they were his prisoners. No
resistance was offered, but there was
a mighty mean look cast In the direc
tion of the Btool pigeon.
The prisoners wore brought to
Omaha and booked as susplclouB char
acters by Detectives Havey and Cor
mlck, Mrs. McCarty and her daugh
ter were locked up In the matron'B de
tention room and the men lodged in
Beparate cells.
None of tho nnrtv unnT1 .1lu...,,. ,.
subject of their arrest except to say
wuvi nit-y guesseu uonnciui did not
have a dead cinch on them."
Donnella, "Deputy United States Mar
shal Holmes and Sergeant Her, accom
panied by the stool pigeon, left for
Bellevue Immediately after tho arrest,
where the latter had seen, ho told
them, the counterfeit coin mnde In
full operation only Saturday, grinding
out dollurs at tho rate of one every
minute. The stool pigeon got next to
the McCnrtyB' nnd gaining their con
fidence, wna present when they were
making the money.
It is reirnrrlprl na rma rt .Its. l..
catches In years In the secret service,
vu.iiuwit.-iu or oisewnere, as no spu
rious eolnmakers have worked without
molestation for a longer period to time
than the McCartyB, and their work Is
par excellent.
Other arrests are to follow of par
ties who have been circulating the coin
In these parts and DonneUa promises
to cinch some very good people before
the case Is ended.
It is believed that Vic McCnrty, who
escaped from the county Jail at Omaha
i. jraia ugo wime awaiting sentence
for a murderous assault, Is the gen
eral distributing agent for bucIi of his
Bellevue relatives as are engaged In
the business, und that his headquarters
are at Kansas City. Missouri officers
have been notified to be on the look
out for him.
During the last three months the
west has been flooded with counterfeit
dollars, many of which havo been
passed In Omaha, Council Bluffs and
.-jiiuwi umana. Tiie workmanship is
clever, the ring, weight nnd milling
being exceptionally like the real, thus
making the money a dangerous coun-
icwcu. .nit- oniy ueiect is in tho BUr
face or face of the coin which when
subjected to tho touch and close
scrutiny presents a too smooth and a
rather greaBy appearance. Most of the
money is dated 1888.
John Brown, from whom the money
was taken Saturday, Is believed to
have been engaged in molding money
for years, but owing to the cautloUB
manner in which he worked the offi
cers have been unable to secure a con
viction nlthough he has been repeat
edly arrested, ns also has John Mc
Cnrty. Mr. Donnella, however, determined to
call a halt to the work, and he person
ally worked up the case. Removing his
mustache and otherwise disguising
himself, he secured nn introduction to
the McCartys at Bellevue as one who
could be depended upon not to "squeal"
on the gang. Donnella gained the con
fidence of John McCarty sufficiently to
buy about $100 worth of dollars made
at Mccarty's house. This he has as
evidence safely locked up In his office
snfe.
John McCarty says Donnella's visit
to Bellevue will not profit him, as
there Is nothing there meaning molds
or material to be used as evidence
against him.
The McCartys are pioneers nt coun
terfeiting, hnving been doing business
in thnt line for a score of yenrs, ac
cording to the authorities.
Isaac Bendle is nn old timer, nnd has
made frequent visits to Bellevue, say
ing It was to buy grain.
To Invade Spain.
Washington, D. C, June 27. The war
Is to bo carried Into Africa, meta
phorically speaking. If Spuin is fool
hardy enough to send the Cadiz fleet
through the Suez canal to attack
Dewey in the Philippines.
It Is announced on good authority
thnt before the last Spanish vessel hns
passed through the canal, an American
squndion will be steaming at fulj
speed ncross the Atlnntlc, strnlght for
the coast of Spain to bring the war
home to the Spanish people.
There Is no doubt thnt Dewey can
take care of himself against this Cadiz
fleet, since his own squadron will be
reinforced by Ironclads long before
Camara's ships sight the bay of Manila,
and he will have the shore batteries
with him Instead of against him In
the struggle. But It has been concluded
by the ndmlnlstrntlon that nothing
save tho most severe measures will
suffice to bring the Spnnish people to
n realizing sense of the hopelessness
of the continuance of the present war
and even kindness, it Is held, will
dictate such a blow as that it is pro
posed to administer If the Spanish per
sist In this last project.
A RANK DECISION.
SUPREME COURT KEEPS ,UP
ITS RECORD.
HELPS OMAHA REPUBLICANS
DESPERATE MEASURES USED
TO CAPTURE CONTROL.
A Suprome Court Doclslon which
Smaoks Strongly of Rank Politics
--To Oust Prosont Fire and Polloo
Commissioners.
Lincoln, Neb., June 28. The supremo
court has handed down another decision
which appears to be more in line with
republican polltlcB than It does In ac
cord with the constitutional law and
Justice.
The frantic effort of the most disrep
utable criminal and political characters
of Omaha, have bent every effort to
secure control over the police system
of that city. Falling In every other at
tempt, they have resorted to tho 'su
preme court nnd have found there help
ing hands, ns have many another set
of schemers against tho public wel
fare. The deal was to test the constitu
tionality of the law creating the fire
nnd police commissioners of Omaha be
fore tho supreme court. It was looked
upon generally ns an absurd proposi
tion, because the provisions of the con
stitution and of the statutes were so
plain; because the Bupreme court had
time and again affirmed and reaffirmed
the constitutionality of the law.
But the republican machine wns not
In such desperate atratts as it Is to
day, In fnct, the wnrd politicians, with
their ally the gnmbllng syndicate
were highly In fnvor of such a decision.
But things change and men change
with them. So the supreme court now
handB down nn opinion declaring tho
law authorizing the governor to ap
point four members of the fire and
police board of Omaha 1b unconstitu
tional nnd that a Judgment of ouBter
be entered ngnlnst the present members.
The opinion of the court Is written by
Judge Norvnl and Commissioner Ragan
and ! concurred In by Chief Justice
Harrison. There Is a dissenting opin
ion written by Commissioner Ryan, In
which Judge Sulllvun and Commis
sioner Irvln Join. This makes an even
division of the numbers of the members
of the supreme court, but as the two
Judges control the opinion of Judgo
Norval and Commissioner Ragan, con
curred In by the chief Justice, becomes
the opinion of the court.
The attorney for the board appointed
by the city council of Omaha was
present when the opinion was made
public and he at once demanded Of tho
clerk that tho writ of ouster agalnBt J.
II. Peabody, D. D. Gregory, W. C. Bul
lard and R. E. Lee Herdman be at once
lF-ued. The clerk declined to do bo, ana
went Into the Judge's consultation room
to nsk what he should do. He was
Instructed by the Judges to not Issue
the writ until the forty days allowed
for filing a motion for a rehearing hod
expired without the attorneys for the
old board having filed such a motion.
When this motion for rehettrfiig is filed
the clerk will refrain from Issuing the
writ until It can be heard by the
court and determined.
The court adjourned for the summer
vacation and will not meet again until
tho flrBt week In Hentember. This
will necessitate a day in the hearing
of this application for a rehearing until
the fall term.
MAKES STRANGE MOVE.
"When the case waB argued before
the Bupreme court there was a some
what strange Bight presented of an at
torney appearing and asking that a,
former decision of the court, made
when ho was on the supreme bench
and concurred In by himself, should be
overruled. This was ex-Chief Justice
M. B. Reese, who appeared in this caso
as attorney for the men appointed by
tho Omaha city council. Judge Reese
was on the supreme bench when the
Seavey case was tried and' he con
curred in tho opinion In that case,
which ,the court today, in response to
his nrgument as an attorney, over
ruled. In other words, the present
members of the bench attached greater
weight to the arguments of Judge
ReeBe when he apeprtred as counsel be
fore them than they did to his opinion
ns a Judge when he was occupying the
same position they now hold; at least
that construction might be put upon
It. The opinion seemed a surprise to
the attorneys who were around tho
Btate house.
The general expression has been for
some time that the opinion would be
handed down at this time, but tho
feeling nmong those who have followed
the cuse was positive that it would be
In favor of the validity of the law and
the sustaining principle which the court
has adhered to since the first police
commission came into existence In Ne
braska. SOME TELL-TALE MARKS.
The fact that the opinion which now
appears as the minority opinion has
about It evidences of having been writ
ten for the signature or with the under
standing that It was approved by the
mnjorlty tends to strengthen the belief
of those who held to the Idea that
the law was to be sustained. The
obliterated line at the close of the dis
senting opinion Is now the only thing
that leads to the belief that It was
written first and what Is now the ma
jority opinion was written last, and
the latter was at Its writing, perhaps,
Intended to be the dissenting opinion.
The circumstances are Interesting and
It has been sugested by an attorney
who Is apt with his quotations from
holy writ If he does not live up to the
precepts therein taught, that It la
but an Illustration of how "The first
shall be last nnd the last shall be
first." If one of the Judges changed
his mind after the original discussion
of the case this state of affairs could
and would be brought about. As a mat
ter of speculation as to what goes on
In the privacy of the consultation of
the Judges the present case and the
chat about It is Interesting.
The strength of the enlisted force of
the navy, including the naval reserve.
Is 20,400 men, and 5,000 more are wanted.
