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The Hemin Herald. i ? v ss VOLUME IV. HEMINGFORD, BOX BUTTE, COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1898. NUMBER 2G. 1 gford n to.-- j. r t w r L'v Jr SURRENDERS American JPoace TerniB Finally Accepted. SPAIN YIELDS TO O.S. QueeH Regent Weeps While Slio Signs the Agrooment. Spanish Dynasty Bows to the In eYltablo Tho Proctol Next in Order- Blood mid Thunder Part of the War Practically Ended. Madrid Special: The queen regent has aproved Spain's reply to President McKlnley's demands In the peace ne gotiations, after a long council with the ministers and leaders of all political parties. Romero y Robledo asked permission to speak plainly on the terms laid down by President McKlnley, and per mission being granted, told the queen regent that peace proposed by the terms of the reply of Spain to the American conditions will prove dan gerous to the monarchy. The queen regent was visibly affected, but Sagasta, Campos, the Duke of Te tuan, Silvela and Prlmo Rivera pressed the queen to accept the Inevitable, and then she signed the approval, weeping copiously during the act which signalled Spain's utter defeat. 0 Washington, D. C, Special: Convinced more than a week ago that Spain had determined to have peace at any price, the seml-pTflcIal announcements from Madrid that the cabinet has approved the basis of the reply to the peace conditions imposed by this country Is accepted by administration ofilclals as authentic. f The general verdict In official clrcl9 hero is that the war Is over. Only formalities are necessary before the of. flclal declaration Is made. This will probably not happen before Tuesday. Ambassador Cambon, I have reason to believe, has had confirmation through diplomatic channels of the press reports about Spain's acceptance, but he will not be prepared to make formal announcement to the president until the full text of the note which the Madrid cabinet has been at work upon toduy Is cabled to him. There is no doubt as to the accuracy of the Madrid cable to the effect that pain's reply will give reason for no fur ther response by the United States. The fact Is that the administration will not permit any further dickering for terms. The president was emphatic on this point at the time of his last con ference with Ambassador Cambon. In view of the announcement from Madrid, therefore, it is assumed that Spain has recognized the futility of further at tempts to secure better terms and that the Madrid cabinet had determined to accept all the conditions Imposed by the United States hitherto accurately out lined In the papers. All that remains now for bringing about a cessation of hostilities is the promulgation of the protocol embody ing the terms proposed by the United States and accepted by Spain. This will be done as scon as Ambassador Cambon presents the note being pre pared in Madrid today. Secretary Day and Ambassador Cambon have already conferred as to the details of the pro posed protocol. There will, therefore, be little delay In Its promulgation. The terms proposed by the United States will be embodied In the protocol in the same language given In the first note to Spain, with one or two minor details yet to be settled between Sec retary Day and Ambassador Cambon relating to the time of evacuation of Spanish troops from Cuba and Porto Rico. The administration will allow a reas onable time for the withdrawal of the troops. It Is assumed that It will re quite at least a month or six weeks for Spain to provide transports for the em. barkatlon of her forces and that It will take three or four months at least to complete the evacuation. This will be entirely satisfactory to the adminis tration, as it will obviate the sending of American troops to Havana and other points In Cuba until fall, when the health conditions are better. It is understood that the proposed protocol will name Paris as the pluce for the meeting of the commissioners to settle the questions relating to the Philippines. In anticipation of Spain's acceptance of our terms the authorities have maintained a status pro during the past few days In regard to military and naval movements, except In Porto Rico, where General Miles has been go ing on steadily with his military opera, tlons, but with the full knowledg'e that he would receive orders almost any day to cease hostilities. The failure of Henry Claude Fuller, a London stock broker, is announced. SICK SOLDIERS RETURNING American Troops at Santiago Start Back Homo. Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 9. The work of embarking the American troops for shipment to the Isolated camp at Mon tauk Point, Long Island, begins today. Three transports are awaiting to re ceive the first regiments of cavalry and Rough Riders. Probably 700 men In all will be sent away In the first con signment of the sick. The most suf fering Is from calenture, a native fever, which, while it Is not as deadly as yellow fever. Is more painful and weakening. The characteristics of the disease arc a high fever, the tempera ture ranging from 100 to 105, with pains In every bone of the body and delirium. The treatment consists of profuse sweating and total abstinence from food for five or six days. A patient Is given all the water he can drink, how ever. After the fever has commenced to subside twenty to fifty grains of quinine are given dally. William Astor Chanler has receiver as high as seventy grains of quinine dally. The reports today show that 30 per cent of the men In all the camps to the east and south of Santiago are unlit for duty. The hospitals are com pletely filled with cases and many men who are not In the hospital aro unable to work. There have been four deaths from calenture among the soldiers dur ing the last four days. Following are the victims: William Cheevers, com pany I, private; Gus Graham, company L, private; Stewart Williams, hospital corps; Sergeant Young, company E. There have been no deaths among the Rough Riders, save those who were killed In battle. The number of sick is now much larger than at any other time. Exposed to the fever, the tropical sun and the heavy night dews, all are anxious to get away, believing they cannot get well here. All hospitals, regimental and division, corps and Red Cross, are filled. Eighty officers are sick with calenture and from their wounds at the Club National, which has been transformed Into a Red Cross hospital under charge of Miss Wheeler, daughter of General Wheeler. Six noble young women are caring for the men here. All the sick will be sent home as rapidly as transports can carry them. CHANCE TO LOOT THE U. S. War Claims of All Kinds Now Being Filed. Washington, D. C, Aug. 9. The an nouncement that the United States gov ernment will assume liability for the claims of the insurgents against the Spanish government on account of In juries and damages sustained In the Cuban Insurrection has caused the fil ing of a large number of claims with the state department. Very many of these are not based upon events oc curring during the last rebellion, but date back for very many years and re late to excess customs collections, dam. ages sustained through municipal mal administration, alleged Illegal confine ment and such things. On the other hand, there are now Spanish claims to the amount of $8,000, 000 against the United States that, In event of a Joint commission being au thorized, would be proper offsets to many Americans here. A large num ber of these claims are made by Span ish subjects on account of property de. stroyed or appropriated by the confed erate troops during the civil war, thus having exactly the same basis nB a number of claims filed by American citizens against the Spanish govern ment for property seized or destroyed by insurgents in Cuba. Another class of these claims is of recent date, flow ing from the abortive efforts of the commlslsoners and special courts cre ated by congress to settle the "Florida claims." It Is probable that In the ad justment of peace terms, our govern ment will Ignore all claims save those preferred by American citizens for losses sustained In Cuba, allowing the others to be arranged for later on by a Joint commission. LION HOARS AT BEAR. England and Russia Growling at Each Other. London Special: There has been no relief In the Anglo-Russian tension. In the last twenty-four hours extreme un. easiness has been created by alarmists through an Inspired article In Stand ard, which asserts that Salisbury has taken up a position from which he will on no account recede, and that It would mean ruin to British prestige through out Asia were he to do so. At the sametlme It is pointed out that the matter in dispute, but for the principle Involved, Is altogether too trifling to warrant plunging Into a frightful war crisis, and that It has now arisen Is held to be the direct result of Salisbury's perpetual yielding to Russian diplomacy, by which Russia has been emboldened to adopt a posi tion from which it finds it as difficult to recede as England. Among Salisbury's supporters there Is, however, a belief that he will never take the responsibility for war, while the queen Is also a powerful Influence In the same pacific direction. TEXAS DAY AT OMAHA. . Thursday, August 18, at Trans Mississippi Exposition. Texas day at the Trans-Mlsslsslppl exposition has been fixed for Thursday, August 18. Governor Culbertson will head a party of distinguished Texnns to Omaha on this occasion, and it Is expected that a large number of citi zens from the Lone Star state will take advantage of the low railroad rates which have been put Into effect rom all Texas points to Omaha and return to vlBlt the exposition. The rates for Texas day are exceptionally low, and there will probably bo no better oppor tunity for Texas people to visit tho great western show. The Texas exhibit at Omaha Is one that every Taxan may be proud of, and It Is calling forth much Inquiry concerning the great agricultural ad vantages and resources of tho state. The display was plnced In position in tho western end of tho Agricultural building largely through the efforts of tho Houston Business league nnd the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway association. Texas Is greatly Inter ested In the success of this exposition, especially from a commercial stand point, and residents of the state show their appreciation of this fact. The Trans-Mlsslsslppl exposition sur passes In Interest the recent efforts at Atlnnta and Nashville, nnd as regards beauty and general excellence It can stand a comparison with the World's fair at Chicago and the fair at Paris. Its object Is to show the wonderful development of what used to be known a generation ago aB the Great Ameri can desert, and Is now a flourishing emplie of 22,000,000 people. A visit of a week or two to Omaha between now and the end of October will never be regretted by anyone. Three days before Texas day at the exposition Is to Wheelmen's day. Otll cers of the League of American Wheel men aro Interesting themselves on this occasion, and wheelmen from all parts of the country) are expected to be present on August 15. August ID, the day following Texas day, will be Colored Americans' day, and a celebra tion will be arranged which will make the day a memorable, one. The Indian congress will be In full Bwlng during August, nnd this feature alono will make the exposition worthy of a visit. Almost all the remaining Indian tribes will be represented, and there will be a presentation of their native life such as has never been attempted before and can probably never be accom plished again. COMING EVENTS. List ol'Special Days at tho Trans Mississippi Exposition. August 9. Iowa Knights of Pythias day. August 10. Red Men's day. August 11. Tennessee Red Men's duy. August 13. St. Joseph day. August 15. Business and Fraternal associations' day. August 15. Wheelmen's day. August 18. Texas day. August 19. Colored Americans' day. August 23. Des Moines day. August 25. Sioux City day. August 27. Bohemian day. August 30. Missouri day. August 31. Greek Letter societies day. September 1. Kansas day. September 2. Peach day. September 3. Editors' day. September 5. Labor day. September 7. Port Arthur day. September 8. Fraternal Union of America day. September 9. Lumbermen's, Wood men of the world and Rocky Ford Melon day. September 10. New Mexico day. September 12. Montana day. September 14. National Shrlners' and Utah day. September 15. New England day. September 16. Oklahoma and Grape day. September 17. Railroad day. September 18 and 19. Modern Wood men days. September 20 and 21. Iowa days. .September 24. Commercial Travelers' day. October 1. Chicago day. October C P. E. O. society and New York day. September 7. Knox College day. September 8. Twin City day (St. Paul and MIneaDolls). September 13. Knights of Pythias lay. September 17. I. O. O. F. day. September IS. Tennessee day September 20. Denver day. Other special days to be announced later. Ottawa, Ont., Aug, C The Official Gazette contains a proclamation un nouncing that voting on the plebiscite for the prohibition will take place on September 20, und the writs, which are dated August w'" ue returnable on November 2. Rev. Mr. Preachlelgh Yes, my frlond, every man can be born again. Chicago Say, If you can give the snap away how It's done our city gov eminent will pay you a handsome royalty. PORTORICANYICTORY tioiieral Haines Gaptnros tho Town of U nay am a. Tho Singing ol tho Spanish Bul lets Cheeked By the Deadly Work ol' Dynamite Guns Gen eral Miles' Report. Washington, D. C, Special: The first news dispatch came to the wnr depart ment from General Miles. It was as fol. lows: "Ponce, Aug. 6. General Brooke re ports Haines' brigade. Fourth Ohio and Third Illinois cuptured Guayama yesterday; slight skirmish with enemy in nnd about town; enemy's strength estimated at about 500; not ascertained If any of them regulnrs; resistance not strong. Private John O. Cordner wounded below the knee. C. W. Rlffe, both legs below thigh; T. W. Wolcott. right foot; none serious; all Fourth Ohio. One Spaniard killed; two Wounded so far ns known. MILES." Ouaynma, Porto Rico, Special; After a sharp skirmish with 400 Span lards, In which three Americans were wounded, the town of Guuyamn, tho principal point on the southwestern coast of Porto Rico, wns enptured by General Haines. Our men had to fight their way through Spanish bullets In order to get Into the town, and they were forced to lepel an attack made by the Span, lards soon after the town had fallen. This they did ,wlth marked success, and, the stars and stripes now float ovee another American possession. OF THE FOURTH OHIO. Al of the three Americans who were wounded In tho skirmish before Guay. ama are privates in tho Fourth Ohio regiment. John O. Cordner of com pany C was shot in the right leg be low the knee; C. W. Rlffe of company A was shot through both thighs, and In the foot. None of the men are dan gerously hurt. One dead Spaniard and two wounded have been found by our men. It Is not known what other ens. unities the enemy had. The Fourth Ohio, Colonel Colt, and the Third Illinois, Colonel Bcnnit, with two dynamite guns, all under com. mund of General Haines, composed the expedition that moved out on the Guayama road from Arroyo at 8 o'clock In the morning. General Haines ordered his men to advance cautiously, ami their progress was slow. When the Americans had reached a point about three miles from Arroyo they were viciously attacked on both their right and left Hnnks. Colonel Colt's Ohio troops, who were leading the advance, were splendidly handled and did telling work against the enemy. The Spaniards for a time man. aged to conceal themselves behind bar ricades, but the Americans soon got nt them and poured a terrible lire In their direction. SPANIARDS RETREAT. It wnB Impossible for the Spaniards long to withstand this fire nnd they soon retreated. As the American troops entered the town they found It practically deserted. All of the houses had been closed, and the Ohio regiment raised Its colors over the town hall. A crowd of citizens soon gnthered about the invading troops und wel comed them with enthusiasm. While this demonstration was under way the Spaniards returned, making a heavy attack on the town from the north. Tho Fourth Ohio was sent out to engage the enemy, nnd a hot fight between the two bodies of troops took place during the next two hours. Two dynamite guns finally were put In posl. tlon by the Americans and five shots were flred. These completely silenced the enemy and our men are now hold ing the town securely. General Haines has been consider ate In the treatment of his men and has matters well In hand. He says he does not nred reinforcements at present In order to retain the advantages gained In the day's Dperatlons. The conduct of the Ohio men under Are was admirable. When the first at tack came they displayed no evidences of nervousne38. Being armed with Krag-Jorgensens, trey considered them, selves a match for the Spaniards. The dynamite battery, In charge of Captain Totter, company F, Fourth Ohio, did excellent Bcrvlce. Private Teahrman of company C, Fourth Pennsylvania, died of tyhold fever. A hospital has been established in the municipal cockpit, although few of the American troops are sick. London Special: The Madrid corre spondent of the Sunday Times says: "Spain's answer will accept all the American terms, except that regarding the Cuban debt. The government will fight this point on the ground that In all other cessions of teritory by one na tion to another the ceded territory has carried with It Its own debt or the pro portion belonging to the nation by which it Is ceded. "President McKlnley will receive the answer Monday, or at the latest, Tues. day. "Senor Sagasta. In conferring with pol iticians and generals, follows the example of Senor Castelar In 1873. His objeats arc twofold, to divide the re spon8lblllty for the decision and to avoid tho convocation of the cortes." CONDITION IN HAVANA. Horse Meat is Selling at One Dol lar a Pound. New York Special: Accounts of th condition of affairs In Havana, Mat anzns and Cardenas have been given by passengers of the steamer Frldtjot Nnnscn, which has arrived from Sngua. It brought twenty-nine refugees, most of whom were Spanlnrds, who had made all sorts of sacrifices to escape from the Island In anticipation of Its being controlled by the insurgents. Many of them were well sur piled with funds, having turned nil their available prop, erty Into cash. They paid $200 each for passage. Almost alt those n board being Spanish sympathliers, a meeting was held In tho snlcnn while the ship wiib off Bnrnegat, N. J., nt which a majority pladgcd themselves to refuse to give nny Information to Americans regarding the condition of things (n Cuba. A few, however, consented to talk after they got ashore, but even they were unwilling to permit their twines to bo used. One woman, who had reached Sngua by rail from Hnnava, said that the condition of nffalrs In the capital was deplorable and was dally growing worse. "There Is plenty of money," she snld, "but of what use Is It when it will hardly purchase anything? It Is Impossible to get beef nt any price and even horse flesh costs $1 a pound. Bread costs 28 centB a pound nnd Is very bad nt that. Eggs, which are brought In from tho country In small quantities, cost 35 cents each. Tho, supply of con densed milk Is practically exhausted and the little loft Is sold nt $2 a can such nH you buy hero for 10 cents. On an average ten to twelve persons are found dead of starvation In the streets every day nnd this takes no account of the scores who dally die of hunger In the houses. No words can describe the horrors of Las Fcsos, the place at tho foot of the Prado, where the recon ccntrndoB are herded together. I was told Hint there were no less than 4,000 of these miserable people In the place when I came away nnd they nre dying by hundreds, for, of couse, nothing Is being done for their relief, even the government has not enough food for Its own soldlerB. Worse than this, the of ficials beat nnd abuse them shnmo fully. COAL ABOUT GONE. "A few gns lamps are still burning In the streets, but the electric lights nrc only lighted on Thursday nights, when there Is music In the Parque Centrnlc. What a ghastly mockery those band concerts are with bo muny people starv ing to death within sound of the mu sic. All the theatcrB are closed, and their lobbies are nightly crowded with the homeless poor. Wine Is tho only thing in the city that Is plentiful and cheap, so that even the poor can get a little nt times. Almost all the stores In Wcyler nnd O'Rlelly strcetB nro closed, ns nre the principal hotels. The stock of coal Is almost completely ex hausted, and for n few days the local trains that run to Vedado, past the Santa Clara battery, were stopped for want of fuel. They nre now burning wood, but even that will soon be gone." Juan Zarraga Zartc said; "I do not know anything of the condition of things in Havana, but I do know that there Ih much misery at Cardenas and Matanzns. Things, however, might be worse, considering the stringency of the blockade. Much starvation has been avoided by the foresight of the mer chants, who, in anticipation of the out break of the war, laid In largo stores of provisions. Of course they have sold at high prices, arid I heard of one man who made $400,000 In a specula tion In flour In Sagua. All the stores which have provisions are kept under guard by soldiers to prevent starving people from looting them. Every ono Is tired of the war and on all hands one hears prayers that peace will soon come." The Nansen brought up a cargo of sugar, which It discharged at Williams gury. It also brought 368 bales of to bacco and 322 cases of cigars. This was the first cargo of sugar reaching the United Stntes since the surrender of Santiago. SHORT BITS. The Dawes commission has begun taking the census of Indians In the Indian territory. The captain nnd mate of the Kenll worth were not murdered at sea. but asphyxiated by gases from a burning cargo. Prof. Lenbach says he has not been allowed to paint n picture of Bismarck, and a cast of his features was not taken. Partial returns from sixty out of sixty-six Alabama counties Indicate a democratic majority of between 50,000 nnd 60,000. George Tod, a wealthy resident of New York, committed suicide by jump. Ing from a tenth stcry window In the Hotel Majestic. If the coal operators of the Pittsburg district do not conform with the terms of the Chicago agreement by August 10, 5,000 miners will be ordered to strike. William David Murray, fourth earl of Mansfield, Is dead. He was born In 1S06, has been a lard of the treasury and a lord high commissioner of the Church of Scotland. FOR GARRISON DUTY. Tho Volunteer Army will Not Bo Dlshnnded. Washington, D. C, Aug. 9. Assum. Ing that Spain has decided to accept our terms for the negotiation of penco It Is expected that the pence ngreement will bo formnlly completed by tho first of next week and that hostilities will be suspended at once. This will not ho followed nt an early dnte by tho disbanding of the army, but on tho contrary, the period before signing of the formal peace treaty and its ratification by the sen ato will be devoted to perfecting a complete nnd effective organization ot tho army nnd cleaning, repairing and placing In perfect condition all tho ves. Bels of the navy. The sick and wounded of the nrmy who are regarded ns Incnpnclatcd for fuither service will probably be given their discharges at nn early day. The men who are In good condition, or aro suffering temporary disabilities, will be held together and put In tho best possible shnpc for service. A part of the forces sent to Porto Rico will bo kept there nnd others sent to Havana and other Cuban cities for garrison duty. It Is regarded ns quite probable that some or tho best of Shatter's army, after thorough recuperation In tho United States, may have to bo Bont again to Cuba. The so-called "lin. inunes," who will take the place of General Shaftcr'fl forces at Santiago, are not In many cases, It Is believed, really Immune, and it therefore is prob. able that some of them will fall vic tims to tho climate. Thu regiment sent to relieve Shatter, whether actually Immune or not, will land there under much better condi tions thun Shaftor's nrmy. Shatter's forces had to land In the fnco of tho enemy, and their rapid advance In. volved a sacrifice, of all tho comforts and many of tho necessities, even, o field life. They were compelled to the utmost exhaustion nnd subjected to the most terrible hardships, which affected their physical strength and rendered them readily subject to fever. The troops sent to relieve them will bo pro. vlded with every comfort possible under the circumstances, will not bo called upon to endure exhausting fa tigue and exposure, and will be pro. vldgd wleh shelter, wholesome food and sulllclent medical attention. Moreover, after our terms ot peace have been accepted, the wholo Island will come under our control und It is believed that the men under Garcia at Santiago may be made use of to oc cupy localities on the island from which all the Spanish forces have been withdrawn, thus lessening the need of American troops. It Is known that Gomez contemplates being called upon for bucIi service, and It Is believed no difficulty will arise, provided the Insurgents uro not brought In direct contact with the Spanish soldiers- who have been dis armed. A FIST-BLOW KILLS. South Omaha Fist Fight End Fatally. With a blow of his fist Harry Hultz mnn, a lad of 19 years, killed Frank Hannenhofer In this city Saturday afternoon. Hannenhofer, who was a blacksmith helper at the Cudahy packing plant, had been drinking heavily. Yesterday afternoon he was extremely quarrel some. Going to Welsh's livery stable at the west end of tho L street viaduct ho first became Involved In a quarrel with Frank Wide, one of the Btablemen. A little later he met Harry Hultzman In front of the stable and spoke to him In a threatening manner. Hultzman was unwilling to endure the epithets which the drunken man used to revile him and the two were soon engaged in a rough and tumble flght. It did not last long. As poor Hannenhofer rushed his opponent swung a terrific blow on the neck. Hannenhofer sank to the ground with a moan. For a few seconds none of the specta tors thought that the blow had seriously Injured Hannenhofer. Hut when the unfortunate man did not revive, the spectators became greatly alarmed and a doctor was hastily summoned to the scene. Before he arrived Hannonhofer was dead. He was apparently a strong, healthy man, but the blow was a terrific one nnd the blood vessels In the brain were ruptured by Its force. ThlB was dis covered last evening when Dr. Schlnvle held a post mortem examination and gave the cause of death as cerebral hemorrhage. Coroner Swanson of 0maha was Informed of the strange death of Hannenhofer and directed Undertaker Brewer to take charge of the remains. Hannenhofer wns a married man and his wife and two children survive him After the fight Hultzman ran away, but later he went to the police station and surrendered. He Is an employe of tho Omaha Packing company and was reputed to be a hard fighter. As Boon as he had given himself up, Chief Bren nan, fearing trouble, took his prisoner to Omaha, where he placed him In the county Jail. A charge of manslaughter has bn preferred against him by the police of this city. ( J