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M'COOK TRIBUNE. , F. At. KiaiMBlX , PnblUlier. McCOOK , - : - . : - NEBRASKA NEBKASKA. Ceresco fired a salute over the Dew- fcy victory. A creamery plant will probably bo established at Juniata. Corn is again moving rapidly since the advance in price. License to conduct a saloon at He bron has been granted. Blair Is moving In the rrattor of a business men's association. A rousing meeting to celebrate Dew- ey's victory was held at Wakefleld. Fremont's new military company has completed Us orcanlzation. The war spirit Is on at Holdrege and a company could be raised there. Recent advance in the price of corn has started that cereal moving in large quantities. Mrs. J. Yotter of Bloomington , while attempting to get a drink , fell down cellar , dislocating her shoulder and her recovery is doubtful. Frank Frneck , a Bohemian farmer living near Thurston , dropped dead in a saloon at Pender. Heart disease is given as the cause of death. The goods stolen from H. Blumen- thal at Fremont , were found on the second floor of the old creamery in that city and returned to the store. A move is being made at AshlanJ for the adoption of a curfew ordi nance to keep children under 1C years of age off the streets after 8 o'clock at night. At the high school state oratorical contest , held In York , Miss Avis Grice , who represented the Button school , carried off the honors in the humor ous class. Frank Hadley , a painter of Red Cloud , was shot In the leg by Herbert Cook , after having stolen a ham and other articles from the butcher shop of A. R. Reynolds. Considerable real property is changing hands in Weeping Water , and there are now no empty resi dences except some small ones , not desirable to live In. Stock has been subscribed for the erection of a skimming station at Grant , to be run in connection with the factory of the Beatrice Creamery company of Lincoln. A Maine memorial service was held in Battle Creek by a union meeting in the Methodist church , which was more than filled. A collection of $7.29 was raised for the Maine monument. Andrew Black , a laborer working on the street gang of the Union Pa cific railroad company , while at work near Chappel , was accidentally caught between the cars and so badly mashed that he cannot live. Harley Woods of WespSng Water , 15 years old , while suffering from ton- silitis , took a tablet ror relief , but by mistake took one containing corro sive sublimate , and grave fears are entertained for her recovery. A tramp named Bert Manson , aged 20 years , of San Francisco , tried to board a westbound freight at Potter , eighteen miles west of Sidney. He fell betwen the bumpers , lacerating his left arm so badly that it was nec essary to amputate the member at the elbow joint. James Swinbank , single , a promi nent ranchman near Crawford , com mitted suicide by setting fire to his house and shooting himself. His charred remains were found in the ashes. A letter left in the stable told his tale of weariness of life through prolonged sickness. Conductor L. G. Smith of Union Pa cific freight train No. 19 had his neck broken while climbing down the side of a freight car. The train had just stopped at Medicine Bow , Wvo. , and the conductor had started down the car ladder to swing off. He fell head long and broke his neck instantly. E. C. Hoceknberger of Columbus , is getting up a company of volunteers In answer to the call of the president. He is meeting with good success and will son have 100 good , able-bodied men ready for the field. Duly five of the seventy-five men which Captain Kilian took to Lincoln failed to pas3 the examination. ir irb. Robert J. Russel of Omaha , a guest b. at the Great Northern hotel , Chicago , 01b was instantly killed by falling from b the thirteenth story of that building. ir His body went through the glass dome of the interior court above the office C and then through a heavy scaffold and B buried itself in debris. All the bones . in his body were broken. Russell > was attired in his nigut clotulng and must have fallen while walking in hia n is sleep. Mrs. James Cheezem of Fremont , r ( was seriously and probably fatally it gored by a mad steer. A bunch of itci cattle belonging : to Heman Hauben- cihi sack were being driven through the hiT ' southwestern part of the city when one of them went mad. He turned in and ran back up street , tearing up & gardens and fences and everything di that stood in his way. Mr. and Mrs. al Cheezem , who are both over 70 years ei of age , were out working in the garden. The steer threw both of them. Mr. Cheezem escaped -with US slight injuries. His wife was injured hi internally and her recovery is doubt CO ful. 111 Some parties , supposed to be follow su ers of a circus which was at Humb'oldt , th stole Richard Standerford's team and fie fiem drove it away. No ciew has been ob m tained. Two farmers , John Cassldy th and Enno Geisman , .lso lost sls of SE harness. A very enthusiastic war meet'ng for fa the purpose of organizing a company ofimi of volunteers was held in the courthouse mine house at Red Cloud. The sentleman no > who is looking after the enlistment is Jefferson Ward , a confederate vet eran of the late war. He has suc ceeded in ettin : : an enlistment of eighty-five men. HAYTIAN GOVERNMENT REPORTS SURRENDER , CREDITED BY M'KINLEY. Secretary Long Acknowledges the Ho- oolpt of ttto Message Announcing the Success of ' Sampson's Bom bardment The Provident tald to Place Faith , la tha Dispatch. NKW Yonir , May 1C. A dispatch to the New York Ilerald from Washing ton says : President McKinley re ceived a dispatch last night that came through Uaytieu sources announcing the complete capitulation of the city and forts of San Juan do Porto Rica Secretary Long was seen a few mo ments after the receipt of the dispatch in question , but he would not say who sent it He acknowledged its receipt , however , and supplemented the President's declaration of faith TO LEAVE DEWEY ALONE. Spain Oooldns Tbnt BIio Una Ku Bloro VesieU to Spare. NEW YORK. May 16 A dispatch to the New York World from Madrid says : "The reserve fleet at Cadiz is slowly preparing for service. Admir al Camara has assumed command with Captain Hediger as his "major gen eral" as the Spaniards style him an active officer , who has shaken up all the old officials in the San Fernando arsenal. The tough Admiral Churruea , also lately appointed to a local command , has told Captain Hediger and Admiral Camara that it was useless to try to make them hurry. Marines and sailors have been assembled in greater numbers than wanted for the vessels ready. From political motives and in order to make it appear to people that the government is preparing to take re venge for the Manila defeat , the Mad rid authorities have asked the naval officials tit Cadiz what vessels of war can be made ready soon to protect transports carrying 6,000 men to Ma nila. General Corrca , the war minister , got seven battalions and four batteries ready , all armed , equippad and offi cered , and largo steamship companies undertook to provide the eight ships required. The naval authorities re- SEEK AN ALLIANCE. ClianiborIMn Voice * tha Popular Brit ish Doalro for a Cloicr Union. LONDO.V , May 10. The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain , secretary of Btato for the colonies , made an im portant speech on public affairs at Birmingham last evening. lie said in part : "The time has arrived when Great Britain may be confronted by a com bination of powers , and our first duty , therefore , is to draw all parts of the ompSro into close unity , and our next to maintain the bonds of nermanent unity with our kinsman across the Atlantic. " "There is a powerful and generous nation , " said Mr. Chamberlain , "using our language , bred of our race , and having interests identical with ours. I would go so far to say that , terrible as war may be , even war itself would be cheaply purchased if in a great and noble cause the stars and stripes and union jack should wave together over an .Anglo-Saxon alliance. ' ' "It is one of the most satisfactory results of Lord Salisbury's policy , and at the present time these two great nations understand each other batter than they ever have done since , over a century ago , they were separated by the blunder of a British trovernment. " Mr. Chamberlain preceded to draw a gloomy picture of tha situation in. c THE COLUMBIA. t i its authenticity. The strategy oard . , immediately upon the receipt f the dispatch , discussed its contents , ut nothing could bo learned regard- jg its action. It is understood that the dispatch ! arae through representatives of the [ aytipn government in New York and as communicated to the President y an officer of the United States sig- al ; corps stationed at Governor's iland. WAsniXOTOK , May 14. No official jporthas been received here confirm- ig the published statement that the ity and fortifications of San Juan ad surrendered to Admiral Sampson , 'he statement is not given credence i official circles. The result of the en- agement in San Juan , so far as in- ictatcd by official reports , was not I together satisfactory , inasmuch as ne of the principal objects of the ex- edition was the burning of the large uantity of coal stored there for the se of the Spanish fleet. Before he ad been able to fully ac- ) j Tilisithe i ct.fm < vr.f ' io fortifications and the coal ipply the admiral , is is believed here , lought it prudent to withdraw his zet , through fear of having one or ore of his vessels disabled , pending ic more important contest with the vanish fleet. His judgment in this matter is .vorably commented upon , but the Scials express regret that the im- enso coal piles of the enemy were t fired. News from. Sampson is anx- usly awaited. Floors are scrubbed by electricity Europe. port that it would be impossible to get war vessels ready quickly. They say the battleship Pelayo is not fit for an expedition to the far East and , besides , that she is needed more for the reserve squadron at home. For tha same reasons they ob ject to parting with the Emperador Carlos V , Cardinal Cisneros and Al fonso XIII , first rate cruisers. Moreover , they do not think the second and third class cruisers here , which nre available three in all would be enough to protect the expe dition from the forces Admiral Dewey will have at his disposal by the time Spanish reinforcements could reach Manila. The torpedo boat destroyers three here at Cadiz and two at Ferrel the-7 want to keep for the defense of the coasts , together with the torpedo vessels and the old ironclads Numan- cia and Victoria , lately repaired and refitted in French arsenals at great cost. Unless the popular outcry over comes the professional and competent objection , the government will have to abandon the idea of sending a re lief expedition to the Philippines. Ijord Aberdeen Retires. LONDOX , Hay 10. It is officially an nounced that the queen has accepted the icsignation of the Earl of Aber deen as governor general of Canada , to which position he was appointed in 1S9X Gold In the Philippines WASHINGTON , May 1G. Senator Tel ler has received a letter from a con stituent in Colorado indicating that the Philippine islands may be found to be very rich in gold deposits. a China , "where we have to count with a Russia , as in Afghanstan , except that d we do not passess an army or a de fensive frontier in China and can not Ol therefore injure Russia without an ally. The fact that the whole Chinese empire is involved , and our interests are so enormous th t no ; more vital question was ever present ed for decision to the British nation fc and a British government. Unless the tl ; fate of China is to be decided without sc England's voice , we must not reject thc-icVca an alliai.ce with those ; powers whose interests are similar to > T The Uoycott Costly to oi NEW YOKK , May 1C. A dispatch to oivi the New York World from Paris says : vi "Referring to the American proposi tli tion to boycott the Paris fashions , ia Yves Guiotte's the Aurore t. paper , , ex presses Indignation at the insults tl : printed in the French boulevard papers to American women. It says UIt it will cost the Paris workmen and ( It j workwomen S50.000.000 a year. " ItSi A Latlu IJopubllc Alllancn. NKW YOHK , 3&ay 16. A dispatch to the New York World from Paris says : fr Henri Roche forte suggests in the In- frbi that and become transigeant Spain Italy bi come republics and join the French OE republic in forming a triple Latin re OEN ; publican alliance to offset a probable Anglo-American and German alliance. , lo A KeYrurd for the Collins Murderer. , TornKA , Kan. . May 10. Governor Leedy to-day offered a reward of 5300 ; for the arrest and conviction of the , murderer of J. S. Collins , who was shot while in bad yesterday morning. ' T AMERICAN SHIPSENTERED HARBOR TO CUT CABLE , SOMEWHAT OF A SURPRISE The BlRrblehoad. Nashville nnd Wind on Did Not Know That a Heavy Masked IJ.ittcry Covered Them A New I'orlc Dispntoh Says That the Spanish Dead Is Ei- tlmntod at 4OO. Knv WEST , Fla. . May 10. The United States cruiser Marblohead , the gunboat Nashville and the auxiliary cruiser \Vindom. steamed up to the harbor of Cienfuegos early Wednesday morning with orders to cut the cable connecting Havana with Santiago dc Cuba. This task was accomplished , but only after a terrific fight between our warships and several thousand Spanish troops , which lined the shore and lay concealed behind improvised breastworks. One man , a seaman named Regan of the Marblehead , was killed outright in one of the working small boats , and six men were severely wounded. In addition a large number on board the ship received minor wounds. Captain Maguire of the Wicdotn be lieves that several of the six badly wounded men who were brought to Key West this morning oa the Win- dom canuot recover. Following is the list of killed and badly wounded : Killed llcgnn , seaman of the Mar blehead. Badly wounded John Davis of New York. John J. Donran of Fall Iliver , Mass. . Ernest Suntzeauickel. Herman Ilochneistcr. Iliirry Hendrickson , all of the Mar- blcheud. Robert Boltz , Carter county , N. C. , of the Nashville. Soon after the arrival of war ships off Cienfuegos four boats were launched and proceeded inshore for the purpose of grappling for the cable , in order to cr.t it. The warships lay to about 1,000 yards or more off the harbor. It was observed ilist the Spanish troops had assembled ashore , but it was not known that heavy guns had been placed in a masked battery and that the old lighthouse far out cm a neck of land , had been transformed into a formidable fork The small boats proceeded cau tiously , and for more than an hour worked unmolested on the cable. Sud denly , just as the work was about completed , the shore battery fired a shbll at the boats. It was followed by others , and the Spanish infantry opened fire on them with their rifles. Then , like a flash , the Marblehead sent a shell inland , and followed it with a perfect shower of shot. The Nashville was quick to follow suit , and the little Wiadom cut loose with her 4-pouadcrs. In th meanwhile Spanish bullets fell in every direction around the small boats. Thoutrh the attack had e come suddenly and fiercely , the blue S jackets were not dismayed , and , pro tected by the terrific return fire of the n warships , work was continued and the a cable cut C With desperate courage they re mained calmly at their posts and suc ceeded in dragging up the second relay ci lay of the cable and severing it. cc : Seven men badly wounded was the ti count and one of them , Regan , died while on the way back to the ship. Lieutenant Winslow was shot in the tc hand and a number of others were tcg g more or less injured. lo On the Nashville , Captain Maynard leer ; was standing forward with an ensign erS ivhen a Spanish bullet passed through fo the ensign's shoulder and struck May- P : card on the chest , wounding him onlv PI jlightl } ' . The Marblohead vras struck tihe he scores of times by bullets from rau- fo bSnc guiis and the Nashville suffered to about the same extent The Win- lorn also had many marks cf the fray. o if Her shell blowing up the lighthouse ind scattering the Spaniards in all lirections : ended the battle. Boltz and Hendricks. who with four mi jthers of the wounded are at the laval hospital here , are expected to m iie. iie.The The body of Regan was buried at oa. : oa.The The Spaniards had by this time suf- fP rered severe loss. Their shots from Us he lighthouse struck the warships icveral tinier , and , although they did frt lot do much damage , the fire aroused he determination of the American fficcrs to exterminate the fort ( "hereafter , for the moment , the fire lOc f the warships was concentrated ipon the lighthouse and the impro- riscd fort was blown to pieces. As ah here were great numbers of Span- peer ards in and behind the fort at the er ft n .me : , there is no doubt that many of hem were killed. The Marblehciul and the Nashville 1st ised their heaviest guns , and hun- tha Lreds of shots were thrown into the Spanish troops. rin On board the ships a number of men he vere slightly wounded. NKW YOKK , May 1C. A. dispatch ] rom Key West reports that in the tin ight at Cieiifucgcs Commander Wash- rcc : turn Maynard and Lieutenant Gainer- doi M. Winslow. both of the gunboat cai Nashville , were slightly wounded. ed l The dispatch adds that the Spanish oss is estimated at 400 and that of lie United States fleet four killed and our wounded. The lighthouse ws.s demolished , il reported , the nrsenui destroyed and he batteries on short ; siloncod. The own was set on fire bv shells frora . . , . . 0 he American fleet. Well Tired FeelIng - Nervous Spells and That Ing Cured by Hood's. . I had nervous 11 My health was very poor. vous spells and did not sleep well at night. When I arose in the morning I was tired and exhausted and did not feel any more rested that when I retired at night. I knew I needed a medicine to huild me op , and I concluded to take Hood's Sarsapa- rilla. After the first bottle had been taken I felt BO much better that I procured five more. I am now taking the last one , and I have not felt as well and strong for years. " H. P. JONES , 223 B. Mulbury St. , Kokomo , Indiana. Hood's Sarsapariiia Is America's Greatest Medicine. Sold by all druggists. SI ; six for $5. Get only IIood'3. 3re the only pills to take with Hood's Sarsapariiia. Jones : "Funny about Deacon //'I / Pratt. Awfully abseminded , you know. " Brown : "What's he been doing now ? " Jones : "At the prayer meeting last evening Elder Geode asked him to lead in prayer , and before - fore he knew what he was saying the deacon replied : 'It isn't my lead , I dealt 'em. ' It was evident that his mind was ago.'I had the night before. " Boston Tran script. Keep your eye on Commodore Dew- ey. He'll supply the Manila wrapper for Sampson's Havana. Philadelphia Record. A shipyard at Ominato , Japan , still in oper.-ition. was established over 1900 years ago. - ' * - - - * Hall's Catarrh Cnro fe a constitutional cure. Price , Toe. There is nothing the body suffers that the soul may not profit by. Airs. Wlnslow'n Soothing : Syrup For children teethlngj > ftens the gum > , rr < hicer < Inflam mation , allays pain , cure ? irinil colic. S5 cents a bottle. Earnestness works out its own cure more surely than frenzy. Iowa Farms for sale on crop payment , 51 per acre cash , balance V crop yearly until paid lor. J. Mulhall , Sioux City. Iowa. Observation is the most enduring of the "pelasures of life. AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS. "We are asset-tins In the courts our rijrht to the exclusive use of the word "CASTORIA. " and "PITCHER'S CASTOK1A , " as our Trade Mark. I , Dr. Samuel Pitcher , of Hyannis. Massa chusetts -svas the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTCRIA. " the same that has borne and does now bear the fac-.simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes of ; be mothers of America for over thirty years. Look carefully at the wrapper and see that it is "the kind you have always bought , " and has the signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No one has authority from me to use rnv name ex cept The Centaur Company , of whica Chas H. Fletcher Is President. March 8.1897. SAMUEL PITCHER M. D. All life is a IPSSOH that we live to enjoy but in the spirit. 1 know that my life was saved bv Piso'3 Cure for Consumption. John A Miller , Au Sable , Mich. , April 21 , IS'Jo. A little Montgomery , N. Y. , miss wanted some ice cream the other eve ning. She wouldn't accept her moth er's refusal , and as the last resort she sent ( her to her father. The qti3st"on ft'as put to him. who answered : "Not much. " She went back to her mcth r ind : told her that her papa said "she ould ( have a little. " Six women bull fighters are now unking a tour of the larger Mexican Cities. They are young , beautiful , of ourse , and dexterous , giving exhibi- ions which draw immense crowds. From Baby In the Ulch Chair o grandma in the rocker Grain-0 is oed < for the whole family , it is the ang-desired substitute for coffee. Nev- r upsets the nerves or injures the di gestion. Made from pure grains it is a oed in itself. Has the taste and ap- earance of the best coffee at % the irice. It is .a genuine and scientific ar- icle and is come to stay. It makes for icalth and strength. Ask your CTocer or Grain-0. In Persia cutting the hair is a sisn mourning. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guarani > " ; d tobacco habit cure , makes weak lea strong , olood pure. 50c.81. All druggists. The word "dad" is pure Welsh. and aeans father. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's ons. of Atlanta , Ga. The greatest dropsy ppcialis-tsin the -world. Read their advef- ibemeut in another column of this paper. In Persia the factory hands work rom 5 a. m. to 8 p. m. Zdncate > rour Hotels TTlth Cascarets. Candy Cathartic cure constlpatioa forever , 25c. If a C. Customer : "Those raisins look bout right. I think I'll take four ounds. What kind are they ? Groc- : "Malgas. " Customer : "Good iy ! " Chicago Journal. . . . Coe'u C nrn KnUnta tko oHc t and best , It will ( rt k u ? a sold qntcker an aaj thine else. It is alwaj. reliable. Tw it. The slave of passion thinks in a ng as hares run ; he will cease where During the past two months the Bal- more and Ohio Railroad company has ceivcd 1,110 new box cars , 1239 juble hopper gondolas , and 224 coke irs of the order of 5,150 recently plac- with ' ' Pullman's Palace Car com- my , the Michigan Peninsular Car orks , the Missouri Car and Foundry' ' mpany and the South Baltimore Car orks. Deliveries are being made as ipidly asjhe cars are completed. ' Of 51,000 breweries. In the world ' 5 - are in Germany. ' , ' ' i