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COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 16, 1899.
YO.LUME XXX. NUMBER 19.
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Lajlr rhoa! Lands.
'CKAPPELL. Neb.. Aug. 12. Com-
missioner Jacob Wolfe has been here
for two days. leasing school lands.
-Oat. of 35.000 acres offered 32.000 were
taken. Mr. Wolfe goes Iran here to
Cheyenne county.
TVjmorf VTill Hitp a .If hi way.
WYMORE. Neb Anz. 12. The re
union which will be held here August
21 la 26. inclusive, promises to be the
Wzgeat thins ever attempted in this
part of the state. Thousands of people ,
"win be here every day and 32.000 will
it: sgeni in entertaining them. Hun
.fireds of dollars' worth ol concessions
.hay- already been zranted.
Driver F.1IU Under Watton.
.M'COOE. Neb.. Auz. 12. A sad acci
dent occurred a few miles southwest
tZr. , jLtl f- IU life He !
wick, a young man. lost nis me. tie
was driving an ice wagon to tae city.
i8rtowjnz another team similarly load
ed. About 3W rois from the ice house
ihe in some way fell from the wagon.
the ponderous load passing over bis
body, killing him instantly.
Kecrnitln tor the Thirty-Seeond.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Auz. 12. Major
Manes has secured another squad of
.-recruits in Hastings for the Thirty- i
gp-ond rezimnt of the T nited States
volunteers. Drum Major Theo Knapp
uk the following recruits in charge
&ad started for Fort Leavenworth:
Edward Bamhouse. Frank M. Foun
tain. Jaob Kortum. William C. War
den, Andy Ziegler. Walton F. Boyd.
iim Pop" Look- for Death.
FREMONT. Neb.. Aug. 12. Sam
Pope. the man shot Tuesday
marniaz. is still living and shows a
remarkable vitality He seat for his
attorney and made his will. He also
signed ?om papers in connecaon with
some business matters. He says he
knows he cannot recover and looks for
dnth as a rphf from his sufferinzs.
An informaaon was filed in th1 county
fuurt azainst Jerome by county Attor-
nv Martin, rharzinz him with assault
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with intent to kilL
Wonia-n Dniri-ii by a Hone.
RCSHVILLE. Neb.. Auz. 12. Last
Friday Mrs John Bear. wLo lives with
her husband near Pine Ridze. was out
ridinz when her horse became scared
and ran away throwing her out of the
saddle. Her foot becominz cauzfat in
the stirrup she was drazzd some dis
tance, and when rescued from her
periloes position she was found to
have sustained serious injuries, both
Internal and external, but her wounds
were dressed and she is now progress
ing toward recovery.
Kob Widow of Thicken.
SUTTON. Nb.. Auz. 12. Probably
as mean a pice of theft as has been
rosKnitted here lately is tne numerous
cases of chicken stealmz. Mrs. Pen
WCTzast. a poor widow, who has la
bored all spring and summer to raise
a few birds for her use. was relieved
' oi all feat two of them. Hichael Tes
sisr. three miles southwest of town,
was also relieved of istj hundred
ywrng chickens which be was raising
fttr the market and which he intended
CD sell in a few days.
L:iyinir f Corner Stone.
LOUP CITY. Neb.. Aug. 12. The
corner strme of th- new 510.000 school
isocse. now in course of consanction
to this city was laid, the Masonic fra
ternity performing the ceremony ac
cordinz to its rites. Grand Master Wil
Bam W. Eeysor of Omaha, was pres
ent. Hon. Aaron Wall of this city de
livered the craaon of the day. The
ceremony was witnessed oy about 300
people many comiuz from neighbor
ing towns. In th receptacles beneath
t&e stone wre placed many archives.
consisting of sketches of aie county.
village and school disaicts, civic so
cieties, business firms, etc.
Kpwnrth Leusruer I'roteHt.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug. 12 The Ne
braska Epworth League assembly.
arfivpted resoluucns on the army can
teec as follows
The Nebraska Epworth assembly.
T.f80 strong, represenang a constitu-es-"
of 50." condemns the infamous
decision cf Attorney General Griggs in
nullifying the act of congress abolish
ing the army canteen and appeal to
President McKinley to exercise his
authority as commander-in-chief to
carry cut the will of the people, as ex
pressed by -jongress. and protect our
soki-wr from the injurs- and oua-aze
tainted on them and their famines
t-y th shameful blot on our military
system."
tvm net their rirrare.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Auz. 12. Acting
Chancellor Bessey and rmancial Sec
retary Dales of the state university
5ve interested themselves in an effort
so secure photoziru-hs of all forme
uaiversicy saidents who lost their lives
-srfcile srvinz in th army durinz the
war with Spain and in the Philippines.
As excellent likeness of the late CoL
John M. Stotsenburg has been received
from Mrs. Stotsenburz and now occu
pies a place in the acang chancellor'
room. Sven university students lost
xheir lives during the war and to th.
memory of these men a memorial tab
let has ben prepared which now occu
pies a pU.e in the uting chancellor's
office. It is felt that photographs of
the bos would be much more suitable
and lasting and an effort will be mad a
to secare them.
Creamery Manager Xeeamp.
CHADRON. Neb.. Aug. 12. C. E. In
zaUs. who recently came here from
Illinois and esaiblished the Chadron
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crsamerv. naa uecumijrru. uu; i- ci.
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takinz with him about $3,000 which
feeionzd to the creamery company In
order to induce Ingalls to esaiblish a
creamery here a bonus was made up
"bv the business men and liberal sub-
scr-.g- - - 2 V "
ha insatuaon seemed to have been
vIie I"" - n.. ,,
procressing siun.u.u.. -i. u,..
separator saiaons were esaiblished at
Wniaiey and Hay springs.
Fiftieth Weldins Anniversary.
FAIRMONT. Neb., Aug. 12. Thurs
day night being the fiftieth anniver- ,
sary of the marriage of E. C Martin.
a citizen and ex-mayor of Fairmont,
the people of rhi- place and adjoining
tewns to the number of 300 gathered ,
at his fine residence to congramlate
the aged couple, who nad lived to- ,
zether so many years ana leave wim
.v..,-, mm.- rn'j-on rvf InTB ST!? rftOeCt.
-Mr. Martin made a zood speecn and
.:-! vnxir kun-cL. w . - (
'was followed by half a dozen oihers.
Geneva was represented by a large
delegation-
roe Hand in Clrcnlar aw.
SUTTON. Neb.. Aug. 1L While
John NIchoIaL sr was using the large
circle saw in Jake Snider's wagon shop
he had. the misfortune to lose the three
first fingers of the right hand. A crank ,
on the shart struca nis eiDow anu
threw his hand into th- saw. Mr.
Nichc4ai is an old citizen.
Date for Reeeptlon-
YORK. Neb.. Aug. 1L In respons
to the request from the reception com
mittee. Company A sent a telegram
from San Francisco fixing Wednesday.
Sotember 6, as the day for the people
of this county to hold a reception for
- he eomnauv Everything s being done
DV e committee to make the enter-
tainment a success in every respect.
Governor Will Extend Welcome.
LINCOLN. Neb Aug. 1L The com
mittee of citizens who have in charge
the arrangement of all details for the
reception of the First regiment, which
w" veI1 in Lmcola ta September, i
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has extended Gov. Poyiii-r an invita
tion to deliver the address of welcome
to the Nebraska fighters. This invi
tation the governor promptly accepted.
Aanlt Hi 3fother-in-Law.
WYMORE. Neb., Aug. 11. A war
rant was sworn out for Frank Von
Cleave, charging him with assaulting
his mcther-in-law Mrs. DeFine. The
warrant was sworn
out by William
LaCery. a neighbor, wno swore ua,
young Von Cleave badly beat his
mother-in-law yesterday. Von Vleave
was arrested a year ago for assault
ing his stepmother.
ed Bain at Cirletoa.
CARLETON. Neb.. Auz. 1L Wet i
weather reports fill the newspapers ',
just now and uiis section of Nebraska '
would like a share of n. There has
not been any rain in this vicinity, say
spventy-five miles either direction, lor
the last seventeen days. The sun
merely cooked the corn and acre after
acre is beyond redemption. i
Columlm Soldier- Monument.
C0LL'M3US. Neb., Aug. 11 At a
meunz of the committee Kimh all
Bros, of Lincoln were awarded the
contract for building the soldiers
monument which will adorn Frankfort
park. The contract prize is 52.235. and
the monument will cost about $2.o00
when finished.
Work will be com-
menced at once, as the contract caus
for completion by December L
Crete Planning a Reeeptlon.
CRETE. Neb.. Aug. 11. The citizens
of Crte ossem' d at the citv hall
upon a call of Mavor W. R. Buck and
made arranzpments to hold a reception
here upon the arrival of the Crete
boys now in the First Nebraska regi
ment to all soldiers who enlisted in
th"1 service from this county, no mat
ter to what regiment they belonged.
Invitations will be sent out to all
Salin -ounty citizens to assist in mak
inz this recep'ion the zreatest day in
the history of the county.
.Hay Cjue Dim if Snit.
WYMORE. Neb.. Aug. 11. The rou
ble -'lich will arise on account of the
are denarunen: tearing down three
buildinzs belonzmz to Fiank Label,
under instructions from th mayor, has
only bezun. Mr Label went to 3ea-u-it'e
and consulted General Colby,
with the result that a damage suit will
be insatuted azainst the city. The
buildinzs were partially destroyed by
rre last February, and as they were
rrarse the city council refused to allow
Mr. Label to repair them.
Cl- Ca I for Hw I .
NEBRASKA CITY Neb. Aug. 11.
Frank Humphrey, an employe of the
King Press Drill company, had a nar
row escape from losing nis life. He
is in charge of a machine called the
"rattler." which removes rouzh edges
from castings. He had filled the ma
chine and climbed up on a short lad
der for the purpose of adjust'ng a belt
and had just got the machin-- in mo
tion when he slipped, his rizh.r fo-..t
zettinz between the "rattler and tr.
wood work. He was thrown down but
fortunately struck the belt as he foil
knocking it off and thus stopping the
machine.
TnWelroni" Flrt Nebraska.
GRAND ISLAND Neb.. Aug. 11.
The iazens of Grand Island have or
ganized for a proper welcome to the
members of the Fizhting First Ne
braska reziment when they pass
through this city enroute home, about
Auzust 2ti. Mayor Piatt has been se
lected as chairman of the organization
and City Clerk Hopper as secretary.
A committee of six of the most promi
nent business men has been appointed
to complete arranzements. It is possi
ble that two companies of the regiment
will stop off here to mase connections
with the B. & M.. and if so the boys
will be royally entertainer.
Boy Me t T-rrlble Death.
GORDON. Neb.. Aug. 11. This com-
munity was shocked to leam that
EarL the 12-year-old son of J. C. Jor- I
can. one of Gordon's most prominent
business men. had met a terriole
death. While riding on horseback with
a crowd cf boys and girls to attend a
Sunday school picnic four miles from
icwn. his horso snimbled and fell and
the boy's foot was caugh in the sir
r.p. He was dragged half a mile and
ricked and bruised in a hoTibte man
ner, his body being a mass of bruiis
anc one leg beinz broken and be
b..nes procruding. He was dead before
his companions could ream him-
ProTe to Be a Counterfeit.
GRAND ISLAND Neb., Auz. 11.
3ert James arrested by the sheriiT
cf Hall county seme weeks ago.
charged with complicity in horse
stealing, was found to have counter
feiting kjoIs in his possession- Since
incarcerated he has once attempted
to break jaiL but was prevented by
the watchfulness of the sherilf. He
was yesterday arraigned on-th1 charge
0f ha.Tinz the tools before United
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' States Commissioner 3ode and bound
Gver to the United Saites disrrict
court for arial at Omaha. H was
aiken. handcuCed. to that city today.
Hilto-i- HoniUmen ettle.
S BLAIR. Neb.. Aug. 1L The bonds-
. men cf L F. Hilton sealed with the
?aue. paying nearly 57.S50. There were
throe bondsmen to pay. W. C. Walton,
John 3Icrveen and H Blaco. Including
attorney fees, the whole business has
cost the bondsmen over $3,000.
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to-fcman Drown .n Whirlpool.
3UTTS. Neb.. Aug. 1L ALsa J rbus.
n prominent sasckman. was bathi
3ione and was drowned in a whirlpooL
, The body was found nexr morning.
f Deaai evidentlv- resulted, from cramrss.
FOUR FMIEN KILLED
Sudden Death br Hectrichv WaUg '
Tyi'it.nijr JTaiaea.
TWO OTif RS SEUHHISLY INJllRfD
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Fatality Come to the Men J ant as Suc
cess Had Crowned Their Efforts in
Sobduinj the rire Futile Efforts to
Revive the Stricken .Men Jiames of
the Victims aad Their Place of KesH
wence.
OMAHA. Aug. 10. Coming as a hor
rible i-TiT to a short, heroic and
brilliant exhibition of fire fighting on
t of q department.
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.v- t, .us- j..,., ,?..;, harf
. lu arc u. una . - -
f practically gained control ox -wish. of Cub:u In fact man7 of g tnbabit
promised to be a serious conflagration, ailts still think that the Spanish em
four firemen sacrificed their lives in
the brave discharge of duty and two
others were seriously injured. The
ftre occurred in the crude drug room
of the Mercer Chemical company, oc
cupying the rear of the fifth floor of
the" Mercer block on Howard street.
Kose company No. 3 and hook and
ladder comDanv No. 1. to whicn tne
firemen belonged who lost their lives,
.t. ki.,?. o rar hmn? mined the
masterv the men were engaged in low-
ering the ladder of truck No. L This
ladder had been in use in the rear of
the buildinz. The six men gnppec
the crank of the truck tightly and
were gaily chatting together, con
eratulating themselves that the flames
had been controlled before great dam
age been committed, when sud
dtnlv a look of horror overspread the
countenances of each. They spake not
a word, but in an instant each was
thrown to the ground, amp ana me
lees. They had been electrocuted. The
ladder in its descent, had come in
contact with a live wire and 2,00)
volts were conveyed through the lad
der, soaked as it was with water from
the hose and ribbed with iron.
At first realization of tne fearful
catastroDhe. which followed in the
wake of an otherwise successful bat-
ae with the flames, did not come to
the vast crowd which had gathered
to wiaiess the work of the firemen.
When it did dawn upon the curious
and excited throng that such a terri
ble accident really had happened, the
police oificers and firemen had dim
culty to keep the crowd from rushing
madly to the scene of the fatality.
Physicians were quickly summoned
and then began a heroic sumggle ta
restore the men to life, but it soon
became apparent that tour of them
were beyond the reach of medical aid.
Th- victims were removed to an
open space wnere volunteers oon ue-
m to trv to revive them. Araneiai
respiration was attempted and every-
thing known to medical science was
tried to bring the men uack to con-
sciousness, but it was all to no avaiL
Thir arms and lezs were worked
franacally. ice was put upon tflem.
and hyperdermic mjecaons were given
but all the effort was fruitless, and m
less than an hour the four firemen
wore pronounced dead as follows:
OTTO GEISEKE. 1122 Harney
sa-tet. a-uckman hook and ladder
companv No. L
JAMES ADAMS. 1025 South Eigh
teenth screet, engine company No. 3.
CrARLES A. HOPPER Twenty
fifth and Jones sa-eets, pipeman, hose
company No. --
GEORGE BENSON, lwenty-fifth
and Jones sa-eets, pipeman, hose com
pany No. 3.
The injured are:
Albert T. Livingston. 1S19 Famam
street, anckman. hook and ladder
company No. L
G. C. Farmer. SIT South Thirteenth
street, substitute anckmam hook and
ladder company No. L
The men working with Otto Geiseke
thought twice that he was reviving.
and had sarong hopes of bringing him
out all right, but the third ame he had
a sinking spell his life went out.
CALL E0R GOLD CERTIFICATES.
Cp to the Present Time It I Lishter
Than wa Kxp-ct. d.
WASHINGTON. Aug. j.0. The re
ports so far received from suba-easury
cities indicate that the call for gold
certificates m exchange for gold coin
will be considerably less than the
treasury officials expected. San Fran
cisco. Chicago. Cincmnaci. St. Louis
and New Orleans, however, have not ,
yet been heard from and consequently
there is no proper basis upon which
to closely estimate the result of the
secreairy's order.
Up to last night the New York
banks had astcec for the exchange of
J4.50O.0OO. Philadelphia. $70,000; Bal
timore. Jdld.000. Washington. $150.
000 in the deparanental series and '
1 150,000 m "to order" certificates. It
is a matter of some surprise in the
a-easury that a large percentage of the
New York calls have been for 20 ana
certificates of other small denomina
aons. It was expected that the cer
tificates would be red for reserve and
thus release the uig holdings of green
backs and a-easury notes. The real
purpose of the banks in asking for ,
small denominations probably will de- j
velep within the next few days. '
W to mine Battery Detained.
vNE, Wyo.. Aug 10. Major
Frank M. Foote. who commanded the
First Wyoming infanar m the Philip
pines, said today that the First Wy
oming artillery would no: return wtth
the infanay- While he was in Manila
efforts were made uj have both organ
izations come home togsrher, but on
account of the troops Deing crowded
on the cansports. the battery was
compelled to remain behind. Major
Foote says the baa:ery will probably
leave Manila about the 20th cf the
present month.
Dead in AttitnU- of Prayer
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 10. A special
from Bessemer, Mlch. says: Patty
Meager, the enly survivor of the Lady
Elgin disaster, was found dead, kneel
ing at his bedside. He is supposed to
have been dead since last Sunday. He
lived in a small shanty near the mine.
i Honors o Dewey.
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had done especiallv fine work m Dat- ana tne conditions prevailing at ius
tlinz with the flames which issued latest point of attacn. in Alexandria,
,h. r,Hn.- nf rh nfrh floor ot Egypt, are discussed in reports made
NO INDrCNDENCE IN OiSA.
So says the Editor of the Paper that
Wu Recently Jngprenwl
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A. Cervan-
tes. editor, and Ricardo Arnauto, man-
ager or r.1 ueconcentraao, tne suy
' pressed Havana newspaper, who are
, on the way to "Washington to complain
of their wronzs. have issued a joint
statement, as follows:
"EI Reconcentrado was in existence
long before the war between America
and Spain had begun. Because of the
radical and liberty-loving policy of the
paper the Spanish officers thought well
to suppress the paper, and for a time
its regular issues ceased. It was only
on July 31, and by order of General
Ludlow of the American army that
the ofiice was finally closed. El Re
concentrado was an independent organ,
whose aim was the independence of
Cuba, and at the same time was the
only recognized organ of the Cuban
army.
Today there is no independence in
Cuba and I cannot be led to believe,
'mr -c- 0T7u.-irM fin oHmr rfcnr
aii-er lav eiyeucutu i u. eujiui., ua..
g Americajl g floats over theJalafci.
blem floats over Monro castle. They
have no reason to know any differ
ence." FUGLE NOW MOVING WESTWARD.
Our Consul at Marseille Dlcu.-e Its
Varum Fh:ieH.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. The
steady westward advance of the plague
to the state department by Consul
Robert C. Skinner at Marseilles. He
says that the appearance c the dis-
ease at Alexandria snows a constant
movement westward and from its loca
tion there it is a menace to the great
Mediterranean ports of Europe, most
of which have adopted rigid quaran
tine measures. The state of affairs in
Alexandria is set forth in a letter to
the commercial authorities at Mar
seilles bearinz date of June 25. It says
the epidemic neither increases nor di-
jgs but tix2z aboat two new cases
appear daily with occasional intervals.
The municipality and transitory serv
ice of the city display great zeal in
adopting measures of prevention. All
suspects are immediately removed to
a lazaret. A premium of 2 francs 3S
cents is given to any individual who
will inform the authorities of a case
of plague and a premium of 1 francs
19 cents is offered for the head of
every rat dead of the plague.
MANY HORSES DIE EN ROUTE.
Stranse Dhcsm Amons Animals on Their
Way to Omaha.
BILLINGS. Mont.. Aug. 10. Paul
brothers of North Yakima. Wash., ar
rived here last night with a uain load
of 5i0 horses, en route to South Omaha,
and unloaded in Northern Pacific stock
yards for feed and water. It was no
ticed at once that the horses were not
well, many being excessively physick
ed and showing signs of cramping. In
rx short rime rnev commeuceu uuis
bjr dozerL Everything possible
..- rinae for ri,e animals, but by 6
0-ci00k this evening over 125 had died.
-j-he disease is a mystery to every
one here and the owners cannot ac-
count for it unless it is caused by water
or fed at Spokane, where they were
last unloaded. Messrs. Paul say that
during a previous shipment they lost
nearly 100 at Missoula, the horses be
ing affected exactly the same as they
were this time. The stomachs of
some of the dead hordes have been
sent to Omaha for analysis.
THE RtBELUOLS INDIANS.
Mexican Gorernment Well Prepared for
a Cimpaisn Asin-t '1 hem.
AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug. 10 A dispatch
from Durango. Mexico, says that Man
uel Lopez Serna. consanctor in the
service of the Federal Telegraph com
pany., has just reached that city from
the Yaqui Indian counay. He says
the government is in much better
shape to wage a campaign against
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previous wars. There is hardly a point
in the airbulent territory that is not
in direct telegraphic communication
with ie war "department, and every
move of the Yanuis mak it instantly
known to the miliairy authorities and Americans should not occupy An
the movement sof the a-oops is directed sies. and a force of tiOO or TOO appear-
accordingly.
LmilowN Action Approved.
HAVANA. Aug. 10. Senor Doa
Felipe Sagrio. the Spanis'i consul gen
eral, said that the home government
was takinz back to Spain 4.000 desti
tute Spaniardsfi people without means
of support and afraid to go into the
interior of Cuba to work, cwinz to the
stories of brigandage. The scitements
of Carlos Garcia, recently published in
the United States regarding the sup
pression of El Reconcena-ado. are
strongly disapproved here by many
leading Cubans, including Chief Justic-3
Mendoza of the supreme court, and
Senor Dvemis. ecreairv cf nuance in
the advisory cabinet of the governor
zeneral. savinz that General Ludlow's
action is universally approved by right
minded Cubans.
The Charzen .Xsaint sapc Davw.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. The In
aian commissioner has under consid-
eration a report ot special asku
Dixon, who recently made an invesa-
Special Azsnt
sanon or Uie cnarzes Leu agauxa
Superintendent Davis, of the Flan
dreau. S. D-. Indian schooL Mr. Dixon
has arrived here and has had a con
ference with the commissioner. It is
probable that Mr. Davis wid. be aans
ferred to another schooL
Immisntion of Flnlaniert.
ST. JOHNS N. B.. Aug. 10. A depu
citian of Finlanders is here inspect
ing the couna-y with a view for ar
ranging for the immigration of thous
ands of Finlanders. who are emigrat
ing because cf the tyranny of the Rus
sian government. Joseph Chamber
Iain, secremxy cf saue for the colon
ies, sent with them a special request
to the governor cf Newfoundland,
Sir Hugh McGaum, that all assist
ance pracail tx? rendered them. To
day the depumticn smrted on a tour
of inspection of the various sscaona
of the island which seem adapaible
to their needs.
De d 31:n i'mji Grand Inland.
KANSAS Ci V. Mo Aug. 10. The
corpse cf a man fcuna Seating in the
Missouri river a . rve Kansas City yes-
erda-v has been, identified as that of
James E. Petcts, a veteran soldier,
and former mmaai Gt the soldiers
hme at Grand Island, Neb
There are evidences that the man
was murdered and aie body thrown
into th-r river to cover up the crime-
About
ice a handseraaief was
found tied tightly, as if put there as
i a gag or blindfold.
ICARMR'S
MANE
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Eb Anack a Complete Surpriae to Li
aursait Porcaa.
AiEAKY fitf WUI 6ATUN6S.
AsBericaas Maintain an Almost Ferfect
Llae Toar JUles Loa Indications
that the Insurgents are Scattered la
Kvery Direction Thehr Loss Qnlt
a7 In Killed aad Wouded.
MANILA. Aug. 12. General Mac
Arthur's a-oops remained Thursday
night at Calulet. The insurgents fr?rf
evidently fled far beyond rifle range,
ior the American outposts were not
disturbed, and not a shot was fired '
during the night. At daybreak Friday
mornfng a reconnottering party; con
sisting of a battalion of the Seven
teenth infantry, with one field piece,
started up the railroad cack toward
Angeles, four miles north. The party
approached within 1,200 yards of the
town and opened fire with the field
gun. The Americans were received
with a badly directed rifie fire, which
the battalion of the Seventeenth re
turned with a few volleys.
The strength of the insurgents at
Angeles not being known, the situa
tion was reported to General Mac
Arthur, who did not desire to send
reinforcements, and directed the re
connottering party to return unless
the enemy abandoned the town. Soon
after the receipt of these orders it be
came evident that the insurgents had
set fire to the town and fled, leaving
the place to be occupied by the Amer
icans. A battalion of the Twelfth infancy
was also sent on a reconnoitering
expedition towaru the west, but up to
noon no firing had been heard in that
direction and no word had been re
ceived from it at General MacArthnr'a
headquarters, and it is believed that
the coops encountered nothing.
Everything indicates that all the
insurgents have scattered for miles
in every direction around Calulet.
They lost heavily in the fighting
around Calulet. It is believed that
100 were killed and 300 or 400 wounded-
The Iowa regiment killed thirty
in one place, and one company of the
Seventeenth suddenly encountered a
party of Filipinos in a u-ench and
killed twelve.
The American loss was five killed
and thirty-one wounded, including
three officers.
The attack was a complete surprise
to the insurgents, who had no idea
that a movement was intended until
the armored car opened a deadly fire
with two Gatlings, a revolving cannon
and a six-pounder. The heavy artillery
opened on both flanks a moment later.
A majority of the Filipinos were
asleeo when the attack was made.
Men with large bells were heard run-
. amQIliC e shacks, arousing the
-",
.soldiers.
The Americans maintained almost a
perfect line four miles long, through
cane-brakes, where they could see
nothing ahead. The mud in places was
knee deep in the rice fields and jungles
and through the ditches flowed small
rivers several feet deep.
Advices from Calulet, under date of
August 11, report that neral Mac
Arthur took the Ninth regiment, a bat
talion of the Twenty-second and a
deuichment of the First artillery from
Calulet to Santo Rico, near Bocalor,
Friday morning. The enanmce of the
a-oops into the town was not opposed.
the "insurgents fleeing as the Ameri
cans approached.
The a-oops had a hard march of ten
Eil in som- places being obliged
to wad waist deer in water. Many
were exhausted. The a-oops spent last
ni-ht at Santa Riai and will proceed
today.
Lieutenant Hazard Oi. uenerai
Wheaton
staff, with five scouts rrom
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.u - TV.., eccrirn.TlC- marcueu uy m
railroad into Angeles. A small force
0; insurgents ataicked the scouts out-
cjde the town and Lieutenant Hazard
gnT; for reinforcements. General
Tcrrnn orders, however, were that
'Lieutenant Hazard retired.
ing.
TO RAISE THE QUARANTINE.
sarzeon General Wyman of the Marine
Hospital end a Me-ase.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Surgeon
Gen-rai Wvmann of the marine hos
nital service has sent a message to the
haroor authorities of Boston. New
York Philadelphia and Baltimore in
forming them of the desire of the au
thorities of the cities in the neighbor
hood of Hampton. Va.. to raise the
m,o-jnrir nzainst that city and ask-
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should be
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taken aie noruiem nuc ....
quarantine against the places axectea.
t i- ,. .m5!i- TTr-wili mr
Portsmouth and Old Point. Dr. Wy
man says his own opinion is that there
jsus no reason for quarantining against
anv other place than Phoebus and the
Soldiers' home. Dr. Wyman has re
ceived favorable responses from Dr.
Doty and Dr. Jones represenang aie
- aauloriaes of New York and
gorf rSUcrivelv. Hurzeon Vick-
erv. the marine hospiml service rep
resentative at Hampain. Va.. wired
headquarters here today that the yel
low fever siaiation continues favor
able. There had been no more deaths
from the fever.
aprrHr of Cen-nj.
i WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 12. The
director of the census has sent out
' commissions of supervisors of census
appointed for Nebraska. As the ap
poinanents are of the "recess" variety,
they will hold only until the senate
confirms permanent appoinanents. The
same men wilL however, be appointed
. in each instance. This action of the
, director is a depararre from the usual
course of procedure, but commissions
are sent out at this time that super
visors may map out their disaicts,
select enumerators and be ready to
begin promptly on the morning of
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j War store for TranTraal
LOURENZO MARQUEZ. Delagoa
' Bay. Aug. 12. The German East Af
rica line steamer Reichsag h arrived
here from Hamburg. Naples and Mom-
, bassa with 400 cases of cartridges and
other war suites, for the TransvaaL
Renewed Fish tins in Samoa.
' CHICAGO, Aug. 12. A special to the
Tribune from San Francisco says: A
bulletin telegraphed here from VTc-
f tcria. 3. C says there has been re
newed fighting in Samoa. No deutils
j are given.
KltNlNG OF TIE SATlttHlS.
Waatom Glres an Account o Its Destruc
tion by the Insarffents.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. The navy
department late yesterday received the
following cable relative to the burn
ing of the Satumus by the insurgents,
which was reported in the press cables
several days ago, and also the shell
ing of San Fernando, reported on
Wednesday:
MANILA. Aug. 12. Secretary of the
navy: On August 2 the gunboat Pam-
panga. Lieutenant Junior Grade Mc- :
Namee. patrolling Lingayen bay, Lu-'
zon island, found the American steam- (
er Satumus on the beach. San Fernan
do insurgents having robbed the cargo.
Naval Cadet Woodward in a dying
hour secured hawser around the rud-
der post of the steamer under a mus-'
ketry fire from strong entrenchments
of the steamer and town. Pampanga ,
returned a hot fire, but could not
move the steamer. The insurgents
burned the vessel. Have sent the
Yorktown to punish the piratical act.
On August T the Yorktown and Con
cord and the gunboats Callao and
Pampanga entered the port of San Fer
nando and found the incenchments
encircling the water tront fully
mnrmarf Vnnciimh.itants were seen
.u 1; .., ,,-t ,osnncac rm
the north side of the town. The ves-
sels refrained from firing in their di-
rection. The first shell frc m the York-
town was answered without delay by
tne nem guns auu iuua- uc.
vessel shelled the town forty-five min
utes. The extent of the damage cannot
be ascertained. Pampanca remained
there. The Concord and Callao are also
patrolling Lingayen bay. Luzon island.
The Yorktown has remrned to Ma
nilla. I have sent particulars by mail.
"The climate in Manila is delightful
now. No vessel can be detached: all
are needed to prevent unauthorized
trading.
SEEK THE I011ND4RY LINE.
Canadian Surveyors on tne
Hootalinqua
RiTer.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 12. Ad
vices from Skagway. Alaska, say:
A Canadian party of surveyors are
at Bennett to locate the oundary line
between British Columbia and the
northwest territory west of the Hoo
talinqua river. The party consists of
ten men. who will commence opera
tions on the Taku arm of Lake Tagish.
The actual location of the line will be
of great beefit to the miners of the
disrxict. as there will be no question
arise as to the size of the placers aad
quartz claims, as well as the place of
recording them.
S. St. Cyr. representing the domin
ion government, is at the head of the
party. Governor W. A. Brady has
started for the interior, and is well on
his way toward the Yukon. He will
go to St. Michael and then make his
way around the coast to Sitka, taking
in the coast points on his way. It is
the governor's intention to visit all
the mining camps and points of im
portance. TRAGEDY AT ARAPAHOE. NEB.
Two Yaaar People, seeminsiy towr.
Die by Their Own Hanri-t.
ARAPAHOE. Neb.. Aug. 12. The
people of Arapahoe were sairtled yes
terday by the report of a terrible a-ag- .
edj in which two young people of this
place were concerned.
Workmen who were repairing the
High school building on going to work
about 7 o'clock found the lifeless body
of James Bloodworth. aged 21. with a
bullet hole in his right temple, in the
east doorway of the building. In his
clenched hand he still heid the revol
ver with which the deed was done.
Lying partially on his body was the ,
body of Miss Grace Cooper, with a bul
let wound in her temple. She was
still breathing, but died about four
hours later.
Each left a statement that it was a
case of suicide with each other. Objec
tions had been made to their keeping
company and this is supposed to be '
the cause. Miss Cooper was about 15 ;
years old.
St. John Criticism of Otis.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. It is said
at the saite deparanent that the at
tention of the deparanent has not been
called to the reported criticism by
Lieutenant Commander Sr John con
cerning the miliairy methods of Gen
eral Otis. The authorities here are
disposed to a-eat the matter as aivial
and not meriting ofiicial attention and
the saue deparanent will not act un
less asked to do so from some other
official quarter and there has been no
such request thus far.
To Determine f r-'it of ltmin" Men.
CHICAGO. Aug. 12. The Evening
Post says. A gigantic clearing house
to asceraiin the credit of merchants
and business establishments all over
the counay for the benefit of the banks
of the United States and uniform laws
governing the charges for collecting
checks are achievements for which
leading bankers of this city and the
east will work at the ronvention of
the American Bankers' association, to
be held at Cleveland September 5,
6 and T.
Cnbsn Editor Want IHmaie.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. The edi
tors of the Havana newspapers, the Reconcena-ado.
which was recently sup
pressed by the United Saites miliairy
authorities in Cuba, have employed an
arcorney in Washington to present
their claim to the secreairy of war.
They probably will ask for damages
and also that their rights shall be de
termined in the civil courts.
The itaation in Cnba.
PLATTS3URG. N. Y.. Aug. 12.
Colonel L. V. W. Kennon had a long
ailk with the president yesterday re
garding the siaiation in Cuba. Colonel
Kennon has been on General Brooke's
staff at Havana as adjutant general for
civil affairs.
He arrived at the hotel in company
with General Guy V. Henry and was
immediately hurried " ina the presi
dent's rooms. He ailked with Presi
dent McKinley for nearly an hour and
went over the entire Cuban siaiation
with him.
Troops for Sooth Afrie-.
BOMBAY. Aug. 12. Preparations are
about completed for the dispaa:h of
12.000 coops to South Africa. A num
ber of transports are in readiness In
Indian waters and in the event of war
a-oops wQl be embarked simultan
eously here, at Karachee and at Cal
cutau The North China Herald says
richest man in the world is Li Hnntj
Chang, and estimates his wealth at
, $300,000,000. This may explain hia rn
j terest in the wealth of others.
APPEAL FOR DESTITUTE
War Denartment Takas Jfeaanres to Be-
Here Hurricane Suf area.
CKCIUIS SENT TO LU&E CITIES
Btadnoj of tin Ban Been Lost, aad
Those Who Remain are in Absolute
Destitatioa. Without Homes or Food
A Genersas Kespoase Hoped Tor rroam
All Section.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. The war
department yesterday took prompt
measures for the relief oi the hurri
cane sufferers in Porto Kico. When
the press dispatches and General Da
vis' advice made known the extent
of the disaster steps were Immediately
taken to send supplies and" the trans
port McPherson was oroered put in
readiness to sail from Nw York on
Monday next. It will carry rations
and other necessaries
Secretarv ot
War Root yesterday sent the following
appeal to the mayors of all cities c
more thn 150,000 population,
Sir Tfae gQvgjor general of Porto
pjcQ CQn&rnis report that upon tae
Sth insa a hurricane swept over the
island, entirely demolishing many a
the towns, desa-oying many lives and
roducinz so far as he can estimate.
not less than 100.000 of the inhabiaints t
to the condition of absolute destiai- f
tion. without homes or food. Unless j
immediate and effective relief is giver
these unfortunates will perish of fam
ine. . ;
Under these conoiaons uie yreaiueui.
deems that an appeal should be made
to the humanity of the American peo
ple. It is an appeal to their patriot
ism also, for the inhabitants of Porto
Rico have freely and gladly submitted
themselves to the guardianship of the
United States and have volunairily
surrendered the protection of Spain.
to which they were formerly entitled,
confidently relying upon more gener
ous and beneficent ataanent at our
hands. The highest considerations of
honor and good faith unite with the
promptings of humanity to require
from the United Saites a generous re
sponse to the demand of Porto Rican
distress.
This department has directed the
immediate distribution of rations to
the sufferers by the army of Porto
Rico, so far as it is within the power
of the executive, but in tbe absence of
any appropriation we mutt rely large
ly upon private contribuaons.
I beg that you will call upon the
public-spirited and humane people of
your city to take active and immediate
measures in this exigency. Th- zov
ernment e-ansport Mcpherson will be
sent directly from the port of New
York to Porto Rico on Monday, the
14th Inst., to carry all supplies of food
which can be obaiined Further a-ans-ports
will be sent at future dates, of
which pnblic notice will bo riven.
Any committee charzed with the
raising of funds will receive full infor
mation and advice upon communicat
ing with this deparanenr Very re
speca"ully. ELTHU ROOT.
Secretary of War.
FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. Aug. 12.
It is now said 500 persons lest their
lives at Ponce during the hurricane.
Terrible disa-ess prevails there.
Arroyo, on the south coast, has been
desaroyed. Sixteen lives were lost
there and the town is still submerged
in water.
At Guayamo the houses were still
sainding. Seven persons were killed
there. A number of houses were pil
laged. Squads of soldiers were unable
to maintain order and sairvation
threatens the population.
The water supply of San Juan has
been stopped. The Coimo Springs
hotel has been wrecked. It belonzed
to the Porto Rico company of Phila
delphia. MORE TROOfS COMING HOME.
Sosth Dakota and Minnesota Hen on the
ih-rMan.
WASHINGTON Aug. 12. General
Otis cabled the War deparanent yes
terday as follows-
MANILA. Aug. 1L City of Para ar-
rived. Private Cosley Reed. Company
A. Twenty-fourth, died at sea. Sher
man sails today. OTIS.
The City of Para sailed from San
Francisco July 13 with Companies 3
and D. Fourth cavalry, headquarters
A. F. H and K. Twputy-fourth infana-y.
and 3. engineer 6attalion thirty-six
oificers and 311 enlisted men. General
Schwan commanding.
The Sheridan will brinz back the
3Iinnesota and South Dakoai a-oops.
Indian at Pan Hxpimttion.
WASHINGTON. D C. Aug. 12. W
3. Backus, principal of public schools
of Chadron. Neb., is in th city on
business with tne interior deparanent.
It is the intenaon cf Mr. Backus to
secure, if possible, the consent of Sec
reairy Hlarhcock to arrange for an
Indian exhibit at Paris nrr y-ar He
was in charge cf the Indian exhibit
at Chicago during the World's fair.
and after the signal success made at
Omaha last year with the Indian con
gress, feels that he can make an x
hibit at Paris which will be one of the
leading feaaires of the French expo
sition. All Defeated at All Point.
LIMA. Peru. Aug. 12. via Gal
veston. I The government has re
ceived dispatches announcing tb de
feat of the revolutionists at all points.
It is said JL Vizcarra, the reb-1 leade--ill
havt to sek refuge in Ecuaco'
or give himself up.
Dreyfus Coart Bee".
RENNES. France. Auz. 12. The
Dreyfus court martial concluded its se
cret session at 3 o'clock yesterday,
when M. Paleologne of the foreign of
fice completed his explanaaons of the
secret dossier.
ReernitJ ?trt for Philippine.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Three hun
dred and fifty enlisted men and eigh
teen ofiicers of the United Saites ma
rine corps left here yesterday on a spe
cial a-ain for San Francisco, where
they will go aboard a-ansports and
sail for the Philippines. They are in
command of Major George F. EUioa
The girl behind ae gun" is the title
w- ,---i. -.- . ... r ,
on a voung woman of Bangor. 3Ie
who a few nights ago used a revolver
with good effect on a couple cf burglars.
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