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OMAHA DAILY IIEE : ! M OX DAY , AT > TUL 3 , 1S90 , EVIL HOUR OF THE SPANISH Helpless ami Without Hopi They Fall Prey to Sampson's ' Fleet GERMAN OFFICER RECOUNTS THE CONFLICT Crrtrrn It CrlMrUnl for > ol MnkliiK II Mulit Sorlli- mill t r Avoltl- Intr n Dln-ct \ mlc In ( 'limp Kitrtiiatlnii. WASHINGTON . April 2 Tlio Uurenu of Naval Intelligence of the Ntvy department JIM Umicd tlio Ian of the series of sketches of tlio Spanish-American war by Commander Jaruljson of tlio ( Jerman protected cruiser Rplnr The last of this Interesting scries deals with llio con ill Ho n of the Spanish ships after thu Ijattlo uf Sfliitligo This portion of the sketch contains a number of observa- tlotia regarding the technical effect of our gun fire , which will Interest na\al oltlceis. The most Interesting obsorvailons to the laymen are those upon the strategy , or lack of It , displayed by Cervera The Spanish admiral , having been ordered to lease the haibor to remove the main object of tlio m to k upon Santiago , Commander Jacobson sajs , his position was most dllllcult. Ho did not dart- make tlie attcmfil at nliht and BO decided to gu out In broad daylight. The whole < rcvv. " he sajo , "fell \lctlni to this fatal decision. Instructions for the sortie and the western course were Issued. The admlial was entirely convinced of the Impossibility of defeating the enemy , or of leaching another Cuban harbor , e\en If ho should succeul In Btcamlng right through the hostile licet H It to this feeling of helplessness and Impotence as against the American naval forces more linn to anything else 4h it I attribute the defeat The Spanish ships had spent .1 month and a half In the harbor without even attempting to attack 1ho ( blockading lloet when a favorable opportunltj presented It- nelf or of even harassing It. The two tor pedo boat destrojers were not used for the purpose for which they were intended. This Inactivity and lack of Initiative must have had u very demoralising effect on tlie offi cers and men If wo add to this the certain knowledge tint ho opposing fon.cn were much stronger , it will bo readily under stood that the Idea of general Might after coining out of the harbor entrance was the only acceptable one , especially In view of the possibility of caching the ships , thereby rendering them unserviceable and cvcnumllj rescuing the trews ' Prom the very moment that this feeling of Impotence took possession of the Spanish mid led to the above rcllections their fate , poychologlcally speaking , was sealed. Wo do not mean to disparage their valor and tenacity In the midst of the hostile fire ; but , on the other hand , It Is qulto natural that the admiral , seeing that ovcrjthlng was happening as ho had foreseen , was the one who set the example of running his ship nRlioro. All the other commanders followed this example. Americans r M > | UlllVrcilllj. "On the American side the situation was Just the rcvciee AdmiralSampson's fleet ivns fully conscious of Its power The blockade was belnj ? conducted in accordance with carefully prepared plans , as were also the arrangements In case of the enemy's attempt to escape. Frequent engagements "with the Spanish forts ! iad given the com manders that calm assurance In the hand ling of tholr weapons , which guarantees suc cess. The long blockade service , exhaust ing and monotonous , hardly Interrupted by any action on the part of the Spanish , had strung the nerves to the highest pitch and ovorjljody was anxious for the end to come Suddenly , the enemy attempts to escape. All the passions that had been smoldering tinder the ashes break forth. The welcome oppor tunity for Bottling accounts with the enemy had come at last and with a wild rush the American ships fell upon their victims At the beginning the American lire , owing to the excitement and the great distance , was probably not very effective ; but when tlio Spanish admiral turned to westward and the other ships followed him the moral superiority of the Americans reasserted it self The commanders , calm and cool- hoadod. had their ships follow the earno course , and the Americans , having every advantage on their side , recommenced the lire on the Hoeing ships , which soon resulted In their total annihilation. "I have already gpoke of the Spanish crows , the neglect of gun and torpedo target pmc-tlco , the Inadequate education of the commumleis of the ships and torpedo boat destrojers. It Is manlly duo to these ile- flolenelcB that the defeat WHS hastened and that the American ships sustained bo few losses "The training of the engine personnel was also totally unreliable , which Is not surpris ing in view of the fact that the Spanish ships , as a rule , arc not sent out on extcn- slvo cruises The bottoms of the Spanish ships had not been cleaned for a long time mid as they had been Ijlng In Santiago harbor for a month and n half thoj were considerably fouled. Thus the crulseis Marie Teresa , Oquendo and Vlzcaya , which In all olllclal books nro credited with eighteen and a half knots speed , went Into the battle with a speed of from ten to twclvo knots at most , and the Cristobal Colon , which Is the latest ship and was to run twenty Knots , hardly attained a speed of tlili teen and a half. Under the circum stances , in every way unfavorable for the Spanish , whoso crows weio Insulllclently trained and phjslcally ami morally ener vated by long Inactivity , whoso uhlps were Infeilor in number , speed and lighting ef ficiency , It Is no wonder that thn victory of the Americans was easy and paid for with Inslgnltlcant sacrifices , MiiKlf dinner fur .SpiiuUli. "Thero was only one chance for the suc cess of the sortie , U bhould have been made at night In scattered formation. After a personal Investigation of the locality It Is my opinion that It Is entirely practicable fern n fleet to leave Santiago harbor at night. The wreck of the Merrlmac did not consti tute an obstiuctlon U is true that Admiral Do nut gripe nor Irritate the nllinen tar } i.iiuil 'llu-j tut tenll > JU promptl ) ileanso clfcctuiill ) nnd Best Dining Car Service. Only Depot In Chicago M the Elevated loc # > Surnpson'a report on the night blockada stntm Ihnt the light ships were lying from onp to two miles from Morro ea lle , occord- Ing to Ihe slate of Ihe nlmosphere , and lhal they lighted up the channel for half a mile Inside. IJvcn the best searchlight , however , does not reach farlhcr than one mile. There fore , the Illumination could not hive been vciy effective. Moreover , the shore bit- lories , by opening fire upon the light ships , could have compelled thorn to change their positions , but , strange to say , this as never done. The dark nights nt the lime of the new moon , about Iho middle of June , would have been besl suited for the enterprise. "If the fleet did nol dare attempt a night sortie , nnd was nevertheless compelled to Icavo Iho harbor In obedience to orders , then the ships should have been headed stralghl nt the enemy. All weapons , Includ ing the torpedo nnd the ram , should have been used. A bold attack In close forma tion was the only chance ut success against Ihe superior hostile fighting forces , which would hardly have found tlmo to form their lines. " The lessons Commander Jncobson derives from the bailie , briefly slated , arc Abolition of all wood work , no unpt elected torpedo tubes , protection for all gun cio\vs ngaltibt shell lire , protection of the fire extinguish ing apparalus against shell fire , smokeless powder , gicc.est possible simplicity In the service of the guns nnd the grentcsl possible rnpldlly of fire , good speed of vessels under normal conditions nnd thorough training of the crews In all branches of the set vice. Commander Jacobson nlso gives BOIIIO of his obscrvallons of Ihe Porlo llican cam paign , but these contain nothing of special moment , except nn account of the attack of the Spanish torpedo boat Terror and the gunboat Isabel H upon the St. Paul outside of San Juan harbor Juno 22 , 1S08 , concernIng - Ing which many conlllctlng accounts have been published This was the only attcmnt made dm Ing Iho war lo lorpedo ono of our vessels Commander Jacobson believes the following account of the occurrence , which ho obtained from the commander of llio Terror1 i\lirllliirnt lli ( Torpiuloe * . " .At 9 a. m on June 22 the lookout at Iho lor't signaled a suspicious vessel. The commander g.uo oidera for the Isabel II to go out to rcconnoltcr and for llio Terror lo bo ready for action lly 11 30 Hie vessel had como closer nnd the Isabel II went out. Upon sighting It the hostile cruiser Immedi ately hoisted Its Hag and waited till the Isabel II opened fire on the foe. The de stroyer then received orders to go out nnd assist the Isabel II The Terror , which had been left by the llcut at Mai Unique , had not been able lo recover Us guns and tim- munlllon , which during the \ojago had been Iransferrcd lo the .Maria Teresa In or der to make room for co.il The Terror therefore had no other vvcjpons than Its torpedoei nnd Iwo fUty-seven-mllllniotcr guns , with llttlo ammunition. The Isabel fought the St Paul at n distance of from 10,000 to 12,000 meters As the utmost range of our guns was only 1,000 meters , we could not hit the St. Paul without going closer. I gave orders to head the Terror cast , fee as not to Interfere with the Isabel firing north of llio enemy When wo were sulllclonllj clear of It and had the open sea before us wo headed straight for the St Paul at a speed of twenty to tvvonly-one knots. "Tho enemy which hitherto had been fir ing on the Isabel , now directed upon us the well aimed rapid lire ot both Its batteries , the lower one of willed appeared to have eight and the upper ono ten to twelve guns. At 4,000 meters wo opened fire with our guns In order to keep up the spirit ot the crew during Iho long Interval between the beginning of the hall of projectiles nnd the launching ot the torpedo. Our fire was very nccurnle. At the first shot vvo saw the shell explode on the stern. Several other Miots also hit the target and our men wore wild with Joy. Wo had approached to within 1,200 meters nnd were about lo launch the torpedo when itho Terror commenced lo veer to starboard. I had Iho helm shlflert to port , but the ship kept on turning. Then I ordeied the port engine stopped , and still Iho ship continued lo turn 'to starboard I then learned Ihat n shell Jiad exploded on deck and destroyed the le.ids to the steering gear and lelcgrapi'i , so Ihat the vessel fol lowed the movement of the strew and was unmanageable The hand steering gear was at once put in operation , but as wo passed the enemy at such close r.mgo several projectiles hll us , ono of them passing through the port side into the engine room , where it bunnt. The engine loom became llrodcd nnd the engine appealed lo liavo been disabled. Wo just managed to steam Into the harbor. " From Inspection of the Terror , says Com- trander Jacobson , It appeared that the fatal shell , ranging obliquely downward , had passed through the ship's side , torn off a slcam gauge , killed Ihiee men and struck Iho lower edge of Iho main slcam pipe , learlng off 'Is ' covering. This hud deflecled Iho shell nnd It had passed out through the starboard side. It was through the hole made by Iho projectile In passing out that thu engine room had been flooded up to the lower edge of Iho eleam cylinder , but the engines continued to run , so that the Torre. , Ihough with gradually slackening speed , was nblo to reach the harbor under Its own steam Tlio shortest distance be tween the Terror and the St. Paul hod been SOO motors. The gunboat Isabel II , I vvao told by Its commander , had not gone closer than within C.OOO meters of the enemy. SPORTING NOTES , AVlitNt dull. The Saturday evening1 game wns ptrtlrl- paled In by twenty plajers , the winners belnc Heed nnd Garner , IJtist and West , and Davis urn ! Suuim.'ll , North and South 'Jho following are the scores : n.ift and \V < Ht. Noith and South Kogr8-Huriie ( .lOsCrummer-Popu . .1M ! Ilushmnn-TlioniUH 19 ! AHee-.MnrHh . . 1S1 HecMl-Garner . ' . ' - 'OijComaloek-HouIler 101 MclUlc-Stchblns ; o. Morse-Carpenter . ni Scrlbner-Laurcnoo JOO Davls-Seanntll . . 195 During the month uf March Iho follow Ing RontU'inen were udmlllt'd lo inombcrHhlp I * U Davis J i : llaum , r. A. Miu-h , J l- Hankoll , W a C'aipcnler. Ohm cs i : llogeri and Jntiiffl Hiirnes-i. Saturday , April 15 a content will bo held at Lincoln , which will bo ) > artclpntcd ! In b > about twenty-four of our members Js'it Weilnowlay evening A'trll B , being the Urst Wednesday of the month , n general Invitation Is e.\Umled to all lovers of the K.UIIO to meet with us at our rooms In Tlie Ileo building Major Sum Jones , our lovable ex-pregliUiit , writes us ho H bringing In his long suit In Ills game Honor Auulnaldo. Ill-rent for NEW YOUK , April 2-JnnovvslU .ind Sho- vvaller conUfctcd tlio fouith game of the series ot seven at the Ilroolc > n Chesj club this afternoon and thu Parisian won aull | ibi > ed game after forty-font move Total store Showaltor. : , Junouskl , 1 , drawn , 1. rivtnnlrliN Ait * Iliirri'd. NliVOHK. . April ! The follow Ins en tries have been declared out of tbo Cat tor hnndiinp Atbntms. 1'Alouette , Alpen , Dr KjiOibcif ? and Kwlftmas Ivlpllllu'l ( illllll I.III'U , The flrbt story that Kipling writes after his Illness will bring u fabulous price U will be sought as eagerly b > progressive publishers as Hosteller's Stomach Hitters is by all who suffer from stomach Ills of any nature No matlcr whether U be indiges tion , constipation , biliousness , ncrvousiu'M , stubborn liver or overworked kidneys , llos- tetter's Stomach Hitters will euro It It's an bnequaled spring medicine , curing nnd preventing malaria , fever and ague , and all HID resulting from a run-down syutem. Searching- lloillrx. Ni\V YOHK. April 2 Many thousands visited the Windsor hotel ruins today wheic the wcrk of bearchlng for bodies baa been almost completed The contractors think the Hblft of men going on at midnight tonight will llnUli the vvcrK ot searching the ruins 1 Tlu > total dead number forty live , ot whom thlity-oue ate etlll unidentified. IIARTJIANN IX A SORRY HESS South Dikota Physician Arrested for Two Different Transgressions , MANAGES HOWEVER TO AVOID BOTH ISSUES ( ) n < * \lli-K < 'il OITIMIMI * CnitnlMN of Omll- llnu Ufictiiu * Mnniiii , ( lie ( Kill1 ! * of 'lal. In H ; lo lllmiHf Tim Mil n > U'lvv * . YANKTON , S. U , April 2 ( Special ) Joseph Harimann of Scotland , S. D , who was n few daja ngo arrested for vlolallng tlio United States internal revenue laws for neglecting to place the necessary stamps upon packages or bottles of patent medi cines which he has been selling , Is now ac cused of ndultcrv. lie is alleged lo have a wife and children In Chicago In need nnd povorly , while ho Is posing as a physician In tlila section nnd living vvllh another woman. Appearing before United States Commis sioner 13. T. White here vcsterday , Hart- maim was held In appear bcfoio the United Stales grand Jury upon the charge of violating lating the Internal revenue laws and his bond was fixed at $300. His bond was signed by two friends from Scotland. This was hardly settled when Chief of Police Kox again arrested htm upon n charge of adul- tei } , the Scotland authorities being so In structed by wlio by the sheriff of Cook count } , Illinois. As Harimann was here , Po\ acted under Instructions frcm Scotland Judge P. D Wicks of Scotland , Hartmann's attorney in the Internal revenue case , at once applied to Judge H G. Smilh of Ihle clicult for a writ of habeas coipus , which was granted and Hnrtmann was released and ho immediately disappeared between 11 and U o'clock last night It Is now said that ho paid his bondsmen In the United States case $300 just before he left and It Is picdlctcd thai ho inlends to Icavo the couu- Iry and allow Iho bond lo be forfelled. lliirliiiiinn , u ( l < ' > < * r l'i4c ( < Mnlcr. Viom Chicago sources It has been learned that this Is the fourth time In his career Ihat ho has evaded the clutches of the law Last October he came to South Dakola , locallng in Scotland and announcing himself as a graduate of the medical schools of Hii&sla. He also claimed that at one time he was piofesslonally engaged by the czar of Rus sia. The Russian consul In Chicago care fully Investigated and pronounced these statements absolutely false. When ho came west Hartmann Is said to have deserted his wlfo and children In Chicago cage and was accompanied by another woman. This woman Is said lo have ro- ccnlly visited the wife In Chicago for the purpose of bujlng her oft and to Induce her not to prosecute Hartmann The wife , how ever , has sued for a divorce and Is deter mined to secure alimony. MIMNG IN Tin : III.LIC IIU.I.S. In ( - 'WvM from the- Mineral Hi'KloiiH of south DiiUolii. DDADWOOD , S D , April 2 ( Special ) A mining deal has practically been com pleted which embraces a large tract of min ing ground between Lead nnd Kirk , the latter place being a. small station on thoU U & M southeast of Lead The ground lies dliectly on the trend of the Homestnke ore ledge and H Is believed Ihat n deep shaft will open up a mine that will rival the great Homcntakc. The ground has been bonded 'by ' two men from Colorado Springs and It Is stated that work will commence this spring on a deep shaft , John Collins of Lead has leased the old Silver Bullion mine In Slrawberry gulch from the owners , D\vyer , Svvcel , Neary and Bailer , and work will commence Immedi ately to lake out ore The mine was never worked out and It Is believed that some of the richest ore Btlll remains in the old workings The old Ileddy mine ot Lead , owned by B. F3 Salmon & Son , will soon bo shipping homo rich ore The mine has been the wonder of the Lend district. The Ben Hur mine In Nevada gulch Is now shipping 100 tons of high grade ere per week. The average value of the ere is said to be $4S a ton gold Ono of llio most active camps In Lawrence county this season will bo In Slraw berry gulch , sK miles southeast of Deadwood. Sioux City paitics have taken hold of the Norwich claim , upon which such astonish ing ere was discovered several weeks ago , and all the money necessary will lie forth coming to thorough ! ) develop the pioporty. The Gold Edge company has sunk Its new shaft down fifty feet and ore Mils the bottom which nssa > 8 $37 a ton gold. The old Union Hill company is making great preparations for doing extensive development work on Its largo estate as soon as the wealher will permit , The British American Mining com pany Is getting out plans for a hoisting plant which will bo elected on tlio mining ground north ot the Gilt Udge. The Gilt Edge Min ing company is sinking a deep shaft from the lowest level on the mine , to dotcimlno the extent of the ore body. Spuico gulch is the next district toward Deadwood , and there are four or flvo voiy promising mines In the camp The Belle Hldrldge Is making regular shipments to the smelter and the ere bodies seem to bo per manent. Work has been resumed again on some of the properties of llio Highland Chief compan } nnd Iho Two Bit Devcic pmcnt com pany will soon have a shaft down to quaitz- Ho nt the head of the gulch. John flaggaley and John Mauss of Deadwood own the Diamond mend claim on Iho divide between Spuico gulch and Two Bit and they have now opened up Ihree shoots of ore , simo of which will assay us high a.s $ COO a ton gold. V'l I Fund \iiortomiii-iit | | ! , OIU3ViNNn. Wjo. , April 2 ( Special ) State Superintendent of Public Instruction T. T. Tjnnn jeatciday made the following nppoitlonment to the various counties of the slalo of Ihe funds received In his oillco for jenlal of school Innds during Iho year ended March 31 , 1899 : County. UniollniPiit. Amount. Albany 1,27 * ) too ; , HlK Horn w > j IMS ; rnrbon 1,1:9. : ! 'j,5S ) Convtno GS ; j,23j ( Crook 7l j IA < K Fremont EiSi i.isc Johnson , n > 001 Uatamle l.Slti 3,092 Natrona , ! 595 Sheridan 1.1D5 2,39- ] Sweetvvater l.Oia 2 O'l Ullltn 2,81 ! 5M Wcsion 433 fc < ; Total 13,012 } 20,0sl The amount distributed from rental ol school lands In the previous jear was. $12- 617.55 , the Jivcreaso being duo to llio rcnlal of lands received from the government in lieu of lauds In the National park and other jcsei vatlons. SKIIPiilln | Hlfctloii SIOUX PALLS. S D , April 2 ( Special. ) Ono of the moat Important quustlons over voted on In Sioux rails will receive the conslderallon of the voters at the regular annual city election next iTucuday. It U the pn/pcmtlon lo ibsuc bonds in the sum ol $130,000 to secure municipal ownership cf the local * Hater works sjstem. The ques tion Is the subject of muan debate anJ atrong opposition to the proposition has de veloped. The franchise granted the private water works company < looj not expire until April 9. 11)04 ) , but In the franchise the city letalncd the pilviloge after the lapse of ten jean , fr n April ! ISSj thn date the fnnrVsi was granted to pur Inso the plant from the compan } The same privi lege evaded < o tai expiration of each su - rrsslvo live jean As the flf'ecn ) ears ex. plre- the "Hli of the prcnt month , taono fa voring tie purwhnea of tie extern at thla tlmo brought up the matter for the con- slderallon of the voters. ( 'o1li < Ki > ChrlNtlnn AnxoolnOon , HURON , S D. , April 2 ( Special 1 The annual convention of Young Men's Christian aMt/clatlons connected with the various colleges - leges and educational Institution * of the stnto is in session here. Lasl evening the local association gave the visitors n recep tion In Huron college chapel , nt which 13 T. Colton , etato secretary , presided. There are presenl eoven delegates from Brooklngs college , twcnly-lwo from Mitchell univer sity , three from Ynnkton , cloven from Ver milion , twelve frcm Redfleld and other ln stltutlons nro represented bj from two to four delegates II. W. Rowe , representing tlio Internallcnal commltlee , now general sccrelary of the Michigan Young Men's Christian n = noclatlon , Is 'here ' , logelher w lib prominent workers tilong Christian lines In various localities Huron has been admitted Into the Mate association with tiwonly-four delegates. HtMtlJ StOI-U illlllllll-ltlM , CHKYDNNi : , Wyo , April 2. ( Special ) Contiacts have been made for the dhlpmcnt of l.fiOO cars of southern catllo over the line ot Iho Cheyenne & Northern lo Ihe ranges of northern Wjomlng and Fouthern Montana , shipments to commence May 1. It l.s believed the shipments of southern cattle will be more than double this season over last. Woik on the new spur to the Hart- vlllo mines will bo commenced earb In the season With the completion of Ihe spur shipments of 1,000 tons of ore dally will be commenced to the Colorado smelters. PliMlon Stutr CoilM'lltlon. HURON , S D , April 2. ( Special ) The fusion M to central commltleo In session hero last night decided to hold Its con- venllon for the nomination of three candi dates for supreme court Judges at Mitchell on September 14. The ibasls of icpiesenta- tlon will be olio delegate for each 100 votes cast for Andrew Leo for governor and one delegatc-at-lnige. This will make a con vention of about ICO pereons. II Mf 5 Transfer M ( 1'lcrrr. IMElWn. S D , April 2 ( Special ) A deed transferring the interests of the iMIn- neapolls & Pacific railway to the Minne apolis S. St. Louis road wns filed In the ofllco of tiho secretary of state jesterdny , which bore $1,000 rf revenue stamjs , llio amount gf Iho Iransfer being over $1,500,000. Tor frost biles , burns , Indolent sores , ccrcma , skin diseases , nnd especially Piles , Do Witt's Witch Hazel salvo stands first and best. Look out for dishonest people who try to Imitate and counterfeit It. It's their endorsement of a good article. lit rrrniont. FREMONT , Neb , April 2. ( Special ) The attendance at the liastcr services at the dif ferent churches hero was much smaller to day than usual , owing principally to the bad weather. The floral decorations were genei- ally very elaborate , those at the Congrega tional chinch consisting of large bunches of callas , the gift of Miss Maj Munger , who Is spending the winter In California. Castor lilies , palms , , and polled plants were tnsle- fully arranged. The Knlghls Templar at tended the services at this church. At St. James' Episcopal church tall and graceful Easter lilies nnd potted plants shed their fragrance about the chancel and altars. At the Catholic church there was early mass , which In spite ot the weather was well at tended and there were fine decorations and elaborate music All other churches in the city observed Ihe day by special music , pul- plls and altars draped with flowers and ser mons npproprlalc lo the occasion. Wli.'ii Uic Train S < op la Chicago , cometo Iho Grand Pacific hotel homelike with nil Its magnificence. Finest In the vrtst. < -\IM V > tM. . Pllger is to have a newspaper in the near future. The Albion Argus Is starling in on its twenty-fourth year. A lodge of Knights ot P ) thins Is to b organized at Wlnslde. Carl Clark of Stuart had his leg broken by being thrown from a horse. A pipe organ has been Installed in the Lutheran church east of Hooper. The Odd Fellows of Kdlson have com menced work on their new building John Ellingford of Golhenburg made the crib player's Impossible score. He killed nineteen ducks nt one shot. The annual crop of prairie flics Is being harvested Owing to the largo amount o snow and the moist condition of the ground the crop is a llttlo short. Tbo people ot Benkelman are so well sat isfied with tholr present city oilictals that they will hold no election this spilng , allow ing the piesent incumbents to bold over. The prevailing opinion in rcgaid to the fall wheat In Clay county seems lo bo thali it is badly damaged , but how badly cannot bo told until spring Is pretty well advanced 1 he first dividend of the First National bank of Nellgh , amounting to 20 per tent , will bo made bv the receiver next week. The conclusion has been i cached that tbo bank , will finally pay from CO to 75 per cent of its obllfatlons. Sandy , Stowait of Whitney had Just com- pleled nu Irrigation dllch leading from Whllo liver when the recent rise tame , along. The river took a notion to cnange Its channel and took possession of his irrigation dllch , leaving Its old channel dry. The icglbter and receiver of the O'Neill land otllcu have been authorized by the com missioner of Ihe general land olllce lo hell nt private snlo unsold land In the Foit , Hurtbiiff rcbervallon lo nny person or per sons desiring to purchase the same for tash nt not ICSA than the appraleed value. Thtro Is a wide dlffcienco of opinion among the farmers of Butler county In ref erence to the condition of the wheat. Homo claiming that It IE badly damaged while otli- ois claim their wheat Is appparently nil right. The gcneial opinion Is thai II will not bo known how badly it Is damaged until It tomes tlmo for it to show later In the Hpilng. when the weather becomes more fa vorable. BRAVE WESTERN SOLDIERS Young Men of Nebraska Making a Record in Military History. DASHING FELLOWS OF FIRST REGIMENT Illuli t'ltiiiiillini-iH to ( hi * V.OIIIIK llt'fltl'N Of till1 AlltO- loii * Mud- . WASHINGTON. April 2 ( Special ) Tlio bravery ami Intrepidity < llepla > cd by the western trotps fighting In and about Manila have been tlio subject of unlvcmnl comment at the War department , on evtry side have been heard llio highest onccmlums of praise for the valor s'lown by the Plrst Nebraska , the mat South Dakota , the Kit si Colorado and the Kant-is and Oregon voluntcciB In ihelr altnckj upon the rillplnos. It wns expected that the regulars would show up to splendid advantage In the vail- ous sorties cind sklrm'shes ' , leading up to Iho taking of the capital of tlie to-cillnd rillplno republic , but the work cf thu vol- unleem was an unknown quantity until the battle of Manila lntt seir , which brought the sotia of the west prominently before the clvlllred world na strenuous llghtcis for llio advancement rt the Amer.can Hag In the faraway Inlands of the Pacific seas. Not slnco the dajs of "Ulack Jack" Logan have there been seen no many bnvi- and courage ous deeds done as In t'ho ' battles which ( have inge-d In the Island it Luzon slnCo the com mencement of hostilities. And jet , according to Asslatanl Secretary iMolkloJohn , there Is good reason foi tbo dash and valor aliovvn by the bovs in blue who are opeiatlng 7,000 miles from their native shores. 'Ml. ' Melklejohn In speaking of the splendid courage displayed by the volunteers from the west said : Cimiiilliiifiitfil 1 > > Mi'll.li-jolm. "In many rcuperts the volunteer has meigrd Into the regular. .Man.v of the regi ments vvhloh have dinlnguishod themselves In the last fc , v weeks have had almost a year's training In the Philippines timloi tegular army oIllscM. They have had the advantage of scientific thought In the care of the troorn and the training has been of Incalculable Ibenellt to the boy.i who at the Ilret call for troofB came fiom the farms , the factories , the stores and coantlng looms cf the "west " to help take up the 'white man's burden" for humanity's nako It Is a well known fact t"nt fie volunteers from the east , coming from the gicat urban centers of population , lacked eomcivlnt of the biawn of their wcbtern brothers. Many of the men who are now aiding undying lu tie to the Hag , especially of Iho Flit > t Nebraska , have had jcars of training In the atatc militia ami I lielleve it would be safe to say that nine-tenths of the Tirol Nebraska regiment Is made up of the llower ( f Iho farms of Iho Antelope state , > oung farmers who took to soldiering as a pastime and who are now fihowlng tlio mettle they are made of by In trepid charges upon the enemy Ihat will go down Into hlstoiv rivaling the famed charges at Gravelot , Cressy and Cettjs- 'burg. ' "Individual mention ha ? been made by Major Gcncril Otis of the fearlessness , dash and brilliancy dlsplajed by the Drst Ne braska as well as the valor shown by the regiment from our neighboring state , South Dakota. One cannot help but regret the less cC eo many of our bravo TJOJS In Ihe Iroplcs and flomelinie ? Iho quesllon arises , 'Is U worlh nil the blood and tieae > uio lost to bring order out of chaos and bring stability to n country which is so unlike our own In every respect' ' Dut there comes the blessed tallsf iction that shoulder to shoulder the boys from Nebraska , South Dakota , Utah , Colorado , 'Montana ' and Oregon are making for themselves history that their falhrns and mothers and the generations to come will revere and respect for the Im portant part therein plajed by Iheso self same eoi s of Iho wcel " Corhin AurrrcN. These expressions were coincided in by Adjutant General Corbin , who sald that the work of the military In the Philippines would make one ct the brightest chapters In the history of the war with Spain When asked what ho thought cf the assertion made that it would bo Impossible to recruit the army up to the maximum , as provided In the last mllltaiv bill , namely 100,000 men , 03,000 being regulars and SS.OOO being volun teers , ho said that so long .is there -was a chance of military glory and fighting ho had no hesitancy in sa > lng that an army of BOO.OOO or 1,000,000 could bo iccrultcd Insldo of Ihieo inonlhs , that on his debk weio telegram after telegram fiom every stale In llio union pledging whole reglmenls to Im mediately take the field should that bo necessary tovvaid carrying out the policy of the admlnlstiatilon In bringing the rillplnos lo n pioper recognlllon of the power of the t'nltcd States. Ir Molklojolin has shown such an Interest In this question that dining the battles of March 21 , 23 , 2fi , 29 and ,0 ho had sent to all the dally papers In Ne- biaska , ! irespective of politics , a list of the casualties in the Tlrst Nebraska. I Jr. MllllM-'N UlMlllltlNCflllM-N. Dr. Miller and Mr. Hoeewater , who woio locenlly in Wnshinglon in rcsp < ct to mat ters concerning the Grcaler Ameilca Hxpoal- llon , weio wall Inm fiom the War depart ment to the Treasury department the other day acioss the White House giounds. It was Dr. 'Miller's ' Hist visit to Washington In a number of jears , not having been hero since the last Cleveland administration. The doctor was speaking lominlscenlly , and laid how lie came within an nco of 'being ' post master gcnoiiil dining Iho first Clovclanl administration , but was Kept oul of HIM cabinet on account of the minor clrculaled aboul him that ho was the western agent of Jay Gould. Ho sjwko of the small hold the men who nro now directing * lie affairs of the government would have upon the people of the I'nltCTl Slates In a few short jeatH ftml especially after they had lellrcd to private life Mr. Hosewator cited a number of Instances as to how exonators of the United Stales appearing upon the floor of the senate were unknown to the men now- shaping legisla tion. Apropos of which the Junior senator from Missouri , Mr. Vent , g-penklng feelingly In the clonk room of the .senate , after the obituary exercises to the late Justin S. Mor- roll of Vermont , said to Ills friend , Senator Ilerry of Arkansas "Herry , It will be but a very short time until the Bonnie , possibly , Is pa ) Ing the rome respect to my memorj on that paid today to that of Morrlll. 1 have no doubt that In H fovv short yt-ars visitors from the slate of Missouri will come lo Iho national cipltnl and wonder casually If n man bv Hie imme of West did not at one Unto represent Mis souri In the- upper branch of congies * "And , IJcrry , " said he. with a twitch nt the comets of the mouth , "even the people of Arkansas will Uiavo so far forgotten jou that they will wonder what the name of that one-legged soldier was who once represented the state ofAiKan \ = as. " I "Why , continued he , "U Is not so very long ago when I was a joung senator , and U seems like the other day , when n deleg\- llon of Intelligent Mlssourlans came down to the national capital nnd weio shown about the historic halls by the then , as now , senior aenatoi frcm my slate , Mr. Oockrell In the Incident of showing the lions to the vlsllors I vuis called from the scliale , where 1 was making what 1 felt was the speech of my life , lo meet my constituents. 1 was Introduced to the delegation ( by Senator C'ockrell , nnd a pretty joung school teacher ( i from Missouri , after having heaid my name mentioned , ver > chaimlngly Inquired of me what state 1 had Iho honor in represent. " COLD STEEL IS WELL ARMED Olllclal IU' | > or < , , f liiKim > uirii < ( > ! , ! _ alia llii } MHMVN a Inine I'lo- liiirtlon of HIlN. WASHINGTON. Apiil 2. Lieutenant John M. nillott , Ihe Intelligence olllcer of tbo Balltmoro , has forvvaided lo llio Xiuj de- nnrtment , under dale of J.inuaiy 1 , 1S19 , a lepoit on the effects of the gun lire of Dtwey'h fleet upon aho Spanish war \essels In the ibattlo of Manila The icport is biscd upon .a personal examination of all the vts- fccls , personal conversations with officers aboard and extracts from Admiral Montejo's olllclal report. It describes In detail the effect of every hot 'fiom ' the American fleet and sajs that Montejo's vtssels were riddled by a perfect Morm of shot and shell fiom the American guns. There was u muth laiger percentage of hits at Manila than at Santiago. This Is accounted foi b > the fact that De-wej's Heet made n dellbeuito attack with most of the cnemj's ships at rest , while the appearance of Cenera's licet at Santiago was unexpected and it was a run ning fight. Lieutenant 1311lott makes Iho following summary of the number and size of the allots which stiuck each of the Spanish ves sels Chilstlna , ilvo eight-Inch , flvo live- inch and thirteen other largo bhclls , seven slx-poundeis and nine other projectiles , Oastllla , two six-Inch , twelve five-inch , foul other largo shells , three slx-poundeia an 1 sixteen oilier email shells , survivors also lell of three elght-luch shells which burst on the upper deck forward , amidships and aft , caus ing fires that could not bo controlled , Don Antonio do Ulloa , four eight-inch , three six- inch , one five-Inch , and fourteen other large shells , ten six-pounUeis , and one other small shell , Don < le'Austria ' , two six-inch or elght- Incb , four five-Inch , flvo six-pounders , and two other small shells , Isla do Luzon , thieo hits before it retired behind the arsenal nnd was sunk by Its own men ; Isla de Cuba , to which Montcjo transfcired his flag before the Christina was abandoned , four slx- pounders .mil scveial other small shells It too , mas'sunk by the Spaniards , Marques del Duero , ono eight-inch , ono six-Inch , and three six-pounders. The total number of hits obsoiv.iblo was 14 ] , but there woio doubtless many otbois , especially ot small tallbor thiough the ilgglng and buined superstructure of the ships. After painstaking - taking Inquiry Lieutenant Hlllott foi warded the following report of casualties : Ves-ol Killed. Wounded. Totnl Heln.i Christina no on " 'o Castllli -JJ so 10 ! Isla. do C'ubi 2 2 lula , do Lilian ii fi Don Juan do Austria. . . . UJ 2i Don Antonio do Ulloa ,8 ] 0 H Mnrques del Dueto . . . Shore batlerles 0 I ] 0 Tolals 107 211 SSI The following points In connection with the examination of the Spanish ships me einphablyod b > Lieutenant nillott : First The hides of lion and stcM built ciulsers do not arrest projectile's enough to explode them. Second The Incendlaiy cffctt of bursting elglit-lnth .shells Is great , and far greater than would bccm i ropoitlonato lo that of lowei calibers Third At i.anges over 2,500 yards the gun shield of crulseis Is In no house a protettlon , but Insuies the annihilation of the gun's tiew and the disabling of the gun ilself by u laigo piojtutile. Fouith War ships of the present day will generally bo placed hois dc combat by con flagration nnd the destruction of their per- bonnel befoin thoj me blink bv gun file. J. Sheer , Sedalla , Mn conduttor on elec tric street car line , writes that his llttlo daughter was veiy low with croup , and her life saved after nil phvslclnns had failed , only by using Ono MInute Cough Cure. To Suci'iMMl Dr. .lolin Hall. Ni\V YORK , Apiil 2 At a meeting of the pulpit supply toinmltteo of the Fifth Avenue 1'r bhyteilan church today It W.IH uminl- IIH naly decided to recommend that Itcv Aluxander Council be called as pastor of thb cliuirh to succeed the late Dr John Hall , and ( hat ho be puld a salaiy of $10,000 n > car Uneeda Biscuit a new delicacy. Wholesome , nutri tious , tender , delicious , Delivered to you right from the oven in a novel package that keeps out dust and moisture. Keeps in all the goodness of the biscuit. Can be used for a lunch box when the biscuit are gone. Can be bought of any grocer. Ask for them , They are always put up in beautiful Royal Purple and White packages and are sold for a nickel. GKRMS 01J GRIP KILLED ! i\tirrliueiiU Show Inn : tlmt Thc n Ueiiily Mli > rnl > t > Cnn lie n < pr- minuted , Wlllard H. Morse. M. I ) . . T. S. S. . of i Westflelil. N. J. , n well known and promi nent coniultlng chemist nnd therapeutist , has recently Issued an Important nrtlcli upon the treatment of Rrlp Ho took som of the germ * or microbes of grip , put them upon n Kla ? * slide under thn mlcro copfl , and killed them nbiolutrly bv n drop ot whiskey. Such n demoimtrnllon of cur would be Midlricni for nn ordlnarv obier\er , but It vvnq not I'tioiiKli for li. Morse. Ho pa > 8 wonnt aho three thliiRR. Tlrst , the preventive of disease , second , the sustain ing rf the powers of Iho body , and , thlrd.i rendering the nv tpm unfertile to KCrms or bacilli. Theiefore , ho BOVH. to successfully kill the germs of grip nnd lender the body able to rislst them , "It all ik'ponds on the whlsko.v " This IB pulling the limit In a nutshell. Hut Hie eminent doctor noes still farther nnd savs "Ordinary whiskey la ollher useliMS or daugorous , or both In the treatment of Rr'l' ' " "DulTjs' 1'ure Mail WhliUov is of the larKcst value In tin- treatment ' I'M f Morse ilinvvs IhlB conclusion wholly bv experiment .ind fnita proven under the mlenmcopo Like nil scientists ho conns to the comtuslnn milv aflor testliiK and proving nnd doci not attempt to go further. m The Well Known Palmist. SI , SI.OO REMGS 31.30 , SI liHudlng Life , Business Affaire , Financial Mailers , IMairlage , Travels , Changes , Tal ents , etc Hxeivbody has now a chance lo consul ) Dr. I'niln personally for One Dollar. Hours from 10 to 8 Reception room open from ' ) a ni Lady nnd gentleman In waiting. The Paxlon hotel , room 26. Ccmo early and avoid the iiish. NO PIIONi : ANSWERED. J' : PAXTON & atmoitsa , vJ Managers. TWO MC.1ITS AMI 1IATIMJIJ , lliiuMmiliM Alternoon , April 2. America's Giandest Spectacle , t HAS. 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