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The Sauk Centre herald., 1898-03-31

body of aldermen. His accurate an
practical knowledge of mechanics will
be of inestimable benefit to the city.
The ownership of the waterw orks plant
by the city makes it quite necessary to
have a responsible officer who will
give attention to the equipment, saw
ing money to the city and avoiding an
noyance to patrons. His election
would be long step in the right di-
rectiOn. .,
Leroy S. Bishop is prosperous
young merchant, whose whole life
practically, has been spent In this city.
As Il school boy, clerk, a business
man, his whole career challenges in
spection. Not flaw can be found in
either his personal life or business
methods. 1t is such men who have
given Sauk Centre the enviabie repu-
tation she enjoys.
With this ticket, composed OF unex-
ceptionable men, everyone peculiarly
qualified for the position for which
he is candidate, a confident appeal
is made to sound Judgment and good
sense of the voters.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1898-03-31
GENERAL LEES STORY.

American Consul Mt Havana Gives His
Testimony.
Consul General Lee appeared before
the court on March Sth. His testimony
related to the official formalities pre-
ceding the Maine's arrival. On Jan. "a
he received message from the state
department saying that the Maine would
be sent to Havana on a friendly visit to
resume the regular status of naval re-
lations between the two countries, and he
was ordered to make arrangements at the
palace for the interchange of official cour-
tesies. After call at the palace he sent
the state department cipher message,
saying:
'.Authorities profess to think the Unit
cd States has ulterior purpose in sending
the ship Say it will obstruct autonomy
and produce excitement and most prob
ably demonstration. Ask that it not be
done until they can get instructions from
Madrid. Say that if f4our purpose is
friendly, as claimed, delay is unimpor-
Ant." ~
It was too late, however, the Maine
had already sailed. She arrived next
day, and Lee reported her arrival to the
state department. .s-..
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HOW BROS. X co.

..-.- ,oquIreu at night. No
unauthorized boats were allowed to ap-
proach the ship.
There was fine discipline, obedient
crew, quiet men. He was in the captains
Office at the time of the explosion; felt
very heavy shock and heard noise of fall
in obstruction. Thought the ship was
being fred upon. Was told by the cap
tain to see that the boats were lowered.
He saw few men coming, mostly officers.
He saw no reason to food the magazine
because water was coming up. He saw
fire forward The boats began to crowd
around the wreck. He induced the boats
to take the wounded to different vessels.
He ordered list of the saved and wound
ed. There was excellent discipline after
the explosion. Orders were followed with
promptness of drill The only order
not obeyed was the order to leave the
ship.
He first examined the wreck at day
light the following morning. He took
a gig with Lieutenant Hood and q few
men and attempted to board the wreck.
He was warned off by an armed boats
crew of Spaniards and then pulled around
the wreck. There We're still some burn
ing fragments.
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FIRST UNDER WATER.

Captain Of the City OF Washington Tells
t<e.es+ of the Explosion.
Captain Frank Stevens OF the City of
Washington testified he was standing
amidships of his ship where he could look
towards the Maine when she was blown
up. He heard dull, muft1ed explosion
and commotion, as though it was unde
the water, followed Instantly by terrif',
explosion, lighting up the sky with ad, l.
red. glare and filing the air with flying
missiles which fell around him. He felt
q trembling of his ship at the last of the
explosions on the Maine. There was q
decided interval between the first noise
and the explosion. He was standing
where he could see the Maine lift.
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This was, in the opinion of the court,
caused by the partial explosion of two
or more of the forward magazines Of
the Maine.
Thirty-four Feet Out of Place.
5. At frame II, the outer shell of the
ship, from point 111a feet from the
middle line of the ship and feet above
the keel when in it's normal position,
has been forced up so as to be now
about feet above the surface OF the
water; therefore, about "a feet above
where it would be had the ship sunk
uninjured. The outside bottom plating
is bent into a reversed "V' shape, the
after wing of which is about Is feet
broad and 80 feet in length (from frame
II to frame 25), is doubled back upon
itself against the continuation Of the
me plating extending forward.
At frame Is the vertical keel is brok-
en- IN two and the fiat keel bent into an
angle similar to the angle formed by
the outside bottom plating. This break
is now about six feet below the surface
of the water, about 30 feet above lis
normal position. In the op!nion OF the
court this effect could have been pro-
duced only by the explosion of a mine
situated under the bottom OF the ship
az atout frame l8 and somewhat on
The port side of the ship.
q. The court finds that the loss of
the Maine on the occasion named was
not in any respect due to fault OF neg.
hgence on the part of any of the Of
fiutrs or members of the crew of said
vessel.
Mine Was the Cause.
z. In the opinion of the court the
Maine was destroyed by the explosion
of a submarine mine, which caused the
partial explosion of two or more of her
forward magazines.
8. The court has been unable to OBJ
tain evidence fixing the responsibility
for the destruction of the Maine upon
any person or persons.
w. r. SAMPSON, Captain U. S. N,
President.
A. MARK, Lieutenant Commander
U. S. N, Judge Advocate.
The court having finished the in
quiry it was ordered to make, ad.
journed at Ii q. M, to await the action
of the convening authority.
w. T. SAMPSON, Captain U. S. N.
President.
A. MARK, Lieutenant Commander, U.
S. n. Judge Advocate.
U. S. flagship New York, March 20,
1898, off Key West, Fla.
The proceedings and findings of the
court OF inquiry in the above case are
approved.
M. E. SIcARD, Rear Admiral. Com
Chief of the u. S. naval
force on the North Atlantic station.
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BIG MASS OF TESTIMONY
Court Occupied Eighteen Days in Hear
ing Evidence.

Court Occupied Eighteen Days in Hear
ing Evidence.
AsHINGToN, March 29.-The i'm.
mense mass OF testimony taken by the
Maine court of inquiry was sent to the
senate, and with the presidents mes
sage and findings OF the court was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign
relations The testimony was taken
on lS different days, the 18th day, how
ever, being devoted to viewing the
wreck. Every witness who was known
to have any information that could
throw light upon the great disaster was
called to give his testimony. The story
of the destruction OF the vessel is told
not graphically but in manner which
gives all the obtainable facts. No tech
meal detail is omitted. Every move
ment and incident conn ected with the
Maine from the time she left Key West
until the
Last Diver xalnined tho Wreck, .-
slowly sinking in the mud OF Havana
harbor is given. Iris story intensely
interesting to the people. Those who,
read it could have little doubt as to
whether there was an internal explo-
sion. Perhaps the most significant
testimony is that showing the bottom
Plates on the port side OF the ill-fated
Maine to be bent inward and upward,
result that hardly could have fol-
lowed anything save an explosion from
the outside. "A mass of testimony is
submitted showing the care exercised
on board the ship by Captain Sigsbee
and his officers and the apparent i'm.
possibility of the accident occurring by
any internal cause. n
sigsbee'a story the Most Important.
The testimony of Captain Sigsbee is
of the greatest importance ind perhaps
is Of more general interest than that Of
any other man called before the board.
With great care and minutenes she gives
an account Of the management of the
ship, how she was handled, what was
done from day to day on board, how
she sailed into Havana, her anchorage
and what he knew about it and in fact
every point upon which the govern
snent and the country desires 70 be in.
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DISCIPLINE WAS STRICT.

Lieutenant Commander wainwright Tells
ef the Regulations Aboard. e -
Lieutenant Commander Richard VAIN
wright testified that the regulations in re-
gard to paints and infammables and all
other precautions were strictly carried
out on board the ship. Every possible
care was taken to avoid accident. All Wis
itoss were scrutinized before being al
lowed to come on board the ship. Nobody
was allowed unaccompanied. Special
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CHAs. F. HENDRIX, Prop'r
Subscription, $l.5O a Year.

In order to give the HERALD readers
the greatest amount of news relative to
the grave complications of this country
with Spain, our local matter is greatly
curtailed.
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political concerns Of the island had any
relation to the destruction of the Maine"
Tells of the Explosion -..~'...,-

feiatlon to the destruction of the Maine"
Tells of the Explosion.
The captain said the night was ouiet
and warm and that he remembered hear
ing distinctly the echoes of the bugle at
tattoo, which was very pleasant stars
were out, the sky, however, overcast. He
was writing at his port cabin table at the
time OF the explosion and was dressed.
He then went into description of the ex-
ploSlon when he felt the crash He char
acterized it as bursting. rending and
crashing sound or roar of immense vol.
ume, largely metallic in character. 1t
was succeeded by metallic sound, prob
ably. OF falling debris, trembling and
lurching motion of the vessel, then an
impression of subsidence, attended by an
eclipse OF electric lights and intense dark
ness within the cabin. He thought i'm
mediately that the Maine had been blown
up and she was sinking. He hurried to
the starboard cabin port, but changed
his course to the passage leading to the
superstructure.
80 Discusses the Explosion.
The captain told of the escape from the
sinking boat and in reply to the direct
question of whether any of the magazines
or shell rooms were blown up the captain
said it was extremely difficult to come to
any conclusion. The center of the ex-
plosion was beneath and little forward
of the coming tower on the portside In
the region of the center of the explosion
was the 6-inch reserve magazine which
contained very little powder, about 800
pounds. The 1O-inch magazine was in the
same general region but on the starboard
side. Over the 1O-inch magazine in the
loading room of the turret and in the ad-
joining passage a number of 1O-incb
shells were permanently placed Accord
ing to Captain Sigsbee it would be diff
cult to conceive the explosion involved
10-inch magazine because of the location
of the explosion.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1898-03-31

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Msdal Midwnter Fair. San Francisco.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-09
From Camp Cuba Libre.

CAMP CUBA LIBRE, Sept. Q.
EDITOR CHIEF-As l thought you
would like to hear some news from
this part:.of the world | will write you
a few lines to let you know how the
Red Cloud boys are getting along.
They are all well at present. Some of
the boys have been quite sick and one
died from our regiment, but as a rule
theyare much healthier than the south
ern boys. We had a grand review
Wednesday that was pretty hard on
the boys. We had to march about
seven miles through the sand and hot
SUI to Jacksonville. There were
about thirty thousand in the parade,
the rough riders in the lead followed
by the infantry. 1t took them over
two hours to march through town.
Some Of the boys gave out and were
picked up by the ambulance wagons
which followed. 1t was a grand sight
for the onlookers, but not very nice
for the boys. There will be another
review on the 10Th at which President
Mckinley and Secretary Aiger will be
present. Some of the boys are anxious
to get home, and Others are anxious to
go to Cuba. AS for myself l am will.
ing to go where they want to send me,
but any time they want to turf me
loose l won't kick, just so they don't
turn me loose down here. They say
this is the finest place in Florida. II L.
is l am not stuck On the rest Of it. We
have our camp In good order. The
general inspector said we had the
.cleanest camp in the seventh army
corps. We have a Y. Nj. G. A. tent
which furnishes writing material for
the soldiers when they go broke, and
that is not long after pay day. We
have everything that a soldier needs.
The water is not the best. 1t is sulphur
and not very cool but it is better than
/ expected, Our guard house gener-
ally has four or five occupants, but that
is the case wherever you go. Some
times there is as high as fifteen in at a
time after pay day. ! have mol been
there yet but that was not my fault.
| will close hoping these few lines will
interest some of the readers OF your
paper ] remain
Yours Respectfully,
CHARLES CoCKRALL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-09
CHURCH, No lis.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH,

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Services each Lord's Day as follows
Morning service At 1890. Subject,
ga. +. Possibilities"
Bible school, 1l:45 am.
JUNIOR Christian Eudrnvor 3 p.m.
Ser ior Christian Endeavor 7:i5 pm.
Evening service M \ "'clwk Sub.
ject, THE Cars Peace n ste"
Afternoon sermon at Co ,lrs.
Excellent music each service.
Prayer meeting aud bible study on
"Wednesday evenings. "a
Ladies' AID Society Friday after.
%
Our pleasant church home and all
services are yer open to the public.
l.. A. HUssoNG, Pastor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-09
CONGREGATIONAL

CONGREGATIONAL.
Regular services next Sunday as fol.
lows:
Morning service at 1890. Subject,
1.-THE Sower."
Sunday School at11:45.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
EndeavOr at z p. m.
Evening service at 8 p. m. Subject,
"Growing in Grace"
Preaching at Dist. IA, Indian creek
at $3.50 pm.
Mid.week prayer meeting and con.
ference Wednesday evening at 8.
All cordially invited to attend these
services.
FRANK w. DEAN, Pastor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-09
MERE MENTION.

William Butcher went to Omaha Sun.
day.
jerome Wright is visiting in Omaha
this week.
Full line Of steel ranges at w. w.
Wright's hardware store.
Chas. Coleman left Sunday to take
In the exposition at Omaha.
II. +. Pond and wife and son Earl
have returned from the exposition.
VIM. Zeluff has painted his. barber
shop In snowy colors of red and blue.
&. j. Warren and wife and daughter
Nellie returned Wednesday from Lin.
coin.
Mrs. +. u. Overman arrived home
Wednesday from a visit to Oquawka,
Illinois.
Chas. Schaffnit Is the only exclusive
fire, life and accident insurance agent
lH 'nP county.
When you want good, hand made
harness at reasonable price, go to j. o.
Buffers harness shop.
Lincoln Mahard formerly an engin.
Ger running out Of here years ago is
here visiting relatives.
AL McClintock, James Anderson and
Charley Hanson are taking in the ex-
position at Omaha this week.
G. j. Pope and wife, Mrs. Linnie
StetsoD and Ralph Pope arrived home
from Colorado Springs Tuesday morn.
ing.
The Union Fire Insurance Company
Is the best mutual. Combine risks; in
installments 3 per cent. H. SMITH,
Special Agent.
The Epworth League Of the M. +.
church will give a dinner and supper
Saturday, Sept. II, in the corner store
building south Of Cooks drug store.
Rev. I. W. Edison met with quite an
accident n day this week while on
his way to Oak Creek. He was driv.
ing a colt and the animal ran the buggy
over q bridge some six or eight feet
high. Mr.. Edison was caught partially
under the buggy and was dragged for
some distance receiving some severe
bruises.
Poultry car on track every two
weeks regular from now on. Watch
this space for date and prices. Next
a Monday afternoon, Sept. 12, at b.
Il M. depot, Red Cloud, Nebr. Prices
paid in cash, hens &c per pound. spring
chickens, &c; old cocks, 81 go per doz.
ducks and geese, &c, turkeys, 5c.-H.
FIsHBAcK, Shipper.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the p%ostofice at Red Cloud, Neb.
raska, for the week ending Sept. 9th,
1893.
Cooper, Frank Green, Peter
r. G. Power Co. Rowe, Mrs. j. B.
Norwood, Pete.
These letters will be sent to the dead
letter Office Sept. 2lst, If not called for
before. When calling for above please
say advertised c. HACKER, p. M,
Sheriff Dow of Alma arrived in the |
city Tuesday morning having in charge
Charles Oleson who is charged with the
rape of a ffve.year-Old daughter of a
man by the name of Larson at that
place. The sheriff sent out description
cards Of the fellow throughout the
county and this led to his capture by
farmers who tied him up and
brought him to Alma and turned him
to the sheriff at about midnight.
He drove with his prisoner to NapOnee
and took train No. 10 for this place.
The fellow is about eighteen years old,
was cook for the Sutton Theatre Com.
pany who were here a few days ago,
and is said to have stolen a gold watch
and other articles from members of the
company. He has been in custody be-
fore and has a bad reputation. He was
taken to Alma yesterday for his prelim-
mary trial.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-09

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services next Sunday as follows.
Morning services at 1890.
Sunday School at IL AS.
Juniors meeting ut 3 pm.
Young Peoples Union meets at 2
pm.
Evening service at 8 o'clock.
General prayer meeting on Wednes.
day evening at 8 o'clock.
All cordially invited. Seats free.
ISAAC W. EDISON. Pastor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-09-09
METIIODIS1

Services next sunday rs follows:
Morning service at 1890 Subject,
"Somc Secrets Of Success.
Sunday School at II 80 AIN.
JUNIOR League at 4 pm.
Senior League At Z pm.
Evening service at =.
Prayer meeting On Wednesday even
ing AT 7330
Ladies Aid Society Friday afternoon.
Annual conference at Fairbury, Ne.
braska, September 21st.
II is desired to close up the business
of the conference year September l4th.
We ask the help and cooperation Of
all.
All are most cordially invited to at.
tend.
JAMES MARK DARBY, Pastor.
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N. C. NUCKOLLS, Bolivar, Tenn.

Mr.. Lloyd Garrett, of Pocahon-
tas, and Miss Maude Wilkinson, of
Bolivar, came over Saturday even
ing from Pocahontas to attend
church. On account of rain there
were no services. We regret that
their presence was not made known
in time to make their visit pleasant.
Services have been conducted at
the Methodist Church by Rev. n.
W. Lee during the past two weeks.
Prof. Ike Roland's new cottage
is being erected and it will be an
ideal home. Prof. Roland has
charge Of the Arvy Normal College
for the next term.
Booth Lowrey is billed for Mon
day night and we look for a large
crowd. This will make the third
time he has lectured here. He oc-
cupies a warm position in this town.
Luther Bobo passed through last
week enroute to his home at Wal
nut, Miss. Luther is a volunteer
of the first Arkansas Regiment at
Chickamauga, and is off on fur
Tough for so days. EVERGREEN.
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Middleton Matters.

Prof. L. E. Woods, of Russell.
Vile, Ala, visited our town week
before last.
Mr.. jeff Fugit, Coffeeville, Kan,
has been in our town to see one OF
our fair maidens.
Messrs. Tip Cox and Tom Badly
returned last week from the com.
mencement of the G. r. G. c., Hen
derson.
Miss Charlie Wilson returned
from Grand Junction Friday, where
she has been visiting friends.
Mrs. Josie Campbell the wife OF
J. J. Campbell died Monday morn
ing July 18th with nervous prostra
ton. She was thirty-seven year;
old. She leaves a husband and six
children to mourn their loss, beside
many relatives and friends. She
was reared in Shelby County, came
to this county when only Is years
old, and was married to J. j. Camp
bell on the Ist of January, 1880
This has been her home ever since
she was married. She was loved By
every one. Her work has been com
| mendable and spoken highly of b,
: every one that knew her. She wa
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-22
on-Resident Notice.

In Chancery Court, Hardeman Coun-
ty, Tennessee.-Louis A. Muck
oils VS.. Zerelda Nuckolls, ct ais.
No. 1913 r. D.
1t appearing from the bill, which
is sworn to, that defendant, William
G.. Nuckolls, is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee and is resident
of the State of Texas, so that ordina-
ry process of law can not be served
upon him. 1t is therefore ordered
that publication be made for four
successive weeks in THE BOLIVAR
BULLETIN, newspaper published in
the town of Bolivar, Tennessee, CON-
handing said William &. Nuckolls
to appear on or before the first Mon
day in September, 1898, and plead,
answer or demur to this bill, other
wise the same will be taken for con-
fessed as to him and set for hearing
ex parte. This July 8th, 1898.
ia. WILSON, Jr. C & M.
F.FENTREss, Sol. for complt.
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Prof. 7. T. Hardy.

The following notice, concerning
a former citizen of Bolivar, appear.
ed in the "trade edition. of the
Somerville Journal of July 18th:
Prof. T. T. Hardy, Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, Fayette
county, was born in Bolivar, Harde-
man county, on Sept. oath, 1860.
He was a son of r. S. and l. J..
Hardy. He grew up in Bolivar,
where his father was in business.
When quite young he left for David
son College, North Carolina, where
he was educated. He returned
from school when about Is years of
age, and his father, failing in bus
mess, and he being thoroughly i'm
bued with the truth, "That it is on
ly a mean and worthless spirit that
would scorn to welcome the laborer
to a position of equity and trust, !"
took up the arduous duty of provid-
ing the necessaries of life for his
loved ones.
A fewyears later he engaged in
teaching school in his native coun-
ty in which he continued for about
two years.
In 1883 he removed to Somerville
where he was principal of the male
school for year. During the year
Mr.. Hardy was married to Miss
Lizzie Day. In 1890 he was elected
Superintendent of PublicInstruction
of Fayette county, which position he
has held ever since, and has never
had any opposition to his can
didacy.
Prof. Hardy is great friend of
the public school system, and has
done much to build up these schools
in Fayette county.
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member of the Methodist Church.
Rev. r. w. Lee lead the burial
ceremony and his remarks were all
cheering to the bereaved family.
Her remains were laid to rest in the
Middleton Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Mahaffy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mahaffy, of
Bonneville, Miss, and Mr.. Tom
Reaves and wife, of Henning, Tenn,
attend the funeral of Mrs. Campbell.
Mr.. John Donaldson, wife and
children, of Bonneville, Miss, are
visiting Mr.. J. E. Jenkins. Mr..
Donaldson returned home Wednes-
day last.
Miss Lula Shearin is visiting rel
atives and friends in Pocahontas.
Mr.. John L. Hudson, of Coving-
ton, is here on a vsiit to his father
and brothers. Mr.. Hudson has a
warm lot of friends in this county.
Mr.. Will Wicker visited his par
ents near Ripley, Miss, last week.
County Sup't Albert Hudson has
been seen on our streets frequently
and is always welcome. He was
raised not many miles from here.
Mr.. William Cox and wife and
two brothers have moved out to
their saw mill plant near Mr.. Wealth
erly's in Dist. No. IL.
Mr.. Jim Shelton is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Ben White. Mr.. Shell
ton has been section boss for the
Southern Railway at Bailey Station,
but resigned because he could not
get place to board.
Mr.. John Curry and family NOV
ed to Bailey Station last week. Mr..
Curry has accepted the position OF
section boss left vacant by Mr.. Shell
ton.
Misses Lille Hunter and Burnley
Smith, of Grand Junction, are Wis
iting Mrs, Alice Wilson.
Miss Laura Hornsby, of CRANES
vile, is visiting Misses Ora and Era
Rose
MissMattieWiison, of Chalybeatt
Springs, Miss, is visiting Miss Char
lie Wilson.
DR.. Marion McNeely, of Coving
ton, is visiting his brother, Holme
McNeely.