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WOOD NOT GOVERNOR.
Assumed Command Because Gen
MckibDen Was Ill.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-It is said
at the War Department that General
Leon Wood is not Governor of Santi
ago, as has been enormously reported,
and in fact there is no such officer
as Governor General, or even Military
Governor 1t is explained that the
status is as follows:
General McKibben, as senior officer
of the detail of the American troops
in Santiago proper, was the command
ing officer. He fell Ill, and, as Cen
eral Wood was the second in rank, by
virtue of that fact he assumed COM
mand of all the American troops in
Santiago City, not very numerous. ac-
cording to Skaters report The gar
rison has been kept double from
desire to minimize the number of men
exposed to contagiOn. 1t happened,
fortunately for Santiago, that General
Wood is a most competent medical of
ficer and he is above all of the officers
with Shafter best qualified to relieve
the city from the unhealthful condi-
tions that are said to exist there, and
to put it in good sanitary order. 1t
is said to be surprising how much can
be accomplished by an army officer
acting with full powers in this direc-
ton. The medical officers here recall
the fact that during the Civil War by
the adoption of rigid sanitary precau-
tions and insistence upon keeping the
CITY clean, General Butler while in
command of the Federal forces at New
Orleans. managed to exclude yellow
fever absolutely from that place, while
the other Gulf ports suffered severely.
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RAISING THE COLON.
A More Effective Scheme May be
Formulated for Floating Her.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Lieutenant
Hobson's visit is expected to bring
about an enlargement of the plans for
saving the wrecked Spanish cruiser
Cristobal Colon and some of the other
stranded ships Of Cervera's squadron.
The department had already acted on
the recommendations of Admiral
Sampson, but these, coming by mail
and telegraph, We're necessarily limited,
while the complete information
brought by Lieutenant Hobson, based
on personal observations and on ex
pert knowledge of conditions, enabled
the department to get a much more
thorough idea of the scope of this
wrecking project and the possibilities
Of saving the ships. The Colon is lying
on a terraced beach, only about one
half of her hull being on shore, while
the other half is overhanging in deep
water 1t has been found that a por-
ton of the ship on shore can be raised
without much difficulty, but the over
hanging creates a problem, as it causes
a balance or leverage which interferes
with the work on that part of the hull
ashore. To meet this it is now pro-
posed to adopt an engineering scheme,
on considerably broader lines than the
usual wrecking devices. 1t will en-
brace a system of air bags and pom
toons floated underneath the overhang
and gradually buoying it upward until
the strain on the shore end of the
hull is relieved. In this way it is
hoped that the work can proceed on
the overhang and on shore simultane-
ously, and that the big steel hull thus
can be brought to an even keel and
fioated
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case it is deemed necessary for the
health of the soldiers to remove them.
The State Department to-day COM
pleted the engrossment of the joint res
olution adopted by Congress extending
the thanks of that branch of the Gov
ernment to Admiral Dewey for his no.
table achievements in the Philippines.
These were transmitted to the Navy
Department, which will forward them
TO the Admiral along with the degree of
LII. d. conferred upon him by the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Important advices from the front and
of the departure of the troops for Porto
Rico reached the War Department at a
late hour tonight. There We're two dis
patches from General Shafter. One an
nounced the practical acquiescence in
the Santiago surrender of the three re
manning garrisons in that district,
Guantanamo. Sagua and Baracoa. Sun
day or Monday officers jointly sent by
the American and Spanish command
ers, the former to give assurance Of
General ToraPs formal surrender, will
start out to receive the surrender of
these points. The other dispatch from
General Shafter told Of the death of
three men of yellow fever to-day and
the same number day before yesterday
and announced also that there We're
l, 800 soldiers sick with fever, of whom
100 have yellow fever. Precautions
have been taken by the authorities at
Santiago to check the epidemic and a
general shifting of the troops took
place to-day, to get them away from
the infected section.
Official announcement also came of
the departure of five transports from
Port Tampa for Porto Rico. A second
installment Of this portion Of the expe-
dition will leave tomorrow morning
and Overtake these transports on the
high seas. This expedition is under
the command of General SchWan and
comprises 13 officers and 2,S23 en-
listed men. They will probably reach
the point of debarkation, joining the
other portions of the Porto Rican eX-
peditionary force next Friday, possibly
Thursday. Sailing a possible nine knots
an hour, it is expected they will cover
the 200 miles distance in six days at
least.
The War Department authorities say
the yellow fever situation among the
troops, as shown by to-night's dispatch,
is less serious than they had expected.
With twenty-seven thousand men be
fore santiago, the officials say that all
conditions considered all the victims
and all the sick is less than might have
been expected. Adjutant General Cor
bin said tonight that the men We're
largely affected by exhaustion and
exposure.
There is not" he said, zone regi-
ment that is not infected and for that
reason none of the men from that COM
mand at Santiago will be taken on the
Porto Rican expedition
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WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
Surgeon General Sternberg and the
Charges Anent the Seneca.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Surgeon
General Sternberg of the army has re-
quested through the Adjutant Gener-
ais office that an investigation be made
Of the charges that the transport SEN
eca, which brought sick and wounded
from Skaters army at Santiago TO
New York, left the former place with
an inadequacy of medical supplies and
was otherwise unfit for the work as
signed to her.
From letters which have been re-
ceiVed by General Sternberg it was
learned specially unfavorable weather
conditions prevailed and the surf was
running high when the ship was being
loaded with her human freight, though
why a sufficient amount of medical
supplies was not put aboard the yes
sci is not explained There was plenty
of quinine and also plenty of morphine
available with the medical corps, but
it appears that not enough of the latter
drug was aboard the vessel for all pur-
poses necessary, and on this account
some Of the complaints have arisen.
The Seneca was not designed for 4
hospital ship and consequently there
may have been some lack of necessary
facilities for caring for the sick and
wounded.
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GENERAL BROOKE LEAVES.
Men at Camp Thomas Instructed in
Giving Aid to the Wounded.

CHICKAMAUGA MILITARY PARK.
July 23.-General Brooke and staff left
this afternoon on a special train for
Newport News whence they go to
Porto Rico. The departure of General
Brooke leaves Major General Wade in
command of Camp Thomas.
AT an early hour to-day the reserve
hospital corps, reserve ambulance
corps, the signal corps, troop H of the
Sixth Il. S. Cavalry and Company +,
Eighth o. S. Infantry, left on special
trains for Newport News. Tomorrow
morning four light batteries of artillery,
A of Illinois, r of Pennsylvania, A of
Missouri and the Twenty seventh Indi-
ana will cave for Newport News. The
whole of the First Corps, with the eX-
ception of the two brigadeS of the First
Division which are now en- route, leaves
next week for Porto Rico. The regi-
ments are the Fifth Illinois, Third
Wisconsin, First Kentucky, Sixteenth
Pennsylvania Second Wisconsin, Third
Kentucky, Thirty-first Michigan, One
Hundredth and Sixtieth Indiana, First
Georgia. Sixth Ohio, One Hundred and
Fifty-eighth Indiana, First West Vir-
ginia, Second Ohio. First Pennsylvania
Minnesota, First South Carolina, Fifth
Pennsylvania, Eighth Massachusetts,
Twenty-first Kansas. Twelfth New
York, Ninth Pennsylvania, Second Mis-
souri, and First New Hampshire.
1t is announced here that immedi-
ately after the several corps have left
Chickamauga Park, the organization of
the Sixth Corps, to be commanded by
To, will
be begun and completed The corps
will consist of twenty-seven regiments
from the second call for volunteers.
numbering in all $4,000. 1t is stated
that there will be an official examina-
tion of all the wells and springs at the
Park not heretofore analyzed, so that
if there are any wells not wholesome
(and it is not believed there are) steps
will be taken at once to fill them up and
have them abandoned.
The medical officers at Camp Thomas
are unusually busy now. Orders have
been issued from corps headquarters,
directing that the medical officers give
the men thorough course of instruc
ton in administering to the wounded in
battle. They will be instructed first in
aid to the wounded and the application
ulSulCdl DdludS6S. Ills WOIk lido
been practiced more or less over the
camp, but an order has been issued di-
recting that at least four lessons a
week be given. Each man on leaving
for the front is provided with a full
medical case, First aid to- the wound"
1t consists of bandages and medical ap-
rliances such as are to be used in stop
ping the flow of blood from a bullet
wound, etc. In the First Corps are
number of men who are not physically
able to endure the hardships of war.
These men are to be discharged at once.
An examining board from each of the
division hospitals will be appointed to
examine and inquire into the health
of the men.
This work will not delay the depart
ure of the corps, as it is so divided up
that it can be done rapidly as we'll as
thoroughly.
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Spaniards scuttled her before abaa-
doning the vessels. Divers were sent
down and quite a curious collection Of
relics was found. One was the ships
motto, BE brave and We will go home
to SPAIN
They also brought UP gunsights. sig
nal flags and hundred other memen-
toes of the engagement which We're
distributed among the officers and
men of the victorious ships. Four or
five cats, still alive, were clinging to
the wreckage and one dog, which had
been chained to the deck, was drowned
That part of the rigging which pro-
truded from the water swarmed with
rats who attempted to renew the bat
tie with the Americans, but We're driven
into the sea.
The harbor was found to we'll mined
and two of the mines exploded. one
about 100 yards off the Topeka's bows
and the other 200 yards from her port
quarters. AS the ships came out they
saw a contact mine floating on the sur
face of the water. The engagement
was hardly over when the torpedo boat
Dupont came along with dispatches
from Admiral Sampson for Commo-
dore Remey and the Topeka was sent
with them to Key West arriving this
morning. She had borne the brunt of
the fight and bore herself nobly Her
Captain is William S. Cowles, a broth
er-in-law of Colonel Theodore Roose-
velt
The Jorge Juan was a three-masted.
one funnel ship of 900 tons, and 1,l00
horsepower. She was 800 feet long
80 feet wide and II feet draft. She
carried a crew of JAG men and had 1870
tons of coal. Her battery was heavier
than the Topeka's, being the best of the
four attacking ships, consisting of three
Al Hontorias, two 1.S Krupp guns and
two machine guns.
Nipe harbor is twenty miles long and
ten miles wide. 1t is surrounded by
mountains and is admirably suited as
base of an army campaign.
The Topeka on her way into this port
passed the Terror, Puritan and Mont
gomery, heading for Nipe
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GARCIA'S LETTER.
It Has Not Yet Been Received at
the War Department

WASHINGTON, July 23.-It is stated
positively at the War Department that
the letter which General Garcia is rep
resented to have addressed to General
Shafter, announcing his withdrawal
from further cooperation with the
American troops, has not yet reached
the War Department. The officials are
inclined to believe that il the letter
really exists, and of that they have lit
tie doubt, it will reach Washington only
through the mails from Santiago. So
far no mail report of any character has
come from General Shafter since his
landing in Cuba. to the great disap-
pointment of the officials who are look
ing anxiously for detailed accounts Of
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EAST OF CAPE HAYTIEN.
Sunday May be the Day for Miles
To Commence at Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON July 23-General
Miles is now east of Cape Haytien, and
having passed Mole ST. Nicolaus be-
yond the reach of cable stations for a
dav or two it is assumed by the War
Department that all is we'll with him
and that his flagship, the Yale, with the
remainder of the fleet, will cast an
chor tomorrow morning in Porto Ri
can waters at the point selected.
Thus it may again happen, that Sun
day which has heretofore been SO lucky
a day for American military and naval
operations during this war, will be
further distinguished as a day upon
which the Porto Rican campaign will
be initiated. The navy is now actively
cooperating with the army in making
fConr,nro0 on Eleventh
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Making Preparations at San Juan.

ST. THOMAS Cd. w. ID, July %
The Spaniards at San Juan de Porto
Rico are making extensive preparations
to resist an anticipated attack on the
part of the United States warships,
which are underst TODD to be conveying
the army of invasion commanded by
General Miles. There were no signs
this morning of the American war
ships or Transports but news of them
is expected shortly
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BRITISH STEAMER TAKEN.
Captured by the Hawk While Com
ing Out From Sagua La Grande.

KEY WEST, July 23.-The British
steamer Regulas, of about LOO tons,
was captured by the United States aux
iliary gunboat Hawk. nineteen miles
from Sagua La Grande, Province Of
Santa Clara, last night, and was
brought in here to-day.
She had landed a cargo at Sagua La
Grande, and was coming out when
taken. The Hawk hailed her by mega
phone and told her she was a prisoner
for running the blockade. No protests
were made to this, and Ensign Scho-
field was put on board with a prize
crew.
The Regulas was from ST. Johns, n
r
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Written by a Newspaper Corre-
spOndent.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 23.-It
now turns out that the letter alleged
10 nave been addressed by General Gar
cla to General Shafter complaining of
the treatment accorded to the Cubans
and advising General Shafter of Gen
eral Garcia's resignation, was prepared
by newspaper correspondent named
Arms. who has been acting on the staff
OF General Castillo. 1t is not clear that
General Garcia ever saw the letter
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GARCIA's ALLEGED LETTER.

Americans do not annihilate their
Spanish prisoners of war.
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ORDERS OF CENSORS.
Printing of the Declarations OF
Officials Prohibited.

NEW YORK, July 23-A dispatch to
the World" from Madrid says:
The Government has ordered the CEN
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22
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counter between the cattle and
sheep men in the southern part OF
county. j. S. Romine, of this city,
has herd OF several thousand
head of sheep in the range near
Wanatha, and an organized effort
was made by the farmers and cattle
overs to drive the sheep out of the
country. A mounted troop of
about fifty men armed with winches-
tiers captured the flock and after
threatening the shepherds with hang
ing, scattered the sheep and order
ed the men to leave the country.
The farmers are enraged because
the sheep ruin the grazing lands
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Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident OF which Mr.. John
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THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
DEPARTMENT. OF INSURANCE.

COMPANY SCETlFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Whereas, The Fidelity and Casualty Com
pany a corporation organized under the laws
of the state of New York has FLED in this office
II sworn statement exhibiting its condition and
business for the yearending December 81, 1897,
conformable to the requirements of the laws Of
this State regulating the business of insurance;
and
Whereas, The said Company has FLED in this
Office duly certified copy of it's charter, with
certificate of organization, III compliance with
the requirements OF the insurance law Afore-
said;
Now, therefore, l. l.. G. Campbell, commits
sOntr of Insurance OF the state of South DaKO-
ta pursuant to the provisions Of SAID laws do
hereby certify that the above named company
is fully empowered through it's authorized
agents to transact Its appropriate business Of
fidelity aud casualty insurance in this State,
according TO laws thereof until the 3 st, day OF
December, A. D. 1898.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and seal ut Pierre this 2Sth day Of
March, A. d. 1893. l.. G. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Insurance.
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Notice to Creditors.

In the Matter of the Estate of Owen
Mclaughlin, Deceased
All persons having claims against
said Owen Mclaughlin, deceased, are
required to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, to the undersign-
ed administrator Of said estate at tho
law office of Wood & Buell. in the city
OF Rapid City. coudty OF Pennington,
state of South Dakota, and that four
months have been limited as the time
for credit tors to present their claims
against said estate.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 1898.
Mike McLaue him,
Administrator.
First publication March 4.
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Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT RAPID CITY, S. d.,
March Goth, 1905.

LAND OFFICE AT RAPID CITY, S. d.,
March goth, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof IN support OF his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
register CT receiver at Rapid CITY, S. d., on
May 9th, sos, viz:
ALVIRA FUHRMANN, widow of Charles
II. Fuhrmann, deceased,
Homestead entry No. 1872 for the east
hall Of the northwest quarter and the west
hal. CT the northeast quarter section %,
township moth Of range 7 E B II NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cutivati on
of said land, viz: G.. H NATION of Rapid
City, S. d., H. Gettis of Rapid City, S. D.,
Frank Lockwood of Rapid City, s d., and
John Getschel Of Rapid Citv, S. D.
A. X. GARDNER, Pegster.
First publication April I.
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Notice to Owner Before Tax Deed

Notice to Owner Before Tax De ed
Shall Issue.
To 0. a Burrows and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that on the
4th day of Novem Der. 1895. the follow.
ing piece or parcel of real estate taxed
in the name Of O. A. Burrows and stu
ated in the county Of Pennington and
state Of South Dakota as follows: The
southwest quarter. Section %. town
ship 2 North range s east. 100 acres
was sold for taxes due
and delinquent for the year 1894 bv the
treasurer Of said county to PENNINGTON
county, and was by said purchaser duly
assigned to Frank Hensen who is now
the lawful holder of the certificate
of purchase: that said taxes due and
delinquent on snld 4th day of Novem-
Der, 1895. was $24.64, with interest and
penalty $l.73, making total of s26. 81:
that the penalty and interest on same
at the date of service of this notice is
S7.l5, making total amount necessary
to redeem 1882, together with such
interest as may accrue after this date
and the cost of service Of this notice:
that this sum must be paid and that
the right of redemption will expire
and deed to said land be issued within
sixty days from the completed service
Of this notice.
Dated at Rapid City, S. D.. this 7th
day of April, 1898.
FRANK HENSEN
First publication April Is.
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Notice to Owner Before Tax Deed
Shall Issue.
To David r. ThomnsOn tn all whom T.

Notice to Owner Before Tax Deed
Shall Issue.
To David H. Thompson to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that on the
4th day of November, 1895, the follow
ing piece or parcel Of real estate taxed
in the name of David H. Thompson,
and situated in the county of Penning-
ton and state Of South Dakota as fol-
lows: East half of southwest quarter
80 acres west half of the southeast quar-
ter, so acres, Section 10. township 2 N.
range 10 east b. H. NJ. was sold for
taxes due and delinquent for the year
1894 by the treasurer of said county to
Pennington county, and was by said
purchaser duly assigned to Frank c.
Thompson, who is now the lawful
holder of the certificate of purchase;
that said taxes due and delinquent on
said 4th day of November, 1895, was
S24. II, with interest and penalty Sl.7I,
! making a total Of S25. 50: that the pen
atty and interest on same at the date OF
service of this notice is 5000, making
total amount necessary to redeem
1922, together with such interest as
may accrue after this date and the cost
of service of this notice; that this sum
must be paid and that the right of re-
demption will expire and deed to said
land be issued within sixty days from
the completed service of this notice.
Dated at Rapid City, S. d., this 9th
| day of April, 1898.
FRANK c.. THOMPSON.
First publication April l5ln.
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State OF New York,

Suite Of New \ OK,
County Of New York. So.
George + Seward. president and Robert j.
llnlas secretary OF the Fidelity and Casualty
Company OF New York being duly w ,rn, de-
pose and say that the foregoing is a m true
and correct statement OF the affairs of said
Company: that thi said Insurance Company is
the bona ide owner of at least ONE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS of actual ctsh
capital, invested in the State and United States
Stocks and Bonds, or in l'ondS aud M ortgages
OF real estate unincumbered, ANA worth double
the amount for winch the same is mortgaged
aud they are ii e above described officers OF
sad Insurance Company.
GEORGE +. SEWARD, President
ROBERT J HILLAs, Secretary.
Subrcibed and sworn to before me- this | tn,
day of April 1898. T. A. RABENER
[sEALl Notary Public New York Connty, n y.