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Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-06-10

90 accurate owing to the elevation Of
the guns. Shortly after o the firing
ceased, the warships turning in order
to permit the use Of the port batteries.
The firing then became long, rever.
berating crash of thunder and the
shells raked the Spanish batteries with
terrible effect. Fire broke out In Cata-
lima fort and silenced the Spanish
guno. The firing Of the feet continued
until 10 o'clock, when the Spanish fire
ceased entirely and Admiral Sampson
hoisted the "cease firing" signal.
Fira Was Very Destructive.
The fire of the feet was very de-
Itructive. Many Of the earthworks
were knocked to pieces, and the Els.
trella and Catalina Notifications were
so damaged that it is questionable
whether they will ever be able to re-
new any effective work during the
war.
Throughout the entire engagement
no American ship was hit and no
American was injured.
II the Spaniards stuck to their guns.
and all evidence is to the contrary.
their loss must have been heavy. .
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ROBABLY PREMATURE.
krt From Hong Kong That Maniis
Has Fallen.

brt From Hong Kong That Manila
Has Fallen.
ew YORK, June GA copyrighted
ktch from Hong Kong to The
I'D says:
report reaches here that Manila
FALLEN and is now occupied by the
fgents under Aguinaldo. The
&ppine inhabitants Of the city are
ant. The streets have been
tded all day. The American consul
fal, Mr.. Wildman, has been the
ient of hundreds Of congratula-
for the junta gives him almost as
credit for the reported capture
danila as they give to General
naldo himself, since Mr.. Wildman
been their answering champion
has advised in all their plans.
nsul Wildman does not credit the
It that Manila has been actually
pied yet. but he believes 1t will be
fe or by next Saturday.
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SAGASTA PLEADS.

tes to Convince the Chamber OF tho
Gravity Of Conditions.
ADRID, June Con account OF the
Jus news from the Philippines, the
ers of the minority parties in the
pber Of deputies met Senior Sagasta
|pg the day to consider the situa.
The premier strove to convince
) Of the gravity of exis ting circum'
ces, urging that they ought imme.
ply to adopt the budget and to de-
that the chamber should sit in
hanence. Professor 5almarion, the
bblican leader; Senior Romero y
edo, leader of the Weylerite party,
ISenor Barrio, a Carlist deputy, op.
b Senior Sagasta's suggestions.
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NNoT TRUST HIS TROOPS
US Many Natives and Volun-
teers Have Already Gone
to the Enemy.
rces Now at His Command
Are insufficient to Resist
Aguinaldo.

tApRID, June 0.-The following
imunication from Captain General
kusti, dated at Manila, June 8, has
published:
rhe situation Is very grave. Aguin.
has succeeded in stirring up the
htry and the telegraph lines and
ways are being cut. I am without
Emunication with the provinces.
province Of Cavite has completely
5lled, and the towns and villages
occupied by numerous bands.
"A Spanish column defends the
BITE line to prevent the enemy from
lding the province of Manila, but
Toe has entered through Bulacan,
Ina and Moron, so that Manila will
be attacked by land and sea. /
Striving to raise the courage Of the
bitants and will exhaust every
|ns of resistance; but /
istrust the Natives and Volunteers.
luse there have already been many
rtions. Bacor and linus have al.
y been seized by the enemy.
rhe insurrection has reached great
portions and if / cannot count upon
support of the country the forces
by disposal will not suffice to hold
ground against the enemies"
bneral Correa. minister Of war, and
lain Aunon, minister Of marine,
gone to the palace to confer with
hueen regent as to General Angus.
Communication.
is reported that the Spaniards q,
lila have already been compelled te
refuge in the fortified part of the
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KANSAS CONVENTIONS.
Republicans and Prohibitlouists Mann
State Tickets.

Republicans and Prohibitlouists Name
State Tickets.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, June 9.-The
Republican state convention nomi.
mated w. E. Stanley, q lawyer of
Wichita, for governor. w. J. Bailey
of Nemaha county was the choice Of
the convention for, congressman.at.
large, defeating ex.Congressman Rich.
ard w. Blue.
EMpoRrA, Kan, June 9.-Ex. United
States Senator William A. PETER was
nominated for COVE rnor here during
the day by the Prohibition state con.
vention. The platform adopted de.
clares for prohibition and woman suf.
fraRe.
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Haif of.the Gresham Raised.

OGDENsBURa, N. Y, June 9.-The
bow portion of the United States reve-
nue. Guitar Gresham, which sank in the
outer ST , here two weeks ago, after it
had been cut in two, and while starting
on its way to be pontooned through the
st. Lawrence canal, has been success
fully raised. The Gresham will proba-
bly, leave here in two sections about the
end of this week.
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SPANISH SHOTS WENT WILD
Batteries Replied Promptly but
Not an American Vessel
Was Damaged.
Brooklyn, Texas and Marble
head Caused Havoc at
Short Range.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Information
corfrmatory of the Associated Press
cables concerning the bombardment OF
Santiago de Cuba has reached the navy
department. 1t came in the form OF o
cablegram from Admiral Sampson and
was made public in the following bull.
letin:
"Bombarded forts 7:30 to lO q. m. to-
day (June 81. Silenced works quickly
without injury Of any kind. although
within 1000 yards"
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DEMOLISHED MANY HOUSES
Some Shells From the Fleet
Went Far Beyond the
Fortifications.
Forces at Santiago Preparing
for a Last Desperate
Resistance.

CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June CT
is reported here that great battle has
taken place at Caimanera, in the bay OF
Guantanamo. At $50 yesterday morn
ing five ships Of the American squad
ron opened heavy bombardment on
the Notifications Of the town. There
was perfect hail Of bombs in the bay
striking and demolishing many houses
beyond the Notifications.
On the Spanish side the artillery 70.
Piled vigorously, maintaining for some
time stout resistance. The fire from
the warships. however. never slack
ened for an instant. 1t was regularly
and carefully directed and great ma
iority Of the shots proved effective.
The Spaniards were forced to abandon
their position on the shore and retreat
to the town Of Caimanera proper. 1t
is supposed they fed from this position
also with the inhabitants.
Preparing for Final Resistance.
Information has reached here that
the Spanish at Caimanera ana oan'
tiago are preparing for a final desperate
struggle and are determined to resist
the assaults of the Americans to the
last extremity.
The commander Of the district issued
orders to burn Caimanera before yield
ing it into the hands Of the Americans.
The latter forced the entrance OF the
bay of Guantanamo, and, according tc
the latest advices from Caimanera II
was feared that the Americans would
make an effort to land forces there.
Measures to prevent this, il possible
have been taken by the Spaniards. The
American feet was still maintaining
its position.
Gable communication with Cuba
which has been interrupted for many
hours, was partially restored during
the afternoon, but it is still difficult
| and precarious.
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CAPTAIN PHILIP UNiNJURED.

Rumor In Circulation Entirely without
Foundation.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 9.-The
seport circulated in the United States
that Captain Philip, commander Of the
United States battleship Texas, had
been seriously injured by shell dur.
ing the bombardment Of the Santiago
fortiLcations on Monday, is absolutely
without foundation. Captain Philip
received no injury whatever.
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GREAT EXECUTION DONE.
Press Report of the Bombardment OF
Santiago.


Santiago.
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June @, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June S.-The
American feet this morning engaged
the Spanish batteries defending the
entrance Of the harbor Of Santiago de
Cuba and after q three hours bonn.
bardment silenced nearly all the forts,
destroyed several earthworks and rem.
dered the Estrella and Gave batteries,
the two principal fortifcation, useless.
The feet formed in double column
about six miles off MORO castle at z
o'clock in the morning and steamed
about 3. 600 yards to sea, the Brooklyn
leading, followed by the Marblehead.
Texas and Massachusetts, and turned
westward. The second line, the New
York leading, with the New Orleans,
Yankee, Iowa and Oregon turned east.
ward.
The Iowa Opens the Game.
The line headed by the New York
attacked the new earthworks near
MORO castle. The Brooklyn column
took up station opposite Estrella and
Catalina and the new earthworks along
the shore. Suddenly the Iowa fired q
l2.inch shell, which struck the base OF
Estrella battery and tore up the works.
Instantly firing began from both Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS and Commodore
Schley's columns and torrent Of shells
from the ships fell upon the Spanish
| works.
The Spaniards replied promptly, but
their artillery work was Of very poor
quality and most of their shots went
wide. Smoke settled around the ships
in dense clouds, rendering accurate
aiming difficult. There was no
maneuvering of the feet. the ships re.
naming at their original stations and
firing steadily.
| Ordered to Spare MORO Castle.
Previous to the bombardment orders
were issued to prevent firing on Moro
castle as the American admiral had
been informed that Lieutenant Hobson
and the other prisoners OF the Merrl.
mao are confined there. In spite OF
this, however. several stray shots dam
.ged MORO castle somewhat.
Commodore Schley's line moved
closer in shore, firing at shorter range,
The Brooklyn and Texas caused wild
havoc among the Spanish shore bat
teries, quickly silencing them. While
the larger ships were engaging the
heavy batteries the Suwanee and the
Vixen closed with the small inshort
battery opposite them raining rapid fire
shots upon it and quickly placing th'
battery out of the fight.
| The Brooklyn closed to 300 yards ant
then the destruction caused by her gun
and those Of the Marblehead and Texa
was really awful.
Estrella Battery silenced.
In few minutes the woodwork o
Estrella fortification was in flames AM
the battery was silenced, firing n
more during the engagement. East
ward the New York and New Orlean
silenced the Cave battery In quick OF
der and then shelled the earthwork
N
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cruisinr In Gibraltar Straits.

GIBRALTAR, June 9.--The Spanish
battleship Pelayo and three torpedo
boats are constantly cruising in the
straits of Gibraltar. The Italian ar.
mored cruiser Carlo Alberto has sailed
for Cuban waters.
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me Bu,lt Much Railway.

MILWAUKEE, June 9.--Stephen n.
Harrison, for many years one of the
leading contractors in the West. is dead
at his residence in this city. He was
50 years old. He built over 1000 miles
Of road for the Chicago, Milwaukee q
St. Paul line, and much of the mileage
af the Wisconsin Central
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The wife Will Recover.

ABERDEEN, s. d., June ga spe.
ciel from Gettysburg, S. D., says N. O.
Bogard of Sully county overlook his
wife at Lebanon, s. d. He shot
her and then shot and killed him.
self. The tragedy occurred on the
train which Mrs. Bogard had boarded
to return to her home in Texas. She
will recover.
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Forty.ninth Iowa May Join Dewey.

DEs MONIES, June Git is expected
at Camp Mckinley that the Forty.
ninth regiment is to follow the Fifty.
first toward Manila. Colonel Dows
has not received any official inst-uc.
tions to this effect, but the agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail.
road here says he has received in.
structions that his road is to take half
of the regiment to Omaha on its way
to San Francisco.
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Supposed to Be o Spy.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 9.-George Ed.
ward Vanderbilt, supposed to be a spy
and giving his address as 25l Four.
teenth street, New York, was brought
to Fort Mcpherson late in the night
under guard. He was arrested at
Tampa Monday.
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Howitsers for the ! hilippInes.

In FRANCISCO, June 8. General
ritt's latest order for the campaign
|he Philippines is that o battery OF
|nountain howitzers shall be taken
he next expedition to Manila. TO
b the guns, carriages and ammuni.
in the Philippines, q pack train OF
es will be required. 1t Is under
b that Lieutenant Carson, Fourth
ted States Cavalry, will be in COM
ID Of the battery.
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Judge GrinneIl Dead.

CHICAGO. June 9.-Judge julius F.
Grinnell dropped dead at the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank. Judge Grin.
nell was famous for the record he made
as fearless public servant. particularly
as states attorney during the prosecu-
ton Of the Haymarket anarchists.
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Oueen Rerent In IN Health.

LONDON, June 9.-The Madrid cor.
respondent of The Daily News says:
The queen regent is said to be in i'll
health. She hardly ever appears in
public, though she drives daily in the
wilderness behind the palace.
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The Reina Mercedes was a steel cruiser
built at Carthagena in 1887. She was over
5000 tons displacement, 27S feet 10 inches
long, AZ feet z inches broad and drew 16
feet 5 inches of water She had 100 in
dicated horse power when completed, was
driven by one propeller and carried crew
of about $40 men. Her engines, recently,
had been useless owing to her boilers CIV
ing out.
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VIII Sail Next wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO. June Cit Is semi.
officially announced that the transports
Zealandia, Colon and China, convey.
ing the second Manila expedition, will
sail next Wednesday.
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MERCEDES WAS SUNK.

Spanish Reports Admit the Loss OF
Cruiser at Santiago.
MADRID, June y. - A semi.officlal
note published here purports to give an
account Of the bombardment OF Santi.
ago de Cuba by the American feet on
Monday last and admits that the Span
ish cruiser Reina Mercedes was sunk.
Thirty.four Of her crew were killed.
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Vita-Ore on sale at City drug store.
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Estreiia Battery silenced.

In few minutes the woodwork OF
Estrella fertilization was in flames and
the battery was silenced, firing no
more during the engagement. East
ward the New York and New Orleans
silenced the Cave battery In quick or
der and then shelled the earthworks
Liaher up. Later the practice was not
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THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
The Contractors Begin the Bubble Stone
Work.

The Contractors Begin the Bubble stone
Work.
Dolan & Hamill. the contractors who
have the contract for the new court
house, have begun the work Of laying
the foundation for the sub-basement.
The excavation has been completed. and
the rubble stone work is now in prog
ress. The contractors have opened up a
quarry of their own in Sheep gulch
from which the rubble stone is taken.
This method is both cheaper and more
convenient than freighting the rock
from a distance, as II Is only "A COM
paratively short distance from the site
of the new county home 10 the place
where the quarry is located, and the
contractors have their choice at hand of
the stone, respecting both size and
quantity.
The work on the new court house will
he pushed with vigor and II is believed
that before the SHOWS or winter begin
the primary work will have been gotten
well along. The present fine spell of
eathe is of great advantage to the
builders. as they are interrupted by
nothing, and If II continues favorable
the court house will begin TO have well
define outlines by fall. The contractors
have until Nov. l, 1899. TO complete the
building, and they expect to have II fin
ished at least two or possibly three
months before that time.
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lar remittances in order that they
should not return.
One ease of this kind was that of an
Englishman who had served seven or
eight terms of imprisonment in various
English prisons. His relatives sent him
money while in prison through the
chaplain, on condition that he should
go to the United States. He landed in
New York on January %, 1892, and on
February 4, a little more tina a week
after setting foot on American soil, he
was arrested.
DR.. Allison also loaned me an annual
report of the state board of charities,
which showed that during the year end
ing September 80. 1886, there were re-
moved from the poorhouses, aims
houses, hospitals and other institutions
of this state no less than 229 disabled,
chronic alien paupers, who were re-
turned to their homes in different coun-
tries of Europe.
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Spanish Proverbs About Women.

Spaniards nave a weakness for prov
cribs. Among these are some about wo-
men that do not show a very high esti-
nation of the sex and most of which
would not apply to American women,
whether or not they may be true of the
land of the cAstinets. Some of the best
known are:
Choose neither a wife nor linen by
candle light.
Women n weather are not to be
trusted.
He who has a handsome wife or a
castle on the frontier is never without
fear.
A may be loyal to love, but
never to lovers.
Woman is a curious creature with
long hair and short ideas.
A girls hair draws more than a ships
cable.
Woman is a guitar. the sweetness of
whose ton depends upon the player.
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DR.. lifts
A Brief Review of His Work In Montsna's
O. Early DAYS.

The Coronation" was sung by the
audience, led by Mr.. Van Orsdell, after
which Mr.. Craven. not without a sug-
gestion of humor. introduced DIR. T. c.
1liff. superintendent of missions in
Utah. DIR. Iliff attends the Montana
conference because he rightly feels that
he is one of the adamant pillars of the
church in his state. He's at home here.
Mr.. Craven said that II the doctor were
not SO we'll known here. he may be mis-
taken for a Mormon bishop. since he
came from Salt Lake and resembles
very much the true type of a Brigham.
DIR. Tiff said in part:
I'm March. 1871. | was appointed by
Bisaop Clark a missionary to Montana.
Before leaving Ohio. my native state.
! did the wisest thing OF my life. |
took To myself one of the best girls ever
given TO any one, not excepting Broth
er Van Orsdells wife. prolonged
laughter.1 At that time no railroad
bridge spanned the Missouri river n
there was no railroad across the CONT
nent. Since then the great territories of
M,atana. Colorado. Washington. ID
no. i'tah n ;E. Dakotas ave been
C~rganized into states of the Cni,n.
After travelling 1900 miles by rail
We landed at Corinne and from there
we travelled for four days and five
rights in a Concord stage. q distance
of about 500 miles. n completed our
wedding trip, for We wen from tn"
church after our wedding direct to the
railroad station and turned our faces
westward. We found few preachers in
Montana rs years ago. There We're two
regular preachers in Helena. Rev. Mr.
Layton, long since dead. and Rev. Mi.
Van Anda. now of the California con-
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Cut in Passenger Rates To Seattle and
North Pacinc Coast via H.. A. a r. nv.

and connections
Effective at once, passenger rates.
Anaconda to Seattle and north Pacific
coast points, are reduced TO $500 hrst-
class. $40 90 s~scoEd-clsss.
Call on ticket agent at B., A
railway. passenger station. at Ana
cbnda, for further Information
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single Flowers I'm Decoration.

Flowers trailing singly over the cloth IL
one form of decoration in more or less
use at special functions. Hostesses find
frequently. however, that the roses and
other blossoms do not last through a long
meal. and everyone knows that trailing
faded flowers are not IN attractive sight.
To obviate this a florist says that If a bit
of moss is dipped in water and then
shaken nearly free of il the cut end of
the rose may be wrapped i'm this and tied
on with a bit of sewing silk, and this Will
keep the flowers fresh. II is easy to con-
ceal such treatment by bending a leaf
over the end.
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Tomato salad.

In preparing tomatoes for cups i'm which
TO serve the various mixtures that are
prepared as tomato salad. the skin should
be removed. II firm. round tomatoes are
selected this is not "A difficult matter to
accomplish with "a sharp knife. IL they
must be parboiled IL should be done some
hours before they will be used, i'm order
that they may become thoroughly chilled
again.
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NagrancN.

Tom johnson was before Judge Ken
nedy yesterday charged with ~vagrancy.
Johnson is "A nottingham. but lost all
his money drinking. He promised to go
to work If given an opportunity and the
court granted him six hours in which to
leave town. Ed Street is a vag of "A
different stripe. and he was sent up
for so DAYS.
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Became Oyerheated.

George Novosel. an Austrian. died
yesterday morning. He was an employee
of the shelters and had been laying off
for "a number of days. Upon going back
to work on Tuesday he became over
heated. which resulted in his death yes
terday morning. He was unmarried.
and had a, brother who lives in this
city. He was a member of the SITS. Peter
and Paul society. under whose auspices
the funeral will be held.
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self Valuation.

From the Washington Star.
'It must take . great deal Of sgotism To
make men talk about themselves as they
do remarked Miss Cayenne.
Sometimes II is a sort of modesty.' re-
piled Willie Washington. "Thcr realize
the danger of being overlooked unless
they make a great deal Of noise"
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WAKE FOREST TO-DAY
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL LEAVE THIS MORN
ING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
President Andrews, Of Brown University, viii
Speak at Eleven O'clock Judge Mont
gomery BefOre the Law Class.

Wake Forest, \. c., May 24.--(Spe-
cial.)-Justice Montgomery delivered an
address before the law class at Wake
Forest last night.
Wednesday promises to be a big day
in the history Of Wake Forest. College,
The orator, President Andrews, OF
Brown University, arrives tonight, and
will speak at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning. He is one of the first men in
Americaa scholar, patriot, a brave
and determined man. Wake Forest has
habit of bringing men of his character
and standing to speak in North Carolina.
The baccalaurcate sermon will be
preached Wednesday night by Rev. w
X. Smith, ID. ID. Of Richmond, Va, one
of the first preachers Of the South.
ne exercises of commencement day
will begin promptly Mt 1880 o'clock
Thursday morning. The orators select
cd for the occasion are Messrs. &. NJ.
Beavers, c. s. Burgess. A. c. Cree. II.
NJ. Evans, j. Hamilton. S. j. Honeycutt,
l.. Y. Johnson, and j. ID. Iarkins.