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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16

I ate resistance. Some guns from Ger.
Vera's ships may be removed 20 the
foc.s, The insurgents, 5000 5tr1ng
have taken position on a mountain
to tie westward. Two thousand in
surgents of this gathering are unarmed
General Gomez, now $50 miles inland
is making his way toward the coast.
sampson is actively cooperating with
the insurgents. Yesterday General
Miniet, of the insurgent forces. and
staff went On board the New York for
a long consultation. The naval Of
hcers have been doing splendid and
daring work in carrying communica-
tons to the insurgents, landing
arms and making trips ashore for the
purpose of gaining information. Upon
the gunboats Suwanee and Vixau this
work has chiefly devolved. Lieut..
sharp, Of the Vixen, and Lieut.. Com
mander Delehanty, of the suwanee.
have been daily entrusted with i'm
portant missions and have carried
them out successfully. The vixen's
work has been chiefly confined to car
rylng messages to and fro. but the
suWanee has been occupied in a more
serious task. This little gunboat
LANDED 100000 rounds of
small arms ammunition, 800
Springfield rifles, 100 carbines, 1000
machetes, with equipments and pro-
Visions. These were handed over
yesterday wednesday, about fifteen
miles west Of Santiago, to some 800
insurgents who came down to the
peach, the main body remaining in
the mountains. The insurgents re-
ported that irregular engagements
between their forces and the Spanish
cavalry were of daily occurrence.
To a correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press on the dispatch boat Wan
da, Ensign Gilhin said: Il found the
Insurgents a rough looking and mixed
lot Of boys and old men, rugged out
any way, carrying arms of all sorts
and all anxious to borrow everything
had, from my blouse to my revolver.
Four Spanish soldiers in uniform,
carrying rifles, marched into camp
while I was there and said they want
ed to join the insurgents. They were
enrolled, but a close watch was kept
on them, as they belonged to the civil
guard. A Cuban officer told me that
such additions were not infrequent.
The Spaniards had Mauser rifles,
which were in fairly good condition."
Conservative authorities believe
that the United States troops will
have to carry out their plan of cam
paign without placing much reliance
upon the insurgents. Several plucky
young officers like Ensign Gilhin,
have made trips ashore and taken
Observations Of tbs interior harbor
and Notifications, locating the exact
position of Cervera's four ships.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
HOW JUSTICE IS DEFEATED .

If man must be so supremely I'M
wise as to seek redress in the courts
he should at least take careful stock
of his store Of patience before insti-
tuting proceedings. Judicial records
are simply weighed down with cases
in which death has outstripped equity.
1t is particularly notorious how in
finite may be the delays in criminal
actions where the defendants possess
the means for the employment of
counsel ingenious enough to win vic
tories by procrastination and tech
nicality if by no more legitimate
means.
But great as is the evil in this
branch of judicature, it is even greater
in civil procedure. The case of Laid
law against Russell Sage, now in the
court of appeals Of the state of New
York, is a good illustration of bad
matter 1t has dragged it's slow length
along for such a time as to amount
practically to a denial of justice to
some one, for justice to be complete
must be speedy and without delay.
The case is famous. On the 4th OF
December, 1891, more than six years
ago, a bomb was exploded in the Of
fee Of Russell Sage, New York mil
lionaire, by a demented man named
Norcross. William r. Laidlaw, a
clerk, happened to be in the Office at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16

so that it can be trained either to port
or starboard. The air reservoirs of
the gun are in the lower hold, on the
starboard side, directly under the
gun, and central air pipe leads up
through the foundations on which the
carriage of the gun rests. Shields
protect the weapon and the men who
serve it.
On the way to Brazil the crew prac-
ticed with it, using dummy proiec-
tiles, and its accuracy was found re-
markable. The gun was so new, how
ever, that the men were almost as
much afraid of it as the enemy was
expected to be, and there was consid-
cradle relief on board when it was
found on arrival in Brazil that there
would be no need for firing it with
real dynamite, as the revolution was
over. Since then the successful in
stallation of two batteries of these
guns in United States forts has made
artillerists more confident, and much
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
CRUELTY SLAUGHTERED.
Shocking Developments in Wisconsin's
Murder Case.

Berlin, Wis, June 11.-August
Nimpke, charged with wife murder,
waived examination and was taken to
the county jail at hartford. The
coroner's jury held an inquest over
the body Of Mrs. Nimpke, Drs. Dod-
son and Willis having made a. post
mortem examination. The testimony
was to the effect that there had been
two shots fired from a gun, which
had penetrated the body and that two
sashes or deep cuts had been made
by some sharp instrument, which was
probably the cause of the death. The
verdict Of the jury was that she came
to her death by gunshot wounds, and
a cut in the abdomen by some sharp
instrument in the hands of August
Nimpke. Mrs. Nimpke had eleven
children, the oldest of whom is mar
ried.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16

OF Guantanamo CuDd, via Port
Anantonia, Jamaica, June 12.-The
invasion of Cuba by American forces
began Saturday. Six hundred ma
rines pitched their tents about the
smoking ruins of the outer fortifica-
tions of Guantanamo and the stars
and stripes for the first time float
on a Spanish flagstaff in Cuba. To
Captain Clark and the battleship Ore
gon belong the honor Of accomplish
ing the first successful landing OF
the war.
Forty marines from the battleship
went ashore Saturday morning and
occupied the left entrance of the bay
until the troopship Panther arrived
with 900 marines. These under COM
mand of Lieutenant Colonel W. r.
Huntington arrived at o'clock and
within a half hour they had burned
the buildings of the Spanish camp,
set fire to the miserable little village
which crouched on the beach under
the hill top of Guantanamo. The
whole operation of silencing the guns
and landing the forces was as easy as
placing a Sunday school picnic. The
Marblehead, backed by the Vixen and
Dolphin, opened fire on the earth
works Friday. The shores to the
right Of the entrance were lined with
guns and rife pits, but the Spaniards
stampeded after firing a few shots.
The city of Guantanamo lies four
miles up the bay and a little Spanish
gunboat came down to help the shore
batteries. But she stayed just long
enough to turn around Numerous
shots were fired by the Spaniards,
but not one landed ADD no American
was injured. The main fort lies
within the city limits and is stiu to
be reduced, but it is not in a difficult
position and the American officers say
it can be taken in fifteen minutes
when desired.
The Marblehead. Dolphin, Vixen
and two GOLFERS have been off the en-
trance of the harbor for several days
and Friday morning sailed into the
channel. A mile further I'D they
opened fire, sending fifty shots at the
Notifications on the left. There
were no defenses on the right side of
the harbor. No further move was
made until the Oregon steamed in
early Saturday morning. Captain
Clarke Immediately sent forty ma
ilneS ashore anu twenty from the
Marblehead followed. They found
evidence of a very hasty departure
by the Spaniards. Watches, ham
mocks and ammunition were scat
tered about the earthworks and a
Spanish flag was found in one of the
rife pits. The little detach-
ments of marines held the
place until the Panther ar
rived, when they were recalled and
the work of disembarking began.
The first boat-load scarcely landed
when the village burst into flames
Company B, under Lieut.. Hall, was
first ashore, and without the loss of a
moment, the column started UP the
steep. rocky hillside to the earth
works. For an hour Browns col
umns of marines filed up the narrow
path, eventually taking up a position
at the top Of the hill. As soon as the
American flag swung out TO the
breeze from the flagstaff of the cap
tured Spanish camp. the Oregon
steamed away to rejoin the fleet at
Santiago. The marines will hold
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
FLOATS OVER CUBA
American Flag Now Waves
Above Cuba.
Brave l1arineS Seize and
Hold Guantanamo.
Much Honor in Store for
Hero HObSOn.

Washington, June 12.-The navy de-
partment was in communication Sat
urday with Admiral Sampson off San
tiago by cable and by mail with the
result that it is now known officially
that the American flag floats over
Cuba; that it was raised by United
States marines at the mouth of Guam
tanamo bay and that it has been
maintained there since last Tuesday.
The marines who have thus gloriied
themselves were 800 in number. They
were obliged to fight for their lives
and IN the course CT the fight to burn
down their chosen site for debarka-
ton. All is ready at Guantanamo now
for the landing Of the United States
regular troops as soon as they arrive
there, the marines holding the ground
they won and being protected by the
guns of the Marblehead, under Captain
McCalla. who has already during the
by energetic and valuable services as
to encourage the belief that he will
regain the numbers he lost some years
ago through an unfortunate incident
Regarding the fleet of transports no
statement is obtainable at the war de-
partment and it is believed that the
situation is as it stood Friday with
respect to the starting of the expedi-
ton. The only subject for an official
bulletin Saturday ut the navy depart
ment was Hobson's glorious feat in
bottling up the Spanish squadron with
the hull of the Merrimac. With frank ,
ness and candor peculiar to the man,
Admiral Sampson withheld no credit
from Hobson for either the execution
or projection of the well worked out
scheme to which the constructor was
entitled and he has cleared
away at once the small
cloud of dissatisfaction that
had shown itself among a few of the
line officers because of the selection
of staff officer in the person of Hob
son to conduct the desperate enter
prise. Reference was made in Samp-
sons statement to the inspiring let
ter" of Secretary Long as a basis for
With the consent of Secretary Long,
the particular passage in the letter
to which Admiral Sampson, referred
is now made public. 1t reads: Each
man engaged in the work of the in
shore squadron should have in him the
stuff out of which to make a possible
Cushing; and, if the man wins, the
recognition given him shall be as
great as that given Cushing, SO far as
the department can bring this about.
Hobson has won and if he escapes
from his present thraldom the navy
department will redeem its promise.
The records of the navy department
show that the recognition given Cush-
ing was advancement of one full
grade. In addition he. was given
vote of thanks by congress. If Hob
son is rewarded in the same measure,
he will, if kept in his corps, be raised
to the rank of lieutenant commander
at least and made full constructor in
stead of assistant constructor which
he now is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
HAWAIIAN DEBATE.

Washington, June 12.-The Ha-
waiian debate in the house has begun.
Messrs. Hit Qll) and Dinsmore
(Ark.), the ranking republican
democratic members respectively of
the committee on foreign affairs,
opened the debate for and against
annexation. Mr.. Clark (dem, MOI
spoke in opposition and Messrs.
Walker (rep., Mass), Alexander (rep.,
N. Y.) and Gillett (rep., Mass.) in ad-
vocacy Of the proposition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
CONTRIBUTION FOR A COLLEGE

Waukesha, Wis, June 12.-Mr and
Mrs. Ralph Voorhees, of New Jersey
have decided to make a gift of $4,000
to Carroll college, and they ask as a
condition that an equal amount shall
be contributed by others, the entire
fund to be secured by Oct. 1, 1898, and
to constitute a building and endow-
ment fund of 100000. Another lib
eral-hearted friend has started the
second $4,000 by a contribution of
5000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
HE WASN'T A SPY.

Gibraltar, June 12.-The man taken
into custody at Algeireras on Bay of
Gibraltar, Spain, Friday night on
charge of having in his possession
plans of the Notifications at Cadiz has
been released, the suspicion which led
to his arrest having been shown to
be groundless. The prisoner proved
to be a British subject and not an
American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
MOSTLY DENOMINATIONS.

Chicago, June 10.-The congress
sional district conventions held by
the republicans of Cook county Thurs
trict, James R. Mann, renominated;
second, William R. Lorimer, renom-
mated; third, Hugh R. Belknap, re-
nominated; fifth, George E. White;
seventh, George E. Foss, renominated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
A. M. THOMPSON DEAD.
Veteran Politician and Newspape
Writer Passes Away.

Milwaukee, June 10. Alexander M =.
Thompson, veteran politician and
newspaper writer, died last night from
cancer Of the stomach, aged rs. He
was elected to the Wisconsin legisla-
ture from Rock county in '6S and '69,
and was made speaker at each session
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
RESULTS IN A TIE.

Detoit, June I'm dual athletic
and baseball meet between Chicago
and Michigan Saturday the score in
the track and field events was a tie,
Y to y. The ball game was post
poned, owing to the rain at the con-
clusion Of the field events.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
TORNADO IN TEXAS.

San Antonio, Tex, June PA tor
nado descended Saturday on Riddle
vile, small town fifty miles from here.
Three people were killed. Much dam
age was reported. The track of the
tornado was 500 feet wide.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
THE MONTEREY.

10 o'clock Saturday morning. She
was Joined outside the bay by the COL
lier Brutus and the two vessels
steamed rapidly to the westward. It
is expected that they will touch Homo
lulu in about ten days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
MONTERREY OFF AGAIN.

Santiago, Cal, June 12.-The United
States ship Monterrey sailed at y: As
p. m. Saturday for Honolulu The
work of loading the Monterrey with
a deck-load of coal was completed at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16

Since the war broke out Munchausen
has lost caste. The Spanish cabinet
makes him seem like a lilliputian liar
sure enough.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
OFFICIALS ARE MUM
WON'T TALK OF MOVEMENTS OF
TROOPS.
STRANGE VESSELS SIGHTED

Sampson Ordered to Furnish a Safe
Convoy for the Army of INVASION
Admiral Has Enough Marines Him
self to Take Santiago-News of
Engagement Expected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
CHICAGO MARKETS.

The following table shows the open
Ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
OF produce Saturday at Chicago:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16
WAITING FOR TROOPS
600 MARINES CAMPING ABOUT
GUANTANAMO.
AFTER A FIERCE FIGHT

But Spaniards Can't Stand It and
Stampede After Firing a Few Shots
Oregon Covers Herself with Glory
-Troopship Panther Furnishes
Most OF the Marines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16

The School of Theology at De Pauw
has been abolished.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16

$4,000 being disbursed to the former
and $4,000 to the latter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-25
WATCH.

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Watch the effects which follow the use of
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-25
THE WRONG DINNER,
Or Hon. Ringer Hermann's Little
Mistake at n Washington Ban

Guet.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Hon. Binger Hermann, CT Oregon, at pres
ent commissioner of the United States land
office, is not saying a word about a dinner
he attended at Washington the other even
Sag. On Sixteenth street, near Scott circle, in
a beautiful house Of stone, brilliant COM
pany had gathered. and shortly after the last
was on the point of moving into the dining
room, the door bell rang, ard while the host
ana uCstCsS stood On eXptctant tiptoe to know
who could come at that hour 10 the Hon.
BinSer Hermann. AS il happened, the host
was at the far end Of the room, and when
MIR. Hermann was ushered in as a guest a
man sitting at the entrance of the drawing
room knew him and greeted him cordially, as
one OF the guests, OF course. The man didn't
he had dropped right into the hands of his
friends. The other man, after the greeting,
drifted to one side without thinking any more
about this latest arrival, because he had no
Idea who was to be there and the arrival
of a guest or two didn't count with him half
as much as what was going to be his luck at
the table. However, he moved away the
host came after him with a rush.
me-"
what the dickens are you inviting a man
you don't know for?" asked the guest, not
understanding the situation.
Blessed if know protested the host. 81
didn't invite him far as 1 am aware. All
new
He's here. too" said the man.
Some further explanation followed, and
when the host was introduced he asked Mr.
Hermann fer private interview The won
oerlng commissioner followed the host into
the hall
Il am sure said the host, ''that this is
as embarrassing to you it is to me- but
l must tell you that something is wrong with
YOU" VAN
Anything the matter with my clothes?"
inquired the gentleman from Oregon, with
cold chill flying down his spinal column
No. no; Of course not. But you are not
invited here to dinner said the host, get
ting more nervous than ever
Thunder'" exclaimed Mr.. Hermann, catch
ing gieam Isn't this Congressman Fow-
lers? l am invited there to dinner
Its next door, smiled the host
Then the commissioner explained that he
saw the carriages come up to the door and
some people walk in in front of him and he
never took a second thought, but went in
like lamb to the slaughter. AS it hap
pened. it turned out all right. but Mr. Her
mann is wondering how he would have got out
OF 1t If that acquaintance hadn't been on the
spot to vouch for him. And now when he
goes to dinner he gets tab on the house
before making any attempt to enter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-25

Special to The ST. Paul Globe.
OMAHA. Neb., April 24.-Twenty- five
hundred people faced a raw east wind
today and saw Omaha break the ice,
with the assistance Of Count Antonio
Mullane.
dream. He gave six bases on balls, hit
four men and made one wild pitch,
and but for Spies hard work would
have had more. The batting on both
sides was light, but the hits of the
home team came in more timely.
Hollingsworth showed UP in an
Omaha uniform, and was easily the
feature of the game. His work at
times was of the sensational order.
The game was much hotter than the
score indicates, although it was decid
ed by errors. Shugart got two in the
first, which, with two bases on balls
and two men hit, gave Omaha two
runs. In the second the Saints had two
men on bases and no one out, but could
not score. In the third Gillen threw
over Glasscock's head, and Omaha got
another on the play. In the fifth, with
two men on bases and two out, Bur-
nett muffed Glasscocks fly, and Miller
and GleEalvin scored. A little bit Of
bad base running cost the Saints q
chance in the sixth. Gtilan made
double, Spies hunted SAFE Glasscock
iioW OuI " IlOlllH6SWO1lll, IlCSloI I'LL
to infield and Gillen tried for home, but
went back to third. Preston ran on to
second, and Spies was caught with 10
place to rest his foot. Burke fouled
out, and Omaha emerged from the
highest hole of the game. A base on
balls, a hit by pitcher a single and
wild pitch gave Omaha two in the
seventh, and two bases on balls, a
fielder's choice and a poor throw by
McCauley gave st. Paul one also.
Score