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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
PREPARING FOR ATTACK.

American Warships Concentrating At
Ports Near Santiago de Cuba.
MADRID, May 26.-A dispatch from
Havana says the American warships
are concentrating before Guantanamo
and other ports near Santiago de Cuba,
90 we'll a. the latter port. which seems
to indicate that the squadrons are pre-.
pairing to attack Admiral Cervera. The
anxiety increases daily, but the public
b disposed to continue the resistance to
the utmost.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
MADR,DhEARS FROM MANILA

Chiefs Of the Late Iasurreotion Have OF.
fsred Their Services to Spain.
MADRID, May 28.-An official dis.
patch from Manila announces that the
majority Of the chiefs who took part in
the last instruction have presented
themselves to the Spanish governor
general, Offering their services to
Spain.
It 10 said here that the Spanish pris.
oners of war in the United States have
again complained that they are treated
az convicte.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
THE NEW REGULAR ARMY.

General Corbln Prepares . Statement Of
Its strength.
WASHINGTON, May 26. - Adjutant
General Corbin has prepared state.
ment showing the strength Of the mill.
tary forces Of the United States when
organized in accordance with the plans
now under way:
Regular army. $4,000 men; volun.
teers from states FIRST call), $4,000
men; three cavalry regiments at large.
5000; 10 infantry regiments. United
States volunteers (immunes). 10000;
engineers at large, $500: volunteers
(second call), $4,000. This makes q
grand total Of 27S, 500 men.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
TO TOW THE MONTEREY.

Goverumsut Purchasss the Collier Peter
Jebseu.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 28.-The gov.
ernment has purchased the collier
Peter Jebsen, now at the Howard
street bunkers. The Jebsen ia loaded
with several thousand tons Of coal.
which will not be removed from her
hold. A couple Of companies Of troops
can be CHARTERED ON the collier. which
is expected to be assigned to the duty
Of towing tho coast defense vessel Mon.
terey from Honolulu to Manila.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
CERVERA At SANTIAGO.
Arrival.

Arrival.
MADRID, May 26.-A dispatch has
just been published giving details of
the arrival Of Admiral Cervera's squad.
ron at Santiago de Cuba. 1t says:
At y o'clock on the morning Of May
~, the Infanta Maria Teresa entered
the port Of Santiago de Cuba flying the
flag Of Admiral Cervera. She was fol.
lowed almost Immediately by the Viz.
caya, the Almirante Oquendo, the Girls.
tobal Colon and the torpedo boat de.
stroyer Pluton. Soon afterward the
torpedo boat destroyer Furor, which
had been accommodating, arrived. The
inhabitants swarmed to the shores of
the bay, displaying the utmost joy and
enthusiasm. On Sunday night there
was an imposing demonstration in
honor of the officers and crews
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27

A Fifth cf the Volunteers From AansaS
Are School Teachers.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 20. John Nc.
Donald OF the Kansas State Teachers
association states that Of the :, 1000 Kan
sas volunteers mustered into service,
fully 800 s1re school teachers. "Almosi
all Of the country schools were ouI
about the time President Mckinley is
sued his call for troops" said he, "and
hundreds of teachers saw an o"portun'
ity to drop into service and they did SO. .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
m.,,ne,s Ministry Not to RrsIgn.

PARIS, May 26.-The cabinet met
and filled some appointments, indicat'
inp that NJ Moline's ministry will not
leave office, and that M. Lebon, the
minister for the colonies, who failed to
obtain reelection to the chamber OF
deputies on tho reballotin2 Sunday, viii
not retire until tho Niger convention
il signed, which is imminent.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
SAFETY OF THE OREGON.

Omoials Highly Pleased Over Her Arrival
IN American Waters.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The news OF
tho safe arrival of the Oregon in Amer.
lean waters was o source Of satisfaction
to all naval officers: Apprehension as
to the safety Of the Oregon practically
disappeared when the vessel reached
Barbadoes and reported her arrival to
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Cable Lines Arc Work Ing.

81. THOMAS, D. w. L, May 2G--1t is
asserted on the best authority that both
cable lines between Kingston, Jamaica,
and Santiago de Cuba are working and
also that the line between Kingston
and San Juan de Porto Rico continues
in operation.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
MUST FIGHT OR STARvE.
Feeling 1T washington Regarding Ger.
vera's Position.

FeelIng 1t Washington Regarding Ger.
ver.'s Position.
WASHINGTON. May 26.-At the close
Of tho day at the navy department the
situation 10 to the fleets, both Amer
lean and Spanish, was precisely as it
was the day previous, so far as the
officials knew, the only notable differ.
ence being an apparent strengthening
Of the confidence Of tho officials in their
belief that Cervera's squadron is lying
in the Santiago harbor. In this hope
and belief the officials found some com.
fort, knowing the ability of the Amer.
lean naval commanders in Cuban wa.
tiers to keep the Spanish admiral bot
tied in this narrow neck harbor until
Cervera is actually there the officials
have
Not the Slightest Apprehension
Of any relief coming to him from the
outside in the shape Of another Spanish
squadron from Cadiz- The reason for
this belief is their unquestioned ability
to hold Cervera in check with only q
few vessels-perhapsa couple Of moni.
tors and torpedo boats-thus leaving
the remainder Of the big ar mored feet
and q great number Of unarmored but
serviceable war craft to take care Of
any endorsements that might attempt
to come from Spain to Cervera's aid.
TIE force that could be spared for this
service, without endangering the in.
tegrity OF the blockade at Havana or
perm. tting the escape Of Cervera would
be much larger than the entire Spanish
naval force now in Spanish waters ca
pable OF crossing the Allan tic.
Too Strong to Storm.
The navy department officials, &C.
oepting the view that Cervera is in
Santiago harbor, are Of opinion that he
is likely to remain there for long
time, weeks and months perhaps. A
study of the defenses of the harbor and
topographic features has convinced the
experts that. to undertake to carry the
place by storm from the sea and to at.
tack the feet while it is under the pro.
lection Of the forts would involve so
great q loss Of life on our part as to be
entirely unwarranted under existing
conditions The harbor il known to
be mined, and these mines are so we'll
protected BY judioiously placed shore
batteries that the usual methods of
counter mining could be praotioed only
with tho utmost peril to the sailors Of
our feet.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Cervera May Have Escaped.

CAPE HAYT1EN, Hayti, May 26.-A
rumor which cannot be confirmed 10
circulating here to the effect that the
Spanish Cape Verde squadron under
Admiral Cervera, generally understood
to be at Santiago de Cuba, is now at
CienfueRos.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
SHAM BATTLE FOUGHT.
Thrilling Military Spectacle ut Chicka'
mAugo Park.

Thrilling Military Spectacle At Chick.'
maugs Park.
CH1cKAMAuaA PARK, May 28.-The
sham battle at Chickamauga park dur.
ing the morning, in which the three
brigades of General Wilson's First
army corps participated, was one of tn!
most thrilling military spectacles that
has been witnessed since the Civil war.
After seven hours Of almost continuous
maneuvering, in which was exempli.
fed almost every phase Of military tao
tics, General A. s. Burt. commanding
the First brigade, was outclassed by
the Second and Third brigades, which
were pitted against him. The maneu.
vering was determined from the start
and during the progress Of the move
ments portions Of the commands wern
scattered to various parts Of the field
The volunteer army at Chickamaugs
park now numbers IS, 0A men and
they will be increased by 10000 by the
close Of the week.
Monsan~'s Good RECORD.
HELENA. Mon, May 26-The First
regiment, Montana volunteers. has
lett for San Francisco. Including four
troops Of cavalry, now en- route to
Chickamauga, Montana has furnished
l, 400 volunteers. The presidents CAL
was for 524.
Memorial to General Gibbon.
FOND DU LAC, Wis.,, May 26.-The
monument sculptufed here as q mem.
orial to General Gibbon. commander o,
the Iron brigade, has been shipped tt
Washington and will be erected in Ar
hngton Heights cemetery. The monu'
ment is tribute from the surviving:
members Of the brigade. The unveil.
ing will take place some time in June.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
TERROR MAKES A MOVE.
Spanish Torpedo Boat Destroyer Leaves
Fort dc Franco,

Spanish Torpedo Boat Destroyer Leaves
Fort do France.
ST. PIERRE, Martinique, May 49,
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror has finished coaling and has left
Fort de France, taking northwesterly
course. 1t 10 reported she goes to join
the Spanish feet.
Three men of war, according to the
account OF fishermen who arrived here
during tho afternoon, were seen at day.
breuk, Il the northwest point of tho
island. The fishermen assert that they
were Spanish warships.
Martial Law - tic Canariss.
LONDON, May 28.-The Daily Chron.
tcle publishes letter from a CORE.
spondent in Las Palmas, Canary isl.
apds, which says: Martial law has
been proclaimed throughout the Canary
Islands and 10 very rigidly enforced.
Fourth IlIiaois Ordered 60 Tampa.
SrRIEa11ELD, Ills, May 26.-The
Fourth regiment, Illinois volunteers,
has been ordered to Tampa, Fla. The
regiment IL poorly equipped, shoes,
g1nss un!t01mss etc:, 11!nx neeaHees
Csblrs Madrid That Comm unication with
= Havana Il Shut on
LONDON, May ga special dispatch
from Madrid, via Biarritz, says:
"a There has been an active exchange OF
dispatches between the government
and the authorities ct Havana and San
Juan de Porto Rico ON the subject OF
sending coal and provisions to San.
tiago de Cuba. 1t is alleged that Ad'
miral Cervara has wired confirming the
report that Santiago de Cuba is cut Of
from communication with the interior
by strong bands of insurgents. and that
in consequence coal and provisions are
getting scarce and dear.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
CALL CAME UNEXPECTEDLY
Served to Arouse the Lethar-
gic Conditions Prevail
ing of Late.
Unofficial Estimate Of the Quo
tas Of the Northwest ~
ern States.

WASHINGTON. May 2G.-The issuance
Of the proclamation by the president
calling for $4,000 volunteers added a
new and stirring phase to the lethargio
conditions which have prevailed Of late
and came with almost startling unex'
pectedness. even to many Of the high
officers in the army.
The proclamation means not only the
assembling Of a large force of troops,
but also the appointment Of number
Of major generals, brigadier generals.
colonies. majors and staff and field of.
dcers for the organization Of this add.
tional force Of $4,000 men into army
corps. divisions, brigades and regiments.
The reasons leading up to the call nat.
urally were sources of much conjecture,
as it was at first felt that the possibility
Of foreign combinations was factor in
bringing about the move. 1t speedily
developed that tho call was not due to
any
Latent or Serious Emergency, &
but was rather in the line of getting
together large body Of men, to be
drilled and seasoned and to constitute
q sort Of second reserve to be drawn
upon later when the campaigns were
fully under way. Secretary Alger
stated that the determination to issue
tho call had not been reached until late
Tuesday. The merits Of it have been
canvassed more or less for some weeks,
but it was not until few hours before
the call itself appeared that the move
was finally decided upon. Coming thus
Unexpectedly the war department had
made no preparations for executing the
call, and it will be some days before the
details are worked out as to the quotas
from each state, etc. All that is settled
thus far is that the enlistments are to
be thrown open, much as they were at
the outbreak Of the Civil war. and are
not to be restricted to the militia and
national guard organizations of the
several states.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Orexon Leaves Jupiter Inlet.

Oregon Leaves Jupiter Inlet.
JUPITER INLET, May 26.-The Oregon
left here at 4 a. m. An effort was made
to interview the officers, but they de.
clined to talk. and it was impossible to
get any information whatever. All
were reported vel! on board.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
OFF THE CUBAN COAST.

Strict Blockade Bsipg Maintained BY the
Equadron.
Orr HAVANA, May 26.-The situation
on the blockade from Cardenas, east Of
Matanzas, to Mariel, west Of tho city
of Havana, remains unchanged. The
American squadron continues to main.
tain strict blockade, and for the last
five days there has been no fighting at
any point and no incident worth not.
ing.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
rorn.do Bo.ts 1t tho Canarles.

Torpedo Boats ut the CanarIes.
LONDON. May IS. -Advices by mail
from the Grad Canaries say: There
are three Spanish torpedo boats here
and they are expected to remain in
these waters
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Washington Naval Officials
Say the Spaniard Cam
not Escape.
Notthe Slightest Apprehension
Of Relief Coming From
Elsewhere.

LONDON, May 28.-The Madrid corre-
spondent Of The Daily Mail says: Off,
cial kilograms from Cuba confirm the
report that Rear Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley, with their com.
bined squadrons. are now in front Of
Santiago de Cuba blockading Admiral
Cervera. Ministers consider that San.
tiago possesses sufficient defenses to
render null and void any aggressive
action the enemy may take. The posi-.
ton Of the American squadron will
cause the government to take imme.
diate action, though it is unknown as
yet what form this action will assume
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
NORTHWESTERN QUOTAS.

Humber Of Volunteers to Bo Furnished
Under tho Second Call
WASHINGTON, May 26.-While the
adjutant generals Office has not yet
undertaken to make up the quotas Of
the several states under the second call
the following is an estimate for the
Northwestern states:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27
Met Fors,eu Ambassadors,

MADRID. May 28-The ambassadors
Of Russia, Germany and England, M.
Shevitch, Hefr Won Ridow.tz and Sir
Henry Drummond. Wolf. conferred
during the evening with Duke Amlede.
var de Rio, the minister IT foreign
affairs.
UNION REFORM PARTY.
Convention "r r"pul'sts. Silver Republic
cans, Etc, in Ohio.
COLUMBUS, o., May 26.-The Popu
lists, The Liberty party. the, Central
LaLor, the Free Silver Republicans
and the Negro Protective party held .
mass convention in the Great Southern
theater and succeeded in forming what
they will call the Union Reform party.
In their declaration Of principles they
took but one stand and that for the in
itiative and referendum form Of gov.
eminent. "A state ticket was named.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-27

CAPTAIN CLARK OF THE OREGON.
the navy department, but there was
always q chance that she might suffer
from accident or hostile attack in the
short distance remaining on her home
ward journey.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-15
Saturday.

The heavy rains have insured a re-
markable growth of range grass and
plenty of feed and hay this fall.
DR.. Goeschel has returned to Mandan
from his Alaska trip and does not give
a very favorable report of the gold region.
A heavy rain began early this morn
ing lasted during the forenoon. From
appearances the shower was general
and will do much good.
Considerable. interest exists in the
city over the result of the Cass county
caucuses, which were held last evening.
The first reports from precincts appear
to indicate a Spalding victory.
Gophers have dome more damage this
season than for a number of years. In
some places the little pests are overrun-
ming the fields. and some grain fields
have been nearly destroyed by their
foragings.
The contracts for furnishing supplies
for the ensuing year were let by the
~penitentiary trustees yesterday. H. L
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time, and came near having to submit
to an amputation of his arm. At latest
reports he was slightly improved, and
had a fair chance of recovery.
Recent thunder storms have shown
that losses to stock gathered near wire
fences have been unusually severe. The
wire fence is a good conductor Of cleo
tricity when weather is dry and the
wooden posts make fine i%nsulators. 1t
has been suggested that it is inexpen-
sive to make metallic connections be-
tween the wires of the fence and the
ground. In other words, a small light
ming rod could be placed on the posts at
intervals. It does not need to project
along the posts. The farmer who, in
building his fence facilitates in this way,
the escape of the lightning, places an
additional insurance on his stock and at
the end of the year may find himself
something in pocket.
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Monday.
directors.

The Bachelor with the excursion
party returned from Fort Yates last
evening.
1t is expected that 500 iron will be
laid into Emmons county by the latter
part of September.
j. e. Cronan, formerly United States
marshal, was in the city for a time re-
turning from a trip west in the interest
Of the Fargo packing house.
President MelIen's special train which
has been over the Northern Pacific on Il
tour of inspection passed through the
city yesterday morning on it's return to
ST. Paul.
The democrats have selected delegate
to the convention at Fargo which meets
tomorrow. They are l. p. Baker, Frank
Reed, William B%raithwaitc, Thos. Gun
ningham, w. e. Brcen, and Chas. Farris
j. L. Boutillier of Williamsport is in
the city today. Two of his boys have
enlisted for service in the war, one of
with the North Dakota volunteers and
the other enlisted a week or so ago in
the Fourteenth regular infantry and is
now at Frisco.
Billy Sanderson, \. E. McGahey and
Charley Payne left yesterday for an over
land trip to the Red River valley with a
bunch of sixty draft and saddle horses
for sale. They took along a mess wagon,
outfit and plenty of grub and are pre-
pared to make the trip in good shape.
y we'll to do German named Boesel
has filed ON Il quarter section of land in
the northern part of the county and will
build thereon and go to farming and
stock raising. He is accompanied by
his wife and the two are prepared to try
farming in the fertile lands of the north
ern part Of the county.
Winona Times: Those fellows north
Of Winona, who hauled their wool to
Eureka, a distance of about eighty
miles and sold it for fourteen cents a
pound, will feel pretty cheap when they
learn that if they had gone to Bismarck,
a distance of only forty miles they
could have got fifteen cents per pound.
The report that W. B. Livermorc was
shot and killed at Dawson appears to be
a canard. There was a Livermore shot,
but not the n who was a former resi-
dent of Bismarck. Sheriff Shier has
received two letters from him subsequent
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Pure Sympathy
4 Generous Offer.

This paper is authorized to state
by Mr.. Dennis Mahoney, Highland
Park, Mich, Lock Box SO, that any
person who is nervous and debilitated
Or who is suffering from any of the
various troubles resulting from over
work, excuses or abuse, such as nerv-
GUS debility, lost vigor, unnatural
drains and losses, lack Of developement,
ETC., can write to him in strict con-
fdence and receive FREE OF
CHARGE full instructions how to be
thoroughly cured. Mr.. Mahoney was
for a long timea sufferer from the above
trouble and after trying many adj
vertised remedies, electric belts, ETC.,
became entirely discouraged. But
at last he succeeded in obtaining
q complete and permanent cure.
Knowing that many sufferers are
being imposed upon by quacks he
considers it his duty as Christian to
give his fellow man the benefit of his
experience. Having nothing to sell he
wishes only to make known this Ger.
tain mean of a cure to all who are
similarly afflicted. Ifyou write to Mr..
Mahoney you can rely upon absolute
secrecy. Address as above with stamp
and mention this paper.
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tomorrow. The regular meeting of the
board of trustees is to be held tomorrow,
and next day the members Of the board
with their wives, accompanied by
Warden and Mrs. Boucher will take a
trip to Fort Yates on the steamer
Bachelor for a pleasure and sight see,
ing excursion.
Fargo Forum: General Hughes and
his sons, George and Ed, are feeling es-
pecially good over the result of the
action Of the city council last night in
overriding the mayors veto and grant
ing the franchise for the electric light
company. Work will be begun on the
new building at once. 1t will be located
on the Northern Pacific right-of-way
opposite the new depot. The plant will
be in operation within ten weeks. In
addition to furnishing lights the new
company will furnish power both night
and day. The latter fact promises to
revolutionize things in the city. All
places requiring a small amount of
power car be accommodated. Whole
sale houses, laundries, shops and other
places will be right in line.