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Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
AMID Kisses AND JEERS.
Departure Of General Lee and His Party
From Havana.

Departure Of General Lee and His Party
From Havana.
KEY WEST, Fla, April l1.-"Tell
the Olivette to get under way at once,
Captain Cowles; signal the Bache that
the United States feet is ready to clear
out of Havana and please follow the
Bache out"
These were the words Of Consul Gen.
eral Lee as he stood on the poop of the
Fern at Havana with group of corre-
spondents around him. The Evyln
had already passed Moro castle when
the Olivette weighed anchor. The
Bache was close behind and the Fern
was the last of the line. The wharves
and boats on both sides Of the narrow
entrance to the harbor were crowded
with Spaniards, who Kissed and jeered
as each boat passed out. General Lee,
being on board the Fern,
Made That Boat Target
for redoubled Misses, groans, cat calls
and whistles from the crowds on shore.
"Get out, Yankees, swine" was
among the mildest expressions used.
This seemed to strike every one on
board as ludicrous. Vice Consul
Springer, who had been in the island
80 years, waved his hand to par ticu.
larly abusive group saying in tone
loud enough for all to hear, "Wait,
wait, my friends, we shall all be back
soon."
There was one pretty incident on
the Cabanas shore. A British steamer
was unloading at her wharf and as the
Fern passed the Union Jack was
dipped while the English crew gave q
hearty cheer. 1t is needless to say that
the compliment was returned with all
possible gusto.
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Consul General to Havana Ar
rives at Key West on the
Steamer Fern.
Awaited His Orders There and
Later Started Direct for
Washington.
Departure From Cuba Accom-
panied by the Kissing
of the Mob.

KEY WEST, Fla, April ll.-Consul
General Lee arrived here on the Fern
ut 1880 a. m. General Lee came ashore
about IL o'clock and received an an.
swer to q telegram he had sent to
Washington. The general sailed for
Tampa at noon. From that port he
will go direct to Washington.
Consul General Zee held a long con.
ference with Captain Sampson before
leaving for Tampa.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
THE CHILKOOT PASS HORROR
Loss Of Life in the SnoWslide
Greatly Increased.
sIXTY-NINE BODIES RECOVERED
In Addition the Names Of One Hundred
and Fifty People Have Been Re-
ported a. Missing.

SEATTLE, Wash, April ll.-Later
details received from Alaska increase
the horrors Of the avalanche in the
Chilkoot pass instead of lessening it.
Sixty. nine dead bodies have thus far
been recovered and the names Of 100
missing have been reported unaccount.
ed for. 1t is barely possible that some
of these had succeeded in crossing the
pass before the avalanche occurred. A
conservative estimate is that between
% and 100 persons were killed. The
following is list Of those whose bodies
have been found:
Andrew Anderson, San Francisco; E.
d. Atwood New York; - Atkins, Ida
no; Albert Augland, Tacoma; A. D. Bis
SELL Seattle; c. Beck, Sanford, Fla;
Walter Chappey, New York; Thomas
Clark, Idaho; Tom Collins, Portland,
Or; Thomas Cullender. Kirkland, Or;
William Carroll, San Francisco; w. H.
Dohmstrom, Lincoln, Neb.; - Durber;
A.. Doran, Tacoma; George Eggert, Port
land, Or; r. L. Esterbrook, Seattle;
William Fake, San Francisco; T. G.
Glenn, Spokane; T. Glynn, Portland,
Or; w. E. Garrison Seattle; Con Gep-
part, Seattle; w. Grimes, Atkins, Ida; /;
S. M. Grimes, Tacoma; F. M. Grimes,
Sacramento; Preston Grizzeley, Buffalo;
C. r. Homer, Seattle; z. j. Hudson, Sc
attic; s. J. Hudson, Portland, Or; K. p.
Haines, Seattle; G. P. Harrison. Seattle;
Henry Holt, Tacoma; Rasmus Hedyeard,
Baker City, Or; T. r. Johnson, Spokane,
H. Jueger; G. II. Kinney, Prescott; A. s.
King, Tacoma; G. Leon; George Lewis,
Spokane: G.. j. Milton, st. Paul; John
Morgan, Emporia, Kan. ; Mrs. Anna Mox-
ON, Jefferson county, Pa; John Mer-
chant, Redding, CAL. T. F. Miller, Van
couyer, Wash; Frank Miller, Butte: C..
I. McNeill, Elk River, Mimi; Sanford
MoNeil, Portland. Or; j. M. Murphy,
Dixon, N. D.; Austin Preston, Redding,
Cal; J. B. Pearce, Tacoma; j. Reese,
Wisconsin; George Ritchie, Chicago;
Mrs. w. L. Riley, Seattle; Mrs. Ryan,
Baltimore; Matt Schona, st. Paul; Joseph
Smallwood, Portland, Or; Steve Steven
son, Seattle: Frank Sprague, Seattle;
q. r. Smith, Tacoma; j. w. Smith,
Wooley, Wash; JEFF Soley, Idaho; 0. A.
Uler. Wooley, Wash; L. Weidelin, Kan
sas City, Mo /; N. w. Warner, San Fran
cisco; ---- Wilthem, Menlo Park, CAL;
Gus Zaborn, Chicago; Gus Zebrath, Sc
attle.
A fact that lends horror to the
fearful tragedy is that 1t may never be
known with any degree Of accuracy
Just how many lives were sacrificed,
who they are or where they came from.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
Queen Regents Order Pro-
claiming an Armistice Has
No Strings on 1t.
Autonomy Promised the Island
Equal to That Enjoyed
by Canadians.
Minister Bernabe Calls at the
State Department With
the Document.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Spanish
government, through its minister at
Washington, Senior Polo y Bernabe,
delivered an important official docu.
ment to the state department stating
that the armistice which the queen re.
gent Of Spain had commanded General
Blanco to proclaim was without condi.
tions, that her majesty's government
had granted liberal institutions to the
island Of Cuba which the coming Gu.
ban parliament would develop; recall.
ing the coincidence and sympathy ex.
pressed by the queen regent and her
government on the disaster of the
Maine and the horror this disaster had
ocoasioned in Spanish hearts, and ap.
pealing to the courtesy and sense Of
Justice Of the United States government
to enlighten public opinion upon the
attitude of Spain. The note also re.
peats the offer Of the Spanish govern.
ment to
Submit the Maine Question to Experts
designated by the maritime powers Of
the world. This document was the
official notification Of the Spanish gov.
ernment to the United States of grant
ing an armistice and its essential terms.
Minister Woodford's dispatch had
briefly stated the fact that an armistice
had been agreed upon, but it was not
communicated as coming from the
Spanish government. This latest com.
munication cleared up misapprehension
on the most vital point Of Spain's con.
cession, namely, that the armistice was
without conditions. The note was re.
ceived by the state department after
the first cabinet meeting and was one
of the main subjects Of consideration
at the second cabinet meeting. The
document goes into detail regarding
the 'liberal concessions" made to Cuba
and declares they are the same as those
enjoyed by Canada under British rule.
In addition Cuba is represented in the
parliament AT Madrid.
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asked what he thought of the Spanish
armistice, said: "It is only a Spanish
trick. They want to put us before the
American people in the attitude Of be.
ing unreasonable. But we do not be.
lieve the American people will 50
consider us, for we think they know it
is merely last effort to force some
kind Sf Spanish home rule on us. We
have fought three years for independ.
ence, we know this is Spanish trick
and we will not give in now"
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HAVE PANDo SURROUNDED.
Ins urgents Claim Big Victories Along the
River Cauto.

Ins surgents Claim Big Victories Along the
River Cauto.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 11.-An
agent Of the Cuban government ar.
rived here during the day and is going
on to New York. He reached Port An.
tonic on Friday by the Brookline.
According to advioes from Santiago de
Cuba small engagements are Of daily
occurrence in the country along the
Cauto river. General Pando and 1000
Spaniards are operating near Bayamo.
where the insurgents have them prac-
tically surrounded. Americans who
arrived on the Brookline declare that
the operations must be active, because
for the last two weeks wagons loaded
with wounded and sick have entered
the city daily from the field.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
NEW CRUISERS PUT BACK.
OF the Crews Of the Topeka and
somsrs Refuse to Sail in Them.

a'' OF the Crews Of the Topeka and
somsrs Refuse to Sail in Them.
rtoRTLAND, Eng, April II. - The
" united States cruiser Topeka formerly
Josenes) in command Of Lieutenant
" SOnn j. Knapp, and the torpedo boat
Somers, Ensign Q. w. Hazelton, com.
ruanding, which were en- route for the
shited States, put in here during the
@ 10Y, After clearing Portland Bill,
~ .Son a heavy sea was encountered that
~. e oomers was almost buried, and
eu1enant Knapp deemed it safest to
.ssurn. About 80 of the Topeka's
;a ow refused to sail in her, necessitat.
s ~ the shipping Of others to fill their
saces' sa The Somers, it is found,
,sg ,,paang leak, but her officers do not
,,safd c, the injury as serious. Her
struck.
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British Loss at Atbara.

CAIRO, Egypt, April 1.-The British
brigade in the defeat of the dervishes
at Atbara and the capture Of Mahmoud
the dervish commander, and 400 Of his
followers, los, in addition to the Off.
cers killed and previously cabled, 10
rank and file killed and had 80 men
wounded. The Egyptians lost 81 men
killed and had IA officers and 81 men
wounded. The dervishes lost about
1000 men killed.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
THE LAW KNOCKED OUT.

Chicago Judges Declare the Illinois But
tsrtns Law Unconstitutioual.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Judges Haney,
Brentano and Shetian handed down a
decision which in effect knocks out the
butterine law passed by the last legis.
lature. The judges sitting en- banc de.
cided that manufacturers have con-
stitutional right to color butterine or
oleomargarine in imitation Of butter.
Under the terms of the law this is
prohibited. The law was enacted
through the influence Of the country
members.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
BROUGHT MANY REFUGEES
Steamer Olivette From Havana Had 25O
People on Board.

Steamer Olivette From Havana Had 25O
People on Board.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 1.-The
steamer Olivette arrived from Havana
at a. m. with 249 refugees on board.
Forty of those landed here and the re-
mainder proceeded for Tampa. Among
those bound for Tampa are Miss Clara
Barton, DR.. Elwell, DR.. Eagan and four
Red Cross sisters, composing, with
others, the regular Red Cross party.
DR.. Brunner, United States sanitary
inspector at Havana, and DR.. Dudley,
his assistant, and Messrs. Lawton and
Childs are also among the passengers
bound for Tampa. They are accom-.
panied by large staff of clerks lately
employed in the banking houses.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
BIG ORDER FOR POWDER.

'ne dupont Works Receive q Contract
For an Immense Amount.
Wilmington, Del, April 1.-The
uupont.De Nemours company, it is IN.
usfstood, has received from the United
0a1es government q contract for fur.
ushing $l5,OOO,0O0 worth of powder,
va the mills are being rushed to turn
Wv " the material as rapidly as possible.
most OF the powder manufactured at
us mills at present is red, and being
.Ofe difficult to ignite than the black
wwaer' there are fewer explosions,
.aa 1t can be produced more rapidly by
ne machinery.
Inc company is building new mill
= 'ne lower yard, and also machines
~ the manufacture Of prismatic pow.
ssf, which is to be the largest in the
sOria. The wages of the company's
employees recently have been increased.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
Half a Million From Michigan.

LANSING, Mich, April 1l.-Governor
Pingree sent a message to the legisla.
ture recommending the authorization
of war loan of $500, 900, also advising
recruiting the national guard and vol.
unteer militia companies to strength
not exceeding l50 men per company. A
scene of enthusiasm followed the read.
ing in the house, and the loan bill was
passed within half an hour.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
FLEET IN ORIENT READY.
American Squadron at Kong Kong I
Prepared to Sail.

American Squadron at Kong Kong Is
Prepared to Sail.
LONDON, April 1.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of The Daily Mail, tele.
graphing Sunday, says: "The Ameri.
can squadron has completed arrange
ments for putting to sea. Two vessels
have steam up ready to start at mo.
ment's notice. The cruiser Baltimore
and the revenue cutter McCulloch are
expected soon. The British steamers
Nanshan and Zafiro have jSst been
bought by America for transport pur.
poses."
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Working on the Sterling.

NEW YORK, April ll.-Work was
begun at the navyyard during the day
on the collier Sterling, which was re.
Gently purchased by the government
and is being transformed into an aux.
iliary warship.
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NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-THE Span
ish steamer Barcelona sailed from this
sort for Genoa, via Havana, having on
board 600 mules rs horses, cattle,
poultry and other supplies for the Span
ish government In Cuba,
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FEUD IN TENNESSEE.

Three Men Killed and q Fourth Mortally
Wounded.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April II. Near
McGhee station, Monroe county, John
McGhee and his son Joe shot and killed
Henry and Ernest Howard and James
Murrand, and mortally wounded Tom
Howard. The Towards were brothers
aud sops-in.law Of McGhee. The kill.
ing was the result Of a family fend.
The McGhees are prominent people
aid highly connected.
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Voted to Return to Work.

SAco, Me-, April 1.-THE York cot.
ton mill strikers have voted unani.
mously to return to work. They went
out in January, when the general cut.
down in wages in New England cotton
mills went into effect. About 1900
bands were involved In the strike.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
LOSS OF FIVE HUNDRED.

Philippine Insurgents Said to Have Met
Defeat.
MADRID. April ll.-Dispatches from
Manila say that the insurgents cap
tured Cebu, but were expelled later by
she Spanish garrison with an insurgent
loss Of 500. The Spanish losses are
described "a insignidoant,
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SPANISH CRUISERS SAIL.

Have Left Cadiz for Destination Not
Made Public.
LONDON, April ia dispatch to
The Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar
says that the Spanish cruisers Cristobal
Colon and Infanta Maria Teresa have
left Cadiz for destination undivulged,
with six battalions, each 1000 strong.
Additional troops, the dispatch asserts,
will leave Cadiz by the mail steamers
during the next few days for Cuba.
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oNlY A SPANISH TRICK.

Suesada's Opinion of the Granting
Of an Armistice.
ma. !" AsHINaToN, April ll.-Senor Que.
nv a, the diplomatic representative OF
Sunan Insurgents In this city. whan
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12
CARGO OF WAR MUNITIONS.
Steamer Etruria Brought Purchases
Mado Abroad.

NEW YORK, April 1.-The steam.
ship Etruria, which arrived from Liv.
erpool during the day, brought large
cargo Of war munitions for the govern.
ment purchased abroad by government
officers, which will be transferred to
Governors island and the navyyard for
shipment to Notifications along the
seacoast and to be mounted on vessels
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-04-12

Hazle's Headache Capsules will stop
the worst case of headache or neural
gia In Is or 20 minutes. A. l.. Bin
ford, agent.
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recently purchased as auxiliary cruis.
ers. The cargo consists of rapid fire
guns, machine guns, heavy ordnance
and many tons Of smokeless powder.
The record-union., 1898-07-06

One of the religious orders acquired
such power in the Philippines and be-
came so overbearing and dominant that
Spain in 1119 sent out new Governor
to look into matters. On his arrival
he found that all the royal officials had
been too busy eanbezzling and piIfering &
from the people to attend to the affairs
of state and check the power of the re-
hgious orders Bustamente Bustillo,
the new Governor, set about to correct
abuses and recover the stolen treasure
from the rascally officials, who there
upon took refuge in the churches. One
of these refugees had certain books and
documents of value to the Government,
and the Governor appealed to the Arch
bishop to make the fellow surrender
quest to be illegal. The Governor lost
his temper and arrested the Archbishop,
whereupon the friars and monks raised
mob and stormed the palace and kill
ed the Governor and his son. The
Archbishop then installed himself as
Governor under the advice Of an as
sembly consisting wholly Of ecclesias-
ties. And this is but one instance OF
the domination and overbearing of the
religious orders in the Philippines.
where they defy the State itself and
have repeatedly snapped their fingers
under the nose Of Spain Historian Lea
is right when he says the three Cs, fos-
tered by blind pride, have been the ruin
of Standardization Conservatism
and Corruption.
The record-union., 1898-07-06

ter Officered or better equipped force
than we now have at sea, and the army
is becoming more efficient with every
day that passes. In the supreme hour
of trial we may depend upon both arms
of the service to bring renown to the
American name, and to afford album
dant evidence of the puissance of this
matchless Republic. ~
80 COPPER HUNTING.
Tulare Register: If some of those
who yearn to become suddenly and
overpoweringly rich would turn their
attention to hunting for copper instead
of gold they might be more successful.
Electrical development has made a tre-
mendous demand for copper and the
value of copper is advancing by leaps
and bounds The corporate stock of
one mine in this country is worth
twenty-three times it's face value, and
is still advancing.
TRANS S-CONTINENTAL FREIGHT.
Tulare Register: Much wrath has
been visited on the Trans-continental
Freight Association for recent ad-
vance in west bound freight rates from
| Eastern States, but SO far as the fruit
and vegetable schedule is concerned,
I
| ing than for complaint. The new rate
will give us a protective tariff where
we need it and there is no change at all
! where we do not want such tariff. For
! instance, apples, cider, cranberries,
| tropical fruits, potatoes and onions,
/ bananas and cocoanutS, beans and
peas. preserved figs, have not suffered
any change at all in freight rates. But
when we come to stuff we ought to
/ produce but do not in quantities to not
only supply our own demand, but ex-
port, a good protective tariff freight
rate is given US, as follows: Canned
i corn and fish, dried currants, jelly,
nuts, preserves and manufactured fruit
products and vinegar-all have had q
| raise in freight rates which ought to
| help some of our weak industries at
least to the extent of supplying the
| home demand.
/ WAR STAMPS.
! Oakland Tribune: The war revenue
/ stamps bear an impression Of one of
our warships. 1t makes a very pretty
picture, but it is not pleasant to
think that any Spaniard in the country
now has an opportunity to lick one
| side of even picture of our navy.
However,, there is consolation in the
knowledge that when he gets through
I he will have a bad taste in his mouth.
The record-union., 1898-07-06
THE BATTLE OF THE SALUTE.

Grim war has it's humor, but we doubt
II there has ever been a more ludicrous
incident in any war than that which
punctuated the occupation of the La
drone Islands on the Goth of June. The
American cruiser Charleston entered
the harbor Of Guahan and began to fire
solid shot over the Santa Cruz fort. and
few into the basement earth, we may
assume from the accounts. When
eleven shots had been fired the Spanish
officer in charge of the fort appeared
outside, and the firing ceasing, he sent
word to the warship that he regretted
his inability to return "the salute" as
he had no powder. We can fancy the
roar that went up on the quarterback of
the cruiser when that message of ex-
cuse for failure to return what was mis-
taken for a courtesy, was delivered
But who can form any conception Of
the astonishment of the Spaniard when
he was Informed that he had just passed
through a bloodless battle and that he
was prisoner of war. The poor fellow
was unaware that his country and ours
were at war, and he protested that un-
der the circumstances his capture was
not fair play. His Government ap-
pears not only to have left him without
ammunition, but without information
that it was still on earth Yet the
chances are that Spain will find no hu-
NOR in the situation, but as soon as it
learns Of the surrender it will proceed
to courtmartial the Commander of the
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WAINWRIGHT AND HIS FLEET.

The splendidly effective work Of the
converted yacht Gloucester, which was
presented to the Government by Mr.. ].
Pierpont Morgan, was one of the most
marked incidents of the battle off San
tiago de Cuba. Lieutenant Comman-
der Wainwright, her Commander, was
the second in rank on the fated battle
ship Maine. When the Cervera fleet ap-
ed the little yacht for the front, fired
the first shot of the battle, ran under
the very gun muzzles of Moro, cut out
the two torpedo boat destroyers of Ger
vera's fleet, prevented them from blow
ing up the flagship of Schley, and then
chased them about and riddled them un-
til they were on fire and had to be run
ashore, one of them sinking stern first
just before reaching shallow water.
The Gloucester in rescuing her foemen,
and in making prisoner Of Cervera and
in landing a force to protect prisoners
on the beach from the fury of the in
surgents, dld magnlhcent piece or
work, and removed very much of the
fear of torpedo boats that has afflicted
the navy We can we'll understand
that as the gallant Wainwright sent
his yacht into the teeth Of the enemy's
squadron and land batteries, his lips
were set, and that the battle cry of
his crew was the echo of his Sou1 GRE
member the Maine"