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Troops Sail for Philippines.

The first division of the army for the
invasion of the Philippines sailed from
San Francisco on the steamers City of
PelIing, City of Sydney and Australia.
The First California volunteers were
given an ovation seldom equaled as
they marched from the state camp at
the Presidio, five miles through the
streets of San Francisco to the dock to
embark on the City of Pelling. The
regiment was composed of 40 officers
and 953 enlisted men, and besides these
the City of Peking carried 10 officers
and II sailors of the navy. The City of
Sydney carried 13 officers and 31s en-
listed men of the Second Oregon volun-
teers; officers and 300 men of the first
companies of the 14th U. S. infantry,
one officer and so men of the California
heavy artillery. The Australia carried
the headquarters, staff and band and
two battalions of Oregon volunteers,
comprising 81 officers and 676 men.
The delay in sending troops to the
Philippines has been occasioned by the
lack of suitable vessels for transports.
Only vessels flying the American flag
can be used, but the navy department
received an offer from the Northern
Pacific Steamship Co. at Seattle, plac-
ing at the disposal of the department
the companys entire fleet of steamers,
provided they be given American reg
lister. The ships are the Tacoma, Ari-
zona, Columbia, Victoria and Argyll.
All are British built vessels and fly the
British flag, but congress will be asked
TO give them American register and
they will be utilized at once as trans
ports. There are also several situable
American vessels which will be secured
as soon as they arrive from Oriental
ports
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1898-05-31
Another Husband in Trouble.

The wife of an employe of the Phila-
delphia postoffice recently got a set Of
our "store teeth" which she usually
placed on the bureau in the bedroom
before retiring for the night. One morn
ing she arose early and went to pre-
pare breakfast. When her husband
arose he saw the teeth on the bureau
To accommodate his wife he put them
in his trousers pocket, intending to
give them to her when he went down
stairs. Instead he forgot all about them
and carried them off. About three
hours later his wife rushed into the
postoffice and between sobs exclaimed:
I've swallowed my teeth. What shall
1 do? know I'll die" and so on. The
man fished the missing teeth from his
pocket, when his wife's tears turned
to indignation, and the setting out she
gave her poorer half will long be re-
membered by the Office clerks.
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PROBATE COURT.
Estates acted upon since our last ron

~]o"Hooo oSOO0 hpOu olnCO idSb EcDOrb.
George K. Mitchell, decd; hearing to prove
will, etc. June 18th.
William l. Bard, dec'd executor discharged.
william Bryan, decd; proceedings discon-
tinued at request of heirs.
William Washburn, decd; will admitted to
probate; letters testamentary issued TO Job
Cole, Jr.; Charles Daglow and Philip Spencer
appraisers and commissioners.
Charles Cook. decd; hearing final account,
etc. June 2lst.
Theodore Curtiss, decd; final account al
lowed, estate assigned and administrators dis
charged.
Almira N. Mosher. decd; hearing to prove
will, etc., June 22d.
In the matter of Lucy A. Adams, alleged in
digent Iinsane; hearing petition TO admit to
insane asylum June lst.
James McDougall, decd; hearing final &C.
count, etc: continued TO June 27th.
William j Whitbeck, decd: hearing to prove
will, etc. June 23d.
George N. Mills ct al. minors; account filed.
Rachei A. Gillett, decd; Norman Collins ap-
and george kinney appraisers and commits
sioners.
Charles Watkins, decd; hoaring to prove
will, etc. June I'D.
Richard Fogg, decd; report of commission
ers fled.
Robert A. Everett. decd: report of commits
sioners hed; hearing inal account, ETC., June
2sth.
In the matter of Floyd Babcock, minor; order
school for boys.
James z. GIlpin, decd: final account al
lowed. estate assigned and administrator dis
charged.
Sarah NJ. Burt. decd; executrix discharged.
Charles A. Little OF al, minors; account filed.
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$4,000 MORE VOLUNTEERS.
President Mckinley Calls for More
Troops to Fight Spain.
RAISES THE ARMY TO 100000.
Larger Forces to be Sent to Cuba and
the Philippines Than was at First
Intended - Cuban Invasion will be
Rushed-Porto Rico VIII be Taken.

The President has issued proclama-
tion calling for 70, 900 more volunteers.
This will make the total army
strength, regular and volunteers, ESQ.,
600. The proclamation is as follows:
Whereas, An act of congress was APP
proved on the 25th day of April, 1898,
entitled San act declaring that war
exists between the United States or
America and the kingdom of Spain, ''and
Whereas, BY an act of congress en-
! titled IAN act to provide for temporar-
lily increasing the military. establish
ment of the United States in the time
of war, and for other purposes" ap-
proved April %, 1898, the President is
authorized in order to raise a volunteer
army, to issue his proclamation calling
for volunteers to serve in the army of
the United States.
Now, therefore, !, William Mckinley,
President of the United States, by vir-
tue of the power vested in me by the
constitution, and the laws and deem
ing sufficient occasion to exist, have
thought fit to call forth and hereby do
call forth, volunteers to the aggregate
number of $4,000 in addition to
the volunteers called forth by
my proclamation of the 23d day of
April in the present year; the same to
be apportioned, as far as practicable,
among the several states and terrific
ries and the District of Columbia, ac-
cording to population, and to serve for
two years unless sooner discharged.
The proportion of each. state and the
details of enlistment and organization
will be made known through the war
department.
Secretary Alger said the additional
volunteers called for will not be re-
cruited from the National Guard, as
were, the first 125, 900, but that the en-
listments will be open. The regula-
tions referred to in the proclamation
under which the enlistments will be
conducted have not yet been prepared.
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ont. Friends from Hillsdale are to be
present to assist. The young ladies are
especially invited to attend. A five cent
tea will be served.
Ida Whitbeck is quite i'll.
Miss Lenta Mae Adams rides q new
bicycle.
Mrs. Ackland is home from Toledo;
| she Is not we'll.
Mrs. Hulda Mcdowell has been visit
Ing her daughter, Mrs. Il. Black, near
the Black school house.
John +. King Is making some extern
sive repairs and Improvements on his
farm, south OF here, the old JehiaI Lock-
wood farm.
Mrs. Mary Pettyt, OF Hillsdale, spent
last Sunday with her parents near here.
Mrs. Susie Bennett. of Hudson, accom-
panied by Miss Mae McNair, visited her
mother, Mira. s. Patton, last Sunday.
They drove out from Hudson.
James Duryea, one OF the soldier boys
OF vi, has his patriotism so reused that
ne has erected liberty pole 18 feet high
from which floats the stars and stripes
In beauty and grandeur.
MAY 30.-Ernest Luce is shipping
large quantity of choice lumber to To-
ledo which ho had sawed from timber ON
his farm west and south OF here.
Lawton Taylor, Jr., is visiting his sis
ter in Toledo.
Il. V. Brakeman has his new house
tpished and nicely painted. Mr.. Mint
line, OF Batavia, flashed the painting
last week.
Mrs. Daniel Naples visited friends in
North Adams last week.
John Granger and family visited
friends in Ransom yesterday and to-day
and attend decoration services In Ransom.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kelley enter
tanned her sister aud two children, from
Hillsdale, yesterday.
Rev. A. j. Duryea and Mrs. Susie
Breminsteel and son, Henry, were called
here by the serious illness Of Aunt Julia
Duryea.
Mrs. White. of IIillsdale, is staying
with Mrs. Ii E. Huff.
ID. Z. Leonard has been on the sick
list.
o. B. Holden will soon move in his
lew house.
Mrs. Frank Taylor and little laughter
and Dllla Taylor visited Hilisdsle last
Saturday.
Mrs. Norman Foster has received letter
from Grandma Kingsley, of Harrison.
formerly from Osseo. She is quite we'll
aDd smart for one SO cid, bat wishes to see
the Oaseo people.
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CERVERA CAUGHT IN A TRAP
COrnered by American War Ships
in Santiago Harbor.
MUST SURRENDER OR STARVE
Authorities Undecided Whether to Try to
Reduce the FOrtificatIons and Enter
the Harbor or to Keep Cervera Bot
tied up-Hes Doomed, Anyway.

Authentic dispatches received at
Washington state that the Spanish
/ fleet under Admiral Cervera is in
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and
the U. S. fleets under Admiral Samp-
son and Commodore Schley are maneu-
vering outside. The great naval bat
tie of the war may take place in or near
the harbor of Santiago. Now that
/ Sampson and Scbley have met and
found Cervera in Santiago the question
is how to get at him. To run the guns
of the MORO (roundD castle and other
strong Notifications and the torpedo
defenses will be difficult. Only one
ship can pass in at time The dan
gers of such exposure are tremendous.
An attack on the Notifications by
bombardment will probably be the
first movement. Even with the mines
destroyed the Spanish men-of-war can
operate with deadly effect in guarding
the pass to their haven. No better
position could have been chosen by the
Spanish admiral To overcome him q
procession of the American ships will
have to fire broadside after broadside
through and beyond the land-locked
pass. A blockade might starve Ger
vera out and make him issue from the
bay to fight in desperation, but the
place is believed to be well stocked
with food.
Havana is well invested by Commo-
dore Watson's squadron of IA vessels,
and it is possible that with Cervera
bottled up at Santiago an attack may
be made on both places at the same
time.
At Washington opinions differ as to
what should be done. There is sem
timent in the navy in favor of keeping
the Spanish fleet pocketed in Santiago
harbor. There is a sentiment equally
strong in favor of wiping out the San
tiago batteries and the Cervera fleet by
a combined land and naval attack.
Naval officers all agree on one point,
that the Spanish position is strong and
the problem difficult. 1t is confidently
expected that should the Spanish at
tempt to force a passage to sea the
news of the total destruction of their
fleet may be expected at any time.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
situation of the Santiago harbor is such
that our gunboats, which are available
for the purpose, could successfully pre-
vent the escape of the Spaniards, thus
relieving a considerable part of both
Simpsons and Schley's fleets for oper-
ations elsewhere. Members of the adj
ministration regard the present situa-
tion as most favorable for our cause
and do not doubt that in very short
time the Spanish fleet will be utterly
destroyed and active operations begun
against Havana by both our military
and naval forces.
The published report that another
and more formidable fleet is en- route
from Cadiz to the relief of the impris-
oned squadron is not credited by mem
bers of the administration, but should
this prove to be the fact, the move
would be welcomed by our naval au-
thorities, as it would certainly result,
it is said, in the destruction of the two
fleets instead of one.
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FRONTIER.

MAY 30.-The graduating exercises OF
our high school passed off very nicely
and made busy time for us last week.
Rev. jacobs, of Hillsdale, preached an
impressive baccalaureate sermon and
Profs. GurneY and French made fine
speeches to the graduates.
The contests Tuesday evening called
ont large crowd, Miss Daisy Clay took
first nrize for oration and John Halleck
second, while Miss Maude Cass took first
and Miss Alice Field second on elocution,
Mics Alice Field is visiting her broth
er, Arthur, 10 Jackson county.
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HILLSDALE, MICH, MAY 81, 1898.
COLLEGE HILL NOTES.

| MISSES Juva and Veva Higbee, OF Go
wanda, N. Y, are guests of DR.. w. III
Spence and wife for the college com
mencement time.
A week ago last evening the juniors
entertained the seniors at the home OF
Mabel Cunningham. After delicate re,
freshments, toasts were given as follows
with Mr.. VanAken, as POSTMASTER: Wei.
come, Miss Brown, '99; Response, Mr.
Waterman, '98; "Practical Seniors" Miss
Sage, so; "The Juniors" Mr.. Myers, '9S
"Juniors and Seniors" Prof. ID. NJ. Mar
tin. Friday evening the seniors gave
the customary annual reception to the
juniors at the residence of Trustee Worth
ing.
Improvements on the campus are
commenced. Tuesday morning the
whole body of students turned out and iu
an incredibly short time the old walks
were removed. The boys did the work
and the girls helped by their encouraging
gIances. Squads of students have been
at work nearly all the time since then
and Friday afternoon all classroom work
was suspended 30 as to give opportunity
for the work.
Thursday evening the class in Roman
History met at the home of their teacher
Mrs. Mosher, and read Shakespeare
tragedy OF Julius Cesar. At the close OF
the reading light refreshments were
served.
Nearly all the students attended the
burning of the Variety store between two
and four Thursday morning and they all
helped vallantly wherever there was
need.
Mrs. Lawrence and little daughter,
Dorothy, are the guests of Mrs. Law
rence's mother, Mrs. Stevenson.
Mrs. Norman Harvey is visiting her
daughter, Miss Clare Harvey.
Collegiate field day was held on the
23d. The college is much pleased with
the record made by her men and feels
confident of a showing ofwhich she will
not be ashamed at the inter collegiate
field day. The prizes awarded were as
follows: Frensdorf medal TO Verne
Myers; Simpson medal to Earl Gar
lough; class medal to the Sophomore
class.
Q. A. Langworthy, '97, OF the Holland
city schools, spent Sunday on the hill.
Mrs. ID. j. Chappell and her son and
daughter visited Mr.. Chappell's mother,
at Cambria, Sunday, in honor of her SD
birthday.
j. M. Weaver, '07, has returned from
his work in the schools at Cumberland
Gap, Tenn.
Mrs. I. G. Lawrence, formerly Lena
Seeley) OF Cleveland, and her little daugh-
ter, Dorothy,is spending few weeks VITA
her mother. Mr., L. will be here COM
mencement week.
Mrs. Prof. Bailey, of Angola, Ind, was
a guest of her sister. Mrs. Van Wormer,
last week.
President Mosher returned Satu. day
evening from his trip to Tennessee.
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GERMAN CYCLIsT CLEVER.
Ceuton Had simple Way to Ride Down
A Steep Cliff.


A steep Cliff.
eve Americans travelling abroad are
apt to be very proud of our reputation
for cleverness," said q tourist who
went cycling in Europe last summer
And no doubt we have reason to be-
But I am going to tell you how had
some of the conceit taken out Of me.
We were going through Switzerland
and had reached the close of the first
days descent toward Geneva. The road
had been too steep to coast without the
aid Of brake, and, as we were afraid
to use our brakes for fear our tires
would not last us through our trip, we
back-pedaled all the way. AS we were
sitting after supper on the veranda of
the lodge discussing the fatigue of our
unusual exercise and dreading the
morrow, which meant more Of the same
sort, our attention was suddenly called
to cloud of dust descending the noun
tain side. Then we saw a cyclist.
coasting as nice as you please. towing
a good sized sapling, which acted as an
effective brake, without injury to the
tires. One OF the boys calculated:
'Welll Why didn't we think of that?'
The rest were simply dumb. That
man was German. now take off my
hat to our German brethren of the
Wheel"
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KANSOM.

May 29 Jonathan Burton was in th Q
city last Saturday.
Aaron Rarrick met with bad acci-
dent at Prattyllle last week. He was
working with his team near the mill
when his horses became frightened. In
trying TO stop them he was thrown down
and the trucks passed over him breaking
his shoulder blade and arm. He was
brought to the home of his sister here
where he was rendered as comfortable
as possible.
William Thorp. an old soldier, died at
his home near Better last Tuesday, aged
90 years and 6 months, after a short ill
ness. He leaves wife, three sons and
two daughters TO mourn his loss. He
was an honorable citizen and kind
neighbor.
W. l.. Mapes was at Montgomery yes
terday.
IL. Cramton has the foundation laid for
his new barn.
The price Of wheat and other farm
products and the promise of bountiful
crops makes the farmers smile.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Following are the real estate transi

Following are the real estate transfers: !:
Violette " Frank ct al to j. ID. Witherell,
und. l-5l55 acres, Wheatland, 5000.
A. j. Howard to +. NJ. Stanton, lot. city,
81, 500.
II. M. Stanton to A. J. Howard, lot, city,
1900.
E. A. shattuck to ]. II. Dell. lot LltcAAeld.
$3.50.
N. G. Gum to NJ. Bliss, Ga acres and lot,
Jonesville. S525.
j, S. Lewis to w. Burnett, lot. Jonesville,
$3.50.
J. NJ. B. Hough to /. Brown, 20 acres. Cam
den, $500.
A. p. Ransom TO L. ID. Huf, 10 acres,
Adams, Si00
B. Mulvey. by executor. to V. Hawkins. lot
IOnpaYllln. Hlh0.
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OsSIcO.

MAY 28.-Miss Alice Darrow opened
her store Thursday with fine display OF
dry goods and groceries. She is well
and favorably known and will be well
patronized by the people in this vicinity
j. III. Mann will soon be In his new
hardware store.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. III. Elliott, Of Toledo
are visiting friends in this village.
l.. Liby is very sick with rheumatism.
The Ice cream social, given last Tues
day evening by the league, was we'll at
tended.
Aunt Julia Duryea is not as welt as
she has been.
A nice literary program was carried
out In the school Friday afternoon. There
were fine recltations and handsome
display Of flowers preparatory to the
decoration day exercises which will be
held in Osseo.
Justine Watson is experimenting the
improvements being made on the old
Huff farm. Leonard Chase and Il V.
Brakeman are building the barn anew.
Mesdames Dewitt Wilson aud Fay
Kingsley visited friends In Pittsford last
week.
Miss Fannie TAYLOR, OF Sandusky, Ohio,
made her parents here Driei VISIT this
week.
A party of young folks will enjoy next
Monday at Lake Pleasant fishing. They
are to have nice picnic supper OF cake,
Ice cream, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Button entertained
Misses Maude and Rachel Lockwood
over Sunday.
The ladies' quartette, of Osseo. will
give fine concert In the church Satur-
day evening, June A. All are invited,
Last Tuesday morning DR.. McKellar,
assisted by DR.. Bates, of Ransom, ampu-
tated the diseased ankle and foot of
George Kelley, who lives east Of here.
The disease was the effect of an injury
received in the army. He Is quite CON-
Portable.
On Friday afternoon, June 10th, the
w. G. L. u. will hold very interesting.
meeting. A fine program is to be carried
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1898-05-31
MOSHERVILIE.

MAY 30.-Memorial day once more.
This time 1t has more than usual signifl-
canoe to us; 1t brings the memories of
past struggles and thoughts of what will
be the outcome of the one in which we
now are engaged
Miss Belle Smith is home from Berrien
Springs for the summer vacation.
Mr., and Mrs. Eugene Priest, of Albion,
and Miss Lula Hoagland were the guests
OF e. Z. james and family over Sunday.
Mrs. j. II. Riggs has gone to Jackson
to spend few days.
E. M. Andrews now has charge of the
post office.
There are still several cases of measles
In town.
F. M, Hodge and L. 8. Gale were in
Concord Saturday.
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War News.

For thirty days, perhaps longer, will
cut the price Of cabinet photos TO every
body. Best platlno, (soft inish) $1.50 per
dozen; best glossy, 81 per dozen; Kodsc
printing, 81 cents per dozen; Vive, or
larger, 80 cents per dozen. i have the
best gallery and do the most artistic
work at lowest price, OF any one In
Southern Michigan. Commenced in
1854, been here thirteen years. Come
and see. BOUTWELL,.
Waldron Block, Hillsdale, Mich.
May 90, 1898.
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"N II G.p

Aubrey de We're, an Irish poet and
gentleman, mentions in his "Recollec-
tions" that when ten years old he had
a tutor who constantly inculcated in
him rectitude, purpose and energy.
The tutors praise of energy was ex-
pressed by the saying. There are
three letters Of more value than all the
rest in the alphabet, namely, N r c."
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Reports from Santiago de Cuba, via
Kingston, Jamaica, insurgents arc
drawing closer about the city and
skirmishes are of daily occurrence
within six miles. They have stopped
all supplies reaching the city from the
land side
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The Monterey Sent TO Dewey.

The big monitor Monterey has been
ordered TO proceed to Manila to rein
force Admiral Dewey's fleet. The
Monterey is probably the most formid-
able monitor in the world, yet she
combines with the enormous offensive
and defensive qualities of the monitor
type a seaworthiness that is almost
phenomenal. The Monterey is 1000
tons displacement, 256 feet long by so
feet beam and IA feet inches draft.
She carries in two turrets surrounded
by barbettes, two l2-inch and two 10
inch guns, six G-pounders, four one
Founders and two gatlings. The tur-
rets are eight inches thick and the sur
rounding barbettes are II inches and
11& inches of steel, and against this
armor all the batteries of Manila might
thunder without effecting an entrance.
The Monterey's personnel is 10 officers
and 172 men, and once she is safely in
the entrance of Manila harbor nothing
in the Spanish navy would be likely to
bulge her.
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Ladies. call at the Hub for your tailor
made jackets and costumes. Call and
get our prices. Stanton d Bates.
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The British government has notified
the Newfoundland authorities TO pre-
vent the coaling of Spanish vessels in
those waters.
Reports from Manila state that Ad-
miral Deweys blockade is thoroughly
efficient. 1t is becoming daily more ap-
parent that the Philippine insurgents
cannot be trusted as allies of the Amer
leans, half of them being in favor of
Spain.
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Toilet articles and perfumes the best,
at the Broad street Pharmacy, 4. @,
Delevan, proprietor.
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To stick Rubber use MAJORS RUBBER
EMENr. Bewarefl Take no substitute,
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Save doctors bills by using Goodrich's
la grippe tablets.
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One case of full standarC
Prints at 81 per yard.
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One bale of regular 70 Brown
Sheeting at sc per yard.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1898-05-31

l bale of regular sc Brown c
ton at 81 per yard.
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One bale Of regular sc Brown
Cotton at SC per yard or ~ by
the bolt.