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sacred remains of the great discover
desecrated by falling into the hands
of yankee pigs
It matters not now whether Eric the
Red discovered America hundreds of
years before Columbus crossed the
ocean. Public opinion will always
Ga Columbus credit for making the
d.-covery which led to development.
Amerigo Vespucci was the discoverer
OF the continent. But it was Co.
1umbus who first crossed the ocean
in it's broadest part, and revealed the
new world.
1t seems strange that after the
lapse of 400 years the people developed
upon the new world should go with
conquesting arms against the nation
which QUILTED our discoverer; and
that we should be about to seize the
convent and the sarcophagus in which
his bones have been so long reposing.
eff the bones of Columbus repose
at Havana they will soon be possessed
by this country. But you will observe
that there is an IF" in this matter,
as we find it in SO many things. The
honor of possessing these relics is
claimed alike by Havana and San
Domingo. There seems to be no doubt
that at each place there is the tomb of
n Columbus; but which is the original
and only genuine is matter subject
to argument.
Some years ago Frederick A. ODER
was sent to San Domingo for the ex-
press purpose of sitting the existing
evidence and making a personal eX-
amin alton, and bore letters of recon-
mendation from the then secretary of
state, Mr.. Blaine, to the president of
the Dominican republic. Every oppor-
tunity was afforded him for a rigid
investiga ton. The minister of fomen-
to-, or public affairs, himself accom-
panied him to the cathedral, and by his
command the revered relics were
brought from their place of deposit,
in an ancient cedar chest within dark
cell near the presbytery, and exposed
to the light of day. Photographs were
then taken of the vault (the original
place of sepulture being pointed out,
the two vaults opened and their rela-
tive position shown), and also of the
casket at present holding the bones,
and of the "urna," or case of crystal
and stainwood, in which this is con-
tanned.
Thislastis bound about with ribbons,
secured by the great seal of the repub-
lie, and to obtain even a glimpse of the
remains it is first necessary to get the
sanction of the ecclesiastical, the
municipal and the national authori-
ties, the three keys to the cell in
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tory, and that it would manage the af-
fairs of that territory Those who re-
manned within the jurisdiction would
have to obey the laws and officers of
the United States, as Gen. Lawton was
Informed.
Washington, Aug. II. - The presi-
dent Tuesday appointed the two COM
missions to adjust the evacuation Of
Cuba and Puerto Rico. They are as
follows:
For Cuba-Maj. Gen. James F. Wade.
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. Maj.
Gen. Matthew G. Butler.
For Puerto Rico-Maj. Gen. John r.
Brooke, Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley.
Brig. Gen. William w. Gordon.
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CUBANs MUST OBEY.
Won't He ratesl--1dilitary
AZ Com nlissions Named.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE war de-
partment late Tuesday afternoon
posted the following reply: to an in
quiry from Maj. Gen.. Lawton, COM
manding the department of Santiago,
for instructions as to the policy to be
observed toward the Cubans that are
withinShis military department.:
Recommending General, Department of
Santiago, Santiago de Cuba: Replying to
your message for instructions, the presi-
dent directs that you be informed that the
United States Is responsible for peace and
must maintain order In the territory sur
rendered and in your department, and must
protect all persons and their property with
Ii, said Jurisdiction. Interference from any
quarter will not be permitted. The Cuban
Insurgents should be treated justly and lib
orally. but they. with all others. must rec
ognize the military occupation and authori-
ty of the United States and the cessation, of
.hostilities proclaimed by this government.
You should see the insurgent leaders and
so advise them.
by order Of the secretary Of war;.
(Signed) III. c. CORBIN,
'Adjutant General
The war department did not make
public the dispatch from Gen. Lawton
relative to the Cubans in Santiago. but
the order which Gen. Corbin sent to
Gen. Lawton indicates something of it's
nature. Gen. Lawton reports that the
Cubans are encamped about the city,
and do not seem disposed to accept the
conditions imposed by the armistice,
and some troubles have occurred Sec
rotary Alger, in speaking of the mat
ter, said that it might as we'll be fully
understood that the United States
would control the surrendered terri
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Crop Report.

q. S. Department. of Agriculture,
Minnesota Section.-Wheat harvest is
progressing very nicely in the Red
River valley, and in all parts of the
state south of Otter TAIL, Cass and
Carleton counties stacking. has been
going on as rapidly as possible, except
in that portion where the showers OF
the 9th caused delay. The grain put
in stack after being we'll dried, subse-
quent to the heavy rains, is in good
condition, but where the@rains were
heavy some grain in shock is in poor
condition, and some stacks are injured.
but on the whole the crop is well cared
for. Threshing from the shock con-
tinues in most parts of the south, and
the returns show satisfactory yields Of
wheat, barley and oats. Early fax Is
being cut, and late fax is approaching
maturity. The crop is. good one
Cool nights have tended to retard the
ripening of corn, but most, OF our cor
respondents think it will be secured
safely if frost holds off till Sept. Is;
the crop is a very good one.
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! WAS NOT SHOT. .
Soldier, Reported Executed for MUIR
der in8Puertoe Rico Only Given +
Life Sentence. i

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE war de-
partment has received the following:
Ponce, Puerto Rico, Aug. IS, 1898, 1o: 80
2. m.-Adjutant General, Washington: Re-
plying to your cablegra m, Private La Duke
had been convicted by court-martia1 for
killing Private Stafford. and was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment in the peni.
Tertiary at Fort Leavenworth. He is now
under guard here awaiting transporta ton.
(signed) GILMORE, Brigadier General"
Alexander La Duke$was mem Der of
company, Second Wisconsin 5volun-
teers, and was enlisted at Marinette.
Thomas Stafford, the murdered man,
was a member of the Thirteenth in
fantry, regular army The murder was
the result aof ca quarrel in a wine shop
near Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was err
roneously stated in dispatch from
Marinette, Wis, a few days ago that
La, Duke had been courtmartialed the
day after the crime, and shot at Ponce,
On August 4.
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tiguous; that only few inches from
the one they opened was another,
hich was the one they were seeking.
Both vaults were under the chancel,
both were in the Gospel side but that
alleged by the Dominicans to have
contained the remains of Columbus
was nearer the wall, Immediately
against it's foundation. Concerning
then the question of the present rest
ing place of the bones of Columbus,
may be permitted to add that I declare
in favor of San Domingo"
The controversy came about in this
way: Christopher, Columbus died in
1906, at Valladolid. and was there in
TERED. A few years later the body
was taken to the convent of Las
Cuevas, where it remained until 1910,
when, at the request of the widow of
his son, the body was taken to San
Domingo, the island of his first dis
covery. 1t was the request of Colum-
bus, in his last will, that his body be
taken across the ocean and finally
sepultured in the convent of Concep-
cion de la Vega, which had been found
ed by him. That convent was de-
stroyed by an earthquake, and the
body of Columbus was placed in a
vault of the capital cathedral which
was then being completed. In the year
1549 the archbishop of San Domingo
wrote: "The tomb of Don Cristobal
Colon, where are his bones, is much
senerated in this cathedral"
This proves that the bones were
there, but there is no record of their
transfer across the ocean. 1t is one of
the generally-admitted facts of his
tory. 1t is known, however, that the
body was placed beneath the pave
ment of the presbytery, at the right
of the high altar. All records con-
corning the ceremony of interment
were destroyed by Sir Francis Drake,
in the seventeenth century, when he
bombarded and sacked the capital.
The tomb was covered with earth, and
all traces of it lost for fully 200 years,
the history being preserved solely by
local tradition.
But the fact would have ever re-
manned undisputed that the bones of
Columbus were there, somewhere in
that cathedral. but for the interven-
ton of what is called Spanish pride. ~
When San Domingo was coded to
France, in 1895, it was concluded that
as matter of Spanish PRIDE it would
never do to permit the bones of Column
bus rest under the folds of an alien
flag. Consequently. Duke de Veragua,
lineal descendant of Columbus, and
a. admiral in the Spanish navy, was
sent to remove the remains to Ha-
vana.
Acting according to tradition, the
pavement was broken on the ''gospel
side" of the altar, a vault was found.
leaden plates and fragments of bone,
with considerable dust. These were
carefully and reverently gathered to-
gether, and transferred to Havana on
the man-of-war San Lorenzo. With
great ceremonies, with pageantry and
with pomp the remains were carried
to the cathedral and placed In a mu.
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sPAIN'S POSITION.
Capitulation Of Manila Must Have No
Eject IN the Peace Nesotiations55
UnfavOrables to Her. u

Madrid, Aug. 20.-The government
has resolved to insist that the capitula-
ton Of Manila after the signing Of the
protocol should have no effect in the
peace negotiations unfavorable to
Spain. .Gs AK
In any event the government holds
that the capitula ton, having been
signed by the commander of the town,
does not entail the surrender of the
whole of the Philippines.
Madrid, Aug. r20.-The cabinet is dis
cussing the instructions to be given
the Spanish peace commissioners.
Premier Sagasta said Friday:
THE question is extremely complicated
Spain renounces sovereignty over Cuba and
Puerto Rico, but will claim her property
there, such as national buildings, barra cks
prisons, lands belonging to the state, ports
machinery IN the arsenals and all similar
property. 1t is also question what to do
with the present inmates Of prisons and
criminals and civil proceedings now pend
ing In the courts, but these may be settled
by the Cuban military commission. An
other great problem is the Cuban debt.
Regarding Manila, consider its sur
render null and void, since it was made
after signing the protocol. The Paris con-
ference will settle this, and also arrange
commercial treaties by which Spanish goods
may obtain tariff advantages in Cuba and
Puerto Rico in exchange for similar advan-
tages being given the Americans in the
Philippines"
It is limited that Spain may ask in
demnity for the cession of property
and railroads in Cuba and Puerto Rico.
A Murder Mystery.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 20.-The body
of Valmore C. Nichols, a farmer who
1;x,o1 mann D;++sEol1 M;ob woe fo,,, \
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VIM Rexiexx Heroes

Washington, Aug. 1s.-President Nc
Kinley has decided that he will review
the heroes of Santiago in New York
city if his official duties will permit.
He so informed Maj. Gen. Wheeler,
with whom he had long conference
Wednesday, and who is to assume COM
mand at Montauk Point pending the
arrival of Gen. sShafter.1 Necessarily
the date for the proposed review will
be some time distant, as the presi-
dents plans are that the soldiers at
Montauk should have ample time to
fully recover from the effects of the
severe campaign in Cuba.
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Old Msn elected


Thomas Hyde, who, since 1888, h.s
been living IN . shanty on the famous
section 80 in q vain attempt to hold .
portion of that iron land, has been
elected and the Minnesota Iron COM
pany is now in full possession. Sheriff
Wilson, of Lake county, moved Hyde's
goods while the latter was absent.
Old man Hyde for many years never
left his shanty, fearing an ejectment
and kept an arsenal there or>whoever
might attempt to put him out. Atone
time he refused s75, 900 cash for the re-
linquishment of his right. Even now
his appeal is pending before the United
Statessupreme court but the chances
are very slight for him.
The forty on which is Hyde's cabin
joins that on which Miller and Brown
are now at work developing a mine.
Section 80 is the most famous undevel-
oped iron land in the world. For 20
years it has been in the courts, and
over half a million dollars has been
expended in lawyers fees and other
expenses. # ~-s
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No More Troops Needed.

Washington..Aug. 20. Gen. shafter
has informed the war department
that after consulting with Gen. Law
ton, commanding the department of
Santiago, it has been concluded that it
will not be necessary TO send any more
troops to Santiago for the preserva-
ton of peace and good order. This
statement is made with the under
standing that the present military
force will shortly be reinforced by the
arrival of the Fifth regular infantry
and the Twenty-third Kansas volun-
tcerS.
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THE LEADEN CASE.

raj niche, to the right of the presby-
terry. The remains having been i'm
INJURED and sealed, marble tablet was
affixed, marking the place forever.
So far, so good. Nobody doubted
that the work had been done efficient
ly, correctly and faithfully. But many
good stories have sequels; and some
times the sequels are the more in.
teresting.
~ 1877, while workmen were re-
p ng the chancel of the cathedral
at San Domingo, another vault was
discovered at the left of the altar.
The inscriptions discovered disclosed
the fact that this was the grave of
the grandson of the first Co.
lumbus: Then it was remembered
that the entire original Columbus
family had been there inferred.
The workmen sounded the pavement
and found the empty vault referred
to, which had contained the body
transferred to Havana. They also dis
covered another vault, close to the
wall of the cathedral, and this con-
tanned well-preserved leaden casket
with the inscription, ID, de la A., per
Ate."-which means, "Discoverer of
America; first admiral" Inside the
lid were inscribed the words: "Illtre
y Es'do Varon, Du. Cristoval Colon. ~
The case was inscribed at the right
end with the letter a." while on the
left end appeared the letter &C."
Within the case were found several
well-preserved human bones, bullet
and silver plate containing the titles
of the first Columbus. 1t is a singu-
lar fact that when Christopher Co.
lumbus was buried there was in his
body bullet received by him in bat
tie in Africa, bullet which often
caused him much pain during his life
time; and there was a bullet found in
this coffin.
There is the story told in brief, but
the true story, with all essential facts.
Where do you think the bones of the
great explorer are at rest? In San
Domingo or Havana?
SMITH n ERv
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A Terrible Fall.

London, Aug. ts.-The Daily Nails
Vienna correspondent says that nu-
merous Alpine fatalities have oc-
CURED within the last week. They in
cluded an American, Miss Merrant,
who, while making dangerous ascent
of the Dreisch- sterspitze, near Inns
bruck, slipped and fell distance Of
$500 feet. She was instantly killed.
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BONES OF COLUMBUS.
Are They at Rest in San Domingo
or in Havana2 .>,..%
n Question Which Has Pushed Ar
ohaeOlogists and Historians for
Many Years-dr. Ober's
XII e. &C. Verdict.
Especial Washington letter.


While this country is conquesting,
and hosting the stars and stripes
SO that to-day it may be said
that the sun never sets on our
hag;N and while we are TAX
ing islands of the sea, destroying
navies and capturing cities, we are also
acquiring relics, some of them very
ancient. We are capturing cathe-
drals, palaces and fortresses which
ere 80: old and feeble as to be formid-
able only in their altisonant names.
The greatest relic which will fall
into our possession when Havana is
surrendered will be the sarcophagus
which is said to contain the remains
ct Christopher Columbus. It is bare
~ possible that Gen. Blanco may de-
stroy the cathedral. and scatter the
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Beaten to Death.

Selma, Ala, Aug. 2o.-Alex Walker,
a negro living near Pleasant Hill, was
called from his cabin by party of
white men and carried to the woods,
Here he was strapped to stump and
beaten with buggy traces. He was re-
leased and managed to crawl back to
his home, where he died half an hour
later. The negro had been very trouble
some in the neighborhood.
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No Extra Session.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Can
non, of Utah, who has been in Wash
ington since congress adjourned, will
leave for his home in day or two,
having received positive assurance that
there will be no extra session of the
senate this fall, as had been for some
time anticipated. Senator Cannon be-
ieves that an extra session will follow
adjournment on March 4.
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In a deadlock.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Aug. 1e.-The
Ninth district republican, congress
sional convention assembled here
Thursday night and took 300 ballots
without result. The opposing candi-
dates are A. L. Hager, the incumbent;
Smith MCPHERSON, electromagnetic
eral; H. A. Byers, speaker of the house
of legislature, and Major W.. Curtis.
Byers has the most votes.
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floating in the river near Belle Isle
park. Yards of copper wire held the
legs together and two heavy stones
weighted the corpse down. Nichols
left home week ago Wednesday and
the body had the appearance of hav-
ing been in the water at least week.
He had several hundred dollars in his
possession when he left Pittsfeld, and
as no money was found on the body
the police believe the motive of~the
murder was robbery.
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Our Pensioners.

Washington, Aug. IS. - The annual
report of Commissioner of Pensions FL.
Clay Evans will show that at the close
of the fiscal year 1898 there were $685.
ia pensioners on the roll of the bu-
reau. This was net increase Of H.
$50 over the previous year. There were
dropped from the rolls during the year
on account Of deaths 80, SOL and for re-
marriage and other causes 1890 pen.
sions were discontinued. ..s
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Not Afraid of Yellow Fever.

Washington, Aug. 2o.-The war de-
partment authorities are not alarmed
about yellow fever among the troops
in the United States, but a close watch
is being kept at all points where there
is the least danger. The three cases at
Key West are the only ones reported
in the south and no additional cases
have been reported in the last three or
four days. At Montauk Point there are
several suspicious cases, but if it is yell
low fever it is very mild type.
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Revenue Question.

Answers have been received from
Revenue Commissioner Scott to some
questions which are the daily puzzle
of every register of deeds in the state
They hold in general that an order or
certificate which is equivalent to
conveyance. bears the same tax as a
conveyance. Orders permitting con-
veyances are not taxab le,, nor certifi-
Gates on instruments already taxed,
nor the stamped advertisements of the
registers of deeds, nor the statements
of local officials attached to deeds that
are paid on property that is being
transferred
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An Affecting Scene.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-An affecting
scene characterized the meeting
Wednesday in Tie office of Secretary
Alger of Maj. Gems. Wheeler and Lee.
They are old friends and comrades in
arms, but they had not met since the
war began. Each grasped the other by
both hands, and then Gen. Lee drew
his friend to his heart and they Rugged
and kissed each OF her regardless of the
fact that many other persons were
present. Secretary Alger was visibly
affected.
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selectedl 81 Eixcal Agent.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The firm of
De Ford Il Co., of Boston,. has been des-
ignated by the preside It. until other
wise ordered, the fiscal agents Of the
United States in such parts Of the
island Of Puerto Rico, as are now or
may hereafterco1ne under the mill tary
jurisdiction Of the United States. The
bond required i IL the sum ct $3.50, 900.
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Absorbed Another Bank.

Milwaukee, Aug. s.-The Wisconsin
national bank Ct this city, having a
paidup capital of $1,0O0,00O and of
which Capt. Fred Pabst is president
and Charles Best, cashier, has alb
sorbed the Central national bank of
Milwaukee, purchasing it's entire
stock. George G. Houghton, former
president of the Central ma tional bank,
becomes a director and Herman H..
Wolf, who was cashier of the Central
national bank, will be assistant cash
Ter of the Wisconsin national bank,
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Eruption. Of yesuvius.

Naples, Aug. 19.-Vesuvius is again
in a state of active eruption. -Four
streams of'lavai are flowing down the
mountain side at the rate of 400 yards
an hour. The chestnut trees on Mount
Somma have been burned. Constant
explosions are heard in the central
crater, which is emitting smoke and
flames. rtzSS$e & E%&F -