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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-20
POLO READY TO DEPART.
But Like Woodford at Madrid Has No Or
ders tn DO 80.

Washington, April 15.-The Spanish
minister Senior Polo, has made final
preparations for his departure from
Washington, but no actual step in that
direction will be taken until specific in
structions are received from Madrid.
The official archives, which constitute
the most important possession Of the
Spanish legation. have been sealed in
readiness to place IN charge of the
French ambassador, NJ. Cambon. Until
yesterday the Spanish minister had
continued to accept the social courte-
sizes extended TO him, these being numer-
Gus, and including the hospitality of
cabinet officers and others high in the
government service.
Washington, April l5-It was learned
last night in high diplomatic quarters
that an exchange of notes has begun
between the European capitals with a
view to making strong representations
on the Spanish American situation. In
the same connection an informal meet
ing of the ambassadors and ministers
in this city of the six great powers of
Europe was held late in the day. Sew
eral OF the foreign establishments re-
ceived cable advices from their govern
n:ents last night as to the opening of
the exchange of notes. This had been
anticipated in view of the prevailing
sentiment in all the foreign quarters
here that the action thus far taken in
congress made war inevitable. This
common opinion had been officially re-
ported to the several European CAPT.
tails. and il was doubtless instrumental
in starting the active exchange be-
tween the great powers yesterday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-20
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
AN ARMY FOR CUBA.
land at Once Regulars to BE
Sent First.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Washing
ton Post to-day saws:

WASHINGTON, May 9-The Washing
ton Post to-day says:
Between so. 900 and $4,000 men will be landed
on Cuban soil at once They will wear the
uniform of the United States and they win not
return until they have defeated the Spanish
forces on the island and the American flag
floats as proudly over Havana as it does over
the ruins of the Cavite fortress in Manila har-
bor This is the idea of the military advisers
OF the administration, and the president has
approved the plans.
The first section of the army to invade Cuba
will be the $1,000 or 5000 troops that are now
assembled at New Orleans and Tampa They
are all regulars, and most of them are men who
have seen actual fighting on the plains. They
are seasoned, disciplined, effective They will
be followed at once by another army OF so, 200
volunteers who will be concentrated at south
ern ports as quickly as the trains can carry
them and will be transported fast as the
necessary ships can be collected
II is estimated that IL will take at least 800
vessels to carry this immense army to Cuba.
Nearly everything that floats has already been
secured by the government and last night the
wires were hot in all directions directing con-
tracts to be closed Immediately in all the prin-
cipal seaport towns Other details OF the great
expedition have been arranged. Within 4s
hours there will be 2 900 wagons at Tampa and
l2.00J mules Several hundred ambulances will
also be hurried to Tampa They may be needed.
BATTLES not all like the one which has just
been fought in Manila harbor,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
Minor T.rrlloral News.

Oklahoma sends out l43 soldiers on
The first call.
The total rainfall in Oklahoma City
in the past week was SCI inches
Governor Barnes son was on the
Vicksburg which was under fire re-
Gently at Havana.
1t has been reported that a number
of lives were lost at Muscogee, l. T.,
on account of high waters.
Only two out of 40 applicants passed
the recent teachers examination fol
county diplomas in Oklahoma county
William Haskell, the Indian recruit
who will accompany the Okla5oms
volunteers, is a graduate of Haskell
university.
q. G. Bolton OF Pawnee who was seni
to the penitentiary for butcherine
stolen cattle. was pardoned by Cover
nor Barnes. The application was pre-
sented by Bottoms wife.
Charles Craven was jailed at Pawne,
for selling whisky 10 the Indians. AZ
ter sewing term he said TO the sher
iff: "rn going to sell a whole barre
10. them. give you fair warning.
In three days tine sheriff had him il
jail again,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
THEY ARE GROWING WEARY.
Only One Occasional Bombardment and
Now and Then a Capture to Relieve
Monotony OF Havana blockade.

KEY WEST, Fla, May Cuba is
still locked out by Uncle Sans steel
fence. Two nations are still eyeing
each other stealthily, waiting for the
unknown. On one side is an island
full of hot and chatting Spaniards who
occasionally express their wrath in a
few futile shots toward the enemy,
only to be beaten back like fractions
children; on the other side weary
lot of naval men longing to open
their guns and show the bad chill
dren what punishment awaits their
incorrigibility. These little angry
outbursts, such as occurred at Matan-
zas the other day, and at Havana
yesterday, are all that offer diversion
to the blockade, except the chase of a
few bold fishing schooners. The zest
which accompanied the capture of the
big steamers during the first days of
the war has ceased, now that the
blockade is an established fact. The
only ships worth taking are wise
enough to keep shy of the feet. Petty
prizes are still taken, however, and
three came in yesterday. They sur
rendered too easily to make their cap
ture interesting.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
Habits of bears.

While it is generally known thai bears
seek some quiet place in the fall, where
they may hibernate and live in com
fort upon the fat which they have ac-
cumulated during the late summer and
autumn, il is not generally known that,
while the male bear often goes out
on foraging expeditions, the female
never does, unless driven out by force
and then with the utmost reluctance
Experienced hunters tell ms that no one
has ever seen wild bear just before il
gave birth to it's young, and the hab-
its of these creatures at this time are
a sealed book 10 naturalists. Bears are
among the most perfect specimens OF
alternating animals. In favorable sea
sons they become very fat from acorns,
corn and other vegetable products,
which they consume in large quantities,
but when they come out in the spring
they are the most forlorn and detected
looking beasts imaginable, but ravenous
with hunger, and woe betide the unfor-
funate who interferes with them in
their first efforts to get square meal
IN. Y. Ledger.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19

Reina Maria Christina for accuracy. The
Spaniards seemed encouraged 70 FIRE
faster. knowing exactly our distance while
we had to guess theirs Their ship and
shore guns were making things hot for
The piercing scream Of shot vas varied often
by the bursting OF time fuse shells. fragments
OF which would lash the water like shrapnel or
cut our hull and rigging one large shell that
was coming straight at the Olympia's forward
briege fortunately fell within less than 100 feet
| away Another struck the BRIDGE gratngs in
| line with IL third passed unGs Commodore
l Dewey and gougcd a hole In the Deck Incl
| dents like these were plentiful Still the flag
| ship steered for the center Of the Spanish line
and MS our other ships were astern. the Olympia
received most OF the Spaniards' attention.
| Owing TO our deep draught Commodore Dewey
felt constrained to change his course ut dis
! tance OF 1900 yards and run parallel to the
| Spanish column
Then the olympia Opened.
open with all guns. he said and the ship
| brought her port broadside bearing. The roar
OF all the fagship's ive-inch rapid hrers was
| followed by the deep diapason of her turret
| eight -inchers Soon our other vessels were
equally hard at work and we could see that our
shells were making Cavite harbor hotter for
the Spanards than they had made the ap-
proach for u.s. Protected by their shore hat
teries and made safe from close attack by shall
| low water the Spaniards were in a strong posi-
tion. They put up n gallant fight The Span
ish ships were sailing back and forth behind
the Castillo and their fire. too was hot One
shot struck the Baltimore and passed clean
| through her fortunately hitting no one An
other ripped her up the main deck, disabled a
| six-inch gun and exploded a box OF three
FOUNDER ammunition. wounding eight men.
Closer to the Enemy's Guns.
After having made four runs along the Span
ish line, finding the chart Incorrect, Lieut. Call
kins. the Olympia's navigator told the COM
modore he believed he could take the ship near
er the enemy, with lead going to watch the
depth of water The flagship started over the
course for the fifth time, running within 1909
yards OF the Spanish vessels. At this range
+, even six Founders were effective and the storm
OF shells poured upon the unfortunate Span
ish began TO show marked results Three OF
the enemy's vessels were seen burning and
their fire sackened
stopped Battle for Breakfast.
on finishing this run Commodore Dewey de-
| cided to give the men breakfast, as they had
been at the guns two hours with only one cur
of coffee to sustain them. Action ceased tenn
porarly at 1885. the other ships passing the
flagship and cheering Justify. Our ships re-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
INSPIRING SLOGAN.
"Remember the Maine" the Battle
cry That Urged Dewey's Men on.
Complete story Of the Brilliant Naval Vic
tory at Manila from One who stood
Beside Adm. Dewey-Estimate
of Spanish Losses.

NEW York, MAY 9.--The New York
Herald has received detailed account
of Dewey's victory from its correspond
ent at Manila, who stood beside Adm.
Dewey during the fight, under date of
May 1, by way of Hong Kong, May 4.
The complete dispatch is as follows:
Not one Spanish flag flies in Manila bay to-
day. Not one Spanish warship floats except as
our prize. More than 200 Spaniards dead and
100 to 200 wounded attest the accuracy OF the
American fire. Commodore Dewey attacked
the Spanish position at Cavite this morning.
He swept five times along the line and scored
one OF the most brilliant successes In modern
warfare. That ocr loss is trifing adds TO the
pleasure OF victory without detracting from its
value. The number of hits our vessels received
proved how brave and stubborn was the defense
made by the Spanish forces
Eight slightly Wounded.
Miraculous as II NAV appear none Of our men
we're killed and only eight men we're wounded
Those who were injured suffered equally slight
wounds. Commodore Dewey arrived of Ma
Mia bay last night and decided to enter the bay
at once With all its lights out the squadron
steamed into Boca Grande with crews at the
guns This was the order Of the squadron
which was kept during the whole time of the
FIRST battle; Flagship Olympia the Baltimore
the Raleigh. the Petrol, the Concord, the Boa
ton. 1t was just eight o'clock. a bright moon
light night But the flagship passed Corregidoi
island without sign being gi"en that the
Spaniards were aware OF its approach No
until the flagship was mile beyond Corregi.
dor was gun fired Then one heavy shot wen
screaming over the Raleigh and the Olympia
followed by a second. which fell further astern
SilenceU the Battery.
The Raleigh, Concord and Boston replied
the Concord's shells exploding apparently ex'
actly inside the shore battery, which fired M
more. Our squadron slowed down to barely
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19

mained beyond range OF the enemy's guns until
$50 when the signal for close action again
went up The Baltimore had the place OF honor
in the lead with the flagship following and the
other ships as before. The Baltimore began
firing at the Spanish ships and batteries at
II l6 o'clock, making a series OF hits as If at
target practice.
White Flag on the Arsenal.
Other ships were also doing their duty, and
soon not one red and yellow flag remained on a
ship or battery on the coast The Spanish
flagship and the Castillo had long been burning
hercely and the last vessel to be abandoned
was the Don Antonio de Ulloa which lurched
over and sank Then the Spanish flag on the
arsenal stall was hauled down and at IL 80
o'clock a white flag was hoisted there.
signal was made to the Petrol to destroy all
the vessels In the inner haroor ana Lieut.
Hughes, with an armed boats crew. set fire to
the Don Juan de Austria. Marquis Duero, the
Isa de Cuba and the Correo The large trans
port Manila and many others and small craft
fell into our hands
Not ship Left to the Enemy.
Capture or destroy Spanish squadron" were
Dewey's orders Never were instructions more
eneciually carried out Within seven hours
after arriving on the scene OF action nothing
remained 10 be done.
A Later Estimate OF the Loss.
LONDON, May 9.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail gives
the following additional details:
There was an act Of treaehery on the part OF
Spanish ship. which lowered her flag. and
then fired at boats crew sent to take possess
sion of her She did not hit the boat but our
guns were turned on her and tore her To pieces.
She went to the bottom with all on board Sew
eral vessels close In shore behaved in the same
way and shared the same fate.
The Spaniards had fought TO their last gasp
and now surrendered They he'd been announc-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
sounds Like lombard ment.

Stroud Star: Work on the grade
west of town is progressing and it
seems like the ombardment of Ha-
vana here of an evening when the
blasts are fred in the cut east Of town.
The railroad will be rock baliasted
from Sapulpa to Wellston. The road
bed runs through rock cuts and they
lake the rock out of the cut onto the
grade pretty near all the way. 1t will
be the best piece of new road eve.
built.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19

at tho request Of the conSuls. the enemy viii not
lombard the fort, provided do not open fire
on the enemy's squadron. which is out OF
range Of our guns Therefore. ! cannot fire un-
I'll they come nearer thousand soldiers
arrived htre yesterday evening from our de-
stroyed squadron, the losses Of which number
6lS
Dewcy's Modest Messages.
WASHINGTON, May THE navy de-
partment to-day received two brief
messages from Dewey, as follows;
MANILA May Squadron arrived at Man
ila al day break this morning Immediately
engaged the enemy and destroyed the fol-
lowing Spanish vessels: Reina Christina.
Castillo Don Antonio de Uioa. Isla de Luzon
lsla de Cuba. General Lezo Marques de Duero,
Correo. Nelasca, Isla de Mindanao q transport
and water battery at Cavite The squadron is
uninjured and only few men are slightly
wounded Only means of telegraphing is to
American consul at Hong Kong ] shall COM
municate with him. DEWEY.
CAvITE, May Al have taken possession OF
the naval station at Cavite on the Philippine
islands Have Destroyed the fortihcations at
bay entrance, paroling garrison. | control the
bay completely and can take the city at Gny
time The squadron is in excellent health and
spirits Spanish loss not fully known, but
very heavy-l50 killed including the captain
OF Reina Christina am assisting in protect
ing Spanish sick and wounded Two hundred
and fifty sick and wounded in hospital within
our lines Much excitement at Manila VIII
protect foreign residents DEWEY.
Dewey Made an Admiral
Following this Secretary Long gave
out his reply to Dewey, which has
been cabled by direction of the presi-
dent as follows:
WASHINGTON. May 5--Dewey, Manila; The
president. in the name OF the American people,
thanks you and your officers and men for your
| splendid achievement and overwhelming vic
tory. In recognition he has appointed you act
ing admiral and will recommend vote OF
thanks to you by congress- LONG,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19

steerage way and the men were allowed TO
sleep alongside their guns. Commodore Dewey
had timed our arrival so that we were within
fve miles OF the city OF Manila at daybreak.
We then sighted the Spanish squadron, Rear
Admiral Montejo commanding, of Cavite.
Here the Spaniards had a well equipped navy
yard called Cavite arsenal Adm Montejo's S
flag was flying the 500 ton projected
cruiser Reina Cristina The protected cruiser
Castillo, OF $500 tons, was moored to the sea-
ward were the cruisers Don Juan de Austria,
Don Antonia de Ulloa, Isla de Cuba, Isla de
Luzon, Quiros Marquis del Onero, and Gen.
Leo. These ships and the flagship remained
under way during most of the action
Then the Battle Began.
With the United States flag flying at all their
mastheads. our ships moved to the attack In
line ahead with a speed OF eight knots, first
passing In front OF Manila. where the action
was begun by three batteries mounting guns
powerful enough to send a shell over us dis
tance OF five miles. The guns doomed a reply
90 those batteries with two shots. No more
were fired, because Commodore. Dewey could.
not engage with these batteries without send
ing death and destruction into the crowded city
Two Mines Were Exploded.
As we neared Cavite two powerful subma-
rine mines were exploded ahead OF the flagship.
The Spaniards had evidently misjudged our
position Immense volumes OF water were
thrown high into the air by these destroyers,
but no harm was done 10 the shlps NOT Know
ing how many more mines there might be
ahead. he still kept on without faltering No
other mines exploded, however, and 1t is be-
lieved that the Spaniards had only these two
IN place. Asthe Olympia drew nearer all was
as silent on board as IL the ship had been empty.
except for the whirr OF blowers and the throh
OF the engines Suddenly she'll burst directly
over US
"Remember the Maine"
.'Remember the Maine" came \ hoarse cry
hom the boatswain's mate ct the after five-
inch gun Remember the Maine" arose from
the throats OF Omen at the guns This watch
word was caught up in .urrets and fire rooms,
wherever seamen stood ut their post The
Olympia was now ready TO begin the fight
Dewey ON the Bridge
Commodore Dewey. his chief stan command
er, Lamberton and his aide and myself. with
the executive oificer. Lieut. Rees, and navisa-
tor. Lieut. Calkins. were on the forward bridge.
Capt Gridley was In the coming tower, as Il
was thought unsafe to risk losing all the senior
on.cers by one she'll You may tre when
ready. Gridley." said tine commodore and
at 5;4i o'clock a m. at distance OF $500
yards. the starboard eight-inch eun In the for
ward turret roared forth compliment TO the
Spanish forts Presently similar guns from
the Baltimore and the Boston sent 2oo-pound
shells hurlipg toward the Castillo sad the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
FIFTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
Fire at Duluth Renders Two Thousand Peo,
pie Homeless and Causes 100000
Loss-Many Narrow Escapes.

DULUTH, Minn.. May 9.-Fifty frame
buildings on Minnesota point, just
above the ship canal, were burned yes
terday. An hour after the fire started
1000 people were homeless. The fire
took IL frame store buildings from ting
on Lower Lake avenue just below the
Under the Hip district and swept
from there back to the lake shore.
There are no particularly large indi-
vidual losses. The total is thought to
be over 100000. Among the sufferers
were so families of Jews, members OF
a colony who were at mass meeting
praying for the success of the Ameri-
can army in the war with Spain. There
were narrow escapes from death. bu,
it is believed that everybody was res
cued.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
The stars RAYS.

Itrequires four years and four months
for a ray of light TO reach us from the
nearest star, and yet light travels al
the rate of 1s6,33O miles in second.
At this rate a first-class express train
running at a speed of 81 miles an hour,
would require continuous run of rs,
100000 to reach Alpha Centauri. II
would take 100000 years for cannon
ball, travelling at the usual speed OF
such projectiles, TO reach this same
point, which is our nearest star neigh
bor.v-Westminster Gazette.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19

"The idea Of holding that woman is not
imply fitted TO enter public lifel" she ex.
slaimed. What is there OF more value 10
one in public life than the art Of extern.
ooransons Speaking, and when it comes 10
speaking extemporaneously-''
"My, dear. he interrupted, for only the
night before he had failed to get home until
ate, and the memory Of what happened was
still fresh with him, 'your point is well
saken. When it comes TO speaking extern
poraneously man is really only base inlta.
ion. Chicago Post.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
Heavy Rains In Payne County.

Saltwater State: Judge Burford left
Orlando at eight o'clock Tuesday
morning and did not arrive in Still
water till two o'clock Wednesday. He
was accompanied by United States
Marshal Heck Thomas Clerk of the
Court NJ c. Hart, and Court Stepo-
grapher Elmer Buckner. They found
the bridges gone everywhere although
team came through but two hours
before. Mr.. Thomas says that in one
place he saw the water coming down
in a solid wall. He drove hastily for
the bridge but the water reached
there first.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
NEWS OFTHE TERRITORY
Latest Happenings in Oklahoma
Briefly Told.
How skeleton Crock Was Named.

HOW Sktleton tt"th WIS Nhhfus
II any creek in Oklahoma was right
ly named by the festive cowboys, IL is
Skeleton creek. About 300 bleaching
Indian skeletons lay scattered on upper
Skeleton creek while some eight negro
skeletons disfgure a little dell near
tie mouth of the ghastly named
stream. The Indian skeletons are the
bones of northern Cheyennes, who
while travelling southward caught the
smallpox, and their medicine men
not knowing how to manage the pest
all of them died and were never buried.
The negro skeletons found near where
the creek empties into the Cimarron
were slaves OF Cherokee Indians. They
were trying TO escape from their mas.
ters on stolen horses and were over
taken and killed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
DON'T.

Don't put oil till tomorrow the thing
somebody else will do for you to-day.
Don't judge a man by the clothes be
wears. instead of by those he pays for.
Don't think because a man holds a
position Of trust that he will trust you.
Don't Judge the size OF a girls foot by
the size OF the shoe she asks for.
Don't think because an heiress is a
female heir that a mattress is female
mat
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19

Cattlemen and cowboys in Oklahoma,
indian Territory and southern Kansas
are looking forward with pleasure 10
the third annual reunion of the Texas
Cowboy association, which meets at
Haskell, Texas, July 81, 2sand 20. The
success of the reunion last year at
Seymour has encouraged the officers of
the association to prepare for a larger
attendance tins year. 1t is estimated
that 10000 visitors were at Seymour in
1907
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-19
wholesale barb Wire Thieves.

Ell Reno Globe: The grand jury re-
turned a true bill against Rice Singer,
Marion Massey and a man named
Groves, all of Wasbita county, charging
them with the larceny of 81 spools of
barbed wire, The wile was stolen
from parties in the Caddo country,
hence the jurisdiction of the court
here. The wire was found by Sheriff
Morrison on the premises of one of the
parties arrested. Part Of it had been
thrown into an old well, and a hog
pen built over the well.