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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08

The spanish armorcd cruiser Cristo
bal Colon has listed on her beam endi
on the rocks and IL is now practically
impossible to save her.
WASHINGTON, July 9. - While the
navy is celebrating the victory OF
SIMPSONS fleet over Ccrvera the army
is greatly distressed at the news re
ceived this morning that Pando has re.
Enforced General Linares at Santiago.
Under the circumstances IL is believed
that Linarcs will decline Skaters de.
mand to surrender and then will fol.
low a severe battle, with the odd,
against the American forces.
General Garcia's. failure to stor
Pando also causes considerable appre.
hcnsion in army circles for IL indicates
n weakness in our lines which the
Spanish troops will be quick to take
advantage of.
The Harvard, Yale and the Column
bia, three of the f~iectest ships in the
navy, arc expected to leave Charleston
to-day with reinforcemcnts. 1t is
understood that General Miles may
take command of the army, owing to
the continued Illness Of General Shat.
ter.
A senator who went to the War dc
partment to talk about appointments,
said that he found the President and
staff Of "a SO distressed about Shat
ter that they positively refused to con.
slider the subject of patronage.
WASHINGTON. July g. Secretary AL.
ger. on leaving the cabinet meeting at
half past L. o'clock, said the President
had sent n telegram to Admiral Samp.
son and General Shafter asking them
to confer as TO what the present situa.
ton demanded. Secretary Alger said
1t was understood that the lombard.
ment had not begun nor would IL
take place until a perfect understand
ing between the two officers had been
reached.
IL was expected the two officers
would reach a conclusion ms TO the adj.
visibility of Admiral Sampson making
an attempt to enter the harbor and as.
sist in the bombardment of Santiago.
Transports with troops will be start
cd Immediately to reinforce General
Shafter, and will continue to go for.
ward as long as the general may think
ii necessary to make his victory Ger.
tain and decisive.
General Algcr also said that When
all the facts have come to be heard it
would be seen that the extreme heat
and the severe work done by the troops
have contributed as much to IL
losses at Santiago as the fire Of the
enemy.
The War department has been in.
formed of the arrival of General Pando
at Santiago with reinforcements for
the enemy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCCiNCT SUMMARY or A
WEEKS EVENTS
Nest important Happenings of the Fast
Seven Days Briefly Mentioned-Au Por-
tions of the state Covered-A Thorough
Resume of Nebraska News.
"wednesday, June 20.

The Nebraska league of republican
clubs will hold a meeting in the Boyd
theatre. Omaha on the evening of July
IL to prepare for the national meeting
which is to be held in the same city on
the following day.
Master Eddie Horner, the five-year-
old son of Henry lIorner, fell down a
fight of steps ut Paul ~Springer's resi-
dence Tuesday at Beatrice and broke
both of his arms below the elbow. The
boy was playing with a number OF
others when the accident happened.
The newly organized Daughters Of
Veterans of York gave the new recruits
n handsome reception Monday night
in the Presbyterian church. 1t was a
neat demonstration and was highly
appreciated by the boys. The room
was beautifully decorated with flowers
and a large banner with the motto
Remember the Maine worked in
roses was suspended over the pulpit.
Thomas s. Allen of Lincoln and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Bryan of Salem, Ill.,,
were married Tuesday, June % at the
home of the brides brother-in-law, j.
W. Baird, in Salem, ILL.,, DIR. j. A.
Levett of Ewing college performed the
ceremony. Mr.. Allen was until recent
ly deputy postmaster and is "a partner
of w. j. BRYAN, whose sister the bride
is. He graduated in SO from the state
university. read law in Lincoln and
began practicing in the Office of Talbot
Il Bryan.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
Tuesday,, july q.

Dr. ]. L.. Dorward. a dentist of To-
kaiaah, died at Lincoln yesterday
where he had been taken for treat
ment.
/. l.. Fisk, a travelling man for Allen
Bros. Of Omaha, fondled "a giant fire.
cracker at Beatrice and is minus one
finger.
Lincoln is worrying over an efficient
fire fighting system. The latest to ,
attract attention is a series of FIRE
cisterns.
Colonel John NJ. Hamil-
ton and Colonel Charles A. Wyckoff of
Nebraska lost their lives in the gal
liant assault upon the entertainments
at San Juan.
About co. 900 people celebrated the
Fourth at the exposition at Omaha.
That's lots of people. but the authori-
ties, though hard pressed, took good
care of the immense crowd.
Fire was discovered about l O'Clock
this afternoon in the Darn on the resi-
dence property of w. a. Emery, South
Second street, Norfolk. The fire made
such rapid progress that the damage
was very large. 1t is insured for some
amount, not learned.
Walter Fawkers: a young man sew
entecn years of age, whose parents
reside about four miles northwest of
O'Niell, "a drowned in the Elkhorn at
that place this afternoon. Deceased
could not swim and got in water owe
his head. The body was found abouts
one hour after he went under in ten
feet of water.
No Fourth of July pardons were
issued yesterday by Governor Uol-
comb. but the sentence of VIC. Cofield
vas committed and he was given his
liberty. Cofield was sentenced by tho
district court of Douglas county to
serve ten years for forgery. Nearly
five of the ten years have been served
and as Cofiield was an exemplary
prisoner his sentence wa commutcds
The 0 am. passenger train on the
Missouri Pacific going north, within
one-fourth mile after leaving the yards
at Falls City yesterday struck and in
stantly killed j. :. Newcomer, n farm
er about siXty-iivc years old. h
train was crowded with excursionists,
but neither the engineer, fireman or
passengers knew that Il man had been
killed until the next station north,
Verdon, was reached The railway
runs through Newcomers land at the
point the accident happened On q
sharp curve. 4
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
OUR LOSS RUNS UP TO 1900,
The Number of Dead and Wounded In
Skaters Army Increases. q.

WirH SKATERS ARMY, July 6.--Via
jamaica Although the firing con-
tinucd all Sunday between the out
posts very little damage was done on
either side. General Chaffee wa
wounded slightly, rifle bullet cutting
through his foot, but he will not be
compelled to leave the field.
The only severe firing during the
day occurred when the Spanish fleet
was leaving the harbor. The enemy
evidently attempted to divert the at
tention Of our troops, but the Ameri-
cans responded so willingly that the
fire soon ceased and was only resumed
ut intervals during the remainder of
She day.
Last night Saturday the only ag-
g1essive movement the S~paniards maze
resulted in their severe defeat. At
about 10 o'clock the enemy came out
of the breaches about the city walls in
large force and dashed straight for the
American lines. In one or two places
our men fell back from their positions,
bat quickly rallied and drove the enc
my back pell nell into their own
bitches. The Spanish losses must have
been frightful, as they were exposed
to n terrific fire for a quarter of an
hour.
The losses upon the American side
were very light, as u soldiers lay in
the rifle pits and had every advantage.
The most daring Of the forces are the
Spanish sharpshooters. They take
their positions on the wall and from
dense tree tops do deadly execution
with smokeless powder, making it
difficult to locate them. Several times
they have shot into General Skaters
tent, which is several miles from the
front, and they have infested the trail
for ten miles between Juragua and the
Dutposts.
One of the most horrible features of
this wal is that dozens OF men have
been killed as they lay in ~litters, and
that surgeons, wearing the emblem of
the Red Cross society upon their arms,
have been the special object Of attack.
The number of killed and wounded
for the week reaches tonight about
1900. No effort is, apparently, being
made by our officers to expedite the
listing OF the casualties and not one
fifth of the total names are known
even to the commanding officers. AL
ready 500 cases have been handled at
the hospital here, because of the over
flow from the hospitals at the front.
All the wounded here are recovering.
There has been only one death since
the hospital was established, that of
Private Meyers of the Sixth infantry,
which occurred to-day. lie was shot
through the body.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
Friday, July I.

Harvesting in Nebraska is now on
in full blast and the yield of the yell
low grain promises to be phenomenal.
Elmer C~arrithers, route clerk at the
Beatrice postotlice, accidentally dis
charged Il revolver and the bullet
entered his big toe. He is resting easy
and is extremely thankful the course
of the bullet was not in the direction
of IA vital point.
Mrs. Eloisc Rudiger, who was charged
by Mrs. Carrie Rich of South Omaha
with having pulled her hair and
scratched her face because She thought
Mrs. Rich was too friendly with Mr..
Rudiges, was yesterday acquitted of
the charge of assault and battery. She
claimed that she had gone to the Rich
home, where Rudiger has been board
ing to get him to give up certain prop
erty, he having recently secured a di-
vorce, and denied that she had as
saulted Mrs. Rich.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
SaturuaY. July Q.


n. Stoner's daughter, Veta. fell off
n pony while riding in the street at
Juniata and broke her arm just above
the elbow. DR.. Acklcy and DIR. Schau-
feberger of Hastings reduced the frac-
tire and she is doing nicely.
A tramp named Edward Tanning of
Kenesaw, Wis. had his right arm cut
off by the switch engine at Sidney
while c~ndeavoring TO steal n ride on
IN outgoing freight train. He was at
tended by DR.. Simon and then con-
veyed to the county hospital, and is
low resting easy.
The Overland Dry Concentrating
company was incorporated by Edward
Bignell of Lincoln, Eugene Waugh of
Denver and Jesse $. Waugh of Lincoln.
The company has Il capital stock of
S55O,o0O. with headquarters at Lincoln,
though branch offices are to be estab-
lished at other places. The articles of
incorporation state that active work is
20 be done IN Fremont county, Wyom-
ing. The company will mine extensive
ly with the aid of "A patent process for
extracting gold without the aid of
water. In many places the water
problem is hard to solve without great
expense. The corporators believe they
have n process which will work sue
'essfully.
While John Reid was sitting in the
kitchen of his hotel at Valley at 3
o'clock last evening, with his wife and
the servent girl, John Kerr, his son-in-
law, suddenly appeared at the back
door with a shotgun in his hands. He
fired one barrel Mt his father-in-law,
who fell to the floor dying instantly.
Kerr then ~endeavored to kill himself
with the contents of the other barrel,
but he was unable TO manipulate the
gun correctly and the shot merely
grazed his head, causing a scalp
wound. lie made no attempt to es-
cape and was arrested and lodged in
Jail. Soon after he tried to cut his
throat with n knife, but he was de-
tected by his jailor, overpowered and
| disarmed. Mrs. Kerr left her hus-
band recently and the latter, rightly
or wrongly, blamed Mr.. Reid for his
WlleS dctlOn. Last week Nelu ana
Kerr met in Omaha and quarreled. In
the physical encounter which ensued
Kerr was badly worsted. This, cou-
pied with his domestic troubles, led
him to seek revenge upon the mar he
believed TO be the author Of all his
troubles, and the murder of yesterday
was the consequence. Mr.. Reid was
IS years old. Kerr is about 45. Kerr
was formerly Il travelling salesman for
ID. NJ. Steele d. Co. of Omaha.
The city council of Tekamah has
made up its mind that good sidewalks
are n boon to mankind. and have or
dered all walks on Main street raised
to grade.
DIR. II. +. Gifin left Yesterday for
chickamauga park TO join his division
in General Brookc's army. The doc
tor is chief surgeon of one of the di-
visions.
Chris Yocum, night Waterman at
Nye Il S~chneider's storage elevator at
Fremont, was fired upon by n tramp.
One shot took effect in his leg iaaict-
ing a flesh wound.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
SPANISH PRESS BITTER.
Severely Criticixes the Management Of
the War and Naval Forces of Spain.

Severely Criticizes the Management Of
the War and Naval Forces of Spain.
MADRID, July q. - The newspapers
are daily showing an increased animus
against the government. To-day the
comments are very bitter, FL impartial
asks for new men capable of inspiring
the nation and the army with conf.
dence.
III Liberal tells the cabinet that the
last and best service IL could render
the country would be to make "a for
men in touch with public opinion and
allow a solution of the crisis In which
the present and future of Spain are at
stake.
FL Heraldo declares that the time for
liquidation Of the responsibilities is
fast approaching. The Carlist and
Republican papers are equally violent.
They east the entire blame upon the
Liberal cabinet without showing much
desire to undertake the unenviable
task of succeeding Sagasta.
General Correa, minister Of war, has
distributed 300, 600 between Cadiz.
Carthagena, Ferroll, Palma, Ceute and
Milan for the completion Of fortifca.
tions.
Captain Aunon, minister Of marine,
has forwarded to the same ports a con-
siderable amour Of war stores and
materials necessary for submarine de.
lenses.
The arms mandatory AT Trubia Is
working night and day on heavy guns
for coast defenses. -Four Krupps and
Our mortars have been sent this weel,
to santander. Six have been sent to
Barcelona, where some important bat.
teries have recently beeu erected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08

BERLIN, July 4.-On the best author
ty the correspondent here of the Assoc
ciated Press is informed that Germany.
France and Russia have reached an
understanding to interfere in the
Philippines when hostilities cease to
prevent the United States or Great
Britain from gaining possession Of the
whole islands.
When the war is over an interna-
tional congress will be proposed sim
liar to the Berlin congress of 1878 to
settle all questions connected with the
war. All the great powers will be in
vited to join, including the United
States and Spain. 1t appears certain
that Germany will demand a slice of
the Philippine islands or other COM
pensation in the Far East.
The German government has ordered
that three cruisers be kept in West In,
dian waters. In spite of the war the
German exports to America arc as
large as ever.
WAsHISGToS, July - Secretary
Long received a call from Secretary
Day at about half past 8 o'clock. Sec
rotary Day assured me that he simply
called upon Secretary Long to ascer-
tain whether he had heard anything
from Admiral Dewey. After the con-
ference a cable dispatch was sent to
Admiral Dewey by way of Hong Kong
advising him that he need not fears
German intervention.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
THEY WONDER AT OUR NAVY.
The Victory Arouses Enthusiasm In the
london Press.

LONDON, July 8.--All the papers to
day comment on the sudden and dra,
matte transformation resulting from
Admiral Cervera's mysterious and
suicidal maneuver, TO explain which
various theories r advanced. All
eulogize the bravery displayed on both
sides and strongly counsel Spain to
accept the inevitable and sue for peace,
which would entail no dishonor. II
tie war had shown nothing else, e
would have proved the amazing CT
ficiency of the American navy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08

Every night. in every ship In her ma
jesty's navy, the queens health In
drunk by the officers OF the vessel.
The average age at which men marry
is 27.7 years. while the average age az
which women marry 1t 25H years.
Texas will have no timber In fifteen
years II the present rate Of cuttipm
1000, oOo, 900 feet a year continues.
Executive ability Is the faculty OF
getting some one to do your work.
The string a woman ties around her
husbands finger Is a forget-me-not.
The man who persists in doing iSls
fellowman usually ends in doing time.
After a mans friends really know
him they very often cease to recognize
him.
Dying in poverty is easy enough; it's
living In poverty that comes hard on Q
fellow.
Every time a man invents a good
thing some other man comes along and
makes a fortune out Of 1t
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
CERVERA'S BIG DASH.
PRACTICALLY DESTROYS
HIS OWN FLEET.
sps niards showed No signs of Surrender
Even After Their ships Were AHre--
Sampson Came In mt the Death to Fire
q Few Shots.
SIMPSONS Report.

PLAYA, via IIayti To the Secretary Of tn.
Navy: b:ib r. m" Siboney. July a-The feet
under my ommand offers the nation as n
Fourth Of July present the destruction OF tho
whole Of Cervera's fleet.
No one escaped. IL ATTEMPTED TO escaped at
p:30 n. m. Sunday, and Mt : y. m, the last, the
Cristobnl Colon. had run ashore six miles west
Of Santiago and had let down her colors. Tho
Jnfanta Maria Teresa, Oouendo and Vizcaya
were foroei ashore, burned and blown up
within twenty miles OF Santiago, the Furor and
Pluton were destroyed within four miles OF port.
Our loss one killed and two wounded. Enemy's
loss probably several hundred OF gun hrc. ex-
plosions and drowning. About 1900 prisoners,
including Admiral CerverL The man killed
was George u. Ellis, chief yeomnn OF the
Brooklyn.-Sampson.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
Sunday, July 2.

Sunday, July ..
A fine rain fell owe the most Of the
state yesterday and the night before.
Burglars at Ashland got about $40
worth of jewelry from the residence
of w. j. Worbritton.
A. b. Charde, who recently died at
the Norfolk asylum was about forty
three years of age.
The bankers Of Dawson county will
contribute 5000 to the initial batch of
war revenue taxes.
The Fremont Tribune advises those
who do not like the war tax ON booze
to drink buttermilk.
Residents of IIoskins, a small VIII
lage in Wayne county, have purchased
$1,000 worth of government bonds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08

Harvest hands are needed in Nebras-
ka TO help gather the great crops Of
golden grain.
James Patterson, n brakeman nt Y
Dakota City, was thrown from a Nv
ing train and suffered "A disloe5ied
shoulder.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-20
McAyeai the Matchmaker.
To the Great Fair at Omaha.

Take the North Western Line p
c.. st. P. M. & 0. Ry
Excursion tickets on sale every day
until Nov. 1; but on July II, special
rate $1,000; July 10, for Minnesota
day, July 20" special rate of $l1.OO;
and on Aug. 10, 81 ana II, special
rate of $500 for the round trip will
be in effect. Rates apply from Min
neapolis and st. Paul.
Other dates when special rates are
in effect will be announced from time
to time.
For rates, information and illus
trated pamphlet of the Great Fair call
on or address City Ticket Agents.
Alb Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis.
395 Robert ST., (cor. 6th) St. Paul.
Or w Teasdale General Passen-
er Agent, ST. Paul MINI.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-20

Warren Co., Ohio, according to a
statement handed us by Supt. Ross,
produced yield of wheat this year,
which even Stevens county will find
difficulty in equaling. Thy highest
weld was 81 bushels to the acre.
Lower yields run from Is to % bush
els. with most of the fields running
above 20 bushels.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-20
Magazines For the Soldiers,

Rev. Tebbets, when at Camp Ram
sey, found there was great dearth OF
reading matter for the soldiers. He
was requested therefore to ask all who
are interested to donate any maya
zines or other reading matter for the
diversion Of the boys at the Camp.
Old magazines are equally acceptable
with new ones. Whatever is donated
will be sent to Camp Ramsey the last
of the week. For convenience, dona1
tons may be left at either The TRI-
BUNE or The Sun Office.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-20
Hoboes and Harvest Hands.

The town has been Overrun with
hoboes the past week or so. Every
morning a score or more of them may
be seen around the cars en- the tracks.
For two weeks past the usual "pot-
gang" has been living under the bunch
of trees on the south side of town west
of the track. The tramps are, how
ever, a peacable lot of fellows so far,
and if they remain so, will not be mo-
Tested. There will be a great need of
labor as soon as the crops are ready
to cut and if these men are driven
away, the farmers will only have SO
much higher wages to pay harvest
hands.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-20
Another Interesting Letter.

John House has just received the
following, from Eddie House, and
kindly permits us to publish it.
HONOLULU, H. l.. July 7th. Dear Uncle
1 received your letter just as we left Frisco
we leave for Manila tomorrow. We had a
dinner here and gave an exhibition drill
They say it was the best thing that ever
happened here. You know we were the
best regiment in San Francisco.
The people are all waiting for annexation
here. They are a kind of mixed race
There is the native, the Japanese, Chinese
and the American.
Your nephew,
ED HOUSE, Co., F 18th Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-20
GREAT DAY FOR noRRIs BOYS.
Sundays Excursion Takes Over 100
People to Camp Ramsey.


The regular and special trains Sun
day morning took over 100 of the
soldier boys friends to Camp Ram
sey to spend the day. All of the boys
we're found in good health, and a
most enjoyable time was had. The
St. Paul Globe of Monday says
"The people of Morris who came
down to Camp Ramsey yesterday
gave picnic dinner to the members
of Company G whose homes are in
Morris and vicinity. The boys "lined
up for mess" under command of Sci
geant Stone and marched down to
Secretary Randall's residence. Here
on the shady lawn they found an APP
petizing spread awaiting them. The
way the good things disappeared was
a sight that would cure indigestion.
Refreshments and cigars were serv' d
and the boys had a good time gen
orally. Secretary Randall and his
estlmab e wife are doing all in their
power to make the stay of the Morris
boys and all others at Camp Ramsey,
for that matter, pleasant.
"Rev. A. H. TIbbets, of the Congre-
gational church at Morris, brought
down mending case for each boy
from Morris and collection of beau
tiful flowers, all sent by the ladies Of
Morris"
Morris tribune., 1898-07-20
JONES, FOSS, scHAIN.
To Be Nominated for the Legislature
at Herman To- day.

The republican convention for the
57th Legislative district is meeting at
Herman this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Grant, Traverse and Stevens county
compose the district, which elects two
representatives and one state senator.
Grant county will present the name
of l.. o. Foss for representative,
Traverse county that of Schain, for
representative and Stevens county
that of E, J. Jones for state senator.
No opposition to any of these names
is anticipated.
Most of the Morris delegates drove
over to Herman this morning.