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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17
TRANSFERRING Troops.

KANSAS CITY. March 17.-Battery
"B,". Fourth artillery, and Battery IF"
Fifth artillery, arrived In Kansas City
last night fem Fort Riley, Kansas,
and left this morning for the south.
Battery "F,' Fourth artillery, ordered
to Fortress Monroe, will leave Fort
Riley today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17

U. g. Buying Topedo Boat Destroyers
DoNDoN, March. F.-According to a
dispatch from Sunderland. the United
states government has purchased
torpedo boat destroyers from ship
builder manned Doxford.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17

HAVANA, March General Pando
concerning whose safety great anxiety
has been expressed. arrived this morn
ing at Ciego de Avila. in the middle
military trocha between Moron and
Jucurn. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17
House Naya. Committee.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE House
committee on naval affairs unanimously
agreed to authorize the construction of
six torpedo boats and six torpedo boat
destroyers. for which provision has
beep Incorporated in the naval bill.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17

CHICAGO, March II i Wheat =
March, Sl.02; May, S1.04Z.
Z Corn.-March. %; MAY, 20.
Oats. March, 24ss-4; May, 25ss.H
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17
NEGRO NECK
TIE PARTY
A CoIorsd Brute is Apprehended d
and Sent up a Tree from
Which Re Descends Not.
RICHTER BRUCE IS DEAD
The Senate Does Very Well
To-day slnI Passing Three !:
Important Laws. !
REelsIlR BRUCE is DEAD
MORE ABOUT CHICAGO FIRE.
Arizona shooting Aff.Ir.

JEROME, Ariz, March l7.-Fran-
cisco Jurado was fatally wounded and
Fred Stark, a miner, received bullet
in his leg; in a shooting affray in front
of the Fashion saloon on Main
street early this morning. A Mexican
was Me az gressor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17
MARKETS..
Chicago Cattle.

CHICAGO. March II. - Cattle =
Receipts 5000; steady; beeves, So so
@S5.5O; cows and heifers, 1920
@S450; Texas steers, 50 60G4 30;
stockers and feeders, SO 40@4 80.
Sheep. Receipts, 1900; steady;
natives &3.25@4 IS: westerns, 1850
4.66; lambs, sS. 5o@4.5O.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17
ssBut the United States is Pre-
pared for any Conflict,
He Assures the People.
With Scorn and Indignation,
Spain Will Reject all In
demnity Demands.
ITALY is FRIENDLY TO SPAIN
What Gen. Miles says.

NEW YORK, March ~. - Maio.-Generai
Nelson A. Miles returned to Washington today.
When asked what he thought concerning the
war situation, he replied:
"Mattsrs look very serious but this country
is prepared for any emergency"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17
1ta.sss,lato Spain.

LONDON, March l7.-A dispatch from
Rome today says that the Italian gov.
crnment has sod the armored crAiser
"Varez" to Spain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17

NEwYoRK, March 17.--Money on call
nominally at 2@211 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. 41s@5H per cent.
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BRUCE DEAD.

He Was Of African pesos6t !. nd Hel
Hsnors Of rresidentlsi Bsstow.l..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-03-17

In al ne Numerous and d.
verse branches done - Il
should be At the OPTIC Job
Rooms.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
CLOSING ON SANTIAGO.
Insurgents Are EffectMally Sur
rounding the City.

Copyright, 1888, by Associated Press.)
Kingston, May q. - Refugees who
arrived here from Santiago de Cuba on
board the steamer Adula say the iGsur-
gent district commanders in Eastern
Cuba are moving nearer and nearer to
Santiago de Cuba. 1t appears that
Brig. Gen. MindeZ, by order of the gen.
eral, CaliXo Garcia. has brought in
surgent forces from the extreme east
to the neighborhood of Calmanero on
the south coast, and Gen. Castillo, of
the insurgent army. has shifted his
command to within % miles of Santi-
ago de Cuba. Small insurgent bands
engage in nightly raids past the outly-
ing garrisoned towns. to within about
six miles of the city of Santiago de
Cuba. They retire without pursuit
after their forays. The concerted de-
sign is to cut off the meat, vegetable
and fruit supply of the city and pro-
duce the effects of siege.
In the meantime, the price Of provis-
ions at Santiago are even less than
they were three weeks ago, during the
first panic.
Small cargoes of -four. groceries and
canned goods have been received by
sclooners from Jamaica and Haiti. and
the markets of Santiago de Cuba are
full of fish.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
SPANISH VICTORY"

Governor General of Puerto Rico
Tells About the BOmba rlmcnt of
San Juan.
Madrid, May Cot is reported that
the governor general of Puerto Rico
has issued a proclamation saying eight
soldiers were killed and thirty-four
were wounded as Il result of the bonn
bardment of the forts at San Juan by
a portion of Rear Admiral Simpsons
fleet on May II. He adds that two
guns were dismounted at Moro castle,
which otherwise was little damaged.
He also says the other forts We're not
much hurt. In the town one shot. it is
alleged, penetrated the palace and the
corner Of Il powder house was carried
away. No school children We're killed.
The Spanish transport Alfonso MI.
and the Spanish freight steamer Man
uela were damaged by the American
fire. The Spaniards as usual claim a
victory, basing this assertion upon the
fact that the American warships de-
parted under fire, but the refugees say
the city of San Juan is still terrorized,
its inhabitants being in hourly fear of
the temperance of the American fleet
and a repetition of the bombardmcnt.
Therefore people are camping in the
country, out of reach of the American
guns.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
TAKES HER INITlAL DlP. .
The BattIeship Alabama succesxfully
Launched.

Launched.
Philadelphia, May 20. = The battle
ship Alabama was launched ut
Cramps shipyards shortly before /
o'clock. Miss Mary E. Morgan, daugh-
ter Of Senator. Morgan of Alabama,
had the honor of breaking the ira
ditional bottle of wine on the prov Of
the big fighter as it slid from the ways.
The fact that the launching Of the
ship was one of the most successful
ever witnessed at Cramps is regarded
as an omen of good fortune. So eager
was the Alabama to get into her native
element that before the sailing Of the
"shoe" which holds the cradle in place
had been completed, the mostrous
hull, Juggling with weight Of thou
sands of tons on the strips of oak, tore
them apart and the mass Of steel
glided gracefully into the water a few
seconds ahead Of schedule time. Miss
Morgan stood an a dais built on the
launching platform directly under the
bow Of the Alabama. She was at.
tended by her father, Senator Morgan,
and her sister. Miss Cornelia l. Nor.
gan. AS the ship began to tremble,
preparatory to sliding off the we'll
creased ways, she took a firmer grasp
on the gaily bedecked bottle of native
Alabama wine which she held in her
right hand, and, swinging it above her
head. smashed it against the nose Of
the ship. saying as she did so: II
crown thee with magnolias, brave
ship, and christen thee with a proud
name, Alabama"
Small Crowd of Spectators.
The bow of the boat was hung with
great festoons of magnolias. gray moss
and roses. gathered by ladies of the
State of Alabama and sent here for
tie occasion. Only few hundred
people witnessed the launching as
against the thousands that are usual
ly in the yard on such occasions. For
some time past the yard has been
closed to all visitors. Fear of Spanish
treachery has made the government
and the cramps extremely cautious, as
a single bomb exploded by a hostile
visitor would do almost incalculable
damage. 1.-THE war time launching
was for this reason almost n private
affair. After the Alabama had come
to a stand-still in the delaware tugs
towed her back to her dock and work.
men swarmed over her, beginning at
once the work of preparing her fol
service. If the armor is contracted
for now and delivered promptly the
ship will be ready for, commission
within year. 1t is curious coinci-
dence that the yard number of the
Alabama, 290. is the same as the yard
number Of the Alabama. built for the
Confederacy in an English shipyard
during the rebellion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
THE SAME OLD POLICY.

snEasta Says the New Cabinet VIII
Continue the Policy OF the Former
N'*jst~y.
Madrid, May 22.-Thc minister's. in
full uniform. appeared in the senate.
Owing to the circumstances, the now
cabinet is already nicknamed the cir
cumstantial cabinet, The premier,
Senior Sagasta, explained the minis
teral critics, and asserted that the
new ministry will continue the policy
of the former ministry. He related
how Spain did everything to avoid
war until America violated all rccog-
nized diplomacy. attacked Spain with
an injustice unprecedented in the an
mails of civilized history, and COM
PEELED Spain to respond with war for
war, which Spain would continue n
tout outrance Ito the utmost until an
honorable peace is obtainable. This"
the premier continued, lis strong
policy, and the new government will
also energetically conduct negotiations
with European and other states"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
VERY BUSY DAY.
Officials at Chickamauga Park Have
Their Hands Full.

Chickamauga. Ga, May q. - With
last nights arrival the three divisions
of the Fist provisional volunteer army
corps will be completed. The arrivals
yesterday completely blocked the rail
road yards. but the officials of the va
rious roads have been working togeth-
er tremendously to relieve the conges-
ton. Twelve trains of an average Of
fifteen cars each stood OH the sidings
of one road at noon awaiting a clear
ing of the main track to the park.
Shortly thereafter they began to move.
Yesterday was the busiest day at the
park since the volunteers began to ar
rive. and the forces of the various sup
ply departments have been taxed to
the utmost to dispose of the business
promptly and without confusion. The
Quartermaster's department has re-
ceived all the supplies needed in the
matter of tents, uniforms. ammunition,
food supplies, ETC., but no ordnance for
the artillery batteries or guns for the
uniformed soldiers have been received.
Among the regiments to arrive yester-
day was the Twelfth Minnesota voiun-
teers, Col. Bobleter, commanding.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27

Key West, Fla. May 90. - The pro-
logue has been spoken. and the curtain
is about to, rise OH the first act of the
drama. This is the unwavering opin-
ion of naval men here. Dewey's bril-
liant achievement at Manila is regard
ed as a separate episode. San Juan is
already Il memory. and the sporadic
encounters along the Cuban coast are
accepted as merely preliminary skirn-
ishes, tentative rather than decisive.
The meeting of two great hostile fleets
is the pivot upon which the situation
turns, and that few days, perhaps
hours, will bring them together is the
universal view here ut the base of OPP
erations. This view is confirmed by
the news that Admiral Cervcra's
squadron has reached. Santiago &c
Cuba. The intelligence came yestel-
day, and if it did not affect the situa
ton, it was a singular coincidence
that activity among our ships was
perceptibly heightened and work Of
coaling and provisioning those in the
harbor was rushed with more than
usual haste. The ships were surrep-
titiOusly creeping toward the open sea
as the day waned and the ranks OF
naval men ashore were constantly
thinning until. at dusk, there was
scarcely one to be seen. The newspa-
per dispatch boats
Have Nearly All Departed
with particular care not to lose sight
of the United States warships. The
center CT interest again shifts away
from Key West, but WHITTIER is .ques-
ton 10 one can answer. Otherwise
the day was dull and empty of action.
Some little stir was created by the dis
cOvery of Il secret chamber in the hold
of the Spanish prize steamer Argo-
nauta containing fifteen cases of am
munition, over hundred Mauser
rifles and other war stores. 1.-The finu''
was made by the United States mar
shafs officers and dissipates all doubt
as to the Argonauta's status as war
prize. The Argonauta was taken three
weeks ago by the United States gun
boat Nashville off Cienfuegos. On
board were Col. Vincente Cortijo, said
to be a brother-in-law of Lieut.. Gen.
Weyler, and twenty-eight other Span
ish soldiers. now mt Fort Mcpherson,
as well as mail matter and dispatches
for Gen. Blanco and other Spanish Of
ficials in Cuba. The reports that sew
eral Spanish prizes were being
brought in yesterday are unfoundea.
The only new arrival of this character
was the barkentine Carlos f. Rosas,
the story of whose capture last Tues
day has already been told: She was
brought in here by prize crew and
anchored along with the other prizes in
the harbor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
Troops at Washington.

Washington, May 22.-At shutdown
last evening 1000 volunteers were nm.
der canvas at Camp Alger near Falls
Church, Va. During the day the num-
Der of men In camp was more than
doubled and itSwould have been trebled
had all the troops that arrived been
able to go into camp. The regiments
now actually in camp are the sixth,
Eighth, Twelfth and Thirteenth, Penn
sylvania. aggregating 3.O42 men: the
Sixty-fifth New York, 1000; the eighth
Ohio with 900 men; the Sixth Illinois,
with 1000 and the First District OF
Columbia, with 03o.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27

The man in the engine room has IT.
tie of the fun or glory of modern sea
fight. He hears the booming Of the
near and distant guns, but be does not
know how the battle is going. The
ship may be hopeless wreck. and the
next minute may be his last, but that
is none of his affair. The engines
must keep moving, and they must re-
spond instantly to the will OF the ships
brain in the coming tower or the bat
tie is lost. The whole ship is one
mass of complicated machinery. 1t is
steered by steam; it's turrets are turn
ed by steam directly or indirectly,
through electric, pneumatic or hydrau-
lie power; its great guns are loaded by
steam; it is lighted by electricity which
is supplied by dynamoes run by steam;
1t is ventilated by steam-steam is the
source of all it's activities. Let the
engines cease to work and the ship
would die.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
RESCUE FROM MASSACRE.
Terrible Scenes Enacted in the II,
cent Uprising in West Africa.

Terrible scenes Enacted in the Re-
cent Uprising in West Africa.
London, May 20. - Mail advices re-
ceived here from Free Town, capital
Of the British colony of Sierra Leone,
West Africa. give details of the rescue
of Miss Miller, an American mission
AIRY who was alone in the mission in
rebellion against the hut tax Terrible
experiences are recounted by the adj
vices. For three days there was blood
shed throughout the town while the
natives were engaged in the work of
massacre and destruction. A boats
crew from a British warship just
reached the mission house in time to
rescue Miss Miller.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
MONEY FOR THE ARMY.

Secrctnry Alger Sends to Congress.
Esttmates AEEregatinR sss ,G3s, $40.
Washington. May 22.-Secretary AL
ger has sent to the secretary Of the
treasury for transmission to congress
supplemental estimates of approDria-
tons aggregating $SS.63S, $40 required
by the war department for the support
Of the regular and volunteer armies Of
the United States for the first six
months Of the fiscal year ending June
30, 1850. in addition to the amounts
appropriated in the acts Of March 15
and May 4, 1893.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
Lookinx to- Gcrmanx.

Hongkong, May 20.-Letters received
from Manila take a brighter view o;
the international situation. as the govs
eminent is regulating the price of food.
There is reaction in favor of the Ger
man colony under the belief that Ger
man support may be expected and that
Prince Henry is going to Manila. The
British cruiser Immortalite carried the
mails from Hongkong to the American
feet and landed them in the city. After
consideration the governor allowed
their delivery to Admiral Dewey.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27

The referendum, or the submission
of legislation to the popular vote for
ratification, is practiced in Switzerland,
not always with the most satisfactory
results. Not long ago vote was TAX
en- in the Canton of Soleure on the
question of a parish church organist.
One man only took the trouble to go
to the polls. Finding himself there
alone, he remarked, "Vox populi, vox
Del. 1 am the vox populi, and elect
myself to the place." And it was So!
That may be socialism, but it looks
q good deal more like monarchy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
NOW IN THE NAVY.
List Of the Vessels Recently Ac-
CURED by the Government.

New York, May 22.-The Tribune says:
Lieut.. Commander ]. d. j. Kelley who
was one of the most active members Of
the Rogers naval auxiliary cruiser board,
has just given out the following official
list of the vessels purchased or chartered
on the recommendation of the board at
this port. The list includes forty-eight
vessels, ranging in size from the Ameri-
can liner st. Paul and her sister ships
to the little torpedo boat Manly, which
is sixty feet long and draws three and
one-half feet OF water. The four Ameri-
can liners were chartered, but all the
others were purchased outright. Here is
the list:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27

The water in Lake Superior is re-
ported to be thirty inches lower at the
opening Of navigation this spring than
1t has been before in years, and the
fact is viewed with alarm by vessel
interests. The big lake carriers are
unable to load their capacity, and at
the existing freight rates will lose con-
siderable money. The American Steel
Barge company may have difficulty in
launching vessels at the present stage.
In Lake Huron the water is high, and
the old theory of a subterranean pas
sage between the lakes is revived.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27

A most hopeful sign of the times is
the growing respect for what are CALL
ed "the bread and butter sciences.
Modern methods of education look
more and more toward inspiring our
boys and girls with respect for work
and preparing them for honest indus
try by putting them in possession of all
their faculties. The field of skilled
labor is constantly widening; the ar
claim closer kinship with the artists;
brain will guide and reinforce nus
Gle in field and kitchen, toll will be
lightened by invention, and in good
time by shorter hours.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
the men were missing, and looked


around.
Lying all in a heap on the after
deck. in the starboard quarter, near
the after coming tower, l saw five Of
our men, where they had wilted down
after the shell had struck them.
I'm other places were men lying
grooming or dragging themselves about,
wounded and covered with blood.
'"The deck had blood on it, and it was
strewn with fragments and splinters.
81 went over where the five men were
lying in a heap and saw that they
were not all dead. John Meek could
speak and move one of his hands
slightly. went up to him and l put
my face down close to his.
Can do anything for you, John?'
l asked, and he replied:
mo, Jack, I'm dying, good bye,"
and he asked me to grasp his hand.
60 help there" he whispered. gaz-
ing with fixed eyes We're Capt. Ber-
nado was still firing the forward gun.
THE next minute he was dead. He
was my FRIEND" and there was q
pause in O'Hearn's story.
Bagley Torn to Pieces.
Ensign Bagley," he continued after
little, was lying at the bottom badly
torn to pieces, and the bodies of the
other three We're on top of his.
THE colorcd cook was lying a little
apart from the others, badly mangled
and in a cramped position. We sup
posed he was dead, and covered him
UP the same rs the others. Nearly half
an hour after that we heard him call
ing and making a slight movement un-
der the cloth. We went to him and
he said:
'Oh, boys, for Gods sake move me:
I'm lying over the boiler and burning
up"
1t was true, the deck was very hot,
and his flesh had been almost roasted.
He also complained that his neck was
cramped, but did not seem to feel his
terrible wounds. We moved him into all
easier position and gave his some
water.
THANK, you, SIR" he said, and in
five minutes was dead."
Saved by the Hudson.
Then O'Hearn told Of the brave con-
duct of the gunboat Hudson's crew in
getting the Winslow out of her perilous
situation. That story was fully told
on the day after the battle.
O'Hearn is thirty-fve years old and
has served eighteen years in the United
States navy. He went on the Winslow
last January and had previously served
on the Puritan. the Katahdin, Texas
and other vessels of the navy.
While on the Puritan in the Brook
Ign navy yard, last July, he prevented
n catastrophe by saving the ship from
being blown up when the boiler room
was on fire. For this act of bravery
he was given a medal, which he now
wears.
He will return to some place in the
navy after few weeks rest in Brook
lyn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27

w. G. Swain of Milwaukee, chairman
OF the joint committee of the veteran
organizations on Memorial day exer-
cises, said one of the best things which
has found utterances in a long time.
He said: "Our sons want to go in on
their own deeds, and not on the deeds
OF their fathers" This is the true
American spirit. There is no heredi-
tary nobility, either in law or in char
acter, in this country.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
SPANISH FLEET
At SANTIAGO
NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALLY
CONFIRMS THE NEWS.

This Is Taken to Indicate That
There Is Little Probability of an
Immediate Hostile Meetine-Ex-
perts Regard the Harbor of snr-
tirgo de Cuba MS n veritnble Rat
A Single American Monitor Can
bottle Up the Entire Fleet-Prep-
Philippines Expedfticn-Reliev
of an Embarrassing Incident.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27

The agricultural department has Just
issued an interesting pamphlet on the
subject of forest growth and sheep
grazing in the Cascade mountains Of
Oregon, prepared by Frederick V. Co.
vile. Discussing the question of for
est fires in the Cascade reserve, it says
those of the present period are by no
means confined to the sheep grazing
areas. Parts of the southern Cascades.
have been found to be riddled by fires
and in general forest fires increase in
the reserved region proportionately to
the increase of human occupancy of
all classes. 1t is clear as result Of
careful inquiry, the pamphlet says,
that at the present time most sheep
herders and packers are extremely
careful not to allow their camp fires
TO spread and not to set fire intention
ally. though it is unquestionably true
that in the early days Of sheep raising
there was widespread belief among
sheep men that burning Of the forest
ras q positive benefit to the industry.
The Seventh of New York, which is
sntirely composed Of members of the
swell SET" would do well hereafter to
keep within its armory. Its appear
3ance upon Fifth avenue, even amid the
homes Of the wealthy, would be the sig
nal for derisive salutation. for no man.
sven If coward himself, fancies the
mem who would play at soldier until
var come and then not play at all.
This is the kind Of patriots that attend
Sanquets in times Of peace, drink fine
wine and pirate about their devotion
~ the Tag md national honor. !" They
1ssht 70 - shipped back 70 ErSs.sd.