Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 30, 1898, Page 2

BAY OF NIPE Is CAPTURED, Sampson Reports the Success of the TROOPS ROUTED _Sraingon, Jy pypae The follow- LIEUT. HOBSON - IN WASHINGTON HERO OF THE MERIMAC RECEIVES AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING. The Aevald--Review. By E. Kiley. ——_ ee ee message has been received at the GRAND RAPIDS - MINNESOTA. navy department: € FIRST RESULT OF THE PETULANT DISAGREEMENT WITH SHAFER. Playa, July 22.—Expedition to Nipe has been entirely successful, although the mines had not been removed for want of time. The Spanish cruiser Jorge Juan, defending the place, was destroyed without loss on our part. The Annapolis and Wasp afterward proceeded from Nipe to assist in the landing of the commanding general of the army on arrival at Puerto Rico. —Sampson. This brief report from Admiral Sampson declaring the success of the expedition to Nipe is really more im- portant than appears on the surface. The Bay of Nipe lies on the northeast coast of Cuba, almost directly across the island’ from Santiago. It is pro- posed to establish a base there which will save at least two days’ time in getting supplies into Cuba as com- pared with the Santiago route. It will also form a good point of operations against Holguin, not far distant, and if it should develop unfortunately that a restraining hand must be laid upon the Cubans themselves, Nipe, in con- nection’ with Santiago, would be ar effective means of doing this. The war department has not yet been in- formed that Gen. Shafter’s Cuban al- lies have quit the American lines for the reasons sent out in a printed let- ter by Gen. Garcia, but it is scarcely doubted that such is the case, for the friction has been growing more pro- nounced every day since the fall of Santiago, and it is feared that a sev- erance of relations cannot longer be avoided. That the Cuban junta is still hopeful of avoiding such a meas- ure is evidenced by the confidence shown by Senor Quesada in an amica- ble settlement. When some men court trouble it re- sults in marriage. Insurgents Attack a Large Force of Alone and Unheralded the Greatest Spaniards on Their Way to Santi- It’s better to discover where an ene- my is than where he was. Hero of the War Steps From the A man may be heart and soul in the ago to Surrender and Are Unmer- Train Unrecognized, but Before war and yet bodily absent. cifully Trounced — Forty-One Cu- He Gets Through the Depot Some The more a man puts in a slot ma- bans Were Killed and Many One Sets Up a Yell, and in an In- chine the less he takes out of it. Wounded — Spanish Loss Was stant the Young Naval Officer Is Much SmallemTo Garcia’s De- Surrounded by a Cheering Mob This world would be a paradise if people were as good as their pictures look. mand for Surrender, the Spanish From Which He Has to Be Res- Commander Replied That Gen, cued by the Police—Comes to Con- A woman’s words are the milk and Toral Had Surrendered to the sult About Raising the Cristobal her meaning the cream which slowly comes to the surface. Americans and Not to the Cubans. Celon, Washington, July 24. — Lieut. Hob- son, the hero of the Merrimac, arrived here yesterday and reported at the navy department. ‘The officials had not been notified of his approaching visit except through the newspapers. Consequently when he reached the railway station at 2:38 o’clock in the afternoon there was no official there to meet him and his reception was truly democratic. He succeeded in es- eaping observation as he passed through the train shed, coat and um- brella in hand and followed by a porter proudly carrying his baggage, but before he emerged from the sta- tion some one spied him, a hurrah went up, and in a moment the station resounded with vociferous shouting. The cry of “Hobson, Hobson,” rang out and the crowd closed about him, shaking his hand and pushing him about until he was rescued by the po- lice and escorted to his carriage. He stopped long enough to announce that all of the men who formed the crew of the Merrimac were safe and in The Best of Health and that after he had made his re- port to the navy departmentéhe expect- ed to return immediately to New York. The officer was driven at once to the Army and Navy club, and after brush- ing himself up he drove over to the navy department. This time he car- ried with him under his arm a large official envelope which bore in the corner the inscription: “North Atlantic Squadron.” As he approached the of- lice, of the secretary of ‘the navy there ensued another demonstration. A large crowd had gathered about the doorway, and the hearty welcome it If the Spaniards had another fleet they would have to haul it on dry land and build a fort around it. New York, July 24.—The Herald has the following dispatch dated Santiago de Cuba, July 23.—Over 4,000 Cuban insurgents, comprising Gen. Garcia’s army for the Eastern department of Cuba, have been routed in a fierce en- gagement with a detachment of Spanish troops bound for Santiago to surrender. In this battle, which took place .at a point several miles to the north of this city, forty-one Cubans were killed and many more were wounded. The Spanish loss, I am in- formed, was much smaller. This dis- astrous defeat of the insurgents is the first result of Gen. Garcia’s petulant disagreement with Shafter and of his decision no longer to co-operate with the American forces. When the Cuban General withdrew his troops to the mountains he resolved to move on to Hoiguin, about sixty miles to. the northwest of this city. If the Ameri- cans would not allow them to wreak vengeance on the Spaniards in Santi- ago the Cubans proposed to storm some other important place and take possession of it on thier own account. It was with this object in view that Gen. Garcia withdrew his troops from the American lines, and refused long- er to act as an ally of Gen. Shafter. He decided to capture Holguin if pos- sible and to there set up an insurgent government, making that place the Cuban headquarters for the Eastern department. It is not yet known how far to the northward of Santiago Gen. Ga army had proceeded upon this mission when the Spanish troops were encountered. They had _ been marching for many hours, however, The man who stays downtown late in order to get a balance usually man- ages to lose it on his way home. The bitter end Spain has been saying she would fight to is coming along with the free and easy gait of a broncho. It is reported on good authority that the annexation of Hawaii will not crowd the Hon. Thomas Brackett Reed out of the union. An Ohio jury failed to reach an agreement after three day’s delibera- tion. A jury of women could have dis- agreed in three minutes. GEW-GAWS FOR AGUINALDO. The Insurgent Chief Will Put on Lots of Airs. London, July 24. — The Hongkong correspondent of the Daily Mail says: The latest mail from Manila reports that the rebels have lately suffered several reverses and have lost -terri- tory south of Malaet. Gen. Aguinaldo has issued am absurd proclamation dealing chiefly with official insignia. He, as president of the Philippine ministry, is to wear a gold collar with a gold triangular pendant, engraved with the sun and three stars, and to carry a gold whistle, as well as stick with a gold handle and a tassal of gold. The badges of immediate of- ficers are minutely described in the proclamation. Gen. Williams, the United States consul general at M If anybody at Washington has an idea that Commodore Schley is going to be cheated out of the praise due him on account of the battle at San- tiago that person would better think it over. The fighting on that occasion was not done in a corner and the credit will be given where it is due in good time, According to a musical authority, the mooing of a cow is set to a perfect fifth, octave or tenth; the bark of a dog toa fourth or fifth; the neighing of a horse is a descent on the chromatic scale; while the donkey brays in a perfect oc- tave. Yet it is thought that the quali- ty of the donkey’s voice might be im- proved! Possibly the timbre of the] and must have been well started on § gave the young officer brought blushes violin might be represented by the] their journey. I am told it is a ques- re 2 oe wee feea follows to M to his cheeks. Secretary Coie came tion as to which were iman, the United | States consul | out of his private office, and, grasping squeal of the pig; but a fine ear de- tects a difference. general at Hongkong: “If the United States will be the suzerain and protecting power Aguin- aldo will hoist our flag and look to us for honor and emolument which would be liberal and lasting and be followed by a free government for his people.” Hobson with both hands, said with sincer' “Lieutenant, I am_ glad, very glad, to see you.” Then he drew him into his office, where the lieuten- ant was introduced to Assistant Sec- retary Allen and was greeted by Capt. Crowninshield, Capt. Bradford and Pension Commissioner Evans, who happened to drop in. He spent half an hour in conference with the secretary and then returned to the club to rest. Secretary Long stated that Hobson did not bring the Long-Expected Report from Admiral Sampson and his broth- er officers on the destruction of the Cervera fieet. The exact purpose of his visit was explained by the follow- ing order under which Lieut. Hobson had come to the United States: United States Flagship New York, Off Santiago de Cuba, July 17.—Sir: You will proceed north in the St. Paul to New York, thence you will proceed to Washington and report to the sec- retary of the navy and acquaint him with the object of your visit as set forth in my letter to him of this date regarding the work upon the Cristo- bal Colon. Explain to him fully the position and condition of that ship and receive his instructions regarding it. Second — Be as expeditious as pos- sible in bringing the matter to a ter- mination in order that, if it is practi- cable to do so, this fine ship may be saved to the United States navy. Third—When this duty is completed you will ask for orders from the secre- tary of the navy. Otherwise you will return to duty on board this ship. Very respectfully, —W. T. Sampson, Rear Admiral. About 5:20 o'clock Lieut. Hobson went to the White House to pay his respects to the president. Secretary ‘The More Surprised, the Cubans or the Spaniards, when the two bodies of troops met on the road between Santiago and Holguin. ‘rhe Spaniards had been gathered from the fortified towns in the vicinity and were marching to Santiago, under the terms of the surrender agreed to by Gen. Toral. They were seeking to carry out in good faith the agreement made with Gen. Shafter. They were not looking for a fight and were caught off their guard. Gen. Garcia ordered his men to form so that they would be concealed in the chapperal, heping to annihilate the first sections of the Spanish troops. His plans were promptly put into execution, but the Spaniards, quickly recovering from the demoralization caused by the opening shots, fought fiercely. Gen. Garcia’s ambuscade was a failure. Although unsuccessful in his plan to trap the Spaniards, Gen. Garcia sent word to them demanding that they surrender forthwith. To this demand the Spanish commander made an em- phatic refusal. “Gen. Toral,” he noti- fied Gen. Garcia, “has surrendered to the America army, not to the Cubans.” Despite the information that these Spanish troops were a part of those included in Gen. Toral’s Surrender, Gen. Garcia thereupon ordered his treops to prepare to fight. The Cu- bans quickly took their positions to which they had been assigned and the order to fire was passed along the line. Gen. Garcia had decided to at- tempt to carry the Spanish position by assault, and the first troops, pressed ferward when the word was given. Their progress was firmly resisted at every point by the Spaniards, who, after several hours’ fighting, put the Cubans to rout with a loss of forty-one “It is believed here,” says a Wash- ington dispatch “that the war will last a year.” How should Washington know more about this thing than New York cer any other commercial and political center? The war may last a year, or two years. The work of getting ready for war takes a long time. But Spain cannot last a year under existing con- ditions; and one or two United States victories, such as are liable to occur any day, would settle the matter so far as actual fighting is concerned. A CASINET CRIS Gen. Polavieja’s Arrival at Madrid May Precipitate It. London, July 24—The Madrid corre- spondent of the Daily Mail Says: Senor Sagasta told a representative of El Imparcial that the gevernment had already entered upon the preliminary stage of peace negotiations. Gen. Polavieja has arrived and will have an audience with the queen regent. special dispatch from Madrid says ‘rival of Gen. Polavieja has in- creased the persistent talk of a cabi- net ¢ The queen regent is credit- ed with exclaiming: “Thank God” when she knew he was coming. Opin- ions differ as to whether a semi-mili- tary cabinet would make for peace or for a continuance of the war; but all are agreed that it would at any rate put an end to the present policy. It is too much to expect that Jo- seph Leiter’s reverses will bring him to poverty and want; but he ought to see the time when a penny additional on a loaf of bread means suffering for himself if for no other member of his family. His enterprise is cruel, and it ought to ‘be illegal. Happily, there are a few good lessons in the experiences of men who-corner grain and who have come to grief; but it is impossible to present them satisfactorily in view of dhe successes of some even larger deal- ers whose millions have descended to their posterity through several gen- erations. MOVING OF TROOPS, A Large Contingent Leaves Camp Thomas for the Front. Chickamauga, July 23.—The actual movement of troops from Camp Thom- as for the Puerto Rican expedition be- gan yesterday when Gen. Haines’ brigade, the Second of the First di- vision, First corps, broke camp and marched to Rossville. The regiments included were the Fourth Ohio, Fourth Pennsylvania and the Third Tilinois. The route ‘is to Cincinnati A few years ago, when a disastrous cyclone swept over a portion of IIli- nois, contributions for relief were promptly sent in to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars. In April last, just as the war was breaking out, another part of the same state was devastated by a flood, which caused still greater damage and suffering; but the public mind was preoccupied, aud] ;ijled and many wounded. The] and thence te Newrert News ‘Tees | Long accompanied him, the two walk- the call for aid brought hardly twenty-| Spaniards suffered a smaller loss.} troops will be followed by Gen. fing over to the executive mansion five thousand dollars. One such fact] This battle, with its disastrous ré-} Brooke and staff, tie ..-erye ai..a- | from the navy department. The pres- {llustrates a whole situation. It is a] sults, has greatly excited the Cubans. | lance company, the reserve hospital | ident received them in the cabinet true patriotism which warns us not to} They are demanding vengeance, and | corps, the signal corps ¢nd Gen. }|room. He gave Lieut. Hobson a most cannot understand whiy the Ameri-| Brooke's guard, consisting of ‘Troop | cordial greeting, and paid him a high allow the excitement of foreign conflict to lead to the neglect of duties and interests which lie nearer home. tribute for what he regarded as one of the most conspicuous acts of gak lantry in the history of naval warfare. H, Sixth United States cavalry, and Company F, Eighth United States in- fantry. cans do not annihilate their Spanish prisoners of war. Gen. Garcia, prior to this latest exploit, has been a source of great trouble to Gen. Shaf- ter, the American commander having been met at every point by the Cubans with claims for precedence. All of the Cubans violently opposed the terms upon which Gen. Toral surren- dered to Gen. Shafter.’ Those terms were dictated by Gen. Shafter, but the Cubans, ever since the city formally surrendered, have done everything in their power to render the carrying out of the terms difficult and impossible. TROOPS AT MANILA. BOLD TRAIN ROBBERS. Minister Denby, in the consular re- ports from China, says: “It may be said in general that the prospects for American trade in China are bright. ‘Locomotives, machinery and mining plants have been largely imported dur- ing the past year. Manufacturers are taking occasion to be represented here by competent agents. It is believed that railroad supplies can be furnished from the United States at lower rates than from any other country. The era of railroad building has come for China, and the market is boundless. Day by day new ports are being opened to trade. The internal waters of China have been opened to steam navigation. A steamer has reached Chungking through the Yangtze gorges.” “We listen,” says the Springfield Re- publican, “to the delicious glee of the ‘bobolink over the meadows, to the swift, bright cry or the tender sibila- tion of red-winged blackbirds in the Houston, Tex., July 24.—Details of the hold-up on the Santa Fe near Fort Worth Thursday night show it to have been one of the boldest ever executed in Texas. The train reached Saginaw about midnight. Two men crawled over the tender and without a word opened fire on the engineer an fire- man. Fireman W. W. Whitemaker was struck in the head and breast and fell to the floor of the cab dead. En- gineer Joseph Williams was shot in the left leg and so badly hurt that he was unable to obey the command of the bandits to start the engine. The robbers then threw the engineer and the body of the fireman to the ground, where they were afterward found by the relief force and took charge of the train, which they ran to within three miles of Fort Worth. Here they were joined by two other robbers. The four men went to the express car and de- manded admittance, but the messen- ger, Howard, refused to open the door. A stick of dynamite was placed under The Disembarkation of the Second Expedition Being Pashed. Manila, July 19, via Hongkong, Juiy 24.—The disembarkation of the Amer- i troops composing the second ex- pedition is being pushed with the ut- ost energy. The Colorado regiment is already in the field near Paranajo, and other regiments will be trans- ferred without any loss of time to the camp in native boats. The cruiser Boston has been detailed to cover the landing parties. She now_occupies a position almost within range of the guns of Fort Malato, which is only a short distance from Manila proper. The brigade commanded by Gen. An- derson is still at Cavite, but his troops are ready to move. The Treacherous Minnesota, Redwood Falls, Minn., July 24. — Four girls between nineteen end twenty-one, were drowned while bath- ing in the Minnesota river near Mor- ton. Two of the girls were caught in a whirlpool and the two others went in to save them, resulting in all fcur losing their lives. Better Tham a Man. A sack-filing machine has been in- vented which not only fills the sack with flour or grain, but weighs it and registers the number filled. It will not attempt to put more in the sack than Susamer Instruction, Lake Benton, Minn., July 24. — As- sistant State Superintendent Hyde lec- tured in the opera house here to the teachers’ summer school. The school is under the instruction of Messrs. Mc- swales!” What! and the war with] jt will hold; and, tended by a single} Connell and Philli Th the car with the fuse 1: Spain still on? It is music from the} man, the machine will dispose of sixty | js good. \ he eur bandits retreated Me ee AS Jong ago. It had been quite forgotten.} sacks an hour. as sion. he fuse failed to explode the charge, and before it could be fixed four officers had reached the scene and opened fire. but the bandits escaped. Some seventy shots were exchanged, one officer being hit. A reward of $1,000 for each man has been offered and several posses are in pursuit. Galveston, Tex., July 24.—The First regiment, United States volunteers, Galveston immunes, have left for New Orleans on three trains. They will ar- rtve in New Orleans to-day and wil! immediately embark on the steamer Berlin for Santiago. There has been no spring, and there is mo summer. The croaking frog, the cawing crow, the droning bee, the hum- ming bird, the bubbling lark hed passed out but for this reminder—for which our thanks, thou babbling 4roubadour, “What are you going to do with that blossom?” “I am going to give it to the man I love to-night.” “To-night Nonsense! Why not give it to me now’—Harper’s Bazar, : FRESH CORRESPONDENTS. Gen. Shafter Throws Some Light on the Grave Offenses Committed. Washington, July 26.—In his report to the war department relative to con- ditions at Santiago Gen. Shafter has thrown some light upon the difficulties in which certain newspaper corre- spondents there have involved them- selves. From his report it weuld ap- pear that, animated by an ambition to take a prominent part in the important events following each other in rapid succession at Santiago after the initia- tion of the negotiations for the ‘sur- render of the city, a few of the corre- spondents were guilty of grave breeches of military law, necessitating prompt corrective action by Gen. Shafter. Thus, for instance, one cor- respondent in his efforts to take part in the flag raising over the city hall, resisted the military officers in the ex- ecution of their duty, and even at- tempted a personal assault on the com- manding general. ‘Chis made him lia- ble to summary and _ severe punish- ment, even death, yet Gen. Shafter, probably realizing that ignorance of military law was the explanation of the action, contented himself with ex- pelling that correspondent from Cuba. A more serious offense, from the fact that it might have led te rioting and disorders, was that of three other cor- respondents, who, it appears by Gen. Shafter’s report, by inciting inflamna- tory posters, stirred up the town. They were likewise deported, and as evi- dence that he has no ‘Il feeling toward the paper represented by them, but de- sires only to exercise such control as is imperatively demanded in the inter- est of safety of our troops and protec- tion of the people under their care, Gea. Shafter has declared that these correspondents niay be immediately re- placed by others from the same news- paper, who will observe the rules of prudence. No mention is made of any other cases requiring attention, and it is indicated that the relations between the newspaper men and the army of- ficers at Santiago are generally amica- ble and satisfactory. PROSPECTS FOR PEACE. Greatly Improved During the Last Forty-eight Hours. London, July 26.—The Madrid corre- spcndent of the Times says: Peace prospects have greatly im- proved during the last forty-eight hours. The diplomatic exploitation of Duke Almodevar de Reyo, the foreign minister, has been more practical than yas supposed, and it is now tolerably certain that the government's efforts e entering a new phase, which may gradually lead to tangible results. The precise nature of the change A secret, but there is little doubt that it tends to direct negotiatiors between Spain and the United States, there being no inclination to seek the mediation of any neutral power. The moment has arrived when America, having reached the parting of the. wa must choose between war with a specific object and an indefinite war of conquest. The present pause in hostilities is held to preve that the United States is reluc- tant te plunge into a wider sphere of action, and it may be contidently pre- dicted that, if direct negotiations are opened without delay both countries will find their views on the main point —the future of Cuba—far from irrecon- ciliable. The growing dissensicns be- tween the Cuban insurgents and the American authorities are noted here with t satisfaction, and on ali sides I hear it said: “If we must lose Cuba it is better that the island should be annexed to Ameri because the traitors would thereby be punished and the enormous Spanish interests in the island would be protected.” The French embassy at Washingten seems the most likely channel for open- negotiations and the semi-official state- ment that America intends to retain Tuerto Rico is regarded here as a hint to Spain to hurry up. CHEERED “OLD GLORY.” Unsual Spectacle of Prisoners of War Cheering the Flag of Their Captors. New York, July 26. — Prisoners of war cheering the flag of their captor was the unusual sight witnessed at the Union The sight was all significant as the throats. the more cheers came from Spanish The 254 prisoners captured on the feur prize steamers now in port were about to sail for home under the British flag. They were on board the Hesperia, of the Anchor line, and just as she backed out of the dock, one of the patrol gun- boats came by. With one accord the prisoners raised three mighty cheers, which startled the people on the Brooklyn shore and could be heard on Gevernor’s island. It was the best they could do in thanking Uncle Sam for the kindness lavished on them while they were prisoners. ON THE MEND. Cendition of Troops at Santiago Is Greatly Improved. Washington, July 26.—Gen, Shafter reported by cable that the condition of the troops at Santiago was rapidly im- proving, and said he hoped in the course of a day or two to have them all located in cemfortable camps where they may rest and recuperate und where the sick may recover. He is feeding 11,000 of the Spanish pris- oners of war. and although he has not yet been able to furnish them tents, yet this deficiency is being made good, and meanwhile their present condition is no worse in this respect than was their condition before the surrender. The general makes no mention of the alleged letter from Garcia to himself, nor dees he speak of any friction be- tween them. whence the department has come to doubt the authenticity of published stories on these subjects. The Amount Probably Stretched. Victoria, B. C.. July 26.—The steamer Garrone has arrived from St. Michales, Her purser reports that her 166 passen- gers brought down close to $1,000,000, but a talk with the passengers leads to the belief that this amount is exagger- ated. Drowned in the Wabash, Marshall, l., July 26.—John F. Tay- lor, George Wilson and Ed Stricker, all well known citizens of Wabash town- ship, were drowned in the Wabash, eight miles from here, while seining, GEN. MILES, EXPEDITION WAR DEPARTMENT LOOKING FOR NEWS FROM PUERTO RICO. Oficial Dispatches Are Expected Some Time To-Day—Whether Gen. Miles Will Undertake to Make a Landing in Advance of the A rival of the Whole Expedition Depends Upon Conditions as He Finds Them—Department Making Every Effort to Hurry Along the Remainder of the Troops—Lack of Lighters May Cause Delay. Washington, July 26.—It was said at the war department late yesterday that no news can be expected from any official source as to Gen. Miles’ move- ments until to-day at the earliest. It is calculated that he arrived last even- ing at the point on the coast of Puerto Rico selected as the rendezvous for alk the vessels of the expedition. Whether or not he will undertake to make a landing in advance of the arrival of the whole expedition probably will de- pend entirely upon conditions as he finds them. Should there be no Span- ish force or at least an inconsiderable one on the coast the troops will be landed to relieve them from the dis- astrous effects of being confined closely on shipboard under a_ tropical sun. The general has with him sufficient ar- tillery to hold any position he may choose to occupy, supplemented as this artillery will be by the guns of the convoy. Meantime the department is making every effort to hurry along ihe remainder of the expedition. Sone troops Are Now on Their Way from ‘Tampa and Charleston and should reach Puerto Rico by the mid- dle of the week. Naval officials are as- sisting actively in getting the troops off and were engaged in sending the necessary orders to that end to the commanders of the naval auxiliary ves- sels which have been placed at the service of the war department. In the course of a day or two the troops brought from Chickamauga by Gen. Brooke will sail from Hampton Roads, where they have been arriving and are y for the transports. There is a probability that Gen. Miles may be ce- layed for several days in his landing operations for lack of lighters, but several of these are now on their way and others will be hurried forward as rapidly as possible. However it may be as to his speedy landing on Puerto an soil, it will be well along toward the end of this week before the active jand campaign can be begun in Puerto Rico. THEY TELL OF DEFEAT, Spanish Reports of Engagements With Americans and Insurgents. Madrid, July 26. — A telegram from Havana reports that the insurgents at- tacked Gibara, on the north coast of the Province of Santiago de Cuba, and tne garrison, after a severe fight, evac- uated the place. Many of the insur- gents were killed. The dispatch also reports that a force of Americans land- ed at Galamalacoa and invested Tunas de Gaca and the warships shelled Gla- malacoa. IT WAS MURDER. Daniel McCrea Killed by Toughs at Valley City, N. D. Ashland, Wis., July 26.—Daniel Me- Crea, who has been brought here, hay- ing been reported accidentally drowned at Valley City, N. D., was murdered. His father has arrived from there and says that the yourg man was attacked by a gang of toughs, robbed and mur- dered. His body was thrown in the lake to conceal the crime. He was twenty-five years old and was well known here. STRUCK BY LIGHT G. Houxe Destroyed, but Seven Inmates‘ All Escape. Watertown, S. D., July 26.—The most severe thunder orm of the season visited this section. Lightning struck the house cccupied by W. G. Raine: tearing it to pieces and severely shoc ing all the members of the family. It is a wonder that not one of the seven was killed. Three inches of rain has fallen in eighteen hours. Inhabitants Were Shocked. Valparaiso, Chile, July 26.—A violent shock of earthquake, lasting a minute, was felt at Concepcion, capital of the Chilean province of that name, and at 'Taldahuano. on the Bay of Concepcion and eight miles from Concepcion city. Many houses were destroyed and the telegraph and electric light wires were severed. The inhabitants were terri- fied and fled from their homes, spend- ing the night in the open. Four Were Captured. Black River Falls, Wis., July 26. — Four out of five prisoners who escaped from here a few days ago haye been captured near Trempealeau. They were captured by the deputy sheriff of the county after a determined stand, one being seriously shet. What For? Gibraltar, July 26. — The Spanish transport Valdez has arrived at Alge- ciras and landed guns and war ma- terial. Both Were Drowned. 4 Dayton, Ohio, July 26—While play® ing along the river bank Harmon Nickias, aged eight, fell into the water. His brother, Louis, aged fourteen, jumped in to save him but the boy clinched him and both were drowned. Suspects Arrested. St. Paul, July 26.—Two men were ar- rested in Anoka, supposed to have ftolen tke horse and rig taken from James N. Whidden July 16. The rig was in possession of the men when ar- rested. top peng SESS MRTES ' EES tee