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HONDURAS JUST OBEY Sampson's Squadron Is on the Way, General Carey, of i the United States army, visited the sub-treasury today and presented a warrant for 2,000.000, diawn on that department at "Washing ton The money will be drawn from the sub-treasury and shipped to Cuba, where It will be used to pay -off the Cuban troops. In accordance with the agreement. : j . HAYWARD IS WARM WORK AT MANILA NOMINATED ir" y' C V 1 IO To Pay the Little Bepub : . lie a Visit And Demand Satisfaction for the Mur der of an American Many Want ; . the Shoulder Straps. , WASHINGTON, March 8. Next. Tuesda the Inhabitants of ithe little port of Puerto Cortes.on the Gulf coast of Honduras, will see anchored In their harbor, for the first time, probably; tne entire North Atlantic squadron of the United States. Admiral Sampson will go there directly from Havana, and 'possibly the Appearance of the ships may stimulate the Honduras gov ernment to action, In the, case f the murder of Dr. Pease, a native of Pitts burg1, who was shot by a sentinel on account of his Ignorance of the Spon Inh language. The commander of the Maehiaa has been looking Into the case, but It Is supposed the Honduras gov- ernment has neglected our request to Investigate tt ' . AN ENORMOUS PRESS. Washing-ton, March 8. The president will announce the, appointment of 101 second lieutenants, whom he Is author ized by the reorganization bill to ap point to the regular army. In a day or two. For these positions the press of applicants has been enormous. It was. said at the war department this morn ing that no less1 than 20.000 applications were already on Ale, j and the number Is being added . to eviry 'day. Today many senators ana representatives, ra- malning in the city,! further applications. 1 called to make I A JUST SENTENCE.' caniiaKa, v.u o&, Aarcn . major tu Ward Wilson, of the Third Immune regt ment. who was recently tried by court martial on charges of forgery, falsifi cation of records and conduct unbecom ing an officer and gentleman, has been Convicted arid sentenced j to dismissal from the "service, the forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement f for one year at hard labor In' the pen itentiary. '.-'! ! I" I MONEY, .FOR CUBANS. New York. March S. Paymaster 1 t , M V . , You'll Know Why Our business continues our goods and prices. j " j Everybody wears shoes j We can fit any body! for we carry all grades. Shoes are umu rpassed. Our' prices on these reliable goods nro the veiy lowest. ' ;" . . Clothing, hats, shirts, hosiery, n Underwear and an endless variety, of other goods at the THE NEW YORK RACKET ! E. T. BARNES, Prop; roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDooooocxxxxac nt tacH & Bosh Bank J Salem xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxoocro TWO THOUSAND VOLTS Of Electricity Fall to Kill ,-, Hew; York, i. a Man in New. Tork, March L Joseph Hampel. an employe of the Lexington Avenue cable power house, while x working: at his switch board, received and survived an electric shock of about 2,000 volts. The man's body (ims badly t burned from head to foot,! and every stitch of clothing- was torn from him. and he fell senseless through j. a hole. Instantly burned in the floor by the terrific elec tric aB power. The doctors who at tended him say there Is no case on rc ord of a man withstanding- a similar shock. t; i ,. . , ' , TORTURED TO DEATH THE MURDER DF FATHER VIC TORIAN A REVOLTING ONE. Awful Fate of the Priest Who Fell Into the Hands of the Chinese .;' - " Insurgents. ...'".. VANCOUVER. B. C. March 8. Fur ther details from ilehang, China, show that the murder and torture of Father Victorlen Jean Del Brousk, the Belgian Catholic priest, bjr native, was a most revolting one. ; T ' Father Victories was tied, to a tree, and pieces were cut from his thigh and eaten. Fire was applied to his body, and slugs were fired ' into non-vital parts. Finally his body was cut Open from the chest to the bottom of the ab domen. He was disemboweled and various organs were taken out and eat en by the barbarians, who also drank his blodtt. He wus also mutilated in a way that cannot pe described, and his head cut off. . I j-"-? i Schillings , "- 'West ' mpney-back tea and baking jpowder at - lour Grocers IOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO oooooooooooo 8 to increase when you examine . - - i Down to stay. Prices Remain As we have cut them , We are opening a large SPRING AND ' . ' SUMMER STOCK the r.nest nualifv and latest styles Ladies, Mltses. C h'ldren' M n . Toy's and Touth's ghes, whca me ten ut loer prices thaij cai t eteewheie made. r. . . j- ..,...':.:.'.. R.'H. LEABO, Huuser, Buildin& 88 Stae St, . Nebraska Bepublicans Have United, Will Elect United States Senator. -j . - The Delaware Legislature Has Made No Choire-Repabllcans Urg-ed . - to End. Factional Fight. LINCOLN, Neb., March 7.r-M. L. Hayward. republican, .was nominated for United States senator in, the repub Mean caucus here tonight. He will be elected In the Joint session tomorrow, Hayward was the republican candidate for governor last fall, being defeated by W.A. Poyntec. fuslosfisi. , iMonroe Leland -Hayward, nominated by the republican caucus for United States senator, to succeed .William. V. Alton, was born in Will&boro, Essex county. New Tork, on December 22, 1840. His ancestors came to this coun try before the revolution. ' At the out break of the civil war he enlisted in the Twenty-second New Tork infantry, but was discharged in December, 1862, ow lng- to disability arising: from sickness. He studied law at Whitewater, Wis cbnsin, and came to -Nebraska in "1867. settling at ' Nebraska , City, where he has resided ever aince, and practiced bis iprofession. He has never "held any office, except that of member of the state constitutional convention, in 1873. and a short term on the bench. He was the republican candidate for gov ernor last fall. -He has accumulated a comfortable fortune. . LEGISLATION IN TACOMA. ' Olympia, WashJ, March.7. The sen ate passed the general ,, appropriation bill tonight. The total approximates $t,- 400,000. and Is. a considerable Increase over the total made by the house com mittee. ' ' " ' - - The house today concurred in the senate amendments to the revenue bill. and this measure Is now ready for the governor. Among other amendments. to the revenue law in this bill was one providing for a 8300 personal property exemption..; LIST OF WOUNDED. THE AUTHORITIES ARE PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOK. As Gen. lAwtons Troops Are Armed with the Long Rang Krag-Jorgenf-en Rifles. ; WASHINGTON, March 8. The fact In connection with the regulars, who are now reinforcing General Otis In the Philippines, that is giving considerable satisfaction to the war department, is that they are armed with calibre 30 rifles, commonly known as the Krag Jorgrason. .There has been more or less uneasiness over the fact that the Filipino sharpshooters. armed with Mausers, could lie out of range of the Spring-fields, with whivh our volunteers wer armed. And iot them to the extent that was limited, only by the bad mark manshlp of the nntiver. This was not enly the source of a good m4ny asutl tles among our troops, but Jbad a bad moral effect on them. fnce it was very trying to be continually under fire from an enemy who kept discreetly out of danger. - ; - THE CASUALTIES. Washington, March . The following cablegram was received f rom CSeneial Oils today: Manila,; March 8. -Casualties March 6th, near. En n Pedro Macati, were as follows: . . 'Wounded. First Washington, com- fanjr C. Corr-oral Fratik Johnson, cht-st. Silent. Sixth fti-tU'cry, Blacksm th Louis Hl beck, wounded. ' First Washington, comrny K, Pri vate Frank L, Roe. chest, sllebf : com. pnny H. Steelmon S. Etussell, thtirh. moderate; company M. Private Fred C Thorey, foot injurvd. crushel on Marquina road. ". ;'." First Nebraska. Corporal Walter J. Huntington. Private Chatlts A. Louts. John Trimble, all woundel. Second Oregon, comnany C, PHtte Harry L Stanton, wounded leg, morier ,ate; Albert E. Kido, wonnded. ando men, severe: hospital ctrps. Private Comellns'M. Holman. -March j 7th, near San Pedib XfacatJ. First Washington, corr.pany C, -Ft;vaU A. I.vejoy, kille.1. OTIS.,- Washlngton, March 8. The navy de partment Is Informed that the cruiser Baltimore and the . monitor Monterey, which have been in the dock at Hong Kong, have arrived, at Manila, , ONE .BILL VETOED. Olympia, Wulu March 8. Governor Rogers today transmitted to the senate Ms veto of' the capitol building commis sion bill, and the same was made- a special order In the 'senate for tomor row. , It Is generally believed that tha veto will be sustained. mos in Front of the Americans. Cleaned Oat by Hale and - : Wbeatoii. Cowtrdly Attempt to Harder Officers I of Otis' Command Under Cover . - t of White Flag- MANILA, March 8, l. Wednesday, 10:20 ' a- m.)- The'rebels are busily preparing their defenses at various . point s, and are most aggressive near San Pedra Macati. a here their sharpshooters maintain a persistent annoyance. Scott's battery on the hilltop Is tha center of the fire from both sides of tha river. . - General Hale 'withdrew his cut posts from the left bark-of the stream, and Is-how occupying his oilgial position. Further trouble s probable in the vi cinity of the water workrL wbeie Ihs rebels rally, but it would be almost an Impossibility for them to liiterfere with the water supply, owing to he strength of our position. - , ' The weather is several degrees hotter today. r t'CATTERING THE REBELS. . MANILA. (March 7.-12:10 p. m. De tachments of General Hale's and Gen eral Wheaton's brigades were engaged for two hours this -morning In clearing; the country in front of their lines, on both sides of the river, the enemy concentrating- with the apparent purpose of cutting off the garrison at the water works; The rebels bolted at the first sign of the advance, but they separated Into small , bodies, whenever an oppor tunity afforded, and kept "up a running nraTL By 4a series jot , rapid advances, followed by flank movements, the ene my was -completely routed as far out as Guadalouipe oh the right, and almost to Martquina on the left. The casualties reported are Captain O'Brien, of company, F, First Wyoming volunteers, and two men, slightly wounded. The -rebel loss 'was heavy. No rebels were .visible at noon. ... 8:45 p. m. This afternoon General Hale's brigade continued the .work of driving out the , rebels from the coun try between the reservoir and the water works, a distance of about three miles. The country Is now clear on the left side of the river, but the enemy is still in front of -General Wheaton's line. Near San Pedro Macati they tiave been attempting to make the positions of the Sixth artillery on the hills Un suitable, their sharpshootera keeping up a constant fire a"l day. Private Lovejoy, (of company C, Washington volunteers, was killed by a stray bullet. Major' Bell. Seventh United States cavalry; Private Toung. company M, Twentletir infantry; Private Curren, company H, Twentieth inrantry. ana Private Parks, company L First Wy- Filip UP-TO-DATE GOODS Black Crepon The very stylish and muchly sought after fabric Is now be trig showr. by us in beautiful Pieroila and Boull- lonne effects. The yard Si, i 75, 2, 2.50 Silk Gingbams Lovely new fabrics: exclusive det-lgns and styles: the yard 50 cents New Dress Goods Henrietta, Serges, Corerts. Venetians, Poplins, Vlgeraux, Broad cloths, etc , NEW PATTERN SUITS ,NEW WAIST PATTERNS. NEW TRIMMINGS. NEW PRINTS. NEW DRAPERIES. i NEW GINGHAMS. No. 656 Leas Waist Shod Corset seSc $1.50 n SSSSBBBSSBSBSBSW Makes the food more resuMTPksS I omlng volunteers. were wounded dayv Thls morning -the enemy In front of General Overshlne's division displayed a flag of truce, but retired when Lieu tenant -Kohler. with two men, ad vanced to meet It. 'This afternoon they again showed a white flag, and two of ficers and an inspector advanced- When the Americans-were within 200 yards J of the rebels the latter -dragged rifles from behind their backs and opened fire upon them, but, fortunately,' with out effect. Hawthorne's battery fired two shells, killing several of the eni- my. - . In accordance with Instructions te the land and naval forces, a general order was Issued today Instructing the troops to give particular attention to the duty of furnishing full protection to the lives and property of all .Ger man, Austrian, Dutch. Italian and Portugese-residents, and. with the, co-operation of the resident German consul, to give aid and assistance whenever necessary." i At 8 o'clock thts afternoon the tern- perature was 83 degrees Fahrenheit, and the heat Is intense, especially on the lines, where twenty-five men were temporarily prostrated during the day. - tt ini'Mtfv BAD MARKSMEN. .... m New Tork. March 7. A dispatch to the Herald from Manila 1 says: After the insurgents had been, driven off last njight from In front of Marlqulna, they came -back. S00 strong, and cut off a company of the First Nebraska volun- teers. Thls morning General Hale sent out three connpanies or the NenrasKa regt - ment and two companies of the Second Oregon to dislodge them. The enemy, who were holding, a . strong position among the rocks, fired several volleys at the advancing Americans, but the latter, iby a flank movement, drove the Filipinos over the hills. 4KI. -!. ..11 WoV tV.rT T:.,V f thl ufh Wf JkI "tl J'v. .t forces h'beSien troops to Martqulna,attacked the water works in tne rear. -Their object was to ,. . - , fVl cut off the -pumping station, but they uiu nut. BUirvctru. . xueir urv wv and our small loss' wss due solejy to the bad marksmanship or tne Filipinos, i , . . . Returns now In show five Americans , " i, The insurgents are placing guns in potion at varus points Te .opinion of all i the pmrnlnent men in Manila Is that the military force of the insurgent anarchy must be broken ?rt.". "T1 b '"' tabl&hed in the islands. " " I REINFORCBMENTS FOR OTIS. Washington. March 7. The purpose of the administration, to send large re inforcements to General 0tls at Ma nila. Dresents a serious i problem I of transportation to the offlcers of the quartermastera department- About sion today L. M. Hayward was elected 7,500 troops are under orders to prepare t United States senator to succeed Wll for transportation to Manila, by way ,11am. V. Allen. He received seventy of San Francisco and the Paciflc ocean, four -votes.! the solid republican m The only troop ships available for the j be r ship, wljth the exception of one ab- service are the Arizona. Scandla. New- port.-Morgan City and Zealand! a. Thelfull fusion strengfti. UP - TO SPR1NO MEANS THAT NATURE 13 RENEWING HERSELF. W1IT NOT RENEW YOUR AIPAREL7 WE HAVE MANT NEW NOVELTIES TO SHOW YOU. . " - " K. & E. Waists For Boys This celebrated' Waist In Shirt and Blouse styles 50c to $2.50 . 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Edwards and Kvans, .who have al ways borne excellent reputations and both of whom have highly respected families residing In this city, are niin- j uig men, uia ave -uwn farini-rf ,ii Quarts claim. They had some business disagreements very recently, and yesr 'terday they quarreled. This .morning j Edwards, according to his own story. went -to tne caoin ana was aeniea aa- mission, and : words ensued between them, Evans drawing a revolver on EdWard, alvl ring a ,hot mt lin 4h. iattr .ay-. before he. Edwards, drew i nl, revolVer. He then shot twice at -Kvana inside the cabin. Evans ahot t mwed the mark altogether. It is thought there is nod'oubt that Kvans i WM snot dead. J T , I Edwards left for Ashland Immediate- ,y and surrendered himself to, the offl- cerJL uutrlct Attorney Watapn, Chief of Police Gregory and his assistants have started for the scene. "" A LATER REPORT. Ashland, March Chler of Police Grearonr has Just returned from the l ma ma YY. T.. M n m .-n nM .ri.c. " ,n the cabin, which had been locked by Inwards, and the key lven to the nfll- in,rm, XlSZ . '? ,7,Vu JLjl breast;: both miXt have struck close to 0 tne noor or th. cabin was found a revolver, with two cham--,bers empty. . . Evans came, here from . Los Angeles several months ago with Edwards. . . . , MANT REAR-ADMIRALS. - . Washington. 41 arch. 7-Herafter All of the bureaus of the navy mnt hoM fh- ,.nlt -nd tltla rear.admlraU MtMd of commodore.; ( as. under the old order of thlnga The L - vi - 1 -m.a ri. ih.H.ir. jsorsnel ibill. the enactment of which has f resulted In an almost complete reor- aanl nation of the army. FORMALLT ELECTED. I Lincoln. Neb.. March 8. In Joint ses- I sent. Allen received fifty-eight. tht - DATE Golf Shirts New Spring styles In, Silks, Madras and Japanese Crepes. $1,125,150 Horizontal and Perpendicular Stripe Percale and Madras shirts; new spring stles. $1, 125 Cliildren's Suits r . 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