M'COOK TRIBUNE P. II. KIMAXEIX , Publluher. McCOOK , - . - NEBRASKA BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Ten fresh cases o * the bubon plague and four deaths from the Qi case were officially reported at Cap towir. Statistics just published by the Ii tematlonal Sugar association she that Germany's beet sugar acreaj this year is 1,165,170 acres , or an Ii crease of 69,957. Dr. R. F. Humboldt , known In Ame : lea and Europe for his contributor to medical literature and researches J tuasal surgery , died at his home at B Louis , Mo. , aged 71. Louis Gallott , a United States prli oner in the Ohio penitentiary , we released by pardon from President M < Kinley. Gallott was sent from Ne1 Orleans for embezzlement. As the result of a displaced cover 8 the National Steel company's plant Youngstown , 0. , thirteen tons of moll en metal flowed over the mill , oremal ing two Hungarian workmen. Governor Yates offers $200 rewar for the apprehension and conviction c the unknown parties supposed to hav been implicated in the murder of Ja : L. Barnes , a Monticello dentist The Anchor line steamer CalifornI arrived at New York from Naples am was detained at quarantine becaus smallpox had broken out among th passengers , of whom there were 1,166 Percy Johnson , an attorney , pleade * guilty to the supreme court at Bridge port , Conn.to , the embezzlement o { $50,000 from the trust funds and wa sentenced to six years' imprisonment A parliamentary paper just issuei shows the total of British troops ii South Africa May 1 to be 249,416. Th ( total deaths were 14,978 and woundet 17,200. In hospital April 25 there wer < 13,797. Leading stockholders of the stee trust have been given to understand that President Schwab's salary does not come out of the treasury of th ( corporation , but is paid by Mr. Car negie. Celebrating the centennary of th < imperial council at St Petersburg , th < czar in * t ; autograph letter promisee to recognize the council on modern lines , so as to facilitate the transactior of business. James Sargent Smith , a well known professor of music and son of the lat < George B. Smith , attorney general ol Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856 , died sud denly from a stroke of apoplexy al Madison , Wis. The second chamber of the Swedlsl parliament , by 121 to 98 votes , adopted the army bill , as amended in committee May 6 increasing the expenditures bj 22,500,000 kroner , making a total ol 45,000,000 kroner. Kansas will be "allowed to file its suit in the United States supreme court to enjoin the state of Colorado -from deflecting for irrigation purposes the water of the Arkansas river to the injury of the former state. The Prussian railways have been in- fcoTned that there will be a large em igration this spring of Ruthenian far- irers to the United States and that 6,000 will pass to Hamburg in the course of the next few days. The London correspondent of the New York Tribune says the agricul tural returns of Great Britain for ll'OO , which have just been issued , show that the decline of British agri culture pursues its steady course. David Reynolds , a farmer living two miles from Schenectady , N. Y. , has been found murdered in his barn. Mary Elizabeth Lease , the lecturer , filed a petition in. bankruptcy in the United States district court at Ne\v York. Rt. Rev. P. Maurier , one of the most prominent Catholics in Kansas and for twenty years -priest of the church in Salina , Kan. , died of heart disease at Wilson , Kan. , while waiting lor a train. The following minor officers were elected by the railway conductors at St. Paul : Grand junior conductor , L , E. Sheppard , Camden , N. J. ; inside sentinel , F. C. Smith Detroit ; outside sentinel , U. G. Ferguson , Ogden , Utah The next meeting will be held at Pitta burg in 1903. The JNew York Journal of Commerce says : "It Is currently reported that the Universal Tobacco company , which Increased its authorized capital last week from $100,000 to $10,000,000 , is to be an active competitor of both the American and the "Continental. " The secretary of the treasury has bought ? 15,000 more 5 per cent bonds of 1904 at ? 108.87. William Reece , who owns an apple orchard of 250 acres near Bean Lake , Kansas , says the canker worms will reduce his crop one-half. The loan agents of Kansas report a l rge amount of money offered them by farmers to place on real estate. Milwaukee has been selected as the place of holding the next biennial convention , of the Woodmen of the World. United States Will Not Belinguish Oub Under Present Conditions , DEMAND "SUBSTANTIAL" AD9PTIO ! Convention's Garbled Amendment is Xa Acceptable Substitute Conservative to Dr o Recess , Hoping Finally for th Adoption of the Original. WASHINGTON , June 3. It is offl daily stated that the United State will remain" in control of Cuba uii til the Platt amendment has bee ) "substantially adopted. " This wa made known to General Wood las Tuesday by Secretary Root , and hi action has been approved by the prea ident. Secretary Root was with the presi dent about an hour and a half dis cussing with him the cablegram whicl had been prepared to be sent to Gov ernor General Wood at Havana , relat ing to the action of this governmen on the Cuban constitution. This mes sage is long and will be forwardec to General Wood with the idea of hav ing him communicate It to the consti tutional convention. It will not be made public at this time and probablj not until the convention takes action HAVANA , June 3. The press de plores the misunderstanding with the Washington government , but generally admits the possibility of a wrong con struction being put upon the amend ment by the explanations and inter pretations , and that it will be best for the convention to take up the ques tion immediately and accept the amendment as passed by congress. La Lucha says that 85 per cent of the people favor this , but the dele gates are at a loss what to do. Some claim the United States is not acting in good faith , as it was most improb able that the Washington officials did not know what the convention was doing and what was the nature of the report to be submitted. They say that a majority of the committee on relations told them that the amend ment as accepted would be satisfactory to the United States and that they bad the assurance of General Wood and Secretary Root to this effect The members of the committee on relations will say nothing in regard to this point , other than they , too , thought It would be satisfactory. Secret ressions and absent stenog raphers make it impossible for even the delegates themselves to set things aright Regarding the controversy which will surely arise later as to who is responsible , the convention will place the responsibility upon the com mittee" , and they , it is said , will blame General Wood and Secretary Root. An effort is being made tonight by some of the conservatives to avoid this crisis by asking the convention to ad journ for a month , in the meanwhile having the municipalities petition the convention to pass the original amend ment. Several municipalities have al ready taken that action and it is thought others will fall into line. In the municipal election the na tionalists claim the election of Senor Qener , their candidate for mayor , and a majority of the council. CAPTAIN HOWGATE DEAD. Former Officer , Fourteen Tears in Hiding , Expires Suddenly. WASHINGTON , June 3. Captain Henry W. Howgate , formerly signal afficer in the United States army , died suddenly this afternoon of cerebral hemorrhage at his home in this city. He was 67 years old. No definite fu- neraf arrangements have been made , but it is expected the interment will be here. Captain Howgate had a singular and 2ventful life. While a trusted official Df the signal service he was charged with appropriating a large amount of government funds and placed under ar rest. His escape and flight were at tended with many dramatic features , tor by a ruse he got away from a gov ernment officer having him in charge while the latter supposed his prisoner c/as taking a bath. For years he re mained in hiding , and not until four- ieen years after his escape was he lo cated by secret service detectives as proprietors of an obscure bookstore : n New York. Plot to Kill Kin ? and Ouecn. BARCELONA , June 3. It is said that the captain general has been r/arned of a foreign anarchist plot to iill the king and queen regent. I'otli Cl Ijnins : Santlnco. SANTIAGO DE CUBA , June 3. The jresent reports from outside points show a victory for the nationalists , jut both parties claim to have won in .he city. The republicans showed un- jxpected strength , though probahly lot enough to elect their candidates. Fhe nationalists make charges of ille- ; al voting. The streets are filled with Irenzied partisans , cheering their fa vorite candidates. Over 100 arrests r/ere made during the day. man , ' ! HER STRENGTH IS EBBING. Mrs. McKinley Has Not Accoinpllshe the Necessary Rally. WASHINGTON , June 3. Mrs. Me Kinley continues very weak. Her con dition Is not greatly changed from tha of yesterday , but each day that elapse without a gain in strength lessens he powers of recuperation. The complaint which came nea ending her life in San Francisco i still present It is in a slightly les aggravated form , but gives the phys ! clans and the president much concern Mrs. McKinley has shown remarkabl vitality , but her illness has so reduce * her strength as to leave her ver ; feeble. It is feared that unless a change fo the better soon manifests itself he strength may become so near exhaust ed as to leave her without rallyinj power. The news given out by the physl clans in attendance was not reassur ing , though hope -better things con tinues. After a consultation betweer Drs. Rixey , Sternberg and Johnson the following bulletin was issued : "Mrs. McKIuley passed a comfortablt night , but her condition has not ma terially changed since the report ol yesterday. " There was no further consultations of the physicians during the day , but Dr. Rixey called during the evening and spent some time with the patient , [ n response to inquiries from time tc time the statement was made that there had been no change in the con dition of the distinguished sufferer. President McKinley spent most of the day at the bedside of his wife , though late in the afternoon he went jut for an hour's drive. He departed ilone , but met Judge Watson of Ohio , m old friend , on the way and the atter accompanied him to the white louse. GIVING BACK Of PEKIN. Lllled Forces Wilt Gradually Transfer City's Government This Month. PEKIN , June 3. At a meeting of he generals of the allied troops yes- erday it was decided to transfer the idministration of the city of Pekin to he Chinese officials gradually during rune. Count von Waldersee , accompanied ty his staff , will leavePekin today. [ * wo special trains will be run all the veek taking troops to Taku. The rermans are removing an extraordi- lary amount of baggage , including Chinese carts , rickshaws , tables and hairs. ' The Baluchi regiment left this morn- ng amid impressive ceremonies of arewell. All the other British troops , ? ith their bands , and all the Ameri- an officers in Pekin were present , the Lmericans being particularly anxious o show their appreciation of the nanner in which the British bade fare well to the American troops. BALDWIN FIRST COMES WEST. lommander of Expedition to Polar Seas Makes Parting : Call. NEW YORK , June 3. Evelyn Briggs Jaldwin , commander of the expedition or the discovery of the North Pole , eft tonight over the Pennsylvania ailroad for Chicago , St. Louis and ither points in the west. "I shall return to New York in .bout ten days , " said Mr. Baldwin. The object of my present trip west 5 to pay a farewell visit to jny par- nts and other friends. I expect to cave New York for Dundee on either he 12th or 13th of the month to as- ume command of 'the expedition cheduled to leave Tromsoe , Norway , in the 25th. I am not at liberty to .nnounce the personnel of my party t this time , but will do so before I eave New York for my polar trip. " -Archbishop Kcan'a Change. ST. PAUL , Minn. , June 3. Arch- ishop Keane of the archdiocese of > ubuque has ordered that hereafter 11 candidates" priesthood in his urisdiction shall complete their stud- 3S at St. Paul's seminary , instead of lontreal , as has been customary here- ofore. This order will greatly in- rease the attendance at the local in- titution and will necessitate the erec- ion of new buildings next year. Comes With His Awful Name. WASHINGTON , June 3 The state cpartment has been informed that 'hya ' Phetchada ( pronounced pees pet- lia-dar ) has been appointed envoy ex- raordinary and minister plenipotenti- ry of Siam to the United States and iat the appointment to the post in- ludes no other country. Strikers' tust Diy of Grace. WASHINGTON , June 3.At tha offi- cs of the Southern Railway company aday it was said that no word had cen received either from the striking lachinisto or the superintendents of tie shops where they have been em- loyed. Several telegrams that came ite last night stated that a consider- ble number of the strikers had been round to announce that they would sport for work Monday morning , in onformity to the ultimatum. CAN'T HAVE HIS CHILD. Court Denies n Nebraska Man Foiae88l < of HI * Own Baby. NEW YORY , June 3. Frank ] Weyant , the wealthy owner of a catt ranch near Lincoln , Neb. , made an ui successful effort In the supreme coui Here to obtain the custody of his ii fant child , Gladys. About a year ag Mrs.Weyant came to Brooklyn wit his wife to pay a visit to his reh tlves. While here the child was bor and the mother died a few days aft ( the birth. Mr. Weyant returned t Nebraska to attend to his business ii terests there , leaving the child wit his brother , Henry S. Weyant , and hi wife , Lizzie. A few months later coi respondence was opened > ? jth a view c having the child sent on to the fathe : but the brother sent word to the fathe that he could not think of such a thinj and that the idea of having so youn a child travel so long a distance wa absurd In the extreme. Finally , Wej ant came on , with his sister , Mrs. Luc Armstrong , but was surprised to fin that the brother refused to surrende the child. He then had recourse to th courts and the case came up befor Supreme Court Justice Maddox , whe : the facts In the case were presenfeTt Several physicians were called am gave it as their opinion that it was in expedient to have a child sent on si long a journey. Other physicians tes lifted that the child would not suffe from the trip. Justice Maddox begai giving a decision in favor of the child' : retention , when counsel for the fathe broke in and Insisted on being heard He cited numerous instances where in iralids had traveled long distances wltl perfect safety , notably that of Mrs McKinley. Justice Maddox decided that the chile should remain in the custody of th < arother for a year , at'the end of whicl ; ime the father might renew his appli- : ation. A MONUMENT TO M'KEIGHAN. Hatuo In His Honor is Dedicated at Ret Cloud. RED CLOUD , Neb. , June 3. On Me- norial day the procession moved o the cemetery , with the Red Cloud mnd at the head , followed by old vet- ; raus and the returned volunteers ol he late war , the speakers and noted -isitors and citizens in carriages. After the services of the Grand Army if the Republic at the cemetery- came he ceremony of unveiling the monu- nent ere'cted to the memory of Wil- ian A. McKeighan. The monument ras draped with flags and at a given ignal the shaft was unveiled by Miss 2dith McKeighan. William J. Bryan : elivered an address , in which he spoke if the virtues of Mr. McKeighan , his ecord in congress and the strong hold le had in the hearts of the people of his district and said the good he has lone to his state and country will be ie more enduring than the shaft of ; ranite erected to his memory. ' Mr. Bryan was followed by ex-Sen- .tor Allen with an oration in mariu- crlpt. He reviewed the history and mblic works of William A. Mc- Ceighan. He told of the early strug- ; les against poverty , of his untiring fforts in behalf of humanity. He re- ated incidents of his early life and hewed the disadvantages with which ie had to contend. Bellstedt a Drawing Card. There was a great rush for tickets or the first concert of the Bellstedt and , whidh opened a month's engage- icnt in Omaha Jnne 1st. Thousands rho have heard him during exposition ays want to hear him again with his lew music and added stars. That all aay do so the railroads will help in he matter of reduced rates. Increase of 828O.OOO. LINCOLN , Neb. , June 3. The state uditor's office has received from the rinter a complete statement of ex- enses and appropriations of the last jgislative session. The total appro- riations are $2,875,289.51 , as compar- d with $2,591,373.60 appropriated by he legislature of 1899 an increase f $280,000. Plattsmonth Girl Wins Medal. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , June 3. liss Eethel , daughter of Mr. and Irs. George E. Davey of this city , was tie successful contestant in the dra- latic class in the Chicago college of msic and was awarded the diamond ledal. The beautiful and valuable rize was offered by Joe Jefferson , nd was much sought after by the Ludents of the college. Former West Pointer. WEST POINT , Neb. , June 3. News as been received here announcing the eath of Frank Hahn , a former West ointer , at El Reno , Okl. , a few days go. He left here in 1882. Hose Team Sends Challenge. WYMORE , Neb. , June 3. The crack ese team of the Wyinore fire depart- icnt has raised a purse of $100 and tiallenges any volunteer hose corn- any in the state to race for it on the ourth of July. Several good teams ave already entered for the contest , nd there will be come fast running , he officers elected to serve the fire apartment for the ensuing year are : . P. Bacon , chief ; H. Anderson , as- stant. THE WEST HAS GOOD RAINS. Plenty to Insure nu Abundance of Gra at Least. The past week , says the Nobrasl Crop Bulletin , has been coolvli heavy showerB in western counties ar generally light showers in. eastern. Tl dally mean temperature has averagi flve degrees below normal in eastei counties and three degrees in wester Frosts occurred quite generally in tl last day of the week. Only sligi damage has thus far been reported. The rainfall was above normal in tl western counties , and ranged fro : one to two and one-half inches in moi of the northwestern counties. I eastern counties it was generally les than half an inch. Winter wheat has generally grow well , although cinch bHigs have doc some damage , and in places more rai jwould have improved the crop pros pects. Oats have grown fairly wel but continues thin on the ground an in rather poor condition. Grass ha improved in western counties , and gen erally pastures and meadows are i good condition. Corn planting i nearly finished in northern counties and some replanting has been done i : southern. The low temperature ha been unfavorable for the germinatioi and growth of corn , and it is comin ; up slowly , but In most places the stani is good ; cultivation of the earlies planted corn has commenced. Gener ally prospects for a good fruit cro ] are reported , but some complaint ha been made that apples are not settlini well , indicating that the apple cro ] may be light. THE BANK'S DOORS CLOSED. 1 Monled Institution at Gothenburg It Bad Shape. LINCOLN , June 1. Because of th < wor condition of its paper the Pee > le's State bank of Gothenburg was ) rdered closed by the state banking > oard. Bank Examiner E. E. Emmeti ivill remain In charge of the institu- .ion until a receiver is appointed. The people's bjank was organized ir :890 : , and in 1896 was consolidatec vith the First State bank. Severa ] lays ago Secretary Royse of the bank- ng board suspected something wrong n the management of the Institution md an examination later showed il o be in an unsafe condition. It was ntimated by Mr. Royse that the poor > aper of the institution had been held iver from the panic period. The deposits of the bank amount to 160,000 and the loans and discounts to 72,000. Tihe capital stock is ยง 25,000 .nd the liabilities $90,000. Its officers .re : L. D. Lloyd , .president ; Conrad V. Lloyd , cashier ; Clyde W. Lloyd , ssistant cashier. round Dead by n Tenant. GENEVA , Neb. , June 1. Ben Shell , , bachelor about 45 years of age , liv- og alone on his farm three miles w'ost f town , was found dead in his bed y one of the neighbors -who is farm- ag his place. Not seeing Shell about he premises during the day he went o the house in the evening and found he body in bed dressed in night lothes. He had died from natural auses. . Ten Cattle Hnrned to Death. FREMONT , Neb. , June 1. Ten cat- le were burned to death in two freight ars on an cast bound Union Pacific rain. The fire started by a spark rom the engine alighting on some traw in one of the cars , while the rain was west of North Bend. Be- ore the flames were discovered they ad caused the death of several cattle nd injured ethers so that they died iter on. Swede Attemps Suicide. FAIRMONT , Neb. , June 1. Eric Heson , a young Swede who has been ving in this neighborhood for the xst year , procured a pistol and re- iring to a nearby lot shot himself , 'he bullet entered over the heart , assed around the breast bone and ras extracted by the doctor back of tie shoulder. The doctor thinks if no omplications occur he will recover. The Bellstedt Concerts. The celebrated Bellstedt band of incinnati is now giving a series of oncerts in a.big tent at Omaha , which ill be continued all through the lonth of June , afternoon and evening. . more favorable opportunity for earing good music , instrumental and ocal , will not soon again occur. Thomas McCarty Paroled. LINCOLN , June 1. Thomas Mc- arty , sentenced to fifteen years' im- risonment for highway robbery in arpy county , has bteen paroled. He slonged to the renowned McCarty ing. Rescue Aged Man From Flro FAIRBURY , Neb. , June 1. The iurlburt Packing house in the west- n part of the city was discovered to 2 on fire. "When the fire department rrived at the buildings flames were ursting from all sides of the large ructyre and Mr. Carlyle , aged 92 sars , who sleeps in the building , was jscued just in time to save his life , 3 he was helpless by reason of the noke pouring into his room in great jlume. AN HISTORICAL LOCATION. Korthwcit "World's Fair Situ Association Discovers Interesting Fact * . The officers of the Northwest World's Fair Site association claim to- have made a discovery which they think will have much weight In the selection of the site for the Louisiana. Purchase exposition , says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. They say the homo place of Gen. William H. Clarke , gov ernor of the territory of Missouri , la located on Goodfellow avenue , la northwest St. Louis , and covers part of the vast property on which the as sociation has obtained options for the benefit of the directors of the World's Fair. Secretary E. T. Grethcr , Presi dent Lowla E. Snow , Treasurer J. M. Williams and others have been visit ing the different property owners for the past two weeks , spending- hours dally in Interviewing the oldest in habitants and looking over old muni cipal documents In an effort to get his torical data. It was while on these expeditions that they gathered data which they assert shows conclusively that on the Identical spot where now stands the Goodfellow mansion , Good- fellow avenue and Natural Bridge road , formerly stood the residence of * Gov. Ctarke , at which place , known to the Indians as Council Groves , the Indians met to make their treaties , and from where started the Lewis and Clarke expedition. Directors Fred" Delbel , Jowett Wagoner , John Fitz gerald , H. H. Ellers , Judge David Murphy , Ed W. Greer , J. L. Grether , Edward H. Bickley , George P. Pren- dergast , W. S. Brawner , M. M. Fltz- gerrell , Fred Spangler , H. B. Schilling , W. J. McDonald , W. H. Redemeyer , Sidney E. Davis and Charles H. Fll- ley , the executive committee , will go- before the World's Fair site commit tee to state that the Goodfellow place- Is singularly appropriate for a fair site and that the natural conditions surrounding it fulfill all the require ments. The history associated with : hls place , they will argue * could well je preserved by permanent buildings : oxnmemorating the exposition. X.amb'4 "Wool. The new .beverage , so-called , that is jelng introduced under the name of 'lamb's wool , " is as old as the hills , /ictor Smith says. It Is nothing more : han the juice of apples roasted over ipiced ale. Every Irishman should mow it. A great day for it used to be .be feast of the apple gathering called 'la mas ubhal , " pronounced "lammas iol. " The corruption into "lamb's vool" was easy. Teachers and Old Maids Preferred. A farmer's wife , writing to the American Agriculturist , says that it ias been her good fortune to take sumner - ner boarders for the past seventeen rears , and she sums up her experience hus : "I have had boarders of all ages , rom the baby with its nurse to the iged grandmother , but my favorites ire maiden ladies and school teachers , [ "hey are most always contented. " Fine feathers may not make fine irds , but they make soft pillows. 'COMMUNITY OF INTEREST. " omo of the Effects of the Great Kail- road Changes Which Arc Occurring. "Community of Interest" seems to bo he watchword among the great rail- oad corporations , nowadays , and cer- ain persons who are apt to decide pen topics of general Interest , especi- lly new ones , without thinking upon he facts , have supposed that this [ leant an arrangement of interest only o the railway companies participating a the deals , traffic arrangements , 2ases , etc. , which show in the stock ransactions and engage the thought nd ability of traffic and passenger gents. It is undoubtedly the financial nterest of the corporations which aoves their officers to enter into con- racts , but the consideration of this Dpic necessarily includes that of the onvenience , comfort and attractions rhich they can offer to their patrons. t competition be less intense , and rate rars be relegated to the dead past , ; means that more attention will be aid to those inducements which will ring business to up-to-date lines of ransportation. An instance of the early profit of the ublic is most worthy of mention. Un- er the plan of arrangements known. s "Community of Interest" very close alations have been established by the [ issouri Pacific System with the Den- er and Rio Grande railway , the Rio rande Western Railway and the outhern Pacific Railway and other nes diverging from junction points. 0 that now , for the first time in the illway history of the country , a pas- snger may take train at St. Louis and jniain therein until he has reached an Francisco. The route is one of the test popular because of its great : enic beauty , and because it gives the raveler the benefit of variety of al- tude and climate , taking him across- ie smiling plains of Kansas Into the ronderful canyons of Colorado , and irough her most noted mining locali- es , and by the great inland salt sea , here a great religious organization as builded a city of magnificence in n oasis of the desert , and whose po- tical power has been maintained in site of the objections of the concen- ated power of the United States and 1 the face of all the obstacles which ive ever , from the dawn of Christi- lity , contended against its establish- ent by any sect or creed. These places are of great interest to ie traveler of today , and since they ay be visited with such ease in the agnificent trains of this monster sys- m of railway , the tide of tourist traf- : is being turned.to them by natural lection. The Missouri Pacific and ie Rio Grande reach all points in jlorado , Utah and the West , and thus Community of Interest" among the .Ilroads already benefits the public in ch an everyday way as to convince e thoughtless person that he must vise his hasty judgment.