The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, July 14, 1905, Image 6

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    PAUL JONES BODY
AMERICAN AMBASSADORS TAKE
CHARGE OF BODY
ITS CEREMONjES IN PARIS
In the Presence of High DIgnatarles
of France and Other Nations the
Body of Paul Jones Is Formally De-
livered to the United States
PARIS in the presence or the high
est dignitaries of France the diplo
matic representatives of many foreign
governments and civil and naval ofli
cials of the United States the body of
Admiral John Paul Jones was Thurs
day formally delivered to the United
States government The ceremony
was one combining impressive dignity
with brilliant military and naval pomp
In which the soldiers and sailors of
France and the sailors of America
united In rendering honors to the Illus
trious founder of the American navy
The unusual sight of a detachment
of United States sailors and marines
swinging through the central thorough
fares of Paris aroused great interest
and brought out an enthusiastic ova
tion from the crowds along the line of
march The America naval contingent
numbering 500 men with twenty live
officers left Cherbourg in two special
trains at 3 oclock In the morning ar
riving at the Invalades railroad station
at 1145 a m In spite of the hard
nights ride the sailors and marines
presented a line appearance as they
emerged from the station They were
uniformed as a landing party wearing
the regulation gaiters and carrying
rifles with fixed bayonets A company
of French inrantry was drawn up
fronting the station to receive the
Americans The latter formed in bat
talions and unfurled the American flag
and naval ensign At the same mo
ment the French troops came to a
salute the French standard was dip
ped the French band struck up The
Stars Spangled Banner and the great
crowds which had surged across the
Alexander bridge shouted Vive Les
Amerlcains and Vive La France
the entire multitude uncovering re
spectfully while the American anthem
was played
Another outburst of enthusiasm
greeted the Marseillaise and then
the French escort took up the line ot
march across the Esplanade of the in
valides to the Avenue Pique and
thence to the military school All
along the route the streets were lined
by dense crowds eager to see the
Americans Women waved their hand
kerchiefs and miniature flags and there
was a continuous shout ot Vive
Americaines
The Americans made a most favor
able impression by their sturdy bronz
ed appearance and the smartness of
their movements They were received
at the military school by a battalion of
French troops drawn up in the great
court Again the national anthems
were played and salutes were ex
changed
BONDS ARE A LIEN
UPON TOBACCO MONOPOLY
NEW YORK Semi official details
concerning the latest Japanese loan
of 150 million dollars were made pub
lic The bonds will bear interest at
41 2 per cent and will be secured by
a second lien upon the tobacco mo
nopoly
The syndicate underwriting the loan
consists of Parrs bank limited of
London the Hong Kong and Shanghai
banking corporation and the Yoko
hama specie bank limited with whom
are associated Kuhn Loeb Co of
this city and the Deutsche Asiatische
bank of Berlin The National City
bank and the National Bank of Com
merce both of New York city will
assist Kuhn Loeb Co in the flota
tion in this country
Russian Assembly July 28
LONDON A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph from St Peters
burg says a decree will be issued
summoning the representative as
sembly to meet on July 28
TWELVE HUNDRED SUITS
AGAINST THE RAILROADS
WASHINGTON The Post says
The department of agriculture has pre
pared and is ready to begin 1200 suits
-against the railroads of this country
to secure the imposition of a penalty
of 500 in each case for every viola
tion of the so called twenty-eight-hour
law That statute requires carriers
transporting live stock from one state
to another to unload feed and water
and rest every head of live stock for
a period of five hour after it has been
on the road not more than twenty eight
hours Nearly every road from Maine
io California is involved
May Sit in Portland Me
- WASHINGTON While the place for
the hot weather sessions of the peace
plenipotentiaries has not been selected
it is learned that Portland Me is be
ing regarded very favorably Bar
Harbor Newport and other well known
resorts have been considered but are
objectionable on account of the crowds
and the social attractions which would
be shown the members or the confer
ence in Portland or its immediate
vicinity it is felt could be obtained
the desired retirement and also a cool
mate
JT f gA
CANAL EMPLOYES DISSATISFIED
Two Returning Tell of Disease and
Shortage of Workmen
NEW YORK George J Maclock
of Louisville Ky superintendent of a
dock at Christobal was among the
passengers on the Advance which ar
rived here from Panama Mr Maclock
said
Things are very bad at the Isthmus
The diseases prevalent are measles
black measles smallpox yellow fever
Chagres fever and malaria and there
was one case of bubonic plague The
dead trains run from Colon to Monkey
Hill cemetery a mile and a half south
of Colon always once and sometimes
as many as fourteen times a day and
It sometimes has as many as four
coffins aboard In fact there is so
much yellow fever about that they
keep open graves always ready for
emergency
The working clerical force on the
Isthmus Is about 90 per cent short
One district superintendent has work
for seventeen clerics and has only Ave
The government seems to be delaying
the paying off of the men Forty one
men were waiting for their money to
catch the steamer but only six got It
in time to sail
APPLICATION IS IVIADE
TO RETURN HOME
VALLEJO Cal More than one hun
dred members of the crew of the Rus
sian cruiser Lena which is interned
at the Mare Island navy yard have
made a demand upon Commander Gen
ther In charge of the vessel that they
be accorded the same privileges as are
granted to the enlisted men on the
Russian ships interned at Manila that
Is that all 0 the crew except enough
men to man the ship be paroled and
allowed to return to their homes in
Russia Commander Genther told the
men that he would communicate their
wishes to the state department al
Washington
THE HAY FUNERAL
Funeral Services Over the Body at
Cleveland
CLEVELAND The body of John
Hay rests In his family burying ground
in a corner of Lake View cemetery
Around his grave are the granite mon
uments of men who have done strong
things for Cleveland for Ohio and
some of them for the nation Five
hundred feet to the west of where th6
great secretary lies is the memorial
of James A Garfield 20 feet to the
north rises the monilith of the Rocke
feller family Closer still are the
graves of the Otises and the Busts
Most of these men were buried with
funeral services iar more elaborate
than was John Hay certainly none of
them could have been interred with
ceremony more simple When how
ever the years shall have established
their true perspective the world may
come to realize that he who was laid
beside those men was fortunate in
that he surpassed most and equaled
all of them in the scope and value of
the services he was enabled to render
to his countrymen
The day of the funeral was a day
such as one does not willingly associ
ate with the idea of death a day oi
bright sunshine whose warmth was
tempered by flowing clouds and the
wind that seems to blow forever ovei
Euclid Heights it was a day to mak6
the majority of men rejoice to be alive
and on which nothing but the irresist
ible force of events would bring home
to them such bitter truths as illness
death and the grave
The services throughout were ad
mirably conducted in most excellent
taste and from fhe arrival of Presi
dent Roosevelt in the morning until
his departure in tne afternoon brought
the official day to its close not a single
untoward incident was in evidenca
CHARGED WITH STEALING
A 10000 NECKLAGE
LONDON Annie Grant of Chi
cago claiming to be an actress was
committed at a police court to stand
trial at the Old Bailey on the charge
of stealing a pearl necklace worth 10
from Christies auction rooms The
woman whose real name is thought to
be Annie Gleeson according to the
prosecuting counsel visited Christies
inspected the necklace and secured a
duplicate of imitation pearls which on
a second visit she substituted for the
genuine while the attendants back
was turned The prisoner obtained a
continental passport at the American
embassy six months ago in the name
of Annie M Grant of Chicago
TORNADO IN NORTHERN TEXAS
Many Homes Destroyed by Storm in
Vicinity of Nacona
DALLAS Tex A special to the
News from Nacona Texas says that
a tornado and tnunderstorm passed
a tew miles west and south of here
Thursday killing fourteen
persons and Injuring many others and
destroying a number of houses
Gen Blackmar Coming West
BOSTON General Wilmon W
Blackmar chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic accom
panied by Mrs Blackmar and her sis
ter Miss Brewer left Thursday after
noon on his second tour of the year
this time going into the northwest
The party is due back in Boston about
August 8 General Blackmar goes di
rect t6 Chicago thence to Wyoming
and Boise Idaho where he expects to
arrive on July 11 Later he will visit
Portland Ore Tacoraa and Seattle
Wash and then Sitka Alaska
TURNDOWNGHSNA
NOT ALLOWED REPRESENTATION
AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE
CZARS GOVERNMENT WILLING
No New Developments in the Plans
of Peace Negotiations Many Calls
Upon the President at Oyster Bay
In the Near Future
WASHINGTON Chinas request to
bo represented in the Washington con
ference on the ground that It is vitally
interested in its proceedings has been
received by the president and infor
mally transmitted to the belligerents
Whether the president has received
the formal replies cannot be learned
but it can be stated that while Russia
is Inclined to favor the suggestion
Japan will not consent to it Japan
has already made public its assurance
that Manchuria is to be restored to
China That is one of the principles
for which it says it has been fighting
Japan regards itself as fullly capable
of executing this promise without the
assistance of China and in view of
Chinas inability before the war to
cope with Russia in Manchuria the
Tokio government is unable to see
what possible assistance a Chinese
representative would be in the Wash
ington conference Moreover the Jap
anese have all along taken the posi
tion that when peace negotiations
were begun they would be conducted
directly with Russia It is altogether
unlikely that the Washington govern
ment will press the claim of China
and the official view here fails to
sympathize with the idea
The last week has seen few develop
ments in the plans for the negotia
tions Negotiations for an armistice
are not expected to be concluded until
after the plenipotentiaries meet It is
pointed out again that the beginning
of the rainy season in the war zones
removes the necessity for the imme
diate signing of an armistice Little
doubt is felt however that this will
be the first subject discussed by the
plenipotentiaries and probably their
initial act Will be the signing of a pro
tocol providing for the cessation of
hostilities for a limited period
Baron Rosen will go to New York
within the next few days and thence
to Oyster Bay to be presented to the
president Meantime he is in daily
conference with the attaches of the
embassy and has had several long
talks with Count Cassini who posted
him each step in the negotiations np
to this moment No place has yet been
finally selected for the holding of the
conference but this Baron Rosen will
discuss with the president on Thurs
day Expecting that some place in
New England would certainly be se
lected Baron de Rosen chose Man
chester for the summer headquarters
for his embassy It is believed here
that the choice lies between Ports
mouth N H and Portland Me with
the chances in favor of the former
FRAUD OPERATORS IN
LIVE STOCK INSURANCE
WASHINGTON The grand jury of
the district of Columbia reported an
Indictment for conspiracy against
Orrin G Staples prominent in hotel
and business circles Tracy L Jef
fords former United States district
attorney John L Fehr and Elisha
Fitch all of this city It is charged
that the defendants unlawfully con
spired to defraud the citizens of the
District of Columbia and others by
making false representations as to the
financial standing and responsibility
Df the Interstate Live Stock Insurance
company of the district
SENATOR MITCHELL TO APPEAL
Not Satisfied with the Verdict Ren
dered by the Jury
PORTLAND Ore Counsel for Uni
ted States Senator Mitchell will appeal
his case from the decision of the jury
which found him guilty of fraud in
iand cases On Monday night a motion
will be made for a new trial If as
Is expected this is overruled counsel
for the convicted senator will endeavor
to bring the case directly to the atten
tion of the supreme court of the United
States If possible the United States
circuit court of appeals will be passed
over
Upon being questioned District At
torney Heney said he saw no grounds
for an appeal in the case and he be
lieved that the loss would not allow
the senator the right of further hear
ing
ROCKEFELLER GIVES TEN
MILLION TO EDUCATION
NEW YORK Ten million dollars
as an endowment for higher education
in the United States has been given
the general education board by John
D Rockefeller
The announcement was made by
Dr Wallace Butterick of the board at
a meeting held in this city
Government May Sell Lumber
WASHINGTON The bureau of for
estry has received an offer of 250 per
1000 feet for 50000000 feet of lodge
pole pine and englemann spruce in the
Big Four forest reserve Wyoming
The timber will be advertised for sale
and if no higher bid is made the offer
will be accepted The exportation of
the timber from the state where the
reserve is located has been made pos
sible by recent congressional enact
ment The 50000000 feet will be cut
strictly under regulations that only
dead and mature timber be used
CIVIL WAR ON BLACK SEA
Report that Knlaz Potemkine l Bom
barding Theodosia
LONDON The correspondent of the
Daily Mail at Odessa says it is re
ported that the Kniaz Potemkine is
bombarding Theodosia that the town
is burning and that the soldiers of the
garrison are engaged in looting He
says It Is also reported that another
torpedo boat has joined the mutineers
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company from Theodosia says at 1
oclock this morning a boat irom the
Kniaz Potemkine was sent ashore and
was met by an infantry fire which
killed two men and caused seven to
jump overboard The torpedo boat in
the hands of the mutineers tired a
shell which rell over the town and at
noon the Kniaz Fotemklne and the tor
pedo boat lett the shore but continue
to maneuver in sight of the town
Theodosia it is said has been de
clared to be in a state of war
HEALTH OF WORKMEN
TO BE PROTECTED
WASHINGTON Life on the isth
mus of Panama is to be made health
ful comfortable and enjoyable before
the real work of digging the canal Is
begun according to an announcement
of policy made by Chairman Shonts
of the Panama canal commission Mr
Shonts said that twelve and one half
per cent of the total number of em
ployes are now assigned to the work
of creating healthful conditions In
conclusion the announcement says
A cablegram received Irom Gover
nor Magoon reports no additional
cases of yellow fever and no deaths
and but one case under treatment on
the Isthmus of Panama
BARS DOORS TO A SOCIALIST
Germany Will Not Allow M Jaures of
France to Speak
BERLIN Chancellor von Buelow
telegraphed to Prince Radolin the Ger
man ambassador at Fans to Inform M
Jaures the French socialist leader
that the German government thought
it best to debar him from speaking in
Berlin July as it had been an
nounced he intended to
The invitation to M Jaures came
from the socialist executive commit
tee ruling the party and was designed
to advance the socialist opposition to
the governments Moroccan policy and
to demonstrate the similarities of view
on foreign questions of socialists of
all countries
INDIAN STATUE UNVEILED
AT THE EXPOSITION
PORTLAND Ore Sacajawea the
Indian bird woman who bearing on
her back her Indian child guided the
explorers Lewis and Clark through
old Oregon received public recogni
tion for her heroic services at the
Lewis and Clark exposition when the
handsome bronze statue ot the Indian
woman and her papoose was unveiled
The statue stands at a prominent
place on Lake View terrace between
statues of Copts Merriweather Lewis
and William Clark It was draped in
a huge American flag when the un
veiling ceremonies opened Invocation
was pronounced by Rev Anna H
Shaw and America was then sung
by Charles Cutter an Alaskan Indian
with a well trained voice The speaker
of the day was Miss Susan B An
thony who addressed the assemblage
on Women in Discovery
GOVERNOR CARTER ARRIVES
On the Way to Washington to Tell
President Troubles
SAN FRANCISCO George Carter
governor of the Hawaiian territory
was a passenger on the liner Alameda
which arrived from Honolulu Gov
ernor Carter is on his way to Wash
ington for a consultation with Presi
dent Roosevelt Carter recently ten
dered his resignation as governor of
Hawaii With his formal resignation
he forwarded a request for permis
sion to visit Washington and lay be
fore the chief executive certain mat
ters connected with the government of
Hawaii Carters resignation followed
closely the announcement of the result
of the territorial elections
IN HONOR OF THE JAPS
Royalty Holds Social Function for
Them in London
LONDON A state ball was given at
Buckingham palace in honor of Prince
and Princess Arisugafa of Japan
Crown Prince and Princess Constan
tine of Greece and all those in the
royal circle were present with the ex
ception of the Prince and Princess of
Wales who are at Sandringham
Among the Americans present were
Mr and Mrs J Pierpont Morgan and
Mr and Mrs Francis Landon of New
York and Miss Catlin of St Louis The
American embassy was not represent
ed owing to the death of Secretary
Hay
Sunday at Oyster Bay
OYSTER BAY N Y President
Roosevelt passed an unusually quiet
Sunday at Sagamore Hill Although
five yatching parties were in the har
bor no visitors were received The
president and Mrs Roosevelt had as
house guests Mrs Richardson and
Captain Robert L Ferguson of New
York Accompanied by Mrs Roosevelt
Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Captain Fer
guson the president attended services
at Christ Episcopal church listening
to a sermon delivered by the Right
Rev Knight bishop of Cuba-
A NEW SECRETARY
NOTICE OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF ELIHU ROOT
TAKES PLACEJNJWO WEEKS
Closing Up Private Buslnes Will Re
quire Time Will Not Take Up ResI
dence In Washington Until Sep
tember
OYSTER BAY Official announce
ment was made Friday that Elihu Root
has been appointed secretary ot state
The announcement was made on the
authority of President Roosevelt in
the following statement given out by
Secretary Loeb
Elihu Root has accepted the tender
by the president of the secretaryship
of state He will take the oath of
office in a couple of weeks but It will
necessarily be some little time before
he closes up his business affairs He
will not go to Washington permanent
ly until some time In September
President Roosevelt is much gratifl
ed at Mr Roots acceptance and is
deeply sensitive of the personal sacri
fices made by Mr Root In again taking
upon him the burdens and duties of a
member of the cabinet
The decision of Mr Root was reach
ed finally on the presidents special
during the return of the party from
Cleveland For personal reasons en
tertained both by the president and
by Mr Root it was deemed desirable
not to announce the decision publicly
until the president had reached Saga
more Hill It was determined there
fore that the official statement of the
presidents tender and Mr Roots deci
sion to accept it would be made today
It is the intention of Mr Root to as
sume the duties of secretary of state
practically at once although it will be
perhaps two weeks belore he formally
will take the oath of office His pro
fessional interests are so large that
he will have to devote considerable
time to make a satisfactory arrange
ment of them belore he goes to Wash
ington to take permanent charge of
the state department
When he takes active charge of the
department he will give up entirely
his law practic
President Roosevelt paid an eloquent
tribute to the life and services of John
Hay in his address before the National
Educational association at Ocean
Grove He followed this tribute with
an estimate of the personal sacrifice
Elihu Root had made in becoming Sec
retary Hays successor in office The
example of these two men not entirely
unique as the president indicated In
references he made to other members
of his cabinet enabled him to point
a most effective moral
FORMALLY RAISES THE FLAG
Potemkine Announces to the Powers
That She Is Fighting Russia
THEODOSIA Crimea The muti
neers of the Kniaz Potemkine formally
raised the standard of rebellion and
issued the following declaration
The crew of the Kniaz Potemkine
notify the foreign powers that the de
cisive struggle has begun against the
Russian government We consider It
to be our duty to declare that we guar
antee the complete inviolability of for
eign ships navigating the Black sea as
well as the inviolability of foreign
ports
COTTON REPORT IS READY
Secretary Wilson Will Make Public
the Secret Investigations
WASHINGTON The long expected
report of the secret service officers
who investigated the charges of irreg
ularities in the preparation and pub
lication of the government cotton crop
reports has been placed in the hands
of Secretary Wilson Secretary Wilson
said that the whole matter would be
made public The case he said has
assumed the nature of a scandal and
he proposed to give the public every
sherd of information he had
Yalta Fears Bombardment
YALiTA Crimea Intense excitement
prevails here owing to the fear that
the Kniaz Potemkine will bombard the
city
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST
IN A CLOUDBURST
DEL RIO Tex Eighteen lives are
known to have been lost as a result
of a cloudburst in the mountains
above the town of Las Vacas Six
teen were Mexicans and two of the
dead were American children washed
away before the eyes of a panic
stricken crowd The loss and damage
to property has not been obtained but
it is enormous as the waters went
through the fertile valley in an enor
mous flood carrying everything before
it The loss in live stock is great
It will be several days before all de
tails of the destruction of lives and
property by the flood are known
Attempt to Wreck Overland
LARAMIE Wyo An attempt was
made early Friday to wreck passenger
train No 1 the westbound Overland
Limited on the Union Faciflc Only
the watchfulness of the engineer and
fireman both of whom saw an obstruc
tion on the track at the same time
and prompt action on the part of the
former in applying the air brakes pre
vented a disaster As it was the flyer
was stopped just as the nose of the
pilot touched the obstruction which
consisted of ties big stones and old
timbers
NOT RECOGNIZED AS MONEY
Texas
Coal Company Tunis
Pieces of Brass
Over
FORT WORTH A special to tho
Record from Lyttle Tex says tho
Lyttlo Coal company has surrendered
to tho government 1181 pieces of
brass which have been used by tho
company In paying wages to Its min
ers and accepted as cash at various
stores of the town The checks wero
subject to discount when presented as
currency They were In denomination
from 5 cents to one dollar and wore
egularly coined and milled Secret
service men allege that tho use of this
species of money Is in direct viola
tion of tho federal statutes and tho
manner of Its use at Lyttlo Is a viola
tion of tho counterfeiting laws
MORE LAND TO BE
OPENED TO SETTLEMENT
EL RENO Okla The half million
acre Indian pasture lying southwest of
El Reno has been ordered by Secre
tary of the Interior Hitchcock opened
to settlement The opening means the
furnishing of 3125 more homes to set
tlers and another tide of emigration
to southwest Oklahoma
Indian Agent Randlett today was
notified by telephone from Anadarko
to prepare leases and advertise at
once for bids to be opened on De
cember 4 next All the lands will bo
leased in lv0 acre tracts for a period
of five years from January 1 190G at
the minimum price of 25 cents per
acre per year No one person will bo
allowed to lease to exceed two sections
of land and all bids must be made sep
arately for each quarter section Tho
rules require each lessee to cultivate
all tillable land up to 75 per cent of
the land leased Tho lessee Is given
the privilege of re leasing at an ap
praised valuation at the end of five
years No sub leasing will be allowed
without the consent of the secretary
oi the interior
ROOT FOR PRESIDENT
Doubtless Have the Help of Present
Chief Executive
WASHINGTON it Is asserted by
certain men competent to speak upon
the matter that a frank understanding
has been reached between the presi
dent and Mr Root whereby the latter
is to receive the full support of the
president at the republican national
convention three years hence Secre
tary of War Tatt is to be allowed to
gain fame through the executive direc
tion of the Panama canal
It will be reacalled that Mr Root
frankly avowed when he resigned as
secretary of war several months ago
that the step was dictated by a desire
to make money It is an open secret
that since he returned to the practice
of law in New York his income has
been practically 1000 a week and
some place it at half a million a year
It is reasonably certain that Mr Roots
income would remain at this figure for
an indefinite period
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN
KRUGER TAKES SHIP
ROME
Ceremonies in Honor of Dead Secre
tary at St Pauls Church
ROME A memorial service for the
late Secretary Hay was held in St
Pauls American church Thursday
at the same hour at whicn tne actual
funeral was taking place in the United
States The officials of the American
embassy headed by Ambassador
White who was secretary of the
American embassy in London when
Mr Hay was ambassador to Great
Britain and Consul General DeCastro
and many of the diplomatic corps and
colony were present The military
order of the Loyal Legion of which
Mr Hay was a member was repre
sented by Dr Nevin rector of the
church who conducted the service
wearing the inslgna of the order
Kniaz Potemkine Again in Charge of
Officers of Russian Navy
KUSTENJI Roumania Admiral
Kruger Sunday afternoon arrived and
took possession of the surrendered
battleship Kniaz Potemkine King
Charles of Roumania having sent in
structions to the commander of the
Roumania squadron that the vessel be
delivered to the Russian authorities
without raising difficulties
The torpedo boat which accompanied
the Kniaz Potemkine however left
for Odessa without surrendering de
claring that it had not mutined but
that the Kniaz Potemkine had forced it
to follow
Castro Creates a Monopoly
WASHINGTON Norman Hutchin
American charge at Caracas has re
ported to the state department tbat
the president of Venezuela has issued
a decree practically making the sale
industry of Venezuela government mo
nopoly
Nebraska Man Honored
PORTLAND Ore The American
Library association closed its conven
tion today Among the officers elected
were the following President Frank
P Hill of Brooklyn public library sec
retary J l wyer of Lincoln Neb
Omaha Boy Drowns at Fair
PORTLAND Ore Frank Sitera
aged 17 whose home is in Omaha and
who was attracted to Portland by the
exposition was drowned in Guilds
lake a deep artificial body of water
on the erounds
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