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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1903)
i iv a T ARONUD THE WORLD. Manila, P. I., Dec. 23, 1902. Alliance and the state of Nebraska might to bc'proud of their distinguished representative in the Philippines, Cant. L. A. Dorrington, son of Hon. F. M. Dorrington of United States land office. He was commissioned first lieutenant of the Second Nebraska and stationed at Chickamauga. He was soon called to Omaha where lie served ns judge -advocate one year, and was then as signed to Company A of the Thirty fourth infantry and transferred to the Philippines. Within six hours after his arrival he was in an engagement with the insurgent army. Being placed in charge of the scouts, his metal as a commander of men under fire won for him his promotion to the captaincy. Having survived the vicissitudes of thirty-seven engagements and skir mishes in which he was shot twice, and having acquitted himself without spot at several important military posts, he was appointed to the very responsi ble position of superintendent of build ings and illuminations for the city of Manila. The quantity and character of the business tli.it comes to his office' at the city hall is indicative of the im portance of his position. It is doubt ful whether any American is better known throughout Manila than he, to whose man kindly courtesies and un erring diplomacy I attribute, in great measure, the success of my visit to our new possessions. The discovery of the Philippines in 1521 is credited to Magellan. The group embraces about 500 islands, hav ing an area of 140,000 square miles and a population of 7,000,000. The eight larger islands, named in order ac cording to area and beginning with the largest, are: Luzon, Mindanao, Sa mar, Mindoro, Panay, Leyte, Negros and Cebu. Manila, the largest city and located on Luzon, has a population es timated at 350,000. The Taft com mission is now preparing to take a cen sus. The chief products of the islands are hemp, tobacco, sugar, coffee, in digo, cotton, corn, bananas, oranges, pineapples, cocoanuts and mangos. It is approximated that less than one tenth of the soil is cultivated and tiiat a sufficient number of cocoanuts arc not gathered each year to enrich a small kingdom. The total exports last year of all commodities were $20,761, 2GS, or about $51,900,000 (Mex). There are vast forests of ebony, camphor and teak, while gold, copper, petroleum, coal and sulphur are in evidon,ce The public buildings erected by the Span ish, which, fell into the hands of the United States under the twenty million purchase clause of the treaty of Paris, are alone worth millions. The presence of Filipino millionaires living in pala tial dwellings erected at enormous ex pense in the city of Manila is indeed a surprise to me as my imagination had pictured the metropolis of the Philip pines as an aggregation of shacks. Ma nila is to have electric cars to supplant those now plying her streets which are drawn by ponies. Each car bears the inscription on either side, "Tranvias de Filipinas." 1 have never visited a city in which transportation facilities were in greater demand, nor have I ever seen Chicago or New York more crowded with vehicles or pedestrians. One could scarcely imagine a more de lightful drive than that afforded by the luneta, Manila's popular resort. Here may be seen numerous costly rubber tired curriages drawn by prancing steeds imported from Australia. So ciety as seen here can easily give the bon tons of America lessons in expen sive equipments. Governor Taft gave a reception at the Malacanan Palace Thursday evening where Spaniards, Filipinos and Americans mingled as joyfully as if no cruel "bullets had ever measured the distance between the lines of rival armies. My friend assured me that he had seen a Filipino lady' at a similar function wearing diamonds worth at least one hundred thousand dollars. The musical program at this reception was rendered by Filipino ladies who are noted for their musical skill. It is said that a Filipino takes to music as a duck takes to water. The table containing generous refreshments meas ured ten feet in diameter, being made in one piece from a section ot a tree brought from Mindoro. The mammoth trees in the Philippines surprised me, and 1 venture the prophesy that the American people will be the most sur prised people on the globe when they attend the World's Fair at St. Louis and examine the Philippine exhibit. Specimens, some of which I saw, are boing collected. Each provinco will have a preliminary fair; the host spec imens from those fairs will be oxhibited at a largor fair at Manila in order to permit the Filipinos to see thomselvos as they will be seen at St. Loui9, then the exhibits will be sent to the big show on the Mississippi. Great strides arc being made com mercially which the Filipinos sec and credit to American occupation. Under Spanish rule an Englishman rented a property, taking a lease at $50 per month for a term of thirty years. He now rents it for S500 per month and I met a man who will give S700 per month for it. Before the Americans came a man offered a piece uf property for S147. No one wanted it at that figure. He sold it recently for $G,ooo. It is a common sayiug that things leap to mountain heights when Uncle Sam stamps them with his brand. The natives seem to be delighted to bo mar ried by American clergymen, a conclu sion proven by the fact that my clergy man friend has officiated nt thirteen hundred marriages in eighteen months, a record unapproached in America. A purchasing agent for the insular government informs mo that Manila offers splendid inducements for a hard ware firm, there being but one place in the city where one can purchase a full stock of carpenter and machinist tools and that place is owned and operated by a Chinaman who has cleared over $200,000 the pist two years in a room not over forty feet square. The pro prietor of the Orient hotel, the best in the city, has cleared $70,000 the past two years. All hotels are usually crowded. It is a wonder that sonic manufacturer of rope docs not set up a factory here. At present hemp is ship ped to Hong Kong, made into rope and shipped back, the dealer paying a heavy duty. Saloon keepers complain that their business is very dull as so many soldiei's have been returned to the states and the natives as a rule do not patron ize them. A man who has lived here two and a" half years asserts that he has seen enly two intoxicated natives. A cocoanut soap factory would be a pay ing proposition here. At present the the soap makers of German' arc heavy purchasers of that particular product. From the department of public land I leam that there are 50.000,000 acres of government land in the Philiupincs. That part which is covered with mam moth trees is worth hundreds of dollars per acre. To rearly every officfal, 1 have put the following question, "Did the American government pay too much when it gave $20,000,000 in settling with Spain?"'' In every case the answer has come that the sum paid represents only the smallest fraction of the value of the possessions, causing one to call in question the ethics of getting so much by paying so little. But the question takes on a different dress when the cost of holding the islands is considered in treasure and blood. On the other hand many of the Filipinos look upon the Americans as deliverers, as the Amer icans first delivered them from the iron hand of the Spaniards, and secondly from the ladrones who have been a menace to progress for 300 years. The ladrones are Filipinos but are to the honest Filipinos what the James boys were to honest Americans. There are doubtless hundreds of ladrones and possibly thousands now in Manila and vicinity not so much in opposition to the American flag, but arc engaged in disposing of the loot being brought into the city by their confederates through out the islands. I was very particular in questioning Governor Talt regarding the ladrones, and will here outline, not quoting verbatim, such of his lemarks as may appeal to me to be of general interest: (Continued nuxt ui.'uk.) Additional Local. George Darling visited friends in Whit man Sunday. Reaping the Harvest, by the La Pearl theatrical company, was presented at the opera house Monday evening. It is among the best shows that have visited Alliance this season. It is a strong character play with a moral which, however, does not bristle at every corner, and the company make it very entertaining throughout. They had a well filled house. W. G. Buehner, a former resident of Alliance but now in the train service at Sheridan, came down Thursday to join the order of B. of R. T. Mr. Buehner made The Herald a visit and congratu lated us on the success the paper has at tained in Alliance. He said that friends sent the paper up occasionally but that he desired to receive it regularly and accord ingly subscribed. Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the partner ship existing between Ed S Wildy and Charles M. Lotspeich, under name of the Alliance Meat Co., is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Charles M. Lotspeich con tinuing the business, collecting all accounts and assumiug all obligations. Hd S. Wiluv. Charles M. Lotspeich. Dated Alliance, Neb., Feb. 21, 1903. See F. l. Reddish for loans on real estate, XDbe Ifoeralb. PUBLISHED FRIDAYS. Bv T. J. O'KEEFK. Entered at the postoflice at Alliance, Nebraska, for transmission through tho malls, as second-class matter. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. Subscription, $1.50 per yoar in advance. The ItcglstcrMnp. The IIekalu does not desire to devote too much space to this question but as the republicans in this part of the state seem anxious to learn of the status of the case and as no other Alliance paper dares to mention anything concerning the matter The Herald owes it to its readers to give developments. The latest is that Wilcox's nomination has gone to the senate for con firmation and notwithstanding that dozens of protests and various charges have been preferred against him by republicans ho has the backing of Jay R. Pea and the two Nebraska senators and The Herald would not be surprised to hear of his con firmation any day. Notwithstanding that Box Butte county was over a hundred republican on the state ticket last election yet only one republican was elected to a county office and this last deal breaks the camel's back. The anti Phclan republicans, which arc the old soldiers and others who would not sell their body and soul for a railroad pass, can and will control the election of county officers next fall as they did a year ago. They are stronger now than ever before. To further Y. M. C. A. Club. The meeting for the furtherance of the organizing of a club or Y. "M, C. A. by the young men of this city was held at tho courthouse Monday evening as had been announced. Quite a goodly number of young men were present and most of the ministers of the city were there also. There had been talk of having just a local club but at this meeting it was decided to have the Alliance organization a branch of the Y. M. C A., as the benefits to be derived from belonging to such an extensive organ ization as the Y. M. C. A. would be so great they could not well afford to forego them. The following committees were ap pointed Committee to nominate board of direc tors Rev. Bogue, Rev. Jeffers, Rev. Howie, Ira Reed and Bruce Benedict. Committee to canvas for, members Alex Muirhead, Prof. Bartz, C. C. Smith, Ira Reed and J. W. Baumgardner. Ralph Lewis was appointed delegate to attend a Y. M. C A. convention held at Beatrice 'this week. He left Wednesday for that purpose. Another meeting will be held next Monday evening to discuss fur ther plans and report progress made. l'utnl Accident. Charles K. Bebout, a bakeman who was transferred to this division from Dcadwood about two mouths ago, met death in a shocking manner last Monday morning when a short distance cast of Marsland. He was braking on an extra castbound freight in charge of Conductor Knowls and the engine was almost unequal to drawing the train up a slope at this portion of the road. There is a curve there, also, and another eastbound extra freight came upon the first too suddenly to be stopped with out crashing into the train with consider able force. Young Bebout was standing on the front platform of the way car when his train was struck. He was thrown be. tween the cars mangling his lower limbs in a horrible manner. He was mercifully rendered unconscious and bled to death in less than an hour. His body was brought here where it was prepared for shipment to Nebraska City where his home is. Mr. Bebout was about twenty-eight years old and had been in the employ of the Burlington several years either on the road or in the storekeeper's office in Lin coln. He is well spoken of by all who had become acquainted with him during his stay here and his sudden and terrible death is greatly to be deplored. four Alliance .Men indicted. The Omaha World-Herald of today says- "Colonel Mosby's invesitgation of fraudulent land entries in Nebraska was fruitful of much expense to the govern ment, but not a single indictment was made by the grand jury. There was a number of indictments for fraudulent en tries and similar offenses but none that ap plied to any case where the soldier's widow was involved. The government spent SO, 000 for witness fees, $2,909 for the grand jury and about S400 in serving subpoenas, makinp a total of $9,303. As a result of General Agent W. R. Les ser's investigations four indictments were rendered and arrests were made at Alli ance yesterday. The men indicted are. Eph Corneal, F. E. Reddish, John Leith, Henry IL Miller. They are accused of subornation of perjury, but the accusation is that they procured the making of false entries by negroes." Messrs. Corneal, Reddiih, Miller and Leith accompanied the marshal to Omaha this morning. All will furnish bonds for their appearance at the next term of the federal court. Mrs. W. A. Hampton who is taking treatment at the Clarkson hospital at Oma ha writes that har health is steadily im proving and that she hopes to soon return home. ZVJSJLWOIV ITLlCrOIIlOK. FIRE INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING. INSURANCE OOMPANIE8. Hartford Firo Insurance Co. North American of Philadelphia. Phoenix of Brooklyn, New York. Continental of New York City, Niagara Fire Insurance Co. New York Underwriters, Now York. Commercial Union Assurance Co., 1 of Loudon. Liverpool, London nnd Globe In- Office I p-stnlrs flctchcr lllock. 0 OVO000rO000 I Mrs. Thos. Regan.... Has a Large Assortment of. I mi limine: ry, m T ADIES' J Shirt 0 - 0 $ X 0 0 0 0 L wear, dren's J Haterials, Embroidery Materials, Stamped Linings, Hair Goods, etc. Opera House 0OOOOOOOOO Up-to-date - - 1'AINTINU AND Done by G-. "W. ELLIOTT THE MAN BEHIND THE BRUSH ADDRESS Alliance Cash Meat Market. C. M. LOTSPEICH, Proprietor. ONE DOOR SOUTH Fresh and FISH AND Cash Paid for Hides. Dray and Transfer Line. w $ '' them The only spring Phone 139. Alliance Bowling Alley, V. S. RIDGELL, 1'noi'iuinoii. "CauB ius. e&wcd ttvc Nowest, Cleanest and Best Appointed Amusement Place in the West, and Invite All to Call. Ladies Especially Invited. Bowling, Billiards and Pool. CIGARS, TOBACCOS AND SOFT DRINKS. Humphry Undertaking- and Embalming Company Hearse and Carriages furnished when de sired Residence Phone 269' C. HUMPHRY, Dierks' Lumber Coal Co. FOR- Lumber riaivrmis CoaV aw&"Boo& We Can Also Make You a Loan in the Nebraska Central Building and Loan Association. SO AS TO HELP YOU GET A HOME. Btirancc Co. German American Insurance Co., New York. Farmers ami Merchants Insurance Co., of Lincoln. Columbia Fire Insurance Co, Philadelphia Underwriters. Phoenix Insurance Co., of Hart ford, Conn. Alliance, Nebraska. ttAAAAAAA $00000000 0O tf and Complete 0 TAILOR MADE Suits, $ Waists. Huslin Under- X - j -- .. -. Fancy Notions, Chil Headwear, Battenberg Block... 000000000 0 NV . iAiKKHANIiIP BOX 408. OF OPERA HOUSE Salt Meats, OYSTERS. HEN YOU GO TO LEAVE TOWN, don't worr about what to do with your Household Goodf S. A. Miller will take charge of them; store ther in a nice, dry and cool place and pack and sbr wherever desired. Charecr "insonahle. dray line in the city S. A. Miller. ONE DOOR NORTH OF " Young's Grocekv. Opposite Kee ler Bros.' Barn Calls answer ed promptly Undertaker. and Building Staple and Fancy 111 I Ranch Supplies. THE 11 EST OK EVERYTHING Our Prices are Right. J as. Graham. PHONE 50. I J For a Full Line of... Staple AND Fancy Groceries Best Co fees, Tl I Ml ' i Vinest leas, ' I Superior Flours, r A That Can't Ho Real In Town.... Quecnsware, Tinware and Enameled ware 5 -37& CALL ON. oyxts vt "SaVr DcaVuui, A. D. RODGERS. ottootoioiottoofovotottoKoitoa X Unconditional S -- -' ---- -- - - 0 Surrender .. Q O .1 O o M o X o X o X o X o o o o o o o V o o o .V o o o o o o ft o o !X o !i o o o ." o : o n o o It's an unconditional ui render ol dirt in hundles left with ur.. Imprccd methods and machinery enables us to do this with out injury to tho cloth no pounding, b a n g i n g , teaiiui; or ripping in our work. Immaculate cleanliness, desirable finish, satisfied custoiuuis ate the results obtained. Jf J Alliance Slcaoi Laundry o o 000fO'0frOfr04'Q',0':-2'3'0ffl 000000;0fcO0) TfoWVi ,. "Pwrce. 2 Fire . Insurance. 0 0 HEMI.NGl'OKn, Neukaska. Acont fur tliu C'aUdonfhn. of tVotliuul, which Insures town property only, uud tho Colum bia, which Insurts town and farm property and 11 vo htock. Uoth u ro rullubloold line com panies 0 -k 0 J Notarial 'Work.. ;0OVO0000OK0 Contractor and Builder. Turning and Scroll Work and all Kinds of Shop Work Estimates Furnished GEO. Q. GADSBY, Ilrlck ?hop Wuotof Alllanco National Hank, Alliance, Ncli. FINE BOOTS and SHOES MADE TO O It OK It. ItKl'AimXoTsi'KOIALTY. OKI) BUS CALLED FOlt AND DELIVERED R. JVLADSEN, fciUlW 3TN ta&frv M