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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1901)
Communication With Luciania Kept Up for Nearly Four Hours. MANY MESSAGES FROM TEE SHORE Puf«r.;ers of Steamer Are Given a 8nm inary of World'* Happening* Since They E.cft Queenstown Several Day* Ago. NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—The Cunard line steamship Lucania, Captain Mc Kay, which sailed from Liverpool for New York August 10, was spoken through the medium of wireless teleg raphy by the Nantucket lightship shortly after 6 o'clock this evening. The Herald shore station, to which came the wireless message from the lightship is at Siascouset, a favorite summer resort on the island of Nan tucket. On the highest part of the village, known as Bunker Hill, is erected a mast, built in three sections, with its truck rising 165 feet in the air. At its upper end Is a spar known as a spirit or yard, which carries a vertical wire of the Marconi system 180 feet above the ground. The in struments which complete the install ation are in a cottage 100 feet distant from the base of the mast, and be tween it and the sea an uninterrupted moorland stretches for a mile or more. Forty sea miles away, bearing about south, the Nantucket lightship is moored as u safeguard to vessels crossing the dangerous shoais of this vexed area and as a point of departure and arrival for vessels crossing the northern Atlantic or coasting along the western seaboard. On board this vessel a spar has been fitted to the original mast and from the ‘tip of this, 106 feet above the sea plane, a wire is suspended similar to that on shore. At the Siasconset wireleas^telegraph station the instruments near li o’clock this evening recorded -»e signals that were being sent out from the light ship searching ior Lueania. Finally, about 6 o'clock it was demonstrated that the two vessels were in commu ntcatton. To make absolutely certain, their circuit was temporarily broken, to ask the lightsu.p if Lueania had been heard from. 1 he answer came back that the steamship had been reached. From that time until 9.40 messages were sent in a stream from Lueania. There were occasional in terruptions for adjustment, but in u general way It may be Bald that the conditions were favorable and that communication for nearly four hours was unbroken. From ihe Nantucket lightship to Lu * cania was also sent a summary of the news events of the world that had happened sipce the steamship left the other side. The following message was among those received at the lightship from Lueania and then transmitted to the land station. It is signed by Captain McKay, in command of Lueania: “AH well on boaru. vVe are 287 miles from Sandy Hook and with clear weather expect to reach New York harbor Saturday. Please Inform Cu nard agents. M'KAY.” SCHLEY AT WASHINGTON. Consults Wltli Several Friends Kcgm-dinK the Court of Inquiry. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Admiral Schley, who arrived here with hts wife last night, will remain until the court of Inquiry which is to investi gate the Santiago campaign completes its work. The Interim between now and the opening of the sessions of the court. September 12, will be devoted to his side of the case. Today he had his first consultation with Judge Jere Wilson of this city, former Rep resentative Raynor of Baltimore and Captain James Parker of New Jersey. Admiral Schley wll go over every thing relating to the matter with his counsel and place them In possession of every fact pertaining to a thor ough and complete understanding of the events of the campaign which are In controversy. Admiral Schtey de clines to talk about the case. Gam* law Vlolat on rharfpd. DBS MOINES. Aug. 17.—William Wagner of Vandalla has been arrested on a charge of violating the sta'e game law by shipping quail out of the state. Geortre A. Lincoln of Cedar Rapids, state game warden, has insti tuted proceedings against Wagner. He will have a hearing in Justice Dun can’s court in Des Moines at an early day. I British Farmers rear Americans. LONDON, Aug. 17.—There has been a recrudescence on the part of the Irish and British farmers against what they term the practical monoply of the London meat market by Ameri cans. and the Board of Agriculture has promised to inquire into the mat ter. The agitators assert that the American importers of cattle have so ^ Influenced a corporation in London which controls the markets that they absolutely control the trade. GRANT MAKES GOOD CAPTURE. Leader of Insurgents In Province of lift* tangas Surrenders. MANILA. Aug. 16.—Second Lieuten ant Walter S. Grant of the Sixth cav alry, while scouting with a detachment near Taal, Batahgas province, has made what the military authorities consider to be the most important cap ture since Agulnaldo was made pris oner. Gram captured Colonel Martiu Cabrera, his adjutant and six other insurgents. Cabrera had been grow ing in power for some time. He con trolled all th» insurgents in southern Batangas and also those west of the city of Batangas. Colonel Panganiban, a captain and twenty men, with twenty-six rifles and considerable ammunition, have sur rendered to Lieutenant Smith of the Twentieth infantry near Luzon. They formed a portion of General Malvar's command. After taking the oath of allegiance they were released. Captain Pollcarpio, a lieutenant and five men from the Sixth company of Malvar's command also surrendered to Colonel Baldwin, refusing at the same time payment for their rifles and revolvers, saying that they sur rendered for peace and not for money. Lieutenant Evans reports that he has not seen or heard of any insurg ents recently on the island of Min doro. He reports the burning of a camp, however, and succeeded in cap turing thirty tons of rice. He says the people in the valley of RJan re side in the fairest farming country of the islands. The district is thickly settled and plentifully supplied with cattle and rice. General Chaffee is greatly pleased by these accounts from the province of Batangas and the island of Min doro. THE STRIKE COMES WEST. Throe Thouflamt Joliet Workmen Vote to Obey 8baffer’s Order. JOLIET. 111., Aug. 1(1.—The foilr lodges of the Amalgamated association employes of the Illinois Steel company at the Joliet mills by a unanimous vote decided to obey the strike order of President Shaffer. The conference was in session from 3 o’clock in the after noon to 9 o’clock at night before the decision was reached. The steel mills were closed at no'on to enable the members of the associa tion to attend the meeting which was called by National Assistant Secretary Tighe after nis arrival here. He was accompanied by Vice President Davis of the Fourth district. Both men presented the side of the association to the local members. It was argued that In order to secure the organiza tion of non-union workers in the east it was essential that the western men would have to Join the strike move ment. Mr. Tighe also appealed to the fealty o' the men to the association. He urged them to be men and stand by their union. His remarks were re ceived with enthusiasm and caused the vote that followed. This action will close the entire steel plant here, throwing out of em ployment nearly 3,000. BRISK NGHT1NG AT PANAMA. Rebels Are Gradually Closing In on that City and Colon. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 16.—The British steamer Darien has arrived here from Colon and brings reports of heavy fighting Monday on the out skirts of Panama and Colon. The reb els were steadily advancing on the towns proper. A large number of men had been wounded. A large number of wounded men belonging to the government troops were taken to Colon Monday. This is regarded as an indication of th* per sistency of the rebel attacks. The converted cruiser Namouna has been found practically useless, owing to the bulging attempts to mount heavy guns on her. The Darien brought forty passengers who were obliged to leave Colon in or der to escape the danger and to avoid conscription. The British consul at Colon has entered a protest against Jamaicans being compelled by the Colombian government to fight against the rebels. Pow.n Hnve Signed Protocol. WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.—Chief Postofflce Inspector Cochran was no tofled by telegraph that Inspector Houck of the St. Louis division has caused the arrest of Walter Strat ton for complicity in the holdup of the Missouri, Kansas * Texas train on Wednesday morning near Caney, I. T. Stubbs Plaew Shumaker. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.—J. C. Stubbs has selected T. M. Schumaker to be traffic manager of the Oregon Short Line. This is the first of the prominent appointments that Mr. Stubbs has made since he took traffic management of the Harrunan lines. Mr. Schumaker had the general freight agency of the Union Pacific on the coast and will in all probability be succeeded by Chas. Clifford, general agent of Union Pacific in Cincinnati. I TWO CHARTERS TAKEN — Western Amalgamated Lodges Refusing to Quit Work Are Disciplined. SHAEEER HAS NO HOPE Of THEM Says Since They Disobey Him Expulsion Mast Follow — They Won’t Agree, Though Their Aid Was Expected In Crippling Mills. CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—There will be no strike of the employes of the steel mills in South Chicago. This point was settled last night when the men refused to reconsider the action taken Saturday night, at which time they decided to stand by their contracts with the mills and refused to join the strikers. Aft. r they had declined to reconsider. Assistant Secretary M. F. Tighe, of the Amalgamated asso ciation, who came to Chicago with the intention of securing a revocation of the action of Saturday night, if pos sible, declared that he revoked the charters of both lodges of the Amal gamated association in the South Chi cago mills and declared the men out side tlie organization. The men greet ed his announcement with laughter and cheers. Mr. Tighe armed in the city Wednesday and spent the day ar ranging for a secret meeting of the two lodges of the Amalgamated asso ciation to be held last night. The men gathered at the' appointed time, but there were so few of them in the hall that the end of the matter was a foregone conclusion. By far the greater number of the members of the two lodges had gone to work In stead of coming to the meeting and only a handful was present. Mr. Tiglie made a long address to the men, giv ing them the story of the strike from the standpoint of the Amalgamated association and asking them to help the men in the east by quitting the mills in South Chicago. Several speeches were made by the local mem bers of the association in $eply to Mr. Tighe, the general trend being that the men considered themselves bound by contracts with their employ ers and that they did not think that It was their duty to turn their backs on these contracts at the bidding of the association. At 11 o'clock a vote was taken on the question of recon sidering and by an overwhelming ma jority the men refused to reopen the question. Mr. Tiglie then announced that the charters of both lodges were revoked and the meeting dissolved. After leaving the meeting Mr. Tigho! expressed himself as greatly disap pointed at the action taken this even ing and said that he will go to the Bayview mills at Milwaukee and also to those at Joliet. He will repeat the program at these places, explain to the men the causes of the strike and if they then decline to reconsider their action in refusing to join the ranks of the strikers lie will declare the charters of all their lodges forfeited and rule the men out of the associa tion. HAWAII’S MAIL BAGS BULGE. Carr Sayi Volume Handled Has Increased a Hundred Per Cent. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—G. W.‘ Carr, assistant superintendent in charge of the railway mall service in Hawaii, was in oonference with acting Postmaster General Shellenberger to day. He says the volume of mails in Hawaii has increased fully 100 per cent since the American regime began. Save for himself, two inspectors and three clerks from San Francisco, the entire Hawaiian postal system is ad ministered by resident officials and employes. The postmasters through the islands, besides the native Hawa lians and the Americans who were there before the American regime was Installed, include English, German, Portuguese and other nationalities. Maksr of Mad Btonsy Caught, TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 15.—Hreman Johnson, an employe of a local print ing firm, was arrested yesterday, charged with making small coins of less than $1 denomination. The pris oner confessed and informed the offi cers where the moulds and dies could be found on East Twelfth street. li.Tttlelon Succeeds Kitchener. LONDON, Aug. 15.—The Daily Mall reviving speculation as to the date o{, Lord Kitchener’s return from South Africa and as to his successor, says It understands that he will return to England about the middle of next month. Lieutenant General Lyttleton assuming the chief command. Arizona Oeli Well Soaked. EL PASO, ex., Aug. 15.—All the southern portion of Arizona has suffer ed from high water for weeks and the destruction of property, especially of railroads, has been enormous. The Southern Pacific and the smaller mi nor roads have suffered many wash outs. The ’’Burro” road, running from Benson to Nogales, has been un lit for use for several weeks and near ly every day fresh floods destroy parts of the tracks. Repairs are being made. CONDITION Of IOWA CROPS. Halos Have Helped I,i»te Corn In All bat the Southeastern Portion. United States Department of Agri culture, Iowa Section, Climate and Crop Service, Weather Bureau, Crop Bulletin for Week Ending August 12, Dea Moines, la.—The temperature of last week was about normal, with in creased humidity of the air and fairly well distributed showers that came in a maner to be very beneficial to all growing crops. Drouthy conditions of some severity still prevail in a number of counties in the southeast ern and east central districts, but in the larger part of the state the sup ply of moisture has been ample to cause considerable improvement in pastures, late corn, potatoes and gar dens. Reports indicate that late corn has eared sufficiently to give’prom ise of a better yield than has been anticipated if September is normally fair and frostless. The early planted portion of the crop is greatly damaged and the ears generally show defective fertilization. The crop as a whole will be very valuable in quality of the fodder and grain that matures and much more than the usual acreage will be harvested with binders. Following are the estimates of crop reporters as to the average condition of crops: Corn, 55 per cent; spring wheat, 84; oats, 75; barley, 83; flax, 74; millet, 62; potatoes, 34; pastures, 45; apples, 35; grapes, 70. The threshing returns thus far re ceived indicate that the oats crop is generally better than the estimates made August 1. ILLINOIS CROP CONDITIONS. Wheat and Oats All Right Hut Corn Prospects Worst Ever Known. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 14.—The Illinois department of agriculture to day issued a summary of the reports of its crop correspondents bearing date of August 1. The area of wheat harvested is shown to be 1,870,000 acres; estimated yield, 31,100,000 bushels, the largest crop produced since 1894. The value of the crop at 62 cents would be $19, 230,000, the best returns since 1892. Area of oats, 3,775,000 acres; yield esti mated, 110,500,000 bushels, valued at $34,(^10,000. This price has been ex ceeded but twice in thirty years—1S74 end 1882. The corn area planted, 8,088,000 acres, was the largest since 1878, but on August 1 the condition is the most disheartening ever reported owing to unprecedented hot weather and •drouth. From the reliable estimate the department finds that on August 1 the condition was 46 per cent of the seasonable average. GOES INSANE FROM BLINDER. Operator Gives the Wrong Orders and Reason Gives Way Under Strain. FORT DODGE, la., Aug. 14.—James Greene, station agent at Otho, a town on the Minenapolis & St. Louis rail way, a few miles south of Fort Dodge, this morning through confusion of or ders sent out a gravel train to meet a fast freight coming from the north. When he discovered that a collision was inevitable Greene lost his rea son and became violently insane, be ing prevented from self-destruction by those around him. He is now under the influence of chloroform. It is feared his reason is permanently im paired. Greene received orders to let the gravel train go to pass the freight at Fort Dodge, but later orders noti fied him that they would pass at Otho. By mistake he gave the first orders to the gravel train, which had gone too far to be recalled before he no ticed the blunder. He wired Fort Dodge, but the freight had already left. Then his mind snapped under the strain. The trains came together on a heavy grade, but the crews Jumped and escaped injury. The engines were badly smashed, but aside from this the damage was slight. May Locate a Colony. DE WITT, Neb., Aug. 14.—At a pub lic meeting held at this place, L. F. Holloway and Henry Wayman were elected as delegates to go to Alberta, Canada, to investigate the favorable reports concerning that country, if found to be as represented a colony will he formed by a company from this community and will locate at some place in the new country. Vote Carnegie Freedom of City. CLASGOW, Aug. 13.—The Corpora tion of Glasgow, at a meeting today, decided to confer the freedom of the city on Andrew Carnegie. Kdict Issued Against Drinking. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 14.—An edict from General Manager Dickinson of the Union Pacific road notified sev eral thousand employes of that system that either habitual drinking or the mere-frequenting of saloons on their part would in the future be considered sufficient cause for their dismissal. The first copy of the bulletin was posted on the board at Union Pacific headquarters and evoked a storm of comment. Growers Generally Do Not Consider the Times Favorable for Marketing, CAT ILE LOANS BEING EXTENDED Nebraska Fruit an Important Feature at the Buffalo Exposition—The Ease of T. P. Kenuard Agai",t the State—Mis cellaneous Nebraska Matters. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 14.—From re ports received by Omaha bankers, stock growers throughout the state who are operating with Omaha money have decided generally to carry their stock over for another year and many of the loans now held by the banks in this city will be extended for twelve months. The bankers do not look on this ac tion of their clients as any evidence of inability to pay and in some cases have recommended the extension of the loans. There are a number of people in the state who make a busi ness of preparing stock for the packer and butcher. They buy steers in the fall as 2-year-olds, buy the corn to feed them, and in the spring turn them as fat stock into the markets. This season the scarcity of corn has driven many of these feeders out of business and many farmers who have fed their own cattle find that they will have to sell, as they cannot raise grajn sufficient to fatten the stock this winter. These causes have combined to make the price cf feeding stock lower than the men who are in the business of raising cattle feel will repay them for their work, so they have decided to carry the steers through the win ter on hay and foddfer and place them on the market as grass-fed steers next fall. , Reports received by bankers from their Nebraska correspondents on the condition of the corn crop are begin ning to come in, and while they do not confirm the fears of the most pessimistic, they are far from as good as the optimistic hoped for. One banker is not satisfied with one re port he received for the reason that it is too bright, but an investigation by others shows that it is not incor rect. This report shows that Boyd county, in the northwestern part of the state, has probably passed through the drouth better than any other part of the country and that it will pro duce more corn this year than it did in 1900. There are two causes which unite to produce this result. The first is that while other portions of the state were forgetting what a thunder storm looked like, Boyd county was visited by local showers at the most opportune time. The other cause was the increased acreage of corn. Nebraska Fruit at Buffalo. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 14.—Nebras ka home-grown fruit now constitutes an important feature of the state’s ex hibit at the Buffalo exposition. The products displayed are collected from various farms in eastern Nebraska un der direction of th^ officers of the State Horticultural society and fresh shipments are sent daily to Buffalo. “We get the best specimens from Douglas, Nemaha, Dodge and Pawnee counties,” said Secretary C. H. Bar nard. ‘There are over 250 places in our exhibit and it is no small task to keep these constantly full of fresh, ripe fruit. We have no difficulty, however, in finding first class apples, plums and peaches that would surprise most of the people who live here in Nebraska. Most of the plums come from Douglas county, but we get good apples from all of the counties I have ment. The guards are delighted with the new armament. Evidence in the Kennard Cate. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 14.—Attorney General Prout has received a tran script of evidence in the case of T. P. Kennard against the state, which will soon come up for consideration in the United States supreme court. Mr. Kennard was appointed special agent to dispose of tho lands belonging to the Pawnees and afterward sued the state lor $13,000 in commissions. He was appointed by the legislature and received authority to sue the state from the same body. To Illnfttrate Nebraska’s Resources. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 14.—The State Printing board has contracted with the Fremont Tribune Printing com pany for the printing of 15,000 copies of the map now being prepared by the State Bureau of Labor and In dustrial Statistics. The cost is fixed at $620. For Running Away With Team. FULLERTON, Neb., Aug. 14 Clarence Durrell of this place and Tom Vizard of St. Edward hired a livery team from Snyder's livery barn to take Ollie Chrisitanson and Carrie Anderson, \wo girls of 13 and 14 years of age, for a ride. As the team was not returned Snyder started in pur suit and overtook them at Columbus, where he got possession of his team, arrested Vizzard and seat the girls home. -s.1 ' THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations From South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. j Cattle—A dry lot of cattle predominated. * with a fair supply received. Outside of a string of southern cattle going through to the range the major part of the run consisted of beef steers. No special change in the general market for steers was noted, the demand equaling the num ber on sale and prices throughout on beef stock holding steady. Buyers were out in good season, and while the market was not especially lively, trade was in fair shape and a good clearance was effected early in the day, top beeves selling at $5.90. The. heavy decline in prices on cows and heifers tended to cut off the run in that direction, and with a limited number here values firmed up considerably and a strong, active trade resulted. There was also a better demand for stock cattle and handy grades were free sellers at stronger prices. Coarse, heavy and all undesirable stuff was hard to move at uneven fig ures. The market was also steadier on bulls, stags and calves. Hogs—Receipts were again moderate, less than 100 fresh loads received. The quality and weights show little difference, the supply consisting largely of light and light mixed hogs. The market was rather slow in opening, as buyers were little dis posed to strengthen prices, notwithstand ing supplies were below the normal and for light stuff, especially that showing grass, prices were no better. Good hogs, those showing weight and quality, sold better from the opening, some of the best fetching 5c higher than yesterday. Sheep—Fifteen double-deck loads of sheep from the ranges constituted today’s supply. The number, while small, was suf ficiently large to meet the moderate in quiry and no improvement in price fol lowed. The trade was rather dragging and weak at recent decline. The trade in lambs was Mso dull and market weak. The quality of the offerings was only fair. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Best beef steers 5®15c higher; stockers and feeders. strong; cows, steady: choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.40®5.90; fair to good, $4.70®5.30: stockers and feeders. $2.75®4.25: western fed steers, $4.40®5.50; western range steers, $3.50®4.50; Tejcans and Indians, $2.80®4.20: Texas cows, $2.40®2.90; native cows. $2.50® 4.25; heifers, $2.75@5.10; canners. $1.75®2.40; bulls, $2.50® 4.30; calves, $3.00®5.25. Hogs—Market 5® 10c lower; top, $6.12*4; bulk of sales, $5.|p®6.m4; heavy, $6.00® 6.12H: mixed packers. $5.70®6.07^4; light, $5.35@5.95; pigs, $4.00®4.25. Sheep and Lambs—Sheep, steady and lambs 10@15c lower; lambs. $4.40®5.00; na tive wethers. $3.25®3.50; native yearlings. $3.40® 3.75; western wethers, $3.15®5.40: western yearlings, $3.25®3.50; ewes. $2.75® 3.25; stock sheep, $1.50®2.25. UNITE AGAINST COLOMBIA. Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador In volved In Gen Uribi-Urlbe'ft Schemei. NEW YORK. Aug. 17.—News has been received in this country involv ing Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecua dor in the attempt of General Rafael Uribe-Uribe, the Colombian rebel lead er, to overthrow the government of Colombia, says the Tribune. A year ago it was known to the Colombian authorities that the rebels under Uribe were receiving material assistance from these republics and recent devel opments and information received by Colombian secret service agents con firm the belief that these countries are preparing open and simultaneous at tacks on Colombia. It has further been learned that the plan of attack has practically been agreed upon. Large numbers of Nicaraguans have already joined the rebels in the de partment of Panama and it will be these marauding' bands the United States wil have to deal with if it be comes necessary to land marines at Colon or Panama to protect Ameri can interests on the Isthmus. Venezuela’s point of attack will naturally be from the Colombian Venezuelan border, where the recent battles are reported to have taken place between Venezuelan regulars and an invading army, commanded, ac cording to Venezuelan authorities, by General Gonzales Valencia. It • is somewhat doubtful, however, if Gen eral Valencia had anytning to do with this movement unless war has already broken out between Venezuela and Colombia. If the present plans are carried out, the rendezvous of the Ecuadorean rebels will be in the southern part of the department of Cauca, where two Colombian rebel generals are now said to be encamped with 4,000 troops. Editor Euda Hla Troubles. JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 17.—E. W. Carle ton, city editor of the Joplin Daily Globe, shot himself through the heart at 8 o'clock tonight and died almost in stantly. He was an authority on min ing matters in the Missouri and Kan sas zinc fields and was 56 years old. Corbett Gets the Fight. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 17.—Young Corbett of Denver was given the de cision a tthe end of a ten round go with George Dixon, ex-featherweight champion, at Coliseum hall here to night. The fight was the fastest seen here in some time. Urge More Forcible Action. CLEVELAND, 0., Aug 17.—It is said on good authority that a number of prominent labor men will meeet in this city in conference relative to more forcible action on labor's part in its fight against the steel trust. Representatives from the Federation of Labor will be present, it is said, and President Combers will be urged to ask the various unions in alliance j with the Federation of Labor to refuse I to handle steel corporation products.
