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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1897)
(flBRAUTAR-l B^ A/sl^A/^AT>4t-W^ME| An American wishing to travel through Hpaln today might feel that to insure It* being a pleasuro excur sion he must provide lilmnelf with an armed escort and a dynamite gun for calming the excitable populace; but two year* ago all the equipment* need ed for a mo*t enjoyable trip In that region of romance wa* a little knowl edge of French, a few word* of Span ish or a good understanding of the * gn language, a love for the beautiful and a supply of Kngllsh sovereigns; adding, If feasible, a strong constitu tion to stand the wear and tear of Span ish railway* and a keen sense of hu mor to lubricate the friction* of travel. Spring is the best time to visit the country, for by the latter putt of May much of the luxuriant vegetation Is parched by the tropical sun arid some of the southern hotels are closed, it was southern Spain that wi especially wished to see; we longed to eat Its or anges, to go Into ecstasies over Its Moorish architecture, to admire Its beautiful girls even to lice from its beggars, for surely, we thought, mendi cant* with hidalgo manners must he mere picturing than every-day tramps. Hut thejr were not! Ho In April our steurncr approached Gibraltar In the midst of n glorious sntisvt. There was un early dinner and the stewards were exasperated by m a rif everyone's leaving the tables between course* and rushing up on dick to *e(. the view. We withstood the temptation until the lengthy banquet was almost over, then we rushed ulso BMd saw the coast* of Afrteu and Spain on either hand, misty and purple, with mioses of rose pink cloud flouting above, while from the stern a gorgeous sky was brilliantly reflected In the s< a. Getting very enthusiastic and hot, we went down aguin to cool off with In cream, and I remember that this portion of the dessert ulso fell the heat somewhat, and, being in the f< i m of a pensive greyhound gracefully reclining upon a napkin, showed !', • fei mgs by dripping snowy tears from the tip of an abnormally long, slendet Soon a lighthouse with revolving light appeared on the African coast mid gleam* began twinkling from Glb raltar; the stars grew Intensely bright and the scene aboard became animated. I’ar.renger* who had been chrysalises In steamer t tgj or gone about the desks j'n nondescript attire for the past nn days now emerged us butterflies, tin gay bonnets and golf cloaks being denned for an hour's sightseeing In Gibraltar. The steamer anchored half a ratio om and a noisy little launch took, he ashore. H/d'ay the resemblance between this kin* of rocks and the king of beasts Is rot vey striking, but as we drew ntir^rt the dusk the lion's figure he r .mflw$>re dear until ugalnst the gray ish sky thife was perfectly outlined an Imry^st silhouette of Ills leonine mul es! .v;’We4’ked with royal gems, for light sparUUd far up the magnificent bight. Vtloteci by the hotel-runner, we pass ed ~ustem ofllclals and stalwart llrlt ish soldiers—our first view of Tommy Aik ins-*-through great rocky gateways nnd presently Into streets that seemed tqp picturesque to be true. We mean dered along, trying to look four ways nt once, timidly dinging to every stray section jpf sidewalk to be found (though the iijjiphitants were promenading the ntiddlo *»f the street) and giving sym pathy fo lamenting fellow-passengers wlttf haRTiot planned for a stay in tills fuicinatjug place, hut must tear thetn sdves Sway after alt hour's glimpse Scull we were leaning front a front win dow, almost believing ourselves in n Uu-ater box, and greutly admiring tin _L:_a— n Jr J *-r INK CAftKttAltM QIMUUTAl stage setting. Across the way, sur rounded by trees, rose an old Moorish building, and directly opposite our win dow a short, narrow street, bordered by Irregular houses whose roofs jutted ■ out at uII angle*, shapes und heights, ended abruptly with a most stagey ef I feet of stone ramparts, moveless wuter, I ail anchored bout and u dim suggestion of hills beyond lly the corner lumps | ami hotel lights we could see the thor i otighfare und people below us senoras In mantillas, senors in sashes and Imre legged Moors In long white cloaks. Hepose wua rather hard to And. for Gibraltar at night, or any other time. Is not a quiet place, though uo ma chinery is heard except the hotel hells and telephone. The racket Is made by people, gouts, fowls and pulnfillly hys terical donkeys. But the first morning In Gibraltar, whut u delightful thing that Is! ISv erytblng Is so absorbingly Interesting that getting dressed and having break fast seem only remote necessities as 1 r/w \ m . A STREET IN GIBRALTAR. r «'■ peer through the queer blind* Into tie glowing world. Sunshine blazes o'i the white houses and roofs of I moss grown red tiles; swallows are darting everywhere; In the very mid dle of the narrow streets stands a Spaniard winding Ills long scarlet sash about hint; there are dower women and sellers of cakes; donkeys laden with grass or panniers of charcoal, the most dilapidated vehicles rattle along taking English ladles to do their mar keting; a street car drawn by mules comes up. lets the solitary passenger alight and then there are no track* ; turns around and goes buck. Tommy Atkins pervades the premises, his bright coat lighting up any shadowy j places; till sorts of strange cries are ' heard, and somewhere it hell Is toll ing. Being unused to continental custom* i we order a substantial breakfast and then wonder why we must wait a cou ple of hours for It. But the interval is well lliled by walking about the Btreets and at length we are ushered ! past the bowing waiters, who are ar ; rayed in evening dress as to the cut of their coats, although the material is white linen with lavender stripes. My mind Is ho occupied in wondering why each of the four windows should have a left hand curtain of thin bright col ored figured stuff while all the right hand oisg^are of regulation while lace, that I scarcely notice being Introduced by the lavender striped master of cer emonies to several strange articles ol diet. Including unsalted blitter, the mild fruit called loqtiot and coffee with an accompaniment of goat's milk.which last makes a very strong claim upni one's attention. Now to the amateur photographer Gibraltar Is an Kden with a serpent bigger than a boa constrictor. This rep fun Invading the premises of British government, forbids the use of kodaks except to her majesty's subjects. The spectacle of a camera fiend In charge ol an officer Is not uncommon, blit I can not say what fate awults an offender, for the hotel clerk waylaid us as we were sallying forth to take snap shots galore, and besought us to lesvo the forbidden toy in his care. Then the chaperon. Cousin Mary, and I had great fun Invading the premises of British officials while attempting to convlnt* them thut our desire to sketch and photograph meant no sinister designs upon their fortifications; but the wily serpent was too elusive for us, though we chased him diligently all thul morn ing. One after another the titled beings would twist a blonde mustache and suggest with assumed concern that we would better see one more captain, a colonial "neeret'ry” or a "mll'Cry sec refry" and direct an orderly to conduct us thither. Our side of the fun con sisted In seeing their charming gar dens arid hearing an Immense amount of cleanly clipped Kngllsh accent, hut finally the assistant adjutant general concluded the farce by advising ns tc interview our consul. Ah that gentle man Informed us that he could not pos sibly obtain the desired permission, wc subsided. An amateur can arrange It nevertheless, by bribing some local photographer who Is British subject tc get a permit that he can use; hut wc learned this too late, and took only stolen shots from the hotel balcony with thp serpent liable to glide around the corner at any moment! No mutter how rasped t he: nerves ol the camera enthusiast may tie, an aft ernoon drive to Europn Point will Is a panacea, especially If one has Just left a snow hound lunel. Upward winch the road between borders of tropica plants or walls overhung by great masses of geraniums and nasturtiums past tig and orange trees, aloes, upple tree's in bloom and lemon trees, of won. derful foliage, hang with golden hulls A handsome English girl canters by with her groom following; and Pel vales Orlherls. Mulvaney and l.euroyc are out for a stroll. Beautiful viewi come at every turn of tlie road, am when, in the public gardens, one hui seen the sweetest heliotrope gruwlni :uc a tall hedge, there are no adjective, left to use. High as we go the hole ---- rocks still tower far above us. and aa we gaze at the topmost peak there Is blown across Its face a (limy white veil and a delicate cloud drifting from behind It floats out to sea. Then past colossal cannon stationed at Intervals, back through the town to the boundary wbere (Cngllah (-.entries pace along the straight and narrow path that leads from one sentry box to another, keeping, we suppose, an ever watchful eye on their Spanish breth ren. who are protecting the -ights of Hpuln by doing the same thing about half a mile away, on the outskirts of the town of Lines (I. c„ "on the line”), the Intervening space, called "the neu tral ground,” Is thronged with a mot ley crowd coining und going, and odd sights are to lie seen. For example, here la a man busily fastening a large blue handkerchief about the neck of hlu dog, a proceeding we fall to un derstand until our driver explains that the wrapping hides u package of to bacco which the canine smuggler will convey into town while Ills muster talks to the custom ottlclul. This In broad daylight, with that blue necktie apparent at 1U0 yards, makes one won der what could have happened to so dim the ofnctul's eyesight. Perhaps the most Interesting thing of all la to visit the galleries, those as cending passages tunneled through tile solid rock that reach to the brow of the lion with a line of cannon-filled loop holes commanding the Mediterranean. It Is worth scrambling through a much harder climb to Anally lean front one of the openings over 600 feet up, and see the sheer descent of rock with tiny people und vehicles crawling uhout at the base, und the brilliant sea dotted with bouts shining In the sun. One In ! hut till* Pl'lvilfp Allf lltu Ilfilfi link held one’s arm to render the hanging out performance safe, U In some way responsible for the lovely scene, so he In tipped accordingly; and our gratitude Is Increased when he tells its that we need have no fear of rain's Interrupt ing our sightseeing, us not one drop will fall during the summer. After u day or two one Is persuaded that the desirable thing In life would be to stay In old "Ulb-al-Tarlk" for all l|irie. II, Im a joy to explore steep, romantic: lines, and watch the agile douk picking his way down flights of steps where the rise Is so abrupt that folks may look down the chimneys o? their neighbors In the next street b< low, and no ladder would be required for playing Santa Claus; to pbke about In quaint little shops and bargain with Spanish or Moorish dealers, who never expect to get what they first usk for their wares; or, above all, to he on the alert twenty times a day when the sol diers go by. The Kngllsh troop* are fine. One gets enthusiastic: at the regular lines of scarlet coats and white helmets dazzling In the sunlight as they curve In and out along the* wind ing street, nearly forming a letter S, bended by the picturesque drummer In Ills leopard skill, with ids square shoulders and elbows perfectly motion less, though his hands are going like mad. Hut It Is the* bonnle Highland er* that are particularly adorable to see, with their fresh coloring, their sturdy walk, and the dear little skirts HWlshlng from side to side. On Sundays us the- soldiers march to church the hands play lively airs us iiHtial, hut In place of the gun every mail carries a prayer hook. If on a quiet Sunday afternoon yon should hear slng'ng near the old town hall, go and Investigate, for you many find. as we did, a few members of the Hal vution Army holding an outdoor meet ing. A Him looking, newly converted sailor hoy was making Ills first public speech, very simply and prettily to the strangely assorted audience, ull listen lug respectfully, too,whether they wore | the red coat, the plaid kilt, the blue jacket, Ihe robe of the Jew, the wide brimmed hat and sash of the Spanish of the fc/„ cloak and yellow slippers of the Moor. It wua a curious mosaic. Now comes sunset with ltM gun tir ing; a detachment marches down to shut the gates for the night; bits of music and bugle calls tloat here and there over the great rock. Soon the stranger, who is, literally, “within the gates," Is ready for rest, and perhaps may recall as a lullaby a lilt of Ihe music which wukened him curly iu the morning hs a life and drum corps passed by. and lie had drowsily listened to the stirring Scotch melody until It softened Into a rhythmic beut of -the drums and a faint echo of the highest notes, and so gradually lost itself iu ninny-voiced Gibraltar. PEOPLE OF NOTE. Mr. I alfour of tin- Kuglish forelgr ' office bus a new bicycle which attracli ' considerable attention among the sec * retarlcs ami officials. The action 01 | the pedals Is vertical Instead of dr [ cultr and when det trading it hill wltl | the feel at rest the pcdula remain stu ' Hungry. The lute laird I.Ilford to whose mem lory three slalned-glass windows hm< been unveiled In the church of 't'huri [ \church. Northamptonshire was om i i f the incsi distinguished ornithologist! ' of the present generation, \i l.'lfort i hall, hi* seat near Ouudls, he had i ' tuagulAceut collection of hlrds hot! I live and stuffed Including uo fewc i than seven different IGnds of eagles j which, together with owls, fa Icon < t nswhs wad bustards were i on lined li I ihe numerous n vie tic* with vhtch ht I Israutlful grounds Wet** ties I dotted { laird IJtfont during I h« las’ ten yean i of hie life WSI an absolute cttpp.c VI George I’harpeSMIer, the (CHSMI )*■( • pobllakst, who l>w* hed lined ' go la with s p* nslau uf lieu a munil when he was poor and struggling, hs keen ytewelel to Ihe rank of og|. e In ths la*sUi« of Manor a very hlgl distinction In Kisrsv ROAD WILL BK SOLD. THE UNION PACIFIC SOON TO BE BID OFF. ri»n« of Ihf Rror|»nli«(lon Commit!## to It# A#r#pt#«l t>f tli# 4io%'#riim#nt. — I nrl# Hum Will l.oft# Rlfl OOO, ooo -Tli# H#w i (MilpitIIx Will T»li« riMirulon «t O »»«••. V(#<-«lv#r«hlp Will lloon End. Washi.’iotox, Sept 34. —The Union Pacific reorganization committee's proposition for the settlement of the company’s debt to the United States will be accepted, the government mortgage will be foreclosed, the road sold ami the company reorganized. This statement Is made on good au thority. For i eversl days past Presi dent McKinley has had conferences with the representatives of the com pany and with thr United States at torney general, and before he left Washington he agreed to the sale of tlia road and its reorganization upon tits basis which the reorganization oomnilttae suggested. The announce ment of the decision may lie looked for at an early date. It will come In an order for foreclosure issued by the prysldeut to tho secretary of the treasury. The agreement to which President McKinley has decided to give his sanc tion la tha same which win submitted to Congress by President Cleveland lost January. Under this agreement, the reorganization committee will bid for the road under a foreclosure sale the sum of t4Z,uZ4,MV. In order to give an Intelligible statement of what this bid will mean to the United States, It is necessary to enter briefly into the story of the Union I’ucifle ob ligation to the government. The principal debt of the Union racinc u> me i mien mates was 636,312. A part of this has not yet been advanced by the I lilted States. The interest paid by the government amount* to 130,954,*93. The whole indebted Mess on the first day of July, 1*97, was <70,494.40). The sinking fund of the f nion I'nclfir. in thu bands of tile treasurer of the I,'nlted States on the same day was 117,7.3*.’.’09. After deducting the sinking fund, which is an a*»et of tin- com pany In the hand* of tin- I'nttcd Ntates for the purpose of paying tile debt of thu I'niuii I’aclfic Hallway company to the government, file sum of <3S,013,060 remains to be puld. That is the only sum which Fitzgerald’* reorganization committee, us It is known', will he required to pay the government. The loss to the gov ernment I* the difference between f.',3. '100,000, which is the net amount duo ttie government fn round numbers, and f lic 0;*,000,000. making a loss of nearly <'.'5,000,000 ill round numbers, ueeof-d ing to the figuring of the opponents of the agreement, Thu agreement for the foreclosure sale contains a provision for the re organization of thu Union i’neifie Kailroad company uud its Kansas l’u* cl He branch. The reorganization com mittee consists of Louis Fitzgcruhl, Jacob II. Schiff, 'I', Jefferson t'oolidge, jr.. Cliauncey M. Depew, Marvin llughitt uud Oliver Ames. Thu new capitalization of the company under tile new Fitzgerald plan will he 1100, 009,000 4 per cent bonds, <76/100,000 of preferred slock and <01,001,000 of com mon stock. JUDC2 FOSTER’S DECISION If I phalli l.y tha Supra,Cuurt All Commercial Ksuhaoaas May II* Closed. Washington, Sept. 34.—Judge Fos ter's decision in the I nlted States dis trict court at Topeka, tvi wWIch he held that the Kansas City Live Stock Kxchunge was a trust, organized in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, may result in closing all the live stock, grain and produce exchanges of the country. The decision, if it is upheld by the supreme court of the lulled States, to which it will he appealed, w ill be of the utmost importance, for it will class all excnanges which are organ lzed no the same lines as the Kansan City institution as unlawful combina tions In restraint of commerce. Attorneys ure uncertain as to the scope of the decision, for the reason that there may have been some pecu iiarity about tiie organization and methods of the Kansas City hive Stock exchange which does not apply U other exchanges As it is understood here, however, tills exchange is siinl ar to others in which live stock grain, cotton, farm produre and pe trolcum are dealt in, ami if the Su preiue court of the 1'tilled Stutei should uphold Judge Foster's decision these institutions would have to cb>s« their dieirs or change their organl/.u turn aud methods. AuanonsemeaS uf Mur uf tits targes) t% fur lh« l •^rUt»r¥ Wasmixoto*. s«pt. :i The follow tag appoUstutetils for tiie liidiun Ter r tory are auitottneed Marshal of th* Northern district. I.eo A. Iteuoett o! Muscogee; marshal of tiie Southert district, John F Hammer of Ardmore Hutted States attorney for Hie Centra district. John II Wilkins of Atoka Failed States attorney fur the Mouth era district. William Johnson of Ard more, lb U nnett to a national eoui in.lleciuuu Mltlb EVA BEEM ACQUITTEC I,. s*«psa4»4 llotltioox Wnnuf t tort Mat ttalilf uf Shuts Wo tilts. Kan , to« pi *i Miss Kt ’ tUwiu ol Hub'll, a sou. charged will lire sutU tlemunt of *l.a>ai from Hu pnsi-ttteu there out attanlllad llid 1 ia*du ug Mu* Iteeai snU that stu ’ tad assurances from Washington the 1 Met eld pi see ta th- Mubhlaout p«tst 1 oltiae sunlit he gi««a he>h to her aa< p tkst she wrotld aft»rd«rd seMra ai ‘ »P|s .almeat at the national capHa lot which the is aa spu'tbsnt % THE AMERICAN GIRL IN FICTlOl* At a Heroin* Mtia la Smart, ami !>• light* In Managing Mr it, "Sometime* the characteristic type of the American heroine of Action Is vulgar, sometimes cold-hearted, or un kind, or willful, or Indiscreet, hut she Is never stupid," writes "Droch" In the l.adles’ Home Journal. “That Is the verdict of contemporary observers on the American girl. Whatever she may he or do she always linn her Wits about her; she Is smart.' While her father delights In managing factories, stock operations, or railroads, she delight* In managing men. And In every kind of Action which she dominates the men seem to be uniformly glad to be man aged by her. Often In Action ehe has been lacking In certain graces ehleAy the supreme grace of tact. But there are signs that our novelists have dis covered that the American girl pos sease* thin grace also, and so It hap pens that today she trails through Ac tion not only with fine clothes, and a beautiful face, and generous deeds, and witty. If Impertinent, remarks but there Is developing around her a gra cious manner, an unconscious alinpllc Ity that shows Itself In consideration for the weaknesses of others In ad dition to that keen knowledge of their foibles which was always hers. What we have yet. to hope for is thut tier wealth or her poverty may be made less obtrusive and less a significant part of her always attractive person ality." Notable Typewriter*. In the Btrund Magazine there la un article concerning die origin of tin typewriter, lu which many Interesting facts are stated. The writer says: There have been tunny curious and beautiful machines constructed from time to time to the order of vurloit* people, or for presentation, Perhaps the most elaborate typewriter ever produced was that made for the Czar la. n.a.al.. All ......... .1... __.1.1.. ordinarily black were enameled blue, anti those portions of Hie frame work usually outlined in gold were lululd with mother-of-pearl The keys were of African Ivory and the bright parts >f solid gold. A similar machine wa* presented, on her wedding day to tie* Duchess of York; and another was re c-uitly made to order for the Khedive of Kgypt. The Queen also possesses an extremely elaborate typewriter, It is a "bar-lock," Ivory-keyed, gold plated throughout, and very beautifully engraved. An extraordinarily curious machine wa* that made for Id llmig Chang. It was fitted with twenty sets of charact ers eighteen hundred in all -each of whtl;b, 11 b no dies were available, had to be engraved by hand. Apropos of this yoMarkable machine, Its liitrodli' tlo^j Into Pekin was-promptly followed by life appearance In I.TOdoh of an en terprlslng Celestial bent upon forming a company for plnclnjfttypewrlters on the Chinese market. AdfudUig to this gentleman. It la quite pmpdbl* to writ* the Chinese lullgiiug**-ror‘Ut all events, a sort of modified phonographic vi-rr slon of It, with as few ns -■>» charac ters, The machines lie proposed to manufacture, and for which he aiuierl* ed there would bo a ready sale In the Flowery Kingdom, were to have been about five times tile width of an ordi nary typewriter, and the sale prle.» was to have been one thousuiid pounds apiece. The Kngllsli capitalists, how ever. failed to "bite." and China sslll doe* Its writing In ill* old-fashioned way. Inaiirliig Workingmen. The German government provides a system of compulsory insurance for working men. Fnder this system u workman iO years of age pa/s an equivalent of 4U cents a week for three years, and at the age of tiu he re ceives the ijtim of $77, in the meantlmo having hud un lusiiruiue against ac cidents. The annual premium is di vided Into three parts, one of which is paid by the workman, another by his employer and the third by the state. The report fur 1X90 shows that IX,389,000 persons were Insured under the law, of whom 3,409,000 were em ployes lit shops and factories, 12,290. ooo were employed in agriculture and 090,000 were lit the employ of the state. In that ytar the number of ac cidents was 74,897, of which 0,148 ter minated fatally The total expense of the system for the year was 113,400.000. MimikIiik H Mea-I.loo, A correspondent of {{ant's Horn nar rates a pulling match between a ue* lion uud a farmer: Near Tillamook. Ore., an old German farmer chanced to be driving along the beach, when his watchful gaze was greeted by the sight of a large sea lion some distance out mi the sand, fast asleep it was the work of a moateut for Jacob (o make u lasso of a stout rope lie had in hln | wagon, fasten the end of ll to the hind axle, and adjust the noose over the sea lion's head. Then Jacob yumptd Into the wagon and started homeward with his prise The sea lion did the same, anil us hi* »cam was the stronger of th»* two. Jacob started seaward at a good pine, and only anted hlms.tr and tils outIU b> springing quickly to the groutMl. grasping Ids J<t h knife and rUltihk the rope wge kos r«ss « I inssMlUHt. II* |g* you think your father would him and aak for *»u* title l et s see I tadler* >uu hubl g ‘ I mortgage on papa * bn slurs* don't !(yt*n* t I He Vwg, uud It'g about In mature •the Vuu min be pel feet if sal* in ap •mmehiHg him at aar date or place that ! mar salt >oui owa uareaieara Pitts i barg ntroui i*