Nebraska Newspapers

    Loup City Northwestern.
VOL. Will. LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1901. NUMBER 27.
Has to Be Hurried Through to San Frau
cisco Ahead of Party.
IS SUfftRING WITH \ ffLON
Tlila mikI the Long and Tedious Jour
ney II»h Proven Too Mucli for Her—
Will IleHt lor ti Time He fore Pro
ctedinK on Koute l.nid Out.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal . May 13.—
The sudden illness of Mrs. McKinley
has caused an unexpected change in
the itinerary of President McKinley.
He arrived in this city quietly, sev
eral hours ahead of the time sched
uled. The state of Mrs. McKinley’s
health was such that the president de
cided to leave Del Monte and bring
his wife to this city immediately to
the home of Henry T. Scott, where
she could have complete rest for a few
days, and where a specialist could tie
consulted if necessary.
A special of two cars and a loco
motive was made up from the presi
dent’s special and at 12:30 the presi
dent, Mrs. McKinley. Miss Barber, the
president's niece, Secretary Cortelyou
and wife, Dr. Rixey and Mr. H. T.
Scott and wife left Del Monte for San
Francisco, leaving the remainder of
the presidential party at Del Monte.
Only a few hundred people greeted
the president upon his arrival in this
city. His coming was not generally
known and only those who chanced
to see the bulletins posted by the
newspapers announcing that the presi
dent would reach the city at 4 p. m.,
awaited his train. The president, in
order to avoid the crowd that was
expected to assemble at the Southern
t'aclllc depot at 1 turd and lownsenu
streets, left the train with his little
party at Vaueneia street, a station in
the southern part of the city.
When the train, consisting of a bag
gage car and the president's special
coach, stopped at Valencia street, Mrs.
McKinley was carried in a steamer
chair by two colored porters from the
private car to a closed carnage in
waiting. She was heavily veiled and
the president and Dr. Rixey followed
•» closely. She was gently placed in the
carriage and the president and Dr.
Rixey took seats in the same vehicle.
The president looked pale and serious.
The rest of the party took other car
riages. Mr. and Mrs. Scott had ar
rived at their residence ahead of the
president and were waiting to receive
th«ir distinguished guests. Mrs. Mc
Kinley was again lifted from the car
riage and placed in an invalid chair
and carried into the house.
Secretary Cortelyou when question
ed concerning Mrs. McKinley’s con
dition stated ttiat there was nothing
alarming in her present indisposition
and that perfect quiet and rest for a
few days would restore her to her
usual health. It was the impression,
however, of those who saw Mrs. Mc
Kinley, that she is very ill and that
her present state may result in an
entire change of the president’s pro
gram.
Should his wife's health improve,
the president will carry out his in
tention to attend the celebration at
San Jose. If, however, her condition
is no better the president will not
leave his wife's side, but will allow
the cabinet officers and others of his
party to represent him at San Jose.
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MOUNC COMPANY IS WILMNO.
Oppoier «f Plow makers* Combine Give*
a Clianre to liny.
MOLINE. 111., May 13.—'The Moline
Plow company, owning the second
largest plow factory in the world, has
giver, an option to New York capital
ists, which if closed within the limit
of sixty days will bring this concern
into the $,'>0,000,000 plow combine and
make sure of its success. The corn
puny employs 1,000 men and the op
tion is for upward of $">,000,000. The
company has opposed the trust, but
will sell rather than fight it.
0. H. Deere, president of Deere &
Co., slated for the presidency of the
combine, says that the stock panic has
not affected the plan of the trust as
feared, and lie now considers the or
ganization of the new combine sure.
No other farm implements hut plows
and related lines will he made by
the combine, of which Moline will
probably bo the chief manufacturing
joint.
IXw.’tt llesuuie* Open!Ini*.
LONDON. May 13-—General Dewet,
jfcoordiug to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Pretoria, has resumed oper
ations and is reported to have cross
cJ into the Transvaal with 2,000 men.
FAIR IRRITANT IS REMOVED.
Kipimltlun Munugrrit Hop* that Trauble*
Are Adjusted.
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 13.—The
booth in the Manufactures and Lib
eral Arts building at the Pan-Ameri
can exposition grounds which has
caused so much friction between the
labor unions and the exposition nffi
ctals and which threatened to involve
all the men employed on the grounds
in a general strike, was removed to
day, and it is now believed that all
the carp liters will go to work tomor
row morning. The booth objected to
1.- the only one in any of the build
ings manufactured in mills where non
union men are employed, and as this
is the only cause of complaint that
the union carpenters have, the offi
cials are confident that there will be
tic more trouble.
The attendance at the' grounds to
day was good, notwithstanding that
it rained for about two hours during
the day when most of the sightseers
visited tile exposition.
Sacred concerts furnished entertain
ment for the visitors.
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INDIANS ARE DRIVEN OUT.
Whites of Skaguay Take Tills I'rccac
tlon AgauiM Smallpox.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., May 13.
—Tlte steamer Victorian arrived from
Skakway this morning, bringing 100
passengers. The Victorian reports
considerable excitement in the north
caused by the smallpox epidemic and
various settlements are taking every
precaution to check and wipe out the
d.sease. At Skugwa.v the Indians
were driven out and a strong guard
placed around the town to prevent
their return. One or two cases of the
disease exists among employes of the
Treadwell mine on Douglas island,
and. according to reports, it is thought
the big mining plant will have to shut
down.
Returning passengers report that
the mines of the Klondike are having
the greatest harvest in the history of
i the country, owing to the large abun
dance of surface water which is being
utilized in sluicing dirt taken out dur
/ing the winter months, and the yield
of the yellow metal exceeds the best
expectations of the mine owners.
GOES TO PROTECT THE POST.
Ilrigaclicr General Ilreckenrlrig* (o Be
Sent to tlie l*hlltplne*.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—Secretary
Root has approved the plan by which
Brigadier General Breckinridge, in
spector general of the I'nited States
army, will proceed to the Philippines
for an extended tour of inspection. The
start will be made about June 20 o<:
the transport Ingalls, leaving New
York by the Suez route. There are
a large number of military posts scat
tered through the Philippines and it
is understood to be the idea to get a
thorough knowledge of their condition
and needs, not only for the present,
but with reference to the transition
stage of military to civil rule, which
is now being rapidly brought about.
John McKinley In the Poor House.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. May 13.—John
McKinley, the first cousin of President
McKinley, was consigned to the poor
house of Marshall county, Kansas. He
has lived five years with a daughter
at Blue Rapids. Three weeks ago his
daughter died, leaving three small
children and the old father to the care
of her husband. The burden was too
much and the old man was sent to
the poor farm. He is 93 years old,
totally deaf and almost blind. His
hair is now white and his step is un
certain. Tiie matter will probably be
made known to the president, who
has been kept in ignorance of the old
man's plight.
Had the lli).r< Only Known.
LONDON. May 13.—At a banquet of
the Cornish association held in Lon
don last night General Pole-Carew
said: "At the beginning of the war
had the Boers fully realized their
strength and our unpreparedness, we
and Capetown and we would have pre
and Capetown and we would rave pre
sented the spectacle of conquering
South Africa from the seacoast.”
Germany Wants No Island.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—The fol
lowing statement is furnished for
publication: The state department has
ground for the belief that the Ger
man government does not contem
plate the acquisition of any island on
the Venezuelan coast, not* of a harbor
or coaling station in that vicinity.
Grover Cleveland is reported to have
cleaned up $100,000 on Northern Pa
cific in Wall street.
TO GET 1 OF POLE
Hawaiian Territorial Legislature Asks
that Governor Be Removed.
A MEMORIAL TO THE PRTSIDLNT
A Problem Tlmt Will Knrr the Chief
Kxreutive ciu III* Keturu—I’reuldi nt
Dole In Denounced u*t Hostile to
tlie Island's Heat Intereata.
HONOLULU, May 5.—(Via San
Francisco May 11.)—The first terri
torial legislature of Hawaii came to
an end the evening ot April 30, ac
cording to Governor Dole, and on the
next night according to the majority
ot both houses.
The legislature ended its existence
at loggerheads with the governor all
along the line, and without having
passed a single one oi the important
measures to which the home rulers
were committed, except the county gov
rnment act, which the governor killed
by a vest pocket veto.
The last act of the house the evening
of April 30 was to pass a concurrent
resolution containing a memorial to
President McKinley asking for the re
moval of Governor Dole. He is charged
with having hindered the work of the
session by his hostility toward the leg
islature, withholding information and
reports that were called for and refus
ing to co-operate with the lawmakers.
The president is asked in the reso
lution to use his Influence in behalf of
an extra session of the legislature to
transact general legislation, which
Dole refuses to grant.
The Hawaiians claim they have not
had time in which to work out the
plans of lawmaking they had formed
In the thirty days of the regular ses
sion.
in conclusion the home rulers ask
that Dole be removed, if the president
sees no other way to bring about an
extra session of the territorial legis
lature. declaring that the governor has
acted in such a manner as to lose the
confidence of a majority of the people
of the territory, and charging that he
has not dealt fairly with the home rule
legislature.
The concurrent resolution passed
through both houses by large majori
ties, all the native home rule members
voting for it.
Governor Dole created a sensation
in both houses by informing the com
mittee sent to him to ask for an extra
session that one of bis reasons for not
granting an extra session was that he
had been reliably informed that brib
ery was taking place.
Both houses passed a resolution de
manding proof. In reply the governor
stated that general charges of bribery
had been made in the local papers and
on the floor of the senate, but had
not been investigated, in spite of the
appointment of committees to look
into them, and that the matter was
being investigated by the governor
with a view to punishing the offend
ers if evidence against them could be
obtained.
CAILLtS ClOSfLY CHASfD.
Insurgent Leader suppliant to Hare Gone
Sou tli ward.
MANILA, May 11.—Cailles, the in
surgent leader in iaiguna^province, is
being closely chased. He is supposed
to have gone southward of Laguna
province and is not likely to surrender,
fearing paying personal penalty for his
numerous assassinations.
A hundred insurgents Tuesday even
ing attacked Paglibac, in Tayabas,
which province was considered to he
pacified. The insurgents were repulsed
without loss.
A detachment of the Twenty-first in
fantry routed 150 rebels at Zurbano's
camp, near Lucaban, and captured a
large quantity of supplies.
There Will llo N« Car Famine.
CHICAGO, May 11.—An understand
ing has been reached between the fruit
shippers of southern Caliofrnia and
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
roads which will preclude another car
famine during the fruit shipping sea
son and insure quicker service. Al
though no contract has been entered
into, the shippers have been assured
that ample transportation facilities
will he provided in the future for mov
ing the orange and lemon crops. Am
ple car equipment is to be provided.
(tnede Sum Mont ll.lp Tli.ni.
FLORENCE, Ariz. May 11.—The
Gila river, on the Sucaton reservation,
has gone dry and no grain will be liar
vested by the Indians. Great destitu
tion will ensue and government aid
will be required to relieve the situa
tion.
CLAIM CRISIS IS PASSE*.
Industrial l.vad«*r Antieris that f inancial
Storm IIhm Spoilt Its Kory.
NEW YORK, May 10,—A banker
who participated in the movement tc
relieve the market this eveniug made
this statement to the Associated
Press:
“We loaned $1,000,000 in the market
after lu o'clock today, some of it as
low as b per cent, and feel that the
crisis is over. 1 do not believe that
a single large loan will go down.
There have been tremendous losses.
Thousands of accounts, representing
millions of dollars, are wiped out.
Put the banks are firm and tile large
operators are, I think, capable of i
caring for themselves. You see, they
have been taking large profits and ate
capable of standing up. At present
prices 1 feel that stocks are a good in
vestment and look for heavy buying
orders. A good day and the market
will lie steady again. The banks
acted together today, but there was
no consonance of agreement about it.
We placed about $10,000,000 in the ag
gregate and the moral effect was
good. Wall street could not stand
many days like this, but as it is the
storm is weathered and the situa
tion will improve from the opening
tomorrow.”
An industrial leader made this state
ment to the Associated Press:
”1 believe the worst of the storm is
ot er. They have been conferences of
importance among the larger finahei
ers and it has been decided that every
man of standing in the street shall
he protected. 1 had thought there
would he failures, but there are in
fluences str< ng enough to avert at
work and I am no sure they will suc
ceed. 1 look for buying orders and a
rally in the market. There will also
he peace among the interests now at
war."
ARMOUR GETS SIOUX CITY PLANT.
Acquires lutertmtlon&t Tucking Com*
puny’s Property.
SIOUX CITY, May 10.—It became
known here today that Armour & Co.
of Chicago have purchase the old In
ternational Packing plant and will
operate it. The plant was built by the
Silberhorns at a cost of $400,000. It
covers five acres of ground. The ca
pacity of the plant is 500 cattle, 3.250
hogs and 1,000 sheep.
In 1899 the plant was acquired by
the International Packing company,
which operated it until the reorganiza
tion of the company when the Sioux
City Provision company took charge
a few weeks ago.
Sioux City people are rejoicing be
cause of the fact that a rivalry for
business is expected to spring up be
tween the Aimour plant and the Cud
ahy concern now in operation here.
GETS THE HARVARD DtGRff.
McKinley to lie Made a Doctor of Lawn
lit *1 tine Coininenceincut.
BOSTON, May 10.—The board of
overseers of Harvard university at the
regular meeting here today voted to
grant the degree of doe*or of laws
to President McKinley. The degree
will be conferred at the commence
ment in June.
President Solomon Lincoln of the
board announced the action after the
meeting, but he declined to state how
the vote stood. From another source
it was learned that it was 20 to 3.
The meeting was prolonged from 11
o'clock until 2. The intense interest
in the question to he acted upon was
evinced by the large attendance, only
seven of the twenty-nine members of
the board being absent.
KngliiiKt Take* Census.
LONDON, May 10.—According to
the returns of this year's census the
total population in England ami
Wales is 32,325,716. This is an in
ciease over the population of 1891 of
3.523,191, or, in other words, an in
ciease of 12.15 per cent in the last
ten years. The increase in Hie decade
between 1881 and 1891 was 11.65 per
cent.
According to the census forty-eight
counties show increases while four
teen show decreases.
To Hive a Street Kalr.
WYMORE. Neb.. May 10.—The busi
ness men's association lias decided to
hold a street fair the coining Septem
ber and the following committee' has
been named to arrange die prelim
inary work: R. P. Boyle. J. A. Reul
ing, T. P. Hargrave and J. R. Dodds.
The fair will last for a week and every
day will be a special day, including a
firemen's tournament, corn carnival,
flower parade, etc. Several thousand
dollars have been guaranteed for
amusements.
MAY BLOCK BIG DEAL
Tumultuous Proceedings on Wall Street
Affect Burlington Movement.
UNION PACING PROTfCTING ITStlf
rarcha*e of Northern racltlc Shnrei I* to
Prevent Hlval'n Benefiting—Kulin l.oeti
May now Ament to Trlangulnr Arr»i»j{e
meut With the Northerner*.
NEW YORK, May 9—The Evening
Tost, in discussing the Northern Pa
cific situation, says: Kuhn. Loeb &
Co., it was creditably stated today,
have acquired sufficient Northern Pa
cific stock to prevent, if they desire,
the approval of the Burlington pur
chase by Northern Pacific sharehold
ers. Their purchases fur the most part
have been made within a week. Some
compromise will be made, as the par
ties in conflict are so important, and
Union Pacific interests, which the
management of that property felt were
threatened by the aggressive policy of
the Northern Pacific, will be protected
by agreement or by Mr. Harriman and
perhaps other Union Pacific directors
going into the Northern Pacific board.
These are matters which necessarily
are still unsettled, but Kuhn, Koeb &
Co. now have virtually tlie power to
determine whether the Northern Pa
cific will secure the Burlington, and
whether assurances given that their
Union Pacific interests will be fully
protected. It appears that they would j
not push their advantage so far as to
stop the merger proposed by Mr. Hill.
Dealing with the relations of things
in the turmoil of Wail street the
financial writer of the Evening Post,
in a news leader in its edition this
evening, says: The fundamental fact
In the Northern Pacific situation was
that the Burlington deal is placed in
Jeopardy, as matters stand at present.
Union Pacific interests; who were
alarmed at the danger of their prop
erty, lying in the control of the Bur
lington by the northern transconti
nental line, have bought the ratifica
tion of the Burlington purchase by the
Northern Pacific shareholders unless
some agreement is made with them
which will protect their interests suf
ficently.
The corner in the shares was un
precedented. That development re
sulted. it is said, from Mr. Keene’s
clever appreciation of the situation in
the stock, the legitimate demand for
which had heavily reduced the floating
supply. i in corner is a secondary
aspect, though the more spectacular
one to the public, in a movement of
far-reaching consequences, possibly
putting a stop to the plans for the
greatest of railroad mergers, upsetting
President Hill's audacious plan to have
the Northern Pacific control Burling
ton's operations.
The policy of Kuhn, Ixieb & Co. has
been essentially one of self-protection,
and being now in a dominant position
where the “balance of power” in the
western railway situation, so rudely
disturbed by Mr. Hill’s Burlington
deal, has been restored, they will con
tent themselves. Rather than create
lasting hostilities among the great
western railroads which would follow
the abandonment of the Burlington
deal, there probably will be made a
triangular arrangement, with the
Union Pacific sharing the control as
well as the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northi rn, undev a modification
of the burden of the guaranty.
DI F TO CORNFR ON CORN.
That In Why Starch Mill* Are to He
Closed Indellnltely.
NEW YORK. May 9.—William F.
Piel. Jr., president of the National
Starch Manufacturing company, when
seen at his residence in Brooklyn to
night, said that it was true that the
company had ordered all its factories
closed. He said that it was done on
account of the present corner in corn
at Chicago. Mr. Piel said the company
did not care to purchase corn while
the corner is on, but would wait un
til the market became stable. He said
it was simply a case of business pro
tection, and that he thought the shut
downs would not last for any great
period of time.
TrPMaury lluying Itomlft.
WASHINGTON, May 9—.The secre
lary of the treasury today bought
$89,000 short term 4 per cent bonds
at 113.64.
Secretary Gage late this afternoon
purchased $75,000 short term 4 per
cent bonds at 113.65.
He also purchased $30,000 short
term 4 par cent bonds at 113.65.
NEBRASKA CROP BULLETIN.
Spring Work Poogreadug Well and Q«»
• n»l Pon tilt Ion a Are favorable.
OMAHA, May 8.—Fnited States de
partment of agriculture, Nebraska sec
tion, climate and crop service of the
weather bureau: The first, part of
the last week was warm and dry, with
high south wind. The last days of the
week were cool, with heavy general
rains. The daily mean temperature
has averaged 10 degrees to 12 degrees
above the normal. The weekly max
imum temperatures were generally be
tween 85 degrees and 90 degrees.
The rainfall of the week fell on the
last, days of the week, and generally
exceeded the normal for the first week
in May in the eastern part of tho
state. In tha western counties it was
about or slightly below normal. In a
large part of the eastern portion the
rainfall ranged from 1 to 2.5 inches.
The last week has been favorable
for the advancement of farm work,
and generally for the growth of veg
etation. The high south wind dried
out the top of the ground and in some
instances retarded the growth of oats,
wheat and grass, but no damage re
sulted to any crop because of the time
ly rain the last of the week. At the
close of tile week winter wheat was in
very fine condition, Oats and spring
wheat are coming up evenly and
growing well. Grass is somewhat
backward, but is now sufficiently ad
vanced in pastures to sustain stock.
\
Corn planting has made good progress
in the southern counties, where about,
one-third of the crop is planted and
a little of the earliest planted Is up.
Corn planting lias commenced in near
ly ail parts of the state. Fruit trees
ere blossoming very fully in all parts
of the state.
CONDITION Of WHEAT CROP.
Kuiitai and Nebraska Head the Idat With
Hleheat PercentHKeA.
NEW YORK, May 8.—Carefully
complied reports from the American
Agriculturalist's corps of observers
make the May 1 condition of winter
wheat 91.50, against 91.5 last month,
and compared with an average at this
date for live years of 84. April was
wholly favorable for the development
of the wheat crop over the greater
part of the belt. The report shows
little damage through insect pests
outside of Texas, Oklahoma and Mich
igan. No crop in twenty years has
stood better than the present one in
the all-important features of roots and
stools.
The spring wheat crop has been
sown under highly favorable condi
tions, says the report, and while seed
ing in the extreme north is
not completed, enough is known to
make It certain that the acreage i»
fully equal to that sown last year.
There Is an abundance of early moist
ure over the whole belt except in a
limited portion of South Dakota. The
condition May 1 of wheat by states
includes: Ohio, 88; Kentucky, 85;
Michigan, 83; New York, Pennsylvania
and Indiana, 95; Illinois, 9G; Kansas,
100; Nebraska, 99; California, 90.
PAROLE EUR THE YOUNGERS.
Hoard of l*rlHon 31annxeri» Unanimous in
I Em Recommendation.
ST. PAUL, May 8.—At a regular
meeting of the board of managers of
the board of prisons today at Still
water unanimous action was taken in
favor of paroling the Younger boys,
who are serving life sentences. Be
fore the parole can be effective all
three members of the state pardon
board must approve it, and the action
will be submitted to that body as soon
as possible. This is in accordance
with the new parole law. which allows
the parole of life prisoners after about
twenty-four years’ imprisonment, be
ing thirty-five years, less time gained
by good behavior. Paroles usually are
granted by the prison managers alone,
but in the case of life prisoners unan
imous approval of the board of par
dons is also necessary and such pa
roled life prisoners cannot leave the
state.
Miinro*. of Omnlia to App.tir.
WASHINGTON, May 8.—The Indus
trial commission will resume its sit
ting for the taking of testimony to
morrow, and will continue for two
weeks or more. The questions that
will receive especial attention relate
to the Industrial commission, the tar
iff and transportation. The following
witnesses are expected to testify some
time during May, but their dates have
not been definitely fixed: J. C. Stub
bles, third vice president of the South
ern Pacific Railroad company, San
Francisco; J. A. Munroe. Union Pa
ciflc railway, Cmaha; W. P, Trickett.
commissioner, Kansas City freight bu
reau.