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VOL. XVIII. LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1001. NUMBER 23.
Committee on Relations Before Constitu
tional Convention Divided.
MAJORIIVS ACTION SURPRISING
AJ.ikc* Addition* to Yuriou* t lunar*
Thought Acceptable—It Varies From
the Platt Conception of the Interven
tion Clause.
HAVANA, -May 2u.—-The committee
or relations of the constitutional con
vention will submit majority and mi
nority reports to the convention to
morrow. The majority report in an
introduction quotes artiele 1 of the
treaty of Paris, the joint resolution
of the United States congress and the
Platt amendment and then proceeds
as follows:
■'Inasmuch as Secretary Hoot, be
ing authorized by President McKin
ky. says that the Platt law has for
its object the guaranteeing of the in
dependence of Cuba and does not
mean Interference with its govern
ment or the exercise of a protectorate
or of sovereignty and also that inter
vention will only take place when in
dependence is endangered by outside
powers or grave Interior disturb
ances, creating anarchy; and, inas
much as Secretary Hoot has said that
the naval stations will not he used
lor vantage points of intervention,
but only to protect Cuba against for
eign powers, we report as follows:
“That in virtue of the fact that the
Tiatt law, in its preamble, says it is a
fullflllment of the joint resolution
and has been adopted by congress
with the principal object of establish
ing independence we do propose to
the convention to accept the follow
ing as an appendix to the constitu
tion."
i he first, second, third, fourth and
fifth clauses are quoted in their en
tirety. The third clause has the fol
lowing addition:
“It being understood that the Uni
ted States Lave the right to intervene
to prevent the action of a foreign
power or disturbances causing a state
of anarchy and that the intervention
shall always be the act of the United
States and not of isolated agents. The
intervention shall suppose neither
sovereignty nor a protectorate and
shall only last sufficiently long to es
tablish normal conditions. Said in
tervention, it is also understood, shall
not have the right to interfere in the
government, but only the right to pre
serve independence.”
An addition to the sixth clause says
that the ownership of the Isle of
Pines shall be settled by a future
treaty. An addition to tlie seventh
clause says:
“It shall be understood that the na
val stations do not give the United
States the right to interfere with the
interior government, but are estab
lished for the sole purpose of protect
ing American waters from foreign in
vasion directed against Cuba or the
I'nited States. Cuba will sell or lease
the necessary lands at points to be
agreed upon later.”
An addition to the eighth clause
says that the government of Cuba
suggests at the same time a treaty
of commerce based upon reciprocity.
The minority report says:
“The explanations givon to the
commission in Washington show that
the Platt law does not express the
wishes of the I'nited States. It was
intended to protect the independence
of Cuba, but the wording gives other
interpretations.
"The United States are ineonsis
tfnt in asking naval stations when
the amendments provide that no con
cessions shall be given to foreign pow
ers. Such a demand raised the ques
tion whether the United States do not
consider Cuba a part of their posses
sions.”
The report of the minority virtually
accepts the first and second clauses.
For the third clause the following is
substituted:
"That the government of Cuba sub
scribes to the Monroe doctrine and
will help the United States to enforce
it against other nations trying to
violate it.”
For the fourth clause the following
is substituted:
"Cuba does not recognize acts of in
tervention which are not in conform
ity with the Furaker resolution und
the laws of the United Slates.”
The seventh clause reads:
-Cuba will maintain naval stations,
handing them over to the United
States in time of war.”
GEM. GRANT SURPRISED.
ni.irvelR at IteftultR Already Obtained In
the Plilll|>|ilueR,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.—Briga
dier General Frederick D. Grant, who
returned from Manila on the Sheri
dan, speaking of the condition in the
Philippines, said:
"Everything is settling down and we
are getting at the real work of gov
erning and teaching the people. Their
peculiar national character makes
them hard subjects for the present.
You must remember that they were
originally pirates, that their civiliza
tion is of the fourteenth, if not of the
fifteenth century, and the tendency to
brigandage is so decided among them
that it amounts to a disease. In many
districts the paying of tribute to rob
bers is considered the regular thing,
no more out of the way than taxes.
"Our task now is to give them good
government in their municipalities, to
protect them against themselves until
they learn a tasie for order, and then
withdraw gradually from active inter
ference, leaving the towns one at a
time as we see that they can be trust
ed, but having our troops within
striking distance for some time after
we leave any district, so as to insure
against a relapse. We must expect
much robbery and brigandage and
pillage and even murder for a long
time.
"It is surprising to see the results
that we have obtained in getting law
and order into these people in the few
months of comparative peace. My
district included the provinces of Bu
lucan, Pampango and Bataan, with a
population of 600,OfO, all Tagalo prov
inces, and considered the most law
l<ss in the islands. Now there is nart
s robber hand in the whole district.”
!S ABLE TO SIT IP AWHILE.
Mr*. McKinley'* Condition 8liown to B«
Mach Improved.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 20.—Mrs.
McKinley's condition was so far im
proved last evening that she was able
to sit up for a while. This welcome
news was given out shortly after 5
o'clock.
General Shafter called on President
McKinley and while they were talk
ing word came downstairs that Mrs.
McKinley was sitting up. The presi
dent at once askpd to he excused and
hurried to the sick room. The anx
iety caused by last night's bulletin,
stating that Mrs. McKinley's temper
ature was higher, was dispelled at 10
o'clock this morning, when Secretary
Cortelyou announced that she had
passed a comfortable night and that
the slight fever noted last night had
been subsided. The president did not
attend church, hut remained at home
nearly all day, only going out for a
short walk just before noon. There
were many callers at the Scott resi
dence today. There was a general
feeling that the crisis had been passed
and that Mrs. McKinley would con
tinue to gain strength. No definite
date has yet been decided upon as to
when the president will start for the
national capital, but it is hoped that
Mrs. McKinley will lie able to go
within a few days.
ppcretfiry Long left for Colorado
Springs to visit his daughter, who is
ill.
At 0:10 p. m. Secretary Cortelyou
gave out the following bulletin:
“Mrs. McKinley’s physicians report
that she has had a very good day and
progress made since morning Is sat
isfactory.”
BRITISH RfFUSE TO GO ALONG.
Uermttn Expedition to Southern Clil-Id ,
Meets Dhrouragpment.
LONDON, May 20.—Dr. Morrison,
wiring to the Times from Pekin yes
terday, says:
"The British plan of a bond issue
for the payment of the indemnity in
cludes a proposal, in order to lighten
the burden for China, that it should
issue bonds at par for 300,000 taels
now and the remainder five years
hence.
"Groat Britain and the United
States alone oppose the joint guar
anty project.
"The British authorities emphatic
ally decline to co-operate with the
Gorman expedition to southern Chi
Li, and it is now announced that the
expedition is abandoned."
Turkey Excludes 1; exr eis.
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 20.—The
customs authorities have prohibited
the entry of typewriters into Turkey,
and 200 machines now in the custom
house have been ordered returned to
the consignor.
Wife of Secretary Succumbs After Illnesi
of Nine Weeks.
MRS. M’KINLFY IS NOT INFORMFD
Those at the Hedshle of the f.atter Fear
that hu 1> Information Would He Se
vere n» Hotli Women Were Near and
Hear to Kadi Other,
WASHINGTON, May IT—Mrs. Ly
man J. Gage, wife of the secretary of
the treasury, died at her residence,
1715 Massachusetts avenue, N. W., at
0:30 o’clock tonight, after an illness
of nine weeks' duration. With her
when the end came were her husband,
lier married daughter, Mrs. E. P.
Pierce of Evanston, 111., and Dr. W.
W. Johnson, the attending physician.
For a time before her death Mrs.
Gage suffered considerable pain, but
she maintained her bright and cheer
ful demeanor and was conscious to
the last. Heart trouble, the result of
grip complications, was the immediate
cause of death. Mrs. Gage was ex
posed to the inclement weather for
about an hour on inauguration day,
but at the time her health did not
seem to have been affected. March 11
she left here for Evanston to visit
her daughter. While there she ex
perienced a chill and took to her bed,
but soon recovered sufficiently to re
turn to Washington, where she has
been confined to her room ever since.
Mrs. Gage was a native of Albany,
N. V., and 58 years of age. She was
married to Secretary Gage in Denver
in 1887. There were no children from
their union, Mrs. Pierce being a child
by a former husband.
The remains will be interred in
Rose Hill cemetery, near Chicago.
Further than this the funeral serv
ices have not beeen arranged. It is
probable, however, that religious ser
vices of a simple character will be
held at her former residence in this
city on Sunday morning, in which
event the body will leave here by the
morning train for Chicago.
Mrs. Gage was an Episcopalian in
her religious belief, but during their
residence here she and the secretary
have had a pew in the Metropolitan
Methodist. Episcopal church, where
the president attends.
Dr. Hillis of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, is an Intimate friend of the
family and it is possible that he may
be asked to come to Washington to
conduct the funeral services here.
During their residence in Washing
ton, Secretary and Mrs. Gage have
taken quite an active part in social
life at th» capital. Mrs. Gage was a
woman of charming personality and.
with her husband, delighted in ex
tending the hospitality of their ele
gant home on Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Gage was probably closer to
Mrs. McKir'.ay than any other of the
ladies of the cabinet.
SAN FRANCISCO, May, 18.—The
news of the death of Mrs. Gage was
received by the members of the pres
ident's official family in this city with
expressions of regret. The Associa
ted Press bulletin, which was trans
mitted to Secretary Cortelyou at the
Scott residence, conveyed the news to
President McKinley. Extra precau
tions were taken to keep news of
Mrs. Gage's death from Mrs. McKin
ley.
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THE BAD SIGNS RETURN.
Mrs. McKinley (irnwn Worse After a Day
of KncHiirHKlng Symptoms.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 18.—As the
night wore on Mrs. McKinley became
restless and the early morning hours
are looked forward to with more ap
prehension.
She did not take nourishment free
ly. as she had done euilier in the
day.
Powerful stimulants, including ox
ygen, have been administered during
the afternoon and evening.
The bone felon on her hand has
spread and has discharged pus from
another place. The new wound has
been lanced.
Troy Strike U Settled.
TROY, N. Y., May 18.—A commit
tee from the Troy division of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employes has waited upon
Mayor Conway and informed him that
the strike has been settled. The com
mittee said that under the terms of
the agreement the employes are to
receive 20 cents per hour and that
the company will treat with a com
mittee of either union or non-union
men. Headquarters were visited and
members of the union informed.
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MRS. M’KINLfY IS IMPROVED.
A I'liiuigc that Indlnitrii More Hope for
President's Wife.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 17—Last
night's instructions from the bedside
cf Mrs. McKinley gives more encour
aging indications. Late yesterday
atlernoon she rallied a bit and called
for nourishment. To the anxious
watchers about her this was consid
ered as a favorable sign. The symp
toms were sufficiently improved dur
ing the late afternoon to permit the
president to take a short walk in
the open air, but his anxiety was so
manifest that he speedily returned to
his wife's bedside. The most pow
erful stimulants known to the medi
cal profession have been resorted to.
in tlie hope of effecting a rally, and
obey were so effective that, towards
midnight the physicians expressed
much satisfaction and issued a de
cidedly encouraging statement.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 16.—10 p.
m.—Dr. Hirshfelder and H. T. Scott
have just left the Scott residence. Dr.
Hirschfelder lias gone home for the
irght.
He said that he felt that Mrs. Mc
Kinley was decidedly improved. Mr.
Scott was much pleased over her con
dition. Secretary Cortelyou an
nounced that no further bulletins
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would lie given out tonight unless
unexpected developments should take
piace.
At this hour the lights in the
building are out with the exception
of one in the telegraph room.
WOULD SET UP NfW IMPIRT.
Seventy Ttiounand RpIipIh Itrcoming High*
Handed.
VANCOUVER. B. (\, May 17—Ac
cording to Shanghai papers brought
by the steamship Empress of India,
Wang Eu Hsian. Chi Li province,
where Miss Stonehouse was killed,
has recently been the scene of bloody
convicts with the converts. Twelve
hundred boxers are said to have at
tacked the converts and slaughtered
the native Christians by scores.
The Mercury sltys that peace reigns
only within range of the rifles of the
allies, foreign hatred being as strong
Ho ever. There is a report from Tien
Tsin that 70,000 insurgents have as
sembled at Yang Liu Tsing and that
they are indulging in all kinds of ex
cesses. assaulting women, robbing
houses, plundering tax collectors and
declaring their intention of setting up
a new' empire. These insurgents are
said to include people who have lost
their homes and possessions in the
course of the military operations in
Chi Li.
BERLIN, May 16.—The war office
lias received the following from the
German headquarters at Pekin: “Gen
eral Lius’ troops attacked and scat
tered 1,000 boxers forty-five kilo
meters south of Pao Ting Fh.”
Decide* IE h h New Industry.
DES MOINES, May 17— Judge Me
Pharsoiu. in federal court, decided that
ilie manufacture of womens gloves is
a new industry in the United States.
The case was that against J. W. Mor
rison, a glove manufacturer of Grin
neli, who was arrested for violation
of the contract labor law by employ
ing skilled glovemakers to come from
Europe to make gloves. The court
holds that there were no women’s
gloves made in the United States
prior to 1S87 and unless the prosecu
tion can show that Morrison’s busi
ness was established before the con
tract labor law W'as passed he will go
free.
GOV. NASH POISONED.
Suffer* So Severely flint lie Cannot Leave
III* lied.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.—The
programs for the entertainment of
Governor Nash and the Ohio visitors
were declared off on account of the
illness of Governor Nash. While at
tending the christening of one of the
big trees in bis honor, near Santa
Cruz, Monday last, he was poisoned
with poison oak. He was partially
blinded and suffered much while ad
dressing the Union league club. To
day he has not been out of bed and
is attended constantly by a physician
and nurses. While his aiflietion is
not serious it prevents him from par
ticipating in any of the functions that
had been arranged In his honor.
Conger ( hat* With Hill.
WASHINGTON. May 17—Mr. Con
ger. United States minister to China,
paid a flying visit to Assistant Secre
tary Hill yesterday prior to his return
to Iowa by way of New York. He wffl
return to Washington to consult with
the president before leaving for his
post in China.
Complaining and Defending Factions
Each have a Delegate on the Way.
ARE TO EXPLAIN THEIR TROliBlES
Petition Aftkliic llitwnilan Oovernor'i
ltdliuY.il la to He !*<>»t |ioneil — Krjiub
IIchiis Semi an KmlorNr uirnt Coutra
dletluK Home Hnler'a tltar[ti.
HONOLULU, May 8.—Via San
Francisco, May 15.—By the steamer
Maripoea today Homs Rule Repre
sentative F. W. Beekley, Hon. Samuel
Parker, Delegate R. \V. Wilcox leave
for San Francisco. Beekley goes to
lay before President McKinley u
home rule resolution passed in the
house and senate asking for the re
moval of Governor Dole. Parker has
a memorial unanimously indorsed by
the republican members of both
houses and by the territorial repub
lican central committee replying to
the home rule charges against Dole.
Wilcox is on his way back to Wash
ington and says he has nothing to do
with the fight.
In the house this morning, Repre
sentative Emmeluth, home rule, made
a sensational speech against the gov
ernor. The legislature had been call
ed in special session for appropriation
bills and hail Just conipleteS its or
ganization when Emmeluth introduc
ed a resolution to provide for the
sending of Berkley to Sau Francisco.
In support of it he declared that the
conditions that had led to the revolt
in 1893 had developed again, with
Dole now the usurper of power in
stead of the ex-queen. It was intend
ed by the home rulers to have the
resolution to send Berkley concur
rent, but the senate adjourned for the
day too early, and, as the steamer was
leaving this afternoon, the house
pastfti it as a house resolution. Both
hodUM organized for business and
HpfWfWfl most of their former organ
izations.
The republican members of the leg
islature and the members of the cen
tral committee and the Joint caucus
have endorsed the action of Governor
Dole in refusing to extend the ses
sion of the legislature, and after the
adoption of the home rule resolution
of last week making charges against
the governor, asking for his removal
ard declaring that lie was responsible
for the failure of the legislature to
do any considerable amount of busi
ness. the republicans prepared a state
[ ment in reply which Samuel Parker
takes with him.
The reply states that the home rule
party, having control of the legisla
ture, blocked every effort at substan
tial legislation; that bills were so II
lcgically put together that it was im
possible to do anything with them;
that the home rule party was con
stantly hampered with petty jealous
ies, and that these party bickerings
caused the president of the senate,
himself a member of the home rule
party, to resign in disgust. The reply
states further that one of the causes
o' the failure of the members of the
home rule party to attain their ob
jects, and which prevented the legis
lature from accomplishing more, was
the insistence of the home rule mem
bers upon the use of the Hawaiian
language in the legislative proceed
ings. notwithstanding tha organic act
provides that “All legislative proceed
ings shall he conducted in (he English
language.” They elected interpreters
ar.d required interpretation of all
bills, resolutions, motions and de
bates.
Mr*. Nation Drnle* Infantry.
TOPEKA, Kan.. May 16—Mrs. Na
tion will appeal from the verdict ren
dered against her and declares she will
argue her own cases hereafter and de
mand women jurors. “I had two thing*
to contend with.” she said; “my law
yers bungled the case and there were
anarchists on the jury. I am not in
sane and begged my lawyers not to en
ter such a plea."
Flr.t Payment Ffe*t Year.
BERLIN. May 10.—A dispatch re
ceived here from Pekin says the note
of the Chinese peace plenipotentiaries,
accepting the amount of Indemnity de
manded by the powers, propose to pay
the first of the thirty annual install
ments of 15.000,000 taels in July, 1902.
Hr* Not Sold Northern Pacific.
BERLIN. May 16.—It is authorita
tively confirmed that the Deutsche
bank has not sold its holdings of
Northern Pacific to Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
ROOT MARTS IHS RtPORT.
Sovereign Commander, Woodmen of th*
World, Given Year's Kesume.
COLUMBUS, O., May 15-The fourth
biennial encampment of the Sovereign
camp Woodmen of the World, con
vened here today, with Sovereign Com
mander Root of Omaha presiding. Del
egates representing twenty-one states
are present. The sessions will con
tinue for a week.
After the delegates had been called
to order addresses of welcome were
made by Secretary of State Laylin,
who represented Governor Nash, now
in California; Mayor Hinkle and Sec
retary of Board of Trade Hassell. Re
sponses were made by Sovereign Bank
er Sheppard of Texarkana, Tex., and
Sov. Advocate T. A. Fallenbark of
Denver. Following the open Bession
secret work was taken up.
The report of Sov. Commander J.
C. Root of Omaha showed that the
order now has a membership of about
250,000 in nearly 4,500 camps In the
l nited States and Canada. The rec
ommendations in the report will not
be made public until it goes to the
committee on officers’ reports and ha3
been acted upon.
The supreme forest, Woodmen Cir
cle. an auxiliary organization, also
convened here today, Mrs. Emma B.
Manchester of Omaha, supreme guard
ian, presiding. The report of the su
premo derK, J O. Kuhn of Omaha,
showed the membership of the Circle
had increased from 5,200 to nearly 15,
itOO in two years.
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NO CHANCE FOR NEBRASKA.
riila HlHif 11a* Complete Representa
tion at Weat I’olnt.
OMAHA, May lt>.—A number of ap
plioations have been filed with Sen
ator Millard by young Nebraskans
who have an ambition to become of
ficers in the regular army. The West
Point cadetships are filled, however,
with no chance of imediate vacancy
and Senator Millard can give the as
pirants no encouragement. The ca
dets appointed by Senator's Thurston
and Allen will not graduate until 1904
and 1905 and until these years no other
appointment can be made. From
present reports the Nebraska cadets
are doing good work and there is little
prospect that they will fail In their
examination or for any other reason
leave the military school before the
completion of their course.
In a recent letter on the subject Ad
jutant General Corbin said: “Thera
will be no vacancies for the admission
of senatorial candidates from Nebras
ka until the cadets now representing
that state at large shall have left the
military academy. One of these will
not graduate until June, 1904, and the
other in June, 1905.”
CATCH AMERICAN BRIGANDS.
Manila Police Take Lradem of Hand of
Cunning Murderer*.
MANILA, May 13.—Detectives and
the police have broken up a band of
American brigands who have been
operating in the province of Pampan
ga, north of and not far from Ma
nila. George Raymond, Ulrich Rog
ers and Oscar Mushmiller have been
captured, and Andrew Martin, Peter
Heise, George Muhn and two others
are still being pursued.
The band committed murders and
other outrages at Baeolor. Pampanga
province, and in that vicinity on Sun
day last they killed Henry Dow, an
American. The band sometimes rep
resented themselves as American de
serters and at others as American sol
diers. George Raymond wore the uni
form of a captain. Raymond and
Martin were formely policemen at Ma
nila.
I.ubor Troubled at Albany.
ALBANY, N. Y„ May 15—A thou
sand National Guardsmen and 100
mounted men will occupy Albany
streets today and attempt to force a
riotous crowd to let the cars of the
United Traction company run with
non-union men. The Twenty-third
regiment of Brooklyn, the Tenth bat
talion of Albany and the Third Sig
nal corps will make up the comple
ment of men. They will be reinforced
by 200 special deputies, 300 policemen
and over 100 Pinkerton detectives.
Mr*. Nation Found Guilty.
TOPEKA, Kan., May 15.—The Jury
in the case of Mrs. Carrie Nation,
charged with Joint smashing, this
evening returned a verdict of guilty.
The trial was before the district court
and sentenced wull be pronounced to
morrow morning. It is the general Im
pression that she will be released on
the payment of a fine and costs.
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