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Loup City Northwestern. _ _ l i —— ■— 11 "" ' ' 1 1 "■■■'■.■ 1 " " " ———» VOL. XVIII. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1901. NUMBER 32, Of 250 the Boers Kill or Capture 193 by Unexpected Attack. CREEP ONTO CAMP Of THE RlfLES Uet Within Short Itnngo ISrfore Opening Deadly Hre—Many Prisoner* Are Taken, but ltelea*ed—Full Detail* Not Yet Iteported, _ LONDON, June 17.—Lord Kitchener cabled from Pretoria, under date ot the lGth, as follows: “Near Welniansrust, twenty miles south of Middleburg, 250 Victorian mounted rifles from General Beaston's columns were surprised in a camp at Steeukoolspruit by a superior force of Boers at 7:30 a. m., June 12. The en emy crept tip to within short range and poured a deadly fire into the camp, killing two officers and sixteen men • and wounding four officers and thirty eight men, of whom twenty-eight were only slightly wounded. Only two offi cers and fifty men escaped to General Beaston’s camp.* The remainder were taken prisoners and released. Two pompoms were captured by the en emy. Full details have not been re ceived. The serious reverse which Lord Kitchener reports is the first accident Australian contingent and it is sup Australian contingent and i is sup posed to be due to neglect of proper picketing. Although it is offset by the defeat inflicted upon Dewet, the loss of the guns is regarded as a seri ous matter which will encourage the Boers to continue the struggle. More or less fanciful accounts are published on the continent of alleged peace negotiations, but there is noth ing in them and nothing has come of the interview between Mrs. Botha and Mr. Kruger beyond revealing the fact that Mr. Kruger will listen to no pro posals unless they are accompanied with a guarantee of the independence of the republics. The Dally Mail's correspondent at Capetown says that Cecil Rhodes, speaking at Bulawayo Saturday, pre dicted that a federation of South African states would come in three or four year;. But he contended that to grant self-government to the re publics before federation would render federation impossible. N. CLAY EVAMS IS TO RETIRE. fudge Peter* to Succeed Him a* Commli • loner of Pension*. WASHINGTON, June 17.—The talk of the early retirement of H. Clay Evans as commissioner of pensions has been revived in the last two days. It is said here that the president is considering Judge S. R. Peters of Newton, Kan., for the place. The judge served in congress with the president and the two are close per sonal friends. There seems to be ground for the belief that the presi dent is giving the matter serious con sideration. CHICAGO, June 17.—A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Topeka, Kan., says: Ex-Congressman S. R. Peters of Kansas today received a dispatch call ing him to Washington, where he will be tendered the office of pension com missioner, succeeding H. Clay Evans. President McKinley has had under consideration the names of ex-Con gressmen Blue and Peters for this po sition an 1 Mr. Peters’ summons to the White House settles the appoint ment in his favor. Reducing Chinese Forces. WASHINGTON, June 17.—The recent large reduction is now account ed for by the terms on which the in demnity was made up. When each country put in the amount of its claim it included an estimate of the military expenses running up to July 1 next. This was with the idea that it will take until July 1 to settle the in demnities. M.xlonn Kill* i* T« x«» sheriff. LULING. Tex., June 17.—Deputy Sheriff J. C. Duke has received a tele phone message from the Schnabel ranch, seven miles southeast of here, to the effect that R. M. Glover, sheriff of Gonzales county, was killed and Henry Schnabel was badly wounded by two Mexicans. Details of the trag edy are not obtainable. The Mexicans escaped. Gen. William Gardner I)f*d. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 17.—General William Montgomery Gardner, a vet eran of the Mexican and civil wars, Gardner graduated from the military died here tonight, aged 78. Ueuera< academy at West Point in the class Of 1846. CAILLES SIGNS TO SURRENDER Stubborn InHurgent Representative* Fledge Him to Farly Surrender. MANILA, June 17.—Colonels Infant and Guivar, representatives of General Cailles, signed the name of their prin cipal to an agreement to surrender. Under the terms of the agreement Genera! Cailles is to assemble his men at Santa Cruz, Laguna province, as quickly as possible, and there surren der himself and his command to the American authorities. The exact number of his force is uncertain, but there will probably be more than 500. Seventeen judges have been appoint ed to the courts of first Instance. ( Among these appointments here are eleven Americans, who have been given ihe most important circuits, as follows: Manila, Kinkaid of New Mexico and Odlin of New Hampshire: Appari, Blount of Georgia; Dagupan, Johnson of Michigan; Ilatangas, Liuc barger of Illinois; Neuva Cacares, Carson of Virginia; Iloilo, Bates of Vermont; Negros, Norris of Nebraska; Cebu, Carloek of Illinois; Samboanga, Iekis of Iowa; Jolo, Whitsett of Mis souri. BLACK HORN WAS UGLY. itn a lakiina Indian lie Tried to Mar d« r a Pol ice man. PENDLETON, Ore., June 17.—Half a dozen well mounted Umatilla In dians are scouring the Blue mountains to capture Black Horn of the Umatilla reservation and a Yakima Indian who last night tried to murder Brisbow, chief of the Indian police. The lat ter, about midnight, was attempting to arrest Black Horn and the Yakima Indian for being drunk and disorder ly, when Black Horn drew a pistol and the Yakima Indian a dirk. They rushed on Brisbow, who fired three times without effect. The Yakima In dian ran behind and struck Brisbow in the back of the head, knocking him insensible. Parr, another Indian, fired twice, but failed of his mark. Jack, also a policeman, started up a fusillade with no better results. Black Horn and the Yakima then sprang on their horses and left for the Blue mountains. Black Horn, two years ago, was accused of mur dering Wip Sha and afterwards plac ing his body on the railroad tracks. JAPAN THE ONLY HITCH. Cannot ltorrow Money at 4 Per Cent for Cliina. PEKIN, June 17.—The foreign min isters say that although yesterday’s meeting did not result in the settle ment of matters, still things are work ing most satisfactorily toward a con clusion and that the amount of the indemnity and the 4 per cent rate of interest were almost agree upon, the only hitch being with regard to Jap rn, which country cannot borrow money under 5 per cent. It is the de t’re of most of the ministers to ar lange this satisfactorily, as it is felt that Japan deserves special consider ation. The probability is that addi tional bonds will be given sufficient to cover the loss. Special Commissioner Rockhill, on behalf of the United States, has agreed to add 5 per cent to the tariff provided China would agree to the widening and dredging of the Shan Si and Pei Ho rivers anil also to certain tariff reforms. II iImc* Cuttle on ShnroA. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 17.—A special to the Times from Grand K^rks, N. D., says: News has been re ceived here that the agents of the Northern Pacific road are authorized to purchase cattle and sheep in Mon tana and deliver them to farmers on a share basis. The new plan will be especially appreciated by the Russian. Swedish and Norwegian homeseekers, who have come into this state In re cent years and taken up claims. New Governor Arrive*. ST. JOHNS. N. F„ June 17— Sir Cavendish Boyle, new governor of New Foundland, arrived here from England to assume his administrative duties. He will take the oath of office tomorrow. The British warship, the Columbine, a! rived here this afternoon. The flagship Charybdis will stop at Cape Race to inspect the wreck of the Ley land liner Assyrian. The Carybdis is due here tomorrow. InrreiiHH in rhillpplitr Ilevctnae*. WASHINGTON, June 17—An in crease of $930,915 in the customs rev enues of tie Philippines for the first quarter of 1901, as compared with the same period of 1900, is set forth in a statement made public today by the division of insular affairs of the War department. The total revenues for the first quarter of the current year [ amounted to $3,199,304. Ferryboat Northfleld Goes Down With Hundreds of Passengers. LOSS Of LIFE IS NOT YET KNOWN Jersey Central Expreas float Maoeh Chunk l>nen Vlie Mischief—As Crush Came Water Was Instantly Filled with Struggling Men and Women. NEW YORK, June 14.—One of the most frightful ferry collisions in the history of this city took place at 6 o’clock this evening just off the foot of Whitehall street. The Northfleld of the Staten Island ferry, crowded to the guards, was run into and sunk in nine minutes by the Jersey Central railroad express boat Mauch Chunk. A seore or more of passengers are dead, but the total drowned may not be discovered for days. Within three minutes after the col lision the water was filled with fruntic men and women, screaming for help and struggling to keep above the sur face. Before the Northfleld had gone more than 200 feet from its slip it be came apparent that a collision was in evitable. •me captains or uotn vessels rang furiously to their engineers to stop ami hack, full speed astern, and btoh i boats whistled loudly. Then the crash came. A startling cry of fear as if from one voice was heard, then tho shrieks and shouts of the hundreds packed on the Staten Island ferry. Scores of women fainted. Others leap ed madly into the water. The boats after an instant's pause succeeding the ramming, separated. Through a great ragged hole torn in the berryhoat's side water streamed in a torrent. Many of the women were hysterical and with whitened faces and tears running down their cheeks they clutched to the life savers, which were tightly secured in a network of wires. With but few exceptions every maa aboard behaved like a hero. All knew the Northfield was mortally hurt. It was rolling heavily and sinking rap idly. But these men, some of them laborers going from their work, others bankers from Wall street returning to their country houses on the island, thought first of the women and chil dren. Scores of men seized little ones in their arms or took charge of the two or three women nearest them and encouraged them and cheered them with assurances of safety. Many of the women refused to be quieted, seized life preservers and Jumped. Tugs and craft of every sort, hearing the dying siren of the stricken boat, steamed full speed toward her from the bay and from North and East rivers The Northfield was just floating, a crippled hulk, as the first tug boat reached it. In scores of cases, women climbed over the rail on the saloon deck and held their hands beseeching ly to the lug boats, almost letting go their hold before the boats were with in 100 feet. As fast as the pug nose of a tug boat bumped against the side of the Northfield it was black with struggling men and women, gripping in terror at anything that promised a hand-hold to safety. In the front part of the North, field a dozen men passed women and children to the nearest tugs, picking them off the side guards, where they clung in water to their knees and half unconscious with terror. 12:30 a. m.—No bodies have yet been recovered from the Northfield. The loss of life can only be estimated by reports to the police from eye wit nesses. There was a full tide flowing and there is little hope of recovering any bodies tonight. May Adopt Australian Plan. HAVANA, June 15.—Senors Brava. Silva, Aleman, Betancourt and Zayas have been appointed by the constitu tional convention a committee to draw up the electoral law. It is probable that the Australian system will be adopted. Illinois Keeps tTp Paco. NEWPORT NEWS, Va„ June 15.— The battleship Illinois arrived at the shipyard this afternoon at 5 o'clock after a remarkable run down the coast, during which she made an average speed of fifteen knots under natural draught. American Hanks Abroad. WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 15—The state department has been Informed by Deputy Consul General Ilanauer, at Frankfort, Germany, that steps are be ing taken for the creation of a federal bureau of technics in the impire. THE UNION PACIFIC DEAL Reported Control of St. Paul Send* Up Stock of doth Road*. NEW YORK, June 14.—The rumor was circulated in Wall street, whether for stock jobbing purposes or not re mains to be seen, that the Union Pa cific has got control of the St. Paul b> the transfer to John 1). Rockefeller of $25,000,000 worth of St. Paul stock by an unnamed holder, supposed to be James Henry Smith, known as "Si lt nt" Smith. The story was denied by St. Paul people, but as it had the ef fect of sending Union Pacific up 5 2-6 points and St. Paul up over 4 points, both issues were heavily dealt in. According to the story, Smith and his associates had in their possession $25,000,000 worth of St. Paul stock which has for years been locked up. Recently J. J. Hill wanted to control the road in connection with the Great Northern, and learning that the Smith coterie controlled nearly a third of the capital stock, which is 881,520 shares, ci $88,152,000, he made overtures look ing toward the acquisition of their shar.\ Smith could not lie persuaded to sell, and Hill took the Chicago, Burlington &■ Quincy road. Then followed the fight over the Northern Pacific, which re sulted in the recent panic. Mr. Rock efeller is now supposed to have in duced Mr. Smith to sell his shares. It is said that among Smith’s associates were two of the St. Paul directors. A LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS IP. Engineer and Fireman Killed and An* other Man Injured. COLUMBUS, Neb., June 14.—As a result of a boiler explosion on a Union Pacific engine two men are dead and a third fatally injured. The dead: ENGINEER CHARLES J. FULMER, Omaha. FIREMAN DAVID JENKINS of Omaha. Injured: William Fleming, head brakeman, Omaha, severely scalded, leg broken; may recover. The engine was one of the large class, No. 1831, drawing train No. 17, in charge of Conductor Wallace and Engineer Fulmer, When about four miles east of Clarks the boiler explod ed without a moment’s warning. The engine is said to be completely de stroyed. One car was derailed and traffic delayed about four hours. Parts of the wrecked engine were found 100 yards from the track. The boiler, which was found fifteen feet or more Lorn the track, half burled in the soft mud and its pipes and sheathing won derfully twisted, has been dug up and subjected to a careful examination with a view to determining if possi ble the cause of the explosion. This, however, is still a mystery. Let Government Hiit Corn. MINNEAPOLIS, June 14—A num ber of members of the Farmers' Alli ance listened to an address by George H. Phillips of Chicago at the West hotel. The address dealt principally with corn and corn “corners.". "Let the government," he said, “tax the farmer a cent a bushel on his corn crop and with the money build ele vators in which to store 100,000,000 bushels of corn and pay 40 cents, Chicago basis, for it. American Coal foT France. WASHINGTON, .Tune 14.—Consul General Gowdy at Paris, in a rommunl ration to the department of state, ex presses the opinion that American coal can be advantageously placed in com petition with coal imported from other countries into Europe, especially in view of tlie recent imposition of the English export tax on that product. The main obstacle in this regard, he says, would be the high rates of ocean transportation. White IloiiHe Sick Keport. WASHINGTON, June 14.—After the usual morning consultation of Mrs McKinley's physicians the fol lowing bulleting was issued: “Mrs. McKinley s physicians report that t$f condition continues to improve," Former Fairfield Boy Drown*. FAIFFIELD, Neb., June 14—A tel egram from Kansas City announces the death, by drowning, of Glen Prickett, the youngest son of the late Hon. W. S. Prickett. He was born end brought up here. Mm. Pullman Want) Divorce. CHICAGO, June 14.—Mrs. Lyn Pullman today filed suit in the Cook county court for divorce from George M. Pullman on the ground of deser tion. i Cuban Constitutional Convention Adopt! the Platt Amendment. ONLY FOUR DELEGATES ABSENT Vote KrpregenM Artual Majority of the Entire Hotly—Hrnor Eerrer Helleve* Acceptance to He the Heitt Solution to the luhiin Problem. HAVANA, June 13.—The Cuban con stitutional convention today accepted the Platt amendment by a vote of six teen to eleven. The resolution to ac cept was carried without discussion. immediately after the opening of the session Senors Tamio, Valluendas and Quesada, constituting a majority of the committee on relations, submit ted as a substitute for the committee’s former report the Piatt amendment a3 passed by congress, recommending that it be accepted and made an ap pendix to the constitution. In the vote oa the resolution twenty-seven dele gates present divided as follows: In favor of acceptance: Senors Ca pote, Villuendas, Jose M. Gomez, Ta mayo, Monteagudo, Delgado, Betan court, Giberga, Lloreente, Quesada, Sanguilly, Nunez, Rodriquez, Berried, Quilez and Ferrer. Opposed to acceptance: Senors Zay aa, Aleman, Eudaldo, Tamayo, Juan Gualberto Gomez, Cisneros, Silvala, Fortun, Lacret, Portuondo, Castro and Manduley. Senors Rivera, Correoso, Gener and Robati were absent. Senors Gener and Robau voted against acceptance in the previous division. WASHINGTON, June 13.—The news of the adoption of the Platt amend ment by the Cuban constitutional con vention was received with genuine gratification here. The administra tion officials all along have felt confi dent that its ratification would be ac complished when the Cubans realized that this government was firm in its attitude regarding the amendment and that its acceptance would be necessary before the United States would consent to withdraw its supervision from the island. Now that the Cubans have demon* trsted their good faith in the United Spates it is expected that a fairly speedy evacuation of the island will follow, contingent only upon the es tablishment of a stable government in the island. Just to what extent the United States will require practical evidence of this fact is not definitely known, but the officials here think that such steps should be taken by the Cu bans as will demonstrate their ability to maintain order and peace, so that the interests of ail the people, native and foreign, shall be adequately pro tected. An effective police fore and other measures necessary to the pre servation of good order anil sanitation are deemed as essential prerequisites in the formation of the new govern ment. The mere physical question of the withdrawal of the American mi litia from the island can be accom plished without much delay. One cabinet officer, speaking of the matter tonight, expressed the opinion that if the ether requirements are met our withdrawal might be accomplished during the summer and that Cuban independence might be a reality by next autumn. General Wood communicated to the War department officially the fact that the amendment had been adopted. When Secretary of State John Hay read the dispatch he said: “As an old friend of Cuban independence for the last thirty years, I am most gratified to learn that the Cuban convention has done what is so clearly to the ad vantage of the Cuban people.” Closing Down Shipyards. ATLANTA, Ga., June 13.—A special from Newport News, Va., says: It was announced that 1,000 men will be laid off at the yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock com pany on account of the machinists' strike. Mrs. Botha Reaches Brussels. BRUSSELS, June 13.—Mrs. Botha, wife of Commandant General l>ouis Botha, arrived here today. She was received at the railway station by Dr. Leyds. Stillwell's Bond Issue. MEXICO CITY, June 13.—The bond Issue of the railways taken over by the Stilwell group of American capitalists, and which they will expend to Tam pico, giving this city a direct route to that port, is $ri| iOu.oou (gold.) NO HOPE EOR SEVENTEEN MEN. linprUoued In flaming Shaft, with Black flump Filling Pit. PITTSBURG, June 12 —Time only adds horror to the mine explosion which occurred at No. 2 mine of the Pittsburg Coal company at Port Royal, Three men were rescued and seventeen others are imprisoned in the burning mine. Last night the mine was re ported at the offices of the company here to be on fire and Division Super intendent William McCune and F. F, Allison of this place started for the scene. They entered the mine with Fire Boss John Kreck, who carried an open lamp. Three explosions followed at intervals of a few moments, the largo fan being inadequate to counter act the rush of fire damp. Many of the miners escaped, but latest reports state that McCune and Allison with fifteen miners are beyond reach of rescue. ENGLAND HAS THREE RIVALS. Admiral Seymour C'onnidcrA the United Staten the Greatest. SHANGHAI, June 12.—Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, British com mander-ln-chief of the China station, was the principal guest of the China association at is annual banquet last evening. In the course of a speech protesting against the policy of trade exclusion, the admiral said Great Britain had three powerful rivals, the United States, Russia and Germany. Of the three the United States was the greatest of its trade rivals, but the rivalry was not in conflict with Great Britain’s policy of the open door. Ger many was a keen competitor both as regards trade and sea power. Great Britain some day would have to reck on with the latter. Russia was not only extending its territory, but was repressing trade. \ .. J Five Counterfeiter*! Found. WATERLOO. Ia., June 11.—Sheriff William M. Law of Black Hawk county and Special Detective George Jeannin arrested five men tere today, charging them with counterfeiting. They were completely equipped with dies for making 10, 25 and 50-cent pieces and dollars. The dies were manufactured it is alleged, by one of the men under arrest, who is employ ed in one of the foundries in this city. It is not believed much spuri ous coin has yet been floated of made. The men under arrest are Will English, Will and Frank Fans termaker, Frank Raphael and Mike Hubbard. They will be turned over to the United States authorities Just as soon as officers arrive here to take them. O.ie Mlnaioimry from Omaha. NEW YORK. June 12.—A series of meetings will begin today before the Presbyterian foreign mission board for the purpose of bidding farewell to forty-four missionaries from various parts of the country. The exercises will extend until June 19 and the meetings will be addressed by some of the most distinguished men in the denomination. O ne of the misBlouiar ics is from Omaha. Collar »a Far as Chicago. CHICAGO, June 12—E. D. Conger, United States minister to China, pass ed through Chicago last evening on his way to Washington, where he will see the president and receive his Anal instructions as to what is the policy of the administration aud what course he shall pursue in Pekin. Mr. Conger sails from San Francisco June 17. Corn Mostly Cultivated. BANCROFT, Neb,, June 11.—The heaviest rain of the season fell here yesterday, doing a great deal of good to the growing crops. Corn is most ly plowed once and prospects for a good crop were never better. The cool weather of the last week has made an excellent prospect for small grain. Captain Wilkin* I* Dead. DES MOINES, June 12.—Captain J. E. Wilkins of this city, a prominent dry goods merchant, and heavily inter ested in the zinc mines, died at Joplin, Mo., from the effect of an injury re ceived while stepping off a passenger train at Carl Junction, Mo. Ituyera Have the Money. MEXICO CITY, June 11.—American capitalists who bought the short rail road line here which they will ex tend to Tampico deposited as forfeit money $85,000 gold. H. H. Melville of Boston is one of the men princi pally interested.