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/ k 11 T VOL. XVIII. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1901. NUMBER 35. OPEN TO SETTLEMENT President McKinley Proclaims Date of the Oklahoma Rush. SIXTH Of AlGliST WILT BE THE DAY KegUtratl<»n of Applicants to llegin the Tenth of July— Sixteen Days for Filing of the Names—Kadi Applicant Will Have an Equal Show. WASHINGTON, July 8.—The proc lamution of President McKinley, open ing to settlement the lands ceded by Indians in the territory of Oklahoma, was given to the public yesterday. The proclamation covers the cessions made by the Wichitas and affiliated bands of Indians in accordance with Uve act of March 2. 189."), and those made by the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes in pursuance of the act of June 6, 1900. The proclamation provides for the opening of the lands in these reserva tions which are not reserved at 9 o'clock a. m., on the 6th of August next, the lands to be open to settle ment under the homestead and town site laws of the United States. The proclamation says that begin ning on the 10th inst. and ending on the 26th those who wish to make en try of land under the homestead law shall be registered. The registration will take place at the land offices at Reno and Lawton. The registration at each office will be for both land dis tricts. To obtain registration the applicant will he required to show himself duly qualified to make homestead entry of these lands under existing laws arid to give the registering officer such appropriate matters of description and Identity as will protect the applicant and the government against any at tempted impersonation. Registration cannot he effected through the use of the mails or the employment of an agent, excepting thdb honorably discharged soldiers and sailors may present their applications through an agent, no agent being al lowed to represent more than one soldier. No person will be allowed to register more than once. After being registered the applicant will be given certificates, allowing them to go upon the ceded lands and examine them in order to aid them in making an in* telligent selection. It Is explicitly stated that "no one w'ill be permitted to make settlement upon any of the lands in advance of the opening provided for,” and the statement is added tnat "during the first sixty days following said opening no one hut registered applicants will lie permitted to make homestead set ♦lemeut upon any of said lands, and then only in pursuance of a homest'ead entry duly allowed by the local land officers or of a soldier's declaratory statement duly accepted by such of ficers.” The order of the applications is to he determined by drawing, the plan ■ fop which is fully describ'd. OID EETTERMAN CANAL. Cheyenne Capitalist* Prop#*© to llepalr and Kxtrntl Ditch. DOUGLAS. Wyo., July S.—Governor De Forest Richards and Dr. J. M. Wil son, who are interested in having the old Fetterman canal placed in opera tion, paid a visit to the canal. After making a careful investigation they say they believe $10,000 will make the npeded extension and repairs and place the canal in working order. Upwards of 5,000 acres of fertile land lie under the canal, and it is pro posed to seed the tract to alfalfa and feed the lambs raised in this section. It is estimated that a profitable feed ing business can be established and steps will be taken at once looking to the completion of the canal. Local capital Is back of the proposition. JAMES E. YEATMAN DEAD. St. I.oiii. f'liilantliropi.t Ilrenthe. III. List. ST. LOUIS. Mo., July 8—James E. Yeatman. the well known philanthro pist and one of the most respected cit izens of St. Louis, died yesterday, aged 84, from the effects of uraemia, for which he was operated on nearly two weeks ago. James E. Yeatman was born Auugst 27, 1818, in Delford county, Tenn., and i came to this city in 1842. For several years he was in the iron business, but in 1850 entered the commission bus! P ness. That same year he founded the Merchants bank, which afterwards be came the Merchants National bank. TO BRAND DAIRY GOODS. Unci* Saiu Will limpcct llutter and Sim ilar Froilurt* for Export. WASHINGTON, July 8.—The agri cultural appropriation act for the cur dent fiscal year authorizes the secre tary of agriculture in his discretion to apply the law for the inspection and branding of live cattle and products to dairy products intended for exporta tion, the purpose being to enable Amer ican exporters of dairy products to give foreign buyers the assurance of cer tification by the government of the United States of the purity, quality and grade of dairy products. Secretary Wilson has decided to ex ercise the authority conferred oil him by establishing in the customs districts of Boston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco a system of inspection of dairy products and have exjierts in those departments gather information I y means of which regulations may be drafted. A beginning will lie made in a small way, with a view of bringing about a practical and honest system by which all parties may be properly protected. It Is stated at the department that it is probable that at an early date the owners or shippers of products for ex port may, upon application, have the goods marked and certified as to pui ity and quality, provided they are above the minimum grade. ELECTORAL LAW EOR CUBA. Constitutional Convention Considers It Idle to Draft Ideas. HAVANA. .July 8.—The Cuban con stitutional convention has not arrive,! at an understanding regarding the elec toral law. Several meetings were held last week, but little interest was man ifested In the proceedings, many of the delegates being absent. The con servatives are hopeless with respect to the rescinding of the universal suf frage clause and are endeavoring to secure a plural vote for property hold ers and for professional and business men. In this they are strongly op posed by the radicals. An objection has recently been raised against drawing up the elec toral law until the United States gov ernment has approved the constitu tion, the argument being that it would be useless to draft laws based on the constitution if Washington Is going to make changes In this instrument. ATTENDANCE STILE TOO SMALL. Unleaa It liicrpaart HufTnlo Exposition Will Not Pity. BUFFALO, N. Y„ July 8.—The total attendance to date at the Pan-Ameri can exposition is 1,719,768 The ex position attendance began on May 20, but at that time many features were incomplete and the people remained away. The average daily attendance for June, including five Sundays, was over 31,000. The excessively hot weather during the last two weeks has had a deterrent influence on the attendance, notwithstanding Buffalo is rated as ‘ the coolest city” by several degrees on account of the breezes from Lake Erie. It is believed that July and August will easily bring the total to above 5.000,000, and it will remain for September and October to bring the remainder of 10,000,000, at which the status of guesses is set. BOERS ACCUSED 0E ATROCITY. Said to Have Fat Wounded to Death lu Hattie. LONDON, July S.—The Dally Mail gives sensational prominence to mall advices from Vlakfontein, which at tribute to the Boers inhuman atroci ties that the censor would not allow to be described by cable. “A couple of Boers,” says the Daily Mail's correspondent, "who were armed with Martinis, walked around among the dead and dying. Some they turned over to see if they were dead. If it were otherwise then one or the other of the Boers shot them as you would an ox. I saw four killed in this way. One youngster pleaded for his life. I heard him say: “0, Christ, don’t,* and then bang went the rifle.” In<lian» Will Try to Stop It. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 8—A spe cial to the Times from Oklahoma City, 0. T„ says: An injunction suit will he brought before Judge Irwin at El Reno in a few days for an order restraining the register of the land office here, the re ceiver, the surveyors and all other persons from proceeding with the opening of the lands of the Kiowa, Co manche and Apache Indians according to the proclamation of the president and the act of congress under which ha proceeded. E3-\. Tendon President His Resignation tc Tuke Effect October 1. IN ILLINOIS RACE LOR SENATOR The Comptroller Frankly State* that lie Wishes to Krtlre Only llerause He Hue the Ollier (Irrsl Position Ho Drslrea to Compass. WASHINGTON, July 6.—Charles G. Dawes, comptroller of the currency, has tendered his resignation to the president, to take effect October 1 next. In answer to an inquiry Mr. Dawes said: “I have resigned because of my in tention to be a candidate before the people of Illinois for United States senator. It would not be possible for me during the next year to make a canvass for the senate and at the same time administer to my own sat isfaction the important and responsi ble office I now hold. I am influenced solely in this action by what seems to me the plain proprieties of the sit uation.” Mr. Dawes’ term of office would not have expired until January, 1903. His letter to the president is as follows : “WASHINGTON, July 5.—William McKinley, Executive Mansion, Wash ington: Sir—In view of the fact that I will be a candidate for the United States senate from Illinois, I hereby tender my resignation as comptroller of the currency, to take effect October 1, next. Respectfully, “CHARLES G. DAWES." Mr. Dawes entered the office of comptroller of the currency January 1, 1898, succeeding James H. Eckels, and was immediately confronted by the situation in the Chestnut Street Na tional bank of Philadelphia, which was one of the most complicated ever con fronting a comptroller. He found it necessary, in the inter est of the creditors of the bank, to oppose the general plan of a reorgani zation committee organized by promi nent citizens of Philadelphia and for a time he was severely criticised there for. His plan was followed, however, and it is recognized as having saved to the creditors of the bank a lien upon other property which was not contemplated by the reorganization committee, from which they will prob ably realize over $1,000,000. He frequently expressed himself as in favor of prompt action when con vinced that the public interest re quired action at all, and on this princi ple he acted in the case of the Seventh National bank of New York. Early in his term he made a rule levying a second assessment upon stockholders of insolvent banks where the first as sessment had been less than the law authorizes and he established the prac tice of rebating to stockholders such portions of the prior assessment as was determined by further liquidation to have been excessive under the law. This ruling changed the long estab lished practice of the office and was upheld by the courts practically with out exception. Comptroller Dawes also organized a system of consolidation of insolvent banks in the last stages of liquidation in the interests of economy, so that at the present time thirty-seven re ceiverships are being administered by two receivers with greatly reduced ex penses. He also has uniformly has tened the liquidation of insolvent banks. Upon entering office the fag ends largely of the national bank failures of the 1893 panic were still undisposed of. During the last four year he has collected $25,000,000 cash from these assets, which covered every description of property. 1’enaiou Report IlnnUy Noon. WASHINGTON, July 6—Hon. H. Clay Evans, commissioner of pensions, called on the president to bid him farewell before his departure for Can ton. He told Mr. McKinley that he had been taking an inventory of all pension claims on hand; that he would have his annual report ready soon and asked the president if he had instruc tions or orders to give. The president made no suggestions. The report will appear in a few days. Runnwny IinUmi Arr««tp<l. COUNCIL BLUFFS, July 6.—Eddie Powells, a runaway Indian boy from the Oneida reservation at Green Bay, Wis, was arrested in the Northwest ern railroad yards. He will be held until the agent at the reservation ii notified. THE PORTO RICANS AGREE. Antcmbly Puiira Free Trade Ketolullou After Protracted Itebuta. SAN JUAN, V. It., July 5—In a joint session lasting three hours, the. Porto Rican assembly unanimously passed the free trade resolution. The assembly hall was crowded with peo ple and cheers greeted the announce ment that Governor Allen had signed the resolution. The free trade resolution begins with a preamble in which reference Is made to section 3 of the Foraker bill. The resolution then proceeds: “The Porto Rican assembly in extra session, and pursuant to the instruc tions of congress, does hereby notif> the president of the United States that by virtue of the Hollander acts and other acts, it has put into opera tion a system of local taxation to meet the necessities of insular government, ami it hereby directs that a copy of this joint resolution be presented to the president of the United States and it requests that Governor Allen deliv er the resolution in question to Presi dent McKinley to the end that the proclamation may he made by him and, if it shall seem wise and proper to the president of the United States, the assembly requests that his proc lamation be issued July 23, as that day is being established a legal Porto holiday, to commemorate the anni versary of the coming of the American flag,” Governor Allen personally read a message before the assembly, in which he exhaustively reviewed the financial situation of the island and showed that Porto Rico possessed abundant resources for Its needs without draw ing upon customs receipts. Mr. Hol lander’s report on the island's re sources was considered sufficiently definite to warrant the joint resolu tion in favor of free trade. The reso lution was introduced in the house by Senor Morales. Hr. Hollander, in a long speech, reviewed the workings of the new tax law and explained the new system of taxation. He said: “Present conditions make litis joint resolution possible and the insular as serably can henceforth dispense with the revenue accruing from Porto Rican customs.” Several other lengthy speeches were made. The resolution passed at 12:45 and was signed by Governor Allen. The action of the assembly is consid ered the most important taken by it since the inauguration of Governor Allen. •Jubilant Fourth In Purl*. PARIS, July 5.—The United States embassy and consulate and majority of the American business douses and stores here decorated yesterday with the stars and stripes and the French tricolor hung together. Most of the American residents and visitors at tended the open reception of the Untied States embassador. General Horace Porter, in the afternoon. The annual banquet of the American Chamber of Commerce was in session. til Celebrated at Pekin. PEKIN, July 5.-—The Fourth of July was celebrated here by the United States legation guard with athletic games and fireworks. The German minister. Dr. Mumm von Scliwarzen stein, gave a dinner at the German legation to the officers of the American guard. Messrs. Squires and Rockhill and the other members of the United States legation celebrated the Fourth at the summer legation in the hills. Reading Strike in PndoU. READING, Pa., July 5—The Read ing railway striking shop hands rati fied the agreement between Chairman Boscher and President Baer and it was decided to return to work Friday morning. Over 1,200 men were present at the meeting. (innipem Kernvfrlnr Rapldlr. WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 5 — President Gompers of the Federation of I^hor. who suffered concussion of the brain as a result of a fall from a street car last week, is progressing rapidly towards recovery. He will go to Deer Park, Md. Wreck on Iowm Oufril. BURLINGTON. la.. July 5—In formation has reached here that a pas senger train on the Iowa Central has been wrecked near Hampton, Iowa, and that two postal clerks have been killed. F»r*t Time in Forty Year* JACKSON, Miss., July 5—For the first time in forty years the Declara tion of Independence was read in Jackson at the Fourth of July celebra tion. The meeting was held in repre sentative hail at the state capitol. ComBissicnsr Taft is Inaugurated as Governor of the Philippines. ARIllANft ADMINISTERS TRE OATH New Official Announces Ills I'lan* for Further Improvement—Commission ts He Increased -Three Native Members Will he Appointed. MANILA, July 5.—Civil government in the Philippines has been auspi ciously inaugurated. Commissioner Taft was escorted by General MacAr thur and General Chaffee from the pal ace to a great temporary tribune just outside the Plaza Palacio. Standing on a projecting center of the tribune Mr. William H. Tuft, the new civil gov ernor of the Philippine islands, took the oath of office administered by Chit f Justice Areliano. Governor Taft was ' then introduced by General MacAr tinir, the guns of Fort Santiago being fired by way of a salute, A feature of the inaugural address of Governor Taft was the announce ment that on September 1, 1901, the commission would lie increased by the appointment of three native members,' Dr, Wardo Detavers, Denito Legarda and Jose Luzuriaga. Before September departments will exist as follows: In terior, heads having been arranged for thus: Interior, Worcester; commerce and police. Wright justice and finance, Ide; public instruction, Moses. Of the twenty-seven provinces or ganized Civil Governor Taft said the Insurrection still exists in five. This will cause the continuance of the mili tary government in these sections. Six teen additional provinces are reported without insurrections, hut as yet they have not been organized. Four prov inces are not ready for civil govern ment. The speaker predicted that with the roncentration of troops into larger garrisons it would be necessary for the people to assist the police in the pres ervation of order. Fleet launches will be procured, he said, which will facili tate communication among the prov inces, as well as aid the postal and revenue department. In connection with educational ef forts Civil Governor Taft said that adults should he educated by an ob servation of American methods, lie said that there was a reasonable hope that congress would provide a tariff suitable—one that would assist In the development of the Philippines, instead of an application of the Untied States tariff. •According ro uic civil governor mere is an unexpended balance In the insu lar treasury of $.'t,700,000 and an an nual income of $10,000,000. He said that any possible friction between civil and military subordinates should be discouraged. The patriotism of the leading Filipinos was commended, in conclusion Civil Governor Taft reiter ated a hope expressed by the president that in the future the inhabitants would be grateful for the American Philippine victories. The reading of President McKinley’s message of congratulation was enthus iastically cheered. The entire front of the tribunal, a block long, was dec orated with flags, and several officers, with their families and friends, were seated therein. General MacArthur, Civil Governor Taft, and Military Gov ernor Chaffee occupied the center, with the other generals on their right. Rear Admiral Kempff and his staff were on their left. The United States commis sioners and justices of the supreme court were immediately in the rear, with the foreign consuls. The mass of the people stood in the park opposito. The Filipino leaders were there, but there were more Americans than Fili pinos present. The president’s message is as fol lows: Taft, Manila—Upon the assumption of your new duties as civil governor of the Philippine islands, I have great pleasure in sending congratulations to you and your associates and my thank? for the good work already accomplish ed. I extend to yon my full confidence and best wishes for still great success In the larger responsibilities now de volved upon you and the assurance not only from myself, but from niv coun trymen of good will for the people of the islands, and the hope that their participation in the government which it is our purpose to develop among them, may lead to their highest ad vancement, happiness and prosperity. WILLIAM M’lilNLiEY. THE LIVE SEOCK MARKET. I.ated Quotation* from South Omaha anil Kan*ai City. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle— There was a light supply of cat tle In the yards and as paskers were lib eral buyers of the better grades the mar ket took on more life than for gome time l'nst. The market could not be quoted much higher, but an early clearance was effected and the prices paid were gener ally very satisfactory. Buyer* started out early in the morning and bought up the better grades of beef steers at steady to strong prices, as compared wit), yes terday. They seemed to want the cattle today, and ns there wore only a few of fered sellers took advantage of the oppor tunity to push values up a little. The situation, however, Is best described bv calling It a good, steady to strong mar ket. The commoner grades, of course, did not move us freely us did the choice heavyweights, but still they brought fully as much as was paid for the same grades yesterday. There were only a few cows and heifers on sale and most of those that were offered were grassers of rather an Interior quality. There was not enough change in the prices paid from those In force yesterday to lie worthy of mention, so that the market can he quoted prac tically steady. Hulls, vulvas and stags also sold In Just about the same notches they did yesterday Hogs—There was the heaviest run of hogs that has been on the market for some time past, there being close to 300 ears on sale. Other markets were quoted considerably lower, and as a result prices here dropped about 7**0 as compared with yesterday s general market. The hulk of the early sales went at $.7.73, with th-> choicer loads going at $5.77'.* and $5.80. Owing to the big supply, however, th-> market weakened us the morning ad vanced and packet's were finally offering only $5.72b, and $5.75. Aftgjr the first few rounds the market could be quoted 7’-iW 10c lower. Sheep--There was not a heavy run of sheep and most everything was western grass wethers. A five-ear string sold for $3.16. which was steady with the prices paid yesterday. The demand was not very heavy on the part of local packers, but still everything was sold In good season. There were a few feeders offered today and the market, while not active, could he quoted about steady. KANSAS CITY. Cattle Choice beef steers and good feeders, steady to UK- higher; others were steady to a shade lower; choice dressed beef steers. $4,354(5. HO; fair to good. $4.154( 5.30. Texas grass steers. J3.004l4.00; cows. l2.hMt4.25; heifers, Jl.004i4.90; runners. $2.90 4t2.HO; hulls. *2.054(4.50; cables, $S.B0©5.2f>. Hogs—Market f/olOe lower; top, *3.02'_•; heavy, $5.804(3.92VSi: mixed, *3.721V(t 3. H3; light, *3.70413.h6; pigs. J3.004I3.63. Sheep and I.umhs—The supply was of the most common quality; best, steady; Inferior grades. 10c lower; lambs, $4.2541 5.10; wethers, $3.25413.90; yearlings, J3.75W I.to; ewe*. $3.W4i:;.73; Texas grass sheep, f7.254(5.73r culls. $2,004} 5.00. SANTA TE CITS DEEP. Fires First (Inn of Open War on Secret Freight Hate HetfuotIons. CHICAGO, .Inly 6.—A rate fight of liberal proportions is on among the (rttnk lines operating between Chi cago and Missouri river centers. For several weeks there has been wide spread, though secret manipulations, of rates on ail classes of freight in (his territory, but there had been no open rupture between any of the roads until today. When it became current that peace could not he restored except by some drastic action officers cf several of the roads began to plan open reductions in tariffs. The Santa Fe was the first to act and today came out with an announcement that it would put in a scale of rates effective July 16 between this city and southwestern Missouri river points that would awake the se cret rate cutters to a realization of the situation. The rates promulgated by the Santa Fe average reductions of from 30 to 19 and in some cases 50 per cent be low the printed tariffs. It is believed that the action of the Santa Fe will tie followed by similar announcements and that it will bring the long-stand ing secret cuts to a head and fores the lines out of the pool to become members. r.unl McHHiire* Agatn.t Monqultori. ..WASHINGTON, July 6.—The War department issued an order providing that upon the usual special requisi tion the quartermaster department will furnish mineral oil or some other cheap and equally efficient agent for the destruction of mosquitoes aud their larvae. Department of Cuba. WASHINGTON, July 6.—It was stated at the War department that in case General Wood s illness is pro tracted an unusual length of time the executive duties of commander of the Department of Cuba will be assumed temporarily by Colonel Samuel W. Whitside. Tenth cavalry, now station ed at Santiago. Saler Waives Examination. SHENANDOAH. Ia., July 6—J. W. Saler, charged with the murder ot Tom Richardson of Maryville, Mo. waived preliminaiy hearing and was sent to the county jail under $1,000 bonds.