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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.