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VOL. XVIII. LOUP CITY. SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1001. NUMBER 41.
TO BREJKTOE STRIKE
Steel Corporation Bring3 Number of Non
union Nen from South.
USE THEM AT MONESSEN PLANT
•Expects to Add It to the 1.1st of Mills
Already In Operation—Union Members
Bay It Is Impossible—Amalgamated
Leaders Claim Hidden Strength.
PITTSBl'HG, Pa., Aug. 13.—A party
of strikebreakers brought up from the
south by special train were safely de
livered in the steel steel mills at
Monessen early yesterday morning and
the United States Steel corporation ex
pects to add that plant to the nunibe^
running partly or in full with non
union men within the next twenty
turn- hours. The Carnegie properties
also resumed last night without a
break in the forces operating them,
and that fact, joined with the prom
ise of an early start at Monessen, leads
the steel officials here to take a very
hopeful view of the situation. The
strikers claim that men enough to start
the Monessen mills cannot be obtained
and that they have not yet shown
their hand. At Duquesne and other
■Carnegie plants they promise that de
velopments will indicate their strength
to better advantage.
It was anticipated that, there would
be trouble when the non-union men
reached Monessen, for the strikeib
were watching the railroads and riv
ers and had expressed a determina
tion to prevent the entrance of the
strikebreakers. The men who were
handling the movement for the steel
corporation successfully veiled their
action, however, and had their charges
safely within the plants hours before
it was known definitely by anyone
on the outside that the men had ar
rived. They were brought to Mones
sen by special train and were landed
at 4 o’clock in the morning. It is
not known how many men were in the
party or where they were obtained.
The mills are guarded and the men
will be kept on the premises until all
danger of trouble ceases. Bunks for
about fifty men have been erected and
large quantities of food have been pur
chased for them. A fence has been
thrown around the property and
•guards posted to keep out ali intruders.
The strikers will undoubtedly make an
effort to induce the strikebreakers to
quit and the fear is expressed that
there will be trouble if any demonstra
tion is made against the men or prop
erty. The situation theie is regarded
as very delicate.
The steel managers may succeed In
getting another mill on tomorrow at
the Painter plant. Two mills were
operated there last week with non
union men and part of another crew
was gotten together last week. Just
as soon as enough men are available
the third mill will be started.
IOWA GOES TO PANAMA.
Ifivj Department Deride* that the
Hanger I* Not Knougli.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Aug. 19.—A
telegram has been prepared at the
navy department to go forward to the
Iowa immediately upon her arrival at
San Francisco, ordering her to prepare
at once to go to sea. When she ad
' vises the department that she is ready
an order will follow for her to pro
ceed at once to Panama.
The little cruiser nanger, which is
at "San Diego, was ordered to sail to
day. It is not believed that there
will he any delay in her departure, as
she has had several days’ notice in
which to prepare for sea. She is very
slow, however, making not more than
six knots, and as the distance to Pan
ama is about 2,700 miles, it would re
quire almost lifteen days for her to
reach her destination. The depart
ment therefore decided to dispatch the
Iowa as soon as the battleship arrives
at San Francisco and can prepare for
the trip.
Neltrnnkii Man Kllteil.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Ajig.
12.—Nelson H. Gates of Nebraska was
instantly killed in Williams canyon
near Manitou yesterday. He took his
family up the canyon to spend the d«/
and while the rest were eating lunch
he climbed the cliff and fell to death.
German Boat for Vener.aeli.
BERLIN, Aug. 19—The German
government has ordered the cruiser
Yinetta, now off South Africa, to pro
ceed to Venezuelan waters to be in
reaediness to protect German interests
if an emergency should arise.
SCHWAB WILL TAKE CHARGE.
Bethlehem Steel Company Buys the
Bethlehem Iron Company*
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19—At a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Bethlehem Steel company today it was
decided to ratify the purchase of the
Bethlehem iron company and to issue
$7,500,000 bonds, the purchase price of
the iron company. There was not a
dissenting vote, 230,443 shares out of
a total of 300,000 being represented.
The meeting was the result of the
recent meeting at which the stockhold
ers of the Bethlehem Iron company
voted to sell their holdings In the
| company. It was denied that the pur
chase was a part of the Vickers-Max
im-Cramp deal to secure control of the
two companies named.
It was authoritatively announced
today that within ten days the control
of the Bethlehem Steel company and
the Bethlehem Iron company will be
assumed by President Schwab of the
I nited States Steel corporation. Mr.
Schwab holds an option on the stock
of the company at $24 a share, which
expires August 26. ' More than 240,000
shares out of a total of 300,000 are now
in the vuults of the Girard Trust com
pany, which acts as trustee In the
transaction.
MANY SINK WITH SHIP.
Alaskan Piii»ni«r Klraiuar Inlands.
CraabN Into an Iceberg.
VICTORIA, B. C„ Aug. 19.—The
steamer Islander, the crack passenger
steamer of the Alaskan route, operated
by the Canadian Pacific Navigation
company of this city, struck an Ice
berg off Douglas island at 2 o’clock
on the morning of Thursday last and
went to the bottom, carrying down
from sixty-five to eighty souls, includ
ing passengers and members of the
crew. Some of the survivors arrived
here this evening by the steamer
Queen. They report that as the ves
sel went down Its boilers exploded,
causing the death of many who might
have escaped. Captain Foote was on
the bridge when the vessel struck and
stayed there and went down with the
ship.
There was $275,000 in gold on the
steamer. $100,000 of which was carried
by passengers. H. H. Hart, who has
spent, sixteen years in the Klondike,
lust $35,000 in dust.
Some say that Captain Foote reach
ed a raft, but that when he saw the
extent of the disaster ne jumped over
hoard.
No accurate list of dead will be
available until the arrival of the pur
ser on the steamer Farallon.
ALL NATIONS TO BE INVITED.
| (exposition Proclamation Is Now In HsikIh
of President.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—There
were further conferences today be
tween Chairman Carter of the Ixiuis
iana Purchase exposition and State de
partment officials concerning the proc
lamation which is about to be issued
inviting foreign nations to participate
in the exposition. The proclamation
has been mailed to the president and
as soon as he returns it to the State
department it will be issued. This
proclamation, together with the regu
lations relative to exhibits, will be
communicated to the diplomatic repre
sentatives of all nations in Washington
and also sent to all diplomatic an,!
consular officers of the I'nited States
in foreign countries.
SAYS BOTHA WILL SURRENDER.
London Sun Claim* lloer (Jencral Mob
ill/iii-' With Kitchener.
LONDON. Aug. 19.—The Sun today
says it hears thut the concentration of
General Botha’s forces at Hondweni,
on the holders of Znluland, announced
in a dispatch from Durban last night,
does not foreshadow a tight with
Botha, hut his surrender, in pursuance
with an understanding reached be
tween General Botha and Lord Kitch
ener. The Sun adds that the govern
ment is so satisfied that the war is
virtually over that Lord Milner, now
on his way hack to South Africa, has
in his pocket the draft of a complete
constitution and plans for the future
government of the annexed territories
«
,!*p*ne*f> Kn-ltod €>Vf-r >1 >m< hnrin.
LONDON. Aug. 13.—'"Japanese pub
lic opinion,” says a dispatch to the
Times from Tokio, "is becoming ex
cited ever the Manchurian ques ion
Tli • newspapers contend ihat Russ i
contemplates a permanent o cupatlot
o which Japan cannot pozsi’oly a«
tuiesce.
Communication With Luciania Kept Uf
for Nearly Four Hours.
MANY MESSAGES EROM THE SHORE
PaMcngcra of Steamer Are Given e Hunt
■nnr; of World's Happenlnti Since
They Left. Queenstown Several Hayi
A*».
NEW YORK. Aug. 17.—The Cunard
line steamship Lucanta, Captain Mc
Kay, which sailed from Liverpool for
New York August 10, was spoken
through the medium of wireless teleg
raphy by the Nantucket lightship
shortly after 6 o’clock this evening.
The Herald shore station, to which
came the wireless message from the
lightship is at Siasconset, a favorite
eumnier resort on the Island of Nan
tucket. On the highest part of the
village, known as Bunker Hill, is
erected a mast, built in three sections,
with its truck rising 165 feet in the
air. At its upper end is a spar known
as a spirit or yard, which carries a
vertical wire of the Marconi system
180 feet above the ground. The In
struments which complete the install
ation are in a cottage 100 feet distant
from the base of the mast, and be
tween it and the sea an uninterrupted
moorland stretches for a mile or more.
Forty sea miles away, bearing about
south, the Nantucket lightship is
moored as a safeguard to vessels
crossing the dangerous shoals of this
vexed area and as a point of departure
and arrival for vessels crossing the
northern Atlantic or toasting along
the western seaboard. On board this
vessel a spar has been lifted to the
original must and from the tip of
this, 106 feet above the sea plane, a
wire is suspended similar to that on
shore.
At the Siasconset wireless telegraph
station the instruments near G o'clock
this evening recorded ue signals that
were being sent out from the light
ship searching lor Lucania. Finally,
about G o'clock it was demonstrated
that the two vessels were in commu
nication. To make absolutely certain,
their circuit was temporarily broken,
to ask the lighlsn.p if Lucania had
been heard from. The answer came
back that the steamship had been
reached. From that time until 9:40
messages were sent in a stream from
Lucania. There were occasional in
terruptions for adjustment, but in a
general way it may be said that the
conditions were favorable and that
communication for nearly four hours
was unbroken.
From the Nantucket lightship to Lu
cania was also sent a summary of the
news events of the world that had
happened since the steamship left the
other side.
The following message was among
those received at the lightship from
Lucania and then transmitted to the
land station. It is signed by Captain
McKay, in command of Lucania:
"All well on boaru. We are 287
miles from Sandy Hook and w'ith clear
weather expect to reach New York
harbor Saturday. Please Inform Cu
nard agents. M’KAY.”
SCHLEY AT WASHINGTON.
Consult* Wltli Several Friends Regarding
the Crnirt of Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Admiral
Schley, who arrived here with his
wife last night, will remain until the
court of inquiry which is to investi
gate the Santiago campaign completes
its work. The interim between now
and the opening of the sessions or the
court, September 12, will be devoted
to his side of the case. Today he
had his first consultation with Judge
Jere Wilson of this city, former Rep
resentative Raynor of Baltimore and
Captain James Parker of New Jersey.
Admiral Schley wil go over every
thing relating to the matter with his
counsel and place them In possession
of every fact pertaining to a thor
ough and complete understanding of
the events of the campaign which are
in controversy. Admiral Schley de
clines to talk about the case.
(lama Law Violat'd! Charged.
DBS MOINES. Aug. 17.—William
Wagner of Vandalla has been arrested
on a charge of violating the sta'e
game law by shipping quail out of the
state. George A. Lincoln of Cedar
Rapids, state game warden, has lnsti
tuted proceedings against Wagner. He
will have a hearing in Justice Dun
can's court In Des Moines at an early
day.
GRANT MAKES GOOD CAPTURE.
Leador of Iiniiruriit» In rrovlno* of II*
ttiugiift HurrfDilcrA.
MANILA, Aug. It).—Second Lieuten
ant Walter S. Grant of the Sixth cav
alry, while scouting with a detachment
near Taal, Batangas province, has
made what the military authorities
consider to be tha most important cap
ture since Aguiualdo wt.s made pris
oner. Grant captured Colonel Martin
Cabrera, his adjutant and six other
insurgents. Cabrera had been grow
ing in power for some time, lie con
trolled all the insm gents in southern
Batangas and also those west of the
city of Batangas.
Colonel Panganiban, a captain and
twenty men, with twenty-six rifles and
considerable ammunition, have sur
rendered to Lieutenant Smith of the
Twentieth infantry near Luzon. They
formed a portion of General Malvar's
command. After taking the oath of
allegiance they were released.
Captain Policarpio, a lieutenant and
five men from the Sixth company of
Malvar's command also surrendered
to Colonel Baldwin, refusing at the
same time payment for their rifles
and revolvers, saying that they sur
rendered for peace and not for money.
Lieutenant Evans reports that he
has not seen or heard of any Insurg
ents recently on the island of Min
doro. He reports the burning of a
camp, however, and succeeded in cap
turing thirty tons of rice. He says
the people in the valley of RJan re
side in the fairest farming country of
the islands. The district is thickly
Bettled and plentifully supplied with
cattle and rice.
General Chaffee is greatly pleased
by these accounts from the province
of Batangas and the island of Min
doro.
THE STRIKE COMES WEST.
Three Thuuoanil Juliet Wurkmeu Vute
to Obey Shelter'* Order.
JOLIET, III., Aug. 16.—The four
lodges of the Amalgamated association
employes of the Illinois Steel company
at the Joliet mills by a unanimous vote
decided to obey the strike order of
President Shaffer. The conference was
in session from 3 o'clock in the after
noon to 9 o'clock at night before the
decision was reached.
The steel mills were closed at niton
to enable the members of the associa
tion to attend the meeting which was
called by National Assistant Secretary
Tighe after his arrival here. He was
accompanied by Vice President Davis
of the Fourth district. Both men
presented the side of the association
to the local members. It was argued
that in order to secure the organiza
tion of non-union workers in the east
it was essential that the western men
would have to join the strike move
ment.
Mr. Tighe also appealed to the fealty
of the men to the association. He
urged them to be men and stand by
their union. His remarks were re
ceived with enthusiasm and caused the
voto that followed.
This action will close the entire
steel plant here, throwing out of em
ployment nearly D,000.
BRISK FIGHTING AT PANAMA.
K«l»li Are Gradually Cloning iu on that
City and Colon.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. Aug. 16.—The
British steamer Darien has arrived
here from Colon and brings reports
of heavy fighting Monday on the out
skirts of Panama and Colon. The reb
els were steadily advancing on the
towns proper. A large number of men
had been wounded.
A large number of wounded men
belonging to the government troopa
were taken to Colon Monday. This is
regarded as an indication of the per
sistency of the rebel attacks. The
converted cruiser Nantouna has been
found practically useless, owing to the
bulging attempts to mount heavy guns
on her.
The Darien brought forty passengers
who were obliged to leave Colon m or
der to escape the danger and to avoid
conscription. The British consul at
Colon has entered a protest against
Jamaicans being compelled by the
Colombian government to tight against
the rebels.
Fowtn Have Signed Protocol.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Chief
Postofflce Inspector Cochran was no
tofled by telegraph that Inspector
Houck of the St. Louis division ha3
caused the arrest of Walter Strat
ton for complicity In the Holdup of the
Missouri, Kansas A Texas train on
Wednesday moiulug uear Caney, L T.
TWO CHARTERS TAKEN
Western Amalgamated Lodges Refusing
to Quit Work Are Disciplined.
SHAFFER HAS NO HOPE OF THEM
Says Since They Disobey Him KipulstoM
Mast Follow — They Won't Agree,
Though Their Aid Was F.ipected In
Crippling Mills.
CHICAGO. Aug. 13.—There will be
no strike of the employes of the steel
mills in South Chicago. This point
was settletl last night when the men
refused to reconsider the action taken
Saturday night, at which time they
decided to stand by their contracts
with the mills and refused to Join
the strikers. After they had declined
to reconsider. Assistant Secretary M.
F. Tighe, of the Amalgamated asso
ciation, who came to Chicago with the
intention of securing a revocation of
the action of Saturday night, if pos
sible, declared that he revoked the
charters of both lodges of the Amal
gamated association in the South Chi
cago mills and declared the men out
side the organization. The men greet
ed his announcement with laughter
and cheers. Mr. Tighe arrived in the
city Wednesday and spent the day ar
ranging for a secret meeting of the
two lodges of the Amalgamated asso
ciation to be held last night. The
men gathered at the appointed time,
but there were so few of them In the
hall that the end of the matter was
a foregone conclusion. By far the
greater number of the members of
the two lodges had gone !o work In
stead of coming to the meeting and
only a handful was present. Mr. Tighe
made a long address to the men. giv
ing them the story of the strike from
the standpoint of the Amalgamated
association and asking them to help
the men in the east by quitting the
mills In South Chicago. Several
speeches were made by the local mem
bers of the association in reply to
Mr. Tighe, the general trend being
that the men considered themselve3
bound by contracts with their employ
ers and that they did not think that
it was their duty to turn their backs
on these contracts at the bidding of
the association. At 11 o’clock a vote
was taken on the question of recon
sidering and by an overwhelming ma
jority the men refused to reopen the
question. Mr. Tighe then announced
that the charters of both lodges were
revoked and the meeting dissolved.
After leaving the meeting Mr. Tighe
expressed himself as* greatly disap
pointed at the action taken this even
ing and said that be will go to the
Bayview mills at Milwaukee and also
to those at Joliet. He will repeat the
program at these places, explain to
the rnen the causes of the strike and
if they then decline to reconsider their
action In refusing to join the ranks
of the strikers he will declare the
charters of all their lodges forfeited
and rule the men out of the associa
tion.
HAWAII’S MAIL BAGS BULGf.
Carr Say* Volume Handled Hat luereatcd
a Hundred Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—G. W.
Carr, assistant superintendent in
charge of the railway mail service in
Hawaii, was in conference with acting
Postmaster General Shellenberger to
day. He says the volume of mails in
Hawaii has increased fully 100 per cent
since the American regime began.
Save for himself, two inspectors and
three clerks from San Francisco, the
entire Hawaiian postal system is ad
ministered by resident officials and
employes. The postmasters through
the islands, besides the native llawa
ilans and the Americans who were
there before the American regime was
installed, include English, German,
Portuguese and other nationalities.
Maker of Had Money Caught.
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 15.—Hreman
Johnson, an employe of a local print
ing firm, was arrested yesterday,
charged with making small coins of
less than $1 denomination. The pris
oner confessed and informed the offi
cers where the moulds and dies could
be found on East Twelfth street.
Lyttlelon 3urc«edi KUrbeoer.
LONDON. Aug. 15 —The Daily Mall
reviving speculation as to the date
of Lord Kitchener's return from South
Africa and as to his successor, says
It understands that he will return to
England about the middle of next
month. Lieutenant General Lyltleton
assuming the chief comtawsd.
CONDITION OF IOWA CROPS.
Kain* Hmv* Helped l.«t« Corn In All but
t lie Soot lieaittern Portion.
United States Department of Agri
culture, Iowa Section, Climate and
Crop Service, Weather Bureau, Crop
Bulletin for Week Ending August 12.
Dcs Moines, la.—The temperature of
last week was about normal, with In
creased humidity of the air and fairly
well distributed showers that came In
a maner to be very beneficial to all
growing crops. Drouthy conditions
of some severity still prevail in a
number .of counties in the southeast
ern and east central districts, but in
the larger part of the state the sup
ply of moisture has been ample to
cause considerable improvement in
pastures, late corn, potatoes and gar
dens. Reports indicate that late corn
has eared su flic lent ly to give prom
ise of a better yield than has been
anticipated if September is normally
fair and frostless. The early planted
portion of the crop is greatly damaged
and the ears generally show defective
fertilization. The crop as a whole
will be very valuable in quality of the
fodder and grain that matures and
much more than the usual acreage will
be harvested with binders.
Following are the estimates of crop
reporters as to the average condition
of crops: Corn, 55 per cent; spring
wheat, 84; oats, 73; barley, 83; flax,
74; millet. 62; potatoes. 34; pastures.
45; apples, 35; grapes. 70.
The threshing returns thus far re
ceived indicate that the oats crop is
generally better than the estimates
made August 1.
ILLINOIS CROP CONDITIONS.
WhMl and Onta All flight Hat Coro
Frnapccla Vont Rvar Known.
8PRINGFIELD, III., Aug. 14.—The
Illinois department of agriculture to
day Issued a summary of the reports
of ita crop correspondents bearing
date of August 1.
The area of wheat harvested is
shown to he 1,870,000 acres; estimated
yield, 31.100,000 bushels, the largest
crop produced since 1894. The value
of the crop at 62 cents would be $19.
230,000, the best returns since 1892.
Area of oats, 3,775,000 acres; yield esti
mated, 110,500,000 bushels, valued at
$34,880,000. This price has been ex
ceeded but twice in thirty years—1874
and 1882.
The corn area planted, 8.088,000
acres, was the largest since 1878, but
on August 1 the condition is the most
disheartening ever reported owing to
unprecedented hot weather and
drouth. From the reliable estimate
the department finds that on August
1 the condition was 46 per cent of the
seasonable average.
GOES INSANE ER0M BLINDER.
Operator (live* tlie Wrong Order* and
Reaaim Ulvti Way Under Strain.
FORT DODGE, la., Aug. 14.—James
Greene, station agent at Otho, a town
on the Mlnenapolis & St. Louis rail
way, a few miles south of Fort Dodge,
this morning through confusion of or
ders sent out a gravel train to meet
a fast freight coming from the north.
When he discovered that a collision
was inevitable Greene lost his rea
son and became violently insane, be
ing prevented from self-destruction by
those around him. He is now under
the influence of chloroform. It is
feared his reason is permanently im
paired. Greene received orders to let
the gravel train go to pass the freight
at Fort Dodge, but later orders noti
fied him tnat they would pass at Otho.
By mistake he gave the first orders
to the gravel train, which had gone
too far to be recalled before he no
ticed the blunder. He wired Fort
Dodge, but the freight had already
left. Then his mind snapped under
the strain.
The trains came together on a
heavy grade, but the crews Jumped
and escaped injury. The engines
were badly smashed, but aside from
this the damage was slight.
Mny Locate a Colony.
DE WITT, Neb.. Aug. 14.—At a pub
lic meeting held at this place, L. F.
Holloway and Henry Wayman were
elected as delegates to go to Alberta.
Canada, to investigate the favorable
reports concerning that country, if
found to be as represented a colony
will be formed by a company from
this community and will locate at
some place in the new coumry.
Vote Carnegie freedom of City.
GLASGOW. Aug. U.—The Corpora
tion of Glasgow, at a meeting today,
decided to confer the freedom of tha
city on Andrew Carnegie.