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VOL. XVIII. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1901. NUMBER 4fi.
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Members of Erie County Court Prepare
for Mnrder Case at Buffalo.
NO POISON FOUND IN RtVOLVtR
Fliyiloixm Who Kiitiuln* (xolgtxx Hay
He la Not Inanue—The Aumtaxln Is Not
to lie Defended Along tlie I.iua of an
Unsound Mind.
BUFFALO, Sept. 23.—The most Im
portant development ‘n the Czoigosz
case yesterday was the announcement
that no poison had been found on the
bullets or on the revolver with which
t. anarchist assassinated the presi
v Chemical and bacteriological
examinations were made and both
f allowed that no poison was used. An
other examination to determine the
mental condition of the prisoner was
made in the Erie county jail by Dr.
Carlos F. McDonald of New York, who
was brought here by the Erie County
Bar association, and Dr. W. F. Hurd,
superintendent of the Buffalo State
hospital. The alienists were with the
assassin for one hour and a half and
when they left both declined to dis
cuss the case.
District Attorney Penney and his
entire staff spent all of Sunday at the
city hall preparing for the trial of
Czoigosz. which will begin before Jus
tice White in part III of the supreme
court this morning.
Mr. Penney had conferences with
the alienists and with City Chemist
Herbert M. Hill, who submitted his re
port upon an examination of the bul
lets and revolver.
Immediately after the death of the
president one of the staff of physi
cians in attendance on the president
expressed the opinion that the bullets
.• may have been poisoned. District At
torney Penney, who had possession of
the assassin's revolver, ordered care
ful and thorough examinations made.
Dr. Hill was directed to make a chem
ical examination of the bullets and
the chambers and barrel of the revol
ver. and Dr. Herman G. Matzinger,
one of the surgeons who performed
the autopsy upon the president's body,
was ordered to make a bacteriological
k examination. This afternoon Dr. Hill
" reported to the district attorney that
his work showed that no poison had
been used.
He also presented a written report,
but it. will not be used on the trial, as
that question Is now eliminated from
the ease. Dr. Matzinger has finished
his bacteriological examination and
bis work also revealed the absence of
any poison. The district attorney has
been informed to that effect, although
ti.e formal report has not been sub
mitted. Authorities on this question
state that the two examinations form
a complete test and that the slighest
trace of poison would have been re
vealed.
Dr. McDonald and Dr. Heard, alien
ists for the defense, called upon Dis
trict Attorney Penney shortly before
3 o'clock this afternoon and remained
with him until 3:15. when they were
! escorted to the jail by Detective Solo
mon. The insanity experts went into
:'i -Czolgosz's cell. In murderer's row, and
were locked up with him until 4:05
o'clock, when they returned to the
city hall and held another conference
with the district attorney. Fifteen
minutes later Dr. James W. Putnam,
A local alienist, appeared and joined
the conference. Although great se
1 *crecy wras maintained at the district
- attorney's office, it was learned that
Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton, one of
the most able alienists in the l'tilted
, States, and who was an expert wit
ness in the Guiteau case, was in Buf
; falo.
fNot a doubt or Czoigosz s sanuy ex
ists in the mind of District Attorney
Penney, so that it is presumed that
Dr. Hamilton is here merely to meet
the question of insanity should the
defense be determined to make a fight
on that ground. Although ihe defense
declines to make any definite state
ment on the subject pending the final
opinion of Dr. McDonald, it is the
consensus of opinion among those in
terested in the case that no insanity
plea will be interposed by Judges
Lewis and Titus. The district attor
ney is already fortified wit hthe opin
ion of Dr. Joseph Fowler, Dr. James
\V. Putnam and Dr. Floyd Grego, Buf
falo alienists of some note, that Czoi
gosz is perfectly sane.
II;*v (lOf* to Visit.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—Secretary
► Hay lias left the city for a visit to his
summer home at Sunapee. N. H.
BOERS FAIL TO CROSS.
Krltclngcr I* I n.dile to Force the P»iM|St
of the Orange Hirer.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener:
‘Kritzinger. while attempting to
force a passage of the Orange river
near llerschell at 1 a. m. Friday,
rushed the camp of a party of Iajvatt’s
scouts. Me failed to cross the river,
Lutt the scouts lost heavily. Lieuten
ant Colonel, the Mon. Andrew Murray,
and Captain Murray, his adjutant, were
killed. I deeply regret the loss of Col
onel Muray, who throughout the war
had led Lovatt’s scouts with great gal
lantry.
‘Tnder cover of darkness, the Boers
managed to carry off a gun. They
were promptly followed up and the
gun was recovered in a smart engage
ment, in which Kritzinger lost two
killed and twenty taken prisoners.”
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
British captured by the Boers in the
ambush near Seheepener Neb, Sep
temlier 15. have been released and that
the British casualties in the recent
Vlakfontein engagement, when the
Beers ruptured a company of mounted
infantry and two guns, were one of
ficer and five men killed, twenty-three
men wounded and six officers and 109
men taken prisoners. Me announces
that these prisoners have since been
released.
He further reports the capture of
two commandos, one consisting of
fifty-live men under Commandant
Kochs, who were taken, together with
their entire transport, west of Ailen
burg, and the other consisting of fifty
four men .including P. J. Botha, who
were taken with forty-eight wagons
and their belongings, forty-five miles
south of Carolina.
MO CHANGE IN CUBAN POLICY.
(irnrrstl Wood |.|i I'rmtnt Pino Will lie
Continued.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.—General
Leonard Wood, military governor of
Cuba, galled for Havana. Alex Gon
zales accompanied him. The expectu
t: m of General Wood is that lie will be
able to complete arrangements by
which the conduct of affairs in the
island can be handed over to the Cu
bans by the first of next May. The
electoral vote, which the governor
brought with him for the inspection of
the authorities here, is satisfactory to
the administration, provided some
modifications are made. As a result
of his talk with the officials here,
General Wood expressed the opinion
that there will he no change in the
attitude of the administration toward
the Cubans, but that the policy inaug
urated by Mr. McKinley will be con
tinued by his successor.
rntlriuc Fit*fern Knot*.
LONDON, Sent. 23.—M. de Blowitz,
the Paris correspondent of the Times,
says:
Tlie conversations of the French and
Russian rulers and their ministers last
week pertained almost exclusively to
the near and the far east, the strained
relations between Turkey and France
and the necessity for removing the
jealousies of the powers which en
abled Turkey to elude Its engagements!
Armenian affairs were also dis
cussed, Russia holding that it was im
possible to tolerate a fresh explosion
and that the Armenians must either
accept Russia protection or continue
the miserable existence they are now
leading.
Ann ant of *l»panf»« Trada.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—“.Japan's trade
for the last eight months," says a dis
patch to the Times from Tokio,
“amounted to 165.000,000 yen in ex
ports and 181,000.000 yen in imports,
as against 123,000.000 and 207,000.000
yen last year. Owing to exceptionally
fine weather the rich harvest prom
ises to be 20.000.000 bushels above the
average. The effect of this will be to
restore prosperity to trade."
Spmiard* Get Into I.Inc.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Sept. 23.—
The natives of the Basque province
have sent a message to President
Roosevelt congratulating him on his
accession, and expressing their best
wishes for the welfare of the United
States as the “defender of oppressed
people.” '
American Honored In Pari*.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—The In
ternational Institute of Sociology,
which consists of the sociologists of
the world, with headquarters at Paris,
has elected United States Commission
er of Labor C. D. Wright to member
ship.
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Cabinet Gathers Around Council Table of
the New Chief Exeoutiye.
SECRETARY LONG IS TO RESIGN
Other Member* Will Probably Plalsh
Their Term*—Senator* Pay Recpeet*
to Mr. Rooeeeelt— Serrelary C'ortelyon
Remain* With Kooierelt.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21—After a
suspense of three days as a mark of
respect to the dead president the busi
ness of the government at Washing
ton was resumed yesterday. The train
bearing President Roosevelt and his
cabinet arrived at the Pennsylvania
station at 9:20 o’clock and fifteen min
ntps lates the president entered the
white house ami going to the elevator
proceeded at once to the cabinet
room, where President McKinley was
wont to do most of his work. When
the new chief executive reached the
white house he walked briskly to the
big front door, which swung wide
open to receive him.
Secretary Long, who soon Joined’
him, informed the president as to the
condition of affairs in his office and
was asked as to the work of the
Schley court of inquiry. With Senator
Cullom, President Roosevelt exchang
ed pleasant greetings and received the
assurance of the hearty support of the
Illinois senator. With Senator Proc
tor there was a similar exchange of
expressions of good will.
The president’s former secretary.
Mr. Loeb, Jr., will remain with him
probably as assistant secretary. Mr.
Cortelyoti, at the president’s earnest
request, will retain his position as his
secretary.
At It o’clock all the members of the
cabinet had arrived at the white house
and soon were seated around the fa
miliar table. President Roosevelt oc
cupied a seat at the head and in the
chair long occupied by his predecessor.
It all seemed strange to these devoted
advisers of tIte dead president, to sit
at the table without him at its head,
and the gloom and solemnity which
characterized the meeting was not
unbefitting the occasion. Nearly all
the members of the present cabinet
are quite sure to remain during Mr.
Roosevelt's term, but it is very prob
able that Secretary Long will retire
within the next few months. He feels
that he can resign without embarrass
ment to Mr. Roosevelt and therefore it
Is thought that within the next few
months he will ask the president to
permit him to retire to private life.
The cabinet was in session about an
hour and a half, all of the time be
ing spent in a general review of the
more important questions which will
require the attention of the new pres
ident.
All the members were present ex
cept Attorney General Knox, who
stopped for a few days in Pittsburg.
Bach member explained to the presi
dent the policy which had been fol
lowed in dealing with the matters
under consideration and their present
status. No new business was taken
up.
Members subsequently expressed
themselves as having full confidence
in Mr. Roosevelt’s ability to give the
country a strong, able and conserva
tive administration, and he will have
their loyal support to the same de
gree as they gave it to the late pres
ident. It is thought that Tuesdays
and Fridays will be selected by the
new chief executive as cabinet days,
following in this the preference of Mr.
McKinley.
DIETRICH HOMEWARD BOUND
Keuutnr lteachei Kan Franrlam and at
Once Start* for Nebraska
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21.—United
States Senator Charles H. Dletrirh of
Nebraska, who has been on a visit to
the Philippines, returned on the Nip
pon Marti and immediately started for
his home. He left there June 20 on
the transport Hancock for Manila, In
company with Adjutant General Cor
bin, General Weston and Congressman
Julius Kahn. Soon after reaching the
Philippines these officials, with Sur
geon General Sternberg, made a cir
cuit of the archipelago on the trans
port I-awton. All were highly pleased
with the progress made under Amer
ican administration, no dissatisfaction
among the Filipinos being apparent.
The more southerly ports of the
island, of which comparatively little
could be heard, were found to be pros
perous. with Ajnerican and Filipinos
fraternizing. The future of the Phil
ippines, in the opinion of Senator
Dietrich, is very promising.
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WlltRt PRfSIDtNT M’KIMIY llfS
Nearly In View or the I.ate Hnrfnr of the
Chief Rxecullre.
CANTON’. O.. Sept. 20.—Nature has
been kind in selecting the la*t rest
ing place for President McKinley.
West Lawn cemetery is on a high
knoll, overlooking the peaceful valley,
with the little city of Canton laid out
below, if it were not for an Inter
vening church spire one might get
from this elevation a glimpse of the
McKinley home. Here the body of
William McKinley is laid to rest. The
beauty of the grounds here attracted
the attention of the country’s best
landscape gardeners, who have jour
neyed here to study Its attractions.
Today it was doubly beautiful, with
the rustling trees giving off their first
yellowed leaves of fall and adding a
golden touch to the green-clad slopes,
.lust, inside the stately entrance stands
the gray stone vault, where for a time
the casket will repose. Its dreary ex
terior was today relieved by great
masses of flowers, banked all about
until the gray walls were shut out
from view.
Hut in due time it will he taken from
the vault and committed to the little
plot of ground lying farther on. This
is the McKinley lot and here lie his
father, whose name he bore, the moth
er he guarded so tenderly In life, his
brother James, his sister Anna and
his two children. And when the time
conies a stately shaft of granite will
rise above the grave, telling of the
civic virtues, the pure life and the
martyred death of William McKinley.
WIDOW’S PHYSICIAN HOPEFUL
Ur. Kliey Hat* She l« Doing a* Well ai
Any Woman Could.
CANTON, O., Sept. 20,—The friends
of Mrs. McKinley do not regard her
as being on the verge of collapse. On
the contrary they express themselves
as quite confident that she will he
spaied to them for a long time, in at
least as good a state of health as she
has enjoyed for the last five years.
Dr. Rixey said late this afternoon:
"Mrs. McKinley is hearing up as well
as could be expected tinder the cir
cumstances. She has beet! and is still
suffering intensely from her bereave
ment and has frequently given way to
sobs and tears, but for all that she
lias been doing as well as any woman
could do under similar circumstances."
Buffalo Tragedy Re-rnarted.
WINCHESTER, Ind., Sept. 20.—
Omer Pelee, aged 10, was fatally shot
while posing as President McKinley
at. Buffalo for Emil Miller, a boy of
the same age, who was acting the part
of an anarchist. The lads were play
mates and decided to imitate the Buf
falo tragedy. Miller secured his
brother’s rifle for the work. The ball
passed almost through Peloe's stomach
and thu physicians say he cannot
live.
01*1 Soldiers nt Webster City.
WEBSTER CITY, Ia„ Sept. 19.—The
old soldiers of Hamilton, Webster,
Wright, Hardin, Boone and Story
counties had their reunion here. The
principal speaker was President Beard
shear of the Iowa State Agricultural
rollege at Ames. The principal ad
droes was by the Hon. Sidney Foster.
r.rrli Wheel C»Ua|»ri.
FLINT, Mich., Sept. 20.—Seven peo
ple were hurt, one probably fatally,
by the collapse of a Ferris wheel at
the fair grounds here today. The
wheel was loaded with sixteen people
when it crashed to the ground.
Dr Kitty Will (iet a Kal«e.
CANTON, O., Sept. 20.—It has been
officially announced that Medical In
spector P. M. Kixey will be appointed
surgeon general of the navy to suc
ceed Surgeon General Van Reypen
upon the expiration of the latter's term
of office.
Krotrr Will Appeal to K«»o*evelt.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-Mr. Kruger, ac
cording to a dispatch to the Daily Mail
from Brussels, is preparing a memorial
to President Roosevelt soliciting the
intervention of the United States in
South Africa.
Vail from a Railway Train.
MUSCATINE. Ia.. Sept. 20.—The
mangled remains of a man were found
on the Chicago & Rock Island track
north of Muscatine. The identity of
the body was established by papers
found on his person, showing the un
forunate man to have been Francis
Costello, a 30-year-old son of John Cos
tello of Davenport. He had fallen
from the bumpers of a car on which
ha was riding.
Canton Citizens Take Touching Farwell
•f Their Martyred Townsman,
THRONGS tROM OVER THE STATE
Cruwd N« Kmt Hint Vanif Cannot finlu
thn I’nrtUig l ook—ClMlnf of tli* Car
ken in the Court Utmr Ptrkapf tar
the lam Time.
CANTON, 0., Sept. W.—Tenderly
and reverently those who hail known
William McKinley best yesterday re
ceived his martyred body into their
arms. They had forgotten the illus
trious career of the statesman in the
loss of a great personal friend who
had grown deoarer to them with the
passing of the years. They hardly
noticed the president of the United
States or his cabinet, or tlie generals
and admirals, in their resplendent
uniforms. The flag-draped casket
which contained the body of their
friend and fellow townsman held ail
their thoughts. He had left them two
weeks ago this very day in the full
tide of the strength of a glorious
manhood, and they had brought him
back dead. Anguish was in the heart
of every man, woman and child.
The entire population of the little
city and thousands from all over Ohio,
the full strength of the National
Ouard of the state—eight regiments,
three batteries of artillery, one bat
talion of engineers, 5,000 men in all—
the governor, lieutenant governor and
a justice of the supreme court, repre
senting the three branches of the state
government, were at the station to re
ceive the body.
The whole town was In deep blaek.
The only house In all this sorrow
stricken city without a touch of
mourning drapery was the old famiS
iar cotttage on North Market street,
to which so many distinguished men
of the country have made pilgrimages
in the times that are gone. The blinds
were down, hut there was no out
ward token of the blow that had
robbed it of its most precious imsses
sion. The flowers bloomed on the
lawn as they did two weeks ago.
There was not even a bow of crepe
on the door when the stricken widow
was carried by Abner McKinley ana
l)r. Rixey into the darkened home.
Only the hitching post nt the curb
in front of the residence had been
swathed in black by the citizens in
order that it might conform to the
general scheme of mourning decora
tions that had been adopted.
Sad as was the procession which
bore the body to the court house
where It lay in state this afternoon,
it could not compare with the infinite
sadness of that endless line of broken
hearted people who streamed steadily
through the dimly lighted corridors
from the time the coffin was opened
until it was taken home to the sor
rowing widow at nightfall. They
stepped softly lest their footfalls wake
their friend from his last long sleep.
Tears came unbidden to wet the bier.
Perhaps it was the great change
that had come upon the countenance
which moved them more than the
sight of the familiar features. The
signs of discoloration which appeared
upon the brow and cheeks yesterday
at the state ceremonial in the rotunda
of the capitoi at Washington had
deepened. The lips had become livid.
Ail but two of the lights of the chan
delier above the head were dis
tinguish in order that the chauge
might appear less noticeable, hut ev
eryone who viewed the body remarked
the darkened features and the ghastly
lips.
When the body was taken away
thousands were still in line and the
committee in charge of the arrange
ments was appealed to to allow a
further opportunity today before the
body is taken to the church. But
this had to be denied to them and the
casket may never he opened again.
MINISTER ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Speak* Insinuatingly of !)ra<l Prealdant
and I* Tarred and Feathered
HUNTINGTON, Ind., Sept. 19.—Jos
eph A. VVIldman, a United Brethren
minister, was tarred and feather by
a crowd of one hundred last night, and
turned loose to wander ack home be
cause on Sunday night he rose In
prayer meeting in one oi the city
churches and said:
“1 suppose there have been more
lies told from the pulpit and sacred
desk today than was ever known be
fore. While 1 want to give all honor
that is due Mr. McKinley, still when
be was living he was nothin# but a
political demagogue.”
THF LIVE STOCK MARKET,
UMH {(notation* From HauU* Oast*
and K*n*»* City.
SOI TH OMAHA.
Cattle—Very few cattle arrived yester
day, but lixlay receipts were quite lib
eral Packers seemed to bo quite anxious
for supplies and as a result the market
was fairly active on good stuff and fully
steady price* were paid. There were not
very many corn-fed ateere offered, but
t Inequality of some of them was excep
tionally good, as Is shown by the fact
that as high as $8.00 was paid Packer*
all seemed to want the better grades and
consequently strong prices were paid. The
commoner grades were naturally not a*
ready sellers, but still they brought fully
as good prices as were paid on Wednes
day. The supply of cow stuff continued
liberal today, about forty-live cars being
offered. There was not much change In
the prices paid, tha market being very
dose to steady. Some salesmen thought
they had to take a shade lower (trices,
but still the better grades sold in about
Wednesday's notches. Bulls, calves anil
stags also sold about steady, where the
quality was at all good.
Hogs There were arousal 100 cars of
lings In the yards this morning, and al
though the market was quite a little slow
about opening, still when trailing did be
gin It was generally on a basis of a b-jC
advance. Some hogs sold no more than
steady, wdille others were 5c higher, but
as a general thing the market was close
to gbjc higher. The hulk of ull the sales
went from $8.75 to $8,80. At those prices
the market was fairly active and the
bulk was out of tlrst hands In good sea
son.
Sheep- Quotations; Choice yearlings.
$3.3083.50; fair to good yearlings, $3,154*
3.30; choice wethers. $3.2083.35; fair to
good wethers, $3.008 3.20; choice ewes. $2.75
M3.dC; fair to good ewes, $2.504(2.75; choice
spring lambs, $4.3064.30; fair to good
spring lambs. $4.0064.30; feeder wethers,
$2.756 3.25; feeder lambs, $3,004(3.80.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Market generally steady; native
beef stetrs, $5.0068.30; Texans and Indian
steers. *2.706 3.75: Texas cows, *2.206.’80:
native cows and heifers. $2.5065.50; Stock
ers and feeders, $2.8584.25; bulls, $2,204*
4.25; calves, $3.5065.25.
Hogs —Market strong; bulk of Rales.
$8.00418.90; heavy, $8.9C4/7.00; packers, $8.70
60.90; mixed. $8 8060.85; light, $8.2068 85;
Yorkers, $0.1568.70: pigs, $5,006)8.10.
Sheep and latmbs— Market steady; mut
tons, $2.756 3.55; Iambs, $3.5064.50; range
wethers, $2.2563.55: ewes. $2.7563.10; Stock
ers, $2,004(2.50; feeders. $3.0063.50.
MRS. M'KINLEY BEARS IP WELl
•effort of Thom* Around tier Directed to
DUtrartlng Attention from the I'ait.
CANTON, O.. Sept. 21.—Mrs. Me*
Kinleys' condition was favorable yes
terday, more favorable than at any
time since the arrival of the party
from Washington, Her condition dur
ing the last few days was as good as
had been expected and she had con
siderable rest. After 11 o'clock last
night a small military guard main
tained quiet in front of the house that
no noise might disturb her. It Is
hoped by tbe friends and attending
physicians that she will he able to
leave her room today and give atten
tion to some matters calculated to take
her mind from the depressing incidents
of the last week. To accomplish this
is now the chief aim of her attend
ants. She will be taken for a drive as
soon as possible and everything pos
sible be done to interest her in the
affairs of the future to the exclusion
of affairs of the past.
The house has been emptied of all
Its guests; the funeral party, except
Hr. Rixey, Mrs. M. C. Barber, sister
of Mr. McKinley, and several close
Canton relatives having departed dur
ing the night or early morning. A
guard of half a dozen soldiers still
surrounds the house, merely to^eep
out the idly curious and to preserve
quiet. A few callers left cards at the
house during the morning. Including
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks.
ALLISON PREDICTS ACTION.
Tit* Iuwm Senator Kora that t'oatmt
Will Tuck!* Anarchy.
CHICAGO. Sept. 21.—“Congress will
undoubtedly make a thorough Invest!
gution of anarchy In the United
States next winter and wll do Its ut
most to pass laws for the prevention
of such crimes as that committed
against President McKinley," said Sen
ator Allison tonight.
"I have no doubt there will be many
joint sessions of the judiciary commit
tees of the two houses during the
session and the best legal talent of the
land will be called upon to assist the
attorney general in pointing out con
stitutional methods for reaching the
seat of the trouble. The need is evi
dent. The pressure for legislation
will be great, possibly pushing con
gress to go to an unwarranted ex
treme. Some action will undoubtedly
be taken that Is in consonance with
the constitution and will not infringe
on proper freedom of speech.
A number of Boers in Johannesburg
have asked the American government
if they can acquire land In tho United
States for settlement.