Nebraska Newspapers

    Loup City Northwestern
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.
VOL. XIX.
NUMBER 3,
Secretary Hitchcock Declares Irrigation
of Paramount Importance.
HE RECOMMENDS EARLY ACTION
Cniiftprvittloii of Water Supply an.l Ke. la
tuatlon of Arid l.tiud<i Are tho \itul
Want of tlie (Jutted States—Our Oilier
Interests.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—The an
nual report of Secretary Ethan Allen
Hitchcock of tho Interior department
aws made public today. It endorses
the conclusions submitted by Commis
sit: • r of Indian Affairs Jones regard
ii present Indian educational sys
tem. The secretary says:
"The management of the Indian ser
vice in the field and in the schools,
while satisfactory under existing con
ditions. is not deemed to be the best
for the welfare of the Indians and
different methods will hereafter be
adopted. This policy, as hereinafter
indicated, contemplates requiring the
working by Indian allottees able to do
so of a fair portion of lands allotted
them and the contributing by their
industry to their own support of all not
entirely disqualified by actual disabil
ity, physical or otherwise; the discon
tinuance of the issue of rations to
those known and determined to lie
able to support themselves and the
extension to the latter of every pos
sible aid for their well-being and en
couragement; the inauguration of in
dustrial training In all schools where
not now established, so that such In
dians of both sexes may be taught the
trades or industries adapted to their
circumstances.”
1 lie income 01 the various In
dian tribes from all sources during the
year aggregated fa,338,880, a falling
off of $200,952, mostly due to the ex
piration of treaty obligations. In the
future full leasing privileges will be
confined to those whose disability or
inability actually disqualifies them
from working more than a small part
of their allotments, those conditions
to be clearly shown; all other allottees
to be required to work at least forty
acres of their allotment.
On the question of reclamation of
the arid region the secretary says:
“The investigations which have been
carried on demonstrate that there is
no one question now before the peo
ple of the United States of greater im
portance than the conservation of the
water supply and the reclamation of
the arid lands of the west and their
settlement by men who will actually
build homes and create communities."
It is recommenced that construction
at once be begun as follows:
The San Carlos storage reservoir, re
claiming 100.000 acres or more of pub
lic Ianu at an estimated cost of $1.
040,000; reservoirs in the Sierra Ne
vada in California, for reclaiming des
ert lands in Nevada, the division of
St. Mary river into the headwaters of
Milk river in Montana. An appropri
ation of $2o0,000 is asked to carry on
the hydrographic work of the peolog
ical survey.
The report says that the act or June
3, 1S87, known as the timber and stone
act, if not repealed or radically amend
ed, will result ultimately In the com
plete destruction of the timber on the
unappropriated and unreserved public
lands. The time has arrived, accord
ing to the secretary, when reservoirs
must be built and managed as a part
of a national system of water conser
vation. They cannot be successful if
maintained, however, without a thor
ough system of forest protection. The
introduction of practical forestry on
the forest reserves has now begun.
The general policy as announced In
an outline memorandum to the com
missioner of the land office is that ad
ditional forest reserves with bounda
ries drawn to liberate the small
amount of script should be created
during this winter, the good will of
residents in the reserves should be
gained, forest fires guarded against
and the resources of the reserves
should be made available for the con
servative use of the people.
Mm Dole Critically 111.
NEW YOKK. Nov. 25.—The body of
little Emmeline Dale, whose death
caused the arrest of her mother on a
charge of murder, was today placed
In the receiving vault of a cemetery.
It will remain there until County Phy
sician Converse issues a permit for
its burial. This will not take place
before the chemical anl microscopic
examination of the stomach has been
completed by Dr. Schultz of Cornell
college and Dr. E. E. Smith of New
York.
TROOPS CAPTURE A FORT,
Captain Lawton Succeed* in Taking a
Stronghold on m Cliff.
MANILA. P. I., Nov. 23.—Captain
Edward P. Lawton's company of the
Nineteenth infantry has attacked and
captured an insurgent fort on Bohol
island, south of Cebu, iu the Vizayan
group.
This fort was surrounded on all
sides by a precipice and the only en
trance to the higher ground was
guarded by a stockade with a line of
entrenchments behind it. Captain
Lawton sent Sergeant McMahon and
twenty men to climb the precipice and
attack the fort in the rear. Sergeant
McMahon's party accomplished their
task after three hours’ climbing
through the thick undergrowth of
' brush and vines that covered the al
most perpendicular cliff. They took
the enemy by surprise and drove
them from the fort. As the insurgents
escaped they had to pass the re
mainder of Captain Lawton’s company
! at. a distance of 150 yards. There the
enemy suffered terrible losses.
The insurgents defended themselves
with both cannon and rifles. The can
non were captured, the smaller ones
were removed while the larger ones
were buried. Captain Lawton, in his
regular report, makes special mention
for bravery of Sergeants List and Mc
Mahon.
MORION ON THE GROUT Bill
NebrHKkitn I* to Dincass Thin M**:»suro
Before Live Stork Conjrr«"»»
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.—The committor
in charge of tin- arrangements for the
fifth annual convention of the Na
tional Live Stock association, which
convenes in a four days' session here
December 3, makes public the pro
gram. Secretary Wilson will make
an address and take part in the dis
cussions. Dr. Salmon of the bureau of
animal industry will also have a
prominent part in the program. Hon.
L. (1. Powers, chief statistician of the
census office, will be present and an
nounce for the first time the result
of the live stock census in 1900. Hon.
C. A. Prouty of the Interstate Com
merce commission will talk on amend
ments to the interstate commerce law.
The Grout hill will be discussed by
Hon. .1. Sterling Morton of Nebraska.
The program provides for the discus
sion of a number of important meas
ures which the association may advo
vato before congress.
TO FORM CENTRAL LMONS
Npw Organization FonteiiVplateci liy Fed
erated Tnioii*.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—It was an
nounced at a recent meeting of the
Federated union that a new body of j
central unions in the building trades
hits been formed which will take tiie
place of thf board of walking dele
gates and the Building Trades' coun
cil. The new central body will rep
resent a membership of 65,000 in the
building trades. It will have all of1
the building trades' unions among its
affiliated trades' unions in its organi
zation and it is said strikes will not
he ordered until every honorable
means of settlement has been ex
hausted. A motion was carried to call
on all unions in the new l>ody to affil
iate themselveB with the Central Fed
erated union.
PARK ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
Government Han Purchased land Kant
of Santiago.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Nov. 25 —
During his recent visit here General
Wood bought for the government the
principal portion of the San Juan bat
tlefield, including San Juan Hill, the
site of the block house and the bloody
bend. The track comprises 200 acres
and cost $15,000. It will be considered
a United States reservation and the
government intends to lay out a beau
tiful park on the old battlefield.
lipfullng ( Itizt’tift Indicted,
MODENA, Utah, Nov. 25.—The
grand jury of Lincoln, Nev., which
convened at Poloche last Thursday,
ha3 returned indictments against sev
oeen of the leading citizens of Fay
Nev., who, it is alleged, participated
in the stringing up of George Ellis,
colored, in an effort to make him con
fess to numerous thefts that had tak
en place in that vicinity during the
last few weeks. All of the men in
dicted are now in jail, with the ex
ception of Superintendent Gayford of
the Horseshoe Mining company, Post
master DeFries and H. H. Cooper, who
were released on bonds. The trial
jury has already been summoned and
the case will come up before Distxfkt
Judge Talbot tomorrow.
It Was Formed to Overthrow British Enla
in Yukon.
THE PIOT HATCHED CUNNINGLY
Con* pint tor* llml Planned to Take Daw
itoii and IInlil It For Several Montli*—
Next Move Mum to Loot the City and
Pillage Property.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 23.—The
Times prints the following from Vic
toria, B. C.:
There was an organized conspiracy
to seize Dawson, secure the barracks
of the Northwest mounted police with
their arms and ammunition, loot the
banks and pillage the property of the
rich northern gold fields. These facts
are confirmed,
James Seeley, formerly of this city,
now head of the secret service of tho
Northwest mounted police, who is in
this city, says that not only was there
a conspiracy to overthrow Canadian
rule in tho Yukon and loot Dawson,
but the scheme hatched by the con
spirators was a very feasible one and
had its existence not been discovered
by the secret service of the Yukon and
nipped in the bud. the conspirators
could have accomplished their purpose
and after taking Dawson could have
held that place and the Yukon for six
weeks or two months and by then
they would be overwhelmed and each
man of the raiders would be a fugitive
from the avengers.
me conspiracy was oorn at nawson
and had a branch at Skagway, but no
existence in any other point to the
south of Skagway, although efforts
were made to secure the assistance
of pro-Boer sympathizers in Seattle
and other points in the 1'nited States.
It was at Dawson that the plot was
made last summer. Several Americans
who had drifted to Dawson got to
gether and formed an organization
which was called the Order of the
Midnight Sun. A number of others
were gathered in and the order grew
until there were several hundred ad
herents in September when the mem
bers of the secret service in the
Yukon became aware of its existence.
WORK DONMNJOWA CITIES
StatiwticH of liipltnl invented and Output >
Produced Are Ulven.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23*—The sta
tistics of manufacturing and mechan
ical industries of Iowa show the fol
lowing for tlie state: Capital, $102,
733,103; establishments, 14,819; prod
ucts. $104. 017,877, involving an outlay
of $1,480,1 17 for salaries of officials,
etc., $23,931,080 for wages, $7,988,707
for rent, taxes and other miscella
neous expenses and $101,070,337 for ma
terials used.
The capital invested is an increase
of over 32 per cent for the decade.
Value of products increased over 31
per cent. The capital and value of
products for the leading cities sepa
rately reported follow: Burlington,
capital, $3, 235,624, products, $5,334,190;
Cedar Rapids, capital $6,256,801, prod
ucts $12,715,897; Clinton, capital $4,
537,200, products $6,939,473; Council
Bluffs, capital $1,176,408, products $2,
596,830; Davenport, capital $10,774,707,
products $11,573,670; Des Moines, cap
ital $7,911,764, products $10,488,189;
Dubuque, capital $8,117,358, products
$10,952,204: Sioux City, capital $5,691,
644, products $15,469,702.
f AIR PLAY FOR IGLESIAS
Assurance that Labor Delegate's Rights
Will He Respected.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—Governor
Hunt of Porto Rico and Samuel Corn
pers. president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, had a talk with the
president today about the case of
Santiago Iglesias, the representative
of the American Federation of Labor
recently arrested on his arrival at San
Juan on the charge of conspiring to
raise wages. Mr. Gompers says he
will stand by Iglesias. as the charge
of the conspiracy to raise wages is
the only one against him. Both Gov
ernor Hunt and the president assured
Mr. Gompers that Iglesias would have
a fair trial and that all his rights
would be protected.
KiiYifigH Grow Cheap.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—A movement
is on foot among the savings banks
of this city to reduce their rate of
interest to depositors after January
1 from 4 to 3'4 per cent per annum.
Individual hanks have been forced
from time to time to drop to the low
er rate, but never before has simulta
neous action by all the 4 per cent
banks been seriously contemplated.
JUMPS INTO BI AS I f l!RN ACE
Unidentified Man Tnkfi Title Method of
Uoniuiltllitg Sulfide.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 22.—A few min
utes after midnight an unidentified
man threw himself headlong into one ;
of the furnaees at Sthoenberger's j
mills, Fourteenth and Aetna street3. ]
Almost his entire body was roasted I
beyond identification, his left foot be- 1
ing the only part not disfigured. A
few moments before midnight the
man was seen to enter the mil] yards
and stand at the foot of the hoist
ing car which carries ore, coke and
other supplies for *he furnace. The
moment that a warning was sounded
for the cage to ascend with its bur
den three workmen saw the suicide
jump on the platform and stand with
in a few feet, of them. They were
confused and did not know what to
think of him, as no one but employes
is allowed on these cages. When the
top of the furnace was reached, nearly
100 feet from the level, a workman
determined to order him away. The
huge crib was opened to allow the
car of coke to roll into the furnace
and the hell was lifted, throwing a
terrific heat from the fiery substance
underneath. The workman had not
time to open his mouth when the man
threw himself headlong into the fur
nace. Quick as a flash Workman I^re
saw the action and dropped the bell,
but all too late. The man was
buried head and shoulders in the
flames.
1WENTY-IW0 WERE KILLED.
Rutliuntc of I.osxi'* uf I.ife Placed on
l>i»HMer at Tollurlde, Col.
TEU.URIDE, Colo., Nov. 22.—The
developmentB today in the Sinuggler
Cnlon mine disaster liave not served
to remove the doubt as to the num
ber of victims and at a late hour to
night it seems unlikely thut the ex
act number will be known for sev
eral hours. As yet the list remains
the same as last night, twenty-two
dead and one in a precarious condi
tion from inhaling the deadly gas and
smoke drawn into the mine from
the burning buildings about the mouth
of the bullion tunnel.
It is possible that a search of the
ninth level, which is still in part in
accessible. will reveal the bodies of
several other victims, but a party
headed by Superintendent Edgar Col
lins this afternoon went through all
the other portions of the mine and
found no more dead bodies. The un
explored portion of the ninth level
is about 400 feet in length. It will
not be safe to enter this part of the
drift until tomorrow morning, and
perhaps later.
IN fAVOR Of THE NATIONAL LAW
Ho Not Like l*iinkruptcy LfciHlation by
the Different sttttPN.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—The Nation- |
al Association of Referees In Bank
ruptcy lias about completed its inves
tigation to learn the sentiment of
business men throughout the country
regarding changes desired in the na
tional bankruptcy laws. No report
can be published until the results
have been turned over to the judi
ciary committee of the house of rep
resentatives. It was at the request
of Hon. George W. Ray of this com
mittee that the investigation was un
dertaken. According to the Journal
of Commerce many local business
men say, however, that there is no
doubt that the report will Indicate
a sentiment in favor of national as
against state legislation, and, if so,
amendments to the present law in ac
cordance with the bill prepared by
Mr. Ray.
M’KINLtY AT BROTHtR’S TOMB
Brother of Dp.kI I*rfnl<lent Visit* Ceme
tery nt Cmiton.
CANTON, O., Nov. 22.—Abner Me
Kinley, brother of the late president,
was here today. During the day he
accompanies Mrs. McKinley on a short
drive, which included a visit to the
cemetery. Acting on the advice of
her physiejins. Mrs. McKinley has
ceased to enter the vault, but Mr.
McKinley went inside today. The
casket is almost entirely concealed
by flowers, which are received from
time to time. Mr. McKinley went to
Cleveland this evening to visit his
sisters, Mrs. Duncan and Helen Mc
Kinley.
Fourteen Governors Will Attend.
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 22.—According
to advices received by General Man
ager Skinner of the International
Live Stock exposition which is to be
held at the Union Stock yards here
week after next, at least fourteen gov
ernors of states holding large live
stock interests will attend the exposi
tion..
Aguinaldo, the Filipino, Asks Permission
to Address Congress.
MARINtS SCALt A LOfTY CLIff
Admiral Kukith Offer* C'ongrat nlutlot>§
to Waller** Coaimand Fpon tlie On|>
ture of ltel>*l Stronghold— Another
Victory for Federal Arms.
MANUKA, Nov. 21.— Agiiinaldo lias
written General Chaffee us Id hr the
latter's permission to go before con
gress and express the desires of the
Philippine people. Agiiinaldo further
requests to he accompanied by eight
friends, whom he designates, four of
whom are prisoners ut Guam, while
the others are prominent in Manila.
Sixto Ixipez, who has been in the
United States and Europe in the in
terest of the insurgents and who is
now at Hong Kong, lias written to
Governor Taft, asking to he exempted
from taking the oath of allegiance
to the United States on ids arrival
at Manila, alleging that this action
might injure his labors in behalf of
peace.
A fund is being raised by the fed
eral party in Manila for the purpose
of attempting to prevent the execution
of the Filipino general, isidoro Tor
res, who surrendered to the Ameri
can authorities in the early part of
this year and who was later tried on
charges of having violated the rules
of warfare and sentenced to death.
Several congressmen will be asked to
exert their Influence in favor of Gen
Major L. T. W. Waller of Lhc ma
rines has rendered to Rear Admiral
Rogers a full and detailed account of
the attack on November 7 by the men
of his command on the rebel strong
hold at Sojotolong. Three insurgent
camps were destroyed, forty bamboo
cannon wei'e captured and much rice
and other stores destroyed.
The rebels’ stronghold was almost
Impregnable. The trails leading to it
were lined with poisoned spears stick
ing from the ground and were filled
with hidden pitfalls. Major Waller's
command attacked the enemy unex
pectedly.
To do this they had to scale a cliff
200 feet high. This they climbed,
barefooted, over bamboo ladders. At
the top they found boulders piled
ready to precipitate upon an attack
ing party.
Major Waller says he was personally
not present at the action. He praises
Captain David D. Porter and Captain
Hiram I. Hearse for their splendid
work and says too much praise can
not be given the marines themselves,
whose behavior he characterizes as
brilliant in every respect.
WILL TRY KRAUSE IIM LONDON
Ei'Uoveroor of Johannesburg Will Not
lie Extradited.
LONDON, Nov. 21.—When Dr.
Krause, the former governor of Johan
nesburg, who was arrested on Septem
ber 2 on the charge of high treason
and inciting to murder, was brought
up on remand at Bow street for the
thirteenth time, the treasury reporter
withdrew the application for the pris
oner's extradition to South Africa
and asked to have Dr. Krause com
mitted to the Old Bailey on charges
of high treason and incitement to mur
der. The treasury officials consider
there is ample justification to try Dr.
Krause here on the charge of inciting
Mr. Cornelius Broecksma (the former
public prosecutor of Johannesburg,
who was executed September 30) to
murder Douglas Foster, an English
lawyer attached to Lord Roberts’ staff,
who was very active against the Boers.
Witnesses were called to support the
charges.
Dr. Krause was remended for a fort
night in £4.000 bail.
Will do to Philippines.
OMAHA, Nov. 21.—Oapt. Thomas
Swobe, who was recently reappointed
to the I'nited States army, with the
rank of captain and quartermaster, ex
pects soon to leave on a government
transport, of which he will have
charge, for the Philippines, by way of
the Suez canal.
tlrokeobraugh Falls Dead.
CHEYENNE, Nov., Nov. 21.—John
B. Brockenbrough of Baltimore, spe
cial agent for the general land office,
who has been investigating the ille
gal fencing of government lands and
timber depredations in this state the
last yfcar, fell dead in his room in
Evanston.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET,
I.atnl Quotation* From South Omaha
anil Kannaa City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle>—There was u heavy rtin of cat
tle for this time of the week, but still
buyers took hold with considerable life
and the better grades changed hands
freely at prices that compared favorably
with those of yesterday. The proportion
of corn-fed steers was rather small, and
as packers were all anxious for supplies
the market ruled active and strong on
anything at all desirable. The big end of
the receipts consisted of cows and heif
ers. In view of ihe liberal run all the
week buyers attempted to pound the mar
ket a Utile and succeeded In taking oft
5c or ;oc on nil but the very best grades.
Veal calves and stags sold at>out steady,
but bulls In some cases were a little
lower. There was a good demand for the
better grades of stockers and feeders, and
there was no noticeable change In the
prices paid. The common kinds were
neglected. Very few western range steers
good enough for killers arrived. The few
that were offered sold at good, strong
prices. All but the best range cows could
al'ely be quoted 54jUK' lower and tse
market none loo aetlve.
Hogs—Receipts of hogs continued very
liberal, which makes the supply for the
four days this week the heaviest in some
time past. The market, however, opened
early at an advance of 50 !0c over yester
day's general market. Packers all hail
liberal orders, and its a result trade was
very active and the market gained ih
strength. The first sales were mostly at
15.7'!* and $5.80, but after the tlrst round
or so the popular price became >5.80, and
thru $5.80 and $5,824. and Anally 15.82V.
and $5.|to. The choicest bunches soldi
mostly from $5.8505.90.
Sheep—These quotations are given:
Choice yearlings, $3.3003.50; fair to good
yearlings, $:i.l5fli3..10; choice wethers. $3.20
021.40; fair to good wethers, $2.9003.30;
choice ewes. $2,750,1.00: fair to good ewes.
$2.WXfi2.75; common ewes, $1.0002.00; choice
spring lambs, $4.1004.30: fair to good
spring lambs, $3.5004.10; feeder wethers,
$3.0003.25; feeder lambs, $3.2504.00.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle—Beef steers, 5®10o higher; other
cattle, steady to strong; choice export
and dressed beef steers. $5.6006.15; fair to
good, $4.5005.50: stockers and feeders.
$3.0004.25; western fed Hteers, $4.5005.50;
western range steers. $3.5004.40; Teras
nnd Indian steers, $3.0001.20; Texas cows,
$1.7303.00; native cows, $2.3004.01); heifers,
$2.8505.00; runners. $1.50®2.40; bulls, $2.00#
3.50; calves, $3.00®5.50.
Hogs—Market 5010c higher; top, $6.05;
bulk of Sides, $5.5006.00; heavy, $5.95(0
6.(85; mixed packers. $3.7506.00; light. $5,200
5.874; pigs, $4.0005.10.
Sheep and I.ambs—Market steady na
tive lambs. $4.3504.65; western lambs. Sl.OO
01.50; native wethers, $3.230 3.80; western
wethers. $3.0003.50; yearlings, $3.4004.00:
i wes. $2.S5((i3.25; culls and feeders. $1,250
M’KINLEY MEMORIAL STATEMENT
Money From Canton Project Will lie
Given to WualiIn?ton A**o<lntiou.
CLEVELAND, 0.. Nov. 23.—The ex
ccutlve committee of the McKinley
National Monument association, after
a lengthy session, at the office of Sen
ator Hanna, issued a statement which
Bays in part:
“At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the McKinley National Me
morial association held today. th» sec
retary, Mr. Ryeruon Ritchie, sub
mitted reports from many states of
the union showing gratifying progress
and that the appeal to the people to
provide funds for a memorial at Can
ton is meeting with very general and
hearty response. A plan for future
work was outlined and the same will
be pushed vigorously to completion.
Reports received indicate that auxil
iary organizations have already been
perfected in nearly all states of the
union.
“Should more funds be subscribed
than are necessary for erecting a
memorial compatible with the dignity
and simplicity of the late president's
life and character, any surplus will be
devoted to a national memorial at
Washington.
“A letter from Secretary Gage,
treasurer of the Washington Arch as
sociation, to Senator Hanna, was laid
before the committee, but the ques
tions involved in the communication
were referred to the board of trustees
at their meeting to be held at Wash
ington, December 7, when it is hoped
that any possible differences may be
adjusted. It was the sentiment of the
members of the committee present
that provision for a suitable memorial
at Canton was the first duty to be per
formed.
“This purpose is believed to be in
accordance with the wishes of the
family and personal friepds of the
president. A reply to Secretary Gage's
letter, embodying the above senti
ments, was forwarded to him.”
Korean* Must Stand Aside.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 23 —
There is danger that the United States
legation at Pekin will be evicted by:
the Koreans. Already the United
States government possesses a consid
erable tract of ground in Pekin in the
general legation compound. This is
partly inclosed. The fund of $40,000
appropriated by congrass for the ac
quirement of a permanent legation
building will have to be increased.