The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917, January 10, 1902, Image 8
"Siit• 1 i:• • »l«i• II• i• II.. •Ititl | DR. SVEN HEDIN | Pcriiout )ournfy to Thibet J Dr. Sven Hedin, the celebrated Swed ish explorer, who has just reached the Vale of Cashmere on his return from ?’is two years' visit to Thibet and the Gobi desert, was believed to have been lost In the land of mystery and lamas, which has been the death of so many bold spirits. Sven Hedin is one of the most Interesting men in Europe. He was born in Stockholm in 1865, and at 23 he had already been honored with doctorates of philosophy from the uni versities of 1’psala in Sweden, Halle in iGerman and Oxford in England. These were only the beginning of a long lino of honors from every country in Eu •rope, Russia, the land most benefited by Dr. Hedln's discoveries in the Orient, tendered him extraordinary honors. l)r. Hedln's career as an ex plorer began in 1885. In 1893 he tnado his second journey to the remote east, and was unheard of for four years. Then he turned up in Peking. On his return to Sw’eden King Oscar appeared in public arm in arm with the re markable young man. Dr. Hedin is of a retiring disposition and hates all kinds of ostentation in his honor. The results of his present journey, in which he was financially backed by King Os car, will be read with interest. May Find Cradle of Gold. In 1720 a certain German prince sent to Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden a cradle of solid gold as a christening present for her child. The ship con taining the gift was driven by n ter rible gale on to the shores of the Is land of Tjorn, where it became a total wreck. The inhabitants of the island massacred the shipwrecked mariners and pillaged the ship, but the cradle, by a curious chain of circumstances, was saved, and now lies buried in a lon»Iy part of the island. The story having been revived, the present king of Sweden lias offered 10,000 kronen to whoever recovers Queen Ulrica s cra dl of gold. j JEWELRY POR MEIN. According to one New York deale jewelry is worn much more by me; ; now than a year ago and among som men luxury even to effeminacy, in th line of personal adornment, is grow ing very fast. “Signet rings with crests, real or In vented,” he said, “are the fad just now, They are usually very large and heavy. The snake rings with jeweled eyes foi the serpents are also very popular. “The wholesale men who make s specialty of badges and buttons are having their bands full in attending tc that trade nowadays. Just keep youi eyes open when you ride In a street car aud notice how many men wear lapel badges; the number will surprise you. “In the popularity of the fob and the relegation of the watch chain the jew clers have a good field for richness and ocnate design. On fobs you wil. now find suspended from the heavj gold buckles, lockets, turquoises set in gold claws, baroque pearls in dragon’s jaws and intaglios of beautiful design All of this work is made finer than any which could be done on a chain with out making the chain look heavy and vulgar.” Florida Sponge*. Along the coast of Florida th« sponge industry has been pushed tc the limit until the annual sales amounl to $600,000. The product sells as high as $2.50 a pound, which makes the bus incss most profitable. The fishermen have brought the business to a high state of perfection, and they are able tc make large catches in season. Ths sponge fishing is done in deep water the best specimens of the large bath sponges being obtained from fifty feet below the surface. They are locateo with a water glass and tnen picked with a long pole carrying on its end 8 blaije like a letter S, which cuts the sponge loose with a twist, and it is then brought to the surface, if there is luck; and if not, and it gets away, it is lost forever. The men become very ex pert in the business, and they will carry it on during the high winds, los ing very few of the sponges. Slow Growth of a Town. Centerville, the famous village near the Bull Run battlefields, has gained but two new houses in forty years. The hotel where General McDowell had his headquarters is deserted and tumbling down. OUR PUBLIC LANDS The title to over 60 per cent, of the area of seventeen western states still lies In the government, and is subject to entry and settlement under the land laws, and the great commonwealth of Texas, owning its own lands, also opens wide its doors to the homeseek er. This statement is true, but, after all, misleading, for those who occupy the remaining 40 per cent of the area of these seventeen states are so forti fied in their holdings by climatic con ditions. by obsolete and unjust laws, by lack of restrictions as to their pow er, and by the apparent unwillingness of congress to disturb Illegitimately acquired rights, that they now control the other 60 per cent of the area almost as if they had title to the same. Uy owning the land about the water sup ply. and by the few combining against the many, the use of the public domain is divided up among those who have purchased or appropriated the most favorably situated acres. Theoretically, all of the 600,000,000 acres of land are open to settlement. Practically, there are not 1,000,000 acres to-day upon which a settler of limited means could file an original claim under the present land laws, with the intention of permanently es tablishing himself and his family, and not starve to death or be driven from his precarious foothold by more pow erful interests. London Children Marry, Boy bridegrooms are growing in number in London. There are four under twenty-one in every hundred bridegrooms. About sixteen girls un der twenty-one per hundred get mar ried. The man who owns but one shirt is, necessarily, short of change. g&s I ARGEST SNAPPING TURTLE fmi JL EVER HEARD OF ^ VV Here is a photograph of the largest snapping turtle ever known. He was caught recently in a swamp in south ern Texas, and weighed 155 pounds. His length was 5 feet 4 inches; length of shell, 30 inches; girth, 02 inches; length of tail, 22 inches; measurement around the head, 27 inches; around the neck, 22 inches; around the tail at the root, 18 inches. What a wonderful tur tle this was may very readily be judged from a remark in the Century Dictionary, which says that the snap ping turtle is “common in the rivers and streams of North America, and at tains large size, being occasionally twenty and even thirty pounds in weight.” Kvii<l«»d the Taxes. A party of Englishmen staying in France went for a drive which ex tended beyond the Italian frontier, where they purchased a basket of fruit. Upon their return a revenue official stopped the carriage and said the tax must be paid for the fruit. The Eng lishmen at once told the driver to stand still for awhile. Then, with th< disgusted official looking on, but unJ able to interfere, they calmly and de liberately ate the contents of the bas ket and went on their way untaxeo and rejoicing. Women Coal I’simmth. The coaling of army transports ai Nagasaki. Japan, is one of the most in teresting sights of a voyage, the coal ing being done by about 400 Japanesi men and women very quickly and bj manual labor alone, no mechanical de vice fceing used. Coal barges are rus up along each side of the transport Every opening Is used to receive coal while line« of women are formed or ladders and along the docks to past coal in baskets from one to another. An Accomplished Lln(tiltt. Cardinal Mczzofanti spoke 114 lan guages and dialects, fifty of them Witt such ease and fluency that he wai sometimes mistaken for a native ol the lands where they were used. General Lord Kitchener of Khartum, G. C. U., K. C. 91. G. POWERFUL BATTLESHIP —---J The new Hritish battleship London, when ready for commissioning, is tc succeed the Majestic as senior flagship of the channel fleet. The London will he one of the most powerful warship) afloat. Her four twelve-inch barbett) guns are each capable of throwing ar 860-pound projectile a distance equa to that which separates Calais anr Dover. In addition she will have twelvi of the newest pattern six-inch quick fliers, the most formidable weapons o: their caliber, and thirty-two smallei girns. Krupp steel plates nearly thirtees Inches thick cover ten gun positions and should, according to present knowledge, render them invulnerable Her sides are armored with eigh-lncl: Krupp steel, and twelve-inch Krupp steel bulkheads run across the ship The London will carry 2.000 tons ol coal and her crew will number 755. • Wind People of Spain. Norway. Ireland and Spain hav« more blind people in proportion to population than any other European countries. Spain has 216 per 100,000. Norway 208 and Ireland 111. STM MR TfUS OF DAUMCfS lafluts Ilia December Statement Conrero iii£ State Fuudi. LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 6.—A state ment has been Issued by Treasurer Stuefer showing that the total bal ance of all permanent educational funds uninvested on December 31 was $12,276, as against approximately $18, 000 for the last days of the month previous. Mr. Stuefer says that rep resentatives of the bonding companies which are sureties on his official bond checked over the accounts in his of fice and found the uninvested school funds in actual cash in the treasury vaults. Later Mr. Stuefer made the sec ond payment of $3,000 for his official bond, the installment being for the ensuing year. The last legislature appropriated $2,000 to reimburse for mer Treasurer Meserve for money paid on an official hand and $3,000 was allowed Mr. Stuefer for a similar purpose. Mr. Starter's first payment of $3,000 was for the year just, end ing. but the bond was made to ex tend for a period of two years, as re quired by law. The treasurer will ask the next legislature to reimburse him for the second payment. The sureties are the I'nited States Fidelity and Casualty company and the Fidel ity and Deposit company, both of Bal timore. ' % BELLWOOD BANK IS ROBBLD Safe filown to Pieces an<l Two Thousand # Doll ir* Taken. BELLWOOD, Neb.. Jan. 6.—Thieves forced an entrance through the rear door of the Platte Valley bank at Bellwood at 1 o'clock in the morning, blew the safe to pieces and secured $2,000 cash. The robbery is the most daring in the history of Bellwood. Three explosions were heard by sev eral of the citizens, but they suppos ed the noise was made by some of the Bellwood imbibers going home and did not investigate, but the facts were apparent when persons passed the bank at daylight. A. H. Gould, cashier, says the loss will in no way affect the bank’s busi ness. and the bank will open for busi ness as usual. The David City blood hounds were called into action and started in pursuit. Female Labor Law. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 6.—The case of William Wenham against the state, an action involving the consti tutionality of the female labor law, has been appealed to the supreme court from the district court of Doug las county. Deputy I^abor Commis sioner Watson filed a complaint against William Wenham, proprietor of the Nonpareil Steam Laundry, charging him with violating the law. Wenham’s defense is that the act is special class legislation and therefore unconstitutional. In the lower court judgment was given in favor of the state and Wenham was fined $25 and costs. The defendant appeals to have this decision reversed. Injured by tlie Cars. KEARNEY, Neb., Jan. G.—Frank Rash, the I'nion Pacific yard car man, was badly and probably fatally in jured. He was trying to take a grip off of No. 2, eastbound. which was just starting out. No. 101, westbound, wa3 coming in on the north track and he did not observe this train. The lo comotive of the incoming train struck him, inflicting injuries that are likely to prove fatal. Bloodhound'* Lead Abandoned. COLUMBl'S, Neb.. Jan. 6.—The bloodhounds from David City, em ployed to run down the men who dy namited the Platte Valley State bank at Bellwood, reached Columbus and entered the house of John Miemiee and stopped at a bed. They would go no further. A search warrant was se cured and the premises were gone over carefully, without results. Nbopmcn Liven Incrcnnp. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 6.—A number of the employes of the Bur lington shops received a very sub stantial New Year's gift in the form of a notification that they would re ceive an increase in wages after Jan uary 20. Teacher* Klcrt Officer*. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 0.—The Ne braska Teachers’ association elected the following officers: President, J. D. French, Hastings; secretary, Susan Hinman, David City; treasurer, A. L. 1 aviness, Fairbury. ♦ Revoke* Kaiinu* Llcen*c. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. ti.—Auditor Weston revoked the license of the Na tional Aid association of Topeka to transact fraternal insurance business in Nebraska. It is said in explana tion of the action that an effort was made by former officers of the asso ciation to sell their business to the Bankers’ union of Omaha, and with this end in view resigned their posi tions and allowed them to be filled il legally. TO DtPOB! OfSfASTO CATTIE Ad Order to Prerewt t'»lonulo Kovim From Entering tl»e Mtwte. LINCOLN, Neb., ian. 4.—Acting un der the instruction ©C Governor Sav age, State Veterinarian W. A. Thom as left Lincoln for Haigler, Neb., to supervise in person an order issued to the sneriff at that plare to return immediately to Colorado a large herd of alleged diseased tattle from that state on its way to the range in the vicinity of Haigler. From dispatches received later by the governor, it looks as if a border war had broken out among the cattle men of that section over the cattle, which are being driven to that point from Colorado. The governor receiv ed a dispatch from Oonaghtte & Welch and eigtit other cattle firms and in dividuals protesting against the en trance of the cattle to this state, and acting under such intelligence he im mediately notified T>r. Thomas to pre vent the entrance of the cattle at all hazards. It was stated in tlie disfatch that seventeen head of the cattle have al ready died of the disease and the fear of contagion spreading among the cat tle on the Nebraska ranges is very great, to which is added the fear that should the cattle be allowed on the range, even should they not come in contact witn the Nebraska herds, the ranges would be ruined, as the cattle hereafter using them would no doubt be infected as much as by direct con tact with the diseased animals. CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS David Dinget* Mori* With Iiifttant Death on the Rallroml. FREMONT. Neb. Jan. 4 — David H. Dinges was killed here by Fnion Pa cific passenger train No. 5, the Denver special. Dinges was an employe of the Fremont Saddlery company, whose factory is located adjacent to the tracks, a snort distance from where the accident took place. Deceased worked there during the day time and slept there at night. He was a man JO years of age and had been up town helping to usher in the new year, and was on his way back to the factory, carrying a lighted lantern in his hand. The engineer of the train, Joe Soren sen, observed him step onto the track, but the train was too close upon him to stop. Dinges was thrown a dis tance of 135 feet, and is supposed to have been instantly killed. Tohlan Cantor's Estate. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4.—Over $60, 000 is what Tobias Castor’s estate amounts to as shown by his will. Of this $50,000 in is real estate and $11, 000, cash and notes, in personal. The estate consists of about 475 acres of land in Saline county and lots in Wil ber, Western and Phillips. Besides these, there are 24,000 shes of mining stock, whose value is speculative. Ap plication was made for the appoint ment of his widow as administrator. Dispute Over Irrigated Claltna. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4.—The case of McCabe against Hinman. a dispute over an irrigation claim in Lincoln county, has been assigned for hearing before the State Board of Irrigation on January 28. It is alleged that Maude Hinman, the defendant, has discontinued the operation of an irri gation works and that for this reason she has no further rights under her claim. The case has been appealed to the state tribunal. Mot liod I ft* Dedicate Church. PIERCE, Neb., .Jan. 4—The Method ists dedicated their new church Sun day. The sermon was by Presiding Elder Gorst, after which he called for contributions to pay off a debt of $800. All but $50 of the debt was sub scribed. Hankers Declare* DlTldenda. FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 4.—The Fre mont. banks have declared semi-annual dividends as follows: Commercial National, 4 per cent; Fremont Nation al, 4 per cent; First National. 3 per cent and $3,000 added to the surplus fund. Pioneer Resident Dead. HUMBOL.DT, Neb., Jan. 4.j-H. B. Gist, one of the pioneer residents of Richardson county, died at hi3 home in Salem after an illness of many months' duration. Kpidenilc Anions: Sheep. GRANT, Neb.. Jan. 4.—John Sexson, sheepman, has lost 145 sheep. The deaths are supposed to be from loco weed. Others are losing, but not sc heavily. Killed in Kunanray. TECUM8EH, Neb., Jan. 4.—A1 W Wilson, local manager of the Standard Oil company, was the victim of a fa tal accident here. He 'had started with his heavy oil wagon for John son. When just north of the city, and in descending a steep hill, th« brake on the wagon apparently fall ed to work, letting the wagon onto th« horses' heels, which frightened tin animals and they ran away, killing th« driver. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET _ i Latest Quotation* fmiu South Omah» anil Kanan* City, SOl'TH OMAHA. Cattle—Tin re wa* a fairly liberal run of cattle, but still there were none too many to m et the demand of local packers. All the buyers were out early und as a result an active and stead}- to strong market was experienced for all kinds of cattlo showing quality. A good proportion of tho receipts this morning consisted of corn-fed steers, but the quality of the offerings was- not very choice. Packers, however, took hold In good shape and paid steady to strong prices for anything at all desirable. The demund for cows and heifers was also fully equal to the* supply, as was shown by thhe fact that tho market was active and steady to strong prices were paid. Tbere was very little change noticeable In the prices paid for bulls, veal calves and stags. Packers seemed to want all that were offered anil paid fully steady prices for them. Stock ers and feeders of desirable quality were very scarce, and as speculators were all looking for them a few sellers succeeded In getting a little more for what they had than the same kin 1 sold for tho first of the week. There was not much change, however. In the prices paid for the rom monetr grades, and common Stockers in particular wi re neglected. Hogs—The fresh receipts of hogs were not very heavy, hut there were several loads carried over from yesterday, so there wire close to 100 cars on sale. Other markets were quoted lower and as a re sult packers started out here to get thflr supplies for less money than they did yes terday. The general market could safely be quoted a nickel lower than yesterday. I.ight hogs were neglected, the same ss usual, and sold unevenly lower, the same as Is generally the case. The better weight hogs sold mostly from $6.3E to $G.S5, medium weights from $6.20 to $6.35 and the light loads from *6.20 down. Sheep—The following quotations were given: Choice lightweight yearlings. $4.15$ 4.35; good to choice medium weigh* year lings, $3.90$4.15: fair to good yearlings. $3.70($3.90; choice, wethers. $3.90$4.25; fair to good wethers, $3.65$3.90: choice ewes. *3.25'03.50; fair to good ewes. $3.00443.25: common ewes, $1.00442.00; choice lambs, $5.50443.75: fair to good lambs, $5.13445.50; feeder wethers, $2,734(3.00; * oder lambs, $3.30® 4.00; KANSAS CITY. Cattle- Stockers and feeders, steady; other cuttle. 104) 13e lower; choice export and dressed beef steers, S>>54ifi.SO; fair to good. $4.7j4i5.75: Stockers and feeders, $3.50 414.85: western fed steers, $4 754)5,85; west ern range steers. $3,504)4.95; Texas and In dian steers, $4.504)4.95; Texas cows, $2,504$ 4.25; native cows. $2,754(5.00; heifers. $3,504$ 5.25: canners, $2,104)2.05; bulls. $2,504)4.25; calves, $3,504)8.00. Hogs—Market. 54)10c lower; top. $6.70; bulk of sales. $5,804)6.60; heavy, $6,554)6.70; mixed puckers, $6.15416 60; light, $5.154)6.30; pigs, $4,504)5.10. Sheep and l^ambs—Market strong; fed lamhs, $5.00«6.85: fed wethers, $3,754)4.50; yearlings, $4.009t4.75; ewes, $3,259)3.86; culls and feeders. $2,254)3.75. PAIM4 OUTLINES HIS PLANS Will \Vt»rk to Iasproya Conditions Im Cuba and Keep All Friendly. NEW YORK. Jan. 4.—President elect Tomas Estrada Palma of Cuba is still at his home at Central Val ley, N. Y. He has just received the first official advices announcing his election. It is from Mendez Capote, president of the national constitution al convention, and is as follows: “According to the central commit tee of scrutiny. I allow myself to as sure you that the election was prac-, tically unanimous. The partisans of, Maso fought only in a few provinces.. The conviction here is that the vote taken represents the will of the peo ple by an immense majority.” The president-elect said: “There are two things which I shall strive to accomplish. The most important is to strengthen the cordial relations existing between the republic of Cuba, and the United States of America. “My other object will be to conduct an economical administration. I hope to develop the Isle de Cuba, princi pally the agricultural interests. I hope to secure a reduction of tariff in this country so that the products of Cuba may be entered here. “I shall leave the United States in April and go to my fatherland. 1 shall go there to work like any fac tory hand, or any laborer, with the pick and shovel, and every officer of my cabinet will be expected and com pelled to do the same.” llaron Committed Hulelde. LONDON, Jan. 4.—A verdict of sui cide during temporary insanity was returned by a coroner’s Jury in the case of Baron Charles Cauldreboilleau, who was found shot in a railroad cnrriage at Loughborough Junction Sunday, Richard Horne, a lawyer, testified that the dead man was a' h rench baron and the son of a former French consul general in Canada. The witness added that he married a daughter of “Senator Benton.” G«rumn Export* to U. 8. BERLIN, Jan. 4.—The exports to the United States from the Berlin con sular district during 1901 reached higher figures than ever before, total ling 30,723,008 marks, against 28,044. 891 last year. The increase was al most entirely in the last quarter, which totalled 7,968,300 marks, against 5,930,263 marks in 1900. Buy* Protocol I* Accepted. IjONDON, Jan. 4.—The Valparaiso corresopndent of the Times says that it can be announced upon good au thority that the protocol signed be tween Argentine and Chile was con veyed to Buenos Ayres personally by Senor Portela, the Argeitine minister to Chile (who left Chile December 29), and that it will be accepted by Argentine. The correspondent adds that the calling out of the Chilean reserves has been postponed.