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Loup City Northwestern LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1902. VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 13. WHAT TAFT TELLS THE FILIPINOS. TO THRIVE. MUST LEARN COMMON LANGUAGE. B0SSI8M OF A FASHION EXISTS Petty but Unresisted Leaders Make it 1 Difficult Now to Teach Their Vic tims—The Estimates as to Popula tion. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 3.—Gov. Taft, before the commit tee on the FJhi lip pi nr*8. Saturday, concluded the naira tive of his southern excursion. He said that the women of the party ac companied the men to all places to which the latter went except in a few I- instances. These exceptions were made on account of the fact that it was necessary to take small vessels to reach them, rendering it Inconvenient for the women to go. The party had not visited Mtnandao because of the climatic condition and because at the time there had been no effort to pacify the island. Governor Taft spoke of the unrelia bility of all estimates of the popula tion, but said there were probably 6,000,000 Filipinos, or Christians, pos sibly 2,000,000 non-Christians and probably 1,000,000 Moros. However, a census was badly needed. The mem bers of the committee smiled when Governor Taft said that the Christians had made all the trouble. A second trip into the northern por tion of Luzon island was described next, and this tour the governor said was made almost without military es cort. Cayagan, in the extreme north ern part of the island, is, from an agricultural standpoint, the most mag nificent portion of the islands. This province also contained splendid for ests. in repiy 10 senator lauerson, Air. Taft said there probably were 2,000 rifles in the hands of insurreetos in the islands and that there are some of the l.ntei who do not carry puns. He could not. he said, tell where the rifles and the ammunition came from. Some had been received from Ad miral Dewey before the beginning of the insurrection and there were also ^ rumors of shipments from Hong Kong, other parts of China and Japan, but most of them were either Remingtons or Mausers, indicating either American or Spanish origin. As to the juntas, most of them are concentrated now at Hong Kong, com posed mostly of natives of Batangas, who had made their money in coffee growing. Replying to Senator Dubois, the witness said that laguna and Sa mar are the only considerable Phil ippine provinces which had not been organized, and that with those prov ince sorganized, practically all the Philippines capable of being taken would be under civil government. In replying to other questions from Mr. Dubois, Governor Taft said that the Filipinos have a greater attachment for their country than, for instance, the Chinese have for theirs. "The Filipino it,," he said, “attached first to Ills town and second to his province, and he is, l think, now form ing an attachment for the name of Filipino. On that pride of country and on the Filipinos desire for educa tion I base my hope of the success of what we arc doing in the islands." In reply to other questions, Gov ernor Taft said that the estimates that from 5 to 7 per cent of the people read and write the Spanish language, but that he could not say what proportion of the people could write their own language. One great difficulty encoun tered is that the people of the dif ferent provinces do not understand the language, one of another. Seek Pardon for Aged Convict. DES MOINES. Ia„ Feb. 3.—Senator Tallman of Clarke county presented a petition to the upper body of the leg islature. signed by the Women’s Chris tian Temperance Uuulon of Clarke county, and favoring the pardon of George Stanley, a life convict at Fort Madison penitentiary. Stanley is the section foreman who was convicted of the crime of killing a fellow work man, William Patterson, June 15, 1870. Completes Bill on War Tax. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The bill reducing war revenue taxes $77,000, 000 ha3 been completed by Chairman Payne of the ways and means com mittee. The committee will meet on Monday and report the bill to the house and it is the purpose of Mr. Payne to begin the consideration of ^the measure in the house immediately following the consideration of the anti-oleomargarine bill. SCHLEY AT JACKSON’S TOMB. Admiral and Wife Attend Service* Where Hero Worshiped. NASHVILLE, Trim, Feb. 3— Ad miral and Mir. Schley braved the cold Sunday for a visit to the tomb of Andrew Jackson. The trip to the Hermitage, twelve miles on the Nash ville, Chattanooga &- St. Louis road, was made in a special train leaving here at 10:25 in the morning. Arriv ing there the party was taken in charge by a committee from the La dies' Hermitage association and es corted to the old brick church where Jackson worshipped. There services were conducted by Rev. I). C. Kelly, a Methodist commander, who, with the rank of colonel, commanded a brigade of confederates under General Nathan B. Forrest. After the services, which were large ly attended by the people of the Hermitage district, the distinguished visitors were forced to hold something of a levee, the congregation filing by and shaking hands. A luncheon at the old Jackson homo, under the aus pices of the Ladies' Hermitage associa tion, followed, and then car.ie an in spection of the historic mansion, which is kept as Jackson left it. Keenest interest was displayed by the vistors in all pertaining to the home life of the hero of New Orleans. The last i>oint visited was the tomb in the garden, where the soldier-states man and his wife sleep side by side. The return to the city was by way of the Confederate Soldiers' home. TO GRADUATE THE INDIANS. Officials to Particioate in Carlisle Ex ercises. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3—A large party of public men. among whom will be several senators ami rep 'esenta tives—Brown of Wisconsin. McAn drevvs of Illinois. Sheldon of Michi gan. Curtis of Kansas, Marshall of North Dakota. Stephens of Texas. Tongue of Oregon and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones—will leave here in special cars Wednesday morn ing tor Carlisle. Pa., to attend the twenty-third anniversary and four teenth graduating exercises of the Carlisle Indian Industrial institute. The party will be the guests of Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Pratt, U. S. A., superintendent, and with large rep resentations from other cities, includ ing members of the Pensnylvania leg islature. will participate in the cere monies at the institution Wednesday and Thursday. Stolen Diamond* Recovered. GLENDIVE. Mont., Fob. 3.—The dla monds stolen from the two iron bound trunks belonging to C. B. Clausen, traveling representative of a whole sale Minneapolis jewelry firm, were re covered today at Terry, forty miles west of here, where they had been traced. The robbery, which occurred on January 19, was a bold one, the traunks being taken from the North ern Pacific baggage room, broken open and the diamonds abstracted. Jerry McCarty, who was arrested on suspi cion, is said to have made a full con fession to the sheriff and to have giv en directions for the finding of the missing jewels. Week's Work for Senate. WASHINGTON, l). Feb. 3— For the most part the senate will divide its time this week between the Phil ippine tariff bill and the bill increas ing the salaries of members of the fed eral judiciary. The salary bill is in charge of Senator Hoar and will be considered in the morning hour of the senate each day until it is disposed of, while the Philippine bill will have the right of way. Says Women Are at Liberty. LONDON. Feb. 3.—The Sofia cor respondent of tlie Times, wiring un der date of January 29, says: It is reported that Miss Stone and Mine. Tsilka were liberated this morning on Turkish territory. Regarded as a Fake. ROMR, Feb. 3.—The statement that the Dowager Queen Margherita -in tends to visit the United States incog nito as the Countess Stupinigi, is re garded here as a canard. Cocur d’Alene Mine Closed. BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 3—A special to the Miner from Missola says the Morning mine of the C’oeur d'Alenes has been closed down indefinitely. |_ Carnival Season at San Juan. SAN JUAN. P. R„ Feb. 3.—The car nival season of a fortnight was en thusiastically opened here and prom j ises to excel the celebration of 1901. THE TARIFF BILL MR. MORGAN WARNS THE SEN ATE RELATIVE THERETO. HE OFFERS AN AMENDMENT Declares the Bill is Unconstitutional— Advocates an Executive Department for the Control of the Philippine Islands. WASHINGTON.- D. Kelt. 1.—An extended speech on the pending Phil ippine tarifi' bill was delivered in the senate by Morgan of Alabama, who devoted particular attention to the amendment which he offered to the bill lust week. He maintained that the enactment of the bill as it stands now would not be a constitutional remedy for the situation the measure is de signed to relieve, but said that with the adoption of his amendment the bill would stand the closest scrutiny of the courts. The Alabama senator did not discuss the political phases of the Philippine question, devoting his en tire speech to a consideration of the legal and constitutional questions rais ed by the presentation of the tariff measures. An hour and a half was devoted to the increase of salaries of judges of United States courts, but no action was taken. The bill increases the annual salaries of the federal judiciary. Mr. Hoar made a brief statement In support of the measure. He be lieved members of the judiciary of the United States were entitled to such salaries as would enable them to main tain suitable and proper positions. The judicial salaries paid by the govern ment were not equal to those paid by many of the great states of the union to the judges of the state courts. The justice of the United States supreme court, he declared, could make ten times the amount of the salaries pro posed in practice at the bar. At 2 o'clock the Philippine tariff bill was taken up, and Mr. Morgan, dem.) of Alaska addressed the sen ate. He said he had not heard as yet any objection to the tariff that is pro posed to he laid, and took it for grant ed that the tariff was just and neces sary. He argued that congress had no constitutional authority to levy a discriminating tariff either upon im ports or exports between the United States and the Philippines. "I believe in the doctrine of free trade in all parts of the United States, whether covered by the constitution, the flag, or both." he said, and he con tended that an export duty is plainly forbidden even though, in the case of the Philippines, the duty was levied Speaking of the claims made that there was no lawful government in the Philippines, Mr. Morgan with great earnestness said there is a government there and he was glad to say a very good government, suitable to the char acter of the people and the circum stances in which we found them. It would advance the estimate of the Fil ipinos of the United States if they could have a delegate to congress, as has Hawaii, said Mr. Morgan. This he said he thought would be no viola tion of the constitution. Referring to the work of the Philippine commis sion, their work and personality, he paid a tribute to the late President McKinley, who, lie said, was the hap piest man in the world in making se lections of men for responsible posi tions. who always could be relied on to do the right thing at the right time and in the right way. Mr. Morgan pleaded for a govern ment in the Philippines which could be prepared at all times to meet emergencies in accordance with the laws of the United States, because, he said, there might be a time when the Philippines might be cut. off from cable communication. He urged the establishment of an ex ecutive department for the control of the islands. In conclusion, Mr. Mor gan said he had purposely refrained from referring to any political rhase of this question. He referred to the adop tion of his amendment, "but,” he said, ‘‘if the bill stands as it is and will break the uniformity of taxation in the Philippines, I shall feel that the con stitution has been violated.” After a brief executive session the house at 4:25 p. m. adjourned until Monday. Fatal Fall from Ice Chute. ASH 1 AND, Neb., Feb. 1.—A man named Kelley was killed at Armour’s ice house at Memphis. While work ing there he fell from one of the ice chutes, twenty feet, at J died in a few hours. INDIANS DESIRE AN AGENT. Nez Perces Object to Being in Charge of Superintendent. I.EWISTON. Idaho. Jan. 31.—Two hundred Nez Perce Indians are engag ed in a tribal dance on l.apwai creek, fifteen miles from this city. The dance is the result of a council that convened last week to discuss the pro posed abandonment of the l.apwai agency and the transfer of the same to the superintendent of the I.apwai Indian Industrial s<;hool. The council expressed disapproval of the acts of Superintendent Voorhies, in charge of the school and who has enforced the attendance of Indian children at school. Resolutions were passed con demning the superintendent and ask ing that the agency remain separate. _A delegation of Indians was also ap pointed to visit Washington to make their wishes known. The council met five days ago and the excitement of discussion gradually resulted in the wild, weird dance of the tribe. George Mor.es. Philip McFarland and Poo Peo-Kalipt, chiefs of the tribe, are par ticipating iu the dance. Guards have been stationed to prevent the Indians from receiving whisky and precaution is taken to prevent depredations. A party arriving from the scene reports that the canyons are echoing with the yells of the dancers. Superin tendent Voorhies addressed the coun cil during the early deliberations, but, it seems, was unable to influence the Indians. FORMING MONSTER COMBINE. Glucose. Starch and Sugar Companies to Join in Big Company. NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Consolidat ing the most important glucose estab lishments of the country, papers of incorporation will he filed, according to the Times, in New Jersey within a short time for the largest industrial combination since the United States Steel corporation was organized. The new trust will have a capitalization of $80,000,000. divided into $30,1)00,000 preferred and $50,000,000 common. Ne gotiations looking forward to this deal have been on for some days past. The companies which are stated thus far to have been brought into the deal are the Glucose Sugar Refining company, the Illinois Sugar Refining company of Pekin. 111., Charles Pope Glucose Manufacturing company, the National Starch company and the New York Glucose company. Tribute to McKinley. 1)E8 MOINES, la., Jan. 31.—When the senate and house held a joint ses sion to the memory of MrKinley, Gov ernor Cummins was , the principal speaker, closing as follows: When we gratefully and reverent ly recall his blameless life and his Christian death, his courageous strug gles. his purity of thought, his lofti ness of purpose, his steadiness of de sign, his serenity of mind and his deep and absorbing devotion to the public good, we baptize ourselves in the fountain of civic righteousness and will go forth better armed /or the great struggle of the world. It is au hour of dedication and consecra tion. as well as of commemoration. The Ruler of the universe is not prod igal with such spirits, but we rest content with the thought that whilo they do not come often, they coma at the right time.” Schwab Denies Rumors. PARIS, Jan. 31. — Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel corporation has arrived here from Berlin. He said that the report that while in Vienna he had conferred with the heads of Austro Hungarian companies, with the view of making a working arrangement be tween them and the United States Steel corporation was without foun dation. He had not occupied himself with business during his European trip. Verdict Against Dead Man. ONAWA, la., Jan. 31.—In the case of Mary Christianson against John Spald ing. administrator of the Frank Crum estate, for breach of promise of mar riage. the jury this morning returned, a verdict for the plaintiff for $6,000. The defendant, Frank Crum, has been dead for several months, and the case has attracted considerable attention on account of the novelty of the suit. The court adjourned for tho term. Smallpox at Pacific Junction. PACIFIC JUNCTION, la., Jan. 31.— The family of J.ihn McClure have been quarantined for smailpox. Mr. Mc Clure's son Cloyd broke out on the streets and the doctors have pro nounced it genuine smallpox. . PART IS INVALID SECTION OF DINGLEY BILL SAID TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. DEFECT EXPLAINED BY CULLOM Interference with Power of the Presi dent and the Senate—Useless to Hatifv Treaty Under This ..Provi sion. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.—Far an hour yesterday the senate had under discussion the question of whether a censorship of press dispatches exists in Mauila. While no such turbulent scenes as those of the day before were enacted, the debate for a time was very spirited. The secretary of war was quoted as saying that no press censorship now exists in the Philippines and a letter from General Greeley, chief signal officer of the army, was presented by Mr. Beveridge of Indiana, making a statement offi dally that there was no censorship of press dispatches unci that “the press is entirely free. It was contended by the opposition that a press censorship did exist in the Philippines and that copies of ev ery news dispatch filed with the cable company was tiled with the military authorities. That, it was maintained, constituted a virtual censorship. Mr. Cullom. chairman of the com mittee on foreign relations, delivered an extended and carefully prepared speech on the history of the reciproc ity negotiations. The address dealt particularly with the constitutionality of that portion of the Dingley act w-hich authorized the negotiations of reciprocity treaties. He said that the wording of the pro vision was peculiar and mixed, but it seemed plain that all treaties nego tiated must have been made and rat ified within two years after the pas sage of the act. Therefore, if that act is to control, it would be useless to ratify the treaty. Senator Cullom continued: ill ray opinion me luurin »wviira of the Dingley act, so far as it at tempts to copter, limit or define the treaty making power, is not only an interference with the powers of the president and senate, but it unconsti tutional because it comes in conflict with the clause of the constitution which says that the president ‘shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to make treaties.’ We do not, therefore, derive our treaty making powers from a law of congress, and no law of congress can, in any way. modify or limit those powers. The Dingley act cannot lim it the time in which we shall be al lowed to make a treaty.’’ Mr. Cullom contended that the fourth section of the Dingley act should he taken as a mere expression of the view of congress and that the president did not need authority to make the treaties. He entered Into a long discussion of the proceedings of the constitutional convention rela tive to the treaty making power and claimed that precedents all showed such power was conferred solely upon proelty treaties concluded with Ha the president and senate. The reel wail, Mexico and Canada did not go into effect until congress acted, but these treaties contained express pro vision that they could not become ef fective without congressional action. Mr. Cullom discussed the provision of the constitution declaring that bills for raising revenue must originate lit the house, and said that it had not been definitely settled what was meant by “bills for raising revenue.” Says Checks Are Forgeries. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Cap. James Baker again occupied the witness chair at the trial of Lawyer Albert T. Patrick for the murder of William Marsh Rice, almost the entire two ses sions of the court being taken up with his cross-examination. The cap tain admitted that he had expressed no opinion as to the genuineness of the signatures of various papers bear ing Rice’s name and which he calls forgeries till further examination. Bishop of See at Sioux City. SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 'iO.—News was received in tnis city of the ap pointment of Very Rev. Philip J. Gar rigan, D. D., vice rector of the Catho lic University of America at Washing ton, as bishop of the new' see of Sioux City. He will have charge of th6 diocese which was established by the division of the archdiocese of Du buque. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET, Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOl’TH OMAHA. Panic Ther^ wan a liberal run of enttls and. In fact, Ihe supply wan the heaviest of the week to date. II was particularly noticeable that beef nteera made up the hulk of the receipts, and for that reason buyers had a Rood opportunity to pound the market, which they were not at alt slow to take advantage of. The beef steer market opened very slow and pack ers were bidding n good deal lower than they were yesterday. Sellers, of course, would not make th ■ concessions asked, and as .1 result It was late before much of anything was done. It was evident, though, that packers wanted the cattle, anti it finally settled down to just about a ltk' decline. There was a good, active, linn cow market from start to finish. Havers were all liberal buyers right from the start, and as a result It was not long before the hulk of the offerings were out of first hands. Bulls, veal calves and stags commanded steady prices where the quality was at all good. There were quite a few stockers and feeders, but anything showing flesh amt quality met with readv sale at good, strong prices. There were none too many of that class of cattle to meet the demand. Hogs There was rtot a heavy run of hogs and the market opened .VnltV higher than yesterdav on the good weight hogs. Hackers seemed to want the good weight hogs, and It was not long before the bulk of the offerings was out of lirst hands. Along toward the last, however, the mar ket was not as good, and. In fact, practic ally all of the advance of tne morning was lost and the close was slow and weak. The bulk of the good weight hogs sold from $>.15 to 16.35, and as high as $6.40 and 16.45 was paid. Sheep—There were only about four cars of sheep and lambs on sale anil as pack ers all wanted a few they paid strong to a dim* higher prices. Quotations: Choice lightweight yearlings, $4,734)5.00; good to choice yearlings, $4.oU4t4.75; choice weth ers. 14.404)4.65; fair to good wethers. $4 254# 4.40; choice ewes, t-7.754i4.00; fair to good ewes, $1.50443.75; common ewes. $2,754)3.50; choice lambs, $5.654)6.00; fair to good lambs. I5.504i5.65; feeder wethers. $3.504>> 4.00; feeder lambs. $4,004)4.50; cull lambs, t3.004?3.75. KANSAS CITY Cat tie— Market steady to 10c higher; choice export and dressed beef steers. t5.K5446.50; fair lo good, t4.75415.25; stockers and feeders, t-7.35414.tl5; western fed steers, t4.50410.00: Texas and Indian steers, $4 0041 5.25; Texas cows, t2.50414.25; native cows. $3,004)4.75; heifers. $1.75415.50: canners. t2.00 4f>2.t!n; bulls, $1,004)5.00; calves, $i.50416.5l>. Hogs—Market 54410c ldgher; top, $6.50; bulk of sales. $5,604)6.45: heavy, t6.35416.50; mixed packers. Jtl.004f6.45; light, t5.304f8.20: pigs, 14.754)5.30. PLEAD THEIR CASE. American Sugar Men Confer with the President. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—The presi dent, had an Interview with H. U. Leav itt of Leavitt. Neb... representing the beet sugar Industry of that state, and Colonel .Janies I). Hill, representing the sugar planters of Louisiana. The two men made a long statement to the president about the position of the domestic sugar interests. Mr. la-avitt was a schoolmate of Presi dent Roosevelt and spoke to him with great earnestness. He declared that the beet sugar people aud the Ameri can planters were not opposed to giv ing aid to Cuba in any way that doea not injure the domestic industry. They wanted the aid. however, to reach Cuban planters and not accrue to the benefit of the. sugar trust. They favored a return of duties to the Cu ban government for distribution to the planters. The president told Mr. Lea vitt that he was willing to treat the Cubar tariff question in a way to do the beet sugar industry the least In jury. READY TO BUILD THE CANAL. Chicago Contractors Want to Bid on the Big Job. CHICAGO. Feb. The Chronicle tomorrow will say: A syndicate ot Chicago and New York contractors, representing a working capital of $20. 000,000 a year, is ready to take the contract for building the Nicaraguan canal. Eight of the largest construction firms hi the country have made care ful estimates of the cost and when congress evinces a willingness to al low private enterprise to do the work they will offer their services. In case congress does not act, however, the interests which have banded together will make no fight for the contract. Lyman E. Cooley, the engineer who worked out the scheme for Chicago's sanitary canal, is the leading figure in this group of contractors. Cigars Coming from Manila. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.—Private advices from Manila received in this city state that there are over 2,000,000 cigars on the way from the Philip pines to this country. A Valuable Dull. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1.—The Here ford bull Good Cross was sold at the Hereford auction yesterday to S. H. Goodman of Wabash, Ind., for $3,995. A Kansas bred cow sold for $2,300.