Loup City Northwestern
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1902.*
VOLUME XIX.
NUMBER 16.
PRINCE IS HERE
CORDIAL GREETING EXTENDED
TO OUR ROYAL VISITOR.
ADMIRAL EVANS DOES HONORS
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Prince Met at the Entrance to New
York Bay Amid Thunder of Big
Guns from the Forts—Touches Hie
Cap to Old Glory.
NEW’ YORK, Feb. 24.—Prince Hen
ry of Prussia, representing his broth
er, the emperor of Germany, at the
launching of the kaiser's American
built yacht, reached New York yester
day and was cordially welcomed as
a guest of the nation. The land bat
teries that guard the outer harbor
sounded the first greeting in a ponder
ous salute of twenty-one guns, the
rifles of a special naval squadron as
sembled in his honor re-echoed the
sentiment. There were verbal greet
ings from the representatives of Pres
ident Roosevelt, the army, the navy
and the city of New York, and a great
• crowd lined the way into the city to
see and cheer the sailor prince of Ger
many.
Tlte great storm against which Kron
Prinz Wilhelm had struggled for days
and which had glazed the Atlantic
coast in an armor of ice, had lost its
force and resigned its sway to warm
sunshine and clear blue skies, so there
was no regret that the royal guest
was a full day late for the entertain
ment provided for him.
The genius of Marconi reached out
from the storm-swept coast and de
finitely located the belated liner and
made certain the hour that it would
reach Sandy Hook. There was a cur
tain off the Hook early in the morn
ing and it was after 9 o’clock before
the watchers caught the shadowy out
lines of the cautiously approaching
liner.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans,
commander of the special squadron
and honorary aide to the prince, left
the flagship Illinois at 9:40 o’clock In
the naval tug Nina. With him were
■Captain G. A. Converse, his chief of
staff; Flag Lieutenant Frederick
Chapin. Ensign Frank T. Evans, aide,
and Captain von Rebeur-Paschwitz,
naval attache at the Washington em
bassy of the German government.
They were all in full dress uniform.
Nina met Kron Prinz beyond Fort
Wadsworth and. swinging around on
the starboard side of the liner, steam
ed tip the bay.
Prince Henry, attired in the uni
form of an admiral of the German
navy, and surrounded by his naval
and military staff in brilliant uni
forms, stood on the bridge of the liner.
As the naval tug drew nearer to the
side of the steamship. Prince Henry
and Admiral Evans caught sight of
each other and exchanged informal
salutes. The distance from steamer
to tug was too great for conversation,
however.
As the two vessels with a flotilla of
tugs and officials moved past Fort
Wadsworth the first of the salutes
of twenty-one guns was fired. As
the first sounded the prince advanced
to fhe end of the bridge of Kron Prinz
Wilhelm and stood at attention.
As he passed the big American flag
floating over the fortifications he
touched his cap in salute, and the
members of his salute did likewise.
The flag at the jackstaff of Kron Prinz
was dipped and the German naval
band played "The Star Spangled Ban
ner.”
Hear’s of Prince's Arrival.
BERLIN. Feb. 24.—Emperor Will
iam received a cablegram from New
York while at breakfast this morning
Informing him that the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm was nearing her port in fair
weather and that his brother, Ad
miral Prince Henry of Prussia, was
well. The Sunday quiet of Berlin was
broken today by the issuance of a
newspaper extra on the arrival of the
Krcn Prinz Wilhelm. This is a very
unusual thing in German newspaper
dom.
Germany is Not Interested.
BERLIN, Feb. 24.—The note of the
United States to Russia and China on
the subject of commercial rights in
Manchuria has been communicated to
Germany, but no answer has been
made.
Young Theodore Steadily Gains.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—The con
dltion of Theodore Roosevelt, jr., con
tinues to improve and he is progress
ing steadily toward complete restora
tion to health.
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ALL THREE ARE FREE.
Miss Stone, Mme. Tsilka and Latter’*
Baby Released by Brigands.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 23.—Miss
Ellen M. Stone, the American mis
sionary, who. with Mme. Tsilka, wai
raptured by brigands in the district
of Saloncia September 3 last, has been
released, and arrived at Strumitza.
Macedonia, at 3 o'clock this morning.
Nobody was at Strumitza to greet
Miss Stone, as the brigands had given
no indication where they proposed tc
release the prisoners. Mme. Teilbi
and her baby were also released at the
same time. They are all well. Miss
Stone immediately made herself
known to the authorities at Strumitza.
The first news of Miss Stone's re
lease was contained in a telegram re
ceived by Me. Dickinson, the American
consul general at Constantinople, from
the American consul at Saloncia. The
telegram gives no details of the re
lease.
As Strumitza is near the Saloncia
t'skub railroad. Miss Stone will pro
ceed to Saloncia without delay.
MOTHER HEARS THE NEWS.
Gets Information of the Safety of
Her Daughter.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Dr. Jud: on
Smith, one of the secretaries of the
American board, called at the resi
dence of Miss Ellen M. Stone, the mis
sionary, in Chelsea this afternoon,
bringing a cablegram dated Saloncia,
February 23, containing the one word
"Safe," signed “Haskell." Dr. Smith
understands this dispatch to indicate
that Miss Stone, Mm% Tsilka and the
iaiter’s baby have been delivered into
the bands of the American represent
atives at Seres, Macedonia. The cable
gram is from Mr. Edward B. Haskell,
one of the missionaries of the Atuei
naa board stationed at Saloncia.
Indians Will Be Given Time.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—It is an
nounced that in view’ of the repre
sentations of the cattlemen now occu
pying the Kiowa and Comanche In
dian lands in Oklahoma, that they
will be unable to remove their herds
by April l, the date set for the open
ing of bids for new leases, the presi
dent has given instructions to post
I>one the letting of new leases until
July l next, if the ranges can be
cleared by that time,- and if not to
grant a further postponement until
July 1, 1903. The question of which
date shall lie fixed upon is to be de
termined by the scretary of the in
terior.
Twelve Outlaws Under Arrest.
GUTHRIE, Okla., Feb. 24.—Joe
Mobley and Ed Williams, who have
confessed to tne murder of the Ana
darka officers, were brought here to
day to the federal jail. They waived
examination and will throw them
selves on the mercy of the court.
Mobley fil'd the shots that killed Sher
iff Beck. Following the fight at YVe
woka Mount, Sheriff Thompson of An
alarke went to the scene and arrest
ed two more of the gang, who call
themselves Brown and Simmons, mak
ing twelve of the gang now in custody.
President to the Prince.
THE WHITE HOUSE, D. C., Feb.
24.—Prince Henry of Prussia, the Ho
henzollern, New York:
“Accept my heartiest greetings on
your safe arrival. I thank you for
your message. In the name of the
American people I will see you and I
look forward to meeting you person
ally tomorrow.
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
Favor the Chinese.
MANILA, Feb. 24.—Acting Civil
Governor Wright, replying to a ques
tion addressed to him by the Ameri
can chamber of commerce, said that
the United States Philippine com
mission unanimously favored a mod
ification of the present order prohib
iting Chinese from entering the Phil
ippines.
"Billy" Emerson is Dead.
BOSTON. Feb. 24.—William Emer
son Richmond, or as he was familiar
ly known, “Billy” Emerson, the fam
ous minstrel, died last night at Di
man's hotel on Eliot street, where
he had lived for several months past.
Death was due to a complication of
diseases resulting in consumption.
William Henry Bishop, the novelist
and instructor of Spanish at Yale,
feas resigned. He will remove to
Spain, where he will stay for some
time and devote himself to literary
work.
MISS STONE HELD
RANSOM PAID OVER BUT NO DE
LIVERY AS YET.
WRATH FELT AT WASHINGTON
Failure of the Bandits to Keep Faith
is the Cause—Uncle Sam will Sanc
tion No Further Negotiations with
the Brigands.
WASHINGTON. D. (\. Fob. 22,—It
Is estimated at. the state department
that -fifteen days have now elapsed
since the money for Miss Stone's ran
som was paid over to the agents of the
brigands.
At least five days have elapsed be
yond the time fixed in the stipulation
to place her in the hands of her
friends. There is no explanation of
the delay. It Is hoped that physical
conditions, such as heavy snows and
adverse weather, may account for the
failure to secure her delivery. The of
ficials are loath to believe that there
has been a breach of faith on the part
of the brigands, but even if this were
so they do not regard themselves as
blameworthy for having trusted them.
From the first the United States gov
ernment has been adverse to paying
ransom, but in response to appeals
from every quarter rdifttantly author
ized Mr. Irishman to deal with the
brigands. However, if it turns out that
the brigands have broken faith and
that they have either taken the ran
som money and spirited the captives
away again, or that they have killed
them, then there will he no further at
tempt to deal with the brigands on the
part of the United States government,
birt its entire power will ho directed
upon Turkey and upon Bulgaria to pro
cure the swift and complete extermina
tion of the brigands, regardless of cost
or effort.
LORD PAUNCEFOTE IS HAPPY.
Isthmian Canal Treaty is Favorably
Ratified.
V.V.3HINGTON. Feb. 22.—Final rat
ifications of the Hay-Patincefote treaty
giving England's assent to the con
struction of a canal across Central
America by the United States were
exchanged at the state department at
3 o'clock this afternoon. There was
very little ceremony about the ex
change. Copies of the treaty had
been prepared precisely similar, ex
cept that in fact the signatures were
inverted in one copy, and these were
formally exchanged between Lord
Pauncefote and Secretary Hay, a pro
tocol being signed formally attesting
to that fact, which will form part of
the records.
Lord Pauncefote was in the best hu
mor over the successful outcome of
the labors of himself and Mr. Hay.
He regards the treaty as one which
will do much to prevent friction in
the future between the two peoples.
It has been suggested that with the
completion of this great work the
British" government might regard Lord
Pauncefote's services as ended, hut
it is learned that this is not the ease.
Lord Lansdowne, the secretary of
foreign affairs, has signified to Lord
Pauncefote his desire that he shall
remain in Washington lor an indefi
nite period.
DESCRIBES THE WATER CURE.
Funston Denies that Officers Counte
nanced Its Application.
KANSAS CITY, Fel). 22.—General
Frederick Funston, in discussing the
"water cure," a form of torture charg
ed against the soldiers in the Philip
pines, said that he had never seen
the "water cure” applied, but he had
heard it described. “The victim is
bound and a canteen forced Into his
mouth,” said the general. His head
is thrown upward and back and his
nose grasped by the fingers of the
torturer. Strangulation follows as a
matter of course. When the victim is
about suffocated the application is ro
leased and he is given a chance to talk
on recovery or take another dose of it.
The operation is brutal beyond a
doubt, but hardly fatal.
“The charge which 1 have just re
futed at the request of the war depart
mont was most vague. It was made
by 'a soldier' and to the effect that he
had ‘helped administer the water cure
to ICO natives.’ That is the kind of
rot a soldier is apt to write home
when business is dull and he has.three
or four beers under his jacket to help
his imagination. Nothing of the kind
ever occurred with the knowledge of
the officers or ever occurred at all, for
that matter.”
SICKNESS DUE TO EXPOSURE.
Soldiers in the Philippines Fail to Ob'
serve Sanitary Rules.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—Governor
Taft continued to discuss the climatic
conditions in the Philippines today lie
lore the senate Philippine committee.
Reverting to what he had said yester
day concerning the health of the
American troops in the Philippines,
Governor Taft said that much of the
sickness thdt does exist was duo to
exposure and ho incidentally made an
appeal for liberal appropriations for
the construction of barracks for the
protection of officers and men. The
witness thought the high death rate
of troops in the Philippines was not
due to guerilla warfare, saying that
it was impossible to get soldiers to
observe the laws of hygiene. His ex
perience, Governor Taft said, was that
the greatest danger in the matter of
health in the Philippines is found in
the neglect of symptoms which are not
generally regarded as of importance
in the United States.
Ho knew, in* said, of Europeans who
had spent thirty or forty years in the
islands and who are in good health.
He thought, however, that they gen
erally left the islands for several
months every two or three years. As
a rule a continued residence had the
effect of causing a gradual deteriora
tion of health. Governor Taft said he
attributed his own loss of healtli to
lack of exercise, lie referred to the
prevalence of private diseases and
said that certain precautions had been
taken by the medical authorities in
the way of supervision which was
thought necessary for the protection
of the troops and the public.
EFFECT OF PRINCE'S VISIT.
Revival of Cordiality is Predicted by
German Paper.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.—The Kreuz Zel
tung, concluding a column survey of
the relations between Germany and
the United States, says:
"The royal attitude of Germany at
the outbreak of the Spanish-Amerlean
war has just been proved. If the
sympathies of the German people
were then with Spain the explanation
ia that ideal trait of the Germar:
character which causes Germans to
sympathize with the weaker |>arty in
a fight. But we have long since got
ten over that. Sharp conflicts of in
terest exist between Germany and the
United States. These, however, aro
not political, but are confined to eco
nomic matters. Perhaps a way lias at
last been found which renders possi
ble a settlement of these conflicts.
Perhaps the visit of Prince Henry will
give occasion to this end. At any
rate much will be gained if this visit
reawakens a lively consciousness of
the traditional friendly relations
among the rulers and the people of
both nations. It will also remove the
misunderstandings which the sensa
tional press has created and nourish
ed. Prinee Henry's visit will certainly
clear the atmosphere, improve the re
lation and revivify the cordiality
which has always existed between the
two governments."
It will lie remembered that the
Kreuz Zeltung was one of the most
hostile critics of the United States in
1898, which attitude it has since main
tained.
Treaty in Hands of Congress.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curaeoa,
Feb. 21.—The Venezuelan congress
convened this evening In the federal
palace at Caracas. The presidential
message was not delivered to con
gress. The agreement signed yester
day in Paris by the French minister
of foreign affairs, M. Dclcasse, and the
Venezuelan plenipotentiary, which
forms a basis for the resumption of
diplomatic relations between France
and Venezuela, is subject to ratifica
tion.
Tries to Open Crow Lands.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Senator
Clark of Montana from the senate
committee on military affairs reported
favorably the bill for the ratification
of the treaty with the Crow Indians
for the cession and opening to settle
ment of about 1,000,000 acres of their
reservation in Montana.
No Raise for Ellen.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 21.—The
board of regents has declined to grant
an increase in salary for Miss Ellen
Smith, who for fifteen years has been
university registrar. She requested
that her wages be made $75 a month.
Continues to Improve.
GROTON. Mass., Feb. £1.—Young
Theodore Roosevelt has continued to
improve today and it is hoped he will
be able to sit up tomorrow.
IS STILL CAPTIVE
MISS STONE BELIVED TO BE YET
IN BONDAGE.
AMERICAN OFFICIALS ALARMED
The Delay in Release Arouses Appre
hension—Brother of the Missionary
Anxiously Awaiting—Tsilka'a Com
plicity is Doubted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—The state
department’s advices concerning Miss
Stone indicate that the Paris publica
tion to the effect that she had been
set at liberty is. to say the least, pre
mature. It is gathered, however, from
the reporta of the United States diplo
matic agents that tho woman is likely
to be released very soon and that the
delay is explained by the requirement
of the brigands that they be given am
ple opportunity to insure their safety.
liONDON, Vjeb. 20 —A dispatch from
Seres, Europednj Turkey, to the Dally
Telegram says that W. W. Peet, treas
urer of the American mission at Con
stantinople, has gone to that city and
that N. Garguilo, dragoman of the
American legation at Constantinople,
and Dr. House, the missionary, who
are still at Seres, are growing very
anxious at the delay in the release of
the captives, which was expected a
week ago. The Turkish government
declines responsibility for the matter,
says the dispatch, as the transaction
with the brigandB was made without
its knowledge.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 20.—'The
reports of the release of Miss Stone
are absolutely without foundation, al
though her liberation is expected mo
mentarily.
BOSTON, Feb. 20—No word from
Treasurer Peet of the headquarters of
the American board of foreign mis
sions at Constantinople has come to
the board here announcing the release
by the brigands of Miss Ellen M. Stohe,
and the officials have been in commun
ication with the state department in
Washington in a vain effort to confirm
the story published in Paris that Miss
Stone and her companion had been de
livered to the officials of the American
legation at Constantinople.
Rev. Dr. ludson Smith, secretary of
the board, said:
“We expect that the moment au
thentic news is known in Constantino
ple that’Miss Slone has been delivered
over we shall receive word of it from
Mr. Peet"
Concerning the arrest of Rev. Mr.
Tsilka, husband of Miss Stone's com
panion in captivity, on the ground of
complicity iu the abduction of Miss
Stone and his wife, Samuel B. Capen,
president of the American hoard, said:
“I know absolutely nothing about it.
I would not be surprised if it were true
that he was arrested, but I don't be
lieve there is a particle of truth in the
charge that he was implicated In the
abduction."
Charles A. Stone, brother of the cap
tive missionary, also had received no
information about the release. He
said:
“I expect news that she is released.
I am expecting a cablegram at any mo
ment. It may come from my sister
personally, or it may come from some
one authorized by her to send it. I
think that if she has been released I,
as well as the American board, would
hear as quickly as would the news
papers, and perhaps quicker. I fear
that perhaps the newspaper corre
spondents took it for granted that she
was released, knowing the time exact
ed for her liberation after the ransom
had been paid.”
TROOPS PATROL BARCELONA.
Conflicts Occur Between Them and
the Populace.
BARCELONA, Feb. 20—Two addi
tional regiments of Infantry arrived
here this morning and the city now
bristles with bayonets. Troops are
incessantly patrolling the streets, oc
casionally charging and dispersing
mobs. Shots were exchanged. The
rioters erected barricades in one of
the suburbs and. the troops carried
them at the point of tire bayonet. The
casualty list 'is lengthened by every
conflict. Industrial and commercial
life in Barcelona is paralysed. No
goods arrived here yesterday and
there is great scarcity of meat, bread
and other foodstuffs.
The university npd all the schools
are closed. The leaders of the work
men's conventions have been arrest
ed and the meeting places have been
closed. Teresa Cl&rnmunt is among
the anarchists imprisoned.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Lateet Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
CATTLE—There was a fair supply of
rattle and the market took on consid
arable activity in view of the liberal de
mand. All the buyers were out early
and it was not long before they had
picked out the more deslruble Jfrades.
There were quite a few beef steer*, but.
stune has been the case for some tlmu
past; the quality of the offerings was
not particularly choice. Packers, how
ever, took hold freely and bid steady to
strong prices. There was also a very
active demand for cow stuff and partic
ularly for the better grades, such as ..>11
from $4.50 up. Buyers took about every
thing they came to that was at all
desirable and sellers were quoting thw
market stronger In the majority of case*,,
with some sales 6c, or even 10c. higher.
The demand for tanners, however, and
lor the medium grades continued mod
erate and the market on such klnda
cou!.. not l>e quoted much more than
steady. Hulls of good quality that were
fat commanded strong prices, but com
mon kinds were neglected. Veal calves
and stags also sold at good, strong
prices. Only a few stockers and feeders
arrived and the market was active anti
stronger on the better grades. Th-re
have not been too many stock cattle
offered this week to meet the demand,
so that prices have been held up In good
shape. ,
liOtlS—The hog market was in better
shape than it has been for some time
past. There did not seem to be any more
hogs on sale than packers wanted and
buyers were out early, and, as they
started In bidding strong to 5t: more than
they did yesfhrday, the hogs began mov
ing toward the scales In guod season.
As the morning advanced the market
scented to take on more life and ttaa
close was active and Just about 5c higher
than yesterday. The better weight hogs
sold mostly from <5.96 to pi. 15, medium
weights went from |6.80 to 16.95. and ths
lightweights went from 15.75 down.
SHEEP There was another moderate
run of sheep and packers took hoM In
good shape and bought up the better
grades at Just about steady prices. It
was noticeable though that while they %
were anxious for both sheep and lamb*
that showed quality and were fat, they
were slow about buying common stuff
and particularly those that were n.,4 fat.
Sellers who had that elass of stuff' found
It a little hard to sell out at what they
considered steady prices. Anything at
all desirable, however, sold freely at
good, steady prices.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE—Ail killing cattle 10c higher,
stockers and feeders steady;, choice ex
port and dressed beef steers. $8.00..6.50;
fair to good, S5.00ii8.00; stockers and
feeders, 45.oUttl.9o; western /.’ll steers.
$5.2T>4j6.uO Texas and 'Indian steers, $4.9)
5.50: Texas cows, $2.35'?i4.o0; native cows,
$3.00^4.75; heifers, $3.75<'«5.50; cunners, $2.
001(3.00; bulls, $3.25(^4.50; calves, $4.50®7.00.
HOOS—Market active, ttrin; top, $*1.30;
bulk of sales, $5,705(8.28; heavy, $8.20*18.30;
mixed packers. $5.855;6.20; light, $5.35'll6.00;
pigs, $4.65(1*5.30.
SHEEP ANI> LAMBS—Market steady;
native lambs, $8,408/8.65; western lambs,
$8.44(718.60; native wethers. $5.000i5.75;
western wethers, $5.00745.60; yearlings,
$5.85716.45> ewes, $4.65*05.50; culls und feed
ers, $2,507(4.50.
LIVES LOST IN HOTEL.
The Park Avenue House in New York
Burns.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—Fire that
broke out early tills morning in the
armory of the Seventy-first regiment.
National Guard. New' York, at Park
avenue. Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
streets, spread to the Park Avenue
hotel and at least four lives were lost,
while the damage is roughly estimated
at* over $1,000,00(1.
Admiral Miller, V. S. N., retired, wag
fatally shocked, and a woman guest,
name unknown, jumped from the fifth
story and will die. The loss is esti
mated at $2,000,000 .
Chief Croker makes an estimate of
twenty dead in the ruins of the hotel.
Four bodies have been taken Out and
one of these was identified aB that of
Coldnel Alexander Piper, U. S. A., of
Louisville,, Ky.
SOUVENIR FOR PRINCE HENRY.
An Elaborate Casket of Hand Carved
Silver and Gold.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 22.—The solid sil
ver and gold casket which will be pre
sented as a souvenir to Prince Henry
of Prussia by Mayor Wells will be
finished within a day or two. It will
be 18 inches long. 4 % inches high and
4% inches from front to back. All the
material is of solid sliver and gold,
with decorations in full relief, richly
rut by hand In solid metal and en
ameled. The most ornate embellish
ment will be the device on the cover.
This consists of the common seal of
St. Louis, on either side of which are
the American and German eagles, the
key to the city protruding at the top
and bottom, about the lower part be*
Ing a spray of forget-me-nots. Inside
the souvenir will be lined with navy
blue watered silk.
Postal Ruling.
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 22.—Judge
Wing today decided that a postal mon
ey order signed by a deputy postmas
ter, with the addition of his single
letter to Indicate. Is not a lawful one.