Nebraska Newspapers

    VOLUME XIX
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1902
NUMBER 18
IRRIGATION BILL
MAJORITY IN HOUSE FAVORS SEN
ATE MEASURE.
SPEAKER 13 NOT FAVORABLE
Decided Determination on the Part of
Western Members to Force the
Measure—President's Order Prohib
iting Lobbying of Employes.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 10.—
The senate has disposed of the Irriga
tion bill. What will become of the
measure in the house is an open ques
tion. It is evident that Speaker Hen
derson is not particularly favorable to
the irrigation policy, notwithstanding
the fact that both political parties
committed themselves to it in their
last national platforms. There is,
however, a decided determination upon
the part of the western and north
/estern men to force the house to take
'tlon and no one has been more in
jstrious towards this end than Rep
esentative Francis G. Newlands of
Nevada. In point of population, Ne
vada is the smallest state in the union,
but few states, even among those rank
ing as the first, are represented in
the lower house of congress by a more
able, painstaking and conscientious
man than Mr. Newlands. It has not
always been the largest states that
have had the ablest representation in
Washington. For many years the
state of Maine outclassed them all,
that is, when the great quartet. Reed,
Dingley, Boutelle and Mllliken, tilled
the four seats assigned to Maine in
the lower house. Delaware has sent
men like Bayard, Saulsbury and Gray
to the senate.
Newlands undoubtedly has a per
sonal interest in securing irrigation
legislation, for no state in the union
will more greatly benefit from the in
troduction of a national policy of
water storage and distribution than
will Nevada. Then, too, it must be
remembered that no member repre
senting the arid and semi-arid region
had had such a long period of con
tinued service as the Nevada member.
Nor has anyone studied the subject in
all its bearings in every country of
the old world which has attempted
irrigation to the extent of the investi
gation made by Mr. Newlands. Should
the house finally adopt the senate bill
or any similar measure, success will
be due largely to the efforts of the
western men, who formed a commit
tee early in the session and who se
lected Senator Warren of Wyoming
for chairman and Mr. Newlands for
secretary. This committee succeeded
in bringing together the various op
posing elements and it has neglected
no opportunity to impress its views
upon Its colleagues. So well has it
carried on its work that there is to
day a clear majority in t’he house fa
vorable to the policy of irrigation.
In spite of President Roosevelt’s or
der prohibiting employes of the de
partments engaging in lobbying, a
great deal of work of this sort is go
ing on. The most industrious persons
during the last month have been some
of the chiefs of divisions of the scien
tific bureau of the agricultural depart
ment. The mails have been literally
flooded during the last week or two
with letters from all sections of the
country, urging members to vote for
larger appropriations than the com
mittee on agriculture seems disposed
to recommend. All these letters evi
dently emanate from one source and
that is the bureau of plant Industry in
the department.
Odell Calls on Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, March 10.—Gover
nor B. B. Odell, jr., of New York, din
ed with President Roosevelt at the
W'hite House tonight, remaining after
dinner till a late hour. Tomorrow ho
will again dine with the president.
The governor will remain here until
Tuesday morning, according to the
present plans. His visit here, he said,
is simply for recreation and his mis
sion is not to discuss politics.
Postpone Their Departure.
MANILA, March 10.—Acting Gover
nor Wright and Major Henry Allen,
chief of the native constabulary, who
Intended to leave Manila on a tour of
inspection, have posponed their de
parture until nest Wednesday.
Successor to Pauncefote.
IiONDON, March 10.—The Yorkshire
Post today says it learns that Hon.
Alfred Littleton is likely to succeed
Lord Pauncefote as> British ambassa
dor at Washington.
SIGNS OF TROUBLE IN CHINA.
Capture of Priest by Bandit Soldiery
Arouses the Powers.
PEKIN. March 10.—Chinese officials
are greatly disturbed over the condi
tions around Jehol (Cheng Te). about
100 miles northeast of Pekin, where
bandit soldiers have captured a priest.
An official of the foreign office de
clares that the Russians have already
dispatched 500 troops to Jehol from
the Manchurian border.
The trouble began over the settle
ment of claims of native Christians
and it resulted in rioting between the
Christians and the non-Christians.
Brigands took advantage of these con
ditions to plunder the country and the
Russian telegraphic connections w’ere
incidentally cut. The foreign office
says that the captured priest is a
Belgian.
It v. as reported March 7 from Pekin
that the Chinese court had ordered
the immediate release of this priest in
order to forestall the entry of foreign
troops in the district of Jehol, which Is
rich in gold mines.
LONDON, March 10.—In a dispatch
dated Shanghai, the correspondent of
the Standard says that the Chinese
merchants coming from Port Arthur
declare they have been ordered to re
move their families from Port Arthur
because preparations were being made
there for a war with Japan.
SUITABLE FOR HOMESTEADS.
Strip of Land Adjoining Reservation
Wanted for Entry.
Rl'SHVILLE, Neb., March 10.—An
effort is being put forth in this coun
ty to have the government open for
settlement a strip of land north cf
Rushville that lays up against the Pine
Ridge Indian reservation. The land
was taken off from the market to
prevent bootleggers from selling liquor
to Indians on the reservatioin. How
ever, the conditions that existed at
the time the land was withdrawn have
long since ceased to exist.
Indian Agent Brennan of Pine
Ridge seems to think that this strip
should not be opened
The land is well watered and fine
groves are found along the streams.
No Indians reside thereon and parties
from this state have quite recently
been thrown into jail at Pine Ridge
for entering upon the lands and cut
ting timber. The Nebraska senators
will be petitioned to use their efforts
to open this territory, as it contains
some of the best farming lands in this
part of the state, and it would pro
vide homes for several hundred fam
SENDS SECOND NOTE TO PORTE.
The Brigands Are Within Turkish Ter
ritory.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 10.—
The American legation here today pre
sented to the porte the second note
referring to the capture of Miss Ellen
M. Stone. In this note it is pointed
out that as Miss Stone was captured,
the ransom paid and the prisoner de
livered in Turkey, the brigands must
be within the Turkish frontier and
should therefore be captured.
The note denies that the authorities
were ever requested to lessen their
vigilance on the frontier and assets
that only the movements of the troops
in the interior were interfered with.
The first note presented to the porte
by the United States legation at Con
stantinople in the matter of Miss
Stone’s capture by brigands demanded
the punishment of the guilty parties.
COSTS TO SEE THE PARADE.
Big Prices Offered for Seats for Day
of Coronation.
LONDON, March 10.—This city is
already flooded with illustrated liter
ature pointing out the advantageous
view from which the coronation pa
rade may be witnessed. Windows
opening on balconies at such points as
Ludgate Hill have been let for £42
each. Single seats in the strand have
been sold for £3 to 5£. Single win
dows with exceptional approaches on
the Surrey side have fetched £73.
Equally elaborate plans for viewing
the naval parade are already in full
swing. The demand for high class
steamers is said to exceed the supply.
These tours will include a four-day
cruise about (he channel. From 10 to
18 guineas are now asked for single
berths.
Leaves for Cuba.
WASHINGTON. March 10.—Miss
Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the presi
dent, with several friends and accom
panied by a maid, left for a visit to
General and Mrs. Leonard Wood at
Havana, Cuba.
PRINCEENDSTOUR
COMPLETES HIS ITINERARY OF
THIRTEEN STATES.
HICHLY IMPRESSED WITH VISIT
Speaks in Cordial Terms of United
States and His Reception—Grateful
for American Hospitality—What
Captain Von Muller Said.
NEW YORK, March 8.—Prince Hen
ry of Prussia yesterday completed his
tour and is once more in New York,
where he will remain until Monday,
when he goes to Philadelphia. He was
absent from the city for nine days,
during which time Ills special train
was within the territory of thirteen
states and logged a total distance of
4,358 miles.
He was greatly pleased with his trip
and last night, through his aide, Cap
tain von Muller, issued a statement
expressing his satisfaction at the op
portunity which came to him and his
gratification at the cordiality with
which he was received throughout the
country. Captain von Muller said:
“His royal highness is very much
pleased by liis trip into the interior of
the United States. He is fully aware
of the fact that he has had only a
very superficial glimpse of a very
small portion of the United States,
and that he might perhaps have used
his time to greater advantage had he
remained in one of the larger cities of
the east. But he is convinced, never
theless. that, considering the charac
ter of his mission, the trip was the
right thing for him. In making it he
has obtained a fair idea of the country
and its resources which the capital of
the United States and the great com
mercial centers of the east alone could
not have given him, but more than
this impression he valuees the hearty
welcome which he met in all places
ho went through; a welcome that
showed him how the people of the
United States everywhere understood
and appreciated the intention of the
German emperor in sending him here.
“The prince made a speech in St.
Louis in which he said he regretted
not to have been able to express his
thanks to those who greeted him at
the railway station or otherwise to
show him their respects. He wishes
to have the intent of that speech con
veyed to all those who in the course of
the trip gave him such a cordial re
ception, and especially he wishes to
express his thanks to Ihose who, early
in the morning, when he was not pre
pared and still in bed, welcomed him
w ith music and cheers.
“The receptions by the great cities
of the south and the middle w'est were
more than he ever had expected, and
so were the receptions in the east.
But his royal highness is equally
thankful for what the smaller places
did in showing him their good will,
though the train in such places stop
ped only a few minutes and frequently
not at ail.
“Altogether the prince is most grat
ified by his trip and shall never for
get how the American people every
where met him with hospitality and
sympathy.”
MEETS APPROVAL IN AUSTRIA.
Elevation of Diplomatic Posts a Good
Move.
VIENNA, March 8—The Tremden
blatt, referring to the decision of the
government to raise the mission of
Austria-Hungary at Washington to an
embassy, says:
“As the United States legation at
Vienna will also he converted into an
embassy, the relations of Austria
Hungary and the United States will
be represented in a manner in con
sonance with the present importance
and which will be enhanced in the
future. Political hostilities between
the two countries, humanely speaking.
Is no more probable in the future than
it was in the past. In view of the
Impending rearrangement of the po
litical-commercial relations of Europe
and the United States it is doubly im
portant to be in close contact with
all nations which are pre-eminent in
the economic domain."
Nothing Heard from Boer Envoys.
WASHINGTON, March 8—The mis
sion of the Boer delegates to the Uni
ted States government is ended so
far as officials know. They presented
no credentials and made no effort to
embarrass the administration by for
mal applications for relief. Their fu
ture movements are not known to the
officials.
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY GROWS.
On« Hundred and Forty Per Cent
Increase.
WASHINGTON. March 7 —C. P. Say
lor, the special agent In charge of the
beet sugar investigations in the de
partment of agriculture, is in Wash
ington making his annual report. He
gave to the Associated Press the fol
lowing figures on the industry in the
past year:
“The total production of beet sugar
in the United States in the season or
1901-2 has aggregated 185,000,000 tons,
an Increase of 140 per cent from the
77,000 tons produced during the sea
ion 1900-01.”
There were thirty-one factories in
operation in 1900, according to the
census llgures, and eleven more were
started in 1901. There are nine fac
tories in course of construction for
operation in 1902, as follows: Sebe
waing, Carrollton, Mount Clemens and
Crosswell, Shelby, Ind.; Greeley and
Fort Collins, Colo., and Phoenix. Arlz.,
ranging in capacity of daily output
from 500 tons to 1,000, the lHtter figure
being the capacity at the Phoenix
plant.
Other companies have been organiz
ed with a total capitalization of $49.
000,000 and would require annually a
working capitalization in addition to
$9,080,000.
PHILIPPINE SICK REPORT.
Health of Troops Good Considering
All Things.
WASHINGTON, March 7—Surgeon
General Sternberg received the health
report of the military division cf the
Philippines for the month ended Jan
uary 15 last. The percentage of sick
was 0.10 per cent and the total sick
2,534 cases. There were fifty-nine
deaths during the month, a decrease
of eighteen compared with the prevt
I ous month. Colonel Pope, who made
tlx? report just before his death, says
the small percentage of the sick and
the few deaths are especially gratify
ing, in view of the active military
operations of the most arduous char
at let in Samar and Batangas. The
situation in regard to bubonic plague
is much more favorable than at the
time of the last report. Only three
cases of the disease occurred during
the month, one being Harry Dunn, a
quartermaster’s employe, who died De
cember 27.
LITTLE HOPE FOR STATEHOOD.
Impression Prevails Among Delegates
that the Bill Will Fail.
ARDMORE, I. T., March 7.—The
single statehood delegation from the
Indian Territory returned from Wash
ington today with little hope for sin
gle statehood during this session of
congress. The following address to
the people of the territory from Dele
gate Bradford was issued today:
"I have not abandoned single state
hood, but to the contrary I insist that
no statehood bill for Oklahoma can
be passed that does not in some way
provide for making Indian Territory
a part of it, either as a state or terri
tory. In my opinion no statehood leg
islation will pass this congress. I am
of the opinion that a bill for tempo
rary territorial government for the
Indian Territory will pass. It must
be a measure offering no resistance
to Bingle statehood in the future.”
Japan Buys Colorado Rails.
PUEBLO, Colo., March 7.—G. Oya, a
member of ^he board of directors of
railways in Japan, nearly all of
which are owned by the government.
Is in Pueblo, after visiting the prin
cipal eastern steel works, and has
made arrangements for Japan to get
its supplies of railroad steel from
steel works here. He will recom
mend the arrangement and it is ex
pected that it will be closed. It will
mean an immense saving in cost of
transportation to the Japanese gov
ernment.
Editor New Strongly Urged.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Consid
erable pressure is being brought to
bear on Henry S. New of Indianapolis
to accept the first assistant postmas
ter generalship, but there is said to be
very much doubt of his acceptance.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana conferred
with Postmaster General Payne on
the matter yesterday. Mr. New’ base3
his reluctance to accept on business
and other reasons, but has not yet
given a final answer.
Pcet Bad3 in Michigan.
ALLEGAN, Mich., March 6—H. T.
Marsh of Allegan county has sold to
Count Carl Kleinstuek 3G0 acres of
land in Martin township, which the
count intends putting into peet bed*.
TRADE WITH CUB/
CHAIRMAN PAYNE GIVES OUT
LINE OF HIS PLAN.
THE MATTER OF RECIPROCITY
Payne Hat Three Plans, One of Whlcl
He Most Favors—Prefers to Impor
Cuban Sugar with Twenty Per Cen
Reduction.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 7 -
Chatrinan Payne of the ways ant
means committee gave out the follow
ing authorized statement in connec
tion with thte discussion over Cubai
reciprocity.
“I think the large majority of th»
republicans have made up their minds
that we must do something for Cuba
There ate many propositions presented
which have this professed end in
view. The proposition of Mr. Morris
of Minnesota provides for an increase
in the tariff on sugar to the outside
world and a rebate on sugar imported
from Cuba. It does not seem to me
that many republicans are willing tc
increase the duty on sugar.
“Then there is the proposition ol
Mr. Tawnoy to vote between $7,000,000
and $8,000,(XX) directly into the Cuban
treasury and to ask the Cuban gov
ernment to distribute about $1,000,000,
according to bis figures, to native Cu
ban planters. This first payment is to
be paid without any compensation
from Cuba in any way or manner—
a pure gift to the Cuban government.
It hardly needs the opinion of a law
yer to say that such a procedure
would be unconstitutional. His prop
osition further is to pay a like sum
yearly on the granting oi reciprocal
concessions and the passage of our
Immigration and exclusion laws.
“Of course, no bounty of this kind
could be distributed without a scan
dal and a fraud. In the next place,
seven-eighths of the Cuban laborers
would remain without work. It would
be Just as easy for the sugar trust to
obtain a concession on the sugar it
bought on account of the bounty as to
obtain a concession where the planter
knew he was to have a 20 per cent
concession in duty. So that Mr. Taw
ney'a proposition has no advantages
over that for a 20 per cent reduction,
and it has the advantages named.
“The third proposition is that fer a
20 per cent reduction of duties. This
would injure no home Industry. Cou
pled with the provision to extend our
exclusion laws to Cuba, no one ap
pearing before the committee on ways
and means contending that it would
bo injure homo industries. All argued
that the price of sugar to the Amer
ican consumer would remain the same.
Nor would it inure to the benefit of the
sugar trust.
“The witnesses before the commit
tee united in testifying—and the sta
tistics prove—that the trust has re
ceived no benefit in buying sugar,
either in Hawaii or Porto Rico, since
the duty was reduced or removed. The
entire benefits have been reaped by
the planters in these islands. We
have every reason to believe the same
would prove true as to Cuba. Many
misleading statements as to the atti
tude of the president, the cabinet and
the house republicans are appearing in
the newspapers. I cannot speak of
conferences with the president.
“But I have every assurance that the
cabinet is not divided on this ques
tion, nor has a majority of the house
republicans committed themselves
either to the Morris, the Tawney, or
the do nothing policy. The proposi
tion of a 20 per cent reduction, if
adopted, will put ofT, in my judgment,
the annexation of Cuba for many
years. She will not come in until her
population is Americanized from the
states.
CHARGES AGAINST WALLER.
Inhuman Treatment of Natives in Is
land of Samar.
MANILA, March 7.—A court-mar
tial has been ordered to try Major
Littleton W. Waller and Lieutenant
John A. Day of the Marine corps on
March 17 next, on the charge of ex
ecuting natives of the island cf Sa
mar without trial. Some of the cir
cumstances in the case are peculiarly
atrocious. One native was tied to a
tree and publicly shot in the thigh.
The next day the man was shot in the
arms. The third day he was shot in
the body, and the fourth day the na
tive was killed.
Friends of the two officers attribute
their actions to loss of mind, due to
the privations which they suffered in
the island of Samar.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle—Cattle receipts were far from
being excessive, and as packer* all seemed
to have liberal orders the market was
lively from start to finish and everythin*
was disposed of In good season. There
wns very little change from yesterday,
however. In the prices paid. A fair pro
portion of the offerings consisted of beef
steers. There were none too many to
meet the requirements of the local trade,
so that sellers had no trouble in disposing
of what the> had at good, steady prices.
The more desirable (trades, of course,
were in the best demand, but s'*21 even
the common kinds moved quite freely at
fully as good prices as were paid yester
day. Buyers were also anxious for cow
stuff, and particularly for the better
(trades. They were all out early looking
for the kinds that are good enough to sell
front $4.«0 up, and It did not take sellers
long to dispose of such kinds. Bulls, veal
calves and stags also commanded just
about steudy prices. Good stuff sold free
ly. while common kinds were more or
less neglected. There were comparatively
few stock cattle In the yards. Good feed
er/ In particular were very scarce, so that
anything showing quality and flesh was
picked up In a hurry at good, steady
prices, no matter whether the cattle were
heavy or light.
Hogs—Receipts of hogs were not heavy,
but the market opened a little easier. In
extreme cases sales were made that were
a nickel lower, but the market soon
firmed up and the bulk of the hogs sold
at right around steady prices. As the
morning advanced trading became more
active and toward the close sales were
made that were stronger than yesterday.
The bulk of the offerings was disposed of
In good season, but, as Is generally the
case, a few light loads were left until
the last, and on such kinds the market
was slow. The bulk of the good weight
ho(js sold from $0.05 to $0.15. medium
weights went from $5.95 to $0.u3. and the
light hogs sold from $5.90 down.
Sheep—Quotations: Choice lightweight
yearlings, $5.50$3.ti5; good to choice year
lings." $5.3505.50; choice wethers, $5.00#5.25;
fair to good wethers, $4.60#4.90; choice
ewes. $4.50#4.75; fair to good ewes. $4.2.>u>
4.50; common ewes, $3.00#4.00; choice
lambs, $0.15(141.30; fair to good lambs, $5.90
$0.15; feeder wethers. $1.00#1.30; feeder
lambs, $1.50$5.00.
KANSAS CITT.
Cattle—All killing grades were active
and steadv to 10c higher; choice export
and dressed beef steers. $0.30$0.50: fair to
good, $5.00#6.20; stoekers and feeders, $3.25
$4.73; western-fed steers. $4.50$0.00; Texas
and Indian steers, $4.50$5.50: Texas cows,
$3.25#4.50; native cows, $3.2504.75; heifers.
$4.00$ 5.10; canners, $2.50#3.2S; bulls. $3.25#
4.75; calves, $4.50©6.5©.
Hogs—Market opened weak and closed
firm; top, $6.46; bulk of salt's, $5.90$0.40;
heavy, $6.3506.45; mixed packers, $5.90#
6.40; light, $6.4006.20; pigs, $4.2505.45.
Sheep and Lambs—Market was active at
a decline of 3$10c; native lambs, $0.10#
6.40; western lambs, $6.20416.35; native
wethers. 15.2005.50; western wethers. $5.15
#5.40; yearlings, $5.80#6,10; ewes, $4.10#
3.30; culls and feeders. $2.5004.00.
INSURRECTION IS EXPIRING.
Acting Governor Wright Thinks End
of War is Near.
MANILA, March 8.—Acting Gover
nor Wright says tho province of Mo
rong and the entire province of Rizal
was never more peaceful than they
are now and that the recent occur
rences were due to the influence of
insurrectionist| who had been driven
from Laguna and 13atangas prov
inces.
The utterances of Senor Ampil, the
former president of the town of Cain
tra, Morong, who was recently captur
ed by insurgents and subsequently es
caped, are classed by Mr. Wright as
being unreliable and as merely the re
marks of a man half crazed with ter
ror. The action of the band which
captured Ampil is clearly due to a per
sonal vendetta. The constabulary
have already dispersed the band and
captured many arms and have com
pletely broken the power of Monta
lon, the old Ladrone chief, who for
years was the terror of the province.
Mr. Wright feels satisfied, from con
versations which he has had with
General Bell and others, that the in
surrection is expiring.
Can’t Name the Man.
SCRANTON, Pa.. March 8.—W. J,
Bryan, who lectured here, when ask
ed whom he considered a democratic
presidential possibility, said: "No one
can tell in advance what the Issue will
be or what will be their relative im
portance. It ought to be safe to pre
diet that democratic principles will be
applied to the issues and it ought to
be that the platform should be written
by those whose tidedity to those princi
ples is not subject to suspicion.”
President Holds to Reciprocity.
WASHINGTON, March 8.—The fol
lowing authorized statement was made
public at the White House: “Any
statement that the president has
changed his attitude on the Cuban
reciprocity business is without the
slightest foundation in fact.”
Many Deaths from Cholera.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 8.—
Cholera has broken out among the pil
grims at Medina. One hundred and
ten deaths from the disease have oc
curred.