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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.