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VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1902. NUMBER 19.
FLED IN DISHONOR
A DICTATED REPORT OF THE RE
CENT ENGAGEMENT.
LORD METHUEN TO KITCHENER
The Blame Placed on Mounted Troops
Who Were Seized with a Panic—
All Going Well Until the Tide
Changed.
LONDON, March 17.—The war offi<e
has received the following communi
cation from Lord Kitchener at Pre
toria :
“Lord Methuen has sent me a staff.
officer with a dictated dispatch, from
which it appears that certain partic u
lars previously given are inaccurate.
The rear screen of mounted troops
was rushed and overwhelmed at dawn.
There was a gap of a mile between
the ox and the mule convoys.
me mounieu supports to me rear
of the screen, with General Methuen,
immediately reinforced by all the
available mounted troops and a sec
tion of the Thirty-eighth battery,
maintained themselves for an hour,
during which the convoys were clos
ing up without disorder.
“In the meanwhile 200 infantry were
being disposed by loot'd Methuen to
resist the Boer attack, which was out
flanking the left of the rear guard.
The Boers pressed that attack hard
and the mounted troops, attempting to
fall hack on the infantry, got com
pletely out of hand, carrying away
with them In the route the bulk of the
mounted troops.
“Two guns of the Thirty-eighth
battery were thus left unprotected,
hut continued in action until every
man, with the exception of lieutenant
Nesham, was killed or wounded. Lieu
tenant Nesham was called upon to stir
render, and upon refusing to do so
was killed.
“Lord Methuen, with 200 of the
Northumberland fusllelers and two
guns of the Fourth battery, then
found himself 'solated. but held on
for three hours. During this period
the remaining Infantry, namely, 100
of the Lancashlres with some forty
mounted men, mostly Cape police, who
had occupied the kraal near the wag
ons, also continued to hold out against
the repeated attacks of the Boers. By
this time Ixird Methuen was wounded
and the casualties were exceedingly
heavy among his men. The ammuni
tion was mostly expended and the sur
render was made about 9:30 in the
morning. The party in the kraal still
held out and did not give iti until two
guns and a pompom were bro^ht to
hear upon them at about 10 o'clock,
making their position untenable. It is
confirmed that most of the Boers wore
our uniform. Many also wore our
badges. Even at close quarters they
could not be distinguished from our
own men.
“It is clear the infantry fought well
and the artillery kept up the tradi
tions of their regiment. In addition
to the forty members of the Catfe po
lice already mentioned, a few parties
of imperial yeomanry and Cape police
continued to hold their ground after
the panic had swept the hulk of the
mounted troops off the field.”
MRS. M'KINLEY MUCH BETTER.
Drives to Late President's Tomb and
Places Flowers Thereupon.
CANTON, O.. March 17.—Secretary
Cortelyou and Dr. Rlxey, dose friends
to the late President McKinley, noted
an improvement in Mrs. McKinley's
condition during their visit with her
yesterday. Secretary Cortelyou came
last night. Dr. and Mrs. Rlxey came
today. All left for Washington this
avening. The visit of these old friends
seemed to give Mrs. McKinley much
pleasure. The visitors and Mrs. Bar
ber accompanied Mrs. McKinley for a
drive and a visit to the cemetery dur
ing the morning. Mrs. McKinley car
ried a bunch of flowers and herself
entered the vault and placed them on
the casket. Mrs. McKinley's condition
changes little from day to day, but
she shows gradual Improvement. She
now receives scarcely any medical at
tention.
Govera Assumes Command.
MANILA, March 17.—Govera, the
insurgent leader, has issued a procla
mation in the island of Samar de
claring that he has succeeded General
Lukban, who was captured by the
Americans, and that consequently all
orders now standing in the name of
Lukban are void.
WEARY OF PENSION LAWYERS.
Senators and Congressmen Think
They Are Well Rid of Them.
WASHINGTON, L). C„ March 17.—
Senators and members of congress are
very much interested in the fact that
the pension appropriation MU soon
will become a law. because they hope
to obtain from it some relief from
the pressure on them to secure pri
vate pension legislation. The hill
contains provisions making it "a crim
inal offense for attorneys, claim
agents or other persons to receive
compensation for services rendered in
connection witli the passage through
congress of private pension bills."
They say there are now many times
as many hills before congress as pos
sibly can receive attention during the
session, and the number Is increasing
daily. They recognize that many of
the bills represent just claims, but
they also feel that claim attorneys
have been more active than they were
called upon to he. It is also declared
that claimants have been imposed
upon in many cases and persuaded to
pay money for the introduction of
the hills, which stand no show of be
coming laws. The bill is now in the
hands of the president.
PRINCE HENRY WILL RESIGN.
Will Cease to Be Admiral, but Will
Go a Step Higher.
BERLIN, March 17.—Admiral Prince
Henry of Prussia, after completing the
fleet maneuvers during the coming
summer, will resign the command of
the First squadron, which he has held
for two years. Prince Henry has
held all positions in the German navy
up to that of admiral. The only pos
sible higher command is that of the
double squadron maneuvers which
have hitherto been conducted under a
general inspector of the navy. It is
expected that Prince Henry will be in
command of the double squadron
maneuvers next year.
Emperor William has ordered the
battleships Wurtemberg and Baden to
appear before Cuxhaven next Tuesday
to welcome Prince Henry on his re
turn to Germany on board the Ham
burg-American steamer Deutscherlaud.
While the official program of Prince
Henry's reception has not yet been
published, the newspapers say that
Emperor William will receive his
brother on shore at Cuxhaven.
TO WELCOME PRINCE HENRY.
Emperor William Orders Two Battle
ships to Participate.
BERLIN, March 17—Admiral Prince
Henry of Prussia, after completing the
fleet maneuvers during the coining
summer, will resign Ilie command of
the first squadron, which he has held
for two years. Prince Henry has held
t ill positions in the German navy up
to that of admiral. The only possible
nigher command is that of the double
squadron maneuvers, which have
hitherto been conducted under a gen
aral inspector of the navy. It is ex
pected that Prince Henry will be ill
command of the double squadron ma
neuvers next year.
Emperor William has ordered the
battleships Wurtemburg and Baden to
appear before Cuxhaven next Tuesday
to welcome Prince Henry on his re
turn to Germany on board the Hain
burg-American steamer Deutschland.
While the official program of Prince
Henry’s reception has not been pub
lished. the newspapers say that Em
peror William will receive his brother
m shore at Cuxhaven.
HOUSE WILL UNSEAT RHEA.
Conclusion of Election Contest from
Third Kentucky District.
WASHINGTON. March 17.—The
house during the present week will
pass the river and harbor bill, will
decide the contested election ease of
Voss against Rhea from the Third
Kentucky district and will consider
the bill for the retirement of officers
of the revenue cutter service. Such
is the program of the house leaders.
The report in the contested election
case is against Mr. Rhea, the sitting
member, who is a democrat, and it
is regarded as a foregone conclusion
that he will be unseated. The reve
nue cutter service bill was defeated
in the last congress, but its friends
claim to have hope that it will meet
a better fate now.
Creditors Close a Store.
I>E3 MOINES. la., March 17.—
I. W. Rice Mercantile company, do
ing a general merchandise business,
was closed by H. A. Huntley and the
Huntley-Smith Dry Goods company,
both of St. Joseph, who hold a mort
gage on the stock.
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MR. FRYE’S BILL
IT IS DECLARED BY SOME AS UN
CONSTITUTIONAL.
FORAXER FAVORS THE MEASURE
Ohio Statesman Admits Preference for
Discriminating Duties, but is Will
ing to Vote with the Majority—Oth
er Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON, D. March 15.—
Throughout the session of the senate
yesterday the ship subsidy bill was
under consideration. The measure
wti» diaenssed by Messrs. Korakcr of
Ohio, McLaurin of Mississippi anu
Harris of Kansas.
Mr. Koraker supported the bill, al
though he admitted that he would
huve preferred to build up the Amer
ican merchant marine by the levying
of discriminating duties. He was
willing, however, to defer to the Judg
ment of the majority that the pending
measure embodied the hotter plan.
Both Mr. Mcl^aurln and Mr. Harris
opposed the measure on the ground
that, in their judgment, it was not
constitutional. They maintained that
it was class legislation, which amount
ed to little short of robbery of the
people for the benefit of a few ship
owners. Mr. Harris made the point
that the United States now was pay
ing more to the American line for the
carrying of ocean malls than was paid
to foreign ships for greater service.
Mr. Foraker said that while he had
to vote for the bill, be was not en
tirely satisfied with it. Ever since he
had studied the question he had bten
of the opinion that the most equitable
and suitable way to rehabilitate the
merchant marine of the United States
would be to inaugurate the policy of
discriminating duties under which the
fathers of the country made our mer
chant marine the pride of the coun
try.
The senator in charge of the bill
(Mr. Frye) had stated clearly the ob
jections to the adoption erf the plan
of discrimination duties, twenty-one
treaties being an absolute bar to that
policy.
Referring to the purported purchase
of foreign steamship lines, Mr. For
aker said by some it had been men
tioned as if it were a crime. The
fac t was that if any offense detriment
al to the country had been committed
it had been committed by the senate
itself.
As to the relative cost of building
and operating ships under the Amer
ican flag, Mr. Foraker said the pre
ponderance of the evidence was
against the proposition that the ves
sels could be built or operated in this
country as cheaply as abroad.
Mr. Foraker asserted that the Amer
ican line had made no money by car
rying the mails under the postal sub
sidy act and did not tare for a re
newal of its contract.
The proposed legislation was such
as would enable the United States to
build ships and fly the (lag of the mer
chant marine in every port of the
world.
Mr. .\lci,aurin or Mississippi follow
ed Mr. Foraker. He was opposed, ho
said, not only to the bill, blit to the
principles it represents. Whatever is
given by the government as a subsidy.
Mi. McLaurin charged, would be sim
ply a contribution to the dividends
of those engaged in shipping, instead
of for the purpose of encouraging
ship building in this country. He said
there had been no decadence in ship
building in the United States, as re
ports tended to show that ship build
ing was experiencing a boom it had
not experienced in years.
ASKS FRENCH FOR WAR SHIPS.
Paris Cress Advocates Cambon’s Idea
of Strong Representation.
PARIS, March 10.—The Echo de
Paris, commenting on the adoption of
the resolution by the United States
congress Inviting France to participate
in the inauguration of the Rooham
beau monument at Washington May
24, says:
“M. Cambon, the French ambassa
dor at Washington, has strongly urged
the French government to send a war
ship to represent France at the cere
mony. We hope the ministers of war
and of the navy also will be represent
ed by high officials. There is no doubt
that it is an excellent opportunity, on
tho morrow of Prince Henry's visit
to make the exercises, at the Franco
American manifestation of sympathy
with Hochambeau, imposing in char
acter aivi invest them with solemnity
and grandeur."
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[ BRYAN IN WASHINGTON.
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.Holds Informal Reception All Day at
the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 14 —
W'illiam J. Bryan arrived In Washing
ton yesterday from New York, ‘en
route to Harrisburg, I'r. The fusion
members of the Nebraska delegation
in congress took breakfast with him,
and later he visited the capitol.
At the capitol Mr. Bryan appeared
in the members' corridor of the house
of representatives ami immediately
was surrounded by a large crowd of
representatives, who gave him hearty
welcome. For most of the day quite
a number of republicans were present
ed to him.
The informal reception to Mr. Bry
an lasted some time and during its
continuance Speaker Henderson came
from his private office and Represent
ative Littlefield of Maine temporarily
vacated the chair of the house, in
committee of the whole. In order to
join in the greeting. W'lien Repre
sentative Grosvenor of Ohio shook
bands with the Nebraska man there
was an exchange of good-natuied
badinage on presidential candidacies.
Representative Swanson of Virginia
~aised a Jatigb, when, referring to the
republican controversy on Cuban reci
procity, tie said Mr. Grosvenor had
been infused with 20 per cent of de
mocracy.” Mr. Bryan took lunch at
the house wing.
HARRIMAN GETS GRAND ISLAND.
Union Pacific Instead of Burlington
Gets the Road.
ST. JOSEPH, March 14.—The St.
Joseph & Oram! Island railway, the
connecting link between thiB city and
the Union Pacific overland route, has
been absorbed • by the latter road.
There has been marked activity in the
St. Joseph & Grand Island stocks in
New York for the past month and at
a late hour last night it was learned
that a majority of the stock of the
road had passed into the hands of the
Harriman Interests. The road was
formerly a part of the Union Pacific,
but upon the reorganization of the
lr.Uer road the Grand Island became
an independent system and has since
remained so. The absorption of the
(irand Island by the Harriman inter
ests will give the Union Pacific a di
rect entrance into St. Joseph over its
own tracks, thereby giving this city
another direct route to the Pacific
coast.
Up to a short time ago it was
thought the Burlington had acquired
possession of the road.
Dietrich Works a Canal Deal.
WASHINGTON. March 14.—The
Post tomorrow will say that Senator
Dietrich of Nebraska proposes a new
plan in connection with the Panama
offer whereby the $40,000,000 offer
shall be withheld until it Is shown
that the (>anal can be constructed for
$200,000,000, the es\’mated cost. If
when completed it sh. .11 have cost the
government $160,000,000, the addition
al $40,000,000 shall he paid to the
Panama company. If, on the other
hand, the canal costs $260,000,000,
then the company will forfeit the
amount of consideration <t asks from
the United States.
Will Be Easy in Ecuador.
WASHINGTON, '.larch 14.—The Ec
uadorean minister. Senor Cardo, called
at the state department today and
had a long conversation with Dr. Hill,
the acting secretary of state, respect
ing the several questions that have
arisen of late connected with the de
velopment of American interests in
Ecuador. It is understood that these
arc matters of small consequence and
are likely to be easy of adjustment,
though some time may be occupied in
so doing. The United States govern
ment has been assured that there will
be no denial of justice to Americans
in Ecuador.
Appellate Court Bill.
I)ES MOINES, la., March 13 —The
committee on judiciary of the house
has reported favorably the Temple
appellate court bill. This provides
for the election of three judges, to
, l>e elected at the next general election
after the taking effect of the act, one
for a term of two years, one for four
years and one for six years, and all
subsequent terms to be for six years.
The court would have jurisdiction in
all civil cases where the amount does
not exceed $3,000.
Rhodes Loses Strength.
CAPETOWN. March 14.—Cecil
Rhodes passed a restless night, which
has appreciably told on his strength.
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HEPBURN’S BILL
SENATE COMMITTEE RECOM
I MEND NICARAGUAN ROUTE.
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MILLARD OPPOSES THE ACTION
The Nebraskan, Hanna. Kittredge and
Pritchard Form the Minority—Meas
ure Retains House Character—Re
sult of a Conference.
WASHINGTON. March 13,-The sen
ate committee on isthmian canals has
decided, by a vole of 7 to 4. to report
the Hepburn bill, providing for the
construction of an Isthmian canal via
the Nicaraguan route.
The action of the committee was
taken at a called meeting in the after
noon and came after a brief report by
Senator Morgan, chairman of the com
mittee. detailing the result of a con
ference with Secretary Hay as to the
status of diplomatic negotiations with
the Central American republics con
cerning the canal. He stated that the
secretary had told him that there are
no negotiations in progress between
the United States and Colombia con
cerning the Panama route, and that
the new minister from Colombia had
not even presented his credentials, but
that on the other hand the representa
tives of this country and those of Nic
aragua and Costa Rica had been in
consultation and had agreed upon
practically all the points to be covered
In concession treaties, nothing really
being left In that connection but to put
the agreements In writing.
He said the governments of those
two countries had manifested a dis
position to make all the concessions
the United States could ask to aid in
the construction of a canal, and that
among these concessions is one for
perpetual right of way.
When the recitation of the report
had been completed Senator Hanna
suggested that probably the Colombian
minister bad been detained by unto
ward circumstances, and proposed that
action by the committee should be de
layed until an opportunity could be
had to ascertain Colombia's position.
This suggestion brought a strong
protest from the friends of the Nicara
gua route, and Senator Mtlchell moved:
to report the Hepburn bill as It passed
the house. Mr. Kittredge moved to
amend by postponing action to next
Monday—voted down, 1 to 7. Senator
Mitchell’s motion was carried by the
same vote reversed. Home of the mem
bers of the committee were absent, but
as their positions were understood
their votes were counted.
The vote for the Hepburn bill stood:
Yeas--Morgan, Mitchell, Hawley,
Platt of New York. Harris, Turner,
Foster of Louisiana.
Nays—Hanna, Pritchard, Millard,
Kittredge.
The Hepburn bill authorizes the
president to acquire territory for right
of way for a canal from Costa Rica
and Nicaragua, directs the construc
tion of a canal of sufficient capacity to
accommodate the largest ships from
Greytown on the Atlantic via Lake
Nicaragua to Brito on the Pacific, un
der the supervision of the secretary of
war, authorizes surveys of the harbors
at the two ends of the route, guaran
tees the use of the canal to vessels of
Oosta Rica and Nicaragua, and appro
priates 110,000,000 for beginning the
work.
ALTQELD’S CAREER CLOSE9.
Seized with Fatal Illness at Cloae of
AddreGa for Boers.
JOLIET, 111., March 13.—Former
Governor John P. Altgeld died In room
68, Hotel Munroe, yesterday at 7:09
o'clock. He had been unconscious
since midnight.
Mr. Altgeld was the principal speak
er at a pro Boer mass meeting the pre
vious night In the Joliet theater. Just
at the close of his speech a sudden diz
ziness seized him and he was assisted
from the stage. The meeting proceed
ed, the audience not realizing what had
happened. Mr. Altgeld was taken to
the door of the theater, where several
vomiting spells seized him. This con
tinued for nearly an hour and was so
pronounced he could not be removed
to the hotel.
Physicians were hastily summoned
and Mr. Altgeld was carried to the
hctel across the street. He retained
consciousness and urged the newspaper
men to keep the affair quiet for fear
of alarming his wife. Shortly before
midnight he became unconscious. Ho
i remained In this condition until death.
SAYS THE FINAL FAREWELL*
Return Calls Are Made to Prince Hen
ry on Board Deutschland.
NKW YORK. March 12.—Prince
Henry of Prussia, who went on board
Deutschland about 1 o'clock this morn
ing. after the gala performance In hie
honor in the Irving Place theater,
spent a quiet morning. It was plan
ned that the prince would make sev
eral farewell visits, but it was aald
tills morning that the leave takings
would take place on Deutschland.
Those who were expected to call were
German Ambassador von Holleben,
Rear Admiral Evans, Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin, Colonel Bingham, Com
mander Cowles, Assistant Secretary of
State Hill, Karl Buenz, the German
consul general at New York, and the
mayor of New York.
The police of Hoboken made extra
preparations to keep in order the
large crowds which gathered in the
hope of seeing the prince before
Deutschland sailed. The time set for
the steamer to leave Its pier was 3:30
p. m.
ORDERS BANDITS PUNISHED.
Imperial Chinese Edict Sends Troop*
to Avenge Murder.
PEKIN, March 12.—An imperial
edict Just issued commands General
Ma to proceed to Jehol, about 80 miles
northeast of Pekin, and personally sup
ervise the punishment of the bandit*
who recently murdered a Belgian
priest. The Russian tropos were sent
ecross the border to avenge the murder
Dn the theory that the Chinese were
unable to repress the actions of the
bandits, which menaced the Russians,
and the government is anxious to re
move all excuse for the presence of
Russian troops in that part of China.
The Russians are In the district east
of Jehol, but the Chinese government
Jtatement that they were in Jehol prob
ably was made for the purpose of Influ
encing other governments to take no
tice of the Invasion of the Chinese ter
ritory.
The court has sent an envoy to
northwestern Russia, where Russian
agents are tormenting trouble in con
junction with General Tung Ku Sing.
PRINTING OFFICE BURNS.
The Fremont Tribune Suffers Heavy
Loss by Fire.
FREMONT, Neb., March 12.—The
Tribune printing plant, owned by Ham
mond brothers, was gutted by Are
yesterday, entailing a loss in the
neighborhood ol $50,000, with but $17,
000 insurance.
During the noon hour an employe
opened the door to the stock room in
the basement and found the entire
room ablaze. The fire department re
sponded promptly, but as paper was
stored on every floor, smoke was is
suing in volumes from every part of
the large building w'hen they arriv
ed. It took three hours to conquer
the blaze.
The building is a two-story and base
ment brick, 44x132. The press room
in the basement has about three feet
of water in it.
Ixjss on paper stock will be about
$10 000, on the machinery, type, etc.,
$15,000, and on the building $10,000.
GERMANS SORRY FOR METHUEN.
Declaration in Diet of Imperial Secre
tary of Foreign Affair*.
BERLIN, March 12.—In the Prus
sian Diet today the foreign secretary,
Baron von Richthoff. after reading the
answer of the British government per
mitting the delivery of Oerman chari
table gifts to the Boers in South Afri
can concentration camps, under the
surveillance of the camp authorities,
declared that the reply guaranteed a
just distribution, and said: “The
English and German nations are con
nected by ties of blood, race and
friendship. They are cousins and you
will find them side by side. Methuen
deserves our complete sympathy. As
the military attache to the British em
bassy in Berlin he enjoyed the friend
ship of Emperors William and Freder
ick.”
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, March 12—Today’s
statement of the treasury balances In
the general fund, exclusive of the
$150,000,000 gold reserve in the divi
sion of redemption, shows: Available
cash balances, $180,542,587; gold, $92,
543,602.
Conger Gives a Banquet.
PEKIN, March 12.—United States
Minister Conger gave a banquet to
night to a large party of Chinese
princes and officials, including all
the prominent members of the foreign
offic*.