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Loup City Northwestern. VOLUME XIX LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1902. NUMBER 21. RANGE MEN FIGHT BATTLE REPORTED IN UPPER GREEN RIVER COUNTRY. STGGK - GROWERS LGCK KORNS Two Men Seriously Wounded and Hurdrcds of Sheep Clubbed and Shot to Death—The Culmination of a Long Existing Trouble. ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., March 31.— A telephone message was received from Big Piney in the upper Green river cuntry in Uinta and Sweetwater coun ties stating that a bloody battle had been fought near that p!a< e between cattlemen and sheepmen, the trouble having grown out of a division of the rane. The leport said that two sheep men, brothers named Hill, had been badly hurt and that it was feared other participants in the fight had been wounded. Before further details could he learned the telephone line broke down and as Big Piney is twenty-five miles from the nearest point of communica tion there is no way of confirming the report or learning mote about the trou ble until tomorrow. Trouble has been brooding in the upper Gieen river country for some time. Several years ago the Cattlemen of the region drew a dead-line around a certain tract of range, which is said to be the finest feeding ground in the Rocky mountains, and issued warnings to sheepmen to stay away, Ixteal flockmasters obeyed the mandate, for they knew that if they crossed the line their sheep would be turned back or slaughtered. But nomadic herds were frequently pushed into the forbidden territory, with the result that flocks Were driven out, some sheep were slaughtered, herders were shot at and wounded, and sheep wagons and out fits were destroyed. Last spring John Butterfield and a companion herder were attacked by masked men. Both were wounded and one was crippled for life. November 9 Tom Ryan and Chris Peterson, herders in the employ of a Salt Lake City out fit, were shot at and run out of the country, their sheep were slaughtered and the camp outfit was destroyed. As feed is getting scarce and ranges arc overcrowded, it is feared that the sheepmen, driven to desperation, will tight it out to the bitter end with the cattlemen, who, it is claimed, have no more right to the range than the flock inasters, for it is government domain chiefly. Further trouble of a serious nature is expected. Further particulars of the battle on the range in the upper Green river country between cattlemen and sheep men have been received. Roan and Abe Hill, sheepmen, were seriously wounded, but were not dead when the courier came out. Eleven hundred of their sheep were clubbed and shot to death. The Hill brothers shot two cattlemen, whose names have not been learned, but they were not fatally wounded. Another report says that several sheep herders were severely beaten and a large number of sheep killed, but that no person was fatally hurt. JAMES R.- GARFIELD ACCEPTS, Son of Late President Will Be a Civil Service Commissioner. WASHINGTON. D. C\, March 31 — James R. Garfield a son of the late President Garfield, has accepted the position of civil service commissioner, tendered him about ten days ago by President Roosevelt. Mr. Garfield is a comparatively young man and is en gaged in the practice of law with his brother, Harry A. Garfield, in Cleve land. He is a notable figure in Ohio politi cal circles and has served as state sen ator from his district. He was author of tlie law known as the Garfield elec tion law of Ohio, which required all nominees for elective offices to file with the secretary of state a sworn state ment of expenses incurred by them during the campaign. The law. how ever. was recently repealed. Mr. Gar field is a resident of Mentor, a suburb of Cleveland. Aguirtaldo is to Testify. MANILA, March 31.—Senor Valez, editor of a local paper, who has been sued for libel by two of the Filipino members of the United States Philip pines commission, win subpoena Ag uinaldo to appear in court to testify in the case. General Chaffee's per mission to this step has been obtained. EXPECT A VOTE SY TUESDAY, Friends of Oleo Bill Look to Its Im mediate Passage. WASHINGTON, I). C., March 31.— The friends of the oleomargarine bill hope to secure a vote on that measure on Tuesday of the present week, and as sort as it shall be disposed of the Chinese exclusion bill will l>e called up. According to the present proposi tion, Senator Mitchell, who was large ly instrumental in framing the exclu sion bill, will make the first presenta tion of its merits to the senate. He will be followed by other supporters of the bill and it is the hope of Senator Penrose, who lias cargo of the meas ure, that the senate will be able to conclude its consideration within ten days after it is taken up. There is no pronounced opposition to tlie bill as a whole, but an effort will be made to amend it in some particu lars. There are se\eral speeches to be made on the oleomargarine bill, but it is the general understanding that the discussion will be concluded during the fiist half of the week, if not by Tuesday in time to allow a vote on that date. It is expected that the Indian ap propriation and the river and harbor 1)111 will Ik* reported during the week. Both are subjected to immediate con sideration even to the extent of dis placing other bills, but it is not be lieved that either of them will be used to deprive the Chinese bill of its chance for consideration. The Philippine government hi 11 will also be reported, probably today, but its consideration by the senate nec essarily will he postponed for some weeks. TEN THOUSAND HOMESTEADS. Will Be Taken Up When the Utah Reservation is Opened. WASHINGTON, I). ('.. March 31.— The senate committee on Indian af fairs adopted the amendment to the Indian appropriation bill, in accord ance with an understanding with the president and the interior department to open the Uintah reservation in Ulah on October 1, 1903. The reservation includes about 3. 000,000 acres. There will be about 10,000 homesteads, exclusive of timber and important mineral entries. The latter have long been matters of dis pute and have caused much irritation and trouble. One reason assigned for the decision to open the reservation to settlement is the fact that the govern ment has never been able to prevent a monopoly of an output cf the rich asphalt lauds in the reservation. The lands will probably be opened through the medium of a drawing such as was employed In opening the Kiowa and Comanche reservations in Okla homa. IOWA WOMAN KILLS A MAN. Mrs. G. B. Walker of Miles Shoots J. S. Judd of Chicago. KANSAS CITY, March 31.—A spe cial to the Journal from Las Vegas, N. M., says: Mrs. G. B. Walker yesterday shot and killed J. S. Judd of Chicago in her looms In this city. Judd had gone to her rooms and tried, she alleges, to assault her, she being alone at the time. The bullet entered his head just below the ear, killing him in stantly. Judd was 55 years old and was reputed to be wealthy. He has three sons who are physicians. One is city physician of Topeka. Kan., an other medical director of the Monte zuma hotel Las Vegas. Mrs. Walker is a health seeker. She is the wife of an Iowa farmer and came here from Miles, that state. She freely admits killing Judd, but says she was justi fied in doing the deed. It is expected her husband will start for this city tomorrow. Banker Jumpsc Into River. ST. LOUIS, March 31.—Everett C. Baker of Terre Haute, Inti., former cashier of a hank at Harrisburg, 111., attempted suicide by jumping into the Mississippi river here, but inter ference of the police defeated his ef forts. Papers on his person and statements made to the police led them to believe he was formerly con nected with McKeen's bank of Terre Haute. Police are holding him until Terre Haute authorities can be heard from. Boers Still Hold the Guns. PRETORIA, March 31.—The four guns taken by the Boers when Gen eral Methuen was captured are still In General Delarey's hands. Those re captured by Colonel Kekewioh are the guns lost at the time of the Vondonop convoy disaster. DENY THE STORY PROMINENT MEN DENOUNCE THE BRIBERY CHARGES. UNCLE SAM ICNORES THEM Decides Matter Unworthy of Serious Attention and Takes No Steps— Partner of Abner McKinley Says Re ports Are Unqualifiedly False. NBW YORK, March 29.—Carl Fis cher-Hagen of this city, who was at torney for Waiter Christmas, the rep resentative of the Danish government in the overtures for the purchase of the Danish West Indise in 1900, was indignant at the conduct of his client shown in his secret report to the Dan ish ministry, lately published. “Ordinary legal etiquitte,’’ said he, "would prevent my speaking. But. this report is so defamatory and outrageous that 1 feel justified in washing my hands of the whole affair.'’ Mr. Fischer-Hansen described the course of the Danish representative as it appeared to him. Christmas undertook, according to Mr. Fischer-Hansen, to start the sale of the islands for the Horring minis try. As far back as 1860 the sale had been almost consummated, but at the last moment this government had drawn back. Thus Denmark could not make overtures or do more than sug gest that overtures would be accept able. This Christmas did. He ion ducted Secretary White of the Ameri can embassy from lxmdon to Copen hagen. “At that point," said Mr. Fisher-Hansen, ' his services ended. The negotiations from there on were carried forward by the American minister at Washington. “The Herring ministry, going out of existence in a few months, was suc ceeded by the Sehested ministry, to which Christmas made his secret re port, setting forth the alleged obliga tions he was under to various Ameri cans. “This report was evidently made. ’ said the lawyer, “with the belief that it could never see. the light. But. its publication has shown its absurdity. I am quite sure Christmas never saw the men he mentions and I believe the report was made for the purpose of personal gain." Wilbur C, Brown, partner of Abner McKinley, whose name was mentioned in connection with the Christmas charges, made public in congress, has sent the following letter to Represent ative Dalzell, chairman of the investi gating committee: “Dear Sir: The papers this morn ing contain extracts read in congress yesterday from insidious charges al leged by one Walter Christmas in con nection with the purchase of the Dan ish West Indies. “So far as these charges relate to Abner McKinley and myself they are unqualifiedly, maliciously false in ev ery particular. “I shall be glad to appear before your committee at any time you may desire. Very respectfully, “W. C. BROWN.” WASHINGTON. D. March 29.— The state department will take no steps to bring to the attention of the Danish government the charges against the integrity of American statesmen preferred by Captain Christmas and brought to the attention of the house of representatives. PENSION COMMISSIONER RESIGNS Not Effective Until Diplomatic Berth i6 Ready for Him. WASHINGTON. March 29.—Commis sioner of Pensions Evans has placed his resignation in the hands of the president. It will not take effect until some im portant position in the diplomatic service is found for hint. The pension committee appointed at the last annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to invest igate the affairs of the pension bureau has made its report to the president. It has not vet decided as to when the report will lie made public, if at all. It is Btate«l that the policy of Com missioner Evans will he continued by his successi r. To Mine Nebraska Coal. WAHOO, Neb., March 29.— A stock company is being organized in this city for the purpose of developing the coai mine at Swedeburg, six miles south of here. The company will have $1,000,000 capital stock and will hegin in a few days to work the mine. The promoters hat e leased 700 acres surrounding the land where the coal was discovered. EXTENDS POSTAL SERVICE. Orders Can Now Be Sent to and from China and Greece. WASHINGTON, March 28.—Tfcs postoffice department today reported the completion of important arrange ments for the extension of the inter national money order business of this government. An agreement, has been reached with the kingdom of Greece whereby money orders will be ex changed between the two countries. In addition, the postal agent of the Uni ted States at Shanghai. China, has been authorized to issue domestic money orders payable at any money order office in the United States. Can ada. Cuba and the Philippines, and at any money order office in the United States money orders may be procured drawn on the postal agency at Shang hai. China, which thus is substantially made a money order office of the Uni ted States. The postal agency at Shanghai has been conducted for many years, but heretofore it has not been practicable to establish a money order service there. SAYS EDWARD WILL END WAR. P.oscbery Thinks Chamberlain a Tool of Rhodes. PARIS, March 28.—Lord Rosebery arrived in Paris this morning from London. The Patrle says he made the following statement to a reporter: “Mr. Chamberlain was only an In strument in the hands of Mr. Rhodes. Now that the latter has disappeared what will become of the member from Birmingham? English opinion bus had enough of a policy based solely on forte, which has only created for us enmities in Europe and cast us into a conflict in which thousands of our sons have perished. A ministerial crisis in England would not be sur prising. Possibly, because of the cor paction, King Edward will prevent tins by ending the war and directing English policy into new channels, more in conformity with justice and the rights of peoples.” Weetern Congress May Combine. Mi'INVKU. Colo., March 28.—Speaker li. I\ Montgomery of the Colorado house of representatives left for Wash ington last night as a representative of the Trans-Missssippi congress to confer with representatives of the na tional irrigaton congress and the In ternational Mining congress concern ing the proposed consolidation of the three bodies. The other conferees will be ex-Gov ernor 1,. U. Prince of New Mexico, of the mining congress, and .1. li. Spring er of California, of the irrigation con gress, Payne Proposition Wins Opt. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2S.— Representative Babcock of the ways and means committee called at the while house yesterday in response to a request from the president. It, was discovered that the committee stands S to 8 as between the Payne and Taw ney Cuban reciprocity provisons and that Mr. Babcock, who has been ab sent on account of illness, held the de ciding vote. After the interview it was stated that Mr. Babcock had been won over by the president and that he would vote for the Payne proposi tion. Wood Starts Back to Cuba. WASHINGTON, March 28.—General Ijeonard Wood left here tonight on his last visit to Havana in the ca pacity of military governor of the island of Cuba. General Wood said lie expected to depart by boat from the city of Havana at 12 o’clock on May 20, after the new government had been installed and the Cuban flag sa luted. At the same time 1,200 Amer ican troops would vacate the Island via Havana and 400 would go from Santiago. Labor Break Over Carnegie. RACINE, Wis., March 28.—The re fusal of Racine laboring men to allow the acceptance by the city of a library offered by Andrew Carnegie will prob ably break up the Trades council, which includes all the unions. Mem bers of this council presented a pro test to the council against the library, but withdrew it wthout consulting the Trades council. For this they were expelled. They were re-elected to the central body. Monument to McKinley. ALBANY, N. Y„ March 23.- -The as sembly passed the bill appropriatng $100,000 for the erection of a monu ment to President McKinley at Buf falo. The bill passed the senate and now goes to the governor, who will approve it. as he sent a message to the legislature urging its passage. DEATH OF RHODES SOUTH AFRICAN LEADER SUC CUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS. CONSCIOUS UP TO THF. LAST Sleeps for Several Hours Immediately Preceding the End—Cause of Death Heart Failure—Those Present When the End Came. CAPETOWN, March 27. — Cecil Rhodes died peacefully at 5:57 p. m. He slept during the afternoon, but his breathing became more difficult and hts strength perceptibly diminished until he passed away. ilr. Rhodes was conscious until 5 p. m„ when he muttered a few words and sank Quickly. The Immediate cause of his death wus two successive attacks of heart failure. At ills bedside were Dr. Jameson, Dr. J. W. Smart, the cum mlssioner of public works; Coloae' Elmhurst Rhodes, director of signalUag in South Africa field force, and Mr Walton, member of the assembly of Port Elizabeth. Mr. Rhodes' last words were the names of his hi other and soaie of the others present, which were meant to he good-byes. The only person who attended him during his illness anil who was not present at his deathbed was Dr. Stev enson, all the others, his boys and per sonal servants were admitted at the last. The bony will be taken to Urootes clnitir, tbe residence of the deceased, Bear Capetown, on a special train to morrow. There it probably will lie in state for a day or two and public will be admitted to view the remains-. -It has not been determined where he wtil be burled. It was tbe wish of Mr. Rhodes to be interred at Matoppo Hilts. Rhodesia. Certain of his friends will proeeed to Matoppo Hills to determine whether it is practicable to carry our this wish. The features of the dean man are placid and a death mask of them will be taken. — The government has derided to gtva Cecil Rhodes a public funeral. His remains will bo brought here from Gro toscuquer. The body will, after ser vices in the cathedral, be taken back to bis former home, und finally interred at Matoppo Hills. Since Mr. Rhodes took to his be! three weeks ago, his friends had been most anxious that he. should recover sufficiently to be taken to England. The cottage where ho died was a simple seaside cabin, small and close to the railroad. It was ill-fitted to be a sick chamber, although the utmost was done to improve the ventilation and make it more comfortable. Dr. Stevenson slept by liis patient every night, that he might be in readiness to administer oxygen, which practically kept Mr. Rhodes alive. Last Sunday he lost all interest In everything. His rally from the crisis of Tuesday left but the faintest hopes tor his ulti mate recovery. These were entirely abandoned with the renewed attack at noon today. The nows of his death spread tiirough Capetown betw-een 7 and 8 o'clock and caused profound grief. All places of amusement were immediately colsed. An open air con cert was immediately stopped and the audience uncovered while the band played the "Dead March." The people then Eileutly dispersed. Ill Health Drives to Suicide. GRINNELL, la., March 27.—Be cause she was despondent over con tinued ill-health, Miss Kate Lawrence, a popular Grinnell High school gradu ate and formerly a nurse in the Cook county hospital at Chicago, is flying from a bullet wound inflicted by her own hands. The girl secured a rifle that was in the house and taking it to her bed, she placed the muzzle over her heart, and probably by using her foot dise charged the weapon. A great hole was torn in her body, but the heart was missed. She has lingered for several hours, but the doc tors say she cannot live. To Prevent Spread of Cholera. WASHINGTON. March 27.—The navy department has given Rear Ad miral Trank Wildes, the ranking ad miral in the Philippines, authority to take such steps as may he necessary to prevent the spread of the cholera epidemic which prevails at Manila to the officers and men of the naval es tablishment at Cavite. As far as can be learned here, the epidemic is con fined to the natives and Chinese in Manila, and does not prevail among the whites. PROTEST ON BRIDGE BILL. Senator Millard and Congressman Mercer Present Matter. WASHINGTON, March 16.—Senator Millard and Congressman Mercer, ac companied by Vice President Cornish of the Union Pacific, had a confer ence with the president in relation to the South Omaha bridge bill. Sena tor Millard presented a petition sign ed by leading bankers of Omaha and South Omaha calling upon President Roosevelt to veto the bill, which was railroaded through congress last week at lightning speed. Senator Millard presented the views of the protestants against the measure, in which Mr. Cornish, representing the Union Pa cific, concurred. Mercer presented the side of the company, asking for the charter and incidentally mentioning the name of Charles S. Gleed of Topeka as vice president of the corporation interested in the hill. The president remarked, after he had heard the arguments pro and con, that as the bill came to him with the unanimous endorsement of congress, lie could not see his way clear to with holding his signature. PRESIDENT CALLS MEETING. Invites Conference on Reciprocity for Cuba. WASHINGTON. March 26.—Anoth er conference was held at the White House tonight on the subject of Cu ban reciprocity and was participated in by the president and house lead era, Inhaling Chairman Payne and Messrs. Dnlzell and Long of Kansas of the ways and means committee, and Mr. Cannon, chairman of the re publican caucus. The members came at the Invitation of the president and remained with him for an hour. The conference was In the main an ex change of views between the execu tive and the congressmen on the gen eral reciprocity position and the posi tive statement was made that there were no new developments in the sit nation, and that the program adopt ed by the republican conference pro viding a 20 per cent reduction ojn Cu ban imports temporarily would be car ried out in the house. MAKE CHANGE IN MAY. United States Fixes Date of Transfer of Authority to Cubans. WASHINGTON, March 26.—Secre tary Hoot thl3 afternoon made public his order to General Wood, directing him to turn over the control and gov ernment of Cuba to its people on May 20. next. The order requires the Cu ban government to assume all treaty obligations and directs General Wood to continue a small artillery force to avoid leaving the island and city defenseless until the Cuban govern ment shall have opportunity to organ ize its own force. General Wood also is directed to convene the Cuban congress before May 20/ He also is directed to consult with President elect Palma, and substitute such per sons as he shall desire for those now holding official positions In Cuba. Pro-Boer Resolutions. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.— Representative Randall of Texas intro duced resolutions relative to the war In South Africa, similar to thoso re cently adopted at a caucus of house democrats, expressing sympathy with the two republics, appealing to the British government to make peace and declaring that the United States should maintain an attitude of strict neu trality. Mr. Cochran of Missouri also intro duced resolutions requesting the secre tary of state to ascertain of the Brit ish government whether associations of charitable persons in the United States could secure facilities for aid ing the non-combatants, ar.d whether safe conduct could be secured to con centration camps to anable physicians to administer to the sick, etc. Jockey Killed by a Horse. DENVER, Colo., March 26.—Zeno Edman, a jockey, 19 years of age, was killed at Overland pary today, being thrown by a horse which he was ex orcising and dragged more than half a mile. Homeseekers in Montana. KALISPELL, Mont., March 26.— Five sections of a westbound passen ger train on the Great Northern rail road went through Kalispeli with about 8,000 people, who are seeking homes in the west. A purchase of 114 acres of land in South St. Louis has been made by the Gould line's management for terminal facilities.