’ Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XIX.
LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1*, 1902.
NUMBER 23
PLANS FOR PEACE
ACTIVITY OVER THE PROPOSI
TION IS APPARENT.
CHAMBERLAIN AND KINC TALK
He Devotes Two Hours to Confer
ence, but Withholds Any State
ment — Officials Carefully Guard
Against Disclosing Results.
LONDON. April 14.—The announce
ment of the presence at Pretoria of the
Orange Free States and Transvaal
leariers who have been at Klerksdorp
considering terms of peace has ''aused
a decided increase in the hopefulness
of the public concerning the possibil
ities of peace. The expectations
moused l*y the conference at Pretoria
have been further heightened by the
movements of Mr. Chamberlain, the
colonial secretary, and other members
of the cabinet in London and evidences
that important dispatches are passing
between Lord Kitchener and the gov
ernment.
A conference of members of the
cabinet was held last night at mid
night in Mr. Chamberlain's boose.
Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Brodriok, the
war secretary; Sir Michael Hicks
Bench, the chancellor of the exchequer,
and the duke of Devonshire president
of the (ouncil, were present. The con
ference terminated at t o’clock this
morning, and today Mr. Chamberlain
and several of the colonial officials
were in their offices. Messengers
passed between them and Sir Michael
Kieks-Beach at his residence.
At 1:30 this afternoon Mr. Cham
berlain drove to Buckingham palace
and remained with King Edward for
two hours. During the afternoon
mfeongers carried dispatches from the
Fort ign office to Lord Salisbury, who,
with Mr. Balfour, the government
leader in the House of Commons, was
at Hatfield house.
These outward signs of Sunday ac
tivity have not been supplemented by
any authoritative or official statement.
The question most discussed thus far
fas been whether the peace negotia
tions would affect the government’s
financial proposals, which promise to
be submitted to Parliament tomorrow.
The fact that Sir Michael Hicks
Heach was engaged in his office nearly
all of today is taken in some quarters
to indicate a modification of the bud
get statement.
There appears to be no doubt that
the Boer leaders have communicated
the results of the deliberations to
Lord Kitchener. Attempts will be
made in Parliament tomoirow to as
certain what information the govern
ment has on the South African situa
tion and to learn its intentions, but
it is not expected that the government
can forecast the probable outcome of
the negotiations. Whatever instruc
tions have been sent to Lord Kitch
ener are lielieved to be only provi
sional in character.
The comparatively brief duration of
the conferences at Klerksdorp is re
garded as an indication that the Boer
leaders found little difficulty in agree
ing upon some basis of ' negotiation.
The transfer of the negotiations to
Fretoria, where both IxmJ Kitchener
and Iajrd Milner, the British high
commissioner in South Africa, are at
present, is interpreted by the morning
papers as meaning that the Boers are
prepared to make formal peace nego
tiations. The latest reports from Boer
headquarters at Brussels and The
Hague declare that the delegates will
raise no opposition if honorable terms
are granted and the Beer leaders in
South Africa have agreed to accept
the maximum obtainable.
Oklahoma Flections Void.
GUTHRIE, OKI.. April 14.—Chief
Justice Burford of the territorial su
preme court has rendered a decision
holding that the recent city elections
at Chandler and those at Lawton and
the other cities in the new south
western counties are void, having
been brought about by special proc
lamation.
J. Sterling Morion III.
CHICAGO. April 14.—J. Sterling
Morton, former secretary of agricul
ture. is seriously ill at the residence
of his son, Mark Morton, in Lake For
est. His condition is duo to a recent
severe attack of the grip.
Emigration Record Broken.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, April 14.—
The present week has broken all rec
ords of emigration to America. Thir
teeen hundred Scandinavians sailed
Iroin this port.
3EV. T. DEWITT TALMAGE DEAD.
Soted Presbyterian Minister Passes
Away at Washington.
WASHINGTON. April U—Rev. T.
D*fWItt. Talmage, the noted Presby
:erian divine, died at 9 o’clock Satur
lay night at his residence in this city,
it had been evident for some days
that there was no hope of recovery
ind the attending physicians so in
formed the family. The patient grad
tally grew weaker until life passed
away so quietly that the members of
the family, all of whom were watching
at the bedisde, hardly knew that he
had gone. The immediate cause of
death was inflammation of the brain.
Dr. Talmage was in poor health
when he started away from Washing
ton for Mexico for a vacation and rest
six weeks ago. He was then suffer
ing from influenza and serious ca
tarrhal conditions. Since his return
to Washington some time ago he has
been quite ill. Until Thursday, how
ever, fears for his death were not en
tertained. The last rational words
uttered by Dr. Talmage were on the
day preceding the marriage of his
daughter, when he said: “Of course I
know you, Maud." Since then he had
been unconscious.
At Dr. Taiamage's bedside, besides
his wife, were these members of his
family: Rev. Frank DeWitt Talmage,
Chicago; Mrs. Warren G. Smith,
Brooklyn; Mrs. Daniel Mangam,
Brooklyn; Mrs. Allen E. Donnau,
Richmond; Mrs. Clarence Wycoff and
Miss Talmage, Washington.
TO VOTE ON EXCLUSION BILL.
Senate Will Soon Reach Final Action
on the Measure.
WASHINGTON, April 11.—In ac
ordance with the agreement reached
on Friday last, the senate on Wednes
day will vote on the Chinece exclusion
>>111 and the present understanding is
that the Philippine government hill
will he taken up immediately after
ward.
It is probable, however, that ' the
Philippine hill will soon be broken in
on by the calling tip of the river and
harbor hill, being an appropriation
hill, which is a privileged measure and
can be taken up at any time, but it
is not the desire of the committee to
have it considered until there shall
have been a chance afforded to make
further amendments in the committee.
mat opportunity win not oo provided
until Thursday, following the vote on
the Chinese bill.
The opponents of the Chinese bill
will press their fight front this time
forward and if they find that they
cannot securo its recomtnital, they
will concentrate their efforts on pro
posed amendments. Especial effort
will be made to secure the adoption
of the Platt substitute.
There will be a number of short
speeches on the bill today and Tues
day, and in addition to these, Senators
Foraker and McLaurin of South Caro
in have given notice of set speeches
for Monday. A portion of the day Sat
urday will be devoted to eulogies on
the late Senator Kyle of South Dakota.
Business Goes to St. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., April J 4—The
Kansas City live stock commission
men who are engaged in a stubborn
contest with the Stock Yards com
pany at that point and are employ
ing a boycott to win their demands
of lower charges, will throw all their
business to South St. Joseph. Notice
of this decision was received by the
stock yards people. Agents of the
Kansas City exchange will he here
to handle the live stock receipts di
verted to this point.
To Fight Townsite Clause.
ARDMORE, I. T., April 14—The
railroads interested in the new town
sites along ttie line of their roads are
fighting the provision of the Indian
appropriation bill which provides for
a line and imprisonment for any one
to lay out a tract of land for town
sites without the consent of the sec
retary of the interior.
Iowa Music Teachers.
DUBUQUE, la.. April 14.—The mu
sic teachers of Iowa will hoia their an
nual convention in this city June 24
27 inclusive, and Des Moine - musicians
will predominate iu the management
and on the program.
J. S. Judd, who was killed a few
days since at Las Vegas hy Mrs. Wal
ker, was formerly a citizen of Fort
Scott, Kan., and stood well there.
Frank C. Churchill of New Hamp
shire has been appointed as special
Indian inspector. He was formerly
special agent for free schools in the
Indian Territory.
PLAN HE FAVORS
SCHOFIELD DECLARES DUAL
HEAD IS WRONG.
MAKES PRESIDENT COMMANDER
Veteran Military Leader Deplores the
Strained Relations Existing Between
Roosevelt. Milese and Secretary
Root—Other Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON. April 12.—The re
port of the testimony given before the
senate committee on military affairs
by General Schofield, formerly, former
ly the commanding general of the
army, on the bill to create a general
staff, was made public today. Ho en
dorsed the bill, saying that he had
long since come to the conclusion that
there is no room under our constitu
tion for two commanders and that the
president, whom the constitution
makes the supreme commander, must
act through the secretary of war. He
added:
"The very exalted individual office,
so-called, of commanding general of
the army must disappear. There is no
room for it in this government, no
matter who occupies it: it is not a
question of personality at all, or the
character of the individual, so far as
this great question is concerned. He
must lie what others nations of tha
earth have, a chief of staff, not a Com*
nmnding general."
Referring to the German system,
General Schofield said:
“We would liave to modify their sys
tem so as to make it applicable. If
we had at the head of the army for
years the same distinguished general,
other things being satisfactory, that
would be very well, but what is the
use of a groat general as the nominal
head of the army if the president will
not even tall, to him except to criti
cise him. or if the secretary of war
and he do not even speak to each oth
er? What good is he?”
Senator Burrows: "Why would not
the same condition of affairs exist
between the chieff of staff and the
president?”
General Schofield: “Because he
would relieve him and get another.
The personal relations between the
president, the secretary of war and
the commanding general are, of all.
mere important than any law, and
that ss one of the reasons why this
bill is absolutely indispensable, or
something like it. You must give to
the president discretion to select that
man.”
Senator Burrows: “Wbv cannot the
lieutenant general of the army and
the president coufere as it is?”
General Schofield: "They are not on
speaking terms.”
Senator Burrows: "Not on speaking
terms?”
General Schofield: “No, sir. You
will have to get rid of that intolera
ble condition by which this man, close
to the president, the only man who is
available to do these things, is a man
whom the president does not talk to
except to criticise him. The result is
bad; very hod. The president feels
the need of such a man, as did the
presidents whom 1 have known. They
would say: I cannot do these things;
I milk have a military man to help
me.’ then in that sHnution he perhaps
send* for Colonel or Major So-and-So.
and he finds there is a bright young
fallow and lie knows about these
things, and in a few days it gets to be
known that ‘Tom So-and-So' is com
manding the army.”
MILLER CONFESSES MURDER.
Music Teacher Says He Killed Carrie
M. Jenrett.
DETROIT. Mich.. April 12.—Prof.
Joseph M. Miller yesterday confessed
to committing the murder of Carrie M.
Jennet t.
After being in the sweat box one
hour and twenty minutes Miller broke
down and confessed to the crime. As
sistant Prosecutor Merrinm. three of
ficers and the official stenographers of
the police department were present.
Miller said that he had illicit relations
with the girl and was responsible for
her condition. He said lie offered to
send Miss Jennett to a lying-in hospi
tal. but she refused, insisting that he
leave his family and go to some other
city with her.
Wednesday night, when he started
from home for the lodge meeting, he
had an engagement with the girl and
Intended to kill her. He took the
hatchet found by the officers in bis
kitchen with him. He secreted this
or. Seventh street on his way to the
meeting.
HAWAII WANTS MORE MONEY.
Territory is Restricted in Business
Advancement.
WASHINGTON, April 11.—Governor
Dole of Hawaii arrived here today to
confer with the president, at the lat
ter's request, regarding conditions in
Hawaii, pending legislation affecting
the territory and other matters.
Governor Dole said today:
“There is some complaint among
business men of Hawaii on account of
tightness of the money market. There
are no failures or assignments of im
portance. The enterprises, however,
are too large for the available capital.
The Hawaiian government is limited
by the revenues which are inadequate
for carrying on necessary public im
provements. The current revenues
are sutllcient only to carry ont the ad
ministration expenses. The last leg
islature failed to enact legislation for
needed loans. The country lost a
large part, of the revenues at the be
ginning of the territory by the trans
fer of the customs revenues, amount
ing to about $1,200,000, to the federal
government,
“Hitt we are getting along. The ter
ritorial government is doing some
thing in the way of public improve
ments, but not nearly so much as
ought to be done. The government
has little in sight for payment of the
fire claims for buildings burned dur
ing the plague epidemic In Honolulu
in 1900.”
BURGHERS HOLD CONFERENCE.
Boer Leaders in Possession of Terms
of Peace Offered by the British.
PRETORIA. April 11.—President
Steyn of the Grange Free State, Sec
retary of State Reitz of the Transvaal,
Acting President Schalkburger of the
Transvaal and General Lucas Meyer,
commandor-in-chief of the Orange
Free Slate forces, passed through
Kroonstad, Orange Free State, Sun
day, April 6. on their way to Klerks
dorp, southwestern Transvaal, where
General Botha, the Transvaal comman
der-in-chief, arrived Monday, April 7.
It was expected that Generals Dewet
ii d Delarey would attend the confer
ence to take place there.
ft Is understood that the Boer lead
ers are fully possessed of the Brit
ish peace terms and that the confer
ence then assembling was to enable
the leaders to thoroughly discuss
peace terms. It is expected that tfro
final decision of the burghers will
shortly be made known.
VALUE OF ARMOUR ESTATE.
Said to Be Worth Over Fourteen Mil
lion Dollars.
CHICAGO, April 11.—The total val
uation of the late Philip D. Armour
estate in Chicago and New York has
just been arrived at. It amounts to
514,751,105, and to a large extent con
sists of personal property. In addi
tion to the above named sum there is
some real estate In Illinois and else
where, the value of which is not given.
Mr. Armour left practically all of his
estate to his widow, Mavlina. and his
son, J. Ogden Armour. Included In
his personal property are 63,384 shares
in the Armour company, 250 shares
Milwaukee elevator, 82 shares Conti
nental National bank, 100 shares Na
tional Trust company, 150 shares Illi
nois Trust and Savings bank, 250
shares Wisconsin Marine bank. 570
shares Interstate bank, Ka..sas City,
and 405 shares Union Stock Yards Na
tional bank, South Omaha.
Rev. Talmage Dangerously III.
WASHINGTON, April 11.—The pre
vailing symptoms in Dr. Talmage’s
case have been aggravated by con
gestion of the brain, which a con
sultation of physicians determined
now exists. The patient has been
most of the day unconscious and his
present condition Is very grave.
Tramps Fight on Union Pacific.
SALT LAKE, Utah, April 11—A
special to the Tribune from Evans
ton, Wyo., says that as a result of
two fights today between Union Pa
cific brakemen, railroad special police
and a Kang of tramps, Brakeman
Schwartz and one of the trarup3 were
severely wounded.
Mr. Stcyn May Go Blind.
PRETORIA, April 11.—Mr. Steyn,
the former president of the Free State,
who is taking part in the peace ne
gotiations, is suffering from severe
opthalmia and is threatened with to
tal blindness.
• Miss Stone in America.
NEW YORK, April 11.—Miss Ellen
M. Stone, the missionary, arrived this !
morning on the Deutschland. J
THE PAYNE BILL
ASSAILED BY FRIENDS OF SUGAR
BEET INDUSTRY.
WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH LEADS
Declares the Mea3ure Would Benefit
Trusts Instead of the Cubans—
Promises to Farmers of the West
Flagrantly Disregarded.
WASHINGTON, April 10.—The fea
ture of the second day's debate In the
house on the Cuban reciprocity bill
waB an impassioned speech in opposi
tion to the measure by William A.
Smith, a Michigan republican. Sen
ators Spooner and Quarles of Wis
consin Rnd Dolliver of Iowa and a
group of Michigan beet sugar manu
facturers in the gallery were in his
audience and lie was liberally ap
plauded by his republican supporters
as he assailed the republican leaders
who were advocating the bill, boldly
charging them with being false to
the republican doctrine of protection.
He announced that he was willing to
vote to overrule the chair in order
to support an amendment to take the
differential off refined sugar.
Mr. Morris of Wisconsin, another
republican, who made a strong speech
against the bill also, made a similar
announcement. The other speakers
today were Mr. HaJl (dem.) of Texas,
and Mr. Parkman (dem.) of Louis
iana, both of whom opposed the bill,
and Mr. Mondell of Wyoming, who
advocated its passage.
The democratic and republican op
ponents of the measure are trying to
get together on the proposition to
take the differential off refined sugar.
The indications are that the debate
will be protracted. The demand for
time to speak is groat and there is
now no expectation that general de
bate will bo completed until next
week.
William Alden Smith of Michigan
was the first speaker. He spoke
against the bill. He presented the
question from the viewpoint of the
republicans who have opposed Cuban
reciprocity on account of the beet su
gar interests and said in part:
“1 am opposed to the measure hi
cause in order to give it effect it be
comes necessary to violate a solemn
promise of the republican party de
liberately made in solemn convention
to the American people; because I
believe it will lie harmful to the agri
cultural and industrial classes of the
United States whose great interests
have been confided to our care; be
cause I believe it will lie harmful
in the end to the island of Cuba; be
cause 1 believe that the principal
beneficiary will be the American Su
gar Heflning company, which does not
need our sympathy; because I believe
that the peeple of the island of Cuba
will receive no benefit therefrom.”
‘‘The farmers of the country,” he
went on, ‘‘have been encouraged by
the republican party in their ambition
to produce the sugar of the country.
It was a distinct promise to the far
mer that he need not fear that ttie
republican party would permit the
cheap labor and cheap sugar of any
tropical territory to he brought in in
a manner which would destroy the in
fant industry of the beet sugar pro
duction which the farmers of the Uni
ted States have, under the fostering
care of the republican party, been
building up during the last few years.”
Takes Sugar Beet Fields.
DENVER. Colo., April 9—A dis
patch from Fort Collins, the center of
the northern Colorado beet sugar re
gion, says that there is no longer any
doubt that the American Sugar Re
fining company has entered the beet
sugar Industry. The dispatch asserts
that they now control the Penoyer
Interests and In fact all the Michigan
beet sugar factories that were pay
ing properties. The factory at Lehi,
Utah, has passed into the American
Sugar Refining company’s hands.
Dedication ii Postponed.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.,
April 10.—The dedication of the* Stan
ford Memorial church has been post
poned until September 7 next, ow
ing to the delay in the completion of
the building.
General Ira Hedges Dead.
NYACK, N. Y„ April 10.—General
Ira Hedges, past department com
mander of the Grand Army of the Re
public of New York state, died at his
home in Haverstraw today ia his 63d
year.
SHIPMENT IS PROHIBITED,
Munition* of War Aro Not to Be Sent
to Chinese.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.—Tha
custom house authorities have been
notified to be on the alert to discover
a shipment of arms from this country
to the Insurgents in China. Collector
Stratton has received a letter from
O. A. Spalding, acting secretary of the
treasury, stating that in the protocol
signed on September 7, 1901, the im
portation of arms and munitions of
war is prohibited. The letter states:
“It is reported that the insurrection
ary movements are now flagrant In
the southern provinces of China and
that the insurgents are receiving sup
plies of arms and warlike material
from abroad. The department directs
that you do whatever may be practi
cable and proper, under existing laws,
in the way of restricting the exporta
tions of arms and warlike material to
China for use against a nation with
which the United States is at peace,
and to the injury of foreigners (in
cluding citizens of the United Slates)
found in China, should t.ie fact that
consignments of arms and hostile ma
terials have been shipped from
United States ports to China be as
certained."
TO CONTROL BEET SUGAR.
American Sugar Refining Company
Enters the Field.
DENVER, Colo., April 9—A News
dispatch from Fort Collins, the center
of the northern Colorado beet sugar
field, says that there is no longer any
doubt that the American Sugar Refin
ing company has entered the beet
sugar industry. The dispatch asserts
that they now' control the Penoyer in
terests, and in fact all the Michigan
beet sugar factories that were paying
properties.
The factory at Lehi, Utah, the dis
patch continues, has passed into the
American Sugar Refining company's
hands. To complete matters, at a
meeting of the stockholders of the
proposed sugar factory at Fort Col
lins, to he built by the Penoyer peo
ple, a proposition for its absorption by
the American Sugar Refining com
pany, the dispatch says, was unani
mously accepted.
BOTH SIDES ARE DIVIDED.
Democrats as Well as Republicans
Differ on Cuban Reciprocity Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 9—The first
day of the debate on the Cuban reci
procity bill, which opened in the house
yesterday, was disappointing from a
spectacular standpoint. There were no
sensational clashes and none of the
bitterness which was expected to crop
out on the floor came to the surface.
The vote on the motion to go into com
mittee of the whole to consider the
bill, however, developed the lines of
cleavage and showed that the demo
crats are quite as much divided on the
question as Is the majority. In the
division which is regarded practically
a test vote on the bill, 177 republicans
and 80 democrats voted for the motion
and 41 democrats and 39 republicans
against it.
WON'T BE BRITAIN'S GUEST.
Whiteiaw Reid Declines Invitation to
Be Entertained.
WASHINGTON, April 9—Whiteiaw
Reid, head of the special embassy to
represent the United States at the cor
onation of King Edward VII, has de
clined the tender of the British gov
ernment to become it guest during the
/ceremonies. The British government
extends a similar invitation to every
one of the special ambassadors, under
taking to provide them quarters and
entertainment.
The difficulty lies in the fast that the
invitation is limited to a six-day stay
in London, while Mr. Reid finds it de
sirable to be there at least a week
preceding and a week following the
ceremonies, so he has taken steps to
lease a suitable house at his own ex
pense.
Beer Colony for Colorado.
DENVER, April 9.—A Boer colony
may bo established along the lino of
the proposed Denver, Salt Lake &
Short Line. A committee of local
Boer sympathizers called on the state
land board today with a letter from
Boer Consul General Pierce in New
York, asking for information about
state lands along the new route. "If
l can get the right kind of induce
ments,’’ says the consul general, "sev
eral thousand Boer refugees will go to
Colorado and settle on farms. They
will make the best of cltlzensa l am
sure.”