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    Loup City Northwestern.
LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1902.
VOLUME XIX
NUMBER 24
HE WANTS LIGHT
THE RESOLUTION OF MR. TELLER
IN THE SENATE.
RECARDING THE SUCAR TRUST
The Colorado Senator Alleges that it
Owns the Sugar Cane Crop—Resolu
tion Instructs Committee to Make
an Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Aprli 21.—Mr. Tel
ler introduced In the senate the fol
lowing:
Whereas, It has been currently re
ported that nearly the entire crop of
Cuban sugar has been purchased and
Is now held by what is generally
known as the sugar trust, which is
the principal consumer of raw sugar
in the United States, and that any
concession given to the raisers of cane
sugar in the island of Cuba or any
measure intended for their relief by
admitting their sugar at reduced rates
of duty into the United Slates will
only benefit the sugar trust, and that
the Cubans will receive no real ben
efit from such concessions; and,
Whereas, It is alleged that a num
ber of the citizens of the United
States have acquired large holdings of
iane producing lands in Cuba, and are
now especially urging the reduction
of the duty on sugar, under the (laim
that such reduction will benefit the
people of Cuba; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the committee on
rc.lations with Cuba be directed to
make an investigation as to the truth
of such charges and to report tb the
senate, and to report, in addition
thereto, what is the normal cost of
making sugar in the island of Cuba,
and also if any concessions shall be
made in the way of a reduction of
the duty on sugar coming from Cuba
into the United States, what conces
sions should be made by the govern
ment of Cuba, about to be established
on articles produced in the/A'nited
States and exported into the said
island of Cuba, in order to make a
reciprocial and equitable arrangement
as to exports to Cuba and imports
therefrom to the United States.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on relations with Cuba, at
the suggestion of Mr. Pratt, chair
man of that committee.
SHIP MASS OF FIRE.
Steamer City of Pittsburg Burns to
Water’s Edge Near Cairo.
CAIRO. 111., April 21.—One of the
worst disasters in the history of river
navigation occurred shortly after 4
o’clock yesterday morning, near Og
den’s landing near this city. While
almost all aboard were asleep, the
steamer City of Pittsburg, was dis
covered to be on Are and in a few
moments was burned to the water's
edge. The loss of over $80,000 on the
steamer does not include the cargo,
both being a total loss. The latest
estimates are that there were 150
persons on board and Vhat no more
than half of them were saved, many
of the latter being burned or injured.
As the register cf the steamer was
burned, no list can be given either
of the victims or of the survivors and
in the confusion it has been impos
sible to get complete lists. Captain
Phillips admits that the death list
may reach sixty.
The appeals of the officers and crew
could not appeals the terror stricken
crowds that interfered with those
throwing water on the flames, as well
as those working with life boats. Few
could adjust life preservers or do any
thing else for themselves.
The smoke was stifling. Great
clouds floated through the blazing
steamer, choking the passengers and
adding to the terror. Children cried
pitifully, begging that they be saved.
They knew as well a3 their elders
that death confronted them and clung
to their mothers as though they alone
could save them.
To Crowd Out islands.
WASHINGTON, April 21.—Repre
sentative Wadsworth of New York In
troduced a joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution, pro
viding that "hereafter no territory
not embraced in the geographical lim
its of continental North America shall
he admitted as a state."
Georgia Capitalist Dead.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 21—A
private telegram from New York an
nounces the death of Captain Samuel
J. Whitesides, a well known capital
ist of Savannah, Ga.
CHAFFEE COMPLIMENTS BELL.
Sends a Letter Along with tho Con
gratjlations of President.
MANILA, April 21.—General Chaffee
has forwarded to General J. Franklin
Bell the congratulations sent the lat
,ter by President Roosevelt upon the
recent campaign in Batangas and l^a
guna provinces, conducted by General
Bell. General Chaffee forwarded the
president's communication through
General Lloyd Wheaton and in an ac
companying letter he expresses nis
great pleasure at the receipt by Gen
eral Bell of the president's congratu
lations. No American troops, says
General Chaffee, have ever before been
charged with a task more difficult of
accomplishment. So unique has been
the situatins in Batangas and la
guna, continues General Chaffee in
his letter, that only a person thor
oughly familiar with it by actual con
tact can appreciate the conditions
which have been met and overcome,
or fairly determine what were the
best methods to accomplish the ob
jects, namely the recognition of the
sovereignty of the t'nited States and
the establishment of peace and order
in the disturbed sections.
Seven Lives Lost in Fire.
LONDON, April 21.—A fire broke
out in Hackney, a popular suburb of
London, in a printer's warehouse,
three stories high, the top floor of
which was used for living rooms. A
donzen fire engines and escapes ar
rived promptly at the scene, but the
flames were of overmastering power
and it was impossible to enter the
building. When the flames were fin
cllv under control the charred bodies
of a man, two women and four chil
dren were found.
Slain by Deputy Marshal.
GUTHRIE, O. T„ April 21.—Charles
E. Growles was shot anil instantly
killed by a deputy marshal at Lawton
last night as the result of a fight in
a gambling house, wherein Growles
and a partner, Lewis, had fired a
.number of shots at earh other without
serious injuries. Lewis had accused
Growles of cheating at cards and the
shooting followed. The officer at
tempted to arrest Growles and the
latter fired in resisting, forcing the
officer to fire in self-defense.
Good Basis for Argument.
LONDON, April 21—The Pretoria
correspondent of the Standard cables
that there is good reason to believe
a tentative agreement has been ar
rived at which will prove mutually
cordial and lead to an early cessation
of hostilities. The Utrecht corre
spondent of the Daily Mail says it Is
recognized there that the Boer dele
gates at Pretoria have full powers to
negotiate with reference to the Boer
leaders in Europe.
Epidemic of Surrender.
MANILA, April 21.—Surrenders to
the American authorities of small par
ties of insurgents are reported daily
and they have increased since the re
cent surrender of the insurgent gen
eral M.alavar. General Itiflroj with
twenty-six officers and 375 soldiers,
has surrendered to the native constab
ulary in the province of Misamis, in
Mindanao, where the constabulary is
co-operating with the military.
Sleeping Girl Dies.
OSWEGO, N. Y.. April 21.—Ida Hen
nessey. 17 years of age. who has been
asleep since April 12, died today with
out regaining consciousness. She suf
fered an acute attack of epilepsy be
fore falling asleep and relapsed into
a comatose state .from which the phy
sicians found it impossible to arouse
her. She was in that condition 180
hours.
Wilhelmina Holds Her Own.
THE HAGUE, April 21.—The condi
tion of Queen Wilhelmina remains
practically unchanged. She does not
lose consciousness and has taken a
little more nourishment.
Bill with Relations Committee.
WASHINGTON. April 21.—The Cu
ban reciprocity bill has been referred
to the committee on relations with
Cuba, on motion of Senator l’latt ol
Connecticut.
Much Shipping Burns.
MOSCOW, April 21—A fire in the
Bromiey ship building yard here has
destroyed several workshops and
three large and three small steamers.
Ground Beneath Car Wheels.
HASTINGS, la., April 21.—Guy Ed
wards was run over and instantly kill
ed one mile west of here by No. 70,
tne last meat train east.
WILL TAKE A VOTE
BOERS ALLOWED TO SUBMIT
PROPOSALS OF PEACE.
LEADERS CONFER AT PRETORIA
Action Decided After Two Confer
ences with Kitchener and Milner—
British Refuse to Grant an Armis
tice.
LONDON, April 19—The govern
ment leader, A. J. Balfour, in the
house of commons yesterday made the
following important statement:
“After two conferences between
Tjord Milner, the British high com
missioner of South Africa, and Liord
Kitchener and the Boer delegates at
Pretoria, Lord Kitchener, while refus
ing to grant an armistice, on military
grounds, has agreed to give facilities
for the election and meeting of rep
resentatives of the various Boer cc-m
mands to consider the position. The
Boer leaders have, therefore, left Pre
toria to carry out this plan."
Mr. Balfour added that it was not
expected that communication between
the British and Boer leaders would
be resumed in less than three weeks'
time.
Mr. Balfour’s statement made a
generally favorable impression. It
was argued among the members that
the action of the Boer leaders demon
strates that any rate a majority of the
delegates favor the acceptance of the
suggested British peace terms. The
submission of the question to a
plebiscite of the burghers is accord
ing to Boer law, which requires lead
ers of armed forces in the field to
take the opinion of their followers in
concluding peace.
It is officially asserted that the con
tinental statements to the effect that
the Boer leaders went to Pretoria at
the suggestion of the British author
ities are absolutely unfounded. The
action of the Boers was entirely spon
taneous, and this is regarded here as
the best evidence of a genuine de
sire to bring about a settlement by
peaceful negotiations, and as being
indicative of the character of the ad
vice which will be given to the
burghers by the leaders, who are now
returning to their various commands.
THE HAGUE, April 19.—A. D. W.
Wolmarens. the Boer delegate, said
that lie had no knowledge whatever
of any particulars regarding the South
African peace negotiations, nor of
the report published in Amsterdam
to the effect that the negotiations had
been broken off.
SIBERIAN PEASANTS STARVE.
Famine and Disease Devastate a Once
Rich and Fertile Section.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 19.—The
reports received here from the fam
ine-stricken districts of Russia more
than justify the anticipation of acute
suffering in those localities. Scurvy
and typhoid fever are devastating the
peasantry throughout the whole of the
Altai (highlands of Siberia) region,
formerly the chief granary of Siberia.
The starving people there have con
sumed even the last remnants of their
seed grain and no spring crops have
been sown. The last wheat sold in
Altai was at 2>,i roubles per pood,
against the normal price of Hi to 20
copecks per pood. In some places
the scarcity of fodder is so great that
half the houses have been unthatched
to save the lives of the cattle and
horses.
DEWEY INVITED TO DENVER.
Want Hero of Manila to Attend Fun
ston Banquet.
DENVER. Colo., April 19.—Admiral
Dewey has been invited to come to
Denver and be a guest of honor at a
banquet which the First regiment,
Colorado National Guard, will give to
General Frederick Funston, command
er of the Department of Colorado, at
the Windsor hotel on May 1, the an
niversary of the battle of Manila bay.
The invitation was sent to Admiral
Dewey by Colonel Verdeekberg of the
First regiment and Captain El Ison of
Company E, both of whom are on
the committee which lias charge of
the banquet and reception.
Subscribing to New Loan.
LONDON, April 19.—The list of ap
plications for the portion of the new
loan, ,C 16,000,000, offered to the pub
lice, were closed this morning, owing
to the heavy over-subscription and
the Inconvenience to the market aris
ing from locking up such a large
amount of money.
CONTROVERSY* IS REOPENED.
Official Dispatches Referring to Brit
ish Defeat at Spionkop Published.
LONDON, April 18.—All the official
dispatches referring to the defeat sus
tained by the British troops under
Ueueral Duller at Spionkop, Natal.
January 21, 1900. were made public
today. Those hitherto unpublished
merely emphasize how hopelessly
muddled were the preparations for
that engagement. The controversy
between General Duller and General
Sir Charles Warren is proved to have
been even more bitter than previously
hinted at, while a new extract from
one of Lord Roberts’ dispatches brings
additional censure on General Buller.
Lord Roberts declares that General
Bullet's endeavor to put the responsi
bility for the defeat on General War
ren was not justifiable. Roberts holds
that it was Buller's duty to intervene
when he*saw things were going wrong.
This remark was caused by a dispatch
from Buller, in which he says:
,-l saw no attempt on the part of
Warren to either grapple with the sit
uation or command his force himself.
We lost our chance by Warren’s slow
ness. He scorns to me to be a man
who can do well what he can do him
self. but cannot command. I can
never employ him again on an inde
pendent command I ought to have
assumed command myself when 1 saw
things were not going well. 1 blamo
myself now for not doing so.”
VETOES BILL FOR A PENSION.
President Refuses to Condone Offense
of a Veteran.
WASHINGTON. April 13.—President
Roosevelt sent to the house a v« to to
the bill pensioning Tobias Walter, a
lieutenant in a Pennsylvania volun
teer regiment duiing the civil war at
$17 per month. The veto message
states that the records of the war de
partment show that this soldier was
casniered by sentence of a general
court-martial for disobedience of or
ders as to going on picket duty and
that this disobedience was admitted.
“To Inscribe Ms name on tlie pen
sion roll,'' the message says, “would
he to condone an inexcusable offense,
detract from the high estimate In
which the pension roll ought to be
ever held, and tc do injustice to sol
diers, now on ihat roll, especially
those under the act of June 27, 1S1W,
where an honorable discharge from the
service is a condition precedent to ob
taining u pension."
THE VOTE ON EXCLUSION.
Katt Substitute for the Mitchell-Kahn
Chinese Bill Passes the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April IS.—The
drastic Chinese exclusion bill origin
ally framed by the senators and rep
resentatives from the Pacific coast
states met defeat in the senate and in
its place was substituted a measure
offered by Mr. Platt of Connecticut, ex
tending the provisions of the present
exclusion law and also applying that
exclusion to all insular territory of the
United States.
The vote by which the substitute
took the place of the original bill was
IS*yeas to 33 nays. Once the substi
tute had been made all senators join
ed in its support with the single excep
tion of Mr. Hoar, the substitute being
passed, 7G to 1.
NO CHANGE IN WILHELMINA.
Fever Continues, but Danger is Re
garded as Passed.
AMRTERWAM. April 18—The cause
of Queen Wilhelmina's Illness is pre
mature childbirth. An official bulle
tin published today says her majesty
passed a somewhat less tranquil night.
The fever, however, has not increased
and her condition Is comparatively
satisfactory.
A bulletin issued from Castle Loo
at 3 p. m. today says:
“Since morning there has been no
change in Queen Wilhelmina’s con
dition. The fever continues."
It was authoritatively declared this
afternoon that the report that the
queen is suffering from peritonitis and
nephritis is untrue.
Fitz Leaves it All to Jeff.
NEW YORK. April IS—Bob Fitz
simmons sent a telegram today tc
James J. Jeffries, saving that he was
convinced that the only state where a
glove contest between them could be
held without interference was Cali
fornia. Fitzsimmons further said
that he would meet Jeffries anywhere
in California and at any time to box
for the championship of the world,
and that he would leave the making
of arrangements to Jeffries.
WAR REALLY OVER
GENERAL MALAVAR SURREN
DERS HIS FORCES.
MANILA IS GREATLY DELICHTED
Rebel Commander Orders Submission
of Every Man Under His Charge—
Wheaton Says Armed Resistance is
at an End.
MANILA. April 17.—General Mal
var has unconditionally surrendered
to Brigadier General Bell at l.tpa. Ba
tangos province, with the entire in
surgent force of the provinces of Iji
guna and Batangas. General Bell
says his (Bell's) influence is sufficient
to quell the insurrectionary move
ments in Tayahas and Cavite prov
inces and capture all thoee in the field
who have not yet surrendered, but
Malvar has ordered the complete sur
render of every insurgent to the near
est American force.
General Wheaton, reporting to the
division headquarters, says that all re
sistance in his department lias ended
and that the surrenders Just announc
ed mean that the ports will be open
ed and that the Filipinos in the de
tention camps can be allowed to re
turn to their homes in time to plant
the crops. General Wheaton is espe
cially pleased with General Bell's
care of the natives confined In the
camps.
llie officers in charge are held per
sonally responsible for the quality anil
quantity of the food served out and
for the general welfare of the occu
pants of the camps. After scouring
the mountain passes General Bell em
ployed volunteer bolomen for protec
tion against ladronism.
Numbers of Filipinos volunteered
and expressed the liveliest satisfaction
at the treatment accorded themselves
and their families who were In the
concentration camps. »
General Wheaton gives General Bell
great credit for his indefatigability in
conducting the campaign. He was
afield on horseback day and night,
personally superintending the most
arduous operations.
The people of Manila are delighted
at the prospect of a resumption of i
trade with the pacified provinces and
are anxious to show Generals Chaffee,
Wheaton and Bell their appreciation
of the fact that the insurrection is
really over.
About 3,300 rifles have been receiv
ed by the American officers in Ba
^angas and Laguna provinces during
the last four months. General Mal
var personally requested an interview
with General Bell in order to make
his complete submission.
The lack of of news from the
Island of Samar is due to a defective
cable. It is believed, however, that
the American commander received the
surrender of all tiie insurgents in
Samar, unless the planned proceed
ings were altered.
ST. LOUIS, April 17.—Governor
General W. H. Taft of the Philippines,
who is here for a conference with the
world's fair officials, speaking of the
situation in the islands, said:
The real war in the islands is over
when thirty provinces are pacified
and only three remain to be brought
under civil control. And I do not ex
pect to see these three provinces in
rebellion very long.
MISS STONE MAY BE ENJOINED.
Contract Will Not Permit Her to De
liver Other Addresses.
BOSTON, Mass., April 17.—Miss El
len M. Stone, the missionary recently
returned from Bulgaria, has been sum
moned to appear in the superior court
equity session tomorrow to show
cause why she should not be enjoined
from delivering a lecture describing
her captivity tomorrow evening and
Monday evening as planned. The bill
in equity is brought by a lecture bu
reau, the complainant alleging <hnt it
made a contract with tne defendant
through her brother, acting as agent,
and that she will violate the terms
if she delivers the proposeu lectures.
Monument to Cecil Rhodes.
CAPETOWN, April 17.—A meeting
of citizens to establish a national me
morial in honor of the late Cecil
Rhodes was held here today. A com
mittee composed of Sir Gordon Sprigg,
the premier, the mayors of Cape Col
ony, and a number of other prominent
persons will issue an appeal for funds
throughout the British empire for the
purpose of erecting an Immense cairn
on Devil's peak, overlooking the Cape
peninsula.
COMMERCE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Some Figures Showing Progress that
is Being Made.
WASHINGTON. April 16.—The In
sular division of the war department
has prepared for publication a bulle
tin showing in comparative form the
commerce of the Philippine Islands
for the twelve months of the calendar
years 1901 and 1900. The total value
of merchandise imported during the
calendar year 1901 was 130,162,471.
against $24,863,779 for the correspond
ing period of 1900. The exports of
merchandise during the calendar year
1901 amounted to $24,503,353, against
$22,990,373 for the corresponding pe
riod of 1900. These figures show
an Increase of 21 per cent in
the Imports and 7 per cent in the ex
|K>rts. The value of merchandise com
ing from the United States for the
calendar year 1901 was $3,534,255, an
increase of $1,381,057 over the corre
sponding period of 1900, while the ex
ports for the period of 1901 amounted
to $4,646,292, an increase of $1,585,441.
BOYCOTT HAS NO EFFECT.
Kansas City Receipts Are Almost as
Heavy as Before.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 16.—The
boycott started by the Kansas City
live stock commission men, who last
week urged their customers to ship
to other markets, had no appreciable
effect on the receipts here today, ex
cept possibly in the case of sheep.
Today’s arrivals of cattle amounted to
5,000 head, against 6,400 last week,
while the receipts of hogs were 7,000,
against 6,000 on last Tuesday. But
500 sheep were received today, com
pared with 4,200 a week ago. How
ever, as the sheep generally are vari
able, this may not Indicate anything.
It Is said that the members of the
stock yards company are today con
sidering the question of bringing in
junction proceedings against the com
mission men to force them to call oft
the boycott.
THREE GENERALS RETIRED.
Sheridan. De Russy and Burt Close
Forty Years’ Service.
WASHINGTON. April ib.—Briga
dier Generals Isaac D. I)e Rusay, An
drew S. Burt and Michael V. Sheridan,
rocently appointed, were placed on the
retired list today on their own appli
cations, after forty years' service. One,
of the vacancies In the list of brlgqf
dier generals thus created has bet^
filled by the promotion of Colonel Mot*
Hooton, Jytjmty-eighth infantry who
5III De regulany retired for age to-*
sorrow. General Hooton entered the
army as a volunteer sergeant in June,
'861. He recently has served In th«
Philippines. It is expected that three
more colonels who served through tha
civil war also will be promoted to the
grade of brigadier general in a few
days and similarly retired on their
owu applications.
Bond for Rathbone Filed.
HAVANA, April 16.—A fidelity com
pany has filed a bond for $100,000 with
the court as bail for the appearance
of E. G. Rathbone, the former direc
tor of posts, on bis appeal. This com
pany’s bond was refused when offered
for the appearance of Mr. Rathbone
when he was first arrested, but his
lawyers now Insist that, according to
law and in the interests of justice,
bail should be accepted. The com
pany has risks amounting to $2,000,
000 in Cuba, mostly of government em
ployes. The president of the court
has consulted with Governor Wood
concerning the matter of accepting
the bond, but no decision on the sub
ject has been reached.
Commercial Wen Protest.
NEW YOKE, April 16.—At a meet
ing of the grand council of the Uni
ted Travelers of America, cn organi
zation of commercial travelors of the
United States, a resolution was adopt
ed opposing the bill of Senator El
kins of West Virginia to enlarge the
jurisdiction of the Interstate com
merce commission and which is de
signed to permit the pooling of rail
roads, so far as it affects the rates
on passenger and freight traffic. The
resolution declared the bill to be un
constitutional and an infringement
upon the rights of commercial men.
Iowa State Fair Date.
DES MOINES, la., April 16.—The
premium list of the Iowa state fair
is about to be issued. It Will be in
more attractive form than ever before.
Dr. Meacham Dead at Manila.
MANILA, April 1G.—Dr. Meacham.
assistant of Major Maus, the insular
health commissioner, died today of
heart failure.