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Loup City N orthwestern. VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1902. NUMBER 25. NI0R1WS DEATH THE FOUNDER OF ARBOR DAY JOINS THE MAJORITY. PASSES AWAYaTSON’S HOME Illness Dates Back Several Mo. ths and Decline Unchecked from First Death Is Due to Cerebral Thrombus * —Stroke of Apoplexy Hastened End. CHICAGO, April 28.—Hon. .1. Ster ling Morton, former secretary of agri culture, died at 4:30 yesterday after | neon at I^ake Forest, at the home of his son Mark Morton. For several weeks Mr. Morton had been gradually failing. The interment will be at Ne braska City. A special train bearing the remains of Mr. Morton and mem bers of his family and friends will leave Lake Forest at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon for Nebraska City. Death was due to cerebral throm bus. Mr. Morton began ailing several months ago and in hopes that a change of climate would restore his hralth he went to the City of Mexico, accompanied by his son, Paul Morton, vice president of the Santa Fe road. Mr. Morton continued to grow worse in the southern country and six weeks ago he returned to his old home in Nebraska. He then returned to Chi cago, where H was believed he would have better medical attention NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., April 28. —Word was received here thnt Hon. J. Sterling Morton, ex-secretary of ag riculture, had died at the home of his third son, Mark, in l^tke Forest, 111., yesterday, after an illness of several months. I^ast Tuesday was his seven tieth birthday and the usual celebra tion was omitted here out of respect to Mr. Morton's condition. Mr. Morton come to Nebraska In 1854 and settled with his wife on the farm that has been his home ever since and which, by the force of the man, has become known throughout the country. The tlrst Arbor day was celebrated at this home by the family long before it became a world holiday. The conception of Arbor day was one of the flashes of genius which Mr. Morton has always attributed to his wife. It was to her also that Arbor Lodge owes it name, but to Mr. Mor ton belongs the fame that has been shed from its hospitable doors. On this farm four sons. Joy, Paul, Mark and Carl were born and grew up to carry the name of Morton out into the world. Joy Morion is now one of the powerful figures in Chicago finance. Paul Morton is vice president of the Santa Fe railroad and Mark is at the head of several of the great Morton industries. Carl, the youngest and best beloved, is dead, having passed away at Waukegan, 111., a year ago last January. Ever since his coming to Nebraska J. Sterling Morton has been a mighty factor in the development of the state. A man of pewrful physique and more powerful mentally, he has brought his whole strength to bear on the problem of converting the trackless piain into a garden of plenty. How well he has wrought can be seen by a glance at the highly cultivated acres at Aroor Lodge. How thoroughly he is loved can be seen tonight in the sorrowful faces of the men and women who walk quietly through the streets. Plnns of Week in Senate. WASHINGTON. April 28—The plans of the senate for the week do not extend beyond the continuation of the debate on the Philippine gov ernment bill and the consideration of minor matters when therfe is no one prepared to speak on the Philippine bill. There is no prospect thus far for speeches in support of that meas ure. and consequently all the talk bid# fair to continue to be on the negative sode of the question. Up to the pres ent time the speeches all have been made by minority members of the Philippine committee, but it is stated that other democratic senators have promised to lift their voices in oppo sition to the bill. RcDort of Bank of Spain. MADRID, April 28.—The report of the Bank of Spain tor the week ended Saturday shows the following: Gold in hand, incuase 190,000 pesetas; sil ver in hand, increase. 3,016,000 pese tas; notes in circulation, decrease 535, 000 pesetas. Mute is Killed by a Train. VALPARAISO, Neb., April 28.—J. M. Edwards, a respected citizen of this place, was instantly killed by a train. Edwards was a deaf mute and did no^ hear the approaching cars. WRIGHT PRAISES CHAFFEE. Taft's Assistant Says General Is Loyal Supporter of Civil Rule. MANILA, April 28— At a farewell banquet here to the officers of the Ninth infantry Acting Civil Governor Luke E. Wright paid a glowing tribute to the mfilitary forces. He said the army, under circumstances of surpris ing difficulty, had paved the way for the work of the civil authorities, and that only a few cases of friction be tween the two branches of govern ment. had occurred. He said that Gen eral Chaffee, whose opinion might at timos have differed from those of the civil authorities, had been a most loyal supporter of civil rule. Replying to Civil Governor Wright, General Chaffee said that the officers of th-1 army knew that their dnty to the country demanded their utmost efforts to sustain the civil authorities and to suppress the rebellion. VARIETY PROGRAM IN HOUSE. Miscellaneous Subjects Will Come Up for Consideration. WASHINGTON, April 28.—There is a miscellaneous program ahead for the house this week. Today the spe cial rule for consideration of the om nibus public building bill will be brought in and passed and the re mainder of the day will be devoted to District of Columbia business. Wednesday the consideratiton of the agricultural bill will be considered and after it is disposed of the District of Columbia appropriation bill will be taken up and probably passed before the end of the week. With its passage only two appropriation bills will re main to be acted on by the house—the naval and general deficiency bills. Sel dom have the appropriation bills been so well advanced at a long session of •congress as they are this year. GRANT TAKES SAMAR LEADER. American Commander Returns with Insurgent Chieft?‘n. MANILA, April 28.—General Fred erick D. Grant’s expedition in the gun boats Basea and Baseo, several steam launches and native lighters, has as cended the Gandara river, in the isl and of Samar, and has brought the in surgent leader Gueverra and his en tire command down the coast. The command consists of Rafel Sebastian, Abaki and thirty-eight other officers, 189 men and 161 rifles. Three hundred insurgents, with 131 rifles, are expected to arrive at Cat balogan, Samar, to surrender formally to the American authorities. Three thousand bolomen, part of them armed with rifles, surrendered Friday at Su lat, also in Samar. Suggests Retaliation. LONDON, April 28—The Daily Ex press. which declares that every con siderable steamship line except the Beaver line, has no joined in an agree ment to raise saloon fares for trans portation across the Atlantic, publish es an interview this evening with Sir Charles Tupper, former Canadian high commissioner in London, in which he advocates, in the event of the con trol of the Canadian Pacific railroad passing to the Morgan Interests, that retaliatory measures be taken by tax ing American imports and that spe cial legislation be adopted to prevent injury to Canadian interests. Kruger May Visit America. THE HAGUE, April 28.—The report published in Paris that President Steyn of the Orange Free State is com ing to Europe to consult with Mr. Kru ger is entirely without foundation. On the other hand, it is true that the Boer agents in America are renewing their entreaties that Mr. Kruger visit the United States next June. He prob ably will comply with these requests if sufficient pressure is exercised. Conaty Will Not Resign. WASHINGTON, April 28.—Bishop Janies Conaty, rector of the Catholic University of America, emphatically denies a published report that he con templates resigning the rectorship of the university . He says there are no dissensions at the university and that he has no intention of resigning. He also authorizes the statement that there is no foundation for the reports concerning the financial condition of the university. The arbitration commission of con gress has decided against Rosa Geib trunk, whose husband claimed $22,000 damages from Salvador on account of property destroyed there during the revolution of 1898. THE TWOJFFERS CANAL PROPOSITIONS WEIGHED BY CABINET OFFICIALS. OUTLINES MUCH THE SAME President Roosevelt is Anxious that a Decision Be Reached in the Matter at This Session of Congress—Miscel laneous Washington Matters. WASHINGTON, April 26—The cab inet held a short session today, during which the relative propositions of the Colombian and Nicaraguan govern ments in connection with the proposed canal were discussed. The president is exceedingly anxious that, whatever determination congress may come to as as to the relative mer its of the t'vcn routes, in any event seme decision may be reached at this session. A comparison of the outlines or me agreements or treaties made the State department with Colombia in relation to the Panama canal and with Nicar agua and Costa Rica as to the Nicar ague canal shows a general resem blance in the scope of the arrange ments, but important differences in detail. One point of resemblance Is the amount of money to be paid down at once by the United States government to the country making the conces sions. In each case this is $7,000,000. If the Panama route is chosen Colom bia gets all of this money. If the choice falls on the Nicaragua route Nicaragua will receive $6,000,000 and Costa Rica $1,000,000. The delay that occurred in consum mating the arrangements was owing to the difficulty in reaching a basis of agreement between Nicaragua and Ccsta Rica, and this Is general’v fixed upon as about 6 to 1 in favor of Ni caragua. No provision is made in the Colom bian protocol for the payment of any annual rent—that matter will be left to future adjustment, though of course it is expected that some rent will be charged. The agreements as to the Nicaragua canal, however, specifically state the rent to be paid, which is $30, 000 per annum, of which Nicaragua will get about $25,000 and Costa Rica 55000. While this rent is merely nominal, it serves a useful purpose in the esti mate of the isthmian republics, name ly, to continually assert the nominal sovereignty of Nicaragua and Costa Rica over the territory through which the canal is cut The original proposition waa to pay a lump sum representing the cap!* 1 l7ation of this rent for 100 years, but the republic prefer to have the money paid in recognition of their sovereign ty, and in consideration of the allow ance of their wish In this matter they have gone to the length of making the lease to the United States perpetual an against the 100-year renewal re lease of the Colombian agreement. Neither of the ministers—Nicaraguan or Costa Rican—has yet received the full powers from their governments necessary to the perfection of the treaties. The question of the fiscal agency In the Philippines was also discussed by the cabinet, but no conclusion was reached and it was stated that none can be until the attorney general rends his opinion on the power of the Guaranty Trust company to keep Its agency. Plans for Governor Taft. WASHINGTON. April 2G.—Governor Taft will leave here at noon tomor row for New York. He will return to Washington to confer further with the president and Secretary Root respect ing Philippine affairs preliminary to his return to Manila. He will go to Manila by way of New York and the Mediterranean, stopping en route at Rome to confer with the authorities of the Vatican regarding the disposi tion of the friar lands. Amos J. Cummings a Sick Man. BALTIMORE, April 26.—It was learned from a reliable source late last night that Congressman Amos J. Cummings of New York is critically ill from pneumonia. Officers Are Not Guilty. MANILA, April 26.—Major Waller and Lieutenant Day of the marine corps, who were tried by court-martial here on the charge of executing na lives of the island of Samar without trial, have been acquitted. FAVORS THE IRRIGATION BILL. Hot Winds from Arid Region Menace to Bordering States. WASHINGTON. April 25.—William H Chadwick, chairman of the trans portation committee of the Board of Trade of Chicago, has written a let ter to Representative Newlands of Nevada, the author of the pending ir rigation bill, presenting new reasons why this measure should b# passed. Mr. Chadwick holds that the states lying east and north of the arid lands suffer enormous loss as a result of the burning heat coming from the arid quarters. He says: "In behalf of many Interests which will suggest themselves to you from my official position I ask to call your attention to an argument in favor of the bill now in the house. The dis tricts which compose the "arid lands,” by reason of the intense, dry heat there produced, through the east ward movement of an atmospheric conditions across the continent, are and always have been a menace to all that great agricultural country lying to the east and northeast of the sec tion in question, notably Texas, Ok lahoma, Kansas. Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Indian and Ohio. The tremendous losses experienced within the past twelve months by farmers, the live stock interests, the merchant and common carriers are fresh in our minds. A veritable ca lamity. The great loss entailed through the partial failure of the corn crop and enforced substitution, on a large scale, of other grain to supply the de ficiency thereby caused with wheat, rye, oats, etc., resulted in the curtail ment of exports to such an extent as to be not only extraordinary, but in some instances, as with corn, sensa tional. The effects in the eastern or con suming states are notable and scarcely any part of the union has been unaf fected by the conditions produced by the scotching blight which, originat ing only in the arid region, blasted the crops over a large and Important part of the country. We who are directly affected by such misfortunes desire to earnestly sec ond the endeavor to remove the con stant menace to prosperity in such a wide scope of territory and ask for legislation to that end. Think Confession Untrue. WELLINGTON, Kan., April 25.—It is believed to be the intention of John Cummings, who has acknowledged the accidental killing three years ago of Anna Dishman, his 13-year-old ser vant, to take the chances of going to the penitentiary in order to shield some member of his family. After he was placed under bond here today for his trial next month, Cummings' attorney made the statement that his client had told him a story about the girl's death that would free him be fore any jury, the most remarkable tale in connection with a murder that he had ever heard, but that Cum mings had sworn him to secrecy, and that he would stand trial. Nominated by President. WASHINGTON. April 25—The pres ident today sent the following nom inations to the senate: Indian inspector, John E. Edwards, Montana; Indian agent, S. G. Rey nolds, Crow agency, Montana. Registers of land offices: Joseph P. Batten, at Dardenelle, Ark.; John I. Worthington, Harrison, Ark.; Andrew W. Swaney, Kalispell, Mont.; Samuel Gordon, Miles City, Mont. Receivers of public moneys: Ed ward A. Shicker, at Camden, Ark.; John G. Chitwood, Dardenelle, Ark.; Charles M. Greene, Harrison, Ark.; John E. Lewis, Kalispell, Mont.; James M. Rhodes, Miles City, Mont.; John E. Bush, Little Rock, Ark. Child Commits Suicide. KANSAS CITY, April 23.—Frances Rigby, aged 12 years, daughter of R. M. Rigby, president of the Rigby Printing company in this city, was found in a dying condition on the street near her home today and later died at the city hospital from the ef fects of swallowing carbolic acid. No motive can be advanced for the child’s suicide except that she feared a pun ishment because of a trifling ofTense at school. Decline** the Bishopric. PHILADELPHIA, April 25.—Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas, rector of the Protestant Episcopal church of the Holy Apostles here, who was elected bishop of the missionary district of Salina, Kan., says he will not accept OLEO COMES BACK NOT LIKELY TO BE MUCH CHANG ED IN THE HOUSE. POWER TO AMEND IS LIMITED Opponents Who Seek to Alter Amend ments Tacked on by Upper House Lose on Every Proposition—Miscel laneous Washington Matters. WASHINGTON. April 24. — The house yesterday began consideration of the senate amendments to the oleo margarine bill. A special rule for this purpose was adopted by a vote of 153 to 79. By the ruling of the chair the question of further amendment of the senate propositions was confined with in very narrow limits. Slow progress was made. The opponents of the meas ure, who sought to modify the senate amendments in various particulars, were outvoted on every proposition submitted. Bills were passed to donate the spars of Don Juan de Austria and Almtrante Oquendo to the state of Alabama; to approprtte $20,000 of the funds of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for the rg^iefof destitute members of those tribes; to provide for trade statistics between the United States and its out lying possessions;! to grant certain lands to the city of Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, from the committee on rules, then presented the special continuing order agreed to by the committee some time ago to provide for the consideration of the senate amendments to the oleomar garine bill. Mr. Cowherd of Missouri vigorously opposed the adoption of the rule. Last week, he said, the house considered a bill for the relief of the Cubans. The program was to be tears and sym pathy for the j>oor of Ciiba and sneers and taxes for the poor of America. As an indication of what would hap pen when this bill went into effect Mr. Cowherd said that immediately after the passage of the oleomargarine bill by the senate the price of butter went up 4 cents in New York and 3 cents in Chicago. Mr. Dalzell, replying to Mr. Cow herd, said the merits of the bill were not now under consideration. The or der was simply designed to give the house a chance to pass upon its merits. The rule was adopted, 152 to "9. When the consideration of the amendments was considered the chair ruled that the text of the bill agreed to by both the house and senate was not open to amendment. The ruling, made by Mr. Olmsted of Pennsylvania, who was in the chair, prevented the offering of many amendments which the minority members of the agricul tural committee desired to offer. Mr. Wadsworth of New York, chairman of the agricultural committee, finally succeeded in offering an amendment changing the section providing that oleomargarine free from artificial col oration, which is taxable at one-fourth of a cent per pound, so as to provide that "colored butter shall not be con Itrued as coloration." The amend ment was lost by a vote of 81 to 81. VERDICT FOR THE MASSES. Supreme Court Grant* Mandamus Against Omaha City Council. OMAHA, April 24.—At 5 o’clock yes terday the supreme court of Nebraska handed down an opinion granting the writ of mandamus asked for by mem bers of the Omaha Real Estate ex change to require the city council to reconvene as a board of equalization and reassess the street railway, the gas, water, electric light and telephone companies. In this opinion the recommendation of the referee was not concurred in. The opinion covers every point and is a clean victory for the Real Estate exchange. Tiie court announces that the section of the statute which per mits the subtraction of indebtedness from the actual value of a corpora tion’s property in order to obtain what Is assessable is unconstitutional, null and void. It is also laid down that the board of equalization is not pro hibited from acting because the actual cash value has not been used as a basis for assessment, but, the court says, the board must take the percent age of the actual cash value used as a basis by the assessor and see to it that property falling below that figure Is brought up to it. A rule Is also laid down for determining the value of th6 intangible prope ty of the corpora tions. FIVE HUNDRED ARE KILLED. Great Loss of Life is Caused by the Earthquake in Guatemala. NEW YORK. April 23.—Late dis patches from Guatemala are to the ef fect that the whole republic was shak en by an earthquake from 8:30 o’clock on Friday night up to 8 o'clock Sun day night, with only short intervals between the shocks, says a Panama dispatch to the Herald. The dispatches of Saturday concern ing the disaster in Quesaitenango are confirmed. It is estimated that 500 persons were killed and millions of dollars worth of property was destroy ed there. Fires which followed the earlier shocks added to the loss, and many heartrending stories of suffering are received. The whole country is panic-stricken. The towns of Patzum and Mazaten ango, the latter in the great coffee district, were destroyed. The visita tion was spectacular in character. The first shocks were accompanied by ter rific thunder storms. Tne lightning was followed by a deluge of rain. OPEN TOMB OF NEUMANN. --- j Ceremony One of the Final Acta Pre liminary to Beatification. PHILADELPHIA, April 23.—The tomb In which the body of Bishop John N. Neumann was placed forty-two years ago was opened today by a spe cial ecclesiastical court, the proceed ing being one of the final acts pre liminary to the beatification of the prelate. The distinterment was made in secret and was for the purpose of identifying the remains of Bishop Neumann and to ascertain their state of preservation. Two witnesses swore that they wit nessed the burial of the bishop and two pnysioians wrote a minute description of the remains. They were then plac ed in a new coffin and restored to the vault, which was sealed by Archbishop Ryan. The c\ Idenee collected by the eccle siastical court during its inquiry, which has been in progress for sev eral years, will now be forwarded to Rome. j ' TWO BATTLES WITH MOROS. Engagements Between the American Troops and Natives of Mindanao. MANILA, April 23.—Two engage gagements have been fought between the American troops and the Moros of the island of Mindanao during the last twenty-four hours. Moore of the Twenty-seventh infantry, while out with a small party hunting for water, was fired upon at long range. Lieutenant Frank D. Baldwin, with a battalion of troops and a mountain gun, went to the assistance of Moore's party and drove off the Moros, who lost seven men. The firing was at 1,100 yards. The Moro villages were flying red flags, meaning that they intended to fight to the uttermost. PASSES THE WEST POINT BILL. House Votes Favorably on Measure After Reducing Appropriation. WASHINGTON, April 23—The house, by a vote of 75 to 52, rejected claims attached to the omnibus claim bill passed by the senate aggregat ing $2,800,000, and on the heels of that action nonconcurred In the whole senate amendment (the various items having been ruled to constitute a sin gle amendment) and sent the bill to conference. The military academy ap propriation was passed today after the limit of cost of the improvements at West Point had been reduced from $o,600,000 to $5,500,000, and the appro priation in the bill from $3,500,000 to $2,000,000. The London dock charges question was brought up, but not dis posed of. AGREE ON EXCLUSION BILL. Conferees Adopt Main Features of the Senate Measure. WASHINGTON, April 23—The con ferees on the Chinese exclusion bill have practically retched an agree ment. The main features of the sen ate bill have been adopted, but there are some alterations. The agreement reached is upon all but one feature of the measure. Un der the agreement the senats substi tute becomes the exclusion measure, but the house conferees have secured a concession specifically re-enforcing sections 3 to 14 of the exclusion act of September 13, 1888. The point still open is as to extending the ex clusion indefinitely after May 5 next.