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Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XIX.
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1902.
NUMBER 29.
THE BILL DRAGS
PHILIPPINE MEASURE MAKES
SLOW PROGRESS.
NO VOTE FOR NEXT TEN DAYS
The Sugar Men Appear Glad of Any
thing that Will Serve as an Obstruc
tion to Balloting on Bill to Reduce
Cuban Tariff.
WASHINGTON, May 2t>.—From in
dications the senate will devote an
other full week if not a longer time to
consideration of ae Philippine bill.
The predictions is freely made that a
vote will not be reached before the
^ middle of the following week. There
are still a number of set speeches
promised on the bill and oth£r senators
have not yet indicated whether they
will speak or not.
Senutor Burrows will be heard to
day in advocacy of the bill and among
others who are expected to speak dur
ing the week ar Senators Patterson,
Pettus, Bailey and Bacon, In opposition
to the bill, and Senator Spooner in its
support. When the set speeches are
disposed of there will be an effort to
secure two or three days’ time for con
sideration of amendments, allowing
speeches not exceeding ten or fifteen
minutes on each of them.
The continued deferment of the
time for taking a vote on the Philip
pine measure has caused considerable
abatement in the preparation of the
discussion of the Nicaraguan bill and
the Cuban reciprocity bill, which will
be taken up next in succession or
jointly.
The beet sugar people predict a
month’s debate on the Nicaraguan bill,
but this prediction is not in accord
with the views of the advocates of the
Nicaraguan bill or its opponents in
the Isthmian Canal committee. Both
these elements are now claiming a
majoritj and are saying that the soon
er the vote is reached the better they
will be satisfied. The beet sugar men,
however, are counting confidently on
the co-operation of the side which
finds itself In the minority in the inat
r ter of itostponing the vote on the canal
bill. In other words, the beet sugar
advocates welcome the introduction of
any questions which will defer consid
eration of the Cuban bill, since they
think that there will be no Cuban leg
islation at all if the taking up of that
question can be postponed until after
the passage of all the appropriation
bills.
The appropriation bills should be
passed before the first of July in order
to supply money for the support of
the government after that date and
they consequently expect that consid
erable time will be given during the
month of June to the appropriation
bills remaining undisposed of.
They count confidently on the early
adjournment of congress after the ap
propriation bills are out of the way
and they hope that if after that time
there is an effort to pass the Cuban
bill it will be incumbent on the friends
of the bill to maintain a quorum In
the senate.
“It would be hardly fair,’’ said a
beet sugar senator today, in discuss
ing the contingency mentioned, “to
expect the opponents of the proposed
reduction to assist in prolonging a
session in midsummer for the purpose
of passing a measure w'hich they do
not want to see enac .'d into law'.’’
TRY TO KILL PRINCE.
Outlaws in Kharkoff, Russia. Attempt
to Assassinate Governor.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20.—A re
port has reached here of an attempt
to assassinate trince Obolensky, gov
ernor of the government of Kharoff,
who was commended by the czar for
suppressing the rioting among the
peasants of that district.
Lieutenant General Von Wahl, gov
ernor of Vilna,- whose assassination
was recently attempted on account of
his wholesale flogging of political
prisoners, many of whom were edu
cated, and who, according to custom,
were, therefore, exempt from flogging,
justifies these punishments on the
ground that he was ordered to inflict
them by M. Von Blehwe the minister
of the interior.
Caught Robbing the Mails.
KANSAS CITY, May 26.—Frank M.
Sturgeon, one of the oldest mail car
► riers in the Kansas City, Kan., serv
ice, was arrested by pnstofflce inspec
tors for stealing a bundle of letters.
END TO BOER WAR IN SIGHT.
Peace In South Africa Regarded As
sured.
LONDON, May 26.—Peace In South
Africa is regarded as assured, but an
official declaration to that effect is
still lacking, and there is nothing offi
cial to indicate when an announce
ment may be expected.
Opinion is divided as to whether a
statement on the situation will be is
sued tonight, alter the cabinet meet
ing, or whether it will be reserved for
the meeting of the house of commons
on Monday.
It seems, however, at the best that
only the basis of the peace terms will
be before the ministers, and that if
they are accepted the discussion of
the details may still occupy some
time, during which, presumably, an
armistice will be declared.
Meanwhile, outside the Boer com
mandoes immediately connected with
the peace negotiations, fighting con
tinues. Lovat’s scouts surprised
Kouche’s command in Cape Colony
Wednesday last and captured most of
the Boer supplies.
Cabling from Pretoria, under date
of Wednesday, May 21, the corre
spondent of the Times says the Boer
meeting there is not necessarily final
and it is believed the Boer delegates,
after obtaining information on cer
tain points, will return to Vereningen.
DOOMED TO HORRIBLE DEATH.
British Columbia Mine Explosion En
tombs 150 Men.
FERNIE, B. C., May 2t>.—a terrible
explosion occurred at 7 o’clock last
evening in No. 2 mine, which is con
nected with No. 3 shaft and also with
the high-line shaft. All three open
ings were blocked.
One hundred and fifty men were in
the mine at work at the time of the
explosion. Of this number sixteen es
caped from No. 3 before the save-in.
The remainder are prisoners and small
.hope is entertained for their safety.
Good order prevails and everything
possible is being done to relieve the
situation. The fan was dialded, but
was quickly restored. No. 3 is ex
pected to be opened soon. A boy,
one of those who escaped, has since
died.
VOLCANO AGAIN IN ACTION.
Eruption at St. Vincent May 18 Worse
Than Previous Outbreaks.
KINGSTON, Island of St. Vincent,
B. W. I„ Saturday. May 26.—Another
eruption the night of May 18 caused
a greater fall of ashes and stones and
more consternation at Chateau Belair,
3t. Vincent, than resulted from the
eruption of May 7.
Shorlty after the appearance of a
cloud May 18, which belched from the
mountain, Egyptian darkness envel
oped the village of Chateau Belair.
The inhabitants rent the air with
shrieks and groped against the banks
of the road leading to Cumberland in
their efforts to flee from the threat
ened danger. Many persons had
limbs broken. The darkness lasted
one hour, but the exodus from Chateau
Belair continued all night. Detona
tions and smoke and lava from the
volcano continued the next day, May
19..
To Be Buried in Kansas Soil.
HOBART, N. Y., May 26.-«-The re
mains of Brigadier General Henry
Leavenworth were disinterred at
Woodlawn cemetery, Delhi, and ship
ped to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where
they will be re-interred in the National
cemetery on Memorial day. General
Leavenworth died July 21, 1834.
Nothing but the bones, which were In
a good state of preservation, were
found. They were enclosed in a me
tallic chestnut case for shipment.
Tolstoi Becomees Worse.
LONDON, May 26.—The agent in
England of Count Tolstoi, the Russian
novelist and reformer, telegraphed
the Associated Press today confirming
the report that Tolstoi is again ill. He
is suffering from typhoid fever. His
temperature is 102 and his mind is
lucid.
Chickasaw Leads.
WASHINGTON, May 26—The cen
sus bureau has issued a report com
prising agricultural statistics of the
counties and Indian nations in the
United States. It shows that the
Chickasaw^ nation, Indian Territory,
leads in the number of farms.
Hundreds of Cholera Victims.
MANILA, May 26.—The cholera rec
ord to date is as follows: Manila, 1,146
cases and 619 deaths; the provinces,
3,922 cases and 2,774 deaths.
PEACEABLE LOOK
SETTLEMENT OF BOER AND
BRITISH TROUBLES.
ONLY TECHNICALITIES DELAY
Both Sides Anxious for the War to
End, but South Africans Have Some
Difficulty In Pacifying Certain of
Their People.
LONDON. May 24.--The Associated
Press has every reason to believe that
peace in South Africa is practically
secured. How »soou, depends, ap
parently, more upon convenience of
the Boer leaders than upon the inclin
ation of the British government. The
private and official advices received
in London from South Africa all
point to the same conclusion. The
delay is technical, and to end the long
war seems to !>e the desire of both
British and Boer leaders. The lat
ter, however, are unable to convince
all of their followers of the wisdom
of acquiescing in the terms of peace.
information as to what transpired
at yesterday's meeting of the cabinet
is closely guarded, but it is not like
ly that the cabinet transactions were
of vital import. The surmise of one
well informed person places the sum
total of the deliberations of the cab
inet ministers at a decision regard
ing points of the peace agreement
of entirely minor importance. An
other surmise is that the cabinet
merely sent a rather mock ultimatum
to South Africa, which can be used
by the Boer leaders in explanation
to th?lr forces.
Both these surmises probably con
tain an element of truth, hut neither
can in any way effect the widespread
belief in the best informed quarters
that the end of the war has come.
In fact those persons who are best
acquainted with the actual details of
the present negotiations only qual
ify t! !-? optimistic expression of spin
ion by guarded reservations concern
ing the extent of the personal con
trol of the Boer leaders over their
commands. Were the Boers a thor
oughly disciplined force, dependent
on the action of their general officers,
peace would probably be now pro
claimed, but Botha, Dewet and the
other generals seem themselves to
positively guarantee the degree to
which their example will be followed.
The delegation at Vereningen, ac
cording to the information of the war
office are fairly evenly divided. Ac
cordingly extreme precautions are ex
ercised in London and Pretoria to pre
vent any premature report which
might adversely Influence the Boers.
Advices received by the war office
indicate that whatever decision the
Vereeniging conference may arrive at,
most, if not all, of the Boer leaders
who went to Pretoria will not con
tinue the fight. The present negotia
tions were merely for the purpose of
enabling the Boer leaders to “save
their faces.” After they learn the
results of this afternoon’s meeting of
the cabinet the Boer leaders are ex
pected to announce their reluctant ac
quiescence with the British terms.
The war office does not expect any
serious defections from the rank and
file on the action taken by Generals
Botha and Dewet.
Kansas Democrats Adjourn.
WICHITA, Kan., May 24—The
democratic state convention has ad
journed after naming six of tne four
teen places to be filled at the Novem
ber election. W. H. Craddock, may
or of Kansas City, Kan., was named
for governor. Other nominations are:
James McCleverity, Fort Scott, and
J. C. Cannon, Mound City, tor supreme
justices: Claude Duvall, Hutchinson,
for secretary of state; J. M. Love,
Kinsley, for auditor.
A Veteran Passes Away.
OMAHA, Neb., May 24—Warren
Woodard of Exeter. Neb., an old sol
dier and a member of the department
of Nebraska, Grand Army of the Re
public. who came here to attend the
state encampment, died at the Pax
ton hotel. His wife arrived from Ex
eter before his death.. Mr. Woodard
was one of the first settlers of Exeter,
having located there thirty-two years
ago.
Drops Dead at Son’s Grave.
WII.BER, Neb., May 24—While vis
iting his son’s grave with his wife,
Bartholomew Zoubek fell dead over
the grave from heart disease. He was
72 years of age and had resided here
for thirty years.
ALL SIGNS POINT TO PEACE.
British Officials. However. Give No
Indication of Negotiations.
LONDON, May 23.—The concensus
of opinion here is that all the signs
are propitious, but up to 2 o'clock this ,
afternoon the British officials had giv
en no indications of the course which
the negotiations between Lord Kitch
ener and Lord Milner and the Boer
delegates at Pretoria were talcing.
That conferences are occurring re
garding the basis upon which peace
shall he declared is the sum total of
the Information which the war offic e
has vouchsafed up to the present,
though it ia intimated that a definite
announcement of the result, peaceful
or otherwise, may speedily be expect
ed.
The expression that peace Is close
at hand has obviously taken a strong
hold of operators on the stock ex
change. The buying of consols and
gilt-edged South African shares con
tinues. it is believed, in behalf of well
informed interests.
PALMA EXPRESSES GRATITUDE.
President of Cuban Republic Sends
Message to Secretary Root.
WASHINGTON. May 23.—The sec
retary ol' war has received the fol
lowing message from the president of
Cuba:
“Elihu Root. Secretary of war,
Washington: I am deeply moved by
your heartfelt message of congratula
tion on the inauguration of the re
public of Cuba, to the birth of which
the people and the government of the
United States have contributed with
their blood "nd treasure. Rest assur
ed that the Cuban people can never
forget the debt of gratitude they owe
to the great republic with which we
will always cultivate the closest re
lations of friendship, and for the
prosperity of which we pray to the
Almighty.
“(Signed.)
“T. ESTRADA 1 ALMA."
TOWN ISOLATED BY STORM.
Decorah Cut Off by Flood, Which Does
Great Damage.
CONOVER, la., May 23.—The town
of Decorah, la., the county seat of
Winneshiek county, has ben cut off
from communication with other points
for the last forty-eight hours. The
storms of Tuesday night flooded the
valley from Conover to Deeorah,
sweeping away railroad bridges, tracks
and telegraph poles and flooding the
town.
Two men drove from Decorali to
Conover this afternoon and reported
that wator ran through the streets,
carrying away bridges and some of the
smaller houses. They said that two
lives had been lost and that possibly
others had perished. People were
driven to the hills. The Milwaukee
road has a crew at work repairing Its
linese and expects to open communi
cation with Deeorah tomorrow night.
PRICE OF COAL IS ADVANCED.
Radical Action Taken by the Retail
Dealers in New York.
NEW YORK, May 23.—Convinced
that weeks, and possibly months, may
elapse before the miners’ strike shall
have been settled, retail coal dealers
here have advanced the price of an
thracite coal to a maximum of $8.60 a
ton, and at the same time marked up
bituminous to $4.50 when purchased
in small quantities. To consumers of
large quanties of soft coal a rate of
$3.85 is quoted.
Only once before have these prices
for fuel been exceeded. That was In
1871, when the price of anthracite
reached a maximum of $11 a ton.
Bad Hail Storm Hits Iowa.
PERRY, la.. May 23.—The town
anil vicinity of Dawson, six miles west
of here, was vited by a severe hail
and rain storm. Hail stones measur
ing three inches across were picked
up after the storm. Not a pane of
glass was left on the south side of
buildings in the town, even large plate
glass windows in stores being broken
Trees and grow ing crops are damaged
badly.
Think Pfeister Insane.
WILBER, Neb., May 23.-r-Complaint
has been made before the insanity
board against a man named Pfeister,
who it is said is roaming around the
country south of Swanton in a crazed
condition and afflicted with the small
pox.
Swedish Ministers Must Refrain.
SIOUX CITY, la., May 23.—Minis
ters of the Swedish Baptist church in
Iowa cannot in future belong to s >■
cret orders, under the revised consti
tution of the association.
ERUPTION AGAIN
MOUNT PELEE AND SOUFRIERE
BREAK FORTH.
TERROR AND AWFUL DREAD
Frenzied Populace, Appalled by Fiery
Clouds, Hot Stones and Swirling
Ashes, Flee to Cities for Refuge
Amid Indescribable Consternation.
FOKT DE FRANCE, Island of Mar
tinique, May 22.—Yesterday's eruption
from Mont Pelee was violent in ths
extreme. Colossal columns of volcanic
matter were ejected from the volcano,
which rained huge, hot boulders, many
feet in diameter, upon the ruins of
St. Pierre and the surrounding coun
try, from an enormous elevation and
with fearful velocity. The volcanic
clouds advanced as far as Fort de
France.
The spectacle was appalling and be
yond description. The whole popula
tion of Fort de France was thrown
into a frenzy of panic, during which
soldiers, police, men and women, all
terrified, frantic weeping and praying,
rushed through the streets, while over
head the growing, fiery clouds rolled
relentlessly and rained down stoneB,
still hot, amid the swirling ashes.
The steam launch of the I'nited
States cruiser Cincinnati took some
refugees to the French cruiser Suehet,
and nearly 100 persons sought refuge
on the Cincinnati and United States
steamer Potomac. At 10 o’clock the
Potomac went to investigate matters
and all reports agree that Lieutenant
Benjamin B. McCormick, the com
mander of the steamer, did excellent
work. He went in close to St. Pierre
and found that that city had been
bombarded with enormous stones
from the volcano and that the ruins
left standing after the first great dis
aster had boeh nearly razed. Mil
lions of tons of ashes then covered the
ruined city.
Further smaller stones had destroy
ed the houses of the brave villagers
who had stuck to their homes.
Lieutenant McCormick took on
board the Potomac 180 refugees. The
lieutenant fed them and brought the
party to Fort de France. This work
of rescue was difficult and dangerous.
It is reported that the whole popula
tion of the island is fleeing toward
Fort de France. The consternation
prevailing is indescribable. Mont
Pelee is stil very threatening.
The French cruiser Suehet went on
another tour around the island and
did not take part in the rescue work
of the Potomac.
The United States steamer Sterling
has returned from San Juan de Porto
Rico.
The United States steamer Dixie is
expeetid hero this afternoon from
New York.
POLICE BOARD STAYS.
Supreme Court Again Decide in Favor
of Present Incumbents.
LINCOLN, May 22.—The supreme
court has denied the application of
C. C. Wright for a writ of mandamus
to compel the governor to appoint a
board of fire and police commissioners
for Omaha. Two questions were in
volved in this case. One was the au
thority of the supreme court to man
damus the governor, and the other
was .he right of the governor to
make appointments. The opinion was
written by Chief Justice Sullivan,
Judges Holcomb and Sedgwick con
curring.
The court declares that it has the
right to mandamus an officer of the
executive branch of the government
and that in this regard the law makes
no distinction between officials. The
writ is denied, however, on the
ground of res adjudica, which is that
a question once determined by a
judgment on its merits is forever set
tled. It was on this ground that
Judge Sullivan, in the Kennedy case,
adhered to the decision in the Moores
case, from which he had originally
dissented.
Funeral of Consul Prentis.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique,
May 22.—Funeral services over the re
mains of Thomas T. Prentis, the late
United States consul at St. Pierre,
were held yesterday.
Kansas Wetted Down.
TOPEKA. Kan., May 22.—Heavy
rains have fallen practically all over
Kansas during the past twenty-four
hours. The rain was the heaviest of
the year.
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THE uive STOOK MARKET.
Latest Quotation* from 8outh Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA..
CATTLE—There wns not a heavy ran
of cattle, so that under the lnflu«noe of
a (rood local demand tradlnjr wan fairly
active and practically everythin* v*a*
disposed of In Rood season. Beef steers
made up the bulk of the offerings and
the 'quality was fully as good as usual.
Tdie demand was especially good for the
choice heavyweight cattle, and such
kinds could safely be quoted strong and
active. The lightweight cattle, hoWever,
did not move quite as freely as they
have on some days, and the same wan
true of the commoner grades of all
weights. While such kinds dll not sell
any lower as a ruls, still paokara wens
Indifferent buyers, and sellers tn some
oases found It rather hard to get as
much as they thought they ought tt>
have. Practically everything, though,
wbh disponed of In good season The
batter grades of oows and heifers also
commanded steady to strong prices and
the market was active. The medium
kinds and canners did not show much
of any change Bulls, veal calves and
stags also sold In Just about yesterday’s
notches. Stockers and feeders war*
rather soaree and anything at all desir
able was picked up In a hurry at fully
steady prices. The commoner kinds were
neglected more or lees, the same as us
ual. hut th*y sold at right around steady
prices.
HUM—There was another liberal sup
ply of hogs, so that packers took ad
vantage of the opportunity to pound the
market a little. Trading started out
rather slow at a decline of Just alwvut Os.
The market was not verv brisk at any
time, but still the hogs kept going over
the scales and the bulk of the offerings
was out of first hands at a reeonably
early hour. The bulk of the (rood weight
hogs sold from $7.06 to $7.20 and the me
dium weights went at from $6 96 to $7.06
and the light stuff went from $6.90 down.
SHEEP—Offerings of sheep and lamhs
were so light that it could not be said
that there was a market. There were
just a few bunches of mixed stock In
the yards and they sold without any
trouble at Just about steadv prices. What
has been previously said regarding the
demand for good stuff still holds true
and there is no doubt tn the minds of
traders but what desirable offerings
would sell at the high point of the sea
son.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE—Best beef steers. $*U0c high
er; cows and heifers, steadv to shade
lower: Stockers and feeders, weaker;
choice export and dressed beef steers,
$7.DO'ii7.30; fair to good, $6 isvii7.0>; Stock
er* end feeders. 33.00415.15: western-fed
steers, $4.504iH.fl6; Texas and Indian
steers. $3,104)6.30; Texas cows. $8.00©d.75:
niitit-H oows, $2.23410.15: native heifers.
$3.00®6.75; canners. $2,00ff2.50; bulls. $3.25
'< ,1,40; caves, $3.00@6.40.
11008—Market weak to 5c lower; top,
$7. 1041; bulk of sales. $7.00417.80; heavy,
$7.21417.40; mixed packers. $o.10®7.80; light,
$8.30®7.1214; yorkers. $7.004(7.1214: pigs. $3.
00416.70.
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market 54<10e
lower; native lambs, $5,404)7.05: western
lambs. $5.604)7.00; native wethers. $5.30®
0.10: western wethers, $4.30416.90; fed
ewes, $4.76'30,00; Texas clipped yearlings.
$5.50®5.B0; Texas clipped sheep, $4.9065.30;
slockers and feeders, $2,404(4-50.
PERRY HA3 A FLOOD.
Woman Drowned and Many Persona
Saved with Difficulty.
PERKY, O. T., May 24.—Heavy
rains caused the creek running
through Perry to overflow its banks
at 3 o’clock this morning. Several
small houses along the banks of the
stream were washed away before the
occupants could escape
One woman, name unknown, Is re
ported drowned. Several women and
children were rescued from trees and
house roofs. One family was saved by
cutting through the roof. O. W. Coop
er, a hotel proprietor, at the risk of
his life, swam to a tree and rescued
two women and a baby. George Ney,
a cook, rescued the wife of a hotel pro
prietor from a house In mid stream.
One bridge w’as washed away and oth
ers are in bad shape. On the east
side of the square aud on East street
the water ran into stores, damaging
stocks.
Al Beard Wanted in Iowa.
ONAWA, la., May 24—Co«nty At
torney W. L. Smith of Monona coun
ty has sworn out a warrant for the
arrest of Al Beard, the notorious out
law, wanted at St. Paul, Minn., and
Lincoln, Neb., for the murder of John
J. Gillilan, and now in custody at
Kansas City. Beard, it is alleged,
robbed a bank at Turin, la., on No
vember 8, 1901, when a large sum was
taken.
Church Struck by Lightning.
RIVERTON, la., May 24.—During a
severe rain and wind storm at this
place, the spire of the Baptist church
was struck by lightning, which com
pletely wrecked It, besides doing great
damage to other portions of the build
ing.
One Little Mine Running.
HAZLETON, Pa.. May 24.—Matthias
Schw-abe, a small, Independent oper
ator, started up his colliery at South
Herberton. All of his miners are to
receive the wages demanded by the
