VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1902. NUMBER 35.
TALKSTO MORGAN
LEARNS MUCH FROM AMERICA,
SO EMPEROR SAYS.
IS COMPLIMENTED IN RETURN
J. Picipont Asserts America Has Long
Been Debtor to Germany—Emperor
Decides to Adopt Good American
Telegraphs for Prussia.
BERLIN. July 7.—“I am not one of
those who believe that we cau learn
nothing from other countries. I think
we can learn something from all the
peoples and most from the Americans.
We desire to know the things you do
better than others and make them our
own,” said Emperor William .to J.
^ Plerpont Morgan.
"The United States has long been
the debtor of Germany in science and
German methods," replied Mr. Mttfgan.
“I should be sorry to think we could
not give something in return.”
This is the fragments that began the
long conversation between Emperor
.William and Mr. Morgan while sitting
on the deck of Mr. Morgan’s yacht
Corsair Thursday.
The talk took wide range from
yachting, a congenial subject to both,
to business. His majesty saw Mr.
Morgan three times during two days.
Mr. Morgan, P. A. B. Widener,
Clement A. Griscom and party of
twenty-one including eight women,
went to Hamburg yesterday. Herr
Albert Ballin, director general of the
Hamburg-American line, with several
prominent citizens, met them' at the
railroad station, took them to the
Hamburgherhof and showed the trav
elers various other objects of interest
in the city.
Herr Ballin also gave the Americans
a luncheon at the restaurant Pforde,
to which thirty guests sat down. Later
Herr Ballin entertained the party at
his villa.
In pursuance of Emperor William's
desire to adopt good American tele
graphs, the Prussian railway minister
has ordered the extension of the Amer
ican baggage check system which has
been experimented with on the Ham
burg-Berlin line, and the imperial
^ postoffice has just appointed a com
mission to go to the United States and
study Amerfcan postal, telegraphic
and telephone arrangements. Special
attention will be given to the tubular
mail service.
Germany at present is using only
small tubes for individual letters and
contemplates introducing the American
system of transmission in bulk by
mail to and from the branches of the
central postoffices. The commissioners
are Past Counsellors Werneke of Leip
sig and Braum of Hamburg. They
will be accompanied by a telegraphic
engineer and another engineers of Ber
lin.
KING’S CONDITION IS GOOD.
Edward Continues Satisfactorily and
May Be on Royal Yacht Soon.
LONDON, July 7.—King Edward's
condition continues to be good. It Is
thought that if his improvement con
tinues at the present rate he will prob
ably by the end of the month be well
enough to be transferred to the royal
yacht in Southhampton waters. A bul
letin posted at 9 o’clock says:
“The king’s condition continues In
every way satisfactory.”
|L Soon after the bulletin was issued!
Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria!
visited Marlborough House, wlwei
they attended divine service with the;
prince and princess of Wales. The
queen stayed within Buckingham pal
ace palace for the rest of the day.
Most of the churches In the United
Kingdom celebrated the announce
ment that King Edward was out oj
danger with informal thanksgiving
services, special music and the singing
of the national anthem. >
; Men May March to Paris.
PARIS, July 7.—A committee of
workmen who have been dismissed
from the State Arms factory at St.
Etienne, has published a manifesto aa
manding the return of sums of money
which they have contributed while
employed at the factory for pensions
and declared that In the event of their
demands being refused, the men will
march on Paris.
, Hague Tribunal in It.
LONDON, July 7.—The Brussels
correspondent of the Times Bays that
The Hague tribunal Is to be consult
r*ii ed on some point regarding the terms
ft * ot sale of the Danish island of St.
Thomas to the United States.
TO USE WIRELESS 8YSTEM.
Signal Corps is Expected to Conduct
Interesting Experiments.
WASHINGTON, July 5.—It is quite
probable that the signal corps of the
army will use a system of wireless tel
egraphy in the coming joint army and
naval maneuvers.
General Greeley has designated a
special board to consider what experi
ments in communication will be at
tempted at these maneuvers by the
army, and the question a3 to whether
the forees will attempt to use a wire
less system in their operations will be
decided by it.
The navy department does not ex
pect to use wireless telegraphy In the
maneuvers this summer, as it has not
yet decided upon a system. Lieuten
ant Hudgins of the equipment bureau
has been abroad for some time look
ing into the various wireless systems
(llveloping in Europe and is expected
to arrive here very shortly, which
should enable the department to make
it selection of some system to experi
ment with.
Pacification is Complete.
WASHINGTON. July 5—Secretary
"Root has received the following re
ply from Acting Governor Wright of
the Philippines to his congratulatory
'cablegram sent yesterday:
“Provincial government was inaug
urated at Laguna on July 1, thus com
pleting tiie establishment of civil gov
Nrnifient over all the civilized people
of the archipelago. Acceptance of
American authority and general paci
fication complete. I beg to offer con
gratulations to you and through you
'to the president on the success of
the wise and humane policy inaugu
rated by President McKinley and con
tinued by President Roosevelt."
Shis Youth by Express.
KALAMAZOO. Mich., July 6.—Just
‘.before the through American express
Irain from New York to Chicago ar
rived here last night an 18-year-old
hoy was found concealed In a dry
goods box In the Boston express car.
The box was tagged to Cheney, Wash
ington. The box was put off here and
the boy taken to jaiL He gave his
name as W'llliam Edmondson of Bos
ton. He said that he had a friend
ship him from Boston as express.
For $60,000 Embezzlement.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 5.—
Alexander A. Robertson, paying tell
er, and Harry T. Duke, assistant
cashier, of the Wells-Fargo bank of
this city, were placed under arrest
today on a charge of embezzling $60,
000 from the funds of the bank. J.
N. Thacker, chief detective of the
Wells Fargo company, swore to com
plaints today charging both men with
embezzlement.
H. Hanfiis Taylor Selected.
WASHINGTON, July 5.—H. Hannis
Taylor, author of notable works on
constitutional and international law
and formerly United States minister to
Spain, has just been elected to the
chair of English constitutional and
common law and of international pri
vate law in the school of comparative
jurisprudence and diplomacy of the
Columbian university.
Bee-Keepers Organize.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 5.—
The bee-keepers of this city formed
an association with Dr. O. C. Masters,
president; J. W. Tice, vice president;
A. L. Tlmbleln, secretary and treas
uerer, and George Kregel, inspector of
foul broods. The purpose of the or
ganization is to stamp out the foul
broods that have gained a foothold
in this section.
Decrease in Children.
FREMONT, Neb., July 5.—The Fre
mont school census has just been
completed and shows a small decrease
over last year. The total number of
children of school age within the city
is 2,488, and within the school dis
trict 2,555. The totals last year were
2,532 and 2.597. The decrease is in
the Second ward.
Wyoming Democrats.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 5—A call
for a democratic state convention at
‘Rawlins, on August 6, has been issued
by the state central committee. As
yet there is very little talke of candi
dates.
Harrison Teachers Will Meet.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la.,July 5.—
The Harrison county teachers’ insti
tue will convene at Ix>gan on July 14
for a two weeks’ session. Able talent
has been secured.
NEBRASKA’S KEEL
IT IS LAID IN PRESENCE OF AN
ENORMOUS CROWD.
RIVET 13 DRIVEN BY SAVAGE
Nebraska's Governor Given an Ova
tion When He Took the Speaker's
Stand—Plenty of Music and a Grand
Gaia Scene.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 5.—The first
keel of a battleship for the United
States navy ever laid on July 4 was
that of the battleship Nebraska, laid
in the ship yards of Moran Bros, yes
terday morning. The first rivet in
the big steel structure was driven by
Governor Savage of Nebraska and Gov
ernor McBride of Washington in the
presence of 10,000 people. Despite the
pouring rain, the big sheds of the ship
yards were crowded with people, who
remained for the last and moat inter
esting feature of the day—the driving
of the rivet by the governor. A de
tail of marines from the navy yards at
Bremerton was drawn up at "present
arms" as Governors Savage and Mc
Bride, followed by their respective
staffs, marched onto the big platform
where the exercises were to take place.
The marine band furnished the music
for the occasion. A governor’s salute
of thirteen guns was fired from off the
iloating drydock when it became
known the Nebraska party had enter
ed the grounds. The ceremony was
witnessed by many officers of the reg
ular service in the United States army
anil navy, but the uniforms of the reg
ular soldiers, as well as those of the
staff of the Washington governor,
paled beside that of the Nebraska mil
itary-men as, bespangled with gold
braid and gold lace, they strode to
their places in the grand stand erect
ed for them. The many women in
the two parties made a bright picture
in the stands as their costumes min
gled with the brilliant uniforms of
the officers.
The entire plant was decorated for
the occasion. The big traveling
cranes, which pick up a piece of steel
weighing 100 tons with the same ease
that a child lifts a toy, had the word
“Nebraska” running the full length
across them, worked In incandescent
globes, and every time the cranes
were set in motion the word appear
ed in letters of light. The pennant
of the governor of Nebraska was
placed in the center of the reviewing
stand and behind it stood Governors
Savage and .McBride, with their staffs
grouped behind them.
Judge Burke, master of ceremonies,
grew eloquent in his address upon the
growth of the Pacific coast marine af
fairs and drew a vivid picture of the
part Seattle is to play as the metropo
lis of the Pacific. The Nebraska dele
gation vigorously applauded the senti
ment that the “flag is In the Philip
pines to stay.” Governor Savage lead
ing in the hand clapping.
uovernor Mcnriae s aauress or wel
come was brief and of the most
friendly character. He referred to the
fact that many of Nebraska’s sons are
now citizens of this state and said:
"Nebraska’s loss Is Washington’s
gain" in this respect.
Governor Savage was given an ova
tion when ho took the speaker’s stand
to reply and his remarks were fre
quently interrupted by applause. The
governor dwelt upon the necessity for
a powerful navy to protect the ever
increasing commerce of the United
States and that this country must
maintain a big navy In order to keep
its place as one of the w’orld's pow
ers. He paid a high tribute to the
patriotism of Nebraska’s sons and
their prompt respose to every call of
duty.
When Governors McBride and Sav
age had finished riveting the bolt
President Moran presented each of
them with a pay check of the com
pany. regularly made out, calling for
3 cents, that being the value of the
time which they worked. Governor
Savage promptly declared a strike for
higher wages, warmly seconded by
Washington’s governor, and they put
on their coats.
Little Malcolm Moran, youngest son
of the president of the company which
is to build the battleship, presented
Governor Savage with a very pretty
souvenir of the occasion. It was the
first piece of steel punched from the
keel of the battleship.
Woman Postmaster Reappointed.
FORT DODGE, la., July 5—Word
has reached the city of the reappoint
ment of Mrs. C: C. Carpenter to the
position of postmistress of Fort Dodge.
OFFENDERS IN HARD LUCK.
According to Chief Wilkie Most ol
Them Are Brought to Justice.
WASHINGTON, July 3.—The an
nual report of Chief Wilkie of th«
secret service division, submitted to
day to Secretary Shaw, shows tlial
during the year there were arrested
B73 persons charged with various of
tenses against the federal statutes
New York leading with eighty-five
prosecutions. Of the offenders 413
were of American birth, the next larg
est number of offenders being ltal
iaas.
Sixty-three per cent of those ar
rested were convicted. The report
records the fact that during thp fiscal
y< ar but one dangerous spurious note
was put in circulation, a silver
certificate, while there was only ona
other even passable counterfeit, a $1
silver certificate, whose makers, with
their complete plant, were captured in
Chicago the same day they attempted
to put one of their notes into circula
tion.
The report refers to marked im
provement in the New York district,
where the circulation of “ad-silver1'
counterfeit coins has been reduced
more than 80 per cent as compared
with the previous year.
Reference is made to the continued
activity among criminals who make
the “raising’’ of notes a specialty and
it is pointed out that this crime might
be prevented by the adoption of a
distinctive size for the notes of
smaller denominations—the ones and
twos to be, say an inch shorter and
ore-half inch narrower than those of
$5 or over.
CHINA ISSUES ULTIMATUM.
Refuses to Pay July Installment at
Present Rate of Exchange.
PEKIN, July 4.—The taotal of
Shanghai has notified the bankers’
commission that China refuses to pay
the July installment of the indemnity
except at the rate of exchange pre
vailing April 1, 1901.
The foreign ministers consider that
the taotai’s declaration is the result
of the announcement of the United
States minister, Mr. Conger, to the
Chinese viceroys, that the United
States sustains China’s contention
and is willing to accept payment on
the basis mentioned. But the minis
ters are confident that China will ac
cept the decision of the majority of
the ministers when it is convinced
that the United States is its only sup
I loiter.
Some of the ministers insist that
the policy of the United States is un
reasonable and in direct opposition to
the terms of the protocol. They as:
sort that Prince Ching, head of the
foreign office, and other Chinese offi
cials, before learning that China had
the support of the United States in
the matter, admitted that their ar
guments were rather a plea for mercy
than a demand for justice.
CANDIDATE FOR COMMANDER.
John McElroy Urged by Friends for
Head of the Grand Army.
WASHINGTON, July 4—The De.
partinent of the Potomac, Grand Ar
my of the Republic, has a candidate
for commander-in-chief of the order,
lie is John McElroy, managing editor
of the National Tribune of tnis city.
His election is urged by the local vet
terans in a circular letter just issued
as a tribute to his military services
and long participation in the affairs
of the Grand Army.
The advantage of locating head
quarters at the uational capital, in
constant touch with congress, the
president and other high officials of
the government, also is pointed out.
Mr. McElroy has been a member oi
the organization for thirty-six years.
His military record covered the po
Hod from October, 1802, to the close
of the war. He served in Company
L, Sixteenth Illinois cavalry. He was
a prisoner at Andersonville and oth
er places. He has had editorial con
trol of papers of national reputation
for twenty-eight years.
A Defaulter at Death.
WASHINGTON, July 4.—United
States District Attorney Gould today
announced in the probate court that
William S. Yateman, formerly disburs
ing clerk of the war department, was
at the time of hts death, April 20, 1D01,
a defaulter. So far as known, the al
leged defalcation amounts to about
$18,000. The government will take
steps to recover the full amount. The
defalcation, Mr. Gould announced, was
only recently discovered, and was
done through the manipulation ~*
vouchers.
EXPENSE IS LESS
EXPENDITURES OF GOVERNMENT
DURING THE LA3T YEAR.
RECEIPTS SLICHTLY INCREASED
Report Shows that Secretary of the
Treasury Gage Made a Very Close
Estimate on Receiots and Expendi
tures for Entire Year.
WASHINGTON. July 3.—The com
parative annual statement of the re
ceipts and expenditures of the United
States, issued by the secretary of the
treasury, shows that for the fiscal
year ended June 1902, the total
receipts amounted to $563,405,187. as
against $587,685,337 for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1901. The total ex
penditures for the year just closed
were $471,209,641, as against $509,
967,353 for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1901. The surplus for the ydbr
Just closed is $92,196,000.
On November t, 1901, Secretary
Gage estimated the expenditures for
the year at $472,000,000, which was
only $790,359 in excess of the actual
figures. He also estimated the re
ceipts at $572,00,000, which was $8,
594,813 below the estimate. This dif
ference, however, was due to the loss
of internal revenue receipts as the di
rect result of the revenue act of April
12, 1902, which amounted to about $9,
000,000. This reduction could not
have been anticipated, as the act was
passed after the estimates were sent
to congress. But for this reduction
the surplus for the year just closed
would have been almost exactly the
amount estimated eight months be
fore. The accuracy of these esti
mates Is remarkable in the history of
the treasury department.
The receipts from the several
sources of revenue are given as fol
lows:
Customs, $254,456,927; Increase as
compared with the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1901, $15,861,000.
Internal revenue, $272,503,214; de
crease, $34,431.
Miscellaneous, $36,445,046; decrease,
$4,474,000.
The expenditures for the year are
given as follows:
Civil and miscellaneous, $113,488,
202; decrease, $9,000,000.
War, $112,216,683; decrease, $32,
ooo.ooo. ;
Navy, $67,858,500; increase, $7,000,
000.
Indians, $10,049,525; decrease, $841,
000.
Pensions, $138,488,559; decrease,1
$950,000.
The surplus for the month of Junej
1902, is shown to have been $15,839,t
C09.
CHANCE FOR GOOD CATTLE.
- !
Opening in the Argentine Republic
for Thoroughbreds.
WASHINGTON, July 3.—Frank Wj
Blcknell, special agent and agricull
tural explorer of the agricultural dt'
partment, writing from Buenos Ayres
to the bureau of animal industry, says
that it it is possible for some of the,
breeders of the United States to senc«
some really first-class animals to that;
place now is a good time to do so/
as British cattle have been barred
owing to an outbreak of foot and
mouth disease In England.
The cattle must arrive in Buenos
Ayres not later than August 1, so as
to have time to get in condition before
the opening of the great animal show
of the Rural society, which begins in
Buenos Ayres September 14 and lasts
five days. This show brings out the
best animals in the country and Is for
purebred stock only.
GOVERNMENT TO BUILD ONE.
Secretary to Have a Battleship Con
structed in Navy Yard.
WASHINGTON. July 3—The con
ferees of the two houses of congress
on the naval aoproprlation bill reach
ed an agreement on the one point left
in dispute after former conferences.
This point related to the contention
between the two houses as to whether
any of the proposed new war vessels
should be built in government navy
yards.
The house bill originally provided
that half of them should be built in
government yards and th* other half
by contract. The senate provided fot
the construction of all by contract.
The compromise agreement authorizes
th construction of one battleship in
• government yard and also others In
case of emergency.
STRIKER SHOT AND KILLED.
First Loss of Life During Anthracite
Strike Occurs at Duryea.
W1LKESBARRE, Pa., July 2—The
first loss of life during the anthracite
strike occurred today at the Wildam
A. colliery at Duryea. Antonio Gui
seppe, an Italian, was shot dead by
one of the coal and iron policemen
from behind the stockade of the col
liery.
Reports differ as to the cause of the
shooting. The friends of the dead
man say he was walking on the road
near the stockade when he was fired
upon. The man was on his way from
Scranton to Duryea at the time. An
other report is that the Italian tried
to get over the fence and would not
heed the warning from the policemen
to go away. He insisted on making
his way into the stockade and was
fired upon.
There is much indignation over the
shooting and the sheiff of Lackawan
na county was summoned to take
steps to preserve order, as it was re
ported that there would be an up
rising among the foreigners and that
they would attack the stockade before
night.
CROPS STILL HAVE CHANCE.
Only a Little Sunshine Needed to
Hasten Retarded Growth.
CHICAGO, July 2.—Reports received
here from the grain states most af
fected by the heavy June rains indi
cate that the crop situation is not so
bad as has been painted.
In the grain pits today there was a
disposition to place much faith in the
restorative effect of warmer weather,
which was reported In some sections
and was believed to ho on the way in
other places.
Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory crops were said to be generally
in a favorable condition. Damage
generally, It was said, would be large
ly repaired by warm weather in July.
The lowlands of Illinois appear to have
been the worst sufferers, while Iowa
Is said to have stood the weather with
remarkable success.
There were rains west last night
and the forecast Is for showers over
the central valley and lake region
within the next twenty-four hours.
Regarded as Serious.
WASHINGTON, July 2.—The latest
development In the Chinese Indemnity
situation is regarded very seriously
at the state Department, where grave
doubt is entertained as to the prob
able effect ou the integrity of the
Chinese empire should the European
powers insist on their contention. It
is insisted here that the intent, at
the time the document of indemnity
was drawn, was to permit China to
pay at the ten existing rate of ex
change, and that what appears to be
a contradictory clause in the agree
ment Is nothing more nor less than
an inadvertence.
Arrival of Remains.
WOOD RIVER, Neb., July 2—The
remains of John W. Donaldson, who
was murdered at Fort Hall reserva
tion, Idaho, last week, arrived here,
accompanied by W. W. Mitchell, who
went out to bring the body back. The
funeral was held hurriedly, owing to
the advanced stage of decomposition
of the corpse, otherwise it would not
have been held until the arrival of
some relatives.
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, July 1.—The state
ment of the public debt at the close
of the flsca-year June 30, 1902, show3
that the debt, less cash in the treas
ury, amounted to $909,457,241, which
is a decrease as compared with May
30, 1902, of $13,012,332. This de
crease is accounted for by the corre
sponding increase in the amount of
cash on hand.
More of “Made in Germany."
BERLIN, July 2.—The Berlin con
sulate's report shows that the exports
to the United States for the past quar
ter were $1,952,559, an increase of
$224,424.
Keeps Right on Raining.
KANSAS CITY', July 2.—Within a
radius of seveuty-flve miles of Kan
sas City nearly four inches of rain
fell within five hours yesterday.
Escaped Convict Retaken.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 2.—Chas.
D. Etue, who escaped from the Arkan
sas' penitentiary at Little Rock sis
weeks ago, was arrested here.