Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XIX.
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1902.
NUMBER 36.
LORD SALISBURY
AGED PREMIER LAYS DOWN THE
CARES OF OFFICE.
HE IS SUCGElDED BY BALFOUR
“Jcey” Chamberlain, Who Has Long
Been Regarded as the Most Prom
ising Man for the Place, is Passed
By, but May Retain rtis Place.
LONDON, July 14.—The fact of the
resignation of the premiership o!
Great Britain by Iyjrd Salisbury, as
foreshadowed in the dispatches of the
Associated Press, was officially given
out iast evening. The prime minister
laid down the responsibility of his
office July 11. Within twenty-four
hours his majesty elected A. J. Bal
four. the government’s chief repre
sentative in the house of commons, to
the position of premier.
While it was epxected in official and
political circles that Lord Salisbury’s
retirement would be coincident with
the coronation of King Edward, it was
scarcely looked for prior to that event.
Consequently, about the only surprise
expressed as to the news spread
through London concerned the date
rather than the fact of the resignation.
The interest was not so much in the
withdrawal of Lord Salisbury as it was
in the appointment of his successor.
The liveliest speculation is rife as to
the personnel of the new cabinet. The
most discussed feature of the pending
changes is the position of Mr. Cham
berlain, the colonial secretary, who,
In many quarters, has been regarded
as the most promising candidate lor
the premiership.
A representative of the Associated
Press learns that prior to the accept
ance of his new office, Mr. Balfour first
had an Interview with Mr. Chamber
lain, and then consulted with his
other cabinet assistants. This is re
garded as assurance that the future
relat ve pos.tions of Messrs. Balfour
and C ha mu retain wdll be satisfactory
to both. Mr. v.,bamberlain's frfanda
eay he always recognized the reversion
of the premiership to Mr. Balfour's
right as leader of the house of com
mons.
The main reason for Premier Salis
bury's withdrawal is considered by all
the best informed persons to have been
simply a desire for a quiet life on the
part of men advanced in years, whose
activities have been unusual and whose
scientific tastes predispose him to
study and seclusion.
That the retiring premier’s health
has failed to some extent is undenia
ble, but this is not more titan perhaps
is to be expected in a man of his
years, and the close of the war in South
Africa, and the return of the com
manding general, is said to be an ap
propriate time for his withdrawal.
His retirement was practically ar
ranged at an audience of Lord Salis
bury with the king a month ago, to be
coincident with his majesty's corona
tion, but the king’s illness interfered
with these plans and compelled Lord
Salisbury to wait until his majesty was
sufficiently recovered to attend to state
business.
Though alert mentally, the retiring
premier's physical condition, especially
since the death of his wife, has not
been satisfactory. That loss seemed to
affect him greatly and since that time
he has done little entertaining, be
yond purely official annual dinners and
receptions, in a social aspect, how
ever, Mr. Balfour’s accession is not
expected to make much difference,
neither Mr. Balfour nor his sister, who
acts as his hostess, being very fond of
society.
Although Lord Salisbury’s resigna
tion does not necessarily involve the
reconstruction of the cabinet, it i3 be
lieved there will be some changes.
Mont Pelee Still Active.
PORT PE FRANCE, Island of Mar
tinique, July 14.—Last night and today
Mont Peiee was in eruption, the in tiv
ity being as great as that of Satur
day and Wednesday last. Morne
oRuge, AJoupa, Bouillon and Maconia
were covered with stones and cinders
and were rendered uninhabitable for
several hours.
The volcano emitted a dense column
of flame and at the same time elec
trical phenomena were observed. The
eruption was accompanied by a deep
rumbling, resembling continuous thun
der.
There were no fatalities reported,
but the inhabitants of the northern
part of the island were panic-stricken,
all residents of Port de France re
maining calm.
AFTER GREENE AND GAYNOR,
State Department Presents Applica
tion for Their Extradition.
WASHINGTON, July 14.—Steps
have been taken by the state depart
ment for the extradition to the Uni
ted States of Colonel John F. Gaynor
and Captain Benjamin I). Greene, now
under arrest at Quebec, Canada. A
formal application for their extradi
tion has been made by Secretary Hay
to Mr. Haikes, charge d'affaires of the
British embassy, who is now at New
port. and who, it is expected, will ca
ble the request promptly to his gov
ernment The grounds on which ex
tradition is asked are comprehensive
In ebareater.
This action of the state department
is independent of the proceedings
now in progress to obtain the extra
dition of the men through ordinary
judicial process. The secretary has
not yet acted on the suggestion of the
department of justice. There were
obstructions placed in the way of the
Canadian proceedings by reason of
connections between counsel for
Messrs. Greene and Gaynor and crown
officers.
RATHBONE REFUSES TO TALK.
Released Prisoner from Cuba is
Greeted by Ohio Neighbors.
CINCINNATI. O., July 14.—Estes G.
Rath bone, late director general of
posts in Cuba, arrived here today noon
aud was met at the St. Nicholas hotel
during the afternoon and evening by
many of his old neighbors. He goes
to his former home at Hamilton Tues
day.
After spending a week or more
here, attending to his personal affairs,
he will join his family in western New
York. This is the first visit of Mr.
Rath!>onc to his home since the trials
in Havana, and he was received by
many friends, whose calls presented
the appearance of a reception.
To all inquiries of newspaper men
Mr. Rathbone replied that he had
nothing further to say regarding Cu
ban affairs; that he had sent his pe
tition to congress for a full investiga
tion. vnd pen ling action a that peti
tion he would not discuss any phase
of the Cuban situation.
FARM LANDS OF WYOMING.
Bulletin Issued by Census Department
Shows Valuation.
WASHINGTON, July 14—A bulle
tin issued by the census bureau today
places the number of farms in Wyom
ing at 6,095. They cover an area of
8,124,536 acres, or 13 per cent of the
total area of the state, and are worth
$26,265,500. The live stock on the
farms is worth $39,145,877.
The farms are of an average size of
1,633 acres, hut on the land included
in them only 10 per cent is improved.
A portion of the bulletin is devoted
to the question of irrigation, of which
it says:
“The progress of agriculture in the
decade of 1900 is attributable to the
successful raising of hay and forage,
cereals and other crops. The total
inrcease in irrigated land in ten years
was 376,292 acres. Most of this land
was public domain in 1890. At a low
estimate its present value is $16 per
acre, or $(>.056,852. Irrigation has
added this large amount to the farm
wealth of the state.”
Holds Heotor for Murder.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., July 14.—
Carl Hector, the young man who as
saulted and killed Fred Johnson in
Avoca, was held to the grand jury’ on
a charge of murder by Justice Ha
zen. His bail was fixed at $10,000,
which he was unable to furnish, and
he was committed to the county jail
at Avoqp.
Revolutionists Kecep Still.
SAN JUAN, P. R., July 14.—The
Norwegian steamer Jotun, from Port
of Spain, island of Trinidad, July 7,
l as arrived here and reports that the
Venezuelan revolutionists had not
moved from Barrancas and Bolivar
when the steamer left Trinidad.
To Close the Fair on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, July 14.—The con
.ract made by the Liousiana Purchase
exposition commission ,to keep the
fair closed on Sunday, in compliance
with the act creating the commission,
was received at. the Treasury depart
ment.
Honor Wood with Dinner.
WASHINGTON, July H—The
"Whippoorwill" club, an organization
composed of veterans of the civil war
gave a dinner to General Leonard
Wood tonight as a tribute to his serv
ices in Cuba.
REMOVETHEDEAD
BLACKENED BODIES TAKEN FROM
THE MINE DISASTER.
WORK OF RESCUE COES ON
Total Dead Thus Far Reported 142—
Thrilling Experiences Attending Ef
forts to Secure Dead Bodies and
Help Those Who May Be Living.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July 12.—At l
o'clock this morning it can be stated
of the tiOO men supposed to have en
tered the mouth of the Hulling Mill
mine of the Cambria Steel company
Thursday morning, ninety are known
to be dead and twenty-two rescued,
Four hundred, so the nbne officials
claim, escaped when the explosion oc
cured, leaving eighty-eight to be ac
counted for. Some of these, accord
ing to th03« in charge of the rescue
work, are dead,, but the majority,
they claim, have escaped. From
physicians, heads of the rescue parties
and others who are familiar with the
different headings in the mine, it is
learned that at least fifty-two addi
tional bodies will be brought to the
temporary morgue at daylight, mak
ing tlie total dead 142. This, so
President St.ai khouse says, will be the
extent of the disaster, but until all
checks of the miners are taken an ac
curate list will be impossible. Some
of the bodies, it is admitted, will be
entombed in the closed headings or
buried under slate. Some may never
be found.
Yesterday was a day of heroic res
cues at the fated Rolling Mill mine of
the Cambria Steel company. Thrilling
experiences attended the efforts of the
forty brave and daring fellows who
went clown into the bowels of the
earth, stirred by a very faint hope that
still they might be in time to restore
to life some of those who are en
tombed.
Death lurked everywhere around
thorn, but undaunted they pressed for
ward, swayed with the noblest of hu
man purposes. The reward of their
efforts was the saving of the lives of
fourteen of their fellow-men and
bringing them again into the sunlight
and back to living families. Dead
and maimed bodies were located, but
not effort was made to bring them out
of the vast theater of death until ev
ery human energy was put forward to
seeing that no living soul might es
cape their aid. That done, the dead
were put in train cars, brought up
and exposed to morbid gaze, while be
ing transferred to wagons in which to
be taken to the morgue.
Eighty-seven dead were removed
from the mine between daylight anti
nightfall. Still a party of oiliclals and
miners battled on, three miles inside
the mine. Occasionally word would
come to the surface by some mysteri
ous means that another heap of re
mains had been exposed to the vision
of the searchers. There remain dan
gerous headings. There remain dan
tion of the mine yet to be explored.
No one knows many more dead will
bo found there. The miue officials re
frain from guesswork on the subject.
The impression prevails among the
ousldtT3 and certain employes of the
mine that 150 is a low estimate of the
mine list. Fated Johnstown spent the
day horror-stricken. Great throngs
surged about the pit mouth, the im
provished morgue at the armory and
about the stricken homes of the dead.
Exaggerated rumors of all kinds pre
vailed. One report gained currency
that disaster had overtaken the rescu
ing party which entered the mine
shortly after 9 o’clock. This was not
disproved until word finally came
from the men In the mine.
'A Lake Wiped Out.
FLORENCE. Neb., July 12.—Fries
lake, a resort one mile north of town.
Is a thing of the past. There a beau
tiful little lake had been constructed
by throwing a dam across the lowt r
end of a ravine. The lake was from
one to ten feet deep and covered near
ly an acre. Continuous rains soften
ed the dam and for several days the
water had been seeping through the
earthwork. The other night the heavy
flood from the surrounding hills
swept down into the lake, causing it
to overflow the dam, which soon gave
way and with a roar that was heard
nearly half a mile away, swept on
into the river.
Leg Broken In Ball Game.
FULLERTON, Neb., July 12.—In a
ball game here Earnest'Bennett broke
his leg below the knee.
CALIFORNIA LUMBER COMBINE.
Iowa and Wisconsin Men Consolidate
Vast Timber Interests.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 11.—A spe
cial to the Oregonian from Ashland
says:
Negotiations for the sale of the
Scott and Van Arsdale Lumber com
pany's property in the McCloud region
in Siskiyou county, California, which
have been in progress for several
months have been reported complet
ed. the purchase price being $3,OUO,
0t»o. The purchasers are the Carpen
ter Land company of Dubuque, la.,
the Hixton hash and Door company
of Merrill, Wis., Curtis Bros, of Clin
ton, la., Walter W. Alexander and
Stewart Bros, of Wausau, Wis.
This property includes besides 115,
0»in acres of timber land the McCloud
River railroad, the McCloud River
Lumber company, Siskiyou Lumber
company and the Siskiyou Lumber
and Mercantile company.
The mills connected with the en
terprise cut about 400,000 feet of lum
ber per day.
G , NT GEYSER EREAKS OUT.
Result of Heavy Eaithquakes Occur
ring Near Santa Cruz.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.—Near
Santa Cru/... on the Pacific side of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a giaut gey
ser has broken out as the result of
heavy eaithquakes occurring in that
section since April IS last.
The column of water, rising to a
height of about fifty feet, roars and
hisses from among the rocks and Is
an object of great interest to the peo
ple and passing vessels, being plainly
visible from the sea. It was seen and
admired by the passengers and crew
of the steamer Newport, which has
reached this port.
The ne*s is brought by the steamer
that affairs in Guatemala are becom
ing normal again after the scare oc
casioned by the tremendous earth
quake. The havoc wrought by the
disturbances will not interfere with
harvesting of the coming crops, as at
lirst anticipated.
IOWA MAY HAVE DRUG TRUST.
Pharmacists Plan to Secure Unifor
mity in Charges.
SIOUX CITY, la., July 11.—The
members of the Iowa Pharmaceutical
association took the first steps in what
is virtually the formation of a drug
gists' trust. The plan took the form
of the appointment of a committee to
arrange a state schedule of prices,
and is in accordance with the rec
ommendation made by E. 1$. Tainter
of Carroll in his president's address.
Tlie druggists insist the object of the
organization is not to raise prices,
but to secure uniform charges for
articles. It is understood that in sev
eral localities prices have been low
ered to what is considered an unfair
cheapness, and these will probably be
raised.
ONLY INDIAN CHILD'S PLAY.
3ut it Has Puzzled Scientists for
These Many Years.
CHICAGO, 111., July 1!.—Dr. George
Dorsey of the Field Columbian mu
seum has made a discovery in his In
vestigations among the Hop! Indians
that overturns many of the old the
ories of anthropologists in regard to
the supposed inscriptions on the adobe
houses of the tribe. He lias made the
announcement of his discoveries In a
lecture to the students of the Univer
sity of Chicago.
“These inscriptions that the an
thropologists have been trying to de
cipher and read for years," said Dr.
Dorsey, “have been found to be noth
ing more than the scratches made by
mischievous Kopi children in the mud
of the adobe houses just after they
had been built."
Edward Making Progress.
LONDON, July 11.—The bulletin on
King Edward s condition posted at
Buckingham Palace at lu o'clock this
morning says:
"The king’s condition continuer to
be satisfactory.”
King Edward is not able to sit up,
but every day he is removed to an ad
justable couch, which gives a wel
come change to his position, and
which enables him to read with some
degree of comfort.
It is understood that next week his
majesty may be transferred upon this
couch to the royal yacht, the Victoria
and Alberta, iu a specially constructed
ambulance carriage, but that all the
arrangements for this transfer are
kept secret in order to prevent a
gathering of the public to witness the
tains his steady improvement.
FLOODS IN IOWA
SWOLLEN STREAMS SWEEP WITH
DESTRUCTIVE PURY.
AND CREAT RUIN IS WROUCHT
The Loss in Live Stock, Crops and
Other Property is Assuming Im
mense Proportions—Streams Are
Turned Into Rivers.
DES MOINES, Ia„ July 10.—The
Des Moiues river reaheed the highest
water mark of 1891’, which was
twenty feet at midnight. At this hour
the levee on the north side of town
broke, flooding a laige residence sec
tion. Most of the families removed
earlier in the evening. A email
break occurred in the Raccoon river
levee just after midnight, and a large
force of men is attempting to hold the
flood in check.
The Rock Island east bound pas
senger trains due here last night were
held at Commerce, twenty miles west
of here, where the tracks are covered
with water. Trains on other roads,
though late, keep in motion.
The Des Moines river dam is weak
ening. if it goes out it wi'l endanger
four city bridges and all the railroad
bridges. The false work of the new
Sith avexuue bridge, which went out,
swept away five spans of the Chicago
& Great Western railroad bridge over
the Des Moines.
South of the junction of the Des
Moines and Raccoon the river is three
miles wide for miles, and is destroy
ing crops and drowning live stock.
Communication with the city by wagon
bridges over the streams is being pre
vented because of the danger.
The continuous lains have forced
nearly all Iowa streams from their
banks and the destruction of crops,
live stock and other property Is as
suming Immense proportions. It is
Impossible to estimate the danger
from the indefinite reports received.
The damage is especially etxenslve in
the central, northern and western and
southwestern parts of the state. The
valleys of the Sioux and Maple riv
ers are flooded and Woodbury and
Monona counties are under water. The
Iowa river at Marshalltown Is the
highest since 1881. Many country
bridges have been destroyed and traffic
between Marshalltown and surround
ing points is practically cut off. Cat
tle and hogs have been drowned In
large numbers in the Iowa valley. At
Cedar Rapids, 5.4 inches of rain have
fallen since July 1. The Cedar river
is out of its banks and many famil
ies have been forced from their homes.
Numerous bridges have been swept
away in Linn county.
The Skunk river and Scpiaw creek
are out of their banks and near the
confluence in story county thousands
of acres are flooded and ciops practi
cally destroyed.
The continuous rains are paralyzing
business in Fort Dodge and the rail
roads are almost out of business.
The west end of the city Is under
water and families are moving out.
The Des Moines Is up six feet at that
point. Because of the soaking of the
Insulation of the wires, electric power
has been shut off and the town Is
dark.
Near Oxford, in Johnson county, in
a wind storm. Jacob Burkhardt was
crushed to death by the failing of a
barn on the farm of Wesley Brush.
Half a dozen barns were destroyed in
the same neighborhood. Near North
Liberty, the residenee of Jacob Neid
hiser was wrecked and the family had
a narrow escape. Ail over Johnson
county the storm destroyed wind
mills and barns. The damage in the
county is estimated at $50,000.
WIRELESS PLAN FOR ALASKA.
Telegraph System from Fort Gibbons
to Bates Rapids.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 10.—R.
Pl'und. an electrical engineer, has ar
rived here on his way to Alaska for
the purpose of establishing a wireless
telegraph system between Fort Gib
bons, on the Yukon river, and the fort
at Bates’ Rapids, on the Tanana riv
er, a distance of 105 miles.
The line, which will be constructed
under the direction of Chief Signal
Officer Greely, will be completed by
October 1. On his return from the
north Mr. Pfund may take measures
to establish a station near the Golden
Gate, so that wireless communication
may be had with vessels on the Pa
cific.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS.
Heavy Rains Have Damaged Wheat
in Southeastern Part of State.
United States Department of Agri
culture climate and crop bulletin of
the weather bureau, Nebraska sec
tion, for the week ending July 7,
1902:
The last week has been cool and
wet, w'ith less than the normal
amount of sunshine. The daily mean
temperature has averaged 2 degrees
below the normal.
The rainfall was above normal
throughout the eastern portion of the
6t.ate and quite generally exceeded
two Inches, while in a few' instances
it exceeded six inches. In the west
ern part of the state the rainfall was
generally light.
The contiaued heavy rains in the
southeastern counties have been un
favorable for crop interests. Crops
of all kinds on lowlands have beeen
injured by water. Harvesting has
been seriously delayed and consider
able damage has resulted to ripe but
uncut wheat; the early cut wheat is
sprouting in the shock and compar
atively little has been stacked. Oats
have made a very rank growth and in
some southeastern counties are lodg
ing badly. Corn has grown fairly
well and although small is in a heal
thy and promising condition; culti
vation has been delayed and some
corn fields are weedy. Potatoes
promise a large crop, but in a few
places are commencing to rot.
CORN TOUCHES NINETY CENTS.
Highest Price for the Cereal Since
1892, When it Was One Dollar.
CHICAGO, July 9— Shorts In July
corn were squeezed again today and
the cornered delivery went to 90
cents, the highest price since 1892,
when the market touched $1.
July closed at 84 cents yesterday,
an advance of 7 cents over the pre
vious close. Opening bids today
were from 84 cents to 85 cents.
Shorts were the bidders, and by run
ning the market up to 90 cents a lit
tle before noon they got approximate
ly 250,000 bushels, if is estimated
that in selling this much the manipu
lators of the market made a profit of
$00,000, as most of their 150,000,000
bushels was purchased between 61
and 65 cents.
No excitement was evident in the
pit, although all were interested in
the problem of where the Gates co
terie would let the price advance be
fore easing their grip. The price is
already far past the maximum at
which Phillips allowed shorts to set
tle in his first and most successful
deal.
Shorts who have covered have paid
heavily for the privilege and those
who are still on the wrong side of the
market are generally supposed to be
in the most serious predicament of
a decade.
FRIGHTENED BY A VOLCANO.
People at Tusla in the Indian Terri
tory Become Quite Nervous.
GUTHRIE, O. T.. July 9.—Great
excitement has been caused at Tusla,
Indian Territory, owing to the discov
ery by surveyors working north of
that place of cracks in the sides of
mounds as though from great pres
sure underneath.
Gaa is escaping from the fissures
and a continual hissing and roaring
can be heard. On the extreme top
of the highest hill there has been a
small volcano at work, raising up
large bounders and tossing them
aside.
Experts state it is a great oil and
gas field and that pressure from a
great depth has caused the commo
tion. The inhabitants of Tusla are
becoming nervous over the state of
affairs.
Miss Morrison Sentenced.
ELDORADO, Kan., July 9.—Jessie
Morrison, convicted June 28 of mur
der in the second degree for killing
Mrs. Olin Castle, at the latters’ home
here in June, 1900, by cutting her
throat with a razor, was sentenced
to twenty-five years in the peniten
tiary. Motion for a new trial was
overruled. Miss Morrison, who has
gone through three trials, took the
sentence with little show of demon
stration. The case will be appealed.
Nicaragua Volcanoes Active.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 9.—
The Democracia of this city reports
that the volcanoes of Mirad Valle and
Rlneond Vieja, in Costa Rica, situa
ted respectively eighty and sixty
miles southeast of Lake Nicaragua,
are In active eruption.
