Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1902. NUMBER 38. '
BIT OF MOB RULE
CLERICALS AND ANTI-CLERICALS
ENTERTAIN EACH OTHER.
THE POLICE ARE KEPT BUSY
They Exercise Themselves to Prevent
Heated Discussion—A Bad Scare
from Some Determined Socialist Fe
males.
PARIS, July 28—The demonstra
tion made yesterday in connection
with Premier Combes’ orders closing
the schools proved quite as much of a
manifestation in support of the gov
ernment as in opposition to its anti
clerical measures. The crowd which
gathered in the Palace de la Copcords
numbered 15,000, while as many more
througed the Champs Elyssee. The
clerical and anti-elerical forces about
equally divided the gatherings. The
former were distinguished by the red,
white and blue paper flowers which
they wore, while the latter sported
red eglantines. Though many fights
occurred they never became general,
nor was any person seriously in
jured.
An imposing force of police and
mounted municipal guards had much
trouble in keeping the manifestauts
constantly moving and at times they
were forced to charge to prevent the
crowd from becoming too dense. On
the whole, the crowds were good 11a
tured and mainly confined themselves
to shouting: “Liberty, liberty,"
“Long live the sisters,” and “We want
the sisters.”
To which the anti-clericals replied:
“Vive le republique” and “Down with
the priests.” The occasional appear
ance of a priest was a signal for much
hooting and several fights were due
to their presence.
A striking feature of the manifesta
tions was the large number of women,
many of them well dressed, who a"
tively participated. Nor were these
ail clerical in their sympathies, for
the anti-clerical women were also out
in strong force, and they occasionally
made things lively for their clerical
sisters whom the police had some dif
y. Acuity in protecting. In one Instance
a detachment of mounted guards had
to rescue three well dressed ladies
from the hands of a group of social
ist women who were bent on mobbing
them.
The clericals made several attempts
to reach the Place Beauveau, on which
the Elyssee and the ministry of the
interior are situated, but were pre
vented from doing so by strong cor
dons of police and municipal guards
which were stationed at all the ap
proaches in order to prevent demon
strations in front of these buildings.
The demonstrations culminated
when a group of thirty ladies, some in
carriages and some on foot, headed
by Mesdames Reille, I>e Mun, Cibiel.
and De Pommerol, attempted to reach
the ministry of the interior in order
to present to Premier Combes a peti
tion on behalf of the sisters. The
police, however, refused to allow them
to pass.
Subsequently the clericals made an
angry rush on the cordon guarding
the Avenue Gabrlelle, and the soldiers
had to use the butts of their guns to
keep back the crowd.
DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT.
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Engagement Between Haytien Forces
and Supporters of Firmin.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, July 28.
—A command of 3,000 men under
General Saint Foix Colin, military
commander In this district, started
today to oppose General Jean Ju
meau, who supports the candidacy of
M. Firmin. It is expected that a de
cisive action will take place today.
PARIS, July 28.—A dispatch from
Cape Haytien announces that the
troops from the department of Arti
bonite, who support M. Flrmlh for
the presidency of the republic, have
entered Limbo and are • inarching to
Cape Haytien. St. Raphael is sur
rounded and Grand Riviere Is threat
ened. The troops from Port au
Prince, this dispatch says, have been j
beaten at Archahaie.
Cholera in Russia,
cholera in russia tohode
ent in St. Petersburg of the Dally
Mail reports that chodera has broken
out in the government of Astrakhan,
European Russia, and that fifteen
deaths were recorded last Friday.
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Paraguay has applied for space in
the St. Louis exposition. I
TO TERMINATE REVOLUTION.
Negotiations to Effect Settlement of
Colombian Hostilities.
WASHINGTON, July 28.—It Is
learned here that renewed efforts are
making for an understanding be
tween the Colombian government and
the revolutionary junta in New York
that will result in a termination of
the hostilities that have been in prog
ress for so long a time in the re
I iblic Former attempts in this di
i action failed because the govern
ment regarded the demands of the
junta as preposterous and refused to
accede to them. General Vargas San
tos, one of the leaders of the revolu
tion, is now in New York.
The scene of hostilities in Colom
bia is said now to be confined to
the isthmus of Panama, where the
government has about 7,00ft trained
eoldiers and the revolutionists about
4,000 men. They are all veterans in
service and a battle between the two
armies, it is said, would be sure to
result in a severe loss of men.
CONDITION IS SERIOUS.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain May
Never Recover from Accident.
LONDON, July 28—Colonial Sec- 1
retary Chamberlain’s condition is
again giving serious concern to his
friends and grave rumors are current.
The World correspondent is inform
ed upon trustworthy authority that
ever since Mr. Chamberlain was hurt
in a cab accident on July 7 he has
had recurring attacks of intermittent
heart action.
The cardiac troubles are so serious
that last week he was examined by
three eminent specialists in heart af
fections and after a consultation they
forbade him to resume work in the
house of commons last Thursday, as
he had proposed to do.
Mr. Chamberlain's secretary today
published the statement that the co
lonel secretary is “recovering more
slowly than was expected.” This is
believed to be a conservative way of
preparing the public for the more se
rious news.
Fierce Storm in Michigan.
OXFORD, Mich., July 28.—The
worst storm ever known in the his
tory of Oxford swept over a strip of
country reaching from Thomas to
Rochester, a distance of eighteen
miles, beginning at 1 o’clock and last
ing twenty-five minutes. In this vil
lage several houses were unroofed.
The residences of Harry Humphrey,
which was not quite completed, was
blown to the ground.
The corn crop is leveled, while
wheat and oats are lying in a tangled
mass. Orchards are stripped of their
fruit and the losses to farmers will
amount to thousands of dollars.
Propose New Labor Party.
NEW YORK, July 28.—At a meeting
of the Central Federated unions of
New York a communication from the
Federated Trades council of Milwau
kee requesting co-operation for inde
pendent political action, with a view
of coming together in a national move
ment, was read. The letter spoke or
the oppression of the laboring people
by both political parties, and went on
to say that the only way to obtain
their rights was to enter the political
ai'ena and name candidates for the
presidency and congress.
Pope’s Note to Roosevelt.
ROME, July 28.—The letter which
Bishop Thomas O’Oorman of Sioux
Falls, S. D., who left Rome yesterday,
bears from the pope to President
Roosevelt, thanks the latter for the
congratulations and the gifts present
ed by him to his holiness, and begs
him to accept in return a souvenir of
the pontiff's good will. The letter
also expresses satisfaction with the
result of the negotiations carried on
by Judge Taft.
Costa Rica Volcano Growls.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 28.—
Subterranean rumblings, resembling
thunder, are frequently hoard in this
cify and in Alejela, a town eleven
miles distant. They are believed t*
be caused by the Poas volcano.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana and
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago
have notified the local organization of
the Philippine veterans’ association
that on account of previous engage
ments for the dates named they will
be unable to attend the third annual
reunion of the national army of the
Philippines which will be held in Coun
cil Bluffs, la., August 13-15.
THE PRIZE FIGHT
JEFFRIES IS A WINNER IN THE
GREAT CONTEST.
CHAMPION SEVERELY PUNISHED
Cornishrran Has Him All but Out and
Then Drops His Guard—The Big Fel
low Sees His Advantage and Lands
Two Terrific Blows.
RINGSIDE. SAN FRANCISCO. July
26.—After fighting a battle of eight
rounds that was fraught with brilliant
and courageous work, Robert Fitzsim
mons last night forfeited his last claim
upon the heavyweight championship.
He was knocked to the floor by James
Jeffries and counted out after he had
so badly punished the champion that
it was a foregone conclusion among
the spectators that the Cornishman
must win. Bleeding from a number
of gashes In the face, apparently weak
ening and clearly unable to cope with
Fitzsimmons’ superior skill, Jeffries de
livered two luoky punches as Fitzsim
mons paused in his fighting to speak to
6iin and turned the tide. The battle
was brief but noteworthy and will live
in pugilistic history. Fitzsimmons
tried once to rise from the mat, but
sank down again in helplessness and
heard himself counted out, where but
a moment before he had apparently all
the better of it.
"I will never fight again,” said the
battle-scarred veteran of the ring when
he had sufficiently recovered to talk.
“The fight was won fairly and to the
best man belongs the laurels.”
“You are the most dangerous man
alive,” said Jeffries in return, "and I
consider myself lucky to have won
when I did.”
Fitzsimmons had been fighting at a
furious rate, cool and deliberate, and
chopping the champion to pieces with
the terrific rights and lefts that have
made him famous.
It was the draught horse and the
racer from the tap of the gong. When
the men came together Fitzsimmons
appeared rather worried, but on the
opening of the first round he assumed
an air of absolute confidence and
fought with the deliberation of the
general that he Is. As early as the
second round Fitzsimmons had Jeffries
bleeding profusely from mouth and
nose. Again and again he landed on
his bulky opponent, getting away in
such a devpr manner that it brought
down the great- house in cheers. It
seemed, indeed, that Jeffries could
scarcely weather out the gale. Then
the eighth round came, and under a
series of hot exchanges Fitzsimmons
paused with bis guard down and spoke
to the champion. The latter’s reply
consisted of two terrific blows that
brought back to him the fleeting cham
pionship and forever removed the vet
teran Fitzsimmons from the fistic
arena. Fitzsimmons took his defeat
with amazing good cheer. He walked
to the center of the ring and, raising
his hand, addressed the multitude, say
ing:
xne Dest man nas won. xiaci 1
beaten Jeffries tonight I should have
conceded him the championship and
forever retired from the ring. I retire
Just the same now, but without hav
ing accomplished my ambition. I am
satisfied.”
After the fight Champion Jeffries
was seen in his dressing room. He
was jubilant over his success, despite
the terrific scars of battle. He said to
the Associated Press:
“Well, I have won, just as I expect
ed to. It was a fierce fight, the fierc
est I ever had, but I won. Yes, I got
a good beating as far as the marks of
battle count, but then I rather expect
ed that. I knew Fitzsimmons had a
cutting punch and would land it at
some time of the fight. But the few
marks and the loss of a little blood
wont hurt a man. I took them and
only waited for the opportunity to land
my punch.”
Edward on Short Cruise.
LONDON, July 26.—This was the
first brillian day since King Edward’s
arrival at Cowes, Isle of Wight, and
he enjoyed the sunshine on deck. At
12:50 p. m. the royal yacht left her
moorings and cruised westward. All
reports from the yacht agree that the
king is steadily improving. There
was another rehearsal this morning of
the royal procession Buckingham pal
ace to Westminster abbey.
President Reed Dead.
UPLAND, Ind., July 26.—The Rev.
T. C. Reed, president of Taylor uni
versity and well known in the middle
west, dintd today.
MILLER FAVORS NICARAGUA.
Says Canal There Would Be Easier to
Build Than at Panama.
PORTLAND. Ore.. July 25.—"While
I rejoice at the selection of any canal
rorute. I believe that the Nicaragua
route would have been easier to com
plete than the one at Panama,” said
ex-United States Senator Warner Mil
ler of New York, who arrived in Port
land last evening from a trip to Alas
ka, with a party of which Assistant
Secretary of State Frederick W. Sew
ard and Hon. S. R. Thayer of Minne
apolis, minister to Holland during the
Harrison administration, are mem
bers.
"Now that the Panama course has
practically been agreed upon,” con
tinued Mr. Miller, ”1 trust the project
will be carried out with all possible
speed, for the completion of a con
necting link between the great oceans
will mean a great deal to the people
of the United States.”
Grave Aspect for Stock.
MEETEETSE, Wyo., July 25—The
feeling here against extending the
Yellowstone Park and Big Ilprn for
est reserves is still very strong and
an active movement is on to have
the recent orders of the Interior de
partment rescinded.
At the recent meeting of the sheep
and cattlemen of this section, it was
clearly the sentiment that the stock
grokers are being done an injustice
by extending the boundaries of the
reserves. Available range is getting
very scarce, even in this part of the
state, and it has come to be a seri
ous question to find sufficient food'
for the thousands of sheep and cattle
now being run here.
W. B. Sleeper, a personal friend of^
President Roosevelt, has been sentf
to Washington with a copy of the
resolutions adopted at the mass)
meeting, which ask that the presi
dent grant the stockmen ninety dayu
in which to remove their herds anrf
flocks from the country included In’
the extension of the reserves.
Immense Fund Available.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 25.-^
The contributions to the mine work-'
era’ defense fund for the anthracite'
strike, in less than one week, have
reached $123,000, exclusive of the as
sessment of the men. Including the
cheek for $50,000 from the Illinois
miners, the subscriptions for Wednes
alone were $58,000.
The first week’s assessment of the
bituminous district is now duo and
it is expected that $40,000 or $50,000
a day will begin pouring into head
quarters from this source by Satur
day.
Four of the Bodies Found.
MANILA JULY 25.—The bodies of
four school teachers, who had been
missing since June 10 have been
found in the mountains near Cebu,
island of Cebu, where their captors
murdered them. The police killed the
leaders of the band of murderers and
captured eight other alleged partici
pants in the crime. One of them es
caped. Neither the circumstances
surrounding the death of the teach
ers nor the date of the murders is
known.
Kentucky Feud In Court.
LEXINGTON, Ky„ July 25—The pe
tition of Tom Cockrill, charged with
killing Ben Hargis at Jackson, ask
ing for change of venue to any other
county than Breathitt, except Knott
and Lee, and which is made public
here, makes the extraordinary state
ment that Breathitt and the other
counties named are so completely un
der control of his enemies, who are
wealthy and influential, that he would
be certain to be adjudged guilty.
Move to Break Coal Strike.
TAMAQUA, Pa., July 25.—The Le
high Coal and Navigation company
today resumed operations at its Na
12 mine, one of the largest collieries
in the region.
The move of the company was un
expected. This is the first large col
liery to resume. So far the striking
men have made no effort to close
down the place. It is believed other
companies will now make an effort to
mine coal.
Burwell to Have Waterworks.
BURWELL, Neb., July 26.—The
United States Supply company of Om
aha was granted the contract to con
struct the water works system for the
village of Burwell by the village
trustees. The contract price is $4,600.
The man who likes to hear himself
talk is usually the only one who cares
to hear him. j
IS AGAINST RULER
BEGGED NOT TO VISIT POSEN
DURING ARMY MANEUVERS.
STRONC RACIAL FEELINC EXISTS
Advisers of German Ruler Think He
Should Not Expose Himself—Kai
ser's Friends Hope He Will Abandon
Trip.
BERLIN, July 24.—Court Chamber
lain von Morawski, a Polish landed
magnate, has appealed to Emperor
William not to visit Posen during the
army maneuvers to be held in Sep
tember, ns his majesty has planned to
do. The chamberlain fear that some
Polish fanatic might attempt to harm
the emperor. Racial feeling is re
scribed as at fever heat and several
Berlin journals take the. view that it
would be unwise for the emperor to
expose himself unnecessarily. The
Post, conservative, says it is informed
that it would greatly relieve those
responsible for his majesty’s safety
to learn that he had given up the trip
Prominent Germans residing in Po
land are glad that the Polish officials
and nobility have determined not to
attend the festivities, as thereby the
chances of unpleasant incidents aris
ing are lessened.
It is scarcely likely that Emperor
William will act upon Chamberlain
von Morawski’s appeal, because his
majesty never permits himself to
change his plans on account of the
timidity of his advisers. He goes
anywhere he thinks duty calls him
and, besides, it is his purpose to de
clare the government's Polish policy
while in Polish territory and his giv
ing up of personal supervision of the
manuevers would be unprecedented.
The Polish question is regarded as
the most pregnant in the govern
ment’s domestic policy. While no ob
server believes the Polish agitation
can really amount to much ultimately,
it is embarrassing the relations with
Austria and Russia. The Poles in
Galicia enjoy local self-government
and press privileges which are not in
vogue in Prussian Poland and contin
ual contrasts are made in the Aus
trian press between the conditions ex
isting in Galicia and in the province
of Posen that annoy this government
and tend to weaken the triple alli
ances.
The indications are not wanting
that Russia is disposed to utilize the
Polish passion by giving greater free
dom to the Russian Poles, thus creat
ing along the Russian frontier a
Prussian population in sympathy with
Russia.
Count von Buelow, the German im
perial chancellor, is well aware of the
disagreeable features of the Polish ag
itation and it is quite likely he will
devise measures to quiet the extreme
violence of the Polish feeling.
CHECK FOR FIFTY THOUSAND.
Received bv Secretary Wilson for the
Anthracite Coal Strike Fund.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 24.—
Secretary Wilson of the United Mine
Workers today received a check for
$50,000 for the strike fund from the
Illinois organization. This was for
warded by him immediately to the an
thracite field.
The Illinois miners have within four
weeks given the national organization
$100,000 for strike funds and still
have nearly half a million in reserve.
This donation, it is said, is the larg
est ever received for a strike. Wil
son has received notice from individ
uals of checks for as much as $1,000
that are now on their way to head
quarters, indicating that the appeal to
the public for funds has been effec
tive.
SHEEP AND COW MEN AT WAR.
Herder Killed and Seven Thousand
Sheep Slain.
DENVER. Colo., July 24.—A tele
phone message received by Mrs. Leon
ard Sedgwick at her home here con
veyed the information that upon her
husband’s sheep ranch near Rock
Springs, Wyo., one of his herders had
been killed, presumably by infuriated
cattle herders.
The message also stated that 7,000
sheep had been slain by the same per
sons.
Mrs. Sedgwick says that there is the
most intense jealousy between the
sheep and cattle men in that district,
and that often hundreds of cattle or
sheep are slaughtered when found
roaming upon strange ground.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS.
Encouraging Reports from All Por
tions of the State.
Nehraska Section Climate and Crop
Service of the Weather Bureau—Crop
bulletin for the week ending July 22,
1902: The last week, as a whole, was
cool and wet. The daily mean tem
perature has averaged 3 degrees be
low the normal in eastern counties
and 5 degrees below in western.
The rain occurred principally in
heavy thunder showers Thursday
night and Friday; the amount exceed
ed one Inch in most of the eastern
counties and ranged from two to six
inches in a number of southeastern
counties.
The first four days of the week were
hot and dry, exceedingly favorable
for all agricultural interests. Some
progress was made in stacking and
threshing wheat; however little could
be done in the eastern counties the
last days of the week, because of the
heavy rain. The winter wheat har
vest is about completed; a small
amount of wheat In the southeastern
counties on low, w’et land has not and
probably will not be cut. Oats have,
been further Injured by the showers
of the week; the harvest of oats is iu
progress in southern counties. Cprn
has grown well; the cultivation of
corn is about finished, because com
is getting so large; the cultivation
was less than usual, and many fields
are rather weedy; however, com is in
a very promising condition, except in
the relatively small acreage where it
has been damaged by the heavy rains;
early corn is tassellng and silking.
Potatoes are a large crop, but there
are some complaints of rotting.
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Reids Visit the Carnegies.
NEW YORK, July 23.—Mr. and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid returned to London
yesterday after a tour of Scotland. Mr.,
Reid went by rail, meeting the re
mainder of his party at Skibo Castle,
Sutherland, the seat of Andrew Car
negie, to which they had journeyed
in an automobile.
Mr. Carnegie, who is in excellent
health, invited a large house party to
meet Mr. and Mrs. Reid, and on their
departure he drove them ten miles
to the railroad station in the four-in
hand in which the late James G.
Blaine made his tour of Scotland.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid will sail for
New York Saturday, July 26. They
have canceled most of their engage
ments, but will dine at Lord Rt^e
bery's residence tonight.
General Barnes Dead.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July 23.—
General Barnes died here. General
Barnes was taken ill on March 16. last,
with throat trouble which necessitated
an operation. He rapidly recovered.
Last Monday he was prostrated with
a Bevere hemorrhage. A succession
of hemorrhages followed, and at 7:15
o’clock last night he died. General
Barnes was the son of an officer in
the United States army, and was born
February 11, 1336, at West Point, N.
Y. In I860 he was the law partner of
Joseph H. Choate, the present ambas
sador to England. During the civil
war he served on General Fitz John
Porter’s staff.
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To Search for Buried Treasure.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 23.—
The schooner Hermann has sailed for
the south seas, ostensibly on a pleas
ure trip but in reality, it is said, in
search of buried treasure amounting
to $70,000,000, reported to have been
hidden on an island by the mutinous
crew of a Japanese ship.
Captain James Brown, a retired
mariner, is in command of the Her
man, and is accompanied by four or
five eastern friends. The little schoon
er was fitted out at an expense of
$18,000.
Boy Kills Young Sweetheart.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 23.—
Theodore Pullen, aged 19 years, shot
Leila Madren, aged 14, through tho
back, killing her, because her step
father, Charles Peppard, a carpenter,
had refused to sanction their mar
riage.
Mr. Bryan at Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND, Md., July 23.—Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, en route to Al
lentown, Pa., thence to Portland, Me.,
took supper here last night. He is ac
companied by bis daughter.
Boy Dies of His Injuries.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 23 —
Frank, the son of C. D. Pulver, who
was run over by a box car while play
ing around the Union Pacific yards
and taking rides, died of his Injuries,
the internal injuries causing death.