Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1902. NUMBER 39.
TROOPS ASSAILED
• _ . _
STRIKERS THROW ROCKS AT SOL
DIERS AT SHENANDOAH.
ONE OF OFFENDERS ARRESTED
Others Implicated in the Assault on
Sentries Not Yet Apprehended—The
Situation in that District Becoming
Strenuous
SHENANDOAH, Pa., Aug. 4.—The
entire Eighth regiment was called to
arms last night a sa result of an at
tack made by a hand of men in am
bush who threw stones at the troops
now In camp on the plateau outside
!be town. These attacks are becom
ing so frequent that Brigadier General
Gobin has decided to adopt stern
measures to end them. T.ast night a
double guard with ball cartridges sur
rounded the camp and the sentries
have been instructed that if the stone
throwing is repeated they must shoot
to kill and investigate affairs after
wards. One of the attacking party, a
Lithuanian named William Stoponitz,
is under arrest and is confined in the
guard tent and the provost marshal
is on the trail of others. It is not
known how many were in the crowd,
but the officers of the Eighth regi
ment believe the number to have been
more than a dozen.
The first attack, according to Col
onel Theodore F. Hoffman, was made
at 10:45 o’clock at night. Private
Payne of Company I, on sentry duty,
saw a party on the Mahaony City road
which separates the camp of the
Eighth regiment from the Twelfth.
He commanded the men to halt, and
called the corporal of the guard, hut
before the latter could respond a
shower of atones and rocks were
thrown at the sentry. One rock
struck him on the chest, knocking him
down atid causing his gun to fall from
his hands. He immediately jumped
up and fired several shots mi the air.
As he did so the men ran down the
road and were pursued by several
strangers. The outpost, which had
been stationed some distance from
the camp, heard the shots and one of
the pickets captured Stoponitz as he
came running down the road. The
others escaped.
The shooting aroused the whole
camp and the Eighth regiment was
put under arms and Companies B. E
and K were immediately out in skirm
ish lines. They beat the underbrush
and laurel, which is five or six f V
high all around the camp, but they
could find no one. The regiment, was
then called to quarters and fifteen
minutes later another shower of stones
was thrown at the stable guard, which
is located south of the Eighth regi
ment. The guard turned out and three
men were seen running along the road
in the opposite direction from where
the outpost Was stationed. The
strangers were not pursued.
Shortly after 3 o’clock yesterday
morning the third and last attaek was
made, and it was of such a nature
that the bugler, under orders from
Colonel Hoffman, sounded the whole
regiment to arms. This time the
stable guard was again the object of
the mysterious attack. Stones in vol
leys were thrown at the guard and at
the sentries near by.
On account of the laurel underbrush
and the darkness, the soldiers could
not see the offenders. However, the
sentries fired a dozen shots into the
underbrush, but no one was hit. Some
of the bullets went whistling over
the tents of the sleeping Twelfth regi
ment across the road.
BATTLE IS STILL RAGING.
Go Comes Word to Colombians in
Washington.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.—“Rattle
still being fought desperately.” These
were the words contained In a dispatch
received at the Colombian legation to
night from Ceneral Salazar, the gov
ernor of the department of Panama,
and were in answer to a message ask
ing that official for information regard
ing the contest which has been in
progress since Tuesday at Agua Dulee
when the Colombian revolutionists be
gan to attack that place.
Ti e officials here are anxiously
awaiting additional news of this hat
lie. Tlie understanding here is that
the government's force of about 7,000
men is engaged with a large portion
of the rcvolutionsits, who have in the
department of Panama about 4,00C
men in all
FREAK OF ELECTRICAL STORM.
Cross-Shaped Hole in the Ground
More Than 100 Feet Deep.
TROY, 111., Aug. 2.—During a severe
electrical storm here a cross-shaped
fissure was formed in the ground near
the school building, one arm of which
is forty feet long and about six inches
wide and the other twenty feet long
and six inches wide. Elias Burke, a
carriage manufacturer, whose estab
lishment is in tlie vicinity, discovered
the freak of nature soon after the
storm.
Where the arms of the cross con
verge there is a hole two feet in diam
eter and a line 150 feet long weighted
with lead did not touch bottom. The
theory is advanced that a bolt of
lightning entered the ground, yet
those in the vicinity assert that no
unusual bolt of lightning was noticed
during the storm.
SMITH IS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
General Declines to Say Anything for
Publication.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.—General
Jacob Smith arrived today from Ma
nila on the transport Thomas. Gen
eral Smith declined to say anything
ior publication and would not even aL
low reporters to approach him.
Through his aide, Lieutenant M. H,
Shields, General Smith said* that he
would not be interviewed, as he did
not care to subject himself to further
criticism.
Major Davol of the transport serv
ice delivered General Smith’s order
orf retirement to him on hoard ship.
General Smith on landing went to the
Occidental hotel and denied himself
to all visitors.
Setting a Good Example.
What the Union Pacific is doing in
engineering improvements is com
mended to other companies that opera
ate in parts of the country where no
such diiflculties are encountered as in
the west. Straight roads are economic
roads, and they Invite traffic. The
wild yanks and alarming rolls to
which passengers are subject on some
of them cause train sickness, which ia
a it).m 01 sea sickness, and headache,
and they cause a rapid deterioration
of cars and engines. Those railroads
make the best bid for patronage that
promise not merely speed, but com
fort, and steadiness is the more com
fortable, because it indicates security.
We have been eager td extend the
mileage of this country. Now we
might show some expedition in reduc
ing it by following the example of the
Union Pacific in straightening needless
turns and lowering or raising need
less grades.—Brooklyn Eagle.
PLANS FOR NEW CUNBOAT5.
Board of Construction of Navy De
partment Holds Session.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The board
of construction of the navy depart
ment had a meeting today and decid
ed upon the general plans for the two
new gunboats authorized by the last
naval appropriation act. They, will
follow very closely the Marietta type.
The displacement will be slightly in
excess of that of the Marietta, being
1,050 tons, as against 1,000 in the ease
of the Marietta, and this probably
will decrease the speed, with the same
horse power, 1,000 in each case, from
thirteen knots to approximately
twelve and a half. The batteries will
be identical with those of the Mari
etta and the Wheeling—six four-inch
guns, four six-])ounders and tw'o one
pounders.
Court Martial for Penrose.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 2—An
order was Issued by the navy depart
ment today for the trial by court
martial of Passed Assistant Paymast
er Charles W. Penrose, attached to
the Michigan. The officer is charged
wi'h rendering false and fraudulent
returns of balances to his credit, em
bezzlement, absence from station and
duty and negligence in obeying ord
ers. The shortage in balances is said
lo rmount to about >300. The court
v ill meet on the 7th inst., at Erie, Pa.
Commander Perry Garst is its presi
dent.
Miners Ordered Released.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 2.—
Judge Nathan Goff of the United
States circuit court yesterday issued
a, writ of habeas corpus for Thomas
Haggarty and otiier strike leaders
sentenced to jail at Parkersburg by
Judge Jack3on for violation of the in
junction issued by him. Judge Goff
ordered the marshal to produce Thom
113 Haggerty and other prisoners here
for appearance Tuesday of next week
at 10 o’clock.
A BATTLE IS ON
ENGAGEMENT BEING WAGED AT
DULOE, COLOMBIA.
HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN SLAIN
Revolutionary Forces Under General
Herrera Meet Government Troops—
The Government Loss is Reported
as Light—Rebel Loss Heavy.
PANAMA. Columbia, Aug. 2.—The
peace commissioners who left here
July 29 on the British steamer Cana
to visit the revolutionary General
Herrera, near Agua Dulce, returned
to Panama at noon today. They in
formed the representative of the As
sociated Press that they were unable
to fulfill their mission, because of a
severe engagement between the revol
utionary and government forces has
been on since the 29th, when the
revolutionary forces attacked Agua
Dulce.
At 5 o'clock the best battalion of the
revolutionary forces attacked the gov
ernment entrenchment with fierce
courage. The slaughter of the revolu
tionists is said to have been excessive
and barbarous.
That same afternoon a white flag
was raised in their camp and they
asked for an armistice during which
they could bury their dead. This was
granted. The losses of the rebels up
to Wednesday, July SO, were reported
at over 200, while the government
forces had eight men killed and eleven
wounded.
General Moreno, one of the peace
commissioners who returned today,
says the entrenchments at Agua Dulce
are masterpieces of military art.
At the expiration of the time of
armistice the engagement recom
menced with the same fierceness.
Nine government battalions which
had not taken part in the fight were
still being held in reserve last night.
General Salazar, governor of Pan
ama. has received a letter from Gov
ernor General Moarleg Berti saying
he is very enthusiastic as to the out
come and hopes he will win a battle
that will decide the matter. General
Salazar, in turn, is doing everything
to help General ’ Berti. At 3 p. m.
today he dispatched further supplies
of provisions and ammunition for
Berti s army at Agua Dulce.
DESIRED BURIAL IN OMAHA.
Last Wish of Chicago Woman Who
Commits Suicide.
DENVER, Aug. 2.—Mrs. Julia C.
Howell, who came here from Chicago
about two weeks ago, killed herself by
taking laudanum. The suicide was
not discovered until today, when her
landlady had Mrs. Howell’s room
opened. Mrs. Howell was a widow
and said to be a daughter of J. S.
Howell, a Chicago artist. She wore
mourning and her gowns were of the
most expensive material and make.
An extremely elegant gown she picked
out to be buried in, leaving money
w’ith instructions for her burial in
Prospect Hill cemetery, Omaha, where
she had picked out a lot. A note gave
sickness as the cause for the suicide.
The coroner has sent the body east.
To Build Two Big Steamers.
DETROIT, Aug. 2.—At a conference
between president Alexander Mc
Vittie of the Detroit Shipbuilding
company the local branch of the
American Shipbuilding company and
General Manager W. C. McMillin of
the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation
company a final agreement was
reached for the building of two new
side-wheel passenger steamers to out
rank in size and capacity any sioe
wheelers in the world.
Bryan in New Jersey.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—William J.
Bryan, accompanied by his daughter,
Ruth, arrived here from New' Haven
and departed later for Burlington,
N. J.
Launch Cruiser Des Moines.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The crui
ser Des Moines will be launched at
the Fore River yard, Quinsy. Mass.,
September 20. Her sponsor will be
Miss Helen West of Des Moines.
Baldwin Back from Arctics.
HONNINGSVAAG, Norway, Aug. 2.
—Evelyn B. Baldwin, the arctic ex
plorer, prrived here today. He re
ported all his men in good health and
said: "We have been baffled, but nor
beaten.’’
TRAIN FOR THE ROAD MAKERS.
Great Northern Places One at Disposal
of Road Commission.
train for the road makers aNl m
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1—The Great
Northern Railroad company has plac
ed at the disposal of the office of pub
lic road inquiry of the United States
department of agriculture a railroad
train for the purpose of transporting
representatives of the office, engineers,
road builders and road machinery to
be used in practical object lessons in
road building. Road conventions will
be held at the cities where the train
will stop.
The train will start from Chicago
August 15. and will reach Minneapolis
aa rly in September, where demonstra
tions of theoretic al and practical road
building will be given at the state fair
grounds during fair week.
At the close of the fair the train
will continue westward to the Pacific
coast, stopping at the principal cities
en route, at each of which practical
demonstrations in good road building
wil be given.
NEBRASKA BOY SURRENDERS.
F. F. Nelson of Grand Island, Navy De
serter, in Indiana.
RICHMOND, Ind., August 1—F. F.
Nelson, one of the thirty boys who
ran away from the training ship near
San Francisco May 7, has surrendered
himself. Nelson enlisted in January
as an ordinary landsman and was de
tailed to the ship Pensacola in the
Golden Gate. On May 7 he and twen
ty-nine other boys were given shore
leave and they missed their boat back
to the island. They all feared punish
ment and left San Francisco, coming
cast. Nelson left the gang at Ogden,
l tab, and fearing to go to his home
at Grand Island, Neb., where a reward
was offered for his arrest, he came on
east in search of employment. Tired
of keeping himself hidden, and hungry,
he gave himself up and the officers
of the war department were notified
last night of his arrest. He will be
held until advices are received from
\\ ashington.
ENCINEER DIES AT HIS POST.
Sacrifices His Own Life to Save the
Lives of Passengers.
ELM GROVE, WIs., August 1.—In a
■'ollision here between a passenger
‘rain from Waukesha, known as the
‘Scoot," and a westbound freight
.rain, Dennis Connell, the engineer of
ihe passenger train, was instantly
killed and the fireman, Thomas Cham
lerlain, badly Injured. Several of the
passengers of the Waukesha train
were more or less bruised, although
none sustained injuries that are con
sidered serious.
The accident was caused by. the
frleght, which had orders to take the
siding at Elm Giove. Before it could
>e backed up the “Scoot” hove in
sight. Engineer Connell reversed his
lever and applied the air brake, but
too late to avoid the crash. Connell
died at his post, sacrificing his life
to save his tram.
MANY DIE OF CHOLERA.
Disease Spreads Rapidly Through Por
tions of China.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 1.—Offi
cial returns show that cholera is
spreading with terrible rapidity
throughout Manchuria. The epidemic
now claims hundreds of victims daily,
mostly Chinese, but Russians and oth
er Europeans are dying of the disease.
At Inku, between June 6 and July
18, there were 834 cases and G50 deaths
and at Harbin, since the recent out
break, 1,403 cases and 939 deaths have
been reported. At Mukden there were
forty-nine deaths out of seventy-six
cases in eight days, and at Port Ar
thur sixty-seven deaths out of 109
'ases in eighteen days. At Kirtin
•.here have been about fifty deaths
laily. These statistics are given as
samples of the reports which are be
, ng received from all sections of Man
churia.
Shoots Wife as She Sleeps.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., August 1.—
Fred Falkenhurg, a teamster, shot and
illcd his wife as she lay asleep at their
Vo me at West Argentine, a suburb,
ronie time dur ing the night, and then
shot himself. Ho cannot recover. Jeal
Dusy probably was the cause.
Hon. John D. Lyman Dead.
EXETER. N. H„ August 1.—Hon.
John I). Lyman, known throughout the
country as a writer upon agricultural
subjects, died here today, aged 79
yeara
THE REPUBLICANS
THOSE OF IOWA NOMINATE
THEIR STATE TICKET.
EVERY COUNTY IS REPRESENTED
Some Controversy Over Tariff and
Trust Utterances—The Nomina
tions. When Undertaken, Are
Quickly Made.
Secretary ot State—W. B. Martin, of
Adair county.
Auditor of State—B. F. Carroll of
Davit* county.
Treasurer of State—Gilbert S. Gil
bertson of Winnebago county.
Attorney General—C. W. Mullan of
Blackbawk county.
Judge of Supreme Court—Scott M.
Ladd of O'Brien county.
Judge of Supreme Court (short
term(—Charles A. Bishop of I’olk
county.
Clerk of Supreme Court—John C.
Crockett of Hardin county.
Supreme Court Reporter—W. W.
Cornwall of Clay county.
Railroad Commissioned—E. A. Daw
son of Bremer.
DES MOINES, la., July 31—Nearly
1,100 delegates attended the republi
can convention, practically full dele
gations representing every county.
'Plae only controversy was over the
tariff and trust utterances of the
platform, and that was settled in the
committee on resolutions in favor of
a reiteration of last year's utterances
as contended for by Governor Cum
mins with an addition to the trust
plank congratulating President Roose
velt upon the inauguration of judicial
proceedings to enforce the anti-trust
laws.
With the exception of the address
of the temporary chairman the con
vention was devoid of oratory. No
nominating speeches were made and
the notable visitors, comprising the
entire Iowa delegation in congress,
were not called upon.
Messrs. Martin, Gilbertson, Mullan
and Ladd were renominated by ac
clamation. Judge Bishop, who Is now
on the supreme bench by appoint
ment, and B. F. Carroll had no op
position. Five ballots were required
to nominate a candidate for clerk of
the supreme court. Six candidates
were In the Held, including C. T.
Jones, the present incumbent. The
first ballot resulted: John C. Crock
ett 23(5, Charles T. Jones 270, T. E.
Bosquet 87, M. A. Buchan 180. C. W.
Neal 142, J. E. Wheelan 236. Mr.
Crockett gained steadily and won on
the fifth ballot.
E. A. Dawson was renominated for
railroad commissioner on the second
ballot, his competitors being W. S.
Ketchum of Marshall county and VV.
Blakemore of Taylor county.
W. \V. Cornwall was nominated for
supreme court reporter on the first
ballot, receiving 641% to 464% for B.
I. Salinger, the present incumbent,
and 127 for J. H. Williams of Story
county.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The following are the members
of the state central committee from
the various districts, including the
old members. Chairman Spence was
re-elected without opposition as chair
man: First district, H. 0. Weaver
(holdover); Second, C. W. Phillips of
Jackson (re-elected); Third, Burton
E. Sweet of Bremer (re-elected);
Fourth, J. G. Hempel of Elkader
(new); Fifth, E. M. Sargent of Grun
dy Center (holdover ; Sixth, R. W.
Clayton of Mahaska (holdover); Sev
enth, J. D. Whisenand of Polk (hold
over); Eighth, R. H. Spence of Ring
gold (re-elected); Ninth, Asnrns Boy
sen of Audubon (new); Tenth, S. X.
Way of Hancock (holdover); Elev
enth, George E. Scott of Woodbury
Government Fuel Oil Tests.
WASHINGTON, July 31.—The bu
reau of steam engineering of the
navy department, which has been ex
perimentlng at the Washington navy
yard for some time with fuel oil, has
found that the tests with the low
pressure air for spraying purposes
have been quite satisfactory. Many
complex problems, however, must be
solved before it will be possible tc
determine to what extent fuel oil
can be used in the navy. If the con
templated experiments with small tor
pedo boats are successful further ex
periments will be made with a torpedo
destroyer, but beyond this no plank
have been made.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITION.
Corn Showing What It Can Do To
ward a Record-Breaking Crop.
Weekly crop l jlietin of the Ne
braska section of the climate and crop
■ervice of the Weather bureau for the
week ending July 29;
The past week was generally, cool
and wet. The daily mean tempera
ture has averaged S degrees below
normal in the eastern counties and
just about normal in western.
The rainfall has generally been
been heav;; in central and southern
counties; the amount exceeded 1 inch
in most of the district and ranged
from 2 to more than 4 inches in larga
areas. In northern counties the rain
fall was about or slightly below nor
mal.
The past week has been one of
good growing weather, but the show
ers in southern counties have made it
rather unfavorable for securing the
small grain crop. Stacking and
threshing progressed but slowly. Oats
are nearly all cut in southern counties
and the harvest is progressing nicely
in northern; in eastern counties the
oat crop Ib not as good as expected,
but In central counties it is excellent.
Haying is progressing slowly; the
crop, generally, is a large one. Corn
has grown unusually well; the crop
is earing heavily and now promises
an exceptionally heavy yield.
FORCER TO FIGHT FOR FOOD
Pitiable Condition of the Last Rery
nant of the Qaqui Indiana.
TUCSON, Ariz., July 30— Driven to
desperation by hunger and thirst, a
band of thirty Yaquis, nearly half ol
them women, swooped down upon the
Carmel ranch near Hermosillo Satur
day and a fierce and bloody fight fol
lowed.
The women fought with the feroc
ity of wild animals, and when a patrol
of Mexican troops galloped down to
the rescue two of the women and five
of the men lay dead.
The Yaquis were completely over
whelmed. They were weak from hun
ger and when attacked by superioi
numbers they, wpre compelled to sur
render. Fifteen prisoners were march
ed to Hermosillo, where they will ha
sentenced by General Torres. Thera
are two Yaquis chiefs among the cap
tives. The Indians are supposed to
be the last remnant of those who took
to the warpath some time ago.
Lady Pauncefote Thankful.
Washington, D. C., July 30.—
The navy department has received
Roar Admiral C'oughlan’s report of th*
ceremonies which attended the land
ing of the remains of the late Lord
Pauncefote, British ambassador jc
Weshington, in England. The report
is dated at Southampton, July 14, and
cays that I*ady Pauncefote expressed
most heartfelt thanks for the kindness
of the American people, and for the
honors paid to her late husband, and
requested the admiral to extend, an
expression of her gratitude to Presi
dent Roosrvelt and his cabinet
Site for the New Home.
HOT SPRINGS, S. D., July 30.—
The managers of the national home
for United States soldiers located the
3ite of the National sanitarium here
today and selected what is called the
Central site just back of the Hotel
Evans, containing 100 acres. A deed
to the perpetual use of water from the
warm springs was donated by Con
gressman Martin of Deadwood, owner
of the springs at Hot Springs.
Many Find a Rough Road.
Montreal, July 30. — The steam
ship Interests of Montreal will make a
vigorous protest against the subsidlz
ii*; of the Canadian Pacific railway to
run a passenger and fast freight line
across the Atlantic. They claim that
If this is done will kill all the other
steamship lines. Meetings of the
Board of Trade and the Corn ex
change have been called to devise
means to prevent any such subsidy.
Cubans Grow Restless.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 30.—In
formation has reached here that the
lower branch of the Cuban congress
has passed a resolution declaring that
the settlement made by the United
States government ith the Catholic
church regarding cuurch property in
Cuba, need not necessarily be consid
ered as binding upon the present
Cuban government, and the church
waB a party, to the recent settlement.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., July 30.—Sam
Denman, a farmer residing near Tip
ton, was shot and killed by his father
in-law, Ell Auten, during a quarrel
over rents. Auten is under arrest. Ha
alleges self-defense.