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    Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1902. NUMBER 42.
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THE FAIR ESTATE
THE PROPERTY OF MRS. FAIR TO
CO TO RELATIVES.
SOME MONEY MAY BE ADDED
No Trouble is Expected—Whole Mat
ter to Be Settled Out of Court and
Relatione of All Concerned Continue
to Be Pleasant.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30.—Mrs.
Hanna Nelson, mother of the late Mrs.
Charles Fair, has arrived here from
her home in Newmarket, N. J.
She is accompanied by her son, A.
G. Nelson, who conducts a general
merchandise business at Plainfield, N.
J. Fred Fowler, a nephew of Mrs.
Fair by marriage, and his wife, are
also here.
Mrs. Nelson is a woman of 70 years
of age and, she was greatly fatigued by
her journey across the continent.
Joseph Harvey, the lifelong friend of
Charles Fair, and Charles S. Neal,
manager of the Fair estate, went to
Reno to meet Mrs. Nelson and her son.
Harvey and Neal also met Charles J.
Smith, a brother of the late Mrs. Fair,
at Reno, who has come to this city
from Boulder Creek, Colo.
Mrs. Nelson declined to talk for
publication, but to Mr. Harvey she
said:
"I don’t care much what becomes
of my share of the estate, but I do
want to see my children get all they
are entitled to.”
A. G. Nelson said:
“There will be no contest between
my mother and Mr. Smith of Colo
rado. He iB my half-brother. Of
course, my mother will go into court,
but the legal matters rest with her
coounsel altogether. She will ask for
letters of administration on the es
tate and for that reason we intend to
take up our residence iu San Fran
cisco.”
"Our mother,” he continued, “we re
gard as the sole heir, so there will be
no contest as far as we are con
cerned.”
“There will be no contest at all,” re
marked Joseph Harvey, who was
* present. The whole matter will be
settled out of court, and, anyhow,
nothing definite has yet been decided
on.”
The Call says:
“It is now' generally known that the
Fairs will authorize Hermann Oel
richs to inform the relatives of Mrs.
Fair that they can take possession of
certain properties of her estate. To
this estate will also probably be added
a sum of money. What the amount
will be has not yet been settled
upon. The details of the compromise
have not yet been discussed.
SUPERSTITION WILL NOT SAVE.
Chinese Who Murdered Missionaries
Are Ordered Punished.
PEKIN, Aug. 25.—An edict has been
issued ordering the murderers of an
English missionary named Lewis, and
an Australian missionary named Bruce
to be punished. The crimes were com
mitted at Chen Chou, in Ho Nan
province. The government expresses
deep regret at the occurrence and
promises to make reparation.
It is reported that the murders were
the outcome of an outburst of super
stitious frenzy on the part of the pop
Iulaee, based on the idea that the mis
sionaries in question had caused an
epidemic of cholera, which is raging at
Chen Chou, by poisoning drinking
water. The mob wrecked the mission
building and killed the missionaries,
who had but recently arrived at Chen
Chou, where they were cordially wel
comed.
Hanna Talks of the Strike.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 25—United
States Senator Hanna arrived in Buf
falo Saturday from Niagara Falls.
For the first time Senator Hanna stat
ed his abandonment of all efforts to
end the coai strike. He believes that
the operators should meet the miners
in arbitration.
“I have exhausted my efforts,” said
Senator Hanna. "I have done all in
my power and can do no more. I will
make no further attempts, for it
would be useless.”
He said there is no chance of ar
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bitration so long as only the miners
are willing to arbitrate. He gave it
as his opinion that the miners will
not give in so long as they are able
to fight.
TAFT DEFENDS HIS COURSE.
Filipinos Appointed Were Better Than
Their War Records.
MANILA, Aug. 25.—The defense in
the Freedom sedition case has called
Governor Taft as a witness to show
that many former insurgent leaders
who were guilty of various offenses
not recognized by the law of war have
been appointed to civil positions.
Governor Taft gave testimony to the
effect that many such former insur
gents had been appointed, but that
they had proved, honest, straightfor
ward and earnest. He said that some
of them had been guilty of murder
from American standards, but that
from their own standpoint they un
doubtedly believed their conduct of
the war to have been legitimate. Gov
ernor Taft said that he had found
these appointees to be loyal and that
they were not chosen because they
happened to be insurgent generals,
but because they were men of influ
ence among their own people. He
said the expeiience of the civil au
thorities among these men had been
most satisfactory.
CHOLERA AND LADRONES KILL.
Two Fatal Agencies in Philippines
Continue to Destroy.
MANILA, Aug. 21.—Official cholera
statistics show a total to date of 25,
CG4 cases and 18,040 deaths. The ac
tual number of eases and deaths is
greatly in excess of the official list
There were but eight cases reported
last Saturday. In some of the
provinces of Luzon the cholera situa
tion is bad. Four hundred and four
teen cases and 317 deaths were report
ed from the province of Ilocos Norte
last Saturday.
The members of the native constab
ulary were ambushed last Tuesday at
a point near Magdalena, In the prov
ince of Sorsogon, Luzon, by a band
of sixty ladrones. The latter were
armed with rifles and bolos and a
desperate fight at close range took
place. One member of the constabu
lary was killed, two were wounded and
three were captured. Seventy con
stabulary have taken the field in pur
suit of the ladrones.
HOLMAN JUMPS INTO THE SEA.
Report on Death of American Naval
Officer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The
death of Ensign Frederick R. Holman
of the navy on August 13 on board
the Celtic, while on the way from Ma
nila to Sydney, Australia, is reported
in a dispatch received at the navy de
partment today from Captain Speyers.
The Celtic is a refrigerator ship and
presumbaiy was on her way from Ma
nila to Sydney to obtain provisions
for the army and navy in the Philip
pines. According to the dispatch, Hol
man met his death by jumping over
board. His act was presumably due
to ill health. He was a native of Col
orado and was appointed to the navy
from Iowa in 1893. His father in New
York City has been notified of hie
death.
Taps Sounded for Sigel.
NEW YORK. Aug. 25—Tape was
sounded yesterday for General Franz
Sigel. Simple and unostentatious was
his funeral. Surrounding the flag
covered coffin wherein lay the dead
general, attired in the well-worn uni
form he had used during the war,
stood the few’ surviving eomrades
who fought with the veteran in two
hemispheres. Some of these spoke
simple eulogies and then the body was
carried to its last resting place In
Woodlawn cemetery, followed by a
long line of scarred and crippled vet
erans, bearing with them tattered
flags.
Laborers Scarce in Mexico.
MONTEREY, Mexico, Aug. 23.-T.
B. Fitzsimmons, a contractor, return
ed to Monterey after a trip over the
republic in search of laborers for rail
way construction. He failed to se
cure a single workman. At Tampico
he found that local contractors had
entirely exhausted the supply of la
borers and had dispatched a boat to
Jamaica to bring over 1,000 more
negroes of that island.
Carries Government Troops.
COLON, Columbia, Aug 25.—The
British steamer Bernard Hall of Liv
erpool, which was chartered by the
Colombian government to transport
troops, reached Colon from Savanilla
with 600 government soldiers on
board.
CHEERS FOR TAFT
MANILA GIVES CIVIL GOVERNOR
A ROUSING WELCOME.
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ONE GLORIOUS GALA DAY
Chaffee Returns, but is Undecided—
Not Yet Determined What to Do
with Moros—Taft Reports on Nego
tiations at Rome.
MANILA, Aug. 23.—Civil Governor
Taft reached here at daylight on board
the gMiboat General Alvala, from tlie
Straits settlement. He was welcomed
with an enthusiastic popular demon
stration.
The day has been made a holiday.
Eight arches were erected. Twenty
thousand native from adjoining prov
inces participated in the demonstra
tions in honor of the governor's ar
rival. There was a parde of vessels
in the bay and thirty decorated craft
carrying members of the civil commis
sion, military officers and the recep
tion committee met the gunboat down
the beach and escorted it to the en
trance of the Pasig river. The gov
ernor was escorted by a large proces
sion to the palace in the walled city,
where a public reception was held.
Responding to an address of wel
come, Governor Taft outlined th« ne
gotiations at Rome and said that all
church questions were progressing to
ward a satisfactory settlement. The
governor said the action taken by con
gress concerning the Philippine islands
showed that the American people hon
estly desired to help the Filipinos.
The Americans were determined the
islands should not be exploited by
Americans at the expense of the Fil
ipinos. Governor Taft predicted that
eventually the archipelago will have
practically free trade and he congrat
ulated the Filipino people on the res
toration of peace. He advised the Fil
ipinos to till their soil rather than
waste time in senseless political agi
tation. He asked for their confidence
and support. Governor Taft was giv
en an ovation on the streets during
his progress to the palace, and lie re
ceived another ovation at his recep
tion.
General Chaffee returned to Manila
today from his tour of the southern
islands. He has not taken definite
action against the Mindanao Moros.
He regards the situation there as un
certain, but not critical. General
Chaffe still hopes that moral suasion
may prevent a conflict, and has di
rected Captain John J. Pershing of
the Fifteenth infantry, commander of
the American column at Lake Lanao,
to open communication with the sul
tan of Bacolod and ascertain the rea
son for the repeated attacks by Mores
on American soldiers wrhen the latter
were not offensive. He will await a
reply from the sultan before taking
further steps. At one place General
Chaffee conferred With a number of
Moro chiefs, including some from the
Lake Lanao district. The conference
was quite friendly and the leading
chief agreed to visit Captain Pershing.
ARMY AND NAVY TO CLASH.
Play at War is to Be Continued by
Uncle Sam.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 23.—The
general plan of the joint army and
navy maneuvers, which are to begin
August 29, as agreed to by Major Mac
Arthur and Rear Adimral Higgineon,
the respective commanders of the land
and sea forces at their recent Newport
conference, have reached Washington
and the instructions which will be is
sued by the two branches of the ser
vice to the opponents In the war game
will be prepared here.
These instructions will be of the
same character as those which were
issued to the commanders of the white
and blue squadrons, which now are
viting with each other off the New
England coast. Later on, when the
joint maneuvers begin, the character
of the problem, as worked out by the
war board, together with the instruc
tions and the rules governing the con
test, will be made public.
Charged with Murder.
GUTHRIE, O. T„ Aug. 23.—Wil
liam Smiley, formerly a deputy sher
iff at St. Joseph, Mo., and his wife
have been arrested in the Wichita
mountains and are now being taken
overland to Lawton. They are charg
ed, together with Charles Dixon, with
the murder of Edward Winn and the
shooting of Alexander Winn on Au
gust 14, near Wildman, O. T., In a
dispute over a mineral claim in the
mountains.
ESTATE OF MRS. CHARLES FAIR. |
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Valued at $300,000 and to Be Divided
Among Relatives.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.—The
Call this morning says the will of Mrs.
Charles Fair, which is now in the
hands of Attorneys Knight and Heg
gerty, disposes of an estate consisting
of cash, real property and railroads
and government bonds, approximately
valued at $300,000,
To her mother, Mrs. Hannah A. Nel
son of Newmarket. N. J., Mrs. Fair
left the sum of $2,500 to be paid annu
ally during her life. Mrs. Nelson is
in the neighborhood of 70 years of
age. William 1$. Smith, a full brother
of Mrs. Fair, who also lives at New
market, N. J., is remembered in ihe
sum of $10,000. Charles Smith of
Boulder, Colo., another full brother
of Mrs. Fair, is also given $10,000.
Frank Smith, another brother, whose
present address is unknown. Is be
queathed $10,000, Abraham Nelson, a
half brother, who lives with his moth
er at Newmarket, N. J., is bequeathed
$10,000. Mrs. Elizabeth Bunnell of
Union county, New Jersey, a sister of
Mrs. Fair. Is to receive $10,000. To
another sister, Mrs. Joshua Leonard
of Caldwell, Mrs. Fair left $10,000.
She also provided for the children of
Mrs. Sarah Leffler, a dead sister. The
children live in Orange county, New
Jersey. The remainder of the estate
Mrs. Fair left to her husband. <
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SCHWAB SAILS FOR EUROPE.
Says He is Not in Bad Health and is
Taking Vacation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—President
Schwab of the United States Steel
corporation sailed for Europe today
on the steamship La Lorraine. He
appeared to be in good health except
for thn fact that he leaned heavily on
a cane which lie held in his right
hand.
“My arrangements for my trip
abroad,” he said to a reporter, “were,
made so hurriedly that until I arrive
I don't know' where 1 shall go or what
1 shall do. You can say, however,
that I have not resigned and also that
1 am not in had health. The reason
for my hurried departure is not be
cause of ill health, blit because I want
and need a vacation like everyone
else. I must go away now if I want to
go at all, because if I should wait
much longer winter would be here and
it would he too late. Business will
not enter into my trip abroad at all.”
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER SHOT.
Major George A. Ames Wounded by
Former Tenant at Home.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—Major
George A. Ames, a retired army officer,
was shot, but not seriously injured,
at his home, a few miles outside of
this city, today by J. Doland Johnson.
According to Major Ames’ account,
Johnson was formerly one of his ten
ants, with whom he had some diffi
culty, and who threatened to shoot
him.
Major Ames says he was sitting on
the porch of his house whan Johnson
approached and fired two shots, the
first taking effect in the right breast.
The second shot went w'ild.
Chicago Fears Coal Famine.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.—An immediate
hard coal famine threatens Chicago.
In the entire city there was not more
than 50,000 tons on hand and as one
half of that has already been contract
ed for or bought outright, the public
ha3 only 25 000 tons of the hard fuel
available for purchase. Usually at
this time of year there are 30,000 tons
of hard coal within the corporate lim
its. Heretofore unlimited quantities
could be purchased at $7.25 a ton, but
today the majority of the dealers were
asking $8.50 a ton, and some of them
wanted $0.
Rumors of the End.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 22.—Thera
is a growing belief among local strik
ers and their friends that the Union
Pacific strike will be settled inside of
two weeks. The men say that Presi
dent Burt of the Union Pacific will ask
for a conference with strike leaders
in a few days. They get their infor
mation, they say, from a state official
who received a letter from Mr. Burt,
in which ho intimated that he would
meet with the strikers as soon as he
completed plans now being formed.
Off for the Battle.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—Young Cor
bett, who will fight Terry McGovern
before the Southern Athletic club at
Louisville, September 22, left for Cin
cinnati tonight.
LOOKS FOR BATES
MANILA HEARS THAT HE WILL
SUCCEED CHAFFEE.
HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MOROS
He Knows Them Well, and if Present
Campaign Drags Too Much He May
Ce Again Called Upon to Negotiate
with Dusky Sultans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—Accord
ing to Manila papers received at the
war department today there was a re
port current that General George W.
Davis would succeed General Chaffee
in command of the division, that
General Davis would not serve very
long, but after a few months would
return to the United States and be
succeeded by General Bates, who is
now in command of the Department
of the Missouri. It is stated that
Bates’ excellent knowledge of the
Moros and his acquaintance with
many of the leading sultans and dat
tos would be of great value if the
campaign against the Moros should
continue any length of time.
The same puper gives au account
of the ravages of smallpox at Apari,
in northern Luzon, and reports that
out of 1,700 cases eleven deaths have
occurred. The ravages did not ex
tend to the troops stationed in that
vicinity.
Between June 25 and July 10
seventy-two deaths occurred among
the enlisted men of the division of
the Philippines. Of the total num
ber of deaths thirty-five were due to
Asiatic cholera. The war department
today received the information from
General Chaffee at Manila, together
with a list of those soldiers who had
died. In addition to the thirty-five
who died of cholera seventeen died
of dysentery, six of malarial fever
and the remainder of various other
diseases. Of those who died of chol
era nine were Philippine scouts and
natives.
The war department is advised of
the sailing of the transport Kilpat
rick from Manila, P. I., August 17
for San Francisco with 518 casuals,
MANILA, Aug. 21.—General Chaf
fee reached the island of Cebu yes
terday on the transport Ingalls and
received from Washington instruc
tions regarding the course to be pur
sued jin Mindanao island. Subse
quently he left Cebu for Manila. It
is not known here whether he has
taken action in the matter of the
Mindanao Moros. No word was re
ceived today from Duke Lanao, where
Captain John J. Pershing of the Fif
teenth cavalry is in command of a
column of American troops.
J. P. MORGAN IS HOME AGAIN.
Financier Returns to New York, but
Has Nothing to Make Public.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.—Prominent
among the long list of passengers who
arrived today on the steamship Oce
anic from Liverpool were J. Plerpont
Morgan, Bishop Henry C. Potter of
New York, Clement A. Griscom of
Philadelphia, president of the Interna
tional Nevigation company; P. A. B.
Widener of Philadelphia and Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, the English actress.
Mr. Morgan declined to be interview
ed, saying he had nothing to give out
for publication.
Bishop Potter said ho had a de
lightful trip abroad, but was glad to
get home.
‘‘I am surprised and sadly disap
pointed to find the coal strike still
unsettled,” he continued. “It is cer
tainly too bad that it has not been set
tled long since. I supposed it was all
over, and the news of its continuation,
which greets me here, is the one dark
spot on a most joyous home-coming.
The anthracite coal operators have all
along maintained a false position.
They take the stand that they will not
deal with the organizations, but insist
on dealing with the men as individ
uals. Now this is all wrong. Any
body of men whose interests are com
mon have the right' to organize into
an association for mutual protection
and are entitled to recognition as an
organization in matters which affect
their individual and combined inter
ests.”
Peaceful at Tamaqua.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Aug. 21.—The
Warnke washery at Duryea resumed
operations today under a strong
guard. The works are surrounded by
deputy sheriffs and coal and iron po
lice. The strikers have not gathered
in any large numbers as yet
WEST IS WELL REPRESENTED.
Meeting of Transmississlppi Congress
in St. Paul Called to Order.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 20.—At 10
o’clock yesterday morning the Trans
mississippi Commercial congress was
called to order by President John
Henry Smith of Salt Lake City. Dele
gates arrived yesterday and early to
lay representatives of the entire west
were present at the opening in the
city.
The jurisdiction of the Transmis
aissippi congress inludes the states of
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada,
Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North
Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming, Arizona, In
dian Territory. New' Mexico, Okla
homa, Alaska, Hawaiian Islands and
the Philippines.
In outlining the work of the congress
for the present season the president
said:
"The object of the Transmississlppi
congress is to crystalize the opinions
of the western country in regard to
Ihe matters of national legislation and
to bring them before congress in such
a. manner as to effect the greatest
good.
"So far as I know there Is no par
ticular topic for discussion other than
what may be brought up in individual
delegations.
‘'An eoffrt will be made at this ses
sion to bring about a consideration
Df the differences of the west. There
is now a mining congress, a good roads
congress, an irrigation congress, a live
stock congress, an irrigation congress,
all operating in harmony, but separ
ately. The idea that better results
could be obtained from a conentra
tion of these is becoming more and
more widespread, and it will require
careful consideration at the present
session.’ ’
The congress was opened with an in
vocation by Archbishop Ireland, after
which addresses of welcome were de
livered by Governor Van Sant, D. W.
Lawler, on behalf of Mayor Smith; E.
C. Stringer, for the Commercial club,
and Rufus A Hoyt, Minneapolis, vice
president of the congress. Mr. Smith
uf Salt Iaike City then responded on
behalf of the delegates and the morn
ing session closed with music.
STAY FOR BANKER ANDREWS.
Will Not Go to Penitentiary Until Case
Has Been Heard.
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 20.—The su
preme court granted a writ of erro<“
n the case of the people against Frank
C. Andrews and ordered that Andrews
be remanded to the custody of the
sheriff of Wayne county until di3
:harged by due process of law.
The effect of this action is to pre
vent Andrews' immediate removal to
Jackson prison and will keep him in
‘.he county jail while his attorneys are
arguing the motion which will be
made in the circuit court here for bail
for Andrews pending the settlement of
the bill of exceptions that will be filed
in the supreme court.
Only Strangers at Death Bed.
KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 20.—Miss
Fonda I^ang of Callaway died at the
city hospital in Kearney Sunday of
typhoid fever resulting from a compli
cation of ailments. Responsible for
her troufcles, which, it is alleged, she
came to Kearney to hide, is a young
man in the vicinity of Callaway, who
disappeared at about the time the
girl’s troubles culminated in this city.
The young lady's parents live on a
farm near Callaway and are said to
be in good circumstances, but, it is
charged, they have abandoned her en
tirely, and during the weeks she was
in the hospital here they would have*
nothing to do with her, would not
come to see her or contribute any
thing to her comfort or maintenance.
FUEL FAMINE THREATENED.
Fifty Th&usand Men May Be Thrown
Out of Employment.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 20—The
Post today will publish a story to the
effect that a fuel famine is threatened
tor the mills in this district and 50,
)00 men may be thrown into enforced
idleness through the lack of coal and
•oke. The trouble comes from a scarc
ity of engines to move the loaded cars.
It is reported that on the sidings of
'.he Baltimore & Ohio railroad leading
'.nto Pittsburg from the coal and coke
regions there are nearly 5,000 loaded
cars. Many of these are said to have
been ready for shipment for a week or
more.