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Loup City Northwestern. f ..— -.-*-■ VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY. SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1902. NUMBER 43. 3 % THE SHAW RULING A CIRCULAR REGARDING ENTRY OF PERSONAL EFFECT8. WHAT THE TOURIST MAY BRINC Articles on Which Exemptions of Duty Will Be Allowed—Difference Be tween Ordinary Wearing Apparel and Merchandise. WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 30.—Sec retary Shaw has issued the following circular regarding the free entry of personal effects under the act of 1897: To Collectors and Other Officers of the Customs: It having been brought to the at ^ tention of the department that cer tain persons have sought to place a strained construction upon the depart ment circular No. 43 under date of May 7, 1902, the following explanation thereof and supplemental instructions are hereby issued: The language employed in the cir cular referred to is as follows: “Exemption from duty will be al‘ lowed on wearing apparel, articles oC personal adornment, toilet articles an^ such other personal effects of a valud not exceeding $100 as are ordiuaril/ purchased abroad by tourists, provid ed they are not intended for the us^ of other persons or for sale.” There is no warrant in this lan-, guage or in any ruling of the depart^ ment that justifies the importation ol) cigars, spirituous, vinous or mall! liquors in any other quantity or man ner than provided by law; neither is there anything in the circular to warJ rant the exemption of merchandise as such from duties. The statute^ uses this language, “wearing appareli articles of personal adornment, toilet articles and similar personal effects.’’. For some years it was held that sinr ilar personal effects, in order to be exempt, must be similar to "wearing apparel,” or similar to "articles of per-' . sonal adornment,” or similar to "toilet articles.” The department still holds that exempt articles must in a sense be similar—that is, they must be of! the same general class of articles as ^ tourists ordinarily purchase abroad. “The difficulty, it will be seen, lies in applying these rules in the light of the statute to particular cases, and it is the intention to clothe the customs officers with some measure Of discre tion. A dress pattern is certainly simJ Ilar to a gown, while a bolt of dress goods is merchandise. A pair of silk hose Is wearing apparel, but is mer chandise. Customs officers arc expect ed to protect the revenue of the coun ts try. but they are not expected to ad minister the laws with captious and vexatious discriminations. Whenever circumstances Indicate that the return ing tourist is attempting to impose upon the government, the maximum rate of duty should be collected, and then all questions involved can be de terminated on appeal.” Malleable Iron Combine. SHARON, Pa., Aug. 30.—A combi bation of the foremost malleable iron concerns of the country, with a capi talization of $25,000,000, is under con sideration and will probably soon be effected. According to the reported plans the headquarters of the combination will be in Chicago, where the National Mal leable Iron Casting company, the larg est concern of the kind in the United I States, has its home office. The concerns mentioned for places In the consolidation are: Illinois Mal leable Iron company, Stockholm Man ufacturing company, Chicago Mallea ble Casting company, all of Chicago; Dayton Malleable Iron company, Day ton, O.; Michigan Malleable Iron com pany, Detroit; Pratt & Detchworth, Buffalo, N. Y.; Northwestern and Wis consin Malleable Iron wosJss, Milwau kee. - t hr Hearing Speedily Closed. NEW7 YORK, Aug. 30.—The hearing before Special Examiner Mabie in the Peter Power suit, brought to prevent the turning over of the stock of the Northern Pacific railroad to the North ern Securities company, was brought to an abrupt conclusion today, when D. W. Guthrie, counsel for the rail roads interested, asked an adjourn ment sine die. No testimony was tak en. Under the ruling of the court all the testimony taken in the case had tc be filed with the clerk of the United States circuit court in Minnesota on Monday next. ALL THE HEIRS SATISFIED. Fair Family Reach Agreement, but Arrangements to Be Perfected. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.—Al though the heirs of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fair have reached an agreement, it will be six months or a year before all the le§al arrange ments can be perfected. , The wills left by the decedents will be filed in the near future for probate. Then executors will have to be appointed and there are a num ber of minor heirs whose interests will have to be looked after. There will be no contest, however, over the estate, as the Fair children, Mrs. Anna H. Nelson Abram Nelson, Charles Smith and the other heirs desire to avoid litigation. All the terms of the adjustment will not be made public, but the attorneys state that the relatives of Mrs. Fair will receive the full value of her es tate, which has been estimated at $200,000. None of those interested will admit that they are to be given a lump sum in cash. OIL SEEMS GOOD SHIP FUEL. Steamer Mariposa's Test a Satisfac tory Demonstration. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Although the official report of Lieutenant Win chell, who was detailed to accom pany the oil burning steamer Mari posa on its recent trip from San Francisco to the Society islands and return, for the purpose of funking a comprehensive report upon every fea ture of the oil burning devices used by that steamer, has not yet reached the navy department, unofficial data have arrived which are considered very satisfactory to those interested In the questtion of liquid fuel. The run from San Francisco to Tahiti is 2,438 knots. It was made by Mariposa at the rate of 13.12 knots per hour, the whole run lasting eleven days, during which a little over 400 tons of oil were consumed. The number of pounds of oil per knot used on the run was 200.9. which is equivalent to 8.58 knots per ton of oil. It required 1.55 pounds of oil per hour to develop one horse power. This is considered quite satisfactory. CATTLE ARE QUARANTINED. Department of Agriculture Prohibits Moving of Animals. GUTHRIE, O. T„ Aug. 29.—The Ok lahoma live stock sanitary commis sion has made public regulations re ceived from the United States de partment of agriculture prohibiting the moving of cattle from that por tion of the Otoe and Ponca nation res ervation lying west of the Santa Fe railroad on account of the existence of Texas fever there. No exceptfons will be made to the rule except as provided for southern cattle for immediate slaughter, and all cattle moving must be accompa nied by a permit signed by a depart ment inspector and another from the state or territory, for which the cattle are destined. TO HELP CHINESE MAKE MONEY. Department Sends Machinist and As sayer to Mint at Tien Tsin. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—The state department recently received commu nication from the Chinese government stating in effect that it was proposed to start up the government coinage mint at Tien Tsin and asking that an assayer and a machinist from one of the mints of the United States be rec ommended for employment therein. The matter was referred to Mr. Rob erts, the director of the mint, with the result that Leonard McGrunder, assistant assayer. and L. G. Emory, superintendent of machinery, both from the New Orleans mint, have been engaged for this service and are expected to sail for China within a 3hort time. - i Iowa Family Poisoned. SHENANDOAH. Ia.. Aug. 29.— Three .of the members of Attorney W. P. Ferguson’s family narrowly escap ed serious consequences as a result of eating canned dried beef. They wore taken with severe pains and were in great danger until relieved by a physi cian. Navajos Are Going Hungry. WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.—Commis sioner of Indian Affairs Jones today received a telegram from Senator Rawlins of Utah reporting that 6,000 Indians on the Navajo reservation in the southern part of his state are starving. EARTH TREMBLES A PHILIPPINE ISLAND 18 BADLY SHAKEN. TWENTY MOROS ARE KILLED . Mindanao is the Point Visited—Amer ican Soldiers Are Headquartering Near, but None Are Known to Have Suffered Serious Injury. MANILA. Aug. 28.-7116 island of Mindanao has been shaken by a series of earthquakes, which commenced on August 21. The inhabitants were ter rorized and a few Moros were killed. There were no American casualties. The commissary buildings and the Moro forts were badly damaged. Brigadier General Sumner, in com mand of the American troops in Min danao, telegraphs that a dozen heavy earth shocks and 400 slight tremors were felt at Zamboang. Minandano. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—The war department received a cablegram from General Chaffee at Manila reporting the occurrence of a series of earth quakes on the island of Mindanao. Twenty persons were killed by falling walls, the victims all being Moros. The Americans in the vicinity escaped and the dispatch says there are no reports that any of the soldiers oc cupying that portion of the Island af fected sustained any injuries. The upheaval occurred in the coun try adjacent to the Iukc of Lan&o, in the Moro section of the island near Camp Vickers, which is now the head quarters of the American forces sta tioned in Mindanao. General Chaffee's cablegram says the mountains and rivers and other streams were consid erably disturbed and much damage was done. The extent of the damage, however, was not reported. It is pre sumed here that the seismic shocks occurred about five days ago, though the date is nof mentioned in the dis patch. This is the first serious earthquake reported from that country during American occupation. The most im portant previous seismic disturbance fn Mindanao was the one that partly destroyed Palak, Kota-Batn, and the village on the banks of the river Mindanao in 1872. This phenomenon closely followed the eruption of the volcano of Makaturin. General Chaffee cabled also that the, military situation in that section re mains quiet and unchanged. No at tacks have been made on the Amer ican forces at Camp Vickers since the last report, which was cabled eight, days ago. Frederick Dorr ,the proprietor, and Edward O'Brien, the editor of Free dom, recently convicted of sedition, have been fined $1,000 without im prisonment. A. R. Dorr, manager of the paper, was fined $25. Dorr and O’Brien were sentenced August 25 to six months in Billbid prison and each was fined $1,000 for libelling Benito Legarda, a native member of the Phil ippine civil commission. MUST NOT BE TOO ACTIVE. Department Instructs Postmaster as to Political Participation. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—The part which postal employes ar® to be per mitted to take fn a political campaign is outlined in the following instruc tions which Acting Postmaster Gen eral Wynne has addressed to a post master who sent a letter of Inquiry: "In reply to your letter ’'ou are in formed that you are not prohibited from joining a political club, nor making voluntary financial contribu tions outside of a government office or building, nor from acting as a delegate to a county, state or congressional convention. "You should not, however, serve as chairman of a state or county commit tee, nor take active part in conducting a political convention, nor make your self unduly prominent in local politi cal matters.” Where Rain is Very Welcome, LONDON, Aug. 28.—“The beneficial rains of the past week,” cables the correspondent of the Daily Mall at Simla, India, "have changed despair into hope for millions of Indian culti vators.” To Enlarge York Manufactory. YORK, Neb., Ang. 30.—The Downle Wright Manufacturing company oi this place has purchased about foui lots adjoining its other property in North York. This will afford an op portunity to expand the plant as busi ness demands. NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS. Rainfall In Greater Portion ef State Above the Normal. Allowing Is the report of the United States department of agricul ture, climate and crop bulletin of the weather bureau, Nebraska section, for the week ending August 26: The last week has been wet and cool. The daily mean temperature has averaged 3 degrees below normal in eastern counties and 1 degree below In western. 'fhe rainfall, with few exceptions, has been above normal. The amount has quite generally exceeded an inch in eastern and southern counties, and In considerable areas ranged from two to four IncheB. In the northwestern portion of the state the rainfall waa les* than half an Inch. 'the showers of the week retarded haying and threshing and considerable hay In the northern sections was dam aged by rain. Threshing from shock is in progress in northern counties and some damage to grain in shock has resulted from the wet weather ef the week. Corn nas, with very few exceptions, grown well, and continues to promise a very large crop. The rain In the southern counties waa very timely and beneficial to corn. Warm weather Is needed to ripen the corn crop, as it is maturing slowly and Is now slightly behind normal development at this season of the year. WEATHER TOO COLD AND WET. Conditions During Last We»k Not Fa vorable for Ripening Crops. WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.—Follow ing is the agricultural department's weekly summary of crop conditions: As a whole the weather conditions east of the Rooky mountains have not been favorable, being too cool in the northern districts eastward of the Missouri valley, with too much mois ture in portions of the central valleys, while excessively hot In the southern states, with drouth of greater or less severity generally throughout the cot ton belt. Although cool, the condition* were (airly favorable for maturing crops In the Ohio valley and over the south ern portion of the middle Atlantic states, as well as on the Pacific coast. Com is greatly in need of warm, dry weather throughout the northern por tion of the com belt, where the ab normally cool weather of the last two weeks has greatly retarded its mar turity. Over the southern portion ol the corn belt an excellent crop of early com is now practically assured* In oortlons of Iowa and central Illinois -ora was badly lodged, as a result of local storms. Spring wheat harvest Is unfinished in the northern portion of tbs Rod River valley, where it has been in terrupted by frequent showers, which have also seriously interfered with stacking and threshing. Sprouting and rotting in stack and shock are re ported from Iowa and in southern Min nesota threshed wheat Is damp and discolored. Harvest is about three fourths finished In Oregon and will be completed In Washington during the present week, with yields about the average, though less than expected in Washington. i ARMY IS TRYING NEW SIGHT. Makes Special Experiments with Long Field Telescopic. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—The army ordnance bureau Is experimenting at several army poets with a new type of rifle telescoping sight The new Right is known as the Longfleld sight, and is attached to the tifle, running parallel with the barrel. The bureau also has sent out to the Philippines a consignment of bolo bayonets, which are In demand among the troops there, who believe the cur ved weapon to be superior to the straight weapon in a hand-to-hand fight. The troops have found dlfllcul ty in withdrawing the straight bayonet once it has become embedded. The cavalrvmen want to try detached bole bayonets for cutting through under brush. Miles Goes to Philippines. BOSTON, Aug. 27.—With reference to the statement that Lieutenant Gen eral Miles is going to the Philippine islands, Secretary Cortelyou said to night: "General Miles is going to the Philippines with the permission of the president to Inspect army conditions thera" GOLD AND SILVER STATISTICS 6HOW A FALLING OFF IN PRODUCTION. REPORT OF THE MINT DIRECTOR In General There is Less Gold and Sil ver—Ten States and Territories Yielding Gold Show Increased Pro duction. , .WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—George E. Roberta, director of the mint, has Issued his final estimate of the pro duction of gold and silver in the United States in the calendar year 1901. Mr. Roberts shows that during the year the United States produced 3,085,300 ounces of gold, valued at $78,666,700, a decrease of $504,300, or 0.636 per cent, as compared with the yield of 1900. Ten of the nineteen states and ter ritories yielding gold showed an in creased production—California leading with $1,075,200, an Increase due en tirely to the normal development of the mining Industry. Nevada showed the material gain of $957,600, which came largely from the newly discov ered camp of Tonapah, In Nye county, although nearly every county la the state Increased Its production. South Dakota also made a gain of $301,900, Idaho $144,600 and Oregon $123,400. The greatest decrease, amounting to $1,285,300, was in Alaska. There ft was due to the lateness of the season, which delayed the opening of the placers, and to litigation, which in terfered with the development of the Industry. Colorado diminished $1, 135,900, a fact explained by the de cline in the grade of ores extracted, the tonnage having increased. The silver yield for 1901 amounted to 55,214,000 ounces, of the commer cial value of $33,128,400, which was 2,433,000 ounces or 5 per cent less than It was In 1900. The greatest gain—1,493,200 ounces—was in Utah, almost all of which came from the Park City district. Nevada, New Mex ico and Washington also made gains. The production of Colorado, owing to the decline in the grade of ores ex tracted, fell oft 2,016,100 fine ounces, while Montana's yield diminished 1,063,700 ounces, Idaho’s 886,200 and South Dakota's 458,200. The total value of the precious metals produced by the United States 'n 1901 amounted to $111,795,100, which was $1,964,100, or 2 per cent, less than the yield for 1900. Roosevelt to Visit Coast. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.—United States Senator A. G. Foster of Wash ington, who is In this city, is author ity for the statement that President Roosevelt will reach this coast next fall. The chief executive will be ac companied by his wife and family and will remain, it is said, in San Fran cisco for at least three days. Senator Foster is here on his way to Honolulu, where he will meet other members of a committee appointed to look into the affairs of the crown lands. He expects the arrival of Sen ator Mitchell today. In speaking of the Intended visit of President Roose velt to San FTancisco and the Pacific coast In general Senator Foster stated that at present affairs are being ar ranged for the proposed trip. The president will visit during his tour all cities by the way of Washington and Montana and will return via the Union Pacific. Bank Robbers Make a Haul. ABERDEEN, S. D., Aug. 26.—The First National bank of this city was robbed of $3,300 In silver and nickles. Entrance was made through the cel lar, thence into the rear office, where crowbars were used to dig a hole through the brickwork Into the vault, in which a large surplus of silver was stored. The safe was not molest ed. There is no clue to the robbers, who were undoubtedly professionals. The loss is fully covered by insurance. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Today’s statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the g150,000,000 gold reserve in the divi sion of redemption, shows: Available Cash balance, $206,089,944; gold, $1.08, 635,845. Demand a Special Session. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—President Roosevelt will be asked to call a spe cial session of congress to end the coal strike. This was decided at a meeting oi the Central Federated un Son, representing 260,000 workingmen. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. t Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. CATTI,R—There was quite a decrxise as compared with the previous days of this week in the number of cattle that arrived. The quality of the offerings was also nothing extra and receipts includ ed very few beef steers, either native or western. The few cars of corn fed steers sold freely at lust about yesterday's prices. One load of pretty good cattle sold as high as *7.40. T’ e cow market showed very little change Anything de sirable sold without much difficulty at Just about steady prlcps. but still tha market was not what would be cajied ac tive. The demand for stockers and feed ers continued brisk owing to the very heavy demand from the country. In fact more cattle were shipped out than on any other day this week, so that in spile of the big receipts the good stuff has found a ready outlet. Western beef steers were scarce and In fact there was nothing really choice offered. The better grades, though, commanded fully steady prices, white inferior kinds were dull and no more thun steady. Choice west ern feeders were also ready sellers at good prices. HOGS—There were more hogs here to day than on any provlou* day this week, but still the supply was light. Chicago was reported 5010c lower and the mar ket here opened about a nickel lower. I-uter on. however, the market firmed up as it became evident that the demand was greater than the supply, and tha last hogs brought Just about steady prices with yesterday. Trading was rath er slow on the opening, but. oulte active on the close. The long string went at *7.25, with the bulk from *7.20 to *7.30. As high as *7.» was paid for a choice hunch. ) SHEEP-jQuotations for clipped stock:; Good to choice yearlings, *3 7504.00; fair to good. *3 5003 75: good to choice weth£ ers. *3.3508.00; fair to good wethers, *3.00 03 25; good to choice ewes. *3.0003.25; fair to good ewes. *2.5002.90: good to choice lambs. *5.0005.25; fair to good lambs. *4.73 05.00; feeder wethers. *2.7503.35; feede? yearlings. *3.2503.00; feeder lambs, *3.500 4.25; feeder ewes. *1.250.3.30. KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Market steady; native steers^ $3.7588.00; Texas and Indian steers, <3.04 ©3.50- Texas cows, $2,501(3.10; native cows and heifers. $1 5084.33; stockcrs and feed ers, $2.90S 5. K); bulls. $2.3003.40; calves, $2.73 ©8.50. HOG-S—Market weak to 5c lower; built of sales, $7.5087.65; heavy, $7.6087.65; pack ers, $7.2587.60; medium. $7.4087.65; light,1 $7 1587.65; porkers. 17.55ig7.53; pigs. $6.25<aj 7.00. ; SHEEP—Market steady; muttons. $3.40 84.25; lambs. $3.7085.90; range wethers,’ $3.1084.25; ewes, $3.35#4.15. PALMA STANDS ALONE. - I t Has Not a Single Newspaper Giving; Him Hearty Support. HAVANA, Aug. 30.—President Pal ma finds himself today without the support of a single newspaper con trolled by Cubans. The editorials published In the Cu ban press are, considered collectively^ remarkable for their bitterness and| outspoken opposition to the chief exec utive. The only paper which supports the president is the Diarlo de la Mar ina, formerly the organ of the Span ish government and at present repre sentlng the Spanish colony in the is land. One of the causes for the opposition to President Palma was that he granted the Castenada concession for the establishment of an electric light plant at Havana. This concession has been a subject of bitter opposition In the house of commons, and some of the papers are demanding the presi dent's impeachment unless the conces sion Is revoked. The impeachment question has been on the table for a week. The bouse of parliament has divided on the question. The paper La Discussion sasys thafl although the president was elected art an independent ticket and receivedl the endorsement of the republican and* national parties, he has carried hi4 independence too far and today has' the support of neither party. ; It is rumored that certain leading republicans are urging the president to announce himself a member of thej republican party and are guaranteeing him a majority in the house if he does so. La Discussion advocates such a declaration from the president Can Invoke No Treaty Now. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30— Fran* cols Leberne a former seaman of the French bark Biarritz, which recently1 sailed hence from France, has been) released from the custody into whicA he was ordered by the French consul general, but has been immediately re arrested, this time on a formal charge which puts him in the hands of thu United States authorities. Remains of the Fairs Start. HAVRE, France, Aug. 30.—The re mains of Charles L. and Mrs. Fair ar rived here today from Paris and will be forwarded to Southampton tonight, where they will be put aboard the St. Louis, which sails Saturday.
