Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1902. NUMBER 47.
WOUND REOPENED
ATTENTION AGAIN BROUGHT TO
PRECEDENT'S SORE LEG.
BETTER DRAiNACE ESTABLISHED
Physicians Find the Bone to Be Slight
ly Affected—They Do not Anticipate
the Fatient’s Recovery Will Be In
terrupted.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Secretary
Cortelyou at 3:30 o’clock yesterday
issued the following statement:
"Dr. Newton Shaffer of New York
joined the president's physicians in
consultation this morning at 10
o’clock. The Increase In local symp
toms and a rise in temperature ren
dered it necessary to make an incision
into the small cavity, exposing tho
bone, which was found to be slightly
effected. Thorough drainage Is now
established and the physicians feel con.
f.dent that recovery will be uninter
rupted. The operation was performed
by Surgeon General Rixey, assisted by
Dr. Lung and in consultation with
Surgeon O’Reilly and Doctors Shaffer,
Urie and Stitt.
"GEORGE 13. CORTELYOIT,
“Secretary to the President.”
In the former operation a simple
needle was used to relieve the trou
ble, but yesterday the surgeons, with
a knife, made an incision into the
small cavity, exposing the bone, which
was found to be slightly affected. The
president's case has teen progressing
satisfactorily, but it is believed by the
physicians that the further operation
made yesterday will hasten his com
plete recovery.
While none of the doctors are will
ing to be quoted, they give the moat
positive assurances that there is not
the least cause for alarm, and say that
on the contrary there is every Indi
cation of a speedy recovery; that the
area of bone affected is very slight
and will not result in any impairment
of the president’s limb, and that there
is no evidence whatever of any mat
ter that would produce blood poison
ing. They confidently expect that the
w president will be on his feet within a
r reasonable time, and, with his robust
constitution to assist recovery, soon
will be himself again.
nr. Newton M. banner or New lork,
who long has been at qnainted with
the Roosevelt family and has attend
ed the president’s children at various
times, and who also is a well known
bone specialist, joined the president’s
physicians in their morning consulta
tion at 10 o’clock. It was noticed that
there had been a slight rise in the pres
ident’s temperature and an increase in
local symptoms, and the conclusion
was reached that the patient’s recov
ery would he hastened by making an
incision of the wound for the purpose
of relieving ttie slight tension or
swelling present and to drain the
wound.
The operation was performed be
tween 2 and 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
An application of cocaine was used to
allay the pain.
The president stood the operation
very well and subsequently expressed
his satisfaction at the successful re
sult. Dr. Rlxey, the surgeon general
of the navy, performed the operation,
assisted by Dr. Lung, the president's
regular physician. At 10 o’clock last
night it was stated that the president
r was doing very well.
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LAYING A CABLE TO MANILA
Work to Be Completed by July of
Next Year.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Vice Presi
dent George G. Ward of the Commer
cial Cable company, who arrived to
day, made the assertion that the Unit
ed States will be able to open up cable
communication with Manila, P. I., by
July 4. 1903. Mr. Ward says the cable
is being made in London at the rate
of fifty miles a day, or 300 miles a
week, and will be finished in March.
“Three ships will lay tho cable,’*
said Mr. Ward. “The Silverton, Col
onia ami Anglia. Two of them will
begin from Manila and one from San
Francisco. When they meet in mid
ocean, the ends will be spliced.”
Locates Another Comet.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept. 29.—Prof. W.
W. Campbell of Lick observatory
sends the following to the Associated
Press: “The comet discovered at Lick
observatory on September 1 by Prof.
C. D. Perrine has grown steadily
brighter, as predicted, until the pros
ent time it is very visible to the naked
eye. •
BURNS ASSAILANT AT STAKE.
Crowd at Corinth, Miss., Kills Negro
Who Murdered Mrs. Whitfield.
Nebraska Man is Honored.
CORINTH, Miss., Sept. 29.—Writhing
in the iiames of burning fagots, piled
high by hundreds of citizens, Tom
Clark, alias William Gibson, a young
negro, was burned at the stake here
at a late he ir today, after having con
fessed to One of the most atrocious
crimes in the history of north Missis
sippi, the assault and murder of Mrs.
Carey Whitfield on August 19, last. Be
fore the torch was applied Clark stated
that he deserved his fearful fate.
Last August Mrs. Whitfield, the wife
of a well-known citizen, was found
(lead in her home. Investigation
showed that the woman had been as
saulted, and her head was practically
severed from her body, a razor having
been used in the bloody work. Both
Whitfield and his wife were related to
several of the most promising families
in the south, and the indignation of
the people knew no bounds. Corinth
and tho surrounding country were
scoured in an effort to apprehend the
murderer, but diligent search failed to
disclose his identity. Two detectives
from Chicago were employed, but their (
efforts were fruitless. Several suspects
were arrested, but in each case an
alibi was proven. A committee of
twelve citizens was employed to con
tinue the search for the murderer, and
these men have been very active in
their work. On Monday last it became
known that Tom Clark, a negro living
near here, had trouble with his wife,
and the latter threatened to disclose
the secret of a crime. Officers appre
hended the woman and she told enough
to warrant the belief that Clark had
murdered Mrs. Whitfield.
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Heinze Party is Launched.
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 29.—F. August
Heinze last night organized his new
political party, to be known as the
anti-trust democracy. At least Mr.
Heinze made the announcement that
an organization had been effected. The
primaries are called for September 29,
and the convention for the following
day. Ex-Governor Robert B. Smith,
who recently deserted the populists,
acted as spokesman of the meeting.
Mr. Heinze addressed the meeting, ar
raigning the regular democracy and
declaring that an alliance existed with
the Amalgamated Copper company, the
Standard Oil company and Senator
Clark of the regular democracy.
Putting on Bright Attire.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—The in
terest of the employes of the pension
bureau is now centered in the recep
tion to be given by Commissioner E. F.
Ware to the old soldiers who will at
tend the Grand Army encampment
next month. The pension bureau will
be a central point of interest to the
thousands of veterans who make the
pilgrimage to the national capital, and
this immense building will be deco
rated In a manner fitting to the men
who fought to save the union.
May Go Up in a Balloon.
LONDON, Sept. 29.—A news agency
toda;r makes the following announce
ment:
Sir Thomas Llpton, who was recent
ly elected a member of the Aero club,
contemplates a trip across the channel
with the Hon. C. S. Rolls, and In the
event of the voyage being made in a
balloon Sir Thomas will be accompa
nied by his steam yacht, the Erin.”
Kossuth Monument Unveiled
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 29.—A life
size statue of the Hungarian patriot,
Louis Kossuth, was unveiled yester
day in this city in the presence of
50,000 people. The statue stands on
a pedestal and is about twenty feet
high.
Operator Killed at His Key.
CENTRALIA, Mo.,. Sept. 3tL—Ed
Chapman, ticket agent at Brown’s Sta
tion, five miles from here, was shot
and killed today by unidentified par
ties. Chapman was 19 years old.
Goes Up in Smoke.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29.—Up
ward of thirty pieces of furniture,
some curtains and portiers and sev
eral heavy plate mirrors, all helong
ng to the White house, were destroyed
by fire of unknown origin.
Emperor Still Lives.
BERLIN. Sept. 29.—An official tele
gram to the Coroan legation here says
the emperor of Corea is alive and in
the best of health. He had been re
ported dead.
"CANTEEN IN ARMY
FUNSTON PAYS ITS ABOLITION IS
DEMORALIZING.
BENEFITS ONLY THE LOW DIYE3
Gamblers and Dissolute Women Pock
et the Pay of Soldiers—Army Tr.ri^
Twice S3 Numerous—Increase in
Desertions Particularly Noticeable.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Brigadier
General Frederick Funston, in his an
nual report for the Deportment of
Colorado, points out that the percent
age of trials by court martial of en
listed men has nearly doubled during
the past year. He says:
"It is therefore plain that there has
been a deplorable increase of offenses
In general and of desertion in particu
lar. In my opinion there are two
principal causes for this state of af
fairs—first, resentment of accustomed
limitations and restrictions felt by
men coming from field service to the
monotony and routine work of the
garrison; second, the abolition of the
canteen feature of the post exchange.
Since this action was taken saloons
of the lowest type have been estab
lished just outside the boundaries of
the various reservations, their pro
prietors in almost every case unprin
cipled scoundrels who leave nothing
undone to debauch the soldiers and
obtain their money. Being in all
cases outside the limits of any city
the proprietors of these resorts are
subject to no municipal police regula
tions and sell liquors regardless of
hours and whether the buyer is al
ready intoxicated or not. Gambling is
universal in these ‘dives’ and they are
frequented by dissolute women. The
soldier whose desire for a drink would
ordinarily be satisfied by a few
glasses of beer in the canteen of the
post exchange goes to one of these
resorts and does well if he escapes be
fore he has spent or gambled away
all his money, overstayed his leave or
engaged in an altercation.
SHAW TO PREVENT A PANIC.
Secretary of Treasury Offers to Buy
Outright 1904 Bonds.
.WASHINGTON, Sept. 2G.—The sec
retary of the treasury has made pub
lic announcement that he will buy 5
per cent bonds of 1904 at 105 flat.
There are $19,400,000 of these bonds
outstanding.
Secretary Shaw also issued the fol
lowing circular, carrying out his an
nouncement of yesterday regarding the
pre-payment of the interest on bonds
of the United States:
‘‘In pursuance of authority contain
ed in section 3099 of the revised stat
utes of the United States, public no
tice is hereby given that the interest
maturing on the several interest dates
between and including November 1,
1902, and July 1, 1903, on the regis
tered and coupon bonds of the United
States will be prepaid with a rebate
of two-tenths of 1 per cent per month
on the amount prepaid under the fol
lowing conditions:
Owners of registered bonds desir
ing prepayment must present their
bonds to the treasury or some assist
ant treasurer of the United States,
who will stamp upon the face of the
bonds the fact of such prepayment and
return them to the owners, with the
interest for the periods above men
tioned, less the rebate.
“National banks owning bonds de
posited with the treasurer of the
United States to secure circulation or
deposits may obtain prepayment upon
application to the treasurer of the
United States. The bonds so held,
upon which interest is prepaid, will
be stamped as above indicated.
“Coupons maturing upon the dates
included in this circular may be pre
sented for payment at the office of
the treasurer of the United States, or
any assistant treasurer.
“In circulating the amount of re
bate to be allowed any fractional part
of a month will be reckoned as a full
month and the rebate for such frac
tional part of a month calculated as
a full month will be retained by the
United States."
Veteran of Two Wars.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27—General
Francis J. Lippltt, a lawer and vet
eran of the Mexican and civil wars,
died here today aged 90 years. He
was borne in Providence, R. I.
Getting Out of China.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 27.—
The state department has a cablegram
from United States Minister Conger
at Pekin, stating that the evacuation
of Manchuria has been begun by the
Russians.
REPUBLICANS OF NEW YORK.
The Ticket that They Have Placed In
the Field.
SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept 25—The
republican convention reassembled
shortly after 10 o’clock yesterday
morning and quickly proceeded to
business. Edward Lauterbach of New
York City presented the platform,
which was promptly adopted. The
following nominations were made:
For Governor—11. B. Odell, Jr., of
Orange.
For Lieutenant Governor—F. ,W.
Higgins of Cattaragus.
For Secretary of State—John F.
O’Brien of Clinton.
For Treasurer—John G. Wickser of
Erie.
For Mtorney General—Henry B. Co
man oi Madison.
For Comptroller—N. B. Miller of
Cortland.
For Engineer—E. A. Bond of Jeffer
son.
For Judge of the Court of Appeals—■
W. E. Werner of Monroe.
TO BE NO PACKING COMBINE.
Decision to Abandon Scheme Influenc
ed by National Admi"istration.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—The combina
tion of the great packing houses ot
the country which has been under con
sideration and in process of actual
formation for the last six months has
been abandoned, at least for the pres
ent. says the Tribune.
The decision not to complete the
combination is due in a large degree
to the attitude of the national admin
istration toward trusts as outlined by
President Roosevelt in his recent
speeches and to the possibility that
in the event of a consolidation con
gress might remove the tariff on cat
tle.
It was learned last night that a final
meeting of the heads of the firms
known as the four big parking houses
in Chicago had been held, at which
is was agreed to end ail negotiations
at once.
SOLDIERS FOR THE PARADE.
Secretary of War Assigns Men to
March with Grand Army.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25—At the re
quest of the local committee having in
charge the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, the sec
retary of war has instructed the com*
manding general, department of the
east to direct the following named
troops of the army to participate in
the military parade of Tuesday, Octo
ber 7:
The Fourth artillery corps band and
four companies of coast artillery from
Fort Monroe; three companies coast
artillery from Fort Washington; one
company coast artillery from Fort
Hunt; three companies coast artillery
from Fort Henry; one company coast
artillery from Fort Howard; the engi
neer band and third battalion of engi
neers from Washington barracks; the
Second cavalry band and Seco-t
squadron, Second cavalry, and Fourth
battery, field artillery, from Fort Myer.
SOLDIERS AGAIN IN FIEUO.
Governor Stone Orders Ninth Refli
ment to Mobilize.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 25.—In
compliance with the request of Sheriff
Jacobs and numerous other citizens of
I.uzerne county, Governor Stone today
ordered the Ninth regiment to mobilize
at Wilkesbarre. The regiment had its
headquarters here and three hours af
ter the order was received. Colonel
Dougherty, the commanding officer,
had the regiment, with the exception
of the Hazleton companies, ready for
the field. The regiment consists of
twelve companies and has a member
ship of about 750. There are quite a
number of mine workers in the regi
ment, but all responded to the call.
The soldiers will remain in the ar
mory ready to respond to any call.
Would Abandon Fort Yates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—Brigadier
General W. A. Kobb, commanding the
department of Dakota, in his annual
report says that the discipline and in
■tructions of his command are good,
because, as a rule, the officers are
capable and painstaking. He quotes
from Major Alfred Reynolds, inspector
general of the department, to the ef
fect that he is “incl l||?d to the opinion
hat the abolition of the beer feature
in post exchanges has not materially
increased the number of trials by court
nor called for other extra disciplinary
measures.”
PRESIDENT HOME
THE TRAIN BEARING HIM AR.
RIVES IN WASHINGTON.
THE TRIP IS WITHOUT INCIDENT
President Stands the Long Ride Re
markably Well—Is Taken to Tem
porary White House—Will Be Domi
ciled There While in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—Secretary
Cortelyou at 9:30 last night made the
following statement concerning Presi
dent Roosevelt's condition:
“The president's physicians report
that he stood the trip home very well,
and it is believed that the local in
flammatory symptoms will subside in
a week or ten days if the leg is ab •
Bolutely at rest.”
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington at 6:30 last night from
Indianapolis, where he was compelled
to abandon his western trip because
of an abscess on his leg which de
veloped as a result of the trolley ac
cident at Pittsfield, Mass. He stood
the journey from Indianapolis remark
ably well, and when he was carried in
a wheel chair from the railroad car
to his carriage he was in excellent
spirits, and appeared to be free from
any pain. With Mrs. Roosevelt the
president was driven directly to the
temporary White House on Jackson
place where, according to the present
ai rangements. he will remain until the
wound is healed and he is able to again
be on his feet. The president was
taken to his room on the second floor
of the house, and made comfortable
and his wound dressed. I-ater he was
reported to be resting easily, and the
expectation is that within ten days
the president will be himself again.
The trip home from Indianapolis
was an uneventful one. He remained
in bed all day, and executive business
on the train practically was dis
continued. Few letters or telegrams
w’ere written or received. A telegram
was put on the train at Pittsburg from
Mrs. Roosevelt, stating that she had
left Oyster Bay for Washington. The
president slept soundly all through the
night until 8 o’clock this morning.
Even the noise in the depot at Pitts
burg, where the train remained in the
early morning for about twenty min
utes, failed to awaken him. When Dr.
Lung went to the president’s state
room shortly before 9 o’clock he found
his patient in rare good humor and
excellent physical condition, Darring
the wound on his leg.
The slight fever which the president
had yesterday afternoon had disap
peared, and his temperature was nor
mal. In fact, he felt so well that he
told the doctor he would like to get
up and go into the parlor of his car.
Dr. Lung strongly protested against
this, telling the president that It was
absolutely necessary for him to remain
quiet, and President Roosevelt good
naturedly gave in. The pain in his
leg had practically disappeared, and
the conditions there were so favorable
that the doctor did not think it nece»
sary to redress the limb. The presf
dent’s leg is tightly bandaged, and Dr.
Lung does not look for a recurrence
of the swelling, although this would
be nothing unusual, and would cause
nc alarm.
MARINES ARE IN PANAMA.
Confidence of Foreigners on Isthmus
Greatly Restored.
COLON. Colombia, Sept 25.—Three
companies of the United States mar
ines who arrived here on the cruisei
Panther have reached Panama. They
are commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
Benjamin P. Russell and will be qmar
tered in the railroad station.
Another company, consisting of eigh<
ty men, under command of Major Geo
B. Arnett, will be kept in Colon and
quartered on the dock of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company. The men
of this latter company will be used tc
guard the daily trains across th eisth
mu8.
The confidence of foreigners on tha
Isthmus has been restored in a large
measure by the arrival of American
men-of-war and the landing of troops.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 25.—Ardashea
Requests Hay’s Intervention.
H. Keleian, president of the American
National union, composed of 20,000 Ar
menians in this country, has written e
letter to Secretary of State John Ha.'
requesting his intervention with the
European powers in behalf of the Ar
menians in Turkey.
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SURPRISE IN WASHINGTON.
President, However, Expected to Be
All Right Soon.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24—The ill
icss of President Roosevelt and the
?onsequent abandonment of his west
ern trip came as a total surprise to
everybody in Washington. Secretaries
Moody and Wilson had both planned
to Join the president this week and
accompany him for a time. Now,
however, that the president is return
ing to Washington, Mr. Moody will
postpone ills visit wr3t until the time
for his address before the Marquette
:lub of Chicago, which engagement he
'./ill keep.
An official report of the president's
condition came to the navy depart
ment yesterday from Dr. George A.
Lung, the surgeon who was detailed
to accompany the chief executive on
his trips. It was addressed to Rear
Admiral P. M, Rixey, chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery, and
In his absence from the city, its con
tents were not made public.
Dr. John Urie, the assistant chief
af tiie department, who for a time was
detailed to act as physician to the
Roosevelt family, took the report to
Secretary Moody. It was very much
in accord with the statement issued
by Secretary Cortelyou, issued from
Indianapolis prior to the operation,
und stating that there was a bruise on
the shin, and that a minor operation
was necessary. It was stated that the
president would need a rest and this
would necessitate the abandonment of
ihe western trip. Dr. Urie is of the
opinion that the president will be all
right in a short time. Such wounds
as that described are apt to be' more
painful than serious.
BISHOP HOPEFUL FOR CHINA.
Thinks People Will Become Christian*
and Does Not Look for Trouble.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.—Bishop Da
vid Hastings Moore of the Methodist
Episcopal church, having supervision
of China. Japan and Corea, who has
reached this city to spend five months
n the open door missionary movement,
is which his church is now interested,
says regarding the fresh outbreak of
the Boxers in China that he does not
believe there will be another general
uprising in the future.
“That China can ever be what it
was before that outbreak is impossi
ble,” he said. “Her idols are shatter
ad, her ideals blasted. The sacred
wail around Pekin has been dug down
to admit the locomotive, the legations
ire enlarged and rebuilt with reference
to any future trouble. The empire has
been shot through and through with
western ideas, which to the natives
seem to have an omnipotence all their
)wn. Timothy Richard is commission
ad by the emperor to reconstruct the
aducational system on W'e3tern mod
els.”
SOME COAL STILL ON HAND.
Have Twenty Thousand Tons Ready
for Customers.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24—Vice
President Voorhees of the Philadel
phia & Reading railroad said in an in
terview that the company had 20,000
tons of rice coal stored at Reading.
He declined to say what the receipts
pf coal are at present or the number of
oaded cars that have been brdught
lown the road within the last few days.
Other officials were equally reticent on
.hat score.
City Sales Agent Coughlin of the
Heading Coal and Iron company is be
deged with applications for coal. So
ar as applications from hospitals and
ither charitable institutions are con
>erned no change has occurred. Th0
luestion of the action of the churches
s still an open one with the officials. (
One of the largest retail coal deal
ers is negotiating for 20,000 tons from
Vales.
Moving the Quarantine Line.
WICHITA, Kas., Sept. 24.—The Na
.icnal Association of Sanitary Boards
net here today. The two points of
nterest are the placing of the quar
intine line farther south and the ex
ension of the open season. After the
ippointment of committees recess was
aken. The members of the committee
;o fix quarantine lines and to regulate
:lie open season Include George B.
3111s of Missouri, A. W. Sale of Illinois
ind W. H. Dunn of Tennessee.
Bridge River at St. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 24.—A new
M00,000 railroad bridge will be built
icross the Missouri river at St. Jo
seph by the St. Joseph & Grand Island
Railroad company.
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