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Loup City Northwestern. VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1902. NUMBER 49. THE NAVY GROWS CHIEF OF BUREAU TELLS OF DE LAY IN CONSTRUCTION. ALL YARDS BEHIND IN WORK Ships Added to the Navy During the Year—Urgent Necessity for In crease in the Number of Its Cin struction Corps. .WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—“Progresu upon new vessels under construction during the past year has been satis factory,” says Hear Admiral Bowles, chief of the naval bureau of construe tion, in his annual report. All the larger vessels have been de layed by non-delivery of structural steel while the vessels building at San Francisco were set back by the ten months' strike, and the holdout of workmen at Seattle prevented any actual progress on the hull of the bat tleship Nebraska. The inability of shipbuilders to ob tain a sufficient force of skilled work ers has also been, in many cases, an important factor in the slow progress of the vessels. The battleship Ohio Is shown to have been twenty-nine months behind her contract on the first of July. The bat tleship Missouri is over twenty months behind, the majority of the battleships and cruisers over ten months and some of the torpedo craft are more than forty months behind the date of completion stipulated in their con tracts. However, delays on the torpedo boats are being terminated by the newly modified conditions for tnelr de livery. The contractor s delay in beginning the construction of the vessels of the Virginia, Pennsylvania and St. Louis glass gave his bureau an opportunity to make a careful revision of the gen eral plans of those vessels, which, he says, will result in a considerable im provement in their military value and in their habitability. An entire rear rangement of the scheme for the stow age of ammunition was made and par ticular attention was given to an effi y cient scheme for coaling. The ships added to the navy dur ing the year were the battleship Illi nois and the torpedo craft Decatur, Perry, Preble, Biddle, Thornton and Wilkes. Admiral Bowle3 says there continu ues to be an urgent necessity for an increase in the number of officers ol the construction corps. The principal navy yards. It is stated, have an in sufficient number of officers for the performance of regular duties. The lack of officers is particularly hurtful Just now in view of the construction of the big battleship Connectucut at the New York navy yard. QUAY MEETS THE PRESIDENT. i Conference Over Coal Situation is Held at White House. WASHINGTON, Oct 13.—Senator Quay of Pennsylvania saw the presi dent for an hour yesterday and at the close of the conference the state ment was made that there was “noth ing to say.” Of course it warn known that the senator came to discuss the strike situation, but what information he conveyed or what suggestions he received cannot be stated. The sen ator departed immediately after the conference for Philadelphia. REBELS REPEL THE ATTACK. Reverses Come to the Government Troops at Montrouis. PORT AU PRINCE, Oct. 13.—The revolutionists at Montrouis were at tacked by forces of the government yesterday. While the armored govern ment steamship Nouvelle Veloregue - bombarded the rebels’ position, th« government troops attempted a land lng. The rebels resisted with energ; and succceeded in repelling the at tack. There were many casualties. St. Foix Colin, minister of the in terior under the provincial govern ment, has called the population a( Port Au Prince to arms. Charged with Horse Stealing. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 13—John ^Harrod was brought here tonight and lodged in jail on a charge of horse stealing. He hired a livery rig at Kim ball's barn Sunday, saying he would return in the evening. He fail erf! to ► show up, so officers were at once put on his trail. They succeeded In arrest ing him today at Havelock. INJUSTICE TO THE VETERANS. Report of Committee Appointed to In vestigate Pension Office. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.—Among the official documents presented to the encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which met here today, was the report of the committee ap pointed last year to investigate the administration of the pension office by the then Pension Commissioner H. Clay Evans, and to bring the result of the investigation to the attention of the president. The first name signed to the report was that of Gen. Ell Torrance, com mander-in-chief, who stated in his ad dress that as soon as the report was brought to President Roosevelt’s no tice the resignation of Commissioner Evans was accepted. The ocunmlttee consisted of Gen. Torrance, R. B. Beath, James R. Car nahan, C. G. Burton, W. H. Upham, John C. Linehan, Henry E. Taintor and John C. Black, and all signed it except Gen. Black, who was unable to meet with the committee. He says, however, that he concurs in the re port. The investigation was conducted in Washington, and the committee began its report by saying that Commissioner Evans gave every opportunity to make it thorough. Speaking of the results of the inquiry into special complaints they say that many of these complaints were without merit, but that on the other hand many meritorious claims had been thrown out. “From a personal investigation,” they say, “we are confident that scores of claims are rejected every day that should be allowed.” The responsibil ity for these rejections is laid princi pally at the door of the medical di vision of the pension bureau. STEWART IS LEADER First Ballot Elects Him Commander In-Chief of the G. A. R. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—General I. T. Stewart has been elected com mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic on the first ballot, and this in spite of the fact that General Sickles withdrew from the contest, throwing his influence into the scales for General Black. The voting resulted as follows: Stewart, 467; Black, 372; McElroy, 83. When the encampment took up the order for election of officers the com mander-in-chief being the first office to be filled, George H. Patrick of Ala bama nominated General Daniel Sick les of New York, General Lawler of Illinois nominated General John C. Black of Illinois, Thomas Sample of Pennsylvania nominated General J. T. Stewart, and Post Commanader G. H. Slaybaugh of the District of Columbia nominated Colonel John McElroy ol the District of Columbia. General Sickles withdrew from the race and seconded the nomination of General Black. The greater part of the afternoon session was devoted to the election of national officers, the other results be ing as follows: Vice Commander-in-Chief—William M. Olin of Massachusetts. Junior Vice Conimander-in-Chlef— James M. Averill of Georgia. HE CONFESSES TO MURDER. Crime for Which Two Men Have Al ready Served. BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 10.—Twenty years after the commission of a mur der, for which Thomas Hanley and Luke Kelly, the latter president of the S‘!ver Bow trades and labor assembly; and a prominent labor leader in Mon tana, had served seven years in the penitentiary, the real murderer is said to have confessed. Word has been received from Wilkesbarre, Pa., that E. W. Tourney of Scranton, Pa., has given himself up. The tragedy was" enacted near Lu cerne, Pa., a man named Rosencrants being held up and killed. Kelly and Hanley were convicted on the testi mony of a woman, who declared she recognized them as the murderers. May Get Million Dollars. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct 10.—Attorneys for I. Harry Stratton, who is trying to break the will of his father, the late W. S. Stratton, and the warring executors and admtni* trators of the estate are holding a con ference here today, and it is reported that a compromise has practically been decided upon. The report that the son’s offer to compromise for $1,000,000 may be accepted. Love should he called the ether of life; those under its influence seem so Insensible to outside Joy or pain. MEETINC IS OVER THE GRAND ARMY ANNUAL 18 AT AN END. SUCCESTIONS TO CONCRESS Action Needed in the Way of Legis lation—San Franciaco, Cal., Will Get the Annual Reunion in 1903— The Vote on Location. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—The en eampment of the Grand Army of the Republic for 1902 came to a close yes terday, although a few social gath erings may assemble today. San Fran cisco was chosen as the next place of meeting and the election of officers began the day before was completed. The kindred bodies to the parent or ganisation also brought their several conventions to a close, the Sons of Veterans, Woman’s Relief corps and other bodies choosing officers for the ensuing year. The Union Veterans’ association had a lively day and the final result was a split in the organization. The first row was over a question of eligibility to membership. A reso lution was adopted that let down the bars too much to suit some of the state delegations with a large mem bership in the order. This caused 111 feeling. Later the friction in the union de veloped rapidly in consequence of the adoption by a committee which had been in’/jstigattng the character and conduct of Commander-in-Chief Dy renforth of a report recommending his suspension. General Dyrenforth was presiding over the convention when the commit tee endeavored to report. He refused to surrender his office. Turbulent scenes followed until finally a large element of the organisation withdrew,, those remaining re-electing Feneral Dyrenforth and the seceders taking steps to form a new union. The Grand Army of the Rpublic de cided by a large vote to hold its en campment in 1903 at San Francisco, Cal. Practically the only competitor was Atlantic City, but a few votes were cast for Saratoga. The chances of tho last named place were destroyed by the decision of the Newr York delega ttion to support San Francisco, and when the solid vote of that delegation was cast for the Pacific coast city it was recognized that Atlantic City’s prospects were very slim. General Shaffer made the speech nominating San Francisco, while De partment Commander Hall of New Jer sey named Atlantic City. The vote was: San Francisco, 753; Atlantic City, 178. The selection of San Fran cisco was then made unanimous. STRIKE MUST GO ON. New York Conference Ends in Seem ingly Permanent Deadlock. NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—After two days of conference between the op erators, the governor and the senior senator of New York and two sen ators from Pennsylvania, the miners' strike is apparently as far from a set tlement as ever. Governor Odell laid before the op erators the proposition that if they would concede an advance of 6 cents per ton in the price of mining coal he would promise that the miners would go to work', biit oh being told the con cession would carry with it the recog nition of the miners’ union, the operat ors promptly refused the proposal and took their leave. Girl Drowns in a Barrel. GRAN DFORKS, N. D., Oct. 11.— Rose Mason, 20 years old, was drowned today at her brother’s farm in Nelson county, in ten inches of water at the bottom of a rain barrel. The barrel was sunk in the ground, and the water was used to cool cream. The girl went to get the cream and fell head first into the barrel. Her po sition was such that she could not use her arms. Start Bribery Prosecution. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11.—Circuit Attor ney Folk and his assistants will de part today for Columbus, Mo., where they will prosecute the charges of. at tempted bribery against Edward But ler of St. Louis. Investigating for Roosevelt. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 11.—Prof John Graham Brooks of Cambridge Mass., has been in the coal region* several d*ys, making a further invee ligation by order of President Roose velt. ROOSEVELT SUBMITS A PLAN. Proposition to Mitchell for Miners tc Return to Work. WASHINGTON. Oct 8— President Roosevelt has requested Mr. Mitchell, president of the Mine Workers' union to induce the men to go to work with a promise of the appointment of a com miss ou to investigate their grievances and a further promise that the presi dent will urge upon congress legisla tion in accordance with a recommenda tion of that commission. No reply has yet been received from Mr. Mitchell. The president sent Carroll I). Wright, commissioner of labor in Philadelphia, to meet Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Wright has reported that after the proposition of the president iad been submitted Mr. Mitchell said that he wanted to take it under consideration. The miners' unions are today voting upon the question of whether they shall continue the strike, but this is the proposition of the coal operators and not upon the suggestion of the president to Mr. Mitchell. It is expected that the miners will take up the suggestion of the presi dent and decide upon it after it hap been presented to them by Mr. Mitch ell Commissioner of Immigration Sar gent has returned from Philadelphia, but had no information to communi cate, as he did not see Mr. Mitchell in that city. The following statement was made public at the White House this after noon: On Monday, October 6, Hon. Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, went to Philadelphia and gave to Mr, John Mitchell the following from the president. If Mr. Mitchell will secure the im mediate return to work of the miners In the anthracite regions the president will at once appoint a commission to. investigate into all the matters at is sue between the operators and miners and will do all within his power to obtain a settlement of these questions in accordance with the report of the commission. Mi. Mitchell has taken this matter under consideration, but the president has not yet been advised of any con sideration. LAYING THE PACIFIC CABLE. Over Three Thousand Nautical Miles Already Finished. VANCOUVER. B. C., Oct. 8.—Word has just been received here that the cable ship Colonia buoyed the Pacific cable one mile off Fanning island ca ble station at 11 o’clock this morning, having laid 3,455 nautical miles of ’able between the Btation on Vancou ver island and that point since Sep tember 18. Everything went splendidly through out the voyage, and there was not a hitch of any kind. This now leaves a section of 2,100 nautical miles between Fanning island and Suva, in the Fiji islands to com plete the Canadian-Australian cab\e. The cable ship Anglia, now at Hono lulu will lay that section, which will probably be completed before the end of the present month. COMES TO STUDY AMERICA. Lady Henry Somerset Arrives From England. NEW YORK, Oct. 8— Lady Henry Somerset, president of the World's Christian Temperance union, arrived on the steamship Minneapolis from London today. She is here to attend the coming convention of the Woman’s Christian Temperance union and to study, with the help of the American organization, the work of reclaiming Inebriates. ‘‘I am looking forward to studying American methods," she said, "with great enthusiasm. Our union in Eng land has been advancing with great strides during the past two years and we have done an enormous amount of good work." Trade Conditions In Japan. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—United States Minister Buch at Tctdo has transmitted to the state department a long report upon the trade conditions In Japan, in which he says that the foreign trade of Japan for the year 1901 was marked by many unfavorable features, but there was at the same time a distinct recovery from the evil conditions from which it suffered dur ing the previous year. Imports were smaller in 1901 than in 1900. Americans to Lunch With King. LONDON, Oct. 8.—Generals Corbin, Young and Wood will lunch with King Edward at Buckingham palace October 80. MINERS ANSWER UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO CON TINUE THE STRIKE. OPERATORS MUST YIELD POINTS President Roosevelt is Notified of the Decision Reached by the Local Un ions—President Mitchell Hurries to New York. WILKE8BARRE, Pa., Oct. 9.—Un less President Mitchell’s hurried visit to New York bears fruit the end of the mine workers’ strike seems a long way off and the prospect of sufficient coal being mined to satisfy the public de mand is extremely poor. Every local union of the miners' organization throughout the hard coal belt held special meetings, either last night or today and resolved to remain on strike until the mine owners grant them some concessions. While the reportB of the meetings came pouring into Wllkesbarre, Presi dent Mitchell dictated a letter to the president of the United States, in which he gave his answer to the prop osition that the strikers return to work and trust to have their condition im proved through an investigating com mittee. What the answer of the miner* chief is he refused to divulge, but it is difficult to conceive that with the replies of the local unions piled around him he could do otherwise than re spectfully decline the president’s prop osition. Mr. Mitchell sent his letter to Washington before he had heard from all the locals, and at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, accompanied by the three district presidents, left for New York. His mission there is also a se cret. As New York is the headquar ters of the operators, a rumor immedi ately spread that a settlement was in prospect, but Mr. Mitchell and his col leagues would not say whom they ex pected to meet. From early morning until late to night the returns from the local unions came pouring into the union head quarters, and tonight the corps of newspaper correspondents stationed here were invited to examine the re ports. Briefly stated, the resolutions in the reports affirm the confidence in the men; in the integrity, and judgment of their president; praise President Roosevelt for his efforts to end the strike; denounce the presidents of the coal carrving roads for their alleged abuse of the chief executive at the conference in Washington; denounce the employment of the coal and iron police; thank all organizations and citizens throughout the country for the financial assistance given and de nounce Gov. Stone for sending troops here. Nearly all the resolutions contained a sentence to the effect that the men will remain out, though all the troops in the United States are sent here, "until they are granted some conces sions.” Additional troops for this region have not yet arrived, and the general strike situation remains unchanaged. The coal company officials have noth ing to say beyond the fact that they are awaiting developments. There is no increase in the shipment of coal, very little of which is being produced. Brigade Posts for Philippines. WASHINGTON, Oct 9.—Secretary Root has issued an order setting aside 1,800 acres within five miles of Manila as a military reservation. The place is intended to be the site of the first of a system of modern brigade posts, which are to be erected throughout the islands. Accommodation will be furnished for one regiment of infantry, two squadrons of cavalry, and two bat teries of artillery. Consuls Trade Plaees. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 9.—Ed ward S. Bragg, consul general at Ha vana, has been appointed United States consul general at Hong Kong, taking the place of Wlldam A. Rubles, who has been transferred to the con sulate at Havana. Carnegie is Honored. WEDINBURGH, Oct. 9.—Andrew Carnegie was presented with the Free dom of Perth today in recognition of his benefactions to Scotland. Productive Potato Patch. TYNDALL, S. D., Oct 9.—One Bon Homme county farmer dug nearly 400 bushels of potatoes from three-quarters of an acre of ground. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. CATTT,K—There were no very (rood cornfed steers In the yards and the mar ket could not be quoted anything but steady. Jt was evident, though, that packers are not very anxious for these warmed up cattle, so long as they can get the westerns, but the prices paid looked Just, about steady with yesterday. There were a good many cows on sale, hut the demand was of liberal propor tions for the more desirable grades and prices held steady, (lood hetjvy weight cows seem to be selling to the best ad vantage. The medium grades and can ners were not particularly active, but still they brought about Bteady prices. The yard* were full of Stockers and feed ers again and as speculators already had a good many cattle on hand the market was rather slow, with the tendency of prices downward. The good heavy cattle did not show much of any change, but that class was very scarce. The com mon kinds of all weights were hard to dispose of and sellers a* a rule were calling them a little easier. HOQ8—Receipts of hogs were light but as other markets were quoted 10015c low tir prices took a drop here also. Packers started In bidding 110015c lower than yes terday's general market and the bulk of the hows sold that way. Trading was fairly active, as sellers saw It was useless to hold out for more money, and the bulk of the offerings was disposed of In good season. The feeling gTew worse and the close was rather slow and weak. SHEEP—Good to choice yearlings, 13.75 ifff.OO; fair to good, $3.5003.70; good to choice wethers. $3.2503.50; fair to good wethers. *8.003.25; choice ewes. $3.0003.26; fair to good ewes. $2.«S@2.90; good to choice Iambs, $4.7506.00; fair to good lambs, H50B4.75; feeder wethers, 13.000 3 26; feeder yearlings, t3.2503.4O; feeder lambs, >3.00(64.00; cull lambs. 12.0003.00; feeder ewea, 11.2502.00; stock ewes, $2,500 3.25. CATTLE*—Corn fed opened steady to higher, closed weak; beat cowa higher; quarantine steers and native feeders steady; western Stockers dull and weak; choice export and dressed beef steers, JtS. 9007.85; fair to good, J4.OO0D.8S; stockers and feeders, J2.5005.00; western fed steers, $3,006.00; Texas and Indian steers, J2.4O0) 3.75; Texas cows, Jl.&V(j2.60; natlve cows,' Jl.7504.00; native heifers, S2.25^.4.65; can ners. *1.0002.00; bulls, *1.6003.50; calves, *2.«8©5.70. HOGS—Slow, 10S15c lower, closing dull;' top *7.30; bulk of sales, *7.2087.25; heavy, t7.17V407.22Vi; mixed packers, ♦7.12V»6S>7.30; light, J7.1507.25; yorkers, J7.20S7.25; pigs, J6.4007.20. 8HEKP AND I,AM 113— Slow but steady; native lambs, J3.5O04.8Q; western lambs. J4.0005.00; fed ewes, J2.9O03.5O; native wethers, t2.96iff4.00; western wethers, J3.40 Si3.G6; stockers and feeders, Jl.2503.00. H-eas0000001244 U,00e5(,09.., 0 cmfwy a pop WILL NOT STRIKE WATER. Bolt* of Lightning Avoid the Surface of the Liquid. BOSTON, Oct. 11.—Experiments conducted by Prof. John Trowbridge of Harvard university have led to the definite statement that lightning will not strike water. By means of a battery of 20,000 cells he obtaianed a voltage of 6,000,000, which force, he says, is at least comparable to light ning and enabled him to deduce his conclusions. He says: vvitn my oattery 1 was able to od tain electric sparks about seven feet long, and found that instead of strik ing the water a spark of six or seven feet in length invariably jumped to some adjacent object in preference to striking the liquid surface. A spark of only a few inches in length, however, will strike the water, but such a spark is not comparable to lightning. Beyond a million volts the initial resistance of the atmosphere to elec trical discharges becomes less and the discharge therefore is stunted through the air Instead of upon the water and strikes some object adja cent to the water. Fear an Indian Uprising. DENVER, Oct. 11.—A special to the News from Mercer, Colo., says: A special messenger rode into Meeker and reports that about 400 Utes have been in the vicinity of Rangely some days slaughtering game. He says that since the fatal fight with Harris the bucks have sent their squaws and pa pooses back to the reservation, which is taken to mean that they intend to fight Kruger Talks in Church. UTRECHT, Holland, Oct. 11.—The Boer generals arrived here today to greet Mr. Kruger on the occasion of his 77th birthday. The whole party attended divine ser vice, where Mr. Kruger entered the pulpit and expressed great apprecia tion of the general’s service ar<t begged the public to assist in reliev ing the distress among the Boers. To Buy Glass Plant. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 11.—It is learned that at the meeting of the flint glass manufacturers here plans were considered for purchasing all the Diants in the country.