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VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SIIERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2L 190*2. NUMBER 50.
KILLS FOR LOVE
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JAMES YOUNGER TAKES LIFE
BECAUSE UNABLE TO MARRY.
A LETTER TO HIS SWEETHEART
injuries Sustained in Old Besperado
Days Bother Till the End—Wants
No Crocodile Tears and Asks
Mourners to Stay Away.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—James Younger,
formerly a member of the notorious
band of outlaws, which infested the
£ country a quarter of a century ago.
I committed suicide Sunday by shuot
' ing, He left a letter to the press in
which he gives as a reason for his act
. despondency over continued ill-health
and separation from his friends.
Younger occupied a room in a down
town block and when he did not make
his appearance as usual, search was
made for him. About 5 o'clock in the
afternoon his door was broken in and
his dead body found on the floor be
side the bed, with a revolver clutched
tightly In the right hand. He had
shot himself through the head and
had evidently been dead for several
hours.
Younger, since his parole from the
state penitentiary in July of last year,
had led an exemplary life, but he was
recently quite seriously hurt by a fall
from a wagon. Other wounds he had
received earlier in his life gave him
trouble, and although he soon obtained
light employment, his health was pre
carious and this caused him much
worry. He was 54 years old.
On a bureau in the room was found
a long manila envelope, on one side
of which was written:
“To all that Is good and true I love
and bid farewell. “JIM YOUNGER.
On the other side was written these
words:
‘ Oh, lassie, goodbye. All relatives
just stay away from me. No crocodile
tears wanted.
“Reporters: Be my friends. Burn
me up. JIM YOUNGER.”
The envelope contained a package of
letters that had passed between
v Younger and a lady with whom he
W is said to have been in love. The lady,
who is prominently connected, is said
to have reciprocated his affection and
it was reported at one time that they
were to be married. The lady's rela
tives raised objections to the wedding
and a further obstacle was the fact
that a paroled prisoner cannot legal
ly contract a marriage. The couple
determined to disregard the objec
tions of relatives and an effort was
made to overcome the other obstacles
by securing from the state board of
pardons a full pardon and restoration
to citizenship. This effort failed, and
it is thought this had much to do with
Youngers’ determination to end his
life. The lady is now said to be in
Boise, Idaho, for her health.
- It is also said that relations between
Jim and Cole Younger were very much
Strained; in fact, that the brothers
had not been on speaking terms for
six months.
8HOW MUCH FINE STOCK.
Breeders Send Sxceptional Collection
of Cattle to Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY—The American
L Royal Cattle show will open at the
stock yards Monday with the finest
display of blooded stock ever seen in
Kansas City.
The breeds to be shown are Here
fords. Shorthorns, Galloway and Ab
erdeen Angus and the number of en
tries In each division is greater than
at any previous show.
Two score breeders of national rep
utation have entered cattle and some
of the best herds of beef breeds in
the World will be represented. More
than 100 individual breeders are con
tributors and they come from two
dozen states and territories in this
country, and Canada is also repre
sented.
ROBBERS STOP STAGE COACH.
Line Up Passengers and Relieve
Them of Valuables.
NORTH YAMHILL. Ore.—The Til
lamook stage was held up Monday
night by three masked men flvo miles
from here.
The robbers secured $200 from the
passengers and then escaped. They
compelled the passengers to get out
jL of the stage, stand in line at the road
| |Kjh and hand over their valuables,
country is heavily timbered and
there Is little probability of captur
ing the robbers.
DEAD LETTER OFFICE MAIL.
Acting Postmaster General Presents
Some Figures.
The annual report of the dead letter
office for the last fiscal year, sub
mitted by Acting General Postmaster
General Wynne, shows total receipts
9,300,351 pieces of mail matter of all
kinds, an increase of 9 per cent over
last year.
The ordinary unclaimed letters
number 6,446,600; ordinary unclaimed
returned from foreign countries, 620,
235; letters an d parcels held for post
age, 156,381; domestic letters undeliv
ered at hotels, 306,232; letters and par
cels with fictitious address, 150,307;
bearing no address, 81,068; originating
in foreign countries, 838,305. The total
number of pieces of mail matter open
ed was 8,216,407. Total number de
livered unopened, 1,843,231. Of the
letters and parcels opened 50,865 were
found to contain money to the
amount of 148,498, and 50,874 commer
cial papers with an aggregate face
value of J1,399,926.
GOING EAST TO BUY FARMS.
Nebraskans Said to Contemplate
Changing to Maryland.
WASHINGTON.—According to a
Baltimore paper a party of six Ne
braskans called at the state emigra
tion bureau in that city on Thursday
to discuss matters pertaining to farm
ing in Maryland and Nebraska with
the emigration authorities. This party,
comprising five men and one woman,
had taken advantage of the low pas
senger rates granted on account of
the Grand Army of the Republic and
had come east for the purpose of look
ing over farm lands in Maryland.
Members of the patry looked over sev
eral farms and according to the paper
informed the emigration officials that
they liked the climate and nearness of
markets to the farms; that they would
not go to Maryland this year owing to
leases now in existence, but hoped
to be able to move there next spring.
QUARREL ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
William C. Turner Shoots Two Men
Dead and Kills Himself.
NEW YORK—William C. Turner
Friday shot and killed Robert Hamil
ton of Pittsburg and W. J. Marrlard
in the office of the law firm of Can
tor, Adams & McIntyre in Broad street
and then committed suicide.
Turner was at one time treasurer of
the Climax Bottling company, in which
the other two men were interested,
and the three met for a settlement of
an alleged defalcation on the part of
Turner. A heated argument arose and
Turner, drawing a revolver, killed
Hamilton and Mallard and then turn
ing the weapon upon himself, commit
ted suicide. Turner came west from
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
FIRMIN GOES INTO EXILE.
So Closely Pressed That He Takes
Refuge on a Vessel.
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti.—The
troops of the provisional government
are marching on Gonatves, the head
quarters of the revolutionists, and it
is reported here that M. Firmin, the
revolutionary leader, has embarked on
board a vessel and is going into exile.
The French cruiser D’Assas has left
Port Au Prince for St. Marc, which was
reoccupied by the government troops
recently.
Later it was announced that M. Fir
min, with all the principal leaders of
the revolution, had embarked on board
the United States cruiser Cincinati. It
was added that they would probably be
taken to Jamaica or St. Thomas.
White House Strike is Off.
NEW YORK—The strike inaugu
rated some time ago among the wood
carvers employed by a New York firm
having the contract for the carvings
at the White House has been declar
ed off. The strikers’ detaand that
the carvings shall be dressed by hand
and not by machine was granted. It
is said President Roosevelt exerted
his good offices to bring about the end
of the strike.
Appeals Land Grant Case.
TOPEKA. Kan.—The United States
government filed notice in the federal
court here Thursday of an appeal of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas land
grant case to the United States su
preme court. l'be case involves the
title to millions of acres of land along
the railroad right-of-way. The gov
ernment in its appeal maintains that
the road by means of fraud and mis
representations obtained land to which
it was not entitled. The case was de
cided in the United States circuit court
against the government
MEN WILL ACCEPT
MITCHELL WILL RECEIVE SUP
PORT OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES
President Mitchell Has No Doubt of
Results—When Mining Begins Ccci !
Companies Will Do All They Can to
Meet Demands.
WILKESBARRE, Pa.—In accordance
with the call issued Friday by the ex
ecutive boards of the anthracite dis
tricts all “locals” of the miners' union
throughout the coal fields on Saturday,
began electing delegates to the conven
tion which is to consider Tiie accept
ance of the arbitration plans submit
ted by President Roosevelt.
Most of the local unions held their
meetings Friday night. It is prac
tically certain that a majority of the
delegates will come to the convention
instructing to vote in favor of accept
ing the arbitration scheme.
President Mitchell does not care to
anticipate the action of the convention,
but from his manner it is taken that
he has not the slightest doubt as to
the result. He will go into the conven
tion and make a strong speech for ac
ceptance.
The indications are that the conven
tion will last two days and that there
will be much debate. The principal
question to be disposed of before the
plan is accepted by the miners will be
that of taking care of wdVkmen who
cannot be given work immediately. It
i s understood the union will draw
funds from their relief fund, which is
said to be still growing, for this pur
pose.
The coal companies will do all in
their power to meet the public demand
for coal. Preparations for resuming as
soon as the miners call the strike off
are going on apace.
It is estimated that 25 per cent of
the collieries will be in operation on
the first dgy af^§r^ the.^ns pension is
over. The railroads are also making
every effort to have enough cars on
hand to carry the freshly mined coal
to market and are sending thousands
of cars.
The state troops are having an easy
time of it and are expecting to hear of
the withdrawal of a portion of the di
vision at any day. Major General Mill
er and Brigadier General Gobin refuse
to predict when the homeward move
ment of the soldiers will begin. Gen
eral Gobin said that reports of petty
acts of violence, such as the throwing
of stones at men going to work are
still being reported to him.
The stationary firemen affiliated
with the Stationary Fremen's associ
ation of Pennsylvania, who went on
strike on June 2, with the firemen be
longing to the Mine Workers’ union,
met Friday night and decided to abide
by the decision of the United Mine
Workers’ convention. President Bar
rett and Secretary Mullahy were au
thorized to go before the arbitration
commission and urge that the firemen
be granted an 8-hour day.
ROOSEVELT^ MITCHELL.
Former Notifies the Latter of His Ap
pointments.
WASHINGTON—Following is the
letter of President Roosevelt to John
D. Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers:
“WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON.—
Mr. John Mitchel, President United
Mine Workers of America, Wilkes
barre, Pa.: I have appointed as com
missioners Brigadier General John M.
Wilson, Mr. E. W. Parker, Judge
George Gray, Mr. E. E. Clark, Mr.
Thomas H. Watkins and Bishop John
L. Spalding, with Hon. Carroll D.
Wright as recorder.
"These names are accepted by the
operators and I now most earnestly ask
and urge that the miners likewise ac
cept the commission.
“It is a matter of vital concern to
all our people, and especially to those
in our great cities who are least well
off, that the mining of coal should be
resumed without a day’s unnecessary
delay.
“(Signed.)
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
To Repair Naval Station.
The navy department has cabled
515,000 to Manila, P. I„ to be sent
from there to the island of Guam for
the rehabitation of the naval station
property which was damaged by the
recent earthquake. The department
received a cablegram announcing the
departure of the collier Justin from
Cavite for Guam, and It Is the under
standing that she carries the funds
for the repair work.
TARIFF REVISION.
The President’s Views Regarding the
Same.
Postmaster General Henry C. Payne,
in an interview at Milwaukee, Wis,
said the forthcoming annual message
of President Roosevelt to congress
would probably recommend that a per
manent tariff commission be appointed.
“The president’s views in regard to
the revision of the tariff, he said, are
substantially the same as those given
by Senator Spooner.
“He will probably favor a reduction
of import duties upon products which
no longer need protection. He is also
inclined to favor the creation of a per
manent tariff committee, which can at
all times receive testimony, subject to
expert consideration and the carying
interests of production and trade, and
submit its reports and recommmenda
tions to congress.
"This will insure the thorough and
careful compilation of all information
accessible, and will save to congres
sional committees a vast amount of
labor. This was the policy outlined
by the president in his speech at LiO
gansport. Ind., which ho had prepared
for delivery at ..lilwaukee and which
it is safe to predict will be embodied
in his annual message to congress.
“He is thoroughly in earnest in the
matter and favors as strongly reci
procity as a feature of our commercial
intercourse with foreign nations.
“Since the adjournment of congress,
overwhelming manifestations that the
people favor reciprocity with Cuba in
dicate that the opposition to that
measure has faded away and that con
gress will at an early ady redeem the
pledge made by President McKinley
for reciprocal trade relations with
Cuba."
INDIANS MAY LOSE LANDS.
Spokane Tribe Likely to Be Beaten
Out of The'r Reservation.
Agent Anderson of the Colville In
dian agency in Washington state has
cepQrjted to the commissioner of Indian
affairs that the Spokane Indians, who
are comparatively poor, seem to be in
danger of losing a part of their res
ervation.
The agent says this danger is the
result of the congressional opening of
their lands to mineral location and en
try after the Indians receive allot
ments of land in severalty.
Owing to the way in which the va
rious provisions of the bill were
passed and approved the reservation
was actually open to mineral location
and entry for a short time last May,
during which vested rights in a large
group of mineral claims were acquired
and a determined effort has been made
to wrest the land from the Indians.
SOON LEARN POLITICAL GAME.
Police Prevent Federals Registering
in Porto Rico.
SAN JUAN, P. R—The election
registrations have been a complete
farce. The federals were shut out
in a majority of the precincts of the
islands by an order of the executive
council placing a majority of reports
on each board.
At Vlques eight insular policemen
guarded the booth, no federals were
admitted and none registered. In
many towns there have been no fed
eral registrations and in consequence
in several places in addition to Cayey
the federals formally retired from the
elections. In order to remedy this
the supervisor of elections allowed an
extra registration, day Thursday, but
with the same result.
Wherever federals did attempt to
register there was disorder. Shoot
ing affairs occurred at Agua Dilla,
Corozed, Vieques and Mayaguez.
Some persons were wounded, but
there were no fatalities. Wholesale
arrests of federals were made and
thousands of protests and charges
have been filed.
Lieutenant Peary's Condition.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The follow
ing statement in reference to Lieuten
ant Peary's operation and general con
dition was given out Thursday:
"The operation itself was simple anti
successful. A speedy recovery is antic
ipated and it is thought that it will
not be long before he will be aDle to
resume his official duties in the navy."
Missing Consul is Found.
LAREDO, Tex.—The wife of Consul
Garrett received a telegram from her
husband Thursday, dated Guaracevi,
state of Durango, stating that he was
enroute home. The consul and party
had been detained by high water in
the Sierra Madra range and were un
able to reach a telegraph station.
GERMANY’S WANT
■FAVORS TARIFF TO MAKE TREA
TY MERGERING EASIER.
THE FEARS OF OPPONENTS
They Say that Workingmen Will Suf
fer if the Bill Becomes Law, but
Government Refuses to Legislate
for One Class Alone.
BERLIN.—The reichstag, at its
session Thursday entered on the dis
cussion of the tariff bill, commencing
with the schedules relating to wheat
and rye. Chancellor von Uuelow rec
ommended that the bill be passed, as
drawn up, saying that the house com
mittee proposals increasing the min
imum tariff would render the conclus
ion of new treaties impossible. The
tariff proposed by the government, he
added, was the extreme limit if Ger
many wished to obtain from other
countries greater concessions than it
now enjoyed.
The chancellor enumerated the con
siderations which guided them in
Training the bill.
The object in view was to afford
agriculture increased protection, and
at the same time not only to retain the
home market for Germany’s industries,
but also to develop as much as pos
sible the sale of German products
abroad.
It was desirable for trade, agricul
ture and industry that commercial
treaties extending over long periods
should be concluded, but they should
be based on full reciprocity while safe
guarding Germany’s legitimate inter
ests.
The chancellor pointed out that the
new tariff specialized to a greater ex
tent than former tariffs, and said this
was Intended to afford an effective
weapon in the negotiations for trea
ties. It also provided increased du
ties on articles considered important
from a politico-commercial viewpoint.
These increases offered sufficient scope
for negotiations. The federal govern
ment regarded most of the apprehen
sion regarding the minimum rates
provided by the bill as unfounded.
No lack of solicitude for agriculture
was shown in the bill, and the fear
that the passage of the measure would
lead to increased cost of living for the
working people he considered baseless.
The government, the chancellor de
clared, would never consent to dis
criminate against others in favor of
working people. They must stepr a
middle course between the Interests of
all, between the interests of the agri
culturalists and industrialists, whose
respective success was necessary to
the welfare of each other. The pro
posed agrarian duties would not harm
the industrialists, but the increase in
the minimum rates would make it im
possible to conclude treaties.
STRIKE IS SETTLED.
Conference Ends with Selection of a
Commission.
WASHINGTON.—The great anthra
cite coal strike is settled at last. A
commission of six persons, with a sev
enth, Mr. Carroll D. Wright, a re
corder, will adjust differences between
operators and miners. President
Mitchell, of the miners’ union, will
take the necessary measures to call the
strike off. The president will urge im
mediate rssumption of mining and op
erations are expected to begin next
week.
Announcement that the great strike
was off was made by Secretary Root
with exuberant good humor at the
White House on Wednesday.
Organized labor has a representative
on the commission in the person of
E. E. Clark, grand chief of the order
of Raiway Conductors, named as a so
cloogist.
As named the commission is perfect
ly satisfactory to both miners and oper
tors.
Assent of the miners was given
through President Mitchell and Mr.
Sargent commissioner of immigration,
and of the operators through Messrs.
Robert Bacon and George W. Perkins
of the banking firm of J. Pierpont
Morgan & Co.
The final outcome followed a series
of conferences, beginning with two
during the day with Mr. Mitchell and
two during the night with Messrs. Ba
con and Perkins.
Events moved quickly at the last,
the president being determined on a
speedy settlement.
The commission will assemble in a
few days and choose a chairman, prob
ably General Wilson. It then will ar
range for sessions and testimony.
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The following official statement an
nouncing the close of the strike was
issued at the White House at 2:20 a.
m., Thursday.
“After a conference with Mr.
Mitchell and some further conference
with representatives of the coal oper
ators, the president has appointed the
members of the commission to inquire
into, consider and pass upon all ques
tions at issue between the operators
and miners in the anthracite coal
fields:
"Brigadier General John M. Wnson,
U. S. A., retired, (late chief of engi
neers, U. S. A.) Washington, D. C., as
an officer of the engineering corps of
either the military or naval service of
the United States,
“E. W. Parker, Washington, D. C.,
as an expert mining engineer. Mr.
Parker is chief statistician of the coal
division of the United States geological
survey and editor of the Engineering
and Mining Journal of New York.
“Hon. George Gray, W’ilmington,
Del., as a judge of a United States
court.
"E. E. Clark, Cedar Rapids, la.,
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors, as a sociologist, the pres
ident assuming that for the purposes
of such a commission the term sociol
ogits means a man who has thought
and studied deeply on social questions
and has practically applied his knowl
edge.
“Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton, Pa.,
as a man practically acquainted with
the mining and selling of coal.
“Bishop John L. Spalding of Peoria,
111. The president has added Bishop
Spalding’s name to the commission.
“Hon. Carroll D. Wright has been ap
pointed recorder of the commission.”
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THE NEWS AT WILKESBARRE.
Much Satisfaction at Close of the
Long Contest.
WILKESBARRE, Pa—Information
from Washington that both parties to
the controversy in the anthracite coal
strike had reached an agreement to
arbitrate and that the great conflict
is about to close was received
throughout the entire hard coal re
gion with the greatest satisfaction.
The news created considerable excite
ment in the mining towns.
The strikers, as a rule, however,
following the example of their leader,
are not disposed to prematurely cele
brate the outcome of the long strug
gle. Their reward for the fight they
made is vet to come in the findings
of the arbitration commission, as
suming that the miners officially en
dorse the agreement Mr. Mitchell
made.
There seems to be little doubt that
the joint meeting of the executive
boards of the three anthracite dis
tricts will call a convention of the
miners to consider the arbitration
proposition and have the men return
to work. There is a belief that a
general resumption of coal mining
will be had in a few days.
MITCHELL’S STATEMENT. ,
Issues a Bulletin and Tells the Rea
son Why.
WILKESBARRE, Pa. — President
Mitchell has issued the following state
ment.
“Appreciating the anxiety and Im
patience of the public and mine work
ers for some authoritative statement
from this office, I issue this bulletin
to say that I was unalterably opposed
to the acceptance or acquiescence in
the form of settlement proposed by the
coal operators, because it restricted the
president of the United States in mak
ing selection of the men involved who
were to determine the questions in
volved in the coal strike.
“These restrictions having been re
moved and representation given to or
ganized labor as well as organized cap
i ital, I am now prepared to give my
personal approval to a settlement of
the issues involved in this strike by
the commission seelcted by the presi
dent, and shall recommend to the ex
l ecutive officers of districts 1, 7 and 9,
in their meeting today, that an imme
diate call be issued for a convention,
whose authorization Is necessary to
declare the strike at an end.
“In the meantime I trust the people
of our country will be as patient as
possible, as we are moving as rapidly
as the interests of our people will per
mit. JOHN MITCHELL,
“President United Mine Workers of
America.”
Beaumont Wells Blaze Again.
BEAUMONT, Tex!—Fire in the oil
field Sunday destroyed half a dozen
derricks and a settling tank. The
tank exploded, inflicting such inju
ries on a workman named February
that he died in a short time. The
monetary, loss was not large.