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VOLUME XIX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1902. NUMBER 51.
HONOR MITCHELL
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PRESENTED WITH GOLD WATCH
AND DIAMOND ORNAMENTS.
HIS CASE BEFORE THE BOARD
In Accepting the Labor Leader Ex
presses the Hope that Strikes Will
Soon Be Unnecessary and Justice
and Right Accorded Toilers.
WILKESBARRE, Pa—John Mitchell
was In conference with the district
presidents. Nichols, Duffy and Fahy,
for several hours Sunday. He outlined
the case he will present to the board
of arbitration on behalf of the miners
and received the approval of his col
leagues.
In the afternoon Mr. Mitchell was
presented with a gold badge and gold
watch by the Polish, Lithuanian and
Slavonic members of his union. The
badge bears the monogram in dia
monds, under the bar containing the
pin, which is fastened to the coat
lapel. Below this is the button of the
United Mine Workers of America,
from which hangs a pendant, with a
tiny pick and shovel, with a miner's
lamp in the center; underneath this
again is a medallion.
The seal of the organization, in the
center, is a breaker boy standing in
the midst of a bank of coal.
The presentation took place at head
quarters and a large crowd listened to
the speeches.
Mr. Mitchell in the course of hl3 re
marks said:
•'These gifts will ever remind me
of the duty I owe to the great army
of workers who have reposed confi
dence in me and followed my leader
ship during trying times.
"I shall regard it a great favor if
you will express to the Polish, Lith
uanian and Slavonic people my gratl
„ tude for the confidence ^hey have so
freely given me. I beg you to say that
my highest ambition will be to pro
mote the welfare and advance the in
terests of all in their labor for a live
lihood.
“I look forward to the time when
y strikes shall be no more, when peace
and justice and right shall be secured
for these who toil, when labor and
capital, each recognizing its rights
and obligations to society, shall work
In harmony for the common welfare of
our country and the general good of
all our people.
“Gentlemen, I thank you with all
my heart. I cannot express my feel
ings to you properly at this time.”
Shortly before 4 o’clock Mr. Mitchell
left for Washington, where he will on
Monday attend sitting of the board of
arbitration. He was accompanied to
the station by a large and enthusiastic
crowd and when he boarded the train
was cheered.
Are Like Rats In a Hole.
LONDON—The English missionary,
iMr. Cooper, who was murdered at Fez,
Morocco, recently, has a wife and two
r children there, and there is consider
' able apprehension as to their fate, as
well as that of four other women mis
■; sionaries, for it is known there has
3; been a considerable recrudescence of
anti-foreign feeling. Letters from the
X Kansas mission of Mecquins, composed
S of twelve Americans, describe the sit
f uation as critical. Those missionaries
; eay they are shut up “Like rats in a
- t; hole.”
Calls Porto Rico Foreign.
NEW YORK—Action has been com
menced against George R. Bidwell, for
| mer collector of the port, on behalf of
' i«evl Bloomcnsteil and company, to
• hacco importers of this city. They
, - Complain that defendant assessed duty
on tobacco and cigars from Porto Rico
and compelled them to pay 52,028.
They contended that the assessment
was a violation of the constitution,
which provides that all goods not com
ing from a foreign port should be ad
mitted duty free.
Plays Omaha Indian Music.
NEW YORK—At Thursday’s session
of the Americanists congress Arthur
Farwt 11 of Newton, Mass., told of the
work of Miss Alice Fletcher of the
Pefcbodv museum at Harvard in col
lecting songs of the Omaha Indians.
As an illustration he played a Simple
theme which tells of an old man going
up the hill each morning and singing
| W his Jtcetlng to the dawn and entitled
o|j^“The Old Man’s Love Song.”
U&IS'
When fortune begins to smile on
some men they think it Is up to them
to sit down and bask in the smile.
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MANILA EXPECTS RELIEF NOW.
Order Allowing Foreign Boats to Trade
May Avert Famine,
MANILA.—It is believed here that
President Roosevelt’s order permitting
foreign vessels to engage in coast
trade among the Philippine islands
will immediately relieve the inter-in
sular freight situation pnd improve
the supply and lessen the cost of rice
in which a famine; is threatened.
The civil commission intends to act
at once on the president's order, hop
ing thereby to avert suffering among
the poorer Filipinos.
It is expected a number of British
and Japanese vessels will take advan
tage of the offer.
Existing freight rates from Manila
to some ports in the archipelago ex
ceed the rates from San Francisco to
Manila. Agriculture in the islands,
already impaired by the rinderpest and
cholera, has been further injured by
locusts.
Works to Save Pensions.
WASHINGTON—General Robert St.
George Dryenforth, commander-in
chief of the Union Veterans’ union,
has issued an appeal to union veter
ans of the civil war to organize into
a brotherhood for mutual protection.
He says eligibility to membership is
now extended to every honorably dis
charged union veteran of good record.
“By taking an active interest in the
affairs of the present,” he continu
' es, “the veteran will not only com
mand recognition as an American citi
zen, but draw attention to the im
portance of according him reward for
his incomparably gVeat sacrifices to
our beloved country.”
Sultan May Back Down.
MANILA—General Sumner has com
pleted his inspection of the proposed
road from Uigan to Lake Lanao. He
will return to Zamboanga within a
week, and go to Camp Vickers to or
ganize the expedition against the sul
tan of Bacolod. There is a slight pos
sibility that the sultan will not resist,
although he continues to strengthen
his forts.
Denmark to Keep Indies.
LONDON—The Copenhagen corre
spondent of tho London Times says
the chances are now against any sale
of the Danish West Indies. Of the
sixty-five members of the l^andesthing
thirty are known to be against and
thirty-one in favor of the sale, the
remaining four are believed to be op
ponents. One member, M. Thvgeson,
who is 97 years old, is coming from
Jutland to vote.
Mrs. Schley Ser:ous*y til.
AUSTIN, Tex.—Admiral Schley’s de
parture for San Antonio has been post
poned owing to the continued illness
of Mrs. Schley, who went to a hotel
immediately upon the arrival of the
party. When she left the east Mrs.
Schley was threatened with pneumo
nia and she is still too weak to par
ticipate in any of the festivities at
tending upon her husband’s welcome.
Rich Girl Weds an Indian.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Rev. Sherman
Coolidge, a full-blooded Arapahoe In
dian, and Miss Grace D. Weatherbee
of Seventy-second street, New York,
were married at Fort Washakie by
Rev. F. J. Roberts. The couple met
at the agency three years ago, when
Miss Weatherbee was visiting tho
west with Bishop Talbott and family
of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Osmun Dead.
NEW Y'ORK—Thomas Osmun, bet
ter known under his pen name of “A1
red Ayre,” died Sunday, following an
apoplectic shock sustained Septem
her 29. Mr. Osmun .was in his 77th
year. His best known works were
"The Verbalist,” "The Orthoepist” and
"Some HI Used Words.” He was also
a writer of elocution.
Street Railway for Maqila.
WASHINGTON—The hurefiu of in
sular affairs has received a dispatch
from Governor Taft stating that the
Philippine commission has invited bids
for street railroad and electric light
franchises in Manila, to be opened
March 5, 1903. The bids will be ad
vertised in this country.
Son is Sentenced to Hang.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.—William Coats
was on Tuesday sentenced to hans
for the murder of his mother on De
ceraber 8 next. The crime was com
mitted on June 2G last. Coats killed
his mother in order to obtain posses
sion of a large sum of money which
she had
THE ARBITRATORS
COMMISSION MAKES CALL AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
THEY RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS
Chief Executive Greets the Members
Cordially and Impresses Upon Them
the Necessity of Expedition—Judge
Gray is Chosen Chairman.
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WASHINGTON.—The members of
the strike arbitration commission ap
pointed by President Roosevelt met at
the White House Friday morning
and went Into conference with the
president.
E. E. Clark, president of the Order
of Railway Conductors, was the first
member of the commission to arrive.
Bishop Spalding, accompanied by Dr.
D. J. Stafford of this city, was the
next to put in an appearance. Gen
eral Wilson, who arrived a moment
Jater, was followed by Thomas H. Wat
kins and Colonei Wright, the recorder
of the commission. Then came E. W.
Parker, the mining expert. Judge
Gray of the United States circuit court
was the last member to reach the
White House.
The president greeted the members
of the commission cordially. The in
terview was brief, lasting scarcely
twenty minutes. The worn to be done
by the commission was informally dis
cussed. The president impresed upon
the commission the necessity of expe
dition and informed them that he had
decided to appoint two assistants to
the recorder to facilitate the work. He
then presented to them their Instruc
tions, as follows:
“WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON.—
To the Anthracite Coal Strike Commis
sion: Gentlemen—At the request both
of the operators and of the miners I
appointed a committee to inquire into,
consider and pass upon the questions
in controversy in connection with the
strike in the anthracite region and
the causes out of which the contro
versy arose.
*‘Dtf t h A nnflAn lmil f*AAA»rimnTWl f o
parties in interest have in advance
consented to abide. You will endeavor
to establish the relations between the
employers and the wage workers in
the anthracite fields on a just and per
manent basis and as far as possible
to do away with any causes for the
recurrence of such difficulties as those
which you have been called in to set
tle.
“I submit to you herewith the pub
lished statement of the operators, fol
lowing which I named you as the mem
bers of the commission, Mr. Wright
being named as recorder, also the let
ter from Mr. Mitchell.
“I appoint Mr. Mosely and Mr. Neil
as assistants to the recorder.
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
The commission went into executive
session at Colonel Wright's office at 11
o'clock. Judge Gray was chosen chair
man. The commission after a short
session adjourned till Monday. The
commission has already adopted an of
ficial name and has had its printing
prepared, designating it as the Anthra
cite Coal Strike Commission.
Trains Lower Population.
WASHINGTON—The number of
persons killed in train accidents dur
ing April, May and June, as shown
by the interstate commerce commis
sion, was 140 and the itfjured 1,810.
Accidents of other kinds, including
those of’employes and passengers get
ting on or off cars, swells the total to
616 killed and 9,520 injured, or 10,136
casualties altogether. There were
1,094 collisions and 916 derailments.
The casualties during the year ended
June 30 were 2,819 killed and 39,800
injured. The number of employes
killed above shows a diminution of
68 per cent since 1893, when the safe
ty appliance act was passed.
Union Pacific Gets Road.
NEW YORK—Official announce
ment has been made, according to the
World, that a controlling Interest of
the St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad
has been purchased by the Union Pa
cific and allied interests, to prevent
the Rock Island from obtaining it.
The control was purchased in the open
market. The line, while not big, is
important strategically to trunk lines
and especially valuable to the Union
Pacific. It runs from St. Joseph, Mo.,
to Grand Island, Neb., 250 miles, and
has trackage from St. Joseph to Kan
sas City, sixty-one miles.
General Hood to Retire.
WASHINGTON—Brigadier General
Charles C. Hood, recently promoted,
has been ordered home to await retire
ment.
THE ROAD MERGER.
Complaint of Kentucky Commission
Made Public.
WASHINGTON. — The Interstate
commerce commission of Kentucky on
Tuesday made public the complaint of
the railroad commission of Kentucky
against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
read company, the Louisville & Nash
ville railroad, the Southern Railway,
the Southern Railway in Kentucky,
the Southern Railway in Indiana, the
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pa
| clflc Railway company, the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad company and the
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Railroad company.
The complaint nsks for an inquiry as
to whether the contracts between these
roads constitute an unlawful combina
tion.
The complaint says the roads rover
all important railroad points and all
railroad lines in a territory aggregat
ing 25,000 miles, with an operating
income of over $30,000,000 annually,
and charges that J. P. Morgan & Co<
have secured practical control and
management of the affairs.
The capitalization of the defendant
road is stated to amount to at least;
$1,000,000,000.
It is alleged the defendant companies
have not filed with the interstate com
merce commission, as required by
law, copies of the contracts and agree
ments. It 1b charged that arrange
ments exist amounting to an agree
ment by which all freights of all the
roads shall be pooled so as to prevent
competition. As a result it is feared
rates will be advanced, communities
discriminated against and freight will
be routed over one or another line so
as to maintain increased earnings
and create fictitious earnings to givo
!
fictitious values.
The combination, the commission
charges, is in violation of both the
letter and spirit of the laws of the
United States and of the several states'
involved.
The interstate commerce commis
sion will Immediately notify all con
cerned of the complaint and will prob
ably arrange for a hearing not earlier
than December.
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AMERICAN MONEY FOR MANILA,
Mint Director Proposes Changing In
sular Coinage.
WASHINGTON—Mr. Roberts, direc
tor of the mint, in an interview on the
rejection by the Filipino, commission
of the law providing for an independ
ent system of coinage for the Philip
pines. said:
"If the coinage system provided by
congress is not fit for the islands and
is not to be put into operation, I think
the best way would be to pass a law
at the next session providing that on
and after a certain day American mon
ey shall be legal tender in the islands.
That might make some confusion at
the start, but it would come out all
right in the end.
"The money stock of the islands,
aside from what American money
there may be, is about $30,000,000,
Mexican. It would be a comparatively
easy matter for us to replace this with
^ American money.”
Mrs. Cady Stanton Dies.
NEW YORK—Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton, the well known woman suffragist,
died Sunday at her home in West
Ninety-fourth street, aged 87. Old
age was given as the cause. She was
conscious almost to the last. About a
week ago Mrs. Stanton began to fail
rapidly. This became more noticeable
late in the week, and it was apparent
that her death was a question of only
a few days or hours.
Manila Adopts Land Act.
MANILA—The United States Phil
ippine commission has decided to en
act a land registry bill drafted by
Commissioner Ide. The bill adapts
the Torrens registry system, with mod
ideations to fit the local conditions,
and creates a land titles court. The
commission has passed a bill defining
the terms under which the Manila
street railway franchise is to be
granted. This bill provides for the
award of the franchise by competition.
Bids will be opened next March, aftei
advertisement here and in the United
States.
Philippine Cholera Grows.
MANILA—The cholera Is gaining a
strong foothold on the island of Min
danao. It is expected to spread there
as elsewhere in the islands. The dis
* ease continues bad in the province
of Ilio, island of Panay, but is light
elsewhere. It has disappeared from
Manila. The cases reported exceed
100.
I NEBRASKA IN GENERAL I
KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
One of David City’s Prominent Citizens
Murdered.
DAVID CITY.—Great excitement
prevailed Friday morning when the
news was heralded that a burglary had
been committed and one of David City’s
most prominent citizens had been shot
About 5 o'clock in the morning burg
lars entered the residence of Harvey
Lillie through a back door and made
their way to the bedroom occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Lillie. In pilfering the
room they aroused Mr. Lillie, who
arose in bed and was shot by the burg
lars, the l>all entering the left temple.
This aroused Mrs. Lillie and she saw
a man standing near the bed. He shot
at her, but the bullet missed her and
went through the window. An invest
igation showed that the house had
been gone through and $300 in money
stolen. The wounded man was taken
to the hospital, where he died at 3 in
the afternoon. Mr. Lillie was manag
er of the Nye & Schneider elevator at
this place, which position he has held
for about eight years, and was one of
the best citizens.
The bloodhounds are on the trail of
the murderers, in charge of Sheriff
West and a large posse of citizens. The
city has offered a reward of $200 for
the arrest of the criminals and the
citizens have offered $800 in addition.
A VALUABLE PUBLICATION.
Book Showing Nebraska’s Industries
and Resources.
Labor Commissioner C. E. Watson,
assisted by Chief Clerk R. A. Hodge,
has issued a large book entitled “Ne
braska's Industries and Resources.”
Ten thousand copies have been print
ed.
A chapter is devoted to each coun
ty in the state, and a minute descrip
tion of the soil of each township is
given. The leading industries of the
various counties, the cities of Omaha.
Lincoln and South Omaha, are given
must space and fine illustrations set
forth facts better than words could
possibly do. The farm and the fac
tory both come in for elaborate de
scriptions, and pictures are used to
portray the growth of the state and to
present its present advanced position
in the agricultural and industrial
world. The educational institutions of
the state are also described.
The Wettest Ever Known.
G. A. Loveland, station director for
the climate and crop service division
of the weather bureau, in charge of
Nebraska records, says that the pres
ent fall has been the wettest In
twenty-seven years. He says:
i “The month was characterized by
low temperature and excessive rain
fall. The highest temerature of the
month occurred very generally on the
7th. On the 9th a killing frost occur
red In the northwestern portion of the
state; on the 12th and 13th killing
frosts occurred generally in the state.
The minimum temperature was below
freezing at most stations, and at the
remaining stations it was only a few
degrees above freezing.
“Nearly the whole rainfall of the
month occurred in the last ten days.
The rainfall of the 20th, 21st and 22d
was especially heavy and with few
exceptions from two to four inches
fell during the three days.”
Higher Tariff on Horses.
BERLIN.—By a vote of 132 to 106
the reichstag approved the proposal
of the tariff bill committee for higher
minimum duties on imported horses
than those proposed by the govern
ment. This action was taken in spite
of the declaration of the minister of
agriculture that the government could
not accept higher duties on horses, in
view of the importance of encouraging
horse breeding in Germany in order
to have a constant supply of remounts
for the army.
Revolution is Crushed.
NEW YORK—Senor Esteves, con
sul general of Venezuela here, has re
ceived the following cable from the
Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs
at Caracas: “Great battle in the state
of Cragua. Complete triumph for the
army commanded by General Castro.
Revolution crushed. Peace of the re
public assured."
Talk Union Pacific Strike.
NEW YORK—The directors of the
Union Pacific met here Thursday and
discussed the demands of the train
men who have threatened to strike.
No decision was made public.
The Catholics at Rose-land have de
cided to build a church.
The Gage countv soldiers’ monu
ment Is about completed.
The Argo Starch plant at Nebraska^
City is to resume operations.
New corn is being marketed in Gage
county at 43 and 45 cents per bushel.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
spoke at Superior to a large audience.
Frank Donner, who was convicted at
Neligh or cattle-stealing, was sent*
enced to the penitentiary for a term of
four years.
James Plunkett, an old soldier, was
seriously injured at Grand Island by
falling under the cars. One foot had
to be amputated.
The Twenty-second infantry arrived
at Fort Crook after a march of 200
miles from Fort Riley, Kan. The diS^
tance was made in twelve days, two
days ahead of schedule time.
While Mr. M. Graham, living near
Edgar, was engaged in cutting feed
for his cattle his right hand was ac
cidentally caught in the gearing of
the machine and badly injured.
Safeblowcrs got in their work at
Pender. The store of E. W. Kruger
was broken into and the safe was
completely wrecked by the use of ni
troglycerine. Between $35 and $40
was taken.
The Rock Island westbound freight
train No. 91 demolished a threshing
machine at the railroad crossing half
a mile west of Rockford, Gage county.
The locomotive was damaged to the
extent of $500.
George Douglas, son of Nebraska’s
famous hunter, while hunting grouse
some miles from Alliance was shot by
an acdicental discharge of the gun.
The flesh of his right arm was tom
off to the elbow.
Miss Nuss. tv dressmaker, was run
over and kiled ixy a freight train ft
the Elkliorn yards at “Vork. She was
horribly mangled. It was at first be
lieved to be an accident, but the cir
cumstances point to suicide.
A mortgage was filed in the office
of the register of deeds in Gage coun
ty by the United States Gypsum com
pany to the Federal Trust and Savings
bank of Chicago, as trustee, for $1,
000,000 at 5 per cent Interest.
Mrs. W. D. Jones of Elk Creek, in
reaching for a bottle of medicine that
she had been taking, got the wrong
bottle and took a dose of corrosive
sublimate instead. A physician, has
tily summoned, saved her life.
During the month of September, ac
cording to the records in the county
clerk’s office, there were in Johnson
county twelve farm mortgages filed in *
Johnson county, amounting to $30,961.
35; there were six released, amounting
to $7,300.00.
A dispatch received by James N.
Davis of Wahoo from the war depart
ment announces the death of his son,
Alfred T. Davis, who was serving as
a soldier in the Philippine islands,
having enlisted from SSTlnders county
over a year ago.
Miss Hannah Ericson of Edgar was
badly scalded in the face. She was
dipping some boiling water from the
boiler and the dipper full of water,
sliped from her hand into the water,
splashing a large quantity of the bail
ing liquid into her face.
Alex Hoover was arrested at Gordon
for feloniously receiving and buying
stolen horses, the property of Indians.
He was brought before Judge Edmunds
and allowed bail in the sum of $750.
The trial was set but in the meantime
Edmunds skipped the country.
James N. Davis, living near Ithaca,
received a letter announcing the death
of his son. Private Alfred T. Davir
of Company L, First infantry, at Bas
ey, Samar, P. I„ at which place he
was buried with religious services and
military honors. He was 20 years of
age and enlisted March 20, 1901.
Goverenor Savage has received an
invitation from Chauncey M. Depew
and James H. Hyde of New York to
attend a dinner at Sherry’s in that
city November 15 to meet his excel
lency Jules Cambon, ambassador of
France to the United States. The gov
ernor has signified his acceptance of
the Invitation.
Burglars broke into the Omaha Ele
vator company’s office, McWilliams
Bros.’ hardware store and the Wal
rath & Sherwood Lumber company’s
office at Monroe. The safes in the
hardware store and the lumber office
were unlocked and nothing was taken
except a fewr notes and a hatchet from
the hardware store.