Loup City Northwestern.
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VOLUME XX.
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903.
NUMBER 9.
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MONROE DOCTRINE IS NOT OFFI
CIAL LAW OF NATIONS.
ITS EXACTIONS OF NO MOMENT
Derlin Vossiche Zeitung Bitterly As
sails the Ceclaration—Declares Even
American States Do Not Recog
BERLIN'.—The government is with
out information regarding the landing
of the German marines at Puerto Ca
bello. Venezuela. The foreign office
says that if such landing occurred it
must have been transient and regards
the reported seizure of the customs at
Puerto Cabello by German marines as
a canard.
Several newspapers in their yearly
political reviews, devote much atten
tion to Venezuela and the Monroe doc
trine. The Vossische Zeitung (inde
pendent liberal), regards Germany’s
proceedings against Venezuela as en
tirely within the limits of interna
tional law.
'•Whoever has a claim against an
other,” says the journal, "tries to col
lect it, whether they he private indi
viduals or nations. If anybody dis
putes our right to compel payment of
the Venezuelan claims we must ask
that person if he be willing to pay
the debt himself, or give guarantees
therefor. If so. the matter speedily
could be settled, but, if this other
person is unwilling to give such guar
antees, his objections don’t concern us.
The United States could settle the
trouble between Germany and Vene
zuela in a moment if it would stand
good for the payment of our claims,
but the United States is unwilling to
take this step and we cannot demand
that it do so. In this case the United
States should not hinder Germany
) from pursuing a course that is deemed
expedient.”
The Vossische Zeltung refers to
what it calls "the wild noise” in a
portion of the American press which
declares that Germany has no right
under the Monroe doctrine to take
forcible action in Venezuela and that
Germany has not even recognized the
Monroe doctrine.
"The latter assertion is correct,"
says the journal. "No other European
state ever recognized this doctrine and
we believe no European country will
ever do so. The Monroe doctrine is
not adapted to become a subject of
diplomatic negotiation and the docu
ment hardly exists in which this doc
trine is laid before any Europeau
power with the request that this
power make a declaration thereon.”
After reciting the history and origin
of the framer of the doctrine the pa
per asserts that the right of interven
tion claimed by the holy alliance has
long since been abandoned. The coun
tries of South America have been in
a state of chronic revolution, yet no
body in Europe dreams of interven
tion. The disastrous issue of Napo
leon’s attempt in Mexico renders it
probable that no European state will
ever repeat the effort to establish
itself in the western hemisphere.
“Later interpretations of the Monroe
doctrine,” continues the Zeltung, “do
not involve the defined hegemony of
the United States over Central and
South America. The United States
claims suzerainty over these states,
* with the right of intervention, but
denies to European countries the
right to interfere in their affairs. How
far such suzerainty extends and what
rights and obligations come from it
have never been cleared up. Neither
have the Central and South American
states recognized this suzerainty, but
they have decidedly -ejected it owing
to its repulsion of the' Romanic and
Germanic races. No European state
has made concession in this respect
and finally the United States itself has
given no clear statement of its aims.
“The Monroe doctrine does not be
long to international law, but to con
jectural politics. It binds nobody and
endows nobody with rights. Germany
has ro obligation to recognize and no
occasion to dispute the Monroe doc
trine. The South American states
stand toward Germany as sovereign
nations, and they all have the rights
an l all the obligations of sovereign
states, and having such obligations
must pay thtlr debts.
“Germany will establish its claims
considerably in form and energetically
In action."
The Tagllsebe Rundschau complains
that that hard realist, the Yankee,
does not appreciate courtesies like the
visit of Prince Henry and the gift of
the .statue of Frederick the Great,
"but blows a few notes into the rusty
and hoarse Monroe trumpet and Ger- i
many must let that impudent trick- *
ster. President Castro, alone while he
laughs in his fist."
WORK AHEAD FOR CONGRESS.
Not Much Expected for Several Days
—Many Senators Still Absent.
WASHINGTON—Many of the sena
tors who left Washington for the
Christmas holidays are still absent
and the present indications are that
when business is resumed there will
not be a very full attendance. He
l'ore the week is far advanced, how
ever. the senate will again he in regu
lar working order and there will be
little cessation of work before March
4. The prediction is very general that
the remainder of the session will lie
exceedingly busy, because of the num
ber of important questions wl ieh will
be pressed forward before linal ad
journment.
During the present week and prob
ably for some time to come the omni
bus statehood hill will be the chief
topic of discussion on the floor, but
under tin* unanimous agreement by
which the bill was made the unfinished
business it cannot be taken up any
day before 2 o’clock. It is the pur
pose of the friends of the bill to press
its consideration and not to allow the
bill to be sidetracked unless urvder
very great pressure. The present
purpose is to give way. only for appro
priation bills, but there are no appro
priation bills on the senate calendar.
It Is, however, the purpose of the
senatorial leaders, and especially of
those who oppose the statehood bill,
to press appropriation bills to the
front as rapidly as possible.
The senate committee on appro
priations will immediately take up the
legislative, excutive and judicial ap
propriation bill and it will be reported
to the senate as soon as possible. II
is a bill which demands considerable
investigation, and it is not probable
that it will reach the senate much be
fore the middle of the month. When
it is reported the committee will seei;
to secure its immediate consideration.
According to the arrangement made
before the holidays, the debate on the
statehood bill will be resumed at 2
o clock Monday, Senator Nelson of
Minnesota being the first speaker on
the list, lie is a member of the com
mittee on territories and in addition
to his opposition to the admission of
the territories of New Mexico and Ar
izona. he is a staunch advocate of the
bill for the admission of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state,
which was reported by the majority
of the committee as a substitute for
the house omnibus bill. He has a
carefully prepared speech and its de
livery probably will require the great
er part of two days. Senator Bur
rows will be heard next and he will
probably speak for two days or more.
Other republican senators have agreed
to speak in opposition to the bill and
it is now estimated that there will
be no fewer than fifteen anti-statehood
speeches before consideration of the
measure is concluded. Some speeches
in support of the bill are promised,
but the indications are somewhat
against the delivery of any of them
during the present week, though it is
possible that Senator Foraker, who is
an earnest advocate of the omnibus
bill, may be heard some time within
the next few days.
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Rolls Down Embankment.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A passenger
train on the Southern railway, bound
from Atlanta to Bermingham, left the
rails Saturday night near Weems sta
tion. The baggage and mail cars
rolled down an embankment and were
demolished.
Although the train was filled with
passengers, Engineer White was the
only person killed. His mangled body
was found under Ac locomotive.
Twenty-seven passengers were slight
ly injured. A relief train brought the
injured to Birmingham. The passen
ger coaches remained on the ties.
The derailment occurred on a curve
and was caused by the spikes in the
rails being pulled out by a preceding
freight, which had gone three miles
with one of the wheels on the ties.
When the locomotive pulling the long '
train from Atlanta struck the insecure
rail, it left the track and turned over,
crushing Engineer White to death.
The combination'express and mail car
split in two lengthwise, part of it fall
ing against the wreckage of the bag
gage car.
STANDS BY NEGRO
PRESIDENT WANTS JUSTICE
DONE BLACK PEOPLE.
POSTMASTER MADE TO RESIGN
Threats of Violence Made by Lawless
Mississippians Compels Capable
Employe of Government to Quit the
Service.
WASHINGTON.—The feature of the
cabinet meeting Friday was the de
cision to close permanently the post
office at Indianola, Miss., from which
the postmaster, Minnie M. Cox, color
ed. resigned under compulsion a few
days ago, since which time the office
has been closed.
The postmaster general has had a
thorough investigation made, and has
become satisfied that the woman was
obliged to resign under duress; in fact,
that her life was endangered.
Having represented this state of af
fairs to the cabinet, after a long dis
cussion, the decision above noted was
reached and the office will not be re
opened until the people in the district
are ready to accept this woman as
their postmaster.
Secretary Cortelyou, for the presi
dent, made public the following:
“The postmaster at Indianola, Miss.,
is Mrs. Minnie .W. Cox, a colored wo
man. She served three years as post
master under President Harrison.
When President McKinley came in she
was again appointed, in 1S97, nearly
six years ago.
“Her character and standing in the
community are endorsed hy the best
and most reputable people in the town.
“The postmaster and her husband
own from $10,000 to $15,000 worth of
property in Sunflower county. The
reports of postoffice inspectors who
have investigated the office from time
to time show that she has given the
utmost satisfaction to all the patrons
of the office; that she is at all times
courteous, faithful, competent and
honest in the discharge of her duties.
Her moral standing in the community
is of the highest.
“The postmaster recently forwarded
her resignation to take effect on Jan
uary 1, but the report of inspectors
and information received from various
reputable white citizens of the town
and neighborhood show that the
resignation was forced by a brutal
and lawless element purely upon the
ground of her color and was obtained
under terror of threats. The mayor
of the town and the sheriff of the
county both told the postoffice in
spector that if she refused to resign
they would not be responsible for her
safety, although at the same time rot
one word was said against her.’’
POISON IN CHRISTMAS WINE.
Husband, Wife and Child Arrested
Charged with Murder.
CHICAGO, 111.—Poisoning, it is
charged by means of a bottle of wine
given as a Christmas present, Rich
ard Cummings, 50 years old. died at
the home of Mrs. Lizzie Shanahan,
4228 Ashland avenue, where he was
boarding. William Moniak, his wife,
Mrs. Theresa Moniak, and their 14
year-old daughter Mary, of 4226 Ash
land avenue, were arrested on sus
picion of having poisoned Cummings.
A bitter quarrel is said to have
taken place between Cummings and
Mrs. Shanahan on one side and the
Moniaks on the other. The wine, ac
cording to the story told to the police,
was given to Mrs. Shanahan by Mary
Moniak on behalf of her parents as
a peace offering. Mrs. Shanahan
drank some of it and said she suf
fered from severe pain soon after
ward. She offered some of the wine
to her niece, who complained that it
tasted bitter. Cummings drank the
remainder and died twenty-four hours
later.
“I have been poisoned by that bottle
of wine and 1 want the people who
gave it to me arrested,” were his last
words to Mrs. Shanahan. Dr. Wm.
T. Kirby, who attended him, received
a similar statement.
Moniak and his wife dory that they
had any knowledge of poison being in
the wine.
GOVERNOR TAFT REPORTS.
Submits Annual Statement of Philip
pine Commission.
WASHINGTON.—The annual report
of the Philippine commission and a
separate report by Governor W. H.
Taft, made public at the War depart
ment, gives a review of the results of
the year’s work of the commission and
making recommendations for legisla
tive action by congress deemed essen
tial to the welfare of the islands.
After reciting a history of the estab
lishment of civil government through
, out the various provinces. Governor
I Taft in his report says it has not been
definitely determined what shall be
done with respect to Mindanao where,
he snjs, hostiltly to the American
does not extend beyond the lake, La
nao Jioros. The governor is of the
opinion that it may be possible to in
duce the sultan of Jolo to part with
some of the rights he claims to the
Jolo group, thus obviating many ob
stacles now encountered.
The Moros, he says, do not under
stand popular government and do not
desire it, preferring control by duttos.
“Possibly far in the future," he says,
“control by dattos may ‘cease. For the
present, however, it is necessary only
to provide a paternal, strong, but sym
pathetic government for these follow
ers of Mohammed.”
Governor Taft tells of the conditions
that have made it necessary for the
islands to purchase' about $15,000,000
worth of food on which to live ami of
the effects war has had upon agricul
ture, almost the only source of wealth
in the islands. The greatest blow to
agriculture, he says, is the destruction
of about 90 per cent of the water buf
falo on which the cultivation of rice Is
almost wholly dependent.
ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE.
Caleb Power* of Kentucky Say* Hi*
Means Are Exhausted.
GEORGETOWN. Ky.—Ex-Secretary
of State Caleb Powers, who has had
two trials and now await* in jail here
his third trial for complicity in the
murder of the late Governor William
I Goebel, issued the following appeal to
the public: *
"I have had written a number of
letters to different states asking for
financial aid in my coming trial for
alleged complicity in the Goebel mur
der. A portion of the press has,
through a misunderstanding of the
facts, attempted to thwart my plan for
raising the much-needed money with
which to defend myself, by circulating
a report that these letters were not
genuine because signed by different
persons for me.
“It is true that many of the letters
were signed by different persons, be
cause it was impossible for one person
to send them out in the limited time
before my next trial, but all of these
letters are genuine.
“I have been continuously In the
jails of this state for nearly three
years. My moans are exhausted. The
generosity of Kentucky has been taxed
to the utmost in my former so-called
trials. In a few weeks I am again to
be tried for my life. Hence my appeal
now to my friends outside of Ken
tucky.”
POSSIBILITY OF TROUBLE.
Cordon of Deputies Will Protect Ne- ]
gro Postmistress.
INDIANOLA, Mias—Every effort is
being ■'made to suppress any trouble
that might be caused by the closing of
the postoftice. The mayor and the
sheriff of the county say they do not
apprehend that there will be an out
break. The fact that a cordon of dep
uty sheriffs has been thrown around
the town leads many to think trouble
is brewing. Messages are hourly com
ing in from all parts of the surround
ing country offering assistance of arms,
ammunition and money, if needed.
Sheriff Cox of this county said that
if Minnie Coze wanted to open the post
office and feared violence he would
deputize enough men to guard the
office and patrol the town. The col
ored postmistress has made no appli
cation to the authorities for protection.
The city officials believe a number
of secret service men are on the
scene, awaiting any developments that
may arise,
Postofflee Inspector Fitzgerald has
been assigned here from Louisiana.
Banker Embezzles Large Sum.
LONDON—G. N. Elder was remand
ed at the Guildhall police court, charg
ed on his own confession with having
embezzled $75,000 from his employers.
Brown, Shipley & Co., the American
bankers. The embezzlements had
been going on for three years.
Slept Nearly Seven Days.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.—John Fulcher,
the negro prisoner in jail at Kansas
City, Kan., awoke at midnight from
his long sleep, which had lasted 159
hours. Fulcher was awakened by cold
water which was being forced down his
I throat.
HOLD RECEPTION
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT
GREET MANY PEOPLfi.
CROWD IS VERY COSMOPOLITAN
High and Low, Rich and Poor, All
Were Greeted with Sincere Cordial
ity by the Chief Executive and His
Wife.
WASH INGTON.—Pit sideut Roose
velt's reception was one of the most
brilliant eveuts in Washington's recent
social history.
All callers were afforded the oppor
tunity of greeting the president und
Mrs. Roosevelt und exchanging with
them the compliments of the New
Year. No distinctions were made, ex
cept such as were rendered necessary
in preservation of order, and the greet
ings extended to all—high and low,
rich and poor—were alike cordial and
sincere.
The general public, for the (list time,
had an opportunity to see the widely
heralded Improvements in the white
house—Improvements which, when
completed, will have cost about SGOO,
000. In addition to a desire, person
ally, to wish the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt a happy New Year, hundreds
were attracted by a wish to see the
white house, in its new and handsome
interior furnishings.
To many who were familiar with the
interior of the mansion as it was a
year ago the chang s made were a
revelation. While in a general way the
form of the interior hus been retained
in beauty and effectiveness, it is wholly
different.
An hour before the time for the* re
ception the mansion was aglow with
myriads of electric lights. Towering
palms of rare varieties were placed in
niches about the vestibule, main cor
ridor and staircases. Two great square
masses of American and English holly
were arranged between the vestibule
and main corridor, affording a bril
liant and effective background for the
handsome scarlet uniforms of the Mu
rine band, sixty strong, which occupied
the tiers of seats in the vestibule.
In the red. blue and green rooms,
and in the splendid east room were dis
posed a few vases containing cut flow
ers, principally white lilies and lilies
of the valley. It was noticed, however,
that the floral decorations had been
suborned to the new furnishings and
finishings of the rooms.
At 11 o'clock the trumpeters of the
Marine band sounded a fanfare, an
nouncing the approach of the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt and the immediate
receiving party.
President Roosevelt, with Mrs.
Roosevelt on his arm, descended the
main staircase and, passing along the
main corridor apd through the green
room, entered the blue room, where the
guests were received.
Following them came the members
of the cabinet and women. The re
ceiving party were arranged 1n the arc
of a circle in the bay window of the
blue room. Facing them were the wo
men invited to assist. Between the
two sections, of the receiving party
a lane was formed by cordons of old
gold velvet. Through this line the
callers passed from the red room, pro
ceeding through the green room into
the east room and thence down the
staircase into the cast terrace, and
passing into the street opposite the
west entrance of the treasury.
The president was in excellent spir
its and Mrs. Roosevelt never seemed
happier or more gracious. The presi
dent was attired in a frock suit and the
only dash of color about his attire was
a tie of grayish tint.
May Seek the Federal Court.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.—An effort will be
made by the packers of this city, al
leged to be in combine to maintain
prices, to get their cases Into the fed
eral court if state authorities make
an attack on the charters of the cor
porations. The finding of the master
in chancery that a combine exists
gives the attorney general an oppor
tunity to administer a nominal fine.
He has not indicated what further ac
tion he will take.
Eubomc Plague Spreading.
LAREDO, Tex.—A special from Her
mosillo, Tex., says: Three cases of
the bubonic plague have been report
ed in the little own of Ahome, in Sin
aloa, not far from the Sonora border.
The authorities of Sonora have noti
fied those of Sinaloa that a sanitary
cordon has been established on the
border and no one will be permitted
to enter the state from the south.
AVENGE POLICEMAN’S DEATH.
Mob Lynches a Kansas Negro Who
Committed Murder.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Montgomery
Godley, a negro, was taken from the
jail here Thursday and lynched by a
mob because early In the morning he
shot and killed Milton Hinkle, a po
liceman, who was trying to protect
himself against a crowd of unruly
blacks.
The negro jerked the officer's pistol
from the holster and shot him with
i it from behind. Two hours later a
mob gathered and took Godley from
the city jail, where he had been in
carcerated. and hanged him to a tele
phone pole. As he was choking to
death one of the members of the mob
cut his throat and ended his suffer
ings.
A large number of negro men and
women from tho various mining
camps in the vicinity, among them
Mont and Joe Godley, brothers, were
drinking and carousing at a ball. Hin
kle requested them to be quiet. The
Godley brothers answered him In an
insulting and insolent manner and he
tried to arrest them. They resisted
and Hinkle blew his whistle for help.
He then began to use his club in or
der to protect himself from the on
slaught of the crowd. He was hold
ing his own against three of them
when “Mont” Godley grabbed the offi
cer's revolver, and, placing the muz
zle behind Hinkle’s right, ear, pulled
the trigger. The ball passed through
his head and came out over the left
eye. He fell to the sidewalk. Other
officers pursued the negroes, all of
whom started to run when the officer
fell. The Godley brothers were both
captured and locked up in the city
i jail. Hinkle was carried to the city
hall, where he died at 2 o’clock.
CATTLE DISEASE COSTLY.
Will Take Much Money to Keep It
From Spreading.
WASHINGTON—While the impor
tance of the subject Is not generally
appreciated, It Is still a fact that no
other matter has come up In congress
at this session which Is of greater
moment than the proposition to spend
$1,000,000 in an attempt to stamp out
the cattle disease which has broken
out in New England. Thus far the
foot and mouth disease, as it Is call
ed, is practically confined to Massa
chusetts and Vermont. It was, with
out doubt, brought to Boston from
Europe in the fodder of a consign
ment of horses. Just as soon as the
department of agriculture learned of
the outbreak prompt steps were tak
en to prevent Its spread. But it Is
estimated that there are at least 15,
000 cattle suffering from the disease
in the states named. Many affected
animals have been transported from
place to place in railroad cars and
these cars doubtless contain the
germs, which may readily be carried
to every state in the union. It will
cost the federal government more
than $500,000 to pay for the cattle
which must be slaughtered and buried
in New England alone. Should the
disease spread, ten times that sum
would scarcely pay a tithe of the cost
which the government will incur in
enforcing the provisions of the law
applicable to cattle disease.
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Philippine Forests Valuable.
SAN FRANCISCO, Two representa
tives of the forestry division at Wash
ington, who have been making a pre
liminary survey of the wooded sections
of the Philippines for the government,
arrrived from the Orient on the Japa
nese liner American Maru Friday.
Both gentlemen are enthusiastic in
speaking of the wonderful extent and
value of the forests in the islands.
Their report will be of value to lum
bermen and others who are interest
ed in developing the resources of the
new possessions.
Death of J. J. Dickey.
OMAHA—John Jay Dickey, super
intendent of the Fifth Central district
of the Western Union Telegraph com
i pany, comprising the lines between
Omaha and the Rocky mountains, died
at his home at Rose farm, near this
city, Monday night. Mr. Dickey was
taken sick December 22 with pleurisy.
He retired to his room and grew stead
ily worse until his heart became affect
ed and pneumonic complications set in.
Insane Man Has Arsenal.
NEW YORK—A man, apparently
insane, tried to gain entrance to the
private office of General Greene, the
new police commissioner, at police
headquarters Friday, saying that he
was the new commissioner. Inspector
Brooks inveigled him to the Mulberry
street station. Two loaded revolvers
were found in his coat pockets.
