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Loup City Northwestern. - - — ■ ■—'■■■ ■ ■1 ■■ - 11 1" '* " - 1 ■- i — ■ ... .. — ■ — VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30. 1903. NUMBER 12. PRACTICE USURY! PRESIDENT STICKNEY SAYS STOCKMEN ARE SHYLOCKS. COMMISSIONS ARE OUTRAGEOUS Says Roads Raceive Only Sixty Per Cent More for Hauling Freight Than Arraigned Body Collects in Windy City. CHICAGO.—At the meeting of the Interstate Commerce commission, A. B. Stlckney, president of the Great Western, appeared to defend his ac tion in making a seven-year contract with the big packers on the basis of greatly reduced rates. Mr. Stickney's defense was coupled with an attack upon the Chicago Live Stock exchange and his competitors, classing the former as barnacles and the latter as Oriental savages. In his criticism of the Chicago Live Stock association he declared that company, w'hose assets were a few chairs and an office desk, collected commissions during 1901 amounting to $3,151,000 against an income of $2, 451,256 received by the Union Stock Yards company. These commissions amounted to over 40 per cent of the total freight charges upon the stock brought into Chicago. Mr. Tomlinson of the exchange showed that the commissions collected amounted to $2,154,286, while the freight charges were $14,263,400, about 15 per cent instead of 40. In ■peaking of the 20 per cent contract packing house rate made by the Great Western. Mr. Stickney declared that as soon as it became known three of his competitors, in order to wreck a sort of Oriental vengeance, made a 12-eent rate on livestock between the Missouri river and Chicago, which left them a net rate of between 7 and 3 cents per 100 pounds for hauling the traffic 500 miles, and which injured no one but themselves. He followed the lead of other rail road officials in asserting that the rates as at present adjusted favored Chicago, and went further by giving figures to prove that the Missouri river points and St. Paul were en titled to slaughter about 40 per cent of all the hogs and cattle raised in the country. A. C. Bird, third vice president of the St. Paul road, declared that rates on live stock were too low and did not bear a just share of transportation charges. NOTED SCOUT KILLS HIMSELF. George Van Buren Sends Bullet Through His Heart. BUTTE, Mont —George Van Buren, one of the most noted characters in the northwest, has committed suicide in a cabin in Rattlesnake valley, north cf Missoula. After a protracted spree he placed the barrel of his rifle against his heart and touched the trigger ofT with a stove poker. Van Buren was 60 years of age and claimed to be a lin eal descendant of President Van Bu ren. He acted as scout under General Howard during the Nez Perces trou ble. He was also sent out by General Howard with orders for General Cus ter, reaching the scene of the massa cre the day following the massacre of the band of soldiers. PORTS ARE TO BE CLOSED. San Francisco Steamers Will Not Stop on Mexican Coast. GUAYAQUIL—It has been decided to close all ports of this republic to steamers from San Francisco, owing to the importation of bubonic plague. Vessels which left San Francisco Jan uary 20, or after that date, will not be admitted. The Board of Health of Guayaquil, January 18, issued an order to close the port to steamers from Panama or Mexican ports, but the order was re considered the following day and it was decided to close the port only to steamers from the plague-infected Mexican ports. Many Banks Are Interested. NEW YORK—About a dozen of the banks and other financial institutions, including several insurance compa nies, are interested in the loan of $40, 000,000 negotiated by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. for the Pennsylvania railroad. The statement comes from a member of one of the firm that the money was loaned at 4Vi per cent, no commission being paid. TELEGRAMS OF GOOD WILL. — • President and King Edward Exchange Wireless Messages. SOUTH WELLFLEET, Mass.—The following Is the text of the messages transmitted by the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy between Cape Cod and Cornwall, England, between President Roosevelt and King Ed ward : "His Majesty Edward Vii, London, England: In taking advantage of the wonderful triumph of scientific re search and ingenuity which has been achieved in perfecting a system of wireless telegraphy, I extend on be half of the American people most cor dial greetings and good wishes to you and to all the people of the British empire. (Signed.) “THEODORE ROOSEVELT, “Wellfleet, Mass.” “SANDRINGHAM—The President, White House, Washington, America I thank you most sincerely for the kind message which I have just re ceived from you through Marconi's trans-Atlantic wireless telegraphy. 1 sincerely reciprocate in the name of the people of the British empire the cordial greetings and friendly senti ment expressed by you on behalf of the American nation, and I heartily wish you and your country every pos sible prosperity. (Signed.) “EDWARD R. and I." TARIFF FOR PHILIPPINES. Senate Committee Authorizes Favor able Report on House Bill. WASHINGTON — The senate com mittee on the Philippines Thursday authorized a favorable report on the Philippines tariff bill which recently passed the house, but with important amendments. The house bill carried a uniform reduction of the tariff on Philippine goods imported into the United States, making the rate only 25 per cent of the rdtes imposed by the Dingley law. The senate com mittee amended the bill so as to pro vide for the admission of all Philip pine-produced articles free of duty except sugar and tobacco, and on these two commodities fixed the tariff at 50 per cent of the Dingley s_hed ules. This change was made to meet the objections of the sugar and to bacco producers of this country, who have claimed that a duty rate of only 25 per cent, on those articles would result in ruinous competition. The committee also decided to rec ommend an amendment to the bill ad mitting into the Philippines all ma terial used in the construction and equipment ef steam and electric rail roads duty free for the next five years, at the discretion of the commission. MAMMOTH GUN BLOWS UP. Explodes on Proving Grounds and Scatters Sea with Fragments. NEW YORK.—One of the mammoth guns exploded at the far end of the proving grounds Thursday. The gun was valued at $40,000. The big gun had been through ev ery trial and was soon to have been placed on its carriage. It was wreck ed in the course of experiments in throwing high explosives under con ditions that might have happened in actual engagement, but which are spoken of by officers as “abnormal.” No one was killed, because of the elaborate precautions for the safety of officers and men. A shell bearing a large charge of gelatine was fired suc cessfully under abnormal pressure. The gun was loaded for a second shot with the exposive shell and a large amount of brown powder put behind It. The wires were fixed to fire the detonation cap and the officers went a mile and a half away for protection. A lieutenant turned on the current. There was a great cloud of yellow smoke and the sea was whipped up a mile off shore with fragments of the gun. Cars Ground Into Atoms. SALT LAKE. Utah—Twenty-seven loaded cars of a Denver & Rio Grande coal train broke away while the train was pulling into a switch at Red Narrows and ran wild down the long, steep grade to ThlBtle Junction, a dis tance of about seven miles. All the cars left the track and were literally ground to kindling wood, having reach ed a speed of probably 100 miles an hour. No one was Injured. Cuba Wars on Tobacco Truat. HAVANA—Four of the largest cigar factories have signed an agreement to refrain for ten years from selling their brands or plants to the tobacco trust. Other factories are expected to follow suit. DEADLOCK LIKELY STATEHOOD OPPONENTS TO DE LAY APPROPRIATIONS. TREATIES MAY_SUFFER DELAY Cullom Wants Cuba and Canal Proto cols Called Up, but Fears Are En tertained that This Will Not Be Pos sible. WASHINGTON—The feature of the week in Ihe senate will ie the con test over the statehood bill. The ,ines are now more closely drawn than they have ever before been since this measure was introduced. They are, indeed, so taut that all onlookers realize that they are about to break, but fevr unprejudiced persons would undertake to say positively which side will meet disaster. The advocates of statehood were much encouraged by the vote of last week, and contending that it has been demonstrated that there is a majority of the senate favorable to the bill, they declare that it is preposterous to ask them to yield, while the opposition urge that the vote was not a test at all and no real indication of the atti tude of the senate. They say the bill is standing in the way of other legis lation and contend that it must get out of the road and remain out when the appropriation bills begin to press to the front, as they will soon do. It is probable, however, that with some ex ceptional times, the bill will hold its place in the front ranks during the week. If night sessions are attempted the opponents of the bill will resort to the usual methods to kill time. On the other hand it is admitted the support ers of the bill will take a bold stand against allowing any other business to proceed until a vote is secured on the statehood bill. Some would even go to the extent of excluding appro priation bills. There is some apprehension on the part of the bill’s supporters that there may be an effort to unduly discuss and delay the statehood bill and such a course will be resented. The w'ork of the week will begin with the diplomatic appropriation bill on Monday. This measure is in charge of Senator Hale (Me.), who will at tempt to put it through with despatch. As the bill stands it is not calcu lated to provoke much debate, but there is a probability that there will be an effort to attach to it Senator Lodge’s (Mass.) consular reform bill as an amendment. If this should be made considerable discussion is prob able. There are several special orders for the week which will consume more or less time. The memorial exercise or dered for Friday at the conclusion of the morning business in honor of the memory of the late Senator McMillan of Michigan, is, indeed, expected to last a whole day. As usual in such cases the senate will adjourn after the con clusion of the. memorial addresses. Senator Cullom (III.) will make an effort whenever the opportunity offers to secure consideration of the Cuban treaty and he said that he would again move, if necessary, to have the senate go into executive session during the week for the purpose of taking up the treaty. Senator Cullom also has in charge the Panama canal treaty and expresses a desire to secure early con sideration, but as several of the mem bers of the committee on foreign rela tions, which is now considering the treaty, find it necessary to be out of the city during the week, it does not now seem probable that the canal treaty will be reported during the Wtek. Utah Favors Statehood. SALT LAKE CITY—In response to a request from the New Mexican leg islature asking the Utah legislature to memorialize congress to pass the statehood bill, a Joint memorial ad dressed to congress was introduced favoring the admission of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma. Another bill was introduced in the senate prohib iting miners from accepting board as pay for wages. This measure is in tended to supplement the existing law prohibiting mining companies from keeping boarding houses. Leadville Swept by Storm. LEADVILLE, Colo.—A blizzard raged Thursday from Leadville to the western line of Colorado, from one to two feet of snow having fallen which is being piled up by a high wind. Railroads are tied up’ at many places.' AIOS THE MINERS. Operators’ Witness Materially Aids the Miners’ Case. PHILADELPHIA—The coal strike commission was enlivened by some in teresting testimony. During the morning session the Le high Valley company placed a union miner on the stand, who on eross ; examination proved a good witness | for the miners. He said there would be trouble so long as the companies insisted on paying contract miners by the car instead of by weight. A some what lively discussion followed, which only ended when the commission de cided to devote an entire day to argu ments on the question. The first witness called by the strike commission was Gilbert Jones, one of the assistant mine superintendents of the Temple Iron company. He de nied positively that a blacklist exist ed at the company's colleries. On cross-examination he admitted Issuing orders to the foremen of col leries over which he had supervision not to employ as miners any of the men who were on strike at the Malt by colliery of the Lehigh Valley com pany. These men struck before the general suspension was inaugurated. George L. Houser of Scranton, audi tor of the Temple Iron company, pre sented statements relative to wages. These contained a statement of the earnings of the men for 1901 and the earnings of the contract miners and laborers. The Temple Iron company employed 779 company men, whose average earnings in 1901 were $1,599 a day. The company had no company stores. The Temple Iron company then rest ed its case and the Lehigh Valley Coal company proceeded to call witnesses. John F. Murray, a union miner in the Dorrance colliery, was called and before he left the stand proved a good witness for the strikers. On cross-examination he said the company did not deliver enough cars to the men and that the union had no rule restricting the number of cars to be delivered to each miner. There would be trouble, he added, as long as the companies insisted on paying by the car Instead of by weight. He asserted that the cars were more like freight cars than mine cars. “The miners,” he continued, “think they hold much more than the two and a half tone the company claims.” S. D. Warriner of Wilkesbarre, gen eral superintendent of the Lehigh Val ley Coal company, said no complaints were made to him prior to the present strike on the car question. It would be impossible to have a standard car, owing to the varying conditions of the mines. He thought it was possible, however, to more nearly standardize , the cars. The contract miners employed by his company were, in some cases, paid by the linear yard, and that was sat isfactory. Mr. narrow’s proposed system of paying by weight would not be practicable. An eight-hour day would curtail the production and necessitate the open ing of more colleries to meet the de mand for coal. Child Saving Institute. The Child Saving Institute of Om aha is distinguished from any other institution in the west, because of the aid department. This institution endeavors to assist in keeping fami lies together and has prevented many families from being broken up. A recent case of the sort occurred in the central part of Nebraska, where a woman died, leaving four little chil dren. The father of the children was away from home at the time and was in search of a position where he could support the family. When the mother died it was found that no relatives nor friends could take care of the children and that the father was in a helpless condition, but a good man and loved his children. An appeal was made at once to the Child Sav ing Institute. The little ones were taken in and tenderly cared for for nearly three months. In the mean time the father secured a position and made arrangements to re-estab lish the borne and now they are re united as a family and prospects are bright before them. Call Tillman a Murderer. COLUMBIA, S. C.—The inquest in the Gonzales tragedy was conducted by Coroner Green and the verdict, found in less than five minutes after the jury retired, was a plain statement that “the deceased, N. G. Gonzales, came to his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by the hand of James H. Tillman, on the 15th of January, 1093.” DIX MAY BE LOST RUMOR THAT SHE HAS SUNK WITH ALL ON BOARD. LEAVES SEATTLE FOR MANILA Transport is Loaded with Lumber and i Forage and is in Charge of Captain Theodore Sternberg, United States Army. SEATTLE, Wash.—An unconfirmed rumor was current among shipping men to the effect that the transport Dlx had gone dow n this side of Yoko hama with all on board. No details were given of the wreck, and it was impossible to locate any credible origin for the story. Dlx sailed from this port December 31, bound for Manila, via Nagasaki, where it was not due for two days yet. The cargo consisted of 3,500,000 feet of lumber und 90S tons of forage. Captain Hopkins was in charge of the transport, with Captain Theodore Sternberg, IT. S. A., in command of I the vessel. Dix was acquired by the government during the war with I Spain and is one.of the largest freight ers owned by the United States. Major G. S. Bingham of the quarter master’s department, stated early this morning that he had received no word of the wreck. He stated that when he gave the sailing orders to Dix it was to proceed directly to Nagasaki. There wus coal sufficient for the trip to Manila and return. On the return to Nagasaki ballast coal was to be taken aboard and the transport was to come directly to Seattle. The course to Nagasaki would bring the transport in the route of the Jap anese steamers, and it is possible that the report may have come from this source. ELLSWORTH, Kan.—Captain Then dore Sternberg’s wife and daughter, who reside here, reached Ellsworth last week from Seattle, where they had gene to bid the captain goodby. The only news so far received by the fam ily of the reported sinking of tho transport Dix was the Associated Press dispatch from Seattle today. EDITOR GONZALES IS DEAD. Surgeons Fail to Save Life of Victim of Tillman's Bullet. COLUMBUS, S. C.—Editor N. G. Gonzales is dead from the effects of his wound. After battling for almost four days for life the victim of Lieutenant Gov ernor James H. Tillman's bullet pass ed away at the Columbia hospital. Mrs. Gonzales was with her husband when death came. When the bulletin came announcing the death the crowds which have been about the bulletin boards almost con stantly since the tragedy increased rapidly and all phases and details of the tragedy were discussed. In his cell, where he has been con fined siDce the shooting, Lieutenant Governor Tillman heard the news with visible emotion. There is universal sorrow. The last heroic treatment resorted to was the use of formaline. One fiftieth of a grain was injected in the veins In the hope of stopping blood poisoning, but all to no effect. MAIL FOR ST. LOUIS FAIR. Postal Department Making Prepara tions for Increased Business. WASHINGTON — First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne left for St. Louis, where he will confer with those interested regarding the estab lishment of a postofflce station across the street from the Union depot, and regarding the increased postal facil ities that will have to be provided to meet the coming exposition busi ness. It is proposed to establish a branch of the postofflce on the depot grounds, to be connected with the tracks by an underground passage, thus expedit ing the mails and cutting off the dis tance the malls now have to be car ried from the cars to the postal branch. The authorities have proposed a rental which the postal officials regard as excessive, and this matter will be adjusted this week. Mr. Wynne also will confer regarding the location of the postofflce on the exposition grounds at the railroad terminal there. Kansas Bank Closes Doors. TORONTO, Kan. — The Toronto bank of Wilson county, a private bank owned by W. P. Dickerson, closed Thursd ly. It had $5,000 capital, $3, 000 surplus and $31,000 in deposits. HAS TWO SENATES. Colorado House Splits and Forma Dual Organization. DENVER.—Both houses of the gen eral assembly balloted for United States senator at noon Tuesday, Hen ry M. Teller receiving 50 votes, only one less than i3 needed to elect. Sen ator McGuire, a democrat, refrained from voting, but subsequently said that he should vote for Teller if it should appear that he could be elected. Only two republican senators were in the senate chamber when the voto was taken, and they did not respond when their names were called. Soon afterwards the nine regular re publican senators, the two who were expelled by the democratic majority and the eight contestants who were sworn in on the steps of the capitol, assembled in the lieutenant governor's room and formed a separate organiza tion. Senator M. Z. Farwell was elected president pro tern, C. E. Hogan secre tary, and Thomas McMahan, sergeant at-arms, the senate officers previously chosen being ordered removed. A bal lot was then taken for senator. A resolution was adopted notifying the governor that the senate had re organized and was ready for business. Subsequently two of the regularly elected republican senators, Drake of Larimer county, and Conforth of El Paso, left the Haggott senate and re turned to the senate chamber, where they announced that they would act with the “regular senate” and would not longer participate in a “farce.” If the democratic senate is recogniz ed and the house remains with its present membership as seems likely. Senator Teller may be re-elected. On the contray, if the republican senate is recognized, there is likely to he no eloction and the balloting will con tinue indefinitely. The vote in the house for senator was as follows: Henry M. Teller, demoefat, 25; Edward O. Wolcott, re publican, 18; Frank C. Goudy, repub lican, 13; Irving Howbert, republican, 6; N. W. Dixon, republican, 3. The republican senators met. in Lieutenant Governor Haggott's cham ber and balloted for senator. The vote was as follows: Edward O. Wolcott, 9; Frank C. Goudy, 4; Irving Howbert, 2; John W. Springer, 1; Jesse North cott, 1; N. W. Dixon, 2. ■( After a tumultous conflict in the general assembly, in the course of which Governor Peabody was request ed to call out the militia forces of the state in order to seat seven repub lican senators declared to be wrong fully excluded from the legislature, the situation quieted down with a democratic majority in possession of the senate chamber. A supply of blankets was sent In to them and they proposed to hold forth until balloting for United States sen ator began. Under the orders of the democratic majority the doorkeepers refused to permit the republican senators to leave { and denied admission to the men that the republican minority pretended to have seated. The senate, therefore, remained in continuous session. A strong guard was present in the house and excluded all persons except members and officers of the house and one reporter for each newspaper. The doors were locked and no persoft was permitted to leave the chamber until the ballot for senator was taken. PLAN FOR BIG GAME PRESERVE. Boston Men and Judge Baxter of Om aha Among Incorporators. BOSTON, Mass.—Boston and Omaha men have Incorporated the Rocky Mountain Country club under Wyom ing laws, for the purpose of establish ing a big game preserve fifty miles square, with a club house at Centen nial, Wyo?, at the base of the Rocky mountains and bordering upon the Lar amie plains. The tract adjoins a great government forest reserve. M. F. Dickinson of Boston is president, De Forest Richardson, governor of Wy oming, vice president; Charles Dick inson, Boston, secretary, and Isaac Van Horn, bead of the Laramie & Hahn's Peak railroad, treasurer. Judge Irving Baxter of Omaha and Hon. Graum are trustees. The experts from the treasury de partment have made a report to the secretary of the treasury as to the re sult of an investigation of the ac counts of the late William S. Yeat man, as supervising clerk of the war department. It is reported by the ex perts that Mr. Yeatman, at the time of his death, about eighteen months ago, was a defaulter to the amount of |64, 611.
