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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.
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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.
