Loup City Northwestern.
volume xx.
LOUP CITY. SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1903.
NUMBER 14.
BOWEN REJECTED
ALLIES ASK ROOSEVELT TO ScT
TLE MATTERS.
NOT KNOWN THAT EE WILL ACT
There Will Be No Further Negotiation
with Castro's American Reprcsenta- i
tive—The Action of Great Britain
and Germany.
WASHINGTON.—Irritated by Mr.
Bowen’s note refusing their proposal
for preferential payments, the allied
powers have instructed their repre
sentatives to resubmit the question to
President Roosevelt for settlement.
In the event of his refusal to act, this
and possibly the entirely Venezuelan
question is to go to The Hague, These
instructions finally break off all ne
gotiations with Mr. Bowen.
^ At 10 o'clock Friday there will
be a conference of the representatives
of the allies at the British legation at
which Sir Michael Herbert will pre
side. In the meantime he expects to
have an interview with the secretary i
of state, whom he will sound as to
the probability of the president's ac
ceptance of the allies' request.
If it is found that President Roose
velt is not disposed to accept the post
of arbitrator the ministers are in
structed not to suffer the embarrass
ment of a refusal but instead of mak
ing known their wishes to him to take
steps to draw up a protocol with Mr.
Bow'eu for a reference to The Hague.
The British ambassador was the
first of the representatives to receive
instructions to this effect and the mat
ter was discussed at the noonday con
ference between the three representa
tives of the allies.
Announcement of that decision has
not be(>n received with favor by the
officials of the Washington govern
ment.
‘•Tne Hu fine tribunal.” said one,
"has all along been Kept in sight as
a port of safety In ease the negdtia
tious here were not productive of a
final settlement. As for the sugges
tion that the president act as arbiter,
that has been a favorite idea of the
allies since the beginning of the
trouble.”
Whether President Roosevelt will
accept is not known. An official of
the administration expressed his sur
prise that the allies were willing to
submit to his judgment in view of the
fact that their representatives within
the last few days had informed them
that Mr. Roosevelt was opposed to
their contention for preferential treat
f. inent.
(r There is the best authority for the
statement that neither Great Britain
nor Germany are desirous of submit
ting their case to The Hague.
It is not quite certain whether the
protocol which will be drawn up with
Mr. Bowen, in the event of the presi
dent's refusal will provide for a ref
V erence of the entire case or whether
the allies are willing to stick by what
they have secured here and allow
The'Hague tribunal to arbitrate the
one question of preferential treatment.
STEAM CAUSES JERSEY WRECK.
Dead Engineer Leaves Statement Ex
plaining the Disaster.
PLAINFIELD, N. J.—The coroner's
Investigation of the recent wreck at
Graceland, in which twenty-three per
sons were killed, began Wednesday.
The most important evidence was
that of Dr. Westcott. county physi
cian o' Union county, who read the
statement made to him by Engineer
James Davis on the afternoon of the
disaster. Davis said his engine had
a leaking steam chest, which had been
cracked for a month, and that the
steam escaping from it prevented him
from seeing the tower signals. He
did not see the train ahead until with
in sixty feet of it.
David H. Deeter, master mechanic
of the railroad at Philadelphia, ad
mitted that he had known of the leak
in Davis’ engine, but insisted that the
escaping steam was not sufficient to
obstruct the engineer's view.
New Job for Bristow.
KANSAS CITY.—The Journal says:
From a source believed to be reliable
it is learned that Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Bristow of Kansas is short
ly to resign from his position in the
postofflce department and be made a
member of the Dawes’ commission to
treat with the five civilized tribes.
WOULD PASS UP BIG SHOW.
Austrians Do Not Favor Exhibition at
St Louis in 1904.
VIENNA—The Austrian Industrial
association lias made a very unprom
ising report to the government on the
advisability of participating in the St.
Louis exhibition, saying that exhibit
ing in the United States always costs
much and yields little, as under the
present tariff conditions Austria can
not hope to obtain any considerable
market there. Should, however, the
government decide in favor ot the pro
ject. the association recommends the
appointment of a prominent manufac
turer or merchant to proceed imme
diately to St. Louis and make the very
best arrangement possible for exhibit
ors. The government, the association
further reports, should also appropri
ate a sum corresponding with the
grants made by Germany and France
to defray the cost of exhibiting.
Under no circumstances, it is added,
should a trifling subvention be given
for the benefit only of a small group
of exhibitiors, as this would give a
very inadequate idea of Austria's pro
ductive capacity.
THE BOERS ARE REBUKED.
Present an Address Which Chamber
lain Does Not Like.
BI .O EMFONTEIN—Colon ia 1 Secre
tary Chamberlain on Saturday had a
two hours’ conference with a deputa
tion of about forty Boers of the ex
treme party, including Christian De
Wet. The deputation presented an
address, whirh, it is understood, Mr.
Chamberlain rejected, at the same
time rebuking the delegates for pre
senting tlie address, which he regarded
as insulting, inasmuch as it impugn
ed the good faith of himself and the
government.
Christian DeWet, who referred to
Piet DeWet and Chris Botha as scoun
drels, accused the government of con
travening the terms of the Veriningen
agreement and he requested that the
terms of peace should he incorpor
ated in a law.
SON AND FATHER FIGHT DUEL.
Marsiial Jails His Boy, Afterwards
Paying His Fine.
CARBONDALE, 111—Silas Farmer,
city mai hal of De Soto, Mo., anil his
son I.awience. 23 years of age, are
seriously wounded as a result ol a
shooting affia>' on the streets.
l.awi .'nee’s father placed him in
jail a v/eel. r,;;o and recently released
him and paid his fine. Shortly after
the son procured a revolver and an
nounced that he intended to hill his
lather. The two met in the evening,
the son immediately opened fire, in
fiicting three wounds. The marshal
then drew his revolver and shot his
son twice, inflicting wounds which
may prove fatal.
MRS. TABOR ASKS DAMAGES.
Wife of Former Senator and Million
aire Makes Charge of Fraud.
DENVER—A suit for $3,200,000
damages has been filed in the district
court iiy Mrs. Elizabeth B. Tabor
against James W. Newell. Warren F.
Page and the Ransom Leasing com
pany,
The damage which Mrs. Tabor
claims to have incurred resulted from
a sale on an execution of the Match
less mine, near l.eadville, which be
longed to the Talior Mines and Mill
ing company. This mine was sold in
1899 for a little more than $13,000 to
satisfy a judgment which the defend
ants and William H. Harp are said
to have held against the Tabor com
pany.
Fraud is alleged against the defend
ants for the manner in which they se
en red possession of the mine.
SEAS SLAY THOUSAND.
Pacific Islands Are Depopulated by a
Fearful Storm.
SAN FRANCISCO—News of a fear
ful loss of life in a destructive storm
that swept over the South Sea Islands
last month reached here Sunday by
the steamer MaripOsa. direct from Ta
h'ti. The loss of life is estimated at
1.000.
On January 13 last a luge tidal wave,
accompanied by a terrific hurricane,
attacked the Society Islands and the
f’uamotu group with fearful force,
causing death and devastation.
The storm raged several days, reach
ing its climax between January 14 and
January lt>. From the meager news
received at Tahiti up to the time the
Mariposa left it was estimated that
1.000 of the islanders lost their lives.
HAGUE TO DECIDE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT REFUSES
TO BE ARBITRATOR
IN THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE
The Matter Will Accordingly Go to
The Hague—Protocols for Submis
sion to the Tribunal Will Be Taken
Up Without Delay.
WASH INGTON. —• President Roose
velt has declined the invitation of the
allied powers to arbitrate the question
ot' preferential treatment in the settle
ment of their claims against Vene
zuela. Secretary Hay has been in
otrueted to advise the British embassy
at once to that effect. The matter
will now be referred to The Hague
tribunal, which will result in the im
mediate raising of the blockade.
The administration, it is stated in
an official quarter, was unwilling to
approve the effort of the British gov
ernment to eliminate Mr. Bowen from
the negotiations, and moreover the
president could not have accepted the
invitation of the allies, even had he
been so disposed, without the consent
of the other negotiator, Mr. Bowen.
Saturday preliminaries will be con
sidered with reference to the signing
of the protocol referring matters to
The Hague.
Immediately on receipt of Set rotary
Hay's note announcing the decision,
the British ambassador addressed a
communication to Mr. Bowen saying
he was suffering from an attack of
the grip and would be obliged if Mr.
Bowen would call on him. The Vene
zuelan envoy went at once to the em
bassy, where the British ambassador
explained that he had been too ill to
call for several days and announced
the arrival of his protocol, which he
was prepared to submit to Mr. Bowen
for signature, hater the Herman min
ister, Baron von Sternberg, called on
Mr. Bowen and announced the arrival
of his protocol.
It. has developed that two protocols
are to be signed by Mr. Bowen with
the Italian ambassador, Signor Mayor
I>es Planches, two with the British
ambassador and two with the German
minister. The first in each case will
provide for the reference of the allies’
contention for preferential treatment
to The Hague, and the raising of the
blockade simultaneously with the sign
ing of the convention.
It is doubtful * whether the initial
protocols between Mr. Bowen and the
three allies will contain the same con
ditions, though all the negotiations are
working to that end.
In these protocols the condition
precedent to the raising of the block
ade will be clearly settled, namely,
that 30 per cent of the customs re
ceipts of the ports of I.a Guayra and
Puerto Cabello are to be set aside
by Venezuela for the satisfaction of its
creditors and that the question as to
whether the allied powers shall re
ceive preferential treatment, or, as
Great Britain terms it, "separate”
treatment, in the settlement, shall be
referred to The Hague.
They will also provide that Vene
zuela shall pay down to each of the
three allied powers £5,500 as an
initial cash payment.
The difference between the protocols,
it is said, will concern certain details,
the nature of which is not known even
to Mr. Bowen.
MILES HAS PLEASANT VISIT.
American General Talks of His Trip
to Windsor Castle.
LONDON — Lieutenant General
Miles, who returned from Windsor
Monday, said to a representative of
the Associated Press:
“The kln& received most cordially,
and recalled pleasant memories of our
visit here at the time of the jubilee
and spoke as friendly as ever of
America. He showed keen interest in
the far east, on which subject 1 was
able to give him information. Alto
gether, it was a most pleasant visit.
“The king said he hoped the price
and princess of Wales would be able
to visit America. Nothing, however,
is definitely settled.”
Removes the Embargo.
OTTAWA, Ont.—At a meeting of
the cabinet Friday an order in coun
cil was passed removing the embargo
on Canadian cattle passing through
the state of Maine to St. John, N. H.
The order allows the shipment of cat
tle from any point to Canada over
the Canadian Pacific to a Canadian
port.
EVADE GERMAN GRAIN DUTY,
Canadians Charged with Mixing Wheat
with that Grown in America.
BERLIN—Herr Roeslcke, agrarian,
complained in the reiehstag on Fri
day that Canadian wh>at continued to
come to Germany as American wheat,
thus paying a duty of 871 u cents per
100 instead of $1.25.
Interior Secretary von Posadowski
YVi nner replied that (lie legend to the
effect that much Canadian wheat was
coining in mixed with American con
tinued to circulate, but the govern
ment had thoroughly investigated the
reports and had been unable to find
proofs. Experts who had examined
recent shipments, which appeared sus
picious, had decided that the excess
of duty must be refunded. The Ger
man customs authorities and the con
suls of Germany in the United States
were doing everything to prevent eva
sions of the law. As for Canadian
flour, it was impossible to detect the
country in which it originated,
UPRISING AGAINST TURKEY.
Macedonian Question Already Begin
ning to Take First Place.
NEW YORK—While the Venezuelan
affair still has precedence as the lead
ing foreign question, there is a gen
eral feeling in Fleet street that it will
speedily be overshadowed by the Mac
edonian question.
A formidable insurrection against
the Turks is expected in the early
spring by nearly all writers who ase
following the course of events in the
Balkans.
Predictions of a similar nature have
been made year after year, but never
with equal confidence since the pre
liminary stages of the last war be
tween Russia and the porte.
The Turkish government clearly ex
pects trouble and the Russian and Aus
trian governments also dread a move
ment from Bulgaria which taey cannot
control, since they cannot agree upon
a joint policy.
COUNTRY'S MILITARY STRENGTH.
One Hundred and Nine Thousand Or
ganized Militia in Country.
WASHINGTON—In view of the
vague rumors of impending trouble
for the United States growing out of
the Venezuelan situation, the annual
returns of adjutant generals of the
several states regarding the strength
of the militia of the country, which
was transmitted to congress Monday
by Adjutant General Corbin, is of pe
culiar interest at this time. It shows
that the United States has a grand to
tal of 10,853,390 men available for mil
itary duty. The total organized
strength of the militia of the country,
officers and men of all arms, is shown
to be 109,338. The strength of the
militia of Nebraska. Iowa, South Da
kota and Wyoming is as follows:
Nebraska—General staff, 8; engi
neers, 65; cavalry, 101; light battery,
148; infantry, 1,489; total, 1,711. To
tal available men unorganized, 112,000.
Iowa—General staff, 20; engineers,
10; Infantry, 2,450; signal corps, 60;
hospital ambulance corps, 58; total,
2,616. Total available men unorgan
ized, 316,068.
South Dakota—General staff, 12;
cavalry, 127; light battery, 35; infan
try, 1,085; total, 1,255. Total availa
ble men unorganized. 55,968.
Wyoming—General staff, 6; cavalry,
52; light battery, 42; infantry, 260;
total, 360. Total available men unor
ganized, 9,000.
Favor Hanna Pension Bill.
FORT WORTH, Tex—At the regu
lar meeting of R. E. I*ee camp, Con
federate Veterans, a resolution in
dorsing the Senator Hanna bill to
pension ex-slaves was introduced by
State Historian Judge C. C. Cum
mings. and passed by an almost unan
imous vote. There was some objec
tion on the ground that the resolution
might be construed as political.
Huabanda for the Widows.
GENEVA.—The Swiss papers assert
that the Boer secret committee in
Europe is sending out, fully equipped
and with their passage paid, French
and German Swiss to the Transvaal
and the Orange River Colony to marry
the Boer widows and orphan girls,
with a view to repopulating the coun
try and preventing the British from
becoming predominant.
DENVER, Colo.—The annual meet
ing of the American Cattle Growers’
association, scheduled to be held in
Denver during the first week of March,
has been postponed indefinitely. It
will be held later in the year.
AS TO STATEHOOD
SENATORS GROW TIRED OF VIR
TUAL DEADLOCK.
A SUBSTITUTE BILL PROPOSED
Some Members Wish to Consolidate
Territories Into Two States—Danger
of Split May Kill Suggest:an—Re
publicans Seek Unanimous Vote.
WASHINGTON. — All indications
point to the conclusion of the state
hood debate during the present week,
but no one can tell at this time just
when or how the change will come.
If the plans of the republican lead
ers who oppose the bill are put into
effect the committee on territories
will bring in a substitute bill early
in the week providing for consolida
tion and the admission of two
stales This will probably not be
done, however, until assurance can
be secured that the full republican
vote will be cast for the consolidation.
if this plan does not take shape
Senator Quay is likely to press his
statehood amendment on the agricul
tural bill and a test of strength will
ensue. The vote on this amend
ment will be close. If taken, and
while the omnibus bill advocates
feel that they have a majority they
realize that it will not be so large
as it would be on a direct vote on
the statehood bill alone and by itself.
There is some talk now of admit
ting only Oklahoma, but if this should
bo undertaken it will be only as a last
resort and will be postponed until
toward the end of the session. All
senators are becoming restless under
the present conditions, which, it Is
believed, cannot continue much
longer.
Monday, in accordance with no.ice
given by Senator Allison, the bill
making appropriations for the Dis
trict of Columbia will be taken up.
Some clauses will arouse debate, but
advantage will be taken of the oppor
tunity to further the efforts to com
promise the differences on the state
hood bill.
An effort also will oe made to secure
consideration of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty, and a portion of the time next
Saturday will be devoted to eulogies
on deceased members of the house.
The house of representative* Suti
day held a memorial session to pay
tribute to the memory of the late Sen
ator William J. Sewall and the laie
Representative Joshua S. Salmon of
New Jersey. Mr. Parker of New Jer
sey presided.
The eulogists of the two departed
statesmen were Messrs, (iardner (N.
J.), Hull (la.), Syell (ind). Stewart
(N. J.), Foster (Vt), GrafT (111 ), Wil
liams (Miss.), Warner (111:), Randself
(TeSk.), Lloyd (Me.) and Ball (Tex.)
MUST CURB TRUSTS.
President Prepares to Call Special
Session to Convene on March 5.
WASHINGTON—It can be slated
by authority that unless antitrust
legislation at least reasonably satis
factory to the administration is
passed at the present session. Presi
dent Roosevelt will call an extraordi
nary session of congress on March 5.
The president himself has told mem
bers of congress of his desire and of
his determination in this regard and it
is understood that the announcement
was direct and unqualified.
It is further staled that the de
termination of the president was
reached only after careful considera
tion of the strenuous efforts that are
being made to defeat any antitrust
legislation by congress. These efforts
have covered a wide range. They
were characterized by one prominent
republican leader: “The most re
markable of which I have had any
personal knowledge during my public
life.”
Passport* Needed in South.
MOBILE. Ala—Information was re
ceived here Sunday from Honduras to
the effect that because of the revolu
tionary troubles, all persons coming
into that country must have passports.
Three passengers on the steamer His
pania, leaving for Puerto Cortez, were
required to secure passports before
the vessel sailed.
Petitions for Rosebud Bill.
WASHINGTON—Members of con
gress from South Dakota Monday pre
sented to their respective bodies a
memorial of the legislature of that
state urging congress to pass the Rose
bud treaty bill.
CAVES LICKING THE STAMPS.
Provisions of One of the New Post*
office Bills.
WASHINGTON.—The postoffice ap
propriation bill passed on Thursday
by the house contains an important
provision that has not attracted much
attention.
The bill provides that hereafter
postoffi 'os shall accept for transmis
sion in the mails quantities of not
legs than 2,001) identical pieces of third
or fourth class mail matter without
postage stamps affixed, provided that
the postage is fully prepaid. This ac
tion was recommended strongly by
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden in the interest of economy to
the government and to the business
public. I'nder its provisions, as urged
by the department, this proposed leg
islation will save the expense of man
ufacturing stamps, the sale of them
to the public and the subsequent labor
of cancelling the stamps on the in
dividual pieces in the postofflces after
they are mailed. It will also save the
public the work of attaching postage
stamps to the individual pieces of
mail.
Child Saving Institute of Omaha.
The Child Saving Institute of Oma
ha is better equipped than any other
corporation for handling legal ques
tions concerning children and devotes
a large amount of time to the work
of rescuing children from vicious sur
roundings by legal processes. A re
cent appeal from Washington county,
Nebraska, was promptly responded to
and proceedings were begun in the
county court against a woman who
was running a house of ill fame at
Blair, having with her four small chil
dren, the oldest one being a girl of
nine years. She made confession in
the court concerning her criminal life,
when she faced the evidence that was
presented, and then requested that the
Child Saving Institute of Omaha
should take charge of her children and
place them in homes. Three of them
have already found homes, and it is
expected soon that a home will bo
found for the youngest boy, who is
only three years of age.
FRANK JAMES PUTS IN AN OAR.
Kicks on the Pardon Granted to Cole
Younger.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Frank James,
brother of Jesse James, said Thursday
that the pardon granted Coleman
Younger by the Minnesota board of
pardons will, in his opinion, deprive
Younger of any way of making a liv
ing.
“lie is not really freed," said
James. “He is GO years old and has
been in prison a quarter of a century
and has no trade or profession. He
ought to insist upon being granted ab
solutely free citizenship, or perhaps it
would have been better for him to have
remained in prison."
TURKISH ARMY MOBILIZED.
Sultan Concentrate* Forces Along Bul
garian Frontier.
PARIS—The correspondent of ihe
Figaro at Philipolis states that the
sultan is mobilizing 240,000 men and
has commissioned all the steamers of
the Idarei Massousieh company to
transport these troops, who are to re
inforce the Second and Third army
corps at Adrianople Salonica and
along the Bulgarian frontier.
Commenting on this dispatch the Fi
garo says this action greatly compli
cates the situation in Macedonia. Di
plomacy will have great difficulty in
solving without accident this new
phase of the eastern question, which
has exhausted all efforts for the last
200 years.
FORMER SENATOR DAWES DEAD.
Venerable Massachusetts Statesman
Passes Away at His Home.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ex-United
States Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
died Thursday morning at his home
in this city. He was 86 years of age.
Mr. Dawes had been ill since Christ
mas night, when he contracted a se
vere cold while driving. The cold de
veloped into grip, which undermined
his system.
Whe President Roosevelt visited
Pittsfield last fail he called upon the
veteran statesman. It was while re
turning from the visit to the Dawes
house that the trolley accident occur
red in which the president figured.