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VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 190:*. NUMBER 21. 5 SWIFT PASSES ON PIONEER PACKER DIES FROM SURGICAL OPERATION. WOUNDS BLEED INTERNALLY Hemorrhages Continue for Several Days. Producing Death at Last—The Vast Business He Built Up and De veloped. CHICAGO—Glistavus Franklin Swift, president of the Swift Packing com pany, died at hs home, 4848 Ellis ave nue, early Sunday, of internal hemor rhages, resulting from a surgical oper ation performed several days ago. Mr. Swift was 68 years old. The hemorrhages resulted from an operation for an infection of the gall bladder, performed Marach 22. He had given every indication of recovery and death was entirely unexpected both by his family and his physicians. He had all danger was considered passed. In fact, so hopeful was everyone, includ ing himself, that his son. Herbert L. Swift, who had been summoned from Boston, left on Saturday night to re turn to the east. This son was inter Icepted at Harrisburg. Pa., by a tele gram announcing his father's death. Mr. Swift had been suffering for some time with bladder trouble and a week ago an operation was determin ed upon to give him relief. It was not expected that the operation would prove especially dangerous. Cuslavus Franklin Swift began his business career as a butcher and died leaving a fortune estimated at from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. This fortune was made in forty-live years. He was born at Sandwich, Mass., in June, 1839. He opened a small butcher ship in hi3 native town, but removed to Boston when he was less than 30, where he remained until 1875, coming then to Chicago. In that city he engaged in the same business and developed the department of sapping live cattle to eastern markets. In 1877 he evolved plans for * the first refrigerating car and dressed meats, instead of live animals, were shipped to eastern cities. He was the pioneer in this kind of business and it was not long before others saw the advantages of his method and imitated him. Mr. Swift was not only the oldest “packer” at the time of his death, but was the originator of the method that made many large fortunes. From the small plant started in 1877 has de veloped a great corporation with branches in St. l-iouis, Kansas City, St. Joseph. Omaha, St. Paul and Fort Worth, Texas, and with distributing offices in every important city and town in the United States, and with representatives in the leading cities of 1 Europe, Asia and Africa. Its employes number 22,607, Upon its capital stock of $25,000,000 the 6ales of 1902 ex ceeded $200,000,000. Mr. Swift was the father of eleven children, nine of whom survive him; lands F., Edward F„ Helen U, wife of Edward Morris; Charles H., Herbert | L„ George H.. Kuth M„ wife of Ernest 4 E. Eversy; Gustavs Franklin, Jr., and Harold H., all of whom live in Chicago. Mr. Swift trained all of his sons in the packing business. His oldest, son, IiOuis K. Swift, is vice president of the company and all the other sons hold responsible positions in it. Inspect Militia Organizations. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary Hoot lias decided to detail regular army officers to inspect the militia or ganizations or all the states and ter ritories as a preliminary step to the Issue or Krag-Jorgensen muskets, In exchange Tor the Springfield musket, with which they are now armed. He has telegraphed the adjutants of all the states and territories, asking them to name the dates tor Inspection. Revolution in San Domingo. NEW YORK—The representative of the republic of San Domingo in this city Friday received from General Ca ceres, governor of Santiago de I^os Cabelleros, the following cablegram: “Revolution limited to capital. South and east of the island are. with the government. President Vasquez with forces is due in capital now. The northern part of the island is also with the government.” Prepare an Arctic Expedition. TROMSOE, Norway—Captain Coffin and twelve men who will take part in the Ziegler Arctic expedition have ar rived here. The repairs to the expe •| dition’s steamship America are com pleted. URGES CHEAP WESTERN RATES Santa Fe Wishes Interchangeable Tickets Including Meals. CHICAGO—Summer tourist rates to California were proposed to lines In the western territory Friday by the Santa Fe with the announoempnt that the Santa Fe is prepared to take in dependent action and put on a rate ot one fare for the round trip from June 1 to August 31. The plan is for the lines to issue a combination ticket which shall include transportation to and from San Diego, sleeping car fare, meals en route, ho tel expenses on side trips and two weeks’ board at Coronado beach. Un der this plan a two weeks’ stay at San Diego or at the beach across the bay from that city and one day at the Grand Canyon would cost a Chicagoan $138, including everything, and if he went in a tourist sleepr $133. GOVERNOR TAFT ON SICK LIST. Will Be Bedfast for a Couple of Weeks with Dystentery. WASHINGTON, D. C.—In reply to the Inquiry of the secretary of war stating that the press had alleged that Governor Taft hay dysentery, a cable gram was received from Governor Taft Friday containing information that he has been under treatment for a few weeks, recovering from an at tack of dysentery. Examination last Saturday indicated that the treatment had been successful. Later examina tion indicated that he needed rest, and by the advice of his physician he will remain in bed for a couple of weeks to secqre it. His strength and appetite are reported good. Major Edward C. Carter of the med ical department of the army, recently attending physician at Washington, believes that at the end of this pe riod Governor Taft can go to Ben guet, where there are much more fa vorable climatic conditions. HF. PLANS A MUSEUM OF ART J. Pierpont Morgan Will Make Gift to the Nation. NEW YORK—There is excellent au thority; for stating that J. Pierpont Morgan is planning to build a splen did art museum and present it to the American nation, the World says. The most valuable of his treasures are now abroad, scattered over continental Eu rope and Knglaud. "This much can be sam ueiiuftely," said one of Mr. Morgan's menus, "That Mr. Morgan has not made his vast collections with a view to keeping them secluded for the personal enjoy ment of himself and friends. "He is planning to house all his col lections in some one place, and it is very likely that the great museum of art which he will establish will be ot tered as a gift to the American na tion." FRUIT GROWERS COMBINE. Southern California Association is Formed. I/)S ANGELES, Cal.—The Fruit World will on Saturday announce tho impending amalgamation of a major ity of the fruit growers and shippers in Southern California Into a co-oper ative combination modeled somewhat upon the lines of the Deciduous Fruit exchange of Sacramento and the Rai sin Growers’ association of Fresno. The amalgamation will involve a combination of capital amounting to more than Jl.000,000. By this amalga mation the bitter warfare that has ex isted between the growers and the in dependent shippers will end, and the past losses resulting from the ruinous competition will be converted inti profits. SUNDAY SESSION OF SENATE. The French Deputies Hold Three Sittings. PARIS—The senate and chamber ot deputies each held three sittings Sun day In order to complete the budget before the end of this month so as to avoid the necessity of additional pro visional credits. The senate complet ed its work, including the adoption of an additional dutx of 26 cents per 100 kilograms on crude petroleum, but re jecting the clause passed by the cham ber asking the government to prepare a law creating a state monopoly ot petroleum relining. The budget did not return to the chamber of deputies Sunday night in time for it to take ac tion on the senates amendments. Pedestrian Makes Long Journey. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador—Guillermo j Koppel. the Mexican pedestrian who left Argentina about a year ago on his | way to St. Louis, has arrived here. | THE PHILIPPINES SENATOR D.ETRICH TALKS ON THE QUESTION. DISTRESS PREVALENT THERE More cf It in the Philippine* Than in Cuba—Regret Expressed that Tariff to Encourage Development was Not Enacted. HASTINGS. Neb—Senator Dietrich arrived in this city from Washington Thursday night and took up his quar ters at the Bostwiek hotel. His busi ness interests demand that he remain here for some time. Speaking of the Philippine islands, the senator said: "My opinion regarding the Philippine situation does not vary from those de livered in the senate on February 13. 1 advocate now, as I did then, that there should be inaugurated a sys tem of protection which will further the growth and development of the interests of the islands. This has par ticular application to such industries as do not and cannot compete with similar industries in the United States. As to the Philippine tariff bill, I will say that 1 am sorry It did not pass, though the reason for its failure is easy to understand. Had there been an investment of American capital made in these islands as is now in Cuba, there is no question, in my mind, that more strenuous efforts would have been put forth and that the passing of the bill would have re sulted. To me this is unquestionable proof that the interest manifested in behalf of Cuba was purely mercernary, fathered by those who have much capital invested in that island. Talk about sympathy with distress and moral obligation! Nonsense! Why, there never was .a time since the American occupation of Cuba that there has existed there one-tenth the poverty and distress which at this | moment exists in portions of the Phil ippine islands, yet neither press nor people are heard to cry out because of these undesirable conditions.” Mr. Dietrich said that he had not considered the Nebraska revenue bill with sufficient minuteness to express an opinion, but in regard to Nebraska affairs he expressed his regret that a generous appropriation had not been made for the establishing of an ex perimental farm in the western por tion of the state. Conditions there have independent characteristics which demand particular attention for their proper development. There is nothing in the power of the legisla ture to do which can add more to the material welfare of the state than the establishment of such a farm. Soldiers of the Civil War. WASHINGTON, D. C— Governor Heyward of South Carolina has writ ten to the secretary of war to express his approval of the purpose of the war department to publish a complete list of officers and men who served in the union and confederate armies during the civil war. "I feel Sure,” writes Governor Hey ward, "that this action on the part of the general government will meet with favor throughout the entire south, and that those who served in confederate armies and their descend ants will appreciate this opportunity of having their names handed down In history. I shall be glad to give to your department whatever co-opera tion lies in my power.” Think It Is a Mere Feint. LONDON—The morning papers hardly discuss President Castro’s res ignation. probably because they re gard it as a mere feint. This is the view expressed by one or two papers which comment on it. The Daily Chronicle gives as its opinion that the apparent unwillingness of tii« powers to submit the question of pref erential treatment to The Hague ar bitration tribunal induced President Castro to endeavor to show the world trat Venezuela is behind him. Gives $5,000,000 to Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Pa.—Andrew Carne gie had added $1,550,000 to his library donations in Pittsburg. On Friday he made it known through W. N. Frew, president of the board of trustees, that he would donate $1,400,000 in addition to the $1,750,000 already given by him to provide means for an addition to the present Carnegie’ library and $la0,000 for the building of the new east end branch library. This new gift of Mr. Carnegie makes his con tribution to the greater institution $5,000,000. ALICE ROOSEVELT WELCOMED, Daughter of President is Given Great Ovation in San Juan. SAN’ JUAN, F. K.—There was a grand reception at the theater here Wednesday evening under the aus ptces of the citizens’ committee in honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt, follow ing an elaborate display of fireworks on the plaza, which lasted until 10 O’clock and was witnessed by Miss Koo. evelt, who received a tremend ous ovation from Die people gathered on the plaza and on the roofs of the houses. One of the pieces, representing President Roosevelt, was twenty-live feet high. The interior of the the ater was decorated profusely and dis played the word "Welcome" formed of electric lights. Miss Roosevelt spent two hours shaking hands. She will leave for the Interior soon, accompanied by Governor, Mrs. and Miss Elizabeth Hunt, Thomas Hunt, the governor's brother, and Mrs. Thomas Hunt, Miss Beatrice Buck, the governor's warl, aud Secretary Bliss. ARBITRATION IS THE REMEDY. Bishop Spaulding Sees the End of All Strikes. PEORIA, III,—Bishop Spaulding, who has Just returned from his labors on the anthracite strike commission, in an interview in this city gave it as his opinion that the period of strikes in the United States has passed for ever and that arbitration world be used to settle all labor difficulties la the future. The bishop thinks that the prece dent established by the commission will do much to bring about this statf of affairs. San Salvador Must Settle. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Tne state department has taken measures to collect the award assessed against the government of San Salvador by the arbitration in the case of "El Trt tiflfo." an American corporation, amounting to about $534,000. The secretary has accorded the Salvador ans a full opportunity to present rea sons why the Judgment should not be paid, but after patiently consider ing the department has Just inform ed the Salvadoran government that tt cannot reopen the case without show ing gross disrespect for the arbitra tors, and it sees no reason why the money should not be paid. New Black Hills Railroad. CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Articles of in corporation were filed Tuesday of the Wyoming & Black Hills Railroad com pany, to operate in South Dakota and Wyoming, with $2,000,000 capital. Eewis C. Twombly will be president and general manager and the following Minneapolis capitalists are interested in the enterprise: A. E. Johnson, Phil lip S. Harris, Carleton E. Wallace, Ed win G. Potter and Alpha E. Hoyt. The road will be about 100 miles in length and will open up a vast coal country. It will connect the Burling ton and Chicago & Northwestern sys tems. Changes in Red Cross Methods. WASHINGTON, D. C.—General George B. Davis, judge advocate gen eral of the army, has been designated to represent the army at a conference to meet at Geneva. Switzerland. Sep tember 14, 1903. for the purpose of considering important changes in the Red Cross convention of August 22. 1864, relating to the treatment of sick and wounded and non-combatants dur ing times of war. The United States navy and the Red Cross society also have been asked to send delegatee. Slated for a Place. WASHINGTON. D. C.—Mr. Edgar B. Clark of Cedar Rapids, la., presi dent of the Order of Railway Conduc tors, is slated for the place of asssist ant secretary in the department of commerce. Mr. Roosevelt told a call er recently that he had practically de cided upon an assistant secretary, and a western source is authority tor the statement that Mr. Clark is the man in view. Children to Wave Flags. DES MOINES, la.—Sixteen thousand school children, with flags waving, have been engaged by the committee on arrangements to greet President Roosevelt on his visit to this city April 28. The children wdll be formed on the commons of the state house in such a mannner as to spell the word “Roosevelt.” The campus is a grad ual siope'and presents a splendid op portunity to make a beautiful display. REFUND OF BONDS SECRETARY SHAW’S IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, IT INVOLVES $100,000,000 Will Exchange Three and Four Per Cent* for Two Per Cents—Action is Looked Upon by New York as an Emergency Factor. WASHINGTON—The secretary ot the treasury Thursday published a circular announcing on and after April 1, 1903, he will receive for refunding under authority of section 11, of the act of March 14, 1300, to an amount not exceeding f100,000,000, any of the bonds of the 3 per cent loan of 1908 19IS, and the 4 per cent funded loan of 1907. They may be surrendered at prices yielding to the investor an income of 2 Vi per cent per annum, and the new bonds will be issued in exchange at a premium of 2 per cent. Accrued intensat on both old and new bonds will be calculated to date of exchange. There are now outstanding about 197.000. 000 3 per cent bonds and $233, 000,000 fours of 1907, which are af fected by the circular issued Thursday. There are also outstanding about 8440.000. 000 of the 2 per cent consols of 1930, issued under the act of March 14, 1900. These 2 per cent bonds were issued in 1900 at par under provisions of the refunding act. If the new bonds were to be issued now at par there would be a profit to the owners of the bonds, taking the present mar ket valuation as a basis, of about 4 per cent for the 3 per cent bonds sur rendered, and about 6% per cent for the fours of 1908. The secretary desires to obtain an equitable share of this profit for the government, which Is the reason for charging a premium of 2 per cent un der the new bonds to be issued. The circular will contain full partic ulars for the guidance of those who desire to avail themselves of the priv ilege of refunulug a.id will be sect to each owner of registered bonds of the two loans In question. The 5 per cent bonds of 1904 will not be received for refund under this circular, but will he reserved for re demption. They mature February 1, 1904. The secretary staled in expla nation of his action that he desired to put out a larger amount of 2 per cents, which would be available to in crease circulation In case or a strin gency. NKW YORK—The offer of Secre tary Shaw seemed to come as a sur prise to bond brokers, some of whom professed to [?e unable to understand its scope or purport, it was generally looked upon as an emergency or relief measure, inasmuch as the offer will release from $5,000,000 to $8,000,000, the amount depending entirety upon the proportion of 3s or 4s turned in. One broker thought the proposition was designed to Induce banks to in crease their circulation. Nobody could trace any connection between the offer and the coming Panama can al payment. PRESIDENT WILL GET A BEAR. Arizona Rough Ridera Will Present One to Him. TUCSON, A. T.—Fifty rough riders of Blsbee and southern Arizona, find ing that president Roosevelt will con fine his itinerary to the porthern part of the territory, have arranged an ex cursion to Grand canyon, where they will greet their former leader. Desiring to give the president some token of their esteem, they have se cured a large black bear, captured in Sonora, and will present it to him when they meet him in the canyon. They realize that it will be somewhat awkward ror the president to carry a live bear around with him, but they have decided that he will get at least one bear on his western trip. Postal Relations With Cuba. WASHINGTON, D. C —The perma nent postal treaty between the United States and Cuba is now in course of negotiation and probably will be ir operation within a few weeks. Th< treaty is substantially the same as the one now in force between this coun try and Canada. This puts the rela tions of the 1'nited States and the Cuban governments on a domestic postal system basis. Castro Takes it All Back. CARACAS, Tuesday—After reading his special message to congress, Gen eral Castro withdrew his resignation of the presidency of Venezuela. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF, Burglars Mitered the home of Mrs. Sam Chambers, Plattsmouth, and stole $65. Report is that ex-President Cleve land will visit Nebraska in the near future. A meetirg is to be held in Fremont having In view formation of a base ball league. Ex-Congressman Mercer lias re turned to Omaha, which, he says, is to be his future residence. Tecumseh is in need of more school room, and it is expected bonds will be voted to provide additional space. It is authoritatively stated thui work will commence on the new union depot at Fremont in a short tine. A broken flange on a Missouri Pa cifle freight wrecked ten cars near Berlin. Charles Bennington, brake man. was buried under the wreck and killed. Ezra Fellers, a young farmer re siding southeast of Table Rock, was the victim of an accident which re fulled in both bones of his leg being' broken, between the ankle and knee. His team ran away. Ed Simon of Lincoln, who three weeks ago shot D, K. Kelly through the right hand during a fight at Ceresco, Neb., was sentenced by Judge Good of Wahoo to two years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Holbrook had the most disastrous fire since Its Incorporation. The en tire business portion of the town north of Miller & Cooper's general stoie was consumed. The loss is $20, 000, with only $0,000 Insurance. Some young men who were recently hunting on a small island below the Burlington bridge at Plattsmouth found an old whisky bottle which con tained this message: "Omhaa, Sept. 4, 1902. My last drink." It was sign ed J. W. C. James Richardson, an old soldier, died of consumption at the home of M. M. Miller, seven miles southeast of Hebron, having stopped at the farmer’s house while driving through to Eagle, where he said lived his daughter, by the name of Mrs. Mary Bradley. «, K >». Willie Murray. 16 years of age, died from injuries received while endeav oring to board a freight train just pull ing out from Silver Creek. The lad was the son of Robert Murray, a wealthy farmer, who recently came from Saunders county and purchased a large farm near Silver Creek. The scarcity of farm hands in Dodge county is becoming a source of considerable anxiety to the farmers and daily complaints are heard. Thus early farmers find it impossible to get help. The wages paid are $20. and in addition board, laundry and room, which Is the equivalent of $25 to $40. Prospective railroad building for coming season in each state is given in the Railway Age. Nebraska in cludes within its list a number of prospective lines w'hlch have been la the prospective stage for several vears past, while a few new ones are added this year—the new ones being mostly proposed electric railways. It is the intention of Senator Dietrich to take his daughter. Miss Gertrude, now at Bryn Mawr college, on an extended tour through Alaska upon the completion of her studies this summer. They will spend some time coasting among the Aleutian islands and will then undertake the 1,800 mile trip into the Klondike coun try. The Commercial club of Fremont is interesting itself in national road leg islation to a great extent.' It will .-tend an endorsement to Washington of the idea embodied in the Browniow bill for federal aid in the improvement of the country highways. This till die not pass the last session, but will i>e re-introduced and vigorously pusl.ed when congress convenes again. Miss Eva Thompson of Lincoln, sis ter of D. E. Thompson, received a ca blegram from Mr. Thompson Saturday night stating that he and Mrs. Thomp son arrived safely in Rio Janeiro about March 14. A letter dated Feb ruary 27 described a trip to Madrid and the gaiety of the city on account of the yearly festival. At that time Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were about to go to Lisbon, where they expected to sail for South America on March 3. News was received at Randolph of (ho death of J. E. Everett at a Sioux City hospital, and of his father, W. S. Everett, at his home in Atlantic, la. These men were engaged in farming and raising Shorthorn cattle at Randolph, and are well known. A little more than a w’eek ago both gentlemen were on the street of Ran dolph in apparent good health. And now both are dead and will be laitl side by side in the Atlantic cemetery.
