Nebraska Newspapers

    VOLUME XX.
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 190:*.
NUMBER 21.
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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.