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Loup City Northwestern. VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 190.T NUMBER 22. CET A VACATION HOLIDAYS ARRANGED FOR EN LISTED MEN. TWO VACATIONS EACH YEAR The Civil Service Commishsion Give* i Out a Statement Regarding Appoint ment of Laborer# in Various Depart ments. WASHINGTON.—The men of the battleship squadron are to be given a net leave of ten days when the ves sels are docked for repairs in about a month and a half. This squadron is made up of Kearsarge, Alabama, Illi nois, Massachusetts, Indiana and Iowa. The men on Maine also will be given similar leave. When the vessels of the squadron peach the mouth of Chesapeake bay from the south, where they have been during the winter, they are to be re viewed by Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral Taylor, the chief of the bu reau of navigation, after which most of them will proceed to the northern navy yards for docking and repairs. The denartmont feels the men are en titled to this vacation after their long winter work. Hereafter it will be the aim to allow the enlisted men two rea sonable long vacations each year, one after the winter and another after the summer's work is finished. Incident ally. the officials think the double va cation will tend to diminish desertions. The Civil Service commission gave out the following statement as to the working of the recently established legulations of the appointment of la borers in the departments: Regulations to govern the appoint ment of unclassified laborers in the de partments in accordance with the pres ident’s order of July 3, 1902, have been adopted for four departments as well as for the Smithsonian institution and the government printing office. Officers charged w'ith the execution of the system agree that it affords re lief from applications for appointments based on other considerations than the needs of the service. In determining the relative fitness of applicants, phys ical qualifications are probably the most important. Physicians of the force of the commission rate each ap plicant on his physical condition. Age is another element affecting the gen eral rating of applicants, as are also industry and adaptability. The Treasury department is one of those in which the system has been longest established, its register and board of March 4 was headed hy six el igibles entitled to preference by reason of their military or naval service, .of whom five have already been appointed. The twenty-four eligibles next in line have general averages running from 95 to 93.80 per cent. On physical condi tion they are rated at 98 and only four of them are over 40 years of age. These are followed by sixty, the lowest hav ing a general average of 91.10 and all having a rating of 95 on physical con dition. Only nine of these sixty are over 40 years of age. The entire reg ister contains 220 names of persons with a general average of 70 or more. Mob Views Bandits Fight. HUNTINGTON. W. Va.—John Ste phens was shot and fatally injured and Ben P. Edens was shot and dan gerously wounded during a battle with highwaymen early Sunday morning in the western limits of this city. Ste phens had his skull fractured by a blow. Edens leaped into a stream and escaped. The fight attracted quite a crowd, but the four highway men escaped, though without securing any money. Salute to the President. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal—In the ' Vosemite valley President Roosevelt wifi be given a salute by a battery of dynamite cartridges. The walls of the valley are 3,000 feet high and the re port of a toy pistol within them rever berates like a series of volleys by heavy artillery. The explosions of dynamite cartridges is expected to pro .# duce extraordinary results. An enor I (nous bonfire will be built on the over : hanging rock Reaches an Agreement. DENVER, Colo.—Subject to the ap Cl proval of General Manager Russell ; Harding, an agreement has been reach W»d between Manager Edson of the ^Denver & Rio Grande railroad and the ■‘Order of Railway Conductors and brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The new schedule gives passenger con ductors and trainmen an approximate increase of 12 per cent and freight (Ben an increase of 15 per cent. |:#&f I ASSAULT MONFOE DOCTRINE German Comment on President Roose velt's Speech. LONDON.—Commenting on Presi dent Roosevelt's speech on the Mon roe doctrine at Chicago, the Vosslsche Zeitung takes the view of the average prosperous Berliner when it says it was due to his prudence and the Cir cumspection of the Washington gov ernment that the Venezuelan affair passed off without serious disaster. Reverting to the Monroe doctrine the Vossiscbe Zeitung says: "No logi cal objections can be raised to the doctrine. It is fur North America as a matter of national sentiment and national business, and any attack on it irorn this side of the ocean would be mere tilting at windmills. Sinca France's luckless adventure in Mexico there has been no instance of an at tempt to upset the doctrine during the last hundred years. On the contrary, European possessions on the American hemisphere have been steadily dwindling by revolution and sale. The American is like a dragon that imag ines he has to protect the American girl from violence, while Europe is like the man. who. though always be ing bled, is constantly accused of sucking the blood of others. The beat proof of the disinclination of Eu rope to acquire territory on the Amer ican continent is the fact that there was no attempt to do bo when Amer ica had no fleet worth mentioning;” In conclusion the paper says it re grets that there is still a part of the American press and even American dignitaries who frequently lack the tone of good society and are addicted to the "shirt-sleeve diplomacy of the far west.” It says that doubtless time will alter this, as America is ntahing gigantic progress in every field, and it may be hoped that the country is improving in that of political manners also. HOSTILITIES IN SANTO DOMINGO. Government Troops Attack and Rout the Insurgents. SANTO DOMINGO CITY—At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning the gov ernment troops outside the city at tacked the insurgents in the suburb of Pajarito. The most severe engage ment since the rebellion broke out ensued and the Insurgents were driven back to this city. The artillery from the fort covered the insurgents' re treat. General Vasquez, at the head of a force reported to be 800 strong, is about to march on the city. The rebels are disposed to fight to the last and ii is supposed that if they are compelled to abandon the city they will embark on the gunboat Indepen dencia. which Is in their power, and go to the northern part of the island and joiii the rebels there. The United States cruiser Atlanta lias landed fifty marines to protert the American consulate. MANY OPPOSE CANAL TREATY. Colombia May Start a Revolution as Result of Big Ditch. KINGSTON. Jamaica—The Royal Mail company's steamer Atrato, which arrived here Sunday from Colon and Cartagena, brings the report that con siderable opposition is developing to the Panama canal treaty in almost ev ery department of Colombia except Panama. It is believed the majority in congress will favor the treaty, but there are fears that trouble will arise because the political situation In Co lombia is becoming more complicated, and the presidency is surrounded by uncertainty. Signd by the Governor. LINCOLN. Neb.—Governor Mickey Friday signed house roll 102, by Crop sey, appropriating $100,000 for build ings on the state farm near Lincoln; house roll 23. by Nelson of Pierce, ap propriating $100,000 for the rebuilding of the Norfolk asylum, and house roll 70, by Ramsey, to require railroad companies to furnish sites and facili ties to independent elevators costing not less than $3,000. Allies Ask Still More Cash. WASHINGTON—Mr. Bowen and the allies' representatives resumed the Venezuelane negotiations Friday. The three European powers agked that they receive the costs of the blockade in the event of The Hague tribunal refusing their claims for preferential treatment. This Mr. Bowen refused to consider and it was agreed that his answer be cabled to Europe. Soldiers to Be Sent Home. HAVANA—It has :>een learned that four companies of artillery, compris ing one-half of the United States ar tillery force remaining in Cuba, short ly will be ordered to return to the L'nited States. SHOT BY ROBBERS BERT FORNEY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS INSTANTLY KILLED. MURDERRES MAKE ESCAPE Only a Meager Description Can Be Given .of Them—Both Shabbily Dressed. Without Overcoats, and Wore Slouch Hats. COUNCIL BU FFS. Ia.—Bert For ney was shot and instantly killed in this city Friday night by two robberB. Forney was sitting in his saloon at 1028 West Broadway, just east of the Northwestern depot, at 10:30, playing a game of cards with James Chaney. There was no one else in or about the place at the time. The two holdup men entered tKe rear door of the plate and the first the oc cupants knew of their presence was the command "Hold up your hands." In stead of complying Forney made a move as if to draw a revolver from his hip pocket aud the robbers immediate ly opened fire. The first shot went wide of the mark, passing through the stove, near which Forney aud Chaney were sitting, the ball imbedding itself in tne woodwork or me building. Chaney rolled oft his chair on the floor as though shot and the robbers paid no further atention to him. For ney, however, jumped up and started to run for the front door. The rob bers fired two more shots at him, both of which took effect with the excla mation, “Oh, my God." Forney fell and apparently expired instantly, at least he was dead when the first per sons reached his side and was not heard to speak again after making the one exclamation. The body fell partly in the room occupied by the saloon and partly in a hallway into which a side door opens. Forney's revolver was found on the floor under his body, but it had not been dischagred. Immediately after the shooting the two robbers ran out the back door, making no effort to take anything from the saloon. After passing out the door they disappeared as completely as though the earth had swallowed them up, not the least trace of them having been secured. Immediately after their departure Chaney ran out and gave the alarm. Among the first to respond was Sher iff Cousins, who had been standing only a block away, and being attracted by the shots, had already started for tlie scene. The police were also noti fied at once, but neither they nor the sheriff have been able to secure the least clue as the identity of the mur derers or their whereabouts. Coroner Treynor was also among the early ar rivals and had the body of Forney taken to Cutlet’s undertaking rooms. Chaney was so badly frightened that he was able to give only a meager de scription of the murderers. He says one of them was short and thick set. the other somewhat taller. Both were shabbily dressed, wore black slouch hats, handkerchiefs partly over their faces and had no overcoats. FRISCO GETS THE BIG FIGHT. Jeffries and Corbett Will Pummel Each Other There in August. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—The Yose mite club of this city has bcea award ed the heavyweight championship bat tle between James J. Jeffries and James J. Corbett in a competitive bid ding affair that hardly developed a contest. The boat will be held the latter part of August, and the club will either guarantee the fighters $20,000 in cash or allow them to take 70 per cent ot' the gross receipts, but not both. On or before May 15 the principals will make the selection and arrange such other details as may suggest themselves in the meantime. Bonilla Sends More Troops. PANAMA—A dispatch from Hondu ras received via San Salvador an nounces that Saturday 4,000 men be longing to the forces of General Bo nilla, the president- elect of Honduras, who is seeking to reinstate himself in the presidency from which he was ex cluded by retiring President Sierra, will leave Comajague, thirty-seven miles northwest of Tegucigalpa, to re inforce General Bonilla's troops. Plague is Stamped Out. MAZATGAN. Mexico — Every day adds to the pleasant assurance that the plague has in reality been stamped out. There have been no deaths here from the plague in three days and but one serfous case remains in the hos pital. QUARANTINE AGAINST KAN8A8. Action to Be Taken Againat Hoof and Mouth Olaeaae. IJXCOLN—The statements In the morning papers that the live stock sanitary commission of Kansas was considering means of suppressing the foot and mouth disease near Concor dia has created activity here. Gov ernor Mickey Friday, at the sugges tion of State Veterinarian Thomas, tel egraphed Governor Hailey of Kansas for a statement regarding the preva lence of the disease. If Kansas Is infected with the dis ease Nebraska will immediately quar antine against the state. “The hoof anil month disease,” said a prominent veterinarian, “is not as dangerous as many people imagine. It is.however, very contagious. It af fects the mouth and hoofs of stock and usually runs its course in two weeks. However, everything possible should be done to keep it out of Ne braska." TO ACT ON THE CANAL TREATY Minister Thinks Colombian Congress Will Meet May 10. WASHINGTON—Dr. Thomas Her ran, charge d' affaires, said Wednes day that he believes the Colombian congress will meet not later than May 10. It is assumed at the legation that complete returns from the lale elec tion have not yet been made. Some of the districts are reached from Bo gota only in a most roundal>oul way, which, it is said, would account for delays in determining the results of the elections. The regular session of the Colom bian congress meets on July 20 next. General Pedro Nel Ospina, who, ac cording to a press dispatch from Colon, has been elected senator from the state of Antioquia, was reared and educated in the United States. He is a resident of Antioquia. THEY CALL ON PORTO RICAN8 Secretary Moody and Payne Have a Lively Time. SAN JUAN. P. R—Secretary Moody and Postmaster General Payne were busy Thursday making official calls on Governor Hunt, the commander of the troops, the commandant of the naval station and the captains of the Ger man and Italian warships. The secre tary also inspected the naval station, reviewed a dress parade of Porto Rico troops and went with Commandant Dunlap to look over some land at ■bintila. over the possession of which the insular government and the war and navy departments are disputing Mr. Moody will remain here until Friday, a day longer than he expected. A large reception was given by Gov ernor Hunt to Messrs. Moody and vis itors were pleased with the appearance of the Porto Rican soldiers. LOOK FOR NEW CUBAN TREAT*. Havana Citizens Are Overjoyed at Rec iprocity. HAVANA—Instructions were cabled to Minister Quesada at Washington Monday to sign the amended reciproc ity treaty In behalf of President Pal ma. The utmost satisfaction is expressed at the completion of the treaty and the opinion is general that the United States congress will not fail to ap prove it. Those here who recently declared Cuba had no use for deferred reciprocity are now pleased at the outlook and the time Is regarded as opportune for closing a prominent treaty, covering political relations here. This, it is expected, will be soon accomplished. Count’s Death Causes Sensation. PARIS—The news of the death of Count Zborowski caused a sensation here, where he was one of the best known automobilists. The count haa long been a prominent society figure, but his dashing performance during the Paris-Vlenna races advanced him to the front rank of automobilists. Although ill placed owing to his poor machine and lack of experience, he went to the front, beat all the cracks except Henry Fournier and finished second. Santa Fe Merger Denied. NEW YORK—E. P. Ripley, presi dent of the Santa Fe, being question ed as to the possibility of a merger between the Atchison and Rock Island, said: "I wish to deny in the most positive and circumstantial manner that any project between the Atchison and Hock Island, or any control of either by the other, is under discus sion or contemplation." ALLOW A STRIKE ORDER KEEPING WABASH MEN AT WORK DISSOLVED. JUDGE DECIDES FOR UltlONS Railway Contention of Conspiracy by Official* ia Declared Unfounded— Too Early Yet to Determine in Re yard to Appealing the Case. ST. LOUIS—In the United States district court Wednesday Judge Fol mer B. Adams handed down a decision dissolving the injunction granted March 3 restraining officials ot the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Railroad Trainmen and other la bor leaders from influencing in any way or ordering the men employed on the Wabash system to strike. The temporary injunction had been granted by Judge Adams on allega tions made by officials of the W'abash system that the defendants were con spiring to interfere with interstate traffic and the transmission of United States mails. U N. .Indson or St. I.OI11S. special counsel for the brotherhoods, stated to the Associated Press that he and Colonel Wells It. Blodgett, general solicitor of the Wabash Itatlroad company, were making efforts to bring all the parties In interset to gether and that in his opinion an amicable agreement would be arrived at and that there would be no strike. Colonel Blodgett, when seen after court, was apparently depressed by the decision. When asked if an ap peal would be taken’, he said: ‘‘It is too early to say now whether or not we will appeal.” In his decision Judge Adams first analyzes the bill of complaint upon which the provisional restraining or der was issued, showing that the se rious part of the charge was that the defendants had entered into an un lawful and malicious conspiracy to se cure recognition of their brother hoods by falsely representing that the employes of the railroad are dis satisfied with their wages and condi tions or service, when they were In fact entirely satisfied and contented with the same; that the defandants were about to exercise their powers as supreme and controlling officers of the brotherhoods of firemen and train men to force an undesired strike upon the men who were members of their organizations: that the defendants threatened and were about to further enforce their demands to execute their conspiracy by preventing the railroad from performing its duties as carrier of interstate commerce and the malls or the United States by preventing their members who were working for the connecting lines from interchang ing traffic of the road and thus pre venting the connecting lines from in terchanging traffic with and affording the Wabash the facilities therefor re quired by the interstate act. The gist of the conspiracy coming within the Jurisdiction of the federal courts, as charge In the bill, was to precipitate a strike undesired by the men, and thereby, and by other means specifically charged in the bill, to In terfere with interstate commerce and the mail service of the United States. Upon the showing made that the first step of the conspiracy, namely, the ordering of such a strike, was im mediately contemplated by the de fendants. and that Irreparable damage would necessarily befall the railroad unless a restraining order was forth with issued, the same was done for the purpose of holding the property and the parties in statu quo until both sides could be fully heard on the mo tion to set aside or modify the order. I.eave was given to file such a mo tion at any time within fifteen days. Welcomes Former President. CARACAS.—Generar Ignacio An drade, the former president of Vene zuela. cabled to President Castro a few days ago asking the latter for authori zation, with a guarantee of safety, to return to Venezuela with his family, assuring the president that he would he loyal to the latter and assist him in preserving peace. Castro replied that General Andrade would be wel* corned. Court on Vaccination Case. TERRE HAUTE. Ind.—Judge Stim son of the superior court Wednesday decided that the board of health have no power to exclude unvaccinated children from public schools. This is the first decision on the constitutional ity of the law passed two years ago at the request of the anti-vaccinationists, providing that no children in good physical health can be excluded from public schools. The case will be ap pealed. TREATY IS RATIFIED. Cuban and American Signature* Af fixed. WASHINGTON—The Cuban reci procity treaty was finally ratified at the State department Wednesday by Secretary Hay and Senor Quesada. There was little formality about tho exchange. One copy of the treaty ser ved and this was delivered to the Ctt bau minister. In addition Secretary Hay and tlie Cuban minister signed a protocol reciting the act of the ex change. The copy of the treaty signed Wednesday will be sent to Cuba and when the other copy bearing Presi dent Palma's signature is received here It will be placed on tile in tho stale department. The next step in order will be the proclamation of the treaty, but this cannot be done until the house of representatives acts on It. The special train on which the pres ident will leave here Wednesday for his western trip will he furnished by the Pennsylvania railroad and will he one specially decorated and equipped for the trip. It wtll consist of stx cars, manned by a picked crew, with Conductor Wil liam H. Johnson, who has been with the president on many trips, in charge. Spencer Murry vlll be in charge of the president's car, which will be the private car Klysian. It has a parlor and observation compartment, three state sleeping rooms, a dining room, two sleeper sections, a kitchen and sleeping section for servants. The other cars of the train will be the Texas, a compartment sleeper; Sene gal, a section sleeper; St. Janies, a diner. Atlantic, a combination buffet and baggage car. and a regular bag gage car. The trip will continue from April 1 until June 5—nine weeks and three days. During that time the pres ident will travel about 14.000 miles. John Burroughs, the poet naturalist of New York, arrived here Wednes day. He will accompany President Roosevelt until he arrives at St. I,o«in, making the tor.r of the Yellowstone Park with him. From St. Louis Mr. Burroughs will return to New York. President Nicholas Murry Butler of Columbus university will join the par ty at 8t. Louis and will be the presi dent's guest until he arrives in Cali fornia. When that state is reached the president will be joined by Benja«> min Wheeler, president of the Univer sity of California, who will accompany him through the state. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION National Bank Notes Outstanding Amount to $382,519,258. WASHINGTON.—The monthly cir culation statement Issued by tho comptroller of the currency shows that at. the close of business March 31. 1903, the total circulation of national bank notes was $382,r>19,258, an in crease for the year of $25,042,851 and a decrease for the month of $279,587. The circulation based on United States bonds was $338,349,814. an increase for the year of $20,889,432, and a decrease for the month of $310,547. * *1T- 1 in 'Iifli MMl Bri uit'u 1J.Y lilWIIU money aggregated $44,169,441, an in crease for the year of $4,153,419, anil an increase for the month of $30,960. The amount of United States regis tered bonds on deposit to secure cir culating notes was$342,lG0,770, and to secure public deposits $134,834,010. The amount of state and railroad bonds on deposit to secure public do posits was $18,784.90. The monthly coinage statement issued by the directors of the mint shows that during March the total coinage was $8,777,627, as follows: Gold, $6,879,920; silver, $1,595,987; minor coins. $301,720. --- - . WON’T MAKE TOUR OF WEST — Cleveland Will Return Home Directly From St. Louis. PRINCKTON, N. J—Former Presi dent Cleveland made the following statement to the Associated Press relative to his iutended visit to St. Louis to attend the dedicatory exer cises of the Louisiana Purchase ex position: “I have had no intention of going any further than St. I.ouis and intend returning as soon as possible by tho most direct route, and yet in soma way it has been given out that I was to go to the Pacific coast and visit Colorado and California, and I do nol know how many other states and ter ritories, and in consequence of this I have received numerous letters from people living in those localities mak ing requests based enllrely upon the truth of these reports. It may ba amusing to those who start such ru mors, but it produces a reverse effect on those who are made the victims .of such an absurd canard.’’