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Loup City Northwestern. * W VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 1. 1903. NUMBER 25. ' .1 ■" - 11 ■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■ ■ 1 ■ '■ ■■■■!■■!■ ■—■■■■.... ■■ ■ ■■■ . ■■—■■■■ .. —— . ■ » ROYALTY BEATEN THREE DAYS OF PAGEANT IN ST. LOUIS. A GREAT MILITARY SPECTACLE Diplomats, Soldiers, Sailors and Poli- j ticians Are to Aid the President to Receive the Grounds and Consecrate Them on Behalf of the Nation. ST. LOUIS—A salute of 100 guns will announce to the world at noon, on April 30, the close of the first cen tum of an inland empire that Napo leon sold for a song. One of the most impressive military spectacles of peaceful times will sweep . through the metropolis of the Louisi ana domain, a glittering display of American arms and the man. Kings, emperors and potentates have sent their ambassadors to swell the hom age of this people to the genius that, by bloodless conquest, gave to the country a territory one-third the size of all Europe. The presence of the president of the United States, his cabinet, congress and the supreme court, at the head of the armed column, is intended to sym bolize a government by the people and its achievements. Orders have been issued by the war department to mobilize in the build ings of the exposition 4,000 battle scarred regulars. The powerful mon itor Arkansas is ascending the historic river, once claimed by De Soto in the name of his Spanish sovereign. Gov ernors of states are picking their crack militia regiments for a brave show. Ten thousand stalwart types of the volunteer of the future are bur nishing their weapons for this day of dignitaiies. Estimates by the passenger depart ments of twenty-nine railways converg ing at St. Louis indicate that from 250.000 to 300,000 visitors, mainly from Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Ar kansas and Oklahoma, will attend the dedication. Arrangements for transporting 600, 000 persons present a schedule of fif i teen seconds between the delivery of visitors at the exposition gates. This .work has been undertaken by the street railway systems. Loops con structed especially have been laid at the entrances, of which there are eight, disposed at various points on every side of the World's fair site, in order to avoid congestion. # Three days will be crowded with incident. National day falls on April 30, when the president dedicates the World's fair. International day fol lows on May 1, when addresses by the French and Spanish ambassadors and a reception to the diplomatic corps will be the features. State day, on May 3, will conclude the celebration, when Governor Odell of New York and Gov ernor Dockery of Missouri will deliv er addresses; a groat civic procession will march over the route of the mil itary parade and the corner stones of state buildings will be laid. IMPRISON THE PEACEMAKERS. Albar ns Turn Deaf Ear to Pacifica tion Proposals. CONSTANTINOPLE — The mem bers pf the special mission sent by the sultan to pacify the Albanians, it is now announced, are practically imprisoned at Ipek. Albany, where they are surrounded by several hun dred Albanians, whose chiefs refuse to accept the proposed reforms and demand the appointment of an Al banian governor, adding that, other wise they will continue the revolt. The Austrian and Russian ambas sadors are urging the sultan to adopt energetic measure? to suppress the Al banians. but he is averse to coercion, as he relies on the Albanians to help him in the event of further complica tions. SAYS AMERICA IS WAY BEHIND. British Socialist Scores Industrial Ev , olutions in United States. LONDON—In the course of a dis cussion on railroad rates in the house of commons Wednesday evening John Burns, socialist, complained that the Board of Trade has not given proper attention to railroad improvements. He admitted that there had been some improvements, but said there was no reason why the board should l stand still. To say Great Britain was away ahead of the United States was no argument, anti, in his opinion, America, industrially, was "hell with the lid off." He trusted England never would follow the example of the United Slates. A SPicintn S for Our ) ATTORUtt , J CoutCTiort ^ RtA50NABl'f V 5uiv -\TriAnK tou* I A] T«t President Visits 'ELLOWSTONE. Park ^ 11 •» SwThomas mas a Mishap < d I BaSC Ball MA5 ABR'vtO.’ CHURCH MERGER POSTPONED. Preachers Fail to Harmonize Doc trines. PITTSBURG—Tilt* church merger will not. materialize, as the represent atives of the Congregational. Meth odist Protestant, United Brethren and Christian Union denominations dis agreed Thursday on the plans submit ted. It was decided that committees from each denomination confer during the summer and endeavor to harmonize the different doctrines, so that a prac ticable plan of union may he present ed to another conference. MUST RESIGN HIS POSITION. Government Employes Can’s Run for Elective Offices. WASHINGTON, D. C—The atti tude of the administration towards office holders who become candidates for elective offices in indicated by a telegram which Postmaster General Payne on Wednesday sent to a news paper at Spokane. Wash., in response to a query. Mr. Payne wires as fel lows: ■'J? the assistant postmaster accepts the nomination and becomes a candi date for mayor he will be expected to resign his position in the post office.” BIG PROTEST FROM EDITORS. Tell Pennypacker Why He Should Veto the Libel Bill. HARRISBURG, Pa.—Every impor tant newspaper in Pennsylvania was represented at the hearing on the Grady-Salus libel bill by Governor Pennypacker Tuesday in the hall of the house of representatives. Attor ney General Carson sat with the gov ernor throughout the hearing, but neither Indicated what would be the governor’s action on the measure. At the beginning of Mr. Smith’s ad dress Governor Pennypacker took ex ceptions to his use of the word “in solently” and suggested that it would be well to omit strong adjectives. Mr. Smith accepted the suggestion, saying at the same time that he spoke strongly because he felt strongly. FOLK GIVES LEE UP. Now Inclines to Use Kelley as Lead ing Witness of the Prosecution. ST. LOUIS.—Disgusted at the fail ure of Lieutenant Governor Lee to return to St. Louis, Circuit Attorney Folk will probably go to New York to negotiate for Kelley’s surrender. Mr. Folk has hail the move under contemplation for some time, as both he and Attorney General Crow believe Kelley will turn states’ evidence if given the opportunity. Governor Dockery wired Mr. Folk that he had received word that Lieu tenant Governor Lee was in Staunton, W. Va The absent lieutenant governor is 6aiil to be willing to return to St. Iritis If he would be allowed to tell only a part of what he knows about the transaction said to have taken place here and at Jefferson City. Mr. Folk will not listen to any such prop osition. He insists that Lieutenant Governor Lee return and reveal ev erything in connection with the mat ter under investigation. OUT OF THE PARK PRESIDENT PREPARES TO RE SUME HI3 JOURNEY. A SEASON OF MUCH ENJOYMENT The Chief Executive See* and Stud ies Birds and Beasts, Only Finding One Species He Did Not Know Be fore Burroughs Showed It. CINNABAR, Mont. — President Roosevelt's vacation is at an end. He greeted the members of his party and a large number of people at the Mammoth Springs hotel In Yellow stone park Thursday and Friday will resume his tour. Word had gone forth several days ago that he would meet the people in the park, and when he arrived at the Mammoth Hot Springs hotel, where the reception was held, he found a couple of hundred men and women there to greet him. The president ad dressed them briefly, speaking of the good time he had had during the past two weeks, and then shook hands with each one. He spent^the rest of the day in inspecting the post and riding horseback with Major Pitcher. The president spent most of his time in studying the habits of the different species of game. He lay for hours near a herd of elk or mountain goats and frequently walked eight or ten miles to observe them. He also stud ied bird life with Mr. Burroughs and showed himself particularly well post ed on the subject. Mr. Burroughs was able to show him but one bird with which he was not acquainted, namely, the solitaire. The president's camp equipment was composed of two Sibley tents and an other tent, with board floors, and while everything was simple it was quite comfortable. The party accompany ing him was a small one, consisting of Major Pitcher, Mr. Burroughs, a couple of orderlies and two cooks. There was also a small force of men to man the pack wagon. An amusing incident occurred dur ing the visit to Geyserland. The president and Mr. Burroughs were on skis racing down the hill. The snow was soft and Mr. Burroughs, who had never used a ski, soon found himself with his head in the enow and his feet in the air. He had hardly struggled to his feet when the president repeat ed the performance. Neither one was hurt, but Major Pitcher secured ex cellent photographs of the catastro phe, which he has promised to have developed. While no accident occurred, the president had a number of narrow es capes. One day he fired a new revol ver at a tree. The weapon was de fective and the empty shell flew back and struck him on the cheek, drawing blood. If it had struck a little higher it would have injured if not blinded one eye. This was the only time the president used a firearm during his tour of die park. Morgan Sails for Europe. NEW YORK—J. P. Morgan and Miss Morgan. Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. and Miss Carnegie were passengers for Europe on the White Star liner Cedric IS FOR HARMONY. Plea for Peace Between the Two Countries. NEW YORK—Uaron Speck von Sternberg was the guest of Edward Uhl and Herman Rldder at the Man hattan club Wednesday night. The German minister, reply to the toast of his health, said in part: "No great nation can expect to es cape the penalty of greatness, are words which seem to be well adapt ed to the present position of the Uni ted States and Germany. Our mar velous development during the last decade has added new and heavier responsibilities to those which we al ready had. So far it has been wis dom, moderation and forbearance which have lightened our burdens and permitted us undisturbed by friction to reap the fruits of our efforts. "In Venezuela and Samoa there was some unpleasantness which threaten ed to produce friction. But all fair minded men seem to agree that it was in no way due to any political or commercial questions which weye menacing the welfare of either coun try, but chat it was due to misunder standing. "What I want to emphasize tonight is that our two nations, in working out their great problems, should use all their power to foster a clearer understanding between their people. This is the surest safeguard against future friction. You already under stand 15,000.000 of us as well as you understand yourselves; they have be come your kin. I hope the day will come when you will understand ail of us just as well. "On the other hand, Germany has had occasion to know you almost as well, not merely on account of the mil lions of its chtldren who have lived with you and fought with you. but be cause the pick of the brains of America has flocked to Germany's cen ters of learning and art for more than half a century. These men and wo men have made us familiar with thg high aims of the American citizen. "Our future rivalry, be it ever so keen, should never let us forget that our work is directed towards the same object—the perfection of civil ization. If we keep this well in mind, nothing will mar our peaceful progress." IS BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. Trade Respond* Promptly to Better Weather. NEW YORK—R. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says on Sat urday: Trade responded promptly to better weather in many sections of the coun try', notable activity appearing in sea sonable lines of wearing apparel, yet wholesalers report conservatism as compared with earlier months this year, although business is more active than It was a year ago. Some branch es are still backward and there is still more or less complaint regard ing collections, while renewals are fre quently asked. Outdoor work is vig orously prosecuted, agricultural com munities endeavoring to make up lost time and structural undertakings call for large quantities of lumber and building materials, sustaining quota tions. CLOSES THE DOOR CHINA ACCEPTS THE PROPOSALS OF RUSSIA. LATTER MAKES NEW DEMANDS Muscovite Goods to Enter China Free —Insists on Customs Suspension in Large Part of Empire—Other Na tions Shut from Province. ST. PETERSBURG — The St, Peters burg correspondent of the Daily Mail hears from an authoritative source that China has accepted the Russian proposals in so fars as it regards the duties at the lake bounties. After the negotiations with the Tsung li Yamen, the correspondent continues, the Russian minister formulated the following conditions: (1) The importation of Chinese arms into Manchuria shall be taxed according to the discretion of the Rus sian customs authorities and China shall agree to construct at Galgan a manufactory to supply material for the projected Russo-Chinese railroad to Pekin, which will pass into the vicinity of Kalgan. (2) China shall establish in Rhardln an administrative body to insure the rights vested in the gold mines which are now being worked by Russian en gineers. (3) All Russian goods sent to Cen tral China shall be entirely free of any Chinese customs charges. (4) Russia and China shall jointly agree henceforwarad to close the door in Manchuria to the goods of all low ers. This agreement, concludes the cor respondent, will come into force af ter the opening of the Manchurian railroad. The Timees' correspondent at Pe kin says he has ascertained that the fourth demand In the first Russian document, namely, that the present status of the administration of Man churia la to remain unchanged, does not apply to Manchuria, but Is a de mand that the r*lministration of Mon golla shall not be changed. The ob ject of this is to check the suggested alteration in the government of Man churia by which It was contemplated to transform Mongolia into a Chinese province. The foreign office, continues the Times’ correspondent, has formally agreed that Russia is to retain 2,100, 000 taels, receipts from the New Cliwang customs, now in possession of the Russo-Chinese bank as an in demnity for repairing and protecting the Shan-Hai-Kwan New Chwang rail way. GERM THAT CAUSES SMALLPOX. Professor in Haravard Medical Col lege Makes Discovery. BOSTON. Mass.—The Globe an nounced that Dr. William Thomas Councilman, the Shattuck professor of pathological anatomy in the Har vard Medical school, has discovered the germ that causes smallpox. The discovery is pronounced by physicians who have been made aware of Dr. Councilman's discovery as one of the really great ones In medical history and the most important made in Bos ton, rivalling the discovery of ether as an anaesthetic. The details of the investigation, how each successive step was taken, how valuable scientific information concerning the protozoa, the organism that produces that highly contagious disease, will, on Tuesday evening, be furnished to medical men by the dis coverer, who refrains from making a public announcement of it until he has enlightened the scientific world. Tues day’s meeting of physicians will be held at the Harvard Medical school under the auspices of the Boston So ciety of Medical Science and the no tices merely state that Dr. Council man will have an announcement to make ttpon small [mix. - I Indians' Land Suit Delayed. GUTHRIE, Okla.—Associate Jus tice Haincr has postponed to May 23 the hearing of the case wherein mem bers of the Kaw Indian tribe seek to prevent the allotment of the lands in their reservation. The case will be heard at Newkirk Okla. Looking After rood Supply. LONDON—King Edward has ap pointed a royal commission to inquire into the question of importation of food in time of war and other similar subjects. The prince of Wales is a member of the commission, and Ixird Balfour of Burleigh is its chairman. GREAT ARCTIC EXPEDITION. 4 Anthony Fiala, Who is to Head the Party, Talks. * NBW YORK—Anthony Fiala. who Is to head the Ziegler Arctic expedi tion, was a passenger on the Ameri can line steamship St. Paul, which arrived from Southampton. Mr. Fiala went abroad a month ago to look over the ground and to see to the purchasing of supplies and he non returns to consult Mr. William Zieg ler. Speaking of his trip, Mr. Fiala said: "We expect to got off some time Jn June. The ice broke up early and the prospects for the expedition are good. The American was sent down from Tromsoe to Trondheim under her own steam. She is being clean ed, new decks being put in and othef repairs being made. The American will sail as soon as she Is ready, but I cannot give the date.” GIVE OMAHA LOW GRAIN RATE Western Lines Will Carry Wheat to the Gulf for Twenty Cents. CHICAGO.—After considerable op position western (raffle men on Mon day consented to allow Omaha a dif ferential of 4 cents above Kansas City on a proportional through rate from that city to the Gulf, to apply on grain. The rate, it is said, will be taken out on May 15 and permits wheat to move from Omaha to the gulf for 21 cents and corn for 20. Lines that were promoting the rate insisted that it had become necessary to clear out Omaha, which is said to be glutted wtth grain. The Nebraska lines were against the proposition, presumably because they preferred to carry the grain east to Chicago. Miners at Sheridan Strike. SHBRIDAN, Wyo—The Dietz coil mines near here are closed down as the result of a strike of the miners. Nearly 200 inside men are out, and 100 outside men will soon be without employment. There is no grievance other than the demand that the min ers' union be recognized. The strike will be disastrous for the Burlington railroad for all of its engines In Wy oming are fitted to burn Sheridan coal. Both sides are determined and there appears to be no prospects of immedi ate settlement. Carnegie Aids Booker Washington. NEW YORK—The trustees of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial insti tute in Alabama have received ft>00, 000 toward the endowment fund from Andrew Carnegie, who attended the recent meeting in behalf of the Tus kegee institute. The trustees wil! meet soon to take formal action in accepting the gift and at the same time to take measures to still furthet increase the endowment. Cattle Die of Starvation. TOPEKA, Kan.—Within the last t.wo months the Kansas Live Stock Sani tary commission here has received many complaints from cattlemen in the northern and western part of the state to the effect that their cattle are dying of a mysterious disease. Many of the writers declare that the dis ease is mange and that it has come into the state from Colorado, and oth ers have other names for the trouble. Denies Funaton'a Request. WASHINGTON, D. C—The Judge advocate general, by direction of Sec retary Root, sent a letter to General Funston denying the latter's request for a court of inquiry in connection with the charges that General Funston had been guilty of cruelty to Filipinos. General Funston said that if a court of inquiry found that he issued orders which would Justify the giving of “no quarter” he would resign. Baldwin’s Reply Kept Quiet. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary Root has received a reply from Gen eral Baldwin in response to the war department's Inquiry regarding the re cent published interview with that of ficer, in which he is alleged to have cast reflections upon colored and Fil ipino soldiers. The reply will not be made public until Colonel Mills, who was sent to Denver to investigate, makes his report. Turks Defeat Insurgents. SALONICA, European Turkey.—A band of about 500 insurgents, partly in Bulgarian uniforms, was defeated by a Turkish force near Radovitz April 19. Thirty insurgents and nine Turks were killed. The Koniep, Asia Minor, division of Redifs, numbering sixteen battalions, has been called out for active service in Macedonia and Albania.