Loup City Northwestern.
VOLl ME XX.
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 190.5.
NUMBER 26.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT,
Who will travel 14,000 miles before returning to Washington, June 5th.
GROUND TO DEATH
EIGHT KILLED OUTRIGHT AND
OTHERS MAIMED. *
RESULTS OF AH EXCURSION
Fast Express Plows Into a Crowd that
Had Swarmed Onto Tracks—Man
gled Bodies Hurled 'n Every Direc
tion.
DETROIT, Mich.—The Grand Trunk
Pan-American flyer from Chicago ran
ing, killing between ten and fifteen
men and seriously injuring about
thirty more. The majority of the
killed and wounded are front
Toledo. Fifteen hundred Polanders
from Toledo came up to Detroit
in the morning on a special Lake
Shore train to celebrate a holiday
here. They left the corner of Dequin
dcr and Canfield streets and went
over to St. Joseph’s church, where
they spent the day with that congre
gation.
i he uaue snore tracks run out ue
quinder street and a special train was
to stop for the Toledo excursionists
at Canfield street at 8:30 o’clock. Ac
companied by hundreds of their local
friends, waiting for the train, the ex
cursionists jammed Canfield street
some time before the train was due
in readiness for it. When the train
was sighted the crowd pushed across
the track and onto the Grand Trunk
tracks, which adjoin those of the Lake
Shore, just as the Grand Trunk Pan
American flyer came thundering in
from the west. The people were
thrown into the air and dashed to eith
er side of the track.
Many of them w;ere ground under
the wheels. The police department
was notified and all the ambulances in
the city rushed to the scene. The vic
tims were scattered along the track
for a distance of two blocks.
Lanterns were procured and the
work of rescue began immediately.
The scene reflected by the light of
the lanterns was horrible. Gradually
the mangled and crushed were recov
ered and sent lo the hospitals, where
there was a flicker of life, and to the
morgue when there was none.
At ft o'clock the police had identi
fied four of the dead.
Patrolman Schultz, who was one of
the officers on duty at the crossing,
said: “We made every effort to keep
the people off the tracks, but it was
impossible. Tiiere were 1,500 excur
sionists going back to Toledo and
twice that number of local Poles, who
had been entertaining them and W’ere
down at the crossing to see them off.
Those behind pushed and shoved the
foremost ones and they crawled under
the gates, which were down properly,
or jumped over them, despite our best
efforts. There wfas no warning what
ever of the approach of the Grand
Trunk train. No whistle was blown
| and the bell was not ringing.
FINANCIAL DOCTORS TO MEET.
Session to be Held to Formulate a
Bill.
WASHINGTON. D. C—Senator Aid
rich chairman of the senate commit
tee on finance, who is spending a few
weeks at Hot Springs. Va.. has invited
Senators Allison of Iowa, Platt of Con
necticut and Spooner, all republican
members of the finance committee, to
visit him there for the purpose of con
ferring over the provisions of the fi
nancial bill to be introduced early in
the next session if congress. They are
expected to reach Hot Springs Mon
day. The conferrence will continue
for ten days or two weeks.
It is expected that the bill formu
lated will be along the general lines
of the deposit bill of last session. The
meeting at Hot Springs will not be ofTr
otal.
MONEY MARKET STRINGENT.
Wabash Abandons Construction in
West Virginia
PARKERSBURG. W. Va—The Wa
bash has abandoned work on its Lit
tle Kanawha extension, one of the
most important links in the trunk
lines. This was determined on at a
meeting in New York. A statement
was received here from President
Blair, who says:
“Owing to the stringency of the
money market it has been derided to
go no further with the Little Kanawha
extension from Burnsville, W. Va., and
the line westward to Zanesville, O., a
road which will cost $6,000,000. ThU
action was taken by Mr. Gould, Mr.
Ramsey and myself. Our property
along this line will not he sold now,
but at present there is no chance for
the completion of the Wabash trunk
line in this'state.’’
Farm Barn Destroyed.
SUPERIOR, Neb—H. Sosberg. a
farmer living near Oak, upset a lantern
in his barn and the building and every
thing in it, including four head of
horses, was burned. His corn cribs,
which were full of grain, were also
consumed. In endeavoring to save the
horses Sosberg came near losing his
own life. He was badly burned about
the head and arms.
Captain Allen Resigns.
Captain James Allen of Company G,
Second infantry, has sent his resigna
tion to Adjutant General Culver and
the same has been accepted. General
Culver has ordered First Lieutenant
William Diesing to call the company
together for the purpose of electing
a successor to Captain Allen. Private
Clarence P. Childress of Company K.
Second infantry, has been elected
second lieutenant.
Held Up the Contractors.
NEW YORK—Henry C. Wilson, for
merly chief cl«r]k ir. the financial de
partment of the United States army,
was put on trial Tuesday on a charge
of attempted extortion. It is alleged
that he collected $4,5no from a firm of
contractors for the use of government
boats to fill in Hiker's island, though
t?;e government had granted their use
free.
THE EXPOSITION
PRESIDENT RECEIVES AND DEDI
CATES THE GROUNDS.
A GREAT PARADE OF SOLDIERS
Sixty Thousand People Crowd Into the
Dig Auditorium Where the Dedica
tion Words Were Spoken—Tiie Ad
dress of President Francis.
ST. LOUIS—The rites which pres
ent the Louisiana Purchase exposition
to the world were performed in the
Liberal Arts building Thursday with
all the dignity and splendor befitting
such an occasion.
A parade of 11000 soldiers down Lin
deli boulevard to the World’s fair
grounds formed a brilliant prelude
to the ceremony of dedication.
This prelude over, 60,000 people
were crowded into the big auditorium
where, in the presence of official rep
resentatives of all the civilized na
tions of the world, the words of dedi
cation were spoken by the president
of the United States. As the last,
syllable fell from the president’s lips,
and as the words of dedication w'ero
completed, 60,000 voices rose In a pro
digious bass note of applause.
Following the invocation of the
cardinal, former United States Sena
tor Thomas H. Carter of the national
commission, who acted as presi
dent of the day*, was Introduced, anu
made • speech.
After the rendition of “The
Heavens Proclaiming,’’ by the chorus
of 2,000 voices, David R. Francis,
president of the fair association, de
livered an address, presenting the
buildings of the fair.
At the close of President Francis’
address terrific cheers broke to greet.
President Roosevelt, whose dedication
address was. in part, as follows:
"The work of expansion was by far
the greatest work of our people dur
iri£ tl)6 years that intervened between
the adoption of the constitution and
the outbreak of the civil war.
“Never before bad the world seen
the kind of national expansion which
gave our people all that part of the
American continent lying west of the
thirteen original states; the greatest
landmark in which was the Louisiana
purchase.
When our forefatners joineu to call
into being this action, they undertook
a task for which there was but little
encouraging precedent. The develop
ment of civilization from the earliest
period seemed to show the truth of
two propositions: In the first place, it
had always proved exceedingly diffi
cult to secure both freedom and
strength in any government; and In
the second place, it had always proved
well-nigh impossible for a nation to
expand without either breaking up or
becoming a centralized tyranny.”
The exercises closed by a benedic
tion by Bishop Potter of New York.
At the conclusion of the speeches, be
ing the 100th anniversary of the sign
ing of the treaty which transferred
the Ixmisiana purchase from France
to the United States, a centennial
salute of aerial guns was fired.
Russian Ambassador Talks.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Count Cas
sini, the Russian ambassador, called
at the state department Thursday and
had a long interview with Secretary
Hay, in which the whole Manchurian
matter is understood to have been
fully and frankly discussed. The dis
cussion throughout was of the most
amicable and satisfactory character,
called later, and discussed Manchurian
matters.
Visible Supply of Cereais.
NEW YORK—The visible supply of
grain Saturday, April 25, as compiled
by the New York Produce exchange,
is as follows: Wheat, 3,556,000 bush
els; decrease. 1,125,000 bushels. Corn,
7.734.000 bushels; decrease, 610,000
bushels. Oats, 6,505,000 bushels; in
crease, 16,000 bushels. Itye, 1,137,000
bushels; Increase, 173,000 bushels.
Barley, 1,355,000 bushels; decrease,
263.000 bushels.
Strikers Grow Violent.
MONTREAL—The longshoremen’s
strike is assuming a more serious
character. There are about half a
dozen vessels in port now and on four
of these work was commenced. Most
of the non-union laborers are Italians
and Jews. Tuesday afternoon 300
men and their sympathizers went from
ship to shp, crying "Kill the Jews.”
Police on guard at the various piers
drove them back at the point of re
volvers.
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STRIKE FEVER ON.
Over Sixty Thousand Workers Quit
Jobs.
No. Out.
New York .31,000
Philadelphia . 8.000
Newark, N. J.7,000
Indianapolis . 6,000
Baltimore . 4,000
Chicago . 2,600
Omaha . 2,300
Boston . 1,200
Pittsburg .1,000
Cincinnati . 700
Akron, Ohio . 600
Scranton, 1’a. 300
Pueblo. Colo. 220
Huntington, W. Va. 100
Total .03.820
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NEW YORK—The expected May
day strikes did not materialize to the
extent anticipated, although a great
many men, including 30,000 Italian
excavators, are on strike. The agree
ment reached last night by the steam
boat. officials and the marine engin
eers to submit their differences to
arbitration put a stop to the general
tleup of all freight steamers in this
vicinity.
Freight continues to move as usual,
but the demands of the engineers has
temporarily demoralized the move
ment of craft which depend on tug
boats. A number or the owners </i
tugboats decided to resist the de
mands of the engineers and tied their
boats up, while in other cases the en
gineers left their posts.
Some of the companies were suc
cessful in securing nonunion men to
take charge of their engine rooms.
The situation is not nearly so serious
as had been loked for. The only se
rious aspects are in connection with
the movement of barges which bring
New York’s ice supply ami the dock
ing and taking to sea of the big ocean
liners.
The teamsters’ strike has not yet
reached any proportions. The orders
were issued to 4,000 members, but
not one-fourth of these quit work.
Some 30,000 Italian excavators and
rockmen engaged on the subway an
swered the call for a strike by their
leader. They ask $2 a day for all
men, experienced and inexperienced,
while the contractors say they can
pay this to experienced men only.
SFALLPOX AKIN TO MALARIA.
Pest Must Be Distinguished from Oth
er Infectious Diseases.
BOSTON—Dr. Councilman of tlio
Harvard Medical school on Tuesday
told the B-ston Society of Medical
Science that smallpox is caused by a
micro-organism representative of the
lowest form of animal life. He thus
claimed to have established a rela
tion between smallpox and such dis
eases as malaria and to distinguish it
from other infectious diseases caus
ed by bacteria.
The doctor's rei>orted discovery is
the outcome of investigations conduct
ed with the assistance of Dr. George
Burgess Mograth and Dr. Walter Rem
sen Brinckerhoff, with the co-opera
tion of the Boston Board or Health
during the recent epidemic of the dis
ease in this city.
MANY LIVES LOST
HAMLET CRUSHED OUT BY A CA
NADIAN MOUNTAIN TO?.
140 KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Pit Top and Houses Are Smothered
Under Tons of Debris Disaster Re
sembles Volcanic Action, Hurling
Boulders High in the Air.
THAN. N. W. T.,—A shock resem
bling an earthquake was experienced
here about 1:30 Wednesday morning
and the whole valley below the town
was shaken immediately after with
what appeared to he a volcanic erup
tion from the top of Turtle mountain,
which overlooks the town.
Thousands of tons of rock were
thrown down, covering the mine en
trance, the mine buildings being bur
ied hundreds of feet deep. All the
men employed about the mine outside
were instantly killed and twenty
miners are imprisoned in the mine,
with little hope of rescue. The loss
or life is estimated at over 100. most
ly women and children. A Mr. Leltch,
his wife and four children are among
the dead. The mountain is still throw
ing up the rock.
For many hours no one could ex
plain the disaster except on the theory
that a miracle had occurred and a vol
cano broken suddenly loose in the Ca
nadian Rockies. Toward night, how
ever, it became apparent that the en
tire trouble was the result of a land
slide. The clouds of smoke the terror
stricken people claimed to hftve seen
dwindled down to drifting dust and
the continued rain of rock merely the
aftermath of the original slide.
Old Mau’s river, which flows through
the center of the town, is dammed up
with the fallen rock to the height of
nearly 100 feet. The waters are
spreading for miles and the entire val
ley above the town is flooded.
GOVERNOR RICHARDS IS DEAD.
Wyoming Executive Fails to Recover
from Kidney Disease
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Governor Do
Forrest Richards died at his home in
this city Tuesday morning of acute
kidney disease.
Governor Richards was born at
Charleston, N. H„ April 16, 1846. Af
ter finishing his schooling at Phillips
Andover academy he went to Alabama
and engaged in cotton raising. In
1885 he esttfblished himself at Chad
ron, Neb., organizing the Chadron Na
tional bank.
In 1886 he came to Douglas, Wyo.,
and established the First National
He was elected mayor, then state sen
ator, and in 1898 was elected governor
on the republican ticket, succeeding
himself in 1902. •
Find Clews, but Not Men.
HONG KONG—The United States
gunboat Callao, which was dispatched
to the nearest point up the river from
Canton, to aid the engineers recently
attacked by a mob, reports having
found the broken instruments and the
books belonging to the engineers and
the empty drifting house boat.
URGE GOOD ROADS,
General Miles and Mr. Bryan Speak on
Subject.
ST. LOUIS—The second day's ses
sion of the National and International
Good Roads convention opened with
a better attendance. President Moore
introduced General Nelson A. Miles,
United States army, lie was receiv
ed with great enthusiasm by the dele
gates. Ho spoke on “Military Roads
and a National Highway,’1 and said
in patt:
“1 know of no one element of civ
ilization in our country that lias been
more neglected, and yet that is sus
ceptible of bestowing a greater bless
ing upon our people than the im
provement of our lines of communi
cation and avenues of internal com
merce,
“Our government has expended
$500,000,000 for the improvement of
our harbors and waterways and now
the attention of the public is being
called to our postal roads and avenues
of communication are most useful and
important to all our people.
“If such expenditures of the na
tional treasure have been made in the
past for the development of railroads
and waterways, is it not now a most
appropriate time that the improve
ment of our roads should receive na
tional attention and governmental
aid.
“The property of the people, the
wealth of the nation, comes from the
ground. The factory, and foundry in
crease and utilize the products of tho
soil and mine; agriculture is the prin
cipal industry, so the great mass of
our rural people are our main de
pendency; their patriotism, their pub
lic spirit, their welfare must ever bo
the salvation and glory of our repub
lic. Therefore every measure for tho
good of the national government, tho
stato or municipality that can pro
mote the welfare of the people should
not be withheld but should be most
earnestly advocated and most gener
ously bestowed.
“Any roads that ran bo made use
ful for( industrial and peaceful pursuits
can be utilized for military purposes.
We are not an empire or a military
despotism and therefore are not de
vising means for purely military pur
poses."
W. J. Bryan took the agricultur
ist's side, saying:
“The expenditure of money for the
permanent improvement of the Com
mon roads can bo defined, first, as a
matter of justice to the people who
live in the country; second, as a mat
ter of advantage to the people who
do not live in the country, and, third,
on the ground that the welfare of the
nation demands that the comforts of
country life shall, as far as possible,
keep pace with the comforts of city
life.
"It Is a well known fact, or a fact
easily ascertained, that the people in
the country, while paying their full
share of county, state and federal
taxes, receive as a rule only the gen
eral benefits of government, while
the people in cities have, in addition
to the protection afforded by the gov
ernment, the advantage arising from
the expenditure of public moneys in
their midst."
MUST PAY THEIR WAY HOME.
Army Officers Who Are Discharged on
Their Own Application.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The United
States supreme court Monday decided
two cases involving the question as
to whether army oflicers, who, upon
their own application, have received
discharges when distant from home,
are entitled to travel pay and commu
tation for subsistence. The cases
were those of Sweet and Barnett, both
of which were decided by the court
of claims favorably to the claimants.
That opinion was reversed by Mon
day’s decision.
The opinion was delivered by Jus
tice Holmes, who said that the prac
tice of the war department and the
treasury department in not allowing
claims of this character had been long
maintained and that the court was of
the opinion that the system should
not bo overruled.
AMERICAN CONSUL SENTENCED.
German Judge Holds Official Guilty
, of Disorderly Conduct.
SOLNGEN, Rhenish Prussia—
United Stale Consul T.anrtper was fined
30 marks on Friday by the judge of a
local court for disorderly conduct in
the courtroom, where he was present
as a witness. Air. J,andger protested
that he was a United States official
and could not be fined in that manner,
whereupon the judge sentenced him
to three days’ imprisonment for con
tinued disorderly behavior.
