. Loup City Northwestern. VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 29. 1903. NUMBER 29. s ^ BRITAIN LEFT BEHIND. ft “Washington the Proper Capital cf the English-Speaking World.”—An drew Carnegie. SWEPT BY FLOOD ( HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE REN DERED HOMELESS. ENID, OKLAHOMA, IS VICTIM Waters Rush Upon the People While They are Sleeping—Lose All Their Belongings and Are Glad to Escape With Their Lives. □ ENID, Okla.—Hundreds of persons were rendered homeless and property damage estimated at. $300,000 was done in the Enid bottoms alone by the cloudburst that struck west of this city at midnight Saturday night. The aggregate damage will doubtless be raised much higher by losses sus tained between Enid and the seat of the storm. At 12 o’clock a bank ot water three feet high and 200 feet wide swept down through the hot toms, carrying houses and every thing before it. It came down upon Enid without warning while most of its citizens were asleep. Within a few minutes 100 houses wore partly or completely submerged. Rescuers went to work immediately and all night labored industriously saving per sons from perilous positions and aid fing those driven from their homes. It was found that several hundred were homeless. Many pitiable scenes were witness ed as the people stood around waiting for the water to subside. Many had lost everything they possessed. The citizens are busily engaged relieving c the distress but the means at hand ' are inadequate. The rainfall the past ten days has been the heaviest in the history of Okahoma, and indications are that more will follow'. Reports of losses in the country west of Enid are meagre, but it is believed that heavy damage was done. GUTHRIE, Akla. — Early Sunday this vicinity was visited by another deluge, making the twenty-fourth con- j secutive day of rain. The Cimarron [ and Cottonwood rivers are now at the danger point. A tornado struck Foss, a town on the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad at 5 o’clock Sunday morning, completely destroyed thir teen residences and wrecking many outhouses. Thre6 persons were killed and a number injured, one R. P. Sail, seriously. The dead are F. M. Slage’, wife and daughter. vjA American Does Homage at Tomb. ROME—General Jacob tsmiih visit ed the tombs of King Victor Emman uel and King Humbert In the panthe on Tuesday. He was received by a group of Italian veterans, to whom he said lio wished to pay his tribute of respect to the two late kings, who wore soldiers, like himself. ^ Disturbances in Russia. BERLIN—The Lokal Anzeiger’s cor respondent at St. Petersburg tele graphs that serious disturbances and rioting have broken out In the prov ince of Saratoff and that the peas ants are buring and sacking the resi dences of the land holders In many places. I t WHAT THE TREATY CONTAINS. Some cf the Features of the Cuban Agreement. WASHINGTON.—These provisions, among others, are succinctly stated ia the Cuban contract: “Cuba is never to enter into any treaty or other compact with any for eign power which will impair or tend to impair its independence. The gov ernment fs not to assume nor contract any public debt to pay the interest upon which and to make reasonable sinking fund provision for the ulti mate payment of which the revenue of the island, alter paying the gov ernment expenses, shall be inade quate. '‘Cuba consents that the United States may intervene for the preserva tion of t lie Cuban independence. Cuba ratifies all acts of the United States in Cuba during the military occupa tion. Cuba will make provision for the sanitation of the cities of the island to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases inay he pievented." MAY EFFECT CANAL TREATY. Doubt About What Effect Ministerial Crisis Will Have. WASHINGTON—Whether the min isterial crisis in Colombia, as reported by United States Minister Beaubre, will have any important, bearing on the ratification of the Isthmian canal treaty is not known here. Fernandez, the minister of government, (more specifically known locally as the min ister of the interior), who resigned, was virtually the premier of the gov ernment. The office filled by him cor responds in many respects to that of secretary of state in the United States. Statements have been made to the ef fect tnat he was opposed to the of ficial declaration of peace in Colom bia, holding that it was still under martial law. If Colombia were under martial law its president could exer cise the dictatorial powers vested in him by the constitution and if he chose ratify the canal treaty by his own act without submitting it to the consideration of congress, whose posi tion on the subject is still doubtful. Same Terms as United States. WASHINGTON.—Great Britain has decided to accord China the same terms in the settlement in the Boxer indemnity as those accepted by the United States. The state department has been informed that the English charge at Peking has signified the willingness of his government to ac cept payment on a silver basis for a term of years, serving of under bond the right to receive payment of any deficiency that might exist should it hereafter l)e decided that the pay ments should have been made on a gold basis. This very much strength ens the attitude of the United States. Itch Grows on Kansas Stock. TOPEKA. Kan.—The State Live Stock Sanitary commission is in ses sion here to consider the best method of combating the Texas itch. As a result Governor Bailey will impose a still more rigid quarantine and an or der will likely be made to dip all cat tle coming into the state, SIGN THE TREATY CUDA AND UNCLE SAM CON CLUDE COMPACT. , THEIR SIGNATURES ARE PLACED All Provisions of Platt Amendment Are Incorporated Objections Made Are All Overcome—An Urgent f’cs sage from President Palma. HAVANA—The permanent treaty between the United Slates and Cuba in which is incorporated all the provi sions of the Platt amendment, was signed Friday afternoon. The signing of the treaty took place at 1:30 at the office of the secretary of state. The signers were Secretary of State Zaldo and United States Min ister Squiers, who constituted special plenipotentiaries for that purpose. Sc nor Zaldo and Mr. Squiers simply met. accompanied by their secretaries, and the signing was accomplished and cop ies of the treaty exchanged within a few minutes. The permanent treaty contains no provision for its abrogation and no extraneous conditions of any kind. It simply incorporates the entire Plait amendment into the form of a treaty. The length of time consumed by the negotiations was principally due to the fact that the Cuban government desired to include in the treaty vari ous extraneous conditions, especially one to the effect that there should he no Intervention into Cuban affairs by the United States, except through the intervention of the United States. All these conditions were rejected. The Associated Press’ correspondent saw a number of senators with re spect to the ratification of the naval siations treaties during this session of congress, but they were not in clined to be communicative. It re mains evident that there is a tendency to allow the treaties to go over this session. An urgent message from President Palma, which will accompany the sending of the treaty, to the senate, will have a strong effect. Senor Sanguilly, the most active op ponent of the treaties with the Uni ted States, said he would oppose the permanent treaty, because under it the United States, being the stronger power, could itself decide when inter vention was desirable, regardless of the wishes of Cuba. Other senators say that the paragraph relating to the Isle of Pines should have been eliminated. It is now expected that an agree ment covering the details of the Uni ted States naval stations will be reach ed by President Palma and Unitea States Minister Squiers within three weeks. MEET DEATH IN THE FLOOD. Three Persons Are Drowned at Sterling. TECUMSEH, Neb.—Four inches of rain in two hours Friday night has thrown the Nemaha river out of it3 banks and the ruins of Bpring-planted crops are now rushing down the cur rent. At Sterling, a few miles above here, a family of three, consisting of a mother, brother and child, were drowned while attempting td ford a torrent trora the hillsides. Two of the bodies have been recovered. The bot tom lands are all under water, while the hill lands are washed bare and a large per cent of the corn will have to be replanted. The Burlington re ports several small washouts, but not so serious as to impede traffic. The river is now falling, but another se vere rain threatens to do more dam age. Death to Be the Penalty. SAN JUAN, P. R.—In the Humacao district court of first degree Pedro Diaz was convicted of murder during a political riot at Humacao last Au gust m killing a boy named Octavio lteyes. Diaz will he sentenced Satur day to be hanged sixty days later. This Is the first conviction under the new code and the hanging will be the first to occur in Porto Rico, It is certain the governor wrill not interfere. Kansas Swept by Cyclones. CLAY CENTER, Kan.—A severe cy clone passed over Clay county Friday afternoon, striking the southeast part of the county, going just east of Broughton and west of Gatesville, Kan. As far as known no one was killed in Clay county but at Bala, a little town in Riley county, two little girls named Daub were killed and a number of persons injured. Five houses were blown away at Bala and many cattle killed. t ST. GAUDENS' STATUE OF GEN. SHERMAN* J On Memorial day the Chamber of i Commerce will present to the city of New York Augustus St. Gandena’ he- ! roic statue of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, a work tiint has been called the finest piece of sculpture created in 400 years. When the statue was exhibited in the Salon of the Champs de Mars, in 3809, the place of honor was given to it, that being the first time such a mark of artistic appre ciation was ever shown to an Ameri can sculpture. The statue, which is of bronze, is to stand at the entrance to Central Park, at Fifth avenue and Fifty-ninth j street. Mr. St. Gardens’ work repre sents the hero of the "March to the Sea” seated on his charger, in full uniform of a general in the Held, his head bared as if in response to tho acclaiming voices of his soldiers, his campaign hat in his right hand held in the line free motion of a salute. Immediately in front of the charger is a woman's figure symbolizing Vic tory, her robes fluttering backward in the breeze created by the forward movement, and In her upraised hand the palm branch of peace. Artisti cally the work is unquestionably the finest hi America.—New York Press. NEW RULES FOR INSPECTION. Special Fitness of M;n Will Be Con sidered. WASHINGTON, D. C.—General F ir ton, inspector general of the army, with the authorisation anil approval of Secretary Root, has prepared an order designed to bring the inspector general’s department into closer rela tions with the army. Hereafter all of ficers assigned to the different depart ments as inspectors/ general will he! exclusively tinder the control of the department commander, who will con trol their assignments. Reports will be transmitted through the adjutant general’s department to the inspector general. All inspectors of armories, arsenals, depots, etc., and of important posts and commands, including West Point, Leavenworth, Fort Riley, Fort Mon roe and Fort Totten, will be directed by the secretary of war and made by officers recommended by the inspector general with a view to their special fitness for the work enjoined. G. A. R. SPURNS LEE’S STATUE i Veterans Declare Capitol Should Ad mit No Monuments. M’PHERSON, Kan.—The Grand Ar my of the Republic. Department of Kansas, the twenty-recond encamp ment of which is in session here, pass-1 ed a resolution protcst'ng against Vir ginia's proposal to place a statue of Robert E. Lee in the rotunda of the eapitol at Washington. The resolution protests against the “placing in said rotunda the statue of Robert E. Lee or any other person who has been disloyal to the government of the United States and has volun tarily borne arms against it.” Letters Received at Washington. WASHINGTON-Another large batch of letters came to the state department all relating to the Jewish massacre at Kishenev. Tho department is acknowl- j edging the receipt of ail these with promise-s of consideration. The Rus sian government appears to have done what It could to restore order in the disturbed section and seems to be punishing the perpetrators of the out rages. Boiler Plate Mills Burn. HARRISBURG. Pa.—The original boiler plate mills of the Central Street Plate company were destroyed by fire early Friday, entailing a loss of $200,000 and throwing a largo num her of men out of work. The loss is fully covered by insurance. The twoi mills had recently been rebuilt and were among the most up to date In boiler and other plate making of any in this part of the country. Another Storm Killing Sheep. CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Another storm has raged here. In the Ritter creel; valley, where thousands of sheeep are ranged, the storm was worst. Sheep men are making every effort to pro tect their flocks, but thousands of head are exposed. The loss in this section this week will aggregate over 5.000 head. Along the Oregon Short Line railway sheep and lambs can be seen lying dead in the sage brush. A POSTAL DEFICIT. The Pr.jtoffice Department is $227,3C3 Behind. WASHINGTON—Congress will lio asked at the opening of its next ses sion to make an appropriation to cov er deficiencies in both the regular de livery service and the rural free de livery service of the postofflee depart ment. Postmaster General Payne on Thursday announced that this deficien cy now aggregates exactly $227,300, of which $ty)5,700 is in the free delivery branch. The postmaster general said that lie min h regretted the existence of tiie deficit and for the first time publicly criticised the administration of A. W. Machen. the general superintendent of the free delivery system, who is on in definite lease of absence. ‘‘This is not the first time that a do fleiency has occurred in the free de livery service,” said Mr. Payne, “but I regret, its existence. At the opening of the last congress Mr. Machen point ed out that without additional appro priations no more routes could be es tablished boyond those ready to be in stalled January 1. He said, however, if congress appropriated $600,000 for the purpose the work could be contin ued during the rest of the fiscal year. This appropriation was promptly trade, but it was exhausted. “Respite this fart the office (the free delivery offlee) was going on increas ing the deficiency, and if we had not taken steps to curtail the expenditures and suspend the establishment of routes until the beginning of the next fiscal year, the deficit would have been much larger. It was not good admin is tration.” Continuing, the postmaster general said that part of the deficiency was discovered before Mr. Machen was giv en his leave. “He reported a part of it himself,” Mr. Payne added. “First Assistant Postmaster General Wynee recently reported to me that ?20,000 deficiency existed in the rural service, and Mr. Wynne and myself agreed that by eco nomical measures the department might eliminate that. A bureau offi cer should not incur a deficit without consulting his superior officer, the postmaster general. I cannot stand for that kind of administration. An official must be held to a more strict accounting. I do not say that them was anything criminal or anything wrong in Mr. Maehen's action, but it was certainly loose administration, and he should have had his business more in hand. 1 believe, however, that congress will quickly vote the money to cover the deficiency.” Government Accepts Bids. WASHINGTON, I). C.—Colonel Pat ton. acting quartermaster general of the army, decided to accept two bids for carrying freight from the Pacific coast to the Philippines. The bids wore the same on miscellaneous freight and passengers. The contract will be made with the Pacific Mail Steamship company for San Fran cisco freight and with the Bos ton Steamship company for freight front Seattle. CANCEL OF RISES THREE THOUSAND PROMOTIONS WITHDRAWN EY PAYNE. —a LECAL MAXIMUM IS REACHED The Postal Frcbe Continues, Mr. Heath Being Notified of the Tulloch Chaiges on Which Reports Were Ex pected and Came Forth. WASHINGTON—The promotions of over 3,000 postoffiro clerks throughout the country, recently authorized, were cancelled by Mr. Payne. First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne reported to Mr. Payne that the tabulation of clerks in each grade in postoffices of the first class had been completed. This work was undertaken In acocrdance with the order to rear range the salaries of clerks already classified, so that the number in the several grades should not exceed the number specifically prescribed by con gress. The former classification was made by George W. Heavers, Just prior to tils sudden resignation as chief of the division of salaries and allowances. The new schedule approved by the postmaster general, after transferring 5 per Cbut from grades where there are vacancies, as authorized by a re cent. decision of the comptroller of the curency, makes it necessary to cancel 3,046 promotions in the several grades In which there is an excess above the legal number and in which 7,042 pro motions have been authorized. The report says: it will not be necessary in anv case to reduce any clerk, bu* simply to can cel 3,046 out of 7,402 promotions here tofore authorized to take effect on July 1, 1903. We will proceed at once to ascertain exactly the number of promo tions In each grade that it will he nec essary to cancel at each postoffice and will then inform the postmasters and allow them to secure the increases which must he cancelled. Most of the excesses in the number in the respective grades of clerks scat tered throughout, the United States at first class presidential offices are in the $900 and $1,000 per annum classes. The excesses in grades are d