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VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903. NUMBER 31.
STRIKE IS OVER
UNION PACIFIC AND WORKMEN
REACH AGREEMENT.
THE MEN TO RETURN TO WORK
All Old Employes to Be Reinstated
Without Discrimination — Piece
Work Will Not Be Enforced—May
Go on Piece Schedule or Not.
STRIKE: DECLARED OFF June 3
and all old men return to work
June 8.
ALL OLD MEN REINSTATED, with
out discrimination.
AVERAGE INCREASE in wages of
about 7 per cent.
MATTER OF PIECEWORK left to
discretion of employes.
OMAHA—The Union Pacific ma
chinists, after being on strike for over
eleven months, on Wednesday reach
ed an agreement with the company,
the essential points of which are
those stated above. The boiler mak
ers having previously adjusted mat*
' ters with President Burt and Presi
dent Harriman in New York, only the
blacksmiths now remain without the
fold and they began negotiations for
peace with President Burt immedi
ately upon the conclusion of the ma
chinists’ affairs. They will continue
their conferences until an end is
reached. Every indication points to
a settlement with them
The final settlement of the ma
chinists was effected and ratified
Tuesday afternoon. For three days
the five members of the machinists’
international executive board had
been in conference with President
miri ami superintendent mciveen at
headquarters here. The local and dis
trict committees took no active part
in the deliberations until the te-rms of
the agreement had been reached and
then the local and district men were
invited to participate in the ratifica
tion. This procedure was mutually
agreed on at the outset. From the
first of this conference the utmost
secrecy as to the deliberations has
been observed. The only statement
made came at the conclusion of the
conference.
Hugh Doran, chairman of the ma
chinists’ executive board, officially an
nounced for the workmen that the
strike had been settled along the
lines indicated above and that the
terms were entirely satisfactory to
the men.
Late in the day this statement was
made officially at Union Pacific head
quarters, as comprising the cardinal
features of the settlement:
1. The settlement was made on the
same basis substantially as that of
the boiler makers, which was in ac
cordance with the recent telegram of
Mr. Harriman to Mr. McNeil.
2. All old men are to be reinstated,
without discrimination, if they desire
to be and make application within
sixty days.
3. Strike is declared off June 3 and
men return to work June 8.
4. The matter of piecework is to be
left to the men themselves.
5. All men are to return to work in
the spirit of friendliness, cherish no
animosity and old discipline is to ob
tain.
No new men are to be employed
during the sixty days within which old
men are given to return to work.
The machinists say their wage
schedule has been raised on a grad
uated scale, averaging about 7 per
cent. The question of what to do
with the non-union men who took
strikers' places and those who were
employed in the shops when the strike
began and remained there was not
dealt with in the terms of peace, but
was left to adjust itself.
GOVERNMENT PROMPT TO ACT.
Will Supply Subsistence and Tents
Where Needed.
WASHINGTON. D. C—The war de
partment is exerting its full powers
and going to the extreme warrant of
the law in aiding the flood sufferers
in the west. Putting aside all tech
nical questions as to the power of
tne department to move in the mat
ter without violating the law prohib
iting the expenditure of government'
supplies without direct order of con
gress, Acting Secretary Sanger has
assumed full responsibility for the ex
tension of relief where it is necessary
to save human life, and if necessary
congress will be asked later to ap
prove this exercise of authority.
By direction of the department the
military officials in the distressed re
gion will not only provide tents to
shelter the homeless, but will be al
lowed to exercise their judgment as
to the issue of such military supplies
and rations as can be spared from
the military posts.
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It is reported that Kansas farmers have press gangs out after “tourists."
MACHEN IS INDICTED.
Grand Jury Returns True Bill Against
Head of Rural Delivery.
WASHINGTON—The grand jury on
Friday reported an indictment against
August. W. Machen, former superin- i
tendent of the free delivery service :
of the Postoffice department, who was I
arrested several days ago, charged j
with sharing profits on government j
contracts for letter box fasteners. The j
indictment was brought for violation of
section 5501 of the revised statutes,
the penalty for violation of which is a
fine of not more than three times the
amount asked or accepted or received,
and imprisonment for not more than
three years. The amount which the
indictment states he received illegally
is $18,978.79.
As an incidental result of the inves
tigation. Thomas W. McGregor, for
merly of Nebraska, in charge of the
matter of rural delivery supplies for
the Postoffice department in Washing
ton, and C. Ellsworth Upton, one of
his assistants, today were arrested
on warrants sworn out by postoffice
inspectors. The charge is conspiracy
to defraud the government the gov
ernment in the purchase of pouches
from C. E. Smith of Baltimore.
Mr. Machen was in court with his
attorneys when the grand jury report
ed in his case and immediately gave
bond in the sum of $20,000 for his ap
pearance.
ONE MILLION PEOPLE STARVING.
Women and Children Are Freely Offer
ed for Sale.
HONG KONG—The estimate of Gov
ernor Wong of Kwang Si province
that over one million natives are starv
ing in that province is pronounced here
to bo approximately correct. The dis
tress in certain districts is more acute.
Children and women are freely offer
ed for sale. The rice harvest promises
well, but it will not be available for
from four to six weeks. Extensive re
lief operations will be difficult without
foreign supervision, which will be hard j
to obtain in Kwang Si.
Assistance has been sent to that |
province from Hong Kong and Canton,
but the funds available are becoming 1
exhausted.
Smallpox at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, Utah.—Over fifty
cases of smallpox have been discov
ered in the southeastern part of this I
city. The disease, on account of its
mild form was at first taken for
chicken pox and children attended :
school and their parents attended
church and dances while suffering ■
from the disease. The health officers I
believe nearly every family living in
that section of the city has been ex
posed and a quarantine will result.
Secretary Moody Will Quit.
WASHINGTON. D. C—It Is an
nounced authoritatively that Secre
tary Moddy of the navy will not re
main in the cabinet longer than the
present term of President Roosevelt.
Mr. Moody expects then to resume
the practice of law.
NAMES OHIO TICKET.
Myron T. Herrick Nominated for Gov
ernor Without Opoosition.
For Governor_MYRON T. HERRICK
For Lieutenant Governor.
.WARREN G. HARDING
For Auditor.. WALTER D. G FILBERT
for State Treasurer.. W. S. MiKINNON
For Attorney General.
.WADE HAMPTON ELLIS
For Supreme Jtvdtre.
.AUGUSTUS M. SUMMERS
For School Commissioner.. E. A. JONES
For Member of Board of Public
Works.GEORGE 11 WATKINS
COLUMBUS. O—The republican
state con venl ion closed Thursday
after nominating the state ticket, en
dorsing Hanna for another term in the
senate and Roosevelt for another term
as president.
While Senator Foraker was presid
ing, the delegates formulated the
campaign cry of “Hanna, Herrick,
Harding and Harmony.” It seemed k>
be the policy to have “harmony” on
the ticket as well as in the declaration
of principles. While all conceded that
it was “Hanna's year," yet he would
not use his influence except that for
the head of the ticket he named his
neighbor, Myron T. Herrick, for gov
ernor. The senator’s great friend,
George B. Cox, of Cincinnati, certainly
named Warren G. Harding for lieuten
ant governor and Wade Hampton Ellis
for attorney general, as well as being
the most potential factor in nominal
ing Judge Summers.
GOVERNMENT LENDS AID.
Commander at Fort Lea-venworth Is
sues Rations.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Adjutant
General Corbin received the following
dispatch from Colonel Miner, com
manding at Fort Leavenworth:
"Issue 10,000 rations to Kansas City,
Kan., last night. Need was impera
tive. Ask to have action approved.
Rations for this command up to 20th
here. Believe when we can get to
the country to the west of us it will
he destitute ot food. Advise shipping
rations here as central point to meet
this demand. \ wo companies of en
gineers and pontoon train are in read
iness to be sent west. Believe they
might be of use at Lawrence.”
The department has taken no action
yet upon Colonel Miner’s recommenda
tion for concentration of supplies at
Fort Leavenworth.
HARRIMAN-GOULD INTERESTS.
Said to Have Purchased the Erie
Railroad.
NEW YORK—The Evening Tele
gram printed the following:
"According to stories current in im
portant financial circles Wednesday
the control of the Erie railroad has
been acquired by a combination of
Gould, Harriman and Rockefeller in
terests, and the road will be made
the eastern connection of the Burling
ton, Union Pacific, St. Paul and Gould
systems. The Pennsylvania has been
crowded out, although Pennsylvania
Interests have been heavy buyers of
Erie shares ”
OCEAN DISASTER
COLLISION OF TWO FRENCH PAS
SENGER STEAMERS,
DUE HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Terrified People Cling to Ship as it
Plunges to Ocean's Bottom—Rescue
Work Rendered Difficult by Masts
Causing Eddy in Water.
MARSEILLES—More than 100 per
sons, passengers and crew, were
drowned near Marseilles Sunday in a
collision between Insulaire and Liban,
passenger steamers belonging to the
Fraissinet Steamship company of Mar
seilles. Liban sank, 117 passengers
and firemen being saved, while the re
mainder perished.
The steamer Liban left Marseilles
in the morning on its regular trip to
Bastia. Corsica, and was run down
and sunk by Insulaire off the Maire
islands.
The collision was witnessed from
the pilot boat Belchamp, which imme
diately steamed up to render aid.
The force of the collision had cut a
great hole in Liban's side and it was
already making water rapidly. The
captain saw that the only chance was
to run the steamer aground, and Liban
was beaded full speed for the shore,
but within seventeen minutes after
the collision, and while still in deep
water, the fore imrt of the steamer
plunged beneath tin* waves and a few
minutes later it had disappeared.
In the meantime Belchamp, thu
steamer Balkan, also belonging to the
Fraissinet company, and other vessels
bad drawn near and were making des
perate efforts to rescue those on board.
Belchamp rescued forty persons. Bal
kan rescued thirty-seven passengers
and up to the present it is known that
in addition seventeen of the crew were
also saved.
Officers of Balkan describe the
scene just before Liban disappeared
as a terrible one. As the vessel was
sinking it was inclined to such an
angle that its masts struck the water,
causing an eddy which made the work
of rescue most difficult. A mass of
human beings was clinging to the
foundering vessel and uttering despair
ing cries as it went down. At the
same time the boilers exploded, inten
sifying the horrors. For a few mo
ments the victims were seen struggling
in the sea, then the waves closed over
them and all was silent. Of about 200
passengers who were aboard Lilian it
is feared half were drowned.
Balkan launched three boats and
the other vessels did all possible to
save the victims in the short time
that elapsed between the collision and
the sinking of Liban.
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION.
Row Between Cattle Men and Home
steaders in Kansas.
WASHINGTON.—The commissioner
of the general land office has ordered
an inspector to make a rigid investi
gation into the reported killing of a
family of homesteaders by cowboys
in northern Kansas because of the
cutting of the wires of the Dewey
Cattle company by the homesteaders.
The fact that the cattle company’s
fences were on public land, renders
the proposed inquiry pertinent, but
the facts as to the killing which may
be ascertained, will be reported to the
district attorney. Incidentally the in
spector will investigate the Dewey
company’s fence and it is probable the
tragedy will serve to strengthen the
determination of the interior depart
ment to force the pulling down of
range fences.
Shake Hands While Dying.
EL PASO, Tex.—Two men are dead
and one is dying as the result of an
other Texas duel at Eagle Lake, when
Marshal Kinard and William McDow
shot each other to death, and Pierce
Hammond, a bystander, received a
mortal wound. McDow shot Kinard
and as he fell Kinard shot McDow,
the latter saying as he fell: “We are
both done for, let us be friends.” They
then shook hands and died.
In Government’s Favor.
WASHINGTON. D. C.—The court of
appeals in the District of Columbia
decided the second class mail matter
case in favor of the government, re
versing the decision of the lower court
The case was that 01 the postmaster
general against Houghton, Mifflin &
Co., and involving the admission to
the mails as second class mail matter
of certain publications.
THE SPORT OF THE MILLIONAIRE.
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Deadly Automobile in Its Dally Tour.
EMIGRATE TO UNITED STATES
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Iron Workers Forced to Leave Aus
tria.
VIENNA.—There is a wholesale
emigration of miners and workmen In
the iron districts of Austria to the
United States in consequence of the
unprecedented stagnation of the iron
industry. Hundreds of men have been
discharged since the beginning of the
year anil t lie mines and iron works
are operating short time. Wages have
fallen and in many instances the men
are earning less than 5«> cents a day
and their families are suffering severe
ly. There is faint hope of any imme
diate improvement In the situation
and whoie colonies of workmen are :
leaving the country.
TEST THE WIRELESS SYSTEM.
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'Messages Exchanged Between Mayors
of Chicago and Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE. — The first official
test of handling wireless messages be
tween Chicago and Milwaukee under
the Marconi system w'as successfully
carried out Tuesday evening. Mes
sages were exchanged between the
mayors of the two cities, also between
the business men who were at either
end to witness the demonstration. The
electrical conditions In the atmosphere
at times interfered somewhat with the
test.
At the stations at either end signal
poles 240 feet high have been erected.
The instruments are sheltered in a
small building In close proximity to
the signal poles. The system will be
used to conduct experiments with lake
marine.
RAILROADS HIT VERY HARD.
Losses From Flood and Fire Several
Millions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The extent of
the damage to the railroads operating
in and out of Kansas City caused by
the flood can scarcely be estimated.
Outside of the very considerable item
involved in the loss to freight in cars
and buildings, nearly all lines out of
Kansas City suffered severe losses in
freight flooded, burned or lost down
the river may amount to $2,000,000 or
$3,000,000. By way of illustration, a
dozen freight cars belonging to one
company and standing on tracks in the
west bottoms were washed down the
river. The Burlington lost seventeen ;
loaded cars by fire In Harlem and
nearly three times that number were
burned in the west bottoms.
DEATH LIST GROWS BIGGER.
Eighty are Now Reported Drowned by
South Carolina Floods.
COLUMBIA, S. C.—Though the
great flood is passing on to the ocean |
laden with debris of every descrip-i
tion, and the swollen streams are ■
subsiding in the Piedmont region, the
loss of life and property Is increasing
and a conservative estimate places
the property loss at not less than
$3,500,000. At Clifton alone -100 oper
atives are missing from the village
and all are believed to have been lost.
Dead bodies were washed ashore here
and there and occasionally a dismem
bered limb floated to the banks.
The loss at Clifton’s three mills will
approximate $2,000,000. At Pacolet
the loss is nearly $1,000,000. The
greatest want among the survivors is
at Clifton, where 500 are destitute.
AT THE CAPITAL
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT REACHES
WASHINGTON.
CIVEN FORMAL WELCOME HOME
Friends at the Seat of Government Re
joice to Have Him Back in Safety
After the Long Trip, Covering Over
Fourteen Thousand Miles.
WASHINGTON — President Roose
velt returned to Washington at 7
o'clock Friday night from his memor
able trip of over two months through
out the west. He was given a hearty
reception by the people of the capi
tal, who lined the sidewalks as his
carriage, escorted by the battalion of
high school cadets, was driven to the
White House. The president cordially
responded to the greetings given him
and repeatedly stood up In his car
riage and waved his hat and bowed hl3
acknowledgments. He looked the
picture of health.
There was a large gathering of offi
cials at the railitmd station when the
president arrived. They included
Secretary Root, Secretary Hitchcock
aud Secretary Cortelyou and Postmas
ter General Payne. Drawn up in line
were Commander-In-Chief Kimball of
the Department of the Potomac of the
Grand Army of the Republic and a de
tachment of Spanish war veterans un
der command of Colonel Hodgson.
The president spent a very few min
utes in exchanging greetings with the
assembled officials. He talked long
er with Postmaster General Payne
than with any of the others, the later
mrowing ms arms aDout me president
and apparently whispering to him.
The president, accompanied by his
brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Ccrwles,
in full uniform, then entered a car
riage and with his party, which includ
ed Attorney General Knox, Secretary
Wilson and Senator Fairbanks of In
diana, was escorted by a battalion of
high school cadets along Pennsylvania
avenue to the White House grounds.
At the entrance to the grounds the
cadets halted and the president and
his party passed them in review. The
avenue was lined with people and the
applause which the president received
on every hand was outspoken and cor
dial. The fire engines of the city were
stationed at the intersecting streets on
the avenue and the tolling of the bells
added to the welcome of the presi
dent.
While the review of the cadets was
taking place a large crowd of people
repaired to the rear of the White
House, where the Marine band gave
a concert in honor of the arrival home
of the chief executive. The people ex
pected that the president would ap
pear for a moment to acknowledge
tae greeting home that would be giv
en him, and in this they were not dis
appointed. The band played the “Star
Spangled Banner,” and then, as the
president appeared on the portico,
struck up "Hail to the Chief.” The
president made a brief speech.
No Habeas Corpus for Wright.
WASHINGTON. I). C-—The United
States supreme court has refused to
grant a writ of habeas corpus in the
case of Whittaker Wright, the finan
cial operator who is in custody in
New York awaiting extradition on
charges made in England. The opin
ions affirms the decision of the United
States circuit court for tne southern"
district of New York.