Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XX.
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1903.
NUMBER 42.
or ODUKSC FOR JTtlE AMEREN CUP IttCC^
J
BLACK IS CHOSEN
SELECTED AS COMMANDER-IN
CHIEF OF THE G. A. R.
NEBRASKA HAS A NOMINATION
The Arizona Candidate, However,
Wins Out on the Second Ballot.
Boston Selected as the Place of
Meeting for 1904.
Commander-In-Chief—General John C.
Black of Illinois.
Senior Vice Commander—Colonel C. Ma
lon Keene of California.
Junior Vice Commander—Colonel Harry
C. Iveasler of Montana.
Surgeon-in-Chlef—George A. Harmon of
Ohio.
Chaplain-Chief—Winfield Scott, Arizona.
BARNES NAMED FOR LEADER.
Nominations by Nebraska Republicans
in State Convention.
For Supreme Judge.
-JOHN B. BARNES. Madison
For University Regents—
W. O. WI5ITMORE, Douglas.
C. S. Allen, Lancaster.
State Chairman .
... .HARRY C. LINDSAY, Pawneo
LINCOLN—The republican state
convention here Tuesday nominated
this ticket with practical unanimity,
adopted a declaration of principles,
and by resolution launched the boom
of John L. Webster of Omaha for vice
presidential place on the presidential
ticket.
The convention was marked by a
spirit of harmony and absence of con
tentious struggles more pronounced
than in any state convention of recent
years. Considering the fact that there
were no issues to be fought out, or
conflicting candidacies to champion,
the attendance was better than was
expected. On the roll call 1,028 votes
were recorded out of a total of 1,061,
the eleven counties which were unrep
resented being those most sparsely
settled and remote while of the dele
gations presont most of them were
fairly represented.
SAN FRANCISCO.—The Grand
Army of the Republic Thursday se
lected Boston as the place in which
the encampment of 1904 will be h«ld,
and elected 'officers.
The only contest was over chaplain,
for which two ballots were taken. On
the first ballot Bross of Nebraska re
ceived 288 votes, Scott of Arizona, 306,
and Bradford of Washington, 35.
Bradford withdrew and Scott was
alected on the second ballot.
Boston and Denver were the only
places named for the next place of
meeting. Before the ballot had pro
ceeded far it became apparent that
Denver had no chance and it was with
drawn. Boston was selected by accla
mation.
The remaining officers will be chosen
Friday and the committee on resolu
tions will report. It is expected that
the encampment will be adjourned at
noon Friday.
During the afternoon a reception
under the auspices of the Press club
was held -at Mark Hopkins Institute
of Art. In the evening there was a re
union and dog watch by the naval re
serve which during the day had paid
a visit to the Mare Island navy yard.
The commander-in-chief was received
by the Ladies of the Grand Army in
Union Square hall and the Woman’s
Relief Corps, department of Massa
chusetts held a reunion in Golden
Gate hall. All the social functions
were well attended.
The trip across the continent proved
too much for one of the veterans, and
the convention heard the sad news
Thursday that Samuel Ditch, a mem
ber of Boser Post, No. 379, Arcanum,
0., was dying at a local hospital.
The Medical department reports the
health of the veterans as good as ever
since their arrival only sixty-five
cases being under treatment, all pf a
trivial character.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT TALK.
Is Disappointed at the Action of Col
ombia.
OYSTER BAY N. Y.—Upon the re
turn of the president to Sagamore HIM
Monday evening from reviewing the
fleet, he found awaiting him news of
the rejection of the Colombian canal
treaty. While he naturally was dis
appointed at the action of the con
gress, he does not desire at this timo
to make any comment upon It.
When it was learned recently that
the Colombian congress intended to
amend the treaty, It was understood
that an intimation was conveyed to
the Colombian government that such
amendments as were proposed would
be unsatisfactory to this government.
The rejection of the treaty followed.
It is quite certain that the action of
Colombia will Induce some consulta
tions of importance in the near future
and possibly some action by congress
at the extraordinary session.
OYSTER EAY THEIR MECCA
President Has Many Callers During
Dav at Summer Home.
OYSTER RAY, I,. I.—Financial leg
isl-ation and New York state politics
were the principal topics of discussion
Friday between the president and hi3
guests.
Early in the day Representative Hill
of Connecticut talked with the presi
dent of the prospect of enacting
remedial financial legislation at the
approaching session of congress.
William D. Murphy of New York, a
long-time friend of the president, also
discussed financial legislation with Mr.
Roosevelt.
In tile evening Secretary Corteiyou
of the department of commerce and
labor and Representative Babcock of
Wisconsin were dinner guests of the
president. Secretary Corteiyou spent
the night at Sagamore Hill.
Governor Odell of New York also
had a three hours’ conference with the
president.
A novel writer doesn’t necessarily
write sotnething novel
Crosses Arctic Circle in an Auto.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Postmaster
General Payne has received a cable
gram from Charles J. Gliddon, who Is
making an extensive automobile tour
af Europe, saying that he had so far
covered 3,500 miles, and that he had
crossed the Arctic circle in bis ma
chine. He also stated that he had of
ficially deposited with the Swedish
government an American flag which
he had carried across the Arctic circle.
Death cf John Ellsler.
NEW YORK.—John Ellsler, father
5f Effle Ellsler, the actress, and him
»elf a veteran actor and theatrical
manager, died of heart disease at his
Aome here, aged 82.
GREAT MAN GONE
DEATH WINS THE STRUGGLE AT
HATFIELD HOUSE.
LORD SALISBURY IS NO MORE
End Comes Peacefully to Former
British. Premier—Unconscious to
the Last—Members of Family Gath
ered at Hatfield House.
.. LONDON.—Lord Salisbury died
peaceully at 9:05 Saturday night.
During the past forty-eight hours the
end was seen to be inevitable, the
great frame of England’s ex-premier
being sustained only by the constant
use of oxygen, which at last became
ineffectual.
The village of Hatfield, which still
retains many features of the feudal
period, was filled with anxious resi
dents awaiting ine news of his lord
ship's demise. The great Hatfield
house, hidden behind the screen of
pine trees, was lighted at every win
dow, and gave no sign of the ap
proaching fatality. Groups of watch
ers clustered under the Elzabetlian
arch and of the lodge gates anxiotiB
ly questioning each latest passer
from Hatfield house.
Finally the news came, when a hat
less servant rushed down the grav
eled roadway saying as he passed,
“He has gone,” and then disappeared
in the church. Soon thereafter the
bell from the tower above tolled slow
ly and the villagers at the street cor
ners uncovered in acknowledgement
of the nassing of their neighbor and
friend, England's great statesman.
Viscount Cranborne, who now as
sumes the title of marquis of Salis
bury, immediately notified King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra, the
Prince and Princess of Wales and
others, including Lord Edward Cecil,
the soldier son of Lord Salisbury,
who is now in Egypt, and whose was
the only child of the marquis absent
from the deathbed. Soon messages
of condolence began coming in and
the little telegraph office at Hatfield
was swamped with unprecedented
busness.
The death -of Lord Salisbury oc
curred on the fifteenth anniversary
of his entry into a public life as a
member of the house of commons for
Stamford.
When death became imminent the
attending physician summoned the
waiting members of the family, who
gathered at the bedBlde and took fare
well of the dying man, who, however,
was unconscious of their presence.
It is understood that Lord Salis
bury recently expressed a wish to be
buried beside his wife at Hatfield.
A proposal will undoubtedly be made
to bury him at Westminster abbey
but this will be declined by the rela
tives in accordance with his ktrd
ship's wishes.
I _
THE BEST BOAT WINS,
First Blood for American Reliance In
International Contest.
NEW YORK—In a Bplendid twelve
to fifteen knot breeze, over a wind
ward and leeward course of thirty
miles, the gallant sloop Reliance Sat
urday beat Shamrock HI in command
ing style bv exactly nine minutes ac
tual time, or seven minutes and three
seconds, after deducting the one min
ute and fifty-seven seconds which the
defender concedes to Sir Thomas Lip
ton's third challenger on account of
Reliance's larger sailing plan as at
present measured.
It was a royal water fight for the
ancient trophy which carries with it
the yachting supremacy of the world,
and by a strange coincidence the first
victory in the cup series of 1903 oc
curred on the fifty-second anniversary
of the day on which the old schooner
America captured it in her famous
race around the Isle of Wight. Re
liance beat the British boat three min
utes and twenty-four seconds in the
thresh to windward and five minutes
and thirty-six seconds in tfle run down
the w ind.
Prize Sugar Beet Exhibit.
OGDEN, Utah.—H. O. Havemeyer of
New York, on behalf of the American
Sugar Refining company, has offered
a cup valued at $500 for the best ex
hibit of sugar beets raised in the arid
or semi-arid regions, to be shown at
the irrigation congress In Ogden next
month. Commander Booth Tucker of
the Salvation Army will appear before
the congress and speak on “Coloniza
tion.”
YACHTS SAIL IN VAIN.
Reliance Gaina Many Minutes In Drift
ing Match for America’s Cup.
NEW YORK—One of the biggest
crowds of sightseers and yachtsmen
that ever sailed down Sandy Hook to
witness a battle for the yachting su
premacy of the world, returned to
New York Thursday night disappoint
ed because the wind failed, leaving the
yachts disabled. Nevertheless the
crowd was jubilant in the conviction
that Sir Thomas’ latest challenger,
like the two which had preceded it.
was doomed to return to England
empty-handed.
The first race for America’s cup
was declared off at the turn when Re
liance was sixteen minutes in the lead,
having gained that much in a fifteen
mile drift. Of course the race was
not absolutely conclusive owing to the
light and shifting character o. the air,
but in a fifteen mile beat to windward,
a portion of which was sailed in a
driving rain, Reliance showed its
heels to Shamrock III in commanding
style, and that, too, under weather
conditions supposed to be to the par
ticular liking of the challenger. Fife’s
latest creation has been heralded as
a wonder in light breezes in windward
work, especially with a jumpy sea on,
while Reliance, in its trials, had done
its best reaching and running in a
whole sail wind. Yet today, with a
breeze varying from one to twelve
knots and against a long ground
swell, the defender outfooted and out
pointed Shamrock III.
ROOT LEAVES FOR ENGLAND
Declares He Will Leave Cabinet Dur
ing the Winter.
NEW YORK.—Secretary Root sail
ed for Liverpool Friday on Celtic, of
the White Star line. He goes to Eng
land to act with Senator Lodge and
former Senator Turner of Washing
ton as the United States representa
tives in the Alaskan boundary dis
pute.
Before sailing he declared he would,
according to his present plans, get
out of the cabinet about the middle
of the winter. He would not dscuss
his future plans, except to deny that
he was going to actively enter politics
in this state.
With the secretary went Mrs. Root
and Miss Ethel Root, while on the
same steamer sailed Judge John M.
Dickinson of Chicago, J. W. Foster
of Indiana, former secretary of state,
and Hannls Taylor of Tennessee,
former minister to Spain, who, as
councillors for the United States, will
present its side of the dispute beore
the commission.
TURKS DEFEATED IN BATTLE.
Three Battalions of Troops Make At
tack on Insurgent Band.
SOFIA, ulgaria.—A fierce battle is
reported to have occurred in the neigh
borhood of Monastir.
Three Turkish battalions attacked
1,000 insurgents and after the fight had
raged for six hours the Turks were re
pulsed with the loss of 210 men killed
and wounded.
The insurgent loss is not given.
Reports received here from Con
stantinople and believed to be authen
tic confirm the previous statements to
the effect that when the Turkish
troops recaptured Krushevo they
slaughtered the entire Christian popu
lation without exception, and it is
pointed out that among those killed
were the employes of the government
tobacco establishments, which were
under European control, as the pro
ceeds from these establishments were
assigned to the payment of the Turk
ish debt.
STRENGTHENS CHAMBERLAIN.
Death of Salisbury Contributes to Tar
iff Policy. .
PARIS—The death of Lord Salis
bury made considerable impression
here. Although the late statesman
had retired from politics, the feeling
prevails here that his disappearance
will contribute to strengthen the po
sition of Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain, w’hich circumstance is not
thought likely to promate friend
ship between the two countries.
The ability, prudence and moderation
of the former premier are frankly
recognized, though some of his sar
castic utterances are recalled. It is
acknowledged that while he firmly up
held Great Britain’s Interests, at the
same time he always strove to pre
vent a rupture with France, and it is
admitted that, the Fashoda incident
would have been far more dangerous
had ani other statesman been in pow
•r.
SESSION IS OVER
ATTENDANTS AT G. A. R. MEET
ING STRIKE CAMP.
GEN. BLACK APPOINTS OFFICERS
Traynor la the Nebraska Member 01
Council of Administration—Report*
of Officers—Resolutions Eulogizinf
General Miles.
SAN FRANCISCO.—The national
encampment of the Grand Army, of the
Republic cloned ita thirty-seventh an
nual session Fridny afternoon, after
a protracted morning meeting. The
newly elected officers, with the excep
tion of Junior Vice Commander Kes
sler, who is now on his way from the
Philippines, were installed.
The following appointments were
announced by Commander-in-Chief
Black:
Adjutant General—C. W. Partridge
of Illinois.
Quartermaster—Major Charles Bur
rows of New Jersey, reappointed.
Judge Advocate General—James
Tanner of New York.
Inspector General—E. B. Wessen of
Iowa.
Council of Admlnstratlon—Nebras
ka. Andrew Traynor; Alabama, M. D.
Wiekersham; Arizona, George Atkin
son; Arkansas. A. A. Whlssan; Cali
fornia and Nevada. A. V. Barrett; Col
orado and Wyoming. U. S. Hollister;
Connecticut, A. C. Hendricks; Dela
ware. Samuel Worrell; Florida, Chas.
Donovan; Georgia. G. A. Sumerford;
Idaho. George M. Parsons; Illinois, T.
B. Scott; Indiana. H. A. Root; Indian
Territory, James Redfleld; Kansas, T.
H. Coney; Kentucky. Jacob Seibert;
Louisiana and Mississippi, C. C. Shute;
Maine, Louis W'elblnz; Maryland, R.
S. Sunstrom; Massachusetts, J. W. S.
Harsey; Michigan, E. B. Fenton; Min
nesota. L. W. Collins; Missouri, J. T.
ew; Montana, S. H. Hansell; New
Hampshire, I. H. Foster; New Mexico,
John R. McFle; New York, James
Owens; North Dakota. S. K. McGin
nis; Ohio, A. A. Taylor; Oklahoma,
A. W. Taylor; Oregon, W. M. Ingram;
Pennsylvania, Thomas C. Sample; Po
tomac, B. F. Entreken; Rhode Island,
J. T. Lenyon; South Dakota, A. B.
Nelson; Tennessee, N. Hacker; Texas,
R. M. Moores; Utah, W. W. Bostaph;
Vermont, A. C. Brown; Virginia and
lngton and Alaska, 3. W. Clark; West
Virginia, G. B. Woodcock; Wisconsin,
Philip Cheek; Iowa, 3. C. James.
The reports of the various retiring
officers were adopted and a vote of
thanks given each for efficient service.
It was resolved to telegraph President
North Carolina, E. W. Fuller; Wash
Roosevelt the resolution favoring the
pensioning of veterans of 62 years of
age, which was adopted yesterday.
The encampment . unanimously
adopted the following resolution, in
troduced by Captain P. H. Coney of
Topeka, Kan.:
Resolved, That we congratulate that
splendid soldier, exemplary, command
er and patriotic citizen. General Nel
son a Miles, upon his attainment of a
distinguished and honorable retire
ment after a matchless record as a
soldier of over forty-two years of
service, without just criticism of his
official conduct, which began as lieu
tenant in the Twenty-second Massa
chusetts Infantry, progressing by the
brightest grade of heroic patriotism
from Manasses to Appomatox, during
the greatest of all civil wars, from
1861 to 1865 and illuminating this rec
ord by his great military achievements
as a successful Indian fighter, and
again as a great mi tary disciplin
arian and organizer.
FEARS OF MORE MASSACRES.
Powers Very Anxious Over the Sit
uation in Salonica.
CONSTANTINOPLE.—The ambas
sadors of the powers have again drawn
the attention of the porte to the fears
of massacres at Salonica, and have
demanded the adoption of immediate
and effective measures for the pro
tection of the foreign consulates and
the subjects of the various powers.
Letters received here from Uskub
say there is evidence there of a great
feeling of unrest. The mosques are
guarded by troops, and It is feared
they may be attacked.
Servian refugees are arriving at Us
kub from Dibra, having fled from that
place owing to the fear of a massacre.
The Albanians in that district have
burned a number of Bulgarian vil- i
lages.
THAT CANAL PACT.
Ct la Rejected by the Senate ol
Colombia.
WASHINGTON —A cable dated
August 12 has been received at the
8tate department from Minister Beu
pre, at Bogota, saying the Panama
canal treaty has been rejected by the
Colombian senate.
President Roosevelt was immediate
ly advised of the news, Mr. Beaupre’a
telegram being forwarded to Oyster
Bay.
Little additional Information con
oerning the action of the Colombian
senate could be obtained at the State
department and Mr. Adee, acting sec
cretary, would not indicate what
course the government was likely to
pursue.
It will be impossible for President
Marroquin to again submit the treaty
to the Colombian congress in its pres
ent form, as the senate, having re
jected it, cannot again come before
that body except by its own vote.
President Morroquin, however, can re
submit the treaty with slight amend
ments to the senate and thus reopen
the canal debate. It is believed at
the Colombian legation that President
Marroquin will adopt some such
course.
Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge
d’affaires, has received an official ca
ble from the Colombian secretary of
state dated August 13, containing the
brief announcement of the senate's
rejection of the treaty on the day pre
vious.
The reason given for the rejection
of the treaty was the alleged encroach
ment on Colombian’s sovereignty
which It was contended would result
from the treaty. This information
was contained in a dispatch received
by Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge,
from Foreign Minister Ricos at Bo
gota.
The view taken by the senate was
at variance to that held by the gov
ernment of Colombia, which felt sat
isfied when It submitted the treaty
that there would be no loss of Colom
bia’s sovereignty if the treaty wsb rat
ified.
Incidental to the general Question
of sovereignty was that of the lease
of the strip of land through which the
canal was to be constructed and the
debate in the senate indicated that
this was regarded as paramount to s
sale of the land and therefore objec
tionable. When the treaty waB sub
mitted to the senate by the commit
tee to which it had been referred,
seven of the senators favored it with
certain amendments.
COLON, Colombia—The rejection of .
the canal treaty by the Colombian
senate has produced a tremendous
sensation on the isthmus. It was gen
erally believed the treaty would pass
with some modifications. There is
reason to suppose the majority of the
members of the senate regard the
Spooner amendment to build a canal
by the Nicaraguan route If the Pan
ama route was rejected as a mere
threat on the part of the United
States. They are convinced that the
Nicaraguan project Is irapossslble and
that the Unltel States will again deal
with Colombia.
Russian Demands Presented.
CONSTANTINOPLE—The Russian
demands on Turkey, growing out of thc
recent murder of the Russian consul
at Monastir, M. RostkovsKi, were for
mally presented at the Yildiz palace
yesterday. Notwithstanding the warn
ing which Russia addressed to the Bul
garian government it is generally be
lieved here that the Russian naval
demonstration in Turkish waters will
dangerously encourage the Macedoni
ans, who, it Is asserted, will interpret
Russia’s action ns being the first step
towards intervention in their behalf.
More Rioting in Crotia.
VIENNA—A fresh outbreak of riot
ing has occurred In Crotia. At Za*
cresio, upon the occasion of the cele
bration of the birthday of Emperor
Francis Joseph today, 1,000 peasants
gathered In the town and destroyed
a Hungarian banner. The rioters were
resisted by the gendarmerie, who shot
three men and wounded many others.
At Komesina the peasants pillaged
stores and killed two persons.
Longest Fence in the World.
Helena, Mont.—The fence about the
Fort Belknap reservation, which is
forty miles long and sixty miles wide,
has been finished. It probably is the
longest fence in the world and has
♦aken years in building. The plan is
to protect the flocks and herds of the
Groventres and Asslnlboines from in
trusion, as well as to keep them from
straying.