Loup City Northwestern.
VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1903. NUMBER 43.
DESIGN SUGGESTED FOR MONUMENT IN WALL STREET
SIX MASKED MEN
ROB THE DEPOT AT MFARLAND,
KANSAS.
STATION IS QUICKLY LOOTED
Railroad Men Are Soon Subdued—
Passengers at Lunch Counter Rush
to an Uustairs Room and Save
Themselves by Blocking Entrance.
M’FARLAND, Kan.—At 1 o'clock
Friday morning six masked men.
heavily armed, appeared at the Rock
Island depot and started to enter the
office door.
Conductor Monnehan of freight train
No. 48, which had just pulled in, aud
Night Baggageman Charles Toler saw
them and hurriedly attempted to block
the door, but the robbers forced an
entrance and, after taking their mon
ey and watches, beat the railroad men
into insensibility.
v They then rifled the depot of its
contents and going hurried to the eat
ing house, held up and took all the
valuables from half a dozen men on
the platform, employed at the round
house, and a part of the train crew.
Passengers at the lunch counter scur
ried Upstairs and blocked the entrance
effectively. The bandits then looted
the eating house cash register and
silverware, doing their work in a cool
and collected fashion, after the man
ner of veterans.
Then, apparently as a joke, they
marched and carried six of the Rock
Island employes. Including the night
hostler and Baggageman Toler, and
locked them in a refrigerator car and
disappeared in an easterly direction.
During the thirty minutes of their
presence not a shot was fired and
only Monnehan and Toler were in
jured.
Two hours after the robbers disap
peared Sheriff Fry had organized a
posse, released the prisoners from the
refrigerator car and galloped in pur
suit. The bandits were headed to
ward Topeka.
The banditts secured eight watches
and probably $150 in money. They
left McFarland on foot. The night
agent at Paxico, four milees east of
McFarland, saw them pass by along
the tracks on foot at 2:30 o'clock.
At 1 o'clock Friday afternoon there
is a report from Paxico that Sheriff
Fry and Chief Custy of the Rock Is
land detective force, aided by four
county deputies, have the robbers lo
cated in a patch of timber near Pax
ico.
Advices from Paxico at 2:30 show
that the bandits eluded the posse in
pursuit and pa-ssed on through the
thick brush.
Cleveland's Satoy Boy.
NEW' YORK—The baby boy re
cently born to Mrs. Grover Cleve
land at Buzzards Bay, Mass., has been
christened Francis Grover Cleveland,
a name selected by the other chil
dren.
DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS.
The Respective Conventions Unite on
the Same Ticket.
Supreme Court Justice.
.J. J. Sullivan
UniverHity Regents.
W. A. JONES, DR. E. G. WEBER
GRAND ISLAND.—The populists in
state convention here put in nomina
tion the above ticket. It referred to
next year's convention a resolution en
dorsing the Denver manifesto.
After nominating Judge Sullivan of
Columbus for supreme court justice,
there was discussion of the question
of notifying the democratic conven
tion at Columbus of what had been
done. Following this the convention
nominated by acclamation two candi
dates for regents—Prof. William A.
Jones of Hastings aud Dr. E. O.
Weber of Valparaiso.
The resolutions adopted declared
national issues are not involved io
this campaign.
The Democrats.
Supreme Court Justice.
. J. J. Sullivan
University Regents .
W. A. JONES. DR. E. O. WEBER
COLUMBUS.—The democratic state
convention was late in assembling,
and as it gathered news had been re
ceived of the action of the populist
convention in Grand Island in mak
ing nominations. P. L. Hall announc
ed the fact in calling the convention
to order.
H. W. Risley of Grand Island was
named for secretary. The delega
tions were accepted as reported and
the temporary organization was made
permanent.
W. I. >,"<len of Schuyler placed
Judge Sullivan in nomination for su
preme judge and it carried by ac
clamation. The nomination of Jones
of Adams and Weber of Saunders for
regent? was made by a rising vota
In accepting hi6 nomination Judge
Sullivan modestly denied the posses
sion of any special qualifications, ex
cept independence. He went on the
bench a free man and promised so to
remain.
The resolution committee reported
a platform. It reaffirmed the plat
form of the Kansas City convention
in the fewest words possible and con
demned the rsset currency plan and
further legislation along the line of
the Aldrich bill.
FREIGHT DEPOT DESTROYED.
Rock Island Sustains Big Loss at
Chicago.
CHICAGO. Ill—At midnight Thurs
day Are started in the freight house
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railroad, situated at Polk and
Sherman streets. The flames had
secured quite a start when discover
ed, and by the time the first engine
arrived, the building, which is 250
feet long and two stories high, was a
mass of flames. The firemen from
the first had no hope of saving the
structure or its contents.
The loss was primarily on outgoing
freight and is estimated at $300,000.
OUR SHIPS MOVE
VESSELS UNDER WAY FOR TURK
ISH WATERS.
NOTHING LATE FROM BEYROOT
Report* Not Confirmed Are That Min
i ister Leiahman Haa Requested the
United States to Recall the Euro
pean Squadron from Turkish
Waters.
WASHINGTON—Other than the
advices from Admiral Cotton announc
ing his departure with the cruisers
Brooklyn and San Francisco for Bey
root, there were no developments in
the Turkish situation so far as Wash
ington Is concerned. No additional in
formation came from United States
Minister Leishman, Secretary Hay
saying he had not heard from our min
ister to Turkey Saturday.
The orders to Admiral Cotton to
proceed to Beyroot will not be can
celed. it is authoritatively stated, un
less the president so directs. Such
an order at this time, however, ap
parently would not avail anything, as
the admiral is now on his way to
Turkey.
The Associated Press interview with
Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister, at
his summer home at Sayville, L. I.,
was a topic of almost general dis
cussion in official circles. That the
minister is manifestly perturbed over
the situation of affairs in Turkey is
fully realized here.
His uneasiness over the presence of
an American fleet in Turkish waters,
lest it be taken by the revolutionists
as an evidence of the American gov
ernment's sympathy with their cause,
It is thought, will not be a strong
enough reason for its withdrawal.
The administration regards it as a
sacred duty to see that adequate and
prompt assistance and protection
should be given American interests
in the disturbed districts and for this
reason feels justified in having the
warships sent to Turkey.
Contrary to expectation. Chekib
Bey had not arrived in Washington up
to 9 o’clock Sunday night and inquiry
at the leading hotels failed to dis
close that he had telegraphed that
he was coming. A number of dis
patches are awaiting his arrival here.
Presumably some of the dispatches
are from Constantinople and Secre
tary Hay will grant the minister an
audience if he comes to the city.
With the departure of the cruisers
Brooklyn and San Francisco for Bey
root, as announced by Admiral Cot
ton to the navy department, the en
tire European squadron is now on its
way to the Turkish seaport.
CONSTANTINOPLE — Since the
representations made by United
States Minister Leishman, regarding
the attempt on the life of Vice Con
sul Nagelssen. the authorities at Bey
root are displaying a marked activity
in their eiforts to find the culprit.
REVERSE FOR REBELS.
Severely Defeated in Engagement
Where 1,000 Men Are Killed.
SALONICA—The Bulgar'an insur
gents sustained a severe reverse at
Smllovo Friday, 1,00 of them being
killed. The insurgents to the number
of 3,000 occupied a position on a
height, which was stormed by six bate
talions of Turkish troops commanded
by Servet Pasha. After losing 1,000
of their number the Bulgarians fled
in the face of the heavy Turkish ar
tillery Are. The Turkish losses were
insignificant.
SOFIA, Bulgaria—Dispatches re
ceived from Contantlnople, Salonica,
Monastlr and Adrianople reveal an
equally unsatisfactory condition of af
fairs in Macedonia. From Salonica
came reports of new uprisings. At
Monastir the insurgents are said to be
masters of the situation. Telegrams
from Adrianople declare that the in
surgent bands are continuing their
ravages.
Vesuvius is Still Busy.
ROME—The eruption of Vesuvius
continues in all its grandeur, but with
out apparent danger to the neighbor
hood. Hundreds of the people remain
up all night long to witness the spec
tacle.
An Iowan Killed by Train.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M — R. W. Hos
tetter of Cedar Rapids. la., was run
down and killed by a train at Cerril
los, N. M„ Sunday.
RELIANCE COMES IN FIRST.
Winner Fails to Cover Course Inside
ef the Time Limit.
Start. Turn. Finish
Reliance _11:02 1:65:10 4:38:45
Shamrock III 11:02 2:07:40 •
NEW YORK—With Reliance less
than a third of a mile from the fin
ish and Shamrock III. hull-down on
the horizon, fully two miles astern of
the gallant defender, the fourth race
of the present series for the America's
cup Thursday was declared off be
cause of the expiration of the time
limit of five and one-half hours, as
happened on Thursday last. Although
officially it was no race, the defeat
administered to the challenger was
ho Ignominious that whatever linger
ing hope remaiued in the breasts of
the friends of Sir Thomas’ boat van
ished. Reliance's victory was in ev
ery way more decisive than that of
last Saturday. Shamrock was out
sailed, outpointed and outfooted from
start to finish.
Reliance beat Shamrock hopelessly
in the work fifteen miles to wind
ward. rounding the outer mark twelve
minutes and thirty seconds ahead of
it, a gain in actual time of eleven
minutes and twenty-nine seconds.
Down the wind it steadily increased
its load. The real interest of the day
was not against Shamrock, but was in
the exciting struggle of Reliance in
the last half hour to reach the finish
line before the regatta committee fired
the gun which should announce the
expiration of the time limit.
•Did not finish.
TURKS SLAY WOMEN.
Wholesale Massacre Reported from
Twenty Villages.
SALONICA. European Turkey.—An
Insurgent movement is afoot in the
vilayet of Salonica. It is feared that
it threatens Vodena, forty-six miles
from here, Salonica and other towns.
I
Well informed persons here share in
the general disquietude. Large hands
are reported to have been organized
by Bulgarians, who. it is expected, at
a given signal, will resort to general
incendiarism. The Turkish popula
tion is resolved, should great disturb
ances occur, to exterminate all the
Bulgarians in this city. Consequent
ly. a number of Bulgarian residents
are leaving Salonica.
VIENNA.—The Neue Frele Presse's
Constantinople correspondent tele
graphs that a band of Bulgarians has
attacked the Turkish town of Urgas.
south of Inladu, on the east coast of
Turkey, and has blown up the gov
ernment biddings with dynamite. It
is reported that 200 persons were
killed.
FAVORS A NEBRASKA IDEA.
Judge Talks on Lynching* and the
Crime Which Causes Them.
MYSTIC, Conn.—Hezekiah Butter
worlh of Boston made the opening ad
dress at the Universal Peace union's
sessions Friday. His topic dealt, with
the effect upon the world of the open
ing of the pan-American canal. He
said that the canal would wed two
oceans and make all mankind one
family.
Supreme Justice Charles B. Lore
of Deleware, who at the time of the
lynching at Wilmington, Del., de
nounced such practices, made an ad
dress. He recommended the Falls
City method of dealing with criminal
assault. Alfred H. Love of Philadel
phia. president of the Universal Peace
Union, and Henry Wr. Wilbur, of New
York, editor of the Defender, also
gave addresses.
The objective and >ims of the
Straight Edge Co-operative industries
were explained by their organizer,
Wilbur F. Copeland of New York.
CAU8E8 "AN EXTRA 8E88ION.
Salvador is to Deal witht a Claim
Against Her.
SAN SALVADOR—Congress will
hold extraordinary sessions to deal
with the payment of the Burrell claim
in accordance with the last agreement
arrived at in Washington through the
efforts of Senor Lopez, Salvadorean
minister to the United States.
Alfred H. Burrell brought an ac
tion against the republic of Salvador
because of the government's treat
ment of the Triunfo company. The
court of arbitration, sitting in Wash
ington in May last year, awarded Mr.
Burrell |448,000 damages in gold. The
Salvadorean government refused to
make payment and efforts were then
made to arrange another settlement.
A nan is known ny the company be
works for.
CONSUL NOT SHOT
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WA«
MADE TO KILL HIM.
BULLET MISSED THE MARK
Minister Leishman Explains Ho*
Error Came to Be Made—Correc
tion Relieves the Tension—Wash
ington Officials Now Think Diplo
macy Will Be Successful.
I
WASHINGTON.—A decidedly new
turn in the case of United States Vice
Consul William Mugelssen at Beyroot,
Syria, who was reported to have been
assassinated last Sunday, developed
Friday night when it became known
that the report was incorrect and that,
although Mr. Magelssen had been shot
at, he had not been injured. This re
port came to the State department in
a dispatch from United States Minister
Lelshman at Constantinople, who said
the mistake in making the original an
nouncement was due to a mistake In
translating the cipher message to the
minister. The dispatch from Mr.
Lelshman followed closely on the same
subject which had been shown to the
prominent officials of the government.
The dispatch of the minister was com
municated to the president at once at
Oyster Bay, but up to a late hour
nothing had been heard from him on
the subject at the State department.
Its contents were extremely gratify
ing to the officials of the government
here, as it relieved the situation of its
extreme tension and leaves the way
open for an amicable and peaceful ad
justment of the incident. Whether
or not orders will be gtveu calling off
the proposed cruise of the European
squadron to Turkish waters is a mat
ter for future determination.
Acting Secretary Loomis declined to
make public the text of Minister Irish
mans' dispatch tonight, but he gave a
summary of its contents.
As stated in the press dispatch it
showed that Mr. Magelssen had been
shot at by some person at the time un
known to the officials, but that he had
not been hit. The local Turkish offi
cials were prompt to express their re
gret at the occurrence and were exert
ing themselves to apprehend the as
sassin, but thiiB far had been unsuc
cessful.
The minister's dispatch also said
that Consul Ravenda! had reported to
him that some of the consuls located
at Beyroot had reported to their gov
ernment that the situation at that
place had become exceedingly unsafe;
that this condition of affairs had ex
isted for some time and that some
thing ought to be done to relieve the
tension. The opinion was expressed
that the attempted assassination of
Mr. Magelssen would probably bring
matters to a focus and some effort be
made to avoid further trouble.
PRESIDENT IS GRATIFIED.
Thankful That Consul Magelssen Es
caped.
OYSTER BAY.—President Roose
velt waH notified Friday night by a
representative of the Associated Press
of the incorrectness of the report that
Vice Consul William C. Magelssen at
Beyroot, Syria, had been assassinated.
The president expressed gratifica
tion that Consul Magelssen had es
caped without injury from the assault
of the would-be murderer. He an
nounced, however, that no change
would be made in the plans of this
government and that the European
squadron which he ordered to pro
ceed Immediately to Beyroot, would
continue to its ordered destination. v
It can be said that the president
and Secretary of State Hay both re
gard it advisable in view of the pres
ent state of unrest in Turkey, to
have American war vessels in Turk
ish waters.
For several hours President Roose
velt and Secretary of State Hay were
in confidence at Sagamore Hill. They
dfscnssed every suggested phase of
the situation in Turkey. At the con
clusion of the conference Secretary
Hay announced his Intention of re
turning immediately to Washington.
Settling for the Disaster.
RAWLINS, Wyo.—W. C. Hussey,
claim agent, of the Union Pacific, has
made a settlement with forty-one
estates of miners who lost their lives
in the Hanna mines on June 30. The
sum of $800 will be paid to each
widow, $50 to each child and $45 to
each single man.
DOINGS OF TURKS.
Evidently Intend Exterminating Bui
garlane.
LONDON—According to a Sofia tel
egram to the Times the Turkish re
pressive measures in Macedonia have
reached the utmost limits of barbar
ism, and It is evident that It is the
intention to accomplish this by de
grees the total extirpation of the Bul
garian population.
Within the last few days, says the
Times correspondent, twelve more
Christian villages have been handed
over to lire and sword, and the women,
children and the aged have been mas
sacred Indiscriminately. Convoys of
prisoners dispatched to Monastlr have
been murdered by their escorts on tha
way.
A private letter from a foreign res
ident in Monastlr says even the local
Turks are disgusted and mediate as
sassinating the consul in order to pro
voke European intervention.
The insurgents are doubtless taking
a terrible revenge and are executing
the revolutionary program to the let
ter. The reported concentration of
large Turkish forces In the Adrianople
district at Mustafa-Paslia, Kisylagach
and other points on the Bulgarian
frontier is regarded with much appre
hension in Sofia.
A special dispatch published this
morning gives a gloomy view of the
crisis in the Balkans. According to
reports from Constantinople a rumor
was current that war had already
been declared against Bulgaria. It
was proved to be unfounded, but the
state of popular feeling is said to be
such that no other issue is regarded
as possible.
It is further stated that although
the Russian squadron was withdrawn
from India It continues to cruise near
the Bosphorus. ,
It is reported that several Italians
have been murdeded by Turks In Is
mid, a seaport in Asia Minor, fifty
three miles southeast of Constanti
nople.
From Belgrade it Is announced that
a big mass meeting of Macedonians in
tended to be held August 23 was post
poned to August 30 by order of the
government on account of the Turkish
protests.
VERY FAST TIME.
New World’s Record Made by the
Horse Dillon.
READVILLE, Mass.—Before a great
crowd of spectators at Readvllle on
Monday, and with track and weather,
conditions perfect, Lou Dillon trotted
a mile in two minutes, a new world's
record. So that no breeze might In
terfere, Millard Sanders, driver of the
great mare, brought out the daughter
of Sidney Dillon for the attempt early
in the day.
For pacemakers there were two run
ning horses hitched to road carts,
Peggy from Paris, driven by “Doc”
Tanner, and Carrie Nation, driven by
Scott McCox.
The flrst score was fruitless, Lou
Dillon making a break Just before
reaching the wire. On the second at
tempt, however, the word was given;
Starting Judge Walker rang his bell,
but Tanner nodded or him to say "go”
and turning to Sanders, called to hifi
to come along.
Tanner kept Peggy from Paris di
rectly in front of the peerless chest
nut trotter while McCoy lay at her
wheel. In this way the trio went to
the quarter pole in thirty and one
quarter seconds. With never a skip
Lou Dillon went so smooth-galted
down the back stretch as to lead
those not timing the mile to believe
that her speed was not alarmingly
fast.
Discuss Prospects of War.
VICTORIA, B. C.—Japanese papers
brought by the Empress of China,
which arrived Tuesday from the Ori
ent, have columns discussing the pros
pects of war. The Malnichl reports
that the Japanese government has
concluded arrangements with a certain
power for the loan of $100,000,000 for
military purposes. The paper states
editorially that the report is believed
to be true.
Gorman’s Son in Politics.
BALTIMORE, Md—Colonel A. P.
Gorman, jr., the only son of United
States Senator A. P. Gorman, was
‘nominated by the Howard county
democratic convention for the state
senate, having won a decisive victory
over his opponents. Colonel Gorman
<is 30 years of age and begins his po
litical career where his father begun
thirty years ago.
