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Loup City Northwestern. VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1909. NUMBER 49. IS THE WATER ALL OUT? i u KANSAS TORNADO TOWN OF ALICEVILLE DEMOL ISHED BY STORM. THREE PEOPLE ARE t KILLED. Fatal Injury to Two and Fourteen Others More or Less Seriously Hurt Five Funnel-Shaped Clouds Get to Work. EMPORIA. Kan.—Three persons killed outright, two fatally injured and fourteen others more or less seri ously hurt, with enormous property damage, is the net result of the tor Bado near Aliceville, Coffey county. The town of Aliceville, which has 200 inhabitants, was practically demolish ed. Wires were prostrated, and the 'effects of the storm were not learned Until late. The list of casualties may be incomplete. The dead: EDITH BAILEY, daughter of W. E. W. Bailey. MR. GILLHAM, father of Mrs. John Bailey. UNKNOWN MAN. The Injured, near Hamilton: W. E. W Bailey, two sons and two daugh ters, one son, Ollie, fatally hurt; H. ileberliu, wife and child; E. O. Manis ind wife. Heavy rains and wind storms were General all over central Kansas Tues day night. With the exception of those near Hamilton and Aliceville ind vicinity, however, only minor Damage was done. In Greenwood and Coffey counties five distinct funnel shaped clouds formed at about the lame time. The two largest of these clouds struck near Aliceville, and traveling southeast, destroyed build ings and crops over a strip a quarter of a mile in width. At Aliceville every one of the fifty houses in town was either totally wrecked or moved on its foundation. The two general merchandise stores there, one owned by T. C. Jones and the other belonging to D. H. Grant, were totally wrecked and the entire contents destroyed. On the opposite lide of the street two blocks, a lum ber yard., two houses, as well as the Missouri Pacific depot, were demol ished. At Aliceville but one person. William Bruce, was seriously injured. He was crushed by falling timbers, ind probably will die. Southwest of Aliceville. in Coffey county, heavy damage was done to farming proper ty. The farm house of John Earl wine was torn to nieces and four members of the family wounded, but none dangerously hurt. A baby was blown a distance of fifty yards, and luffered only slight bruises. A school bouse was blown down, and the house of J. N. Atherton blown away. All the members of the Atherton family, except a young daughter, escaped in jury. Her legs were nearly severed by flying timbers, and she is in a lerlous condition. • The other injured lived four miles west of Hamilton, where within a limited locality nine farm houses were destroyed. Many small build ings were turned over and hundreds »f stacks of hay and corn shocks scat tered. A rolling stone does not make much of an uphill fight. MISSOURI RIVER Congress to be Asked to Make it a Highway. KANSAS CITT, Mo—Before the Missouri river congress adjourned Thursday night a resolution was pass ed urging congress to remedy the ex isting conditions so a recurrence of the disastrous floods of last June may lie prevented. A permanent commit tee was appointed to carry out the sug* gestions of the congress in securing such legislation. The resolution adopted by the congress was as fol- j lows: “Whereas, The entire Kansas river valley, the cities along its hanks ami the two great cities at the mouth of that river have recently suffered from one of the most disastrous floods in the history of the country, in which many lives were lost and property to the value of 120,000,000 was destroyed, the commerce of two great states im paired and hundreds of miles of rail road torn up and washed away, result ing in untold injury to the commerce of the entire country, the business of two great cities threatened with de struction and their people with pesti lence. “Therefore, Be it resolved by the people of Missouri and Kansas in com mercial convention assembled that the congress of the United States be re spectfully requested to consider as speedily as possible the existing con ditions of the Kansas river and Mis souri river, and to authorize and pro vide for an inquiry and a thorough examination into the said existing conditions to ascertain and determine the most effective measures for tho prevention of recurrence of such dis asters and the interruption of inter state commerce, duly considering the effects of the shortage of water for flood prevention, and to provide ways and means necessary to accomplish the objects desired. “Resolved, That, the Missouri river is one of the natural highways of commerce and that the congress of the United States should exact such special legislation as it shall deem necessary to protect and preserve tho channel of said river for the people as a highway. “Resolved, That the senators and the representatives tn congress from the states of Missouri and Kansas be earnestly requested to use their influ ence and to exert their utmost endeav ors as is prayed for here.” Members of congress from both Mis souri and Kansas promised support of such measures as will grant the need ed relief, and practical engineers dis cussed the river situation from a tech nical standpoint. Bryan’s Business is Private. NEW YORK—W. J. Bryan was In the city Thursday. He said his visit to New York had no connection what soever with politirs, but was in con nection with the administration of the estate of the iate Philo S. Bennett of New Haven, of whose will he is an executor. They Vote Against a Strike. NEWARK. N. J.—The employes of the public service corporation, which controls a big system of trolley lines in this and adjacent counties, have voted overwhelmingly against a strike. REJECTS (TREATY MANCHURIN CONVENTION SAID TO HAVE LAPSED. RUSSIA WILL NOT EVACUATE Abandoned Agreement Only Thing Which Required Russia to Leave Chinese Provinces—As Outlook Ap pears to German Eyes. YOKOHAMA.—Baron von Rosen, (he Russian minister to Japan, is still awaiting instructionn from his gov ernment in the matter of negotiations now proceeding between Japan and Russia. A Russian regiment from the Bal kan military district is reported to have arrived at Feng-Chenn-TIng, about 15t> miles northwest of Peking, and ninety miles from the Russian frontier. M. Lessar, Russian minis ter to China, has announced that the Manchurian convention has lapsed. The Manchurian convention be tween Russia and China was signed April 8. 1902, and according to It, the evacuation of the three Manchurian provinces were to be carried out in three consecutive periods of six months from the signing of the con vention. A note from M. Lessar was appended to the convention declaring that “if the Chinese government, not withstanding the assurances given It, violate any provision of the conven tion, the Russian government will not hold itself bound either by the terms of the Manchurian agreement or by the declarations previously made in connection with the matter and will be compelled to repudiate any respon sibility and consequence that might arise therefrom.’’ China was to be permitted to maintain whatever force she thought necessary in Manchuria after the evacuation. Russia also agreed that if Tien Tsin was restored to the Chinese within the first Bdx months U> evacuate New Chwang m the lime this restoration was made. The allies turned over Tien Tsin to the Chinese August 15 of last year. The conven tion w’as to have be£n ratified within three months, but this was not done. As It Looks to German Eyes. BERLIN.—Russia and Japan act as though either would fight if the other should hold immovable to the position taken up in the last exchange of communications. This is the actual situation as understood officially from reports iX'ceived from the Ger man embassy in St. Petersburg and the German legation at. Tokio. Yet this mutual attitude with hostile preparations by both countries is still regarded here as not excluding an honorable entanglement. Neither gov ernment has gone so far that it must fight or be humiliated, but either cabinet by a single step can put the other in that position. This delicate balance may, of course, be violently disturbed any day, though no ulti matum has yet been thrown on either scale. GIVES MONEY TO COLLEGES. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan to Distrib ute the Bennett Bequests. NEW HAVEN. Conn.—William J. Bryan, as executor, tiled for probate the will of the late Philo S. Bennett, The will disposed of an estate worth approximately $253,000. Among the public bequests the will provides that $10,000 will be divided among twenty five colleges or universities by Wil liam J. Bryan, and $10,000 is given to Mr. Bryan to aid needy Btudenta, while a similar amount is to be dis tributed by Mrs. Bryan among deserv ing students in female colleges. NEW YORK—There is an uncon firmed report here that Mrs. Philo S. Bennett will contest the will of her husband. Find the Cashier Short. IOWA FALLS, la.—E. C. Soule, who was recently removed from his posi tion as cashier of the Home Savings bank, has been arrested, charged with larceny by embezzlement. In default of bail amounting to $15,000 he was taken to jail at Eldora. It is stated that officers of the bank found a shortage of about $30,000. Soule came here from Monmouth, 111., seven years ago. He is said to have engag ed in speculation. Finanoial Secretary of War Office. LONDON—It is reported that Lieu tent Colonel William Bromly Daven port. member of parliament, has been officer the financial secretary of war office. * TREATY TO AVOID WARS. France and Great Britain Agree on a General Arbitration Plan. PARIS.—It was learned In authori tative quarters that the terms of the general treaty of arbitration between Frame and Great Britain have been concluded between Foreign Minister Oelcasse and the authorities in Ism don. All the substantial terms of the treaty have now been settled. There only remain minor questions of detail and the signing of the treaty. These formalities are so far advanced that the treaty is considered to he an ac complished fact. The advanced slate of the negotiations lias not yet been communicated to the imblip. Th • treaty follows the general lines of the Ilay-Pauncefote treaty, which to a considerable extent served as a mod I. It Is pointed out that the Hay Paiutrefote treaty, although rejected by the United States senate, now serves the useful purpose of giving a basis for this important Anglo-French treaty. The officials also view the ne gotiations as evidence of the sympa thetic attitude of the United States. France and Great Britain on the prac tical adoption of the theory of arbi tration. PLANNING FOR A REVOLUTION. Presidential Candidate Thinks that the Surest Way. PANAMA, Colombia—Presidential aspiration are clouding the political horizon of Colombia. It Is reported that General Pedro Ospinus, who had been proposed by the Carlos party as a presidential candidate for the next term, angered by President Marro quin's opposition to him and the lat ter's Btipport of General Reyes, who is considered the official candidate, lias become seriously complicated in a pro jected revolutionary'^outbreak some where on the Isthmus. It is said that General Herrara and other promirent liberal leaders are associated in the movement: If the report Hs true this is General Ospinus' second attempt at an insurrection, for in 1902, while holding the post of war minister, he was banished from the republic be cause of his complicity in a scheme to overthrow President Marroquin. Later he was elected senator for An tloqula and with Senor Garo. now' president of the senate, lias led the opposition in congress. SIR THOMAS SAILS FOR HOME Will Say Nothing About Challenging Again for Cup. NEW YORK.—Sir Thomas Lipton sailed for England Friday on the steamer Cedric. Sir Thomas said he was not feeling hr well as he looked, but that he expected to gain strength on his way to England. Sir Thomas bade goodbye to H. H. Davies, his American representative, and Captaiu Webster, who were the only persons at the dock to see him off. He would not talk about the possibility of his challenging again for the cup. The Cedric also carried J. Coleman Drayton, Dr. Hans Schwegel, Austrian vice consul at Chicago; P. H. Whit taker, M. P., and W. H. Truesdale, president of the Deleware, Lackawan na & Western railroad. EXPENSES TO BE CUT DOWN Number of Municipalities in Philip pines to be Reduced. MANILA.—A commission is now engaged in reducing a number of municipalities in the different prov inces of the islunds. This will greatly reduce the expenses of the govern ment. At the request of Governor Taft, Admiral Stirling has detached two gunboats, the Isla de Cuba and the Pampamga. to Samar to search the neighboring waters for the little steamer Victoria with Johnson and Herman, the defaulting constabulary, on board. The coast guard vessel has also been sent out to overtake the fugitives if possible. No word otf their whereabouts has been received from any source. Lieutenant Haycraft Out. LEAVENWORTH, Has. — Second | Lieutenant William A. Haycraft of the Twenty-second infantyr, now at Fort Leavenworth, was notified today by the War department that his resig nation had been accepted. He was one of the student officers who failed to pass his examinations and was not ! graduated with his class at the gen | eral service and staff college in July | and resigned on this account QUITS HIS PLACE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY CHRIS TIANCY RESIGNS OFFICE. REASON ASSIGNED BAD HEALTH ■■ - I Letter of Resignation Filed the 14th of July—Auditor Castle of the Post, office Deoartment Also Takes Leave of His Position. WASHINGTON — Tho postmaster general has accepted the resignation of G. A, C. Christiancy, as assistant attorney, in tho office of the assistant attorney general for the postoflice de partment. Mr. Ohristiancy’s letter of resigna tion, which was addressed to Post master General l’ayne, was filed July 14, and is as follows: ‘‘For reasons assigned in the com munication addressed to you under April 25. 1903, 1 requested to be re lieved from the duties as assistant at torney general of the postoflice depart ment. 1 take this step because l fee! and my physician tells me, impera tively, that it will be absolutely Im possible for me to undertake desk work for a cgnstderahie time. For many months prior to the granting to me of leave of absence on April 28 I was continuing my duties directly against the ndvlee of my medical ad visor, but owing to then prevailing conditions I did not think I could ab sent myself. That strain lias accen tuated since and has brought about a condition calling absolutely for free dom from sustained labor. In the fu ture. as in the past. I shall hold my self at the service of the department for any assistance I can furnish. I beg to express you my very earnest appreciation of the uniform kindness and courtesy 1 have received from you.” The reasons assigned in Mr. Ctaris tiancy’s letter of April 25 were bad health. The postmaster general, when h^ received Mr. Christiancy'a letter of July 14, took no action upon It, be yond referring It to Assistant Attornoy General Robb with request for ad vice as to the proper course to pursue. Mr. Robb's reply was not made pub lic until Thursday, and was as fol lows: “The Investigation being completed, I now have the honor to advise you that In my Judgment no evidence has been adduced impugning the honesty of Mr. Christiancy and that therefore there Is no good reason why hts res ignation should not be accepted.” Mr. Payne’s letter of acceptance was forwarded Friday. It Is a pure ly formal document, and reads as fol lows: “I beg to advise you that your res ignation, tendered on July 14,1908, has this day been accepted.” Mr. Christiancy has been on leave without pay since last April. Auditor Castle Resigns. Announcement of the resignation of H. A. Castle, auditor for the postoflice department, was made Friday. The resignation was dated October 7 and was directed to the secretary of the treasury, who has indicated his ac ceptance. The resignation is to take effect when his successor is appointed and On the qualification Mr. Castle will re main in office until that time. Mr. Caafte also said that he tendered his resignation last spring. When the In vestigation of the postoflice accounts was begun Secretary Shaw asked him to remain and he had consented to do so. CHINA CANNOT RESIST IT. Celestial Empire Not Able to Force Russia to Move. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Sir Chen tung I.iang-Chang, the Chinese minis ter, had a long conference with Sec retary Hay Friday regarding the situ ation in Manchuria. The minister re ceived information some time ago that there was no apparent movement on the part of Russia Indicating that that country would begin the evacuation ol Manchuria on October 8, as stipulated in a treaty made with China. The Chinese minister naturally feels keen ly the condition which exists, as It is everywhere known that China is in no position to enforce the treaty and com pel Russia to evacuate. At present the concern of the Uni t«d States is to see that the agree ment made with the Chinese for the open ports In Manchuria is carried out, regardless of what Russia may do etiber in evacuation or permanent con trol of the province. LUNATIC AT THE CAIPTAL. When He Attempts to Enter Whitt House He is Arretted. WASHINGTON—A desperato hand* to-hand encounter with an armed in sane man, who was determined to Bee President. Roosevelt, occurred in tho vestibule of the While House shortly before noon Monday. The man, who gave his name as Peter Elliott and his home as Min neapolis. was overpowered by the offi cers on duty at the White House en trance and carried to a police van which had been summoned. He was placed in the van in the custody of two officers. Seeming to realize then for the first time that he was under arrest, Elliott began a furious struggle with ids captors for liberty. He drew a revolver and at tempted to shoot officer .lames Ciscle. The officer grabbed his hand and wrenched the weapon from his grasp. Elliott’s struggles were so fierce, however, that the (wo officers in the cramped quarters of the van were un able to overcome him. Officer Ciscle then drew his revolver and fired two shots to attract attention. Chief Usher. Thomas Stone and Of ficer Parker of the White Houso force, who had assisted in carrying Elliott to the van, attracted by tho shots rushed back to the vehicle and assisted in overpowering him. JAPAN REJECTS PROPOSAL. Russia Desires to Cut Up Korea, Tak ing Half. LONDON.—The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Kobe, Japan, tele graphs that Baron Von Rosen, on October 4. presented a note to the Japanese government, contending that Japan had no right to interfere in the question of the evacuation of Man churia, which solely concerned Russia and China. The note further pro poses the partition of Korea and sug gested that Japan should take the southern half and Russia the north ern provinces. The note was discussed by a coun cil of ministers October 5, and Mar quis Yamagata, commander-in-chief of the army, had consultations with the ministers of war and marine. The Japanese government, adds the corre spondent. then sent a reply to Baron Von Rosen, rejecting the Russian pro posal. A crisis is possible at any moment. TRAVELER TURNS ON THE GA8 Evident Suicide of T. F. Cox at a Lin coln Hotel. LINCOLN, Neb.—T. F. Cox, whose home, according to an address found in a pass book* which he carried in Ufa pooket, is supposed to be at Greenleaf, Kan., went into his room at the Boyd hotel here Friday morning and turned on the gas. He was found by the hotel cleric, almost dead, and died two hours later at an un dertaking establishment. Cox did not regain consciousness and a reason for hi* act is not known. He wa8 evidently on his way from Beattie, Wash., to his home in Kan sas. He was about 40 years old. CRANK AT THE WHITE HOU8E. Mechanic From Norwich, Conn., Ar rested, but Found Unarmed. WASHINGTON, D. C.—John Decker of Norwich, Conn., who evidently is a mechanic about 44 years of age, en tered the White house soon after the doors were opened Wednesday morn ing. The officials thought from his ac tions that he was a crank and ar rested him. He was unarmed and made no resistance when placed un der arrest. He was turned over to the police. Decker was examined later in the day, pronounced insane and was re moved to the government insane asylum. Gets More Rifles. WASHINGTON. D. C.—The War de partment received the following cable gram from Governor Taft: “Governor Betts reports the surren der of Colonel Bandholtz, of the con stabulary, of thirty-three more rifles at Ligao, Albay, making a hundred in all. All people withdrawn from outly ing barrios, returned to their homes by order of provincial board. Trouble in the province reported at an end." Army Musicians in Trouble. CHICAGO. III.—Fifty members of the First Regiment band, who refused to play in the centennial parade last week, have been recommended for dis charge from the regiment
