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VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1903. NUMBER 1.
EXTRA CONGRESS
■WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER AT
NOON MONDAY.
LITTLE WORK THE FIRST WEEK
Reorganization of House Will Be Fol
lowed by Introduction of Bills.—
President's Message on Tuesday.—
The First Week in the Senate.
WASHINGTON—The house of rep
resentatives will be called to order at
noon Monday by Alexander McDowell,
the clerk. The opening of congress
always is of sufficient interest to at
tract a much larger crowd to the cap
ital than the galleries will accommo
date, so admission will be by card,
two being supplied to each member.
There will be the usual floral dis
plays to lend plcturosqueness to what
will necessarily be a routine program.
The proclamation of the president
•convening congress in extraordinary
session having been read, prayer will
be offered by the chaplain and then
the roll will be called by states.
Mr. Cannon, who has been selected
as the unanimous choice of his party
for speaker, will be formally elected.
After the oath of office is adminis
tered to him by the “father of the
house,” a title bestowed upon the
member who has seen the loLgest
continuous service, the speaker will
* administer the oath to the members
generally.
The old officers or the house nav
ing been made the nominees of the
republican caucus will be re-elected
and sworn in. Speaker Cannon will
appoint a committee to join a com
mittee of the senate to notify the
president that a quorum of the two
bouses has assembled and that con
gress is ready to receive ’ any com
munication he. may desire to make.
After adopting resolutions agreed
upon in the republican caucus, mak
-,v,'»|ng the rules of the Fifty-seventh con
' .^4Press the rules of the Fifty-eighth
r congress, and fixing an hour for the
convening of the daily sessions, the
drawing of seats will take place. The
mecessary preliminary work having
been disposed of, the house in all
'probability will adjourn out of respect
to the memory of the members who
.have died.
On Tuesday the house will listen to
H the reading of the president's mes
sage. For the remainder of the week
little can be accomplished, but it is
understood to be the desire of the
houso leaders that consideration of
the question of reciprocal trade with
Cuba be pushed as rapidly as possi
^ ble.
The first week of the extra session
will be devoted to the usual prelim
inaries of a new session of congress.
The program for the week is to have
four brief sessions and an adjurnment
on Thursday until the following. Mon
day.
L OPERATION ON THE EMPEROR.
P German Ruler Haa a Difficulty in His
Throat.
BERLIN—Emperor William Sunday
underwent an operation for the re
moval of a polypus from his larynx.
The operation was performed by Prof.
Moritz Schmidt and was entirely suc
cessful. The only inconvenience suf
fered by his majesty is that he has
been enjoined not to speak until the
wound caused by the operation has
I been healed.
The bulletins announcing the result
of the operation caused much aston
ishment even among court officials,
wffio had no suspicion that his ma
AS jest.v was suffering from an affection
v® of the throat.
Boundary Award is Final.
OTTAWA, Ont— Hon. Clifford Sif
ton, one of the Canadian representa
t tlve3 on the Alaskan boundary tribu
1“ nal, returned to Ottawa Sunday. “The
Jpf decision rendered by the commission
ii: must be accepted as final,” he said.
I *'No matter how Canadian might feel
I about the Justice of the award.” In his
K. opinion is was proven without doubt
K that the Portland channel ran to the
mm north of Pearce, Wales, Sitklan and
pjKannaghaunut islands.
Home Rulers Victorious.
HONOLULU—The returns of elec
|j|tions for county officers are now com
Sfplete. They show that the home rule
<party has achieved a sweeping victory
In the island of Mauai, while most of
their candidates in Hawaii island have
gl^Blso been elected.
WORD COMES FROM HAY.
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He Outlines Position of United States
in Panama Affairs.
WASHINGTON—The United States
government has recognized the de
facto government of Panama. It was
announced at the state department af
ter the return of Secretary Hay from
the cabinet meeting that instructions
have been sent to United States Min
ister Beaupre at Bogota (assuming
that he has not left the capital yet)
and to Mr. Khrman, the United States
vice consul at Panama and now act
ing consul there, to inform the govern
ments of Colombia and Panama re
spectively that the de facto govern
ment is recognized.
The decision to recognize the de
facto government of Panama was ar
rived at after a protracted session of
the cabinet Friday, at which every
member was present except Secre
taries Root and Wilson. The presi
dent emphasized the importance of
j the recognition of the de facto gov
I ernment. With the withdrawal of
| the Colombian officials the isthmus
> was left entirely witnout a govern
! ment, unless that established by the
J secessionists should be recognized,
and this step seemed necessary for
the transaction of the routine busi
ness of the United States on the isth
mus.
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NINE DIE FROM FIRE.
Caught in the Underground Workings
of Mine at Virginia City, Mont. .
BUTTE, Mont,—A Virginia City
Bpecial to the Miner says fire in the
Kearsarge mine3, six miles from Vir
ginia City, -early this morning killed
nine men. The damage to the surface
buildings is slight. Among the dead is
Superintendent K. B. Turner of Butte,
one of the best known mining men
in the northwest. Four bodies have
been recovered up tonight. All dead
miners are from Butte and were sin
gle men.
The Kearsarge is one of the prin
cipal gold mines of the state and la
considered very valuable. It is oper
ated by the Elder Mining company.
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May Issue an Ultimatum.
CONTANTINOPLE—In consequence
of the porte's reply pleading the
superfluity of the new reform scheme
for Macedonia, on the ground that
Turkey is carrying out the proposals
previously agreed to it is believed
Austria and Russia will send an ulti
matum giving Turkey a fixed term
within which to accept the proposals,
and that in the event of refusal, the
two powers will take steps compel
ling action.
Powell Cables for Warship.
WASHINGTON—A cablegram has
been received at the state department
from United States Minister Powell,
dated at Domingo City, stating that
the Insurgents are marching on that
city and asking that a warship be at
once sent there. The cruiser Balti
more, which sailed from Hampton
Roads several days ago, is now due
at San Domingo and the state depart
ment believes that her presence there
will be sufficient.
All Quiet at Pine Ridge.
WASHINGTON —Indian Agent
Brennan, in charge of the Pine Ridge
agency, South Dakota, in reporting on
the conditions there in connection
there in connection with the recent
troubles, telegraphed the Indian bu
reau as follows: ‘Everything quiet
on reservation. No excitement, nor
is there likely to be any among the
Indians.”
Machen Trial November 23.
WASHINGTON—The cases of A. W.
Machen Diller B. and Samuel A. Groff
and George E. and Martha Lorenz, in
dicted on charges of conspiracy in con
nection with the sale of letter box
fasteners to the postofflee department,
were Monday set for trial on Novem
ber 23.
Asks for Recognition.
WASHINGTON—The United States
government received a cablegram
from Panama requesting that it rec
ognize the new government. The offi
cials here are as yet in ignorance as
to what this new government consists
of and have taken no action on the
request.
Redeeming 1904 Bonds.
WASHINGTON — Secretary Shaw
has given notice that on February 2,
1904, interest will cease on such of the
5 per cent bonds of 1904 aa may be
outstanding on that date. The re
demption of these bonds will continue
with Interest until maturity.
CHINESE FOR WAR
SOME MEMBERS ADVISE COM
MENCING HOSTILITIES.
THE OCCUPATION OF1 MUKDEN
Chinese Greatly Enraged at Russian
Proceedings.—Demand Repeated for
the Exclusion of Major Wong.
PEKING—Yuen Shi Kay. viceroy
of Chi Li province, who, as cabled to
the Associated Press, was dispatched
to Mukden by the dowager empress
with Instructions to investigate affairs
there and if possible to arrange a set
tlement with the Russians, did not
go any furl iter than Tien Tsln, which
he reached Thursday evening. It is
now considered doubtful whether he
will go to Mukden at all.
The Chinese are more enraged at
the Russian proceedings at Mukden
than they have been by any events
since the capture of Peking. Some of
the hot-headed members of the coun
cil hav« advised the dowager em
press to declare war on Russia and
send troops to release the tartar gen
eral. whose detention at Mukden,
growing out of ihe decapitation of a
Chinese bandit who had enlisted In
the Russian service, but who fell Into
the hands of the Chinese after the
Russians h8d evacuated Mukden,
wounds Chinese susceptibilities since
it is considered to be not only an In
sult to a high official but an Insult to
the Chinese government itself.
Dt’iier luiuriiiea uijiciuib,
realize the helplessness of China and
the. madness of attempting to go to
war with Russia. Their counsels
have hitherto prevailed, though there
is much baseless war talk in the na
tive press and among the younger
Chinese officials.
Paul Lessar, the Russian minister
to China has repeated the demands
of Russia for the execution of Major
Wong, who recently decapitated a
noted brigand in Russian employ and
the dismissal of Yuen, the taotai of
Mukden, who is Wong’s superior of
ficer.
MESSAGES TO THE MINISTERS.
How News is to Be Broken 'o the Gov
ernments Concerned.
WASHINGTON—The following tel
egram was sent to the state depart
ment to Mr. Ehrman, the acting con
sul general at Panama:
“The people of Panama have by
an apparently unanimous movement
dissolved their political relations with
the republic of Colombia and assumed
their independence. When you are
satisfied that a de facto government,
republican in form, and without sub
stantial opposition from Its own peo
ple, lias been established in the state
of Panama, you will enter into rela
tions with it as the responsible gov
1 ernment of the territory and look to
it for all due action to protect the
persons and property of citizens of the
United States, and to keep open the
isthmian transit, in accordance with
the obligations of existing treaties
governing the relations of the United
States to that territory.’
immediately after an instruction
was sent by telegraph to Mr. Beaupre,
the United States Minister at Bogota,
in about the same terms.
DOWIE INDORSES ROOSEVELT.
"Elijah’s” Business Cabinet Visits the
President.
WASHINGTON—President Roose
velt received the indorsement of Alex
ander J. Dowie, the Zion prophet, on
Monday, in an interview granted at
the executive offices to the Dowie busi
ness cabinet, who are on their way
from New York to Zion City. Judge
Ramos, the spokesman, delivered the
indorsement of the prophet.
The president expressed his appre
ciation of the sentiment. After the
interview with the president the Zion
ists were joined by the women of
the party and inspected the White
House.
Historian Mommsen Stricken.
BERLIN—Prof. Mommsen, the his
torian, who was born in 1817, has suf
fered a severe apoplectic stroke. He
is unconscious. His left side Is para
lyzed and there is little hope of his
recovery.
Chilean Crisis to End.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA—The minis
ters of the general affairs, finances
and war have withdrawn their resig
nations tendered October 31 and the
crisis la expected to end soon.
VOTE OF TUE9DAY.
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Returns from a Number of 8tatei
Here and There.
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NEW YORK.
NEW YORK—After a remarkable
campaign, in which there was united
against him nearly all the newspa
pars and practically every minister ol
religion in this city, George B. McClel
lan. son of the civil war general, was
Tuesday elected third mayor of the
greater New York over Seth Low, fu
sitmist, the present mayor, by a pin
rality of about 70,000. Edward M.
Grout was elected comptroller and
Charles V. Fornes president of the
board of aldermen. These two men
ware originally on the fusion ticket
and were Indorsed by Tammany.
George 13. McClellan’s plurality Is
63,617, complete unofficial returns
having been received from every elec
tion district in the city. By the same
returns, Comptroller Edward M.
Grout and Charles V. Fornes, presi
dent of the board of aldermen, run
ning for re-election on the democratic
ticket, though elected two years ago
bs fusionlsts, defeated their fusion op
ponents by 66.790 and 64,973 plurality
respectively, Comptroller Grout load
ing the city ticket.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADBLPHIAThe polls closed in
Pennsylvania at 7 p. in. information
roceived from various parts of the
state indicate that while ideal elec
tion weather prevailed the vote was
unusually light, owing to the lack oi*
Interest in the contest. The repub
lican state ticket was elected by a
majority exceeding 160,000. Reuben
Moon, rep., was elected to congress
from the Fourth district, to till tho
vacancy caused by the death of Rob
ert H. Foerderer, rep. Mr. Moon’s op
ponent was Raff, ind. dem.
PHILADELPHIA—Latest estimates
from the country districts indicate
that the republican sta*e ticket will
have majorities ranging from 225,000
to 230,000.
' in the counties where Judges of
common pleas court were chosen, the
republican percentage of victories was
far greater than that of the demo
crats.
OHIO.
COLUMBUS — The republicans
broke their record in Ohio Tuesday in
Muraiities for governor by electing
Colonel Myron T. Herrie, rep., over
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, dem., by con
siderably over 100,000. Tho plurality
on joint ballot of over 100 in the leg
islature for the re-election c» Seiator
Hanna more than triples ^ry previous
record. Senator Foraker had a rec
ord-breaking majority of thirty-five on
Joint ballot for his re-election two
years ago and that for Hanna thif
year is three times that majority.
IOWA.
DES MOINES—Roturns received up
to midnight indicate the re-election of
Governor Cummins by a plurality of
60,000 and some of his associates on
the republican ticket by substantial
pluralities. At democratic headquar
ters so large a plurality is not admit
ted. The legislative returns, although
not complete, indicate little changd
from two years ago, when the house
contained eighty-two republicans and
eighteen democrats, and the senato
forty republicans and ten democrats.
The democrats may gain two or three
members of the house.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Election re
turns fairly indicate that a victory
lias been won by Eugene 12. Schmitz
(union labor) the present incumbent^
.whose plurality on the partial count
is now 3,434 over Henry J. Cracker,
republican candidate. The union
labor and democratic parties have
captured nearly every office so far
as the returns show.
MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE —The returns this
morning from 254 precincts of the 308
in Baltimore city have been counted
and these show p. majority of 4,842 for
Edwin Warfield, democratic candidate
for governor. It is quite certain that
the returns from the remaining fifty
four precincts will increase this lead.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON—With the exception of the
socialist vote, the election in Massa
chusetts very nearly paralleled that of
last year. Governor John L. Bates is
re-elected by the republicans by a plu
rality of 35,849 over Colonel W'illiam
A. Gaston in a total vote only slightly
under that of 1902, when Bates won
by 37,120 plurality.
CUBAN CONGRESS
THE REGULAR SESSION OPENS IN
DUE FORM.
WHAT THE CUBANS HOPE FOR
President Palma Believes That the
Coming Extra Session of Congress
Will Adopt Treaty—His Message
and the Subjects D.alt With.
HAVANA.—The regular session of
congress opened Monday afternoon.
The recommendations in the message
of President Palma wero thiefly of a
general character. The much dis
cussed loan taxes are not gone into at
length, and no amendment to the loan
law is suggested. Tho president
promises a special message with ref
erence to the negotiations of the loan
commissioners who went to New
York, who, the message says, are cer
tain that the loan cun be obtained
in the United States
Continuing, the message, assures
congress of the president's zeal in
carrying out the payment of the revo
lutionary army and Senor Palma de
nies ail assertions to the contrary
made liy persons whom he terms "cer
tain turbulent spirits.”
Referring to the relations between
Cuba and the United States, the mess
age says:
Our political relations with the
United States have been definitely set
tled by treaties founded on terms of
the constitutional appendix and the
latter could not be eliminated from
the constitution by tbo mere reading
of these treaties.
Congress can appreciate that with
in the precise terms of the Platt
amendment Cuba has obtained no few
advantages. Of the two forms cf ces
sion of naval coaling stations by sale
or by lease the one least harmful to
Cuban sentiment was adopted and the
smallest limit as to the number of
stations granted was made, the regula
tions in the cases contain oeher limi
tations favorable to Cuba. The gov
ernment is acquiring territory within
the stations and will soon formally de
liver the areas marked out
The honorable President Roosevelt,
to whom the people of Cuban feet
such profound gratitude, has Deen
faithful to his word and has convene<
the American congress in special ses
sion for the purpose of taking action
on the pending reciprocity treaty,
from which we hope to receive such
great benefits.
Trustworthy information has been
received by the executive which war
rants the belief that this treaty will
be ratified.
The president congratulates the
Cuban people on their love of order,
evidenced by the cry of "indignation
which resounded from one end of the
island to the other when a few men
sought to create disturbances." He
says Instances such as these have
shown the capacity of the Cuban peo
ple for self-government. President
Talma condemned the leaders of this
movement, whom he said were too
cowardly to make themselves known.
Memphis Is Shaken Up.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A distinct
earthquake shock was felt all over
Memphis Wednesday morning. No
damage was done, but in a number
of instances tenants in high build
ings hastened to the streets. An
other distinct shocks occurred at 1:15
p. m.
Reports from surrounding towns
tell of earthquake shocks, but no se
rious damages is reported. The vi
brations were felt as far south as
Grenada, Miss.
Colorado Bank is Closed.
VICTOR, Colo.—The First National
bank of this city, a controlling inter
est in which is owned by the Woods
Investment company, closed Its doors
shortly before 2 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon. A notice was posted say
ing that the bank was In the hands
of the comptroller of the currency.
The bank’s capital is $50,000. The de
posits amount to about $3,000. A quiet
run on the bank had been In progress
for several days.
Three Hundred Arc Killed.
LONDON—A dispatch to the Daily
Mall from Simla says terrible earth
quakes have occurred at Turshise,
near Turbat-I-Haidarl, In Persia, in
which 350 persons were killed and
humbers were Injured. One hundred
and eighty-four carpet factories were
destroyed and only thirty-two stalls
were left standing In the great bazaar.
The entire town was practically de
molished.
"OFF FOR A HONEYMOON." «
Laconic Message Sent by Eloping Girl
to Her Parents.
In Chicago and New York anxious
relatives are still seeking some trace
of Mabel Hunter, the heiress who
eloped while returning from Chlca<?o
to her Eastern home. The hunt for
' rL43EL StfJ7VEX?
the girl la made far more difficult by
the fact that none or her family or
friends knows with whom she eloped.
All the information on this point is
contained in a letter the young wom
an sent her cousin. E. C. Hegler, in
New York. This stated:
"Have married Charlie. Hope you
won’t he angry. You surely didn’t
think I came all the way from Chica
go to see ‘Little Old New York,' did
you? Please break the news to Aunt
Sarah. Charlie and I are oft for a
honeymoon. Don't worry."
Some of her friends think “Charlie"
is a Northwestern university student
whom Miss Hunter knew when a
child. She had just been graduated
from school in Chicago when she dis
appeared.
STATEMENT Or PUBLIC DEBT.
Indebtedness $1,299,039.991—Increase
of $2,649,956 for September.
WASHINGTON—The monthly state
ment of the public debt shows that at
the close of business, October 31, 1903,
the total debt, less cash in the treas
ury, amounted to $920,402,501, which
is an increase for the month of $2,
649,966.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:!
Interest bearing debt, $905,277,0GO;i
debt on which Interest has ceased
since maturity, $1,196,930; debt bear
ing no Interest, $392,565,913; total, $1«
299,039,993.
This amount, however, does not in
clude $919,843,860 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding which are
offset by an equal amount of cash on
hand for their redemption.
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GOES TO ENGLAND TO REST. !
Commander Booth-Tucker to Vtait Hi*
Fother-ln-Law.
NEW YORK—Commander Booth
Tucker of the Salvation Army sailed
for England Wednesday on the Cedric
in response to a cablegram from Gen
eral William Booth, the head of tho
army. It was said at Salvation Army
headquarters that the commander had
been overcome by the sudden death of
his wife and that General Booth wish
ed him to take a few days of rest and
to recover from the shock of his be
reavement. *
Among Salvationists it Is said that
General Booth is suffering greatly
from the shock of hi« daughter’s death
and on account of his age it is feared
(he result may be serious.
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HELD FOR RANSOM OF $100,000.
Wentz is Captive in the Cumberland
Mountains.
CHICAGO, 111.—A dispatch to tho
Tribune from Bristol, Tenn., says:
Edward L. Wentz, the young Phila
delphia millionaire who my3toHousiy
disappeared from his father’s homo
at Big Stone Gap, Va„ October 14, is
alive and a captive in the Cumberland
mountains. A letter has Just been re
ceived from him addressed to his par
ents, In which he states that he is
well and asks that the ransom of
$100,000 demanded by his captors ba
at once paid so that he can get hia
freedom.
Negotiations for his release are bo
ing made.
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New Austrian Emigration Law.
VIENNA.-r-The new emigration law
of Austria, which *s now awaiting the
approval of the ministry of justice,
abolishes the existing provision under
which emigrants of all classes lose
iheir Austrian citizenship. Under tha
new law emigrant* for economical rea
sons will continue to be regarded as
Austrian citizens and efforts will ba
made to keep in touch and assist them
in the country to which they emigrate.