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Loup City Northwestern. —- 11 ■■ .- ■■■■■ " ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ----— ■■ --11 - --- ' — VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1903. NUMBER 3. ANXIOUS TO QUIT 8ENATE DESIRES TO BRING EX TRA SE3SION TO A CLOSE. HOUSE MEMBERS UNCERTAIN It is Expected, However, that Arrange ments Will Be Made in a Few Days —Doubts as to a Quorum on Tues day. WASHINGTON'-The senate will be gin the week In a state of uncertain ty as to whether the final adjournment -of the extra session will be secured during the week or the regular daily sess-ions continued. A majority of the senators are anxious to bring the ses sion to a close and to this end an agreement has been practically enter ed for a vote December 16 on the Cu ban reciprocity bill. The acquiescence of the house of representatives in the program, however, ha3 not been secur ed and until the two houses reach an agreement no definite announcement can be made. Leading senators on the wnole are rather confident that an ad journment will be brought about and Fay it will be impossible to hold a ] quorum of either body after Thanks giving. ire present understanding is mar a proposition to fix a day for adjourn ment will be made by the senate on Monday or Tuesday, whereupon if will be formally conveyed to the , house. This will form a basis for ne- i (gotiation. as thus far there has been no conference between the members of the two houses on the adjourn ment question. The understanding in the senate is that the day for taking j a vote on 'he Cuban bill will be fixed" i without the adjournment of the extra j session. The house will meet Tuesday. Hav lug disposed of the Cuban bill, it has no business before it and unless an agreement is fixed by which the called session is to be brought to an darly close, an adjournment probably will he taken until Friday and then an ad journment until Monday or Tuesday. It is suggested that it is extremely doubtful if there will be a quorum Tuesday and that, if the point of no quorum should be raised, it would be Impossible to act on a concurrent res olution providing for an adjournment, even should one be brought over from the senate. Some of the house lead ers have expressed their views in op position to an adjournment befr-e the Cuban hill shall have been disposed of. but what might be the result of a con ference between the leaders of the sen ate and house on this proposition re mains to be seen. It is possible that the speaker may lie ready to announce the committee assignments by the end of the week. If this is done the house will be full;: organised and prepared at the opening ot‘ the rgular session next month to proceed to business. Fishing Season is Bad. ST. JOHNS, N*. F.—United States Senator Lodge’s declaration respecting St. Pierre and Miquelon liecoming a pari of the American republic has ex cited great interest in St. Pierre. That colony has had the worst fishing sea son in its history. Trade there is de pressed and the outlook is gloomy. The people are ready to welcome any settlement of the fishery dispute that will insure them prosperity and the feeling in favor of annexation to the United States finds much favor. Insurgents Besiege Turks. SALONICA, European Turkey.—On the arrival of the battalion of troops which was dispatched Sunday from Seres, in Macedonia, to reinforce a Turkish command besieged for two days in the mountains near Spatovo by a band of 350 insurgents, the latter withdrew. The losses of the insurgents are unknown. Thirty of the Turkish soldiers and one officer were killed and forty-seven wounded. Must Keep Hogs at Home. WASHINGTON—The acting secre tary of the interior has rendered a de cision prohibiting the running of hogs on public lands within the forest re serves. Complaints have been made that these animals running loosely damage the growing crops seriously. Internal Revenue Increases. WASHINGTON—The monthly state ment of the collections of internal rev enue shows the total receipts for Oc tober, 1903, were $21,021,584. an in crease as compared with October, 1902, of $381,125. j THREE HUNDRED MOROS KILLED | Fighting in Vicinity o* Jolo is Most Sanguinary. MANILA—Three hundred Moros are known to have been killed and many others were carried off dead and wounded as a result of fighting in Jolo between the American troops under General I-oonard Wood and the in surgents. Major H. L. Scott of the Fourteenth cavalry and live American privates were wounded. General Wood landed near Siet lake, in Jolo. November 12. The Moros wore soon located, and fighting began immediately, and continued until No vember 17. Major Scott was taking Panglinta Hassen, the Moro leader, who had been taken prljoner, to Jolo. While en route Hassen asked to be allowed to see his family. His appeal was granted, and he thereupon led Major Scott into an ambuscade, where the American detachment was fired upon. Major Scott was shot in both hands. Hassen succeeded in escaping during this unexpected attack, but is supposed to have been killed the fol lowing day. TELEPHONES FOR USE AT SEA Interesting Demonstration of Their Workings Made. BERLIN—Naval Designer Zopke re ported exhaustively on the uses of fhe telephone at sea before the Shipbuild ing Technical society and exhibited a new stentorian microphone, whereby a commander is able to give audible commands to the crews of six guns simultaneously. The instrument at the same instant is susceptible to the faintest sounds, and experiments are being made in the detection of the approach of ships not yet visible by placing the instrument under water. Designer Zopke also gave a demon stration of fortification instruments, notably a call apparatus, which is as loud as a trumpet. Ttie audience displayed interest in explanations of Elisha Gray's telauto graph and in the wireless telephone experiments of Prof. Simon of Got tingen. NEGOTIATING TREATY OF PEACE Cessation of Hostilities in Santo Do mingo. SAN DOMINGO.—Negotiations of a treaty of peace between the rebels' and the government of President Wos y Gil have been begun. There will be' a suspension of hostilities for forty-i eight hours under an amicable ar rangement. It is expected that the rebels will demand that President Wos y Gil announce a general election. The United States gunboat Newport' has arrived here to relieve the cruiser Baltimore, which leaves Saturday for coal. Utah Board Grants Pardons. SALT LAKE CITY.—The state board of pardons has commuted to life imprisonment the sentence of death passed upon Nathan F. Haworth for the murder of Thomas Sandal in 1899. Haworth was to have been shot to death December 11. The board also granted pardons tc or commuted the sentences of a num ber of other prisoners who rendered material assistance to the penitentiary guards in preventing a wholesale de« livery o' prisoners during the lecent outbreak. Thousands of Men Have Wages Cut. BOSTON, Mass.—A majority of the cotton mills of New England will be operated Monday under a wage sched ule approximately 10 per cent less than has been in force in two years. In the city of Fall River 30,000 oper atives will be afTected. and in the state of Rhode Island not less than 20,000. At other points In Massachusetts, Con necticut and New Hampshire the ag gregate of employes whose wages wifi be reduced will be several thousand. At other cotton mill centers a reduc tion will take effect a week later. Crotians Attack Hungarians. VIENNA.—Croatian peasants of Nagylak near Nagyenyd, Transylvania, Friday last organized a murderous at tack on their Hungarian neighbors. The Crotians assembled during the day and armed themselves with re volvers, sticks end hay forks and at. nightfall stoned the Magyar houses and dragged the inmates into the streets. One fanner was beaten to death and most of the Hungarians were injured, many of them severely. A day without a good deed leaves you in debt. ( CHARGES FILED RATHBONE BRINGS ACCUSATION? AGAINST WOOD. VIOLATING ARMY REGULATIONS - Says Wood Tried to Oust His Superior —Also Charges Him with Forcing the Auditor of Cuba to Violate the Law. WASHINGTON—Major Estes G. Rathbone, formerly director of posts in Cuba, was given a hearing by the senate committee on military affairs, which i3 investigating the charges against. General Wood, in opposition to his confirmation as major general. The committee was in session about one hour. Nearly the entire time was given to Major Rathbone, who reiter ated the charges made several times before the secretary of war, the sen ate committee on relations with Cuba and in public statements, following his trial in connection with Cuban postal frauds. Major Rathbone filed specific writ ten charges with the committee, stat ing that General Wood, while mili tary governor of Cuba, has accepted money from the Jaialai, which was, he said, a gambling concern, asserted that he had made a personal friend and boon companion of an ex-convict. He also charged him with givirg .‘nst ruc tions of an entirely unconstitutional and un-American character to the courts. With reference to the charge that Governor General Wood had exceeded his authority In giving instructions to the court. Major Rathbone said that the general had pursued this course in the Cuban postal cases when he (Rathbone) was under prosecution. This was, he said, in violation of an article of the penal code of Cuba and in a manner prejudicial to the rights and interests of those under trial. He also charged General Wood with nn thorizing the use of ex-parte deposi tions in the postal case, a proceeding which, he asserted, is contrary to the principles of law and In this case con trary to instruction given by the sec retary of war. Major Rathbone charged that in ac cepting gifts from the organization commonly known as Jaialai, to which Major Rathbone said General Wood had granted a ten years’ exclusive concession. General Wood violated the Foraker law. which prohibited the granting of franchises or concessions during the occupancy of the island by the American authorities. He also charged that the acceptance of these gifts constitutes a violation of an ar ticle of the penal code of Cuba. MORTENSEN SHOT TO DEATH. Salt Lake Man Executed at State’s Prison for Murder. SALT LAKH CITY. Utah—Peter Mortensen, the convicted murderer of James R. Hay, was shot to death in the yard of the state prison at 10.31 Friday morning. Maintaining his innocence to the iast, Mortensen walked to the chair placed against the heavy stone wall of the prison yard without weakening and bid the guards and deputy sheriffs good-bye with no tremor in his voice. Mortensen w^as killed instantly, four bullets from the rifles of the executing squad concealed behind a thick cur tain in the door of the blacksmith shop twelve yards distant piercing the white targent pinned over his heart. Mortensen refused to see ministers, either of his own belief—the Mormon —or of any other denomination, and also refused stimulants, saying he needed neither. TOM HORN EXECUTED. Strong Guard Around Jail and No Attempt Made at Rescue. CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Tom Horn, scout, Indian fighter and cattle detec tive, went smiling on Friday to the gallows, where he expiated the mur der of Willie Nlckell, aged 14, who was shat and killed on July 18, 1901, at Iron Mountain. The trap dropped at 11:08, Horn's neck was broken, and sixteen minutes later he was pro nouncde dead by the physicians. ; With almost his last words, spoken to his intimate friend, Charles Irwin, spectator at the execution, Horn de nied that he had coD:essed to the mur der for w hich he was to die. He made ho speech on the gallows. i PILLSBURY A CHESS MARVEL. Recently Played. Blindfold, Twenty two SirmilLyieous Games. Henry N. Pillabury, the champion chess player of America, and the greatest "blindfold” player on rec ord. recently eclipsed all previous records by playing ‘blindfolded” twenty-two games simultaneously, during which time he did not see any pf the boards. In every instance the moves of his opponents were repeated to him and \ HENRY N PlLLcBURY | he directed those of his own men, re lying solely upon liis memory for the positions of the pieces. This was the young champion’s third match of the kind in a week and the second in less than twenty four hours. Cigars played an ’mportant part in Pillsbury's performance. Puffing away with a nervous eagerness that j in a few minutes reduced the weed to an inch butt he would draw a fresh one from his pocket, light It at the old one, and go on smokiug and an nouncing moves. In this way he con sumed at least a score of cigars be fore the end of the contest. This expert of the ancient game won the championship of his own country not long ago. and that of the world Is now hts goal, which he is In fair way to achieve, as a match la now being arranged with Dr. Lasker, the present world’s champion. SENATE GETS THE CUBAN BM-L. Referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. WASHINGTON—The* senate held its longest sitting of the session Fri day, beginning at noon and concluding at 11:15 p. ra. The entire time was consumed In debating a motion to re fer the Cuban reciprocity bill to the committee on foreign relations. The political line was sharply drawn in the discussion, the republicans advocating such reference, and the democrats contending that the measure should go to the committee on finance. The motion prevailed without discussion. The resolution served to bring out some Incidental references to the mer its of the bill. Mr. Teller took occa sion to correct published reports that he has hope of defeating the bill, or that he intends unduly to obstruct its consideration. Messrs. Allison ami Aldrich an nounced their willingness to have the bill go to the foreign relations com mittee, but they united in an expres sion of opinion that such reference J should form no precedent for the ref i erence of revenue bills in the future. Mr. Allison also denied ttiat there was any purpose of revising the traffic by reciprocity treaties. When the senate met today the bill passed by the house yesterday to carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty was received and laid before the senate. After the disposition of the routine business the Cuban bill was taken up and a debate ensued on its reference to the committee. Mr. Cullom stated that it had been the custom to refer such bills to the committee on foreign relations. Mr. Hailey said he had no doubt the [ statement was correct, but declared that the practice was wrong. He said It should be referred to the commit tee on finances or relations with Cuba. Mr. Tellers throught that the bill should go to the committee on fl nanc. He announced his intention to opose the bill, but said he would not carry his opposition to the extent of seeking delny. Looking to Adjournment. WASHINGTON—A suggestion has been made which seems to meet gen eral approval that the senate fix a time for voting on the Cuban bill about the middle of December, in the regular session, and the extra session adjourn sine die before Thanksgiving. No proposition lias been made openly in the senate, but efforts are made to bring about such an arrangement. PASSED IN HOUSE RECIPROCITY WITH THE REPUB LIC OF CUBA ENDORSED. TWENTY-ONE_IN^ OPPOSITION Party Lines Are Obliterated When 335 Members Vote for Measure.—Hep burn Approves With Reluctance.— He Says the United States Owes Nothing to Ciba. WASHINGTON—The house Thurs day, by a rising vote 335 to 21, passed the bill to make effective the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The dissenting votes were about, equally divided be tween republicans and democrats, but there was no record vote, the minority having too few votes to order the yeas and nays. The democrats, under the leadership of Mr. Williams, sought to the last to secure amendments to the bill in accordance with the action of the caucus, but were defeated stead ily. Mr. Williams made the final ef fort when he tried to have the bill recomitted to the ways and means committee with Instructions to amend, hut a point of order, under the special rule, providing for a vote on the bill without intervening motion, was sus tained. Mr. Cannon received (he applause of the democratic side when he enter tained the appeal from his ruling made b.v Mr. Williams, the speaker saying he preferred to err, if he erred at ail in giving the house the right to express its will. The appeal was ta bled by a strict party vote. The del ate, begun Monday, was continued up to within a few minutes of 4 o'clock the time appointed to take a vote on the final passage of the bill. Mr. Williams closed the debate for his side and made an arraignment of the republican policy of protection. Mr. Call, rep. (Mass.), made the clos ing speech on the republican side, otners speaking on that side being Mr. Hepburn (la.) and Mr. Watson (Ind.), Mr. Broussard, dem. (La.) opposed the hill and Mr. DeArmond. dem. (Mo.), supported it. The announce ment of the passage of the bill caused only a slight demonstration. Mr. McClellan, dem. (La.), opened the debate when the house resumed consideration of the Cuban bill today. He opposed the measure and said it was not in line with democratic tariff reform. Mr. Hepburn, rep. (la.), followed, stating at the outset of his remarks that he would vote for the bill, but with reluctance, ile said he was not one of those who believed we owe Cuba anything. This country had spent $500,000,000 or $400,000,000 and sacrificed many lives that Cuba might he relieved from oppression. Mr. Hep burn said lie believed in republican reciprocity—thte reciprocity of Me ivinlcy. In this connection be quoted from the speech made by the late president at Buffalo. The Cuban bill was passed by the house at 4:32 p. m. by a rising vote of ooo to 21. RUSH MAY PROSECUTE CASE. Dietrich Fears to Have Summers in Trial Against Him. WASHINGTON—Senator Dietrich, accompanied by Senator Hanna and Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee, called on Attorney General Knox Tues day and had a conference with him regarding the case of District Attor ney Summers and the charge of con spiracy and bribery against the sen ator in connection with the appoint ment of Postmaster Fisher. The sen ator said he intended to go to Ne braska to stand trial, but felt his case would be prejudiced if District Attor ney Summers has charge of the prose ecution. As a result of the talk with the attorney general, the latter will have a consultation with the president about the question and it is probable that Mr. Summers will be relieved and that Assistant District Attorney Rush of Nebraska or some attorney from the department of justice at Washing ton will be detailed to manage the prosecution. Sues to Test the War Act. SAN FRANCISCO—To thoroughly tost the constitutionality of the act of congress entitled "To provide ways and means to meet war expenditures and for other purposes,” approved June 13, 1898, the Western Sugar Re I Ailing company filed suit in the United States circuit court on Tues day against John C. Lynch, United States collector of internal revenue, to recover $84,00, with interest. ; SIGN THE TREATY. The Canal Compact in Shape to Mean Buaineea. WASHINGTON—Secretary Hay and M. Philllppe Banau-Varilla. the min ister from the Republic of Panama, at C.40 o’clock Wednesday evening signed the Hay-Banau-Varilia treaty providing for the construction of the Panama canal by the United States. The ceremony occurred in Secretary Hay's study. The Panama minister arrived at Mr. Hay’s house promptly at t! o’clock, having made an appoint ment for the conferences at that hour. He was surprised to And that the sec retary had before him the treaty en grotsed in duplicate. The secretary informed M. Hunau-Variila that he was ready to sign the treaty. The minister read the document carefully and then he and Secretary Hay at tached their signatures to It. Hearty congratulations were ex changed and it was agreed that, the news of the signing of the treaty should be kept from the public for the present. President Roosevelt was immediately advised of the signing of the agreement and M. Bunau-Varilla sent a confidential cablegram to his government stating that the treaty had been signed. This evening the minister refused to comment on the ceremony. The only official admis sion that can be had is that the terma of the treaty are practically settled. The treaty in its text cannot be made public at this time for two rea sons. First, because of the unwrit ten law which obliges the State de partment to await the pleasure of the senate in the matter of publicity, and second, because the president has not yet determined when the convention shall be submitted to the senate for ratification. His purpose is to withhold it until there Is reasonable assurance that its confirmation will not obstruct any ot the legislation for which the present special session of congress has been called. But certain facts have been disclosed as to the provisions of the treaty which make it appear that in its general outlines the new Hay-Bu nau-Varilla convention is patterned upon the proposed Hay-Herran treaty, with the exception that the new con vention follows not only the spirit, but the letter.of the Spooner act. Thus, instead of the lease for a fixed period of the canal strip, this new ireaty provides for a perpetual leas* of the right-of-way to the United States, and instead of a complicated provision for courts of mixed composi tion—half American and half Colom bian—to administer Justice rver the canal strip, the new treaty permits the United States government to exer cise the most complete jurisdiction. NEBRASKA WOMAN IS BUNCOED. Husband-to-Be Borrow# Her Money and Then Skips Out. PITTSBURG, Pa.—Mrs. Lawrence Stephenson of Beatrice, Neb., was to have been married here November 18. Instead she was buncoed out of all her available cash, about $300, and was left stranded by James Rodgers. Mrs. Stephenson Is about 50 years old and has a son at O’Neill, Neb. She was left an estate by her husband, who died four years ago. She was in troduced to Mr. Rodgers by a Mrs. Jones. He was 48, handsome and an alleged mine owner of California. She accompanied him to New Orleans, where he charmed her and she prom ised to marry him. He made a trip to New York and wrote to her at O’Neill to meet him at Pittsburg, where he had purchased mining ma chinery. He arrived a day late. Yes terday he told her he had to have Borne ready cash to pay on some ma chinery and she gave him her money. He disappeared. Mrs. Stephenson was permitted to lodge with the matron at Central police station, as Detective Ellmore, to whom she told her story, was too diffident to advise her to pawn her gold watch. In No Hurry to Give Recognition. HAVANA—It has been decided by the cabinet that no recognition will be given by the Cuban government to the new republic of Panama until that republic has been recognized by rome of the other Latin-Araerican governments. To Investigate Humbert Affair. PARIS—After an extended debate, the chamber of deputies adopted a resolution of M. Berry (conservative), treating a committee to Investigate the alleged political conspiracy in con nection with the Humbert affair. V.
