VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. 19«:S. NUMBER 4.
LAND FOR THE U.S.!
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PANAMA PROPOSES TO TAKE IS
LANDS AND SELL THEM.
VESSELS HAVE SOME TROUBLE
They Are Not Permitted to Sail Be- :
tween Colombian Ports and Panama I
and Will Therefore for the Present
Abandon the Former Places.
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PANAMA—The newspapers of the j
isthmus are asking Lite government of
the Republic of Panama t > occupy and
establish sovereignty over the islands
of San Andres and Albuquerque, as
well as other small i. lands in the Car
ibbean sea, as the territorial limits of
the new republic lie between longitude
79 and 81 degrees. The department
of Bolivar, thoough bounded by the
78th degree of longitude, his hitherto
exercised control over the islands
where English only is spoken.
The newspapers propose that the ,
government shall negotiate for the \
transfer of the islands to the United
States for use as a coaling station.
COLON—The steamer Versailles ar- J
rived here this afternoon from Carta- ;
gena. It reports that the Cartagena j
authorities would not allow it to clear
for Colon or to take on board passen- i
gem, freight or mail for that port. It 1
was furnished, however, with clear- |
auee papers for Port Union.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. Nov. 29—The
Royal mail steamer Trent, which ar
rived here today, reports that the port
authorities of Cartagena refused to
clear it for Colon, hut issued clearance
papers to it for Port Li men, Costa ,
Rica. Despite this fact, t’.e Trent
called at Colon and took on board pas- j
sengers and cargo. In the future. >
however, vessels of any line calling •
at isthmian ports will not proceed to
Cartagena and Savanilla.
The next event of political irapor- j
tance to the new republic will be the 1
ratification of the canal r.carj '.ad it,?
return to Washington, which is looked j
forward to with much interest as set- j
tling Panama's status, as to the rati
fication of the treaty appears to be
considered the final step so far as
Panam is concerned, absolutely bind- '
ing the new republic to the protection j
of the United States. After this has !
been effected It is thought on (he isth- j
nms that there will remain nothing for j
Panama to do except to proceed, under
the security of this friendship of the
United States, with the development
of its internal affairs. The possibility
of war or armed trouble with Colom
bia was not taken into serious con- !
sidcration on the isthmus and is never
heard discussed officially or otherwise.
The government officials scetn to
think that in the event of any diffi
culty arising they will have nothing to
do but turn to the United States for
wise counsel and guidance and if help
is needed by Panama the United
States will supply it.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN VISTS DUBLIN. |
Cuest of Honor at Mansion House and
Makes a Brief Speech.
DUBLIN—Lord Mayor Harrington
gave a luncheon at the mansion house |
in honor of William Jennings Bryan.
The guests included Archbishop j
Walsh, John Redmond and John Dil- .
Ion.
Mr. Bryan delivered a brief speech
in which he alluded to the strong in
fusion of Irish blood in the United
States, and he said lie believed the
greatness of his country was due to
the composite character of its people,
and. continued Mr. Bryan, “they are
roing to build up a citizenship in ad
vance of anything the world lies ever
seen.”
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THE OFFICIAL VOTE OF OHIO.
Herrick's Plurality Highest E'«er Given
for Governor.
COLUMBUS. O.—The official vote
on the recpnt election in Ohio has
been announced by the secretary of
state. The total vote cast was 878,203.
Mi ron T. Herrick’s plurality over Tom
L. Johnson for governor was 115,812,
the highest ever given a gubernatorial
candidate in Ohio. The highest plur
ality received was by W. S. McKin
non l’or treasurer of state, being 117,
410. The lowest plurality was 109,673
by Wade Ellis for attorney general.
The amendments giving the gover
nor veto power, abolishing double li
ability on capital stock of corpora
tions, and giving each county represen
tation in the legislature, was carried.
NO HELP FOR BONDHOLDERS.
Panama Tells What She Has Already
Paid Colombia.
PANAMA Referring to the ques
tion of the republic of Panama paying
part of the foreign debt of Colombia,
the Star and Herald gives the follow
ing data, reckoned in gold, of sums de
rived from the isthmus which were
used exclusively for the benefit of
other departments:
Sal" of railroad reserves. $1,(12.1,000;
for extensions granted to canal com
panies. at least $1,000,000; exemption
paid by railroad for not constructing
its line to Flamenco, as per contract.
$210,000. Sums paid by Panama which
Colombia should have paid, and which
were never returned. $1,000,000.
The paper adds:
“Still Panama is willing to declare
the debt cancelled and even will pay a
big sum of Colombia’s debts here for
public services and war exactions, but
she must energetically reject any pro
posal from Colombian debt bond
holders.’’
RICHMOND P. HOBSON’S PLAN.
Wants Nearly Three Billions Appro
priated for the Navy.
WASHINGTON—Former Command
er Richmond Pearson Hobson of the
navy has prepared a Oil I which he has
requested Representative Wiley of
Alabama to introduce In the house on
the convening of the regular session
of congress for the purpose, ha says,
of making the United States the first
naval power of the world during the
nexl eighteen years. The Hill makes
a total appropriation of $2,750,000,000,
a certain portion of which Is to be
list'd each year for new ships. Fifty
million is made available for the
present fiscal year. $00,000,000 for the
next and so on increasing by $10,000,
000 each year up to 1915. when a lump
sum of $1,500,000,000 is made to carry
on the program to 192".
SHE IS NOT A PROTECTIONIST.
Mrv. Cornwallis-'Vest is Against Mr.
Chamberlain.
LONDON—Mrs. Cor nwallis-West
has ranged herself on the side ot the
anti-Chamberlainites in a letter in
which she declines to attend a meet
ing of the Primrose club, of which
she is vice president and one of the
founders, berauso the meeting was
called in the interest of the Tariff Re
form league.
In her letter Mrs. Cornwallis-West
declares she is not a protectionist,
• and does not desire to associate her
self with this retrograde movement.’”
FOUR FIREMEN KILLED.
Conflagration at Omaha Results in Fa
talities.
OMAHA—In a most disastrous Are
which was discovered at 3:30 Thurs
day morning in the warehouses of Al
len Bros., wholesale grocers, and of
the Pacific Storage company, on lower
Jones street, four firemen lost their
lives and damage amounting to not
less than $500,000 resulted.
The firemen, who were buried be
neath tons of burning debris, were
William Burmester, William A. Bar
rett, Herbert C. Goldsborough and Le
roy W. Leiter, all members of engine
company No. 2.
These men now lay burled beneath
a mass of wreckage thirty feet high,
and hours will elapse before they can
lie removed. Removing the mass un
der which they lie will be begun as
soon as it can be sufficiently cooled to
allow the firemen to get near it.
Will Be a Quiet Week.
WASHINGTON—The senate will
not do any business other than that of
a routine character during the present
week. It will meet Tuesday, and un
less the house manifests a disposition
by that time to reach a final adjourn
ment, will adjourn over to the follow
ing Friday. The understanding is that
the senate will not originate a resolu
tion for the adjournment of the ses
sion, hut some senators expect the ]
• house to do this not later than Friday, j
United States’ Offer Ridiculous.
PARIS—The republic of Colombia
is endeavoring to induce France to re
new work on the construction of the
Panama canal. Colombian Financial
Agent Samper, who is also a special
delegate to the administrative council,
is now in Panama. The French Ca
nal company 1ir3 published a state
ment in which it states that the offer
of the United States is ridiculous and
places a high value on the company’s
I concessions.
FEAR UNCLE SAM
SOUTH AMERICAN COMBINATION
IS TALKED OF.
THE EXCITEMENT IN COLOMBIA
Minister Beauprc Mak.es Report to
State Department on the Situation j
- -Report is Beir.g Awaited from tile [
U. S. Consul at Cartagena.
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WASHINGTON—The stat. depait- ,
merit lias advices by cable from Min
ister Boaupro at Bogota, dated No
vember 25, in which he states that
considerable excitement still prevails
at the Colombian capital; that there
is much talk of raising an army, but
no troops have yet been enlisted.
There are rumors in the city of a
revolution in the state of Cauea. di
rected against the Marroquln govern
ment.
Rumors have reached the state de
partment from another source that
General Reyes' mission to Washing
ton is primarily to try to array op
position senators against the ratifica
tion of the Bunau-Vnrilla-llay canal
treaty.
There is also ta*"rt of formation of a
combination of South American coun
tries directed against the United
States. Respecting the coming of
General Reves to Washington, it is
said at the department that much de
pends upon the nature of his creden
tials as to the reception he will have.
It. seems probable that if he is brought
to the department by the Colombian
charge d'affaires, Dr. Herran. he will
be accorded a respectful hearing. But
it also is pointed out that his activi
ties must be confined to lawful chan
nels as an alien and any attempt on
his part to influence by direct repre
sentations any other than the execu
tive branch of the United States gov
ernment would scarcely be viewed
with equanimity.
Respecting the statements attrib
uted to the general in a New Orleans
interview that Colombia would send
100,000 men into Panama overland,
the fact is recalled that the instruc
tions to the United States naval offi
cers on the isthmus were such that
they would not admit to the neighbor
hood of the isthmus any hostile forces.
This was understood by the officers
in question to moan that hostile Co
lombian troops would not be allowed
to enter Panama at any point either
;by water or by land, and so far there
has been no change in the instruc
tions given to the naval officers on
this point.
State department officials are await
ing a report from the United States
consul at Cartagena, respecting the
refusal of the port authorities to al
low him to communicate with the
British merchant steamer Trent. It
is the conviction at the department
that the officials at Cartagena, which
is in the province of Bolivar, are act
ing entirely without authority from
the Colombian government at. Bogota,
and, in fact, it is suspected that a
state approaching anarchy exists
throughout Colombia.
FATHER MURDERS HIS SON.
Terrible Tragedy Enacted at Farm
House in Burt County.
* TEKAMAH, Neb.—While crazed
from the effects of drink. Solomon
Paddock, a pioneer resident of Burt
county, shot and killed his son, Wil
liam L. Paddock, a young man about
30 years old.
The wife and mother hc.s been ab
sent for about a week and the elder
Paddock has been indulging in a spree
ever since she left. He has remained
at the family home in Silver Creek
township most of the time, only leav
ing when his supply of liquor ran out.
About 1 o'clock Friday the son found
the jug containing his father’s supply
‘of whisky and broke it. This so
angered the father that he seized a
shot gun and discharged its contents
fairly into the breast of his son, kill
ing him instantly. The murder was
witnessed by a hird man, who was un
able to interfere. Solomon Paddock
:1s now under arrest and Is confined
lin the jail at this place.
Will Paddock was one of the most
popular young men in Burt county.
He was born here and has always
lived in this county, except for the
time he was away at school.
Sultan Said to Have Cancer.
NEW YORK—The sultan of Turkey,
frequently alleged to be ill from one
disease or another, Is now alleged by
the Vienna correspondent of the Her
ald to be suffering from cancer.
ORDERS AFFECT 32,000 MEN.
Wage Reduction in New England Cot- 1
ton Mills in Effect.
BOSTON. Mass.—The first of the
numerous reductions in wages an
nounced in the cotton mills of south
ern New England states and a dozen
points outside of that territory went
into effect in all but one Fall River
corporation Monday and at a number
of outside mills. Although about 32,
odO operatives had been cut down, no
general strike occurred in any mill.
Monday’s cut averages 10 per cent and
places the pay schedule on a basis
with those paid here previous to the
advance of March, 1002.
Th ' reduction affected seventy-eight
mi ls in Fall River, working nearly 25,
000 Lands, ami about a score of cor
porations elsewhere in New England,
employing about 7.000 operatives.
The Fail River Iron works, operat
ing four cloth mills, will cut down
wages next Monday, and on that day
also nearly ail Rhode Island and Con
necticut manufacturers will adopt the
lower schedule.
A cut In New Bedford will go into
effect in two weeks.
EDUCATION OF THE INDIAN.
Should Be Taught that He Must Work
or Starve.
WASHINGTON—The annual report
of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones advocates the education of the
Indian in the rudiments of the Eng
lish language and that he be taught
that ho must work or starve. The
commissioner thinks this policy, in a
generation or more, will regenerate
the race, and that th-’ Indian should
be protected only to the extent that
he may gain confidence in himself.
There w-ere 257 Indian schools in op
eration during the year, ninety-one He
ins reservation boarding schools,
twenty-six non-reservation and 140
day schools. The enrollment of pupils
was 24,357, and employes numbered
O OJjO
Mr. Jones strongly denounced tho
and other religious “dances” of
the Indians, and says that sworn re
ports of eye witnesses to these per
formances show they are revolting in
the extreme.
A total «1' $757,173 has been paid to
the Indians for their inherited lands
under the act of May 27, 1902.
NO PEACE FOR SAN DOMINGO.
Attempt to Compromise Fails and
Bombardment Must Continue.
SAN DOMINGO. Republic of San
Domingo, Sunday.—President Wosf y
Gil, in his efforts to bring about a
peaceable arrangement with the insur
gent forces which are besieging this
city, today commissioned United
States Minister Powell, the Belgian
minister, tlie minister of llayti and
the Spanish consul to visit the insur
gent camp. Consequently an armis
tice was agreed upon, to expire at
noon, and tlie peace commission con
ferred with the insurgent leaders. The
latter, however, refused to entertain
the peace proposals and demanded tiro
surrender of the city, but they pro
longed the armistice until 6 o'clock
this evening, after which hour the
bombardment of San Domingo was re
sumed and will be continued until the
capital falls.
The United States minister’s resi
dence was destroyed during the pre
vious bombardment.
The inhabitants of this city are in
a state of panic.
FEAR CANADIAN COMPETITION.
Bounty Fed Pig Iron Making Serious
Inroads on the British.
LONDON—The Standard Sunday
morning quotes statistics showing that
there has been a curtailment of the
production of the pig iron of the Uni
ted Kingdom in the last six mouths
amounting to 190,000 tons. The report
says: ‘‘Notwithstanding this decline In
output stocks have gradually increased
here from 203,000 tons in May to 523,
000 tons in October, largely owing to
the imports of the bounty-fed Cana
dian iron and steel. This Canadian
competition, whleh is bound to grow,
is viewed with misgiving."
Rumors of Dissolution.
LONDON—-The fact that two pro
longed cabinet councils were hold Fri
day and Saturday gives rise to re
newed rumors that a dissolution of
parliament is Imminent. A statement
was published Sunday morning, how
ever, declaring that at these meetings
no questions of dissolution were
brought up, and that the matters con
sidered were foreign questions, the far
east, etc.
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THE CONVENTION
;hicago OR ST. LOUIS likely
TO CAPTURE IT.
OTHER PLACES IN THE FIELD
3t. Louis Will Make a Special Effort—
New York Hopes to Get the Gather
ing—When the Convention Will
Likely Be Held.
WASHINGTON It is thought high
y probable that the next republican
lational convention will be held in
Chicago, and that the date of its meet
ing will he Tuesday, June 14. That is
the opinion of several members of the
uationnl committee, although «f course
[he place and date will not be decided
until the meeting of the committee,
which Chairman Hanna has called at
the Arlington hotel in this city for De
cember 11 and 12.
The opinion will not preclude the
usual interesting and lively struggle
between rival aspirants for the honor.
Seven cities will this year present
their claims, with more or less display
of oratory and earnestness. These
are Chicago, New York, Pittsburg, St.
Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit and San
Francisco. It looks as though the
struggle would be narrowed between
C hicago and St. Louis.
St. Louis will make a special effort
lo arid a national political convention
to the list of attractions in connection
with the Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion. It will be urged that there will
be ample hotel accommodations, and
attention will be called to the success
ful entertainment in St. Louis of the
republican convention that nominated
McKinley in 1896. The point will also
be pressed that everyone who attends
the convention will wish to visit the
exposition, especially those who come
from distant parts of the country, and
thus will be able to avoid the time
and expense of two journeys during
the summer of the exposition and con
vention.
Pittsburg will press its claims seri
ously. It will promise excellent hotel
accommodations and will urge good
railway connections. Philadelphia has
encouraged Pittsburg by keeping out
oi the contest, being content with hav
ing enjoyed the honor of entertaining
the second McKinley convention in
1900.
New York has been suggested for
years as an admirable convention city,
and no doubt many of those who will
take part in nominating the next pres
ident would enjoy a visit to the me
tropolis of the country. New York has
always shown an air of indifference as
to whether the convention should
come there or not. IJut it is said that
representatives of the republicanism
organization there will appear this
year and urge its selection.
The probable date of the convention
corresponds with that of four years
ago. If the plans of the republican
managers do not miscarry congress
w'ill have adjourned before the second
week in June, and that date will allow
ample time for thorough preparations
for the campaign, whose months of
chief activity will be September and
October.
THREE HUNDRED MOROS KILLED
Fighting In Vicinity of Jolo is Most
Sanguinary.
MANILA—Three hundred Morris are
known to have been killed and many
others were carried off dead and
w’ounded as a result of fighting in Jolo
between the American troops under
General Leonard Wood and the in
surgents.
Major 11. L. Scott of the Fourteenth
cavalry and five American privates
were wounded.
General Wood landed near Siet lake,
in Jolo, November 12. The Moros
were'soon located, and fighting began
immediately, and continued until No
vember 17. Major Scott was faking
Panglima Hassen, the Moro leader,
who had been taken prisoner, 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.
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Favorable Report Authorized.
WASHINGTON—The seuate com
mittee on foreign affairs authorized a
favorable report on the bill giving ef
fect to the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
SHAW'S DAUGHTER A WRITER.
Young Poetess Will Soon Be Present
ed to Washington Society.
Miss Knid Shaw, daughter of the
secretary of the treasury, will be pre
sented to society at a large reception
at the Arlington hotel, Washington,
December 16. A thousand invitation®
will bo issued and all of the women’
of the cabinet will assist in receiving
the guests. The president and Mrs.
Koosevelt will attend the reception
and all of the diplomatic, and higher
officials. Miss Shaw has declSed lit
erary tastes and has already written
several short poems of considerablo
merit.
A8 TO COLOMBIA.
She May Try to Put Up a Bluff at
Fighting.
COLON—A person who Is In inti
mate association with General Reyes,
who has seen much of the general dur
ing the past few months and who is
thoroughly familiar witli the interior
of Colombia, speaking to the Asso
ciated Press correspondent Tuesuay
concerning the probable course which
General Reyes will pursue at Wash
ington. said he thought that Reye3
would make every effort, no matter
how helpless, to secure a settlement
of the Panama situation to preserve
the integrity i.f Colombia. Thinking
his position to negotiate to this end
would be stronger if lie had an armed
force in the field, the Associated Press
informant said it was not improbable
that General Reyes would order prop*
a rations for an attempt to invade the
isthmus.
Generals Sarrla and Bustamente left
General Reyes at Port Union, Sarria
returning to Bogota and Bustamente
to the province of Antioquia. It is
possible that they' carried General
Reyes’ orders to undertake ■warlike
preparations, it it can lie proved that
such preparations will strengthen
Reyes’ position or if the generals
think that the people of Colombia re
quire such propitiation.
"Colombia's extremity is severe and
her chagrin over the loss of the isth
mus is so great,” said the Associated
Press informant, “ that it would not
surprise me to see the republic of Co
lombia eventually asking admission
into the republic of Panama, all other
efforts failing. Already isthmians aro
expecting the influx of prominent Co
lombians, who doubtless regret that
they were not in the isthmus when
independence was accomplished in or
der to partake of its benefit.”
General Reyes hopes the United
States will withdraw »o some extent
from the position it has taken, possi
bly to the extent of giving Colombia
an opportunity to recapture the Isth
mian territory. Believing this possi
ble, the attitude of General Reyes 13
understandable. Failing to accom
plish anything at Waahintgon, Roye3
might find necessary, owing to the
political situation in Colombia and
the need of propitiating the people, to
do his utmost to preserve Colombiau
integrity, even to the extent of lead
ing a forlorn hope, possibly with the
expectation that aid might be given by
some European power.
Drops Price of Utah Coal.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah—As a re
sult of vigorous agitation started by
the Commercial club and Governor
Wells, the price of coal, recently ad
vanced 75 cents s* ton. was on Thurs
day reduced 30 cents a ton.
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 beeD recognized by
come of the other Latin-American
governments.