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Loup City Northwestern J. W. BURLEIGH. Publisher. LOUP CITY. - - NEBRASKA. Russia has fifty-seven warships at Port Arthur. There are 144.000 Mormons in the United States. There are about 11,000,000 Catholics in tJ>e United States. The pension issue last year was the largest in ten years. In Finland reindeer are worth only $7.50 a head. One of there animals recently covered K50 miles in a day. Prussian railway ears have only about three-tenths the carrying ca pacity of tnose used in the United States. Senator Russell A. Alger has been sued for *>;> for failure to cut the weeds on property owned by him in Kansas City. In the United Kingdom last year 85,500.000 pounds of tobacco passed through the custom house for home consumption. There are 22. lean pencil factories In Germany, which employ 2,813 per sons, amt export each year l,Cil< tons of pencils, worth $2,000,000. Lincolnshire lias the bigest English farm. Over 2.000 acres are under plough. The second largest Is near Coldstream, in Northumberland. The borough of Fulham, I»ndon, by the use of Its garbage in the furnace of the municipal electric lighting plant, makes a profit of 83.442 a year. Professor Koch, of Heidelberg, is the only instructor of any university in Germany who lectures on journal ism. He has for several years lec tured there on this subject. A large amount of hay is being purchased in Nevada for immediate shipment to San Francisco. It is stated that the hay is being purchas ed for the Russian government. Tlie oldest ship in the world, the mail schooner Vigilant, running into St. Croix. F. W. L, although now un der the French flag, was built of Essex oak at Essex, Mass., in 1802. Owing to the demand of the gov ernment for a guarantee deposit upon its legal reserve funds the Equitable Life Insurance society of New York has announced its withdrawal from Japan. Italy Is soon to celebrate at Asti and Florence the centenary of a great tragic poet, Alfleri. He is buried at Florence. Altieri narrowly escaped being guillotined in Paris during the revolution. Miss Alice N. Hall, a graduate of Mount Holyoke college and who holds a master's degree from Oberlin. Ohio, has been elected assistant pastor of the Congregational church in Fond «iu Lac, Wis. Mrs. William E. Chisholm, a widow of College Point. L. I., has set aside a plot on her estate for the burial of her dogs. Mrs. Chisholm's son-in-law is a step-brother of the present Duke og Marlborough. The New York Daily News, which about a year ago abandoned the after noon newspaper field and became a morning publication, has discontinued its publication as a morning news paper, and will appear as an after noon paper Miss Valentine Smith, a society wo man of Chicago, lias written an in teresting ode on the centennial cele bration in that city. She lias been a writer of poetry since a child, and James Whitcomb Riley is one of her warmest admirers. Several Chinese rides have erected "temples in honor of Li Hung Chang, iris tomb also has the form of a >du ple. Two of its inscriptions are: "All countries in tho world mourn him," and "He changed heaven and revolutionized the earth.” Secretary Wilson, the farmer mem ber of th*» Roosevelt cabinet, is go ing south to make a personal Investi gation of the cotton crop for the pres ent year. There have been so many conflicting reports on the subject from official and unofficial sources that the secretary has concluded he may tie able to learn more by personal observation. Mr. Beaupre. United States minister to Colombia, has transmitted to (he state department a copy of a law on voted by the Colombian congress, providing for the isolation of lepers in each department of. the republic. “One of the gravest questions con fronting Colombia these days,” says Mr. Beaupre, “is the terrible one of leprosy. This awful disease has It: vaded the country to an alarming ex tent and extraordinary measure: have become necessary to check id progress.” The state department’s answer tr General Reyes’ formal note, setting forth Colombia's alleged grievances has been prepared at the department according to Secretary Hay's instruc tion. and tho draft memorandum is in Mr. 1 fay's hands for final consid eration and revision. Count Max Le Coeppey de la For est, secretary of the board of health and a director of the water system of Paris, France, is now reviewing the Pike's Peak region and gathering ef&tistiCft regarding climate and lh« famous water supply of Colorado fiprlofa. WORK THIS WEEK FORECAST OF SENATE AND HOUSE. BOTH BODIES WILL CET BUSY Postoffice Investigation Resolutions Will Come in for Further Debate— Panama Canal Treaty Will Likely Be Reported Wednesday. WASHINGTON—At the beginning of Monday’s session the senate will resume consideration of the Penrose and Carmack resolutions for an inves tigation of Irregularities in the post office department. There are still some democratic senators who desire to be heard on this matter. Senator Spooner has intimated his intention to make a more extended reply to Senator Carmack’s charge that Post master General Payne has been at all lukewrm in the prosecution of frauds in his department. Tlje understand ing is that this question will not he allowed to retain its place before the senate in its present shape for a great length of time, as Senator Gorman, the leader of the democratic sena tors. has expressed a willingness to have the resolutions referred to the postoffice committee, and there is no doubt that it will be so referred when the discussion comes to an end. The nomination of Mr. Buchanan to he minister to Panama remains un acted on. and discussion of it will he resumed at the next executive ses sion of the senate. Senator Lodge of the committee on foreign affairs has <*iven notice of his intention to move to lay on the table Senator Mor gan's motion to reconsider a vote by which Mr. Buchanan's nomination was confirmed, but will not make the mo tion until it is evident discussion is exhausted. The motion will lie tin debatable, and if it prevails will bring the discussion to an end. Other questions are expected to be taken up during the week, including a bill providing for a forest reserve tn the Southern Appalachian moun tains. and the resolutions pertaining to good roads. Senator Burton lias given notice of a speech on the for est reserve bill and Senator Latimer of one on the good roads proposition. Mr. Latimer's notice is for next Thursday, but Mr. Burton lias fixed no definite time for his remarks. He will make an effort to secure pass age of the bill after making the speech. In the House of Representatives. The house during the present week will pass the legislative and judicial appropriation bill, thus disposing of the second big supply measure. The committee on appropriations expects to report the hill to the house Mon day and the bill will he called up Tuesday. It is said that the hi 11 will not take such a wide range as it did when the pensions appropriation bill was before the house, and that it can be disposed of within a couple of days. The Indications now are that the ur gent deficiency bill the next to fol low, will be reported to the house the last of this week or the first of the following week. It is desired to get some of the appropriation hills over to the senate as early as possible. There are a few minor measures about ripe for action, which will be taken up from time to time. Naturalization Methods. ST. LOUIS- The methods employed in naturalizing aliens in the state courts of Missouri are to be investi gated for the government by C. V. U. Van Deusen. special examiner for the department of justice in Washington, who lias iust arrived here. Mr. Van Deusen will begin his inquiries at once. Since his apiKiintment by Attorney Knox last July, Mr. Van Reusen has investigated the methods employed in naturalizing aliens in twenty six states of the Union. Arbitration Treaty. ROME—King Victor Emanuel has signed decrees giving Foreign Minis ter Tittoni full powers in connection with the arbitration treaty between Italy and Great Britain, which will be signed in Rome when the British am bassador lias been similarly empow ered. Resseau Not Dangerously III. PARIS—The condition of M. Wal deek Kosseau, former premier, causes no serious apprehension, hut it lias been established that the distin guished patient is suffering from cal culus of the liver. All Quiet at Kishineff. ST. PETERSBURG—it is semioffi cially announced that all is quiet ai Kishineff. The military and police forces there have been increased for the purpose of protection, but this is usual in the case of all holidays. France Will not Interfere. LONDON.—Daesehner. first secre tary of the French embassy, in an in terview Friday said that the present arrangement between France and Great Britain were such that it would be impossible to disturb them. The secretary said that even if Korea ami China joined Japan they would nil lie considered as powers within the meaning of the I'ranco-Prussian treaty I and that, therefore, it will not be like ly that France will be called on to interfere. * - EO MBA RDM ENT OF DOMINGO. I Revolutionists Still Continue to Fire Shells Into the City. SAN DOMINGO-Revolutionists con tinue to fire shells into the city and i several private dwellings have been j damaged. The revolutionists have de ' feated General Castillo, capturing two j cannon and a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition. Many were killed and wounded in a fierce fight j last night. A man named Pierce, an American, J entered the city bearing a eoramuni ] cation from General Navvaro. minister of war in the Jiminez government, to United Slates Minister Powell. The messenger was arrested by the gov ernment authorities, who took the message from him and sent the mes senger back, in his communication General Navvaro requested Minister Powell to intervene with the provision al government, but the minister re fuses to treat with the general. San Pedro de Macorla is quet. The situation here remains unchanged, but matters are complicated because it is impossible to foresee the duration of the revolution or its outcome. Bus iness in general is suffering in conse quence. TO ANSWER REYES NEXT WEEK Secretary Hay Has Completed Revi sion of Reply to Colombia. WASHINGTON—Secretary Hay has completed his final revision of the answer to be made by the American government to the protest filed by General Rafael Reyes, the Colombian minister, against the action of the United States regarding affairs on the isthmus. The communication is a long one and sets out in detail the position of the administration on the various points raised and grievances recited by General Reyes in his note submit ted to the state department in the latter part of December. The reply has been given very earnest consider ation by the president. Secretary Root, who assisted in its preparation during the time Secretary Hay was ill, and by Secretary Hay himself. The pa per, to gether with General Reyes' note, it is expected, will be sent to -ongress probably next week. LETTER FROM GENERAL WOOD. One Received by Magazine Writer to Be Uced Against Its Author. WASHINGTON—The senate com rnitlee on military affairs lias receiv ed from Hay Stannard Baker, the magazine writer, a copy of a letter which General Wood wrote to him just prior to the latter's appearance as a witness in the Wood investiga tion. Mr. Baker told the committee of the lejter when lie was on the stand and was then asked to send for a copy. The letter discusses the Run cie incident and by inference sug gests that Mr. Raker refresh his mind along certain lines indicated by Gen eral Wood. The letter has been or dered printed as an addenda to the proceedings before the committee. The minority members of the com mittee who have voted against the nomination will argue to the senate that the purpose of General Wood's letter war to prejudice the witness. To Abolish the Office. WASHINGTON — Secretary Hitch cock of the interior department lias recommended to the president that, the office of railroad commissioner held by the late General James Long street be abolished. It seems proba ble now that the recommendation will be adopted, as the duties of the i office practically have been absorbed , by the -ntrrstate commerce commis sion. B’air Recovers His Health. ST. LOI'IS—James L Blair, former general counsel for the World's fair, who. after being indicted here on the charge of forgery went to Florida for his health pending his trial, is now in New York city, according to a member of the family who returned from that j city. Mr and Mrs. Blair, with their I older son. are stopping at the home of ; Mrs. C. M. Alexander in the St. Paul apartments. 219 West Eighteenth street. Mr. Blair is said to have large ly regained his health. I Internal Revenue Increases. WASHINGTON—The monthly state ment of collection? of internal reve nue show that during the month of November, 1903. the total receipt!? were $20,874,834. an increase for the ' month of $1.562,5?4. For the five 1 months tlie total receipts exceed those i for the corresponding period list year by $2,720,127. > Twenty Killed in Explosion. MEXICO CITY—At the Los Laur eles mines, near the little hamlet of La Yesea, west of Guadalajara, a large number of boxes of dynamite which were stored in a powder house ex ploded. killing twenty men and injur i ing forty others. Free Admission of Cent. WASHINGTON — Reprr entative i Williams (Miss.) introduced a bill l providing: "That from the time ami after the passage of this art no duty : shall he levied or collected upon coal I of any form or description imported into the United States from foreign countries.” Also a bill requiring the secretary of the treasury to make full rebate of duties paid on all coal of | every description imported into the I United States from foreign countries | for the period of one year. [mTnews IN I THE STATE IN A NUTSHELL. Carl Siemonson of Crowell is In durance vile, charged with bootleg ging. A sensational suit was filed in the district court of Otoe county by I.. K. Burgess against Fred Zook and wife and Mary Zook for *10.000 for alleg ed defamation of character. Burglars broke into Kirk & Berber ink's saloon at Spalding and obtained about $7. They also burglarized Sen ator Weber's store and took goods valued at *50. but got no money. At Osmond in a friendly scuffle in the main hotel office between the pro prietor, Louie Johnson, and Peter Becker, a cleric in Marek’s hardware store, Mr. Becker sustained a broken leg. Attorneys for Prof. Ansley. former ly of ihe State university, are soon to bring mandamus proceedings against the auditor to compel him to audit a bill which the professor lias against tho university for $325. * The other morning Charles Cox, a resident of Fairmont, on opening his door discovered a box on the steps of his house. He telephoned the mar shal, who found the box to contain a baliy, wnich was nearly frozen. Ttie city of Auburn lias passed its twentieth milestone and during all this time it is had a steady growth. The last year has been no exception. Sev eral substantial business buildings have been constructed during the past year. The records of the Lincoln fire de partment show that there have been 160 fires within the last year, which aggregate a total loss of *125,751.02. The value of the property Involved is figured at $2,173,195.98. and the insur ance amounted to $1,108,709.21. A number of people gathered at In dianola to witness the opening and starting of machinery in the farmers' co-operative elevator which has just been completed there. Its capacity is twelve thousand bushels and its cost about $5,000. and it is modern in all its equipment. A shipment or 2(i.otw nve cnif-uons, ducks and geese, destined to New York, was made out of Fremont by Cheney & Bennett, a firm operating there and at Lincoln. The fowls w ere botighi up from all over eastern Nebraska. It took four large poul try cars to carry them on the jour ney. The State Teachers’ association in session in Lincoln elected these ofli cors: E. 0. Bod wen of Omaha, presi dent; Etta Brown of Cherry county, vice president;- A O. Thomas of Kear ney, secretary; A. L. Caviness of Lin coln, treasurer; W. H. Gardiner of Auburn, member of executive com mittee; M. R. Snodgrass of Wayne, member of reading circle. The county and police officials of llal! county captured a hog thief nam ed Saunders and lie lias been bound over to the district court for trial. It is alleged liiat in company wilh a Grand Island celebrity by the name ot Jack Vanney he drove a number of Mr. Tilley's hogs out of his field, lead ed them half a mile away and took them to Central City, where they were sold. A peculiar incident is reported from the home of M. M. Sterns, a farmer and stockman living a few miles north of Humboldt. Recently a col ony of sparrows took refuge in the farmer's hen house, which had been accidentally left open, and when morning came, with the assistance or his hired man. Mr. Sterns dispatched ninety-seven of the intruders, which have become quite a pest in some sec tions of t he state. Tho annual mooting of the Clay County Agricultural society was held at tie court house in Clay Center. The officers reported ill:; organization in good financial condition and elect ed officers for the ensuing year. Sutton lias made a fine growth this year, with a number of new and ele gant modern residences and business houses. A large number of homes have been rebuilt and enlarged, add ing much to the tasty appearance of the city. An acetylene gas light plant has been completed and several burn ers have been taken by business men to light their stores. A home tele phone company has been organized, with nearly 100 subscribers. An effort is going to be put forth by tho citizens of Dakota City to secure an appropriation by congress for the protection of the town site from fur ther ravages of the Missouri river. A plat of the original town site has been made and marked to show how ' much of the town has been washed I away by the Missouri river. The piat shows that about one-third of the or iginal town site lias been washed in the river and that the stream is get ting dangerously near the business j portion of the town. Members of the Nebraska State Poultry- association have announced that the next session will he January !8 to 23 and will he one of the most successful in the state. The exhibit of the Water Fowl club of America will form a part of the exhibit tins year. The body of an unknown man was found in a sand pit near the B. & M. , depot at Ceils r Creek. No marks ot violence were found upon the body and the supposition is that death was due to heart failure or some other natural cause. NEBRASKA ^ DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. • Nineteenth Annual Meeting Soon to Be Held. The nineteenth annual meeting of the Nebraska Dairymen's association will be held at Lincoln, January 20 and 21. 1904, ai the University Farm, room 201, Dairy building. Wednesday, Janunry 20—9:30 a. m„ address of President J. K. Honeywell; report of secretary and treasurer, S. • Bassett: appointment of commit tees; "How to ('are for the Dairy Cow," L. D. Stillson. York, Neb.; How to Feed the Dairy Cow,” Henry C, Glissman, Omaha, Neb. 1:30 p. m., "Some Things I Have learned," A. Harris, Shlekley, Neb.; "Select ing a Dairy Cow." Prof. O. Erf, Kansas Agricultural college. Thursday, January 21—9:30 a. m., report of committees; election of offi cers; cream testing contest. 1:30 p. m.. judging dairy cows contest; "The Dairy Cows at the University Farm; Their Records,” Prof. A. L. Haecker, State university. In the cream testing contest the pro rata premium is $75; total number of points, 100; minimum number of points. 95. The pro rata premium will be di vided among the contestants scoring above the stated minimum (95 points) in proportion to the iKiints scored above the minimum, provided no con testant shall receive of the pro rata fund to exceed the sum of $25. Only members of the association who are residents of the state can compete. Instructors in cream test ing. including experts employed by creamery company to instruct their employes, not allowed to compete. Hand separator cream will he used and tests made by the Babcock meth od. samples to lie taken with a pipette. Each contestant permitted to use his own method as to taking sample, re ducing same with water, temperature, etc. Each contestant will have the use of laboratory in dairy building, including all apparatus necessary to make the test. The contest will be at. tho state farm., on Thursday, Jan uary 21. commencing at 11 n. ni. In order that facilities for ail may he furnished, persons desiring to com lw'te must notify the secretary on or before Januai In, 1904. UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION. Institution Ranks Thirteenth in Score of Attendance. LINCOLN— Registrations at the State university for the first semester of the present school year number 2.453. Allowing for the number of students who will flock in during the last half of the year the attendance will probably reach 2,600. Last year the registration was 2.560. The State university now stands thirteenth in the roster of colleges in the United States in point of attendance, accord ing to the figures of Rudolf Tom bo, .Jr . registrar of Columbia university. The registrations at the State univer sity Jiavc been as follows: Industrial and literary colleges. 1.332: college of law. 172; college of medicine, 139: school of agriculture. 102; dental school. 19; school of music. 320; grad uate school. 88: summer session. 191; short course agriculture and dairy school, estimated. 160; total. 2.603;- de duct for repeated names, estimated ICO; total. 2.453. Fawcett for Commissioner. Judge Jacob Fawcett cf Omaha has been appointed supreme court com missioner to take the place made va cant by the elevation of Commission er Barnes to the supreme bench. Ministers After Mr. Smoot. LINCOLN—i incoln ministers ar| preparing to issue a manifesto against. Senator Smoot of Utah. The coming session of the ministerial association will he devoted to a general discus sion of the Smoot case, and resolu tions will probably be prepared to he sent to congress. The matter has been assigned to a committee for in vestigation and two weeks of inquiry will precede the discussion. Boy Shot by Playmate. GRANT-—Albert. Cockle, aged 13 years, was accidentally shot Uy a play mate. The ball, a 22-calibre, passed entirely through the knee. Increase in Students. LINCOLN.—Scientific farmers arc going to bo plentiful ui Nebraska, ac cording to the records of registration at the school of agriculture. Regis tration for the new term began on Tuesday and by t; o'clock 178 had en rolled. Last year the opening day records showed but 132 new students. Another encouraging point is that the majority of the new-comers arc regis tering for the "long course.” The faculty is much pleased. Mickey Sends Sympathy. Governor Mickey expressed the sym pathy of tlie people of Nebraska for those afflicted by the recent theater Are In Chicago in this telegram. "To Hon Carter Harrison. Mayor of Chicago: The people of Nebraska are inexpressibly shocked on account, of the terrible calamity which has be fallen your city. I extend to you and to all the bereaved and suffering ones the heartfelt sympathy of the citizens of this s.ate. "JOHN H. MICKEY, Governor.” THREE YEARS AFTER. Eugene E. Lp.rio, of 751 Twentieth avenue, ticket seller in the Union Stji tion, Denver, Col., says: “You are at liberty to repeat what 1 first stated through our Denver pa pers about Doan's Kidney Pills in the summer of lSitft, for 1 have had no reason in the interim to change my opinion of the remedy. I was subject to severe attacks of back ache, always aggravated if 1 sat long at a desk. Doan’s Kidney Pills abso lutely stopped my back ache. 1 have never hart a pain or twinge since.” Foster Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. T. For sale by all druggists, price 60 cents per box. Those who have not tasted tlie I it terest of life's billers cannot appre ciate th* sweetest of life's sweets. Insist on Getting It. Pome Rrnc>-rs say they don't keep 1 >r fiam-*' Starch. This i* because they lia\e a stock on band of other brands contain ing only i" oz. in a package, which they won't be- aid* to sell first, because 1 >«• - fiance contain* 18 oz. for th*- same money l>o you Wiiiit it; oz. instead of IJ oz for same money : Then buy Detlanee Starch. Requires no cooking. Business is a mantel that covers a multitude of queer transact ions. Teosinta and Million Dollar Om*». The two greatest fodder plants on earth, one good for M tons hay ami the other 80 tons green fodder per acre Grows everyw here, so does Victoria Rape, yield ing 60,000 Ills, sheep and swine food per acre. -It'ST BEND 10c IN STAMPS TO THE .lohn A. Sal/.er Sets! Co.. La Crosse. Win., and receive in return their big catalog and lots uf farm seed samples. (\V. N. L'.; hold over for another term. It's a tough turkey that is able to Hr*, ii iniiow'H Soothing Syrap. For chMUreii lettMnx, aofieca ttm fftiraa, reduce* to llamiuatlou,» uj a pain, rurea wind colic. i'K U ix/lile. A inan who is looking for trouble can usually find it without trouble. Feet Comfortable Ever Since. “Isuffered for yearn with my feet A friend recommended A1 .LEN S FOOT-EASE. I used two boxes of the powder, and my feet have been entirely comfortable ever "since ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE is certainly a god send to tnc. Wm. L. Nwormstedt. Washing ton, D. C.” Nold by all Druggists, ‘d5c. A philosopher can explain almost anything—except his philosophy. IF YOU USE BtU BLUE. Get Red Cross Hall lilue, the best boll blna. Large:) o/.. package only 5 cents. A Tall Story from London. A New Yorker who is now in Lon don declares that one of his greatest pleasures here is the number of peo ple who speak English, says the Lon don Chronicle. At home his grocer comes from Holland, his butcher is a native ol Brazil, his chemist is an Al satian. Jiis chef is a German, his valet was horn in Tokio, his servants ere Irish and Swedish, his coachman is a Cuban, his barber comes from Trieste, and his fruiterer from southern Italy. A few months ago. when lie had to call in a doctor suddenly to attend to one of Ills servants, a Persian answer ed the summons. He is clothed by a Cockney, has a Canadian for a busi ness partner, and expects to he buried by a Scotchman. Old Coachmen Obsolete. Perhaps it's fashion, perhaps it's precrution that has brought about a change in the age and appearance of New York coachmen. That "old and trusted" individual who, according to fiction, has bowled the family tip and down Fifth avenue for more years than any ordinary coachman could possibly exist in the borough of Man hattan, is wholly obsolete, it takes strong arms and steady nerves to guide a prancing pair through the maze of vehicles of the carriage dis tricts of New York, and men below middle age are found far more suit able for such service titan older ones are. I - GIVES "GO" Food That Carries One Along. It's nice to know of food that not only tastes delicious but that puts the snap and go into one and supplies staying power for the clay. A woman says: “I have taken enough medicine in my time to fur nish a drug store, but in later and wiser years I have taken none hut have depended, for the health I now enjoy, on suitable and sustaining food of which I keep on hand a tested variety, plain but nourishing. “Of these my main dependence 1r Grape-Nuts, especially if I have be fore me a day of unusual effort cith er mental or physical. In this case I fortify myself the first thing in the morning with about 4 teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts moistened with cream and not much else for breakfast and the amount of work 1 can then carry through successfully without fatigue or exhaustion is a wonder to those about me and even to myself. “Grape-Nuts food is certainly a wonderful strengthener and is not a stimulant, for there is no reaction aft erwards, lint it is sustaining and strengthening, as I have proved by long experience.’’ Name given by Postum Co., Hattie Creek, Mich. There’s a reason four teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts and cream will add more strength and carry one further than n plateful of coarse heavy food that Is nearly all waste. Grape-Nuts food is condensed, pre-digested and delicious. It contains the parts of the Wheat and Harley grains that supply the rebuilding parts for Brain and Nerve Centers. Ixx>’, in each package for a copy of the famous little book, “The Road to Wellvilie.’’