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Loup City Northwestern VOLUME XXV LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY , JANUARY 2, 190S NUMBER 8 GOLDFIELD TROUBLE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAYS THAT NEVADA MUST ACT. GALL OF LEGISLATURE ADVISED Soldiers Cannot Remain Indefinitely Unless the State of Nevada So Declares. Washington—President Roosevelt in dicated by telegram to Governor Sparks of Nevada that the federal troops now at Goldfield will be order ed to remain there for a further pe riod of three weeks, provided the gov ernor within five days issues a call for a special session of the state legis lature. The presidents letter follows: The White House, Washington, Dec. 28, 1907.—Hon. John Sparks, Gover nor., Carson City, New. Your tele gram of December 26 is received. It in effect, declares that you have fail ed to call the legislature together, be cause, in your judgment, the legisla ture would not call upon the govern ment of the United States for the use of troops, although in your opinion it ought to do so. The constitution of the United States imposes, not upon you, but upon the legislature, if it can be con vened, the duty of calling upon the government of the United States to protect the state of Nevada against domestic violence. You now request the armed forces of the United States in violation of the constitution be cause in your judgment the legisla ture would fail to perform its duty under the constitution. The state government certainly does not appear to have made any .se rious effort to do its duty by the ef fective enforcement by the use of its police functions. I repeat what I have already said to you several times, that under the conditions existing ir the state of Nevada, as made known to me, an application from the legisla ture of the state is an essential con dition to the indefinite continuance of troops at Goldfield. “Circumstances may change and if they do I will take whatever action the needs of the situation require so far as my constitutional powers per mit. But the first need is that the state authorities should do their duty and the first step towards this is the assembling of the legislature. It 13 apparent from your telegram that the legislature of Nevada can readily be convened. You have fixed the period of three weeks as the time necessary to convene and organize a special ses sion. If within five days from the receipt of this telegram you shall have issued the necessary notice to con vene the legislature of Nevada I shall continue the station of the troops at Goldfield during such period of three weeks. If within the term of five days such notice has not been issued, the troops will be immediately re turned to their former stations. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Reno, Nev.—A special session of the Nevada legislature will be called by Governor John Sparks. The governor said that he will issue the proclama tion Monday, and that the date of con vening will be in about two weeks. The call will be made at the request of President Roosevelt, who has notified Nevada’s governor that such action must be taken or the troops now sta tioned at Goldfield will be removed. Location Wil! be Moved. Washington—For strategic purposes and to prevent their bombardment by a hostile fleet, the Isthmian Canal commission has determined to change the location of the dams and locks which it originally intended to con struct at I,a Boca, and instead they will be built at Miraflores, four miles inland and within the zone of safety. President Roosevelt has approved the plans. It is said that aside from strategic reasons advanced for the change in p.hns, is also- that of the question of cost, the saving of time. Taft Speaks in Boston. Washington — Secretary Taft left here for Boston, where he will deliver three addresses, the most, important being at night before the Merchants and Manufacturers' associatjpn. Horace McKinley Recaptured. Pekin—Horace McKinley, wanted in Oregon in connection with the land fraud troubles in that state, who es caped on November 11 last from the Manchurian authorities at Mukden where he was incarcerated pending the arrival of an officer from America, has been recaptured at Harbin. Cotton Mills Prosperous. Fall River, Mass.—Cash dividends of $2,701,875 have been paid out to stockholders by Fall River cotton mill corporations for the year 1907, accord ing to figures just compiled. On the total capital of approximately $25, 475.000 this Livldend is about 10.97 per cent. PUBLIC MEETINGS SUPPRESSED. Movement in Peking to Cancel For eign Concessions. Peking—The dowager empress has given verbal orders to the Interior de partment and to the police to suppress all public meetings in Peking and there is reason to boiieve that this order will be extended to the prov inces. The popular agitation along the lines of 'rights recovery" is growing in a phenomenal manner. The ques tion of provincial as against federal sovereignty enters largely into the matter. Women’s societies, schools for boys and girls, the family newspa pers and the political press are all participating in the agitation, and for a month past the government here has been receiving telegrams, ex pressing the strong desires of the senders that the rights which have been eliminated from them by for eigners be restored to the Chinese. The movement has received such sup port that the government is alarmed and it is today striving to fill a con ciliatory position between the revolu tionary agitators and those who con sider themselves to be aggrieved. The people of Che Kiang province have sent some delegates here to protect their interests. These delegates the foreign board has taken into its con fidence, opening its archives to them and asking them to make a careful examination of the position of the Chi nese government, with regard to Great Britain and then to recommend a so lution of the difficulty. The reception accorded these ci vilian delegates by the government and the admission of representatives of provincial councils into state af fairs at Peking is without precedent and is believed to constitute what cau bo called the thin edge of the wedge which is to give constitutional rights. It shows also the importance of the agitation which has been going on in Che Kiang province and which un doubtedly is the cause of the recent edict by the throne. The agitation embraces the ques tion of the patrol of the West river by Great Britain in an efTort to put an end to the piracy there and lead ing Englishmen here apprehend that the recent popular hostility will result in an inquiry into, British trade. The government is relying on the support of Great Britain, whose' insistence upon China's maintenance of its ori ginal position has produced an ap parent solidarity among the Chinese ministers. The pressure of the British government is strengthening the posi tion of Yuan Shi Kai, whose security and influence in Peking is regarded by foreigners as essential to the safety and progress of China. COMPANY ENDS ITS CONTRACT. No More Soecial Service^ Eetween the Companies. Lincoln, Neb.-—The Nebraska Tele phone company notified the railroad commission that it has taken steps to abrogate its contract with the Bur lington road whereby in return for passes on the road to its officers, the Burlington employes have been granted a special rate on telephones. The system has been in operation for a long time. The action of the tele phone company comes as a result of a complaint made before the railroad commission by the independent com panies. A list of names of Burling ton employes was furnished who re ceive special rates on telephones. The telephone company informed the com mission of its agreement with the mod and now comes the announce ment that the plan has been done away with. • SENDING OF FLEET MISTAKE. Archbishop Glennon Says It Cannot Be Justified. St. Louis—Archbishop John J. Glen non, in a sermon Christmas declared that it was a serious mistake from any viewpoint to send the American world. He deprecated the spectacle he said, because “it is a season of peace on earth and good will toward all men." DENVER GiRL WEDS INDIAN. Ceremony Takes Place in Spite of Op position of Her Family. Denver. Colo.—News has been re ceived here that Miss Cora Marie Ar nold of this city was married last Monday in Santa Fe, N. M., to Albino Chavarria, a full-blooded Indian. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Rendcii. -a F resbyterian clergyman, and was witnessed by the bride’s sis ters. Miss Lillian and Geneva. Par ents opposed the match. Ten Dollars from Roosevelt. Worcester. Mass.—Prest ent Roose velt has sent a letter and a $10 bill to Jacob Kriesfeld, a 14-year-old boy, in return for a Christmas gift which the boy sent to the president. The gift consisted of a calendar decorated with the picture of an American eagle, from the beak of which issues a scroll on which is the name of the presi dent. UNCLE SAM’S PIPE OP PEACE. ____ i; DISRUPTION IN THE NAVY LINE AND STAFF OFFICERS ARE NOT HARMONIOUS. Brought Forward in Connection Witt Right of Medical Officer to Com mand Hospital Ship. Washington—Not since the day pre ceding the passage of the personnel law ten years ago has the feeling be tween line and staff of the navy been so acute as it is today as a result ol the refusal of Admiral Brownson tc transmit orders from his superior of fieer, the president of the United States, assigning a naval surgeon tc command vessels in the navy. In the case of the personnel act. it was Mr Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of the navj*. who acted the part of pacifi cator and succeeded in bringing the two warring factions together in sup port of the legislation which for a de cade past through a makeshift, has served to maintain peace between the two factions in the navy. In the present instance, however, the efforts of the president to recon luc fiuigt-uus <uiu ni“ ! jIIc; uiuceiS! has failed, and it is probable that the ■whole controversy will be threshed out on its merits in congress. This is much deprecated by conservative of ficers in both line and staff, as likely to prove prejudicial to the navy’s in terest as a whole, for they believe that in order to succeed in securing the four great battleships, the cruis ers, scouts and submarines, which form a part of the year’s naval esti mates, in addition to securing legisla tion that will better the lot of naval officers personally, the navy must pre sent a united front, which cannot be done if just at the beginning of a ses sion line and staff are to engage in strife. Through the published statement of Surgeon General Rixey, the merits ol tile doctors’ side of the case in this instance have been clearly set forth. Line officers bel. ve that in common fairness they should also have a hear ing. But they are in an embarrassed position in that respect. Admiral Brownson preceded his resignation by a cold, clear, logical presentation ol his reasons why he objected to the as signment of a physician to command a naval ship, even though that vessel were exclusively devoted to hospital use. The statement was submitted to the president and notwithstanding the staff has had its say in print, applica tions at the white house lor this letter are met with refusal. Now' it is clear ly impossible for Admiral Brownson o>- any of his line officers to make pub lic a copy of the letter without incur lng the risk of a court-martial on charges of disrespect toward their su perior officer,' the president of the United States. So they can only look for a change in the executive mind, 'or congressional investigation, which >•111 develop all the facts. Big Bank to Liquidate. ’lew Orleans—“All holders of stock in the State National bank will re ceive from $150 to $200 per share foi their stock and all depositors will be paid in full” was the official announce ment on Thursday. GOES TO THE PACIFIC COAST REPORTS HAVE IT THAT MOHLER IS TO BE PROMOTED. General Superintendent Park to Be come General Manager and Whit ney General Superintendent. Salt Lake City—The Deseret News prints the following: The News has semi-official authority for announcing that E. E. Calvin of the Southern Pa cific is to go to New Orleans about January 1; that A. L. Mohler, vice president and general manager of the l nion Pacific will go to San Francisco as general manager of the Harriman coast lines to succeed Mr. Calvin; that \V. L. Park, now general superinten dent of the Union Pacific at Omaha will sit at Mr. Mohler's desk in Omaha and that W. A. Whitney, now superin tendent of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific at Cheyenne will succeed Mr. Park. W. H. Bancroft, vice president and general manager of the Oregon Short Line, will undoubtedly continue to fill that important position. Those in a position to know say that the South ern Pacific and San Francisco have been brought up to satisf' torv condi tions and those men who accomplished the seemingly impossibility are now to try their genuis on systems now as tangled as the Pacifies were once. Omaha—Vice President and General Manager A. L. Mohler of the Union Pacific is in Chicago with members of his family to spend Christmas. T. M. Orr, assistant to Mr. Mohler, said that nothing had been heard cf the con templated changes in the officials of the Harriman lines at the headquart ers in Omaha. ■'I know nothing about it,” was the comment of W. L. Park, superinten dent of the Union Pacific, when ad vised by telephone of the report. "That is to say, there is nothing to the report?” "I know nothing about it at all.” “You neither deny nor confirm it?” "Well, that is, I know nothing about the report.” "Nothing was said of it, then, be fore Mr. Mohler left the city?” "I don't know a thing of it.” MANY MILES OF NEW TRACK. Construction in 1907 Nearly Equal to Largest Year in History. Chicago—According to the statistics compiled by the Railway Age, railroad construction in the United States has been nearly as heavy in 1907 as in 1906, which was the heaviest year since 1888. The total number of miles of new track laid this year has been 5,730, of which 422 miles were in Louisiana, 341 in Florida, 385 in South Dakota, 314 in Texas and 311 in Wash ington. In Canada during the same time, 723 mbiles were built, and 349 in Mexico. Further Delay in Persia. Teheran—It was announced that the shah had been indisposed and was obliged to postpone the formal taking of the oath of allegiance to the con stitution which he had promised to do on Thursday. PRESIDENT’S ORDER STANDS. Refuses a Modification Concerning Troops. Washington—The appeals to Presi dent Roosevelt to have federal troops remain in Goldfield is, in the opinion of Whits House officials, indicative of a desire on the part of those send ing them to rely solely on the na tional government for protection. The position the president has taken in the matter is that the state of Nevada should exhaust every means within its power to control the situation and that federal interference should be supplemental only to the efforts being made by the state. Nothing in the appeals so far received indicate that any stepB whatever are being taken by the state. Until this is shown to the president, it was stated at the White House Monday, his order of Saturday withdrawing the troops on December 30 will not be changed. After a consultation with Presi dent Roosevelt Senator Nixon of Ne vada expressed it as his opinion that the president could not very well mod ify his order directing the withdraw al of the troops. The question of having the state take some active part in protecting the interests at Goldfield, the senator said, is under active consideration. Just what would be the result or what measures are being considered, he said, it would be impossible to discuss. “One thing 13 certain.'' he asserted, “and that is that the Western Federation of Min ers will not be known in Goldfield when this trouble has concluded." Further Appeal to President. Goldfield. Nev.—Despite the posi tive statement which came from Washington to the effect that the federal troops will be removed from Goldfield on December 30. mine own ers have not given up and will appeal again to the president. They will present, they say, some matters which have not been laid before him, one of these being what they regard as positive evidence that at least one deputation was attempted by the Western Federation of Miners, in which attempt four rifles were used. While the mine owners were prepar ing to send further evidence to the president, Sheriff Ingalls and Captain Cox, the personal representatives of Governor Sparks in Goldfield, were conferring op plans for the preserva tion of law and order after the troops depart. Sheriff Ingalls said that he is seeking at least fifty new men to con stitute a force of deputies, who will patrol the camp night and day, armed with guns. BILLIONS IN NATIONAL BANKS. Condensed Report of Comptroller on Their Condition December 3. "Washington—A statement showing the condition of the national banks of the United States at the dose of business December 3 was made public by the comptroller of the currency. It shows that the total loans and dis counts of the banks aggregate $4,853, 337,094* individual deposits, $4,176, 873,717; cash resources, $660,784,736: capital stock, $901,681,682; United States deposits. $223,117,082. The net balance of clearing house certificates in the banks on the date named was $64,344,128. The percentage of legal reserve to deposits is 21.31 per cent. Important Papers Found. Mexico—What is considered a very important historical discovery has re sulted from the efforts of Dr. Henry E. Belton, the American historian, who is here engaged in research work un institute of Washington. The discov ery consists in the unearthing in this city of eighteen of twenty-one docu ments taken from the person of Lieu tenant Zebulon N. Pike of the United States army by Spanish soldiers in 1806, when he was captured while journeying in that section of the coun try. Filipino Delegates. Washington—The Filipinos are to have their representative in Washing ton within a month, just as the Porto Ricans are represented by Delegate Larringa. In conformity with the act of congress, which provided for the election ol! a Philippine assembly, that body has chosen delegates Beniti Le gaido and Pablo Ocampo. Hunters Being Hunted. Atlantic, la.—Hunters from this and jurroanding towns have been so care) iss in leaving gates open, allow ing farmers' stcck to get into fields and fcllllnr; stocl; that the latter have begun a systematic campaign against trespassers and a largo number of them have posted notices forbidding hunters to enter lauds. ,1. R. Heed of near Marne lost a valuable heifer by being shot by hunters and another farmer lost seven head by hunters leaving gates open and letting them in the corn. Mrs. Longworth is Stronger. Washington—Mrs. 'Longworth has so far recovered from the effects of the operation for appendicitis which she underwent December 11 that she will leave the White House Thursday for her own residence. MOVEMENT OF FLEET METCALF NON-COMMITTAL AS TO ITS COURSE. DECISION WILL COME LATER Belief That Only Most Serviceable Vessels Will Be Sent Home by the Suez Route. ^ Washington—"The program for the return of the battleship fleet is a mat ter that has been discussed among the officials of the • navy department but as yet no decision has been reached and will not be for some time to come,” said Secretarmy Metcalf. The secretary's remark was called out by a wireless message from the U. S. S. Connecticut stating that Ad miral Evans had authorized the As sociated press to say that it is his per sonal belief the navy department’s present Intention is to have the bat tleship fleet return by way of the Suez canal next summer or fall. As the president, through Secretary I-oeb, previously had spoken to the same effect, it seems clear that Admiral . Evans’ statement was not suggested by any definite move so far deter mined upon by those supreme in au thority. In naval circles the opinion pre vails that almost the only squadron composed of such vessels as the voy age to the Pacific shall have demon strated to be the ‘‘pick of the fleet,” will be sent home through the Suez canal, while the remainder will take the shorter route around the Horn, if is not unlikely, however, that all sixteen battleships will make their return voyage as the desirability of a stronger fleet in the Pacific may be met by the retention of perhaps sev eral of Admiral Evans’ ships In these waters. But like Admiral Evans’ be lief as to the returning via the Suez canal, the question of permanently re inforcing the Pacific squadron has not progressed beyond the discussion stage and its final determination hinges upon developments of the next six months. Rio Janeiro—When the American fleet of warships reaches this port it will be accorded a royal welcome. It is not intended, however, .that the welcome shall be demonstrative, but that all courtesy shall be paid the vis itors as though the visit were mado expressly to Brazil. Starving Children In Berlin. Berlin—The municipality is face to face with a very serious problem in connection with the supply of foods to thousands of virtually starving chil dren attending the primary schools in Berlin, whose numbers have been greatly augmented this year in conse quence o fthe industrial inactivity. __ > CONFERENCE IS APPROVED. ' Central American Peace Workers Get Favorable Replies. Washington—The agreement sent by President Luis Anderson, of the Central American peace conference, which has just brought its sessions to a close In this city, to the presidents of the five Central American repub lics, a reply has been received from the heads of three of those govern ments—costa Rico, Nicaragua and Salvador—showing that these govern ments are in complete accord with the action of the conference. Prompt and favorable replies are expected from the presidents of Honduras and Guatemala. Security to Depositors, Washington—A bill providing se curity to depositors of banks and for “the prevention of the hoarding of currency,” was introduced by Senator Owen (Okla.). It fixes a tax upon ail deposits and from the fund thus creat ed provides for the payment in full of depositors when a bank is declared in solvent. - *1 Taft Men Rush Convention. Columbus. O.—The call for a meet ing January 2 of the republican state committee to arrange for the state state convention preliminaries has £een issued. The date is four days earlier than first proposed and indi cates a disposition on the part of the friends of Secretary Taft to rush mat ters. Roosevelt Street Triplets. Kansas City, Mo.—In Roosevelt Place, a street in Kansas City, Kas., triplets were born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Curry. The babies, a girl and two boys, and the mother are doing well. Taft at His Desk. Washington—Secretary Taft's first day at his desk since his return to the United States was a busy one from beginning to end. He had a great number of callers. Among these was J. Li. Bristow of Kansas, at one time fourth assistant postmaster general, but now an active political influence In Kansas.