Nebraska Newspapers

    Loup City Northwestern
VOLUME XXV_LOUP CITY. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY . FEBRUARY 27. 190S NUMBER 16
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ASSASSINATED WHILE ADMINIS
TERING THE SACRAMENT.
MURDERER iS UNDER ARREST
Only Exiuse Offered for Dastardly
Deed is that He was Opposed to
Priests in General.
Denver. Colo.—Father Leo Hein- ^
richs was shot and killed while ad
ministering the sacrament at early
mass in St. Elizabeth's Catholic
church. Eleventh and Curtis streets,
this city, at 0 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. Kneeling at the altar rail be
tween two women Giuseppe Guarnat
cio pressed the muzzle of a revolver
agatus; the body of the priest, after
i reiving from him the consecrated
wafer, and shot the priest through the ,
heart. Exclaiming "My God! my God!"
Father Leo feii prone in front of the
altar and died without uttering an
other word.
With a scream the assassin sprang .
* into th • aisle and. waving the pistol
about his head, daslied to the church
doors. For a moment the hundred or
more peoph in the church were dazed.
'i hen a woman shrieked and the con
gregation itecame panic-stricken. Some
v. omen fainted and many became hys
terical.
Several men rushed to the aid of the
priest and oth *rs started in pursuit of
the murderer. Among the latter was
Patrolman Daniel Cronin, who over
took the fleeing Italian on the church
steps. Guernaccio attempted to shoot
the policeman and was foiled and
overpowered only after a desperate
fight, in which several men had come,
to the assistance of the officer. The
murderer was hurriedly removed to
the city jail, and as threats of sunt
an ary justice were made by men in
the crowd which quickly gathered in
front of tile church. Chief of Police
Michael Delaney called out the re
serve force of patrolmen who were
kept on guard day and night.
Before the commotion caused by the
traged} had subsided the Franciscan^,
brothers connected with St. Eliza
beth's church silently brought can
ops for the dead and placed them be
side the body of their superior, where
lie lay. By direction of Bishop Mattz
the church door was closed for the
day.
Guarnaccio was placed in solitary
confinement at the city jail. He ad
mitted to a policeman who inter
viewed hint, that the priest whom he
had killed was a stranger to him. and
it explanation of his crime made the
following statement:
"I just went over there because I
have a grudge agains’ all priests in
general. They are all against the
working man. I went to the com
munion rail because I could get a bet
ter shot. 1 did not give a damn
whether he was a German priest or
.any other kind,of a priest. They are
a’! in the same class."
SETTLEMENT OF LUMBER RATE.
Hill Lines Offer a Compromise Which
May Settle Controversy.
Tacoma. Wash.—A settlement of the
ft ight rate controversy which has
seriously affected the lumber trade of
tie Pacific northwest is believed now
to be in sight. Frederick Bailsman of
Seattle, chairman of the conciliation
committee of the affiliated commercial
organizations of the northwest, re
ceived official notification last night
that the Hill railroads would agree to
accept lumber shipments from any
shipper on individual bond, provided
the federal court will amend the in
junction issued October 2ft.
BLOW TO HARRIMAN LINES.
Through One-Way Tariffs Are Ordered
Cancelled.
Chicago.—Is was announced that
the Interstate Commerce commission
has entered a ruling compelling the
I'nion Pacific. Chicago. Milwaukee k
St. Paul. Chicago k Northwestern.
Missouri Pacific and other railroads to
cancel all tariffs on file to the far
northwest through Portland- Ore.,
which have not been concurred in by
the Northern Pacific.
FATALITY AT GRADE CROSSING.
Six People Killed and Three Seriously
Injured Out of One Party.
Spring Valley. N. Y.—A fcam
specked pair of horses that tore
through the streets Sunday dragging
between them a splintered wagon pole,
brought to the village the first news
of a grade crossing accident, in which
nine members of its most prominent
families were either killed outright or
seriously injured.
Fish Gives Up Contest.
New York—Stuyvesant Fish an
nounced that the contest in the Chi
cago courts to prevent the voting of
Illinois Central Railroad companf
Mock held by the Union Pacific Rail*
road company was now closed.
TRAIN MEN ENTER PROTEST.
Railway Brotherhood Object to Cut in
Wages.
Cleveland. O.—Warren S. Stone,
grand chief of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers, made the follow
ing statement in connection with the
reported purpose of some railway com
panies to order a general reduction
in the wages of employes:
"The threatened reduction of wages
of employes in train service is abso
lutely unjustified from any point of
view. Their pay is based on mileage
basis, practically piecework, and they
are only paid when these services are
performed. Wages of employes in
train service fall parallel with the
shrinkage in business, plus increased
living expenses away from home.
When their earnings are $150 per
month their expense of living away
from home is about 15 per cent, while
at the present reduced rate of $Tu—
which has to be met by hundreds—
under present conditions that expense
will increase into at least 20 per cent
of earnings, because they are held
away front the home terminal until
there is 'a full tonnage train to be
handled, making a total automatic re
duction already in wages of from 00
to To per cent.
"The reads are getting the same re
turn in freight receipts for the ser
vice rendered as they did when the
business was good, and there is no
consistency in asking men to accept
further reductions than result from
thi- present busine-. shrinkage, and
the full power of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers will be used if I
necessary in an effort to prevent any
further reduction, because it would be
absolutely unjust.”
William G. Lee, assistant grand
master of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, speaking for his organiza
tion on the same subject, dictated the ,
following:
‘The wage workers have not had a 1
thing to do with this panic and loss |
of business except to suffer from the '
mismanagement of some employers
and speculators who blundered in the
game of dollars on Wall street. If he ,
works he produces just as much per .
hour as he ever dick His living ex- j
penses are just as high as before.
“All classes of trainmen are paid by
the mile or trip: and a reduction of
miles run or trips made, means a re
duction of the amount paid by the em
ployer.
"There can be no good argument
presented why trainmen should re
ceive lower' trip or mileage rates for
miles run. Freight trains are not run
unless business requires it. C'orpor- I
at ions never carry an overload of la
bor. but labor is usually compelled to
carry an overload of capitalization.
Yates for Governor.
Springfield. Til.—Former Governor :
Richard Yates announced his candi
dacy for governor in this statement:
“I have decided to be a candidate for
the republican nomination for governor
at the general primary election on 1
August S. 1908. 1 do this because, af
ter full investigation. I believe that
there is now an opportunity for the
first time in this state, for an effect- :
nal and real appeal to the people (in
stead of two conventions and commit
tees) under the provisions of the new
election law."
Doiiiver to Speak for Allison.
Washington.—Senator Doiiiver ex- ,
pects to leave for Iowa early in March
for a number of speeches In behalf of
Senator Allison’s candidacy for re
election. With Doiiiver in the field for
his colleague it is expected that Re- !
present alive Birdsall. who has an- j
nounced his withdrawal from the
race for congress in the Dubuque dis
trict, will also go on the stump in 1
Iowa for the “Grand Old Man.” With
it1 a month or six weeks there will
be a formidable array of well known
men championing the Allison cause.
Girl Dead From Sympathy.
Rartford. Conn.—Because of her re
gret over the conviction of General
Stoessel at St. Petersburg. Amelia
Karris killed herself here by inhaling
illuminating gas. The girl was a
Russian and had formerly been eru- j
ployed in the general’s family.
Stephenson Resignation In.
Washington. — Secretary Cortelvou j
states that the resignation of Elmer
H. Stephenson as internal revenue col
lector for the district of Nebraska j
had been received by his department ;
and had been accepted.
Foraker Reports Bill.
Washington—A joint resolution for
the marking of graves of soldiers and
sailors of the confederate army and
navy who died in northern prisons and
are buried near the prisons where
they died was reported by Senator
Foraker.
Hurry Call for Land.
Washington.—The proposed opening
of Standing Rock and Cheyenne Indi
an reservations in South Dakota has
reached a stage where people from
that state are coming on to Washing
ton for the purpose of hastening, if
possible, the conclusion of the treaty
i with the Indians.
WHERE IS HIS PROTECTIVE ARMOR?
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STUYVESANT FISH LOSES CASE
HARRIMAN INTERESTS HAVE
RIGHT TO VOTE STOCK.
Court Dissolves the Injunction — No
Law Against Outside Corporation
Holding Illinois Stock.
Chicago—Judge Ball of 'he superior
court on Thursday dissolved the in
junction secured last October by btuy
vesant Fish by virtue of which the.
Harriman interests were restrained
from voting 281.2:: 1 shares of the cap
itap stock of the Illinois Central rail
road at the annual meeting of the;
company. The theory on which coun
sel for Mr. Fish based their argu-1
ments in support of the injunction—
that it was contrary to the laws and
public policy of the state of Illinois 1
to allow foreign corporations to own ;
and vote the stock of domestic Cor
porations—was denied by the court.
Under the ruling of the court the
previously enjoined stock, which is
held by the Union Pacific Railroad
company and by the Railroad Securi-;
ties company of New Jersey, can be I
voted at the annual meeting of the|
Illinois Central, which is to he held
in inis city on March 2.
There is no apjieal from the tie-j
cision handed down by Judge Ball,
but it is considered probable that Mr.
Kish will take further legal steps to
regain possession of the Illinois Cen
tral. Judge F. B. Farrer of New Or
leans. who has acted as leading conn-:
sel for Mr. Fish throughout the con
troversy. said, after the rendering of i
the decision, that the case will now
he tried on its merits, but declined
to say how quickly proceedings will
be instituted.
None of the principals in the case j
wore in court, both Mr. Fish and Mr.
Harriman being in New York. Ail of
the attorneys on both sides and many
other lawyers and business men were .
present and tilled the court room to
overflowing. President Harahan of
the Illinois Central came in while the
decision was being read and heard
tile latter portion of it. When the con-1
elusion had been reached he said:
“My bead is too full of that decision
to allow me to say anything, but to
say that I am highly pleased and more
than highly pleased is putting it mild
ly."
Judge Ball, who is of a somewhat j
frail physique, turned over to his son
the task of reading the decision,
which contained almost 10,000 words.
As soon as it was concluded there j
was a veritable stampede in the court
room, brokers, lawyers and messeng
ers making a rush for the door in
order to announce the result. They
ran into various rooms seeking for
telephones and many tore headlong
for the elevators, while others tied
wildly down the stairways. So much
excitement and confusion has not
been witnessed in the county court
house for many years.
Twenty-eight Men Killed.
Berkeley. Cal.—With a force that
shook the entire bay region like an
earthquake, the packing house of the
Hercules Powder works at Pinole,
fourteen miles north of here, blew up
at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon and
in the explosion four white men and
twenty-four Chinamen were killed.
IOWA POPULIST COT VENTION.
Delegates Elected to Convention and
Omaha Platform Endorsed.
Des Moines. Ia.—Populists of Iowa
held their state convention and select
ed district delegates and delegates-at- ■
large to the national convention, which
mee^j in St. Louis on April 2. L. H. j
Weller was chairman. Resolutions |
were adopted approving what is known !
as the Omaha platform of I he people's j
party.
TO AVOID A LABOR WAR
PRESIDENT WRITES IN THE IN
TEREST OF WAGE WORKERS.
Tells Commerce Commission to Look
Into the Situation Where Rail
roads Propose to Make Cut.
■Washington—Serious industrial dis
putes in prospect were in the mind of
President Roosevelt when he wrote a
i letter to the Interstate Commerce com
mission. which has been made public
ite says that information reached him
that on acrount of the enactment of
unfavorable laws by the congress and
by the various state legislatures it is
regarded as necessary by railroad com
panics to reduce the pay of employes.
He points out that under the law either
party may demand the services of the
j chairman of the Interstate Commerce
commission and of the commissioner
1 of labor as a board of conciliation.
He suggests, therefore mat the in
terstate Commerce commission make
such an investigation as will enable it
to furnish data concerning w.age con
| ditions on various railroads as may re
! late, directly or indirectly to the pos
sible impending controversy.
Text of Letter.
The president's letter in part fol
lows :
“The White House, Washington. Feb.
IS. 1908.—To the Interstate Commerce
Commission: I am informed that a
! number of railroad companies have
served notice of a proposed reduction
of wages on their employes. One of
them, the Louisville & Nashville, in
announcing the reduction, states that
the drastic laws inimical to the inter- j
; ests of the railroad that have in the
last year or two been enacted by con
gress and the state legislatures' are
largely or chiefly responsible for the
conditions requiring the reduction.
"Under such circumstances it is
possible that the public may soon be 1
confronted by serious industrial dis
putes. and the iaw provides that in
such cases either party may demand
the services of your chairman and of
the commissioner of labor as a board
i of mediatioin and conciliation. These
1 reductions in wages may be war- j
ranted, or they may not be. As to
this, the public, which is a vitally in
terested party, can form no judgment
without a more complete knowledge of
the essential facts and real merits of •
the case than it now has or than it !
can possibly obtain from the special i
pleadings certain to be put forth by
each side in case their dispute should
bring serious interruption to traffic.
If the reduction in wages is due to
natifral causes, the loss of business
being such that the burden should be. i
j and is equitably distributed between
capitalist and wage workers, the pub- 1
lie and congress should know it and if i
it is caused by misconduct in the past |
financial or other operations of any 1
railroad, then everybody should know 1
! it. especially if the excuse of unfriend
ly legislation is advanced as a method
i of covering up past business miscon
duct by the railroad managers, or as
a just justification for failure to treat
fairly the wage earning employes of
the company.”
“In God We Trust" to Stay.
Washington—President Roosevelt
was overridden by the house commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures,
when it was agreed to report favora
i bly Utt,.McKinley (111.) bill requiring
restoration to gold and silver coins
of the national motto “In God We
Trust.” During the discussion Knowl
and of California, being in a facetious
I mood, moved that the committee
further recommend the placing upon
! all clearing house certificates the bib
! lical inscription. “I know that my Re
| deemer liveth.”
LAND GRANTS IN OREGON.
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Depsrtmsnt of Justice Brings Suit
Against Roads.
Washington—The fact that the de
partment of justice lias made all <
preparations to begin a suit to enforce
the terms of government land grants !
in the state of Oregon was brought out J
in the senate when Senator Fulton of
the committee on judiciary, reported
a resolution authorizing the depart
ment to bring such suits and asked '
for its immediate adoption. Senator
Heyburn asserted that hundreds ot
millions of dollars would lie found to
be invo ved if the proceedings were
made general. The resolution was gen
erally discussed by senators, the only j
action urged against it being based on |
the idea that the attorney genera! was
now empowered by law to do all that
was sought by the resolution. During
the discussion of the resolution. Sena- ,
tor Fulton announced that the depart
ment was ready to proceed and merely
wanted the authority of congress to
meet ary possible question that may
be raised against the legality of the ]
proceedings.
The resolution also applies to the
grant made to aid in the construction j
of a telegraph line from Portland to !
Ontario and .McMinnville. Ore., under
the act of May f. 187o. The resolution
authorizes the attorney general to as
certain and enforce all the rights ex- j
isting in favor of tiie United States
if it appears that the lands are for
feited to the United States by the vio
lation of the conditions of these acts. ;
Senator Fulton said there was no 1
question bur that the roads bed vio
lated the terms of these grants as the j
violation had been admitted before the
subcommittee of the committee on ju
diciary.
Mr. Tillman explained that he had
introduced the original resolutions in j
view of what he had learned while on
a visit to the Pacific coast He was
satisfied that railroads are withhold
ing from settlement lands worth mil
lions of dollars.
The propriety and necessity of pass
ing such a resolution was questioned
by Mr. Foraker.
Mr. Fulton did not personally be
lieve the resolution was necessary, but
tiie attorney general wanted it. He
thought, it should be passed.
Senator Nelson said tbe supreme
court had decido*. that the forfeiture
jf st.cl. grants could lie euforceri either
in t he courts or by congress.
‘ This resolution." lie said, “is mere
ly an expression that congress prefers
to have the court take action. Con
gress could only declare absolute for
feiture. but the court of equity could ■
say to the railroads that if they pro- 1
feed to comply with the terms of the j
grant their grants would not he for- I
feited.’’
Aldrich Bill a Makeshift.
Washington—Speaking pi the senate
Mr. Stone of Missouri declared that
while the recent financial panic was in
part due to a shortage of available
currency, the concentration of the
money at given poin‘s had much to
do with it. There was. he said, too
much of this money in New York. The
Aldrich bill he regarded as merely a
makeshift in meeting the needs of the '
country.
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Foreigners Leave Country.
Washington—At the cabinet meet
ing Tuesday Secretary Straus of the
department of commerce and labor I
laid lx lore the president some signifi ,
cant figures as to immigration and j
emigration. The figures show that for
January there was a large decrease f
in the number of Japanese arriving ■
in the TTiited States. The total ar- |
rivals for both the mainland and Ha- ;
waii were 971. as compared with
about 5.00ft for January. 19o7. Mr. i
Straus did not offer any explanation !
as to the falling off in Japanese ar- i
rivals.
Knox Files Savings Bill.
Washington — Senator Knox on
Wednesday introduced a bill to estaij
lish a system of postal savings banks.
The bill embodies the plan outlined
by Postmaster General Meyer in his
annual report and which he advocattl!
in public addresses, being calculated
to encourage economy and thrift and
to afford a place of deposit free from
any possibility of doubt for vast sums
of money which otherwise would be
hoarded and kept out of circulation
through ignorance or lack of con
fidence.
DANIEL FREEMAN SERIOUSLY ILL.
First Nebraska Homesteader Taken
Sick in His Winter Home.
Beatrice. Xeb.—Word was received '
here from Searcy. Ark., stating that
Daniel Freeman, the first homesteader
and an old resident of Gage county,
was seriously ill and not expected to
recover. During the last few years
Mr. Freeman has been spending the
winter months in the south.
Million in Treasury.
Peoria. 111.—The nineteenth annual
meeting of the Illinois division of the
t'nited Mine Workers of America con
vention was held in Peoria with an
attendance of 350. The secretary's re
port showed a membership of 6C.000
in good standing in the state and a
balance of $930,G32.83.
A LIVELY DISCUSSION IN THE
LOWER BRANCH.
MATTER CONCERNS EMPLOYES
Legislative. Executive and Judicial
Appropriation Bill, Carrying
$32,336,573. is Passed.
Washington—The legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill, one
of the large supply measures of the
government, was passed by the house
Monday after several day's discussion
The amount carried by it is practically
as reported by the committer;—$32,
330,573.
There was a lively debate over the
provision giving discretion lo heads of
departments to remove or reduce in
capacitated employes of the govern
ment. The provisions went out on a
point of order, although a new one was
adopted declaring the appropriation
noi available for the compensation of
any persons incapacitated or perform
ing the service for which they "re em
ployed. Mr. Tawney look occasion '•>
remark that the original provision of
be bill was not directed at superan
nuated clerks, but oply at those who,
regardless of age, had bec ome incapac
itated.
When the provision for the removal
or reduction of incapacitated govern
ment employes was reached Mr Gold
en of Xew York made a point of order
against it.
Mr. Keifer of Ohio charged that the
provision was but another method of
attempting to do what was more di
rectly proposed at the last session of
congress—"to provide by law for th *
dismissal of the old soldiers in the d'
partmenf.s..’ He said he wot.id UK
to have a civil service examination of
the old men of the departments before
they were mustered out "on the word
of some one person as to what con
stitutes incapacity."
Coinciding with the view expressed
by Mr. Gillette, Mr. Tawney, chair
man of the committee on appropria
tions, declared that by the provision
the commit.ee had attempted t-r liber
alize. and instead of leaving it man
datory. had given the head of a de
partment the alternative ot demoting
rather than dismissing an employe.
The provision, he said, had nothing
to do with superanuation. which was
but “a convenient subject iu this
house with which men may popularize
themselves in the large cities where
a great many federal office holders
live and vote." it was, he said, a
convenient medium for the newspa
pers of Washington in their efforts to
increase their circulation among th ;
[ 30.000 persons employed in the de
partments.
The chair sustained Mr. Goulden's
I point of order. The provision, accord
i ingly, went out of the bill, hut imme
diately afterwards the house ;r*>pied
j the following provision by way ot sub
stitute:
The appropriations herein made for
j the officers, clerks and jiersons eui
• ployed in the public service, shall not
| he available for the compensation of
any jierson incapacitated for oerform
I ing the service for which such person
has been employed.
IF ROOSEVELT WAS MAYOR.
Then There Would Be No Sunday Sa
loons in Chicago.
Chicago—"If Roosevelt was mayor of
i Chicago there would be no Sunday sa
loons," declared Charles W. Trickett,
in St. James Methodist church a: one
of scores of simultaneous meetings <
helds in Chicago and throughout Illi
nois in response to a call by the Chi
cago Law and Order league to cause
the enforcement of the state Sunday
closing law.
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Hargis' Estate Foots Bill.
Lexington. Kv.—In the defense of
Beech Hargis for the murder of his
father, a few weeks ago. Judge James
Hargis, the expenses will he paid out
of the $50,000 which is the boy’s share
of liis father s estate. When Judge
Adams convened court at Jackson the
Hargis case was the most important
matter awaiting action. It is expected
ti'.at Beech Hargis will be promptly in
dicted. and if this is done his trial
for the murder will at once begin. The
defense will be self-defense.
STANDARD PROFITS ARE SAME.
Quartely Dividend of Fifteen Dollars
Share Declared.
New York—The directors of the
Standard Oil com pan v declared on
' Monday a quarterly dividend of J15
per share. The same amount was
paid in the corresponding quarter last
year.
Embry for Oklahoma.
Washington. The senate committee
on the judiciary ordered favorably re
ported the nomination of John Embry
for United States attorney for the
district of Oklahoma.