Loup City Northwestern
VOLUME XXVI
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 16, 1909
NUMBER U>
Beilin" Down of the More Impor*
tant Events Here and There
Foreign.
“Convincing evidence” is the ver- !
diet of the papers of Lonilon on the |
brief summary of Commander |
Peary's voyage to the north pole, j
published this morning. “There is j
no possibility of doubt with regard
to this narrative.” comments the !
Westminster Gazette, which adds: j
“Peary has actually reached the pole |
and he seems to have taken the
usual precautions of having ail his
work verified as he advanced.”
Professor Helm of the technical
I'niversity of Dresden is understood
to have received a telegram from
Herbert L. Bridgmen, secretary of
\he Peary Arctic club, to the effect
that Commander Peary is bringing
home thorough proofs to refute Ur
Cook’s narrative. Peary also has
with him another witness who will
testify that Cook did not make the
long journey described and that his
scientific equipment did not contain
an artificial horizon with which to
take bearings.
W. W. Russell. American minister,
received from the Venezuela foreign
office a check for $59,375, which is to
be paid to the New York and Vene
zuela company.
A cabTe message, asking American
support for the Swedish strikers, was
received in New York by C. E. Tholin
and John Sandergren, two of their
delegates who arrived on August 24.
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General.
Harriman. the great railroad
builder and financier, died at his
home at Arden on the 9th after a
long illness.
"So far as I am concerned, let the
■war go on.” This was the laughing
reply of Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger when pressed for an ex
pression of opinion as to how long
he thought the controversy in Wash
ington regarding the conservation
policy of the interior department
would continue.
General James Shackelford, a hefo
of the Mexican war and prominent
in the sonth, died at his summer cot
tage in Port Huron, Mich.
Dr. D. K. Pearsons announced a
gift of $100,000 to the Berea. Ky.,
college providing the trustees of that
institution raise $100,000 more.
The long pending controversy be
tween the Southern Pacific Uailrpad
company and the government of the
United States relative to the right of
the road to select indemnity lands
within the limits of the old Atlantic
and Pacific railroad gr»nt will be de
termined by the supreme court of the
United States if a suit filed by the
railroad company in that court re
cently reaches a final issue there-.
Cook, the explorer, says: “Let
skeptics who disblieve go to the north
pole. There they will find a small
brass tube which 1 buried under the
flag. That tube contains a short state
ment about tuy trip. I couldn't leave
my visiting card because I didn’t hap
pen to have one with me.”
The interstate commerce commis
sion is to take an early appeal from
the ruling in the Missouri rate case.
There is political unrest in the
northwest over the new tariff law.
Governmental expenditures are still
running higher than receipts.
Mrs. Ilerriam Colbert Harris, wife
of Bishop Harris of the Methodist
Episcopal church, died at her home
in Tokio.
The statement is credited to a
Santa Pe official that his road will
build no more lines in Oklahoma un
til the state laws are revised so as
to make it possible.
The state department Is watching
political events in Mexico with some
concern.
King Frederick of Denmark is a
believer in Dr. Cook’s claim that he
discovered the north pole.
President Taft is expected to talk
on the subsidy in his journey through
the west.
The Copenhagen correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph states that a let
ter was received there from a Danish
iady at Jacobshaven, Ureeland, in
which the writer says it was known
there on August 14 that Peary had
reached the pole.
The year book of the Young Men's
Christian association of North Amer
ica, just issued, shows that the or
ganization now' includes 1,914 asso
ciations, with 456.927 membership—a
gain of 105,000 in twelve months.
Thomas S. Phelps, Jr., commandant
at the Mare Island navy yard, re
ceived his commission as a rear ad
miral. The captain's flag, formerly
used by the commandant, was hauled
down and that of admiral was raised
on the receiving ship Independence.
At Monroe, la., nineteen persons
narrowly escaped death in the burn
ing of a boarding house. Many guests
were forced to jump from the upper
windows and two were seriously in
jured.
Dr. Cook received the news of Pea
ry's discovery of the pole, and said
he was glad to hear it.
E. Lefevre, the French aviator, has
been killed by a fall from his aero
plane, in which he was practicing over
the aviation field in Franco.
Captain Bartlett of the Roosevelt in
a message says the Peary ,. r:y got no
trace of Cook.
United States War veterans, in en
campment at Tacoma, Wash., tabled a
resolution authorizing camps to enroll
0. A. R. and Confederate Veterans as
honorary members.
Double the amount of corn was ex
ported from the United States in
August over that month a year ago,
while less than one-half the amount of
wheat and a little more than one-half
the amount of wheat Hour was ex
ported last month over August a year
ago.
“Good progress is being made on
the Panama canal and four sections of
it have been fiinished.” said Colonel
Goethals. chief engineer in charge of
the construction of the canal, up on
his arival in Washington.
Lieutenant Benjamin D. Foulois of
the signal corps, has been detailed to
represent the war department at the
international aeronautical conference
to be held at Nancy, France. Septem
ber 18-24. He will sail for Europe on
September S.
Regis II. Post, governor of Porto
Rico, announced that he had sent
hit; resignation to President Taft. It
is reported in Porto Rico that the
president has not selected Gov« rnor !
Post's successor.
The award of the contracts for the !
two men American dreadnaughts of ,
26,000 tons each, the battleships Wy
oming and Arkansas w hich are ex- i
pected to be announced soon.
Lord Xorthcliffe. owner of the Lon
don Times, in an interview at Winni
peg. Man., predicted war between
Germany and Great Britain. He said
in the Krupp gun works alone, one
hundred thousand men are working
night and day and on Sunday's pre
paring for war.
The National Geographical society
received a telegram from Peary and
sent him congratulations.
Washington. .
The president has approved the
sentence of dismissal imposed by a
general court-martial appointed by
him at Denver, Colo., in the case of
First Lieutenant Clarence S. Nettles,
U. S. A. (retired). According to the
awr aepartment s announcement.
Lieutenant Nettles was convicted of
neglect to pay many private debts,
making falsestatements. etc.
“Aptitude” as a characteristic of
fitness for a naval career was made
the subject of observation during the
recent practice cruise of the naval
cadets. As a consequence. Captain
Bowyer, the head of the Annapolis
academy, acting on the reports of his
subordinates, has found it necessary
to report five midshipmen for separa
tion from the service on account of
inaptitude.
, Hear Admiral W. S. Cowles, chief of
the bureau of equipment of the navy
expressed his delight over the Peary
announcement. “It was my under
standing.” said Admiral Cowles, “that
when he left here it was his hope to
reach the pole about this time. Peary
is a most deserving officer. He has
pursued his purpose under all sorts
of adverse conditions.
To enable postmasters of the third
and fourth classes to attend the con
vention of the National League of
Postmasters of the United States, to
be held at Syracuse, N. Y.. October fi,
7, and 8, Postmaster General Hitch
cock has granted them leaves of ab
sence for as many days as may be
necessary, provided the amount does
not exceed fifteen.
The bureau of the census announced
that approximately three thousand
temporary clerks would be appointed
in connection with the work of taking
the thirteenth decennial census. The
first examination will be held through
out the United States on October 8,
next. Blank application forms and a
circular of Instructions, the bureau
announces, may be obtained afjer Sep
tember 10 by addressing the civil ser
vice commission. Washington. l'J. C.
Former President Roosevelt has
requested that the United States
government sepd a supply of black
bass to British East Africa, to be de
posited in Lake Naivasha. Mr. Roose
velt's request was made in a per
sonal letter to Commissioner George
M. Bowers of the bureau of fisheries
and it will be complied with if pos
sible.
“Have won out at last; the pole is
ours,” was the laconic message that
reached the National Geographical
society from Commander Robert K
Peary as a report to the society
which contributed to the Peary ex
pedition. The message was dated at
Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray.
Personal.
Governor Shallenberger delivered an
address at the closing session of ihe
Nebraska pioneers’ meeting.
George H. Robinson won the hie
auto speed event at Sewell. Mass., by
making 54.2 miles‘an hour for six
hours. J
That rheumatism and nothing else
is the malady from which Associate
■lustice William H. Moody of the
United States supreme court is suffer
ing was the statement made a few
days ago.
Walter E. Andrews, aged GO years,
of the Williams Typewriter com
pany, died at his home in Shelton,
Conn.
Lidji .leassu. the crown prince of
Abyssinia, lias invited Theodore Roose-i
velt to a great elephant lniut. pren: st
ing to beat up a white elephant for
him to kill.
Anita Stewart, the rich American
girl whose mother is alleged to have
advanced $1,000,000 so that s'le
might become the bride of Prince
Miguel of Braganza, has been cre
ated a princess in her own right by
the emperor of Austria.
Mrs. Agnes Myers, now serving -a
life sentence in the Missouri penU>;n
tiary for the brutal murder of her hus
band. Clarence Myers, who v.t, '.did
dead in bed in his home in K anas
City in May, 1901, is seeking a don.
Commander Peary is a ] insyl
HERE’S A PRETTY PREDICAMENT
THREE CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE
GASOLINE EXPLOSION CAUSES AC
CIDENT IN MINNESOTA.
Daughter and Two Sons of Robert A.
Walsh Perish as Home
Burns.
St. Paul. Minn.—Fire destroyed the
summer cottage of Robert A. Walsh
at White Bear lake Friday morning
and three children of a family of 13.'
Constance, aged nine months: Robert,
aged four years, and John, aged five
years, were-burned to death.
William,1 another son, aged nine
years, was terribly burned about the
head, arms and chest in his heroic ef
forts to save his little brothers and
sisters, six of whom were sleeping
in the second story of the cottage.
Sarah, another daughter, was badly
burned about the arms in her efforts
to help the imprisoned babies on the
second story. Mr. Walsh, the father,
was also badly burned. He received
his injuries from the explosion of a
gasoline stove in the kitchen while he
attempted to fill the reservoir, sup
posing that none of the burners was
lighted. One. however, had been left
burning, and when he poured the gaso
line into the tank the gas caught fire.
The fire immediately spread
throughout the frame structure, and
it was a roaring furnace in a fewr mo
ments.
Six of the children, including those
dead, were sleeping on the second
floor and were imprisoned by the
flames. The rest of the family of 13
children and parents were downstairs.
William, who is now in St. Joseph's
hospital, might have escaped without,
injury, had he not remained to assist
his less fortunate brothers and sisters.
Lieut. Gen. Corbin Dead.
Washington.—The funeral of Lieut.
Gen. Henry C. Corbin, who died
Wednesday in New York city follow
ing a surgical operation took place
Friday. The body will not be
buried until Mrs. Usher Parsons, his
daughter, arrives from Europe next
week. It will be escorted to Arlington
by soldiers from the general's home,
Highwood. at Chevy Chase.
Gen. Corbin had been suffering for
two years from the malady which ul
timately resulted in his death. Ac
companied by Mrs. Corbin and the
general's daughter. Mrs. I'sher Par:
sons of Ardsley, N. Y., he went to
Carlsbad for treatment on Juijp 12
last. The waters there appeared to
have improved his condition after
two weeks' stay, and he heturnec to
England, where his former trouble re
curred and he went toparis to con
sult with, physicians.
'' -ki—-—
Seize Flour in Wisconsin,
I.a Crosse. Wis.—Acting- under in
structions of United States District
Attorney Gordon, the United States
marshal for the western district of
Wisconsin and his deputies seized a
car load, of flour at Mazowanie, Wis.,
and another at Madison, Wis. In
struction has been issued to make
6ther Seizures throughout the district.
All of the flour to be taken is the out
put of the Columbus roller mills of
Columbus, Neb., and is alleged to have
been bleached with nitrogen-peroxide
in violation of the pure food laws.
Accident on American Warship.
Honolulu.—The Tennessee, flagship
of the Pacific fleet, broke all records
for the journey between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu, making the voy
agejT; four days, IT hours. The burst
ing-c " a steam pipe on the Colorado
scald-xt two men to death.
Lord Kitchener Field Marshal.
London.—Lord Kitchener, who re
cently succeeded the duke of Con
naught as inspector general of the
Mediterranean forces, has been made
a field marshal of the British army.
DETROIT DOCTOR IS HELD
Admits Maybelle Millman Called at
His Office but Denies Perform
ing an Operation.
Detroit, Mich.—On the request of
Prosecuting Attorney Van Zile of
Wayne county the inquest at Ford
City into the death of Miss May**!!''
Slillman of Ann Arbor has been p st
poned until September'i"l.
The continuance .of ttjfo coroner's in
quiry followed the ending of Dr.
George Av. FrUch-, y Metropolitan
police in bonds-i!rnerTna, iiO. Efforts
thus far on tchd^ Safcurd'yhe doctor
and his friends «5t’i A. L. fs bondsman
have been u"* M.jje is still
"I remenf ter thaf-aj^s Henning
came to my office accompanied by
another young womati about two
weeks ago." said Dr. Friteh. "I sup
pose that Miss Henning's companion
was Miss Millman. She sought an
appointment for a physical examina
tion. I told her that 1 could attend
her at once, hut she replied that she
would return later. 1 never saw her
again."
THREE-YEAR BAR FOR KLING
Cub’s Hold-Out Catcher in Bad for
Playing Against Logan Squares
in Chicago.
Cincinnati.—John Kling. the hold
out catcher of the Chieago National
League club, will not be eligible to
play with any National Agreement
club for the next three years as a re
sult of playing with his Kansas City
team of semi-professionals against the
Logan Square team of Chicago, which
is said to contain several players who
are ineligible.
When his attention was called to a
report from Chicago that Kling had
played against the Logan Squares,
August Herrmann, chairman of the
National Baseball commission, said:
"If it is true that Kling has played
against ineligible players, and the re
ports from Chicago indicate that he
has done so, things look mighty bad
for the big catcher. He has laid him
self liable to suspension from organ
ized baseball for a term of three
years, and I can't see how it will bo
possible for him to evade the sen
tence.”
No Mail If Dog Bites.
\\ ashington.—Mail carriers are not
required to deliver mall at residences
where vicious dogs' are permitted to
run at large. As a protection to mail
carriers, tife - following regulation has
" been adopted by the post office de
partment":
■'Carriers are not required .to deliver
mail at residences where vicious dogs
are permitted to rurt at large. Per
sons keeping such dogs must call at
the post office for their mail.”
Taft Reviews Veterans.
Beverly, Mass.—-Saturday was a
great day for Beverly, for President
Taft, for the first time during his vaca
tion, consented to appear at a public
function, and reviewed the annual
parade of the Grand Army post of Es
sex county. Only the earnest plead
ings of several of the veterans per
suaded Mr. Taft to break his rule.
Elect Kavanaugh and Jones.
St. Louis.—W. K. Kavanaugh, presi
dent of the Lake-to-Gulf M'aterways
association, was elected chairman and
M. L. Jones of Kansas City was elect
ed vice-president of the Missouri Wa
terway commission at a meeting of
the commission.
Heads Masonic Relief Order.
St. Louis.—Lurton R. Ginn of Wash
ington was elected president of the
Masonic Relief Association of the
United States and Canada at the clos
ing meeting of the association.
RAILROAD WORLDS GREATEST
FINANCIER SUCCUMBS TO
LINGERING ILLNESS.
NO STATEMENT OF CAUSE
Nation Shocked by News and Friends
and Rivals Pay Tribute to "Rail
road King”—His Fortune May
Amount to $100,000,000.
Arden, N. Y.—In the death of Ed
ward H. Harriman, who succumbed to
a long illness Thursday, the world has
lost the greatest financier the railroad
interests ever have known. In death
he met the only defeat of his 61 years
of life.
Recent estimates of Mr. Ilarriman's
personal wealth have varied all the
wav from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000.
Secluded in his magnificent home
on Tower Hill, surrounded by mem
bers of his family, physicians and
nurses, he succumbed to an intestinal
disorder, after a fight against disease
which will rank for sheer grit with his
remarkable struggles in the financial
world.
Dr. Lyle, who has been Mr. Harri
man's physician throughout this last
illness, has issued no statement con
Edward H. Harriman.
cerning his illness or the cause of
death, but the general understanding
is that there was no operation.
Four persons are authority for this
belief, among them being Mrs. Mary
Simons, his sister.
While the policy of reticence that
prevailed during Mr. Harriman's ill
ness was maintained by most of liis
relatives and associates after his
death. Orlando Harriman. who is in
New York, discussed the funeral ar
rangements briefly. The services
probably will take place Sunday aft
ernoon. Mr. Harriman will be buried
in the family plot in the little grave
yard behind St. John's Episcopal
church at Arden. He will rest beside
his eldest son. Edward H. Harriman,
Jr., who died 22 years ago.
There is mystery in the time of Mr.
Harriman's death.
The exact time is known only in his
limited circle of relatives and asso
ciates. The time, was given to the
world at 3:35 p. m., but Mrs. Simons,
sister of the dead man, says the end
had come at 1:30. more than two
hours previous. This probably was
done to lessen the influence of the
financier's death on the New York
stock market.
The announcement of Mr. Harri
man's death caused an immense sensa
tion throughout New York city, par
ticularly in Wall street, and in finan
cial circles.
Everywhere the news was received
with evidence of deep feeling and
with the common recognition that the
career of one of the world's greatest
financial powers had come to a close.
Judge Lovett, the close personal and
business associate of Mr. Harriman,
who probably will be his successor as
-president of the Union Pacific, re
ceived the first word of the financier's
death at the Union Pacific offices.
From all parts of the country there
came a flood of tributes upon Mr. Har
riman's career and lifework—from
railroad presidents, from bankers and
front men prominent in all walks of
business and financial life.
Friends, former business associates
and even rivals of the great railroad
man spoke as a unit of his tremen
dous power for work. As to the prob
able effect of his death on the finan
cial world, there was a variety of
opinion, but comment was generally
rather guarded.
Harriman s most spectacular ' per
formance, and which made his name
familiar to all the reading public, was
in May, 1901, when he struggled with
the Morgan and Hill interests for con
trol of the Northern Pacific. His
quarrel with President Roosevelt was
another important epoch in his career.
Funeral of Gen. Corbin.
Washington.—With military honors
befitting his rank as lieutenant gen
eral of the armies of the United
States, the funeral of Henry C. Corbin,
who died in New York last Wednes
day morning took place Friday.
Food Hearing September 30.
Washington. — A hearing will be
held at the department of agriculture
on September 30 by the board of food
and drug inspection, respecting the
weight or volume of prepared pack
ages of foods and drugs.
NOT SHOWING FORM OF LAST SEASON
Harry (‘Rubs") Covaleski, the star southpaw of the Philadelphia Na
tionals, who robbed the New York Giants of the pennant last season, by
pitching two shut out games against McGraw's aggregation, has not shown
any of his Giar.t spirit so far this season. The big miner has lost nearly
every game he has pitched for the Quakers. The only flash of form Cov
I aleski has shown was against Cincinnati about two months ago, when he
shut out the Reds, allowing only four hits. When the National league sea
son opened last spring, Harry Covaleski was looked upon as one of the
most promising southpaws in the business. His great work against New1
York was the talk around the National league circuit. Covaleski has not
worked for the Phillies for over two months.
BACKSTOP KEEPS TAB ON
WEAKNESSES OF HITTERS.
Clifton of Western Association Team
Has Failings of His Opponents
on File in Book.
A dope book, which contains the
weaknesses at bat of every player in
the Western association, rests snug
ly and safely in an inside pocket of
the suit worn by Jesse Clifton, the
regular catcher on the Guthrie (Okla. i
Western association team. It is un
derstood that Clifton has received of
fers from every team in the league,
who are desirous of obtaining his in
side information, but he has refused
to reveal any of the book's contents,
even to his closest friends.
This is Clifton’s first year in or
| ganized ' bagfBall. For several years
! he has caught on independent teams
j in western ahd central Oklahoma, but
was signed last spring by Manager
Howard Price of Guthrie, who looked
j upon him as a comer. He has more
! than made good. About 23 years old,
! a school teacher in the winter time,
i he has developed into one of the best
! men in the Western association, being
i a wonderful thrower to the bases, and
probably the fastest man on bases
i himself in the association. .
When Clifton joined the Guthrie
team last year all the players in the
association were new to him, with
| very few exceptions. He was. of
j course, anxious to know the weak
j nesses of the various batters, and for
this reason be carried with him to the
I various cities in the league a small
note book, in which he wrote down
the names of all the players, and as
soon as possible noted after each
name the weakness of the man at bat.
This book he has carried with him the
entire season and when a new player
joins the team his name and his bat
ting weakness are added to the list.
During the first days of the season,
when, between innings, the Guthrie
manager observed Clifton on the far
end of the bench studiously scanning
the pages of a small book he knew
that he was simply preparing for the
men who would come to bat during
the next inning. Of course, after a
few games with each team Clifton
held in his mind the weaknesses of
the various batters, and during the
last days of the season has had to re
fer to his note book but few times.
ONE OF THE GAME'S VETERANS
George Davis has during the greater
part of the present season played the
utility role with the Chicago White
Sox. When Isbell has been out of the
game he has filled in at the initial
sack and has shown that he is not yet
a back number. Davis has been play
ing the national game for so many
years that nobody just remembers
when he first broke in.
IA FAVORITE IN MILWAUKEE
Charley Moran, catcher for the Mil
waukee American association team.
He is popular with the fans of that
city.
ONE TIME WHEN MANAGER
M’GJIRE MADE A MISTAKE
Youngster Who Looked Them Over
Right Fooled Veteran Backstop
the First Day.
Jim McGuire, the new manager of
the Cleveland Naps, has the reputa
tion of starting that famous saying,
"He looks over the hall better than
anyone I have ever come across, hut
he can’t hit ’em.”
This was hack in 1899 when C'hb
cago was trying out a recruit against
McGuire's team in the east. This
youngster completely fooled Jimmy.
He came to bat and the first baH
pitched he watched it all the way,
shook his head slightly when it drew
near and didin’t even move his bat.
The umpire called it a ball. The uext
was the same way, and it was a ball.
"Gee!” said Jim, afterwards; "that
kid had me guessing. I had always
been leary of that kind of a batter,
who waits until he one just
where he wants it and then stains it
over the fence.” Well, the player got.
his base on balls then, and a couple
more the same day. Jim ’was afraid
to have his pitcher cut the plate.
On the following day, ho .ever, Mc
Guire determined to give the youth
the test. Brooklyn had made live runs
in the second inning, and .McGuire
! wasn’t afraid of consequences. So he
signaled for a straight bail, right over
I the heart of the plate. It came, anti
the recruit went through the same old
motions, never made a try for it. "But
he surely did look it over sweetly,”
said McGuire. He fann.d four times
that day and lasted a week.
"He was one of the few who had
me bluffed the first day,’’ exclaimed
McGuire later.
Giants to Winter at El Paso.
That the New York National league
club will winter in El Paso, Tex., is
the announcement made by Col.
Winne of the Mexico Jockey club. In
preparation for their coming, he stat
ed that the Mexico club was construct
ing a diamond and erecting a hand- >
some clubhouse on the club's grounds,
near Juarez, for their use. He stated
the Giants would come at the close ct
the season.