Loup City Northwestern VOLUME XXVII LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY , JANUARY 13, 1910 NUMBER 10 Foreign. Maurice Henry Hewlett, the novel ist. has entered the election tight with i two column manifesto addressed to ‘workingmen of England.” in which, lescribing himself as one of your selves. g* a ng my livelihood by the work' of my h-»ad and hands.” he re minds the workers that they form the yverwheloiing majority of the elec torate. and can gain everything they want by ttvo strokes of the pencil in th- polling booth. The first fatality In England to re sult from a suffragette disturbance oc "urred when Alfred H idson. a police man, died from injuries received dur ing a riot outside the (‘olliseuni on August 10. last. Sir Edward Grey, the foreign secretary, was addressing i mass meeting inside the building. An attempt on the part of a large body of suffragettes to enter pre cipitated a riot, in which Hudson was injured internally. At Alexandria, Egypt, the customs tobacco stores containing tobaccoa to ”he value of nearly $5,000,000 w'as gutted by tire. Firemen, assisted by 200 sailors from the German cruiser Freya. succeeded in saving the great er part of the tobacco. The loss is estimated at $l.oo0.00o. Estradas pledge for the disarma ment of Nicaragua does not disarm the world of the suspicion that he means to be its president. General. !n far irom good health and grief stricken at the recent sudden death ■»f his daughter. Jean, Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, sailed for Bermuda. Five war vessels of the United States will take part in the celebra tion of the first centennial of the in dependence of the Argentine repub lic at Buenos Ayres about May next. Walter Lonsdale. Dr. Frederick A. r'ao’» secretary, announced that he had received a letter from Dr. Cook, but he declined to give the explorer's address. On account of floods Los Angeles was isolated forty-eight hours. A bill is pending n congress look ing to the promoting of rifle practice. At Bordeaux, France, Leon De La Grange, the noted French aeronaut, was killed while making a flight. He fell with his machine from a height at about sixty-five feet and was crushed under wreckage. Simeon Hudson, a convict, stole a pint of w-ootl alcohol in the Nebraska prison bioora factory, drank it, and is now suffering irom paralyzed optic nerves. He is totally blind and the condition may be permanent. At Georgetown. Ky., because he could not remember part of his ad dress which he was to deliver at a banquet in the evening Judge C. Vovis, i'2 years old. committed suicide by snooting. William .1. Gavnor was installed as mayor of New York with simple cere monies. There was a throng as big as the mayor's office would hold to witness the brief ceremonial. Study of forestry is to be made more systematic in the United States, through the closer association of the schools of forestry and the standard ization of the methods of instruction. The opinion at Washington is that the president will soon break with Speaker Cannon over legislation. Darius Ogden Mills, the New York financier and philanthropist, died at his rural home, Mllbrae, of heart failure. W. A. Gorman, traffic manager of . the St. Louis. Rock Mountain fc Pa cific railroad, died after being ill three days at Raton. N. M. au records oi production in mis countiy ot copper, refined lead, spelter and tungsten were broken during the year which just closed, according to a report ot the geological survey. Mrs. Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati has bought the 1)all park of the Phi ladelphia National league, for about $250,000. She gives the ball club a ninety-nine year lease on the park with the privilege of buying it at the end of twenty years. In an opinion by Justice Day the su preme court of the United States held to he invalid the ordinance adopted !»v the city council of the city of Min neapolis. Minn., in 1907, requiring the Minneapolis Street Railway company to sell six tickets for 25 cents. The six tickets for a quarter or dinance at Minneapolis, Minn., was declared invalid by the supreme court Director Durand has solved the race problem so far as the taking of ihe census is concerned. Representative James M. Griggs or the second Georgia district died sud denly at his home. An Alaskan prospector denies Cook's story in which he is alleged to have been rescued from a bear by the explorer. The United 8tates government Is dissatisfied with President Madriz in Nicaragua. “We have already discovered that the farmer is not getting the exor bitant profits out of the beef he rais es.’’ said Secretary Wilson of the de partment of agriculture in discussing the high prices of food supplies. Secretary Wilson announced at tti* White House that he will begin at once the organization of his forces for the purpose of making an investi gation into the whole question of in creased cost of living. Omaha Indians voted against pro posed merger in a council held at Walthill. The Scott expedition in search ot' the south pole is now assured, the English government having promised $100,000 towards the $200,000 which is the estimated expense. President Tati is still looking for ward to a trip to Alaska late in the coming spring. He proposes to go to the far northwestern territory imme diately after the adjournment of con gress. The first of the automatic sugar weighing scales which the treasury department contemplates introducing at New York is now ready for a test at Boston, where the factory is lo cated. The shortage of freight cars for the United States now totals 24.054, according to the latest fortnightly bulletin of the America Railway asso ciation. C. H. Ackert, vice president and general manager of the Southern rail way. has resigned and it is announced by President Finley that he will retire from the Southern on January 15. President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of Captain Charles E. Vreeland of the navy to be a rear ad miral. In its search at New York for In j formation about men “higher up" in | the sugar underweighing frauds the j federal grand jury had before it Sec retary Charles R. Heike of the Arneri j can Sugar Refining company. Zelaya is on h s w ay to Mexico City, ! where his stay is indefinite. He is in | no sense a prisoner. In an interview | lie said Secretary Ivnox had been un \ duly harsh. t naries Mi nnuct. anas .mi se ,ioiuau, who murdered Mrs. Teresa Barnhart, with whom he hoarded, gave that crime a sensational climax next morn ing. when he returned to Akron. O., and killed himself in front of the Barnhart home. Darids Ogden Mills., one of the most widely known financiers and philanthropist', in the United States, a pioneer of California and father of Mrs. Reid, wife of the ambassador to Great Britain, died at his winter home near San Francisco. Nine persons are dead and two oth i ers are not expected to survive as tbej | result of eating canned peaches con i taining ptomaine poison on Sunday ; night at Sawtelle? Cal. War on high prices has begun at Washington by the institution of z boycott again-,t combinations. Washington. Representative Hitchcock ot ; Omaha issued a statement in which | he virtually admitted that he is con j sidering becoming a candidate at the i primaries for United States senator : to succeed Senator Burkett. Mr. Hitchcock declined to make a formal announcement of his candidacy, but his friends in the house declare that ; he will do so at a later day. Efforts are to be made at the pres ent session of congress to have that body pass a law permitting the com pulsory retirement of superanuated j government employes and providing for pensions for such employes. Sec retary MaeVeagh has instructed Her bert D. Brown of his department to : draw up a plan. j Officials of the public health and i marine hospital service in this city | are congratulating themselves on the fact that during the last calendar year there was a general and marked ira : provement in the public health coniii | tions throughout the United States. December’s fiscal operations of the ; national government showed a bal i ance on the credit side—the first I time during the fiscal year 1909-10, j and the first time since the Payne Aidrich tariff law went into effect. The receipts aggregated $59,827,536 and the disbursements $57,713,790, leaving a balance of, $2,113,741. The first and probably the most bril liant of the formal state receptions planned for the present White House season was given by the president and Mrs. Taft in honor of the diplo matic corps. Some 1,500 guests in all were invited. Mrs. Taft was present throughout the evening. Senator Crawford of South Dakota introduced a resolution calling upon the department of commerce and la bor to make an investigation to as certain the reasons for the exceed ingly high cost of living. Crawford ha3 been in consultation with offi cials of the department and they have assured him that they can furnish the desired information if congress authorizes the Investigation. Personal. It costs each person in the United States $1.65 a year for Are protection. General William Booth, the foundet of the Salvation army, was granted a new trial. in his effort to oust the American Salvation army. The daughter of Bret Harte has been granted a divorce. Representative Norris said with holding of patronage would not cause him to cease his insurgency. George A. Stone and wife were for maliy charged with murder at Los Angeles The sending of a revenue cutter to search for John Jacob Astor was upheld. An appeal has been made to Presi dent Taft to settle the switchnoen'B strike. The attorney general of Nebraska Hied a suit to prevent the Burlington and Union Pacific railroads from sell ing intoxicants on dining cars. DISPOSITION IN CONGRESS TO PACIFY INSURGENTS. IPINCHOT HAS MANY FRIENDS The General Question of Party Har mony Uppermost in the Minds of Prominent Representatives. -- Washington. — The present week probably will decide whether there will be a prolonged conflict involving the president of tile United States within the rank of republican party in congress. Conditions have been tending in that direction for some time,, but instead of adding to the im pulse the dismissal of Mr. Pinchot apparently has had the effect of caus ing a halt, it has prompted senators I and members to consider the pos sibilities of a continuation of the con troversy, and present indications are nf a more pacific tendency than were those of a week ago. There is no denying the fact, how ever, that in some respect the situation remains critical. Mr. Pinchot has a large number of personal friends and admirers in both houses of congress, who would be inclined to take up his cause if favorable opportunity should present itself and if they could do so without endangering the peace of the ■tarty and their own political welfare. On the ot.ier hand, many are say ing that the personal fortunes of Messrs Ballinger and Pinchot are of . litle importance compared to the great i question of the preservation of party harmony. an‘d those- who take this view are urging the necessity of pre venting any sharp conflict in congress on the lines of difference between the secretary of the interior and the for mer chief of the forest service. Wheth er the conservative counsel of this ele ment shall prevail will depend upon the course of events in -congress dur ing the next few days. There is no doubt that the investi gation of the interior department and of the forest service will proceed -along the lines indicated by the Jones 'Humphrey resolution; but it will be competent for the investigating com mittee either to broaden or narrow the'inqfuiiV- i Tlie question will receive its next au tention on the floor of the senate. Tin present situation is this: The house has adopted the resolution providing for the appointment of its members of the committee by the house itself ' rather than by the speaker, as was originally provided. Without await ing the official notification as to the adtion of the house, the senate com mittee on public lands has decided to present the resolution in such a form as to authorize the selection of the house members by the speaker Unquestionably this motion was taken with the intention of complimenting the speaker and it will be reported tp the senate. Speaker Cannon, it is said, feels that it would be impolitic for him to take advantage of this condition and override the expressed order of a majority of the house, and it is prob thle, therefore, that the senate will lake such action as will steer clear of a controversy with the house. It js now said that the speaker himself would prefer that the house should select the committee. INDIAN OFFICERS SUSPENDED. Secretary Ballinger Bounces Four as the Result of Inquiry. Washington—Secretary Ballinger ol the Interior department suspended from office Superintendent John D Benedict of the five civilized tribes of Oklahoma and three supervisors as the result of an investigation which has disclosed "a disgraceful condi tion" affecting the material and moral welfare of the schools. As a result of the investigation which the interior department has been carrying on foi- some time, and which will be continued, other officials of the Indian service may suffer a like fa*e to that of Superintendent Bene dict and the three supervisors sus pended already. Taft at Methodist Church. Washington.—President Taft on Sunday attended the Charles Nelson Crittenden memorial services at Foundry Methodist Episcopal church, where an address was made by Dr. John Wesley Hill of New York. Dr. Hill is an intimate friend of Mr. Taft and accompanied him on his famous western speaking tour during the cam paign of 1908. Will Try for the Pole. Berlin.—Lieutenant Ernest H. Shac kletnn announces that he has decided upon another Antarctic expedition. Shackieton has succeeded in getting nearer to the South pole than any oi her explorer. Balfour Has Opposition. London.—A. J. Balfour, the leader of the opposition in the House of Commons, after all will not enter the new Parliament without a contest. At the last moment the liberals have nominated Sir Hugh Bell to oppose him for his seat for the city of Lon don. Sir Hugh Bell has no chance of election, but the liberal party const* dered that it might adversely influ ence their prospects if both Mr. Bal four and Mr. Chamberlain were re turned unopposed. Parliament will be formally dissolved on Monday. HE CANT FEED THE ANIMAL fc - When President Taft’s New Order G oee Into Effect in the Political Zoo. JAPAN WARNED BY KNOX MUST NOT DISTURB CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY IN MANCHURIA. England, France and Germany in Al liance with United States in Far East. Washington. — A firebrand was tossed Into the politics of the far east by the president. The statement is borne out by the terms of a statement given out by Secretary of State Knox Thursday which means that Japan must aban don her machinatious against Ameri can interests and Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria. A strict interpretation of the state ment makes it clear that Japan has been notified that she cannot hold sovereignty over railway properties in Manchuria. . The statement further flouts Japan openly by calling public attention to a new and startling poliey of this gov ernment. namely, that it is the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany which are the guardians of the territorial rights of China. It points ou| in a way tncapable of mis understanding that it is the money of the four great monied powers named which is to control the des tinies of China. The logical conclusion of the neces sary corollary of the Taft-Knox statement is that the powers named by the president are to control the destinies of the east and of the world. Stated in the language of diplomats Japan has been asked to agree to the "neutralisation of the railways of Manchuria." Russia necessarily has been asked to agree to the same proposition. It is to Russia's interest to agree, because the agreement will guarantee to her absolute safety for her own railway projects which are menaced by Japan's aggressiveness. The state department Is optimistic as to the outcome of its grave move on the international chessboard. It is true that Secretary Knox says that Japan may agree, but he also very shrewdly says that all he knows at present about Japan’s sympathy with this movement is contained In some unofficial sporadic Japanese press reading matter. CARDINAL SATOLlHs DEAD Widely Known in America—Wat Once Mentioned as Probable Successor to Pope. Rome.—Cardinal Satolli died Satur day morning. The cardinal bad been seriously ill for several weeks and had been de lirious at times. Cardinal Francis Satolli was wide* It known to Americans through hav ing been for two years apostolic dele gate to Washington and the official head of the Roman Catholic church in America. On the relinquishment of that office he became one of the most prominent members of the house of cardinals and for a time was persist ently mentioned as the probable suc cess to Pope Leo XIII. Loses Life in Fire. St. Louis.—One lireoiaa was burned to death, six others were in jured. several women were, overcome by smoke and 200 hotel guest3 were driven into the street with the tem perature near zero when fire started in a barber shop between and under the Cambridge and Barnum hotels on St. Charles street, in the center of the business district Take Charge of San Francisco Fair. San Francisco.—The ways and means committee of 200 appointed to prepare for the Panama-Pacific inter national fair met Friday and ratified the nomination of an executive com mittee of 30' members, which will have charge of finances and prelim inai’y arrangements. Raise West-Bound Atlantic Fares. Liverpool. —The Atlantic steam ship companies Friday agreed to an advance of at least five per cent, in west-bound passenger rates. STORM CAUSES FUEL FAMINE Reports ,rom States in Mississippi Val ley, Northwest and South Show Blizzard posits alone. Reports of additional trust company consolidation are given credence in view of the announcement Monday of the merger of the Guaranty Trust, Morgan Trust and Fifth Avenue com panies. with combined deposits of about $200,000,000. This brought a re vival in the financial district of ru> mors embracing the Bankers’ True* and Manhattan Trust Companies ia the same combination. There were rumors, too, that the Mercantile Trunl Company and the Equitable Trust Company eventually will be taken into some sort of a powerful alliance. JUDGE SEVERE ON NEGROES Kansas Justics Declares Execution o1 Woman Assaulters on Legal Day Is Insult to Murderers. Kansas City, Mo.—"I do not care t< desecrate the day by ordering these two brutes hanged oa~ the legal hang ing day.” With this unusual declaration from the bench. Judge Ralph S. l.atshaw, in the criminal court here Wednesday sentenced George Reynolds and Joha Williams, negroes, found guilty of saulting Mrs. W. F. Jackson, to be hanged on Saturday, February 5. “They do not even deserve to be classed with the murderer who noil pay the penalty for his crime with bis life,” continued Judge Latshaw. “It would be an insult to these men who had at least a spark of manhood in their hardened souls to have suck brutes as these put in their class.”, COOK A VICTIM OF APHASIA Sistor-in-Law Declares Discredited Explorer Broken Down and Has Forgotten Use of Words. j New York.—Mrs. Josephine Dudley, sister-in-law of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Wednesday said that the explorer had broken completely dowm and was now a victim of aphasia in a bad form. She also declared that tho doctor’s wife wah at his bedside and any story to the effect that she was about to sue for a divorce was untrue. She explained that the man who claimed to have found the north pole was in such a condition that he had forgotten the use of language. It was impossible, too, for him ta think on one subject more than an in stant, she declared. He had reached such a condition that when sitting at ■ table he asked for a pinch of salt wbaa what he really wanted was butter. AVIATOR FALLS TO DEATH Oelagrange, French Expert, Is Killed While Making Daring Flight In High Wind. Bordeaux.—Leon Delagrange. the noted French aviator, was killed while making a flight here Tuesday. Delagrange fell with his machine from a height of about sixty-flve feet and was crushed under the weight of the wreckage. He had been flying In a wind that was gusty and which frequently blew at the rate of twenty miles an hour. In spite of this disadvantage, Dets grange continued and had circled the aerodrome three times when suddenly, as he was turning at high speed againat the wind, the left wing of the monoplane broke and the other wing collapsed. Mississippi Frozen Over. St. Louis.—For the first time in five years the Mississippi river here le frozen over solid from shore to shore. Eats Tack in Bun; Gets $25. New York.—A tack in her stomach which she had swallowed in a piece of cocoanut bun has brought 12-year old Florence Meredith |25 damages. The defendant in the suit was a Third avenue confectioner. Cheer Up! Vegetables Are Ripe. Mobile, Ala.—The first carload at 1910 spring vegetables for the north passed through here Friday from the gulf coast truck garden section, bound for Pittsburg. The car carried rad ishes. turnips, lettuce, etc.