McCook Tribune
P M KIMMELL Publisher
MCOOK
NEBRASKA
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Nebraska republicans will open the
state campaign September 1
Two policemen were shot down by
burglars who made their escape
Fire destroyed the plant of the Ar
mour Packing company in Memphis
Advices from Skagway Alaska state
that several distinct earthquake shocks
were felt there
The Grand Lodge of Elks in ses
sion at Salt Lake elected George P
Cronk of Omiha excelled ruler
Within the last fifty years 164589
persons have emigrated from County
Mayo Ireland nearly as many as in
habit the county at the present time
Rock Island trainmen in Nebraska
and perhaps over the entire system
will send grievance committees to the
management of the road in the near
future
At Boise Idaho news has been re
ceived of an outrage committed last
Friday by outlaws at Mormon basin
In the Malheur country in eastern
Oregon
Harry A Faulkner convicted of
complicity in the St Louis municipal
bribery matter was sentenced to two
years He gave bonds for 10000 and
will appeal the case
Advices received at Washington in
dicate that President Roosevelt will
call the senate in extraordinary ses
sion early in November to act on a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba
Charles E Pratt a once widely
known musician is dead of apoplexy
He was undergoing treatment for
Brights disease at a hospital in New
York He was born at Hartord Conn
in 1841
Steamship advices from Australia
are to the effect that the prolonged
drouth in New South Wales and
Queensland has caused the greatest de
vastation Sheep are literally dying
by the million
At Lone Elm a village thirty five
miles east of Fort Smith Manse Hug
gins assistant postmaster shot and
killed his wife while in a jealous rage
and then committed suicide They
leave five children
The fruit crop of South Dakota will
be far below the average this year
owing to the devastation caused by
bugs which have left vines and trees
in a nude condition The matermelon
-crop will be especially poor
The retirement of Justice Gray and
the appointment of Judge Holmes to
the bench of the supreme court will
cause a rearrangement of the positions
occupied by the members of the court
when they meet in October
The populist state executive cctn
mittee of Georgia named Judge J K
Hines of Atlanta for governor Judge
Hines however declined to run and
a committee of three was thereupon
named to make a nomination
What appears to be a forerunner of
a determined effort to stop American
commercial invasion of European mar
kets is on foot in Berlin The leading
ship owners and iron masters of Ger
many will meet August 15 and on sub
sequent Fridays to discuss the mat
ter
At Seattle Wash J M Kidney an
employe of the Stetson Post mill was
burned to death in a roaring furnace
used to consume waste paper While
in an epileptic fit he seized a wire
conveyor cable and was dragged more
than 400 feet to the furnace His
charred body was later recovered
Wong Yen a Chinaman recently ar
rested for entering the United States
in violation of the immigration laws
committed suicide at Toledo Ohio in
the county jail by hanging himself
with strips torn from a sheet Yong
Yen was occupied in smuggling his
fellow countrymen across the border
The Illinois auxiliary of the McKin
ley Memorial association reported that
the fund of 50000 asked of the people
of Illinois had been raised The fund
consists of over fifty thousand subscrip
tions and counting the individual
school children who sent their pennies
in through schools the contributors in
Illinois run into the hundreds of thou
sands
At a conference at the governors
office in Indianapolis final arrange
ments for the dedication of the Nancy
Hanks Lincoln City October 1 were
made Col Charles Denby of Evans
ville former minister to Chnia will
be invited to deliver the address
A recent act of congress decided that
union soldiers who during the civil
war were pressed into the service of
the confederacy and later served as
union men should be eligible for pen
sions having formerly been disquali
fied
The official statement of the Chi
cago Burlingt n Quincy Railway
company including all controlled
roads for the year ending June 30
shows gross earnings of 53739245
an increase over the preceding year
of 3743356
SIGN THE TREATY
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN UNI
TED STATES AND CHINA
FINAL SETTLEMENT IS REACHED
The Compact Is Negotiated by F S
Sharretts Who Briefly Informs the
State Department of Its Consumma
tion on August 15
WASHINGTON Aug 18 The state
department has received a dispatch
from T S Sherretts the treasury ex
pert who was commissioned by the
state department to negotiate a tariff
between the United States and China
stating that the treaty was signed on
the 16th inst and that he would sail
for the United States on the first
steamer
The announcement contained in Mr
Sherretts brief dispatch to the state
department brings to a successful con
clusion negotiations which have been
in progress for many months for a
tariff treaty -between China and this
country It was stipulated as one of
the features of the peace agreement
between China and the foreign powers
at the close of the Boxer outbreak
that an entirely new fabric to the
trade treaties should be made
This carried out the purpose Secre
tary Hay had maintained throughout
the preceding negotiations for an open
door the desire being to open up
foreign communications with the in
terior of China and thus gain access
to the vast markets of the empire
Following the conclusion of the
peace arrangements Mr Sherretts
was selected to carry on the tariff
negotiations in behalf of the United
States This selection was due to his
long familiarity with tariff affairs as
he had assisted in the framing of re
cent tariff legislation before congress
and had also served as one of the gen
eral appraisers of New York He
went to China about a year ago and
has since beeen engaged in working
out the details of a tariff agreement
It was announced about a month
ago that the British commissioners
had concluded a treaty with China
and it was understood at that time
that the British treaty would serve as
a basis for similar treaties with the
United States and other foreign coun
tries The state department was ad
vised at the time that the rates on im
ports entex ing China were 12i per
cent and the export duties 7 per
cent
One of the most important provis
ions of the British China treaty was
that abolishing the Likin tax It is
presumed that similar rates are made
in the American treaty and that the
Lilciu tax is abolished as far as it
relates to American goods in transit
The Likin tax has been one of the
most burdensome exactions of the an
tiquated Chinese systems as it was
levied by the officials at various
points through the interior without
uniformity and often with less regard
for commercial ends than for the en
richment of the unscrupulous local of
ficials The abolition cf the Likin
tax will go far toward encouraging
foreign trade and traffic in the in
terior of China
Mr Sherretts dispatch is dated at
Shanghai and does not go into de
tails regarding the treaty he has
signed
GALA RECEPTION TO TAFT
Elaborate Ovation to Be Tendered
Governor on Arrival
MANILA Aug 1 Governor Taft is
expected to reach here next Wednes
day He left Singapore Straits Set
tlements last Friday on board the Uni
ted States gunboat General Alava
The plans for the reception to be
given Governor Taft are most elabo
rate The shipping in the harbor will
be decorated when he arrives and a
processsion of small craft is to ac
company the General Alava up the
bay A series of arches are at pres
ent being erected along the line of
Governor Tafts march from the office
of the captain of the port where he
will disembark from a launch to Val
acanan palace where a reception Will
be given him There will be a ban
quet the evening of the governors ar
rival
Heiress to Fair Estate
PLAINVIEW N J Aug 18 Mrs
Nelson and her son Abram the moth
er and half brother of the late Mrs
Charles Fair left Newmarket today
for San Francisco to care for their
interests in the division of the Fair
estate
Prince Chen Sails
VANCOUVER B C Aug 1R
Prince Chen arrived here yesterday
He sails today on the Empress of
Japan Mme Melba also arrived here
enroute to Australia
Peterr Pence Are Few
ROME Aug 18 The Assumption
day collection of Peters pence in all
the churches of Rome aggregated only
5000 much less than had been ex
pected
WILL MOVE AGAINST BACOLOD
Troops Will Attack Place Where Sol
dlers Were Murdered
MANILA Aug 18 The Moro situa
tion in Minandao is considered criti
cal It is believed that American
troops will soon move against Bacolod
where the murder of two men from
the Twenty seventh regiment was
plotted recently A small party of
Moros surprised an outpost of the
Twenty seventh at Camp Vickers on
Augnst 7 and succeeded In killing two
and wounding one American They
came from Bacolod Bitter opposition
exists against the Americans at Caco
lod and Captain John J Pershing of
the Fifteenth cavalry commanding
the American forces at Lake Lanao
has recommended the reduction of the
Bacolod fortress
General Chaffee who recently left
Manila on a tour of final inspection
reached the island of Mindanao on
Friday In a conference with the
oleal commander General Chaffee
argued that unless the American forces
moved decisively against the hostiles
they would lose the suppoft of the
friendly Moros
TWO OUTLAWS STRUNG UP
Members of Casey Cravens Gang Hang
ed by Oklahoma Mob
CORDELL Okla Aug 18 A mob
of several hundred men took Levi Reed
and Bud Wingo outlaws captured re
cently in a raid on the Casey Cravens
gang from the county jail here and
strung them up to trees to force them
to reveal the whereabouts of their
leaders and to give information re
garding their crimes
The outlaws finally gave the desired
information and the mob returned
them to jail disappearing apparently
to run down the gang Reed was so
badly strangled that he was revived
with difficulty
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The Casey Cravens gang is one of
the worst that infests this part of the
country Recently they have com
mitted many outrages in southern
Oklahoma
Governor Savage Takes a Hand
NORTH PLATTE Neb Aug 18
Governor Savage and a number of
Union Pacific officials have been in
consultation here with Mayor Walker
and county officials regarding the ad
visability of sending state troops to
control the strikers who it is charged
have been trespassing on Union Pacific
property and threatening new employ
es There has been no marked vio
lence thus far and the sheriff says
he believes he can maintain order
Governor Savage will investigate the
matter further and announce his de
cision before returning to Lincoln to
morrow Leaders of the strikers say
they will aid in preventing violence
Vuaghn Has a New Party
NEW YORK Aug 18 W R
Vaughan formerly of Nebraska is at
the Astor house Mr Vaughan is en
titled to the distinction of having or
ganized the first new political party
of the twentieth cenury It is called
Vaughans justice party and first
saw the light of day at Washington
Our party of justice is already an ag
gressive force said Mr Vaughan It
promises liberty for all Americans
Liberty is unknown in this country
The new party opposes all trusts and
monopolies I am in New York for
the purpose of arranging for the hold
ing 6f a convention here of our party
of justice at an early date
Pope Receives a Message
ROME Aug 18 Among the tele
grams of congratulation received by
the pontiff was one of 20000 words
from the Catholics of Catania Sicily
The receipt of this long message caus
ed amusement as under the settlement
with the Italian government all tele
grams for the Vatican are accepted
and delivered free In the course of a
conversation the pope urged the build
ing of a chapel to be dedicated to the
Sacred Heart
One Thousand Rebels Slain
PEKIN Aug 18 The viceroy of
Sze Chuan reports that imperial troops
attacked the rebel headquarters at
Inchawan August 12 One thousand
rebels were killed and their leader
Tong You Hung was captured and ex
ecuted
Editor Hemphill Dies
ATLANTA Ga Aug 18 Colonel
William A Hemphill former mayor
of Atlanta and founder of the Atlanta
Constitution died suddely tonight
Four Police Officers Killed
KANSAS CITY Mo Aug 18
Grank L Stone a police officer died to
night at the hospital as a result of a
bullet wound inflicted by one of four
toughs whom he was trying to arrest
at Riverview a suburb across the line
here in Kansas Before he died Stone
said that Pete Nugent shot him Pete
Nugent a brother of James Nugent
Charles Ross and John Harrington
have been arrested and will be held for
Stones murder
KILLED IN WYOMING
Fremont- Man Supposed Victim of
Stockmens Feud
FREMONT Neb Aug 18 News of
the killing of Charles Osterman a
young man aged about thirty years
who was born In Fremont and lived
here until he grew up near Rock
Springs Wyo was received in this
city It came by way of Nickerson
where relatives of Mr Ostermans
wife live
The information was embodied in a
telegram and did not give details of
the manner in which he came to his
death but it is conjectured that he
was shot in some of the trouble that
has been in progress between the cat
tlemen and sheepmen of Wyoming
Osterman was the owner of a sheep
ranch and had been in the business
of raising those animals for some
years His father Charles Osterman
sr lives at Central City Neb He
was formerly a member of a Fremont
partnership in the commission busi
ness Only three months ago the
young man married Miss Bessie Ha
vens a niece of Platte and M Havens
of this city at Nickerson and the cou
ple went west to live on the grooms
ranch
BAYARD CATTLEMAN SHOOTS
Wounds Clyde Ingram Who Attempts
to Regain Stock
BAYARD Neb Aug 18 As the re
sult of a controversy over some stock
Clyde Ingram is seriously wounded
and a disastrous feud is threatened
Ingram who belongs to the famous f
family of Maud Ingram the western
cattle queen tried to demolish a cor
ral of a neighbor and iree some stock
which had been caught for trespass
The neighbor protected his property
and an altercation followed in which
Ingram attempted to shoot the other
who then emptied a charge of shot
into Ingrams neck
Drowned in the Nemaha
STERLING Neb Aug 18 Hattie
the fifteen-year-old daughter of lnd
Webber a farmer living two miles
west of town was drowned in the Ne
maha river Her brother was repair
ing a fence near by and the girl was
fishing in the stream She was in the
water only a short time but life was
extinct by the time medical aid had
been summoned The young lady had
been having fainting attacks recently
and it is thought one of these had
come on and she fell in the water
Gladson Gets Feathery Coat
SEWARD Neb Aug 18 A man by
the name of Gladson came from Au
rora to visit his 12-year-old son who
is in jail here charged with stealing
a team Gladson proceeded to get
on a drunk of Seward liquor and while
walking down the street insulted a wo
man It is reported that a party of
men caught him and taking him to the
river administered a coat of tar and
feathers and then turned him loose
Militia Waits for Orders
LINCOLN Neb Aug 18 Gover
nor Savage as the commander-in-chief
end Adjutant General Colby are await
ing further information from the war
department before they issue formal
orders for the mobilization of the Ne
braska National guard at Fort Riley
Kan It is a settled fact that the two
regiments will be ordered into camp
but the exact time has not been de
termined
Frontier County Fair
STOCKVILLE Neb Aug 1 Sec
retary Cheney of the Frontier county
agricultural society is making exten
sive arrangements for a good fair to
be held here September 23 to 26 The
speed program which has just been
issued shows upward of 500 in purses
for that department alone
Child is Scalded to Death
ST PAUL Neb Aug 18 The ten-months-old
daughter of Mr and Mrs
Levi Shultz who live near Palmer
died from the effects of an accidental
scalding
Wheat Crop in Buffalo County
RAVENNA Neb Aug 18 The
crop of winter wheat seems to be a
surprise to all farmers here as they
have been raising wheat here but a
very little Last fall all was winter
wheat and now since threshing has
begun it is going all the way from
twenty five bushels per acre to forty
and fifty five Of course the latter is
but a chance field but a very com
mon yield is thirty five Corn is
looking fine
Grand Army Reunion
CAMBRIDGE Neb Aug 18 Great
preparations are being made to make
the southwestern district Grand Army
of the Republic reunion to be held
at this place August 25 to 30 a grand
success Attractions and speakers of
note will be present Concessions are
being sold at a lively rate already
The reunion will be held in the beau
tiful Lavonia park which is noted as
one of the finest parks In southwest
ern Nebraska
G A R AFFAIRS
Department Commander C
Issues an Order
A general order signed
mander C F Stoele and
F Steele
bj Com
Adjutant
General Mart Howe addressee to G
A R posts in Nebraska contains of
ficial notice of the death of Comrade
Paul Vandervoort past national and
department commander Tho order
contains tho following information
concerning the department encamp
ment which is to be held at Hast
ings
The state reunion will be held at
Hastings Neb commencing Septem
ber 8 and continuing for six days
The reunion committee and local com
mittee of Hastings are doing every
thing possible to make this the sec
ond year a grand success Tho de
partment commander urges all com
rades who possibly can to attend this
gathering of old soldiers and their
friends We anticipate a good time
Good speakers and camp fire talkers
have been secured Jesse Cole the
hummer chaplain of the soldiers
home of Iowa will be with us as
well as Comrade Hutchins of Des
Moines and Department Commander
Lindt of Iowa We expect John W
January the Illinois soldier who am
putated both his feet with a saw knife
in Andersonville prison to be with
us and give us his celebrated lecture
on said prison
All persons wanting tents or con
cessions must address T J Creeth
secretary and quartermaster Hast
ings Neb September 10 will be
governors day when Governor Sav
age and the candidates for governor
will be present The 11th will be
congressional day when all the
congressmen and candidates will be
present and deliver addresses Com
radese fall in This will be the last
opportunity of many of us to grasp
the hands of our comrades this side
the grand camping grounds over
yonder It will do you good you will
feel younger and be better prepared
to follow your vocations after spend
ing a few days with vour comrades
All Spanish American war soldiers
in this state are Invited to camp with
us and sons and daughters of veter
ans Tents headquarters and accom
modations that are necessary will be
furnished
One fare for the round trip will
prevail over all lines entering Hast
ings on sale September 7 11 inclu
sive from points in Nebraska where
the local one way rate is 3 or less
and from all other points September
8 9 and 10 good for return leaving
Hastings September 15 1902
Deceived Woman Anxious to Return
YORK Neb Aug 15 Mrs Sarah
Tippin alias Sarah Carr who has gain
ed some notoriety in going to Sioux
City la to meet and marry a man
and was saved the trouble of fulfill
ing the contract by the man being
arrested before he reached the hotel
where Mrs Tippin was stopping was
cook at the Mothers Jewels home
and left there a few days ago to visit
friends at St Joseph Mo A mes
sage has been received asking for
her place back again but it has been
taken by another
Body Ground to Pieces
MCOOK Neb Aug 16 Max An
ton foreman of the paint gang of the
McCook Burlington shops of this city
fell under the wheels of the second
section of train No 3 about a mile
eat of Edison and was instantly kill
ed being horribly cut up and man
gled The remains were not discov
ered until next morning He was
homeward bound from visiting a
daughter at Des Moines
Nebraskan Dies in New Mexico
SEWARD Neb Aug 16 Clarence
Cameron who has been agent and op
erator for the Elkhorn at Bee for sev
eral years died at Las Vegas N M
His malady was consumption He
was a member of the M W A order
in which he carried 3000 insurance
in favor of his wife and 900 with
the Ben Hurs for his mother He was
one of the most popular agents on
the froad
Mad Dog Killed at Fremont
FREMONT Neb Aug 16 A dog
which possessed unmistakable symp
toms of having the hydrophobia was
shot in this city It is not known
iiat the animal had bitten any one
Young Lady Adjudged Insane
WAHOO Neb Aug 16 The exam
ining board has adjudged Frances Po
korney a young lady twenty one years
of age insane She will be taken to
the asylum at Lincoln
Youthful Desperadoes Held
SEWARD Neb Aug 16 Sheriff
Smiley returned from Oak Neb with
Nicholas Mattingly and Edward Glad
son the two boys who stole a team
and buggy from the square in this
place The boys traded the buggy for
a spring wagon and then proceeded
to load up with anything they could
find at Oak and undertook to raid the
whole town Mattingly is 17 years
old and Gladson 12 and both allege ir
live at Aurora
The Dewey Anderaon Coolness
General Thorns M Anderson who
lately went on the retired list has o
small opinion of Admiral Dewey dat
ing from a time shortly after the bat
tle of Manila When Anderson ar
rived there he was anxious to do
something so he visited Dewey anil
proposed to take the town The ad
miral dissented suggesting mildlyf
that the events of May 1 gave hlm
some distinction as well as authority
General Anderson who is given to
plainness of speech rejoined bluntly
Hell All you did was to smash a
few pewter ships Ever since then
the two men have been anything but
friends This story is related by an
officer of the Second Oregon regiment
which was in Manila at the time un
der Andersons command
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Jealousy causes more evil than
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A wise man and a stingy one keeps
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The Missouri Pacific IUIIrond will sell round
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PIsos Cure is the best medicine we eyer used
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