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Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
BetraYeh RY "A Boy.

san Antonio, Texas, special: Tom Kelly.
13 years old, who was taken away by the
detectives from gang of crooks. lies in
the City Hospital. a few weeks ago a
gang Of professional crooks from Chicago
began to work the city systematically.
They took lodgings al several cheap board
ing-houses in the city never staying any
length of time at one place. The gang had
Kelly with them. They stayed first at the
Adams House, and came seye al times
about o'clock in the morning after the
boy. Every time they came for the boy a
burglary was committed somewhere In
town and in each instance the lad had
been put through the transom to open the
door for the men outside. The detectives
captured the boy. Then he was made to
play another role. He was dressed so that
the gang would not recognize him and was
thus utilized in securing some OF the crooks.
whom he pointed out TO the officers. Kelly
became ill and was transferred to the
City Hospital. He says his father is a
wealthy contractor and that he lives in
III. The boy run away from
home when 10 years old and has been
home but twice since. He met the gang OF
burglars with whom he came to Texas in
a low resort on Dearborn Street in Chicago,
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
DOINGS IN NEBRASKA 4.
VIVA. Is HAPPENING HERE AND
THERE.
News of Everyday Life of Great State
Gathered aud Condensed Ill u nutshell
appenings for the Past Week from
All over the state.
Concerning Free Silver.


ABOUT seventy-five delegates were in
attendance at the State Grange which
was held at Kcarney. The following is
the personnel Of its officers: o. f. Hail,
Pawnee City, Worthy Master; John Il.
CantIin, Webster, Secretary; 5. r.
Spiker, Spiker Treasurer: A. P. lobe.
Tekamah, Assistant Steward; l. K.
Fletcher. Blair, and II. Jague, of
Craige. Executive Committee. The
meeting was held in the City Hall,
which was appropriately decorated by
the citizens for the occasion. Among
the decorations is the first plOw turned
out by the kearney Plow Factory,
seeds fruits and flowers arranged in
the room.
The Secretary reports the member
ship of the State to be 5000, confined
principally to the Eastern and South
eastern part of the State. Resolutions
demanding the enactment of u law for
the free coinage of silver was intro
duced and its features were discussed.
The majority of the delegates favored
the re, solution. The ownership Of land
by aliens was another matter that de-
manded attention. The freight rate
problem was also discussed in all its
phases, and it was the sentiment OF all
delegates that rates should be reduced.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
Bold But Unsuccessful.

San francisco special: young man
with small box under his arm walked
into hearney Street pawn shop. and. APP
plying the lighted end of Il cigar to what
appeared to be a fuse, announced that the
box contained dynamite, and unless he
was given all the money in the establish
ment he would blow it into pieces. Duncan
Mckee, cashier. drew a revolver and the
man weakened. He dropped the box and
started TO run but WAS oyerhauled by the
police. The box was carefully opened but
was found TO be empty. with II piece of
common rope sticking out TO initiate Il fuse.
The man gives his name George Johnson
and says he was without money and desper-
ate and took that means 10 make u raise
He came here from Los Angeles
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
For Il Mexican Navy.

City of Mexico special: The Mexican
government is beginning to realize the ne
ressity of a navy. and the present Congress
Will take some impOitlnt steps toward Sc
curing the accomplishment of the new
movement. The lack OF a national navy in
Mexico has been due principally to the alb
sence of harbor facilities. This important
defect is to be overcome as rapidly as pos
sible. Congress has voted an appropriation
Of S3.O64 eco to be expended this year on
improvements on the harbor ut Vera Cruz
y heavy appropriation has ais o been made
for improving the harbors at Manhattan
and Coalcavatos. The work of securing
deep water at Tampico has been practically
concluded. greatly to the satisfaction Of
the Mexican government
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
Had to BE Carried to the Gui,,ot;ne.

Paris special: Eugene c amLon was gull
lotined for the murder of two men. who
were pursuing him as he was running away
from wine shop. which he had just plum
dered. The execution was one of the most
horrible witnessed in Paris i'll many years
The culprit. as soon as his eyes caught
sight of the guillotine as the procession
emerged from the prison, fell to the ground
In abject terror. groveed on the flag stones.
begging piteously for respite. He became
so absolutely limp that the eyecutioncrs
assistants had to take him up and carry
him to the place Of execution. He cOntin-
ued to struggle and Shrek while they bound
him to 4 plank, placed his head Ecneath
the knife, and only ceased when the head
rolled into basket 1t was Il rare treat to
the ribald crowd who saw it,
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
Ocean Rates VIII Go Up.

New York special: The steamship agents
Of this port have outlined Il plan of action
which will be enforced by all the great
transatlantic lines in regard to the carry
ing Of steerage passengers. The traffic is
to be shut off entirely, and for the purpose
OF making up any Losses that may accrue
from the cessation of the Immigrant traffic
the companies will compel the cabin passen-
gers to pay higher rates for their accommO-
dations In regard to the advancing of
cabin rates, John A. Wright, Second Vice
President of Jne 1nternutionr.I Nayicaliun
Company, said that the Red star Line
would carry no more Stcerage passengers
until the immigrant question is settled. He
said that it was not in the way of retala-
tion, and does not believe it will iniure the
Worlds Fair project. declaring that "A mat
ter of a few dollars advance in the steam
ship fare will not stop frst-class traffic.
Other agents spoke in Il similar manner.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
Meteor story IRON, Mexico.

City of Mexico special: The large t and
most remarkable aerolite ever seen in
Mexico has been brought to this city from
Jiminez, in the state of Chihuahua. The
stone, or metal, weighs 40. 900 pounds. and
is owned by Miruel AndiscC. The aeroIite
fell about four months ago about forty
miles from Jimnez 1t strnck cliff in its
descent, and in its course down the noun
tain side plowed deep furrow in the earth
and rock, revealing a rich vein Of silver ut
one point Of its wake. The claim was i'm
mediately taken up by !; practical mining
man and Is being worked with great profit
The cost OF transporting the acrolite to
this city was 5000. 1t has awakened great
interest in the scientific circles throughout
the Republic.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
THE TAXATION ON WEALTH.
New York Having Trouble Collecting
From Rich Men.

From Rich Men.
New York special The joint special
committee of the General Assembly on tax
alton and retrenchment met at the Hotel
Metlo2oe. Tax Commissioner Thomas l..
Feitner told the committee that state and
local taxes should be separate. A per-
picking question was that OF assessments
on estates because the executors often
lived out of the state and could not be
reached. He also stated that the state lost
largely by not being able to assess such
properties as the Western Union Telegraph
Company. Reverting to the question OF
estates. member Of the committee asked
Mr.. Fetner what was the personal assess
ment of Jay Gould. and he replied that for
four years it had been $500. SEQ, but for
many years prior to that it was only $685.
coo. and Mr.. Gould complained not a little
about the increase. Mr.. Feitner said that
the difficulty in getting at the taxable
property of wealthy men was that they al
ways pleaded heavy Indebtedness. He
said that on one occasion Chauncey II. De-
Pew had told him that Commodore Wander
blt often carried al Indebtedness of $40
0O0,000 and saved from to Z per cent on
his investments by lodging taxes through
the debt.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
SAVED BY y BRAVE GIRL.
Over Two Hundred Passengers Narrowly
Escape instant Death.

Escape instant Death.
Tacoma special: A brave girl with Ian
tern saved a heavily loaded Southern Pa
cifc passenger train from total destruction
near Grants Pass, Oregon. the other even
ing. Wreckcrs had removed the outside
rail over high trestle and had not the en-
gincer been signaled the train would have
plunged to the bottom of the rocky gulch,
forty five feet below. The train reached
Grants Pass at o'clock in the evening.
1t pulled out on time, but when about half
way to Glendale it stopped suddenly. AS
the train approached the treste the engi-
neer noticed a signal to stop by some one
swinging a lantern. He reversed the air
brakes as quickly as possible, bringing the
engine to a standstill just in front of the
trestle. young girl, name unknown, told
the engineer that some one had removed "a
guard rail from the trestle, and that if the
train had gone few hundred feet further
it would have landed on the rocks in the
bottom of the canyon. He made a hasty
examination, finding her story only too
true. The train consisted of twelve cars,
made up Of the usual complement of bag
gage and passenger coaches, and contained
$50 souls. all tod. men, women and chill
girl and an escort, was returning from
social gathering, when she discovered the
removal of the rail.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
Sebrusk.,s Prison KeDort.

WAEDEN MALLON's biennial report 10
the Governor shows that there are at
the present time in the Nebraska peni-
tentiary, SIG cOnvicts. During the past
year 167 were received and III dis
charged on good time, six remanded Tor
a new trial, twenty-thl ee discharged en-
communication, eight pardoned, one died,
one discharged ON habeas corpus, and
one killed while attempting to escape.
The report shows net surplus Of s36,-
2S3 i'll the amount appropriated by The
Legislature two years ago. The follow
ing appropriations are asked of the
coming Legislature For maintenance
of convicts during the year commence
ing April /, 1893. 40 cents per diem for
$50 conyictS. sol, 100: for year begin
ming April !, 1891, 10 cents per diem for
$50 conVictS, So, $50: for photographing
convicts. 500; for delivering prisoners,
$500; total, ~1O1, $50.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
At the Mercy of Indians,

chihuahua special: a courier who ar
rived here from Onavas. a small town sitU-
ated in the mountains in the State of So
nora, brought the information that the VA
qui Indians to the number Of two thousand
have banded with several hundred Mayo
Indians. and that many outrages have been
committed by them on the Spanish and
American settlers in the valleys Of the
YaQui and Mayo Rivers during the past
'uf'S "~Sr>-. ~. --' 'ill"So of Rio de
Jaco, the hacienda of Pablo Muciendo, Il
wealthy Spaniard, was attacked. and in the
engagement two OF his sons and six Meyi-
can poems were killed. The handful OF
Mexican soldiers in that section unable
to accomplish anything in the way OF bring
ing the Indians under subsection, and they
have not yet had the courage to meet the
red men in battle. A force of five hundre d
troops will be Immediately sent to the
scene of the depredatiOus.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
THREE MEN ASSASSlNATED
Fearful Norh of the Malta Near New
Orleans.

Fearful VI orl of the Malta Near New
Orleans.
New Orleans special: The details of a
the Matia. have reached this city. The
tragedy was a triple assassination and
took place at Convent. St, james Parish 1t
is one Of the most lonely spots in the par
ISL. Deputy Constable joseph Mouten.
while riding along the levee. came upon a
after a time recovered sufficiently to tell
the following story:
My name is Stephen Areta. / and two
friends, one named Antonio Pacli and an
other whose name l don't know, met four
men at the French Market. The men, as far
rev and two others induced us to go to st.
James Parish under promise of getting us
more work. We left New Orleans and took
the train. checking our baggage for Con-
vent Station. When we got to the levee
Lugio shot me in the back and the rest of
the men stood around US. AS Lugio shot
me the sixth man drew a knife and slashed
the young man near him. He fed with his
asSailant in pursuit. He stumbled and fell
near the cane brake. and the man chasing
him cut his throat from ear to ear. While
this was going on Marew crept near Paoli
thought | was dead and ran away. The
others did likewise and l crawled to the
farm house Of Mr.. Kahn Areta will die
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
Homes in the est.

Washington special: 1t is stated at the
General Land Office that during the last
few months there has been an almost un-
precedented call from the Western and
Northwestern States for information as to
the location Of unoccupied government land
and as to what steps were necessary to Sc
cure them under government laws. This
TACT Is regarded by the officials as indicat-
I've OF growing desire among the unem-
ployed to secure homes in the far West, and
1t is confidently expected that within the
the next few years nearly all of the desira-
BILE holdings in the new states and terri
tories Will have been filed upon as perma-
Dent homes
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
\ y arr!age Postponed.

DR.. EEIC MUNK. an OculiSt at Omaha.
is in trouble through his peculiar taste
in mixing love and finance, tc the Ill ami
fest discontinue of both Cupid anu
Mercury, not to mention the intended
bride and her rather irate father
DR.. Munk, who had been but a short
time in Omaha, had enga; ;ei to marry
the daughter of u wealthy Swedish
farmer, who lives near Oakland In
order that the coming of the bride
groom might be properly arranged DR..
Munk borrowed 81, 800 from his father
in-law-elect, the money being deposited
in an Omaha bank with the under
standing that it was not available as a
part Of Munk's assets till the mar
riage had been celebrated. But this
didn't deter Munt He used the money,
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
DEAfH ABROAD IN HOMESTEAD.
Iesectives Reveal an Alleged Plot to
Poison Nununion Men.

Poison Nonunion Men.
Pittsburg special: If detectives in the
employ OF the Carnegies are to be believed.
a cons piracy of massacre which has never
been equaled in this country has developed
in connection with the Homestead strike.
1t was plot to poison by wholesale the
nonunion workmen at the Carnegie Compa-
ny's steel plant. and the developments I'M
plicate members of the Advisory Commit
tee, members of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion, and officials Of the labor organizations.
AS Il result of the plot it is alleged that
thirty or forty persons lost their lives.
while scores are still suffering in hospitals
and at their houses from the effect of drugs.
Nine or more persons are under arrest,
tensibly on trivial CHI rges, b"t really to
avert suspicion until all their fellow con-
spirators have been secured.
The many cases of illness in the mills at
the time of the occupation of Homestead
by the military were attributed to bad river
water. 1t is two months ago since the first
suspicion was entertained that the people
were Being poisoned. 1t was not until re-
Gently that the evidence was deemed strong
enough to warrant the taking of legal stcpS.
The object of the plot WAS to make lie IN
the mills uncomfortable. The price to be
paid when the mills were closed was 5000.
Robert J. Beatty Was arrested in Louisville
on the charge of poisoning nOnuuiOn men ut
Homestead He had previously been ar
rested in Pittsburg, but escaped. Tie in
forma tion on which the original arrest WAS
made was sworn out by J. II. Ford, Pink
erton detective. and charges the prisoner
with administering deadly poison to Will
lam f. Griffith, chief cook
1t was learned that special officers have
been investigating the matter for the past
two months and have worked up good
case against several of the union men.
well as men who were employed in the mill
with Beatty. 1t is understood that Beatty
supplied all the cooks implicated with the
poison they used and was middleman be-
tween the works and others engaged in the
conspiracy.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
PUNISHED FOR VOTING.
AN ALLEGHENY, PA, PASTOR
LOSES HIS JOB.
Rev. j. Il. NtiIligan, Pastor OF Reformed
Presbyterian Church at Allegheny, Pa,
Expelled for Exercising HIS Privilege
OF Voting at Il State Election.
Preachers Cannot Vote.

Pittsburg special; Over a year ago the
Rev. J. Il. Milligan, pastor of Reformed
Presbyterian Church in Allegheny. was eN-
Ielled for voting at the previous state
election. When expelled he asked for
three months salary due him, which was
refused. He sued for the amount. s525.
The trial of the case has began. The de-
fense tried to non-suit the case on the
ground that the Rev. Nj. Milligan, by vot-
ing. put himself out of the church. and was
not entitled to any back salary. Judge
Collier did not see it in that light, and
ordered the case to proceed
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
ofIn,erest to Nebraska rea,iers.

Four nimrods of Edgar have gone to
Arkansas OH bear hunt
Many hogs are reported diving Of the
cholera in the neigh borhood 0f >ter-
ling.
Superior's starch factory 5 now in
process of construction. but it will not
be completed until spring.
George Godfrey, Dodge County
farmer, raised 30, coo bushels OF corn
this year from 100 acres. y S worth
81, 800.
Two Gibbou citizens who toor, coal
from passing train were arrested and
fined. Several others who we're en-
gagged i'll the operation escaped.
Chancellor Creighton and the trus-
tees of the Wesleyan University will
visit McCooil to investigate that city's
proposition in the seminary matte.
j. VI. MckISsick, Boone Couaty
farmer, received prewium Of So for
sowing the largest acreage Of wi ter
wheat In that county He pus in IL Iits
tie over eightyfour acres.
Daniel Ellison, a well kuJ~n Hitch
cock County farmer, was found dead in
his house by i party OF hunters who
had stopped there TO get i drink. Il is
believed he was kicked by q horse and
died before ne could summon assistance.
Fred Noyotny, a School District
Treasurer in Hayes County, has been
bound over To the District court on the
charge of embeZZling S11I. He claims
the cash was burned when MS house
met destruction and thinks the district
should stand the loss.
A lO-year-old Schuyler school bow
named John Irwin found the bank de-
posit book of little girl and tried to
draw s. by presenting il at The bank.
The cashier told the lad he would have
to have an order from his mother He
left the bank and soon returned with
an order, properly signed Tor S41s,
which amount was given him. Il was
some days before trace Of the cul-
prit could be found, but Cashier FoIda
got his eye on him at last and he will
probably be sent 10 the Reform School.
Says the Weeping Water TeYrbi:oua:
+. +. ReNford sold 100 bushels of sor-
"hum seed gathered from lis crop of
hity acres of cane. He received 55
cents per buShel on track The seed
will very nearly pay for painting and
cultlVatlng the crop. At his Maple
Grove Sorghum Works this year Mr..
Rexford made 8, 600 gallons Of the fin
est grade molaSseS. The works were
in operation twenty-eight days. The
is well pleased with his yen-
ture. and hopes next year with the as
'istance of the farmers in the country
who may grow a crop of cane, to be
able to run double the number of days,
Ind twice as many hours each day;
,hus quadrupling the output, without
increase in expenses.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
BULLETS FOLLOW BLOWS.
Two Men at Crawford Quarrel Over Il
Game of Cards.

Two Men at Crawford Quarrel Over Il
Game of Cards.
ED MOORE of Crawford attended an
entertainment at Fort Robinson, re-
turning to Crawford some time during
the night. He commenced drinking
upon his return and became very aDus-
i've. About o'clock in the morning he
shot Thomas Talton, and the victim is
i'll very critical condition, with little
hope of recovery. Moore and Talton
are old chums and have enjoyed many
spree in the past They were room
mates at the time of the shooting.
Moore run tub game in Meyers sa-
loon and Talton is common gambler.
The row started over SOME chips while
playing a game of stud poker. Moore
was abusive and slapped Talton in the
face after few remarks. Moore pulled
his gun and struck Talton over the
head with it, cutting long cash over
the left eye. Tom HILL who was stand
ing near, stepped up to Moore and per-
suaded him to go to 4 room near by. In
short time Talton followed him and
the quarrel was renewed.
Talton struck Moore over the head
with whisky bottle: then Moore COM
menced shooting. The first three shots
missed the victim. but the fourth took
effect, the ball entering the left side
and coming out near the right nipple.
AS Moore commenced shooting, Tajton
started out of the saloon and was just
going around the corner Of Meyers sa-
loon when shot. While shooting. Moore
sud: ''W hen man does me dirt he
must die, and it might as well be done
now as any time"
a physician was summoned and in Il
short time had the Sictim resting easy.
Moore tried 10 escape. but was cap
tUred by Marshal Morrison. lie was
placed in Jail At first he was very
cool, but when he learned the true con-
Iition of Taiton, ne broke down and
cried like baby. Moore and Talton
are termed bad men and have a record.
They were soldiers in | Troop, Ninth
cavalry. a few years ago, and while
stationed at Fort Mckinney. became
involved in quarrel with a cowboy
over game of cards. The cowboy died !
with his boots on. At Fort Riley, Moore.
Taiton. and a soldier named Jackson /
we're mixed up in u killing, but no con- /!
Tictions were made.
There was some talk of fIynching. brt I!
there i> no danger apprehended for the
present. :
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
SUGGESTS New Ideas of SheoI.

Red Lake Falls, Mimi. special: j. b.
Carrie. veteran 6S years of age. died here
The funeral service was he'd in st. Ju-
seph's Catholic Church. Sunday, at a. NJ,
Father Arpin, pastor. went into the church
and there before him stood John b. Garlic
in his usual attire, but with his face as
black is charcoal. He talked to the priest
a few minutes and then disappeared. Fa-
ther Arpin told this to his congregation
Carle had once been a Catholic. but for
years afterward had Iidiculed Ii. churcl,
and priests. At the visitation he told Fai
ther Arpin the change in his color had
come about through conrealiuG his sins al
confession and receiving the first commun-
ION in a state Of sin. I#ther Arpin is ID
very deyout aud c"l> Cicnt:ous priest.
Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1892-12-22
Robbed by a Detective.

Meridian, Miss, special: At last the
veil OF mystery surrounding the Southern
Express robberies has been lifted. Charles
o. Summer, a detective. who was prominent
in the capture of Rube Burrows and Eugene
Bunch, the notorious train robbers. pleaded
guilty to abstracting the $1,000 packages
from the Southern Express here Dec. G..
summer had 4 key made in Chicago which
fitted the lock of the safe. and after break
in. into the office had no trouble in alb
stracting the money. Summers pal was
arrested with "a. 000. on his person.