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Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
Strange Story From Fremont or the
kidnapping of a Wealthy Mans
Son-Hero Now a Soldier in the
Philippines-Other Items.
Lost Child Is Found.

A letter was received in Fremont the
other day giving the somewhat sensational
information that Edward Austin, a former
resident of the county and now a member
of the Sixth Regular Artillery in the Phil
ippines, was Edward T. Sullivan, son of a
prominent Trinidad, Colo. citizen and
that he had been kidnapped when a 3-year-
old baby, probably by Mrs. Ostenberg.
Mrs. O%stenberg and her husband came
to Scribner, Dodge County, about 1888
from some place i'll Colorado, bringing
with them this boy, supposed to be their
son In 1891 Ostenberg was run over by
an engine in the yards at Scribner and died
of his injuries. His wife died a few weeks
later. In the course of settling up the
estate of the two, Judge HOllenbeck, then
the attorney for the administrators, dis
covered from papers which came into his
possession that the boy was not OSten-
berg's son. He also learned his real name,
but thinking there was a stain against the
boys birth, did not divulge the matter to
him, believing that it would be better for
the boy, then about 10 years old, to grow
up believing in the integrity of his mother.
OStenberg changed his name to Austin
when IA years of age and struck out for
himself. After engaging in several occu-
patiOns he finally went to Honolulu, where
he lived for several years. He enlisted in
the Sixth Artillery in Honolulu. While in
the Philippines he became acquainted with
some Trinidad, Colo, people, and learning
of them the facts of the Sullivan boy hav-
ing been stolen he became convinced that
he was the missing boy. His father is still
living in Trinidad. AS soon as he can OBJ
tain his discharge he proposes to hunt his
relatives.
1t is not thought that Ostenberg had any
thing to do with the KIDNAPPING, but that it
was done by his wife before their marriage. |
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEET
Democratic Leaders Hold a Har-
monious Session i'm Chicago,

HOIu a har-
monious Session in Chicago.
No friction developed in the meeting of
the Democratic National Committee in
Chicago Thursday. Not a single warlike
note was sounded, and no defianceS were
uttered either by the men who demand
that 16 to l shall be the rallying cry in the
next campaign or by those who oppose its
adoption. The only movement made
by the silver men looking
toward recognition by the Ma
tionaI Committee was when the Ohio BIZ
metallic League was admitted to the COM
mittee room and James P. Tarvin of Ken
lucky, acting as spokesman, read the reso-
buttons adopted by the committee at their
meeting early in the day at the Palmer
House. These resolutions demanded that
plankS be inserted in the next Democratic
national platform opposing trusts, Oppos-
ing Imperialism, adhering to the silver
ratio of Is to l, and ~favoring the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Bryan for president in 1900.
And along these lines we offer you our
aid said Mr.. Tarvin.
There was a defiant accent upon the
word "these" that seemed to imply that
the support of the bimetallists could be Sc
cured along no other lines than those
marked out, but of this the committee took
no notice. The Ohio Bimetallic League
was courteously thanked for its prOffer of
assistance and assured that it would be
called upon at such times as the National
Committee felt in need of its assistance.
That was the beginning and end of the
silver episode.
P. d. Devlin, editor of the press bureau
of the National Committee, was depOsed for
the part taken by him as an officer of the
National Committee in the last mayOralty
election in Chicago.
w. J. Bryan addressed a large meeting
in the Auditorium.
Devlin Makes a Statement.
P.J Devlin has issued the following
statement in Chicago: 1.-The assertion that
| have been dismissed by the National
Committee is absurd. Equally absurd is
the story that | will be suspended in the
future. A press committee has been ap-
pointed to supervise the work. Such a
committee will in no way interfere with
me. [ will rave sole charge as hereto.
fore
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Nebraska Short Notes.

Hastings is to nave a new park.
A Tecumseh boy is an ensign on board.
the Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship.
The Law and Order League is making
it quite lively for the saloon men of Central
City.
1ork,S steam roller mill is making -four
again. All the machinery is new and of
the latest pattern.
A PlattsmOuth s~alOonist has been sued
for $1,000 damages by the wife of a nan to,
whom he sold liquor.
1t has been found that Ashland7s ex-
treasurer was short in his accounts 81. 526. -.
tie has not been apprehended as yet.
A magnetic healer has been arrested in
Nebraska City for practicing without hay~
ing filed his certificate with the county
clerk.
Hastings will have a street fair from
Sept. Is to % inclusive. Six thousand dol
lars has been raised to pay the expenses
and prizes.
Burglars entered the Farnham postoffice,
and broke open the safe with a charge OF
dynamite. The explosion alarmed the
town, but the robbers had escaped with
sSoO before anyone arrived on the scene.
OF a fOrty-acre tract a farmer living
west of Hastings threshed $50 bushels OF
wheat last week and sold the same for 5y
cents per busheI.
Christian Science has claimed another
victim IN the Eerson of a7-year-old daugh-
Ter OF a prominent farmer living near
hastings. She had the Group. The only
enort made to save the child was Though
prayer.
York County has a candidate fer SUI
preme Judge in Hon. S. Ii. Sedgewick, who
IS now district judge of that judicial d.
trlet, and has the distinction of being tbs.
district.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
BIG FIRE IN TOLEDO.
Burning of an Elevator Causes a
Loss of Nearly $1,000 900.

Burning of an Elevator Causes a
Loss OF Nearly 100000
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
elevator, located in East Toledo, Ohio, was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday and the
loss on building and contents will figure
nearly a million dollars. 1t is not known
how much insurance is on the grain,
amounting to SOC, 900 bushels of wheat, but
the building carries $1S5, 900 in various
companies.
The fact that it was Sunday prevented
the fatalities which might have followed,
for the forty men who were employed at
the place had quit work early and had
been out of the place about two hours.
PaSSerSby noticed a blaze in the cupola
and gave an alarm, but before any engine
could reach the place a terrific explosion.
occurred that shook the foundations of
surrounding buildings. A mass of flames
shot up into the air hundreds of feet. The
building was almost Immediately en-
velOped, and within ten minutes another
and more terrific explosion occurred,
which tore out the entire side of the build
ing, which was a mass of ruins half an
hour after the first blaze was noticed.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
MARKET

Chlcago-Cattle, common to prime,
S3.U to $500; hogs, shipping grades,
S3.OO to $40; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 69c to roc;
corn, No. 2, &c to 33c; oats, No. 2, 24c
to 25c; rye, No. 2, 53c to sac; butter,
choice creamery, lie to 1Sc; eggs, fresh,
l2c to BE; potatoes, choice new, 35c to
45c per bushel.
IndianapOlis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
500; hogs, choice light, S2.75 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red, Zoe to re; corn, No. 2
white, 34c to Soc; oats, No. 2 white, 29c
to SOC.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $4.75; sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, zoe to re; corn, No. 2
yellow, 32c to SAC; oats, No. 2, 24c to Gee;
rye, No. ?, sc to 54c.
Cineinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to 1913; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, Csc to roc; corn, No. 2
mixed, SIC to SIC; oats, No. 2 mixed, &c
to 2Sc; rye, No. 2, SOC to Gle.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to S4.75;
wheat, No. 2, zoe to 72c; corn, No. 2
yellow, 35c to SIC; oats, No. 2 white, 28c
to Soc; rye, Soc to 6Oc.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, Toe to
Tic; corn, No. 2 mixed, SAC to Csc; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 24c to 26c; rye, No. 2, SIC
to 5Sc; clover seed, new, $3.50 to $3.50.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 spring, Tic
to re; corn, No. 3, 33c to Soc; oats, No.
2 white, 25c to 2Sc; rye, No. 1, 53c to 55c;
barley, No. 2, Ale to 43c; pork, mess,
5000 to $3.50.
B~uffalo-Cattle, good shipping steers,
$500 to 5000; hogs, common to choice,
1925 to $4.75; sheep, fair to choice weth-
ers, $3.50 to S5.25; lambs, common to
extra, $3.50 to 500.
New York-Cattle, 1925 to 5000; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2 red, 76c to TIC; corn, No. 2,
3Sc to SOC; oats, No. 2 white, 30c to Sic;
butter. creamery, 15c to 19c; eggs, West
ern, lac to Ice.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
BIG RAILWAY DEAL.
Negotiations Under Way for a Com
plete Trunk Line.

Dlete Trunk Line.
TheNew York Herald on Thursday says:
A deal Is under way involving the combi-
nation of atleastfour prominent railroads,
and perhaps two or three more, making a
complete trunk line from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. The scheme involves several
of the properties in which E.. II. Hartman,
Kuhn. Loeb & Co., and Speyer & Co., are
interested, and with their friends exert a
controlling influence. Among these prop
critics are the Union Pacific, the Illinois
Central, the Chicago and Alton, the Chi
cago Terminal Transportation Company,
the Oregon Short Line, the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Company, and the
Baltimore and Ohio. 1t is asserted in some
quarters that the Great Northern will
come in, but this is considered doubtful.
although James j.. Hill is closely asSoci-
ated with several gentlemen who are prom
inent in the railroads mentioned. This
combination will give a compact system
and bring about a revolution in trafac ALI
anceS. The Importance of the deal may
be judged from the fact that the combined
mileage of the roads is ll,44l miles, and
the capitalization sos, 268, 900.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
For Welcoming Dewey.

Admiral Dewey having cabled approval
of the plans for his reception at the ma
tional capital, the committee in charge of
that event is free to proceed at once with
the necessary preparations. Some time
ago the District Commissioners appointed
a committee of 100 citizens to take repre-
sentative cognizance of the admiral's re-
turn to the national capital, which COM
mittee organized and subdivided. The
executive committee sketched a program
which was approved by President McKin-
ley, Secretary Long and the committee of
n hundred. The program provides for a
suitable committee of escort from New
York to Washington.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Scheme to Tan the Platte.

A delegation of citizens from Fremont
and several of the promoters of the scheme
to run a canal from the Platte River at
LinwOOd in Butler County to Fremont for
the purpose of supplying water power to
an electrical generating plant at that place
were before Secretary Wilson of the State
Board of Irrigation in Lincoln recently.
An Omaha syndicate has applied to the
Board for permission to tap the Platte for
a similar purpose a short distance below
Fremont. 1t is the intention of those con-
nected with the Fremont movement to in
stall an extensive electrical plant capable
of furnishing power to cities and towns
within 100 miles, including, Of course,
Omaha and Lincoln. The canal will run
along about parallel with the Platte to a
point across the river from Fremont, where
the power plant will be located. The
water, after being used, will be turned into
the Platte again. By drawing the wateE
down through this canal a drop of over 100
feet is obtained.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Protect the Melon Fields.

Arkansas melon growers have adopted
serious measures to protect their fields
from thieves. Near Camden George Boyd,
a negro farmer, shot and killed a white
man named John Gee and fatally wounded
another by the name of Merritt. On a
farm nea Alma Andrew Daugherty
opened fire on two thieves, killing Tom
Harrell and seriously wounding Jim Cody.
The thieves returned the fire, dangerously
wOunding Daugherty.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Cleveland Strike Situation.


The rioting which continued at Cleve-
land, Ohio, throughout Saturday night was
renewed Sunday and there were several
serious outbreaks of violence, but no
clashes between the mObs and the troops.
Cars were started running as usual on all
but one or two lines. Soon after l o'clock
a thousand or more persons gathered on
Burton Street and proceeded to obstruct
the track. When a car came along with
two policemen OF board it was attacked
with a shower of stones. In spite of the
policemen the nOn-union motorman and
conductor were roughly handled. One of
the policemen fired at the mob, the bullet
striking a man named Wennick. The mob
assaulted the officers, both of whom were
struck repeatedly with stones, and but for
the Intervention of a Catholic priest the
officers might have been lynched. A patrol
wagon loaded with policemen arriving, the
rioters dispersed and the cars were taken
back to the barns.
There was a serious disturbance on the
Broadway line at the corner of Petrie
Street, where a mob of 5000 had assem-
DICu. LIE LHOD was tTucTou u ulSpeTSo,
but the rioters showed fight. Sergeant
Burrows and one soldier, with fixed bay
OnetS, faced the mob and attempted to
clear the way. There was a sharp fight
for a few minutes, during which a perfect
shower of stones fell about Detective Kel-
so and the two militiamen, some smashing
the car windows. The police afterward
charged the mob, making several arrests.
In the afternoon a mob of 1000 conceived
the idea of blocking the track on Orange
Street by placing a big boulder in the
middle of the street and building a fire
around it. The plan worked successfully
and cars were delayed for nearly an hour,
when the police drove the mob away, put
out the fire and the obstacle was removed.
Three men were sent to the hospital with
wounds made by pOlicemen'S clubs. AS
a result of the shooting of the driver of a
grocery wagon in South Brooklyn by a
n%On-union conductor the mayor of that
village issued an order to the marshal
to arrest all nOn-union conductors who
carried concealed weapons.
A Euclid Avenue car loaded with pas
sengerS was wrecked by an explosion of
nitroglycerin shortly before IL o'clock
Sunday night. Four persons were badly
hurt. A woman was hit by a stray bullet
during a fight in the vicinity of HaImdem
Avenue.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
INGERSOLL rs DEAD
FAMOUS INFIDEL. PASSES AWAY
VERY SUDDENLY.
ApOplexy Reported as Cause.-The
Was Born in York State and Was
the Son of a Congregational Min
lister Of Liberal Religious Views.
Pope Bob Is Dead.

Robert g. IngerSoll died at his home al
Dobbs Ferry, n. Y, July 81 of apoplexy.
His wife and two daughters were with him
when he died. He had been slightly indis-
posed since going to his summer home at
DObbS Ferry, but nothing serious was
thought of it. He made a joke over the
offer of his wife to SEN his luncheon up to
his room. AS he finished speaking he fell
back in a chair and expired almost in
stantly.
Robert Green IngerSoll was born in
Dresden, n. Y, Aug. IL, 1888. His father
was a Congregational clergyman. The
sons boyhOOd was spent in Wisconsin and
Illinois. After studying law he opened an
Office In Shawneetown, ILL.,, with his
brother Eben. Both engaged in politics,
but the surroundings were ~uncOngenial,
and in 1857 they removed to Peoria. In
1862 he became colonel of the Eleventh
Illinois Cavalry, and a year and a half
later he united with the Republican party.
In 1856 he was appointed Attorney Cen
eral for Illinois. At the National Repub-
lican Convention of 1876 he proposed the
name of James G.. Blaine for the Presi-
dental nomination in a speech that at
tracted much attention. From that time
his services as a campaign orator were in
demand throughout the country. He was
well known by his books, pamphlets and
speeches directed against the Christian re-
ligiOn. Among his publications are 1.-The
Gods" "GhOstS," 'SOme Mistakes of
Noses" Lectures Complete" prose,
Poems and Selections" a large number of
,innr urarIrc nnI e.
two books entitled Modern Thinkers"
compiled by Van Buren, Denslow, and
The Brain and the Bible" by Edgar c..
RealI
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Tramp Shoots an Officer.

Early a few mornings since as Night PO-
liceman Ben Stump was making his rounds
of the Missouri Pacific yards, at Falls City,
he was seriously shot in the forehead. He
approached a box car and flashed his Light
in the face of the man on the inside. The
man, supposed to be a tramp, stepped be-
hind the door INT fired, the bullet entering
at the top of Stump'S forehead and ranging
downward. The tramp made his escapR
Stump had a good look at the man and de
scribeS him as being tall, slender and
smooth shaver. 1t is thought the tramp
went east, intending to cross the river at
RulO. The wounded officer is in a serious
condition.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
FIERCE HAND TO HAND FIGHT
A. Small Force of Americans Has a
Severe npaoemeut

A. Small Force of Americans Has a
Severe Engagement.
News was received in Manila the other
day from Gen. Smith, at IIoilo, Island of
Panay, of a severe fight at Bobong between
Capt. Byrne of the Sixteenth Infantry, with
seventy men, and a force of $50 ~Babaylones
who surprised the American troops. One
hundred and fifteen Of the enemy were
killed, as is shown by actual count, many
were wounded and one was taken prisoner.
The American loss was one man killed
and II wounded. The fighting was
mostly at close quarters, with b~ayOnetS
and dubbed guns. A considerable stock
of supplies and arms have been captured
by Capt. Byrne, who is in command of the
battalion operating in the district of Ne
grOS.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Only Sorrow in Her Life.

Mrs. j. Kimberly, a married woman, at
tempted to end her life at her home in Blue
Springs, by shooting herself. No vital
spot was struck and the doctors say the
patient will not die. Domestic trouble was
The cause. Her husband had just left her.
saying that he would never be back. The
n~elghborS say she was a hard working
woman, but that her husband, who is a
plasterer, treated her brutally. She left a
note saying her life had been one of hell
and that she was sending her soul to the
same place. She declares that she will
finish the job at the first opportunity.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
C~LOuOBURST IN TEXAS.
Damage Done to Property and 1t Is
Feared Lives Were Lost.

A report from ChildreSs, Texas, on the
line of the Colorado Southern in the Texas
Panhandle, states that a cloudburst occurred
in that region Thursday with disastrous re-
suits. The Little Red River and the Peace
Riverand tributaries were roaring torrents.
The railroads suffered from washouts and
the carrying away of bridges. The known
property loss is very heavy. Nothing has
been learned as to the fate of people in the
inundated section, which embraces pOr-
tons of Childress, Cotle, Hardewan, Wild
barge, Hall, Motley, Donly and Callings-
worth Counties. The section is thinly
settled. The towns are small and far
apart. 1t is feared some lives were lost.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Cleveland Street Car Strike Assumes
q Threatening ASnect.

AopON"
Cleveland, o.: The street railway strike
is assuming a more threatening aspect.
At o'clock p. m. Friday Mayor Farley
ordered the naval reserves to prepare for
strike duty. This organization, 104 strong,
slept at the armOry Friday night, awaiting
the further orders of the mayor. A mob
of 5000 men collected on Wilson Avenue
and threw stones at every car that came
along. A squad of twenty policemen tried
to keep order and only partly succeeded,
the disorder continuing until the cars
stopped running at IL p. m. They were
compelled to charge the mob repeatedly,
using their heavy riot clubs, and many
broken heads are the result. One arrest
was made.
An attempt was made to blow up a street
car with dynamite. The car was nearly
j0lted from the track but was not stopped.
The half dozen passengers on board were
badly frightened but none of them were
injured. There is no clue to the perpetra-
tors. About the same time on Pearl Street,
on the South side, three nOn-union street
railway men, who had left the Holdmen
Avenue barns to purchase tobacco, were
pursued by a bowling mob. One of the
fugitiveS fired a revolver, but hit no one.
At this time the police arrived and
charged the crowd, scattering it quickly.
In the confusion a number of women who
were in the crowd were thrown down and
a little girl struck by a policeman's club
and severely injured.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Train Robber Cantnred.

Sam Ketchum, the Folsom train robber
who was wounded in Sunday nights fight
with the posse in Cimarron Canyon, has
been captured near Springer, N. NJ.
Ketchum says be is a brother of Tom
Ketchum, known as BLACK jack" leader
of the gang which terrorized New Mexico
and Arizona for years. Officers who have
seen him declare he is "Black Jack" him
self. He was shot in the shoulder and was
very weak from loss of blood.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
ELIHU ROOT APPOINTED.
New YOrk Lawyer Succeeds AIger
as Secretary of War.

New York Lawyer Succeeds AIger
as Secretary of War.
Elihu Root of New York has beer ten
dered and has accepted the Secretaryshfp
of War. The tender was made last Fri
day and a telegram of acceptance was re-
ceived accepting the tender. AIger had
confidently expected the appointment of
Root, and was very much pleased at the
Presidents choice. This was evidenced in
the following letter, which Alger addressed
TO his successor:
Ny Dear Mr.. Root: All | know is what
the newspapers say, that you are to sue
ceed me as Secretary of War. Should it
come TO you | most urgently urge you to
make a sacrifice to accept the position.
With your knowledge of theFlaw and your
excellent health you can serve the country
in a way given to few men. Sincerely
yours, r. A. Alger.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Prairie Dog Pest Is Growing.

Prairie dogs, says the University News
Letter OF July 10, have become such a
nuisance in Sheridan County and other
parts OF Nebraska, especially in the north
western part, that the people are actually
becoming alarmed, and they may rightly
10 SO, for this pest certainly does a vast
amount of injury to stock raisers and will
continue to do so more and more unless
something is done to stop it from spread
ing. The agricultural experiment depart
.mant Of the State University is making a
series of experiments to discoveri if possible
the best method of determination.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
Creamery at PapiIIion Burned.

The creamery building at PapilIion was
entirely destroyed by fire. 1t was owned
and operated by the Waterloo Creamery
Company, and was built about four wears
ago. 1t has always done a large business
and will undoubtedly be rebuilt as soon
as possible. The fire started over the
boiler and spread SO rapidly it was i'm
possible to save anything but a few milk
cans Loss, $4,000, partly covered by in
Surance.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-07-27
To Welcome First Nebraska

Gov. Poynter has directed Adit. Gen
Barry and Congressman W. l.. Stark. the
latter being the Governors military repre-
sentative at Washington, to proceed at
once to San Francisco and there do those
thlngS necessary to insure the proper re-
ceptlon by the State to the First Nebraska
when that regiment reaches land. The
Governors representatives left for San
Francisco July 20. A telegram from San
Francisco saying the transport Hancock
would probably arrive earlier than the 2Stb
FASTENED their departure.