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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
TIEN-rsIN IN HORRIBLE STATE
Native City Ruined and Many Bodie-
Lying Unburied.

Tien-Tsin advices via Shanghai say
that the native city presents an appalling
spec acle of war and d%esolation. Scarcely
a dozen houses are intact on the side
facing the settlements. Inside the city
damage is terrific. Many of the buildings
nearest the wall were literally blown to
pieces.
Among the residences charred corpses
are everywhere. Dogs and pigs are feed
ing on them. The allies are busy remov-
ing the dead. Owing to their great num-
Der, many have not yet been buried. The
Chinese, it is said, have lost altogether
about 11,00 since the trouble started.
Most of them have been killed by Boxers
and soldiers.
The streets throughout the city are
strewn with all kinds of articles, and
dozens Of Chinese are digging in the ruins
fer money and other valuables. Most Of
the houses which are intact or little dam
aged display the flags of one or the 9th
er Of the allied forces, the japanese and
French flags predominating.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
FREEING at work AGAIN.

The incendiary, whose efforts to destroy
West Point have so far been fruitless,
made another attempt a day or two ago to
fire the rear of a frame dwelling house oc-
cupied by a widow and her family, who
were sleeping in the building at the time.
The fire was eXtinguished without much
trouble. This is the first attempt to fire a
building where human beings were placed
in danger, the attempts heretofore having
been mostly confined to warehouses, barns.
sheds and diSused buildings of that char
acter. There is no clue to the perpetrator.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
INDIANS FIRE HUGE FORESTS
When One Blaze Is Extinguished
They Start Another.

They Start Another.
K~alispel, Mont: One of the worst for
est fires ever known in northwestern Mon
tana was raging in the Swan Lake coun-
try on the western part of the Lewis and
Clark forest reserve ON July %. Gus
MoSler, superintendent of the reserve, re-
ports that the Indians deliberately set fire
TO the timber and are slaughtering the
game. He will proceed against the perpe-
traitors.
Within the space of thirty miles up and
down the river, he says, there were over
thirty fires burning fiercely. He says that
many millions of acres were burned and
that il is the finest white pine and cedar or
the reserve. 1t is almost impossible to es-
innate the damage. AS fast as one fire
was ex~tinguished another was set. The
weather was hot and dry and the
fires spread rapidly.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Bank Cashier Goes Wrong.

A deputy United States marshal arrested
Charles E. Cotton, cashier of the First
National Bank of Syracuse, who is alleged
to be short 81, 700. Cotton was taken be-
fore a United States commissioner and
gave bonds for his appearance at trial and
was released. Cotton has been investing
money in Colorado mining property. A
bank examiner recently found him short,
and Cotton turned over his property to
make the bank whole. The arrest is said
to have been made in order to force settle
ment. The shortage is larger than the
amount named,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
LincoIn's New Library.

In architectural beauty the Carnegie
library building, plans for which were ac-
cepted by the Lincoln city library board
recently, will Surpass any structure in the
city. The plans contemplate a building
after the French renaissance O. new Greek
style. The main portion of the building
will be rectangular in shape, size IS by
1O4 feet, with a "a by Al foot projection
from the rear. Work on the structure will
begin as soon as working plans can be pre-
pared by the architects.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
To Release Military Prisoners.

San Francisco: Under instructions
from the war department Gen. Shafter has
appointed a board of officers which is Or
dered to meet at Alacatraz Island to eX-
anime all general prisoners in confinement
at that station and to submit recommended
tons looking to the release of such prison
erS as deserve clemency. There are about
500 military prisoners on the island, many
of them, it is said, having been convicted
of trivial offenseS.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Panic Among Guests.

An early morning fire in a store room in
the Willard Hotel at Omaha caused a panic
among the guests. Several firemen were
injured. While the corridors were filed
with smoke the guests rushed from their
rooms in night dress. Several women
tainted and were carried out by hotel en-
ployes. VIM. Burmaster and VIM. White,
two fremen, were badly cut by a falling
plate glass window. The cause OF the fire
was a gasoline explosion. The loss is less
than 90 0O0
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
I~nglorious End of Brilliant Career

Wichita: Herbert B. Simpson, a law
yer and prominent criminologist of this
city, committed suicide. He shot himself
in the head. He had just been arrested
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT of 1925 given
him by a client to quiet a title to real es-
tate. He had been decorated by King Hum
bert of Italy for scientific works. He won
the cross of the Legion of Honor by blow
ing up the gates of Dahomey.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Silent Now Forever.

Lancaster, Pa: Miss Susan Ii. Lands
of Ephrata, who recovered her speech a
week ago after a silence of nearly six
years, is dead. In January, 1894, she lost
her power of speech and the efforts of
physicians failed to restore it.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
EAGLE KILLED.; CHILD SAVED
Farmer Shoots Bird as 1t was Car
ryino Away His Child.

Farmer Shoots Bird as 1t was Car
rying Away His Child.
Sheboygan, Wis: As a great eagle was
flying away with his baby daughter, I.
Smith, a farmer of S%heboygan Falls, seized
his rifle. took quick aim, and killed the
bird. The bullet passed close to the
child, but did not injure it. The eagle
measured 6 feet and ~ inches from
tip to tip of wings. While at work Smith
saw the bird fly close to his children and
before he could reach them it had seized
his daughter Mary, aged 3 years. The man
secured the rife and when ne fired the child
and bird fell TO the ground, the child not
being injured. The eagle was the first
killed in S%heboygan County in a long time.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
ITO Acquire More TERRITORY.

MadriI: The cabinet is considering the
proposition of the United States govern
ment for the ceSSion of the islands of CT
btu and Gagayen in consideration of an
indemnity of $1,000 70. The ministry re-
CARDS the proposition favOrably and nego-
tiations for a treaty accord between the
two governments is proceeding rapidly.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Lizard Causes Death.

Philadelphia: Some time ago., Miss
Anna Jones of Marcus Hook, Pa, acct
dentally swallowed a lizard while drink
ing water. Frequently the reptile climbed
up in her throat, but had successfully re-
sisted all attempts at e%jectment. The
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Binds Life with strrehnine.

Emma, the wife of C. c. Doescher, re-
Gently married, died suddenly from poi
soning at the home of her father, Claus
Henningsr south of Wisner. S~trychnine
poisoning with suicidal intent was the
verdict of the ~coroner'S jury.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Peru Is for Gold.

Washington: Mr.. Roberts, director of
the mint, has been advised by the United
States minister to Peru that the latter
country adopted the single gold standard
and has issued a gold coin known as the
libra or Peruvian pound, being identical
in weight and ineness with the English
pound sterling.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
ASSASSINATION Plot Frustrated.

San Domingo: A plot to asSassinate
Gov. Ramon Cacerons has been discovered
and twenty-five conspiratOrS have been
imprisoned. Several military officers are
involved. The accused will be tried by
courtmartial. President Jiminez is visit
ing the interior. The country generally is
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Hone TO settle TABOR Troubles.

Chicago: The committee appointed at
the Denver conference of the executive
committee OF the American Federation of
Labor to aid in settling the Chicago labor
trouble is here. 1t consists of President
Samuel Gompers, Vice President James
Duncan and Thomas L. Kidd.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Galloway Racket Store

The building known as the Racket Store
at Galloway was destroyed by fire. The
loss is $4,000. The fire was caused by the
explosion of a lamp. The Kearney fire
department was all ready to go when it
received word its services were not needed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Build Addition 20 EIevator.

In order to handle the large amount-of
grain that he received P. l. Smith of st.
Edward has beer compelled to build an
addition to his already large elevator.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
EXPLOSION RESULTS FATALLY
Destruction of Artificial Ice Plant

Destruction of Artificial Ice Plant
in Texas Is Attended by Fatality.
Waco, Texas: The plant of the Waco
Ice and Refrigerating Company, one of the
largest in the south, was entirely demol-
ished by a terrific explosion in the boiler
room. which killed two and seriously in
iured several of the employees. The shock
of the explosion was distinctly felt all over
A6a oity-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Hero Hobsop Coming Home.

Washington: Naval Constructor Hob
son, now in the hospital at Yokohama,
will return to Washington as soon as he is
able, and viii probably be detailed for a
short tour of duty in the bureau of con-
strnction and repairs.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Watersnour in kanaas.

Solomon, Kan: A w~aterspOut flooded
the town July rs, over six inches of water
falling. Cellars and lower floors were
flooded and railroad culverts were washed
out.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Grasshoppers Thick at North Platte

To illustrate the number of gr%asshoppers
infesting the county around North Platte,
the following instance is a good one: A
load of alfalfa hay which was brought to
town had three pitchforks sticking up and
each handle was covered its entire length
with big yellow and black graSshOpperS.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Barn and Stock Near Tecumseh.

f, The barn on the farm of William Saat-
hoff, west of Tecumseh, together with its
contents. burned to the ground during the
absence from home of the family. Four
horses, a quantity of grain, hay, a number
of farm implements, several sets of harness
and other farm enuiDment were lost.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Elevator Fire at McCook.

The P. H. yesterday & Co. elevator in
McCOOk was entirely destroyed by fire.
The loss on building is 81, 500. There was
about 81 900 worth of grain in the elevator
at the time. The fire is thought to have
originated from a spark from a passing en-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
CITY Nav Own Its Lirbts.

The city councilof Columbus is just now
agitating the question of purchasing the
electric light plant and operating it in the
interests of the city. If the deal is con-
summated it would give the city an all
night circuit.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
Soldier Dies on Way Home

George Mostin of Plattsmouth, who en-
listed in Company G., T%hirty-ninth Regi-
ment, and went to the Spanish-American
war, was taken sick while on his way
home from Manila and died on s%hipbOard.
The body was forwarded home from San
EranoiSoo
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02

Emil Markenburg, an aeronaut, fell
from a height of 500 feet at Santa Ana,
Cal, and was killed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
AGAINST secret Courts Martial.

Against secret Court MartlaI.
Berlin: Emperor Williams , decree
rendering the publicity of courts martial
virtually illusory is severly commented
upon by the liberal organs.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-02
APPEALS FOR HELP
sELATED MESSAGE FROM con-
GER is RECEIVED.

He Writes from Pekin July 4 that 9
General Massacre Was Imminent
BeAeged in British Legation and
SheI1ed by Chinese.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19
GREEN FIRE.

Fair Flora with her jade divinins-rod
Strikes thrice the sprinetime sod
Green fire! Green fire
From base to spife
OF every siumbefing tree
Under Heavens canopy!
Green fire!
A bursting, warm desire
In every tiny seed
OF grass and reed,
An upward heart beat-lo, the earth
In wantonness of mifth
Leaps from the darkness winter lulled,
A flaming emerald!
Green fire! Green fire!
The winds inquire
OF every flame its will,
And instantly its fond desires fulfil
See! All the land Is one great whirl
Where wreathing fires unfurl
To wondering eyes
Gods miracle Of dyes!
Green fire!
And Orphes with his Tyre
Strikes up measure sweet
To flying feet
O hear the World IN raptuross acclaim,
As Flora dances, beryl-wineed, throu
flashing flames!
May @Iippeneott.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19

the mystery OF knowledge hid in a
monastery and displayed by men set
apart. The twentieth century and
what is left Of the nineteenth really
reverences the man who can make
living, not by holding an Office or be-
cause he is learning but because in
every dsy commerce he offers the GEN.
fury brains that IL can use, machines
that conserve energy, or ten inspired
fingers. Learning is little worth that
is not applied and the veriest sage
is not valued for what he knows SO
much as the modest corner grocery.
man. There is still however on the
part of undergraduates themselves an
assumption Of superiority, harmless
SO long as it is confined to an attitude
and point Of view but uncomfort-
able. TO the community when students
manifest it by stealing signs and
painting the year Of their graduation
on public property. When some Har-
ward students painted the statue OF
John Harvard red, the student body
met and in the strongest terms cen.
sured the perpetrator. No signs Of
so healthy sentiment were ex-
hibited by Nebraska State university
students when squads of them paint.
ed signs on the state capitol, on the
Presbyterian church, and on large,
pressed brick business houses down
town. Heretofore the humble villeins
whose property has been defaced or
stolen have been. silent because of
this old reverence for one who was
supposed to be studying something.
But that feeling is rapidly disap-
pearing aided by very respectable
minority Of university students, who
though they are away from home
dwelling temporarily in city to
which those who support them pay
no taxes, are law abiding youth. The
growth of antagonism between the
students and the police is not the re.
suit of persecution" OF the students
by the police, but Of the many stu
dent raids on the property Of the
state and OF the citizens. Any ex-
preston Of disapproval by the decent
element in the university of the mob
which is invariably during one sem.
ester composed Of the same individ-
uals, would tend to increase the re-
spect Of the police department and
of the city for the university as a
whole. But such resolution has
never been offered or adopted.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19


impressive, more quietly satisfying work
Of nature than this making Of the
Spring in the Old Town on the River.
The process, in spite Of occasional
bursts and starts, has been slow. 1t
was many weeks ago that We noticed
certain suspicious color Of the cotton.
woods aud looked down with hope upon
the lawn that shown blue and green
under the morning frost. Just within
the last few days few backward elms
and the oaks have decided that they
must join the procession and the green
leaves spring out in a night. Soon
there will be no trace of autumn colors
in the groves and fields, but the trans.
formation will be accomplished.
Again must say that you will never
know the glory Of spring until you have
seen it from above, and watched it's
coming. To walk the streets kof the
city, admire the little patches of grace.
the tulips in blossom, the few trees. is
not to be compared with standing day
after day where you can look down on
forest of budding trees. Frightening
lawns, orchards in blossom, and fields
newly ploughed.
Surely something bad will happen
to the man who introduced the dande-
lions into Nebraska. 1t is safe to say
that. as perhaps there are many who
must plead guilty" I was tod that a
New Highlander brought them to Lin.
coin, thought that few would look
nice in the green lswns-and behold,
yellow comflagration. They say here,
that a German performed the same,
kind service for this old burg. A dan.
delion is all right until it goes to seed.
1t does look bright and pretty in the
grass-especially when seen from above.
But the kind botanist who transplanted
the weed, entirely miscalculated the
possibilities Of the development of a
fondness for dandelion greens. In
country where they have to irrigate the
weeds and cultivate them to make them
grow, dapdelions might be a luxury.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19

Do you get your Courier regularly :?
Please compare address. II incorrect.
please send right address to Courier
Office. Do this this week.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19
College Women.
Arrogance of Learnins.

The consideration We still pay men
who do nothing all their lives but
turn the pages of book is only sur
vival Of that medieval reverence for
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19

did cot gamble, he was not prOfane.
He was simple hearted, brave, mod
est gentleman that men trusted i'm
plicitly and who influenced them to
action and remuneration. For this
reason if there were no other the
mothers of Nebraska are grateful that
such a man was colonel Of the First
Nebraska. Those volunteers who re.
sisted the temptations of a camp and
returned to their homes as temperate
and chaste as they left them were in
spired and strengthened by the char.
acter and conduct Of. their Colonel,
who when he was not fighting was the
mildeSt Of men.
The money that was subscribed for
the celebration given year ago in
honor of the First Nebraska was not
all expended. Each donor will re-
ceive small sum based on the
amount Of his subscription unless he
decides to instruct Mr.. Paul Holm,
the treasurer, to send it to the Stot-
senburg Fund. This amount will be
a substantial increase to the Fund
while it will inconsiderably increase
the bank accounts of individuals.
College Women.
They are still credited with playing
the piano in the drawing room while
their mothers are at the same time
bent over the wash tub or the cook
stove. All the college girls l have
ever known were more active about
the house or in business than girls
who lacked the purpose and energy
to complete college course. This is
a university town and it is compare.
lively easy to select the girls who
with health and leisure enough to
take the university course have still
chosen to devote their whole time to
society, from those sturdy short-skirt-
ed girls, who are getting ready with
all their might for life of intelli-
gent usefulness and activity. Presi-
dent Jordan in a recent contribution
to woman's magazine says:
"a little learning without training
is dangerous thing. In these days
of many books the uncultured woman
is exposed to many new dangers which
our grandmothers could not know
Hal;-educated mothers are too often
caught by passing fads-medical,
literary and religious. 1t is among
partly educated women that worth.
less books find their readiest sale. 1t
is from among ttem that the socie.
ties for the promotion Of the higher
foolishness' draw their membership.
Christian Science, RalstOnism, vege.
tarianisn, faith cure, relic cure, osteop
athy, psychic experiences. and a
variety OF decisions which real knowl-
edge would dissipate, and which now
add unprecedented terrors to matri-
mony, derive their support from wo-
men who have leisure time to read.
but who have never been trained to
think. The training of the American
college Of today opposes to all this
the critical spirit. 1t makes for calm
ness and firmness. The college wO-
man is as vigorous in health. as firm
i'm step, as clear in brain, as ready for
real service, as devoted. loyal and low
ing when she leaves the college as
when she enters it. She knows a
good deal better how to use her time
than her mother did. and how to ap-
ply her strength. She is ready for
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19
The Stotsenburg Fund.

volunteer regiments OF apple. checked
boys that have trctted ~ and down,
across the shallow rivers and through
the rice swamps of Luzon the First
Nebraska earned and received the
place of honor. There were other
regiments of enthusiastic volunteers.
but out of them all the First Nebras-
ka was selected for the most difficult
posts and actually did more fighting
than any other two regiments. No
wonder that the soldiery still keeps
alive the deeds of the First Nebraska
and quote its marches and charges.
Colonel Stotsenburg understood the
men, the sort Of fighting they would
have to do and the training that
would prepare them to do it. Fresh
from his experience with the cadets
of the university Stutsen5urg knew
what sort Of training was necessary
to produce the most effective fighting
force. He spared neither himself nor
his regiment in getting ready for the
the emergency they crossed the Pa
cific to meet. For the reputation the
Colonel and his raw troops made Ne
braska owes him a debt which has
not been paid and which will not be
paid unless We pay it.
Before war was proclaimed, while
Colonel StotSenburg was still cadet
Commandant at the university Lieu.
tenant Stotsenburg was moral force
at the university. By example and
an occasional modest address on tenn
perance, he fixed a new standard for
officers and men, never before insisted
upon. Stotsenburg did not drink. he
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19

less service We DOW receive for four
dollars month would he inevitably
improved by the operation OF the in.
evitable law Of competition. 1t may
be advisable of the council TO require
a bond that the franchise is asked for
in good faith and will be operated for
certain number Of years. 1t is good
policy for the council and for the city
of Lincoln TO advertise to all the
country that the gates to Lincoln, on
the north, on the south, on the east
and on the west are open to all CON-
ers who desire to establish reciprocal
commercial relations with us. The
Nebraska Telephone company charges
all the market will bear. There is no
present prospect and no evidences of
any future prospect that the rate will
be lowered without the intervention
OF a competitor. The indications are
that the council will grant the Ii
cense to the new company believing
that on the whole the reduction in
rates will be Of great benefit 10 the
whole people.
The small amount of electric en-
ergy required to run telephone is
very cheap. The telephone girls re-
ceive pitifully small wage, so small
that the service they render is, in
comparison, irreproachable. The
only other e,lploy es are the manager
and the line men.
When the new company begins to
put in its lines il should not be per-
mitted to use the down town build.
ings instead of poles as the Nebraska
Telephone company, the telegraph
companies aud the electric light COM
panies have done. The roofs of the
down town blocks are crossed and re.
crossed by maze of wires which have
been placed in position without con-
sent of the owners, and in some in
stances in spite of their remonstrance.
At any time of the day line men with
spiked soles ascend to the roofs ''to
fix the wires"
The Independent Telephone COM
pany will doubtless be granted the
right Of way into your house and over
your roof but the city should receive
q partially compensatory price.