Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-01-31
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.


VI lOuI
General Andrew jackson Mackey, a
veteran of the civil war, died after a
few days illness in New York City.
Signor Verdi was taken Ill in Mi
Ian shortly after his return from a
drive and was found in hfs room un
conscious.
Denver is solely disappointed. The
administrative council of the G. A. r
has selected Cleveland for the next ma
tional encampment
Exports of cattle from this country
In December amounted to 35, 1876 head,
valued at $3,152,221, as compared with
22,872 head of the valuation of $685.
$50 for December of 1899.
When John G. Carlisle was in con-
gress he was always comparatively a
poor man. 1t is said that the eX-sec-
retary is now making $4,000 a year
from his law practice in New York.
Rear Admiral George w. Sumner
has succeeded Rear Admiral Silas
Casey in the command Of the Phila-
delphia navy yard. Admiral Casey
has been transferred to the Pacific
station.
Fire in the Eagle Horseshoe works
at South Milwaukee destroyed the
nine-inch mill, sixteen-inch mill, Office
and copper shop. The loss is esti-
mated at $150,000, partially covered by
insurance.
Funeral services over the body Of
Major A. j. Newly, who served through
the civil war with the Fourth Iowa
cavalry, were held from the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie I. Rick
etts, in Chicago.
The stockholders Of the North Amer
lean company at their meeting at New
ark, N. j., voted unanimously to de-
crease the capital stock from $40, ,000,-
600 to $12,000,000 and to increase the
number Of directors by three.
There is a movement on foot among
the soldiers OF Indiana to secure the
appointment Of Thomas A. Hanna, ex-
lieutenant governor of Indiana, as
United States commissioner of pen
sicns, to succeed H. Clay Evans.
Secretary Gage transmitted to the
house deficiency estimates of appro-
priations for the various departments
to complete the services up to June so,
1901, amounting to $11,2S6,052, and
Sz,64f 1886 for the postal service, pay
able from the postal revenues.
J. A. Johnston, mayor OF Fargo, N
D., is at Copenhagen as the guest Of
L. g. Swensol, the United States min
lister. He is working up the project
of emigration to the northwest of
America Mr.. Johnston will later go
to Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Among the visitors at the White
House was Colonel Russell Harrison,
son Of the former president. whose
exit from the army has been widely
commented upon. He called to pay
his respects to Secretary Cortelyou and
mis- old friends in the executive man
sion.
The Carbon Steel company of Pitts
burg, Pa, has booked orders for 5000
tons of a high .grcc de Of open hearth
acid steel wire for use on the new
East river bridge at New York The
company took the contract from Swed-
ish producers who heretofore have
been regarded as the only interests
able to supply the grade of wire re-
quired.
In consequence of attending the OBJ
sequies of the late grand duke of Sake
Weimar, a number Of persons of high
rank contracted the measles in the in
Mecklenburg- -Schwerin and the duch-
ess, who is daughter of the late
grand duke. are down with the disease,
as is also the young grand duke of
Sake Weimar himself.
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
Beet Sugar association will be he'd in
the directors Office of the Board of
Trade, Omaha, on Tuesday, February
aiT NO Of q
m, for the reception of official re-
ports, election of officers for the en-
suing year and the transaction of 9TH
er business contemplated by its artl-
cles of incorporation.
Handsome Elk, noted Sioux In
dian, was riddled by bullets by seven
Indian policemen sent out to bring
him to the agency They fired upon
him from ambush. Elk shot an In
dian policeman two years ago and had
served a term in prison.
Warren Leland, jr, died at the Ho-
tel Grenoble, New York, Of which he
was the proprietor.
The Washington correspondent of
the London Daily Mail says he under
stands it is practically certain that
England will accept the amendments
OIL Tie SSudIe- 10 Tue r1dy-6duuc0ICIG
treaty.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas sa-
loon smasher, is going to lecture.
The bust of Rabbi Wise, the noted
Hebrew scholar, which Max B. May
has presented to the Hebrew Union
college of Cincinnati, was unveiled at
the Plumb Street temple IN that city
on Tuesday afternoon.
What is supposed to have been an
incendiary fire destroyed 100000 feet
of quarter sawed oak on Fry's lumber
yards at Limestone, Tenn.
Minnesota democrats decided 10 sup
pert Judge r. r. Nelson for the long
term and Charles A. Towne for the
short term N the senatorship con-
test
Every jobber of window glass in
the United States has received notice
of an advance of 20 per cent in its
price. This means that the trust and
the Independent manufacturers have
ended the war which began in the lat
ter part of 1899, when prices were cut
80 per cent in a single day.
Secretary Root has approved the al
Ic&ment recommended by the board of
ordnance and Notifications for the
construction of a six-inch rapid-fre