Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-06-20
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

ledo, O., for the largest linseed oil mil
in the world, which will fight the
trust.
Or. w. S. Caldwell, surgeon known
in this country and Europe, died a
Freeport, H., of paralysis. He was 6!
years old.
Captain Fred J. Kountz, son Of
w. Kountz, former commander-in
chief of the G. A. R., died suddenly al
Toledo, o., of pneumonia
The additional issue of ten millions
of stock to be made by the Rock Isl
and road is for the purpose of paying
for extensions of the system.
Louis Stern, the former United
States commercial agent at Bamberg
Bavaria, shot and killed himself in
the public gardens near the town.
The Louisville Railway company
will on July increase the wages OF
its motormen and conductors from
1714 cents to 1872 cents an hour.
w. A. Mattoon of Perrysburg, N. Y,
0SN'SA SAoSi lOI d Wilo anu SoCuTeu MTS
Matte Blazier of Anderson, Ind,
whose wealth is estimated at $25, 900.
The trustees of Otterbein university
at Westerville, o., are considering a
proposition to move to Toledo, where
land offer of $4S0,O00 has been sub
mitted.
Matthew ]. Stefens, photographer
OF Chicago, has invented an automatic
"nickel-in-the-slot' photographing ma
chine which will make complete pic.
ture in twenty seconds.
Rev. C. d. Clapp, rector of st. Johns
Episcopal church, Toledo, Ohio, has
teen appointed to take charge of the
work in the Philippines for the Amer
ican board of missions.
There is only one case of yellow
fever in Havana, Cuba, at the present
time. During the months of March,
April and May there was only one
death from this disease in Havana.
John D. Rockefeller has made a
unique gift to the School of Pedagogy
OF Columbia university. He has given
three scholarships worth $500 each on
condition that the holders be negroes.
Senor Segasta, the premier, address
ing a meeting Of his supporters, an
nounced that the government of Spain
would issue a loan for territorial de-
tense and a reorganization of the
navy.
King Edward appears to have de-
cided to secure worthy pictorial illus
trations of the incidents of his reign:
He has commissioned Seymour Lucas
to paint a picture of the royal recep-
ton Of the Moorish embassy.
Frank F. Ford, a former Omaha
business man, died in Philadelphia,
aged 65. Ford was for many years at
the head Of large real estate and fnan-
cial concerns in Omaha and at Sioux
City, Ia, and was one of the prime
movers in the development of the lat |
ter city.
The naval authorities have decided |
to resort to condemnation proceedings
to secure land necessary for the ex-
tension of the naval station at AL
giers, near New Orleans. About 100
to $50 acres additional is required and
an agent recently has reported that
the price asked is about what the de-
partment considers fair sum, name
ly, 100000.
Minister Conger will sail for Pekin
June II.
Unset rubies to the value of $4,000
francs were seized by the custom
house authorities in a room of the
Grand hotel New York, occupied by
two young Belgians.
The vicinity of Greeley, Colo, was
visited by disastrous hail storm. 1t
covered large area and practically
destroyed all the fruit, alfalfa and
wheat. All of northeastern Colorado
is more or less affected.
In the kouse of commons the under
foreign secretary, Lord Cranborne. in
formed Questioner that the govern
ment was not aware that negotiations
were in progress between the United
States and Newfoundland with the
view of renewing the Bond-Blaine con-
vention or signing a similar treaty.
James D. Ross, president of the
Porters' association, issued ,
a call for a meeting of the executive 6
committee in Chicago June 20 to COM {
plete arrangements for the establish
ment of hospital for colored men in E
the railway service. {
Sarah Bernhardt will play Romeo
for hundred nights in America to
Maud Adams Juliet This important
theatrical event was arranged at Lon
don at a supper given by Sarah Bern
nardt to Charles Frohman, at which
her manager was also present.
Judge Burnham of the district court :,
decided that the Iowa cigarette tax 7