Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-05-09
BRIEF TELfGRAMS.

Governor Odell has signed the Dill
which authorizes New York City to
accept the s5,2OO,OOO gift of Andrew
Carnegie for free library system.
A man named Petroff attempted to
enter the royal palace at Bucharest,
the Roumanian capital, with view to
numbering King Charles, but was pre-
vented by the sentries after a severe
struggle.
Suit has been instituted against the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad for
S250,000 damages by forty-four claim
ans alleged to have been injured in
the wreck at Depre, Wis, June "a, of
last year.
Carefully compiled statistics Of the
Gazette show the gold production of
the Cripple Creek district up to the
close of April make a total OF over
500, 900. Gold was first found in
this camp in 1889.
The London Times announces the
approaching marriage of Mr.. Archi-
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Mr.. Archibald Balfour of London, to
Miss Vivian May, eldest daughter OF
Mrs. Sartoris of V, ashington.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
the Russian government has forbidden
the exhibition at Moscow Of Repine's
lief size portrait of Count Leo Tolstoi,
representing him in the costume Of a
peasant and barefooted.
While the first train from Pekin to
Tien Tsin was traversing the bridge
between Lo Fa and Yang Tsum, it was
derailed through the collapse of cul-
vert. Eleven Chinese were killed and
forty Chinese and twenty Americans
injured. One American cannot recov-
er.
The Michigan house of representa-
tives passed by unanimous vote
stringent anti-cigarette law, and if
concurred in by the senate and signed
by Governor Bliss, it will be unlawful
to manufacture, sell or give away any
cigarette or cigarette paper in that
state.
The London Daily Chronicle says it
learns that DR.. Ludwig Mond has dis
covered a method of producing illu-
minating coal gas at two pence per
1000 feet, which will effect a revolu-
tion by cheapening electric power and
also as bearing upon the production Of
open hearth steel.
Norris Humphrey, for twenty-five
years a leading business man of Lin
coin, Neb., committed suicide by
shooting. The death a year ago of
his brother and partner brought about
a receivership for the property, and
the litigation which followed, it is
said, unbalanced his mind.
Forest fires are raging at a number
of upper Michigan peninsula points,
and unless there is a drenching rain
soon great damage will be done and
many hamlets and villages endanger-
ed. The whole north country is very
dry, less than a quarter Of an inch
of rain having fallen during the
month.
There really seems some reason to
expect ,an early advance IL diamonds.
This has not been decided upon, but
five firms in London which control the
market and are themselves controlled
by the De Beers Mining company Of
South Africa, think it probable that
the price of diamonds wouldshave been
much higher but for the war.
1t is reported from Belgrade that
the Albanians in old Servia are COM
mitting wholesale atrocities.
Fred Dickson, well known as on op-
era singer with the Bostonians, was
found at Hough's Neck, Mass, hang
ing in his cottage.
Three cases of the bubonic plague
have occurred at Bazra, Asiatic Tur-
key.
Seven fresh cases of bubonic plague
have been discovered at Capetown and
five Europeans and two colored people
have died from the diease.
The Union cluo of Cleveland, O.,
whose membership comprises the
wealthiest and most prominent bust
ness and professional men of Cleve-
land, has decided to build new club
Louse at the corner Of Euclid avenue
and Harrison street to cast SS00,00
The comptroller Of the currency has
decided that additional rooms which
the collector of customs at New York
proposed to build in the custom house
out of the appropriation for repairs
cannot be constructed under the ap-
preparation.
Postmaster Samuel G. Dorr of Buff
falo died Of heart disease.
L. P. Hummer, on trial for illegal
banking, pleaded guilty at Alma, Wis,
tc the charge of receiving money after
knowing the bank was insolvent and
was sentenced to one year at Waupun.
A. D. Ingersoll, the largest land own
er in Tazewell county, died at Pontiac,