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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Meeting of Socialists.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 8.-As the
laws of Nebraska require the attend
ance Of 200 delegates and the repre-
sentation of two-thirds of the counties
to give a nomination convention a
legal standing the attempt of the So
cialists to put state ticket in the
field was a failure.
Less than fifty delegates responded
to the call for mass convention Of
the socialists at Washington hall, and
there were only two counties repre-
sented. It was necessary therefore to
forego the formality of nominating
for supreme judge and State univer-
sity regents.
The small attendance, however, did
not prevent election Of convention Of
icers, the adoption of platform and
the delivery of several speeches. Geo..
e. Beard was elected chairman and
A. w. Adair was made secretary.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
OPEN TO SETTLEMENT
President Mckinley Prcclaims Date Of
the Oklahoma Rush.
SIXTH or AUGUST WILL BE THE DAY
Registration of Applicants to Begin the
Tenth of July-Sixteen Days for Filing
Have an Equal Show.

WASHINGTON, July 8.-The proc
lamation of President Mckinley, open
| ing to settlement the lands ceded by
Indians in the territory of Oklahoma,
was given to the public yesterday. The
proclamation covers the cessions
! made by the Wichitas and affiliated
bands of Indians in accordance with
the act of March 2, 1895, and those
made by the Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache tribes in pursuance of the act
of June 6, 1900.
The proclamation provides for the
opening of the lands in these reserva-
tions which are not reserved at 9
o'clock a. M, on the 9Th of August
next, the lands to be open TO settle
ment under the homestead and town
site laws Of the United States.
The proclamation says that begin
ming on the 10th inst. and ending on
the 26th those who wish to make en-
try of land under the homestead law
shall be registered. The registration
will take place at the land offices at
Reno and Lawton. The registration at
each office will be for both land dis
tricts.
To obtain registration the applicant
will be required to show himself duly
qualified to make homestead entry Of
these lands under existing laws and
to give the registering officer such
appropriate matters of description and
identity as will protect the applicant
and the government against any at
tempted impersonation.
Registration cannot be effected
through the use of the mails Or the
employment of an agent, excepting
that honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors may present their applications
through an agent, no agent being al
lowed to represent more than one
soldier. No person will be allowed to
register more than once. After being
certificates, allowing them to go upon
the ceded lands and examine them in
order to aid them in making an in.
telligent selection.
1t is explicitly stated that "no one
will be permitted to make settlement
upon any of the lands in advance of
the opening provided for" and the
statement is added tnat during the
first sixty days following said opening
no one but registered applicants will
be permitted to make homestead set
tlement upon any of said lands, and
then only in pursuance of homestead
entry duly allowed by the local land
officers or of a soldiers declaratory
statement duly accepted by such Of
fcers.''
The order of the applications is to
be determined by drawing, the plan
for which is fully described.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
ELECTORAL LAW FOR CUBA.
Constitutional Convention Considers 1t
Idle to Draft Ideas.

HAVANA, July 8.-The Cuban con-
stitutional convention has not arrived
at an understanding regarding the cleo
toral law. Several meetings were held
last week, but little interest was man
ifested in the proceedings, many oe
the delegates being absent. The con-
servatives are hopeless with respect
to the resembling of the universal suf-
frage clause and are endeavoring to
secure plural vote for property hold
ers and for professional and business
men. In this they are strongly op-
posed by the radicals.
An objection has recently been
raised against drawing up the elec-
toral law until the United States gov
ernment has approved the constitu-
tion, the argument being that it would
be useless to draft laws based on the
constitution if Washington is going TO
make changes in this instrument.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
BOERS ACCUSED OF ATROCIIY.
Said to Have Put Wounded to Death in
Battle.

LONDON, July S.-The Daily Mail
gives sensational prominence to mail
advices from Vlakfontein, which at
tribute to the Beers inhuman atroci-
ties that the censor would not allow
to be described by cable
"a couple Of Boers,'' says the
Daily Mails correspondent, who were
armed with Martins, walked around
among the dead and dying. Some they
turned over to see if they were dead.
If it were otherwise then one or the
other Of the Beers shot them as you
would an OK. l saw four killed in this
way. One youngster pleaded for his
life. 1 heard him say: go, Christ,
DON'T and then bang went the rife"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT|
Orders Issued Containing Information Rel
ative to the Same.
THE RATE ON THE RAILROADS
Special Train for transportation OF De-
partment Officials Meeting OF Socialists
at Lincoln-Other Matters Here and
There In Nebraska.

LINCOLN, July 8.-Orders contain
ing information relative to transporta-
ton to and from the thirty-ffth ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
Of the Republic at Cleveland, Ohio,
September to IA, were issued from
the Nebraska department headquar-
ters. A rate of s21.60 will prevail over
all railroad lines from Omaha and
tickets will be on sale from Septem-
Der z to 10, good for final extension to
October 8.
The department commander has ar
ranged for a special tarin for the
transportation Of department officers,
delegates, members of the department
and kindred organizations. The route
will be over the Northwestern road to
Chicago and from there to Cleveland
by the Lake Shore. The train will
leave Omaha September Z at p. m.
and arrive in Chicago at 7:45 a. NJ
the following day. Departure from
Chicago will be at 10:30 and the train
will arrive at the destination at 730
p. m. of the same day.
1t is announced that the train will
be decorated with bunting and grain
products of the state. The depart
ment Of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Mon
tana and Wyoming has been invited
to join the Nebraska contingent.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Departments Invited.

OMAHA, July 8.-Major R. S. Will
cox, department commander Of the
Grand Army of the Republic in Ne
braska, has invited the departments Of
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming to join the Nebraska dele
cation in it's trip to the national en-
campment at Cleveland, O., September
9 to IA. A special train will leave
Omaha September 5 at 5 p. m. It will
arrive in Chicago at 7:40 the next
morning and will reach Cleveland at
7:30 the evening of September 6.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
A PLAN OF IRRIGATION
Colossal Undertaking Proposed for SCOTS
Bluffs and Cheyenne.
THE BIGGEST YET FOR NEBRASKA.
Projected Canal Would Add Sixty
Thousand Acres to the Irrigated strip
North of the PIatte-MiscelIaneou
Nebraska Matters.

LINCOLN, July ga plan for ir-
rigating on a colossal scale a long
strip of land north of the Platte river
in SCOTS Bluffs and Cheyenne coun-
ties has been brought to the attention
of State Engineer Dobson and a COM
mittee of citizens residing in SCOTS
Bluff county is searching anxiously
for capital with which to back the
scheme The territory through which
it is proposed to run the principal
canal has been organized into an irri-
cation district and $400, 900 of bonds
have been voted for the purpose of
raising funds to complete the work
already begun.
ct is undoubtedly the biggest irri-
eating scheme ever attempted in the
state" said Mr. Dobson. "The people
who are pushing it started their work
quite while ago and they have con-
structed already a canal of upwards
of twenty miles in length, extending
from a point on the Platte river, very
near the Colorado line, eastward and
about parallel with the river. They
say they have invested approximately
100000 in this canal and it is esti-
mated that 100000 will be required
to complete it"
The district included in the plan
would be the owner of the canal. The
residents of the territory have voted
the bonds, and if these can be disposed
OF for cash the work will be pushed.
Completed, the canal would be about
fifty or sixty miles in length. 1t
river for a mile or so and then east
for the remainder of the distance.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Killed While Drinkipe Heer.

ELK CREEK, Neb., July 6.-Otto
Mueller, farmer % years of age, near
this place, was trying to open a bot
tie Of beer and, being unable to pull
the cork out, he pushed it in. 1t caus-
ed the bottle to explode, driving
three-cornered piece of glass into one
of his limbs and cutting an artery. He
bled to death in thirty minutes and be.
fore Dr. Rob, who was summoned from
this place, could get there.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
THE NEW GAME LAW.
Deputy Warden Does Not Anticipate
Trouble in Enforcing Same.

Deputy Warden Does Not Anticipate
Trouble in Enforcing Same.
LINCOLN, July George B. Simp-
kins, deputy game warden, said that
he did not anticipate any serious diff
Guilty in enforcing the game law which
was passed by the last legislature.
The law went into effect July 2 and
the deputy and under deputies are al
ready on the lookout for violations,
but do not expect to find many.
'The railroad, express and trans
portation companies have assured me
that they will abide by the provisions
of the act, and this is long step in
the right direction" said Mr. Simp-
kins. Everywhere people seem TO
think that the law is good one, and
don't think there will be many efforts
made to break it,
The Office Of the game warden was
opened at the state house. Mr.. Simp-
kins will have full charge of the de-
partment and will probably devote
considerable of his time to directing
the movements of the under deputies
from the Office at the state house, but
he will be in the field a good share
of the time
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Indians WIN Try to Stop It.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July S-A spe-
cial to the Times from Oklahoma City,
@. t. says:
An injunction suit will be brought
before Judge Irwin at Ell Reno in a
few days for an order restraining the
register of the land Office here, the re-
ceiver, the surveyors and all other
persons from proceeding with. the
opening of the lands Of the Kiowa, Co
manche and Apache Indians according
to the proclamation of the president
and the act of congress under which
he proceeded.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.

SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle-There was a light supply Of cat
tie in the yards and as paskers were I'D
eral buyers of the better grades the mar
ket took on more life than for some time
past The market could not be quoted
much higher, but an early clearance was
effected and the prices paid were gener-
ally very satisfactory. Buyers started
out early in the morning and bought up
the better grades of beef steers at steady
to strong prices. as compared with yes
terday. They seemed to want the cattle
today, and as there were only a few OF
fered sellers took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to push values up a little The
situation, however, is best described Dy
calling it a good, steady to strong mar
ket. The commoner grades. of course, did
not move as freely as did the choice
heavyweights, but still they brought fully
as much as was paid for the same grades
yesterday. There were only few cows
and heifers on sale and most OF those
that were offered were grassers of rather
an inferior quality. There was not enough
change in the prices paid from those in
force yesterday to be worthy of mention,
so that the market can be quoted prac-
tically steady. Bulls. calves and stays
also sold in just about the same notches
they did yesterday.
Hogs-There was the heaviest run of
hogs that has been on the market for
some time past. there being close to 200
cars on sale. Other markets were quoted
considerably lower, and as a result prices
here dropped about 715c as compared with
yesterdays general market. The bulk of
the early sales went at $575, with the
choicer loads going at $5771a and $3.50.
Owing to the big supply, however, the
market weakened as the morning ad-
vanced and packers were finally offering
only $5.72A and $5.75. After the first few
rounds the market could be quoted 712Q
10c lower.
Sheep-There was not a heavy run of
sheep and most everything was western
grass wethers. A fve-car string sold for
$3.15, which was steady with the prices
paid yesterday. The demand was not very
heavy on the part of local packers, but
still everything was sold in good season. |
There were a few feeders offered today |
and the market, while not active. could
be quoted about steady.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Coal Transporters Combine.

PHILADELPHIA, July S.-The
North American today will publish a
story to the effect that the entire
coal transportation east CT the Mis-
sissippi river will be divided among
the railroads controlled by the Penn
sylvania, the VaRderbilts and the
Morgan interests. The Pennsylvania
and the Vanderbilt lines will carry all
the coal produced in the bituminous
regions, while the Morgan roads will
control the entire anthracite output.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Russia Wants More Time.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July e.
Mr.. De Wollant, the charge of the Rus
sian embassy here, today called at the
State department and in behalf of his
government formally acknowledged
the receipt of Secretary Hays note re-
speeting the imposition by Russia of
retaliatory tariff duties. The Russian
note is understood to be indefinite in
terms, the principal purpose being to
keep the issue between the two gov
ernments in its present position.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
ATTENDANCE STILL TOO SMALL.
Unless 1t Increases Buffalo Exposition
Will Not Pay.

Unless 1t Increases Buffalo Exposition
Will Not Pay.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July S.-The total
attendance to date at the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition is 1,719,76S The ex-
position attendance began on May 20
but at that time many features were
incomplete and the people remained
away. The average daily attendance
for June, including five Sundays, was
over $1,000. The excessively hot
weather during the last two weeks
has had deterrent influence on the
attendance, Notwithstanding Buffalo is
rated as "the coolest city by several
degrees on account of the breezes from
Lake Erie. 1t is believed that July
and August will easily bring the total
to above 100000, and it will remain
for September and October to bring
the remainder of 100000, at which
the status of guesses is set.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
KANSAS CITY.

Cattle-Choice beef. steers and good
feeders, steady to 10c higher; others were
steady to a shade lower; choice dressed
beef steers, 81 35@5.S0 fair to good, $415@
$50; Texas grass steers, $3.OOq400; cows,
$2.S5G425; heifers, $3.0Oq4.9O; Gamers $500
@2SG; bulls, $265@4.5O; cables, $35065.25.
Hogs-Market 5@10c lower; top, $5.9212;
heavy, $5.S0@5.921k; mixed, $5.7214@5.S5;
light $5.7G@5S5; pigs, .$5.0O@5.65.
Sheep and Lambs-The supply was of
the most common quality; best, steady;
inferior grades, 10c lower; lambs, $4.25@
$40; wethers, $3.25G3.9O; yearlings, So. 75G
400 ewes, $3.OOa375; Texas grass sheep,
$3.25@575 culls, $20063.GO
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
TO BRAND DAIRY GOODS.
Uncle Sam VIII Inspect Butter and Sim
liar Products for Export.

ilar Products for Export.
WASHINGTON July 8.-The agri-
cultural appropriation act for the cur
dent fiscal year authorizes the secre-
tary of agriculture in his discretion to
apply the law for the inspection and
branding of live cattle and products to
dairy products intended for exporta-
tion, the purpose being to enable Amer
lean exporters of dairy products to give
foreign buyers the assurance of GER
tification by the government of the
United States of the purity, quality and
grade of dairy products.
Secretary Wilson has decided to ex-
ercise the authority conferred on him
by establishing in the customs districts
of Boston, New York, Chicago and San
Francisco a system of inspection of
dairy products and have experts in
those departments gather information
by means of which regulations may be
drafted.
A beginning will be made in small
way, with view of bringing about a
practical and honest system by which
all parties may be properly protected.
1t is stated at the department that it is
probable that at an early date the
owners or shippers of products for ex-
port may, upon application, have the
goods marked and certified as to pur-
ity and quality, provided they are
above the minimum grade.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
The State Reunion.

HASTINGS, July S.-The state re-
union of Nebraska Grand Army men
will be held at Hastings, August 26 to
81. The Spanish-American war SOL
diers, Women's Relief corps and Sons
and Daughters of Veterans will also
hold their annual reunion at Hastings
the same days.
Major R. S. Wilcox has named Ju-
Illus Neubaruer of Sidney chief muster
ing officer of the Grand Army of the
Republic in Nebraska.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Wheat Surprises Farmers.

SUPERIOR, Neb., July 8.-The first
wheat of the new crop to be marketed
in Nuckolls county was sold to a deal
er in Mount Glare. Threshing is bring
ing a surprise to the farmers. The
straw was so short and the fields look
ed so insignificant that none of them
figured on more than a ten-bushel
crop. 1t is threshing out sixteen to
eighteen bushels to the acre and
weighs sixty to sixty-one pounds.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Disease Among Stock

DEWITT, Neb., July 6.-A peculiar
disease which the veterinary surgeons
find difficult to understand and which
is proving fatal in a number of cases.
is attacking horses and cattle in this
vicinity. The animals attacked an
pear in almost their usual health I'D
to within twenty or thirty minutes of
their death, when symptoms appear
and soon after the animals fall TO the
ground where they die in a short time
after hard struggles.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Arthur Sullivan browns.

FLORENCE, Neb., July 8.-Arthur
Sullivan, is years of age, the oldest son
of James Sullivan, was drowned in the
Missouri half mile north of the
pumping station. He and three other
boys were bathing, when it is suppos-
ed that young Sullivan became eX-
hausted from being in the water so
long and sank before he could reach
the shore, the water being fourteen feet
deep. The body has not yet been re-
covered.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Choice Cattle for exhibition.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 6.-Nebraska
VIII be represented in the National
Stock show in Kansas City in October
by a selected lot of the finest Duroc
Jersey hogs that can be found in the
state. This was decided at a special
state meeting of swine breeders. The
object is to have the exhibit consist
OF the best Duroc hogs that can be
found among the cattle exhibited at
the state fair. twenty-five stock own
-ers attended the meeting.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
OLD FETTERMAN CANAL.
Cheyenne Capitalists Propose to Repair
and Extend Ditch.

and Extend Ditch.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., July 8.-Governor
De Forest Richards and DR.. j. M. Will
son, who are interested in having the
old Fetterman canal placed in opera
tion, paid a visit to the canal After
making a careful investigation they
say they believe $4,000 will make the
needed extension and repairs and place
the canal in working order.
Upwards of 5000 acres of fertile
land lie under the canal, and it is pro-
posed to seed the tract to alfalfa and
feed the lambs raised in this section
1t is estimated that a profitable feed
ing business can be established and
steps will be taken at once looking to
the completion of the canal Local
capital is back of the proposition.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Usual Measures Against MOSQUITOES.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The War
department issued an order providing
that upon the usual special requisi-
ton the quartermaster department
will furnish mineral oil or some other
cheap and equally efficient agent for
the destruction of mosquitoes and their
larvae.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
SANTA FE CUTS DEEP.
Fires First Gun of Open War on Secret
Freight Rate Reductions.


Freight Rate Reductions.
CHICAGO, July ga rate fight OF
liberal proportions is on among the
trunk lines operating between Chi
cago and Missouri river centers. For
several weeks there has been wide
spread, though secret manipulations,
OF rates on all classes of freight in
this territory, but there had been no
open rupture between any of the roads
until today.
When it became current that peace
could not be restored except by some
drastic action officers of several of the
roads began to plan open reductions
in tariffs. The Santa Fe was the first
to act and today came out with an
announcement that it would put in a
scale of rates effective July Is between
this city and southwestern Missouri
river points that would awake the Sc
cret rate cutters to a realization of
the situation.
The rates promulgated by the Santa
Fe average reductions of from 80 to
40 and in some cases so per cent be-
low the printed tariffs. 1t is believed
that the action of the Santa F'e will
be followed by similar announcements
and that it will bring the long-stand-
ing secret cuts to head and force
the lines out of the pool to become
members.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
JAMES f. YEATMAN DEAD.
st. Louis Philanthropist Breathes His

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 8.-James E.
Yeatman, the well known philanthro-
pist and one of the most respected cit.
izens of st. Louis, died yesterday, aged
"a, from the effects of uraemia, for
which he was operated on nearly two
weeks age.
James E. Yeatman was born Auugst
q, 1918, in Belford county, Tenn, and
came to this city in 1912. For several
years he was in the iron business, but
in 1850 entered the commission busi-
ness. That same year he founded the
Merchants bank, which afterwards be-
came the Merchants National bank.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Department of Cuba.

WASHINGTON, July Sit was
stated at the War department that in
case General Woods illness is pro-
tracted an unusual length of time the
executive duties of commander of the
Department of Cuba will be assumed
temporarily by Colonel Samuel w.
Whitside, Tenth cavalry, now station
ed at Santiago.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Six Cows Killed by Engine.

STUART, Neb., July Saturday
night the passenger train going west
ran over six head of cows belonging
to Owen Hoffstott, farmer half way
between this place and Newport, and
killed them.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
No P1ague In Rio Janeiro.

RIO JANEIRC, July 8.-There is no
foundation for the rumor circulated
in the United States that a bubonic
plague scare exists in this city. Four
cases of the disease have been report
ed, but all were brought from Oporto.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Saler Valves Examina ton,

SHENANDOAH, Ia, July 6.-J. w.
Saler, charged with the murder of
Tom Richardson of Maryville, Mo,
waived preliminary hearing and was
sent to the county Jail under $1,000
bonds.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-11
Condition of the Treasn-

WASHINGTON. July 5.-FolIowing
is statement of the treasury balance
in the general fund, exclusive of the
$l5O,OOO,OOO gold reserve in the divis
ion of redemption: Available CASH
balance s172,605,544; gold, s9S,S14,-
OO2.