Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-06-27
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

a semi-annual dividend Of per cent
was declared.
With several stolen letters in his
pocket, Samuel s. Goodman, a clerk
in the Chicago postoffice, was arrested
for robbing the mails.
Frederick G. Rocker, one of the best
known members of the Cincinnati bar
was found dead in his bed room with
a bullet in his brain.
A tornado passed over the extreme
southwest corner of Beadle county, S.
D., Saturday afternoon, injuring ten
persons and destroying much prop
erty.
James Stephenson, editor Of a
weekly society paper, committed sui
eide at his home in Chicago by shoot
ing. His mind had been injured by
brain fever
1t is estimated that the repairs to
the Oregon, which has just arrived a
San Francisco from the orient, rem
dered necessary by the damage sus-
tanned when she was wrecked in the
Gulf of Pc Chi Ii, will require about
six months on the dry dock and cost
s25O,OOO.
The Minnesota supreme court affirm
ed the decision of the Ramsey county
court holding former State Treasurer
Bobleter and his bondsmen RESPONSE
bic for the money of the state lost
in defunct banks. The amount in
volved is about $4,000. The bonds
men are liable in the sum Of $400,-
600.
Western roads have agreed to make
reduced rates for July from all the
territory east of the Missouri river.
Tickets will be sold at a fare and one
third for the round trip in all terri
tory where the local rate is cents
a mile and at rate of a fare and
one-fifth for the round trip where it
is over 8 cents a mile.
William Carson, manager Of the
Spot Cash mine, was fatally stabbed
at LeadvilIe, Colo, by P. F. Lynch.
The men were playing a friendly game
of cards for the drinks. Lynch ac-
cused Carson of cheating and a quarrel
ersued, when Lynch drew his knife
and stabbed Carson five times, the
fatal wound being made in the alb
domen.
The shirt waist problem has reach
ed crisis before the school board
of the District of Columbia and prom
ises to become such a serious prob
lem in local municipal affairs as to
engage the attention Of the district
commissioners. Twenty-Five youths
were sent home from the school be-
cause they wore shirt waists and the
principal pronounced these garments
improper attire.
Crop reports from the entire North
ern Pacific system indicate very fav-
orable conditions. The seventh bull
letin issued from Vice President
Hannaford's Office states that through
out Minnesota there is plentiful moist
ure, with the ground in such condition
that, without more rain, crops will
not suffer until well into July. A few
North Dakota points report slight
damage from frost, but not enough ts
leave permanent traces. West of ths
Dakotas favorable conditions prevail.
Tracey Griffin, colored, was hanged
at Brunswick, Ca, for murder.
1t is semi-off1cially announced that
President Loree, of the Baltimore &
Ohio railway, is also to be made presi-
dent Of the Baltimore & Ohio South
western.
The National packing house at Mex
leo City, Mexico, burned. Loss $780,
900.
Jane Harriet Hamlin, sister of Win
field Scott Stratton, the Colorado
multi-millionaire, is dead at her home
in Jeffersonville, Ind
The entire plant of the Wylie Coop
erage company, at Interlochen, Mich,
was wiped out by fire.
The population of Great Britain
almost doubled in the Victorian era,
but that of Ireland declined from
6,S01, 900 in 1921, to 4,456,0O0 in 1891
Senator Hanna has announced the
appointment of Hon. John Blodgett,
of Grand Rapids, Mich, as member
of the republican national committee,
to fill the vacancy in the national COM
mittee caused by the recent death of
VIM. Elliott, of Michigan.
Julien Phelps, United States consul |
at Crefeld, Germany, has resigned. He |
was appointed from Iowa in 1897.
The Peoria, ILL.,, internal revenue |
district will this year contribute $780,
100000 to the United States govern I
ment.
The president has reappointed Mig |
uel A. Otero governor of New Mexico.
His term expired June 7th.
At the thirtieth annual commence
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