Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-03-14
BRIEF TELfGRAMS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

iy Oh chicago, ana Tor many years Lne
friend and associate of the late Dwight
L. Moody, died at East Northfield
Mass.
Three weeks more will finish the
finest logging season ever known IL
northern Wisconsin or Michigan. The
work done has simply been phenom.
enal and unusually prosperous times
arc expected this spring.
Jacob Muller, once leading grand
opera singer in Europe and this coun.
try, died suddenly at San Francisco
Cal, just before the beginning OF q
performance given for his benefit. He
was the husband of Madame Inez Fab
bri, also a former operate star.
The tax reform league, whose plat
form is mo salaries for public Of
ficials," has been organized in Denver
Colo. Its members will support at the
coming municipal election none but
candidates pledged to turn their salar'
les into the public improvement fund.
The price list committee appointed
at the last regular meeting Of the Wis
cOnsin Valley Lumbermen's associa-
tion met and the present price list was
OlSCu6CSOs II Was IhdL ll
consideration of the present status of
the lumber market the price list would
be subjected to a 25 cent increase
which shall necessitate the issue Of a
new list.
DR.. Mantagu White has been ap-
pointed by the American Transvaal
League its delegate and envoy to rep
resent that league and branches in
the United States. at the congress to
be held in Paris, France, March II,
of all societies and associations exist
ing in any part OF the world to be-
friend and aid the Beers of the South
African republic.
The State department has been in
formed by Consul Fee at Bombay in q
recent report that a steamer plying
directly from New York city has ar
rived with an electric plant and outfit
and a party Of engineers and electric
ians. The party are representatives
Of New York firm and are destined
to the Kolar gold fields near Banga-
lore, the capital OF the native state OF
Mysore.
Major Francis S. Earle, a prominent
Grand Army man, is dead at San Di-
ego, Cal. In 1860 he was a member of
the famous Seventh regiment of the
New York militia, but the next year,
when the war broke out, he had moved
to Michigan, where he was appointed
Rdjutant OF the Fourth regiment By
Col. Woodbury.. He was advanced to
assistant adjutant on the staff Of Gen.
Fitzjohn Porter.
The president has issued a procla-
nation putting in force a new extradi-
ton treaty between the United States
and Switzerland. Up to this point the
two countries have been getting along
IN an unsatisfactory manner as to ex-
tradition matters under some very
general provisions contained in two or
three sections of the old treaty Of
amity and commerce, and it has been
deemed better to modernize the ar
rangement.
The census taken December 1, 1900,
shows the population of the German
empire to be sc, ,345,0 OLA, of which num-
Der 27,731, ,067 were males. Thirty
three Of the largest towns have popu-
l&tions Of over 100000 each or an ag-
gregate OF 9,108,814.. Since 1895 the
increase in the population Of the en-
pire has been about 100000 or 7.19
per cent, the highest rate of increase
Tor any quinquennial period during
the last thirty years.
Contracts have been let by the Bur-
llngton road for the double tracking
OF its lines from Creston to Ottumwa,
Iowa. The work will involve the ex
penditure Of $2,00O,OO0. When it is
completed $here will remain only
about seventy miles of line between
Chicago and Omaha which is not dou-
bic track. This work may also be
done during the present year, but if
not, it certainly will be next year.
ID. ID. Streeter & Co., of Chicago, are
the contractors for the largest portion
OF the work between Creston and Of
tumwa.
Another advance of 25 cents a ton In
the price Of pig iron has been an
rounced, placing No. 2 foundry at
S1150 ton.
The Indiana house killed by a vote
of 80 to 55 the Agnew bill, providing
for a ship canal from Lake Michigan
TO the Calumet river.
The price of window glass will be
advanced 25 per cent for March and
April delivery, and another advance
will probably be made in May.
Lee Samuelson Of Rockford, Ill,
eads the sparrow killers of his county.
He has killed 3,461 and has received
from the county treasury $69, 20 for the
work.
The Big British tramp steamer Sa-
nca has been purchased by the gov
and when she arrives in port
100000 will be spent in fitting her
p for transport service. The Samoa
IS on her way to San Francisco from
Hong Kong, and is expected to arrive
n about ten days.
President Eaton Of Beloit lollege has
his acceptance of the call
. the Milford, Mass, Congregational
church.
The San Francisco Call says that the
Of the estate of the late Col.
Charles F. Crocker have decided to
erect a $1,00O,OOO hotel on the old Cal
Iary church sit.
The estimates for the British civil |
service for 1902 total $40 set, Cos. an
Increase OF 41,307,652.
Cappie Overton, aged 81, died at
Jdon, Ind, of pneumonia. He had
,een an invalid for eleven years. His
seart was on the right side OF his |