Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-03-07

BRIEF TfLEGRAMS.

to build a third round house at Chey
enne.
Judge Strawn oe Omaha was fount
dead in his room. Supposed hear
disease.
Hon. Isaac L. Morrison lies at tn,
point Of death at his home in Jack
Sonville. III.
John r. Brennan, agent at Pine
Ridge, says there is no danger from
an Indian uprising.
The president he's nominated Ed
ward H. Anderson. of Utah, to be
surveyor general of Utah.
The president sent to the senate
the nomination of Brigadier General
Shafter to be major general.
The president has nominated Lieu
tenant Commander Theodore Porter to
be commander in the navy.
The Duke of Westminster and Miss
Shelagh West were married at st.
Paurs church, Knightsbridge, London.
Two more deaths from bubonic
plague were officially reported at
Capetown. Both victims were white
persons.
William Singleton, secretary Of the
Grand Lodge of the Masons of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. died at New York
aged SO.
The Universal Steel Company, cap
Ital Of 100000, was incorporated at
Trenton, N. j.. to manufacture iron
and steel.
DR.. T. E. Potter received fatal in
turies in a runaway at st. Joseph, NO
He was one Of the most prominent
physicians Of the state.
At Winnipeg, Man. the full court
killed Hugh John MacDonald's pro-
hibition law. finding it unconstitution
al in almost every point.
The pope is credited with the inten-
ton Of delivering an important politi
cal speech at a special gathering of
the cardinals in the course of the three
days session now being held in honor
OF his accession.
1t is learned that the influential COM
mandant, Piet Force, and several hun
dred Beers in the Dewetsdorp district
are willing to surrender if the com
mandant receives a proposition direct
Irom General Kitchener
William r. Singleton, grand secre-
tary Of the grand lodge of Masons of
the District of Columbia, died in
Washington, aged sixty-three years.
During the early years of his life he
served as state surveyor Of Illinois.
Senator Hansbrough, from the SEN
ate committee on library, reported ia
vOrably an amendment to the sundry
civil bill for the purchase of rep
jica of the bronze statue OF Rocham-
beau recently unveiled at Vendome,
France.
Insane from brooding over the death
of her brother. soldier. VINO died
while coming home to be mustered
out, Miss Monte Prowse, aged twenty,
daughter of County Clerk John
Prowse, Of Hopkinsville, KY, commit
ted suicide by swallowing carbolic
acid.
The American syndicate prospecting
for oil in Egypt has, it is said struck
it rich. Thomas Sharkey, drilleT in
the employ of the syndicate. writes
home that the first well drileld is
prodigious producer and that other
wells are being drilled in tie locality
The first well struck oil at a depth !
Of 1850 feet. 1t is near the banks |
of the Red sea.
Official statistics estimate the |
French vintage Of 1900 at 67,352,661 |
hectoliters, which is an increase OF |
19, ,444,9 ,981 hectoliters over 1S99 The |
harvest is the biggest since 1875. |
About 1,730,451 hectares were planted, !
an increase of 32,717 hectares. The |
yield per hectare was 80 hectoliters,
an increase of II hectoliters. The |
value OF the harvest is estimated at |
$252, ,211 600.
Senator Teller offered an amendment |
TO the st. Louis exposition bill pro-
Viding for the closing Of the exposition
on Sundays.
The Williams bill, reducing passen-
ger rates on steam railroads from |
cents to 21a cents per mile, was de-
feated In the Missouri house.
Robbers entered the general store
of Sanford Bros. at Minden, Mo-,
Thursday night and destroyed a safe
valued at $500, but secured no booty.
The Delaware Construction company
Of Wilmington has passed into the
hands of receivers. The liabilities
are about $75,000; estimated assets,
$4,000.
James McGonegal, one of the best
known paving contractors of the west,
died at Kansas City, aged 80 years.
William Wood shot and instantly
killed NJ. P. Philips, his sisters faith
er-in-law, in a quarrel over family
troubles at Woodburn, Macoupin coun-
ty, ILL.,, north of Alton, Ill.
Mrs. Mary Paschell, postmistress at
Trenton, Ind, celebrated her eighty
fifth birthday a few days ago.
Santa Teresa. the Mexican Joan of
Arc" who was accused of melting the
Yaquis to revolt. and who later as
tonished the Pacific states with her 2l-
legged healing powers, is in New York,
on her way to Europe.
1t is said the Union Pacific is to
build a line from Wolcott, on the
main line, to Grand Encampment and
Battle Lake, Wyo.
A dispatch from Count von Walder-
see says over 300 Chinese were killed
when they attacked the Germans at
recently.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Gertrude Pullman. of Louisville,
Ky.. to Lieut.. Taylor Evans, son of
Captain and Mrs. Robley D. Evans.