Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-01-10
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

merchant of Gainesville, Tex, died o
pneumonia.
L. J. Ramsey, proprietor of a de
partment store at Kokomo, Ind, wal
sued for $1,000 for slander by Mrs
Elizabeth Freeman, a prominent wild
ow.
More than 5000 persons, four-fifthl
whom went to the United States, EN-
igrated from Chr during the las
twelve months, as against $500 IL
1889.
The Society OF Berlin Grain and Pro
duce Dealers has cabled to American
exporters cautioning them to see that
their goods correspond with the certif-
Gates.
Vester Griffin, who shot and killed
Georgia King on the night of July sc
last, was hanged at Danville, Va. The
execution was successful. They were
colored.
Henry w. Howgate, aged 20, who in
1880 served the government as dis
bursing officer Of the signal service at
Washington, was released from the
pen4tenliary, after serving six years
for forgery and Justification of ac-
counts.
The Parsons, Kas., lodge of Elks
initiated r. r. Brown, aged so years.
He is a native of New York and is
the father Of J. r. Brown, president
Of the Interstate Mortgage and Trust
company. He claims to be the Oldest
Elk living.
Spring Valley, N. Y, is much in
terested by the quiet marriage Of Miss
Belle Blauvelt and the Rev. DR.. D. D.
Lindsly, of Youngsville, N. Y. Miss
Blauvelt is 80 years old, the clergyman
is 20. Miss Blauvelt taught a Sunday
school class for him.
A man who says his name is H..
Green has surrendered to the police al
Sacramento, Cal. He says he and his
brother Jaohn murdered William Fee
ney at Claire station, Isbell county,
Mich, in 1875. He says they knocked
Feeney in the head, cut his throat and
robbed him of $500. They then cut a
hole in the ice on the lake and threw
the body in.
President Ripley of the Santa Fe,
speaking of the reported acquisition
by that road of the Pecos Valley &
Northwestern railroad, said: 1--WE have
OnAO0 lAclI IOdu 1OI SOI1S lille, duu
have no intention, as reported, of eZ-
tending it to Albuquerque, nor have
we the slightest desire to block any
plans Of the Rock Island for extending
its system"
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railway examining board of the north
ern division has about completed eX-
amining the men on the new rules.
They were aGopted December 1 and the
men have hau very little time to post,
nevertheless all have stood the test
exceedingly weD The new rules are
very different from the old and draw a
hard and last line on drinking. Ere
quenting saloons at all is prohibited.
Robert H. w lcox, delegate in the
house Of representatives from the Ha-
waiian islands. has just been paid
claim of $1,000 for mileage. Every
Congressman is entitled to mileage at
the rate Of 20 cents per mile by the
most direct and practicable route from
his home to Washington and return.
The distance between Honolulu ard
Washington is 5000 miles. Mr.. Will
COX will draw $1,000 more on his re-
turn trip.
Mrs. John Sherry, of New Castle,
Ind, is dead, as the result of very
peculiar accident. About two years
ago she attended an entertainment and
social, and all of the ladies took bas-
kets of refreshments. Among other
things Mrs. Sherry took a pot OF cof-
fee. When she was returning home
some boys had thoughtlessly stretched
a rope across the sidewalk, and Mrs.
Sherry was carrying the empty coffee
pot, and as she tripped and fell over
the rope the point of the coffee pot
spout penetrated deeply into her left
breast. A cancer developed from the
wound and after months of suffering
death resulted
A. H. Pierce, better known through
out the west and south as Shanghai
Pierce, one of the wealthiest and most
famous of Texas stockmen, died at his
home at Pierce, Tex. The fortune he
left is estimated at between $4,000,000
and $5,000,000, all of whoch was accu-
mulated by him in Texas
Andrew McNeff was 100 years old
Wednesday. The anniversary was eel
ebrated in Larue, O., and 100 relatives
enjoyed big dinner. This venerable
man is hale and hearty, has good eye
sight, has never worn glasses and is so
spry that he never thinks it necessary
tC. carry cane. For eighty years he
has been a hard smoker.
Five persons were killed and eleven
seriously injured at Vivar, province of
Grenada, Spain, during an election
riot.
Hal K. Wilson, a prominent young
attorney of Carmi, accidentally shot
and killed himself. He war formerly
city attorney of Carmi, Ill.
D. R. Paige of New York has paid
the last dollar of his Indebtedness.
City Commissioner A. T. Page, of Ak
ron, o., brother of D. R. Paige, said:
1.-The remaining four notes of Paige,
Cary & Co. have been lifted. It was
a gigantic undertaking to wipe out a
debt of $720,000 but Mr.. Paige accom-
plished it."
Much American maize, 1900 crop, is !
arriving at Berlin in bad condition.
General Reginald Pole-Carey, who |
has returned from South Africa, will |
marry Lady Beatrice Frances Eliza |
beth, elder daughter of the MarGais |
Of Ormonde. He is 81 years Of age |