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



ternational Sugar association show
that Germany's beet sugar acreage
this year is 1,165,17O acres, or an in
crease of 69,957.
DR.. r. F. Humboldt, known in Amer
lea and Europe for his contributions
to medical literature and researches in
nasal surgery, died at his home at st.
Louis, Mo-, aged II.
Louis Gallott, a United States pris-
oner in the Ohio penitentiary, was
released by pardon from President Nc
hnley. Gallott was sent from New
Orleans for embezzlement.
AS the result of a displaced cover at
the National Steel company's plant at
Youngstown, o., thirteen tons of molt-
en- metal flowed over the mill, cremat-
ing two Hungarian workmen.
Governor Yates offers $500 reward
for the apprehension and conviction of
the unknown parties supposed to have
been implicated in the murder of Jas.
L. Barnes, a Monticello dentist.
The Anchor line steamer California
arrived at New York from Naples and
was detained at quarantine because
smallpox had broken out among the
passengers of whom there were ,166.
Percy Johnson, an attorney, pleaded
guilty to the supreme court at Bridge
port, Conn, to the embezzlement of
$4,000 from the trust funds and was
sentenced to six years Imprisonment.
A parliamentary paper just issued
shows the total of British troops in
South Africa May to be 249, ,416. The
total deaths were 1873 and wounded
1920. In hospital April 25 there were
1877.
Leading stockholders Of the steel
trust have been given to understand
that President Schwab's salary does
not come out of the treasury Of the
corporation, but is paid by Mr.. Car
negie.
Celebrating the centenary of the
imperial council at st. Petersburg, the
car in ~ autograph letter promised
to recognize the council on modern
lines, So as to facilitate the transaction
OF business.
James Sargent Smith, a well known
professor of music and son of the late
George B. Smith, attorney general of
Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856, died sud-
denly from a stroke of apoplexy at
Madison, Wis.
The second chamber Of the Swedish
parliament. by 121 to SO votes, adopted
the army bill as amended in committee
May increasing the expenditures by
22,5O0,00O kroner, making total of
45,000,OO0 kroner.
Kansas will be allowed to file its
suit in the United States supreme
court to enjoin the state of Colorado
from DETECTING for irrigation purposes
the water of the Arkansas river to the
injury Of the former state.
The Prussian railways have been in
formed that there will be large en-
igration this spring of Ruthenian far
ners to the United States and that
5000 will pass to Hamburg in the
course of the next few days.
The London correspondent of the
New York Tribune says The agricul-
tural returns of Great Britain for
1900, which have just been issued,
show that the decline of British agri-
culture pursues its steady course.
David Reynolds, farmer living two
miles from Schenectady, N. Y, has
been found murdered in his barn.
Mary Elizabeth Lease, the lectarer,
filed petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court at New
York.
Rt. Rev. P. Maurier, one of tho most
prominent Catholics in Kansas and for |
twenty years priest of the church in
Salina, Kan, died of heart disease at |
Wilson, Kan, while waiting for a |
train.
The following minor officers were |
elected by the railway conductors at |
st. Paul: Grand junior conductor, L.
E. Sheppard, Camden, N j.; inside
sentinel, F. C. Smith Detroit; outside
sentinel, U. G. Ferguson, Ogden, Utah,
The next meeting will be held at Pitts
burg in 1903.
The New York Journal of Commerce
says: 1T is currently reported that
the Universal Tobacco company, which
increased its authorized capital last
week from 100000 to s1O,OOO,OOO, is
to be an active competitor of both the
American and the Continental"
The secretary of the treasury has
bought $4,000 more per cent bonds
Of 1904 at $108.S7.
William Reece, who owns an apple
orchard of $50 acres near Bean Lake,
Kansas, says the canker worms will
reduce his crop one-half.
The loan agents of Kansas report a
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