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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
COLLISION IN QUEBEC.
Nine Are Killed and Twenty Three
In Inre0.


Nine persons were killed and twenty
three injured in a head-on collision on
the Grand Trunk Railway near Rich
mond, Quebec, Wednesday.
The trains involved were Il special ex-
cursion from Montreal, bound for Sher-
brook, and passenger train No. 5, running
between Island Pond, VT, and Montreal.
The collision, it is said, was due to
neglect IF orders on the part Of the train
crew Of the excursion train, which left
Richmond without awaiting the arrival
of the passenger train. Following is the
official list of killed:
J. B. Blanchett, NJ. P, st. Hyacinthe;
Fred Bowring, South Durham; Il. ii.
Hackett, Montreal; unknown man, from
Beloeil, Que; w. T. Mountain, of Mon
treal; boy named Dubford, from Atha-
baska; Ephriam Grudette, st. Hyacinthe;
Charles Samard, st. Hyacinthe; Theo
dore D. Acton, st. Hyacinthe; a. Theo-
dore Richard, Lasker, Que.
The excursion train was running as
the first section of the regular Grand
Trunk and Portland express, which usJl-
ally crosses the Island Pond train at
Richmond, and was running on its time.
This makes it all the more ineXplicable
why Conductor Atkinson, in charge of
the excursion train, did not wait to make
the usual crossing. Atkinson disappear
ed shortly after the wreck occurred.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
SPREAD THE STRIKE,
Ghe Butchers in Independent Plants
Ordered Out.

Frank F. Hawley, grand master of the
'witchmen's Union of North America,
has been summoned to Chicago with the
the view of getting the switchmen
throughout the United States to refuse to
handle cars containing anything for pack
ars.
President DonnelIy ordered 100
butcher workmen, employed in the Chi
cago independent packing plants, to cease
work after Wednesday.
The manager of the Union Stock Yards
Company said that in anticipation of the
strike the stock handlers men had been
in training to take the places of the de-
serting weighers, and no trouble was eX-
pected in handling stock.
\ famine in meat is declared by the
strikers to be the probable result of their
new move against the packers.
Orders have been issued for a general
strike of all butcher workmen throughout
the country.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
Bad Weather for the Fair-Rain
Keeps Crowds Away Opening Day,
but Exhibitors Improve the Time
Race Horse the Center OF Interest

The Nebraska State fair opened Mon
day at Lincoln under conditions anything
but favorable to record breaking first
day The threats of rain nearly all day,
kept many away from the grounds who
otherwise would have gone out. The ap-
sence of q large crowd, however, gave
exhibitors and others a better opportunl-
ty to get their work finished, and when
the crowd begins to arrive almost every
thing will be good shape.
Monday there was nothing special DO
ing, though few of the side shows open
ed up and put out their spielers, While
Hagenow,s band gave a concert. Inc
center of attraction, however, was the
stall in which Dan Patch, the famous
PAGER, is housed Only a few favored
ter of attraction, for only few favored
ones were allowed to enter and look at his
excellency.
Transportation facilities to and from
the grounds are ample and the crowd
will be we'll handled.
The fair is not the only entertainment
in Lincoln this week, other amusement
offerings being so numerous that visitors
may take their choice.
A few members of the band which is
with a theatrical company created some
amusement while playing on the streets
Monday afternoon by being the princi-
pals in an accident that might have re-
suited seriously, but did not. The band
members, dressed III the garb Of the
''rubiest rubes," occupied a hayrack on
n wagon, and besides entertaining the
crowd with their music, did Il few clown
acts. In rounding corner the front
board fell down and dropped the band
master and his baton. He struck the
bottom of the rack with sufficient force
to knock down two more players in the
rear. None of the players was injured,
though the music was safely out of har
mony for some minutes.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
EVACUATE LAO YANG.
Russians Fall Back to Right Bank
of River.

Thursdays news from the seat Of war
closed with the receipt of two dispatches
giving information of a most significant
character as bearing on the domination
of Manchuria at the close of the present
campaign. The first came in from the
Associated Press correspondent at st. Pc
tersburg, filed there at 1916 p. M, and
said that Gen. Kuropatkin had with
drawn his whole army to the right bank
of the Taitse River to meet Gen. kuro-
ki's thanking movement. The inference
drawn from this information was that
Lao Yang had been evacuated, the city
lying on the left bank of the river.
Nothing to confirm this was received
until several hours later, when dis
patch from the Associated Press CORE
spondent at st. Petersburg, dated Sept.
2, timed PIG Friday morning, said that
the news of the evacuation of Lao
Yang and the withdrawal of the Russian
army to the right bank of the river TAFT
Sc has caused intense excitement
Late Thursday night the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Associated
Press obtained an opinion from the war
office that the withdrawal to the right
bank of the Taitse River became neces-
sary so that the Russians would be able
to repel blow in that direction, and that
Gen. Kuropatkin's move was the carrying
out of a well defined idea, rather than a
retreat.
The same dispatch points out, with
notable lack of comment, that the Japan
csc took advantage of Gen. Kuropatkin's
withdrawal to occupy the city of Lao
Yang
The second dispatch, which may have
a significant bearing on the campaign, is
that filed at Mukden at 9:27, Thursday,
stating that the train service between
Mukden and Lao Yang was interrupted,
and it may mean the cutting off of rail-
road communication, which would deprive
Gen. huropatkin of an opportunity to
retreat to his more northern base at Muk-
den. AS pointed out in the ST Peters
burg dispatch, the Mukden correspondent
does not mention whether the telegraphic
communications are open.
a dispatch from Toxic, filed there at .
p. m. Thursday, said that popular esti
mates of the date of the fall Of Port Ar
thur inclined to the last week in Septem-
Der.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
CAR BARN AND CARS BURNED
Twenty-F Four Trolley Cars Destroyed
by Fire i'm East Omaha.

Fire of an unknown origin almost com.
pletely destroyed the Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs Street Railway Companys
barn and storehOuse on East Locust
Street Saturday night. Twenty-four cars,
in the barn at the time Of the hire, were
all destroyed and comprise the principal
loss to the company. Master Mechanic
II. =. Noyes estimates the valuation OF
the cars at $4,000.
The cars lost had recently been over
hauled for the winter season. There were
two of the large double truck pattern
Council Bluffs cars, nine South Omaha
trailers, seven of the new closed Park
line cars, recently bought Of a modern
type, three Council Bluffs stub cars and
the rest ordinary cars. Not one was
saved.
The barn was closed as usual Saturday
afternoon, and it is said no fire of any
kind was left in the building at closing
time The fire had gained considerable
Roadway when discovered and owing to
the distance from the nearest fire station,
the structure was mass of flames when
the departments arrived.
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
May Yet Be Chance Of Kuropatkin's
Escape-Town Not Actually Occu-
pied-Nothing to Show that Japa-
nese are Within Liao Yang.

The lack of definite information from
the seat of war continued up to Satur.
day morning and nothing further regard
ing the situation at Lao Yang is known
9beyond the fact that kuropatkin has
withdrawn the main portion of his forces
to the north and right bank of the TAFT
Sc River and that, according to the lat
est advices, the action is still in progress.
There is a Discrimination in st. Peters
burg to believe that Lao Yang has been
abandoned, and at the same time 1t IS
declared that the position kuropatkin
now occupies is the one he had prepared
and fortified, and where he has all along
planned to make his second stand, in
stead of directly in and around Lao
Yang, with the river at his back, as had
been believed. 1t is thought by Russian
experts that i'll attacking kuropatkin' 5
present defenses the japanese are fac
ing an almost impossible task, especially
with their forces, divided by the river.
Advices are reaching Toxic saying the
Taitse is flooded and cannot be forded
and therefore, as pointed out in the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches from st. Pc
tersburg, the river itself becomes an
important factor i'll the general scfseme
of Russian defense
DISPATCHES from both Russian and Jap
anese sources indicate that the troops on
both sides are jaded and weary after the
many days fighting and it is pointed out
in consequence temporary lull i'll the
active struggle would not be surprising.
\ dispatch received at Toxic says that
great fires are raging at Lao Yang, be
lieved to result from the japanese shell
ing or from the efforts to the Russians
to destroy their stores, preparatory 70
the evacuation of Lao Yang, with the
additional hope of injuring the city as a
future japanese base"
The opinion prevails in Toxic that the
Russian casualties in the recent fighting
will reach 10000, while the Russian
losses of Aug. 81 and Sept. 1 are given
in official reports as 5000 killed or
wounded.
The report from Marshal Oyama that
he was engaged on Thursday with the
Russian center would indicate that at
least portion of Kuropatkin's army
was still on the south bank of the Taitse
River.
1t is not definitely announced that the
Japanese have occupied Lao Yang.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
TO FIGHT UNIONS.
Independent Packers of Chicago
Will Join Forces.

A Chicago special says: President
Donnelly, of the butchers union, declared
meat famine would be forced and every
man in the packing houses Of all kinds
would be called upon to strike He de-
cIared boycott would be issued against
all meat sold by the big packers. He de-
clared this was the only weapon with
which to fight the great packers.
The indications are that the five indie
pendent packers in Chicago will join
forces with the big houses in a fight to
continue operations with non-union
crews. Two of the Independents received
stock outside the railroad yards Friday
and had it driven through the streets.
Within the yards the independents Were
obviously preparing for war.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
ENGINEERS NECK BROKEN.
Slips and Falls Into Fly Wheel
While Starting the Engine.

John L. Pope, the engineer at the Har-
ris brick yard, just south of Fremont,
was caught in the fly wheel Of his ell
CINE and so badly injured that he died
in few minutes a boy by the name Of
Stout, who was in the engine room at the
time, says that Pope turned on the steam
q little and then took hold Of the
spokes or rim of the fly wheel to start
it. He slipped and his left arm went
under the belt, drawing his body up
against the wheel and breaking his neck.
He fell back on the floor still breathing,
but in seven minutes life was extinct.
Mr.. Pope was 10 years of age.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
SAWS OUT OF JAIL.
Grand island Burglar Evidently
Did Not Like Prospect.

James Burns. q prisoner i'll the county
jail at Grand Island awaiting trial i'll the
district court on the charge of burglary,
sawed his way out of the Jail Tuesday
afternoon while Jailer Wickwire and
Tim Turley, the convicted murderer of
Norman I. Bliss, but still awaiting the
action Of the supreme court i'll his case,
were at the old court house grounds
cleaning the lawn. A little saw was
found with which the work was done.
Burns was sent to the penitentiar once
before, and is a confirmed criminal.
Jailer Wickwire is convinced that Tur-
ley was not in Burns confidence. and
would not have skipped out if he had had
the best of opportunities. Efforts will
be made to recapture Burns. His confed
crate, Boyd. was kept in the city Jail
and hence did not get away.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
HITS TWO CITIES.
New Strike Order Applies to Chica-
go and St. Louis.

A Chicago dispatch says: Not a bull
lock, hog or sheep has been driven out of
the stock yards since the order to the
handlers went into effect
A committee of live stock owners and
commission men has waited upon Don
nelly and requested permission to load
cattle now in the yards for shipment to
the east. The request was referred to
the allied trades council.
Representatives of the Independent
packing companies had conference with
the allied trades council and presented a
request that the strike in their estab-
lishments be called off. The request was
referred to the councils conference board.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
POLICE ENJOlNEO.
War Between Traction Company
and Police Force at Lincoln.

The merry war that has been going on
at Lincoln between the police department
and the traction company for some days
reached the injunction stage wednesday
morning, when. on the petition Of the
traction corporation, Judge Holmes
granted a temporary injunction against
Mayor Adams and Chief of Police 0. NJ.
ROutZahn, enjOining them from prescott
ing complaints already filed against the
company and from filing others until
Sept. 20, when the case is slated TO be
heard in the district court.
In its petition the plaintiff declares that
it is a corporation organized under the
laws of Nebraska and its franchise is de-
rived from the state alone, and it has
power to operate q street railroad within
the corporate limits of the city of Lin
coin
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
THREE SHOT TO DEATH.
White Man and Two Negroes Are
Victims of a Mob.

A special from Stevens, Ark, says: A
triple tragedy occurred near Mt. Holly,
Union County, in which one white man
and two negroes were shot to death. De-
two negroes offered an indignity to
white woman. A mob went out on
hunt for the negroes with the result that
a white man, a stranger named Slower,
together with a negro man and woman,
were killed
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
INTERSTATE FAlR...slOUx CITY
Large Entries in All Departments
Exhibitors Clamoring for Space

Exhibitors Clamoring for Space.
One of the strong features Of the Inter-
state Fair, to be held in Sioux City,
Sept. > to 10, inclusive, is the handsome
appearance Of the grounds, Woodland
Park. A gang Of men for several months
has been at work clearing away under
brush, trimming trees, and identifying
the forest, so that the grounds proper
have the appearance of a large city park.
The buildings have all been painted
white, and are handsomely decorated.
The effect is very pretty. Hundreds o.
electric lights will be placed through the
grounds and in the buildings, and the
far Will remain open at night to allow
visitors extra time in which to see the
exhibits.
The secretary reports large entries in
all departments and exhibitors clamOrng
for space
The entries in the $1,000 stake races
are considerably over 70. Horsemen from
Ohio on the east to Colorado on the west
and Arkansas on the south and Canada
on the north, will bring their horses to
Sioux City in the expectation of securing
a portion of the stakes.
In addition to the regular trotting,
pacing and running races, one of the i'll
teresting features of the fair will be
automobile races between machines from
Des MOines, Omaha, Minneapolis and
Sioux City.
The railroads have granted half fare
rates, and the attendance will iIndoubt-
eddy be very large.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Threshing Accident.

While the threshing outfit of Starr &
Pense was threshing OH the farm of Mr..
Williams, fourteen miles northwest of
Harvard. running at q high rate of
speed, the connecting rod of the engine
broke, pieces flying so close to and over
the head of John Z. Pense. the engineer,
that one small piece of bolt struck him
OH the temple, making slight brrise,
but fortunately doing no serious harm,
except the general wrecking of the ell
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
BrOnChO Kills Rider.

Charles j. Larson, a farm hand of
Oakland, was instantly killed Monday
evening by recklessly riding horseback
on broncho. In company with the three
Swanson boys, for whom he was work
ing, he was going to town about 9 o'clock.
They were riding at full speed, and ran
into horse and buggy. Larson was
thrown from his horse into the ditch
and his head was smashed and his neck
and shoulders broken, killing him instant
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
MAKE A POOR HAUL.
Train Robbers Overlook Thirteen
Thousand Dollar Package.

Upon the arrival of the Oregon express,
On the Oregon Short Line, at Kemmerer,
Wyo., at . o'clock Wednesday morning,
four men stepped out from the shadow
of building near the depot and as soon
as the door Of the express car was open
ed by the messenger two Of them held
him up, while two others stood off the
station agent.
A package containing 5000 to pay off
the employees of the Kemmerer Coal Com
pany was demanded and given to the
robbers, who disappeared.
A package containing $4,000 was not
disturbed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Steam Enpineers to Meet.

The national convention of the InterDa-
tional Association Of Steam Engineers
will meet i'll Omaha Sept. 10 for a ten
days session.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Barn Burned.

County Commissioner William II. Abb
bolt lost his barn at his home near Te-
cumseh by fire. The horses were gotten
out. but the barn, together with some ag-
ricultural implements, grain, hay and
harness was totally lost The cause Of
the fire is unknown, but it is supposed
TO have been spontaneous combustion in
the new hay NOW. Loss, $1,000; insur-
aucn $500
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
w ants Damages.

]. c. FRAGILE has brought suit in the
district court at Columbus to recover
Sl,999 from the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. He states in the petition that
i'll the month of November, 1903, he was
in the employ of the defendant company
i'll the capacity Of switchman; that while
the discharge of his duties under direc-
ton of the foreman he sustained perma-
nent injuries by having his left leg brok-
en- and crushed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Took Seven Premiums

]. 3. Smith, of Beatrice, who took
bunch Of fine Jersey cattle to the Iowa
state fair at Des Moines, has taken seven
first premiums, three seconds. one third
and one fourth in the awards Mr.
Smith went to the Nebraska state fair
at Lincoln from DeS MOines
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Sioux CITY Stock Market.

Fridays quotations on the Sioux City
stock market follow: Cattle-Canners
killing COWS and heifers, $1.25Q2. 60
Hogs, $5.15@5.30. Sheep, $500.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
His Snakeship Not Welcome.

There was excitement galore at a re-
cent meeting of the Missionary Society at
Sutherland. While the women were in
dustriously engaged a monster snake
laZ!ly strOlled into the room and Kissed
Il greeting. Feminine screeches promptly
waited ceilingward. His snakeship
showed little perturbation at this rather
informal manner of greeting and curled
himself up OH the floor He was killed
with a rocking chair.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Injured in Runaway.

Mrs. ]. r. King and another woman
met with an accident while driving home
from Seward. One of the burrs on the
buggy wheel came off, letting the buggy
down. when the team started to run. All
we're thrown from the vehicle and
young daughter of Mrs. King was consid-
erably bruised and injured.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Killed on Grade Crossing.

Frank Klimper son of Joseph Klimper
vas struck and instantly killed by Bur-
Iington train about 8 o'clock Sunday
morning The accident happened at a
crossing about four miles east of Aurora
The young man drove OH the track just
ahead of the locomotive. Both horses
were killed The deceased was about 81
years of age and lived with his father on
& farm five miles east of Aurora.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Anneal Acts as a Stay.

Frank Barker. convicted of the murder
Vt his brother and brothers wife on a
Webster County farm and sentenced to
death by hanging in the Lincoln peniten-
tiary Friday. filed with the supreme court
an appeal for a rehearing. The appeal
acts as stay, and even if the sentence
IS affirmed Barker cannot be executed
for q number of months.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Italian Murderer Caught.

Driven to the city by hunger, having
eaten little except dandelion leaves
since last Sunday, Giuseppe Hermanno,
who escaped through the Salt Meadow
swamp at Newark, n. j., after killing
his brother-in-law, Nunzio Monano, and
wounding Mrs. Monano, was caught by
the notice.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Father Kills Son.

Crazed By the effects of liquor, Frank
Drebold, German, aged so years, resid-
ing at HedelbUrg, a mining town near
Pittsburg, Pa, murdered his 11-year-old
son with Il butcher knife while the child
was sleeping.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Trainman Seriously Hurt.

R. H. Childress, extra freight conduc-
tor, sst who was taking the place Of the
brakeman on an extra freight met with
a serious accident between Holdrege and
Funk. In some manner he fell from the
train, causing a conclusion of the brain
and some severe scalp wounds.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Beatrice Man Kills Himself.

John Trautwein, an old resident of
Beatrice, until recently Il member of the
firm of Treadwell & Trautwein, nipple
ment dealers, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head with re-
volver. He was about 56 years of age
and leaves a widow and four children.
Financial and family troubles are as
signed as the cause
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Accused Labor Leader Resigns.

Philip Weinsimer, president of the
Building Trades alliance at New York,
a union organization, who has twice been
indicted for extortion, has resigned his
leadership, and VIM. 2. Mason, president
of the Reliance Labor Club of Marble
Cutters. was elected to succeed him.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Rain Helps out the Late Corn.

The farmers of York County are re-
joicing over the large and heavy rainfall
Sunday night, which puts the ground in
fine shape for fall blowing, insures a
good start for winter wheat and guaran-
tees one of the largest yields of corn
Pastures of blue grass, timothy. clover
alfalfa and other grasses are in the best
condition and cattle now on pasture are
nearly ready to sell to the butchers.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Brings Horses from France.

John Hettrick, who last year started in
the horse importing business at ST. Paul,
arrived from France Thursday morning
with a shipment of eighteen head Of
Percheron and Belgian stations in good
condition. Frank Iams, the veteran i'm
porter at st. Paul, has taken three car
loads of his recent importation of stall
lions to the state fair for exhibition.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Crawford Not Bankrupt.

L. NJ. Crawford, of Topeka, Kan,
owner Of a string of opera houses from
ST. Louis to Ell Paso, Tex, Withdrew his
petition in bankruptcy i'll the federal
court Thursday. His attorneys stated
that Mr.. Crawford was not entitled to
such relief, as his wealth is estimated at
close TO 81 600 600
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
Gray Will Act as Arbiter.

At Wilmington, Del, Judge George
Gray Friday announced he would arbi-
trate the dispute ever the check weighing
system, as requested by the United Mine
Workers.