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The daily sentinel., 1904-04-13
CHASING THE MOONBEAM.

The venerable and sincere DR.. Ed
moon beam when he believes that there
sc on will come an era of universal
peace though tie establishment of a
tribunal to whose judgments thewhole
w orld will bow in acquiescence. DIR.
Hale is an octogenarian as years are
counted. but filled with the dreams of
youth in his hopes and his aspirations.
The question of who will watch the
watchers is ancient. and before the
plans for the guidance OF the proposed
international tribunal are finally
agreed upon and adopted it might be
well to ask for the name and location
of the tribunal which would compel
the nations of the world to submit
their disputes to the tribunal of inter
national peace.
If all the nations were blended into
one nation there might come to he "a
| tribunal to which the disputes Of peo-
pie from all parts of the world might
be submitted, but while there are sep
crate and independent nations there
can be no power to compel submission
at any tribunal but those of diplomacy
or of arms. The independent nation
! TO Ia mi
bunal on money question, perhaps or
when it sees fit to do so, and it will
hout the tribunal when self interest
impels it to take that course. as Rus.
sra houted the very tribunal her Gear
had brought about.
DIR. Hale thinks, and sincerely, that
the difficulties might be overcome by
solemnly ratified treaties to which all
civilized powers would become parties
but while men remain as they are to-
day treaties Will be observed only dur
ing the absence of strength to break
them. When Napoleon III. met his
fate aud became prisoner King
William, the Gar Alexander crashed
his goblet on the floor with the remark
that the treaty of Vienna, which had
hampered Russia for many wears, was
worth no more than the fragments of
glass. Thon Russia started ON her
march across Siberia and in the direc-
tion of Manchuria, arriving at her
goal at last. When nations, which
are nothing but assemblages of men,
have grown to the stature of solemn
and sincere observance of treaties. un-
der all circumstances and conditions,
men will have grown to the point of
absolute honesty in public and in pri-
vate matters and courts of arbitration
would be needless. Cincinnati Tri-
bune.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-13
MUST NOT GO UNPUBLISHED.

Again one of the most atrocious
crimes has been committed in the
Centennial state. Azel d. Galbraith.
wife murderer. child murderer, for
ger and thief of Gilpin county, is the
man charged with a quartet of crimes
most heinous. And the nerve of the
man seems remarkable. He must be
insane or the most degenerate of men
yet discovered by the criminalist.
Some time during the latter part of
February or in March this villain de-
liberately went to Russell Gulch. in
Gilpin county. where his wife and
nine year old boy lived, and after
numbering them placed the bod .es in n
bed and then neatly made the bed and
left the place. evidently going direct
to Denver In that city he vert to
the home of a woman. whom he had
been living with and together the
two have been enjoying the theatres.
and resorts of amusements all this
time. and up to last Saturday when
Galbraith was arrested i'll Denver for
forgery. Surely such crime cannot
go unpunished in Colorado. The dis
covery of bodies in lone cabin in Rus
sci Gulch at about the same time that
the arrest was made in Denver caused
suspicion to be directed to Galbraith
as the man guilty. The police put
him through the sweating process
and on Sunday he confessed to the
crime.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-13
Orders taken for engraved visiting


cards at the G. V. Store.
This year the Colorado Chautaqua
will open at Boulder on July 4th.
The grounds will be in splendid shape
as over 2.coo has been expanded in
fitting them up.
The real truth regarding the war
in the Far East between Russia and
Japan i; that the outside people Of the
world know next to nothing as to
what is going on there.
a tunnel four miles in length to be
cut through solid granite will be one
of the feats accomplished by the
contractors ON the Moffat rail road.
1t is estimated that it will cost four
millions.
Elihu Root, ex-secretarv of war, is
Theodore Roosevelt's choice for pres
ident i'll 1908. In speaking of Root
president Roosevelt frankly says he
considers him the greatest man in the
United States and has confided to sew
eral intimate friends that he intends
to drop his mantle on Roots shoulders
it he has anything to say about the
matter. That mantle may go to
some one else ere 1908 rolls round.
1t is said that a Oarty of young men,
unmarried gentlman will take the
Stevens house at the Corner of Sd and
Main streets, while the family are alb
sent in California for the summer
and conduct bachelors hall, hiring
their cooking done and occupying the
rooms of this large and we'll adapted
rooming house. At the head of the
scheme are some of the present room
ers at the Stervens house and several
other gentlemen who have been enlist
ed on the scheme.
Vocal music is the sheet anchor
of modern minstrelsv. Without it
there could be nothing like complete
performance and whethor it is bal =
lad dedicated to my lady love, rag
time ditty fresh froI the south, or a
walk around in which the entire
! company participates. inu sic is the
one thing that pleases and attracts.
The AL G. Field Greater Minstrels
offers everything worth hearing in the
vocal line Park opera house, We'd
'nesday. April 18th.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-13

The Colorado Springs Telegraph is
fighting the drug stores of that citv
that sell whiskey over the soda foun-
tain counter as a drink. On Sunday
a number of the ministers of Colorado
Springs spoke from their pulpits in
praise of the stand taken by the Tele-
graph. When the city of Colorado
Springs was laid out by the town COM
pany it inserted a clause in the deed
of conveyance that no liquor should be
sold within that city's limits, hence
there are no saloons in Colorado
Springs, yet when one picks up the
daily papers printed there the police
news tells of the common drunks that
come before his honor. The fight of
the Telegraph looks as though the
drug store liquor business must go.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-13

During the past few days a number
OF tourists have been in this city. An
other sure sign that spring is here.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON.
OENSEO FORM.
Free Ride for Saving a Train-Traiu-
men Also Contribute Small Sum in
Cash TO Tramp HerO-Other In
teresting State News.

Charitably disposed persons in Hast
ings raised small collection for a man
who, according to his story, had saved
the fast ChicagO-Denyer passenger train
on the Burlington from a bad wreck and
had been rewarded by the railroad com
pany with free ride for few miles.
The man was in destitute clrcum-
stances and was Oh his way from Sutton
to Grand Island, where he hoped to en-
ter charitable institution. AS he was
walking along the Burlington tracks two
miles east of Saronville he saw brOk-
Ell rail. The fast ChicagOD Denver pass
engcr was overdue and the man cOnJec-
tured that should the train run over the
broken rail Il wreck would be probable.
He retraced his steps eastward and flag
ged and halted the train Il few rods from
he defective rail.
Section men were sent for. who re-
paired the breach and the train proceed
ed. He was taken aboard and brought
% Hastings and provided with transpor-
.atiOn to Grand Island. He showed the
transportation to many people ut Hast
ings in confirmation of his story. ana
was loud in protesting that a collection
aiken aboard the train had amounted to
only $50. given by the trainmen. Some
believed his tale and another collection
was taken up which Melted him S1J.4G
and sent him on his way rejoicing.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
STORM In NEW YORK
CITY is CUT OFF FROM SOUTH
AND WEST.
Snow Reaches as Far South as
South Carolina and for Hours
Washington and Baltimore Were
Gut OF from the World.

New York was entirely cut off from
the south ard west Sunday night by a
fierce hurricane, accompanied by rain
and Snow, which is sweeping the Atlantic
coast
Starting frera Florida Saturday night,
the storm Of wind and rain has come up
the coast ut aIIRest cyclonic speed. Ear
ly Surda! morning it was central off
Cape Hatteras. although its ever gather
ing force WAS felt far to the northward.
Rain began falling in New York at D
a. m, and early in the morning changed
into wet snow. The wind, which had
been blowing moderately, yeered to the
southeast and shertly assumed hurricane
proportions +
Wire service out of New York was tied
Up more effectually than at any time
since the blizzard Of 1883. The Western
Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
have no direct communication with cities
further south thnn Baltimore. and all
western points arc cut off. The postal
has been cabling some Of its most urgent
messages to KanSo. \. s., from which
point they are forwarded to Montreal
and there forwarded to Chicago over the
Canadian Pacific wires.
Late III the afternoon it was reported
that over 100 poles along the Erie Rail-
road had gone down, putting the New
York-Buffale Chicago wires by that route
completely out Of service. Recourse for
Il short time was had to wires via Albany
and Syracuse, but a few hours after
wards the pressure of the ice on the
wires carried them, poles and all, to the
ground out side of Poughkeepsie. The
Western Union was able to Keep open
the wires to Baltimore. Philadelphia and
most places in New Jersey. but business
for other points save New York and Bos-
ton over all lines was uninterrupted.
The telegraph officials are unable TO state
The damage until they can communicate
with the territories affected.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
A MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
Four Members of a California Fam
ilY SIain.


1t is now known that julius Weber, his
| wife, their 19-year-old daughter, Bertha,
and their son, Paul, aged il years, were
murdered at Auburn, Cal, Thursday
night by an unknown assassin who set
fire to the home in an effort to cover his
crime. Before the fire had made any
great Roadway the bodies of the muir
dered woman and her two children were
| rescued from the burning house.
An examination of the bodies showed
that Mrs. Weber and the children had
been murdered before the fire had been
started. The daughter had been killed
by pistol wound, as had been Mrs. Web
er. On the boys head were several deep
cuts. He had also been shot.
An effort to reach Julius Weber, the
father, who was also thought to be in the
burning house, was abandoned until
Friday, when search was made in the
burning embers and his body was found
in the bathroom of the dwelling. He, too,
had been shot down before being left to
be consumed by the flames.
ue DOUy VI VIZ WAS 50 DiGIy
burned that it has been impossible to
ascertain how many times he was shot.
1t has been ascertained beyond doubt
that the women were killed in one room
and their clothing set on fire and that
they were then dragged into the apart
ment where their bodies were discovered.
One very peculiar circumstances OF the
tragedy is that while the bodies of the
mother and daughter We're burned to
some extent, the apartment in which they
were lying was not on fire when the fire
men broke in, which showed that they
had been killed in some other portion Of
the house, partially burned and then
dragged into the room where they We're
found.
The physicians are holding an autopsy
over the badly charred remains of julius
Weber.
Coroner Shepard. Sheriff Kean and
District Attorney Robinson are making
Il thorough investigation Of the tragedy.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
TRAGEDY IN WEST VIRGINIA
Three Men Are Shot and Killed at
Huntington

Huntington
Huntington, w. Va, advices state:
Fayette County was excited Thursday
night as never before over double kill
ing which occurred following the KILN:
of Constable w. A. Jackson by Police
man Will Elliott. of Montgomery, We'd
nesday night. in a quarrel between the
two officers, Jackson was shot and in
stantly killed.
! Harvey Jackson. q brother of w. A.
Jackson, and two other brothers, are said
to have armed themselves and started to
clean up" the entire police force of the
town, which is a small hamlet near Fay
cite.
a telephone message was sent to Sher-
iff Daniels, OF Fayette County, to come
to Montgomery at once. Daniels reached
Montgomery at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. Just as he stepped from the
train he saw Harvey Jackson lOung ing
around the station not more than fifty
feet away. Without drawing his revolv-
er the sheriff walked over to Jackson,
and placing his hand on Jackson's Shout
der told him to leave the town under
penalty of being arrested Jackson, with
out a word, fired twice point blank at the
sheriff, each bullet taking effect. The
sheriff dropped to the ground, dying in
stantly.
John Rolf, a prominent citizen of the
town, was standing near by and had wit
messed the talk between Daniels and
Jackson. Throwing up his hands he ad-
vanced toward Jackson to demonstrate
witt him and to help Daniels. Jackson
turned and shot Rolf dead Then, re-
loading his revolver and pulling another
from his pocket he brandisned them in
the air and detied anyone in the town to
take him.
The other Jackson boys came into the
town and met their brother Immediately
after the shooting. For half an hour the
three men paraded the streets firing re-
volvers and defying the town. The peo
pie were in a panic and crawled into eel
lars. The streets were deserted.
In the meantime Detective Harrison
Ash, who lives near Montgomery, and is
reputed to be the gamest man in West
Virginia, was telephoned for. When he
was seen coming down the roadway from
Montgomery by the Jacksons they start
ed on a run for the mountain base, near
by and escaped to the woods. The citi-
Zens soon after Swarmed into the streets,
heavily armed. A posse of 200 men was
quickly organized, and under the leader
ship of Ash and other police they start
ed beating the woods for the Jacksons.
The search is being kept up, and more
people are joining in it every hour.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
PRISON FOR BANKER.
Herman Haas, Chicago EmbeZl'er
Gets - SiX-Year Sentence.

herman Haas, n:cagO In DeZLseF.
Gets - SiX.Year Sentence.
Herman Haas, charged with embez-
zling funds from the Corn Exchange Ma
tional Bank ct Chicago, pleaded guilty
Friday and was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for six years.
Mr.. Haas was auditor of the Corn Elk
change National Bank for four years, Or
since it absorbed the National Bank Of
America, with which institution he had
seen trusted employe. Haas disappear
ed from Chicago last May. At the time
Of his disappearance sensational rumors
were in circulation that he had become
infatuated with Il music hall singer and
mad at one performance thrown green
backs to her as she stood on the stage.
After he had left town his books We're
examined and the shortage of about $20,-
GEO was discovered.
Haas went south and over the border
into Mexico, but cvadcd pursuit. When
he reached Panama he felt he was safe
On account Of eXtradition laws. But the
surety company--a Philadelphia cou-
cerI-which had to make good his de-
falcation was hot Oh his trail and brought
apout his Apprehension III Colon.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
GETS NEW TRIAL,
Steve Whittecar's Plea Proves Sue
Cesstu, in Dakota County.

Judge Graves i'll the district court ut
Dakota City Friday afternoon granted
Il new trail to Steve Whittec9r. recently
convicted upon the charge Of rape upon
the person of his own daughter, Georgia
Whittecar, II years of age. The decision
was made upon IL motion for a new trial
submitted and argued by Sullivan X
Griffin, Sioux City.
Whittecar is confined III the county
jail and Judge Graves fixed his bond at
$1,000 which his attorneys declare he
will be able to furnish. The case cannot
be tried now until next February
In the motion the attorneys maintained
that two of the members of the jury, Ar
thur Dermitt and Z. Farrell, had been
guilty of visiting the saloons and drink
ing during the intermissions of the court.
constituting misconduct in the eyes of
the law. 1t was also claimed that an
other juror, l.. e. Priest. had expressed
al opinion upon the case before his eX-
animation in the jury box, which fact lie
concealed from the attorneys.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
CREW MAY BE LOST.
Two Masted Schooner Goes Ashore
at Turpeuiin Cove, Mass.

Two Masted Schooner Goes Ashore
AT Tarpruiin Cove, Mass.
\ dispatch from Woods Hole. Mass.
says: The tws-masted schooner Escula-
plus, Capt Nasan. of Rockland. Me,
went ashore in the severe east gale short
II before dark Sunday night threc-quar-
tiers Of mile west Of Tarpaulin Cove on
the Island OF Naushen. At sunset the
seas were breaking over the craft, mast
head high. No trace of the crew Of four
men has been found and fears are enter
tanned for their safety. The vessel is in
Il particularly exposed position, and the
chances of her being saved are slight.
Keeper Carson, Of the Tarpaulin Cove
light house, aud 4 man named Robinson,
one of the keepers of the Forbes estate,
saw the schooner when she struck.
1t was just before dark and Il terrific
gale was prevailing Carson and Robin
son were unable to render any assistance
10 the men oa heard the schooner.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
RiOTiNG IN Rio JANElRO.

Reported that Il Dozen Persons
We're Killed and Sixty Hurt
The opposition te the compulsory vac
cination law led to furious rioting at Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday. Troops re-
reatedy charged the mob; barbados
were erected, water and gas mains were
cut, plunging the city into darkness, and
street cars We're burned
The demonstration had every character
istic Of a revolution. The PRESIDENT
palace was strongly guarded until mid
night.
1t is reported that a dozen people were
Killed and sixty injured. An intermittent
fnsillade continues.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
FOURTEEN PERSONS HURT.
Wabash Passenger Train Wrecked

Wabash Passenger Train Wrecked
Near NORTH St. Louis.
\ northbound Wabash passenger train
was partially wrecked Sunday in the out
skirts of North st. Louis, Mo, on Il sharp
curve Of the belt line tracts Of the Mer-
chants Terminal Railway Association.
GEAR the west approach to the Merchants
bridge over the mississippi, injurinS four
teen persons.
The accident was caused by the wheels
of the tender leaving the rails Oh the
curve.
There were about loo passengers
board the traia.
Nearly all the injured were able to
proceed with their journey after having
received medical a4 nntion and the unin-
jured passengers were brought back to
ST. Louis and departed later
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
Court House fer Seward.

The court house proposition, which w.
the leading issue in the county campaign
in Seward County, carried b yovcr 1,3OO
majority. The proposition is to erect a
100000 court house The Moffett es-
tate gives $4,000 if the court house is
built. When it was known the court
house proposition carried huge bonfircs
We're lighted around the public square in
Seward and every bUrnablc thing in the
town added fuel to the flames. Fife and
drum corps raraded and general rejoicing
obj aimed
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
Busy EuSkinU Corn.

York farmers are busy corn hTsI;in@
and complain they are unable to secure
help. The corn crop this Year is one of
the largest in the history of the many
bumper crops. Farmers are trying to
get their corn out before cold weather
sets in, and unless they can secure more
help York County farmers will be Shuck-
ing corn long after Jan. ].
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
Hunters Accidentally Shot.

Oscar Persons and William Lindley, o.
Central City were out huntin" Sunday
and while getting into their buggy one
Of their ShOtCunS was accidentally dis
charged, inHicting q slight flesh wound in
the arm of Mr. Lindley and emptying the
full contents of the charge i'll the Tor,
arm of Mr.. Persons, inflictins Il very
serious wound, which may neccssitat.
amputation. They are both young men
Mr.. LiLdIey being high school student
and Mr.. Persons being an cmrlOyc of the
Nebraska Telephone Company.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
NJ. f.. Missionary Society.

The annual meeting of the General
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church has opened in Boston.
and It is expected to last week or more.
The report of the treasurer, Rev. Homer
Eaton, showed that the cash receipts
for the year ending Oct. 81 were 81 $50,
636, an increase of ever $4,000 from
last year. During the year $1,514, OOO
was expended.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
AMcyn1 EOrgcr C.uuht-

Peter Kuhn, wanted at Beatrice on a
charge Of forgery, was arrested at Kan
SaS City. Sheriff Trude left for that
plac" after his man. Kuhn came to Be
atrice recently from Denver and after
passing Il number Of forged checks on the
business men Of Beatrice. he disappeared.
The officers have been hot on his trail
ever since his departure.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
TIM CARR GETS HIS SENTENCE
Man Who Killed Charles Best Gets
SIN Years in Prison.

District court rcconvened at PapilliOn
with Judge Sutton on the bench. Their
being no cases ready for trial, the judge
excused the jury until later. The court
then proceeded to sentence Dan Lonn,
convicted of horse stealing. Coin re-
cciycd five years i'll the pcntcntiary.
Tim Carr, who was convi ted of man
Slaughter for killing Charles Best at Sar-
py Mills July 4, received six years in the
penitentiary. Ills parents, when SEN
tence was pronounced. broke down entire
ly. his sister saying, oh, my God, my
only brother"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
LAND FOR HOMESTEADERS.
Tract in North Platte District Which
Was Withdrawn to he Offered.

All the land in the tract which was
withdrawn from entry within the juris-
diction of the North Platte United
States land office, except narrow strip
along the North Platte River has been
thrown open to entry under the Kinkaid
act providing for one section hCmesteads.
The date fixed for this land to be thrown
open to settlers is Feb. II. 1905.
This tract was originally withdrawn
under the clause in the kinkaid act,
which provides for the withdrawal from
entry OF lands which are irrigable. Hum
dreds of hcmesteaders will doubtless take
advantage of this opportunity to secure
land
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
MICKEYS PLURALITY.
Complete Returns Indicate it Will
be Not Less Than 5000.

Practically complete returns for Ne
braska place Roosevelt's plurality at 90
GOO. Gov. Mickey's plurality is not less
than 5000
In the legislature OH joint ballot the
Republicans will have l:23 to o for the
opposition, with one senatorial district
i'll doubt. Should the Republican candi-
date win in this district the state senat"
will be solidly Republican.
The state constitution cannot be chang
ed, declare the politicians The conSti-
tutiOnal amendment convention provision
has lost out by heavy minority. every
voter who failed to vote being counted
against it.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-17
SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED.
James Speyer, New York Banker,
Has Narrow Escape.

I5iS Il NarFO" ESQ" pf.
Word has just reached Laredo, Tex,
that the special which just left over the
Mexican National Railroad bearing JAS.
Speyer, of the banking firm of Speyer
Il Co., of New York, while going at a
high rate of speed was ditched between
Sanchez and La Jarita, about twenty
five miles south Of Laredo.
a special train later reached Laredo,
bearing the members OF the party who
started out with Mr.. Speyer early in tn"
evening.
Mr.. Speyer is uninjured One of tn"
party, j. Davis, of New York, received
painful cuts about the face, but otherwise
is uninjured.
The wreck, it is stated. was the result
of the condition of the roaGbed and the
speed-seventy- five miles an hour-the
train was going at the time. it having
been the intention of the railroad officials
to endeayor to establish i new record