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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
THREE PERSONS KILLED.
Six Others Injured in Automobile
Accident in New York.

While speeding along in the Bronx at
New York early Friday morning all au-
tOmobile containing nine persons went
over an embankment, and one man and
two women were killed. The machine
fell onto the New York Central Railroad
tracks and the wreckage was struck by
southbound train.
In the automobile when the accident
occurred were FIVE women and four men.
The automobile was in charge Of Allen
NOyes.
When the big machine plunged down
ward it struck near the southbound track
and the nine persons and the automobile
were caught by an incoming train known
as the Croton local.
Beside the man and two women killed,
all the others in the automobile were
injured.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Discover Alleged Rohber

II. l.. Stone. a young man who is trav-
cling in connection with a beauty
show exhibiting during the carnival in
Humboldt, was placed under arrest by
Marshal Todd upon information to the
effect that he was wanted by the au-
thorities of Sioux Falls. s. D.. upon the
charge of robbing a jewelry store.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Appeals Abandonment Gaze

Monday afternoon the case of Burt
Goddard against the state was filed in
the office of the clerk of the supreme
court at Lincoln. and stay of sentence
granted. The plaintiff in error. who re-
sides in Chase County. was convicted of
wife abandonment under the statute en-
acted by the last legislature. \ stay of
sentence was granted by the court.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Farmer Seriously Hurt.

George Zuraski, farmer living six
miles east Of Columbus, met with a pc
culiar and painful accident Thursday
evening. He was starting for home and
had just climbed into his wagon when
his team started quickly, he lost his bal
ance and fell out, striking his head heav-
lily, first on the hub OF the wheel and
again on the ground. 1t was found that
his nose was badly broken, his scalp cut
and his front teeth badly loosened
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Paris Frowns Upon bowie

Booth Clibborn and his wife, who re-
Gently announced that they intended
shortly to open branch of Dowie's
Christian Catholic church in Paris, are
now met with the statement of the pre-
feet of police that he Dowie temple can
be opened unless it is agreed that divine
healing will be entirely omitted.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Senator HOar'S Will,

The will of Senator George G. Hoar
has been filed at Worcester. Mass. 1t
makes no public bequestss dividing his
property between his son and daughter,
lockwood Hoar and Miss Mary Hoar.
and giving his Asnebumskit estate in
Paxton to his granddaughter. The will
is dated Jan. g, 1904.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Killed at Railroad CROSSING

William Hawley, a pioneer of Madison
County and a wealthy farmer drove to
his death in front of Northwestern
stock train at Norfolk. He was trying
to beat the train across. He was 20
wears old
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Fake Doctor Gets Cash.

A stranger giving the name of DR..
F. G. Busch visited the home of Wike
Jurgens. a prominent German farmer.
who resides near Beatrice, and succeeded
in fleeing him out of $50 cash. .Jur-
gems has crippled son and the stranger
offered to cure him for $50 He told
Jurgens that he must have $50 before
taking the case and the unsuspecting
farmer maid if
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
BADLY SCALOEO,
Little Girl Falls Into Pail of Boil
ing Water

Margaret, the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Upton, of Pierce,
was terribly scalded Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Jewett, the grandfather, went out in
the yard to kill a chicken and took with
him a pail of boiling water. He was
followed by the little girl, who became
frightened and backed and fell into the
water
The attending physician states there is
no hope Of recovery
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Suicide at Orchard.

Charles COlleth, a restaurant keeper
at Orchard, committed suicide. He went
to bed at his home, took a revolver, and
shot himself. The bullet entered his head
over the right ear. Death was instan-
taneous. He had had rheumatic trouble
for some time and was respondent over
-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
TOnhS Not Violated.

Gen Kuropf1iatkin, in dispatch to the
Russian emperor, vigorously denies the
charge made by the Chinese government
that the sanctity of the imperial tombs
and graves near Mukden had been vio-
lated by the Russian troops.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Poisoned by Meat.

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Dollar, of Beat
rice, were poisoned sevs7al evenings ago
from eating meat, and for awhile their
recovery was thought doubtful. Thy
are improving slowly, and their recovery
is only a matter of few days.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Cracksmen in Lincoln.

Burglars Wednesday night blew open
the safe in the Rock Island freight office
at Lincoln, Neb., wrecked the safe. de-
molished one end of the building and Sc
cured $4SS. They escaped OH &. freight
train
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Federal Building Comp,eted.

The new United States postoffice and
court house building is completed in
Norfolk 1t was built at cost of $780,
600 and has been in process of construc-
ton since year ago last May. 1t is a
perfect copy of the building at Annapolis,
Md
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Runs Into Open Switch.

The Wheeling express on the Panhan-
die road ran into an open switch and
was wrecked Friday at Hamlin station,
just beyond Burgettstown, Pa. Superin-
tendent McCarty says the fireman was
killed and several passengers slightly in
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Refuses to Tell Why He Shot

Hugh \. Swaine. an attorney of Hous-
ton, Tex, Sunday, shot and killed c. w.
Jones. secretary Of the Houston Fire
and Marine Insurance Company, of
which W. N. swaine, f.) Their of the for
mer, is president. Swafne was arrested
but refuses to give any information.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Engine Falls Through Bridge.

\ large traction engine belonging to
Charles Matya fell through the Loup
River wagon bridge near Columbus. The
engine hung Il few feet from the water.
lodged on heavy iron trusses. The bridge
was closed to traffic on account of the
accident.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
HORDES IN WANT.
Poor in English Cities on the Verge
Of Starvation.

AT a meeting of the Manchester, Eng,
city council it was announced that owing
to the hard times and depression in the
cotton industry between 10000 and So
900 people in the poorer parts of the city
were practically on the verge of starva-
ton.
Similar conditions prevail in London
and other large cities of the United King
dom, where the winter is expected to be
one of the hardest in many years for
the poorer classes.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Burglars Make Big Haul.

Burglars entered the residence of John
A. Stewart, at IA West Chestnut Street.
Asheville, s. c., and secured $4,000
worth of diamonds. There is no clew to
the robbers
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
GRIEF KILLS HER.
Iowa Woman Who Shot Husband
Soon Expires

soon Expires
Grief, because she shot her husband
was the cause of the death of Mrs. Peter
Lewis, near Leon, Ia, on Thursday
Her husband one evening recently on
coming home entered the chicken yard
with a view of taking the necessary pre-
caution to protect his roost from chicken
thieves. Mrs. Lewis, ON hearing the
cackling. grabbed shotgun and made
her way to the yard. Upon seeing the
form of a man she fired the gun. 1t prov
ed to be Mr.. Lewis, and he died the next
day.
that she refused to take nourishment of
any kind
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Load Of Wheat is Stolen.

y load of wheat was stolen from the
farm of George VI. Schuster, west of
Ashland. Tuesday night. Tracks of the
wagon were plainly seen in the field
where the thief drove. There is 10 cIew.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
For LOOtinC the Mails.

r. J. Marshall, a railway mail clerk,
was arrested at Lincoln, Neb., Friday OH
the charge of Inspector Sinclair, who
accused him of robbing the mails. Mar
shall is 3S years Of age, and has many
friends. He sturdily denies his guilt.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Alaskan Telegraph Lines.

According to Seattle, Wash, special,
Geographic communication is now being
reached between Seattle and all parts of
Alaska.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Girl Was Not Murdered.

Instead of being murdered, as at first
supposed, it was learned Thursday that
suicide was the cause Of the death of
Minnie Harmening, of Palentine, ILL.,,
whose dead body was found in a barn.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
FREIGHT Trains Collide.

Two freight trains collided at Have
lock Monday afternoon and four cars
were badly wrecked. Westbound passen-
ger train No. 3, which was already sew
eral hours late, was further delayed two
hours before the track could be cleared
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Rain Stops Prairie Fire.

Rain quenched a prairie fire which was
sweeping Rosebud reservation. destroy
ing hay and fall pasture in Trip and
Gregory Counties. The fire had ragged
several days and covered many miles.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
MURDERER PUT TO DEATH.
HDutch'' Fisher is ElectrOcuted in
the Ohio Penitensiary.

the Ohio Penitensiary.
: dutch" Fisher alias Albert Miller,
was electrocuted in the annex at the Ohio
penitentiary at Columbus a few minutes
after midnight Thursday night for the
murder of William Marshall, bartender,
at Toledo, O., January last. The cleo
trio shock was administered at 1905, and
at 1912 he was pronounced dead.
His last statement was a reiteration of
his confession that Walter Crosby, SEN
ty in the crime, is innocent.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Negro Appointed Postmaster

George Washington Murray, colored,
former representative of a South Caro-
lima district, has been appointed fourth
class postmaster at Hugfer, a village in
Berkeley County, S. G.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Small Fire at Wayne.

Fire originated in the confectionery es-
Enlistment of l.. f. Vaughn at Wayne.
about $50 o'clock Tuesday night but
was soon eXtinguished.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Four Die in Hotel Fire.

The Tracey Hotel, frame structure in
South ST. Joseph, Mo-, burned Friday
four persons losing their lives
The fire started in the kitchen.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
100000 BROOKLYN Fire.

A fire which caused a loss of about
100000 broke out in w. b. Wardells
coal yard in South Brooklyn, n. Y, Fri
6av
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Sioux City Stock Market.

City stock market follow: Best feshy
steers. S2.0OM2. 80. Hogs. S5.5O0j.65.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Fruit Crop in York.

Nearly every year more fruit is raised
in York County, and this year hundreds
upon hundreds of bushels of peaches
have been marketed by farmers and fruit
raisers, and now they are shipping ap-
Dles.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Flood in Mine browns Eighteen.

A sudden thrush Of water and mud in q
coal mine at Gerlebock, district Of Koe-
then, Germany, imprisoned eighteen min
ers. all of whom. it is said, persisted,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
EOy Smothered in Grain.

James Burke, lad of 10 or 16 years
of age, was killed in the elevator at
Doniphan by getting into pit of grain
and smothering before he could be res
cued.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
Randolph Fair Closes.

Wednesday was the last day of the
Randolph fair. and there was big crowd
in town. The fair has been a success
from every standpoint.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13

Nebraska's advancement and the in
creasing wealth of the state, now being
so much talked about, can best be .apnre,
ciated by survey of the surplus com
modities and a comparison thereof durino
the last ten years. The statisucs of tbe
state department of labor show thar in
1890 the shipment Of cattle amounted IN
$50, 100 head and in 1908 the shipments
aggregated 800, 263. The shipments Of
hogs in 1890 totalled 1,431 $40 head. q.
compared with 2,161,55 in 1903. The
number Of sheep shipped in 1890 was
1S5, $50 head and in 1903 6SO,751.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
5oY'S SHR EWD GUESS.

A Monroe county boy was discover.
81 by the owner of an orchard in
the act # stealing apples The boy
happened to see the owner in time to
make getaway. Here, boy" called
tao owner 70 the boy, who was hitting
the gravel down the pike. come lack
and yop can have all the apples you
can eat and all you can carry away"
Instead Of going back, however, the
boy kept right On going. Meeting an
CHER man in the road who had heard
the owner of the orchard call, the man
asked him why he did not go back
Well said the boy. Il did think for
a minute | would go back. and then
looked again and saw that the fellow
had one hand behind his back and
II sort o flashed through my mind that
mebbe he wu2 burned liar Kan.
sas City Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
DENIES REPORT
. Of HIS MARRIAGE
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE HARRY
THAW SAYS HE AND PRETTY
CHORUS GIRL ARE JUST
DEAR FRIENDS"

Chicago, Nov, 15.-'I am not mar
ried to Miss Nesbit. Evelyn and are
dear friends" In these words the
young Pittsburg millionaire. Harry
Thaw, explained. or mystiiied, his re-
lationship to the beautiful artists
model, whom the report said he mar
ried some months ago in Paris on n
certain wild night"
Mr. Thaw attempted to slip through
Chicago unawares. lie did not regis
ter at the Auditorium Annex, where
he spent the time from his arrival in
the morning from st. Louis. where he
has been seeing the fair, until his de-
parture in the afternoon for New
York.
in the phrase of President Roose-
Welt said Thaw, "the story that |
was thrown out of a New York hotel
was tslsehood, again ialsehood,
and wicked falsehooI. Miss Nes1itt
did not like the hotel, and she left alb
ruptly on that account"
1 MT. HtW utllitu tHpHutltdlly tHdl
Miss Nesbitt accompanied him to st.
Louis, and said that he was unaware
of her present whereabouts, but he
did not deny that he might see her on
his arrival in New York He denied
that there had been any conference
of the Thaw family to consider meas
ures for his punishment and asserted
that reports OF his yearly income Of
$1,000 being cut down were all bosh.
My family" he said, is not half so
much concerned as the newspapers.
and | am sure have no notion Of dis
ciplining me No, | know nothing of
Miss Nesbitt's demanding $250.000 in
settlement. There is nothing to settle
for She and | are the dearest Of
friends, and she is not at all the type
of mercenary woman, even if she had
rounds TO found claim on"
Mr. Thaw confessed he had not
been in Pit,sburg, and was emphatic
that the fair model was not with him
or near him or in the west anywhere.
OF his mothers displeasure or that of
the family he refused point blank to
speak He left for New York over the
Lake Shore road.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16

2ellcyille. She jumped into a cistcrn
here and wa8 dragged out by her ia.
Their
Miss Caffaer had been receiving at
te1tiQn from Eeener for eight months,
re says Le had asked her to marry
him. but che had refuses.
He cal ed on her Monday afternoon
She wa respondent because Of III
heath and threatened 10 commit sui
eide. ne thought she was joking and
told her 10 g, ahead and make good
job of IL
She lcft the house shortly afte-
and whom Mrs Booker asked Keenan,
where she had gone he said he gless-
I'd she had gone 30 jump in the river
II was about ihat moment tha' she
was throwing herself from the bank
into Lho river.
EoCuer said Tue day that be had no
idea whom Miss Gamer loft the house
hat she was going TO the river
The relatives ~ Miss Gaffner say
h-f d,soonloncy g. due 10 I'D health
Her mother came over Tuasd1y and
took lof honc 10 Bcllev. le.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
JAPANESE LOST
OVER 1000 MEN
Severe Casualties Sustained in
Last Attack
ON PORT ARTHUR FORTS
1000 TROOPS DASHED pELL NELL
on FORTIFIED RUSSIAN 20
SiTiONS - BLOODY FIGHT
UNDERGROUND.


London. NOV. 15.--The Telegraph S
correspondent with the Japanese ar
my before Port Arthur, describing The
attack of the Japanese on the east.
ern fortified ridges Oct. 80 says:
The terrific and continuous BON
bardment, night and day, Oct. 27-30
eliminated in wonderful practice,
With appalling rapidly countless
bursting shells mingled their smoke
into dense, oscillating mass of va
por laden with earth and cleaning
with Ranges OF fire, tho imaX being
reached at one O'Clock with a tremen.
dous fire Of shrapnel across the brols-
en- breastworks Of the fortresses.
Brilliant Infantry Attack.
Suddenly every gun cea cd fire and
the Japanese infantry rushed out FROM
their parallels ere the hills mad ccas
ed reverberating with the thunder o.
the cannonade, from seven separate
quarters against the Rihlung. Kek
wan and Panlung fortified ridges, The
attack was simultaneously developed
without a SINCE preliminary feint, full
ly 1000 troops dashed out pell nell
with fixed bayonets, waving standards
and rending the air with shouts of
Banzai.
The correspondent details how the
various Japanese attacks we're cbecl
ed by big meats and terrible Russian
fire. which rapidly depleted their
ranks Notwithstanding clever covering
fire Of The Japanese artillery and says
by -four O'Clock the Japanese fire
had diminished in intensity and the
assaults ceased shortly before sun
set when fire broke on. in the new
town Of Port Arthur; and at night
fa.l the Japanese opened a shrapnel
fire On the eastern ridge to cover the
retirement of their isolated assault
erg, whose situation was critical. be
tween the east and the south KelIwan
ports. The total japanese c2saaltie
Exceeded 1900"
After describing other assaults ami
repulses and noting some Japanese
Gucccssez, the correspondent cont.n
ueS:
After having captured the GOV
Ared galleries Of the east Kekwan
ort. the japanese engaged in a bloody
Sight in the underground passages
'lowly winning the vitals of the forts
nch by inch despite the bombs and
FOUNTAIN guns Of the Russians de
ending the classmates. November
he central and fort sections Of the
saller,Cs we're sal Cd"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
WILL SELL VAST
FOREST OF PINE.
UNCLE SAM ASKS BIDS ON OVER
FOUR HUNDRED MILLION
FEET OF GOVERNMENT TIM
Der.

A special 70 the Chicago Inter
Ocean from Duluth. Mimi. says:
THE department Of the interior
again calls attention to the sale Of
pine that Is to take place this month
on the Chippewa Indian reservation,
at the United States land office al
Cass lake. The day Of the sale Ia NOV.
is. and bids to. receive consideration
must be filed before p m. Of the
preceding day Nov. II.
The amount OF timber to be offered,
according to the government. esti-
mates. is 41S,40S, 600 feet. Consider
ably more thaa one-half of it Is white
pine ana the remainder is Norway.
The timber is found in numerous res
cryationG, the Pigeon siver Fond du
Lac, Bots Fort, Deer creek, Chippe-
wa of the Mississippi, Leech lake.
Winnibieoshish, Red lake, and White
Earth reserves,
The greatest amount Of pine TO be
offered on any one reservation Is at
the White Earth. where there III 1885,
100000 feet Of white pine AMI S2,4GS,.
100 feet of Norway. No bids will be
received for a less sum than 81 a
thousand feet for Norway and SIS per
thousand for white pine.
Bids may be for the timber on sep
aratc sections, and also on groups of
ten contiguous sections, those on
groups to he in addition TO those sub.
mitted for separate sections.
Rules Regarding Checks.
The department has grouped the
descriptions to make it convenient
for the bidders and secure uniformity
Of group bids.
Each bidder is required to submit
certified check for an amount equal
to % per cent of his bid, & 'aording to
tho value of the timber undcr the gov
ernment estimate.
Purchasers may mako ap licaton
TO the superintendent of los ~ for
the pFlVhege OF erecting mills sec
tions or groups of sections, or 4 the
immediate vicinity of timber pur-
chased. who will make recomn 1da.
tons to the secretary of the int arlor
Such mills must he of capacity Of
not less than 10000 feet a day. All
trees must be cut with saw when
ever practicable.
urposecat1Sq -. ..o12345G. G. G. &
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
LEFT SWEETHEART
70 SEEK DEATH
DEsPoNDENT GIL MADE SEC
ONO ATTEMPT TO END EXC.
TERCE ~ DROWNING, ~
TER Refusing MARRIAGE
OFFER.

81. Louis. Nov. 15.--Miss Emma
Ganner OF BeIeyille. m. who has beoa
boarding o. thc homo Of Mrs. Mary
Booker C3ei South Br adway. went
FROM lhc preaeace Of her lover ana
leapod into the river.
Her leap was down ZGfoot en-.
haaamcat Into water % feet deep. but
me- lifa was saved by Alber seaton.
who lives in a houseboat at the foot
Of l. wen street
Il was af'er she had been talking
for half an hour with Tony Keener of
Carondelet at her boarding house that
she went 10 the river at the foot Of
Kansas street and jumped in. Sea.
ton saw her plunge down the hign
bank and put or. in his skin and after
she had gone down twice he rescued
her with considerable difficulty.
Il was the second attempt TO Kin
herself which Mifs Gamer had made
in .wo weeks. The other was made a.
her home. 123 Ccnterville avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
wAeAlNoroN BUILT OVER CITY,
Recent discoveries Of Interest &c
Historians and Archeoloasts.

Recent discoveries Of Interest &c
Historians and Areheolo1ists.
Was Washington once the site CT
rsea; city, long forgotten. unknown to
he modern psychologists? Did there
I've and thrive on the North Ameri-
IN coutiucat a race prior to the Az
ccs? Are there tree lures Of art
jur!al ugdcr the soil of this capital?
wherefore. then. the mysteries Of
tore just urearthed In the digging
or the foundation OF the new build
pg fer the House OF Representative?
az below the foundations Of the
lagza5 destroyed to make room for
aa new cdiica these fragments have
appeared, aud the memory Of man to
day rIl3 rot back 10 the time when
structures were there as TO call f~r
Jhcao Geepl I'd bases. Nor do TIE
clac.t inhabitants know OF any enc
Who remembers having seen or heard
Of such Warh!ngtoa was built up-r
virgin sell. 50 far - city creation
was concerned. in The judgment % ia
ounders Here were farms ard IA.
dwellings. a maror house or two. and
an unbroEcn record Of freedom FROM
Zoe inroads Of the city-m-bers. The
North American Indians cid not build
c. 3 The, dij not dig into the soil
TO found their structures. Here. thea
Is a problem for the historians ans
the Psychologists 20 solve Washing
ton star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
Making Paper 10 Tunls.

The new system of making slfa
paper, discovered by NJ Fl. de Mon
tessus is being already exploited near
Sousse. Tunis, under the direction Of
Mr.. BOBBY.
This new system Is extremely cheap.
the alta being reduced to pulp by a
simple process OF fermentation, when
costs nothing
AS Tunisa and Algeria are the chief
regions Of alfa production, the new in
dustry is expected to he d source of
revenue to both countries and make
them for this article the first markets
OF the world.-New York Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-16
ksfiirs Must Walk on Road.

What may be regarded as test
case Of the much-vexed Gu -tion of the
privilege Of the Kaffir to walk on the
footpaths of Pretoria has been set
tied" says South African paper.
William joker, a Cape boy, was no
ticed by policeman one evening
walking on the footpath of Market
street The policeman babe him walk
in the road, but he took no notice. a
second time he was ordered TO move
to the road. He treated the oruer con.
temptuously was proceeded against
and fined SIS or in default seven days
hard labor"