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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
HERBERT BISMARCK DEAD
Son of Famous German Chancellor
is No More.

is No More.
Prince Herbert Bismarck died Sunday
morning at 1915 O'Clock at Friedrichs-
ruhe. The end was painless.
Since he ceased to be foreign minister
on the retirement of his father in 1890,
Prince Herbert Bismarck had taken part
in public affairs only as Il member of the
reichstag. His attitude had been that Of
a man not appreciated by his sovereign,
and who was awaiting in the background
for an opportunity to resume his career
His delivery as a parliamentary speak
er improved year by year. He always
declined to join any political group, and
was called an independent and naughty.
His imperious manner in early life, when
he was ever conscious of the fact that
he was the son of the most powerful
statesman in Europe, softened in later
life
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
CONFESS TO MURDER.
Each of Accused Tries to Shift
Blame on the Other.

The preliminary hearing of Tom Nc
Intyre. James ]. lilies and Harry Ne
vile. alias Tom Flynn. charged with the
murder of Waterman Frank Wiser. was
held before Judge Tucker Iues-
day at Sidney. After the read
ing of the information by Coun-
ty Attorney Spanoglp all the de-
PENDANTS pleaded not guilty. They each
in turn. however, took the witness stand
and accused one another of the crime, al
leging that they did not intend to kill
Wiser. Their statements were conflict
ing.
They were bound over to the district
court without Jail and the two witnesses
for the state, Jenkins and Redding,
were held under So O00 bail for their ap-
pearance. 1t is currently reported that
this trio will ask a speedy trial, plead
guilty and accept Il life sentence.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
KILLED BY PECULIAR ACCIDENT
Bottle of Camphor Explodes and
Sets WOman's Clothes on Fire.

Mrs. Carrie Cell, the wife of Deputy
County Treasurer d. \. Cell. of st.
Paul, came to her death Wednesday
evening as the result of an accident.
While engaged in the attempt to loosen
the firmly fastened glass stopper of a
bottle of camphor by the aid of hot wa
ter the bottle suddenly exploded, throw
ing the very infammable contents upon
hot gasoline stove standing near. In
an instant the clothes of the unfortunate
woman were Il sheet of flame, and, be-
ing alone i'll the house. she was burned
beyond the possibility of recovery before
neighbors, attracted by her cries. sue
ceeded in eytinguishng the flames She
fingered until > o'clock next morning.
when death relieved her sufferings
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
ROBBED OF JEWELS.
Young Crook Is Arrested in Hos
DitaI at Marion. Ind

VIM. Devy, detective of the New
York police department, went to Marion,
Ind, in search Of VIM. Mckenzie, alias
VIM. j. Valentine, alias VIM. Start, who
is wanted on a charge of having robbed
New York people of $4,000 worth of
jewelry. He was found i'll a local hos
pital and acknowledged he was the fugi-
tive.
Mckenzie is only % years old, but he
has served three terms in New York and
New Jersey prisons on charges of dia-
mond robbery
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
FALL OF BURNING BRIDGE,
A Fatal Accident near Saltwater,
Mimi.

At Saltwater. Mimi. the bridge across
the st. Croix River. which is a mile long.
extending to the Wisconsin side. caught
fire. The fire created considerable COM
motion. and the fire department. in re-
spending to the alarm, was followed by
the usual crowd of persons The fire
had so weakened one of the spans of the
rather ancient structure that when the
fire apparatus and the crowd attempted
to cross it it fell into the water about
twenty feet below.
About twenty persons were precipi-
tated with the wreckage into the water.
and two were killed and five seriously in
jured
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
ARRESTED AT LINCOLN.
Two Men Charged with Safe Crack
ing and Burglary

The Lincoln police Monday evening
effected an entrance into Il room of two
men giving the names of George Dowd
and Frank Todd and arrested them on
the charge of robbing the postoffice at
Swedeburc F.:day night and cracking
the safe of the bank at Palmyra Sunday
morning.
Both men, the officers say, are ex-con-
victs, and the evidence against them,
they assert, is nearly conclusive In the
room they occupied was found a quantity
of dynamite, caps, fuses and burglars
TOOLS
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
REVENUE LAW IN PERIL.
An Injunction Sustained by Judge
Kelligar.

Judge w. II. Kelligar, of the First
judicial district of Nebraska. sitting at
Lincoln. announced Saturday night after
an all day hearing that he would sustain
the injunction brought in Nemaha Coun-
ty to prevent the raising of assessments
by the state board of equalization.
The decision puts i'll peril the state
revenue law, which consumed the greater
part of the last session of the legisla-
ture.
The injunction was brought in the
name of Church Howe. consul general at
Antwerp. Belgium, who lives in Nema-
ha County ana who is home on vaca-
ton
The case will be carried Immediately to
the supreme court.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
FrOStS in the State.

The first real frost of the season occur
red at Cozad Wednesday morning. The
grass and boards were white, but the
freeze was not heavy enough to dam
age the corn any. Frost is also reported
ut North Platte, Humboldt, Beatrice.
Fremont and Geneva.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
AGED WOMAN BADLY BURNED
Mrs. johanna Knight Thought to
be Fatally Injured.

At her home. 1924 Ohio Street, Oma-
ha. Mrs. Johanna Knight, 60 years OF
age. was seriously if not fatally burned
from the ignition of her clothes while get
ting breakfast over q gasoline stove In
an heroic and successful effort to eXtin-
@uish the burning garments of his grand
mother William might, with whom
Mrs. Knight lives. sustained severn:
burns about one foot and leg. The young
mans burns are not severe.
Mrs. Knight was burned more or less
from head to foot and it is believed by
the attending physician she inhaled some
of the flames.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
WOMAN'S BODY IN A TRUNK.
Unmistakable Evidence of a MUIR
der at Cleveland.

The body of young woman was found
crowded into a trunk which was picked
up in the water under a coal dock on the
lake front at Cleveland, 0. Detectives
were at once placed on the case, with
the result that the body was identified as
that of Mrs. Inez Smith, of No. 90 Ore
gon Street, Cleveland.
The woman disappeared on Sept. 6.
That she was murdered and her body
placed in the trunk and thrown into the
river, the police say, is certain.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
First Instance on Record.

The Mexican state department has no.
tilted the United States district attorney
at Ell Paso, Tex, that the court order ex-
traditing Vance Fulkerson, indicted for
embezzling government funds, has been
approved. This is the first instance on
record of the return of government Off
cial from Mexico for embezzlement by
the Mexican authorities.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
To Oppose Mormon Cburcb

The permanent organization of the
new American party, whose avowed pur-
pose is to oppose the alleged interference
of the Mormon church in politics, was eff
fected at a meeting at Salt Lake CITY.
Utah, Wednesday night. The meeting
was largely attended by men of all DO,
litical beliefs
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Fire Killed the Lice.

NJ. L. Arnold. who lives just west o.
Fremont, fumgated his chicken house
to kill lice. 1t was Il success. but when
he was through the chicken house, barn
and contents were in ashes. The build
ing belonged to James Jensen. whose
loss is about $50. The entire fire depart
ment was called out.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
GALE AT NEW YORK,
Considerable Damage Done in the
City and Vicinity.

y storm Of wind and rain of almost
unprecedented violence ragged over New
York and vicinity Wednesday night,
causing damage to property, both on sea
and shore. No loss of life is known to
have resulted.
Ample warning of the coming storm
had been given by the weather bureau
and few coastwise craft yentured to sea
Wednesday. Two fishing schooners are
ashore at Coney Island point, and many
small craft are lying on the beach all
along the shore
In the city and vicinity hundreds Of
windows were broken, cellars and streets
flooded and trees uprooted.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Identified as a Murderer.

Jaseph Briggs, who was arrested at
Chicago on suspicion of being connected
with the murder of Harold Peterson, the
tobacco dealer, who was killed in his
store by robbers, has been positively iden-
tilted as the man who did the shooting by
VIM. Potee, the colored porter. who is ~
ing in the hospital with bullet through
his lungs.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Explosion of Dynamite.

An explosion of dynamite under the
house of Julia White in East Race
Street, Martinsburg, w. Va, in which
dance was in progress, killed John Har-
Harris, colOred; fatally injured Jennie
Smith, and hurt Julia White so badly
that she NAV die.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
The Lena Will DismantIe-

Capt. Barlinsky, commanding the Rus
sian ship Lena at San Francisco, has
Informed Rear Admiral Goodrich he de-
sires his ship dismantled and has asked
as to the extent to which this dismantle-
ment should be made
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
New Creamery at Beatrice.

The Queen City Creamery Company. of
Beatrice, expects to begin work on its
new block to be erected within the next
few days. The contract for constructing
the building has been let to a Lincoln
firm, which promises to employ all the
labor from that city that is possible
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
MORE TROUBLE FEARED.
Alabama Milit;amen Ordered Out
Grand Jury Returns Indictment.

The grand jury at Huntsville, Ala,
returned an Indictment against Mayor
Smith and Sheriff Rodgers, charging
dereliction of duty in not suppressing the
mob which lynched Horace NAPLES Il few
mob which lynched Horace Naples few
days ago. Ten members of the mob
The announcement of the Indictment
has created wild excitement and further
trouble is feared.
, The Birmingham company of the state
militia has been ordered to Huntsville.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
No Trace Of Missing Shin.

The navy department at Washington
is Informed that the cruiser Tacoma has
arrived at Rio de Janeiro, having cruised
from San Francisco down the west coast
of South America and around to the Bra
lillian port in search of the missing mer-
chairman Conemaugh. The Tocoma
failed to find any trace of the missing
steamer
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Judge Cover is Dead.

Judge j. f. Cover, formerly county
Judge of ThurstOn County. died Satur-
day afternoon at Colorado Springs, where
he had gone for his health.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Robbed a SchOOlhOuse.

William Birmingham. alias William
Jones. of Nebraska City. pleaded guilty
Thursday to the charge of burglary and
was sentenced to sixteen months in the
penitentiary by Judge Paul lessen, of
the district court. Birmingham was
charged with robbing Il county school
hOuSp
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Lightning Starts Fire.

During severe thunderstorm Tuesday
morning at Fairfield. the Weyenbery
block, either by ulrect stroke of lightning
or through the medium of telephone OF
telegraph wire, was set ON fire and badly
damaged.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Killed bY a Baseball.

Edward Johnson, member of the
OaF Park Baseball Club, at Chicago,
was killed by batted ball during agame
Saturday afternoon. The ball struck
him just below the heart, and he died
in three minutes
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Not Train Robbers.

1t is now believed that the men discov-
cred i'll a strawstack on a farm near
Winfield, Ia, who were supposed to have
been the Rock Island train robbers, were
tramps. The officers have given I'D
search for the men.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
English Seal Poachcr Captured

1t is announced from VladivOstok that
an English seal poacher named Thomson.
who took advantage of the war to make
the Pribyloff islands his hunting grounds,
has been captured and his schooner sunk.
Thomson has been imprisoned at Nike
l..
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Lose No Time in Rebuilding.

The Jones Grain Company of Ne
braska City let the contract Saturday
afternoon for the rebuilding of their ele-
vator that was burned in Mynard at 10
o'clock the same morning.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
TuQhOat Sunk

A Wilmington, Del, dispatch says:
The tugboat Israel w. Durham, of Phil
adelphia, was sunk during the storm
Wednesday night in the Delaware River.
Five of the crew of six, including the
were drowned.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Rails Have Been Skinned

Capt. II. a. Talbot, of Dakota City.
states that $50 tons of steel rails were
shipped from Chicago on the 18th inst.
to be used OH the Sioux City, Homer and
Southern Railway between Sioux City
and Homer
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Court House Cornerstone Laid.

The corner stone of the new court
house for Sheridan County was laid
Wednesday, at Nashville, amid JOY and
festivities. An immense crowd was
present 70 watch the procession and take
part in the ceremonies, which We're in
charge of the Masonic fraternity.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Fined for Taking Of Bride.

In the superior court at Grand Rapids,
Mich, Judge NEWMAN sentenced James
McCool and Clarke Slocum, who pleaded
guilty to bribery in the Lake Michigan
water deal. to pay fine Of $500 each.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Hurt in Runaway.

quite badly hurt III Il runaway accident
at Beatrice by being thrown onto tie
pavement. The buggy in which they were
riding was smashed into kindling wood
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Beatrice Man is Touched.

II. F. Sells was touched Tor $40 in
cab, two money orders for $40 and 500
and three railroad tickets at the Rock
Island passenger depot in Beatrice just
before he and his family boarded the
train for trip to California.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
New University Professor.

Announcement is made of the accept
ance by Prof. George f. Howard, of the
University of Chicago. of the chair of in
stitutional history in the University of
Nebraska.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Robber Shot Dead by Officer

Alva Rivers was instantly killed while
robbing the bank at Warsaw, Ohio. The
village marshal emptied shotgun into
him. His two companions escaped, but
are being followed by a posse.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
FOR GREAT STRIKE.
Socialists Decide on General Walk
out in Italy

out in Italy.
To protest against a conflict between
the strikers and police in which two strik-
ers were killed, the socialists at Rome
have decided on a general strike through
out Italy, which began Friday at Milan
and threatens to spread through the
whole peninsula
The government has taken eXtraordi-
nary measures to suppress the strike and
has stopped all kilograms referring to it.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Wiuery BUILDINGS RurDed

The Natoma vineyard winery, fifteen
miles east of Sacramento Cal, together
with the fermenting plant and distillery.
was burned Tuesday night. Loss, $780,
000
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Trains Collide Head.On

Passenger train No. 5 and freight
train eollided head-on on the Burlington
west Of Villisca, Ia, Thursday morning.
The engines were damaged, but no one
was injured.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
Sioux City stock Market.

Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City stock market follow: Butcher
steers, $50. Hogs, $J.4505.GO.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22
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l1nW.eeI,1,l!422Tf6EaT.

Tho members of the state board Of
equalization will be hauled up to tell how
and why they increased the valuation Of
Nemaha County per cent over the re-
turns of the county assessor and the
county board. This was decided upon
when Deputy Attorney General Norris
Brown went to Auburn to try the case.
Mr.. Brown will argue that the courts
have no jurisdiction in the matter. but
that the work of the state board is final,
according to the statutes. The decision
will affect all of the counties whose val
nations were changed by the state board.
Judge Kelliger will come to Lincoln to
take the testimony.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22

Independent telephone companies in
Garfield County have organized a mutual
association and filed articles Of incOrpora-
ton with the secretary of state. No
capital stock is quoted and the concern
will be run much on the order of mu-
tual insurance company. The companies
entering into the organization are Gala
mus Mutual the Rose Hill Mutual. the
Willow Springs Mutual, the North Side
Mutual, the East Side Mutual. and the
Rockford Mutual. The organization is
to have perpetual existence. The head
quarters will be at Burwell, Garfield
County.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22

Lancaster County is to have a COM
plete rural route service which will give
each farmer within its boundaries sat
isfactory delivery service. A large per-
centage of the farmers are able to secure
their mail in that manner, but the work
to be done by Rural Route Agent Chase
will give that service to every household
in the county. Lancaster County will be
the third in the state to be afforded such
service, Cass and Pawnee Counties hay
ing preceded it.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22

l.. Z. Burr, attorney for Hays B. Tom
son IN a suit against the Western TRAY
eless Accident Association, who was ac-,
cused of mutilating the records nv A..
torney Gilbert, of Omaha. filed his own
and several other affidavits in the sn-
preme court at Lincoln denying the
charge: In the original papers filed it
was admitted by Burr that his client wss
suner1ns with a diseased mind, and ac-
coroing to his affidavit he asked permits
sh'n' and it was granted by the judge.
10 scratch out the admission and enter
a aenlal. The affidavit of Judge Holmes
H'sias the Lincoln attorney.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22

Superintendent Fowler has issued q
circular letter to county superintendent
and principals regarding the work Of the
school year. Among the new things dis
cussed i'll the circular is the teachers
book review club. Mr.. Fowler advocates
the organization of these clubs, whereby
a teacher, by buying one Or two volumes,
can get the benefit of q dozen or more
by going into club. He also explains
the manner of registering certificates,
which many teachers have not UNDER
stood heretofore
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-22

The new cells of the state peniten.
tiary have already got one prisoner into
trouble. The convict's name is Belts,
and he interfered with the lock on his
cell when the guard tried to lock the
door. He WIS sent to the dungeon for a
few hours to think it over Another con-
Wet, named Jones. severely cut Convict
Yates while the two were at work to.
gether and was sent to the dungeon from
july y to August y. Besides that he
will lose $50 days Of good time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-03
USED DISCRETION.
Why Post Office in Mississippi Was
Named as Requested.

Washington Aug. 2.-Postmaster Gen,
PAYNE today made the following state
ment, explaining the reason for refusing
to name a Mississippi pOStOfhce in honOr
of the governor of that stale:
ION the sixth day of May. 1904 petit
ton was filed with the department asking
for the establishment Of a postoti'ce at a
certain point in Calhoun county. In the
state Of Mississippi. and requiring that
it he named Vardaman.
Immediately the usual investigation
was made by the department as to the
necessity for the establishment OF the
office Pending the inquiry. copy OF the
Daily Clarion Ledger. newspaper pun
lished at Jackson. Miss. dated Aug :,
19G.. was filed with the department con
tanning an article to which the depart
ment's attention was called, This article
was CODY of an editorial printed in the
Commonwealth. under date of Jan: 10
1908 which paper is published and edited
nv Gov. Vardaman. The article in dues-
ton was so vile and indecent III us
statements concerning the mother of the
President of the United States as TO De
unfit for reproduction. The postmaster
general did not deem 1t proper 10 give
this office the name of any man VINO had
used such language regarding any woman
The postoffice in question has been oruer :
cd established and given the name OF
Timberville. -,
..Iu exercising the discretion given MN
by law the postmaster general frequent
w rejects names suggested for proposed
most Offices He has never been Cledrer DIS
10 his duty than in this case.
1T is proper to say mat fieSi,'.i,'
Roosevelt had no knowledge of the incl
dent referred to"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-03
NERVE AND AIM.
Midnight Hunt in Which Police
Figure.

New York, Aug. "A midnight hunt
with drawn reyolvers through Bronx
park, in which reserves of the Bronx
park station and a dozen animal keep
ers took part, ended in the death, early
Tuesday, of the beautiful snow leopard
Chang, which was presented the New
York zoo about year ago.
The beast was shot byI Policeman
Kane. one of the hunting party. and he
only shot when the animal had sprung
for the policeman's throat. Just two
shots in quick succession, and the ang-
ry beast crashed to the ground dead.
The death of the animal ended one Of
the exciting night searches that Bronx
park has ever known. 1t was thought
that lion had escaped, and more than
Il score of armed men ranged through
the park, while others patrolled the
highways nearby.
Ordinarily gentle, the few hours of
liberty which the animal had obtained
had awakened all the ferocity in his
nature, and with the damage that he
would have DONE but for Kane's steady
aim and iron nerve is matter of con-
lecture.
AS it was the police, who are not
used to hunting wild animals, were
very glad to have done with their ex-
perience. Their understanding was that
lions were loose and each shadow that
passed seemed to them to conceal
lion crouched for the spring. AS a mat
ter of fact the leopard himself was no
mean enemy. being of unusually large
size and very powerful. How he escap-
ed from his cage is mystery.