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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
SHOOTER HITS WRONG MARK
Fires at Dog and Dangerously
Wounds n Row

\ serious shooting occurred about five
miles west of Central City Sunday.
Philip Ross, as it is claimed, in shooting
at dog shot John Lehinger, 14-year-
old boy, Il 22-caliber ball taking effect
near the breast and passing entirely
through the body. Ross is lodged in the
county Jail. but as yet no complaint has
been filed against him. The boy. while
yet alive, is reported to be in a critical
condition.
1t is uncertain as to the nature of the
crime that will be charged, as the au-
thorities have not yet fully investigated
the affair, and it is desired to know
whether death will result from the shoot.
ing
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
COMPLETE RETURNS.
President RooseveIt's Plurality IN
Nebraska Reaches S4,56:S

Unofficial, buttomplete returns for the
State of Nebraska show that the vote
on president at thelast election was in the
neighborhood of DO 600, or about 10000
less than was cast four years ago. OF
the votes cast President Roosevelt re-
ceived 131, 513; Parker got $3.50: Wat
son 2O,o22; Swallow. 6,305: Debs. 1850.
This gives Mr.. Roosevelt Il plurality of
S4,353; and a clear majority over all of
oO,626. \ little more than 81 per cent
of the vote of the state was given to the
Republican candidate for president.
On governor the vote was very nearly
the same i'll total as for president. Gov.
Mickey received III. 707: Berge 1O2. 40:
Swander, 5,277; Vail, j.0S1; Mickey's
plurality. 9.237.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
WRECK AT HIGH BRIDGE, Ky
One Man Killed and Three Others
In iured.

One man was killed and three others
were injured in a freight wreck Oh the
incinnati, New Orleans AMI TEXAS Pa
cifc Railroad at High Bridge. eighteen
miles from Lexington, Ky, Thursday
The train was freight running as a
doubleheader. Four cars separated the
two engines, and about 300 yards from
the bridge, which is over 200 feet high.
an axle broke on the car following the
first engine, derailing ten cars and the
second engine.
The injured men were taken to Lex
ington on a special train and are in St
Joseph's hospital
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
INJURED BY HAZERS.
Students Body is ParaIyzed from
HiDS Downward.

The San Francisco Examiner Friday
tells story of hazing practiced by stu,
dents of the Hopkins Institute of Art
in that city, which in one case, it is
claimed, has resulted in serious injury to
a student named 4. Z. Derome.
1t is said he was strapped to a chair
with a metal seat in imitation Of an i'll
strument for electrocution and an cleo
trio current turned on the chair. As a
result Derome's body has been paralyzed
from the hips downward.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
PANAMA COOLS OFF.
The Army Has Been Disbanded and
Quiet Prevails

y Washington dispatch says: Ameri.
can Minister Barrett cabled Tuesday
that quiet prevails throughout the 18TH
mus; that Gen. Huertas has left Pana-
ma for his country home and that the
army had successfully disbanded with
the exception of twenty-five men who
were retained to meet the statutory re-
quirements for standing army; that or
der had been restored without the inter
ventiOn of American marines and that
the Panama government was grateful
for the advisory assistance rendered by
the American officials in quoting the
trouble
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
SUICIDE Of AN IOWA GIRL.
Jessie Volt the Name Of the Young
Woman Who Killed Herself

\ young woman who turned out the
gas and killed herself at the Williams
burg Hotel at New York Monday night
was Friday identified as Jessie Volt. who
before her death said she had come from
Iowa.
1t is believed that, starving and desiG-
tute, she chose death rather than live IA
life of shame, having driven from her
presence a man with whom she went to
the hotel. She had been seeking work
in Brooklyn factories and this led to her
Identification.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Killed His Law.

At Shawneetown, ILL.,, following a fam
Ily quarrel, Charles Broeg, Jr., shot and
instantly killed Capt. A. d. Rcddick.
his father-in-law. Earlier in the day
Capt. Reddick had quarreled with his
wife, Mrs. Broeg, and younger son tai
ng the part Of the mother.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Cattle Thieves Active

Wednesday evening about dark four
teen head of cattle were taken from the
farm OF II. !. Crawford. near Ansley,
by going into the pasture and driving
the cattle out of the gate \ little while
later nineteen head Of cattle were TAX
en- from Christ Jensen by cutting the
wire fence. Two men. supposed to be
the thieves, We're arrested at South Oma-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Big Robbery at Skapuav

George Rosenberg, cashier of the Pa
cifc Coast Company's Office at Skaguay.
Alaska, was recently assaulted and rob
bed of sum Of money placed at $500
when alone in the Office The robbers
ordered him to hand over the cash, and
upon his refusal they struck him on the
head with sandbag and escaped.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
ROotlegging in Omaha.

William Johnson, white, and Frank
Dehart. colored, We're arrested at Oma-
IN charged with procuring. giving and
furnishing liquor to Indians. The pris-
oners were turned over to the United
States authorities. The two men were
arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Their
cases were continued. In default of
%.'ov bond they were remanded to the
Douglas County jail.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
COlOred Hobo in Troub1a

At Grand Island a cOlored man named
Bridges was arraigned on the charge of
threatening a fireman on the Union Pa
clflc with bodily injury. The negro is Il
hobo, who was beating his way. He had
been put off the train by the fireman on
several occasions and finally Icveled a
revolver at the fireman. He will be
bound over
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Finds Husband Dead.

Upon her return from Crete Saturday
afternoon, Mrs. Charles c. Bocttchcr
found her husband dead III bedroom
in their home, at Tenth and Wood
Streets, Lincoln. A gas jet from which
the gas was escaping was turned about
half on. The man was dressed and
the body was lying across the bed. An
inquest will be held
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Bank Puts in New Safe

The State Bank of Columbus has
placed a large new safe in the bank. 1t
IS made of manganese steel and weighs
"bouLtwo tons. This is a sample of safes
being introduced by the Nebraska Bank
erS Association and they are said tc
be absolutely fire and burglar proof
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Ex-Treasurer steufer Ill.

ExState Treasurer William Steufer is
lying dangerously sick at his home in
West Point. He took a severe cold
which developed into an acute attack of
pneumonia. The attending physicians
say that the crisis is past and that
chances for recovery are favorable.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
CROWD IN SALOON HELD UP
Robbers Raid Place in Suburbs Of
Minneapolis.

During turkey rattle in a saloon IT
Columbia Heights, 4 suburb of Mime
apOlis, MIMI, three masked men entered
and ordered the fourteen men present
to hold up their hands. f. G.. Mingo. the
bartender, reached for his revolver, when
one Of the robbers shot him in the face.
This started a general fusillade of shots.
one Of which struck young man, AL
fred King, 90 years of age
The robbers secured only $40, and es-
capped on horseback, going toward Min
neapOliS.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
BEATEN TO DEATH.
Missourian Who Shot Woman Killed
by Her Brothers.

Thomas Spurs, who Tuesday shot and
fatally wounded jamie Burks in a quar-
rel over loaded dice at Mexico. Mo-,
was killed by her brothers, who beat the
murderer's head into an unacceptable
mass.
After the shooting, which occurred in
town, Spurs escaped to the woods, pur-
sued by Edward and Josh Burks, broth
ers Of the wounded woman, and a num-
Der of friends. They captured Spurs af-
ter short run, and with stones beat him
to death.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Ohio Bark Closed

Great excitement was occasioned at
Wooster, O., Wednesday by a notice
placed on the door of the Wooster Ma
tional Bank, saying: This bank has
been closed by order of the directors to
90 into voluntary linnidation."
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Find Mummies in Cavern,

Miners have broken into cavern con-
tanning two dozen mummies near Silver
City, n. NJ. Buried with the mummies
were stone weapons and instruments
showing that they belonged to a prehis-
toric race
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Long Pine Man MISSING

f. r. ingalls,, a prominent Lone Pine
jeweler, has mysteriously disappeared
His wife died few weeks ago and he
bought new razor Wednesday. Suicide
is feared, as he tried it once Searching
parties are working On the matter,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
TWO PLOTS ARE CHARGED.

Union Man Arrested for the Murder
OF 'Scab."
Following the arrest of Thomas Brack-
en-, union founder, at Detroit Monday
night for the alleged murder at Gin
cinnati, O., Oct. /, of Samuel Weakley.
a non-union foundry workman, detect
ives Tuesday charge two plots against
certain strikers, one for the murder of
Weakley and the other for the poisoning
of number of non-union men, who were
stopping at a boarding house.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Hans Hearing POSTPONED

The case of Fred Hans for the killing
OF David Luce. remanded for trial by
the supreme court, which was to have
been called Il week ago at Ainsworth.
has been postponed on account OIL the Sc
rfous illness Of the defendant with lung
fever
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Hog Cholera in Nebraska.

\ Lincoln special says: Hog cholera
prevails in eastern and central Nebraska
and the farmers have been notified hv
State Veterinarian Thomas to promptly
report the ravages of the disease. Many
head of horses died from pinworm in the
western part of the state last week.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Rio Gift for s.n,..,

Announcement has been made that a
man whose name is withheld has donat-
ed 100000 towards the completion of
the Episcopal Cathedral Of st. John the
Divine at New York, with the provision
that four others shall contribute a like
amount
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Aged Farmer Meets Accident.

Iaralyzed on one side. unconscious and
with very slight prospect for recovery,
James W. Crawford. aged 6S years. lies
at his home about two miles northwest
of kearney. Mr.. Crawford was hauling
hay. and III driving beside a deep ravine
the wagon overturned. throwing him to
To" hard ground, where he alighted on
his hnal
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Egg Throwers Paw for Dress.

District court has adjourned at Tcka-
man. In the case of Miss Fullington
against Orrin Stanfield and Paul Stew
art. charged with assault, the case was
settled out of court by the defendants
paying all costs and buying the young
woman new dress to replace the one
that they spoiled. This is known as the
Craig egg throwing case
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
MAY STRIKE AGAIN.
Cattle Butchers in Chicago Threat.
en- to Quit.

en- to Quit.
The cattle butchers employed in all the
packing houses at the Union stock yards
at Chicago will hold a meeting to decide
whether to strike again in an effort to
tie up the meat industry in Chicago.
Twenty-Five members of the union
started the move Monday by striking
at the plant of the Hammond Packing
Company. The men quit because of al
legged discrimination against union en-
ployes.
According to the union officials. the
same grievances exist in other plants.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
The Burnside Injured.

Gen. Greedy has received information
at Washington that the cableship Burn
side has returned to Seattle for repairs
of damage done while passing through
Seymour narrows, under charge Of an
Alaskan pilot. This delays the repair of
the cable in Sitka harbor.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Clerk Burns TO Death.

At Dannesbrog. eight miles south
west of st. Paul, Neils Christensen per
ished in a fire that destroyed the hard
ware store of NJ. Madsen, for who
Christensen clerked. The total property
loss was about 81 900.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Was Murderer Caught2

The murderer of William Bate, a Chi
cago chauffeur, is reported to have been
captured at a small station on the Rock
Island road between Minooka and Nor
ris, Iii. The report has not yet been
confirmed
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Old Man Is Iniured

George Hayward. aged so years, faith
or of Mrs. Charles Geddes. of Beatrice
sustained severe bruises about the body
Whlic leading u cow to pasture. He will
be confined to his home for some time
on account of the injuries.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
HOUSE WRECKED BY BOMB
Home OF Attorney for Civic FEEDER
alton Blown UD at Omaha.

y telephone message was received ut
Omaha at : O'Clock Tuesday morning
that the home of Elmer +. Thomas, at
torney for the civic federation. had been
wrecked by bomb exploded beneath it.
Mr.. Thomas family were asleep in the
building, but no one was injured.
Mir. Thomas has been active in the
prosecution of violators of the SIocum
law. which provides for midnight and
Sunday closing of saloons.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
LAWSON is Sued

Suit has been brought by Attorney
Paul Fuller. of New York City, against
Thomas w. Lawson, of Boston, for
$3oO,OO0. Fuller declined to state the
nature Of the proceedings or its cause.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Child Burned to Death

Three children of Thomas Moran. liv-
Ing near Wayne, set fire to a barn in
which they Were at play. One was burn
ed to death and the other two are in = So
riouS condition.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Fatal Explosion of Boilers

In the explosion of the boilers in d. Il.
Middleton's cotton gin, in the town Of
Walters, suburb Of Vicksburg, Miss,
two lives were lost and five persons in
tured, two Of them seriously!
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Jimmy MichaeIs Dead.

a wireless telegraph dispatch received
at New York reported the death of jim
my Michaels, a professional bicycle rid
ar. on board the steamship La savoie.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
RandOlDh'S New Bank.

The authorities at Washington have
granted charter TO the recently organ
lied Security National Bank at Ran
dolph. This bank will succeed the Secur-
ity State Bank. -.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Wanted for Embezziemeut

Information has been received at Van
vert, O., Of the arrest of J. NJ. Mhat-
man, ex-clerk of the courts Of vanwert
County, in Oklahoma, on the charge of
embezzlemept and forgery.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
Sioux CITY Stock Market

Fridays quotations Oh the Sioux City
stock market follow: Stockers and feed
ers, $2.OC@3.30. Hogs, 81. 40d4. 521b.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01

Returns from all but six of the conn
ties have been received at the Office NJ
the secretary OF state, and these oiva
President Roosevelt 1869 and ,Jndgo
Parker 1882. President Roosevelt O.
RED every one of these counties and =.
Is supposed that he has carried avore
county in the state His plurality ~
this time is 1862. and viii douhtlaae
run TO $4,000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01

secretary Royce, OF the state bankin,
board, has just received from the nrint
er his report of the condition of ~
building and loan associations OF H.
state for the year ending June 30 m
report indicates a prosperous condi+;ar
of the associations and a very pro+if1. -
growth. At the time the renor+
MADE there were 90 associations doing
y business III the state, or an increase Of
o over last year The total resources OF
ane associations reporting are s6217
ooo4o; being an increase of SS73. 921d
over the assets OF the hfty-fve associs.
lions reporting last year.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01

The state is just $3.S4O.12 to the good
This amount, of which there was abso-
lutely no record in the treasurer's offico
was paid to Treasurer Mortensan 70
Gently by Capt. Hill, receiver for de
Iuhct Lincoln Savings bank. The
money had been deposited by Joseph
bartIey, at that time state treasurer
and no record Of the transaction could
DE found by Mr.. Mortensen. 1t repre-
sents the dividends paid by the bank
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
DIG CLAIMS ADJUSTED
Final Award Made in the Venezuela
Cases.


Washington, Aug. jackson Rails
ston of this city has just signed his
final award as umpire of the Italian
Venezuelan commission, and this COM
pletes the labors of all the recent Ven
ezuelean mixed commissions. About
$50 claims aggregating 100000 were
filed with the Italian commission,
there being many more Italian claim
ants than of any other nationality,
and the aggregate awards were about
100000.
Many questions of double citizen
ship came before the commission.
The umpire held in all cases of diff
ference between Venezuela and Ital
ian laws that the law of domicile of
the claimant after the time of birth
should control.
The largest claim presented was
that of the ,orvaia heirs for over
100000 The original claimant was
born in Sicily, but passed large part
of his life in Venezuela. acting abroad,
however, at different periods in vari-
Gus capacities for that country The
umpire held that according to the law
of his native land he had forfeited his
original citizenship by his diplomatic
employment, and his heirs therefore
could not be heard before the Italian
commission.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
Matters of Interest to HOOs-
iers Briefly Set Out
Here.
TO SAVE OLD BUILDINGS
Legislature Will Be Asked to Throw
Protecting Arm About Historic
Structures at Vincennes.
Senator Hentlee lakes Active Hand
In Matter and Will Introduce
Bill.

Vincennes, Ind, Aug. 1.-State Sen
ator E. E. Hendee of Anderson and
A. A. Small, a prominent attorney of
the same place, are in the city inves-
tigating the conditions of the old Har-
rison house and of the antique struc-
ture in which the first legislature was
held. Mr.. Henoee is strongly in favor
of having the state purchase these
two buildings and intends to bring the
matter before the senate at it's next
meeting. His intentions were made
known while here and were Endorsed
by many local people.
1t has been the general impression
that the Harrison house would be sold
and destroyed, but the senator has
persuaded the proprietor, Edward
Shapard, to hold the deal off until the
condition of affairs can be aired before
the legislature. AS it is the properties
could be purchased at reasonable
price.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
An lnkIing of Trouble.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Just a remote
inkling of the possibility of an up
heaval which rumor says has occurred
in Bogota reached here through Off
cial channels some time ago. This
was to the effect that the anti-Reyes
element in the lower house of the Col
ombian congress was dissatisfied with
the way in which things were going
and gave evidence of strong opposi-
ton to him for the presidency. The
Colombian congress is supposed to
have met in Bogota on the Goth inst
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
President DonneIly Talks.

Omaha Neb., Aug. president Mi
chael Donnelly of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers Union,
who arrived in the city early Sunday,
addressed two meetings of the pack
inghouse strikers, one at Labor Tenn
pie in Omaha and the other at hall
in South Omaha. At each meeting he
was greeted by an immense crowd,
who gave him most respectful atten-
ton and grew enthusiastic as their
leader reached climaxes. President
Donnelly said that the strikers would
win in Chicago, the statement of the
packers to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. The keynote of Donnelly's ad-
dress was that the strike was on for a
finish, and said that it would either be
won or the union would be broken.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
Sought Refuge in Swamp.

Portage, Pa, Aug. 1.-Pursued by
800 men, the three men who murdered
Charles Hays, driver, and perhaps IA
tally wounded Patrick F. Campbell,
paymaster, of the Puritan Coal COM
pany, about a mile south of this place
Saturday, are hiding in Cedar swamp,
about seven miles from Portage on
the Bedford county line. One of the
fugitives is injured, but not so as to
prevent his flight. In parties of about
twenty the pursuing men are scattered
out over the entire boundary of the
laurel thicket and swamp, which is
twelve miles long and seven miles
wide.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
STOUT EXPRESS SAFE
Withstood Explosives and Train Rob
bers Are Disappointed.

Withstood Explosives and Train Rob
bers Are Disappointed.
Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. Rock Island
passenger train No. was held up
near Logan, N. M. Engineer G. E.
Walker made the following statement
concerning the hold-up:
1--WE had made our regular stop at
Logan when both myself and fireman
were covered with guns and ordered
to move up. We did as ordered and
stopped the train at the end of the
switch. The robbers then had us un-
couple the mail and express cars and
run a short distance up the track
where they again ordered us to stop,
when they proceeded to enter the ex-
press car and attacked the through
safe with explosives. They exploded
two separate charges of dynamite on
the safe but failed to effect an en-
trance. Having used up all their ex-
plosives, they made off in the dark
ness. The mail-car and passengers
were not disturbed. The explosions
badly wrecked the express car and
safe. The local safe did not contain
any money, consequently the robbers
did not secure anything"
A posse from Delhart headed by
Sheriff J. N. Webb was rushed to the
sceLe of the hold-up.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
Settled In Primaries.

rapidly filling with delegates to the
Democratic state convention, which
will begin Tuesday. There Is only
one possible contest on the ticket, the
other candidates having been selected
in the primaries. 1t is stated that w.
C. Wear of Hillsboro will draw out
and If he does the nomination of s. "
Davidson of Galveston for attorney
general is assured. There is a con.
test on for chairman of ting state ex'
matters.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-01
INDIANA MEN CAUGHT
Thought to Evade Taxation by Depos-
ting in Michigan Bank.

Goshen, Ind, Aug. 1.-The State
Ban1., one of the Oldest institutions in
White Pigeon Mich, failed to open it's
doors following run of week
brought on by reports that John G.
Schurtz, the cashier who retired eight
months ago. had made series of dis
astrous investments. A crowd of sew
eral hundred depositors assembled
when the news spread, causing great
excitement The bank officers issued
a statement which did not explain the
embarrassment, but promised that dol
lar for dollar would be paid to the de-
positors. The capitalization was $685.
900. Schurtz and his friends deny any
responsibility for the crash. Among
the thousand depositors are many
northern Indiana farmers and capt.
talists who deposited the money in
Michigan to avoid Indiana taxation.
Several business interests of White
Pigeon are paralyzed as a result of
the failure.