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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
TAReELL TOOK ALL.
Received Commissions on His Own
Insurance.

After being on the witness stand before
! the Armstrong legislative committee on
| insurance investigation for the greater
part OF three days at New York. Gage
! Z. Tarbell, second vice president of tho
| Equitable Life Assurance Society. finish
ed his testimony Wednesday and Just be-
fore adjournment submitted a list OF sug-
gestions for the remedy of existing abuses
in the management of insurance compa-
| MES and for legislation designed to give
| the state proper control over the compa
! MES and to insure the confidence Of the
| policyhOders. Prominent among these
suggestions was absolute publicity.
While admitting that wrong had been
done by life insurance officials Mr. Tar
| bell said he had no apologies TO make for
! any of them and that he hoped they
would be punished.
| Mr. Tarbell was ON the stand tie entire
day and was questioned as to the system
of agencies and the commissions and 9th
er CONVERSATIONS allowed them for ge3
ting business.
Just before the recess the fact wat
brought out that Mr.. Tarbell had taken
out insurance on his life and on members
of his family and had received the agents
commission on the premiums as well as
renewal commissions. He said that since
he became an officer he had taken out
$4,000 OH his own life in the Equitable.
Besides his policies in the Equitable he
II, ,,Iy
Life, the arrangement being made with
George w. Perkins, and on this, too. he
had received the commission on the pre-
miums. He had also policy i'll the Act
ia and in the Travellers, Oh which he col
lected the commissions. He said he car
ried 100000 on his own life and $780,
600 on members of his family.
Mr.. Tarbell was emphatic i'll denounc-
ing the system of rebating by agents and
stated that any agent of the Equitable
who rebates to get business was dis
missed
When he told of getting the commits
sions. Assemblyman Cox asked if that
was not Relating and Mr.. Tarbell said
it was not and that he thought he was
entitled to it.
Later when Mr.. Hughes took up this
same subject the witness justified the
taking of commissions as being similar
to a merchant who purchased goods of i
fellow merchant in the same line perhaps
to fill an order and got those goods IT
cost, or of a professional man treating
another and charging less than the regu-
lar fees. Mr.. Tarbell further said that
if he had done wrong he was sorry, but
that he had acted in good faith.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN a CON.
OENSED FORM.
Buys Poison and Disappears-Old
Resident of Long Pine Believed
to Have Taken His Life-ThouSht
to be Mentally Unbalanced.

Utterly disheartened over a little do
hestic quarrel John Kurtz. night fore
man at the Northwestern shops and an
cid resident of Long Pine. Saturday night
disappeared from home and had i'll his
possession twenty grains of strychnlne
capsules purchased previous to his disap-
pearance. With these. it is thought, he
has ere this ended his life.
Saturday afternoon KurtZ returned
home completely exhausted from over
work and the loss of two nights sleep.
Finding that one of his sons had failed
during his absence from home to carry
out some instructions with reference to
some chores about the house, KurtZ I'M
dertOok to punish the boy and met with
resistance. Selling stick from nearby
wOOdpile kurtz was on the verge of Strik-
ing when the mother interviewed. Kurtz
then turned upon his wife and might have
dealt summarily with her only for the
arrival and Intervention of some neigh
bOrs. kurtZ then went up town, pur-
chased the strychnine and no clew to his
whereabouts has since ben learned.
Business men and many others have
formed search parties and the town has
been almost devoid of male inhabitants.
a large party was formed. and. with the
assistance of bloodhOunds. the entire
county was searched. 1t is thought the
missing man has hidden himself in some
remote place prior to ending his career.
Others believe he has lost his mind and
is aimlessly wandering about the country.
He is Al years old, sober and Industrious
and the father of FIVE children. The Kurtz
family is Frustrated with grief.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
SUICIDE AT PAPiLLlON.
John II. Rademan Sends Euiirt
Through His Head and Heart.

John p. Rademan, business manager OF
the PapilliOn Times. took his lie IN IL
room at the Arcade Hotel IT Omaha some
time between o'clock Tuesday morning
and the same hour Wednesday morning
by shooting himself twice with a 32-call-
be- revolver. The Indications are the
man killed himself Tuesday. as when tle
door of the mans room was broken open
the body was quite rigid. Letters left by
Rademan Indicated i'll health prompted
his action.
Rademan made careful preparations for
the fatal moment by writing letters. one
to the public. one to his wife ut Papilllon
and third 10 George p Miller. one OF
the proprietOrs of the Papillion Times.
Rademan left his home Monday to visit
his sick mother ut Manning. Ia, return
ing by way of Omaha Tuesday morning.
Rademan was % years old. and had been
married one year to Miss Accia Whitfield,
of Papill;On
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
in A FIERCE BATTLE
TWO GUARDS AND a CONVICT
KILLED DAT JEFFERSON CITY.
-Four Convicts, Armed with Guns
and NitrogIycerin, Make Break
for Liberty-R Running Fight in the
Street-Presence Of Guns Mystery

A Jefferson City, Mo-, special says: A
desperate attempt to escape from the
state penitentiary was made by four con-
yicts at 3:15 Friday, resulting in terrific
battle with weapons and nitroglycerin nj
the prison gate, a running fight through
the streets of Jefferson City and the final
capture of the four convicts, two of whom
We're shot, one being killed. Two prison
officers were shot dead and a third was
severely wounded.
The dead are John Clay, a gatekeeper;
A. Allison, officer of the commissary de-
partment, and Convict Hiram Blake
The wounded are Deputy Warden r.
IL. See, shot in the arm and hip, and Har-
~ Vaughn, convict, st. Louis, shot in
arm.
Mutineers captured unhurt: George
Ryan, from st. Louis and Charles Ray
mond.
Warden Matt Hall, Yardmaster Porter
Gilvin and five prison guards departed
Friday morning for Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, on n special train conveying seven
ty-one federal prisoners, who We're being
transferred from the Missouri state peni-
tiary to the government prison at Fort
Ieavenw0rth. 1t is believed that this
fact had MUCH to do with the outbreak
Friday, as it is asserted that the convicts
had counted on Warden Halls absence
in their premeditated attempt to escape.
There was not the slightest Fremont
ton of any trouble within the prison
walls Suddenly Convicts Harry Vaughn.
Charles Raymond, Hiram Blake, George
Ryan and Eli Zeigler, who were working
in close proximity to the prison gate, in
side the Enclosure, as if by given signal,
made a rush for the gate. From their
pockets they drew pistols and it is pre-
sumed that at least one of them carried
a bottle Of nitroglycerin. Where these
weapons and explosive were obtained has
not yet been ascertained.
Rushing past the gate they entered
Deputy Warden Sees office and shot him
as he sat in his chair. The shooting of
Gateman Clay and Guard Allison fol-
lowed.
Placing the nitroglycerin under the
gate they blew all opening through the
massive doors and before The smoke clear
ed away they had dashed past a number
OF ''trusty" convicts working in the
street and ran madly for twelve blocks.
Jumping into a wagon they seized the
driver, Orville Lane, and held him to act
as a shield from the bullets of their pur
suers. One of the convicts dashed the
horse into a run.
Then followed one of the most desper-
ate street battles that ever took place in
the annals of escaping convicts in Jeffer-
son City. The policemen jumped behind
trees and shot with telling effect, splinter
ing the wagon and finally putting g bullet
through one of the convicts, who fell to
the ground. Thereupon, seeing that death
was inevitable and further resistance USE
less, the convicts surrendered.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
eAlFOUR TO QUIT.
Early Resignation Now Considered
Certain.

Certain.
Tremendous activity developed in polit-
ical circles in London Thursday conse-
quent OH the circulation of we'll founded
report that Premier Balfour had decided
to bring his ministry to close and to di-
rectly or Indirectly appeal to the country
Rumors regarding the resignation Of the
cabinet and the dissolution OF parliament
have been thick for three months past,
but when two Of the leading government
organs Thursday, almost in the same
terms, suggested the immediate resigna-
ton Of the premier on account Of the I'M
mendable breach in the unionist party
over the fiscal question, the suggestion"
was looked upon as having been instigat-
ed by Mr.. Balfour himself.
This was strengthened by the knowl
eoge that prior to the publication of the
editorials Mr. Balfour met certain infu-
entail persons at his official residence in
Downing Street. These two facts when
coupled led to the belief that the pre-
mier had intimated at the conference his
intention to resign, and as he had just re-
turned from a visit to King Edward at
Windsor castle it was believed that his
majesty had been informed of Mr.. Bal
tours intentions.
Beyond this there is not the slightest
official confirmation OF the report All
political interest now centers in the next
cabinet meeting, at which it is under
stood the situation will be discussed.
Should Mr.. Balfour resign, the liberals
will be invited to form government,
parliament will meet for a few days SEES
sion, and a general election will occur
early in the new year. The political sit
uation was so radically altered during the
last week that even the government sup
porters no longer argue that Mr.. Ba!four
has sufficiently united party at his back
to again meet parliament with the object
Of initiating any legislation to the public
advantage.
On the stock exchange a definite an
nouncement of the resignation of the
cabinet is expected at any time, and the
whole market Thursday was fat in con-
sequence.
The liberals are inclined to resent Mr..
Balfours resignation at the present mo-
ment. They contend that the premier
should remain in office q few weeks long
er and himself dissolve parliament and
appeal to the country The liberals see
no reason why the present opposition
should put themselves to the inconven-
fence of forming a government in the
dark
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
a PERILOUS TRIP.
Explorer Wallace is Successful in
Crossing Labrador.

Crossing Labrador.
A St. Johns, y. F., dispatch says: Let
tiers Wednesday from Dillon Wallace,
the Labrador explorer and New York
lawyer. contained the news that he had
successfully crossed Labrador.
Wallace is the first white man who
ever crossed Labrador without either
guides or Indian assistants. With Wal.
lace was a companion named Easton.
The letters said both were we'll and had
plenty of provisions when they reached
the province of Ungava, Oct. 16.
In 1904 Wallace went with Leonidas
Hubbard's Inflated expedition. Hubbard,
whose purpose was to cross Labrador,
lost his life from starvation, and Wallace
was found by a rescuing party after he
had fallen exhausted in the snow.
Although the most perilous part Of
Wallace's trip has been completed, he
still has before him winter travel by SNOW
shoes before he reaches civilization.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
BODY FOUND IN TRUNK.
Horrible Murder Discovered at
! Albany, n. Y.

Horrible Murder Discovered at
Albany, N. Y.
What appears to be a murder commit
ted nearly two weeks ago, and peculiarly
CHASTITY in its details, was discovered at
Albany, n. Y, when the badly decom-
posed body Of Mrs. John Harmon was
found wedged in trunk in a second story
room of her home. The trunk stood in the
fireplace and the body within was COW
cred with quicklime, which was scattered
about the three rooms comprising the fat.
and the cover Of the trunk was propped
open with the evident idea of having the
pdors Of decomposition escape up the
chimney.
John Harmon, the woman's husband,
has not been seen for nearly two weeks.
He is % years Of age and a cabinetmak-
er. The dead woman was 81 years old.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
FOUND TO Be INSANE.
Man Who Attacked Pierce Marshal
Will be Sent to Hospital

Authorities at The Nebraska insane hos
pital at Norfolk have received word from
Pierce that Carl Liesner, the man who
pierced the body OF Town Marshal Grip
pen, ut Plainview couple Of weeks ago,
to Il depth OF ten inches with an old Ger
man saber. and from the effects of which
it was expected for Il time that the officer
couI,: not recover. has been declared in
sane and Will be taken to Norfolk as an
inmate OF the hospital. He is said to have
gone insane over religion.
Cripren. the marshal. is getting along
III fine shape and VIII recover.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
BATTLE IN A SALOON.
New York Election Frauds Cause
of TRAGEDY.


Election frauds are believed by the po-
lice to have caused the murder at New
York Wednesday night Of w. F. Har-
rington in the Little Naples dance hall,
and also the probably fatal injuries of
Abraham Juckerman.
From paper found on the dead man,
and from information obtained from
nine prisoners, the police learned the
quarrel started over election matters.
One of the prisoners had a marked ballot
Of the last election in his pocket.
Harrington was killed in the bar-room
Of the Little Naples during revolver
battle, which left the floors spotted with
blood and riddled the pictures on the
wall.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Stone is Thrown at Ito.

A delayed message from Seoul says:
While the Marquis Ito was in his train
Tuesday evening returning from shoot
ing trip with Minister Hayashi and the
members of their suites. the window of
the car in which he was riding was
three slight scratches from broken glass.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
NEBRASKANS IN TROUBLE.
Mr.. and Mrs George Schmidt, OF
Lincoln, DEFINED in Russia.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Schmidt. two
wealthy citizens of Lincoln, are detained
in Russia and the authorities refuse to al
low them to return or even live together.
They went to Russia to visit. AS soon
as they landed their papers were seized.
their marriage certificate destroyed and
Schmidt was sent to one colony and his
wife to another.
They are both naturaliZed. They have
three children at McCook. The friends of
the couple have requested Senator Bur
kett to acquaint the Russian embassy at
Washington with the facts.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Report Of the Deviin Estate.

The report of the c.. J. Devlin receivers
appointed by the United States district
court in the bankruptcy proceedings of
the Kansas coal magnate was made at
Topeka, Kan, Wednesday, and showed:
Total assets, S4,956,94S; total liabilities,
500, 20S. The contingent liabilities
were estimated at 1914 500.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
GAGE ACCEPTS PART PAYMENT
County Attorney Takes Issue with
Attorney General Brown.

K. j. Clancy of Omaha. tax commits
soner for the Union Pacific road. paid in
to the Gage County treasury S6,3S1 80 as
part payment of the taxes due the county
from the company. The total amount due
is S9.S76.20.
Although the attorney general made q
ruling to the effect that to accept Il part
Of the taxes will jeopardize the interests
OF the county in collecting the rmainder
due. County Attorney KiIlen advised the
treasurer to accept the amount rendered
by Mr.. Clancy.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Indian tally Shot.

While in i drunken condition near the
Omaha agency Samuel White, 10 years
old, accidentally shot William Walker.
an aged Indian. with Il revolver. the ball
penetrating below the collar bone and
coming out on the opposite side between
the second and third ribs. Walker is in Il
critical condition.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Fell from His Wagon.

\ workman i'll the quarries at Holmes
vile fell from his wagon seven miles east
of Beatrice and was found by Dr. DOran
in an unconscious condition as he was be-
ing dragged along the road by his mule.
The lines had become tangled in such q
manner as 10 hind ais feet.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Cabinet Will Not Resign.

1t is understood the result of Fridays
cabinet council at London, which was
in session two hours, was the rejection of
proposal for the collective resignation of
the cabinet. 1t was decided to be the
best to dissolve parliament and them
selves appeal to the electorate.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Explosion in Tunnel.

Seventeen men at work in the tunnel
which the Long Island road is excavating
from Long Island City to the foot of For
ty-second Street, New York, were injured
Friday morning by the explosion of
stick Of dynamite at the foot of seventy
10 a hospital
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Fights Anti-Cigarette Law.

Judge w. d. Ntzhugh, of Omaha, has
announced that he will assail the anti
cigarette law in the supreme court He
Twill appeal the case Of Pat Raymond,
of Lincoln, recently fined $50. The law
was recently pronounced valid by the SUI
lpreme court judges.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Good Yield of Corn.

Corn husking in Cedar County is pro-
crossing rapidly. and ten days more Of
fine weather will see most of the corn i'll
the cribs. and the yield will come up to
expectations. The acreage for Cedar
County is something over $4,000. and
the average weld will be fully 40 bush
els TO the acre.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Partner of the Late Q. j. Deviin
Swallowed Poison.

w. f. Thomas. associate of the late G..
J. Devlin at Leavenworth, Kan, swal-
lowed carbolc acid Tuesday night. He
has 4 fair chance for recovery.
Thomas. besides being associated with
C. J. Devlin in coal mine operations. was
one of the principal stockholders in the
defunct First National bank, of Topeka.
Mr.. Thomas had been in i'll health since
the failure of the Topeka bank and the
failure of Devin interests, as he was
heavily involved, his liabilities being
about S4SO,O00 and his assets about
&175 600
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Aida POstOfiice Robbed.

An Aida special says: Thursday night
the pOstOfice and store of j. W. Nodes
lit were robbed. The robbers entered the
store through Il back window and broke
the safe open, securing about $500.
Stamps to the value of $40 were dropped
near Il back window i'll the hurry to get
away. About $500 in notes were found
in a corn crib belonging to the Omaha
Elevator Company in the morning There
is no clue to the robbers
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
NEWS AT DAKOTA CITY.
Work Has Been Commenced on the
Great Northern Depot.

Work has been commenced on the
Great Northern depot on the Sioux City
Ashland connection at Dakota City. &.
W. kerrick Il Co.. of Minneapolis, are
the contractors for depot buildings. as
well as the fence along the right of way.
y gang of nineteen arrived Wednesday
from Minneapolis, and work on the depot
building was commenced at once. The
depot at Dakota City will be the first to
be constructed along the new line.
The fencing gang is now within two
miles of Homer. and has removed its
headquarters TO that point.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
SULTAN WARNS THE POWERS
Danger of Uprising Against Chris.
tians if Warshjps Appear.

A Paris special says: Turkeys note in
reply to the ultimatum of the powers
contains warning that the action of the
powers in resorting to a naval demonstra-
ton may pGecipitate an internal uprising
of MussulHans against the Christian pop
ulation of Turkey.
This is considered to be a threat as it
is known no demonstration of Mussul-
mans against the Christians can occur
unless it has the silent acQuiescence of
the Turkish authorities. The Turkish re-
ply gives a serious turn to the negotia-
tons
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
RandOlnh Bond Plan Lost.

At the special election held in Ran
dolph to vote $4,000 lighting bonds the
proposition was lost. The vote was ia
for and % against. failing to carry by the
necessary two-thirds majority of the cleo
tors. On July II the proposition carried.
but some changes made it necessary to
hold another election. indecision us to
the kind of plant caused apathy i'll the
mnrnmeht.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Tragic Death of a Child.

The tragic killing Of a happy little boy,
playing with his father and mother IL
corn field near Dorsey, is reported Ro-
land Dean Pickering was his name. His
father and mother. because of the search
ty of corn huskers. We're plucking corn.
The little fellow hid under the wagon
and was caught by the wheel and mashed
TO Geath
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
A Costly Cigarette.

Pat" Raymond, Lincoln youth
scarcely more than Is years of age, was
fined $50 on the charge of rolling Il cigar
cite. Police Judge Cosgrove, who assess
ed the penalty. declared that under the
recent decision of the supreme court Sus-
tanning the law, no lesser penalty could
be assessed for violation of the statute.
Raymond did not have the money to pay
the fine and the costs of the prosecution
and he was committed to the county Jail
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
SHOT DIVORCED WIFE.
Nebraskan Then Fled and Killed
Himself when Cornered

At Aurora ''Tobe" Dance the other
night. after a quarrel with his divorced
wife. shot her three times and left her
supposedly dying at the home of her pa
rents. He fed to the country and Sheriff
Keunlb later discovered him hiding in Il
corn field. Dance. when the sheriff APP
proached SHOT himself twice, dying in IL
few moments.
Doctors have succeeded in removing
two Of the bullets received by Mrs. Dance
and it is said she may recover
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Murderer Ends Life.

The body Of William II. Jones, who
Wednesday night shot and killed Harry
Britton and wounded Frank BrittOn at
Nyack, n. Y, was found Thursday morn
ing near the scene of the murder. He
had shot himself.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Beet Growers Dissatisfied.

n McCoOk special says: The dissatis-
faction among raisers of beets in this
section is such as to make it quite proba-
bic that the industry will receive an ugly
setback another year. unless better terms
in several respects are secured from the
factories. especially more liberality in the
matter Of receiving heets at the factory
Delay Ill taking them at the factory at
present is Il great annoyance. inconven-
fence and loss 10 the producers.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Gets a New Trial.

The life sentence of John Il. Lucas, of
Phelps County, is reversed by the SUI
preme court and the case remanded for Il
new trial on the ground that there was
such prejudice in the minds Of certain
jurors that he should have been granted
the change of venue for which he asked.
About year ago Lucas shot and killed
Clyde Lester, man who had been in his
employ. in dispute over wages.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Courtm PARTIAL Begun.

The courtmartial proceedings in the
trial Of Midshipman Miner Meriwether,
IT.. on three charges connected with the
death of AIidshipman James r. Branch,
with whom he engaged in fist fight at
Annapolis, Md, began Wednesday morn
ing at the naval academy.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-30
Artesian Flow Near Huron.

At the new Great Northern town of
Winnebago. eight miles south of Homer,
contractors who are boring well for the
railroad struck what apparently is a
strong flow of artesian water at a depth
of 800 feet. The water is now flowing
to the surface at the rate of twenty gal
Ions minute.