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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
NEW REGULATIONS GOOD.
Physical Examination for Unskiiled
LabOrers Works Well.

Washington: The civil service COM
mission is conducting examinations in 4
number of the large cities for the I'M
skilled lAboring positions III the govern
ment service. particularly in postotfices
and custom houses. and has found that
the new regulations by which candidates
for these places are examined are re-
suting in marked difference in the class
of persons appointed.
The commission expects that the regu-
lations which provide for these examina-
tons which involve no educational test,
but determine the relative standing Of
the applicants by their physical cOndi-
ton and adaptability for laboripg work,
will prevent any further evasions of the
civil service rules by irregular assign
ments of persons not qualified for labor
Ing work
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
FINE MUST BE REFUNDED.
Court of Claims Decides Porto
Rican Customs Case

Washington: The United States court
of claims has decided the Porto Rican
customs case Of Narciso BasSo against
the United States. holding that the fine
Of 81 800 collected from RasSo for SNUG
Cling goods into Porto Rico was illegal
ly collected and must be refunded.
In July, 1899. BasSo was arrested,
tried and convicted of bringing goods into
Porto Rico without payment of duty,
and was fined $3.50 and sentenced 10
one months Imprisonment. The fine was
paid under protest. and action was begun
in the United States court of claims to
recover the amount. The court in effect
holds that the law under which Basso
was convicted was not extended to Porto
Rico until May |. 1900
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Stock Losses Small.

An Alliance special says: For the first
time i'll more than Il week the thermom-
cter Tuesday registered Il good margin
on the best side of zero. This closes the
longest spell OF continued bitter weather
that has been experienced here i'll seven
teen years. There Is no great amount Of
stock suffering reported. This is account
ed for by the better shed protection that
exists throughout the stock country. The
prospects Tuesday night were that the
cold snap * at an end. and that better
weather will prevail.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
MAY SAVE NEGROES NECK.
Mrs. Edwards, Murderess, EYoner-
ates Samuel Greason.


Reading, Pa: Mrs. Kate Edwards,
who is under sentence to be hanged with
Samuel Greason on Thursday next for
the murder of her husband, made state
ment to her counsel Thursday III which
it is said she exonerates Greascn from
completely in the murder The state
ment will not be given to the public I'M
til it is presented to the board of par
lOns. but the inference is left that she
has admitted that she alone committed
the crime.
Mrs. Edwards and Greason. who is a
colOred man, were convicted of the muir
der of Edwards, and since the death sen
tence has been pronounced extraordinary
efforts have been made to save them
from the gallows. The board Of pardonS
has heretofore refused to interfere. and
the state supreme court has confirmed
the lower courts decision.
Mrs. Edwards confession. it is
thought. will place the case in an entirely
new aspect before the board Of pardonS.
The board will meet at Harrisburg Feb.
Is, the day before the date fixed for
the double execution.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
BLIZZARD IN NEBRASKA.
Wind Blowing n Gale and the WEE
cury Falling.

Specials to Omaha newspapers N,'-
nesday and reports 60 the weather Dr.
reau from northwest Nebraska tea 81
the worst blizzard of tn" year. wAIci Is
said to be moving southwest. rom
Chadron it is stated that Il gale prevails
ACCOMPANIED by an intense snow Storm
Norfolk also reports Il storm rom
Long Pine it is stated that an intense
blizzard is raging. with the mercury I3lI-
ing. Already IL foot of snow covers 'I'
greater part of Nebraska. and 1t IS prop
able that bad blizzard on the ranges
at this time viii result i'll great suffering
and loss Of cattle and sheep.
Advices from Hastings and Aurora say
the worst blizzard of the winter i rag
ing at those places. Heavy snow rs tdii-
ing. the wind is high and thp temporal
ture falling. The storm is moving east
ward
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
IMPORTANT WHEAT RULING.
Frosted Grain from Canada Must
Pay Regular Tariff.

St. Paul: \ case of importance to
farmers of western whea: growing states
was decided when United States Dig rict
Judge Lochren handed down an order
reversing the decision of the board of
appraisers at Minneapolis and declaring
that frosted wheat imported from Can
ada must pay the regular tariff rate Of
- cents per bushel. 1t had been claim
cd by the importers that frosted wheat
was good neither for milling nor for
seed. and therefore it should he rated as
''unclassitied' and made subject to AID
ad vaorcm duty of 10 per cent.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
NEBRASKA HORSEMEN.
Meeting at Norfolk to Arrange a
TrOitinC Circuit.

Northern Nebraska hOrSemen met Ill
Norfolk Wednesday for the purpose of
organizing II trottin" circuit which Will
50 arrange the dates of the coming coun-
~ fairs next fall that there will be no
chance of conflict in the various dates.
The towns represented at the meeting
were Neigh. Creighton. Albion. Stanton.
Battle Creek and Madison.
The horSemcn state that with Il circuit
better and faster events can be SEIZED,
uled than with the independent dates.
The county fairs i'll Antelope. Knox.
Stanton. Madison. Boone and Wayne
Counties next season are to be. the man.
ayers declare, the best ever held ia tha
section
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
RESIDENTS GET PREFERGNC
HOmesteaders in North Platte Dis
rrict Will Have First Chance.

\ letter just received ut the ntct
States land office at North Platte from
the commissioner of the general land
office at Washington. ID. G.. and APP
proved by Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock. declares that all homestead
ers in the tract to be thrown open on
Feb. II who owned and occupied the
land as homcsteads on and prior To- April
%. 1904. shall have preferential right
to take contiguous land to- their home
stead entries for thirty days after Feb.
II. 1909. This decision protects former
homcsteaders from losing the land add
joining their old homcsteads. and hence
they are given this preferential right.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Epidemic of Diphtheria.

An epidemic of diphtheria is prevalent
in the Union Creek valley. six miles east
of Madison. i'll Stanton County. y little
girl of j. Z. Critics died Tuesday and
was buried i'll Stanton. Another girl is
down with the disease and is in criti-
cal condition. Also an older daughter
and her child are afflicted with it, all in
the same house. The house is small and
the family are in poor circumstances. The
neighborS have been administering" aid
School i'll the district has been closed
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
SHAkEUP IN PHILADELPHIA
Scores Of Police Officers Transferred
to New Districts.

Philadelphia: In an effort to repress
if not wipe out the social evil in Phila
delphia. Mayor Weaver on Thursday is
sued orders to Director of Public Safe
ty Smyth. the head of the police. calling
for the greatest Shakeup i'll the history
of that department. The mayors order
directs the head of the department to
transfer all the officers. from lieuten
ant down, from such police districts in
which disorderly houses are supposed TO
exist to some other district where there
are none, and bring in the police force
from that district to the one thus VA
Gated
Continuing, the orders say:
Let the same orders go out that have
heretofore been given that the officer will
be Immediately dismissed who is in any
way, directly or indirectly, interested in
any social evil, or who countenances or
encourages it in any way. Old officers
are to remain in their new district and
not to return to or become active in the
DID,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
DISASTER IN MICHIGAN MINE
Ten Thousand Pounds Of Dynamite
EXnIOdp

Calumet, Mich: Ten thousand pounds
of dynamite slowed under ground in a
magazine ut the eighth level of No. >
shaft of the North kearsarge branch of
the Osceola Consolidated mine exploded
Wednesday, killing several men. three of
whom have been accounted for. and in
juring many others. The force of the
explosion was felt for miles around, and
men working i'll other portions of the
mine some distance from the scene OF
the explosion We're knocked down by the
concession.
The cause of the disaster is shrouded
in mystery and may never he discover
ed, as William Pollitt. Jr., the man who
was in charge of the powder. was prob
ably blown into thousands of pieces, no
trace OF him having been found.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
"STUFf SD" a BALLOT BOX
Denver City Detective w. III. Green
Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced.

Denver. Colo: City Detective Will
lam II. Green pleaded guilty i'll the Grim
inal court Wednesday to the charge of
''stutting" Il ballot box at the election of
Nov. &. 1904, 1t was alleged that Green,
with others. cast 5S1 fraudulent ballots
in the precinct commonly known as
Green County,
Green was sentenced to Jail for ninety
days. Other informationS against Green
were nolled. Edward Sweeney pleaded
guilty to conspiracy to make a false
count rs judge at the late election and
was sentenced to ninety days in Jail.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
AGAIN BEHIND THE BARS.
Bernard McGreevey Re-Arrested II,
C'NejlI

After enjoying his freedom one week,
Bernard McGreevy. defaulting president
of the Elkhorn Valley Bank. is behind
prison bars at O'Neill. He was rear
rested Monday afternoon upon two com
plants sworn out against him. charged
with having received deposits as an Of
ticer Of the bank when he knew the same
to be inSolvent. The complaint was
sworn to by Margaret Bussey. whoal-
leges he received $50 from her March %.
1904. The other is sworn to by j. \.
Copperthwaite who alleged he received
S612.2i from him on Nov. Is, ten days
before the bank closed.
McGreevy will probably be arraignrd
upon the counts this week
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Ran Off a Turntable.

While engine No. so was being turned
on the turning table in the Chicago. St
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha yards nj
Oakland, it somehow started and ran
off the turning table when only half way
round and went down the embankment
some twelve feet or fifteen feet. and the
company has had to send to St James.
Mimi. for Il wreckcr to get it back on
the track
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
MANY ARE HURT.
Rear-End Collision on Elevated
Road i'm New York.

New York: Nineteen persons were Sc
riously injured in rear end collision be-
tween two trains on the Third Avenue
Elevated Railroad at One Hundred and
Forty-ninth Street station in the Bronx
Friday night.
One of the injured will probably die
and another's recovery is doubtful.
At the time of the accident the travel
on the read was at its heaviest and seven
car trains running at twO-minute head
way were crowded.
The rear car of the first train was lift
ed up ten feet and the motor car of the
second train was thrown on top of it.
Three cars were entirely wrecked.
Motorman Daniel McMahon, who was
running the rear train, was arrested on
a charge of criminal negligence. He
insisted that there were no lights on the
rear of the first train and that he did not
see the train until within fifteen feet
of it.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
SETH BuLLOCk'S COWBO Us
About Thirty Choice Spirits Will
Accompany Him to Washington.

Washington, d. c.: Congressman Mar
tin has received letter from Capt. Seth
Bullock, of Deadwood, III reference to
his plans in connection with the com
pany of cowboys that will. it is expected.
constitute the star attraction in the in
augural parade.
Capt. Bullock says there will be at
least thirty in the party, really repre-
sentative cattlcmen and riders typical
of the best cowboy. The party will come
by special car, their mounts preceding
them. The day after the inaugural it is
proposed to sell the horses in the east
for polo use Congressman Martin will
undertake to look after local arrange
ments in advance.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
FILINGS UNDER KINKAiD ACT
Over Nineteen Thousand Acres
Taken at Sidney

The land which was Withdrawn under
the kinkaid act on account of its sup
posed lrrigable nature last June and
since found 30 be otherwise, was opened
Monday for entry. Nineteen thousand
two hundred acres were filed upon Mon
day ut the government land office ut
Sidney. and more would have been taken
but on account of the heavy SHOWS the
people could not come i'll to file.
This act entities the settler To $40
acres of land. The land comprises graz
ing and farm lands and there are still
over 100000 acres to be taken.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
MUST GIVE UP PROPERTY.
Hannah Elias Directed By the Court
to Turn Over $685., 900 Worth.

New York: Justice Levcntritt in the
supreme court. Manhattan. gave a deci-
sion Thursday in the Plat Elias suit, III
which John Il. Plat seeks to Impress Il
trust on realty valued at $3.50 600 pur-
chased out of money given by him to
Hannah Elias and others to turn over
the woman's property in their possession
to Gilbert II. Montague. the receiver APP
pointed by the court to take charge Of
the property in the hands of the woman
within ten days.
Should this order not be Obeyed appli-
cation may be made to have the various
persons and corporations punished for
contempt.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
HOCH ARRIVES IN CHICAGO.
Prisoner Disappointed Because His
Wives Were Not at the Depot

Wives Were Not at the Depot.
Chicago: Johann Hoch. indicted for
bigamy, suspected of murder and Il man
Of many aliases, arrived in Chicago
Thursday night and for several hours
after reaching here was Intercepted by
the police with little satisfaction.
A large crowd had gathered to see the
famous prisoner, but none of his alleged
wives was among the number.
Hoch had evidently expected number
of his wives to meet him at the station.
and he was plainly disappointed that
they did not come.
During the evening five women. who
claimed to be wives of Hoch, called ut
the police station.
Later the five women were, one at a
time. admitted into the office Of the i'll
spector and all of them identified Hoch
as the man to whom they We're married.
Mrs. Ellen Hoppe at first declared that
she had married Hoch, but later said she
was not sure about it.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Ryan is Acquitted.

st. Louis: Sustaining the demurrer of
The defense Judge Foster ordered Il YER
dict of acquittal in the case of John j .
Ryan. charged with emhcZzlement. grand
larceny and obtaining money under false
pretenses in IN alleged get rich quick"
investment concern. Nole prosequicS in
other indictments against Ryan were
also entered
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Aimed at Standard Oil.

Topeka Kan: The senate "Wednesday
passed bill to prohibit discrimination OF
freight rates between different sections,
communities. etc. and providing penal
ties therefor. The bill was designed to
strike at the Standard Oil Company and
to protect oil producers and consumers,
but ii is far reaching and affects all in
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Fatal Collision in Ohio.

Dayton, O.: As the result of COLI
zion between an incoming Dayton,
Springfield and Urbana passenger car
and stock car on the Dayton. Coving-
ton and Piqua line. several miles east of
this city, Thursday night. Leonard u.
Parker, of Piqua, a furniture dealer, sus-
tanned fractured skull and died an
hour afterWard
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
SPECIAL TRAIN HIT.
Chicago and Alton Officials I'm Dan
ger-NO One Hurt.

Kansas City: \ special Chicago and
Alton train, which brought G. a. Good
now, the general manager, and other
Alton officials into Kansas City, was
crashed into by Il freight train in front
Of the Union depot Friday night.
The general manager was thrown
against table in his ear. but was not
hurt. The rear vestibule was broken
from his car and the interior decorations
knocked from their fastenings. No one
was injured
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Not the IIinnI Testament.

The Nebraska supreme court Thursday
reversed IL" lower court and remandcd
for Il new trial the Miles will contest
involving property valued at 81 ,5OO,0 900
by the Will of Stephen r. Miles. Il
wealthy pioneer, the bulk of his property
was left to his son Joseph. Another son
contested on the ground that the will pro
bated WaS not the final testament of his
fathcr The supreme court suStainS this
cont cuti0n
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Bound Over to Grand Jury.

William DalbOw waived examination
when arraigned before Judge Archer at
Plattsmouth on the charge of horse steal
ing and WAS bound over to the district
court, his bond being surrendcr-
ed, he was taken back to Jail
having driven away from the street in
Greenwood upon New Years eve Il horse
and buggy belonging to :. ". Connally.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Alleged Corn Thief Held.

Sheriff Smiley went to McCook Sayur-
day and brought back the man Sargent.
who j. alleged 10 have stolen 100 BUSH
els Of corn from farmer near Utica
recently. He was employed by the farm
cr to haul the corn to Seward. and after
dispensing of it he pocketed the money
and IhScuuGI6
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Gets n Lift Sentence.

Logan. w Va: Floyd Stilling> was
Thursday sentenced to life impriSon-
ment for the brutal killing of Rose White
near Chapmansville last Dccrmbcr
Floyd's brother. Ballard StoliingS. and
wife will now be tried as :. :cumplices
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16

While working in his barn Scott Rob
.Hs"n The well known Papillion horse
nan. WAS quite severely injured. Slip
ping down, il" fell under the feet Of one
of his horses and was badly kicked and
tramplcd upon. He Will recover.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Nebraska Bulk Sales Bill.

With but one dissenting vote, the sen
ate committee ut Lincoln recommended
the bulk sales law for passage The
measure provides for five days notice to
the county clerk before retailer may
dispose of his stock
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Automobile Hits n Stage.

Havana: f. r. Thomas chauffeur.
Ed Hawley. was seriously injured and
Mr. Thomas was slightly hurt as the re-
suit of Il collision Friday afternoon be-
tween Mr. Thomas ninety-horse power
racing automobile and Il country stage.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Miller is PardOned.

Albany, y. Y: Gov. Higgins Friday
committed the sentence Of VIM. +. Mil
Ter. of Brooklyn, convicted Of grand lar
ceny in connection with the $50 per
cent Franklin syndicate.' He will be re-
leased Monday. Miller was sentenced
in April. 1900, to serve ten years.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Found DanG i'm Red

Mrs. Jeanette Benson, one of Ona-
has pioneer business women, was found
dead in bed Thursday at her home. She
had been sick several days with grip. buf
had not called a physician and her death
was entirely unlocked for.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Smallpox at Beatrice.

Several cases of smallpox have devpl-
Qped i'll Beatrice the last few days and
the authorities are wondering when they
are going to succeed in stamping out the
disease. One or two eases of pneU-
mOnia are reported.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
THE SHERIFF FOLLOWED.
Prisoner Jumps from Moving Train,
hut is Recaptured.

St Louis: y special to the GlobeDem-
ocrat from Fulton. Mo-. says:
Harvey +. Fait, school teacher in
custody of Sheriff Cole, of Galloway
County, attempted to escape Wednesday
by jumping through the car window
from moving passenger train near
Guthrie. ten miles southwest OF Fulton.
Fait had scarcely reached the ground.
however. before the sheriff had pulled the
bell cord, but without waiting for the
train to stop he also lcapcd from the
train, and after Il chase Of about 200
yards succeeded in halting Fat ut the
point of his pistol. Neither of the meg
was injured i'll jumping from the train
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Farm House Burned.

The Bennett CriswiSser farm home. nc-
cupied by his son, Charles. ana family.
southwest Of Plattsmouth. was consumed
by fire Thursday night. The loss is est
mated at $1,000; only partially covered
with insurance
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
pobSled Strikes Train.

New Brighton. Pa: A man and two
boys we're killed; two boys are dying and
three more were slightly injured as the
result of a bobsled dashing into train
Friday night. Eight other boys on the
sled escaped
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Double Wedding

A double wedding took place at the
home of Ludwig Ripper. seven miles
southwest of Dakota City. in which
Misses Hattie and Fannie Ripper were
the brides and Carrot Mason and Giles
PloOy were grOoms The ceremonies
were performed by Rev. :. NJ. Le.hcr.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Residence Burned,

At Nebraska City Sunday night fire
destroyed the home Of William Hoskins.
corner Fourteenth Street and Twelfth
Avenue. The flames were not discov-
cred until the interior of the house was
all ablaze and nothin. was saved.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Bank Blown and Robbed.

Lebanon. Ore: The Bank of Lebanon
was blown open and relieved of almost
$4,000 in coin and currency. One hun
bred bales of caScara bark from nearby
warehouse were used To dpadcn the
sound of the explosion.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Sudden Death.

Mrs. .jo"eph GatZmcyer. wife of one
Of the best known farmers of bancroft
Township, says i West Point special.
died very sHdt"nly on Saturday night at
til" family nome. The deceased appear
ed to hr ii her usual health up to and
after supper time. when without Il mo-
mcnt's warning she fell down and ex,
Uirpd
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Trial Of Mrs. Chadwick.

Cleveland. O.: The trial of Mrs Cas-
sic l.. Chadwick in the federal court has
been set for March q. sac will be tried
before Judge X. ". Taylor
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16

Menominee. Mich: After being out
only ten minutes the jury brought in a
verdict Thursday freeing Charles Erick-
son Of the charge of numbering his BROTH
er-in-law. Gust Adams. at -Na,hHn Sept.
90 iHn:t
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16

Little Falls. y. Y: The westbound
Southwestern limited on the New York
Central, leaving New York ut ] p. H.,
jumped the track at ST townsville ut q
o'clock Wednesday night. The train
was running at Il high rate of speed,
when every car left the track. running
some distance. No one WAS seriously III
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
ST. Louis Merchant Ends Life.

St Louis: James " Richardson. aged
- years, president of the Mclean Drug
Company. committed suicide ut his home
"Wednesday by shooting. Financial diff
cultieS was the reason assigned for the
iced
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
German Strike EniteG.

Essen: \ convention of strikers Of the
entire l.hcnish Westphalian coal region
adopted Il resolution Thursday to return
tp work
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16

The house of Theodore Schmidt. who
lives five miles west of Table Rock, took
fire and burned to the ground about |
clock p. IL. Sunday.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-16
Sioux City Stock Market

Sioux City: Fridays quotations on
the Sioux City stock market follow:
Butcher steers, $3.25GL4.35. Top hogs,