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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
BURNED TO DEATH
TWO PRISONERS LOSE THEIR
LIVES IN JAIL FIRE.
Had just Been Arrested at Lake
City, Ia.-Fire Started by One of
the Men Who is Supposed to Have
Been Intoxicated.

A Lake City, Ia, special says: Geo.
w. Bptterick and William Jackson Were
burned to death Sunday about O'Clock
in the city Jail by a fire started by But
terick These, with j. |. Nipple and
Isaac Allen, were arrested about l 80
o'clock in the afternoon for disorderly
conduct. They probably had been drink
ing and We're alleged to have been using
foul language on the public square.
Marshal Geo. w. Davis put Butterick
and Jackson in the east cell, leaving Hip
pie and Allen in the corridor. He told
them he would go home to get dinner and
come back in an hour. Soon some boys
around the Jail heard Nipple and Allen
yelling that Butterick was trying to set
the Jail on fire, but thought it fake. In
a few minutes, however, smoke issued
from the cell. A boy ran to the home
of Marshal Peter Miles to get the keys.
He managed to open the outer door and
let Nipple and Allen out. The other two
We're dead when he got the door open.
They were burned practically beyond
recognition.
Butterick had never been connected
with crimes before. He leaves a wife and
five children.
Jackson was arrested last year for
stealing. He had family. His wife
has been running through the streets
threatening to burn Mayor Albright's res
idence. She will probably be taken into
custody, as it is alleged she is insane.
Coroner Norton, with Sheriff Risely, az
rived from Rockwell City about 6 o'clock
He held an inquest, with J. NJ. Stewart,
l.. T. Danforth and NJ. A. Chapman as
jurymen. He subpoenaed twelve wit
neSses.
Relatives of the dead men threaten
prosecution on account of alleged crimi-
nal negligence of the officers, but it is not
generally believed, as no responsibility at
tacheS to any officials.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Alleges MalDraCtiCe.

Edward Hart of Nebraska City, filed
in the district court a $4,000 damage
suit against DR.. ". T. Neal, also of that
city. Hart was injured several months
ago while in the employ of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railway Com
pany. He was taken to ST. Mary's and
placed under the care of DIR. Neal. Hart
charges Dr. Neal with carelessness and
negligence in reducing a fracture and in
the subsequent treatment and claims that
he was permanently deformed and that
he is wholly unable to earn livelihood
for himself and family.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
CRONSTADT MUTINY.
Sailors from the Warships Try to
Burn the City.

St Petersburg was in Juror of eX-
element all of Thursday and late into
the night over the news of the mutiny at
Cronstadt. Every one of the exagger-
ated reports of the affair received ere
dence in many quarters; half the inhab-
itants of the capital believed that the MIL
tiny was successful: that the troops sent
from st. Petersburg would follow suit,
and that the town of Cronstadt had been
burned to the ground, together with the
surrounding forts.
The place was represented as being
in the hands OF 5000 sailors who had
murdered their officers, seized the arsen-
al and bombarded the imperial palace at
Peterhof across the bay. Butchery was
said to have prevailed in the streets all
during the day, and the rumors even
went to the extent of saying that Faith
er John of Cronstadt had left the bed Oh
which he was supposed to be dying tc
lead the mutineerS.
Many of these sensational reports
We're. of course, entirely false, but sutii
cient details have been received to prove
that about 5000 sailors and battalion of
artillersts from one of the forts INDUCED
in a mutiny which was only put down by
about 1000 COssacks and troops of the
imperial guard hastily detached from st,
Petersburg and from the garrisons at
Peterhof.
Before the arrival of the troops the
sailors, many of whom were drunk, hay
ing plundered the spirit shops, had set
fire to the market and to several groups
of houses. About 200 sailors were still
holding out at midnight, and although
these are expected to surrender, the au-
thOrities became so alarmed that the
Paul regiment of the guard was dispatch
ed to Cronstadt at I o'clock in the morn.
ing.
The government officers of CrOnstadt
telegraphed the general staff at midnight
that the rSsltiny had been crushed; that
there was no likelihood of Il renewal Of
the revolt; that reports to the effect that
the members of the guard had joined the
revolt were false. and that there was no
truth in the report that the mutineers
had seized the arsenal and forts.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
FOR WRECKiNG a TRAIN.
Son of German Baron Found Gull
ty Of Murder.

A Des Moines, a., special says: At
ter an all night deliberatiOn the jury re-
turned a verdict at noon declaring Erich
Won Kutzleben, son of Baron Won KutZle-
ben's family of Germany guilty of muir
der in the first degree. The penalty is
death or Imprisonment for life. The bar
oness, mother of the defendant. who
came all the way from Germany to see
that her son was properly defended
tainted when the verdict was announced.
The specific act for which young Won
Kutzleben was tried was the wrecking
of Rock Island passenger train at
Homestead. Ia. on March 81 last, and
which resulted in the death of Engineer
A. c. Hotchkiss. He wrecked the train
''just to see what would happen"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Mouse Caused a Panic.

One small mouse was the big feature
of the Young Womens Christian Asso-
citation banquet Monday night at Oma-
ha. Three hundred women were thrown
into panic when the mouse scampered
across the floor. Tables and chairs were
crowded for standing room. Some of the
girls threw themselves on the banisters
and hung there breathless Others climb
ed on window stills. Every possible means
of getting off the floor was resorted to in
q turmoil of screams and exclamations.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
iYNCHERS NOTIDENTiF,ED
Victims Of Texas Mob Had Killed q
White Farmer

All has been quiet at Henderson, KY.
since the lynching of the three negroes
Sunday morning. The bodies of the vic
tins were cut down shortly after the
hanging and have been claimed by rela-
tives. After the men were hung the mob
.quieuy dispersed. None of those who
participated has been identified.
| The crime which the negroes were
charged with having committed was the
killing of Elias Howell, white farmer,
of the Pirtle neighborhood, about ten
miles from Henderson.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
BOYCOTT NOT SERIOUS,
Col. DENLY Makes Light of Anti
American Agitation in China.

''The Chinese boycott on American
goods certainly cannot be carried to the
extreme of seriously affecting our COM
merce in the orient" declared Charles
DENLY, the Iiew chief clerk of the state
department at Washington, who recently
completed a twenty-year official residence
in China, and who has arrived i'll Wash
ington to assume his new office.
when l left Pekin last March there
was no apparent dissatisfaction over the
exclusion, and there was no talk of boy.
eott.''
Mr.. DENLY said he could not believe the
Chinese government or any of the pro-
gressive interests of that country would
encourage such movement.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Laborer Has Close Call.

Shortly after the track laying machine
on the Great Northern Railways new
Sioux City-Ashland line was started
from Ashland Tuesday morning for the
first time the vest of one Of the work
men. named Johnson, caught in the ma
chinery, tearing his clothing all off and
scratching his left arm and chest. He
escaped death by stimulation only by
the promptneSs OF the engineer III throw
ing off the power
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Judgment for S6,1OS. 80.

Rev. Joseph Schel presented evidence
in the district court at Pender last week
to show that c.. J. O'Connor owes to the
four johnson children, Indian minors. the
sum of $6.J5S.30. of which he had only
accounted to the court for the sum of
$3.50, years ago. when he was discharged
as having faithfully performed his duties
1t now appears that he owes to the chill
dren the sum of So. 10S.30, for which
amount the court rendered Judgment
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
CRIPPEN WILL RECOVER.
Plainview Marshal Not Fatally Hurt
as Was First Reported.

rs Was First Reported.
A telephone message Monday from
Plainview says that City Marshal d. 81.
Crippen, of that place, who was thought
to have been fatally stobbed by Farmer
Carl Leisner, will recover. Although the
blade of saber pierced the marshals
body for eight or nine inches, yet it has
been found that no vital organs were run
through, unless blood poisoning sets in
the victim will get well. The knife just
grazed his stomach.
1t is claimed at Plainview that Leis-
ner is not insane, as he's been represent
ed. but that he was merely ugly from
intoxication. He had carried his saber
since last fall, looking for the German
Lutheran minister, against whom he had
a grievance.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
PAT GROVES TRIAL SET.
Alleged Cudahy kidnaper Will First
Face Charge OF Shooting.

The trial of Pat Grove has been set
for Monday. Dec. +, at Omaha. He will
be first tried on the charge of assault
with intent to kill Officer Jackson. Jack
son received serious wound in the
thigh.
Nearly 100 witnesses are named in the
brief filed by the prosecution who are
to be called in case Grove is later
brought to trial on the highway robbery
charge i'll connection with the Cudahy
kidnaDinC
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
A Million for the Jews.

Oscar S. Strauss, chairman of the COM
1nittee appointed at mass meeting in
New York City to arrange for relief of
the victims of the recent Jewish massa-
cres in Russia, announced that 500, 900
so far had been raised in that city. Mr..
Strauss said that he expected the total
subscriptions from all parts of this coun-
try would amount to 100000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Fremont Druggists Organize.

The druggists OF Fremont held meet
ing and organized a retail association in
connection with the national druggists
organization. The following officers were
elected: President, Otto Pohl; vice pres
idant. Dana Dodge: secretary, Frank
Koss; treasurer, W. Platt. The list Of
officers includes all the drug firms in tho
oft
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Sun Spot Worries Mexico

The remarkably hot weather lasting in
TO November attracts the attention of me-
teorologists at Mexico City, Mex, some
of whom attribute it to an immense sun
spot. Earthquakes continue to be re-
ported from various parts of the country.
the shocks in some cases being severe.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Wants Big Damages.

0. c. Higbee has begun suit in the
district court of Sarpy County at Pa
piilion against John H. Wick, of Gretna.
for the sum of $4,000 damages, which
he alleges has been caused by the aliena.
tioa OF his wife's affections.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Robbers Frightened Away.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
to rob Johnson's store at Kearney, but
the robber or robbers, were fribhtened
away by the manager of the store before
any booty had been secured. This same
store was broken into several months ago
in the same manner that it was entered
this time and considerable merchandise
was stolen.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Prisoner Burned to Death.

At Newark, n. j., Michael McDermott,
who was serving a sentence for drunken
ness, burned himself to death in pad
ded cell in the jail. Smoke from the fire
and the odor of burning flesh created
panic among the prisoners.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Fight Over Politics at Elm Creek

At Elm Creek Tuesday night Archie c..
Miller assaulted Joseph Morris with Il
blunt instrument of some kind slightly
fracturing his skull. Miller came to
kearney Wednesday morning and before
Justice Reilly pleaded guilty to assault
and battery and was fined 81 and costs
Miller and Morris had had some trouble
over q political deal
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Surrendered by His Brother.

Shelby Ball, indicted for the murder OF
Lewis Collin at Pineville. Ky. last May
and the alleged leader of gang of ruff
fans, who have been terrorizing Middles-
boro, KY, and Cumberland Gap. Tenn.
for the past two weeks, was surrendered
Thursday to Judge NJ. J. Moss, of the
court. by his brother.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Dead Near Fiancee,s Home.

AT. st. Louis Mo-. the body of Luciel
Eckhardt, aged p years. was found in ar
alley early Wednesday near the home OF
his fiancee, Miss Kate Burns. He had
been shot and the evidence was that Of
suicide.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Boy Loses Eve at Play.

The school board of North Loup has
been trying for some time to put stop
to the game of shiny" without success.
but after long list of minor accidents,
including a dislocated arm, the climax
was reached when Sammy Green. the -
year old son of Jason d. Green. had an
eye knocked out by shiny club.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
NORTHERN PACIFIC WRECK,
Passenger Train Crashes Into
Freight Near Missoula.

A Missoula. Mont, dispatch says: 4
Northern Pacific passenger train, east
bound, running at thirty miles an hour
crashed into the rear of an eaStbOunG
freight train two miles west of here
Thursday.
A score Of passengers and trainmer
were injured. Two engineers will prob
ably die
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
FIRE DESTROYS INFlRMARY
Only One Inmate Seriously Hurt in
Disaster at Macon, Mo.

Fire Sunday destroyed the Macon
County infrmary, an institution for pau
pers and insane persons at Macon, Mo-
Mrs. A. M. Decker, one of the patients
was frightfully burned about the face
and arms, but probably will recover. The
other patients were safely removed from
fthe building under the direction of Mrs
William Patrick, the superintendent
wife. Patrick himself was ill.
All the patients have been accounted
for save one, who is supposed to have
sstrayed away from the grounds during
the excitement. Loss. $4,000,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Mutineers Give I'm.

Rio Janeiro advices state: The garri
son in the fortress OF Santa Cruz. at the
entrance of the bay, who mutined Wed.
nesday, have surrendered to the authori
ties. The city is perfectly quiet. Their,
is no revolution,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Arrested for Bixamy,

George L. Stewart was arrested at
Wichita, Kan. on a charge of bigamy,
preferred by Mrs. Margaret Stewart, of
Chicago. She was formerly Mrs. Mar
garet O'Hata and says she married Stew
art in Chicago, Oct. 10. 1908.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Hague Peace Conference.

A st. Petersburg dispatch says: The
powers have now accepted the invitation
of Emperor Nicholas to be represented
at the second peace conference at The
Hague. The date has been tentatively
fixed for May next
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Typboon sweens Guam

A severe typhoon, accompanied by a
deluge of rain, took place at Guam Wed
nesday The extent of the damage done
is unknown. The towns of Agana and
Pitt were inundated, but no lives were
lost
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
a MONUMENT OF SATAN.
Police are Called out to Guard
Work Of a Detroit Contractor.

EOtlcc are Oallou OuC ~
Work Of Detroit Contractor.
At Detroit, Mich, two policemen late
Thursday night assumed the unique duty
of taking up their stations as guards at
the site Of the monument Of Satan. The
monument is fourteen feet in height from
the foundation to the crown, the horned
figure purporting to be Satan beinng
shown in STOPPING posture behind pull
pit.
The grotespue affair created Il sensation
when unveiled in the front yard of Her
man Mense, contracting stone mason.
At night a mob Of boys gathered around
It and began bombardment with stones
and threatened its destruction, two police
men finally dispensing the crowd and
standing guard to prevent further attacks
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Divorced Couple RemarrY.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Parker, early set
tiers in the north part Of York County
and highly respected. prosperous farmers,
who were divorced at the last term Of
district court at York, have decloed they
made Il mistake. The term OF court has
not yet expired and the judge has been
petitioned to set the decree aside, and
now Mr. and Mrs. Parker are living to-
rpthpr
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Fire at Los Angeles.

A fire which started i'll the engine room
of the institution completely destroyed
the Bimin bath and sanitarium in the
west end of Los Angeles, Cal, entailing
less of S25O,000
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Booth is Not a Trust.

Federal Judge Taylor at Cleveland, O.,
Friday handed down far reaching deci-
sion, holding, in effect, that A. Booth &,
Co. is not trust and that it does not
control the price of fish and oysters. di-
recalY or iudicectlY
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Jumps from Fifth Story.

( In the view of hundreds of shoppers In
State Street, Chicago, Mrs. Fannie
Baynes of Detroit, jumped from the fifth
story window Of department store Fri
day. SIZE was i.;s.c"tly Killed
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Fire on Steamer Dakota-

! Fire broke out suddenly on the Great
Northern steamer Dakota at Kobe, ia
.pan, Sunday afternoon at o'clock and
was not extinguished until many hours
fight against the flames. 1t is said that
some mating caught fire.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Presbyterian Semi.Centenni.l

On Wednesday evening the members of
the First Presbyterian church of Nebras-
ka City celebrated the fiftieth anniyer-
sary of the founding of the church in that
city. The exercises We're public and were
held i'll the church building.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Beatrice After New Railroad.

Much is heard at Beatrice concerning
the Missouri Pacific extension from Vir-
ginia and a meeting of the Commercial
Club will be held to reach out after the
line. In case the line is built it will take
in the institution for the feeble minded
youth in order to handle the shipments
made to or from this place.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
TO SHOW FRAUD.
Hearst Prepares Evidence for the
Grand Jury.

Grand Jury
A New York special says: 1t was an
nounced at Tammany hall Friday that
the Tammany district captains have Sc
cured evidence showing frauds committed
by Hearst's supporters on election day.
Several leaders said while the recount
might lessen McClellan's vote the counter
charges of fraud which they intend to
bring against the Hearst organization will
likewise bring about a lessening of the
Hearst vote and that in this way an equal
reduction will be made in the vote, which
will not affect the result.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Pawnee County Man for judge.

Word was received at Beatrice Thurs
day that Gov. Mickey had appointed John
Il. Raper, of Pawnee City, district Judge
to NIL the vacancy caused by the death o.
Judge \. II. Babcock.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Death of Young Far,nee.

Charlie Cassler. single, aged about 80
years, was found dead in corn field
south Of Shelby. Coroner Shaw and
County Attorney Mills were called out
to hold an inquest. but when they got
there they failed to hold an inquest, as it
was a plain case of suicide
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Militia Called Out.

Two companies of militia have been or.
dered to Whitewell, Tenn. where a bat
tie between strikers and non-union miners
is reported.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Tie Vote in Sarpy County,

The canvassing board appointed by the
county clerk to canvass the vote of Sar-
Ply County found the two candidates for
county superintendent. George Miles.
Democrat. and Mr.. Collins, Republican,
q tie, each having received 500 votes.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Lincoln Alderman Killed.

o. V. Eaton, council man at Lincoln.
was run over and killed by Burlington
switch engine. Eaton was walking along
the track to avoid train and was struck
by the switch engine.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Serious Riots In Snaip

Student riots in Madrid, Valencia and
Barcelona, Spain, are assuming serious
dimensions. The police are guarding the
Student quarter at Valencia. The civil
guard is beiag concentrated.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
~
WARSHiP SENT 10 SCENE.
Government is Prepared to Meei
Trouble in San Domingo.

Trouble in San Domingo.
The navy department at Washington
has been advised the cruiser Denver left
Guantanamo Wednesday for San Pedro
Maroons, San Domingo, to which place
Rear Admiral Bradford was ordered tc
send warship because of reported trou
BILE.
Admiral Bradford sailed Wednesday
with his flagship, the cruiser Olympia
from Guantanamo for San Domingo city
The war department received Il tele.
gram from Col. Cotton. dated at San Do
is perfectly quiet"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
First County to Report.

Nemaha County is the first county in the
state to get its official election returns to
the secretary of state.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16
Sioux City Stock Marke

/ Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City stock market follow: Butcher steers,
3.3504.55. Hogs. 81. 72156I4. So.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-16

The Lincoln city council has again re-
fused to canvass the vote on counc;lnen
cast last spring and the old members
are still holding over in spite of the order
OF the supreme court that the vote be-
canvassed. The matter was brought mn
and action was postponed for two weeks!
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The 19Oo rye crop in Nebraska is lary.
er than that of 1904 by 43S,710 bushels
and its value to the farmers is greater
by S263,226. The total yield this year
Is 2.4I4,6l2 bushels, as compared with
2,O3o,SO2 bushels in 1904. The value Of
the crop is given by the bureau as ST.
4o4,Ui2O, as compared with 81 .221 49,
~ for the crop of 1904. The averages
yield per acre for the state this year was
1893 bushels. In 1904 it was 1876 BUSH
els. The leading counties in production
OF rye are Custer, Dawson, Frontier.
Holt, Howard, Red Willow and Sheri.
dan.