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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
ESTATE is GOING BEGGING.
John Dickson, Heir to a Canadian
Estate, is Wanted.

Sioux City, Ia: a rich estate in New
Brunswick, Canada, is awaiting the APP
pearance of one of the heirs for set
Element The man in question was a
resident Of Sioux City, Ia ten years
ago. His name is John Dickson, and If
he will communicate with Richard A.
Dickson, of Elyria, o., he will shortly
find himself in the possession of more
money than the average man knows what
to do with.
Twenty years ago the elder John
Dickson and his family lived in New
Brunswick, which is Canadian PROV
ince bordering upon the Atlantic. He
acquired a very large estate, and at his
death left it to his two sons after his
wife had died. This event took place
last year, but in the meantime John
Dickson, the younger, had departed for
the United States and the west and ali
track Of him was lost. Richard n. Dick
son is now an inhabitant Of the little
Ohio town, and he has written Mayor
Sears a letter asking his help in locating
his brother.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
ENOUGH TO KILL HUNDREDS
Great Quantity of Strychnine in
Mrs Stanford's Medicine

San Francisco: The receipt Thursday
by the acting chief of police of cable.
gram from High Sheriff Henry, of Homo
lulu, stating that there were no less than
662 grains of strychnine in the bottle of
bicarbOnate of soda from which Mrs.
Jane Stanford took dose shortly before
her death, has aroused the detective force
of this city, mad every effort is being
made to discover who placed the poison
i'll the medicine.
The police believe that the bicarbonate
of soda and the strychnine were pur-
chased here and secretly dropped into
the bottle by a person connected with the
Stanford household
The bottle containing the bicarbonate
of soda and its death dealing potion
originally were purchased in Australia,
but, according to Miss Bertha Berner,
Mrs. Stanford's private secretary, and
the maid. May Hunt, the bottle was re-
filled in this city at local drug store
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09

born at Arlington, Mass, IN 1915, was
educated at the public schools of Bos-
ton and in the Boston University Law
School. In both his State and Sen
atorial races he defeated popular Re
publicans in Republican district, and
in both his Congressional campaigns
he defeated Eugene n. FOss, brother
of Congressman FOss, of Illinois. The
charge of murder made against him by
Mr.. Hearst grew out of the death OF
man in Boston twenty years ago,
while the man was being elected from
a saloon owned by Mr.. Sullivan's ia
Their The elder Sullivan was pun
ished for the offense, but Congressman
Sullivan then II, was allowed to 90
free.
Thomas Carlyle once told DR.. Joachim,
the well-known violinist. Il don't care
generally for musicians: they're an
empty, wird-baggy sort of people"
-.
Ananias Baker of Rochester. Ind,
Representative from Cass and Fulton
counties, in the Indiana Assembly,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Found His Hogs.

George Frost, a ColfaX County farm
err, says that in the last week of Deem
Der he missed FIVE large hogs and had
strongly suspected parties i'll the neigh
borhood. Last week he, with one of his
sons, went into a field to haul up some
been partly blown Oves some time ago.
While loading the straw they heard
sounds emanating from the stack and
they soon uncovered the missing five
hogs. The animals were badly emaciated.
but soon began to recuperate. They had
been buried up about nine weeks without
food or water.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09

Before They Will Obey Interstate
Commerce Commission Ruling.

Before They Will Obey Interstate
Commerce Comm ission Ruling.
Chicago: Executive officers of the west
arn railroads have decided to ignore the
order of the interstate commerce COM
mission requiring them to charge no
higher rates for live stock than are
charged for the transportation of live
stock products. By the advice of the at
torneys for the different roads the matter
will be tested in the courts, as the rail-
roads are agreed that it will be impOssi-
Die either to lower the live stock rates
or to increase the rates Oh live stock
products.
A reduction on the live stock rates in
compliance with the decision Of the COM
mission would mean a minimum reduc-
ton of 49, cents and n maximum reduc-
ton of about s cents per hundred pounds,
and would affect fully 40 per cent of all
the live stock traffic west of Chicago.
The railroads estimate that compliance
with the order of the commission would
mean an annual aggregate loss to the
railroads of about 100000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
BANDITS ROB TRAIN.
Eoidup on Frisco Road Near Nam
moth SPRINGS Ark

Memphis, Tenn: A passenger train
on the Frisco system was held up an
robbed by bandits near Mammoth
Springs, Ark. Wednesday. The safe in
the express car was robbed.
The train was signaled shortly after
leaving Mammoth Springs by three men
heavily armed. They entered the cal
of the Southern Express Company and
covered Messenger Harry White with re.
vOlvers. After rifling the safe the rob
bers made dash for the woods and es.
capped
The train. which was due in Memphis
at noon, arrived an hour late and a re-
port of the holdup was Immediately
made to the railroad and express officials.
The officials of the Southern Express
Company in Memphis state they do not
know the amount of money secured by
the robbers
Messenger White went to the COM
pany's Office, but has not yet made a
statement
The amount of money usually carried
on this train is not large.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
BATTLE STILL ON.
Desperate Fighting is in Progress
in the Far East.

in the Far East.
st. Petersburg: According to the lat
est information from the front the battle
is now general and Of the most desperate
character
The loss has been exceedingly heavy
On both sides during the preliminary
lighting.
Although not officially admitted, it is
regarded as certain that Kuropatkin is
directing all his efforts to the withdrawal
of his army to Tie Pass. 1t is now prac-
tically a rear guard action, but the task
Of eXtricating himself is proving very diff
fcult.
The japanese have not only driven in
Kuropatkin's left, but column is al
ready reported to have crossed the Hun
River east of Fushan. At the same time
the japanese are pressing the Russian
center under cover of the fire of their
siege guns. and Kuropatkin is gradually
retiring before the japanese advance.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
TWO GIRLS NEAR DEATH.
Have Narrow Escape While Boating
on E,lkhOr River at Pierce.

a Pierce special says: While out boat
riding on the Elkhorn River Miss Edyth
Nelson and Lillian ReimerS were nearly
drowned by the Overturning of LIE boat.
Prof. J. NJ. McIndoo. who happened to
be walking along the street next to the
river, saw them hanging on TO the limb Of
a tree, and. not being Il swimmer, he
ran to the Upton residence and tele-
phoned up to the Upton lumber office for
assistance.
Mr.. Upton and several others jumped
into the dray and made for the river as
fast as the horses could carry them. Up
on arriving at the scene Mr.. Upton and
Frank Drebert jumped into the water
and swan to the girls and boosted them
up into 4 tree and held them there until
the other men pulled out the old boat,
poured out the water and then rowed out
and rescued the girls.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
SUIT FOR CONSPIRACY.
Santa Fe Railroad to be Included
with Standard Oil

Topeka. Kan: The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Company is to be
included in Attorney General Coleman's
suit for conspiracy against the Standard
Oil Company. Mr. Coleman said
that the Santa Fe was left out of the
original petition by an error of the stem.
ographer. He will at once file an amend.
ed petition to include the Santa Fee. The
suit is brought against all the railroads
III the state. The strongest feature of
the situation, according to the attorney
general is that relating to the failure of
the Standard to pay charter fees, thus
having no authority to do business in the
state. To fight the Standard is the OBJ
ject Of the suit. The fight against the
railroads is brought to dissolve the
freight rate combination.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED.
Melting Snow Causes the Loup
River to Rise Rapidly.

Reports from railroad offices in Lincoln
on Thursday say the Loup River is OH
the rampage and serious trouble is feared
if the warm weather continues The ice
has begun to go out without melting per-
ceptibly, and great gorge has formed
OF Ravenna. which threatens to cause
Il flood. PleaSanton and Pool Siding are
both under water. One bridge has gone
out and railroad men are looking for
trouble.
Georges are forming in the Platte River
at Grand Island and Plattsmouth. The
fast melting snow is pouring a great vol.
ume of water in the streams.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
WILL BE NO STRIKE.
Belief of Engineer and Firemen's
High Officials

New York: After an all day conference
between representatives of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
Brotherhood of Locomotive F'iremen in
this city it was announced that another
meeting would be held and that it was
hoped to reach final settlement at that
time on the differences between the or
CARNATIONS which so nearly resulted in
serious trouble OH the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Grand Chief Stone, Of the engineers, and
Grand Master ]. ]. Hannahan, of the
fremen, left for their homes in the west,
expressing themselves of the belief that
danger of a strike on the road had been
removed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Dakota County Court.

The regular spring term of district
curt for Dakota County was convened
N Dakota City Monday morning. The
State VS.. Steve Whttecar was taken
up for trial. Whittecar is accused of
raping his 14-yearold daughter. Miss
Georgia, and at the last term of district
court was found guilty of the charge by
L jury, but Judge Graves set the verdict
aside on the grounds OF misconduct of
The jury. Whittecar has been liz Jail
ever since his arrest last June. being I'M
lhle to furnish bonds
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
BRIDGE AT FREMONT GOES OUT
-Four Spans of Structure Across the
Platte River Gone.

The three north spans of the Platte
River bridge south of Fremont were car
ried out Sunday forenoon and u little
after noon the next one followed. There
is but little ice i'll the river, except on the
sand bars, and the current, aided by Il
northwest wind. is very swift. Sunday
morning Il small ice gorge formed west
of Fremont. sending big stream Of
water through the southwest part of that
city. 1t broke before much damage was
done
The streets in the north part of Enge
wood are under water. The county has
Il gang of men using dynamite at the
bridge across the south channel, but as
communication with that side is cut Off
the condition of the bridge is not known.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
NeWSDaper Change.

The Blair Republican and all Office
fixtures, good will and the subscription
list, along with the lot and building own
ed by {. b. Sprague. retiring editor OF
the Republican. were bought by Thomas
Osterman. Mr.. Osterman is an all
around newspaper man and will assume
active control of the paper. changing the
name to the Blair Democrat, and VIII
be Democratic in politics.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Engineers Narrow Escape.

Joe Norris, engineer on the Irish
Mail, had narrow escape from death
Mt Table Rock He was under the en-
CINE for some purpose and his fireman.
not knowing. dropped the ash box to
clean it out and caught him. bruising him
quite seriously
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Gamblers Shot is Fatal.

Terre Haute. Ind: Joe Roach shot
and killed 'Matty'' Robertson, whom he
found in another gambling house, be-
cause be believed Robertson had been a
party to Il theft of $40 from Roach's
gambling house. Robertson was a son
of Col. Robertson. prominent citizen.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Painter Fails TO HisaDearh.

Z. ". O'Connor fell from window
in the third story Of the Thurston Hotel
in Omaha Thursday morning and was
crushed 10 death on the pavement below.
He HAD been drinking. his friends say.
ard Il is supposed he lost his balance
and fell while raising the window.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Wreck Near Fremont

\ train on the Northwestern went off
he track just west of the Platte River
bridge on the Superior line Wednesday
night near Fremont. Seven cars loaded
with grain piled up. making wreck
that was bad one to handle \ tempo
rary track was built around it and trains
are running over it as usual
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Yale Expenses Going I'm.

New Haven. Conn: An analysis of
the income and expense account of Yale
University shows that in cost of tuition
alone there was paid out last year Is
per cent more than the students paid in
as tuition fees. In the whole university
four items alone show an excess of $213.-
355
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Two Trains Come Together in Vir-
ginia-One Killed,

Alexandria, Va: One man was killed
and from fifty to sixty people were more
or less hurt in a head-on collision be.
tween two trains on the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railroad
at Spring Park station Wednesday night.
The man killed was Frederick Schneider,
of Marietta, Pa, who was employed as
the engineer of the 'dinkey" engine on
the railway construction work near the
city.
Among those injured were Conductor
Davis, the motormen of both trains and
j. S. Chopper, postmaster of this city
So far as ascertained the condition Of
none of the injured is serious.
The two trains which came together
were one from Washington and special
from this city. the majority Of those in
the former being women.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
HObSOn Turned Down.

La Crosse, Wis: Capt. Richmond p
Hobson met with frosty reception
here Friday when he offered to address
the pupils of the La Crosse high school
while waiting a few hours for a train.
Prof. w. r. Hemmenway refused to
permit it, saying he did not approve of
Hobson's kissing record.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
EDWARD WOlCOTT DEAD.
The Former Senator from Colorado
SuCcumbs in France

Denver, Colo: A message announcing
the death of former United States Sena
tor Edward Wolcott, who has been so
journing i'll France, was received We'd
nesday night at the Brown Palace Hotel
The cablegram came from Monte Car
10, France, where the senator had gone
in the hope of obtaining relief from in
tiuenza in the milder climate of southern
France.
While the cablegram did not give the
cause of his death. it is known he had
suffered from stomach trouble foE num-
Der Of years.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Ate FiIlet Of Rhjnoceros

New York: The Canadian camp ate a
rhinoceros dinner Thursday night at the
Hotel Aston. The guests included many
women and numbered $50. The menu
cards announced that the fillet of rh.
noceros had been prepared from a rhi.
noceros presented to the camp by Prince
Henry of Prussia
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Nemaha Man Shoots Himself While
Driving in the Country.

News has just reached Auburn of the
death of H. ID. Clark. of Nemaha. The
best information that has been obtain
ed is that Mr.. Clark was driving along
the country road in Il wagon with Il shot
gun between his knees: someone passing
saw this, and they had gone but short
ways when they heard the report of the
gun and saw Clark's hat fly in the air.
When he was found about half of his
head was gone, having been blown off
by the charge. 1t is naturally supposed
that his death was accidentally caused.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09

who startled that
body of lawmakers
by telling the
House of an at
tempt of the cigar
cite trust to bribe
him, is SO years old
and is a native of
Virginia. He is a
veteran of the Con-
federate army and
went to Rochester
shortly after the
close of the war,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09

of murder, shock
ed the House or
Z representatives.,
represents t h e
Eleventh MaSsa-
chuSetts District.
He is Il Democrat,
served two terms
in the State Sen
ate, and is now
serving his sec
Ond term in Con-
gress. He was
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Fight for a Chance to Work.

New York: A newspaper advertise
ment Offering a days work to fifty snow
shovelers brought such a crowd of appli-
cants to a point in Fifty-ffth Street
Thursday that the police reserves were
called out to quell an incipient riot which
attended the scramble for work checks
More than three hundred men came in
response to the advertisement.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Will Enforce the Quarantine.

The Gage County board of health held
Il meeting at Beatrice. In view of the
fact that the smallpox is spreading over
the county. and is likely to assume an ep-
idemic form. it was decided to enforce
the quarantine regulations more rigidly
in the future than in the past. Patients
caught violating the law will be subject
to the penalties prescribed
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Had His Foot Crushed.

Ed FTrrow, young farmer living
northwest of Humboldt. got one of his
feet caught in the cogs of Il horse pow
er. the result being 4 severe bruising
and decorating Of the member The ply
stefan hopes to avoid amputation.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Insane Man Returns to Wales

Louis Williams. until recently an in
mate Of the Lincoln hospital. will short
~ leave for Wales. his old home. where
his father. who is said to be wealthy,
resides. Williams was the owner of q
rancA in himhall County and last Sep
tom5er became suddenly dcranged.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Killed by n CarbuncIe

Fond du Lac, Wis: Col. Hiram p
Thompson, an architect and Grand Army
man, died Friday from blood poisoning
caused by Ianced carbuncle. He was
II years old. He designed several impor-
tant buildings Of this city
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Taking Stock Transfers.

Albany, \. Y: At the hearing before
the Joint taxation commission of the
general assembly Thursday representa-.
tves OF the New York Stock and Consol.
idated exchanges declared that the en-.
actment of the proposed law taxing
stock transfers 50 per hundred would
cost New York City its pre-eminence as
4 financial cnntnr
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Worlds Fair EyDenditrre.

Jefferson City, No: The lower branch
of the legislature Wednesday authorized
the appointment of i committee to invcs.
tigate the expenditure of the 81 900. coo
appropriation for Missouri's participation
in the worlds fair
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Will Be Some Peaches.

William Mohler. of Falls City. has been
investigating the condition of the peach
buds in that locality and he reports that
there will be some peaches this year.
They will appear only on the Seeding
trees. however. The large budded fruit
is all killed by the severe weather
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Kaiser Rents Entire Hotel.

Milan: A dispatch from Taormina,
Sicily, says all visitors at the Hotel
Times at Taomina left the hotel, as it is
reserved exclusively for the German EN-.
peror. who will arrive March % with
his family and suite of forty persons.
Furniture for the chambers reserved for
the emperor and empress will be sent di-
rectly from Berlin. The emperor has
rented the hotel for $1,000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Council Cannot Fix Phone Rates.

Columbus, o.: The supreme court has
given Il decision in the Toledo telephone
case. which was dismissed. The court
holds that councils nor probate courts
are not authorized to fix telephone rates
in franchises
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Old Stone Barn Burned.

The large stone barn on the premises
Of II. v RicSen. i'll the south part Of
Beatrice. was damaged by fire Tuesday
to the extent of $3GO. The building is an
Old landmark and was built forty years
ago by Ford Roper. who at that time
owned the Beatrice flour MILL saw mill
and dam
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Station Agent Kills Burglar.

Knoxville, Conn: A a. Burnham,
-tation agent of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad, shot and kill
ed burglar in the station early Thurs
dy. a burglars kit was found on the
body, but there was nothing to reveal
the mans identity. His companions es-
nan nod
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Murdered bY RObber.

Chicago: James \. Logan. Jr, aged
II, colored. confessed Wednesday to
having murdered Mrs. Della Tracy, the
woman found dead Tuesday night on the
sidewalk in the fashionable residence
portion of Hyde Park. The woman was
a domestic. employed three blocks from
the scene of the tragedy. Robbery was
the motive
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Hermann Again Indicted

Washington: Congressman Binger
Herman, of Oregon, was Friday indicted
by the federal grand jury on the charge
of destroying public records. The spe-
cifc charge is that he destroyed thirty
five letters in press copybooks.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Killed by the Cars.

While standing beside Il Rock Island
train that was pulling out of Ashland,
J. {. Hottie. aged about IS years. was
killed. He was struck in such a manner
that his; right leg was thrown under
the wheels. cutting it off above the knee
and cutting off his right hand and br,Iis.
ing his LIT foot
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Girl Frozen to Death.

Humbird, Wis: The body of Elvina
Schneider. a 13-year-old girl, was found
near Neillsville. She had been frozen to
death She left home Oh Jan. ., and
nothing had been heard concerning her
until she was found dead
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
armours sued for S1ACOOo

Trenton. n. j.: The Metropolitan
" alter Company, of Kansas City, Kan,
began suit in the United States circuit
court against the Armour Packing Com
pany to recover $4,000, alleged to be
due for water furnished the Armour
cOmuaOy
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
ELOPING, PREACHER CAUGHT
Third Escapade of New Jersey Di.
vine Halted in Washin xtOn.

Washington, D. c.: The third elope-
ment of the Rev. j. F. Cordova with his
former choir member, Miss Julia Browne,
received a rude termination Wednesday
night in the arrest of Cordova by the
Washington police.
Cordova is being held for the New
Brunswick On. j. authorities as fugi-
tive from justice, and it is probable the
same charge will be placed against the
woman.
lne clipping preacher was arrested as
he stepped into a store to make a pur-
chase. He refuses to discuss his es-
capade.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Stony City Stock Market.

Sioux City: Fridays quotations on
the Sioux City stock market follow:
Butcher steers, $3.75@4.90. Top hogs,
81 so
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
Killed in a Packing House.

Cedar Rapids, Ia: Frank Reemer,
all employee at the Sinclair packing house.
while trying to get a rope off a shafting,
was caught on the shaft and whrled
around it to death.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
For Embezzlipr $4,000

Chicago: Charged with embezzlins
about $4,000 from the Equitable Fire
and Marine Insurance Company, of Prov.
idence, r. l.. John j. Mayberry. for
fourteen years secretary of the company
in Chicago, has been arrested.