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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-08
DON'T OVERLOOK The ..NExT BEST THING"
BY John 4. Rowland.

A
When. for good and sufficient reason, it be
comes impossible to carry through business plans
in the best way do the next best thing" Knowl
edge of just what this next best thing is in any
emergency of the affairs of life ia essential to
the business of doing it. But frequently when
the judgment has put its seal upon the necessity
of the thing next to be DONE the shock Of not
having been able to do the first thing intended
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
SHEA is IN FULL CHARGE.
No Peace in Sight in Chicago Team.
Ster'S Strike.

Peace in the transfers strike at Chi
cagO is as far off as ever
The railway express companies are
still firm and policemen and deputy sher-
ifs will not be withdrawn from trucks
and wagons if the Employers Associa-
ton can prevent their withdrawal.
President Shea seems to be in full con-
troll of the teamsters again. 1t is eX-
pected $4,000 will be contributed for
strike benefits, and this, he says, will
keep the strike alive for at least two or
three more weeks. Plans are said to
have been matured by the teamsters to
continue the strike "all winter
At an informal meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Team Owners AS
ISOLATION Thursday it was decided to con-
time to be neutral, so a spread of the
strike is not likely for the present ut
least
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK ifl A CON.
OENSEO FORM.
English Holds Boy EIempt-Attor-
ney for Guy Breckner Declares
Client Not Subject to Prosecution
Charge is Killing of Albert Kuhn

Former County Attorney English has
submitted to Judge Day ut Omaha for
NAL brief in the case Of state against Guy
Breckner for the killing Of Albert Kuhn
last February at South Omaha. In his
brief Mr.. English raises some new points
that promise to be somewhat puzZling.
He squarely presents the proposition that
Breckner is not now amenable to punish
ment of any kind.
At the time of the killing the boys
had met just outside of South Omaha
while the Breckner bay and some COM
panions We're out hunting. The meeting
resulted in more or less talk, and finally
young Breckner threw up his gun and
the Kuhn boy was shot and killed. AT
the time Breckner was not Is years of
age, but under the old law he would
have been subject to trial for either
murder or manslaughter, the two crimes
which We're excepted from the refOrma
tory law of Nebraska.
March the new Juvenile court law
went into effect. 1t is general in its pre-
visions and makes 10 exceptions of any
crimes committed by children under IL.
They are all to be amenahle to the new
law. Mr.. English contends d that as
Hreckner was under IL when the new
law went into effect and had not yet
been tried under the old reformatory law
he was brought under the povisions of the
Juvenile cOut law. Then, as he was not
tried by that court up to the time he
became 16, in April, the conclusion is
adduced that be is not now subject to
trial or punishment at ALL
The county attorneys office is going
ahead on the supposition that the leGis-
lature never intended to exempt anyone
from punishment for crime committed
1t will be cOntended that the provisions
OF the old law relating to manslaughter
and murder are still in force. AID that
even If they We're not the courts will not
sustain what the county attorney says
is forced construction of the juvenile
Inv
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
BREACH is WIDER.
Little Hope for Settlement of Scan.
dinavian Row.

Stockholm advices state that King Os-
car has refused to receive a deputation
appointed to present him the Norwegian
storthing's address,
The request that the king receive the
deputation was sent by the president of
the storthing. Berner. who. received a
telegram from him reading as follows:
''As do not recognize the revolutions
airy steps which the storthing, in viola
ton Of the constitution and the act of I'M
ion, and in revolt against its king, has
unfortunately taken, | decline to re-
ceive the deputation.'
The king is receiving many kilograms
expressing sympathy and devotion from
all parts of the kingdom.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
UNION FLAG DOWN.
Fhe Norwegian Tricolor is Hoisted
Throughout the Land.

The Norwegian tricolor was hoistel
Friday over Akershus fort at Christians
and throughout the country in the place
IF the union flag. The substitution was
attended by great ceremony 1T the fort.
where the members of the storthing and
10000 Of the public assembled.
According to the latest news received
1t Stockholm, Sweden. from all parts of
he country. the Norwegian coup d'etat
aas been received with calmness border
ing on Indifference. Beyond demonstra-
ions of loyalty to the throne there is no
sign there that anything unusual has
happened.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
PEACE MOVE is MADE.
President Roosevelt Addresses Note
to japan and Russia.

An identical note, the text Of which by
authority of the president was made pub
lie late Friday night at the White House
at Washington by Secretary Loeb, has
been forwarded to the governments of
Russia and Japan by President Roose-
Welt. In the interest of humanity the
president urges the warning nations 70
conclude peace. 1t is suggested by the
president that the negotiations for peace
he conducted directly and exclusively
between the belligerent nations The note
indicates the presidents belief that an
intermediary may not be necessary TO
effect conclusive negotiations, but like
wise expresses the presidents willing
ness to do all that he properly may do to
promote the preliminary arrangements
for time and place for the meeting of
representatives of the Russian and Jap
lnese governments.
The foregoing note was forwarded to
he Russian and Japanese governments
Friday afternoon. 1t is rendered espe-
tally significant by the fact that it was
had been received from Toxic and st.
Petersburg that such a proposition would
oe welcomed. While both Count Cassini.
he Russian ambassador, and Minister
Takahira, of Japan, were cognizant of
he nature of the note it was not sent to
heir respective governments through
hem. 1t was cabled by direction of the
president to st. Petersburg and Toxic
and there delivered directly to the Rus
sian and japanese governments respect
vely by Ambassador Meyer and Minis
.er Griscom.
\ formal reply to the note may not be
received for several days, but as already
made clear. informal assurances that it
would be welcomed are already at hand.
In view Of the significant character of
he document and of the attitude toward
t which both Russia and Japan have as
Sumed it is regarded in official and diplo-
matte circles as the first firm and decisive
step toward ultimate peace.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
KILLED HIS WIFE.
George Elsam, of Axtcll, Con mit5
Murder and is i'm JAR.

A Mirden special says: The county ar
tOrney and sheriff have been 1t .AXtell ill.,
vestigating a case Of murder III which
George ElSam. Il well known and rich
nothing TO Indicate that there had been
town. shot and killed his wife some time
during Monday night. The facts as
gathered at this time are that some time
during the night he killed her. then walk
ed into AXtell, called up s. c. Stew
ard. the banker of the town. and gave
him his revolver and asked for prOtec-
ton. He staid around town until Off
GERS could be sent for. a distance of ten
miles, and was not placed under arrest
until late Tuesday afternoon.
He does not say that he killed his wife.
or that he did not. She was found at
home, however. lying at the foot of the
bed, partially dressed. dead. There was
ntoling to Indicate that there had been
struggle and at her feet was found GER
tificates Of deposit amounting to nearly
$4,000.
No motive can be ascribed for the deed.
unless there had been Il quarrel Of some
kind between them. He is reputed TO be
worth at least $4,000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
MRS. MYERS TO HANG
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IN
FIRST DEGREE.
Confession of Frank Hoffman, Her
ParamOur, Led to Conviction OF
the Woman-He Testified Volunta-
rily and Was Offered No Immunity

The jury which has been sitting at Lib
erty, No, for the past week in the case
of Agnes Myers, of Kansas City, charged
with the murder Of her husband, Clar-
ence Myers, Sunday returned Il verdict
of guilty Of murder in the first degree.
This verdict means that the death penal
ty 10y hanging is to be inflicted.
When the jury retired at II o'clock
Saturday night il stood ten for conviction
and two for acquittal. The jury colrtin-
ned its consideration of the case intermlt-
tently throughout the night, and the de-
alterations continued for several hours
Sunday. 1t was not until the most ur-
gent arguments were presented by the
ten men III favor of conviction that the
other two were prevailed upon to change
their votes
The crime for which Mrs. Myers was
convicted was one of the most atrociouS
ever committed. According to the story
of her paramour, Frank Hoffman, who
confessed to being an accomplice with
Mrs. Myers in the murder Of her nus
band, the crime was premeditated and
was executed in the most brutal manner.
Hoffman was tried last February for
the crime and was convicted and is now
awaiting the death penalty. According
TO HOttman'S confession he was admit
ted TO the Myers home at an early hour
OH the morning of May 10. 1904, by Mrs.
Myers i'll accordance with 4 prearranged
plan To kill Clarence Myers. After Mrs.
Myers had administered drug to her
husband to compel sleep, Hoffman went
TO the bedside of the sleeping man and
dealt him 4 blow with a billiard cue.
This served to arouse Myers, who crap
pied with Hoffman, and as the latter
was intoxicated Myers was getting the
better of the fight, when Mrs. Myers
struck her husband with bed slat and
later cut his throat with razor repeat
eddy. She then stabbed the dying man
In the back a half dozen times with
pair of scissors
The confession of Hoffman was the
strongest evidence Of the state against
Mrs. Myers. Hoffman testified volunta-
rily against the woman. and he was Of
fered no immunity by the prosecution.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
PANIC IN A CHICAGO ThEATeR
several Persons Hurt in the Rush
to Get Ont.


a nght between boys in the gallery of
the Academy Of Music, west side thea
Ter at Chicago, Thursday night created
panic among the audience and before
subslded several people had been
bruised and one boy so seriously hurt
that 1t was found necessary to remove
him to the hospital.
Inc performance, which was the
hreutzer Sonata" was nearly conclud-
ed when two boys became involved in q
hsht over the right to occupy certain
seats. other boys joined in the fraca<,
and i'll minute free fight was raging
IN the gallery.
Inc uproar overheard alarmed the pe0-
pie IN the balcony directly under the gal
!ery and they commenced to leave their
seats. The attendants Of the theater did
their best to quiet. the disturbance. but
crowd of pr .se ssasssen pushing to-
ward the e4 So <.sanaligaTere powerleSs
TO hold thesr-zf gspanic quickly
spread to ,a,soe orc athe theater.
Manager d. tree 9rgkes theater, step
ped to the stage and en-
doc ,-oroJ
.. honer Size fasss, 'i'' '"'
just us Ee -. s,,.,1s54S ~t'tak somebody
in the audieste yelled fire. and a rush
for the "1ors took place. Dozens of wo-
men screamed wildly and rushed for the
exits and it was impossible for the fire.
men and policemen stationed in the build
ing to check them. +. b. Meyers. one
Of the dOOrtenders, closed the doors lead
ing into Halsted Street, but several men
tore him away and throwing open the
doors ran into the street.
At the first sign of trouble Policeman
ORell had turned in a riot alarm. and
a large force OF police from DesplaineS
Street police station was quickly on
hand, but by the time they arrived all
the audience was in The street.
Reuben moses, one of the boys who
caused the trouble, was knocked down in
the panic and badly hurt He was taken
to the hospital for medical treatment and
was then locked up in the police sta
ton.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
CASH RECEIPTS.
Treasurer Mortensen Takes in Nearly
$1,OOO,OOO in Six Months.

State Treasurer MOrtensen has filed at
Lincoln his semi-annual statement of re-
ceipts and disbursements for six months
ending May 81. The report shows that
the receipts We're 1903. So5.32. while the
expenditures were SGT. 44S.45.
The receipts in the general fund would
have been greatly increased had the Tn
ion Pacific and Burlington Railways paid
their taxes.
One big item in the expenditures was
the Legislative expenses of 100000. Dur
ing the six months the permanent school
fund received 1922 5332 -, while the
amount paid out was $914 80, leaving
Il cash balance of $10S, 142.16.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
KILLED IN BALL GAME.
Injuries Received by Mariayille
Farmer Result Fatally.

James T.. Richard. 4 farmer living near
Mariavile. says a Bassett special, died
at his home Thursday morning from the
effects of an injury received while play
ing ball ut Maliaville last Saturday. In
attempting to make third base he fell
on his stomach and ruptured an intes-
tine. He did not know at the time that
he was hurt seriously, though he did
not play any more.
a physician was called Sunday and
Monday an operation was performed, but
it was too late. Mr. Richard was 81
years old and leaves Il wife and several
small children.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
DYNAMITE WRECKS BANK.
The Explosion Fails to Break Open
the Safe

At Paris H., the Edgar County Ma
ional Bank was wrecked by dynamite
at o'clock Thursday morning. The
charge also demolished Bradshaw's jew
elry store and Wetzels shoe store, ada
cent to the bank. The vault was wreck
ed. but the safe, in which were the bank $
funds, was intact.
A strange circumstance is that Walter
Juntgen. 4 bookkeeper in the bank. has
a broken arm, which he says was caused
by a brick flying into his window across
the square from the explosion.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
NANSEN ON REPUBLIC.
Not Sure 1t is the Best Government
for NORWAY.

At Christiania. Norway. prayers Were
offered in all the churches Sunday. not
on'y for the fatherland, but for King
Oscar, with thanks for what the king
had done for Norway.
DIR. Fridtjof Nansen. in an interview
Sunday, expressed his personal opinion
that republic would be as convenient
Il form of government for a democratic
said that something was due to the feel
ing of other Scandinavian countries.
which were accustomed to monarchicaI
form of government
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Arrested for Robbing store.

Sheriff Rauman. of Fremont. arrested
Bernard Gethrim OH an eastbound train
on the Union Pacific. the charge against
him being the larceny Of a quantity Of
goods from Il store III Sidney. The pris-
oner. being IL Russian and unable to
understand English. the sheriff had
some difficulty in informing him of the
charge against him. which he finally sue
ceeded in doing in German. He admit
ted to the sheriff that he was the man
wanted and acknowledged having stolen
the goods, the value of which was about
5000
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
BLOODY RUNNING FIGHT.
Idaho Ranchmen Get After Cattle
RuStIerS.

n bloody battle has taken place near
the edge Of Jackson Hole, Wyo. \ num-
Der of cattle rustlers rounded up about
ninety head of fine steers and started
toward the most favorable railroad
point, the intention being to gather more
cattle en- route.
The ranchers to whom the cattle be-
ionged organized Il posse and pursued
the outlaws and there was running
fight for sixty miles. Two of the rustlers
were killed and one Of the settlers, and
numerous wounds We're sustained. The
names Of the killed outlaws were given
as Robinson and Lewis. The name Of
the rancher was not learned.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Saloon BURGLARS Cauobt

Burglars pried open the windows of
the saloons belonging to +. G.. Stanton
and Wesley X Motsick at Ravenna. They
secured $50 and some cigars and whisky.
Through information from Sweetwater
the robbers were arrested in attempting
to pass Ravenna on a freight train.
They were placed in Jail. but later escap.
ed by bursting open the Jail door.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Girl Commits Suicide

Miss Blanch CASTLE, daughter of Andy
CASTLE, who lives northwest of York,
committed suicide Thursday evening at
q o'clock. She tried to purchase stryc:l-
nine at .Jerome's drug store, but was re-
fused, but afterwards obtained it at Ry-
ans, saying she wanted it to kill rats.
She had expected to graduate from the
high school this week.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Accounts $4,000 Short.

VIM. w. karr, the accountant of the
Smithsonian institution at Washington
and disbursing agent for the govern
ment bureaus under it, has been arrest
ed. on the charge Of embeZZlement which.
from his own confession, aggregates
$4,000. His stealings, he confessed,
have been going on for the last fifteen
YearS lie is 30 vearS of age
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
is NOT GAM BLING,
Speculation in Cotton Held to be
Legitimate Business.

In the case Of q. A. Nuckles against
c. \. Hooker. of Marshall County. at
Montgomery, Ala, the supreme court of
alabama held that transactions in cot
ton futures is not gambling, but is le-
gage on property as security for margins,
and an effort was made to foreclose the
mortgage. He contended that the mort
gage was invalid, inasmuch as it was
given to secure Il gambling debt.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Cigarette Fiends Ready for Famine

Cigarette ''fends'' at Omaha are MAX
ing preparations for the anti-cigarette
bill, which goes into effect July /. by lay
ing in an abundant supply of manufac-
!ured cigarettes and papers. One dealer
who has Oh hand about $4,000 cigarettes
aas reduced the price and has sold sew
aral 1000 lots to smokers.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Music Lesson SWindle.

y pair of well-dressed swindlers visit
ed Blakely Township the other day. rep
rescnting that they were soliciting pupils
for music lessons, and that the music.
books, etc. were to come from Dallas.
Tex. They explained the necessity for
collecting tuition in advance. and in this
way succeeded in getting $50 each from
two residents of the township. Then
they skinned
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Wounded Sailors Picked Tn,

Fifty-five Russian sailors, some of
them wounded, were picked up eighteen
miles off Mishima on Wednesday. Tween
ty-three of the crew of the Aurora were
landed and ten refugees were rescued in
the same vicinity.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Woman Must Go to Gallows.

Judge Peckham. of the United States
supreme court, Friday declined to grant
Il writ of error which would allow the
case Of Mrs. Mary Rogers. of Vermont
now under sentence at Albany, y. Y.
for the murder of her husband, to 20 to
the United States court
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Barn Burned.

A large barn belonging to H. G. Leav-
lit on the East Mills farm near Levitt,
was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. A number of horses were saved.
but two and one mule were burned, to-
gether with a quantity Of harnesses and
farming implements. The loss is about
$1,000, and is partially covered by in
Sllrance
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Deacon Lived Double Life.

The Milwaukee Journal prints a story
Of the double life of Peter H. Deacon,
who died in Chicago April ID last. Ac-
cording to the story told by Deacon's
son-in-law, Deacon lived a double life
time families in SGmerville, Mass, and
Milwaukee,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Martial Law Declared.

=, st. Petersburg dispatch says: Mar
tial law has been declared in .rivan.
where on June > a Mussulman mob fired
on Armenians in Il bazaar, killing and
wounding over twenty. The fighting was
continued on June g and
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Peace Ncpotjations

st. Petersburg advices state that Russia
Is waiting foP Japan to fix the time and
place when and where the Japanese
terms will be placed in the hands of Rus
sia's representative. The foreign office
expects that the delay will be brief.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
To Tax Building and Loan.

Deputy County Attorney Matson. of
Lancaster County, in an opinion filed
with the county assessor. has declared
that building and loan associations have
no property that is exempt from taxa-
ton. He insists that the loans, lands.
mortgages and franchises must be taxed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Hickory Handle Men Combine.

As the result Of the meeting of the ma
tional association of hickory handle man
ufacturers, controlling 10 per cent of
the output, held at Memphis. Tenn. Fri
day, plans were laid in executive session
for the Consolidation of practically all
the hickory handle manufacturing plants
in the United States
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Endorses Norway's Course.

The Norwegian Society of America,
which is in session ut Fargo. n d.. has
directed the secretary to cable the stor-
thing ut Christiania that the members
of the society heartily approve of the
course taken at home.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
NELSON MAN MURDERED
Coroner Investigates Death of NJ f
Evans and Two Men Are Held

At Nelson. as result of the findings
Of the coroner's jury, stating that NJ. +.
Evans, who was found dead ut the foot
of the stairway of Il restaurant had been
murdered. +. :. Mccormick and George
Chapman are held on the charge of kill
ing Evans.
The jury returned a verdict. implicat-
ing the two men mentioned. The pre-
lEninary hearing of the two men will
probably be held this week if caught
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Alleged Blackmailer Arrested.

Mrs. Mary Kirby, of Osceola, is charg-
ed with sending a letter to Mr. Robert
McBeth. demanding that he send her
500 i'll bills to Stromsburg or she would
peach on him. The matter has been
hanging fire for a week. but Saturday af-
ternoOn complaint was filed before the
county judge. Mrs Kirby was brought
before him and she is now out on bonds
of 5000
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Morocco Problem IA Menace.

Germanys note to the powers propos-
ing an international conference on the
subject of Morocco is regarded in the
highest quarters at Paris. France. as
renewing the gravity of the situation al
most to the point of making it menacing.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Drowned in Pond.

Merritt Aiken. the S-year-old son of the
Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Aiken of Aurora.
H., was drowned by falling from raft
on a pond. He did not return at bed
time. and search which lasted until ;
O'Clock i'll the morning resulted in finding
the body in we'll in the center of the
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Bodies Still Missing.

According to reports from Hooper the
bodies of Foley and Neal, vino were
drowned in the Elkhorn Tuesday after
noon. have not been recovered. though
the search is still going on. Foley was
president of the recently organized Com
mercial Club of the town.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-15
Two New Companies Incorporate ted

The Standard Trust Company. Of
Omaha. with an authorized capital stock
Of 100000. has filed articles of incor.
poration in the office of Secretary
Galusha. The J. II. McShaine Lumber
Company. of Omaha. with an author.
lied capital stock of $l5O,00O, has also
been incorporated.