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Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
TO REPEAL 18TH AMENDMENT.
Varlaman Hopes TO Begin Crusade In
Senate

Senate.
Announ ccme ent of a carefully plan
ned campaign to secure the repeal OF
the fifteenth amendment Of the consti-
tuition of the United States. that which
gives the negro equality with the
white man as a citizen, was made
by Gov. James K Vardaman. of Mis-
sissippi, who was in Chicago Thurs
day, attending the Railway Surgeons
convention.
Gov. Vardaman, who is seeking cleo
clared that if he won a membership in
the upper house he would make his
fight on the floor of that body, believ-
ing that he had the support Of the en-
tire south. He insisted that crisis
in the relation of the races in the
problem Of white supremacy or black
domination should be settled.
81 favor unqualifiedly and without
reserve the abrogation Of the fifteenth
amendment of the constitution" saic
Gov. Vardaman. 1T is my hope
strate that there is only one practical
way Of settling this matter, and that is
by plainly showing the negro his prop
er place in our system of government.
''The race question must be settled,
and that very soon. 1t cannot be dis
posed of. however, until the nation as
a whole has been convinced that there
is a distainction between the white
race and the black.
THE laws now specifically recognize
the difference between the white man
and the Indian. the Chinaman, the
Esquilno, or Malay There is just as
wide a gap between the white man
and the negro. The negroes of the
south, notwithstanding the millions Of
dollars we have spent in attempting to
educate them, are becoming more ir-
responsible, more disrespectful Of law
and more animal-like in their charac-
terS and desires"
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
BLIZZARD HITS WEST
WORST IN YEARS IN UTAH AND
NEW MEXICO.
Sudden Descent of Blizzard Results in
Heavy Loss TO Sheep Growers
Burned Packing Plant Was Enter
prise of Western Stockmen.

A general storm prevailed along the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains.
from Wyoming to New Mexico, sun?
day Snow fell in Colorado almost
necessarily for twerty-four hours.
Suburban electric lines at Denver,
Colo, have operated with difficulty
and railroads have experienced delay
in running trains. AS yet no serious
results are reported in this section, but
from Albuquerque, N. NJ, comes re-
port of considerable property damage
there from high winds. The sudden
dropping of the temperature, accom-
panied by blizzard conditions in north
ern New Mexico has caused heavy loss
to the sheep raising industry, if rumor
is correct.
In Colorado the storm extended to
the western slope in the valley around
Buena Vista the snow lies two feet
deep on the level, and in the noun
tains throughout the state the snow
varies from two to five feet in depth.
Twenty-Five inches of snow had fallen
at Florence by nightfall Sunday. APP
PIE OrcharQS In tnat S6CuOn VIII SulleE
considerably The trees heavily laden
with fruit are breaking down. The
roof of one OF the buildings at the
cement works OF Poraland gave way
under the weight OF snow. In north
ern Colorado the snow is twenty inches
deep, and should a freeze follow heavy
loss will result to the potato crop.
Wyoming reports a general storm,
that has played havoc with wire COM
munication. and is interrupting rail-
road traffic Several minor wrecks
have occurred. Live stock is threat
ened from exposure.
The burning Of the Utah packing
plant north of Salt Lake, which oc-
CURED Saturday night, is the most Sc
rious single loss. The building had
just been completed at a cost Of $780,
600 and was to have been put in use
in few days. The project was fnau-
gurated by western cattlemen and was
in opposition to the large packing
houses in the east. The cause of the
fire has not been explained. Only a
small fraction of the loss is covered
by insurance.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
RULO FARMERS FOOLED.
Make Deal With Insurance Agent and
Must Pay Notes for Policies

Must Pay Notes for Policies
life insurance agent giving his
name as H. c. Smith defrauded a num-
Der of people of RulO and vicinity in
novel manner. Representing the
Kansas City Life Insurance company.
he went there and after trying to sell
policies in the usual manner, proposed
to several persons that he would give
them each 20 per cent of the prem
tums paid in a radius of five miles of
their home if they would take a policy.
in each case saying that the use of the
name would be Of that value to him.
AS he gave written guarantee Of his
offer he found no difficulty In making
such arrangements, his victims giving
notes for policies in the company, to
be paid later by the 20 per cent COM
mission.
After Mr. Smith left 1t was found
that the notes had been sold to an
innocent purchaser" A letter by
one of the victims to the company
brought answer that Mr. Smith was
no longer in its service notes were
sold and guarantee not binding on the
company.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN !. CON.
DENSED FORM.
Count Makes Great Gift-John A.
Creighton Presents Nearly Half Mil
lion to University-DOnatiOn OH
Seventy-Fifth Birthday.

Count John A. Creighton, of Omaha,
Eignalized the celebration of his 18th
birthday Monday by deciding to
Creighton university 100000 worth OF
real estate In the presence of his
relatives and friends and of the fac
ulty, students and friends of Creighton
university, he delivered the deeds to
the property into the hands of Father
Bowling, president of the university.
The endowment consists of two
large business blocks in Omaha, one
the building on Ninth and Howard
streets, of which the Byrne-Hammer
Dry Goods company will soon take
possession, and the other the ware
house on Jones street, between Tenth
and Eleventh, occupied by the John
Deere Plow Co. The former is eight
stories and basement in height and
covers ground 1872 feet square. The
site cost $4,000 and the building and
site are worth nearly $250,OO0.
The Deere building is sc by 1872
feet and six stories in height. These
two buildings were erected under long
time leases. They will bring the uni
versity something over $4,000 in
monthly rentals.
Two years ago Mr. Creighton gave
the college 100000 worth of proper
ty, consisting Of the Arlington block
OH Dodge street, just west of the head
quarters Of the department of the
Missouri, and the Creighton block, at
Fifteenth and Douglas streets. The
income from these two and the two
included in the gift on Monday will
yield an income of about $4,000 a
year
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
SHIPS ARE SMASHED.
Many Lives Lost In tho Southern
CyclOue.

Cyclone.
A dispatch from Miami, Fla. says:
The steamer st. Loucie. Capt. Bravo
commanding, has sunk off the Florida
coast One of the excursion steamers
arrived in port Friday night, bringing
sixty injured, who were taken to the
hospital.
It is believed now that a part of the
Florida Fish and Produce company's
feet was destroyed. Manager Adams
sent out one Of their boats Friday
morning to look for the men and
boats. On their return they reported
no signs Of the fleet. The fishing nets
were found strewn upon the shore.
Capt. Bravo says that he anchored
on the lee side Of Elliott's key, twen
ty-five miles south of Miami, Thurs
day morning and that soon after a
tidal wave engulfed the island He
says there were $50 residents on the
island, all of whom were lost.
The ST Lucie was crushed by the
same wave, and Of the 100 passengers
on board twenty-five were killed. Capt.
Bravo was seriously injured.
A barge containing 100 people is
said to have been torn away from the
moorings at Elliott's key and after
wards picked up near the Bahama
islands, fifty of her passengers having
been drowned.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
CONVICT Is HIS OWN LiwYRR.
Novel Scene in the Nebraska Supreme
Court.


The court room was crowded at
Lincoln Wednesday morning when
Philip Mcintyre, convict at the Ne
braska state penitentiary began to
plead his own case before the supreme
court. This is the first time in the
annals of the state that a convict has
acted as his own lawyer.
Mcintyre is now serving a three
year sentence for cashing a forged
check for $3.50 at the Chadron First
National bank. The loss fell upon
Capt. Allen G.. Fisher, who had in
dorsed tie check at McIntyre's re-
quest. 1t was through Capt. Fishers
later efforts that Mcintyre was ar
rested.
His defense before the supreme
court was eloquent. his claim being
based on the plea that he is held there
without due process of law. and that
the manner in which he was delivered
TO the Nebraska authorities was in le-
gal effect equivalent to kidnapping He
insists that because of this irregularity
his whole Imprisonment is illegal. and
declares that he will carry the case to
the supreme court of the United States
if he does not win out in the Nebraska
court
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
DEATH RIDES STORM.
Over One Hundred Killed in the City
of Havana


The New York Evening Telegram
prints a dispatch from Havana report
ing more than 100 persons dead from
the cyclone there Friday. It says the
cruiser Brooklyn was torn from her
moorings and thrown upon the shore.
Latre advices state that the Brook
lyn has again been fioated without Sc
rious damage
Ninety-four of the fatalities were
confined to natives, while sixteeh for
eign residents were reported killed
More than 1000 tents in Camp Co
lumbia have been blown to atoms and
houses unroofed. One trooper was
probably fatally hurt.
Fortunately the storm gave every
body about a half an hours warning,
and when the blast arrived the ma
rines on shore had sought shelter in
the warships. All but the Brooklyn
rode out the storm. These ships in
cluded the Minneapolis, Texas, Den
yer and Prairie.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
SWINDLER POSED AS GOULD.
Atlanta Society People Cashed His
Bad Checks.

"Kingdon, my son, is with me here
in our home. The man who uses my
sons name in Atlanta is a fraud"
SO said George Gould when he was
asked about the report that his son
was in Atlanta. flying high in society.
Atlanta dispatches tell Of the ap-
pearance Of a young man there who
spread his name on the register at
the Piedmont hotel with wide -four
ish that threw ink on the clerks
white vest.
'T am a son Of George Could" the
youngster is said to have announced.
my father Is in Mexico, and 1 shall
wait here for my private car then go
further south to hunt. BY the way,
'er, I'm trif1e short today I guess
you will cash a check for me?"
All Atlanta began cashing little
checks, and the young man had fine
time. With him was one DE Bres-
sles" whose name suggested nobility
to Atlanta folks.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
KANSAN MURDERS WIFE.
StOOps and Kisses Victim as She Lays
Dying in Street.

Dying in Street.
In the midst of a crowd of people
returning from church, John c. Moore,
of Arkansas City, Kan, Sunday shot
and fatally wounded his wife, Jennie,
Moore, from whom he had separated.
He escaped and is being pursued by a
posse that threatened to lynch him.
Mrs. Moore was returning from
church with companion when Moore
shot her. A moment later as she lay
PROSTATE on the sidewalk, Moore knelt
over his wife, raised her head and
kissed her, saying: II told you I would
do it and L have" Mrs. Moore died
an hour later. In her last words she
forgave her husband.
Following the shooting Moore went
to the home of his stepdaughter and
threatened to kill her and her hus,
band. They fed and Moore escaped t.
the woods.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
CAUSES STOCK FURRY.
Rank of England Boosts the Rate of
Discount

The Bank of England Friday raised
its discount rate to per cent. Not
since Nov. Z, 1890 just before the Bar
ing Bros. failure, has the rate been
put to per cent. A relapse in Amer
lean exchange, indicating renewal Of
demands for gold, and the probability
Of large Withdrawals of metal fo1
Egypt seemed to have contributed to
the action taken.
At the Bank of England Friday af-
teroon the Associated Press was in
formed the rise in its rate Of discount
was due to the following causes
To the withdrawal OF nearly $1,000
900 in gold for Egypt.
To the fall in sterling exchange in
New York.
To information of impending with
drawals of gold, which 1t was hoped
could be avoided by the present dras-
tic action.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
GUARDS SLEEP: NEGRO HANGED
Alabama Mob Quick to Take Advan-
tage of Opening at Jail.

taSe OF Opening at Jail.
Robert Clark, alias Dan Dive, ne
gro from Kansas City, was hanged
from a telegraph pole near the Luce
dale, Ala, depot of the Mobile, Jack
son and Kansas City railroad by 800
masked men at an early hour Sunday
after being mysteriously spirited from
the Jail of Jackson county, Miss.
The negro was arrested late Friday
night by a posse who followed him to
within two miles of Mobile from Luce
dale, where he had attempted to as
sault two white woman and had stolen
a horse and shotgun. The negro Of
fered resistance and was shot in the
shoulder. Deputy Sheriff Hinton, of
Lucedale, took the prisoner from the
posse and managed to evade a Nissis-
Sippi mob bent on lynching him. Hin
ton placed the negro in the Lucedale
Jail and with another deputy guarded
him until early Sunday morning, when
both fell asleep. When they awakened
the negro was missing and was subse-.
quently found strung up to telegraph
pole a short distance from the Jail
There is absolutely no clew to the
identity of any member of the mob.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Gets Small Judgment.

Tie jury in the damage suit of John
H. Beery against Charles E. Minis, in
which Mr. Beery sued Mr.. Minis for
$4,000 because Mr.. Minis hit him ano
knocked him down, brought in a ver
dict ct Falls City for damages for Mr.,
Beery in the sum Of SIS. This is just
heavy enough to make Mr.. Minis pay
the costs in the case, amounting to
about $50. Mr.. Beery is a preacher
and Mr.. Minis an elder in the same
church at Humboldt.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
To Gust Gas Company.

The Lincoln city council Monday
night adopted the report of a commit
tee declaring the Lincoln Gas com
pany without a franchise, and in
structed the city attorney to begin suit
of custer. The gas company is capt.
talized at s3,75O,O00. It is owned by
what is known as the Mcmillan syndi-
cate, of New York. H. L. Dougherty,
Of Denver, is the president
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
BURNS SELF TO DEATH.
Mrs. Ida Young Saturates Clothes
With Gasoline and Applies Match.

After thoroughly saturating her
clothing with gasoline, Mrs. Ida
Young, aged 80. ignited her garments
with a match and burned to death
about 1920 Thursday morning at
Omaha. She was the wife of Harry
v. Young.
Temporary insanity is ascribed as
the cause for the deed. After her hus-
band had gone to his work Thursday
morning she attempted to commit sui
eide by turning on the gas jets in her
room, but in her delirium conceived
the idea Of burning herself, which was
successfully carried out.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Boy Gets Three Years in Pen.

For holding up and robbing Henry
Jones, new found friend, of SIS in
South Omaha September 21, Roy
Tracy, 19-year-old colored boy, was
sentenced to three years in the pea-
itentiary Thursday afternoon. He pro-
tested his innocence to the last but
was positively identified by Jones.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Dentists Offices Rnhhel

Two dentists offices were robbed at
Fremont and three others visited. DR..
office was entered by
breaking the glass in the door. About
$50 in gold was taken and everything
rummaged. DR.. Murphy's office was
entered. probably by means of skele-
ton key, and about the same amount
of stuff taken, besides a new coat and
an OyercOat
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Ten Perish In Flames.

Ten men were burned to death and
three seriously injured as the result of
a fire which destroyed the boarding
house of Mrs. E. e. Watley at Bir-
mingham, Ala. Friday. There were
twenty-one boarders in the house, al
most all Of whom were street railway
employees.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Bravery Medal for Grand Island Mar.

County Clerk George Poell, of Grand
Island, who saved the life of the child
of Paul Ussary on the ST Joe and
Grand Island railroad several years
ago, received a medal from the com
mission passing upon deeds of hero
ism, under act of congress of Feb
ruary, 1905. Accompanying the same
there was button to be worn on the
coat lapel.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Jumps from Saloon to Death.

Pleasant Richardson, a teamster.
Monday morning plunged head first
from the top of a saloon to his death
on the sidewalk at Fremont He is
believed to have gone insane. He
mounted the stair steps to the rear
and climbed out on the roof, where he
stood thirty minutes, while a crowd
gathered. Then he jumped just as
a policeman started up to bring him
down. He died at the jail
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Gasoline ExplOdeS In Store.

A can of gasoline that accidentally
fell on the burner of a gasoline stove
in use by a demonstrator in a store at
Stockham exploded. A counter con-
tanning burning goods was carried into
the street by several men, whose hands
were badly burned, but the store was
saved. The loss will be about $500.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Boy Has Skull Fractured.

Eugene Ainsworth, a 16-year-old
son of Ira Ainsworth of Fremont, had
his skull fractured at the Standard
Sugar company's factory at Leavitt
He was tending a machine which was
controlled by a lever, which in some
way flew back, striking him on the
head.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Takes Away Juneau's Honor.

Solomon Juneau was not the found
er Of Milwaukee. This statement was
brought out Thursday at the fifty
fourth annual meeting of the State
Historical society. Information which
recently has come into the possession
of the society skaters the idol cher
ished by the Milwaukeeans for gener-
ations, and gives credit for the found
ing to Morgan L. Martin, Of Green
Bay
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Must Fope the MuCTc

c. II. Walker, who is charged with
securing money for stock in his fake
umbrella factory at Omaha, transfer
ring it to his wife in Sioux City and
then when the investor demanded the
return of his money, turning him off
with a personal note which is not
worth the paper it is written on, must
stand trial In the Omaha courts
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Science Healer Dies.

Ezra M. Buzwell, one of the leading
Christian Science practitioners and
teachers Of the west, died quiet sud-
denly at his home in Beatrice Monday.
He suffered from dropsy and heart
failure, but declined the services of a
physician. He was a close personal
friend and student of Mary Baker Ed
dy, founder of the doctrine.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Elgin BOy DISAPPEARED.

August McClintock, a farmer boy
living near Elgin, has dropped from
view, and foul play is feared. He was
last seen when he started home on a
horse. He never arrived. The horse
has not appeared. but was seen. it is
thought, west of Clearwater, with a
strange rider.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
BIG FIRE IN FRISCO.
Freight Sheds of Southern Pacific
Causes a Loss of S2OO,OO

Causes a Loss of $20O,0 900.
Fire broke out Thursday night in
the freight sheds Of the Southern Pa
cific company on Ferry street, in San
Francisco, and for a time made rapid
progress on account of the inf1amma-
BILE material in it's path. Surrounding
property was saved by the fire depart
ment. Alongside the sheds were four
tracks Of freight cars. and these were
consumed.
1t is impossible to give an accurate
estimate Of the loss. One estimate
placed the loss at 100000, and that
estimate may possibly cover the COM
pany's loss
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Loses Leg Under Cars.

A man giving the name of M. G.
Smith and claiming to come from
Dubuque, Ia, had his right leg COM
pletely cut off above the ankle in the
Burlington yards at Tecumseh. He,
in company with two companions, had
been attempting to sell cheap jewelry
on the streets and had been drinking
until all three were drunk.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Railroad Gets New Name.

The name, Sioux City, Homer and
Southern" as applied to the few
miles of railroad track extending
southwark from South Sioux City. is
about to pass into history. The line
has been rechristened and will be
known as the Sioux City, Crystal Lake
and Home
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
CaC SHORTAGE

Elevator me'a are complaining Of
the scarcity of 3ars and farmers are
unable to market a part of the large
crop of York county grain due to the
fact that the elevators of this county
are loaded to the top and some have
grain left in the driveway.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Fine Team Stolen.

A team of fine black horses, a set OF
harness and an excellent rubber tired
buggy owned by r. Laumban were
stolen from a hitching rack in Wayne
Saturday night. At the same time a
saddle horse was taken from a horse
owned by S. e. Aucker near by, also
an overcoat and a lap robe from a
buggy of Ray Herdue.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Woman Attempts Suicide.

Mrs. L. A. Kucera, living about five
miles northwest of Weston, took
strychnine with suicidal intent, after
which she cut a cash in her neck and
also one on her wrist, but failed to
sever the artery.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Body Found in the River.

The body of a man tied in a cotton
sack was found in the river near Paw
paw, I. T. The sack was bound with
wire to which had been fastened a
piece of railroad iron. The back of
he apparently had been dead several
daYS
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Santa Fe Trains Collide.

Two men were killed, while moro
than a score of passengers were in
jured as the result of a head-on COLI
sion between two Santa Fee express
trains near Manzanillo, Colo, Thurs
6aY afternoon.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Threaten to Enjoin Gas Company.

The Eaton Gas company selected
small tract of, land on lower Market
street near the river bank in Beatrice
for its new plant. The company ex-
poets to begin work at once, but resi-
dents of that locality threaten to en-
join the promoters in case they begin
operations in that part of the city.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
French Cabinet Quits.

Premier Sarrien officially informed
his colleagues at Paris Friday morn
Ing that he had transmitted his resig-
nation to the president, whereupon
the ministers resigned in a body.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Saves Mother: is Slain

Bernard Clohr. Of Chicago, a Rus
sian laborer, Thursday shot and fatal
ly wounded his son, aged 81, and then
cor1itted suicide by swallowing car
bolic acid. His son had prevented
Clohr from killing his mother.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Shooting: Two Victims.

AS a result of a quarrel Ira DON
nesday night and Mrs. Angeline
Roggs severely wounded by John Fra
ger at Kimberly, Ohio.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Mrs. COwden p Suicide

1t is stated that Mrs. Laura Cowden,
daughter of Bishop Henry C. Potter,
Of New York, committed suicide by
hanging at a private sanitarium in
Cromwell, Conn, Tuesday night
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Shot Woman and Himself.

Samuel Becker, of Los Angeles, Cal,
declared by the authorities to have
been a deserter from the United States
army, Saturday night shot Mrs. Pearl
kirkpatrick and then killed himself.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Riot at Masonic Rananef.

A banquet attended by 600 Free Ma
sons, given in the chapel of a former
fCarmelite convent at Paris Friday
night caused considerable rioting and
Jed to a number of arrests.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Mrs. COwden a Suicide.

It is stated that Mrs. Laura Cowden,
daughter of Bishop Henry C. Potter,
of New York, committed suicide by
hanging at a private sanitarium at
Cromwell, Conn, Tuesday night
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Sad News for the Women.

At a meeting of ribbon manufacture
- In New York it was decided to ad-
ice prices Oct. "a from 1s to u
cent per yard on all lines Of ribbons.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Sioux City Live Stock Market.

Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Stock
ers and feeders, $3.15@4.0O. Top
hogs, $6.17k
Valentine Democrat., 1906-10-25
Golden Wedding Celebration.

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Peckham cele-
brated their golden wedding at their
beautiful country home seven miles
from Gothenburg, fully 500 relatives,
friends and neighbors being present
at the reception.