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Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13
Arizonan Loses
 A Fortune

~ssg." sinsas, drummer who has sold esoshing ts Arizonans for thirty ,..,. ,osx the sasings of life time ID .h. San F,aociseo disaster. Only 8 .hort time before the city's destruc- t;ou be purchased Frisco business bl ck for s46. 6.OOo, and it ali went up ID .moke He has hundred- ot Ar'1"ns sr,euds who will learn of his m'sfortuns with regret.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13

There was considerable excitemen over in East Powell just before noon Tuesday. A white t,a ret in th. honsehold. attacked the tso month. old baby girl of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Bake and the child was sassd only " the strenuous efforts of its gran l. m ,ther-Tucson Star.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13

The H~rqus Hsla mine, at Harris burg. Yuma county, was sold on May lst to Michigan parties by J. B and Dr. Anc,I Martin of Pnornix. The , rice realized was in the neighb r. hood of $a5O,OOO
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13
Little Child Has
 a Narrow Escape

Brookey, the 6-year-Oid daughter of Claude Sanderson of Phoenix, Ari zona, had A very narrow escap from death day or two ago Mistaking bottle of gasoline for water she drank . quantity of it, and for A tiTe was ID serious condition. By prompt medical attention she was brought about.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13

The rucssa Citizen says that the ,,,.ck suIphide ere at Tsin Buttes ..sir holds out and the piece o'o' .s.;, .o be . second Jerom' The ore i. aid to carry thirty per cent eppse.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13

Turney White has returned from sn xtcnded visit ~ith friends . d rela. tives ct his old home in Columbus, Ohio.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13
RECORDS OF
 c0cnIsE COUNTY
Instruments Filed Win the County
 Recorder
Tne RECORDS GIVEN IN BRIEF

J T Austin to Florence Carl Austin. lots II, l2, Is and IA. block l43. Douglas. . .. Florence Carl Austin toJ T Austin. lots 30, 3l and S2, block i39, Douglas. l.. International Land & I'm ment Co. to J Lopivich, corrective deed to lot lot S3, block S2, Douglas. I International Land X Im- provement Go. to Geo s Shibley, corrective deed to lots 6. g. 10, II and l2, block ll3, Douglas. T.. International Land & Im- provement Co. to c A Overlook, lots 2l and P, block 7s, Douglas. ..... $50 .. International Land & Im- provement Go. to SF Mcguire. lots l3 and IA, block 96, Douglas. 1900 .. Helen M Mcguire to s F Mcguire, lot g, block 9S; lots 5. 6 and ', block 99; lot II, block 96. Douglas 10 Alfred c Lockwood ct ux to $ F Mcguire, lots 3, 3, A. 5,6.7, 8. l3. l4, l5 and l6, block A, Home Addition to Douglas. e. 10 .. Willie H Mcguire to Helen M Mcguire, lots 5, and ', block 99, Douglas. =. 100 CA Overl ok ct ux to Jno J Durkin, lots 2l and 2, block 75. Douglss. .. 700 .. Wm Neville, manager of estate of Irene Neville, to Elizabeth Hess, one half interest in wall on lot 5, block S3, Douglas. w 300 .. Douglas Gas Go. to Doug las Gas Co.,, Douglas property. ......... l OO United States to John B Slsven,
 REALTY MORTGAGE John B Slsven to The First Natioral Bank of Dougla.
 E F Fisher ct ux to Arizona Mu- tual Savings & Loan Association, lots 97 and 8. block 56, Douglas Jos H East to National Cash Reg isser Co.
 Norwood to National Cash Reg ister Go.
 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Elizabeth Gold Mining Co.
 APPOINTMENT OF AGENT Ari.ona Gold Mines & Milling Co toJ r Swayzee
 Ebert H Hilton ss constable
 BILL OF SALT. Douglas Gas Go. to Douglas Gs' O., . corporation
 Frank V Moreno to Frank Yaple
 SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE The F Chevalier Co. to Wm Ohne sorgen
 The Arizona Trust 4 Banking Co to L E King
 David Plsyfair to James Farley.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-05-13

and l had to kill him in self defer
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15

Two Men Killed and Three Injured i'm
Collision i'm Colorado.

Burlington passenger trains Nos. 1
and IA collided headon two miles west
of Akron, Colo, on a curve in a deep
cut. A fireman on one of the trains
was fatally scalded. Several passen-
gers are said to have been injured,
although this is denied by railroad of
ficials. No. is the westbound limited,
Chicago to Denver. and No. IA is the
Denver-St. Louis train. One story is
that the operator as Brush failed to
deliver an order The main line of
the road is blocked. The wreck hap
pened at p. m. Sunday.
George H. Sherwood, a weigher on
No. IA, was killed in the wreck. En-
gineer Hardy. of No. IA, and his fire.
man are seriously scalded. Two mail
clerks on No / were slightly hurt
Two engines, q mail car and a bag
gage car were reduced to wreckage.
Fireman Bud King died at midnight
and Engineer Hardy may not survive
many hours.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
APPEAL FOR CONGO.
President and Congress Asked TO In
tcrVcne.


| tcrvene.
A Boston, Mass, special says: With
| view to stirring up American senti-
ment against the reported conditions
in the Congo Free State, a public
meeting was held in fremont temple
Thursday night under the auspices of
the Congo Reform Association. The
meeting adopted resolutions calling
upon the president and congress to
deal with the situation in that country.
President G.. Stanley Hall presided.
The speakers included Rev. John H.
Harris, for many years missionary
in the Congo Free State, Rev. Herbert
S. Johnson and Rev. Everett D. Burr,
d. D., pastor Of Boston churches.
The speakers outlined the deplora-
BILE conditions said to exist in the At
rican state and appealed to the meet
ing for support Of any action which
might be found expedient by the Unit
ed States government. In connection
with a discussion of the powers of the
American government the following
Geographic correspondence was read:
Boston, Mass, March 8, 1906
Hon. Elihu Root, State Department,
Washington, D. c.: Am I right in say
ing regarding the Congo that your po-
sition is that our government does not
share supervisory powers of Berlin
signatories, but that you do not wish
to be understood as holding that the
case is closed or as declining to consid-
er further information as to facts, or
suggestions of action along other
lines? Meeting tonight. Wish to be
strictly accurate. Will use above un-
less corrected by you.
[Signed by representative Of the
Congo Reform Association
The following reply Of Secretary
Root was read:
Washington, D. c., March s, 1906
Your understanding stated in your tel
egram of today is quite correct. I am
much obliged to you. Elihu Root"
At the conclusion Of the addresses
the meeting adopted the following res
olutions:
Resolved, That as the United States
was the first power to recognize the
flag of Independent Congo Free State.
it is fitting that it should be foremost
in efforts to ameliorate the terrible lot
of our hopeless native inhabitants.
Resolved, That we especially urge
on the president and upon congress
to take all possible steps either by re-
monstrances, by diplomatic CORE
spondence or otherwise to end condi-
tons which are a reproach to the CIV
ilization of the twentieth century and
repugnant alike to religion, justice and
humanity
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
Spent a Gloomy Sabbath-Located In
Dark Dungeon All Day Long for
Repentance-Convict in Peniten-
tiary is Yearly Reminded of Crime.

March 3 was a gloomy Sabbath fol-
Convict Andrew Nelson, one Of the
stripe-clothed wretches in the Ne
braska state .penitentiary at Lincoln
For Sunday was the anniversary of the
horrible crime which Nelson commit
ted upon his oldest daughter three
years ago, and for which he was SEN
fenced to serve twenty years in pris-
on, and to be locked in a dark dun
geon every 4th of March, in order to
force the prisoner to reflect upon his
awful deed
Indignation ran high in the commu-
nifty where Nelson lived at the time
Of his terrible wrong to his child.
There were threats of Iynching, and
the ropes were all ready when Nelson
was torn away from the mob, hasten
ed to the county seat, tried, convict
ed and sentenced. And the judge, in
imposing the sentence, provided for
this annual dungeon day on the 4th
of each March.
Nelson's daughter and wife, togeth-
er with eleven other children, now re-
side at Newman Grove, where they
are living with friends. They are the
family who, a few months ago, were
robbed of their homestead in Holt
County because Of the fact that Nell
son is alive.
After having lived for two years on
this homestead, which would have
been theirs in three more, the family
were suddenly driven off their claim
bya man who contested their right to
title because Mrs. Nelson, who had
filed on the land, was not the legal
"head of the family" and b cause the
legal head, who was that by virtue of
the fact that he lives, was locked up
in prison.
Mrs. Nelson and her little children
endured all of the tortures of poverty
in lonely land, slept all in the same
little room, used chips picked up from
the prairies for fuel to keep their thin
forms warm, ate what they could get
and no more, and worked like beavers
trying to make a living
Through two hard, long winters this
little family, miles from a railroad sta
ton and with no neighbors to help
them, suffered in their cabin, inspired
to endurance by the hope that some
day they were going to own a home of
their own. And then, a few weeks
ago, came letter from the land office
announcing that their claim had been
contested on the ground that Mrs
Nelson was not the head of a family
And so, this charge being proven, they
were driven off and have now gone to
Newman Grove, where they are living
with friends.
If Convict Nelson were only dead
they they could have retained their
home
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
THREE ARE KILLED.
Score More Hurt in a Pennsylvania
Wreck.

A Greensburg, Pa, special says:
Three Italians were killed outright
and a score more injured, a number
fatally, in a collision on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, near Radebaugh,
Thursday between a milk train and a
work train filed with foreigners The
work train had just pulled onto the
main line from siding when it met
with a milk train in a collision. The
trains came together with terrific
force, and the men and iron pipe were
hurled in all directions.
Immediately after the accident the
crew of the milk train went to the as
sistance Of the injured, but were
forced to flee from the Infatuated Ital-
ians who were crazed at the sight Of
their dead and dying countrymen. The
dead and injured were taken tt
Greensburg.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15

Paris advices state: The worst fears
as to the enormity of the mine disas-
ter in the Courriere district of the Pas
de Calais Saturday morning have been
realized. The death list numbers
LOO, and the whole of the region
stands appalled, at the terrible tragedy
which has brought sorrow to 5000
fathers, mothers, wives and children
The last great mine disaster in France
occurred in 1885 when 293 persons
were killed and so injured, but that
and all others sink into insignficance
before Courrieres.
Four hundred soldiers have arrived
at the mine to assist in holding in
check the crowds of distracted mourn
ers. For a time hope had been held
out to the people that tappings on
pipes by the imprisoned men had been
heard, but gradually this hope van
ished and the people demanded ad-
mission to see the bodies and even
threatened to break through the cor
don of troops, who had the greatest
the pit.
One man named Sylvester succeed
ed in entering the mine, but he never
returned. 1t is believed he CROPPED
about inside until he was overcome
by the gases and persisted.
1t is reported that a rescue party
numbering forty has been cut off by
the caving in of one Of the galleries.
Minister of Public Works Gauthier,
Minister of the Interior Dubief and
the secretary Of President Fallieres
remain on the ground endeavoring to
comfort the distressed families of the
miners. President Fallieres has given
$4,000 to aid in relief measures The
ministry will add a further sum to
this and the chamber will be asked to
vote 100000.
Ministers Gauthier and Dubief have
received complete details of the ca
tastrophe from M. Lavauers, the di-
rector of the mine.
'Of the 1,S0O miners who were
down in the pits when the explosion
occurred" he says, 1913 were working
in pit No. 4, 4S2 were in pit No. 8, 57l
in pit No. 2 and the remainder in pit
No. 10.
Those rescued were taken out as
follows:
From pit No. 4. 100: from pit No
Is escaped through pit No. II, 400
came up from pit No. 2, and IA from
pit No. 1. A number of these were
injured and some of them have died
since. At the present moment over
1000 men remain imprisoned''
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
CRUSHED UNDER AN AUTO.
Italian Warehouses Killed by Over.
turning of Machine

turning OIL Macnine.
A Rome special says: The mar
chioness Of Corsini former Princess
Barberini, was killed Thursday even
ing by the overturning of an automo-
bile in which she was riding with her
husband, who is King Victor Imman-
ueIs master of horse. The machion-
ess, who was 81 years of age, was driv-
ing the automobile, her husband, aged
SO, sitting beside her. While crossing
a bridge in the suburbs, seeing a cart
approaching, the marchioness essayed
to turn out to give the cart safe road
way, but ran the automobile into the
parapet of the bridge with such vio-
lence that the parapet gave way and
the automobile was thrown from the
bridge into the ditch fifteen feet be-
low, turning completely over as it
fell.
The marquis and the chauffeur es-
capped without a scratch, but the mar.
chioness was crushed to death.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
SIX HUNDRED SLAIN.
American Troops Crush Hostile Band
of MOrOS

| of MOrOS.
| Not because of the casualties among
the American forces engaged, though
| they were more numerous than in
| any battle in the Philippines for sew
| eral years past, but rather because of
the extraordinarily large number of
| natives killed, the news of the battle
Of Mt. Dajo was received at the war
department at Washington, D. c.,
(and the navy department as we'll, for
the blue jackets were in the thick of
| the fghting) with intense interest
The first authentic account came
from Col. Andrews, the military secre-
tary at army headquarters at Manila,
who had received his data by interisl-
and cable from Zamboango, where the
commander in chief Of the Philippine
division, Maj. Gen. Wood, happened
to be.
Secretary Taft was at the cabinet
meeting when the official cable was
deciphered and a copy of it was sent
at once to the executive offices, and
the president and cabinet listened to
it's reading by Secretary Taft.
The Sixth infantry, which seems to
have borne the brunt of the fighting,
was from Fort Leavenworth and has
been in the Philippines about a year.
The officers Of the general staff full
ly acquainted with the habits of the
Moros, say they have not the slightest
fear that the Moros will try to retail
late for their crushing defeat. These
officers judge from the dispatches from
Manila that there were really two ac-
tons, the first probably a surprise and
serving merely to locate the position
and establish the strength of the Mo-
70 defenders. This having been done
the second day seems to have been oc-
cupied in hosting the artillery and
ammunition supplies to positions from
which to operate upon the Moro for
tress within the crater, and the second
action, fought under the conditions
described, on the slope of the noun
tain at an angle of 60 degree, un.
doubtedly broke the Moro strength in
that locality for an indefinite time.
Gen. Wood highly commends the
work of the troops.
Another account of the fight states
that 600 outlaw Moros were killed in
the crater of the precipitous volcano
five miles from Jolo. The Americans
lost eighteen killed and fifty-two mer
wounded, including Capt. Rivers, OF
the Fourth cavalry; Lieut.. Agnew, OF
the Sixth infantry; Lieut.. Gordan
Johnson, of the signal corps; Ensign
Cooke and Capt. While, of the con-
stabulary. The attack was under the
immediate command of Col. Duncan,
of the Sixth infantry. The fight last
ed two days among the lava ridges,
which had been strongly fortified by
the Moros. Artillery had to be hoist
ed by means of ropes up the last 500
feet at an angle Of 60 derees.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Union Carpenters Win.

The Builders Exchange at East st
Louis, ILL.,, rescinded the order issued
Feb. 25 locking out 1900 carpenters,
as the result Of a disagreement over
the employment of non-union hodcar-
riers. The employers agreed to in
crease wages and to employ only un-
ion men.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
st. Louis Police Scandal.

At st. Louis two sergeants and eight
patrolmen Thursday were suspended
from the police department pending
charges, it is said, that will formally
police board. The men were until re-
Gently on duty in the central district,
which is in the center of the grand
jury investigation.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
A Guilty COuD,e

The police at Fremont gathered in
an Omaha pair at a lower Main
Street lodging house on a statutory
charge. They gave their names as
Schnelderwindt and put up money for
their appearance, but failed to appear
The man had plenty of cash and was
much agitated for fear the Omaha na-
pers would get onto his escapade. He
was apparently man of good stand
ing
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Loses Wager Through Wind.

To decide a wager, William Pape
Saturday attempted to cover the dis
lance of nine miles between PickrelI
and Beatrice afoot, in one hour. He
ie1t Pickrell at o'clock and arrived
at Beatrice at 1904, four minutes be-
hind time. Pape made the trip on the
Union Pacific road and would have
won had it not been that he was
obliged to run against a strong wind.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
New York Car Barns Burn

Fire Saturday destroyed large por-
ton of the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company's car barns at Fiftieth
Street and Eighth Avenue, New York,
and several electric automobiles own
ed by the New York Transportation
Company. which occupied a part Of
the building. The total damage is
estimated at 100000.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
State Control of Racing

The Chinn state racing commission
bill received the approval of the
house at Frankfort. KY, Saturday and
goes to Gov. Beckham for his sigma
ture. Five commissioners are to be
appointed to control all the tracks in
the state.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
IGNORE WHITE FLAG,
Revolutionists in San Domingo Violate
Rules of War

The state department at Washing
ton has received cablegram, dated
saying that on the preceding day
while the terms Of surrender were be-
ing carried out between the govern
ment forces and the revoIutionists the
latter acted in bad faith and there
was fight, in which two officers and
six men were killed, including Gen.
Cepin. The revolutionists escaped to
the bushes.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Street Cars for Fremont.

The Fremont Street Railway Com
pany intends to reorganize and put in
street cars this summer. E. n. Morse,
who was president and general mana
ger of the company during it's brief
existence seventeen years ago, thinks
that street cars would now pay there,
the city having grown since they stop
ped running
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Recover Long Lost Wagon

j. A. Welton, of Fremont, has sue
ceeded in finding farm wagon which
was stolen from his store in Novem-
Der, 1904. 1t was found in Omaha in
the possession of P. Peterson at Twen-
ty-first and Cunning. Peterson bought
it from a travelling horse trader.
Mr.. Welton still has rev ard
for the arrest of the thief and hopes to
get him.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Wanted to See a Wreck.

Four young men, arrested at Pas
sale, N. j., Thursday charged with at
tempting to wreck an eastbound Buff
falo express train on the Lackawanna
railroad, have confessed this was their
sixth attempt at train wrecking. The
eason for the acts was a desire to wit
less the excitement attending a wreck.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Omaha Car HOldup. .

Three white men held UP a street
car at Albright. a suburb of South
Omaha, early Thursday morning Con-
ductor Flory resisted their attempts to
rob him and one of the men shot him
in the wrist and in the side. They
then fed without securing any money
:Flory is seriously and perhaps fatally
injured.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Thief EScaneS

A man went to Frank Gustafson's
livery barn at Axtell and hired a team
last Saturday and drove to Blooming
ton and sold the outfit. The sheriff of
Kearney County went down and
brought the team back, but the thief
is still at large.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Conductor Attacks Editor.

Refusing to apologize in his publi-
cation last week for the account of an
alleged wife-beating case, which ap-
peared in the Long Pine Journal the
the week previous. c. H. Lyman, the
editor, was Saturday assaulted in his
office by A. G.. Bronson, a conductor
on the Northwestern railway, who al
so resides at Long Pine
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Unlicensed Druggist Fined

DR.. Chetek. who has been conduct
ing drug store at Verdigris for some
years, was arrested on a charge of
conducting drug. store without
registered pharmacist in the store He
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
fined $40 and costs. 1t is said that
he is planning to leave Verdigris.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Seeks Ouiet Life,

At Columbus. O., Gavin Harris, an
actor, son of the late Congressman
Harris, and worth $4,000, joined the
Third company Of the coast artillery
Friday He said he joined the army
to get away from gay companions.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Left Many Descendants

Mrs. Kelpha Pilgrim, aged "a years.
one of the pioneer residents of Dakota
County, was buried at Huron Monday
from the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. Pilgrim was the mother of nine
children, sixty-three grandchildren,
forty-three great grandchildren and
twelve great, great grandchildren-a
total of 1877 descendants.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
License or No License.

Saturday evening several petitions
were filed with the city clerk of Har-
ward asking of the city council the
submission to the voters the question
Of license or no license for the COM
ing year, and as many more names
were on the petitions than the law re-
quires it is presumed the request will
be granted.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Counterfeit Coin.

A counterfeit dollar was passed on
G. M. Coon, the meat market man in
West Peatrice. The coin is a poor
imitation Of the genuine coin. 1t con-
tains considerable lead and is much
heavier than those turned out at the
United States minis.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
BONDS FOR A LIGHTING PLANT.
Grand leland Votes for Municipal
Ownership

ONUeFSIHP.
Municipal ownership won most SUBJ
stantial and sweeping victory in Grand
Island on the proposition to vote $685.
600 in bonds for the construction Of a
lighting plant in connection with the
already municipality owned water
works plant. Out of a total vote Of
1887 the bonds carried by a majority
of 567, or by vote of nearly to 1
The two private lighting plants and
especially the Grand Island Electric
Company, a branch of the General
Electric Company. of New York, made
a vigorous compaign in opposition, but
only aided in piling up the majority
against them. The question has been
fully investigated by the council and
newspaper representatives and for
weeks the press has been giving facts
and figures upon the subject. No 9TH
er question was voted upon
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-15
Evidence is Finished.

At Chicago Friday the government
rested it's cases against the packers.
No announcement was made by the
attorneys for the packers as to wheth-
er they will offer any evidence in re-
buttal.