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Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
FRISCO STILL DRY"
Mayor Holds Out No Hope to the
Thirsty.

That the authorities at San Francis
co have no intention of loosening the
tight grip on the reins which have
kept the liquor dealers in check since
the city suffered it's great disaster was
made plain Friday by the emphatic
declarations of Mayor Schmitz. When
asked as to the likelihood of the &C.
looms being allowed to open in the
near future the mayor said that he
had decided that all drinking places
should be closed for an indefinite pc
riod. He attributed the remarkable
absence of crime and the exceptional
order which has prevailed In the city
since the conflagration to the fact that
the edict against the selling Of liquor
had been rigidly enforced.
This stand Of the mayors was en-
phasized Friday evening when the
board of commissioners met and
unanimously indorsed a suggestion
made by the mayor that all saloon Ii
censes now in existence be revoked.
San Francisco is today a city without
saloons. In discussing this sweeping
order the commissioners were unit
in voicing the sentiment that the fu-
ture welfare of the city would be en-
HANGED by a fewer number of drink
ing places.
A number of saloon proprietors
have in the course of construction
temporary buildings in which they
hope soon to be permitted to dispense
liquors. To these the commissioners
issued a warning, advising them that
the number of saloon licenses to be
issued in the future would be greatly
curtailed and that it was unwise for
them to incur any expense in the way
Of temporary building operations.
In San Mateo County, just over the
border, the supervisors recently allow
ed the saloon men to open their places
of business. The result was disastrous.
Thousands of men and women f1ocked
over the border and INDUCED in
drunken orgies. It produced the near
est approach to riotous conditions that
has existed in the city since the great
catastrophe. Chief Of Police Dinan
appealed to Sheriff Mansfield, of San
Mateo County, begging him to see
that all grog shops within his jurisdic-
ton be closed. Friday Sheriff Mans
field made answer that he would close
all drinking places, despite the action
of the supervisors of the county, even
if it was necessary for him to go to the
extent of calling on the militia to aid
him in the work.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS CT THE WEEK IN a con-
DENSED FORM.
X-Ray Case Attracts AttcntioD-LGrge
Array CT Legal and Medical Talent
Brought In-District Court Calendar
Cleaned Up at Center.

One of the most satisfactory terms
of district court ever held in the coun-
ty has Just been concluded at Center.
The court calendar, which has been
crowded with old cases, in which it
was simply a contest between parties
to see which could keep up litigation
the longest, has been practically clean
ed up.
Leon Bingham, a young man from
the Santee reservation, pleaded guilty
to larceny from the person and was
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tfary. Carl Futterer, another young
man from Bazile Mills, pleaded guilty
TO horse stealing and was given one
year.
There We're numerous cases of more
or less Importance tried and one that
has probably excited more interest
among the medical fraternity through
out the whole country than any law
suit for some time. The case was one
for damages in the sum of $4,000 for
injuries alleged to have been received
while being exposed to tho X-rays
for the purpose of obtaining skye
graph to locate stone in the bladder.
The array of legal talent employed in
the case and the expert testimony in
troduced made the case one of intense
interest for three days Ex-senator
William v. AlleS, or Madison, assist
ed by w. r. Ellis, of Bloomfield, con-
Quoted the prosecution. The defense
was conducted by State Senator w. A.
Meserve, of Creighton, and w. d.
Funk, of Bloomfield, assisted by DR..
William Montgomery, of Chicago.
Judge J. F. Boyd, of Neigh, was on
the bench and from the very first it
was a clash of legal talent seldom
seen in so small a court room, and at
times the objections and persofTal ar
guments between the attorneys seemed
to strike violet rays across the inter-
vening space.
Physicians snd surgeons who were
employed to give expert testimony in
the case were Drs. n c. Morse, Ell
dora. Ia; J. Henry, Sioux City, IA; J.
H. Mackay, Norfolk; F. A. Long, E.
N. Smart and J. r. Montgomery, Mad
ison; besides all the local doctors of
the northeast part of the county.
The jury, after being out but few
hours, brought in a verdict for the
plaintiff and assessed the damages at
5000 and costs. 1t is more than like
ly that the case will be appealed.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
BIRTH OF RUSSIAN DOUNfA.
Day of Gorgeous Pageantry in 81
PETERSBURG.


A st. Petersburg special says: Ideal
May days, like happy augury, greet
ed the uprising of the curtain for the
new act of the great historical drama,
Russia's struggle for liberty.
Never did the capital present
more brilliant picture than for the in
auguration of the Russian parliament
Thursday. The metropolis was dress
ed bride-like, awaiting the coming of
her lord.
The emperor's reception at the VIM
ter palace passed oc without any un-
toward incident The tone of his
speech from the throne was concilia-
tory. 1t expressed the emperor's wish
that relief be given to peasants in
their unfortunate condition, called on
the members of parliament to put
their hearts into their work and 20
cooperate with him in solving the
present problems of Russia and in
handing down a united and prosper
Gus empire to his successor
The emperor and empress, after
leaving the palace, boarded the i'm
perial yacht and returned to Peter
hof. The crowds on the banks of the
river and the islands heartily cheered
the imperial party. There was no
other incident.
The members of the lower house of
parliament, after the ceremonies at
the palace, repaired to Turida palace,
where the house will assemble
The lower house of parliament was
called to order by Baron Frisch and
Baron Uexhull, secretary of the en-
pnre, with the hall about thirds
filled. Frisch read the imperial ukase
convoking parliament and invited the
members to come forward and sign
the OATH A recess was then taken.
Flags, by order of the police, were
displayed Thursday from every house
in st. Petersburg, and streams of null
ti-colored pennants fluttered from the
yachts and shipping in the harbor.
pathetic figure in the scene at the
palace was that of Count Witte, Of
whom the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press caught a glimpse before
the ceremony pacing the corridor en-
tirely alone. Later he entered the
throne hall clad in the gold and black
uniform of a secretary of state, one
of the highest dignitaries in the court,
which still remains to him, and with
the ribbon of the Alexander Nevsky
order on his breast. He took his place
in the ranks of the old bureaucracy.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
ZIONISTS IN TROUBLE
DISCIPLES OF VOLIVA BREAK UP
A DOWIE MEETING.
Resentment of Dowie's DenunciatiOn
of Voliva Faction Leads. to. Free
Fight i'm Tabernacle and Apostle is
Forced to Dismiss the Meeting.

A meeting over which John Alexan-
der Dowie presided at Zion City, ILL.,,
Sunday afternoon was broken up by
a number of followers Of the oppo-
site faction, assisted by several outsid-
ers, and before the crowd dispersed
free fight occurred
Dowie was addressing the audience,
numbering 600, and made the state
ment that the overseers of the Voliva
faction were thieves and robbers. At
once a number of those in the audi
ence were on their feet, shouting: No,
MOI You are the robbersi Why don't
you pay your debts?"
The disturbance became SO violent
that a Zion guard was sent to restore
order. The guard took hold Of an old,
gray-headed man, who was loudest in
his demands for Dowie to pay his OBJ
legations and this was a signal for a
free fight. A dozen men seized the
guard and were about to drag him
down the aisle when Gladstone Dowie
and Deacon Arlington mounted the
platform and called upon the audi
ence not to create disturbance and
to take their seats.
: After quiet had been restored DoW1e
again attempted to proceed with the
meeting. but he was jeered and called
traitor and robber until he finally de-
cided to dismiss the audience.
A riot call was sent to the police
station and Captain of Police Smith,
with four men, hurried to the taber-
nacle in a wagon. By the time the po-
lice had arrived most of the audience
had left the building.
In the midst of the trouble Burleigh,
the negro attendant Of Dowie, rushed
upon the platform and placed him
self at the "first apostles side, while
those of the Uniform Zion guards,
who have taken sides with Dowie,
formed a line of defense in front of
the platform. No attempt at violence,
however, was made against DoWie.
Dowie was so weak that he had to be
carried from his carriage into the ta-
bernacle by two attendants, but 1T
was announced at the Shiloh house
Sunday night that he had eaten
hearty dinner and that he felt no i'll
effect from the excitement Of the af-
ternOOn.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
TO BE ELECTROCUTED,
DR.. Haugh Will Suffer Death Penalty
for Murder of Family.

DR.. Oliver c. Haugh, convicted of
the murder OF his aged parents and
brother, was at Dayton, O., Friday
sentenced to be electrocuted Aug. 20.
Haugh received his sentence with the
utmost Indifference.
Haugh's crime was an exceedingly
revolving one The evidence brought
out at the trial proved that he had
killed his parents and brother, horri-
bly, mutilated their bodies and tfcn
set fire to their home in an endeavor
to hide his crime.
At the trial of DR.. Haugh Jesse Nc
Clelland. of Chambersburg, farm
hand on the Haugh farm, who was
the first on the scene Of the tragedy,
related a story which in its horrible
details shocked everyone who heard it.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
CASHIER MEAD SENTENCED.
Defauiter Pleads Guilty and Gets
Three Years i'm Prison.

E>efauiter Pleads Guilty and Gets
Three Years i'm Prison.
Charles E. Mead, the defaulting as
s'stant cashier of the Beemer State
bank, who was out on bond of $500
p~rding his trial in the district court
OF cunning County on charge of en-
beZzling the sum of $4,000, the prop
erty of the bank, surrendered to his
bondsmen and appeared before Dis
tr:ct Judge Guy T. Graves and pleaded
guilty 20 the charges alleged in the
complaint. He was imm ediately SEN
fenced to term of three years in the
penitentiary and will be taken there
by Sheriff Malchow
The prisoner manifested no concern
Whatever-Was perfectly nOnchalant in
his manner and did not seem to real
iZe the gravity Of his position. The
caSs presents a number of very Gu
riOus features which the people of the
community are unable to understand.
Much sympathy is expressed for his
young wife.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
STEAM AUTO EXPLODES.
Six Persons Seriously Hurt in Acct
dent at Omaha.


dent at Omaha.
At Omaha, Neb., at a late hour Sum
dey night a large steam automobile
containing six persons blew up at
Twenty-ninth and Farnam Streets, all
of the occupants being injured,
though none is thought to be fatally
hurt.
The force of the explosion hurled
some of the victims fifty feet and
broke windows a block away, while
pieces of the machine were found two
blocks from the scene of the eXplo-
sion The most seriously hurt are the
chauffeur, Robert Forberg, and H. A.
Perkins, contracting agent for the
Rock Island Railway. The other oc-
cupants were Mrs. II. A. Perkins, w.
B. Jones, Miss Hardy and Mr.. Thai
man. The automobile had been hired
from a local firm for the evening.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
ZULUS ON THE WARPATH.
Serious Trouble is Threatened il
South Africa.

Durham, Natal, advices state:
Thousands of Zulus from Chief Kula' S
kraal are reported to be on their way
to join the rebel chief Bombarta.
Colonial troops are being hurried for
ward to prevent their junction. Chief
Kula, suspected Of disaffection, was
placed in Jail at Pietermaritzburg Fri
day morning. 1t is presumed his ar
rest led to a rising of his followers.
The natives captured by the colonial
forces report that witch doctors are
sacrificing children in order to render
the rebels immune from British bull
lets. Before battle they kill a girl
and concoct medicine from her body,
with which the doctors anoint the
warriors.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
QUAKE IN NEBRiSKA A.
SaEd Hills Shiver and Rumble Ike
Passing Train is Heard.

An earthquake occurred at Cody
Wednesday evening. The ground shook
as though q heavy train WIS passing
No damage was done.
The shock was plainly felt in that
vicinity and from fifty to sixty square
miles around, lasting fully one min
ute.
Three years ago a slight earthquake
shock was felt in the vicinity of Cody
the phenomenon being observed on
the same night of the great disaster
at Martinique, the eruption of Mont
Pelee. The tremOr was observed over
an area of several hundred square
miles.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
COnfeSSeS and is Sentenced.

Charles E. Mead, the defaulting as
siStant cashier of the Beemer State
Bank, who was out on bond of $I,500
pending his trial in the district court
of Cunning County on a charge of en-
bezzling the sum of $500, the prop
erty of the bank, surrendered to his
bondsmen and appeared before Dis
trict Judge Guy T. Graves and plead
ed guilty to the charges alleged in the
complaint He was Immediately sen-
fenced to term of three years in the
penitentiarY.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Girls Caught Stealing Flowers,

Grand Island is likely to have
something of a sensation in the near
future. For some time past flowers
have been taken of evenings from the
flower beds in the lawns of private
parties, and some of the perpetrators
have been caught in the act. The res
ident catching them at it was sur
prised to find that the depredations
We're being committed by a number OF
girls. Two of them were recognized
and arrests will be made if the acts
are continued.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Drivers Won Their Fight.

More than 200 funerals were held i'll
Greater New York Sunday; the 1900
union funeral drivers who struck last
week had returned to work. An ami
cable adjustment of the differences
between the drivers and the Funeral
Coach Owners Association was arriv-
ed at early Sunday. The drivers won
their fight.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
A YANKTON MAN ENDS LIFE.
Love Affair is Cause of Sensational
Tragedy

Because Maud Holton, his former
wife, from whom he was divorced sew
eral months ago, told Jesse Smith,
while dancing together at the Long
Branch restaurant at Yankton, S. D.,
Wednesday night, of her engagement
and coming marriage to another man,
Smith left the woman in the middle
of the floor, and, with a cry of ''Then
here goes" swallowed a big dose of
carbolic acid, dying a few minutes lat
er
Smith was % years old and had
lived in Yankton all his life. He and
the HOltOn woman were married
about a year ago, separating some
time afterword.
The Holton woman is about II yers
old. She was first married when 10
years of age.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Naval Stores Burn.

The enormous plant of the New Or
leans Naval Stores Company and $.
S. Shotter & Co. were totally destroyed
by fire at Gudffort, Miss, Sunday, six
acres occupied by the resin yards,
warehouses, commissary and storage
rooms being entirely swept by the
flames Loss about 100000 with
$500 insurance.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Livinshouse Gets New Trial.

William LivinghOuse. of Wayne
County. convicted in the lower court of
statutory assault, secured a reversal of
the judgment in the supreme court
and will be given a new trial. The
court held the evidence was not suffi-
cient to sustain a conviction.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL.
Schedule of Games to Be Played at
Sioux City. La.
A Wreck on the Chesapeake.

The Chesapeake and Ohio New
York limited was wrecked by brok
en- rail near Buena Vista station, O.,
about midnight Wednesday. The
sleeper was ditched. but of the sixteen
were injured Several trainmen were
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Madison to Vote on Bonds.

Another election has been called by
the city council of Madison on the city
hall bond proposition and will be held
on June 5. At the regular spring cleo
ton the proposition was lost by only
1 vote, but since then its friends have
swung public opinion around to the
extent that they are most sanguinc
about the outcome.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Canon Mystery Cleared

The mystery Of the fate Of Father
Gapon apparently was cleared up Sun
day by the discovery Of corpse,
which has almost positively been iden-
tilted as that of the former priest,
hanging in the upper chamber of a
lonely villa in the summer suburb of
Ozerki. Finland.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Cedar County's Prosperity.

Cedar County has reached the high
tide of prosperity. During the month
of April over $4,000 in taxes were
collected, more than in any one pre-
vious month in the county's history
The treasury surplus is now over $75,-
600 and the county does not owe dol
lar of bonded Indebtedness.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Mrs. "Jef" Davis VERY Ill.

Mrs. jefferson Davis, widow Of the
president of the southern confederacy,
is dangerously i'll of the grip at the
Hotel Gerard, New York. She is near
ly so years old. 1t is feared the attack
may be fatal.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Now Church BUILDINGS

It is reliably reported at Albion that
about $4,000 Will be expended in
erection of churches there the present
year. The Catholics will build a s25,-
600 edifice and the MethOdists will put
in about $4,000 in a house of wor-
shir
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
SOaD Mine in Nebraska.

r. H Mitchell, ranchman at Bel
den, discovered small mountain of
soap near Savage. along the O'Neill
line of the Great Northern road. The
hill which Mitchell calls "soap hiN''
is composed of a fine and very white
sand. which when mixed with water
greatly resembles SapOlio.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Rural Delivery Extension.

Complete rural free delivery of mail
will be established in Dixon and Da-
kota Counties on June l. Ponca. Wa
terbury and South Sioux City will each
get a new carrier, and other routes
will be arranged
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Nevcast,e.s Water Works Plant

Several carloads of material for the
new water works at Newcastle have
arrived and the work is being pushed
Newcastle expects TO have one of the
finest water works systems in north
eastern Nebraska in about thirty days
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Twenty Thousand to Work.

A Cleveland, O.. special says: In
compliance with the terms of the
agreement reached Wednesday every
one of the 10000 men who struck at
the various lower lake ports returned
to work Thursday
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Fatal Quarrel Over A Girl.

A report has been received in Lyons
of the fatal stabbing of Josiah Field
an Indian boy about IA years of age
by another Indian boy, whose name
has not yet been learned. They quar-.
relied over a girl.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Sigma Chi at Lincoln.

The annual convention of the COL
Iege fraternity of Sigma Chi began with
representatives from the active chap
ters in the Universities of Kansas. Ne
braska, Iowa. Washington and ST
Louis and the alumni chapters of
Kansas City st. Louis and Denver.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Paris Police Busy.

The Paris police authorities con-
tinue to make active Investigations
and are seeking to connect the recent
bomb explosions with a widespread
nihilistic organization.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Socialist Lawmakers Quit.

All socialist members of the cham
Der Of deputies at Rome have resigned
chamber to discuss bill presented by
their party providing for the regula-
ton of the use of arms on the part of
police and troops.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Wallace Gets n job

John F. Wallace, former chief en-
gineer Of the Panama canal, Thursday
announced he had accepted the pres
idency of the Electric Properties Com
pany, recently incorporated in New
York
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Farmer Killed by Horse,

Ed Gugeumus, a wealthy and re-
spected retired farmer, an old pioneer
of Howard County, living now at ST
Paul, was killed by horse striking
him with its head, causing a blood
vessel to burst.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Train Hits a Street Car

An incoming train on the Chatta-
nooga and Southern Railroad struck
a street car at crossing near the city
limits of Chattanooga, Tenn, Friday
Two men were killed, one fatally in
jured and several badly hurt.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Sioux CITY Live Stock Market.

Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Butch
er steers, s5.0O@5.15. Top hogs, $3.50.
Sheep, $5.25 1915.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Shocking New York Crime.

At New York Saturday powerfully
built man early Saturday entered the
home of August Hupfer, aged 76,
choked him into insensibiity and as
saulted Mrs. Hupfer, aged so, causing
her death.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Saloon License Revoked.

In the district court at Beatrice
Judge Ke,ligar reversed the decision
Of the city council and sustained the
rernonstrance against the granting Of
a saloon license TO Lewis Kasserman.
The decision was based on the grounds
that Kasserman was not a resident Of
Nebraska when he applied for a liz
cenSe.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
CHILD DIES ON TRAIN.
Bcan Had Lodged in Throat of Hart
ingtOn Baby

\ year and a half old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Van Ankeny, of
Harrington, met death under circum-
stances that are peculiarly sad. The
little one swallowed a bean, which
lodged in its wfndpipe. Local physi-
clans decided to take the child to
Sioux City. Between Harrington and
Coleridge the child died from strangu-
latiOn.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Indiana Banker Shot.

w. H. Sylvester, president of the
First National Bank of Montezuma,
Ind, was shot and killed Thursday in
his home by his brother, whose mind
is believed to be affected.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
British Shin Stranded.

The British steamer Hestia, Capt.
Ferguson, is in distress off Cape Sable
130 miles west of Halifax, N. s., her
engine rooms are full Of water and ten
feet of water is in her hold
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
IAdjudged Insane.

Miss Lauretta Kelley, the daughter
of Joseph Kelley. a well known farmer,
living north of Bancroft, has been ad-
judged insane by the insanity board
and has been taken to Norfolk by
Sheriff and Mrs. Malchow
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
No Sunday S,aves in Eortiu~top

There are to be 10 barber shops
open in Harrington Sundays. The city
council passed en- ordinance prohibit
ing the opening Of barber shops on
that day, with $50 fine as 4 PENALTY
for violation.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Four Killed and Four Hurt.

At Lynchburg, Va, four trainmen
were killed and four injured in COL
lision Friday on the Norfolk and
Western.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Earthouake in Nebraska.

At Valentine, Neb., a slight earth
quake was felt Wednesday night. No
damage was done.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17
Rcy Killed n q RUNAWAY

At Butte the 13-year-old son OF
Gcttleib Teske was killed in a rum
away accident Saturday.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17

]. L. Wilson, Of the Bankers Union,
was given permission to erect a build
In at the state fair with a seating ca
pacity of 500, in which he will exhibit
pictures of scenes in Nebraska free
Of charge.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17

The state fair board has closed a
contract for the appearance of Emma,
the little PAGER who goes alone, and
will enter any race of the 2:15 class,
The horse has neither hobbies nor
saddle and is said to be great at
traction wherever she has been
shown.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17

The state house was closed Friday
afternoon out of respect to the mem
ory Of former Gov. Boyd, whose fu-
neral was being held at Omaha Gov
Mickey and Adjt. Gen. Culver attend
ed the funeral ceremonies.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-05-17

Clifford Harger and Mrs. Bailey
Barrows, the latter from Omaha, were
arrested in Lincoln in the room Of
the latter upon the request Of Mrs.
Harger, and both have been bound
over to the district court for an al
legged infraction Of the moral code.
Neither could give the $500 bond rs
quired and went to Jail. The Hargers
have been married only a short time
and Mrs. Barrows came to Lincoln
from Omaha only few days ago.