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VALENTINE
NEBRASKA
I BRIEP TELEGRAMS
President James J Hills special ar
rived at St Paul from Seattle over
the Great Northern making a record
of 1823 miles in 45 hours and 50 min
utes
Judge Clancy in the district court
at Butte Mont awarded Thomas H
Hindes 231000 for his services while
receiver for the Boston Montana
company about two years ago
The German Shakespeare society
has chosen Grand Duke Constantine
of Russia an honorary member in
recognition of his translation of
Hamlet into the Russian language
The president appointed William M
Jenkins of Oklahoma Territory to be
governor of that territory and James
W Reynolds of New Mexico to be
secretary ol the territory of New
Mexico
Bishop J J Esher after a protracted
illness died in Chicago aged 79 Bish
op Esher was the senior bishop of the
Evangelical church having continu
ously occupied the Episcopal office
since 1863
Paul Baumgardner and Harry Cain
the two 15-year-old boys who wreck
ed a passenger train on the Omaha
St Louis railroad at Wilcox Mo
pleaded guilty to the charge and were
sentenced to two years in the reform
school
An order issued by Secretary Root
assigns Brigadier General James F
Wade to command the department of
southern Luzon in place of General
Bates and Brigadier General William
Ludlow to command the department
of the Visayas in place of General
Hughes
Ohio Indiana and Illinois through
their attorney generals have formed
i friendly alliance to eradicate fake
insurance companies The three offi
cials will keep each other posted as to
the details of all discoveries of ques
tionable insurance operations in their
respective states
Secretary Long has recommended to
the president the reappointment of
Admiral ONeill as chief of the bu
reau of ordnance the important post
ha has held for four years past The
recommendation is equivalent to a re
appointment which will be formally
made in due time
S new geyser has made its appear
ance at Lake Echo Bomtomahana
New Zealand It is described as a
mass of boiling water half an acre in
extent rising in a great dome from
which a column of water and stones
rises 300 feet while immense volumes
of steam rise to the clouds
Government officers arrested Fred
Dorrer aged G9 an old soldier at St
Joseph Mo who is said to have
been responsible for the perpetration
of numerous pension frauds whereby
the government and many old soldiers
have been swindled Dorrer is said
to be a resident of Chicago
It has practically been decided by
the Cramps Shipbuilding company to
launch the United States battleship
Maine on Memorial day Survivors of
the original Maine and the widows
and orphans of the sailors killed in
Havana harbor will probably be in
vited to attend the launching
Consul Nelson at Bergen in a com
munication to the state department
says the importation of American
quail into Sweden has awakened live
ly interest More than 5000 quail
representing a sum of about 3500
have been ordered for the spring and
still more orders ase expected
It is reported that the Swan Land
and Cattle company which ranges
large herds of cattle in eastern Wy
oming and western Nebraska has lost
more than 2500 head of cattle dur
ing the severe storm of ihe past ten
days Jack Edwards lost 7000 head
of sheep near Kimball Neb out of a
band of 14000
The St Paul Minn Globe says
Cudahy Bros the Chicago packers
have decided to locate a large branch
in the vicinity of the twin cities The
only remaining obstacle is the secur
ing of a plant It seems likely that
the Dakota companys house located
at South St Paul which has been
vacant for some time will be selec
ted
W H Hearst is reported to have
bought the Philadelphia Times
The directors of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad at a meeting in New
York authorized an increase of 30
000000 in the capital stock making
the total authorized issue 100000000
Secretary Gage bought 300000 more
of short 4s United States bonds at
11356
The continued drouth has produced
a water famine throughout the Isth
mus of Panama and especial among
the poorer classes
Hungarian census gives Budapest a
population of 703448 the Jews having
increased 62 per cent in ten years
In the best informed circles in Lis
bon it is declared that the story that
the queen of Portugal will enter a
convent is absolutely fantastical
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ICP JjMCALLABAN
Jurors in Kidnaping Case Spring Surprise
Party on the Court
THE RESULT CAUSES A SENSATION
Night In Retirement Brings About a
Remarkable Conclusion Judge Raker
Rebukes the Jurors Dismisses Them
With a Stern Reprimand
OMAHA April 29 James Callahan
is not guilty of complicity in the kid
naping of Edward Cudahy jr
Such was the verdict of the jury
which for nearly a week in Judge
Bakers court had been hearing evi
dence in this noted case The verdict
was a surprise to a majority of those
who have followed the testimony
closely as it was gnerally believed
ttat the defendant would be convict
ed Judge Baker was deeply incens
ed He roundly censured the jury
saying he could not conceive how
twelve intelligent men after hearing
the evidence could not reach a con
clusion
Callhan was discharged as to the
charge of robbery but was immedi
ately rearrested on two other counts
those of grand larceny and false im
prisonment An attempt will be made
to convict him on one or both of these
charges with substantially the same
evidence as was adduced in the case
just closed
The jury was discharged without
the compliments of the court
Today Chief of Police Donahue will
recommend that the reward of 5000
for the arrest of Pat Crowe be with
drawn In his opinion the fact of a
reward hanging over the head of Cal
lahan was largely responsible for his
acquittal as it left room to doubt the
sincerity of those who had been in
strumental in his capture
The reading of the verdict which
was received in absolute silence was
followed by a pause during which the
judge studied the written words on
the sheet Heseemed to have doubt
ed his ears and to need the concur
rence of the sense of sight before he
could fully realize what had happen
ed Then facing the twelve tales
men he said sternly
Gentlemen of the Jury This is cer
tainly a most remarkable verdict in
the light of the evidence that has
been disclosed in this case You prob
ably understand but I cannot con
ceive of twelve intelligent men listen
ing to the evidence in this case with
out a broken link and return a ver
dict of this kind Such verdicts as
these place a prize upon crimes and
ciiminals It makes the ingenious
pnd notorious criminal a hero instead
of a felon Juries are for the purpose
of protecting people and society not
for the purpose of making heroes of
men who prey upon people and upon
their property I cannot conceive how
this man could have selected twelve
men that would serve him better than
this jury has served him nor can I
conceive how a community could se
lect twelve men that could injure them
more than the twelve have in this
case The defendant is discharged so
far as the case is concerned to go
forth I presume to commit more
crime and this jury is discharged
fjom further service and I trust that
sou will never be called upon to serve
as jurors in a like case in this court
You are discharged without the com
pliments of the court
The majority of the jury sat through
this castigation with stoical indiffer
ence One or two shifted uneasily in
their seats and looked shame faced
but for the most part they seemed to
imperfectly understand the purport of
the judges words
After the court had concluded Cal
lahan arose approached the bench
and said If your honor please my
lawyers are not here and I would
like to say a word on my own account
and thank these jurors
Sit down Mr Callahan com
manded the judge sternly The jury
does not deserve thanks
This closed the scene in the court
room The jury left the box and
sauntered out into the hall followed
by Callahan where ensued the inci
dent of hand shking and mumbled
thanks an awkward and embarrassed
rite as it was observed under the
contemptuous eyes of the officers and
other late witnesses for the state
Old Telegraphers Thirty
NEW YORK April 29 James
Douglass Reid known to telegraphers
throughout the country as the fath
er of the telegraph died at his resi
dence in this city He had been ill
foi many weeks
As Choctaw Train Robbers
MEMPHIS Tenn April 29 City
Marshal Quinn of Greenville Miss
has under arrest at that place two
men whom he suspects of complicity
in the holdup of the Choctaw train
at Bridge Junction near this city The
men give the names of Woods and
Woodson Woods claims his home is
at Cincinnati Woodson says he is
from Evansville Ind They landed at
Greenville Saturday in a skiff and
went up to the city to buy supplies
THEY TRY ATOTHER COUP
Twenty First Infantrymen Surprise One
More Insurgent Generals Camp
MANILA April 28 Capt Wilson
Chase with a detachment of the
Twenty first infantry on April 26
surprised the camp of the insurgent
general Callles at Dugot Dugot sit
uated nine miles northeast of Cavinti
in the province of Laguana Cailles
was at his camp at the time of the
Americal attack but managed to es
cape Captain Chases force captured
his adjutant general five others of his
staff officers fourteen men twenty
rifles a large amount of ammunition
and stores and all the papers and
personal effects of the Filipino gen
eral The insurgent major Velo was
killed during the engagement as were
Corporal McGill and Private Tipps
both belonging to Company A of the
Twenty first Several columns of the
American troops continue vigorously
to pursue General Cailles
General Cailles recently offered a
reward of 10000 for the head of Capt
Edward N Jones Jr of the Eighth
infantry For more than a year past
Cailles has commanded the insurgent
forces operating to the east of Bay
Lake not far from Manila He is
said to be a French half caste He
has a reputation for vindictiveness
and cruelty and is- one of the two or
three Filipino leaders still in the
field who have clearly ignored the
observances of honorable warfare
The society of Mando Ducats whose
practice it was to assassinate and
bury alive those of their countrymen
who accepted American sovereignty
whenever the latter fell into their
hands operated with the cognizance
if not the support of General Cailles
If Cailles were captured it is doubtful
if he could claim immunity for past
atcions under the terms of the am
nesty In January of this year Cailles
offered a reward of 10 a piece for
the heads of all Americans brought to
him
WHAT DONAHUE PROPOSES
Will Ask That All Rewards Be Taken
Down for Kidnapers
OMAHA April 29 Chief Donahue
was very much chagrined at the ver
dict in the Callahan case and al
though reticent in expressing an opin
ion on the matter the fact that he
believes Callahan to be guilty in spite
of the jurys verdict is plainly evi
dent
The chief of police had spent so
much time in securing the evidence
cgainst Callahan that his acquittal
on this charge was a pretty severe
blow and he does not hesitate in
saying as much When seen by a
reporter in regard to what he pro
posed to do Chief Donahue said
I am going right on with the case
as I have figured it out and will not
let up until I have secured the con
viction of the parties The first
thing I intend to do is to send a re
quest to the city council and to Mr
Cudahy as well that the offer of re
wards be rescinded and especially the
reward for the arrest of Pat Crowe
Then I believe when we make an ar
rest of anjr one we believe to be
guilty there will be no inducement to
any witness to stretch his testimony
in the hope that he will be in on the
reward
ARREST AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Harry Finkelstein Alias Harry Stone
Acts Insane
WASHINGTON April 29 Harry
Finkelstein a well dressed man about
21 years old who says his home is
in Cleveland 0 is locked up at the
police station here on suspicion of be
ing insane Finkelstein went to the
vicinity of the White House this
morning and said he wanted to see
the president on urgent business of a
private nature He became rather ex
cited when refused admission Kink
elstein was then arrested
He has a number of letters of rec
ommendation from well known sport
ing men in San Francisco and Den
ver recommending him under the
name of Harry Stone The name he
assumed he says because of family
troubles
Horned Texans Coming
DENVER Anril 29 Stockmen are
much interested in the probable heavy
movement of cattle from the south
to the ranges of the northwest which
will commence within a few days Dur
ing the past few days a number of
big buyers have passed through here
headed for Texas to buy cattle
Boers Keep Kitchener Busy
LONDON April 29 Lord Kitchener
continues the processof wearing down
the Boers who are very active in the
Kioonstad district
Wilson Survives the Shock
HOT SPRINGS Ark April 29 J
T Wilson of Blair and Omaha who
was thrown under a train by thieves
last night has recovered from the
shock of losing his leg and the men
arrested will be taken before him for
identification Wilson says he can
positively identify one of the men
who assaulted him and his descrip
tion fits a man under arrest There
is great excitement and indignation
among all classes
ROCK ISLATD WINS ITS SUIT
maximum Freight Law is Again Declared
Unconstitutional
OMAHA April 29 Judges Sanborn
and Munger the former of the United
States circuit and the latter of the
United States district court sustained
the demurrer of the plaintiff in the
suit of F L Prout attorney general
against the Chicago Rock Island
Pacific Railroad company brought to
recover fines and penalties aggregat
ing 450000 on account of alleged vio
lations of the maximum freight rate
law passed by the legislature during
the session of 1893
As a result of the sustaining of
the demurrer the attorney general is
restrained from commencing suits and
from prosecuting those heretofore
commenced in order to enforce the
provisions of the law which is held
i to be unconstitutional and void
Shortly after the passage of the
maximum freight rate law an attempt
was made by the state board of trans
portation and George H Hastings
then attorney general to carry out its
provisions To prevent this the Un
ion Pacific Northwestern and Burling
ton Railroad companies took the mat
ter into court An adjudication was
finally reached in the United States
supreme court where it was held that
the law was unconstitutional A per
manent injunction went out
The suit against the Rock Island
was not tried at that time but was
handed down as one of the assets of
the office passing to C J Smyth who
became his successor The cases
against the other roads being in liti
gation and farther advanced than that
against the Rock Island was not
reached by Attorney Smyth By him
it was passed to his successor Frank
L Prout the present attorney gen
eral
In their opinion the judges cite the
former cases and the decision of the
supreme court holding the law un
constitutional taking the position that
the suit was brought to punish the
defendant for failing to obey a law
held invalid An injunction is order
ed to issue and the state is given the
customary time in which to perfect
its appeal
OUR SHOW AT BUEf ALO
The Nebraska Exhibit Will Not Bo ot a
Very Creditable Character
LINCOLN Neb April 29 The
prospects for Nebraska making any
adequate or representative showing at
the Buffalo exposition this summer
and fall are far from promising not
withstanding the fact that the legis
lateure made an appropriation of 10
000 for that purpose
Such at least is the impression gath
ered from a talk with Hon E L
Vance of Pawnee City recently ap
pointed by Governor Dietrich to have
charge of Nebraskas exhibit and of
the expenditure of the 10000
Mr Vance has just returned from
a hurried trip to Buffalo where he
went to complete preliminary arrange
ments for the installation of the ex
hibits which are to be made for the
purpose of advertising Nebraska The
fair will be formally opened Mr
Vance says on May 20 Owing to the
short time intervening he says and
also because of the small aprpopria
tion it has been decided impossible
to erect a Nebraska building and the
state exhibit will be made therefore
in the various departments For
this purpose Mr Vance has succeeded
in securing but 1100 square feet of
space 600 in a corner of the agricul
tural building and 500 in a corner of
the horticultural building No space
could be obtained for an educational
exhibit nor for a showing of the
states various commercial and man
ufacturing interests
NO THOUGHT OF f OUL PLAY
No New Sensation In Death of A G
Iiinstrum
YORK Neb April 29 The effort
to create a sensation out of the tragic
death of A G Linstrum seems a lit
tle far fetched While the construc
tion of the verdict of the corners jury
is a little peculiar there remains no
doubt as to the fact that the deceased
came to his death by his own hand
It is said that a daughter hysteric
ally remarked that her mother was
the cause of her fathers death but it
is claimed she had no grounds other
than that the wife and husband had
heretofore quarreled The county at
torney F C Power has taken no
steps toward an investigation and he
has not been solicited to do so nor
has any information been given him
for this purpose so for the present
at least under the circumstances so
far as known the public will accept
the verdict of suicide
Hastings is Interested
HASTINGS Neb April 29 The
Commercial club was caleld in spe
cial meeting for the purpose of as
certaining what had been done in re
gard to securing the location at Hast
ings of the grand lodge building of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men This matter will be settled at
the next meeting of the grand lodge
which will be held on May 15 at Ne
braska City Hastings is very much
Interested in the project
FIRST REPORT OF THE YEAR
What is Set Forth Regarding Conditions
In Nebraska Crops
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN The past week has been
cold with about the normal rainfall
The daily mean temperature has av
eraged from 5 degrees to 8 degrees
below the normal Killing frosts oc
curred on the 17th and 18th with
temperatures below 30 degrees Veg
etation is so backward however that
no damage resulted from the low tem
perature
Rain was general on the 15th or
16th The amount exceeded one half
an inch at most places and at a few
places exceeded an inch Although
wet weather has retarded farm work
in parts of the state generally con
siderable progress has been made dur
ing the past week Spring wheat
seeding is well advanced and some
spring wheat is up coming evenly
and nicely Oat seeding has been
general the past week and is nearly
completed in the southern counties
Early sown oats are coming up nice
ly Present indications are for a
small acreage of oats caused by the
late spring and wet weather at seed
ing time
Very little plowing has been done
but the ground at the end of the week
was in excellent condition for plowing
and seeding
Winter wheat rye and grass have
grown well but somewhat slowly be
cause of the low temperature
DIES ON HIS WIFES GRAVE
Harry Rice City Marshal of North
Platte Commits Suicide
NORTH PLATTE Neb April 27
Harry Rice the city marshal here in
a fit of despondency committed sui
cide by taking strychnine The evi
dence at the inquest showed that he
went to the cemetery where he was
seen just a short time before he died
sitting upon the grave of his wife
who died about two years ago His
body was found near a hydrant a
few feet from the grave to which he
had dragged himself as appeared from
the tracks
He purchased the poison of one of
the drug stores here stating that he
had some dogs to kill and did not
wrant to shoot them He also bade
some of his friends goodby saying it
was the last they would see of him
He went straight from his room to
the cemetery without coming uptown
His strange conduct of last night be
ing reported this morning and he fail
ing to appear as usual a search was
instituted and his body found
HORSE THIEVES NERVY WORK
Mako Atvay With Two Teams and Wagon
From Farmers
TECUMSEH Neb April 27 Horse
thieves got in their work in Johnson
county the other night From Harry
Roup a farmer southwTest of her they
stole a team of horses wagon and
harness and from Nate Sutherland a
neighbor they made away with a team
of horses Mr Roup will pay 25 for
the recovery of his property and
Johnson county will give a reward of
50 for the aprpehension of the
thieves Mr Sutherland will also pay
25 for the return of his team and
in this case too Johnson county will
pay 50 for the capture of the thieves
Sheriff C B Strong and Deputy Sher
iff William Cummings and other
mounted men took the trail of the
offenders early and when last heard
from they were a good distance south
of Tecumseh and believed they were
on the right track
Indians Start for BnfTalo
RUSHVILLE Neb April 27 Two
hundred and fifty Indians with seventy-five
ponies left here on a special
for the Buffalo exposition No finer
body of Indians have ever left this
place for an exhibition their decora
tions were superb and at least 1000
of their friends and relatives accom
panied them to the train The com
pany will pick up other bands along
the route and at Chicago will meet
the bands from Indian Territory and
together will swoop down upon the
city of Buffalo
Western Nebraska Rejoices
ALLIANCE Neb April 27 West
ern Nebraska is rejoicing over the
fine weather following three weeks of
very severe storms The ground is
in fine condition for crops and much
more than usual will be put in Grass
is green and in a few days more like
the present pasture will be abundant
much to the delight of stockmen The
loss of stock is not as large as many
of the reports made it perhaps 1 or
2 per cent
Recovered His Hat
PLATTSMOUTH Neb April 27
Several days ago an old fisherman
named Samuel Henrys was crossing
the Missouri river in a skiff when
his hat blew off and in attempting
to reach it the boat was capsized
Being a poor swimmer Mr Henrys
clung to the overturned boat and the
strong current carried him down to
a small island two miles south of the
city where he was rescued the follow
ing day
Copenhagens Jnblloo
Copenhagen has just celebrated a
sort of jubilee the 700th anniversary
of the death of her founder Bishop
Ahcoinn whpro 7n0 rears ago there
only existed some poor fishermens
nuts tne uaniau cuyiun u ii
being Roskilde there is now situated a
modern capital city with about 500 in
habitants During many centurie3
Copenhagen increased slowly and 100
years ago it had only 100000 inhabit
ants but the growth of the last thirty
years has been enormous A great
monument in copper of Absalon raised
by public subscription and placed in
front of the new town hall has been
unveiled
Julian Ralphs Theory
Julian Ralph explains the philoso
phy of the latest gorgeous pageant in
London by remarking that the English
people are so suffocated and chilled by
fogs and depressing climatic condi
tions that they hunger for relief in
color and merriment That Is why
they have the most gorgeous army ia
Europe that is why they drink more
than any two nations on earth that is
why they wear more red on the streets
and keep up their medieval pageants
longer than their neighbors and are
the greatest patrons of the theater
the most ardent lovers of pantomime
and ballet on earth
FROM DEATHS DOOR
Hillsdale 111 April 29th Much in
terest has been aroused here over tho
case of William Marks who has been
In a dying condition for several
months with an apparently incurable
Kidney Disease
The leading physicians of this place
had pronounced his case a hopeless
one and others from Port ByronVw
Geneseo and Davenport la had at-
tended him and in a consultation de
cided that he could not live
In desperation his nephew inquired
of Mr L F Giles a local druggist as
to a last resort Mr Giles suggested
Dodds Kidney Pills a remedy which
had just been introduced here
The results were marvelous Mr
Marks immediately began to improve
and within a few weeks was able to
be up and about completely cured
His cure is the talk of the neighbor
hood and is considered nothing short
of a miracle
There appears to be no doubt that
this new remedy Dodds Kidney Pills
will cure any case of Kidney Disease
for the more malignant forms such as
Brights Disease Diabetes and Drop
sy yield readily to its remarkable in
fluence These forms of Chronic Kid
ney Disease have hitherto been consid
ered incurable and have baffled all
medical skill and yet this new rem
edy has cured every single case in
which it has been used in this neigh
borhood The doctors themselves are
amazed at the wonderful work Dodds
Kidney Pills are accomplishing in
Rock Island County
The hireling has his hire but the
Shepherd has the sheep
The telescope of love has the longest
range for celestial vision
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What ro tho Children Drink
Dont give tbom tea or coffee Havo you
tried the new food drink called GRAIN O
It is delicious and nourishing and takes tho
place of coffoe Tho more Grain 0 you give
the children the more health you distribute
through their systems Graiii 0 is made o
pure grains and when properly preparedv
tastes like the choice grades of coffee but
costs about i s much All grocers sell it
16c and 25c
Praising your rival may be good
Christianity but its poor politics
People expect much from Garfield
Tea and they are never disappointed
it purifies the blood and cures stom
ach liver kidney and bowel disorders
Any act is meritorious that is not a
misfit
We refund 10c ror every package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
togive satisfaction Monroe Drug Co
Unionville Mo
The red herring ought to be served
along with the white and bluefish
The Grand Trnnk Railway System
The picturesque route to the Pan
American Exposition will mail on re
ceipt of 2 cents in stamps sent to its
City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249
Clark Street Chicago the handsomest
descriptive folder of the Pan American
Exposition yet issued
Cheerfulness makes the feast but
appetizing food makes the cheerful
ness
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH the only 16 oz package for
10 cents All other 10 cent starch con j
tains only 12 oz Satisfaction
teed or money refunded
His work is nearly all up stairs
the astronomer
TO CALIFORNIA AND HACK
If you realized as do those who
have been there what a delightful ex
perience a month in California is you
would not fail to take advantage of
the low rates to San Francisco which
lie Burlington offers on account of
the Epworth League meeting in that
city in July
The cost of reaching California will
be reduced one half Add to this
that the summer climate of San Fran
cisco is very nearly perfect and it is
easy to understand why tens of thou
sands are eagerly looking forward to
what in their opinion will be the
holiday of a lifetime
Beautifully illustrated folder giving
full information about rates scenery
route stop over privileges through
cars etc mailed on request
J FRANCIS
General Passenger Agent
Omaha Neb
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