he Valentine Democrat
I M RICE Publisher
VALENTINE
NEBRASKA
BRIEF TELEGRAMS
the Universal Tobacco company which
increased its authorized capital last
week from 100000 to 10000000 is
to be an active competitor of both the
American and the Continental
The secretary of the treasury has
bought 15000 more 5 per cent bonds
of 1904 at 10887
William Reece who owns an apple
orchard of 250 acres near Bean Lake
Kansas says the canker worms will
reduce his crop one half
The loan agents of Kansas report a
Urge amount of money offered them
by- farmers to place on real estate
Milwaukee has been selected as the
place of holding the next biennial
convention of the Woodmen of the
World
Tea fresh cases o the bubonic
plague and four deaths from the dis
ease were officially reported at Cape-
town
Statistics just published by the In
ternational Sugar association show
that Germanys beet sugar acreage
thls year is 1165170 acres or an in-
crease of 69957
i Dr R P Humboldt known in
lea and Europe for his contributions
to medical literature and researches in
nasal surgery died at his home at St
Louis Mo aged 71
Louis Gallott a United States pris
oner in the Ohio penitentiary was
released by pardon from President Mc
Kinley Gallott was sent from New
Orleans for embezzlement
As the resiilt of a displaced cover at
the National Steel companys plant at
Youngstown 0 thirteen tons of molt
en metal flowed over the mill
ing two Hungarian workmen
Governor Yates offers 200 reward
f for the apprehension and conviction of
the unknown parties supposed to have
been implicated in the murder of Jas
L Barnes a Monticello dentist
The Anchor line steamer California
arrived at New York from Naples and
was detained at quarantine because
smallpox had broken out among the
passengers of whom there were 1166
Percy Johnson an attorney pleaded
guilty to the supreme court at Bridge
port Conn to the embezzlement of
50000 from the trust funds and was
sentenced to six years imprisonment
Ar parliamentary paper just issued
shows the total of British troops in
South Africa May 1 to be 249416 The
total deaths were 14978 and wounded
17200 In hospital April 25 there were
13797
Leading stockholders of the steel
trust have been given to understand
that President salary does
not come out of the treasury of the
corporation but is paid by Mr Car
negie
Celebrating the centennary of the
imperial council at St Petersburg the
czar in t autograph letter promised
to recognize the council on modern
lines so as to facilitate the transaction
of business
James Sargent Smith a well known
professor of music and son of the late
George B Smith attorney general of
Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856 died sud
denly from a stroke of apoplexy at
Madison Wis
The second chamber of the Swedish
parliament by 121 to 98 votes adopted
the army bill as amended in committee
t May 6 increasing the expenditures by
22500000 kroner making a total of
45000000 kroner
Kansas will be allowed to file its
suit in the United States supreme
r
court to enjoin the state of Colorado
from deflecting for irrigation purposes
the water of the Arkansas river to the
injury of the former state
The Prussian railways have been in
formed that there will be a large em
igration this spring of Ruthenian far
mers to the United States and that
6000 will pass to Hamburg in the
course of the next few days
The London correspondent of the
New York Tribune says the agricul
tural returns of Great Britain for
1100 which have just been issued
show that the decline of British agri
culture pursues its steady course
David Reynolds a farmer living two
miles from Schenectady N Y has
been found murdered in his barn
Mary Elizabeth Lease the lectirer
filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
United Str es district court at New
York
Rt Rev P Maurier one of the most
prominent Catholics in Kansas and for
twenty years priest of the church in
Salina Kan died of heart disease at
Wilson Kan while waiting lor a
train
The following minor officers were
elected by the railway conductors at
St Paul Grand junior conductor L
E Sheppard Camden J inside
sentinel F C Smith Detroit outside
sentinel U G Ferguson Ogden Utah
The next meeting will be held at Pitta
burg in 1903
The New York Journal of Commerce
says It is currently reported that
TO
IAIN IN
CONTROL
United States Will Not Eelinquish Cuba
Under Present Conditions
DEMAND SUBSTANTIAL ADOPTION
Conventions Garbled Amendment is Not
Acceptable Substitute Conservatives
to Ursre Recess Hoping Finally for the
Adoption of tho Original
WASHINGTON June 3 It is offi
cially stated that the United States
will remain in control of Cuba un
til the Piatt amendment has been
substantially adopted This was
made known to General Wood last
Tuesday by Secretary Root and his
action has been approved by the pres
ident
Secretary Root was with the presi
dent about an hour and a half dis
cussing with himthe cablegram which
had been prepared to be sent to Gov
ernor General Wood at Havana relat
ing to the action of this government
on the Cuban constitution This mes
sage is long and will be forwarded
to General Wood with the idea of hav
ing him communicate it to the consti
tutional convention It will not be
made public at this time and probably
not until the convention takes action
HAVANA June 3 The press de
plores the misunderstanding with the
Washington government but generally
admits the possibility of a wrong con
struction befcig put upon the amend
ment by the explanations and inter
pretations and that it will be best
for the convention to take up the ques
tion immediately and accept the
amendment as passed by congress
La Lucha says that 85 per cent of
the people favor this but the dele
gates are at a loss what to do Some
claim the United States is not acting
in good faith as it was most improb
able that the Washington officials did
not know what the convention was
doing and what was the nature of the
report to be submitted They say
that a majority of the committee on
relations told them that the amend
ment as accepted would be satisfactory
to the United States and that they
had the assurance of General Wood
and Secretary Root to this effect The
members of the committee on relations
will say nothing in regard to this
point other than they too thought
it would be satisfactory
Secret ressions and absent stenog
raphers make it impossible for even
the delegates themselves to set things
aright Regarding the controversy
which will surely arise later as to
who is responsible the convention will
place the responsibility upon the com
mittee and they it is said will blame
General Wood and Secretary Root
An effort is being made tonight by
some of the conservatives to avoid this
crisis by asking the convention to ad
journ for a month in the meanwhile
having the municipalities petition the
convention to pass the original amend
ment Several municipalities have al
ready taken that action and it is
thought others will fall into line
In the municipal election the na
tionalists claim the election of Senor
Gener their candidate for mayor and
a majority of the council
CAPTAIN H0WGATE DEAD
Former Officer Fourteen Years In Hiding
Expires Suddenly
WASHINGTON June 3 Captain
Henry W Howgate formerly signal
officer in the United States army died
suddenly this afternoon of cerebral
hemorrhage at his home in this city
He was 67 years old No definite fu
nerai arrangements have been made
but it is expected the interment will
be here
Captain Howgate had a singular and
eventful life While a trusted official
of the signal service he was charged
with appropriating a large amount of
government funds and placed under ar
rest His escape and flight were at
tended with many dramatic features
for by a ruse he got away from a gov
ernment officer having him in charge
while the latter supposed his prisoner
was taking a bath For years he re
mained in hiding and not until four
teen years after his escape was he lo
cated by secret service detectives as
proprietors of an obscure book store
in New York
Plot to Kill King and Queen
BARCELONA June 3 It is said
that the captain general has been
warned of a foreign anarchist plot to
kill the king and queen regent
Both CI inline Santiago
SANTIAGO DE CUBA June 3 The
present reports from outside points
show a victory for the nationalists
but both parties claim to have won in
the city The republicans showed un
expected strength though probably
not enough to elect their candidates
The nationalists make charges of ille
gal voting The streets are filled with
frenzied partisans cheering their fa
vorite candidates Over 100 arrests
were made during the day
HER STRENGTH IS EBBING
Mrs McKinley Ban Not Accomplished
the Necessary Rally
WASHINGTON June 3 Mrs Mc
Kinley continues very weak Her con
dition is not greatly changed from that
of yesterday but each day that elapses
without a gain in strength lessens her
powers of recuperation
The complaint which came near
ending her life in San Francisco is
still present It is in a slightly less
aggravated form but gives the physi
cians and the president much comferh
Mrs McKinley has shown remafltable
vitality but her illness has so reduced
her strength as to leave her very
feeble
It is feared that unless a change for
the better soon manifests itself her
strength may become so near exhaust
ed as to leave her without rallying
power
The news given out by the physi
cians in attendance was not reassur
ing though hope of better things con
tinues After a consultation between
Drs Rixey Sternberg and Johnson
the following bulletin was issued
Mrs McKinley passed a comfortable
night but her condition has not ma
terially changed since the report of
yesterday
There was no further consultations
of the physicians during the day but
Dr Rixey called during the evening
and spent some time with the patient
In response to inquiries from time to
time the statement was made that
there had been no change in the con
dition of the distinguished sufferer
President McKinley spent most of
the day at the bedside of his wife
though late in the afternoon he went
out for an hours drive He departed
alone but met Judge Watson of Ohio
an old friend on the way and the
latter accompanied him to the white
house
GIVING BACK OF PEKIN
Allied Forces Will Gradually Transfer
Citys Government This Month
PEKIN June 3 At a meeting of
the generals of the allied troops yes
terday it was decided to transfer the
administration of the city of Pekin to
the Chinese officials gradually during
June
Count von Waldersee accompanied
by his staff will leave Pekin today
Two special trains will be run all the
week taking troops to Taku The
Germans are removing an extraordi
nary amount of baggage including
Chinese carts rickshaws tables and
chairs
The Baluchi regiment left this morn
ing amid impressive ceremonies of
farewell All the other British troops
with their bands and all the Ameri
can officers In Pekin were present the
Americans being particularly anxious
to show their appreciation of the
manner in which the British bade fare
well to the American troops
BALDWIN FIRST COMES WEST
Commander of Expedition to Polar Seas
Makes Parting Call
NEW YORK June 3 Evelyn Briggs
Baldwin commander of the expedition
for the discovery of the North Pole
left tonight over the Pennsylvania
railroad for Chicago St Louis and
other points in the west
I shall return to New York in
about ten days said Mr Baldwin
The object of my present trip west
is to pay a farewell visit to my par
ents and other friends I expect to
leave New York for Dundee on either
the 12th or 13th of the month to as
sume command of the expedition
scheduled to leave Tromsoe Norway
on the 25th I am not at liberty to
announce the personnel of my party
at this time but will do so before I
leave New York for my polar trip
Archbishop Keans Change
ST PAUL Minn June 3 Arch
bishop Keane of the archdiocese of
Dubuque has ordered that hereafter
all candidates for the priesthood In his
jurisdiction shall complete their stud
ies at St Pauls seminary instead of
Montreal as has been customary here
tofore This order will greatly in
crease the attendance at the local in
stitution and will necessitate the erec
tion of new buildings next year
Comes With His Awful Name
WASHINGTON June 3 The state
department has been Informed that
Phya Phetchada pronounced pees
has been appointed envoy ex
traordinary and minister plenipotenti
ary of Siam to the United States and
that the appointment to the post in
cludes no other country
Strikers Last Day of Grace
WASHINGTON June 3 At the offi
ces of the Southern Railway company
today it was said that no word had
been received either from the striking
machinists or the superintendents of
the shops where they have been em
ployed Several telegrams that came
late last night stated that a consider
able number of the strikers had been
around to announce that they would
report for work Monday morning Jn
conformity to the ultimatum
CANT HAVE HIS CHILD
Court Denies a Nebraska Man Possession
of Bis Own Baby
NEW YORY June 3 Frank B
Weyant the wealthy owner of a cattle
ranch near Lincoln Neb made an un
successful effort in the supreme court
here to obtain the custody of his in
fant child Gladys About a year ago
Mrs Weyant came to Brooklyn with
his wife to pay a visit to his rela
tives While here the child was born
and the mother died a few days after
the birth Mr Weyant returned to
Nebraska to attend to his business in
terests there leaving the child with
his brother Henry S Weyant and his
wife Lizzie A few months later cor
respondence was opened with a view of
having the child sent on to the father
but the brother sent word to the father
that he could not think of such a thing
and that the idea of having so young
a child travel so long a distance was
absurd in the extreme Finally Wey
ant came on with his sister Mrs Lucy
Armstrong but was surprised to find
that the brother refused to surrender
the child He then had recourse to the
courts and the case came up before
Supreme Court Justice Maddox when
the facts in the case were presented
Several physicians were called and
gave it as their opinion that it was in
expedient to have a child sent on so
long a journey Other physicians tes
tified that the child would not suffer
from the trip Justice Maddox began
giving a decision in favor of the childs
retention when counsel for the father
broke in and insisted on being heard
He cited numerous instances where in
valids had traveled long distances with
perfect safety notably that of Mrs
McKinley
Justice Maddox decided that the child
should remain in the custody of the
brother for a year at the end of which
time the father might renew his appli
cation
A MONUMENT TO MKEIGHAN
Statue In His Honor is Dedicated at Bed
Clond
RED CLOUD Neb June 3 On Me
morial day the procession moved
to the cemetery with the Red Cloud
band at the head followed by old vet
erans and the returned volunteers of
the late war the speakers and noted
visitors and citizens in carriages
After the services of the Grand Army
of the Republic at the cemetery came
the ceremony of unveiling the monu
ment erected to the memory of Wil
lian A McKeighan The monument
was draped with flags and at a given
signal the shaft was unveiled by Miss
Edith McKeighan William Bryan
delivered an address in which he spoke
of the virtues of Mr McKeighan his
record in congress and the strong hold
he had in the hearts of the people of
this district and said the good he has
done to his state and country will be
be more enduring than the shaft of
granite erected to his memory
Mr Bryan was followed by ex-Senator
Allen with an oration in manu
script He reviewed the history and
public works of William A Mc
Keighan He told of the early strug
gles against poverty of his untiring
efforts in behalf of humanity He re
lated incidents of his early life and
showed the disadvantages with which
he had to contend
Bellstedt a Drawing Card
There was a great rush for tickets
for the first concert of the Bellstedt
band which opened a months engage
ment in Omaha Jnne 1st Thousands
who have heard him during exposition
days want to hear him again with his
new music and added stars That all
may do so the railroads will help in
the matter of reduced rates
Increase of 8280000
LINCOLN Neb June 3 The state
auditors office has received from the
printer a complete statement of ex
penses and appropriations of the last
legislative session The total appro
priations are 287528951 as compar
ed with 259137360 appropriated by
the legislature of 1899 an increase
of 280000
Plattsmonth Girl Wins Medal
PLATTSMOUTH Neb June 3
Miss Eethel daughter of Mr and
Mrs George E Davey of this city was
the successful contestant in the dra
matic class in the Chicago college of
music and was awarded the diamond
medal The beautiful and valuable
prize was offered by Joe Jefferson
and was much sought after by the
students of the college
Former West Pointer
WEST POINT Neb June 3 News
has been received here announcing the
death of Frank Hahn a former West
Pointer at El Reno Okl a few days
ago He left here in 1882
JTose Team Sends Challenge
WYMORE Neb June 3 The crack
hose team of the Wymore fire depart
ment has raised a purse of 100 and
challenges any volunteer hose com
pany in the state to race for it on the
Fourth of July Several good teams
have already entered for the contest
and there will be come fast running
The officers elected to serve the fire
department for the ensuing year are
V P Bacon chief H Anderson as
sistant
THE WEST HAS GOOD RAINS
Plenty to Insure an Abundance of Grass
at Least
The past week says the Nebraska
Crop Bulletin has been cool with
heavy showers in western counties and
generally light showers in eastern The
daily mean temperature has averaged
five degrees below normal in eastern
counties and three degrees in western
Frosts occurred quite generally in the
last day of the week Only sliglit
damage has thus far been reported
The rainfall was above normal in the
western counties and ranged from
one to two and one half inches in most
of the northwestern counties In
eastern counties it was generally less
than half an inch
Winter wheat has generally grown
well although cinch bfags have done
some damage and in places more rain
would have Improved the crop pros
pects Oats have grown fairly well
but continues thin on the ground and
in rather poor condition Grass has
improved in western counties and gen
erally pastures and meadows are in
good condition Corn planting fs
nearly finished in northern counties
and some replanting has been done in
southern The low temperature has
been unfavorable for the germination
and growth of corn and it is coming
up slowly but in most places the stand
is good cultivation of the earliest
planted corn has commenced Gener
ally prospects for a good fruit crop
are reported but some complaint has
been made that apples are not settling
well indicating that the apple crop
may be light
THE BANKS DOORS CLOSED
A Blonied Institution at Gothenburg In
Bad Shape
LINCOLN June 1 Because of the
poor condition of Its paper the Peo
ples State bank of Gothenburg was
ordered closed by the state banking
board Bank Examiner E E Emmett
will remain in charge of the institu
tion until a receiver is appointed
The -peoples bnk was organized in
1890 and in 1896 was consolidated
wun tne First State bank Several
days ago Secretary Royse of the bank
ing board suspected something wrong
in the management of the institution
and an examination later showed it
to be in an unsafe condition It was
intimated by Mr Royse that the poor
paper of the institution had been held
over from the panic period
The deposits of the bank amount to
60000 and the loans and discounts to
72000 The capital stock is 25000
and the liabilities 90000 Its officers
are L D Lloyd president Conrad
W Lloyd cashier Clyde W Lloyd
assistant cashier
Found Dead by a Tenant
GENEVA Neb June 1 Ben Shell
a bachelor about 45 years of age liv
ing alone on his farm three miles west
of town was found dead in his bed
by one of the neighbors who is farm
ing his place Not seeing Shell about
the premises during the day he went
to the house in the evening and found
the body in bed dressed in night
clothes He had died from natural
causes
Ten Cattle Burned to Death
FREMONT Neb June 1 Ten cat
tle were burned to death in two freight
cars on an east bound Union Pacific
train The fire started by a spark
from the engine alighting on some
straw in one of the cars while the
train was west of North Bend Be
fore the flames were discovered they
had caused the death of several cattle
and injured others so that they died
later on
Swede Attemps Suicide
FAIRMONT Neb June 1 Eric
Oleson a young Swede who has been
living in this neighborhood for the
last year procured a pistol and re
tiring to a nearby lot shot himself
The bullet entered over the heart
passed around the breast bone and
was extracted by the doctor back of
the shoulder The doctor thinks if no
complications occur he will recover
The Bellstedt Concerts
The celebrated Bellstedt band of
Cincinnati is now giving a series of
concerts in a big tent at Omaha which
will be continued all through the
month of June afternoon and evening
A more favorable opportunity for
hearing good music instrumental and
vocal will not soon again occur
Thomas BTcCarty Paroled
LINCOLN June 1 Thomas Mc
Carty sentenced to fifteen years im
prisonment for highway robbery in
Sarpy county has ben paroled He
belonged to the renowned McCarty
gang
Rescue Aged Man From Fire
FAIRBURY Neb June 1 The
Hurlburt Packing house in the west
ern part of the city was discovered to
be on fire When the Gre department
arrived at the buildings flames were
bursting from all sides of- the large
structure and Mr Carlyle aged 92
years who sleeps in the building was
rescued just in time to save his life
as he was helpless by reason of the
smoke pouring into his room in great
volume
AN HISTORICAL LOCATION
Nsrthwest Worlds Fair Slto Association
Discovers Interesting Facts
The officers of the Northwest
Worlds Fair Site association claim to
have made a discovery which they
think will have much weight In the
selection of the site for the Louisiana
Purchase exposition says tho St Louis
Globe Democrat They say the homo
place of Gen William H Clarke gov
ernor of the territory of Missouri is
located on Goodfellow avenue in
northwest St Louis and covers part
of the vast property on which the as
sociation has obtained options for tho
benefit of the directors of the Worlds
Fair Secretary E T Grether Presi
dent Lewis E Snow Treasurer J M
Williams and others have been visit
ing the different property owners for
the past two weeks spending hours
daily in Interviewing the oldest in
habitants and looking over old muni
cipal documents in an effort to get his
torical data It was while on these
expeditions that they gathered data
which they assert shows conclusively
that on the identical spot where now
stands the Goodfellow mansion Good
fellow avenue and Natural Bridge
road formerly stood the residence of
Gov Ctarke at which place known
to the Indians as Council Groves the
Indians met to make their treaties
and from where started the Lewis and
Clarke expedition Directors Fred
Deibel Jewett Wagoner John Fitz
gerald H H Ellers Judge David
Murphy Ed W Greer J L Grether
Edward H BIckley George P Pren
dergast W S Brawner M M Fitz
gerrell Fred Spangler H B Schilling
W J McDonald W H Redemeyer
Sidney E Davis and Charles H Fll
ley the executive committee will go
before the Worlds Fair site commit
tee to Btate that the Goodfellow place
is singularly appropriate for a fair
site and that the natural conditions
surrounding it fulfill all the require
ments The history associated with
this place they will argue could well
be preserved by permanent buildings
commemorating the exposition
Lambi Wool
The new beverage so called that is
being Introduced under the name of
lambs wool is as old as the hills
Victor Smith says It is nothing more
than the juice of apples roasted over
spiced ale Every Irishman should
know it A great day for It used to be
the feast of the apple gathering called
la mas ubhal pronounced lammas
ool The corruption into lambs
wool was easy
Teachers and Old Maids Preferred
A farmers wife writing to the
American Agriculturist says that It
has been her good fortune to take sum
mer boarders for the past seventeen
years and she sums up her experience
thus I have had boarders of all ages
from the baby with its nurse to the
aged grandmother but my favorites
are maiden ladies and school teachers
They are most always contented
Fine feathers may not make fine
birds but they make soft pillows
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST
Some of the Effects of the Great Kail
road Changes Which Are Occurring
Community of Interest seems to be
the watchword among the great rail
road corporations nowadays and cer
tain persons who are apt to decide
upon topics of general interest especi
ally new ones without thinking upon
the facts have supposed that this
meant an arrangement of interest only
to the railway companies participating
in the deals traffic arrangements
leases etc which show in the stock
transactions and engage the thought
and ability of traffic and passenger
agents It is undoubtedly the financial
interest of the corporations which
moves their officers to enter into con
tracts but the consideration of this
topic necessarily Includes that of the
convenience comfort and attractions
which they can offer to their patrons
If competition be less intense and rate
wars be relegated to the dead past
it means that more attention will be
paid to those inducements which will
bring business to up-to-date lines of
transportation
An instance of the early profit of the
public is most worthy of mention Un
der the plan of arrangements known
as Community of Interest very close
relations have been established by the
Missouri Pacific System with the Den
ver and Rio Grande railway the Rio
Grande Western Railway and the
Southern Pacific Railway and other
lines diverging from junction points
So that now for the first time in tho
railway history of the country a pas
senger may take train at St Louis and
remain therein until he has reached
San Francisco The route is one of the
most popular because of its ereat
scenic beauty and because it gives the
traveler the benefit of variety of al
titude and climate taking him across
the smiling plains of Kansas into the
wonderful canyons of Colorado and
through her most noted mining locali
ties and by the great inland salt sea
where a great religious organization
has builded a city of magnificence in
an oasis of the desert and whose po
litical power has been maintained in
spite of the objections of the
power of the United States andi
in the face of all the obstacles which
have ever from the dawn of Christi
anity contended against its
by any sect or creed
These places are of great interest to
the traveler of today and since they
may be visited with such ease in the
magnificent trains of this monster sys
tem of railway the tide of tourist traf
fic is being turned to them by natural
selection The Missouri Pacific and
the Rio Grande reach all points in
Colorado Utah and the West and thus
Community of Interest among the
railroads already benefits the public in
such an everyday way as to convince
the thoughtless person that he must
revise his hasty judgment
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