VALENTINE DEMOCEAT.
I. M , RICE , Publisher.
VALENTINE NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
Adolph Sandan , a boy of 16 , died at
Tekamah from the effects of liquor.
William Brown of Table Rock died
at the Hastings asylum last week , he
was 76 years old.
Chairman H. C. Lindsay of-the re
publican state central committee la ?
on a trip to the Pacific coast and.
, through California.
: Buchanan Bros. , who have operated
an elevator at Beatrice for a number
of years , have 9sold out to the Ne
braska Elevator company.
. . . , Osceola , Shelby and Stromsburg unlt-
red last week in in pet stock show ,
'Avhlch drew an exceptionally good dis-
playof pet stock and poultry.
W. , B. .Drucker of Plattsmouth has
'received'judgment for $3,800 for the
death of Joe Drucker , a car inspector ,
who was killed in the yards there.
Extensive improvements on the Un
ion Pacific shops at North Platte will
begin January 100. About 200 mechan
ics will be added to the present force.
Secretary Royse of the State Bank-
Ing Board has issued charters to the
Chambers State bank of Chambers and
the First State bank of Pleasantdale.
W. A. Waddingtc'n , who was elected
sheriff of Gage county by a majority
of eight votes , .is' to have his election
contested by Ji T. Moore , republican
Mrs. Fred Kimball of Leigh swal
lowed five grains of morphine in an
unsuccessful attempt to shuffle off , but
the doctors succeeded in bringing her
back from the beyond.
James Johnson , for many years the
mail carrier between the Crete post-
office and the B. & M. . station , was
hit by a package of papers thrown
from a train and severely hurt.
Governor and Mrs. Savage spent
Thanksgiving with friends at Sterling ,
Colo. The latter part of this week the
governor will attend the meeting of
the National Live" Stock Association
In Chicago.
A -B. & M. stock train was wrecked
.In the yards at McCook. Three cattle
were killed and a number crippled.
After being liberated the cattle were
crazed for the time and attempted to
attack the persons present.
State Superintendent Fowler is urg
ing all members of , boards of educa
tion in Nebraska to attend the forth
coming convention of the State Teach
ers' association , which will be held in
Lincoln January 1 , 2 and 3 , 1902.
A special train of five cars contain
ing Burlington officials stopped at Sid
neyvhile the party } inspected the
cite for a roundhouse and machine
shops , to be built there to facilitate
the moving of large amounts of ore
from Guernsey , Wyo. , to Denver.
A company of signal corps is In
prospect for the Nebraska National
guard. Plans for its organization are
"being considered by Adjutant General
Colby and Brigadier General' ' Barry
and it is said they will be put into
operation as soon as the necessary ar
rangements can be made.
Applications for' sets of books are
being received by the state library
commission. Secretary Bullock , who
"will have immediate charge of the dis
tribution , is making the preliminary
arrangements for the circulation and
-expects to have the system in full op ,
eration within the next few weeks.
Mrs. John A. Logan will , for the first
time In several years , live this winter
-Calumet Place , her home in Wash
ington , D. C. She will set apart the
large wing room on the east side as a
museum for the thousands of trophies
and mementos of the late war owned
"by her husband at time of his death.
A California girl only 19 years old ,
Ethel Hobson of Santee Margarita , has
the unusual distinction of having her
self harvested a good crop of grain and 1 :
done the threshing for the entire coun cfc
ty , barring a gang of men whom she fcs
employed to assist her. She is ex fcP
ceedingly feminine In appearance and P
manners , yet she has had no difficulty 1 ;
either with her patrons or her em
ployes. ii
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Mrs. Jenkins , wife of Governor Jen-
g
Tdns of Oklahoma territory , is a Qua-
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Icer preacher and is noted for her char
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itable acts. She fills the pulpit of the
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local Quaker church every Sunday and
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visits regularly the United States Jail
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In Guthrie and ministers to the ma 1ii
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terial as well as the spiritual wants of
the prisoners.
Philadelphia Press : Minnick I won
der why artists invariably depict Cu
pid , even in the coldest weather , with * Siti
clothes at all. SInnick ti
out any Prob- tiP
' * bly to show how easy it is for Love tiI
to grow cold. I
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Somerville Journal : If marriage Is a t
lottery , why aren't love letters shut lT \
mails ? ' T (
out from the
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The American conscience is showing O
vitality In spots. A contribution of $200
lias been "added to the conscience fund.
WRECK ON
THE WABASH ,
Over a Hundred and Fifty are Killed In a
. Terrible Wreck In Michigan ,
Passenger Trains Going In Opposite
Directions at High Rate of Speed
Crash Into Each Other ,
Detroit , Mich. ( Special. ) One hun
dred and fifty lives have been lost in
a wreck on the Wabash railroad near
Adrian.
Two of the fastest passenger trains
on the road came into head-end colli
sion , and the mass of wreckage at once
took fire.
MEET AN AWFUL FATE.
Two car loads of emigrants were on
one of the trains. "All in one. car lost
their lives and more than half of those
in the other coach met the same awful
fate.
fate.Mistake
Mistake In the transmission of train
orders , it Is stated , was the cause of
the catastrophe.
The wreck occurred midway between
Seneca and Sand Creek , seven miles
from Adrian.
The emigrants were on the west
bound train , No. 13 , which was ordered
to meet No. 4 at Seneca. No. 4 was
ordered to meet No. .13 at Sand Creek.
These conflicting instructions caused
the collision.
MEET AN AWFUL FATE. .
Detroit , Mich. ( Special. ) One of the
most disastrous wrecks in the history
of the Wabash railroad , or any other
Michigan railroad , occurred at Seneca ,
Mich. , a small way station about sev
enty miles southwest of Detroit , be
tween 7 and 7:30 o'clock in the even
ing.
ing.Train
Train No. 13 , an emigrant train , with
two engines , west bound , collided un
der a full head of steam with train No.
4 , east bound , about one mile from
Seneca ,
Five or six coaches on the emigrant
train were crushed and its load of hu
man freight sent into eternity in a
moment.
DEATH LIST APPALLING.
One coach on train No. 4 , which con-
sister of a parlor car , diner and a bag
gage car , was also telescoped , and
four bodies have been taken from the
ruins.
It is not known how many people
there were on the emigrant train'but
the death list will be anywhere from
sixty to 150.
The people on that train were caught
like rats in a trap and crushed. Then
the wreck caught fire , and those who
were not instantly killed were slowly
roasted to death , and none of the few
spectators who hastily gathered from
the farmhouses nearby were able to af
ford relief. '
CONSUMED BY FLAMES.
The whole emigrant train was soon
consumed by the flamesand every per
son on that train , it is reported now ,
was killed.
Farmers residing along the track
rushed in on the blazing mass to res
cue those whom they thought might
be alive. The bodies hauled out of the s
wreck were taken to nearby farm
houses , which are filled with dead , and
a large number of injured were taken
to a hospital at Peru , Ind.
LONG LINES OF BODIES.
Along the track long lines of burned a
bodies lie covered with blankets , pre
senting a grewsome sight.
It may be possible that the exact
number of killed or who they are will |
never be known.
At midnight it is impossible to get
anything resembling a list of injured
or dead from Seneca.
ORDERS NOT UNDERSTOOD. g
It is said here that the accident was
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the result of a misunderstanding of
orders. It is reported in Seneca that
No. 4 should have waited at Seneca (
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station and No. 13 should have takene
the siding. This was not done. Thens
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the crash came.
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The net result is that one whole
train , No. 13 , is burned ; the engines on
both trains are complete wrecks , and
on , No. 4 the coach between the diner
and the baggage car is crushed into
kindling wood.
INDIAN CRAZY SNAKE IS UNRULY ,
Guthrie , Okl. ( Special. ) A special to
the Capital from Tulsa , I. T. , says : t <
Crazy Snake , who led the rebellion IT
ast spring against the government , ife ITtc
causing the Creek council much trou- tc
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3le. The Snake band will send a SI
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strong delegation to Washington to J (
protest against the deeding of Creek tl
ands.
A joint resolution was passed unan- ir
mously today by both houses of the irtl <
3reek council , demanding that deeeds tl
tlrr
e issued immediately and at Okmul- rr
jee , instead of Muskogee. Chief Por- rrg :
er will probably sign the resolution to C (
secretary Hitchcock. The delay has tl
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aused widespread discontent. The de- b :
ay has caused widespread discontent. m
Ihe treaty of last' May promised deeds tl
tlpi
mmediately and the Indians only ask pi
ustice. si
Grain Trust Loses.
Topeka , Kan. ( Special. ) The Kan-
ias Grain company.known as the grain st
rust , was denied a writ of habeas cor- stSI
us for E. J. Smiley , secretary , by SI
Jnlted States District Judge Hook. si
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Jmiley was summoned before the dis- hi
riet court of Reno county , and re ti
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used to answer questions concerning SJ
eceipts and expenditures of the grain SJd
rust. He was held to be in contempt d (
f court and the federal judge sus- oi t
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ained the decision by refusing the C ]
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RE6ARD1N6 NEBRASKA'S NEW MILITIA.
Lincoln , Neb. ( Special. ) The first
formal steps in the reorganization of
the Nebraska National guard have
been taken by Adjutant General Colby.
Authority was given for the organiza
tion of Uvo independent companies of
infantry , a company of signal and en
gineer corps and two additional sec
tions for the battery of artillery , and
requis/.tion was made on the war de
partment at Washington for enough of
the . ' .atest pattern Krag-Jorgensen ri
fles to quip one regiment , also enough ,
artillery equipment for one complete
battery.
The company of engineer and signal
corps will be organized as infantry by
Lieutenant Hull , captain of the Per-
shing Rifles , University battalion , and
formerly of the First Nebraska volun
teers , and W. R. Brooks , who was
also a member of the First'regiment
of volunteers. It will be stationed at
Fremont , and 'after the preliminary
organization is completed will be di
vided into two sections , one to be
known as the signal corps and the
other as the engineer corps. Each sec
tion will be under command of a lieu
tenant and both will be subordinate to
the captain , there being only three
commissioned officers.
The independent companies of in
fantry will be stationed at West Point
and Stanton , and will be organized by
James C. Elliott and G. A. Eberly re
spectively.
INDIANS AGREE TO LEASE RESERVATION.
Rapid City , S. D. ( Special. ) Inspec
tor Jekins has succeeded in closing a
deal with the reservation Indians in
which they agree to lease all the reser
vation lands that have not been al-
latted to ranchers. By this agreement
the ranchers are to pay into the In
dian treasury $1 per head per annum.
And all Indians , half-breeds or squaw
men who own over 100 head of stock
must pay an equal amount for all
stock over 100. This money all goes
into the treasury and when it is col
lected will be apportioned out to the
individual Indians.
The limit is'placed at 100,000 head of
cattle , which means $100,000 for the In
dians. The new treaty will go into
effect January 1 , 1902 , and as soon as
contracts are made to the amount of
100,000 head of cattle the bids will' be
closed. The treaty provides only for
pasturage on land that has not been
allotted , but the Indians themselves
must keep the cattle from trespassing
on their own land. No white man can
obtain residence on the reserve by vir
tue of a cattle lease , unless he marries
an Indian woman and becomes what is
generally known as a "squaw man. "
The .squaw men live on the reserva
tion only through the suffrage of the
Indians , and should any Indian raise
an objection the squaw men would be
ordered off the reservation immediate
ly.
FIRES FIFTY SHOTS AT PORTO BELLO ,
ColonColombia. . ( Special. ) A Mr.
Murphy , an American , relates the fol
lowing story corroborating the report
that the Colombian gunboat General
Pinzon fired on Porto Bello :
On Monday morning Murphy was in
in open boat bound for Playadonna
an a mining excursion. Beside him
self there were three Chinese and a
Colombian negro in the boat , which
ivas commanded by the colored man.
When they were passing Porto Bello
i boat containing soldiers from the
General Pinzon , which was then at
inchor off Porto Bello , captured Mur-
ahy and his companions. After they
lad been made prisoners and while
m their way to the gunboat , the Gen
eral Pinzon fired many shots at Porto
Bello. On arriving on board the gun-
joat Murphy learned that no less than ]
Ifty shots had been fired at Porto *
Bello. He says also that from the
junboat one or two of the largest
louses of the place could be plainly
seen to have been wrecked.
Mnoday , when General Pinzon went
.shore , he said the town was evacuat1
d. Not a single liberal was to be
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irrived. Murphy said explosive bul-
x
ets were used , by the liberals , as one
mllet brought on board the General
Pinzon was subsequently exploded
vhile Murphy was handing it over to
he officers of the gunboat Marietta
vhen the General Pinzon'returned to
Jolon.
TO MAKE THE INDIAN A CITIZEN ,
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Sena- sI sI
or Quarles of Wisconsin , who' is chair- I
nan of1 the committee on Indian af-
B
airs of the senate and who made a
our of the Indian reservations last
ummer with Indian Commissioner
ones , talked with the president about
he Indian question generally. _
with Commissioner Jones
He agrees 1
elf-supporting should be the , aim of
he government and that its attain-
nent would solve the problem. Pro-
ress to that end , he says , must pro-
eed slowly. In a general way he
hinks the first steps" must be the
reaking of tribal relations , the allot-
lent of the lands In severalty and
tie admission of the Indian youth to
ublic schools. The Indian eventually
hould become a citizen.
China Honors McKinley.
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) The
tate department has received a re-
ort from the consul general at ' I
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hanghai stating that the guilds of
Ilk , tea and cotton piece goods dealers _
ave contributed of their own Initia- .
Ive to a fund to erect a monument in
hanghai to the late President Me- .
IcKinley and announce that they are .
oing this to show their appreciation
the man and his attitude toward
Tiina. It is said that .never before
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as such action been taken
VAN SANT'S
LETTER PUBLIC ,
Minnesota's Governor Urges An Early Con
ference of the Various Governors.
The Governor Addresses the Other
Executives on the Recent Rail *
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road Consolidation Matter.
St. Paul , Minn. ( Special. ) The text
of the letters written by Governor Van
Sant to the governors of North Da
kota , Montana , Idaho and Washington
were substantially the same as the fol
lowing copy of one just made public :
Frank White , Governor of North Da
kota , Bismarck , N. D. : Dear Sir No
doubt your attention has been called
to the organization under the laws of
New Jersey of a corporation known as
the Northern Securities company and
to the publi cannouncement that it is
the declared intention of the corpora
tion , as well as to the avowed object of
its existence , to secure the control and
management of the three great rail
ways owned by the Great Northern ,
Northern Pacific and the Chicago.Bur-
lington & Quincy companies.
Such consolidation or control as is
said to be in contemplation is not only
in direct violation of the laws of Min
nesota , and , I understand , of your state
as well , but is a startling menace to
the commercial welfare of the immense
territory of the railway lines men-
tioned.
The legislature of Minnesota , believ
ing that the abolition of competition
between parallel lines of railways in
this state will be injurious to the best
interests of our citizens and hostile
to the public welfare , has adopted
stringent laws to prevent 'any combi
nation or singular ownership or con
trol of parallel or competing lines that
would in any degree hamper or restrict
the most open and free competition in
the establishment of rates. It being
the evident purpose of the Northern
Securities company to effectthe con
solidation or unity of ownership and
control mentioned , I deem it my duty
as governor of Minnesota to do every
thing in my power to enforce the laws
and prevent any such consolidations.
I believe that the interests of the
people , as well as the public welfare of
your state , are alike with those of
this state in this mattgr , and , such
being the case , more beneficial results
can -secured by co-operative action
between and among the states men
tioned , so far as such action is feas
ible. Such belief prompts me to sug
gest to you the advisability of a con
ference on this subject at such time
and place as may be agreeable to you ,
as well as free expression of opinion
on this matter by correspondence. I
shall be very glad , indeed , to receive
your views on this subject , and any
suggestions you may be pleased to of
fer in relation thereto. Very truly
yours , S. R. VAN SANT.
MISS STONE IS REPORTED DEAD ,
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Secre
tary Hay received a dispatch from
Constantinople today repeating a ru
mor that has reached there that Miss
Ellen M. Stone , the American mission
ary who has been held captive by
Bulgarian brigands for several months
and her companion in captivity , Mme. :
Tsilka , are dead. )
The report lacks confirmation and is
not credited by either Spencer Eddy ,
the American charge at Constantino
ple , or by Mr. Dickinson , the consul >
general there.
The reported death of Mme. Tsilka is
said to have been from childbirth , and tl
that of Miss Stone from grief , the itri
story coming from Salonika. ri
Regarding Mme. Tsilka , the report
is regarded here as probably a reitera
tion of a story which has been re
peated heretofore several times. The
latest accounts from Miss Stone have
represented her to be in good health.
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IOWA DEMOCRAT BOOTS AN EDITOR , gn ;
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Ottumwa , la. ( Special. ) Thomas J. T
Phillips , democratic candidate candi fr
date for governor in the recent cam b :
paign , general agent for Iowa for the M
Whitebreast Fuel company of Illinois Mw
and former mayor of this city , met w
R. H. Moore on Market street
kicked him after telling him in no M
sparing terms what he thought , of his
actions. Moore was formerly editor of w
the Ottumwa Democrat and now con- si
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iucts the Saturday Herald , a weekly M
society paper. During the'recent cam fo
fow
paign the paper did not mention Phil w
lips , but afterward referred to him as ' 1
a. possible candidate for senator along tli
with Cato Sells and other democrats
who had not looked with kindness on th
Phillips' candidacy. This made Phil TV
TVhe
ips angry and he wrote to Moore , he
prohibiting the use of his name in the
Herald and canceling his subscription. pz
Moore reproduced the letter in his pa si
per November 16 , along with an arti cr
cle commenting on it. Last Saturday fo
tie again mentioned Phillips' name and th
the encounter was the result. ar
Seaman Favor Geary Act.
Buffalo , N. T. ( Special. ) At today's
lession of the International Seamen's be
beK
Jnion of America resolutions were bew
tdopted uring the re-enactment of the w
3cary Chinese exclusion act and call- diEl
Ing upon the senate of the United ElR
States to amend the conventions en Elm
tered into between this country and m
toreign nations whereby sailors may be ju
wrested for simple cimple violations tr
f a civil contract to labor on board sp
hip. Such violations , it is said , are dc
lishonorable to seamen.
GOVERNOR GREER , OF OREGON , SPEAKS ,
Salem , Ore. ( Special ) Governor Geer
has replied to Governor Van Sant
of Minnesota'on the latter's request for
views on the absorption of the .North
ern Pacific and Great Northern rail
ways by the Northern Securities com
pany. Governor Geer said :
"Oregon has no laws regulating com
binations of capital and none regulat
ing freight rates. Passenger fares are
limited to 4 cents per mile , but two
lines. , the Northern Pacific andv the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation com
panies , have voluntarily reduced the
rates to 3 cents. The Oregon Railroad
and Navigation company and the
Southern Pacific company are mak
ing commendable efforts toward the
development of their respective terri
tories and have become a great help
to the people. " '
Regarding consolidation , Governor
Geer says :
"Unless consolidation of railway
companies should be followed by in
creased freight and passenger rates it
would be difficult to see where objec
tion to it would lie. If this result
should follow it is a matter within
the power of the state legislatures to
control. It may prove an easier mat
ter to regulate rates than to prevent
consolidation. "
After commending Governor Van
San'ts efforts to enforce the laws of
his state , Governor Geer says :
"No question in this country , either
present or future , is paramount to the
one of preserving unquestioned the
best interests of those who are known
as the common people. I would certain
ly favor holding such a conference as
you suggest , but could not attend un
less 1 held on this coast , which would
perhaps ] not be feasible. "
GOVERNOR TOOLE IS WILLING TO HELP ,
St. Paul , Minn. ( Special. ) A special
to the Dispatch from Helena , Mont. ,
says : Governor Toole last night re
plied to the invitation of Governor
Van Sant to attend the conferehce""of
governors of northwestern states to
agree on concerted measures to pre
vent the consolidation of railroads un
der the joint ownership of the North
ern Securities company.
Governor Toole said in part : "If you
have rightly interpreted the purpose of
this organization as it relates to the
state of Minnesota , there would seem
to be no doubt but that such consol
idation is a violation of the spirit , if
not the letter , of our constitution. Out-
3ide of prohibiting the consolidation of
parallel or competing lines , our stat
utes provide that every person , cor
poration , stock company or association
of persons in this state who directly
or indirectly combine or form what is
known as a trust , or tend to create a
monopoly in the manufacture or sale
of any article , is punishable by im
prisonment in the state prison for not
exceeding five years , or 'by a fine not
exceeding $10,000 , or both. Every cor
poration violating the provisions of , ,
this section forfeits to the state all its
property and franchises , and in the
case of a foreign corporation it is pro
hibited from carrying on business in
the state.
"I am not sufficiently advised at this
time to indicate what remedies are
available to defeat this consolidation
and its purpose to defeat rates of
transportation in this state , but what-
sver lawful methods are available will
be employed , and to that extent our
30-operation may be relied upon. "
New York. ( Special. ) When the re
ply of Governor Toole of Montana to
he invitation of Governor Van Sant
f Minnesota to enter a conference of
lorthwestern governors of states
igains't the Northern Securities com
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pany was shown to James J. Hill ,
resident of the Great Northern rail- a
vay , he said : "When the gentlemen
jet through telegraphing to each other
hey will find that the Northern Secur-
ties company is entirely within its
ights and is not violating any laws
if the states of Montana or Minneso- :
a. "
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MR , DAVID NATION GETS A DIVORCE ,
Kansas City , Mo. ( Special.--A spe-
ial to the Star from Medicine Lodge ,
Can. , says : David Nation has been
ranted a divorce from his wife , Mrs.
'arrie Nation , "the joint smasher. "
"he : court exonerated Mrs. Nation
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rom the charge of cruelty to her hus-
and and divided the property. The
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ledicine Lodge home will go to Mr.
Tation and outlying property .to his
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In reply to questions of the court ,
Irs. Nation said that one reason she
ought the proceedings was that she
-ished to continue to share the pen-
ion money drawn by her husband.
Ir. Nation , in support of his petition riP
or divorce , cited a letter from his P >
rife in which she denounced him as a
hellhound hypocrite. " He charged her k
hat she did not attend to his wants. h
Judge Gillett granted the divorce on h
he ground of gross neglect of duty. tie
Vhen Mrs. Nation first started out on e <
er career of joint smashing a year
go Mr. Nation seemed to be In sym- tlhi
athy with her raids , but when she hi
pent all of her time away from home hiPi
rusading or serving sentences In jail Pih
Dr destroying property he went to h ;
tie home of his daughter in Indiana ID
nd lived. 01
Train Jumps the Track.
Ducktown , Tenn. ( Special. ) A north
ound freight train on the Atlanta , P
Cnoxville & Northern railroad was
-recked two miles south of here. Con- tiSi
uctor Harvey Ott of Knoxville and SiT.
T.
Ingineer Edward Dawson of Blue
lidge , Ga. , were killed and the fire- in
lan and brakeman were seriously in- thm
ired. The locpmotive jumped the m
rack while running at a high rate of je
peed around a sharp curve. It rolled fuH
own a forty-foot embankment and H [
ras followed by several iron cars.
BURLINGTON'S :
LONG LEASE.
Rent Their Railroad System For Nine Hun
dred and Ninety Nine Years ,
Every Line Now-Conrolled By the "Q"
Route Is Involved in the Tran
sfer of Authority.
'Burlington , la. ( Special. ) The Chi
cago , Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company , the $100,000,000 corporation
recently incorporated here for the pur
pose of operating Jines in this and.
other states , is about to enter into a
899-year lease of all the lines , owned ,
controlled and operated by the Chi
cago , Burlington & Quincy company.
Papers necessary to effect the trans
fer have been prepared and the lease
has been authorized by the stockhold
ers of both companies in meetings , re
cently held. If actual execution of the
lease has not been made , it soon will
be , but it is understood that it already
bears the signatures necessary to make
it a legal document.
It is understood that at the meeting
of the stockholders of. the Chicago ,
Burlingtpn & Quincy Railroad com
pany , to be held in Chicago , the lease
will be ratified and that at a similar
meeting of the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy Railroad company to be held . k ,
here soon similar action will be taken. A r
To complete the deal the Chicago ,
Burlington < Quincy railway people
will also meet and elect permanent of
ficers. The old officers will be re-
elected by the new regime. Accord
ingly , the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy railway has simply leased to
itself under a new name what it owned
and controlled under the old organiza
tion.
tion.The
The exact terms of the lease cannot
be ascertainedbut it is understood that
the old company will continue to be
the dividend paying concern and that ,
both boards as well as both official
rosters will be the same.
The mystery of the frequent adjourn- '
ments of the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy railway company's stockhold
ers' meetings has been explained. It
is stated that the annual meetings will
hereafter be adjourned from week to
week , so that any official act that may
become necessary to the welfare of the
property may be done without delay.
This method is the one employed by
Mr. Hill in connection with the'Great
Northern road and has been found of
great convenience in case of emergen
cy.
cy.With
With reference to the organization
of the new railway company it is ex
plained that such a concern was deem
ed essential in connection with refund
ing of bonds , which will be begun in
1903. At present the Chicago , Burling
ton & Quincy Railroad company has
a large assortment of , special bonds is
sued against various portions of the
syste mand for a variety of purposes.
About $28,000,000 worth of these mis
cellaneous bonds will begin coming
due soon and will have to be paid. I
is the purpose of the owners of the
property to issue in their stead 'bonds
of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy
Railway company , and to make the
authorized issue sufficient to take care
of the future needs of the systemTh'e
proceeds of the new bond issues will
be available for all purposes and the
financial policy will be greatly simpli
fied.
fied.Such
Such a plan , however , could not be
carried out without the organization of
, new company , incorporated , as is the
Chicago , Burlington & Quincy Railway' '
company , in a state whose laws do not
require that the bonds of a corpora
tion bear a certain relation to the
imount of capital stock. It is asserted
hat for this reason the new company
vould have been organized irrespective
f the change in control of the Bur-
ington.
30IHGS ON IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ,
Manila. ( Special. ) Second Lieuten-
int Louis J.Van Schaick of the Fourth
nfantry , while .
.scouting with
a few
nen of that
regiment , met 150 insur-
rents , who had attacked and
sacked
he hamlet ir
of Siaraca , near Cavite
Upon seeing the Filipinos Van Scn
c kordered his men to charge them ,
he command wah obeyed and Van
5chaick , being mounted , reached the
nsurgents sixty yards in advance of
iis men. He killed three
of them with
iis revolver. An insurgent fired h
ifie point-blank at Van Schaick four
aces away , but missed.
Lieutenant Van
Schaick was then
nocked from his horse. He jumped-to
iis feet and
engaged in
a hand-to-
land conflict with the
enemy , using
he butt of his
revolver. He sustain-
d two severe wounds , one of which
iearly severed his wrist. At this point
he '
lieutenant's
men arrived , rescued
im and put the insurgents to flight
Van Schaick is In the
military hos-
ital at Manila and is doing well. He
ad already been
recommended for a
ledal of honor for
bravery in
a previ-
us engagement.
Hi * Attitude Pleases Them.
Washington , D. C.-SPecial.Thos. ( '
. Walsh , president
, and General F
7. Maxwell , secretary
, of the execu-
Ive committee of the National Irri- .
ation association , Saw the president ,
hey told him that the expansion of
iternational trafce
and commerce of.
le United States-by the creation of.
lore homes in the \if. \
west was thobV
jet of their-.association '
and that they' '
illy indorsed
the report of Secretary
itchcoclc on the subject
of Irrigation.
Iter seeing the
president
they said
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