VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. M. RICE. Publisher.
VALENTINE NEBRAS !
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTJ
Governor and Mrs. Savage are vis
Ing in Alexandria , La.
Charters were Issued last week
, ae wbanka at Dewitt , Ravenna , Ne
port.
The Advent Christian church \ *
dedicated at Lincoln on Sunday
week ago.
The Gllllch Real Estate compai
with a capital of $25,000 has been ;
corporated at Omaha.
The McDonald-Williams elect !
contest case at Pierce was decided
lavor of the contestee.
The executive board of the Nebras
( Federation of Woman's clubs was
cession in Lincoln last week.
The Cedar Rapids Improveme
company was incorporated last we
with a capital of $20,000.
Rev. A. K. Wright , pastor of t
Verdon Christian church , has been a
pointed state evangelist for Idaho.
John Dreler , a farm hand who wor
for Henry Seier near Grand Islar
committed suicide by hanging la
week.
Guy R. C. Read has been Indorsi
by the Douglas county bar for a ;
polntment too succeed Judge B.
Baker.
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At their last session for the yej
the county board at Fremont did
great deal of work in considering ne
roads.
The Methodists at Pierce dedicate
their new church last Sunday. All bi
150 of a balance due of $800 was rai ;
d at the dedication.
An abstract of the last reports <
all county-superintendents in the stai
shows a unanimity of opinion in favt
t > f school consolidation.
Two deaths from diphtheria in tw
flays occurred in the family of C. I
Bice at Lincoln. Five children an
Bice were sick at one time.
The estate of Tobias Castor.as show
by his wil , consists of $50,000 in rec
estate and $11,000 in personal propertj
His widow and eldest son are the ad
minis trators.
The Lincoln city council has passei
* n ordinance requiring the street rail
way company of that city to sell stree
car tickets at the rate of 5 cent
' ach or six for 25 cents.
The state banking board has madi
application for a receiver for th <
State Bank of Gothenburg , which wa !
closed last week. The institution ii
temporarily In the hands of Bank Ex
aminer B. E. Emmett.
The high school debating contest ai
Uncoln was won by Harry G. Kellej
of Omaha and second honor was giver
to Clarence Johnson of Omaha. Tlu
high schools represented were Omaha ,
Lincoln , Beatrice , Nebraska City , York
and Crete. - * < * .
V Application for the state reward of
fered for the discovery of coal has
beeen made to the governor by Layton
Butin and James Johnson , who claim
they have found coal in paying quan
tities about five miles south of Milford.
The meetin gof the Territorial Pio
neers' association will be held on Jan
uary 15 , instead of January 14 , as pre
viously announced. Thishas been
done to avoid a conflict with an im
portant meeting of the State Histor
ical Society an the latter date.
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Superintendent O'Brien of the state
fish hatcheries has deposited the pro
ceeds of the sale of fish , amounting
to $291 , in the state treasury. In
stances are known where fish have
been sold from the hatcheries in
former years , but none of the proceeds
ever found a way into the public
treasury.
f Sir Harry Johnston , whose discov-
fcry of a new species of animal in the
Uganda Protectorate has excited much
Interest among naturalists , brought
back to London and exhibited there a
specimen of a gigantic species of earth
worm which , when alive , was about
three feet long and as thick as two
fingers. Even larger species of earth
worms than this exist. Ceylon has
Bolne giants , of a blue color , that at
tain as great a size. In Cape Colony
and Natal there is a species , particol
ored , green above and yellowish be
neath , which , it is averred , sometimes
attains a length of six feeti Giant
earth worms are also found in Aus
tralia and in South America.
Instead of using carbons that must
be frequently replaced , the new car-
bonuess arc light described by a
French journal has two L-shaped alu
minum arms with platinum points
that are kept by clockwork at the
proper distance apart. It is stated
that these aluminum arms need re
placing only once a year , being used
In an exhausted glass globe.
Arsenic is a very brittle metal , steel
ray in color , and of no great Im
portance in the arts. Metallic arsenic
Is found native In veins ! n metamor-
phic rocks in Saxony , Bohemia , and
abundantly at Chanarcillo , in Chili.
Arsenic is widely disseminated , as fexv
tulphur ores are free from traces of it.
The white arsenic of commerce is ar-
enous acid.
, , Commander Richardson Clover has
chown that torpedoes can be steered ,
stopped started and exploded *
, by wii3-
iess telegraphy.
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REFUSES TO
. DELAY TRIAL !
Havana Judge Insists on Proceeding \
Postoffice Cases , .
Arraigned on Charges of Embeza
ment and are Given Counsel.
Neely Pleads Not Guilty.
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Havana , aJn' 8. The trials of t
cases arising from the Cuban post <
fice embezzlements opened Saturday
the Audencla court before five judg
The court room Is located over t
prison in which Neeley has been co
fined. One hundred and eighty-fr
witnesses have been called to testi
and of these about eighty respond
today.
Of the defendants , Neeley , Rathbo
and Reeves were seated on one side
the room and Moya and Mascara , t
Cuban stamp clerks , on the othf
Neeley showed no signs of his confin
ment. He has grown stouter and w
n good spirits.
Upon the opening of the court Rat
bone was informed by the judges th
his counsel , Senores Lanuza and De
vernine , had withdrawn. The cou
asked' the other counsel for the defen :
if they would assume charge of Rat !
bone's case , and , being answered in tl
negative , appointed Lawyer Pascua ,
court employe , and gave Rathbone or
hour in which to consult with his ne
attorney.
The court asked Neeley to plead ar
the latter responded that he had nev <
heard the accusations against him.bu
after consulting with his counsel , 1 :
entered a plea of not guilty. Ratt
bone , Moya and Mascara also pleade
not guilty , while Reeves was grante
permission to wait until the next ses
sion of the court before making hi
plea. Senor Zaya , Neeley's counse
asked that the accusation against hi
client be read. He said he had nc
given instructions to Neeley , as th
court had not allowed him to consul
upon documents and examine paper
in order to prepare his defense.
The complaint was read in Spanish
consuming two and one-half hour *
During the reading Rathbone rose am
said he desired to protest against th
continuance of the trial until h
should have time to get counsel of hi ;
jwn selection , and also that if his pie ;
ivas to be taken as a deposition hi
.vished to withdraw it.
REFUSES TO POSTPONE TRIAL
The court said that the plea woulc
lot be taken in the circumstance , am
.hat Rathbone's protest would b <
: onsidered.
Before the reading of the complaint
vas finished Lawyer Devernine ,
> rother of Rathbone's former counsel
tsked the privilege of the court to as-
ume the protection of his brother's
lient for the afternoon. The court
; ranted his request , but would not al-
DW the further delay asked for. Law-
er Devernine then moved that the
eading of Rathbone's answer to the
harges be withheld until the next ses-
ion of the court.
The amount of documentary evi-
ence submitted by the government is
ery great , a table being piled with
ooks and interrogatories. The court
i its refusal to postpone the trials
lid the re was no reason for delaying
ie proceedings because the interroga-
> ries and other evidence for the de
jnse had not arrived , since they
light arrive at any time during the
ial. The defense takes the ground
lat the government is submitting a
reat mass of documentary evidence
id tha tthe twenty days given them
i file an answer is insufficient.
10BING REGENT RAILWAY MERGERS ,
Chicago , Jan. 7. At ameeting here
ixtWednesday the Interstate Com-
erce commission will move against
> e Northern Securities company and
vestigate the combine of the Great
orthern , Northern Pacific and Bur-
igton railways.
The commission will probe the en-
e matter of "community of inter-
t" between great railway systems ,
it the specific investigation will be
med at the northwestern railways.
Hundreds of witnesses , among them
any of the leading railway promo-
rs and owners in the countryhave
en summoned to appear in Chicago
xt Wednesday to testify before the
mmission. All the western mag-
tes have been summoned to appear ,
d , after the investigation in Chicago
lich may last weeks , has been con-
ided , the commission will resume its
arings in New York and call before
the great promoters and financiers
Wall street ,
t is understood there is to be a
neral and determined fight all along
t line. The commission has an-
unced its intention of examining
ry phase of railroad combination ,
ludingr the purchase of the South-
i Pecific by the Union Pacific , the
ion Pacific's officers control over
Burlington , and every specfic in-
nce of what they regard as viola-
ns of the interstate commerce law.
Leap From Trestle to Death. ,
incinnati , O. , Jan. 8. Mrs. Lena
rber , -widow , jumped from a tres-
fifty feet high in a frenzied attempt
escape certain death from an ap-
aching train. She was crossing
i Deer creek trestle on the Cinc n-
: i , Portsmouth & Virginia railroad ,
tii a rapidly moving train came up-
her. It was impossible for her to
ch the end of the trestle , , and she
? cd just before the train reached
. She was alive when picked up ,
later died at the hospital.
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IOWA MAN FOR THE PRSIDENCY ,
Des Moines , la. , Jan. 8. Adjut ;
General Byers' name will be presen1
to the National Guard association
Washington on the 20th as a candid ;
for president of the association. T
nomination will come trom Minnesi
In compliment to General Byers
the good work he has done. for 1
guards in securing the appropriati
of $1,000,000 for the guards from cc
gress. It was largely through the
strumentality of General Byers tl
this appropriation was secured. . '
went to Speaker Henderson with
proposal of the guard association 1
$2,000,000. The speaker at first refus
to consider anything of the sort. Ge
eral Byers drew Senator Allison a
Representative Cannon into the mty
ment and together they prevailed
Speaker Henderson to permit t
measure for an appropriation of $
000,000 to be called up. This was ;
that Henderson would permit at th
time. The guard association meets
Washington January 20 and an effc
will be made to have congress increa
the annual appropriation. It is pro
able that ex-Adjutant General C.
Lambert of Minnesota will be mai
secretary and General Byers pres
dent. Both have taken an active pa
in the work. Under the appropriate
Iowa gets annually about $28,000 fro
the general government for the sta
militia. General Lincoln , who is pre ;
ident of the State Guard associatio
has not yet named the delegates fro :
Iowa , but the adjutant general is e :
oflicio chairman.
INAUGURATION OF IOWA'S GOVERN01
Des Moines , la. , Jan. 7. Lieutenai
Governor , John Herriott and Speakt
W. L. Eaton , who will secure tho ?
offices about the middle of the mont
have been entrusted with the namin
af the cammittees to arrange for th
inauguration ceremoniesThe mil !
Lary feature of the inaugural ceremc
Dies will be the most important thi
year. It has been decided that fou
companies of the national guard wii
> e called to the city and the oompa
.ies selected will be those that wer
lighest in marking at the last in
ipection , namely , Company A , Forty
linth Dubuke ; Company B , fiftieth
it Davenport ; Company M , Fifty-firs
it Red Oak ; and Compeny L , Fifty
iecond , at Sioux City. The expense ;
f bringing these companies to the
nauguration as a military escort t <
he governor will be about $800
[ "heir services will be donated free
s in the past. The Fifty-first regi-
nent band of Centerville will furnisl
rausic for the occasion.The vocal mu
ic will be largely by the glee club ol
he Grant club of Des Moines
lessrs , Herriott and Eaton have nol
et completed the general committee
ut Senator Dowell of Des Moines will
e , chairman , The inauguration wil :
ike place January 16 and the cer'
lonies will be in the auditorium. The
ivo houses will meet in joint session
nd be presided over by the retiring
eutenant governor , J. C. Millimen ,
nd proceed to the auditorium. The
( gislature and the state officials will
s serted on the stage. The boxes
ill be reserved for the friends of the
jvernor and the lieutenant governor ,
he seats of the auditorium will be
ee to all who come. It will seat
3out 3,500 persons. In the evening
le reception to the governor and wife
ill be at the state house.
JWERFUL GOAL COMBINE ORGANIZED ,
Pittsburg , Jan. 7. A powerful iude-
mdent coal combination has been
rmed in Pittsburg , to be known as
e Manufacturers' and Consumers'
) al company , with a capital of $13-
0,000 , all paid in. The combine is a
nsolidation of all the J. H. Jones' in-
rests , together with the Pittsburg
id Buffalo Coal _ company. J. H. Jonss
ill be president of the company , Jas.
ines chairman of the executive com-
ittee and J. P. Jones general nian-
; er. The total acreage to be con-
ailed by the ne wcorporation will be
000 , all of which is in the Pttsburg
strict. The daily output will be
out 15,000 tons.
Che Manufacturers and Consumers'
nipany will come into competition
th the Pittsbury coal company ,
lich is known as the rail combine.
OOTS HiSX NEIGHBOR Ifi THE HEART ,
lumboldt , Neb. , Jan. 7. Word jusi
. eived here , , is to the effect thai
ank Fritch and William Hunzeker ,
o well known farmers , four miles
st o fthis city , quarreled and wound
with a light , in which Fritch shot
nixeker through the heart , killing
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n instantly.
lunzeker had become involved in
ne trouble over the establishment
a road. The affair occurred just
jr the line in Pawnee county , and
; h officers of that county are now
Lrching for Fritch , who made his
ape after taking a few ineffectual
> ts at other men who attempted to
ercept him.
5oth parties are among the most
iminent in their section , and the
ilr has stirred up general regret.
: h men have families and are well-
do.
Congo Free State Company.
Irussels , Jan. S. An organization
itled the Upper Congo to the Great
lean Lakes company , with a cap-
of 25,000,000 francs , was registered
e today , with the object of con-
acting and working 1,400 kilometers
railroad in the Congo Free state ,
inch capitalists subscribed 10,000,000
tics and Belgians subscribed 15,000-
francs. The Congo Free State
grantees a minimum interest of 4
cent. The company gets conces-
is of lands , forests and mines
THE SHERIFF
IS KILL1
Woyoming Outlaws Kill Head of Party Se
ing Tfieir Capture ,
More Than a Hundred Determin
Chase the Fugitives. Prospect
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of a Speedy Lynching.
Casper , Wyo. , Jan. 6. New Yea
evening four prisoners escaped fr <
jail. They were Charles and Claren
Woodward , David Foote and C.
Franklin. Sheriff W. C. Ricker f
lowe dand overtook them at Garflt
Peak , esenvty-five miles west of Ca
per. The Woodwards , from a conceal
position , fired on the sheriff and sh
him from right to left through t
breast. A posse was started out
once for the scene of the shootir
Sheriff Ricker has a wife and fo'
children.
One hundred and fifteen men le
here for the place where Sheriff Rick
was shot. The posse went oit <
horseback , but the swiftest may n
get there until after midnight. Ser
ous thoughts are now being given
the posse , as some have gone poor
clothed and with little or no food ,
grub wagon has just started to relies
them. The snow out there is over
foot deep , and some of the posse ai
apt to freeze. There is no doubt thz
Ricker is dead. A vigilance commit
tee has been organized here and tl :
men will probably be hung The who !
community is in on the committee , an
everything is ready for summary jus
tice. Excitement is at white hea
The community hasa been the prey c
.hieves and a general cleaning upvi. .
low be made'
GOV. RICHARDS NOTIFIED.
Cheyenne , Wyo. Governor Richard
las been advised that Sheriff Ricke
if Casper , Wyo. , was shot during :
> attle with outlaws in the mountain
lear Garfield Peak , seventy-five mile ;
vest of Casper. Sheriff Ricker was ii
harge of a posse sent out last Tues
lay to capture the Woodward broth
rs and two others , who escaped fron
he Natrona county jail Monday night
'he outlaws are said to have beei
nounted and well armed , friends hav-
ng aided them after they ieft tin
ail. It is also reported that the out
iws fortified themselves in a ravint
nd when the posse appeared openec
re. Reinforcements have been seni
ut from Casper. The outlaws are
eaded for the "Hole in the Wall"
ountry , a notorious hiding place for
audits.
DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING.
They were confined in the county
lil awaiting trial for cattle stealing ,
ast Monday night , aided by friends
n the outside , the four men sawed
leir way out of jail. Once on the
iitside , they were given horses and
lade their escape to the ranch of the
Woodward Bros. , at Garfield peak ,
xty-five miles west of Casper and not
r from the notorious Hole in the
'all country. '
Sheriff Ricker and two deputies took
a the trail Tuesday and reached the
rootlward place at night. The out-
ws were located in the barn , and as
leriff Ricker1 advanced and ordered
tern to surrender they opened fire ,
tie officer fell mortally wounded , and
r twenty minutes the battle waged
ircely , the two deputies taking refuge
hind some rocks. At the end of this
ne Sheriff Ricker called out that he
as dying and asked to be moved
am the range of the flying bullets.
The outlaws refused to grant a truce
id continued firing every time a dep-
y showed his head. As the horses of
e officers had been stampeded at the
st fire , one deputy was compelled to
ilk back to a ranch and secure a
rse , upon which he went to aCsper
d organized a posse.
The whole country is aroused and
a capture or 'death of the outlaws
certain. The outlaws have horses
d plenty of food and ammunition
d with a good start the chase will
a long one before they are over-
ten.
A RiGH GOLD STRIKE IS MACE ,
Deadwood , S.D. , Jan. S. What is be-
ved to be a continuation of the
imestake gold ore belt has been
covered on the ground of the Gar-
n City Milling company near Gar-
i City.
? he find is a body of free milling ore ,
I was discovered while the annual
jessment work was being clone ,
'he ore found shows good values.
e extent of the deposit has not been
ermined. It is located only two or
ee miles from the Homestake com-
ly , and in line with the trend of
ledges.
'he Garden City district contains a
? e amount of low grade ore , and
ent experiments with the cyanide
Tcess have caused mining men to
e a decided interest in these fields ,
cently the tailings of an old chlor-
tion plant at Garden City was
rked over with flatteringresults. .
Compelled to Work.
'ashington , D. C. , Jan. S. The war
artment has received the report of
xmrt-martial at Manila , involving
case of Frank C. Meekin , formeny
u-ivate in Company E , Thirty-sev-
li volunteers. Meekin joined the in-
gents and served with them for
B months , chiefly in repairing wea-
s and preparing ammunition. His
2nse was that he was captured
le drunk , and compelled to work
the .enemy. He was found guilty
. sentenced to death.
CLOSING JN ON MONTANA OUTLAW :
Cheyenne. Wyo. , Jan .7. Posses fr
Sweetwater , Fremont and Natrc
counties are closing In on the outla
who murdered Sheriff William RIcl
in Casper , near Garfield peak , in 1
Rattlesnake mountains , Thursd
night. All avenues of escape throu
Johnson , Sheridan and Big He
counties on the north and Albany a
Converse counties on the south , i
being guarded , and the officers he
the outlaws will be captured or kill
iniide of thirty-six , hours. Over :
mounted and well-armed men ha
joined the chase.
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Central Wyoming is aroused as
result of the murder , the details
which were brought to Casper wh
the mutilated body of Sheriff Rick
was taken home , and threats of
wholesale lynching are openly e
pressed.
Sheriff Ricker was not killed in
battle with the escaped prisoners ,
at first reported , but was murder
n cold blood. When the officer ai
his two deputies , one of whom was
cousin of the Woodward brothers , tl
outlaws , and who is alleged to ha1
oined the murderers , reached tl
Woodward ranch , he was shot down !
he was entering the barn to stable h
horse.
His body was dragged into tl
barn , where his head was beaten inl
a jelly and a bullet fired into h
brain. He was then robbed of pistol
money and valuables. i
After the commission of the crim
and while Deputy Sheriff Milne wa
returning to Casper for aid , the fou
murderers escaped. Two are believe
to be headed north and three south
west.
The dead sheriff was prominent i
Masonic circles in the state. He wa
ilso an Odd Fellow. He was chief o
: he Casper fire department and a mai
aniversally liked. The body will b
aid at rest Sunday.
30V , SHAW TALKS WITH PRESIDENT
Washington , Jan. 7. Governor Les
ie M. Shaw of Iowa , who is to sue-
eed Hon. Lyman J. Gage as secre-
ary of the treasury , arrived ir
Washington tonight. He is staying ai
he Arlington hotel and had beer
here but a short time when , in re-
ponse to a message from the White
.ouse , he walked across Lafayette
'lace ' to the president's home and re-
lained with him until after 9 o'clock.
* ater the governor called on Speaker
lenderson. He will have a more ex-
snded conference with the president
amorrow.
Governor Shaw accorded a hearty
reeting to the group of newspaper
ten who were awaiting him in the
otel lobby after his return from the
7hite house. He was noncommuni-
itive , however , when asked leading
uestions about matters of financial
alley. Tomorrow Governor Shaw will
) nfer with Secretary Gage as to the
.tter's wishes in surrendering the
scretaryship of the treasury. The
jvernor said he would be ready to
ime the office by the 22d or 23d of
inuary , but he would suit the date
rgely to Mr. Gage's wishes in the
atter.
"My experience has been that when
man has decided to quit an office. "
.id the governor , philosophically , "he
jealous of the hours he has to stay ,
can come any time , but will leave
e change of the date to the present
cretary. President Roosevelt has
ft the arrangements for the change
actically to Mr. Gage.
The governor will remain here fo
veral days before returning to Iowa
MANY LIVES ARE LOST AT SEA ,
san Francisco , Cal. , Jan. 7. Advices
> m Eureka say the list of dead am
ssing in the foundering of the
tamer Walla Walla has reached for-
-one. Of these eight are known to
ve died. The remaining thirty-three
i probably adrift on the ocean in
0 lifeboats and on a raft. Of the
passengers and crew on the Walla
ilia 109 are accounted for as fol-
iMghty-four survivors are at Eure-
; 107 at Big Lagoon , near Trinidad ;
en were drowned before reaching
id and one unknown woman died
the shock and exposure after
iching shore. This leaves thirty-
ee unaccounted for. It is thought
it nearly all are in boats at sea ,
t it is possible some were drowned
en the steamer went down ,
an Francisco. ( Special. ) A colli-
n at sea early Thursday morning
.ween the steamship Walla Walla
1 an unidentified sailing vessel re-
ted in the sinking of the steamship
1 probable loss of at least twenty
'he Walla Walla , owned by the Pa-
c Coast Steamship company , sailed
m San Francisco January 1 for Pu-
Sound points. It carried sixty-five
t-class passengers , twenty-eight
ond-class and a crew of eighteen
n. When off the coast of Cape
ndoeiuo on the California coast at
l a. m. Thursday and iron-bark , be-
ed to be French , loomed up in the
; e and crashed into the Walla Wai-
bow. Then the sailing vessel slid
into the darkness and was seen no
re.
Plant's Will is Declared Illegal.
ew York , Jan. 8. Justice Leaven-
t of the supreme court has decided
t the last codicil to the will of the
! H. B. Plant , the southern railway
; nate , tying up his vast personal
ite until his youngest son and his
ndson become of age , is illegal un-
New Tork laws. Mrs. Plant , by
decision , will receive $7,000,000 di-
: , instead of an annuity of $700,000.
court decided that though Plant
I in Connecticut , he was a resident
York ,
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THE COMBINE
IN COURTS.
Steps Tsken to Oppose Railroad Deal in
, Highest Court in tiie Land ,
The Interstate Co mm ere Commisioh
Will Also Investigate the Big
Railroad Combine.
New York , Jan. 7. The opposition
of the authorities of the northwestern
states to the Northern Pacific-Great"
Northern consolidation will come to a
head next Monday , when a bill Avill be
filed in the United States supreme
court at Washington to restrain the
Northern Securities company from
proceeding with its organization.
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Attorney General Douglas o'f Minne-
sota will be in Washington in charge
of the matter. This appeal to the
highest court was decided upon at the
recent conference of governors of the
northwestern states , and received a
unanimous approval.
The bill , prepared by Mr. Munn , al
leges that the Northern Securities
company is avowedly organized to hold
control of two competing railroads ,
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something positively and clearly for-
bidden by the Minnesota laws. It is *
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irgued that the state of New Jersey
las no power to authorize a corpora -
:5on : to perfor macts in another state ,
specifically forbidden by the statutes
) f such a state.
Chicago , 111. , Jan. 7. Having been
equested by the railway commission
> f Minnesota to investigate the pro-
> osed , amalgamation of the Great
Northern and Union Pacific railway
ompanies and determine whether the
onsolidation is in violation of the in-
erstate commerce law , the five in-
erstate commerce commissioners ,
, Fifer , Prouty and Yoeman.are
n route to Chicago. Here a thorough
ivestigation will be begun.
Next week the commission will as-
amble in the Monadnock building and
ear the testimony of officials of th&
ailways proposing to consolidate.
Subpoenas have been issued for all
le higher officials of the two com-
eting lines , including President Mel-
tn of the Northern Pacific and'Presi-
? nt J. J. Hill of the Great Northern ,
asides President Stillwell of the
reat Western , President Harris of
le Burlington and ex-President Hays
: the Southern Pacific.
It is denied that J. P. Morgan , E. H.
arriman , Jacob Schiff and W. H.
ockefeller have been asked to at-
nd.
URGES THE SOLDIERS TO DESERT ,
Washington. D. C. . Jan. 8. Accom-
mying the report of General Chaffee
i his action in the case of John T.
reider , corporal of the Thirty-eighth
ilunteers , convicted of treason an < l
ntenced to prison for life , which sen-
nce was reversed and the man set
liberty because of the absence of
nclusive proof , is a copy of a proc-
mation signed with the names of
ne Americans , seven of them sol-
jrs , inviting American enlisted men
desert and join the ranks of the
lipinos.
reider claims to have been captur-
, forced to act against his country
d compelled to sign the document ,
lich speaks of the folly of the con-
luation of "fighting these people.
10 are defending their country ,
ainst a cruel American invasion , in
i same manner our forefathers did
linst England. "
Jesides Kreider's , the names attach-
are : Harry Almin , company K :
in Blake , trumpeter , Twenty-eighth
antry ; Frank Clark , company F ,
enty-first infantry.Charles Buchan-
company B , Twenty-eighth volun-
rs ; Harry Richter , Sixth artillery :
arles Wright , F. Smith and J. Ryan.
FISH IN THE WESTERN STREAMS ,
iTashington. D. C. , Jan. S. An in-
ase of over 9,000,000 in the fish and
; s distributed by the government
oughout the country and a marked
line in lobster fishing are shown in
annual report of United States
nmissioner of Fisheries Bowers for
last fiscal year.
he total fish and eggs distributed
5 1,173,833,400. the principal ppecies
ng shad , salmon , lake trout , white-
, pike , perch , lake herring , cod.
fish and lobsters. Plans were ma
ud to begin the propagation of lake
ring on the great lakes. The total
d of the great lakes fisheries for
year was 113,725,000 pounds , worth
11,400. There were 9,670 persons em-
red in the lakes fisheries ancV $6.-
300 was invested.
i recent years the fisheries of the
sissippi and its tributaries have de-
ped to such a degree that in 1S99
r exceeded in quantity and nearly
aled in value the entire vield nt
remaining interior waters of the
ted States except in the great lakes.
Jsel sheljs. used injh manufacture-
' ' " " "
pearl'button's , were""a" valuable
i , some 145,000,000 pounds being-
lered , for which the fishermen ob-
ed $147,000.
Jda-Pest. Jan. 8. An extraordin-
duel has just been fought in the
ige of Surog between two youths
ie Arlian and Janik. following a
rrel over cards. Arlian wanted to
t with fists but
, Janik insisted on
ols. Both were blindfolded and
an was mortally wounded. The
als were loaded with chopped lead.
ik and his seconds were arrested ,
-eply to the magistrate's question
to how the duel was arranged ,
k rPnllPflW fnitrr . , , , _ _
rPnllPfl : fought as gentle- I !
do. "
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