Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, August 06, 1903, Image 3
TOPICS Of THE TIMES. A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER ESTING ITEMS. Comments and Crlticiama Baaed Upon the Happeninca of the Day Historical - cal and News Notes. " ( Che only wealth in n cold , dead "band is that It has given away. " As soon as they began to talk of war m the East the Missouri mule gets into game. We would save lots of time if we would work in our repentance while ve are deciding to backslide. "When labor troubles threaten and strikes are coming thick , call Dr. Ar bitration and let him heal the sick. The Spanish war crop of pension ap plications now foots up 34,210. There * re still many years for It to grow. Among other unnecessary things folks flo , they always tell a man he is grow- 'ing bald , when he knew it long before 2hey noticed It. Hardly had Richard Harding Davis Disappeared in the fastness of the Bal- taiis before Breathitt County , Ken tucky , exploded. A boy showed a companion how desperadoes - ( peradoes shoot from the hip pocket. Preparations for the companion's fu- jnera I are under wav. It is estimated by experts that John W. Gates is worth only $25,000,000. This will come as a complete surprise io the public. It was generally sup posed that Gates was rich. The Old Order of German Baptists Cms placed a ban on the telephone be cause it gives offense. Some member 3)f the order must have overheard a Ibusy man trying to get central. Kentucky la priding itself on the 3eath of a centenarian in his bed. We hazard nothing in saying that he did aot live in either Clay or Breathitt County , where 40 is considered a green old age. Andy Carnegie has denied that he Is a member of the ' 'smart set. " Well , we don't know. Andy was smart .enough to get $300,000,000 worth of gold-plated steel bonds. That wasn't o slow. A German professor has discovered infallible cure for insomnia. It Is to be hoped that the cure will make it unnecessary In the future for certain people to go to church for the purpose * of getting a little sleep. Ordinary get-rlch-qulck swindling Is under the ban of the law , but the swindler who capitalizes wind and water as an "Industrial" stock Is re garded as an astute financier. Why make fish of one and flesh of the other ? One of the United States weather ob servers puts forth the theory that the < veather of late has been causing many suicides , murders and other crimes. Why can't some accommodating judge be induced to Issue an injunction against the climate ? There was a slight misunderstanding between Baptists and Methodists of a email Western town , and some one dynamited the Baptist church by moonlight. That will doubtless heal all discords and bring tbe brethren Intd loving unity again. Gov. Bailey of Kansas wound up oy marrying a widow who was one of the sweethearts of his boyhood. This shows once more how important it is vhen the girls throw us over to go thead and become great. It is general ly safe to conclude that a good many > f them will be widows by the time we Become Governors. Judge Mcllhinney , of the St. Louis County Circuit Court , holds that "the husband is the head of the family" and that it Is the wife's duty to live { There he wants to live and to do as ae wants her to do. The St. Louis Post Dispatch after reading this de rision rules that the judge is an ideal ist Yes , and a bachelor , we should say. The Society for the Culture of Mu- jical Therapeutics In New York is in vestigating the Influence of music In rarious diseases. One enthusiastic aember believes that the time will iome when musical Instead of medical prescriptions will be given "The Old Oaken Bucket" perhaps for delirium tremens patients , and "Jingle Bells" for sunstroke. No man of fine taste can doubt that English letters are just now in a bad way , despite individual writers who maintain the high tradition. The small out cultivated circle of readers which made the audience of former writers is ceasing to exist. It was part of a aobleman's character to have a taste for and patronage of letters in the days jf our ancestors ; now the aristocracy is the last quarter to which one looks ! or literary cultivation. Measured by the span of human lives , the world is not so very old. The vidow of the man who wrote "Ainer- ca" in 1832 died recently and a wom- tn whose father fought in the War of ; he Revolution died only a t"e\v weeks aarlier. It would take only twenty- five lives to reach baelr to the great Caesar's time If each lasted , say ninety years. Each person in tli.it line could have seen his predectvjoor and his suc cessor. Tlioreau found a man on Capa Cod in 1S49 who heard the guns fired at tile Battle of Bunker Hill and saw j Washington in Boston. The main object of small talk is to avoid those distressing pauses which occur when the attention of the life of the party is momentarily distracted from himself or herself , as the case may be. It is not designed to convey any meaning or really to entertain anybody , for if It did either of thessp things it would naturally liegenerat into mere gossip and there is no tell ing what skeletons might be discov ered when the closet doors yielded to the knocking. Even the most profound among us would shrink from having anything of this kind happen for it might be our closet so in our philoso phy we bow to this accomplishment as a more or less necessary evil , whl'e we flit by in the dignity of silence. which Is variously interpreted us stv. pldity or wisdom , till it is time to ; jo home , meantime ardently wishing that we had not come. Women do not laugh so much as men. They are believed to be less rich ly endowed than men with a sense ol humor , but true or not , that is not a full explanation. Many humorous , even witty , women hardly get beyond a smile. The giggle and the titter are not laughter at all , merely a kind of make-believe , suggestive of sawdust and shavings. It will be a pity if civ ilization banishes from the gentle sex that wholesome laugh which still doeth good like a medicine. More than one domestic crisis might be alleviated or averted by laughter. The housemother , who dropped a dish of potatoes on their way to the kettle , so that they' landed In a deep pan of dough rising beside the stove , and who then sat down and laughed till she cried at the funny , helpless air of the half-buried potatoes , had a potent charm against discouragement. To laugh at the blun der of the green maid who , being told to turn the mattress every day , made the bed first and turned the mattress afterward , la to forget the annoyance of the moment in the sense of its ab surdity. Laughter is a kind of magi- clan , or , better still , a fairy. In fact , Mr. Barrle has a novel scientific ex planation of the origin of fairies in his "The Little White Bird. " He says : "When the first baby laughed for the first time , his laugh broke into a mill ion pieces , and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies. " Everybody knows that the fairies are the best "mothers' helpers" and houseworkers in the world , and that no well-regulated family can af ford to be without them. Perhaps theyi were born of the laughter of grown up folk as well as of that of babies. In that case , the scarcity of fairies now adays may be traced to the Infrequency - cy of the laugh of the overserious woman. It is a wonder which has become a commonplace that each of the millions of men and women in the world has an appearance so different from all the others as to be easily recognizable among the throng. The rare exception to the rule , as in the case of those twin brothers one of whom died recently in Boston. Is regarded as little short of miraculous , although in reality the miracle is in the usual unllkeness , in stead of in the occasional likeness. To be sure , all Chinese look alike to Amer icans , but It is equally true that all Americanslook alike to Chinese. The fact doubtless is that the distinguish ing variations are not the same for the two races. We look at two Asiatic faces , and seeing them alike where Caucasian faces are different , do not notice the uulikeness in other and un expected details. The prevalent idea that various nations have a type efface face is open to discussion. We speak of a typical Irish or Italian face , as if It would be recognlzi. > le under any circumstances. But do not dress , the fashion of wearing hair and beard , the attitudes due to occupation and the complexion due to climate play a very large part In the composite picture which we call a "type" ? Certain it is that although there may be a charac teristic American voice or figure , there is no distinctive American face. This , may be accounted for by our miseella-j neons forbears , but it is quite likely to be explained by our widely varied lives' ind occupations , even among those belonging to the same social plane. The recognizable handwriting of each man and woman is another curious and wonderful fact. The forger becomes clever , not by accident , but by long and severe training ; and even he is soon discovered. The subtle expression of personality which is the work of the r mln dictating to the sensitive hand s as varied as the microscope shows hand and brain to be. In short , the amazing variations in personality go far to make credible the Christian faith that by an intelligence capacious enough to contain them all , the human units may be distinguished as easily as we , with out limited powers , may distinguish our friends. Its Natural Gait. "Waiter ! " called the impatient guest. "Yes , sir ; " said the obsequious ser vant. "Seems to me that soup I ordered is : : mighty long time getting to me. " "Yes , sir , " said the waiter with much respect ; "but ( deferentially ) you will pardon me , I trust , if I remind you that you ordered turtle soup. " Judge Equal Honor * . Fannie My big Bister is coming out this evening. Kate Dat's not'lng. Me big brudder is cornin' out to-night , too. He was up for six months. New Yoi'k Times. As soon as an old man gets his rheu umtlsm right , his stomach begins tc act up. Assassin Claims His Victim At Niobrara , Neb. BULLET ENTERS HEART Murderer Escapes , But A Suspect Arrested FIRED THREE SHOTS ( CRIME SUPPOSED TO BE DUE TO DOMESTIC TROUBLE AND DI VORCE-FATHER AND MOTHER ACCUSED OF KILLING BABY. Niobrara , Neb. , July 29. William ( Merritt was shot and killed about 1 [ o'clock Monday night. He was sitting - : ting alone near the door step in his jyard when a man approachedto whom be said , "Ike is that you ? " and re ceiving no answer turned to go into 'the ' bouse , when the man fired three jshootstwo taking effect , one entering his heart. The family was in the , house. The murderer made his { escape through a cornfield nearby. | Suspicion' rests on Isaac McConn.j who is said to have threatened ! Merritt's life owing to Merritt's alleged intimacy with McConn's former wife , from whom he was divorced at tbe last term of court. McOoun has been arreslel being found in a boat on tl'e Missouri iriver with a young son , where he led tbe life of a fisherman. The Wrong Passenger Fremont , Neb , July 29. Three unknown men atttempted to hold up Joseph Scbieidera farmer living five miles east and north of Fremont yes terday morning. The farmer was watering his hogs when the men came driving up in a a rickety one-horse buggy. They asked leave to water their horse , which was granted. Ono of tbe rneuj then told Schneider that be had done some work for the Jatter several years ago and that he had come to c illect it. A month's pay he said was due. due.A A lengthy dispute ensued , Schneider having no recollection of ever having employed tbe man , and it soon became evident from the manner of tbe men that tbe state ment of the spokesman was a mere subterfuge for an attempt at holdup. The fellow finally said : "I want that money , and I'm going to have it. " "Oh , are you ? " rpplied Schneider , "We'll , see."He stepped into his granary and tcok down a shotgun put a couple of sbells into it and stepped out again. One of the men swung bis band around to bis hip packet to draw a weapon , but tbe de termined look in the farmer's eyes persuaded bim not to. "Now you fellows git" , commanded Schneider. "Don't i.ise any time. " Tbe trio looked at him aqain and then clim ed into their bugcy. They drove away and their int nded victim bas not seen them since. Soldier Shoots Policeman New York July 29. In full view ol hundreds of persons going to work , Patrolman Co i.eliusMulvey was shots and probably fatally injured , on tb corner of Aveuue R and Seventh street yeslerda-/ while tryina to pre vent a soldier from shooting his sweetheart. Tbe soldier is Adolpb Scbloss , twenty-two years of age , of the Eleventh battery field artillery , sta tioned at Fort Hamilton , Brooklyn. After shooting tbe policeman tht ! soldier turned the revolver on him self , but without serious damage. Mulvey was shot in tbe center of the forehead , the bullet passing en > tirely through his skull and out ai the back of his head. Scbloss was arrested immediately. His sweet heart , Louise Freedma. eighteen years old , ran away screaming aftei jthe shooting and the police are look- ilng lor her. Schlcss has been in tbe army foi ftwo months and was on leave of ab isence. He declared that he had lieec away four days over his leave but .said he bad no intention of deserting , Policeman Mulvey had been several .years on tbe force. Tbe girl was found later and told the detectives that her father wished her elder sisters to marry Qrst and she had therefore broken her engage ment with Schloss who siiot at hei after she bad refused to renew thq engagement. Expulsions From Finland Berlin , July 29. Tbe National Zeitung yesterday printed tbe text ; o * a letter recived from Finland saying tbat the expulsions have been , resumed and that the government has ordered the Eev. Mr. Magnus Bosendal , the well known writer , speaker and principal of the lyceum at Uleaborg , to leave the country after depriving bim of bis position. Mr. Bosendal who is a Pietistiij clergyman , is going to the Unitecj States to work among the Finnish ) immigrants. JOIN IN 4 MUTINY THIRTEEN DESPERATE CONVI CTS ESCAPE AT FOLSOM , CAL. Folsom , Gal. , July 28. Thirteen desperate prisoners confined in the Folsom penitentiary made a success ful break for liberty at the break- last hour Monday morning. The break occured about 1 o'clock Monday morning. The convicts n a Je immediately for the office of the captain ot the guard , E. J. * Murphy . There they seized Warden Wilkinson , his grandson. Harry Wilkinson ; Captain Murphy and sev eral other officers and guards. A des perate fight took place. Tbe c nvicts were armed with knifes and razors with these they assaulted Warden Wilkinson and his officers. The warden's clothing was slashed I ito shreds with a razor , but the blade did not touch tbe flesh. Turn- 'key ' Cocbrane fought tbe convicts with a chair , raining blows upon tnem right and left Finally he was felled by a knife thrust in the back. Guard ( Jotte was cut in the abdo men so that entrails protrudedwhile Palmers was severely cur. in the head. Tbe floor of the office was covered with blood. When the armory post was reached lofficers there attempted to interfer , but were quickly overpowered. Then , after further fortifying themselves with rifles , knives , pistols , and ammunition , a dash for tbe country was made. ( jonvlcts , each armed with rifles marched on either side of Warden Wilkinson , who was threatened with death if be made an attempt to es cape , and the officers were told that if any of the pursuers took the life | 0f one of their number they would [ retaliate , life for life. At Mormon ( bridge , about a mile i > om the penl- t2ntiary , the warden , his grandson and Captain Murphy were released and sent back. Tbe others were marched along with tbe convicts. Warden Wilkinson in his state ment says : "I went up to the prison as is my customary fluty to see tbe cDnvicts eat their breakfast. I stopped at the captain's office to wait for the prisoners to walk out from breakfast. We were sitting In the office when the line made its appearance from the breakfast room a d started fui the grounds. Suddenly seven or eight of their prisoners made a rush for the line with razors and knives drawn , and came rlirecbly for us. Tney were joined by others. I Judge there were about fifteen. "Blood began to flow. I saw that it was hopeless tc put up a fighc against sui-h odds. One of the con victs cume up behind my back , rjached over with a razor and tried to cut open ray abdomen. You can see how my belt is slit from end t < end. and how my coat is hanging in shreds. Tbe convicts got me ard Murpbey and five or six other officers whom i.hey disirmerl. They kept us and proceeded to tbe yard and out of it by the front gate toward the arm ory post. The Gatling guns in the station hilltops and along tbe prison walls would have been tired by the guards , but had they done so the officers , as well as the prisoners , would have been killed. The guards were unable either to rescue us or to prevent their escape. As we neared the armoiy a guard came out and th < ? y seized him. They took tbe keys away from him. entered the armory and equipped themselves with all manner of weapons. Then they start ed along the dnsty road and crossed tbe prison ranch toward tbe Mormon island bridge. After I had gon3 about a mile they let ir e go. They also released Captain of tbe guards Murphy and my grandson , Harry Wilkinson. The resc of the men th ev have taken along with them including General Overseer McDonough , Guard John Klensendorf , Guy Jetter , fore man of the rock quarry ; Tony Brown , stage driver , and Guard L , E. S. Vertres and two or three others whose names I have not at hand. Folsom penitentiary is tbe prison without walls. It is situated in a rocky amphitheatre close to the American river , about twenty mlleg from. Sacramento. Tbe prisoners are locked up at night in tbe cell hous2 , hut during the day they labor in the stone quarries under the supervision of armed guards. On the hills surrounding the prison grounds are watch towers , in which the guards , armed with Gatling guns and rifles , are stationed. Mounted guards are also stationed about tbe hills. Nearly fifteen hundred men are con fined at Folsom and it has been tbe practice to send the most desperate prisoners there. Little Cash in the Vault Sioux City , la. . July 28. A Pisgah , special on the Journal says : No trace bas yet been found of E. C. Hutchinson , a cashier of Hutcb- inson's private bank , and tbe assist ant cashier , Harry Smith , who dis appeared when tbe bank closed its doors on last Wednesday. The accounts of the bank are now being checked up . The shortage so far discovered is placed at $28,000. .Only . S71 , was found in the bank's vaults. MOB IS The Troops Bring Temporary ary Quiet to Situation at Danville , 111. FORM CORDON ABOUT JAIL No Further Attempt to Get the Negro Wilson , SHERIFF JUSTIFIES ACTION UNEASY FEELING PREVAILING IN CITY BUT SOLDIERS ABLE TO PREVENT ANY OUTBREAKS- Danville , 111. , July 27. Two killed ard twenty-two wounded , the police ttation wrecked , the county jail with few oi1 its windows lefo uusbattered , tbe city in tbe hands of tbe state ttuups and a feeling of uneasiness uud dread prevailing everywhere , is tbe situation left by tbe race riots , of Saturday night and early this morning. After daylight appeared this morning , there were restless crowds in tne streets. Hundreds of farmers poured into the city and cadi surrounding town continued to swell tbe crowd. There were many miners seen on tbe streets. Great unrest and a threatening attitude was reported from Wostville , five miles away. ' Early tbe morning Wilson , the negro ass lilant of Mrs. Burgess , was secretly taken from the court jail- bud was returned shortly afterwards. ' Four companies of tbe Seventh : ILiuois Infantry arrived at 9:30 this * morning from Springfield where the regiment is holding its annual en campment. Streets were soon cle r * ed and tbe threatening attitude of tba crowds disappeared. Sheritr Whitlock said today , in ving his version of the shooting into tbe mob : "After I saw from the 1ail that the mob was determined to attack J went to tbe veranda and attempted to talk to tbe maddened men. As I tepped into view of the crowd two shots were fired , one bullet striking tbe wall back of me. I fired two' shots into the air. Someone shouted1 that I was only bluffing and was snooting blank cartridges. I warned- the mob I would r. sist an attack on , the jail with powder and lead. There was anot ler shot from the mob and it surged forward. I then fired a load from my shotgun into their legs. This drove them back , but they returned a moment later to the attack of the front of the door. "I was alarmed for the safety of , my wife and children. My wife took a gun and said she would stand by ine. I got her and the children outer or the way , and then as tbe leadersi came with tbe rail to batter down tbe door. I shot down the rail to' ' make them drop it. Tbis accounts for so many being shot in the bands and arms. I fired eight or ten shots in all. Sheriff Whitlock had four deputies and and three constables with him in tbe jail guarding tbe prisoners. He says none fired into the mob but himself. There are all sorts of rumors afloat tonight and a strained situation is noticible. But the 200 soldiery bereit is believed , will prevent fur- ' tber outbreaks for tbe present atf L'ast. Half of these will be on duty all the time. Leading citizens say tbe outbreak has been feared for a long time , as * bitter feelllng bas existed f r several years between tbe negroes and a cei tain class of white persons. A num ber of miner outbreaks has occurred during tbe past year. The feeling against tbe soldiers is noticible. The commissary depart ment today had much trouble getting lestaurants to serve meals. Many refused to feed tbe soldiers There was one clash between the guard and a miner named Edward Liggettwho began abusing a guard. The soldier leveled his bayonet and Liggett , was arrested and fined S100. Four other companies of tbe regiment are under arms at Springfield awaiting orders. Crowds gathered during the day. near the lines and cursed tbe sol diers. They were scattered by bayo nets in several instances. Officers of tbe guarl do not anticipate any attack - , tack however. The general belief is- that the presence of tbe troops has suppressed the lawless element. The sheriff and military officers , have urged all citizens to remain off the streets. Tragedy in New , York Hotel New York July 27. A-well drc-ssed , man , accompanied by a fine looking ind handsomely gowned woman about' twenty-three years of age registered ! it tbe Morton house this morning as ! ' " 0. Weiss and wife , Syracuse. ] ST.Y."j | Late in the afternoon the womam svas heard shrieking , three shots followed - { lowed instantly and wuen the room1 was entered sh and tha man were1 round dead. > n man had , it is be- ieved , duiic t. . * . snooting. cNgbraska holes Lulu McCoy bas been appointed substitute postoflice clerk at ! Ne'- braska City. n\ * * Chris Lsyle one of the old settler of Kearney county , died yesterday Minden of dropsy. * * Mrs. Henry Watt died Saturday at Guide Eock after a long illness and was buried yestsrdiy. * * * I The republican county convention has been called to meet at Minde Saturday , August 15. * * At a special election yesterday'at Ainsworth , $10,000 bonds were.vote * for the new State Normal school. * # Fred Shank had his arm badta jSmasbed yesterday _ a Beatrice bjl letting an iron roller fall on it. * * "Fre in the railway eating house at Chadron today did damage to the ex-l tent of several hui.ared dollars. * * * Sunday at Buracoidt the Rev. Dr. ( Schleh of Omaha preached to a con- { igregation of Woodmen of the WorldJ * * * Jesse Gilmoreof Weeping Water has been released from the Platts- mouth jail on bonds Ito appear for trial. * * * Winter wheat is being harvested afe Minden. The yield is not as great as las > t year , but the quality is > better. * * The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor for the Sixth , district bas just closed its eleventh ! annual session at Harvard , Mrs. Matt Harberer of North Bend , made an unsuccessful attempt at } 'suicide yesterday by cutting thioat. Yesterday at Cozad , Miss Tubbs and Arthur Ferris were mar-j ried by the Eev. J. A , Badcon. Thejj will visit in tbe east. ' * * * * L ; The farmer's elevator at Minder * is nearing completion. This wilfc make five elevators in Minden , th * farmer's being the largest. C. L. Anderson , Yalley Garlingea > and B. C. Gentle were yesterday dea-i fignated members of tbe Civil servlo * ! board for the Norfolk postofflce. Miss Mabel Flroved , a talente * pianist of Beatrice , has signed a con-j tract to travel with * Mrs. Bessie Gearbart Morrison , the elocutionistJ * * Lightning striking the barn or ] Thomas Bryant at Schuylei killed one horse , three head ol cattle and destroyed the en t Ira structure. * * Grain dealers of southwestern. Nebraska met at Tablerock Tuesday night to consider rates and other business matters. A banquet closet ? the meeting. * * The sheriff closed tb store of , Larson & Fraley , painters and decorators raters of Wahoo yesterday , to satisfy ; a claim of 31,700 preferred byE. E. Bruce & Co of Omaha. * * The supervisors of Valley countyi have let a contract to tbe Canton } Bridge company for a new S10tOOQl bridge to be constructed across the "North Loup river at Ord , * * * A hail storm visited the vicinity of Tekamah and stones an Inch and a half in diameter elL Windows were * broken and the crops of nearly & dozen fanners totally destroyed. * * * Miss Gertrnde Kunzman of Plafets- mouth , who tried to end her life by ! shooting herself Monday , will Jive The bullet passed through her bodj and lodged in the wall. * * Miss Fannie Atwater and Superin tendent Stallex of Crete , snperintexH dent of the Gage county schooisj were married yesterday at the bos of tbe parents of the bride at Crete. Winter wneat is nearly ali bar- vested in York county. The yield will be pood. Tbe oat crop will bs harvested at once and will be good. Corn is making rapid piogiess. * * * The five year old son of "Reubeaj Pool of Gibbon yesterday had hiaq teeth knocked out , his jaw boms ] broKen into splinters and his upper ! lip almost severed from his face by , being kicked in the mouth * by $ horse. * * * "The "Rev. Mr. Snerman of fcb j Baptist rhurh.itGirrte Rock , basi resigned to acpt a caU to the HapJ list chur.-b i F ! iujoldt.