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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1905)
The NEB. t. Jf. IUGE , . . . Bobltehei NEW YORK TEAGEFS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN KILLS HER. SELF IN A HOTEL. 1-iovcr Had Deserted Her Mrs. J IV. Gray Suicides Because Married Man Who Had Consorted with Hei Had Decided to Jinforrn. Mrs. J. W. Gray , believed lo IK healthy and said to be the widow of ; Chicago broker , and who was describe ! by her friends as a remarkably boauti ful woman , committed suicide in the Ho lei Imperial at Nov. * York Saturday bj shooting. She was found lying uncon scions in her bedroom with a bullel wound in her head , and died a few hour > later at a hospital without regaining con Kciousness. Letters left by the suicide indicated that she was the victim of an unfortunate lovi affair , and that although possessed of am ple means , she had no desire to live with out the man she loved. Thecouple registered as "J. W. Gray : md wife , N. O. " They went out togeth er frequently , and the man was away in the daytime , but there was nothing about them to excite unusual interest. When a watchman was making his rounds Sat urday he heard a muffled report like a pistol shot in the room occupied by the Grays. Looking over the transom , the watchman saw the woman lying on her face on the floor beside the bed , with her liands outstretched. She was in her nightdress , and a stream of blood was llowing from an ugly wound in her right temple. The door was forced and the wo man was hurried to a hospital. None of the hotel employes remem- liered having seen Gray during the night. : ind he could not be found around tho hotel at the time of tho shooting. The suite occupied by the Grays was the finest on the Broadway side of the ho tel. The police officials are puzzled by n new turn taken in the case. The woman loft letters addressed to Charles II. Stonoham. telling him of her love and declaring his cruelty in a conversation with her over the telephone. After being absent from his office. No. 44 Broadway , all day. Charles II. Stone- ham , a broker of New York , who was believed to have been the person to whom the letters were addressed and so de clared by the New York friends of the dead woman , returned late at night to his home in New Jersey. " 1 never heard of the woman. " said Mr. Stoneham. He expressed iirnorance of the suicide , and said that the neighbors brought him the first news. , "She may have been a customer of our firm , and in this way may have acquired my address. " Mr. Stonoham said. "The name is not at all familiar to me. however , and I do not think we had such a person in New Orleans as a cus tomer. " ' COLLISION IN THE ATLANTIC One Woman Passenger of the Steam er Aransas Lost. A Vineyard Haven. Mass. , special pays : The Joy line steamer Aransas , Capt. Itood , was sunk in collision with the barge Glendowor one and one-half miles southeast of the Pollock rip shoals lightship at 1 : , ' tO o'clock Sunday morn ing. One life was lost , that of Mamie Kelley , a passenger for New York from lioston.whose . address is unknown. She was aboutM years of age. The other passengers , of whom there were thirty-six together with the crew. -were brought here by a tug and landed at midnight. The collision was due to fog. There was no wind stirring. A SLIPPERY CUSTOMER. Pat Crowe Again. Makes His Disap pearance. As mysterious as was the return to Omaha , Neb. , by Pat Crowe , the alleged Jddnaper of Eddie Cudahy four and a Lalf years ago , has been his sudden dis appearance. When he left the office of the World- Herald Friday night he remarked that he was going to the home of his brother in Council Bluffs , but he could not bo locat ed there Saturday. Chief of Police Donahue declares that Crowe is the most slippery man he has ever had to deal with , at the same time admitting that the fugitive has baffled the efforts of tiie police and detective de partments of the city. Death in a Windstorm A Muskogee , I. T. . special says : A number of persons are reported to have bccen killed , many injured and much damage wrought to property as the result of a fierce wind and rain storm in various parts of Indian Territory.Yires are down and details are lacking. Sioux City Stock Market. Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City stock market follow : P.utchor steers. ? 4.JC@rt.4r ( . Top hogs. $ r . : io. Train Hits Trolley Car. A freight train on the 1'iiiladelphift and Keadintr eras-hid into a trolley car at a crossing in the northwestern section * of Philadelphia Saturday afternoon. One woman was killed , two passengers seri ously injured and several others hurt. Rear Admiral Stirling Retired. A Washington dispatch says : Hear Admiral Yates Stirling was Saturday placed on the retired list of the navy. HJ retirement promotes Capt. W. H , Brownsou to the grade of rear admjrai. ' rc.Oc. End of the Teamsters' Strike Sccmi Far Off. Sheriff Thomas E. Barrett , of Coo ] County , will take active control of th Chicago strike situation. So much press ure has been brought to bear on hin and upon Mayor Dunne by business men who believe their interests to be seriousl ; imperiled by the constant rioting in tin streets , that the sheriff has been compel ! ed to swear in a large force of deputie ; and take active steps to do away with tin present disorder. Two hundred deputie : were sworn in Thursday afternoon at th office of Sheriff Barrett , and it is expect ed that 2,000 will be enrolled. A number of prominent business men headed by John G. Shedd , of Marshal Field & Co. . went to Springfield Thurs day afternoon to lay the matter bofon Gov. Doneen and to declare that in thei opinion conditions in Chicago are sucl < hat the militia is imperatively needed. The Chicago Clearing House Associa tion Thursday afternoon adopted sweep ing resolutions declaring that the riot ; in the streets were constantly increasin ; in fury and had gone beyond the powei of the civil authorities of the city am county to control. It was , therefore , tin opinion of the members of the clejmn- house that the state troops should b ( called upon. Mayor Dunne and Sheriff Barrett hav ( been deluged during the day by letter. and messages declaring that conditions had become insupportable , and that the rioting should bo stopped at once. Not withstanding all this pressure , the slier iff is determined to take the situation ii hand himself , declaring that until he hu done so he will not be justified in callinj. for the militia. NAN PATTERSON PROSTRATED Suffers from the Severe Strain ol Trial Jury Stood 7 to o. Nan Patterson lies very ill in the Tombs prison at New York , with hei nerves completely unstrung hi the ordeal of her trial. Her lawyers worked hard Thursday to secure her release at once on bail , but up 2'iO had madelittle 01 no progress. They have been unable tc communicate with the district attorney. Lawyer Levy went to the Tombs pris on shortly before noon Thursday to have a conference with Miss Patterson , but found her so prostrated as to be unable to talk with him. Mrs. Smith is also .suf fering severely from the effects of tho strain. It is understood that the jury stood T to 5 for acquittal. SLAV SHIPS SUFFER. Rojestvensky's Squadron is Damag ed by Typhoon. Advices from Amoy. China , state that a typhoon which swept over the coast of south China this week is said to have damaged the Russian second Pacific squadron commanded by Kojestvcnsky considerably. The lighter vessels are re ported to have been scattered. Shipping men expect further delay in the execu tion of Kojestvensky's plans as the result of the dasnage sustained. A London dispatch Thursday after noon says two of Bebogatoff's transports liavc put in.o Sabong , on the north coast r > f the island of Sumatra , with their bows stove in , evidently having been in a colli sion. CLEARS MILLIONAIRE DEWEY vansas Jud je Dismisses the De fendant. The celebrated case of Chauncey Dewey , a millionaire ranchman , and IMyde Wilson and A. J McBride , cow- > oy.s employed by Dewey , who were harged with the killing of two members ) f the Perry family , neighboring ranch- uen in northwestern Kansas , was ended n the district court at Norton , Kan. , vhen the judge dismissed tlic defendants vithout trial. The prosecution had failed upon sever- d occasions to begin trial , although tAc lefendants were ready. Will Make All Kansas Dry. Gov. E. AY. I loch , of Kansas , has said hat he will do all in his power to .see hat tlie prohibitory law is enforced in vansas. This is believed to mean that 10 will soon tike steps to clor--e the sa- aoiis in the state , which have been per- nitted to run wide open in several cities inon the payment of monthly fines. Morphia in Muiir * < atal. The steamship Coptic brings news to ! an Francisco of many deaths in the in- uul country of China from morphia , . hich became mixed in flour in which it , -as smuggled. Instead of the flour being ondemned. the stuff was sold to the up- ountry districts , and within a week peo- le began to die. Position of .lap Army. Gunshu Pass advices say that the arni- ; s of Nodzu , Oku and Kuroki are con- entrated along the line from Tie Pass , ith their riyht flank extended northeast. 'he ' grouping ( if th ( . Japanese armies Sil icates Oyama , when he advances , will love his right flank first. Butchery ar Loilx. A terrible riot occurred at the Church [ the Holy Gross at Lodz. When a umber of Koman Catholics around the lifie * ' began sjnging revolutionary songs Cossack patrol came up and began lir- g into the crowd huddled on the church eps. Seven personscre killed. No Liquor in Grocorj" Stores. A Lansing. Mich. , special says : The wer house of the Michigan legislature liurs-day passnl the Hudson bill prohib- ing tlie retailiag of liquor in grocery ores and other establishments where erchamiise is suld. Prairie Fires Devastate Land. Several hundred square miles of range Valley County. Montana , have been vastatod by prairie fires. Many stock- en have lost all * heir range and ranch 'lOnf AUU Ml" OiviAHA. Three Persons Are Killed and Si ; Arc Injured. Three persons were killed and six in j tired , none fatally , by the collapse of : three-story building at Thirtieth ant Grace Streets , Omaha , late Wednesday The building was occupied by the Omahr Casket Company , and the killed and in jurcd were with one exception employe * of tho concern. The dead are Jacob Kirschner , 43 , as sistant shipping clerk ; L. Mon Martin , si collector , aged 22 , and Henry Dietl , agec 40 , foreman. The collapse of the casket factory was due to a heavy wind storm which at ; i point near the factory assumed the pro portions and action of a small tornado , The building was a substantial one ot brick , three stories high. The collapst came without warning. W. A. Smith , the shipping clerk , who was the first tc extricate himself , said he saw a storm coming and went to a door to close it. Just as he reached the door the whirling storm struck the building. The roof was raised into the air and dropped , causing the heavy brick walls to collapse. Those inside the building were carried down , some to death , while they were at Avork. A terrific storm of rain and hail'follow ed tho destruction of the building , sever.1l inches of water falling in a very short iime. A hundred employes of a brewery lo cated near the casket factory rushed to the latter building and at once began the Avork of rescuing Hie unfortunate factory employes. At the same time a call Avas sent to the police and lire departments , each of AvhSch sent a large detail of men to the scene. When thc-y reached the collapsed building only one person , Smith , had managed to extricate himself , but the cries of the injured and dying un der tho debris Avoro plainly heard. It Avas an hour before the injured were res cued. The monetary loss is about ? 7..000 , of which $40,000 is on the stock. Tho stock Avas owned by the Iowa Coffin Com pany , of Dubuque , IH. . and tho building by local capitalists. The greater part of the stock Avill be .nearly a total loss. The dead bodies Avere removed to the coroner's office , where an inquest will be held. City Building Inspector Withnell said the factory had been recently inspected and that it Avas in a substantial condi tion. tion.All All the Avindows Avere open at the time the storm struck the building , and to that fact is attributed the raising of the roof by the wind , Avhich was followed by the collapse of the Avails. WILL MAKE PACKERS JUMP. Mrs. Marcey's Disclosures Before Federal Grand Jury. Mrs. Mary E. Marcey. former stenog rapher in the Kansas City offices of Ar mour & Co. anil SAvift & Co. . has return ed from Chicago , Avhere she had testified' before the federal grand jury Avhiehs \ > investigating the methods of the beef in- ' ilustry. ; Mrs. Marcey declined to make kmnvn Ihe nature of her disclosures before the urand jury , but said : "I got hold of tAVo things Avhich Avill make the packers jump Avheii they find Mit that the grand jury has them. I had Lo promise to keep still about what I told the grand jury , but 1 can tell them : ; t the trial. They said I A\-ould haveto ? ome back and testify Avhen they hav < he trials. ' ' ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW. Kar Reaching Wisconsin Measure is NOAV a Law. Tlie Scott anti-graft bill is HOAV a hnv ) f Wisconsin , the governor having affixed. lis signature to it. It is one of the most j 'ar reaching measures against corruption | ver passed. It provides that Avhoevcr I orruptly gives or offers any agent , serA-- int or employe any gift or gratuity Avhat- ver. Avith intention to influence his ac- ' ions in relation to iiis employer's busi- j tiiss , or any employe Avho solicits or ac- \ epts such a gift , shall be liable to a fine 'f ' from $10 to SoOO , or by such fine and mprisonment for one year. j It is claimed that this law , if enforced , i rill put a stop to tlie giving of tips to toilers , bootblacks or Avaiters. "Rainmaker" Rewarded. j A Los Angeles. Cai. , special says : ! Miarles Hatiield. the "rainmaker , " Avho | ias been Avorking since Dec. 1.1 last to roduce IS inches of rain for southern 'alifornia by May L on the pledge of a umber of merchants to pay him $1,000 he succeeded , has completed his dem- nstration and has been paid a large pro oil ion of the sum promised. Cleveland Aids College. A dispatch received at Hastings , Neb. , Wednesday from L. 1' . Jackson , of 'rinceton. ' N. J. . financial secretary to ( rover CleA'eland , informs the Hastings ) llege authorities that Mr. Cleveland as contributed a large endoAvmeiit to 10 college fund. The exact amount is i t stated. Edward J. Smith Arrested. On the request of th ? San Francisco jlicc. E < hvard J. Smith. Avho is said to Avanted to ansAver a charge of embez- ing some $ (51.000. ( ! Avas arrested at the lion stati'jn at St. Louis. Mo. Blizzard in Black Hills. A severe blizzard is raging in the lack Hill * from Cody , Neb. , west. The orm has greatly delayed trains. .English Co.vny Army. A miniature Coxoy army is forming nong the striking army of boot workers Northamptonshire. England. . It is oposed to march on the Avar office in : > ndon and lay tho men'a grievances bo re the officials. Cashier Goll is Caught. The Milwaukee police authorities give it the information that Henry G. Goll , rmer assistant cashier of the First Na- tnal Bank of Milwaukee , was arrested Chicago Wednesday. STATE OF NEBJRASKJ ! NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Boy Kills His Father John D. Os born , of Omaha , Pays Life for Ba < Temper Fatal Ending of Sunday Morning Family How. "While his mother was dodging a show er of bricks rained at her through door andwindows by an infuriated husban at Omaha , Leo Osborn leaped from hi bed to protect her and emptied a charg of shot from a shotgun into the head o his father , John D. Osborn. The ol man dropped in his tracks without word and after a few convulsive movi ments of the limbs there was no actio : to tell whether or not life was extinct. The wife , running to where her luu band lay , saw that he was yet breatli ing and tried vainly to call him back t life , while the boy , dazed by the awfu consequences of his deed , sat on the be < as one bereft of reason. The shooting was done at 7 o'clocl Sunday morning at the home of the O * horns , 1405 Brown Street , Omaha. Th story in detail , as told by Mrs. Osborn is that she had risen at the usual hou and was preparing breakfast. Her soi Frank , a IG-year-old boy , sat in thi kitchen with her. Leo was asleep in th next room , while her husband and threi daughters were asleep in other parts o the house. She had put the potatoes QJ to fry and was cutting some meat. "We will be real quiet and get ou breakfast before your father gets up. ' she said to Frank. "You know he is al ways crosser on Sunday mornings thai any other time. Then we will not havi to stay in the house while he eats , am maybe he will go out to hoe in the gar den without getting angry. " Even as she said this the man eann from his sleeping room and began t ( look about the kitchen. He found faul with various things and said he did no like the meat she intended having foi breakfast. Proceeding to the garden he took tin lioe and made a furrow in Avhieh to plain peas. Then he came back toward tin house with his left arm full of briel bats. About thirty feet away he stoppec ind began a bombardment of the kitch in. in.Mrs. Mrs. Osborn. who always went to hei Doy Leo for protection in times of dan ; er. dodged the missiles and ran franti sally back and forth between his roon and the kitchen. Frank sat in one coi ner , where he would not be struck am ; the girls had not appeared yet. Whoi the stovepipe went down Leo hurried in to his clothes and stepped into the kitch on with a shotgun in his hand. As he came before the shattered door he saw his father in the yard in the act of throw ing. He raised the gun and fired. LPO suffered himself to be led away to the patrol wagon without a struggle , OSBORNE IS SORRY. Voting Man Who Killed His Father Tells Story of Tragedy. Coroner Brailey and County Attorney Slabaugh conducted the inquest'into the ileath of John Osborne , who lived at 1403 Brown Street. Omaha , and who was killed Sunday morning by his son. Leo , by a shot from a double-barreled -hotgun , after he had repeatedly abused n's wife. Leo's mother. The jury re turned a verdict of death by gunshot wounds indicted by the dead man'.s san uid recommended that the prisoner be leld for further investigation. Numerous witnesses were examined at he inquest , all of whom testified that he father had made life a burden for lis wife and his whole family by repeat- > dly abusing them and threatening the ives of all. Leo Osborne , the son. who did the shooting , requested that he be permitted o go upon the witness stand and tell his ; tory , which ho did. " 1 did not intend to kill my father vhen I took the gun. " said young Os- lorne. "I merely wanted to scare him. f 1 had known that the shot would have : illed 1 surely would not have touched he gun , but he was abusing my mother o badly , and I was afraid that she amid be injured , so I thought I would lily scare him. I am very sorry that I lave committed such a crime , but I have one it and I suppose I will have to tand the consequences. " "TAINTED MONEY" GOOD. Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews in Favor of Taking It. In an address to the students of the Jniversity of Nebraska. Chancellor E. taujaniin Andrews decried the spirit hich prompts people lo refuse gifts'of tainted money" from rich men. He de- lared that the acceptance of such gifts as proper , and the good done by the enefactions far outweighed any moral bjections there might be to the accopt- uce of such money. Chased a Horsethiof. While Henry Essam was attending a looting at the Christian church at Beat- ce the other night some unidentified iM-soii made an attempt to steal his horse nd buggy. Mr. Essam heard a noise nd , stepping to the door , saw someone j riving away with his rig. He gave lasc and when two blocks had been cov- ed he was so close that the pursued imped out of the buggy and escaped , he horse was caught. Fatal Runaway Accident. While he was engaged in unloading anure in a stubblefield on his farm near rand Island , Dietrich Steinbeck's > rses became frightened. He fell in out of the wheels and the wagon pass- [ over him , crushing his ribs and fa- lly injuring him internally. The in- j ries resulted in death eighteen hours tcr. Homer is Dry. All the saloons in Homer are closed and ! e town is "dry , " the licenses of the li- lor men having expired. The question liether new licenses will lie issued or e town allowed to remain "dry" wilt decided at the meeting of the town ard which will be held next week. Saloon Licenses Granted * At Monday night's meeting of the Ne- ftskn City council thirteen saloon li- iises were granted. Remonstrances ve been filed against the granting of jht additional saloon licenses. ONE ROCKED THE BOAT. Three Omaha Boys in Consrquenc Were Drownnd. An Omaha dispatch says : While fiv young men were fishing from a boat i Cutoff Lake Sunday the boat was cai sized and three of their number wer drowned. The dead are Willard Johnson , age IS ; George Teats , aged 20 , and Cai Lindquist , aged 20. When the boat capsized the three boy now dead started to swim to shore. Th wind was so strong that they were soo exhausted and sank. William Johnso and liollie Alsman. the other boys , clun to the boat and were later rescued b , persons who witnessed the accident. Th bodies of the dead boys were recovered According to Alsman , one of the deai boys began to rock the boat. Standin ; up he lost his balance and fell over board , overturning the boat as he fell. ELOPERS ARE ARRESTED. Girl of 17 Loft Croighton with i Man of 2J Couple in Jail. Telegraph wires and the strong arm o the law , enforced by irate parents. Sun day won a race against Cupid betweei CreSghton. Neb. , and Fairfax , S. D. Miss Adelaide Clark left home Sun day , driving from Creighton to Fairfax Arthur Helm , a harnessmaker , had goiii a day before. The girl is 17 and Ileln 2t > years old. When they applied for tin marriage ceremony Judge Allen refuset on the ground that a girl so young shouh have the consent of her parents. A mes sage to Croighton brought an order t < arrest the pair , and Sheriff Hums wen to Fairfax to bring them home. The : were held in jail. FSRE AT AUBURN. Several Buildings Destroyed Early Sunday Morning. Fire broke out in the billiard hall occu pied by K. G. Hubbs at Auburn Sun day. but before the alarm could be givei it had a good start. The loss is estimat ed at from J < . ' } ,000 to $3.r 00. with hisur ance amounting to about $2,500. Uob erts' loss is estimated at $1.000. witl ij-'ijOO insurance. Knhlman Bros. ' loss is estimated at $800. with ? "iOO iusuprance. It is understood that K. G. Hubbs had no insurance. All the plate glass was broken out ol the fronts of six of the large store build ings on the opposite side of the street , The origin of the lire is unknown. BIENNIAL ELECTION LAW. Nebraska's New Statute is to be Tested in tinCourts. . Gov. Mickey announced at Lincoln Monday that Attorney General Brown , with his sanction , would some time this week institute suit in the supreme court to test the constitutionality of the bien nial election law passed by the recent legislature. He stated tuat a candidate for regent would offer a certificate of nomination for filing in the office of Sec retary of State Galusha. when suit will be brought for a mandamus compelling that official to receive the certificate. This will bring the case before the su preme court without delay. SWEPT OVER A DAM. Jasper Jasperson is Drowned at Neligh in the Elkhorn Kivcr. At Neligh Sunday afternoon Jasper Tasperson lost his life by drownimr. He mid three other young men were starting to take a boat ride up the river , and when they pushed the boat off from the. landing the current caught the boat and took it out of their control. The oth- ? rs caught hold of guy wires attached to : he foot bridge and got to shore , but Jas- iierson was carried over the dam and Irowned. The body has not been re covered. The Elkhorn River is higher than at my time this year. LIQUOR KILLS AN INDIAN. Dmaha Brave in Bulieved to Have Drank Wood Alcohol. Two Omaha Indians and three squaws it Lyons procured a quantity of liquor if sonic kind , which proved to be poison- d. and one of the braves is dead and he others are very sick. It is supposed hat it was wood alcohol which they [ rank. As the result of the supreme court's re- ent ruling it is very easy for the Indians o get liquor , and there is much drunken- icss among the red men. V/OMAN TRAMP ON TOUR. Lrrivcs in Norfolk from Black Hills by Box Car Route. Calamity Jane No. 2. following in the liadow of the one time notorious Dead- rood character , has arrived in Norfolk n a tour around the world , and spent : ie night , at her own request , in the city lil. She is a woman tramp , made her ay to Norfolk from the Black Hills by le box car route , claims that she can rink more whisky than any woman live , and can whip in fistic battle any ther tramp , man or woman , on the road , ucidentally she is a dope fiend. Haddix Unable to Kaisc Bail. Scott Haddix , under $10,000 bonds at roken Bow for killing Melvin Butler on pril 10. was escorted by the sheriff to tason and vicinity , the latter part of the eek. in order to raise the necessary mount to release him until thcdistrict nrt convenes. Hevas unsuccessful. Severe Storm Near Norfolk. A strong wind , accompanied by hail- ones as large as hens' eggs , blew down barn eiirht miles south ol Norfolk Wed- sdsiy. No one wa < ? hurt , but it is ought borne live stock was killed. New Court linusti nt SowarfJ. Bids for construction of the new court inse at Soward were opem-d Thursday. 10 contract was awarded to Maixen i& okahar , whose bid was $ SO,3GT)0. New Brick Plant at Mindon. The Minden Brick works are just com- L'ting the largest and most important Hiufacturing plant th.it Kearney Couu- ever had. and in the course of a week ten days will be manufncturing a first iss article of brick : : t the rate of 43,000 uO,000 per day. Scarlet Fevor Xoar Papillion. Two young children of Martin Carl- 11 , who lives south of Papillion , have L ? scarlet fever. The place has been t under quarantine and 110 further' read if the disease is a uticipated. GOT. Mickey stated Thursday that he will insist on a rigid enforcement of tho amended fire escape law. requiring that nil buildings of three stories or more- shall be equipped with apparatus. Ho said that he wants the same enforcement of this statute as that which has been given the guine laws. This is taken to- mean that owners of buildings which coino within the provisions of the law will be held to a strict compliance , and the policy of temporizing will be eschew ed in the future. Under the terms of the- amended section , which carries the emergency clause , owners of buildings will be given six months in which to-- comply by erecting fire escapes. It is- believed this will not supersede the re maining sections of the old law , which , , require that the labor commissioner shall give notive to owners to comply with the- law. This latter provision calls for the imposition of a fine ranging from $25- to $200 where the apparatus has not been installed within sixty days after service of notice. While. Deputy Labor Commissioner Bush has not settled upon a definite interpretation of the details of the statute , it is intimated that the- department will give building owenrs tho benefit of the doubt within the six months Those who have not acted after the expiration of that period will be held to a strict accountability. * * * William Ilolden , the Flatte County bank robber who was sentenced to t he- penitentiary at Lincoln for a fourteen- year term several months ago , made an attempt to escape Tuesday night. La to- Friday afternoon he was found in his- hiding place in the drying kiln in which , the broom manufacturer prepares the handles for use. Since he disappeared he has been secreted in a pile of handles in this room awaiting a chance to scale the walls with the aid of a 100-foot rope- which he had constructed from broom : twine. With several boxes of sardines and some bread and several jars of water he had managed to reznain in hiding. Sev eral fruit jars full of water which hail been taken by , the convict to his hiding ; place had been exhausted and his in tense thirst , due to the heat of the dry- room , caused him to betray his presence , , and he speedily gave himself up to thy searchers. * * * What promised to be a most interest ing fight between a number of towns ia the state over the location of a couple ofT junior normal schools was nipped in the bud Friday afternoon by an opinion handed down by Attor ey General Brown to the effect that Superintendent McBrien had no right to re-establish the junior normals that wor < > established at Holdrege and North Platte by Super intendent Fowler. The law provided that not more than five junior normals should be established , one at Valentine , McCook and Alliance and two by the- state superintendent. The attorney gen eral holds that the two established at Iloldrege and North I'latte by Sup > riii- tendent Fowler are as firmly established as are three by the legislature , and a succeeding superintendent cannot change the location. * * * A question regarding credits has been asked the attorney general as fol lows : ' 'Whether a loan broker having both credits and debits arising from the ordinary transaction of his business may offset the one against the other to find the true value of his crc lits ? " This proposition is mooted , but not decided ; in the case of Lancaster County against McDonald. If the notes and mortgages are the property in fact of the broker , they should be as sessed to hiir. And if they represent moneys loaned or invested , wo would suggest that no deduction of debts be made from them until such time as tho supreme court may modify the rule an- lounced in the recent case of Lancaster bounty against McDonald. * * if The far-famed Jahnelbridge law.which coes into effect July 1. has excited but ittle comment among the county rom- nissionors of the state , if the facl : of ntercst manifested is any indication. Tho neasure provides that county comrnis- iioncrs may at their option call on tho secretary of the state board of irriira- ion for bridge plans , but up to date not i single query has been addressed to hat department in relation to the law. [ "he legislature authorized the publication if 2,000 copies of the measure in pam- ihlet form , and these have been distrib- ited to the various counties of the state , o that it is regarded as a foregone con- lusion that the officials know of the ex- itcnce of the new enactment. * * * Attorney General Norrte Brown said" Mmrsday that reports received by him rom various sections of the state indi- ated that the total assessable valuations . otild be greatly increased. County as- essors and county attorneys are doing lieir level best to get all property ou je assessment rolls , according to Brown , nd he believes that the net result of iieir efforts will be to show a remark- ble increase in the state's total valua' on. * * * The prison officials pay little attention- ) the story that opium is being smug- led into the penitentiarr by a syndicate. . . recently released contict named Jones , , > ld the police a sensational story of nuggling Friday , and it was claimed Kit the matter would be called to the Ltention of the governor , but so far no ? tion has been taken. The governor lid that he knew nothing of the matter * * * Former Principal Beatty , of Peru , ie silent candidate for a place on the fac- ty of the new western normal. H& is not made a formal announcement , it has intimated to members of the > ard of education that he is ia a reccp- re mood. * * * Department Commander Herman Bross his Memorial day order , just promul- ited. calls attention to the law enacted ' the late legislature to prohibit base ill playing and horse racing and such rms of amusement on Memorial day id fixing a penalty for violation thereof. 5 a matter of fact , that law will not iply this year and therefore there can | no violation of it. It was passed ithout the emergency clause and there- re does not go into effect until July ! U number of inquiries have been re ived by the secvetary of state regard- c this law
