He Valentine Democrat
VALENTINE , NEB.
L If. RIOB , . . . Pablliheft
A SHAEP ESCOUXTER
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CANADIAN CRUISER FIRES ON
AMERICAN FISH TUG.
One AVas Killed , but Two Were
Wounded Were Fishing in Cana
dian Waters No Question but
Americans Violated the Law.
'An Erie , Pa. , special says : The fourth
, of the fishing tug incidents of the past
jweek took place in midlake Erie Sunday
twhen the Canadian cruiser Vigilant rid-
, dled the big steam tug Harry G. Bam-
.liurst with small shells from the rifle ol
; the patrol boat. Capt. Fa.scl , of the tug ,
admitted after he escaped that the Vigi
lant could have sent her to the bottom if
Capt. Dunn had so desired. They ran
more than eight miles under full head of
steam before they cros.ed the boundary
line and escaped from the Canadian45.
More than thirty shots struck the vcs
jjel , and of these fifteen of the smal1
shells landed with telling effect on th
upper parts , t-o that the boat careened tc
one side with the mass of wreckage when
phe came into poit. Ilaving been used
formerly for a pleasure steamer , the
Barnhurst is of large size ami well fitted
with steam equipment. The fireman ,
Magnus Johnson , fainted in the hold froic
overexertion in keeping the steam up. He
revived after reaching .shore.
Two fishermen were cut in the face bj
splinters shot away by the bullets.
i The Barnhun-t , according to Capt. Fa-
sel , was about five miles over the liw
drawing nets when the Vigilant appeared.
The other Eiie tugs , the Alma , Valiant
and the Boyd. were closer to the line , and
ran away when the chase staited. Capt
Dunn ordered the Barnhurst to stop , but
instead of doing so Capt. Fasel put or
full steam and started for the line. He
took a southeasterly direction and could
not be headed by the Vigilant. It ha ?
become a custom for the Erie fishermen
lo cross the line regardless of the strict
orders of the companies employing them ,
and having exciting brushes with the Vig
ilant. They never think of surrender
when there is a chance to run away. The
Harnhurst lost a large quantity of nets
WRECK IN MISSOURI.
Two Trainmen Killed and Fifteen
Passengers Injured.
The fast pa-conger tiain of the south-
ivest , which left St. Louis Saturday night
liver the Iron Mountain loute , was
wrecked Sunday near Arcadia. Mo. Ac
cording to reports two tntSninen were kill
ed and fifteen pa emrers injuie/J. The
wreck was caused , it is stated , by the
I rain , which was unusually long and
-heavy , leaving the rails on a sharp curve ,
the engine turning over down an embank-
in cut.
The train was running as a double-head-
2i' and the second engine was crushed be-
neath the first , the crew of the former.
Engineer Allen and Fireman Brown , both
of St. Louis being instantly killed. Engi
neer John Hayes , of the leading engine ,
was seriously injured , while his fireman
escaped with comparatively slight injur
ies.
The passengers were extremely foi lu
nate and none of them was injured be
yond slight abrasions.
LAKE VESSEL BURNS.
Schooner Ketchem Lost in Lake
C Superior Two of Crew Drowned.
' The schooner V. II. Ketchem , bound
from Duluth to Cleveland , burned Sat-
uiday night off Parisian island , Lake Su
perior , and two members of the crew ,
Mrs. ] > . Ames , the cook , and Mate An
drew Anderson were drowned while at
tempting to leave the burning vessel in a
lifeboat.
The lire wa first discovered in the after
.cabin , and made such headway that it
was soon beyond control. The schooner
wa < * immediately headed for shore and
was beached in twenty-three feet of wa
ter off the island , wheie she burned to the
water's edge.
Printers Oat at Rochester , N. Y.
At Rochester. N. Y. , the compositors in
eight book and jib printing concerns quit
work Saturday night to enforce their de-
inand for an eight-hour day. It is esti
mated tht 1.10 men in that city have gone
out. and as many more are expected to
join them.
Two Men Believed to be Drowned
A St. Louis dispatch says : While re
turning from a trip to the Illinois side of
the Mississippi River Sunday nisrht a
barge containing at least six men was
capsized by hitting a drifting log. Two
of the party are believed to have been
drowned.
3Ioney Loss is Enormous.
The Russian losses in ships at Poit
Arthur. Vladivostok and the Sea of Ja
pan , according to official statistics pub
lished at St. Petersburg , amount to $113-
000,000.
Sioux City Stoclc Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City
.slock market follow : Butcher steers , j i
:0. : Top hogs , $3.30. 1
, Demonstration of Liberals.
1 There was a great demonstration of lib
erals at Havana , Cuba , Sunday night ,
the principal feature of which was a
torchlight procession headed by Gen. Jose
'Miguel Gomez , the liberal candidate for
'president.
1 Dropped Dead nt Prayer.
| Rev. Win. F. Robinson , pastor of the
Methodist church at Monroe , Ga. , died
suddenly while praying in the Baptist
church during the morning service Sun
day
HEAVY STORM DAMAGE.r
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Iowa and Nebraska Suftter from
Wind and Water.
A tornado demolished fifteen residences
and five store buildings in Burwell , Neb. ,
Friday evening. The storm came at
about G o'clock from the west and passed
through the northern part of the town.
Mrs. E. B. McKinncy aged about GO ,
was killed. Frank Ueunich , Mrs. Leep-
er and Mrs. Dinncll are badly injured
and several otheis hurt.
The path of the Ftorm was not very
wide and extended but a short distance.
It is probably the worst storm that ev
er visited this section , and the town is
badly torn up.
Western Iowa and eastern Nebraska
were visited Friday by the worst wind
and rain storm of the year. In Omaha
and Council Bluffs extensive damage
was done , and the loss by wind and flood
ed basements will be extensiv-e , reaching
many thousands of dollars.
In Omaha no less than a dozen large
stores had plate glass windows blown in
and stocks considerably damaged. The
basement of the Daily News office was
flooded and its entire stock of paper dam
aged. The roof of the Dodge Hotel at
Thirteenth and Dodge Streets was torn
away and the occupants of the building
rushed panic-stricken into the streets. A
negro porter was slightly injured.
A fire which stalledvas quickly extin
guished.
All of the lower part of Council Bluffs
is under water. The torrents of rain
could not be carried away by the sewers ,
and Broadway , the principal street of
the city , was covered for several hours
by two feet of water. The lower part of
the city in the vicinity of the railroad
yards is under from two to five feet of
water. The Northwestern and Illinois
Central passenger depots are in the Hood
ed district.
The damage to small buildings , trees
and bill boards in Omaha is very great.
FUSE FACTORY BLOWS UP.
Seven Persons Meet Sudden Death
at Avon , Conn.
The explosion of a fuse , followed by
a fire , in a building of the Climax Fuse
Company at Avon , Conn. , Friday after
noon , caused a panic among twenty em
ployes in the building and resulted in the
death of seven and injuries that will
prove fatal to some others. There was
no way of coping with the flames , which
POOH spread rapidly , and in less than an
hour after the explosion occurred those
who were unable to escape weie in the
clutches of a fire that eventually burned
their bodies to ashe .
The exact cause of the accident may
never be known , but it i an accepted the
ory here that in an effoit to burn out a
stoppage in one of the machines a work
man caused an explosion of a fuse with
the hot iron he held in his hand.
YELLOW FEVER IN OHIO ,
.It Least Five Suspects Detained a
Cincinnati.
. At least five persons suspected of hav
ing yellow fever arrived in Cincinnati
over the Queen and Crescent early Fri
day ,
The train carried 200 refuges from
Lake Providence and Tailulah , La. , who
ivere fleeing-from yellow fever. Health
Officer Davis , having been notified of
their coming , sent physicians to Lexing
ton to examine the people.
When the train reached Lexington sev
eral persons who were sick attempted to
escape , but were caught by the police and
forced back onto'the train. They were
taken to a branch hospital 071 their ar
rival at Cincinnati. All other passengers
were allowed to go to their destinations.
CARS TURN SOMERSAULT.
Serious Wreck on the Southern In
diana Railway.
A westbound passenger train on the
Southern Indiana Railway was wrecked
by the spreading of the rails near Ilunt-
ington , Ind. . Friday morning.
Express Messenger Young and an un
known woman were seriously injured uud
fifteen passengers sustained minor in
juries. The train was running at full
speed and two cars turned completely
over.
Prosecution Threatened.
Annoyed by constant digging up of hid
den cases of yellow fever , which has add
ed to the difficulty of stamping out tnc
disease at New Orleans , La. , Dr. White
is serving notice on the public that he
and his staff hereafter will relentlessly
piodessite those who may be guilty of
suppressing cases.
Race Riot Quelled.
At Henderson Mound , Mo. . Sheriff
Henry and a posse of deputies Friday
stopped the race riot trouble and restored
peace by arresting a number of persons
believed to have been implicated. The
arrests were made without violence and
it is now believed there will be no fur
ther trouble.
Four Lives Arc Lost.
An unusually heavy rain storm , i (
amounting almost to a cloudburst , accom
panied by a high wind in western Missou
ri and eastern Kansas early Friday. '
caused serious damage ot property and
the loss of at least four lives. An aver
age of four inches of water fell.
Seventeen Injured.
A Kansas City special says : Seven
teen persons were injured , none seriously , c
in a collision Friday between two troli i
ley cars near Leavenworth. ;
Carried Out Suicide Compact.
In carrying out her part of a suicide
compact entered into with her chum , Cleo
Baugher , who committed suicide at Minij j
cie a month ago. Chlo Thompson , of Ma
rion , Ind. . aged IT , FiSday swallowed a \
large quantity of aisemc and died from
poisoning.
Nine Persons Cremated.
At Czensloehowa , Russia , a celluloid :
factory was destroyed by lire and nine
persons weie burned to death and sev
eral others were injured.
BIG FIGHT ON UNION.
"Independent" Master Printers Sido
with the Typothetae.
Concerted action between the members
of the Chicago Typothetae and a number
of big independent employers of printers
was decided on Thursday in an effort tu
' oppose the demands of the union joC
printers of Chicago. The Typographical
Union Thursday filed demands on inde
pendent job and book publishing houses
for an eight-hour day and union condi
tions after Jan. 1. After the union had
ordered out 100 men in eight of these
houses for refusal to grant the request
of the union , the Chicago Typothetae ,
whose members are already involved in
a strike , invited the independent mastei
printers to meet the members of the Ty-
pothetae in an effort to devise means ot
fighting the union demands. Nearly IOC
J independents attended the meeting.
A motion was unanimously adopted to
have a committee of twelve appointed t *
amuige for the formation of an organiza
tion of independent master printers to ie-
sist the eight-hour day plan. Pledges
j were made by most of the independents
present that they would temporarily affil
iate themselves with the Chicago Typoth
etae in the struggle against the union.
During the day more than fifty small
independent establishments upon which
the union made demands refuse ; . * the pro
posal made by the union.
The alternative of fighting n general
strike of printers or signing an agree
ment to grant the Typographical Union's
demand for the eight-hour day and closed
shop conditions , beginning on Jan. 1 , warf
presented Thursday to every book and job
printing establishment not already in
volved in the compsitors' walkout. Each
steward , who is the union's representa
tive Lu the office where he is employed ,
was armed with authority to call out the
printers on strike immediately if the de
mands were refused. It was estimated
that employers of 2,000 printers would be
required to choose between having the
plants tied up < or waiving the right to
employ others than members of the Ty-
pographical Union and work the men
longer than eight hours a day after the
beginning of 190G.
HAUNTED BY CRIME.
Man Who Rilled a Girl Thirty Years
Ago Ends Life. I
The dead body of Charles Herzig , who j
left a written confession of crime ? of rape
and murder committed near Youngstown ,
O. , over thirty yeais ago , has been found
by a posse of searchers hanging from ;
a tree in a secluded uavine in Wallace '
County , North Dakota. Pinned to his
breast was a piece of wrapping paper ,
on which WH > written t..e following : i
"My name is Charles Herzig. Over
thirty years ago I raped and murdered a
young girl named Lizzie B. Grombach- >
or , near Youngstown , O. Chailcs Ster- ,
ling , an innocent , man. was tried , convict
ed and hanged for the murder of the
girl. If my body is ever found notify
my mother , Catherine Herzig , Giraid ,
Ohio. ' ' !
DEATH IN STORM.
Four Persons Killed by Lightning
at Indianola , la.
Four men were killed , six seriously
injured and a dozen stunned by a bolt
of lightning which wrecked * ft crowded
poultry exhibition tent at the county
fair at Indianola , la. . Thursday. The
tent was crowded at that time by peo- ,
pie who had gone in to escape the rain. '
The lightning bolt struck the tint pole
and split it wide open , the lightning re
dialing over thy tent and tearing it into i
shreds. Hundreds of chickens in the
coops were killed. i
Almost at the same hour the lightning
struck a livery barn and seriously in
jured Charles Simmeron.
PAT COLLINS DEAD.
Noted Mayor of Boston Suddenly
Passes Away.
The sudden death of Mayor Patrick A.
Collins , of Boston , Mass. , at Hot Sprinss ,
Va. , was announced at Boston Thursday.
Collins left Boston about a week ago
in good health for Hot Springs to ob
tain a greatly needed rest.
Collins was one of the leading Demo- !
crats of the country. Ho served in con- j
giess fiom 18S3-S ! ) and was consul gen
eral at London from 1S03-97.
The immediate cau e of Mayor Collins' ;
death was hemorrhage of the bowels.
Negroes Are Barred.
Negro pupils were refused admission to
the white high school at Kansas City ,
Kan. , and the ward school at Bonner
Spiings > Kan. , ten miles distant , Tues
day. In both cases the neirroes withdrew
quietly , and there was no show of a
cla h. The negroes will test the case in
the courts.
Hanging at Canyon City.
At Canyon City. Colo. , Joseph Johnson
was hanged in the penitentiary Wednes
day night for the murder at Trinidad |
last April of John Fox. former treasur
er of Las Auimas County.
Spain Protests to Morocco.
The Spanish government addressed an
energetic protest to Morocco as the re
sult of an attack made on a Spanish
ship recently by Moioccan pirates.
Woman Drowned.
At Maxson. Kan. , a woman and three
children , names unknown , were drowned j i
in the destruction of a railroad camp by '
i storm Friday.
A Double Iowa Tragedy.
Miss Minnie Derby , a school teacher ,
vvas shot and killed near Wilton , la. ,
Thursday at a country school by Arthur J t
Webb , because she would not marry him. I T
\Vebb then committed suicide by shootj j j
ing.
Indian Funds xlre Taxable.
Judge Hunger in the United States cir
uit court at Omaha. Thursday , handed
lown a decision in which he declares the 'C
Indian trust funds of heirship lands arc ' 1
axable.
'STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
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DENSED FORM.
Holdup Letters Threaten Death-
Writer Says He Will Kill the Fam
ily of Banker Hart If Three Thou
sand Dollars is Not Paid.
Terror reigns in certain quarters in
Omaha and Council Bluffs on account of
j threatening letters which have been sent
to President E. E. Hart , of the First Na
'
tional Bank , of the latter city , and
Schlanke Brothers , proprietors of the
Vienna cafe of Omaha , by an unknown
person demanding sums of money , under
penalty of death if the demands are re
fused.
One week ago Schlanke Brothers re
ceived an anonymous letter to the effect
that unle.-s they deposited $2,000 at the
Metcalf roadhouse just across the river
from Omaha , on Wednesday last , both
would suffer death.
The $2,000 was placed in the hands of
Chief of Detectives Dunn , who made
known the fact in certain circles that the
money would be on hand , and a cordon
of detectives was placed around the load-
house on the night in question , but no
one appeared.
Recently President E. E. Hart , of the
First National Bank , of Council Bluffs ,
received a letter to the effect that unless
he deposited $3.000 at the base of a tree
at a certain point on the road leading to
the Metealf roadhouse , that he and his
j whole family would be murdered. Hart
paid no attention to the demand.
Schlanke Brothers the same day receiv
ed a second letter in the same handwrit
ing to the effect that unless $3,000 was
placed in the Metcalf roadhouse to the
writer's credit that the road house would
be destroyed and the Vienna hotel placed
in jeopardy.
,
| Meantime the police forces of Omaha
' and Council Bluffs were apprised of the
. condition of affairs and detectives were
! placed on guard at every road leading to
'
' the Metcalf place with a hope of captur
ing the writer of the anonymous letter.
The Schlankes were placed in posses
sion of the Metcalf roadhouse several
weeks ago by Receiver Frank Blank ,
cashier for E. E. Hart , following the
foreclosure of a $1.1.000 mortgage on the
property and furnishings of the house.
TRIES TO KILL HIS FAMILY.
Drink-Crazed Man Assaults Wife
and Children.
>
Crazed fiom drink Harm IIuls , a Ger-
iiau , living about two miles north of
Beatrice , knocked his wife down with a
club and dratrsied her about the yaul by
the hair of the head. He then attempted
to kill his live children. The older 01101
escaped , but he struck his 18-months-old
child over the head , injuring it seriously.
Two men happened to be passing tlie
HuN place when the crazed mana
engaged in his brutal work and pi evented1
him florn making a further attack upon
his family. IIuls hitched up his team
and drove to town , where he was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Moore and lodged in
jail. A complaint will be filed against
him.
GETS BABY IN DENVER DEPOT
Nebraska Woman Holds Child for a
StrangerVho Fails to Return.
Mr. and Mrs. Addbort II. Bowning ,
of Ppwnee , who have been attending the
Grand Army reunion at Denver , have re
turned home. As they were seated at the
depot at Denver just before train time a
strange woman approached and asked
Mrs. Browning to hold her 1-year-old ba
by while she attended to an errand. She
did so , and the woman disappeared , nev
er to return again.
Mis. Browning found thi note pinned
to the child : ' 'Name. Helen Brown.
Born Aug. L 1001. Take good care of
her. She is of good parentage. "
Fatal Fire at Weeping Water.
About it o'clock Saturday morning an
alarm of fire called the Weeping Water
department out to the home of Riley Rec
tor , Mrs. Rector was just starting a lire
in the stove and poured on oil fom a can.
which exploded. Her clothes caught lire
and she ran out of the house into the
yaid. Mrs. Rector was horribly burneu
on the arms and body , and died from the
effects of the burns about 10. a. in.
Practical loker May Die.
A joke may mean the end of Harry
Curtis , a good-natured farm hand in
Antelope County , whose life has practi
cally been despaired of by his friends.
Wearing out the patience of young Ross
Nott. son of Mrs. Emma Nott. near El
gin , Curtis leceived a stunning blow over
the head with a neckyoke.which Notr
suddenly picked up , and his injuries are |
probably fatal.
Farmer Killed by Train.
John Barrett , a wealthy retired farmer ,
who recently removed to Lincoln , died at
St. Elizabeth hospital Saturday niirht
as the result ? f an accident in which his
right leg was cut off below flip knee and
the left leu badly mangled. Barrett was
going to Davv on the Northwestern
train and fell from the platform , under
the wheels. lie was about TO years old.
Struck by Li
A fine barn on the premises of John
Lloyd , a farmer , residing eight i.xk' '
south of PlattMiiouth. wa struck by '
lightning and binned to the iriound. Five ; 1
head of hor ewere burned to death ,
while some harness hay and irrain as- >
went up in smoke. The loses vFt exceed
? 1)00 , paitially covered by insurance.
Removing Wires from Streets. \
At Beatrice the Nebras-ka Telephone
Company has a large force of men en
gaged in removing wiies from the streets
in both the business and ir idenco portion
of the city to the alleys. It will take sev
eral month" to complete the job.
Big Crowd nt Brok . n Botv Fair.
One of the largest fall crowdc ever se < Mi
greeted the opening of the Cu U r Coun
ty fair at Broken Bow Tneiulay. Tho ,
three leading hotels and smuller hrtstel-
ries were packed ? olid. The grounds aie
in good condition and attractions numer
ous. v
Prospect for Coal at Louisville.
A company ha been formed at
villp for the purpose of prospecting for
coal , strong evidence of which has been
found on farms three miles west of town.
Work will be piished rapidly.
WAS WALKING CN TRACK.
Unknown Man is Killed by Omaha
Train Noar Tckamah.
About four miles west of Tckamah a
St. Paul , Minneapolis and Omaha train
killed a man who was walking on the
track.
The trainmen said that the man was
standing on the track and did not move
when they whistled. His arms , breast
and neck were broken and his forehead
was caved in.
Coroner Ward , from Oakland , with
Sheiff Phippse , examined the telescope
the man was carrying and his clothing ,
but found nothing to identify him. His
pocketbook contained two pennies and a
piece of gold watch chain.
The dead man was seen at Tekamah
Saturday. He rode from Herman Sat
urday evening with the Kelly brothers- .
They say that he was very deaf and he
told them that he was going to Sioux City
to visit a sister. lie was about 3o years
old , . " > feet t inches in height and weighed
about l.'JO pounds. He was dark com-
plexioned. v.ith black hair and brown
mustache. He wore a brown derby hat ,
brown coat and dark pants.
NEBRASKA FAIR A SUCCESS.
The State Show Will Prove a Suc
cess Financially.
Douglas Count } ' succeeded in capturing
the first prize for the best county exhibit
at the state fair at Lincoln thisyear ,
scoring 1.-170 points out of a possible
1 , < > 00. Washington County was close
behind with 144 ! ) points. Pawnee Coun
ty stood third with 1.440. Douglas Coun
ty secures the prize of $300 offered for
the best exhibit.
The attendance at the state fair Thurs
day amounted to over 27.000 , which made
it the largest crowd ever on the fair
grounds in a single day. The attendance
Friday was about 13,000. The fair will
prove a success financially , as the man
agers estimated that they would be able
to pay all premiums if the attendance
should reach 40,000. This mark was
passed.
WAYNE TO HAVE FESTIVAL.
Races and Fine Stock Show on
September 2O , 21 and 22.
Wayne's Race and Fine Stock exposi
tion promises to be a great success.
Splendid inducements have been offered
by the association , comprised of twenty-
nine of Wayne's leading business men.
Everything is guarantee . All races and
events for the three days , Sept. 20 , 21
and 22. have been filled far beyond the
expectations of the promoters , because
of the good purs-es offered and the guar
antee of payment by Wayne's three
banking institutions.
Every convenience will be provided
visitor . Reed's Fourth Reiriment band ,
of Sioux City , will furnish music at thc-
giounds during the day and will give a
public conceit in the city each evening.
BUT ONE SESSION NEEDED.
Nebraska Republican State Conven
tion IIol'Is Short Meeting
A Lincoln special sajs : The Rppub-
lican state convention , which assembled
in Lincoln Thnisday. nominated Charles
B. Let ton. of Fairbury , for judiro of the
supienie couit on the thiid ballot , after
a spectacular political fight , in which
.Judge E. E. R. McIuHS > , of Omaha , was
his strongest opponent. The final vote
Mood C.27 for Lcttou and . " > . > 2 for Mo-
Duflie.
Fml H. Abbott , of Columbus and
V. ( J. Lyford. of Falls City , were thf *
nominees for regent of the state universi
ty , and William P. Warner , of Dakota
City , was made chairman of the state
central committee.
Boy Shot by Farmer.
Ned Darling and two other boys enter
ed the melon patch of Herman Weilaae
at Crete. The owner was prepared for the
raid and lay in wait for them with a shot
gun. As soon as the boys started to get
some of the melons he made his pres-ence
known by firing at them. The shot hit
young Dai ling and the doctor in attend
ance expre s < * s fear that the boy will not
recover.
Farmer Killed by Fall.
While stacking hay at his farm , three
miles southwest of Magnet Neb. , Wednes
day afteinoon. Andrew Brumquist , a
farmer. 40 years old. slipped from the
top of the stacker , turned a somersauls
in the air as ho fell , struck on the top of
his head and bioke his neck. Death
has instantaneous. Bruimjuist had s
family.
Cedar County Fair.
Friday wac the third and last day of
the Cedar County fair at Hartington. and
was one of the mobt successful ever held.
The weather conditions were good and
the attendance was fully 3.000. The
races were about the same as last year.
The live stock exhibit , especially on thor-
oughbred cattle , was better than in for
mer years.
Location of Town in Doubt.
The location of the new town of Es-
tina is siill in the air. Vice President
Hill , of the Great Noithein. is expected
soon and will decide where the town will
be. 1-Ntina. it i > conceded. K the place
whore tin4 line to Omaha leaves the Ash
land line and is likely to be a place of
some impoitance.
Alleged Jiorsethief Arrested.
"Deacon" Buriotighs was arrested at
Beatrice. chaiir"dith stealinir a team
and buggy fiom R. Oilman in Beatrice
more than : i year aw. Oltman now lives
in Nuckolls County. Burroughs gave
bond in the sum of $1.000 for hi < ? ap
pearance in couit September 20.
Siloon ar LS ; o Kobbed.
A siovi operated by a man named
Yeiber at Bee , Seward County , was en-
teiod by burglars. iLy afe combination
\voki : > d and SCO taken. Malone's blood
hounds were brought down fiom Lincoln
lo aid in" detecting the thief.
Cliisslron'- ; i-'Iosver Show.
Chadron had a flower show last Teek ,
ind it was a s'lendid succ" s.
liaddix Gets Twelve Years.
W. S. Haodix , who was found guilty
hi < week of muiT-ei' in the ccond degree ,
va Tuesday niirht sentenced by Judge
ilostetler .it Broken Bow to twelve years
n the penitentiaiy. The motion fgr a
lew tri-rl was overruled. Judge Sulli-
an states that an appeal will be made
o the fupreme court.
Goorl Corn Weather.
The fine weather of the past week has
nnterially aided in maturing the corn
rrop. which in the vicinity of Wayne
u'omiscs to surpass past records.
Professor Herbert Loclrwood W1I-
lett , Tvho eeverely criticised the Blble
in a lecture before his class at the Unl- I
the first president
of the Commercial
Travelers' Mutual
Accident Associa
tion of Indiana ,
and since 1897 has
been s Q c r e t a ry-
treasnrov of the
organization. lie
was born in Mor
gan County i n
1S43 , enlisted in
verslty of Chicagor
claiming that It hr
a fragmentary
work , and inartls-
tic from a literary
standpoint , Is usso-
qlato professor of
Semitic languages
and literature in.
that Institution. He-
bad his A. B. de
gree from Bethany
in 1SSG , his A.
PllOF. VTILI.ETT.
his Ph. D. from the University of Chi
cago In 1806. He had done post-grad
uate work at Yale , taught theology at
the UniTcraity of Michigan and held .1
pastorate a4 Dayton , Ohio , before he-
was called to his present position irt
the faculty on the Midway. In addi-
tlou to bis classroom work , ha is dean
of the Disciples Divinity House , stu
dent organization , and Is pastor of the
Hyde Park Maptist Church. Professor
Wlllctt's utterances have caused much
comment.
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Rev. Father Cavanaugn , the new
president of the University of Notre-
Dame , has been at tlie head of Holy
Cross S o m i n a ry
since 1S90 , and is
one of the most
scholarly men in
the Roman Catho-
lis Church. He iy
but 35 years of
age , strong and ro
bust , and in every
essential a type of
vigorous American
citizenship. He was
bora nt Leetoniu , 11EV. CAVA.NAIA.H.
Ohio , was educated
at the parish school in that town , ancr
at Notre Dame , to which ho now comes
as president , and was ordained in 1S9-J.
For the past twelve years he has been ,
assistant editor of Avc Maria , is sc
noted lecturer and has been an indus
trious contributor to the current maga
zines.
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Max Simon Nortlan , who was select
ed as president at the opening of the
Zionist co mrivss at Basle is an author
physician of
1 world-v.-ide fame.
He was born in
Budapest July 20 ,
llMO , ami was edu
cated in the Vni-
versity thei-c. stib-
isoquently taking a
J course in medicine
= 'it Paris. He prac-
Itically began life-
! by writintr for the-
, ,
newspapers. Greece-
ar AX > ORDAU. uas honored him
with the lioyal Hellenic Order , and lie-
has received from France the decora
tion of Oflicier u"Academic. After s-et-
tling at Paris with his mother and sis
ter he began issuing bis books with
increasing success.
Carey McPberson , recently elected"
president of the International Feder
ation of Commercial Travelers , was
the Union army in CARET M'PHERSO.V.
18G2 , and served until disabled by
wounds. Later he became a clerk in.
a general store , and then a traveling ;
salesman. Mr. MePheson has made-
accident insurance a study , and is said
to be generally found on the right si&e
of all perplexing questions.
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Christian Luudberg. the new Swed >
ish premier , whose official title is min
ister of state , and who will
Sweden's course
with regard to the
secession of Nor1-
way , is the con-
servative leader ,
but recently has
favored moderate
reforms. He is a
wealthy manufac
turer , and has been
a member of the
upper house of the
CHRISTIAN Lu > DBEa& . riksdag since 18S5
Mr. Lundberg was- .
until his accession to the cabinet ,
chairman of tbo committee on state
affairs , the most influential parliament
ary post in Sweder , He is a shrewd
ind cautious statesman , Is possessed of
great energy , and while not a brilliant
> rator is extremely effective in debate
md as a public speaker. He was born "
? uly 14 , 1S42.
Patrick Henry , the famous orator , is ) ]
) uricd on the Ked _ Hill estate , on 'the T'a '
Staunton river , in Charlotte county , Va. ,
.vhere . he formerlye lived. "
1
Mathew Gering of Plnttsmouth. Xeb. ,
us been invite 1 to deliver an address
it the Ninety Burns Club in Edinburgh ,
Scotland , next January. i
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Dr. Ami of the Geological Society of \
Canada believes that diamond wealth is
lidden between the great lakes and Hud-
loa's bay.