The Valentine Democrat
Valentine , Neb.
I. M. Rice. Publisher
HENDERSON is DEAD
FAMOUS EOWAX PASSES AWAY
AFTER LONG STRUGGLE.
Last Moments Peaceful Mentally
Strengthens , uml Friends Recog-
nized Funeral Thursday Many
Notables Attend the Obsequies.
Weakened in body and nine months'
suffering , his mental faculties dim
med by sickness and his vision obscur
ed by paralysis , former Speaker David
13. Henderson passed away at Mercy
hospital , Dubuque , la. , at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The end came
peacefully. Surrounded by his wife
and daughters the gallant soldier and
eminent statesman gave up the strug
gle and breathed his last in the city
he loved to call his home.
His last struggle was a valiant one ,
and it was not until the once power
ful and rugged frame had wasted
'away ' that death was victorious. It
was a pathetic scene in the death
chamber. All through Saturday night
.the members of the family waited
.around . his bedside for the end. Sun-
Jday the distinguished patient failed
( rapidly , and the end was only a ques-
Ition of minutes. When death came the
( news spread rapidly and there was a
I general feeling .of sincere regret.
Throughout his illness Col. Hender-
json never failed to recognize his de-
tvoted wife , who had been at his bed
side since his illness began , but he had
.failed to recognize other members of
"the family and old friends. However ,
towards the last he became stronger
'mentally ' and recognized all the mem-
ibers of the family. Friday afternoon
the became so much stronger that the
physicians were led to believe that his
life might be prolonged for a week or
more , but Friday evening he again
grew weaker , and it was believed he
would not live until morning. From
noon Saturday his death had been
momentarily expected.
Col. Henderson's last illness became
manifest when he suffered a stroke
of paralysis last May , shortly after
his return from California.
SAYS WAGES GO UP.
rice President Lewis Claims Coa'
Strike Will Be Averted.
. .At Indianapolis , Ind. . in a state
ment issued Sunday night to the Asso-
ciaed PreaSuVice. President T. L. Ldw-
is , of the United Mine Workers ot
America , declares that there will be
no strike of the miners on April 1 ,
saying the operators will restore the
reduction accepted by the miners two
years ago , and perhaps more.
It is declared that the anthracite
operators will be compelled to fol
low the lead of the bituminous "opera
tors and that a long era of peace will
be ushered in by the agreement now
in sight. It is said that the leaders
of the operators have been brought to
realize that they assumed an untena
ble position at the recent Indianap
olis conference and have now grace
fully yielded to the demands of thp
miners.
HEAVY LOSS IN WRECK.
{ Two Engines and Large Amount oi
Freight Destroyed in Nevada.
The loss of the Southern Pacific
Company through Friday's wreck ot
the fast mail and freight trains at Al-
azon , near Wells , Nev. , is estimated at
$100,000. Two monster locomotives ,
a mail and fifteen freight cars are
smashed to kindling wood and only
fit for the scrap pile.
The contentsof the freight cars
were most valuable , consisting of
typewriters , hats and high grade silk
goods. The railroad company has five
detectives watching the goods , but
many thefts are reported.
Presents Worth $150.000.
' Mrs. Thora Scott Strong , daughter
of Chas. H. Strong , of Erie , Pa. , and
Reginald Ronalds , a millionaire club
man of New York , were married at
Erie Saturday. The wedding presents
numbered many hundred , and their
aggregate value is estimated at $150-
000.
Bank Robbers Routed.
Three robbers early Saturday morn
ing entered the Missouri City bank
at Missouri City , twenty miles east of
Kansas City , blew open the door of
the vault and exploded a charge of ni
troglycerine in the safe door. Five
officers appeared and the robbers fled
after a fight.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Butch
er steers , $3.80@4.70. Top hogs , $6.05.
Two Miners Killed.
In a coal mine at Hillsboro , 111. ,
Charles Phillip Mason and Charles
Taulbes were killed and Harry Brown
Avas severely injured by falling slate
-
Saturday.
Congressman's Slayer Acquitted.
Roland Browne , on trial at Austin ,
Tex. , for the murder of Congressman
Pinckney at Hemstead a year ago.
tras Saturday acquitted after a week's
trial.
ACCUSES THE JAPANESE.
A Startling Story'of Atrocities in
Korea.
A San Francisco special says : Arch-
deason W. W. Jeffries , an Episcopal
ian minister , who has just returned
from the orient , says that the Ko
reans are being greatly oppressed by
the victorious Japanese.
"When a Korean objects to the con
fiscation of his property , " the min
ister says , "he is falsely charged with
being a spy and Is probably shot or
hanged the same day. "
The executions in some cases , Dr.
Jeffries says , are of a horrible nature ,
and he has brought with him a num
ber of photographs to prove the truth
of his assertions. He says that even
women are not immune , and that it is
no uncommon sight to see them sus
pended by the neck in one of the
streets of a Korean city.
The bodies , he says , are allowed to
hang for days as a warning to the
inhabitants.
"The Koreans , " added the archdea
con , "are reduced to a state of abject
slavery and have been robbed of ev
erything they possessed. The Korean
emperor lives in terror of the Japan
ese and has frequently called on our
legation guard to watch ' over him
during the night. He charges the
Japanese with the murder of his wife ,
and fears that he will meet the same
fate she did. "
HOCH IS HANGED.
Bluebeard Goes Bravely to Death on
Gallows.
Johann Hoch , the wife murderer ,
was hanged at Chicago at 1:34 p. m. ,
Friday.
Shortly before the march to the
scaffold commenced Hoch ate a hear
ty dinner with evident relish. At 1:32
Hoch , accompained by Deputy Sheriff
Peters , Jailer Whitman , Rev. Mr.
Schlecter and Rev. J. R. Burkland ,
stepped upon the scaffold , and two
minutes later he was a corspe.
Hoch walked upon the scaffold and
stood directly under the noose with
his heels together and head erect
like a soldier on parade. He was pale ,
but composed and full of courage.
When asked if he Had anything to
say , Hoch replied :
"Yes , " and in str.ong German ac
cent said : , "Father , forgive them ,
they know not what they do. I must
die an innocent man. Goodby. "
He chopped off the last words in a
short , incisive manner , and before his
voice was silenced the drop fell.
FARMERS TO GO OX STRIKE.
Formidable Movement to Enforce
High Prices.
A strike of the 200,000 farmers
composing the American Society of
Equity , an 9rganization with head
quarters in Indianapolis , Ind. , has
been called for March 1. Everyone
who responds to this call will agree
to withhold from marketing any ag
ricultural products excepting at
prices that are up to the level that
has been decreed as equitable by the
officials of this organization/
This organization claims that the
producer ought to get at least $1 a
bushel for wheat , no matter what
may be the size of the crop. The call
of the strike sets forth a minimum
selling price on all farm products ,
prices which the agricultural strikers
claim they are entitled to and can
get if they stick together.
Ohio Anti-Saloon League Bill Wins.
At Columbus , O. , Friday the house
by a vote of 91 to 16 passed the Jones
bill , backed by the Ohio Anti-Saloon
league , which provides for municipal
local option by petition instead of by
election , placed the initiative exclus
ively in tTftj hands of the temperance
people , and it is claimed by the anti-
saloon league that it will enable the
people to drive the saloons from all
the residence districts of cities.
Hard Wood to Be Higher.
A rise in prices of hard wood dimen
sion material will come in a few days
as a result of the meeting of the
Hardwood Manufacturers' Association
of the United States at Cincinnati. In
some sections of the country this rise
will be as much as 50 per cent , while
in others it will be very little.
Slashed by a Negro.
At Topeka , Kan. , after cutting
and slashing three white persons ,
two of whom probably will die , Cyrus
Haygood , a Kansas City negro , be
lieved to be insane , surrendered to the
police Friday morning and begged
for protection.
Nothing ; for Old Mother.
"I will and bequeath to my dear old
mother nothing , for the reason that
I am under no obligations to her. " The
foregoing is a clause from the will of
Leander H. Ingraham of Kansas City ,
Mo. The will bequeathed the whole
estate to the widow.
Finally Wins Miss Busch.
At Los , Angles , Cal. , it developed
Friday that a marriage license was
issued Thursday to Lieut. Edward
Scharrer and Miss Wilhelmina Busch ,
daughter of Adolphus Busch , of St.
"Louis. It is thought the wedding will
xke place March 1.
To Extend TariiY Rates.
The reichstag at Berlin , Friday , by
a large majority , passed the final
reading of the bill providing for the
extension of Germany's reciprocal
tariff rates to the United States.
Quiet In China.
Minister Rockhill Friday cabled the
state department at Washington from
Pekin that everything was quiet in
China and there were no signs of an
outbreak.
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EVIDENCE OF A PLOT.
Olllcers Claim Strong ; Case Against
Miners.
A story was published at Boise ,
Idaho , Thursday tlrat a .letter written
at the headquarters of the Western
Federation of Miners in Denver was
the foundation upon which the detec
tives worked to secure the evidence-
which will be used against the prison
ers now chargedwith the murder of
former Gov. Steunenburg.
This letter , it is said , v/as addressed
to a member of the federation in Sil
ver City , Idaho , but he did not call
for it , and detectives secured the mis
sive. It is expected that this letter
directed the assassination of Steunen
burg and as an encouragement to the
act referred to other crimes which
had been committed and the perpetra-
trators of which had escaped punish
ment.
The name of the person to who-i
the letter was addressed is withheld.
Other letters from the Denver office
of the federation are said to have
been intercepted , and it is said that
these letters have been used in secur
ing damaging statements from one o
the prisoners under .arrest.
The prisoners , Moyer , Haywood and
Pettibone , are confined in separate
cells. They are permitted to have
books , but no newspapers , and they
are allowed to consult together one *
each day in the presence of officers.
PICKETING ILLEGAL.
Illinois Supreme Court Affirms a De
cision Again Franklin Union
At Springfield , 111. , the suprerat
court Thursday handed down a deci
sion affirming the decision of the Coofc
County court in fining members ol
the Franklin Union for unlawful as
saults on non-union men and fining the
union for being guilty of an illegal
conspiracy. The supreme court holds
that the strikers had no right to pick
et the plants and that the union can
be held as a corporation. Justices
Boggs and Scott dissented , holding
there was not evidence sufficient tr
justify a verdict against the union.
GREAT DAMAGE BY FIRE.
San Francisco Evening Newspapers
Badly Crippled.
At San Francisco , Cal. , fire earlj
Thursday in the central station of the
San Francisco Gas and Electric sta
tion of the company caused a loss ol
$750,000 , besides crippling many com
mercial and manufacturing establish
ments. .
All the evening papers are without
power to run their machinery and
nearly all the telegraph wires leading
out of the city are idle , the telegraph
companies having obtained their pow
er from the station which burned.
HAS A STRANGE MANIA.
Prominent Ohio Woman Lilce ? to
Cause Train Wrecks.
Mrs. Cora Carpenter was arrested
at Tiffin , O. , Thursday , accused of
wrecking a Pennsylvania freight train
a week ago Wednesday and attempting
to wreck a fast passenger train on that
night and the night following.
The woman is a member of a promi
nent family , is beautiful , highly edu
cated and apparently refined. She is
supposed to have a mania for causing
and witnessing wrecks.
WILL BE A COAL STRIKE.
Leader of the Operators Thinks
Struggle Camiot.be Averted.
Pittsburg , Feb. 23. Francis L.
Robbins , leader of the bituminous
coal operators , declared upon his ar
rival at Pittsburg , Pa. , from New
York Friday that he could see no pos
sibility of averting a coal strike in the
bituminous coal regions.
The United Mine Workers of Illi
nois , in convention at Springfield , 111. ,
Friday , indirsed the stand taken by
the national convention in regard to
the Avage scale.
Slight Disturbances.
A' Paris special says : Inventories
under laws separating church and
state were taken in twenty-seven par
ishes. Numerous manifestations oc
curred , but there were no serious dis
turbances , except at a small church
near the Cathedral of Notre Dame ,
where several arrests were made as
the result of a disorderly scene.
To Bring Back the Dead.
At Washington at the ) session of the
National Association of Mexican War
Veterans , Brig. Gen. , George B. Davis
elicited a storm of applause when he
suggested that the national govern
ment should bring back its soldier
dead from Mexico , as was done with
the men who died in the war with
Spain.
Ship is in Distress.
A message' to the commandant of
the navy yard at Norfolk , Va. , Friday
said : "Torpedoboat WInslow broken
down southeast of Cape Henry.
Wants immediate assistance. " Ad
miral Harrington at once dispatched
the tug Mohawk to the assistance of
the Winslow.
Transfer Order Suspended.
A'Washington special says : The or
der transferring Gen. Frank D. Bald
win , now temporarily.in command of
the Southwestern division , to com
mand the department of the Dakotas ,
has been temporarily suspended.
Japanese 3Iarshals Decorated.
Prince Arthur of Connaught invest
ed Admiral Togo and Field Marshals
Yamagata and Oyama with the order
of merit at Tokio.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Old Law Takes PrecedenceFederal
Statute of 1831 , Muiigcr Says , Rcgu-
lates Selling Liquor to Indians Nol
Supercedcd by Brewer Ruling.
Judge Hunger , of the federal couri
at Omaha , handed down a decisior
Friday morning which is , in effect ,
that the introduction of liquor on an
Indian reservation is in violation of
the United States law of 1834 , which
prohibits the sale of liquor to Indians
the introduction oi
and also prohibits
be he Indian or
liquor by anyone ,
white man , onto an Indian reservation ,
and that the Brewer decision in the
Heff case does not apply to the case
at bar.
The question was raised by Attorney
Thos. L. Sloan , who.is . acting as attor
ney for several Indians now under in
dictment on the charge of introducing
liquor on , the Indian reservation , in
the case of Fishtail Lincoln , an Oma
ha Indian , who was arraigned for
trial on this charge in the United
States district court before Judge
Hunger Friday morning.
In the Fishtail Lincoln case , Mr.
Sloan moved a dismissal of the case
for want of jurisdiction under the de
cision of Justice Brewer in the Heff
ca3e , wherein it was held that an In
dian who held an allotment of land
ceased to become a ward of the gov
ernment , was therefore regarded as a
citizen and the sale of liquor to him
was exactly as if liquor had been sold
to any other citizen , and was not a
interference un
case for United States
der the law , but was only amenable to
the state laws regarding the sale of li
quor to citizens or Indians. The law
prohibiting the sale of liquor to In
dians , known as the law of 1834 , com
prises two important paragraphs. One
of these paragraphs specifically pro
hibits the sale of liquor to an Indian
who is a ward of the government ,
and the other specifically prohibits the
introduction of intoxicating , spirituous ,
malt or vinous liquors onto any In
dian reservation by any person what
soever.
Hr. Sloan's contention in brief is
that the Brewer decision applies to the
whole law and that an Indian holding
an allotment is permitted under that
decision to take liquor onto a reserva
tion. And that consequently the Unit
ed States has no jurisdiction , and he
consequently moved a dismissal of the
case on that ground. Judge Hunger
overruled the motion.
Mr. Sloan thereupon announced he
would appeal the case of Jim Lincoln ,
who already is convicted , to the United
States supreme court and ask for the
release of Jim Lincoln on a writ of
habeas corpus in order to test the mat
ter for all time.
It ie probable the action of the su
preme court may not , be determined
until about sixty days.
HE SOON FINDS A BRIDE.
Deadwood Capitalist and Omaha Girl
Figure in Romance.
An Omaha special says : Bart Mil
ler , of Deadwood , S. D. , a capitalist ,
came to South Omaha three weeks ago
in search of a bride , and success final
ly rewarded his efforts. He paid $100
to the young man who introduced the
woman.
The wedding occurred Tuesday
night the woman being Miss Margaret
Thompson , a popular South Omaha
woman of good family. Miller was so
pleased he gave Justice Levy $20 and
all the witnesses $10 each.
Later I. Levy , Jr. ; jestingly remark
ed that Miller had stolen his girl from
him. Then Miller presented him sev
eral pieces of gold to heal his wounded
feelings.
The couple was given an elaborate
reception by the young woman's :
friends of South Omaha. They will
make their home at Deadwood , where
the groom has large interests.
Newspaper Change.
The Chadron. Journal has changed
hands. D. S. Efner has gone to Oma
ha. George C. Snow , at present a
professor in the Chadron Academy ,
has bought the building , printing
plant , subscription list and good will
of this , the first paper ever published
in Dawes County.
Bassett Now Has a Hearse.
No more spring wagons to carry the
dead of Bassett from their former
ihomes to the town cemetery. Hereaf
ter they will ride in a1 modern hearse ,
and it will be for the first time in
their lives. Bassett is a town of 800
inhabitants.
- Brakeman Loses Arm.
Eugene Sawyer , a Burlington
freight brakeman , had his right arm
crushed while coupling cars in Pacific
.Junction Tuesday night. He was tak
en to Plattsmouth and Dr. Livingston
amputated the Injured memhe be
tween the elbow and shoulder.
Farm Hand Arrested.
E. Piper , a farm hand from Madi
son , and T. O. Bottecher , an ice chop
per from that place WPFP arrested al
Norfolk and sent back to Madison on
the charge of stealing $57.50 from
Phillip Knapp , Pipper's employer.
Glandered Horses Killed.
Reports received from Dr. Kimm ,
state veterinarian , state he is out in
the neighborhood of Icssett and thai
he has run across and killed many
horses which were afflicted with glan
ders.
Laborer Killed in Ditch.
John Hammer Avas killed while al
work in a sewer ditch at Lincoln by
the caving in of the sides of the ditch.
He was buried under several feet oi
dirt and it required three hours ol
work to dig the body out. Hammer
was 27 years old and leaves a widow ,
To Manufacture Ice.
An artificial ice plant will probablj
be constructed at Central City in a
short time , as it seems to be the only
vray of providing ice in this vicinity ,
DEAIi FALLS THROUGH.
Norfolk Beet Sugar Plant 3fay
Start Up.
Fred Hinze , the sugar manufacturer
of Chippewa Falls , WIs. , who had pre
viously made a proposition to the In
dustrial Company at Norfolk looking
to converting the old sugar factory in
to a new plant , with local capital In
vested along with outside funds ,
arrived in Norfolk , looked over the
plant , expressed himself favorably and
then made a proposition which the
company immediately declined. Mr.
Hinze , in his offer , wanted most of the
money enlisted in and around Norfolk ,
wanted a guarantee of 4,000 tons of
beets and wanted to run the plant.
The Norfolk people could see little
benefit to be derived in this manner.
He wanted , too , to install a second
hand plant. He has. returned to Wis
consin and the probabilities are that
the factory will not resume operations
next fall.-
There are two other propositions
now being considered by the company.
One is from a St. Louis owner who hem
a 450-ton plant to sell and the other
is from a New York promoter.
The Industrial Company is still de
termined that nothing but a sugar fac
tory shall go into the buildings.
TRUSTEE FOR DANIEL NELIGH.
The Oldest Pioneer of West Point Be
comes Mentally Incompetent.
A West Point special says : Upon
complaint , David Neligh , the oldest
living pioneer settler of West Point ,
was taken before the commissioners
of insanity on Wednesday and an ex
amination had touching his sanity. A
number of witnesses were examined
and it developed that Mr. Neligh/s
mental condition was due simply to
senility , he being so old and feeble as
to prevent him giving his affairs the
attention they required. He was dis
charged at once.
At a family council held later it was
decided to appoint a trustee for Mr.
Neligh , and at his suggestion ex-Sher
iff Chris Hupp was invested with the
charge of all property belonging to
him. Mr. Neligh owns considerable
valuable real estate and personal
property which , by this action , will be
preserved.
The late John D. Neligh , known as
the father of West Point , is a brother
of David Neligh , who , together , home-
steaded the land upon which the city
of West Point now stands.
CUTS OFF LAUNDRYJIAN'S EAR.
Chinaman Mutilated by Customer Who
Lost Ticket.
At Hastings an unidentified man
entered the laundry of Hop Lee about
11:30 Saturday night and , without any
apparent cause , attacked the proprie
tor , cutting off one ear and badly mu
tilating his face. He was found lying
insensible in a pool of blood by Lloyd
Fink about midnight. The Chinaman
has regained consciousness , but the at
tending physician entertains some fear
that he may not recover.
The stranger asked for a pack
age of linen. Upon being asked
for his receipts he became indignant
and at once assaulted the laundry-
man. Hop Lee said that he knew the
man , but he refused to give the name
to the police and said that he would
enter no complaint.
RIVER CHANNEL CHANGING.
Nebraska City in Danger of Becoming
an Inland Town.
The Missouri River is cutting
through its banks eight miles above
Nebraska City and unless something is
done the city will be an inland town.
The $700,000 Burlington bridge will
be left high and dry and the company
will have to build another bridge east
of the present pne about three miles.
Opposite what is known as Jones'
Point the river has been cutting for
some time. A report from there says
it has cut in three-quarters of a mile
and a large amount of land has been
washed away. If it continues it will
soon cut its way into what is known as
White's lake and the channel will be
somewhere near the Iowa bluffs , in
stead ofthe Nebraska bluffs , as now.
BAPTIZED IN ICE WATER.
Three Women Are Dipped Into , the
River at Norfolk.
Dipjj d into the ice cold waters of
the North Fork River at Norfolk in
midwinter for baptism , three women
of the Baptist church Sunday cama
out of the waters shivering , were
wrapped in blankets and driven hur
riedly home. Rev. A. W. Baldwin , of
Lincoln , performed the ceremony.
The river was coated with ice , which
had to be broken before the immer
sion could be effected.
Loses Wager Through Wind.
To decide a wager , William Papa
Saturday attempted to cover the dis
tance of nine miles between Pickrell
and Beatrice afoot , in one hour. He
Icli Pickrell at 2 o'clock and arrived
at Beatrice at 3:04 , four minutes be
hind time. Pape made the trip on the
Union Pacific road and would have
won had it not been that he wa
obliged to run against a strong wind.
Nebraska City Fires.
The Atlantic Hotel at Nebraska
City was damaged by a fire which
started from a defective flue. The loss
will amount to $50. The home of
Stewart Ross , in the same town , was
damaged by fire caused by a defective
flue. The loss will amount to $400 ,
with no insurance.
State Buildings Insured.
The board of public lands and build
ings has let the contract , for insuring
state buildings at Hastings , amounting
to $15,000. at 2yt per cent to Higgin-
botham & Pickens , of Hastings.
Baptist Youn People Meet.
The Baptist Young People's Union
of the Omaha Association , held a
meeting at Tekamah last week which
was a great success , there being about
ninety delegates in attendance. Sev
enteen societies compose the Omaha
association.
Jap Laborer Killed by Train.
X. Shimizu , one of a gang of Japan
ese laborers working- the track at
Clarks , was struck and killed by $
train Sunday.
HEWEEKLY
,1
140S Battle of Branham Moor.
1437 James I. o Scotland murdered.
1519 Hernando Cortes sailed from Cuba
to conquer Mexico.
1619 Lucilio Vanini burnt as an athe
ist at Toulouse.
1656 Spain declaredwar against Eng
land.
1694 Bradford paid for printing first
book in New York City.
1749 Riot in Haymarket , London , over
failure of a man to .jump into a
quart bottle as promised.
1759 French siege of Madras raised.
1763 Seven years' war ended.
1778 First salute to American flag by a
foreign government.
1780 British under Gen. Clinton invad
ed South Carolina.
1792 American Congress granted R
bounty to fishing vessels.
1793 British flag raised on the island
of Corsica.
1803 Ohio admitted as the seventeenth
State.
1804 U. S. frigate Philadelphia destroy
ed in harbor of Tripoli.
1807 Aaron Burr arrested near Fort
Stoddart , Alabama.
1812 Florida ceded to the United States
by Spain.
1815 Frigate Constitution captured
British sloops Cyane and Levant.
1818 Gen. Jackson took the field
against the Florida Indians.
1831 Poles defeated Russians at Gro-
chow.
1853 Ship Independence lost off Lower
California ; 140 persons perished.
1856 Ship John Rutledge sunk by an
iceberg. /
1860 Ship Hungarian lost off Cape
Sable ; 20o persons perished.
1861 Jefferson Davis inaugurated Presi
dent of Confederate States. . . .Texas
State troops seized U. S. arsenal and
barracks at San Antonio.
1862 Surrender of Fort Donelson.
1864 First war prisoners received at
Andersonville prison. .First Knights
of Pythias lodge organized in Wash
ington , D. C Second Confederate
Congress met at Richmond. Y-
1865 Columbia , S. C. , surrendered to
Gen. Sherman.
1867 First passage of a ship through
the Suez canal.
186S Battle between lluba and Marti
nez , near Mazatlan , Mexico. .Amer
ican theater burned in San Fran
cisco.
1869 Loans of money on United States
notes by national banks forbidden.
1870 Northern Pacific railroad begun at
the Dalles of St. Louis , Minn.
1873 Fernando Wood moved in the
, House for the impeachment of Vice
President Colfax.
1874 Business section of city of Pan
ama destroyed by fire.
1875 Jesse Pomeroy , "boy murderer , "
sentenced to death in Boston.
1876 Congress appropriated 81,500,000
for Centennial Exposition at Phila
delphia.
1878 Passage of the Bland silver bill in
the U. S. Senate.
1879 Women admitted to practice be
fore the United States Supreme
Court.
1882 Congress voted widow of President
Garfield a pension of § 5,000 a year.
.Nihilists convicted of assassinat
ing Alexander II. of Russia.
1885 New comet discovered by Prof.
Bernard.
1887 Congress passed a bill retiring the
trade dollar. . . .Woman's suffrage
became a law in Kansas U. S.
Senate passed anti-polygamy bill.
1892 Edward P. Deacon shot and killed
M. Abeille at Cannes , France.
1895 Madge York , actress , murdered in
Philadelphia by James B. Gentry ,
an actor.
1898 Battleship Maine blown up in
Havana harbor.
1905 Five killed in mine explosion at
Birmingham , Ala.
Must Repay Campaign Gift.
The self-investigating committee of the
New York Life Insurance Company , in
a supplemental report , holds that the
contributions made by former President
McCall to the Republican national com
mittee in the last three campaigns ,
amounting to $148,702.50 , were not le
gally justified and proposes to bring suit
to recover the money. This will bring
McCall's liabilities up to $425,000. The
committee says that it believed McCall
was actuated by a desire to benefit and
protect the policy holders , although his
act was illegal.
Baer Assails Legislator * .
President Baer of the Philadelphia and
Reading gave out a statement Sunday
that ranks wirA his "divine right" in
terview concerning the ownership of coal
mines. It characterizes the present re
form Legislature of Pennsylvania as an
ignorant and cowardly body , and soya
it is not to be taken seriously. It as
sures the "good people of the country , "
and "investors in Pennsylvania securi
ties" that "the reign of law has not
ceased in Pennsylvania. "
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