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The Valentine Democrat I - lIo'EB.'I VALENTINE , NEB. , . ; ; . : " . ' t.ar. ; . RICE , - - - - Publisher M1 " ' . . ' 1' . ' tM - , ROLL Of DEAD IS 16 : " , I " . , . . ' f1ill' /PLEASURE / SEEIvERS DROWN L VICINITY OF GOTI UI. if. . . . ' . I t. _ _ r . , & ! iJoat Cliartercd by Party of Swedes ' Bcnt on a Picnic Trip Hit by a Gale a . on Return Journey Ten Perish as f oj. ; : . Result of Disaster. , yi Sixteen persons , five of them worn- # ' . . ' -en , met death by drowning in the wa- : : - . ters either surrounding or in the vI- . , 'iclnity of New Rork Sunday. Ten 01 ' A' \ the victims perished after the capsiz- v . . . ; ing of the sloop Roxana , carrying . ' < . t. . < twenty-two passengers , which was I t- . + . - struck by a sudden squc1 in lower I , " , . ' -New York bay , midway between Coney ' . : . Island and Hoffman , late l Sunday af- 'ternoon. Of the survivors , one woman , ) ' V : Mrs. C. Knudson , of Brooklyn , is in ! such a serious condition that she will i , .probably die. Her two daughters were , * * * ; -drowned. The other six drownings f- : : -were by swimmers. * ' Capt. Samuclson , of the Roxana , 5. -and the twelve survivors were picked up under great dit'llculties in a rough . -and choppy sea ; by the tug La Mont. y The Roxana was chartered at Ul- -iner beach , Brooklyn , Sunday forenoon x by a party of Swedes from Brooklyn , t- _ S * . "for a sail across the bay to Midland . . . : beach Staten Island , and back. The 'f . . ; first leg of the voyage was made with- ' . : . , ' out mishap and all hands piled ashore ' to make meriy. Dinner was served , .and some of th ( ' survivors could give . , . . . , Init a hazy account of the accident. . M\ \ afternoon there was a stiff . . " 'breeze from the . .southwest which left . , , ; . ' ' -a heavy cioss sea. Toward 4 o'clock the Roxana. returning homeward . across the bay under . all the sail good . , : : -t ! judgment would permit to bo carried , slipped into a < = quall. and before the , . captain could slack : : away his sheet the "Roxana was bottom up and the water was black with bobbing heads. In another minute the Roxana had vanished , and one by one the heads began to follow her. Fortunately the tug La Mont was "keeping a sharp lookout. ; ; Capt. Koys I saw the sloop hoel ovor in the gust and fail to come buck. Instantly he headed for the -spot where the Roxana bad been , but before he could reach ' her ten of the passenger had gone . . , down. Life lines and buoys were "thrown to those still afloat and after a : few minutes of brisk and anxious , work all in sight wore taken aboard the LeMont. The survivors thorough- ly exhausted and half dazed , were taken to a hospital on Staten Islanel . . IN THE LINE OF DUTY. \Var Office Rules on Status of Soldier Killed : Athletics. . Again the war department has passed judgment that a soldier whose , death resulted from an accident while engaged in an athletic contest encour- aged by the officers of his regiment was in the line of duty. The partic- ular contest which called forth this decision took place in the post gymna- sium at Fort St. Michael : , Alaska , last December. The contest was known as - a. "battle royal , " in which five enlisted men of the Twenty-second infantry > vere engaged. The one whose death -resulted was at first knocked down , and although advised by the manager of the exhibition not to re-enter the 'ring , did so and was shortly knocked down a second time , striking on the , iback of his head , sustaining a fracture 'of the skull , from which hQ died later $10,000 PACKAGE : LOST. ' : Money Disappeared from a Burlington Train Last Wcclc. A package containing 10,000 being . conveyed by the .Adams Express com- pany for the National Bank of the : Republic , of Chicago , to the Second Rational bank of Monmouth , Ill. , is " from Bur- said to have disappeared a ' "lington through train some time last -week. The package is said to have -been taken' from the train somewhere . between Galesburg , Ill. , and Chicago. Assistant General Agent George Hutchinson , of * the Adams Express company , refused to discuss the story , .and other officials of the compc y . s 1Were equally reticent. . - . of Animal Origin. ' . " . : : . . , ' Dr. Oswaldo Cruse , director general : ' of the Brazilian sanitary service , has - - . announced at the Rio Janeiro acade- ' - tny of medicine that the microbe of ' . smallpox , which is of animal origin , lias been discovered during bacterio- logical resarches at the Oswaldo Cruso institute. Sioux City Live Stock : Market. Saturday's quotations on the Sioux . _ City live stock market follow : Beeves , $ $5.75@6.75 . Top hogs , $7.85. . Oil Fire Extinguished. After burning eighteen hours , a fire which destroyed approximately $100- OQO worth of crude oil in the Prairie Gas and , Oil company field , near . Ochelatal , Okla. , was extinguished ( Saturday afternoon. . New Presbyterian Seminary. Public announcement has been . /made at Lebanon , Mo. , of the estabf f lishment ; of a new theological semiI I mary by the Presbyterian church. L . . . . I : " , " . . . . . . . - ' " ' - ; " . . . . " , : t' . . . . . a J a ' ' ' . , . . . . . ' N. . " " , - . , - PERSIA'S SHAH DETHRONE - - Provisional Government in Charge at Teheran. Mohamed All , shah of Persia , was ; dethroned Friday , Imd the crown prince , Sultan Ahmed Mirza , was pro- claimed shah by the national assembly composed of the chief Mujtehids and the leaders of the nationalist forces , in I the presence of an immense crowd in I , parliament square. Mohammed : All has taken refuge in the Russian sum- mer legation at Zerzende , where he is under the protection of detachments of Cossacks and Sepoys , dispatched to Zetzende by the Russian and British diplomatic representatives. The new shah is yet in his minority , , and Azad ul Mulk , head of the Kajar family , has been appointed regent. Siphadarone of the most active lead- ers of the movement , has taken office as minister of war and governor of Teheran. Gen. Liakhoff , through whose nego- tiations with the nationalists the sur- render was effected , was escorted Fri- day afternoon by mounted Bakhtari artillery to the parliament building and was greeted with loud applause by the people. He was informed that he might remain temporarily in com- mand of the Cossacks brigade , pro- vided he strictly obeyed the orders of the war minister. This arrangement was communicated to the British and Russian legations. The shops and private houses " ccu- pied by the shah's soldiers have been plundered and the residence of the manager of the Indo-European Tele- graph company has been looted , but no other homes of foreigners were invaded. . With the exception of desultory fir- ing by a handful of loyal Bakhtaris in a lane near the British legation , Tehe- an was quiet Friday night. The town people are taking quite calmly the sudden change in rulers , while the na- tionalists : are resting after four days of incessant fighting in the streets of a . strange town. RICH WOMAN IS INDICTED. Mrs. . Chesbrough Accused of Being n Smuggler. An indictment for smuggling was returned Friday by the federal grand jury against Mrs. Fremont B. Ches- brough , of Detroit , owner of the Ches- brough coastwise line of steamers run- ning out of Boston. The case was placed in the hands of the United States district attorney for the dis- trict of New Jersey following the dis- covery of a double bottom. one of the trunks which Mrs. Chesbrough brought into this country with her on the Kaiser Wilhelm II , last May. , Wearing apparel appraised at several ' thousand dollars was found in this hidden compartment , together with bills and invoices indicating the pur- chase abroad , of a pearl necklace val- ued at $23,000. The necklace was not found among Mrs. Chesbrough's I effects , but was Thursday turned over to the customs officials by Mrs. Ches- brough's attorney. Mrs. Chesbrough is said to be pros- trated over the indictment SENTENCED TO DIE ON GALLOWS ItftJian Who Took : Part in Black : Hand Murder to Be Executed. Lenardo Gebbia , condemned to death Friday on the gallows at Hahn- ville , La. , was convicted of complicity in the murder of Walter Lamana , 12- year-old son of Peter Lamana , an undertaker of New Orleans. The crime was committed in the name of the "Black Hand. " On June 8 , 1907 , the boy was kidnapped from his home and the following day the father received a demand for $6,000 ransom. When this was re- fused the lad was killed. The be- headed body was found near Hahn- ville in the swamps. Ten Italians , in- cluding Gebbia and his sister , Nicolina , were indicted for the murder. Four of this number escaped , but four others , including one woman , were tried and sentenced to life imprison- ment. Discovers a Burial Mound. : : After six years' search , Dr. E. L. Hewitt , director of the School of American Archaeology of Santa Fe , has discovered a burial mound at Puye , a communal dwelling twenty- five miles west of Santa Fe , N. M. The mound contained many archaeo- logical treasures. " Big Ocean Steamer Ashore. The steamer Prinz Frederich Wil- iclm , which left New York Thursday for Bremen , ran aground in the Am- broze channel on 'her way down the bay. She was in an easy position and . 't ' was released on the rising tide. Salesman Di\es ; Breaks His Neck. Henry Clapper , a traveling sales- man , dived into shallow water at Boyne City , Mich. His neck was broken and he died Friday. Says Farley Will Get Red Hat. The Tribune : says Archbishop Far- ley , of New York , will be created a cardinal at the consistory to be held in November. Artist's Widow Ends Life. The widow of Jean Joseph Benja- min-Constant , the French artist , who ' lied in 1902 , was asphyxiated at Ver- : ' lilles : Friday. It. is believed Mme onstant committed suicide. Rob Postofficc Safe of $1,100. 'h Burglars opened the postoffice safe n the store of E. A. Cooke at Huntley , m. , and. escaped with money , stamps , l11d jewelry amounting to $1,100. t " ' - _ . ' , . , . ' . - . . " ' -/4" : : , 4 - : . . . , . ; . - ; : . / . . . . 7 . T SHAH SEEKS REFUGE. I I Persian Ruler in Hiding in Russian . . Legation. j Despite the efforts of Gen. Liak- ' I hoff to open negotiations with the na- - tional leaders and the agreement ot ! both sides to cease hostilities , straight fighting was ' in progress throughout Thursday between Persian Cossacks and the nationalist around Artillerj , square and between the royalist Bakh- I aris and the nationalist and the revo lutionary Bakhtaris at Teheran , Per sia. The insurgents , however , con- tinued in the ascendency , and as rein- forcements are continually reach- ing them from the outside the outcome seems to be a foregone con- clusion. The control of the royalist troops has really passed from the shah into the hands of Gen. Liakhoff , who tried to stop hostilities. Throughout the Russian legation Gen. Liakhoff ap- proached the nationalist leaders and agreed that the Cossacks should not sol - : fire except on the undisciplined " diers of the shah , who were looting houses. The fighting around the Cossack barracks ceased Thursday afternoon and negotiations for their surrender are being carried on by Gen. Liak- hoff. The shah's troops are discon- tented on account of not having suffi- cient food and pay. The fighting is centered about the British legation. A number of loyal Bakhtaris took up their position on the tops of houses in the vicinity of the legation and near the nationalist camp , which they bombarded with a heavy rifle fire. The nationalists responded , and for sev- eral hours the British telegraph office and other foreign houses were under fire. During a lull the women were removed to the British legation. The battle Wednesday night between the Cossacks besieged an Artillery square and the nationalists who at- tempted to dislodge them was exceed- ingly fierce. Friday morning the shah took ref. uge in the Russian legation. MANY BURIED IN THE DEBRIS Workmen Caught Under the Ruins of Big Building. Several persons were killed and about a score injured by the collapse ] Thursday afternoon of a portion of a five-story brick building at the northwest corner of Eleventh and Market streets in Philadelphia. The wreckage is piled thirty feet high and the number of killed will not be defi- nitely known till the debris is cleared away. At 3 p. m. , four dead workmen had been taken from the ruins. The in- jured number about twenty , all Phil- I adelphians. iI i I The building is an old-fashioned one I and was being remodeled. The two fronts up to the second story had been I torn out and ahe upper floors were shored up by heavy timbers. The en tire front side fell. A SENSATIONAL CRIME. Cleveland Man : : is Found Murdered Near Detroit , Mich. I A man named Rosenburg , from Cleveland , was found murdered Thurs- I day at a summer resort on the St. Clair flats , near Detroit , Mich. Ro senburg arrived there Wednesday RO-j two friends. It is reported that one , of Rosenburg's friends committed sui- cide after being placed under arrest , and that the third member of the party is in custody , en route to Port Huron , the county seat. The resort is about forty miles from Detroit. Algonac is the nearest town I on the mainland and Rosenburg's bodj has been taken there. Three Thousand Mode Homeless. A fire which broke out early Fri- day in a Chinese restaurant on Hai- leybury road , near Cobalt , Ont. , caused a loss estimated at $100,000. Three thousand have been rendered homeless and the entire business sec- tion north of the square has been fle- stroyed. - An Alabama Murder. State Senator Oscar A. Bayles was I shot and killed Wednesday by David smith at Monroeville , Ala. The shoot- ing was the result of Bayles' efforts to secure a pardon for Isaac and Jesse Shirley , who are serving terms for the killing of Jim Smith , a brother of David. Roosevelt Kills Big Hippo. Theodore Roosevelt , who is hunt- ing on the south shore of Lake Nai- asha from , the ranch of Capt. Rich- ard Attenborough , succeeded Thurs- day in bringing down a big hjppopo- tamus. The animal is estimated to weigh about three tons. Catholics to Meet in Detroit. Detroit was selected as next year's convention city by the executive board of the Catholic Educational associa- tion Thursday , and the dates were fixed as July 5 , 6 and 7. Samuel Elbcrt " Printer , Dead. Samuel Elbert , aged 53 , one of the most widely known printers in the -est , died at Sedalia , Mo. , Thursday following an operation. Drown in the Rappahannock. Clarence Gray , of Saluda , and Miss sannette Dudley , of West Point , Va. , ere drowned in the Rappahannock iver near Urbana , Va. , Wednesday ight. : A gasoline launch in which hey : were riding caught fire. - , Dividend in Copper. The directors of the Amalgamated : : jpper company " declared a quarterly vidend of SO cents a share , which is ichanged from the last ouarter. : - , . . r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . . . . . . to 4f + + + : ; : : " : -"P..t. > > < > M5M5M .a.Iott."r : ; ij < > .j * " > ; .H i . 'l' I _ b I 4t * * * NEBRASKA STATE r a E W S I ' I . : _ _ _ _ . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . - - . . . . - - . . . . . . . . 4 + + . . . . . . . . - . . . . - . J I SUSPECTS ARE RELEASED. ' No Evidence AgainstIen Arrested ut ) Nebraska City. The five men arrested at Nebrask I City on the order of Sheriff Rohr , of Auburn , on the suspicion of being im- I plicated in the murder of a real estate , man at Auburn ; have been realeased. There was no evidence against the men. Mr. School , of Paul , was at Au burn and identified the razor found . near the body of the murdered man as | belonging to his stock and which was I stolen when his place was burglarIzed ' I last Friday night. The burglars also took several revolvers and it is thought that one of them was used in murder- ing the man , the stolen ones being of the same caliber as the one used for the crime. Tramps are very numerous and at Paul , a station six miles south of Ne- ! raska City , last Friday there were I eighteen able bodied men on the plat- form , and all of them refused to go to work for the farmers near that place , although they were offered good wages. Two of them went to the home of the section foreman of the < Missouri Pacific road. The husband being absent they demanded dinner . and sat down in the house , stating they would wait until the wife cookec it. The husband returned shortly , and coming in the back way , securec his revolver and the tramps sudden- ly concluded they did not want any- thing to eat. They struck out through the corn fields , over plowed ground and in the ditches , in fact , anywhere to get away from the irate husband and the bullets which he sent after them. FOUND DEAD AT A HOTEL. Sidney Man Meets End in a Peculiaj Manner. Policeman Hagel discovered a man lying on the cellar door in the rear of Fred Schultz's hotel on Thirteenth street in Columbus , and upon closer examination discovered that he was dead. His papers furnished identifi- cation , his name being James E. Pal- mer , and his home is at Sidney. He came to the hotel and went to the room of the brother-in-law of the pro- prietor and went to sleep. Upon be- ing awakened and asked whether he wanted a bed , he said he had no ioney , but as it was storming and , raining the proprietor gave him a bed. During the night he awakened and either went down the front stairs and lay down on the cellar door or fell from a second story door , which has no landing on the outside. Sheriff Carrig notified the authorities at Sid- ney. An inquest will be held. Among his effects was $9 in money and a tick- et to Sidney. It is supposed by some that he was en route home and became demented and left the train at Colum- bus. I WASH WITH THE MOTOR CAR. - - Central City Man Uses Machine for Domestic Purposes. Automobiles have been made to serve many useful purposes , but it re- mained for a Central City man to press one into service to do the fami- ly washing. Carl Grieve has suc- ceeded in doing so and the scheme works to perfection. The tires of his runabout are of hard rubber and worn flat , and by raising the end of the ma- chine and blocking it up , a belt can be passed around one of the rear tires and connected with the mechan- ism of the washing machine. All that remains to be done is to start the auto engine and watch the washing machine do the work. DRIVES THIEF FROM STORE. Fremont Business Man Frightens a , Burglar Away. . A burglar was driven out of Paul Platz's drug store at Fremont Thurs- day morning by Mr. Platz , who ran down stairs in his night clothes to protect his property. Just as Mi- : Platz entered at the front door the burglar went out through a rear win- dow. Mr. Platz and his wife occupy rooms over the drug store. The latter was awakened by the sound of fO- t- steps in the store and called her hus- band. The burglar did not get any- thing of value. Wouldn't Honor the Check. By the return of an uncashed check for $35 , taken last Tuesday from a I man giving his name as H. C. Scott , of Central City , Landlord Thompson , of I the Blodgett hotel , of York , was ad- vised by the bank of Sioux Falls , S. D. , that the check was a forgery. Man Drinks : Cactus Oil. A man at Indianola , who gave his name as Parks and his home in Penn- sylvania , mistaking a bottle of King castus oil for , medicine he had been taking , drank a large dose of it. When I medical aid arrived he was nearly dead and is not yet out of danger. " - Accident May : Prove Fatal. News has reached Wahoo that Jo- seph Pop , of Weston , who was shot In the hand with a blank cartridge July 3 , is in a critical condition at a hospital in Omaha. ' To Have Three Saloons. Sterling will now have three sa loons instead of one. The case of Mr. Steinkuhlse , which has been in court for some time , was decided in his fa- vor. He is now running a saloon. x _ _ _ Arrested for Wife Beating. Andrew Myer , a farmer , was jailed _ at Lyons for beating his wife. Her body is said to be covered with blood. Ihe " extent of her injuries is not known , as the woman escaped into a corn field and hid. Prompted to Slay by Gossip. . Mrs. William Oliphant , of West j : , Branch , crazed by gossip , gave poison ( ItO : almost her entire family in an at-I . tempt to kill herself and four chUdti i ren. ' . , _ ir . . . , , " ' . . . . . , . -r . - r + SIDNEY MAN : FOUND ; DEAD. Circumstances Indicate that Death Was Due to Fall ; from Window. Saturday morning about 6 o'clock Policeman Hagel found a man lying on the cellar door in the rear of Fred Schultz's hotel , on Thirteenth street , Columbus , and upon closer examlna tion , discovered that he was dead. His ! papers furnished Identification , hii name being James E. Palmer , and his ; home is at Sidney. Friday evening he < came to the hotel and went to the room of the brother-in-law of the pro- prietor and went to sleep. Upon be- ing awakened and asked whether he wanted a bed , he said he had no money , but as it was storming and raining the proprietor gave him a bed. During the night he awakened and either went down the front stairs and lay down on the cellar door or fell from a second 'stor } door , which has no landing on the outside. A broken lamp , which he had in his hand , was found by his side. Sheriff Carrig noti- fied the authorities at Sidney. MAN : : KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Henry Warner , of Roseland Struck by Bolt " 'hile in Field. While returning from the wheat fields on the Fred Ehrn'fri farm , three miles southeast of Roseland , about 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon Henry Warner , a brother of Peter Warner , a real estate man in Hastings , was struck and instantly killed by light- ning. A team that he was taking back to the barn escaped without in- jury. The man bore no wounds , and the only outward evidence of his hav- ing been struck by lightning was the singed condition' the hair. The lightning tore his hat into small pieces , but otherwise his clothing was not disturbed. HEIR TO FORTUNE. . . / George Maurer : : Becomes Possessor ol One Hundred ThousandIal'ks. : . From Germany comes the informa- tion that George Maurer , a tailor of Nebraska : City , by reason of the death of an uncle in that country , has fallen heir to 100 , 000 marks. He has been a resident of Nebraska City for some twenty years. He has always been a hard working man , and now feels that he is entitled to a rest , and in com- pany with his wife leaves in a short ' time to claim his fortune. He will tour the world before returning to this city. His children , who were all born in this country , will remain here and make their home. AUBURN MAN HELD UP. P. D. Ailor Refuses to Hold Up Hi Hands and is Shot. P. D. Ailor , a prominent real estate dealer and insurance agent of Auburn , was shot and fatally injured by hold- ups near the fair grounds Saturday night. He was walking along under some trees and was confronted by two young men , who ordered him to throw up his hands. He refused and started to fight and was shot five times , twice through the lungs , twice in the leg and once through the stomach. The rob- bers then fied. He could not give any description of the robbers except that they were young men and smooth shaven. Mr. Ailor will probably die. Job for Fire Warden. Fire Warden A. V. Johnson has re ceived his first request to get busy. W. A. Bucklin , of Long Pine , wrote to the fire warden that an old Baptist church in that city had become a nuisance and a menace to adjoining or neighboring property. The church , he wrote , had not been occupied for ten years and was now a refuge for tramps : and bums. He wants the fire warden to condemn it and have it torn down. . , , - One Killed , One Injured. One man was k'lled and one seri ously injured about two miles fron : Avoca while on the track. The en- gineer supposed they would move , but they did not seem to realize the dan- I ger. Robert Haswell , an Englishman , about j 65 years old , was instantly kill ed and his companion , Hugh Rone , about 3 7 years old , was struck on the side of the head and a deep hole made in his skull. He may live. Young Man Shoots Himself. A young man 23 years old , goin under an assumed name , attempted suicide in the Farmers' hardware store at Gothenburg. Obtaining a re- volved and cartridges under pretense of buying , he turned in front of the clerk and fired into his chest , just missing his heart. His chances for recovery are few. Glenrock Station Opened. The attorney general has been in structed by the state railway commis sion to hold up the prosecution of the Missouri Pacific railroad for closing its station at Glenrock without permis- sion. The matter is now pending be- fore the commission and in the mean- time the company has opened the de pot and put an agent in charge. . Mrs. Green Pieacis Guilty. Mrs. : Minnie Green pleaded guilty to having stolen from the store of Miller & Paine , of Lincoln , for which firm she worked and was sentenced to one - year in the penitentiary. J. E. Miller asked the court to be as len- ient with her as possible. Big Onialia Building. E. A. Cudahy has announced that work will be begun at once on the con- struction of a ten-story building on the Crossman corner at Seventeenth and Douglas streets , Omaha , at a coet ol $500,000. , Suit to Remove Officers. The county commissioners at Chad- ron . ordered the county attorney to commence : a suit for the removal of County Sheriff L. K. Mote : for alleged maladministration of office ' " - ' \ , . , 4IoRIA 1 / .u.- 1 l'ts l ! -tt .Ur. U 1 tyJi w /J- . - - 1608 - Founding of the city of Quebea by Samuel de Champlain. ' ' 1e1 > Hudson , on his first voyage , ar rived off the banks of Newfound land. 167C - New : Jersey divided Into East and West Jersey. 1091 - Boston visited by its sixth great fire. 1775j\VIlliam Ewen became presidentj ' / of Georgia. . . Washington arrived ; at Cambridge to take : command of ' the Continental army. 1776 - Continental Congress adopted Lee's resolution of independence , and it was proclaimed two days . later. 1777 - British force under Burgoyne be- gan the Investment of Ticondero- ga. 1807 President Jefferson issued a proclamation forbidding all inter- course with British ships of war. 1812 - American frigate Essex sailed from New York on a cruise against the British. 1813 Virginia militia defeated the British in battle at Craney Island , in Chesapeake Bay. 1823 - Silistria surrendered to the Rus sians. 1846 Boston and Buffalo were con- nected by telegraph. 1848 - Convention at Utica nominated Martin Van Buren for President of the United States. 1851-Large section of San Francisco destroyed by fire. 1855 - - The Legislature of Kansas met at Pawnee and organized. ISSIVM. . Blomlin first clossed Niagara Falls on a ti&ht rope. 1862 - The Union Pacific Railroad char- tered by Congress. 1863 - Beginning ' of the three days' bat- tle of Gettysburg. . . .Gen. Schenck : proclaimed martial law In Balti- more. . . Second day of the battle of Gettysburg. 1864 - The Federals were repulsed in attacks upon the Weldon railroad in Virginia. 1873 - Prince Edward Island entered the Dominion of Canada , with James Colledge Pope as the first premier. 1881 President Garfield fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau. 1885-The Indian chief Big Bear cap tured in Canada. 1889 - Nineteen persons killed in acci- dent on the Norfolk and Western Railroad. 1893 British warship Victoria sunk by the Camperdown in collision oft Tripoli , with loss of 462 lives. . . . The South Carolina liquor dispen- sary law went into effect. 1894 - Opening of the Tower Bridge , across the River Thames at Lon- don. 1895 - Statue of Gen. James Buford un veiled . at Gettysburg. 1897 - Celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. 1898 - Spaniards made an unsuccessful attempt to retake San Juan hill. . . . .American troops defeated the Spanish in battle at El Caney. . . . American squadron destroyed : the Spanish fleet off Santiago. . . - - - - - - - 1900-Russian imperial ukase publish- ed , abolishing in a large measure banishment to Siberia. 1904 Victor H. Metcalfe of California became secretary of commerce and labor. 1908 - Million-dollar fire destroyed 3j)0 ) houses at Three Rivers , Quebec. . . . William H. Taft resigned as Secretary of War. BODY PERFECTLY : : PETRIFIED. Not a Feature Changed of Womai ' Buried Forty Years Ago. A remarkable case of the petrifac- tion of a human body : has just come to light in Buckingham County , Va. When Camm Patteson , one of the best known men of Central Virginia , died , about two months ago , his last request was that the body of his wife should be exhumed and buried beside him. Several days ago the body of Mrs. Pat- teson ; , buried nearly forty years ago , was disinterred , and through the glass of the coffin it was discovered that the bOdy had been petrified. Those who saw ; the body were astonished at the absolute lifelikeness of the face ; not a. feature had been changed. As some years ago the body of a child disia- terred from the same cemetery was found to have been completely petrI- led , it is thought that peculiar min- eral properties of the soil account for the petrifactions. EAILEOAD NOTES. The proposed new ore carrying rail road from the Cuyuna range te Duluth is an assured enterprise. The St. Paul road has gained en- \ trance into Yellowstone Park by pur- chase of the Yellowstone National . Park Railway. The reorganization of the Chicago Great Western railroad is being stren- uously pushed. By fall it is expected that this line will be out of , the hands of the receivers. " , - - - -
