VALENTINE DEMOCE
1. M. RICE , Publisher.
VALENTINE , NEBRA
MEXICAN REBELS CAPT
TOWN ON THE BORDER
. OF CALIFORNIA. ,
CUSTOMS HOUSE IS SE1I
Movement a Prearranged Plan f
General Insurrection in North
Part of Diaz's Republic Inva
Band .Led By Gen. Leyva.
Mexicali , Mex.-The first border 1
to be captured by the insurre
Sunday was in full possession of
Mexican rebels. It was taken at
light by a band of eighteen.
The only man to lose his life
the Mexican jailer , who hesitated t
lease his prisoners. He was shot
a rifle , thrust through the windo1
Ws office , and instantly killed ,
customs house was seized. Reinf (
ments are said to be flocking to
rebel standard from the surroun
country.
The capture of the town is the
sign of activity of the rebels on
western coast of Mexico. The n
-was a complete surprise. It is
clared to be a part of a general ]
Tor the seizure of all cities in the nc
western section of the republic.
Mexicali is a small town inhab
chiefly by natives of Mexico , on
southern side of the international
and directly across the border f
the California city of Calexico. I
situated on the Imperial valley bra
line of the Southern Pacific raih
forty-one miles south of Imperial Ji
tion.
tion.Two
Two men were in command of
rebel invading party. Leyva , who
peared to be chief in command , g
Lis title as "El General in Jefe de
Tropas Insurgents. " His aide
Simon Barthold , a socialist agiti
from California , known in Los'
gelea and various coast cities.
RUSSIAN WORKMEN ON STRIK
Employes of Eastern Chinese R
way Fear Ravages of the Plagui
Harbin , Manchuria. Added to
terrors of the plague 8,000 Russ
workmen on the Eastern Chinese T
way , fearing the disease , have gone
astrike because the administrat
refused to dismiss 1,500 Chinese
borers and provide passes to ena
the families of the Russians to reti
to their own country. The strik
iave been out and stationed alt
the line to protect the Chinese. 1
Russian workmen , without homes a
small resources , are likely to provi
source of grave danger , and it is pr
able that additional troops will hate
to be provided.
Held to Grand Jury.
Colonial Beach , Va. Three memb <
of the crew of the Irene Ruth , an o
ter dredge plying on the Potomac r
er , aboard which a mutiny occurn
when Capt Allen Dorsey was kill *
his negro cook drowned and his fii
mate fatally injured , have been h <
to the grand jury. It was with d
Hculty that the sheriff restrained t
posse which captured the mutino
crew in the woods from committi
violence. The mutiny is supposed
, liave arisen over money difficulties.
1,000 Reds March Down Broadwa >
New York. A thousand men ai
women marching down Broadway I
hind a large anachistic banner broug
out the police reserves , whose ft
cible arrest of the alleged leade
caused a small riot. The parade f <
'lowed ' a meeting in an East Side tit
at which was announced the executu
in Tokio of a dqzen persons chargt
with plotting against the life of J
pan's consulate. , .v
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
' Washington , D. C. Dr. Louis T
ledo Herrarte , the Guatemalan mini
{ ter to the United States , h as been aj
pointed minister of foreign affairs i
the cabinet of that country.
Bryan to Speak in Arizona.
El Paso , Tex. William J. Brya
will speak in Arizona on behalf of th
state constitution to be voted on Fel
Tuary 9. He opens in Bisbee on Fel
xuary 5.
/ Sioux City Live Stock Market.
' Sioux City , lo. Saturday's quot
tions on the local live stock marl
were as follows : Top beeves , § 6.50
1 ! top hogs $7.50.
First Time in History.
1 San Diego , Cal. A commissioned oi
ficer of the United States navy flev
an aeroplane Saturday for the first
time In the history of the navy. The
flight was made by Lieut. Theodon
O. Ellison In a Curtiss biplane.
Ambassador to Tokio.
Berlin Count von Rex , formerly
German minister to China , has been
nominated as ambassador to Tokio to
succeed Baron Mumm von Schwartz-
enstein.
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Latest News Told
in Briefest and
Best Form.
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PERSONAL.
President Taft forwarded to
jresa the reciprocal trade agreei
vhlch has been negotiated by the
esentatives of the government
Canada and the United States ,
igreement provides for free exch !
letween Canada and the United St
if wheat and other grains ; d
> roducts , fresh fruits and vegetal
Ish of all kinds ; eggs and poul
attle , sheep and other live anin
'rinting paper is also to become
> n the removal of all restrictions
he exportation from Canada of ;
rood.
Funeral services over David
am Phillips , the author , who
illed by FitEhugh C. Goldsboroi
isane violinist , at St George's E
opal church , New York city , wer
snded by a throng of writers
ren in other walks of life.
The body of Mrs. Mary Baker
Iddy , founder of Christian Scie :
as removed from the receiving t <
id buried la-a lot on the shore of ]
pen lake. Mount Auburn cemet
ambridge , Mass.
Lawrence C. Phipps , the Dei
illionaire , married Miss Marg !
ogers , daughter of Mr. and I
latt Rogers , the ceremony tal
ace at the home of the bride's ]
its in Denver.
Consecration of Rev. Edward D. 1
as auxiliary bishop of the ROE
itholic diocese of Detroit to as :
[ shop Foley took to Ann Arl
ich , , hundreds of church men ,
uding Cardinal Gibbons of Bz
ore and Archbishop Ireland of
iul.
Stephen W. Glazer and his brJ
nnerly Roberta Buist de Janon ,
luthful heiress to $10,000,000 by
ill of her grandfather , are pass
eir honeymoon at Los Angeles , (
ie refuses to make any statem
rther than to admit she is marri
For the first time since the deb
the United States senate in
se of Senator William Lorimer
inois began mention was made
e reported interest of the presid <
the unseating of that senator. 1
Terence was by Senator Paynter
mtucky , who was a member of 1
bcommittee which made the inv
; ation into the charges.
GENERAL NEWS.
Fudge E. R. E. Kimbrough of Ds
le , HI. , who started the investii
n into the traffic in votes in V
lion county , was a witness befc
grand jury. Judge Kimbrough i
tted the truth of the reported d
DUtion of bags of money on electi
r. Only he said the distributi
s for legitimate campaign expensi
The jurymen in the case of M :
lira Farnworth Schenk , on trial
teeling , W. Va. , charged with p
ing her husband , John O. Seller
orted that they were unable
ee and were discharged. The ju
od 11 to 1 for acquittal ,
lenator A. B. Cummins of Iowa a
ssed the United States senate
osition to retaining in the sena
lliam Lorimer , senator from II
s , whose election is alleged to ha1
n accomplished by bribery. He w ;
ere in his criticism of the "inad
cy and irresponsibility" of the i
t of the subcommittee which inve
ted the charges.
north-bound Canadian Northei
senger train ran into the caboos
i snow-bound freight at Meltfor
k. , injuring seven men who wei
t to dig the freight train out <
drift
he strike of cigar makers , whic
lasted seven months , was calle
at Tampa , Fla. , by the joint ai
ry board.
ark Commissioner Stover of Ne'
t has received a letter from Wa
Kasang of Norwich , N. Y. , wh
es that he has a calf with a ral
i tail. Instead of walking or rui
; like an ordinary calf , the write
i his calf hops.
ifteen ballot boxes used in th
jral election last November wer
id in the waterworks reservoir a
y , Okla.
ibpoenas in the vote-selling scar
in Vermilion county , HL , were is
L and placed in the hands of th
iff for immediate service , for Cii
Judge Kimbrough , who starte
investigation ; for Mayor Platt am
a score of the most prominen
Icians in Danville ,
esident Taft issued peremptory
rs to the American minister a'
Domingo that there must be nt
between San Domingo and Haiti
> e two nations have been quarrel
for over a year about a frontiei
Both armed for the conflict and
troops to the scene of trouble.
plan to assault the Vermilion
ty jail at Danville , 111. , and lynch
j Thomas , negro , confessed as-
nt of Detective Charles Saunders ,
discovered by Sheriff John T.
ard. A score of deputy sheriffs
rushed to the jail and an armeif
il placed around the building.
The United States Is pressln
proposal for the lease of the GE
gos islands. The offer of the A
can government , it is now stat *
$35,000,000 for a lease of 99 years
Ecuadorean sovereignty is gu
teed.
Organized labor felt the restra
force of the Sherman anti-trust
when a jury in the United Statei
cult court at New Orleans retun
verdict of guilty against three :
bers of the New Orleans Dock
Cotton council , charged with
spiracy to interfere with foreign
merce.
If the senate approves the pU
Snancial protectorate will be e
ished by the United States over
luras. The president will send t (
senate a treaty embodying this p :
aitlon which has been negotiate *
: he state department.
Announcement was made'by
; ials of the Pullman company at
jago that arrangements have
completed for the application F <
iry 1 of their new rate rules , w
nclude a nation-wide reduction t
ier cent in practically all upper I
ates and a cut ranging from 25 c
0 $1 on 20 per cent of all 1 <
) erths.
Monmouth , Quincy and Kewa
11. , at special elections voted on
omm'ission form of municipal
rnment. The first two rejectee
irhile Kewanee adopted it.
Revelation of several attempt !
> uy the editorial support of the J
rork Journal of Commerce in fi
f the ship subsidy legislation
lade to the house ship subsidy in
[ gating committee by Alfred W. D
rorth , business manager of the J
al of Commerce and Commercial
Jtin.
To defend the memory of their
enitor from the attacks provoked
ie use of his portrait on the si
srvice of the battle'ship Utah ,
: endants of Brigham Young mel
alt Lake City , Utah , and appoir
committee to see Governor Spr ;
In an explosion of a large tank <
lining ammonia in the Locust h
ry at Philadelphia , two women \ \
Illed , 15 to 20 girls were slightly
ired and 250 other employees , mo :
Dung women , were thrown int
lid panic.
Ceiba , Honduras , fell into the ha
! the Bonilla revolutionists aftei
ly of infantry and artillery fighti
. which ten were killed and mi
ounded. General Lee Christn
lief , and the provisional presid
Honduras , is in control of the tc
id his soldiers are guarding th
reets not occupied by Ameri
id British bluejackets.
Orders have been issued by the
spartment to move United Sta
oops , with pack trains , from F
im Houston to Brownsville , Lare
igle Pass and Del Rio , to patrol 1
exican border and prevent furtl
ipm'ents of arms and ammuniti
the Mexican revolutionists frf
eir agents in the United States.
A permanent tariff board of f
embers to investigate all questic
r the benefit of congress is p
ied for in a bill unanimou ;
reed upon by the house commitl
ways and means. The bill , eff
re July 1 , contains substantially t
ovisions of the Longworth and D
II bills.
Bishops of a dozen or more Epis
1 dioceses and hundreds of visJti
irgymen gathered in St Pau
urch at Minneapolis and attend
B consecration of- Rev Theodo
yne Thurston , rector of St. Pau
bishop of the eastern diocese
lahoma.
Svendens , the Danish aviator , wh
Ing at Copenhagen in a Voisin aei
Jn , discovered when at a considt
le height that his machine was i
5. Descending as quickly as pos
, he reached the earth just in tlE
avoid serious injury ,
[ "he health of William Sprague , ft
r governor of Rhode Island , who
Paris , Is such that his death wou
; be a surprise to his family , 5
ugh his physicians say that he ms
5 many months.
Jharles J. Earth , one of Denver
ilthiest men , is authority for tl
tement that Former Senator Thoi
M. Patterson has sold the Rod
untaln News of Denver to Senat
ion Guggenheim.
'ollowing a quarrel , John Dros
inty-two years old , shot and kille
father , Peter Drost , fifty-five yeaa
and wounded his nineteen-yea
sister , Phoebe , on their farm net
thbend , Wash.
he appropriation of $100,000 1
ride for the erection of a memt
arch at Valley Forge , Pa. , ha
a urged on the national house <
esentatives in a communicatio
a the secretary of war.
avid Graham Phillips , the novelis
writer upon sociological problems
was shot down in the streets c
r York while on his way to th
iceton club by Fitzhugh C. Gelds
ugh , an eccentric violinist , diet
is wounds at Bellevue hospital ,
ipt. Charles Barr , the famou ,
per of the yachts Reliance am
imbia when they successfully de
ed the American cup , died sud
y of heart disease at Southamp
England.
ate Bank Examiner C. A. Glaziei
tab has assumed charge of the af
of the Utah Banking company's
: s at Lehigh and American Fork
ie division headquarters , freighl
es and passenger station of the
ago , Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
at Aberdeen , S. D. , were burned ,
loss is estimated at $100,000.
e war department does not view
favor the project for a joint en-
> ment of the National Guard oi
aska , Kansas , Missouri and Okla-
i , and possibly of Iowa , in Sep-
er next at Lak Contrary , near
oseph , Mo.
: RITICISES ELECTION METI
OF NEBRASKA'S METROPOl
BOUNTY OPTION BILL COME !
Jill Introduced by Ollis Pro\
That 20 Per Cent of Vote
is Sufficient to Submit
the Question.
In his fourth special message t
resent legislature Governor Al
riticises Omaha , City Clerk Dan
er and the election- officials oi
netropolis.
He also makes a recommend
rhich , if adopted , would give the
rnor absolute control of all the
ion machinery of the city.
The message is a lengthy affai
equires about 1,800 words for
xecutive to call attention to whs
eclares is an evil situation in the
f Omaha.
He charges indirectly that Oi
5 governed by a "boss or gang , "
s affairs are handled at a fma
) ss to the taxpayers and that its
ess is crippled and checked and
; rs in many ways. After descri
le picture of a city ruled by a
r gang he names' the city in- the
iwing language :
"It is to prevent this situation
atting a foothold in some cities
> destroy it in others that I
pen you to give immediate attei
irly in the session to the situs
tat exists at the present time in
5
.etropolitan city. "
Action was deferred for further
deration.
County Option Bill.
Ollis of Valley , one of the "ii
mt" members of the majority
! the legislature , introduced a
r the regulation of stock yards
esented the first county option
fered1 in either house. The coi
vtion bill introduced by him foil
e general plan of the county op
inference held by county option
iblicans and' ' democrats recei
ith the possible exception tha
ovldes for submitting the ques
county option at a general elec
stead of at a special election ,
lends ci the bill became convir
? -t. submission at a special elec
; uld add to the expense to be ]
tax-payers and that it would be
r to submit the question at a ge
election.
The Ollis couuiy option bill is i
5 file 118. It provides that 20
nt of the voters is sufficient to s
t the question and that submiss
all not be had oftener than once
ree years , each time at a gem
; ction. Petitions must be filed
bmission not more than sixty d
r less than thirty days before e
n. A majority of those voting
j question shall control. The
aply seeks to suspend the pres
ense law as it applies to city ,
; e and county boards when cou
: ion carries.
t
Initiative and Referendum.
I. R. No. 1 , the initiative and ;
mdum bill , as drawn by the :
iska direct legislation league , \
lorted from the house commit
passage. It is now on general 1
e report was favored by nine of
ven members , Grossman of Do
, democrat , and Sagl of Saline , d
at , serving notice that they wo
ist on an amendment when the 1
les up in committee of the wh
ere it is made special order
iruary 1. It is understood that b (
or an increased petition from tl
ed for in the bill and wanted it
d 25 per cent both for initiating a
referring measures. The bill
ammended calls for a 10 per ce
iation and a 5per cent referendt
ition. So far as is now known
rt "will be made to require a n
ty of all votes cast at the electi
11 be required for passing any su
isure.
he measure was made a special <
of the day for Wednesday , Febi
1 , at the afternoon session.
New Commandant.
Dvernor Aldtrich has issued a co ]
sion to Henry Howard of Elk Cre <
the soldiei
> e commandant of
e at Milford. The commission
ake effect February 1. On th
Dave Rowden leaves the hon
will consign the institution to tl
2ies of a republican administr
ncoln , Neb. , Jan. 26. Govenu
ich's charges against the condui
le last election in Omaha , as coi
; d in his sensational message (
nesday , created a storm in ti
te Friday morning.
A Memorial Building.
W. Steinhart of Nebraska Cit
ared before the finance commi
n support of the bill which seek
ave the state appropriate § 20,00
i memorial armory at Nebrask
on the site of Fort Kearney , th
military post to be located wes
ie Missouri river. Mr. Steinhar
copies of documents to show tha
United States government es
ed the location as early as 1S3
that ten years later the actua
; ruction of the fort was beguE
Capital Removal Bill.
Bailey of Kearney har intrcd
the nmch-talked-of removal bill ,
does not appear as the author oi
measure , which is on the com
signed by twenty-seven house i
bers. It is understood that the
tal removal association , with 1
quarters at Kearney , drafted the
and had it introduced. Bailey
rather stayed in the backgroum
handling the bill and did not cai
introduce it. Hence he spent
time in. securing signatures for a .
introduction of the proposition ,
bill was printed in full in some ol
western newspapers interested ir
'ate the day before it was prese
in the house. Representative BJ
lad the bill in his possession n
) f the time before he got it in si
o introduce.
As drawn it provides for the
nission in 1911 at the fall eleci
ill cities who desire to do so b
jligible to compete in the contest
he prize , providing always that i
ire west of the west line of Lan
er county. If a majority of all v
ire cast in favor of all the com
ng towns , the capital shall be
noved. If none of the candidates
he capital receive a majority of
rotes cast in favor of capital remc
hen in that event a second elec
nust decide between the two 1
andidates.
Makes Some Appointments.
Governor Aldrich has exercised
ewer under the guaranty of dep
ELW in making appointments of
loyes of the state banking bo
'he guaranty law pprmits the goer
or to make all appointments for
tate banking boardof / which ht
ne member. His appointments
D take effect v\\hen ver the mane
f the United S\at s supreme cc
pholding the N&b aska law is
eived by the district court of
United States. The governor desi
> make the appointments in adva
f the arrival of the mandate in or
) get ridof applicants for posit :
Pith few exceptions he has n
ointed the employes chosen by
Id banking board.
Universal Game License.
Dan Geilus , state game warden
ar the administration , of Cover
hallenberger , has secured the in
Action of bills embodying the rect
tendations made in his biennial
> rt. Most of these are changes
ie game laws which have already
jived hearty indorsement from
jorting fraternity.
One provision is for a univer
) ortsman's license of $1.10 , the
ints to be retained by county cler
tie proposed law provides that
arson's must have such a license
mt anywhere in the state exci
K > n their own land.
House pages have developed intc
idy of aggressive and 'persistent ' 1
ists. They are after a raise in i
id , if they do not get it , it will i
because of any lack of juvenile
iment used upon members. Hoi
ges have been receiving for yei
.50 a day , but the senate is me
nerous this year and has allowed
ges $3 a day. The youngsters
e house think they are entitled
e same amount and- have secur
5 promise of Representative Fri
introduce a resolution for them ;
; ving the amount.
Against Hypnotism.
Anderson of Kearney wants to pi
) it expositions of hypnotism ai
imal magnetism where such exhf
ns are given for gain. He inti
ced a bill which provides "that ai
rson or persons who shall thereaft
: e part in the -practice , assist 5
become a subject in giving a pu
open exhibition , or seance , or she
hypnotism , mesmerism , anim
gnetism , or so-called psychic
vers for gain shall be deemed guil
a misdemeanor. "
Lincoln Monument.
) aniel Chester French of New Yoi
* , the sculptor commissioned to d
n and execute a statute of Abraha :
.coin which is to be placed on tt
itol grounds in Lincoln , has wri
the committee which has the nn
rial monument in charge that h
shipped his two models to Lii
i , and that he will arrive here Jai
y 30 to confer with the commi
In Memory of Paul Morton.
Norton of Douglas offered a resoli
on the death of Paul Morton , wh
I suddenly in New York Thursda ;
aing. The resolution states tha
1 Morton was formerly secretar ;
he navy and the son of one of Ne
ska's greatest citizens and wai
self a Nebraskan. The resolutioi
adopted and copies will be sen
Ir. Morton's family.
tizens of southwestern Nebraska
} presented a 'petition ' to the sen
asking that an agricultural college
located in that part of the state
as referred to the committee or
culture.
Tax Collections.
vo bills having for their object the
iction of taxes by special proce-
were , introduced ) Thursday in
house of representatives. One of
i , H. R. No. 159 , by Quackenbush ,
jvolutionary in character because
oposes to legalize the employment
rivate agencies for this purpose ,
other , H. R. No. 164 , by McKis-
allows extra/ compensation to
ty attorneys who bring suits and
re judgments ° ? ainst estates upon
h the cou3 realizes Its tax
is.
ILL OVER NEBRASKA
Trains at County Seats.
In support of a .bill requiring all'
passenger trains to stop at county
seats , the following petition was ad-
Iressed to the state'senate :
Co the Legislature of the State of
Nebraska :
Gentlemen The undersigned offi-
: ers and members of the Citizens'
: lub of Thedford , Nel ) . , most respect-
ully represent to your honorable-
iody that owing to the inadequate
rain service afforded by railroads in
he Sand Hill regions of Nebraska
he settlement , development and ad-
ancement of this portion of the
tate is seriously handicapped and
etarded and the business Interests
eedlessly burdened and restricted to
he detriment of the entire state. In
upport of the above statement we
esire to submit for your considera-
ion the following -statement of
icts :
The county seats of Thomas , Hook-
r and Grant counties are distant
: om each other as follows : From ,
'hedford ' , the county seat of Thomas
aunty , to Mullen , the county seat of
[ ooker county , by rail is twenty-six
tiles. To go by rail from Thedford
) Mullen requires thirteen hours ,
ad to make the return trip requires
fteen hours , with two changes of
irs on the round trip. j
From Thedford to Hyannis , the
> unty seat of Grant county , the dis
ince is sixty-five miles and to make
le trip requires fourteen -hours , and
> return sixteen hours , with two
mnges of cars on the round trip.
The result of such inadequate rail-
ad passenger facilities is the al-
est total annihilation of all social
id business relations between the
tints named.
Therefore , we hereby most respcct-
lly petition for the enactment of a
w that will require all passenger
ains to stop at all county seat
wns. \
Special Bailiff Shaw Loses.
Holt County. Rafe Shaw , a spe
ll baliff of the district court in Holt
unty , who had in custody a witness
r the state for a period of eighty-
ree days , is not entitled to any pay
* his services , according to a de-
lion of the supreme court. The
ver court had given Shaw judg-
rat for $208.60. The county appeal-
and this judgment is reversed and
2 cause dismissed , the supreme-
art holding that there is no provi- t.T
m of law conferring power on the
itrict court to appoint a special
iliff to take and detain in custody
1 an indefinite time a witness for
i state in a criminal prosecution ,
1 thereby create an indebtedness
linst the county in which such
> secution and thereby create an
lebtedness against the county in
ich such prosecution was pending.
rmers and Merchants Re-insured ,
ancaster County. The Western
1 Southern Fire Insurance coni-
npany has agreed with State
iitor Barton to take over all the
is of the Farmers and Merchants'
urance company of Lincoln , to-
her with its assets. The hearing
the company before Judge Stewart
3 continued , and it is generally un-
stood that the affairs of the com-
iy will be straightened out by this
chase by the Southern company.
Man Falls , Breaking Ankles ,
tuffalo County. Bruce Heffron , a
a about 30 years of age , fell from
ross beam at the new coal chutes
ag occupied by the Union Pacific
road into a network of iron and
crete. His feet caught in a strut , .
Iged and held him there , and the
ght of his body splintered his an-
; . It is probable that one foot will
amputated.
Humphrey Files Complaint ,
iatte County The Humphrey Com-
cial club has filed a complaint
i the Nebraska state railway com-
; ion against the Northwestern
oad because of its refusal to car-
> assengers on train 3C5 , a freight
g west at 5 p. m. , and for not fur-
ing waiting room facilities at its
it in Humphrey.
Inheritance Tax.
ige County. Mrs. William Scul-
ivhose husband , Lord Scully , died
England a few years ago , filed in
ict court an answer saying that
estate is not liable for inherit-
i tax for the reason that Mr. Scul-
ras never a resident of Beatrice ,
property of Mrs. Scully is valued
200,000.
A Successful Show.
lams County. The poultry show
he Nebraska Poultry association
go down in history as one of the-
. successful shows ever held by
; tate association. The exhibitors
nothing but words of praise for
management and also for Hast-
as an ideal location for the an-
event.
Probable Fatal Fall ,
ihardson County. Mrs. Davy X.
3 , aged ninety years , sustained a
md received a broken hip. Her
ige and frail health precludes a
ig of the injured member and it
ared recovery is impossible.
An Attempt at Suicide ,
hardson County. J. W. Wisdom ,
mer about 30 years old , living
miles southwest of Salem , at-
: ed to kill himself by cutting his
t He severed the trachea and
nissed the jugular vein. He had
despondent for several days.
