Tlie Valentine Democrat
GEORGE M. GASKILL , Editor.
VALENTINE , - - NEBRASKA.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS STARTED
SUIT AGAINST THE BIG
MEAT MEN.
GROUP INDICTED LAST WEEK
Penalty in Case of Guilt Is a Fine of
$5,000 or a Sentence of One Year in
the County Jail , or Both Senator
Kenyon , of Iowa , Leading Prosecutor.
Chicaga , After more than nine
years of investigation by the govern
ment the fisst criminal prosecution of
individual meat packers under the
Sherman antitrust act was commenced
here Monday before Judge George A.
Carpenter in the United States dis
trict court.
Ten Chicago packers , heads of the
packing industry , were placed on trial ,
charged "with monopolizing and re
straining interstate trade in fresh
meats. Tlhe penalty which may be in
flicted" it they be found guilty is a fine
of ? 5,000 qr a sentence of one year in
the county jail , or both.
The defendants are : Louis F. Swift ,
president of Swift & Co. and director
of the National Packing company ; Ed
ward F. Swift , vice president of Swift
& Co. and director of the. National
Packing company ; Charles H. Swift ,
directoB of Swift & Co ; Edward Til-
den , president of the National Packing
company ; J. Ogden Armour , president
of Armour & Co ; Arthur Meeker , gen
eral manager for Armour & Co. ; Ed-
word Morels , president of Morris &
Co. ; Francis A. Fowler , director of
Swift & o. ; Thomas J. Connors , su
perintendent of Armour & Co. and
Louis H. Heyman , manager for Morris
& Co.
A special panel of 150 men have
been summoned from which to select
the jury. Hundreds of witnesses have
been cabled by both sides. It is ex-
pectedT the trial will last for several
months.
The first action against the packers
came in * 1903 , when Judge Peter S.
Grosscup enjoined them from violat
ing the Sherman act. Investigation
of charges against the packers followed -
lowed\ and July 1 , 1905 , sixteen pack
ers ands.four companies were indicted.
I Judge Humphrey granted the defend
ants immunity in 1906.
A ne\ investigation resulted in
March 1310 , in indictments against the
National Packing company and its
subsidiary concerns , and a bill was
filed asking disintegration of the Na
tional Packing company. The indict
ments were quashed by Judge Landis.
COLD WAVE IN STORM'S PATH.
Frigid Snap Follows Saturday's Fierce
Gales.
Chicago. Nearly a score of deaths ,
several million dollars property loss ,
much suffering and inconvenience re-
sultetf from the violent change in tem
perature the preceeding storm and the
succeeding cold and snow that beset
the central part of the country Sat
urday and Sundaj' .
After an unusually warm November
day Saturday , tornadic storms did
much damage in Wisconsin and Illinois
and killed a dozen persons , besides in
juring mere than a score , several fa
tally.
A cold wave almost immediately
rolled over the wreckage of the tor
nadoes and extended in a few hours to
the gulf coast and the Atlantic sea
board. Rain turned to sleet , snapping
telegrapn and telephone wires , and
snow followed. The temperature
dropped in several places more than 60
degrees in 18 hours.
Leaves $55,000 to Charity.
New Orleans. The will of Frank T.
Howard , the wealthy New Orleans
man , who died in New York two weeks
ago , has been probated and it was
found time he had bequeathed $55,000
to charity , including $10,000 to Wash
ington and Lee university , Lexington ,
Va. The widow , Elizabeth Howard ,
will receive 5600,000.
Live Stock Market.
Sioux City. Cattle Good to choice
corn fed steers , $6.50@S.OO ; medium
to good , § 5.50@6.50 ; good to choice
grass steers , $4.50@6.50 ; good to
choice fat cows , and heifers , $5.00@
C.60 ; grass cows , $3.25@4.50 ; cannefs
and cutters , ? 2.50@3.25 ; bulls , $3.00@
4.25 ; veals , $3.00 < g > 6.50. Hogs Prices
ranged from $ G.OO@6.30 , with a bulk
of the sales at $6.20@6.25. . Sheep-
Lambs. $4.50@5.50 ; yearlings , $3.50@
h 4.25 ; wethers , $2.85@5.50 ; ewes , $2.25
@ 3.25.
Rescued Nearly Exhausted.
Duluth. Minn. Wheeloch Whitney
and two friends were rescued after be
ing marooned for twenty-four hours
in a motor boat in the St. Louis river.
The men were nearly exhausted from
exposure when rescued.
Big Fire at Muskogee , Okla.
Muskogee , Okla. Almost the entire
block on Second street , between
Broadway and Muskogee streets , here
was destroyed by a fire which started
in a candy store. The loss is close to
$250,000.
ISRE-ELECe
MASSACHUSETTS RETURNS DEMOCRATIC -
*
OCRATIC GOVERNOR BUT BALANCE -
ANCE OF TICKET DEFEATED.
NEW YORK GOES REPUBLICAN
Has Majority In Legislature G. O. P.
Wins in Maryland and Rhode
Island Democrats Carry Kentucky
Illinois Towns Vote "Dry. "
Boston , Mass. The Democrats won
the state election and kept Massa
chusetts in the party column by con
tinuing Gov. Eugene N. Foss in office
for a second term. Complete returns
for governor in the state election give :
Foss , Democrat , 210,622 ; Frothingham ,
Republican , 202,888 ; Foss' plurality ,
7,734. The margin of victory was the
narrowest in years and for'hours after
the close of the polls the result hung
In the balance. Republicans refused
to' concede the defeat of Frothingham
and it was Intimated that a state wide
recount might be necessary.
The next legislature will stand as
follows : Senate Republicans , 27 ;
Democrats , 19. House Republicans ,
146 ; Democrats , 92 ; socialist , 1 ; inde
pendent , 1.
New York. Returns from all sec
tions of the state on assemblymen
show that the Republicans have re
gained control of the lower house ol
the state legislature by a safe major
ity. The present assembly Is Demo
cratic by 24 majority. Herbert M.
Merrill , Socialist , Is elected assembly
man from Schenectady county.
Returns from twenty-two of the
thirty-four New York cities electing
mayors show about an even division ,
eleven Republicans being elected , ten
Democrats and one socialist.
The Republicans made practically a
clean sweep in Buffalo. Mayor Edger-
ton ( Rep. ) was re-elected mayor of Ro
chester by more than 6,000.
Edward Schoeneck ( Rep. ) was reelected -
elected mayor of Syracuse over Lud-
ington ( Dem. ) by 14,790 votes to 10-
578 , a plurality of 4,212.
Mayor James B. McEwan , Republi
can , of Albany , was re-elected by a
substantial majority.
The city of Utica elected a Repub
lican mayor by a majority of 300.
Cleveland , O. Cleveland , which two
years ago went Republican , electing
Herman C. Baehr mayor over the
late Tom L. Johnson , and returned to
the Democratic fold , electing Newton
D. Baker , Johnson's political heir ,
mayor over Frank G. Hogen , Repub
lican , by about 18,000 majority. The j
entire Democratic city ticket was j
elected with the exception of live i
councilmen. j
Henry T. Hunt , Democratic nominee
for mayor of Cincinnati , was elected
by a majority estimated between 5,000
and 6.000.
George J. Karb , Democrat , was
elected mayor of Columbus by a ma
jority of 4,000.
Brand Whitlock , Independent , was
elected mayor of Toledo for a fourth
term by a small plurality.
Returns show the election , of Ar
thur Turnbull , Democrat , as mayor of
Canton by a plurality of 8.
Eight Ohio cities elected Socialist
mayors. These are Loraine , St. Marys , j
Martins Ferry , Fostorla , Mount Vernon -
non , Barberton , Salem and Cuyahoga j
Falls. !
New Brunswick , N. J. The Demo
crats elected all three members of
assembly from Middlesex county. This
Is a Democratic gain of one.
Albuquerque , N. M. Returns Indi
cate a complete triumph for the Demo
cratic ticket in New Mexico. There i
seems little doubt that the new state (
will enter the Union In the Demo
cratic column.
Providence , R. I. Returns for gov
ernor give : Pothier , Republican , 13- j
527 ; Waterman , Democrat , 9,357. This |
rate will give Gov. Pothier more than i
6,000 majority. r
Philadelphia , Pa. Complete returns
show that Rudolph Blankenburg , inde
pendent Republican , who headed the
fusion ticket , was elected mayor of
Philadelphia by 4,364 plurality.
Returns from the 14th congression
al district indicate the election of W.
D. B. Ainey of Montrose , Republican ,
over Dr. O. H. Rockwell , Democrat.
tola , Kan. lola gives Joseph A.
Taggart , Democrat , for congress In the
2d Kansas district , 200 majority over
Ulysses S. GuyerRepublican. . By a
three to one vote Manhattan adopted
the commission form of government.
Fremont , Neb. The returns from
the 3d congressional district show that
Dan V. Stevens , Democrat , was elected
over Elliott , Republican.
Everett , Wash. The Rev. B. B. Haz-
zell , Republican , formerly pastor of
the First Congregational church , was
elected mayor of Everett
Springfield , 111 Local option elections
were held in a score of towns in cen
tral and southern Illinois. The "drys"
won in a majority of the places.
Run on English Bank.
London. A run on the Stepney
branch of the National Penny bank ,
limited , caused a great deal of excite
ment. Those clamoring for their
money were principally foreigners.
There was no cause for the run.
Lebargy Wounded in Duel.
Paris. Lebargy. ri\e famous actor ,
fought a duel with Publicist Malherbe
as a result of a press controversy. Mai
herbe was twice wounded and Lebargy
once. The combatants refused to be
reconciled.
GOVERNOR EUGENE N. FOSS
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND PEO
PLE HOMELESS PROPERTY
LOSS $50,000,000.
MANY TORTURED TO DEATH
Hundreds Are Killed and Two-Thirds
of City Destroyed Wesleyan Mis
sion School for Blind Looted
Rebels Open Attack on Nanking.
Hankow. Two-thirds of this city
has been destroyed by fire which fol
lowed the imperial troops' attack on
the city. The loss Is estimated at
$50,000,000.
Four hundred thousand people are
destitute. Hundreds of half burned
bodies lie among the ruins. Many of
them are the bodies of women and
children.
The customs house , the postofflce and
the American missions have been
spared. The city has been looted ,
the imperialists taking a hand in the
pillage. Imperialist officers tried to
check1 this work , and executed a num
ber of soldiers. Refugees were de
prived of their loot on entering the
British concession , cart loads of valu
able furs , silks and jewelry being
seized. It Is suggested that the Red
Cross receive the proceeds.
The consuls appealed to the imperi
alists to cease burning the town. A
proclamation , which was issued im
mediately , declared that the rebels
were responsible for the fires and or
dered that these be checked. The fol
lowing day new fires started in vari
ous quarters.
The David Hill memorial school for
the blind , connected with the Wesley
an mission , has been looted , while , In
contrast , all the mission property In
Wu-Cbang , which Is held by the revo
lutionists , has been protected.
The imperialists have hanged men ,
and , failing to strangle them , tortured
them to death , prodded them with
bayonets or crushed them to death
with stones. The outrages against
women cannot be told. Red Cross
bearers have been killed or wounded.
Soldiers on both sides have slaugh
tered their wounded enemies.
Nankin. The rebels made a spirit
ed attack upon this city , but were re
pulsed with a loss of 100 lives by the
Manchu soldiers , who were strongly
intrenched.
CANAL COMMITTEE IS BACK
Members of Congress Who Visited
Panama Declare Big Ditch Will
Open in 1913.
New York. All but two members of
the congressional committee that
went to the Isthmus of Panama last
month returned satisfied that President
Taft's prediction would be fulfilled ,
and that the canal would be finished
and open for business by 1913.
The party that arrived from Cristo
bal on the steamer Ancon included
Senators Brandegee , Connecticut ,
chairman of the interoceanic canals
committee ; Bristow of Kansas , Cum
mins of Iowa , Page of Vermont and
Overman of North Carolina and Rep
resentative Hlggins of Connecticut.
Ruler's Visit to Malta Called Off.
London. It is reported that the
visit to Malta of King George and
Queen Mary on their way to the Dur
bar has been called off. The cancella
tion is probably due to the presence in
Malta of refugees from Tripoli and the
prevalence of cholera in the latter city.
Mob of 400 Lynch Negro.
. .icridian. Miss. "Judge" Moseley , a
npgro. was taken from Deputy Sheriff
Brown near Lockhart by a mob of 400
jiersons and lynched. The negro's
jcdy was bullet-riddlp'i
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U. S. GIVEN EVIDENCE
RECORDS IN M'NAMARA CASE
IN HANDS OF GOVERNMENT.
Federal Court Ignores Indianapolis
Judge's Order to Hold Books Pend
ing an Appeal.
Indianapolis , Ind. The books and
records of the International Associa
tion of Bridge and Iron Workers were
placed in the hands of the federal
government by order of Judge Ander
son. United States Marshal Schmidt
immediately took them to the federal
grand jury room.
The verbal order of Judge Markey
of the Marlon county criminal court
that the Indiana Trust company , in
whose vaults the books and records
were stored , that they not be turned
over to anyone until the state Su
preme court had an opportunity to
pass on the appeal of Attorney Rap-
paport , representing the Iron Workers'
union , was not recognized by the fed
eral court.
The action of Judge Anderson was
taken following a report from the
grand jury that they were unable to
get the evidence on its subpoenas
duces tecum. Judge Anderson im
mediately inquired concerning the
cause , which developed the fact that
the trust company was holding the
documents on verbal order of Judge
Markey , who previously had ruled
that they be turned over to the fed
eral authorities.
The federal grand jury at once be
gan the investigation of the charges
against the McNamara brothers for al
leged violation of the federal statutes
in transporting dynamite in common
carriers through the states.
BALFOUR QUITS AS LEADER
Dissension in Own Ranks Causes
British Statesman to Retire
From His Post.
London. A. J. Balfour , for many
years leader of the British Conserva
tive party , both in office and in oppo
sition , resigned his leadership in the
house. His action caused a sensa
tion.
tion.The
The Unionists do not attempt to
conceal the seriousness felt over the
loss of Mr. Balfour , who Is recog
nized as the greatest asset of the
party.
Mr. Balfour gives as a reason for
his action the state of his health , but
there seems little doubt that the bick
erings and petty differences in the
party of late , which have annoyed j
him very much , caused his resigna
tion. It is understood that his deci
sion Is unalterable. Mr. Balfour will
remain In parliament , representing
the city of London.
WASHINGTON'S FOE IS FREED
Harry A. Ulrich , Charged With As
sault on Colored Educator , Is
Discharged by Judge.
New York. Harry A. Ulrich , a dog
fancier , was acquitted of the charge
of assaulting Booker T. "Washington ,
the negro educator and principal of
Tuskegee Normal school at Tuskegee ,
Ala. , on the night of March 19
last.
Deposits 5,462 Pennies.
Kewanee , 111. William E. Grand , a
milkman , walked into the Kewanee
National bank and astonished the tel
ler by presenting two large pails of
money for deposit All the coins were
Lincoln pennies and there were 5,462
of them.
i Two Hundred Miners Entombed.
Johannesburg. Two hundred men
have been entombed by the subsidence
of the Primrose mine. The work of
rescue is difficult and a further col-
Jnpse Is feared.
- -rrraeae-
LIKES ALDBiCH PLAN
MACVEAQH TO APPEAL FOR
BANKING REFORM.
Secretary of Treasury Will Ask Con.
gress for New Currency Legisla
tion at Coming Session.
Washington. A vigorous appeal
for immediate banking and currency
reform legislation will be made to
congress at its approaching session by
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh.
He expressed the confident belief
that a financial law will be enacted ,
for , he declared , "It will hurt any
party to get in the way of having
something done , whether it be the
regular or the insurgent Republicans
or the Democrats. "
Mr. MacVeagh indorsed the revised
Aldrich plan of reform , and with some
modifications will recommend it to
congress as a means of meeting the
urgent needs of the situation. He be
lieved sentiment in favor of the Na
tional Reserve association idea , the
dominant feature of the Aldrich plan ,
was growing throughout the country.
' Mr. MacVeagh declared he did not
approve of national banks , through
the medium of "securities companies , "
holding stocks of other banks. This
is the principle involved in the rela
tionship of the National City bank of
New York to the National City com
pany , and in the relationship of banks
and trust companies in about 300 cases
throughout the country.
"While , he said , he could not say the
practice was illegal , he regarded it as
unwise , because it was fraught with
the danger of a concentration of the
banking power of the country , which
would surely arouse the suspicions of
congress and the public.
HOLD WOMAN FOR MURDER
Mrs. Louise Vermilya of Chicago In.
carcerated as Girl Charges That
She Poisoned Son.
Chicago. Following her arraign
ment at her home on a charge of mur
der before Municipal Judge Walker ,
Mrs. Louise Vermilya , accused of
poisoning Patrolman Arthur Bisson-
ette , was incarcerated in the county
jail. She occupies a cot in the hos
pital ward closely guarded by one of
the matrons. Her case will be placed
on trial November 28.
Simultaneous with this statement ,
Coroner Hoffman made public an as
tounding affidavit signed by Miss
Elizabeth Nolan , former fiancee of
Frank Brimmerkamp , Mrs. Vermilya's
eon , in which she charges that Mrs.
Vermilya poisoned Brimmerkamp , her
son by a former husband , and men
tions the name of Undertaker Charles
C. Boysen in connection with certain
life insurance policies.
TOBACCO PLAN IS APPROVED
Federal Court Gives Its O. K. to DIs.
solution of American Company
With Certain Modifications.
New York. The United States cir
cuit court handed down a decision
here approving the plan of dissolution
of the American Tobacco company
with modifications.
The court in its decision says that
provision should be made in carry
ing out the plan for keeping Intact
the books and records of the American
Tobacco company , and its present
constituents and branches so that
they shall be available and subject
to explanation to the same extent as
at present , in suits for accounting and
other existing litigation.
U. S. AID ASKED BY TURKEY
Sultan's Ambassador Files Protest
With State Department Against
Italian Atrocities.
Washington. The so-called Italian
barbarities in Tripoli , finally have
been brought officially to the atten
tion of the American government by
Turkey , through its ambassador filing j
a request that the United States intervene - I
tervene in the Tripolitan war. j
The Turkish foreign office cabled its |
ambassador here to protest against j
the alleged barbarities committed by
the Italians in the city of Tripoli and
(
its neighborhood , Turkey taking the
ground that every citizen of Tripoli
has a right to bear arms and defend
the country.
RODGERS FLIES TO PACIFIC jj j j
Aviator Lands at Pasadena , Cal. , and j
Finishes Greatest Feat in World's
Air Navigation.
Los Angeles , Cal The continent
has been crossed in an airship.
Calbraith P. Rodgers in his Wright
Vin Fiz flyer landed at Pasadena ,
completing the most marvelous feat
of aviation in history.
Trring his trans-continental flight
Rodg < " * landed in or passed through
ttn stales and flew approximately
3,634 miles. He has met with eleven
accidents and his machine was
wrecked seven times.
U. S. Orders Giant Bridge.
Washington. To make the south
eastern part of Mount Rainier park
more acH ssible to visitors the secre
tary of the interior has authorized the
completion of a suspension bridge 150
feet long over the Nisqually river near
Longmire Springs.
Vr. c.ark R ; = sell Succumbs.
Lon . WiUiam Clark Russell , the
writer of stories of the sea , died
Wednesday. He had been bedridden
since April last Mr. Russell was born
in New Yorkin 1844.
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ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
Loss of Apples by Freezing.
Otoe County. Because of the recent
cold spell some of the owners anu.
others that purchased the fruit on tne
trees have lost heavily , as all of Uie
apples in many of the orchards which
they purchased , and others owned ,
were frozen. The mercury went down
to 10 degrees above zero and thou
sands of bushels of apples were frozen
and ruined on the trees in the or
chards because the parties were un
able to gather them , while others de
layed .harvesting the crop , thinking
the weather would hold off fine dur
ing this entire month. The apple crop
was very heavy in Otoe county ana
many of the owners preferred , because
of the low prices which prevailed , to
shake the fruit off and haul them to
the vinegar works where they secureu
20 and 25 cents per hundred for them.
Large Land Deal.
Box Butte County. One of the
largest land deals negotiated in Al
liance for some time was the sale of
the Hampton ranch to Hall and Graham
X ,
ham for $80,000. The stock sold with -
it brought the total up to $120UOU.
The ranch comprises ten thousand
acres of land in this part of the state.
The Burlington railroad cuts through
the entire ranch. R. M. Hampton ,
owner , is vice president of the First
National bank in Alliance while Hall
and Graham are large stock brokers.
Big Sale of Real Estate.
Johnson. County. What is probablj
the biggest real estate transfer ever
consummated in Johnson , county has
just been closed. George Townsentf
has sold to T. C. Boylan of Shenau-
doah , la. , former owner of the Dauier
Behringer place , a total of 280 acres
near Tecumseh for ? 36,000 cash. For
what is known as the Meyer place , ,
just west of the city and containing'
200 acres , Mr. Townsend received $12f .
per acre.
Accidental Shooting.
Custer County. The inquest called"
by Coroner Pennington to investigate
the death of Mrs. Maggie Bangs , who.
was shot at her home while talking
with Dr. Willis Talbot , was concluded ,
after lasting all day. The jury brought \
in a verdict to the effect that , accord
ing to the evidence , she came to her
death from a bullet accidentally dis
charged from a gun owned and in pos
session of Dr. W. E. Talbot. The doc
tor's pistol dropped on the floor and :
was accidentally discharged.
Ordered to Build Tracks.
Lancaster County. I n two orders :
written by Chairman H. J. Winnett ,
the state railway commission ordered-
the Northwestern and Burlington to
build a transfer track at Albion and"
the Union Pacific to build a depot and
maintain an agent at Loma. The Al
bion transfer switch case has been in
controversy for many months. James
Greig of St. Edward was the chief
complainant. It was shown that there
was much through traffic that should :
be transferred at Albion.
Nernaha County. The young wo
man who attempted to commit suicide
at Superior is believed by Howe pec-
pie to be Miss India Hughes , w.ho for
merly lived at Howe. She was tne-
sweetheart of Logan Beauchamp , who
went to Colorado some time ago.
Miss Hughes' family home was at
Howe , but lately it has been under
stood here that Miss India was lit
Omaha. Her parents and a sister are
dead , and of her family only one sister-
survives.
Suicide at Hebron.
Thayer County. Harry A. Cail-
fctraith was found in Hebron at night
lying beside the ice house near th&
Burlington depot with his throat cut
from ear to ear. His razor was lying-
by his side. Despondency , due to brood
ing over family troubles , is supposed :
.o be the cause.
Boy Gets 15 Years in Pen.
Douglas County. Struggling manful
ly to keep back the tears in the pres
ence of his mother , Charles Philberi.
aged 19 , took an indeterminate sen
tence of three to fifteen years in tne-
penitentiary from Judge Troup Satur
day. A motion for a new trial was
overruled before sentence was pro
nounced and Philbert would say noth
ing in his own behalf. He was con
victed of highway robbery.
Saved.Life by Jumping.
Box Butte County. Dr. George .
Hand met with a severe loss in the
burning of his residence at Alliance ,
tlie interior and the furniture being-
ruined. Dr. Hand , to save himself ,
had to jump from a window of the
second story , he being in bed when
the fire 'broke out.
New Oc'-l Fellows Home.
York Coun'The Odd Fellows *
home , recently dedicated in York , Is.
now open for the reception of inmates
who desire to make it their home.
There are about twenty applies : Ions
on file for admission.
Otoe County Mortgage Record.
Otoe County. During the month or
October there were fifteen farm mort
gages filed for record in Otoe county ,
amounting to $46,300 , and twelve re
leased Of the value of $37,160.
Horse Stolen Hallowe'en.
Richardson County. C. M" . Linn's
driving horse , with bridle and saddle ,
disappeared on Hallowe'en nsht. Mr.
Linn at iirst thought it but a prank :
played by some of the boys of the-
town , but later indications point to-