Nebraska Newspapers

    The Valentine Democrat
GEORGE M. GASKILL , Editor.
VALENTINE. T T"NEBRASKA. .
MOB AT GUAYAQUIL , EQUADOR
QUICKLY RIDS THAT COUNTRY
OF ITS REVOLTERS.
LIVES OF FIVE SNUFFED OU1
First of Drastic Measures Taken bj
Populace Opposed to Present Revolu
tion Was Carried Out When Gen
Montero Was Shot and Beheaded.
Guayaquil , Ecuador. A mob brok <
Into the Quito penitentiary in spite o :
a double guard and lynched Gens. El
roy Alfaro , Flavio Alfaro , Madardo Al
faro , UJpiano Paez and Manuel Serra
no. prominent revolutionists.
With ths putting to death of Gen
Elroy Alfaro , formen president of Ecu
ador ; his brother , Gen. Flavio Alfaro
former minister of war , and coniman
tier in chief of the revolutionan
forces ; Gens. Madardo Alfaro , who is
believed to have been a borther , anc
Gens. Paez and Manuel Serrano , the
leading lights in Ecuador's latest rev
elation , have been snuffed out. This
revolution , although it had been a long
time brewing , began in reality a few
days following the sudden death on
December 22 last of President Eniil
iano Estrada.
The first of the drastic measures ta
ken by those who opposed the revolu
tion was carried into effect last Thurs
day at Guayaquil when Gen. Pedro
Montero , who was proclaimed presi
dent by the people after the death oi
Estrada , was shot and beheaded by a
mob which later burned his body.
The shooting of Montero took place
in the courtroom , where the general
.had just been tried by courtmartial
and sentenced to sixteen years' im
prisonment for his connection with the
revolt. The people , evidently angered
at what they considered too light a
sentence , rushed into the courtroom
and after riddling Montero's body with
bullets dragged it into the open. Then
they decapitated it , built a bonfire and
threw into the flames the torso and
head of the man who once was a popu
lar hero in Ecuador.
ACCUSED OF KILLING A CHILD.
Chicago Couple Under Arrest as Re
sult of an investigation.
Chicago. William Goethler and
Mrs. Anna Schiller , under arrest in
connection with the death of Goeth-
ler's 5-year-old daughter Ella , admit ,
the police assert , having caused the
child's death by beating after the lit
tle-girl had been mistreated in other
ways. Mrs. Schiller is said to have
lived as Goethler's wife.
The child's body was found Thurs
day. It was covered with cuts and
bruises. Back , arms , legs and neck
showed welts. Neighbors asserted
that the child had been beaten twica
on Wednesday.
Guests Driven From Rooms.
Chicago. Two hundred and fifty
guests of the Hotel Metropole , Mich
igan avenue and Twenty-third street ,
were driven from their rooms to the
street at midnight , when an ammonia
tank in the basement burst. The
fumes filled the corridors and some of
the rooms of the hotel. Two engineers
and a baker were overcome. They
were rescued by firemen.
"Over Seas" Line Opened.
Key West , Fla. The railroad which
"steps across seas" was opened here
this week when a passenger train
steamed from Knight's Key , on the
Florida mainland , to Key West , forty-
six miles away. The road , which is a
branch of the Florida East Coast railway -
way , is constructed across the line of
coral keys between Key West and the
mainland.
Killed His Brother.
Noblesville. Ind. Orville , aged 4 ,
son of William Lamb , a farmer , was
killed by his brother Virgil , aged 11 ,
who was playing with a shotgun dur
ing the absence of the parents. The
children did not know the gun was
loaded.
Live Stock Market.
Sioux City. Cattle Good to choice
corn fed steers , 57.00 @S.OO ; medium to
good. $5.50@7.00 : good to choice grass
steers , $4.50@6.50 ; good to choice fat
cows and heifers , $5.00@G.OO ; grass
cows , $ o.50@5.00 ; canners and cut
ters , " $2.75@3.50 ; bulls , $4.00@5:50 ;
veals , $3.75@S.OO. Hogs Prices range
from $5.75@G.OO , with a bulk of the
sales at $5.75@5.90. Sheep Lambs ,
$4.50@6.25 ; yearlings , S4.75o)5.25 ( ) ;
wethers , $3.50@4.50 ; ewes , $2.75@
$3.85.
Hearst to Speak in Kentucky.
Frankfort , Ky. William R. Hearst
lias accepted an invitation to address
the general assembly of Kentucky on
February 14. The legislature has also
invited Henry Watterson , Gov. Har
mon and Gov. Woodrow Wilson to
epeak in Frankfort.
Urged to Recognize Republic.
Tokyo The members of the nation
alist party are showing great activity
In urging the Japanese government to
recognize the republican government
of China.
AMERICANS ARE TOLD TO SEE *
SAFETY BY U. S. MINISTER
CALHOUN.
FIGHTING MAY COME SOO !
'Manchu and Chinese Troops Nea
Conflict Premier to Go to Tiei
Tsin at First Opportunity Repub
lie Demands $7,000,000.
Peking. All Americans residing ii
the outlying districts of this city hav (
been called in by United States Am
.bassador Calhoun.
The friction between the Manchi
troops of the imperial army and Yuar
Shi Kai's force of Chinese troops h
constantly increasing , and a seriom
conflict may be precipitated at anj
moment.
The warning Is given to misslonar
'les at several important stations in
Chi Li province and to Americans do
ing business in the capital outside the
.foreign concessions. There Is a guard
of marines at the legation , and those
who seek refuge there will be safe
from violence , it Is thought. In an
emergency the military forces of all
the powers will act together for the
'protection of foreigners.
There are now about 1,500 Ameri
can marines and soldiers in China , In
cluding the regiment of infantry which
came last week from the Philippines
and other men brought In quietly from
time to time in the last few weeks
from war vessels In. coast waters.
These forces are guarding a section
of the railroad from the capital to the
seashore , but would be within easy
call in case they were needed in this
city.
city.London.
London. Information obtained from
an authoritative source confirms the
report of the intention of Premier
Yuan Shi Kal to leave Peking at the
first favorably opportunity. According
to a news dispatch agency from Tien
Tsin , Yuan Shi Kai intends to take
up his residence in the British conces
sion in that city.
Shanghai. Huang Sing , the repub
lican minister of war , made a demand
on the China Merchants' Steam Navi
gation company for about $7,000,000.
In the event of failure by the company
(
to produce the sum the company's ves
sels will be commandeered by the re
publican government and sold. The
'directors ' of the company asked the
'war minister for time to consult their
stockholders.
WOULD BREAK PHONE TRUST
Petition for Dissolution of American
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Filed With Wickersham.
New York. A petition to dissolve
the American Telephone and Tele
graph company on the ground that it
, is a monopoly in violation of the pro
visions of the Sherman law was made
public here a few hours in advance of
its presentation to United States At
torney General Wickersham in Wash
ington. The petition is signed by
George Lambert , a justice of the
peace In Pelham , N. Y.
It is charged that the operations of
the American Telephone and Tele
graph company , in the acquirement
of control of these subsidiary compa
nies , were practically identical with
the operations of the Standard Oil
and tobacco trusts , which were de
clared illegal by the United States
Supreme court.
WEBSTER GETS LIFE TERM
Chicago Physician Who Confessed He
Murdered His Wife Sentenced
to Joliet Prison.
Oregon , 111. Dr. Harry Elgin Web
ster of Chicago was sentenced to life
imprisonment at hard labor in the
Joliet penitentiary for the murder of
his wife , Bessie Kent Webster.
Judge Richard S. Farrand , before
imposing the sentence , read a long
statement excoriating the physician.
In concluding he said :
"It is the sentence of this court
that you be imprisoned in the peni
tentiary at Joliet for and during your
natural life , the first day of that Im
prisonment to be in solitary confine
ment , the balance of your time at
hard labor , and that you pay the costs
of prosecution. '
M'FARLAND TOYS WITH WARD
American Lightweight Easily Defeats
English Opponent in Six-Round
Bout at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. "Packey" McFarland.
Lhe Chicago boy who aspires to the
lightweight championship , beat "Jack"
Ward of England by a big margin in
i special six-round bout at the Na-
: ional Athletic club. From the start
McFarland's mastery was evident , al-
; hough in the early rounds he never
: ared to press his advantage. Ward
'ought almost entirely on the de-
'ensive and "Packey" kept him on the
jop nearly all the time.
Frozen to Death in Wilds.
Lagrand , Ore. After having been
lost in the Blue mountains for three
lays , Roy Crandall , formerly of Kirk-
ivpod. 111. , died from cold and ex
posure. A posse found the body and
jrought it to this city.
Richeson Is Slowly Dying.
Boston. Rev. Clarence V. T. Riche-
> on , the confessed murderer of Miss
Wis Linnell , Is believed to be dying ,
md may not live to feel the extreme
> enalty pronounced upon him by the
Massachusetts court.
ANXIOUS MOMENTS
TARIFF ON ROUGH AND FINISHED
PRODUCTS REDUCED BY PRO
POSED DEMOCRATIC BILL.
MACHINERY ON FREE LIS1
Typewriters , Linotypes , Metal Fencing
and Many Other Articles to Enter
Without Charges Rails , Knives
and Automobiles Are Lower.
Washington. A bill proposing a re
vision of the steel schedule of the
Payne tariff law was introduced in
the house by Representative Under
wood with the approval of the Demo
cratic members of the committee on
ways and means. The bill changes all
duties from specific to ad valorem and
proposes reductions in the various
items of 33 to 75 per cent from the
Payne law rates.
Democratic Leader Underwood esti
mated that the bill would reduce the
average tariff on steel imports from
34.51 per cent , to 22.42 ad valorem ,
and would reduce the government tar
iff revenues from steel products by
? 823,597 from 1911 and by $4,000,000
from 1910. Imports of steel products ,
he said , would be increased by nearly
§ 20,000,000.
On the free list of the new bill are
all kinds of metal fencing , cut nails ,
iron ore , zinc ore , cash registers ,
typesetting machines , typewriter
machine tools , sewing machines , print
ing presses , tar and oil spraying ma
chines and road building machines
and their repair parts.
All articles are to be dutiable under
the bill at 25 per cent , ad valorem ,
where a rate is not specifically given.
IOWA HEROINE IS DEAD
Kate Shelley , Who Saved Train From
Going Into River , Succumbs to
Bright's Disease.
Boone , la. Miss Kate Shelly , Iowa's
heroine , who in 1881 , at great per
sonal risk , saved a passenger train
from being wrecked , is dead at the
age of 45 years at her home near the
scene of her heroic deed.
Miss Shelly had suffered greatly
since last summer , when an operation
for appendicitis was followed by an
attack of Bright's disease , but she
was as brave in the face of death as
when she won renown.
The deed which placed Kate Shel-
[ y's name in the list of heroines was a
bright example of the courage of a
15-year-old girl who believed she was
saving the lives of hundreds of the
passengers on a limited train on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad , al
though , later developments proved ,
the number of lives she actually
saved was two.
DOULON WINS IN KNOCKOUT
Bantam Champion Whips Harry
Forbes , Former Holder of Title ,
in Third Round at Kenosha.
Kenosha , Wis. Johnny Coulon , the
vorld's bantam champion , won a tech-
lical knockout decision over Harry
Forbes , . the champion of 1903 , after
he third round was two minutes old
n their battle here. Coulon won wlth-
) ut a struggle because Forbes sapped
ill his strength in making the weight ,
'orbes was down four times before
Cid Howard , his manager , mercifully
ossed in a towel from the old
ihamp's corner.
Drill Gold in Manitoba.
Minitonas , Man. Gold in flakes and
mggets was found near here by a
irilling outfit , which has been investi-
jatlng as the result of the recent flnd
> f gold in fowls. Shortly after the
ind was made an offer of $10,000 was
cfused for a claim more than one
ulle away.
King and Queen Arrive at Malta.
Malta. King George and Queen
.lary on their- arrival on board the
learner Medina from India were
; ivcn a great Anglo-French welcome.
GQMPERS IS BITTEF
CHALLENGES HEYBURN TO PRO
DUCE ANYTHING AGAINST HIM.
Defies Senator to Furnish Proof Tha
He Was Connected With
Dynamiting.
Washington. Defying Senator Hey
burn to prove in a court of law thai
he was connected even in the smallest
way with the McNamara dynamite out
rages , Samuel Gompers , president oi
the American Federation of Labor ,
made bitter answer in the American
Federationist to charges declaimed by
Heyburn on the floor of the senate.
In his statement Mr. Gompers says :
"And now a word with you , Senator
Heyburn. I ask you to read the edi
torial In this issue of the American
Federationist under the caption 'The
Man Higher Up. ' You will observe
there not only my denial of any
knowledge of , or connection with , any
dynamiting or other unlawful conduct ,
but you will also observe that I
therein challenge Burns to prove any
charge which either or all of them
may bring against me.
"I now challenge you to produce In
a court of law any such evidence.
"It was not my good fortune to have
been born in the United States. My
father and mother came to the United
States in 1863. I was then thirteen
years of age and a factory boy. Eight
years after my arrival on October 4 ,
1872 , upon attaining by majority , I
took upon myself the privilege of citi
zenship. "
BLACKMAIL BY BIG PARTIES
Senator Culberson Charges Corpora
tions Were Intimidated for Cam
paign Contributions in 1904.
Washington. "We know corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce
were Intimidated and blackmailed for
campaign contributions , " said Senator
Culberson in reviewing the alleged
activity of national campaign com
mittees in 1904. He was urging ac
tion on his resolution providing for
an investigation.
"The year 1904 surpassed all others
in the audacity and indecency with
which campaign funds were demand
ed , " he said.
DECREE VOID , TWO HUSBANDS
Illinois V/oman in Predicament
Through Violating Law by Remar
rying Within a Week.
Mount Vernon , 111. Because Ida
Dodson married another man in St.
Louis a week after she was divorced
from James Dodson , Judge Green va
cated the decree and she now has two
husbands. The reason for vacating
the decree was "that the contracting
parties knew the Illinois law and left
the state for the purpose of violating
It. She was married to James Carroll
of Bluford , 111.
STANDARD OIL FINED $55,000
New York Corporation Mulcted for
143 Violations of the Interstate
Commerce Law.
Buffalo , N. Y. The Standard Oil
company of New York was fined $55-
300 by Judge Hizel in the United'
States district court In this city for
L43 violations of the interstate com
merce law in accepting rate conces
sions in 1904 and 1905 from the Penn
sylvania and New York Central rail-
oads on shipments of oil from Olean ,
* . Y. , to Burlington , Vt.
Johnson Must Pay $230.
London. As the result of one or
lack Johnson's famous joy rides , the
icgro heavyweight champion was or-
iered to pay $2 0 to a local taxicab
company. The pugilist was not pres
ent when the case was called , but
counsel Appeared for him.
Barry Beat Lang in Australia.
Sydney , Australia. James Barry ,
.he American heavyweight , made fcis
Australian debut with a victory. Bar-
y beat Bill Lang , the champion of
.his country , In a 20-round battJp
TURKS ARE RELEASE !
ITALY FREES PHYSICIANS ANI
NURSES SEIZED ON SHIP.
Insurance Rates Are Increased o
Vessels Because of the
Anxiety.
Rome. The Italian government ha
ordered that the 29 Turks arreste
aboard the French mail steamer Mr
nouba shall be imediately releases
The Turks are now at Cagliari. in Sai
dinia.
An examination showed that four o
them are physicians and the remair
der hospital attendants belonging t
| the Red Crescent society.
i This government order was issuei
I following a conference on the subjec
j between the Marquis dl San Giulianc
I the Italian foreign minister , and Cc
mille Barre , the French ambassado
to Italy. Both expressed deep regre
that the incident should have oc
curred.
London. The policy &f Italy in IE
discriminate ! } ' stopping trading steam
ers and searching them for Turkisl
officers and contraband has had a dia
turbing effect here. Shipping circle :
are indignant and some uneasinesi
has been felt in financial circles.
Lloyds have done a large volume o
business at five per cent , on the pros
pect of a war between France am
Italy within the next four months , am
several risks have been accepted a
six per cent , on an outbreak of hos
tilities between Great Britain am
France and Germany within the nexi
six months.
The British government has madf
no announcement in respect to whal
action it will take on the seizure bj
the Italians of a number of Turkish
officers from the British steamer Af
rica , but It is expected that a definite
move will be made within the next
lew days.
NEW LORIMER LEAD SPRUNG
Detective Burns Has Evidence Witness
Received $1,500 to Testify
at Washington.
Washington. Developments more
or less sensational about to take place
In the Lorimer case will disclose that
William J. Burns , the detective who
built up the evidence around the Mc
Namara dynamiters , has been at work
for at least three months gathering
evidence to be presented to the com
mittee Investigating the election of
the junior senator from Illinois.
Mr. Burns was employed for about a
month by the senate committee , and
later was engaged by the interests
fighting to unseat Senator Lorimer.
It is reported that the end sought
by the anti-Lprimer interests is the
Impeachment of a certain witness who
gave evidence in Senator Lorimer's
defense relating to the alleged state
ment of C. F. Wiehe. a brother-in-law
of Edward Hines , that a "jack-pot"
fund of $100,000 was used "to put
Lorimer over. "
In substance Burns Is declared to
have reported to the committee that
he was prepared to offer evidence
that one of the witnesses who testified
in regard to this incident had con
fessed he was paid $1,500 to come to
Washington. A phonographic method
by which Burns obtained the alleged
confession is also said to have been
laid before the committee.
MITCHELL IS VICTOR AT MEET
Secures Passage of Resolution for
Investigation of Packing at
Columbus in 1911.
Indianapolis , Ind. EJnemies of John
Mitchell in the convention of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America failed in
an effort to put the organization on
record as censuring Mitchell for his
attitude toward the National Civic
Federation.
He obtained the passage of a reso
lution providing for an investigation
of his charge that the miners' conven
tion last year at Columbus , O. , was
"packed" against him when it de
manded his resignation as a paid of
ficial of the Civic federation.
"I have affidavits supporting my
charge/ said the former president of
the miners , "and if they are not up
held discipline and punish me. "
Though he votgd as he had been In
structed , Mitchell said he maintained
the right to defend his personal integ
rity. He said the federation had set
tled many strikes to the advantage of
the labor unions involved.
BILL URGES HITCHCOCK PLAN
Representative Gary of Wisconsin Of
fers Measure to Provide Govern
ment Owned Telegraph Lines.
Washington. Representative Carey
of V\isconsin , a Republican , has in
troduced a bill providing for govern
ment ownership of telegraph lines , a
project recently urged by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. It was referred to
the postofflce committee.
To Break With Paraguay.
Buenos Aires. Diplomatic relations
between Argentina and Paraguay win
be broken off unless the Paraguayan
government satisfies Argentina's de
mands for compensation for the at
tacks on shipping and other property
belonging to her citizens.
Fire Destroys Masonic Terrple.
Portsmouth , O. Fire destroyed
Masonic temple , a six-story building
, n which were located a number o ;
stores and offices. The Jess is esti
nated at ? 200OUO.
ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
Seed Growers Organize.
Lancaster County. The Nebraska
Pure Grain and Seed Growers' asso
ciation was organized at the farmers. *
meetings at the state experiment sta
tion with the following officers :
W. D. Stelk , Phillips , president ; WV
H. Enters , Roca , vice president ; T. A.
Klesselbach of the department ot" ex
perimental agronomy , secretary and
treasurer.
The members pledge themselves to
use seed of a pure variety , to carefully
tend each year a seed plot of one acre-
and to use every effort , not only to
improve the quality of their grains ,
but also the yielding power through
breeding methods. The state experi
ment station will work with the as
sociation , turning over to it the seed
of improved varieties bred up on the
state farm. The experimental agrono
my department has appointed an inspector
specter , who will visit and inspect the
ftelds of the members each year , will
test their seed samples for purity ,
soundness and germinating quality
and will issue certificates of approval
on good seed , which certificates will
be used as a guarantee in the sale of
the seed.
Tests Corn for Farmers.
Phelps County. The Holdrege Com
mercial club held the first ot"a series
of meetings for all farmers interested
In corn growing. Remarkable interest
in this meeting was exhibited by the
farmers of the county , more than 200
visiting the hall during the afternoon
and twenty bringing samples ot" seed
om for demonstrative tests. The
Commercial club has advertised to
test all seed corn brought in. free of
harge and judging from the interest
shown at the first meeting scores of
farmers will avail themselves of the
club's generous offer.
Boy Ground to Death.
Lincoln County. Roy Halligan. 15
years old , son of Thomas Halligan , a
farmer , who lives west of North
Platte , was ground to pieces under a
switch engine. , \
Mr. Halligan and his son were
crossing the track on a loaded hay
rack when it was struck by a rapidly
running switch engine which was
backing toward the round house to
change cars. The boy was thrown
under the tender and instantly killed ,
his body being badly mangled.
Lon Wait Seriously Burned.
Gage County. Lon Wait , son ot
Secretary of State Addison Wait , was
severely burned on the face and neck
at the feeble minded institute , where-
he is employed as engineer. Ho' was
making some repairs in the engine-
room when the coupling connecting a
couple of steam pipes blew out.
throwing the steam ovxjr his face and
neck.
Mute Killed by a Train.
Otoe County. Chris Oelke , a well
known young farmer who has been
making Nebraska City his home this
winter , concluded to go and visit his
brother near Paul , and walked down
the Missouri Pacific track , and not
noticing the passenger train , and
being a mute , was unable to hear the
whistle , was run down and instantly
killed. His remains were badly man
gled.
Girl Proposed , Got a Husband.
Dodge County. The first successful
leap yc-ar proposal was recorded in
*
Fremont when Flossie Cuthbert ,
daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Harry Cutli- /
berth , claimed Theodore Osmon for a
husband. She proposed and he ac
cepted.
Bank of Lewiston Sold.
Johnson County. T. R. Richardson
and C. L. Rothell , of Crab1 Orchard ,
have closed a deal with F. L. Bratto'n
af Pawnee City , whereby they gain
possession of a controlling interest in
the Bank of Lewiston , a state bank ! : .
Reclamation Prospects.
Washington dispatch : Congressman
ECinkaid reintroduced a bill extending-
.o twenty years the time under which
; and under reclamation projects can
: ) e paid for. The bill was first intro-
luced two years ago. Legislation along
: his line has the support of the inte
ger department and will be supported
3y the entire Nebraska deegation in
-ongress.
Votes to Consolidate.
York County. More than 100 of the-
eading stockholders of the York
bounty Telephone company voted by
L practically unanimous vote to en-
lor. e the proposed merger of all the-
ndependent telephone companies in
he South Platte territory.
Dairy Train Over State.
Lancaster County. Prof. Pngsley
if the state university announced that
n March and April the university
rould run a beef cattle and dairy
rain over the various railroads of the
tate to carry the educational caai-
aign home to the farmers.
Thirty Horses Die in York County.
York County. Farmers in the vi-
inities of Benedict , Gresham , Thayer
nd Waco estimate their loss of about
tiirty-five head of horses , caused by
ating cornstalks.
Poultry Men Elect Officers.
York Count- . The state poultry
len. in session at York , elected offi-
ers as follows : V. E. Shirley. Central
ity , president ; A. M. Hadley , Doni-
han , vice president ; A. H. Smith. Lin-
Din , secretary ; I. L. Lyman , Mina-
ire , treasurer.