The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, July 05, 1901, Image 1

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Sheriffs Posse Surrounds Them
at Allens Ranch
BANDIT8 LEAD HARD CHA8E
Sooty Secured From Great Northern
Express Car In Montana Amounts
to 70000 Dynamite Turned Loose
on Safe Work of Masked Men
Great Falls Mon July 5 Train No
3 west bound on tho Great Northern
railroad was held up Wednesday aft
crnoon at Wagner station by three
masked men who blew open tho ox
press car and secured tho entire con
tents of tho through safe estimated
t 70000
One of tho robbers boardod the
train a few miles from the scene of tho
holdup When the train reached the
place where his confederate were
lying In wait In a ravine alongside the
track he pullled the bell cord As tho
train slowed down he Jumped to tho
engine aimed a revolver and forced
tho fireman and englneor to abandon
the locomotive
The passengers began to look out of
the windows and a fust ade of shots
swept alongside of the coaches and
jwas continued several minutes
Dynamite was exploded in the ex
press car tearing tho car to pieces
and blasting open tho through safe
Its contents wore removed and the
robbers mounted good horses and rode
away to tho Bad Lands
A posse is in pursuit and the Great
Northern company has offered 5000
reward and their capture is certain
Three passengers who ventured to
look out of tho windows while shots
were flying were struck by bullets
hut not seriously Injured
Sheriff Griffith with a posse of 20
men has surrounded the three rob
bers at Buck Allens ranch about
40 miles south of Wagner near the
edge of the old Fort Belknap reserva
tion The posse followed the bandits
all yesterday afternoon finding signs
of them at a ford on Beaver creek and
again where they crossed the dry fork
The information reached here that
the posse came in sight of the men
about 3 oclock near the ranch and
driving them In surrounded them It
Is probable that they will not be cap
tured until after a severe fight and at
the latest advices Sheriff Griffith had
not made the attack
ITALIANS USE STILETTOS
Fatally Stab Two and Wound Three
Members of a Family
Steubenville O July 5 Philip
Eldenaur his wife and their baby
riBlted Mr Eidenaurs parents near
here yesterday and when they left for
home the eldor Eldenaur and his fam
ily accompanied them part of the way
Three Italians members of a railroad
gang encountered the party and some
remarks were made which angered
them The three Italians pulled out
stilettos and killed the father and
William Eldenaur almost Instantly
cut Philip frightfully and after stab
tolng Mrs Philip Eldenaur and Robert
fled
Americans Banquet In London
London July 5 Five hundred per
sons sat down last night to the ban
quet of the American society in Lon
don given at the Hotel Cecil It was
a remarkable gathering Across the
upper end of tho great hall and inter
spersed between the members of the
United States embassy and prominent
Americans sat members of parliament
representatives of Great Britains
loyal colonies all participating with
hearty good will in celebrating tho
125th birthday of the rebellious sister
who founded a new empire In the
western world
Devastated by Grasshoppers
Crookston Minn July 5 Portions
of the township of Russia are being
devastated by grasshoppers and in
some localities they are destroying a
large area In one farm GO acres of
wheat have been swept clean of all
vegetation The insects are so numer
ous that it is impossible to walk
through the fields with ones eyes
open Millions of hoppers Bottled
down in the city today and the side
Walks have been covered with them
Klttrldge May- Be Named
Huron S D July 5 Interviews
With prominent Republicans from dif
ferent parts of the state Indicate a
belief that the governor will ask A
B Klttrldge to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Kyle
and that he will accept the place Tho
teller Is also expressed that If the
governor conforms to the wishes ot
Republicans generally he will ap
point C O Crawford These two
names are the only ones mentioned
One Killed Score Injured
Canton Ills July 5 Letha Suidam
aged 8 years was killed and 22 other
persons Injured by a brick coping of
a building with 20 people on the roof
falling on the hoads of the crowd on
tho sidewalk below Two others prob
ably will dte
Omnibus Upsets With Merrymakers
St Paul July 5 An omnibus con
tainlng a party of 29 merrymakers
was overturned on Como avenue and
11 Injured so far as learned none seri
ously although a number received
fcrokea bones aad severe bruises
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South Omaha July 5- Auch
advertised bull fight was the fotuuro ot
tho colobratlon at South Omaha yoa
terday About 2000 persons wit
nessed tho first public performance
The first bull was noLaftor gore to
any extont and necdod a great doal
of teasing to ronko him follow a red
flag Matador Jonua Bsnovidos mado a
slip in his getaway and foil In tho
arena Tho bull was charging after
him and had It not boon for tho tlmoly
aid of Justo Saldana ho would haro
been gored As It was Saldana
jumped In just In tlmo and threw his
orange colored cloak in front of tho
bull thus dlvortlng his attention from
tho prostrate Bonovldcs
The second bull brought in was as
tamo as any pen holder in tho stock
yards Tho toreadors teased It with all
kinds of bunting until tho players
and the bull tired and tho animal was
virtually hissed out of tho ring
Then camo the real show The bull
was out for blood and ho showed It In
every line as ho shot straight for the
flag put up by Garola Thoro was
much running and getting away and
when the Mexicans tired Manager
Maddox announced that the show was
over
COWBOY PREACHERS 8UICIDE
Rev L G Brooker 8eeks Refuge From
Arrest la Death
Kearney Neb July 5 Rev L O
Brooker an evangelistic clergyman
known as tho cowboy preacher killed
himself Wednesday on being arrested
on complaint of Miss Harriot Long
mate of Grand Island whoso charge
against him Involved acknowledg
ment of the paternity of her child
The sheriff from Grand Island ar
rived In Kenrnoy with a warrant for
his arrest Mr Brooker dociared his
innocence to the sheriff who then
stepped out to get a guard for the
prisoner and while the sheriff was ab
sent the fatal shots were fired One
bullet entered his left side and one
reached his brain through the left
tye Death was almost instantaneous
Celebration at San Juan
San Juan P R July 5 The Fourth
of July was celebrated with great and
unprecedented enthusiasm yesterday
Both the political parties assisted in
the ceremony for which Governor Al
len appropriated 500 and tho citizens
donated the remainder Never before
had there been such a display of colors
In San Juan A majority of the houses
were decorated with flags and bunting
and fireworks in profusion were set
off In 1900 tho Fourth was not cele
brated
Winners at State Bicycle Meet
Burlington la July 5 At the Iowa
state bicycle meet hero yesterday tho
principal event was the trl state cham
pionship mile race It was won by
Gamble of Burlington in 245 Dough
erty Rockford Ills second Duezen
bery Ottumwa third The five mile
handicap was won by Kepple Keokuk
In 1322 1 2 Duezenbery second Nor
rls Burlington third
Passes Free Trade Resolution
San Juan P R July 5 In a Joint
session lasting three hours the Porto
Rican assembly yesterday unanimous
ly passed tho free trade resolution
The assembly hall was crowded with
people and cheers greeted tho an
nouncement that Governor Allen had
signed the resolution
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Shamrock I beat tho new Shamrock
again at Rothesay
Girl rivals near Inez Ky fought
with fists for a sweetheart
Six bags of gold amounting to 30
000 was stolen from the San Francisco
mint
Count Robert de Pomareu of Paris
discovered an adventurer married un
der his name in Now York
Professor Franklin W Flak for 40
years connected with the Chicago
Theological seminary died Thursday
Secretary Root has issued an order
assigning the regulars returning from
the Philippines to the various army
posts
The Sturgis bank at Mansfield 0
failed together with the Mansfield
Machine works which was controlled
by the bank
Major O L Pruden resigned as pay
master In the army to resume his
former place of assistant secretary to
tho president
The Pennsylvania crew won Its trial
heat for the Grand Challenge cup at
Henley by defeating the London Row
ing club crew
Judge Thompson of Cincinnati en
joined the striking machinists from
interfering in any way with the em
ployers business
Ward and Davis the Americans
were beaten at Wimbledon by tho Do
herty brothers in the final round of
the tennis championship In doubles
Ex Governor Mortimer Nye was
stricken with paralysis while deliver
ing au Independence day oration at
Union Mills Ind His condition Is
critical
William Nunn and wife wero fatally
and Howard Mead dangerously In
jured by falling from an electric car
over an embankment near Cerodo W
Va Thursday
Fire Thursday destroyed tho St
Louis Milling companys mills and ele
vator at Carlinville Ills and so mo ad
Joining property causing a loss of
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and Walk Over Shoes
500 Shoe for 400
400 Shoe for 320
350 Shoe for 280
300 Shoe for 240
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FOR GOOD LOANS AND EASY PAYMENTS
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C B DURLAND Secretary
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