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THE NOEFOLE WEEKLY NEWSJOUMAL
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NORFOLK NEBRASKA VR1DAY APRIL 2,3 , 1002
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Orders Injunction Suit Filed in
Federal Court.
CITES THE ANTITRUST LAW.
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.Feels Satisfied That Illegal Combine
Exists Bases His Action Upon Re-
, suit of the Recent Inquiry by De
partment Suit to Re In Illinois.
Washington , April 25. Attorney
'General Knox made the following
statement regarding the socallcd beef
trust :
"On April 4 this department directed
, W. A. Day of Washington to cxamlno
Into , as far as practicable , the public
charges to the effect that a combina
tion of the largo meat dealers had been
effected contrary to the provisions
the laws of the United States. This
preliminary examination resulted In In
structions to Mr. Day and Mr. Dothea ,
"United States attorney at Chicago , on
April 7 , to prosecute simultaneously
In Chicago and the east a more partic
ular examination Into the allegations
and proofs alleged to exist In support
thereof. From their reports I am satis
fied that sufficient evidence Is In hand
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tipon which bills In equity for an In
junction can bo framed to restrain the
combination mentioned from further
proceedings under their arrangements ,
which clearly appear to bo in restraint
of. trade. I have , therefore , In compli
ance with the law , which provides :
'It shall be the duty of the several dis
trict attorneys of the United States
In their respective districts , under the
direction of the attorney general , to
Institute proceedings In equity to pre
vent and restrain violations of this
net , ' directed the district attorney at
Chicago to prepare a bill for an In
junction against the corporations and
persons who are parties to the combi
nation mentioned , to bo filed In the
United States circuit court for the
Northern district of Illinois. "
Packers Enter Denial.
Chicago , April 25. United States
District Attorney Bethea refused to
make any statement about the action
that he will take under under the attor
ney general's Instructions. A repre
sentative of the packing houses said
that the packers welcomed a full In
vestigation of their relations with each
other and the conduct of their busi
ness. In their uohalr ho entered a de
nial to all charges that they are In
a combination to control prices or In
restraint of trade.
' FENCES MUST BE REMOVED.
'Cattlemen So Told by Secretary of
Interior.
Washington , April 25. A delegation
of cattle dealers from Nebraska had
a hearing before the secretary of the
Interior yesterday and urged t\ \ < t the
taking down of fences on government
domain be deferred until congress at
its next session has an opportunity
to act. They represented that It means
largo losses to their interests. Secre
tary Hitchcock told them he had no
discretion In the matter , as the law
ordered the removal of the fences.
1 Gold Excitement In Montana.
Sand Creek , Mon. , April 25. Great
-excitement prevails at this place over
a strike made yesterday In the hills ad
joining the town and scores of pros
pectors are traversing the adjacent
country , staking out claims. The low
est assay of samples by local assayers
yielded returns of $31 and the highest
$28,000. In a pan the precious metal
Is easily discernible to the naked eye.
Samples have been sent to Butte for
assay and expert opinion.
Car Strikers Still Out.
San Francisco , April 25. The board
of directors of the United railroads
considered yesterday the demands of
the striking street caV employes. The
matter has been referred to the direct
orate In New York. Pending word
from them no decision can bo reached.
It Is understood that Urn local moni
tors of the board are In favor of grantIng -
Ing most of the demands of the car
men.
Tug Firemen's Strike Broken.
Duluth , Minn. , April 25. Four tugs
of the Union Towing and Wrecking
company went Into commission last
evening with nonunion firemen and as
many more will bo put to work today
under the same conditions. Local offi
cials of the towing company assert
that the strike Is broken. The striking
tug firemen declare that the war Is
etlll on.
Archbishop Corrlgan III.
1 New York , April 25. Archbishop
Michael Auguatln Corrlgan Is seriously
ill at the archloplscopal palace In Mad
ison avenue. At a late hour last night
Dr. Delafleld said that the archbishop's
temperature was 102. that his malady
, vras pneumonia of an extreme typo ,
and that his condition was serious , but
not dangerous. The archbishop's ago
. la Almost 70.
Baptist Women Elect Officers.
St. Louis , April 25. The 33rd an
nual meeting of the Woman's Baptist
V Foreign Missionary society of the
west mot yesterday. Mrs. A. T. Scott
of Chicago was chosen president , Mrs.
Ilandall of Minnesota , vice president ;
Mrs. F. C. Clatworthy of Evansvllle ,
corresponding secretory ; Miss Jnlla
Austin , home corresponding secretary ,
and Mlas Matilda B. Cllncj treasurer.
POSTAL CARD PLANT RAIDED.
Inspector Stuart Captures Clever
Counterfeiter at Chicago.
Chicago , , April 25. A postofflco
fraud Involving the Issue and circula
tion of millions of postal cards wan
brought to a close last night by Inspector
specter Stuart , who arrested Loula
Smith and confiscated over 100,000
: ards , printing presses , cardboard and
plates. Two weeks ago Inspector Stu
art found a postal card that had a BUS-
plclous look. He at once began an In
vestigation , and since then ho has suc
ceeded In learning all that was neces
sary to prosecute tlio counterfeiter.
Smith's scheme , according to Inspector
specter Stuart , was to have a printing
company enamel a quantity of the
cards , as though they wore to be used
for a perfectly legitimate purpose. Ho
engaged another firm to engrave a
plate with Jefferson's head on an In
vitation card. Still another engraved
"The United States of America. " Then
Smith would place all these parts to
gether and thus complete an excellent
Imitation postal card. Inspector Stuart
says that from the business In card
board and from other evidence ho has ,
Smith must have made millions of the
cards , and that he sold all he made In
all parts of the country. Smith ad
mits that he has boon engaged In the
business for two years.
EXPLOSION DESTROYS BOAT.
Three of Crew Missing and Probably
Dead and One Fatally Hurt.
New York , April 23 While lying in
Newton creek , near the Manhattan
avenue bridge , In Grccnpolnt , the tug
boat Thomas Perclviil was destroyed
by an explosion early yesterday.
Three of the crew , an engineer and
two firemen , are reported missing.
Edward Moran , a watchman , was
found In the debris. Ho was fatally
hurt. Another man , unidentified , was
taken from the wreckage later.
All the glass in the windows of the
American Jute company's mills near
by was shattered and all the electric
lights in that part of the cltyu were
extinguished. The cause of the ex
plosion Is not known.
EFFECT OF BOYS' PRANK.
Man is Killed In Attempting to Re
move Electric Wire From a Tree.
Kansas City , April 25. Francis M.
Harrison , aged 52 years , an attorney
at law , was killed by a current of elec
tricity last night while trying to re
move a wlro which some boys had
wrapped around a tree In his front
yard after having cornocte > l the wire
with an electric light cable. The boys
adjusted the wlro In the daytime , he-
fore the electric current was turned
on , hoping to see electric flashes from
the wet leaves of the tree at night.
CHILD COMMITS SUICIDE.
Twelve-Year-Old Girl Takes Poison to
Avoir Punishment.
Kansas City , April ? 3. Frances Rig-
by , aged 12 years , daughter of R. M.
Rigby , president of the Rigby Printing
company in this city , was found In a
dying condition on the street near her
homo yesterday and later died at the
city hospital from the effects of swal
lowing carbolic acid. No motive can
bo advanced for the child's suicide ,
except that she feared a punishment
because of a trifling offense at school
yesterday.
Joke Terminates Fatally.
Chicago , April 25. A practical Joke
terminated fatally for Edward L. Miller -
lor , when a man he had laughingly or
dered to "throw up his hands" drew a
revolver and shot the supposed thief
dead. Joseph P. Brown , who flred the
shot , was a friend of his victim , both
men having lived In the same house ,
South Peorla street , for several
months.
Miners Lose Their Lives.
Louisville. Colo. , April 25. One
killed , one badly burned and several
Injured Is the result of an explosion of
gas at the Sunnyslde coal mine. The
dead man and the one badly Injured
arc strangers In camp and their names
are unknown. In the Mitchell mine A ,
J. Osborno was killed by a cave-In.
Potatoes High In Chicago.
Chicago , April 25. Prices of pota
toes hero jumped to $1 a bushel In the
wholesale market yesterday. There
has been an advance of 13 cents since
Saturday last , and the present price Is
the highest since last August , when
the product sold at $1.25.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
Professor L. R. Hamberlln of Van-
derbllt university , Tennessee , died
Thursday after a > lingering Illness.
Flnley Stretchberry , a farmer near
Nashville , Ind. , was probably fatally
beaten by whltccaps and his wife made
insane.
A flre In the village of Croghan , N.
Y. , caused losses estimated at from
$250,000 to $300,000. Twenty-one
buildings were destroyed.
Edwin H. Ewlng , who was a col
league of Daniel Webster in the na
tional house of representatives , died
Thursday In Murfreesboro , Tenn. , aged
02 years.
The Interstate Mining company of
Paola , Kan. , was Incorporated In Dela
ware Thursday , with a capital of $50 , .
000. The company will mine for zinc ,
lead , etc.
Ralph M. Easloy , secretary of the
National Civic Federation , announced
that the difficulty between the United
Garment Workers of America and the
Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers' as
sociation had been compromised.
Money Involved in Dispute on a
Street Car.
USES SMALL POCKET KNIFE.
Trouble Arises Over Senator Money'n
Refusal to Pay Fare and His Eject *
ment From the Car Conductor Re-
celves Wound In Hand.
Washington , April 25. Senator H.
D. Money of MisslHslppl had an alter
cation with u conductor on a street
car yesterday morning , which resulted
In the senator receiving two Severn
blows from the conductor and the con
ductor being cut quite Hovorely In the
right hand with a small pocket knife.
The trouble arose over payment of
faro.
Senator Money later secured war
rants for the arrest of Conductor
Shaner and Foreman Hooper of the
engine company on the charge of as
sault. He also brought clmrges
ngiilnst Capitol Policeman Murphy ,
who also Is alleged to have taken the
patt of the conductor In the struggle
with the senator.
Senator Money said that when he
loft the loop car the conductor waved
his hand to the conductor of the other
car , Indicating that ho had paid his
fare. Ho declared there were three
separate and distinct assaults com
mitted on him. He drew his kuifo , he
said , to protect himself , but not until
ho had been ejected from the car and
then not until after the conductor had
continued to assault him after the
ejectment.
SENATOR IN POLICE COURT.
Clark of Montana Accused of Automo-
biling Faster Than Law Permits.
Washington , April 25. When Sen
ator Clark of Montana arrived at the
senate annex yesterday In his automo
bile ho was Interviewed by two bicycle
policemen. They asserted that ho had
been exceeding the speed limit of 12
miles an hour. The senator declared
that he had not been going more than
ten miles nn hour.
The officials requested that the chaf-
four appear at the police court today
and the senator announced that he
would do so.
Conferees Unable to Agree.
Washington , April 25. Conferees on
the Chinese exclusion bill decided to
report a disagreement to each house.
The point of difference Is the date to
which the law shall extend , the house
being for an Indefinite period , and the
senate being firm that the law shall
not last beyond the life of the treaty.
The house conferees have held out at
the earnest request of the California
delegation , but It is believed that when
another conference is ordered an
agreement will be reached. The sen
ate conferees announced that a can
vass of the senate showed that that
body would not yield on this point.
Favors the Irrigation Bill.
Washington , April 25. William II.
Chadwick , chairman of the transporta
tion committee of the board of trade
of Chicago , has written a letter to
Representative Newlands , the author
of the pending Irrigation bill , presentIng -
Ing new reasons why this measure
should be passed. Mr. Chadwick holds
that the states lying east and north of
the arid lands suffer enormous loss as
a result of the burning heat coming
from the arid quarters.
Donahue Cleared of Murder Charge.
Kansas City , Kan. , April 25. Henry
Donahue , Jr. , charged with the murder
of Noah Long , the aged stone mason ,
who was robbed and thrown Into the
Kaw river at Argentine the night of
Jan. 20 , was acquitted In the district
court yesterday. The prosecuting at
torney announced that he would dis
miss the cases against those persons
who were Indicted with Donahue , as It
would be useless to try to convict
them.
Insane Woman Jumps From -Train.
Manhattan , Kan.,1 April 25. Mrs. J.
M. Graham of Clifton , Kan. , while
being taken to the state Insane asy
lum , jumped from the eastbound Rock
-Island passenger train , going at full
speed , yesterday and was Instantly
killed. She was In charge of W. H.
Chandler of Clay county , who did not
consider her violent.
Passed to Second Reading.
Copenhagen , April 25. The lands-
thing yesterday passed the second
reading of the majority report on the
treaty providing for the sale of the
Danish West India Islands to the United -
ed States by ai majority of 32. Twen
ty-eight members abstained from vet
ing. It will bo decided by the folke-
thing April 29.
Attempts to Enter Palace.
Madrid , April 25. Considerable ex
citement has been caused here by the
arrest of a Frenchman who attempted
to enter the royal palace , The pris
oner gave the name of Saury. Noth
ing but a. . prayer book was found In
his possession. Saury was handed
over to the French embassy.
Palma at His Old Home.
Havana , April 25. President-elect
Estrada Palma arrived at his old homo ,
Bayamo , In Santiago province , yester
day. He was enthusiastically received
along the route from Holguln , from
which place ho traveled In an old-fash
ioned Cuban volants.
PflLflC
We desire to announce to the people of Norfolk and via
cinity that we have purchased the Palatfe Shoe Store from
Spencer & Ovelman , and we invite an inspection of our stock
and prices. We will continue to handle the same first-class
lines of shoes heretofore kept by Spencer & Ovelman. Many
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4 < > ' new goods have already been added to the stock and more
have been ordered. Low prices will continue to be a feature
of the Palace Shoe Store , as we believe in quick sales , small
profits and satisfied customers.
We have been connected with this establishment six
years and are fully acquainted with the wants of our cus =
tomers. Our Repair Department will remain in the hands of
a first = class shoe maker , and every order placed with him
will have prompt and careful attention.
The public is invited to call and see our goods and
prices. We guarantee fair treatment.
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We keep open evenings.
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