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Y r MfM gzaanrejBjws7zrjraTAw MagC3SsiMCMgu6jft MairjiMfrarB osierv Ready to Wear Suits and Skirts- 0l3ZZK27rZ FIVE TORNADOES RAGE Iowa Nebraska and South Da kota Swept by Storms DAMAGE IN MILLS COUNTY IOWA Worst Destruction Appear to Have Ueen Wrought Near JMIneola Llttlo Girl Killed uud Others of Itohrburi Family Injuroil Three Small TwUtora Sweep Over the Country Near Pouca Neb i Sioux City Juno 1 Sioux City was in tho center of five tornadoes Tuesday uight which did much damage in Iowa South Dakota aud Nobraska Ono btorm struck near Kiugsloy la a soo ond near Jefferson S D and threo ucross tho Missouri river into Nobraska No livos are reported lost A tornado formed about three milos southwest of Kiugsloy la and moved north about ono mile where it struck aud demolished tho largo barn uud out buildings ou tho Williams Adams farm west of town From this placo it moved north to tho farm owned by W A Stovons whoro it literally demolished avery building on tho placo A family namod Johnson who lived at this place was saved by going into tho cave From this placo it continued its course north to tho farm of B J Kellner whoro it demolished tho buildings after which the wreck took firo and was destroyed Next tho storm struck tho Balska placo and took everything excopt tho houso Soino stock was killed In South Dakota tho damage was all confined to tho farms No loss of life is boliovod to have occurrod Fortu nately tho tornado which swopt through u thickly settled country did not hit many farmhouses although it passod very closo to two score of them thoir escapo from destruction eeomiug almost miraculous Passing to the north of town tho cloud struck tho flue farm house of Joseph Ynrtos and scattered his furnituro in all directions Tho res idence of E Borohard was blown into thousands of piocos and littlo romaius buitho foundation Berchard saw tho etorm coming and wont into tho collar with his wife and child All escaped injury excopt Mr Berchard who was bruised about tho head There woro three twisters in north eastorn Nebraska Tuesday night Tho Btorm that passod botwoeu Pouca and Newcastlo followed along tho grouud for Eovoral miles before it broke up Johu Wilbur lost everything but his houso Charles Murfins house and barn were wreclcpd Samuel Greens iSBsnesxcaaa We have a low High Class Tailor made La dies Jacket Suits thatWe are making VERY LOW PRICES ON A nico Black Silk Skirt full Sweep Tu nic stylo worth 1100 now 3C0 A nice Black Silk Skirt full sweep Tu nic style worth 075 now 703 A nice Black Silk Skirt full swoop Tu nic style worth 000 now 0 70 A nice Black Siciliau Skirt full swoop Tuuio stylo worth 075 now SftO A niro Black Wool Habec Cloth Skirt Tunc style worth GftO nov 415 A met jvck Sinw feltir lull fwocjw j Tnuic stylo worth 150 now oftO Black Storm Serge Skirt Tunic style worth 175 now JJ15 Kavy and Black Storm Sergo Skirt Tu nic stylo worth 200 now 170 Crash Blazer Suits worth 225 now 200 Whito Duck Blazer Suits worth 225 now 200 Duck Skirts tailored seams only llo White Duck Skirts only 110 Crash Trimmed Skirts only IS barn was destroyed aud Juke Dennis lost both his houso aud barn James Cones houso was totally destroyed George Walbecks baru was blown away A second storm destroyed a great deal of property near Martinsburg and killed considerable livo stock A third wrecked a school houso at Plain view and did other damago Girl Killed and Others Injured Malvekx la Juno 1 A tornado swept over tho uorthwost part of Mills county Tuesday night doing consider able damago to farm property Tho house barn and outbuildings of John Rohrburg a prominont farmer living two miles north of Mineola were tot ally destroyed his littlo girl about 11 years old was killod ouo of his boys had a log broken and tho balanco of the family woro more or loss seriously in jured Tho barn and corn cribs of Fred Hanson wcro destroyed and his harness aad farm implomeuts scattered ovor tho farm and sovoral of his cows killed Michaol Gaspers barn aud outbuildinas wero destroyed aud part of his dwolling houso blown away All tolegraph wires aro torn down for quito a distauco and tho tolegraph polos and cross arms aro broken to pieces and scattered ovor tho adjoining fields Fierce Storm at Duhufjua Duiiuque Juno 1 A flerco oloctrio aud rain storm swept this section yes terday All crooks iu tho southern and western portions of tho country aro out of banks and several bridgos havo been swept away At Balltownand Laitner villo trees wero uprooted barns and outbuildings blown down and sovoral cattle killed Tho brick sohool house at Nowwino was wrocked A sohool houso aud blacksmith shop at Moral were blown down but no one was in jurod Three Tornadoes at Work ut Ouce UockiOrt Mo Juno 1 Threo tor nadoes swept through differont parts of tho country yosterday Ouo child was killod and several persous wero injured so badly that they cannot live Sub stantial and commodious buildings were smashod and orchard aud forest trees wero uprooted Tho scones of devasta tion are miles apart Claims Her tlushauds Itody Wateuloo la June 1 The body of Edwin J Barker tho last of tho vic tims of tho wreck was sout away yos terday Mrs Barkor and her mother Mrs J F Swiugley arrived from the south aud accompanied the body Ida Shadville who claimed Barker was to have been married to her last Mouday iu Minneapolis hus left the city Only 25 Cents r SILKS 10 in Fancy Corded Tatleta waist lengths worth 120 now 98c 10 in Fancy Corded Tuffoln worth SOc now 69c 10 in Plain Taffeta waist lengths worth 100 now 87c 10 inch Plaid Taffeta waist lengths worth 1 25 now 98c 10 in Plain Taffeta waist lengths worth J0e now 82c 10 in Fancy Taffeta worth 5ic now 39c i 19 in Figured was 2k 1 i9c TvrvrTmryvBi now ijiLvriszmtvruixiXMifi DISGUSS MANY TOPICS Transmississippi Commercial Congress Opens In Wichita MANY DELEGATES NOW PRESENT tar go Attendance at the Convention In Assured Session Formally Opened hy Addresses of Welcome Fellows of Tonoka and Patterson or Denver Load ing Candidates for President Wichita Kan Juno 1 Tho 10th annual session of the Transmississippi commercial congress oponcd here yester day morning with 300 delegatos in at tendance Two hundred moro aro ex ported today Every stato and territory west of tho Mississippi with tho excep tion of Washington Nevada aud Idaho is roprosontod Govornor Murphy heads tho delegation from Arizona Govornor Barnes from Oklahoma Gov ernor Stanloy from Kansas ox-Governor Princo from Now Moxico aud ox Governor Fishback from Arkausas Govornor Jones of Arkansas aud ex Governor Francis from Missouri with additional dologatos aro oxpoctod this afternoon Hon Hugh Craig of San Francisco president of tho congress failed to como and Vico President Prince of Now Moxico called tho con gress to order Governor Stanloy of Kansas delivered tho address of wel come Ho said that Kansas contributed more in a primary way to tho wealth and prosperity of tho nation than any other stato iu tho union and that this stato was glad to wolcomo representa tives of tho richest and busiest section in tho world Tho first address of tho sossiou was made by Professor Morrow of the Okla homa Agricultural collogo ou tho In troduction of Corn In Europo as a Food Product Francis B Thurbor of Now York city chairman of tho Amoricau Exporters association spoko ou Wider Markets and How to Got Them Ex Congressman W B Slosson of Texas spoko on Kansas and Doop Water Ports ou tho Gulf Frod W Bontley of Wichita spoko ou Equitable Freight Rates At the evening session Hon George H Maxwell of San Francisco representing tho National Irrigation congress spoke on tho creatiou of an inland empire He urged the polioy for tho reclamation and settlement of the arid region that is boiug advocated by tho National Irrigation congress which is that the federal government should give to tho west its 6haro of tho rivor and harbor appropriations for building B y QXSZX XfTZLZ NORFOLK NEBRASKA TIIIKSDAY 11NK 1 189 Laces and Embroideries On all our Embroid eries and Laces PRICES REDUCED rrzttia aTrrrrrKsmcBtasnxxzxTnnmx GLOVES H WHITE SUEDE LISLE Kid Gloves IN ALL THE POIMLAK SHADES GLOVES FITTED A N I HAHANTEED gnat storage reservoirs to save tho waters winch in tlood times now go down in groat volumes carrying de struction with them and that titlo to tho public lands should bo coded to in dividual settlers only and not coded to states also that tho grazing lands of tho west should bo leased by tho states at a low rato and tho proceods used for constructing irrigation canals A resolution from Lowis of Wyoming condemned Edward Atkinson for his pamphlet against war in tho Philip pines and asked tho national congress to oncourago tho exportation of nogroos to the Philippines A lively light is on between tho irri gatiouists ou tho question of building reservoirs for tho arid districts One faction led by Governor Murphy wants cession to tho states and stato reser voirs Opposed to this is a faction fa voring tho storaco of water by govern ment reservoirs Hot SpringB Ark Cripplo Creek Col and Houston Tex are uftor tho next congress O A Follows of To peka and Thomas Patterson of Denver arc candidates for president Frelijlit Handlers Again on Btrllii BurrAhO Juno 1 With tho excep tion of a low men at tho Central freight houso all the freight handlers ou tho docks wont ou striko again at 0 oclock 1 ist night It was announced that if thoir grievances aro not sottled today tho grain shovolers will quit in sym pathy with thorn Tho trouble started early in the day at tho Ijchigh Valley freight house whoro tho men claim that a boss ordored them to tuko tho larger loads on trucks The mon ro fused to do so claiming that an agree ment existed by virtuo of which they wero to carry a certain vload mid thoy would carry no moro Tho leaders of tho freight haudlors wero at once sum moned to tho dock but all efforts to settlo the trouble wero unavailing and tho men quit Civil Service Iteforiners Itai at Iresldeut Baltimore Juuo L Tho Civil Sorv ico Reform association of Maryland yesterday adopted resolutions regret ting President McKmleys backward stop iu promulgating tho rocent order modifying tho civil service rules dot-hiring tho order inconsistent with tho principles of good government and with tho repeated declarations of Mr McKiuloy himself Tho association tukes pleasuro in contratiug with those discouraging aud discreditable failures in duty ou part of oxecutlvo and legis lative ollicers tho rocent gratifying pro gress made by the roform in tho state of New York under the inspiration of Governor Roosevelt HV The Norfolk Weebxy New 7AXroEESXraCTlX33SK5Ba wssssssanftv TSSSsassMBra rnKKixjnatK SJ35lJ5b nasac r v m v cjr v V4 h n Stv m u o jzd i nujhi 1 1 i of OF SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE 20 doz Ladies Heriusdorf Bluek lloso ouly 2lo JO doz Ladies Black 1 loo only lot If doz Ladies Black Soainloss Hose Wo 10 doz Indies Black Soninloss 1 lose 0o 10 doz Childs llouvv Ribbed Blk Seamless lloso sizo ft to I 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irnv s WAR UETWEEN RAILROADS Union I ml lie Team Up Trw It nl Onialnt Itildge mid Terminal Cniiiuiiy Omaha Juno 1 Tho Union Pacific Railroad company has declared war on tho Oniiilm Bridge and Terminal com pany At 8 oclock last night tho Union Pacific sot a force of 100 mon at work touring upon tho single track of tho Terminal company extending two blocks from Cuming to Webster streots As fast as tho material is takou up it in loaded onto fiatcars and hauled onto Union Pacifio proporty A now track is thon laid on tho samo placo that was occupied by tho Terminal companys tracks and heavy Union Pacific engines run on to hold it down This action it is said is being taken by tho Union Pacifio company becauso it claims tho Terminal company has not paid tho Union Pacific tho sum of 2t000 which tho latter asserts was promisod either as a purchase prico for tho proporty or as a rental Tho work of tearing up and roplaeing tho track was all com pleted at a30 this morning except mak ing connection with tho Union Pacifio main track If tho Union Pacific sue ceeds in blocking tho Terminal perma nently tho Illinois Central will bo com polled to enter Omaha over tho Union Pacifio bridge Corn AerriiKit Increased CiiiCAOO Juno L Tho Corn Bolt in its monthly summary of tho crop situa tion for tho month of May says In Nobraska tho corn aereago is increased Ll per cent owing to killed wheat being plowed up and put iu corn In Iowa tho acreage is about tho samo as lact year iu Kansas an incroaso of 20 per cent and in Missouri an increase of 17 per cent Price uud Moss Have u Tilt New Yohk Juue 1 Tho sensation iu the testimony heard by tho Mazot commltteo yesterday camo just before the adjournment in uu angry contro versy between Polico Captain Prico aud Counsel Moss the former having gono on tho stand boiling with wrath over his treatment by Mr Mosh at previous sessions The remuinder of tho day was takou up with an investigation of Mi I ooiiiinlih lot si quality for J ioiuiiiiv for I iO iiiallly for Miiiiallty for iis iu Novelty Dn ss 1 attorn luiglilH I no iiiality for Corsets oes 475 now 1 115 now I 50 now 1 15 now loo now I 15 now HO now 10 now 15 now 115 now K BfXIWJf UX n 00 72 on 79 82 57 62 20 G21 82 A BIG BARGAIN FOR SMALL LADIES I do mc 1SI Sumincr CoisotH only ti do Sununor torsels nimlc to soil at i0c now oulv 15c Jilc June Bargains wniytisUiiuwLicaatiisimjii3rjaiMiijaTjrjuarm3anaBo nimiumirii Lioeo 7 incli llloachod Doulilc Silin DamaKk woilh iiUn llloaoliod Doulilo Satin nauinsk worth r incli llluaolicd Duuliln Sitiu Diiuiask worth rJ inch Mloachod Doulilo Sitin Daina I worth 7 iiicli Mlcnchcd liililc Satin Dunask worth T iiiili Itoitiii Donhlc Satin DamaKk wotlh lis iiich Cream Double Dauuk woitli Ir incli Cicain Douhlo DauiiiHl worth ill inch Cream Dnnlilit Dimai k woitli 5i inch Mloachod Union Damask worth 450 1IH I JO I a s IIS CI III till We Offer Sonic Very Fine Bar gains in This Line H pr Ladies IM no Mlack Vici Kid Liwo Slioes Latest too and hool DiVK worth l00 lor - I is lr Ladies liuo Mlack Vici Kid Laco Shoes- Liittst too and liool J IkVJiK worth i 50 for VOn 50 pr Ladies Fine Black Vici Kid Lace Snoes Latect too and hoi 1 1 FAKIO Wfrlh J5 for 1 0s I pr Lvlios Medium Tan Laco Shoes Liest toe and heel I and K worth i5 for i kilpr Ladies Chocolate Laco Shoes tes4 heel and toe--1 and K worth 5n for 5 is pr Ladies I Uk Kid Lico SIiooh woit h 150 for 1 Ji IS pr Lidies Mliiek Ovlords DiVK worth 150 for 1 1 ir Ladies Black Kfords K worth I S for 100 VZE35H2 statements concerning alleged abuses at the Tombs prison concert hall license and whether certain individuals had at tempted to buy their way into and se cure positions on tho polico force Only One Hid for Armor Pinto Washinotok Juno 1 Burustino Brothers of San Francisco wero tho only bidders yesterday uudor proposals inviting steel works to furnish 2 1000 ions of armor for our now navy Their bid was impossible of acceptance thoir prico being abovo tho congressional limit Tho two concerns which have furnished armor iu tho past tho Carne gie and Bethlehem companies declined to bid Hlaln hy Ills Son POIlAll BlUrT Mo IllUO 1 nmtion reached hero last evening from Ten Milo to the effect that Robert Robb u prosperous farmer was shot and killed by his 18-year-old son Goorgo Tho sou who went into hiding uunouueed ho had committed tho crimo to shield his mother trom his fathers abuso Full Itacus at Iiiliiiciin Dliiqle la Juno 1 President Hancock of tho Nutwood Driving club officially announces that tho fall races will take placo us advertised Tho total guaranteed purses amount to 00000 Total entries aro lioU forfivo davs mcimr and lator closing events aro oxpooled to maice six days Aixenul Milker Kelurn to Work DaveniOUt Juno 1 Sixty striking machinists returned to work at tho Rock Island arsonal this morning Eighty other strikers tiro left without work owing to tlioir places beiuu filled duriug tho striko Opposed to Funerals ou Situday Des Moines Juno 1 The Funeral Directors association of Iowa met in annual convention here yesterday with 200 mombers present Tho association decided to go on record as opposod to funerals on Sunday ou tho theory that thoy aro entitled to ono days rest in the week as well as anyono Disinfect ants was tho priucipal subject of the first days discussion AV4 Baking r mfMA lr Powder isowtax Pure i Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROVAl BAXINO PODf 1 CO NEW YORK f n
