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t 1 4 i ti w K V r I V u It Pa F I u i i My li i I f f m ii IW The Norfolk Weekly News ROBERTS AT THE With Kitchener He Assumes Command in South Africa PA0E8 OEITIOAL CONDITIONS rrrionrn of Old Couiinniiitor Kxinrlml to lln Wnnilorn Mctluums Hrnilh In Ilio lieii ltmn No Inkling of tho hllttntlou JI on Out by Wnr Olllco London Jan 11 During tho inter lutlo of apparent military inactivity nud oflloial fcoerecy Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener huvo arrived at tho scat of war It is assumed that thoir clear vision supported by 10000 fresh men who arc duo to nrrivo in South Africa within 30 days will altor tho situation nuil that tho fourth month of tho cam paign will witness tho beginning of victories for tho British arms They aro not however oxpected to produco doilnito results for somo days but their mere presence will rcstoio the shaken confidence of tho men at tho front in their generals Lord Roberts finds 1120000 men on tho defensive or watching tor an opening Lord Moth ucnt health according to tho Diily Mail has broken down and tho Held marshal may relievo him Possibly GENERAL LOUD BOnEIlTS somo others will bo relioved of import ant commands There is certainly plenty of rank in evidence in Sqnh Africa In addition to tho field n hhal thero aro two full generals four lieutenant generals and 12 or 14 major generals Thoroiyan uueas suspicion that whon tho Ladysmith casualties aro announced they will bo disheartening and will partly destroy tho patriotic glow produced by General Whites victory Tho list of victims of dis ease issued by the war office gives 23 deaths from enteric fover and dysentery in Ladysmith in four days revealing the fact that tho besieged aro existing amid bad sanitary conditions Tho Standard summarizes the general situation thus Well the campaign has lasted three months Wo have something like 120000 troops in South Africa With this huge army distrib uted over tho country wo aro powerless to relieve three garrisons from invest ment Wo have still to seo large por tions of both colonics in tho hands of tho enemy Wo have drivou tho in vaders back at no single point Wo are actually farther from tho hostilo fron tiers than wo wero on tho day that tho ultimatum wus delivered Tho work which ministers believed could be ef fectually performed by 25000 men lias not boon done has not oven boon begun by four or five times that number Can any one fail to admit that this is evi dence of a gravo miscalculation of f orcos and facts Tho Times in an editorial criticising nt great length tho governments con duct of tho war alludes to tho stupid and perversa mistakes that havo been mado and demands that tho practico of tho non revelation of facts bo aban doned It insists strongly upon know ing the truth and tho wholo truth about tho situation and finds fault with Mr BalfourB defense piecemeal BULLERS CURIOUS REPORT Given lloor Losses nt raclynnltli but No Mention of ItrltUlt London Jan 11 Tho wnr office an nounces that the list of British casual ties at Ladybmith last Saturday has not yet been received Tho following dis patch dated at Frero Oainp Jan 10 noon has been received from Gonoril Bullor A Transvaal telegram gives the enemys loss at Ladysmith on Sat urday as four killed and 15 wounded and this after it is admitted they had endnred a withering flro from six masked batteries and been dofeated at all points Natives hero assort that tho Boer loss in ono commando nlnno was 150 killed and wagonloads of wounded Tho heaviest loss is said to havo been among the Froo Staters who wero forced by tho Transvaalers into tho most dangerous places This curious dispatch is all the war office issued last night It makos not tho slightest mention of tho position or doings of tho British forces It may bo Interpreted to mean that Ladysmith is bafe but it is more likely intended to proparo the Britihh public for a terrible list of casualties Only Usual Shelling Occurs London Jan 11 Tho Daily Mail has the following dispatch dated Jan 8 from Frere camp With tho exception of the usual shelling of tho Boer posi tions by tho naval guns tho British force remains inactive Eight Boer camps wero teen today by a patrol along tho Tngoln in a westerly direction All weio quiet Nntives say that whon tho British roconnoitcred near Colonso on Wrdncdny tho Boers hurried from Springfield This supports tho bolief that Colenso was weakened to attack Ididvuiuith PUT FREESTATERS IN FRONT Ilrltlsli Story That 1 hey Holm oil llettnr 1 linn Triuiqi milors London Jim 11 The Standard has received tho following dated Jan 8 from its special coi respondent at From Camp I hear on good authority that PioMdent ICrugor sont word to tho Boor headquarters asking why Ladysmith had nut boon attacked and that tho re ply was Wo should loso too many men His answer to this oxcuso was tho suggestion that tho Free Staters might bo put in the forefront This hint was taken and the uttaek delivered Piesi dent Krugors udvico was so far good that tho Free Staters behaved better than the Transvaalers havo done At all ovents they managed to soizo a hill Later in the day the Transvaalers re tired beforo General Whites counter attack amid tho jeeisof the Froo Slaters who actually stuck to their position until they were bayonetted m tho ditch After this affair it is almost certain that the allies will quarrel A heavy gun mounted on Umlmhv wana hill has been firing since day break Evidently tho seigo of Lady smith is still maintained Itoer StiecenHPii Ciiiine Iliillnislnsni London Jan 11 Tho Capo Town coricspoudcut of tho Daily Mail tele graphing Monday says Tho Boor successes havo been followed by a tro niendouB outburst of enthusiasm and Boer sympathy in tho western part of tho colonies Roports from Paarl say tho whole district is mado hideous at night by bands of young men parading in tho villagos and singing tho Trans vaal volksloid while tho children aro overywhero practicing the national songs of tho republics Tho following aro specimens of statements beliuvod by the western Dutch Buller and Rhodes aro prisoner and Two thousand Boers seeietly sailed and captured Capo Town ItcHiimn Itoiiihiirilinent of Tntljsmltli LoNDONJauil A dispatch to tho Daily Telegraph dated Monday noon from Frere Camp says Firing from tho Boer position around Ladysmith began early today It still continues b1 ading is light and GIVES UP AMERICAN FLOUR nnlnpl rinally Iimc1 rntufi tit Cnntriibnnil UnleHH Ilentlnoil For Inutility London Jan 11 Tho American flour seized off Dolagoa bay has boon released United States Ambassador Ohoato had an interviow with tho marquis of Salisbury yesterday afternoon and ro coived a verbal reply to tho representa tions of tho Washington government The British noto on this subject was scut later to tho United States embassy The gist of it was cabled to Washing ton In brief foodstuffs aro not con sidered contraband of war unless in tended for tho enemy Triple Ti needy at Mcllierson McPHKRfeON Kan Jan 11 Mrs Jo seph Christie of this city last night cut tho throats of her two childron both under 0 years old then cut her own throat and set fire to tho house Tho children died at once and Mrs Christie died soon afterward On Monday Joe Christio her husband was arrested for drunkenness and is now in jail because ho conld not pay his fiuo TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS J P Bradbury chiof justico of the Ohio supremo court has resigned to bo como counsel for the salt trust H A Longton Co Frankfort Ind havo received a rush order for 125000 gunstocks for shipment to South Africa W J Chandler has been appointed receiver of tho Coos Bay and KaFtorn railroad and tho Beaver Hill Coal com pany in Oregon Tho foundry and machine shops of tho F M Davis Iron Works company of Denver wero destroyod by flro Wednes day Loss 150000 At tho annual meeting of tho Illinois board of health Wednesday tho board unanimously recommended tho estab lishment iu Illinois of a stato sanita rium for consumptives Tho Ohio Wool Growers association Wednesday adopted resolutions protest ing against tho commercial treaty with tho Argentine republic insofar as it affects tho wool industry J II Tiotlebaum and Michael OSnh livan havo boon arrested at Santa Fo on tho cliargo of maintaining a lottery con nected with a proposition to establish a tanitary homo for cousumptives The Atlantic liner Kaisor Wilholm der Grosso mado tho trip from Now York to Cherbourg in 5 days 15 hours and 50 minutes establishing a now record by two hours and six minutes William L Wilson former postmastor general passed through Kansas City Wednesday on route to Arizona where ho will spend tho winter in the hope of finding relief from pulmonary troubles Judge Parker of Santa Fo overruled tho motion for a now trial iu the Ele phant Butto dam case Tho attorneys for tho government gave notico of ap peal to tho United Statos supremo com t which was allowed Roprosoutativo Olyburn introduced a bill iu tho Ohio legislature providing for tho printing and sale by tho stato com missioner of railroads of mileage books at 2 cents per milo the books to bo good on all roads in tho stato Private x oports from Paris indicate that tho reciprocity treaty between tho United States and Franco is iu a haz ardous position witli moro than a possi bility ot n defeat when it conies to tho Haul vote iu the French chambers NORFOLK NEBRASKA THURSDAY JANUARY 11 19105 I AUM 1M1 o p State Brings First Case In Freight Rate Contention INTERESTS OF STATE SHIPPERS Nuiimtoih Slmlliir Stilt Will follow on Account of AlltKfil Hutu Vliiliitlnn HI ill o ltdiu I of TiiinNiortntlon It Col lictlni Atlitllloniil rtlilriirn Omaha Jan 11 Attorney General Smyth has filed suit iu tho Douglas county district court against lie Union Pacific railroad wherein it is ehaiged that thedetondant company has violated tho regulations made by tho state hoard of transportation relative to freight tariff on livestock shipments Tho suit was filed Wednesday afternoon and it is said to bo only tho forerunner to other suits of similar character in which nearly every roid entering Omaha will bo involved In November 1SS7 tho state board of transportation made an order directing tho niilroads of Nebraska to restoie ear load rates on shipments of live stock and foi bidding them to charge ratei per 100 pounds on such shipments This order was accepted by tho niilroads un til last month so Attorney Geneial Smyth say when tho roads abandoned cai load rates and lestorul Kites per 1 Oil pounds thus greatly increasing the cost of shipments of live stock within this state The board for some time lias been collecting evidence to show viola tion of the order Evidenco showing such violation by tho Union Pacific was submitted to Attorney General Smyth by the board and upon this showing that official be gan suit iu the name of tho stato to re cover the statutory penalty which is not less than ifoOO nor more than 5000 for cacli offense Tho suit is for tho maximum penalty RACING CIRCUIT IS FORMED Nobrnalm Speed Aniociutloii Orinl70il nt n Meetlni nt Hustings Hastings Neb Jan 11 Tho Ne braska Speeil association was organized at a meeting hero and a stato racing cir cuit arranged Horsemen from theso towns wero present Fremont York McCook Kearney Orleans Indianola Genova Hubbell Superior Oiceola Clay Center and Hastings W P McOleary of Hastings was mado chairman and A H Farrens sec retary A committee on program was appointed By voto tho committco was instructed to arrango for three days racing at each place Petition to the Ireiilent Pmsiiuno Jan 11 Pursuant to the order of the general assembly of tho Presbyterian church in tho United States tho permanent committeo on temperance has prepared a petition to President McKiuley against tho salo of liquor in new territory and this paper will leavo Pittsburg today for Wash ington with a prayer to tho president that ho look into tho matter at onco and give tho committeo somo recognition of their action Tanner ii Candidate for Senator SniiNGFiKLD Ills Jan 11 Governor Tanner yesterday confirmed the ropoit that ho was a candidate for United States senator against Sonator Oullom to numerous political callers who visited tho governors office and tho exocutivo mansion All tho day and evening ho spent in conference with his local lieu tenants Both Cullom and Tannor will endeavor to secure tho indorsement of the Sangamon county Republican com mitteo Cnnuot iiirnlKhue for Alimony Atchison T u 11 Judge Hook of tho United itos district court for Kansas issued a restraining order pro venting Mrs Ermina C Butters from garnisheeing the wages of her divorced husband John Butters for alimony Butters married again and set up a claim that his wages could not bo garni sheed by his divorced wife for alimony as he ueqded all his salary for tho main teuaLsc of his second family Monument to Nelson Kueniia CimucoTiin Mo Jan 11 Tho Nol son Kneass Monument association or ganized in Chillicotho yesterday has for its object tho erection of a monument over tho gravo of Noir ou Kneass who wroto tho inusio for Ben Bolt Hit body is buried in tho Chillicotho ceme tery Kneass dieil hero in 187 and tho slab which marked his gravo lias been clipped away by iclio hunters until nothing lomains of it ICnnnHH riiynleluu Kniln Ills tlfe CiiKiioiccK Kan Jan 11 Dr L J Fornoy a prominent physician was found dead in his office this morning On a tablo wero bottles of morphine aconito and chloioform and a noto saying I had rather leap into tho unknown than longer onduro what I know Fornoy camo hero with his family from Dos Moiuos In 12 years ago Ho had suffered fiom inflamma tory rheumatism Implement Di nlrrs Organize Sioux Faus S D Jan 11 Tha convention of implement dcalors in ses sion hero perfected an organization John Colviu of Mitchell was olected president and W S Hill of Alexandria secretary treasurer The now organiza tion is named Tho Retail- Implomeut Dealers Association of South Dakota Southwestern Minnesota and North western Iowa Manufacturers jobbers and traveling mou wero oxcludetl from membership Dy a voto of 2 to 1 It will theroforo bo composed exclusively of retail dealers FUNERAL OF DR MGLYNN Sen Ire lit NimtIiiiih rienltleil Uer by Aielihlnhop CorriKitii Nicwiumo N Y Jan 11 Tho fu nmul of Dr McGlynn was held yester day in St Marys church which was crowd en k the doom Tho services wore piesidcd over by Archbishop or rigan head of tho diocese- of New Yoik Occupying seats in tho church wero all tho Piolestnnt clergymen of tho city who had been specially invited to at tend I ho sen ices Nrw Yoiik Inn 11 Clad in tho robes of piiesthood and a eiueilK in htH hands Ilev Dr Edward McUlynn lay still in deatli last night on a catulfaqmi just outside tho sanctuary in St Stephens Roman Catholic church Whon I ho doors of the church had been close at u lain hour and the liunaiiis of tho venerable pt elate had been talen charge of by the itninodiuto relatives and wal eheis from the Holy Namo so ciety who kept vigil through the night it was estimated that fully 25000 per sons had Mewed the body dining the llvo hours it was exposed to public view ROCKEFELLER ON TRUSTS Willei liiilunttliil ontuilHHhiu Hull Coin Iilno In t5MH hil Iiiiko MihIihhs WsiiinTolnn tl Tlteindustiial commission received iioin John 1 Rockeiollir piesidenl of the Standard Oil company leplies to questions sent him by tho commission He says the company received lebalosfioni lailioads prior to lf Si but leeeived no special ad vantages for which it did not givo full compensation No profits cainu from such rebates as whatever advantage was received in this way was deducted from tho puce of oil Tho enterpiise has been successful because of tho cheap uess of its commodity Combinations ho says are abso lutely necessiry in order to curry on n largo business Iu recommends fed oral legislation under which corpora tions may be emitted and regulated and if that is not possible to havo uniform stato legislation encouraging combina tions and permitting stato supervision which will not hamper but bo sulll ciout to prevent frauds ADVANCE OFOUR FORCES Two ThoiiNiinil Aimed IlHplnon Hut tiieil lo the Aloiiutulus Manila Jan 11 Reports from tho movements of the American command ers south of Manila show that Gencial Bates and General Wlieaton aro at Peiez Das Marinas and Genera Schwan at Silang all awaiting the arrival of provision wagons Reconnaissances have shown that 2000 armed insurg ents havo retired to tho mountains from tho district between Indang and Matting and they aro retreating toward Batangas Last night Nolans squadron of tho Eleventh cavalry drove a body of in surgents from Maig Ono American was killed and two wero wouneed Thirty dead Filipinos wero found Tho movement largely resembles General Seh waus experience in tho samo coun try except that tho towns aro now being garrisoned and that tho insurgents ro fuso to fight retreating southward and dividing into small bands with tho ap parent intention of reassembling later Tho plan of catching a largo number botweon two brigades has failed About 200 insurgents havo been killed but comparatively few arms havo been taken SMOKE STRANGLES FIREMEN About Forty Overeome but All Are Iteu cueil He fore Seiloualy Injured Nnw Yokk Jan ll During a flro which burned a flvo story building oc cupied by bowling alloys and a gymna sium at H0 and U10 West Fifty ninth street three cngiuo company crows who responded to tho first alarm were with few exceptions overcomo by tho smoko though uearly all of tho mon returned to work Many had to bo dragged out of tho smoking npartments Altogether about -10 men wero over come by tho donso smoko from tho pine boards of tho bowling alley Later the flames broko out again The firemen who wero endeavoring to locate tho flro wero overcomo so quickly that soon tho sidowalks wero covered with unconscious men over whom physiciaus wero working Fifteen who failed to revivo worn sont to hospitals White Nominated by IIU Iliity Dbh Moinks Jan 11 Tho Democrats of tho legislature last night in joint caucus nominated for United States senator Fred E White of Webster who has tvvico been Democratic caudidato for governor The namo ot Cato Sells of Vinton was proposed and a discussion followed indicating that tho result would bo close A ballot was decided on and was nbout to bo tuken when RopreRontativoTheophilusof Davenport read a telegram from Mr Sells asking that Mr White be made tho nomineo without opposition Mr Soils namo was then withdrawn and Mr Whito named by acclamation loiwt Sanllmy Comiulimlou Dks Moineh Jan 11 Fifty leading stockmen veterinarians and surgeons in convention organized tho Iowa San itary commission its objects being to tako steps to eradicate tuberculosis in domestic animals Tho first offort will bo to educito tho public on tho subjoct and secure needed legislation Tho of ficers elected are President J A Scrigos Keokuk bocrotary Dr G A Johnson of Sioux City Hoy On Trial for Murder Wichita Ivan Jan 11 John Korn stett a 15-year-old boy who murdered his 9 year old cousin Nora Korustott in tho country south of Anthon Juno 20 is on trial in the district court hero Tho court room is crowded with apecta tors Korustott attempted to kill thn gill by swinging her head against n tret after which he threw her into an old dry well The girl was alive when found the ne nioining but died soon aftervvinds The boy confessed the ciimo The bov s youth and his utter lack of concern in the matter has at tracted the attention of eiiiuiualogislH over the country Vanileihlll tonmu lhi llnh LrwisioN Ida Ian 1 1 Tim Puciuo and Idaho Noil hern railway now being b lilt ft im Wiisor in the southern pait of the stale iioith to Seven Devils is the most mysterious piece of ralltoad build ing In the country It begins nowhere and ends nowhere yol over 100 miles ol the litest roadbed havo been built and cash is paid for everything No one knows who Is tin tiishiug thn cash or why the ionl is being built ll is believed however to be the Vandiirbilt connecting link between the east and west The Uiegon Railway and Navi gation is to build 77 miles fmiu Ripuia to lewiston and eventually this piece of ionl will connect the Navigation com pany with the Omgnn Shoit iaiio This will make it possible lo stall a ear at New Yotk city and pull it to Im Hand Or on traeksuvviied by the Vaudei bills riiinlth 1 ti ut it Aullie CHimrr Mich Jan 11 The m nish junta which is agitating lor Ami i lean aid in restraining thoiuar fiom oppiessing Finland has head qitaitcis hern Its membniH estimate that us many ns r5 000 Kins will mum giate this year and that practically all of them will come to tho noilhwust Iteleahu it tlui until sleuliior DuiUNlan II The British author ities havo released the German steamer lIerog which was seied Jan 1 while on itH way to Ixmmnzo Maiquez BARNES fc TYLHR I J P Harniw I M DTylor Attorneys nt Lav Norfolk Nobraska DR C S PAKkICR IMJNTIST At Pierce Kverv Monday Mast Muck - - Not folk Neb QR II T IIOLDEN IIihiciun ami Surgeon Ollico itizous National Hunk HiiIMiiik TeliplioMi 101 fciaiiitiiriimi ami IteHlileui e Mum anil 11th SI Tuluplmuu Norfolk - - - Nobraska jg J COLK DENTIST Iltlon OTorCltlrono Nntl llnnk Ueeldonoe oar blook north of ConroBtlonnl ohnrch Norfolk Nobraflkft jyISS MARY SHELLEY Fashionable Dressmaker Up italre In Cotton clock over Kaumi itori Firit olaos work jrnarantoml Norfolk - - Nebraska pOWKRS HAYS Attorneys ut Law Uoom 10 II and 12 Mait Hloek ilorfolk - - Nebrnnka gEB8IONB BELL Undertakers and Einbalmers BeialooaHlk Norfolk Ave Norfolk Nebraska W M ROUERTSON Attorney al Law Roouih 1 and 2 Robertson Wilton Hloek Norfolk BOOKBINDING Rebinding old Books and jiagalnes H BRUMMUND Next to Deiuin Paint Store Tilth Street for Plumaing Steam fitting Punp Tanks Wind Mills And all repair work in this line ea W H RISH Satisfaction Jnaranteea first door south of Dalit New otHoa WHEN YOU WANT A 1001 SHAVE or BATH J0 TO W 0 Halls Barber Shop MAIN ST T1IIH1 POOH KABT OF FOUHTI1 M C WALKER DKALKU IN FLOUR FEED Oil and Gasoline I TELEPHONE NO 33 PURE GROCERIES Arc cHKpiilinl to hoalMi UHLE Im miles only puni rocorion frco from mlnHt ration iintl soils Muin al FAIR PRICES You ao whal you pay for aUMilrs KARO BROS flN Siiircw Meals i ljISIL bane Evorybody want tho bosf oE nioaLs Wo make a spocial offort to ploaso our trado Our Shop Ih I ho Nofltcnl in thn Cltjr GaRa Sale and Boarding Barn Horses Bought and Sold on Commission liraasch Avenue und Tnlrd St PHONE 44 L L REMBE Practical Plumber and Steam Fitter Agency for the Myers Force and Wind Mill Pumps Prices Right Satlbfaction Guaranteed on all Wink FlrHt denr Went of Post Olllcc ED WEGENER Livery Feed and Sale Stable Hack Line In Connection Telephone 68 THE North -Western LINE p E IH V R R is the best to and from the SUGAR BEET FIELDS of North Nebraska CALIFORNIA The Land of Sunshine Krvruij a IJTlU 1VI 1 iM IV T yr TIIKRK IS NO CLIWATK LIKE IT ON THIS CONTLVKNT FOK A WINTER pI5tov R35 I Fine Train Service- via tho Union Pacifio Pulnco Sleoping Ours Uiuinjj Curd Freo Reclining Chair Cars Buffet Smoltiug and Librnry Cars Ordinary Sleeping Cars PinUoh Light Steam Ilent Fivo Daily Traiud from Missouri River For Timo Tublen Folilors Illustrated ilooln Pamphlets descriptive ot tho territory truTer ed call on F W JUNEJIAN Agent J