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MI 1 V V H The fiorfolk fSiecas W N HUflK PiibllHlmr DAILY lXnlillclintl IM7 Ktorr tiny ornil Ktititlii rnrrlnr cr wool UcontK lty mnll imrnnr SUM WKKItlY IXnlillnlinil lSl Kvory Tliunilinlly mull inr onr 1 VI I Htntnrnil n tlio lwtolllpo nt Norfolk Nol n pccoiitl cIiim nmltnr Tnlniilimin No 221 Vhnt sewn short outs toddies usually oiid in povoity while one who has stillW ciout grit to stand llrinly on principle and Uro id upon thrift mill li Itnnto IniKlnesi methods to ciirry liiiu to the goal of fori uno usually aiiives them nnfoly A trio of Italians attempted to wink tho gold liricli falio on n Catholic priest at Sm HiriiardlnoCJiilifornia lust week This Is evidence of tho fact time some rogues woud not hivdtiito lo bunco St lotor lilmsolf should thoy linvo an op portunity Thodcmslty of thn provorlilal lioudon fog Ih trnnspmmt in comparison to tho cloud of gloom which hangs over tho grout olty and will not lift until news of victories of koiiiu niugnitudo uro received from tho vast armies now involved in South Africa Tho South Afrioiiu war in not having nu injurious effect ho far on American trado with that country but rither IoiiiIh to increase its voluino though its char noter owing to changed conditions there in not ho much for mining and farming machinery but more for food products of all kinds Thoro lias itovor before been so good on opportunity for soldiers from tho rank mid Hie to obtain commissions as during tho past twelve mouths and this condition is likely to continue for some time as it will not bo possible for West Point to graduate enough men to 1111 tho vacant positions of hocoud liuutcnaiits The nuvy also needs more men v It begins to look as though tho disposi tion of tho democrats to modify their nuti expansion views and keep quiet on tho silvor question would leive thorn in the position of tho stroot arab who had nskod another for the core of his upplo mid had been informed that there aint goin to be no core Evidently theio aiut goin to bo no is9uo upon which domocrats can unitedly agree At n mooting of tho republican state central committee held iu Lincoln last ovouing it was decided te call tho stato convention at Lincoln on May a at 3 oclock p iu Only ono convention will 10 held whon delegatesto tho national convention will bo oloctod and caudi datesfor state ofllocs will bo nominated This will give a long campaign which it is bolieved will make a winning fight for tho republicans iu the state Tho popular patriotic pooin which Kipling wroto in tho benefit of tho private soldiers of tho English army calling on tho people to support their families while they were lighting for tho tlag brought him over a thousand dollars from tho papers that published it This ho promptly turned ovor as a beginning of tho fund for whioh ho plead Tho peoplo speedily followed his example aud t lie fund has already passed tho hundred thousand nnuk Thoro is no more tolling proof of tho truth of tho old Bayihg that a rolling Etouo gathors no moss tluiu tlio condi tion iu which by fur tho majority of tho gold seekers return from the Klondike region For every ono who makes a fortune aud returns with life and health thero aro a shockingly largo number who loso what they had and return dis heartened and physical wrecks The risk is too great Tho really courageous man is tho one who resists the tompU tiou to go Brigham H Roberts has undoubtedly distressed himself and nil of his faith eudoivoriug to outor the halls of con gress and introduce Iiib wife triumvirato to Washington society Ho sought refuge from his persecutors by rot urn ing to his home iu Utah but had scarcely sot foot on his homo soil than ho was arrested for tho crime of polyg amy Ho pleaded not guilty and vus released on 100 bond to appear and answer to tho charge This may the beginning of tho end if not of Mor monism at least of polygamy in Utah President J J Hill of tho Great Northern railway proposes to build as many ships to carry on trade with tho orieut us thoro is a demand for Ho considers the docks at Seattle are large enouch to accommodate all the shipping for tho present but othor harbora will eventually bo used A market for grain iu tho far east will give farmors hotter prices and the prod uct of our westorn mines will also lo como of largely increased value Mr Hill intends to have St steamships of enormous carrying capacity engage I in this service They will not ha built for speed but for extensive transporta tion A Heal Mutate Jlonm Nebraska peoplo who have been anticipating ronnwod actvity in the rei 1 estate markets of tho wctt this coming season are not alone in tho balief aud whilo a boom is not desired a renewed activity will certainly bo npprooiiitnl Tho following Interview was had by a World II orald reporter Tuesday Ho yon know said John I Matthews of Mlnnenpnllls who was it tho A Hard last night that it Ih my opinion that tho west will nxjKjrinnro a great teal estate boom inside of two years These real estate booms como about every 10 years Tho litht onowas in 18110 and while another one was duo a couplo of years ago it was liletrckod by tho Spanish American war Now thero appears to bo nothing iu tho way and if it is not folt before the end of tho present year I loso my guess Iu Minneapolis property is advanc ing right along and dealers toll mo that thoy have had inoro calls for property within the past I0 days than during tho sumo peiiod si noo IStl Take Nohioska for Instanoo I nm just iu fioin tho wostorn part of tho Btato and in all tho towns that I visited nearly lfi I found considerable activity iu real estato Business and residence proporty scorns to bo changing hands aud all of the dealers aro beginning to feel quite bullish West of Nebraska tho rnllroads aro pushiug into tho inteiior and along their now lines towns aro springing up Each town gives promise of being a city aud of course eich is boomed by some syndicate This is ono of tho thi ugs that starts tho booms INDIANS ARE TROUDLESOME Mtmlii ii Kiimllr Ariiiiiil of Wllilicmrt OIIIot mid Iumi UUiiiiinr Vieroui IVb 8 Word has been re coived by the depnliniiit of Indian af fairs and by the police authorities of fresh trouilo among tho Indians of Upper Liitrd Seven members of a Seotch lnd in family named MoTavisli in o slid to hive lit en murdered There was an epideiuii of scurvy last fall and the story wis Muled among the Indi ans thai the Mclavishes had caused it by w licratl A council was held the McTivishes condemned and a night attack planned for thoir doilruelii Setting tire to tho MoTuvislt home tho savages shot their victims as thoy at tempted to escape the lames only ono of the family of eight succeeding in reaching the shelter of tho forest and ultimately the Gasca Trading companys store at Laketowu Constable Stowaii with two men stinted out at once undor tho guidance of the solo survivor of tho hapless fam ily to arrest tho murderers and the men have not yet roturiipd Commis sioner Porter of Telegraph creek has sent an effective posse to take energetic action in the case BLIZZARD IS RAGING Kl oriii Cumin Cutmliloriililn SuOiiilnu to Stock No Muxlco Hnril lilt Duxvint Feb 8 A blizzard has boon raging over Colorado and adjoining states It is especially sevoro in New Mexico whero the morcury is near zero and already about six inches of snow have fallen Dispatches from Now Mexico show that the storm is tho worst every exporionoed at Springer where there was a drop of 25 degrees in as many minutes Lamar and Trin idad Colo report zero weather and tho sudden change from almost summer weather which has prevailed for tho last two months causes considerable suffering to stock It is not expected that results will be serious however Railways tiro being interfered with to some extent TWO KILLED1TWO INJURED Sit Ittll IiikIiii Collliln III H Tug Willi Iitill KtlllU Ciiioacio Fob 8 Iu a fog yesterday two switch engines on tho Wisconsin Central railroad collided at Franklin pirlc two men being killod a third sus taining what is thought aro fatal injur ies and n fourth severe injuries Tho dead John- IIoiwijji switchman Miciiii Lv ii hwltehnmn Tho injured Archie iriuith left leg seveied near hip Michael Dolau in cliargu of one of the engine- fracture of left leg SPANISH PRISONERS REVOLT IlrUti Oil rillplno leiuU hiiiI liitit nuli toVuiill Aiiipi I in n lielli r Maniix Feb 8 Tho insurgents have been driven out of Ijcaspi on Al Lay bay proviuco of Albay The rebels of Tayabas proviuco were convoying soino 1100 Spanish prisoners to Libinanau and on arriving thoro tho prisoners exhausted ami starved re volted and dispelled the guards with stones and clubs Thoy also captured a i w ritlos and barricaded themselves at Imianan whero thoy uro awaiting tho arrival of American troops STRIKE SITUATION SERIOUS llilllilliiiiiitloii liitllilmen Will Iuili nllv Hi Tlfil Up lj llomlii ClIKAdO lVll 8 Ono thousand men have joined the ranks of the striking workmen here since Tuesday It is es timated that ilOOO members of tho build ing council in protest against tho now rules of thu Huilding Contractors coun cil are now out and labor leaders de clare that by Monday tho entire mem bership of the Untitling Trades council numbering 45000 will bo out and build iug operations in Chicago cotitiolled by coiitractois tied up Slim I Hoi ii llrrithu iit I OMIcit Kansas City Fob 8 Tho Central Short Horn Hreeders association in annual convention hero with JOO mem bers present elected the following of ficers President S F Lookridgo Greencastle Intl lirt vice president H 0 Duncan Oaboino Mo second vice prcsidont S O llanna Howard Kan secretary George Hollows Mary villo Moj treasurer D Smith SpriugQeld Ills THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY KKBUUAttY 8 1J00 Jl lj m 4uoiUliXk m lie ItiKMfNlM n SfrliM iiv Itcnotoo nhliiin IVr lip uV HIiii Icritllo InHy YVIcli Dlmloriiln Kv rrriiluirr Air ICxpeolril u Ailopl Wllliotil Million IQlltf tllMlt ItUllO UV lNFrUMA8IIUsT Wahiiimitom 1 0 Tu tho Kdlliir IMirsooaiit tu a call Isnoocd hi order tiv mlself thu Merlin patilotH hoo hev tho welfaie nv the Dlnilcrntlu parly close tu their linrln hev nsHomblcd at these liidiiiii iters ami hov decldod tu comnieiice the noo yeer hi ndoptln hiiiii roots and ivguliiHhuiin for our guid ance anil tu map out mini plans In gcneial wlch all good Dlmlcrnts ovcry whnre air expected tu adopt without further orders I huv put pin In the form uv rcsolooshuuH wlch kin ho adopted Giiuywhnro without IIrciis hIiuii or uudoo cxcllcmetit and It will save other Dlmlcratlc orgnnlzaHhunn tho rubble uv rltlu cm Thu ulr main ly oz fullers Itesolved hi tho blmlcrats uv put In the name uv tho place or club here hoo air thin day or iilte assembled Thet It iz tho fimt dooty uv every Dlm Icrat tu win the prcsldenshnl battle uv 1000 Itesolved Thet we nlnt goln tu bo tu do rn particular how wc du II Itesolved Thet William J Hrynn lz our fust choice e our cnndldutu for president onless we conclood tn sub stltoot sumbuddy else Should thet be the case then Hiimhiiddy else iz our fust choice a nil alwazo hez bin Itesolved Thet wc nlr in favur uv the onllmlted coinage uv silver without watoln for the consent uv furrln nn hIiuiis or Mark llanna onless upon more nintoor lellbonisliun wo conclood thet the whole subjec 1 tu led tu han dle with safety Itesolved Thet we demand free di ver a good deal freer than it iz tu the most uv us Resolved Thet we dont care nothln about the free silver qiiostyun eiiny how and thet it aint wuth wile tu menshun It P S Adopt wichevor uv the three preccdin rcsoloosliuns will cum necrest tu the bullseye Thet the Ropublikln sistcni uv limince hez iutlicktcd tu mutch biz ness prosperity outu the kountry nnd the Dlmlcratic party Iz In a langulshln condlshun and dyln uv drl rot In cou Hciiucnce tharcof Resolved Tbet greater care shood be taken In uiiinlpulatln clccshun returns aud wo hereby pint tu tho faloyuro tu land Mr Gobble govener uv Ken tucky ez a most glarin instance uv Dlmlcratlc blunderin Resolved Thet ez white men air fast dlsappcerln from the ranks uv tho Dlm lcratlc luberiu populushun it Iz the dooty uv Dlmlcratlc clccshun ofllcera cverywhnro tu throw out enuff nigger votes tu offset the defecshun Resolved Thet tho Fllllpeen rcvoloo shun haint panned out well enuff tu warrant the Dimjcratlc party iu up holdlu It puny longer onless Agulnaldoo aud uther Fllllpeen Dlmlcrnts kin make a better sbowln The shootln uv Gen eral Lawton and Kernel Logan hez cre ated a prcjoodlce agin the whole outfit wlch Iz bolu used agin us Resolved Thet the raisin uv wurU luiiions wages cverywhnro and stlddy employ moiit Iz a Republikln trick aud wo oiiiiiialllldely denounce it ez bein done on purpus tu hint the Dimicratic party Resolved Thet wo klnnol find big wards enuff tn express our Indlgna shun agin the monstrous RcpiibliUin trusts thet nlr hovorln over all uv us like so tiienny viiltiues reddy tu tear our Insldes out wen we hov tu buy eiinytlilng at the stores Resolved Thet the foregoin resoloo shun dont appll tu trusts organized hi Dlmlcratlc stockholders These resolooshuns nlr merely sug gestions desired tu help git our people Interested Tha kin be cut short or lengthened out tu soot the time ii ml place Tluiro aint nothln Iron clad about em but tha contain enuff for the aveiage Dlinlcnit tu kno and tu ulTord him enciurlginent In provlus cam panes we hov lied tu mutiny uv our voters pullln In opposite dlrecslnms Sum woie for ono thing nnd sum for auuther Sum wanted the Hie made on silver and sum on gold a few on both and sum on neether Whut wo want Iz tu get tugcther it dont mat ter whut the Issoo iz All we want tu kno Iz thet we hov so ineiiny men lion will vote ez tha air told tu and hi hevln sich resolooshuns ez I hev draft ed wc kin git tlioir idcos ruiiulu in one lirccsliuu Thou hi lievlu the nashiinal coiivenshun tlxod ez we want it ami In accordance with the idcos we hev nlreddy put out cz feelers wo ort tu be able tu go lulu the next cnmpaue on a platform thet wont cause so mutch Ulckin As 1 hev nlreddy sed it wont make mutch difference wlntt Idee wo leod off with If we klu only agree tu support It I hov suggested iu a nice way thet copies uv these resolooshuns or blinilnr ones be posted up In bar rooms and uther places uv public re sort whare Dlinlcrats will be slioor tu see em In thet way tha will serve oz a call tu dooty and be a daily reminder thet harinuny iz necessary tu Dimi cratic success I hope tha will not be like the ordinary Noo Veers resoloo shuns won we ngico tu stop drlnkln wlskoy nnd cussin and cut up firewood for the wluimln Sich good iutcushuiis dont generally Inst inorcn ten days and aj e usually scut out with a mental roservashuu Our promises tu each uther must be kep this yeer It moons bizuess uu Piiiiu Applejack Farm wlch iz next tu iroor Clevelands in the stalt uv Noo Jemey TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS San Francisco will bo tho scone of the Corhott Toffrlos light John Taylor tho basoball pitcher dld Wednesday at Now Hrighton of brlghts dlsenso ngod 28 United States Consul Skinnor at Mar seilles reports to tho stuto department that there is a coal famiuo iu Franco Tho steamship Empress of China f i oin tho Orieut reports little diminu tion of tho plaguo iu northern Japan President anil Mrs McKinloy gave a dinner Wednesday night at tho White house to tho members of the supiemo court Joo Richardson a dospcrado was shot and instantly killed on tho streets of Pendleton Ind Wednesday by Mar filial Cook Lin Atkins a notorious territory out law and five other prisoners oscapod from the federal jail at Pauls Valley Wednesday Tho California legislature in joint session Wednesday ratified tho election of Thomas R Paid to the United States BOimto to succeed Stephen M White Escaped Spanish prisoners roport thoy saw Lieutenant Stockloy a prisoner in tho hands of thu insurgents Jan 28 near Autimmian southeastern Luzon Wiley hall ono ofJndlanas univer sity buildings containing tho otiomical laboratory and other departments burned Wodnosday Tho loss is 55000 Oharlos Francois Folu an armloss artist is dead at Brussels iu his 70th year Ho painted with his feot and copied hundreds of tho best master pieces Ho always shaved himself linen rmnii Murilor Trlnl IloRiin Dks Moinks Feb 8 T D Hagor uiau a prominent liquor dealer was placed on trial in tho district court charged with tho murder of Frank Moody Tho caso promises to oonsumo a great deal of time and will not go to tho jury boforo tho latter part of tho week Cfiiililtil fjirlml Her Teclli In Sleep An eminent professor of psychology at Harvard was deeply Interested In tho case of an epileptic woman Talk ing with her husband he sought out premonitions nnd symptoms And he asked this question Did you ever no tice that jour wife ground her teeth at night To which the bereaved husband re plied She never slept In thclii hoston Journal Alisiiril on Hit- Fnrc of II Ilardacre Wall Maria these city folks do things outrageously Mis Ilardacre What Is It now III Mr Ilardacre Wall jest look whats painted on that pail up thar Use For Fire Only Now who in all creation could build a fire in a pail Chicago News 100 U wind 100 Tho readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that thero is at least ono dreaded disease that science has been able to euro in nil its stages and that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity Catarrh being a constitutional disease requires a constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally noting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system thereby destroying the foundation of the disense and giving the patient strength by building up tbo constitution and assisting nature in doing its work Tho proprietors have bo much faith in its curative powors that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that they fail to cure Send for list of testimonials Address F T CiiKsm Co Toledo O Sold by druggists 75c Halls family pills aro tho best IHtliiiittn of KxpeiiseH Tho county commissioners of Madison county Nebraska at their regular meet ing in January 1100 made the follow ing estimate of expenses for the ensuing year County Institute fund 125 00 Commissioners pay and mile- ago 21500 00 County clerk salary as clerk of board HOO 00 County superintendent salary 1100 00 County road fund 7500 00 Caro of paupers 2000 00 Bounty on wild animals 800 00 County printing 800 00 Fuel postage and express 1100 00 Jailers fees 1000 00 Books stationery and supplies 1800 00 Janitors salary and assistants to county ofllcors 2f00 00 County nttoruey Falary 050 00 County Bridge fund 0000 00 Election expenses 2100 00 District court aud jurors 75C0 CO Assessors pay and mileage 11500 00 lnsano fund 850 00 Poor farm oxponsos 1 000 00 Aid to Agricultural society 700 CO High school tuition fees COO 00 Furniture and repairs on court house and jail 500 00 Iutorest on court house bonds between Madison and Union precincts 400 00 Sinking fund for mino 100 00 Battle Creek village jail bond aud interest 150 00 Philip IVauch Couuty Clerk Adversity flatteroth no man but tho pains of dyspepsia turn his atten tion to Hoods Sarsaparilla and iu its use he finds a cure rrrrm cfic ucdc Tells tho story When your head nhna a fid xll ttu till If it lb rvtllht I jiateJ tintJ out of tune with your I t siouiucu sour mm no appeiue jusi i 1 1 uuy u pucKagc oi Hoods Pills And ttiko a dose from 1 to 4 pills You will be surprised at how easily Ithev will do their work cure jour I I headache and biliousness rouse thu i f liver and make you feel happy acaln 4 4 25 cents Sold by all medicine dealers 4 COAL All Kinds of Hard and Soft Coal Thoroughly Bright nnd Clean nt SALTERS GOAL YARDS All Coal Screened Choice Smithing Coal Your Palronngo Respectfully Solicited PHONE 54 FOR Q00D LOANS AND EASY PAYMENTS SEE The Norfolk Building and Loan Assn C B DURLAND Secretary Railroad and Business Directory W j u l 23 sz OO - 5 EC S CO 13 r I j Oi iu U o 3 R R TIMEJA8LE Fremont Ziihorn Mo Valley HAST DEr ART Orntihn Pannonffcr 8OTam v va KxprosB 1210 pm I T ABIllVK cngo Kxprcfls 7Up in On rUB8i ngor 1210 pm WK DKr AUT ninck JIIUr rJxpross 740pm VordlRrii InBBOiiRor 12IOp m Vonllirro Accoinmodatloa UOOam WKST AIlllIVK Illack HIIIb Express 1220 p in Vonllro lassoiiRor flUKum Vordicro Acoomuiodntion 720pm Tlio MiIciiki nnd Hlnck Hills Express nrrlvos nnd departs from Junction depot Tho Omahii nnd Yunligre trains nrrivo ami depart from city depot II O SlATHAU Agont Union Pacific SOUTH nnPAVT Columbus Accnmmnilntlon 1l p m Omnlin Dcnvurnnd Pacific CotiBt 11 t0n m nohtii Ainini Cojunibns Ace mmoilatlon 1030pm Oiimliii lciiir nnd Cuclllc const lKpm Uonnocts nt Norfolk with V E A M V going woBt unci north nnd with tlio C Bt P M U O for points not th nnd riant V W Junkman Agent Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha KAST UFPAIIT Sioux City nnd Omnlia PnBsongor illnm Sioux CltyPiitsscngor 100pm WJBT ABRIC Sionx City Passenger 103ram Biocx City and Omalin Passenger 7 30 p m Connects nt Norfolk with P E M V going west and north and with tho U P for points south F W Jdneman Agent Da ly excoptJSunday ONLY DIRECT ROUTE PACIFIC COAST via the Union TELEPHONE NO 33 ED WEGENER Livery Feed and Sale Stable Hack Line In Connection Telephone riS THE North Western LINE F E W V R R is the best to anc from the SUGAR BEET FIELDS of North Nebraska C S HAYES Fine Watch Repairing Spenoetf OVoltnon Boots and Shoes Repairing Noatly Done JBHERMANN Contractoi and Builder I 7 Fourth Street HCTRUMAN Paints end 01a 1 Paper House and Sign Painter isjepIwilLISery Cheapest and Best Norfolk Avenue JWEDWARDS fmiiis The Hoffolk Horseshoep All Wobk Guaranteed Cor 4th St and BrrniBcb Ave TRY THE Daily News Job Department FOR FINE COMMERCIAL PRINTING Splendid Train Service DENVER SALT LAKE CITY 3fiWSL TO AND FROM vksRN gAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND SPITIP MEALS SERVED A LACARTE STEAM HEAT PINTSCH LIGHT Two trains daily to aud from Denver nud Colnrulo pointR Two trains daily to and from San Francisco mid California points Two trains daily to and from Salt Lake City and Urah points One train daily to nnd from Portland and North Pacific Coast points with direct connections for Tacoma and Seattle Double Drawing Room Palace Sleeping Cars Buffet Smoking and Library Cars Ordinary Sleeping Cars Dining Cars Chair Cars For Time Tables Folders Illustrated Books Pamphlets descriptive of the territory traversed callon yonr nearest agent or address E L L0MAX General Passenger and Ticket Agent Omaha Neh M C WALKER DEALKK IN FLOUR - FEED Oil and Gasoline If you aro going to the Pacific Coast dont complete arrangPinrntR until you nav b hoi uren uiiormaiion rcgnraiug the personally conducted fxcureioiio vi v t Iu TviysiJlBr 0sicToSv These excursions loavo Omaha every Friday In elegantly upholstered Ordi nary Sleeping Cars illuniiuated by Pintseh Liht heated by steam Baggage checked through to destina tion Prompt and batisfnetory service Many hfiirs qnlrkcr lime lima on oilier line For timo tables folders illustrated books pamphlets deocraptivo of the ter ntory traversed call on F W JUNEMAN Agent t h i