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HE WAS BLOWN TO DEATH
A SMuto In Itm Nbw Ymr Mm ill InrnweU
to n Young MnnV I Ho llimiln IIiimi
uir nml 1iico 1nrlly Cnrrlnl 1vrny lijr
lllM hnro nT SiUiitliiB tunnon
Vnnn Woi1iionlny Dully
A HntrcsRiiiK auctiluitt nliorlly nNor
13 oolook Now Yonrn morning rcHiillod
in tho Instant uncous ilrnth of Piitor L
Uuhnmnn ho bolng blown up wlillo fir
ing n snlnto to tlio Now Yonr nml now
contury with tho citys tmhiting cannon
nonr tho Norfolk Foundry nml Muolilnn
company1 workfl
in
Tho ndvent of tho Now Your Nor
folk marked tho oIoho of n promising
young llfo in n tragical miuinor that
cast n gloom over tho jwoplo of tho
city and vicinity for tho entire day and
tho lotigor tho mibjoot was considered
tho more horrible it appeared It was
one of those distressing acoidcntH that
roult in the instant severing of tho
golden thread of Hfo and for which no
ono in particular Ih responsible
Tho victim waB n patriotlo young man
whoso enthusiasm inspired him to tako
tho lead in patriotio demonstrations
llehadsorved in tho Philippines and
bronght back with him a soldiers love
or warliko hoiuuIh and it was this tliat
load to his Huddou and violont end
Iu company with L L MoKim nml
ono or two others leter L lttthmium
Imd for Hovoral days boon considering
plans for giviug tho now yoar n domoa
atratlvo rccoption nml tho old u furowoll
It was llnnlly decided that inoro eiTuct
could bo hnd with tho oityH salutiug
cannon mado several years ago by tho
foundry than through nny other means
This cannon is of n conical nhapo tho
largo end resting on tho grouud and tho
month on top directed upward Origin
nlly tlioro was a small holo borod from
tho top near tho edge dingonally to tho
bottom of the chamber through which
tho charge was exploded In Homo man
ner this hnd become clogged and tho
boys spent several hours Sunday at tho
city hull in an endeavor to open it
Their efforts however wero unsucccss
fnloud tho gun vvns taken to tho foundry
but again tho efforts to open it wore un
successful and Hnhuuuiii thon suggested
that it bo ilrod with a fuse arrangement
and n quantity of material necessary
was secured On Monday night huh
maun nml MoKim wont to the foundry
and nt a signal from tho electric light
station suvoral shots wero ilrod the tir
ing being dono with tho utmost precau
tion Tho noiao attracted Huvornl per
ons to tho place aud nt tho time of tho
accident there wero piito a number
present several of whom assisted tho
boys
Buhmnun and MoKim directed tho
work and tho former did tho tiring Ho
was very careful thit everyone was out
of harms way bofoio applying tlio light
but unfortunatoly ho was not us cautious
whom ho was concerned as for others
They hnd boon using a oup of powder
to each shot This was poured into tho
oponing thou n ljngth of f uo was in
aertodjin thooud of a ploco of gas pipo
and tho pipo thrust to tho bottom of tho
ohumbor wliilo tho powder was tampod
in with old papers a heavy iiou bar be
ing used for thin purpose Whou this hud
boon dono tho pipo was withdrawn and
tho fnso exposed This was loft oight
or ton inelioa long and allowed to hang
dowu tho side of tho cannon and when
lightod it allowed plenty of timo to got
out of tho way tlio bovs asserting that a
person could havo got a block away had
ho desired before the charge was ex
ploded Aftor each shot tho cannon
was carefully swabbed with some cotton
wasto which had been fattened to tho
ond of a wire and thoroughly soaked with
wntor
Tlio powder was kopt at a consider
able distance from tlio cannon mid Huh
niauu had tho fuse in charge Iu fact
every precaution against nu accident
was taken
At ono timo when tho wind wns blow
ing quite strongly Huhuiann lit tho fuso
iu the opening at the top of tho chamber
to protect it from tho wind but wns
warned that such might prove danger
ous mid he afterward lighted it outside
Another time ho wanted to use a fuso
that had been cut too short but on the
tho advico of his companions it was dis
carded but it indicated t omo reckless
uess on tho part of Bnhmnuu
Nine charges had been exploded be
fore tho accident ocourred and the boys
wero about ready to quit but as euough
powder remained for several 6hots they
concluded to finish it On the tenth
bhot tho powder had boou tamped iu as
before aud the crowd had got out of tho
way whilo Bnhmaun applied the match
to the fuse McKim thought ho had lit
it aud got out of the way but others as
sert that he was stooping over tho can
non with his hands held as if to shade
a match or to blow onto tho fuso and it
was evident that he thought tho fuso
had gono out and was endeavoring to
start it ngaiu Ho was in that position
when tho charge went off and he was
blown soveral feet from tho cannon
Both hands woro blown off and the left
side of his face was blown away Death
must have taken place instantly as in
vestigation showed that tho skull had
been f ractttrc d and there was evidence
of a severe shock on tho breast which
would alone havo liven fatal
Ho was picked up nml carried Into tho
foundry nml the Drs Salter summoned
lint he was beyond any need of medical
attention aud the body wnn given iu
oharge of Sessions Hell who romoveil
it to their undertaking rooms aud pro
pared it for interment
Tho young iuiiuh homo was at Ores
ton where Ills father O V Htihmnun
who is a banker wns not tiled of tho nccl
dent Yesterday II I1 1uhmana cousin
of tho deceased anil J 1 Ely an old
friend arrived from Orestou toi take
ohargo of tho romalus and arrnugo for
the funeral
Tho doceasod was Ull years of ago and
was born in Iowa nt Truer as nenr as
could bo ascertained lie was a harbor
by trudo having worked ut tho business
about live years serving his apprentice
ship with li I Honlsh of Ponder and at
one time wiih omployod in tho Oxuard
shop In the early part of Novombor
18111 ho enlisted in Company H
volunteer infantry and went to
the Philippines with his coiumnuil Ho
served until Tune last whon he returned
to this country ami received a disutility
discharge in Septembor Ho accepted a
position in 0 IS Hatfords barber shop
on Septomber SO and was employed
theru up to tho time of his death
Ho was a member of tho Madison
lodgo Knights of Pythias and nlso of
the Royal Highlanders at Crouton
Delegations from those nml also from
Oompany 1 N N G of Madison caino
up to escort tho remains liomo An Jos
cort to tho train was furnished by Com
pany Ij N N Q and Norfolk lodgo
K of P Tho body was taken to Ores
ton via tho Union Paoido leaving hero
at 1 1 oclock
Tho funeral will bo hold tomorrow nt 2
oclock and tho young man will bo glvou
a military burial Company F going
over from Madison for tho purpose
The Knights of Pythins at Madison also
havo ohargo of a portlou of tho service
Although he had lived iu Norfolk but
a short time Buhtuutm had quito an ac
quaintanceship among tho young pcoplo
by whom ho was highly respected
Thuy stato that ho hnd no bad habits
was Hobcr industrious aud genorons to
a fault mid all who know himspoak in
high tonus of his character His sudden
death was exceedingly distressing to
evoryono but especially to his friends
aud thoso who witnossod tho accident
Tlio heartfelt sympathy of nil Norfolk
people will go out to his giief slriekon
family iu their hour of deep distress
BOYS VHO FLAG TRAINS
Xott IiuliiNlry Intiuunrnled lit the
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The recent Hugging of a train by a
Plack Hills hoy and the generous treat
ment accorded him by tho passengers
iijiil railroad olllelals has resulted In in
iMigurnliiig u new Industry among the
Black Hills boys Tho other day pas
sengers at a station near where tho
Hugging episode occurred noticed a
bright faced nigged urchin standing
near tho track Hoping to get a sight
of the hoy who had created so much
favorable comment by his action a few
days previously In llagglng the train
and preventing what might have been
n serious accident some of the kind
hearted hero worshipers asked the lad
who he was says the Chicago Tribune
Ho promptly replied Tin do kid wot
Hugged do lepers tother day
Without stopping to verify his clnlin
they at once began tossing him nickels
dimes and quarters From that day ev
ery urchin who puts In his time nt the
depots iu that particular locality Is
tho boy who Hugged tho train nml
unsuspecting passengers havo amplo
opportunities to part with their spare
change
CHICAGO ROOF KITE PARTY
New Form of Kntrrtnlniiirnt Iu Hon
or of nit 1umtii Vlaltor
Mrs Welnshelmer of Chicago gave
a roof kite party tho other night in
honor of Miss Constauce 1 Itlce of
New York Two kites six feet In height
nml uindo of bamboo cane covered
with heavy silk were launched Into
tho breeze und ut Intervals of SO feet
eight Japanese lanterns were attached
to the swaying rope
It was necessary to fasten the end
of the rope securely to a windlass and
by this means tho kites actions were
controlled says tho New York Times
After 2000 feet of rope ou tho first kite
had been played out tho end was tied
to the other kite ami soon both were
Hying high nbove tho house tops The
strain was tremendous and when
fi000 feet were reached it was thought
udvlsablo to let out no uioro rope
Then a third klto wns floated and to
its rope wns attached n tray containing
powder This was lighted as the klto
darted upward and It mado a quiver
ing Btreak of Hre In th sky
DIAZ GOING TO EUROPE
Mexico President I Ask for mi Kxteuded
Lmiiii of Absence
Monterey Mcx Jan 2 It Is au
thoritatively stated in government cir
cles hero that President Porllrio Diaz
has informed members of Ills cabinet
that ho will apply to congress for a
leave of absence early in the present
year and that he will depart for Eu
rope soon after it is granted him Ho
will remain abroad several months
Most of his time will bo spent In
Paris where he is snid to have heavy
tlnauelal investments
Cougressiiiun Murtlu Seriously IU
Sioux City Jan 12 Congressman
elect 11 W Martin of Dendwood S
D is critically 111 of pncumonlu
THI NOKFOLK MVV8 MM DAY JANUARY I 1501
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Kidnaper Promise a Funeral
In Omaha Packers Family
MUST WITHDRAW REWARD
Iliillnl Till- llli Sim It tlm HnnillU
Iroir Alnrn III ulul Mini
llciklrm Towunl tlm IJutliiliy liuiill
lHliMit IIiiih of tlio OutniKC
Omaha Dee III IS A Cmliihy the
millionaire pucker having thought
better of his resolution that he would
not reveal to the public the contentM
of the second letter ho received from
the bandits made public thu commu
nication It Is us follows
Cuilhy If you value the boys life
ill thu price of a billet you will with
draw the reward at once and let well
anoiigh alone If you dont do this
we will llnlsli thu Job with a bulel
If any muu whether gllty or Inocenl
Is ever arested a bulut will close the
boys mouth You will think of this
warning whou It Is to late
This letter which was unsigned wns
sent through the mulls
Tlio second letter received by Mr
Cmliihy from the kldnupers renewed
Interest In thu case uud was the prin
cipal topic of conversation yesterday
on street ears In shops and wherever
people congregated An Impression
generally expressed was that the ban
dits have become foolhardy Flushed
with success they havo gloated over
the ease with which they evade arrest
nml could no longer restrain the Im
pulse to taunt thu police and further
Impress Mr Ctidnliy with a sense of
his helplessness In their hands
Others held directly the opposite
that the kidnapers were so close
pressed by the detectives that they
were fearful of being caught and that
the second letter comes as a cry of
distress They want the reward with
drawn In order that man hunting may
be less protltable and zealous
There Is no means of learning how
the chief of police construes this let
ter as he refuses to discuss It All
agree however that the outlaws man
ifest a cold blooded brutality which Is
most revolting
Mr Cmliihy states that he has not
withdrawn the reward uud docs not
propose to do so
Iiitlor Irom KlnUo T
Cincinnati Dec HI The Enquirer
has received the second strangely slg
nllleant letter from Klolse T who
now signs herself Eloiso V Tnmill
In this letter the writer says that con
jectures as to her Identity on the part
of tho Omaha correspondent arc
wrong that she Is not Lizzie
Burns She also gives reasons for
her offer to clear up the Cudahy mys
tery Hell hnth no fury like n
wnninu scorned Is the quotation thrt
she uses to explain her position
WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS
CiiiiiIIiik I riiiceil In n switch lr
ClllhiS Yi vrlc
Henderson Ky Due IH Train No
It on the Hondeion road was wrecked
two miles east of this city yesterday
and live persons seriously Injured
They were William S llolloway
arm broken and badly bruised John
Mason Injured inturnally serious and
Cyrus Scott leg broken Two others
whose names could not be learned
were seriously Injured
A coupling pin placed in n switch
frog caused tlio wreck All the In
jured were In the parlor car which
left the rails and toppled over on its
side The engine smoker and haggaso
car ran over the switch but the two
rear coaches left the rails and broke
loose from tlio head end About lfi
passengers occupied the coach ahead
of the parlor car all of whom were
more or less injured It Is believed
the counllnir pin was placed In the
frog by wreckers
Wouinu SliouH a Ilirmer
Maryvllle Mo Dec 11 Lawrence
Growney a farmer living near Clyde
was shot four times Saturday by Mrs
Henry Willis wife of the collector of
Jefferson township nml a neighbor of
Orowney The latter was brought to
Maryvllle to have his wounds exam
ined by the X rays It is thought they
will prove fatal It Is alleged that the
cause of the shooting was slanderous
stories circulated by Growney nbout
Mrs Willis She was brought here
and lodged in jail She was apparently
cool but would not talk about the
shooting
Quny Will Control Semite
Hnrrisburg la Dec IB Stato Sen
ator Washburn of Crawford county
who was elected two years ago ns a
Populist with Democratic and Prohi
bition endorsement issued a formal
statement last night announcing that
ho had allied himself with the Repub
lican party Ills desertion gives the
friends of Mr Quay control of tho sen
ate
Inrolrd by Cmernor Plncree
Jackson Mich Dec 31 Stonewall
J DelVunce u noted forger who wns
sent to tho states prison here from
Kalninazoo county In ISO for 11 years
for defrauding a Kalamazoo bank of
several thousand dollars has been pa
roled by Governor Pingree De
France has a record of having realized
00000 by forgeries
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English lnd Dec 31 Whilo res
cuing her babv from her
burning homo at St Croix Mrs Cor
nelia Burtli was fatally burned Mrs
Bnrth had left her child in tho houso
asleep lu its cradle and was ut tho
home of her mother less than 100
yards away when tho Are was discov
ered
NO OFFICIAL RECOGNITION
fliitriiiiiirnt TnkcM Ni lil In Hie tlo
lirulliiti or I III Nimt Onliiry
Wusliliigl Dec Hi -There will be
no olllelal lecogullloii of thu passing of
the llllh and the birth of the iioth cen
tury The president and thu members
of his cabinet hnvu Intimated that
they will have such a hard day on Ian
1 1IK1 attending the various func
tions which custom marks out for
them that It will lie Impossible to at
tend even the watch meetings held In
their lespeetlve churches
The British ambassador will enter
tain a large party at the British em
bassy ami exactly at midnight a tele
gram of congratulation will be sent to
Queen Victoria The Austrian min
ister will also follow this custom
Mgr Murtlnclll the apostolic dele
gate will begin to celebrate a solemn
high mnss at St Patricks this city at
midnight precisely A moment heforn
the august ceremonies begin he will
dispatch a telegram to Pope Ieo XIII
In the name of all tho Botnaii Cath
olics of the United States Thus tho
Nhiee aged sovereigns of the world
will be especially remembered by their
highest representatives at this capital
PASSENGERSJN PERIL
llimlnl Iii Ilpnlr llr port hi- Strainer
Jiikn MtKiintlo Wulitil rounder ut Any
Aloinuiilltit Ill ill In Im I IIIhiiIiIiiiI
Queenstown Dec IB The British
steamer Lake Megantlc returned to
QucciiNtown harbor yesterday after a
terrible experience In the gale She
left Ojioens wn Wednesday carrying
the Canadian malls 100 cabin passen
gers and about 500 steerage passen
gers principally foreigners with
many lews among them She had
reached a point about 400 miles west
Thursday night when she encountered
a mercllcssgalc Behaving splendidly
she would have got through had not
tho steering gear become damaged
bnilly placing her in u dangerous po
Hltlou
The gale lasted 20 hours and an In
mense sea broke over the vessel
smashing the booby hatch and flood
ing her between decks where tho
steerage passengers were located It
also washed away a greater portion of
the Httings and did considerable deck
damage Three lifeboats wero
smashed Some of the crew wore seri
ously Injured and one scuinau was
killed on deck
When the storm moderated Captain
Taylor decided to return to Queens
town It was dilllcult work to steer
the big ship but she managed to an
chor here without assistance Her of
Hcers and men were exhausted
It Is understood there werp inde
scribable scenes among the passengers
who were said to have howled in de
spair expecting that tho steamer
would founder nt nny moment
To everybodys surprise the Beaver
company directed Captain Taylor to
take tho Lake iegantlc to Liverpool
and she proceeded there with all her
passengers and mnlls to he trans
ferred to the Lake Superior There
will be considerable anxiety as to her
safely In her present disabled condi
tion
SHOOTS BRIDE AND SELF
UiiiiiIih Muu Crciilei a t pninilon by landing
III lliiiiijiiiixiii Willi u Iteiolvor
Denver Dee U G W llobbick a
stockman of South Omaha shot his
wife and himself He will die but
tho woman will probably recover
They were married in Denver on
Christmas
Mrs Hobblcks name before mnr
rlnge was Ida Chambers and she lived
with her mother who keeps a board
ing house at 1414 Champa street Tho
two have been there since tholr mar
riage and It wns there that the shoot
ing occurred The cause of Hobblcks
action so far as can lie learned was
merely a petty quarrel
Mrs Hobblcks wound Is not serious
The bullet struck her chin and glanced
off In shooting himself Hohblck
placed the muzzle of the revolver to
his temple
V S Mlauinr blilekru Very Suddenly
St Joseph Mo Dec 81 W S Mls
nier prominent In secret order work
of this and other western stntes
dropped dead of heart disease hero
yesterday afternoon Ho wnsylf years
old and a brother of W S Mlsmor
superintendent of tho Stato Odd Fol
lows homo at Liberty Mo
lix Goveriior Drake III
Centervllle In Dec 31
or Drake of Iowa Is having a serious
nttack from his old army wound
Physicians are worried over his ill
ness which mny prove fatal lie was
70 years of age yesterday
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Three persons wero killed nnd 11 so
rlously injured at Ylvar Spain dur
ing un election riot
Tho son of Mrs Rnymoud
Thlervy of Dollar Bay Mich has been
kidnaped evidently in tho hope of se
curing a ransom
Colonel Wlllcocks has cabled tho
British government that the Ashantl
rebellion has ended nil the rebel
chiefs hnvlng surrendered
Tho collapse of tlio London and
Globe Finance corporation resulted in
13 failures on tho London Stock ex
change involving liO members
George W Northrup D D LL D
professor of theology and head of the
department In the divinity school of
tho University of Chicago died Sun
day
A saloonkeeper nnd three minors aro
under arrest nt Mnrysvillo Mont
charged with stealing 1140 pounda of
ore from the Bald Butte mine It is
claimed the men carried ore from the
mine iu their pockets and dinner palls
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nnd Vordiftre trnina ttrrlvn mid dopnrt from city
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DRESSMAKER
Over Union Uron Storo
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Boots and roes
Repairing Neatly Done
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Contractor and Builder
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GLASSWARE QUEFNSWARE ROCKERY
Straw Hats and Shoes at cost
Fine Teas and Cofiees a specialty Try our famms
Mellowrich coffee the finest braud iu the market
We are headquarters for fresh fruits of all kinds
We sell the celebrated Pierce and Neligh Flours
Highest prices paid forRutter aud Eggs
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cilice 4thSt Fl
Before the Strike
Thirty days ago we had a solid train
load of Hard Coal on track Now it he
longs to our many customers and ism
their bins for their comfort
NOWISTHETIME
AND
THIS IS THE PLACE
to place your orders for tof t coal Lay
your coal early this year You wont
miss- it
Edisons Phonograph
fetter than a Piano Organ or Musio Box for it sings and talks as well asplayAnd
don t cot as much It reproduces the music of any instrument band
stones and sins -- the old familiar hymns ns well as tho poiuilar soncs ororchwtra it is al T tcllB
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