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The Norfolk Weekly News Journal
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80NG3 AT INAUGURAL 8EHVICES
Devotional Program and Welcoming
Exercises Constitute the Major Por
tion of business of First Day Last
Trains Bearing Delegates Arrive
San Francisco Julv 19 Tho first
day of tho lirtli International Epworth
Lcaguo convention opened with a
cloudless sly nml perfect California
weather During the forenoon tho
Btrcets leading to tho Mechanics pa
vilion tho headquarters of the
league were thronged with thousands
of delegates wearing tho badges of the
order and long before the hour fixed
for the preliminary proceedings tho
vast structure which will accommo
date 45000 persons was practically
filled Tho Alliambra theater and
Metropolitan teniple where simultane
ous meetings were held will each hold
about 2500 people and provision has
been made for nny possible overflow
in cnurciies oi various denominations
Differences of creed hnvo not been
considered and tho entire city Is tak
ing nn nctlve Interest In securing the
success of tho gathering which al
ready seems assured
The railroads Unyo virtually ful
filled their promises and despite many
annoying delays landed tho last of tho
eastern delegates hero in time for
the Introductory ceremonies The rear
guard came by water from tho Pacific
northwest and numbered about COO
Washington and British Columbia
leaguers Tho great army of Invasion
With 30000 men and women In the
rank and file had been provided for
without the least trouble nnd in a man
ner most gratifying to all
The first services In connection with
the convention were held In tho First
Congregational the Central Methodist
and tho Howard streot churches In
each of which communion was cele
brated Bishop Joyce president of the
league conducted the services In tho
auditorium of tho First Congregational
church Every seat was occupied and
the aisles were so crowded that It was
necessary to close tho doors against
the late comers
When the convention proper was
called to order at 230 p m the great
auditorium was packed and thousands
were unable to gain admission Itev
Thomas FUben of Pacific Grove offici
ated as chairman After a song ser
vice in charge of Robert Husband de
votions were led by Rev Judson S
Hill of Morrlstown Tenn Henry T
Gage governor of California then
welcomed the delegates to the state
In a brief but expressive address
which was received with tho Chautau
qua salute Mayor Phelan followed
delivering an eloquent greeting in be
half of tho city
Responses were made as follows
On behalf of the Methodist Episcopal
church Bishop I W Joyce Minneapo
lis on behalf of the Methodist Episco
pal church South the Rev IT M
boso Nashville on behalf of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Canada
the Rev James Henderson Toronto
Canada The concluding address of
tho afternoon was made by Rev R A
Carter of Atlanta on behalf of tho
colored Methodist church
I Decides Against Packers
Chicago July 19 Packers through
out the country will lose hundreds of
thousands of dollars each year If a de
cision announced by Judge Kohlsaat
Jn tho United States circuit court yes
terday is sustained in tho United
States supreme court The court
ruled that borax used In preserving
meats for shipment does not consti
tute the manufacture of a new article
For this reason lie held the packers
are not entitled to a rebate on the
tariff duties paid under the act of 1897
Russia Grabs Mongolia
London July 19 Mongolia is now
Russia says a dispatch to the Daily
Express from St Petersburg Urga
a Chinese frontier station on tho road
to Poking has been fortified and gar
risoned by Russian soldiers Survey
ing parties escorted by troops have
penetrated as far as the edge of tho
great dosert to determine the route of
a direct railway to Peking across the
desert
Land Seekers at El Reno
El Reno O T July 19 Up to date
78796 homo seekers have registered
In the El Reno and Lawton offices 59
400 of these have registered at El Reno
and 1939G at Lawton Yesterdays
registration El Reno 10697 Law
ton 2000 Eight of the 16 days al
lowed for registration have passed and
till tho crowds continue to come
I Indian Agent Sentenced
I Guthrie O T July ID Asa C
Bharp lately Indian agent at tho Otoe
and Missouri agency was yesterday
Bentenced In the United Stf es court
at Perry to two years Imprisonment
upon each of two counts His attor
neys will appeal
Boer Leaders Killed
I London July 19 Lord Kitchener
commanding the British forces In
South Africa reports tothe war offlco
as follows
I ElauJsfontclu July 18 Captain Charles
Botha eon of Plillp liotba and Field Cor
nets Ilumunn auil Oliver have bea killed
In ttie Oraug Hirer Colour
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THREE NEGROES
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All Executed From Same Scaffold In
the Nashville Jail Yard
Nashville Tenn July 19 Tho first
Convention Opens at San Fran- trl1 oxoctlou vor hold in this
XWVJ Wt FIlV IIUIU IWUU WtlVll
three negro murdeiors wero executed
from the same Rcaffold In the Jail yard
The condemned wero Babo Battia
Dusor Thompson and Abo Potway Tho
trap was Bprung nt 1015 a in nnd
tho men wero pronounced dead within
15 minutes
Tho crltno for which Potway paid
tho penalty was the murder of nn old
white man named WVeno on tho night
of May 31 1900 BattlB and Thompson
wore hanged for tho murder of Cain
Mlllor n negro spotter for tho police
Thompson charged Battln with tho
crime and to the last alllnned ills Inno
cence
Miss Bethel Uawson ono of a parly
of mountnin climbers who became 111
and unconscious on Mount Hood wns
saved from death by Professor McKl
fresh transforming himself Into a hu
mnji toboggan nnd sliding down tho
glaciers to the timber line with her
Innnlmnte body lashed to him-
TORNADO SWEEPS OVER OHIO
IHcavy Wind and Hail Does Great Dam
age to Growing Grain
Columbus O July 19 A severe
rain untj hall storm visited tho western
part of tho state last night Preblo
county being the greatest sufferer
Corn and oats crops were almost total
ly destroyed
Specials from over tho stnto tell of
much damage done generally by
storms At Mellvillo Butler county
lightning struck William Mintona
barn where threshers wore at work
seriously shocking Joseph Falkenstelu
and Henry Doelker
At Apple Creek and Fredericksburg
In Wayne county there wns a small
tornado Many acre of crops wero
carried away and orchards and
stretches of timber leveled
FOSBURG TRIAL BEGINS
Plttsfield Young Man Charged With
the Murder of Sister
Plttsfield Mass July 19 With tho
jury empaneled and having been taken
to the scene of the tragedy tho testi
mony of ono witness concluded and
that of another well under way tho
government case against Robert S
Fosburg the young man charged with
shooting his sister May L Fosburg
on Aug 20 1898 was fairly started
at the close of yesterdays session
The evidence yesterday was of a pure
ly technical character and was confined-
exclusively to descriptions of
the Fosburg house and contents and
testimony by tho medical examiner of
this district
REVENGE WOMACKS MURDER
Hotel and Other Buildings at Grand
Mesa Lake Fired by Mub
Denver July 19 ConllrmaVion was
received yesterday of the rcort that
the Radcliffe hotel cabins nd other
buildings belonging to tho proprietor
of the Grand Mesa lakes wure burned
Wednesday A uiob of 75 men all
residents of Delta county set fire to
the property The incendiarism was
Intended to avenge the killing of W
A Womack by Game Warden Mc
Haney last Monday
Closing Session of Peace Congress
Buffalo July 18 The closing ses
sion of the Universal Peace congress
was held yesterday with a good attend
ance Alfred H Lowe of Philadel
phia was re elected president Tho
other officers are as fololws Secre
tary Daniel Batchellor Philadelphia
treasurer Charles P Hastings Phila
delphia corresponding secretaries
Belva A Lockwood Washington and
Christine V Whipple Now York busi
ness manager Arabella Cater Phila
delphia An executive committee of
17 and 150 vice presidents wero also
chosen
Farm Hand Fatally Shot
Falls City Neb July 19 Night
Watchman Frank Camblin shot and
fatally wounded George Moss hero
last night Moss who has been em
ployed as a farm hand drew his re
volver on several persons Tho police
were notified and Camblin attempted
to arrest Moss when a pistol duel en
sued in which 11 shots wero ex
changed Moss received two bullet
wounds which tho attending physi
cians believe will prove fatal
Professor Triggs Unique Views
Chicago July 18 Professor Oscar
L Triggs of Chicago university who
some time ago compared John D
Rockefeller to William Shakespeare
yestorday Informed the class in Eng
lish literature at tho university that
the hymns of the Protestant church
are doggerel and that dime novels aro
literature when compared to Sutfday
school books
Ecuadorian Consul Assassinated
Valparaiso July 19 The Ecuador
Ian consul general in Valparaiso A
Arias Senchoz was assassinated yes
torday In the center of tho city Ho
was shot and stabbed and his cars
wero cut off It is supposed that the
assassins aro enemies of the present
Alfnro administration In Ecuador
Several Ecuadorians have been ar
rested
Deaver Gets an Appointment
Washington July 19 D Clem
Deaver of Omaha was appointed re
ceiver of public moneys at ONeill
Neb yesterday
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TO REDUCE STOCK
When this sale started it was intended to continue it only until July 13
but we have decided to
Extend the Time Until August lj
Until then we will continue to give X
20 PER GEHT DISCOUNT
on all Shoes in our store sold for CASH excepting Queen Quality
and Walk Over Shoes
500 Shoe for 4oo
400 Shoe for 32o
350 Shoe for 28o
300 Shoe for 240
25o Shoe for 2oo
2oo Shoe for I60
15o Shoe for I2o
loo Shoe for 80
5o Shoe for 4o
This is an opportunity to save one fifth on everything in the Shoe Line by paying 1
CASH a proposition to interest everybody Come early and see that we mean what we say f
uur stock consists or Tne tsest r aexory Lines cveryxning is marnea in main rigures
SPENCER OVELMAN
PALACE SHOE STORE
P SOur Store is open till
9 oclock nights
Norfolk
National Bank
OLDEST ESTABLISHED BANKIN6 BUSINESS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
Capital ioofooooo
Surplus 2000000
Does a General Banking Business
Buys and Sella ExohanKC
Interest Paid on Time Deposits
Drafts and Money Orders Sold on any Point In Europe
A General Steamship and Foreign Passage Bualngaa Transacted
DIHBOTOBS
A BEAU F P HANLON F J HALE W U HUOH0LZ
WA HAINBOLT 8 BCOTTON
NORFOLK NEBR
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W II HDCHOLZ President
ALEXANDER HEAR Vico lreiidol
1 E W ZUTZ Cuslilor
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FOR Q00D LOANS AND EASY PAYMENTS
The Norfolk Building and Loan Assn
C B DURLAND Secretary
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