THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. , , , , . NORFOLK NKHRASKA FRIDAY ( KTOHKR 11,11)01. ) I I Finds Burden of Maintaining Frontier Guard Too Heavy. GENERAL URIBE'S ARMY ROUTED. Reported to Have Suffered Severe DC- i feat In Tachlra Retires to Mara- calbo and Is Making It His Refuge. Advices From Daranqullla. Caracas , Venezuela , Oct. 11. The correspondent hero of the Associated Press la enabled to say upon excellent grounds that the Idea of a peaceful , friendly and conclusive arrangement between Venezuela and Colombia of the existing troubles Is not repulsive nor foreign to Venezuela , It being al ways understood that Venezuela's na tional honor will In no way suffer thereby , and that during the past fortnight - night this Idea has grown and has secured Increased following In Carac- ns , where the possibilities of an aylca- ble settlement are more or less occupyIng - Ing public attention. Venezuela recognizes the fact that the maintenance of a large army on the frontier Is exceedingly costly , with out directly beneflttlng the country. General Urlbe Defeated. Colon , Colombia , Oct. 11. An ofll- clal bulletin , dated from Barranqullla , Oct. 6 , makes the following statement : "flie French steamer Fournel brings news that General Urlbe-Urlbe was utterly routed at Tachlra , and arrived at Maracalbo on the morning of Oct BOTHA SLIPS THROUGH NET. Boer General Evades the British Cor don , Crossing Pivaau River. London , Oct. 11 , The wholly unsat isfactory situation In South Africa continues to call out the most severe criticism. Lord Kitchener yesterday wired that General Botha has crossed the Pivaau river , 20 miles north of Vryheld , which means that he has again escaped the British cordon. Thirteen of Kitchener's scouts have been captured In a Boer ambush. General Bullor , In a speech yester day afternoon , complained of the gen eral criticism , especially In the newspapers - papers , of himself. He admitted ho had advised General Sir George White that It w. ' ld possibly be necessary to surrender Ladysmltb , but , bearing In mind all the circumstances of the case , he was quite prepared to let the public judge of the justifiability of the news paper attack. Third Year of the War. London , Oct. 11. The opening of the third year of the war In South Af rica today was the subject of edi torials in the morning papers reviewIng - Ing the campaign. Although It Is ad mitted that the reply of Mr. Brodrlck to the critics of the war ofllce puts a better face on the situation , the crit ics are not satisfied. "It is useless to talk about the great forces employed and the money expended , " says the Standard , "unless the government Is able to expedite the winding up opera tions. " INSURGENTS AGAIN ACTIVE. Force of Macabebes Compelled to Re treat After Severe Engagement. Manila. Oct. 11. A detachment of the Twenty-flrst company of Maca bebes yesterday encountered a large 1. force of Insurgents In Llpa , province . of Batangas. Lieutenant Bean of the it Macabebes was killed and one of the force was wounded. The enemy was strongly entrenched. After t'vo hours , lighting the Americans retreated to await reinforcements. The Insurgents numbered over 30 ( and were armed with Remington am Mausor rifles and apparently . hac plently of ammunition. The entire police force of Catanag . province of Tayabas , numbering 11 have been carried oft by the Insur gents , armed only with bolos. Pro eumably the police made no resistance though they were well armed with car bines and revolvers. Dietrich Gives His Views. Washington , Oct. 11. Senator Diet rich of Nebraska talked to the pros ! dent yesterday about Nebraska ap polntments and also about the sltua tlon In the Philippines , whence ho ha recently returned. Senator Dletrlcl is of the opinion that civil governmen Is being extended too rapidly through out the Islands. He thinks the native who massacred the company of sol dlers In Samar were refugees who had been driven out of Luzon by the mil tary authorities. Closing In on Brigands. Constantinople , Oct. 11. The sur rounding movement of Turkish an i Bulgarian troops on the mountain o Gueltepe , on the Turkish frontier , nea Dubnltza , has commenced. The presence enco of Miss Stone and the bandits on the mountain Is confirmed. The In habitants of Dubnitza are supplying the outlaws with food. Four Trainmen Are Killed , Dubuque , Oct. 11. Two freight trains collided near Lombard , Ills. , yes , terday , resulting In the death of En gineer Charles Andrews , Fireman Houren , Fireman Mayhor and Brakeman - man William Glenn. The other train men were slightly Injured. All the men who were killed live In Chicago. Senator u .i , . . a ° c'o/j- / angc In Indian Policy. Jnniostown , N. I ) . , Oft. II. Senator Quarlea of Wisconsin , a ini'inlicr or the Inillnn commission , lit an Inter- low , has announced that a now policy vould lie adopted In regard to thu In- Ian. Ho Bald : " \Vo have boon making an Inspec- Ion of the various Indian a i'iieles In lie northwest and have Btudlod the ndlan question In nil Itn phases for lie Information of eotiKreRH. Wo vis- ted the Hod LnUo rosorvatlon and omul that It contains 231,000 acres of rand farming land that IB not used , 'his land , as well as that of ether res- rvatlons , should ho opened to settle- nent. The trlhnl relation hoops the ndlan In a Btato of dependency more linn anything else and teaches him lablta of IdlenoBS. Wo purpose to iroal ; It up and make the Indian who s ahlo-hodlcd earn his living as well s anyone else. Congress IB going to hange the old policy and place thn ndlans on a. different basis. Wo will ako care of the aged , the weak and ho Infirm , but the able-bodied Indian must do something for a living besides rawing his government rations. " DEATH OF LORENZO SNOW. Fifth President of Mormon Church Passes Away In Salt Lake. Salt Lake , Oct. 11. Lorenzo Snow , fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , bettor mown as the Mormon church , died inoxpoctcdly at his private residence , ho historic Dee Hive house , yesterday , after an Illness that had been serious only since Wednesday. The Immedi ate cause of his death was hypostatlc congestion , superinduced by aggravat ed bronchitis. President Snow's death dissolves the first presidency , of which ho was the lead , his two counselors being Joseph Smith and Rudger Clawson. Until ils successor Is chosen , which may not ie until the annual conference next April , the leadership of the church will devolve upon the council of 12 apostles , of which body Mr. Smith s the recognized head. Unless death should come to him In the meantime , Mr. Smith will probably be his suc cessor. President Snow leaves a largo family , the members being scattered throughout the world. All have been notified of his death. DISASTROUS FREIGHT WRECK. -ifteen Cars Burned and Two Men Fa ally Injured. Now Albany , Ind. , Oct. 11. A rear- end collision caused a disastrous 'rolght wreck yesterday on the South ern railway , near Georgetown , ten miles west of here. Fifteen cars wore wrecked and burned , an engine demol- shed , three men seriously and two 'atally Injured and many thousands of dollars' worth of property destroyed. In the wrecked train was a car load ed with dynamite and powder. The lynamlto exploded and In a moment the greater part of both trains was a mass of burning wreckage. Henry Ernst , the engineer of the second end section , was badly injured. Ed Suggs , brakeman , sustained probable fatal injuries. John Sullivan , the con ductor , sustained serious internal In- juries. John Peters was probably fa tally burned , CHEMIST EXAMINES BODIES. Mrs. Wltwer Being Held for Murder Pending Result of the Analysis. Dayton , O. , Oct. 11. Pending an In restigatiou which will determine whether or not the charge of murder shall be preferred against Mary Hello Wltwer , the suspected wholesale poi soner , the prisoner la still detained at Central police station , although habeas corpus proceedings to secure her release are momentarily expected The bodies of Frank D. Wltwor , the fourth and last husband of the sus pect , and Mrs. Emma C. Pugh , her sister tor , both of whom are supposed to have been victims , were disinterred. The vital organs of both bodies wore removed , placed In sealed jars and turned over to Professor Howard , a chemist , who will make an examlna tlon for traces of poison. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. President Snow of the Mormon church died at Salt Lake Thursday Rhode Island Prohibitionists se lected a state ticket , headed by WiU Jam E. Drlghtman for governor. The legislative committee of the Na < tlonal Grange has issued an address to congress asking legislation on many subjects. The Indian bureau officials estimate that the number of cases of smallpox on the reservations throughout the west Is between 100 and 150. Hon. D. B. Henderson , speaker o the house of representatives , made one of the principal addresses at a Republican meeting In Manchester , la. Thursday night. Ernest Soton-Thompson , the note < : writer on wild animals , and John Goff Colorado's famous guide , have been ar rested In Rio Ulanco county for vlo - lation of the game laws of Colorado Automobile world's records from on to six miles were broken Thursday a the Empire City track by Henri Four nlor , accompanied by W. K. Vandor bllt , Jr. The fastest mile of the six was made In 1:01 : * 4-5. News has boon received of a fire on the Contra ) Pacific railroad at Em grant Gap , In which 2fiOO feet of snow sheds wore burned , causing an esti mated loss of $40,000. Several loaded : freight cars were also burned. Rain , Wind and Lightning ; Unite in Doing Damage. BHENANDOAH STREETS FLOODED Cattle Swept Away and Corn Crop Del uged Wind Also Wrecks Buildings. Havoc In DCS Molnes Public Li brary Kansas Has a Tornado. Shcnandoah , la. , Oct. 11. A violent storm , accompanied by ono of the heaviest rains of this season , struck Mils place at 4:110 : yesterday afternoon. Several buslnerta buildings were par tially wrecked. The big chicken pack ing hoiiso was badly damaged. Thereof roof of the electric power house was blown away and the city was In total darkness. The Humeston and Shenandoah - doah roundhouao was badly torn. A heavy rain has been falling Incessantly alnre 4:30 : and the streeta In town are Hooded. In the country the roads -aro broad , running streams. The river IB several miles wldo and pastures and flelilB are Hooded , BO that cattle are lost and corn destroyed. The railroad tracks are covered with water and tratllc Is nearly at a standstill. It Is the heaviest rain and most violent storm known hero In many years. Havoc In Des Molnes Public Library. Dos Molnes , Oct. 11. A heavy rain storm deluged Dos Molnos last night , beginning about C o'clock and continu ing through the early part of the night. The rain was accompanied by the sharpust thunderstorm of the year. Thn Pnntrnl Prnuli vl orlnn nlmrnll ( n he heart of the city , was struck by Ightnlng and damaged. A building In , vhlch Is situated the city library was ot allro by lightning. The damage lone to the books , chiefly by water , Is great. Our Circle hall , occupied by i Jewish club , was In the tipper story nd was damaged about $5,000. Tornado In Kansas. Clifton. Kan. , Oct. 11. At 6:30 : j'clock last night a tornado passed wo miles south of this city , doing much damage to buildings. The path if the storm was about 80 rods wldo ind everything was swept before It. V ague reports of casualties are com- ng In. SCHLEY DID NOT HEAR NEWS. YtcCalla Sent Word That Spanish Fleet Was Not at Clenfuegos. Washington , Oct. 11. Just before ho Schley court of Inquiry adjourned yesterday Judge Advocate Lomly In- reduced Lieutenant J. H. Holdon , ormorly watch officer on the Scorpion , as a witness. Lieutenant Holdon signed the entry in the Scorpion's log , iving the particulars of the receipt of a message for Commodore Schley from he Eagle , which that vessel had ) roiight from Captain McCalla on May 19 , 189S , when the ( lying squadron , hen boitnt for Clonfuogos , foil In with Captain McCalla's sub-squadron , which had Just left that port. The government had sought to show by : hls message Commodore Schley had icon notified that the Spanish fleet was not In the harbor of Clenfuegos , and Commander Southerland of the Eagle had testified that he had mega phoned to the Scorpion that there were only a torpedo boat and several can- nonl i os in that harbor. Captain Lomly told the court that the log of the Scorpion did not show the receipt of the message In tills form , and that ho was prepared to admit that the evi dence did not carry that message to Commodore Schloy. Other witnesses of the day were Lieutenant Commander W. H. Sheutze , who served on the Iowa , and Lieuten ant A. W. Grant , who was on the Mas sachusetts , who testified concerning the general campaign of the Hying squadron. Lieutenant -Edward F Lelper concluded his testimony began Wednesday. Situation at Colon Still Serious. Kingston , Jamaica , Oct. 11. The British steamer Barbadoan , which ar rived hero yesterday , brought further refugees from Colon , Colombia. They say the situation theie Is still serious that trade Is entirely crippled and that they left Colon In order to avoid com pulsory military service. They ad < that a couple of days ago the rebels commenced to attack a town near Co Ion , but desisted owing to an orde from the commander of the Unltei States gunboat Maehlas. Another at tack on Bocas del Tore Is feared. Work Not Yet Begun on New Vessels Washington , Oct. 11. Work on fou battleships , the Virginia , Nebraska New Jersey and Rhode Island ; two armored cruisers , the South Dakota and the California , and three protoctei cruisers , the St. Louis , Mllwauke and Charleston , the contracts fo which wore let during last winter , ha not begun yet , according to the repor of the naval bureau of construction made public yesterday , showing th progress of the work on the vessels o the navy. Costly Blaze at St. Louis. St. Louis. Oct. 11. Fire totally destroyed stroyed the building and contents o the St. Louis Cereal Sugar company , In Gratlot street , early this morning , with a loss estimated at $150,000. The St. Louis Candy company , adjoin ing , suffered a damage by smoke and water of about $10.000 on building and contents. DEPUTIES TALK OF DIVORCE. Animated Controveisy Over the Quci- tlcn in Rplscop.il Convention , Han I'VanclHco. Oct. II The trlen nlil : convention ol the ICplm otnl | I'litnvli of America accnmpllHhed mm h routine work yoHtcnlay , but made Ill- tic progress toward illHpimlnn of the raium on marriage and dlvnnnlilili ciiiiitup In committee of the w mle In the huime of deputies. The popular Interest In the subject wax e\ld < IK eil li ) the crowded galleries. The fourth nnil tiuml Important section of thu iiion , which was adopted liy the Islmpn , piactlcally forbidding the uirrluKo of divorced persiuiH , was not 'ached. That the spirit of the Hunt union amendment to the cntmtltutlon lernilttliig iiiodllled forms of worahlp till lives despite defeat , wan Hhown > y the presentation In the IIOIIHO of pputlt'H of a constitutional amend tent couched In almost Itn exact Ian tinge The. prlncliui } change Is the doptlon of a resolution that no form f worship allowed tiliull bo In conlllet llh the canotiB of the church. It as referred to a committee Rev. E. D. McDonald of Ma.isaehu etts. who presented the proponed mendment , created quite a sensation ) > declaring In the course of hltt ro- larks that he did not consider online Ion necessary as a celebrant of holy oimnimloii. The house of bishops devoted mont of lie day to consideration of the quail cations of various persons who are eslrotiB of filling the vacant mission- ry bishoprics. There was a missionary conference ast night at Trinity church , the BOB- Ion being devoted especially to the vork In China and Japan. HEALTH OF SOLDIERS IS GOOD. General Wood Makes Favorable Re port of Conditions In Island of Cuba. Washington , OcL 11. The war do- artmcnt has made public the annuiil eport of Major General Wood , com- minding the department of Cuba lor he last Hscal year. General Wood ays the general conduct of the Amor- can troops In Cuba continues to bo xcollent and , as heretofore ; com- lalnts against them from civil author- ties and Individuals are extremely are. The total number of deaths of ifllcerB and enlisted men during the -car was 67 , a percentage of loss than . .26. Yellow fever has now boon al most driven from the Island , owing o the energetic war on the mosquitoes and the sanitary precautions adopted , lowovor , during the last summer Ivo olllcora of General Wood's staff vere taken 111 with yellow fever and hree of them died. Among the head quarters employes there were 48 vie- IniB of yellow fever , with 11 deaths. General Wood devotes a good part if his report to a statement of the re sults of the tests of the artillery In ortllU at Ions left by the Spanish and 'summarizing these , he says : "The be- mvlor of the guns and carriages was athcr better than was expected by he artillery olllcers. " REPORT ON FOREIGN MISSIONS. American Board Raises Over $100,000 to Wipe Out Debt. Hartford , Conn. , Oct. 11. The re- > ort of the committee on missions prepared by the Rev. James L. Barton , orelgn secretary , was a feature of yesterday's session of American board of commissioners for foreign missions. At the night session , after President 'apen had given the annual address on A Million Dollars for Foreign Mis sions , " Rov. Dr. Sparks Cadman began an effort to raise $102,000 to wipe out the debt of the board. After $1,000 or $2,000 had boon faiibscrlbod It was asked If an unconditional gift of $1S , 000 recently received by the board could not be applied to the debt. Col onel Hopkins , the vice president of the board , said that the prudential com mlttoo would do BO. The thousands came in very fast after that , and $1' . " . 000 was pledged In one lump , provided that the full amount be pledged. At 11 o'clock , after two hours of great excitement. President Capen an notinced that every dollar of the debt had been wiped out. This was greetei with the singing of the doxology. Union Veteran Legion Elects. Gettysburg , Pa. , Oct. 11. 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